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Home My Public Portal About20040811 - Minutes - Board of Directors (BOD) MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT I ',W, t)I- ()I'EN .tit'aQ 1. V1i tS4,1 !a,A',t1'I0N Meeting 04-17 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS August 11, 2004 MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING I. ROLL CALL President Mary Davey called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Members Present: Jed Cyr, Larry Hassett, Nonette Hanko, Deane Little (arrived 6:10 p.m.), Ken Nitz, Pete Siemens, and Mary Davey Members Absent: None Staff Present: Craig Britton, Sue Sehectman II. CLOSED SESSION M. Davey stated that the Board would adjourn to Closed Session. The Board recessed to Closed Session at 5:40 p.m. and the Closed Session commenced at 5:40 p.m. The Board concluded the Closed Session at 7:25 p.m. REGULAR MEETING III. M. Davey called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. She announced that the Board had discussed Agenda Items 1 and 2 in Closed Session, that no reportable actions had taken place, and that the Board would reconvene in Closed Session following the regular meeting. Additional Staff Present: Sally Thielfoldt, Matt Freeman, John Maciel IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS—There were none. V. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 330 Distel Circle 650-.69i-lzoo Info@openspaee,org BOARDOF DIRECTORS:Pete Siemens,Mary Davey,Jed Cyr, GENERAL MANAGER: Los Altos CA 94022-1404 650-6gi-04e5 fax wvvw.open5PaCe,0rg Deane Little,Nanette Hanko,Larry Hassett,Kenneth C.Nitz L.Craig Britton 6*zz Meeting 04-17 Page 2 General Counsel called the Board's attention to Supplementary Agenda Item No. 2 and requested the Board to consider adding this item to tonight's agenda as the need to take action arose after the agenda was posted. Motion: K. Nitz moved that the Board adopt the amended agenda. P. Siemens seconded and the motion passed 7 to 0. VI. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR N. Hanko announced she would abstain on Revised Claims No. 1357. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board adopt the Consent Calendar. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 6 to 0. VII. BOARD BUSINESS A. Agenda Item No. I — Award Contract for the El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve Watershed Protection Program: Year One Erosion Control Projects; Authorize the General Manager to Execute a Contract with Peter Davis Engineering for the Bid Amount of$101 360.00 Plus a Contingency Amount of up to $13 500 00 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $114 860.00 to Provide Road Upgrade and Erosion Control Services at El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve—(,Report R-04-75). Matt Freeman presented the report and answered questions from the Board. Motion: P. Siemens moved that the Board award the contract for the El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve Watershed Protection Program: Year One Erosion Control Projects and authorize the General Manager to execute the contract with Peter Davis Engineering for the bid amount of$101,360.00 plus a contingency amount of up to $13,500.00 for a total amount not to exceed $114,860. L. Hassett seconded the motion. The motion passed 7 to 0. B. Supplementary Agenda Item No. 2A — 1. Determine That There is an Immediate Need to Take Action on this Item and that the Need to Take Action on this Item Came to the Attention of the Board of Directors after the Posting of the Agenda for the Board's Regular Meetingof f August 11, 2004—(Report R-04-76). Motion: N. Hanko moved that the Board consider part 1 of this item. Discussion: S. Schectman presented the report on the first part of Agenda Item 2 to the Board. There is an immediate need to take action in the pending Half Moon Bay Coastside Foundation litigation. The court issued an order on Friday taking under submission the Meeting 04-17 Page 3 question as to whether or not there are sufficient protests to warrant an election on the LAFCo approval of the annexation. At this time the District does not know the outcome or when the judge will rule. General counsel recommends that the Board take the recommended action because the court could rule before the next Board meeting of August 28, 2004 and the District may have to, as a legislative body, take this action. Vote: The motion passed 7 to 0. Supplementary Agenda Item No. 213 — 2. Authorize President of the Board of Directors to Sign, on Behalf of the District, Written Arguments in Support of the Coastside Protection Program and to Take Such Other Steps as May Be Necessary to Comply with Any Potential Order of the Court that LAFCo's July 7, 2004 Approval of the District's Application for Annexation of the San Mateo Coastside be Placed on the November 2, 2004 General Election Ballot for Voter Approval — (Report R-04-76). S. Schectman reported that this action is consistent with what the Board approved on Measure F in 1998. Due to the uncertainty of this matter General Counsel requested the Board to consider amending this agenda item to authorize the President of the Board or, in her absence or unavailability, the Vice President of the Board, to take the listed actions. Motion: J. Cyr moved that the Board authorize the President of the Board of Directors, or in her absence, the Vice President, to sign, on behalf of the District, written arguments in support of the Coastside Protection Program and to take such other steps as may be necessary to comply with any potential order of the Court that LAFCo's July 7, 2004 approval of the District's Application for Annexation be placed on the November 2, 2004 general election ballot for voter approval, as amended. N. Hanko seconded the motion, as amended. The motion passed 7 to 0. VIII. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS J. Cyr: Ranger Danielson gave him and a La Honda resident a tour of the Red Barn in La Honda. M. Davey: She congratulated the three incumbents who filed their candidacy without opposition. D. Little: He discovered that a potential candidate did take out nomination papers with Santa Clara County but ultimately decided not to file. Meeting 04-17 Page 4 K. Nitz: He had a rar question regarding an FYI item, specifically, C. Roessler's letter to q g g Elizabeth Lotz of Sonoma State University pertaining to the Sudden Oak Death study. He wanted to be sure the District would receive a response and what would be the timeline. N. Hanko: She has received correspondence from Jim Warren regarding the District's good neighbor policy. C. Britton: 1. He mentioned the FYIs contained the request and response to Mr. McQueen regarding missing signage at Mt. Umunhum as requested by Director, Siemens. 2. The FYIs also contained the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Survey. 3. He accompanied Lisa Killough for a presentation to a working group in Napa County attempting to form a new park district. They have no county park department. 4. He attended a City of Palo Alto meeting that continued the discussion of the regional trail through Foothills Park. 5. Kent Dedrick passed away July 17th. 6. The dusky-footed wood rat has stopped a project in Devonshire Canyon in San Carlos. 7. He spoke with Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District's Manager, Joe Donofrio, regarding the mail ballot assessment that would raise approximately $1 million per year. They received a 60% "yes" vote. They also discussed co-sponsoring one "not-so-annual" conference in September 2005. 8. The State Budget was signed and non-enterprise special districts would suffer a 10% loss of property tax revenue for 2 years. For the District, that equals out to approximately $4 million. If the District's debt service is exempted, that could bring it as low as $2.6 million. 9. The FEMA project for Page Mill Road has received approval to pay the District $331,000. 10. Jim Warren has been discussing the idea of an online discussion group with R. Jurgensen, Public Affairs Manager. This would provide a venue for staff to talk with residents online. At this time it would be more productive to have residents direct their questions/input to our staff at info a,openspace.org. J. Maciei reported that a theft had occurred at the Skyline Field Office. Equipment worth up to $15,000 was stolen. The San Mateo County Sheriffs Department is investigating the incident. IX. ADJOURNMENT At 8:25 p.m., the meeting was adjourned. The Special Meeting Closed Session was reconvened at 8:15 p.m. and adjourned at 9:55 p.m., to discuss Agenda Items 3 and 4. No reportable actions were taken. Margaret Reimche, Recording Secretary