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Mountain Summit: Creating a Positive Future for Our Forests and Communities Vision into Action August 17, 2003 University of Redlands, University Hall Meeting Report CONTENTS Thank you to our sponsors………………………………………………………………………… Planning & Facilitation Teams…………………………………………………………………… Agenda……………………………………………………………………………………………… Mountain Summit: Vision into Action…………………………………………………………… Progress since June 27-29………………………………………………………………………… Reports from August 17 Follow-up Meeting Ongoing Leadership Team/Forest Health Network…………………………………………… Healthy Forest Action Group………………………………………………………………… Building Support for Forest Thinning………………………………………………………… 11 San Bernardino County General Plan Update………………………………………………… 12 Educating People for Sustainable Communities & Forests….…………………………… 13 Democracy in Action: Democracy Inaction………………………………………………… 15 Watershed Values……………………………………………………………………………… 17 GIS (Geographic Information Systems)……………………………………………………… 19 Capacity and Acquisition……………………………………………………………………… Closing……………………………………………………………………………………………… Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 22 24 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS This summit was made possible through generous contributions of time, money and in-kind donations from: Big Bear Valley Fire Safe Council Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council California Licensed Foresters Association Mountain Media TV Peter Parry peter.parry@verizon.net Riverside County Board of Supervisors San Bernardino National Forest Association San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors San Bernardino National Forest Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page PLANNING & FACILITATION TEAMS Greg Boll David Nef Candysse Miller Rob Lindquist Garrick Lahoda Laura Dyberg Mary Moreland Stan Lake Kris Assel Gene Zimmerman Max Copenhagen Tim Allyn Gary Nakamura Big Bear Valley Fire Safe Council California Department of Forestry Insurance Information Network of California Lake Hemet Municipal Water District Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council Riverside County Board of Supervisors Riverside County, California Department of Forestry San Bernardino National Forest Association San Bernardino National Forest San Bernardino National Forest Sierra Club University of California Cooperative Extension Giford Pinchot Peggy Holman Otis Wollan Mary Corrigan Lynn Sprague Facilitator, Pinchot & Company Facilitator, Pinchot & Company Facilitator, Pinchot & Company Graphic Recorder, Pinchot & Company Consultant Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Agenda Purpose To sustain the momentum from the Mountain Summit by: ♦ Giving and getting feedback on work done to date ♦ Creating new and deepening existing relationships and connections ♦ Cross-pollinating ideas ♦ Making commitments for continuing contribution to the future of the Forests and Mountain Communities Approach We will report on actions to date, sharing work accomplished, lessons learned and next steps We will then use a self-organizing process that releases the inherent creativity and leadership in people Participants will the define agenda by posting action sessions based on what’s important to them For example, sessions on leadership for continuity, further action team meetings, new ideas that further the principles of the mountain summit The day will be interactive and focused on accomplishing what’s needed to further the work of the Mountain Summit Times 10:00 to 10:30 10:30 to 10:45 10:45 to 11:30 11:30 to 11:45 11:45 to 12:30 12:30 to 1:30 1:30 to 2:30 2:30 to 3:30 3:30 to 4:00 Registration Opening remarks 5-minute reports from action teams Break Agenda created in real-time Lunch/Session A Session B Session C Closing: Making Commitments Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Mountain Summit: Vision into Action Throughout the day, action teams provided images of their work Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Progress Since June 27-29 The day began with short reports from the original summit action teams Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Ongoing Leadership Team / Forest Health Network Conveners Kris Assel, San Bernardino Nat Forest Assn Michael Perry, City of Big Bear Lake, and Garrick Lahoda, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Discussion Notes Kris Assel and Michael Perry led this session's discussion regarding a proposal for ongoing leadership for the Summit's efforts and were joined by Garrick Lahoda and members of the Forest Health Network committee More than 20 people participated Key issues discussed: authority, accountability, influence of any ongoing leadership team Key characteristics of leadership team: DIVERSITY !!!!; non-governmental; locals and users of the forest who are directly affected; representatives from action teams and key interest groups; involvement of USFS, CDF, etc so they will 'hear' the discussion directly from the locals, users, interest groups Goals of leadership team: Provide input on governmental decisions affecting the health of our forests; develop proposals for forest health; CONSOLIDATE the "interests" of ALL our member groups; provide COMMUNICATION between member groups, action teams, agencies, etc on ALL matters of discussion and interest Outcome - Volunteers were asked to meet and to design the ongoing planning committee Kris, Michael and Garrick will coordinate the meeting and facilitate the design and implementation of the committee USFS will attend the meeting and provide input into the process to assure our efforts are compatible with the USFS Communication - Outcomes of meeting will be communicated to the Summit Membership List Coordination - Planning committee will coordinate with all the action teams and interest groups NOTE: Following is a list of those who have committed to be part of the Planning Committee Others interested in serving on the committee should contact Michael Perry at: "mperry@citybigbearlake.com" Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Planning Committee Members: Ian Musto, Redlands Institute S Randall Williams, Southern California Edison Chip Herzig, Back Country Horsemen Laurie Rosenthal, San Jacinto District Ranger, USFS Carol Ford Benson, Community Member Randy Scott, San Bernardino County Brian Romberg, Tree Removal Contractor Chuck Tobin, Burrtec Waste Lee Lockie, Southern California Air Quality Waste Management District Lacy Goldsmith, San Bernardino National Forest Association Leanne Sowande, F& E / LAS Group Daniella Lowery, Children's Forest Ruth Wenstrom, PIO, USFS Tim Allyn, Sierra Club Holly Owens, Idyllwild Community Member Michael Perry, City Manager, City of Big Bear Lake Kris Assel, San Bernardino National Forest Association Garrick Lahoda, Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council Notes by Michael Perry, mperry@citybigbearlake.com and Garrick Lahoda, mcfsc@greencafe.com Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page Dr Tom Bonnicksen, working with the Forest Service, has proposed development of several “demo forests.” Initial thinking would be that the first would be in the Lake Arrowhead area, followed others in the Childrens Forest, Big Bear, and Idyllwild areas Simply put, the proposal calls for removing excess dead and green trees so that the remaining stand replicates a natural forest, leaving appropriate amounts and quality of dead and down logs and other vegetation, and reforesting as necessary Intrepretive and educational facilities and programs would be put in place (trails, signs, videos, etc.) to help the public understand, and accept, the notion of a forest managed to restore natural functions The public would have the opportunity to be deeply involved in the design and prescriptions for the demo forests Educational efforts would need to be coupled with all other educational efforts associated with the forest health issue, including Fire Wise and shaded fuel breaks Notes by Gene Zimmerman, gzimmerman@fs.fed.us Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 11 Building Support for Forest Thinning Convener: Blair Ceniceros Discussion Notes Blair introduced the topic with back ground of his concern: opposition to forest thinning by environmental groups Environmentalists’ nervousness about forest thinning is understandable, in view of a history of clear cutting by loggers and timber sales by the Forest Service resulting in some instances in clear cutting and damage to streams and rivers But the current crisis necessitates accommodation so that the agencies and Fire Safe Councils can work on hazard reduction One solution might be having sylviculturists and arborists mark trees needing removal to restore the forest to its historic condition Biologists could locate nesting sites of threatened or endangered species Loggers could be accompanied by representatives from environmental groups to ensure that only marked trees are taken and specific habitats are spared The subject was opened for discussion Key statements by participants: The President’s initiative does not distinguish between urban and wild forests The environmental side is on the defensive 55% of the time the Forest Service is faced with law suits Agencies inabilities to follow their own management directions makes them vulnerable to lawsuits Funding for the President’s initiative is not there; it does not deal with local projects Identify what needs to be done If it goes to court, so be it Some species, e g., rubber boa, have seasonal nesting periods for which regulations preclude fuel reduction operations for 2-3 months during summer and fall Conflict exists between Governor’s emergency declaration and regulations preventing emergency action Habitats may be protected from fuel reduction but destroyed by catastrophic fire Solutions: Agencies follow process; get “taking”permits where necessary Get agencies together to revue environmental guidelines and discuss whether they make sense Example, workers have been hired by Fish & Wildlife to find rubber boas in fuel break areas and move them Handling may damage them and moving may kill them Workers could instead locate and mark nests so that crews could work around them Notes by Blair Ceniceros, mtnhouse1957@greencafe.com Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 12 San Bernardino County General Plan Update Convenor: Terri Rahhal Participants: Peter Jorris Terry Wold Laura Dyberg Molly Bogh Jayce Ellinger Carol Ford Benson Discussion Notes: A flier introducing the County General Plan update was reviewed and discussed by the group The flier explains the purpose of developing a vision for the General Plan, and announces a series of community vision meetings to be held in the month of September at 13 locations throughout the county, including Twin Peaks on September and Big Bear on September Detailed meeting announcements and other information concerning the General Plan update are available on the County web site at:http://www.sbcounty.gov/landuseservices/general plan update Participants discussed their concerns and recommendations for General Plan policies affecting the mountain region, such as:  The capacity of infrastructure and public services in mountain areas should be quantified to determine appropriate long-term land use plans  Expanding existing 2-lane mountain roads to 4-lane highways may not be the answer to existing transportation constraints  The GPU should recognize the increase in the proportion of full-time vs part-time residency in mountain communities since the last update  The General Plan should ensure the potential to accommodate the various commercial services and outdoor storage areas needed in mountain areas  Care should be taken to avoid “spill-over” of urban uses and public facilities on National Forest lands  The General Plan should include a new comprehensive policy on commercial water extraction in mountain areas Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 13 Notes by Terri Rahhal, trahhal@lusd.sbcounty.gov Educating People for Sustainable Communities & Forests Convener: Judy Ritter Participants Terri Rahhal - trahhal@hotmail.com Kimberly Fry - pinefry@aol.com Laura Dyberg - Dyberg4fsc@aol.com Martin Argo - mbargo@eee.org Ruth Werstrom - rwenstrom@fs.fed.us Daniella Lowery - QuietDusk@aol.com Judy Ritter - juudyritter@earthlink.net Gabriel Garcia - ggarcia01@fs.fed.us Peter Brieety - pbrierty - pbrierty@fire.sbcounty.gov Discussion Notes There was considerable discussion about the lack of knowledge that the public off the mountain has regarding our National Forests, even among those living in close proximity of the mountains We see a need to better educate those who have not been exposed to the range of activities available, the beauty that surrounds them and need for proper management of the forests It was brought to our attention that there are other groups who offer speakers such as the San Bernardino National Forest Association We discussed that we are aware the association, however were not aware of availability of speakers off the mountain We don’t want to duplicate services The committee desires to have more educational materials produced by professionals with accurate information concerning our current forest crisis throughout the west and information as to how we can reach a more ideal natural state When speaking of the need to thin, it was agreed that we’ve all heard about the “evil loggers who will strip our forest.” We need to correct that perception For the immediate time, we need to get the message of fire prevention out and why this situation has gotten out of hand Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 14 Some suggestions for getting the message out to the public were: • • • • • Posters with fliers on tear off pads (posters in stores in the mountains as well as off the hill Posters placed in sporting goods stores, nature stores, book stores A CD/DVD with the adventure pass for visitors to take home and watch or listen to depending upon the method used Messages concerning the emergency at hand….fliers in supermarkets, convenience stores, etc Through a speakers bureau, either existing or newly formed, take the message to schools, especially high schools, service & social organizations as well as youth organization (especially must advertise the existence of a speakers bureau to the schools and other organizations) Develop web site with links to all the forest entities Laura Dyberg said there are so many entities doing the same things as we suggest We will research where we may join forces She also spoke of a fire education unit putting together a trailer on fire prevention, but that’s only one trailer, therefore we need to have other avenues to reach a greater number of people Group consensus that we will contact the other agencies to find out what we can to support the existing speakers bureaus and help recruit speakers to promote the positive reasons for maintaining a balance between nature and people Respectfully submitted, Judy Ritter Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 15 Democracy In Action: Democracy Inaction Convener: Carol Ford Benson Discussion Notes As a retired attorney, consultant, founder of Environmental Professionals both in California and Nationally (NAEP) thirty years ago, first environmental consulting firm, consultant and writer/seminar initiator on fire related system safety and risk issues, I come to the party with a different background and deep concerns While the process may appear to be democratic as well managed Town Meeting in which only the institutionally-connected and economically dominant are permitted to speak, all questions being filtered through those who accept questions on cards but choose to answer only those they feel reflect the thinking they wish voiced this is not democracy in action but democracy-inaction The image is of a pyramid with messages flowing top down like snowmelt from the summit But the person who understands process knows that water is in every form: fog, snow, underground rivers, reservoirs, tapped and untapped, contained in rocks, vegetation, every aspect connected and interdependent What wells up from beneath or is depleted at the bottom affects the whole I am concerned that no one questions the basic issue: Is it good for today, tomorrow, seven generations later, for us to burn and harvest, thin and remove? I fear desertification across the arid arboreal forests of North America, not quick replenishment as promised Every bough cut is a branch that no longer stores water; some would say it no longer uses water Where is the truth? In the wisdom of many and of nature itself (herself?) and in the "law of replenishment" that can be broken only by humans The topic is one no one wants to discuss, it is too boring, to obviously naive, non-pragmatic Democracy is evanescent It vanishes under too much pressure from the top and insufficient encouragement as process Yes, we all know it is inefficient Everyone in the little group discussions felt they were being democratic, but the entire thrust of where USDA Forest Service, Presidential plan for "healty forests" is not a hollow promise for unreviewed and unstoppable degradation of forests, burning Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 16 communities and terrifying citizens into compliance We need to talk about forest Conservation, Destruction, Harvesting, Fuel Reduction, Reforestation, Desertification as if they all had multiple answers from a number of experts and positions because they Yes, we have time to ask and to follow the National Environmental Policy Act's requirements, because the long term result is significant and irreversible To reduce the forest to ashes in hopes that the Phoenix will rise is the propagandist's dream: facilitate forest products harvests at the expense of the commons and the future It is essential that issues of Democracy: Fires for Control of Votes, Taxation, quasimilitaristic organizations in guise of uniformed fire suppression and forest management be examined before we find ourselves in the political trap of fascist/nazi Germany that lulled good citizens into compliance because they trusted too much and participated too little The inverted pyramid of the powerless reaches from the uninformed and educationally=deprived to the economically entrapped who cannot take part because of fear of loss of jobs Yes The trees, the stones, the slopes and water resources, the biomes and the human communities all are stakeholders We call stakeholders those with economic or organizational power As we sit in the longhouse of Univ of Redlands in a circle, passing the peacepipe (microphone) we must remember we are charged by our own knowledge and position with the duty of protecting not only "life and property" as fire marshals think, but the life of the forest as part of the circle of life on this planet We are such a little part of the whole, but we alone have the capacity for good or ill the entirety Democracy is such a brief and good experiment Let's make environmental decisions within its "open space." Submitted by Carol Ford Benson, earthmoms@earthlink.net Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 17 Watershed Values Convener: Otis Wollan Participants Molly Bogh Max Coppenhagen Tim Allyn Holly Owens, [2 others] Discussion Notes Overview: The group observed that dialogue between mountain watershed and urban watershed stakeholders with a focus on watershed impacts of the current crisis is not underway An opportunity was identified to host a dialogue immediately after the close of the 13th Annual California Water Policy Conference, held Nov 20 at the Wilshire Grand in downtown LA SAWPA and other key stakeholders like MWD and LADWP, are co-sponsors of the conference and would have representatives present at the meeting The workgroup designed a possible focus for the dialogue, and created a list of stakeholders who would be desirable in attendance The group noted that the San Bernardino National Forest was originally developed as a watershed area The current rapid die-off of trees in the SBNF has been primarily addressed for its immediate fire hazard, and its immediate impact on the economy The secondary impacts of the crisis on watershed values has not been the focus; there has not yet been a stakeholder meeting focused on these issues A number of different watershed impacts and issues were noted: o Water quantity o Water Quality, (TMDL impacts, possible effects of sewage releases and dissolved oxygen) o Timing of runoff and flows o Erosion and sedimentation o Pollution o Habitat degradation o Flood control impacts Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 18 o o o o Aquatic ecosystem degradation Groundwater depletion (sprawl; impacts on species) Recreation degradation Economic impacts (secondary impacts, It was noted that the relative value of different areas vis-à-vis these watershed issues has not been evaluated Impacts on different areas, and secondary impacts that may occur well downstream, have not been well addressed and brought to the attention of affected stakeholders Convening a session for learning, dialogue, and exchange was thought to be a valuable exercise The group identified a list of stakeholders that would be a good starting invitation list: SAWPA, Big Bear City and water company, Arrowhead water companies, Watershed Fire Council (Al West), Sierra Club, USFS, San Bernardino County and Riverside County flood control and planning departments, Redlands Institute, ESRI, US Corp, City of Redlands water district, Mohave Water District, MWD, LADWP, Santa Ana Conservancy, Inland Empire water district, Hemet water district, San Gabriel River Conservancy, Orange County water district, Other issues noted: The impacts of tree removal with regard to watershed values was thought to be not well studied The potential for fire and the sediment impacts from large scale fire are significant Questions were raised about whether agencies are planning for these contingencies The importance of SB water as dilution water for Total Dissolved Solids in Colorado River water was noted, particularly to the City of Redlands Impacts on bottled water and springs was noted, as well as the impact of spring water exports themselves on habitat due to diversion Differing levels of regulation and jurisdictions were thought to be an impediment to solutions Next steps: Otis Wollan serves on the Planning Committee of the California Water Policy Conference, and will bring this suggestion and design to the committee for concurrence on a special session, November 20 from 2-5PM immediately after the conference Purpose will be learning, basic needs assessment, and exchange among stakeholders on this issue as a first step to determine if some kind of ongoing focused attention is needed Notes by Otis Wollan, otis@foothill.net Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 19 GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Convener: Otis Wollan Participants Kate Kramer Molly Bogh Gene Zimmerman Gabe Garcia Ian Musto Leigh Beck David Diaz Jordan H Tim Allyn [2 others] Discusion Notes Overview: The session was fundamentally an information exchange about the status of the GIS project that has emerged as a result of the Mt Summit, and the efforts of SBNF, Congressman Lewis’ staff who were in attendance, and ESRI, the software company who produce the GIS ArcInfo/ArcMap products Big Bear City, which has a major GIS grant project underway, informed USFS of their project Cooperation and integration of the two GIS efforts was thought to be the logical next step The dialogue evolved to identifying implications of the massive new information project, noting there may be a need for a regional collaboration that is unprecedented in this area, though models from other areas were noted Questions about such a regional project were posed Two significant GIS projects are underway in the watershed Big Bear City watershed pilot, in collaboration with San Bernardino County ESRI/USFS partnership to map regional watershed for multiple purposes The Big Bear City project is a $1/2 Million 319(h) grant for the purpose of mapping sediment sources for Big Bear Lake The square mile area that has been mapped by the City is being expanded to a 35 square mile area Among other tasks, digitizing orthos for the Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 20 larger area will be accomplished This information will be available to other agencies, like the Army Corps, or USFS for other purposes The second, very large project, evolved out of the first Mt Summit in June Congressman Lewis’ staff in attendance were very impressed with the collaboration demonstrated at the Summit Lewis’ office initiated a conversation with the owner and president of ESRI, the leading GIS software company ESRI agreed to put a top notch internal team on a project designed to update and integrate GIS layers relevant for the emergency situation in the San Bernardino The value of ESRI pro bono work is estimated to be at least $1/2 million, and the value of updated orthos and soils layers is estimated to be another $1/2 million; additionally HP is donating hardware for the project, and ESRI is donating space in their Redlands campus to accommodate the project The GIS work has to fundamental purposes: o Emergency preparation and planning o Evacuation o Hazard ratings, etc o Forest Health -the Big Picture, planning for restoration o Vegetation inventory o Resources are risk o Future planning The boundary of the project is miles beyond the NF boundary, and is inclusive of all the private inholdings like Big Bear and Arrowhead The partnership is currently with ESRI, USFS, CDF, SB County, and R County It was noted that Big Bear City needs to be part of the collaboration as the other local entity with land use authority Also, it was noted that CA Resources Agency should also be in partnership TIMELINES: Short term: 4-6 weeks, will look at immediate emergency issues such as evacuation routes and response Mid term, months up to this calendar year: prioritize issues in the project, establish protocols, complete an agency stewardship plan, and complete and information dissemination plan Long term, several years, mapping the pilot area, creating a center for coordinating information, and agreement among all agencies of the data and formats used for planning Implications are: Institutional change At present, the integration of all the data exceeds any single agencies mandate within the region; no agency currently has the span of authority to handle regional planning at this scale Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 21 A model similar to this situation was noted to be the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, which integrates data and does planning for two states, and multiple counties and NF’s within the Tahoe Basin Additionally, no one is currently sponsoring the kind of planning dialogue that addresses the regional challenge It was noted that the Mt Summit leadership collaboration group which is just forming is one possible venue for the planning dialogue that will result from the integration of the scientific data Questions posed were: o What will the dialogue be? o What are the organizing principles? o Will there be central guidelines? o Who will host the dialogue? It was noted that this kind of dialogue is quite different from a FS Plan update There will be new players in this dialogue for long term restoration of the forest This was observed as a “classic intergovernmental challenge” The SBNF challenge may be even more difficult than the Tahoe model In Tahoe, the centerpiece was easily seen, and there were easily measurable outcomes In the SBNF case, the goal is not easy, not clearly measurable, and there exists no easy consensus The session ended with the observation from scientists from Redlands Institute who observed: “We have 25 years of experience and have the techniques for both the resource science and the social science of decision-making We are only missing: the integrated information the commitment from stakeholders to it the financial resources to implement the commitment.” Notes by Otis Wollan, otis@foothill.net Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 22 Capacity and Acquisition Convener: Tim Allyn Participants: Terry Wold Peter Jorris Molly Bogh Leanne Sowande Jesse Bennett Stan White Holly Owens David Pellman Ted Silon Kate Kramer Gary Scot Otis Wollan Discussion Notes The definition: Carrying capacity is the ability of a place to support and sustain well-being and quality of life for all living things It is the upper limit of resource use that is sustainable in a defined eco/social system The statement: Our mountains have a finite carrying capacity – we propose to live within in We have gone beyond that in the San Bernardino National Forest and exceeding it has diminished its intrinsic value Discussions Participants discussed capacity issues of concern Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 23 Traffic analysis for mountain roads needs to be completed by county planners It is thought that the existing analysis is incomplete and outdated Water Conservation easements Cities have available city property that they can’t maintain, want to sell and would like to see converted into conservation easements However, due to the expense of purchase and/or maintenance, property characteristics, location and other factors, properties are not being acquired by conservation interests, making them more likely to be purchased by development interests City planners have historically created general plans that treat vacation residences (part time occupation) and primary residences differently in regards to various infrastructure capacities including water, emergency services, schools, etc However the occupation trend is that more and more vacation residences are occupied on a full time basis City plans need to recognize and reflect the increase in primary residences City and county planners of a host of internal issues are more familiar with contradictions, what works and what does not work when it comes to planning We need to identify and interview planners Planning needs to consider the growing numbers of mountain residents and visitors Building safety and compliance What good are good codes if they are not enforced? A helpful resource is the Planning and Conservation League website http://www.pcl.org/ In summary, the committee needs to significant research into what capacity figures exist, need to be created and need to be tested for consistency among the various jurisdictions The committee also will need to publish information and have identified two existing governmental planning regimes to which to apply the information: San Bernardino County General Plan, USFS Land Management Plan Revisions Notes by Tim Allyn, tim.allyn@sierraclub.org Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 24 Closing To conclude the day’s work, each person shared a word that represented their commitment to the ongoing work begun at the summit Mountain Summit: Vision into Action υ August 17, 2003 υ Redlands, California υ Page 25