Oregon Country Fair

Land Use Management and Planning Committee (LUMP)

LUMP Tuesday, April 09, 2024 - 6:00-8:00 zoom only

Members and guests in attendance

Anna Scott (chair/facilitator), Dov Weinman, Kevin Hillery, DJ, Ann Bennet-Rogers, Sue Theoloas, John Alexander, Community Village, Fauna/Bird, EAB Task Force.

Land Acknowledgment

“The Long Tom Watershed lies within the traditional homelands of the Tribes and Bands of the Kalapuyan peoples. Following treaties in the 1850s, the Kalapuya people were dispossessed of and forcibly removed from their Indigenous homeland by the United States government. Today, many descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. We acknowledge that we are on occupied lands, and express our respect for Kalapuya and all Tribal Nations of Oregon, and the important contributions they continue to make to their communities, including to the stewardship of this watershed.”

Chair Report

The group approved the agenda. Anna mentioned that the Committee needs a Scribe or Note Taker. Dov Weinman is attending the meeting as a possible Scribe Volunteer. He’ll need to notify office@oregoncountryfair.org to express interest. Would need to take notes and post on web in a timely fashion. In exchange for doing minutes eligible for a pass.

Board Report

Paxton spoke about the dissolved Vision Action Committee and the directions for Main Camp Kitchen have changed. Fair Care will terminate the grievance procedure and implement Fair Community Support Policy with a procedure delegated to the Executive Director.

Staff Report

Alexis not present

Announcements

• Paxton has questions for Alexis, including:
  1. Inputting trees cut down on site,
  2. The sauna area,
  3. Not following LUMP on what needs to be cut,
  4. Bypassing normal processes of consulting with LUMP and the site manager.
• DJ suggested to follow “call before you dig”.
• David mentioned that David Lewis will be giving a talk about tribal history in the Willamette Valley on Tuesday April 16th. /li>

Membership

Anna & Robert discussed recruiting new members, updating existing members, and presented existing BOD approved members, Anna, DJ, Robert A, etc. John will send contact list to Anna. He suggests google group for Committee membership (Vanessa).

Subcommittee Reports

EAB Kevin reported from state trees taken down using Federal funding, usually June emergence for EAB, hand out stickers about firewood. He discussed the EAB Task Fork open standards and areas of immediate action.

1. standing up priority strategies team (EAB arrival mitigation wood onsite inspections, car wash)
2. communication/education team will continue
3. Data collection team (traps, tree mapping)
4. LUMP asked to help with EAB management focus area map
   1. Zoning of properties that are included in our portfolio
   2. Management areas (LUMP manual management areas)
   3. Create metric for ash cover Where is there greater than example 75% or greater, less than 75% greater than 50% etc.
5. Focus on next meeting on having professionals come in to share techniques, including metrics or standards for measurements

Mapping – Tree plotter meeting with Kevin & EmRo, working with Rosanna Constella

Old Business

1. Revise and add to LUMP manual about fuel load and fire stuff - Letter from Fire Crew
2. Discussion on Dennis Todd memorial –
1. Kevin “purchased two six foot tall Oregon White oaks for Dennis Todd memorial and delivered them to the Fair.  Dennis suggested the location of Main camp
2. Work with Path Planning – Will Kevin/Paxton do this? Adding a plaque to describe Dennis
LUMP part of ‘Relevant Info Team’ EAB task force
1. MOTION - LUMP to add to work plan with EAB prep, response, restoration management area development – Anna moved, Bobbi Jo seconded
2. Enabling strategy example:, LUMP manual and guidelines consistent
3. - aerial photo management focus areas (Roseanna’s map), county zoning land use (Thom Landfear 2016 map), and LUMP manual management areas
4. Relate information to model EAB task force building.

New Business

Call for new agenda items included discussion of tree removal policy and procedures (Paxton, Kevin H), and an action item report on Dennis Todd Memorial.

Action Items:

1. Review and discuss tree removal policy and procedures
2. Planning and reporting on Dennis Todd Memorial
3. LUMP to add to work plan with EAB prep, response, restoration management area development
4. Scribe candidate to contact office to express intent for note taking and pass