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Home My Public Portal About20080625 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Regional Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 08-15 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS June 25, 2008 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING 1. ROLL CALL President P. Siemens called the Special Meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. Members Present: Pete Siemens, Jed Cyr, Nonette Hanko, Mary Davey, Ken Nitz, Curt Riffle and Larry Hassett Members Absent: None Staff Present: Steve Abbors, Sue Schectman, Duncan Simmons, Matt Freeman, Andrea Christenson, Mike Williams and Greg Sam 11. CLOSED SESSION President Siemens stated that the Board would be adjourning to Closed Session for the purpose of discussion Closed Session Agenda Item No. 1. The Board adjourned to closed session at 6:09 p.m. The Closed Session concluded at 7:35 p.m. REGULAR MEETING III. P. Siemens called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:35 p.m., and asked for the Roll Call, Members Present: Pete Siemens, Jed Cyr, Nonette Hanko, Mary Davey, Ken Nitz, Curt Riffle, and Larry Hassett Members Absent: None Additional Staff Present: Rudy Jurgensen. P. Siemens stated that the Board had met in Closed Session and no reportable actions had been taken. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS—There were none. V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA R-08-15 Page 2 Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board adopt the Agenda. C. Riffle seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. VI. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR K. Nitz asked to pull the Revised Claims. He asked about claim numbers 9249, 9265. 92,68, 9280, 9293, and 9302 which staff answered to his satisfaction. The Revised Claims were returned to the Consent Calendar. J. Cyr noted a copying irregularity on Agenda Item 5. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar, including approval of the Board Minutes dated May 28, 2008, Written Communications; Agenda Item 4 Approve Cancellation of the August 27 2008 Regular Board Meeting of the Board of Directors; Agenda Item 5 Authorize the President of the Board to Execute the Stipulation for Judgment in Favor of the District in Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District vs Lysons et al Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 107CV081193 Monte Bello Open Space Preserve, Adopt Resolution No. 08 32 Approving the Stipulation for Judgment and Authorize Execution of the Stipulation by the President of the Board; Agenda Item 6 Approval of Salary Adjustment for the Controller and Approval of Amendment to Controller's Employment Agreement; As a Result of the Board's Evaluation of the Controller's Performance for the Fiscal Year 2007-2008, the Ad Hoc Board Appointee Evaluation Committee Recommends a Salary Increase of 3 Points Per Annum Retroactive to April 1, 2008; Adopt Resolution No 08-33 Approving the Amendment to the Controller's Employment Agreement to Reflect an Adjusted Salary of $18 541.00 Per Annum; and Revised Claims 08-12. 1- Hassett seconded the motion. Vote: The motion passed 7 to 0 except for the AT&T and Verizon Claims identified on the Revised Claims list. The list contains a written disclosure that Directors Davey and I-lanko are recusing themselves from voting on these items. The Board's vote on the Verizon and AT&T claims is recorded as passing by 5 to 0. VII. INFORMATIONAL / COMPENSABLE MEETING REPORTS P. Siemens announced that the staff would be invited to give their reports before the Directors gave their reports, with the exception of S. Abbors, who would present his report following the Board of Directors. Staff Reports. S. Schectman gave an update on the Santa Clara County Sheriff's service agreement contract. She said that on June 24`" the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors had R-08-15 Page 3 authorized the Sheriffs Office to enter into the service agreement. She is awaiting a draft contract from County Counsel. Board of Directors Reports: C. Riffle said his compensable meetings included the June 6 Board Appointee Ad Hoc Committee, the June 16 Administration and Budget Committee, and tonight's Board meeting (6/25). He said he attended the La Honda Art Fair. He said he would be attending the Committee for Green Foothills event on Saturday, June 28. K. Nitz said his compensable meetings Included the June 16 Administration and Budget Committee, and tonight's meeting (6/25). He said he hiked at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve and was pleased to see that the tank on"The Sequoias" property was gone. He suggested having the preserve sign boards tie-in to the web site's "Welcome to Your Open Space"theme. N. Hanko said she submitted her compensable meeting report to the District Clerk. She said she attended the Administration and Budget Committee meeting as a non- participating observer. She said she would be attending the Portland Open Space conference in September. M. Davey said that she submitted her compensable meeting report to the District Clerk. She said that on June 18, S. Abbors addressed the Board meeting at the Committee for Green Foothills. She said she attended the Canape Trees for Palo Alto event. She passed around a book by the Committee for Green Foothills titled, "San Francisco Bay Greenopia." J. Cyr said his compensable meetings included the June 16 Administration and Budget Committee, and tonight's Board meeting (6/25). Ile brought in an obituary for Harry Haeussler, Jr. L. Hassett said his compensable meeting was tonight's meeting (6/25). He said he attended the La Honda Arts Fair. He said the Driscoll Rodeo dates were going to be July 26 and July 27. He also announced an invitation to Bill Cook's 4 Ih of July party in Pescadero. P. Siemens said his compensable meeting was tonight's meeting (6/25). He said he received a DVD about Long Ridge Open Space Preserve that ran approximately 6 minutes and that he gave a copy to S. Abbors to review. lie said the DVD was by David Shwader. General Manager's Report: S. Abbors said that he and M. Williams met with C. Britton to review the District's acquisition history. He said they made it about half-way through and would be scheduling another time to finish. He met with Lisa Killough and discussed potential projects. He met with David Holland at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve to look at alternative spur routes by ECO2 or EC04. lie said he spoke at the Committee for Green Foothills meeting and that he was their newest member. lie said he went with staff to see the Purisima-to-the Sea area. He announced that all of the scheduled R-08-15 Page 4 prescribed and training burns had been cancelled because fire resources are spread too thin due to the number of fires in the state. K. Nitz asked about the Russian Ridge burn cancellation and about the c-mail he sent. S. Schectman replied that she would be responding to his e-mail. S. Abbors said that the management staff had completed a two-day retreat. He said he would be planning a retreat with the full staff and the Board. He said he went to Mt. Umunhum with staff from Mike Honda's office and that they discussed the formation of a Midpeninsula Conservation Corps. He said that when he was visiting Rancho San Antonio a bobcat walked in front of him. VIII. ADJOURNMENT P. Siemens adjourned the Special and Regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at 8:05 p.m. Lisa Zadek Recording Secretary THIS PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK