Friends of Santa Teresa Park Meeting, 7/6/06


  • Attendees: Mike Boulland, Ronald Horii, Kitty Monahan, Paul & Jenel Vincze,  Mario Blaum, Ed Jackson, Sam Drake, Holly Davis, Woody Collins
  • We have $233.44 in our account. We got donations: $40 from Kitty and Mike, $50 from Ed.
  • No news on the new trail or the new master plan. We should come up with a list of ideas and issues for the master plan. Some issues: whether dogs, horses, and bikes should be allowed on the trails.
  • There was an attempted break-in along Manila Drive on July 2 or 3 about 1:30 am. 2 girls were seen acting as lookouts on Manila Way. We suggested putting a webcam at the springs to watch for drug-dealing. The sheriff and ranger have been coming out more, but they drive by and flash their lights. People who are up at the springs at night just duck or hide in the canal. The patrols should stop and walk up to the springs. A ranger did stop and talk to people watching fireworks from the canal on the 4th of July.
  • There was a small fire at the free parking lot on Bernal Road at the Mne Trail crossing. There was another fire by the Boundary Trail.
  • The gate at Brockenhurst has been left open. Cars have been going in and out. The fence near there has been pulled down.
  • Sam said there was an informational meeting with the parks people on geocaching. They are close to having a policy.
  • Holly spotted 3 people heading into the park with backpacks at night. There were rescue people practicing an operation.
  • Mike has been working on the draft for our 5013c application. Our old bylaws deliberately did not include a section saying we would become a 5013c organization. Mike and Kitty have been working on a similar document for 4 months. They had people from Zoe Lofgren's and Rosemary Kamei's offices review it. Sam reviewed it. Mike's house is listed as our office. We have a PO box. We have a board of directors made up of 6 people, normal offiicers, and members. We have 1 month to review the document. We should put a copy on our website.
  • There was a training session held at the Ohlone Trail for trail leads. Woody is a trail lead and can lead trail work events now.
  • There will be a radio drop box on the back of the restroom at the BGJ ranch. It's for trail watch use. It holds radios and safety supplies. It is secured with a combination lock.
  • The trails look good for the most part. There is a seep on the Hidden Springs Trail that may not be a natural seep.
  • The Santa Teresa Community Fest will be held as usual in George Miner Park at Santa Teresa Blvd.and Miyuki Drive. It will be on September 16. We need to get there early to setup. Mike won't be able to make. Ron will organize. If we become a 5013c organization, we can pass out flyers asking for tax-deductible donations.
  • Ron showed a slideshow of the work day at Calero at the Canada Del Oro side. Sam, Woody, and Ron were there, along with Roy Ichinaga, some Boy Scouts, and other volunteers.
  • Ron showed pictures: views from the Vista Loop Trail, new buildings visible from the trail at the Muriel Wright Center, new split-rail fence around the free parking lot on Bernal Road.
  • Mike will be having a book signing for his book on New Almaden, which he co-authored with Art Boudreault. It will be at the Casa Grande in New Almaden on July 12 from 6-9 pm.
  • We need to submit our meeting insurance form to UNSCC. We also need to see which of their meetings we need to attend.
  • Volunteer Hours for June
    • Ronald Horii: 34
    • Mike Boulland: 15
    • Kitty Monahan: 3
    • Holly Davis: 8
    • Sam Drake: 5
    • Woody Collins: 2
    • Paul Vincze: 20
    • Jenel Vincze: 15
    • Ed Jackson: 5
    • Mario Blaum: 12
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Created 7/14/06 by Ronald Horii, secretary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park