PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) MEETING NOTICE AND PROPOSED AGENDA www.pescaderocouncil.org
Tuesday, January 11, 2010, 7:30 PM, Community Church Social Hall, Stage Road, Pescadero CA 94060 1. CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30/ROLL CALL, CHANGES TO ORDER OF AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 3. PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Presentation of “Certificates of Appointment” from the County for new Council members. B. Public and council member comments on the status of the transfer station (see new Bus). C. Introduction of Rob Talbot to the Council as prospective council member. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST REGULAR MEETING 5. FINANCIAL REPORT – Financial Report- Treasurer, Greg Bonaparte 6. CORRESPONDENCE –Report, Corresponding Secretary, Kate Meyer Haas 7. REPORTS FROM CURRENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS A. Pescadero Foundation/Housing –status of Native Sons and Warheit grants- Catherine Peery B. School Board Meeting liaison – Don McDermott C. Emergency Preparedness – Lary Lawson D. Liaison to Puente, County Health & Human Services – Kate Haas E. Communications Committee – Rob Skinner 8. LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING – ALL MEMBERS OF PMAC A. Sewer System: Status of Grant Application with Public Works, RCAC – 9. NEW BUSINESS- A. Council next steps for response to County re: transfer station. B. Updated Letter of support for Native Sons, second-step application C. Schedule goal-setting session, and viewing of community plan workshop for new and old council members. D. Letter advising County Board of Supervisors regarding Rob Talbot’s seating on the Council. E. Election of Officers—council members.
10. OLD BUSINESS – A. Status of town sign permit process
11. Adjournment. Next meeting Tuesday, February 8, 2011,
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Minutes
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:30 P.M. Community Church Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chair, Catherine Peery Present: Catherine Peery (CP), Kate Haas (KH), Geoff Allen (GA), David Lee (DL), Greg Bonaparte (GB) and Rob Skinner (RS) Excused: Don McDermott (DM). Absent: None.
2. Public Comments not on the agenda: Cody Soules announced that he was available to help members of the community install holiday lights. 3. Announcements/Presentations: A. John Pliska from the Alto Velo Bicycle Club noted that the Alto Velo Bike Race was scheduled to occur on June 18, 2011 and he noted that they would appreciate a letter of support from PMAC. B. Matt Jacobs introduced Joe La Mariana from the County who outlined the status of the landfill activity and general matters associated with the Pescadero transfer station. Mr. La Mariana introduced Lilian Clark with the County who also provided background information on the need to increase revenue at the Pescadero transfer station. Extensive discussion ensued. C. The PMAC members noted that Geoff Allen was stepping down from PMAC after serving 12 years as a member and he was warmly thanked for his service. After a few words from Geoff, Matt Jacobs presented an award thanking him for his contributions to PMAC and the community. 4. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting on: October 12, 2010, with corrections to the financial report.
GA GB KH DL DM CP RS
Motion XX Second XX Ayes/Nays X X X X X X Abstain Carried XX Failed
5. Financial Report: GB reported on the current bank balances, including $6,655.30 in the main checking account and $1,178.18 for the copier account. 6. Correspondence: KH reported on correspondence regarding possible pesticide spraying, a potential meeting related to the possible restoration plans for the Pescadero Marsh and correspondence from Kellyx Nelson from RCD.
1 7. Reports from Current Committee Chairs: A. Housing Committee – CP gave a report on the present status of the efforts to raise funds for Native Sons. B. School Board – No report. C. Emergency Preparedness – CP noted that Lary Lawson indicated that approximately 1,000 sandbags were available at the High School and that CERT training for Puente workers would begin in La Honda in January. D. Environmental Committee – No report. E. Puente – Kerry Lobel provided a full report on activities at Puente, including thanking Matt Jacobs for his support of Puente, food distribution programs and the community posada program. Kerry also requested that PMAC send a letter of support to the County thanking them for the flu clinic and the planned CERT training of Puente workers and volunteers. F. Communications Committee – No report. 8. Land Use Committee Report: A. Wastewater Treatment – Karen McBride provided a status report on the sewer system feasibility study proposal.
9. New Business:
A. Support for Alto Velo Bike Race. Upon motion by RS and a second by DL, PMAC agreed to write a letter of support in connection with the June 18, 2010 bike race that would take place in Pescadero.
B. Letter of Support for Native Sons. Following a suggestion from Matt Jacobs to delay such a letter until new Supervisors had taken office; PMAC tabled the matter until a future meeting.
C. Goal Setting Session. There was discussion about holding a goal setting session with the current and new PMAC members in early 2011. Possible dates for such a meeting would be set at the next PMAC meeting.
10. Old Business: Town Sign. CP and Matt Jacobs outlined the status of the sign project. Matt indicated that he would attempt to get an answer on the permit cost issue.
11. Next Meeting: January 11, 2011 at 7:30pm at the same location as this meeting.
12. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. by Chair, Catherine Peery Submitted by Recording Secretary, David Lee
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December 30, 2010
John Pliska Alto Velo Bike Club VIA E-Mail
Re: Annual Pescadero Classic Road Race, June 18th, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dear John:
Thank you very much for contacting PMAC concerning the proposed Alto Velo bicycle race in Pescadero at 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 18, 2011. We appreciate your continued cooperation with the community, and the benefit the race provides for South Coast Children’s Services as in years past.
We reviewed your proposal at the December 14, 2010 meeting of PMAC, and the consensus was that your organization has been exemplary in its efforts to cooperate with the Pescadero community in the planning of your event. We appreciate your attempt to make this race as safe as possible for both bicyclists and motorists, and that you have been responsive to the need to monitor parking. As we mentioned, please request that your downtown monitors treat residents as they would if they lived here.
We encourage Alto Velo to publicize the event as widely as possible so motorists will be aware of the need to avoid the impacted roads that morning, and we will notify the local radio station to announce the route of the race. Announcements in the weekly Half Moon Bay Review and the monthly Coast Views would be helpful. We also have an online news site: coastsider.net. Contact Barry Parr, and there is a calendar on www.pescadero.com.
We appreciate the participation of the California Highway Patrol and San Mateo County Sheriff’s office in the race, especially since no road area can be reserved for bicycles only.
PMAC and the community look forward to the race and a long association with Alto Velo. We urge the Board of Supervisors, Caltrans, and any other public entity involved in this event to facilitate the processing of any required permits.
Again, we especially appreciate your support of South Coast Children’s Services.
Sincerely
Catherine M. Peery, Chair, Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org p1/1
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 4:09 PM To: Catherine Peery Subject: RE: Dump
Cathrine, Being told the dump is not configured to handle 40' trailers and a compactor is not acceptable. I think AW is looking at short term costs vs. what it would costs 10 - 20 years down the road if a compactor and 40' could be in place now. We need to think green!!! AW needs to show us their expense breakdown; transportation, labor, etc. Thank you, Bob
Hi, Bob
We asked them about trash compacting the last time they were here, and They said this station is not configured properly so it would not be possible To install the equipment. In regard to larger trailers, same problem--the space is configured badly for that.
I have to say, though, these guys aren't really trying to come up with solutions. There's no reason why the idea of having reusable items left for others couldn't work--and it would obviously reduce hauling costs just because there would be less to haul away. And if the big constraint on modifying the transfer station is configuration, why are they spending $100k on other stuff?
I also think if they're right about people coming from all over to dump trash there, they should charge by the address of the person hauling the trash. Why should Pescaderans have higher fees because people who live in San Carlos won't go to their own dump?
I think these guys truly lack any kind of imagination because it's not really their problem if we have to pay more. I also really resented the fact that they just sprung this on us at a PMAC meeting and we weren't told what they were going to talk about and we weren't able to take much time because of an already full agenda.
Joe La Mariana is the guy who spoke besides Lillian.
Rob Skinner is the one who is familiar with the Monterey dump site and the way they have the reusable items set up.
We really need to write these guys a letter with our ideas. They're certainly not coming up with any of their own.
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Mccahon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 12:44 PM To: Catherine Peery Subject: Dump
Catherine, Thank you for everything you do! Read the HMB Review article about our beloved dump. I believe most of the funds are for trucking-transportation and labor. Did AW talk about- Making the debris trailers larger (40 feet) for the Pescadero to HMB transfer? Installing a trash compactor so add'l tonnage can be hauled in the 40 foot trailers up to HMB? Thanks, Bob McCahon Broker Associate 1-650-726-5544 Direct Office 1-650-726-8676 Fax DRE #008905 From: "Catherine Peery"
Brea,
Thanks for contacting me!
We definitely need a rural physician. The nearest hospital is about 45 minutes away, and the nearest urgent care clinic for low-income people is an hour away. We have no doctors, dentists, or nurses in our community on a regular basis. There is a public health nurse who is a resource to us, but that’s it.
We are interested in getting a mobile medical clinic. We tried having a part time medical clinic at the elementary school and the funding was just not there, and it failed after just a few years. A mobile clinic would be able to visit other communities near here that also have no medical clinics. We have pockets of population and then wide open spaces, and no one location can support a clinic.
In the meantime, we have a rural demand-response bus system, SamCoast, that takes people to medical and dental appointments “over the hill” as we say. Our first responders, the EMTs at the Fire Station, are our default emergency medical response, but there is no regular medical service in our community.
I understand that our Congresswoman, Anna Eshoo, was putting something in the budget for this, but it fell through. But we’re not going to stop there, we will continue to seek funding for a mobile medical clinic, but we haven’t found a good resource yet. If you know of where we could apply for funding, I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions.
Thanks,
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 [email protected] www.pescaderocouncil.org
From: Brea Bondi-Boyd [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Community Medicine
Dear Ms Peery, I am a family medicine resident at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, CA. I am being trained in full-spectrum family medicine, which includes obstetrics, and I am bilingual in Spanish. I am writing because a co- worker of mine was in Pescadero last year, Sangita Pillai, and you gave her a tour. She mentioned briefly discussing with you Pescadero's lack of a community clinic/physician. I am currently in my first year of residency, but would like to begin working on a community medicine project with the long term intention of establishing a permanent medical home in a small community here in California.
Without going into too much detail, I wanted to introduce myself, and ask first and foremost if the town of Pescadero is indeed in need of a physician, and if so if there is any interest by the community in establishing a primary care clinic locally. Thank you kindly for your time and please, if you have any questions, information or suggestions, you can write to me here, or call.
Truly, Brea Bondi-Boyd, MD Resident Physician Contra Costa Regional Medical Center 2500 Alhambra Ave Martinez, CA. 94553 (925) 826-7398 County Manager's Office BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MARK CHURCH CAROLE GROOM RICHARDS. GORDON ROSE JACOBS GIBSON ADRIENNE TISSIER
DAVID S. BOESCH COUNTY MANAGER COUNTY OF SAN MATEO CLERK OF THE BOARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER • REDWOOD CITY • CALIFORNIA 94063-1662 (650) 363-4123 WEB PAGE ADDRESS: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us FAX: (650) 363-1916
December 7, 2010
David Lustig P.O. Box 532 Pescadero, CA 94060
Subject: Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
Dear Mr. Lustig:
The Board of Supervisors is pleased to confirm your appointment to the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council for a term expiring December 1, 2014. We appreciate your willingness to devote your time to this important task and hope you will find your efforts rewarding.
You are required to take an oath of office to be personally administered by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors or a Deputy of said Clerk. The oath will be administered at the County Manager/Clerk of the Board's Office, 400 County Center, Redwood City. The office is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m . We will be closed from December 27 through December 31.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at (650) 363-4634.
Sincerely,
Marie Peterson, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
cc: Matt Jacobs, Board of Supervisors, District 3 File Rodger Reinhart PO Box 817 Pescadero, CA 940650 [email protected]
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committee PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060
January 11, 2011
Catherine Peery
PMAC Web Site Status
The PMAC web site is currently hosted on my shared hosting account. All of the files used to create the site are stored on the site. I am happy to continue to do the monthly update for the site.
Monthly Update Tasks
Add the agenda to the files section.
Add the handouts to files section. Receiving the handouts as a single large PDF file is the easiest for me to work with.
Add the approved minutes to the files section.
Update the main page.
Web Site To Do List For 2011
Move the site to a hosting account controlled by the PMAC. Hosting accounts cost $10 to $20 per month.
Finish the transfer of the pescaderocouncil.org to a domain account controlled by the PMAC.
PMAC Email
Email addresses have been set up for the new PMAC members. Emails forward to each member’s personal email address. Links have been added to the member’s page.
Best Regards
Rodger Reinhart
Report to PMAC January, 2011
Puente named 2011 Honorary Group for SMC Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 17, 2011 marks the 12th Annual San Mateo County celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Puente is beyond thrilled that we have been named THE 2011 Honorary Group for the parade. For more information about the event and for tickets for the Freedom Train: http://www.mlksmc.com/
Puente Programs Gearing Back Up This week marks the start of the winter program season at Puente. For more information on programs ranging from Zumba to Spanish classes to English classes, call Puente at 650.879.1691.
Native Sons The County of San Mateo has approved a grant/loan of $50,000 to help restore the Native Sons Hall. The grant was submitted under the auspices of Puente. An additional grant will be submitted later this month.
CX3 Survey Last year the Department of Health conducted surveys of 5 markets located in Pescadero and La Honda in an effort to determine the availability of fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods.
The results of the surveys were very interesting and have been shared with the store owners. One important learning was that not one store in Pescadero accepts CALFRESH (Food Stamps) or WIC (the nutrition program for children 0-5). In addition, few stories prominently displayed healthy foods. In a community without healthcare, even more efforts to prevent obesity, diabetes and hypertension are needed and local markets play a key role in this effort. In addition, surveys have shown that many people shop outside of our area with their WIC coupons and food stamps – these are dollars that could stay in Pescadero and grow our local economy!
Puente will be working with store owners to talk about how to enlist their businesses in these programs and will be able to underwrite some of the first year costs for implementation. To prepare for this initiative, we’d like to bring the Health Department staff to PMAC in March to discuss the healthy foods initiative and findings of the study. I’d like to also brief PMAC on Puente’s spring plans to move forward on improving our economy by making these nutrition programs accessible to South Coast businesses and residents.
Green Jobs Initiatives Puente’s Green Jobs Initiatives continue to move forward. Puente contracted with the Resource Conservation District to conduct green jobs training at Camp Glenwood. The first group of youth has now completed the program. Puente also underwrote the costs of the semester-long Environmental Field Studies Course at Pescadero High School. This also wraps up this week. Read the article in the HMB Review: http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2010/12/08/news/doc4cffdadd6ead2447934175.txt
Holidays Puente distributed Payless Shoes gift cards valued at $15 to 200 children enrolled in La Honda and Pescadero schools. Nearly 500 adults and children received holiday gifts from Puente during the holiday season. More than 30 youth and adult artists created Proyecto Nacimientos/Nativity Project under the leadership of artist, Logan Payne, with funding from Puente, Pescadero Community Church and the San Francisco Foundation Faiths Initiative. Read the article in the HMB Review: http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2010/12/15/community/arts_entertainment/doc4d094d58a9002914218107.t xt
Food Distribution Food distribution in January will take place on Thursday, January 27, 2011.
P.O. Box 554 Pescadero, CA. 94060 www.mypuente.org 650.879.1691
EVENTS | PRESS ROOM | HONOREES | CONTACT US
San Mateo Downtown CalTrain Station 385 First Avenue, SAN MATEO 12th Annual Celebration - 8:30 a.m. 27th Annual Freedom Train - 10:00 a.m. Departure Time
2011 Honorary Chairperson Gloria Brown Mills-Peninsula Health Services Special Freedom Train tickets are sold only Arts Pre-Program at 8:30 a.m. Co-Founder, African American Community at the MLK, Jr. Day Celebration. Health Advisory Committee Regular CalTrain tickets are NOT VALID. Celebration & Continental Freedom Train tickets are good on any return train that day. Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. 2011 Honorary Group Puente de la Costa Sur Pescadero Peninsula participants will join 1,500 No Cost for the Celebration, Freedom Train Riders to the San Francisco Everyone is Welcome! Nominations are being accepted for MLK, Jr. Day Celebration The Annual Dorothy Boyajian Honored Teacher Award
www.mlksmc.com San Mateo County Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration (650) 377-8708 [email protected]
SPONSORS SPONSORS
City Sponsors Contributing Supporter
Please Contact Hosting Organization Belmont, CA For More Information About Participating in County Events
North Central San Mateo Neighborhood Association Broadcast Media Sponsor East Palo Alto, CA Student Essay Contest Award Ceremony SATURDAY JAN. 15 1-3 p.m. For Information: (650) 522-7470 King Recreation Center, 725 Monte Diablo Ave, SAN MATEO
Burlingame, CA
Western Workers Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival JANUARY 14, 15 & 16, 2011 For Information: (650) 724-9262 Vist Website IAM Local 1781, 1511 Rollins Road, BURLINGAME Daly City, CA
Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo 20th Celebration of Dr. King’s Birthday SATURDAY JAN. 15 3-5 pm For Information: (650) 342-5946 Vist Website d@nchire marketing San Mateo 300 E. Santa Inez, SAN MATEO
Redwood City PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) MEETING NOTICE AND PROPOSED AGENDA www.pescaderocouncil.org
Tuesday February 8 , 2010, 7:30 PM, Community Church Social Hall, Stage Road, Pescadero CA 94060
CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30/ROLL CALL, CHANGES TO ORDER OF AGENDA
1. Election of Council officers by members. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 3. PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Introduction of Nick Calderon from the County, Don Horsley’s assistant, and a brief discussion of the Elections procedures, especially in relation to Rob Talbot. B. Bike Ride presentation by Dave Cochran, asking for PMAC support for permits. C. Bike Ride presentation by Emily May, asking for PMAC support for permits (could be moved to March 8th). 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST REGULAR MEETING 5. FINANCIAL REPORT – Financial Report- Treasurer, Greg Bonaparte 6. CORRESPONDENCE –Review of correspondence by PMAC (including letter for Rob Talbot) 7. REPORTS FROM CURRENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS
1. School Board Meeting liaison – Don McDermott
8. LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING – ALL MEMBERS OF PMAC
1. Sewer System: Status of Grant Application with Public Works, RCAC – report postponed
9. NEW BUSINESS- A. Support for Bike Ride route permits, as appropriate. B. Items needed to support goal-setting session, and viewing of community plan workshop for new and old council members-stipend for Nancy Raulston, possible contribution to expenses related to meeting materials. C. Council recommended actions on repair and augmentation of sandbag wall on Pescadero Road. 10. OLD BUSINESS – A. Status of town sign permit process B. Transfer Station report from Rob Skinner and Jake Bowman.
11. Adjournment. Next meeting Tuesday, March 8, 2011,
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REPORT TO PMAC FEBRUARY, 2011
Increasing Distribution of Local and Organic Foods to South Coast Residents Thanks to our colleague, Jennifer Gross at the Health System of San Mateo County, 4 MPH students at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health will research the feasibility of increasing the availability of local and organic foods to residents on the South Coast, as part of their Program Planning, Development and Evaluation coursework. They will research rural farmers markets and cooperatives, interview stakeholder (including farmers, store owners and consumers) on the Coastside and South Coast, and make recommendations about ways to increase local distribution of local and organic foods to residents on the South Coast.
Community Emergency Response Team Training Twenty-two of Puente’s youth employees are taking CERT Training provided by the La Honda Fire Brigade staff. The training consists of four sessions and one drill. All participants in this CERT Training are bilingual (Spanish and English). CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team and the training is to provide community members the necessary skills to help in case of a disaster when professional emergency services are not enough to provide care for all or while they arrive. All Puente youth staff currently is certified in adult and child CPR and First AID.
Earn It, Keep It, Save It Once again, Puente will participate in Earn It! Keep It! Save It! (EKS) a coalition of Bay Area organizations that provides free tax preparation to households earning less than $49000 a year. IRS- certified volunteer tax preparers help individuals and families claim their maximum benefit and refund. To make an appointment, contact Veronica Ortega at Puente: 650.879.1691
Interesting Facts From July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2011 o Puente provided safety net services to 798 individuals and 316 households. o 57 children and families were provided with one-on-one or family mental health counseling. o 55 elementary-aged youth and adolescents attended Puente-led support groups.
Car Seat Event Puente is planning an event with the SMC Sheriffs Department to provide program participants with car or booster seats as well as training about how to utilize them.
Homeless Count Puente staff and volunteers worked with San Mateo County to conduct the South Coast Homeless Count. This national effort is conducted every two years. Volunteers identified residents living in cars and beneath South Coast bridges.
Puente website and Twitter The best way to keep up with Puente is to check our website regularly as well as to subscribe to our Twitter Feed (can do this on our website).
Food Distribution The next food distribution is Thursday, February 24, 2011.
P.O. Box 554 Pescadero, CA. 94060 www.mypuente.org 650.879.1691
From: "Catherine Peery"
I still don’t know if someone from this group is coming on Tuesday to the PMAC meeting, but here’s some more of their material, and there’s an envelope here with their stuff if you can come and get it, or have whoever is standing in for you to that.
Catherine Peery d: 650-879-0150; f: 650-879-1847 toll free: 888-879-1846 x 101 [email protected] www.ben-e-fit.com
From: Emily May [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 11:12 AM To: Catherine Peery Subject: Re: Canary Century Bike Ride
Hi Catherine,
Thanks for getting back to me. I will hoepfully know something by the end of today as to whether or not a committee member will be attending the Feb 8 or Mar 8 meeting.
As for visuals of the routes, they can be found here: www.canarycentury.com/routes/.
I have also attached the written routes to this email.
Thank you! Emily
On 1/28/11 10:42 AM, "Catherine Peery"
Emily,
I’m copying David Lee who will be managing the meeting in February. We have another bike ride presentation on February 8th, so if you think you could wait for March 8th, that might be good for you. On the other hand, your ride takes place fairly soon. Do you have any kind of map of the route?
Thanks for your quick response.
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 [email protected] www.pescaderocouncil.org
From: Emily May [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 9:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: **JUNK** Canary Century Bike Ride
Hi Catherine,
Thank you for speaking with me earlier this morning. That was a huge help! I have sent an email to our committee members asking someone to attend either the February 8 or March 8 meeting to discuss the Canary Century. In addition to sending a formal letter, here’s a brief explanation of the event:
Canary Foundation has teamed up with Cervélo, a high-end cycling company out of Canada, to raise funds for the Stanford Cancer Center. The inaugural Canary Century will be held on May 28, 2011 immediately following the Tour of California. This event is intended to be a recurring annual event.
The Canary Century will kick-off the cycling season for many Bay Area residents. Cycling enthusiasts will enjoy the unique opportunity to ride with members of the Garmin-Cervélo professional team. Twenty teams compete in the Tour de France and one of them is participating in the Canary Century. Cycling participants will be able to choose between a Century (100 mi), Metric Century (100 km) and Metric Half Century (50 km) rides. The ride starts and finishes at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
The event is under-written by Canary Foundation through a combination of registration fees and sponsorships. 100% of the donations will be directed the Stanford Cancer Center.
Participants who register before February 28, 2011 pay a reduced registration fee of $50. Those who register after February 28th pay a registration fee of $100. All participants commit to raising at least $400.
I have also attached the routes.
Thank you! Emily Canary Metric Century (100 kms) Starts In Palo Alto, California
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES Head northwest on Miranda Head north on Whiskey Hill Rd Head northwest on Kings START 2737ft 7.1 mi. 2993ft Ave toward Hillview Ave toward Woodside Rd 18.81 mi. 2mi 398ft Mountain Rd toward Manuella Ave 0.52 mi. 272ft Continue onto Foothill Expy 7.67 mi. 1192ft Turn left at Woodside Rd 1mi Slight left to stay on Kings Head west on Foothill Expy 20.88 mi. 0.57 mi. 1380ft 7.9 mi. 1716ft Turn right at Canada Rd 2399ft Mountain Rd toward Page Mill Rd 1 Head south on Kings Mountain 4mi Head northwest on Canada Rd 22.34 mi. mi Continue onto Junipero Serra 8.22 mi. 1973ft toward 0.83 mi. 1431ft 3615ft toward Bardet Rd Rd Blue Jay Way Blvd 1mi Head northwest on Junipero 12.9 mi. 318ft Head northwest on Canada Rd 23.71 mi. Slight right at Tunitas Creek Rd 1mi 1594ft 1.1 mi. Serra Blvd toward Stanford Turn right to stay on Tunitas 4714ft 12.96 mi. 3431ft Head southeast on Canada Rd 25.01 mi. 3mi 602ft Dish Hiking Trail Creek Rd Head northwest on G5/ 4mi Head southeast on Canada Rd 2 Head south on Tunitas Creek 13.61 mi. 28.12 mi. mi 3 mi. 1355ft Junipero Serra Blvd toward 2054ft toward Phleger Rd 1102ft Rd toward Lobitos Creek Rd Santa Cruz Ave 18 mi. 807ft Turn right at Woodside Rd Head southwest on Tunitas 3.25 mi. 578ft Turn right at Santa Cruz Ave 30.33 mi. 3995ft Creek Rd toward Lobitos Creek Head west on Woodside Rd 18.16 mi. 3024ft Cutoff 3.36 mi. 2 126ft Turn left at toward Albion Ave mi Sand Hill Rd Turn left to stay on Tunitas Turn right at Kings Mountain 31.09 mi. 2mi 147ft 18.73 mi. 403ft Creek Rd 5.38 mi. 4724ft Head west on Sand Hill Rd Rd Turn left at CA-1 S/ Cabrillo 33.12 mi. 1300ft 6.28 mi. 4346ft Sharp right at Whiskey Hill Rd Hwy S
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES Head southwest on CA-1 S/ Head east on Alpine Rd toward 1 50.36 mi. 526ft Turn left at La Honda Rd 61.34 mi. 3999ft 33.36 mi. mi toward 1630ft Cabrillo Hwy S Star Hill Bishop Ln Rd Head west on CA-84 E/ La Turn right at G5/ Junipero Serra 62.1 mi. 374ft 50.46 mi. 3mi 841ft Honda Rd toward Grandview Blvd 34.67 mi. 353ft Turn left at Stage Rd Dr Head east on Junipero Serra 62.17 mi. 4497ft Head east on Stage Rd toward 53.62 mi. 1259ft Sharp right at Portola Rd Blvd toward Campus Dr 34.74 mi. 1mi 503ft CA-84 W/ La Honda Rd/ San 1 Slight right to stay on Junipero Gregorio Rd Head east on Portola Rd toward 63.02 mi. mi 53.86 mi. 3096ft 2436ft Serra Blvd Turn left at CA-84 E/ La Honda Forrest View Rd 35.84 mi. 1804ft Head southeast on Junipero Rd/ San Gregorio Rd 54.44 mi. 2mi 921ft Turn right to stay on Portola Rd 64.48 mi. 158ft Serra Blvd toward Page Mill Rd Head northeast on CA-84 E/ La 1mi Head southeast on Portola Rd Honda Rd/ San Gregorio Rd 56.62 mi. 64.51 mi. 51ft Turn right at Page Mill Rd 6mi 1164ft toward Westridge Dr 36.18 mi. toward Coyote Creek Rd 1362ft 1 Continue to follow CA-84 E/ La 57.84 mi. mi Turn left at 64.52 mi. 2535ft Turn left at Foothill Expy 3848ft Alpine Rd Honda Rd Head east on Foothill Expy Head on 65 mi. 530ft Head northeast on CA-84 E/ La north Alpine Rd toward Hillview Ave 42.43 mi. 3mi 660ft 59.57 mi. 1mi 780ft Honda Rd toward Westridge Dr 65.1 mi. 140ft Turn left at Hillview Ave 2 Head north on CA-84 E/ La 60.71 mi. 3307ft Slight right to stay on Alpine Rd 45.56 mi. mi 2072ft Honda Rd 65.13 mi. Turn right at Miranda Ave Head northeast on CA-84 E/ La 2 47.95 mi. mi toward 2142ft Honda Rd Kebet Ridge Rd
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES Head northwest on Miranda Head north on Kings Mountain START 1174ft 6.8 mi. 4335ft Head north on Whiskey Hill Rd 20.72 mi. 828ft Ave toward Hillview Ave Rd toward Huddart Park Rd Head west on Miranda Ave Head north on Whiskey Hill Rd 2 Slight left to stay on Kings 0.22 mi. 1548ft 7.62 mi. 266ft 20.88 mi. mi toward Hillview Ave toward Woodside Rd 3929ft Mountain Rd 7.67 mi. 1192ft Turn left at Woodside Rd Head west on Kings Mountain 0.52 mi. 772ft Continue onto Foothill Expy 23.62 mi. 446ft Rd toward Blue Jay Way Head west on Foothill Expy 7.9 mi. 1216ft Turn right at Canada Rd 0.66 mi. 880ft 1mi toward Page Mill Rd 23.71 mi. Slight right at Tunitas Creek Rd 1mi Head northwest on Canada Rd 1594ft Continue onto Junipero Serra 8.13 mi. 0.83 mi. 4228ft 2540ft toward Dean Rd 1mi Turn right to stay on Tunitas Blvd 25.01 mi. 1mi Head northwest on Canada Rd 1356ft Creek Rd 1 Head west on Junipero Serra 9.61 mi. 1.63 mi. mi 1798ft toward Jefferson Ave Head southwest on Tunitas 1415ft toward 2mi Blvd Santa Maria Ave Head west on Canada Rd 26.27 mi. Creek Rd toward Lobitos Creek 10.95 mi. 1mi 82ft 3803ft Head northwest on G5/ toward Phleger Rd Rd 2.9 mi. 1821ft Junipero Serra Blvd toward Head on 11.97 mi. 5274ft Head northwest on Canada Rd southwest Tunitas Santa Cruz Ave 28.99 mi. 2233ft Creek Rd toward Lobitos Creek 3.24 mi. 360ft Turn right at Santa Cruz Ave 12.97 mi. 1mi 787ft Head southeast on Canada Rd Rd Head northwest on Santa Cruz 2 Head southeast on Canada Rd 29.41 mi. 2267ft Slight right at Lobitos Creek Rd 3.31 mi. 249ft 14.12 mi. mi Ave toward Sand Hill Rd 4689ft toward Phleger Rd Head northwest on Lobitos 29.84 mi. 4148ft Head southeast on Canada Rd 3.36 mi. 1981ft Turn left at Sand Hill Rd 17 mi. 5270ft Creek Rd toward Irish Ridge Rd toward Mission Trail Rd 2mi Head southwest on Lobitos Head southwest on Sand Hill 30.62 mi. 3.73 mi. 2283ft 2848ft Creek Rd toward Verde Rd Rd toward Branner Dr 18 mi. 685ft Turn right at Woodside Rd Head south on Lobitos Creek 1mi Head west on Sand Hill Rd Head west on Woodside Rd 33.16 mi. 1831ft 4.17 mi. 18.13 mi. 3146ft Rd toward Verde Rd 4410ft toward Monte Rosa Dr toward Albion Ave Head southwest on Sand Hill Turn right at Kings Mountain 33.51 mi. 945ft Sharp left at Verde Rd 6 mi. 1503ft 18.73 mi. 286ft Rd Rd Turn left at Lobitos Creek 33.69 mi. 254ft Head northwest on Kings 6.28 mi. 2737ft Sharp right at Whiskey Hill Rd 1 Cutoff 18.78 mi. mi toward 4964ft Mountain Rd Manuella Ave
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES 1 Head east on Lobitos Creek Head southwest on Cloverdale 33.74 mi. mi 44.75 mi. 1mi 735ft Head southeast on Stage Rd 53.95 mi. 440ft 1522ft Cutoff Rd toward Gazos Creek Rd 1 Head east on Lobitos Creek 45.89 mi. mi Head on 1mi 35.03 mi. 1845ft 1924ft southwest Stage Rd 54.04 mi. Continue onto Gazos Creek Rd Cutoff toward Tunitas Creek Rd 1553ft 47.25 mi. 204ft Turn left at North St Head south on Gazos Creek Rd 35.37 mi. 297ft Turn right at Tunitas Creek Rd 55.33 mi. 4301ft toward Head east on North St toward CA-1 N/ Cabrillo Hwy Head southeast on Tunitas 47.29 mi. 3618ft 1 Turn right at CA-1 N/ Cabrillo Goulson Way 56.15 mi. mi 35.43 mi. 3176ft Creek Rd toward Tunitas Creek 1468ft Hwy Ranch Rd Head east on North St toward 47.98 mi. 1072ft Head northwest on CA-1 N/ Head southwest on Tunitas Pescadero Creek Rd 1mi 1 57.42 mi. Cabrillo Hwy toward Pigeon 36.03 mi. mi toward Turn right at Pescadero Creek 4455ft 1736ft Creek Rd CA-1 S/ 48.18 mi. 518ft Point Rd Cabrillo Hwy S Rd 1 Head northwest on CA-1 N/ Head west on Pescadero Creek 59.27 mi. mi Head west on Tunitas Creek 48.28 mi. 1002ft 3804ft Cabrillo Hwy 37.36 mi. 217ft Rd toward CA-1 S/ Cabrillo Rd Head north on CA-1 N/ Cabrillo Hwy S 60.99 mi. 925ft 48.47 mi. 54ft Slight left Hwy 1mi Turn left at CA-1 S/ Cabrillo 37.4 mi. Head south toward Cloverdale 2019ft Hwy S 48.48 mi. 92ft 61.16 mi. 4769ft Turn right at Bean Hollow Rd Rd Head south on CA-1 S/ Cabrillo 1 Head north on Bean Hollow Rd 38.79 mi. 911ft 62.07 mi. mi Hwy S toward Stage Rd 48.5 mi. 2135ft Turn left at Cloverdale Rd 1780ft toward Reservoir Rd 38.96 mi. 1 635ft Turn left at Head southeast on Cloverdale Head northwest on Bean mi Stage Rd 48.9 mi. 1mi 675ft Rd toward Butano Cutoff 63.4 mi. 1338ft Hollow Rd toward Butano Head south on Stage Rd toward 1mi Head southeast on Cloverdale Creek 40.08 mi. CA-84 W/ La Honda Rd/ San 1 1787ft 50.03 mi. mi toward Slight right at Pescadero Creek Gregorio Rd 1570ft Rd No Butano Truck 63.66 mi. 1907ft Trail Rd 41.42 mi. 621ft Head southeast on Stage Rd 1 Head southeast on Cloverdale Head east on Pescadero Creek 51.33 mi. mi 64.02 mi. 1941ft 1mi 2220ft Rd toward Eden W St Rd toward Stage Rd 41.53 mi. Turn right to stay on Stage Rd 3648ft 1 Head southeast on Cloverdale 52.75 mi. mi 64.39 mi. 259ft Turn left at Stage Rd 1 Head south on Stage Rd toward 1101ft Rd toward Olmo Fire Rd 43.23 mi. mi 2770ft Willowside Ranch Rd
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES Head north on Stage Rd toward Head north on CA-84 E/ La 64.44 mi. 1mi 313ft 98.03 mi. 551ft Slight left at Santa Cruz Ave North St 85.16 mi. 1mi 698ft Honda Rd toward Kebet Ridge 1 Rd 98.14 mi. 48ft Turn right at Sand Hill Rd 65.49 mi. mi Head on 3054ft north Stage Rd 86.29 mi. 996ft Turn left at La Honda Rd 98.14 mi. 1472ft Turn right 1mi Head northwest on Stage Rd 67.07 mi. Head north on CA-84 E/ La 4200ft toward Jeep Trail 2mi 86.48 mi. Honda Rd toward Grandview 98.42 mi. 1472ft Head north toward Sand Hill Rd 1 Head northeast on Stage Rd 3954ft 68.87 mi. mi Dr 2571ft toward Pomponio Creek Rd 98.7 mi. 48ft Turn left at Sand Hill Rd Head northeast on La Honda 89.23 mi. 1696ft 70.36 mi. 4379ft Turn left to stay on Stage Rd Rd toward Portola Rd 98.71 mi. 551ft Turn left at Santa Cruz Ave Head northeast on Stage Rd 71.18 mi. 3090ft 89.55 mi. 2741ft Sharp right at Portola Rd toward Seaside- School Rd 98.82 mi. 4870ft Turn left at Junipero Serra Blvd Head east on Portola Rd toward Turn right at CA-84 E/ La Honda 90.07 mi. 1613ft Slight right to stay on Junipero 71.77 mi. 2365ft Mountain Home Rd 99.74 mi. 570ft Rd/ San Gregorio Rd Serra Blvd Head east on CA-84 E/ La 90.38 mi. 1155ft Turn right to stay on Portola Rd Head southeast on Junipero 1mi 1mi 72.22 mi. Honda Rd/ San Gregorio Rd 1 Head south on Portola Rd 99.85 mi. Serra Blvd toward Stanford 3229ft 90.59 mi. mi 1385ft toward Coyote Creek Rd 3192ft toward Family Farm Rd Dish Hiking Trail Slight right to stay on Junipero Head east on CA-84 E/ La 1mi Head east on Portola Rd toward 101.11 mi. 187ft 3 Honda Rd/ San Gregorio Rd 92.2 mi. Serra Blvd 73.83 mi. mi 3018ft Farm Rd 1434ft toward Bear Gulch RdContinue Head southeast on Junipero 101.14 mi. 533ft to follow CA-84 E/ La Honda Rd 93.77 mi. 3106ft Turn left at Alpine Rd Serra Blvd toward Page Mill Rd 3mi Head east on CA-84 E/ La 1 Head northeast on Alpine Rd 77.1 mi. 94.36 mi. mi 101.24 mi. 56ft Turn left at Page Mill Rd 3154ft Honda Rd toward Peek- A- Boo 3266ft toward Golden Oak Dr 1mi Head northeast on CA-84 E/ La Head north on Alpine Rd 101.26 mi. 1585ft Turn right at Foothill Expy 80.7 mi. 95.98 mi. 3537ft 5022ft Honda Rd toward Jeep Trail 1 Head northeast on CA-84 E/ La 101.56 mi. Slight left at Miranda Ave 82.65 mi. mi 96.65 mi. 1820ft Slight right to stay on Alpine Rd 1475ft Honda Rd toward Jeep Trail 1 Head north on CA-84 E/ La Head north on Alpine Rd 83.93 mi. mi 96.99 mi. 1mi 207ft 1221ft Honda Rd toward Ansel Ln
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AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES AT FOR NOTES Head southwest toward Head northwest on Canada Rd Head north on Alpine Rd START 39ft 9.96 mi. 2mi 940ft 26.01 mi. 3749ft Miranda Ave toward Phleger Rd toward Jeep Trail 0.01 mi. 2703ft Turn right at Miranda Ave 12.14 mi. 4440ft Head northwest on Canada Rd 26.72 mi. 1mi 926ft Slight right to stay on Alpine Rd Head north on Alpine Rd 0.52 mi. 1652ft Continue onto Foothill Expy 12.98 mi. 4mi 345ft Head southeast on Canada Rd 27.9 mi. 1103ft toward Rural Ln Continue onto Junipero Serra Head southeast on Canada Rd Turn right at Junipero Serra 0.83 mi. 1296ft 17.05 mi. 1mi 18ft 28.1 mi. 4870ft Blvd toward Mission Trail Rd Blvd Head northwest on Junipero 18.05 mi. 1192ft Turn left at Woodside Rd Slight right to stay on Junipero 29.03 mi. 2517ft 1.08 mi. 2mi 924ft Serra Blvd toward Stanford Serra Blvd Dish Hiking Trail 18.27 mi. 592ft Turn right at Whiskey Hill Rd Head southeast on Junipero 3.25 mi. 578ft Turn right at Santa Cruz Ave 1mi 29.5 mi. 4717ft Serra Blvd toward Santa Maria 18.39 mi. Head south on Whiskey Hill Rd 1588ft Ave 3.36 mi. 1mi 598ft Turn left at Sand Hill Rd Slight right to stay on Junipero 19.69 mi. 2679ft Slight right at Sand Hill Rd 30.4 mi. 507ft 4.48 mi. 33ft Turn right Serra Blvd Head southeast on Sand Hill Head southeast on Junipero 20.19 mi. 1342ft 30.49 mi. 213ft 4.48 mi. 405ft Turn left Rd toward Lakeshore Dr Serra Blvd toward Page Mill Rd Continue straight onto Portola 20.45 mi. 2mi 157ft 4.56 mi. 1043ft Head west toward Sand Hill Rd Rd 30.53 mi. 998ft Continue onto Foothill Expy 1mi Head southeast on Portola Rd 4.76 mi. 33ft Turn left toward 22.48 mi. 30.72 mi. 1764ft Head east on Foothill Expy Sand Hill Rd 1928ft toward Westridge Dr 1 Head east on Foothill Expy 4.76 mi. mi Turn right at 23.84 mi. 4600ft Turn left at Alpine Rd 31.06 mi. 236ft 2816ft Sand Hill Rd toward Hillview Ave 1mi Head northeast on Alpine Rd 6.3 mi. 4260ft Sharp right at Whiskey Hill Rd 24.71 mi. 31.1 mi. 140ft Turn left at Hillview Ave 1560ft toward Golden Oak Dr Head north on Whiskey Hill Rd 7.1 mi. 3078ft 31.13 mi. Turn right at Miranda Ave toward Woodside Rd 7.69 mi. 1192ft Turn left at Woodside Rd
7.91 mi. 2mi 263ft Turn right at Canada Rd
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-----Original Message----- From: Leah Deffenbaugh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:53 PM To: Catherine Peery Cc: 'Derek Ford' Subject: RE: Transfer site.
No problem Catherine,
Let me know how I can help. I felt the letter was more of a "vent" rather then a professional one, but I had to write as I read that article. There are some very important issues that need to be addressed, and I fear the county will not come up with anything more creative then spending more, and charging more.
Thank you for what you do!
Leah Deffenbaugh National Closing Coordinator Stewart Title Guaranty Company - NTS Ph. (415) 403-9080 ex. 16
-----Original Message----- From: Catherine Peery [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:44 PM To: Leah Deffenbaugh Cc: 'Derek Ford' Subject: RE: Transfer site. Leah,
I read your whole e-mail to Joe and I thought it made a lot of sense. PMAC is going to be adding information regarding what other transfer sites are doing that help keep costs down, and include your comments, as well as those that were made at the PMAC meeting by other members of the community.
I appreciate that you took the time to thoughtfully respond, and that you allowed me to see your correspondence. As we develop a complete response to this impossible notion of making Pescaderans come up with an additional $183,000 per year for our transfer station, I will keep you posted on what we suggest.
Thanks a lot,
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 [email protected] www.pescaderocouncil.org
-----Original Message----- From: Leah Deffenbaugh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:59 AM To: Catherine Peery Cc: Derek Ford Subject: RE: Transfer site.
Thanks Derek!
Hello Catherine,
I am willing to help where I can. I work in the title insurance business, and I am used to dealing with the county on various title, zoning, subdivision and planning issues. I can assist with finding the correct parties to contact / drafting letters / research.
Attached, is an informal email I sent to the county employees referenced in the HMB review article, with Joe La Mariana response, Lillian Clark has not written back.
Thank you!
Leah Deffenbaugh National Closing Coordinator Stewart Title Guaranty Company - NTS Ph. (415) 403-9080 ex. 16
-----Original Message----- From: Derek Ford [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:20 AM To: Leah Deffenbaugh; Catherine Peery Subject: Transfer site.
Hey guys just emailing you both to introduce one another. Both emails are included.
I know Leah has been involved, and can help you some Catherine!
There you guys go.... Hope we can help.
Leah forward your emails to the reps over to Catherine if you can. Derek Sent from my iPhone
January 14, 2011
Duane Bay, Director San Mateo County Department of Housing 264 Harbor Boulevard, Bldg. A Belmont, CA 94002
Re: Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council Certificate of Support for Grant Application to Rehabilitate Native Sons’ Community Hall
Dear Duane:
The Pescadero Municpal Advisory Council, at its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 11, 2010 passed unanimously a resolution to provide a Certificate of Support for this Grant Application. The Native Sons’ Community Hall is vital to the civic life of the whole community, and is a central location for the delivery of services by nonprofit organizations to the community, and also services as the Town Hall, where our monthly meetings are held.
We see the replacement of the foundation of the Native Sons’ Hall as critically important to our community. The community has shown its support over the years by first contributing the funds to buy the building, and in the last year or two, contributing about $76,000 towards this project. We urge the Department of Housing to give this project the highest priority in your allocation of grant funds.
Thanks very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org p1/2
January 25, 2011
Jim Eggemeyer, Director Planning and Building Department San Mateo County 455 County Center #2 Redwood City, CA 94063-1663
Re: Pescadero Town Sign Permits
Dear Jim,
The town of Pescadero has just gone through an 18-month process of soliciting designs, voting on the designs, soliciting feedback from the town on sign locations, and voting on the town sign locations. The sign will be located in the County right of way in front of the Post Office at the main intersection in town. It will be a hand-carved redwood sign designed and built by a local artist.
PMAC, in collaboration with the Pescadero Foundation, and several other nonprofits in town—Puente, Pescadero Education Foundation, Viking Boosters, and the PTA—has committed to managing and maintaining the sign, and the messages on the sign.
We have just learned that the nonprofit applying for the sign (in this case Friends of PMAC, an organization within the Pescadero Foundation that supports PMAC’s efforts) is required to get a Coastal Development Permit for the sign.
We have donations from the nonprofits in town and from 30 businesses and individuals amounting to about $6,000 and probably another $5,000 in materials to build the sign. The designer and builder of the sign has waived many hours of labor. We would appreciate it if you could see your way clear to waiving or reducing the fees required for the permitting process.
As you may know, Pescadero has no newspaper of its own, and the only budget for communications is PMAC’s, which is just to cover meetings. Many people in the community do not have computers, so e-mail reaches perhaps half the population. Nonprofits in the community, in the hopes of better delivering their services and programs to members of the community, have been working on getting a town sign for several years.
PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org p1/2
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PMAC has done whatever it can to facilitate and support this process, which has been a very open and inclusive one. In that spirit, we hope that you can help us achieve this worthy goal by keeping the cost as low as possible.
We greatly appreciate your consideration.
Sincerely
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
Cc: Supervisor Don Horsley
PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org p2/2
January 25, 2011
Supervisor Don Horsley San Mateo County Board of Supervisors 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063-1636
Re: Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council, Appointment of Rob Talbot
Dear Supervisor Horsley:
At our last regular meeting on January 11, 2011, the Council voted unanimously to recommend that the County of San Mateo’s Board of Supervisors please appoint Rob Talbot as a member of the Council representing District 1, the downtown area of Pescadero.
We met and talked to Rob Talbot who has lived in this District for 31 years, and whose wife, Pat Talbot, is principal of the Elementary School.
We feel that Rob would make a wonderful addition to our Council, and hope that you, and the other members of the Board of Supervisors will agree.
Thanks very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council, P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060 650-879-0150
County Manager's Office BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAROLE GROOM DON HORSLEY ROSE JACOBS GIBSON ADRIENNE TISSIER
DAVIDS. BOESCH COUNTY MANAGER COUNTY OF SAN MATEO CLERK OF THE BOARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER • REDWOOD CITY CALIFORNIA 94063-1662 (650) 363-4123 WEB PAGE ADDRESS: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us FAX: (650) 363-1916
January 19, 2011
Catherine Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (PMAC) POBox28 Pescadero, CA 94060
Subject: Annual Allocation/or PMAC Operations/or FY 2009-10
Dear Ms. Peery:
The County Manager's Office has been informed by Supervisor Don Horsley's Office that PMAC would like to continue to receive its annual appropriated amount of $3,000 in one lump sum payment. In order to disburse the funds in this manner, PMAC will need to qnce again agree to the following conditions:
1. The PMAC remains an Advisory Commission, aud has no authority to obligate or to act on behalf of, Sau Mateo County. 2. The funds received from San Mateo County need to be placed in a separate bank account, not mingled with other funds, and we would recommend access only by you and one back up person. 3. The funds need to be spent only for lawful PMAC meeting purposes and accounted for in the following categories: Printing and Copy Service; Postage and Mailing; Other Office Expense; Meeting Expense; Office Equipment Rental (if any); and, Telephone Service Charges. 4. At the end of the fiscal year, the PMAC needs to account for all funds spent by submitting to the San Mateo County Manager, a written report including original receipts and a written reconciliation of the account including all original bank statements and all original voided and/or cancelled checks. 5. This account and all transactions will be subject to audit by the San Mateo County Controller.
If you accept the terms listed above, please sign and return to my office and a check will be sent to your Council.
Sincerely,
Agreed and Accepted by the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council:
Catherine Peery, Chair PMAC DAVID S. BOESCH County Manager
c: Honorable Don Horsley, Supervisor, District 3 Honorable Tom Huening, County Controller Michael Murphy, County Counsel Rodger Reinhart PO Box 817 Pescadero, CA 940650 [email protected]
Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committee PO Box 249 Pescadero CA 94060
February 7, 2011
Catherine Peery
Transfer Stations
The public comments from county staff have focused on the 4$ per 32 gallon trash can drop off charge. The limit of one can per visit is silly and should be changed to allow Pescadero residents to bring trash to the transfer station in cans. At $4.00 per can the per‐yard cost is $24.00 per yard.
A 32 gallon trash can is 1/6 of a cubic yard. The per yard cost at the transfer station is $24.00 per yard. $24.00 per yard / 6 trash cans per yard = $4.00 per trash can The per can rate is currently the same as the per yard rate.
Sincerely
Rodger Reinhart From: Susan LaGow
Hi Kate, Thank you for your response to my email. I completely understand having your plate full and I would really appreciate if you would put my request out at your PMAC meeting tomorrow night. I am hopeful one of the other PMAC members will be available to join in our South Coast Prevention Partnership efforts. Please give my email address ([email protected]) as the contact information.
Thanks again Kate, Sue
Susan LaGow Youth Development Specialist South Coast Children's Services
From: Kate
Hi Sue. I am just now getting to my email. Sorry to miss. This sounds like a very important community endeavor and I am delighted to hear of your good works and of course we are so fortunate to have Jorge working on efforts here as well.
As far as me participating, my plates a tad over full these days and I fear I wouldn't be able to be a good partner in the enterprise. But could I include a request for another member of PMAC to participate? Tomorrow night is our meeting and in the morning I will finish putting together our correspondence, may I include your request in the correspondence and perhaps one of the other members might be available?
Thanks for what you are doing Sue this sounds like a very worthy endeavor. Best, Kate
On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Susan LaGow wrote:
Hi Kate, Margaret Sedillo, Prevention Specialist for the school district, Jorge Guzman Prevention Specialist at Puente and I, started the South Coast Prevention Partnership that we are working on growing to include many other businesses, organizations, and community members. Our mission is as follows:
The South Coast Prevention Partnership is a coalition of members from various organizations of the south coast area of San Mateo County. The members are united in their support for the prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, promoting wellness, and academic success for our youth.
Currently, we have a small group of parents from the community that comprise the Parent Advisory Board, as well as the La Honda Principal, and our resource officer Deputy Mike Smyser. There are also a couple of high school youth that have been attending our meetings and giving their valuable input. We are looking to get other businesses and organizations involved as well, to give input, ideas and support to our partnership. As a member of PMAC I thought that you might be interested in attended a meeting and potentially joining our prevention partnership. Our next meeting is today at 3:45 at the La Honda Elementary campus. I apologize for the late notice, I have been sick with that respiratory flu and not on top of my game. If you can attend we can ride together, so call me at 879-9722, or you can just show up. If you are unable to attend the meeting today, but are interested, I will happily keep you posted on the schedule for the next meeting. We hosted a Youth Substance Abuse and Gang Awareness educational event that was well attended by our community parents. Additionally, we have hosted a couple of community breakfasts, trying to find out what parents and community feel the needs are for youth in our area. Also, we are planning an assembly at the high school scheduled for March 24, from 1:00-3:00. The event is to educate and inform youth and adults in our community about the consequences of driving under the influence.
I look forward to hearing from you Kate, Sue
Susan LaGow Youth Development Specialist South Coast Children's Services PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) MEETING NOTICE AND PROPOSED AGENDA www.pescaderocouncil.org
Tuesday, March 8, 2010, 7:30 PM, Community Church Social Hall, Stage Road, Pescadero CA 94060 1. CALL TO ORDER AT 7:30/ROLL CALL, CHANGES TO ORDER OF AGENDA 2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 3. PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS A. SMC News Blog- what to expect by Liz Henton (2 minutes) B. Bike Ride Echelon Grand Fondo presentation by Michael Sexton, asking for PMAC support for permits (5 minutes) C. Eliana Shultz and Jennifer Gross, San Mateo County Dept of Health, Healthy Foods survey of Pescadero and La Honda Stores. (max 10 minutes) 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST REGULAR MEETING 5. FINANCIAL REPORT – Financial Report- Treasurer, Greg Bonaparte 6. CORRESPONDENCE –Review of correspondence – Kate Meyer Haas 7. REPORTS FROM CURRENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS A. School Board Meeting liaison – Don McDermott B. Pescadero Foundation liaison – status of Warheit Site, and Native Sons ap, farmworker housing tour - Catherine Peery C. Puente liaison – report on February’s activities by Kate Haas D. Pescadero Emergency Preparedness – report by Lary Lawson 8. LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING – ALL MEMBERS OF PMAC A. Sewer System: Status of Waste Water Treatment System Funding – report by Karen McBride, RCAC and questions from the members. 9. NEW BUSINESS- A. Support for Bike Ride route permits, as appropriate. B. Should we form an Environmental Committee? Discussion based on Jim Reynolds’ request. 10. OLD BUSINESS – A. Status of town sign permit process—complete waiver of fees by County B. Transfer Station report from Rob Skinner and Jake Bowman. C. Is any research or resources needed in preparation for April 2nd Alignment Session?
11. Adjournment. Next meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2011,
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Minutes
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 7:30 P.M. Community Church Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Acting Chair, David Lee Present: David Lee (DL1), Rob Skinner (RS), Don McDermott (DM), David Lustig (DL2), Kim “Jake” Bowman (JB) and Carolyn Shade (CS) Excused: Catherine Peery (CP), Kate Haas (KH), Greg Bonaparte (GB) Absent: None. A. Election of PMAC Officers. DL outlined the requirements set forth in the Bylaws to elect the proposed slate of Officers. DL distributed written ballots to the PMAC members present and after return of the ballots, the following officers were elected for the positions set forth after their names: Catherine Peery - Chair David Lee - Vice Chair Treasurer - Treasurer Corresponding Secretary - Kate Haas Recording Secretary - Carolyn Shade
2. Public Comments not on the agenda: None. 3. Announcements/Presentations: A. DL introduced Nick Calderon, Don Horsley’s assistant, who outlined the elections process, and in particular the process to add Rob Talbot as a PMAC member. B. John Novitsky of the Canary Foundation gave a presentation on the planned Canary Century Bike Ride scheduled for May 28, 2011. Extensive discussion followed. C. DL introduced Nicole Hernandez, a representative of State Assemblyman Jerry Hill’s office. 4. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting held on: January 11, 2011.
DL GB KH DL DM CP RS JB CS 1 2 Motion XX Second XX Ayes/Nays X X X X X X Abstain Carried XX Failed
5. Financial Report: DL reported on the current bank balances, including $6,252.18 in the main checking account and $1,219.01 for the copier account.
1 6. Correspondence: DL reported on correspondence regarding the letter to Duane Bay (San Mateo County Housing Dept.) from PMAC supporting the grant application for Native Sons Hall; the letter to Jim Eggemeyer from PMAC requesting waiver of fees on town sign Coastal Development Permit; the letter to Supervisor Don Horsley requesting the appointment of Rob Talbot to PMAC; the letter from the County Manager’s Office noting requirements for PMAC’s $3,000 annual appropriation grant; the letter to PMAC from Rodger Reinhart with additional comments on proposed transfer station fee increases; email correspondence from Leah Deffenbaugh regarding transfer station issues; correspondence on a Puente update; correspondence on the Canary Century Bike Ride; and correspondence from Susan LaGow concerning the South Coast Children’s Services and their Prevention Partnership Program. 7. Reports from Current Committee Chairs: A. School Board – DM gave an update on School Board issues, including the awarding of a $31,000 grant to support several additional instruction programs. 8. Land Use Committee Report: A. Wastewater Treatment – Report postponed to next PMAC meeting.
9. New Business:
A. Letter of Support for Canary Century Bike Ride. PMAC agreed to send a letter of support for the bike ride.
B. Goal Setting Session. There was discussion about holding a goal setting session with the current and new PMAC members on a Saturday in March. After discussion, DL suggested that members be canvassed to select a date. PMAC approved the payment of $500 to Nancy Raulston to act as a facilitator.
C. Sandbag Wall Repair. Following discussion, PMAC requested that Nick Calderon of Don Horsley’s office to explore possible solutions.
10. Old Business: A. Town Sign. No new information was available to be communicated. B. Transfer Station. RS and JB outlined research that they had done and noted the need for additional research.
11. Next Meeting: March 8, 2011 at 7:30pm at the same location as this meeting.
12. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. by Vice Chair, David Lee
2 Catherine--Thanks. We had just about concluded our review of this and were going to communicate them later today, so having this information is helpful in wrapping up our work.--Michael
"Catherine Peery"
I think there have been two errors in the last month or so that probably need to be undone: David Lustig was appointed to fill Jackson Robertson's position in District 2, and the appointment term was 4 years from Dec 1, 2010 to Dec 1, 2014N when he should have been appointed to finish Jackson's remaining term and to then stand for election in 2012. The other mistake is what brought this controversy to a head. A new person was recommended by the Council to finish Geoff Allen's term, and Marie Peterson of Boards and Commissions said one thing and the elections office said another. We'd like to get this resolved quickly so the new person can be involved, as we have an important goal-setting session set for March 5th.
Our website is www.pescaderocouncil.org.
Thanks much for your help.
Catherine Peery, Chair, PMAC
-----Original Message----- From: "Don Horsley"
Hi Michael,
Can you respond to Catherine's inquiry regarding election vs. appointment to the PMAC? Thanks
Don Horsley Member, Board of Supervisors San Mateo County 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 phone: (650) 363-4569
"Catherine Peery"
Don,
Iʼm sorry to bother you with this, but it seems thereʼs some confusion as to whether we come under the jurisdiction of the Boards and Commissions area or the Elections Office. We are an elected body, like a School Board, and in the past if there have been any vacancies, weʼve had someone appointed by the Board of Supervisors to cover the remaining term of a council member, until they could be elected in a regular election. Now, according to Marie Peterson we come under Boards and Commissions and should have people appointed—unbeknownst to the Elections Office, and then the person has to go through the Elections Office to be elected at the proper time. That sounds crazy to me, and I canʼt believe thatʼs the correct or legal procedure for an elected body.
I would appreciate it if you could get back to me or direct me to County Counsel or someone who can straighten this out.
I appreciate your time and consideration.
Catherine M. Peery, Chair
From: Nick Calderon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 4:56 PM To: Catherine Peery Subject: RE: Casey Labelle
Catherine,
I spoke with people at Public Works about the commercial and notification. What they told me is that PMAC has requested to be notified whenever there is a bike race and road closure. The encroachment permit that was granted did not include road closure and therefore PMAC was not notified. If you would like, I would be happy to speak with Public Works and add commercials to the list of events they should notify PMAC for. I am sorry about any inconveniences this may have caused anyone.
- Nicholas
>>> "Catherine Peery"
Catherine Peery d: 650-879-0150; f: 650-879-1847 toll free: 888-879-1846 x 101 [email protected] www.ben-e-fit.com
From: Nick Calderon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 2:29 PM To: Catherine Peery Subject: RE: Casey Labelle
Catherine,
If I recall correctly, I thought I corrected myself and stated that Dave Talbot needed to be appointed by the Board towards the end of the meeting. If I didn't I will clarify that at the next meeting. Thank you for the heads up. I will also bring the information on his status to the next meeting. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Nicholas
>>> "Catherine Peery"
Also, I listened to the recording of the PMAC meeting, and you kind of got mixed up on the Rob Talbot thing.
Rob Talbot has to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors after a 30-day posting of the position for the open seats, and I don’t know when the clock stops ticking on that, but Marie Peterson would know.
If we had found Rob soon after a seat was vacant in District 1 (within 60 days) PMAC could have appointed him ourselves. I believe the Elections office has designated the seat, and it has been vacant a long time.
You were right about people not being able to be appointed if the vacancy occurs within 180 days of an election. During that period people have to sign up to run with the Elections office.
After the election, if a seat isn’t filled within 60 days by PMAC, then the Clerk of the Board has to post the opening, people have to be given a chance to apply, and then, if no one else applies, the person can be appointed by the BOS.
David Lustig was appointed by the Board for a 4-year term starting Dec. 4, 2010 and ending Dec. 4, 2014. He is a representative from District 2. I think he is who you were thinking of regarding District 2 who was already appointed.
I can explain this for you or you can clarify at the meeting. Also, please come with the current status of Rob Talbot’s 30-day clock, and his appointment by the Board.
Thanks,
Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 [email protected] www.pescaderocouncil.org
From: David Lee
Rob and other PMAC Members, I was planning to send out an email on that over the weekend, but will cover it now. As you may recall, the slate had been previously nominated at the meeting in January and everyone had agreed to serve but at Carolyn's request, we waited another month before voting, with the expectation that it would take place at the February meeting. It was on the February meeting agenda as the first order of business. I checked the Bylaws before the meeting (which govern how PMAC officers are elected) and it noted that elections need to be done by written ballot. I brought ballots to the meeting and the first order of business after roll call was the election. Ballots were signed and returned by myself, Don, David Lustig and Jake, making a majority of the members present (the threshold required in the Bylaws for officer election). Rob, you elected to not turn your ballot in. Carolyn joined the meeting late after the vote and election had already taken place. I didn't want to create a scene at the meeting when Carolyn indicated that officer nominations needed to be made, but it was clear to me (and I suspect by everyone that returned their ballots) that the officers had been nominated at the January meeting and were elected at the February 8th meeting before Carolyn joined the meeting. As I am no longer a part of PMAC, you will obviously need to fill the position of Vice Chair, and make whatever changes the members feel is in the best interest of the Pescadero community. Personally, I found the whole election delay issue to have been (and appears to still be) a distraction from getting business done. Best of luck to all of you at PMAC. Regards, David
From: Rob Skinner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 5:12 PM To: Catherine Peery Cc: PMAC Members Subject: Re: Agenda for Tuesday, Minutes from February
I just looked at the minutes and they're incorrect. We didn't elect officers at the meeting. Will need to fix that and do in April. Rob Skinner Pescadero, CA
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Rob Skinner
------Original Message ------Subject Re: Ham Class. : Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:47:26 -0800 From: Peter Chupity
On 5 Mar 2011 at 13:23, Lary Lawson wrote:
> What time(s) are the class? > I have a few folks interested.
Hi Lary;
April 2 and 3, Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 to 4:30, both days. Cost is $25 and includes text book and materials. The following Saturday there will be a test session in Sunnyvale ($15 exam fee.) We will arrange a car pool for transportation.
I can send you a poster and sign up forms (PDF format,) if you would like to pass some around.
Please have people contact me by email
I hope that you are doing Ok; I'd heard that you were hurt pretty badly by a dog.
With my best to you,
Peter ------Original Message------From: Catherine Peery To: Dave Holbrook To: [email protected] Cc: Jim Eggemeyer ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pescadero sign proposal Sent: Feb 10, 2011 10:09 PM
Thanks very much to all. I'll get the sign designer working on this as soon as we get the forms
I'm very appreciative and I'll let everyone involved know.
Catherine Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: "Dave Holbrook"
Jim gave me your latest letter, indicating that we'd wave the application fees for the proposed sign. I'll drop in the mail to you the application forms that need tp be completed. Note that we'll need 5 full sets of plans (includes scaled site plan & sign elevations), as well as other items listed on back on Planning Permit Ap. Form I've enclosed. It'll be a staff-level CDP, although that decision is appealable up through to the BOS.
David Holbrook
I received this from David Lee while I was gone. I didn't realize no one else had received a similar message until yesterday.
Catherine
-----Original Message----- From: David Lee [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:52 AM To: [email protected], 'Catherine Peery PMAC' Subject: My Resignation from PMAC
Catherine, It is with considerable sadness that I tender my resignation from PMAC, effective immediately. My obligations to my law practice have increased substantially since I joined PMAC and I believe I can contribute more effectively to the improvement of the Pescadero community in other ways. I wish you and all the other members of PMAC continued success. Regards, David
From: Brenda Carlson
You are correct and I apologize for the confusion. Although Mr. Lustig's address is in Pescadero, Elections looked at the maps and it appears he may live in the northern narrow portion of District 2 near the division of District 1 and 2. The term of his seat ends Thursday December 4, 2014.
Because Mr. Lustig is filling the District 2 vacancy and the other seat is held by Mr Lee, there are no vacancies in District 2. There are, however, 4 vacancies in District 1, and the Clerk of the Board has advertised for all 4 vacancies.
-Brenda
>>> "Catherine Peery"
From: Brenda Carlson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 10:50 AM To: Catherine Peery Cc: Marie Peterson; Megan Asmus; Michael Murphy Subject: RE: PMAC
Ms Peery:
Thank you for sending the letter relating to the recent appointment of David Lustig. We have looked into this appointment and have determined the following:
District 1 - Mr. Lustig's appointment is for the District 1 vacant seat previously held by Geoff Allan. Geoff Allen's seat was up for election in 2010. No one ran. The term of this seat ends Thursday December 4, 2014 when the person elected in November 2014 takes office. Per Resolution 56280 PMAC members take office "the first Thursday in December next succeeding his or her election". Accordingly the letter that was sent to Mr. Lustig had a minor mistake in that it stated that the term ended December 1, 2014 instead of December 4, 2014. There are now 3 remaining vacancies in District 1 all of which are scheduled to appear on the November 2012. Appointments to this office will complete the term through Thursday December 6, 2012 when those candidates elected in the November 2012 election take office. District 2 -
As stated in our prior e-mail. There is one vacancy in District 1.
In 2006, both of the District 2 seats were up. One seat was for a 4 year term and one seat was for a 2 year term. Jackson Robertson ran for and was elected to the 2 year term seat. Mr. Robertson then resigned. In 2008, David Lee was elected to a four year term ending 2012. Mr. Lee currently holds that seat; therefore, it is not vacant.
In 2006, no one ran for the 4 year seat (term ending 2010). In 2007 or 2008 David Lee was appointed to fill the remainder of this seat. In 2008, David Lee vacated this seat and ran for the other District 2 seat for a four year term ending 2012. (See above.) In 2010, no one ran for this seat. If this is correct, this seat is vacant and the appointment would be made the Board of From: Denise Milner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:31 AM Cc: Denise Milner; Duane Bay; Janet Stone; Marina Yu; Norman Pascoe; Rosa Mendoza; Scott Coe; Tamara Tarver; Yvonne Ho Subject: Staff Recommendations to HCDC for FY2011/2012 NOFA Requests for Funding
Hello Applicants, Attached, please find the HCD Staff recommendations for FY2011/2012 NOFA funding requests. These will also be posted on our Department of Housing website www.smchousing.org. Once posted, you will be able to click on the NOFA's/RFP's tab, then click on HCD FY2011-12 NOFA. The recommendations will be posted on this landing page along with this year's Funding Priorities and Planning Schedule.
If there are any questions raised on your application by the HCDC at the HCDC/Staff Study Session on March 10, 2011, we will be emailing you following that meeting. This is to allow you time to be prepared to address these questions at the Public Hearing on Thursday, March 17, 2011. I will send out an rsvp request next week for the Public Hearing.
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this email (information is below).
Thank you.
Denise Milner Administrative Secretary County of San Mateo Department of Housing 264 Harbor Blvd., Bldg A Belmont, CA 94002 Tele: (650) 802-5048 Fax: (650) 802-5049 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and protected information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
Supervisors. The term for this seat ends December 2014 and it will appear on the ballot November 2014. It appears that the Board of Supervisors should start a recruitment for this seat.
>>> "Catherine Peery"
Jackson Robertson resigned in August of 2010, and worked on the council with David Lee for several years, so I think the basic data on people and terms is wrong, but I can get that figured out with the Elections office. My main concern is that it be clear that this is the Election Office’s department. I agree with what you have quoted from the Board of Supe’s Resolutions, and that’s how we’ve operated up to now. I really just wanted that verified. What that means though for David Lustig is that the appointment letter that came from Boards and Commissions is not the way it should be. I’m copying the letter of appointment for him so you can see that.
I need to know how we rectify that situation. I’ll be in the office all morning, or e-mail is fine.
I can also tell you that Pattie Brixen resigned in July of 2010, and other dates if you like.
From: Brenda Carlson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:26 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Megan Asmus; Michael Murphy Subject: PMAC
Ms Peery-
Michael Murphy asked me to look into the questions you raised relating to the filling of vacancies on the PMAC board. As a matter of background, please note that there are two types of vacancies: vacancies which occur during the term of office and vacancies that occur because no candidate runs for the office. These vacancies are filled differently. It appears that both kinds of vacancies may currently exist on PMAC; we will this confirmed this at our meeting. For vacancies that occur during the term, the Board of Supervisors resolution 58280 regarding PMAC provides: "In the event of a vacancy, the Council shall, within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the vacancy, appoint a successor. The successor shall serve until the expiration of the term of the predecessor. If a vacancy occurs within 160 days and 120 days of a scheduled Council election, the vacancy shall be filled by election, rather than appointment." For vacancies that occur because the seat was up for election and no one signed up, the Board of Supervisors resolution 56328 regarding PMAC, provides in paragraph 2: "In the event there are no nominees for such positions, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint persons to those positions." Here is the history regarding District 1 and District 2 according to the Elections Office:
District 1 history: 6 seats
There are 4 vacancies in District 1.
Geoff Allen's seat was up for election in 2010. No one ran. This seat is vacant and should be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Michael Berthiaume resigned in July of 2010 during his term. There is a little less than 2 years left on his term. If this is correct, then it appears that this vacancy can be filled by a PMAC appointment.
District 2 history: 2 seats In 2006, both of the District 2 seats were up- one for a 4 year term and one for a 2 year term. Jackson Robertson ran for and was elected to the 2 year term seat. Mr. Robertson then resigned. In 2008, David Lee was elected to a four year term ending 2012. This seat is not vacant.
In 2006, no one ran for the 4 year seat (term ending 2010). In 2007 or 2008 David Lee was appointed to fill the remainder of this seat. In 2008, David Lee vacated this seat and ran for the other District 2 seat for a four year term ending 2012. (See above.) In 2010, no one ran for this seat. If this is correct, this seat is vacant and the appointment would be made the Board of Supervisors.
In regards to the other 2 seats, both of which have a term ending in 2012, it appears that no one ran for these seats in 2008. Elections has no records indicating that an appointment was made.
We believe that the quickest way to move forward on this issue is to have a meeting with you and a member of the Elections Office. That way, we could compare the records of PMAC and Elections Office. Please give me a call and let me know your availability. My number is 363-4760.
-Brenda
Roberts Rules of Order:
66. Nominations and Elections. Before proceeding to an election to fill an office it is customary to nominate one or more candidates. This nomination is not necessary when the election is by ballot or roll call, as each member may vote for any eligible person whether nominated or not. When the vote is viva voce or by rising, the nomination is like a motion to fill a blank, the different names being repeated by the chair as they are made, and then the vote is taken on each in the order in which they were nominated, until one is elected. The nomination need not be seconded. Sometimes a nominating ballot is taken in order to ascertain the preferences of the members. But in the election of the officers of a society it is more usual to have the nominations made by a committee. When the committee makes its report, which consists of a ticket, the chair asks if there are any other nominations, when they may be made from the floor. The committee's nominations are treated just as if made by members from the floor, no vote being taken on accepting them. When the nominations are completed the assembly proceeds to the election, the voting being by any of the methods mentioned under Voting, [46], unless the by-laws prescribe a method. The usual method in permanent societies is by ballot, the balloting being continued until the offices are all filled. An election takes effect immediately if the candidate is present and does not decline, or if he is absent and has consented to his candidacy. If he is absent and has not consented to his candidacy, it takes effect when he is notified of his election, provided he does not decline immediately. After the election has taken effect and the officer or member has learned the fact, it is too late to reconsider the vote on the election. An officer-elect takes possession of his office immediately, unless the rules specify the time. In most societies it is necessary that this time be clearly designated.
PMAC Bylaws in regard to election of officers:
Section 4. Officers of the Council
There shall be one Chairperson, one Vice Chairperson, one Corresponding Secretary and one Recording Secretary. The officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the Council and shall serve a term of one (1) year. Other official positions, such as Office Manager, may be created as necessary.
Section 5. Duties of Officers
The Chairperson shall preside over all regular and special meetings and shall set the agenda with the Corresponding Secretary. The Vice Chairperson shall perform the Chairperson's duties in his or her absence or incapacity. The Corresponding Secretary shall carry out all correspondence as directed by the Council, shall report all communications received by the Council and shall have the responsibility of preparing and distributing the agenda. The Recording Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings and shall have the responsibility for the distribution of Minutes.
Section 6. Vacancies
Any Council officer vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of Council members at the first regular meeting after the vacancy occurs.
In the event of a member vacancy, the Council shall, within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the vacancy, appoint a successor who will serve until the expiration of the term of the predecessor. This appointment does not require approval by the Board of Supervisors. The effective date of a vacancy shall be considered to be the date of the first regular Council meeting at which the vacancy is announced (the “Effective Date”). If the vacancy occurs not less than one hundred twenty (120) days and not more than one hundred sixty (160) days before a scheduled Council election, the vacancy shall be filled by election rather than appointment, as specified in the resolution establishing the Council. Otherwise, the procedure for appointing a successor shall be as follows: a) Immediately after the Effective Date, notification must be posted at the Pescadero and Loma Mar post offices. b) Interested parties are encouraged to apply within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date or by the next regular Council meeting. Applications may be in writing or by oral nomination (including self nomination). Nominations will be closed forty five (45) days after the Effective Date and the election will occur at the next regular Council meeting. The names of candidates will be mailed with the Council agenda. c) Candidates are requested to make a brief presentation followed by brief questions and/or statements from Council members and members of the public. d) Following this presentation, election will be by written vote of members of the Council, including the Chairperson. However, the vote of the Chairperson is not revealed unless there is a tie. Election requires a majority of those present. Each ballot must specify the Council member's name and their choice of candidate. The Recording Secretary shall read the ballots aloud. If no one candidate receives a majority, more than one round of voting will be required. To avoid deadlock, the name of the candidate with the lowest number of votes is dropped out at the end of each round.
From: MB Chidester [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 11:02 PM To: MB Chidester Subject: CS CERT - Silver Dragon V Sign Up - Repeat Notice
To Coastside CERT,
This is a repeat request for volunteers to help with the San Mateo County Silver Dragon V exercise. Please respond by this Friday if you can help us with this very important event. We need to submit total number of participants to the County so that they can arrange for supplies and meals. Thank you to all of those who have already responded to the previous email.
SILVER DRAGON “V” EXERCISE
Sponsored by the San Mateo Bio-Terrorism/Public Health Emergency Preparedness Unit
DATE: MARCH 24 (Thursday)
TIME: 8:30 am - 12:00 noon
LOCATION: HMB Fire Station (Incident Command Post)
The deadline for sign-ups is Friday, March 4th so that we can make the necessary arrangements with the SM County EMSA planning committee for food and supplies.
A continental breakfast, water, power bars and lunch will be provided by the San Mateo County Health Department. (Funds for this exercise are being provided by a Federal grant.)
The purpose of this exercise is to enhance public health and safety readiness in response to a major health-related emergency. This is a simulated exercise and will test the ability of the San Mateo County Health System to coordinate with local cities, law enforcement, fire departments, ARES ham radio members, CERT teams and the MRC to rapidly distribute large quantities of medicine and medical information. The distribution method of door-to-door delivery will be tested, but instead of medicines, we will distribute flyers concerning household fires. Also being added to the Coastside packets will be information regarding Tsunami readiness. This exercise is very unique and last year there were 2 representatives from the Governor’s office that visited our incident command post.
Last year, we reached 1,250 homes in about 2 hours. This year we hoped to cover an even larger
The goals are to:
. Educate the public on preventing household fires and Tsunami readiness.
. Test the Disaster Healthcare Volunteers of California instant alert system used by the San Mateo Coastside Medical Reserve Corps (SMC MRC) unit.
. Test the HMB Police Department telephone “Rapid Notify” system that can rapidly target any street or neighborhood in HMB with information about any type of emergency or announcement.
. Evaluate CDC procedures to provide meals for disaster volunteer workers.
. Test communications equipment (Ham radios, family radios) & procedures . Encourage CERT training for Coastside residents
This will be an opportunity to work with fellow CERT team members, MRC members and ARES Ham radio members. You will also be able to get in a few hours of exercise and help our neighbors and the San Mateo County Emergency Preparedness Unit.
I will be coordinating the exercise this year with the assistance of Dr. Michael Klass of the SMC MRC.
Additional information and details will be sent out next week.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I thank you for your support.
Mark Chidester
Coastside CERT Coordinator
650 728-0173
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__,_._,___ We should have a moment of silence this evening for Larry Brown. See below.
Catherine Peery d: 650-879-0150; f: 650-879-1847 toll free: 888-879-1846 x 101 [email protected] www.ben-e-fit.com
From: Kerry Lobel [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 7:35 AM To: Kerry Lobel Subject: FW: Larry Brown
From Amy Wooliever, School Superintendent
Dear Staff, Board and Boosters-past and present,
It is with sadness that I inform you that Socorro Brown’s husband, Larry Brown, passed away last night/this morning. Larry was an “Original Viking Booster” and supporter of our schools and staff. Larry attended Pescadero schools as a youth, sent his three children through our system and supported his wife, Socorro in her work in Pescadero. His sister, Dorothy, served as our district office secretary for many years before retiring in 2004.
Larry spent many hours in our high school office and in his home office troubleshooting our computer systems, advising me, Socorro and others on the best way to deal with our aging systems. He used his talents to make our work more efficient. Larry was an accomplished graphic artist and helped the Boosters design tickets, flyers, programs and a variety of promotional materials. He photographed our sports teams and was always at the ready to lend a hand. Larry even offered and was enthusiastic about volunteering to drive our State Improvement Grant all the way to Sacramento last year in order to meet our deadline.
Many have asked how they can help. I learned today that the high school staff is collecting a fund to help with expenses related to funeral expenses. Contact Maynard Robinson [email protected] if you are interested in donating. Larry was a kind, intelligent and generous man. He loved his town and he loved his family. He will be greatly missed. Services are tentatively set for 6:00 pm on Sunday however, firmer details to follow. With sadness, Amy
PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC)
Minutes
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 7:30 P.M. Community Church Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 94060 www.pescaderocouncil.org
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Acting Chair, David Lee Present: David Lee (DL1), Rob Skinner (RS), Don McDermott (DM), David Lustig (DL2), Kim “Jake” Bowman (JB) and Carolyn Shade (CS) Excused: Catherine Peery (CP), Kate Haas (KH), Greg Bonaparte (GB) Absent: None. A. Election of PMAC Officers. DL outlined the requirements set forth in the Bylaws to elect the proposed slate of Officers. DL distributed written ballots to the PMAC members present. There was no election of officers as the nominations were not completed at the January Meeting. There was no nomination for chairperson. At the January meeting Ms Peery placed her name on the ballot. There was no nomination or second to that placement. There was discussion that there should be a new Chair as the office was meant to be rolling rather than continuous. It was suggested that the current Chair be nominated as Vice Chair to mentor the new Chair. David Lee said that he did not want to take the Chair at this time. There was no election of officers. 2. Public Comments not on the agenda: None. 3. Announcements/Presentations: A. DL introduced Nick Calderon, Don Horsley’s assistant, who outlined the elections process, and in particular the process to add Rob Talbot as a PMAC member. B. John Novitsky of the Canary Foundation gave a presentation on the planned Canary Century Bike Ride scheduled for May 28, 2011. Extensive discussion followed. C. DL introduced Nicole Hernandez, a representative of State Assemblyman Jerry Hill’s office. 4. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting held on: January 11, 2011.
DL GB KH DL DM CP RS JB CS 1 2 Motion XX Second XX Ayes/Nays X X X X X X Abstain Carried XX Failed
5. Financial Report: DL reported on the current bank balances, including $6,252.18 in the main checking account and $1,219.01 for the copier account. 6. Correspondence: DL reported on correspondence regarding the letter to Duane Bay (San Mateo County Housing Dept.) from PMAC supporting the grant application for Native Sons Hall; the
1 letter to Jim Eggemeyer from PMAC requesting waiver of fees on town sign Coastal Development Permit; the letter to Supervisor Don Horsley requesting the appointment of Rob Talbot to PMAC; the letter from the County Manager’s Office noting requirements for PMAC’s $3,000 annual appropriation grant; the letter to PMAC from Rodger Reinhart with additional comments on proposed transfer station fee increases; email correspondence from Leah Deffenbaugh regarding transfer station issues; correspondence on a Puente update; correspondence on the Canary Century Bike Ride; and correspondence from Susan LaGow concerning the South Coast Children’s Services and their Prevention Partnership Program. 7. Reports from Current Committee Chairs: A. School Board – DM gave an update on School Board issues, including the awarding of a $31,000 grant to support several additional instruction programs. The District has also received grants for $2,600 for the Elementary and Middle Schools from KNBR. 8. Land Use Committee Report: A. Wastewater Treatment – Report postponed to next PMAC meeting.
9. New Business:
A. Letter of Support for Canary Century Bike Ride. PMAC agreed to send a letter of support with reservaions for the bike ride. The members of PMAC commented on the schedule of the ride. Most felt that the ride organizers had not chosen the date wisely. It is Memorial weekend when traffic is heavy. PMAC was only told once it was too late to make suggestions that would have been better for the merchants and the residents. DM felt that we should not agree to accept the ride. Others suggested that we write a letter stating our concerns and suggest that Pescadero merchants and residents be included in the process early on. MSP that we write a letter and include how we certainly back the premise of the ride but not the date nor the process.
B. Goal Setting Session. There was discussion about holding a goal setting session with the current and new PMAC members on a Saturday or Sunday in March. After discussion, DL suggested that members be canvassed to select a date. PMAC approved the payment of $500 to Nancy Raulston to act as a facilitator.
C. Sandbag Wall Repair. Following discussion, PMAC requested that Nick Calderon of Don Horsley’s office to explore possible solutions.
10. Old Business: A. Town Sign. No new information was available to be communicated. B. Transfer Station. RS and JB outlined research that they had done and noted the need for additional research.
11. Next Meeting: March 8, 2011 at 7:30pm at the same location as this meeting.
12. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. by Vice Chair, David Lee
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Tuesday, April 12, 2010, 7:00 PM, Community Church Social Hall, Stage Road, Pescadero CA 94060 1. RECEPTION FOR TOWN FOLKS TO ENJOY A CASUAL GET TOGETHER 7:00 TO 7:30. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED 2. CARDS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR NEW INTERNET COMMUNICATION PROGRAM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AVAILABLE. 3. THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30/ROLL CALL, CHANGES TO ORDER OF AGENDA 4. COMMENTS JFROM THE TOWN'S FOLK ATTENDING AND FROM THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC WILL BE HEARD. 5. PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS A. FLOODING FLOODING FLOODING: 1. Kellyx Nelson from RCD will talk about our opportunities and constraints. 2. Niick Calderon will talk about what Don Horsley's office is working on in regard to flooding and the sandbag wall. Comments from the public are welcome. B. Bike Flide Echelon Grand Fondo 1. Presentation by David Cochran, asking for PMAC support for permits-follow up from las:t meeting (10 minutes) C. San Mateo County Dept of Health, Healthy Foods survey of Pescadero and La Honda Stores. l.Eliai1Ja Shultz and Jennifer Gross, (max 10 minutes)
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST REGULAR MEETING 7. FINANCIAL REPORT - - Treasurer, Greg Bonaparte 8. CORRESPONDENCE -Review of correspondence - Kate Meyer Haas 9. SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY KATE HAAS AND DARIUS DUNLAP ! 1. OUR NEW INTERNET COMMUNICATION PROGRAM 2. REPORT RE SULTS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY OUT REACH 10. REPORTS FROM CURRENT COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND COMMUNITY LIAISONS A. Transfer Station report from Rob Skinner and Jake Bowman and action on their recommendations. Feedback from the community is welcome. Members of Public Works will be present to share their perspective. B. Schooil Board Meeting liaison - Don McDermott
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C. Pescadero Foundation liaison-status of Warheit Site prc~ect, and Native Sons grant, -Catherine Peery D. Puente liaison - report on February's activities by Kate Haas E. Pescadero Emergency Preparedness - report regarding Tsunami response - Puente & KPDO and PEP
F. Other Liaisons and Committees will be announced at the meeting based on out April 2nd goal-setting meeting. Notes on that meeting are included in the handouts. a. Farm Bureau and Agricultural liaison: Jake Bowman 11 .. NEW BUSINESS- A. Recommendation regarding Bike Ride route permit. B. A controversy arose regarding the definition of a quorum, which has still not been decided. We need to review and revise By-laws in conjunction with Coun1ty Counsel, and work with Don Horsley's office to possibly revise the Board of Supervisors Resolution. Decide next steps. C. Potential new member, Darius Dunlap. Vote on Recommendation to Board of Supervisors for his appointment. Discussion of process, and status of Rob Talbot's appointment. D. We need a new PA system. Discuss and vote on budget for this. E. Future meeting site. 12. OLD BUSINESS-. A. Nominations/Election of Officers for 201 l year. 11. Adjournment. Next meeting Tuesday, May 10, 2011
This site is wheelchair accessible_ lndividuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation (including auxiliary aids or services) to pallici_pate in this meeting; or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the agendas, meeting notice. agenda packet or other writings that may be distributed at the meeting, should contact Catherine Peery at least 3 working days before the meeting a SPANISH TRANSLATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Traduccion en espaiiol esta disponible si es solicitado. PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Social Hall Pescadero Community Congregational Church 363 Stage Road Pescadero, CA 94060 1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:35 PM by Catherine Peery 2. ROLL CALL: Present – Greg Bonaparte, Kate Haas, Don McDermott, Catherine Peery, Jake Bowman, David Lustig, and Carolyn Shade. Excused – Rob Skinner. A. Nicholas Calderon, from Supervisor Don Horsley’s office said that Rob Talbot had until 5:00 PM on Friday March 11th to file appointment paperwork to apply for a position on the Council. After the paperwork, Mr. Talbot will be scheduled for an interview with some members of the Board of Supervisors. PMAC members who wish may set in on the interview. From there if/when the appointment is decided he will be an official member of PMAC. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR B. Public 1. Celeste Worden, Pescadero Public Radio (KPDO) said that Daniel Roberts was called away to Europe. She further stated that the station is continuing with Shannon Bowman – as manager. Pirate Cat is not part of KPDO and there never was a merger. The station has a new board and bank account. 2. Mike Maskarich, Commander of the California Highway Patrol for the Redwood City region. Commander Maskarich stated that there would not be coverage from the CHP during the late evening and early morning hours. The San Mateo County Sherriff’s department would provide coverage during that time. His e-mail address is [email protected]. The contact telephone number is 650 369- 6261 if there are any questions. 3. Cody Soules announced that on Sat Mar 19th, there would be a mushroom hunt. After the hunt there would be a dinner including some mushroom dishes. 4. Liz Henton announced the re-launch of the bookmobile in Pescadero. San Mateo County has a new blog for residents. The blog can be found at www.SMCnews.wordpress.com. If PMAC wishes we could link to the blog from our website. More information is available on the county website [email protected]. 5. Michael Sexton with the Bike Echelon Grand Fondo asked us to consider their application with the county for Saturday, September 17th. They plan 600 to 800 riders in a 4 to 5 hour timeframe. Pescadero is at mile 45 of the ride. They would e coming into town from Skyline and down Pescadero Road. Further discussion was moved to new business. 4. Approval of minutes - A combination of the minutes by David Lee and Carolyn Shade were approved. 5. Treasurers Report – Treasurer Greg Bonaparte - As of PMAC has $6,252.18 in the general account and $1,264.01 in the postage account. The county has provided us with a check for expenses in the amount of $3,000.00. This amount is not included in the above total. 6. Correspondence – Corresponding Secretary Kate Haas - Review of correspondence attached to March meeting packet. David Lee sent a letter of resignation from the PMAC Board (included in the correspondence packet). 7. Reports from current committee chairs and community liaisons – A. Kerry Lobel – Puente meeting “Destination 2025” on April 2, 2011, what do we want for our children? Reduce childhood obesity. Summer jobs program, 20 people completed certified CPR / First Aid training. Puente is providing free tax service for those with income less than $49,000. There is a news feed on Twitter. B. David Lustig appointed to the PMAC opening that expires in 2012. C. The county has declared an opening on PMAC for District 2. D. Kate Haas – Ham Radio training will be on April 2nd 3rd and 4th those interested should see Lary Lawson. E. Nicholas Calderon - Sign - said that David Holcomb said that the fees would be waived for the permits for the installation of the sign. Catherine said she was completing the permit forms. F. Meredith Reynolds - Native Sons Building fund –said that there was a grant approved for $100,000. $50,000 will be paid in June and $50,000 will be paid in July. The building committee still needs $10,000 for insulation. Ms. Reynolds hopes that the funds will come in from donations. This would enable the work to be done during the construction phase. G. Donald McDermott – La Honda Pescadero Unified School Dist. The district received a grant of $684.00 for La Honda School. The Saturday learning center is having a low average attendance – Over all it is only 53%. The percentage is higher in the 2nd and 3rd grades (70% and 65%) and lower in the 7th and 8th grades (40 to 41%). The district is in okay financial shape now, however if the tax package that is about to expire this year is not renewed, the school district does not know what their income will be. H. Catherine Peery – Warheit Site – Applied for grant to have test wells drilled on the site. It was unclear if we qualify as a grant writer for property in which we have no interest. 8. Land Use Committee Meeting – All members of PMAC. A. Sewer System - Karen McBride – Rural Community Assistance Corp. They are applying for Block Grant Funding of $25,000 to study the sewer system again (was done by others over two years ago). They are looking to develop a more affordable system. We are not now under a mandate to install a municipal system. AB 885 requires monitoring and testing waste water systems near impaired water ways (Pescadero and Butano watersheds). 9. New Business – A. Michael Sexton, Echelon Grand Fondo – bike ride carried over from public comments. Mr. Sexton said that the lunches provided to the participants would be purchased from Pescadero merchants. The numbers and the time frame would be a big disruption to the town and our tourist business, particularly if they used Stage Road in front of the businesses as their bike parking area. The discussion was that PMAC needs to set guidelines for these rides. PMAC also needs a more detailed plan from Echelon. They will come back with more info. B. Discussion of Election of officers. The discussion was whether there was a term limit. Carolyn Shade stated that from talking with constituents the opinion of several was that 8 years with the same Chairman was not conducive to open debate and public input. The plan of the founders was not to have one person take the helm in perpetuity. The opinion was that there are others on the board who are capable of conducting a meeting. There is also a question of quorum when the election was held in February. Jake Bowman had a differing opinion. Mr. Bowman said that these opinions and questions were disruptive and PMAC need to get on with business. C. Transfer Station Report – Jake Bowman – Mr. Bowman and Rob Skinner were looking at best practices at other transfer stations. Rob was looking at a facility in Oregon this week. Mr. Bowman will have a written report for the next PMAC meeting on April, 12, 2011. Nicholas Calderon, SMC Liaison, said that the county was looking at ways to cut costs. One of which is to change from a 5 day week facility to a 3 day week facility. It appears that because the people of Pescadero and Loma Mar are so good at recycling, we don’t dump enough paid garbage. D Nicholas Calderon announced that Supervisor Don Horsley will be in Pescadero Friday, April 1st between 9 and 11 AM at the Native Sons Hall for “Donuts with Don” to meet and greet his constituents. 10. Old Business A. Committees - Catherine Peery suggested that all proposed committees, including Environmental, be address at PMAC’s retreat on April 2nd. B. April 2nd Retreat Meeting will be at 9:00 at the Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero Community Congregational Church. 11. Next Meeting; April 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA. 12. Adjourned: 9:20 PM Respectfully Submitted, Carolyn Shade, Acting recording secretary April 12, 2011 TO: Members, Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council From: Kerry Lobel, Executive Director Coastside Office Hours for Supervisor Don Horsley April Coastside Office Hours for Supervisor Don Horsley were held on April 1, 2011 from 9-11 AM at Puente. More than a dozen South Coast residents came to share their concerns. Disaster Preparedness Thanks to support from Friends of PMAC, 23 Puente youth attended CERT training. On March 11, 7 youth played a key role in responding to the Tsunami warning by calling families, helping staff the radio program, and helping staff the Red Cross shelter. 14 youth also attended Ham Radio training. Puente representatives as well as representatives from the County of San Mateo, American Red Cross, KPDO, OESLHPUSD, CERT, SC4, met to debrief the disaster. The next disaster preparedness meeting is on Tuesday, April 26 at 630PM at Puente. Puente Summer Youth Leadership and Employment Project Puente has received 44 applications for our Youth Leadership and Employment Project. CARON Program Puente partnered with the Sheriff’s C.A.R.O.N program to educate Spanish speaking parents about topics that will help improve our community. The topics included Sheriff’s Office, Drug Awareness, Gangs, Immigration Information, Domestic Violence, and Emergency Services. All topics were presented in English and Spanish. Health Plan of San Mateo Puente hosted an informational session with the Health Plan of San Mateo. If you or someone you know needs health insurance, contact Lorena Vargas at Puente (ext. 116) Mexican Consulate The Mexican Consul will host a program on April 20, 2011 from 530-630 at Pescadero Elementary School. The presentation will include National ID cards, citizenship, passports, power of attorney and other consular services. Tax preparation and ITIN applications Tax season is nearly at an end. Puente has served as a community tax preparation site for the 4th year in a row. To date, we have secured more than $75,000 in refunds for South Coast families with incomes of $49,000 or less. Puente is still processing ITIN applications. IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a Social Security Number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).ITINs are issued regardless of immigration status because both resident and nonresident aliens may have a U.S. filing or reporting requirement under the Internal Revenue Code. Individuals must have a filing requirement and file a valid federal income tax return to receive an ITIN, unless they meet an exception. Puente website and Twitter The best way to keep up with Puente is to check our website regularly as well as to subscribe to our Twitter Feed (can do this on our website). Food Distribution The next food distribution is Thursday April 28, 2011. P.O. Box 554 Pescadero, CA. 94060 www.mypuente.org 650.879.1691 From: "Catherine Peery" I just found some correspondence from Meredith Reynolds, chair of PMAC in 1998, and from Meg Delano, Chair of PMAC in 2003, basically begging the County to notify us of bike rides as they come up and having their representatives meet with us so that we could control the dates and numbers of bike rides. It took a long time to get the County to steer those bike riders in our direction. Now that they’re coming, we need to follow up with a coherent policy when they arrive. It would be good to know what PMAC members want to use as a criteria for these bike riding clubs—when we see it as a positive economic benefit, when we see it as a disruption. Although we probably can’t come up with this criteria at our April 2nd meeting, nevertheless we can talk about the goal of improving our economy, and how important the tourist economy is to us, and the appropriate ways to support it. Catherine Peery d: 650-879-0150; f: 650-879-1847 toll free: 888-879-1846 x 101 [email protected] www.ben-e-fit.com Catherine, The ceremony was organized by the people at the Half Moon Bay library. I am sorry that no one from PMAC was notified about it. What we can do from here on out is whenever I hear of an event going on in Pescadero, I can contact you to confirm that PMAC is aware of it. If you think this could be a good solution, I would be more than happy to do so. As far as PMAC coming before the Board and presenting their projects and progress, I will look into that and get back to you. I don't want to speak for the supervisor(s). Thank you. Respectfully, Nicholas Calderon Legislative Aide Office of San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley Office. (650) 599-1016 Fax. (650) 363-1856 From: Catherine Peery I wonder why no PMAC members were notified or invited to this event. It seems strange that the Half Moon Bay mayor would be there, but no one from PMAC. Who organized that? Perhaps PMAC needs to send a delegation to the Board of Supervisors, as we have in the past, to make a presentation on what PMAC is working on, what we’ve done, etc. Something that would be appropriate after our goal-setting session. Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 From: Lee Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:19 AM To: Catherine Peery; [email protected] Cc: Nick Calderon; [email protected] Subject: RE: PMAC Bylaws Catherine: It may well be that I overlooked something, or included something that I should not have, in the consideration of my response. For instance, it may well be that the use of the term "members" was intended to be interpreted as the existing membership rather than the fixed number of 13. If you would be so helpful as to provide me with a copy of whatever interpretation you have received in the past, that would be of great assistance in my taking another look at the matter. Thank you. Lee "Catherine Peery" County counsel has given us the exact opposite interpretation in the past. If this is true, then we have almost never had a quorum at those times when we had only 7 members. Not a very good result. In fact, I can't remember the last time we had 13 members, and I can remember quite a few times when we have had a quorum of 5 over the last few years. If this is your interpretation, it sounds like the County needs to revise its Resolution to make it clear that there can be less than 13 members (which is in fact generally the case). Either that or it needs to "interpret" them differently. I think the by-laws are pretty clear that a majority of the members is a quorum. Catherine M. Peery, Chair www.pescaderocouncil.org From: Lee Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:55 AM To: Catherine Peery; [email protected] Cc: Nick Calderon; [email protected] Subject: RE: PMAC Bylaws Chairperson Peery: As currently written the bylaws, when read in conjunction with the Resolution establishing the PMAC, provide that a quorum is 7 members (regardless of the number of people actually seated as elected members). Specifically, both the founding Resolution and the bylaws provide that the council "shall be composed of thirteen (13) members". Neither provides for anything less than 13 members (i.e., the Resolution does not say something like "shall be composed of up to 13 members"; and a quorum is not defined as something like "the majority of the non-vacant membership positions"). Accordingly, regardless of the number of "vacant membership positions", the Council is to be governed, for purposes of the bylaws and the Brown Act, as a 13 member council. If there is a desire to have a quorum consist of something less than a majority of the 13 members (i.e., less than 7 members), then the bylaws would need to be revised. Lee A. Thompson Chief Deputy County Counsel San Mateo County [email protected] (650) 363-4697 (Direct Dial) (650) 363-4034 (Facsimile) "Catherine Peery" Just to avoid any confusion, if there are 9 members on the council then, as per the by-laws, a quorum is 5 people. Here is the section of the by-laws you were referencing: "Section 8. Quorum A majority of the membership of the Council constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting regular Council business. If no quorum can be attained at any meeting of the Council, the Chairperson shall adjourn the meeting until a quorum may be formed." I think Rob Skinner probably needs to get your response that you agree that if you have 9 members on the council a quorum is 5. At our February meeting, all but one were in attendance (me) so the meeting definitely included a quorum. There are now 8 members on the council, so the quorum is still 5. Thanks for your help. Catherine M. Peery, Chair From: Lee Thompson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 6:31 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Nick Calderon; [email protected] Subject: PMAC Bylaws Mr. Skinner: As we discussed, attached is a copy of the document that I understand to be the bylaws of PMAC scheduled to be adopted at the March 9, 2010 meeting. I cannot tell from the files that I have whether or when the attached Bylaws were actually adopted by PMAC. Based on the Bylaws, it would appear that a quorum is a majority of the 13 members (i.e., 7 or more) and that the bylaws are silent as to the process for electing officers. I suggest that you go to the league of Cities Website at www.cacities.org , and do a site search for "rosenberg". That should take you to a link for Rosenberg's Rules of Order. I highly recommend Rosenberg's rules, or something similar to them, as a more practical alternative to Robert's Rules of Order. I am copying Council Chairperson Peery on this email, as it is my practice to copy the president or chair of a board or council whenever I send a written communication to an individual board or council member. Lee A. Thompson Chief Deputy County Counsel San Mateo County [email protected] (650) 363-4697 (Direct Dial) (650) 363-4034 (Facsimile) With a flurry of e-mails last week and the help of Nick Calderon, we reached Rob Talbot in time to meet Friday’s deadline, and he is the only candidate who responded to the posting for new candidates and completed an application for the position. This is good news, because it clears the way for Rob to be part of the council. The whole process was definitely a learning experience! Rob, we hope you can join us for the April 2nd goal-setting meeting, which starts at 9 am Saturday at the Community Church Social Hall. Members, I’m including below the beginning of a conversation regarding goals. The town sign is a way of increasing our ability to communicate on all subjects with the community, which is a high priority. Affordable housing is a way of keeping our teachers here and keeping our young people here, instead of having a community of old people. Working on the waste water treatment system before it is imposed on us is very relevant to the problems of the community, and can provide opportunities for our town. Building relationships with the community's nonprofits is very important as is supporting them in their goals. Building a support network with the Schools, and with other resources within the community, is very important. We have made PMAC very credible with the County by following through on our promises. It has much more clout now than it used to. That helps the whole community. Working with the Resource Conservation District is probably our best approach to solving the flooding problem over time. In that regard, we are a small cog in a big wheel. The economic well being of the community should be supported by our actions. The council itself needs to be more representative of our community by including members with diverse backgrounds (other than old white people). Catherine M. Peery, Chair Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero CA 94060-0249 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847 [email protected] www.pescaderocouncil.org From: "Catherine Peery" Thanks, Kate, for the reminder on delegation. I think we did set up a permit review committee and that would probably be the way to grab ahold of this. Catherine d: 650-879-0150, f: 650-879-1847; toll free: 888-879-1846 x 101 Pescadero team: [email protected], x 105, [email protected] x 100, [email protected] x 102 From: Kate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:48 AM To: Catherine M. Peery Cc: PMAC Members; Darla Donovan Subject: Re: : carpenter & PMAC Thanks Catherine. Yes, the SMC alerts are a very good idea. Here's the link: https://www.smcalert.info/login.php? querystring=&ret_page=%2Fmyhome.php Catherine your information is really helpful, thank you. Also though, we are attempting to strengthen all of us as a team and perhaps there are opportunities here for the rest of us to step forward and grab an issue that comes under our purview? I believe Rob T. and Jake were taking on safety. Guys, would this be an opportunity to make these liaison connections using the direction Catherine recommends below? Catherine YOU do have good connections, but the group spoke in favor of more delegation from you and more involvement from us. Thoughts others? Regarding the stalled permit with the county, we didn't vote for a liaison to the planning and building department. Maybe we should? Thanks again all, Kate On Apr 7, 2011, at 7:26 AM, Catherine M. Peery wrote: Kate, Butano Canyon Mutual Water Company has said that the County has no money and it will be much cheaper for the State to handle this, so I'm not sure its a disadvantage that this is moving to the State, except that we may need to talk to the County Environmental Health folks to find out who this now has to go through at the State level. I think this really underscores our need to build good relationships with our State Assembly and Senate reps, so that they can represent our interests in local issues. As far as warning on the roads, there is signage required, but that's not going to do you any good if you're leaving Pescadero to go around to Hwy 84. There is a link that provides text messages regarding road closures through SMC alert, and I can get Darla that link. Its very handy. I'm going to have to look at Nancy's notes to see what liaisons would be involved with this, if any, but I can put a call in to Steve Fisher and find out about the local road signage. In regard to the water company issue, there are two really good resources: Dean Peterson at Environmental Health and our local water companies, who have all gotten the same news and are familiar with it, including Butano Canyon Mutual Water Company. I believe Darla has those contacts, but if not I can put her in touch with Bill Thompson who is aware of this issue. He's the Water Master at BCMWC. Catherine -----Original Message----- From: Kate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 10:05 PM To: 'Catherine Peery' Cc: 'PMAC Members', 'Darla Donovan' Subject: Fwd: carpenter & PMAC Hi Catherine (and all.) How serious are we about following our new liaison format? Below are two requests for PMAC assistance from Darla Donovan (I've clipped this from a longer email.) Starting with her second request, she is asking for signage to be posted in advance of traffic work that limits access to Loma Mar. I assume there is a policy for notifying folks of road blocks some distance before the site, Catherine do you know what that policy is? If not, is this a question for our liaison with the sheriff's department? Regarding her first question, who's tasked with following up with the planning department? Did we decide on this? I see here that they (the Loma Mar Water Co.) are not getting any response to a permit filed (over 4 months ago) with the county. Did we choose someone to make contact around these issues with the planning department? If so, this would seem like a good beginning. And last, I'd like to know what Kellyx has to say about "small water company business" being handed over to the state... Wonder what the effect of this will be? I'll write Kellyx and cc you (Catherine.) Best, Kate Begin forwarded message: to intercede on our behalf with the County as it relates to the Loma Mar Water Co. (we submitted a request for permits to upgrade the water treatment plant back in November 2010; learned in February/March that no action had been taken on our request because the County intended to hand over all small water company business to the State which will be effective on July 1, 2011. Is this something PMAC can help with? Also, it would be helpful for signs to be placed at Hwy 84/1 and/or at Hwy 1/Pescadero Road when there is a road closure. It is such a drag to think I can go home on Pescadero Road to find the road closed on the windy part near the Flamingo house and have to back track all the way to 84 to get home. One time both routes were closed and I had no idea! How much does it take to place signage? It would certainly be common courtesy and a show of respect for those of us living on/traveling to the South Coast. From: "greg bonaparte" Joanne, thank you for your understanding as well as the process information provided. I assume either you or Joy will notify me if we can be of any further assistance in re processing the FY 2009-10 allocation. Going forward, I have absolutely no objection to the alternative processing procedure. As I understand your explaniation, we would receive notification from the county each April, after which we would respond with our bank statements and receipts, I assume in the case of the current FY bank statements and receipts would include July '10 and continue through April '11. Next FY am I correct in assuming we would submit bank statements and receipts from June '11 through April '12? Whatever you require we will be more than happy to comply. And finally to answer your question concerning preparedness we need only to collect one receipt, which I am working to get, to be completely up to date with our accounting. Greg Bonaparte PMAC Acting Treasurer 650-759-1576 --- On Tue, 3/15/11, Joanne Ward From: Joanne Ward Hi Greg, I received your packet just now and will forward it to our accountant. She normally gets a packet of receipts, but she can take a look at these documents to see if these are adequate to process the annual PMAC contribution. Yes, there have been quite a few changes on this end and it sounds like there have been quite a few changes over there as well, so I appreciate your letter. I thought I would offer a suggestion for simplifying the process going forward. I believe at one point, years ago, the process used to be that every April the County would prepare the County's contribution letter, send it to PMAC, then PMAC would return the signed letter with its packet of receipts and bank statements. The County would then process the payment prior to the end of its fiscal year. It seemed to be a fairly routine process. At some point, things seem to have gotten somewhat turned where we would receive the receipts and then the letter would go out so that we could quickly review those receipts and get then get the payment out. If could quickly review those receipts and get then get the payment out. If it works with your operational process and timing, perhaps we could get back to a more planned process whereby we send the letter out at the same time each year and in turn, we would know when to keep a look out for the signed letter and receipts coming back at that same time each year. 1) To process the FY 2009-10 payment = I am no longer located in the same building with our accountant, Joy Limin. I am also in a new job, but I am currently sharing the PMAC contribution process with Joy. I will forward your March 4 letter and packet to Joy Limin. She will review the documents and if these are adequate, she will finish processing your FY 2009-10 payment. We already received the signed FY 2009-10 contribution letter some time ago and I believe Joy began processing the FY 2009-10 paperwork and was holding the payment until the corresponding documentation came in. I will ask Joy (via this e-mail) to get back to you directly with a status report as soon as she reviews your March 4 packet. 2) To process the FY 2010-11 payment = Do you have receipts/documentation for FY 2010-11 yet? If so, perhaps we could try the following process. I will send you the FY 2010-11 contribution letter by next week. When you receive that letter, please sign it and send it back to Joy with your FY 2010-11 receipts/documentation. If you don't have the FY 2010-11 receipts/documentation yet, please be sure to let us know. All receipts/payment documents from now on should be sent directly to Joy Limin. She is located at the address on your letter, County Manager's Office, Office of Budget and Performance, 400 County Center, Redwood City. As soon as she receives the signed letter with the receipts/documents she can process your FY 2010-11 payment. We would be glad to do that before June 30, 2011. 3) For future payments, should we plan to send you the contribution letter every April to process your current year payment? Or, would another month work better for you? I would be glad to do whatever I can to make this process more manageable. Let me know what works best for you. Sincerely, Joanne M. Ward Principal Management Analyst County Manager's Office Voice: (650) 363-4122 E-mail: [email protected] Pony: CMO105 Save Paper. Think before you print. Dear Member, We have finalized the dates for the Rotary and Chamber at the High School, a mini education series that focuses on preparing seniors for life after High School. There are still a few classes that we need presenters for. Are you interested in participating in this rewarding program? We are looking for participants in the following: What career interests you? Business people from different vocations to give a 1 minute description and then spend 3 minutes with each student (picture speed dating format.) Half Moon Bay High School: Friday, April 29 from 7:45am-8:40am and 9:00am-9:55am Pescadero High School: Wednesday, May 18 from 8:30am-9:45am Pescadero class sizes are much smaller, so the class will be held in one session. Half Moon Bay High School will be split into two sessions, as their class sizes are over triple that of Pescadero. Please, let me know ASAP if you would like to participate so that we can confirm that we have enough participants in the program. Ideally we would like you to take part at both High Schools! We are also looking for participants in Mock Job Interviews to help students learn how to interview, what to wear, how to act, etc. We will ask them to come prepared, dressed for the interview with resume in hand! Half Moon Bay High School: Monday, May 2 from 7:45am-9:10am and 9:25am-11:05am Pescadero High School: Thursday, May 19 from 1:30pm-3:00pm Please, email me at [email protected] and let me know what programs you can participate in. Please include your name and profession. This is a great program and was very well received last year. We hope you can help us do it again this year! Sincerely, Charise Hale McHugh, ACE President/CEO From: Karen McBride Nicholas, It was good to meet you at the last Pescadero community meeting on 3/8 and wanted to give you an update on a few things that RCAC is currently working on. I met with Kerry out at Puente while I was in the area and we are going to work on hosting 2 informational workshops in the near future. One will cover drinking water basics and the other will cover wastewater septic information on do’s and don’ts. While we are facing some cut backs here with limited layoffs, I am moving forward in setting some future dates up that will work with both Kerry and Catherine so we can offer a joint outreach effort to both Puente area communities and Pescadero. The 2nd piece of this effort is the need to find a grant for $25,000 to move forward on the revision of the wastewater design that Pescadero currently has. The 1st design that came out for Pescadero was too costly and the community could not afford to run with the design. They have since found an engineering firm who will modify the existing design to a more affordable system. The modification will costs $25,000 to complete. Once that happens RCAC can move forward in working with State Water Board or USDA/RD in seeking grants and loans for construction. We have had 2 possible in the cooker for Pescadero. 1) would be after Federal Budget adoption, seek a SEARCH grant from USDA/RD for the needed funds (USDA/RD still doesn’t know how much will be available in the SEARCH Grant) or 2) seek possible funding from the State water Board. The latter option requires the County to sponsor Pescadero as the funds available right now are for Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program funds and would need to be a local public agency (i.e., city, county, or district). The Water Board cannot loan to nonprofits unless it is a non-point source project and they would have to evaluate the eligibility for principal forgiveness further. Jim Porter (Public Works) has worked with Pescadero in the past on application processes but this seems like it would be asking the County to sponsor and not sure if they would be willing or have the resources. So, since you are the community contact now for Pescadero I would really like to discuss these 2 options with you and get your thoughts on county support. I’m in off and on this week but would like to give you a call when you have a few minutes . Please let me know what day and time would be best to discuss. Thanks Karen D. McBride Rural Community Assistance Corporation Rural Development Specialist-Environmental Office (916) 447-9832 ext 1012 Cell (916) 549-3265 www.rcac.org www.rcap.org RuralRural CommunityCommunity AssistanceAssistance CorporationCorporation (RCAC)(RCAC) providesprovides technicaltechnical assistance,assistance, trainingtraining andand financingfinancing soso ruralrural communitiescommunities achieveachieve theirtheir goalsgoals andand visions.visions. Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committe Checking Account Activity July 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 Date Transaction Description Check # Amount Balance 6/30/10 Opening balance, carry over from fiscal '09 9,131.71 7/1/10 Debit Rental of Native Sons hall for seven (7) months 569 -450 8,681.71 7/30/10 Month's end balance 8,681.71 8/13/10 Debit Cody Souls: Town Sign 570 -2,000 6,681.71 8/31/10 Month's end balance 6,681.71 9/15/10 Debit Rob Skinner: Meeting refreshments 571 -19.53 6,662.18 9/30/10 Month's end balance 6,662.18 10/29/10 Month's end balance 6,662.18 11/29/10 Debit USPS: PO Box 249 annual rental 572 -110 6,552.18 11/30/10 Month's end balance 6,552.18 12/31/10 Month's end balance 6,552.18 Community Church: Rental December '10 1/27/11 Debit through March '11 573 -300 6,252.18 1/31/11 Month's end balance 6,252.18 Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committe Checking Account Activity July 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 Date Transaction Description Check # Amount Balance 2/28/11 Month's end balance 6,252.18 3/18/11 Credit San Mateo County Allocation 3,000 9,252.18 3/31/11 Month's end balance 9,252.18 Activity since March 3, 2011 4/1/11 Debit Community Church: Deposit for April meetings 574 -100 9,152.18 Pescadero Country Store: April 4th meeting 1-Apr Debit refreshments 575 -42.5 9,109.68 4/7/11 Debit Rob Skinner: April 4th meeting refreshments 576 -50.88 9,058.80 Nancy Raulston Consulting: April 2nd meeting 4/7/11 Debit facilitator 577 -500 8,558.80 Greg Bonaparte: Postage; Labels; Meeting 4/7/11 Debit supplies 578 -41.31 8,517.49 Pescadero Municipal Advisory Committe Checking Account Activity July 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 Date Transaction Description PMAC Special Meeting April 2, 2011 Transcription of Flip Charts Ground Rules - “Share the floor” (everyone talks, no one dominates) - “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” - Be constructive - Be choiceful about time - Approach decisions mindfully - Document and distribute notes - Follow public meeting guidelines Why Did You Join PMAC? - To help bring Pescadero back to the thriving community it was when I first came here - To help restore PMAC to the effectiveness it had in it’s original creation - To ensure that the High School survives, so people can live here; to make sure teachers have a place to live - Moved to the area full time, want to get involved - Asked to participate - Have ideas and want to advocate change, help area thrive, get County attention - It’s an extraordinary time – want to focus on community and get voices heard and resources to go to doing needed work - To raises awareness of issues, facilitate communication - To be a representative for the retail community, look at ways to improve economic conditions - Family has deep roots in the community, want to have impact Describe the “Ideal” PMAC: - has impact - uses talents - gets things done - is relevant to community - effectively navigates regulations - has clear focus areas - is empowered - is proactive - educates and facilitates communications with the community - people WANT to be a part - PMAC has a good reputation - has good allies and relationships - is an advocate for the environment - has good participation from all key groups in community - is fun - we have active PR to get people involved and promote our accomplishments - we have clear governance so people know how they can be involved - we have workable regulations that people understand - our meeting structure is workable - PMAC members are accountable to clear expectations - We are politically powerful with a clear strategy for working with the county “Gap” Areas (in priority order) Governance (13) – how to better enlist talent from community Communication (10) – how to make sure information is shared and input solicited Influence Strategy (8) – how to work effectively with County, Assembly, etc. Fun (6) – how to make PMAC meetings more fun, attractive Budget (4) – how to ensure clarity and appropriate oversight on budget issues Focus and plan on key goals (5) – how to align on key areas to focus and clear goals/timelines Marketing/PR (3) – how to promote PMAC Accountability (3) – how to ensure PMAC and members meet their commitments Meeting redesign (2) – how to ensure PMAC meetings are efficient AND effective Clarity on requirements (2) – how to ensure all PMAC members understand and follow the Brown Act, Roberts Rules of Order, etc. Gap Area #1: Governance/Participation Ideal: - Stated committees with clear goals, actions, expectations and accountability - Liaisons to all important groups in the community - More people from the community are involved to utilize the talents in the community - Each active individual and group is clear on expectations and commitments - Leadership is respectful, respected and direct - There is a clear process for decision-making - Meetings are run effectively with an atmosphere that makes people feel confident their input is valued and used Possible Actions – Commitments: 1) Committees - Communications – Rob S - Town Planning – Cotton - Infrastructure – Rob T - Safety – Rob T., Jake (to work with Larry Lawson) - Outreach – Kate, Rob T., Darius, Carolyn, Catherine Each Committee Lead to bring to the May meeting a draft “charter” (template attached) and Liaisons - Farm Bureau – Jake - Young Farmers – Kate, David - Ag Advisory – Jake - Business – Rob S. - NGO’s: Puente – Kate Pescadero Foundation -- Catherine Southcoast Children’s Services -- Kate Pescadero Historical Society -- Catherine Pescadero Educational Foundation – Rob T. - Coastal Commission -- Carolyn - Coastal Alliance/CASE -- Carolyn - School District – Don - RCD – Jake Each Liaison to contact his/her organizations and bring a proposed plan for “liaising” to the May meeting. Rob T. and Jake to convene a special meeting to discuss “flooding plan” 2) PMAC begins to host a “pre-meeting informal communication event” - starts at 7 - every PMAC member attends and wears a name tag - responsibility for hosting rotates (hosts set up, make coffee, bring goodies, greet people and facilitate communication) - each PMAC member encourages people to come and be heard - PMAC experiments with format (all informal? Topic? Meeting format?) to find effective way to gather input and participation Rob S. and Greg to host “social hour” before April 12 meeting 3) An Outreach task force will design a strategy for how best to facilitate input/communication with community – web site, radio, paper, PO board, sandwich board, sign, auto-email list, etc. Kate to coordinate special meeting before 4/12 meeting – Kate, Carolyn, Rob T., Jake, Darius, Catherine, Jake Additional Possible Actions: 4) Group to look at redesigning meetings – dfferent types of meetings for different purposes, effective meeting design and facilitation for each 5) Create a process for working with outside groups who come to PMAC – be sure they know what to expect and are prepared, and that the interaction is constructive 6) For every “cause” that PMAC works on, have a clear strategy for who will be involved and how – communication, working with County, outreach, etc. 7) Get a clear understanding of what resources are available and how they will be allocated, used, reported against 8) Look at stakeholder groups and make sure the strategy/responsibility is clear for how PMAC will actively work with them Gap Area #2: Influence Strategy Ideal: - County reaches out to PMAC - We have ongoing, effective relationships with key groups - We have a process for education people on PMAC’s point of view - We know and have designated relationships with an individual in each department at the county - We have an archive of documents available to make sure we can all effectively communicate about PMAC’s view - We share responsibility across PMAC fr County relationships - We have a direct relationship with each Supervisor and their assistant - For any topic, we have clarity on who to reach out to Possible Actions – Commitments: 1) Create for reference a list of who/what department at the county is involved in key areas Catherine to bring/create org chart for county to April meeting 2) Have an active discussion assigning a PMAC member to each key group, using the chart above and connecting assignments to committee leadership and liaison assignments Group to have discussion of County relationship assignments at May meeting, using the chart from Catherine 3) Group agreed they will find a way to post updates on committee work, interactions with the County, etc and to copy the Chair on all emails and Committee reports (as provided in the by-laws Darius to look into create a “Google Group” to facilitate communication (and check out other Google Apps like calendaring, etc.) 4) Group will think about a common set of documents that members can use to communicate about PMAC Gap Area #3: Fun Ideal: - PMAC meetings will be seen as enjoyable - People will look forward to interacting with PMAC Possible Actions – Commitments: 1) PMAC will look into holding a quarterly social function -- perhaps sponsored by a business group – PMAC members to show up as PMAC wearing name tags Rob S. to talk to businesses and see if interest 2) PMAC members and families to have non-business, social only events in each district Catherine and Greg to hold first one – BBQ at Butano Country Club Other Possible Actions: 3) Have a fun booth at PAAF 4) Sponsor a community movie Next Steps 1) Nancy to transcribe flip charts 2) Nancy to send out charter template 3) Each Committee Lead to bring to the May meeting a draft “charter” (template attached) 4) Each Liaison to contact his/her organizations and bring a proposed plan for “liaising” to the May meeting. 5) Rob T. and Jake to convene a special meeting to discuss “flooding plan” 6) Kate to coordinate special meeting about “outreach” before 4/12 meeting – Kate, Carolyn, Rob T., Jake, Darius, Catherine 7) Catherine to bring/create org chart for county to April meeting 8) Group to have discussion of County relationship assignments at May meeting, using the chart from Catherine 9) Rob and Greg to host “social hour” before April 12 meeting 10) Darius to look into create a “Google Group” to facilitate communication communication (and check out other Google Apps like calendaring, etc.) 11) Carolyn to get name tags made for PMAC members 12) Greg and Carolyn to look at how budget information can be communicated/reviewed 13) Rob S. to talk to businesses and see if interest in quarterly social function 14) Catherine and Greg to hold first social-only event for PMAC members and families – BBQ at Butano Country Club Meeting Evaluation Liked: - Good energy - Fun - Moved through topics well - Had a constructive exchange - Had good participation from both PMAC and public - Flip charts were helpful to track commitments From: "Rodger Reinhart" Hello PMAC members The to do list on the PMAC web site is attached. I can sign up for updating the agenda and handouts and adding simple items to the main page. If you want a more extensive update I will work with you to hand it off or set up access. I will post the approved minutes when I receive them. There has been some confusion on the minutes in the past because draft minutes were approved as written and I think folks assumed I would post them. I copied Darius on this email because he is working with the PMAC on communication issues. The address [email protected] forwards to the following list. As the PMAC sorts through its operating changes let me know who I should coordinate the web site update or handoff with. Please copy the PMAC chair on any emails sent to me on PMAC issues. Rodger Reinhart January 11, 2011 Catherine Peery PMAC Web Site Status The PMAC web site is currently hosted on my shared hosting account. All of the files used to create the site are stored on the site. I am happy to continue to do the monthly update for the site. Monthly Update Tasks 1) Add the agenda to the files section. 2) Add the handouts to files section. Receiving the handouts as a single large PDF file is the easiest for me to work with. 3) Add the approved minutes to the files section. 4) Update the main page. Web Site To Do List For 2011 1) Move the site to a hosting account controlled by the PMAC. Hosting accounts cost $5 to $20 per month. 2) Finish the transfer of the pescaderocouncil.org to a domain account controlled by the PMAC. PMAC Email 1) Email addresses have been set up for the new PMAC members. Emails forward to each member’s personal email address. Links have been added to the member’s page. Best Regards Rodger Reinhart p e rspe ctive 2 PMAC “Team Development” Summary and Recommendations I have heard from several of you that you feel good about the progress we made in your special session. I thought it might be helpful to share some thoughts from a “team development” perspective about what I saw and what you might do to continue to build on the work we did. Structure Many of the actions we took together have set the foundation for a “structure” for PMAC work. I think we learned that, to be effective, PMAC needs to achieve a balance between “informal” interaction where you gather feedback and input, brainstorm ideas, sketch out a vision of what you would like to accomplish in an area, assign an “owner” and clarify initial steps, then let the owner bring back to you a “plan” for the work. This more open-ended process should be balanced with a more structure process where those “plans” are consolidated and used to track progress – maybe at each monthly meeting. By publishing and reporting against concrete plans that are linked to a shared, public vision, PMAC can rebuild a reputation for delivering. Meeting Facilitation I would encourage you to continue talking about the idea of having different formats or kinds of meetings - informal, brain storming or visioning meetings where everyone talks about what “ideal” looks like in an area - - task focused group meetings where a small group of people turns that vision into a plan with clear deliverables, timeframes and responsibilities - “status” meetings where people report against a clear set of responsibilities - decision-making meetings where small groups present recommendations for the whole group to vote on - “strategy” meetings (which may occur every 6 months or so) when the group reviews what has happened over the last 6 months and resets goals for the next period of time I would be happy to help with common facilitator techniques for each kind of meeting. By specifying up front what kind of meeting it is, and by making sure that the right kind of prep happens, these meetings can be quite efficient. PO Box 825 Pescadero, CA 94060 Tel 415.823.0404 [email protected] p e rspe ctive 2 Style/Roles One of the important tasks for a team is to begin to focus team members on areas of contribution where they can make a unique contribution. We made a start at that but I think you can continue to increase both efficiency and member satisfaction by continuing this work. “Style” is an important factor in this effort. Style refers to people’s preferences – what kinds of activities they like, where they feel comfortable, where they have unique talents or experience that the group needs. By having focus areas linked to style, people know where to put their time and also feel like they have some “freedom” to act. I have attached a question sheet which might be helpful to all of you to help you figure out style (it is part of a commonly used instrument called the DISC). If you all are interested in doing this exercise to learn more about how different styles interact in a team and how to best match style with role, I would be happy to give more information about how you/we could use this. Style has a big impact on the “dynamic” level of team function that we discussed. Briefly, from what I saw, Rob S and Kate are “networking” oriented and seem well matched with tasks – Kate helping with the “outreach” effort and Rob S. taking a lead in helping get the “Social” meeting before the PMAC business meeting off the ground. Darius is helping with using technologies to support PMAC communication and Rob S. is helping create structure around some of the core processes for both the community and the group. Catherine is oriented toward keeping the “structure and content” of the group organized, and Greg seems to be helping there. I’m sure the others in the group will also find their area of preference. Communication The “web” by which you all communicate with each other and the community is beginning to take shape and by continuing to refine those processes, you can greatly enhance your reach and efficiency. The “outreach” committee will put together an overview on how to use the various technologies and meetings to ensure that info flows well with the community. I would encourage you to use the “plans” we put together and the work from the various committees to create and manage to an overall “task roadmap” that can help you keep aware of and on top of all the efforts. I’m sure Darius and Jake have some ideas of how to use technology to share and update that info. By sharing this “network” design with the community, all should be impressed by how many opportunities they have to stay connected to PMAC work beyond just coming to PMAC meetings. p e rspe ctive 2 We assigned people to be primary contacts for groups within the community and talked about doing the same sort of work to align PMAC members with county contacts. The next steps are to clarify expectations for how people will communicate with and bring back input and feedback from these groups. When this “network” gets up and running, I think everyone will feel like communication efforts are much more efficient and productive. The above suggestions are just a few ideas about how to keep the momentum of our meeting going. I would be happy to meet with representatives to talk this through and be more concrete about other work you might want to do, and I would be happy to help where I can. From: "greg bonaparte" Carol, I am Greg Bonaparte, acting PMAC Treasurer. I just reviewed your email to Catherine in re rental of the facility for the April 2nd meeting. Accordingly, I've completed and signed the form and will be remitting the sum of $100 deposit/4 hour rental as requested. In reference to the balance of the email concerning previous payment for rental of the hall for evening PMAC meetings, I am a bit confused. Although I do not have the PMAC check register in front of me at the moment, I can assure you a check in the amount of $300 {rental for four (4) months (December, 2010 through March, 2011) } was remitted to your attention well over a month ago. Accompanying the check was a note from me asking for a wet receipt be sent to my attention c/o PMAC, PO Box 249, Pescadero, CA, 94060. To date I have not received the receipt. In fact I asked Rob Skinner recently to nudge you in that regard. Based on your email it appears you have either not received the above mentioned check or it was somehow credited to another account. If you would get back to me by return email in regards this matter it would be greatly appreciated. In terms of the an agreement to rent the hall going forward, that is something I can not address at the moment as it has not been formally discussed by our group. I will see to it that this is added as a house keeping item to our April 2nd agenda. Following that meeting I will make contact concerning our decision. If our decision is to continue using the church's social hall I am sure we will be able to reach an mutually acceptable agreement. I will be your main contact, in regard to rental and contracts, so please feel free to contact me by email or phone as the need arises. Regards, Greg Bonaparte PMAC Acting Treasurer 650-759-1576 Learn more Hay muchas about ways to formas de reducir reduce waste! los desperdicios. Tenemos personal que We are available to 1-888-442-2666 habla español. translate in Spanish. ▼ ▼ July 19 ▼ ▼ 9 am to 1 pm See reverse for details. 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Printed on Recycled Paper From: Joe La Mariana [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Ann Stillman; Jake Bowman; Jim Porter; Lillian Clark; Nick Calderon Subject: RE: 4/12/11 PMAC Meeting Hi Catherine, Please note that my colleague, Lillian Clark, and I are planning to attend Tuesday's night's meeting at the suggestion of Supervisor Horsley's legislative aide, Nick Calderon, and your fellow PMAC member, Jake Bowman. Jake advised me that the Transfer Station funding issue came up during a recent PMAC planning session and he felt that it would be beneficial for us to observe the discussion as we all review future options to bridge the current funding gap for the operations of this site. If called upon, we are very happy to observe this discussion and provide any historical clarification on this operation. We look forward to see you there. Sincerely, Joe La Mariana Manager, Solid Waste & Environmental Services Section Department of Public Works 555 County Center, 5th Floor Redwood City, CA 94010 650-599-1471 Pescadero Municipal Advisory Report Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 Council Members: Rob Skinner & Jake Bowman Mission In order to better serve all of us who rely on the Pescadero Transfer Station to operate our homes and businesses successfully, we draft this correspondence to advise the county on how best to proceed with changes at the station. We need to figure out what to do with the Transfer Station, since our rates are getting hiked to cover the gross failure of the County’s Solid Waste Fund. To achieve this goal, we did some informal research to discover the “best management practices” of transfer stations, if there were any to be found from which we could- or should wish- to learn. Background The San Mateo County Solid Waste Fund runs out effectively next year, and it officially reaches zero in 2013. Our previous contractor, Allied Waste, in the process of acquiring BFI, was recently acquired itself by Republic Services. The current contract runs out in 2015. The County has projected a fee increase to support this loss- making enterprise, and they are considering a reduction in the facility’s hours of operation to compensate as well. Although expected to pay for the economic failure of this arrangement through steep fee hikes, the people of Pescadero are not directly a party to this contract, and what’s more, their interests are not served well by its current configuration. Issues & Recommendations After an initial investigation of the community’s issues regarding the transfer station, we have developed the following list of observations and recommendations: 1. Reduction of the transfer station’s hours of operation is a band-aid applied to the bleeding wound of total economic failure that the County Solid Waste Fund represents. Although it may be necessary in the short-term just to restore fiscal sanity to the county’s balance sheet, we would like the county to recognize that this is a temporary fix to a permanent problem that requires a systemic solution. Furthermore, a systemic solution might offer benefits to the community’s industries and opportunities that would go far to improve our whole entire environmental situation. 2. If the county goes through with the proposed rate hike, we need to understand the county’s plan to handle enforcement when and where dumping on public and private lands increases, especially considering the shortage of manpower, rural intelligence, and other practical matters, which are ill-suited to counterbalance the acute economic incentive that poor folks have to avoid dumping fees. 3. Accordingly, it is short-sighted and insensitive to force Allied Waste to reduce Abel’s hours, since he is a valued member of the community who provides an essential service and possesses a lot of expertise about the waste management needs and habits of Pescadero. We the Council should stand behind Abel and ask the County to look for ways to make better use of his ability, knowledge and experience in the process of seeking reforms at the station. 4. We ask the county to reappraise the structure of the waste- management deal between the public and the company hired to remove materials from the transfer station. This system failed because of a poorly-planned and negotiated contract with the company originally hired to help us manage waste. The current system does not economize nor encourage efficiency, therefore it does not provide a secure foundation for conserving natural resources or preserving a healthy environment affordably. Furthermore, perverse incentives encoded in the contract are such that the company gets paid to truck trash, not to help us manage waste. The legal form of this public-private partnership needs to be addressed before anything else can change for the better. 5. We would like to meet our new neighbors, Republic Services, Inc., or else understand how we will be working with what remains of Allied Waste going forward and who’s really in charge. We would like to 2 hear from them directly about their plan to address our community’s needs. In addition, the County must make an effort to open the contracting process and make it as transparent as possible, so that desirable competitors like WMI and Recology have a fair shot at providing affordable level of service that is appropriate to our community scale and level of need. Ideally, we would receive consulting services that would improve our recycling rate as well as the return to the community on time and energy invested sorting garbage and trucking trash ourselves. As a practical matter, they must be incentivized to help us reduce waste, recycle materials on- site or otherwise re-use perfectly good stuff, in addition to helping us produce certified organic compost for our farmers. We would also love to find ways for local companies to participate profitably. 6. Recycled materials are not properly valued at the transfer station, either by the county or in the community. Currently, there is little incentive to sort recyclables, since many folks report that remixing sometimes occurs at the dumping site. There is some question as to why the county provides stronger incentives to truck trash to landfill rather than haul recyclables to market, perhaps under the assumption that their after-market value will make up for their reduced value to the county and the community. It is unclear how the value of materials that the people of Pescadero provide will offset their fees ongoing. Therefore, we recommend that the current spot prices of recycled materials like aluminum, paper and so forth be posted at the station, so that there’s some communication about Pescadero’s participation in global recycled-materials markets. 7. People in Pescadero need an alternative to throwing away stuff that is too inconvenient or worthless to sell individually, but otherwise perfectly good, if cleaned up and re-used safely. We could use a community re-use or “freecycling” center like the facility in Marina, Monterey County, which we identified as having a workable practice managing this aspect of service. Some kind of community center like this would provide a valuable resource for our local artists, sculptors, junk hounds and antique freaks, which comprises an important constituency on the coastside. It may even encourage a potential source of funky yet attractive eco-tourism, similar to the South Coast Childrens’ Services’ secondhand store, which draws folks from miles around to shop for bargains. 3 8. Local organic farmers, conservation-grazing ranchers, sustainable foresters, fisheries-restoration people and other environmental workers supporting our community could really use a “green waste” collection point, which would feed into a local compost-exchange system. The arrangement in San Francisco with Jepson Prairie Organics should be looked at critically since it suffers from many of the issues we have with the way recycling is managed, as outlined in this document. Also, the management practices of Santa Cruz County, its Ben Lomond Transfer Station, and the relationship with Vision Recycling/ Del Conti Landscaping should be reviewed for important lessons learned as well. The clear next step here is to reach out to our organic farmers, identify the level of local demand, and figure out how our food distribution systems might finance the appropriate level of investment in this sector. The County assumes a role in enforcing state standards for organic compost in addition to its responsibility as the primary contractor and major landowner in the region. 9. The possibility exists that little or no Federal or state monies will materialize in time to deal with this urgent issue promptly. We must explore ways to attract appropriate environmental investments into our community by incubating eco-technologies that promise to enhance life and provide jobs on the south coast. We should invite local angel investors or venture philanthropists to support local research and finance environmental developments, such as ecological restoration and mitigation strategies. For example, we need to find a way to clean nitrates and other pollutants left in our groundwater after decades of dirty industrial-agriculture practices. Another example is inspired by local operators who tried before Allied to do waste-to-energy conversion of methane from the landfill, which is a potent greenhouse-gas liability unless converted to local energy production. Allied’s current program at Ox Mountain should be examined to see if it suggests a way to provide local power to Pescadero. We also would like to understand where the biodiesel trucking initiative stands. Biochar is another emerging strategy with enormous potential to benefit ecological farming, soil conservation, clean energy and the atmosphere. Pescadero is ideally situated in between the permaculture influence from UC Santa Cruz, biotech folks migrating down the Peninsula, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs 4 moving westward, so we’re perfectly positioned to become an eco- technology cluster driving innovation in the interplay of organic farming, sustainable forestry, fisheries restoration, conservation grazing, wetlands mitigation and more emerging economies yet to be explored. The County should support our endeavors to increase the tax base through green economic development that preserves and enhances our natural beauty and resources on the south coast. 10. Please present us with a new vision for “waste management” at the county level that defines a role for rural resources such as the transfer station. Please provide real incentives for people to participate in emerging markets for reusable goods, recycled materials, compostable “green waste” and other feedstocks for environmental renewal. We would love to do business with a company that would consult with us and help us educate the community on how to reduce waste even more, re-use stuff safely, recycle materials for fun and profit, enhance our organic farms, and generate clean energy that might actually improve the atmosphere. We suggest that the next contract be structured to reward waste reduction, promote economy, enhance environmental industry and encourage community participation. By requiring whoever operates the transfer station to help us economize by transferring wastes efficiently, we would establish a firm foundation for the regrowth of appropriate economic activity on the coast and countywide. Thank you. 5 Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council May 10, 2011 Agenda The location of the meeting is the Pescadero Community Church, Stage Road A reception for participants and attendees will be held in the church social hall from 7:00 - 7:25pm The reception will be hosted by Cotton and Rob skinner. I. 7:30 Call to order IL Welcome and opening remarks by Greg Bonaparte Chairman a. Brief announcement Ill. American Diabetes Association Presentation: Allyson Schloming, Director! Silicon Valley Tour de Cure IV. Five minute break V. Pescadero Conservation Alliance Presentation John Wade, Director VI. Five minute break VI I. Rolf call: Jake Bowman VIII.Review of the remaining agenda: G. Bonaparte IX. Review amendment to the March meeting minutes a. Call for approval X. Review April meeting minutes: J. Bowman a. Call for amendments/corrections/ approval XI. Announcements from the County: Nicholas Calderon: Supervisor Horsteis Legislative Aide a. Weed abatement b. Sand bag wall c. Transfer Station XI I. Officer Reports a. Corresponding Secretary: Catherine Perry b. Treasurer: Kate Mayer-Haas (Kate is excused, G. Bonaparte to report) XIII.Standing Committee Reports a. School Board: Don McDermott b. Communications: Rob Skinner i. Echelon Grand Fonda ii. PA system research iii. Web site and Google group iv. Agribusiness XIV. Current Active Project Reports a. Town Sign: Catherine Peery b. Proposed Sewage Treatment Plan: C. Peery c. Affordable Housing: C. Peery XV. Liaison Reports a. Farm Bureau and Agriculture Advisory Council: J. Bowman b. Young Farmers: Kate and David Lustig c. Business Community: Rob Skinner Pescadero Municipal Advisory council May 10, 2011 Agenda d. Coastal Commission: Carolyn Shade e. School District: Don McDermott f. RCD: J. Bowman g. NGO's i. The Pescadero Foundation and Pescadero Historical Society: C. Peery ii. Southcoast Children 1s Services: K. Mayer-Haas iii. Puente: K. Mayer-Haas iv. Pescadero Educational Foundation: Rob Talbot h. Appoint Chamber of Commerce liaison: Carolyn Shade XVI. By-Laws open session a. Appointment procedure to sit on council b. Expense Control and Transparency XVII. Adjourn PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Social Hall Pescadero Community Congregational Church 363 Stage Road Pescadero, CA 94060 1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:35 PM by Catherine Peery 2. ROLL CALL: Present - Greg Bonaparte, Kate Haas, Don McDermott, Catherine Peery, Jake Bowman, David Lustig, and Carolyn Shade. Excused - Rob Skinner. A. Nicholas Calderon, from Supervisor Don Horsley's office said that Rob Talbot had until 5:00 PM on Friday March 11th to file appointment paperwork to apply for a position on the Council. After the paperwork, Mr. Talbot will be scheduled for an interview with some members of the Board of Supervisors. PMAC members who wish may set in on the interview. From there if/when the appointment is decided he will be an official member of PMAC. 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR B. Public 1. Celeste Worden, Pescadero Public Radio (KPDO) said that Daniel Roberts was called away to Europe. She further stated that the station is continuing with Shannon Bowman - as manager. Pirate Cat is not part of KPDO and there never was a merger. The station has a new board and bank account. 2. Mike Maskarich, Commander of the California Highway Patrol for the Redwood City region. Commander Maskarich stated that there would not be coverage from the CHP during the late evening and early morning hours. The San Mateo County Sherriff's department would provide coverage during that time. His e-mail address is [email protected]. The contact telephone number is 650 369- 6261 if there are any questions. 3. Cody Soules announced that on Sat Mar 19th, there would be a mushroom hunt. After the hunt there would be a dinner including some mushroom dishes. 4. Liz Henton announced the re-launch of the bookmobile in Pescadero. San Mateo County has a new blog for residents. The blog can be found at www.SMCnews.wordpress.com. If PMAC wishes we could link to the blog from our website. More information is available on the county website [email protected]. 5. Michael Sexton with the Bike Echelon Grand Fondo asked us to consider their application with the county for Saturday, September lih. They plan 600 to 800 riders in a 4 to 5 hour timeframe. Pescadero is at mile 45 of the ride. They would e coming into town from Skyline and down Pescadero Road. Further discussion was moved to new business. 4. Approval of minutes - A combination of the minutes by David Lee and Carolyn Shade were approved. 5. Treasurers Report -Treasurer Greg Bonaparte - As of PMAC has $6,252.18 in the general account and $1,264.01 in the postage account. The county has provided us with a check for expenses in the amount of $3,000.00. This amount is not included in the above total. 6. Correspondence - Corresponding Secretary Kate Haas - Review of correspondence attached to March meeting packet. David Lee sent a letter of resignation from the PMAC Board (included in the correspondence packet). 7. Reports from current committee chairs and community liaisons - A. Kerry Lobel - Puente meeting 11 Destination 2025" on April 2, 2011, what do we want for our children? Reduce childhood obesity. Summer jobs program, 20 people completed certified CPR/ First Aid training. Puente is providing free tax service for those with income less than $49,000. There is a news feed on Twitter. B. David Lustig appointed to the PMAC opening that expires in 2012. C. The county has declared an opening on PMAC for District 2. D. Kate Haas - Ham Radio training will be on April 2nd 3rd and 4th those interested should see Lary Lawson. E. Nicholas Calderon - Sign - said that David Holcomb said that the fees would be waived for the permits for the installation of the sign. Catherine said she was completing the permit forms. F. Meredith Reynolds - Native Sons Building fund -said that there was a grant approved for $100,000. $50,000 will be paid in June and $50,000 will be paid in July. The building committee still needs $10,000 for insulation. Ms. Reynolds hopes that the funds will come in from donations. This would enable the work to be done during the construction phase. G. Donald McDermott - La Honda Pescadero Unified School Dist. The district received a grant of $684.00 for La Honda School. The Saturday learning center is having a low average attendance - Over all it is only 53%. The percentage is higher in the 2nd and 3rd grades (70% and 65%) and lower in the ih and gth grades (40 to 41%). The district is in okay financial shape now, however if the tax package that is about to expire this year is not renewed, the school district does not know what their income will be. H. Catherine Peery- Warheit Site -Applied for grant to have test wells drilled on the site. It was unclear if we qualify as a grant writer for property in which we have no interest. 8. Land Use Committee Meeting - Alt members of PMAC. A. Sewer System - Karen McBride - Rural Community Assistance Corp. They are applying for Block Grant Funding of $25,000 to study the sewer system again (was done by others over two years ago). They are looking to develop a more affordable system. We are not now under a mandate to install a municipal system. AB 885 requires monitoring and testing waste water systems near impaired water ways (Pescadero and Butane watersheds). 9. New Business - A. Michael Sexton, Echelon Grand Fondo - bike ride carried over from public comments. Mr. Sexton said that the lunches provided to the participants would be purchased from Pescadero merchants. The numbers and the time frame would be a big disruption to the town and our tourist business, particularly if they used Stage Road in front of the businesses as their bike parking area. The discussion was that PMAC needs to set guidelines for these rides. PMAC also needs a more detailed plan from Echelon. They will come back with more info. B. Discussion of Election of officers. The discussion was whether there was a term limit. Carolyn Shade stated that from talking with constituents the opinion of several was that 8 years with the same Chairman was not conducive to open debate and public input. The plan of the founders was not to have one person take the helm in perpetuity. The opinion was that there are others on the board who are capable of conducting a meeting. There is also a question of quorum when the election was held in February. Jake Bowman had a differing opinion. Mr. Bowman said that these opinions and questions were disruptive and PMAC needed to get on with business. C. Transfer Station Report -Jake Bowman - Mr. Bowman and Rob Skinner were looking at best practices at other transfer stations. Rob was looking at a facility in Oregon this week. Mr. Bowman will have a written report for the next PMAC meeting on April, 12, 2011. Nicholas Calderon, SMC Liaison, said that the county was looking at ways to cut costs. One of which is to change from a 5 day week facility to a 3 day week facility. It appears that because the people of Pescadero and Loma Mar are so good at recycling, we don't dump enough paid garbage. D Nicholas Calderon announced that Supervisor Don Horsley will be in Pescadero Friday, April 1st between 9 and 11 AM at the Native Sons Hall for "Donuts with Don" to meet and greet his constituents. 10. Old Business A. Committees - Catherine Peery suggested that all proposed committees, including Environmental, be address at PMAC's retreat on April 2°d. B. April 2nd Retreat Meeting will be at 9:00 at the Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero Community Congregational Church. 11. Next Meeting; April 12, 2011 at 7:30 PM Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA. 12. Adjourned: 9:20 PM Respectfully Submitted, Carolyn Shade, Acting recording secretary From: oreo bonaparte To: cathecjoe oeery; Carolyn Shade Subject: March Meeting Minutes Date: Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:51:12 AM I propose we change the language in Item 9, 8, Discussion of election of officers. The first four (4) sentences should remain as written. New paragraph: As the exact definition of what constitutes a quorum, was in question at the February meeting, some members thought the election held by the Vice Chair David Lee was invalid. There was also a question on the floor as to whether a nomi°nafic»ri"r'equires a second. At this point a council member rightfully stated that according to Roberts Rules of Order, nominations coming from the floor do not need a second. (Chapter 12, Nominations; Nominating from the floor). ll believe this should rectify the perceived problem with the March minutes. My plan is to read this amendment into the record and ask for approval of the March minutes as amended. Any problems? Thank you, Greg ·Greg Bonaparte 650-759-1576 ·7 PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Social Hall Pescadero Community Congregational Church 363 Stage Road Pescadero, CA 94060 1. Reception -casual get together and discussions: This is a new part of PMAC meeting night and was well attended. 2. Information Card .. Cards were available for the public to provide e.. mail addresses to join our new internet communication program. 3. CALL TO ORDER - 7:32 PM by Chair, Catherine Peery 4 .. ROLL CALL- Present-Greg Bonaparte, Kate Haas, Don McDermott, Catherine Peery, Jake Bowman, Rob Skinner, and Carolyn Shade. Excused - David Lustig. 5. Oral Communications from the floor- A. Amy Wooliever, Superintendent of La Honda Pescadero Unified School District spoke to say that in light of recent news reports that the buildings that house our children are safe and in compliance with state and federal laws. The Earthquake fault lines are being redrawn. B. Herb Hamor, Pescadero resident, presented a statement regarding the Public Works Department of San Mateo County. His request is that PMAC ask for better maintenance of and to find a solution to the flooding at Butano Creek across Pescadero Creek Road. He suggested Aquadams be considered as in his opinion they are easily installed and removed each year. Another concern of his was the shifting of water districts from county management to state management. He asked how that would affect our CSA11water district. Nicholas Calderon spoke to the flooding and stated that Supervisor Horsley was in Pescadero on April 4th to investigate the problem. The Supervisor has a group working with the old reports and studies of the issue. However, the county is in a budget crisis. They are looking for a grant to fund a study and perhaps some work to alleviate the flooding. Mr. Calderon also discussed the sand bag wall. The supervisor's office is looking into having inmates help with the replacement of the sandbag wall. However, approvals will have to be acquired from the land owners. C. Steve Simms of Coastal Alliance for Species Enhancement (CASE) discussed the problem that is causing both the flooding and the fish kill. Case has filed a suit against California Division of Beaches and Parks, in part, to conect the bridges and levies that have moved and fallen into disrepair that have caused some of the problems within the marsh. This has been a years long project. They will continue their eff011s. D. San Mateo County Dept of Health, Healthy food survey of 5 local markets by Eliana Shultz and Jennifer Gross. The presentation included a pamphlet on "Health Benefits of Farm-Fresh Produce and Ocean-Fresh Seafood and one on "A Garden in Every School. They also presented a scorecard on Quality of the 5 markets. Discussion followed. E. Bike Ride Echelon Grand Fondo - David Cochran discussed the event that his group has planned for September 13, 2011, beginning at 8:30 AM. They expect from 700 to 1000 riders. All will leave Palo Alto at the same time. He said that the riders would go over Skyline, through La Honda and down Pescadero Road into Pescadero. He said that the rider would only be in Pescadero for 5 or 10 minutes. When asked if it changed from the presentation from Michael Sexton's of March-that the lunch break would be in Pescadero purchasing the lunch from Pescadero merchants. 6. Approval of minutes - Chair Catherine Peery postponed the approval of the March gth minutes to the May meeting. 7. Financial Report-Treasurer Greg Bonaparte -As of PMAC has $8,467.49 in the general account and $1,264.01 in the postage account. A copy of projected costs and request for approval for purchase of name badges, desk name signs and business cards was provided to members. Chair, Catherine Peery said that a formal approval was not necessary as it was part of the approved expenditures for PMAC business. 8. Correspondence - Corresponding Secretary Kate Haas - Review of correspondence attached to April meeting packet. 9. Special Presentations - A. Kate Haas and Darius Dunlap - PMAC's internet communications program is up and running with a few tweaks being performed as needed. The audience was encouraged to fill out the form to be set up on the system. B. Rob Skinner - The ad hoc committee on community outreach will, for the time being be a project of the communications committee. Communications and Outreach, after definitions, may become separate committees. 10. Reports from current committee chairs and community liaisons - A. A written report was provided by Rob Skinner and Jake Bowman. Conversations with the county are ongoing. We await the opinion and advice of the County's expert Zero waste consultant, Gary Liss, in order to proceed. Joe La Mariana and Lillian Clark from the Dept of Public Works, Solid Waste & Environmental Services Section spoke of the shortfall between the fees and the costs to the contractor. We have not heard from Allied/Republic Services. B. Kerry Lobel - Reported on Puente's activities and the Sala program. C. Rob Talbot's appointment should be complete by the May Meeting. D. Lary Larson re PEP there were 16 students from 16 to 18 yrs old who took the certifications class. E. Jake Bowman reported on the Farm Bureau meeting he attended. F. Donald McDermott - La Honda Pescadero Unified School Dist. No report. G. Land Use Committee Meeting - Loma Mar Water needs our help in moving their permit along. The county may be waiting until water districts are under the perview of the state. 11. New Business - A. Recommendation regarding Bike Ride Echelon Fonda - The consensus from the audience was to allow the ride but have some requirements. The Business committee and Bike Ride Echelon was asked to get together to come up with mutually beneficial guidelines. B. An ad hoc By-Laws Committee was formed. Those on the committee are Rob Skinner, Greg Bonaparte, Catherine Peery, and Carolyn Shade. The public is invited to attend and or become members of the committee. Discussion of Election of officers: As the exact definition of what constitutes a quorum, was in question at the February meeting, some members thought the election held by the Vice Chair David Lee was invalid . .Chair, Catherine Peery announced that she was stepping down and would not run for re-election as Chair. She then nominated Greg Bonaparte for Chairman. /0 There was a second by Jake Bowman. Greg Bonaparte was unanimously elected as Chairman. Rob Skinner nominated Carolyn Shade as Vice Chair, Carolyn Shade was unanimously elected Vice Chair. Greg Bonaparte and Rob Skinner nominated Jake Bowman for Recording Secretary, Jake Bowman was unanimously elected Recording Secretary. Kate Haas nominated Catherine Peery as Corresponding Secretary. Catherine Peery was unanimously elected Corresponding Secretary. Carolyn Shade moved that we have the office of Treasurer added to our By-Laws, The motion carried with unanimous approval. Jake Bowman nominated Kate Haas for Treasurer, seconded by Catherine Peery. Kate Haas was unanimously elected Treasurer. The slate of officers, having been duly elected1 took office directly after the meeting was adjourned. C. Darius Dunlap will be applying for the opening in District 2. PMAC to write a letter to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on his behalf requesting his appointment to PMAC. D. PMAC needs a new PA system as some folks are having difficulty hearing the speakers. Rob Skinner will look into costs. Discussion and costs postponed. E. The next three meetings will be held at the Social Hall, as below. 11. Next Meeting; MaylO, 2011 at 7:30 PM Social Hall, 363 Stage Road, Pescadero, CA. 12. Adjourned: 10:35 PM Respectfully Submitted, Carolyn Shade Acting Recording Secretary \\ A .1z:r-.a2"!' -1.22"a~'Jl;" J;·•.::l!l· :IT'~ .CIT E;lRISBANE County of San Mateo COLMA/·,, 'State of California '-,,.., SOUTH SAN FRANCJSCO 2008 SAN BRUNO MILLBRAE PACIFICA ?.. BURLINGAME ~ % HILLSBOROUGH SAN MATEO ··. FOSTER CITY ~ I 4$)C! I ··~ BELMONT ; ...... SAN CARLOS. REDWOOD CITY ·EAST PAL::O ALTO ~·~~· 'ATHERTON ~ ,,,,.1r~.r. 0 / WOODSIDE ·;::._i ,,-·-~- •> .... 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"'/1 '-1 /ll Tim.e: No Parties later than _S PM 1/ra./ 11 J.vP1wr-tOt&lO ,; Type of Function: Birthday, Anniversary, Baptism, Shower, Class, Meeting, Other PMI+"'- M(!Jllt/tl fl"""'-' N M,leh"'y\.~ Number of Guests Expected: ]5--o not more thn 60 People YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE (please initial): ..!C'.No Alcohol - inside or outside ~No Smoking - inside or outside vl.ock up the church properly _JL"'Heater /Stove - turn off properly ~Kitchen Stove - turn off properly _0nside/Outside Lights-Turn off Inside lights, leave on outside lights _iLoecorations: No taping or tacking onto walls or woodwork/doors __u(ctean inside (kitchen, hall and bathroom, all floors): ~Clean outside: Pickup the parking lot t.-(J YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE (please sign): During this function, you are responsible for safekeeping our church. You are responsible for any damage caused by you or your guests. By signing this Agreement, you agree to abide by these rules. accept this responsibility, report any damage or problems immediately by calling 747-0873, and promise that the Information rovided by you to the church about this function is accurate. -3-_Paymen 75.00; Key Code received : # ___ ~ JJ z..~.JJ-- _Refund ab le deposit:$100; _Deposit returned: _Date __ Initials i - 1.s- _JJ Date Carol Young-Holt, Church President Date Acuerdo de Alauiler de Salon Social • p e rsp ctiv e 2 PMAC "Team Development" Summary and Recommendations I have heard from several of you that you feel good about the progress we made in your special session . l thought it might be helpful to share some thoughts from a "team development" perspective about what I saw and what you might do to continue to build on the work we did. Structure Many of the actions we took together have set the foundation for a 11 structure,, for PMAC work. I think we learned that, to be effective, PMAC needs to achieve a balance between "informal" interaction where you gather feedback and input, brainstorm ideas, sketch out a 11 vision of what you would like to accomplish in an area 1 assign an owne( and clarify initial steps, then let the owner bring back to you a 11 plan 11 for the work. This more open-ended process should be balanced with a more structure process where those "plans" are consolidated and used to track progress - maybe at each monthly meeting. By publishing and reporting against concrete plans that are linked to a shared, public vision, PMAC can rebuild a reputation for delivering. Meeting Facilitation I would encourage you to continue talking about the idea of having different formats or kinds of meetings informal, brain storming or visioning meetings where everyone talks about what ((ideal" looks like in an area - task focused group meetings where a small group of people turns that vision into a plan with clear deliverables. timeframes and responsibilities "status" meetings where people report against a clear set of responsibilities decision-making meetings where small groups present recommendations for the whole group to vote on "strategy" meetings (which may occur every 6 months or so) when the group reviews what has happened over the last 6 months and resets goals for the next period of time I would be happy to help with common facilitator techniques for each kind of meeting. By specifying up front what kind of meeting it is, and by making sure that the right kind of prep happens, these meetings can be quite efficient. 1 c I 4 I S. 8 2 3. 0 1f0 ·1 n.1ncy@p rspoclivc2.curn p rsp ctiv 2 Style/Roles One of the important tasks for a team is to begin to focus team members on areas of contribution where they can make a unique contribution. We made a start at that but I think you can continue to increase both efficiency and member satisfaction by continuing this work. "Style" is an important factor in this effort. Style refers to people's preferences -what kinds of activities they like, where they feel comfortable, where they have unique talents or experience that the group needs. By having focus areas linked to style, people know where to put their time and also feel like they have some "freedom" to act. I have attached a question sheet which might be helpful to all of you to help you figure out style (it is part of a commonly used instrument called the DISC). If you all are interested in doing this exercise to learn more about how different styles interact in a team and how to best match style with role, I would be happy to give more information about how you/we could use this. Style has a big impact on the "dynamic" level of team function that we discussed. Briefly, from what I saw, Rob S and Kate are "networking" oriented and seem well matched with tasks - Kate helping with the "outreach" effort and Rob S. taking a lead in helping get the 11 Socialn meeting before the PMAC business meeting off the ground. Darius is helping with using technologies to support PMAC communication and Rob S. is helping create structure around some of the core processes for both the community and the group. Catherine is oriented toward keeping the "structure and content" of the group organized, and Greg seems to be helping there. I'm sure the others in the group will also find their area of preference. Communication The "web" by which you all communicate with each other and the community is beginning to take shape and by continuing to refine those processes, you can greatly enhance your reach and efficiency. The 11 outreach 11 committee will put together an overview on how to use the various technologies and meetings to ensure that info flows well with the community. I would encourage you to use the "plans" we put together and the work from the various committees to create and manage to an overall "task roadmap" that can help you keep aware of and on top of au the efforts. I'm sure Darius and Jake have some ideas of how to use technology to share and update that info. By sharing this "network" design with the community, all should be impressed by how many opportunities they have to stay connected to PMAC work beyond just coming to PMAC meetings. perspectiv 2 We assigned people to be primary contacts for groups within the community and talked about doing the same sort of work to align PMAC members with county contacts. The next steps are to clarify expectations for how people will communicate with and bring back input and feedback from these groups. When this 11 networku gets up and running. I think everyone will feel like communication efforts are much more efficient and productive. The above suggestions are just a few ideas about how to keep the momentum of our meeting going. I would be happy to meet with representatives to talk this through and be more concrete about other work you might want to do, and I would be happy to help where I can. The San Mateo County Resource Conservation District invites you to the u 0 s o ks Saturday May 14, 2011 from 12:00~4:00 PM @Pie Ranch, 2080 Cabrillo Hwy/Rte. 1 Enjoy a free workshop and site visit hosted by the San Mateo RCD ! • Hear experts speak about rural road maintenance • Learn the basics of erosion and drainage • Recognize early signs of road fai lure • Find funding and technical assistance for improvements • Get tips on creating a road association and working with neighbors to improve private roads • Visit a nearby private road with recent improvements Please RSVP : Chelsea Moller (650) 712-7765 [email protected] ..., - .. ... -- - ~ -- ._.... - - - fa,-~ ~~\%\ ~ \--' [ ...., 1 i . ~ r;; 1·8ftd AILE :A \ ~ ~ / ..... eq S ~ ~'"':/ "··~ ~?... ~,<'··· I 201 20~2 ... "L------Month Days Total 1:-lol SOD TuV D Description ate - 8 10 11 12 0 0 Staff Developm nt Day 8/22/2011 AUG I ------1 15 17 10 19 .. ,, 0 0 I 1 Teacher W orkday 8/2312011 --···- I h~ ··--- ___--- 22 23 24 25 26 3 3 I First Student Day 8/24/2011 I= - - I s T 29 30 31 1 2 5 B --~ "L-' 5 6 7 8 9 4 12 1 Labor Day = 9/5/2011 ~ ~ -- -- 12 13 14 15 16 5 17 . - - - "!9 20 21 22 23 5 22 I -- ~ --- -~ 26 27 28 29 30 5 27 I - - I OCT 3 4 5 6 5 32 -- -- - 10 11 12 13 5 37 ·- --· - l1~ 17 18 19 20 21 5 - - 42-- Quarter (42 clays) 10/21/2010 24 25 26 27 28 5 47 Parent Con f/M 111 ay 10127 and 10/28/20 11 - NOV 31 1 2 3 4 5 52 ------7 0 9 10 11 4 56 '1 Vetera ns Day 11/1 1/2011 _...... _____------14 15 16 17 18 5 61 ~------~ 21 22 23 24 25 3 64 2 Thanksgiving Days 11 /24/2011 and 11 /25/2011 ------DEC 28 29 30 1 2 5 - - - - 5 6 7 8 9 5 I ------~: II "12 13 14 15 16 5 79 Min Day 12/21/2011 --·- 19 20 21 22 23 3 82 2 - 26 27 28 29 30 82 5 Quarter ( Odays) 1212 ·112011 JAN 2 3 4 5 6 82 5 W inter Break 12122-1/6/2012 ------l"""'"""'P' 9 10 11 12 13 4 86 1 Teacher Workday 1/9/2012 - - - ...... ;. __ 16 17 18 19 20 4 90 1 Martin Luther King Day 1/16/2012 - --,____ - - ~ 23 24 25 26 27 5 95 I = - - - FEB 30 31 1 2 3 5 100 I ------! 6 7 0 9 10 5 105 - ·- 1---· 1-- l - 13 14 15 16 17 5 110 Presi d~_nt s Days :Y20/2012-2/24/201 2 - - - - ~ 20 21 22 23 24 0 110 5 . - MAR 27 28 29 1 2 5 115 - - I 5 6 7 8 g 5 120 ,_ -- - - 12 13 14 ,___15 _ 16 5 125 -- f- - - - I 19 20 21 22 23 5 130 Quarter (46 days) 3/23/2012 ·------26 27 28 29 30 4 134 1 Teacher Wl lmorovement Grant fundlnp and collective baroaining ~ ( 1J ) Echelon Gra11 Fonda - Palo Alto Tentative Course Map (Long course) Event Date: Sat. Sept. 17, 2011 Bl :leigh Mu rrn y North East , Emerald RA r ch S f!te P. rk Fair Oaks · Palo Alto ''{, Lake Hills '1 Half () Pa Moon Bay .SQ +.Ai1 "'.-;,. ~ ® C l. · ~y ~· West Menlo Park \ _ 1 ® El Corle D _ Portola Mncler. Cree. Valley Los Altos Oren Sp ce Cf!ntral ortola Vll ll ey Los Altos Hills Palo AJto Foot! Park + Ru .. •fl n Ridn Op1rn S1rn c Ranch o Son Pre,.e rve /\ntonio Open ® Sr ce r e~. erv - M r ~ell v a l e yline Ridge Rf! f)i on I ~. onte• 8 llo Ope Sp::ic Reg1om1I Opr.n Sp • . " P S-CR d 10 Crc~ ·k Col rity PFHk ® • 'J Por•tol a • te rk C t. tlc Ro k St. te• P . rk ·~ .• .. Big •Ba i Q ,...,r1.,, ,.... ,..,.., ,,.. Info at: http://www.echelongranfondo.org/palo_alto/ [email protected] 415 309-4560 [email protected] Echelon Gran Fonda All Riders Out All Riders In Palo Alto 11:40-3:15PM 11 :30-1 PM Pescadero Rider flow ~ 70 mi Riders 60°/o of Total Community ~ Church 100 mi Riders 40°/o of Total •' I Riders enter over a 1 hour period. 100 mi riders re-enter over a 2 hour period. Estimate 2-5 rider every 2 minutes on average. TOWN SIGN UPDATE FOR MAY 10, 2011 PMAC MEETING Friends of PMAC has received donations from all the nonprofits who made commitments to do so, except Pescadero Education Foundation, which will submit their $1000 when approved permits are received. There have been many other donations of money and materials listed below. Cody Soules, the sign designer and artist, has collected all the donated materials, and purchased all the parts necessary to build the sign, and is in the processing of building the components of the sign, which can be installed and assembled at the proper time. David Holbrook of the San Mateo County Planning and Building Department finished review of the permit application in March, and a 30~day comment period 1 ended April 8 h. Tiare Pena in that Department then sent Coastal Development Permit notifications to all property owners for a 10-day comment period that was up on May 3rd. No negative comments came in, so a letter approving the Coastal Development Permit is being drafted. According to Tiare we should give ourselves 3 weeks from today before we receive approved permits and can have a ground-breaking and installation ceremony. So, we could schedule that around Saturday, June 4th perhaps, if there isn't a conflict. Respectfully submitted by Catherine Peery, for Friends of PMAC DONORS: PT A: $1,000, PUENTE: $1,000 PMAC: $2,000 PESCADERO EDUCATION FOUNDATION: committed to $1,000 as soon as permits are in hand KATE AND JEFF HASS: $1,000 PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS MONETARY DONATIONS: "'$300 COUNTY DONATED THE PERMIT FEES: $3000 VALUE NORM 1 S MARKET: $100 PESCADERO COUNTRY STORE: $100 PEERY & ASSOCIATES: $100 COST ANOA: 2 X 4'S FRANK MUZZI: HARDWARE, SEVERAL BUCKETS OF GALVANIZED NAILS RANDY BENNETT: SIDING, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT =ENOUGH FOR ALL PROJECT STEVE SIMMS: 4 X 6 STRUCTURAL BEAMS, 10' LONG AND 2 X 8'5 TOM PHIPPS: 4 X 41 5 8' FOR RAFTERS, A 6X6 MAIN STRUCTURAL PIECE, AND 2 1X4'$ 1 JOHN DIXON: 1X21X4 1 CUSTOM MILLED SLAB CLIFF MOORE: 1 X 12'5 5 PIECES, 4 FEET LONG EDDIE WEEKS: 2 X 4'5 NOEL DIAZ: 2 X 61 $ 8 FEET LONG HARLEY FARMS: 2 X 4'S, 81 LONG STEVE OKU: 16' AND 12' 1X12 (REALLY NICE BOARDS) BLUE HOUSE FARMS: 2 REDWOOD 1 X 6'5 VENTURE RETREAT: 1X8, AND A CHAIN SAW STILL NEEDED: CONCRETE 1 YARD (1 PALLET), REBAR, METAL ROOFING (OLD BARN ROOFING, OR RUSTIC). WILL NEED BIG TRUCK TO BRING EVERYTHING TO SITE 1 2 STRONG MEN FOR ASSEMBLY, 4 TO 6 STRONG MEN TO STAND THE SIGN UP AFTER ASSEMBLY. ~ ..:(.J ~- <..i 2',. c: .G ~ u ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ oz 2. VERIZON FACILITY WAS PLANNED AT LOCATION OF COUNTY ' PROPERTY LINE. AS DRAWN BY COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY AND PESCADERO WELL, BUT ,,_,,_,...... ""'"''Ill - '---.. PROPERTY LINE. AS DRAWN BY SURVEYOR THE For PMAC Meeting, May 10th PESCADERO The purpose of the liaison between the Pescadero Foundation FOUNDATION and PMAC is to inform the community of the work of the PO'l T 01 ~IC[ l3ox 9()6, Foundation, so that, when appropriate, PMAC can provide P L L' \ D L R 0 . C ,,\ tJ ~ U 6 IJ support or input. Separate rep011s are being submitted for Friends of PMAC (town sign) and Pescadero Emergency Preparedness. friend-. l>I P\IAC Earth Action Mentors is working on the school garden program. Educate to Elevate is a scholarship fund for the class of 2012 that currently has about $23,000. Pat Talbot and Meredith Reynolds are on the Advisory Committee. Current thinking is that we will establish Section 529 accounts for all seniors going on to higher education of any kind. Donations are welcome. Pescadero A11s & Fun Festival is gearing up for the annual Sou th CuJ:-.t 1\1 li...,h 1\1li,111n' PAFF event on the 3rd weekend of August. This is a venue that \\lorkforcL' I lou:-.in,:.; provides fund raising oppo1iunities for many organizations, including Friends of PMAC. We should provide volunteers for our booth, and seek volunteers to help with the event in general, if possible. Pescadero Histo1y Society owns 50% of Native Sons Hall. Pescadero Foundation helped apply for and obtain a $100,000 loan with low interest that is deferred for several years that should come tlu-ough in the next few months. SamCoast Rural Transportation is our rural demand-response bus system that serves the entire LHPUSD. In general, Puente coordinates the scheduling of groups or individuals who use the system. SCAA is gearing up for the PAFF Ali Show in August. Workforce Housing: The Coastal Development Permit for the test wells has been submitted, and Sigma Prime is responding to requests for a map with some additional info1mation. Respectfully submitted, Catherine Peery, liaison to the Pescadero Foundation May 5, 2011 TO: Members, Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council From: Kerry Lobel, Executive Director Coastside Office Hours for Supervisor Don Horsley May Coastside Office Hours for Supervisor Don Horsley will be held on May 27 from 9-11 AM at Puente. Disaster Preparedness The next disaster preparedness meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 23, 2011 . The last disaster preparedness was held on Tuesday, April 26 at 630PM. Participants toured the Pescadero Red Cross Trailer as well as the Community Trailer. A trailer cleaning date has been set for Monday, June 20. Puente Summer Youth Leadership and Employment Project Puente has received 51 applications for our Youth Leadership and Employment Project. Orienteering Course Teaches Youth New Skills Instructor Joe Kinyon led 24 Pescadero youth in a day-long orienteering course that taught compass, GPS, mapping, job, and safety skills. The youth consisted of Puente staff and community service volunteers. The program was funded through ARRA green jobs program and the Workforce Investment Board and was organized by Marti Johnson from the Resource ConseNation District. Team Backpack Launches 2011 Campaign Team Backpack has launched Puente's 2011 campaign. We're looking at a total universe of 366 Pescadero & La Honda students - mostly the children of farmworkers and their families. Last year we distributed more than 200 backpacks (up from 132 in 2009) and this year, I'm sure we'll be doing many more. We are now are looking for the school supplies and backpacks to meet what we expect to be an even greater demand this year for school supplies. Many people do not realize that there are few school supplies for purchase in our rural and isolated area. If you have any sources for school supplies or way to broadcast the word, please let us know. Wish list attached. La Sala Program Continues to Grow Puente's oldest program for farmworkers, La Sala, continues to grow. New workers are coming to Pescadero for jobs in farms and nurseries. Puente has an ongoing need for welcome bag contents: socks, towels, blankets and toiletries. If you 1ave any sources or would like to donate, please let us know. Puente website and Twitter fhe best way to keep up with Puente is to check our website regularly as well as to subscribe to our Twitter =eed (can do this on our website). Food Distribution fhe next food distribution is Thursday May 26, 2011 . P.O. Box 554 + Pescadero, CA. 94060 + www.mypuente.org + 650.879.1691 Puente' s Annual Back to School Supplies Drive for 366 Pescadero and La Honda students The backpacks have been donated. Now we need to fill them. Contributions of school supplies or cash donations are welcome Deadline: July 31, 2011 Drop Off Locations Please drop ojf during business hours Half Moon Bay: Studio 4 Pilates, 213 San Mateo Road ( 650) 726-7200 Pescadero: Puente Resource Center, 620 North Street ( 650) 879-1691 (please call for hours) Cash Douations: Payable to Puente, PO Box 554, Pescadero, CA 94060 School Supplies Wish List No donation too small Writing Scotch tape Color pencils set (8 or 12) Pencils (thick and regular #2) Staplers Play doh (small sets) Pens Binder clips/paper clips Highlighters Solid color folders Math Lined paper, wide & nanow 3 X 3 post-it notes Ruler (inches, centimeters) Composition books Organizer/planners Graph paper Pencil sharpeners Memory sticks Calculators Lined paper Compass & Protractor Large and pencil top eraser Art Watercolor marker sets Lunch Organizing Elmer's white glue & sticks Water bottles Spiral binders 24-count crayons Reusable lunch bags Mini-white board & markers Fiskars blunt and sharp scissors Small boxes tissues Mini-chalk board & chalk 8 count water colors 3-ring binders Construction paper packages Puente Resource Center* 620 North St. PO Box 554 * Pcscadero, CA 94060 www.m yJHll'llfl'.org * (650) 879-1691 Proposed amendment of PMAC By-Laws Nominating, electing and appointing a candidate to become a member of council Appointment Procedure: a) Any applicant wishing to be considered must submit a written application by a given deadline. b) At a scheduled PMAC meeting, each applicant be given a specified time (5 or 10 minutes) to make whatever presentation he/she wishes. This could include questions of the applicant by PMAC members and/or any statements by members of the public. c) PMAC would then close public discussion and the chair would entertain motions to nominate. Nominations, in this case would require a second. When all nominations were made 1 there would be a motion to close nominations. d) The vote must be done publicly. It can be done either orally or in writing but if in writing 1 the ballot must identify the member voting. e) Election of the nominee will require aye votes from the majority of PMAC members whether present or not. Absent members will be polled by the Recording Secretary and reported at the next meeting. d) Elected candidates will be sworn in at the next PMAC scheduled meeting. Candidate Application to become a PMAC council member Name: ______Date; ______ Residence Address: ______Mailing Address: ___ Renting/buying/own property in Pescadero___ _ Years of residence in Pescadero; ______ Reason for joining PMAC: BY-LAWS SECTIONS REGARDING NEW MEMBERS AND MEMBER ELECTIONS Section 2. Composition of the Council and Description of Area The Council shall be composed of thirteen (13) members who are registered voters residing in the Pescadero voting precinct.•• Section 3. Elections and Terms of Office Council elections shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, which is at the same time as the general election. Candidates for the Council shall be placed on the ballot, and the election shall be administered by the County Clerk in accordance with the same requirements governing the general election. Each person elected at a regular biennial Council election shall hold office for a term of four ( 4) years commencing on the first Thursday in December next succeeding his or her election. Any member of the Council whose term has expired shall continue to discharge the duties of his or her office until his or her successor has qualified. In the event of a vacancy, the Council shall, within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the vacancy, appoint a successor. The successor shall serve until the expiration of the term of the predecessor. If a vacancy occurs within one hundred sixty (160) days and one hundred twenty ( 120) days of a scheduled Council election, the vacancy shall be filled by election, rather than appointment. Section 6. Vacancies Any Counci] officer vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of Council members at the first regular meeting after the vacancy occurs. In the event of a member vacancy, the Council shall, within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the vacancy, appoint a successor who will serve until the expiration of the term of the predecessor. This appointment does not require approval by the Board of Supervisors. The effective date of a vacancy shall be considered to be the date of the first regular Council meeting at which the vacancy is announced (the "Effective Date"). If the vacancy occurs not less than one hundred twenty (120) days and not more than one hundred sixty (160) days before a scheduled Council election, the vacancy shall be filled by election rather than appointment, as specified in the resolution establishing the Council. Otherwise, the procedure for appointing a successor shall be as follows: a) Immediately after the Effective Date, notification must be posted at the Pescadero and Loma Mar post offices. b) Interested pa1iies are encouraged to apply within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date or by the next regular Council meeting. Applications may be in writing or by oral nomination (including self nomination). Nominations will be closed forty five (45) days after the Effective Date and the election will occur at the next regular Council meeting. The names of candidates will be mailed with the Council agenda. c) Candidates are requested to make a brief presentation followed by brief questions and/or statements from Council members and members of the public. d) Fallowing this presentation, election will be by written vote of members of the Council, including the Chairperson. However, the vote of the Chairperson is not revealed unless there is a tie. Election requires a majority of those present. Each ballot must specify the Council member's name and their choice of candidate. The Recording Secretary shall read the ballots aloud. If no one candidate receives a majority, more than one round of voting will be required. To avoid deadlock, the name of the candidate with the lowest number of votes is dropped out at the end of each round. PMAC financial transparency and expense control PMACJ funded by the countyJ receives a small allocation annually. The responsibility for maintaining the allocation and spending sums of said allocation is the responsibility of the chairman and the treasurer. Both the chairman and the treasurer have approved signatures on file at the bank where the PMAC allocation is kept. Monthly the treasurer reports the status of the account to include: Current balance Credits to the account and origin Debits (checks) written against the account Each specific expenditure is announced AnnuallyJ at the end of the fiscal year (last day of June) an accounting of the PMAC bank account is submitted to the county listing all transactions. The following is intended to establish guidelines and approvals levels for expenditures. The treasurer shall have as his/her responsibility the ability to approve and pay for basic supplies to fill the council needs. This approval level is (TBD, recommended somewhere between $25 and $50). Any expenditure above the treasure's level must be brought before council at a regularly scheduled council meeting and voted upon. All appropriate rules of order in effect at the time must be followed. Approval will be by majority vote of the members of council when a quorum (50%+1) is present. In all cases the proposed expenditure must be presented to council before monies are promised or spent. PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) Outreach and Communications Tuesday, April 20, 2011, 9:00 AM P. 0. Box 249 Pescadero, CA 94060-0249 Communications is one of the two standing committees Define Communications Define Outreach Should these committees be separate? All communications from PMAC should go through the Committee Work on Charter RAF1 PESCADERO MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (PMAC) Communications and Outreach Tuesday, April 20, 2011, 9:10 AM P. 0. Box 249 Pescadero, CA 94060-0249 1. Call to Order: at 9:10 AIVl by Carolyn Shade at Duarte's Restaurant. 2. Present: Darius Dunlap, Ed Clement and Carolyn Shade, Kate Haas & Rob Skinner excused, Jake Bowman absent. 3. Informal discussion: The purpose of the meeting was to; a. Define Communications: Informing our constituents as well as other stakeholders of the activities of PMAC. To show as well what PMAC has to offer the community. We could have our minutes translated into Spanish to possibly post at or provide to Puente. b. Define Outreach: Encouraging and attracting our constituents and others to PMAC. This could include high school students, Puente, a news letter, the town sign (when completed). Face to Face visits in the community. c. How do we see the two - separate committees or a committee and outreach as a project of the committee? d. Funnel all communications, i.e. press releases, newsletters, other items through the communications committee. This will enable us to speak with with one voice of our shared goals. e. Work was done on the committee charter template which will be completed by the May PMAC meeting. 4. Work already in progress: a. www.pescaderocouncil. org is already set up and will work in conjunction with item b. b. set up of Google Apps and Google Groups. c. Setting up a community calendar that would allow businesses and community groups to share their calendar. This would be a one stop community events site. 5. Meeting adjourned: 10:30 AM Respectfully submitted Carolyn Shade Acting ????? Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council Meeting Agenda June 14, 2011 Community Church A Night for the Youth of Our Community Social reception: 7:00 – 7:20pm Call to order: 7:30 pm Presentations: San Mateo County Youth Commission Seren Pendelton Knoll: Youth Commission Program Coordinator Short Break HMB Rotary Club Essay Contest Winner Hannah Harwood Pescadero High School Student Short Break Puente Summer Jobs for Youth Kerry Lobel Executive Director Short Break 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Review of May, 2011 Meeting Minutes 4. Report on Assignments 5. Comments from the community 6. Officer Reports a. Vice Chair: Carolyn Shade i. HMB Chamber Review b. Corresponding Secretary: Catherine Peery i. Pescadero Foundation c. Recording Secretary: Jake Bowman d. Treasurer: Kate Meyar-Haas 7. Committee Reports a. School Board: Don McDermott b. Communications: Rob Skinner i. PA System 8. News from The Supervisor’s Office: Nicholas Calderon a. PEG 9. New Business: a. By-Laws i. Appointment to vacancies ii. Committee Charter 10. Project Reports: a. Current Status Town Sign i. Sign Erection ad hoc Committee: Don McDermott b. Bike report: Rob Talbot 11. Adjourn Final Agenda published and posted, June 10, 2011, 5:00 pm. PMAC August 9th Pescadero Community Church 7:00 – 7:20 Social Reception EARLY START 7:20 – 7:30 Story Telling Project: Sarah Bachman Introduction to the Pescadero Grown farmers market will be given by four Pescadero High School students who worked this summer for Puente on a project sponsored by Puente, Pie Ranch, KPDO and Photo4Change 7:30 – 7:35 Introductions 7:35 Call to order/Roll Call: 7:35 – 7:40 Vote by council on appointment of Ken Pesso 7:40 – 8:00 LAFCo Presentation: Martha Poyatos and community participation 8:00 – 8:05 Review of July minutes and assignments 8:05 – 8:10 Open floor comments from the community 8:10 – 8:25 Flooding: Action Team discussion and community participation 8:25 – 8: 40 RCD Report: Kellyx Nelson and community participation 8:40 – 8:45 Comments by Supervisor Horsley 8:45 – 8:50 Short Break 8:50 – 8:55 County Announcements: Nicholas Calderon 8:55 – 9:10 Discussion of a broad proposal to save the Transfer Station and community participation 9:10 – 9:30 Selected Officer/Committee Reports Financial Report: Kate Haas School Board: Don McDermott Communication Committee: Rob Skinner Town Sign: Rob Talbot 9:30 Adjourn PMAC Council Meeting Assignments Meeting Date: July 12th, 2011 Attendees: Don McDermott, Catherine Peery, Carolyn Shade, Rob Skinner, Greg Bonaparte, Jake Bowman, Kate Mayer-Haas, Rob Talbott, Darius Dunlap Secretary: Jake Bowman # Assignment Assigned Date Date to: Assigned Due 1 Council to work with ADA on next All 5/10/11 2/14/12 year’s Tour de Cure 2 Assemble and prepare to install the R. Talbot 5/10/11 7/30/11 Town Sign and consider a ground break & Don ceremony and a barbeque McDermott 3 Assemble a list of all non-profits in the C. Perry 6/14/11 8/9/11 area 4 Look to reconditioned market for PA D. Dunlap 5/10/11 8/9/11 system and other alternatives 5 Research whether or not AT&T would R. Talbot 5/10/11 8/9/11 install an emergency generator as back- up power to the cell tower 6 Hold By-Laws ad hoc meeting to address Ad hoc 5/10/11 on-going issues raised at this meeting committee 7 Announce Youth Commission approved S. 5/10/11 8/9/11 candidates Pendelton- Knoll 8 Inquire about doing traffic studies Public 6/14/11 9/13/11 around bike race events Works Comm. 9 Require all request for permit to hold a N. 6/14/11 9/13/11 bike race through or around Pescadero Calderon require a map – Gran Fondo? 10 Candidates needed to staff PAFF booth C. Peery 6/14/11 8/20- 8/21/11 11. Get Pescadero a seat at the DPW table N. 7/12/11 8/9/11 developing the RFP for the Transfer Calderon Station. 12 Propose alt. route for capping landfill. N. 7/12/11 8/9/11 Calderon 13 Call Bay City Flowers. J. Bowman 7/12/11 8/9/11 14 Call Senator Joe Simitian. J. Bowman 7/12/11 8/9/11 15. Hold first Action Team meeting. G. 7/12/11 8/9/11 Bonaparte Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council June, 11 CHARITABLE NONPROFITS WITH ADDRESSES WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT Pescadero Education Foundation La Honda Education Foundation PTA – Pescadero TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation Puente de la Costa Sur Pie Ranch South Coast Children’s Services San Mateo Coast Natural History Association Pescadero Foundation Pescadero Conservation Alliance Cascade Ranch CASE Pescadero Public Radio Service Run by Pescadero residents: Square Peg Foundation Equine Rescue Center PLANT! November 24, 2010 In response, refer to: 151416SWR2010SR00481 Joe LoCoco, Deputy Director, Road Service County of San Mateo Department of Public Works 752 Chestnut Street Redwood City, California 94063 Joanne Kerbavaz, Senior Environmental Scientist California State Parks 95 Kelly Avenue Half Moon Bay, California 94019 Dear Mr. LoCoco and Ms. Kerbavaz: This letter is in response to the existing channel conditions in Butano Creek beneath and adjacent to the Pescadero Road bridge, near the town of Pescadero, San Mateo County, California. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is concerned existing channel conditions may be affecting federally listed salmonids and their habitat. The County of San Mateo Department of Public Works (County) is responsible for maintenance activities at the Pescadero Road bridge. Butano Creek flows into the Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve which is owned and managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks). When the bridge was constructed in 1961, the channel underneath the bridge was approximately 11 feet deep and 80 feet wide. Over the years, approximately 9 feet of silt has built up in the channel, reducing the vertical clearance underneath the bridge to about 2 feet. This has resulted in an increase in the frequency of flooding and may be impairing fish passage. During large storm events, Butano Creek cannot be contained within its banks at the bridge and floodwaters spill onto Pescadero Creek Road and adjoining properties. Under existing conditions, maintenance activities at the bridge that do not include work within the actual creek channel are unlikely to alleviate flood concerns and may continue to impede passage for listed salmonids. We believe there are possible near-term and long-term solutions that would minimize flooding along Pescadero Creek Road, allow for some level of maintenance, and improve fish passage. Dredging, for example, may have only short-term benefits to flooding and fish passage, 2 but could be an interim plan until a long-term solution is reached. We urge the County to coordinate with State Parks, NMFS, and other appropriate stakeholders to investigate both short and long-term solutions for flooding issues with the assurance of fish passage. It is our understanding, opportunities for the County to conduct these activities may be limited for a variety of reasons, including access onto State Parks property. Although State Parks is not a flood control agency, this should not preclude the agencies working collaboratively on how to address resource protection while improving the safety of Pescadero Road. We acknowledge permits will be required but do not see this as a hindrance to a solution. Fish passage improvement and channel maintenance activities are the types of projects which are regularly permitted by the appropriate agencies and NMFS routinely consults with Federal action agencies pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act. NMFS stands ready to work with State Parks and the County towards the shared goal of resource protection while improving the safety of Pescadero Road. If you have questions or concerns regarding this letter please feel free to contact Mr. William Stevens of my staff at (707) 575-6066 or via email at [email protected]. Sincerely, Dick Butler North Central Coast Office Supervisor Protected Resources Division cc: Chris Yates, NMFS, Long Beach Patrick Rutten, Kit Crump, NOAA Restoration Center, Southwest Region Paul Keel, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Half Moon Bay Eric Larsen, California Department of Fish and Game, Yountville Rich Gordon, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Redwood City Communications Committee meeting August 5th, 2011 Rob Skinner, Darius Dunlap, Carolyn Shade in attendance Purpose of the meeting: to review Darius’ work with regard to the PMAC website The group voted to move forward with Word-press for the website and Google Apps for email, calendar, and document collaboration. Word-press is $170 per year for the package of options Darius has specified and Google Apps is free for up to 50 users. Google Apps account will be provided only for PMAC members and a few committee volunteers and should easily stay below that limit of 50 users. Google Groups will continue to be used for community discussions, open to all. Target date for the website to be up and running is before the September PMAC meeting. It will contain all the current site content. Further development of the website will be a good winter project. There are many capabilities made possible by these technology changes, and these will be presented and discussed in future communications committee meetings and at PMAC meetings as appropriate. The website will be backed up on Darius’ and Rob’s computers for safekeeping. Commercial, continuous backup and site mirroring from VaultPress (a wordpress.com offering) is also possible and priced at $180 per year. Darius explained the advantage of our PMAC email addresses being mail client based (rather than forwarded) and will create step-by-step instructions and help members as needed. Mailchimp (free service for up to 2,000 names and 12,000 emails/month) will host our mailing list Wufoo can be used for surveys & forms (integrates with mailchimp) if we find it useful. The same company also makes SurveyMonkey which could also be useful. Both are free for modest levels of use. There are also other options. From: Jake Bowman To: William Stevens Cc: Kellyx Nelson; Kerbavaz, Joanne; Greg Bonaparte; Catherine Peery; PMAC Members; [email protected] Subject: Fwd: A note from Bill at NOAA, NMFS re: Pescadero Road & Butano Bridge Date: Friday, July 15, 2011 11:09:18 AM Attachments: PescaderoRoad_SMCounty_wls.pdf Hi Bill, Thank you for the kind note and attached letter for our records. I'm forwarding this to the Council, especially its Chairman, Greg Bonaparte, and Corresponding Secretary, Catherine Peery, and including the RCD and Joanne at State Parks. I'm also copying Julia Scott, the journalist who wrote the story you reference in your note, so she can include your clarification as the story develops. We appreciate your note of support and forward of the letter clarifying your agency's position (please see attached). It would be very helpful for our Council to review the history of the Pescadero Marsh working group and understand just how the array of agencies involved is laid out. Please lend us your ongoing assistance in helping us to "draw the org-chart" of all the officials whose input we'll require in the planning, permitting and process of implementation. It is quite apparent that any attempt to fix the flooding will impact the estuary downstream. This begs the question of our overall strategy for improving the whole Pescadero-Butano watershed's ability to support life, from the mountains to the ocean. Obviously, employing "yellow equipment" like a backhoe to clear the channel is extreme and although rhetoric will suggest such ideas in the heat of the moment, sober reflection will consider that to be unworkable, as well as a total PR disaster ripe for national news. Personally, I envision teams of green workers and local students with shovels very sensitively handling every plant and animal with eco-designers and scientists looking over their shoulders at every step, brows knit with concern. The only way I can see that we'll be able to raise the money to complete such a comprehensive environmental engineering and community design project would be to articulate a plan everyone can get behind, from Stage Road in Pescadero to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and all of Redwood City and Sacramento in between. It appears that grants so far may get us through the design phase and perhaps be enough to start some kind of implementation, even if it's just to mitigate the disaster we anticipate this winter. However, it's not just the permits themselves that are a hindrance, but their price. To pay all the fees needed to get this done represents a real financial barrier, in addition to the cost of the measures we'll need to undertake in order to obtain those permits. However, we are in this for the long haul and those of us who have- or are planning to have- grandchildren around to enjoy the fruits of our labors would like to invest our time and treasure in a plan with beneficial consequences, not just for road-travelers, but for every inhabitant of the marsh and its environs, human, fish or otherwise. Sincerely, -Jake ------Forwarded message ------From: William Stevens Hi Jake, It was nice meeting you at Pescadero lagoon during the fish sampling on Tuesday. I came across this story in the Contra Costa Times (http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_18474710?nclick_check=1) and wanted to clarify some things with the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has not overlooked the situation at Pescadero Creek Road. As you will see in the attached November 24, 2010 letter, NMFS has clearly stated we stand ready to work with the appropriate agencies toward the shared goal of resource protection while improving the safety of Pescadero Road. We have shared this message several times over the years. We acknowledge permits will be required for addressing the conditions at Pescadero Creek Road, but do not see permits as a hindrance to a solution. In fact, I recently held a teleconference with California Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and none of the agencies felt permits would be a hindrance to a project. I hope this provides some clarity. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. --Bill Bill Stevens Natural Resource Management Specialist NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325 Santa Rosa, California 95404-6528 (707) 575-6066 PMAC December 13, 2011 Pescadero Community Church 6:30 – 7:00 Social Reception 7:00 Call to Order Roll Call 7:05 – 7:15 Review/Approval of Minutes November 8th Meeting 7:15 – 7:25 Open Communication Towns People Council Members 7:25 – 7:40 Nominations of Officers for the 2012 Session 7:40 – 7:55 Officer Reports Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Treasurer 7:55 – 8:30 New Matters for Council Consideration/Action 1. Proposal by County Finance and Operations Committee to Eliminate PMAC 2. Introduction of a Document and Request for Action by County to Commence the Permit Application Process to Dredge Butano Creek . 3. Review Permit Process for Affordable Housing Test Well 8:30 – 8:40 Break 8:40 – 9:00 Old Matters for Council Consideration/Action 1. Build It Green 2. Transfer Station 3. Up date CSA 11 Water Situation 9:00 – 9:15 Committee Reports 9:15 Adjourn Department of Public Works BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAROLE GROOM DON HORSLEY ROSE JACOBS GIBSON DAVE PINE ADRIENNE J. TISSIER JAMES C. PORTER COUNTY OF SAN MATEO DIRECTOR 555 COUNTY CENTER. 5TW FLOOR• REDWOOD CITY • CALIFORNIA 94063-1665 • PHONE (650) 363-4100 • FAX (650) 361-8220 November 10, 2011 Dear County Service Area 11 (Pescadero Water System) Customers and Property Owners: Este informe contiene informaci6n muy importante sobre su agua potable. Si necesita una traducciou en Espanol de csta carta Harne al numero (650) 599-1473 Re: Proposed Water Rates and Community Input The County of San Mateo Department of Public Works (Department) would like to thank those of you who attended the evening public meeting regarding County Service Area 11 (CSA-11) on Wednesday, October l 9, 2011. CSA~ 11 customers and property owners were notified of the meeting by a letter dated September 29, 20 l l. The meeting notification letter and the Department's presentation can be found by selecting "CSA 11" on our website at: www.co.sanmateo.ea.us/water. The presentation contains important information about your water system including: the formation of CSA-11, the water supply and distribution system, operations of CSA-11, August 2011 water outage, financial information, existing and proposed water rates, and options for operating CSA-11. The website also contains additional information about CSA-11. We encourage you to review the information that was presented at the meeting. Based on the input received at the meeting, the consensus was for the Department to move forward with proposed increases to the meter monthly service charges, establish a tiered water rate structure, and increase the water rates based on usage. It was also determined that a letter should be sent to aJl ratepayers and property owners informing them of the proposed rates, soliciting their input, and providing a timeline for the steps involved in establishing new rates. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with this information. CSA-11 is an independent special district which is financially self~sufficient and has its own budget. CSA-11 does not receive property tax revenue as it was formed after implementation of Proposition 13 and the rates must be set to adequately support the water system. CSA-11 's revenue is generated from water sales and monthly service charges from a small customer base of99. These collected charges are spent solely on CSA-11 expenses. The Department provides staff to CSA-11 and performs the following services: meter reading, customer billing, customer support, emergency response, water system maintenance (pumps and pipes), compliance with regulations, and backflow prevention device testing and certification. Fortunately the quality of the CSA-11 water is very good and does not require treatment. The current water rates were set in 2003, are very low in comparison to the rates of other water providers, and are insufficient to adequately support the costs of operating the CSA-11 water system. CSA-I 1 faces several significant challenges including: establishing and maintaini.rig rates to support the necessary water system operations, a limited life aquifer which may require construction of a deeper well, an aging water system, and the need to establish a fund reserve for necessary repairs or emergencies. The average annual expenditure for CSA-11 is $66,000, which exceeds the average annual revenue of approximately $46,000. The average annual expenditures include a loan payment of approximately $20,000 to the State in connection with the 20-year loan utilized to help fund the construction of the water system. The last payment to the State is due in October 2012. County Service Area 11 (Pescadero Water System) Customers and Property Owners: Re: Proposed Water Rates and Community Input November 10, 2011 Page2 Although this will help in reducing future expenditures, it is still necessary to raise water rates to pay for upcoming capital improvements and to establish a prudent reserve fund. Proposed Water Rates We are proposing to establish a tiered rate structure in which the cost of water increases based on the amount of water used. We believe the tiered structure is more equitable to customers who use less water and will encourage water conservation, which will help preserve the life of the water supply or aquifer. The proposed water rates would pay for: • Operation and maintenance of the pump and well systems • Operation and maintenance of the storage tank and distribution system • Water system improvements or upgrades • Repairs to and replacement of the fire hydrants, pipes, fittings and valves • Emergency response and repairs • Compliance with local, state and federal health, safety and environmental protection regulations • Meter reading, billing, administration, and customer service • Establishing a prudent fund reserve for unanticipated costs. The table below illustrates the proposed monthly service charges and water rates for CSA-11, as well as the rates currently charged by nearby water agencies. As indicated in the table, the CSA-11 water rates are significantly lower than the rates of other water providers. The proposed rates strive to balance the increase to guaranteed revenue (Meter Monthly Service Charges) with a revenue increase from water charges based on water rate increases, tiered rate structure, and the fluctuations based on customer usage. - CSA- 11 Other Water Agencies No. of Customers 99 6,583 12,412 1,656 Coastside North Coast Montara Proposed Current County County Water & Tiered Rate Water Water Sanitary Rates Rates Rates Rates 5/8" x 3/4" Meter $22 $28 $15.36 $24.94 $20.84 Monthly Service Charge 1-112" Meter Monthly $33 $42 $74.32 $44.95 $37.51 Service Charge - Tier l Water Rate $2 .53 $6.54 $1.38 $2.69 $5.02 (0-8 Unit"') (0-5 Unit) (0-6 Unit) Tier 2 Water Rate $5 .62 $8.72 - $4.04 $5.53 (9-25 Unit) (6-16 Unit) (7-13 Unit) Tier 3 Water Rate $8 .04 $10.9 - $5.45 $7.19 (26-40 Unit) (17-28 Unit) ( 14-27 Unit) Tier 4 Water Rate $14.75 $15.26 - $7.36 $8.88 (> 40 Unit) (> 28 Unit) (> 27 Unit) * 1 unit of water is equal to 748 gallons or one hundred cubic feet of water. County Service Area 11 (Pescadero Water System) Customers and Property Owners: Re: Proposed Water Rates and Community Input November I 0, 2011 Page 3 The following provides the calculation of charges based on the existing and proposed rates for a residential customer that uses 12 units of water in one month: Calculation of Charges Existing Proposed for 12 Units of Water Rate Structure Rate Structure Based on: Monthly Service Charge $22.00 $28.00 (5/8" x 3/4" meter) $2.69 x 8 units $21.52 Water Usage Charge $1.38 x 12 units $16.56 $4.04 x 4 units $16.16 Total Charges $38.56 $65.68 The Department plans to ask the Board of Supervisors to set a place, date and time for a public hearing to consider the proposed rates in February 2012. We would like to hear your comments and input on this issue before we finalize our recommendations for the Board of Supervisors, and provide answers to any questions you may have. Please submit your comments and questions to us by Wednesday, November 30, 2011, and we will post your questions and our responses on our website. Your questions and comments may be directed to: America Sanchez, Associate Engineer Department of Public Works County of San Mateo 555 County Center, 5th Floor Redwood City, CA 94065 Telephone: (650) 363-4100 or e-mail: acsanchez@co. sanmateo. ca. us Very truly yours, ames C. Potier irector of Public Works JCP:AMS:MC:sdd f :\user.i\admin\P&S\CSA I l\2011 \Proposed Rates Lener.doc G:luserslutility\water\_CSA-11\RATE\20 l l \Proposed Rates Letter.doc F-151 (32) cc: Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council, P.O. Box 733, Pescadero, CA 94060 Supervisor Don Horsley San Mateo County Public Works Mr James C Porter Director of Public Works 333 County Center 5th floor Redwood City, CA 94063-1665 November 18, 2011 Mr James Porter In reference to your letter of November 10, 2011 to residents of County Service Area 11 concerning the water system status and rates. The Pescadero Municipal Advisory council and community members are in the process of asking questions about and soliciting public input on the proposed water system rates. Your November 10 letter asks for input by November 30th. Your letter is dated after the last PMAC meeting and your deadline for comment is before the next PMAC meeting. It takes at least three meetings for effective public input and comment by the PMAC. Start the discussion at the first meeting, serious discussion and community outreach before the next meeting, pulling together comments and then formal correspondence after the third. With the holiday approaching giving the PMAC until February 24, 2012 to gather information from the county and pull together public comment is warranted. There are serious questions being asked in Pescadero about the maintenance and operating issues of the water system. Public works has come in for criticism, some deserved and some not. Allowing time for a public discussion of the operating issues that contributed to the water supply problems is required. Your department should work with the PMAC members to answer their questions and to gather public input. The last water rate adjustment was in 2003. I believe most residents of CSA11 understand that their water rates are going up. Another three months to allow for effective public input is required. Sincerely Rodger Reinhart PO Box 817 Pescadero, CA 94060 CC: Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council, PO Box 733 Pescadero, CA 94060 Supervisor Don Horsley Department of Public Works BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAROLE GROOM DON HORSLEY ROSE JACOBS GIBSON DAVE PINE ADRIENNE J. TISSIER JAMES C. PORTER COUNTY OF SAN MATEO DIRECTOR 555 COUNTY CENTE R, 5THF LOOR• REDWOOD CITY• CALIFORNIA 94063-1665 • PHONE (650) 363-41 00 • FAX (650) 361-8220 November 30, 2011 Mr. Roger Reinhart P.O. Box 817 Pescadero, CA 94060 Dear Mr. Reinhart: Re: County Service Area No. 11 (Pescadero Water System) I am writing in response to your letter to me dated November 18, 2011 regarding the process to establish adequate water rates for County Service Area No. 11 (CSA 11). As stated in your letter, we had requested that input be received from property owners regarding the proposed rates by November 30, 2011 based on the information provided in my letter dated November 10, 2011 and available on our website. I understand your concern regarding the allowance for adequate time for the Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council (PMAC) to review information, receive input, and provide comment. We intend to consider input from PMAC; however, PMAC meetings will not be the primary forum for CSA 11 water rate discussions as PMAC represents a geographical area that is much larger than CSA 11. PMAC has proposed that a working group meet with our Department to further understand the CSA 11 operations, revenues, and expenditures. The Department will work with this group, which will include CSA 11 property owners, but we intend to continue to engage and inform CSA 11 property owners of the proposed water rates and issues relating to the water rates. Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. • Very truly yours, ~ dJ21-James C. Porter 0 Director of Public Works JCP:AMS:sdd F:\users\admin\P&S\CSAI 1\2011\CSA 11 Reinhart Response 11-29-11.docx G:\users\utility\water\_CSA-l l\RATE\2011\CSA 11 Reinhart Response 11-29-11.docx cc: Supervisor Horsley Pescadero Municipal Advisory Council P.O. Box 249, Pescadero, CA 94060 San Mateo County November 23, 2011 Department of Public Works 555 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 Attention: Ann Stillman Deputy Director Ann, as discussed during our phone conversations, of November 12th and then again the 17th; a discussion ensued at the November 8th.PMAC public meeting, pertaining to pending CSA 11 rate increases (not released at the time of the meeting) and the August water outage. A decision was made at that meeting by PMAC members to help form an ad hoc committee of CSA 11 ratepayers and/or property owners. This committee’s purpose will be to analyze CSA 11 financial and maintenance records, summarize their findings and perhaps make recommendations for action moving forward. These results will be presented at a PMAC hosted special meeting for CSA 11 ratepayers and/or property owners as well as all other interested parties. The target date of the meeting is February 2012. The leader of the committee is Rob Skinner, CSA11 ratepayer and PMAC council member. Additionally, Janet Murphy, CSA 11 ratepayer and former PMAC member volunteered to serve. Dante Silvestri was asked to join the committee based on his knowledge of wells and water systems as well as his first hand experience during the recent outage. The decision was taken partly due to the very poor turnout at DPW’s October 19th meeting outlining the events surrounding the August water outage and the need for rate increases and partly based on the less than totally transparent financial and maintenance histories. It was the general consensus of all in attendance at the Council Meeting that prior to implementing any action(s) the ratepayers/property owners required a great deal more and detailed information. To assist the ad hoc committee begin their analysis we respectfully request all maintenance logs, activities and expenses going back to 2001. Additionally, we would like copies of the job description(s) of the personnel charged with inspecting and maintaining the well and its facilities and training programs for the personnel. Finally as it regards maintenance of the well and its facilities, we request the audit log and the written audit reports for the request period. As a major concern of CSA 11 ratepayers/property owners is the costs to operate and administer the system, we request the detail behind the following items going back to fiscal 1991-1992 to the present. Fund balance Retirement of the long term debt and interest Miscellaneous Maintenance Utilities Contract Services Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Special and/or one time expenses. We may need to come back to you for more detail after the preliminary review. To help avoid this eventuality, please send all pertinent information available. We request the information be sent in electronic as well as hard copy formats and that we receive it no later than December 12, 2011. The same request will be forthcoming for the “lighting district” for Pescadero early in 2012. Because of the need to assimilate the information and meetings between CSA11 ratepayers/property owners, we respectfully request any decision on a rate increase and or change in pricing methods be postponed until the CSA11’s ad hoc committee compiles and presents its findings. Regards, Greg Bonaparte PMAC Chair Cc: Jim Porter Catherine Peery Rose Jacobs Gibson Carole Groom Don Horsley Dave Pine Adreinne Tissier UNITECJ STATES OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Naticnal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration :-..: ::.-·:::\J;,.,_ -.1.::.=l·\i:O .::. e,...;::= :::: ::.::=vcE Southwest Region 777 Sonoma Ave., Room 325 Santa Rosa. California 95404-4731 Novemb~r 24. 2010 In rl!sponsc. refer w: 151~l6SWR20 I OSR0048 I Joe LoCoco, Deputy Director. Road Servic...: County of San l\fateo Department of Public \\:orks 752 Chestnut Street Redwood City, California 94063 Joanne Kerbavaz. Senior Environmc:nlal Sciemist California State Parks 95 Kelly Avcnui:! .- Half Moon I3ay. California 94019 Dear Mr. LoCoco and Ms. Kcrbavaz: This letter is in r~sponse to the i:!xisting channd conditions in Butano Creek hencath and adjacent to the Pescadero Road bridge. near the town of Pescadcro. San l'vla.tco County. California. NOAA ·s National l\farine Fisheri~s Sen-ice (N'\ffS) is concerned existing channel conditions may be affecting rederally listed salmonids and their habitat. The County of San !\fateo Department of Public Works (County) is responsible for maintenance activities at the Pescadcro Road bridge. I3utano Creek flo\vs into the Pescadcro Marsh ~mural Preserve which is owned and managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation {State Parks). When the bridge was construet~d in 1961. the channel W1dern...:ath the bridge was approximately I I feet deep and 80 feel wide. Over the years, approximately 9 feet or sill has built up in the channel. reducing the vertical clearance underneath th~ bridge to about :?. feet. This has resulted in an increase in the frequency of flooding and may he impairing fish passage. During largt.: storm events, Butano Creek cannot be contained within its banks at the bridge and f1oodwa1ers spill onto Pescadero Creek Road and adjoining properues. Under existing conditions. maintenance activities at the bridge that do not include work within the actual creek channel are unlikely to alleviate flood concerns and may continue to impede passage for list..:d salmonids. We believe there are possible near-term and long-term solutions that vvould minimize llooding along Pescadero Creek Road. aJIO\\. for some le\·d of maintenance. and improve fish passage. Dredging, for exarnpie. may have only shon-tcrm benefits to flooding and fish passage, 2 but could be an interim plan until a long-term solution is reached. We urge the County to coordinate with State Parks, NMFS, and other appropriate stakeholders to investigate both short and long-term solutions for flooding issues with the assurance of fish passage. It is our understanding, opportunities for the County to conduct these activities may be limited for a variety of reasons, including access onto State Parks property. Although State Parks is not a flood control agency, this should not preclude the agencies working collaboratively on how to address resource protection while improving the safety of Pescadero Road. We acknowledge permits 'Ail! be required but do not see this as a hindrance to a solution. Fish passage improvement and channel maintenance activities are the types of projects which are regularly permitted by the appropriate agencies and N~1FS routinely consults with Federal action agencies pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species AcL 1'ifvfFS stands ready to work with State Parks and the County to\:vards the shared goal of resource protection while improving the safety of Pescadero Road. If you have questions or concerns regarding this letter please feel free to contact Mr. William Stevens of my staff at (707) 5 75-6066 or via email al \[email protected]. :t'\orth Central Coast Office Supervisor Protected Resources Division cc: Chris Yates, NMFS, Long Beach Patrick Rutten, Kir Crump, NOi\... A.. Rcsmration Center, Southwest Region Paul Keel, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Half Moon Bay Eric Larsen, California Department of Fish and Game, Yountville Rich Gordon, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Redwood City BRANCART&BRANCART ATTORNEYS AT LAW Christopher Brancarl P.O. BOX686 Telephone (650) 879-0141 Elizabeth Brancart PESCADERO, CA 94060 Facsimile (650) 879-1103 Li<;'lttttl'VED www.brancart.com DEC O 7 2011 Street Address DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 8205 Pescadero Road COUNiY Of SAN MATEO Loma Mar, California 94021 December 5, 2011 Via Email, Facsimile + Mail James C. Porter, PE Director, Department of Public Works County of San Mateo 555 County Center, 5th Floor Redwood City, CA 94063 Fax: (650) 361-8220 Email: jporter@co. sanmateo. ca. us Re: County of San Mateo, Community Service Area No. 11 (Pescadero) Pescadero Community Water System operated by San Mateo County Public Records Request Dear Mr. Porter: Pursuant to the Public Records Act, I write to request the production of a complete copy of all documents and records, including electronically stored information such as emails, regarding or related to the establishment, financing, operation, maintenance, supervision, regulation and monitoring of the Pescadero Community Water System, operated as San Mateo County Service Area No. 11 (CSA-11). By this request, I ask for a copy of responsive records maintained by the County of San Mateo, including but not limited to DPW's San Mateo facility and DPW's Redwood administrative office. To expedite production, please provide responsive records on a rolling basis, and bill me for the reasonable costs of copying and mailing. Thank you. BRANCART&BRANCART ATTORNEYS AT LAW Christopher Brancart P.O. BOX 686 Telephone (650) 879-0141 Elizabeth Brancart PESCADERO, CA 94060 Facsimile (650) 879-1103 Liza Cristol-Deman www.brancart.com Street Address 8205 Pescadero Road Loma Mar, California 94021 December 11, 2011 Via Email, Facsimile + Mail James C. Porter, PE Director, Department of Public Works County of San Mateo 555 County Center, 5th Floor Redwood City, CA 94063 Fax: (650) 361-8220 Email: [email protected] Re: County of San Mateo, Community Service Area No. 11 (Pescadero) Pescadero Community Water System operated by San Mateo County Public Records Request Dear Mr. Porter: On December 5, 2011, I wrote you to request production of records pursuant to the Public Records Act. I write to followup on that request. I. First Phase Production of Records Because these records concern a matter of urgency and importance to our community, I write to ask that the production be phased, narrowing the first production to records reflecting the following concerns: • The telecommunication low-water alarm. The telecommunication low water alarm was disabled and apparently still is, which may violate County fire codes, and leaves the town, again, with no warning that the tank is running dr.; • The cathodic tank protection. The cathodic tank protection was obsolete in 2001 and annual maintenance of the tank is required. The tank without this protection has a life span of about 20 years, but with this protection should last 40 - 50 years.