CTRA Board of Directors Meeting 3/4/05

Meeting called to order at 2:30 by President Kathy Durham. In attendance: Holly Welstein, Alexandra McFarland, Erika Enos, Paula Sandas, Paul Garrett, Kathy Durham, Betsy Friebel, Margaret Miller. Absent: Chuck Malone.

Minutes from the 2/4/05 meeting were accepted.

BOARD PRIORITIES/MAJOR DISCUSSION ITEMS

Annual Meeting: We will notify residents of the 10:00 am, March 19 meeting with flyers delivered this weekend. The slate of officers will be printed on the back. At the meeting Kathy will give a brief State of the Terrace presentation and the keynote speakers will be City Manager Frank Benest and either Vic Ojakian or Bern Beecham who will discuss the city budget. The board discussed surveying residents at the meeting, since our last general survey was in 2003. Because there isn't sufficient time to write a new survey before March 19, the board decided to pass this job on to the incoming board with the aim of conducting a neighborhood survey in the next few months.

Mayfield Agreement: The City Council will consider the Mayfield agreement on April 4. Although the agreement is already written, there is still fine-tuning going on. Kathy reported that next week representatives from Stanford, SRP and city staff will meet to address concerns regarding height limits on buildings on California Ave. Paul is advocating a weather balloon display to help visualize the various heights proposed. A task force including John Cicarelli, John Mark Agosta, Kathy, Steve Norgaard and others is working to formulate a position paper regarding neighborhood concerns about traffic and compatability. Erika reported on another group of concerned CT residents, led by Fred Balin, that is planning to present a more direct letter to city council which will request that the zoning allowed on the California Ave. parcel be limited to 1 tier each of R-1, R-15 and R-30.

OFFICERS' REPORTS

Secretary: Holly noted that the Nominating Committee has identified candidates for all open board positions. There will be a brief informational meeting at her house on March 15 for the nominated individuals to learn about the board and the duties of each position. Susan Rosenberg will represent the Nominating Committee at the Annual Meeting.

Treasurer: Paula has not yet received the books from Chuck and Donna. She will do so this week since it is necessary to reconcile accounts and prepare a budget prior to the annual meeting.

Social Coordinator: Margaret reported by email that Cameron Park renovations are scheduled for late August or early September, with the plan to finish before the rainy season. The board is leaning toward holding the April 23 picnic at Werry Park. A decision will be made prior to, and announced at, the Annual Meeting.

Communication Director: Betsy will delay the newsletter until April. It will announce the Spring Picnic and include an article by Paula on the CT Library Working Group.

Government/University Observers: The City Council will review the Zoning Ordinance Update of R-1 zoning at their March 14 meeting. Betsy will put a link to the staff report in the next e-news.

Paula Sandas will attend the Storm Drain Forum that CTRA is co-sponsoring on March 10.

The planned meeting of the Parking Permit Task Force was cancelled and Alexandra will try again in April.

Erika reported on an Emergency Water Storage focus group that she attended. The city needs to site more storage reservoirs and retrofit or drill new emergency wells. The focus group was a preliminary meeting to get public input.

NEXT MEETING: The next meeting is tentatively set for Friday, April 1 at 2:30 at Kathy's home. However, after the new board is elected at the March 19 annual meeting, the meeting date and time may be changed to accomodate new board members' schedules. In this case, the board will be notified by email.

Respectfully submitted by Holly Welstein, Secretary.