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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
MINUTES
AUGUST 25 , 1982
I . ROLL CALL
President Katherine Duffy called the meeting to order at 7 : 33 P.M.
Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Daniel Wendin, Barbara Green,
Nonette Hanko, and Harry Turner.
Members Absent: Edward Shelley and Richard Bishop.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, David Hansen, Jean Fiddes ,
Stanley Norton, William Tannenbaum, Joan Ferguson, and Dennis Danielson.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A) August 11 , 1982
Motion: N. Hanko moved the approval of the minutes of August 11, 1982 .
B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
III . WRITTEN COMMUNCIATIONS
J. Fiddes stated the Board had received the following written communi-
cations :
1) a letter, dated August 9 , 1982 , from Senator Alan Cranston thanking
President Duffy for informing him of the District ' s support for
adequate funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants in
fiscal year 1983 ;
2) a letter, dated August 18 , 1982 , from William J. Bergman, Jr. ,
Controller, San Mateo County, regarding the total value of
assessable property within the District for the 1982-1983
fiscal year; and
3) a letter from Alice G. Bachtold, 5544 Alpine Road, Portola Valley,
concerning the Windy Hill use and management plan.
The Board referred Mrs . Bachtold's letter to staff for response to
the concerns expressed in the letter.
IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
H. Grench requested that Ranger Joan Ferguson be allowed to make an
informational report on her history of the District 's preserves
after Oral Communications .
K. Duffy indicated, with the Board's consensus , the agenda was adopted
with the addition of an informational report from J. Ferguson
after Oral Communications .
V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
H. Haeussler, l09-4Highland Circle, Los Altos , requested the District
consider the possibility of having an overnight camping area for
equestrians and their horses .
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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V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS , continued
Bob Fisse, 20225 Skyline Boulevard, Woodside, a candidate for Ward 6 ,
requested incumbent directors seeking re-election not be allowed to
campaign at any of the events planned for the District' s tenth anni-
versary or via any printed material prepared for the anniversary, unless
equal opportunities were presented for other candidates. He also
requested all challengers be given ample notice of any planned activities
so that they could be present. Director Hanko stated it was her under-
standing no tenth anniversary events would be held before the November 2
General Election, and K. Duffy stated the Board' s consensus that all
candidates for the position of director should be added to the activities
and mailing list for the tenth anniversary.
Tom Kavanaugh, 1726 Spring Street, Mountain View, noting the General
Manager had announced at the previous meeting that two District employees
would be expanding their hours because of the tenth anniversary, suggested
the observance of the tenth anniversary be cancelled and the funds which
would be saved by not increasing the employees ' hours be contributed to
the funds to keep Portola State Park open. H. Grench responded that the
Park was going to stay open under new State funding and that only the
additional increment of the employees ' time was directly related to the
tenth anniversary activities.
VI. INFORMATIONAL REPORT
Ranger Joan Ferguson briefly discussed her project of compiling the
history of District preserves, which was distributed in the packet and
available through the office.
VII. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Presentation from SamTrans Representative on Bus Service to Skyline
Corridor
D. Hansen reviewed memorandum M-82-84 , dated August 18 , 1982 , and
introduced Marilyn Bunch, representative of the marketing division
of the San Mateo County Transit District. Ms. Bunch stated the
Transit District would be willing to cooperate with the District, but
noted there were certain limitations , specifically commitments of
revenue sources and bus maneuverability, that would have to be con-
sidered in connection with bus routes along the Skyline corridor.
Discussion centered on possible routes along Skyline Boulevard, access
to buses for the physically limited, ability to take bicycles on
buses, a pilot bus service route in the spring, having Skyline
Boulevard bus stops near public open space, the use of smaller
vehicles to shuttle people to and from a major bus stop to open space
areas, and the most effective way to work with the Transit District.
K. Duffy stated the Board' s consensus that the staff and Public
Transportation Committee should meet and work out proposals for bus
routes along the Skyline corridor and return to the Board at a
future date for consideration of the proposals.
B. Adoption of Interim Use and Management Plan for the Addition to Long
Ridge Open Space Preserve (Rongey Property)
D. Hansen introduced memorandum M-82-80 , dated August 12 , 1982 ,
noting staff had not received any public comments on the proposed
interim use and management recommendations for the former Rongey
property since the last meeting.
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Motion: N. Hanko moved the approval of the interim use and manage-
ment recommendations for the addition of the Rongey property
to the Long Ridge Open Space Preserve. H. Turner seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion : N. Hanko moved the dedication of the property as public
open space. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
C. Proposed Addition to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve (Bodhi Property)
H. Grench introduced memorandum M-82-86 , dated August 16 , 1982 ,
regarding the agreement relating to Covenants , Conditions , Restric-
tions, and Reversion Running with the Land for the Bodhi property,
noting the Board had approved the subject land exchange contingent
upon the acceptance of the agreement before the Board for approval.
W. Tannenbaum discussed the content of the agreement and distributed
a revised Exhibit A for the agreement, stating there were no substan-
tive changes in the revised legal description for the Property.
N. Hanko, based on information provided by Sam Jones, 16 91 Stevens
Canyon Road, Cupertino, requested the Soil Conservation -Mtllbe be
included in the list of agencies in Section 14 of the agreement from
which Bodhi shall seek advice in devising a plan for management and
enhancement of the lake as an aquatic resource.
In response to questions posed by Janet Schwind, 11825 Skyline Boule-
--vard, Los Gatos, a neighbor of the property, discussion centered on
access across the Bodhi property and the Long Ridge Open Space Pre-
serve to neighboring property and notification of the Long Ridge
Open Space Preserve neighbors of matters which the Board would be
considering relating to the Preserve. H. Grench stated staff would
present a future agenda item to the Board on the review of access
rights across the Long Ridge Open Space Preserve if there was a
change in current use, and D. Wendin requested staff review the public
notification procedures to determine if any changes were necessary.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the approval of Resolution 82-37 , a
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Open Space District Approving Covenants , Conditions ,
Restrictions and Reversion Running With the Land (Long
Ridge Open Space Preserve - Bodhi Agreement) with the
inclusion of N. Hanko' s amendment in Paragraph 14 and the
new Exhibit A. B. Green seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the approval of the amended interim use and
management recommendations , including the naming of the site ,
as contained in report R-82-33 , dated August 4 , 1982 , and
as amended in memorandum M-82-86 . H. Turner seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the Board dedicate the parcel as an addition
to public open space. H. Turner seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
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D. Final Adoption of Use and Management Plan for Windy Hill Open
Space Preserve
D. Hansen reviewed memorandum M-82-82 , dated August 17 , 1982 , and
stated staff had not received further comments on the plan prior to
the meeting. K. Duffy suggested including mileage marker designa-
tions on maps and descriptions indicating how to get to District
preserves. In response to K. Duffy' s question regarding the barbed
wire fencing near the Spring Rige parking area hiking stile D. Hansen
stated the barbed wire was needed because of the grazing on the site,
but staff would be reviewing the placement of a stile, .in connection
with the Windy Hill trail construction.
Motion: H. Turner moved the Board adopt the use and management
recommendations for the Windy Hill Open Space Preserve as
contained in report R-82-32 with the amendment contained in
memorandum M-82-82 . B. Green seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
The Board recessed for a break at 9 : 16 P.M. and reconvened for the
public meeting at 9 : 23 P.M.
E. Program Evaluation for the 1981-1982 Fiscal Year - Open Space Manage-
ment and General Management and Program Support
H. Grench introduced memorandum M-82-70 , dated August 12, 1982 , and
D. Hansen reviewed the program evaluation material for the Open Space
Management Program. He noted the words "if not completed by June 30,
1982" should be deleted from the 1982-1983 key project and activity
relating to the participation in the final preparation of the lease
arrangements for the Picchetti and Thornewood sites.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the acceptance of the 1981-1982 program
evaluation for the Open Space Management Program. B. Green
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the Board adopt the proposed change to the
1982-1983 key project and activity for the Open Space
Management Program. H. Turner seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
H. Grench reviewed the program evaluation material for the General
Management and Program Support section.
Motion: B. Green moved the acceptance of the 1981-1982 program
evaluation for the General Management and Program
Support section. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A. Wetlands Jurisdiction
N. Hanko reviewed her memorandum M-82-85 , dated August 19 , 1982 ,
regarding Congressional Bill H.R. 3962 which, if passed, would
weaken federal protection of San Francisco Bay wetlands by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers , as well as other water areas within the
United States. She read a letter she had drafted to express the
Board' s opposition to H.R. 3962 and administrative changes to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act. In response to a question from
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T. Kavanaugh, Director Hanko amended a sentence in the draft letter
to read "We support State legislation to expand the authority of
BCDC with adequate public notification procedures , if all else fails" .
Motion: N. Hanko moved theadoption of the letter of concerns to
the public agencies and people listed in memorandum M-82-85
concerning the wetlands. B. Green seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
B. Proposed Annexation of the Portions of Two Open Space Preserves
Outside District Boundaries.
H. Grench reviewed memorandum M-82-82 , dated August 17 , 1982 , and
explained the annexation procedure, noting the adoption of the
proposed resolution would initiate the annexation proceedings with
the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission. He indi-
cated the three areas being recommended for annexation on the large
display map.
Motion: B. Green moved the adoption of Resolution 82-38 , a Resolu-
tion of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Requesting Initiation of Annexation
Procedures by the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation
Commission. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Z}C. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS (continued)
K. Duffy reported the Cupertino City Council had voted not to require
any public access to the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve from the
proposed Seven Spring development and had amended the City' s General Plan
to eliminate such trails.
H. Grench stated he had received a positive response from the General
Managers of the other open space districts in the area regarding the
Not-So-Annual Conference , and Saturday, December 4 , 1982 was tentatively
selected as the date for the meeting. He noted that the item would be
placed on a future agenda for formal Board consideration.
H. Grench, showedthe Board the Land and Water Conservation Fund plaque
that would be displayed at the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve.
X. CLAIMS
Motion: D. Wendin moved the adoption of the revised claims C-82-16 ,
dated August 25 , 1982 . H. Turner seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously, with N. Hanko abstaining from item
}{Z. CLOSED SESSION
CORRECTIONS TO MINUTES OF
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
AT August 25, 19-82
N. Hanko stated the name of the agency referred to in paragraph two
on Page Three should be Soil Conservation District, rather than Soil
Conservation Service.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the approval of the minutes of August 25, 1982.
B. Green seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously,
with Directors Shelley and Bishop abstaining from the vote
since they had not been present at the August 25 meeting.
Sam Jones, 16891 Stevens Canyon Road, Cupertino, clarified the official
name of the agency was the Evergreen Resource Conservation District.