Friends of Santa Teresa Park Meeting, 8/7/14

 


  • Attendees: Mike Boulland, Kitty Monahan, Sam Drake, Ed Jackson, Greg & Roxanne Koopman, Ellen Finch, and Ron Horii.
  • May's meeting minutes were approved.
  • Kathleen Hooper retired. Mike said that she thanked us. We gave her a plaque to thank her for her service.
  • Treasurer's report: we have $466.16 in the bank. We had $974.95 at the start of the year. $500 of that was from the CAP Grant. The Internet fee for our website is $155.40/year. Mike pays it. We reimburse him. Printing costs for ink was $135. Postage was $29. The rent for the post office box was $14.50. We share the box with FOLAW. The bank fees were $3. The UNSCC membership was $200. There will be $60 left after paying for the sign.
  • Coyote Peak Sign Project (Mike): Julie Lee said that she couldn't pay for all of the sign. Santa Teresa/Hellyer Senior Ranger Phil Hearn said he would donate $300 from his budget. The Parks department will buy the cement and install the sign. We pay $250 for the graphic artist to design the sign.
  • Park Commision Meeting report (Kitty): The Volunteers Coordinating Council (VCC) was on hold. They stopped meeting. There was no place to meet. They couldn't meet unless a park commissioner was there. The reason is that the VCC had been designated a standing committee, which requires a commissioner to attend. That was too difficult, so they stopped meeting. They protested and are no longer a standing committee. They can meet again. The next VCC meeting will be next week at Muriel Wright.
  • Newsletter: Ron put together a newsletter for this summer. We can run off copies at Muriel Wright.
  • When Roxanne gets back from vacation, she will contact Phil Hearn about the Bernal cross-country teams doing a cleanup project in return for free parking at the Pueblo Area during track meets. Roxanne wants to do it on Coastal Cleanup Day, which is on Saturday Sept. 20. Last year, they worked at Anderson. This year, they want to do it at Coyote Creek.
  • Coyote Peak sign: It will be made of a 3/4" board that is guaranteed not to fade for 10 years. This is the budget:
    • Metal sign stanchion, holder, material, design, labor: $300, paid by Phillip Hearin, SCCP, made by Mike's friend.
    • Sign printing and fabrication, 24"x70": $769.36, $600-$750 paid by Julie Lee, SCCP
    • Cement: $25, paid by Phillip Hearin
    • CEQA fee: $50, paid by Phillip Hearin
    • Graphic designer: $250, paid by FOSTP
    • Total cost: $1394.36
  • The CAP Grant Cycle 28 application was submitted for $1100 total. These are the budget items:
    • UNSCC membership: $200
    • FOSTP website: $200
    • Newsletter: $100
    • Coyote Peak event certificates: $10
    • Event insurance: $100
    • Refreshments for event: $100
    • Entertainment for event: $200
  • Someone challenged our CAP application, questioning whether we were a neighborhood association. Ken of UNSCC suggested that it would help if we changed our name to DBA Friends of Santa Teresa Park Neighborhood Association.
  • The sign design is done, but needs an eagle for the background. Dennis Moran can draw it.
  • Coyote Peak sign dedication event: We have permission from the Parks Dept. to hold the event on Oct. 25. Setup at 9:00. Start at 10:00, end at 11:30, 12:00 start cleaning up. At 10:30, we travel up to Coyote Peak. 11:00, have the dedication program. 1/2 hour for entertainment. We need to figure out how many people will attend. We need to market it. An idea for entertainment: Greg knows people in San Jose Taiko. They have a Junior Taiko group that may be willing to perform. The Bernal Middle School Band has a new director. Kitty will handle refreshments. We need speakers. We'll ask Paul Bernal to talk about the Bernal Family, Barbara Brown to talk about the Berryessa Family, and District 2 Councilmember Ash Kalra. We want to recognize Ken Podgorsek of UNSCC. We'll invite County Parks staff like Phillip Hearin, Robb Courtney, Aniko Millan, Julie Lee, etc. Kitty will design the program agenda. The ceremony will be at the group picnic area. There will be free parking for those coming to the ceremony. We can hand our parking passes. Greg can handle parking. We'll need a flyer. We'll start with a flag salute and sing "America the Beautiful." We'll have a sign-in table. Ellen can help. We need to get chairs to the top. Boy Scout/Girl Scout groups may be able to help.
  • Family Fandango is on 10/4 from 3-6. Sam and Kitty will be at a Bay Area Ridge Trail campout event at Quicksilver. Julie Lee is organizing Fandango. She needs volunteers to help out.
  • Ron's outdoor photography class is at the Bernal Ranch from 10-1 on 10/4.
  • Greg says they have a date for the cross-country race at Santa Teresa. It's on Thursday Sept. 18, starting at 3:00. He recommends giving thank you gifts to the park people.
  • Ed says that people have been trashing Santa Teresa Spring. There is grafitti on the rail and the canal to the left of the spring.
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