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Meeting 03-12
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 5, 2003
MINUTES
L ROLL CALL
President N. Hanko called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Members Present: Jed Cyr(arrived at 7:04 p.m.), Mary Davey, Larry Hassett,Deane
Little, Pete Siemens, Ken Nitz, and Nonette Hanko
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Craig Britton, S. Schectman, Sally Thielfoldt, John Escobar, Cathy
Woodbury, Stephanie Jensen, John Maciel, Mike Williams, Del Woods, Lisa Zadek,
Anne Koletzke, Kristi Webb, Mike Newburn, David Sanguinetti, Mike Howard, Andrew
Martin, Mark Cassereto, Tom Fischer, Carl Oosterman, Matt Freeman, Paul McKowan'
Elaina Cuzick
Consultants Present: Thomas Reid, Thomas Reid Associates; Patrick Miller, 2M
Associates; Steve Spickard, Economics Research Associates; Richard Taylor, Shute,
Mihaly and Weinberger; Mike Waller, Hexaagon Transportation consultants; Ray Moritz,
Moritz Arboricultural Consulting and Landscape FIRES.
U. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
M. Davey moved that the Board adopt the agenda. K. Nitz seconded the motion. The
motion passed 6 to 0.
N. Hanko described the process to be followed and procedural rules for the meeting.
III. BOARD BUSINESS.
A. Agenda Item No. 1 - San Mateo County Coastal Annexation Project:
Certification of the San Mateo Coastal Annexation Final Program Environmental
Impact Report and Adoption of Findings. Approval of the Mitigation Monitorinlst
Program. Approval of the Service Plan for the San Mateo Coastal Annexation
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Area; A Adoption of the Willing ellers
Approval of the Fiscal Impact Analysis,
Ordinance, Adoption of the Annexation Policy, Adoption of a Resolution o
Application for Annexation and Sphere of Influence Amendment, Adoption o Resolution of No Property Tax Exchange. and Consideration of Master Mutual
Aid Agreement with the County of San Mateo, and Consideration of Other
Related Project Documents—(Report No. 03-54 1
C. Britton introduced staff members and consultants.
C. Woodbury gave a history of the process that began in 1997 and listed the
actions to be considered at this meeting. She talked about the factors leading to
the District's proposed coastside program, including a poll in 1998. She showed a
map of the proposed coastal annexation area in relation to the current District
boundaries. She talked about the benefits of the coastal annexation. Regarding
representation, she noted that from I - 4 wards could be extended to the coast.
S. Schectman talked about eminent domain issues, the 1999 Cooperation
Agreement, and the willing sellers ordinance. She outlined the annexation policy.
C. Woodbury noted that the proposed annexation does not include any new or
proposed taxes. Staff will work to formalize a mutual aid agreement with San
Mateo County fire Department. She outlined the next steps to be taken.
Patrick Miller, 2M Associates, reviewed the changes to the service plan since the
Board accepted it in June, 2002, noting that most were minor. He talked about the
proposed mitigation measures.
Thomas Reid talked about the final EIR and listed its contents. He said the final
EIR before them tonight is a thorough and comprehensive compilation of both
technical analysis and public input. Its purpose is to provide environmental
information to inform the Board's action and that of LAFCo in considering the
annexation.
Steve Spickard provided an update on the fiscal impact analysis, noting that it had
not changed in a fundamental way.
N. Hanko referred to page 25 of the draft final service plan which talked about
siting of trails. She asked where the setbacks came from. C. Woodbury said they
were from the San Mateo County Trail Plan.
N. Hanko read from page 31, second paragraph, guideline G6.29, and asked
where the feral pig issue was addressed. C. Woodbury said that was discussed
under resource management.
The following people submitted speaker cards and chose to speak:
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Name Summary Comments/Concerns
Yoriko Kishimoto Presented a resolution expressing strong and unanimous support for
the ro osa1.
Jack Olsen Farmland security zone; encourage to hold off with final approval for
at least a week.
Chuck Kozak This is the most positive EIR he has reviewed and addresses all issues
raised during the comment period.
Peter Daniel Expressed objections to the EIR. Fire hazard and risk appraisal not
adequate. Recommended Board hold off until this can be done
correctly.
Carol Simon Need additional traffic analysis. PMAC has gone on record against
the annexation. Omit south coast from any further consideration for
annexation.
Steve Simms He had never seen such total opposition to anything as with this
annexation. Think we are good stewards of land.
John Donovan Concerns regarding representation. Believe the District does not have
money for land management. The District is not giving up the right to
eminent domain.
Leslie Fiering In favor of open space and management of open space. There are
omissions from the plan including farm labor housing. Reject current
document until issues can be addressed.
Oscar Braun Added to Mr. Daniels' comments regarding the purpose of the CEQA
review process. Invited Board to join Fire Safe committee members
for a workshop on how they go forward since funding has ended. Not
against open space and protecting environment. Asking to put off
decision and get study done correctly.
April Vargas Urged them to adopt the documents.
Kirke Comstock Asked them to approval material before them.
Chris Thollang Commented as Citizens Advisory Committee member on the issue of
eminent domain. Disappointed we do not have support of south coast
community because he felt their concerns had been met. Encouraged
them to move forward.
Ann Forrister Urged them to take actions proposed by staff.
Alan Maranglia He said he wondered about the District's mission statement. He said
he would rather look at million dollar homes hidden in the trees than
look at parking lots and toilets.
Hertha Harrington Reported on her experiences with MROSD, which were all positive.
Urged annexation because it will benefit everyone. Thanked Board
for patien e and dedication to serving and land.
Joanne Joye Addressed comments regarding EIR traffic analysis. Her area not
covered in that analysis. Supported Carol Simon, asked that they
I reject EIR.
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Kurt Heiner Concerned about emergency medical care. Concerned about impact
on community where his sons will grow up. Came from La Honda
Pescadero Unified School District with a letter from Mr. Wilson,
Supt., LHPUSD. Fire analysis incomplete and unconvincing.
Concerns regarding potential adverse impacts to school district.
Re uesting extension of review period.
Dan Caughey Will not be impact on emergency response. Talked about response to
incident in which his cousin died.
Veronica True District is very poor neighbor. Serious trespassing problem. Talked
about items on web page and in newsletter showing pictures of their
ranch as being District property. Would like a written response.
Nina Pellegrini Totally opposed to annexation because of inability to manage the
lands they already have, their fiscal responsibility, and their disregard
for the residents' survival as viable communities. Talked about
Russian convent eminent domain issue. Wants answers to questions.
Asked them not to do annexation.
Meredith Folsom Urged Board to accept EIR.
Irma Mitton Concur with colleagues from PMAC that they not accept the final
resolutions and consider alternative of eliminating south coast from
annexation area. She addressed some statements regarding
agriculture in the draft final service plan. Do not need another agency
to provide services that currently exist. Asked to consider alternative
that does not include south coast.
George Cattemole Final EIR disappointing to many. District is opening spaces that have
been closed for a long time. It will impact habitats. District could do
the work in a responsible manner, but hasn't. Need more time to look
at the EIR.
Ken Broome Representing himself as an individual who enjoys the coast side area.
Stated why he was in favor of the annexation. Recommended to
annex as ro osed.
Bill Prince Resident of south Skyline area. Support expansion based on their
research and consideration. Support adoption of tonight's agenda
items. Believe protected open space increases property values for
private landowners and presence of field rangers is beneficial to
private landowners. Support contingent on three things: 1. MROSD
will not use eminent domain. 2. Sellers will retain right to sell to
whomever they want. 3. Increase focus on resource management
including dealing with invasive non-native plants.
Ken Hibbits Operates alpaca ranch. Encouraged them to address issues raised.
Think it is important to look at traditional and non-traditional
agricultural use. Urged them to be creative. Asked them to do best
possible they can in representing the people here. Have lost 30
ercent of agricultural production.
John Lynch In 30 years he had learned to love the coast. Six years since began,
press on ahead.
Jack McCarthyUrged to follow through on vision of this program.
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Gael Erickson Hoping they will approve. Sure there are things that will need to be
changed. Concerned regarding number of properties for sale.
Concerns regarding watershed. Accept and move ahead.
Meg Delano Reaffirmed opposition to annexation. EIR failed to address issues we
raised. Talked about several deficiencies. Do not understand why our
area is not addressed under traffic issues or provision of visitor
services.
Audrey Rust Urged to accept documents and move forward with annexation.
Talked about competence of District staff.
Todd McGee Supporter of District. Spent lots of time on EIR. Commented
regarding representation of coast. Proposed that part of annexation
proposal be to establish a committee of coastsiders. The need of coast j
side is to be protected from the rest of the Bay Area. There are lots of
eo le and energy available and the District is not availing itself of it.
Terry Brown Live by Portola State Park. Not in favor. A lot of us like being on our
own. Don't think we need another bureaucracy or government land
grab. Don't see overdevelopment happening. Understand there has
been a net decrease in housing on the coast.
Geoff Allen Agreed they ought to rescind the power of eminent domain forever,
have not done that. Would like to withdraw name from petition.
Asked not to certify EIR because there are lots of questions. Fiscal
analysis is questionable at best. Traffic study—think safest way to
protect land west of Skyline and south of Half Moon Bay is to leave it
in the hands of people who have been caring for it for 200 years. The
report on sudden oak death was hugely lacking. In favor of
annexation north of highway 92.
Mike Polacek Good process. True test will be what District will do with all this
information. Adamantly against annexation proposal. Great deal of
local opposition. Hope you do not ignore. Goals are good on the
surface. Issue is how you achieve that. Personally concerned with
economic impact. Think analysis is incomplete.
Hank Modena Don't approve of what they are doing to the coast side. There are
fewer homes and schools in area than 90 years ago. We have kept the
coast the way it is and what you are trying to do is wrong. If you want
to preserve the coast keep the rich people out and keep farmers and
ranchers where they are.
Kay Bell There are plenty of regulations to keep development down on coast
and lack of water. Hope kids can have a home where they want.
Shocked by decrease in population of the area. Urged them to
consider rational land use that includes housing.
Joan Kirkaldie Think what you are doing is very good and we need that new area.
Don't see that it is an issue regarding eminent domain. Endorse what
ou are doing.
Jim Rourke Read excerpts from Grand Jury report. Urged them to adopt EIR and
move forward with service plan.
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Jose Maes See this as piecemeal acquisition of privately owned property.
Specific question regarding easements—to what degree will property
through which easement go be compromised?
Noble Hendrix Have used open space. He is an ecologist; you can maximize the
usefulness of conserved land when you can link it with other pieces of
conserved land. Should contact people regarding local agriculture
practices and local preservation of frog.
Ray Modena Talked about potential traffic. Can't build houses because of lack of
water. Schools are hurting. Enough parks. Don't have enough
eo le to take care of the ones they have.
Joe Nixon No mystery to me that there are a lot of for sale signs. District will
not have authority not to tax part of their area. Manipulation of issue
of eminent domain, cannot trust government. Must get agreements
in legally binding writing. Think this is a thoroughly corrupt
proposal.
Jan Snyders Think we have enough open land and parks. Plenty of hiking trails.
Many reasons against annexation including fire hazards and
introduction of diseases to agricultural crops. Completely against
annexation.
Pat Dixon Active in county politics, on ridge trail council. Understand how
people want their area to stay. Once Highway 92 is widened the area
will be high-density housing. Would like to see this proceed.
Mario Pelle rini Opposed.osed. One reason is that in district's mission statement, one of
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their missions is to acquire agricultural lands. With that statement you
run into three Constitutional protections: right to own private
property, farmers' livelihood is at stake, homestead exemption.
District is enemy of those things. Talked about willing sellers. Board
violating constitution of United States.
Armin T. Borick Concerned regarding what you are doing. Taking land off tax rolls.
Martini Ranch—what have they done with it. 1998 La Honda Road
closed for two weeks. County EMS depends on local volunteers.
You are going to put hikers on land who are dependent on volunteers
for medical coverage. No one is opposed to open space,just opposed
to District management.
Peter Marchi Development on coast will not happen. Would like more time to
review the EIR. Main concern is eminent domain. His attorney
reviewed EIR and said it can be reversed. Goal in cooperative
agreement was that it could never be reversed.
Marta Sehnal Don't need more regulation. Think people want schools, police, and
roads. Think there are enough parks in county.
Terry Gossett Opposed to annexation. Final impact- $1 million lost tax per year
from POST purchase. Discrepancy between your numbers and San
Mateo county controller's numbers. Might be worthwhile to go back
and confirm statements of less than significant impacts. District has
taken 9 months to review responses, will then give public 9 days to
res ond. Need 60-90 days.
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Mary Ann Heine Disabled on job, a farmer and educator. Need to protect habitat
farmland and constitutional rights. Homeless because of eminent
domain and theft. Asked them to defer and let it be a comprehensive
EIR. Let us protect and preserve and uphold our rights. Listen to
people.
Bern Smith Agreed with lot of previous speakers. Have not had time to look at
EIR. Specifics regarding building trails, agricultural issues. When it
comes to managing land, things will come out of left field.
Emergency response, think it was addressed to my satisfaction. All
of the time that went into this will seem like nothing compared to the
effort that it will actually take to manage the properties. Hope you can
do it, support your attempt.
Zoe Kersteen-Tucker Thanked Board and staff for energy and commitment. Talked about
the community process and eminent domain. Urged them to adopt
EIR and move forward in process. Oceans are in peril because of
coastal development.
J. Persson Live near Portola Park, representing self. Do reforestation work and
volunteer in parks. Talked about paying visit to county for various
things they did to property. Don't like overhead of all the
government. Road is in bad shape. Will not hold additional traffic.
Have not had enough time to review documents. Disturbed that
comments were not fully responded to.
Guy Coggins Would like to support Board in being conservationists. Concerns
regarding timberland and mineral rights.
Deborah Ettinger Development on coast is extremely restrictive. Wanted to address
willing sellers issue. Talked about examples of government taking
advantage of
Pat and Sheila Bordi Strongly opposed to annexation. Heard of people being harassed into
selling. The residents care for their lands. Think annexation would
bring many people and change the area. Have plenty of parks, laws,
ordinances, policies and permit requirements. Ask that you stay out. J
The following people submitted speaker cards but did not choose to speak:
1. Jessica Agramont, Half Moon Bay
2. Judy Grobe, La Honda
3. Jim Norris, Pescadero
4. J. Marsh, Half Moon Bay
5. Joe Falcone, Half Moon Bay Planning Commissioner, Half Moon Bay
6. Len Erickson, Midcoast Parklands, El Granada
7. Jim Norris, Pescadero
8. William Young, Half Moon Bay
9. David Abrevaya, Half Moon Bay
N. Hanko noted that many resolutions of support had been received, including
those from Redwood City, the cities of Los Gatos, Cupertino, Saratoga, Los
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Altos, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, Santa Clara County
Board of Supervisors, and Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Expressions
of support had been received from Hon. Sally Lieber, Hon. Rebecca Cohn, Hon.
Tom Lantos, Hon. Mike Honda; the National Park Service, East Bay Regional
Parks, Marin County Open Space District, Midcoast Community Council, and
Hon. Byron Sher.
Recess: 10:05-10:33 P.M.
Staff responded to questions as follows:
Fire and EMS Services and wildland fire risk issues-J. Escobar addressed the
EMS issues. He referred to page 32 of the EIR and said the entire area should
generate only 15 EMS calls a year.
Fire safe questions -D. Sanguinetti addressed how they approach fire safe issues
on District properties with the use of staff and California Youth Authority. He
will be representing the District at the workshop.
Fire -Ray Moritz, urban forester, prepared study for this project. He talked about
his experience and qualifications and addressed the use of Sonoma County study
information. He said he was confident with the conclusion he reached using that
data. He said he had worked in this field since 1975.
Traffic—Mike Waller, Hexagon Transportation Consulting
Fiscal— Steve Spickard—two principle issues: 1. Will there be an increase in the
cost of providing services. 2. Is there a decrease in revenues? All agencies were
contacted; they anticipated no significant service increases. He felt there was
fundamental misunderstanding as to how the property tax system works with
regard to tax revenue..
Agriculture—C. Woodbury referred to Permanent Policy PA-I on page 13 of the
service plan, which addressed protecting agriculture's continued use. Farm labor
housing was addressed in Permanent Policy PA-2 and Guideline G-6-3.
Biological Issues- Tom Reid said the list of mitigation measures in the EIR
covers special status species exhaustively. He did not think there was any
inconsistency between the objectives as stated in the mission statement and the
controls that the District will establish when the final service plan is adopted.
Taxation— S. Schectman reiterated that the proposal does not include a tax
measure and the resolution provides that the Board will not seek any reallocation
of current property tax to the District. Special districts cannot impose property
taxes without a 2/3 vote of the people. Representation was discussed on page 20
of the service plan, which stated that the Board will work with residents on this
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issue. The service plan does envision the use of advisory committees. The
legislature has established very strong immunities so that landowners cannot be
sued in the event recreational users are injured on their land. She thought they
had covered eminent domain thoroughly in the document and the hearings. She
was confident the prohibition on the use of eminent domain was a firm
commitment.
D. Little asked about the of the statement"comment noted." S.
purpose
Schectman said some comments were not on the EIR. Tom Reid said when they
say"comment noted"they say we heard you. He thought the issues were well
before the public.
M. Davey asked about the super Williamson Act. S. Schectman said there is a
relatively new statute that provides protections for farmland security zones.
These restrictions would not apply to a district like MROSD.
P. Siemens had suggestions of minor changes to the service plan:
• Page 7, third paragraph, change "allow" to"encourage."
• Page 8, third bullet at the top, say, "The opportunity for one or more local
residents to be elected . . . ."
• Page 8, third paragraph, after"acquiring land," add"and conservation and
agricultural easements." The mitigation monitoring plan would have to be
changed to be consistent.
• Page 12, guideline GLI, add after"site" the words"agricultural
operations," before"trails." S. Schectman said this was addressed in the
hazardous impact section.
• Page 23, underlined sections, middle of page, add", including" after
"special board meetings."
• Page 25, siting of trails, change recommended minimum setback for
residential to 100 yards and agriculture to 100 ft. Following discussion,
Patrick Miller said he would work on the wording and present it later in
the meeting. P. Siemens said the mitigations would have to be changed as
well in order to be consistent.
• Page 26, G68, change"picnicking" to"picnic areas." Where it says,
"prohibit smoking", the word"an" should be"and." Would need to
change the wording in mitigation 7-14.
• Page 39, paragraph 2 change to read, "The District would manage lands it
acquires that are adjacent to land owned by another open space interest in
a compatible way." After the comma, delete the words, "The District
would manage its adjacent lands." Where it says recreation on District
property, the word"where" should be "even though."
• He added that he favored some or all of the recommendations made by
Mr. Cattermole to be included in the EIR.
L. Hassett asked staff to respond to the length of time issue. C. Woodbury talked
about the notification and sending of documents. S. Schectman said the only
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legal requirement is that agencies that commented receive copies. The Board has
gone beyond the minimum legal requirements.
L. Hassett proposed a change to the service plan, Guideline G3.10 on page 15,
first paragraph, stating that he thought it was important that the District recognize
there is a trend toward organic or chemical free agricultural production. He
wanted it made clear that the District would not use pesticides or herbicides in a
buffer zone next to lands used for organic agricultural crops. C. Britton referred
to page 18, B3 10. D. Little, saying that"the District shall abide by existing
standards for organically grown crops at places where its properties are in contact
with lands being used to produce such crops." C. Britton suggested adding,
"including organic agriculture" after the words"do not adversely affect
agriculture." P. Siemens asked that both herbicides and pesticides be included.
Patrick Miller suggested saying, "where pesticides or herbicides are used" and
deleting"for vegetation control including control of noxious weeds"
Patrick Miller returned to the trail setback question, page 25. He said one option
would be to restate the first four lines of that paragraph and strike the land use
recommended setback table. It would read, "Trails shall be sited a minimum
distance of 300 ft. from occupied dwellings unless site specific circumstances
make this infeasible. Where a 300 ft. setback is not feasible, a minimum distance
of 50 ft. shall be in force and potential noise and privacy impacts must be
evaluated for any subsequent District action and shall be reduced by use of berms,
fences, landscaping . . . ."
P. Siemens asked about the inclusion of Mr. Cattermole's suggestions. C.
Woodbury said some of those had been addressed in the responses to comments.
M. Davey said when the District was established in 1972, they had a vision of
preserving open space and the green belt around Silicon Valley. In 1976 they
welcomed San Mateo County to the District. She thought this was a monumental
achievement. They have an obligation to preserve national resource that we all
love and the accompanying agriculture. They had excellent staff and consultant
work in putting together the documents. She said she intended to vote positively.
L. Hassett said his perspective was a little different from other Board Members.
He moved to rural San Mateo County in 1973 and became active in the South
Skyline Association and volunteer fire department. In 1976, the South Skyline
Association supported the District expanding its boundaries, but with lots of
apprehension centered around the issue of eminent domain. The Association
worked with staff and the Board and came up with an eminent domain policy that
satisfied the desires of the association. He said the District has honored that
policy ever since. He pointed out the benefits because the open space District is
there. The area has retained its rural character. There is an increased level of
emergency response. He talked about the impact on resource management
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including feral pig control and star thistle control. Regarding representation, he
felt he had worked hard to address the concerns of his neighbors. He said he
would continue to represent the interests of his neighbors and would support
staffs recommendations.
I Cyr said that during the six years of bringing the project to this point,there have
been major attempts to include the public. He said the EIR responds well to both
written and oral comments. He was satisfied that the comments raised by the
public regarding the EIR have been addressed and he would be voting for it.
K. Nitz said he grew up in Los Angeles and has been amazed at the San Mateo
coast. He thanked the farmers and others for doing what they were doing. He
feared that the housing pressures would come toward the coast. He said what
they are doing tonight is exciting and momentous. He thanked the District's
founders for their hard work. He said they were embarking on a new journey to
preserve and protect, and he was getting on board.
D. Little said it was clear in listening to the comments that there is a gulf in
perception about what the District is and represents. He understands that they are
sincere. He asked them not to doubt the sincerity of the Board. He said he would
speak as a user and an elected representative. The staff is so dedicated and
sincere and loyal to the agency and responsive to neighbors and users. He
believed the District had done an incredible job of preserving ecologically
valuable land. He could see that they might perceive the District as outsiders and
invaders. He asked them to be open to staff and the Board and the agency as a
whole. He thought that in the future they would have come to a different
perspective. Regarding eminent domain, he said he was certain the agency would
never change that. He hoped they would have an open mind.
P. Siemens said he thought the District would prove to be a valuable resource to
farmers. He agreed regarding formation of a committee to advise the Board. The
service plan contains a provision that if there is a significant issue affecting the
coast, the meeting would be held there. He said the intent is to develop policies
that would help us with any of the leased lands that they might own. He said he
did not think District should be in the business of managing farm land. He
thought the EIR was well done.
N. Hanko said she thought the Board was ready to move forward. This is only the
beginning of a long process. She said the District is improving because people
like those present tell them their concerns. She said they listen and incorporate
those improvements into their plans. She said she was concerned about the school
district, and would like staff to pursue arrangements where there will be as little
fiscal impact as possible.
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C. Britton said they plan to work with them and come up with a program, perhaps
to fund environmental education, so there would be no net loss to the school
district.
N. Hanko talked about going to the coast with her parents when she was a child.
She said to her, agriculture was part of the coast and she would continue to work
toward the end of improving agriculture.
Motion: M. Davey moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 03-18,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District certifying the Final Environmental Impact
Report as amended, that it has been completed in compliance with
CEQA, was presented to and reviewed and considered by the
Board prior to making its decisions tonight and reflects the Board's
independent judgment and analysis. P. Siemens seconded the
motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
Motion: D. Little moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 03-19,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District approving the Final Service Plan for the San
Mateo Coastal Annexation Area (Service Plan) as amended;
adopting the CEQA Findings as amended that potential significant
environmental impacts have been avoided or mitigated; and
adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Program as amended, which
ensures that mitigation measures of the Final EIR will be
implemented. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed
7 to 0.
Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board approve the Fiscal Impact Analysis.
J. Cyr seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board adopt the Annexation Policy
which provides that any lands annexed would be subject to policies
of the service plan including no eminent domain. K. Nitz
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board adopt Ordinance No. 03-01,
Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Prohibiting the Acquisition of Property by
Eminent Domain Within Specified Areas (Willing Sellers
Ordinance), which prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire
any land or interests in land annexed to the District as part of the
service plan. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed
7 to 0.
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Motion:. M. Davey moved that the Board adopt Resolution No. 03-20,
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District Requesting the San Mateo County Local
Agency Formation Commission to Undertake Proceedings for the
Annexation of Territory to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District and Requesting the Amendment of the Sphere of Influence
of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. K. Nitz;
seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
Motion:, J. Cyr adopt Resolution No. 03-21, Resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Making a Determination of No Property Tax Exchange Pursuant to
the Provisions of Division 1, Part 0.5, Section 95 et seq. of the
California Revenue and Taxation Code. P. Siemens seconded the
motion. The motion passed 7 to 0.
Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board direct staff to discuss entering
into a Master Mutual Aid Agreement for fire services with San
Mateo County Fire with the goal of developing and formalizing a
mutual aid agreement. K. Nitz seconded the motion. The motion
passed 7 to 0.
1V. ADJOURNMENT
At 12:14 a.m., June 6, 2003 the meeting was adjourned.
Roberta Wolfe
Recording Secretary