KSS Agenda
August 21, 2019
1) Announcements
- need secretary if Amber no-show
2) Reading of previous minutes
3) Treasurers Report
- Tax Update (complete?)
- Dropbox Invoice
-Webex Invoice
4) Committee Reports
A)Data Access Report: - Sarah Arpin
- B) Database Committee- Kalnitz
- 10 new caves entered in database
- 7 by Kimbro Pittman alone
- 2 more entered by Kim
- 3 new locations by HJK
- 2 repaired locations hjk
- 1 repaired location Sarah
- C) Data Archives – Arpin
- D) Emergency Response committee - Keltner
- E) Membership Committee – Vanderhoff
- F) Grant Committee - Yuellig
- H)Annual Report – Josh Brewer
- only Matt Niemiller remaining
- I) Advisory Committee Setup (new) – Kalnitz/Tobin
- J) KSS Survey Expedition
- Wells Cave Aug 2 – update?
- K) Annual Meeting (Josh)
- Sept 15th 2019
- Lone Start Cave Preserve
- Update
5) Old Business:
- Kentucky State Natural Preserves Agreement Update
- Regional coordinators
No Update
- Letters for Advisory committee
No Update
- Advocacy for environmental
- Bowling Green
- Pipeline
- Update from Ben T
- Jim Quinlins Slide collection
Held by Geary Schindle
Jim Borden wants to scan slides and share Kentucky cave slide with KSS
Need funds for scanning
Suggest we OK up to $400 for scanning costs
Tabled at last meeting by Ben
Any update?
- Ben Tobin – Proposal of intern
Proposal to discuss
6) New Business:
- New data archive template?
Future work (2019)
- Regional coordinator plan
- Update and clarify election bylaws
- Clean up committee discussions
- Continue to clean up data
- Advisory board
- Members List, and Members Guide
- Members section on website
- Biota data on survey 123 and in database
