North Fork Community Development Council

1. Call to Order:  The meeting was called to order by the President Dan Rosenberg at 5:33 p.m.  A quorum was present.

1. Pledge of Allegiance:  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2. Additions to the Agenda:  Consideration of co-sponsoring a town hall meeting re bio mass project.  Sandy Chaille moved, Tom Burdette seconded to approve the addition. Motion carried.
3. Approval of the Agenda:  Tom Burdette moved, Sandy Chaille seconded, to approve the agenda with the addition.  Motion carried.
4. Public Comment:  None.
5. Approval of Minutes of the September 24, 2012 Regular Board Meeting:  Rich McQuone moved, Diann Miller seconded, approval of the minutes with the correction that they are “minutes”, not “agenda”.  Motion carried.
6. Treasurer’s Report:  The Treasurer’s report was reviewed.  The General Account has $563.60, the Savings Account has $20,016.46, and the Petty Cash account has $20.51.  Total is 20,600.57.  The amount in the reserve account is $2,370.00.  After discussion, it was agreed that we should pay the bills on time. Tom Burdette volunteered to check the telephone bill.  Tom Burdette moved, Julie Konno seconded, that we accept the finanacial report for the month to date.  Discussions ensued about the property taxes, now due.  Tom moved, Roz Thrapp seconded, that we move $2000 from savings to the general account to cover expenses for this month.
7. Discussion and Action Items
   1. Old Business
      1. NF Downtown Redevelopment Initiative:  no report
      2. Updating Leases:  Kirsten Englund and Tom Burdette will be meeting with Mark Mandel;  Mark may be interested in leasing another few acres.  Casey O’Dell is moving out at the end of the month and their building (the tire shed) will be available.
      3. Water testing/system inspections:  Chuck Trapp gave a report, updating the action up to this point.  The water pressure testing is done; there was no final permit on the tank (we’ll deal with this later).  Next month they will repair the signal line that needs to be fixed.
      4.  BRLF—designation of funds to savings:  Mary Proper recommended that we not set aside the usual monthly move of money into the reserve in October.  Sandy Chaille moved, Julie Konno seconded, that we do not move any money to the reserve.
      5. Caretaker Update:  Don worked 23 hours in August; owes us 10/month; we can give him new projects.
      6. Fire station/site infrastructure:  Fire station moving forward.  Roof is about 1/3 done.  Seems like there is slow progress.  Ponderosa services are on a work schedule, but will be done (no cost).
      7. Bio-Mass Project:  Elissa Brown reported on the bio mass project, and potential objections to bio-mass projects.  Another issue is a requirement for an environmental impact report (so costly, that it would kill our project).  They are applying for grants which require public meetings.  Elissa is being proactive about inviting environmental activist organizations to a workshop on November 28, all day.  They will be followed by a community meeting.  Elissa suggested that the CDC sponsor a public meeting on November 27, 2012.  Time: 7:00 p.m.  This needs to be advertised. The CDC is responsible for this!   Elissa will prepare the flyers.  She gave an update on the progress of the project.  Sandy Chaille moved, Tom Burdette seconded that the CDC sponsor a community meeting.  Motion carried.
      8.  CDC sign—update on making the sign more visible (John Kifer will re-do the lettering):  This is still in progress.
      9. Paragliding—update:  Dan Rosenberg reported that we have information on liability from Greg Chapel, our attorney.  This was passed on to Mr. Miller, who needs to add us to his insurance;  he needs another license before he gets insurance.  It will be another couple months before action is taken.
      10. Bio-energy project—update:  Elissa Brown has already reported.
      11. Water hookup/usage/maintenance fees:  No progress has been made.  Dan Rosenberg suggested that we get this in place in the next two weeks.  Julie Konno will talk with Elissa Brown on other sites and what they charge.
      12. Fundraising:  Scott Marsh is working on this after the first of the year.
      13.  Road-naming contest:  Dan Rosenberg reported that we have 54 entries for the name the road contest.  A committee will be invited to choose the top names and present to the CDC board.  Suggested:  Galen Lee, Rusty Childers, Rachel Rivera, Grandma Elaine Fink.  Their charge will be for each to pick their top five.  The CDC will then decide in November and announce it in December.
      14.  Remaining cleanup
      15. Installation of Hancock Lane sign—possible donation of cement, etc.:  Hold on this, until the ground gets softer.  Ed of the B&B will donate 1 1/2 inch pipe for the signs (per Scott)
      16.  Insurance adjustment (?) due to having fire station on site:  We asked the insurance company if our insurance rate goes down with a fire station nearby; no, it does not, unless there is a residence for fire fighters on site.
      17.  Brownfields Loan Documents—review by attorney:  It is going to cost about $5000 to get this document done for the clean up guarantee for the property.  We do not need to do anything now.
      18.  Lights in board room, hallway, office area, & covers for outlets—update:  This was done by Rich McQuone!
      19.  Committee Reports:

1. Real Estate:  Mark Mandel is still interested in buying;  Tom Burdette will meet with him to discuss purchasing a portion of the property.  Kirsten Englund is the point person on the price for the acreage.
2. Planning:  Did not meet last week.
3. Mural Graffiti removal—update on lighting:  Steve Sims is getting an estimate
4. History Group/CDC:  The sub-committees will meet this month.
5. Budget:  Sandy Chaille is on the budget committee!  They will present a budget for 2013.  For 2012, we are spending about $20,000 more than what we take in.  We need to tighten our belts for next year.  A discussion was held about the bulk mailing permit.  We should charge organizations to use the permit.  Barbara Colliander will draft a letter to the community and a membership form.

1. New Business
   1. Planters/flower beds near entrance to office:  We need to water the flowers!  Or plant drought tolerant plants.  The planters are not working very well.
1. Organizational Reports (if time):  No time.  Diann Miller announced that the fire department is sponsoring a Trunk or Treat 31st, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
2. Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.