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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
M I N U T E S
November 21, 1978 375 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA
I . ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by President Harry Turner at
7 : 32 P.M.
Members Present: Barbara Green, Nonette Hanko, Edward Shelley,
Harry Turner, Daniel Wendin, Katherine Duffy (arrived 7 : 40 P.M. ) ,
and Richard Bishop (arrived 7 : 50 P.M. ) .
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Jon Olson, Craig Britton, Anne
Crosley, Julie Batenburg and Stanley Norton.
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Special Meeting Minutes of November 1, 1978
Motion: N. Hanko moved the approval of the minutes of the
Special Meeting of November 1, 1978 as presented.
E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
J. Batenburg referred to the following Written Communications:
(1) a letter dated November 6, 1978 from Margaret Nichols,
former Secretary/Treasurer of Long Ridge Ranch, thanking the
District for preserving Long Ridge and enclosing aerial photo-
graphs of Long Ridge property; (2) an Inter-Office Memorandum
dated November 7 , 1978 to the Council Members of the City of
San Carlos from Pat Bennie, ' a Councilmember, referring to
the Hassler Health Home property.
IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
H. Turner stated the consensus that the agenda be adopted as
presented.
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V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Robert Mark, 725 Cowper, Palo Alto, said he attended the
State Park and Recreation Commission meeting and was troubled
by the imbalance he saw in the future spending plan of
the State Department of Parks and Recreation. He said
there appears to be a strong urban thrust in the Department' s
spending with 60% of its funds going to State park recreational
facilities and only 25% of its funds going to State park
acquisition. He also stated that there will be an overall
staff reduction of 250 people, and 250 of that cut will be
in the resource interpretation and protection branch of the
department.
VI. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Plan for Reaching the District' s Short-Term Goal
A. Crosley introduced Report R-IS-42 &-ate& Yvoveidner IZI, "IIJ-7b
regarding the plan for reaching the District' s short-
term goal of mobilizing the immediate support needed to assure
that the District' s acquisition program is adequately
funded. It was recommended that the Board take the following
actions:
(a) adopt the Legislative Program as an initial statement of
the District's proposed legislative activities, to be
modified as the legislative situation changes;
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(b) direct the Legislative Committee to continue exploring
the possibility of hiring a legislative advocate/stra-
tegist, following the initial steps of the hiring pro-
cess outlined in Report R-78-40;
(c) approve the following support projects as they are de-
scribed within this report and in tieport R-78-40:
1. Compiling list of members of political sector,
determining desired level of contact for each,
and using direct or indirect communication methods
to reach them.
2. Compiling list of members of supportive public
sector, determining desired level of contact for
each, and using direct of indirect communication
methods to reach them.
3. Printing and distributing fact sheet and newsletter
to individuals and groups from the political sector
and supportive public sector described in Mos. 1 and 2
above, within the constraints of the public communi-
cations budget.
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R. Bishop said he feels the staff should review the mailing
list for the newsletter once a year to see if subscribers
wish to remain on the list.
D. Wendin said that in the hiring search for a legislative
advocate staff should look for a person whose talents are
diversified, not narrowly directed toward post-Proposition 13
problems.
H. Grench gave a summary of the Legislative Program for
Response to Proposition 13 and the current status of each
item.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the approval of the recommendations
contained in report R-78-42 dated November 21, 1978
with the recommendation for (b) changed to read
as follows:
(b) direct the Legislative Committee to assist
staff in identifying one or more individuals
for Board concurrence to assist the District
in solving legislative problems related to
Proposition 13.
N. Hanko seconded the motion as amended. The motion
passed unanimously.
VII. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUIRED
A. Adoption of Job Description and Salary Range for operations
Supervisor and Approval of Use of Budget Contingency Funds
For Promotions
A. Crosley introduced Report R-78-43 dated November 21, 1978
regarding salary administration process. It was recommended
that the Board adopt the Operations Supervisor job description
and authorize the position be filled. It was further re-
commended that the Board authorize the General Manager to
transfer from the New Commitments category of the land acquisi-
tion budget and to expend, if needed, any part of the $3,000
salary adjustment contingency funds included in the budget
adopted by the Board for the 1978-79 fiscal year for promo-
tions. It was also requested that the Board authorize the
General Manager to fill either the Operations Supervisor or
Supervising Ranger position as future conditions warrant.
Motion: H. Turner moved the approval of the recommendations
contained in Report R-78-43 dated November 21, 1978 .
B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed un-
animously.
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VIII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
The Board tentatively set December 20, 1978 for the
second regular meeting of the month.
C. Britton said that Bay Conservation and Development
Commission voted 21-2 in favor of the mitigation funds
for the Ravenswood Triangle area. There will also be
about $500, 000 from Land and Water Conservation Fund
money for the project.
S. Norton informed the Board that he will be travelling
to Sacramento on December 5th to attend the Fair Political
Practices Commission Resident' s Requirement meeting.
IX. CLAIMS
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board approve the revised
Claims (C-78-22) dated November 21, 1978 . H.
Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board recessed to Executive Session at 9 : 30 P.M. to
discuss land negotiations.
XI. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn at 10;40 P.M.
Julie Batenburg
Recording Secretary
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B. Minutes of November 21, 1978
D. Wendin said that paragraph two, page 3 was incorrect and should
say "D. Wendin said that the District should concentrate on get-
ting a legislative advocate to help on post-Proposition 13
problems. "
�.. Motion: H. Turner moved approval of the minutes of November 21,
1978 as corrected. E. Shelley seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
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