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1998 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Master Plan
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will support the Master Plan for Santa Teresa
Park.
- Design, plan and propose for new moneys to be spent at Santa Teresa
Park to open new areas at the Bernal Historic Recreational area.
- Design, plan and propose volunteer community projects that will protect
the historic buildings in the Bernal Historic Recreational area.
Support Park Ranger
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will encourage the safe use of the park
by supporting and helping the park rangers.
- Encourage the establishment of a full time ranger to be stationed at
the park during daylight hours.
- Provide support on projects identified by the ranger as needs arise.
- Establish a Sheriff/Police/Ranger Park watch to help become the eyes
and ears of the park.
- Encourage a Park status report at the board meeting from the ranger.
- Encourage emergency phones to be placed in the park.
Park Projects
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will support the completion of the six projects
recommended by Rangers and others. Complete the following projects:
- Stiles interior fence line work
- Ground Cover Planting Santa Teresa Golf Course
- Cross-Country trail
- Joice/Bernal Bear Tree, Building and Corral Weeding
- Fortini/Stiles Ranch Trail Work
- Nature trail by the Pueblo picnic area
- Santa Teresa Grist Stone Sign
Recognition
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will support the recognition of volunteers
who work at the park.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will actively support the County Volunteer
Recognition program by recording hours of volunteer time and attending the
recognition party.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will give recognition to outstanding
volunteers.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will give recognition to outstanding
business supporters.
Historical
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will support the historical development
of the Joice/ Bernal Property into an active museum site.
- The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will continue to support the activities
of the Santa Teresa Community Day event by providing a
historical information booth and display.
- Nature Trail docent tours will be encouraged for school groups.
- The encouragement of the development of new educational curriculum
about the Rancho Santa Teresa Historical Recreational Area will be encouraged.
- The identification of marking other historical areas with an information
sign will be encouraged.
- To provide education programs located on the ranch through participation
in living history events, museum displays, docent tours,
science programs, agriculture studies, city and regional planning, outdoor
arts and crafts.
- To develop multimedia material to explain the history of the Santa
Teresa Rancho era.
Fund Raising
The friends of Santa Teresa Park will encourage funding raising events and
corporate, community sponsors.
- Fund raising events will be encouraged to help support the groups activities.
- Corporate sponsors will be encouraged support the Joice/Bernal house
renovation to be located.
- A program to offer membership into our organization will be encouraged
and benefits and events will be established.
- Private and public grants will be sought to increase the funding for
the development of the historical area and the natural environment of the
park.
- Support the commitment of raising $100,000 by establishing a committee
to help seek donated funds to pay for the interior improvements of the Joice
Bernal Ranch House.
Group Identification
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will encourage activities that help promote
public awareness about its service to the community.
- To design, build and construct a sign to be placed Santa Teresa Park
to provide information to park users on how to participate in our group.
- To design and distribute a membership card.
- To design and distribute a stylish group identify shirt or hat.
- Sponsor and distribute an organizational educational newsletter.
- To design and establish a web page on the world wide web network.
- To manage the SJ Beautiful Grant and reapply for next years funding.
Management
The Friends of Santa Teresa Park will support the development of establishing
an organization.
- Write and adopt volunteer job description for the Friends of Santa
Teresa Park.
- File for non-profit status and incorporation with the Internal Revenue
Service.
- Obtain liability insurance for our group.
- Establish 9 volunteer people to have active committees and serve on
the board.
- Establish fund raisers to pay for expenses, such as insurance and
incorporation.
- Establish a quarterly newspaper to announce the events of the group.
- Review a Park Use Permit agreement with the county.
- Obtain a Hand Bill permit and business license with the City of San
Jose.
- Obtain non-profit mail postage permit.
- To actively obtain support from the business community and other volunteer
groups.
- To actively report and record volunteer hours on at regular monthly
meetings.
1999 Mission Statement
Rationale
Our Bylaws and goals state that we wish to provide a community volunteer
service to the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. To begin
this goal we wrote The Friends of Santa Teresa Park's Mission statement to
encourage volunteers to promote public awareness, understanding and enjoyment
of the historical, recreational, biological, and geological resources of
the Santa Teresa County Park.
Mission
It is the Mission of The Friends of Santa Teresa Park to encourage and simplify
community involvement in the development, maintenance and protection of recreational
facilities within the park. It is also our Mission to create clear communication
with the community, the Santa Clara County Parks Department Staff and other
agencies.
Ronald Horii,
Secretary, Friends of Santa Teresa Park
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