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Meeting Agenda 11/21/2019

AGENDA

Trapper Creek Community Council

Trapper Creek Community Center, Milepost 115.2 George Parks Highway, turn left on E. TC Park Circle.

Teleconference is available: Locally dial 373-2663 / Participant Code 991090 or dial 907-622-2663 if not in local area.

Regular Meeting6:30 PMThursday, November 21, 2019

 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Determination of Quorum
  3. Board Members in Attendance
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Minutes of October Regular Meeting
  6. Borough Assembly Report
  7. Treasurer Report
  8. Community Assistance Program/CAP Grants
    1. FY2018
      • Trapper Creek Volunteer Fire Department
      • Trapper Creek Park & Cemetery
      • Trapper Creek Community Council
      • Upper Susitna Food Pantry Operations
    2. FY2019
      • Neighborhood Watch Grant
  9. Committee Reports:
    1. TCCSA Water Committee
    2. Volunteer Fire Department Committee
  10. Correspondence / Current Mail
  11. Public Forum:
  12. Unfinished Business:
    1. Mat-Su Community Councils for Public Safety (MSCCPS) Update
    2. TCCC Board upcoming Elections
  13. New Business:
  14. Date of Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, December 19, 2019
  15. Adjournment

 

Contributions of no more than $50 per member per year are accepted to meet the costs of our operations.

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Meeting Minutes 10/17/2019

MINUTES

TRAPPER CREEK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Trapper Creek Community Center, Milepost 115.2 George Parks Highway. Turn left on E. TC Park Circle.

?Teleconference: Locally dial 373-2663 / Participant Code 991090 or dial 907-622-2663 if not in local area

Regular Meeting, 6:30 PM, Thursday, October 17, 2019

 

  1. Meeting called to order 6:40pm.
  2. Board Members in Attendance: Glenka, Grelson and Morrill.? Members: Chrystal Mayer
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Reading and approval of Regular September Meeting minutes
  5. Borough Assembly Report, Tam Boeve, District 7: No report
  6. Treasurer?s Report: Current activity: None. Disbursements: None.? Deposits: None. Dividends: Checking: .18, Savings: .01. Checking: $4,153.35, Savings: $25.42 = $4,178.77.
  7. Revenue Sharing/Community Assistance Program (CAP) Grant Project Updates:
  8. FY2018:

 

  • Trapper Creek Volunteer Fire Dept (TCVFD): CAP: $1,000.00. Chrystal Mayer. $50.00 for QuickBooks purchase.? $495.00 remaining
  • TCCSA Operating ? CAP: $10,000.00. August 15-October 17 expenditures: $1,124.59. Remaining: $7,488.52
  • Trapper Creek Community Council (TCCC): CAP: $1,000.00. No current expenditures.? Remaining: $975.00
  • Upper Susitna Food Pantry Operations: CAP: $3,789.00. Current expenditures: $172.00. Remaining: $3,005.85.

Currently 16 Trapper Creek families enrolled in the Second Access Program. USFPO sending 12 weekend food bags home through TC Elementary School and 70-75 bags went home from the Upper Susitna Food Pantry.? The McKinley Fire caused the pantry numbers to skyrocket and will continue to see numbers rise as winter sets in.

  1. FY2019:
  • Neighborhood Watch Grant- Grant: $2,941.17. No current expenditures.? Remaining: $2,741.17

IX.? ? Committee Reports:

TCCSA Water Committee: Contract was awarded to KAE, Inc., for Design Building Services. KAE was the only bidder; therefore no Proposal Evaluation Committee (PEC) was needed. KAE met the protocol for scoring and Procurement assured insurance, bond and timetable were provided to the Water Committee.? Contract was issued for $274,995.00. There is no scheduled meeting at this time. TCCSA Water Committee will continue to update TCCC

 

Volunteer Fire Department Committee(TCFVD):? Chrystal Mayer, Secretary:

TCVFD Treasurer Report: CAP funds: $1,000.00 Expenditures: $50.00, QuickBooks purchase.? Insurance was procured for taking of Basic Fire Fighter class. $495.00 CAP funds remaining.? Checking: $6313.09, Savings: $500.00. Total: $6813.09

 

  1. Correspondence/Current Mail:? Received email from Ron Lurk concerning continued snow machine trail grooming this season. Information on requesting 2019 Community Assistance Program (CAP) funds was given.

All mail was read at meeting, and/or previously emailed to the membership and/or posted at the TC Post Office

  1. Public Forum: None
  2. Unfinished Business:
  3. Mat-Su Community Councils for Public Safety (MSCCPS) update:? ? October meeting had to be cancelled due to Capt. April?s being out of Alaska
  4. New Business:
  5. Three (3) TCCC Board members with one (1) year terms are at an end.? Review of TCCC Board ?Accepting Applications? letter. Application packets will be made available at the TC Post Office shortly with submission deadline dates as well as voting dates
  6. Date of next meeting: scheduled for Thursday,November 21, 2019, 6:30 pm.
  7. Meeting adjourned: at 7:25pm

 

(Minutes taken by Council Secretary, Janet Grelson)

 

Meeting Agenda 10/21/2019

AGENDA

Trapper Creek Community Council

Trapper Creek Community Center, Milepost 115.2 George Parks Highway, turn left on E. TC Park Circle.

Teleconference is available: Locally dial 373-2663 / Participant Code 991090 or dial 907-622-2663 if not in local area.

Regular Meeting

6:30 PM?

Thursday, October 17, 2019

 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Determination of Quorum
  3. Board Members in Attendance
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Minutes of September Regular Meeting
  6. Borough Assembly Report
  7. Treasurer Report
  8. Community Assistance Program/CAP Grants
    1. FY2018
      • Trapper Creek Volunteer Fire Department
      • Trapper Creek Park & Cemetery
      • Trapper Creek Community Council
      • Upper Susitna Food Pantry Operations
    2. FY2019
      • Neighborhood Watch Grant
  9. Committee Reports:
    1. TCCSA Water Committee
    2. Volunteer Fire Department Committee
  10. Correspondence / Current Mail
  11. Public Forum:
  12. Unfinished Business:
    1. Mat-Su Community Councils for Public Safety (MSCCPS) Update
    2. Neighborhood Watch report from public meetings
  13. New Business:
  14. Date of Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, November 21, 2019
  15. Adjournment

 

Contributions of no more than $50 per member per year are accepted to meet the costs of our operations.

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Meeting Minutes 09/19/2019

MINUTES

TRAPPER CREEK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Trapper Creek Community Center, Milepost 115.2 George Parks Highway. Turn left on E. TC Park Circle.

?Teleconference: Locally dial 373-2663 / Participant Code 991090 or dial 907-622-2663 if not in local area

Regular Meeting, 6:30 PM, Thursday, September 19, 2019

 

  1. Meeting called to order 6:38 pm. Posted within fourteen days of said meeting.
  2. Determination of Quorum
  3. Board Members in Attendance: Ritenburgh, Miller, and Grelson. ? Members: Sheila Storrs, Chrystal Mayer, Debbie Garrett, Donna Massey, Nancy Morgan, Jason Garrett, Joe Walker, Joan Medbury, Ray Medbury, Dawn Jones, Bill Stearns, George Faerber.? Special Guests: Mat-Su Borough Mayor Vern Halter, Assembly Representative Tam Boeve
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Reading and approval of Regular August Meeting minutes
  6. Borough Assembly Report:

Tam Boeve, District 7: Follow up on Malaspina Fire- cause was lightening.? No discussion at 8/20/19 MSB Assembly meeting of 2% Sales tax or change in current term limits from two (2) to (1) terms. Items will not be added to November 5, 2019 ballot. November ballot is a school board seat-Jeff Taylor, running unopposed. Follow up on rebate of 2020 Property taxes-it will not be an option. No update on JA International (a group of companies) possible timber harvest for export

  1. Treasurer?s Report: No report
  2. Revenue Sharing/CAP Grant Project Updates:
  3. FY2018:
  4. FY2019:
  • Trapper Creek Volunteer Fire Dept (TCVFD): $1,000.00. Chrystal Mayer.? $455.00 for grant writing class.? $545.00 remaining
  • TCCSA Operating – $10,000.00.? No report
  • Trapper Creek Community Council (TCCC): $1,000.00.? No report
  • Upper Susitna Food Pantry Operations: $3,789.00. No report
  • Neighborhood Watch Grant-$2,941.17.? No report

IX.? ? Committee Reports:

TCCSA Water Committee: Dave updated that there was an issue with the bid process and it went back out for bid. There is no scheduled meeting at this time. TCCSA Water Committee will continue to update TCCC.

Volunteer Fire Department Committee(TCFVD):? Chrystal Mayer, Secretary: Chrystal and Debbie Garrett (Treasurer) took a grant writing class in July. Chrystal also took a grant management class in August and a FEMA grant management class in September.

Donations of gear were received from Butte Fire Department. Also received a cascade compressor to fill breathing air bottles from the Mat Su Borough.

A $2,678.32 Greater Houston Foundation Grant (GHFG) was received on August 8. Houston Fire Department donated a slide-in unit to help with fire mitigation, but don?t yet have a truck to put it into.

TCVFD Treasurer Report: CAP funds: $1,000.00 Expenditures: $455.00, grant writing class. Checking: $6363.09 ($545.00-CAP$, $2,678.32-GHFG); Savings: $500.00. Total $6,863.09.

Continuing the search for engines, tenders and property for a station

  1. Correspondence/Current Mail:

All mail was read at meeting, and/or previously emailed to the membership and/or posted at the TC Post Office

  1. Public Forum: None
  2. Unfinished Business:
  3. Mat-Su Community? Councils for Public Safety (MSCCPS) update:? ?No report from the August 21, 2019
  4. Neighborhood Watch Grant:? No report
  5. New Business:
    1. Mayor Vern Halter ?Mayoral Proclamation in recognition of Joan Medbury?s dedicated service to the community through her work with the Road Service Association (RSA) Board and the Trapper Creek Community Council. Refreshments and cake were then enjoyed during a 15 minute break
    2. Request of TCCC Letter of Support for Purple Heart Trail Designation:

Letter received from the Commander John Knott of the State of Alaska Military Order of the Purple Heart, a non-profit/501(c)19- military veteran?s service organization.? Chapters are located in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Soldotna, and membership is solely comprised of wounded combat veterans and Purple Heart recipients. Commander Knott is requesting a letter of support from Council in an effort to designate the portion of the George Parks Highway from Fairbanks to Wasilla a Purple Heart Trail, which would then become part of a larger Purple Heart Highway

A motion was made by Miller to issue a letter of support from Council for the designation of a Purple Heart Trail from Fairbanks to Wasilla. Motion seconded by Ritenburgh. All in favor, none opposed. Motion carries

  1. Date of next meeting scheduled for Thursday,November 21, 2019, 6:30 pm.
  2. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm

 

(Minutes taken by Council Secretary, Janet Grelson)