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Home My Public Portal About20120425 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Meeting 12-12 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT April 25,2012 AMENDED MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING I. ROLL CALL President Riffle called the Special Meeting of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr, Yoriko Kishimoto, Pete Siemens, Cecil Harris, Larry Hassett, Nonette Hanko and Curt Riffle Members Absent: None Staff Present: General Manager Steve Abhors, General Counsel Sheryl Schaffner, Administrative Services Manager Kate Drayson, Operations Manager David Sanguinetti, Human Resources Supervisor Annetta Spiegel, Human Resources Analyst Pamela Mullen, and Chief Negotiator Deborah Glasser-Kolly President Riffle adjourned the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at 7:00 p.m. Meeting 12-12 Page 2 REGULAR MEETING I. ROLL CALL President Riffle called the Regular Meeting of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors to order at 7:01 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr, Yoriko Kishimoto, Pete Siemens, Cecily Harris, Larry Hassett, Nonette Hanko and Curt Riffle Members Absent: None Staff Present: General Manager Steve Abhors, General Counsel Sheryl Schaffner, Real Property Manager Mike Williams, Planning Manager Ana Ruiz, Operations Manager David Sanguinetti, Natural Resources Department Manager Kirk Lenington, Public Affairs Manager Rudy Jurgensen, Administrative Services Manager Kate Drayson, Senior Real Property Planner Sandy Sommer, Planner III Tina Hugg, Maintenance, Construction and Resource Supervisor Craig Beckman, and District Clerk Michelle Radc I i ffie President Riffle stated that there were no reportable actions for Closed Session Agenda Items#L 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. 111. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion: Upon motion by Director Kishimoto, seconded by Director Cyr, the Board adopted the agenda. (Vote: 7-0-0) IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Upon motion by Director Kishimoto, seconded by Director Cyr, the Board approved adoption of the Consent Calendar to approve Revised Claims No. 12-12 and the Minutes of March 28,2012 as amended. (Vote: 7-0-0) V. BOARD BUSINESS 1. Agenda Item #1 — Study Session: Discussion of Background Materials Related to the Strategic Plan General Manager Steve Abbors introduced Consultant Minh Le of the Wilfred Jarvis Institute to the Board and explained that Mr. Le will be facilitating the Board retreat 1h scheduled for April 27 . Mr. Abbors explained that the retreat will have two � � Meeting 12-82 Page / purposes: to discuss the Board's consideration of pursuing a funding measure and the role ofBoard Committees. President Riffle further noted that the purpose ofthe Study Session tonight is to provide background information for the rsbca} discussion. � p1uuuing Manager Ana Ruiz provided an overview of the District's Vision Plan and ' explained that in order to move fbnwonj with implementing the Strategic Plan and the Vision Plan, o number of projects \iotcdouthePY2O|2-)3ActiooP|anvvi|| nccdto � be deferred. Extensive discussion ensued. No action was taken hy the Board. � V8. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS i QincdocHumsett reported that the Real Property Committeemc1tntnurthcGoUawa and ! Senmpervirens property. Be explained that the Sennpervin:ns property is offering its property a1 half its appraised value and that the Living Landscape Initiative imconsidering � grant funding to cover a portion of the Gallaway purchase umwell um providing additional stewardship funds. � DinsctorBuoko reported that the Legislative, Funding and Public Affairs Committee met and held discussion on the Mary Davey Memorial, the 40m Anniversary event, and the ' replacement and repair of existing memorial benches. She also reported that the � � Committee will be conducting a three-month pilot on the use of iPads to review Board nno1cria|s e|rc1omuico||y. President Riffle reported that the Board Appointee annual evaluations will begin on May 23'°. | STAFF REPORTS ! | Public Affairs Manager Rudy Jurgensen reported that the Palo Alto Weekly wrote an | article oothe District's audio tours. . General Manager Steve Abhors provided a brief report on the City of Redwood City | Successor Agency Oversight Committee Board meeting. | | � DIRECTOR REPORTS The 0 �d b ��ddl i b| �� todx Qimtd�� Clerk.| o su nm crcon�psuoo � nnm � � . � | u m / 0�� B�� n�r�|� � �U � o�� M '� 2 n �mu� �� |0 . � � � � Director Harris reported that she attended a few campaign events for the June � | | [yirector8aukn reported she visited Picchctti Ranch Open Space Preserve and stated that / � there should be more District signage visible for the public. | / | !� ! Meeting 12-12 Page 4 Director Cyr reported that he attended the Mary Davey commemoration in Los Altos Hills and shared that he attended the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority public meeting on the Authority's strategic plan process. Director Siemens reported that he is participating in the District's pilot program of using iPads to view Board meeting materials and that the pilot program is working well. President Riffle reported that he attended the Mary Davey commemoration in Los Altos Hills as well and that he will be attending a Hooves and Spokes event on Sunday, April 29"'. He explained that the Hooves and Spokes event allows equestrians and bicyclists a chance to get together and learn about each other. VII. 'ADJOURNMENT President Riffle adjourned the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District at 9:15p.m. Michelle Radcliffe, CIVIC District Clerk