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A Letter to Wilsonia from Superintendent Smeck

Wilsonia Community and National Park Service A Valued Relationship Wilsonia Advisory Team (WAT) June 7, 2014. A Letter to Wilsonia from Superintendent Smeck. …taught me to appreciate the importance of cabin communities….

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A Letter to Wilsonia from Superintendent Smeck

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  1. Wilsonia Community and National Park Service A Valued RelationshipWilsonia Advisory Team (WAT)June 7, 2014

  2. A Letter to Wilsonia from Superintendent Smeck …taught me to appreciate the importance of cabin communities… …I want to assure you that the National Park Service is committed to working with you to protect your private property rights and preserve the history of Wilsonia… Working together…ensure Wilsonia remains a vibrant cabin community and reminder of our rich local and national heritage.

  3. Initial WAT Members Wilsonia Wilsonia Historic District • Gus Collin • Drew Sorensen Wilsonia Village Association • Susan Doyle • Dick Moss • Neal Mixter Sierra Masonic Family Club • Scott Edgerly • Lynn Simmons At Large • Dutch Scholten Sequoia –Kings Canyon National Park Superintendent Woody Smeck Management Assistant Christine Smith Kings District Ranger Ned Kelleher

  4. Wilsonia WAT Member Authority & Representation Wilsonia Cabin Owners Wilsonia Historic District Board of Directors Wilsonia Village Association Board of Directors Sierra Masonic Family Club Board of Director Wilsonia Advisory Team Members

  5. Wilsonia WAT Member Communications Wilsonia Cabin Owners Wilsonia Historic District Board of Directors Wilsonia Village Association Board of Directors Sierra Masonic Family Club Board of Director Wilsonia Advisory Team Members

  6. Communication Vehicles Board Meetings • Wilsonia Historic District • Wilsonia Village Incorporated (WVI) • Sierra Masonic Family Club NPS SEKI/Wilsonia Meetings (minimum 2 meetings per year) • Issues Meeting • Meet & Greet Publications • Wilsonia Village Incorporated Newsletter (Wilsonia Times) • Meeting Minutes Web-Based • WVI Website and Facebook Page

  7. Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)Key Provisions Overarching Purpose of the MOA (“Touchstone”): • “To create a cooperative working forum between the NPS-SEKI and the residents and owners within the community of Wilsonia to assure the long-term existence, maintenance and safety of Wilsonia and its residents as a private, thriving, historic community within the context of a National Park setting, consistent with the mission of the National Park Service.”

  8. Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)Key Provisions • WAT Function : • Members represent base organizations; that’s where the authority begins and ends; • WAT works on consensus; agreement from all; • OK to create work groups, but recommendations can only come via WAT consensus; • No money committed without a separate agreement; • Meetings noticed, minutes kept of the meetings, everyone invited to attend!

  9. Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)Key Provisions • Annual Work Plan: • Reworked the first of every calendar year to address the highest priority issues, but lists all issues; • Reports on the disposition of any items addressed the previous year; • Sets out meeting dates with the Superintendent;

  10. Draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)Key Provisions • Agreement Term: • 5-years; • Last year used to reflect on accomplishments and (re)negotiate a new agreement; • Any party can call it quits (for the whole thing) with a good faith effort to reconcile any problems; • Agreement can only be modified in writing.

  11. Current Set of Issues • 2014 Work Plan (may not complete them all): • Improve communications between Wilsonia residents and the NPS including regular meetings with the Superintendent; • Develop the process and program to deal with the disposition of the 12 NPS owned cabins within Wilsonia; • Identify NPS SEKI management documents that potentially impact Wilsonia. Review for consistency with MOA mission;

  12. Current Set of Issues • 2014 Work Plan (continued): • Clarify and ensure transparency for an expedited building permit review process; • Development of Architectural guidelines for historic cabins within the Wilsonia Historic District;

  13. Current Set of Issues • Future Work Plan Issues: • Develop a program to deal with the maintenance of all existing NPS property (clean-up of empty lots) within Wilsonia; • Develop a common understanding of the "exclusive jurisdiction" legal basis and its implementation by the NPS as it relates to Wilsonia; • Explore enhancing fire suppression and protection capabilities for Wilsonia; • Explore the potential of a museum within Wilsonia about Wilsonia and its cooperative history with the NPS.

  14. Questions? Comments?Concerns? Wilsonia Community and National Park Service A Valued RelationshipWilsonia Advisory Team (WAT)June 7, 2014

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