December Minutes

President Richard Schwartz called the meeting to order at 9:00, led the flag salute. Board members present were Sherry Edwards, Giovanni Cosetti, Carolyn Levitski, Annamarie Padula and Nancy Borchers.

Minutes -- The minutes from the November meeting were presented. Motion by Sherry Edwards to approve the minutes, was seconded by Giovanni Cosetti. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s Report—Annamarie Padula   November beginning balance was a $7,518.05. Income was $30.00, and expenses were $806.98.  Ending balance was $6,741.07.  Motion by Carolyn Levitski to accept the report, seconded by Nancy Borchers, was carried.

Membership—no report

Roads and Traffic—Richard Schwartz –Caltrans has completed removal of dead trees near the highway. They are now placing reflectors. Crews will be active during the winter months clearing culverts and removing fallen rocks. Please be careful of workers.

Old Business—The Christmas/Holiday gathering will take place at Rainbow Inn. Parking is limited so carpooling is suggested.

New Business:

·         Suggestions for speakers at 2020 meetings from members were the Elders Group, Edison, Fire Safe Council,       and the ICC

More suggestions will be appreciated.

·        Help Center gifts—Only two families from Pine Cove, 4 children in all, need gifts from PCPOA. Annamarie         and  Nancy Borchers will be shopping for those gifts. There will be extra money then for propane, etc. as   needed.

·       The ICC sent a letter requesting a donation of $100.00 towards the Tree Lighting event. Motion by Sherry     Edwards, seconded by Giovanni Cosetti, that we send a check for $100.00 towards the event. Motion carried.

Hospitality: Thanks to Richard Schwartz for treats, and to the firemen for coffee

Volunteer hostess for January meeting:   Annamarie Padula

Meeting adjourned at 9:25

Next PCPOA meeting: January 4, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at the Pine Cove fire station.

November Minutes

President Richard Schwartz called the meeting to order at 9:00, led the flag salute, and welcomed new members. Board members present were Barbara Jones, Sherry Edwards, Giovanni Cosetti, Nancy Borchers and Annamarie Padula. Absent—Carolyn Levitski

Minutes -- The minutes from the October meeting were presented. Motion to accept by Annamarie Padula and seconded by Sherry Edwards.  Approved.

Treasurer’s Report—The September beginning balance was $8,004.04.  Income of $90 for memberships and one expense of $575.99 for gym equipment for Stn. 23.  Ending balance was $7,518.05.  As there was no income or expenses for October the balance remains the same. Motion to accept by Nancy Borchers and seconded by Barbara Jones.  Approved

Membership—there are 607 members currently.

Environment—Giovanni Cosetti –  She reported that she did check with Edison in regards to power outages and unless there is an emergency, which might include high wind conditions,  residents would be notified of outages in advance. She also provided the following information so you could check conditions on your own.

1.  SCE Links:   a)  http://sce.com/wildfire will show most factors of determining a power outage due to "wind event"; b) http://www.sce.com/psps is where everyone can log into their own SCE account to update their outage notification preferences.  Snail mail is still an option for "scheduled outages" but for "wind event" or "emergency outages" this is where everyone can make sure they receive timely alerts.

2.  Twitter:  Twitter is most easily used if one logs into Twitter and searches via a hashtag (#).  For example, even if you follow zero accounts, you can still log into Twitter and in the search bar (magnifying glass symbol) you can enter "# + name of fire" (example:  #cranstonfire) and up to the minute news will be in your feed.  Link for Twitter:  https://twitter.com 

Roads and Traffic—Richard Schwartz

·         SR243 is open as of Friday at 6:00 pm

·         SR243 between Mountain Center and Pine Cove will be restriped using a method termed “thermal stripping” which incorporates reflective beads in the pigment to improve visibility.  This is supposed to have begun on Thursday between the Nature Center and Pine Cove.

·         Removal of dead trees in the Cranston Fire burn area of SR 243 and SR74 had begun.  This also could require traffic control, usually with minimal waits.

·         Replacement of old culverts and creation of asphalt flow dikes on SR74 is funded, but not yet scheduled.  Work is expected to take 6-9 months to complete.

MDP—Thom Wallace said that request for donations have been mailed and hoped that many people would respond. 

Old Business—Richard spoke to the current Board and they are all willing to serve another term, so no election needs to be held. Holiday Party will be held at the Rainbow Inn on Saturday, December 7.  RSVP by Nov. 25^th. 

New Business:  As soon as possible we need to get the newsletter out.  This is the time we send renewal notices for 2020 and the invitation to the Holiday Party.

Hospitality: Thanks to Giovanni Cosetti for treats, and to Barbara Jones for coffee

Volunteer hostess for December meeting:   Giovanni Cosetti

Meeting adjourned at 10:00 am

Respectively submitted by: Annamarie Padula

                For: Carolyn Levitski

Next PCPOA meeting: December 7, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at the Pine Cove fire station.

October Minutes

President Richard Schwartz called the meeting to order at 9:00, led the flag salute, and welcomed new members. Board members present were Barbara Jones, Sherry Edwards, Giovanni Cosetti, and Carolyn Levitski. Absent—Annamarie Padula and Nancy Borchers.

Minutes -- The minutes from the September meeting were presented. Motion by Sherry Edwards to approve the minutes, was seconded by Barbara Jones. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s Report—Annamarie Padula is absent, so no treasurer’s report was available. September’s balance was a little over $8000. Most likely near the same now, according to Richard Schwartz.

Membership—there are 607 members currently.

Environment—Giovanni Cosetti –

·         There is tree clearing work in the meadow, conducted by PCWD and Cal Fire and PIno tree service. Also an area has been cleared for some incoming pipe. PCWD is pre-prepping a spring 2020 water district open house.  Wood chips and compost are available from the district 24/7. Help yourself. 

·         Cal Fire has prescription burns scheduled for suitable days in the winter. Shaded fuel break work, probably near Red Hill trail and near Point of Rocks to Fern Valley will commence shortly.

·         Edison has been using helicopters over the area to assess the power lines and equipment. As the helicopter hovers, infrared technology allows the condition of the poles, lines, and other equipment to be recorded, so that repairs and replacements can be scheduled. Edison may use power outages during wind events. No guidelines for the triggering of outages are currently available.

Roads and Traffic—Richard Schwartz --Major work on Highway 74 is completed, and instead of a pilot car, occasional flagging with one-lane traffic will be needed when finish work is done. Highway 243 remains closed to Banning. The repaving project in the center of town is ongoing, and may necessitate flagging delays. There will be no work on weekends, and one lane will be open, even during the work times. Richard will ask Cal Trans about re-striping Highway 243, as the lines are faded.

MDP—Bob Edwards—the DAS unit in Fern Valley is close to being fully stocked.  Persons are invited to apply for positions on the board.  

Snow Group—Sherry Edwards brought magnets with the non-emergency numbers for members to use. The snow group will place trash bins on weekends during snow times, but remove them on Tuesdays.

Old Business—Richard has made a sign board to announce PCPOA events, and it has been placed by Highway 243 near the service station.

New Business:

·         Nominations Committee—Possibly Jerry Holldber and Nancy Borchers.  Members are invited to submit their names for consideration as board members. Persons can serve up to 6 years--three 2 year terms.

·         Reminder of Christmas party at Rainbow Inn on December 7. Pot luck, so bring a side dish or dessert. PCPOA will provide a main dish.

Hospitality: Thanks to Richard Schwartz for treats, and to Barbara Jones for coffee

Volunteer hostess for November meeting:   Giovanni Cosetti

Meeting adjourned at 9:37

Next PCPOA meeting: November 2, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at the Pine Cove fire station.