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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Board of Directors
June 27, 1973 Sunnyvale Community
Center
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
President Wendin called the meeting to order at 7: 50 p.m.
Members present: Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko, Daniel
Wendin.
Personnel present: H. Grench, S. Norton, V. Cooper
Audience of 6 persons
II. MINUTES OF JUNE 13, 1973
K. Duffy-"noted that the name "Mr. Charles Everly" as
written on page 7 be corrected to "Mr. Charles Earley" .
Motion: President Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes
of June 13 as corrected. Seconded by N. Hanko. Passed
unanimously.
III. RESOLUTION
President Wendin suggested that in the interest of the
spirit of the time that the Resolution of Commendation
to Norma L. Grench for Outstanding Service to the Midpenin-
sula Regional Park District be presented at this time.
Motion: N. Hanko moved Resolution No. 73-22 as presented.
Special thanks were given to S. Norton for the preparation
of the resolution. D. Wendin seconded. Passed unanimously.
H. Grench pointed out that the Rules of Procedure allow
the Board to appoint another member to attest signatures.
This is called for since the Secretary who is a member of
the Board is absent. President Wendin appointed N. Hanko
to that position for the present meeting, which she accepted.
IV. REPORTS
Budget for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 1973-74
H. Grench stated that he felt it advisable to present an
interim detailed budget for the first quarter of the year,
in addition to the budget presented to the county, in view
of the lack of policies and guidelines at this time. Presi-
dent Wendin asked for discussion of the report, and asked
what other agencies did in relation to purchase vs. , lease
of equipment such as automobiles. H. Grench stated that he
believed that the county, as an example, preferred purchase
to lease since it worked out to be more attractive financially.
MINUTES OF JUNE 27, 1973. . .continued
N. Hanko listed the following corrections to the minutes
of 27 June 1973:
1. On page 2, on the last paragraph where it states "as
law stands now" , add word "State" before "law" to distin-
guish between District ordinances and laws of state.
2. On page 2, under V. , A. , the word "Midpeninsula" was
misspelled.
3. On page 4 under 4, "Planning" , the second to last
sentence, strike the word "funding" and insert "grants-
manship" .
The minutes were then unanimously approved as corrected.
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N. Hanko noted that no resolution was attached to the
report and questioned the passage of the report. She
commented that two members of the Board were not present,
and that the budget should be more thoroughly discussed
before passage, based on goals and objectives discussions.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that discussion of the budget be
Fo_n__t_1_nue4!f& the special meeting of July 15 at which goals
and objectives are to be considered. The motion was not
seconded. H. Grench stated that he would like to have an
operating budget, even with contingencies, starting at the
beginning of the fiscal year. D. Wendin felt it premature
to pass items III and IV in the proposed budget.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the proposed budget be accep-
Ted-for Items I and II, Salaries� and Employee Benefits and
Services and Supplies. N. Hanko seconded. Some discussion
ensued on vehicle expense. H. Grench suggested that policy-
be set by the Board for compensation to the directors for
expenses as soon as possible.
D. Wendin asked where we stand on our loan commitment. H.
Grench stated that he had received the second $15,000 install-
ment from the County. Estimated total expenditures through
June are $15,600. Motion passed unanimously.
V. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
A. Resolution No. 73-23 Retaining Stanley R. Norton as Legal
Counsel for the Midpenlkinsula Regional Park District and
Authorizing Execution of Agreement for that Purpose.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the resolution as presented.
Seconded by K. Duffy. Motion passed unanimously.
B. Resolution No. 73-24 Modifying Rules of Procedure with
Respect to Checking and Savings Account Signatories and
Modifying Resolution 73-3 with Respect to Establishment
of Office Hours.
Motion: D. Wendin moved resolution with a correction of
typographical error; section reference in resolution changed
from 1.9 to 1. 93. Seconded by N. Hanko. Motion passed
unanimously.
C. Ordinance No. 73-1 Authorizing Signatories to Checking and
Savings Accounts for the Midpeninsula Regional Park District.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the ordinance as presented. Seconded
by N. Hanko.
N. Hanko expressed concern over wording reaaVrt Lng publication
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of ordinances "within thirty days" . As th�Flaw stands now
the ordinance could legally be published on the last day,
whereby no member of the public would actually be aware of
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the ordinance. She felt that from the public ' s stand-
point, it should be published within a week, for example.
K. Duffy suggested that we have a policy of publishing
within 15 days. Discussion ensued on which newspaper
should be used for publication.
Amendment to motion: D. Wendin moved to amend the motion
as follows: "instead of 'saying a newspaper of general
circulation, to insert, in front of word newspaper, the
word San Jose Mercury, " so that clause reads "This ordin-
ance shall be published once within 30 days after adoption
in the San Jose Mercury. . . . . . . " . After more discussion
D. Wendin withdrew his motion amendment. The original
motion passed unanimously.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that Ordinance 73-1 be published
in the San Jose Mercury within 15 days. K. Duffy seconded.
The motion passed unanimously.
VI . UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Continued from Agenda of June 13, 1973)
Discussion of Further Services Which Might be Obtained from
Santa Clara County.
1. Handling of payroll and employee benefits.
Discussed previously.
2 . Interim investment of funds.
H. Grench stated some advantages to County investment
fund. The greatest part of County funds are put in an
investment pool which gives quite a bit of investment
capital, which is invested conservatively. The advan-
tages are: having competent staff handling monies which
takes the burden off the District staff; monies in the
pool are immediately available. He stated that it is
his intention to examine the county fund in
comparison with how banks would handle investments when
we get the money in December. The County rate of inter-
est fluctuates. He annalyzed rates for the last five
years. . . 1968-69 at 3 .6%, up to 5. 6%, then 8 .1% , then
5.7%, then 5. 5%, for the last fiscal year. The rate
has gone from a high of 11% to a low of 3. 02% . From
the County standpoint, we are in the pool if we so
desire; this was set up when the Board of Supervisors
made other policy decisions that were requested. The
decision is up to the District. N. Hanko asked about
the use of banks. Mr. Willard Smith of the United
California Bank, Palo Alto Branch, offered to propose
ideas on how banks would handle investments. The
question of a loan from a bank rather than the County
was brought up and discussed. Mr. Smith will send a
letter with related information. There was some
discussion on the legislation of a trailer bill to SB90 .
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3 . Real estate services.
H. Grench stated that appraisal services could be
handled through the Department of Public Works.
In talking to Jim Pott, H. Grench received the
impression that they would want to handle the entire
transaction from beginning to end. The procedure
would vary according to the type of acquisition.
The cost of their doing this would be their hourly
cost + 100% . Something less than this full range
of services was then discussed, i.e. , making County
staff available for informal appraisals. Legal ;
services could be handled by S. Norton. Mr. Og.ilvie
suggested contacting the East Bay Park District
regarding their method of handling this sort of thing.
4. Planning
H. Grench suggested that following the goals and objec-
tives meeting,,at which a great deal of this will be
discussed, that we have someone like Roy Cameron of
the County -"and an independent planner come speak to
the sort of plans the District should be involved in.
It appears that going through the County may be the
less expensive way to go, but the difficulty is that
their studies are strictly from the County point of
view. H. Grench raised the questions (1) do we want
to plan at all and if so (2) how specific should the
plan be. N. Hanko suggested a workshop along these
lines with planners and authorities on fang. , A
discussion ensued.
5. Parks and Open Space Services
H. Grench noted that this is a long term item. There
is a possibility of help from the County in regard to
such things as maintenance. N. Hanko suggested that
a tour of the East Bay undeveloped parks be arranged
to see how that District handles the parks and what
sorts of services they have. K. Duffy suggested
looking into other possibilities, i.e. private lands,
so that the District is prepared to handle these matters
when land is acquired. D. Wendin asked H. Grench how
much lead time he would like prior to acquisition to
prepare for matters of this sort. H. Grench replied
three months would be needed prior to the transfer of
the responsibility of the land. He suggested that an
assistant manager might have land management expertise
as a possibility. He feels that it is imperative that
the District be prepared prior to land acquisition.
D. Wendin urged the General Manager to consider this
matter seriously.
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VII . NEW BUSINESS
S. Norton reported on Senate B4-11 463 which would repeal the
Williamson Act. The status at the present is that it has been
Ateferred to the Senate and no date for a hearing has been set.
S. Norton feels this is of sufficient interest to write a
letter against the passage of this bill. N. Hanko suggested
that this item be put on the agenda for the second meeting in
July. Mr. Arthur Ogilvie mentioned a companion bill to this,
and suggested we look into it.
D. Wendin asked if the July 11 meeting should be cancelled
since there is to be a special meeting on 15 July.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the 11 July meeting be cancelled and
that a special meeting be held on 15 July from 9-? . Sece.-idect by D. Wendin.,
H. Grench stated that D. Condron and W. Peters whoare a
committee to set up the 15 July meeting, are out of town, and
asked the Board if they wanted him to handle the meeting totally.
D. Wendin asked K. Duffy if she would be willing to help handle
the preparation of the meeting. She indicated that she would.
K. Duffy objected to the cancellation of the 11 July meeting on
the grounds that the District owes regular meetings to the public.
Since the Rules of Procedure stipulate that a majority of the
entire Board must vote aye to cancel meeting, the motion was
defeated by a vote of 2 ayes and 1 no.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that a special meeting be established
for 15July,,,Jr(ok the purpose of discussing goals and objectives.
K. Duffy seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
VIII .WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
A letter from Mr. Richard J. Hartesveldt and associates
requesting consideration for doing the study 'of the San Jose
Water Workg'-'Vr�6p' erty was noted.
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IX. ORAL COMMUNICATION
Mr. Ogilvie presented the new Conservation Element to the
General Plan which was adopted unanimously by the County Board
of Supervisors. He suggested consideration of historic sites
for office facilities for the District in keeping with its aims.
X. CLAIMS
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the claims be approved as
presented on the revised list (copy attached) . N. Hanko seconded.
The motion passed unanimously.
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XI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 50 p.m.
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Virginia Cooper
Secretary
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