AGENDAS: KRVR Community Meetings - 2007/04/25 19:42This is where KRVR posts the TENTATIVE Agenda for each upcoming monthly KRVR Community Meeting, requesting INPUT for possible additional agenda items.
YOUR INPUT NEEDED for the agenda of the NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: 9:00 am - 11:30 am Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 Cerro Coso College, Room 9, Lake Isabella
Please send your additions, corrections & changes to Chuck White (revchuckwhite@mchsi.com) by NOON, Monday, April 30th.
Note: ADDITIONS to the agenda, which require action by the Committee, may have to be delayed until the next meeting to provide adequate notice.
~ Joe Ciriello, Communications Coordinator
** KRVR: Facilitating the social, natural, and financial health of the Kern River Valley for this and future generations ** www.krvr.org
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING - 5/2/07, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
AGENDA ITEMS - tentative as of 4/22/07
PRESENTATION California Cattlemen’s Association Bruce Hafenfeld, President of the California Cattlemen’s Association, will update us on the Association and possibly discuss the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition.
BUSINESS ~ Board of Directors Annual meeting - (Chuck White) ~ Minutes of the 4-4-07 meeting - (Valerie Cassity) ~ Treasurer’s Report - (Chuck Wild)
ACTION ~ Semi-Primitive Roaded and Roadless Backcountry Recreation Designation - - Chris Horgan, Stewards of the Sequoia, has requested that KRVR provide a resolution supporting congressional legislation to establish a Semi-Primitive Roaded and Roadless Backcounty Recreation Designation, as proposed by Advocates for Access to Public Lands. Attached is a copy of the proposed resolution, as well as a list of those organizations providing resolutions of support. - Valerie Cassity, Sequoia Forestkeeper, has requested that before deciding the issue, you look at the proposed wilderness areas and the reasoning behind them. Use these links: www.calwild.org/campaigns/cwhc_act/domelands.php www.calwild.org/campaigns/cwhc_act/golden.php www.calwild.org/places/ss/brightstar/php
UPDATES ~ Sequoia NF Recreation Site Facility Master Planning - KRV Action Team - (Cheryl Borthick, Joe Ciriello, Barrie Mann, Tom McKinney, Chuck White)
~ “We Need the KV Hospital” Conversation - (Pam Ott, Chuck Wild, Chuck White) - Status of preliminary plan
~ Bob Powers Gateway Preserve - (Tom Anderson)
and other Discussion/Reports/Updates
ADJOURN 11:30 am
“There is nothing like a dream to create the future" Victor Hugo, French poet, novelist and playwright
ANNOUNCEMENTS лллл CERT Evening Classes The KRV Community Emergency Response Team will be teaching the CERT classes in the evenings starting April 16th. The classes run from 6:30 to 9:00 pm on Mondays & Fridays, April 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 and May 4, 7, and 11th. The free classes will be held at the First Baptist Church, 3701 Shure St., Lake Isabella. There is however, a $20 charge for the CERT Manuel. Call either Tom Klein at 760-379-2797 or Gloria Wellman at 760-378-2059 to register.
Small Business Workshop Mojave Desert-Mountain RC&D presents a workshop on developing a business plan and will highlight other resources to assist in starting and/or growing your business. Wednesday May 9th, 8:00 am to Noon, Senior Center, Lake Isabella. Registration is $20 which includes breakfast ($30 at the door). To sign up, contact Carolyn LoFreso, 760-446-1974 or m.rcnd@mchsi.com. Board of Trade Directors in KRV On Wednesday, May 9th, the Kern County Board of Trade will conduct their all day quarterly Directors meeting in the Kern River Valley. The formal meeting will include a luncheon at the Lodge at Painted Rock. Luncheon seating is limited so reservations are required. After a tour of the KRV, the day will conclude with a social mixer and mini tourism trade show commencing at 5:15 pm at the Senior Center in Lake Isabella, to which all are invited. For luncheon reservations or other information contact the Board of Trade at 661-868-5376.
KRV Geology by a World Renowned Expert Sequoia ForestKeeper invites you to a free presentation by Cal Tech Professor of Geology Jason Saleeby on Wednesday, May 16, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. Professor Saleeby, who has been conducting studies on Kern Valley geology for over 20 years, would like to share some of his findings in an easy-to-understand format that will help Kern Valley residents understand the geologic marvels that are all around them, as well as the geologic issues surrounding the Lake Isabella Dam.
SBC “State of the Sierra” Conference The Sierra Business Council will hold a regional “State of the Sierra” conference on Tuesday, July 10th at the Senior Center (to be confirmed) in Lake Isabella. It will run from 1to 5 pm, immediately followed by a networking event with drinks and appetizers.
SBC will soon publish the “State of the Sierra” report. It will build on the previously published “Wealth Index”, to include investment opportunities, focusing on a sustainable future for the Sierra Nevada. The trends and data presented these documents, which are critical to ensuring a prosperous and sustainable future, will be shared and discussed at the Conference.
CALENDAR 04/27/07 ~ CERT Training, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella 04/30/07 ~ CERT Training, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella 05/02/07 ~ KRV Revitalization Steering Committee meeting, 9 am, Cerro Coso, Guest Bruce Hafenfeld 05/02/07 ~ KRV Chamber general meeting, Noon-1:30 pm, Paradise Cove 05/03/07 ~ Kern Valley Health Care District Board meeting, 5:30 pm, Cafeteria at Hospital 05/04/07 ~ CERT Training, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella 05/06/07 ~ Wildfire Awareness Week starts 05/07/07 ~ CERT Training, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella 05/08/07 ~ Lake Isabella-Bodfish Property Owners Assoc., 6:00 pm, Vets Hall at the Senior Center 05/08/07 ~ Squirrel Valley Property Owners Association, 7:00 pm, Eagles in Mt. Mesa 05/09/07 ~ Small Business Development Workshop, 8 am to Noon, Senior Center, Lake Isabella 05/09/07 ~ Board of Trade Directors meeting, concluding with mixer & mini-trade show at 5:15 pm, Senior Center 05/10/07 ~ KV Hospital Foundation Board meeting, 4 pm, Hospital Administration Bldg. 05/11/07 ~ CERT Training, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella 05/12/07 ~ Sequoia Amateur Radio Group, 9:30 am, KRV Youth Center, Lake Isabella 05/16/07 ~ KRV Geology Presentation, 6 pm Kernville Community Center, by Cal Tech Professor Jason Saleeby 05/16/07 ~ Fish and Game Habitat Club, 7 pm, Douglas El Segundo Rod & Gun Club, Wofford Heights 05/17/07 ~ Fire Safe Council, 8:30-10:30 am, Supervisors’ conference room, Lake Isabella 05/17/07 ~ South Fork Woman’s Club, noon luncheon meeting at Mtn. View Baptist Church on Erskine Creek Road 05/23-24/07 ~ Kern County Water Agency, Noon to 5pm both days, Bakersfield 05/23/07 ~ Kern Valley Search & Rescue, 7 pm, at their equipment depot, Lake Isabella 05/24/07 ~ KRV Collaborative, 3:30 pm, Senior Center, Lake Isabella 05/28/07 ~ Kernville Chamber general meeting, 3 pm, Chamber building 06/06/07 ~ KRV Revitalization Steering Committee meeting, 9 am, Cerro Coso, 06/06/07 ~ KRV Chamber general meeting, Noon-1:30 pm, Paradise Cove 06/07/07 ~ Kern Valley Health Care District Board meeting, 5:30 pm, Cafeteria at Hospital 06/ 09/07 ~ Community Emergency Response Team annual disaster drill, 9 am, location TBD 06/09/07 ~ Sequoia Amateur Radio Group, 9:30 am, KRV Youth Center, Lake Isabella 06/12/07 ~ Lake Isabella-Bodfish Property Owners Assoc., 6:00 pm, Vets Hall, Lake Isabella 06/12/07 ~ North Kern Property Owners Assoc., 6:00 pm, Oddfellows, Kernville 06/12/07 ~ Squirrel Valley Property Owners Association, 7:00 pm, Eagles in Mt. Mesa 06/14/07 ~ KV Hospital Foundation Board meeting, 4 pm, Hospital Administration 06/20/07 ~ Fish and Game Habitat Club, 7pm, Douglas El Segundo Rod & Gun Club, Wofford Heights 06/21/07 ~ Fire Safe Council, 8:30-10:30 am, Supervisors’ conference room, Lake Isabella Bldg 06/25/07 ~ Kernville Chamber general meeting, 3 pm, Chamber building 06/27-28/07 ~ Kern County Water Agency, Noon to 5 pm both days, Bakersfield 06/27/07 ~ Kern Valley Search & Rescue, 7 pm, at their equipment depot, Lake Isabella 06/28/07 ~ KRV Collaborative, 3:30 pm, Senior Center, Lake Isabella 07/10/07 ~ SBC “State of the Sierra” Conference, 1-5 pm, Senior Center, Lake Isabella
WISH LIST - Projects suggested but not currently active ~ Nature as a Classroom: Highway 178 Pilot Project - Gregg Wilkerson (gregg_wilkerson@blm.gov) ~ John Muir Peace Park - Chuck White (chuck_white@earthlink.net) ~ South Fork Nature Center - Dick Campbell (toolazytoop@aol.com) ~ Borel Canal Riverwalk - Paul Dickey (downrivers@hotmail.com) ~ Greenhorn Winter Trailhead - Contact TBD
KRVR operates as a resource for existing and future organizations/agencies/projects, providing a Valleywide perspective, fostering Valleywide cooperation on common issues, assisting with access to external resources including funding, facilitating the establishment of action teams, acting as a fiscal agent and through various similar means. www.krvr.org
KRV Revitalization krv-rev@earthlink.net
AAPL Resolution Supporters to preserve Multiple Use Lands The following organizations support the resolution to establish a semi-primitive roaded and roadless backcountry designation on federal lands. Text Box: Inyo County Republican Women's Association Mono County Recreation and Tourism Commission Orange County Dualies, Inc. Exchange Club of Kern Valley, California Extremeline Productions LLC Kern Off-Highway Vehicle Association Southern Sierra Fat Tire Association Santa Maria 4 Wheelers Public Access Preservation Association – PAPA Sneakers Motor Cycle Club Eastern Sierra Packer's Association Mammoth Lakes Snowmobile Association California Off Road Vehicle Association/CORVA High Desert Multiple Use Coalition/Ridgecrest Ridgecrest/Indian Wells Gem and Mineral Society June Lake Chamber of Commerce June Lake Economic Advisory Board Inyo County Cattlemen's Association Rotary Club of Kern River Valley California State Senator for Mono County Dave Cox Warriors Society of the Santa Ana Mountains People for Mono Basin Preservation Stewards of the Sequoia Kernville Chamber of Commerce Public Lands for the People, Inc. Mammoth Area Mountain Bike Organization Advocates for Access to Public Lands Bishop Chapter California Deer Association Bishop Chapter National Wild Turkey Association Quail Unlimited Mono County Fish Advisory Committee Mammoth Lakes Tourism and Recreation Big Pine Chamber of Commerce Text Box: Inyo County Board of Supervisors City of Bishop Independence Chamber of Commerce Mammoth Lakes/Eastern Sierra 4 Wheel Drive Club Bishop Chamber of Commerce Bishop Tribal Council Eastern Sierra Quail Unlimited Big Pine Chamber of Commerce National Wild Turkey Federation Mammoth Lakes Chamber of Commerce Northern Mono Chamber of Commerce Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce California Deer Association League of California Cities, Desert Mountain Division: City of Adelanto City of Big Bear Lake City of Ridgecrest City of Yucca Valley Town of Apple Valley City of California City City of Needles City of Twentynine Palms City of Bishop City of Barstow City of Lancaster City of Palmdale City of Victorville Nevada Association of Counties: Carson City County, Nevada Churchill County, Nevada Clark County, Nevada Douglas County, Nevada Esmeralda County, Nevada Eureka County, Nevada Humboldt County, Nevada Lander County, Nevada Lincoln County, Nevada Lyon County, Nevada Mineral County, Nevada Nye County, Nevada Pershing County, Nevada Storey County, Nevada Washoe County, Nevada White Pine County, Nevada Text Box: For more information please visit Advocate for Access to Public Lands AAPL www.access-advocates.org
YOUR INPUT NEEDED for the agenda of the NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: 9:00 am - 11:30 am, Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 Cerro Coso College, Room 9, Lake Isabella
Please send your additions, corrections & changes to Tom Anderson (andersontj2004@yahoo.com) by Noon, Monday, June 4th.
Note: ADDITIONS to the agenda, which require action by the Committee, may have to be delayed until the next meeting to provide adequate notice.
~ Joe Ciriello, Communications Coordinator krv-rev@earthlink.net
** KRVR: Facilitating the social, natural, and financial health of the Kern River Valley for this and future generations **
KRVR STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING - 6/6/07, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
AGENDA ITEMS - tentative as of 5/30/07
PRESENTATION: Isabella Dam Update
Calvin Foster, Southern Area Manager for the Corps of Engineers, will update us on recent activities with respect to the Dam and what’s coming up next.
BUSINESS
Minutes of the 5-2-07 meeting - (Valerie Cassity)
Treasurer’s Report - (Chuck Wild)
Board Action on Semi-Primitive Backcountry Resolution - (Valerie Cassity)
UPDATES
~ Sequoia NF Recreation Site Facility Master Planning - KRV Action Team - (Cheryl Borthick, Joe Ciriello, Barrie Mann, Tom McKinney, Chuck White)
~ “We Need the KV Hospital” Conversation - (Chuck Wild, Chuck White)
~ Board of Trade KRV Regional Mixer & Trade Show - (Kris Cardoza)
~ Sequoia Forest Supervisor Tina Terrell’s Open House - (Chuck White)
~ Small Business Development Workshop - (Carolyn LaFreso) and other Discussion/Reports/Updates
ADJOURN 11:30 am
“I cannot give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody." Herbert B. Swope, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
ANNOUNCEMENT
SBC “State of the Sierra” Conference
The Sierra Business Council will hold a regional “State of the Sierra” conference on Tuesday, July 10th, at the Vets Hall in Lake Isabella. It will run from 1to 5 pm, immediately followed by a networking event with appetizers and no-host bar.
SBC will soon publish the “State of the Sierra” report. It will build on the previously published “Wealth Index”, to include investment opportunities, focusing on a sustainable future for the Sierra Nevada. The trends and data presented in these documents, which are critical to ensuring a prosperous and sustainable future, will be shared and discussed at the Conference.
The cost is $30 for non-members, $20 for SBC members and $15 to attend the reception only. Register now! Via SBC’s website www.sbcouncil.org, or emailing atoso@sbcouncil.org, or calling 530-582-4800.
WISH LIST - Projects suggested but not currently active
~ Nature as a Classroom: Highway 178 Pilot Project - Gregg Wilkerson (gregg_wilkerson@blm.gov)
~ John Muir Peace Park - Chuck White (chuck_white@earthlink.net)
~ South Fork Nature Center - Dick Campbell (toolazytoop@aol.com)
~ Borel Canal Riverwalk - Paul Dickey (downrivers@hotmail.com)
~ Greenhorn Winter Trailhead - Contact TBD
KRVR operates as a resource for existing and future organizations/agencies/projects, providing a Valleywide perspective, fostering Valleywide cooperation on common issues, assisting with access to external resources including funding, facilitating the establishment of action teams, acting as a fiscal agent and through various similar means.Administrator, KRVR.org eworinkrv@mchsi.com
YOUR INPUT NEEDED for the agenda of the NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 9:00 am - 11:30 am Cerro Coso College, Room 9, Lake Isabella
Please send your additions, corrections & changes to Tom Anderson (andersontj2004@yahoo.com) by Noon, Sunday, July 8th .
Note: ADDITIONS to the agenda, which require action by the Committee, may have to be delayed until the next meeting to provide adequate notice.
~ Joe Ciriello, Communications Coordinator
** KRVR: Facilitating the social, natural, and financial health of the Kern River Valley for this and future generations **
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING - 7/11/07, 9:00 am to 11:30 am
AGENDA ITEMS - tentative as of 7/2/07
PRESENTATION KRV Cemetery District
Clarence Semonious, Trustee and Randy Kyt, Manager, will be on hand to update us about the issues confronting the District including budget, water and burial sites.
BUSINESS
~ Minutes of the 6-6-07 meeting - (Valerie Cassity)
~ Treasurer’s Report - (Chuck Wild)
UPDATES
~ Sierra Business Council KRV Regional Conference Report - (Debbie Hess)
~ “We Need the KV Hospital” Conversation - (Chuck Wild)
and other Discussion/Reports/Updates
ADJOURN 11:30 am
“Experience is the name everyone gives to his mistakes."
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist and poet
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SBC “State of the Sierra” Conference
The Sierra Business Council will hold a regional “State of the Sierra” conference on Tuesday, July 10th, at the Vets Hall in Lake Isabella. It will run from 1to 5 pm, immediately followed by a networking event with appetizers and no-host bar.
SBC will soon publish the “State of the Sierra” report. It will build on the previously published “Wealth Index”, to include investment opportunities, focusing on a sustainable future for the Sierra Nevada. The trends and data presented in these documents, which are critical to ensuring a prosperous and sustainable future, will be shared and discussed at the Conference.
The cost is $30 for non-members, $20 for SBC members and $15 to attend the reception only. Register now! Via SBC’s website www.sbcouncil.org, or emailing atoso@sbcouncil.org, or calling 530-582-4800.
KRVR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR
07/05/07 ~ Kern Valley Health Care District Board meeting, 5:30 pm, Cafeteria at Hospital
08/16/07 ~ Fire Safe Council, 8:30-10:30 am, Supervisors’ conference room, Lake Isabella Bldg
08/16/07 ~ McCarthy Field Rep office hours, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Kern Administrative Bldg., Lake Isabella
08/22-23/07 ~ Kern County Water Agency, Noon to 5 pm both days, Bakersfield
08/22/07 ~ Kern Valley Search & Rescue, 7 pm, at their equipment depot, Lake Isabella
08/23/07 ~ KRV Collaborative, 3:30 pm, call 379-2556 for location
08/27/07 ~ Kernville Chamber general meeting, 3 pm, Chamber building
September - Preparedness Month
WISH LIST - Projects suggested but not currently active
~ Nature as a Classroom: Highway 178 Pilot Project - Gregg Wilkerson (gregg_wilkerson@blm.gov)
~ John Muir Peace Park - Chuck White (chuck_white@earthlink.net)
~ South Fork Nature Center - Dick Campbell (toolazytoop@aol.com)
~ Borel Canal Riverwalk - Paul Dickey (downrivers@hotmail.com)
~ Greenhorn Winter Trailhead - Contact TBD
KRVR operates as a resource for existing and future organizations/agencies/projects, providing a Valleywide perspective, fostering Valleywide cooperation on common issues, assisting with access to external resources including funding, facilitating the establishment of action teams, acting as a fiscal agent and through various similar means. www.krvr.org
Joe Ciriello, Communications Coordinator KRV Revitalization krv-rev@earthlink.net
Post edited by: eworinkrv, at: 2007/07/08 07:39Administrator, KRVR.org eworinkrv@mchsi.com
YOUR INPUT NEEDED for the AGENDA of the NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 9:00 am - 11:30 am Cerro Coso College, Room 9, Lake Isabella
Please send your additions, corrections & changes to Tom Anderson (andersontj2004@yahoo.com) by Noon, Sunday, July 8th .
Note: ADDITIONS to the agenda, which require action by the Committee, may have to be delayed until the next meeting to provide adequate notice.
For complete Tentative Agenda, click on the link below:
YOUR INPUT NEEDED for the AGENDA of the NEXT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING: Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 9:00 am - 11:30 am Cerro Coso College, Room 9, Lake Isabella
Please send your additions, corrections & changes to Tom Anderson (andersontj2004@yahoo.com) by Noon, Sunday, Monday, November 5th.
Note: ADDITIONS to the agenda, which require action by the Committee, may have to be delayed until the next meeting to provide adequate notice.
For complete Tentative Agenda, click on the link below:
