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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415) 965-4717
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OCTOBER 19 , 1982
MINUTES
I. ROLL CALL
The Special Joint Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula
Regional Open Space District and the Commissioners of the Santa Clara
County Parks and Recreation Commission was called to order by President
Katherine Duffy at 5 : 28 P.M. in the lower parking lot of Rancho San
Antonio County Park.
Board Members and Commissioners Present During the Meeting: Katherine
Duffy, Daniel Wendin, Barbara Green, Harry Turner, Richard Bishop;
Betsy Blais , Barbara Klein, Karen Wilson, Lee Bergman, and Rex Lindsay.
Board Members and Commissioners Absent: Edward Shelley, Nonette Hanko;
Andrew Bonfield, and Betty Sellers,
Staff Members Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen,
James Boland, Del Woods, Charlotte MacDonald, and Jean Fiddes from
the District and Neil MacPherson, Terry Dunning, Charles Rockwell , and
Charles Gail from Santa Clara County.
After introductions of everyone present and welcoming remarks from
District President Duffy, the group had an informal walking tour
of Rancho San Antonio County Park and Rancho San Antonio Open Space
Preserve, including the Deer Hollow Farm area leased from the
District by the City of Mountain View.
DINNER AND INFORMAL DISCUSSION
The group assembled at the house, formerly occupied by Mrs. Frances Perham,
on the Preserve fora buffet dinner.
DISCUSSION
A) Introductory Remarks
President Duffy and Commission President Rex Lindsay discussed the merits
of the special joint meeting.
H. Grench presented a brief history of the District, indicating District
owned lands on the wall map.
Robert Augsburger, Executive Director of the Peninsula Open Space Trust,
provided a brief explanation of P.O.S.T. ' s role in helping to acquire
open space land, as well as build a base of financial support from the
private sector.
Herbert A Grench,General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,NonetteG.Hanko,Richard S.Bishop,EdwardG.Shelley,Harry A Turner,Daniel G.Wendin
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Neil McPherson noted the County was currently in a tight financial
situation and stated charter for park lands acquisition runs out
in 1987 .
B) Status and Interrelationship of the County and District Park and
Open Space Acquisition Program
Terry Dunning reviewed areas of acquisition, including Rancho San
Antonio, Sanborn Park, and the Stevens Canyon area, that the County
and District had in common. He stated he saw the most interaction
between the two agencies occurring in the Baylands, noting the County
was specifically focusing on the north Coyote Creek drainage area.
In response to a question from H. Turner, T. Dunning stated the
County and District did not have any joint projects in progress at
this time.
C. Britton discussed the District' s acquisition plans.
Discussion focused on the use of eminent domain to acquire land, and
Rex Lindsay requested an item be placed on a future Parks and Recreation
Commission agenda for a discussion of the County' s use of eminent domain.
C) Cooperative Management and Planning of Rancho San Antonio and
Other Sites
D. Hansen discussed the cooperative management by County and District
Rangers of Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve and
Stevens Creek Park. J. Boland stated County and District Rangers
were on the same communications radio frequency.
H. Grench noted the two agencies might want to consider a cooperative
approach that would involve the County agency acquiring a certain piece of
land in exchange for the District providing patrol services in a certain
County area.
D) Other Matters of Mutual Interest
Discussion focused on the Directors and Commissioners meeting at least
once a year, sending minutes and agendas for District meetings to the
Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission , and the possibility of
reverse meeting attendance. It was the consensus that it was sufficient
to continue to send a copy of the minutes and agendas to the County Parks
office and that these items would be distributed from there to Commissioners
who wanted them.
H. Turner stated he would like to attend the Commission meeting at which
eminent domain was discussed, and members of the County staff stated the
item could be on the January agenda.
K. Duffy stated the consensus of the group that the next joint meeting
should be held after Labor Day but prior to the daylight savings time change.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8 :50 P.M.
Jean Fiddes
District Clerk