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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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