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MEETING MINUTES
MILTON GREENSPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 26, 2017
6:30 pm
NEW CITY HALL—MILTON ROOM
1. Call to Order at 6:30 p.m
• Members present: Robert Brannon, Steve Wheeler, Colt Whittall, Robin Fricton,
Marc Walley, Curtis Mills
• Members Absent: Robin Gray
2. Adoption/Amendment of Agenda
• Motion to amend agenda to move agenda item 9. Other Business ahead of agenda
item 4.
• 2nd: Robert Brannon
• Vote: 5-0, motion passed
3. Adoption of Minutes
• Motion to approve minutes of the June 13, 2017 MGAC committee meeting: Steve
Wheeler
• 2nd: Robert Brannon
• Vote: 5-0, motion passed
4. Bylaws and Confidentiality Agreement
• Discussion of amended bylaws for MGAC Committee by Kathleen Johnson
• Motion to approve amended bylaws: Marc Walley
• 2nd: Robert Brannon
• Vote: 6-0, motion passed, Robin Gray approved via email
• Discussion of Confidentiality Agreement. All agreements have been signed and
turned into Kathleen Johnson
5. Introduction of Georgia Conservancy Team by Kathleen Johnson.
• Georgia Conservancy Team members present were: Robert Ramsey- President, Johanna
McCrehan, Urban Design lead, and Jonathan Franklin, GIS Specialist
6. Review and discussion of Green Space Committee Work To-Date by Kathleen Johnson
7. Presentation and discussion on Proposed Greenspace Planning Process by Robert Ramsey,
Georgia Conservancy
• Discussion of 4 phases that Greenspace process will go through
8. Presentation and discussion on Greenspace Types and Definitions by Johanna McCrehan,
Georgia Conservancy and Jonathan Franklin, Georgia Conservancy
9. Presentation and discussion on Acquisition and Protection Tools overview by Robert
Ramsey, Georgia Conservancy
10. Other business
• Committee’s request of revision of the Vacant Land Map to include 5-10 acre vacant
parcels was discussed concerning need of these parcels needed in a month as our
process matures
11. Public Comment
• The following individual submitted a public comment card:
Laura Bentley, 2500 Bethany Church Rd, Equestrian Committee
12. Action for committee members at next meeting:
• Review Conservation Plan located in committee members’ 3 ring binder
13. Next meeting scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. Meeting after that is
tentatively scheduled for Monday, July 31, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
14. Adjournment at 8:13 p.m.