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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Special Meeting
Board of Directors
M I N U T E S
April 1, 1977 745 Distel Drive
Los Altos, CA
I . ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by President Wendin at
12: 02 p.m.
Members Present: Barbara Green, Harry Turner, Daniel
Wendin, Nonette Hanko and Edward Shelley.
Member Absent: Katherine Duffy.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Anne Crosley, Stanley
Norton, Carroll Harrington and Jennie George.
II. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Proposed Intergovernmental Park Project
D. Wendin said the Special Meeting had been called to dis-
cuss a draft agreement regarding the intergovernmental parks
project involving Santa Clara County, the City of Sunnyvale
and the District. He asked the General Manager to present
any recent information to the Board.
H. Grench said he had spoken with Lee Ayres , City Manager
of Sunnyvale. Mr. Ayres had met with Councilmen Stone
and Logan, and they had two appraisals for the Sunnyvale
Mountain Park, $366, 000 from the County and $410, 000
from an earlier appraisal from Sunnyvale. He asked if
the District would be agreeable to a compromise. H. Grench
said he reviewed the history of the three-way arrangement
with Mr. Ayres and reiterated that originally Sunnyvale
had agreed to offer their Sunnyvale Mountain Park to the
County at a reasonable price. H. Grench said he advised
Mr. Ayres that the District' s Assistant General Manager
had reviewed Sunnyvale ' s appraisal, and the appraisal did not take
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into account that the land was publicly owned and was
used as a park, and therefore the District' s adjust-
ment of the appraisal was $274,500. He said he told
Mr. Ayres the District had been working in terms of
$3 0 0, 0 0 0 overall. Mr. Ayres said he would have to con-
fer with his Council and return with a reply.
B. Green inquired if the County needed a 4/5 vote of
the Board of Supervisors to purchase the Sunnyvale Moun-
tain Park or the Church property. H. Grench replied he
did not think a 4/5 vote was required.
D. Wendin stated that the Board was dealing with two
parameters: (1) the $366, 000 appraisal from Sunnyvale
and (2) Supervisor Steinberg wanted to have an agree-
ment today. He recommended that the Board give the
County a minimum dollar figure for the church property
which would be a sufficient commitment for Bob Amyx,
Director of Parks and Recreation, to close an agree-
ment with the Archdiocese. He suggested that the Board
agree to pay $325, 000 and no more than $366, 000 with
Board approval.
D. Wendin suggested the Board review the agreement as
drafted by staff. The following changes were made:
1. Page 2 , number 1, enter the date "June 30" ,
change the word "will" to "shall" , delete
"negotiate for and" , insert "by County and
District" after the words for the purchase.
2. Page 2 , number 2 , enter the figure "200"
before the word acres .
3. Page 2, number 3 , enter the date "June 30"
delete the words "negotiate and obtain" and
insert "make every effort to obtain. . . " , and
insert "213" before the word acres. Delete
the words "Santa Clara" before the word
County.
It was agreed by Board consensus that the figures $325, 000
and $366, 000 were the approprate figures to be used in
the agreement.
4. Page 2, number 4 was changed to read as follows:
"For and in consideration of all the
covenants contained herein, and par-
ticularly District' s purchase of a por-
tion of the Archdiocese property refer-
red to in paragraph 2 , District shall pay
upon District' s taking title thereto
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the sum of $325,000. In the event
that the amount County pays to Sunny-
vale pursuant to paragraph 3 exceeds
$325, 000, District shall pay such
greater amount, up to $366, 000, pro-
vided District' s Board of Directors
shall be satisfied that the amount
County pays represents a fair value
for the Sunnyvale Mountain Park land. "
Motion: B. Green moved that the Board authorize the
President to sign the agreement and instruct
staff to forward the agreement to the County
with a cover letter stating that the Board
had taken action on the agreement. D. Wendin
seconded the motion.
Discussion: E. Shelley asked if the agreement
should be dated. S . Norton advised it is nor-
mally dated when the second party signs. The
motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The Board adjourned at 12: 27 p.m.
Jennie George
Deputy District Clerk