Minutes

 

GREATER LAGUNA COAST FIRE SAFE COUNCIL

 

MINUTES

 

February 25, 2003

 

4:00 PM     EMERALD BAY COMMUNITY CENTER

 

 

1.      Approval of the Minutes of December 10, 2002 was MOVED, SECONDED  and APPROVED.

 

2.      Introductions and Announcements.

 

     David Horne, Chairman

     John Fox, Board Member

     Ilse Lenschow, Board Member

     Wade Stearns, Red Flag Patrol

     Wayne Peterson, Board Member

     Ken Crumley, Board Member

     Barbara Norton, Board Member

     Pat Cooper, Board Member

     Mark Baker, Batallion Chief, LBFD

 

     Announcements:

 

            Wayne Peterson brought a copy of the Community Directory of the Laguna Beach

            Chamber of Commerce pointing out that our COUNCIL did not appear on the list

            of Non-Profit Organizations.  He suggested that we introduce our purposes to the

            Chamber for timely inclusion in the next publication of December 1, 2003.

 

3.      2003/2004 Grant Applications

 

A.     Curbside “Chipping” [trees, branches] to be contracted-out:  $36,000.

B.     Assisted  “Chipping” program to assist Seniors and others incapacitated for the Project:  $26,000.

C.     Future 2004/2005 Community Fire Plan:  $40, 000 approved by our sponsors of the BLM.

 

4.      Financial Situation

 

Chairman David Horne said our Tax payments were made January 10, 2003 per schedule and on time.  Our Bof A bank account balances are:

Original Account     $  1,834.

Second   Account     $37,000.

            Amounts Due In      $13,000.

 

5.      2002 Grant Options

 

A.     Wayne and Ilse’s Progress.  Information categories for a Homeowner’s

Booklet regarding firesafe shrubs and landscape.

1.      Category list submitted to Board Members today with …

2.      Fire Safety Draft of Fuel Modification Program.

 

Wayne recommended a committee be formed which would allow our Fire Safe Council funds for a brochure.  The brochure will include professional input from a licensed biologist, landscape architect and provide for Fire Marshall inspection of items 1 and 2 above covering to be developed and existing properties.  An annual maintenance plan is to be funded by the homeowner.

 

B.     Pat’s Garden Club Contacts.  Discussed fire-safe garden demonstration at City  Hall for public observation.

 

C.  Water District Project.  MOVED,SECONDED,APPROVED to be a member

       Of the Water Department property/project and support the cost of the

       Landscape garden area in front of its offices to publicly demonstrate fire-safe

       Planting.

 

6.      Statewide Board Meeting (Wednesday April 16th).  David encouraged available Board Members to attend.

 

7.      Regional FSC/Statewide Meeting (Saturday April 26th) will be held in San Bernardino.

 

8.      Other.  Received a bill $174.00 for our share of Trolley-Tour on November 2, 2002 for participants seeing Laguna’s fire exposure and rebuild, goats in action and new reservoir.  Also, John Fox passed-out attractive copies of BBCAMERICA garden makeover information, and said he would gladly be our representative to receive updates for potential use to homeowners.

 

9.      Next Meeting:  Tuesday April 15, 2003, 4:00 PM at the Emerald Bay Community Center.

 

 

Submitted by Ken Crumley.