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FPA Board Minutes - November 18, 2007
The board meets usually once a month at different locations and times. Please check the calendar to see the dates or contact Board Chair
for more information.
Attending
Board Members Present: Elizabeth Naegle, Val Hale, Birgit Carstenson, Max Broome, Richard Naegle, Anne Greenblatt
Guests: Maddy Hirshfield, Gary Reisinger
1) Approval of minutes of last meeting on 9/11/07.
2) Successful FPA Town Meeting on 10/28
- Richard to check up on who is on TransportationAdvisory Committee to Mike Reilly since Peter Renfro has resigned from it; if needed, FPA webalert can be sent out about roundabout, Bypass, and DPC; also, if needed, Richard to send letter to County and CalTrans officials expressing Town’s interest in pursuing concept of roundabout at Mirabel and 116 instead of traditional stop light intersection;
- Green Valley Creek follow-up; Fish America is looking for another project which can use our surplus pipeline; they will arrange for pick-up;
- Orrin Thiessen project follow-up: County preliminary review of design last week questioned need for larger Town Square; as we previously decided, we will have outside consultant, Laura Hall, review design and make recommendations;
3) FYI: a new, automatic speed check sign has been put in place on Hwy 116 by the elementary school; it tells each car how fast it is going, and flashes if your speed is in excess of 25mph;
- This is a direct result of our meeting with the County Board of Supervisors in 9/06 when the FPA presented our Good Neighbor Agreement with Blue Rock Quarry;
- However, no recent update on the Bypass!
4) Forestville Community Fund
- Lucy Barnett-Hardcastle is chairperson of the Formation Committee; meeting held last Wednesday, 11/14; report from Birgit and Val;
- Report from Bill Williams, Manager of Blue Rock Quarry, that production is at a four year low due to a dramatic drop in construction in the County; since its contribution to the FCF is based on its production, the 2007 infusion will probably be $10,000 instead of the anticipated $12,000.
5) Input/questions by guests at this evening’s meeting;
6) Downtown Planning Committee
- Peter R resigned as chairperson; Ken Smith interim chair while Town Square being finalized; we will have to see, once this project is finalized, if there is interest in continuing the DPC, particularly in terms of its original goal of looking at design issues for the whole downtown area;
- If not enough people to continue DPC, those who are interested might be asked to join FPA Board since FPA Board will then need to pick up DPC functions;
7) New FPA Bylaws moved, seconded, and unanimously adopted;
- Election of officers: President: Richard Naegle, Secretary: Anne Greenblatt, Treasurer: Elizabeth Naegle.
- Directors to have three year terms; question of how to divide terms among existing Board members discussed — to be decided at next Board meeting;
- Current Board members are: Max Broome, Birgit Carstenson, Anne Greenblatt, Vale Hale, Raynetta James, Elizabeth Naegle, Richard Naegle, and Joan Riback.
- Question of Board members who are unable to regularly attend Board meetings; perhaps designate specific number of missed meetings which would cause membership review; discussion to be continued;
- Peter Renfro has submitted his resignation to Board because of personal reasons; unanimous decision to put Peter on “leave of absence” for six months in hopes that he then will be able to return;
- Birgit Carstenson, one of our original Board members, would like to continue to be active in the FPA but needs to leave the Board; we will miss her at our meetings — and look forward to celebrating her at our next meeting, which will be her last;
- Liability insurance for FPA: Elizabeth Naegle will research and report to Board;
8) Election of a new Board member — procedure?
Suggestions: anyone interested in joining Board should attend at least two Board meetings so we can get to know each other; at second meeting, interested person can share why s/he would like to join us; after that meeting, Board will decide; also, Board members encouraged to nominate potential Board members; discussion to be continued;
9) For agenda of next Board Meeting:
Identifying similar organizations in the area and discussing our relationship with them;
Note: no FPA Reports column in Gazette this month, since Vesta already had a similar article reporting on the Town Meeting.
Next Board Meeting
Sunday, January 27, 2008, 4-6PM
At the home of Anne Greenblatt
For directions email
or call 887-1985.
All interested people are invited to attend.
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