SAN MIGUEL ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA
PO Box 425, San Miguel, California, 93451

MEETING TIME & DATE: 7:00 PM – MARCH 26, 2008
LOCATION: COMMUNITY CENTER – (13th Street and the alley)

ADVISORY COUNCIL
DENIS DEGHER – CHAIR
SCOTT YOUNG – VICE CHAIR
BETTY CAZALY – SECRETARY
TOM BANISH – TREASURER
STEVE McHARRIS – PUBLIC RELATIONS
NOEL CARPENTER – HISTORIAN
MIKE SANDERS – MEMBER
KIRK AWALT – ALTERNATE
MARTI JOHNSON – ALTERNATE

AGENDA
1. Flag Salute
2. Roll Call
3. Minutes Approval
4. Treasurer’s Report
5. Chair’s Report:
6. Public Reports
a. CHP and or Sheriff
b. CSD
c. Supervisors Office
d. San Miguel Ranch
e. Community Service Organizations (3-5 min per organization)
7. Public Comments (3 minutes)
8. Old Business:
a. Bylaws update
9. New Business and Referrals:

Adjournment 9 PM Next Meeting: APRIL 23, 2008

SAN MIGUEL ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA DRAFT MINUTES
PO Box 425, San Miguel, California, 93451

MEETING TIME & DATE: 7:00 PM – MARCH 26, 2008
LOCATION: COMMUNITY CENTER – (13th Street and the alley)

1. Flag Salute
2. Roll Call
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT
DENIS DEGHER – CHAIR
SCOTT YOUNG – VICE CHAIR
STEVE McHARRIS – PUBLIC RELATIONS
NOEL CARPENTER – HISTORIAN
BETTY CAZALY – SECRETARY
TOM BANISH – TREASURER

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT
MIKE SANDERS – MEMBER
MARTI JOHNSON – ALTERNATE (EXCUSED)
KIRK AWALT – ALTERNATE
3. Minutes Approval: Council Member Carpenter moved to approve. Second by Chair Degher. Approved as submitted 6-0 vote.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Council Member Banish reported in receipt of a $1,000 check for a new balance of $1,601.10.
5. Chair’s Report: Pehl Mine being delayed to August or September Planning Commission. There is now a 4th and a 5th mine being processed by the County.
6. Public Reports
a. Sheriff: No Report.
b. CSD Report: None. Council Member Young reported that past month’s trash collection was successful and the next trash pick-up would be in two months. Chipping and brush removal was available and donations are accepted.
c. Supervisors Office: No Report.
Mr. Steve Frank (Mission Street Project Manager) stated that he had stained the street benches; Supervisor Ovitt directed the CSD to maintain the street facilities (clean-up, stain benches, landscaping, etc); Streets were swept for 3 hours; CSD will not pick up trash from any street trash cans; There are funds available to purchase trash cans if business owners agree to maintain them; 13th and 14th Street lights to be installed this week; Supervisor Ovitt denied a request to move the existing Mission Road bus stop to a side street; the 48-inch storm drain project will start construction in mid-April; Banner poles have been placed at Mission Road and 11th Street; Narrow portion of River Road is budgeted for 2009 – 2010 construction work; and Mike Britton will be replacing Steve Frank for all San Miguel Public Works projects.
Mike Britton reported on : River Road curve widening ready for summer of 2009 construction; new streetscape recently installed does not match the first phase due to coordination/communication problems with the Planning Department.
d. San Miguel Ranch: No Report.
e. Community Service Organizations: San Miguel Resource Connection reported of an after school program, and a May 5th open house at Camp Roberts. Native Sons of the Golden West, Craig Rambo requested Council support for a new California Highway Patrol (CHP) fees being assessed for the Sagebrush Days and Christmas Holiday parades on Mission Road. Mike Britton stated that he will coordinate the issue with Supervisor Ovitt’s Office. Council member Young motioned to send a letter of support in waiving the fees or providing assistance to allow the parades to operate at no cost to the Sons of the Golden West. Council Member McHarris Seconded the motion. Motion approved on a 6 – 0 vote.
7. Public Comments: Fred Thacker made a lengthy statement regarding lack of CSD, Fire personnel, and past SMAC Council Member attendance due to the new Council all residing on the west side of U.S. Highway 101, and that three or four members have their own agenda. When these individuals were asked to attend, their response was not “no” but “hell no”. Mr. Thacker stated the Council had repeatedly asked questions about the fire station site at the San Miguel Ranch. Council Member Carpenter stated that the election process included nominations and a public vote, and that he has tried not to make an issue of the San Miguel Ranch. Council Member Degher stated that there is a certain element in this community that doesn’t necessarily see the world in the old terms that a lot of the people in this community have seen it in. They think maybe there is global warming and other issues that need to be dealt with that may be impacted by smart growth and sustainable building practices, and if this Council is guilty of looking forward, he is sorry, the Council is guilty. But the Council is not going to live in the past, and if the people Fred Thacker mentioned don’t like it, they should attend the Council meetings or they should try find someone else to attend. Council Member McHarris stated that his only issue that he has had to repeatedly bring up prior to serving on the Council and while serving on the Council is the San Miguel Ranch developer’s statements that his project would provide maintenance of a number of public facilities and amenities at absolutely no cost to the San Miguel area residents within and outside of the San Miguel CSD. He further stated that he did not believe that it would be fair or legal for the Home Owner’s Association of that project to be saddled with 100 percent of the maintenance costs. He has asked the developer, the developer’s representative, the CSD and the County how these public facilities will be maintained at no cost to the public. Council Member Cazaly stated that she asked the developer who would be paying for the maintenance of these public features and was told that the project homeowners would not be paying for the maintenance and that the project Home Owner’s Association would be paying for the maintenance..
8. Old Business:
Bylaws update: The final draft bylaws were discussed by the Council. Public comments were received by Fred Thacker. A few questions were asked by other public members. The Council then reviewed each and every change of the bylaws with the public. Each item was carefully read aloud and clarified.
Council Member McHarris made a motion to approve the final draft bylaws as publicly reviewed and amended this evening. Chair Degher seconded the motion. The motion was approved on a 6 – 0 vote.
8. New Business & Referrals: None.

Adjournment 9:25PM