COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday August 20, 2020 at 6:30pm
PARTICIPATE online via ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84071515984
MEETING ID NUMBER: 840 7151 5984 Passcode: 211728
or
Watch and comment via LIVESTREAM on FACEBOOK
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Draft Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER at 6:31
Roll Call: Cindy Leonard Secretary here, Cathy McCarthy Chair here, Frank Lincoln Treasurer here, Jessica Pyska Vice Chair here, Jake Strickler (not present), Chris Nettles here
Approval of Agenda motion to approve by Chris, seconded by Frank, all approve
Approval of Minutes from July 16, 2020 motion to approve: Cindy, seconded Eliot, all in favor.
Approval of Minutes of special meeting, motion Eliot, Chris seconded, all approve.
Community Reports/Short Announcements
Paul Duncan says they have been working on a containment line to keep it out of Middletown and Hidden Valley
Mel McMurrin says there has been about 110 folks active in the CAVERN group. About 35 folks on the check in yesterday. They have been very active during this week. Eliot says that it would be good to have some of the radios at the Hub in case people would like to purchase one.
The radios are $25 for a pair for the smaller ones to talk within your neighborhood.
Please go to the website to add useful links for the current fires
Community food pick up every month at the Little Red Schoolhouse first Wednesday and the second Thursday of the month. Home gardeners are welcome to contribute their extra
Dan Nelson called Glenneth today to see how we are all doing. Dan says that he hasn’t dropped the project, but needs another new investor.
TREASURER’S REPORT, Frank Lincoln
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,768.35
Blackberry Cobbler Festival $3,316.53
Cobb Resilient: $1,456.28
Cobb Safe: $851.23
Economic Development (from Calpine): $1,300
Rebuild NorthBay (for Hub office): $835.50
Science Camp 0
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
AHEAD Grant: $142,533.27
Committee Reports:
Firewise Communities: NeighborFests –
Cindy~ Rainbow Bridge pipeline crossing celebration on September 12 from 11:00 till 1:00. Free lunch (for first 175 people), drive-through, decorate your car!
Glenneth and Cathy Jones Creek Crossing: contest invite would include information for them to fill out to gather community members
October 17 from 10:00 to 1:00 at the old Starview loop. Also a drive through event.
Magdalena states that their Firewise group had Zoom presentations about emergency preparedness
We are at the halfway mark and have reimbursed 63 acres treated under that grant. She is nudging the other applicants to finish the work so we can wrap up this grant and apply for another grant.
There will be more funding available through the CLERC group soon.
Several of us are working to to streamline our efforts to go for bigger grants. Especially the Forest Health Grant which could potentially fund this work for 12 years or so.
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Four small loans have been made so far totaling $24,500 (of the $50,000)
Economic study $4,625 spent of $40,000
Broadband study $1,200 of $20,000 spent so far
$4,000 of $25,000 for marketing has been spent
Community Involvement expenses $25,000 so far, roughly
The Resource Hub is open on Tuesday and Thursday noon to 4:00
Economic Strategy Report work is continuing.
Toward the end of this grant we will launch a Merchants Association
22 interviews have been done and Chris will assist with the analysis aspect.
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
All three contracts have been executed and the deposits have been paid.
the new Facebook and web page are: explorecobbca
Please email your photos explorecobbca@gmail.com
2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan; south and east and a bit to the north working on Round fire to protect HVL
Aetna Springs area needs some work to get control
Zero percent containment, 600 people assigned to 120,000 acres statewide. They are doing the best they can and there is more equipment on the way from across the country. No danger to Cobb currently.
Additional evacuation advisory could be coming for Twin Lakes, further north in Middletown area. Currently advisory evacuation is in the rural areas south of Middletown to the Napa County line up to Anderson Springs.
report on unannounced “bump tests” The company that services the sirens turned them on without letting the community know. It was very upsetting to the community, and now they know not to do that again.
Approve/Disapprove: Letter to OES requesting a longer siren test. Cathy states that because the community feels like they can’t hear the siren, it might be helpful to have a full test of the siren, or at least louder and longer.
Chris motions to write the letter, Jessica seconds, all approve
Approve/Disapprove: Presentation to Lake County BOS on 5th Anniversary of Valley Fire
Jessica is suggesting a short video about how our community has moved ahead in the past 5 years since the Valley Fire. It would start with the day of the Valley Fire and include all the different events and all the things that have been done on our road to recovery in different ways in these 5 years. The Supervisors don’t all seem to come to Cobb very often.
Overall picture with interviews and video footage
Chris motions that we move forward on the project, Glenneth seconds, all in favor.
Number of participants on Facebook: 10 at the peak
Motion to adjourn by Jessica, seconded by Chris, all approved. Adjourned at 7:54
Thursday August 20, 2020 at 6:30pm
PARTICIPATE online via ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84071515984
MEETING ID NUMBER: 840 7151 5984 Passcode: 211728
or
Watch and comment via LIVESTREAM on FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/CobbAreaCouncil
Draft Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER at 6:31
Roll Call: Cindy Leonard Secretary here, Cathy McCarthy Chair here, Frank Lincoln Treasurer here, Jessica Pyska Vice Chair here, Jake Strickler (not present), Chris Nettles here
Approval of Agenda motion to approve by Chris, seconded by Frank, all approve
Approval of Minutes from July 16, 2020 motion to approve: Cindy, seconded Eliot, all in favor.
Approval of Minutes of special meeting, motion Eliot, Chris seconded, all approve.
Community Reports/Short Announcements
Paul Duncan says they have been working on a containment line to keep it out of Middletown and Hidden Valley
Mel McMurrin says there has been about 110 folks active in the CAVERN group. About 35 folks on the check in yesterday. They have been very active during this week. Eliot says that it would be good to have some of the radios at the Hub in case people would like to purchase one.
The radios are $25 for a pair for the smaller ones to talk within your neighborhood.
Please go to the website to add useful links for the current fires
Community food pick up every month at the Little Red Schoolhouse first Wednesday and the second Thursday of the month. Home gardeners are welcome to contribute their extra
Dan Nelson called Glenneth today to see how we are all doing. Dan says that he hasn’t dropped the project, but needs another new investor.
TREASURER’S REPORT, Frank Lincoln
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,768.35
Blackberry Cobbler Festival $3,316.53
Cobb Resilient: $1,456.28
Cobb Safe: $851.23
Economic Development (from Calpine): $1,300
Rebuild NorthBay (for Hub office): $835.50
Science Camp 0
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
AHEAD Grant: $142,533.27
Committee Reports:
Firewise Communities: NeighborFests –
Cindy~ Rainbow Bridge pipeline crossing celebration on September 12 from 11:00 till 1:00. Free lunch (for first 175 people), drive-through, decorate your car!
Glenneth and Cathy Jones Creek Crossing: contest invite would include information for them to fill out to gather community members
October 17 from 10:00 to 1:00 at the old Starview loop. Also a drive through event.
Magdalena states that their Firewise group had Zoom presentations about emergency preparedness
We are at the halfway mark and have reimbursed 63 acres treated under that grant. She is nudging the other applicants to finish the work so we can wrap up this grant and apply for another grant.
There will be more funding available through the CLERC group soon.
Several of us are working to to streamline our efforts to go for bigger grants. Especially the Forest Health Grant which could potentially fund this work for 12 years or so.
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Four small loans have been made so far totaling $24,500 (of the $50,000)
Economic study $4,625 spent of $40,000
Broadband study $1,200 of $20,000 spent so far
$4,000 of $25,000 for marketing has been spent
Community Involvement expenses $25,000 so far, roughly
The Resource Hub is open on Tuesday and Thursday noon to 4:00
Economic Strategy Report work is continuing.
Toward the end of this grant we will launch a Merchants Association
22 interviews have been done and Chris will assist with the analysis aspect.
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
All three contracts have been executed and the deposits have been paid.
the new Facebook and web page are: explorecobbca
Please email your photos explorecobbca@gmail.com
2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan; south and east and a bit to the north working on Round fire to protect HVL
Aetna Springs area needs some work to get control
Zero percent containment, 600 people assigned to 120,000 acres statewide. They are doing the best they can and there is more equipment on the way from across the country. No danger to Cobb currently.
Additional evacuation advisory could be coming for Twin Lakes, further north in Middletown area. Currently advisory evacuation is in the rural areas south of Middletown to the Napa County line up to Anderson Springs.
report on unannounced “bump tests” The company that services the sirens turned them on without letting the community know. It was very upsetting to the community, and now they know not to do that again.
Approve/Disapprove: Letter to OES requesting a longer siren test. Cathy states that because the community feels like they can’t hear the siren, it might be helpful to have a full test of the siren, or at least louder and longer.
Chris motions to write the letter, Jessica seconds, all approve
Approve/Disapprove: Presentation to Lake County BOS on 5th Anniversary of Valley Fire
Jessica is suggesting a short video about how our community has moved ahead in the past 5 years since the Valley Fire. It would start with the day of the Valley Fire and include all the different events and all the things that have been done on our road to recovery in different ways in these 5 years. The Supervisors don’t all seem to come to Cobb very often.
Overall picture with interviews and video footage
Chris motions that we move forward on the project, Glenneth seconds, all in favor.
Number of participants on Facebook: 10 at the peak
Motion to adjourn by Jessica, seconded by Chris, all approved. Adjourned at 7:54