BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, March 13,
2001 6:30 PM
Leslie Middle School
Media Center
3850 Pringle Rd SE
AGENDA / MINUTES
Welcome, Introductions & Agenda
Review
Approval of Last Month's Minutes
Comments from the Public
City of Salem Reports
Watershed Coordinator's Report
Presentation: Fairview Training
Center by Friends of Marion County
Action Items:
- Annual Work Plan
- Watershed Assessment -
History
- Spring Projects
- Heads Up for Summer ...
Drought
- Earth Day at the Oregon
Garden
Watershed Council Reports:
- Watershed Enhancement Team
- Fund Raising
- UP Railroad meeting
- "Grass is Greener
..." Forum
Old and New Business
Watershed Concerns
This is an open
meeting. The public which lives, works, and recreates in
the watershed is encouraged to attend.
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About
Pringle Creek Council Core Values:
- Stewardship of the Pringle Creek watershed as
a natural entity in an urban environment;
- Sustaining Pringle and Clark Creeks as
naturally occurring watercourses;
- Preserving Pringle and Clark Creeks
riparian corridors to support native plants and
wildlife;
- Improving water quality; and
- Promoting public awareness and education on
watershed issues.
The Pringle Creek Watershed Council is
a nonprofit association representing watershed residents,
businesses, schools, neighborhood associations,
government, the scientific community and environmental
organizations.
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Pringle Creek Watershed
Council
Meeting Minutes
March 13, 2001
Welcome, Introduction & Agenda Review
Wendy Kroger opened the meeting with introductions of
all those present. The February Meeting Minutes were then
approved.
Comments from the Public
Al White mentioned that the report of the woody debris
project discussed in the February minutes is not on
hold as reported, but is moving forward. Al
requested coming before PCWC in our April meeting to
discuss their project.
Jannie Crossler-Laird from Oregon Watershed requested
help for a planting project at Leslie Middle School on
Saturday, April 14th.
City of Salem Reports
- Alan Pennington informed the members that the
city is looking at the first two stages in
voluntary water curtailment for the city this
summer.
- As a result of fecal drainage into the creek the
city was fined by DEQ. They may be doing a storm
drain marking as part of a SEP project.
- The City Council approved sponsoring a student
for GOALS.
- Earth Day April 21st
will be at Oregon Gardens in Silverton. The time
is 10AM to 4PM. Alan has an 8x10 table set aside
for us to use.
- There is a free website available for free
publicity through the city.
Watershed Coordinator's Report
- OWEB will meet March 29-30 in Portland to discuss
funding for watershed councils. At present
$75,000 will be given to Regional watershed for 2
years.
- April 3rd is Watershed council Day at
the State Capitol.
- April 7th is Pringle Creek Nature
Preserve Day. We will do a walk through the area
and pick up garbage.
- May 19th Minto-Brown will be the site
for a mulching project of new trees.
- Peter requested a flowchart showing the
interaction of PCWC with other groups.
Presentation: Fairview Training Center by Friends of
Marion County
There is 274 acres, 60 buildings with 700,000 sq feet
of floor space that is part of the trust fund set up for
the constituents of Fairview. The guest speaker said that
$7.5 million has been set aside yearly to maintain the
facility over the next 5 years. The question under
consideration is how best to use the floor space and yet
preserve the natural setting in this area. A sheet with
the goals for the next 5 years was handed out.
Action Items
- Annual Work Plan:
- Watershed Assessment- History: Wendy is going
through the Historical Society to get information
and looking for photos. She is also looking for
people to help interview people to learn more
about the history of the Pringle Creek Watershed.
- Spring Projects: Cannery Park Day March 24th-
Mulching of trees and removal of blackberry and
scotch broom. NEED HELP. Other projects listed
above.
- Wendy will prepare a letter addressed to OWEB
concerning our need of more money to support a
coordinator and office for 2 years.
Watershed Council Reports
- Watershed Enhancement Team: WET Elaine
Crawley's students are stuffing pledge booklets
into bags. The committee will soon be going to
the Chamber of commerce with an outreach program
to businesses.
- UP Railroad meeting: At the meeting with UP there
were several representatives from the railroad
present, other watershed groups, as well as
Jeanne Fromm from the City of Salem. Peter will
do some photo documentation before and after the
spraying scheduled to occur the week of March 19th.
At the corner of 14th and Oxford, the
RR will do cleanup with a possible united effort
with PCWC.
- Grass is Greener... Forum: Forty two
people were present, representing several
different groups involved with grass maintenance.
There was good technical information provided.
The next meeting was set for April 10, 2001 6:30 PM
at Leslie Middle School Media Center.
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