Saturday, February 29, 2020

February Minutes


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

Minutes -- The minutes from the January meeting were presented. Motion by Annamarie Padula to approve the minutes, was seconded by Nancy Borchers. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s ReportAnnamarie Padula reported $971 in deposits for January, but the bank statement was not yet posted by the bank. Motion to accept treasurer’s report by Carolyn Levitski, seconded by Giovanni Cosetti, was approved.

Membership—Pat Hacker reported that there are 487 members currently.

EnvironmentGiovanni Cosetti
·         March guest speaker will be Captain Purvis of the Riverside Co. Sherriff’s Department.
·         April guest speaker will be a representative from the Woodies
·         Future speakers to be announced at March meeting

Public Relations—Nancy Borchers—To announce the meeting, flyers were posted around town and the sandwich board was placed at the corner of the Pine Cove gas station.

Roads and Traffic—Richard Schwartz --Culvert work on Highway 74 will continue for the next six months. There may be significant delays with one lane traffic and possibly a pilot car. A new street marker was installed at McGovern and Hwy 243, and pot holes have been reported for repair to county.

Guest speaker-- Jeremy Goldman, representing Southern California Edison
Mr. Goldman gave a very informative slide presentation and talk about Edison’s efforts to make improvements for fire safety in the mountain areas. Much information is available on the SCE web site.

CSA 38-- Marge Muir reported that the last CSA 38 meeting explained the past year’s expenditures and that CSA 38 receives about $68,000 yearly from property taxes to fund projects.

MAST--The next MAST meeting will occur on the second Wednesday in March at 1:30 at the Nature Center. Public invited.

MDPThom Wallace reported that MCFSC will present a video at the school auditorium on March 4. A notice with details will be in paper.

Old BusinessKathy Hamilton stated that the parking problem at her property had been resolved.

New Business:
·         Marsha Kennedy sent an email reminding citizens to report parking and traffic violations anonymously on the CHP web site SanGorgonioPass@chp.ca.gov Include date, time, location and license plate number.
·         Flyers from the Elders Group and the newsletter from the Historical Society were made available.

Hospitality: Thanks to Maria and Ron Harmon for treats, and to Giovanni Cosetti for coffee

Volunteer hostess for March meeting:   Carolyn Levitski
Meeting adjourned at 10:01


Next PCPOA meeting: March 7, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. at the Pine Cove fire station.
Guest Speaker will be Captain Purvis of Riv. Co. Sherriff’s Dept.