Levesque indicated that a draft point system probably could not be drafted by next Board meeting. After much discussion about value of the point system, Levesque agreed that the Committee would, as much as possible, incorporate existing point systems from DES, OSP, LCIP and other state or federal programs for the next meeting. The legislation is confusing and slightly vague in regards to recapture issue. This would require a stewardship or enforcement endowment. The legislation only covers the recapture asset and does not account for the accrued interest on the property.
Application rounds or cycles Current procedure has three project grant rounds.
Several Board members felt this was too many for a small staff to administer. Recognizing the possibility that an emergency round may be abused, the Board changed the procedure to two application cycles per year with a possible emergency round. All emergency project applications would have to meet a threshold score and a minimum standard. Jeff Taylor offered to write up language covering the emergency grant round. Current recommendation is that any combination of resources eligible for a grant could be part of the package for project.