Code of Bylaws of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc.

These bylaws were approved by unanimous vote at the second reading on 12-10-2018

Article I

Name, Purpose, and Mailing address

Section 1, Name: The name of this organization shall be Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. (GHTM)

Section 2, Purpose: The purpose of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be:

1. To hold town meetings and provide a forum for community discussion and basis for community action, and to establish qualifications for participation therein.
2. To acquire, hold, sell, or lease real property for the general purpose of preserving the historical and natural setting of Gold Hill and the surrounding area.
3. To act as trustee.
4. To cooperate with the County Planning Department, County Health Department, and other departments of the County, State, or Federal government.
5. To take any and all other action to improve, preserve, and benefit the community of Gold Hill and the surrounding area.
6. To apply for and receive government grants or assistance, to solicit funds and donations, and undertake or sponsor community fund-raising projects.
7. To do all other acts necessary or appropriate to promote the social welfare of the community of Gold Hill.

Section 3, Mailing address: The mailing address of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be: 1011 Main Street – Gold Hill, Boulder, CO  80302-8777.

 Article II

Membership

Section 1, Eligibility: Those residing in the following area are members and may vote at town meetings, provided they fulfill the voting requirements set forth in Article II, Section 2, Qualification.   This area is identified as that included in the boundaries of the Gold Hill Fire Protection District (GHFPD).

Section 2, Qualifications: In order to vote, a member of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. must:

1. Be a minimum of 18 years of age.
2. Have lived in Gold Hill for sixty days during the twelve months prior to the meeting or for sixty days during the previous five years with no less than five days in any one year.
3. Be registered with the Secretary at the meeting.
4. Be present at the meeting to be certified to vote at that meeting.

Article III

Members Meetings

Section 1, Regular meetings: Regular meetings of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be held six times each year: February, April, June, August, October, and December on the second Monday of the month at such time and place as may be determined by the Town Council.

Section 2, Annual meetings: The annual meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be held on the second Monday of August each year.  The election of Town Council members shall be held at the annual meeting.

Section 3, Budget Meeting: The annual budget meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be held annually at the October Town Meeting. The GHTM Treasurer shall submit estimated income and expenses for the following year.  Requests for funding from the general fund may be made by the various Committees or any constituency of the GHTM at this meeting, and at any regularly scheduled meeting. 

Section 4, Special meetings: Special meetings of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. may be called by the Chair:

1. At the request of at least three members of the Town Council.
2. By petition requesting a special meeting signed by at least twenty members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc.

Section 5, Written notice: Written notice of all members’ meetings shall be posted to the town website (goldhilltown.com), emailed to all members, and sent by U.S. Mail to those who request them at least two weeks prior to all regular, annual, and special meetings.

Section 6, Quorum: A quorum for a member’s meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall exist if three of five members of the Town Council are present to transact any business to be presented in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation or Code of Bylaws.

Article IV

Town Council

Section 1, Members: The Town Council shall consist of five members as follows: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Member at Large.

Section 2, Eligibility: The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer must be a year round resident defined as an individual who has lived within the bounds of the Gold Hill Town Meeting area at least nine consecutive months prior to the election.  All five council members shall be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Section 3, Term of Office: Each council member shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified.   Any council member may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Town Council.  Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 4, Removal: Any council member may be removed according to the following procedure:

1. At a scheduled meeting, where a quorum is present, the removal of a council member may be proposed by a simple majority of those members present.
2. The proposed removal of a council member must be included with the minutes of the meeting and distributed to the members at least two weeks prior to the next r scheduled meeting.
3. At the next scheduled meeting, the council member may be removed by a majority vote of the Gold Hill Town Meeting.

Section 5, When a council member moves: Any council member, other than the member-at large, shall automatically resign upon moving from within the area bounded by the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc.

Section 6, Vacancies: Any vacancy must be filled for the remainder of the term by appointment by a majority of the council members within two weeks of its occurrence.

Section 7, Town Council meetings: A meeting of the Town Council may be called by any member of the Town Council by giving notice to all members of the Town Council at least two days prior to such meeting.  Town Council meetings are for discussion.  No decisions(s) reached at a Town Council Meeting are binding on the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. or the Town Council, or any member of the Town Council.

Section 8, Town Council Duties: Each Town Council member shall have the duties ordinarily attending the office held and other duties as the Town Council may designate.

Article V

Committees

 Section 1, Purpose: Committees of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. may be established for the purpose of carrying out the business of the meeting.  They are to make reports at members meetings. Their findings will be approved and published, as appropriate, by the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. 

Section 2, Creation: At a member’s meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., when a quorum is present, the Chair, with the approval of the members at the meeting, may appoint a committee chair and ask for other members to be part of that committee.

Section 3, Cemetery Committee: 

Before the Gold Hill Town Meeting incorporated, the Cemetery Committee existed independently.  The Cemetery Committee shall remain autonomous in expenditures from its funds.

Section 4, Dissolution: At a member’s meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., when a quorum is present, the Chair, with the approval of the members at the meeting, may dissolve a committee.

Article VI

Contracts, Checks, Deposits, Etc.

Section 1, Contracts: The Town Council, with the approval of the members at a duly called members meeting, may authorize any council member(s)or agent(s) of the Corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of or on behalf of the Corporation.  Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

Section 2, Checks, Drafts, Notes, Etc.: All checks, drafts, notes, etc., shall be signed and executed on behalf of the Corporation by those Town Council members authorized to sign checks for the Corporation.

Section 3, Deposits: All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Town Council, with the approval of the members at a duly called members meeting, may select.

Section 4, Gifts: The Town Council, with the approval of the members at a duly called members meeting, may accept on behalf of the Corporation any contribution, gift, or bequest

Article VII

Amendments

These Bylaws may be altered, amended, or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted according to the following procedure:

Section 1.  At a regularly scheduled meeting, where a quorum is present, Bylaw change(s) may be proposed by a simple majority of those members present.  Proposed Bylaw changes are to be made and approved section by section.

Section 2.  The proposed Bylaw sections(s), and the Bylaw section(s) that are intended to be replaced,  must be included with the minutes of the meeting and distributed to the members at least two weeks prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 3.  At the next regularly scheduled meeting, the sections of the new Bylaws may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. who are present.  Bylaw changes are to be voted on section by section.

Article VIII

Dissolution

This Corporation may be dissolved according to the following procedure:

Section 1.  At regularly scheduled meeting, where a quorum is present, dissolution of the corporation  may be proposed by a simple majority of those members present.

Section 2.  The proposed dissolution of the corporation must be included with the minutes of the meeting and distributed to the members at least two weeks prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Section 3.  At the next regularly scheduled meeting, the dissolution of the corporation may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. who are present.

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MARY RUSSELL & FRIENDS — Becky, Jamie, David — return for another rousing evening of Acoustic Blues at the Gold Hill Store.  Join us for this early Saturday show at the Pub:  Doors at 4:30, Concert 5-7:00 — no cover.

THIS IS AN URGENT EMAIL TO YOU REGARDING MAIL-DELIVERY SERVICE. 

Our current mail carrier is Don Harmon, son of our beloved long-time carrier Scott Harmon who left this route about 8 or so years ago.  Scott and his brother were our carriers for over 23 years and because of the restraints of the wages and his family responsibilities Scott moved back to Buffalo, NY and lost the contract.  He is wanting to return again and work the route with his son Don who has another job with his insurance firm.  Together they will give us the best service once again.

The purpose of this email is to get you to send it beginning TODAY, if possible to write to BOTH of the following people:

                Mindy.D.Armstrong@nullusps.gov

And                YuTe.S.Chang@nullusps.gov

Feel free to send one note to both people.

YuTe, the holder of the current contract for Don needs to have your note as well as Mindy, the contract holder for future contracts.  Together they will be making the decision of where to award the contract moving forward.  BOTH of these people need to hear your request to grant the NEW contract to Don, regardless that his bid may be higher than others.  We know what low bidders get us!

Don, his Dad Scott, and Scott’s brother comprise over 23 years of service to HCR 60.  They were/are all great carriers.  Don and Scott know this route better than anyone and if you’ve lived in the mountains for more than 20 years, you knew Scott.  Please help us secure this position for Don and Scott for the future.  Don told me that he bid the contract high because of the cost of managing it and he is concerned that Mindy will go forward based on low bid costs and not the level of responsibility that we know Scott brought to us and now Don is bringing to our mountain route.

The nature of your note needs to mention the following:

• A request to keep Don on this route because he is trustworthy and good
• We are a concerned group of citizens who are up in arms regarding challenges of the past carriers after Scott left and specifically just recently
• We stand together to keep Don as our carrier
• We understand that this new contract will be awarded on the 19^th (9 days from now) and we want to make sure that we have the best carrier for the job.

Finally, Don and I discussed drop boxes for the route and I will be addressing this at the Gold Hill Town Meeting in February 11.

Thanks for your help and for sending in your comments today before you forget about this e mail.

Debra Yeager     303 449 0454 home    303 881 7665 cell

From: Koretz, Peter <pkoretz@nullbouldercounty.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2019 5:45 AM
To: ! Subject: No Open Burning

Good morning,

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late tonight through Monday evening.

Effective immediately and expiring at 2359hr on Monday 1/7/18, there will be NO OPEN BURNING for the entirety of Boulder County.

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…

COZ038-039-042-062000-

/O.NEW.KBOU.HW.A.0001.190107T0700Z-190108T0500Z/

Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County- Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-Northeast Weld County- Including the cities of Fort Collins, Hereford, Loveland, Nunn, Arvada, Boulder, Golden, Lakewood, Longmont, Briggsdale, Grover, Pawnee Buttes, Raymer, and Stoneham

415 AM MST Sun Jan 6 2019

* WINDS…West 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* TIMING…Late tonight through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS…High profile vehicles will be susceptible to dangerous cross winds. Areas of blowing dust will be possible with

  visibilities reduced to one mile or less. Possible power outages  caused by downed power lines.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Strong winds may lead to property damage.

Hazardous driving conditions due to powerful cross winds will be possible for drivers, especially for light weight and high profile vehicles. Loose outdoor items should be brought inside or secured properly. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

Community Center Project – report from Peter Swift

Prof. Loftin has sent PDF’s of all the students’ projects, plus photo’s of the models.  The models are wonderful and would help people visualize the project I think. He also gave me 1 set of all the 11×17’s.   The exhibits are in a black folder on the shelf to the right of the Gold Hill General Store’s front door for all to see. They are numbered (12 of them), so make comments related to their number.

Check them out and we will be discussing them at the February 11 Gold Hill Town Meeting.   The students are wonderfully creative and their presentations are exciting.  

Peter Swift   phswi@nullaol.com

From Lindy King, 12-14-18

Laura Kavalek, who lived in The Green Swallow years ago, for years,  died in her sleep night before last in Oregon.  she had breast cancer for several years.  Some may remember her and her son Hans, and would want to know. 

Tomorrow there will be a little ceremony for her at the Boulder Shambhala Center at 1:00 pm if there are folks who would like to attend.  The address is 1345 Spruce street.

Lindy King

One of our favorite traditions! MIKE & BONNIE COATS will present their lunchtime concert of Bluegrass, Gospel, and Americana THIS SATURDAY DECEMBER 15th, starting at NOON. It’ll be another afternoon of superb music and fun entertainment at the cozy Gold Hill Store & Pub.

BOULDER, Colo. – Crews burned more than 1,000 slash piles across the Boulder Ranger District this week. Burning will continue this weekend and next week along Overland Road near the Bar K subdivision and Ceran Saint Vrain and may also occur near Ward, Gold Lake, and Burnt Mountain. Burning generally begins after 10 a.m. and ceases several hours before sunset.

Efforts will continue in the following areas:

• James Creek Units M0502, M3202, H3101 (Burnt Mountain): 200 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,000 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Peak to Peak Hwy, 1 mile North of Ward Gold Lake and County Rd 100 and 103 [50 acres remaining] — 700 more piles complete this week
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• James Creek Units M0501 M0503 (Gold Lake): 150 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,500 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Gold Lake Rd, 1 mile east of Peak to Peak Hwy[30 acres remaining]
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• James Creek Unit H1501 M1603 M401 M1603 (Overland Road): 500 acres of hand piles or approx. 5,000 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Sky View Estates, Glacier View , Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown; General location: 2 miles east of Peak to Peak on Overland Rd. – 350 piles complete this week

Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Wind helps disperse smoke created during pile burning operations and snow helps keep the piles contained. Seeing flames and smoke, even after dark, is part of normal operations. This is one way that we can help reduce fuels on the landscape under the safest conditions.

Public and firefighter safety is always the number one priority in burning operations.

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Gold Hill Town Meeting Agenda

Monday, Dec 10th, 2018

START TIME – 7:00p.m.

Review of Previous Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

o   GH multi-property Fire Mitigation Plan 

o   Bylaws final vote

o   Community Center Update

o   Sustainability Plan Update – See Notes below

o   Committee Updates:

o   GH Resiliency – Dina

o   Forestry – Virginia

o   Others

Other Business

Thanks to Wildfire partners addressed to county commissioners

Upcoming Meetings/Events

Gold Hill Town Meeting – February 11^th

Sustainability Notes:

The GH Sustainability Board is considering the following initiatives-

Water – where is it- map the springs and find out who owns the water rights. Possible future considerations would be having a community well/spring, water for additional firefighting or personal use. 

 EnergySmart -Boulder County currently offers assistance towards an energy audit valued at $450 though costing county residents $185.   Considering grant money to help with these costs.

Climate/Sustainability Audit – This is different than the previous audits that have been done with Lyons, Ward, etc., as it is focused on climate impacts and how to mitigate issues involving droughts, extreme weather, hazard mitigation, vulnerable populations, etc.  Here is a link to  Team ADG.

BOUDLER, Colo. – Slash pile burning will continue this week near Ward, Gold Lake and Burnt Mountain and will move into the Overland Road area. Burning generally begins after 10 a.m. and ceases several hours before sunset.

Efforts will continue in the following areas:

• James Creek Units M0502, M3202, H3101: 200 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,000 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Peak to Peak Hwy, 1 mile North of Ward Gold Lake and County Rd 100 and 103. [50 acres remaining]
• James Creek Units M0501 M0503: 150 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,500 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Gold Lake Rd, 1 mile east of Peak to Peak Hwy [30 acres remaining]

Operations will move into the Overland Road area:

• James Creek Unit H1501 M1603 M401 M1603: 500 acres of hand piles or approx. 5,000 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Sky View Estates, Glacier View , Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown; General location: 2 miles east of Peak to Peak on Overland Rd.

Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Wind helps disperse smoke created during pile burning operations and snow helps keep the piles contained. Seeing flames and smoke, even after dark, is part of normal operations. This is one way that we can help reduce fuels on the landscape under the safest conditions.

Public and firefighter safety is always the number one priority in burning operations.

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From Kris Gibson –

Around midnight an adult bear entered first the car exiting out a back door then went into the truck with the door closing behind. Clinton awoke and rescued the bear and it ran up Pine St. Amazingly, no interior damage to vehicles. So the bear is more than Subaru trained. No food or trash in either vehicle.   

BOUDLER, Colo. – Slash pile burning will continue this week near Ward, Gold Lake, and Burnt Mountain. Burning generally begins after 10 a.m. and ceases several hours before sunset.

Efforts will be focused on the following areas:

James Creek Units M0502, M3202, H3101: 200 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,000 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Peak to Peak Hwy, 1 mile North of Ward Gold Lake and County Rd 100 and 103.

James Creek Units M0501 M0503: 150 acres of hand piles or approx. 4,500 piles; Potential smoke impacts: Ward, Bar K subdivision, Gold Lake, Jamestown Gold Hill, Rowena; General location: Gold Lake Rd, 1 mile east of Peak to Peak Hwy

Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Wind helps disperse smoke created during pile burning operations and snow helps keep the piles contained. Seeing flames and smoke, even after dark, is part of normal operations. This is one way that we can help reduce fuels on the landscape under the safest conditions.

Public and firefighter safety is always the number one priority in burning operations.

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GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER

Minutes of the October 8, 2018 Town Meeting

 Next Town Meeting is Monday, December 10, 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center

 The meeting was called to order by Chair Tony Vrba. Twelve people attended: Poppy Copeland, Bear Carlson, Vice Chair Marielle Sidell, Treasurer Martha Knapp, Val Crist, Debra Yeager, Member at Large Dan Maedke, Karen Simmons, Dina Elder, Tony Vrba, Maggie Simms, and Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer.

Minutes of the August 13 Town Meeting – were approved as amended with DebYeager’s Historic Gold Hill report: Debra mentioned that we were wrapping up the year on Labor Day and that it was a good year.

Treasurer’s Report – Martha reports

At the previous regular Town Meeting in AUGUST 2018 our bank balance was $13,608.71 Our current total cash assets are $15,365.22. Revenue since June includes cemetery fund donations and Gold Rush revenue. Expenses include advance for Gold Rush expenses and a new porta-john lock.

Current earmarked fund totals are as follows:

General Fund $2,405.74; Cemetery $7,221.78; Community Relief $2,326.95; Forest Management $0 (zero;) Safe Link (combined funds for SafeSite, AirLink, NeighborLink projects) $3,410.75; Community Planning/Fundraising $0 (zero.)

Community Center Update – Peter Swift was not here, but there is a meeting on Thursday, October 18 at the Architectural School in Denver for the students to present their design ideas and Gretchen will put out a notice.

Proposed Bylaw changes – Tony presented the proposed changes and we voted on them each individually.  They will then be presented for final approval at the next meeting.  To see the entire bylaws as they stand right now, go to https://goldhilltown.com/bylaws-and-proposed-changes/

Bylaws  – changes as approved at this October 8^thmeeting are printed in red

Article I

Name, Purpose, and Mailing address

Section 1, Name: The name of this organization shall be the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. (GHTM).

Bear moved for approval, Val seconded and the motion passed.

Article III

Members Meetings

Present language 

Section 4, Written notice: Written notice of all members’ meetings shall be delivered to members residing locally and sent by U.S. Mail to members who do not reside locally at least two weeks prior to all regular, annual, and special meetings.

Proposed change (in red)

 Section 4, Written notice:  Written notice of all member’s meetings shall be posted to the website, emailed to all members, and sent by U.S. Mail to those who request them at least two weeks prior to all regular, annual, and special meetings.

            Val moved that we approve, Bear seconded, and the motion passed.

 Proposed addition to Article III Members Meeting, after Section 2, Annual meetings

 Insert as – Section 3, Budget Meeting: The annual budget meeting of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc. shall be held annually at the October Town Meeting. The GHTM Treasurer shall submit estimated income and expenses for the following year.  Requests for funding from the general fund may be made by the various Committees or any constituency of the GHTM at this meeting, and at any regularly scheduled meeting. 

           Martha moved for approval, Maggie seconded, and the motion passed.

Change the present Section 3 to 4 and change section 4 to 5 to accommodate for the inclusion of the new Section 3.

 Article IV

Town Council

 Present Language

 Section 2, Eligibility: The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer must be a year-round resident defined as an individual who has lived within the bounds of the Gold Hill Town Meeting area at least nine consecutive months prior to the election.  All five council members shall be a minimum of 21 years of age.

Proposed change(in red – only the age from 21 to 18)

 Section 2, Eligibility: The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer must be a year-round resident defined as an individual who has lived within the bounds of the Gold Hill Town Meeting area at least nine consecutive months prior to the election.  All five council members shall be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Bear moved for approval, Maggie seconded, and the motion passed.

Article V

Committees

 Proposed addition to Article V

Section 3, Cemetery Committee: 

Before the Gold Hill Town Meeting incorporated, the Cemetery Committee existed independently.  The Cemetery Committee shall remain autonomous in expenditures from its funds.

Maggie moved for approval, Val seconded and the motion passed with one opposed.

Change the present Section 3 to Section 4 to accommodate for the inclusion of the new Section 3

Article IV Town Council

Present language

Section 4, Removal: Any council member may be removed according to the following procedure:

1. At a regularly scheduled meeting, where a quorum is present, the removal of a council member may be proposed by a simple majority of those members present.
2. The proposed removal of a council member must be included with the minutes of the meeting and distributed to the members at least two weeks prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
3. At the next regularly scheduled meeting, the council member may be removed by a majority vote of the Gold Hill Town Meeting.

 Proposed change is to eliminate the term “regularly” in order for the removal to be possible at special meetings, in case this seemed necessary

 Section 4, Removal: Any council member may be removed according to the following procedure:

1. At a scheduled meeting, where a quorum is present, the removal of a council member may be proposed by a simple majority of those members present.
2. The proposed removal of a council member must be included with the minutes of the meeting and distributed to the members at least two weeks prior to the next scheduled meeting.
3. At the next scheduled meeting, the council member may be removed by a majority vote of the Gold Hill Town Meeting.

Bear moved for approval, Maggie seconded, and the motion passed.

 Present language for the boundaries

 Article II

Membership

Section 1, Eligibility: Those residing in the following area are members and may vote at town meetings, provided they fulfill the voting requirements set forth in Article II, Section 2, Qualification.   This area to be described as the territory within these lines: On the north from the junction of Left Hand Creek and Lickskillit eastward to Snowbound, south to Bighorn Mountain, southwest to Monument Hill, west to Oxbow curve on the Mt. Alto Road, north to Left Hand Creek, and east to the starting point, this area to exclude Summerville.

See the present map on the town website (goldhilltown.com) under http://goldhilltown.com/what-it-is/

Gretchen reported that the committee considered options to the present boundaries because they don’t include many people who regard Gold Hill as their town.  Many are adjacent to our present boundaries, but no homes were built there at the time the original boundaries were drawn up.

Tony suggested that we adopt the Gold Hill Fire Protection District map. Bear pointed out that we have no power to impose anything on anyone – it’s an inclusivity issue.   Gretchen added that many people who belong to the Fire Protection District would like to be included.  Also, if anyone doesn’t want to be included, just don’t come to the meetings.  The benefits include the Gold Hill Relief Fund, participating in chipping grants, etc.

Proposed change 

Article II

Membership

Section 1, Eligibility: Those residing in the following area are members and may vote at town meetings, provided they fulfill the voting requirements set forth in Article II, Section 2, Qualification.   This area is identified as the Gold Hill Fire Protection District.

Virginia moved that we accept the GHFPD boundaries as ours, Val seconded and the motion passed.

2019 Budget Requests and Plan – Martha submitted the following report:

Additional income included $182 from Virginia – raffle money from the Gold Rush and another $12 from Gretchen.  After much discussion, it was decided to transfer $1000 from the General Fund to Community Planning to enable Dan to purchase t-shirts, glasses, etc., during the year, and to leave the rest of the money in the General Fund   Martha had requested that $1375 be left in the GF, and this would leave $1405.74 for miscellaneous expenses.

Sustainability Grant – Tony reported that the resiliency group (Jessica Brookhart, Dina, Virginia, and Rick Sheingold) has been meeting.  They want to ask the County for $15,000 to hire a Sustainability Coordinator to conduct an audit of our community as far as sustainability, resiliency, and preparedness for emergencies.  The GH School, Fire Department, Historic Gold Hill (the GH Museum) support our grant request. The audit would assess our resources and needs in order to use our resources efficiently and to develop our ability to withstand disruption.  Ward received a grant previously and focused on water, energy and a greenhouse.  One step is to connect with potential resources from the County: Aging Services, Wildfire Mitigation, possibly a cell tower. Then we would do a gap analysis to figure out what we need.  Dina reported that they are moving to incorporate as their own entity.  They made a presentation at the Boulder County Resiliency Summit that was well received.  They will take over bringing people in to GH to present ideas.  The first presentation will be November 12^th– more on that later.  They would like to use the GHTM’s Tax ID # for the grant application.

            Maggie moved that we pursue the Boulder County Grant and approve the use the GHTM Tax ID # for the application, Dan seconded it, and the motion passed.

Free Library – Dan reports that one has appeared near Lazlo’s house.  He will reach out to Howard again to pursue another.

Historical Zoning – Bear reported that he and Michael Petrillo went to the County Commissioner’s hearing on the Joyce Robinson plans for 301 Boulder Street.  The main concern of immediate neighbors is the height of the roof, which seemed to have gotten bigger since HZ approved the original plans.  Joyce and her architect suggested lowering the pitch so that it would not be so tall and, with that proviso, the CCs approved her plans. Bear added that the CCs are very positive to Gold Hill and us generally, and commended them on the thoughtful discussion.

            Also, the Weaver house (Marcus Moench and Elisabeth Caspari’s) is now settled on its foundation – continuing progress!

Cemetery Committee – Maggie reports that they (she, Bob Walter, and Chellee Courtney) met on August 22.  They discussed the bylaw proposals and purchased a spud bar, a posthole digger, and a small Tuff shed with gutters.  They will be rebuilding the stairs with a handrail, a kiosk with a map of the Cemetery and information on funerals, etc.  Maggie is tasked with finding a handyman and has spoken with Andy Edwards so far.

Airlink – Dina reports they are focused on communication within the community, especially in an emergency – in addition to the few ham radio folks they now have.  They’ve looked at goTenna Mesh Network, which consists of nodes (like little walkie-talkies using radio waves) scattered around that somehow communicate with smartphones. It’s billed as “the first 100% off-grid, mobile, long-range consumer-ready mesh network”.  Dina wants to buy enough to test it as well as get the quantity discount – looks like an 8 pack at $72 each.

Mining – Dick Cole sent the following email on 10/7 concerning operations at the mill on 

Horsfal.  Since he sent that report, they have changed servers, Dick has sent new links and I have incorporated them here.

Last week Colorado Milling Company applied to Colorado Division of Mining, Reclamation and Safety for another extension to the decision date for amendment AM 01 to permit M1994117. DRMS granted this extension as requested until December 30, 2018. Please recall that the amendment is to increase the permitted area for a water pipeline to the Times mine adit from LeftHand Creek. When the amendment for the pipeline was proposed last January there were objections filed by several area residents and by government and non-government agencies, as well as a few letters of support for the proposal from individuals with a connection to the mill. Here is link to DRMS response granting the extension:

New link https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/0/edoc/1260563/2018-10-02_REVISION%20-%20M1994117%20(2).pdf?searchid=b6a94fc9-8454-4341-b250-1ad9799641ba

Also, on August 9  DRMS (Amy Eschberger) and BLM jointly conducted a site inspection and found some non-compliance issues that they request the operator to address: 

BLM noted some 55-gallon drums that need to be removed and properly disposed in a hazard waste dump, and an oil spill on adjacent private land that requires cleanup.

Here is a link to BLM report with pictures:

New Link    https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/0/edoc/1258968/2018-09-13_INSPECTION%20-%20M1994117.pdf?searchid=b6a94fc9-8454-4341-b250-1ad9799641ba

DRMS reported that Boulder County Land Use has yet to sign off on the utility permit issued for repair of problems CMC created on Sunshine Canyon Drive above the Times adit. DRMS also noted many weeds growing around tailings piles and cattails and other weeds growing in the tailings impoundment (pond), which are to be removed before any re-start of operations.

Here is a link to DRMS report, also with pictures:

New link  https://dnrweblink.state.co.us/drms/0/edoc/1258798/2018-09-12_INSPECTION%20-%20M1994117.pdf?searchid=b6a94fc9-8454-4341-b250-1ad9799641ba

Both agencies expressed concern over not being able to access the interior of the locked mill building.

It has now been two months since these inspections and I am not certain if CMC has brought any of these issues into compliance, but regardless I feel that we, as the Gold Hill Town Meeting owe a big Thank you to the government agencies who are overseeing the proper and safe operations of the mill.

Thanks, Dick Cole

Other Business – Virginia reported on Indigenous People’s Day (formerly Columbus Day) in Boulder.  They officially recognized 100 or so Arapahoe from the Windriver Reservation, Wyoming and Oklahoma.  They are hoping for acknowledgment of their ancestral ties to this area.

Weeds – Pam reports that now is the time to get rid of seeds/weed tops to help control weeds.

Meeting Organization – Tony reports that she wants to get people to submit reports ahead of time in order to use our time more efficiently.  It was suggested that when she puts out the agenda that she request people to write out their reports.

Respectfully submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary

Mountain Peak Life Friends –

Happy Thanksgiving!

In addition to greetings of the season, we invite you to:

Holiday Mountain Market: Handmade Craft and Art – 60 Vendors. Huge Silent Auction – Over 200 Items and an African (Photo) Safari – benefits nonprofit Nederland Area Seniors. Live Music, Choral, Dance Performances all day, both days. Photos and Stories (top of each hour) with Santa, Noon- 3pm both days. Festive hot foods. Saturday, December 1, 10am – 5pm and Sunday, December 2, 10am – 4pm. Nederland Community Center, 750 Hwy 72 North, Nederland. Free admission. Check out the Performance Schedule at: www.NederlandAreaSeniors.org, 303-258-0799

Amazon Smile:  We also alert you to an easy way to support whatever local charities you believe in before you start shopping this holiday season. Instead of just purchasing on Amazon, enter through their portal smile.amazon.com, where you can name a nonprofit organization that has registered with them to receive a charitable donation from Amazon in the amount of 0.5% of your purchase at no cost to you! For example, naming Nederland Area Seniors as your charity sends a bit of spare change our way. Thank you!

Colorado Gives Day:  Also, a reminder that when making charitable donations, your credit card posting online goes farther for your Colorado organizations at www.coloradogives.org, but ONLY  on Tuesday, December 4, which is Colorado Gives Day, when thousands of people simply click on their list of charities and enter their credit card once. You get the purchase credit and only on that day, a special grant pays the recipient’s credit card fees – and a little more! (You may set up the payments in advance; just be sure to set that date or the nonprofit will pay regular fees…)

Mountain Peak Life Membership:  A reminder for our friends who donate to Nederland Area Seniors: If you choose to donate via Credit Card on Colorado Gives Day, we don’t know if you would like to designate $20 per person as your membership from now through all of 2019. Please email us at NederlandAreaSeniors@nullgmail.com – or call 303-258-0799to let us know. Membership by 12/12/18 permits you to vote at our board elections that day, as well as some future outings pricing differentials we plan to offer…(Want to be a member, but can’t afford the $20 annual dues? Call Serene to tap into a donated sponsorship for this purpose…)

MPL Holiday Dinner and Sing-along:  Mark your calendar for December 14!

I look forward to seeing many of you on December 1&2. You can find me at the booth one space behind the Silent Auction…

Serene Karplus

serenekarplus@nullgmail.com
303-545-2126 home

303-618-7314 cell

Anyone interested in a turkey trot (walk/run) in Gold Hill? We would start on Thursday morning Nov 22nd at 9 am at the Gold Hill School. The event is 3 miles long. It’s always fun and we hope it won’t be freezing this year!!

Toby Vrba  tonyvrba@nullgmail.com