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Home My Public Portal About19970108 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) i Regional Open Sr ce + 2 --------------- MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 97-01 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 8, 1997 I. ROLL CALL President Nonette Hanko called the Special Meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Members Present: Pete Siemens, Mary Davey, Jed Cyr, David Smernoff, Nonette Hanko, and Ken Nitz Members Absent: Betsy Crowder Personnel Present: Craig Britton, Sue Schectman, Jean Fiddes, John Escobar, and Mike Williams. II. CLOSED SESSION N. Hanko stated that the Board would adjourn to Closed Session for the purpose of discussing Closed Session Agenda Item 1. The Board recessed to Closed Session at 7:02 p.m. and the closed Session commenced at 7:05 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session at 7:35 p.m. and N. Hanko called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Additional Personnel Present: Malcolm Smith. III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Harry Haeussler, 1094 Highland Circle, Los Altos, expressed three concerns: 1. How the District is performing on their commitment to the public, including Windy Hill and Mt. Umunhum. 2. Lack of parking spaces for horse trailers and identification of parking areas for horse trailers on the map of the South Skyline area. 3. The District's interest in acquiring the Skyline property owned by the Russian Orthodox Church and the rights of the Church. Staff informed him that trailers can park at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve and that only areas dedicated to trailer parking are indicated on the map. P. Siemens said that in general, if something is not specifically prohibited, it is allowed. N. Hanko said the reason the District is proceeding slowly in the Mt. Umunhum matter is to avoid the use of eminent domain. In regard to the Windy Hill parking lot, negotiations with the adjoining property owner are being completed. She stated that acquisition of the Russian Orthodox Church property has been a high priority since the District was formed. 330 Distel Circle• Los Altos, CA 94022-1404 • Phone:415-691-1200 • FAX:415-691-0485 • E-mail:mrosd@netcom.com Board of Directors:Pete Siemens,Mary C.Davey,Teena Henshaw,David T.Smernoff,Nonette Hanko,Betsy Crowder,Wim de Wit General Manager:L.Craig Britton --------- - --- -------------- Meeting 97-01 Page 2 IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board adopt the agenda. D. Smernoff seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. V. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR C. Britton removed Agenda Item No. 3, Approval of One-Year Consulting Services Agreement with Heim. Noack. Kelly & Spahnn for Consulting Fee of$1.100 Per Month. Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar including the minutes of the November 20, 1996 Special Meeting; reply to a written communication from Cliff Jenkins, 22400 Skyline Boulevard #25, La Honda; Agenda Item No. 2, Renewal of Controller's Investment Authority an Adoption of Statement of Investment Policy, including adoption of Resolution 97-01, Resolution Adopting a Statement of Investment Policy and Authorizing the Controller to Invest Surplus Funds Allowed by Government Code; and Revised Claims 97-01. J. Cyr seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. VI. BOARD BUSINESS A. Agenda Item No. I - Election of Board Officers for 1997 - (Report R-97-01 J. Fiddes presented the staff report. Following voting, she announced the following Board Officers for 1997: President - Mary Davey Vice President - Betsy Crowder Treasurer - Pete Siemens Secretary - David Smernoff N. Hanko thanked the Board. M. Davey presented gifts to N. Hanko as outgoing president and expressed optimism for the coming year. B. Agenda Item No. 3 - Approval of One-Year Consulting Services Agreement with Heim, N L=rt R Noack. Kelly Spahnn for Consulting Fee of$1.100 Per Month ( 97-04) C. Britton said he had removed the item because the contract had not been received in time to be included in the Board's packet. He noted that the fee has not increased. Motion: D. Smernoff moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to execute the Consulting Services Agreement with Heim, Noack, Kelly, & Spahnn for legislative consulting services in Sacramento. P. Meeting 97-01 Page 3 Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. C. Agenda Item No. 4 - Appointment of Administration and Budget Committee for 1997 -- Board President - (L?,=rt R-97-02) M. Davey distributed a list showing the proposed composition of committees, including the Administration and Budget Committee. As in the past, the Treasurer will serve as chair of the Administration and Budget Committee, and the newly elected Board members, K. Nitz and J. Cyr, will be committee members. Motion N. Hanko moved that the Board ratify the President's appointment of Directors Siemens, Nitz, and Cyr to the Administration and Budget Committee for the 1997 calendar year. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. VII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS N. Hanko said her husband had been invited to President Clinton's inauguration and asked if others had received invitations. P. Siemens informed the Board that he will be absent for 2-3 months because of a recently planned vacation. D. Smernoff volunteered to serve as an alternate for the Administration and Budget Committee. C. Britton reported as follows: 1. The Monthly Field Activity Report for November was in the packet. The annual report will be presented in February. 2. The final draft of the Revised Basic Policy, the basis for development of a Regional Open Space Plan, was also included. 3. A letter from Manual Austin commending Ranger Tom Randall for his work during the recent storms was included. 4. He reminded Board members of the influencing skills training sessions. 5. He had attended the Land and Water Conservation Fund Summit in Pacific Grove and said this is part of a nationwide movement to revive the fund. C. Britton said the short term goal is to restore funding for 1997-98 and the long term goal is to restore funding permanently. J. Escobar reported that damage from the storms had not been severe. There were some road closures, plugged culverts, and some erosion. M. Smith said he and C. Britton had met with the Environmental Volunteers staff and discussed their participation in the District's 25th anniversary celebration. S. Schectman presented legal updates regarding the Driscoll Ranch case in San Mateo County and the Open Space Authority Funding case. ; J. Escobar reported on the discovery of a suicide victim in one of the District's preserves. ; N. Hanko referred to the letter to environmental leaders from Senator Vasconcellos, 4 i I i 40 i Meeting 97-01 Page 4 Assemblywoman Alquist, and Assemblyman Honda inviting them to a consultation on January 11. D. Smernoff said he will call staff regarding testifying at that meeting. N. Hanko stressed the importance of completing the Statements of Economic Interest which had been distributed to Board members. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Roberta Wolfe Recording Secretary II I I