The bad news is that holding our annual Fourth of July bocce tournament this year does not seem like a good idea. Convening 32 contestants plus spectators to share food and bocce still seems too risky. We will, however, hope to hold the fall tournament – depending of course on the situation then. If so, that tournament will be on Saturday, September 5, 2020. Should be fine by then, right?

 

The good news is the bocce court is in excellent shape, and is an excellent way to get (some) exercise and have fun in a safe environment. Canopies are up, and the court is rolling nicely.

 

A small number of people can easily play bocce safely. Masks are recommended and please keep chairs six feet apart. There is a spray bottle of disinfectant in the ball cabinet, should you feel more comfortable sanitizing your balls before you play with them. When clearing balls to the end for the next giro, only touch your team’s balls with your hands. It’s OK to kick your opponents’ balls – but don’t touch your face with your shoes.

 

Hope to see you in September

 

Roll on

Bear

lawrence.carlson@nullColorado.EDU

Please join the Mountain Stewards and the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team in learning about residential heat pumps and energy efficiency, with a presentation by Hans Joachim Preiss of BrightSense, LLC. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 26th from 5pm-6pm. You can join the webinar online by going to meet.google.com/seu-weat-byr, or by dialing  (573-723-1032), then entering‬ PIN: ‪799 101 685‬#. We hope to see you there! 

Thanks so much!

—

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

p: 817.565.2885 | e: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

Yes, there will be the regular Monday FoodBank today from 3 – 4.  Same Bat-time, same Bat-station – on the patio in the back of the Gold Hill Store.

The GHFPD Board meeting is Thursday, May 21 at 7 pm.  It is always open to the public, but this time it’s a Zoom meeting so you could check it out from home! 

The Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team has scheduled a webinar on residential solar and battery storage for Thursday, from 12 pm to 1 pm on May21^st   . 

 Please join the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design project team and Namaste Solar for an educational webinar on residential solar and battery storage! The webinar will provide an introduction to the benefits of residential solar, how to start the solar installation process, as well as available rebates and incentives to help cover the cost of installation. It will also cover the basics of battery storage and how they can help maximize your solar investment.

 The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 21^st from 12:00pm – 1:00 pm. You can join the webinar by clicking on this link:

meet.google.com/otm-okto-viu

You can also join the webinar by phone by dialing:

+1 314-325-2814

Then entering PIN:

‪369 230 296#

We will also be hosting a webinar on residential heat pumps and energy efficiency on Tuesday, May 26^th from 5-6 PM. Stay tuned for more information next week!

Kate Lucas, AICP

Project Planner | S.R.D. Consulting, LLC

p: 817.565.2885 | e: klucas@nullsrdconsult.com

Sustainable. Renewable. Driven.

www.srdconsult.com

GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER

Minutes of the Monday, April 13, 2020 Town Meeting

Next Town Meeting will be Monday June 8, 7:00 P.M. by Zoom

 The meeting was called to order by Chair Marielle Sidell.  23 people attended via Zoom: Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Rick Sheingold, Emily Rose, Luzie and Bob Mason, Rich Lopez, Candidate for County Commissioner Claire Levy, Marcus Moench, Elizabeth Caspari, Steve Barnard, Debra Yeager, Virginia Shultz, Val Crist, Member at Large Dan Maedke, Chrissy Maedke, Bear Carlson, Poppy Copeland, Chris Finn, Dina Elder, Jojo Morrison, Vice Chair Emma Salmon, Chris Dirolf, and, Marielle Sidell.

Minutes of the February 10 meeting were approved – Thank you, Emma for filling in!

Treasurer’s Report- Martha reports that at the previous regular Town Meeting in February 2020 our bank balance was $12,925.60. Our current total cash assets are $12,689.60.

Revenue Summary:  None

 Expense Summary: State filing fees $236.00

 Fund transfers: none

 Current fund totals:                                                                                                  

General Fund $1556.01; Cemetery $6,339.85; Safe Link (combined funds for SafeSite, AirLink, NeighborLink projects) $2,466.79; Community Planning/Fundraising $0 (zero;) Forest Management $0 (zero;) Community Relief $2,326.95.

 Anticipated operational expenses for 2020: General Fund $105.00 for bank fees and porta-potty maintenance plus an estimated $800 for town cleanup dumpsters.

Special Guest Clair Levy- Clair Levy introduced herself.  She was formerly House District 13 State Legislator and is now running for District 1 (our district) Board of County Commissioners. She has been interested in Gold Hill for some time (has come to our 4^th of July Pancake Breakfast) and is now particularly interested in our Sustainability Grant and how that’s going.  She was our past HD 13 Representative during the Pine Beetle epidemic and she worked to help Communities with Wildfire Protection Plans (WPP) obtain aid, which spurred Gold Hill to put together out original WPP. Then after the 2010 Fourmile Fire, she worked for resources for the affected communities and for no increases in property taxes and to aid in insurance claims.  She understands that rigid enforcement of land use regulations may not work as well in the mountains as in the flatlands.  Both Gretchen and Rich Lopez spoke in her support as a very smart, responsive representative.

 Corona Virus Town Response- Monday and Wednesday Food Bank – Deb reported that the Wednesday Food Bank (from noon to 2:00 pm on the patio in back of the GH Store) began with a call from Chris Current of the Nederland Food Pantry (If anyone would like to make a donation, the website is nederlandfoodpantry.org). Any leftovers go down to the Fourmile Fire Department and they have a Food Bank on Fridays from 3-5.

Deb then worked with Amie Weinberg in Ward to set up another on Mondays (3:00 to 4:00 – same location) to help anyone needing supplies in our mountain community. Addendum: The food comes from Boulder Food Rescue which includes prepared and perishable foods from Whole Foods, Ideal Market, Lucky’s Market and sometimes Sprouts.  Amie Weinberg is our contact and coordinator.  Johanna Gangemi, Anya Brown, Mirelle Brown, and Rick Sheingold have been doing the picking up and driving up of items for the pantry.

All are welcome and we do work on social distancing, asking everyone to wear masks, and be safe.  Jojo expressed thanks to all the volunteers on this beautiful community effort.

            Personal shopping – Johanna Gangemi along with her daughters Anya and Mirea are going to Boulder on Mondays and will do some personal shopping – contact them at 303-444-3774.  Also, Val, Elon Bar-Evan, and Liz Vanek have set up an excel spreadsheet to connect people who are going shopping with those who need something – send a simple email to Liz V. at coloradogirl777@nullgmail.com or here is the link to see the needs list: bit.ly/gold-hill-ordering

            Assistance Fund – Marcus asked if everyone is aware of the Gold Hill Emergency Assistance Fund.  Gretchen attached the form to the last GHTM minutes and has put out the form again.  See the town website under Gold Hill Town Meeting (https://goldhilltown.com/10905-2/) or contact me for a copy.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Mountain Stewards – Renewable Energy Report – Marcus reports that we got the Energy Efficiency grant we applied for from the state.  It went to Boulder County, as we are not an incorporated town, and they have been working with us on the major planning issues.   The current contractors are trying to figure out how to move forward, given the Coronavirus.  Sarah Davis with the county has been the main person they have been dealing with.  The grant goes through the end of the year when they are hoping to put us in a position for the implementation phase. The core issues our group is really focusing on are the technical issues of communication and security.  They’ve been looking at issues around a lighting microgrid to cover Gold Hill, heating, battery back-up, and solar across the area. Excel has been very supportive. Please fill out the survey at

https://www.resilientgoldhill.com.     Input is still very useful – particularly on what folks think really needs to run.  Questions?  Contact Marcus at 303-667-8327.

Forestry and Forestry Management – The Memo of Understanding (MOU) to improve forest health in forested communities is finished.  See the town website (goldhilltown.com under Forest Management – https://goldhilltown.com/memorandum-of-understanding/) for the entire text and explanation.   Virginia moved that we show support for the finished MOU. Mari seconded the the motion, which carried with none opposed. There is no financial obligation – the vote is to support the issue and to move forward on mitigation efforts.

Gold Hill School – Chrissy reports that the kids will probably not be back in school this schoolyear – there is talk of summer school – they’ll wait and see.  They have been having school online running virtually. It’s been an interesting time. Capital improvement projects have been approved and are planned for this summer.  This means moving everything out to facilitate this work.  Dan is doing a little gardening with the greenhouse and keeping the flowers, etc. going.

Museum – Deb reports that we’ve been doing and will do a lot more prep work for our planned opening date of Memorial Day – addendum: Opening has been postponed until Governor Polis declares Museums open. We’re now playing it by ear.  Outside painting and general maintenance are ongoing.  Whitey at the GH Store gave us the old display cabinet originally from the old Salina Café (Ms. Gussie’s pies are fondly remembered), which required some work. Boyd has almost finished the shed on the west side, which will house our donated composting toilet, making us ADA compliant, as well as providing some storage.

Marcus and Elisabeth have donated the chassis of an old 1923 White vehicle, which includes the engine, etc., (like the old Bluebird bus of Tim Walter’s).  Reportedly this vehicle drove into their garage (the old Weaver place) sometime in the 1980s.  The plan is to restore it for permanent display. 

            The Community Outreach event on the Snowbound Mine is tentatively scheduled for August 14^th.  Playing that by ear, too.

Community Planning and Fundraising – Dan does not think any real planning is happening on the bike race right now.  The Gold Rush (bake/rummage/crafts sale) is also on hold for now, waiting to see what happens.  The Inn is not opening until further notice.

Cemetery – no report    Community Center Committee – no report.

SafeLink/AirLink/NeighborLink – Dina reports that AirLink is still active on an ongoing basis, and now OEM is also activated.  They have an AirLink practice once a week and have 5 more people interested in Ham Radio training – they’re looking into how to do this.  They’re doing maintenance on the repeater.

            Deb reports that the school is still available on an emergency basis for SafeSite very temporary housing.  NeighborLink is looking to help support the Food Bank at the Store. They would like a small freezer to store food that needs it.  Virginia has a small freezer to donate!  Whitey and Jay are happy to house it.  Addendum: The freezer was picked up last week from Virginia and Steve’s house and is living in the Safe site tuff shed on the west side of the fire barn where we house our emergency supplies.   We have permission to use the electricity in the fire barn, as needed. 

            Deb would also like to have the Food Bank under the auspices of the GHTM as a 501(c)3 for insurance issues.  Addendum – we now have an insurance certificate covering this. 

 Upcoming Meetings/Events –

            Next GHTM is June 8.  Virginia wondered if we need to buy a Zoom level.  We’ll see. Zoom has been pretty flexible with the timing in our Coronavirus situation

Other Town News

            IMA (Intermountain Alliance) – Dina reports that they have not been meeting since Amy Hardy resigned as Chair and no one else has stepped inn.

            CSA- Deb reports the CSA is still on beginning June 6.  Jessie Brookhart, Virginia and Deb are working on it. There are 5 whole portions, so it’s grown.  New people could probably still be added.  Much of the food comes from Black Cat, which also has a

farm stand on Jay Road.

            Historical Zoning – Bear reports no activity at this time.     Fire Department – no report

Mining – no report

            Town Clean Up – Gretchen reports that the County is looking at possibly an August/September time frame and Brian Finn said that sounds reasonable to him – to be decided.  Val reports that the Nederland Sort Yard is free for 2 personal garbage bags, and slash – not for large amounts.

            Bocce Tournament – scheduled for June 27.  We’re hoping to figure out how to manage this given social distancing.

Respectfully Submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary

If you know of anyone who is not receiving the town emails and should, please let me know.

Fourmile Canyon Drive milling, grading, and paving operations start next week

Cylicts should avoid the area until paving is complete

Lawrence Construction plans to begin removing and prepping the road on Fourmile Canyon Drive between SH 119/Boulder Canyon Drive and Salina Junction starting next week. Preparatory work will begin on Monday and removals will start on Wednesday. Roadway reconstructon will begin in the north section, between Logan Mill Road and the junction. After the north section is milled, graded, and the first layer of asphalt is applied, crews will move the the south section to apply the final layer of asphalt in that area. Work will take place between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. No full roadway closures are needed, but motorists can expect to see 15-minute travel delays during working hours. We are asking cyclists to avoid the canyon during working hours because the asphalt will be completely removed, exposing the gravel subsurface, and the area will see a significant increase in large truck traffic and heavy equipment using the narrow, winding road. 

Operations throughout the canyon will also include work on guardrails, ditches, and landscaping. This work will happen at the same time as the repaving effort. Removals, grading, and paving are anticipated to last until mid-May, and the remaining work is expected to be complete by early July. 

Non-residents are asked to avoid the area, if possible, so that construction can be completed as safely as possible. 

Thank you for your time and patience as we work to wrap up this project, which is one of the final 2013 flood-related recovery projects in the county. 

Please let me know if you have questions, comments, or concerns. 

Have a good day.

Andrew Barth
Communications
Boulder County Public Works
abarth@nullbouldercounty.org
303-441-1032

 

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I would like to organize a weed pull at the parking spot in the lower meadow. The trucks that did the work for the cisterns indeed brought in noxious weeds on their tires. We had a great pull last year but they are back with a fury.  The good news is,  for now, it is isolated to the bottom of the meadow and has not spread up. I want to keep it that why by getting a jump on pulling the Roman Chamomile before it buds this year.

Mental Health Partners is offering a PFA (psychological FirstAid)program free of charge for our mountain communities

May 12, 2020 from noon to 1:00 pm  – see poster for details

Zoom Virtual Town Meeting Instructions

We will be hosting the Gold Hill Town Meeting in a virtual space to practice responsible physical distancing and protecting health.

To begin, please download the program here:

https://zoom.us/download

Tips for an easy meeting

• Set up your account credentials and test your audio and video before you enter the town meeting space.
• When you enter the meeting, please mute your audio
• If you have headphones with a microphone, please use them to limit extra noise
• To share in the meeting, please use the raised hand button
• Zoom functions in 40-minute meeting blocks; 4 sequential meetings have been scheduled to ensure that we have enough time and the chair will signal when it is time to shift over to the next meeting space.  Start with #1
• Note: Zoom traditionally has a call-in function, due to high demand, this function has been disabled

Zoom Meeting Information

Meeting 1

https://zoom.us/j/427549073?pwd=ejVRMHZBMFluK1R3ZDIxWm5UL00ydz09

Meeting ID: 427 549 073

Password: 677611

Meeting 2

https://zoom.us/j/107406580?pwd=bzE2czFaOGJLR1pxUWhIQkl0dFlBQT09

Meeting ID: 107 406 580

Password: 700490

Meeting 3

https://zoom.us/j/226549104?pwd=eStCRm9HVGZaRUJuWVZYK2JNbWFhZz09

Meeting ID: 226 549 104

Password: 236713

Meeting 4

https://zoom.us/j/205939121?pwd=VkFPdGlHeW92dC9RdDJ3aHZPTFVKUT09

Meeting ID: 205 939 121

Password: 098444

Gold Hill Town Meeting

Agenda for Monday, 7:00 p.m. April 13th, 2020

Zoom Virtual Meeting,  Instructions attached

Review of Previous Minutes

Special guest: Claire Levy, candidate for Boulder County Commissioner

Coronavirus Town Response

• Monday and Wednesday Food Bank, Boulder Supply Runners, Gold Hill Store and Pub offerings

Treasurer’s Report

Committee Reports

• Mountain Stewards
  • Declaration of Climate Emergency
  • Renewable Energy Grant
• Forestry and Forest Management
  • Wildfire Mitigation projects
  • Fire Department Memorandum of Understanding
• Gold Hill School
• Museum
• Community Planning and Fundraising 
• Cemetery
• Community Center
• SafeLink/NeighborLink/AirLink

Upcoming Meetings/Events

Next Gold Hill Town Meeting – June 8th, 7:00 pm

Other Town News:

IMA

CSA

Weed Management

Historical Zoning

Fire Department

Mining

Town Spring Clean Up

Zoom Meeting Information: If you haven’t participated in a zoom meeting before, it’s advisable to check into it a little before the meeting is scheduled.

Meeting 1

https://zoom.us/j/427549073?pwd=ejVRMHZBMFluK1R3ZDIxWm5UL00ydz09

Meeting ID: 427 549 073

Password: 677611

Meeting 2

https://zoom.us/j/107406580?pwd=bzE2czFaOGJLR1pxUWhIQkl0dFlBQT09

Meeting ID: 107 406 580

Password: 700490

Meeting 3

https://zoom.us/j/226549104?pwd=eStCRm9HVGZaRUJuWVZYK2JNbWFhZz09

Meeting ID: 226 549 104

Password: 236713

Meeting 4

https://zoom.us/j/205939121?pwd=VkFPdGlHeW92dC9RdDJ3aHZPTFVKUT09

Meeting ID: 205 939 121

Password: 098444

The Food Bank will go on, despite the weather: Mondays from 3:00 – 4:00 pm and Wednesdays from noon to 2:00 pm.

NEW GUIDELINES FOR FOOD PANTRY ON-GOING:

We are continually upgrading our protocol for the food pantry in order to protect you and your neighbors.  To this end, here are some changes effective on Monday, April 13^th.

1                     Park on Main Street. 

2                     Walk to the alley just west of the Inn and come around to Gold Run St.  Form a line staying 6 feet behind the person in front of you.  YOUR CHILDREN ARE A PART OF YOUR POD AND THEY NEED TO STAY WITH YOU.  THEY MAY NOT RUN AROUND AND INVADE THE SPACE OF OTHERS.   

3                     Your opportunity to get food begins at the southeast corner of the railing around the GH Pub back deck.  You will be met by 1 of 4 food pantry workers who will be masked and gloved and will put your chosen items into a clean paper sack.  You do not need to bring your reusable bag since we are not allowed to use them.  Your food pantry worker will stay inside the railing and you will stay outside the railing leaving a 6’ gap between both of you as well as the person who is ahead of you.  You will continue around the railing and exit at the staircase at the back of the store.  At that point, the food pantry worker will sit your bag on the cooler and begin the process with another attendee.  YOU AND YOUR BAG SHOULD EXIT NORTH TOWARD MAIN STREET AND YOUR CAR.

4                     QUANTITY:  Each family will be limited to one sack only.  If there is food left over at 4 pm, the line may begin again.  The pantry is over at 4 pm on Monday or 2 pm on Wednesday.  If there is still food left over you may get back in line again.

5                     Safety Officer Maloney will be on hand if you have any questions on concerns and will be making sure that all of the above procedures are enforced.

Thanks…debra

deb@nullmountainvisions.net

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@nullbouldercounty.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 3:54 PM
Subject: Boulder County Fire Restrictions

Good afternoon everyone,

This afternoon Sheriff Pelle and the Boulder County Commissioners signed and enacted Level 1 Fire Restrictions for western Boulder County.

Our County Restrictions match what the Forest Service enacted yesterday.

There are some key notes to mention:

• These restrictions do not include anything on shooting
• To align with what the Forest Service has enacted, there are no open fires allowed in undeveloped or developed (hosted) campsites
• These are Level 1 Restrictions only: restrictions do not apply to private property. This is also in alignment with USFS restrictions and applies to lesees to USFS property.

It is also worthy to mention that these restrictions are not due to current fire danger. Both the County and USFS are enacting these restrictions based on public health and the impacts of COVID-19, and the limited amount of firefighting resources available to us. All the more important with the increase in recreational traffic to our open spaces, trailheads, and national forest lands. We feel that the greatest impact we can have with this is the public outreach to our mountain residents and visitors about the impacts from COVID-19 on firefighting and law enforcement resources, and how this helps mitigate risk by limiting exposure.

Please see the three attached documents regarding all of the details.

Thanks, and please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Seth McKinney

Fire Management Officer – 6561

Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

Fire Management Program  

Desk (303) 441-1485

Cell (303) 548-9624

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