DISCUSSION: Agenda items in accordance with Rocky Road Board process.
MOTION: Gary motioned to approve the agenda for this meeting.
MOTION SECONDED: Sheldon.
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Passed 5/0.
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
DISCUSSION: Review and approval of previous minutes in accordance with Rocky Road Boardprocess. Sheldon made some edits and Gary reviewed and will include.
MOTION: Sheldon motioned to approve the minutes for May 2026.
MOTION SECONDED: Curt.
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Passed 5/0.
Officer’s Reports:
Curt Simmons, Treasurer:
Financials, Umpqua Bank
Public Funds Checking: $1,256.48
Money Market: $178,015.93
Interest income: $332.15
Curt confirmed Rocky Road Community Service District received a scheduled tax distribution from Calaveras County and noted expected cost for 2026-2027 fiscal year insurance would be approximately $4,000.
John Howsden, President.
John noted that Curt has a county form for signatures relating to census and any would be pay-rolling taxes for Rocky Road CSD if we had personnel employment taxes which we do not.
We will sign and acknowledge before the next meeting. John noted that we have a credit applied to our existing order of poles, signs and hardware from SafeTlite. The estimated time of arrival is unknown as there have been some delays due to their staffing shortages.
Sheldon Toso, Director:
Sheldon thanked Gary for help with the install of signage on Black Creek Road.
Sheldon reported on an itemized list of the number of lots exempt from paying the RockyRoad CSD taxes, this was strictly informational. Sheldon also asserted that we (Board) have a moral obligation to inform our residents of the benefits of increasing RockyRoad CCD tax. Further, we would need to create a resolution for any proposal to raise taxes. We owe an objective assessment to the residents within our community service district to keep our infrastructure properly maintained.
Unfinished Business
AGENDA ITEM: Approve 2026-2027 fiscal year budget.
DISCUSSION: Sheldon discusses the budget as a plan and noted road dig-outs are estimates given the unknown variety and severity of repairs, these costs are not fixed. Sheldon noted that the fiscal 2026-2027 budget changes to Page 2.
MOTION: Sheldon makes a motion to approve 2026-2027 fiscal budget with budget with changes
MOTION SECONDED: Gary
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: 5/0 in favor.
AGENDA ITEM: Tree trimming
DISCUSSION: Curt will get more information on three most urgent locations for tree trimming and see if we can accomplish this in one day of service.
MOTION: NA, we are carrying over to next meeting.
MOTION SECONDED: NA
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: NA
AGENDA ITEM: Added Resolution 2601 Sheldon made a motion to add Resolution 2601 to old business and John seconded, voting passes 5/0.
DISCUSSION: Approve the signing of Resolution 2601 based on discussion that the board approves the president to sign the resolution.
MOTION: Sheldon made a motion to approve the signing of Resolution 2601 based on discussion that Board unanimously approves Board President to sign the resolution.
MOTION SECONDED: Gary
DISCUSSION: Prior
VOTE: Passes 5/0.
New Business
AGENDA ITEM: Added Sheldon made a motion to add Mark’s opportunistic road projects/maintenance to agenda. Gary Seconded, vote passed 5/0 to add. Discuss the list of repairs Curt Simmons had at the last meeting and (combining) Mark’s opportunistic road repair projects for cost savings.
DISCUSSION: Referring to Curt’s list from December 27, 2025, Board identifying those items that are primary and secondary priorities. We can also bundle any miscellaneous repairs that we could flag to combine for future road repairs. Mark has spoken to contractor and noted that if we can take advantage of bundling these road repairs,we realize a cost savings of $9,186. We will carry over list of repairs from Curt into the next meeting.
MOTION: Sheldon motioned Mark execute the projects not to exceed $24,999 each.
MOTION SECONDED: Gary.
DISCUSSION: Prior.
VOTE: Passed 5/0.
AGENDA ITEM: Discuss dirt dumped at the bus stop intended to widen the parking area.
DISCUSSION: Fill the areas within our RRCSD right-of-way adjacent to the road (Cheyenne and Copper Cove) with little to no cost to members. Effort aims to provide a larger shoulder and parking area for the bus stop to reduce the lane blocking on Cheyenne during school bus drop off and pick up. We had a resident that objected citing their property line encroachment and whether the new parking area might encourage loitering. Mark used the county GIS (Geo Info Systems) maps showing the property line the fence at the bus stop and our right-of-way and discussed a survey of the area whereby enabling Rocky Road to offer a guarantee based on the conversations they had with our chairman.
MOTION: Sheldon made a motion:
Enlist a contractor; board will approve not to exceed $1,000 cost.
Grading the existing field.
Install and cover road base to top of pad.
Compact and fill.
Exercise best erosion management practices.
MOTION SECONDED: Gary
DISCUSSION: Prior.
VOTE: 5/0 passes.
Announcements:
John will be out in August and Sheldon will be Chairperson in his place.