Saturday, July 30, 2005
DSAA Board Meeting Minutes
DSAA Board Meeting
July 26, 2005 – DSPUD, 6:30 P.M.
Minutes
Attending: President Dan Wexler, Vice-President Carrie Hoyt, Secretary Pat Malberg, Board Members John Kirrene and Sara Taillon. Guest: Emily Wexler
Note: Next Meeting: Thursday, September 1, at Ice Lakes Lodge, 6:30 P.M.
501(c)(3) Status: Articles of Incorporation were taken into the Secretary of State’s office in Sacramento and the response was to return them with a directive to provide addresses and signatures of each director named. Dan will re-format the articles, both separated from the bylaws and including the bylaws, and he and Carrie will get the needed signatures within the next two weeks. Pat will return from a trip on August 15 and will be in touch with Dan to obtain the signed papers and re-submit them to the Secretary of State. Dan will also provide Pat with an unsigned copy via e-mail.
Board of Supervisors: Dan has been contacted by Supervisor (Nevada County) Ted Owens who is interested in attending the next meeting of DSAA Board. Dan proposed to invite him to our next meeting, and in the meantime, Board members might prepare questions to ask and issues to raise, such as: affordable housing, especially for employees in the area (and possible consequences) – this was one of the questions raised by the Economic Development Report; sheriff/animal control and other services response time; traffic control.
Grants and Contacts: Dan has been in touch with Jack Schwartz from SLPOA who had received mail in regards to grants for forest health. In future, DSAA will be on the same mailing list. Anne Chadwick, VP of SLPOA may want to attend a future meeting to update us on this issue (forest health). On another note, the Cedars folks are not interested in being involved with DSAA, but Susan Goetner from there wants to be kept informed of DSAA activities, as does Jim Wiggins from the Rainbow Mutual Water Company Board. John will keep the PlaVada folks informed.
Insurance: Carrie has been in touch with HRH Insurance – they write policies for non-profits. They recommend General Liability insurance for the organization, which costs about $1000 per year and, in addition, Directors and Officers Insurance (D&O) which costs about $700 annually.
Logo Contest and DSAA Flyer: Sara has put together a flyer, which the Board members approved, with minor edits (8½ X 11 maximum size, send entries to the PO Box, etc.). She will post them around town and at Ice Lakes, and the General Store (and PO Box) will be the collection point for entry submissions. Entries can also be sent to wex@flarg.com. Sara has also created a flyer which met with the Board’s approval, with minor changes (add: PO Box and the fact that DSAA coordinates regional issues that affect the entire Summit area, from Cisco Grove to the Rainbow Bridge; add to issues: Traffic Management and Signage and Resource Management). It was suggested that DSAA literature always be printed on the same color paper to make it recognizable. Sara has also drafted a membership form, which the Board approved with minor changes/additions (eg., add PO Box, Date, email)
Serene Lakes Days: The celebration happens this Saturday and Sunday; Carrie has arranged to have a table for DSAA – when no one is available to “man” the table, the literature will be left for people to pick up, they can also put their contact information on a sign-up sheet. Carrie, Sara, Emily and John volunteered to staff the table, at least in the mornings. Carrie will call Ron to see if money can be collected, and Dan will call Jim to see if he’d be available to help. There will be a Happy Hour on Friday, which Carrie will be attending.
Other Issues:
Donner Trails School Task Force: Anthea will propose at their next
meeting that a representative from DSAA attend in future.
Signage: Share the Road and Historic Highway 40 signs are up. The
Soda Springs sign is very large, so has not been planted as yet. A smaller sign may be made available in the future.
Railroad Crossing: will be upgraded sometime in August, possibly as soon
as August 3-5, which means traffic will have to be diverted via the Sugar Bowl road.
Van Norden: A survey of the entire valley is being conducted (no one
knows for which company). $9 million has been invested to
upgrade the sewage treatment plant.
Big Bend Ranger Station has maps which show which parcels are public
lands.
COVAD will soon be contacted by a concerned resident to find our if
they’re interested in wiring the area for broadband.
8. Next Meeting: Thursday, September 1, at Ice Lakes Lodge, 6:30 P.M.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
Submitted by Secretary Pat Malberg.
July 26, 2005 – DSPUD, 6:30 P.M.
Minutes
Attending: President Dan Wexler, Vice-President Carrie Hoyt, Secretary Pat Malberg, Board Members John Kirrene and Sara Taillon. Guest: Emily Wexler
Note: Next Meeting: Thursday, September 1, at Ice Lakes Lodge, 6:30 P.M.
501(c)(3) Status: Articles of Incorporation were taken into the Secretary of State’s office in Sacramento and the response was to return them with a directive to provide addresses and signatures of each director named. Dan will re-format the articles, both separated from the bylaws and including the bylaws, and he and Carrie will get the needed signatures within the next two weeks. Pat will return from a trip on August 15 and will be in touch with Dan to obtain the signed papers and re-submit them to the Secretary of State. Dan will also provide Pat with an unsigned copy via e-mail.
Board of Supervisors: Dan has been contacted by Supervisor (Nevada County) Ted Owens who is interested in attending the next meeting of DSAA Board. Dan proposed to invite him to our next meeting, and in the meantime, Board members might prepare questions to ask and issues to raise, such as: affordable housing, especially for employees in the area (and possible consequences) – this was one of the questions raised by the Economic Development Report; sheriff/animal control and other services response time; traffic control.
Grants and Contacts: Dan has been in touch with Jack Schwartz from SLPOA who had received mail in regards to grants for forest health. In future, DSAA will be on the same mailing list. Anne Chadwick, VP of SLPOA may want to attend a future meeting to update us on this issue (forest health). On another note, the Cedars folks are not interested in being involved with DSAA, but Susan Goetner from there wants to be kept informed of DSAA activities, as does Jim Wiggins from the Rainbow Mutual Water Company Board. John will keep the PlaVada folks informed.
Insurance: Carrie has been in touch with HRH Insurance – they write policies for non-profits. They recommend General Liability insurance for the organization, which costs about $1000 per year and, in addition, Directors and Officers Insurance (D&O) which costs about $700 annually.
Logo Contest and DSAA Flyer: Sara has put together a flyer, which the Board members approved, with minor edits (8½ X 11 maximum size, send entries to the PO Box, etc.). She will post them around town and at Ice Lakes, and the General Store (and PO Box) will be the collection point for entry submissions. Entries can also be sent to wex@flarg.com. Sara has also created a flyer which met with the Board’s approval, with minor changes (add: PO Box and the fact that DSAA coordinates regional issues that affect the entire Summit area, from Cisco Grove to the Rainbow Bridge; add to issues: Traffic Management and Signage and Resource Management). It was suggested that DSAA literature always be printed on the same color paper to make it recognizable. Sara has also drafted a membership form, which the Board approved with minor changes/additions (eg., add PO Box, Date, email)
Serene Lakes Days: The celebration happens this Saturday and Sunday; Carrie has arranged to have a table for DSAA – when no one is available to “man” the table, the literature will be left for people to pick up, they can also put their contact information on a sign-up sheet. Carrie, Sara, Emily and John volunteered to staff the table, at least in the mornings. Carrie will call Ron to see if money can be collected, and Dan will call Jim to see if he’d be available to help. There will be a Happy Hour on Friday, which Carrie will be attending.
Other Issues:
Donner Trails School Task Force: Anthea will propose at their next
meeting that a representative from DSAA attend in future.
Signage: Share the Road and Historic Highway 40 signs are up. The
Soda Springs sign is very large, so has not been planted as yet. A smaller sign may be made available in the future.
Railroad Crossing: will be upgraded sometime in August, possibly as soon
as August 3-5, which means traffic will have to be diverted via the Sugar Bowl road.
Van Norden: A survey of the entire valley is being conducted (no one
knows for which company). $9 million has been invested to
upgrade the sewage treatment plant.
Big Bend Ranger Station has maps which show which parcels are public
lands.
COVAD will soon be contacted by a concerned resident to find our if
they’re interested in wiring the area for broadband.
8. Next Meeting: Thursday, September 1, at Ice Lakes Lodge, 6:30 P.M.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
Submitted by Secretary Pat Malberg.
# posted by Daniel Wexler @ 10:57 AM 
