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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
M I N U T E S
March 13, 1974 745 Distel Drive
Los Altos
I . ROLL CALL
Vice-President Duffy called the meeting to order at 7 :40 p.m.
Members present: Daniel Condron, Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko,
and Daniel Wendin
Member absent: William Peters
Personnel present: Herbert Grench, Carroll Harrington, Edward
Jaynes, Stanley Norton
Audience of 17 persons
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 27 , 1974
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes of the February
27, 1974 , meeting as presented. N. Hanko seconded. The
motion passed. Ayes : Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin.
Absent: Peters
III . ADOPTION OF AGENDA
A. N. Hanko suggested that Agenda Item No. 3 , Planning Report for
Trails Task Force, be moved to follow Agenda Item No. 1, Announce-
ment of Appointments to Trails Task Force. The Board concurred.
B. K. Duffy asked that a new item regarding a Saratoga school site
be added under New Business Requiring Action. The Board con-
curred.
C. N. Hanko asked that a new item regarding a letter from the
Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission about the
1974 State Bond Act be added under New Business Not Requiring
Action. H. Grench stated that this could be discussed under
Written Communications. N. Hanko agreed.
IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board recessed to Executive Session from 7 :40 p.m. to 7 :50 p.m.
to formalize the appointments to the Trails Task Force.
V. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Announcement of Appointments to Trails Task Force
Vice-President Duffy turned the meeting over to N. Hanko. N.
Hanko briefly discussed the background of the formation of the
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 13 , 1974
Motion: K. Duffy moved acceptance of the minutes of the March 13,
1974, meeting as presented. N. Hanko seconded. The motion
passed unanimously.
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Trails Task Force. She referred to the November 28 , 1973 ,
meeting at which Tony Look, Barbara Rusmore, and Curtis Mitchell
described the present and proposed trail system in northern Santa
Clara County. She pointed out the need for further study of a
trail system in Santa Clara County. In December 1973, the Board
of Directors of the MRPD approved the formation of a Trails Task
Force consisting of five members plus technical advisors who would
be responsible to the Board.
N. Hanko announced the following appointments to the Trails Task
Force:
Robert Gamble, 10362 Noel Avenue, Cupertino
John Gilliland, 526 Pope Street, Menlo Park
Barbara Green, 1170 Crandano Court, Sunnyvale
Alan Grundmann, 2491 Greer Road, Palo Alto
Ken Robison, 20531 Black Road, Los Gatos
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She then announced the names of the technical advisors to the
Trails Task Force:
Artemis Ginzton, 28014 Natoma Road, Los Altos Hills
Claude A. "Tony" Look, P. O. Box 1141, Los Altos
Shiela Manchester, 13777 Redwood Gulch Road, Saratoga
Jan Matser, 151 Calderon Avenue, Apt. #347 , Mountain View
Curtis Mitchell, Santa Cruz Mountain Park District Head-
quarters , P. O. Box P-1, Felton
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Don Patton, Big Basin Redwood State Park, Big Basin
Dr. Maurice Tripp, 15231 Quito Road, Saratoga
Lawrence White, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
N. Hanko than}ed all of the appointees for their willingness to
serve on this citizens ' committee.
B. Planning Report for the Trails Task Force
N. Hanko referred to her letter of March 11, 1974 , in which she
suggested the guidelines for the Trails Task Force. The first
meeting of this group will be Wednesday, March 20 , 1974 , at
7 : 30 p.m. , at the District office, 745 Distel Drive, Los Altos .
She said that one of the first charges to the committee will be to
return to the Board with a recommended six month budget by June 1,
1974 . She added that maps will be available for each Task Force
member.
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the proposed budget, guide-
lines, and procedures for the Trails Task Force as pre-
sented in N. Hanko' s letter of March 11, 1974 . D. Condron
seconded.
Amendment: D. Wendin moved that the budget item for duplicating
and mailing be increased from $30. 00 to $180 .00. The
total budget would then be increased from $320.00 to
$470 .00 for expenses to June 1 , 1974 . D. Condron seconded.
The amendment passed. Ayes : Condron, Duffy, Hanko,
Wendin. Absent: Peters.
The original motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy,
Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
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C. Slide Presentation: "Typical Example of Potential Trails. . .
Stanford-Morell Lands"
Lawrence White, Director, Department of Nature and Science,
City of Palo Alto, gave a slide presentation depicting trails
on the Stanford-Morell lands and Foothills Park.
The meeting recessed from 8 :25 p.m. to 8 :50 p.m.
VI . OLD BUSINESS REQUIRING ACTION
A. Basic Policy of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District
H. Grench reviewed a report (R-74-5) dated March 8 , 1974 , regarding
the Basic Policy of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District.
After discussion about this draft, the following changes were
made:
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the draft dated March 8 , 1974 , as
prepared by staff be accepted as the Basic Policy draft
of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District. N. Hanko
seconded.
Amendment: D. Wendin moved the following amendments: that the
Overall Goal paragraph be struck, that the word "definition"
be struck, that the word "preamble" be changed to the
word "introduction, " that the first two sentences of the
preamble be struck, that the sentence which is now
"definition" become the first sentence of what is now
becoming the "introduction, " and that the last sentence
of what is becoming the "introduction" be changed to
read, "In short, open space means 'room to breathe" . "
It was the consensus of the Board that these changes
should be included.
Amendment: D. Wendin moved an amendment that the following
sentence be inserted as the second sentence of paragraph
(b) on page 2: "However, this policy also allows
acquisition of open space which is completely surrounded
by urban development. " D. Condron seconded. The amend-
ment passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin.
Absent: Peters
Amendment: D. Wendin moved an amendment to change a sentence
under 2 d. to read: "The District will propose and urge
preservation of open space to other governmental agencies
such as the cities and County which, unlike the District,
have zoning powers to aid in this protection. " N. Hanko
seconded. The amendment passed. Ayes : Condron, Duffy,
Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
In Objective 3, the Board agreed to change the word "maintain"
to "follow. " In 3 d. , D. Wendin suggested that the fourth sen-
tence be changed to read: "This can include making land available
to other agencies by long term lease, sale, or other similar
arrangement. " The Board concurred.
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In objective 4 , H. Grench suggested that (b) be changed to
read: "In order to insure fair prices to the public, while
maintaining confidentiality the owner requires, the District
will often have to wait until the proposed terms of sale have
been agreed to before announcing its intention to acquire an
interest in a particular parcel. Public hearings will be held
so that the District can be advised of the public 's interest
before deciding to purchase specific parcels. "
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the changes in 4 b.suggested by H. Grench. N. Hanko seconded. The motion
passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent:
Peters .
H. Grench suggested that the Board adopt the present document and
as amended and direct the staff to make final editorial changes a
return to the Board with a final document and a resolution adopting
the basic policy Of the MRPD. This could be on the March 27 ,
1974 agenda. D. Wendin asked that the Board direct him to meet
with the staff regarding the final document. K. Duffy stated
the consensus that the suggestions from H. Grench and D. Wendin
were agreeable.
The original motion adopting the basic policy as amended passed.
Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
B. Action Plan for Implementation of the Basic Policy Of the
Midpeninsula Regional Park District
Motion: N. Hanko moved that this item be continued to the
meeting of March 27 , 1974 . D. Wendin seconded. The
motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin.
Absent: Peters.
C. Insurance Protection for Volunteers
S. Norton referred to his letter of March 13 , 1974 , in which he
described the insurance plan for protection of volunteers as
proposed by Flinn, Gray & Hert6rich.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the insurance plan for volunteers
as described in the memorandum from S . Norton be
accepted. D. Condron seconded. The motion passed.
Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
VII . NEW BUSINESS REQUIRING ACTION
A. Los Altos Parks Proposals
D., Wendin asked that this item appear on the March 27 , 1974 ,
agenda. The Board concurred.
B. Mileage Allowance for District Use of Private Vehicles
H. Grench referred to his memorandum (M-74-31) of March 5 ,
1974 , in which he recommended that the mileage allowance for
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District use of private vehicles be increased from
12� per mile to 15� per mile.
Motion: K. Duffy moved acceptance of this recommendation.
D. Wendin seconded. The motion passed. Ayes:
Condron, Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
C. Excess School Property, Saratoga Union School District
K. Duffy referred to a letter dated February 19 , 1974 , from Dr.
Everett G. McNicholas, District Superintendent, Saratoga Union
School District, in which he described a parcel of surplus real
estate. She described her tour of the property.
Motion: K. Duffy moved that the staff be directed to indicate
to the Saratoga Union School District an interest in
exploring further the possibility of this donation.
D. Wendin seconded. The motion passed. Ayes: Condron,
Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS NOT REQUIRING ACTION
Applicability of Edgar v. Oakland Museum (December 18 , 1973 , App.
111 Cal. Rptr. 364) to Election of officers in Executive Session
S. Norton referred to his memorandum of March 13 , 1974 , in which
he advised that the recent decision of the California District
Court of Appeal, Edgar v. Oakland Museum, applies to regional park
districts and means that the Board of Directors, if it wishes,
may appoint its president, vice-president, and other Board-officers
in executive session.
IX. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
A. Resolution Amending Policy for the Duplication and Dissemination
of Agendas, Supporting Materials, and Other Public Records of
the District (Resolution 74-2)
H. Grench referred to his memorandum (M-74-33) dated March 5,
1974, in which he suggested that the office hours be expanded
to include Thursday mornings. He also recommended that the opening
time of the office should be 9 : 00 a.m. instead of 9 :15 a.m. The
new office hours would then be 9 :00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m. -
5 :00 p.m. , Monday through Friday, holidays excepted.
Motion: N. Hanko moved acceptance of Resolution 74-2 with the
change to 9 :00 a.m. as suggested. D. Wendin seconded.
The motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko,
Wendin. Absent: Peters.
B. A Resolution of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District Adopting
Guidelines for Implementation of the Governmental Conflict of
Interests Act (Division 4 .5 , Title 1, California Government Code
Added by Chapter 1166 of the 1973 Statutes) (Resolution 74-3)
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Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of Resolution 74-3 . K.
Duffy seconded. The motion passed. Ayes: Condron,
Duffy, Hanko, Wendin. Absent: Peters.
X. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
H. Grench referred to a letter dated March 8 , 1974, from Phyllis F.
Butler, Chairman, Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission,
in which she discussed the California 1974 Bond Act for Park,
Recreational and Historical Failities, June 4th Ballot Proposition,
and the need to compile a Park, Recreation and Historic List of
prioritj, projects. After brief discussion, he stated that he would
return to the March 27, 1974 , meeting with a recommendation. He
commented briefly about Land and Water Conservation Funds . The
adoption of a master plan is a necessary step in applying for these
funds and he indicated that the Open Space Element of the County
General Plan would be an adequate interim master plan.
XI. CLAIMS
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the revised claims list
(C-74-5) (see attached sheet) as presented. N. Hanko
seconded. The motion passed. Ayes: Condron, Duffy, Hanko,
Wendin. Absent: Peters.
XII . EXECUTIVE SESSION
H. Grench commented that it had been anticipated that an Executive
Session would need to be held to discuss land negotiations, but that
it has turned out not to be necessary at this meeting.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Vice-President Duffy adjourned the meeting at 10 :40 p.m.
Carroll Harrington
Secretary