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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Board of Directors
Agenda
Regular Meeting
November 28 , 1973 7 :30 p.m.
Sunnyvale Community Center, Room 109
550 E. Remington Ave.
Sunnyvale
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 14, 1973, MEETING
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Proposed and Existing Trails of Interest to the Midpeninsula
Regional Park District - Barbara Rusmore and Tony Look
REPORTS
2. Possible Changes in Regional Park District Enabling
Legislation - S. Norton
3. Rengstorff House - W. Peters and H. Grench
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Goals and Objectives D. Wendin
NEW BUSINESS
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
CLAIMS
ADJOURNMENT
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11/28/73
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
C L A I M S
Amount Name Description
260 $391.44 Dow Jones & Company Advertisement in Wall Street
Journal for Asst; Mgr.
261 12. 60 Carroll Harrington Mileage
268 16 .80 Stanley Norton Telephone, mileage
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Memorandum
November 16, 1973
To: Board of Directors
From: H. Grench, General Manager
Subject: Priority List for 1974 State Beach, Park,
Recreational and Historical Facilities Bond
Act Funds
In my report dated August 14, 1973 , on the 1974 State
Bond Act, I pointed out that priorities for expenditure
of the entitlement to the District could be set near
the end of 1973, if it seemed important to do so at
that time. A priority list of projects had been re-
quested by Mr. Mott for use in publicity during the
campaign to pass the Act.
At a meeting today of County park and recreation ad-
ministrators it was decided that no such list should
be submitted, since it was so difficult to compile
one 18 or more months before funds would be available
and since the publicity might affect negotiation
positions on parcels. The allocation formula would
instead be sent to Mr. Mott at this time. A priority
list will be necessary by June 30 , 1975, if the bond
measure passes.
HG:chh
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Memorandum
November 19 , 1973
To: Board of Directors
From: H. Grench, General Manager
Subject: Rengstorff House
A status report on the Rengstorff House will be presented
on November 28, 1973.
H G•chh
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D R A F T
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Memorandum
November 20, 1973
To: Board of Directors
From: D. Wendin, President
Subject: Basic Policy Draft
The following is a distillation of all comments. Please come to the
meeting of November 28 with SPECIFIC amendments, not just general comments,
although the latter are appropriate, too.
1. To purchase or otherwise acquire interest in the maximum amount of
strategic open space land within the District, including baylands
and foothills.
(a) Open space land is most simply land or water area which is
essentially in its natural state, used for agriculture or other-
wise undeveloped. It may have some dwellings or other structures ,
such as agricultural buildings or buildings devoted to recrea-
tional use.
(b) The District is primarily an Open Space agency. Its primary
purpose is preservation of open space; parks and recreation
in the traditional sense will be left to the cities and the
County.
(c) The District will be acquiring direct interest in land. It does
not have the power to zone lands to accomplish its ends. Often,
perhaps most often, the interest acquired will be a fee interest,
that is outright ownership. However, less than fee interest
will often accomplish the same result with less immediate
expenditure of District funds . For example, acquisition of a
remainder interest would allow current use of land to continue
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with no expenditure for land management. Open space or scenic
easements may be acquired. Purchase and leaseback is feasible
where agriculture is at least marginally profitable. The Dis-
trict will work to acquire such interests through gift and matching
grants as well as through expenditure of District funds.
(d) Some open space land within the District faces immediate and
intense development pressure, while other open space is less
threatened. The District's priority will be to use its
limited resources to acquire interests in those parcels which
have the highest value as open space and which might be lost
as open space if the District did not act.
(e) Open space exists which is completely surrounded by urban
development. Acquisition of interest in such open space is
not ruled out but the available resources of the District
dictate that parimary attention be focused on the baylands
and foothills outside the cities ' Urban Service Area boundaries .
The baylands will be given their fair share of attention and
resources, but there is little doubt that the primary efforts
will be expended in the foothills.
(f) The District has the power to acquire land outside the Dis-
trict boundaries. If such an opportunity arises and it would
beneficially affect the District, the acquisition might be
made. However, the primary thrust of the District will be
within our own boundaries.
2. To influence and work with other public and private agencies to
preserve open space.
(a) The District will encourage and promote cooperation in open
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space preservation with local agencies, organizations and
individuals, as well as County departments. This cooperation
will especially occur in the implementation of the open space
conservation and parks and recreation elements of several
plans.
(b) The District will be proposing and urging preservation of
open space to these agencies whenever it can. Where feasible,
it will lend support to those groups which are urging such
agencies to take actions consistent with the District' s
goals. At the same time the District will take care that it
remains independent from any particular faction and that
anyone who would speak in its name has authority to do so.
(c) Joint efforts may often be feasible in the preservation of
open space. The County or other government agencies may have
resources available to commit to land management but not
acquisition. Any opportunity may require more funds than any
one agency can make available. Joint studies may be the most
economical way of gathering the data needed to make an
acquisition decision.
3. To educate and make clearly visible to the public the purposes
and actions of the District and to encourage communication from
the public to the District.
(a) The District will work through a variety of avenues, including
newspaper, brochures, speakers, and the schools , to carry
its message of open space value and preservation to the public.
In particular, landowners and potential donors must be adequately
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informed of the District' s purpose, goals and the possible
methods of preserving land as open space.
(b) The District will work in the open, making its actions and
motives clearly visible to its constituency. However, the
District may need to wait before announcing its strategy
relating to acquisition of an interest in a particular parcel
to insure the best price to the District.
(c) Encouraging communication from the public to the District
covers two broad areas. First are comments on what the District
should be accomplishing and how to go about it. And second
is the information on specific parcels of land, helping to
give the District the data it needs to make its acquisition
decisions.
4 . To develop a land management policy that provides proper care
of open space land, allowing public access appropriate to the nature
of the land and consistent with proper care.
(a) Once the District acquires an interest in land, it must
take proper and adequate care of this land.
(b) The District is treading on new ground. No district in this
area has contemplated acquiring and maintaining land as open
space in such quantity so close to urban areas. The resources
required for land management will be an overriding consideration
as the District successfully implements its acquisition
strategy.
(c) Careful planning and great care must be taken to protect the
natural beauty and ecology of the District's lands. In addi-
tion, the District's lands must be maintained so as to not
create a threat to public health and safety. This includes
obvious things such as fire prevention, but it also includes
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minimizing the impact on surrounding lands.
(d) Although the District is committed to allowing public access
to its lands, it has also committed itself to a maximum
acquisition effort. It is clear that the more funds expended
in development and supervision of public access, the less will
be available for acquisition. This constraint will necessitate
limitization of the types and quantity of access to at least
some of the District's land. The allowed access will be for
primarily low intensity recreation, such as riding and hiking,
and will be regulated according to availability of facilities,
supervision and posted regulations. In some cases use may be
allowed only by a permit system. Where possible the District
will seek arrangements with the County whereby the County
will provide maintainance and facilities.
(e) In some cases access may be limited by consideration of safety
factors such as fire hazard, terrain, and other physical
properties as well as by the consideration of threats to the
natural environment such as the presence of endangered species.
Agricultural land may also require restricted public use.
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Memorandum November 26 , 1973
To: Board of Directors
From: Herbert Grench, General Manager
Subject: Monte Bello Ridge
At their last meeting, the Hillside Subcommittee of the
Planning Policy Committee decided not to undertake a cost/
revenue or cost/benefit study for any portion of the Monte
Bello Ridge Study Area. The Committee will be renewing con-
sideration of the various area sketch plans over the next
four months. Their schedule calls for a zoning recommendation
to be sent to the County Planning Commission in June, 1974 , for
a workshop. The public hearing by the Commission could then
be held in July.
Bob Amyx and I have been invited to speak at the next meet-
ing of the Hillside Subcommittee regarding park and open space
plans. The Board may wish to discuss beforehand particular
facets of MRPD goals and planning which should be emphasized.
Representation by one or more Board members should also be
considered. The meeting will be held in the Planning Department
offices of Santa Clara County, 70 W. Hedding, San Jose, at
7 :45 p.m. on December 18 , 1973 .
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Memorandum
November 28 , 1973
To: Board of Directors
From: H. Grench, General Manager
C. Harrington, Administrative Secretary
Subject: New Office
The staff is pleased to announce that as of tomorrow,
November 29 , 1973, the Midpeninsula Regional Park District
office will be located at 745 Distel Drive, Los Altos,
94022. Telephone: 965-4717. Formal cards announcing
the move are now being prepared by Jim Stockton and will
show the new District logo.
We hope that you' ll stop by soon, see the office, and
have a cup of coffee with us.