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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
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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