Minutes Of
the
Regular
Public Meeting
Of the
Board of
Directors of the
Camp Meeker
Recreation and Park District
Tuesday,
February 12, 2008, 7:00 pm
ANDERSON
HALL, CAMP MEEKER, CALIFORNIA
I. Call To Order
The
meeting was called to order by President Ford at 7:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Directors
Lori Ford, Cathie Anderson, Aimee Crawford, Fred Meyer and Gary Helfrich were present.
III. Approval Of Agenda
A
motion was made by Gary Helfrich, seconded by Fred Meyer to approve the agenda.
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 4
Nays: 0 Absent: 1
IV. Statements Of Abstention
There
were no statements of abstention.
V. Public Comment
Bill
Wadsworth commented on water issues.
Dan Nielsen advised the Board that he had been in the area of the water system wells and noticed a good amount of
garbage as well as transient activity in the area. He suggested the Board consider installing a fence around the wells.
VI. Consent Items
A. Approval
of Minutes
1.
Minutes of January 08, 2008
There being no corrections to the January 8 minutes, a motion
was made by Fred Meyer, seconded by Cathie Anderson to approve the minutes of
the January 8, 2008 meeting.
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
2.
Minutes of January 22, 2008
There being no corrections to the January 22 minutes of the
combined Recreation and Park Board and Fire Board meeting, a motion was made by
Aimee Crawford, seconded by Gary Helfrich to approve the minutes of the January
22, 2008 meeting.
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
B. Payment
of Claims
A motion was made by Gary Helfrich and seconded by Aimee
Crawford to approve warrants requests G2007-2008-015 (R&P-February)
$2,224.90, W2007-2008-008 (Water-February) $8,892.29, S2007-2008-007
(Sewer-EIR) $30.00, and D2007/2008-002 (Dam) $10,064.75.
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
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District
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February 12, 2008
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C.
Journal Vouchers
A motion was made by Gary Helfrich and seconded by Cathie
Anderson to approve journal vouchers to re-allocate flat charge funds received
in January and to temporarily transfer funds for engineering services for the
Dam project..
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
D. Administrative
and Financial Report
Ms. Doran-Girard informed the Board that the draft financial
statements will be presented at the March meeting and that Form 700 copies have
been distributed and need to be returned by March 25 for transmittal to the
County Clerk.
ACTION AGENDA
A. PRESENTATION:
QUESTA ENGINEERING DAM REMOVAL AND CREEK RESTORATION
DESCRIPTION: Aimee Crawford introduced Syd Temple of
Questa Engineering who presented current information regarding the progress of
the dam removal and creek restoration project, anticipated funding and design
completion. He advised that all tasks
have been completed and that all is needed for project completion is funding.
ACTION: The Board agreed to set March 15 at either Anderson Hall or the
firehouse for a community workshop to discuss and answer questions regarding
the Dam construction timeline.
B. CORRESPONDENCE FROM LYNN WATSON: ADOPTION OF “THE
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE.”
DESCRIPTION: The
Board discussed information from Lynn Watson requesting adoption of the
“Precautionary Principle.” The information
provided indicated that Ms. Watson wants the Board to adopt a Board Policy to
govern all future Board decisions. The
Policy proposed would require the Board not to proceed with any action unless
the person or entity proposing the action proved that a scientific consensus
exists that no harm to the public would ensue.
ACTION: The Board
took no action. It took input from the
public. Director Crawford summarized
her views and wanted to look further into the matter. She stated that she felt this matter should be further researched
but that, certainly, it is always the Board’s goal only to make all its
decisions so that no harm will ensue.
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C. REVIEW
WATER ACCOUNT POLICY/RESOLUTION 2008-002
DESCRIPTION: The
Board was asked to review policy recommendations from the Water Operator with
respect to customer billing situations and arrearages.
ACTION: The Board tabled the water account policy
until the March meeting.
D. UPDATE
CONTRACT APPROVAL POST OFFICE LEASE
DESCRIPTION: The
Board reviewed correspondence relative to the lease for the post office/trailer
from the United States Post Office and its proposed re-location and was advised
by Director Meyer that the best next
step would be to contact the District’s congressional representative. As
the present position of the Postal Service management is not disposed to a new facility at this time, he recommended
signing the contract presented.
ACTION: A motion was made by Fred Meyer, seconded by Gary
Helfrich to approve the postal service rental contract and authorize the
President to sign said contract.
The
motion was approved. Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
E. DISCUSSION
FORMATION OF CITIZENS’ STUDY GROUP TO RESEARCH SEWER OPTIONS.
DESCRIPTION: Aimee Crawford suggested a more informal
community discussion of sewer issues through formation of a citizens’ study
group. District Counsel Malcolm Manwell
requested that he be given an opportunity look at the notice requirements
before any informal gathering took
place. He suggested that one way to
approach this (there are others) is to have the Camp Meeker Board appoint a
standing committee and formally notice each of its gatherings so that the
public can be kept informed of what is discussed.
ACTION: The
Board took no action regarding this item.
F. RESULTS
OF CELL TOWER QUESTIONNAIRE AND DISCUSSION OF CONTRACT FOR CELL TOWER.
DESCRIPTION: Dr. Jeffry Fawcett made a detailed
presentation of the perceived health risks from
wireless technologies. Considerable
discussion ensued with the community and Board members present. The Board reviewed
the results of the recent mailing of a questionnaire to the community regarding
a cell tower in Camp Meeker. Of the
cards returned, 167 responded yes,
55 responded no and 11 were undecided.
ACTION: The Board agreed to invite Verizon to make a presentation
regarding the effects of cell tower
technology and instructed Malcolm Manwell to review the contract provided by Verizon. Lori Ford will contact Verizon.
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IX. MONTHLY
REPORT OF WATER SYSTEM OPERATOR
DESCRIPTION: Hal Wood, Water System Operator, provided an
application for LAFCO alternate election
and recommended the Board consider presenting a candidate. He informed the
Board that OCSD is considering expansion of their system and suggested a
subcommittee meeting. He reported on operations for the current month and other
pertinent matters
X. DIRECTORS
REPORTS
Lori
Ford expressed community appreciation for the Fire Department’s recent efforts.
Aimee
Crawford spoke regarding a “Burn Pile.”
XII. CLOSED/EXECUTIVE
SESSION
The
Board adjourned to closed session at 9:20 p.m.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL
LITIGATION
(Subdivision
c., Government Code Section 54956.9)
There
are two matters to be considered.
XIII. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION
The Board returned to open session at 10:05 p.m. President
Ford advised that District Counsel has
been instructed to complete negotiations with one disputant and initiate
litigation against the owner(s) at the
Tower site.
XIV. ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business to be brought before the
Board at this time, a motion was made by Aimee Crawford, seconded by Gary
Helfrich to adjourn the regular meeting of the Camp Meeker Recreation and Park
District Board of Directors.
The
motion was approved.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0 Absent:
0
The meeting adjourned at 10:15p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl Doran-Girard
Rev. 2008-03-04