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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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