From: Carolyn Chaney
To: board@emeraldhills.org
RE:  EHHA Board Meeting,  May25, 2006
Attending:  Carolyn Chaney, Amy French,  Steve Harper, Carole Henley, Steve Hill, Sallie Martin
Absent: Lee Lukehart, Milo Medin, Cheryl McGovern 

Announcements: 
 1)  We discussed the Mangini letter to homeowners and press release.  Carole wrote a letter to our supervisor, Rich Gordon.  Carolyn spoke to Jeremy Dennis, Rich Gordon's aide and Lisa Grote, Director of Community Development, about the letter.  We decided to write a rebuttal to post on our web site and to have available at the county meeting on May 31. 
	Tasks:  Amy will work on the cover letter and Carolyn will do a chart comparing Mangini's interpretation with the current ordinance and proposed design review standards.  Sallie will send out an announcement of the meeting to our e-mail list.
2)  Carolyn said that Jeremy Dennis is working with a UC Extension horticulturalist on the tree ordinance and hopes to have something for us to look at reasonably soon.

The minutes of the April meeting were  approved.
No treasurer's report available.

Mail Items Discussion:  
1)  Pedestrian path on Sylvan/Ferndale:  A homeowner requests to alter the walking path route from across the lot to the side of the lot, in order to situate a new home.  No response is needed by the county; however, Steve wants to check with the homeowner and walk the path.  Amy will research the issue of walking paths in the neighborhood for a future agenda.
2)  Corporate Compliance Center:  deemed to be junk mail.
3)  Customer Satisfaction Survey for Traffic Services: referred to Carolyn's circular file.
 
Committee/DRC Reports:
1) Newsletter was received and appreciated.
2)  Zoning: Sallie and Carolyn met with Lisa Grote to discuss the goals and format of the May 31 county meeting.  Our proposals are being supported by the county, except for one related to review of subdivisions by Design Review; this recommendation is in conflict with state law.  However, Lisa Grote thinks that perhaps one member of the DRC could be assigned to work with the subdivision person at the county to be sure that subdivisions take natural features of the land and tree protections into consideration when subdividing.  Mark Duino, senior planner, has the county report ready to go to the Planning Commission.  A date of July 12 has been tentatively set for this hearing.
3)  Design Review Representative:  no report

Old Business:
1)  720 Paradise Way:  We were reminded that we already voted to support the property owner's petition to change density designation so that the property can be subdivided.  This property meets all of the requirements for subdividing, except the density designation.
2)  A general discussion of the density designations (medium vs. low) was deferred.  Mark Duino will get us some info about the number of lots that might be affected by a change from low to medium density for all lots.
3)  21 Summit:  We saw photos of recent remodels on W. Summit where a one car garage was allowed.  The Board voted to support the homeowner's request for an exception to the two-car covered parking rule; we support his request for one covered and three uncovered off-street parking spaces.

New Business:  Sallie requested that we compile a list of tasks we perform in readiness for our annual meeting.

Next meeting will be Thursday, June 29, 7:15 at Steve Harper's house.