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BRECA Steering Committee Meeting Minutes 10-25-16

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BUTTERFIELD-RIVIERA EAST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

DATE: October 25, 2016
PLACE:  Rancho Cordova Library, 9845 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, California
MEETING TYPE:  BRECA Steering Committee Meeting

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Lori Christensen
Bonnie Domeny
Jay Domeny
Rene Hamlin
Jim Morgan
Andrea White

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT
Kelly Cohen
Gay Jones
Lynda Hammitt

  1. Call to Order by Chair Rene Hamlin

  2. Minutes of September 27, 2016
    The draft minutes were amended to reflect the fact that Gay Jones was not at the September 2016 meeting.  Andrea White made a motion to adopt the amended draft minutes for September 27, 2016.  Lori Christensen seconded the motion.  The motion was approved with 5 votes in favor and 1 abstention.
  1. Reports

    1. Treasurer’s Report
      Andrea White, treasurer, noted that the item “retained earnings” on the equity sheet is actually the balance of all years back to 2013.  She reported that the balance in the BRECA checking account is $4,848.58.  It was agreed that the Budget Committee would meet in early December.
    2. CORPAC
      Carmen Mitchell reported that there was no Cordova Community Planning and Advisory Council (CORPAC) meeting this month.
  1. Old Business

    1. Notice Of Preparation for the Butterfield Station NMP/SPA
      Jim Morgan gave a summary of the situation regarding the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Butterfield Station Neighborhood Master Plan/Special Planning Area (NMP/SPA).  He stated that the NOP is required for preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report under California law.  What the Butterfield Station NMP/SPA is about is not entirely clear, because the document is still in draft form and has not been released to the public.  According to the Project Manager, Tim Kohaya, it should be ready in 3 or 4 months.  It is likely to have some similarity to a Butterfield Station Special Planning Area document released to the public in 2009.  The general purpose of this document was to increase ridership on Light Rail by constructing high density residential and mixed use projects in the vicinity of the Butterfield Station.  Jim distributed a handout from the NOP that showed the NMP/SPA area and the proposed densities.  BRECA’s critical concerns are that, in a suburban environment, higher density means lower income, increased traffic, and other problems.  BRECA formed a committee at the last Steering Committee meeting to comment on the recent NOP.  The committee submitted a letter to the County.  The first point made in the letter was that the County had the cart in front of the horse, i.e. the Butterfield Station NMP/SPA should be finalized and released to the public well before the NOP.

      About the same time, the County had sent the NOP document to CORPAC.  On behalf of CORPAC, Gay Jones had requested an extension on the comment period.  The County responded to Gay that they were putting the NOP on hold for 4 or 5 months, while they “reconnect” with stakeholders, including CORPAC and BRECA.

    2. By-Laws Review Committee
      Jim Morgan proposed, and it was agreed, to postpone discussion of the By-Laws due to the absence of some Steering Committee members.  Rene Hamlin stated that the By-Laws Review Committee would take all the input received and prepare a final version of the draft By-Laws.
    3. Invasive Plant Removal
      Rene Hamlin stated that Gay Jones wants to get a group together to work with the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency on the areas of the American River Parkway adjacent to the BRECA area that have problems with invasive plants following the levee raise work.  It was agreed to form a committee to work on this.  Kelly Cohen, Gay Jones, Bonnie Domeny, Melissa Schuler, Carmen Mitchell, and Jim Morgan are to be on the committee.
    4. Newsletter
      Jim Morgan stated that the Newsletter has been delayed due to the time needed to respond to the NOP for the Butterfield Station NMP/SPA (see item 4a, above).  The Newsletter is now scheduled to come out after the general election.  Rene Hamlin stated that she wants to see the Newsletter circulated to the Steering Committee prior to publication.  This was agreed to.
    5. Old Business From the Floor
      Bonnie Domeny stated that California American Water (Cal Am) is to make a presentation before the Rancho Cordova City Council on November 7, 2016.  We may want to have some people attend.  There was discussion about having Cal Am make a presentation to BRECA.  Those who had been at the Cal Am presentation to BRECA several years ago stated that it was not really helpful, and no action was taken.
  1. New Business
    1. Outreach Committee
      It was agreed that Andrea White, Lori Christensen, Bonnie Domeny, and Lynda Hammitt would be the Outreach Committee.
    2. December BRECA Meeting
      It was noted that the December BRECA meeting will be on the 3rd Tuesday, December 20.  There will be a short agenda, and food will be brought.  Andrea White noted that there is a $50 budget for the December meeting.
    3. Community Concerns
      It was discussed that people from the community do not generally come to BRECA Steering Committee meetings.  Although people discuss concerns on Nextdoor, they generally do not bring the concerns to BRECA meetings, where something could be done about the concerns.  It was suggested that we do some success stories in the Newsletter.
    4. New Business From the Floor
      Bonnie Domeny stated that she had received a notification of an application for a Use Permit for a tattoo and piercing shop at 9653 Folsom Blvd.  She stated that she was going to write a letter to the County and would like BRECA to do likewise.  Rene Hamlin stated that the quality of stores along Folsom Blvd. is going down, and that is not the right direction for the community.  Bonnie Domeny made a motion that “BRECA write a letter in opposition to the request for a Minor Use Permit for Mike Carter’s In-2-Skin Tattoo and Piercing at 9653 Folsom Blvd.”  Lori Christensen seconded the motion.  The motion was approved unanimously.  It was agreed that Bonnie would draft the BRECA letter and circulate it to the Steering Committee for review and approval.
  1. Meeting adjourned.

The next meeting will be a Steering Committee Meeting on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Rancho Cordova Library.

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