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Home My Public Portal About19931027 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) Open Space' .. - ,.. MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 93-21 REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS October 27, 1993 MINUTES 1. ROLL CALL President Betsy Crowder called the meeting to order at 5:45 P.M. Members Present: Ginny Babbitt, Betsy Crowder, Wim de Wit, Nonette Hanko, Teena Henshaw, Robert McKibbin, and Pete Siemens. Personnel Present: Craig Britton, Jean Fiddes, Randy Anderson, John Escobar, and Malcolm Smith. II. CLOSED SESSION The Board met in closed session to discuss personnel matters. The Board reconvened in public session at 7:30 P.M. Additional. Personnel Present: Stanley Norton, Carleen Bruins, Joan Young, Craig Beckman, Michael Newburn, and Deborah Zucker. III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA B. Crowder stated that the agenda was adopted by Board consensus. V. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board adopt the consent calendar, including minutes of October 13,,1993 Regular Meeting; adoption of Resolution 93-34, 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, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC; approval of the Notice of Completion and Acceptance of Work on the Picchetti Ranch Blacksmith Shop Restoration Project; adoption of Resolution 93-35, a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Approving the Application for Grant Funds Under the Santa Clara County Historical Project Funding Program for the Following Project: Grant House Open Space . . . for room to breathe 20th Anniversary 1972-1992 130 Distel Circle Los Altos, California 94022-1404 Phone: 415-691-1200 fAX: 415-691-0485 writ al l')mig"r:i ridden('rem h Bomd of I)redo, fete Sier7uvis,kobert M,Kibbin, lec,w[lensh,m,Ginty B ibhrtt,Nono w Nanko> BcM Cnm6i ,,AVim de Wit Meeting 93-21 Page 2 Historic Restoration Completion; reschedule of November 10 Regular Meeting to Wednesday, November 17, and cancellation of November 24 Regular Meeting; and approval of revised claims 93-18. G. Babbitt seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. VI. BOARD BUSINESS A. Introduction of Trail Patrol Volunteers (Report R-93-110) C. Bruins presented an update of the new Volunteer Trail Patrol program. J. Young thanked rangers C. Beckman and M. Newburn for serving as liaisons for the program and introduced the volunteer patrol members who had already begun patrols on foot, bicycle, and horseback. The Board welcomed the volunteers and thanked them for being the District's first volunteer trail patrol. B. Finance Committee Recommendation on Alternative Funding; Mechanisms (Report R-93- 1 R. McKibbin reviewed the committee's recommendation to postpone proceeding with a funding measure. Board members discussed the potential funding options to be considered in the future. R. McKibbin recommended that the Board dissolve the Finance Committee and include its work in a single Legislative and Finance Committee. Motion: G. Babbitt moved that the Board postpone proceeding with a funding measure or other alternative funding mechanism until after November 1994. N. Hanko seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. C. Committee Consolidation (Report R-93-111) C. Britton stated that the management team reviewed Director Siemens' suggestions for consolidating Board committees and discussed alternative suggestions proposed by the management team. The Board discussion focused on the suggestions contained in the report; an additional recommendation made by Harry Hauessler, 1094 Highland Circle, Los Altos, that the proposed Budget and Administration Committee be named the Administration and Budget Committee; T. Henshaw's suggestion that the Acquisition and Enterprise Committee review future acquisitions; that the level of Board involvement in use and management plans be limited to policy review; and cautioned that the Board should carefully consider how with this new committee format would function. Motion: T. Henshaw moved that the item be tabled to a future meeting when there would be sufficient time for further discussion. R. McKibbin seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. I i Meeting 93-21 Page 3 VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS C. Britton presented the excellent grant application prepared by resource planner A. Cummings for Devil's Canyon. He reported on the close of escrow for the former Pantano property on October 8, and for the former Bartels property on September 30; the petition progress for the CaIPAW initiative; and assessment district legislation signed by Governor Wilson for San Diego and Sacramento Counties. He said that he would be meeting with General Manager Pat O'Brien of East Bay Regional Park District concerning cooperative legislative efforts. He stated that a bill was passed by the legislature permitting counties to pay taxing agencies within their jurisdictions delinquent property taxes, thereby retaining the penalties and interest when the payments were redeemed, and that both San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties had passed legislation to take advantage of this law. T. Henshaw requested that a legislative committee meeting be scheduled with Ralph Heim, the District's lobbyist. In response to questions asked by the Board at the meeting of October 13, C. Britton reported that because of the refinance of certificates of participation, there was no money owed on the office building and therefore no interest being paid. He said that rents collected for the the excess office space were about $3,200 per month, and that utility, gardening, and maintenance costs of the building were about $3,400 per month. He also stated that the residences at the former Smith, Bean, and Landre properties were all rented. C. Britton also reported on the Land Trust Alliance conference he attended in Montana. R. Anderson reported that the Metropolitan Transit Commission's interpretation of recreational trails for the Intermodal Scenic Transportation Enhancement Act (ISTEA) grant excluded the District from being awarded a grant. He said that he was participating in the Destination Cities Task Force that focuses on obtaining ISTEA funds for historic preservation. W. de Wit reported on the fees, restrictions, and insurance requirements for entry to San Francisco watershed lands. J. Escobar reported on staff attendance at the National Recreation and Parks Association Conference in San Jose. He also reported on two accidents and added that a patrol volunteer was first on the scene of one of the accidents. B. Crowder reported on the South Skyline Association Chili Cookoff and exhibited one of the three aprons bearing the District logo that were made by Bunny Congdon, who participated in the cookoff with Skyline area field staff and donated the to the District.aprons P Meeting 93-21 Page 4 C. Britton announced that the litigation matter to be discussed in Closed Session fell under Government Code Section 54956.9 (b)(2) (significant exposure to litigation); and that negotiations to be discussed were Santa Clara County assessor's parcel number 558-33-002, owner Carol Evatt, negotiated with Gary Beck; Santa Clara County assessor's parcel number 558-33-001, owner Gustav Moeller, negotiated with Gary Beck; and the Phleger property acquisition, negotiated with Peninsula Open Space Trust Executive Director, Audrey Rust. The Board recessed to Closed Session on litigation, land acquisition, and personnel matters at 8:42 P.M. Ix. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Deborah Zucker Secretary