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' Open Space District
Meeting 10-27
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
October 22,2010
AMENDED MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
I. ROLL CALL
Vice President Hassett called the Special Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Pete Siemens, Cecily Harris, Jed Cyr, Curt Riffle,Nonette Hanko and
Larry Hassett
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: General Manager Steve Abbors, General Counsel Sue Schectman,
Planning Manager Ana Ruiz, Real Property Manager Mike Williams,
Operations Manager David Sanguinetti, Acting Administrative Services
Manager Annetta Spiegel, Senior Real Property Planner Sandy
Sommer, Senior Resource Planner Kirk Lenington, Skyline
Maintenance and Construction Supervisor Craig Beckman,
Communications Specialist Leigh Gessner, Supervising Ranger Tom
Lausten, Lead Open Space Technician Rick Perry, Senior Accounting
Specialist Bunny Congdon, GIS Coordinator Casey Cleve, and District
Clerk Michelle Radcliffe.
I II. BOARD BUSINESS
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A. Agenda Item 1 —Board Committee Assignments (R-10-120)
District Clerk Michelle Radcliffe reported that President Hassett was elected Board
President at the last Board meeting held on October 13`h. She explained that the Board
of Director's Rules of Procedure Section 1.80 states that the President of the Board
may not serve on any Standing Committees. Since President Hassett was previously
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assigned to the Use and Management and Real Property Committee,he will need to
assign new Directors to fill the vacancies for the remainder of Calendar Year 20102.
Ms. Radcliffe also explained that President Davey was assigned to the Board
Appointee Evaluation Ad Hoc Committee and that due to her death, there is a vacancy
on the Ad Hoc Committee that will need a Director assigned as well. President
Hassett recommended that Director Cyr be assigned to the Use and Management
Committee, that Director Siemens be assigned to the Real Property Committee, and
that he be assigned to the Board Appointee Evaluation for the remainder of Calendar
Year 2010.
Motion: Upon motion by Director Riffle, seconded by Director Cyr, and unanimously
passed, the Board approved President Hassett's recommendation for Director
assignments to the Use and Management and Real Property Standing Committees and
the Board Appointee Evaluation Ad Hoc Committee. (Vote: 6-0-0)
B. Agenda Item 2—Initial Strategic Planning Workshop: Board and Staff Discussion of
District Identity, Differentiating Strengths, Strategy Criteria and Related Planning
Issues (R-10-124)
Senior Real Property Planner Sandy Sommer introduced the Strategic Plan Team and
Strategic Plan Consultant Lester Olmstead-Rose of La Piana Consulting. Extensive
discussion was held on the District's identity, identifying the District's differentiating
strengths, creation of a strategy screen, and consideration of using the strategy screen
for Board and staff decision-making.
Public Comment: Comments were heard from Paul McKowan, Vicky Gou, Elaina
Cuzick, and Kate Drayson.
I11. ADJOURNMENT
President Hassett adjourned the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at 5:02 p.m.
Michelle Radcliffe, CMC
District Clerk