EL
MIRAGE STEERING COMMITTEE AND FRIENDS MEETING
May
12, 2004
El
Mirage Community Center
9:00 am:
Call to Order
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Approval of 4-14 minutes (As Remembered)
Mike
Ahrens introduced Roxie Trost, the new BLM Barstow Office Field Manager.
She comes to us with years of recreational experience.
Bids
are exorbitant: $183,000 for well and 1.3 million for road.
Visitor’s
Center: BLM is completing the
hiring of new district engineer.
Election
of new Friends of El Mirage Officers.
Cathy is considering the Secretary
position.
$944.25
Profit, Minus $300 (The Treasurer’s report later) = $644.25 profit
More
raffle prizes this year than ever before.
7
Joshua Trees adopted
2.12
Tons of trash was picked up.
Needed
volunteers for 10:30am-12:00 Noon slot.
Need
to plan earlier this year with possible small-group El Mirage Committee.
See
article in Desert Waves for more information
Filming:
Slower
at Dumont Dunes
Monitors
trained by BLM will be paid by film crew. (Lonnie volunteered)
San Bernardino:
Slow
progress
First
transfer of land to BLM soon
Grants:
Mike
Ahrens made copies of ’05 Grants, available to those interested
Action Log:
See
Changes on back of next agenda
Other Business:
West
Mojave Plan is due out this summer.
NEMO
Plan (North-Eastern) is out for comment
Fee Discussion:
Postponed
until 6-9-04 (After regular meeting)
Mike
would like Ed Waldheim there, but he is unavailable on this date.
Some
ideas were repeated.
Submitted by: Catherine Joan Racette on May 16, 2004
Next meeting 6-9-04, same time and place.
May 12, 2004 Minutes
June 9, 2004 Minutes