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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
August 26, 1981
I. ROLL CALL
In the absence of the President and Vice-President of the Board,
Director E. Shelley called the meeting to order at 7 :40 P.M.
Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Edward Shelley, Nonette Hanko,
Harry Turner, and Barbara Green.
Members Absent: Richard Bishop and Daniel Wendin. J. Fiddes stated
D. Wendin had informed staff he would be late for the meeting.
Staff Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, Charlotte MacDonald,
Del Woods, Mary Gundert, Stanley Norton, and Jean Fiddes.
Motion': B. Green moved the Board appoint E. Shellev President Pro
Tempore until Vice-President D. Wendin was present. N. Hanko
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. July 22, 1981
Motion: N. Hanko moved postponement of the approval of the July 22,
1931 minutes to the next Regular Meeting. E. Shelley seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. July 27 , 1981
Motion: B. Green moved the approval of the minutes of the July 27,
1981 Special Meeting. K. Duffy seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
C. August 12 , 1981
N. Hanko requested paragraph five, page three, be changed by
inserting the word "necessarily" between "not" and "be" to
read: "N. Hanko and D. Wendin responded the District was
committed to providing adequate parking space for horse-
trailers in the area, but that such parking would not
necessarily be located in the new parking lot. "
Motion: K. Duffy moved the minutes of August 12, 1981 be approved as
amended. B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
J. Fiddes stated the Board had received a letter, dated August 17 ,
1981, from John F. Killian, Division Chief, Special Accounting, Office
of Controller, County of San Mateo, regarding the total value of the
assessable property within the District for fiscal year 1981-1982.
H. Grench stated no Board action was required and noted the assessed
valuation was consistent with budget projections.
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G.Hanko,Richard S,Bishop,Edward G.Shelley,Harry A.Turner,DanteiG Wendin
Meeting 81-21 Page two
IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
K. Duffy stated that certain constituents in Los Gatos had requested
that, if and when the Board considered a Resolution of Public Necessity
for the Novitiate property, the meeting be held in Los Gatos, and she
requested an item be placed on the agenda to discuss the request.
E. Shelley stated the Board' s consensus that this request be considered
an emergency item and be placed on the agenda under New Business with
Action Requested after item three on the agenda.
E. Shelley stated the agenda as modified was adopted by Board consensus.
V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Larry Faber, representing the Midpeninsula Trails Council, requested
that equestrians be allowed to park horsetrailers in the proposed
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve parking lot until a designated area
for horsetrailer parking was available on the McNiel property.
E. Shelley noted item three on the agenda was on the Monte Bello parking
lot and suggested Mr. Faber discuss the Council ' s request at that
time.
Robert Mark, 725 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, expressed his compliments
to the Board on the excellent job of trail signing at the Los Trancos
Open Space Preserve, noting he hoped such signing would occur on other
District preserves.
VI. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
A. Landscaping with California Oaks
D. Woods introduced Nancy Hardesty of Toyon Landscape Architecture of
Palo Alto and with whom the District had contracted for designing
the Monte Bello parking lot. Ms. Hardest�1 1 made an informational
slide presentation on landscaping with Calitornia oaks, noting she had
planned to landscape areas around the parking lot with California oaks.
D. Wendin arrived at 8 :15 P.M. , and E. Shelley turned over the chairing
of the meeting to Vice-President Wendin.
VII. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Proposed Addition to Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (McNiel
Property)
C. Bri—tton reviewed report R-81-36, dated August 21, 1981, regarding
the proposed acquisition of the McNiel property as an addition to the
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. He noted a voluntary settlement
had been reached to allow the District to purchase the property for
$600, 000, with escrow closing on October 31, 1981 unless extended by
either party. He said that in the event the District, due to the
application for a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grant,
needed to delay the close of escrow until as late as March 1, 1982,
the District could rent the property beyond October 31, 1981 on a
monthly basis at a rate of $4 ,500. He reviewed the use and manage-
ment recommendations for the property, noting that staff would
investigate the three new use and management recommendations and
return to the Board with their findings or the status prior to the
District taking actual possession of the property and opening it to
the public.
Harry Haeussler, 1094 Highland Circle, Los Altos, stated his dis-
satisfaction that the public had not been invited to discuss the
proposed use and management of the property and that the public was
not taken into consideration when the District purchased land.
Meeting 81-21 Page three
D. Wendin asked what the procedure would be between this meeting
and October to get public input on the use of the property and the
proposed use and management recommendations.
D. Woods noted that normally, when a change of use for a property
was being considered, staff would invite people who had an interest
in the property into the office to discuss possible uses. He noted
that in cases where a great deal of interest had been expressed, a
public meeting would be held on the matter, as in the case of Windy
Hill.
N. Hanko noted she intended to discuss public notification for the
land use and planning process later in the meeting.
Larry Faber, 3127 David Avenue, Palo Alto, askeC whether staff would
actively solicit input from the public and organized groups.
Tom Harrington and Robert McKim, neighbors of the NcNiel property,
requested they be invited to the office when the use and manage-
ment recommendations were considered. Lewis Reed stated the Mid-
peninsula Trails Council should be involved in the process.
H. Grench explained the difference between interim and regular use
and management plans, noting the recommendations before the Board
were interim recommendations and that the entire Monte Bello Open
Space Preserve would be reviewed in 1982.
Tom Kavanaugh, 1726 Spring Street, Mountain View, asked why the
District would consider renting the property. C. Britton explained
the aspects of the grant, noting that if escrow closed in October
and the grant were awarded in February, the District would not be
allowed retroactive costs.
K. Duffy asked when the use and management plan would be returned to
the Board, and D. Woods responded it was his understanding that
staff would return to the Board in October with input on some of the
more specific recommendations because it would be inappropriate to
wait until may to address them.
D. Wendin asked what questions regarding equestrian use staff would
be considering before reporting to the Board in October. D. Woods
responded staff would investigate the questions of whether there
should be equestrian parking on the McNiel property, where horse-
trails would be, and what the impact would be on the rest of the
preserve if immediate action was taken. He noted that, depending on
the degree of the various impacts, staff might recommend that no
action be taken until May when the entire site was reviewed and total
impacts could be considered.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the Board adopt Resolution 81-41, a Resolu-
tion of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Authorizing Acceptance of Agreement to
Purchase Real Property, Authorizing Officer to Execute Certi-
ficate of Acceptance of Grant to District, and Authorizing
General Manager to Execute Any and All Other Documents
Necessary or Appropriate to Closing of the Transaction
(Monte Bello Open Space Preserve - McNiel Property) .
Meeting 81-21 Page four
N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board adopt the additional use and
management recommendations and dedicate the property as public
open space land, with the understanding that each of the three
new recommendations will be the subject of staff planning which
will be returned to the Board before actual taking of possess-
ion. N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Discussion: Wally Kauffmann, one of the heirs to the property,
stated he was being displaced from his land. C. Britton re-
viewed the history of the acquistion procedure for the Board.
Motion to Amend: N. Hanko moved to amend the motion by adding a fourth
use and management recommendation that states : "4) Staff to in-
vestigate a proposed trail or site focusing on the Stevens
Creek Watershed for the purpose of commemorating Frances
Brenner. " D. Wendin seconded the motion.
Discussion: H. Grench noted the District had received dona-
tions in the amount of $2850 for the Brenner Memorial Fund.
The motion passed unanimously.
The motion, as amended, passed unanimously.
C. Britton stated the District had been requested by the McNiel' s
family attorney to allow a 30 day grace period beyond the close of
escrow or District rental of the property for the residents to move
off the property, as well as to allow Mr. Dan Kauffmann and his family
to remain on the property in order to allow him to be an informal
caretaker of the property while the District rented the property.
D. Wendin stated the Board' s concurrence that staff should use its
discretion in handling this matter.
B. Monte Bello Open Space Preserve Parking Lot Plan
H. Grench reviewed memorandum M-81-91, dated August 20, 1981, and stated
staff was anticipating that, at the end of the discussion, the Board
would be able to approve a plan for the Monte Bello parking lot that
could be submitted to the City of Palo Alto for approval.
Nancy Hardesty of Toyon Associates reviewed the parking lot plan she
had prepared for the F2 location, as well as two alternate plans for
the same location, both of which had different configurations for the
landscape reserve areas. After various recommendations were made on
refining the first alternate plan, which included a parking reserve in
the southwest corner of the parking area, D. Wendin noted there appeared
to be Board consensus on the general aspects of the first alternate
plan discussed.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board direct staff to proceed with
Exhibit Overlay #1, be authorized to appoint a sub-committee
of the Board to review the final parking lot plan in behalf
of the Board, and that the committee schedule a meeting at an
appropriate time, as meets their schedule, for final review.
H. Turner seconded the motion.
Discussion: D. Wendin stated the Committee meeting should be
publicly noticed so that any Board member could attend. The
motion passed unanimously.
Meeting 81-21 Page five
D. Wendin appointed himself, H. Turner, and N. Hanko to serve on the
Committee and stated the meeting would be held on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 2, 1981, at noon at the District office. He noted that no additional
approval from the Board would be requested if the Committee had no
objections to the final plan.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Summary Status Report on Use and Management of Planning Area IV -
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
D. Wendin stated the Board should next consider this agenda item since
there were members of the public in the audience who had anticipated
it would be discussed at 8 : 55 P.M. He noted the added agenda item on
scheduling a meeting in Los Gatos would be considered after the summary
status report. There were no objections.
The Board recessed for a break at 9 : 50 P.M. and reconvened for the
meeting at 10: 04 P.M.
N. Hanko noted the Board had voted in adopting the agenda to consider
the Novitiate item before the item on Planning Area IV, and noted she
felt it inappropriate to change the order of the agenda at this time.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board consider item four on the
agenda at this time. E. Shelley seconded the motion. The
motion passed on the following vote:
AYES: K. Duffy, B. Green, E. Shelley, D. Wendin, and H. Turner
NOES: N. Hanko
D. Woods highlighted the summary status report on the use and manage-
ment of Planning Area VI - Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
(report R-81-35 of August 19, 1981) .
D. Wendin questioned the status of the suggestions of placing direc-
tional signs on Foothill Boulevard at St. Joseph' s Avenue and Cristo
Rey Drive in order to direct preserve users to the parking facilities
at Rancho San Antonio County Park. D. Woods responded he did not
know the status, and D. Wendin requested staff follow-up with City
of Los Altos staff and report back to the Board.
N. Hanko asked if any public input had been solicited in formulating
the summary report. D. Woods responded he had reviewed the recommen-
dations with two representatives of the Midpeninsula Trails Council
and that some neighbors on Mora Drive had been contacted regarding
the gate installation at the Mora Drive entrance to the preserve.
N. Hanko asked if public meetings would be held to gather input for
the next review of Planning Area IV. D. Woods responded that if staff
felt changes in existing uses were to be recommended, public meetings
would be held; if uses were to remain status quo, then there would
probably not be any public meeting.
D. Wendin requested the record indicate that he expected public re-
views for Rancho San Antonio use and management plans.
Carolyn Lekberg, representing the Midpeninsula Trails Council,
complimented the District on the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Pre-
serve, said the Council would be active in the detailed review of the
Preserve next year, and noted the Council would be working with Santa
Clara County to install a horse trail from Mora Drive to the County' s
horse trailer parking lot and would be watching the type of fencing
installed around Deer Hollow Farm.
Meeting 81-21 Page six
Harry Haeussler felt an equestrian stile should be installed on
Mora Drive, noted the Mora Drive entrance was restrictive to people
who did not live in the immediate area since there was no place to
park, and recommended that a parking area be constructed inside the
preserve boundaries to accommodate users.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the Board tentatively adopt the use and manage-
ment recommendations, moving final adoption to the Board' s
next Regular Meeting. K. Duffy seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
H. Haeussler stated he felt members of the public should be able to
provide input on use and management recommendations before the staff
presented their recommendations to the Board.
B. Scheduling of a Special Meeting in Los Gatos
K. Duffy stated she had received a telephone call from a former mayor
of the Los Gatos City Council who had formally requested that the Board
consider holding any meeting concerning a Resolution of Public Necessity
for the Novitiate property in Los Gatos.
Discussion centered on holding a meeting in Los Gatos to gather public
input on the acquisition of the Novitiate property. E. Shelley stated
the Board has in the past traditionally taken any final Board action
at the District office when the general public would be more likely to
attend. D. Wendin questioned staff as to whether there was any prob-
lem in delaying consideration of the acquisition of the Novitiate
property for two weeks. C. Britton responded that time was of the
essence, but consideration could be scheduled at the Board' s pleasure.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the Board hold its next Regular Meeting in Los
Gatos at a place to be arranged by staff and that a Special
Meeting be held on Wednesday, September 16 , 1981 which would
have as agenda items those items which would normally have
been considered at the first Regular Meeting. B. Green
seconded the motion.
Discussion: H. Grench noted the Board considered meetings
held at locations other than the District office to be Special
Meetings and noted staff had recommended the cancellation of
the September 9 Regular Meeting because it was the Admissions
Day holiday and the Board' s Rules of Procedures disallowed
meetings on holidays.
Amended Motion: D. Wendin moved to amend his motion to state that the
Board (1) cancel its Wednesday, September 9 Regular Meeting,
(2) hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, September 10 in Los
Gatos for the purpose of having an informational meeting on
the proposed acquisition of the Novitiate property, and (3)
hold a Special Meeting on September 16 , 1981 that would have
regular agenda items from the 9th. B. Green concurred. The
amended motion passed unanimously.
D. Wendin directed S. Norton to be prepared at the meeting in Los
Gatos to tell the Board how to hear the public comment in order to
protect the interests of both parties involved.
Meeting 81-21 Page seven
C. Public Notification Procedures
N. Hanko summarized the public notification procedures proposed by the
Public Notification Committee in memorandum M-81-87, dated July 22 , 1981.
She noted the proposed procedures related to public notification for
land acquisitions, condemnations, grant applications for land acquisi-
tions and amendments covering additions to applications, and land use
planning.
B. Green noted there should only be one asterisk after notification to
the Clerk of a city, or county if no city, in the case of land acquisi-
tion.
K. Duffy reauested that notification in cases of condemnation be aster-
isked differently to note that eight days notice, rather than five ,
would be given.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Committee recommendations be adopted
by the Board. D. Wendin seconded the motion.
Motion to Amend: N. Hanko moved to amend the motion to add an Item
"f" to Land Acquisition stating: "Notification of owners of
contiguous property" . The motion was not seconded.
Discussion: N. Hanko noted this item had been a minority
committee viewpoint and said she felt there was a value to the
District in notifying people who live on adjacent property to
property being considered for acquisition or at least noti-
fying the legal property owner. Beez Jones, 16891 Stevens
Canyon Road, Cupertino, and Tom Kavanaugh expressed their
support for N. Hanko' s motion, noting the District, as a
public agency should notify contiguous landowners. Lewis
Reed suggested the District publish its agenda in local news-
papers in order to notify the public of actions being considered
by the Board.
Following the discussion, the motion to amend died for lack of
a second.
Sam Jones, 16891 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino, noted the proposed
Policies should be clarified to state the agenda notice would be mailed
to the press free of charge and to persons and organizations that sub-
scribed to the agendas.
Motion to Amend: D. Wendin moved to amend the motion by changing the
note on the bottom of Page Seven to read: "All Use and Manage-
ment plans included in an acquisition report and any other
land use actions or reviews (except for hazards or other
emergencies) shall be placed on the next regular agenda for
final approval, but staff may request a delay at the time the
action is first heard'.' • N. Hanko seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
H. Turner stated he felt the District as a Public agency had to make
itself fully accountable for actions relating to condemnation and
stated he would be making three motions to amend the proposed policies
on condemnation.
Meeting 81-21 Page eight
Motion to Amend: H. Turner moved to amend item C to read as follows :
"In all cases, press releases are also sent in advance of
meeting. " N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Discussion: E. Shelley asked S. Norton if such a statement
would have any legal implications. S. Norton suggested the
motion be amended to include a statement to the effect that
the failure to give such notice in any particular instance
would not affect the validity of the action taken. D. Wendin
and K. Duffy stated they opposed the motion because of its
redundancy and was not required in all cases since it was
sometimes a procedural item, as in the McNiel case. L. Reed
noted that such releases were not necessary if the agenda was
printed in local papers. N. Hanko said the release would
inform the public of an extraordinary Board action, and was
not redundant. The motion failed to pass on the following
vote :
AYES: B. Green, H. Turner, and N. Hanko
NOES: D. Wendin, K. Duffy, and E. Shelley
Motion to Amend: H. Turner moved to add an Item H that reads: "In
some cases, notification by panel advertising be published in
the newspapers in advance of the meeting as deemed appropriate
by the Board. " N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Discussion: H. Grench stated he did not feel published agendas
and panel advertising were an efficient expenditure of funds.
H. Turner said the District should make a strenuous effort to
hold ourselves responsible for the action taken. H. Turner
said he felt such ads could be run in the Peninsula Times
Tribune and the San Jose Mercury. E. Shelley questioned the
mechanics of the motion, noting the Board would have to con-
sider a condemnation action, prior to it appearing as an agenda
item. H. Turner withdrew his motion for rephrasing, and
N. Hanko agreed to the withdrawal.
Motion to Amend: H. Turner moved to add an Item H that reads : "In
every case, notification by panel advertising be published
in advance of the meeting. " N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Discussion: E. Shelley questioned the expense of such adver-
tising and whether it was sufficient to place such notification
in only the Peninsula Times Tribune and the San Jose Mercury.
H. Turner withdrew his motion and N. Hanko agreed.
Motion: H. Turner moved that staff be directed to return to the Board
with a list of newspapers in which such ads should be published,
the typical size of a panel ad, and estimated costs of such
panel advertising. N. Hanko seconded the motion.
Discussion: D. Wendin noted it would be appropriate to table
this motion until the Board voted on the motion presently being
considered. H. Turner, with N. Hanko ' s agreement, withdrew the
motion.
Meeting 81-21 Page nine
Motion to Amend: H. Turner moved the double asterisked footnote in-
clude the phrase: "This is one of the major means of receiving
notice of condemnation actions by the District" . The motion
was not seconded.
D. Wendin directed staff to present the draft form letter proposed to
be sent to organizations as an informational item for the Board for
comment.
C. Britton requested the Board consider a change in Item 3a of Grant
Applications for Land Acquisitions and Amendments Covering Additions
to Applications.
Motion to Amend: H. Turner moved the Board amend Item 3a under Grant
Applications to include the following statement after the
word "report" : " (except those situations where the specific
property has previously come co Board attention in public
session and: 1) a resolution for a grant application was
adopted and there was no owner objection, or 2) a resolution
for a grant application was adopted and as a result, the
District received the requested grant, or 3) a resolution of
public necessity has been adopted) . " E. Shelley seconded
the motion.
Discussion: C. Britton explained that in the three cases
covered in the amendment, a property owner has already been
notified of the District' s intention to acquire the property
involved and such interest was already part of the public
record.
H. Grench suggested the amended wording be placed as a footnote
in the section, and the Board concurred with the suggested
placement. The motion passed unanimously.
S. Norton requested the motion be amended to include a state-
ment that these provisions were directory, and the failure to
give such notice would not affect the validity_ of action taken.
Motion to Amend: N. Hanko moved the motion be amended to include the
statement, "The provision for the giving of notice under
these procedures shall be directory only, and the failure to
give such notice in any particular instance shall not affect
the validity of action taken. " D. Wendin seconded the motion.
Discussion: The Board concurred that the statement should be
placed at the bottom of each of the major sections included
in the public notification procedures. The motion passed
unanimously.
The main motion, as amended, passed unanimously.
Motion: H. Turner moved that staff be directed to return to the Board
with a list of newspapers in which ads concerning condemnation
actions should be published, the typical size of a panel ad,
and the estimated costs of such panel advertising. N Hanko
seconded the motion.
Motion to Amend: N. Hanko moved to amend the motion to include staff
researching the costs for publishing the Board' s agendas in
newspapers. The motion to amend died for lack of a second.
The motion by H. Turner passed on the following vote :
Meeting 81-21 Page ten
AYES: B. Green, K. Duffy, N. Hanko, and H. Turner
NOES: D. Wendin and E. Shelley.
Motion: N. Hanko moved to direct staff to return with a long-range
acquisition and site use planning of the entire District
planning area procedure for Board consideration.
D. Wendin requested N. Hanko withdraw the motion and bring
it up under the Open Space Management Work Priorities since
staff had already been directed to do this. N. Hanko felt
staff had not specifically been directed to come back to the
Board with a procedure for public hearings for long- range
planning and acquisition. The motion was not seconded.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the remainder of the report on Page Two be
continued to the meeting of September 23 and be addressed at
an earlier part of the meeting. D. Wendin seconded the
motion.
Discussion: D. Wendin clarified the Board had yet to discuss
the last three paragraphs on Page Two of the Committee ' s
report. The motion passed unanimously.
D. Open Space Management Work Priorities
H. Grench, re -erring to memorandum M-81-90, dated August 20, 1981,
stated he had been considering open space management work priorities
for the coming months in light of the absence of a Land Manager. He
said he planned to fill the Land Manager ' s position as currently de-
fined unless there were objections from the Board. No objections were
stated.
Noting D. Woods would be on a leave of absence from mid-September to
November, he stated he planned, unless there were objections from the
Board, to place work priorities in the section on special projects,
including Edgewood, Hassler, Seven Springs Ranch EIR, the Bayfront
Trail, and the Monte Bello development project, while focusing on the
resolution of the site emphasis policy questions and the plan for empha-
sized sites. He said he would like to deemphasize the formal review
of use and management plans for the remainder of the year.
B. Green suggested outside help be hired to work on some of the land
management projects.
N. Hanko suggested H. Grench prepare for Board consideration a list of
the projects he felt would be delayed so that the Board could assist
him in setting work priorities.
D. Wendin requested, due to the lateness of the hour, that H. Grench
place this item on a future agenda for consideration and prepare a
written list of open space management work priorities for Board to
review.
H. Grench stated the item would be placed on the September 16 agenda.
H. Haeussler asked if the public would be involved in the meetings
H. Grench and D. Woods would be having on the site emphasis policy
questions, noting he felt the public should be involved at the initial
discussion stage.
Meeting 81-21 Page eleven
D. Wendin responded that members of the public would not be involved
in the staff meetings, but would have the opportunity to be involved
when the staff presented the material for Board consideration.
E. Shelley and H. Turner noted they might not be in attendance at the
meeting of September 16 . S. Norton stated five votes were required
for the adoption of a Resolution of Public Necessity.
E. Scheduling of First Meeting in September
J. Fiddes stated the Board had acted on this agenda item earlier in
the meeting.
Ix. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
H. Grench stated the Historic Grant Program would not be funded by the
Administration and Congress, noting the Picchetti Ranch restoration
grant would not receive funding. He reported AB 597 had been passed
by two more Senate Committees and would be going to the Senate floor.
S. Norton reported the Schneider vs. the District Superior Court de-
cision had been affirmed in favor of the District by the District
Court of Appeals and a petition for rehearing had also been denied.
C. Britton stated the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors would be considering the Hassler sale on September 2.
N. Hanko noted the Palo Alto City Council had taken action to dedi-
cate the south portion of the Arastra property and some other foothill
properties as open space. The Board directed her to prepare a letter
to the Council in support of this open space dedication.
X. CLAIMS
Motion: D. Wendin moved for the approval of the revised claims
81-17. E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously with N. Hanko abstaining from Claim 2420 to I.B.M.
Xi. CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed to Closed Session at 12 : 28 A.M. , Thursday, August
27, 1981. D. Wendin requested the members of the Board consider
possible creative ways to shorten the length of Board meetings.
XII. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to public session at 1 :25 A.M. Following a
brief discussion, the Board concurred to reschedule the agenda item
relating to the proposed acquisition of the Novitiate property from
September 16 to September 23.
The meeting was adjourned at 1 :28 A.M.
Jean H. Fiddes
District Clerk