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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE Tuesday, October 9, 2001 6:30 PM Leslie Middle School AGENDA / MINUTES Welcome, Introductions & Agenda Review (5 minutes) Approval of Last Month's Minutes (5 minutes) Treasurer's Report (5 minutes) Comments from the Public (5 minutes) City of Salem Reports (10 minutes) Watershed Coordinator / MSWCD Report (10 minutes) Action Items: (60 minutes) a. Election of Board Nominee for Environmental Seat -
All Watershed Council Reports (15 minutes) a. Upcoming School and Research Projects - Matt Weeber
Old and New Business (5 minutes) Other Watershed Concerns (5 minutes) This is an open meeting. The public which lives, works, and recreates in the watershed is encouraged to attend. |
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Pringle Creek Watershed CouncilMeeting Minutes October 8, 2001Attendees:Welcome, Introduction & Agenda ReviewWendy Kroger opened the meeting with introductions of all those present. The minutes for the August meeting were corrected to say, Alan reported that Public Works has been reviewing the work of Oregon Watersheds... The minutes were then approved. There was no September meeting. Treasurer ReportVictor reported a balance of $131.40 in our account. City of Salem ReportsAlan reported that there would be several plantings over the next few months at the Cannery Park Bioswale. Also the Willamette Valley Forestry Canopy Project is completed showing canopy changes in trees over the last 30 years. There will be a presentation October 22 at Council Chambers. Watershed Coordinator's Report
Action ItemsLarry Nasset from the Salem Audubon Society was approved unanimously to fill the vacant Environmental seat on the Board. Ratification of Committee Appointments
It was moved, seconded and approved unanimously to approve these appointments. New FEMA draft flood insurance maps are available. Asked Alan to check with the city to see if we can have a look at them. Watershed Council Reports
Watershed Protection/Preservation Grants:PCWC asked for approval of a proposed Riparian Policy from the Governor's Natural Resources Office. Wendy's written response indicated serious concerns regarding several issues. Problems and concerns because the policy was primarily concerned with fish and knowing few fish live in urban streams it would leave out monies available for areas like PCWC. Make a Difference DayOctober 27th PCWC will spend the day at the Oregon School for the Blind. Roger is working on the area next to the hospital and park. The plan is to cut underbrush, plant trees and cleanup the campus. The hours are from 9 to 1. Capital Improvement Plan Project Proposals:Salem Public Works has $50,000 in its budget for grants. Three projects requiring less than $5000 are an education display along Pringle Creek signage to protect natural areas, also at Liberty School bioswale and signage for the Archibald detention project. There is also a need for movable signs for projects being done by PCWC, and for equipment such as digital camera, clinometers, field measuring tapes, reference library books, flagging tape, and the video You Ought to Tell Somebody. CIP is due the end of September. Wendy wrote up a proposal removing the first big fish barriers in each tributary of the Willamette, and asked them to look at the project occurring at South Salem High School. The mitigation project by the Salem Fire Station was also discussed. All the plants except 2 or 3 trees have died. Therefore, there are no roots protecting a very steep bank. . Wendy will bring this problem up with the city council. Stream Assessment Tool / OBIA / OWEB Grant:Oregon Building Industry Association has developed a stream assessment tool to tell a builder if their project will impact the stream. They are seeking our support on their application for a grant from OWEB. As a council, several concerns were shared concerning the project. The lack of time given for us to respond was also a concern. A suggestion was made that we send a letter to the city with a copy to OWEB and the OBIA indicating our many reservations in regard to their methodology and the vague nature of the `tool' and its means of assessing development impact on streams. There was consensus with the board regarding taking no action on this request. Work Plan:November 10th there will be a Ponderosa Pine tree planting. There are 25 to 50 that have been donated from the Pringle donation land claim. City is doing a Gateway study on Commercial to I-5. It is hoped to preserve some big trees by providing a large median or curve in the road. Watershed Council Reports Upcoming School and Research Projects:(Bad) Reaches of Pringle Creek that would make good study sites for Willamette students (Good) Reaches Early Action Items: Water Rights:Nadine is trying to identify people living on Pringle Creek with their names and addresses. She is looking for people who own water rights and would be willing to give them to PCWC for use on our projects. Some suggestions were to color code for rentals, homeowners, absent landowners, businesses. Old Business/New BusinessWET is giving window stickers to businesses who are taking the PLEDGE. So let's support these businesses and thank them for their support. The next meeting was set for November 13, 2001 6:30 PM at Leslie Middle School. |
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