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Home My Public Portal About20060726 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting 06-18 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS July 26, 2006 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING I. ROLL CALL President Jed Cyr called the Special Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr, Mary Davey, Pete Siemens (arrived at 7:05 p.m.), Larry Hassett and N. Hanko Members Absent: Ken Nitz and Deane Little Staff Present: Craig Britton, Sue Schectman, Duncan Simmons, Del Woods, Michael Reeves H. CLOSED SESSION J. Cyr stated that the Board would adjourn to Closed Session to discuss Closed Session Agenda items 1. The Board recessed to Closed Session at 7:00 p.m. and the Closed Session commenced at 7:01 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session at 7:28 p.m. REGULAR MEETING 111. J. Cyr called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:3 1 p.m. J. Cyr stated that the Board discussed Closed Session Agenda item I and that there were no reportable items from the Closed Session. Additional Staff Present: R. Jurgensen, S. Thielfoldt, M. Manning, and J. Maciel. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS A. Ann Waltonsmith, 21060 Saratoga Hills Road, Saratoga, CA 95070, spoke as a representative of the City of Saratoga Council and addressed the Board specifically about the "Saratoga to the Sea Trail" project. She spoke of a vision of Meeting 06-18 Page 1 a trail leading to the coast, and she handed out several maps showing parcels the trail would go through, including a 65-acre quarry. The quarry has existing roads that could be used as trails. C. Britton and Ms. Waltonsmith exchanged business cards, and C. Britton said that he and P. Siemens would contact her directly about this project. B. Chuck Jeffery, 2784 Eulalie Drive, San Jose, CA 95121, spoke about the former North residence, giving some history he had researched about the structure and surrounding area. He told the Board that he felt they made a mistake approving the demolition of the former North house because he felt the site is a historical structure, being one of the last post and beam homes built prior to 1859. He said it was the last standing structure of its type in the Old Almaden area. He requested that the Board reconsider the demolition. P. Siemens said he would consider bringing the matter back before the Board for further discussion. C. Britton strongly recommended that the Board keep with the staff s recommendations, and he reminded the Board that they voted 7 to 0 for the demolition of the structures on that site. N. Hanko said that she, too, supported bringing the item back before the Board. P. Siemens asked that the item be re-agendized for the following meeting. V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board adopt the Agenda. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0. L. Hassett asked that this meeting be dedicated to the memory of Grete Johnson, who was the recently deceased wife of the Fire Chief of the Skyline Volunteer Fire Department. The Board agreed to do so. VI. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR N. Hanko asked to abstain from Revised Claims number 5212 and number 5281. Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar, including the Board Minutes of June 14, 2006 Special and Regular Meetings and the June 25, 2006 Special and Regular Meetings; Agenda Item 2 Response to the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report; Agenda Item 3 Renewal of License and Management Agreement with Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) Regarding the Former Forde Property Adjacent to Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (San Mateo County Assessor's Parcel Number 066-240-020); Determine that the Recommended Actions are Categorically Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Authorize the General Manager to Sign the License and Meeting 06-18 Page 2 Management Agreement with POST, Subject to Approval by the General Manager and General Counsel of Minor Revisions to the Agreement Which Do Not Substantially Change any Material Terms; Agenda Item 4 Authorize the General Manager to Execute the Notice of Completion for the Dusky-Footed Woodrat Trail at Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve; and Revised Claims 06-14. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0. VII. BOARD BUSINESS A. Agenda Item No. 1 —Proposed Purchase of the Interiano Property as an Addition to the Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Number 562-23-008), Determine that the Recommended Actions are Categorically Exempt From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) As Set Out in This Report; Adopt the Resolution Authorizing Purchase of the Interiano Property; Adopt the PreliminM Use and Management Plan Recommendations Contained in the Report and Name the Property as an Addition to the Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve; Indicate Your Intention to Withhold Dedication of the Property as Public Open Space At This Time - (Report R-06-92). D. Woods presented the staff report with PowerPoint slides showing the area of the property on both maps and pictures of the land. He said the property is heavily forested and was developed for equestrian use. He showed several small structures on the property, which included stalls, paddocks and old trailers—all in various states of disrepair. M. Reeves reviewed the terms and conditions of the purchase, stating that the District was buying the property on an"as is" basis. The District will contract out the cleanup of the site. P. Siemens asked if there was a gate on Alamitos Road. D. Woods replied that the gate is actually located on the property and not on the road. P. Siemens asked about the money dedicated to clean up the property, and asked if the funds would come out of the Land Acquisition budget. S. Schectman said that the funds were specified in the Resolution. M. Davey asked if the stream ran year round, and D. Woods said that it definitely did. J. Cyr followed up, asking if the road was close to the creek and if the driveway would need any stabilizing work. D. Woods said that no stabilizing work was necessary, as the driveway was on the far side of the road from the creek and was in good condition. He added that Alamitos Road is a very stable road and is in good condition. C. Britton added that the County of Santa Clara maintains the Road. Meeting 06-18 Page 3 i Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board authorize the proposed purchase of the Interiano property as an addition to the Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Number 562-23-008); Determine that the recommended Actions are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as set out in this report; Adopt Resolution No.25 authorizing purchase of the Interiano property; Adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan recommendations contained in the Report, and name the property as an addition to the Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve; Indicate its intention to withhold dedication of the property as public open space at this time. The motion passed 5 to 0. I VIII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS /COMPENSABLE MEETING REPORTS N. Hanko's only compensable meeting was this evening's Board meeting. She announced that the Good Neighbor Policy Committee will be meeting soon, and that the Committee had received many comments which it will review. M. Davey's only compensable meeting was this evening's Board meeting. I P. Siemens' only compensable meeting was this evening's Board meeting. L. Hassett s only compensable meeting was this evenings Board meeting. J. Cyr's only compensable meeting was this evening's Board meeting. He said that he and L. Hassett would be going on a helicopter ride courtesy of the East Bay Regional p Park District. C. Britton handed out a"Parks of the Future" brochure. He went to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisor's meeting and testified on the District's behalf, and he reported that they voted 5 to 0 to put a measure on the ballot. He handed out the Skyline Newsletter to the Board. He said he attended the California Joint Powers Insurance Association's annual meeting in La Palma, California. He requested that the Board conduct the Board Appointee evaluations at the August 23 meeting. S. Schectman announced that she would be on vacation from August 9 through August 20 and that D. Simmons would be attending Board meetings in her absence. M. Davey asked S. Thielfoldt if any election papers had been taken out. S. Thielfoldt said that just two people had picked up papers and that she had received one other telephone call from an interested person. Meeting 06-18 Page 4 I J. Maciel said that the Sherriff s department had eradicated approximately 10,000 to 15,000 marijuana plants in the Twin Creeks area of Sierra Azul and that they had destroyed the seedlings on site. R. Jurgenson pointed out that more weevil reports were in the news clippings handed out to the Board. He also said that he spoke to a polling firm to get an idea about the timing of doing a survey of District constituents. He said they recommended waiting until after the fall election. IX ADJORNEMENT The Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District adjourned at 8:28pm. Lisa Zadek Recording Secretary Meeting 06-18 Page 5