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Home My Public Portal About19770209 - Agendas Packet - Board of Directors (BOD) - 77-04 Meeting 77-4 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Regular Meeting Board of Directors A G E N D A February 9 , 1977 7 : 30 P.M. Midpeninsula Regional Park District 745 Distel Drive Los Altos , CA (7 : 30) ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES - January 26 , 1977 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ADOPTION OF AGENDA ORAL COMMUNICATIONS NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED (7 :45) 1. Proposed State Legislation - H. Grench (8 :10) 2. Proposed Amendment to PERS Contract - A. Crosley (a) Report (b) Resolution of Intention to Approve an Amendment to Contract Between the Board of Administration of the Public Employees ' Retirement System and the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District NEW BUSINESS WITH NO ACTION REQUESTED (8 :15) 3. Goals Workshop Follow-Up - H. Grench INFORMATIONAL REPORTS CLAIMS (9 :15) EXECUTIVE SESSION - Land Negotiations ADJOURNMENT Wy ten Communication ;ing 77-4) LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SOUTH SAN MATGO COUNTY McoipoiAir.D THE GATEHOUSE • 555 RAVENSWOOD AVENUE - MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025 January 27, 1977 Mid-Pennisula. Park District 945 Distel Los Alstos , Ca. Gentlemen: This is to introduce to you mrs. Geri Albers who will attend the public meetings of your Board as our official Observer. As our Observer she will not participate in your meetings except as a silent member of your audience. Our League has an extensive Observer program designed to asc"',ist us in the fulfullment of one or., our aims--the promotion of political res-ponsibility through informed and active participation in govern- ment. Any assistance you can provide Xrs . Albers , such as making copies of your minutes and agendas available to her, will be appreciated. Sincerely, Peggy Satterlee Observer Chairman cc. Mrs . Geri Albers 925 Aruor Rd. Menlo Park, Oa. 94025 � , Written Communication (Meeting 77-4) LoWHURST & AINE HARVEY G. LOWHURST PATENT LAWYERS HARRY E. AINE TWO PALO ALTO SQUARE - 3000 EL CAMINO REAL PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304 (415) 493-2211 January 26, 1977 Board of Directors Midpeninsula Regional Park District 745 Distel Drive Los Altos , California 94022 Attention: Mr. Ed Jaynes Dear Mr. Jaynes : The undersigned hereby petition the Honorable Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District, for permission to cut and remove dead wood from the 275 AC parcel of land previously owned by Ina Dahl and recently acquired by the Midpeninsula Regional Park District, Assessor' s Tax Parcel No. 351-5-32 . The undersigned are neighbors residing on the adjacent lands adjoining the 275 AC park land and have over the previous year enjoyed the permission granted by Ina Dahl to cut and remove dead wood from these lands . We have the necessary four-wheel drive trucks and equipment to cut and remove the wood without damage to the environment. The wood gathered is not to be offered for sale, but is used for home heating. We understand similar permission has previously been granted to others on the park land in the vicinity. If any questions arise or if additional information is needed to grant this request, please do not hesitate to give us a call at 415-493-2211 . Respectfully submitted, Barry B10 r r,y A i Tr-e 30610 Page Mill Road 3060 �Page Mill Road M-77-15 AA. (Meeting 77-4 , low Agenda item No. 1) 0 4V MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MEMORANDUM February 1, 1977 TO: Board of Directors FROM: H. Grench, General Manager SUBJECT: Proposed State Legislation Introduction: On January 26, 1977 1 reported to you on the meeting I a-F-d recently attended of the general managers of the four regional park districts in California. I mentioned that proposed State legislation was a topic of discussion. Listed below are some of the legislative items which are being followed. Others will arise during the legislative term. The MRPD Legal Counsel has been given responsibility for legislative matters in the past, and he and I have worked together on them. Proposed Legislation: 1) Proposition 2 of November 1976 - The four districts are fur- nishing each other with information on how the allocation of funds from the recent parks bond act is being handled around the State. An equitable distribution to regional and local programs is sought. The County Supervisors Association of California is supporting a 33 to 50% allocation to regional parks. 2) SB 174 - Guidelines for Roberti Bill grants for parks and recreation are being reviewed by the legislature. There has been some threat to regional parks proposals, as opposed to local proposals. This matter is being followed up on through legislators. 3) SB 174 - Second year appropriation for the Roberti Bill is sought. 4) Secretaries - East Bay Regional Park District may seek a change in the Public Resources Code to clarify the duties of the Board member secretary and the staff member secretary. 5) Misdemeanors - EBRPD wishes to change ordinance or regulation violations from misdemeanors to infractions (see Public Re- sources Code, Section 5560) 6) Protective Zoning - EBRPD is considering seeking legislation which would give zoning powers to regional park districts in, say, a 1000 foot band around regional wilderness areas for site protection. M-77-15 Page Two 7) Exchange of Property - Marin County Open Space District is proposing legislation which would allow an exchange of pro- perty to allow acquisition of in-holdings while giving up non-vital land of equal value. Public hearing and extra- ordinary Board vote requirements would be built in. 8) Election Law - Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District is proposing that the Uniform District Election Law be referred to in the Public Resources Code as the law to be followed where a prodedure is not specifically covered in the Public Resources Code. One example of such use would be a District' s option for an unopposed Board candidate to be appointed and not have to run for election. Another example would be ex- tra filing time if an incumbent doesn't stand for re-election. 9) Claims - EBRPD wishes to allow the approval of demands within the confines of budget by the Controller without the individ- ual claims list approval. 10) Board Members ' Compensation - A bill has been introduced increasing the number of meetings to four per month for which Directors of municipal utility districts may be com- pensated. The East Bay Regional Park District Board may wish their district to be included. 11) Emergency Vehicle Legislation - Our staff is proposing that vehicles used by park district peace officers be allowed emergency vehicle privileges. Last year, the final version of SB 867 which dealt with such vehicles did not cover us. 12) Trails Legislation - A new version of last year' s defunct trails bill SB 969 is being drafted. Each of the districts is interested in this bill. 13) Tax Reform - The districts are quite interested in following the course of tax reform legislation in Sacramento. 14) Emergency Loan Fund - The Districts want to support a pro- posal to set up a $10 million emergency State loan fund so that local agencies can acquire threatened needed park lands. Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board direct Legal Counsel to pursue these and other legislative matters and report back to the Board as appropriate. I would work with Legal Counsel as time allows. Individual Board members may be interested in be- ing responsible for certain legislation, such as trails legisla- tion, where sufficient staff time may not be available. HG:pl _ 77-6 (Meeting 77-4 , Agenda item No. 2 (a) ) !44, 0CC MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT REPORT February 4 , 1977 TO: Board of Directors FROM: H. Grench, General Manager SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to PERS Contract Background: At its November 14 , 1973 meeting, the Board of Directors approved a contract between the District and the Public Employees Retirement System providing for employee membership in PERS. At that time, the employer contribution rate to PERS was 7 . 67% of monthly salaries of District em- ployees. As of July 1 , 1976 , the employer contribution rate was increased to 8.67% . The possibility of decreasing the District's employer con- tribution rate has been investigated by staff. According to an evaluation made by PERS at the District' s request, it appears that the District can "unpool" from the miscellaneous member group it is presently in by adding a Final Compensa- tion benefit not offered to employees belonging to the miscel- laneous member group. The Final Compensation benefit would provide for computation of an employee 's retirement allowance based upon his or her twelve highest paid consecutive months of employment, rather than the thirty-six highest paid con- secutive months as is done for miscellaneous members. When an agency "unpools" from the miscellaneous member group, its employer contribution rate is recalculated based upon the characteristics of its own employees , rather than the charac- teristics of employees from the numerous agencies in the group. Since District employees have the characteristics of being relatively young and having short lengths of service with the District, this among other factors has the effect of decreasing the District's employer contribution rate from 8.67% to 6.155% , while at the same time adding a benefit for District employees. Based upon the $22 ,003 which the District has budgeted for PERS payments in the 1976-1977 fiscal year, this change would result in a savings to the District of approximately $6 ,400 per year. R-77-6 Page two Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board adopt the attached Resolution of Intention to Approve an Amendment to Contract Between the Board of Administration of the Public Employees ' Retirement System and the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Park District. Should the Board approve the Resolution of Intention, staff will request the additional documents required by PERS (see attached letter) which will be submitted for further Board approval. HG:acc STATE OF CALIFORNIA—BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION EDMUND G. BROWN 1R., Governor PUBLIC EMPLOYEES` RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1416 NINTH STREET, P.O. BOX 1953 +► SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA 95809 Telephone (916)445-6570 Reply to Section 020 February 1, 1977 Mr. Herbert Grench General Manager Midpeninsula Regional Park Dist. , 745 Distel Drive Los Altos, CA. 94022 Dear Mr. Grench: We are enclosing two copies of Resolution of Intention (Form 122) to amend your agency's contract to provide Section 20024.2 (one year final compensa- tion instead of 3 years) . Form ACT-12, Certification of Governing Body's Action is also enclosed. As soon as we receive one executed copy of the Resolution of Intention (with attached exhibits) and Certification of Governing Body's Action (Form ACT-12) , we will forward additional copies of the amendment and the documents required to complete your governing body's final action. That final action will require an affirmative vote of the majority of your governing body and must be deferred for at least twenty days after adoption of the Resolution of Intention. Effective date of the amendment cannot be earlier than the beginning of a payroll period following the effectivity of the final action of your governing body. Yours truly, F "�<� Thomas R. French Staff Services Analyst TRF:er encls. M-77-15 (Meeting 77-4, i Agenda item No. 3) MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT MEMORANDUM ar Febru y 4 , 1977 TO: Board of Directors FROM: H. Grench, General Manager SUBJECT: Goals Workshop Follow-Up This item has been placed on the agenda in the event issues raised at the February 5, 1977 Goals Workshop require further discussion or action by the Board. HG:acc Revised C-77-3 February 9 , 1977 Meeting 77-4 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT C L A I M S # Amount Name Description I 2687 $ 14. 77 Young & Associates Office Supplies 2688 46. 08 Dick Bruhn, Inc. Field Supplies-Ranger Uniforms I 2689 439. 35 Pacific Telephone Co. Telephone Service 2690 414 .13 Baker Graphics Inc. Printing Envelopes 2691 32.10 Central Radio Telephone Telephone Service 2692 15.00 Los Altos Garbage Co. Utilities-Permanente Creek Park 2693 255.00 CBM Type Master Plan Typesetting 2694 24 .00 Carolyn Caddes Master Plan Photographs 2695 200.00 Michael McMurray Maps & Mapping 2696 19.56 P. G. & E. Utilities-Permanente Creek Park & Fremont Older 2697 18 .50 North Bay Pool Chlor Inc. Pool Service-Permanente Creek Park'j � 2698 211. 02 Lawrence Tire Service, Inc. District Vehicle Expense-76 Ford ` 2699 71.98 Sunnyvale Dodge Sales, Inc. District Vehicle Expense-75 Dodge ' 2700 349 .02 Hubbard & Johnson Operating, Maintenance & Repair Permanente Creek Park & Las Trancos O. S . P. 2701 36. 62 Norneyis Office Supplies 2707 187 .70 Peninsula Office Supply Office Equipment 2703 457.95 Xerox Corp. Duplicating Expense 2704 329. 51 Orchard Supply Hardware Field Tools 2705 90. 90 Bradley Clifford , Private Vehicle Expense Meal Conferences 2706 269. 12 Wm. Spangle & Associates,Inc. Master Plan Extension 2709 56.55 Pat Starrett Private Vehicle Expense Duplicating Expense 2710 95.00 Valley Title Co. Preliminary Report i 2711 95.00 Western Title Insurance Co. Litigation Guarantee 2712 30 .76 California Water Service Co. Utilities-Permanente Creek. Park 2713 235. 58 Image Technology, Inc. Maps & Mapping 2714 244 .79 Peninsula Conservation Center Books-Docent Program Gift Shop 2715 325. 00 Cynthia M. DiGiovanni Professional Services J MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT C L A I M S # Amount Name Description *2716 $3 ,500 .00 Anita Picchetti Purchase of Personal Property 2718 500.00 Environmental Volunteers Environmental Education Program 2719 25.00 Helen M. Powley Consultant Fee-Supervising Ranger' s Assessment Lab 2720 310.00 Ellis L. Jacobs Professional Services-Permanente Creek park 2721 500.00 U. S. Postmaster Postage 2722 23 .01 Peninsula Blueprint Service Maps & Mapping 2723 37.31 Young & Associates Office Supplies 2724 375.00 Flinn, Gray & Herterich Insurance-Revise Umbrella Coverage 2725 248 .14 Recreational Equipment, Inc. Field Supplies-Ranger Parkas 2726 10.00 Option Fee Fund Replenishment 2727 10. 00 Option Fee Fund Replenishment 2728 569.78 The Chair Store Office Equipment 2729 199.98 Petty Cash Meal Conference Office Supplies 40 Private Vehicle Maps & Mapping Postage Telephone Duplicating Expense *2730 3,500. 00 Josephine Picchetti Purchase of Personal Property *Check #2716 & 12730 replaces #2514 (This check was payable to Hector C. Picchetti and has been voided) I