THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION MONTHLY Bulletin December 2016 No. 504

Dianne Lesky

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Season's Greetings from the Association Board and Staff Community Information

POSH SQUASH Community Garden

2017 Organizational Meeting

The Annual Organizational Meeting of The Sea Ranch Community Garden, THE POSH SQUASH, will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Del Mar Center Hall (Hwy 1 mile marker 56.88).

Returning gardeners, and new gardeners wishing to join for the first time, should bring a check written to the Posh Squash for $140.00. This covers the annual operating expenses for the garden.

All Sea Ranchers are welcome. For more information, call Kathye Hitt at 707-884-3744 or Linda Warnock at 785-3668. — —

What’s Inside ... BULLETIN © Posh Squash Organizational Meeting: 1/21/2017 . p. 2 Website posting date: 11/18/2016 View From My Window: A Light In The Woods . p. 3 Printed issue date: 12/2/2016 The purpose of The Sea Ranch Association BULLETIN is to provide Facilities BOD Sub-Comm.: Seismic Evaluation . p. 5 information to Members about the official business and operations ofThe Join the Seal Docents: 3/4/2017 ...... p. 6 Sea Ranch Association. 20th Annual Christmas Bird Count Events . . . p. 6 Published Monthly for Members by THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 16 • The Sea Ranch, California 95497 Election Report: 2017 Board Election . . . . . p. 7 Tel: 707-785-2444 • Fax: 707-785-3555 • E-Mail: [email protected] Midwinter Meeting: 2/18/2017 p. 7 Editor: Frank Bell 2017-18 FY Budget Meeting Schedule ...... p. 7 Assistant Editors: Janice Bonora, Darrell Paige Vision Committee: The Sea Ranch Songs . . . . p. 8 Design/Layout/Typesetter: Darrell Paige The 2016 Website Survey: Under The Covers . . . p. 9 Printed on recycled paper with 30% post-consumer fiber. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the Native Plant Committee: Going Native . . . . p. 10 prior, written permission of the Editor, excepting brief quotes used in From the Archives: Happy Holidays & Thank You p. 11 connection with reviews written specifically for inclusion in a newspaper or magazine. All materials for the BULLETIN should be submitted electronically Upcoming dates for CLC Stewardship Projects . p. 11 to the Assistant Editor, who can also provide submission deadlines. Trails Talk: Signs of Life on the Trails . . . pp. 12-13 THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION OFFICE Sat. Hikes: 12/17/2016, 1/21/2017, 2/18/2017 �����������p. 13 WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF Coastal STF: Spotted Skunks & SCRP Stewardship p. 15 THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS Tips for Winter Storms and Power Outages . . p. 17 November 24 Thursday Day Seeking Design Committee Architect . . . . p. 19 December 24 Saturday Christmas December 31 Saturday New Years Holiday Board Summary & Actions: 10/22/2016 pp. 20-23 January 17, 2017 Tuesday Martin Luther King Day Hazmobile: Complete Schedule for 2017 . . . .p. 25 Classic Film: Stage Coach – 2/8/2017 p. 25 SPECIAL THANKS: Christmas Carols at the Barn: 12/17/2016 . . . p. 26 Front Cover Design by Jan Gerst Read the Bulletin online at www.tsra.org! Cover Photography by Mel Gerst

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 2 The View From My Window

A LIGHT IN THE WOODS By the time many of you read this, Sea Ranch Connect I am also asked whether dangerous waves of energy will be up and running, at least some of it. On December might be found around the many “boxes” that have 1st, members living north of Bluff Reach (north from been placed along our roadways. While some of the Unit 24) will have uncapped, high speed internet and boxes look like electrical transformers, they are not. phone service. For members south of Bluff Reach, your The boxes need to be fairly large because fiber optic service will come in the following weeks and months. cable doesn’t bend easily – bending the cable too far can Assuming the “light-up” goes well, you shouldn’t have damage the glass strands to the point they no longer to do much more than enjoy the new service. In the transmit light. These boxes allow the various cables event the light-up is a bright flash and a puff of smoke, I to be spliced together without damage. Since fiber- have my Groucho disguise and the car packed for optic cables transmit light not electricity, there are no Mexico. energy emissions. That said, once it is installed in your home, best to leave it alone so as not to damage the It’s been an interesting journey over the past three years. connections. I have learned about Gigabits, ONT’s, plowing, boring, hogging, gateways, vaults, hand holds, and much more The other day, a member was concerned because water of the fiber-optic jargon. I have also gotten to know Sgt. was clearly seeping into the box in front of his house Preston, Big Dan, Fiber Dave, the Cowboy, Fernando, which could short out his signal once the system was Pablo, Eric, the Geek Squad and many more of the folks active. Believe it or not, fiber optic cable works as well dedicated to getting this project in the ground and under water as it does dry. The cable itself is built to operating. Many of these guys moved to our community withstand the elements (we put it in a thick conduit and have been living here more than a year. They have to withstand the gophers) because the glass fibers are also become friends. While I won’t miss the stresses encased by thick protective layers – that’s why the cable associated with getting this project finished, I will miss is hard to bend. the crew that will gradually be leaving as construction Sea Ranch Connect is a big project and many people winds down. have contributed to the day the lights go on. I don’t Although fiber-optic technologies have been around have enough space here to thank all of the volunteers, awhile in urban areas, they are relatively new to rural Board members, committee members, lenders, staff and areas and small communities like TSR. No week goes contractors that helped us get to where we are today. by that I am not contacted by some other community While I hope to someday look back on this project as wondering how we did it. How did we solve all of a personal achievement, I am certainly not there yet. the problems and put all of the pieces of this puzzle Much remains to be completed and I suspect some together? stressful days remain. There will be many more “bugs” to track down and eliminate. In the end, The Sea Ranch I am often asked how the technology works. I have will have a high-quality communications network that learned to stammer through some fairly vague responses will benefit the membership in many ways, including because I am not at all sure that I know. The science higher property values. In celebration of the beginning of fiber-optics is a little mysterious – after all, we are of service, I have to say Hooray! for us. communicating through impulses of light moving at the speed of light through glass fibers about the size of a — — Frank Bell hair on your head. All of us can use the light at the same Community Manager time, and more can be added when the need exists. For a guy who still uses a flip phone, I mostly have to take their word for it.

Sea Ranch ConnectSM

50 Megs? What’s That? Both up and down!

3 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Finance THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2016 THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION

GENERAL: Staff was beginning to work on the budget INCOME/EXPENSES process for 2017-18, which this year includes a revision of ALL FUNDS YEAR-TO-DATE the 30-Year Plan.

As of the end of September and with 41% of the fiscal REVENUE EXPENSE year completed, we were at 36% of the net budget. ACTUAL 2,673,419 2,604,281 No Director’s expenses were submitted for reimbursement BUDGET 2,620,606 2,860,667 in September. BETTER THAN PLAN 52,813 256,386 Status of Delinquent Accounts: At the end of September, we had three liens on file and six properties in small claims collection, with one of those making BALANCE SHEET UNAUDITED installment payments. Late assessments totaled $58,943 9/30/2016 at the end of September, involving 93 properties. No Item This Month Last Month Change delinquencies had been written off in this fiscal year so ASSETS 15,271,056 15,220,967 50,089 far. LIABILITIES 7,368,771 7,327,6 46 41,125 Property Transactions: In September, nine properties EQUITY 7,902,285 7,893,321 8,964 changed ownership, seven houses and two lots, bringing the year-to-date total to 121. Last year at this date 124 SEPTEMBER - 2016 STATEMENTS FINANCIAL properties had changed hands. There were no housing starts in September, and the six so far this year doubled the count of three starts last year at that time. Other Matters: Staff was working on Sea Ranch Connect business development and budget issues for the Water Company.

Respectfully submitted, Marti Campbell, Treasurer

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THE SEA RANCH WATER COMPANY THE SEA RANCH WATER COMPANY

2016 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2016 OPERATING FUND NINE MONTHS ENDING 9/30/2016 The attached financial statements represent activity for nine months of 2016. Staff was working on the REVENUE EXPENSE fiber-optic installation and wrapping up summertime projects. The Board of Directors will consider the 2017 ACTUAL 1,729,024 1,558,310 budget at its October 22 meeting. ADOPTED BUDGET 1,687,384 1,702,967 BETTER THAN PLAN 41,640 144,657 Operating revenues were less than 2% over budget, and expenses were under budget by 8% with savings in payroll, vehicle operations, insurance and tank removal

expense. Please feel free to contact us at (707) 785-2444, BALANCE SHEET 9/30/2016 ext. 227 or send an email to [email protected] with any questions. ASSETS 15,517,922 LIABILITIES 12,405,841 Respectfully submitted, STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY 3,112,081 — — Marti Campbell, Treasurer FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - SEPTEMBER - STATEMENTS FINANCIAL

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 4 Facilities Sub-Committee of the Board of Directors

PRELIMINARY SEISMIC EVALUATION RESULTS ARE IN! Early this year, The Sea Ranch Association (TSRA) The newest building in our group, Del Mar Hall, meets commissioned a study from the engineering firm Brown most of the Tier 1 Life-Safety requirements, though a and Caldwell to identify potential seismic deficiencies few shear walls may need strengthening. Finally, our in several of our more important community facilities. beloved Knipp-Stengel Barn also meets most of these Owing to their age and their proximity to the San requirements. However, the roof diaphragm of the Andreas Fault, the Association wanted to determine Barn may need strengthening, and it may need some whether these buildings might need improvements additional shear walls and foundation work. The Barn is in order to enhance their durability during and after the only building that may be unsuitable for service as a a potential “seismic event”—aka an earthquake. post-earthquake emergency facility. Community structures built before modern seismic To summarize, while none of the five structures building codes were developed include the Knipp- evaluated should collapse during a major quake, all will Stengel Barn, built in the 1880s; the Ohlson Ranch likely need some sort of seismic mitigation in order to House, built in the 1950s; TSRA Office and Water fully meet the building performance objectives for Risk Company Annex, built in 1965 and 1972 respectively; Category II Structures. (Risk Category II is assigned to and Del Mar Hall, constructed in 1995. structures whose use is considered “ordinary” for the Seismic codes consider features that are important purpose of risk exposure.) Potential measures include for good seismic performance, including regular installation of new horizontal shear walls, diaphragm configurations, structural continuity, ductility, and strengthening, and possibly installation of interior hold- appropriate building materials. A three-tiered process downs. is used for seismic evaluation, according to a range of At our October 22nd Board meeting, TSRA’s Board building performance levels. The Tier 1 evaluation directed Community Manager Frank Bell to issue a commissioned by TSRA focuses on identifying Request for Proposal to investigate further three of the potential deficiencies in existing buildings based on the buildings included in the preliminary report: the Knipp- performance of similar buildings in past earthquakes. Stengel Barn and the two Association Office buildings. In the Tier 1 process a qualified engineer uses checklists The Association Office and Annex are occupied by to evaluate structural, nonstructural, and foundation staff on a continuous basis and contain significant and geologic hazards associated with a building and Association records and equipment. The Barn was its site conditions. The Association commissioned a included due to its historical importance and the fact Tier 1 analysis in order to learn whether any of our more that it may suffer the most damage during a major important public buildings do not comply with the earthquake and become unsafe to serve as a shelter. The provisions of this standard, as well as to identify any goal for all three buildings is to develop more refined potential deficiencies that should be looked into further, retrofit designs for which costs can be estimated and and perhaps corrected. implementation plans developed over the coming years. The good news is that all of the buildings evaluated meet A copy of the report is available in the Association Office Tier 1 standards, some with a few minor deficiencies. for any member who may be interested in the details. (One caveat: Tier 1 research is relative: seismic events can vary greatly, as can structural integrity in the Facilities Sub-Committee of the Board of Directors course of a seismic event.) Analysis of the Association Jim Nybakken, Chair; Jacquelynn Baas; Jackie Gardener Office indicates that the facility meets most of the Tier 1 Life-Safety requirements, though the roof and wall — — diaphragms need more study. TSR Water Company Annex also meets most of the Tier 1 Life-Safety requirements; remedial strengthening is needed for the shear walls and roof diaphragm. Similarly, the Ohlson House meets most of the Tier 1 Life-Safety requirements, though bracing/shear walls and anchor bolts may be needed in the crawl space.

5 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Harbor Seal Docent Program Christmas Bird Count

20th ANNUAL SEA RANCH JOIN THE SEAL DOCENTS ! CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT – Calendar of Events –

Everyone is welcome to take part!

Saturday, December 3, 2016: A walk to get in practice for winter birding will be led by Connie Schimbor, Barbara Rice and Cheryl Harris. Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Del Mar Center parking lot. Tuesday, December 27, 2016: Photo by Bonnie Plakos Participants are encouraged to attend the Organizational Meeting from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Del Mar Center House for group sign-ups and to meet leaders. Interested in joining the Harbor Seal Docent Saturday, January 7, 2017: Program at The Sea Ranch? Experienced birders will lead participants to 10 areas of The Sea Ranch to count and record all birds seen The 'new docent' orientation class is held on on that day. Bluff top, meadows and forest areas the first Saturday in March. Please contact will be covered. Meeting places will be determined at the December 27th Organizational Meeting. the coordinator below if you wish to join as a Bring binoculars and a field guide, and for all new docent and have information sent to you. kinds of weather. Also don’t forget to stock your feeders. New and experienced birders welcome. We would love to have you join us. Sunday, January 8, 2017: Laura Yale 785-2404 We will meet at the Del Mar Center House from [email protected] 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. to count and share sightings. Bring some lunch or snacks to share. Call us with questions and for more information. We look forward to seeing you. — — Diane Hichwa 785-1922 ([email protected]), Cheryl Harris 294-6423 ([email protected]), Connie Schimbor 785-9626, Dorothy Gregor 785-2873, Barbara Rice 785-2318.

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The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 6 Community Information

ELECTION REPORT SAVE THE DATE!

Filing for the MIDWINTER MEETING 2017 Board of Directors Election Del Mar Center Hall Saturday, February 18, 2017 At the end of May 2017, the second term of Director Michele Chaboudy and the first term of Director Jim Registration at 1:45 p.m. Nybakken will expire. Director Nybakken is eligible Meeting: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. to run for another three-year term. The membership Reception follows in the Del Mar House will be voting to fill two vacancies on the Board. All Members are invited to the annual Association In mid-January 2017, the official Filing Form for the Midwinter Meeting at the Del Mar Center. The May 2017 election will be available at the Association session will provide updates on key Association office and on the website on the Election Resources issues from the Board, and presentations on the page at: important projects and activities sponsored by our volunteer Members. http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=1004 • Report from the Board Chair This page assists candidates in learning about • Treasurer’s mid-year financial report Association operations and provides convenient links • Featured Association projects and activities to important Association documents. • A celebration of volunteer involvement in our community Please consider running for a position on The Sea Ranch Association Board of Directors or consider • Member Q&A session urging and supporting other qualified members SEA RANCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD to run. One of the requirements to run as a Board Candidate is that your name must appear on the A major highlight at each Midwinter Meeting is grant deed filed at the Association office; or in the the presentation of the prestigious Sea Rancher case of a multi-person owned property, you must of the Year Award, which honors one or more Sea be the person designated to vote on behalf of the Ranch Members for outstanding contributions of property owners. volunteer service to The Sea Ranch community. A reception with wine and appetizers will follow Lynn Bailey in the Del Mar House, giving Members the Staff Liaison to the Election Committee opportunity to congratulate our new Sea Rancher of the Year and to connect with friends and neighbors in our community. Hosted by the Communication Committee — — — —

THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION 2017-18 Fiscal Year Budget Meeting Schedule

1/28/17 First Joint BOD/Finance Committee Workshop 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Del Mar Center Hall

2/25/17 Association Budget adopted by Board 1:00 p.m., Del Mar Center Hall

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7 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Vision Committee The Sea Ranch Songs Hits the Top Ten List! Born in Serbia but now an American citizen with a PhD in music from the University of Michigan, Vrebalov had never visited The Sea Ranch. Harrington explained that she would arrive with the fresh eyes and ears of an immigrant. Over the next three years, Vrebalov spent many days and nights at The Sea Ranch, absorbing everything with all her senses – the rustle of dry grasses, the crashing waves, an impossibly starry night, circling hawks and the quiet denizens of tide pools. She explored the past, before The Sea Ranch, recording the chanting and drumbeats of a local Pomo shaman and the tolling of the early 19th century bell at Fort Ross, a Russian outpost abandoned nearly 200 years earlier. The voices of Sea Ranchers brought a strongly human and personal element with their expressions of what this place means to them. Vrebalov gathered this complexity and wrote the musical score in thirteen parts, or songs, that together create a multi-layered and harmonious portrait of an unprecedented community. The Kronos Quartet’s newest release, the CD/DVD of Enriching her beautiful music on the DVD of The Aleksandra Vrebalov’s spectacular composition, The Sea Sea Ranch Songs, is a video conceived by Bay Area Ranch Songs, has debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Classical videographer and animator, Andrew Lyndon, who Music Chart, (just behind a recording of Schumann, knows The Sea Ranch well from frequent visits since he Bach, and Brahams). Multiple Grammy winners, Kronos was a young child. Using still photographs, video, and is the world’s most acclaimed avant-garde string quartet. animation, Lyndon has produced a lyrical vision that at times forms close ties with the music, and at others In 2015, The Sea Ranch celebrated its 50th birthday with free associates imagery like a jazz improvisation. His a full year of educational events as well as potlucks and video was originally shown on a large screen behind the , concluding with the premiere performances Kronos Quartet as they performed The Sea Ranch Songs at of The Sea Ranch Songs. Private Sea Ranch donors paid the Knipp-Stengel Barn for the composition and also for it to be recorded as both a CD and a DVD. Presented in the community’s The DVD/CD of The Sea Ranch Songs can be purchased historic 19th century Knipp-Stengel Barn, over 900 locally at Gualala Arts Center for $20. All profits go to local residents attended these free concerts. Perhaps Gualala Arts Center. for the first time ever, a community has underwritten The Sea Ranch Vision Committee a significant musical composition to reflect upon and better understand itself. — — Over time, the Kronos Quartet has developed close ties to this secluded and rural area of the California Coast, playing at the Gualala Arts Center twice, the second time fulfilling a grant to perform for under-served communities. After these extraordinary experiences, David Harrington, founder and violinist for the quartet, was approached by members of The Sea Ranch Association with their idea to have a special piece of music written about their home and its landmark birthday. He enthusiastically agreed and chose Aleksandra Vrebalov as the perfect composer.

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 8 Website Committee Web "Site-ings" THE 2016 WEBSITE SURVEY “UNDER THE COVERS” The Form The Website Survey form was created using an Internet application called Google Forms. It was also available in print as an insert to the January/February 2016 Bulletin.

The Survey - How and When Developing survey content was a joint effort of the Website Committee and the Communication Committee and Association staff. The Survey was conducted beginning on January 9, 2016 and ending on March 29, 2016. Concurrently it was made available on-line in a location hosted by Google. There were a total of 52 questions, four of which allowed a free form response. The survey was anonymous – not requiring an identifying name or UBL. It was only open to members of The Sea Ranch. Respondents were not required to answer all questions but were asked to submit the survey only once per individual (multiple responses per household were allowed).

Response by the Numbers A total of 577 surveys were completed and submitted: 530 completed online, and the remaining 47 were either received via USPS or hand delivered. There were three InfoAlerts issued during the survey window: first announcing the survey in January, then reminding all in early March, and again just before the survey end date. Responses spiked significantly after each InfoAlert as seen in the graph displayed to the right.

Shown to the right is a sample pie chart and a sample bar chart that are being used as part of our analysis.

All of the charts, including the ones shown in this article, are now available for you to view, in color, on the Association website at the following link. http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=2505

For an expanded version of this article and some additional information and insights, view the 2016 Website Survey Summary Report found from the website link above. Jon Loveless, Chair Website Committee

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9 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Native Plant Committee

GOING NATIVE

Native Plant of the Month An introduction to newly approved plants for The Sea Ranch landscape.

Creek or Red Osier Dogwood, Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis

Approved for all Terrace zones and Uplands Forest.

This is an interesting shrub in all seasons. Winter is the showiest with bright red stems, spring has new green bark, summer sports clustered white flowers and fall has white berries and reddish purple leaves. This dogwood must be protected from deer until established.

Photo: courtesy of Portland Nursery

View The Active Plant Lists on the Owner’s Area of the Association Website

Thank you to Darrell Paige and Laverne Hancock for this labor-intensive job that we all deeply appreciate. To access this treasure trove of information online: Start at the Owner’s Page of TSRA website (www.tsra.org), then point to the “Your Property” drop-down menu and select Plantings. Click on Vegetative Zone Descriptions, then click on your Zone (i.e., Terrace Break). You will then see the List of Plants for your Vegetative Zone. Click on any plant name listed in blue (and underlined). Voila! Pictures and information about the plant tailored just for you.

What to do in your Native Plant Garden in December? ¾¾ Enjoy nature’s own watering system – but monitor plants in pots that may need an occasional drink. ¾¾ Weed when soil is moist and weeds are easy to pull, but stay out of the garden if soil is saturated, to keep soil from becoming compacted. ¾¾ Leave seedheads for birds to enjoy. ¾¾ Sow wildflower seeds.

SAVE THESE DATES: Thank you to all who attended our Landscaping 101 Workshop in October. The next dates to save on your calendar are the work parties at the Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Ohlson Ranch House on: January 28 and February 25, 2017, at 10 a.m

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 10 Archives Committee

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND THANK YOU SEA RANCHERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! FROM THE SEA RANCH ARCHIVES COMMITTEE…

HARRY LINDSTROM, CHAIR CHARLIE WILSON, VICE CHAIR DOUG PAUL, TREASURER JANE EVANS, SECRETARY SAUNDRA BREWER LINDA KENNEDY CHRISTINE KREYLING WENDY HODAM JOANNE ANGERAME NANCY PADGETT Del Mar Ranch Tool Box

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CLC Stewardship Program Upcoming CLC Stewardship Projects

• December 3 - Selective meadow management to Contact open views along linear meadows upslope and to If you would like to receive Commons Landscape the bluffs. Meet at Breaker Reach and Land’s End Committee information via email, please send your Close. email address to Janet MacKinnon at: • January 7 — Manage vegetation to protect view [email protected] corridors and to maintain the form and character of riparian passages in linear meadows upslope and to the bluffs. Meet at Breaker Reach and Green Vale Creek.

• February 4— Open and maintain view corridors CLC Stewardship Projects are typically on the into the meadows from Breaker Reach along First Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m., riparian passages. Meet at Breaker Reach and location varies. Breaker Creek. All volunteers are welcome.

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11 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Trails Committee

But most of us humans can, and not just written TRAILS TALK signs. I found this paw print in the sandy river bank at the Hot Spot. It’s not a big as the dinosaur footprint full of vibrating rainwater in “Jurassic Park,” but its presence near the tables at the Hot Spot lends a new dimension of meaning to “dining al fresco.” On the other hand, Chuck Finberg found a banana slug with a wry sense of humor. If a banana slug slips on a banana peel, do other slugs laugh?

Photo #1

Caution: Mountain Lion sign SIGNS OF LIFE ON THE TRAILS Two recent encounters with rabid foxes on The Sea Ranch (one in September and one in October) remind us that hiking the trails is not a walk in the park. We share the trails with other living things who depend on this habitat for survival while we use the trails for recreation and exercise—and, you have to admit, for the scenery. That does not mean that we need to go armed or in fear (although packing your cellphone is not a bad idea), but we would be well advised to practice an etiquette of cooperative use and awareness. We are not alone. Scenery is not considered dangerous, but habitat can be. Tennyson’s old phrase “nature, red in tooth and claw” might be a “Jeopardy” answer by now, but cliché or not, We also share the trails with working animals. Eric it still applies here. Agnew had to yield right of way to a flock of sheep and Barbara Johannes goats going to their jobs as vegetation consultants on came across a the bluff. stark lesson in the difference: the results of a fresh mountain lion kill on  the Bluff Trail near Walk-On Beach. Such an encounter makes us realize that Sea Ranch Security doesn’t deploy the “Caution: Mountain Lion” warning signs just to add a little spice to your hike (see photo 1 above). It’s too bad that deer can’t read. cont'd on page 13

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 12 Trails Committee

SATURDAY HIKES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Hike: South from the Ohlson Recreation Center Hike: We will hike the Chapel Trail and the entire Azalea and up to the Longmeadow Trail, then down the Loop Trail, using the upper trail loop proceeding north, and Spur Close Trail to a stopover for the lower loop returning south. Trail Post some Christmas cheer with the Trails numbers on the route are 126, 128, 129, Committee. Return across the meadow and 130; then passing the same ones on and along the Bluff Trail. It’s a nice the return. Hike will include many vistas: winter loop with scenic views along the meadow, forests (especially redwoods), way. hillsides, creek and even some of the coast. Location and Time: Meet at Ohlson Recreation Location and Time: Meet at the Chapel parking lot at Center parking lot at 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Difficulty: Moderate with a bit of uphill on the Difficulty: Moderate, since we climb from the Chapel Longmeadow Trail. About two hours or possibly more upwards towards the ridge with several steep parts. depending on cheer consumption. Walking sticks recommended. Dogs on leash welcome. Allow about 1½ hours. Hike Leader: Steve Brugler [email protected] Hike Leader: Steve Coffey-Smith [email protected] Coordinator: Bob Mulford [email protected] Coordinator: Bob Mulford [email protected] — — — —

Trails Talk, cont'd from page 12 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Eric also spotted a bush rat Hike: You may have missed the inaugural hike on the nest on the Saloon Trail:  new Sea Forest Trail last October because of bad weather It makes you wonder how that day. Here is another chance, and many other species of animals, this time we can virtually guarantee with whom we share the water at the waterfall. This hike will also planet, watch us as we walk or preview the proposed Sea Forest/Bobcat Trail Loop. We will start at Indian Close ride or bike by their residences. (TP212) and join Moonraker Road at As Chris Howard, Director of TP216, where the proposed second phase Sea Ranch Safety and Security of the Sea Forest Trail will eventually start (or end). Then Services, wrote in his alert down Moonraker to the completed first phase of the Sea about the encounter with the Forest Trail, to the waterfall and back, and then return rabid fox: “Remember that up the south leg of the Bobcat Trail to Indian Close. we live in the habitat of many Location and Time: Meet at the Ohlson Recreation species of wild animals – The Center parking lot at 1:00 p.m. and carpool to Indian Sea Ranch is their territory.” Close, OR meet there at 1:10 p.m. (very limited parking is He didn’t add, but maybe available). didn’t have to: We are guests Difficulty: Moderate to strenuous. Steep in places, here. (See page 16) especially on the Bobcat Trail. About 4 miles total Which is to say that we should try to find some sensible length, allow 2.5 hours. Dogs on leash welcome. middle ground between skipping down the Yellow Brick Hike Leader: Eric Agnew Road with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion on [email protected] the one hand, and chanting “Lions and Tigers and Bears. Oh My!” on the other. Coordinator: Bob Mulford [email protected] Michael Kreyling — — Trails Committee — —

13 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 BLASTS from the PAST by the Communication Committee EVO THE LU THE T ION OF ... HOLIDAY The COVER '80' s

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Tidbits from past 'Bulletins'

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 14 Coastal Stewardship Task Force

SPOTTED SKUNKS AND SONOMA COUNTY PARKS STEWARDSHIP Have you ever seen a spotted skunk? They are rare With new capacity, Sonoma County Regional Parks throughout the county, but Sonoma County Regional (SCRP) is eager to partner all along the North Coast Parks’ new Natural Resource Manager Melanie Parker just with communities and organizations to identify critical captured one at night on a trail-cam at nearby Stillwater resources and environmental issues, and leverage Cove. He did a hand-stand showing off his full pattern! funding to kick off priority projects. This month, Unlike our familiar striped skunks, spotted skunks avoid Ms. Parker is working with CALFIRE to complete a long human-dominated landscapes and prefer large intact planned, shaded fuelbreak on the border of Stillwater forested parcels. Who would have known that this Cove and Timber Cove. CALFIRE is also completing interesting little omnivore was even present if not for the a small fuels project around the ranger residence at ability of our trail-cam to capture its photo at night? Gualala Point on the east side of Highway 1.

In February, Regional Parks is planning a day-long event to engage interested citizens in a survey of what’s at Gualala Point Regional Park. This event is one of several “bioblitz” days that Parks is sponsoring with the California Academy of Sciences. Experts and novices, families and children—all are welcome—will gather and head out into the park to log every species they find and upload them to iNaturalist.org, an online global database. No previous experience will be needed, and participants can just bring a smart phone or digital camera. Watch for more information about participating. Spotted Skunk at Stillwater Cove That, in a nutshell, was the vision that parks Director Caryl Hart had when she decided to bring in a natural resource specialist. Our regional parks are home to many rare and sensitive species, and it is important first to understand that biodiversity, and then to plan for its long-term protection.`

Bioblitz at Doran Beach This is just the beginning of more work to come in efforts to protect and steward the county parks and trails all along the coast. Feel free to contact Melanie directly at 707-565-2355 or email [email protected] if you have thoughts or ideas about natural resource protection at county facilities.

Submitted by the Coastal Stewardship Task Force on Doran denizen , a nudibranch (NEW-dih-bronk) behalf of Sonoma County Regional Parks.

All photos in this article are Melanie Parker, Natural Resource Manager taken by or courtesy of Melanie Parker — — Sonoma County Regional Parks

15 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Safety & Security Services

Info Alert of 10/25/2016 – Rabid Fox Incident Last Week Dear Association Members, If you or a loved one are bitten or scratched by an unfamiliar animal or an animal suspected Last week a fox at The Sea Ranch tested positive for rabies of having rabies, immediately wash the wound after an altercation with a member out walking their thoroughly with soap and water and then seek dog. The aggressive behavior prompted our local Fish & medical attention. Ask your medical provider Wildlife authorities to capture the fox and pursue testing to report and coordinate with Sonoma County for rabies. Individuals with known exposure to the fox Disease Control. Your medical provider should call were referred for medical evaluation and care, including 707-565-4567. post-exposure preventive treatment. Several domestic animals with known exposure have received booster Take these steps to protect your family and pets from vaccination and have been quarantined by Sonoma rabies: County Animal Services. • Make sure your pets and domestic animals are Rabies is a fatal viral disease that can be prevented by up-to-date on their rabies vaccinations. avoiding contact with animals that may be rabid. If a person has significant exposure, getting vaccinated right • Keep children and pets from approaching or away can also prevent disease. Rabies can be spread from touching wild or strange animals. the bite of a rabid animal, or when the animal’s saliva contacts a person’s mouth, eyes or an open sore. • Make sure that any openings to your home such as crawl spaces, chimneys, attics, porches “Rabies is a serious disease and the public should take or garages are sealed or covered with thick wire all precautions when encountering an aggressive screen to prevent entry by wild animals. animal. However, with proper safeguards the risk to an individual or their family is low,” stated Dr. Karen • Discourage wild animal foraging by not leaving Holbrook, Sonoma County Deputy Health Officer. pet food outside and by securing garbage cans. “Make sure your pets and domestic animals are up-to- date on their rabies vaccinations, and keep children • Avoid feeding, touching or housing stray or and pets from approaching or touching wild or strange wild animals. animals.” If you see a domestic animal (i.e. cat, dog) that Keeping your dog on leash with you while navigating is sick, injured, dead, orphaned or behaving our roads and trails helps keep a healthy distance oddly, leave it alone and contact Sonoma County between you and any issue that may arise, not just wild Animal Services (707-565-7100). animals that can potentially carry rabies. Remember that we live in the habitat of many species of wild If you see a wild animal (i.e. fox, skunk, animals – The Sea Ranch is their territory. raccoon), that is sick, injured, dead, orphaned or behaving oddly, leave it alone and contact Fish Rabies can pose threat to unvaccinated domestic and Wildlife (707-944-5500 or after hours 911). animals. This incident should serve as a reminder for Do NOT handle the animal yourself pet owners to ensure their animals are up-to-date with rabies vaccination. Rabies occurs throughout California Be alert, be safe. — — including Sonoma County. Bats are the animal most Chris Howard commonly found to have rabies. Skunks, foxes, raccoons Director of Safety and Security Services and unvaccinated domestic animals can also develop rabies. In Sonoma County approximately four animals per year have tested positive for rabies. Human rabies cases in the United States are rare.

Behavioral signs of rabid animals, wild or domestic, may include staggering, restlessness, aggression, a change of the tone of their barks or growls, or choking. Passive animals sometimes become fierce and aggressive. Nocturnal animals sometimes appear during the day.

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 16 Safety & Security Services

Tips for Winter Storms and Power Outages

During a winter storm, it is likely that power will go out for some period of time. You should have a flashlight with fresh batteries, candles, oil lamps and dry wood on hand. You should also have a telephone that does not rely on electric power. Anytime power will be out for longer than a day, we will keep either or both the Del Mar House and Ohlson Ranch House open, depending on the location of the outage.

Here are some tips from the PG&E webpage*:

Preparing for Power Outages Report a Power Outage: 1 (800) 743-5002 • Have battery-operated flashlights and radios with • Before calling PG&E about a power outage, check fresh batteries ready. Listen for updates on storm to see if other neighbors are affected. This would conditions and power outages. confirm if an outage has occurred in just your • If you have a telephone system that requires residence or within the neighborhood area. electricity to work (such as a cordless phone • If only your residence is without power, check or answering machine), plan for alternate circuit breakers and/or fuse boxes to see if the communication: have a standard telephone problem is limited to the home electric system. handset, cellular telephone or pager ready as • After performing the steps above, single or a backup. neighborhood outages can be reported to PG&E’s • Freeze plastic containers filled with water to make 24-Hour Emergency and Customer Service Line: blocks of ice that can be placed in your refrigerator/ 1 (800) 743-5002. freezer during an outage to prevent foods • Once your outage has been reported, you from spoiling. can call PG&E’s Outage Information Line at • Keep a bag of ice cubes in your freezer. When you 1 (800) 743-5002 to get a status report on your return, if the ice cubes have melted and refrozen outage and the anticipated time your power will be into a block of ice, then you know that power had turned back on. been out long enough to melt the cubes. If the • If you lose power overnight, you can call PG&E ice is still in cubes, then you will know that they to request a wake-up call. They’ll be happy to stayed frozen. give you a wake-up call, as well as up-to-date During an Outage information on your outage and time of restoration. • Treat all downed power lines as if they are “live” • PG&E’s phone lines may become very busy during or energized. Keep yourself and others away from major storms, so please be patient if you are trying them. Call 911, and then notify PG&E at to reach them. 1 (800) 743-5002. References for Road Conditions • Use battery-operated flashlights, not candles. • Sonoma County Road Conditions: Avoid the risk of fire by not using candles. If you http://roadconditions.sonoma-county.org must use candles, keep them away from drapes, lampshades and small children. Do not leave • California Department of Transportation Road candles unattended. Conditions: http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi • Customers with generators should make sure they 1-800-427-7623 are properly installed by a licensed electrician. Improperly installed generators pose a significant • Mendocino County Department of Transportation: danger to PG&E crews. http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/dot/roadClosures.htm • Unplug or turn off all electric appliances to avoid • California Highway Patrol Incident Information: overloading circuits and fire hazards when power is http://cad.chp.ca.gov restored. Simply leave a single lamp on to alert you — — when power returns. Turn your appliances back on Chris Howard one at a time when conditions return to normal. Director of Safety & Security Services

* Reference: https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/safety.page?

17 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Safety & Security Services

TYPE OF CALL OCTOBER YEAR TO DATE TOTAL

2016 2015 2016 2015 2015

ALARMS 6 7 52 61 68 ANIMAL RELATED 46 36 323 440 498 ASSISTANCE - LAW ENFORCEMENT 22 21 174 236 267 ASSIST MEMBER/RENTER 102 102 817 1031 1198 ASSOCIATION INITIATED ACTION 23 26 188 180 199 ** BURGLARY 0 0 3 0 0 * CC&R VIOLATIONS 114 104 1026 1066 1280 Awaiting CHECK THE WELFARE 2 2 28 12 13 DISTURBANCE - NOISE 1 3 30 36 38 DISTURBANCE - OTHER 1 1 45 26 32 FIRE 0 0 0 3 5 HAZARDS (TREES, WIRES DOWN, ETC) 25 2 115 89 128 MEDICAL AID 4 7 63 74 83 MISCELLANEOUS 56 34 366 269 324 MISSING/LOST PERSON 4 0 14 2 6 SEC. DEPT. INITIATED ACTION 280 261 2423 2584 3084 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/VEHICLE 78 70 730 711 868 THEFT 3 1 12 4 6 TRESPASS PERSON/VEHICLE 50 38 481 361 485 VANDALISM/PROPERTY DAMAGE

SUMMARY OF CALLS • OCTOBER 2016 0 1 9 22 25 VEHICLE ACCIDENT 3 4 11 20 25 WARNING NOTICES ISSUED 45 45 427 478 582 * Most CC&R violations are resolved daily in the field. ** January 2016 - Unit 12 ** February 2016 - Unit 13, Unit 35A — — Chris Howard ** Burglary - Sonoma Co. Sheriff’s Dept. jurisdiction Director of Safety & Security Services

CLAIMS OF LIEN as of November 1, 2016 U/B/L U/B/L U/B/L 35E-7 (P) 30-2 (P) 4-1-5(P) 5-5-4(P) 35A-79(P) 35A-114 20-76 28-82 (P) = Previous property owner The Sea Ranch Association has filed a Claim of Lien according to its Assessment Collection Policy on the above properties. Liens are listed as of the date above, and may have been cured before the time of publication.

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 18 Design, Compliance & Environmental Management

DCEM STATISTICS DESIGN COMMITTEE ARCHITECT Preliminary Site Visits (PSV) 3 (34A-0-069) 168 Pelican The Sea Ranch Board of Directors is seeking (12-0-035) 35368 Fly Cloud Rd. qualified, licensed architects as applicants to fill (34C-0-007) 40420 Leeward Rd. one expiring term on the six-member Design Committee. Members of the Design Committee DC Submittals serve as consultants who review all architectural, Received / Reviewed 5 / 0 planning, environmental, and landscape work at The Sea Ranch. Staff Submittals Received / Reviewed 73 / 93 Candidates must be available to meet at The Sea Ranch approximately 12 times per year for day- Design Compliance Issues long meetings and field trips. The term for Design New / Resolved 13 / 3 Committee appointments is 3 years.

Properties w/CC&R Violations 5 Solid professional credentials and strong knowledge and support of The Sea Ranch history and design Construction Starts philosophy are required, along with collegial Homes / Additions 0 / 1 teamwork skills. Background in working with the relations of buildings to their surrounding landscape Construction Completions and neighboring structures is essential. Experience Homes / Additions 0 / 2 with sustainable building practices is desirable. • • OCTOBER 2016 SUMMARY Total Homes 1802 The Sea Ranch Association pays Design Committee Homes Under Construction 10 members a stipend and reimburses expenses for Total Undeveloped Lots 468 services. Total Number of Properties 2280 Resumes from qualified applicants need to be received by January 6, 2017, at:

Having a Holiday ? The Sea Ranch Association Attention: Lisa Dundee Hosting a Group Gathering? Executive Director – DCEM P.O. Box 16 Providing TSRA Vehicle Permits for your non-Sea The Sea Ranch, CA 95497-0016 Ranch guests' vehicles is a Member responsibility. Let us help ensure that your company will have an For additional information about this position enjoyable visit. We can provide you with additional contact: Parking Passes and have our Security Department assess the parking availability at your location, and Lisa Dundee at (707) 785-2316 provide cones if needed. or [email protected] Call Member Services at 707-785-2444 with the date, time, location, and number of Vehicle Permits needed. — — Early notification (1 week) is helpful!

— — Member Services

19 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Water Company Board Summary & Actions of 10/22/2016

BOARD SUMMARY AND ACTIONS On October 22, 2016, The Sea Ranch Water Company The budget proposal this year includes a staff Board of Directors completed an Agenda that included recommended option to implement adjustments to three items of new business. The Agenda packet for this the Water Company employee salary structure as well meeting can be viewed on the Association website at: as separation of the WC and TSRA schedules into two http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=2504, separate tables. These recommendations are based on and the audio file is available at: the recently completed Salary Survey, conducted by http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=721. Human Resource Compensation & Management of Sacramento. NEW BUSINESS Upon Board motion to approve Resolution 94, Adoption Discussion of Sonoma County Water Agency of 2017 Budget and 2017 Estimated 2018 Water Proposed Transfer of Responsibilities Company Budget including Option 1 – Salary Survey & CEO Bell summarized the staff report contained in the Recommendations, and following Board discussion and Agenda packet, which notes that the Sonoma County Member input, the motion passed. Water Agency has for some time been under a mandate ACTION: The motion passed unanimously. from its board to divest itself of approximately 20 small waste water operations in the county (including The Sea Frank Bell Ranch) and turn oversight of these operations over to — — Community Manager other entities. Currently the waste water facilities at The Sea Ranch are operated under a contractual arrangement with the water agency. CEO Bell responded to Board and Member comments and questions, and noted that RESOLUTION NO. 94 any further movement by the water agency involving RESOLUTION ADOPTING FISCAL YEAR 2017 The Sea Ranch would be closely monitored, reported to AND 2018 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS the Board, and dealt with at that time as necessary and appropriate. Adopted on October 22, 2016 Discussion of Water Meter Upgrades to Include WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of The Sea Ranch Leak Detection Technology Water Company has reviewed staff budget proposals for The Sea Ranch Water Company for operating and CEO Bell summarized the staff report contained in the capital expenditures for the next two years beginning Agenda packet, and together and Utilities Committee January 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018, respectively, and Chair Roland Coombs provided further information and updates by means of a Power Point presentation. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of The Sea After a lengthy search for solutions addressing leak Ranch Water Company has received and considered detection concerns, the UC is currently overseeing comments on the budgets from the Utilities and a four-month test program utilizing Badger Meter’s Finance Committees resulting from their joint meeting “Beacon Cellular Solution”. Following the test program, on the budget held on September 17, 2016, and conclusions and recommendations may come to the WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of The Sea Ranch Board for consideration as early as February 2017. CEO Water Company has had an opportunity to ask Bell and UC Chair Coombs responded to questions questions of Staff and to consider its fiscal policies on and comments from Board and Members, including operating and capital expenditures, revenue levels, and questions concerning leak forgiveness history and policy. other such issues of concern regarding budget adoption; Adoption of 2017 Budget and 2018 Estimated BE IT RESOLVED, that the Budgets for the years Water Company Budgets beginning January 1, 2017 and January 1, 2018 for CEO Bell presented the 2017 Budget for the Water The Sea Ranch Water Company are hereby adopted Company (WC), noting that next year’s budget is again as presented, including the addition of Option 1, relatively flat as to revenues and expenditure, and that (authorization of updated, separate salary tables the WC continues to show strong ending balances. for the Water Company and adoption of staff He briefly reviewed each of the component funds and recommendations for implementation of the new previewed upcoming capital and deferred maintenance salary tables effective January 1, 2017 per the salary projects. survey concluded June 2016) with the budget for 2018 subject to review and amendment at the end of 2017.

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 20 Association Board Summary & Actions of 10/22/2016

BOARD SUMMARY AND ACTIONS On October 22, 2016, The Sea Ranch Association Board total for housing starts stands at six, compared to three at of Directors completed an Agenda that included one item this time last year. of unfinished business, and four items of new business. Association Attorney – None An additional item (8c – Vision Committee Charter) was deferred to a subsequent meeting. The Agenda packet for Board Liaison to the Aging in Place Regional this meeting can be viewed on the Association website at: Task Force http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=2506, Director Gardener indicated that the only contact to date and the audio file is available at: with the Regional Task Force concerned an inquiry as http://www.tsra.org/news.php?viewStory=721. to how they might participate in the Association’s New ANNOUNCEMENTS Member Meeting. During Announcements, Chair Nybakken reminded BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES Members of two Sea Ranch ConnectSM open houses Audit Subcommittee – None scheduled for the coming week. These events are On behalf of the Design Committee subcommittee, designed to provide information and opportunity to Director Campbell reported that the subcommittee ask questions concerning final connection work to met once since the last Board meeting to discuss Design residences being done currently in preparation for the Committee year-end retirements and requests for term anticipated December 1st light up of the north end of the renewals, including review of the existing policies for fiber project. filling Design Committee vacancies. REPORTS On behalf of the Facilities subcommittee, Director Chair Nybakken noted that the subcommittee met in Chair Nybakken reported that during Executive Session September to review preliminary seismic evaluation on the Friday afternoon preceding the current meeting, reports from Brown and Caldwell which indicated that the Board received compliance case updates, received the five targeted facilities meet most of the Tier One Life legal advice on trademark issues as well as an update on Saving requirements but each requires some degree of Burbank Housing assignment and release recordings, remedial strengthening. The subcommittee noted that received an update on acquisition/disposal of real further focus on the office complex and annex as well as property, ratified an amendment to a Member loan on the Knipp-Stengel Barn should be included. Agenda agreement related to Sea Ranch ConnectSM, considered Item 8e for the current meeting addresses a request to a personnel matter (compensation study), appointed the Board to authorize publication of an RFP (Request Frankee Banerjee to the Planning Committee, and for Proposals) for additional seismic studies. Work also reviewed the appointment process for filling Design continues on a needs analysis for the Association offices. Committee vacancies in anticipation of a Design On behalf of the Forest Management Committee member retirement at the end of the year. subcommittee, Director Blair-Johns noted that the Chair Nybakken also noted that the Water Company subcommittee awaits and anticipates further applications Board of Directors considered and approved the 2017 for membership on the subcommittee from Association Fiscal Year Budget at its morning meeting on the current Members. Several have already been received but others date. are encouraged to apply. The subcommittee will bring Community Manager – None recommendations to the Board for appointment of additional members at a subsequent Board meeting. Treasurer On behalf of the Investment subcommittee, Director Director Campbell (Treasurer) reported that as of the end Campbell noted that the subcommittee met in early of September, with 41% of the budget year complete, the October to review the Tri-Annual Investment Report, to Association stands at 36% of net budget. The Association be considered later in the current agenda as Item 8b. currently has three liens on file and an additional six properties in small claims collections. Late assessments On behalf of the Local Coastal Plan (LCP) Ad Hoc totaled $58,943 on 93 properties. subcommittee, Director Nybakken noted that the subcommittee will not meet again until Sonoma County Nine properties changed ownership in September (seven publishes further revision to the draft plan, anticipated houses and two lots), bringing the year-to-date total or later this year. to 121, compared to 124 at this time last year. No new housing starts occurred in September. The year-to-date cont'd on page 22

21 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Association Board Summary & Actions of 10/22/2016 cont'd cont'd from page 21 On behalf of the Sea Ranch ConnectSM (SRC) UNFINISHED BUSINESS subcommittee, Director Nybakken reported on two Proposed Rule Changes, Rule 3.1 Use of recent meetings at which the subcommittee received Association Facilities – Second Reading / updates on the project (which is proceeding according Consideration of Adoption (Proposed Resolution to schedule), and reviewed the process for getting home 437) connections scheduled in anticipation of the projected December 1st light up of the northern portion of the Community Manager Bell summarized the staff report project. SRC currently has 1355 subscribers with an contained in the Agenda packet, noting that proposed additional 84 intents to subscribe on record, well above changes to this rule designed to address issues of initial participation projections. Progress was also duplication/forgery of access passes were published to reported concerning commercial entity and Burbank the Membership as required by Davis-Stirling for 30-day Housing subscribers. Light up of the south end of the comment, that no comments were received, and that project is still projected by the end of the second quarter staff recommends adoption of the Rule as amended 2017, the financial model and supporting borrowing Upon Board motion to approve Resolution 437 adopting both remain strong, and repayment of all financing is changes to Rule 3.1, and following opportunity for anticipated by end of 2026. Board comment and Member input, the motion passed. On behalf of the Vegetation Management (See page 23) subcommittee, Director Gardener noted that no ACTION: The motion passed unanimously. subcommittee meeting has occurred since the last Board NEW BUSINESS meeting. The subcommittee will continue with review of agreements (previously negotiated in 2000 with the Proposed Resolution 436, Authorization of previous owners) in discussion with the current owners Claims of Lien for Delinquent Assessments of Gualala Redwoods. Another meeting will be sought Community Manager Bell introduced Resolution 436 as soon as pending personnel changes at GRT are fully regarding delinquent assessments. Davis-Stirling implemented. requires that this item be brought forward in open Policy Committee Liaison Reports session. Upon Board motion to adopt Resolution 436, and following opportunity for Board discussion and Director Campbell, Board liaison to the Finance Member input, the motion passed. (See page 23) Committee (FC), reviewed two recent meetings focused on reviewing the 2017 Water Company budget ACTION: The motion passed by vote of 6.0.1 (Abstain, (in concert with the Utilities Committee) and preparing Director Skibbins). for upcoming work on the Association budget. Ratification of Investment Committee Tri- Director Baas, Board liaison to the Planning Annual Report Committee (PC), noted that the committee met in Director Campbell summarized the Investment September to review its current year Board approved subcommittee memo contained in the Agenda packet, goals, to review progress to date of the demographics noting that nothing has changed in the investment task force, to consider and approve a request to appoint a policy and strategy, and that no changes are currently new member to the Planning Committee, and to discuss recommended. Since the last Tri-Annual report, the additional use of the Association Bulletin to disseminate subcommittee has worked to implement the Board information about Planning Committee activities to the suggestions previous approved. Membership. Upon Board motion to ratify the Tri-Annual Investment Director Gardener, Board liaison to the Utilities Report, and following opportunity for Board discuss and Committee (UC), noted that the subcommittee met Member input, the motion passed. in September in concert with the Finance Committee to review the 2017 Water Company budget. She further ACTION: The motion passed unanimously summarized progress and feedback to date on the Agenda Item 8c) Consideration / Approval of Badger Meter “Beacon Cellular Solution” four-month Revised Vision Committee Charter test currently in process. The UC anticipates bringing This item was deferred to a subsequent meeting during a recommendation concerning this project to the full “Adoption of Agenda”. Board at a subsequent meeting.

MEMBERS AGENDA – None cont'd on page 23

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 22 Association Board Summary & Actions of 10/22/2016 cont'd cont'd from page 22 Motion to Authorize Hiring of Consultant to Community Manager Bell summarized his staff report Facilitate Annual Board Leadership Workshop contained in the Agenda packet, noting that the Director Baas summarized her memo contained in the Request for Proposals (RFP) would focus on a second Agenda packet, reviewing the purpose and intent of the level of seismic studies for the Knipp-Stengel Barn, proposal as well as the potential costs and benefits. the Association Office, and the Office Annex (Water Company). Upon Board motion, and following extensive Board discussion and Member input, the motion failed. Upon Board motion, and following Board discussion and opportunity for Member comment, the motion ACTION: The motion failed by vote of 2:5 (Nay, Directors passed. Chaboudy, Nybakken, Gardener, Campbell, and Blair-Johns). ACTION: The motion passed unanimously. Authorization to Publish an RFP to Selected Engineering Firms for Additional Seismic Frank Bell — — Study of the Knipp-Stengel Barn (and other Community Manager Association facilities) Association Resolutions No's 436 & 437 RESOLUTION NO. 436 RESOLUTION NO. 437

AUTHORIZATION FOR CLAIMS OF LIEN ADOPTING TSRA RULE 3.1 ̶ USE OF SEA RANCH FACILITIES Adopted October 22, 2016 Adopted on October 22, 2016 WHEREAS, Section 5673 of the Civil Code requires the Board of Directors to authorize, in an open meeting, the recording of WHEREAS, the Board of Directors, at their liens against the separate interests of owners with delinquent June 25, 2016 Regular meeting, directed assessments; and the Community Manager to publish to the Membership proposed changes to Rule 3.1, Use WHEREAS, more than thirty (30) days prior to the deadline, of Sea Ranch Facilities, and the Association sent certified letters to the Owners of: WHEREAS, the draft language and notice 156-450-027 155-510-008 156-580-018 of proposed rule change was published in the 156-520-024 155-490-013 156-190-003 August 2016 Sea Ranch Association Bulletin 155-010-026 156-470-013 156-450-023 for the required member notice and comment 156-260-011 156-360-043 122-540-020 period as specified in California Civil Code 122-380-018 155-100-019 §4360(a) and §4045(a)(3); and Pursuant to Section 5660 of the Civil Code, the letters WHEREAS, in accordance with §4360 and contained a notice of delinquent assessment, which included §4045(a)(3) of the California Civil Code the but was not limited to, describing the Association's collection proposed rule change was also posted in and lien enforcement procedures, an itemized statement of the manner specified in the Annual Policy charges, the owner's inspection rights, the owner's "meet and Statement to members; and confer" rights, and the owner's Alternative Dispute Resolution WHEREAS, the prescribed 30-day period for rights, and member notification and comment has expired, WHEREAS, these owners remain delinquent in the payment NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED of their assessment accounts, exclusive of late fees, interest THAT The Sea Ranch Board of Directors adopts charges, and other collection-related amounts; as a rule the attached Rule 3.1 ̶ Use of Sea Ranch Facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Association authorizes Allied Trustee Services to place a lien BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT The Sea on these properties for the delinquent amount including any Ranch Board of Directors directs staff to deliver late fees, interest charges, and other collection-related amounts final notice of the approval to Members in if the identified responsible parties have not yet paid these accordance with California Civil Code §4360(c) accounts before the date of authorization. and §4045(a)(3). — — — —

23 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 ROADSIDE BRANCH COLLECTION & WOOD CHIP DELIVERY SERVICE (Third Week of each Month)

Upcoming Roadside Branch Collection and Wood Chip Delivery begin: December 19 & January 17

• You must sign up for these services by 3:00 p.m. on the Saturday preceding the collection week. • Please provide name, property street address and UBL when you sign up by one of the following methods: ¾¾ Please call Member Services at the Association Office at 707-785-2444. OR ¾¾ Or submit the online form at the TSRA website: www.tsra.org http://www.tsra.org/webform.php?ViewForm=2

Important! Our crews are scheduled to go only to the properties If your neighbor has a pile of branches for pickup, included on the monthly collection list — you must it does not mean that your branch pile will be contact the office to be included on this list automatically picked up. You must request the (see methods above). service for your property too. Please keep vegetable debris piles off the Road Areas. We appreciate your co-operation! Facilities and Resources / Member Services — —

These Committee meetings are open to the TSRA Membership, and all Members are encouraged to attend and learn how the committee process at The Sea Ranch works. Please note that a Committee meeting is not a TSRA Board Meeting. These Committees are not authorized to act on behalf of TSRA, but only to advise the Community Manager or the Board. Even if a quorum of Directors happens to be present at one of these meetings, no Board deliberations, decisions, or actions will take place; nor will any individual Board Member announce his or her position or potential future vote on any issue or outcome under discussion. Should the Board choose to consider any recommendation or option arising from these Committee meetings, the matter shall be agendized and fully analyzed, discussed, and decided at a subsequent noticed Board Meeting, with full opportunity for Member review and input at that time. Committee meeting minutes are posted on the Association website: www.tsra.org. Since circumstances sometimes require that meeting dates and times be changed, please contact the Association office at 707-785-2444 for confirmation.

Committee Date Time Location Archives 1st Friday 3:00 - 4:30 DMC Room #1 Coastal Stewardship TF Jan 11, Mar 8 3:00 - 5:00 DMC Room #1 Commons Landscape 3rd Saturday Noon - 2:00 ORH Communication 3rd Friday 3:00 - 5:00 TSRA Office Finance Dec 3, Feb 4 9:00 - Noon DMC Room #1 Forest Task Force To Be Determined 2:00 - 5:00 ORH Gardens Contact Association Office 3:00 - 5:00 TBA Native Plant Jan 20, Mar 17 2:00 - 4:00 ORH

MEETING SCHEDULE Planning Jan 14 (now bi-monthly), Mar 11 9:00 - Noon ORH

COMMITTEE MONTHLY Security Contact Association Office TBD TBD Solar Array Task Force Nov 26, Jan 28 9:00 - Noon DMC Room #2 Trails 3rd Saturday 9:00 - 10:30 ORH Utilities 3rd Saturday 9:00 - Noon DMC Room #1 Vision Dec 9* (ORH), Jan 13 3:00 - 5:00 DMC Room #1 Website 1st Saturday 10:00 - 11:30 TSRA Office DMC = Del Mar Center ORH = Ohlson Ranch House * = Alternate Meeting Location Noted

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 24 Community Information

THE SEA RANCH CLASSIC FILM FIRST FILM OF 2017 HAZMOBILE Feb 8 Stage Coach (1939) John Wayne and Claire Trevor star in John Ford’s picture that elevated westerns Household Hazardous from “B” status to first run films with plots Waste Collection that have character study instead of just white hats and black ones. Disparate passengers travel 2016 Schedule (remaining) across Monument Valley in a story with numerous adventures. The film made John Wayne a star and Friday-Saturday November 18-19 won Oscars for Thomas Mitchell and for the musical score.

2017 Schedule Mar 22 Of Mice and Men 1939 Friday-Saturday February 24-25 Jun 14 The Quiet Man 1952 Friday-Saturday April 28-29 Jul 12 Cannery Row 1982 Oct 11 The Cowboys 1972 Friday-Saturday June 23-24 Nov 15 East of Eden 1955 Friday-Saturday August 18-19 All films are on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Friday-Saturday November 17-18 Knipp-Stengel Barn (dress warmly). Free admission, coffee, and popcorn to Sea Ranchers and their guests. Hazardous materials can be dropped off between Sea Ranch Members who would like to be notified by 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at The Sea Ranch North Fire email of upcoming Sea Ranch Classic Film showings Station, Highway 1, on the following dates: can send their email address to [email protected]. — — — —

“LOST AND FOUND” ITEMS The Association's Lost and Found cabinet is FULL! Throughout the year, the Member Services Desk receives many items found at The Sea Ranch – on a trail, on the beach, or at a facility. These items (eyeglasses, pool gear, clothing, keys and occasionally – a cell phone, camera, watch or binoculars) are held at the Association Office awaiting their owner to claim them. At the end of each year, unclaimed items will be donated. To check if we have your lost item, please contact Member Services. Call us at 707-785-2444, or send an email to [email protected], or stop by the Association Office, Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We’re always happy when a lost item finds its owner! Member Services

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PLAN AHEAD FOR PUBLICIZING UPCOMING SEA RANCH EVENTS Traditionally the January and February issues of the Bulletin are combined into a single issue. This combined issue will be posted on the website during the third full week of January and delivered early in February. Notices about all Sea Ranch events occurring in February and early March should be submitted to the Bulletin by January 4th for inclusion in this combined issue. Earlier submissions are always appreciated!

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25 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 Holiday Events

SAVE THIS DECEMBER DATE! MAS CAROLS AT TH CHRIST E BARN

DATE: Saturday, December 17

TIME: 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. For Sea Ranchers, Hot Cider, Popcorn, PLACE: Knipp-Stengel Barn their families Pretzels, and and guests Holiday Good Cheer

ANNUAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CHRISTMAS TREE SALE Nobles / Firs North Fire Station Highway One, Mile Marker 55.66 Sat. & Sun., November 26, 27 Sat. & Sun., December 3, 4 Sat. & Sun., December 10, 11 Sat. & Sun., December 17, 18 Hours: Noon to 4 p.m. Also: Sea Ranch Supply, south end of Verdant View, will offer some of our trees for sale starting Monday, November 28.

The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 — 26 CALENDAR ONGOING GROUPS/ACTIVITIES CALENDAR DEL MAR GARDENERS WOMEN’S GOLF Wednesdays – 9:00 a.m. to Noon - DMC Play Days: Tuesday 9:00 a.m., Thursday Casual Golf – 9:30 a.m. Call Dave Osteraas 785-9633 Co-Captains: Sharon Hiles 785-3055, Doreen Arthur 785-1129 DEMONSTRATION GARDEN VOLUNTEERS 4th Saturday 10:00 a.m. Demonstration Garden, ORC YOGA Contact Barbara Rice 785-2318, [email protected] Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. DMC Hall, Call Steven Winningham 785-2939 DUPLICATE BRIDGE 2nd Thursday 1:00 p.m. – DMC House MEETINGS AND EVENTS Call Carole McQuarrie 785-2198 ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS MADRIGAL SINGERS Regular Session(s): 12/10/2016 (2nd Saturday), 2/25/2017 For more information call: 1:00 p.m. at Del Mar Center Hall Marjie Van Gunten 785-3408 COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING SCHEDULE [p. 24] MAH-JONGG GROUP Wednesdays – DMC Living Room ROADSIDE BRANCH COLLECTION – begins 3rd Mon. [p. 24] Call Lynn Coombs 785-1058

PETANQUE HAZMOBILE: 11/18-19 [p. 25] Wednesdays & Saturdays – 10:00 a.m. Household Hazardous Waste Collection One-Eyed “Jacque’s” 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the North Fire Station, Hwy 1 Call George Rathmell 785-2989 NATIVE PLANT COMMITTEE: 11/19 Tour the Lower Meadow Zone at the Garden Work Party SENIOR AEROBICS 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the ORH Demonstration Garden Tuesdays - 9:00 a.m. DMC Hall Call Denny Gold 785-2208 NOVEMBER SATURDAY HIKE: 11/19 Meadows, Bluff Views and Carvings SENIOR STRENGTH TRAINING 1:00 p.m. at the Ohlson Recreation Center large parking lot Monday and Thursday – DMC Hall Call Sue Denevan 785-2597 CLC STEWARDSHIP PROJECT: 12/3 [p. 11] Selective Meadow Management to open views STRETCH YOUR LIMITS 9:00 a.m., meet at Breaker Reach & Land's End Close Thursdays 12:15 - 1:15 p.m., DMC Hall CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: Practice Walk 12/3 [p. 6] Denny Gold 785-2208 9:30 a.m., meet at Del Mar Center parking lot TEAM SEA RANCH DECEMBER SATURDAY HIKE: 12/17 [p. 13] Bicycling for fun & fitness. ‘Christmas Cheer’ with the Trails Committee Call Michele Chaboudy 785-9209 1:00 p.m. at the Ohlson Recreation Center large parking lot THE SEA RANCH BRIDGE GROUP CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT THE BARN: 12/17 [p. 26] Last Friday of month 12:45 to 4:45 p.m. – ORH 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Knipp-Stengel Barn For reservations call Doris Constenius 785-3260 BIRD COUNT — ORGANIZATIONAL MTG: 12/27 [p. 6] THE SEA RANCH FLYING SOCIETY 10:30 a.m. at the Del Mar Center House Living Room Pilots & Non-Pilots Welcome CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: 1/7 & 1/8/2017 [p. 6] Contact Jim DeWilder 785-2764, [email protected] CLC STEWARDSHIP PROJECT: 1/7/2017 [p. 11] THE SEA RANCH KNITTING GROUP Manage vegetation - view corridors & riparian passages Mondays 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. DMC, All Levels Welcomed 9:00 a.m., meet at Breaker Reach and Green Vale Creek Susan Moore 785-1981 POSH SQUASH 2017 ORGANIZATIONAL MTG – 1/21/2017 [p. 2] THE SEA RANCH RACQUET CLUB 9:00 a.m. at the Del Mar Center Hall Tennis or Pickle contacts. JANUARY SATURDAY HIKE: 1/21/2017 [p. 13] Tennis: Marvis Forst 785-3823 Hike the Chapel Trail and entire Azalea Loop Trail Pickle Ball: Dave Bess 785-1154 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel parking lot THE SEA RANCH THESPIANS JOINT BOD/FC BUDGET WORKSHOP: 1/28/2017 [p. 7] www.searanchthespians.com 9:00 a.m. at the Del Mar Center Hall Call Carol Emory 785-2548 CLC STEWARDSHIP PROJECT: 2/4/2017 [p. 11] WATER EXERCISE GROUP – Del Mar Pool Open and maintain view corridors Monday through Friday – 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m., meet at Breaker Reach and Breaker Creek Call Dorothy Stevenson 785-3374 CLASSIC FILM: Stage Coach – 2/8/2017 [p. 25] Mon.-Wed.-Fri. – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon 7:30 p.m. at the Knipp-Stengel Barn Call Nancy Carter 785-3504 (Note: Since date, time, and location of meetings and events are subject to change, please verify them first with TSRA office.)

27 — The Sea Ranch Association Bulletin, December 2016 THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION P. O. BOX 16 Prsrt Std THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497-0016 U.S. Postage PAID Permit 125 Address Service Requested Medford, OR

THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION BULLETIN DEADLINE Administrative Offices • 975 Annapolis Road • The Sea Ranch Remember, think ahead! General Information and Member Services Phone: 707-785-2444 The submission deadline for the Tuesday – Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. General Fax: 707-785-3555 January / February 2017 Bulletin Website: www.tsra.org Email: [email protected] is noon on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The January/February issue will be posted on Ext. Department Contact 222 • Facilities Reservations Member Services the website by January 21st, and paper copies 226 • Member Assessments Haidi Calkins will be received by Sea Ranchers on 227 • Finance & Human Resources Director Ellen Buechner approximately January 31, 2017. 232 • Facilities & Resources Director John Prescott Contact: [email protected] 233 • Safety & Security Services Director Chris Howard 234 • Information Technology Director Sara Windsor 236 • Administration & Management Services Director Janice Bonora 248 • Maintenance of Buildings & Recreational Facilities Schus

Design, Compliance & Environmental Management Phone: 707-785-2316 • Tuesday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m

Security Business Phone: 707-785-2444 • Urgent Calls Only: 707-785-2701

THE SEA RANCH WATER COMPANY Office Annex • 35600 Verdant View • The Sea Ranch Phone: 707-785-2411 • General Fax: 707-785-9756 Financial Services: Mary Condon • Director of Works: Randy Burke

OW MAY WE HELP? PLEASE LET US KNOW KNOW PLEASE LET US PLEASE LET US WE HELP? WE HELP? HOW MAY HOW MAY Operations: Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 707-785-2411 Weekends and Holidays: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., (day cell) 707-321-1588 Every Evening/Night: 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (after hours, emergency cell) 707-328-0400

OnSite Wastewater Disposal Zone Phone: 707-785-2756 • Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.