(Press Release) — Liana S. Hofschneider, the chair of the Saipan & Northern Islands Soil & Water Conservation District of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources, has announced that they will hold their regular monthly meeting this Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at 10 a.m., at the governor’s conference room, on the ground floor of the Juan A. Sablan Memorial Building on Capital Hill, Saipan.
The following is the agenda:
• Preliminaries
A) Call to Order
B) Roll Call
C) Adoption of Agenda
D) Approval of Minutes – June 3, 2022, June 6, 2022
• Public comments
• Reports
A) Report by the Chairman
B) Report by the Vice Chair
C) Report by the Treasurer
D) Report by the Public Information Chair
E) Report by the Administrative Assistant
• Old business
A) Kagman Watershed Project — status of the project & funding
B) SNISWCD bylaws
C) NRCS Civil Rights Documents
D) NACD & NARCS Visit — June 27, 2022
E) SNISWCD swearing in ceremony — July 26, 2022
• New business
A) SNISWCD’s proposed FY2022 and FY2023 budget request
B) SNISWCD and NRCS Cooperative Agreement
C) KWP Grant Application $22,487,435 – August 1, 2022 (Proposed Start 9/15/22)
D) NACD Pacific & Southwest Regional Meeting, September 7 – 9, 2022, Maui
E) Proposed SNISWCD Board Training – Spring 2023
F) Public Law 4-44
G) SNISWCD NRCS Office – Transportation, Equipment, Telecommunication & Staff Training (MUNIS)
H) SNISWCD Newsletter, Website & social media
• Public comments
• Miscellaneous matters
A) SNISWCD Transitional Report — Request
• Executive session
A) Personnel matters
B) Consultation with legal counsel
• Announcement
A) John Mathews, state engineer, NRCS Visit — August 19, 2022
B) DOA “Kalamasa Festival” — October 29, 2022
C) Kagman Agricultural Farms and Producers Association (Non-Profit) — Meeting (TBD)
• Adjournment
The SNISWCD reserves the right to amend this agenda and take action on the amended agenda pursuant to 1 CMC §9910 (b). Pursuant to 1 CMC §9912 (a)(7) and 1 CMC §9912 (c), the SNISWCD may vote to meet in executive session. In addition, the SNISWCD may extend its official meeting, if necessary.
For more information, contact the SNISWCD office at (670) 233-3415 ext.170.
