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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19731010 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Mec ig 73-21 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Board of Directors Minutes October 10, 1973 Sunnyvale Community Center I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL President Wendin called the meeting to order at 7 :35 p.m. Members present: Daniel Condron, Katherine Duffy, Nanette Hanko, William Peters, and Daniel Wendin Personnel present: Herbert Grench, Carroll Harrington, Stanley Norton Audience of 7 persons II. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 26, 1973, MEETING Motion: N. Hanko moved that the minutes of the September 26 meeting be continued until the October 24 meeting. D. Wendin seconded. There was brief discussion about the discussion of Proposition 1 at the September 26 meeting. The Board agreed to table discussion of this until later in the meeting. N. Hanko withdrew the motion, and D. Wendin withdrew the second. The minutes were continued until later in the meeting. III. REPORTS A. Monte Bello Ridge Study Status D. Wendin introduced Lee Wilcox and Gil Fayette of the Santa Clara County Planning Department. Mr. Wilcox briefly described the alternatives in the original Monte Bello Ridge Study Area sketch plan. These ranged from Alternative A with the least amount of development to Alternative C with the greatest amount of development. The Hillside Subcommittee of the Planning Policy Committee has asked for estimated costs of four alternative cost/revenue and cost/benefit studies. Mr. Wilcox referred to the zoning map of the Monte Bello Ridge Study Area which has been recommended by the PPC Hillside Subcommittee. He explained the various features of the map, including those areas which are currently zoned agricultural and are to remain that way, those areas currently zoned residential and are to be rezoned as agricultural, and those areas which are now residential and are to be rezoned with hillside residential zones. He mentioned that the Santa Clara County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing about the County zoning in the Monte Bello Ridge Study Area on November 1. N. Hanko made comments on certain aspects of the Hillside Sub- committee policy statement dated September 18 , 1973, which were noted by Mr. Fayette. MINUTES OF OCTOBER 10, 1973, MEETING Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes of the October 10 meeting as presented. N. Hanko seconded. The motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Hanko, Peters, Wendin. Absent: Duffy. Mee--ng 73-21 . . . page 2 Mr. Fayette commented that almost all areas within the urban service areas not now zoned agricultural would be for resi- dential development. In response to a question from N. Hanko about studies about seismic risk, Mr. Wilcox said that geologic studies would be necessary for certain areas. N. Hanko expressed the desire to wait for a final environmental impact report before registering a statement. Mr. George Glendenning, 198 Tillman Avenue, San Jose, asked about changing the use of the word "agricultural" to another term that is more accurate. Mr. Fayette suggested the term "resource conservation area" which has been previously considered. Mr. Wilcox said that a citizen can recommend such a change to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission. Mr. Louis Voss, 12100 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino, expressed his opinions about land valuations and zoning. In reply to a question about the District's jurisdiction, W. Peters said that although the District is working closely with the County, the MRPD does not yet have any jurisdiction over lands. The County Parks and Recreation Department has this control. Mrs. Bernice Jones, 19 La Vuelta, Vallejo, asked for information about the MRPD budget. H. Grench explained that about 15% of total semi-annual budget was allocated for operating expenses , and the remainder for land acquisition. Mr. Wilcox said that an assessment on the environmental impact report will be ready by November 1. D. Wendin recessed the meeting at 9 :10 p.m. and reconvened it at 9 :35 p.m. D. Wendin asked K. Duffy to study certain areas of the Monte Bello Ridge Study Area map and report to the Board on October 24. B. Logo and Stationery Design H. Grench introduced James Stockton, a San Francisco graphic designer. Mr. Stockton discussed his ideas about a design for the logo, seal, and stationery. After discussion about Mr. Stockton's proposal, the following motion was made: Motion: D. Wendin moved that Mr. Stockton' s proposal of August 22, 1973, be accepted with the proviso that should the logo be unacceptable to the Board, Mr. Stockton would be paid for actual expenses to that point, not to ex- ceed $850.00, and that the General Manager be directed to work with Mr. Stockton on the design of a logo, seal, and stationery for the MRPD. D. Condron seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Stockton said that he expected to be able to present the logo design at the November 14 , 1973, meeting. Meet 73-21 . . . Page 3 C. Financial Statement for Fiscal Year 1972-1973 H. Grench suggested that this be continued to the October 24 meeting because the final report from Elmer Fox and Company is not yet completed. The Board approved continuance. D. Goals and Objectives and Workshops Schedule: Goals and Objectives The Board discussed various approaches to determining goals and objectives for the MRPD. N. Hanko, W. Peters, and D. Wendin presented informal reports with suggestions for approaches to the determination of goals and objectives. D. Wendin asked Board members to review his suggestions by October 19 and send comments to him. Workshops The Board discussed the following suggestions for future work- shops. 1. A tour of the East Bay Regional Park District open space facilities. H. Grench will contact the East Bay Regional Park District and discuss this with them. 2. The Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, and Hulet Hornbeck, East Bay Regional Park District, will be con- tacted about meeting with the Board on November 28 to discuss land acquisition and tactics. S. Norton and H. Grench described a meeting held today with James Jackson, Lawrence Klein, and Daniel Wendin to discuss information that might be developed on taxes and charitable contributions for use in preparing a brochure for the District, as well as more detailed in-house information. L. Klein will prepare a proposal to do this work using a Stanford law stu- dent. S. Norton said that he would write brochure material along the lines of the Nature Conservancy brochure, "Gifts of Land, " in parallel with the other effort so that some sort of "brochure" could be ready by the end of the year. E. 1973 Congress for Recreation and Parks This report by H. Grench was continued to the October 24 meeting. IV. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 26, 1973 , MEETING In the preliminary discussion of these minutes, the Board referred to a letter from the WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS item of the Agenda. It was sent by Assemblyman John F. Dunlap, Chairman, Assembly Select Committee on Open Space Lands, and regarded Proposition 1 on the November 1973 ballot. S. Norton was asked to prepare a report for the October 24 meeting at which time it will be an agenda item. Motion: N. Hanko moved that the minutes of the September 26 meeting be continued to the October 24 meeting and that copies of these minutes be sent to Roy Cameron, Lawrence Livingston, Jr. , and William Spangle for their comments . D. Wendin seconded. The motion passed unanimously. N. Hanko left the meeting at 11:25 p.m. to represent the District's interests in a discussion about the City Services Combining Zones at a meeting of the Palo Alto Planning Commission. Meet 73-21 . . . page 4 V. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES A. Resolution Adopting Budget for Fiscal Year 1973-1974 Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of Resolution 73-29 Adopting Budget for Fiscal Year 1973-1974 . D. Condron seconded. The motion passed unanimously. B. Resolution of Intention to Approve Contract Providing for Participation in Public Employees ' Retirement System Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of Resolution 73-30, Intention to Approve Contract Providing for Partici- pation in Public Employees' Retirement System. D. Condron seconded. The motion passed unanimously. VI. NEW BUSINESS W. Peters described the availability of the Rengstorff Mansion in Mountain View. D. Wendin suggested that W. Peters explore this matter further and report to the Board. VII. CLAIMS Motion: W. Peters moved adoption of the claims as presented. D. Condron seconded. The motion passed unanimously. (List attached) VIII. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS A letter from William McKaig asking for support of Measure A on the November 1973 ballot was read. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m. Carroll Harrington Secretary