HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010.03.09 Forest Lands Commission Minutes Minutes FOR A MEETING OF THE
ASHLAND FOREST LANDS COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
5:30PM to 7:30PM
Siskiyou Room, Community Development Building
51 Winburn Way
I. CALL TO ORDER: 5:35 PM
II. INTRODUCTIONS Tony Kerwin (FLC Chair), Dan Maymar, Craig
Gorson, Mary Main, Bill Hicks, Will Thompson, Chirs Iverson, John
Williams, Gary Pool, Melody Noraas, Albert Peppy, Chief John Karns and
Kimberley Summers.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 12"', 2010 Approved
February 9t", 2010 Not Complete—Incomplete Statement "Norass usually makes a
statement to the Parks Commission during the public comments and wondered if
we could get..........."
IV. PUBLIC FORUM -None
V. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA -None
VI. BUSINESS
A. Ashland Forest Plan Update—Public Forum
Tony Kerwin spoke about City of Ashland Forest Lands, 1100 acres total 795 in
Ashland Creek the original plan was written by an advisory group in 1992 and has
a lot of out dated information. How would you like to be involved in our re-write
of the Ashland forest plan?We need to determine objectives with current
information and what some of the management strategies outline should entail and
how that can be written.
Bill Hicks talked about his concerns in the Ashland Watershed and the technology
that he could provide. Marty Main spoke about Bill Hicks expertise in this field
and how he is very knowledge able about our terrain, soils and slope stability in the
Ashland water shed. With the digital imagery that he can provide for a reasonable
fee it can help us understand the watershed and he can propose a process for slope
stability. Bill Hicks has been doing this type of work for a long time and has been a
resident of Ashland since the 1970's. He has provided hand outs and 3D glasses so
we can get an idea of the process. Melody Norass asked how is the data is
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collected by (Aerial camera). By contracting Bill Hicks to collect the Data on the
Ashland Watershed slope stability we can confirm that we are headed in the right
direction. He can help with the ground design of cutting trees and slope angles.
This is an additional tool that we can use because technology has improved over
the last ten years. "Form of monitoring". Marty will take it back to the Forest
Service to help demonstration to them on how critical this could be comparing the
current and old data. He could talk to Paul Galloway to see if he would like to take
a look at the software and meet with the developer who will be in town in the next
month.
Tony Kerwin asked if we should develop a committee for technology development
for over the next 10 years of this project.
Tony Kerwin (FLC Chair) creating a sub-committee to developing objectives
should be our next step. Volunteers Dan Maymar, Tony Kerwin, Frank, John
Karns and Marty Main.
B. AFR Project Update
Mary Main is making an effort to finalize the master SPA agreement in the next
two weeks. Forest Service, City, Nature Conservancy, and Lomakatsi Restoration
project all have divine rolls in the project. This project has taken a lot of time and
work we are close to having a finalization of master stewardship agreement and
the supplemental project agreement and should be signed together. The deadline
was March 1 St but should be completed in the next 2 weeks for final approval.
Move into the next phase project design with technical review and a public
review, lay out. Each step along the way we have a technical and a public review
team to involve everyone.
Technical review team(Still developing) next process
Public review process (Still developing) open to the public who want to be
involved. Chris Chambers developing a number of ways for students, volunteers,
and the Web-site available to the communities.
Symposium in June on AFR one day event . Alyssa Arp from the college is heading
it up. City was the first to approve the ASA and the SPA agreement. Marty Main
was asked if he has any information regarding the lawsuit, not at this time we are
still moving forward. Chief John Karns said that we will know more after our next
council meeting on the 16th
Tony Kerwin said that the next step is with public outreach for PR; Talking to the
press. On the same page with the basic concepts, this commission's primary task is
that we are all in this together.
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C. Public Outreach Plan Watershed Map Project
The Ashland Forest Lands Commission is sponsoring an Ashland Watershed
Map Contest. Chris Iverson said that several local artists around the area have
contacted him to get more information on the Map Contest. The Deadline for
the Black and White Submission is on April 51h. Should we display the maps by
hanging the Black and White Submission in the community at several different
locations (Fire Station, Art Gallery, Science Works, Library, City Hall) Then
displaying the winning artists map at all of the above locations including the
City Source and a larger image at Science Works
The winning drawing will be chosen by the Forest Lands Commission, the Arts
Commission and the SOU Arts Department. We may need to choose one
representative from each group to help with quality control issues that come up
with the submitted maps and help pick the winning map. In this smaller review
group they may need to help with the following:
• Technical review, commercial review for the overall appeal of the map
for the community. This should indicate the value of the water shed to
our community
• Art direction, color, text, overall art appeal
• Educational criteria may need to test market the map, with additional
focus group.
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Additional information is posted on the Web site. Chris Iverson will contact the Ashland
Daily Tidings to run article and/or do a letter to the editor, once the letter is completed he
will run by the group for approval.
D. Public Outreach Plan Watershed Engagement Plan
Chris Iverson, one of our next steps should be to make a video with the Mayor
John Stromberg and the Fire Chief John Karns. Getting the information out in the
public is essential. Rick Shaw did a video for the meals tax, (Teacher at the middle
School) In addition we may want to make a brochure.
Chris Chambers takes the lead on the hikes in the watershed, dates for hikes TBA
June and July.
Marty Main forest lands commission, targeting a handful of key segments in the
community and inviting them on the hike (Rotary Club, Real Estate Agency
Group, Etc).
Melody Norass said that the Parks department is working on getting demographic
done for people living within our community and the City of Ashland.
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E. Commission 3-Year Goals
Tony Kerwin said that we need to develop a plan to maintain the objectives. Chris
Iverson and John Williams both said that an overlap is taking place with the
community engagement group.
The Ashland Forest Lands Commission will have a booth again this year at Science
Works for Earth Day.
VII. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
VIII. REVIEW AND SET COMMISSION CALENDAR/NEXT MEETING
A. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting: April 13 th, 2010
IX. ADJOURN: 7:32 PM
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