Cambria Forest Committee

Regular Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2010

Location

Rabobank Meeting Room

1070 Main St.Cambria,Ca.

Directors present: Brad Seek, Rob Trask, Amanda Rice, Mark Miller, Rick Hawley, JoEllen Butler, Laura  and Crosby Swartz,Bill Schassberger.

Guests Present: Janine Jacobs, Muril Clift, and Ralph Covell

1.0Meeting called to order: 6:13

2.0 January 10, 2010 minutes approved(Miller/Rice).

3.0 Treasurer Rpt. $1500 PG&E check was deposited. Account is $2577.

4.0 Subcommittee rpts.

4.1 Review/Revise members. Moved to March meeting.

4.2 Cambria FMP.

1. Contacting Bruce Gibson and Julie Rodewald:No information this time.
2. Contacting David Church. No information at this time.
3. Advisory Committee status. Members Discussed ways  to represent CFC concrns either directly with Bruce Gibson or with North Coast Advisory Council. Mr. Covell expressed concern about adding another advisory group to  the Supervisor.
4. Dir.Hawley passed out updated “benefits to implementing the CFMP” and suggested that CFC also draft a list of items that could occur if the plan wasn’t adopted. Mr. Clift suggested that the benefit list be presented at future CCSD meetings and then be posted on CCSD Webpage.

4.2 Annual Lot Clearing

1. PG&E Discretionary Permit update. Dir. Rice Stated that information would be available at Bruce Gibson’s office next week.
2. PG&E Compliance inf. Annual inspection completed, and all work will be identified by the end of March. Dir. Hawley stated that a qualified member of the  community should be given an opportunity to inspect  trees along with PG&E. Dir. Hawley will write a letter to Lynn Cullen (PG&E) requesting joint inspection.

Dir. Rice suggested that The Cambrian  could publish an article providing information that allows property owners to deal more effectively with PG&E  during the Compliance program. Dir. Sccassberger will contact Greg Saenz(PG&E) and the newspaper to insure that property owners are being properly informed.

Laura and Crosby Swartz are continuing to work with PG&E to put power lines underground.

1. Lot Clearing Subcommittee will meet with Fire Cpt. Bitto re:        “Request for Proposal” document. Subcommitte  will also meet with   Cambria Fire to discuss temporarily removing logs  12”-36” in diameter  from Cambria lots.

4.3. Tree Planting and Education

A. A  letter (to Environmetal Coordinator Ellen Carrol) asking that CFC take over the duties of Mitigation Planting will be drafted by Dir. Rice.

5.0 Previous Buisness. None

6.0           Public comment. None

7.0           Other. CCSD Dir. Clift stated that the current Ranch Manager(CCSD) will be retiring in 1 1/2  years. He encouraged CFC to lobby  for a change in the job description for that position. New duties could include some of the lot clearing responsibilities  that is being done by the Fire Dept. The new title could be “Resource Mgr”.

CFC directors discussed the kind of an emergency that would open up the terrace road  on the Fiscallini Ranch to residents.

Dir. Miller discussed the proposed use of a Masticator to thin trees on the Fiscalini Ranch. Dir Butler will ask FFRP directors about this proposal. Dir. Hawley stated that the Masticator can do substantial root damage to surrounding trees and plants.

8.0 Adjournment 8:00 pm Clift/Rice

Next meeting is March 10,2010  at 6:00pm

Respectfully submitted by Brad Seek