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Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Accepting a Donation of$12,000 from Peninsula Open Space Trust(POST), Allocating Those
Funds Exclusively for Materials and Equipment for the David C. Daniels Nature Center,
and Expressing the Board's Gratitude and Appreciation of POST and its Donors
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District finds that
its ongoing partnership with Peninsula Open Space Trust(POST) continues to be extremely
productive and of great value to open space protection throughout the San Francisco Peninsula
region; and
WHEREAS, the Board further recognizes that POST's open space preservation activities greatly
enhance and directly complement the work of the District by creating opportunities for the
private sector to be fully involved in open space preservation; and
WHEREAS, POST's efforts have produced an extraordinary and unprecedented level of private
donations to the cause of open space acquisition and protection; and
WHEREAS, one of the most visible joint projects undertaken by POST and the District is the
development of the David C. Daniels Nature Center at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve,
which has become a vital environmental education destination, garnering thousands of visitors
each year; and
WHEREAS, over the last several years POST has received a number of donations totaling $12,000
from individuals who desire their contributions to be used solely for environmental education
materials and equipment for the David C. Daniels Nature Center; and
WHEREAS, POST has transferred these funds to the District and wishes to ensure that the funds
will be allocated as the original donors intended;
Now,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District does hereby gratefully accept the donation of$12,000 from Peninsula Open
Space Trust; allocate these funds to materials and equipment for the David C. Daniels Nature
Center; and offer its sincere gratitude and appreciation to POST and its many individual donors,
particularly those whose contributions comprise this gift, for their willingness to assist in
enhancing this environmental education facility for the benefit of the public, for their continuing
commitment to working together toward our common goal of open space preservation, and for
their hard work and effort in fostering environmental education, and to maintaining our quality of
life through the protection of natural habitats, wildlife, scenic values, and our other irreplaceable
natural resources.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-05
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District on February 28, 2001, at a regular meeting thereof, by the following vote:
AYES: P. Siemens, K. Nitz, J. Cyr,N. Hanko, D. Little, M. Davey, L. Hassett
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Se Zetary President
Board of Directors Board of Directors
I, the District Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, hereby certify that
the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly
held and called on the above day.
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