Sierra​ ​Club​ ​Santa​ ​Cruz​ ​Group​ ​Executive​ ​Committee

Meeting​ ​Minutes,​ ​September​ ​13,​ ​2017

6:30​ ​PM​ ​–​ ​8:30​ ​PM,​ ​Resource​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Nonviolence
 

Called​ ​to​ ​Order​ ​6:37

Attending:​ ​​ ​Becca​ ​Fenwick,​ ​Gillian​ ​Greensite,​ ​Rick​ ​Longinotti,​ ​Greg​ ​McPheeters,​ ​Jane Mio,​ ​Ron​ ​Pomerantz,​ ​Erica​ ​Stanojevic,​ ​Alex​ ​Yasbec Mary​ ​Odegaard,​ ​Steve​ ​Bakaley

Online​ ​Votes

Motion​ ​to​ ​send​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Regional​ ​Transportation​ ​Committee​ ​regarding​ ​having​ ​a​ ​​ ​​peer review​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Great​ ​Santa​ ​Cruz​ ​Trail​ ​Group​ ​(GSCTG)​ ​study​ ​passed​ ​on​ ​August​ ​25.

Motion​ ​to​ ​send​ ​letter​ ​to​ ​Ron​ ​Powers​ ​regarding​ ​the​ ​DEIR​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Downtown​ ​Recovery​ ​Plan passed​ ​on​ ​September​ ​8.

Welcome​ ​–​ ​Member​ ​comments

Approval​ ​of​ ​Minutes

-​ ​August​ ​minutes

Jane​ ​“FAR”​ ​-​ ​floor​ ​area​ ​ratio​ ​-​ ​not​ ​according​ ​to​ ​height,​ ​according​ ​to​ ​property​ ​footprint

Grammar​ ​-​ ​move​ ​vs.​ ​motion

Online​ ​vote​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​recorded

Gillian​ ​moves​ ​the​ ​minutes​ ​to​ ​be​ ​accepted​ ​with​ ​changes​ ​noted;​ ​Ron​ ​seconded;​ ​unanimous except​ ​for​ ​abstentions​ ​due​ ​to​ ​absence

Treasurer’s​ ​Report​ ​(Mary)

-​ ​Small​ ​anonymous​ ​donation​ ​through​ ​paypal

-​ ​Update​ ​on​ ​Chapter​ ​Accounting​ ​Backlog​ ​

-​ ​Greg​ ​has​ ​been​ ​communicating​ ​with​ ​Rita​ ​in​ ​chapter

-​ ​Financial​ ​person​ ​is​ ​feeling​ ​challenged​ ​by​ ​doing​ ​our​ ​payroll

-​ ​Commitment​ ​to​ ​get​ ​people​ ​to​ ​work​ ​together​ ​to​ ​figure​ ​it​ ​out​ ​within​ ​a​ ​month

-​ ​Questions​ ​about​ ​why​ ​we​ ​are​ ​a​ ​“group”​ ​and​ ​perhaps​ ​maybe​ ​we​ ​can​ ​see​ ​another​ ​way​ ​of operating​ ​like​ ​under​ ​Loma​ ​Prieta​ ​or​ ​as​ ​our​ ​own​ ​chapter

 Nominations​ ​Committee​ ​(Greg)

-​ ​Nominations​ ​and​ ​Elections​ ​Process​ ​Update

-​ ​Clarification​ ​of​ ​Candidates​ ​and​ ​Openings

-​ ​Elections​ ​Schedule ​ ​

October​ ​-​ ​Nominations​ ​Committee​ ​makes​ ​recommendations​ ​and​ ​Petition​ ​Candidates can​ ​petition

o​ ​November​ ​–​ ​Candidate​ ​statements

o​ ​December​ ​-​ ​Voting - Greg​ ​will​ ​post​ ​something​ ​regarding​ ​fact​ ​that​ ​there​ ​are​ ​positions​ ​open​ ​on​ ​excom​ ​and​ ​how membership​ ​can​ ​get​ ​involved

- Becca,​ ​Jack,​ ​Alex​ ​and​ ​Greg​ ​are​ ​planning​ ​on​ ​stepping​ ​down;​ ​Jane​ ​is​ ​up​ ​for​ ​re-election

 Discussion​ ​about​ ​how​ ​outreach​ ​regarding​ ​getting​ ​a​ ​regular​ ​newsletter​ ​-​ ​email​ ​or​ ​otherwise​ ​-​ ​may help​ ​membership​ ​be​ ​more​ ​informed

Events​ ​and​ ​Outreach​ ​Committee​ ​(Steve)

-​ ​Upcoming​ ​Events​ ​(Approved) o​ ​September​ ​21st,​ ​“Treasured​ ​Lands”​ ​slideshow:​ ​QT​ ​(Tuan)​ ​Luong

o​ ​Santa​ ​Cruz​ ​Open​ ​Streets,​ ​West​ ​Cliff​ ​Drive,​ ​October​ ​8​ ​2017​ ​9AM​ ​–​ ​2PM

o​ ​November​ ​16,​ ​Leonie​ ​Sherman,​ ​“Bicycling​ ​around​ ​Iceland”

o​ ​January​ ​18,​ ​Donna​ ​and​ ​Peter​ ​Thomas​ ​“Following​ ​John​ ​Muir’s​ ​walk​ ​from​ ​SF​ ​to​ ​Yosemite”

o​ ​Date​ ​TBD,​ ​“Before​ ​the​ ​Flood”​ ​movie Valley​ ​Women’s​ ​club​ ​event​ ​-​ ​date​ ​TBD
 -Committee​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​meeting​ ​at​ ​least​ ​three​ ​times​ ​a​ ​year
 -Due​ ​to​ ​an​ ​incident,​ ​audience​ ​announcement​ ​guidelines​ ​will​ ​have​ ​a​ ​procedure
 -Volunteers​ ​needed​ ​and​ ​having​ ​them​ ​needs​ ​to​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​before​ ​approving​ ​an​ ​event
 -Whale​ ​watching​ ​events​  ​hosted​ ​by​ ​non-profit​ ​Mother​ ​Nature’s​ ​Temple​ ​-​ ​asked​ ​if​ ​we​ ​would​ ​be ok​ ​with​ ​co-sponsoring​ ​a​ ​whale​ ​watching​ ​event This​ ​non-profit​ ​gets​ ​groups​ ​out​ ​in​ ​nature Rick​ ​moves​ ​that​ ​we​ ​put​ ​it​ ​on​ ​meetup​ ​as​ ​event​ ​not​ ​hosted​ ​by​ ​Sierra​ ​Club​ ​however​ ​of​ ​interest; Becca​ ​seconds;​ ​unanimous
 -Alex​ ​motions​ ​to​ ​approve​ ​David​ ​Casterson​ ​event;​ ​Rick​ ​seconds;​ ​unanimous March​ ​15th​ ​David​ ​Casterson​ ​-​ ​North​ ​to​ ​Alaska
 -​ ​Website​ ​updates​ ​to​ ​support​ ​Events​ ​(Steve) Basically​ ​needs​ ​an​ ​update Steve​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​support​ ​something​ ​that​ ​looks​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​better Interested​ ​in​ ​asking​ ​if​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​spend​ ​some​ ​time​ ​planning​ ​for​ ​a​ ​better​ ​site Would​ ​try​ ​to​ ​get​ ​a​ ​planning​ ​committee​ ​going​ ​and​ ​move​ ​it​ ​forward       Will​ ​pass​ ​around​ ​templates​ ​electronically​ ​so​ ​we​ ​can​ ​glance​ ​at​ ​them
 Morgan​ ​may​ ​be​ ​moving​ ​on​ ​by​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year Gillian​ ​supports​ ​discussing​ ​this​ ​sooner​ ​rather​ ​than​ ​later

 Transportation​ ​Committee​ ​(Jack)
-​ ​Two​ ​events​ ​sponsored​ ​by​ ​Campaign​ ​for​ ​Sensible​ ​Transportation Parking​ ​for​ ​Economy,​ ​Equity​ ​and​ ​Environment​ ​Sept.​ ​26 Public​ ​input​ ​Opportunity,​ ​Thurs.​ ​Sept.​ ​28th​ ​City​ ​Hall Gillian​ ​moves​ ​to​ ​co-sponsor​ ​events;​ ​Jack​ ​seconds;​ ​unanimous
 
 
Highway​ ​1​ ​widening​ ​EIR​ ​-​ ​sounds​ ​like​ ​may​ ​not​ ​redo​ ​EIR​ ​and​ ​will​ ​massage​ ​existing​ ​EIR;​ ​would take​ ​another​ ​year;​ ​CalTRANS​ ​will​ ​review​ ​internally;​ ​may​ ​be​ ​calling​ ​for​ ​lawsuit
 -​ ​Next​ ​Meeting:​ ​October​ ​18th​ ​tentative
 
 
Conservation​ ​Committee​ ​(Gillian)

-​ ​Tree​ ​Planting​ ​update​ ​and​ ​Sierra​ ​Club​ ​Commitment City​ ​got​ ​grant​ ​to​ ​plant​ ​trees;​ ​work​ ​to​ ​be​ ​done​ ​in​ ​fall​ ​and​ ​spring;​ ​sounds​ ​like​ ​hundreds​ ​of​ ​trees Ask​ ​if​ ​city​ ​can​ ​pre-auger​ ​the​ ​holes

         Need​ ​to​ ​outreach​ ​regarding​ ​this​ ​to​ ​get​ ​Sierra​ ​Club​​ ​​volunteers Gillian​ ​will​ ​get​ ​more​ ​information​ ​from​ ​city​ ​arborist​ ​(Leslie​ ​Keedy)​ ​about​ ​the​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​work, proposed​ ​dates,​ ​etc.  Jena​ ​can​ ​hook​ ​into​ ​Cabrillo​ ​students Becca​ ​will​ ​get​ ​out​ ​to​ ​undergrads​ ​at​ ​UCSC
 -​ ​EIR​ ​for​ ​Cannabis​ ​Cultivation Public​ ​comment​ ​period​ ​ends​ ​October​ ​16th Mary​ ​and​ ​Gillian​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on
 -​ ​City​ ​Parks​ ​Master​ ​Plan Finalized​ ​and​ ​forwarded​ ​on​ ​Sep.​ ​25th​ ​Parks​ ​commission​ ​meeting; Jane​ ​and​ ​Gillian​ ​will​ ​work​ ​on
 -​ ​Drone​ ​and​ ​Bird​ ​Safe​ ​Building​ ​Ordinance​ ​(Jane) Will​ ​set​ ​up​ ​a​ ​time​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​with​ ​fire​ ​chief​ ​Jim​ ​Frawley​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​how​ ​state​ ​parks​ ​have​ ​addressed this​ ​issue As​ ​of​ ​yet,​ ​ordinance​ ​only​ ​addresses​ ​human​ ​safety​ ​not​ ​the​ ​environment Will​ ​go​ ​to​ ​council​ ​at​ ​end​ ​of​ ​year
 -​ ​Bird​ ​Safe​ ​Building​ ​Ordinance​ ​(Jane) Looking​ ​through​ ​ordinances​ ​that​ ​other​ ​cities​ ​have​ ​developed;​ ​and​ ​will​ ​present​ ​to​ ​conservation committee​ ​and​​ ​set​ ​up​ ​appt.​ ​w/Planning​ ​Director​ ​Lee​ ​Butler.
 
 
-​ ​Next​ ​Meeting:​ ​September​ ​27th 
 
Closed​ ​Session​ ​– -​ ​Jessie​ ​Street​ ​Marsh​ ​discussion​ ​(Erica)
 Gillian​ ​moves​ ​that,​ ​with​ ​consent​ ​from​ ​National,​ ​that​ ​we​ ​send​ ​a​ ​letter​ ​from​ ​an​ ​attorney​ ​regarding Jessie​ ​Street​ ​Marsh,​ ​with​ ​an​ ​eye​ ​towards​ ​understanding​ ​that​ ​it​ ​may​ ​widen​ ​to​ ​include​ ​concerns regarding​ ​the​ ​Parks​ ​Master​ ​Plan​ ​if​ ​needed;​ ​Jack​ ​seconded;​ ​unanimous
 Adjourned​ ​at​ ​8:34