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TRACS Minutes for December 15, 2006

Members present: Harry Gold, Tom Hutchinson, Bob Shuman and Shari Walter. Forest Service: Terry Adams

Petty Cash balance - $111.87

Trails -

More work to do on Girdner - next session, meet at Dawa

Copper Canyon Girls will be with us Saturday to work at Cathedral. This will be a trial for the Copper Canyon Girls, we may be able to get them to help more.

Templeton, at top of switchbacks, needs work. We will work on the reroute in January.

HT is closed for the spring due to public safety HT will go under bridge that is being built on 179.

Boynton Pass has been paved to Marshal Tank.

Fence around John Heath Mesa is still pending.

Terry will send schedule for the 13th and 27th of January, schedule will be for next 2 months.

Our next meeting will be on January 19, 2007

Meeting adjourned at 8:55 am.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter

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TRACS Minutes for November 17, 2006

Members present: Karen Dansby, Harry Gold, Tom Hutchinson, Bob Shuman and Shari Walter. Forest Service: Terry Adams

Minutes from the Oct meeting were approved by Karen and 2nd by Bob..

Petty Cash balance - $111.87

Trails -

Girdner Trail needs brushing
Lot of social trails at Turkey Creek Trail
Baldwin Trail is in good shape

Schedule:
12/16 - Cathedral Rock, meet at Cathedra Rock trailhead at 9:00

Discussion about the water tanks at Broken Arrow. Bob will draft a letter from TRACS to the forest service for us to review. Tom suggests that we send individual letters, also.

TRACS will work on trails on the 3rd Sat of each month until we can get more interest.

Our next meeting will be on December 15.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter

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TRACS Minutes for October 20, 2006

Members present: Bob Shuman, Harry Gold, Tom Hutchinson, Shari Walter and forest service Justin Loxley.

Minutes from the September meeting were approved by Tom and 2nd by Harry.

Petty Cash balance - $111.87

Trails - Justin reported that he is seeing less of the VVCC people at Saturday work sessions.

TRACS will work on trails on the 3rd Sat of each month until we can get more interest.

Turkey Creek needs tread work. New social trail at Turkey Creek at the backside of the parking lot into the trail.

Cairns have been knocked down at the Baldwin trail near Red Rock Crossing.

Woods Canyon trail needs some brushing.

Bob Shuman signed the new Agreement for the forest service, New passes will be issued in November.

People who get a copy of these minutes via e-mail should reply as to whether they wish to remain on the TRACS membership roster or not. Currently we only have about 5-6 members showing up for trail work and at the meetings.

Our next meeting will be on November 17.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter
 

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TRACS Minutes for September 15, 2006

Members present: Shuman, Gold, Hutchinson, Dansby
FS members: Loxley, Adams

1. Minutes from August meeting were not distributed, so October meeting needs approval of August and September’s minutes.
2. Volunteer hours need to be sent to Karen, as FY closes 9/30/06, and Loxley would like these hours asap. New FY starts 10/1/06. Harry will continue to give Karen Saturday hours.
3. Petty Cash: Balance is $111.87, after paying for new shirts.
4. Trail Reports/Schedule:

9/16/06 – Llama Trail
9/30/06 – National Public Lands Day – Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock 8:30-12noon, with lunch provided by Bill Stafford and the City of Sedona. Karen would appreciate some volunteers helping make wire cairns prior to NPLD.
10/14/06 – nothing scheduled at this time due to members being out of town.

5. Other dates to remember:

9/21/06 3 pm Woods Canyon TH for ground breaking of new FS Gateway Center.
10/28/06 Wet Beaver Station – FS picnic for all volunteers

6. Discussion of Mountain Bike Trail Access handout – although Carol Workus has this, Susan Amon told Karen that Absolute Bikes has a copy of hers, and Terry Adams can obtain a copy from them. [found this out after the mtg]
7. Discussion of the findings of Burn Area Emergency Team – Wilson will not be open to the public. Looking at opening Manzanita, Encinoso, and eventually Brins and Soldiers Pass, after Justin hikes these trails. Some discussion of Vultee Arch trail.
Also discussion of the Travel Management Rule, that may go into effect by 2009. Roads will be marked open, unless marked “closed” and then fines will be enforced.

Respectfully submitted
Karen Dansby
 

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 7/21/06

Bob Shuman called the meeting to order at 8:00am

Members present: Harry Gold, Shari Walter, Tom Hutchinson and Justin Loxley, Forest Sevice.

Tom approved and Bob seconded the June minutes.

Last known petty cash balance: $381.87, of that $276.60 remainder of donation.

Harry is still looking into an economical place to get our t-shirts, It was decided that we would get 6 long sleeve and 6 short sleeve in large and extra large. Color forest green with logo in either black or rust color. Harry will bring a sample shirt to next meeting.

Trail report and schedule: Doug Copp was the only TRACS member that showed up for last work session, he an Justin worked on the Llama trail. Justin said that there is one more re-route to do on the Llama trail and would best be done after a rain. Part of the Llama trail has been re-opened……again.

Schedule:
7/29 - Llama meet at 7:00 at 3rd parking area.
8/5 - Llama 8:00am meet at Bail trail head.
8/19 - Llama 7:00 meet at Bail trail head

Harry suggested starting work at 7:00am due to the heat. Justin is o.k. with that if someone will be responsible for the work that needs to be done, Justin will be there around 8:00.

Justin reports that the fire re-hab is nearly finished. North Wilson and Sterling will be closed for a year. Vultee Arch is still closed. There is a big problem with loose debris falling. Vegetation in some of the areas have already started to pop up.

Next meeting Friday, August 18.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00am

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 6/16/06

Bob Shuman called the meeting to order at 8:00am

Members present: Shari Walter. Tom Hutchinson and Justin Loxley, Forest Sevice.

Bob Shuman and Harry Gold were appointed co-chairs by the Board.

All trail work is cancelled until next meeting due to people being out of town or unavailable.

Justin said that he would like to keep trail work scheduled twice a month, the 3rd Saturday being a work session with VVCC.

Justin also announced that Heather Provinsial (sp) has been selected to be our Division Ranger, replacing Ken Anderson. Heather is an archaeologist from Flagstaff.

New business: Bob mentioned that the John Heath ruin is still suffering a lot of damage due to ATV’s and is asking help from the forest service.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 5/19/06

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am

Members present: Harry Gold, Shari Walter and Karen Dansby.

Treasury Report $381.87 ($276.60 donation money). Bank account has been closed cash has been turned over to Karen.

Aaron submitted his letter of resignation. Thanks for all you have done Aaron!

Meetings will continue to be the third Friday of the month at 8:00 am meeting at the Ranger Station in Tequa Plaza in the Village.

Karen announced that Public Lands Day will be held at Red Rock State Park on Sept 30, at 9:00am to 12:00 noon.

Harry will find a new source for T-Shirts, he will get Large and X-Large with long sleeves.

Graffiti at Boynton trail, on rock wall was discussed, Karen will mail photos to Shari and she will contact Nate Hansen at the Red Rock News to see if he will do an article on the graffiti problem.

Future trail projects:
5/20 - Llama Trail with VVCC
6/3 - Llama Trail
6/17 - Llama Trail with VVCC

Meeting adjourned at 9:15.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter
 

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 4/21/06

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am

Members present: Shari Walter and Karen Dansby. Forest service: Terry Adams

Treasury Report $398.87 ($276.60 donation money). Bank account has not been closed.

Trail Reports

Karen reported a lot of graffiti on rock wall at Boynton Trail. Terry will talk to Justin. Karen and Shari have volunteered to help remove.

Future trail projects:
April 22 - National Trails Day at Dead Horse State Park, for those interested.
May 6 - Llama Trail. Meet at Little Bell Parking area at 8:00am
May 20th - Llama Trail.

Earth Day - Sunset Park cleanup 9:00 - 11:00am, then BBQ
Arbor Day - Plant 12 trees - 9:00 - 11:00am Posse Grounds

Doug Copp is developing a bike plan in conjunction with VVCC with possible adoption by Parks and Rec.

Karen reports that ILX is proposing to give a Heritage Park to the City of Sedona. They are hoping to make a deal with the school for parking spaces. A change in the community plan will have to be made.

Aaron has asked that next meeting we come up with suggestions about a new chairperson. Aaron has been commuting from Flagstaff for our meetings for over a year now and also is becoming more involved in trail projects at Flagstaff. It is becoming more of a problem for him to come down for trail work and meetings. He would like to have someone else take over as chairperson. Aaron has done a great job as chairperson and we will all hate to see him go, but we understand.

Next meeting will be May 19th at the forest service station in Tequa Plaza in VOC at 8:00am

A reminder, send volunteer hours to Karen.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00.
Respectfully submitted, Shari Walter

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 3/17/06

Vice Chairman Tom Hutchinson called the meeting to order at 8:00am

Members present: Bob Shuman, Harry Gold and Shari Gold. Forest service: Terry Adams

Treasury Report $398.87 ($276.60 donation money). Bank account has not been closed.

Trail Reports
Fencing and reveging at Bell Rock Pathway
Hog Trail is open again
Lot of 4-wheelers on trails in VOC, particularly Turkey Creek and Baldwin. New 4-wheel shop open in VOC is probably the problem.

We would like Justin to send out e-mails regarding Saturday morning trail work, he can then cancel if no one responds. Shari will send him the TRACS e-mail address list.

Next meeting will be at the forest service station in Tequa Plaza in VOC at 8:00am

A reminder to send volunteer hours to Karen.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00.

Respectfully submitted,

Shari Walter

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TRACS Meeting Minutes 2/17/06

Members present: T. Adams, Seifert, Shuman, Hutchinson, Dansby

Petty Cash: $398.87 (last known)

Old Business:
1. B. Shuman will ask Harry about long sleeve shirts.
2. Update on Sedona Marathon – very successful with 1100 participants. Aaron will be meeting with company to debrief next week.
3. Justin is the Volunteer Coordinator for Llama work. Terry will continue to attend meetings.
4. Terry discussed that if TRACS volunteers want to help if the FS has fire closures to contact him directly.
a. Information on fire closures is at www.azfireinfo.com  - can also go to www.redrockcountry.org  for info.
5. Llama Trail for next 3 dates: 2/18, 3/4 and 3/18. Work from 8-12 noon
6. Acceleration of off-trail building is occurring in various spots around Sedona. Members are encouraged to let FS know if they see illegal work being done.
a. ATV and garbage are ongoing problems. There is state legislation re: ATVs, hoping to move forward to licensure such as the Green Sticker Fund in California.
b. Encourage all TRACS members to be educated in keeping trash and new trails from being built to contact Terry directly.
7. FS moving 4/1/06. TRACS meeting on 3/17/06 will be at FS on Brewer Road. The 4/21/06 Tracs meeting will be at FS building near Tequa Plaza.
8. Discussion of other trail work that is needed:
a. Dry Creek Road access to Brins Mesa first � mile.
b. Tree Farm – road south to Cockscomb Trail needs brushing.
9. Discussion of survey crew that is hoping to pave road to Bear Mountain, Fay Canyon redo of trailhead, and create a parallel trail for hiking to Enchantment.

Respectfully submitted,
Karen Dansby
 

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TRACS Minutes January 20, 2006

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am.

December minutes were approved by Bob Shuman and seconded by Karen Dansby.

Members present: Karen Dansby. Bob Shuman, Harry Gold, Tom Hutchinson and Shari Walter. Guest: Christine (?) Forest service - Christa Roughan

Treasury: $390.87.of which $276.60 is tool donation.

Trail Reports - Hot Loop is in bad shape, Christa would like to see the equestrians adopt this trail since they use it the most.

Cat Claw is across the trail on the upper part of Woods Cyn trail.

Several people mentioned an interest in doing spontaneous trail work (brushing, trimming, light trail work) on a Sat that nothing is scheduled or during the week. Those interested should check with Tom, he will call forest service for approval. A trail boss must be present when doing this work and trail class category must be followed.

Trail work schedule: TRACS will be working every 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 8:00am to noon. The third Saturday will be our big work day. We will receive a schedule via e-mail from the Forest Service.

January 21 - Llama Trail
January 28 - Lime Kiln Trail at Red Rock State Park
Feburary 4 - Little Horse trail (our adopted trail)
February 18 - Llama Trail

Harry is still working on an order for t-shirts.

New business: Proposal to disban our checking account - the bank charges us $10/month which equals $120 year. Since Bette is our treasurer, she will keep the money and disburse it as needed. Members will be asked to chip in for expenses if need be. Moved by Karen seconded by Bob.

Forest service will be moving in March, we will have to find a new meeting place -----any ideas?

Next TRACS meeting is February 17, 2006

Meeting adjourned at 9:15.
 

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TRACS Minutes December 16, 2005

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am.

Members present: Ian Wickson, Karen Dansby and Shari Walter. Forest service - Christa Roughan, and Terry Adams.

Treasury: $398.87.of which $276.60 is tool donation.

Membership renewals are due in January. VVCC had TRACS membership details in their last newsletter. Karen suggested that next year we coordinate with VVCC in a joint membership drive.

Aaron invited members of Flagstaff Bike Org to work on the Llama Trail on 12/17 and 1/7.

We need to reprint and update our old TRACS brochure on trail etiquette that Don Troutman designed and had printed, Ian volunteered to do this.

Karen reported on the Jordan Preserve. Parks and Rec is waiting for a decision from the City. City wants to put in a concrete bridge and terminal across creek. Parks and Rec’s position is to leave it as is - put money in escrow until a decision from City.

Trail Reports - A crew worked on the Llama Trail Sat.3, from 8:00am to noon, followed by a BBQ at Bike and Bean. There were approximately 20 people. Ian reported that someone has reopened a part of the trail that was closed, pulled up vegetation, etc., and suggested after it is closed again we put up re-veg signs.

VVCC will adopt the Llama trail w/TRACS helping.

Trail work schedule: TRACS will be working every 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. We will receive a schedule via e-mail from the Forest Service. This schedule will coincide with the Flagstaff bike/trail group.

Saturday, December 17th - Llama trail - BBQ follows
January 7 - Llama Trail
January 21 - Llama Trail
January 28 - Lime Kiln Trail at Red Rock State Park

Work hours change from 8:00 to noon on Saturdays.

Karen and John Dansby have volunteered to host our Holiday Party again this year (thanks guys!!!!). It will start at 6:00 on January 7. Karen will provide the main dish and let all of us know what we should bring. Call Karen to RSVP.

Aaron asked that the BOD get together and bring ideas of membership and fund raising to the next meeting.

Next TRACS meeting is January 20, 2006

Meeting adjourned at 9:07.
Respectfully submitted,
Shari Walter - Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!
 

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TRACS Minutes November 18, 2005

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am.

Members present: Bill DeLandre, Bob Shuman, Ian Wickson, Tom Hutchinson and Shari Walter. Forest service - Christa Roughan, Justin Lockley and Terry Adams. Guest: Norm ?

Minutes of last meeting approved by Bob Shuman and second by Aaron.

Treasury: $544.82.of which $276.60 is tool donation.

Trail Reports - A crew worked on the Llama Trail Sat.19th, from 8:00am to noon, followed by a BBQ at Bike and Bean.

VVCC will adopt the Llama trail w/TRACS helping.

Trail work schedule: TRACS will be working every 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. We will receive a schedule via e-mail from the Forest Service. This schedule will coincide with the Flagstaff bike/trail group.

Saturday, December 17th - Llama trail
January 7 - Llama Trail
January 21 - Llama Trail

A reminder - Saturday trail work starts at 8:00 and we have been meeting at the Ranger Station.

Let Christa know about signs that need to be added or updated.

Next TRACS meeting is December 16, 2005

Meeting adjourned at 9:00.
Respectfully submitted,
Shari Walter
 

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TRACS Minutes October 21, 2005

Aaron Seifert called the meeting to order at 8:00am.

Members present: Bob Shuman, Ian Wickson, Harry Gold, Tom Hutchinson and Shari Walter. Forest service - Christa Roughan. Guest: Marie Brown, City of Sedona

Minutes of last meeting approved by Bob Shuman and second by Tom Hutchinson

Treasury: $544.82.87 of which $276.60 is tool donation.

Marie Brown, Parks and Recreation City of Sedona, handed out information on the Vision for Future Parks and Recreation Amenities for Sedona. “The Park and Recreation Commission and staff are embarking on an outreach program to discover what the citizens perceive as future park and recreation needs.” All Sedona residents will receive a survey to help identify the missing components that need to be placed in a Park and Recreation Master Plan.

Aaron will be doing a benefit ride for MS. Anyone wishing to donate please contact Aaron before November 1. Is was moved by Bob and second by Tom that TRACS donate $50.

Trail Reports - TRACS worked on Templeton at the creek where it was washed out. We worked at Deadman’s last week at the place where a man was injured.

Trail problems - he sign at Templeton and Bell Rock has been broken in half. Munds Wagon trail has a lot of erosion and the trail is dangerous in places.

Trail work schedule: 10/29 - Munds Wagon Trail
11/12 - either Llama or West Fork (check with forest service)

Christa has asked that we contact her about signs that need attention.

Christa reported that work can proceed with Llama and other trail work that was put on hold.

Tentative date for work on Llama is November 12. TRACS and VVCC will put on a BBQ at the end of trail work. Contact Christa at the forest service office.

Next TRACS meeting is November 18, 2005

A reminder - Saturday trail work starts at 8:00 and we have been meeting at the Ranger Station.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00.
Respectfully submitted,
Shari Walter

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