Friends of Santa Teresa Park Meeting, 8/4/11
	Attendees: Visitors Ranger Ryan Lugo, Interpreter Jan Shriner. Regular members Maureen Kluska, Rick Leonard, Mario Blaum, Mike Boulland, Kitty Monahan, Woody Collins, Ed Jackson, Ron Horii, Sam Drake The Upper Clubhouse was booked, so we held our meeting in the restaurant in the main clubhouse. There are new volunteer guidelines. Maureen passed out copies. We initialed that we received them. The treasurer's report has the volunteer hours: 44.2 for this month, 459.5 for the year. Bank account Paid $20 to the Secretary of State. Paid $21 for our PO box. Bank balance: $478. $500 received from the CAP Grant. We need someone to be our agent for process serving. Mario will do it. Jan Shriner talked about Fandango Janice Frazier will be bringing her horse. She may need help. Kitty will coordinate. Setup starts at 2:00. We need 4 shades for the FOSTP booth. The tables and chairs will come from the elections office. There will be 10 straw bales for sitting. Mario and Sam will be out of town. Woody will be busy. Maureen will come late. Fandango was publicized in Ash Kalra's newsletter, the National Park Service newsletter, and Bay Area Parent. The Muwekma's can't do the food. Jan will be looking for another vendor. Ron suggested Surf Doggies, who did Vasona Vibrations. We'll start setting up the FOSTP booth at 3:00. 4H will be coming. They will be doing gardening and chickens. Dennis Moran will be coming to to help with the roping and tying knots. In the back of the barn will be bunnies, roping, and branding. We need to submit a calendar of our events by November. We can take a safety course on driving a park vehicle on work parities. We get a license for a year. Woody has a license. See mike about taking the class. Ryan Lugo gave the ranger's report for Aniko Millan: There was a fire above the golf course caused by a downed power line. PGE fixed it. There was 1 group of 8 at Santa Teresa Spring. They were drinking illegally and were ticketed. The railing at Santa Teresa Spring was vandalized. The uprights were pulled, burned, and tossed into the pond. Calero maintenance fixed it. There are residents at the Rosetto Ranch House, the Pedro Bernal House, and the Caretakers House. There's a new camp host at the Norred Ranch (Brian). One of the benches on Coyote Peak was vandalized. One end was broken off. There is no time frame for Hellyer taking over maintenance for Santa Teresa. It depends on openings at Calero maintenance. They will take a position from Calero. In the meantime, Calero will still be doing maintenance at Santa Teresa. There was a race this past weekend. About 50 people were racing. A mountain lion was seen above the pond by the Hidden Springs Trail. Mike said he went on a tour of park structures with the park commissioners. They visited the Pyzak House and the Doors House. The Doors House was well-preserved. Mike said the interpretive sign on Coyote Peak has been approved, but the design is on hold, waiting for a statement from the Muwekma Ohlones. The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council is planning a big event for May 2012. There will be hike/ride from Lexington to the Pueblo Area of Santa Teresa. We should have the Coyote Peak sign or a mockup of it to show at the event. The Friends of Santa Teresa Park started in 1992. Next year will be our 20th anniversary. We should have an anniversary event. Mike needs a committee to work on the party. It can be coincident with the dedication of the Coyote Peak sign or the restoration of the old barn. We can do it at the Bernal Ranch or Pueblo Area. Cattle-grazing: $875K has been applied for in grant money from the state DFG. CAP Grant: if we spend money on projects, save the receipts. They can be used as in-kind matching donations. The Santa Teresa Community Fest should be on Sept. 17 if it's held at its usual time. Ron's display of pictures at Moonbeams was supposed to be in September, but they lost the sign-up list. It has been re-scheduled to April 2012. Mike and Maureen arranged with Ruth Barefoot, manager at the Santa Teresa Library, to have pictures displayed on the walls of the community room in September. Ron can display his pictures then. There will be a geocaching class this Saturday at the Wood Road Trail in Almaden Quicksilver. It's full. There will be about 30 students and 6-7 helpers. 10/8: Pioneer Day at Almaden Quicksilver. 9/10: Jump-In Parade in New Almaden. The Santa Clara County Open Space Authority has property on Palm Avenue in the Coyote Valley. It goes to the Cinnabar Hills Golf Course at Calero. There were Indian villages above Palm Avenue and down below. They left circular patterns of circles where the tents were arranged. Ed said there has been a lot of activity at the spring. The railing was burned. One of the neighbors called it in, but the dispatcher sent the response to the wrong area. The address of the spring is 400 Manila Drive. This is the address that should be given to the dispatcher. Someone has been knocking on doors on Manila Drive to see if anyone is home. Hawks after been going after small cats and dogs. 10/1 is Ron's photo class at the Bernal Ranch at 10:00. The Sons of the Pioneers will be visiting the Bernal Ranch at the same time. Mike, Paul Bernal, and Mary Berger will be leading them. They are having a convention at the Hayes Mansion. They will come to the Bernal Ranch for a tour and presentation by Paul Bernal. They will then go to Almaden Quicksilver. Afterwards, they will go downtown. Ron showed pictures of Festival in the Park; Frog Night, Wash Day, and Carnivorous Plant Night at the Bernal Ranch; Basim Jabr's presentation on Mt. Umunhum; views from the Norred Trail; wildflowers on the Stile Ranch and Rocky Ridge Trails; views from Coyote Peak, the new camp host's trailer at the Norred Ranch (Brian's), bunnies on the Mine Trail, and burnt hillsides above the Ohlone Trail. Return to the Friends of Santa Teresa Park Home Page

    Created 8/31/11  by Ronald Horii, secretary of the Friends of Santa Teresa Park