Lobbying means any communication, written or spoken, undertaken for compensation that is directed to a Commissioner or Planning Board member, or employee of the Commission for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing any Commission Action, including any Grassroots Lobbying Activity.

Some examples:

1. Emailing an employee of the board that the park events should have food options is not lobbying unless you are an owner or employee of a Restaurant that would benefit from such action. Or you were paid by a group of Restaurants or Food Trucks, or caterers to get the commission to take actions that would directly benefit them.
2. Telling a Park employee that the bathroom sinks are broken and need to be fixed is not Lobbying UNLESS you are a plumber seeking to get paid for fixing them or would otherwise benefit monetarily directly or indirectly.

Grassroots Lobbying means hiring or engaging one or more third parties for the express purpose of soliciting others to communicate with a Commission official or employee to influence a Commission Action.

A Commission Action is any executive, administrative, legislative, or quasi-legislative action taken formally by the Commission, the Planning Boards, an officer or other official so designated by the Commission.  

Commission Actions include:  

•  a) Authorizing a grant, credit, or other subsidy from the Commission,   
•  b) Awarding a procurement contract,  
•  c) Preparing and adopting resolutions, rules, regulations, and policies to direct the operation of the Commission, the Planning Boards, and other agency functions, 
•  d) Making recommendations for the General Plan, area master plans, functional master plans, sector or small area plans, and any amendments to any such plans; revisions to the Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Text Amendments; as well as sectional and district map amendments.