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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19900110 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) dA. Meeting 90-01 sw 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 JANUARY 10, 1�990 MINUTES I . ROLL CALL Vice President Nonette Hanko called the meeting to order at 7 : 29 P.M. Members Present: Richard Bishop, Betsy Crowder, Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko, Teena Henshaw, Robert McKibbin, and Edward Shelley. Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen, Mary Hale, Jean Fiddes , Del Woods , John Escobar, Stan Norton, and Priscilla Meyers . II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 5, 1989- B. Crowder noted that the fourth sentence of the second paragraph in item F on page seven should be corrected to read "He said that trail construction at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve could begin after a conditional use permit application is approved by the Town of Portola Valley. " Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve the minutes of December 5, 1989 as corrected. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 . III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS P. Meyers stated that the Board received the following written communications : 1 . a letter dated December 22 , 1989 , from John Radford, Star Route, Box 20, Redwood City, requesting that the District pursue the acquisition of Devil ' s Canyon, which adjoins Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, and Herbert Grench,Genera/Manager,Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Robert McKibbin,Teena Henshaw,Edward Shelley,Nonette Hanko,Gerry Andeen,Richard Bishop Meetint 90-01 Paqe Two expressing his appreciation of the District ' s work; 2. a letter dated December 18 , 1989, from Elizabeth Hansot, 310 Alpine Road, La Honda, requesting the District to pursue the acquisition of Devil ' s Canyon; and 3. a letter dated December 29, 1989, from Ken Berg, 13985 Pike Road, Saratoga, requesting the District prevent the housing development planned in the Devil 's Canyon area. N. Hanko with the Board's consensus said that the attached three draft responses were approved for mailing. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Dave Schwaderer, 976 Hurlstone Lane, San Jose told the Board members that he sent them a letter regarding serious problems in the Mt. Umunhum Road area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. H. Grench acknowledged receipt of the letter, but noted that it had not been received in time for distribution to the Board for review at this Board meeting. He said that the letter will be distributed at the next Board meeting. V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA N. Hanko stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus . C. Britton announced that the Board would be discussing Santa Clara County Assessor ' s parcel number 170-04-051 , Peninsula Associates represented by Arthur C. Carmichael , Jr. during the land negotiations portion of closed session. VI. BOARD BUSINESS A. Election of Board Officers (Report R-90-01 dated December 19, 1990) By signed ballot, the Board elected N. Hanko to serve as President, R. McKibbin to serve as Vice President, K. Duffy to serve as Treasurer, and B. Crowder to serve as Secretary. J. Fiddes counted the ballots that are available for public inspection. B. Proposed Addition of Botsch Property to Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Oven Space PreservejReport K dated--janqary_�, 1990) C. Britton said that the seller, as part of the purchase agreement, must remove all debris and personal property from the proposed addition, including a 45-foot trailer, a 50- foot mobile home, a 10 , 000 gallon water tank, and miscellaneous building materials and automobile parts . He Meeting 90-01 Page Three said that the purchase price for the property was $85, 000, including a $5, 000 option that had already been paid, payable in cash at the close of escrow. J. Escobar noted that the water tank is too corroded and impractical to use for drinking water storage. D. Woods presented a brief slide show of the Botsch property. R. McKibbin asked about the trees adjacent to the Botsch property, and C. Britton noted that the neighbors run a wholesale Christmas tree business. E. Shelley asked if any regrading will be done on the property. D. Hansen said that grading will not be done at this time, noting that the property will be maintained as a conservation management unit. Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board adopt Resolution 90- 01 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Authorizing Acceptance of Purchase Agreement, Authorizing Officer to Execute Certificate of Acceptance of Grant to District, and Authorizing General Manager to Execute Any and All Other Documents Necessary to Closing of the Transaction (Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, Lands of Botsch) and tentatively adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan recommendations contained in the report, including naming the property as an addition to the Mt. Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Motion: K. Duffy moved that the Board indicate its intention to withhold the property from dedication as public open space at this time. T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. C. Proposed Oven Space Acquisition Staffing Chan es (Report R-90-03 dated _January Z, I990} H. Grench said that he plans to present his proposal for reorganization of District staff to the Board during the first calendar quarter this year. R. Bishop said that based on his experience he feels that the District should look for a law school graduate with real estate experience to fill the legal assistant position. R. McKibbin said that the salary range seemed high for the position of real property representative. C. Britton stated that it would be very difficult to hire a qualified individual for this position at the low end of the salary range. Meeting 90-01 Page Four Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve the legal assistant job classification, the legal assistant job specification and salary range, and filling of one full-time legal assistant position; authorize the conversion of the current half-time real property representative position to a full-time staff position and approve the modifications to the real property representative job specification; and authorize staff to eliminate the current real estate research analyst part-time position effective April, 1, 1990. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. D. Property Tax Allocation from Proposed East Palo Alto University Circle Redevelop ment (Report R-90-02 dated December -19, 198SQ Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board adopt Resolution 90-02, a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Electing to Receive Incremental Property Tax Revenues as Provided by Section 33676 of the California Health and Safety Code. The motion was seconded by R. McKibbin. The motion passe 7 to 0. R. McKibbin asked H. Grench to provide him with copies of the East Palo Alto redevelopment projects, especially near District preserves. The Board recessed for a break at 8 : 30 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 8 :35 p.m. E. 0-04 dated January 2, 1990) N. Hanko appointed K. Duffy, R. McKibbin, and B. Crowder to serve on the Budget Committee. Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve President Hanko' s appointment of K. Duffy, R. McKibbin, and B. Crowder to serve on the Budget Committee. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 ff to 0. Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board charge the budget committee with the review process as contained in the staff report R-90-04. R. Bishop seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS H. Grench said he would like to nominate Christy Holloway to serve on the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Open Space Meeting 90-01 Page Five Trust (POST) . The Board concurred with his nomination. H. Grench pointed out to the Board that the City of Palo Alto, in its recreation guide, offers a tour of the District ' s Los Trancos Open Space Preserve for a fee of $8 .00. H. Grench reported that the District ' s density credit bill (AB 2301) had been passed by the Assembly Local Government Committee without dissent and will move on to the Assembly floor for consideration. D. Hansen noted that a donated memorial bench in honor of Dr. Leonard Schiff , from whom one of the District' s first land acquisitions was negotiated, will be installed at the Long Ridge Open Space Preserve. He commented that there is no specific process for approving bench memorial requests other than notifying the Board of the intent to install one and said that $1, 000 is a reasonable donation amount for a memorial bench. J. Escobar reported on the damage at Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve done by a vandal driving a bulldozer through the preserve. S. Norton said that the State Attorney General has rendered his opinion that the District is not complying with the Brown Act and that the listing of all parcels of real property larger than twenty acres within its planning area does not satisfy the disclosure prerequisite for a closed session regarding the purchase of any one or more such parcels. He said that staff would be reviewing the decision. B. Crowder said that she appreciated the opportunity to attend the Special District Board Management Institute. N. Hanko asked H. Grench to register B. Crowder for attendance at the conference and to place authorization of Director Crowder ' s expense reimbursement on the next agenda for Board consideration. K. Duffy suggested that she, R. McKibbin, and staff meet with the new members of the Cupertino City Council. VIII. CLAIMS Motion: E. Shelley moved that the Board approve Revised Claims 90-01. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. IX. CLOSED SESSION S. Norton announced that litigation matters to be discussed in closed session fell under Government Code Section 54956. 9 Meeting 90-01 Page Six subdivision (a) existing litigation involving G. Ho versus the Town of Los Gatos; subdivision (bl) significant exposure to litigation; and subdivision (c) whether to initiate litigation. He said that the Board would be meeting with its labor negotiator to discuss personnel matters. The Board recessed to closed session on land negotiation, litigation, and personnel matters at 9:00 p.m. X. ADJOURNMENT The Board reconvened to adjourn at 11:20 p.m. Priscilla L. Meyers Secretary MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTR CT Memorandum to January 10, 1990 Meeting File Prepared by: J. Fiddes, District Clerk Subject: Results of 1990 Election of Board Officers The following are the results of the 1990 election of Board officers. The ballots are included in the attached envelope. President: Ballot #1: 4 votes for Director Hanko 3 votes for Director Henshaw Vice-President: Ballot #1: 5 votes for Director McKibbin 1 vote for Director Duffy 1 vote for Director Henshaw II Treasurer: Ballot #1: 3 votes for Director Duffy 2 votes for Director Henshaw 1 vote for Director Crowder I vote for Director Bishop Ballot #2: 4 votes for Director Duffy 3 votes for Director Henshaw Secretary: Ballot #1: 4 votes for Director Crowder I vote for Director Bishop 1 vote for Director Henshaw