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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19881012 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) *446 Meeting 88-22 ;is=0 MIDPENINSULA 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 BOARD OF DIRECTORS October 12_,_ 1_988 MINUTES I . ROLL CALL President Katherine Duffy called the meeting to order at 5: 38 P .M. at the western Dumarton Bridge fishing pier parking lot of the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge to tour the District ' s Ravenswood Open Space Preserve. Teena Henshaw and Gerry Andeen were not in attendance for this portion of the meeting. The meeting was reconvened at 7 : 37 P.M. at the District office . Members Present: Katherine Duffy, Robert McKibbin, Teena Henshaw, Edward Shelley, Gerry Andeen, and Richard Bishop. Member Absent: Nanette Hanko. Personnel Present: Craig Britton, David Hansen, Jim Boland, Jean Fiddes , Mary Hale, Del Woods , and Cecilia Cyrier, Ii, APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 28 , 1988 Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes of the meeting of September 28 , 1988 . E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were no written communications : IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications . V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA K. Duffy stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus . VI . BOARD BUSINESS A. Temporary or Seasonal Closure of Certain District Trails to Bicycle or Equestrian Use (Report R-88-116 dated Oq_t_pbe�K_�, 1988) D. Hansen stated that staff was requesting that this item be postponed until the October 26 Board meeting to enable the trails committee of the Trails Council to review the trail use restrictions presented in the report . Herbert Grench,General Manager,Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Robert McKibbin,Teena Henshaw,Edward Shelley,Nonette Hanko,Gerry Andean,Richard Bishop Meeting 88-22 Page two K. Duffy stated that there was Board consensus to postpone the item until the October 26 meeting. B. Support for Proposition 99 , the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 (Report R-88-115 dated October 4, 1988) R. Bishop and E. Shelley stated that they support the propo- sition though they were somewhat uncomfortable with the way the environmental element had been added into the proposition, noting only 5% of the proceeds would go towards environmental protection. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board adopt Resolution 88- 46, a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Endorsing the Passage of Proposition 99 , the Tobacco Tax and Health Protection Act of 1988 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0 . C. Support of Santa Clara County Measure B on the November 8 , Ballot (Report R-88-119 dated October 5,_ 1988) C. Britton stated that Measure B would extend the current county parks charter amendment through the 1992-1993 fiscal year. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board adopt Resolution 88- 47 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Endorsing the Passage of Santa Clara County Measure B on the November 8 , 1988 Ballot. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. D. Authorization to Purchase Trucks (Report R-88-117 dated October 5, 1988) J. Boland said that staff had sent the bid information to 20 dealerships and had received the five bids listed in the report. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to execute a purchase contract for three GMC four-wheel drive light utility trucks with Magnussen Buick-Pontiac-GMC Inc. of Menlo Park in the amount of $39 , 539 .71 . E. Shelley seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0 . E. Request for Authorization to Solicit Bids for a Tractor, Auxiliary Attachments, and a Transport Trailer (Report R-88-118 dated October_5,_ 198_8_) J. Boland reviewed the tables attached to the report explaining the costs , health risks , and aesthetics of the various methods used in maintaining more than 200 miles of roads and trails on District preserves . Meeting 88-22 Page three Motion: R. McKibbin moved that the Board authorize staff to solicit competitive bids for one full-sized wheel tractor with front loader and flail boom mower attachments, and one heavy duty transport trailer for the tractor. T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS D. Hansen showed the new baseball hat with District logo that will be given to docents . He said that there would be a docent-led hike on the former Dyer property on November 19. He gave a brief report on the Trailbusters Day held at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve on Saturday, October 8 and said a formal report on the new Volunteer program would be presented at a future Board meeting. He said that there would be a tour of the nearly complete logging operations at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve on October 27 . D. Hansen showed slides of the Monte Bello Road by-pass construction work done by Santa Clara County at the Picchetti Ranch Area and of the trails being constructed by ranger staff and volunteers on Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve. T. Henshaw polled the members of the Board as to when their packet for the October 12 meeting had arrived, noting her packet had been delivered on the twelfth. VIII . CLAIMS Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve Revised Claims 88- 19 . R. Bishop seconded the motion. The motion passed to 6 to 0. Ix. CLOSED SESSION The Board recessed to Closed Session on land acquisition matters at 8 :15 P .M. X. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8 : 35 P.M. Cecilia A. Cyrier Secretary The minutes of the t o o meeting were approved as presented.