Port Ludlow Trails & Natural Resources
Committee Meeting Minutes
October
November
December
TRAILS
MEETING SEPT. 6, 2011 BAY
CLUB
ATTENDEES
Larry Scott – Chair, Tom
Satterlee, Dean Morgan, Larry
Nobles, Stan Gustin,
Chris Whitehurst
Meeting called to order by Larry Scott. The agenda was approved as
submitted. The minutes of the last meeting were approved.
Tom Satterlee provided the 2011 Trails Budget
vs. Actuals to 6/30/11. A copy will be given to Soozie
Darrow.
Chris Whitehurst submitted $21 from sales of maps. This brings the Y.T.D.
to $102.
Larry Scott noted that we have a new steward for the Dunsmuir Section.
His name is Mike Blair. A new sign will be added at the junction of Dunsmuir
and Highland Drive and will provide direction to the golf course, connecting to
Niblicks trail.
Timberton Loop- New signage at viewpoint bench turnout has been
added. Trails received approval to explore a connection from the picnic table
to rock 12. Extensive work was done on the drainage problem near rock 21. Work
parties repaired and added culverts and placed 9 tons of gravel on this portion
of the trail. PLA donated the first four tons of rock. The cost to the Trails
committee was $87.
A written request was sent to LMC re a potential spur to Drew Lane.
Larry Nobles reported that Kehele Park trail is
now in good shape.
Gravel has been added to the
entries at upper and lower Rainier by Jack Riggen. The trail is now in
good shape. Two locations have been approved for access to the Rainer Loop.
Olympic Terrace has been flagged. Chris Whitehurst recommended an
adjustment to make it into a loop. This was passed.
Bird estuary/sanctuary has been approved by SBCA. Trails will flag this route.
The October meeting for Trails is cancelled, as many
members will be unavailable.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday November 1,
2011 at the Bay Club.
Larry provided Liability releases for Doug Huber and
David Bobanick as well as correspondence between
Trails and LMC/Greenbelt Committee. This information will be given to Soozie Darrow for safekeeping.
The Trails meeting was then adjourned.
Minutes scribe: Stan Gustin
Addendum from Jack Manning,
Natural Resources:
Using the previous style
of notification (using the Voice) with the addition of e-mails
to the hiking and trails membership for the Scotch Broom Sweep, increased the participation by at least 33%.
With the additional participation I added areas that were in dire need of broom
removal, i.e. the hillside behind PLA offices and the parking areas of same. PLA also provided some assistance.
We were fairly
successful but not enough time was allowed for removal of the cut material That is mostly done except for a few areas.
It will be removed. (One benefit is that the material is
much lighter after it dries.)
The Tansy Ragwort effort was quite
frustrating. Rather than picking one particular bad area such as Timberton Trail, I sent pleas to our Hiking and Trails
membership for help. We had a good effort but the proliferation of Tansy
this year overshadowed our success. It is notable that last year we used
the technique of removing and trashing the flowering heads and not pulling the
plant on Timberton. So far our success with the
method was a very noticeable success. I'll plan a similar technique next
year and try to alert the community for more assistance.
I plan the bird
house cleaning and evaluation for October.
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Port Ludlow Trails/Natural Resources Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Larry Scott, Tom Satterlee, Jack Manning, Rocky Young, Dick Ullmann, John Bonderson, Stan Gustin, Skip Rasmussen, Doug Huber and Soozie
Darrow.
The
dayÕs agenda and the minutes of the July 5, 2011 meeting were approved.
Sub-committee
Reports:
Finance: Treasurer Tom Satterlee reported the
operating funds at $3341 and reserve fund $6349. Map sales turned in totaled
$12 and Natural Resources brochure $18.
Natural Resources: Jack Manning reported on the Scots Broom Cut held on
July 26. The 31 workers cut so much Broom that there is still a lot left to be hauled away. The next project is cutting the
heads off of Tansy Ragwort within the village. Rather than having a special
Ragwort Rally, we are asking walkers, hikers, or any other residents to go out
individually, or with a self-determined group, with large black garbage bags
and pruners and cut off the blooms/soon to be blooms of any Tansys
you can find within the next two weeks. We have determined that this off-with-their-heads
approach works better, or just as well, than pulling the plant out by the roots
and is much easier. The bag of ÒheadsÓ should then go in the household garbage,
not with yard waste.
Stewards: All are quietly at work.
Trail
Status:
Interpretive Trail: The Native Plant Garden at the entrance was freshly
chipped, clipped and weeded by a work crew for the Garden Tour, which was held
on Aug. 13.
Timberton: Steward John Bonderson
reported that the mud problems are still prevalent. Larry Scott mowed the grass
parts. It was suggested that hikers take an out and back approach from #1-12
since the beaver pond area mud is not as much of a problem as that between
#19-21. The new View Point sign has been placed near #13 to the new picnic
table. Stan Gustin made a motion that the chips be
removed and drainage improved in the #19-21 area as soon as possible. The
motion was seconded and passed.
Stan
also suggested that we look into clearing trail directly from #12 to the new View
Point, thus making a loop available.
Around the Bay Trail: In good condition.
Picnic Point: Jack Manning has observed people actually using this Point
for picnics! He
agreed to
put RoundUp around the fieldstones under the benches.
Rainier: The gravel, which was delivered for the entrances, still needs
to be spread.
Olympic Terrace: Larry Scott is looking in to making this a loop. Will
talk with PLA.
Beach Loop: Brian Belmont has identified an exit. He will present it to
the LMC
Operations Committee.
Talbot/Upper Rainier: Renewed request based on community response.
Rainier Loop access trails: Camano and Cressy Lns. accesses have been approved.
Oak Bay: Renegotiating shortened route from Swansonville
Rd. to Baldwin.
Old
Business: No
discussion.
New
Business: No
new business.
Goals/Priorities:
Finalize long-range plans
Implement new trail development
Next Meeting: Sept. 6, 9:00 a.m. at the Bay Club.
Respectfully
submitted by: Soozie Darrow, scribe
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Port Ludlow Trails/Natural Resources Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Larry Scott, Dick Ullman, Jack Manning, Tom Satterlee, Stan Gustin, John Bonderson, Chris Whitehurst, Dan Darrow, Doris Monti, Larry Nobles, Patty Patterson and Soozie Darrow.
The dayÕs agenda and the minutes of the June 7, 2011 meeting were approved.
Sub-committee Reports:
Finance: Treasurer Tom Satterlee reported a working balance of $3410 remaining from revenue of $4031. The reserve amount remains at $6,349.
Maps: $20 was received from trail map sales. Chris Whitehurst reported that we have only a few maps remaining. More will be printed after revisions have been completed.
Natural Resources: The Scots Broom Cut and Paint gala will be Tuesday, July 26. Two bottles of RoundUp concentrate are currently on hand and will be divided into small containers for the painters. The Tansy Ragwort Head-cutting/bagging will be Tuesday, August 9. A separate notice will be sent out as a reminder to all Trails/NRC devotees.
Patty Patterson presented information regarding partnering with the Garden Club. The suggested listing of duties for a new coordinator of care and feeding of the native plant garden at the entrance to the Interpretive Trail will be presented to the Garden Club. Patty is looking forward to retiring.
Stewards: All trails are currently supervised by stewards.
Trails Status:
Interpretive Trail: The native plant garden at the entrance is planned to be on the Garden Tour on Wednesday, July 13. A work party is planned for Thursday, July 7 to chip and weed whack in preparation for the tour. The Port Ludlow Garden Club is donating the cost of a professional weeding person, as well as one-half the cost of a weed-suppressing mat, which is advertised to work for 10 years. The new watering system is working well, but more soaker hoses are needed. Larry Nobles offered to donate a hose.
Timberton Loop: The trail is still very muddy in the area between rocks #9 and 10 as well as between rocks #20 and 21. Boots are advisable. WeÕre waiting for August to dry these areas. Usable advice rather than complaints happily accepted in curing this problem. Most of the numbered and lettered rocks have been repainted. The trail was weed whacked recently.
Around the Bay Trail: The signposts have been weed whacked. The numbers need to be repainted.
WardÕs Walk: To be weed whacked.
Rainier: Gravel for the entrances has been delivered and will be spread soon.
Old Business:
Teal Lake Loop: Since ORM rescinded permission for this trail to loop around the lake on the east side, DNR was asked and has given permission to explore for a potential loop route using their property to the west. Recent exploration of the area has, however, discovered that the underbrush in three different alternatives is too dense to make this feasible at this time.
All other proposed trails are still being reviewed by LMC. Larry Scott will be meeting with the LMC workshop on July 14 for further discussion.
Need to give Trails/NRC information to the PLVC Festival By the Bay booth chairman.
New Business: No new business was presented.
Goals/Priorities:
Finalize long-range plan development and implement new trail development.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, August 2 at 9:00 – Beach Club.
Submitted by: Soozie Darrow, scribe
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Port Ludlow Trails/Natural Resources Committee Meeting
Minutes of
Attendees: Larry Scott, Larry Nobles, Stan Gustin, Dean Morgan, Jack Manning, Dan Darrow and Soozie Darrow.
The agenda was amended and approved. The minutes of the May 3, 2011 meeting were approved.
Sub-committee Reports:
Finance: The operating funds stand at $3636 and the reserve funds at $6349.
Natural Resources: Jack Manning will schedule the Scots Broom cutting for the last week of July and the tansy ragwort beheading for the second week of August. In the meantime, if you see a Scots Broom that you can pull out, do it! The Darrows have been out working the roadsides and trails, but there are always more brooms!
The Interpretive Trail entrance garden party organized by Patty Patterson had a successful day of weed pulling. However, this is a continuous job and Patty needs more volunteers to help all during the growing season. Call 437-4117 to get on the help list. Since the grass killer, which Jack applied to the wildflower area did not work, he will continue to mow that area as needed. Jack will look for a weed spray that is non-toxic to pets for the entry path.
Stewards: All of the current trails have stewards assigned. Substitutes are welcome to be listed by calling Rocky Young at 316-9116.
Trails Status:
Interpretive Trail: The new picnic bench area has been completed, garden weeded, grass in the wildflower area mowed.
Timberton Loop: All has been mowed and weed whacked around the numbered rocks/signs. The trail is muddy in several areas – drainage near rock #20 especially needs work. The new trail to a scenic view and picnic bench is finished. A new sign will be made and installed by Dean Morgan, but until then, turn at rock #13 for this out and back opportunity.
ABT: Potential spur to Dunsmuir Ln. is ready to work on.
Ludlow Cove/Picnic Point: This is now a loop trail. The gazebo/bench area has been weed whacked and flagstone added.
Upper Rainier: Gravel has been delivered and is being distributed at the entrances by Jack Riggen.
Lower Rainier: There is still some storm damage to clean up. Stan Gustin reported the trail needs to be widened by weed whacking but, otherwise, is in good shape.
Niblicks Loop: Has been mowed and weed whacked. Possibly has grown to need re-mowing.
Olympic Terrace Trail: Work can begin on this trail. With the loss of the Teal Lake Loop trail, the OT trail may be converted to a partial loop with the addition of some roadway use.
Teal Lake Loop: This trail was flagged and we were ready to begin clearing it when ORM management rescinded their previously granted permission for our use except for the existing logging road. Currently on hold.
Other potential trails are awaiting permission from LMC and affected homeowners.
Old Business:
The long-range planning report has been approved by PLVC, SBCA and PLA.
New Business:
Festival By the Bay: This is to be held July 29-31. Discussed participating by providing volunteers, displays, etc. for one day at the PLVC booth.
ChildrenÕs Hospital Guild Walkathon: This is to be held Aug. 27. Port Ludlow trails will be used and we need to be sure that the ones being used are in good condition. This will involve Picnic Point, Interpretive Trail, Bay Club Gazebo and ABT 10-18.
Priorities/Goals:
These will be the long-range plan and new trail development for the foreseeable future.
The next meeting will be held at the Bay Club, 9:00 on July 5 Soozie
Darrow, scribe
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Attendees: Jack Manning, Tom Satterlee, Larry
Scott, Stan Gustin, Rocky Young, Chris Whitehurst,
Dick Ullmann, Dan Darrow, Soozie
Darrow and Larry Nobles.
The dayÕs agenda was approved, as were the minutes of the last
meeting, 08 March 2011.
Sub-committee Reports:
Finance: Tom Satterlee reported the current
operating funds of $3616, reserves of $6349. $4 was added to the treasury from
the sale of Natural Resources brochures, and $16 from the sale of trails maps.
It was moved, seconded and passed to approve the financial report.
Natural Resources: Jack Manning reported
that the current condition of the entrance to the
Interpretive Trail needs to be evaluated. Assistance in weeding that
area is needed. Scotch broom and tansy ragwort cutting will take place in late
July.
Stewards: Rocky Young reported that stewards are beginning to need to
activate their clipping tools.
Trail Status:
Picnic benches are ready to be placed at the Interpretive entry and the
overlook off #13 on Timberton, but will wait until
the ground has dried somewhat.
Timberton Loop between #19 and #20
needs better drainage – possibly use gravel rather than chips.
Around the Bay Trail: Discussed several potential additions to the trail
maps of trails that already exist through common usage – a spur from ABT
between #3-4 up to Drew Lane, a spur from Paradise Bay Rd. up to Dunsmuir Lane,
a graveled road off of Paradise Bay Rd. just south of South Bay Ln., and a spur
from rock #17 up to Camden Ln.
Ludlow Cove Loop: This is now a complete loop at low tide; needs some
chipping, weed whacking around the benches and flagstone placement under and
around the benches for weed control as well as esthetics.
Upper Rainier: Agreed to augment the gravel to the entrances.
Lower Rainier: Still some clean-up
from blow-downs.
Niblicks: Some parts need mowing. However, the ground is too wet to
bring in heavy equipment right now.
Old Business:
Long-range Plan: Of the eight potential trails awaiting work crews, two,
Olympic Terrace and Teal Lake Loop, are flagged and ready for fun days. Five
others have not yet been agreed to by LMC and one, the Beach Loop needs new
consideration for egress by our committee.
New Business: There was no new business.
Goals/Priorities:
á
Finalize long-range plan
á
Implement new trail development.
Next meeting will be held at the Beach Club on Tuesday 07 June at
9:00 a.m.
Submitted by: Soozie Darrow, scribe
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The April meeting was canceled
PORT LUDLOW TRAILS & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Minutes
of
The meeting was called to order at 9:00. The following
members were in attendance:
Larry Scott Chris
Whitehurst Jack
Manning Dick Ullmann
Larry Nobles Tom Satterlee
Tom Kingston John Bonderson
The agenda was approved without additions. The minutes were
corrected, under Finance, as follows: Tom Satterlee
reported that the February minutes should have read that the Òproposed budgetedÓ
income for 2011 is $4,050, with a balance of $6,734 being held in
reserve.Ó This change was approved.
Sub-Committee Reports:
Finances: Tom Satterlee made the
correction as noted above from the prior meetingÕs minutes. Tom reported
that there were no transactions in January. Map income in the amount of $10.00
was added in February. A $385 remittance that was approved for picnic
tables in 2010 was placed in the 2010 budget, which lowered that yearÕs reserve
to $6,349.02. Larry Scott gave Tom the $1,000 annual contribution from
SBCA – the first to come in. Chris Whitehurst added $1.00 to our
income as a result of a map sale.
Natural Resources:
Jack Manning reported on various activities that are being planned
for spring and summer.
Birdhouse cleaning did not occur in late fall due to weather
conditions. When the weather warms up a bit, Jack will schedule that
cleaning. The Interpretive Garden is in good condition thanks to the work
done by Patty, Harriet, and other volunteers last fall. Jack suggested
that we consider using Ornamec 150 to reduce the
grasses soon after the re-growth begins in the wildflower area just below the
Garden. Since it only attacks grasses, there is a good chance that the
wildflowers will emerge from the seeds planted earlier. Although the Scotch
Broom event has traditionally been held in April, Jack is considering waiting
until late July or August – preferably before the flowers have gone to
seed. His research indicates that a cutting at that point will prevent
new growth. Jack also hopes to include a Tansy Ragwort cutting over the
summer. It was very successful last year.
Trail Status:
Interpretive: A large alder blow down has been cleared from
the stair area. Larry would
like to fix a drainage problem between the Garden area and the
entrance to the
Interpretive Trail.
Timberton: Tom K. and John B.
both mentioned that there is one drainage area, in
particular, that needs attention.
Around the Bay: A downed Douglas fir top has been cleared from the 1-5 section,
but branches will need to be chipped and cleared from that area. Tom S.
mentioned that condo owner received a notice that some work may be starting in
the area of Oak Bay, perhaps in April. If so, our asphalt trail may be
affected.
Ludlow Cove/Picnic Point: Work has been started to convert this in and out
trail to a loop. The shoreline has been cleared as well as a rough-cut
trail to shore from the lower bridge. The beginning of a trail from the
gazebo to the shore trail was also roughed out.
Kehele Park Trail: It is in good
condition. Larry N. mentioned that a drain line was put in some time ago
and the trail was restored quite well.
Rainier: Larry said that a large Maple blow down was cleared on lower
Rainier. Also the drainage solutions are working well.
Niblicks Loop: This trail will need some drainage assessment
due to a truck-created drainage rut.
Olympic Terrace: This trail has been flagged and we are ready to
proceed with the clearing.
Teal Lake Loop: This trail has been flagged, the route has been
approved by ORM, and a key to the gate has been provided for easier access from
Teal Lake Rd.
Beach Loop: Admiralty 2 denied the request for access to and from the beach
between Admiralty 1 and 2. This only means that we cannot show that
access on any new mapping. An alternate route will have to be shown on
our publication.
Talbot Loop/Upper Rainier Extension: Larry will have a
meeting with Brian Belmont on March 7 to discuss the tie-in to the LMCÕs work
by the storage lot to our plans for this new trail.
Old Business:
The long-range plan has been approved by PLA, ORM, PLVC and
SBCA. The LMC had assigned a member of the Greenbelt Committee to work
with our committee, but he called Larry to say that he has quit.
New Business:
Larry reported that the trail proposed near Edgewood, would be
much easier to create if we used the ÒDunsmuir CutÓ. Just across from
South Bay Lane there is an old logging road that winds up and comes out by
Dunsmuir. Also, there is an estuary/bird sanctuary near South Bay Lane,
which could become an additional trail extension to the above. Members of
the committee were encouraged to take a look and provide some feedback at the
next meeting.
Priorities:
Larry suggested the following priorities for the near future:
á
Complete the Ludlow Cove/Picnic Point loop.
á Take
care of the drainage issue at the Interpretive Trail and on Timberton
á
Clear the Olympic and Teal Lake trails.
The April meeting has been cancelled. The
next meeting will be May 3 – 9:00 – at the Bay Club.
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Port Ludlow Trails & Natural Resources
Committee
Minutes of
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 with the following members
in attendance:
Larry
Scott
Dick Ullmann
Rocky Young Stan Gustin
Barbara Nobles John
Bonderson
Christ Whitehurst Tom Satterlee
Larry Nobles
The agenda was approved without additions, and the minutes were
approved as written.
Sub-committees:
Finances: Tom Satterlee reported that the total
income for Trails was $4,050 and $6,734 is being held in reserve. There were no
new expenditures. A bill for the two new picnic tables was presented in the
amount of $385, which, the committee agreed, was a very reasonable amount for
the tables and shipping. Plans are being made to have the tables placed
at the Interpretive Trail entrance and on Timberton
Loop.
Maps: Chris Whitehurst added $10 to the treasury for map sales.
When the new trails are put into place, we will have to consider a larger
version of the map to include the additional narrative information.
Stewards: Rocky Young presented a chart of all the stewards and their area
of responsibility and said that all areas are covered and, as of this date, no
known problems exist on the trails.
Trail Status:
Interpretive – Benches are sanded, stained, assembled and ready
for placement.
Ludlow Cove – Larry reported that the source of backed up drainage
that was causing the
overflow onto the approach to the trail has been
corrected.
Ebb Tide Ct. – The arrow indicating the trail direction needs to
be re-positioned.
Old Business:
The Long Range Planning Report has been approved by PLA, ORM, PLVC and
SBCA.
LMC approval is waiting for review by the Greenbelt Committee; we are awaiting
the
Admiralty decision, and the Teal Lake Loop plan will need further
clarification. The
Fishing Club is concerned that added hikers to the area will impact both
parking and use
of the porta-potty.
Larry would like to start flagging the trail route soon.
New Business:
á
Flagstones have been offered and received from a homeowner and are now ready to
be placed – most likely at the picnic point gazebo area. They will
be used for ambiance rather than as a walking area.
á
The new President of PLVC is reviewing the by-laws.
The Trails Committee Chair and other members may need to obtain a 2/3 approval
from the Board to continue their positions if they have held the
positions for three years or more.
á
At our future meetings we will need to finalize the
long range plan development and begin the implementation of our new trail
development program.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40. The next meeting will
be on March 1, 9:00, at the Bay Club.
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Port Ludlow Trails & Natural
Resources Committee Meeting
Attendees: Jack Manning, Dick Ullmann, Tom Satterlee, Tom Kingston, Stan Gustin
and Rocky Young
Meeting was called to order by Jack Manning.
Agenda was approved.
Minutes from last meeting were approved.
Sub-committee reports:
Finances: Treasurer Tom Satterlee
presented the final financial report for 2010 and proposed budget for 2011.
There was some discussion of the budget and it was accepted as
presented.
Stewards: Rocky said that he will be the steward for the ABT at the retention
pond/alder grove area (ABT 25-28), not Dwight Hauptman. Jack Manning
agreed to steward the upper Niblicks Trail.
Trail Status:
There was unanimous acceptance voiced for the two new
benches to be used in the Interpretive Native Plant Garden and the Hood Canal
lookout point on Timberton Loop.
Timberton Loop: Drainage
problems between rocks #12-21were discussed. It was decided that
re-chipping was probably needed as well as the planned drainage pipe.
Upper, lower and spur of Rainier Loop: Stan reported
that all are in excellent shape due to the considerable work over the past year
and the drainage repair.
Alders have fallen in several areas but have been cleared and pushed
to the side which was deemed to be satisfactory.
Old Business:
Flagstones: It has been noticed by two
members of the Committee that the free flagstones have been moved or
removed. The Committee had thought it would potentially
be appropriate for use around the gazebo at Picnic Point. More
information is needed regarding its availability.
Long-range plan: The
portion of the Plan regarding the Teal Lake Trail was discussed. The
difficulty of a loop, possibly requiring use of Teal Lake Road on a
portion of the trail, was discussed. It was recommended that an
out-and-back trail on the west side of the lake starting at Olympic
Terrace II could be considered. It was noted that most of the trail use
would probably be by residents of OT-II and it would be unlikely to be a
problem to the Fishing Club. It was felt that most of the concerns
of the Fishing Club was a lack of understanding of our intentions on their
part. That is to be discussed between Larry Scott and the
fly-fishers. It was also mentioned that OT-II might be tapped for budget
assistance considering the benefit to their community. (Lack of a
currently existing community was noted.)
Setting Goals and Priorities was tabled until next month.
The next meeting will be at the Beach Club on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at
9:00 a.m.
Jack Manning, Natural Resource chairman/scribe of the day