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Home My Public Portal About19721130 - Agenda Packet - Board of Directors (BOD) - 72-01 Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District Board of Directors Agenda First Regular Meeting November 30, 1972 8:00 P.M. 1 . Call to order - Supervisor Vic Calvo 2. Swearing in of Directors - Judge Stanley R. Evans 3. Nomination and Election Of President and Vice-President 4. Designation of Temporary Recording Secretary 5. Adoption of Agenda 6. Reports and Resolutions 7. Time, frequency and place of regular Board meetings 8. Appointment of Procedures Sub-committee 9. Other New Business 10. Written Communications 11 . Oral Communications 12. Adjournment Meeting 72-1 MID-'DENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS November 30, 1972 Sunnyvale City Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER : Victor Calvo The first regular meeting of the lid-Peninsula Regional Park District was called to order at 8 :20 p.m. Supervisor Calvo pointed out that"the agenda is light but the occasion is heavy. " "The existence of this Board is a dream come true for conser- vationi sts. " Members present : Dan Condron Kay Duffy Nonette Hanko Bill Pete.-s Dan 'Iendin 2. S'^'E'ARING IN OF DIRECTORS : Judge Stanley R. Evans The directors were sworn in by Judge Evans who has been active in conservation issues in this area for many years. 3. PRESENT1,17IONS A. Presentation to the Board on behalf of Assemblyman Richard Hayden by Fred Logan and Kermit Smith of a California state flag with a certificate stating that the flag had floson over the State Capitol. B. Welcome and congratulations by Councilman Gil Gunn of iunnyvale. 4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS : A. President : Motion made b Nonette Hanko : I nominate Dan '„,fendin as ''resident of the Mid-''eninsula Regional park District Board of Directors. Seconded by Bill Pete=^s. Passed unanimously. B. Vice President : Motion made by Kay Duffy : I nominate Nonette Hanko as Vice President of the ''id-Teninsula Regional Park District Board of Directors. Seconded by Dan Condron. Passed unanimously. Nonette in her acceptance wished to thank the people who helped establish the District : Stanley Norton, Mary Davey, Joan �, Tom Brown, Larry Klein, ','illiam Spangle , Roger t�icConnell , Marion Softky, Robert Girard, Lois Hogle , Barbara Eastman, Pat Barantine , Mary & Wallace Stegner , Fadlo mousalam, Eleanor Boushey, Mary Gordon, Jackie Hall , Jerry Smith and all the other people who worked and voted for the establishment of the Distr` ct. I � 1 November 30, 1972 Meeting 72-1. . .nage 2 5. DE;'IGN r,'TION OF TEMpOP.RY RECORDING 17ECR7T^RY: Janet Condron will be the temporary recording secretary. 6. REPORTS & RESOLUTIONS' : A. Funds : Because the District will not have any funds un�il D,- cember, 1973, it is necessary that an urg-ney bill go through the Legislature. Assemblyman Hayden introduced AB 2392 which pas ,ed the house and was carried through the Fenate by Senator !,lfred Alquist. It is currently awaiting the Governor ' s signature. B. Resolutions : Director Hanko introduced Resolutions No. 1-72 and 2-72 to Assemblyman Hayden and Senator Alquist to coi,mend and express appreciation for their past and continued support of the Mid-Peninsula Regional "ark District for their prompt and efficient advocacy on the District' s behalf. 7. TIME, FRE ;UENCY, AND -'LACT OF BOATD MT,ETINGS : Motion made by Bill Peters that the Board meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 :30 p.m. The place of the meeting to rotate by ward. �-econded. by Nonette Hanko. Passed unanimously. The next meeting will be in Saratoga at the Conference Room. president Wendin pointed out the next meeting will be a working meeting to establish the procedures under which the Board will operate , staffing procedures, how we can aquire land , financing, office facilities , etc. He also asked Nonette to draft up some possible procedures of operation for the meeting.aI�n� theF ��h► �� meantime the agenda for the next meeting will be open. 8. OTHER NE''' BUSINESS.: A. Meetings with other public agencies : Director Hanko mentioned the possi :ility of a meeting with Mayor Jerry Frith of Saratoga on recember 29. Motion made by Dan Condron that we not begin these meetings until January,1973, and that we :end a letter to Mayor Smith indicating this. Seconded by Nonette Hanko. Passed unanimously. 9. ORAL C O'_,31UNI C ATI ON : A. El Retiro Retreat : 1 ) Dorothy Gray, 762 Edgewood Lane , Los Altos Regarding a 16,8 acre parcel on ^dobe Creek currently owned by the Jesuit Fathers. '"hey are planning to sell and the lend is to be zoned by Los Altos at the next { meeting of the City Council on T'ecember 13. It is already being considered for development. Mrs. Gray and 200 other citizens in Los !ltos wLnt this land to remain as open space and asked the Board for advice and help. i I November 30, 1972 Meeting 72-1. . .page 3 2) Arthur Ogilvie , Associate 'Olanner, ;Tanta Clara County ?,Tr. Ogilvie pointed out the important archaeological aspects of this land in relation to the Ohlone Indians. 3) Tom Brown, 2374 Deodora Ave. , Los Altos N.r. Brown had been at the recent Los f.ltos City Council meeting where this land had been annexed. "The majority of the Council does not understand open space end they don't see a need for an e--isting open space element. " Motion made by Director meters that we submit a letter to the City 'Planning Commission and the City Council of the City of Los Altos urging the preservation of the El Retiro sight in some form of open space and that we ask that a copy of the environmental impact study be forwarded to us prior to designation so that we could then decide upon further action. Seconded by nonette Hanko, passed unanimously. The meeting ad,jou_°ned at 9:25 p.m. Janet Condron I I �1 i i k I. r r RESOLUTION NO. 1 - 72 RESOLUTION COMMENDING ASSEMMLIMAN RICHARD D. HAYDEN FOR HIS ASSISTANCE TO THE MID- j PENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. j WHEREAS, the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District was formed at the general election held on November 7, 1972, and WHEREAS, upon its formation it was determined that F under existing legislation the power of the District to borrow j money for operating expenses may be limited, and j WHEREAS, Assemblyman RICHARD D. HAYDEN introduced and obtained unanimous passage of A.B. 2392 as urgency curative legislation in Sacramento, NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MID- PENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT DOES RESOLVE to commend and I express its appreciation to Assemblyman RICHARD D. HAYDEN for his past and continued support of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District and for his prompt and efficient advocacy in the State Legislature on the District' s behalf. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District on , 1972, at a regular meeting thereof, by the following vote: AYES, and in favor thereof: Directors: NOESs ABSENT: I r President - Board of Directors ATTEST: Secretary � -1- i E I, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly held and called on i the above date. Secretary -2- RESOLUTION NO. 2 - 72 RESOLUTION COMMENDING SENATOR ALFRED E. ALQUIST FOR HIS ASSISTANCE TO THE MID-PENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. I I WHEREAS, the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District I was formed at the general election held on November 7, 1972, and i WHEREAS, upon its formation it was determined that under existing legislation the power of the District to borrow money for operating expenses may be limited, and WHEREAS, Senator ALFRED E. ALQUIST carried and ob- tained unanimous passage of A.B. 2392 as urgency curative legislation in Sacramento, NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MID- PENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT DOES RESOLVE to commend and express its appreciation to Senator ALFRED E. ALQUIST for his past and continued support of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District and for his prompt and efficient advocacy in the State Senate on the District' s behalf. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District on 1972, at a regular meeting thereof, by the following vote: AYES, and in favor thereof : Directors: NOES: ABSENT: President - Board of Directors ATTEST: Secretary -1- I T, the secretary of the Board of Directors of the Mid-Peninsula Regional Park District, hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of .the District by the above vote at a meeting thereof duly held and called on the above date. Secretary -2- I