Friends of Santa Teresa Park Meeting, 5/1/08
	When we arrived at the clubhouse, we found the rug was being cleaned, so we met at the Vinczes' house. Attendees: Mike Boulland, Ronald Horii, Kitty Monahan, Mario Blaum, Ed Jackson, Woody Collins, Holly Davis, Sam Drake, Paul and Jenel Vincze 4H report: They planted new flowers at the Bernal Ranch 2 weeks ago. They will start having 2 meetings a month. They will be having awards in June. Jenel will be the new club leader next year. Mike, report from Julie Lee: They will be putting a sewer connection in at the Bonetti House. The Pyzak House roof is being restored. Getting rid of goat grass didn't work. They will be trying to burn out the goat grass with torches. Volunteers will be helping to pull out thistle and teasel. Saturday, May 3, trail day at the Fortini Trail. Meet at the Stile Ranch trailhead. Saturday June 7, trail day at the Stile Ranch Trail. Santa Teresa Historic Area Site Plan update, May 8, 7:00 upper clubhouse. All interpreters at the Casa Grande in Almaden Quicksilver will be moving to the Caretaker's House at the Bernal Ranch. The City of San Jose's Neighborhood Commission needs alternates for commissioners. FOSTP is in 2 districts: 2 and 10. Ron Horii will be a delegate for district 2. We need someone to represent us from district 10. The Healthy Trails kickoff at Hellyer Park will be on May 18. The Festival in the Park Health Fair will be held at Hellyer Park on June 22. There will be a park friends and park volunteer booth. The geocachers and 4H will have a booth. Holly said we have $125.11 in our account. Mike put $100 in our new account, which was required because the CAP grant requires a checking account with 2 signatures. It's at Wells Fargo. They waived the fees. We got free checks. Mike said the state non-profit organization filing fee is due. It's $20, but if it's late, there's a $200 penalty. Holly said she doesn't want to be treasurer any more. The UNSCC fee is due July 1. The CAP grant starts July 1. Ed: people were at the spring at night. He reported the license plate, descriptions of the car and people. The sheriff arrived. Someone stole turtles at the spring. There is a Healthy Trails hike Sunday May 4 from 12-3 at the Fortini Trail. We will design a plaque for the top of Coyote Peak. Robin Schaut will have the plaque made. A graphics artist will do the final design. We want to do this by the end of June. Ed found graffiti in the canal near the spring. He covered it up. There was also graffiti on the pipe crossing the canal by Bernal School. The Albertson Parkway will allow dogs. Woody: the June 7 trail day on the Stile Ranch will work on the boggy area in the middle of the trail by the second bridge. The Fortini Trail was graded with the Sweco bulldozer. The trail is flat, with clay soil (poor drainage). It got double-tracked by trail users because it got so muddy. They sloped the trail to improve drainage. Mike: the State Regional Water Quality Control agency ticketed 2 mines in the Santa Teresa Hills. They sent a letter to the property owner to clean up the Santa Teresa Mine. The mine produced only 1 flask of mercury. There is a small amount of tailings. The Bernal Mine is in Santa Teresa Park below the power towers on the Bernal Hill Loop Trail. There is a brick furnace there. They didn't find any mercury. There are rocks there, but not tailings. Sam is leading a geocaching hike at Almaden Quicksilver on the Wood Road Trail on June 14, 8:45 to noon. The decrepit out-buildings at the Bonetti ranch were torn down. Volunteer Hours for March-April (no meeting in April): Ronald Horii: 45 hours March, 60 hours April, FOSTP meeting minutes, website, park pictures. 3 hours, FOSTP meeting. Mike Boulland: 10 hours March, 10 hours April, meeting planning. 5 hours, FOSTP meeting and prep. Kitty Monahan: 3 hours FOSTP meeting Woody Collins: 2 hours FOSTP meeting. Mario Blaum: 5 hours March, 5 hours April, trail watch, 3 hours FOSTP meeting. Holly Davis: 4 hours March, 4 hours April, gardening, 4H, 2 hours FOSTP meeting. Sam Drake: 2 hours FOSTP meeting. Ed Jackson: 4 hours March, 4 hours April, graffiti removal. 3 hours FOSTP meeting. Paul Vincze: 15 hours March, 15 hours April, trail watch, 2 hours FOSTP meeting. Jenel Vincze:  5 hours March, 5 hours April, 4H gardening, 2 hours FOSTP meeting. Return to the Friends of Santa Teresa Park Home Page

Created 6/2/08 by Ronald Horii, secretary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park