HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012.05.16 Wildfire Safety Committee Minutes MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
ASHLAND FIRE WISE COMMISSION
Wednesday, Y May 161h, 2012
12:OOPM to 1:00PM
Conference Room, Ashland Fire Station #1
455 Siskiyou Blvd
I. CALL TO ORDER 12:05 pm
II. INTRODUCTIONS Present: Kathy Kane,Mike Morris,Pete Norvell, Ron Bolstad,Kelly Eaton,
Firewise Communities Coordinator Ali True. Absent: Eric Olson,Jim Hardt, Ron Parker.
III.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 18th, 2012 meeting- Approved by Pete Norvell, Ron
Bolstad
IV. PUBLIC FORUM-None
V. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA- None
VI. BUSINESS
A. Report on Firewise Week Projects:
a. Poster Contest: Kathy Kane—Helman grand prize winner the class had an ice cream
party. The winning poster will be displayed in the lobby for a month. Next year will
approach the schools earlier.
b. Firewise Week: overall, and library: Ron Bolstad-Very positive event, successful
week. Publicly was a huge help including the Library display was effective, good use
of photos and books with wildfire information, very impressive. Going to service
clubs closer to Firewise week next year and speak of the success of the program in
the Firewise neighborhoods.
c. Clean-Up Day: Ron Parker, or Ali-Final statistics over 20 bins, 65 tons of material
$1,200 in fuel, $1,300 in disposal cost including 34 hours of staff time, 24 Overtime
at Sunday rates. Thank you for all your hard work! Some ideas for next year a place
where people can dump the materials and use a front end loader to load the containers
for compaction and speed up time. Block the driveway before the event possibly
starting earlier 8:00-3:00. Bring tools, rakes etc. Coordinate with Master Recyclers
next year. Suggest Recology offer a discount day out at the landfill to help reduce the
volume on that day. Giving them a hand out with information about Firewise as they
come in.
d. Media: Ali- Inquires about Firewise week as far away as Texas. Daily Tidings, back
page about the poster contest and the Library event. Channel 5 did come out to Clean
Up day, the Jefferson exchange the week before the Rogue Valley Town Hall with
the Mayor. It was very beneficial because the Mayor really learned a lot about the
Firewise program.
B. Update on Community Events
a) Strawberry Hill: leaders held community meeting on 5110
b) BlossomView Estates: completed renewal process
c) Merrill Circle: residents participated in neighborhood and Ashland Clean-Up Day
D. Upcoming events
1. Mountain Meadows Firewise Day
2. Continued Firewise Community Renewals
E. Reminder to record time for events on timesheets
VII. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Please take a Firewise sign and stand located in the front lobby. The SK was a huge success the
student did a great job and pulled it off and no one got hurt. SOU student athletes helped volunteer
and run the race. The course was a tough race to run; a lot of opportunities to do this in the future
possibly have someone take this project on next year.
VIII. REVIEW AND SET COMMISSION CALENDAR/NEXT MEETING
A. Next Regularly Scheduled Meetings: June 20`i',2012 (guest presentation by legal staff and July
18th, 2012
IX. ADJOURN: 1:00 PM
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate
in this meeting,please contact the Public Works Office at 488-5587(TTYphone number 1 800 735
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arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting(28 CFR 35102-35.104 ADA Title I).