Amador County – Several organizations plan meetings this week. The City of Sutter Creek Gold Rush Implementation Committee meets 1 p.m. today in the Community Building, 33 Church Street.

The agenda includes considering approval of a committee mission statement. “Discussion” items include the “project implementation matrix” and the status of litigation against the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort. Items also include discussion of the status of a development agreement and the status of Master Plans for the wastewater treatment plant and Amador Regional Sanitation Authority.

The Upcountry Community Council’s “Fire Protection Committee” meets 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans Hall on Buckhorn Ridge Road in Pioneer. The meeting is open to the public. Topics include “Firewise Program: Dealing with Wildland/Urban Interface,” for which Cathy Koos-Breazeal of the Amador Fire Safe Council will make a presentation entitled “Hazards – A Community Solution to a National Problem.”

The committee will also discuss staffing of fire stations and get an update on hydrant inspections, from Amador Fire Protection District Battalion Chief David Bellerive.

The Amador Regional Transit System and Amador County Transportation Commission board of directors will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Supervisors Chambers. ARTS will hold a public hearing to receive comment on Amador Transit’s grant application for buses and a radio system.

The board will also get Ridership Analyses for March for the bus system, and the Amador-Sacramento Express. The ARTS General Manager will give an update on Pending Grant Expenditures, the Route Planning Committee and the July 1st Rollout of “Your New Amador Transit.” The new Mobility Manager will give reports on Ridership Benchmarks, an Overview of the Program, Progress to Date and Goals and Objectives.

 The ACTC board will look at a funding from the Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Service Enhancement Account. It will also look at Proposition 1B Transit Security Project priorities, and review a potential call for projects and possible reprogramming of ACTC Transportation Enhancement funds for 2012-2013. The ACTC board will also discuss a “contract amendment with Fehr & Peers to provide traffic engineering analysis for up to 30 prioritized segments or intersections” for the Regional Transportation Plan.

The Amador Fire Protection Authority board of directors meets 4 p.m. Thursday in the Supervisors Chambers. The board will discuss Measure M Staffing, with an “update by each fire agency regarding their efforts toward providing paid fire personnel for their respective areas.”

The AFPA Board will also get a report on Paid Fire Personnel, with discussion and possible action relative to a proposal for a “format for future Measure M staffing presentations,” as presented by Director Hal Gamble. The board will also discuss the ISO Rating Process, and get an update relative to the “ISO re-rating application process.” The agenda also includes an update relative to testing fire hydrants.

Story by Jim Reece.

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