DISCUSSION: Agenda items in accordance with Rocky Road Board process.
MOTION: Gary motioned to approve the agenda for this meeting.
MOTION SECONDED: Mark seconded the motion.
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Unanimous 5/0.
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
DISCUSSION: Review and approval of previous minutes in accordance with Rocky Road Board process.
MOTION: John motioned to approve the minutes for February 2026.
MOTION SECONDED: Sheldon seconded the motion.
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Unanimous 4/0 (Mark abstained as he was not present during the March meeting).
Officer’s Reports
President: John Howsden
John discussed the President’s Report that he had drafted illustrating the milestones and impactful projects that Rocky Road CSD has completed. Well received by the board members and illustrates the cooperative work for the district and its residents.
Director: Sheldon Toso
Sheldon brought Four (4) statements:
Taxes: Sheldon asked for reaffirmation on the County tax roll and the discussion focused on historical audits that have shown operating expenditures exceed allocated tax distribution. Requiring the use of reserve funds or staging larger infrastructure improvements over multiple years.
List of properties that are exempt from parcel tax: Sheldon noted it would be useful to have a list of all those residents or entities that are exempt from the CSD tax roll. Mark has an Excel file that he can send to Sheldon to extract this data.
Herbicide spraying sign on Cheyenne and Copper Cover to be moved to Rocky Road Right of Way. Noted we would carry this to subsequent board meeting for an agenda item and discussion.
President’s report: Sheldon noted a couple edits and praised the report for future publication once moved from draft form. Also cited some of the infrastructure projects on the report to support his claims listed in the above item #1.
Curt Director/Treasurer:
Financials, Umpqua Bank
Public Funds Checking: $1,418.45
Money Market: $123,599.33
Interest income: $226.34
Curt noted some budgetary items (estimated costs) on both insurance and audit service at $4,000 and $6,000, respectively. Also mentioned the use of a signatory CPA as we’ve reached our 5-year cap requiring a handoff. Sheldon will create a template for Curt to include in his financials.
Unfinished Business
AGENDA ITEM: Assignment of Director Gary Arneson to Secretary position
DISCUSSION: Making this a formal appointment.
MOTION: Sheldon motioned to appoint Gary for this title.
MOTION SECONDED: Mark seconded the motion.
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Unanimous 5/0.
AGENDA ITEM: Adopting county procedures for opt out for weed abatement for our district.
DISCUSSION: We are working on publishing a website form that would streamline a notification to the Board for those that want to opt out of the herbicide roadside spraying. This opt-out will put the onerous on the resident(s) for maintenance and assumption of risk, the defensible space notification to Cal-Fire for those accepting any associated accountability. We are drafting and will carry over for future updates as we progress.
MOTION: None
MOTION SECONDED: None
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: None
New Business
AGENDA ITEM: Tree and shrub pruning.
DISCUSSION: Curt noted the cost/bids for tree trimming and shrubs noting excavation $3,000 for 6 hours and 2-3 days for project completion. Will need to layout the areas for service and contract with prevailing wage guidelines.
MOTION: None, Carrying over for further discussion and plan for execution.
MOTION SECONDED: None
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: None
AGENDA ITEM: Survey of dig-outs throughout the district.
DISCUSSION: Mark noted that we have 75 street failures repaired and usually around 12 very bad/most urgent spots per year. Due to the lighter rainfall season, Mark has identified 4-5 places that would need priority attention.
MOTION: None, Mark will stack rank those 4-5 areas and report back to the board with a remediation plan.