September 2021 - Council Packet by Greene County MU Extension

Council Packet

Formerly known as the “Reaching Out Report,” this is only published when the county extension council meets.

September 2021 * Vol. 14 / Issue 9

A Master Gardener Advanced Training class was held at Kelly McGowan’s high tunnel tomato project at the Southwest Research Center in Mt. Vernon on Aug. 30 with 13 in attendance — like former Greene County Council member Ann Hall (shown above). According to McGowan, attendees learned about pruning, staking, and tomato insect and disease issues.

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Greene County COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE Extension Council Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law: Notice is given: Greene Greg Boehne Chairman

County Extension Council will conduct a public meeting starting at noon, Monday, September 27, 2021, online.

Alex Greiwe Vice-chair

MEETING: Hybrid—in person at Botanical Center but also available via Zoom Online: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/355711943

Morgan Ash Secretary

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Lisa Bakerink Treasurer John Russell County Commission Tammy Lowrey Farm Bureau Jordan Miller MFA Samuel Snider City of Willard Jason Buffington City of Battlefield Joseph Hoffman City of Springfield Vacant 4-H Youth member Members at large Scott Smith Chad Courtney Karen Dowdy Chris Schulze Rick Stenberg Larry Adams Ray Meyer Eric Sutton Allison Anbari Christina Hammers Aaron Jones Stephen Snead Mike Lofaro Tiger Ambassador

Call Meeting to Order

Roll Call — Secretary (Establish a Quorum) Consent Agenda Items — Meeting minutes (next page). Financials & bills are provided to council in a separate email for approval.

Staff Reports: Sherri Hull, Myra Dickensheet, Kelly McGowan, Amy Patillo, Amber Allen, Willa Williams and David Burton Old Business and Reports • Mini-Grant forms in the financial package. This months requests: Farm Walks at Millsap Farms • Juvenile office YPA update • Council Budget discussion New Business for discussion • 2022 Council MOU with campus • Annual meeting change / discussion • Council elections and nominations • Mizzou Leadership Lunch on Nov. 3 • MOU with Ridgecrest for Neighboring Catalyst Educational Presentation that Adds Value to Your Life Guest speaker: Amber Allen — NCFR mentoring academy CLOSED SESSION (if needed): Agenda includes a possible vote to close part of this meeting pursuant to Section 610.021 to discuss issues related to “individually identifiable personnel records.”

Adjourn FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS • October 25 — Meeting at Botanical Center • November 29 — Meeting at Botanical Center (last 2021 meeting) • December — No council meeting PENDING: Any and all other matters that come before the extension council. Council receives proposals and financials by mail or email. Same information is available to the public on request.

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Greene County Extension Council Minutes MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION COUNCIL OF GREENE COUNTY Date: Monday, August 30, 2021 Place: Via Zoom Meeting and In Person at: Botanical Center, 2400 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO Attendees: Larry Adams, Allison Anbari, Morgan Ash, Lisa Bakerink, Greg Boehne, Jason Buffington, Karen Dowdy, Alex Greiwe, Christina Hammers, Joseph Hoffman, Aaron Jones, Ray Meyer, John Russell, Chris Schulze, Stevphen Snead, Rick Stenberg and Eric Sutton. The meeting was called to order at 12:04 pm, by Council Chair, Greg Boehne, who welcomed those in attendance. The pledge of allegiance was said. Secretary Morgan Ash called roll and it was determined that a quorum was present. Consent Agenda: A motion was made by Joseph Hoffman and was seconded by Christina Hammers, to approve the June meeting minutes. Motion to approve passed by unanimous vote. A motion was made by Lisa Bakerink and was seconded by Christina Hammers, to approve the bills and financials. Motion to approve passed by unanimous vote. Staff Reports: Willa Williams, the new 4-H Specialist officially starts in September. She already has meetings and plans scheduled. Amber Allen has trained 30 SPS staff in grief and abuse support. Taking Care of You class starts next Tuesday. September 13th is the Boost Your Brain class and there was a Burnout and Stress Prevention class at Habitat for Humanity last Monday. Next month is a Green Dot Bystander training at Habitat for Humanity. Amy Patillo reported that the workforce grant

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has gone well and is keeping her very busy providing support. She is pursuing a new grant looking for businesses who work with at-risk youth for opportunity at the end of November. David Burton has a grant meeting to assist in underwriting his salary for next year. The Neighborhood Leadership Academy has a starting attendance of 78, 4 attendees from Greene County. The November 3rd Leadership Luncheon is downtown, featuring Jason Gage, City of Springfield Planner. Old Business:

Mini-Grants: There might be leftover funds from the Master Naturalist class and from the Habitat classes, to add back into the fund. Amy Patillo gave an ujpdate on the great success of the library hotspots purchased. There are new mini-grants, including a $2,000 request for 4-H supplies for the new Specialist. A motion was made by Joseph Hoffman and was seconded by Morgan Ash, to approve the minigrant request for $2,000.00 to cover the costs of 4-H program supply purchases. The motion to approve passed by unanimous vote.

Aaron Jones has requested that a partnership be formed with the Neighborhood Leadership Academy. Participants who finish the academy can get 3 hours of credit for the Drury Go Program. A motion was made by Christina Hammers and was seconded by Allison Anbari, to approve the mini-grant request for a partnership between Drury Go and the Neighborhood Leadership Academy to provide 3 credit hours for participants who finish the program. Aaron Jones abstained from voting. The motion to approve passed by unanimous vote. Next page

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Greene County Extension Council Minutes Additional funds were requested by Amy Patillo to expand the mobile hot spot program with the library, to other areas of Greene County. A motion was made by Joe Hoffman and was seconded by Rick Stenberg, to approve the mini-grant request for funds to expand the mobile hot spot program with the library. Motion to approve passed by unanimous vote. New Business: 2022 Budget Committee: There is a deadline at the end of this month. Members of the audit/ budget committee can meet via Zoom. The county budget is still in the early stages. MOU for Juvenile Office Youth Program Associate: Interviews will start soon. The position will spend half the time in Juvenile office and have the time under Willa Williams at Extension. This if funded by the juvenile office and by campus. Willa Williams starts

September 15th as the new 4-H Specialist. Neighboring and Cultural Exchange Between Springfield and Italy: David Burton visited Italy in support of program and cultural exchange with Italy. He saw a lot of sights, from medieval architecture to modern marvels. During the vast walking that he did, he met a lot of people and made good contacts. He stayed with an Italian family while there. He attended a Leadership and Community Development Conference in Florence. A sports camp will visit Vasto, Italy. There are 5 venues, including one in Verona, for Petra Ballet and musicians from Springfield to visit. The next meeting will be held Sept. 27 at noon. A motion was made by Joseph Hoffman and was seconded by Rick Stenberg, to adjourn the meeting at 1:04 pm. Motion to approve passed by unanimous vote. Respectfully submitted by Morgan Ash

We are sold out of printed books. However, you can order books online at mappingsolutionsgis.com. Printed and digital books and maps available from vendor. Proceeds still benefit Greene County MU Extension.

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