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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
Meeting 02-21
SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October 23, 2002
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
I. ROLL CALL
President Deane Little called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
Members Present: Jed Cyr, Mary Davey, Nonette Hanko, Larry Hassett, Ken Nitz,
Pete Siemens, and Deane Little
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Craig Britton, Sue Schectman, John Escobar, David Sanguinetti,
Matt Freeman, and Cathy Woodbury
H. CLOSED SESSION
D. Little stated that the Board would adjourn to Closed Session to discuss Closed Session
Agenda Items 1 and 2.
Board recessed to Closed Session at 6:35 .m. and the Closed Session commenced at
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6:35 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session at 7:29 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
ffi. D. Little called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. He announced that the Board
had discussed Closed Session Agenda Items 1 and 2 in Closed Session and that no
reportable actions had taken place. The Board would reconvene in Closed Session
following the Regular Meeting.
Additional Staff Present: Gordon Baillie, Cathy Woodbury, Stephanie Jensen, Lisa
Zadek, and David Sanguinetti
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS —There were none.
V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
330 Distel Circle . Los Altos, CA 94022-1404 • Phone:650-691-1200
Fax:650-691-0485 • E-mail:mroscl@openspace.org • Web site:www.openspace.org
Board of Directors:Pete Siemens,Mary C.Davey,Jed Cyr,Deane Little, Nonette Hanko,Larry Hassett,Kenneth C. Nitz •General Manager:L.Craig Britton
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Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board adopt the agenda. L. Hassett seconded and the
motion passed 7 to 0.
VI. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR
K. Nitz removed Agenda Item 4,District 30th Anniversary Update and Authorization to
Pay the Partial Cost of 30th Anniversary Dinner Tickets for District Employees to be
Recovered Through Donations or to be Paid from Already-Budgeted FY 2002-2003 30t
Anniversary, Funds, in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $1,200; and Agenda Item 6,
Authorize Staff to Reject All Bids Received September 12, 2002 for Construction of the
Maintenance Shop Building for the Foothills Field Office, Authorize Staff to Solicit New
Bids for the Foothills Field Office at Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. Staff
answered questions regarding Claim 4655 for pig control services, stating that no pigs
had been taken.
Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar, including the
minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 12, 2002, and the Special and
Regular Meetings of September 11, 2002; Agenda Item 5, Annual
Seasonal Trail Closures Informational Report, Review and Comment o
Proposed Trail Closures-, No Formal Board Action is Required; Agenda
Item 7, Scheduling Board Meetings in November and December 2002;
Cancel your November 27, 2002 Regular Meeting, Cancel your December
25, 2002 Regular Meeting; and Revised Claims 02-17. P. Siemens
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
V111. BOARD BUSINESS
A. Agenda Item No. I —Consideration to Adopt a Resolution Honoring the Mari
County Open Space District Upon the Occasion of its 30th Anniversary—(Report
R-02-1 L4).
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 02-33,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Honoring the Marin County Open Space
District Upon the Occasion of its 30'h Anniversary. M. Davey
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
B. Agenda Item No. 2- Consideration to Adopt a Resolution Honoring the
Monterey County Open Space District Upon the Occasion of its 30th Anniversary
_(Report R-02-115).
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 02-3 5,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Honoring the Monterey Peninsula Regional
Park District Upon the Occasion of its 30d' Anniversary. M. Davey
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
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C, Agenda Item No. 3—Consideration of a Resolution Supporting Proposition 50
on the November 5, 2002 Statewide Ballot—(Report R-02-117).
C. Britton told why the District is interested in this proposition. He said the
District has always supported water bonds and this fits into what the District is
trying to accomplish.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 02-36,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Supporting Proposition 50 on the November
5, 2002 Statewide Ballot. M. Davey seconded the motion. The
motion passed 7 to 0.
D. Agenda Item No. 4 -District 30th Anniversary Update and Authorization to Pay
the Partial Cost of 30th Anniversary Dinner Tickets for District Employees to be
Recovered Through Donations or to be Paid from Already-Budgeted FY 2002-
2003 30th Anniversary Funds, in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $1,200—(Report
R-02-1
K. Nitz said he did not understand the proposal. C. Britton clarified that it had
been done for the International Open Space Conference in 1990. He said he
thought the District would reach the $10,000 level of donations. S. Jensen said
staff is asking the District to supplement the cost of tickets for employees. C.
Britton said the amount of$1,200 would cover approximately 80 people at the
reduced amount.
S. Jensen provided an update on the event, noting that 800 invitations had been
mailed, and the venue can accommodate 400 people. Several positive responses
had been received already.
Motion- K. Nitz moved that the Board accept the update regarding the
District's 30th Anniversary dinner plans; and authorize payment of
the partial cost of the dinner ticket for employees, not to exceed
$1,200. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to
0.
E. Agenda Item No. 6- Authorize Staff to Reject All Bids Received September 12
2002 for Construction of the Maintenance Shop Building for the Foothills Field
Office, Authorize Staff to Solicit New Bids for the Foothills Field Office at
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve—(Report R-02-112).
K. Nitz stated that he had pulled this item because a pattern of being overpriced
was being formed.
C. Woodbury informed him that they have asked the architect to look at the plans
and identify areas that need clarification and perhaps suggest a different approach
that might be more cost effective.
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Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board authorize staff to reject all bids
received for construction of the Maintenance Shop Building for the
Foothills Field Office at Rancho San Antonio Open Space
Preserve; and authorize staff to solicit new bids. J. Cyr seconded
the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
VU. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
J. Cyr attended the legislative breakfast in San Mateo County. Two area legislators were
there, Joe Simitian and Jackie Speier.
L. Hassett commented that his opponent had received an endorsement for his bid for a
position on the hospital district board.
N. Hanko also attended the legislative breakfast and said she wished Santa Clara County
would do the same thing. She said it was an opportunity for great networking, and the
two legislators are so competent.
K. Nitz: 1. He participated in a Director's hike in La Honda Open Space Preserve. He
said he answered lots of questions and talked about the coastal expansion. 2. He
observed the cutting of acacia at Mills Creek Open Space Preserve. He said it would
probably take another year to complete the cutting. 2. The Oak Moths are at Purisima
and El Corte de Madera.
M. Davey: 1. She also enjoyed the legislative breakfast. 2. She pointed out an article in
the newspaper regarding Stanford Trails. Liz Kniss is trying to negotiate behind the
scenes. 3. She had a brochure about the Los Altos Hills initiative to protect open space
in the town. 4. POST has purchased the Bressler property, and she thought they would
make sure that Palo Alto would raise the money to complete the Arastradero preserve.
P. Siemens went camping with his daughter's class in the Presidio. He talked about some
of the activities including a docent-lead hike and talk about invasive species. He said he
thought the cost was a little high. M. Davey informed him that she had attended a
meeting of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council at the Presidio and learned that the Presidio
has to support itself with money from the public. N. Hanko asked M. Davey to report on
what the Ridge Trail Council is doing.
D. Little said he has become involved in the invasive problem in Africa, specifically
Bidenspeloso. The group he is working with will put together a grant proposal to pursue
some bio-control events.
C. Britton: 1. The FYIs included a Notice of Categorical Exemption that he had signed
on the El Sereno project. 2. The District now has 47,004 total acres with the close of the
Daloia acquisition. 3. He referred to the item in the FYIs regarding the Fair Political
Practices Commission bi-annual update of the District's Conflict of Interest Code. 4. He
had invited Ralph Heim to the December 11 meeting to talk about legislation. 5. The
Coastal Conservancy will be considering the District's $2,050,000 grant for the purchase
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of Miramontes Ridge property from POST on October 30. 6. He said he thought the
legislative breakfast was one of the best they had been to. He said he would ask Ralph
Heim to address the State budget at the December 11 meeting. He said the legislators
talked about the changes that would be taking place in Sacramento, including raising of
fees. 7. The District had received the first endorsement of the annexation from Silicon
Valley Manufacturing Group.
S. Schectman: 1. She referred to a letter from the Monterey Regional Park District
which had joined the District in asking the Supreme Court to de-publish the Sonoma
County case. 2. She talked to the new attorney for the Santa Clara Open Space
Authority, Bill Parkins. Santa Clara has been sued by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers
Association regarding their recent assessment district. She explained what the principal
legal challenges were and said she would be watching this.
J. Escobar: 1. He attended the National Recreation and Parks Association conference in
Tampa. He handed out information on PROS (Park, Recreation and Open Space
Cooperatives) and said their conference would be held next year in Los Angeles. 2.
While at the conference, he attended the Special Districts Forum breakfast which is the
preview of the Special Districts Forum conference which will be held June 9-13 in
Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia.
G. Baillie provided an update on the Russian Ridge burn, noting that an 80-acre bum is
scheduled for November 6 with November 7 and 8 as backup dates.
J. Escobar talked about the event planned for this Friday at the Tafoni deck.
S. Jensen: 1. They are preparing training for the largest crew leadership training ever.
2. There have been articles in the newspaper about the family fun programs at the nature
center, and there has been great attendance at those events. 3. They have introduced
video into their PowerPoint presentations.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:17 p.m., the meeting was adjourned to the Special Meeting Closed Session to
discuss Items I and 2. The Closed Session commenced at 8:25 p.m. and concluded at
8:35 p.m. No reportable action was taken.
Roberta Wolfe
Recording Secretary