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Home My Public Portal About19920422 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS April 22 , 1992 MINUTES I . ROLL CALL President Robert McKibbin called the meeting to order at 7 : 33 P.M. Members Present : Gi.nny Babbitt , Richard Bishop, Betsy Crowder, Kay Duffy, Nonette Hanko, and Robert McKibbi.n. Teena Henshaw arrived at. 7 : 40 P.M. Personnel Present : Herbert Grench , Craig Britton , Jean Fiddes , John Escobar, Del Woods , Sheryl Marioni.-Cochran, Susan Schultheis , Stanley Norton, Michael Faster, and Deborah Morvay-Zucker. IT . ADOPTION OF AGENDA H. Grench requested the addition of a Special Order of the Day. The agenda , with the addition , was adapted by Board consensus . III . SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY J. Escobar introduced Brian Malone, District ranger. C. Britton introduced Susan Schultheis , land acquisition secretary. IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR K. Duffy requested removal of minutes of April 8 , 1992 from the consent, calendar, Motion: R. Bishop moved that the Board adopt:, the consent calendar that included approval of the minutes of the April 1 , 1992 Special. Meeting; approval of the minutes of the April 9 , 1992 Special Meeting; approval of the response to the written communication dated April 7 , 1992 from Richard Izmirian , Northern California Council of Fly Fishers; appointment of Deloitte and Touche as auditor for 1991-1992 Fiscal Year; adoption of Resolution 92-12 , A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Appointing Peace Officer - Brian Malone; and approval of Revised Claims 92-08 dated April 22, 1992 . B. Crowder seconded the motion . The motion passed E to 0. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 8 , 1.992 K. Duffy stated that the second to the last sentence in the last paragraph of page 4 should be corrected to state "K. Duffy commented on the need for hiker symbols where hiking trails crossed the 201 Circle, i -1 • Mountain Vi w I'California 4 40 Phone: 415 949- 500 ° FAX: 415 949-5679 0 San Antonio C c e Suite C 35e Ca ifor a 9 0 5 General Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Robert McKibbin,Teena Henshaw,Ginny Babbitt,Nonette Hanko,Betsy Crowder,Richard Bishop Meeting 92-11 Page 2 highway. Moti(:)n: R. Bishop moved that the Board approve the minutes of April 8 , 1992 as corrected. B. Crowder seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0 . VT . BOARD BUSTNESS A. Proposed Addition of Green et al . Property to the Mt . Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve (Report R-92-44) S. Marioni.-Cochran stated that the property lies along the long-- term Bay Area Ridge Trail Corridor . She stated that, the 20-acre property straddled the Loma Prieta ridge between Mt . Umunhum and Mount Loma Prieta and reviewed the preliminary use and management plan recommendations in the staff report . C . Britton stated that the full purchase price of $75, 000 was payable at close of escrow. Motion : G . Babbitt moved that. the Board adopt Resolution 92-13 , 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 or Assistant. General. Manager to Execute Any and All Other Documents Necessary or Appropriate to Closing of the Transaction (Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve - Lands of Green et al . ) , tentatively adopt the Preliminary Use and Management Plan , including naming the property as an addition to the Mt . Umunhum Area of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, and indicate its intention to withhold the property from dedication as public open space at this time. R. Bishop seconded the motion . The motion passed 7 to 0 . B. Completion of Annexation to the District of Lands Adjacent to Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve and Long Ridge_D2.!2nS ace Preserve (Report R-92-53) C . Britton stated that the Santa Clara County Local Agency Formation Commission had given final approval for the annexation of 114 . 42 acres of Long Ridge Open Space Preserve and 229 . 49 acres of Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve on April 8 , 1992 R. McKibbin asked for public comment . There was no public comment . Motion : N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt Resolution 92-14 , a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Annexing Certain Property to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpeninsula Preserves 1991 - Skyline Area) . G. Babbitt seconded the motion . The motion passed 7 to 0 . Meeting 92-11 Page 3 VTT . TNFORMATTONAL REPORTS K. Duffy reported that Los Gatos Weekly published a District information sheet on the town ' s proposed redevelopment project in one of its recent issues . B. Crowder reported that the 20th Anniversary Committee selected a contractor to produce three public service announcements at a cost, of $4 , 100 and asked for Board concurrence to proceed with the project . The Board concurred with the committee ' s recommendation . G . Babbitt stated that radio station KDBK erroneously reported in a news item that the District purchased a 35, 000 acre preserve. She also stated that she made a presentation to Leadership Mountain View and that she would be participating in the City of Mountain View Parade April 25. H. Grench reported that a t'raining session was held to inform District managers and supervisors about the Americans with Disabilities Act . He stated that he , R. McKibbin, and C . Britton made a presentation to the Peninsula Open Space Trust Board of Directors . He gave brief updates on the Finance and Legislative Committees and stated that he would attend the next meeting of the Joint Open Space Tinplementation Committee April 28 . C . Britton reported that no public comment was received for the use and management plan for the Quane property and that escrow had closed for the purchase . Pursuant to Board policy, no second reading would be forthcoming. J . Escobar reported three solo bicycle accidents occurred at Fremont Older Open Space Preserve in early April . He also reported that the Army Corps of Engineers inventoried hazardous materials containers at Mt . Umunhum and stated that removal of the containers would take place in one to two years. He stated that L. McGuire resigned as volunteer coordinator and would be working as a seasonal, open space technician to gain field experience . J. Fiddeq reported that she attended the American Society for Public Administration national conference in Chicago. D. Woods stated that because of the increasing number of visitors at. Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve , Deer Hollow Farm staff had requested: 1) posting of Deer Hollow Farm operational, hours on signs in three locations; 2) gate closures at the farm ' s main gate and the garden gate at closing time; and 3) flyers giving information about the farm and explaining the farm ' s operating hours . He added that. District staff would go ahead with the plan if there were no Board objection because it was consistent with the Deer Hollow Farm lease. There was no Board objection to the request . T. Hensbaw recommended that the printed flyers note the Meeting 92-11 Page 4 number and type of groups that interact with the animals in a given period . VTTT . CLOSED SESSION C. Britton announced that litigation matters to be discussed in Closed Session, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District vs. Town of Los Gatos and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District vs . Vidovich, fell under Government. Code Sections 54956 . 9 (a) and that negotiations to be discussed were Santa Clara County assessor ' s parcel number 56-207-009, owner Sink, negotiated with Joe Beatty Real Estate , and Santa Clara County assessor ' s parcel number 562-04- 012 , owner McQueen, negotiated with Robert Logan . H. Grench pointed out that after discussion with R . McKibbin, the president had decided to go ahead with performance evaluations of the legal counsel and controller in Closed Session that evening, and if the evaluations were completed, the April 23 special meeting would be cancelled. The Board recessed to Closed Session on litigation, land acquisition, and personnel matters at 8 : 19 P.M. T.K. ADJOURNMENT The Board reconvened to adjourn at 11 : 15 P .M. and announced that. the April 23 , 1992 Special Meeting was cancelled. Deborah Morvay-Zucker Secretary