Draft meeting minutes November 21, 2019
COBB AREA COUNCIL
PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday November 21, 2019
Little Red Schoolhouse/Cobb Mountain Lions Club
15780 Bottle Rock Rd., Cobb, CA 95426
Draft Minutes by Cindy Leonard
• CALL TO ORDER (shut down cell phones; sign in please) 6:36 p.m.
•PRESENT: Jessica Pyska, Eliot Hurwitz (Chair), Cindy Leonard (Secretary), Jake Strickler arrived 6:40, Cathy McCarthy, Frank Lincoln (treasurer)
25 people in attendance
• Approval of Minutes from October, Inez motions, Cathy seconded, all approve
SHORT ANNOUNCEMENTS
-Glenneth states that there are 3 Cobb people done with CERT training. Next training is in February on Cobb (it is full, but you could get on waiting list)
-Kelly’s Lion’s club news: -There is a go-fund-me for the cost of installing the generator that we were given from South Lake Fire. So far there is about $300 of the $2500 needed to do that raised so far. Kelly Fletcher is helping.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Frank says there is $12,298.94
• PUBLIC and BOARD COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (3 mins./individual)
Local Fire Season Update – Firewise Community organizing update: Cindy has encouraged all Firewise groups and any other interested forming groups to apply for the new EPIC grant that NCO is offering. It is due December 31, application is here: https://www.ncoinc.org/disaster-recovery/epic/
Jessica states that a grant to RRA from Rebuild NorthBay will bring an event in March to the southshore, showing Wilder Than Wild and having a discussion panel
There was discussion that the CAVERN mesh network was very helpful during the power outage and during the house fire on Rainbow Court. There are 85 radio users now.
Wendy Collins talked about her solar power generator. It cost $2500 to buy, but no fuel will be needed, and maintenance will be minimal because there are no moving parts.
David Theissen reported that there are almost 7 miles of trails rebuilt by the Friends of Boggs Mountain now. There was another volunteer work day this past Saturday. The creek trail is not open, but there are several trails open and are marked. The bathrooms are rebuilt at the campground now. Overnight camping is not yet allowed, but the area is open for picnics. Everyone needs to be patient with trail closures as the trails get compacted during the rainy season. If there is a lot of rain initially, it will turn the dusty trail to mud. Overall, the rain helps compact the trails, but we need to stay off them during this process.
Supervisor’s Comments: Rob Brown not present
Community Reports
Cobb Mt. Economic Development Grant – Community vote on Resolution to Authorize CAC Economic Development Committee to award contracts.
At each CAC meeting we will hear an update on the AHEAD grant and the Economic Development Committee progress.
INSERT DOCUMENTS that Jessica discussed
The motion by Glenneth was seconded by Cathy. All in favor, none opposed.
Jessica moves that $2200 of the grant is given to the Lion’s Club to install the generator, the CAC will need to use the building for future meetings. Glenneth seconds. All in favor, none opposed.