SPRING CREEK REGION COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA, INC.

Minutes 

January 13, 2010 6:00 p.m.

Spring Creek Association Conference Room

Called to Order – 6:10 p.m.

Attendance: Jill Wilkinson, Ken Wilkinson, Karen Smith, Doug Clarke, Tina Mudd-Nevada Department of Agriculture; Ryan Shane – Nevada Division of Forestry; Don Coburn- Spring Creek Association; Mary Winter- Spring Creek Association

Approval of November 12, 2009 minutes- Doug Clarke moved to accept the minutes as presented, Karen Smith seconded. Passed unanimously

Financial Report- Karen Smith reported our current balance $4068.03

Doug moved to accept our financial report as submitted. Ken seconded. Passed unanimously

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Spring Creek Journal Winter 2009 great article. Thank you Karen

Nevada Department of Agriculture – year end report was submitted on time. Thank you Jill

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Don Coburn from SCA thinks public does not read the SCA Journal.

It was suggested that readers could be prompted to take an “online” quiz then their name would be entered into a drawing.

Ryan Shane from NDF inquired about State Wide Weed Point data collection. Tina Mudd from NDOA said there is a new program with Kim Willy (?)  Ryan said SCRCWMA data could be transferred to the statewide site.

Jill asked about Don Coburn’s spray points.  Don needs a GPS unit. Weed group will give him one if SCA is unable to.

Ryan Shane is mapping the marina for a project he is working on with SCA.

NEW BUSINESS:

None

OLD BUSINESS:

Discussion/Approval - Grant funding for 2010: Tina Mudd said 2 funding sources are coming. USFS Private Forestry and CWMA support grants.  RFP will be sent out by the end of January, 2010.  Notification of awards will be posted within 30 days of application deadline.

Tina will send us the new matching guidelines. She is willing to help us with CIPM grant application too.

CWMA Support Grant ideas: new computer for group, Arc View License, website fees, billboard for education, kiosks.  The money from this grant can be used toward salary too.

Jill Wilkinson, Mary Winter, and Ryan Shane will work on the grants together.

Discussion/Approval - 2010 Work Plan: Several revisions were suggested to the work plan and can be found on the 3^rd draft attached. Jill moved to revise the 2010 work plan, Doug seconded. Passed unanimously

Other comments about the work plan:

Tina will send us templates or sample so power points that we can edit to meet local needs.

Mary Winter said SCA closed campgrounds 1-8 for a few years so leafy spurge can be controlled and area reseeded. Other campsites will be cleaned up and restored to inviting condition.

Mary Winter said Spring Creek Association will spray road right of ways.

Mary Winter spoke with Elko County Planning Department regarding enforcing utility companies to reseed road right of ways after they dig in Spring Creek Area. Nothing has been resolved yet.

OLD BUSINESS:

None

ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:

Approval of  2010 Work Plan

Review of grant applications if applicable

NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME:

February 18, 2010 6p.m. Spring Creek Association Conference Room

ADJOURN:

Doug moved to adjourn the meeting. Ken seconded. Passed unanimously to adjourn 7:35 p.m.