Participate in a Wildfire Risk Mitigation Study

Researchers from SJSU’s Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center need your help in providing feedback on your experiences navigating wildfire risk management on private property.

Site Evaluation: They are seeking 25 volunteers to participate in in-depth site evaluations. Student researchers will perform two site visits at a time convenient for you: (1) during late spring or early summer and (2) late-summer/early fall 2022. Participants will also complete a 20–60 minute interview conversation about wildfire mitigation. After the site evaluations and interview are completed, participants will receive a $100 Amazon gift card as compensation for participating in the study.

Interviews: Researchers are collecting data on resident experiences navigating wildfire risk mitigation on private property to learn more about what is going well and what challenges remain when addressing wildfire risk in our area. Interviews typically take 20–60 minutes and can occur in-person or via Zoom.

If you are interested in participating in the study, please fill out the online interest form at:
forms.gle/gkBK594MQwyYvAXF9 or contact our student researchers who can answer any questions you may have about the project:

Dan Jacobson, Interview coordinator, (408) 782-4320

David Benterou, Evaluation coordinator, (408) 805-8069

For a QR code, download the SJSU_Wildfire mitigation research_Home Ignition Zone PDF to sign up.

Dear members,

This message is to let you know that the special meeting / election to fill our vacant BoD seat, previously scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, will be RESCHEDULED to a later date.  The reason for rescheduling the meeting is to allow more time for potential BoD candidates to submit their candidacy forms and also enable the existing BoD to follow our traditional election process, which will allow people to vote in person or by mail-in ballot for preannounced candidates.   

Call for Candidates! 

If you are interested in running for this vacant RESA BoD seat, please contact Nikki O’Brien, the RESA Office Manager, at resaservice@comcast.net to declare your candidacy for the special election, date TBD. 

Thanks for understanding. Please let us know if you have any questions. 

Sincerely, 

RESA BoD

This month’s Board of Directors meeting will be held over Zoom on Thursday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. The Zoom link was provided in the recent Constant Contact email. If you did not receive it, please contact the RESA office at 408-353-1866.

Agenda

7:00 Determination of Quorum

7:05 Approval of Agenda

7:10 Approval of Minutes

7:20 President’s Report – Chris Goldsbury

7:35 Treasurer’s Report – Chris Goldsbury

7:45 Operations Manager’s Report – Jeff Bates

• Firewise Report – Jeff Bates 
• Office Manager’s Report 

8:00 New Business/Public Comment         

8:15 Old Business

8:30 Adjourn

8:45 Executive Session

Our 2022 Brush Chipping project will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to noon, and from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This year’s chipping program will be a drive-through held in the Friendship Park / Pool parking lot. Please note that Friendship Park will be closed during chipping hours for everyone’s safety.

The following will not be accepted for chipping:

• Dimensional lumber
• Root balls
• Leaves
• Poison oak
• Berry vines 
• Ivy 

For everyone’s safety, Friendship Park will be closed on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. due to our annual Brush Chipping project, which will be held in the park/pool parking lot.

Thank you for your understanding. 

Jeffrey L. Bates 
Operations Manager, Redwood Estates Services Association