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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Board of Directors
Special Meeting
Minutes
December 20, 1973 Sunnyvale Community Center
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
President Wendin called the meeting to order at 7 :15 p.m.
Members present: Daniel Condron, Katherine Duffy, William
Peters, and Daniel Wendin
Member absent: Nonette Hanko
Personnel present: Herbert Grench and Carroll Harrington
Personnel absent: Stanley Norton
II. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board met in Executive Session from 7:15 p.m. - 8 :10 p.m.
to discuss personnel matters.
III. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 12 , 1973, MEETING
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the minutes of the December 12,
197-3, meeting be continued until the January 9 , 1974, meeting.
W. Peters seconded. The motion passed. Ayes : Condron, Duffy,
Peters, Wendin. Absent: Hanko.
IV. REPORTS
A. Action Plan for Achieving District Goals
After a brief discussion, W. Peters suggested the
following plan as a means of attaining the major goals
for the MRPD:
(A) Strategies for implementation
Activities to implement strategies
(a) Aspects of the activities which can be
evaluated
(B) Expected outcomes
(1) Aspects of outcomes which can be evaluated
He added that three important questions to consider in relation
to this plan are by whom, by when, and how much.
H. Grench discussed the work being done by the staff in
relation to the Basic Policy Draft, No. 2. These included:
1. Land Acquisition: hiring an Assistant General Manager,
continuing land negotiations, making new contacts with
landowners, and developing a master plan.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes of the meetings
of December 12, 1973, and December 20, 1973, as presented.
N. Hanko seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
Me -ig 73-26 . . . page 2
2. Land Management: planning a workshop and arranging for
certain ecological studies.
3 . Communications with Public: keeping public office hours,
speaking to various groups , developing a brochure about
the MRPD, and arranging public hearings about the Basic
Policy Draft, No. 2 .
4 . Administration: organizing the new office, bonding of
employees, hiring a controller, buying a vehicle, setting
up the budget for the third quarter fiscal year 1973-74 ,
evaluating employee benefits, and working on environmental
impact reports.
D. Wendin stated that while it is necessary to establish
priorities, decisions will have to be made about how to go about
establishing the task list. H. Grench said that he considered
the three most important tasks at the present time are:
(1) working on any immediate acquisition possibility, (2)
formulating an action plan for the MRPD, and (3) hiring an
Assistant General Manager. The Board asked H. Grench to
report about the action plan and to list in greater detail
the high priority task items at the January 9 , 1974, meeting.
B. Criteria for Open Space Selection
D. Wendin suggested that this item be tabled. The Board
concurred.
C. Vehicle Expense Allowance
H. Grench referred to his memorandum of December 10 , 1973 ,
in which he described the purchase of a private vehicle for
District use.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the General Manager budget
$150 .00 per month as the vehicle expense for the
General Manager, and that he present to the Board
a summary of actual expenditures six months after
purchase. K. Duffy seconded. The motion passed.
Ayes : Condron, Duffy, Peters, Wendin. Absent:
Hanko.
V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Basic Policy Draft, No. 2
K. Duffy reported on the draft statement about the use of the
power of eminent domain by the MRPD. There was discussion about
the statement and the Basic Policy Draft, No. 2 .
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of Basic Policy Draft,
No. 2, with the amendment suggested by K. Duffy. W.
Peters seconded. The motion passed. Ayes : Condron,
Duffy, Peters, Wendin. Absent: Hanko.
VI . ADJOURNMENT
The Board recessed to Executive Session to continue discussion about
personnel matters, and it reconvened to adjourn at 11:30 p.m.
Carroll Harrington
Secretary