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Home My Public Portal About19930908 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Open Space , ------------ MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 93-18 REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS September 8, 1993 MINUTES I. ROLL CALL President Betsy Crowder called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Ginny Babbitt, Betsy Crowder, Wim de Wit, Nonette Hanko, Teena Henshaw, Pete Siemens, and Robert McKibbin. Personnel Present: Jean Fiddes, Randy Anderson, Malcolm Smith, John Escobar, Mary Gundert, Stanley Norton, and Deborah Zucker. II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. III. ADOPTION OF AGENDA B. Crowder stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus. IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR N. Hanko requested removal of August 25 minutes from the g consent calend ar. Moti on: R. McKibben moved that the Board adopt the consent calendar as revised, including minutes of the August 26, 1993 Special Meeting and Revised Claims 93-15. G. Babbitt seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0. Directors Henshaw and Siemens were not present for the vote. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 25, 1993 N. Hanko stated that the first sentence of item VI. D. on page 4 should be revised to state "N. Hanko reported that the recommended new policy does not address the question of requests . . ." Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt the minutes of August 25, 1993 as revised. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 5 to 0. Directors Henshaw and Siemens were not present for the vote. Open Space . . . for room to breathe 20th Anniversary 1972-1992 330 Distel Circle • Los Altos, California 94022-1404 Phone: 415-691-1200 • FAX: 415-691-0485 General,ttanager:IIerb@rt Gr on(h thmitI of(Amctt— fete Siomen"Robert I'l,Klhbin, h-en')1 tensImw,Ginny Babbitt,Non etie Hanko,Bvlw Crowder,Wim de Wo Meeting 93-18 Page 2 V1. BOARD BUSINESS A. Approval of License Agreement for Underground Utilities to Serve Proposed Communication Facility on California Water Service Inholding at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve (Report R-93-97) R. Anderson explained the proposed agreement with Smart SMR to install, operate, and maintain underground electrical and telephone utilities across District land to serve the proposed communications facility to be constructed on California Water Service water tank site at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. He said that the lease agreement would mitigate the visual impact of the existing utility poles, would have a term of ten years, and would give Smart SMR the right to extend the agreement for one five-year period. Mr. Kirk del Prete, representing Smart SMR, stated that the underground utilities would serve the ranger residence near the site as long as the residence exists. Motion: G. Babbitt moved that the Board authorize the acting general manager to approve the license agreement for Smart SMR of California, Inc. to install, operate, and maintain underground electrical and telephone utilities across District land. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. Discussion: R. Anderson requested that the Board amend the motion to authorize the Board president or the acting general manager to approve the license agreement. G. Babbitt and R. McKibbin agreed to incorporate the proposed amendment in their motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. B. Presentation of a Conceptual Design for Interpretive Displays for the David C. Daniels Nature Center at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (Report R-93-98) M. Gundert reviewed the focus committee's work to develop the theme and design of the David C. Daniel's Nature Center. She introduced Ms. Jana Sokale, the planning consultant for the project, who presented the conceptual design for the center that included an active laboratory and interactive displays with an aquatic theme. M. Gundert stated that implementation of the design and operations details would be discussed further by the focus committee. Ms. Sokale said that she would include the final design, operations recommendations, and cost estimates in her next presentation to the Board. Dr. David Daniels, 305 Tioga Court, Palo Alto, expressed his appreciation for the focus committee's work and for the design work by Ms. Sokale. Meeting 93-18 Page 3 VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS G. Babbitt, speaking in favor of the District's bicycle speed regulation, said that she rode a bike ride on a multi-use trail at 15 m.p.h. and experienced first-hand that 15 m.p.h. is a fast ride. She polled the Board for possible staff recognition dinner dates. The recommended dates were Thursday, October 7 or Thursday, October 14. B. Crowder reported that she and Bill Sorich hiked the Devil's Canyon area. P. Siemens reported that he received a lengthy message from an unidentified caller who was very concerned about bicycles on trails. W. de Wit said that he visited Point Reyes Visitors Center and remarked that the displays were beautiful and that the wheelchair accessibility at the center was very good and had been implemented long before the Americans with Disabilities Act mandate. M. Smith stated that the District's brochure "Sharing the Trails" had been reprinted. J. Fiddes reported that there was one bic cli st in jury acc ident t Y J ry on Long Ridge Open Space Preserve on September p ber 5. S. Norton reviewed an editorial printed in the Country Almanac on September 1 concerning San Fr g Franci sco's s adoption of a law P that includes innovations to existing meeting and disclosure requirements. s. VIII. CLOSED SESSION J. Fiddes announced that the litigation matter to be discussed in Closed Session Hosking bankruptcy fell under Government Code Section 54956 9 (a) The Board n ecesised the Closed Session on litigation, labor negotiations, and person nel matters at 8:53 P.M. Ix. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Deborah Zu cker er Secretary