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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20100728 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Meeting 10-18 REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT JULY 28,2010 AMENDED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING I. ROLL CALL President Mary Davey called the Meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr,Nonette Hanko,Cecily Harris, Curt Riffle, Pete Siemens, and Mary Davey Members Absent: Larry Hassett Staff Present: General Manager Steve Abhors, General Counsel Sue Schectman, Real Property Manager Mike Williams, Planning Manager Ana Ruiz, Operations Manager David Sanguinetti, Public Affairs Manager Rudy Jurgensen, Acting Administrative Services Manager Annetta Speigel, Senior Resource Planner Kirk Lenington,Network Specialist Benny Hsieh,Open Space Planner 11 Matt Baldzikowski, and District Clerk Michelle Radcliffe. 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. 111. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion: Upon motion by Director Cyr, seconded by Director Riffle, and unanimously passed,the Board approved adoption of the agenda. (Vote: 6-0-0, Absent: Hassett) Meeting 10-18 Page 2 '� IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Upon motion by Director Cyr, seconded by Director Siemens, and unanimously passed, the Board approved adoption of the Consent Calendar to approve the Board Minutes dated June 9,2010 as amended; Approval of FY 2010-11 Annual Claims List; and Revised Claims 10-15. (Vote: 6-0-1,Absent: Hassett) V. BOARD BUSINESS A. Agenda Item 4—Presentation of the District's Video Conferencing System Report R-10-88) Network Specialist Benny Hsieh presented the District's video conferencing system by calling the Skyline Field Office to demonstrate how it worked. A brief discussion was held on the potential of having meetings streamed on the internet. No action was taken by the Board. B. Agenda Item 5—Authorize the General Manager to enter into contract with the Association of Bay Area Governments to accept $285,000 in grant funding from the State Water Resources Control Board to address mercury contamination in at the District's Hick's Flat site within the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve(Report R-10- 87) Senior Resource Planner Kirk Lenington provided an overview of the Hick's Flat area and provided background information of the site. He stated the site was formerly a mercury mining site and that 2,700 cubic feet of waste rock tested with elevated amounts of mercury. Mr. Lenington stated that the District applied for a grant through the Association of Bay Area Governments(ABAG) for remediation of the area. Discussion ensued. Motion: Upon motion by Director Siemens, seconded by Director Riffle, and unanimously passed, the Board authorized the General Manager to into contract with ABAG to accept$285,000 in grant funding from the Stated Water Resources Control Board. (Vote: 6-0-0; Absent: Hassett) VI. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Director Riffle stated that the Administration and Budget Committee met on July 22°d and July 27`h and took action that will go to the Board for consideration on August 11`h. He also stated that the Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee met prior to the Board meeting and provided a brief overview of how District staff and the Board is involved and that the Committee will meet with the full board on September 8`". Meeting 10-18 Page 3 Director Hanko stated that the Legislative, Funding and Public Affairs Committee will meet on Friday, July 30'h. STAFF REPORTS Acting Administrative Services Manager Annetta Spiegel reported that the Position Description Questionnaires(PDQs) from the class and compensation study will be submitted to the consultant for review in the near future. She also invited the Board fl+a4to the Employee Recognition event that is scheduled for September I"at Mindego,Hill. Public Affairs Manager Rudy Jurgensen reported that the District held an event entitled"Kids Art in Nature"at Picchetti Ranch on July 24th and that the purpose of the event was to obtain artwork from kids for the District's coffee table book. Mr. Jurgensen stated the event was well attended and that the District received a number of artwork to consider. Planning Manager Ana Ruiz reported that the Board should have received the Mitigated Negative Declaration for Phase I Abatement of Mount Umunhurn in the mail. She also th reminded the Board of the Special Board meeting on August 30 to consider the CEQA/NEPA approval and Right of Entry for Mount Umunhum remediation project. Operations Manager David Sanguinetti reported that the District's Rangers received training on how to speak to the public with authority and respect and stated that it was a successful training. He noted that the training was video recorded and that it could be used as a training tool in the future. General Manager Steve Abbors;reported that he spoke at the Kings Mountain Association meeting and stated that he let the Association know that the District has not been discussing any condemnations the area as some in the audience believed. He reported that he and Director Riffle attended the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority meeting via telephone and that the discussion was regarding the polling for a future funding measure. Mr. Abbors also reported that 4-te-he and staff met with the President, attorney, and General Manager of the Saratoga Country Club to discuss the District's parking lot. He stated that the Country Club is spending$500,000 on moving the green away from the parking lot in conjunction with the District putting a canopy over part of the parking and that this will adequately address the stray golf ball issue. Mr. Abbors said the General Counsel would be drafting a Letter of Intent and that all involved are partnering to resolve this long standing issue. DIRECTOR REPORTS The Directors submitted their compensable meeting forms to the District Clerk. V11. ADJOURNMENT President Davey adjourned the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and publicly disclosed the two items to be addressed in Closed Session at 7:57 p.m. The Closed Session commenced at 8:05 p.m. and concluded at 9:30 p.m. No reportable actions were taken. Michelle Radcliffe, CMC District Clerk