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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19791010 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting 79-24 N4101 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022 (415) 965-4717 Regular Meeting Board of Directors M I N U T E S October 10, 1979 375 Distel Circle, D-1 Los Altos , California I. ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by President Edward Shelley at 7 :35 P.M. Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Daniel Wendin, Barbara Green, Edward Shelley, Nonette Hanko, Harry Turner and Richard Bishop. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, Charlotte MacDonald, Eric Mart, Jean Fiddes and Stanley Norton. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of September 12 , 1979 E. Shelley requested that the Informational Report concerning the Charleston Slough be changed. The final sentence of the paragraph should read: "The City has agreed to install the control valves in the outer dike requested by the Audubon Society. " E. Shelley stated the Board' s consensus that the minutes of September 12, 1979 be approved as corrected. B. Minutes of September 26, 1979 E. Shelley stated the Board' s consensus that the minutes of September 26, 1979 be approved as presented. III. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were no written communications. Herbert A.Grench,General Manager Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G.Hanko,Richard S.Bishop,Edward G.Shelley,Harry A.Turner,Daniel G.Wendin Meeting 79-24 Page two IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA The Board adopted the agenda by concensus. V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Robert Mark, 725 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, asked if any action had been taken by District Counsel regarding the im- pairment of the District' s access at Rancho San Antonio. H. Grench deferred the question until S. Norton was present at the meeting. Mr. Mark distributed a sample of a fundraising approach used by the East Bay Regional Park District, and he reported that the bill for the expansion of Henry Coe Park had been signed by Governor Brown. R. Bishop introduced John Buchanan, the Mayor of San Carlos, to the members of the Board. VI. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED A. Hassler Health Home Property I H. Grench reviewed report R-79-35, dated October 4 , 1979, regarding the Hassler Health Home Property. He commented that the State had completed its appraisal of the Edgewood site; that an assessment district for raising $300, 000 toward the purchase of the Hassler property had been formed; and that the question of fire and police protection for the site had been addressed. He said the Board should now con- sider entering into a contract with the State for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. By signing of the grant, the District would begin procedures to acquire the property, and H. Grench noted that $1.1 million is the maxi- mum amount of grant money that could be awarded. R. Bishop informed the Board that the San Carlos City Council had voted in favor of a resolution authorizing the execution of the agreement between the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and the City of San Carlos concerning the assessment district at their meeting of October 9 , 1979. The following minor change has been made in the agreement: Page Three, Paragraph Five - Strike the words "not exceed a net and substitute the words "be in the" . R. Bishop also noted that any final commitment to purchase the Hassler property would depend on the final purchase price which would be considered by the Board. He reiterated the fact that Supervisor Bacciocco had informed the Board by letter that the present level of fire and police protection on the Hassler site would continue if the District were to Meeting 79-24 Page three acquire the property. H. Grench reported that Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus would announce on October 12 that the federal Land and Water Conservation grant in the amount of $965, 000 would be awarded for the purchase of the Edgewood State college site. H. Grench noted that field work would be done to determine the specific location of the loop trail on the Hassler property. R. Bishop said that it might be possible to build a trail that would bypass the County' s Canyon Hospital buildings. C. Britton stated that the appraised value of the property is predicated on the District having access rights over the Hetch Hetchy right of way. John Buchanan, the Mayor of San Carlos, commented on the following points : 1) By law, the City of San Carlos has a mutual aid agreement with CDF,and the City is required to pro- vide fire service for the site when requested by the County. 2) The City has reached a tentative agreement with the City of San Francisco on the relocation of the quarry road. Part of the agreement will entail put- ting the Hetch Hetchy pipes underground, and with the new access route, entrance to the Hassler site will be through properties of San Carlos. He will corres- pond with the General Manager to inform the District of the City' s plans. 3) It was very impressive that 90% of the residents in the assessment district agreed to tax themselves , and he felt it was significant that a partnership had been formed between the District, the federal govern- ment,and a city government to preserve the Hassler site as open space. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to enter into the contract with the State for the federal Land and Water Conser- vation grant. H. Turner seconded the motion. Discussion: D. Wendin felt that the Board should direct staff to proceed with negotiations with the City and County of San Francisco before authorizing the first recommendation. He suggested that all the recommendations be voted on as a pack- age or that the order of the recommendations be changed. R. Bishop withdrew his motion with H. Turner' s approval. Meeting 79-24 Page four Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board direct staff to proceed with negotiations with the City and County of San Francisco based on the District' s appraisal and to return to the Board with a proposed agreement. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board authorize the Gen- eral Manager to enter into the contract with the State for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the agree- ment, (Hassler Health Home Assessment District) , with minor changes , between the District and the City of San Carlos and authorize the President to enter into such an agreement in behalf of the District. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VII. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED A. Coordinator of Volunteers Contract H. Grench introduced memorandum M-79-133 concerning the District' s agreement with the Coordinator of Volunteers. He noted two corrections in the recommended agreement: 1) Page Three, Paragraph 8, Sub-paragraph (a) : Delete the words "negligent or otherwise" and insert the word "wrongful" before "act of omission" . 2) Page Four, Paragraph 8 , Sub-paragraph (b) : Delete the words "negligent or otherwise" and insert the word "wrongful" before "act of omission" . Substitute the word "or" for "of" in the phrase "act of omission" . Motion: H. Turner moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to execute the corrected agreement. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. K. Blackburn reported on the current status of the docent program that includes retraining of docents, continuing the site walks and preparing for training of the next group of docents. She commented on the enthusiasm and profession- alism of the District' s docents. VIII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS S. Norton reported that he had not completed his full in- vestigation of the access situation at Rancho San Antonio. Meeting 79-24 age five E. Mart stated that the road is blocked to public vehicles and the Church does not want motor vehicles parking on their property. D. Wendin requested that the question of access at Rancho San Antonio be added to a future agenda for full discussion. H. Grench informed the Board that staff is considering moving the District' s checking account from Wells Fargo to United California Bank. C. Britton distributed the new Peninsula Open Space Trust (P.O.S.T. ) brochure to the members of the Board. H. Turner reported that he had received a letter of thanks from the American Association of Retired Persons for his presentation of the District's slide show. H. Turner informed the Board that the District had been mentioned in a purchased advertisement, signed by Theresa Montgomery-Hosking, appearing in the October 10, 1979 issue of the Country Almanac. He distributed a copy of the advertisement to staff and noted that he would write a letter of response. N. Hanko reported that District staff would meet again with the Palo Alto Planning Commission on November 28 to discuss the plan for the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. Initial discussions with the Planning Commission focused on the construction and location of the proposed parking lot. IX. CLAIMS Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board approve the Revised Claims No. C-79-20, dated October 10, 1979. E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. X. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Board recessed to Executive Session at 9 :05 P.M. XI. ADJOURNMENT The Board reconvened to adjourn at 11:30 P.M. Jean H. Fiddes Recording Secretary