SAN MIGUEL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Minutes

PO Box 425, San Miguel, CA California, 93451

www.sanmigueladvisorycouncil.org

MEETING TIME & DATE: 7:00 PM – November 18, 2009

LOCATION: COMMUNITY CENTER -

(13^th Street, behind Library)

I. Flag Salute – Mike Sanders

II.  Roll Call – Sharon Brower

ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

GARY DAVIS – CHAIRMAN    Present

DEBBIE LEWIS – VICE-CHAIRMAN     Excused

SHARON BROWER – SECRETARY   Present

TOM BANISH – TREASURER    Excused

DENIS  DEGHER – PUBLIC RELATIONS Present

NOEL CARPENTER – HISTORIAN   Present

MIKE SANDERS – CSD LIAISON    Present

JEAN HOFFMANN – ALTERNATE   Present

III.          MINUTES APPROVAL The October minutes were reviewed.  Sharon Brower noted a misspelled word on page 3, under public reports, first paragraph, line 8 – liar; should be        LiDAR. Minutes approved 5-0 with 2 not present.

IV.         TREASURERS REPORT – Tom Banish not present – no report

V.         COUNCIL REPORTS

A.  Chairman – Gary Davis reported on communication that he has received. 1) The Bicycle Advisory Committee indicated that the River Road bike lanes will be painted as soon as they receive the necessary funding. 2) The San Miguel Ranch Project will come before the Board of Supervisor’s for the final hearing on 12/08/09.  3) A staff report with memo re: the Planning Commission outcome on the Oak regeneration and rangeland monitoring was also received. Mr. Davis asked who had the Pankey mine disc?  Sharon Brower had the disc to return and handed it to Denis Degher at his request.

CSD Liaison -  Mike Sanders states he had a conflicting meeting and was unable to attend the CSD meeting.

Noel Carpenter reported on the meeting that he and Mike Sanders had with Jani Meyers, representative of San Miguel Resource Connection on the Park Issue for San Miguel.  (The SMRC has been involved with Jan DiLeo of the County Parks and Recreation Department in the past.) An attempt to contact Ms DiLeo was unsuccessful as she is out of town until 11/21/09.  A message was left for her to return the call.

Electric Christmas Parade:  Mr. Carpenter also stated that he is heading up a group to place, stand by and pick up the barricades necessary for crowd control.  Kathleen Carpenter is in charge of the Christmas Bazaar which will begin at 2:00 PM and remain open through the parade. The parade is an annual event for the village and is cosponsored by the SMRC, Friends of the San Miguel Library, San Miguel Volunteer Firefighters, San Miguel Lions Club and the Native Sons of the Golden West. Supervisor Frank Mecham is expected to attend.

VI.        PUBLIC REPORTS

CHP/Sheriff – Deputy Sandy Leber of the Sheriff’s Department related that with the Christmas season coming up that a number of calls are due to presents being stolen.  Her recommendation is: DON’T leave gifts where they can be seen through windows, either in your home or car.

CSD – Dale Hamblin, Board Member – Mr. Hamblin informed the meeting that the next meeting is on the 3^rd Thursday (tomorrow night) at 7PM.  The change is due to Thanksgiving.  He reports that the consulting engineer has given a status report on the Water Tank Project and transmission lines.  The CSD is looking at the second phase of the project and sewer management.  The third phase is due May 2010. There is a new mandate from the Water Quality Board in Sacramento which the CSD had to spend funds to get this cleared.           Last month the CSD Board approved the purchase of a structural fire engine at the cost of $312,000.00 from Ferrar Fire Equipment.  The delivery date will be in March or April and it has a diesel engine.  The current fire truck is 31 years old and would not meet the necessary standards in 2013.  The new truck will have all equipment/standards to meet requirements until 2025.

Supervisor’s Office – Vicki Shelby present for Supervisor Mecham.  Office hours for San Miguel this month are on the 19^th , 3:00 – 5:00 PM at CSD offices – 1150 Mission.  If residents want to make an appt. they may call (805) 781-4491.  Ms Shelby stated that Mr. Mecham, Denis Degher and she met to discuss signage for the Mission offramp (going northbound) approach into town. Ms. Shelby has been talking with Ron DiCarli, Director of the SLO Council of Government re: grant funding for the sign.  The SMAC subcommittee will consist of Noel Carpenter, Denis Degher and Mike Sanders.   Ms Shelby requests ideas for possible signs so they can be looked at by January. Discussion ensued re: the Design Plan for San Miguel that was done by the Senior Urban Regional Planning  Class at Cal Poly.

San Miguel Resource Connection – Jean Hoffmann, a Council member who is also a member of the Resource Connection again reiterated the Cal Poly Hands to Health report.

IX.         COUNTY PLANNING REPORT – Elizabeth Kavanaugh gave info on the upcoming:

Tackitt – DRC2009-00013 will come before the Planning Dept.  hearing on Friday, Nov. 20th Staff’s recommendation is to support.                                                                                                                             November 19^{th -} The grading ordinance and horse density per acre comes before the Planning Commission.                                                                                                                               November 17^th – The conservation element was reviewed.                     December 8^th – The San Miguel Ranch project will be on the Board of Supervisor’s agenda.  The Housing element will also be reviewed on that date.

A.  Presentation from the Sheriff’s Department Gang Task Force. Deputy Mike Hoier presented an informative interactive discussion on the signs and apparel of gangs within the North County.  He stated that a gang can consist of three or more individuals who have and show a common sign or symbol. Gangs tend to divide themselves by race. There are 4 known gangs in San Miguel – Surenos, Nortenos; both Hispanic gangs, White Supremists and Motorcycle gangs.  The colors they wear tell of their originating home territory. They may wear red caps and shirts which indicates they are Nortenos, from Northern California, or blue caps and shirts to show they are Surenos, from Southern California.  Often the caps or shirts will have the number 13 on them.  One gang in Paso Robles wears the PR 13 sign.  One of the most visible signs they use is tagging.  This is done to show gang respect, “Power on the streets”.  Deputy Hoier showed different tagging signs found in San Miguel, including one gang tagging on the old jail, next door to this community center. Colleen Enk asked if the tagging means anything.  He said what they paint is usually insignificant, it is usually their moniker.  He pointed out the differences between kids committing vandalism by writing or drawing on walls and gang tagging.  The number 13 is often seen in gang taggings and the design and number indicates which gang “owns”the street. New gang members must go through an initiation which could be by a beating, usually lasting a short time – 13 seconds. The member then says he/she was “jumped in”.   Questions were asked re: how to manage these taggings.  Deputy Hoier said that reporting the incidence; crime or vandalism and painting over the areas as soon as possible is the best plan and he added that the North County Sheriff’s Office has paint available for public use. If the tatting is done on public property the county will repair any damage or paint as necessary. If caught the gang member(s) can be charged.  If the cost of repair is under $400.00 it is a misdemeanor, if over $400.00 it is a felony. If there is enhancement prosecutors are able to ask for more custody time. Once convicted, juveniles are sent to rehabilitation, while adults are incarcerated.  Other criminal actions that gangs are involved in are: battery, assault with a deadly weapon, walk up or drive by shootings.  He added that there was a homicide in Arroyo Grande which was committed by a gang or gang member. Sharon Brower asked about a recent problem at the Elkhorn Bar which Deputy Hoier was familiar with.  He said that incident was the result of someone being angry because of being “86ed” from the premises and not a gang.

He said most of the gangs in San Luis Obispo County have come up from the Los Angeles area.  Some are here as parents try to move their children away from the gang and the trouble in their old neighborhoods.  But there is a saying that “You can move the child from the hood but you can’t remove the hood from the child”, so it is not uncommon for those children to seek a gang or form a gang within a very short period of time “ Gangs respect power on the streets”. Deputy Hoier went on to say that there are 3 multi-generational gangs in San Luis Obispo.  Denis Degher asked if the Crips or Bloods are active in the area?  Deputy Hoier responded that they are not a problem at this time.       Elizabeth Kavanaugh asked what drugs are associated with the gangs. He listed cocaine, “mary jane” (marijuana), methamphetamines, oxycontin and other pain medications. “ They sell drugs to get the money to buy guns for respect on the street”, said Deputy Hoier.                   Accompanying Deputy Hoier, in addition to Sergeant Leber were Deputy Mike Norris and Commander Jason Nefores.  Deputy Hoier; Gang Task Force and Sgt. Leber are out of the San Luis Obispo office while Commander Nefores and Deputy Norris are from the North County Station.

X.         OLD BUSINESS – There is no old business

IX.        NEW BUSINESS – Pankey Mine (?)                                                                                                                        Viborg – Recycle Pit,  “ Does there need to                                                             be a permit?

Mike Sanders had a question, “Why did they repave 101 from the 101 Paso Robles bridge to just before San Marcos and not all the way to San Miguel?

Noel Carpenter made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Gary Davis seconded. All agreed.

Adjourned at 9:00PM

Next meeting on January 27, 2010 at 7:00 PM

January 27,2010 –Minutes approved as read 7-0