GRIZZLY FLATS FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
August 4, 2007

 
  1. CALL TO ORDER
    The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Mark Almer at 10:07 a.m. in the Lodge of the Grizzly Flats Community Church.
  2. FLAG SALUTE
    Mel Kelley led the flag salute.
  3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
    Chairperson Almer asked for any amendments to the agenda. There being none, Lee Loney moved the Agenda be approved as presented, and Marylou Brown seconded the motion.
  4. MINUTES OF THE JULY 7, 2007 MEETING
    Moved by Lee Loney and seconded by Eric Rasbold to approve as presented.
  5. FINANCE
    Terry Henderson reported that funds on deposit total $6,169.59 as of August 4, 2007. Lee Loney remarked on the new look to the financial report and requested more description on the memo line.
  6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
    Mark Almer welcomed the guests in attendance. Ray Nutting commended the Grizzly Flats Council for the Firewise Assessment Report (discussed later in the agenda). Walt Tyler confirmed there will be a Community Clean-up on September 15th and passed around a sign-up sheet. Walt also requested permission from the Council to take down the vandalized demonstration lot signs on the Krieg property - permission granted.
  7. OLD BUSINESS
    1. Evacuation Committee Report - Marylou Brown reported on the August 1st meeting held to establish the priority list for the evacuation route clearing. While a contract was awarded to Firestop, it has not been signed yet. The contract will be customized to the priority list agreed to by the committee and passed around to the Council for their review. She informed the Council the Project Coordinator, Barry Callenberger, would be in attendance at the BBQ to answer any questions or concerns.
    2. BBQ Fundraiser Update - Norma Dawdy advised that 188 tickets had been sold, slightly over our initial "limit", but still a workable number. She also advised that the ABC license had been received and that the set-up/tear-down committee would be loading chairs and tables up after Burger Night on August 10th. Set-up would take place Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. Kathy Criel requested any unsold tickets be returned to her.
    3. Abandoned Vehicles - Abandoned Vehicles - Mark Almer reported that they are "all gone". Walt Tyler suggested that the Manager of the Community Services District do a periodic check for abandoned vehicles within the CSD watershed.
    4. Community Clean-Up - Walt Tyler advised that Amador Disposal has been very cooperative in setting September 15th as the Clean-Up Day for Grizzly Flats. He is utilizing Kathy Criel's organizational blueprint. He is already in receipt of seven returned letters, mailed with the most-recent water bill. He advised that Vicki Yorty would be bringing in a chipper for green waste, that there would be six stations (each manned by two people) and that CERT would do traffic control.
  8. NEW BUSINESS:
    1. Clean-up Day - State Fire Marshall - Not in attendance.
  9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
    1. NEWSLETTER
      Eric Rasbold commented on the Special Newsletter recently sent out pertaining to the Evacuation Route clearing, the approval of the Joint Use Agreement with Forestry , the BBQ sell out and upcoming events in the community. The regular newsletter for September has a deadline of August 21st.
    2. MONTHLY EDCFSC REPORT
      Walt Tyler reported that funding for the Senior and Disabled is in hand. The Fire Chief will review requests for these services before the EDCFSC will act. Vicki Yorty is currently managing approximately 23 grants for $1.2 Million and needs assistance of approximately 20 hours a week. Rich Englefield informed the Council that there are 19 areas within the county where there are active fire safe councils or councils are in the process of forming. He reported that at a recent meeting of Fire Chiefs, it was agreed that a weed abatement program for the county needs to be formulated. This program will be proposed through the Board of Supervisors. Mark Almer agreed to share Roseville's program with Rich. Rich also said that dollars were "hard allocated" for the joint use facility. Our request is the single project that the county has asked for.
    3. EDCFSC LIAISON
      None.
    4. UNIT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
      UNIT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR - Mark Almer advised that he had one call this past month for a packet.
    5. COMMUNITY INFORMATION
      Eric Rasbold solicited help (vendors and items for the silent auction) for the upcoming Founders' Day on September 22nd.
    6. DEFENSIBLE SPACE
      Judie Irwin reported that Unit 4 was finished and that Unit 1 was half done. The visits will continue to Eagle Mine, Old Mine and Logan's Grade. There was a discussion concerning the benefits of defensible space and the fire districts' response to who to protect should a fire occur.
    7. CERT
      Liz Lawless reported that she had met the new Fire Chief, Bob Gill. Walt Tyler responded that the new Chief is fully supportive of CERT and that he would provide training at Station 38 for EMT and First Responder (CPR and first aid) at our convenience.
  10. BOARD COMMENTS/ COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
    Mark Almer was in receipt of Grizzly Flats' Firewise report which is a summary of what we need to accomplish to become a Firewise Community. This report was shared with the Council. Walt Tyler said that the last Burger Night is August 31st and that it would be special with a silent auction to benefit the school. Mark Almer reported that the Council had two openings, and that Kathy Melvin and Dan Lauther had expressed interest in being on the Council. Walt Tyler moved that both Kathy and Dan be approved as council members and Judie Irwin seconded the motion. Motion carried. Mark also passed around a photo of a 990 acre grass fire off Fiddyment Road in Roseville. He further handed out copies of a home inventory listing for Burger Night distribution.
  11. AGENCY REPRESENTATION
    1. USFS - No representation..
    2. CAL FIRE - No representation
    3. SHERIFF -No representation.
    4. 2nd DISTRICT SUPERVISOR - No representation.
    5. DOT - No representation.
    6. PFPD - In Chief Gill's absence, Mark Almer read a public service announcement concerning the New Fire Explorer/Cadet Program. The District is currently accepting sign-ups, with the first meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at Station 38.
    7. GFCSD - Rich Englefield reported that the CSD had eliminated the 20 acre site for a reservoir due to the depth of sand there. The District will continue to pursue other areas. The office has a new employee, Jodi, who is doing very well with county issues. The field staff is totally manned. The District will start posting a water report on the bulletin board at the Post Office.
  12. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Judie Irwin moved that additional areas adjacent to the Park, within the sphere of influence, (Eagle Hill, Logan's Grade, Old Mine Road, Morey's Hole, Eagle Mine Road, the "Y" at Cosumnes Mine and Grizzly Flat Road) be included in the defensible space visits. Liz Lawless seconded the motion. Motion approved. Mel Kelley inquired if anyone else had found dead animals on the northside of the Park.
  13. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING, SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
    1. Evacuation Committee Report
    2. BBQ Fundraiser Recap
    3. Sales Tax Issue on BBQ Sales
    4. Community Clean-up Day
  14. ADJOURN - The meeting was adjourned at 12:31p.m. on motion made by Norma Dawdy and seconded by Liz Lawless.
     
    Respectfully submitted:
     
    Norma Dawdy, Secretary