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POINT REYES STATION VILLAGE ASSOCIATION MAY 11, 2017 Meeting Agenda Call to Order-Ken Approval of Minutes Treasurers report - Pam Old Business New Business 1.Commons working group- Pam Randall Mike -Report on meeting 5/11 2. West Marin Coastal Village Associations (WMCVA) working group- Karen report on first meeting 3. Report on LC meeting 4/26/17 Karen- discussion of funding for PRSVA Randal- discussion of exploration of self governance, special districts How to continue the implementation of the working group 4. Green Bridge- Mike -Report on CalTrans EiR Meeting 5/10 at Marconi Conference Center 5. Update on Car /Vehicle Camping in town- Process Draft of Letter to Supervisor Rodoni regarding Overnight Parking
Dear Supervisor Rodoni, Thank you for your prompt response regarding the problem of overnight parking on "C" street, and other residential streets in Point Reyes Station. At your request the PRSVA contacted the pastors of the Point Reyes Station Presbyterian Church and Sacred Heart Parish in Olema. Both Churches declined to allow overnight camping in their parking lots citing concerns about liability, neighbors complaints, child safety, recent vandalism and crime. The Point Reyes Station Village Association requests your help in providing signage that would prohibit street camping and occupation of vehicles overnight, similar to that at White House Pool (county) and Tomales Bay Trailhead (GGNRA). We have discussed with and complained to Sheriff Robert Doyle's office and Captain David Agustus who promises his department will heighten vigilance and be more responsive to residents' complaints about disrupting the peace, threats, litter, intimidation tactics, drug use and sales, theft, vandalism, health violations, ( human waste) and pollution of GGNRA wetlands. Deputy Sheriffs have been very willing to help us but tell us to ask the County for proper signage. It is the key, without it there is no authority to manage this problem. The Sheriffs substation is short yards away from the affected areas that include the Dance Palace * and Walnut Place and can be easily patrolled. The affected areas where overnight parking occurs and where we are requesting signage includes these streets A street (Main) from highway 1 to end of A B street- entire length C- entire length Mesa Rd. - Commodore Rd to Los Reyes St. 2nd-through 6th streets - entire length of each street Toby St. and parking lot at playground We are very interested in the proposed ordinance currently being considered by the Board of Supervisors restricting vehicles and equipment parking on county roads. Specifically the language stating" the prohibition of the standing or parking bus, camper, camper trailer, semi-trailer, trailer coach, trailer bus, 5th wheel travel trailer, factory- built housing, house car, mobile home, motorhome, recreational vehicle or RV" As you know this small beautiful village with its limited parking and historic neighborhoods is very vulnerable. Thank You Point Reyes Station Village Association POINT REYES STATION VILLAGE ASSOCIATION
APRIL 13 2017 Meeting Minutes 1 Call to Order - 6:35pm 2 Treasurers report 3 Approval of Minutes- March 9, 2017 Tom/ Chuck 4 Reminder of yearly dues, due at first of the year, $20,00 per person. / Review of Membership qualifications, and Pt Reyes Planning Area Boundaries 5 Report on Love Field Event Project- Gabe Korty, Tyler Love, Jim Love. History of use of Love Field as ball field and Far West Fest. Gabe Korty's group in the community ("Parachute Days") is working on permit process with county for holding music/ art/ fundraising events at the field. Size of events discussed, crowd management, noise, traffic, parking discussed. The group wishes to hear concerns from the community and address them ahead of time. Invited to be on the agenda in the future to keep PRSVA in the loop as they make their way through the county permitting process. 6 Commons Working Group - Laura Report from the first meeting - process for selection of reps, structure of the working group were discussed. The reps of the PRSVA are Pamela Bridges and Randall Fleming. Other groups to have representation are the Business group and the Commons. Per Dennis Rodoni request, the working group is to come up with a consensus view on the future use of the commons, and funding structure, as the county will only be paying the rent for one more year. Dennis is working with the owner of the property to try and negotiate a lease. 7 Update on West Marin Coastal Villages Working Group- Laura The first meeting of this group is May 4th. Per Mike McGuire's request, each Village Association has selected one rep to participate in this. Bring your concerns, questions, suggestions, ideas to your rep. Here is the list PRSVA - Karen Gray Marshall- Lori Kyle Inverness- Bob Johnston Inverness Park- Peter Gradjansky Olema - Karen Anderson Bolinas Jennifer Blackman Stinson- Mike Matthews Muir Beach - Linda Campbell 8 Letter to Cal Trans - Melanie Stone Request for 3 way stop light at Hwy.1 and Sir Francis Drake, by Levee Rd. and pedestrian crossing at both ends of hwy 1 in downtown Pt Reyes. The Letter from Caltrans was read. They will proceed with installation of pedestrian signet the intersection of hwy 1 and Fourth st. They will also install a crosswalk and pedestrian sign at the intersection of hwy 1 and the south end of Mesa Rd/ First St. This will be done in 4-6 months. The request for the 3 way stop signs does not meet the traffic criteria based on a study done May 11, 2014. Thanks and appreciation to Melanie for taking this on! The letter is posted on the website. 9 Car /Vehicle Parking in town- Tom Quinn /Peggy Day Letter to Dennis Rodoni reviewed and discussed. Motion made/seconded/passed unanimously to endorse the letter from PRSVA and send to Dennis Rodoni The letter to Dennis Rodoni is posted on the website Meeting Adjourned 8:15pm Laura Arndt Sec. PRSVA Despite Greenery, Wildfire Season Approaches
Is your home defensible? Assess vegetation and help reduce fire fuels San Rafael, CA – After an epic soak over the past few months, vegetation in Marin County is lush – like we haven’t seen it in years. The drought is in the rear-view mirror, but the inevitable wildfire season is coming back into view. “As odd as might sound to us now, we’re starting to look at increased seasonal staffing like we do every year,” said Chief Jason Weber of the Marin County Fire Department. “Most of our residents live either within or very close to those beautiful undeveloped hills and valleys that attracted many of us here in the first place. Because of that, we’re going to have periods of heightened alerts as it gets drier.” The Marin County Board of Supervisors plans to recognize Wildfire Awareness Week, May 1-7, at its May 9 meeting. By adopting a resolution, the Supervisors will urge Marin residents to heed important safety messages and support public safety activities of Marin’s fire and emergency services agencies. A home might be the most valuable investment you ever make, and defensible space – the buffer zone between a building and nearby vegetation – is essential to improve chances of it burning in a wildfire. Residents are urged to take steps now to create defensible space and protect their investment through responsible landscaping and the use of fire resistant construction materials. “Defensible space increases the survival chances of your home while making it safer for firefighters who might be called upon to defend your home,” Weber said, “and I can assure you that we really appreciate the support.” The Bay Area’s weather over the past few months added a new dynamic to this coming fire season, which is due to begin in late spring. The end of California’s five-year drought left behind a buildup of dead trees and shrubs interspersed among incredible vegetation growth from Marin’s wettest winter in more than 20 years. “Everybody’s saying we’re all wet and green now, and that’s true, but it’s all going to be fuel when it becomes dry enough to burn,” said Battalion Chief Christie Neill, who focuses on wildfire protection and vegetation management. “Green material will burn … it just has to get heated to a point at which all the moisture dries off. If we get windy days, that will accelerate the drying.” No matter how wet a winter is, light and medium fire fuels such as grass and brush always dry out in California, said Deputy Chief Mark Brown. “During the summer, the vast majority of homes destroyed by vegetation fires in Marin are caused by wildland fires burning primarily in grass and brush,” he said. There have been many severe wildfires in Marin’s history, the most recent in 1995 when 12,354 acres and 45 structures burned during the Vision Fire in Inverness. Although there were no deaths or major injuries in that blaze, 422 people had to be evacuated and dozens of families were rendered homeless. The largest wildfire in Marin history was in 1929 when 40,000 acres burned between Lucas Valley and Bolinas. Local events during Wildfire Awareness Week include:
Contacts: Jason Weber CHIEF Marin County Fire Department 33 Castle Rock Ave. Woodacre, CA 94973 415 473 6717 office 415 717 1500 cell CRS Dial 711 jweber@marincounty.org Mark Brown DEPUTY CHIEF Marin County Fire Department 33 Castle Rock Ave. Woodacre, CA 94973 415 473 6717 office 415 717 1501 cell CRS Dial 711 mbrown@marincounty.org |
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