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TO ONLINE NEWS Dobbins/Oregon House Community Planning Meeting Minutes for January 8, 2001 Regarding: Creation of Community Action Plan for Dobbins/Oregon House Last
Meeting: Monday,
December 7, 2000, 6:30 p.m. Next Meeting: Monday,
February 5, 2001, 6:30 p.m. Location: Lake Francis Resort Clubhouse BACK TO DOBBINS/OREGON HOUSE HOME | BACK TO COMMUNITY PLANNING HOME
Minutes:
The minutes for the February 5 meeting will be posted once it has been
approved as to form by the Community Action Committee at April's meeting.
On
January 8, 2001, the Dobbins/Oregon House Community Action Planning
committee held a meeting to further the process of creating a Community
Action Plan. The Co-chairs
Douglas Binderup and Jim Ackles called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM.
After welcoming the group, they asked Marie Griffith to lead an
exercise. Ms. Griffith asked
that each committee member pair off with someone unfamiliar, and asked the
groups to search for a common experience, then share that with the rest of
the committee. These
experiences ranged from having houses saved from a recent fire, to eating
exotic foods in foreign countries, to growing up on a dairy farm. After completing the exercise, Ms. Griffith asked the committee to finalize its vision statement. With the help of Sue Muths, the committee wordsmithed the two draft versions until it reached a vision statement that everyone could agree on. Gene Scheel made a motion to accept the vision statement. Val Middleton seconded the motion, and it was unanimously approved by voice vote. The
approved vision statement reads: We
are a friendly community who values and preserves the natural beauty and
lifestyle of a rural environment. We
promote the health, welfare, and safety of our community members.
We appreciate our rich history, traditions, and recreational
opportunities. We plan for
balanced growth to meet the needs and facilities required for all
residents and visitors. A question about alternates was raised by Ron Harmon.
He asked if having one alternate for each committee member was too
many. Noting that it would be
difficult to have smooth meetings if each committee member and each
alternate were to attend, he asked whether a small group of about five
alternates wouldn’t be more efficient.
Douglas Binderup responded that the decision was up to the
committee. He mentioned that
it is up to each committee member to designate an alternate, and stated
that doing so is optional. Because
of this, he did not expect the meetings to become overcrowded.
Committee staff then recirculated the sign-in sheet, and asked that
each committee member who had designated an alternate write the
alternate’s name next to their own so that staff could develop a list of
the alternates. The committee then addressed the minutes of the December 7,
2000 meeting. The committee
made two changes to the minutes. Clark
Anthony then made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected.
Walter Butcher seconded the motion, and it was unanimously approved
by voice vote. The co-chairs then brought up the issue of establishing
credentials for membership on the committee.
Gene Scheel began the conversation by noting that credentials are
often used to exclude people, noting that this occurred more often in the
past than in the present. He
put forth his own ideas on what credentials are needed for committee
membership. “Committee members must be willing to:
work with others;
be non-combative;
lay prejudice aside;
*follow Yuba-Sutter EDC's
“do not” rules; and
put effort into the process. Mr. Scheel then read a section from the handout that Yuba
County and YSEDC had prepared for the first Community Action Plan meeting.
That section reads: The Community Action Planning
grants obtained by the Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
are designed for the following purposes: ü
To
give community members the opportunity to develop a Community Action Plan. ü
To
provide neutral facilitation at planning meetings. ü
To
provide staff to write a professional Community Action Plan document for
each participating community. ü
To
establish a planning process will be driven entirely by members of each
participating community. They
will establish a Planning Committee and sub-committees. ü
The
committee and sub-committee members will be responsible for identifying
the goals and objectives that will make up the Community Action Plan. ü
Once
completed, the community will be able to use the Action Plan to help it
apply for grants to implement its vision. The Community Action Planning
grants obtained by the Yuba-Sutter EDC are NOT designed for the following
purposes: ü
To
become involved in the local community political process. ü
To
make amendments or changes to the Yuba County General Plan. ü
To
become involved in rezoning or land-use issues. ü
To
cause division or dissent in the local community. ü
To
incorporate goals and objectives that do not have strong local support. Mr. Scheel concluded by stating that no one would make the
time commitment to be involved in the Community Action Plan process unless
they cared deeply about the Dobbins/Oregon House community.
Dave Wilson shared a concern with the rest of the committee.
He noted that, although the planning committee is officially not
political, it is quasi-political. This
is because if the community speaks as one through this process, the county
will probably listen. Therefore,
the committee should be directed by people who are strongly committed to
the community, not by anyone who is passing through. Hanns Heick asserted that those who had attended all the
meetings so far are committed to the community. Sue Muths suggested that, if a committee member does not
attend 2 or three meetings, then the committee as a whole should look at
that. Following on this, Ron Harmon made the following motion: Everyone who
has been selected for the committee, who has attended the meetings, and
who is dedicated to the process is qualified to be a member.
However, if a member does not participate in three consecutive
meetings, he or she can be eliminated by the committee as a whole, unless
an alternate has attended in his or her place. The motion was seconded by Clark Anthony, and was unanimously
approved. Dee Garland then asked that the principles read by Gene
Scheel be incorporated into the committee’s code of conduct. The committee then returned to the list of possible goals it
had developed at the November 16, 2000 meeting. YSEDC staff handed out a list of the possible goals.
Each committee member took a few minutes to decide which of the
goals were his or her top five priorities.
Each member was then asked to share their priorities with the rest
of the committee, while staff wrote each goal for all to see.
Each time a committee member mentioned a goal that had already been
listed, that goal was marked with an asterisk.
The following is a prioritized list of goals: 12 mentions:
Community Center, which would include:
Park, Sports fields, Theater, Library, Senior Center, Museum 11 mentions:
Welcome & Historical signs 7 mentions
Public Relations/Tourism Brochure
(Including a website, bulletin board, and community logo) 5 mentions:
Community Beautification (clean burned areas)
Maintain Rural Environment (avoid sprawl) 4 mentions: Maintain
5-acre lots
Convenient transportation to valley for all ages
Town Center (Bank, Donut Shop) 3 mentions:
Better Fire Protections
Bike/Foot Paths 2 mentions:
Better Roads and Access
Encourage Cottage Businesses 1 mention:
Clean Water
Daycare Define the
Community
Drug Free Community New Business During this portion of the meeting, the committee discussed
their thoughts about a website hosted by one of the committee members.
After a few minutes discussion, Sue Muths proposed that the website
issue be on the next meeting’s agenda.
Gene Scheel seconded the motion. Next, the co-chairs mentioned some general house-keeping
items, and the committee established Monday, February 5, 2001 at 6:30PM at
the Lake Francis RV Resort as the day, time, and location of its next
meeting. The co-chairs adjourned the meeting at 9:20 PM. Respectfully submitted by James Connell, Yuba-Sutter Economic
Development Corporation. [*] These state that the Community Action Planning grants obtained by the Yuba-Sutter EDC are NOT designed for the following purposes: To become involved in the local community political process. To make amendments or changes to the Yuba County General Plan. To become involved in rezoning or land-use issues. To cause division or dissent in the local community. To incorporate goals and objectives that do not have strong local support. If
you have any questions regarding the Community Action Planning process,
please contact James Connell at the YSEDC, (530) 751-8555, or John Fleming
at Yuba County, (530) 749-7558. |
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