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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
JUNE 8 , 1983
MINUTES
I. ROLL CALL
President Barbara Green called the meeting to order at 7 : 34 P.M.
Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Daniel Wendin, Barbara Green,
Nonette Hanko, and Harry Turner, Richard Bishop arrived at 7 : 38 P.M.
Member Absent: Edward Shelley.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen, Charlotte
MacDonald, Michael Foster, Stanley Norton, Jean Fiddes, Del Woods,
Emma Johnson, and Pat Starrett.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A) May 25, 1983
Motion: H. Turner moved the approval of the minutes of May 25, 1983.
N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously
with D. Wendin abstaining from the vote since he had not
been present at the May 25 meeting. Director Bishop was
not present for the vote.
III. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
J. Fiddes stated the Board had received the following written communi-
cations:
1) a letter from William G. Notz , President, Sunland Park Homeowners '
Association, requesting the District initiate proceedings to annex
Sunland Park;
2) a letter from Harry H. Hauessler of Los Altos, regarding reasons to
notify adjacent property owners of District acquisitions; and
3) a note, with a $25 donation toward the purchase of the Hassler
property, from Mary M. Houck, Treasurer, Garden Club of Menlo Park.
The Board referred the letter regarding Sunland Park to staff and
stated Mr. Haeussler' s letter would be taken into consideration during
the future discussion of public notification procedures.
J. Fiddes reviewed the comments received from the following individuals
regarding the possible retention of the buiid lings on the Hassler
property for use by the San Mateo County Arts Council : Frederick E.
Schultz, Program Development Consultant, Western office, International
Sculture Center; George Duggar of Belmont; K. M. Brignola; Margaret
Mitchell of Redwood City; Elly and Robert Hess of San Carlos; Richard
and Theresa Lynam of San Carlos; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dehner of San
Carlos; Joseph E. Judge of San Carlos; Hans and Lilian Arum of San
Carlos; Zack and Susan Hangauer of San Carlos; Leah and Vic Feldman
of San Carlos; and Gerald and Joyce Kafoury of San Carlos.
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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IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
B. Green stated the agenda was adopted as presented by Board consensus .
V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications.
VI. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Motion: N. Hanko moved the continuation of Special Orders of the Day
until one of the Tenth Anniversary Coordinators was present.
D. Wendin seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
VII. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A) Adoption of Interim Use and Management Plan for Addition to Whittemore
Gulch Redwoods Open Space Preserve - Lands of Hosking
D. Hansen, referring to memorandum M-83-64 of June 2, 1983 , stated
staff had received no public comment on the proposed use and management
recommendations for the property.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the final approval of the use and management
plan as contained in report R-83-18 for the gift parcel.
K. Duffy seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B) "The Next Decade" Workshop Follow-Up
H. Grench reviewed memorandum M-83-65 of June 3, 1983 and proposed
the Board continue the item to a future Board meeting to be designated
by the President.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the item be continued to a future Board
meeting with the date to be set at the President' s discretion
and moved the Board disband the "The Next Decade" Workshop
Planning Committee. H. Turner seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
C) Disposition of Hassler Health Home Structures - Approval of Use
and Management Plan
D. Hansen began his review of memorandum M-83-66, dated June 3 , 1983 .
B. Green, noting that Ellie Huggins was now present at the meeting,
stated it would be appropriate to interrupt the Hassler item in order
to consider Special Orders of the Day.
VIII. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY, continued
B. Green read the text of the Resolution of Appreciation to Betsy
Bechtel and Ellie Huggins.
Motion: N. Hanko moved the adoption of Resolution 83-23 , a Resolution
of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District Expressing Its Appreciation to Betsy Bechtel
and Ellie Huggins for Their Outstanding Coordination of the
District' s Tenth Anniversary Celebration Activities . H. Turner
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
B. Green expressed the Board' s thanks to Ellie Huggins for the work
she and Betsy Bechtel had done for the Tenth Anniversary.
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IX. OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED, continued
C) Disposition of Hassler Health Home Structures - Approval of Use
and Management Plan, continued
D. Hansen continued his review of the staff report. He noted staff had
not received the detailed proposal from the San Mateo County Arts Council
prior to the writing of the report, discussed the Council' s proposed uses
for the buildings , outlined the suggested criteria to which the Council
should adhere if the Board were to consider further retaining any buildings
for proposed Arts Council use, and stated the reasons staff was still
recommending demolition of all the structures on the site, as outlined in
the report.
D. Wendin questioned the meaning of the motion made at the May 25 meeting
by H. Turner that amended the main motion to entertain a proposal from
the Arts Council for use of one or two wings , rather than just the doctor ' s
house and the duplex, and discussion centered on the reasons for the amend-
ment.
B. Green stated the Arts Council 's proposal did not include the costs that
would be incurred to bring the buildings up to code and stated it should
be clear the District was not paying for the rehabilitation of any of
buildings.
D. Wendin requested that, in the future, the minutes reflect the reasons
a Board member voted against a motion.
D. Hansen showed slides of the property and indicated which three tiers
the Council was proposing to retain. He noted a new heating system for
the buildings would have to be installed, as the old system was inoperable.
Nancy Jalonen, 1219 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, Executive Director of the
San Mateo County Arts Council, addressed the Board regarding the Arts
Council ' s proposal. She discussed the possible partnership between the
District and the Arts Council, the support the Council had for its en-
deavor, and she read a letter, dated June 8 , 1983, from Representative
Tom Lantos expressing his support for the Council 's use of a portion of
the Hassler buildings as an arts center.
Ruth Waters, President of the Peninsula Sculptors Guild and Director of
the Twin Pines Arts Center, discussed local artists ' needs for a place
to work and how the proposed arts center would function. She stated
the Hassler buildings offered affordable space for art groups and said
seven groups had already requested space. She noted that affordable
space was essential and said that people who wanted space would pay for
it in dollars and time. She said the Council considered security a prime
problem and asked that the District use $150 ,000 it would be saving in
demolition costs to cover security for a few weeks and added it would
take the Council two to four weeks to make the doctor ' s house habitable.
She noted Dave Christy, Director of San Mateo County Parks and Recreation
Department, had offered, once the duplex was habitable, to house County
Rangers in the duplex and have them patrol the site on evenings and week-
ends. Ms. Waters stated that once the buildings were secured, then art
groups would undertake the cleanup. She remarked she did not feel the
buildings were an intrusion on the site and said public events were not
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being planned for the arts center. She noted retail sales would not
occur at the arts center, which would provide restroom facilities for
hikers on the site, and said, with regard to parking, the Council was
proposing that some of the pavement be taken out around the buildings.
She stated the people she had talked to in the Brittan Heights area
were in favor of the Council 's retention of some of the Hassler build-
ings for an arts center and discussed the support the Council ' s pro-
posal had received from the Mayor and City Manager of the City of San
Carlos , the Mayor of Redwood City, and San Mateo County Supervisors
Ward, Gregorio, Eshoo, and Speier.
Bill Russell, Two Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto, an attorney and member
of the San Mateo County Arts Council Board of Directors , addressed the
Board concerning funding, insurance, and contracts. He stated the Council
was looking for approval of the general concept of their proposal and
noted the Council would be handling initial funding for the restoration
of the buildings. He said the Council would obtain necessary seed money
to get the restoration project underway, and then the tenants would
"take over, " and added the Council was seeking $100, 000 within the next
four months. He said the tenants would form a separate non-profit organi-
zation to guide the center's day-to-day activities and would have a
director who would serve as liaison with the District.
In response to a question from K. Duffy, N. Jalonen stated the Council
was seeking foundation support and a funding proposal may be placed on
a foundation's June 17 agenda. She felt the Council would know if the
seed money could be raised within six weeks, and noted the Council had
a firm estimate of $17 ,000 from a builder for restoration of the doctor' s
house.
B. Russell continued his address to the Board, noting the Council was
looking for a $1 a year lease and asking the Board for some help with
security.
In response to a question from K. Duffy on security, D. Hansen stated
the District was responsible for security of the site from the close of
escrow to at least the start of demolition. He stated, in response to a
question from B. Green, that the estimated cost of demolition was between
$240,000 and $280 ,000 , that the District was paying $1000 per day interest
until the close of escrow, and that security would cost approximately
$11, 000 per month after that time.
D. Wendin questioned the Council ' s representatives on the estimated num-
ber of average car trips per day and public use of the restroom facilities
and stated he was concerned that the use the Council was proposing was
not a general public use. He also questioned staff about the value of the
property, particularly the dollar value of the hilltop.
In response to D. Wendin' s question regarding car trips, R. Waters stated
she did not have a figure, but noted the library area might be used for
dance troupe rehearsals, that the space would be used as working studios ,
not office space, and that, as a guess , she thought 20-40 people might
go to the arts center on a given day. She noted there would be little
night use of the arts center and not much weekend use, and said the
Council would be most happy to make portions of the lease area available
to the public, but requested some direction from the Board as to their
philosophy on amount of public use.
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N. Hanko commented on the District's Picchetti lease, and questioned
whether the Council would be agreeable to having the public use portions
of the proposed lease area on the weekends.
K. Duffy stated she would like to see environmental education space
included on the site, noting this was one criteria she would find very
important if the buildings were to be retained.
N. Hanko and K. Duffy asked questions about the maintenance of the road,
and C. Britton stated the City and County of San Francisco would not
maintain their portion of the road leading into the site. N. Hanko stated
she would like to see some arrangement whereby the Arts Council would be
responsible for a major portion of the upkeep of the asphalt-surface road.
C. Britton discussed the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for the
property, noting that a state representative for the Grant had indicated
the Arts Council 's proposal for use was marginal as a recreational use of
the land. He noted that if it were necessary to carve out the area of
the site requested in the proposal, the amount of the Grant to the Dis-
trict might decrease. He showed a map of the Hassler site that had been
used as a court exhibit and stated that the major value of the property
had been based on the flat ridge top, where development might occur and
where the current health home buildings are located. He said that if
this area had to be carved out of the grant to accommodate the Council 's
proposal, the District would have to show the state that the rest of the
land was worth a minimum $2 . 2 million and that, in his opinion, the value
would be more nearly $1.75 million, with the grant amount of $. 88 million
or a loss of $. 22 million.
N. Hanko questioned Bill Spangle of Portola Valley, a member of the audi-
ence, on whether he though the Arts Council proposal would be considered
a recreational use under the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant
criteria. Mr. Spangle stated he was not familiar with current Land and
Water Conservation Fund grant regulations and how use by artists would be
categorized.
C. Britton stated he could not say whether the state grant auditors would
consider the proposal a recreational use. He noted that if the doctor 's
house and the duplex were used as an arts center, such use would probably
be approved. He stated the flat area, where typical recreational activi-
ties would occur, would probably have to be carved out of the grant fund
area, since "more strings" would be attached to the grant funds if it were
not carved out.
C. Britton discussed sewer rights for the property, noting that sewer
rights would have to be secured from the City of San Carlos.
In response to questions regarding water and utilities, D. Hansen stated
the District would be paying approximately $12 ,000 to complete the
project, which had been started by the City and County of San Francisco ,
to recharge the water system tanks and hydrants for fire protection. He
noted, however, that potable water for the main buildings would have to
come from CalWater connections on Edgewood Road. He noted that power
was currently provided through San Francisco 's system and that to isolate
the power for three buildings , the doctor's house and the duplex, costs
were estimated by a contractor at between $55 ,000 and $60,000 .
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C. Britton stated that both District and San Francisco appraisers had
felt the buildings were a detriment to the land, and the demolition cost
would be subtracted from the value. He noted reconstruction of the build-
ings would have to meet building code requirements. He discussed the
special provision in the settlement agreement with the City and County of
San Francisco that allows 70 ,000 pounds gross weight trucks to cross the
access road, where it crossed four Hetch-Hetchy water lines , until Decem-
ber 31, 1983 . He noted that if demolition were delayed past December
31, 1983 , or if the District were to come back and demolish certain build-
ings at a later time , costs might increase substantially since the larger
tonnage trucks would not be able to cross the access road.
H. Grench stated he was recommending demolition of the structures based
on the Board 's decision of use of funds and use of land. He noted that
the Board's main thrust in this project had been to preserve open space
and all efforts had been directed to the creation of open space. He
said the District had received $100 ,000 from the County of San Mateo for
the project. H. Grench stated the questions of intrusion of the buildings
to be saved, traffic levels generated, and overall public good accomplished
had to be addressed. He also stated that the following stumbling blocks
were reasons he was recommending demolition: 1) the Land and Water Con-
servation Fund grant and questions regarding the proposal meeting recrea-
tional use criteria that could not be answered until a final proposal was
received and reviewed by state and federal representatives for the Fund;
2) checking with San Francisco to see if the City approved of the proposed
use of the property; 3) the matter of police and fire protection; and 4)
the amount of staff time that would be involved in working on a lease
document.
H. Turner stated the County of San Mateo had contributed $100 ,000 toward
the acquisition of the property and noted four members of the Board of
Supervisors had expressed their support for the Arts Council 's proposal.
In response to a question from N. Hanko regarding demolition costs ,
C. Britton stated the $240 ,000 to $280 ,000 figure was for removing all
the above ground structures and taking the material off the site to dump
and burying other material, like concrete and pavement on the site. He
noted that if nothing could be buried on site, demolition costs would
be approximately double.
D. Hansen noted that the hazardous materials of asbestos and some PCB
were prevalent throughout the buildings , and R. Bishop said that volun-
teers dismantling asbestos would be working under very dangerous condi-
tions.
H. Haeussler of Los Altos stated he felt that the Arts Council ' s proposal,
if approved, would take away funds from other District projects. He
noted artists could go out on District lands at any time now, and said
that if the project were approved the Council should be required to put
up a bond so that the District could recoup any funds that might be lost
if the project did not succeed.
Walt Wurchey, former Mayor of the City of Belmont, discussed the Council 's
association with the City of Belmont and the positive experience surround-
ing the establishment of the Twin Pines Arts Center. He expressed his
support for the Council ' s proposal for the Hassler buildings and requested
the Board give the Council an opportunity and time to show what it could do.
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Victor E. Stoltz , 736 Tamarack Avenue, San Carlos , Vice Mayor and a
member of the San Carlos City Council, stated he felt the San Carlos City
Council would respond favorably to the Council 's proposal to occupy some
of the Hassler buildings and requested the Board support the proposal.
Fred Endicott, former chairman of the group that formed the Hassler Assess-
ment District,stated he personally did not find the Council 's proposal
consistent with what he and the other members of the assessment district
were told regarding what would be done with the Hassler property if
acquired. He stated he felt the net result of an arts center on the prop-
erty would be a more human impact, and therefore did not support the
proposal.
Anne Degheest, 3362 La Mesa Drive, San Carlos , stated she agreed with
Mr. Endicott 's comments and noted she thought the property was to be open
space that would protect wildlife and conserve vegetation. She stated
an arts center would create noise and traffic problems.
Cortlandt Bender, 1328 Greenbrier Road, San Carlos , stated he had been
interested in buying the Hassler property, expressed his interest in the
arts concept and the Council 's proposal , and urged the Board to give the
Council time to respond to the questions raised during the meeting. In
response to his question on how the top area where the buildings are
currently located would be used if the buildings were demolished, he was
told the area would be restored to an open meadow.
Louis Giannattasio, 1795 Edgewood Road, Redwood City, expressed his sup-
port for the Arts Council 's proposal.
Bill Spangle of Portola Valley expressed his support for allowing the
Arts Council to use some of the buildings , noting an arts center would
enhance a person' s open space experience. He said he felt there should
be ways to work out the problems raised during the meeting.
Claire Stoltz , 736 Tamarack Avenue, San Carlos, referring to K. Duffy 's
comment regarding environmental education on the site , stated she thought
botanical-related uses , including exhibits , on the site would be considered
recreational use.
Lois Bergerson of Moss Beach stated coastside residents did not have the
choice of being discriminating in use of coastside areas and said she
sensed the District was being selective in use of its open space.
D. i^Jendin stated he was not prepared to vote on the matter this evening
and asked that interested Board members work with the Council to get a
proposal in shape for final Board consideration. He said he thought the
Council ' s idea was beautiful, but proposed for the wrong place, noting
the Council ' s use would preclude other uses . He stated he felt commer-
cial ventures were needed in order to make the Council 's proposal a go,
and said that if the Board started down the path of saving some of the
buildings for the Council, public use of the facilities must be accommo-
dated by the Arts Council' s proposal and said it was unacceptable to him
for a select group of artists to have access to $1 million worth of
property bought by public funds.
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R. Bishop said the Board had to address the fundamental policy question
of whether it was appropriate for an open space district to enter into
this type of project. He noted that County and City parks have a differ-
ent role than that of an open space district and said he felt an unduly
large area of the property would be devoted to non-open space activities
if the Council 's proposal were approved. He stated he supported restoring
the area to open space, and therefore would vote to adopt the recommenda-
tion made by staff.
H. Turner stated he was looking for a way to stay true to the basic
reason of the District 's existence, but wanted to take the time to get a
final proposal presented by the Arts Council. He noted his concerns
regarding traffic that would be generated by an arts center and the num-
ber of buildings and wings being proposed for retention in the present
proposal. He said the Council should include fewer buildings in the pro-
posal and said the Council should assume some costs, particularly start-up
costs, and some risks. He stated he would be willing to work to see a
more concrete proposal from the Arts Council that would address Board
concerns.
N. Hanko stated she was impressed by Bill Spangle's remarks , noting the
first ten years of the District had been for the acquisition of open
space with the following years incorporating projects aligned with open
space. She stated she felt the proposal for an arts center was comple-
mentary to what the District was trying to achieve and said the District
would be saving money if the proposal was accepted since demolition costs
would be cut and the District would not have to maintain the road. She
stated she hoped the City of San Carlos would help by granting sewer
rights and said the area proposed for the arts center would not detract
from the property. She noted that public use of the site that had already
been approved by the Board was not near the buildings and said the arbo-
retum should be saved. She noted the lease should provide for public use
and keep the road in good repair.
H. Grench stated he had received a telephone call from Bob Dominge,
1060 Crestview, San Carlos , who expressed his opposition to the retention
of the Hassler buildings for an arts center.
K. Duffy stated the Hassler property was highly accessible and would
allow for more things to be done with the site. She stated the site was
oriented for activities involving more people, and therefore, she had
suggested the environmental education use. She noted that more people-
oriented activities need facilities and the District could save money
and provide facilities if the buildings were retained. She said this
was an opportunity to bring more people onto open space and stated she
felt the Arts Council should be given more time to formulate their pro-
posal. She suggested the Council be granted two meetings or six weeks
of additional time to finalize the proposal.
B. Green stated she did not support the proposal, noting the District
should be an open space district and that outside liabilities in terms
of costs would take funds away from projects throughout the rest of the
District.
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Victor Stoltz stated he would like to see the Board give the Council an
opportunity to respond to the criticisms and problems raised during the
meeting and work out differences. He stated that support of the Council 's
proposal gave the District an opportunity to expand the appeal of open-
space to more people
R. Bishop stated he would be making a motion to adopt the staff 's recom-
mendation, noting that the Board had to decide the basic policy as to
whether the Board would allow such a leasehold arrangement under any cir-
cumstances on the site. He noted the Board needed to make this decision
prior to asking the Arts Council to spend any more time , effort, or money
on formulating their proposal.
Motion: R. Bishop moved the Board follow the staff ' s recommendation
and approve the interim use and management plan for the site
as outlined in report R-83-17 , dated May 6 , 1983 , that the
Board direct staff to proceed with the securing and demolition
of all the structures on the site as soon as possible upon
close of escrow and that the Board defer naming the site at
this time. D. Wendin seconded the motion.
Discussion: Discussion centered on the meaning of the motion
and whether allowing the Council more time to formulate their
proposal would delay any staff actions to secure a bid on the
demolition of the buildings. K. Duffy noted staff could still
proceed with their work while the Council formalized their
proposal. D. Wendin stated it was important for Arts Council
members to realize there were only two strong votes on the
Board in favor of their proposal, and he said he would be willing
to give the Council more time to formulate their proposal and
respond to the questions and concerns raised during the meeting
as long as a great deal of staff time was not involved. Dis-
cussion centered on the staff ' s activity of preparing bid speci-
fications. R. Bishop reiterated he had made his motion to get
a policy decision on whether the District should proceed with
the demolition of the structures , but noted that based on the
discussion of the motion, he was willing to withdraw his motion
and make another one. D. Wendin, as seconder, agreed to
R. Bishop' s withdrawal of the motion.
Motion: R. Bishop moved this Board determine as a matter of policy
that the District is going to keep the entire site as open
space and proceed to demolish the buildings and that the
Board not further consider the proposal for the Arts Council
to lease some of the buildings. B. Green seconded the motion.
The motion failed to pass on the following vote:
AYES: B. Green and R. Bishop.
NOES: K. Duffy, D. Wendin, N. Hanko, and H. Turner.
The four directors voted against the motion since they had pre-
viously stated they wanted to give the Council more time to
finalize its proposal.
Motion: D. Wendin moved the President be directed to appoint a two or
three member Board committee to work with the Council to return
at the second meeting of July with a final proposal to be re-
viewed by the Board. N. Hanko seconded the motion.
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Discussion: D. Wendin noted the motion did not change the
staff 's timeline for securing bid specifications for the demoli-
tion of the structures. The motion passed on the following
vote:
AYES: K. Duffy, B. Green, D. Wendin, N. Hanko, and H. Turner.
NOES: R. Bishop.
R. Bishop stated he voted against the motion for reasons pre-
viously stated during the discussion.
B. Green appointed H. Turner and N. Hanko to the committee to work with
the representatives from the Arts Council and stated K. Duffy could be
an alternate committee member.
H. Grench requested specific direction from the Board on how staff
should proceed.
Motion: R. Bishop moved that staff be directed to proceed with plans
for demolition so as , in the event the Board decided to go
ahead with the demolition, as little as possible time will
have been lost, hopefully none. D. Wendin seconded the motion.
The motion passed on the following vote:
AYES: K. Duffy, D. Wendin, B. Green, H. Turner, and R. Bishop.
NOES: N. Hanko.
R. Bishop suggested the Arts Council have the the San Mateo County
Building Inspector inspect the buildings the Council proposed to use
for an arts center.
B. Green declared a recess at 10 :32 P.M. and the Board reconvened for
the public meeting at 10: 41 P.M.
X. NEW BUSINESS WITH NO ACTION REQUESTED
A) Presentation of Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 1983-84
H. Grench introduced report R-93-23 of June 2 , 1963 on the preliminary
1983-1984 budget, and he, C. Britton, D. Hansen, and C. MacDonald
highlighted the sections of the report for their respective programs .
H. Grench discussed the recommended minor changes for the Open Space
Management Budget Policies, and he noted the proposed Open Space
Management budget exceeded the budget guidelines by approximately
$25, 500 in order to accomplish catch-up work from the winter ' s storms
and in order to carry out use and management plans.
Discussion and c.uestions centered on use and management planning,
printing costs of District brochures, and the impact of the Progress
Report.
H. Hauessler stated he would like to see the Open Space Management
budget increase each year.
M. Foster highlighted his Controller ' s report (R-83-21 of June 1 , 19,83)
on the proposed budget.
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H. Turner reviewed the Budget Committee ' s report (14-83-62 of June 2,
1983) , noting the recommendations included having the Budget Committee
review the Land Management Budget Guidelines and increasing from $75
to $100 compensation per Board meeting for Board members with a maximum
of� $200 per month.
B) Action Plan for the Implementation of the Basic Policy of the
Midpeninsula ,Regional Open Space District for Fiscal Year 1983-1984
H. Grench, referring to report R-83-20 of May 31, 1983, questioned
whether the Board had any questions and noted the Board was not being
asked to take any action at this meeting. Discussion centered on the
comprehensive review of District salaries and benefits during the
coming year.
XI . NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
A) Amendment of Legislative Consultant ' s Contract
(memorandum M-83-61 of June 1 , 1903)
Motion: H. Turner moved the Board authorize the General Manager to
amend the contract with California Advocates, Inc. to provide
for an increase in fees to $900 per month for the 1983-84
fiscal year. K. Duffy seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
B) Appointment of Auditors for 1982-1983 Fiscal Year
M. Foster, referring to memorandum M-83-60 of June 8, 1983, recommended
the Board re-appoint Deloitte, Haskins and Sells as the District ' s
auditors . Discussion centered on the advantages and disadvantages of
having the same auditing firm over a five year period.
Motion: R. Bishop moved the Board appoint Deloitte, Haskins and Sells
as the District' s auditors for the fiscal year 1982-11083 . H.
Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
XII. INFOPUMATICNAL REPORTS
D. Hansen reported on the recent tours of the Fremont Older 1174ouse.
R. Bishop stated he had led a Sierra Club hike on the new eight mile
Windy Hill loop trail.
Z:. Hanko reported on the June 4 docent graduation event on the Monte
Bello Open Space Preserve.
XIII . CLAIMS
C. Britton stated Claim 5091 in the amount of $10 . 00 to the Santa Clara
County recorder should be deleted since the District does not have to
pay recording fees. He also stated it was necessary to add a claim in
the amount of $3 ,264 . 53 to William T. Wilkins for the final interest
payment on the settlement of the lawsuit involving the Whittemore Gulch
property. He added the settlement required a full reconveyance of a
deed of trust on the property that the District recorded against Wilkins '
property to secure any further debts , and noted B. Green would have to
sign the document. S. Norton said also implicit in approving the Wilkins '
claim would be authorization for B. Green as President to execute a re-
lease in favor of Wilkins.
Motion: R. Bishop moved the approval of the amended revised claims 83-11
of June 8 , 1983. K. Duffy seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Meeting 83-14 -,age Twelve
XIV. CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed to a Closed Session at 11 : 28 P.M.
XV. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn at 12 : 30 A.M. , Thursday, June 9 , 1983 .
Jean H. Fiddes
District Clerk
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H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A June 8, 1983
R. Bishop noted that the name Margaret Mitchell listed in the last paragraph under
"Written Communications" should be Margaret Marshall .
Motion: R. Bishop moved the minutes of June 8, 1983 be approved as corrected.
H. Turner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.