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Home My Public Portal About19830427 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting 83-11 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-11,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022 (415) 965-4717 REGULARMEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS APRIL 27 , 1983 MINUTES I. ROLL CALL President Barbara Green called the meeting to order at 7 : 35 P.M. Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Barbara Green, Edward Shelley, Harry Turner, Nonette Hanko, and Daniel Wendin. Richard Bishop arrived at 7 : 40 P.M. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen, Del Woods, Charlotte MacDonald, Mary Gundert, Stanley Norton, and Joan Combs. II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 13, 1983 Motion: E. Shelley moved approval of the minutes of April 13, 1983 . K. Duffy seconded the motion. Discussion: N. Hanko questioned the wording in the third paragraph of Follow-Up Information on Test Program to Allo� Dogs 'on Select Preserves on Page Two, noting the Dog Committee had not discussed cats . B. Green noted the wording was in response to existing language concerning dogs and cats in the District ordinances . D. Hansen said an ordinance would be submitted to the Doard for approval. The motion passed unanimously. III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS J. Combs stated the Board had received the following written communi- cations : 1) a letter, dated April 13, 1983, from Representative Don Edwards concerning funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund; and 2) a letter, dated April 14 , 1983, from Margie R. Stephens of San Jose , concerning bike lockers at Rancho San Antonio; and 3) a letter, dated April 14 , 1983, from Margie R. Stephens asking permission to measure the trails at Rancho San Antonio with a bicycle odometer. Discussion centered around providing bike racks or lockers at Rancho San Antonio. H. Grench suggested that this matter be addressed in staff ' s next use and management plan review for the Preserve. IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA B. Green stated the agenda was adopted by consensus . V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. Herbert A Grench,General Manager Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy.BarbaraGreen,NonetteG.Hanko.Richard S Bishop,EdwardG.Shelley,HarryA Turner,Daniel G Wendin Meeting 83-11 Page Two VI . OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED A) Adoption of the Interim Use and Management Plan for an Addition to the El Sombroso Area of Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve (Shields Property) D. Hansen, referring to memorandum M-83-47 of April 18 , 1983, stated no further public comment had been received. Motion: H. Turner moved the Board approve the interim use and management plan, including naming of the property, as contained in report R-83-13 for the addition to the El Sombroso Area of Manzanita Ridge Open Space Preserve and withhold the property from dedication at this time. E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VII . NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED A. Monte Bello Open Space Preserve Use and Management Plan for the Page Mill Road Area D. Hansen introduced report R-83-15, dated April 15 , 1983 . D. Woods showed slides of the storm damage on the Preserve ' s trails and roads, noting that one trail was still closed. D. Woods stated staff was in the process of submitting final papers for reimbursement from the State for funds provided for by the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant, and noted that a cost accounting of the Monte Bello Development Project was attached to the report. D. Woods noted a correction under New Use and Management Recommendations on Page eight of the report, which stated that a portion of the landscaping had been completed by volunteers. D. Woods said that bad weather had cancelled planting plans . Discussion centered on the necessity of landscaping at Monte Bello Preserve. D. Woods said staff hoped to satisfy Palo Alto ' s requirements with the first phase of the landscaping, planting the Stevens Creek side of the parking area. He said he would be attending the meeting of the Architectural Review Board in May to discuss re- location of the restrooms, and suggested it might be appropriate at that time to ask for a re-evaluation of landscaping requirements . Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board ask staff to return to Palo Alto to request that the city reconsider its planting requirements . H. Turner seconded the motion. Discussion: H. Grench suggested that the Board consider a less formal approach to Palo Alto than a request for re- consideration. He suggested bringing the question up at the time of the meeting with the Architectural Review Board. E. Shelley amended his motion to request staff to discuss informally the Monte Bello landscaping plan with the City of Palo Alto. H. Turner concurred in the change. The motion as amended carried unanimously. N. Hanko said she felt it was an appropriate time to discuss adding mileage numbers on Preserve signs where feasible. D. Hansen stated staff would consider adding mileage figures to signs at replacement time or when signs were placed in new areas . Meeting 83-11 Page Three N. Hanko said she had a request from senior citizens for more information on the difficulty of trails, and asked if this in- formation could be included in the brochures . D. Woods said there was not presently a system for rating the difficulty of trails. E. Shelley suggested noting elevation changes and mileage in the brochures as an indication of trail difficulty. Walter and Marianne Kerl, 20830 Boyce Lane, Saratoga, said they would like the District to consider a small parking lot at the southern entrance to Monte Bello on Montebello Road. B. Green asked if it would be possible to add a recommendation to this year ' s use and management plan for staff to evaluate the feasibility of parking on Montebello Road. R. Bishop suggested placing a small parking area at the entrance to the docents ' gate on Montebello Road. D. Hansen said one problem with public parking in this area is the difficulty of patrol. He said a Ranger residence is anticipated for that area in the future which would provide overseeing of the area. H. Grench said one of the main concerns of staff was transferring problems associated with the County parking lots adjacent to Stevens Creek Canyon Road to the top of the hill . He added that the area might attract many non-hikers, who would use it as a view and party spot rather than a trailhead. D. Woods said one of the criteria for the Monte Bello parking area was high visibility, as this factor helps management of the area. D. Wendin suggested a parking area on Montebello Road would attract illegal evening use. B. Green stated the Board' s consensus that some language addressing parking on Montebello Road be included in the final use and manage- ment plan to be presented at the May 11 meeting. Motion: R. Bishop moved the tentative adoption of the use and management recommendations for the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve - Page Mill Road Area - as contained in the report. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. B. 1983-84 Legislative Program Update H. Grench, referring to memorandum M-83-43 of April 11 , 1983, said the Legislative Committee had reviewed the various bills in detail . Motion: K. Duffy moved the Board adopt the recommended MROSD updated Legislative Program including positions and priorities. H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. C. Federal Disaster Assistance Program for Storm Damage Repair D. Hansen introduced memorandum M-83-48 , dated April 21 , 1983, stating staff had been pursuing federal funding to aid in re- pairing some of the storm damage incurred on several preserves. Meeting 83-11 Page Four Motion: H. Turner moved the adoption of Resolution 83-19 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Authorizing the General Manager of the District as the Authorized Agent to Act For and On Behalf of the District in Obtaining Federal Financial Assistance Under Public Law 93-288 in order to obtain aid for repair of the attached list of storm damaged areas. R. Bishop seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VIII . INFORMATIONAL REPORTS H. Grench stated that Santa Clara County Supervisor Rebecca Morgan will hold a public forum on the current and future status of the county park system, and said he felt it was important the District be represented. S. Norton said he would plan to attend, and B. Green, N. Hanko, and K. Duffy expressed their intentions of attending also. H. Grench noted the District is negotiating to purchase Mt. Umunhum from the federal government, and said the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors had adopted a resolution stating their intention to make a General Plan designation for Mt. Umunhum as public open space. K. Duffy reported on a land tour along Skyline Boulevard she and B. Green had taken with a group of League of Women Voter members . IX. CLAIMS Motion: R. Bishop moved approval of the revised claims, 83-8 , dated April 27 , 1983. E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. X. CLOSED SESSION The Board recessed to a Closed Session at 9 :15 P.M. XI . ADJOURNMENT The Board reconvened to adjourn at 10: 20 P.M. Joan Combs Secretary