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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19731128 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) T- T Meet 73-24 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Board of Directors Minutes November 28 , 1973 Sunnyvale Community Center I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL President Wendin called the meeting to order at 7 :44 p.m. Members present: Daniel Condron, Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko, William Peters, Daniel Wendin Personnel present: Herbert Grench, Carroll Harrington, Stanley Norton Audience of eight persons II . MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 14 , 1973 , MEETING Motion: N. Hanko moved acceptance of the minutes of the November 14, 1973, meeting. K. Duffy seconded. The motion passed unanimously. III. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT H. Grench announced that the office had moved from Supervisor Victor Calvols office at the North County office Building, 270 Grant St. , Palo Alto, to 745 Distel Drive, Los Altos. Announce- ments will be sent out about the new address and phone number. The adopted Policies regarding office location will also need to be changed to reflect this move. IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY Proposed and Existing Trails of Interest to the Midpeninsula Regional Park District H. Grench referred to the meeting of the Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Association which he had attended on November 5 and said that the present agenda item resulted from that meeting. The next meeting of this organization will be held on May 4, 1974 . H. Grench introduced the following speakers: Barbara Rusmore, who had been doing a study on trails for the Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Association under the auspices of the Sempervirens Fund; Claude A. Look, Executive Vice-President, Sempervirens Fund; and Curtis Mitchell, Manager, Santa Cruz Mountain Park District Head- quarters, Department of Parks and Recreation, State of California. Mr. Look said that the prime impetus to organize a trail system between Castle Rock State Park and Big Basin Redwoods State Park started in 1969 . He further described the trail system between the two parks. Barbara Rusmore described the map which she had prepared for the District showing both the present and proposed trails within the MRPD. She also related this trail system to San Mateo County, Castle Rock State Park, and Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Mr. Look mentioned the necessity of getting trails adopted by the various cities; these could include trails in the baylands. Mr. Mitchell discussed a regional trail system up to the Skyline and down to the Coast. He also talked about trail i SI . MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 28 , 1973, MEETING Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes of the November 28 , 1973, meeting. D. Condron seconded. The motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters. Meet 73-24 . . . page 2 maintenance and trail camps. He advised that the MRPD keep in touch with the State of California Recreation Trails Committee since they may be able to provide assistance with the development of a trail system within the District. President Wendin recessed the meeting at 9 : 20 p.m. , and it was recon- vened at 9: 35 p.m. V. REPORTS 1. Rengstorff House H. Grench referred to the suggestion of W. Peters at the November 14 meeting that the MRPD get an architect to give an estimate on what it would cost to restore the Rengstorff House. H. Grench consulted with John Frisbee, National Trust for Historical Preservation, regarding architects. Francis L. Whisler, Whisler - Patri, a San Francisco architectural firm specializing in restoration, agreed to make an estimate at no charge on restoration. He reported that it would cost approximately $99 ,850 to restore it, plus $12 ,000 for architectural fees, plus the cost of moving the house to another location if necessary. H. Grench referred to the memorandum of November 26 from the Santa Clara County His- torical Heritage Commission. Phyllis Butler, Chairman of this Commission, pointed out the necessity of preserving this particular house because of its historical value in Mountain View. W. Peters remarked that he is meeting with several Mountain View residents to evaluate the interest in pursuing this project. In response to a question from N. Hanko about the District' s ability to loan money for such a project, S. Norton said that there is no specific mention of authority to land in the enabling legislation for the District, and the general rule is that public agencies don't do it. A cooperative arrangement could be perhaps made with another local juris- diction, in the nature of a joint powers agreement. He re- ferred to Section 5541 of the Public Resources Code which defines the District's authority. The District does not have the broad powers that cities do. The ultimate use of the facility is important. The use of a facility for public recreation is a broad grant. In addition, it could be used for programs and classes in conservation and environmental education. Section 5546 does permit the District to con- tribute money to the State, County, and other public corpora- tions for the purposes of doing the things that are specified in Section 5541. S. Norton said that it would depend upon the particular use and arrangements made, and he could not prejudge the legality without knowing the specifics. Motion: D. Wendin moved that the MRPD adopt the following policy regarding the Rengstorff House: (1) The Board of Directors has made no commitment of any kind on moving its offices to the Rengstorff House nor has it decided not to move its offices to the Rengstorff House. (2) The General Manager is to spend no addi- tional significant time on this project without express approval of the Board of Directors . (3) The Board will welcome a specific proposal on how it might be of assistance in saving the Rengstorff House. D. Condron seconded. Meet 73-24 page 3 Amendment: N. Hanko moved that item (1) be voted on separately from items (2) and (3) . The motion failed for lack of a second. The original motion passed. Ayes : Condron, Duffy, Peters, Wendin. No: Hanko. VI. ORAL COMMUNICATION President Wendin introduced Huey Johnson and Robert McIntyre of The Trust for Public Lands. Mr. Johnson discussed the goals and program of TPL. There was additional discussion about ways in which TPL and the District could cooperate in the future. V. REPORTS President Wendin returned to reports. 2. Possible Changes in Regional Park District Enabling Legis- lation After discussion about the report prepared by S. Norton about possible changes in regional park district enabling legisla- tion, D. Wendin stated by by the December 12 meeting the Board should be prepared to divide the suggested changes into two categories: changes that should be done now and changes that could be postponed. S. Norton expects to report orally at this meeting regarding conflict of interest provisions in the law. Motion: N. Hanko moved that this item be continued until the meeting of December 12 and that it be placed under Unfinished Business . W. Peters seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board cancel the meeting of December 26 and hold a special meeting on December 20. W. Peters seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Motion: D. Wendin moved that the General Manager be directed to choose the meeting places of the meetings of December 12 and December 20 and accordingly notify the Board and the public. W. Peters seconded. The motion passed unanimously. H. Grench announced the possibility of a meeting with repre- sentatives from other regional park districts on January 19, 1974. 3. Goals and Objectives After discussion of D. Wendin's memorandum of November 20 , 1973 , D. Wendin asked that the title be changed to Basic Policy. Various suggestions were made by Board and staff members regarding the policy draft of D. Wendin. Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Basic Policy memorandum be retyped with the suggested changes and placed on the December 12 agenda. D. Wendin seconded. The motion passed unanimously. VII. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 1. H. Grench reminded the Board about the Santa Clara County Planning Commission public hearing regarding City Services Combining Zone on November 29 , 1973 . Meet 73-24 . . . page 4 2 . D. Wendin mentioned the 1974 Special Districts Presidents , and Board Members ' Institute to held in Long Beach, January 25-27, 1974 , and said that any Director who wished to attend should decide soon. VIII. CLAIMS Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the claims as submitted. W. Peters seconded. The motion passed unanimously. IX. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Carroll Harrington Secretary