Camp Meeker Recreation & Park District

Post Office Box 461

Camp Meeker, CA  95419

 

MINUTES

Of The

Regular Public Meeting

Of The

Board of Directors

Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.

5240 Bohemian Highway, Camp Meeker, California

 

I.                CALL TO ORDER

Directors Present:  Gary Helfrich, Cathie Anderson, Lori Ford, Cheryl Martinsen, and Fred Meyer.

 

II.              APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Cheryl Martinsen moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Cathie Anderson

Ayes:   5        Noes:  0     Abstentions:  0

 

III.            PUBLIC DISCUSSION

1.    DANI SHEEHAN announced that the Camp Meeker Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary would be holding brunch on March 16 to help organize the upcoming Pancake Breakfast.

2.    JONANN WIMMER thanked the Board for volunteering their time and efforts in improving our community.

3.    AMY LEMMER, a member of the Occidental Community Council, invited anyone that is interested to attend their meeting held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.

 

IV.            CONSENT AGENDA

A.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1.     Lori Ford moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on January 14, 2003, seconded by Cathie Anderson.

Ayes:  5          Noes: 0          Abstentions:  0

 

2.     Cheryl Martinsen moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on February 11, 2003, seconded by Cathie Anderson.

Ayes:  5          Noes: 0          Abstentions:  0

 

B.    PAYMENT OF CLAIMS

Lori Ford moved to pay all claims, seconded by Cheryl Martinsen

Ayes:  5        Noes: 0        Abstentions:  0

 

C.    FINANCIAL REPORT

Cheryl Doran Girard presented the monthly financial report.  The Board had no questions and the report was accepted without comment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Regular Board Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2003

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V.              ACTION AGENDA

 

A.    DAM PLAN COMMITTEE REPORT

Tara Cantua gave the monthly report on the progress made by the committee to date.  Lori Ford and Gary Helfrich will meet with the Sonoma County Water Agency to discuss local control of the project.

 

B.    LETTER FROM DAN NIELSON

The Board received a letter from Dan Nielson regarding the joint meeting held with the Occidental Community Services District on February 9, 2003 at Harmony School.  Dan feels that there was a violation of the Brown Act at that meeting.

A MOTION WAS MADE BY CHERYL MARTINSEN, SECONDED BY CATHIE ANDERSON TO HAVE MALCOLM MANWELL, DISTRICT COUNSEL, CONTACT DAN REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND REPORT THE FINDINGS TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

Ayes:  5        Noes: 0        Abstentions:  0

 

      C.          INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW by the Board of a new resolution and the

proposed process leading up to the adoption of that resolution at the

April 8, 2003 Board Meeting (to become effective May 13, 2003).  The

proposed resolution is designed to amend Resolution 97-3, to increase

rates for water service, to increase water connection fees, metered and

non- metered service charges, to adopt water usage surcharges and to

comply with the new legal requirements for fire sprinkler systems.

The Board reviewed the proposed new resolution and the need for such

changes.  A motion was made by Fred Meyer and seconded by Cheryl

Martinsen, to adopt Resolution No. 03-05, and the Board unanimously

approved this action, directing that the proposed new rate and charge

resolution be posted and that copies thereof be made available to the

public at the offices of the District's manager, and further directing

that there be publication of a notice in the Press Democrat of a public

hearing to be held at the beginning of the April 8, 2003 Board Meeting

to take public comment on the changes.   The staff and Director, Lori

Ford, were delegated the responsibility to see that the proposed new

resolution was duly posted and that the notice of the public hearing was

duly published.   A copy of Resolution No. 03-05 was directed to be part

of the minutes of this meeting.

 

AYES:    5        NOES:   0        ABSTENTIONS:   0

 

D.  A resolution of the Board of Directors of the Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District approving the fifth amended and     restated Joint Powers agreement with the Special District Risk Management Authority.

TABLED—No Action Taken.

 

 

 

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Regular Board Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2003

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E.  Cheryl Martinsen moved to adopt resolution 03-06 approving the application to apply for grant funds for the per capita   grant program under the Safe Neighborhood, Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000.

   Ayes:  5          Noes: 0          Abstentions:  0

 

F.     A motion was made by Lori Ford to grant permission to the parents of the Harmony School kindergarten class to install a small native plant garden on the lower retaining wall at the Camp Meeker Beach. The motion was duly seconded and unanimously passed.

 

G.   REPORT FROM WATER SYSTEM OPERATOR

Hal Wood of Russian River Utility reported that the 2002 Consumer Confidence Report is ready and will be mailed soon.  The Board had no questions or concerns and accepted the report as presented.

 

H.    ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Fred Meyer, seconded by Lori Ford to adjourn the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Camp Meeker Recreation & Parks District.

Ayes:  5          Noes: 0          Abstentions:  0

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

FRED MEYER, Director

 

 

 

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