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Home My Public Portal About19870826 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Mccting 87- 2C PMIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT OLD MILL OFFICE CENTER,BUILDING C,SUITE 135 201 SAN ANTONIO CIRCLE,MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIFORNIA 94040 (415)949-5500 REGULAR MEETING RECT"Paust.2k 1987 M-INU-TES PQ LL CALL v'Lcc- Fathorine Duffy called �hu me�ting to oricr a,: 7 : 25 P .M, Members Frusent : Katharine Duffy , Rcharz McKibbin , Tnena WHAT h1ward Shelley, and Nonutra Hankc . Members Abscnt : Gerry Andeen aad Richard Bishop. Personnal Present : Herbert Grunch , CraLg Britton , David Hanson , jean Fiddes , Jim Buland, Mary Held , Del Woods , lacy Gundert , Waitei Goggin , Snanley Nortcn, and Cecilia Cyri�i . 1z . APPROVAL CF MINUTES s-.t S 7 Mc'�'ion : E . Shelley moved thar the Foard approv, rh, Y�wntus cf August 12 , 2987 . T. Hcnshaw secon3ed the =otian . Discnssion : D . Hansen stated that thn first sentence in rhc paragraph following the firor ootion on pagc five shouli read " . . . staff will Lropqro a vegetatio- , management plan . . . " , rath�i than " . . . stafl has preparq4 a vegetation nanag=LnZ plaM . . . . . . E . EhL11CY and T. Henshaw includcd thr changu in their motion . The notion passed 5 to O ill . WRITTEN CCHHUNTCATIONS �T- QrinrreportLdthat the o ard B had received a ictrer datod Angust 5 , 1987 frDr Daniel Kennedy , 10809 West Estate Drive , Cupertino profasning tho fcrced ci2sing of High Meadow Stahles , nczing that a draft responsd was attschEd to sir,. . KnnnEfy ' s letter fcr Board. consideration. F . Duffy stated that the draft rasponsu to F. Kqnnady was apprcved by Board consensus . %Med Gmwk Genera!Manager;Board 0 Wm=Katherine Duffy,Robert McMISInjame I-Imalu,Ward Shelley,NmeM HaN,Gen AnNem WQaQ Bishop R-87-20 Page Two IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS TI -re were no oral conmunications . V- AP-OP- 'I N- O A'F-- GEN-D A K . Duffy stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus . VI . BOARD BUSINESS A. FinalAdoption ci f of the Prelinlngry,Use and ImanAgement Plan Or the Slobah- operly w in-,d Space Preserve (Report R-87-134 of-Aujust 19 , 19,7 ) D . Woods reviewad in detail the summary chart for schcdul�2 of construction for the lower Windy Hill parking area , cmphasizing the following four main items nueding to be developed and/or reviewed by the Town Council and District Board : 1) the development agreement ; 2) the District ' s Corprehensive Use and Management Plan; 3 ) the conditional. use permit ; and 4) the site davelopment plan . in response to E . Shelley ' s question cn whether visitors are currently able to onter the Preserve from the lower area , D . Woods responded that visitors are being encouraged to use the road side parking on Pornola Road or to entei the Prescrve from the Skyline Area and hike down. D . Hansen roperted that District signs had been installed . Discussion centered on access , grading that needud to be jone on the patrol road, and construction of the 50-car parking lot that would be restricted tc cars , with buses and horse trailers having to use the Town Hall parking area . Jobst Brandt , 351 Middlefield Read, Palo Alto , encouraged the relocation of the patrol road to a less steep area when the road is graded. Motion: N. Hanks moved that the Board adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan for the Slobe property addition to the Windy Hill Open Spac,,- Preserve , including the naming , as contained in report R-87-106 and indicate its intention to dedicate the property as public open space with the exception of approximately two acres near the Portola Road frontage which will remain undedicated for the potential purpose of facilitating the Portola Valley ' s development of a public street to comply with the Town ' s General Plan . R. McKibbin seconded the motion . The motion passed 5 to 0 . R-87-20 Page three B . Final_Ajoption of the 2 cw� E � c !sc. and Management Plan r c ry P2"F 7 {P � �7--135} of ugust L t 19v7 D . Hansen stated that the Board ' s p , v"; ous changes and auditions regarding access , circulation, resource management , and site, naming had been included in the ?at es' staff report . Motion: E . Shelley moved that the Board adopt the Comprehensive Use any".: Management Plan for Hassler Open Space Preserve as contained in Z"ru=p!;rts t?-87-121 and 8-37_127 , and as amended in report. P _ 87 35 . T. Henshaw seconded the Toticn The motion passed 5 to 0 . - Final -dopt o_n of the Prelim _._�.Y U , .and Man rn -�? � ah - —Mon to th Sierra kzu 0 en o � Pz . d Sp ar , _IUnushu Area (Report R_ 87 -133 c uggst D . Hansen stated that escrow r 1 .r• .ed on August Pt , 1987 cbn(I that no additional comments had been received on the Preliminary 7s:_ and Management Plan for the 115 acre property . Motion : E . Shelley moved that the P Ymard adept t&— Pam" l imina y Use and Management nt Plan for t.h<=, Maas prop arty addition to the Sierra Azul Open pac,_ Preserva , Mt . mu nhur Area , as outlined in r pO,,..L ra-87 -101 and indicato its into_ntion to withhold the, property from dedication at this time . T. Hawns% aw seconded the motion . The motion passed 3 to 0 . T . Henshaw stated that she would like staff to arrange a tour of District properties in the Sierra Azu! Area for interested Board members . 17 Proposed Shaa f f i t: 1d Property ACC{3 C= to the La Honda t:r ei n ,n P ac Preserve (Report C . Britton pointed out the proposed acquisition on on the wall .map, noting the germs of the contract called f r a down payment of $120 , 0€ 0 with the balance of $345 , 000 payable at the end of January, 1983 at an interest rare of 8% . H,. as said that the demolition of the structures is to K completed by the current ownur within 90 ,days of closs of _,scrcw rather than the 60 days y a c-,s indicated in°s'1 t.h t, report . M. Gundert showed slides of the property an6 D . Woods reviewed the Preliminary Use ;and Management Plan rectommundaticns . R-87-20 Page four H . GrLnch said that ho was z =Yn .rQ!ng purchase of zh� prOpLrty becausu of the accuss it afforls the fwroer Dyvr and Collette properties than comprisd the bulk V th-- LaHonda Croek Open Space Preserve . He said that M-- dem olition of the structures would provide for a parking arca and thar a trail could hu built from the parking auea to Cho rest of UE Preservo without Lnfringing on adjac"n, priva%E ;:OpErty . Board discussion c�ntoral on th. distance fron this propcsed acquAArian to rho furmLr Dyur propurtl ; M2 feasibility of access cc the proparty; and th, approxinah,,, number of parking spaccs the area wouli support , Staff reported that the distance tD Dy� r is approximataly a mc, mile Me ; that a trail would be the only pcosihin accoss ; that there is no immediate accass to Dyer and that the, trail shown on the Webar property would ba rnrGva3 from thE:� map made available to the public ; and that at loast 15 parking spacrs could be acconmadated after damoiWan N' the structures . Wic Thompson , Star Roule 2 , Box 415 , La Honda , spoW-: against the acquisition becauso of the purchase price . Linda Fischman , 148 La Honda Road , La Honda , saQ sbe ind her husband w�r, adjacent ownurs and Lhat they wur,.-. concorned about trsspass rs on their property , vanialisn in tho aica , waver contamination , and how the District plannud on addroys tho signing and fencing of Au arca . she SaM they wishod 7n continue tp cooperit. with thu Disorict ae, th,y have over rho years , but noval that thay had not V ,n notifiod of th. acquisition . D . Hanson sail + hat property sigoing , qnc�ss , par& ng , an,2 V �c devalopnunt wculd tu prvccnrwd dhring tht-- Comprchons! 7, Use an Management Flin r zw for Q� Frosorva which is schuduiel for October , but would b-,,: apprcximatell three months behind s :hw!uI- . H� S ' A that neighborhood mouting on sil � could be consid, rol during rhi planning pro-uss for th, site . C . Brinton notcd that th,- - Fischman ' s prcperty was not immediataly adjac, nt to the , rcpased acquizition , and, thcrefore , they hid not been ncLifiwd . in iosponsw to F . SheMy ' s queTApn : gard:ng th, need for sucuring the open area aVar demolition of M structurcs , D . Hansen said that log barriers cz t� njcrary f�ncing wouVI to consider,01 until the Corprohansivo 7se and Manag,mant Plan was preparad and impl4mentad . Dr . Snanley Fischman , 148 !a Hon3a Mai , La Hcada , sysk-.- against rhu acquisition , W said that 7ho acpa to not anractivc , and that the steepncss of rho propurry will maku it very difficult to build 7iails , R-87-20 Page five E . Snillay saLd that he EAL rhis acluisitLon was a:i investment tc, Yake previous largar AvesTments mcre accessibli to the public . MOO = E . ,web . liey .ram ve! that nho B - ard adopt 3- 29 , a Resolution of the Board of Directcys of 71e Midpeninsula Roginnal Oran Spava DWY17I, Turhorizing kcccptanca of Aga_ oement to Pur-has,- , Real Property , A Kthvrizing 7ff1cer to Enpcitc-, Certificate of Acc, ptancp of Granu to Distrl- t , and Authcrizimg Gen, ral Mandgar nc Ex&curn An_v and All Other Docume"ts Nucessary or Apprnpriatu to Closing of the Tyansaction (La Houda CrnrlP Open Space Preservu - Lands of Sheffiald) . T Henshaw seconded thn moticn . The rotion pass" I 5 to 0 . MOO= E. Shelley mcvc! that the Beard tentatively adopt the PruliminarYTS Use and Managurent Plan rLwo=ondaticns ccnrai._,d in the ruport , including naning tho pisparty as an adli-icn to the La Honda Creek Opon Spac, Prasef7c , in:3 indicate its intention 7c withhold the prcpwrty frc - dudication as publir opon cpa7u at thO rinc . T . Hun3haw seconded the matioL . TV Yorion passed 5 to 0 , E et . Sting crSkIlinc Fi-Qf,TKp, (Ee2wr_- P-87 -131 A August 17 , 19171 H . Grunch reviewod the report , noting that scaff was nc 7 recommending the EAU trip convenu at No Town Hall in Wocdside at 4 : 00 P .M. Hu sail that a subsequent rcuting or agunda item could be considered cc address visibility cr accussibility concerns along Skyline Boulevard . Morinn : T. Henshaw moved that the Roard schedule rh,--., special meciing for the Skyline fie la trip wn Tuesday , Septerhar 79 , 198" , hcginninq WcodFidc Town Hall . E , Shalloy secondel the nction . The mcr : on passed 5 tc V �?F S'. Chustnut Orchard Lapqc,on a Portion f s 4 F, Space Preserve (Report R-87-137 of W. Goggin reviewed the staff report stating that the rain difference in this lease from prvvio�s leaves was tha lease term is for five years rather than one year . Motion : 1q. Hanks, rovad that the Roird adopt ResolutUn 8- vat, , a Resolution cf th, Board - f Directors of the Midpeninsula Rogional Open Spaca Distrial- Approving Agricultural Luasy and Authorizing R-87-20 Page six Officer to Enecute the Lease and Authorizing Genernl Manager to Execute Any and All Other Documents Necessary or ippropriate to the Closing of the Transaction (,Ronald incerpi and Florence Martin - Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve) . E. Shullay seconded the motion. The motion. passed 5 to K G . Rovised Annual Claims List for Fiscal Year 1987-1988 lReacrtR-87-130 f August 1S P ' 1-)07 Motion: E . Shelley moved that the Board approve the Revised Annual Claims list for the 1987-1983 fiscal year . K. Duffy seconded the motion. W� motion passed 5 to 0 . H . go-k-edu-1-inc; off..t Docent/Staff Recognition Event (Retort R-87-- 136 H. 3rench stated that the proposed at for the event should be October 21 rather than October 14 . N. Hanko reported that Carol Harrington, coordinator for last year ' s event , would not be available the first two wueks in October . Discussion contered on location, preferred timc and day of Event . K. Duffy suggested that the Board try to set a permanent time of year for this event to facilitate future planning and scheduling . T. Henshaw volunteered to help K. Duffy with planning of the event whild N. Hanko was absent . Motion: E . Shelley moved that the Board schedule the Docent/Staff recognition event for Wednesday, October 21 at approximately 500 P .M. , with the Corrittee returning with location, budget , and other details . T. Henshaw seconded the motion ., The motion passed 5 to 0 . vii . INFORMATIONAL REPORTS H. Grench reported that Barbara Green, a former Director , had been appointed to the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Commission. He also reported that the annexation proposal , of District lands in San Mateo County outside the District boundaries , submizoed to San Mateo County LAFCO had been approved by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors by a vote of 4 tc 1 and that the matter would now be referred for approval- to Santa Clara County in October . C . Britton reported that the petition for annexation of Hidden, Villa Ranch land to the Purissina Hills Water District hai been signed by the Genaral Manager . R-87-20 Page seven Kathy win red 16222 Skyline Boul�vard , Woodside , extended an invitation ro Board and staff tc hu King ' s Hountain Acts Fair over the Labor Day weekand . Ray Hcsler , 304 O ' Conncr Street , Menlo Park , said that the first meeting of W San Mateo County Trails Committee , chaired by Harry Dean_ had mcr recently and that its purpose was to act as a liaison with other agencies in the County . VIII . CLAIMS MA.Von: F . Shelley moved that the Board approvc Revised Claims 87-16 , T. Henshaw sncondcd the motion . The motion passed 5 to 0 . Ix. CLOSED SESSION K . Duffy stated that .and negotiation and personnel matters would bc discussed in Closed Session and S . Norton said that there weie no litigation ratters tc be discussed in Closed Sessicn . The Board recessed to Closed Session at 920 P .M. X. ADJOURNMENT adjourned at 10 : 96 F . M Cecilla A . CyAor Secretary