COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday January 21, 2021 at 6:30pm
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Draft Meeting Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:31
2. Roll Call : Cindy Leonard Secretary here, Cathy McCarthy Chair here, Frank Lincoln Treasurer
here, Jake Strickler here, Chris Nettles here
3. Approval of Agenda: moved to approve agenda with adjustment by Cindy, seconded
by Chris, all approved and Minutes motion by Frank, seconded by Jessica, all approve
4. Nominations Vote to Fill Vacant Seat. Eliot nominates Dottie Bates to be alternate.
There is not actually an alternate position listed in our bylaws, but the bylaws
committee will make the update. Vote was made and Dottie was unanimously
approved as alternate.
Cindy was nominated to be new Vice Chair, all approved
Chris was nominated to be new Secretary, all approved
5. Short Announcements- none
6. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items (3 minutes per person)
Friends of Boggs announcement by Cindy. There have been trees falling on the trails,
especially after the latest windstorm. These will be cleared this coming weekend, but
the public should be on the lookout for falling trees when hiking or biking on the trails.
There have been a few incidents where debris (including large rocks) have been
intentionally put on the trails by vandals.
Friends of Boggs Mountain is continuing to look for donations, since they have not
been able to hold their usual fundraisers. You can donate at their new website:
boggsmountain.org
Jake asks about the Blackberry Cobbler festival. It will be the Saturday before Labor
Day, if things are safe with Covid-19 at that time.
7. Department of Transportation/CalTrans Update on bridge on HWY 175 at Bottlerock
Danielle Ruiz Caltrans regarding bridge in front of the old Village Pub. They introduced the
Project team. Our bridge is one of 3 projects in Lake County.The need is that the railings do
not meet standards and the bridge needs to be widened. the project will cost $4.3 million.The
construction will happen September 1-December 2021. New bridge will be 40 feet wide.
There may be trees removed as needed. The widening will occur on the golf course side.
During construction there will be a traffic signal. One lane will still operate, it will not be
completely closed during construction. There is concern by the public that
Bonnie from Caltrans says that during an emergency they do as much as possible to work
quickly to coordinate with local emergency officials.
Mike Khammash from Caltrans says that they will prioritize safety at the project.
Justin Wood from Caltrans says that the contractor will provide a traffic contingency plan
which may include an alternate route.
Please contact Bonnie Kuhn with any questions and concerns. 707-496-6879
bonnie.kuhn@dot.ca.gov Public Information Officer Caltrans District 1 Lake and Mendocino
Counties.
Shaun asks if there would be construction staff there 24 hours a day? No, there would not be
people there all day, just during the day.
8 foot shoulder will be on both sides of the road and will give room for bikes and walking.
Michael Kramer asks if this project is really necessary because there isn’t as much traffic on
that bridge. CalTrans says that regardless of the amount of traffic, the work needs to be
done for the safety of traffic.
8. Richard Boiselle- Illuminations Technology: Communication Towers, Sirens, Sensors
Municipal Public Safety Solutions & Smart City Infrastructure. He is a long time
resident of Cobb rboisselle@illuminationtechnologies.com 707-867-2451
Chris Canning, CEO of Illumination Technology (he is also mayor of Calistoga)
Passive infrastructure. Partner with municipalities for safety products. Not just
telecom company. County wide wireless infrastructure. They build a pole and attach
features to it. Security, alerts, street lights, WiFi, drone systems. One is in place on
Calistoga road on the north side
IQ FireWatch is 24/7 wildfire detection. One is on Diamond Mountain. They caught
the Glass Fire. This technology is German designed and is used in about 11 countries.
It is Artificial Intelligence, so the sensors detect an event and then contacts a human.
This has been tested in Calistoga. The county of Napa will be installing eight of these
sensors. This detects fires before they are in the canopy. Detecting 4 meter square
size and 9 mile distance.
There is not good coverage for the siren in Cobb currently, so possibly some additional
sirens are needed. Mostly they are located at the fire stations, but some might be
needed to fill in.
9. Treasurer’s Report- Frank current total balance is $16,926.02
General fund: $1,647.36
Blackberry Cobbler Festival $6,316.53
Cobb Resilient $1,456.28
Cobb Safe $851.23
Economic Development $1,300
Rebuild NorthBay $689.42
T-shirt fundraising $4,503.89
Wilder Than Wild fund $161.31
10.Committee Reports
● Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Jones Creek Crossing will have a Zoom meeting next Thursday
Magdalena says she just assisted Gene with a site visit as well as a Lower Lake
site. That would bring the total of Firewise groups to 14 in Lake County.
Magdalena has issued a deadline to the outstanding applicants for the
Vegetation clearing grant. Once this work is completed, then she is moving on
to production of the Homeowners Guide for Lake County.
Cindy states that Cobb Area Council has been awarded $5,000 for another
Broom Busters event (or series of events). More details to come!
● Communications Committee – Mel: Dust off your radios! It is still fire season and
trees falling. There are about 25 check-ins per week at our Wednesday check
in.
● By-Laws Committee – Chris: this work is ongoing.
● “Cobbite of the Year” Committee – Cathy Tabled till next month
● Economic Development Committee
○ AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot We still have about half of the loan amount
and a couple of applications are in the works. 2/3rds of the way through
the Data and Projections project. Broadband study is at an impasse
because Chico State was not successful. Perhaps we can work with
Chris Canning. Overall we have spent half of the grant so far and we
have about 6 months of work to go.
○ Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Cathy/Cindy The explorecobbca.com
website is up and running. We determined that it would be great to get
some stickers and business cards that can have a double-purpose to be
merchandise tags. A vote was taken to ask approval for spending $100
for these to be designed and printed. All said yes.
11.Supervisor’s Comments- Jessica Pyska D5: she wants to make sure that we all know
that Doctor Pace is saying we need to be extra careful right now. She brought our
attention to a graph. The vaccine roll out began this week with a clinic at the
Fairgrounds is people over 75 and also teachers. Once we move through that
population then we will get food service workers, depending on how much vaccine we
get per week. Sutter and Adventist have their own supply, so if you have a doctor then
try to get an appointment through them. Looking at the graph we are continuing to
raise higher and higher, possibly because we have not been locked down. When we
get large doses of the vaccines, we will have clinics 6 days per week.
She is working on a plan for community work days to do burning and removing
hazardous vegetation. She has contacted Dr. Pace and he considers this essential
work and approves this as long as Covid protocols are followed.
12.Date of Next Meeting: February 18, 2021
13. Adjournment at 8:55
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Minutes- November 19, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
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Thursday November 19, 2020 at 6:30pm
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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 here, Chris Nettles here
21 people on Zoom call, around 10 people on the Facebook live site.
Approval of Agenda from 10-15-2020 motion to approve, Eliot; seconded Chris, all approve.
Minutes for 11-19-2020 motion to approve, Jessica; seconded by Eliot. All approve.
Short Announcements
Glenneth states that his clay classes are now starting. Tues and Thursdays. Reach out to him if you are interested.
Spirit of the Season helps individuals and families of Cobb, Middletown and HVL during the holiday season with food and gifts.
Sign up will be on December 1st and 2ND 4-6pm only at the Middletown office of Catholic Charities. Masks are required.
CalFresh Mass Replacement Waiver Approval–31 Counties Valerie at Catholic Charities still assisting folks over the phone, who need CalFresh and Medi-Cal benefits for the power outage food replacement.707.867.6160 o: 707.528.8712
Middletown Unified School District needs people for the Bond oversight committee. So far there are only 3 people signed up for the committee and they need 7 people for the committee to be complete. The bond passed 2 years ago and they need to have the oversight committee to spend the money.
Shawn wants to praise Mel McMurrin for all the work he has done on the CAVERN radio network. He is a calming and great moderator for this program. It is reassuring to have the radio quick notice!
The Lion’s club will be doing holiday pies and the deadline to order is coming up soon!
Treasurer’s Report- Frank
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,656.36
Blackberry Cobbler Festival $3,316.53 (waiting for $3,000 from PGE)
Cobb Resilient: $1,456.28
Cobb Safe: $851.23
Economic Development (from Calpine): $1,300
Rebuild NorthBay (for Hub office and LakeCOAD website): $2,807.42
Science Camp 0
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
AHEAD Grant: $126,135.24
Committee Reports
Firewise Communities:
Magdelena: SSCRA just reimbursed 33 property owners a portion of their lot-clearing expenses, for a rounded total of about $34,000. (If you want to add thanks out loud: Jon and Pat Meyer gave up their place so that someone else more in need of the help can take advantage.) The total paid out so far to Cobb area residents is just under $75,000.
SSCRA has $49,000 left to cover a little over 46 acres remaining in the grant project. Everyone who is interested needs to be clear that application is not a guarantee of reimbursement. Some homeowners who registered earlier last year or this year have not been moving forward on getting the work done, and there have been additional applications. You have to apply first and go through a documentation process in order to qualify for the reimbursement. The grant expires in March 2022 or whenever the money runs out, so the homeowners who are already registered are in a kind of race to make sure they get their claims in.
Tomorrow, November 20 is the deadline for this year’s recertification of the Firewise Communities:
(Cathy McCarthy has been alerted, and I gave her the names and addresses of everyone in her Firewise Community who used the grant so she can include their work in her tally. I just don’t know if she’s completed the recertification application.)
Your group of course has already been acknowledged as recertified.
Cobb View is working on theirs — thanks to the people who stopped by the Resource Hub to get a copy of the Recording Sheet so they could throw their numbers in.
Seigler Springs is working on theirs as well.
Group 3 is making slow progress in getting organized to apply for the Firewise Communities designation. Contact Gene Yoon: gene@ginsudo.com
If you are a veteran or a family member, USAA gives a 5% discount on your insurance premiums. We heard earlier this week that Mercury Insurance will give an 18% discount, but we have been unable to confirm this. (There’s nothing mentioned on the Fire Safe Marin site, even though John Nowell announced this at the RRA meeting.)
We have also been able to get the firebreaks in Cobb that were recorded by the South Lake Fire Safe Council digitized so that we can begin to compare this data to the acres treated through the SSCRA grant and will be working with the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center to address additional properties when the CEQA clearance for their new grant is completed. That could take another few months.
Thanks to all the volunteers who have been working so tirelessly to collect all the data and to all our neighbors who have been volunteering theirs!
Cindy: firesafelake.org website is now live. Please visit and check out all the information specific to Lake County (plus we need clicks for our grant reporting!)
The Resource Hub is now open on Tues, Thurs and Fri from noon to 4:00.
Cindy would like to propose a Broom Buster event in February that would be funded through Calpine Corp. Components would include a broom clearing day and a homeowner recognition program with yard signs.
Jessica has noticed that there is more beetle killed trees this year because of the drought and warmer temperatures. The Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance covers those dead trees so keep an eye on that. Jake says that the tree workers have been spiking the trees instead of using the lifts and that makes the problem worse.
Glenneth says the Jones Creek Crossing will have another Zoom meeting next Thursday.
Cindy motions that we put out a request for proposals for upgrading the Cobb Area C
Communications Committee- Mel
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Eliot had a great meeting with the Federal Home Loan SF about getting an extension. They got a virtual tour of the Cobb Resource Hub. They said it is no problem at all to extend our deadline.
4 loans are currently out and about $25,000 is left in the pot for small business loans at 2% interest.
He is continuing with the interviews of local community members and will be reviewing these with Chris.
The broadband study has hit a bit of a roadblock with the Chico State folks, so they have put out a request for proposals.
The target is to have a first report draft for the community outreach at the beginning of 2021.
There is still $2,000.00 left for the creation of the Cobb Merchants Association.
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica states that the logo is now finished so Kim Lewis can finish up the ExploreCobbCa website. It will be full of information for locals and tourists. The Facebook page has been posting lots of photos of local shops and artists.
CAC website and mailing list- update, service, and maintenance. Call for volunteers and/or bids to update the website.
2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan Calfire is down staffing their equipment and staff slowly. Burn ban will hopefully be lifted soon and then we can have residential burning. The crews are down to 2 with Konocti. 17 person crews. 3 crews at Delta camp. The numbers are decreasing so much statewide that some are closing. Bottlerock Road is a priority for the fuel reduction along the road this winter.
Jessica asks if the lack of hand crews will affect the winter work. Paul says yes, it will, but the projects will still keep going. There are several burn projects planned, but there needs some additional training to get more people educated on the practice.
Jessica asks if we could get a curtain burner. Paul Duncan said he will look into that.
Larry Allen & Co.- Neighborhood Concern: Larry says that there are many neighbors who are concerned about a high-occupancy facility in their neighborhood that is about to be approved. They are concerned about noise, traffic, devaluation of homes, septic, waste and many other possible hazards. They have called code enforcement and written complaints, but they are unsure what to do about it. They have come to the Cobb Area Council to see what they should do. Jessica states that after looking into it a little bit today, she is suggesting that they find out who the labor contractor is and they might be violating the H2A worker program. The workers are supposed to move in on January 1st. It sounds like substandard living conditions. There is mold in the lower section and they have a sub-standard septic system. It was converted from a 2 bedroom to a 4 bedroom cabin.
November 3rd Elections result in CAC vacancy in January.
Cindy suggests that we amend the bylaws to re-align the election of CAC officers to December of every year so that we can then have the Board of Supervisors appoint these folks.
Chris modifies the motion to appoint a committee to look at amending the bylaws which would then be presented to the Cobb Area Council meeting for discussion. Cathy firsts, Jessica seconds and all approve this motion.
Cobbite of the Year~ Chris, Cindy Cathy will be on the committee. Gayle Albo also said she will be on it as well
Date of Next Meeting: January 21, 2020
Adjournment at 8:06 Jessica motions, Chris seconds, all approve.
Agenda | January 21, 2021
COBB AREA COUNCIL
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Draft Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. Roll Call and Approval of Agenda and Minutes
3. Nominations Vote to Fill Vacant Seat
4. Short Announcements
5. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items (3 minutes per person)
6. Treasurer’s Report- Frank
7. Committee Reports
● Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
● Communications Committee – Mel
● By-Laws Committee – Chris
● “Cobbite of the Year” Committee – Cathy
● Economic Development Committee
○ AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
○ Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Cathy/Cindy
8. Supervisor’s Comments- Jessica Pyska D5
9. Department of Transportation/CalTrans Update on bridge on HWY 175 at Bottlerock
10.Richard Boiselle- Illuminations Technology: Communication Towers, Sirens, Sensors
11.Date of Next Meeting: February 18, 2021
12. Adjournment
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Minutes- October 15, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday October 15, 2020 a
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CALL TO ORDER at 6:32
Roll Call: Cindy Leonard Secretary here, Cathy McCarthy Chair here, Frank Lincoln Treasurer not here, Jessica Pyska Vice Chair here, Jake Strickler here, Chris Nettles here
Approval of Agenda moved to approve: Cindy motions, Chris seconds. None opposed
Minutes of September 17: moved to approve: Eliot, Jessica seconds. None opposed
Short Announcements:
Kelly Stucky Lion’s Club: final stages of PGE as a Community Resource Center. They are doing a take and bake lasagne sale on October 30, they are also doing the dessert of the month club. Sign up ahead.
Lion’s Club will also be doing a drive-through Halloween celebration for local kids.
Cindy announced that NCO CERT online. Public encouraged to sign up soon to do the online training part. The funding ends in December. You can sign up
Jessica says that she met with Ben Murphy at the bridge by Hardesters. It will expand the bridge 25 feet towards the golf course. The trees will be removed and there will be 8 ft shoulders on each side. The fourth tee will be taken out. This will be significant changes to our community. The CAC needs to stay focused on this project. We want to make sure there is community input on the project. Eliot is going to call CalTrans.
Paul Duncan’s report: Glass Fire update: approaching 99% containment. There are still a few little hot spots popping up.
August complex is over a million acres and there is still activity on the West side.
Measure O on the ballot will raise the appropriation limit on the existing funding. It does not create any new taxes.
Treasurer’s Report– Frank not here, so Cindy announces:
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,656.36
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): $607.42
Science Camp 0
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
AHEAD Grant: $126,135.24
Cindy asks for approval for the CAC to pay for the Lake COAD website and then the Lake County Risk Reduction Authority will reimburse the CAC. The website will be a source for all the organizations in Lake County that are active in disaster to be organized. All approve
Committee Reports:
Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Magdalena: there are 3 Firewise communities starting to form. One is Dottie Bates Salmina Meadows , and one Gene Yoon on Harrington Flat. The third one is Gail Barrett behind Cobb Fire Station. The CWPP is being discussed at the Risk Reduction Authority and there is big movement finally happening. The Regional Fire Protection Plan will be the implementation plan for the CWPP. This is a huge and important project because we haven’t had that before.
Glenneth announces the Jones Creek Crossing drive through Firewise neighborhood will be this Saturday from 10:00-1:00 at the old Starview Lodge.
Resource Hub Rack card is done and has been distributed to Timothy Toye real estate agent and will be given to other Real Estate offices. Packets of information will be give to the new homeowners on Cobb
Cindy states website is being created for Fire Safe Lake, Firewise Communities and will include CERT. This will be funded by the NCO EPIC/Listos grant. Should be up by the end of October
Communications Committee– Cathy says they continue to meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 for the CAVERN.mobi check in
Economic Development Committee:
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Current Balance $126,135.24
Most exciting and active part right now is the marketing campaign
SSCRA is developing the interviews for the strategy, which will combine with the activities of CDS.
Today we got our first report from our CPA.
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica.
-great progress on the logo and website! Karen has taken a lot of photos. She still has a few other sites to go.
Reviewal of the new logo designs. Everyone is enthusiastic. Raoul will assist in refining the logo.
Abby Leutholdt is assisting with the updates on the Cobb entries in the Destinations Magazine. All the updates are due tomorrow.
Sasha, Harmony Air – Battery Back Ups
–The batteries help us to deal with the fires and resulting fire outages. It will keep the fridge going and the basics. Lately there is more and more demand for batteries for power outages because people realize they are better than generators.
Two benefits: economic benefit and also dependability.
The battery back-up system does not require solar systems. On average the battery back up costs about the same as generator. There are federal tax rebates and California tax rebates. There is no cost to run the battery (contrasting a generator that needs fuel to be purchased). Also, there is no maintenance like a generator needs.
The battery is more dependable because a generator is actually an engine that can fail. There are many options for the batteries because it is such a growing industry.
You do not need to wait for a power outage to use the battery. You can program them to come on during the expensive time of the day to save money on your electric bill. The battery is charged from the grid during the low rate part of day and then you use the battery at the expensive rate of the day. It also helps PGE to alleviate the strain on the grid in peak use hours.
Modern batteries are designed to last a long time, about 15-20 years.
Modern batteries are much safer than generators. They are also much quieter than a generator.
Jessica states that if you live in a tier 2 area and have experienced 2 PSPSs there are rebates. There are also full rebates if you are a low-income person with medical equipment that needs electricity.
There is a wide range of options available from $3,500 up-front cost to over $60,000.
Sasha is at harmonyair@gmail.com 707-239-9288
Look up SGIP on the PGE website to find out about the discounts.
Update: response to letter to OES. Cathy heard back about her letter to the OES about people not hearing the siren.
They are looking to plan a longer test of the siren test in December or January. The next regular test will be on the first Monday of the month, so it will be on November 2. They never test during an active fire. You might not hear the siren, it is just one additional way to alert people.
Cobbite of the Year Proposal: Cathy has an idea to recognize amazing community members in Cobb. She proposes that we have a committee to review nominations. Jessica motions that we start “Cobb mtn. Diamonds” award. All agree, motion carries.
Date of Next Meeting: November 19, 2020
Move to adjourn at: 8:05, Eliot motions, Jessica seconds. adjourned.
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CALL TO ORDER at 6:32
Roll Call: Cindy Leonard Secretary here, Cathy McCarthy Chair here, Frank Lincoln Treasurer not here, Jessica Pyska Vice Chair here, Jake Strickler here, Chris Nettles here
Approval of Agenda moved to approve: Cindy motions, Chris seconds. None opposed
Minutes of September 17: moved to approve: Eliot, Jessica seconds. None opposed
Short Announcements:
Kelly Stucky Lion’s Club: final stages of PGE as a Community Resource Center. They are doing a take and bake lasagne sale on October 30, they are also doing the dessert of the month club. Sign up ahead.
Lion’s Club will also be doing a drive-through Halloween celebration for local kids.
Cindy announced that NCO CERT online. Public encouraged to sign up soon to do the online training part. The funding ends in December. You can sign up
Jessica says that she met with Ben Murphy at the bridge by Hardesters. It will expand the bridge 25 feet towards the golf course. The trees will be removed and there will be 8 ft shoulders on each side. The fourth tee will be taken out. This will be significant changes to our community. The CAC needs to stay focused on this project. We want to make sure there is community input on the project. Eliot is going to call CalTrans.
Paul Duncan’s report: Glass Fire update: approaching 99% containment. There are still a few little hot spots popping up.
August complex is over a million acres and there is still activity on the West side.
Measure O on the ballot will raise the appropriation limit on the existing funding. It does not create any new taxes.
Treasurer’s Report– Frank not here, so Cindy announces:
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,656.36
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): $607.42
Science Camp 0
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
AHEAD Grant: $126,135.24
Cindy asks for approval for the CAC to pay for the Lake COAD website and then the Lake County Risk Reduction Authority will reimburse the CAC. The website will be a source for all the organizations in Lake County that are active in disaster to be organized. All approve
Committee Reports:
Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Magdalena: there are 3 Firewise communities starting to form. One is Dottie Bates Salmina Meadows , and one Gene Yoon on Harrington Flat. The third one is Gail Barrett behind Cobb Fire Station. The CWPP is being discussed at the Risk Reduction Authority and there is big movement finally happening. The Regional Fire Protection Plan will be the implementation plan for the CWPP. This is a huge and important project because we haven’t had that before.
Glenneth announces the Jones Creek Crossing drive through Firewise neighborhood will be this Saturday from 10:00-1:00 at the old Starview Lodge.
Resource Hub Rack card is done and has been distributed to Timothy Toye real estate agent and will be given to other Real Estate offices. Packets of information will be give to the new homeowners on Cobb
Cindy states website is being created for Fire Safe Lake, Firewise Communities and will include CERT. This will be funded by the NCO EPIC/Listos grant. Should be up by the end of October
Communications Committee– Cathy says they continue to meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 for the CAVERN.mobi check in
Economic Development Committee:
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Current Balance $126,135.24
Most exciting and active part right now is the marketing campaign
SSCRA is developing the interviews for the strategy, which will combine with the activities of CDS.
Today we got our first report from our CPA.
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica.
-great progress on the logo and website! Karen has taken a lot of photos. She still has a few other sites to go.
Reviewal of the new logo designs. Everyone is enthusiastic. Raoul will assist in refining the logo.
Abby Leutholdt is assisting with the updates on the Cobb entries in the Destinations Magazine. All the updates are due tomorrow.
Sasha, Harmony Air – Battery Back Ups
–The batteries help us to deal with the fires and resulting fire outages. It will keep the fridge going and the basics. Lately there is more and more demand for batteries for power outages because people realize they are better than generators.
Two benefits: economic benefit and also dependability.
The battery back-up system does not require solar systems. On average the battery back up costs about the same as generator. There are federal tax rebates and California tax rebates. There is no cost to run the battery (contrasting a generator that needs fuel to be purchased). Also, there is no maintenance like a generator needs.
The battery is more dependable because a generator is actually an engine that can fail. There are many options for the batteries because it is such a growing industry.
You do not need to wait for a power outage to use the battery. You can program them to come on during the expensive time of the day to save money on your electric bill. The battery is charged from the grid during the low rate part of day and then you use the battery at the expensive rate of the day. It also helps PGE to alleviate the strain on the grid in peak use hours.
Modern batteries are designed to last a long time, about 15-20 years.
Modern batteries are much safer than generators. They are also much quieter than a generator.
Jessica states that if you live in a tier 2 area and have experienced 2 PSPSs there are rebates. There are also full rebates if you are a low-income person with medical equipment that needs electricity.
There is a wide range of options available from $3,500 up-front cost to over $60,000.
Sasha is at harmonyair@gmail.com 707-239-9288
Look up SGIP on the PGE website to find out about the discounts.
Update: response to letter to OES. Cathy heard back about her letter to the OES about people not hearing the siren.
They are looking to plan a longer test of the siren test in December or January. The next regular test will be on the first Monday of the month, so it will be on November 2. They never test during an active fire. You might not hear the siren, it is just one additional way to alert people.
Cobbite of the Year Proposal: Cathy has an idea to recognize amazing community members in Cobb. She proposes that we have a committee to review nominations. Jessica motions that we start “Cobb mtn. Diamonds” award. All agree, motion carries.
Date of Next Meeting: November 19, 2020
Move to adjourn at: 8:05, Eliot motions, Jessica seconds. adjourned.
Agenda- November 19, 2020
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Draft Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call and Approval of Agenda and Minutes
Short Announcements
Treasurer’s Report- Frank
Committee Reports
Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Communications Committee- Mel
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
CAC website and mailing list- update, service, and maintenance. Call for volunteers and/or bids to update the website.
2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan
Larry Allen & Co.- Neighborhood Concern
November 3rd Elections result in CAC vacancy in January.
Cobbite of the Year
Date of Next Meeting: January 21, 2020
Adjournment
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Minutes- September 17, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday September 17, 2020 at 6:30pm
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1. CALL TO ORDER at 6:35
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
2.Approval of Agenda motion to approve by Eliot, seconded by Chris, all approve
3.Approval of Minutes from September , 2020 motion to approve: Eliot, seconded Chris, all in favor.
4. Short Announcements Cobb Resource Hub is open Tues/Thurs noon-4
5. Treasurer’s Report- Frank $49.99 to renew Quicken account only expense this month.
Cobb Area Council General fund: $1,715.36
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
T-Shirt Fundraiser: $4,503.89
Wilder than Wild: $161.31
6. Committee Reports
Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Cindy says Rainbow Bridge event was a great success! Look for articles in Record Bee and Lake County Bloom
we have a rack card being designed for the Hub with the information about the Hub.
Glenneth is planning an event October 17th from 10-1:00 at their Jones Creek crossing Firewise neighborhood. They have a website and also will have a Zoom meeting next thursday at 6:00. Call Glenneth if you would like to help. tiny url.com/jonescreekcrossing
Magdalena ~ SSCRA has 3 more communities to bring to the area as a goal for the CalFire grant. Gene is working on a website for Group 3.
Dottie and Damon Bates are working on another Firewise Community for the Loch Lomond area in Group 5.
Communications Committee- Mel
It was a busy month for the communications committee. There are about 120 members now. Two new GRMS operators.
There is a new Ham operator class coming up in Kelseyville next month.
CAVERN.mobi has a lot of links for information about current fires.
The overnight watches during a real time fire is very comforting.
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
budget is on track (spent $73,686.46 of the $200,000)
half of the loan fund has been loaned out
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
Abby the Facebook page is now live: explorecobbca.com
Karen has been taking lots of photos for the content
Kim Lewis produced 4 logos to get feedback.
The website basic structure is done
7. 2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan
Current fire status in Lake County: our fire is looking pretty good, homes burned or damaged property needs to be reported to CalFire, 95% containment, small smokes will pop up, but we have resources to jump on it.
North of us they have 100 miles of fire line to contain in very rough terrain.
The goal is to get all the small fires out before they get to 10 acres.
Mike Wink is at the fire in Fresno and they are making good progress there.
Red flag warning this weekend on the East side
8. Update: response to letter to OES to request the September test to be louder and longer. They actually cancelled that test because of fire activity. She has asked if this could be done in October but has not heard anything back.
9.Update: Presentation to Lake County BOS on 5th Anniversary of Valley Fire: Jessica has created a video to re-cap the 5 years of progress and recovery in the Cobb Community.
We would like to make a presentation to the BOS with items that we still need here for more progress to be made. We need their help.
There is a slideshow that Jessica created to outline what our thoughts are as we move from recovery to development.
10. Date of Next Meeting: October
11. Adjournment at 7: 47 Motion by Cindy, seconded by Eliot, all in favor.
Agenda-October 15, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday October 15, 2020 at 6:30pm
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Draft Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call and Approval of Agenda and Minutes
Short Announcements
Treasurer’s Report- Frank
Committee Reports
Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
Communications Committee- Mel
Economic Development Committee
AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
Sasha, Harmony Air – Battery Back Ups
2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Duncan
Update: response to letter to OES.
Cobbite of the Year Proposal
Date of Next Meeting: November 19, 2020
Adjournment
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Minutes- August 20, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday August 20, 2020 at 6:30pm
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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
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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
Agenda- September 17, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
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Thursday September 17, 2020 at 6:30pm
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Draft Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- Roll Call and Approval of Agenda
- Short Announcements
- Treasurer’s Report- Frank
- Committee Reports
- Firewise Communities: Magdelena, Cindy, Glenneth,
- Communications Committee- Mel
- Economic Development Committee
- AHEAD Grant Update- Eliot
- Collaborative Marketing Initiative- Jessica
- 2020 Fire Season Update – Paul Dunlop
- Update: response to letter to OES.
- Update: Presentation to Lake County BOS on 5th Anniversary of Valley Fire
- Date of Next Meeting: October 15
- Adjournment
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Minutes- August 7, 2020
COBB AREA COUNCIL
Special Meeting
ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING
Friday August 7, 2020 at 6:30pm
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Draft Agenda
CALL TO ORDER at 6:33
Roll Call: Cindy Leonard Secretary, Cathy McCarthy Chair, Frank Lincoln Treasurer, Jessica Pyska Vice Chair, Jake Strickler (not here), Chris Nettles all present
Eliot Hurwitz, Karen Pavone, Paul Duncan, Tom Slaight, Buelah Farquar
Cobb Economic Development Committee- hear and approve proposed subcontracts for work to be done in accordance with AHEAD grant.
Abby Leutholdt – project manager: collaborative marketing initiative
Kim Lewis – web design and logo
Karen Pavone – photography
Cobb Area Council
Marketing Collaborative Initiative
August 7, 2020
Summary:
The Cobb Area Council (CAC) received a $200,000 grant from the Federal Homeloan Bank of San Francisco in September 2019 for the economic development of the Cobb Area following the Valley Fire.
The Marketing Collaborative Initiative:
The CAC allocated $25,000 for a marketing campaign to draw visitors to the Cobb Area to support the local economy. The Marketing Collaborative Initiative will work through the economic development sub-committee, and include business owners, artists, and community members who will develop and steer an inclusive campaign that will benefit and elevate all of the Cobb Area community.
Proposal:
Engage a team of local experts to build the marketing strategy through September 6, 2021 (Labor Day 2021) by developing a website, photography assets, social media campaigns, market research, and outreach, to be coordinated with local business owners, artists and events.
Abby Leu Presents
Abby Leatholdt
Project Manager (see proposal)
$1,200 retainer, $800 monthly (13 months) $10,800
KL Designs
Kim Lewis
Website and Logo Design $2,570
Hosting/Domain (3 years) $480
InkFarm Creative
Karen Pavone
Photography (see shoot list) $6,000
TOTAL $19,850
Chris Nettles requests that it is written into the contract that any additional fees need to be pre-approved.
Eliot makes a motion from the floor that the Cobb Area Council approve the contract for Abby Leu Presents, Chris Nettles seconds the motion. All approve.
The team that will be working with the three project experts will be the Economic Development Committee. Any financial changes to the contracts will need to be approved by the Cobb Area Council.
The website content is up to us to deliver to Kim Lewis. We have a few optional items that we can discuss later (like adding advertising to the website).
Cindy motions to approve the contract with Kim Lewis design, Chris Nettles seconds. All approve.
Chris Nettles makes a motion to accept the contract with Karen Pavone, Frank Lincoln seconds, all approve.
Jessica will reach out to them to get contracts signed and Eliot and Cathy will get checks signed.
Eliot says that we had 10 people viewing the meeting on Facebook live.
Cathy makes a motion to adjourn, Chris motions, Frank seconds, all approve. Meeting adjourned at 7:23.