From winterety at sbcglobal.net Mon Apr 24 21:21:10 2006 From: winterety at sbcglobal.net (sheryl lynn gerety) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:21:10 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] Agenda, 27 April Mtn Message-ID: <7118b7877015a26fbbe6b1af149f78b4@sbcglobal.net> Old North Davis Neighborhood Association Meeting Thursday, 27April 2006; 7:30 PM; Hattie Weber Museum Join Us! I. Call to order & introductions. II. Approval of minutes (February & March, 2006). III. Treasurer?s report (Braunschweig). IV. Announcements & additions (?) to agenda: (a) Children's Center & King High School relocation, AY 2006-2007 (Vann) (b) Target petition (Winterhalder) (c) Parking district survey by PW (Winterhalder) (d) Heritage sign fund & payments (Braunschweig) V. New Business. (A) Redevelopment proposal, 516 F Street [Realtor Steve Boshken & builder Brad Lawson proposal to demolish existing, 'contributing' house, divide lot and build two houses, side-by-side. Presentation and discussion]; (B) Redevelopment proposal, 507 F Street [James Moresco proposal to demolish existing 'non-contributing' house and build a new house'. (C) ONDNA Priorities Discussion [Open-ended for future efforts. Bring your ideas!] (D) Web Site Policy [Do we need a mechanism for pre-approval of new content?] (E) Proposal for Web site devoted to ON History [John Lofland will describe] VI. Old business. (A) Fifth Street, update [Gerety-Tracy: ON revisions to list of proposals for improved pedestrian, cycle and auto safety]. VII. Sub-committees: Parking & Traffic; Zoning & In-fill; Fifth & F Streets; Alley Cleanup; Old North Park; Elections/Nominations; Social; Urban Forest VII. Adjourn Officials: President, Bruce Winterhalder (758-3990); Vice President, Dan Quickert (756-0575); Secretary, Tony Martin (757-6683); Treasurer, Dan Braunschweig; At- Large: Steve Tracy (756-4921), Dennis Dingemans (753-5959), & Andy Wallace. Web Site (under new, expanded management!): http://www.oldnorthdavis.com/. Backside: Neighborhood Concerns Summary: The Yolo Audubon Avian Influenza Symposium, April 15, 2006 What Is It?: Avian flu is, currently, a bird flu, but one which mammals catch through direct contact. Its signature is H5N1; there are substrains of H5N1, some tame, some fierce, such as Asian avian H5N1. Duck populations have all the existing forms. While the flu virus is unique in its ability change dramatically, it is rare for flu to be able to jump from one family of animals to another. Pigs are an exception and are the usual route through which bird flu reaches humans. Who Gets Sick? Migratory waterfowl are are catching Asian avian H5N1, so are song bird populations (particularly house finches, house sparrows). The Asian avian H5N1 has developed through three cycles of flu between the wild bird and domestic poultry populations Wild birds immune to the early varieties of H5N1 are killed by the new Asian avian strain. Chickens and turkeys are predisposed to catch the Asian strain; nearly all die. Mammals, including people, dogs, cats, catch it when directly exposed to body fluids and feces of an infected bird, usually by handling, scavenging, killing or eating it. When and Where Will H5N1 Arrive in the US? In August, pin tails arrive in the Central Valley straight from Asia. Other migratory species arrive throughout the fall; they too will have strains of mild avian and virulent Asian avian flu among them. It is likely that the Asian avian flu will spread from California throughout North and South America making it a panzoonotic (world wide non-human epidemic). Why Worry? The virulent strains among birds, when passed to humans, generate mortality rates of about 50%. We do not want people or pets to catch bird flu, nor or do we want this bird flu to get into humans where it could mutate and become an easily spread human flu. How Should We Change Our Behaviors? cover food out of doors, cook poultry and waterfowl to 180* internal temp. thoroughly clean and disinfect bird feeders with warm soapy water once a month. dispose of all dead birds, avoiding contact with skin by using gloves or tools. put shoes soiled by bird feces into a plastic bag to bake in the sun; leave shoes outdoors. bathe dogs exposed to wild birds. confine cats indoors. avoid settings where ducks, geese or poultry congregate. follow the news; things will change rapidly. Backyard poultry? Take these additional precautions: buy and use coveralls or select some clothing dedicated solely to tending chickens. wash this clothing once a week. protect food and water of domestic fowl from wild birds by covering and enclosing. confine domestic fowl to keep them from contact with wild birds. check daily on birds? health. monitor and restrict visitors: been around sick birds? essential visit? To report illness in flock: 530 752-8700 - CA Animal Food Health and Safety Laboratory. Hunters? Wear goggles & gloves to handle, pluck, and clean birds. Keep in mind dogs are at risk. Sources and Further Information: Sheryl Gerety, winterety at sbcglobal.net 758-3990; www.yoloaudubon.org www.universityofcalifornia.edu/everyday/avianflu www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/issues/avianflu/wbavianflu.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 7543 bytes Desc: not available URL: