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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19781121 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) leeting 78-26 AA 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. Meeting 78-26 Page two 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; '40, (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. Meeting 78-26 Page three 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. Meeting 78-26 P,-,,Z! four 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 i 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. I I i I I�