II. Public Participation
III. Introduction of Guests
IV. Consideration of Minutes of the July,
2001 meeting
V. Financial Statement: Month Ending June 30, 2001
VI. Reports:
A. Chair's
Report
B. Executive Director's Report
C. Committee on Administration
Report
D. Committee on Finance
VII. New Business
Recommendations of
Committee on Administration
Recommendations
of Committee on Finance
VIII. Informational Presentations
A. The Environment, Open Spaces and Food Security
Mark Winne, Connecticut Committee of Food Security
Representative
Linda Bowers, Nature Conservancy Representative
Lunch
2001 Recognition Awards
State Representative John Mordasky
John R. H. Blum, Former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of
Agriculture
Former State Representative Jack Tiffany
B. Legislative Presentation: the Legislative
Process, the Environment and Other Issues of Legislative Concern
State Senator Cathy Cook
State Representative Jessie Stratton, Co-Chair, Environmental Committee
State Representative John Mordasky
State Representative Philip Prelli
C. The Compact and Connecticut Farmers
Erica Fearn, Executive Director, Connecticut Farm
Bureau
Matthew Freund, Litchfield County Dairy Committee Representative
Tim Slate, Very Alive Representative , Equipment Dealer Representative
Melissa Greenbacker, Dairy Farmer
IX.
Presentations by Connecticut Congressional Delegation
(invited)
The Honorable Christopher Dodd
The Honorable Joseph Lieberman
The Honorable Nancy Johnson
The Honorable Christopher Shays
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
The Honorable Jim Maloney
The Honorable John B. Larson
X.
Presentation by Lieutenant Governor M. Jodi Rell
XI. Staff Reports
Impact Report/Congressional
Testimony
Dan Smith, Executive Director
XII.
Announcements: Opportunity for individual state comments
XIII.
Adjournment
A
second opportunity for public participation will occur immediately after a
break for lunch.