BRCA Board Minutes - September 30, 2018

Attendance: Gerda Dinwiddie, Pete Parkinson, Sara Ganeless-Levine, Chuck Ganeless-Levine, Steve Olsen, Lynn Olsen, Ann Wendecker, David Southwick, Kathie Schmid, Gary Markarian, Carol Wieszczyk, Marilyn Stocks, Diane Bare, Theo Vermont, Suzanne Dedmore, Erik Klee, Les De La Briandais, Donna De La Briandais, Helen Sedwick, Sharon Wright, Frank Tansey, Nancy Watson-Tansey, Marilee Jensen, Joe Taddei, Rich Rudnansky

Agenda Item	Comments	Follow-up Plan
Notice of board members retiring: 10/1/18: Carol and Sharon 1/31/19: Helen and Lynn	Accepting nominations for upcoming vacancies on the board (yes, you are welcome to nominate yourself!) Nominees interested thus far: Matt Jennings Kathy Schmidt Marilee Jensen	Dave Southwick interested
Report from the Treasurer (Carol)	Ending Balance: $14,980 PayPal (pending): $665 (Erik needs to complete a transaction) We received dues from 54 residents Community Dues: $1,330 Firebreak: $1,725
Report from ARC (Helen)	“our flock is growing” Plans submitted with many varying styles See ARC page for update
Report from Water Board (Rick Rogers)	Will be replacing Bardy tank (has bad lining in it); will wait until fire season has passed and then it will be drained Updated water pricing will be reflected on next bill Insurance money has been used for these tank repairs and meter repairs
Construction on the Ridge (Les)	Hours of work - the county has no regulations for days/times of work Notice: there will be early morning concrete pours (some neighbors have told their pour will be at 4am)
Update on property cleanup (Helen)	Fire break project is almost complete; movement to make $500 donation - all in favor The board continues to work with neighbors on particular areas of concern to have them cleared: S curve on Old Bennett Ridge Rd as you enter the neighborhood, logs on hillside near this same section of road, Paul Tiffany’s property on west side of Bennett Ridge Helen in touch with other property owners and progress has been made Pete proposes we hire a fire protection expert to help us prioritize cleanup and to reduce fire hazards Proposal to use community association dues to clear the meadow	Board will line up someone to come in to talk about defensible space Marilee will contact Sunny Levi (her sister is someone who can give us an assessment possibly) - want prioritized list of where to focus on fire prevention for the remainder of the year and in preparation for fire season ongoing
Security	Update on Neighborhood Watch Community input on security options: Individual security measures: Video camera/wildlife camera, chain across driveway, Advance home security systems, No Trespassing Sign, etc Periodic patrol (random presence) of paid security company Periodic patrol of neighbors	No incidents that present residents have been aware of since last meeting Security appears to be less of a concern now - agree that it is up to each resident if they decide to take individual security measures
Traffic and speeding: Efforts have been made to put up signs to remind people to slow down	Community input on buying speed limit detection sign Carol talked with CHP and was told that there will be a larger presence on Bennett Valley Rd as well as on the ridge $3400 for sign Ask that residents talk with contractors to ask them to respect the speed limit	Board votes no on buying a sign
BVFD Consolidation (Marilee)	LAFCO voted unanimously on consolidation of BVFD being absorbed into the Windsor fire district Would mean better access to equipment, more fire fighting resources for BVFD 10/16/18 will be the next meeting to see if Windsor will approve
Fire season reminder (Carol)	Call 911 if any burning/fire is spotted in the neighborhood
Annadel fire fuel reduction efforts	The state is making money available for state park cleanup Cindy Schafer - said that if property owners along the park want to pay themselves to cut grass inside the park, this will be allowed but they need to get a permit
Emergency Exit (Erik)	In regards to Emergency exit routes, please be advised that the board is still obtaining information and working through details associated with possible emergency access out of our neighborhood. We will send out more info once we have more details worked out (confirmed addresses, owners’ blessings, timelines when these route(s) might be open). We thank you for your patience. We recognize the high level of importance of this issue, but it is complex and does take time.	Board will need to re-evaluate the state of these emergency exits every year before fire season to see if routes need to be changed
Emergency Preparedness (Carol)	John Evers of Precision Wireless of Santa Rosa will talk about radio/emergency alert systems	John/Carol will arrange a test of repeater system - might cost around $900 - board votes to move forward with this
Schedule annual membership meeting in January, to include election of new board members		Will arrange meeting at the Grange in January (Marilee will arrange)
PG&E ongoing tree removal	Erik and Kathie both have been in contact with helpful people with PG&E - if residents are having any issues/concerns you can contact either of them Suggest that all residents call PG&E to ask that they put it in your file that you need to be present for them to do any assessments or work on your property	PG&E Customer Strategy Officer Scott Warner 707.495.3723 [email protected] MGE Field Technician Christian Yungert 916-626-2582 [email protected]
Potholes		Erik will talk with someone to address this Residents can also call SoCo (sp?) (Pete sent link recently) to help push this