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Home My Public Portal About19750207 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) I Meeting 75-4 I MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Regular Meeting Board of Directors M I N U T E S February 7, 1975 745 Distel Drive Los Altos, CA I. ROLL CALL President K. Duffy called the meeting to order at 12: 02 P.M. Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Barbara Green, Nonette Hanko, Edward Shelley and Daniel Wendin. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Edward Jaynes, Jon Olson, Anne Crosley, Stanley Norton, Carroll Harrington and Jennie George. Audience of two persons. II. PUBLIC HEARING A. Black Mountain Open Space Preserve H. Grench said that this Special Meeting had been called for the purpose of considering whether or not to purchase the remaining interests in the Black Mountain Open Space Preserve. Since litigation is involved in the decision, he suggested the Board recess to Executive Session for a short time. The Board agreed to recess to Executive Session. III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mrs. Mildred Gallo, 25720 LaLanne Court, Los Altos Hills, said she was the President of the Los Altos Hills Association, and presented the Board with results of a questionnaire which had been distributed to residents in Los Altos Hills. She emphasized that the first four questions had been asked at the request of the Town Council, but the fifth question regarding a 62-acre parcel owned by the Palo Alto Unified School District had been asked by the Los Altos Hills Association only. IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board recessed to Executive Session at 12: 05 P.M. J ,-P C. Minutes of February 7, 1975 D. Wendin pointed out that the meeting of February 7, 1975 was a Special Meeting, not a. Regular Meeting of the Board 19 Direc- tors. K. Duffy stated the consensus that the minutes of of the meeting of February 7, 1975 be approved with that amendment. i i I i Meeting 75-4 Page two PUBLIC HEARING (continued) The Board reconvened to public session at 12: 37 P.M. H. Grench advised that out of 760 acres scheduled for acquisi- tion on the Black Mountain Open Space Preserve, the equivalent of 47 acres had not been acquired, and negotiations were con- tinued by the staff in order to do so. The staff recommends that the Board 44:7cept a purchase agreement signed by the re- maining Parties at a total purchase price of $57, 400. 00. He said that a condition of the purchase was that these parties drop their lawsuit against the District and their former co- owners. S. Norton advised that the Special Meeting was deemed necessary because the plaintiffs had a time problem, and a condition of the settlement included an agreement that the District take care of the matter as quickly as possible. H. Grench said newspapers had been notified, and an article had appeared in the Palo Alto Times. K. Duffy opened the Public Hearing at 12: 40 P.M. There were no comments from the public, and the Public Hearing was closed at 12: 41 P.M. D. Wendin said he felt the District was paying a fair price for the remaining 47 acres, and asked that the record show that the price was close to the appraised value. It was stated that the original 713 acres was purchased at a cost of $954 , 730. 00, or $1, 339 per acre, and the remaining 47 acres was being pur- chased at a price of $57,400. 00, or $1, 221 per acre. Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board of Directors adopt Reso- lution No. 75-4 , A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District Authorizing Acquisition of Property (Black Mountain Open Space Pre- serve) . N. Hanko seconded the motion. Discussion: S. Norton asked the Board to note that the resolution rescinds Section 4 of Resolution No. 74-26 and Section 3 of Resolution No. 74-27, which read as follows: "Unless and until a different policy is adopted by the Board of Directors, said land shall be maintained in open space, grazing and similar com- patible agricultural uses as now exist on the property unless other or additional uses are approved by all the owners thereof. " He said the section was no longer necessary since the District would now be the sole owner. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting 75-4 Page three V. CLAIMS Motion: N. Hanko moved adoption of the claims (C-75-4) dated February 7, 1975, as presented. B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:48 P.M. Anne Cathcart Crosley Administrative Secretary