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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19790425 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting 79-12 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Regular Meeting Board of Directors M I N U T E S April 25 , 1979 7 : 30 P.M. I. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Vice President Barbara Green at 7 : 35 P.M. Members Present: Barbara Green, Katherine Duffy, Harry Turner Daniel Wendin and Nonette Hanko. Members Absent: Richard Bishop and Edward Shelley. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Jon Olson, Anne Crosley, Craig Britton, Jennie George, Charlotte MacDonald, Cynthia DiGiovanni and Stanley Norton. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of March 14 , 1979 D. Wendin reminded the clerk of Bob Mark' s requested addition of a sentence to be reflected in the March 14 minutes which was recorded in the April 11 minutes. B. Green stated the consensus that the minutes of March 14 be approved as corrected. Richard Bishop arrived at 7 :37 P.M. B. Minutes of March 31, 1979 N. Hanko requested that the "Members Absent" be included in the format of these minutes . B. Green stated the consensus that the minutes of March 31 be approved as corrected. C. Minutes of April 11, 1979 Beez Jones, 19 La Vuelta, Vallejo requested an addition to page four, VII, A. She said that the letter that was sent to the B. Green Stated Board consensus that the minutes of April 25, 1979 be approved as presented. r e two Meeting 79-12 Page Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors stated that the Ratto property included a small portion of the creek area. She added that based upon information that she has, the property does not include any of the creek but she felt that the minutes should reflect that that information was included in the letter to the Board of Supervisors. R. Bishop stated that the word "contacted" should be added on page seven, XIII , first paragraph after the word "residents" . B. Green noted a correction on page two, V. , fourth paragraph should be "two" year anniversary. Mark Schneider, 18000 Skyline Blvd. , Woodside informed the Board that the "Land" Easter Celebration was held on "Lone Oak Hill" not "Struggle Mountain" as reflected on page two, V., paragraph four. B. Green referred to page seven, XIII., paragraph 9 . She said J. Olson also attended the meeting. She requested the minutes reflect that the meeting concerned a study for the Preservation of Skyline "Sweeney Ridge" and that Robert Augsburger volunteered to chair the "committee to study extending that preservation to the skyline. " B. Green stated the consensus of the Board that the minutes of April 11 be approved as corrected . III. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS J. George referred to a letter dated April 18, 1979 from David H. Adams, City Attorney for Cupertino, regarding the Regnart Road improvements and announcing a City Council meeting May 7, at 7 : 30 P.M. when the public can address the matter. H. Grench suggested this item be discussed further under Infor- mation Reports. IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA H. Grench said he wanted to add Approval to Refill Vacancy in Land Acquisition Secretary Position as item number 5 under New Business With Action Requested. E. Shelley stated the consensus of the Board that the agenda be adopted with the suggested addition. V. ORAL COMMUNICATION Beez Jones reported on the Ratto property reiterating that it had been before the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors with the letter from the MROSD. She reviewed the status of the property and its relationship to the county' s Master Plan of the Trails and Pathways Subcommittee. She believed that the matter is going to Meeting 79-12 Page three court and recommended that the District withdraw its letter and let the property go into private ownership. She said the District could get a trail easement and that the property would be maintained open under private ownership. B. Green stated that the Board of the MROSD has taken action and any future discussion would have to be placed on a future agenda. K. Duffy inquired of the status of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on the matter. C. Britton responded that they voted 5-0 to go ahead with the purchase of the Ratto property; however, a temporary restraining order has been filed. Dick Pospisil , 10230 Scenic, Cupertino said he has put $20,000 into escrow towards buying the Ratto property. He said that there appear to be some questionable circumstances surrounding the sale of the property and the manner it has been handled. He said that he hoped a compromise could be reached before the matter goes into court. VI. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED A. Proposed Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve (Kennedy Trails Property) C. Britton introduced report No. R-79-17 , dated April 19 , 1979 regarding the Proposed Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve (Kennedy Trails Property) . He said the proposed purchase con- sists of 290 acres east of Highway 17 and within the Town of Los Gatos in Santa Clara County. He discussed the terms of the sale specifying that there is no bargain purchase involved. J. Olson referred to a map showing the location of the site and the access road from Kennedy Road. He described the topography and vegetation characteristic to the site. He discussed the site's relationship to the trail plans of both the Town of Los Gatos and Santa Clara County. J. Olson said the primary signi- ficance of the site is its role as a scenic backdrop. When reviewing the use and management recommendations in the report, he noted that the words "as necessary" should be inserted under No. 3 after the word "placed" . D. Wendin suggested removing the three points of access shown on the report map and dropping the words "at three points" from the text under No. 3 page three. K. Duffy informed that Brent Venture of the Los Gatos Planning Commission had phoned here saying he is in favor of the District acquiring this property. Meeting 79-12 Page four Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board adopt Resolution 79-18 , a Resolution of the Board of the Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Authorizing Acceptance of Agreement to Purchase Real Property, Author- izing Officer to Execute Certificate of Acceptance of Grant to District, and Authorizing General Manager to Execute Any and All Other Documents Necessary or Appro- priate to Closing of the Transaction (Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve/Kennedy Trails Property) . R. Bishop seconded the motion. Discussion: D. Wendin asked if the issue of dedication was addressed in the resolution. H. Grench responded if the decision was to dedicate the property, it would be specified in the resolution. If the decision is not to dedicate, then no action is necessary. The motion passed unanimously. Motion: H. Turner moved that the Board approve the Interim Use and Management plan as revised in R-79-17 , the unofficial name of Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve and the recommendation that this property not be dedicated as open space at this time. R. Bishop seconded the motion. Discussion: K. Duffy referred to Resolution 79-14 and asked if "disposition" means disposal. S. Norton replied affirmatively. The motion passed unanimously. ank moved that a letter and ma regarding the Board' s Motion: N. H o P g decision to acquire Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve be sent to the Santa Clara County Pathways Subcommittee. B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. Authorization to Hire Additional Rangers J. Olson introduced report No. R-79-16 , dated April 19 , 1979 regarding the Authorization to Hire Additional Patrol Rangers. He said the use of Los Trancos , Rancho San Antonio and Monte Bello Ridge Open Space Preserve has increased and becomes even heavier during the spring and summer months. Also the fire danger is higher at these times. The addition of two rangers will allow additional acreage in the patrol beat and should be sufficient for quite some time unless some unusual development or problem associated with a particular property occurs. He added that the new rangers would join the staff approximately June 1. J. Olson asked for Board authorization for the expenditure of $26 ,850 to purchase two four-wheel drive patrol vehicles and associated equip- ment. D. Wendin said that the Budget Committee concurred with the staff recommendations. Meeting 79-12 Page five Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board authorize staff to fill two permanent Patrol Ranger positions at the current salary range of $12,400 - $16,240, the expenditure of $26,850 to purchase two four-wheel drive patrol vehicles and associated equipment and the release of .contingent salary and benefit funds for the last month of this fiscal year for hiring the two rangers . D. Wendin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. C. Urban Open Space and Recreation Program Grant Towards Proposed Acquisition of Edgewood Site H. Grench introduced report No. R-79-15, dated April 12, 1979 regarding the Urban Open Space and Recreation Program Grant Towards Proposed Acquisitions of Edgewood Site. He said that May 1 is the deadline for applying for the funds and that staff feels that the Edgewood State college site is the best qualified. He referred to the fact that the Board has not made a commitment to acquire the Edgewood site, and the specific project can be changed at a leter time. Motion: H. Turner moved that the Board adopt Resolution 79-19 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Approving the Application for Grant Funds Under the Roberti-Z'Berg Urban Open Space and Recreation Program. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. D. Possible Scheduling of Special Meeting in May H. Grench introduced memorandum No. M-79-69, dated April 19, 1979 regarding Possible Scheduling of Special Meeting in May for the purpose of discussing District business which cannot be considered at the regular May 9 joint meeting with the San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Commission due to the timing problems . Motion: B, Green moved that the Board approve Wednesday, May 16 , for a Special meeting to dicuss the Personnel Consultant's study and any other regular District business that won't be considered at the May 9 meeting. R. Bishop seconded the motion. Discussion: D. Wendin advised that the subject matter has to be referred to in the special notice. The motion passed unanimously. E. Approval to Refill Vacancy in Land Acquisition Secretary Position H. Grench reviewed the Board's policy for filling vacant staff positions and explained the necessity for refilling this specific position. He said he was not recommending restructuring of the secretarial staff. Meeting 79-12 Page six H. Turner concurred with staff 's recommendation to refill the Land Acquisition Secretary position on behalf of the Budget Committee. Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board approved staff ' s recom- mendation to refill the Land Acquisition Secretary position. B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS A. H. Turner announced that the State Parks and Recreation Commission would be holding a meeting in Menlo Park on June 8 in case the District staff wanted to attend. The Board agreed by consensus to send a letter to Russell Cahill , Director of State Parks and Recreation regretting his resignation and thanking him for his past services and cooperation with the District. B. C. MacDonald said that she has assembled the beginnings of a District portable display and asked for suggestions of locations to place it. She announced the end of May as the deadline for title suggestions for the District's news- letter. C. C. Britton gave a status report on San Mateo County Board of Supervisor's funding for the State college site. D. J. Olson reviewed the physical aspects of what is being included in the Regnart Road assessment district and mentioned all the past information related to it that the District has received. He added that this will be dedicated as a city street. S. Norton said he needed to have an understanding whether or not the District intended to participate at the City of Cupertino public hearing on the matter May 7 . It was agreed that staff could participate on behalf of the Board. E. Beez Jones requested that the subject of the Ratto property be placed on a future agenda. D. Wendin suggested the matter be placed on the May 16 agenda. B. Green stated Board consensus that the Ratto property be an agenda item at the May 16 meeting. E. Shelley arrived at 9 :40 P.M. VIII. CLAIMS Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve the revised claims list (C-79-09) dated April 25 , 1979. B. Green seconded the motion. Meeting 79-12 Page seven Discussion: H. Turner recommended the District subscribe to the Stanford Report in place of the Stanford Daily. The motion passed unanimously. IX. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board recessed to Executive Sesssion at 9 :45 P.M. X. ADJOURNMENT The Board reconvened to adjourn at 12 :45 P.M. Deputy District Clerk Jennie George