BRCA Board Minutes - February 2, 2018

Attendance: Erik, Helen S., Sharon, Carol, Lynn, Les, Suzanne

Agenda Item	Comments	Follow-up Plan
Board members attending	Schedule a Ridge-wide meeting to elect directors, etc?	Helen and Suzanne will send out survey monkey to vote on re-electing members
Treasurer Balance of Budget	Membership Dues Should we try to include the homes on the west side of the Ridge as members Cost of party at the grange was $1600 We have $13342 balance in our bank account	Helen to send out request for $25 donation to residents Erik will talk with West side ridge neighbors to ask if they want to join; participate in email communication and community get-togethers
Emergency Preparedness	Sirens vs Nixle Concern with sirens/nixle and reliance on power Consider old school siren/alert system How to warn residents Phone tree: Create our own phone tree system via text/call (App called Phone Tree) If emergency, honk as you leave, make sure everyone turns on lights in the home to let other residents know who is awake What do they do in Australia? Prevention most important Could we recruit local wineries? Matanzas? How to know if Residents are warned and if they have already left residences If power, residents leave lights on Have flag or magnet for residents to keep in mailbox and can place on the outside when they leave	Carol will look into sirens/prices, etc Carol and Erik will be point people for Phone Tree app Suzanne to send out contact list again and ask residents to update their phone numbers, or take them off the list if they are moving
Status of Ridge Cleanup	Number of properties cleaned up 2-4-18? Estimated completion date for ridge April 9th is deadline for cleanup for private contractors	Helen will try to find out what is happening with Dan Southard’s property
PG&E update
Michael Furlong representative of the Glen Ellen community 4:00 p.m.	Gary Johnson, captain of Sonoma County Fire will be speaking at next Glen Ellen community meeting 3/5/18 at 6:30-7:30pm at Garden Court Cafe, Defensible space, what to do for new builds They have fire and safety committee Most important is fire prevention and maintaining defensible space Option instead of RV; possible to lease or buy; Intermodel home: http://www.intermodalstructures.com/
Concerns	Piles of refuse and brush and removal Unnecessary and necessary removal of trees Annadel cleanup May need to reach out to state senator https://www.meetup.com/AMBGroup/?_cookie-check=UILp9Xl8qCLKMcs8 https://www.facebook.com/rideannadel/ http://mountainbikealliance.org/	Erik will reach out to state senator
Contractor and FEMA issues	Property damage from contractors work Ashbritt did cleanup on Bardy ? did cleanup on Rollo Major Holbrook Army Corp of Engineers Speeding trucks and trucks driving down center of roadway Our roadways will need to be repaved due to the extensive numbers of trucks and machinery using them. What do we do, and how do we monitor?	Erik will send out email to residents with info if someone has damage and needs to file a complaint
Architectural Review	Presented by Les: Consider water catchment systems to gather rainwater. Suggesting residents building new homes put in a private water tank There is a resiliency permit. County is not notifying HOA’s. Sticks and Stones Bruce Goldstein - chief legal counsel for Sonoma County How do we contact residents to see who is working on plans that need to be reviewed? Granny units - cooking restriction no longer relevant Wildland Urban Interface products link: http://osfm.fire.ca.gov/licensinglistings/licenselisting_bml_searchcotes
Cannabis farms on the Ridge	Presented by Helen Sedwick: Individuals may grow up to 6 plants at a time for their own use, but commercial cannabis farming is not permitted under current zoning.
Vacation rentals	Issue we will likely have to deal with in the future There are currently 5 lots for sale on the ridge
Discussion of additional escape route on the ridge	The Board is continuing to explore alternative exit routes