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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
January 13 , 1982
I. ROLL CALL
In the absence of the President, Vice President D. Wendin called the
meeting to order at 7 :30 P.M.
Members Present : Katherine Duffy, Daniel Wendin, Barbara Green,
Edward Shelley, Nonette Hanko, and Harry Turner. Richard Bishop
arrived at 7 :58 P .M.
Personnel Present : Craig Britton, David Hansen, Charlotte MacDonald,
Jean Fiddes, Del Woods , James Boland, David Topley, Kathy Blackburn,
and Stanley Norton. General Manager Herbert Grench arrived during
the Election of Officers.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. December 10, 1981
B. Green stated the first sentence of the second paragraph on page
eight should be corrected to read, "R. Bishop responded that the
District hoped to acquire the property at a reasonable price and
stated the District would gratefully accept contributions to help
acquire the property" and that the word "of" should be inserted
between the words "couple" and "eminent" in the first sentence of
the fifth paragraph on page eight.
B. Green stated the date in the last paragraph on page nine should
be corrected to January 27. J. Fiddes clarified that January 23,
the incorrect date for the meeting when the Board would consider
a Resolution of Public Necessity for the Hassler property, was the
actual date stated at the December 10 meeting.
Motion: E. Shelley moved the approval of the minutes of December
10 , 1981 with the corrections noted and the date clarifi-
cation. D. Wendin seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously. R. Bishop was not present for the vote.
B. December 16 , 1981
E. Shelley stated the first sentence of the first paragraph on
page five should be corrected to read "E. Shelley stated that he
and fellow Committee member K. Duffy felt that the policies re-
garding structures were correct as written and did not require
modification. "
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,NonetteG Hanko,RichardS Bishop,EdwardG Shelley,Harry A.Turner.Daniel G.Wendin
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D. Wendin clarified, with the concurrence of the members of the
Structures Committee, that the Committee had agreed to consider the
two items listed in paragraph five on page six, as well as to review
each structure presently owned by the District to see if the
timeline concept proposed by the Committee could be applied in all
cases.
Motion: E. Shelley moved the approval of the minutes of December
16 , 1981 as corrected. D. Wendin seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously. R. Bishop was not present
for the vote.
III. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
J.-Fiddes stated the Board had received two written communications :
1) a memorandum, dated December 1981, from Jack W. Harris , Direc-
tor, Advance Studies Programs in Special Districts Management,
University of California Extension, Santa Barbara, regarding the
1982 Special District Presidents ' and Board Members' Institute to
be held in Sacramento on February 26 , 27 , and 28, 1982 ; and 2) a
memorandum, dated December 21, 1981, from Alan La Fleur, Senior
Staff Assistant, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) , County-
of Santa Clara, regarding changes in the Commission' s urban service
area and annexation processes.
Motion: E. Shelley moved that a Board committee be appointed to
address the proposed change in LAFCO policy. B. Green
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
R. Bishop was not present for the vote.
D. Wendin appointed N. Hanko and K. Duffy to the Committee to study
the proposed changes in LAFCO' s urban service and annexation pro-
cesses and requested an item be placed on the February 10 agenda for
consideration of the Committee ' s report.
B. Green stated she felt the Board should authorize, in advance ,
the expenditure of District funds in the event a Director wanted
to attend the Special Districts Institute in Sacramento and indi-
cated she was interested in attending the Institute.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board authorize the expenditure
of funds to cover food and lodging expenses and mileage
reimbursement to Sacramento for one Board member to attend
the 1982 Special District President' s and Board Members '
Institute. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously. R. Bishop was not present for the vote.
IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
D. Wendin stated the election of officers would be delayed until
R. Bishop arrived at the meeting. C. Britton requested an item be
added to Special Orders of the Day for three personnel announce-
ments . He noted there would be an Oral Communication on the
provision of public transportation to District preserves.
V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Sylvia Ferguson , a member of the Midneninsula Trails Council, re-
ported to the Board on the research she had done during the past
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couple of years on the possibility of providing public transporta-
tion to public recreational and open space areas, particularly in
the Skyline area.
R. Bishop arrived at 7 :58 P.M.
Motion: D. Wendin moved that the Board direct staff to invite an
appropriate County transit representative to give a pre-
sentation to the Board on the County' s transit plans and
procedures to change plans. R. Bishop seconded the motion.
Discussion: In response to a question from N. Hanko as
to whether San Mateo County transit representatives would
be involved in the presentation, D. Wendin stated the in-
tent of his motion was to invite Santa Clara County
representatives to address the Board first, and R. Bishop
concurred with D. Wendin ' s statement. The motion passed
unanimously.
Doni Hubbard, President of the Midpeninsula Trails Council,
'thanked the Board members for the support the Council had received
from District staff members. She invited the Directors to partici-
pate in the Trails Seminar being sponsored by the Council on
February 26, 27, and 28 , 1982 , and discussed the seminar' s activities.
VI. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
A. Personnel Announcements
C. Britton introduced the District' s new Land Manager David Hansen, and
J. Boland introduced the District' s new Lead Ranger, David Topley.
C. Britton stated Kathy Blackburn, the District' s Coordinator of
Volunteer Programs , would be leaving the District to become the
Volunteer Program Manager for the City of Sunnyvale. He said the
General Manager was planning to fill the half-time status position
as currently structured unless there were objections from the
Board. The Directors did not voice any objections to the filling
of the Coordinator of Volunteer Programs position.
B. Election of Board Officers for 1982 (Memorandum M-82-1 , dated ,
December 24 , 1981)
The Board eiected Katherine Duffy to serve as President for 1982
and Nonette Hanko to serve as Vice President.
Motion : E. Shelley moved the Doa.rd appoint H. Turner as Treasurer
for 1982 . D. Wendin seconded the motion. The motion
nassed unanimously.
Motion: B. Green moved the Board appoint D. Wendin as Secretary
for 1982 . E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
VII . OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Aroval ofterim Use and Management Plan for Addition to
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve * (Crist Property) - Memorandum
M_82-3, dated December 22 , 1981
D. Wooas stated staff had not received any additional public
comments on the interim use and management plan.
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Motion: R. Bishop moved the final adoption of the interim use
and management plan for the addition to Russian Ridge
Open Space Preserve (Crist gift property) as contained
in report R-81-50, dated December 10 , 1981. B. Green
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Approval of Interim Use and Management Plan for Addition to
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Catalano Property) - Memorandum
M-82-4, dated December 22 , 1981
D. Woods stated there were no additional public comments on the
interim use and management plan.
Motion: B. Green moved the Board approve the use and management
plan for the addition to Windy Hill Open Space Preserve
as contained in report R-81-49. R. Bishop seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Monte Bello Open Space Preserve - Picchetti Ranch Area (Waiver
of Right of First Refusal - Consigny Property)
C. Britton reviewed report R-82-03 , dated January 7 , 1982 , noting
the County of Santa Clara was acquiring 40 of the remaining 50
acre Consigny parcel, and in order to complete the purchase and
close escrow, it was necessary for the District to waive its Right
of First Refusal to purchase the property.
Beez Jones, 16891 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino, auestioned whether
the remaining 10 acre parcel would be a legal parcel which could
subsequently be sold. C. Britton said the 10 acres would be a
legal parcel and could be sold.
K. Duffy read a letter that Santa Clara County Supervisor Becky
Morgan had sent to Directors Duffy and Hanko thanking them for the
tour last June which included the Consigny parcel and which allowed
her to support the County' s acquisition of the property.
Motion: R. Bishop moved the District waive its Right of First
Refusal for the Consigny Property. H. Turner seconded
the motion.
Discussion : Marion Blukis, 993 Crooked Creek Drive,
Los Altos, asked whether the County would be retaining
the stables on the property. K. Duffy stated she hoped
the County would be retaining the stables , and N. Hanko
noted the property provided trail connections to the Fre-
mont Older Open Space Preserve. The motion passed
unanimously.
B. Scheduling of Program Evaluation Workshop
H. Grench reviewed memorandum M-82-2 , dated December 28 , 1981,
regarding the upcoming Program Evaluation Workshop to discuss
progress since July 1 and to prepare for the 1982-1983 Action Plan.
Discussion centered on the best date for scheduling the meeting.
Motion: R. Bishop moved the Program Evaluation Workshop be held
at the Wednesday, February 10 , 1982 meeting and that the
regular meeting be rescheduled at the discretion of the
President. Barbara Green seconded the motion.
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Discussion : In response to a question from H. Grench, the
Board agreed that some short agenda items could be included
on the agenda for the February 10 meeting to avoid having
to schedule another meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
IX. NEW BUSINESS WITH NO ACTION REQUESTED
A. Summary Status Report of Use and Management Plan for Planning
Area VI - Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
D. Woods reviewed report R-82-02 , dated December 28 , 1981, on the
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve and showed slides to illustrate
several items covered in the report.
Linda Stuckey, 22600 Prospect Road, Cupertino, stated she and her
husband, as neighbors of the Preserve, were interested in a road
maintenance agreement, expressed her concerns about the culvert
that had been installed by the District, and discussed the incon-
venience for herself and her family members that would be created
by locking the gate at the entrance to the Preserve.
K. Duffy requested the addition of an item four to the New Use and
Management Recommendation on Page Five of the report which read
"Attempt to secure road maintenance agreement. "
H. Grench stated staff would report back to the Board on the pro-
gress of the road maintenance agreement after meeting with the
parties involved.
D. Woods noted the proposed gate below the adobe house would be
installed if the fencing and lighting plan for the parking lot did
not deter the night use of the parking lot and said staff was also
recommending the gate ' s installation to try to eliminate security
problems at the Preserve.
Motion: E. Shelley moved the Board tentatively adopt the use and
management recommendations given in the report for the
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve and as amended. B. Green
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Dedication Status of District Lands
H. Grench reviewed report R-82-01, dated December 28 , 1981, re-
garding the District lands that were in a planning reserve status
and are not dedicated as open space and those lands which have
been dedicated. He said staff may be returning to the Board to
request dedication of the Bridgeman parcel, a part of the Long
Ridge Open Space Preserve.
D. Wendin requested that staff consider dedication of a portion of
the Catalano property when the use and management plan for the
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve was next presented to the Board.
Directors Duffy and Wendin requested that staff look critically at
the undedicated property in the Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve
to determine if any of the property could be recommended for dedi-
cation.
R. Fisse, Route 2 , Box 402 , La Honda, Treasurer of the South Skyline
Association, asked if there was any reimbursement for back taxes
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when an undedicated niece of open space was sold. H. Grench re-
sponded that he did not know of any reimbursement and noted that
tenants leasing a structure from the District Day a possessory
interest property tax on the structure.
X. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
C. Britton stated the District' s application for a $100 ,000 Needs
Basis Grant to purchase lands between the Dumbarton Bridge and
Cooley Landing for the Bayfront Trail had not been approved by the
State. He informed the Board that the San Mateo County Board of
Supervisors had formally approved earlier in the week a $100, 000
contribution for the Hassler acquisition.
R. Bishop stated he and C. Britton had attended the San Francisco
Board of Supervisor' s Finance Committee ' s meeting earlier in the
afternoon and reported the Committee was recommending the Hassler
property be put up for public auction for $3. 5 million.
C. MacDonald showed the Board the joint application the District and
the City of Mountain View Parks and Recreation Department had
submitted on Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and Deer Hollow
Farm to the California Parks and Recreation Society for considera-
tion for the Society' s award for an innovative recreational program
of outstanding merit.
D. Hansen reported very little damage had occurred on District lands
during the heavy rainstorm that struck the Bay Area.
H. Grench reported the Santa Clara Beard of Supervisors had decided
not to consider further Mount Umunhum as a location for a County
jail facility.
H. Grench stated AB 597 had been approved by the Joint Conference
Committee and would be sent to the Senate and Assembly for approval.
XI. CLAIMS
Motion: E. Shelley moved the approval of the revised claims 82-1,
dated January 13, 1982. R. Bishop seconded the motion.
Discussion: D. Wendin asked for explanation of Claim
2804 to Ware, Fletcher & Freidenrich and Claim 2805 to
Wylie , Blunt and McBride. C. Britton responded both
claims were for legal services; the first for work on
leases on an acquisition to be presented to the Board
for approval, and the second for expert testimony relating
to the Novitiate taxing of costs case.
The motion passed unanimously with N. Hanko abstaining
from the vote on Claim 2777 to I .B.M. Corporation.
XII. CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed to Closed Session on land negotiation matters
at 9 : 33 P.M.
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn at 12 :30 A.M. , Thursday, January 14 ,
1982.
Jean H. Fiddes
District Clerk