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Milton Equestrian Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 20th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Community Place, Milton City Hall
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Julie Shannon at 7:00pm.
MEMBERS
Larry Covington- not present
Lis Drevet-present
Julie Shannon-present
Susan Day- present
Tony Rich- not present
Susan Kimball-present
Chrissy Reeves-not present
APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Susan D made a motion to approve. Liz seconded that motion.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY MINUTES
Julie made a motion to approve. Susan K seconded that motion.
OTHERS PRESENT
Sid Verma-City Intern
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
NEW BUSINESS
1. Use of greenspace land pasture idea
a. Julie recapped discussion on how to best use land bought by
greenspace on corner of Freemanville and BIrmingham.
2. Discussion on non-profit board/city committee restrictions
a. Courtney will see how many members of MEC can be on non-profit
board
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Recap of TDR meeting attended
a. Liz and Julie recapped TDR meeting and how to actually get
equestrian land valuable as equestrian land and not a
development. Need a Milton equestrian group where many
landowners participate to put land in conservation.
b. Courtney will check with City on how we follow up being involved in
this ongoing discussion
2. Discussion of trail etiquette guideline implementation
a. Went through guidelines and will send them to Courtney for review
with Shannon before going public
3. Discussion of plans for open house and Birmingham Park trail cleanup
day/tack sale
a. Solidify dates through email before next meeting. Possibly
postponing until late early April
4. Discussion of bid proposal for trails
a. Tabled until next meeting
5. *Discussion with City about future equestrian community and equestrian
feel in Milton
a. Julie attended and recapped this meeting dealing with
AG1/equestrian properties. tax incentives etc…
b. City official to attend a meeting to discuss with MEC at a future
date
6. *Discussion about ELCR (Equestrian Land Conservation Resource)
a. Susan D. gave a briefing on this organization and what they do/can
provide. She will follow up with them about coming to a meeting
with MEC and possibly setting up a meeting with Council.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting ended at 8:00p.m.
*Items added to agenda at meeting