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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
M I N U T E S
June 26, 1974 745 Distel Drive
Los Altos, CA
I . President Peters called the meeting to order at 7 :44 P.M.
Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko, William
Peters and Daniel Wendin. The seat for Ward 3 was vacant due
to the resignation of Daniel Condron on June 13, 1974.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Edward Jaynes, Stanley
Norton, Anne Crosley, Dennis Kuzak and Carroll Harrington.
Audience of six persons.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: D. Wendin moved acceptance of the minutes of June 12,
1974 as presented. W. Peters seconded the motion.
Discussion: W. Peters suggested the minutes be
amended on page three, line two, to read "request
to do so" rather than "motion to do so" . D. Wendin
accepted the amendment as part of his main motion.
The motion, as revised, was passed unanimously.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
N. Hanko asked that the letter of June 24 , 1974 from Art Ogil-
vie and Jess Smith of the Santa Clara County Planning Depart-
ment be considered on the agenda under Written Communications.
W. Peters requested that a discussion of the termination of
the interview schedule for the Board of Directors replacement
for Ward 3 be considered under old Business Requiring Action.
K. Duffy asked that the question of limitation of the time of
Board meetings be placed on the agenda under Old Business Re-
quiring Action.
W. Peters asked that conference and workshop activities, as
well as the Santa Clara County Special Districts Association,
both be considered as New Business Not Requiring Action.
It was suggested that the City of Sunnyvale Resolution No.
221-74, which had just been received by the District office,
be placed on the agenda under Written Communications.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: K. Duffy moved acceptance of the minutes of June 2V.
1974 as presented. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
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W. Peters stated the consensus that the above requested items
be considered under their respective categories.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Don Weden, Santa Clara County Planner, distributed copies of
the Planning Policy Committee draft recommendations for an
Open Space Action Program. He asked that suggestions and
comments be submitted to the Committee by September 30, 1974.
V. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Resolution of Commendation to Daniel Condron for Service
to the Midpeninsula Regional Park District
W. Peters read Resolution No. 74-15 to the Board commending
Daniel Condron for his contributions to the District as one
of its "founding fathers" during the past two years.
Motion: W. Peters moved adoption of Resolution No. 74-15 as
presented. K. Duffy seconded the motion.
Discussion: W. Peters expressed his appreciation
for D. Condron' s reasoned counsel and said the Board
was indebted to his contributions to the District.
H. Grench added that he felt D. Condron had always
been a very supportive person as the staff and Board
were learning to run a new District, and this too
was appreciated. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Introduction of Real Estate Analyst
H. Grench introduced Dennis E. Kuzak as the District' s Real
Estate Analyst for the summer. He noted that D. Kuzak had
received his Master' s in Civil Engineering at M.I.T. and was
currently a student at the Stanford Graduate School of Busi-
ness.
VI . OLD BUSINESS REQUIRING ACTION
A. Additional Citizens' Task Forces
W. Peters introduced his memorandum dated June 25, 1974 (M-
74-90) concerning a proposed Baylands Task Force. He said
he felt there was an urgent need to identify baylands parcels
of interest to the District. D. Wendin suggested the task
force be given more latitude than set forth in the memorandum
and that volunteers might be used under the direction of the
General Manager and with the help of the Real Estate Analyst.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that consideration of the Additional
Citizens' Task Forces be placed on the agenda for
the July 24 meeting. D. Wendin seconded the motion.
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Amendment: W. Peters moved to amend the motion to place the
item on the July 10 agenda. K. Duffy seconded the
motion.
Discussion: D. Wendin and N. Hanko said they would
approve the amendment to the motion with a proviso
that the item be placed on the July 10 agenda only
if W. Peters and staff have prepared an analysis
based on appropriate available information. W.
Peters said he would accept the proviso. The amend-
ment passed unanimously. The motion passed unani-
mously.
B. Board Meeting Structure
K. Duffy expressed concern that meetings were continued until
very late hours. She suggested a cutoff time be established
and that unfinished business be continued to a future meet-
ing or special session (such as the succeeding Wednesday) .
It was the consensus that greater effort be made to start on
time and work within schedules, before establishing a cutoff
time.
C. Termination of Advertisements of Director Vacancy
W. Peters noted that advertisements for the vacancy to fill
D. Condron' s seat from Ward 3 appeared in the Palo Alto Times,
the Valley Journal, the Sunnyvale Scribe, the San Jose Mer-
cury and the San Jose News. Notices were posted in the Dis-
trict office, the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Sunnyvale
Main Post Office and the Sunnyvale City Hall. Newspaper
articles appeared in the Sunnyvale Scribe, the Valley Journal
and in the Palo Alto Times. N. Hanko advised that the Board
must make a decision before two weeks ' time, or the Governor
will appoint a successor Director. D. Condron requested the
Board appoint his successor as quickly as possible in the
best interests of serving the citizens of Sunnyvale.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the interviewing for a Director
to fill the vacancy in Ward 3 be conducted in this
evening ' s Executive Session. D. Wendin seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
VII. OLD BUSINESS NOT REQUIRING ACTION
A. Master Plan of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District
L. Anderson, planning consultant to the MRPD, advised that
the County of Santa Clara was in the process of defining
on maps the exact boundaries of the District and of the Urban
Service Areas. He said the process of collecting data about
the landscape provinces would begin shortly. He said he
felt it would be difficult, although necessary, to gather
data concerning the Wilderness Experience category. When
questions arose regarding extending the timetable for com-
pletion of the Master Plan study, H. Grench commented he
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thought the Master Plan should be completed on schedule and
within budget. L. Anderson advised the Board that its con-
tributions on policy statements would be solicited after
distribution of the draft statements. Although the District
might indicate its non-involvement in areas such as Mineral
Extration , he added, an indication that it recognizes and
supports other agencies which are involved in these areas
should be set forth in the statements.
N. Hanko and K. Duffy expressed a desire to see Historical/
Archaeological Resources included in the scoring of land-
scape provinces. L. Anderson stated that areas of special
interest would be noted, although inclusion in the major
scoring categories would not be feasible. W. Peters sug-
gested that Guidance of Urban Form and Links Between Open
Space Areas be considered extrinsic or intrinsic factors,
but not both. D. Wendin expressed concern that the raw
information be compiled, and that the District have flexi-
bility in determining its use and scoring. Don Weden advised
that he thought the calculations could be done in a much
simpler method than the one proposed. H. Grench introduced
to the Board Mr. Weden' s proposed scoring system.
Action: W. Peters stated the consensus that Wm. Spangle &
Associates proceed with their plans and present a
mock-up to the Board at its July 24 meeting. If
a presentation is not ready by that date, a Sub-
committee consisting of W. Peters and D. Wendin
could meet with Don Weden and L. Anderson to re-
view the scoring system. N. Hanko suggested the
entire Board might wish to meet with them. She
suggested that she and K. Duffy meet with the con-
sultants and County regarding wording of policy
statements.
B. Santa Clara County Special Districts Association and
Other Organizational Memberships and Meetings
Action: W. Peters asked that this item be agendized for the
July 10 Board of Directors meeting.
VIII. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Park District Approving the Application for 1974
State Grant Funds for the North Foothills Open Space Pre-
serve - Permanente Creek Park Project
Motion: K. Duffy moved adoption of the above Resolution No.
74-16. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
D. Wendin asked that a Discussion of the Consent Items Cate-
gory be added to the July 10 meeting agenda.
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IX. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A. Abandonments on Old Summit Road
H. Grench introduced his memorandum (M-74-89) with the above
title dated June 24, 1974 , and recommended referral of the
information received from Art Ogilvie and Jess Smith of the
County Planning Department to the Trails Task Force for its
consideration.
Motion: W. Peters moved that the Memorandum dated June 24,
1974 from Art Ogilvie and Jess Smith regarding Pro-
posed Abandonment of Portions of Old Summit Road
be referred to the Trails Task Force for its con-
sideration, and that H. Grench determine whether
the County had a deadline regarding this matter.
N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
B. Letter from Mrs. Adeline Risucci
W. Peters asked that the letter he received from Mrs. Adeline
Risucci be copied and sent to the other members of the Board.
C. Letter and Resolution from City of Sunnyvale
W. Peters noted the Board had just received a letter from
the City of Sunnyvale dated June 21, 1974, enclosing its
Resolution No. 221-74 . He suggested the Board consider a
study session or workshop regarding MRPD involvement in urban
open space matters. N. Hanko commented that several requests
to the City of Sunnyvale for maps of proposed urban open space
areas have been met with no reply. She added that the Basic
Policy and the ballot proposal of the MRPD very clearly state
the District' s emphasis on acquisition of foothills and bay-
lands parcels. D. Condron suggested the Board postpone any
action regarding Sunnyvale matters until a replacement Direc-
tor is appointed; however, once the Board does make an ap-
pointment, it should act rapidly.
Motion: K. Duffy moved that the matter of Policies Regarding
Funding Parks and Open Space Within Urban Service
Areas be placed on the July 10 meeting agenda, as-
suming the Board has appointed a replacement Direc-
tor for Ward 3. N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Amendment: N. Hanko moved the motion be amended to request
a representative from the City of Sunnyvale be
present at the July 10 meeting to answer questions
concerning the resolution and the bond proposals,
and that the representative bring a map of the City' s
proposed open space matters. W. Peters seconded the
motion to amend.
Discussion: D. Wendin and K. Duffy said they felt
no action should be taken without the presence of
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a Director from Sunnyvale, however, when a Director
is appointed, immediate action should be taken to
establish communications with City officials. The
amendment failed on the following vote: AYES - W.
Peters and N. Hanko; NOES - D. Wendin and K. Duffy.
The motion passed on the following vote: AYES: W.
Peters, D. Wendin and K. Duffy. ABSTAIN: N. Hanko.
X. CLAIMS
Motion: W. Peters moved adoption of the revised claims (C-
74-12) as presented. K. Duffy seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Motion: W. Peters moved adoption of the revised claims (C-
74-11) as presented at the June 12, 1974 meeting.
K. Duffy seconded the motion. The motion passed un-
animously.
XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board recessed to Executive Session at 11: 40 P.M. to dis-
cuss applicants for the vacant Board position for Ward 3, land
negotiations and personnel matters.
The Board left Executive Session to announce that it had ap-
pointed Mrs. Barbara Green, 1170 Crandano Court, Sunnyvale,
as Director from Ward 3 to replace Daniel Condron for the
duration of his unexpired term, effective immediately.
The Board resumed Executive Session.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn at 12: 30 A.M.
Anne Cathcart Crosley
Administrative Secretary