SOURDOUGH RURAL FIRE DISTRICT MINUTES
JUNE 17, 2002

The regular meeting of the Sourdough Rural Fire district was held on May 20, 2002 at the Fire Hall at 4145 South Third Road. The meeting was called to order by Chair Dave Kraft at 8:00 PM. Also present were Trustees Bachman and Geddes. Absent was Dayhuff. Also in attendance were Chief Crandell, Kandy Rose, Dave Lucas and Tony Kolnick.

The minutes of the regular meeting of May 20, 2002 were presented. Pete moved for approval and Don seconded. Motion passed.

The financial report and warrants > $300 were presented. Don moved for approval and to sign warrants and Pete seconded. Motion passed.

The Chief's report was presented and is included in the record. The chief has initiated an operations' planning seminar for the trustees that will be conducted after the conclusion of the regular meetings. Tonight's topic will be wildland fire behavior potential.

Trustees activities were reported by Geddes who had circulated an incident report site proposal from a web host, and Bachman who has been reviewing web sites from the Colorado fires, along with Kandy Rose. Trustee Harper had submitted his resignation to Chairman Kraft (included in the record) prior to the May meeting. Notification did not reach the Board until after the May meeting and was noted at this time.

Action Plan Implementation: an Agreement to Sell and Purchase and Earnest Money Receipt document was presented for review. This agreement is between the Rae Volunteer Fire Company and the Rae Fire Service Area and the Sourdough Rural Fire District concerning the property site of the proposed new fire station on Cottonwood Road. Dave Lucas Chairman of the Rae Trustees was present for discussion. Bachman was authorized through consensus to sign on behalf of the Trustees; he will attend the Rae Service Area Meeting on Wednesday, June 19 to be available for signature responsibility.

The septic installation and operation was reviewed. Contractor Tony Kolnick briefed the Trustees; the only remaining work is placement of a monitoring well and final landscaping. Sufficient funds remain in the budget to complete the work as planned. Compliments were exchanged on the work, and it was noted that this innovative Advantex System will serve as a model for future rural development.

The incident report system web proposal will be reviewed by committee (Crandell, Rose, Bachman) and Geddes will submit the findings as an RFP to local providers.

The by-law change of dates was postponed until Bachman is able to translate the By-law text to computer disk to facilitate future amendments. This will be revisited in the fall.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 PM.

Submitted for approval at the 7/15/02 regular meeting.

Don Bachman, Secretary Dave Kraft, Chairman