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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19750630 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) NoAA� e Meeting 75-15 21M 0 MW MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Special Meeting Board of Directors M I N U T E S June 30, 1975 745 Distel Drive Los Altos, CA I . ROLL CALL President Duffy called the meeting to order at 12 :13 P.M. Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Barbara Green and Daniel Wendin. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Edward Jaynes, Jon Olson, Anne Crosley and Carroll Harrington Audience of two persons. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board recessed to Executive Session to discuss land nego- tiations. PUBLIC HEARING The Board reconvened at 12:20 P.M. to conduct the public portion of the meeting. A. Possible Acceptance of 212en §pace Easement H. Grench introduced his memorandum (M-75-93) dated June 27 , 1975, regarding the Possible Acceptance of an Open Space Ease- ment by the District. He explained that the owners of a 20 acre parcel of densely wooded land near Mt. Madonna County Park were offering to donate a scenic easement on the property to the District. The offer must be accepted by June 30 , however, because the property would revert to the ownership of the State on July 1 , 1975 due to an accumulation of five years ' delinquent taxes on the property. He noted that the property itself had been offered as a donation to the District, but because it was not within the District' s boundaries and back taxes were due, it would not have been in the best interest of the District to accept that offer. Consequently a scenic easement donation was offered, he said, which would have the effect of requiring any owner of the property to seek permission from the District Meeting 75-15 Page two for any alteration of the scenic nature of the property. The District would not have the responsibility of patrolling the land, but there would not be public access, either. H. Grench pointed out that this was the District's first opportunity to preserve open space through acquisition of a scenic easement, and that the easement was also a donation. He recommended that the Board accept the gift of a scenic easement on the property. K. Duffy opened the public hearing at 12 :25 P.M. There were no comments. K. Duffy closed the public hearing at 12 :26 P .M. Motion: K. Duffy moved adoption of Resolution No. 75-14 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpen- insula Regional Park District Accepting Gift of Scenic Easement and Authorizing President to Execute Certif- icate of Acceptance with Respect Thereto. B. Green seconded the motion. Discussion: E. Jaynes advised that the form of deed used for the scenic easement donation was the form recognized by the State of California. He said a scenic easement was a type of open space easement, but that distinctions among open space easements , con- servation easements and scenic easements often de- pended on the provisions set forth in the individual documents. The motion passed unanimously. IV. NEW BUSINESS REQUIRING ACTION A. Assembly Bill 1164 and Other Legislation H. Grench introduced his memorandum (M-75-92) dated June 27, 1975 , regarding Assembly Bill 1164 and Other Legislation. He advised that AB 1164 , which was originated by the Midpeninsula Regional Park District, had passed the Assembly and is now on the Senate floor. He referred the Board to copies of an attached press release from the East Bay Region- al Park District which ,announced East Bay's opposition to AB 1164. He said he was surprised at the opposition to the bill, since all the regional park districts were aware of the pending legislation and had been consulted periodically by phone, letter and personal meetings about the legislation. Both Marin County and Monterey Peninsula Regional Park Dis- tricts responded to requests for comments and support; however, no response was ever received from East Bay prior to the press release. H. Grench added that on a number of occasions, East Bay had introduced legislation without notifying other regional park districts , which had resulted in last-minute efforts to clarify or change the legislation. He said the Meeting 75-15 Page three above-mentioned events indicated there was a lack of communica- tion between the East Bay and Midpeninsula Regional Park Dis- tricts. He advised that he had drafted a letter to be sent from the President of this Board to the President of East Bay 's Board of Directors , and he recommended the Board approve the sending of the letter. D. Wendin said he felt it would be better to call East Bay officials prior to sending the letter to determine what the specific reasons were for their Board's opposition to the proposed legislation. K. Duffy said she would be willing to personally visit East Bay officials if that would be helpful. Motion: D. Wendin moved that staff be directed to contact the East Bay Regional Park District to determine the basis for their opposition to AB 1164 and, on the basis of that information, draft a letter for the Board President 's signature asking for their support. K. Duffy seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. V. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12 :58 P.M. Anne Cathcart Crosley Administrative Secretary i