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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 .
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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.