BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, May 8, 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
Watershed Council Reports:
Action Items:
Old and New Business
Other 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, May 8, 2001
Attendees:
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Welcome, Introduction & Agenda Review
Wendy Kroger opened the meeting with introductions of
all those present. The April Meeting Minutes were then
approved.
Treasurer Report
Victor handed out an Income and Balance Statement
showing a balance of $171.40. It was moved and seconded
to accept the report as given.
City of Salem Reports
- Alan reported that the Heritage Tree code amends
the tree protection to allow removal of diseased
or hazardous trees.
- GOALS, student leadership training program
through Willamette Univ., was cancelled.
- May 18th Rakesh Jaiswal, founder of
Eco-Friends, will be speaking at Louck's
Auditorium, Salem Public Library.
Watershed Coordinator's Report
- May 19th there will be a tree mulching
project at Brown's Island.
- May 23rd , a Speakers Forum, The
Willamette River: Then and Now, will be presented
at Louck's Auditorium.
- May 14th the public will have another
opportunity to examine the Erosion Control
Ordinance. 6:30PM at City Council Chambers.
- OWEB Technical Assistance Grant Application to
hire a consultant to put together a project is
due May 25th. $40,000 is available.
- Lisa will be working for SWCD as of July 1
According to Wendy- It gets a bit
complicated: OWEB did not adequately fund
any of the watershed coordinators. The
upshot: there is no grant money for
overhead. SWCD was able to offer more
benefits than COG which requires anyone housed
there to pay their own way entirely.
However, because Lisa is supervising Tina Nunez,
our watershed assessment coordinator thru Sept at
COG, COG was willing to "rent" space to
Lisa thru Sept. Lisa works for the
watershed councils, but is employed by SWCD as of
July 1.
Public Comments
Mark, from Creekside Golf Course, gave a brief
background of golf course and what they are doing to
protect the environment.
Pringle Creek Fish Ladders Ken Roley, City
of Salem.
Ken reported on the eroded bank site next to the Fire
Station. Because of a high discharge rate, two sections
of the bank were damaged. Approximately 200 trees were
planted at the site.
The Pringle Creek Weir at the Commercial Street
Bridge, built of rock-filled gabions, has been damaged by
woody debris.. It was built in 1995. A consultant team is
doing an investigation and putting together a preliminary
design with recommendations.
The city is also looking at the fish ladder on Mill
Creek called Waller Dam, and an irrigation dam on Mill
Creek that has a 5 foot drop at the entrance and could
cause problems, especially for juveniles moving up the
creek.
Watershed Council Reports
- Earth Day: A large number of people made guesses
on our garbage poundage pulled out of Pringle
Creek.
- Bush Park Management Project - Willamette
students will be doing work to identify sensitive
plants in the park.
- Cannery Park A bid package is being put
together for the bioswale demo project.
- Parks is writing a grant so Cannery Park can be
funded for full park facilities.
- Liberty School students gave a great tour of
their bioswale to Salem-Keizer Public Schools
superintendent, Kay Baker.
- Watershed Assessment History- Wendy brought maps
showing early Pringle land claims.
- Website - needs more content and photos.
- Annual Meeting Next Month- Bring snacks
- Report what we've done this year
- Projects for next year
- Elections for board
- Positions open will be posted on the net.
- Certificates and awards for students and
others working on Pringle Creek this last
year.
The next meeting was set for June 12, 2001 6:30 PM
at Leslie Middle School Media Center.
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