The next OTFSC meeting will be a social evening of Cookies and Conversation. Join the OTFSC board members December 8th, 6:00 at the library. Ask questions, learn about finished and ongoing projects, and find out how being a "Fire Safe Community" can help keep you and your neighborhood be safer from catastrophic fire and perhaps lower insurance premiums.
Calendar of 2021 Board and Public Meetings
Board meeting are at 7:00, Public meetings at 6:00 unless otherwise noted.
Jan. 22, Nominations
Board Meeting (Zoom)
Feb. 16, elections
Board and Public Meeting (Zoom)
Public Meeting at 6:00, elections
Board Meeting at 7:00
March 16
Board Meeting
April 20 Board Meeting
May 18
Board and Public Meeting
Public Meeting at 6:00
Board Meeting at 7:00
June 15
Board Meeting
July 20
Board Meeting at the Chamber
Aug. 24
Board and Public Meeting (Zoom)
Public Meeting at 6:00
Board Meeting at 7:00
Sept. 28
Board Meeting on zoom
Oct. 26
Board Meeting on zoom
Dec. 8,
Cookies and Conversation at the
Library, 6:00 followed by a board
meeting at 7:00
Legend
Board Meeting (Every month, open to the public)
Public Meeting (open to the public, Stakeholder's update)
December 8th, Cookies and Conversation,
In place of a formal public meeting the December meeting will be an informal evening to ask questions and learn more about Oak to Timberline Fire Safe Council. A board meeting will immediately follow the informal public meeting.
Board Meeting
Call to order
Minutes from May 18, 2021
Reports:
Treasurer
Grants (Current grant work in progress
PIO/Social Media
Sierra RCD (FRAs)
CCCs
New Business:
Old Business:
By-laws Changes proposed
Current action items:
Adjourn
Board meeting issues and actions from Nov. 26, 2021
Officers: Jon Lovewell, Chairperson Jackie Harper, Vice Chair Julie Harcos, Secretary Patrick Mc Caig, Treasurer Dotty Woolum, Grant Chairperson Mahalia LoMele PIO (Public Information Officer
Directors: Steve Orsaba, Joseph Hunter, Tom Kramer, Tina Rolfsema, Rita Frank
Stakeholder/Member: John Huneke, CWPP coordinator
Minutes for November Board meeting.
Call to order at 7:03 p.m.
Minutes of October 26, accepted.
Reports
Treasurer's report: All outstanding bills have been paid. The Fuel Reduction Grant is now completed
A vote to donate $500 to the Chamber for use, passed
Grant's report: The Brookside Fuel Break Grant has been accepted and we now have a contract to sign. The beginning date for this grant is January 1, 2022.
PIO report: Most of the activity of the PIO was in an educational capacity - posting information to facebook and Nextdoor, and answer questions about The KNP Complex Fire. Much of the information was in terms of evacuation and evacuation warnings.
The FireWise Community Program was introduced.
Admin. Assistant/SRCD/FRAs:Ian Ashby of SRCD introduced Susie Ward who will join Ian in doing Fire Risk Evaluations. So far at least 60 FREs have been
done. They have done brush removal and clean up for several people who
had an FRE and had an economic need for help.
New Business
A committee was formed to review and update the OTFSC by-laws.
Plans for "Cookies and Conversation" and the board meeting to follow
were finalized.
Meeting at the Dunlap Community Center instead of the Library was proposed.
There was no old business:
Meeting adjourned at 8:32