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Home My Public Portal About20030108 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) i Regional Open Sj --e MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 1 Meeting 03-01 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 8, 2003 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(arrived at 6:37 p.m.), and Deane Little. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: Craig Britton, Sue Schectman, Tom Fischer, Mike Williams, John Escobar, and Del Woods. II. CLOSED SESSION i D. Little stated that the Board would adjourn to Closed Session to discuss Closed Session Agenda Items 1 and 2. The Board recessed to Closed Session at 6:33 p.m. and the Closed Session commenced at 6:34 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session at 7:31 p.m. I REGULAR MEETING M. D. Little called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. He announced that the Board i had discussed Closed Session Agenda Items 1 and 2 and that no reportable actions had taken place. I Additional Staff Present: John Dickey and Sally Thielfoldt. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS—There were none. I V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA I Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board adopt the agenda. J. Cyr seconded and the motion passed 7 to 0. 130 Distel Cirf(e Los Altos, <A '34022 1404 Phone:050 091-1 2)U Fax: 050-691 0485 . E-mail: mrosd l) p nsw(e.org . Web site:www.ol)(=nsl)ace.org l3oarcl of C)irer Irrs P ste 5iemen5, 'vlar C.[lave , Iecl(: r ...__..._._.�._..__ � y y y I>eane Lit1I�, Noneue I i<nko, harry Natisttf, Kcanneth C Nitz f,etxcar.l h9tna per:I,f�rai�,E3ritton Meeting 03 O1 Page 2 i VI. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR K. Nitz said he had not received a letter from Robert Zatkin regarding the negative declaration for the Virginia Mill project. J. Escobar explained that the Board would get that letter and others when staff gets the public comments on that item on January 29. Staff answered questions regarding Claims 4994 (related to bridge), 5011 (SFO referred to Skyline Field Office), 5036(pigs; C. Britton said not many had been captured), and 5032 (mileage related to several trips). Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar, including the Minutes of the Special and Regular Meeting of November 13, 2002; draft response to a letter from Ms. Marguerite Kaufman, 17 Mountain Meadow, Revised C Y Woodside; and R i Claims 03-01. J. Cyr seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. N. Hanko abstained on Claim #5051. VH. BOARD BUSINESS A. Agenda Item No. 1 —Elect Officers of the Board for the 2003 Calendar Year— (Report R-03-01). S. Thielfoldt reviewed election procedures. D. Little nominated N. Hanko for President and L. Hassett seconded the nomination. M. Davey moved that nominations be closed. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Following balloting, S. Thielfoldt announced that seven ballots had been cast for N. Hanko. N. Hanko thanked the Board for electing her and thanked D. Little for his efforts during his year as President. D. Little said he had enjoyed working with the Board Members and staff and thanked everyone. N. Hanko called for nominations for Vice President. L. Hassett nominated M. Davey. K. Nitz seconded the nomination. J. Cyr moved that nominations be closed. D. Little seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Following balloting, S. Thielfoldt announced that seven ballots had been cast for M. Davey. N. Hanko called for nominations for Treasurer and nominated L. Hassett. M. Davey seconded the nomination. P. Siemens moved that nominations be closed. J. Cyr seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Following balloting, S. Thielfoldt announced that seven ballots had been cast for L. Hassett. N. Hanko called for nominations for Secretary. N. Hanko nominated K. Nitz. D. Little seconded the nomination. L. Hassett moved that nominations be closed. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. Following balloting, S. Thielfoldt announced that seven ballots had been cast for K. Nitz. i Meeting 03-01 Page 3 B. Agenda Item No. 2-Renewal of Investment Authority and Annual Statement of Investment Policy; Adopt the Attached Resolution to Renew the District Controller's Investment Authority Until January 15, 2004 and to Approve the District's Statement of Investment Policy-(Report R-03-02). Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 03-01, Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Adopting a Statement of Investment Policy and Authorizing the Controller to Invest Surplus Funds Allowed by Government Code. K. Nitz seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. C. Agenda Item No. 3—Approval of Communications Site Lease and Agreement with Sprint Spectrum, L.P., Pul ag s Ridge Open Space Preserve:Determine that the Recommended Action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) As Set Out in this Report; Adopt the Attached Resolution Authorizing Approval of the Communications Site Lease and Agreement with Sprint Spectrum,L. P, Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve— (Report R-03-05 C. Britton provided background information on antenna sites. J. Dickey outlined staff recommendations and talked about negotiations that are going on with AT&T and others. He said that AT&T currently pays $18,092 and the goal is to raise that to $30,000 soon. There is more space available. He explained that the cell phone antennas go on a PG&E tower that is on District land. L. Hassett asked what was the significance of the reduction in square footage being listed. J. Dickey explained that Sprint had the rights, but now the District does. J. Dickey said the lease calls for allowing them the right to expand an additional panel. He said currently there is 270 feet in the entire closure. M. Williams complimented J. Dickey and D. Simmons for their work on this matter. D. Little described cell phone reception in downtown Los Altos and asked if the District has other sites. C. Britton explained that the District currently has a policy of no expansion on cell sites. Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board determine that the recommended action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as set forth in the staff report; and adopt Resolution No. 03-02, Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Approving the Meeting 03-01 Page 4 Communications Site Lease and Agreement with Sprint Spectrum, L.P. (Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve). P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. N Hank requested uested a brief recess. q RECESS: 8:03-8:08 p.m. D. Agenda Item No. 4- Appointment of Administration and Budget Committee for 2003, The New President of the Board Should Appoint the Administration and Budget Committee Members for the 2003 Calendar Year with Your Consent— (Report R-03-03). N. Hanko proposed to appoint J. Cyr, K. Nitz, and L. Hassett to the Administration and Budget Committee for 2003. She announced that other appointments would be made on January 29. Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board confirm the President's appointment of the Administration and Budget Committee members for the 2003 calendar year. M. Davey seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. E. Agenda Item No. 5- Approval of Legislative Consulting Services Agreement for 2003 with Public Policy Advocates; Authorize the General Manager to Execute the Attached Consulting Services Agreement with Public Policy Advocates for Legislative Consulting Services in Sacramento—(Report R-03-04). Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board authorize the General Manager to execute the Consulting Services Agreement with Public Policy Advocates for legislative consulting services in Sacramento. P. Siemens seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. VIM INFORMATIONAL REPORTS M. Davey reported on Stanford trails. The Board of Supervisors voted to study only three alternatives for the south trail along Page Mill Road because of the possibility of a lawsuit regarding the fourth site. A group is working with Los Altos Hills regarding trails through that town. L. Hassett had attended Gov. Davis' inauguration. N. Hanko asked about total acreage held by the District and how many volunteers we have. C. Britton said at this time the District holds 47,998 acres, and escrow closes on the Big Dipper Ranch property on Friday. In answer to another questions, he said there are 700 volunteers. Meeting 03-01 Page 5 C. Britton: 1. He referred to a letter in the FYIs regarding a development in the east foothills. He had talked to Ann Draper, Planning Director, who informed him that the facts in the letter were incorrect. He told her that the District is more concerned about maintaining the rural zoning than they were about this particular project. 2. He had just returned from the three-week trip to New Zealand and showed photos of himself bungee jumping from the Kawarau bridge there. M. Davey had received information about a Special District meeting in Sacramento in March where instruction for formulating a successful election would be provided. She will forward that information to other Board Members and staff. S. Schectman reported on the Court of Appeals eals decision declaring the Coastal p Commission unconstitutional. She thought there would be an easy legislative fix. It is being appealed to the Supreme Court and also will be discussed by the Legislature. J. Escobar: 1. He announced that there would be a Use and Management Committee meeting tomorrow. 2. LAFPAC will meet on Friday at noon. 3. He had an up-to-date list of city elected officials. 4. The District has hired two more rangers, Rich Carlson and John Lloyd. There is one ranger vacancy remaining. S. Thielfoldt said that she and L. Zadek want to figure out a way to update the Board Members' home binders. P. Siemens suggested putting it in an electronic file. D. Little said he went hiking on India Creek Road at Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. He had noticed landslides and water beginning to carve into the road. Operations staff will look into the matter. IX. ADJOURNMENT At 8:32 p.m., the meeting was adjourned. Roberta Wolfe Recording Secretary