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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20071114 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Regional Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 07-25 REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS November 14, 2007 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING I. ROLL CALL President K. Nitz called the Special Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr, Nonette Hanko, Mary Davey, Ken Nitz, Pete Siemens, Curt Riffle and Larry Hassett Members Absent: none Staff Present: Craig Britton, Duncan Simmons, Michael Williams, Camille Tavlian, Matt Freeman, Kirk Lennington, David Sanguinetti 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -There were none. 111. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY C. Britton read the Special Resolution from Marin County Open Space District honoring the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on its 35 1h Anniversary. The District prepared resolutions honoring the 35 1h Anniversary's of Marin County Open Space District and Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board approve Resolution No. 07-26 Honoring the Marin County Open Space District Upon the Occasion of its 35 1h Anniversary. C. Riffle seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board approved Resolution No. 07-27 Honoring the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District Upon the Occasion of its 35 1h Anniversary. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Meeting 07-25 Page 2 N. Hanko gave some historical background information about the formation of these special districts. IV* ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion: J. Cyr moved to adopt the Agenda. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. V. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR J. Cyr made a correction to the Minutes of October 10, 2007. He corrected page 3, paragraph 2, and asked the words "a third" be deleted and replaced with"the Mortensen Design". N. Hanko made a correction to the same minutes. She corrected page 3, Section B, paragraph 4 and requested the word "Craigslist" be replaced with"others". She added that Craigslist was specifically not going to be used in the recruitment. C. Riffle asked questions about Revised Claims numbers 7920 and 7934, which staff answered satisfactorily. K. Nitz said that he would be taking Agenda Item 7 off of the Consent Calendar for Board discussion. P. Siemens asked questions about Revised Claims 7841 and 7956-R, which staff answered satisfactorily. L. Hassett said he would pull Written Communications from the Consent Calendar for full Board discussion. N. Hanko said she would voluntarily recuse herself from voting on Revised Claim numbers 7826, 7827, 7940 and 7945-R. M. Davey stated that she would recuse herself from voting on Revised Claim number 7826, 7827 and 7945-R. Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar, including the October 10, 2007 Minutes, as corrected; Agenda Item 5 Annual Seasonal Trail Closures Informational Report; Agenda Item 6 Approval of Resolution No. 07-30 to Increase the Credit Card Limit of the Administration/Human Resources, Operations, Planning and Real Property Managers, General Counsel and Operations Area Superintendents from $2,000 to $5,000; Agenda Item 8 Application to the Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission for Grant Monies to Fund a Historical and Structural Conditions Assessment for the Former Alma College Site; Determine that the Recommended Actions Are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) As Set Forth in the Report; Adoption Resolution No. 07-32 of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Meeting 07-25 Page 3 Approving the Application to the Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission for Grant Monies to Fund a Historical and Structural Conditions Assessment for the Former Alma College Site; Agenda Item 9 Application to the Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission for Grant Monies to Fund a Historical and Structural Conditions Assessment for the Stevens Canyon Ranch Residence/Wine Cellar; Determine that the Recommended Actions Are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) As Set Forth in the Report; Adoption Resolution No. 07-33 of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Approving the Application to the Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission for Grant Monies to Fund a Historical and Structural Conditions Assessment for the Stevens Canyon Ranch Residence/Wine Cellar; Revised Claims 07-18. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0 on Revised Claim numbers 7826, 7827 and 7945-R with two recusals, and passed 6 to 0 on Revised Claim number 7940. Discussion: N. Hanko made a statement that she was pleased to see both applications on Agenda Item 8 and Agenda Item 9. Vote: The remaining Revised Claims 07-18 and the specified Consent Calendar items passed by a vote of 7 to 0. VI. BOARD BUSINESS A. Written Communications C. Britton stated that K. Nitz signature would be corrected on letters so they would be consistent on all letters as to how he signs his name. He said that the McHenry letter would be amended. L. Hassett said that he had a concern about the MacNiven letter response regarding the road fee. He said the response about the bollards was okay, but felt that the response about the road fee was not written under the Good Neighbor Policy essence, but that the letter appeared to be a challenging response. M. Williams gave some historical information regarding the District's right to have a voting voice. He said that Ms. MacNiven is a friend to the District with whom they have a good working relationship. C. Britton said that the District has not been notified when the vote will happen, but when the District does find out, then D. Sanguinetti will attend the meeting. L. Hassett stated that the letter should be softened. C. Britton suggested that, rather than having two letters in response, that staff add to the bollard letter response and say that someone at the District would call Ms. MacNiven to discuss Meeting 07-25 Page 4 the road details. M. Williams confirmed that he would be the one to call her and will confirm it in a letter to her. Motion: P. Siemens moved to approve the Written Communications as modified. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. B. Agenda Item No. 1 —Determine Whether to Renew the Ombudsperson Volunteer Agreement with Carol Joyce-, Authorize the President of the Board of Directors to Execute the Third Amendment to the District Ombudsperson Volunteer Agreement with Carol Joyce, Extending the Agreement's Term for a Third Year— (Report R-07-125). C. Britton reviewed the staff report and introduced Carol Joyce to say a few words. Ms. Joyce gave a brief report to the Board about the type of questions she has received over the past year. C. Britton pointed out that Jim Bell's office contacted Ms. Joyce on how to contact the District. C. Riffle thanked Ms. Joyce for her work and said he thought the number of inquiries would begin to increase in the next year. Motion: J. Cyr moved to modify the Amendment to be a two-year extension and authorize the President of the Board of Directors to Execute the Third Amendment to the District Ombudsperson Volunteer Agreement with Carol Joyce, Extending the Agreement's Term for a Third and Fourth Year Term. N. Hanko seconded the motion. Discussion: C. Britton said he agreed with Director Riffle's comment about the possibility of increased inquiries in view of opening new preserves next year. Vote: The motion passed 7 to 0. C. Agenda Item No. 2—Proposed Addition of Behroozi Trust Property to the Kennedy-Limekiln Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 537-35-002 and 537-09-006 at the End of Arnerich Road)Determine that the Recommended Actions are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), As Set Out in the Report-, Adopt the Resolution Authorizing Purchase of the Behroozi Trust Property-, Adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan Recommendations Contained in this Report and Namingthe Property as an Addition to the Kennedy-Limekiln Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve; Indicate Intention to Withhold the R-07-98) Property from Dedication as Public Open Space at This Time—(Report Meeting 07-25 Page 5 M. Williams presented the staff report and gave a PowerPoint slide presentation including a photograph highlighting roads and trails, a map of the property, and showed photographs of the property from different views. He said that the property contained steep slopes and that it drains into Pheasant Creek. He reviewed the Terms and Conditions, stating that the property would be purchased in all cash and that there are two building sites on the property. Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board of Directors approve the proposed addition of Behroozi Trust property to the Kennedy-Limekiln area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's parcel numbers 537-35-002 and 537-09-006 at the end of Arnerich Road); Determine that the recommended actions are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA), as set out in the report; Adopt Resolution No. 07-28, authorizing purchase of the Behroozi Trust Property; Adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan recommendations contained in this report and naming the property as an addition to the Kennedy-Limekiln Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve; Indicate intention to withhold the property from dedication as public open space at this time. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. D. Agenda Item No. 3—Proposed Addition of Merrill Trust Property to the Cathedral Oaks Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 558-30-013, 558-31-004 and 558-31-005, at the End of Weaver Road; 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 Merrill Trust Property Adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan Recommendations Contained in this Report, Including Naming,the Property as an Addition tothe Cathedral Oaks Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve-, Indicate Intention to Withhold the Property from Dedication as Public Open Space at this Time— (Report R-07-11 M. Williams presented the staff report and gave a PowerPoint slide presentation. He showed a map indicating the four legal parcels of the property and pointed out the paved road access. He said that San Jose Water borders the property to the south. He showed photographs of the property and said that it is steep watershed, the purchase is categorically exempt from CEQA and the property is very rugged. He said that the District was purchasing the property as a bargain sale and reviewed the Terms and Conditions. J. Cyr asked if the road access from Weaver Road was deeded access through the private property. M. Williams said that the access was not deeded, but staff will Meeting 07-25 Page 6 work with the private owner to arrange patrol access for field staff. J. Cyr asked if there is a dwelling from the road and M. Williams said there was. K. Nitz asked if it is possible to access the POST property from the Merrill Trust property. M. Williams said it is possible and he showed the access on the map. Motion: L. Hassett moved that the Board of Directors approve the proposed addition of Merrill Trust property to the Cathedral Oaks Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County Assessor's parcel numbers 558-30-013, 558-31-004 and 558-31-005, at the end of Weaver Road; Determine that the recommended actions are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as set out in this report; Adopt Resolution No. 07-29, authorizing purchase of the Merrill Trust property; Adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan recommendations contained in this report, Including naming the property as an addition to the Cathedral Oaks Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve; Indicate intention to withhold the property from dedication as public open space at this time. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. E. Agenda Item No. 4—Adopt the Resource Management Small Grants Pro am Policy and Award Funding in the Amount of$35,000 Over a 5-Year Period to a Research Proposal on Argentine Ants,• Award Funding of$35,000 Over 5-Years to a Research Proposal Titled: "Developing a Management Plan for the Invasive Argentine Ant," Submitted by Professor Deborah Gordon, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Subject to Annual District Budget Approval by the Board of Directors•, Determine that the Resource Management Small Grants Program and the Argentine Ant Research are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)—(Report R-07-122) K. Lenington presented the staff report and reviewed the proposed Resource Management Small Grants Program, giving highlights of what the program's goals are. He said the first goal is to develop and strengthen partnerships with individuals and collegiate institutions. He said that individuals, students or groups can apply to the program, but they do not want to fund other government agencies and would not fund political campaigns. This will be an interdepartmental program, including the Planning, Operations and Public Affairs Departments. The funds to be awarded are capped at $5,000 per year, or$25,000 for five (5) years. He said that annual reports would be prepared for the Board. He reviewed how the funds would be distributed to awardees. N. Hanko said she was very pleased with this program. She said that she would like to see a greater emphasis on projects that have strong interest to the District, Meeting 07-25 Page 7 including Sudden Oak Death, invasive plants and more. K. Lenington said that they could request specific areas of study in the RFP's when they are prepared. P. Siemens said he is in favor of having this program, but said he was concerned that it is too administrative. He added that under the Evaluation criteria,point number 3 should have more points. K. Lenington said that the program criteria could be revised as the program grows each year. L. Hassett said he is happy to take action on this program and said he thought former Director Little would be extremely happy to know this program will exist. He questioned the percentages of awarding the cash distribution and whether the formula worked well for grant participants. K. Lenington said he saw the program as awarding the funds annually and suggested that they could add another paragraph about the fund distribution for multi-year awards. C. Riffle said he was in favor of the program, but asked if it could be scaled back, as it seemed to be cumbersome. C. Britton reminded the Board that the Administrative Policy (also attached to the staff report) was not before the Board for review. He added that the program is the opening idea and that the program can be modified. C. Riffle asked for clarification about what the Board would be voting on. C. Britton stated that Attachment A was the Board Policy before the Board and the item they would vote on. C. Riffle said he was concerned about staff time in administering the program and asked if staff had considered finding matching funding and if$25,000.00 was enough money. C. Britton said that this program came out of the Resource Management workshop. He said that the District has an outdoor"laboratory" for projects and he said that the $25,000.00 amount was what the Board had discussed. C. Riffle said that he likes the target being what the District is interested in. J. Cyr said he appreciated the program as a way to encourage grants. He asked what time of year the RFP's would occur. K. Lennington said that he thought the fall season, when schools begin, and then again in the spring, adding that he would like to keep the time-period open. J. Cyr said he was glad that staff developed the program, but he had concerns on expending funds for Resource Management too quickly. M. Davey thanked staff for doing a thorough job. She said that she had processed many applications and thought that the proposed application should be simplified to be more concise and easier for staff to supervise. N. Hanko said she thought it was wise to start small. She said they would need to balance the program with the budget and fulfilling non-Resource Management projects. Meeting 07-25 Page 8 K. Nitz said he was very happy with this program. He said that he thought that a requirement for written reports should be included in the Board Policy and that the Use and Management Committee should see grantee's approved proposals. C. Britton said that when a proposal is approved, a memo to the full Board would be produced (see Item #8). K. Nitz said the initial policy review should occur in three years. He said that he thought the applicants should publish their findings and/or work; however, he noted that it should not be a requirement. He suggested that item#5 should change the wording to "and/or", asking what if no work is done? K. Lenington replied that the applicant will have a contract with the District and all of the District requirements will be in writing. K. Nitz asked what if a grantee stops working on a project or leaves the area. K. Lenington said that this scenario would be covered in the contract. D. Simmons added that indemnification language would be included in all contracts. K. Nitz asked if more money could be added beyond the $5,000.00 annual amount and K. Lenington said that the cap was $5,000.00, and no additional funds would be added. C. Riffle said that it seemed the program could go beyond Resource Management projects. K. Lenington said that was possible, but the focus of the program would be Resource Management. Philippe Cohen, Jasper Ridge, said that his project on the Argentine Ants at Jasper Ridge looks at the grant funding of$5,000.00 to be seed money and to provide circumstances for them to apply for larger grants. He said that he is hoping that this project will begin a long-term relationship with the District. He said the lab is very excited about this project. He agreed that the process could be simplified. Gibson Anderson said he agreed with Philippe. He has a strong interest in the Argentine Ants project and explained how he saw the funding working for the project. He suggested the District could market the program as a research opportunity, rather than a grant of$5,000.00. C. Riffle asked if there were timing issues with the project. Mr. Cohen said he agreed with K. Lenington's assessment that early fall is a good time for the RFP's, but added that the "year"term should be determined by the project. C. Riffle asked if Mr. Cohen felt the grant should be localized and Mr. Cohen said it should because the funds were limited, travel time is an issue, and so local applicants would be more likely. Meeting 07-25 Page 9 Motion: L. Hassett moved that the Board approve the General Manager's Recommendation#1 to adopt the Resource Management Small Grants Program Policy. P. Siemens seconded the motion. Discussion: K. Nitz asked if money for this program would affect the Sudden Oak Death program, or if the grant program was a separate budget. K. Lenington said the grant program is a separate line item budget. K. Nitz asked if the program would be open to high schools. K. Lenington said that it could as long as the project is supported by a college institute, also known as an"accelerated institution." Vote: The motion passed 7 to 0. Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board approve the General Manager's Recommendation#2 to Award funding of$35,000 over 5-years to a research proposal titled: "Developing a management plan for the invasive Argentine ant," submitted by Professor Deborah Gordon, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, subject to annual District budget approval by the Board of Directors. J. Cyr seconded the motion. Discussion: D. Simmons stated that Board needed to include the CEQA determination for all three of the General Manager recommendations. J. Cyr withdrew his second to P. Siemens' motion. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board approve the General Manager's Recommendation#3 to determine that the Resource Management Small Grants Program and the Argentine ant research are categorically exempt from CEQA for the Board's adoption of the Resource Management Small Grants Program Policy. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board approve the General Manager's Recommendations#2 and #3 to Award funding of$35,000 over 5- years to a research proposal titled: "Developing a management plan for the invasive Argentine ant," submitted by Professor Deborah Gordon, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, subject to annual District budget approval by the Board of Directors and determine that the Resource Management Small Grants Program and the Argentine ant research are categorically exempt from CEQA. J. Cyr seconded the motion. Meeting 07-25 Page 10 Discussion: M. Davey said the Argentine ant proposal was well written. J. Cyr said that he learned a great deal about Argentine ants. K. Nitz referred to page 4 of the proposal and asked which nursery was being referenced. K. Lenington said the nursery is Acterra, but that staff will need to talk to them. K. Nitz asked if they had been notified. Mr. Cohen said they wanted to wait to see what kind of ants there are to determine an intervention. K. Nitz asked if the ants weren't going to be killed and Mr. Cohen said that they will make a determination first of where the ants are on District land. Mr. Cohen said that there are some indications that Baccharus supports ants. He said that Professor Gordon's lab staff will look to slow down the invasion because once ants infest, they are almost impossible to eradicate. N. Hanko said that the District has been trying to get rid of Baccharus and asked if the study might tell the District not to eradicate this plant. Mr. Cohen said it was hard to say, adding that good science does not happen without failure. He said that plots would help determine what plants should or should not be eradicated. C. Riffle asked if annual reports would advise staff what to do. Mr. Cohen said that there needs to be enough years and weather variability to make determinations. K. Nitz asked if this project would be choosing locations on a number of different District preserves. K. Lenington said that it is not a problem in choosing sites. K. Nitz asked if lab items would be left on plots. Mr. Cohen said that stakes and temperature devices would be on the plots. Vote: The motion passed 7 to 0. F. Agenda Item No. 7—Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Grant of an Open Space Easement to San Mateo County as a Condition of Receiving State Funding to Support District's Purchase of the Former Peninsula Open Space Trust (Driscoll Ranch) Property, La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (San Mateo County Assessor's Parcel Number 082-140-020); Determine that the Recommendation is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental (Quality Act (CEQA) As Set Out in this Report-, Adopt the Resolution Authorizing the President of the Board to Execute an Agreement Granting an I Meeting 07-25 Page 11 Open Space Easement Over a Portion of the Former POST Driscoll Ranch Property at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve—(Report R-07-111) K. Nitz asked why this area was chosen. C. Britton said that staff looked for a discrete parcel N. Hanko asked if there were any buildings on the easement site. M. Williams replied that there were no buildings, but there were some animal water troughs. N. Hanko asked about the paragraph referring to non-native vegetation removal (page 4, 5e) and asked what exotic plants were there. C. Britton said that staff did not know what exotics were there, as it was all grasses in the area. N. Hanko stated that she is a fan of Eucalyptus trees and wanted to be notified if any trees would be removed. M. Williams said that there is some large Eucalyptus trees, along with firs and other trees. K. Nitz asked why the area was not larger. C. Britton said that the District was i meeting the minimum requirements. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board determine that the recommendation is categorically t from the California Environmental Quality g Y exempt Act (CEQA), as set out in this report; Adopt Resolution No. 07-31, authorizing the President of the Board to execute an agreement granting an Open Space Easement over a portion of the former POST (Driscoll Ranch) property at La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve. C. Riffle seconded the motion. The motion passed 7to0. VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS i P. Siemens said his compensable meetings included the November 6 Special Meeting and tonight's meeting (11/14). He asked C. Britton if Carol Joyce was included as an invitee for the Volunteer Recognition events and said he thought she should be, as her role as the Ombudsman is as a volunteer. The entire Board agreed. L. Hassett said his compensable meetings were the Special Meeting on November 6, the LFPAC meeting on November 7, and tonight's meeting (11/14). He said he would be hosting Y holiday Y the South Skyline holida art on December 16 and that the Board members and C. Britton were invited; that the party was a potluck spaghetti dinner and it would start between 4:30pm and 5:00 p.m. He announced that he was signing a new lease to open a hardware store in the Willow Glen area of San Jose and that the store would open in April 2008. He said he had received positive responses from people who attended the fire meeting. He said that he has fielded multiple calls regarding the Woodside meeting. Meeting 07-25 Page 12 C. Riffle said that his compensable meetings included the November 6 Special Meeting and tonight's meeting (11/14). He went on a hike at La Honda Creek, along with about 10 other people, and they tried out the proposed trails. N. Hanko said her compensable meetings were the Special Meeting on November 6,the LFPAC meeting on November 7 and tonight's meeting (11/14). She had a lunch with M. Davey and J. Cyr to discuss how they would be honoring C. Britton upon his retirement. She said they wanted to be a non-compensable committee to work out the details. D. Simmons said that they should agendize this in order to form an ad-hoc, non- compensable committee. J. Cyr said his compensable meetings included the Special Meeting on November 6, the LFPAC meeting on November 7 and tonight's meeting (11/14). He said on 10/26 he hiked Windy Hill with about 40 other hikers. It was a very foggy day, but the trails were in good condition (winterized). On November 2, he hiked at Picchetti, Santa Clara County Park and Fremont Older. He thanked L. Hassett for the 11/4 visit to Jacques Littlefield. He said he hiked at Skyline and checked in at the Skyline Field Office and spoke with staff there. He said he read an article about cyber-hacking and asked how the District was working on this. C. Britton said that they are interviewing for a new IT person and they are speaking with two final candidates. M. Davey said her compensable meetings were the Special Meeting on November 6 and tonight's meeting (11/14). She said that she has received a lot of positive feedback from the November 6 meeting. She said she has been getting phone calls and e-mails about the General Manager position and asked if it is appropriate for her to meet with people individually. D. Simmons asked that the Board stick with the adopted program and ask people to talk with Bobbi Peckham about the position. M. Davey said that the Sempervirens Fund met on November 9 and spoke about one interesting item about the limited funds State Parks have to purchase land and that the Fund is looking for new collaborations with local agencies, including POST and the District. On November 13, she attended the Save-the-Redwoods meeting, which has been in existence for 90 years and they mentioned their relationship with the District. K. Nitz said that his compensable meetings included the Special Meeting on November 6 and tonight's meeting(11/14). He hiked at Windy Hill and Pulgas Ridge. He said he would be attending a Sierra Club dinner on November 17. C. Britton said that he and M. Williams attended a meeting at POST today. He said that he has had meetings at the Administrative and field offices to show the new District logos from the three final ideas, and he said he would bring staff comments to the LFPAC meeting. He thanked L. Hassett for the Pony Track's Ranch trip and said he enjoyed it. He attended a POST event at the Family Farm, which is 67 acres in Portola Valley. On November 16, he would be giving an hour presentation to POST staff and Board about acquisitions and he invited the District Board members to attend. He said he was meeting at San Mateo County about the 1/8¢ sales tax ballot measure. He said he has been asked Meeting 07-25 Page 13 to give a presentation to Santa Cruz County about forming a District. He said he thought the wildfire meeting on November 6 was an excellent meeting. D. Simmons gave an update on the Picchetti lease. He announced that he would now be contributing to the District as a new homeowner in Mountain View. M. Freeman pointed out three letters in the FYI's regarding the Woodside Planning meeting and he gave an update on the project and reviewed the letters and their chronology. C. Britton said that this is of great concern and that Woodside's requirement of merging the parcels is unnecessary and unwarranted. He added that the District wants to work with the Town of Woodside to resolve the issue. M. Freeman said there was an RFP for the Big Dipper property and they had an open house with two people. He announced that on December 4 they would have an open house to unveil the La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve draft master plan and that the event will be at Mountain Terrace on Skyline Blvd on Highway 35 between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. D. Sanguinetti pointed out the letter on bicycles in the FYI's and stated that this is the first time anyone has admitted to wrongdoing. V11. ADJOURNMENT The Regular meeting adjourned at 10:07 p.m. Lisa Zadek Recording Secretary