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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Meeting 90-28
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOVEMBER 14 1990
MINUTES
I . ROLL CALL
President Nonette Hanko called the meeting to order at 7 : 40
P .M.
Members Present : Betsy Crowder, Nonette Hanko, Robert
McKibb
in, Richa
rd Bishop, Ginny Babbitt, and Teena Henshaw.
Member Absent : Katherine Duffy.
Personnel Present : Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David
Hansen, Jean Fiddes , Mary Hale , John Escobar , Mary Gundert ,
Stanley Norton, and Joan Combs .
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II . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
September 23, 1990
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes
of September 23 . R. McKibbin seconded the
motion.
The motion passed 6 to 0 .
October 23 1990 ,
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes
of October 23 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion.
The motion passed 6 to 0 .
October 24 1990
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes
of October 24 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion.
The motion passed 5 to 0 , with T. Henshaw
abstaining because she was absent was from the
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meeting.
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General Manager.Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shellev
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October 29 , 1990
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes
of October 29 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion.
The motion passed 6 to 0 .
III . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
J. Combs stated that the following written communications
had been received:
a letter, dated October 27 , 1990 , from Keith and Luella
McFarland, 13361 La Paloma Road, Los Altos Hills , and
signed by several others, regarding parking facilities
at the southeastern end of Monte Bello Open Space
Preserve;
2) a letter dated October 22, 1990, from Antonio Rossman,
representing Western States Endurance Run, commenting
on the District ' s proposed trail use policies;
3) a letter, dated September 25, 1990, from Cornell
Scanlan, 844 Santa Paula Avenue, Sunnyvale , regarding
trail use policies .
J. Combs stated that draft responses prepared by staff
were attached to the letters .
N. Hanko stated that approval of the draft responses to Mr.
Rossman and Mr. Scanlan would be deferred until the agenda
item on the final adoption of Trail Use Policies was
considered. Discussion centered on possible sites for a
parking area providing access to the southeast area of Monte
Bello Open Space Preserve. D. Hansen said that staff was
negotiating with property owners in the vicinity for an
appropriate parking site. N. Hanko said that the Board
would like to pursue a parking area in that vicinity. H.
Grench said that discussion of parking on Montebello Road
could be placed on a future agenda -and taken out of the
regular use and management review process for Monte Bello
Open Space Preserve, if the Board wished. R. Bishop said
that the subject should be agendized to discuss potential
problems . N. Hanko requested that the item be placed on an
agenda prior to budget preparation and stated the consensus
that the draft response was approved for mailing.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications .
V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
N. Hanko stated that the agenda was adopted by Board
consensus .
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VI. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Final Adoption of Trail Use Policies (Report R-90-136
dated November 4 1990)
B . Crowder stated that she thought the staff responses
to Mr. Rossman and Mr. Scanlan were excellent. R.
Bishop noted that the Trail Use Policies had been
thoroughly discussed at the last meeting and that he
favored adoption of the policies .
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board adopt the
Trail Use Policies as amended at the October
24 , 1990 meeting and contained in the staff
report. T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The
motion passed 6 to 0 .
N. Hanko stated that the draft responses to Mr. Rossman
and Mr. Scanlan were acceptable by Board consensus .
N. Hanko suggested that the minutes of the October 24
meeting containing discussion of trail use policies be
sent to former Director Edward Shelley.
B. Cooperative Agreement with East Palo Alto for Ownership
and Management of the Ravenswood Drill Line from
Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Report R-90-
122 dated November 5 1990)
C. Britton stated that under the agreement, the City of
East Palo Alto would acquire rights to the Ravenswood
Drill track easement extending to the south for local
purposes and the District would acquire the rights to
the north for a projected portion of the Bayfront
Trail . He said that the District would have no
objections to the city using the District ' s portion as
a roadway, as long as no wetlands are affected by the
roadway.
Motion: R. McKibbin moved that the Board adopt
Resolution 90-57 , a Resolution of the Board
of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Approving and Authorizing
Execution of an Agreement for Ownership and
Management of Real Property, and Authorizing
General Manager to Execute An and All
Y Other
Documents Necessary or Appropriate to Closing
of the Transaction (Ravenswood Open Space
Preserve, Lands of Southern Pacific
Transportation Company) . B. Crowder seconded
the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0.
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C. East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment
Sharing Agreement (Report R-90-111 dated November 5,
1990)
H. Grench stated that he had been negotiating with the
East Palo Alto Redevelopment Agency on a pass-through
agreement in order to obtain as much as possible of the
tax increment from the redevelopment area. He said
that as a result of negotiations , the District will
receive a 2% annual increase in property tax revenue
from the project area for the next two years, and 65%
of the District ' s share of the increment generated
under the propect thereafter.
Motion: B. Crowder moved that the Board adopt
Resolution 90-58 , a Resolution of the Board
of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Approving Agreement with
the Redevelopment Agency of the City of East
Palo Alto Covering Tax Increment from
Ravenswood Industrial Development Project and
Authorizing Execution Thereof . R. McKibbin
seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to
0 .
R. Bishop commended H. Grench for negotiating an
advantageous agreement.
D. Proposed Annexation to the District of McDonald
Property Addition to La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve
-(Report R-90-132 dated November 2 , 1990)
H. Grench said that 1 , 100 acres are being recommended
for annexation. He noted that approximately 340 acres
of the property are within the District ' s political
boundary and sphere of influence, and approximately 422
acres are within the sphere of influence but outside
the boundary. He stated that 338 acres are both
outside the sphere and District boundary, adding that
they had been inadvertently omitted from the proposed
sphere of influence at the time the Local Agency
Formation Commission was considering adoption of the
sphere of influence boundaries . He said that the
intention at the time was to have entire properties
either inside or outside the recommended sphere.
Motion: R. McKibbin moved that the Board adopt
Resolution 90-59, a Resolution of the Board
of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Requesting Initiation of
Annexation Procedures by the Santa Clara
County Local Agency Formation Commission
(Midpeninsula Preserves 1990 - La Honda
Creek. ) B. Crowder seconded the motion.
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Motion to Amend: R. Bishop moved that the Board
authorize staff to enlarge the District ' s
sphere of influence if the Local Agency
Formation Commission requests it. R.
McKibbin seconded the motion to amend.
The motion to amend passed 6 to 0 .
The motion passed 6 to 0 .
E. Request for Authorization to Solicit Dump Truck Bids
(Report R-90-188 dated October 10, 1990)
D. Hansen stated that $12 , 000 was available from the
Salaries and Benefits account of the budget, but that
approximately $33, 000 would probably be needed from the
New Land Commitments budget category.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board authorize staff
to solicit competitive bids for one full size
dump truck for an amount not to exceed
$45, 000 from funds available in the Salaries
and Benefits account of the 1990-1991 Open
Space Management Budget and, if needed, from
the New Land Commitments budget categories .
T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The motion
passed 6 to 0.
F. Appointment to Committee Vacancies (Report R-90-134
dated November 8 1990)
N. Hanko stated that G. Babbitt had agreed to serve on
the Office Space and Legislative committees .
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board confirm the
President ' s appointment of Director Babbitt
to the vacancies on the Office Space and
Legislative committees . R. McKibbin seconded
the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0 .
G. Final Adoption of the Preliminary Use and Management
Plan for the Schmidt Property Addition to the Mt_
Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Report
R-90-133 dated November 2 , 1990)
Motion: R. McKibbin moved that the Board adopt the
Preliminary Use and Management Plan for the
Schmidt property addition to the Mt . Umunhum
Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve,
including the naming, as contained in the
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staff report, and indicate its intention to
withhold the property from dedication as
public open space at this time . T. Henshaw
seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to
0 .
H. Final Adoption of the Preliminary Use and Management
Plan for the Mayr Property Addition to the Cathedral
Oaks Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Report R-
90-129 dated November 5 1990)
Motion: T. Henshaw moved that the Board adopt t the
Preliminary Use and Management Plan for the
Mayr property addition to the Cathedral Oaks
Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve ,
including the naming, as contained in the
staff report, and indicate its intention to
withhold the property from dedication as
public open space at this time . R. McKibbin
seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to
0 .
I . Rescheduling of December 26 , 1990 Regular Board Meeting
(Report R-90-135 dated November 8 , 1990)
N. Hanko proposed that the December 26 meeting be
rescheduled to Decembe
r 19, with Board members
providing a potluck dinner at 5 : 30 P .M. for staff
before the 7 : 30 Board meeting. She said staff could
meet Director Babbitt and also have some of the 1990
International Open Space Conference presentations .
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Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board reschedule its
regular meeting of December 26, 1990 to
Wednesday, December 19 , 1990 . T. Henshaw
seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to
0.
H. Grench noted that the November 28 long closed
session referred to in the staff report may not be
necessary, but recommended that the Board authorize the
President to schedule a meeting at 6 : 00 P.M. on
November 28 , if necessary. N. Hanko noted that the
Budget Committee , rather than the full Board, as
indicated on the agenda, was scheduled to meet at 12 :00
noon on November 28 .
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board authorize the
President to schedule a November 28 regular
meeting for 6 P.M. if necessary. B . Crowder
seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to
0.
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VIII . INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
H. Grench stated that Sonoma County ' s voters had approved a
new open space and agricultural preservation district, to be
funded by a one-quarter cent sales tax.
D. Hansen reported on the progress of the Master Plan,
stating that staff had drafted a letter to Spangle &
Associates giving them one month to complete the project.
H. Grench reported on the November 13 meeting of the 1990
Open Space Conference Advisory Committee, at which the
committee discussed using the $5, 000 grant from the San
Francisco Foundation to further open space preservation in
the Bay Area. In response to a question from T. Henshaw, H.
Grench said that the final evaluation of the conference
would be presented to the Board in the future.
D. Hansen reported that he attended the Santa Clara County
Parks and Recreation Commission hearing on the trail
dedication policies draft and had testified for the
District.
J. Escobar reported that Teresa Wolowic has resigned as a
District ranger to take a Position as firefighter with the
City and County of San Francisco. He also reported that
three open space technicians have been hired. He noted that
Docent Coordinator Joyce Nicholas will be retiring at the
end of the year, and that District docent Donna Gallagher
will fill the Position temporarily for six months .
J. Escobar reported on two bicycle accidents at Monte Bello
and Fremont Older Open Space Preserves , and a hiking
accident at Windmill Pasture Area of Rancho San Antonio Open
Space Preserve .
VIII .CLAIMS
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the Revised
Claims 90-20 . R. McKibbin seconded the motion.
The motion passed 6 to 0.
IX. CLOSED SESSION
S . Norton announced that a portion of Closed Session would
deal with potential litigation under Government Code Section
54956, subdivision 9C. C. Britton stated that a land
negotiation matter would be discussed: Santa Clara County
Assessor ' s Parcel Number 562-07-014, owned by Robert W.
Barlow. Jean Fiddes stated that labor negotiation matters
'would be discussed. The Board recessed to Closed Session at
9 :08 P .M.
X. ADJOURNMENT
The Board reconvened to adjourn the meeting at 10 : 30 P.M.
Joan Combs