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Meeting 78-2 . .
B. Minutes of January 18, 1978 �
H. Turner stated the consensus that the minutes of January 18,
1978 be approved as presented. '
Board of Directors ' '
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M I N U T E S
January 18 , 1978 375 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA
I . ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by President Turner at 7 :48
P.M.
Members Present: Richard Bishop, Katherine Duffy, Barbara
Green, Nonette Hanko , Edward Shelley, Harry Turner and Daniel
Wendin.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Jon Olson, Craig Britton,
Anne Crosley, Stanley Norton and Rose Hartman.
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Commission Members: Joel
Schreck, Henry Yee, Sylvia Leutz and Joseph Higgins.
San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Staff: Duane "Doc", Mat-
tison, Director of Parks and Recreation
II . SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
A. Meeting with San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Commission
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11. Turner welcomed members of the San Mateo Countv Parks and
Recreation Commission to the meeting. He described the geo-
graphical region which comprises the jurisdiction of the Midpen-
insula Regional Open Space District, and pointed out that the
District shares a common jurisdiction with San Mateo County.
H. Grench described the lands currently owned by the District,
including one which is partially in San Mateo County. He said
that although all sites are open to the public, the District
had thus far been taking one step at a time in advertising
its sites so that tax revenues could be concentrated primarily
on acquisition of land. He said the District had been very
successful in cooperating with other agencies by allowing day
camps operated by city park and recreation departments to be
conducted on District lands. The District has also started
a. very popular docent program which takes croups of people on
hikes lead by a person knowledgeable in the geology, plant
and animal life, and cultural history of a site.
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J. Olson said another example of cooperation between the Dis-
trict and Santa Clara County was a trail along Skyline which
had been constructed by the District on County land, and which
connects several publicly-owned lands.
H. Grench said the owner of a parcel usually initiates contact
with the District in the land acquisition process .
J. Olson explained how the District had interested city parks
and recreation departments in day camps on District lands.
Duane "Doc" Mattison said the San Mateo County Parks and Recre-
ation Department has been in operation since 1924 , when Memorial
Park was its first acquisition. He described the parks in
the County system, noting that the State beaches used to be
owned by the County. He said the San Francisco Watershed lands
contain 23 ,000 acres , 19 ,000 of which are operated by the
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and 4 ,000 of which are part of
a recreation easement. The County spends $2 million annually
for the operation and maintenance of its parks. The process
through which the County must go in order to acquire land is
very complicated, he said, and although Charter for Parks
money can be used for development , it cannot be used for main-
tenance. He advised that the County is in the process of
updating its General Plan, which may affect future planning
for parks. He said the County would be using $500 ,000 from
the Gregorio fund and Charter for Parks to develop a trail
from Wunderlich Park to San Francisco.
D. Mattison said the County received notification last April
that part of the State College Site was surplus, and was asked
if the County was interested in it. The County said they
would be interested if the entire site was available, since
it had regional qualities. The County has agreed to declare
its interest after learning that subsequent legislation can
be introduced to declare the remainder of the site surplus.
D. Mattison said the San Mateo County Parks and Recreation
Commission has recommended to the Board of Supervisors that
the County support the acquisition of Hassler by the District.
H. Grench said the District has advised the State of the Dis-
trict ' s interest in the State College Site. The District has
also approached San Mateo County regarding joint acquisition
and management of the property, but no action has been taken
by the County yet.
H. Grench said the District hopes to share acquisition costs
for the Hassler site , and has committed itself to providing
half the money needed in excess of grant funds . The City of
San Carlos has said it is no longer interested in assisting
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with the purchase of Hassler, but this position could change
after the forthcoming election. The District has been informed
by the State that $550 ,000 will be available in Land and Water
Conservation Funds toward this acquisition, and a Committee
of three Board members will be attempting to meet with San
Carlos and/or the County on this matter.
R. Bishop said he felt Hassler was an important site and might
best be approached by joint efforts. He said District, City
and County functions on the same site could complement each
other very well.
D. Mattison said the County had financial problems , particularly
since there had not yet been a court determination on how much
the County must pay for San Bruno Mountain property. He added
that the Jarvis amendment on property tax reform, which would
be considered in the June election, could affect the Charter
for Parks program.
D. Wendin said that at the right price, the Edgewood property
would probably be considered a priority acquisition by the
District.
J. Schreck said it was clear the goals of the District and the
Commission were similar, and that the two jurisdictions should
start working together to discuss ways of cooperating on an
acquisition.
Gordon Jennings, 3611 Woodside Road, Woodside, said it was his
understanding that the Jarvis amendment, if successful , could
not affect taxes levied for existing debt commitments.
H. Yee observed that the agencies would also have to work out
what kinds of use would be allowed on a site , and who would
be responsible for operations and maintenance.
D. Wendin said the type of use would probably determine to
what degree the District would be willing to provide operations
and maintenance, but that it could be a shared responsibility.
H. Grench and D. Mattison agreed that joint planning was a
good idea to see where each agency' s interests lie , without
making commitments.
H. Turner stated the consensus that the District and County
staffs would work together on planning on the Hassler and State
College sites to identify cooperative possibilities for the
two agencies.
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H. Grench said that Land and Water Conservation Funds had been
allocated to the District for the purchase of land near Cooley
Landing. A number of agencies are interested in joint planning
for this area, and until the District knows more about each
jurisdiction's preferences , the specific portion of land to be
purchased will not be determined.
D. Mattison said he felt Cooley Landing would probably be a
priority area once the General Plan is revised, but he was
not aware of current planning for this site.
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board recessed to Executive Session at 10 :03 P.M. to discuss
land negotiations.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn at 11 :55 P .M.
Anne Cathcart Crosley
District Clerk