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October 28, 1998

TIME:
8:30am - 4:00pm Wednesday
October 28, 1998

PLACE:
Riveredge Nature Center
4458 West Hawthorne Drive
Newburg, Wisconsin

AGENDA:

1. Welcome and Introduction (8:30)
   

2. Overview of an Effective Partnership Agreement (8:40)
   Jim Haveman

3. Break (9:45)

4. Evaluation as a Planning and Implementation Tool (10:00)
   Cheryl Contant

5. Elements of a Successful Partnership (11:15)
   Jim Haveman

6. Lunch (Provided, 11:45)

7. How to Use Evaluation Tools (12:45)
   Cheryl Contant

8. Developing the Milwaukee Partnership (2:00)

9. Break (2:30)

10. Building an Evaluation Process (2:45)
    

11. Questions, Wrap-up, Adjourn (3:45)
    Carolyn Johnson
    

Note: Because lunch will be provided for Partner Team members, please call to confirm whether or not you are coming.

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October 28, 1998

Attendance:
Gary Buntrock - Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association
Elizabeth "Buffy" Cheek - Schlitz Audubon Center
Barb Crosser - Clerk, Town of Mitchell
David Fowler - Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Jim D'Antuono - Wis. Department of Natural Resources
Sharon Gayan - Wis. Department of Natural Resources
Andy Holschbach - Ozaukee Co. Land Conservation Department
Ted Lind-Milwaukee County Conservation Alliance
Carolyn Johnson - U.W. Extension
Jim Lubner - U.W. Sea Grant Institute
Dan Lynch-Natural Resources Conservation Service
David Schilling - Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Steve Seyfert - Ozaukee - Washington Land Trust
Angie Tornes - National Park Service
Frank Trcka - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Claire Vanderslice - Wisconsin Conservation Congress
Don Voith - Mayor, City of Glendale
Bill Waldron - Milwaukee County Department of Parks, Recreation & Culture

Absent:
Bill Hanbury - Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitor Bureau
Jim Hess - Wisconsin Woodlands Owners Association
Rod Pfeiffer - Wisconsin Well Water Association
John Schultz - Federation of Environmental Technologists
Dan Stoffel - Washington County Land Conservation Committee/Farmer
Sheldon Myerchin - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Peter McAvoy - 16th Street Community Health Center

Guests:
Cheryl Contant - Associate Professor, University of Iowa
Jim Haveman - Conservation Resource Alliance
Mary Ann Peterson - Milwaukee River Revitalization Council
Tom Issac - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rhonda Volz - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Terrie Cooper - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

1. Workshop Discussion
   Two consultants conducted a workshop on forming, maintaining and evaluating watershed partnerships. The first, Jim Haveman, Conservation Resource Alliance, framed the intent and preparation of a partnership agreement. Included in his presentation were the following handouts; a Draft Partnership Agreement for the Milwaukee River, Samples from Watershed Work, a booklet "Developing Partnership Agreements", Seeking Signs of Success, and a copy of the overheads used during the presentation. The presentation walked the group though the definition and development of partnership agreements. The message Jim left with the group was that partnerships need participation by all members and should include as many stakeholders as possible. Partnership agreements are action orientated. They help to increase common ground among partners and to raise the knowledge of people and partners in the watershed. The partnership process teaches people to compromise and agree to disagree in order to work together toward a common goal.

   Cheryl Contant, University of Iowa, discussed practical ways to evaluate effective watershed partnerships. She gave each member a copy of the overhead sides used during the presentation and a set of questions to guide the partnership in laying the groundwork for evaluating our watershed partnership. The message from Cheryl is that the group needs set realistic expectations and identify ways to evaluate the impact of their work and not just collect data on what has been done.

   The members then broke into small work groups to work through the worksheet provided by the consultants. Afterward the group worked on listing potential partners to be included in the future (see attachment).

2. List of Possible Partners:
   See attachment

3. Work Group to Draft Partnership Agreement:
   The following people volunteered to work together on drafting a partnership agreement for discussion at our next meeting.

   • Sharon Gayan DNR

   • Angie Tornes NPS

   • Bill Waldron MCP

   • Dave Fowler MMSD

   • Carolyn Johnson UW-EX

4. Upcoming meeting dates and time:
   The Partner team identified the following dates for future meetings.

   • December 9

   • January 12

   • February 23

   We agreed to try 10 am to Noon as a regular meeting time.

5. Volunteers to host upcoming meetings:
   As we move our meetings to different sites in the basin, we will take turns hosting the meetings. People who expressed interest in hosting upcoming meetings included:

   • Buffy Cheek, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

   • Dave Fowler, MMSD

   • Jim Lubner, UW-Sea Grant

   • Frank Trcka, DNR (Harrington Beach - be sure to check that the water is turned on - it may be turned off for the winter)

6. Items for December 9 agenda:
   The Partner team agreed to include the following items on the agenda of our next meeting:

   • Discuss draft Partnership Agreement

   • Develop list of goals

   • Select a third co-chair

   • Discuss expanding the membership of the Partner Team

7. Our next meeting will be held:

   Wednesday, December 9, 1998
   10am - Noon
   Kewaskum Town Hall
   9019 Kettle Moraine Drive

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