SIERRA CLUB SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes.

. September 14, 2011 at 7:00PM Meeting location: Louden Nelson Center, room #2

Meeting commenced at 7:14 pm 1. Roll call of ExCom members 2. Present: K. Collins, D. Casterston, D. Davie, K. Durham, M. Guth, C. Paulden 3. Absent: M. Sullivan (in Africa), J. Brocklebank will take minutes for the ExCom 4. Welcome and Guest Introductions: A. Giacchino, J. Griffith, P. Schoelhammer 5. Adoption of Agenda 6. Approval of Minutes: Meeting of Wed. August 10, 2011. Minutes unavailable, so approval moved to next meeting. 7. Financial Report: none/no changes 5. (correct numbering for "Action" Agenda is 5. Items for discussion and possible action: 5.1. Chapter will not be managing the Group ExCom election. Discussion of what we do. Mike volunteers to work on how we go ahead. 5.2 Discussion of the City of Santa Cruz Water Dept.-Soquel Creek Water District joint plans for a seawater desalination plant. This item is agenized due to the upcoming September private invitation meeting with 2 Directors of the Soquel Creek Water Board. Aldo Giacchino has contacted the Soquel Board parties to this meeting and will present the issue for discussion. The Soquel Creek Water Board want to meet with two members of the Group ExCom to meet with them and with the Desal Alternatives activist group. Jodi Frediani and Aldo will attend for the Group. Aldo described the desal project to the ExCom. He thinks it would be best for the Group to wait to take a position until the EIR is released so that the Group makes a fully informed decision in its opposition to or support of the project. General discussion of many issues. Aldo wants the Group presence at the meeting to be one of asking that alternatives to a desal project be given the same consideration as desal. Discussion of fisheries concerns by D. Davie. Wants Sierra Club to advocate for minimum stream flows. Meeting is September 27th but the time and place were not specified. Motion by (?) that Aldo Giacchino and Jodi Frediani attend the meeting with scwd2's Bruce Daniels. Second by D. Casterson. Motion passed. 5.3 Consideration of a letter to Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District regarding the Big Basin bus route numbers 35A (shuttle run to the Big Basin Headquarters on Hy 236 facilitating the hike "Big Basin to the Sea"(prepared by Peter Scott). Motion by C. Paulden to have Peter send the letter, seconded by D. Davie. Discussion: Keresha asks that Peter add general statement of support for all routes. Motion remained as written and passed. Suggestion made to Keresha to contact Paul Elerick about writing a general letter of support of all bus routes, with which ExCom will deal separately. 5.4 Consideration of the continuation of funding for Jodi Frediani's forestry consulting work ($125O for the 4th quarter) Motion to extend by C. Paulden, seconded by D. Davie. Motion

passed. Events committee report, proposal. 5.5 Mike Guth wants a chair of the Events Committee, for the purposes of making a report at ExCom meetings. David reported on two events. Oct. 20th is the first event, which is Jodi F.'s slide show on Whales in the Caribbean at the Museum of Art & History (MAH). The second event is about Solar Energy and will be on November 8th at Louden Nelson. We have to know our limits on soliciting membership at these events. Mark Sullivan will be asked to check. Motion by C. Paulden to make available $400 for the Events Committee. Seconded by D. Davie. Discussion about whether the funds are for venue rent and news ads only. C. Paulden did not accept the proposed amendment to stipulate that the funds are earmarked only for venue rent and news ads. retained the wording of his original motion. Motion passed. We may ask for donations at these events, according to David Casterson 5.6 Further discussion of Group website development work. Webmaster Michael Lewis reported that his next project is to have a separate web page for each committee. The Web Site Committee has been communicating amongst its members and will meet soon to discuss protocol. Convio (National staff managed) email system update. Kevin says that National handles emails for the Group. All emails go to all members subscribed. The Ventana Chapter is paying for it now. Our Group can use it. 5.7 Request amendment to parking design placement on coastal bluffs (Charles P). Concerns about an undeveloped space now being turned into parking as part of the RDA project. Charles proposes that our Group request the Board of Supervisors to reconsider the parking 5 spaces at this spot and find a different location for public access parking. Discussion ensued. Motion for the Group to send such a letter by C. Paulden Charles, seconded by D. Davie. More discussion. Motion passed. D. Davie of the Forestry Committee announced a meeting in Palo Alto. Meeting adjourned at 9:07 Committee reports were made Minute submitted by J. Brocklebank