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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Meeting 91-09
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
April 10 1991
MINUTES
I. ROLL CALL
President Nonette Hanko called the meeting to order at 7 : 33 p.m.
Members Present: Ginny Babbitt, Richard Bishop, Betsy Crowder,
Katherine Duffy, Nonette Hanko, Teena Henshaw, and Robert
McKibbin.
Personnel Present: Herbert Grench, Craig Britton, David Hansen,
Jean Fiddes , John Escobar, and Maryly Dole.
II . CLOSED SESSION
The Board adjourned to a closed session at 7 : 35 p.m. to discuss
labor negotiation matters . The Board reconvened for public
session at 8 :00 p.m.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 27 , 1991
N. Hanko stated that the minutes should be amended to read that
B. Crowder was present and arrived at 7 : 40 p.m.
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes of
March 27 , 1991 as amended. B. Crowder seconded the
motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 .
IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
M. Dole stated that the Board received a written communication
dated March 20, 1991 from Jobst Brandt, 351 Middlefield Road,
Palo Alto regarding erosion problems on Alpine Road, requesting
better maintenance of the road, and removal of a stile at the
junction of Crazy Pete ' s and Alpine Roads . The Board requested
that modifications be made to the draft response for N. Hanko ' s
review and signature.
N. Hanko distributed a letter she received dated March 29 , 1991
from Antonio Rossman, Attorney at Law, 380 Hayes Street, San
Francisco requesting permission to use trails on Windy Hill Open
Space Preserve as part of the September 22, 1991 Stanford
Centennial Trail Run. The Board directed staff to respond to the
request with the understanding that the District would only allow
use of the preserve with the stipulation that other
jurisdictions, including the Town of Portola Valley and the City
of Palo Alto, grant permission for the run.
V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no oral communications .
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VI . ADOPTION OF AGENDA
N. Hanko stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus .
VII. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Approval of Memorandum of Agreement With Local 715 (Report
R-91-46 dated April 4 , 1991)
H. Grench acknowledged the work of Local 715 ' s negotiating
team (Rusty Smith, Warren Phillips , Patrick Congdon, and Tom
Karnofel) and the District ' s negotiating team (Craig
Britton, John Escobar, Jean Fiddes , and Richard Bolanos) .
Motion: G. Babbitt moved that the Board adopt Resolution
91-14 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Approving the Memorandum of Agreement Between the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and
Local 715, Services Employees International Union,
AFL-CIO/CLC. T. Henshaw seconded the motion. The
motion passed 6 to 0 . R. McKibbin abstained from
the vote, noting he was a member of Local 715 .
B. Initial J_Rep_qrt R-91-30
dated March --28 , 1991)
H. Grench stated that he had begun work on the initial
legislative program because of the pressure of legislative
deadlines . The Board discussed the legislative priorities
for the State Budget Augmentation Projects : 1) Saratoga Gap
Acquisition Project, and 2) Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
Public Access Improvements . R. Bishop stated that Pulgas
Ridge should be an A priority rather than a B priority.
The Board discussed the possibility of a November 1991
special election to augment District funding sources . R.
McKibbin, N. Hanko, and R. Bishop volunteered to serve on a
committee to work with H. Grench to study the feasibility of
a special election.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board approve the
appointment of R. McKibbin, N. Hanko, and R.
Bishop to a committee to study potential funding
sources and the special election concept. R.
Bishop seconded the motion. The motion passed 7
to 0 .
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the change
of Paragraph I .B. (Pulgas Ridge Open Space
Preserve Public Access Improvements) to an A
priority. B. Crowder seconded the motion. The
motion failed to pass on the following vote:
Ayes: B. Crowder, R. Bishop, and N. Hanko
Noes : T. Henshaw, K. Duffy, R. McKibbin,
and G. Babbitt
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Motion: B. Crowder moved that the Board approve the
Initial Legislative Program for 1991-1992 as
presented. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The
motion passed 7 to 0 .
C . Transportation Committee Recommendations (Report R-91-42
dated March 25 1991)
G. Babbitt stated that the Transportation Committee met and
discussed transportation concerns on Tuesday, March 12 . The
Committee presented the following recommendations to the
Board: 1) amend the Visitor ' s Guide to encourage the public
to use carpooling, public transportation, group visits ,
etc. , 2) use any means of public outreach such as
newsletters to encourage public ridesharing as well as
ridesharing among the docents and volunteers , 3) use private
groups who have vans and County agencies such as Santa Clara
County Public Transit, to promote use of large vans and
other public vehicles . She said that the committee members
felt that existing District programs could handle
implementation of the recommendations and that the committee
should be disbanded. In response to a question, H. Grench
said that staff could report back to the full Board in six
months on implementation progress .
Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board accept the
Transportation Committee ' s report and
recommendations , and direct staff to report back
to the Board in six months on implementation
progress. B. Crowder seconded the motion. The
motion passed 7 to 0.
D. Final Adoption of the Preliminary Use and Management Plan
for the Goldsmith Property Addition to Mt . Umunhum Area of
Sierra R-91-45 dated March
28, 1991),
Motion: T. Henshaw moved that the Board adopt the
Preliminary Use and Management Plan for the
Goldsmith property addition to Sierra Azul Open
Space Preserve, including the naming, as contained
in report R-91-45 , 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 7 to 0 .
E. Final Adoption of the Preliminary Useand Management Plan
for theNature Conservancy Property Addition to La Honda
Cr Open Space Preserves (R_ �ort R-91-44 dated March 27
Creek Lj!�e ,
1991)
Motion: R. McKibbin moved that the Board adopt the
Preliminary Use and Management Plan for the Nature
Conservancy property addition to La Honda Creek
Open Space Preserve, including the naming, as
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contained in report R-91-44 , and indicate its
intention to dedicate the property as public open
space. G. Babbitt seconded the motion. The motion
passed 7 to 0 .
VIII . INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
R. Bishop and B. Crowder reported on their participation at the
Special Districts Forum hosted by East Bay Regional Park
District. They noted that several Board members and staff
participated in various parts of the Forum.
H. Grench discussed the Open Space America meetings held after
the Special Districts Forum. He said that the organization' s
current main goal is financing and that the decision to hire an
executive director had been deferred.
H. Grench discussed his meeting with Bill Mott in San Francisco
concerning the National Park Service events all over the country.
He stated that Mr. Mott has an idea to use the renovated scow
schooner "Elms" as a tour boat around the Bay and allow local
agencies to use it as a way to publicize what they are doing.
J. Escobar stated that Patrick Congdon is making good progress
recovering from his recent surgery.
D. Hansen discussed the District tour on Friday, April 5 for
about 25 people from the Minnesota-Illinois area who had attended
the Special Districts Forum. He said the tour included Purisima,
Skyline, and Monte Bello Open Space Preserves .
N. Hanko brought up the Logan letter and S. Norton discussed the
issues and responses that will be made.
IX. CLAIMS
Motion: T. Henshaw moved that the Board approve Revised Claims
91-07 , dated April 10, 1991 . R. McKibbin seconded the
motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 .
X. CLOSED SESSION
S . Norton announced that litigation matters would be discussed in
Closed Session and fell under Government Code Sections 54956 . 9
(c) , legislative body deciding whether to initiate litigation
(Montrol property) .
C. Britton announced that land negotiation matters to be
discussed in Closed Session involved Santa Clara County
Assessor ' s Parcel Number 558-29-01 , to be negotiated with
Fidelity National Bank.
The Board recessed to Closed Session at 9 : 22 P.M.
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XI . ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10 :05 P.M.
Maryly Dole
Recording Secretary