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OLD MILL OFFICE CENTER,BUILDING C,SUITE 135
201 SAN ANTONIO CIRCLE,MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIFORNIA 94040 Meeting 88-07
(415)949-5500
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF-:DIRECTORS
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MARCH 23,_ 1918-8,
MINUTES
I . ROLL CALL
President Katherine Duffy called the meeting to order at 7 : 35 P .M.
Members Present: Richard Bishop, Robert McKibbin, Katherine Duffy,
Edward Shelley, Teena Henshaw, Nonette Hanko, and Gerry Andeen.
Personnel Present : Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen, Jean
Fiddes , Mary Hale, Stanley Norton, James Boland, Dennis Danielson, and
Emma Johnson.
II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. March-9, 1988,
Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve the minutes of
March 9 , 1988 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The
motion passed 6 to 0 . T. Henshaw was not present for
the vote.
III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
E. Johnson stated that the Board had received the following written
communications :
1 . a letter , dated March 10 , 1988 from Charles and Joan Lee , 1099
Westwood Drive, San Jose , urging the Board not to ban bicycle use
at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve and Stevens Creek Canyon, and
2 . a letter , dated March 8 , 1988 from Virginia Shea, 1928 Cooley
Avenue , East Palo Alto, commenting favorably on the Trail Use
Needs Assessment Workshop.
With the concurrence of the Board, K. Duffy requested that the draft
response be sent to Mr. and Mrs . Lee and that staff acknowledge the
letter from Virgina Shea.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications .
V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
H. Grench noted that the site emphasis policy review originally
proposed for discussion at this meeting had been postponed to give T.
Henshaw time to prepare her report . K. Duffy stated the agenda as
presented was adopted by Board consensus .
Herbert Grench,General Manager;Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Robert McKibbin,Teena Henshaw,Edward Shelley,Nonette Hanko,Gerry Andean,Richard Bishop
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VI . BOARD BUSINESS
A. Interim Report on Search for Permanent District Office Head-
qqaKlers (Reports R-8,8-2 of March 2 and R-88-33 of March 14 19 88)
C. Britton reviewed the background of the office space search.
He said that staff has focused on the Bailey Avenue site in
Mountain View, but the City' s long term planning may exlude
offices from the Bailey Avenue corridor . He added that there may
be restrictions regarding future resale of the property and
leasing temporary excess space. He said that staff will continue
to follow-up with City staff and will continue to investigate
alternative sites on a low-priority basis .
R. Bishop said that he prefers the flexibility of leasing office
space and asked that the Office Space Committee consider sites
where any excess space could be leased to others or could be
resold at a future time if desirable .
E. Shelley said that he felt it would be appropriate to retain
the Office Space Committee, noting that the Board was not being
asked to approve acquiring permanent office space at this time .
He added that an up-dated financial analysis would have to be
done before the Board considered acquiring any permanent office
space .
R. McKibbin volunteered to be the third member of the Committee,
and President Duffy proposed that he be appointed.
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board confirm R. McKibbin as a
member of the Office Space Committee. E. Shelley
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 .
B . Request for Authorization to Purchase Patrol Truck _.(Report R-88-
34 dated March 17 , 1988)
J. Boland said that, due to the mileage on patrol truck M-44 , a
replacement patrol truck is now required.
Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board authorize the General
Manager to execute a purchase contract with the State
Department of General Services Administration for one
patrol truck at a cost not to exceed $16 , 500 . T.
Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 .
C . Amendment to the Comprehensive Use and Management Plan for the
Windy Hill Over Space Preserve for NAmiqg_ of_ New Trail (Report
R-88-35 of March 17, 1988)
D. Hansen stated that the new trail from Spring Ridge parking lot
to the summit of the Preserve has been completed and that
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) had secured money for the
construction and had contracted to have it built . He said that
POST had proposed the trail be named "Anniversary Trail . " He
stated that land management staff felt that the proposed name was
unrelated to the characteristics of the area and preferred the
descriptive name "Summit Trail . "
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D. Danielson showed slides of the trail during construction and
after completion.
Discussion centered on the appropriateness of each proposed name.
H. Grench pointed out that using the "Anniversary Trail" name
would present the opportunity for public education as to its
meaning.
N. Hanko said that there may be other trails named Summit Trail
and that Anniversary Trail would be appropriate to recognize
POST' s involvement with the trail . K. Duffy said that she
favored Anniversary Trail , and R. Bishop agreed that honoring
POST ' s suggestion would show appreciation for their involvement.
E. Shelley suggested the trail might be called "Summit Anniver-
sary Trail . "
Discussion: T. Henshaw stated that she would vote against the
motion since she did not like the proposed name .
Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board name the new trail at
Windy Hill Open Space Preserve as the Anniversary
Trail . N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion
passed on the following vote:
Armes : K. Duffy, N. Hanko, R. McKibbin, R. Bishop, and
G. Andeen.
Noes : E. Shelley and T. Henshaw.
VII . INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
H. Grench reported that local private funding efforts for support of
the District ' s share of Proposition 70 funds are short $7000 which
must be raised before the June election.
H. Grench exhibited the Official Transcript of the District ' s 1988
Series A Note Issue .
The members of the Land Acquisition Policy Committee agreed to meet at
8 : 00 P.M. , Thursday, April 14 and 7 : 30 PM. , Monday, May 23.
VIII .CLAIMS
Motion : E. Shelley moved that the Board approve the Revised Claims
88-06 . T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion passed 7
to 0 .
IX. CLOSED SESSION
The Board recessed to Closed Session on land negotiation matters at
8 : 15 P .M.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9 : 08 P .M.
Emma Johnson
Secretary
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The minutes of the JQ3 meeting
were approved as corrected,