Blue Sky Commission — Portland, ME
Date: 2017-09-20

1. Blue Sky Commission Meeting

 Documents:

 9.20 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF

 1.I. Blue Sky Commission Minutes

 Documents:

 MINUTES - 9.20 PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF

1. Blue Sky Commission Meeting

 Documents:

 9.20 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF

 1.I. Blue Sky Commission Minutes

 Documents:

 MINUTES - 9.20 PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF
 AGENDA

 Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission

 September​ ​20,​ ​2017
 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM
 East​ ​End​ ​Community​ ​Center



 I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins)

 II. Finance​ ​presentation​ ​and​ ​Q&A,​ ​with​ ​Ethan​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​(25​ ​mins)

 III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​draft​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​(25​ ​mins)

 IV. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​“foundation”​ ​vs.​ ​“conservancy”​ ​(15​ ​mins)

 V. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​people​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​off​ ​future​ ​meetings​ ​(10​ ​mins)

 VI. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(10​ ​mins)

 VII. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn



Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca,
Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin
 MINUTES

 Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission

 September​ ​20,​ ​2017
 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM
 East​ ​End​ ​Community​ ​Center



  I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins)

 ● All​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​present​ ​except​ ​for​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder.​ ​Also
 in​ ​attendance:​ ​Parks​ ​Director​ ​Ethan​ ​Hipple,​ ​Chair​ ​of​ ​Parks​ ​Commission​ ​Dory
 Waxman,​ ​two​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public.

 II. Finance​ ​presentation​ ​and​ ​Q&A,​ ​with​ ​Ethan​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​(25​ ​mins)

 ● Comprehensive​ ​presentation​ ​by​ ​Ethan​ ​Hipple​ ​and​ ​Dory​ ​Waxman​ ​about​ ​current
 state​ ​of​ ​financing​ ​parks​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​fundraising.​ ​Ethan​ ​specifically​ ​discussed
 how​ ​the​ ​CIP​ ​process​ ​has​ ​changed​ ​over​ ​the​ ​years.
 ● Dory​ ​spoke​ ​of​ ​how,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​future,​ ​parks​ ​projects​ ​financing​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​three-pronged
 approach​ ​with​ ​the​ ​City,​ ​the​ ​Conservancy,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Commission.​ ​MOU​ ​should
 reflect​ ​this​ ​partnership.

III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​draft​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​(25​ ​mins)

 ● Discussion​ ​of​ ​mission​ ​statements​ ​and​ ​balancing​ ​protections​ ​for​ ​the​ ​integrity​ ​of
 both​ ​the​ ​City​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Conservancy​ ​decades​ ​down​ ​the​ ​road.
 ● Agreed​ ​upon​ ​mission​ ​statement:​ ​“Our​ ​mission​ ​is​ ​to​ ​support​ ​Portland’s​ ​parks,​ ​trails
 and​ ​open​ ​spaces​ ​by​ ​raising​ ​philanthropic​ ​capital​ ​and​ ​encouraging​ ​civic
 engagement​ ​in​ ​alignment​ ​with​ ​community​ ​priorities.”
 ● Agreed​ ​upon​ ​shorter​ ​tagline:​ ​“The​ ​Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​aligns​ ​community
 partnerships​ ​with​ ​private​ ​support​ ​to​ ​enrich​ ​our​ ​treasured​ ​city​ ​parks,​ ​trails​ ​and
 open​ ​spaces.”

IV. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​“foundation”​ ​vs.​ ​“conservancy”​ ​(15​ ​mins)

 ● After​ ​discussion,​ ​agreed​ ​that​ ​the​ ​term​ ​“conservancy”​ ​is​ ​more​ ​aligned​ ​with​ ​the
 goals​ ​of​ ​our​ ​work.​ ​Organization​ ​will​ ​be​ ​named​ ​Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy.
 V. Discussion​ ​re:​ ​people​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​off​ ​future​ ​meetings​ ​(10​ ​mins)

 ● Broad​ ​agreement​ ​among​ ​Commission​ ​that​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​good​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​from​ ​other
 departments​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City​ ​whose​ ​work​ ​intersects​ ​with​ ​parks​ ​(e.g.​ ​facilities,
 education,​ ​public​ ​works).
 ● Simon​ ​will​ ​follow​ ​up​ ​with​ ​Sally​ ​about​ ​arranging​ ​these​ ​speakers.

 VI. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(10​ ​mins)

 ● Agreement​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​MOU​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting.

 VII. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn



Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca,
Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin