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Open Space District
Meeting 11-16
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
June 10,2011
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
1. ROLL CALL
President Hassett called the Special Meeting of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District Board of Directors to order at 9:00 a.m.
Members Present: Curt Riffle, Cecily Harris,Nonette Hanko, Yoriko Kishimoto,Jed Cyr
and Larry Hassett
Members Absent: Pete Siemens
Staff Present: General Manager Steve Abbors, General Counsel Sue Schectman,
Operations Manager David Sanguinetti, Real Property Manager Mike
Williams, Administrative Services Manager Kate Drayson, District
Clerk Michelle Radcliffe, Maintenance and Resource Supervisor Craig
Beckman, Deputy District Clerk Anna Duong, Senior Resource Planner
Kirk Lenington, Lead Open Space Technician Rick Parry, Senior Real
Property Planner Sandy Sommer, Human Resources Manager Annetta
Spiegel, Senior Management Analyst Lynn Tottori, Senior Planner
Meredith Manning, Volunteer Coordinator Paul McKowan, Open
Space Planner 11 Tina Hugg, GIS Coordinator Casey Cleve, and
Administrative Assistant Nicole Perez.
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11. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Agenda Item I —Board Workshop: Discussion of Development of the District's Strategic
Plan and Strategic Planning Process
Administrative Services Manager Kate Drayson Introduced Strategic Plan Consultant
Lester Olmstead-Rose of La Piana Consulting to the Board. Mr. Olmstead-Rose provided
an overview of the meeting agenda and the ground rules for the workshop. Ms. Drayson
explained the progress the Board has completed in regards to the Strategic Plan and stated
that at the Board workshop of May 25, 2011,the Ad Hoc Committee recommended that
the Board implement all parts of the District mission well by following three strategies: 1)
Enhancing regional collaboration and synergy with other land conservation organizations
towards a conservation vision; 2) Evaluate and garner support for a regional conservation
vision; and 3) Enhance District financial and staffing resources to fund the whole mission
and increase natural resource management and public access.
General Manager Steve Abbors stated that there were a number of conditions that brought
the Board and staff together to discuss a strategic plan. He explained that the District will
run out of money to purchase additional land in 2017 and that the District is in an
economic time where resources are limited. Mr. Abhors stated that this discussion is
needed to"set things in motion" so that the District is sustainable financially and that he
hopes to get clear direction from the Board on how to proceed strategically.
Staff presented proposed"Desired Outcomes and Quality Standards"to identify what it
looks like when the District implements its mission well.
Senior Resource Planner Kirk Lenington summarized the proposed outcomes related to
protecting and restoring the natural environment. Discussion was held on how to measure
success for the outcomes and whether certain components of the outcomes were
necessary. Clarifying questions were asked by the Board, staff, and public.
Public Comment: Comments and questions were heard from the following speakers:
Real Property Specialist Elaina Cuzick, Open Space Technician Brennon McKibbin, Open
Space Technician Eric Stanton, Senior Planner Meredith Manning, Supervising Ranger
Dennis Danielson, and Peninsula Open Space Trust(POST)Conservation Director Mark
Landgraff.
Senior Planner Meredith Manning summarized the proposed outcomes relating to public
access and education. Discussion was held on how to get the community more involved
with the District and on how visitors rate how satisfied they are.
Public Comment: Comments and questions were heard from the following speakers:
Mark Landgraff, Elaina Cuzick, Brennan McKibbin, Equipment Maintenance Operator
Grant Kern, and Supervising Ranger Dennis Danielson.
Senior Real Planner Sandy Sommer summarized the proposed outcomes regarding
regional open space greenbelt preservation. Discussion was held on how the District can
be more strategic when acquiring land and the consensus of the group felt that the District
not only needs to increase its financial resources but its staff resources as well. Clarifying
questions were asked by the Board, staff, and public.
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Mr. Abbors read into record Director Siemen's comments regarding the Strategic Plan stating
that the most important element is identifying which lands need to be acquired that will help
the District complete its mission.
Public Comment: Comments and questions were heard from the following speakers: Elaina
Cuzick and Dennis Danielson.
After discussion, the Board entered into break-out groups where discussion of the strategy
roadmaps pertaining to the Ad Hoc's recommendations was held.
Public Comments: Comments and questions were heard from the following speakers: Walter
Moore, Elaina Cuzick, Dennis Danielson, Ken Nitz, Eric Stanton, Grant Kern, and Brennon
McKinnon.
Discussion was held on what the next steps of the Strategic Plan entailed and the Board
determined that the Ad Hoc Committee would continue fleshing out the details in order to
return to the Board with a recommendation on July 27h.
Motion: Upon motion by Director Riffle, seconded by Director Cyr, and unanimously
passed,the Board approved the Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation of
implementing all parts of the District mission well by following the three strategies of:
1) Enhancing regional collaboration and synergy with other land conservation organizations
towards a conservation vision; 2) Evaluate and garner support for a regional conservation
vision; and 3) Enhance District financial and staffing resources to fund the whole mission and
increase natural resource management and public access. (Vote: 6-0-0; Absent: Siemens)
111. ADJOURNMENT
President Hassett adjourned the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at 3:53 p.m.
Michelle Radcliffe, CMC
District Clerk