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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415) 965-4717
Regular Meeting
Board of Directors
Monday* 375 Distel Circle, Suite D-1
November 23, 1981 Los Altos, California
A G E N D A
(7 : 30) ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 10 , 1981
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
(7 : 45) 1. "Peninsula Landscapes" -- E. Huggins
(8 : 05) 2 . Receipt of Gift Toward Monte Bello Open Space Preserve Develop-
ment -- R. Augsburger
Resolution Thanking the Peninsula Open Space Trust for 1.ts
Generous Contribution to the Plonte Bello Development Project
OLD BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
(8 : 10) 3. Final Adoption of Summary Review of Use and Management Plan for
Planning Area VII - El Sereno and Costanoan Way Open Space
Preserves -- H. Grench
NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED
(8 : 10) 4. Agreement With the City of Mountain View for Stevens Creek
Shoreline Nature Study Area Trail Construction -- C. Britton
(8 : 20) 5. Appointment of Committee for Study of Ward Boundaries -- R. Bishop
(8 : 25) 6. Scheduling of December Meetings -- H. Grench
(8 :30) INFOP21ATIONAL REPORTS
CLAIMS
CLOSED SESSION - Land Negotiations
ADJOURNMENT**
NOTE: THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL
BE HELD ON THE FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH RATHER THAN THE FOURTH
WEDNESDAY
The Legislative Committee will meet following the adjournment of
the Board Meeting.
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G Hanko,Richard S.Bishop,Edward G.Shelley,Harry A Turner,Daniel G Wendin
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Mr. Peter Dangermond, Director November 13,1981
California Department of Parks
and Recreation
P.O. Box 2390
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Mr. Dangermond:
By way of introduction, you may recall that we met briefly at the Trails
Symposium last June where I relayed greetings from our mutual friends ,
Art Smith and Boo Hoff. Art, Boo and his wife, along with other Desert
Riders have given me tremendous assistance in research for my book,
Favorite Trails of Southern California Horsemen. I couldn't help but
be impressed by the—remarkable success of the Desert Riders in building
and maintaining trails. Discussion of their accomplishments would invar-
iably lead to my hearing very warm praise of your work on behalf of
trail users throughout Riverside County.
Palm Springs is my hometown and the trail work going on there was added
inspiration for my efforts to maintain trails where I now live--in the
Bay Area, within the jurisdiction of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District. Which brings me to the purpose of this lettert
The MPOSD District Manager has informed me of theDistrict's application
to your office for Land and Water Conservation Funds to acquire 97 acres
as an addition to the Monte Bello Open Space District. I am writing in
support of the District' s application because the property involved is
a vital trail link between the Monte Bello preserve and the Russian Ridge
Preserve. It is of prime importance as a component in our regional trail
system. The Midpeninsula Trails Council (composed of hikers and riders)
has been working with the District to improve public access to District
lands. Acquisition of the subject 97 acres would be of tremendous value
in opening this area to public use.
The importance of this area to our trail system in general is underscored
by its importance to the equestrian trail user in particular. The District
has indicated (see enclosures) that should the McNeil property (97 acres)
be acquired they could begin to plan for equestrian parking on the site.
Until the death of the owner of the property a boarding stable was operated
there and individual horsemen, as well as large groups, were able to park
at the facility and enjoy an extensive system of horse trails throughout
the Monte Bello area. Since the closure of the stable trail riders have
had to choose between a difficult and a dangerous situation. The difficult
situation is trying to park in Los Trancos Parking lot (adjacent to Monte Bello)
which is small and difficult to maneuver in with a trailer. The dangerous
situation occurs when you arrive at the parking lot, find it already occupied
by cars and must park on the shoulder, unload and saddle your horse along
the roadway!
The resolution of this issue is of concern not only to the District and the
Trail Council but to the Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association and the
San Mateo County Horsemen's Association, as well as smaller trail organ-
izations in the area. They are committed to securing safe and sufficient
access to a 3,000 acre preserve which has been ridden by horsemen for
years and is a primary link to other trail riding areas. Acquisition
by the District of the McNeil property appears to be a positive step
in this direction.
I hope this additional perspective will be of help to you in reviewing
the District's application.
Again, it was my pleasure to meet you last June and to know of your
concern for trails.
Sin 'y DoguWb r*d, president
Midpeninsula Trails Council
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cc: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors
Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association
San Mateo County Horsemen's Association
M-81-119
(Meeting 81-28
oe November 23, 1981)
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 16 , 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
SUBJECT: "Peninsula Landscapes"
Ellie Huggins of the Peninsula Open Space Trust will present a
slide show entitled "Peninsula Landscapes" . It is "a celebra-
tion of our open space and how we use it" .
The show was photographed and produced by Dewitt Jones for
Peninsula Ooen Space Trust and was made 'possible through the
encouragement and generosity of Clarence E. Heller.
V M-81-120
NAI (Meeting 81-28
1 1981)
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 16, 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
SUBJECT: Receipt of Gift Toward Plonte Bello Open Space Preserve
Development
Introduction: The District has been awarded a federal Land and
Water Conservation Fund grant of $35, 000 for the development of
the 3200 acre Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. In order to re-
ceive the federal funds, they must be matched by $35, 000 in
District out-of-pocket funds, District labor, volunteer or other
"free" labor, and private contributions toward the project. The
District goal, which is reflected in the current budget, is to
use no District out-of-pocket funds.
In order to complete the Monte Bello development efficiently
without directing virtually all of our ranger staff resources
toward this project for a significant period, $5000 to $10, 000
in private contributions was needed.
Final site and design approval has been obtained from the City
of Palo Alto, and plans and specifications will shortly go to
the State for approval. The plan is to construct trails, parking
lot, and backpack camp in the January to May, 1982 period.
Discussion: In response to the District' s needs, the Peninsula
Open Space Trust has made a contribution of $10 ,000 to the Dis-
trict for this project. The contribution was made possible
through the generosity of individual donors who wish to remain
anonymous.
We are most appreciative for P .O.S.T. ' s fund-raising efforts
and for the thoughtfulness of the original donors. In accordance
with your policies, the gift will be recognized on site brochures
and through signing.
Recommendation: I recommend that you adopt the attached resolu-
tion of appreciation to P.O.S.T. and contributors.
RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
THANKING THE PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST FOR
ITS GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MONTE BELLO
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the construction of a parking lot, trail system,
and backpack camp will make the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
accessible for the enjoyment of all the people of the District,
and
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Open Space Trust has generously
contributed ten thousand dollars toward this important Project,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIDPENINSULA
REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT DOES RESOLVE to commend and express
its appreciation to the Peninsula Open Space Trust and to the in-
dividual donors who made the gift possible for their assistance
to the District and to the many thousands of visitors who will find
recreation and spiritual refreshment on this magnificent open space
preserve.
M-81-117
(Meeting 81-28
November 23 , 1981)
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 13 , 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
SUBJECT: Final Adoption of Summary Review of Use and Management
Plan for Planning Area VII - E1 Sereno and Costanoan Way
Open Space Preserves
Introduction: At your meeting of November 11, 1981 , you tentatively
approved the use and management recommendations included in the
summary review of the use and management plan for Planning Area VII -
El Sereno and Costanoan Way Open Space Preserves (see report R-81-47 ,
dated October 30 , 1981) ,with minor additions . Additions to the
report reflecting the provision of hiking and equestrian stiles
at the Montevina Road, Bohlman Road and Linda Vista Avenue entrances
have been completed.
In accordance with the Public Notification Policies , final approval
of the use and management plan was deferred until your next regular
meeting to allow for additional public input. To date, staff has
received no additional comments from the public.
Recommendation: It is recommended that you approve the use and
management plan for Planning Area VII - El Sereno and Costanoan
Way Open Space Preserves, as contained in the summary review
(report R-81-47 , dated October 30 , 1981) and as amended herein.
1-81-122
(Meeting 81-28
November 23, 1981)
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 18 , 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
PREPARED BY: D. Woods , Open So- ace Planner
SUBJECT: Agreement with the City of Mountain View for Stevens Creek
Shoreline Nature Study Area Trail Construction
Introduction: In -March, 1981 you approved staff ' s pronosal to submit
a joint grant application with the City of Mountain View to the
California State Coastal Conservancy for development of a hiking/
bicycling trail in Mountain View Regional Shoreline Park and adjacent
Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area. This grant was funded in
June, 1991 in the amount of $125 , 000 .
Discussion: The City of Mountain View is currently prepared to con-
tract with the Coastal Conservancy in order to begin construction of
both the City and District portions of the project. Before doing so,
the City has requested the District enter into an agreement with the
City for the construction of these pathways and nathwaly bridges. At
this time, the agreement is being completed and will be distributed
to you as soon as possible.
AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC
PATHS IN AND AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW SHORELINE PARK
THIS AGREEMENT is made by the City of Mountain View, a municipal
corporation, whose address is 540 Castro Street, Mountain View,
California, 94041, hereinafter referred to as "City" , and Mid-
peninsula Regional Open Space District, whose address is 375 Distel
Circle, Suite D-1 , Los Altos, California, 94022 , hereinafter re-
ferred to as "District" .
RECITALS
A. City, in the process of developing its Shoreline Park, has applied
for grant funds from the State of California State Coastal Con-
servancy, said grant funds to be used for the construction of
paths in Shoreline Park.
B. District also wishes to develop the paths and a pathway bridge
just outside Shoreline Park and the City limits , but connecting
with Shoreline Park paths in order to realize a more complete
path network throughout the region.
C. In order that both City and District may better obtain grant
funds for these paths, one grant application was filed by City
for both projects . The State Coastal Conservancy now wishes to
contract with the City as the contract agency for both City and
District path development using grant funds. Said contract is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference
as though fully set forth, and referred to hereafter as "Grant
Contract" .
D. City wishes that District also affirmatively contract with City
to undertake all of the obligations and duties contained within
the Grant Contract as they apply to those paths which District
wishes constructed outside of Shoreline Park. These paths and
pathway bridge are described in Exhibit 2 of Exhibit A-1 attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set
forth.
E. District is willing and able to so contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and the mutual
promises contained herein, City and District agree as follows :
1. City agrees to contract with the California State Coastal Con-
servancy for grant funds to develop both City and District path-
ways in and around Shoreline Park, said contract to be all as
is more specifically delineated in the Grant Contract. City
pathways are understood to include Segments 1, 2 and 3 on
Exhibit 2 of Exhibit A-1 and District pathways are understood
to include Segment 4 and the bridge.
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2 . To the extent applicable to District, District agrees to under-
take all of the obligations and duties contained in the Grant
Contract which bind City and apply to those paths described on
Exhibit 2 of Exhibit A-1 .
3. City agrees to act as contract administrator for both the
Shoreline Park pathway construction and the District pathway
construction. As contract administrator City shall have the
sole discretion on all contract administration decisions , and
District agrees, in advance, to all said decisions . The State
Coastal Conservancy grant funds shall be used partially for
the reimbursement to City for moneys expended on the development
of City Shoreline Park pathways through recent Stierlin Road
improvements and referred to as trail segment 2 on Exhibit 2 of
Exhibit A-1 (the amount to be reasonably determined by City)
and the remainder for two contracts , one for pathway construction
and one for the pathway bridge construction. The award of said
contracts shall be made by City after consultation with Dis-
trict staff, but District agrees it shall not have the right
to prevent the contracts from being let.
4 . The parties agree that construction on City pathways and Dis-
trict pathways will be of the same quality and will proceed
at the same rate through the construction period.
5 . A current breakdown showing estimated costs of City and District
portions of the project is affixed hereto as Exhibit B. In
the event that the State Coastal Conservancy grant is insufficient
to complete all pathways and the pathway bridge for both City
and District herein described, City shall apply to State Coastal
Conservancy for additional funding sufficient to complete all
pathways and the pathway bridge. If City is unable to secure
additional grant funding sufficient to complete all pathways
and the pathway bridge, those portions of the project that ex-
ceed the estimate contained in Exhibit B shall be identified.
The party whose portion of the project is identified shall
reduce the scope of that portion until the cost equals the
estimated cost contained in Exhibit B. Such reductions in
scope shall be approved by the State Coastal Conservancy.
6 . District agrees to hold City harmless and to defend and
indemnify City against any and all loss, cost, expense or
liability, including court costs and attorneys ' fees , which
may arise out of, or in connection with, either directly
or indirectly, the construction of the District bridge and
Segment 4 pathways.
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7. Following completion of the improvements, unless the parties
agree otherwise, each party shall be responsible for the
operation and/or maintenance of the facilities on its property.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed by the City of
Mountain View, acting by and through its City Manager, and by
the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, acting by and
through its General Manager.
Dated:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
by:
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FOP14: MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL
OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
by:
General Manager
ElCONTRACTOR
if"N.DAfcf.1 AGREEMENT — ATio°, ENERAL I THE Exhibit A ❑ STATE AGENCY
ATE OF,CAL 1 A
(REV. 11/751/751 ❑ DEPT. OF GEN. SER.
❑ CONTROLLER
TH,.: AGREEMENT, made and entered into this_ 24 day of August , 1981, ❑
in th . State of California, by and between State of California, through its duly elected or appointed, ❑
r'ual:fled and acting ❑
.-i OF OFFICER ACTING FOR STATE AGENCY NUMB firI
.._ c.xecutivP n 81-18
.:I-ylftercalled the State,and
Mounta i n Vi ew
°-.:attar ca11Nd the Co�troctor.
CSSETH. That the Contractor for and in consideration of the covenants, conditions, agreements, and stipulations of the State
«:lainafter expressed, does hereby agree to fumish to the State sarvices and materials, as follows:
.,et jerth service to be.rendered by Contractor,amount to be paid Contractor,lima fur perforTwnce or completion,ond attach plans and specifications,if any.)
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
Pursuant to its authority under Section 31400.1 of the Public Resources Code, the State
Coastal Conservancy (hereafter called "the Conservancy") hereby grants to the City
01 Mountain View (hereafter �all,ed the "Grantee") the sum of One Hundred
;wentyi Five Thousanddollars (_$ 125 000, )0 )' The funds are to be used for the
.1evelo men of a 2;3 mi, e 'iking%bicycle trai fn the bountain View Regional Shoreline
"ark and adjacent Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area
wr the purpose of providing 'PuSlic acc -the shoreline of San Francisco Bay.
A general description of this project is contained in Exhibit 1 consisting of a copy
or the Conservancy Staff Synopsis, and Exhibit 2 consisting of plans, drawings and/or
narrative submitted to the Conservancy by the Grantee in its grant application which are
incorporated herein by reference. In case of any discrepancy between the two exhibits,
Exhibit 1 shall take precedence. A project budget is also contained in these two exhibits.
Detailed construction plans consistent with Exhibits 1 and 2 and conditions contained in
Attachment A and certified by a registered architect or engineer and approved by the
The provisions on the reverse side hereof constitute a part of this agreement.
WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by the li;trties hereto, upon the date first above written.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONTRACTOR
t:t4CY CONTRACTOR (l/ OTN[R TNAII AN INDIYIDVAL, {TAT[ "CTAEX A CORPORATION
State Coastal Cons ry nc P ANTN[R1N1 V. ETC.?
y
'VI-.UTHORIZED SIGNAT'k / OY 1AJTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
TITLE
executive Offi e
A pp R Ir SS
CINTIN JED ON__SYEETS. EACH UEARING NAME OF CONTRACTORI
AMOUNT ENCSUMBEAE APPROPRIATION FUND
Deportment of General Services
useoNLY 8125x000,00 I_oacal Assistance 1980 Bond Act
UNENCUMBERED eJALANCE 11 RM CHAPTER STATUTES FISCAL YEAR
5 76-101-721 99/81 1981 81-82
ADJ. INCRCASING [NCUMDRANCE FUNCTION
g Access Program
ADJ. DECREASING [NCUMORANCE LINE ITEM ALLOTMENT
Mountain View Trail System
N
1 hereby certify upon my own pr/raonnl 6nowleJXe that budgeted fund T.B.A. O. e.R. NO.
are available for the periA mid purpnis of the oxpenditure stated above I
SIGNA "CC U INC, OFFIC N AT
hereby ce�qfy that all cand,tions for a.xemptiop set forth in State Administrat ve Manual Section 1209
a-va-beiM conipliliv with and this document is exempt from review by the Dapartment of Finance.
F OFF CE SIGNING ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY D
Contract No. 81-18
Page 2
1. The Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend and save harmless the State, its officers, agents
and employees from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any and all contractors,
subcontractors, materialmen, laborers and any other person, firm or corporation furnishing or
supplying work,services, materials or supplies in connection with the performance of this contract,
and from any and all claims and losses accruing or resulting to any person, firm or corporation
who may be injured or damaged by the Contractor in the performance of this contract.
2. The Contractor, and the agents and employees of Contractor, in the performance of this
agreement, skull act in an independent capacity and not as officers or employees or agents of
State of California.
3. The State may terminate this agreement and be relieved of the payment of any consideration
to Contractor should Contractor fail to perform the covenants herein contained at the time and
in the manner herein provided. In the event of such termination the State may proceed with the
work in any manner deemed proper by the State. I'he cost to the State shall be deducted from
any sum due the Contractor under this agreement, cued the balance, if any, shall be paid the
Contractor upon demand.
r ' 4. Without the written consent of the State, this agreement is not assignable by Contractor
either in whole or in part"
S. Time is the essence of this agreement. , 1
6. No alteration-or variationof the terms of this contract shall be valid unless made in writing
and signed by the parties hereto, and no oral understanding or agreement not incorporated herein,
shall be binding on any of the parties hereto.
7. The consideration to be paid Contractor, as provided herein, shall be in compensation for
all of Contractors expenses incurred in the performance hereof, including travel and per diem,
unless otherwise expressly so provided.
Contract No. 81-18
Page 3
Grantee's Public Works Director shall be submitted by the Grantee to
the Conservancy's Project Coordinator (see below under "COORDINATOR")
no later than ��m� 981 _ for review and approval by the
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Executive Officer of the Conservancy. At the same time as it submits
detailed construction plans, the Grantee shall also submit to the
Conservancy's Project Coordinator a detailed project budget, consistent
with Exhibits 1 and 2 and conditions contained in Attachment A, for
review and approval by the Executive Officer of the Conservancy. This
budget shall contain a refined breakdown of project costs by tasks and
materials. It shall also contain a detailed breakdown of project
funding, including the Conservancy's grant and any additional sources
of money, materials or labor. The Grantee shall develop the project
in accordance with the plans and budget approved by the Executive Officer.
The Grantee further agrees to erect (a) permanent sign(s) on the
project site which designates the public accessways and credit(s)
the Conservancy for its funding assistance. The Grantee also agrees to
erect (a) sign(s) between the accessway and the nearest State high-
way, as needed, to direct the public to the accessway. The number,
design, placement and wording of such signs shall be submitted to the
Executive Officer of the Conservancy for his approval .
In addition to the above-mentioned signs, the Grantee shall place at
the accessways plaques provided by the Conservancy, in locations agreed
upon by the Conservancy and the Grantee, which give credit to the
Conservancy for its financial assistance. Final payment may be withheld
pending the placement of the plagues.
Upon completion of the project as described above, the Grantee agrees
to supply the Conservancy with evidence of such completion by
submitting a final report which includes I )- an inspection report by
an architect or engineer certifying the completion of the project
according to plans and specifications, 2) "as built" drawings, and 3) a
final "Request for Reimbursement of Expenditures" form(Exhibit 3).
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONSTRUCTION AND PAYMENT
No construction shall commence under this agreement until the Grantee
has obtained all necessary permits for the project and has complied
with all applicable laws and regulations, and until the Executive
Officer of the Conservancy has approved the final construction plans
and budget for the project and the wording and design of, and locations
for, the signs designating the accessway.
This project DOES/ involve assistance from the California
Conservation Corps. If the project does involve assistance from the
Corps, the Grantee further agrees to enter into an agreement with the
Corps, whereby the Corps will provide assistance to the Grantee in
implementing the project(s) as described in Exhibits I and 2, and as
may be further described in Attachment A of this Agreement. The Grantee
Contract NO. 81-18
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shall submit a copy of the proposed agreement between the Grantee and
Corps to the Executive Officer of the Conservancy for his review at the
time the project budget is submitted. The agreement shall contain
details of the Corps involvement based on the detailed construction
plans submitted for approval as described in the "Scope of Agreement"
hereinabove. The budget which is submitted for review pursuant to
the "Scope of Agreement" hereinabove shall reflect the dollar value
of assistance provided by the Corps and an explanation of how the
value was derived. The amount of the grant shall be reduced by the
value of Corps assistance to the extent such assistance is not already
taken into account in this Agreement. The Grantee agrees to execute
a contract amendment which will be executed to reflect any dollar
reduction based on Corps participation. All 'other provisions of this
contract will remain in effect under the contract unless specifically
noted in the contract amendment.
The Grantee further agrees that in cases where additional contractors
for the project are required, other than the Corps, the Grantee shall
require a performance bond in favor of the Conservancy and the Grantee
for faithful performance in the amount of 100 Percent of the contract
bid price; and for labor and materials in the amount of 100 percent of
the total contract bid price.
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND ALLOCATION OF HNOING AMONG BUDGET ITEMS
The Grantee shall expend funds in the manner described in the budget
approved by the Executive Officer as required in the "Scope of Agreement".
The allocation of the Conservancy's total grant among various budget
items in the approved project budget may vary by as much as 10 percent
without the approval of the Executive Officer of the Conservancy. Any
• - difference in the allocation among budget items of over 10 percent must
be approved in writing by the Executive Officer. The Conservancy
may withhold payment for changes in particular budget items which exceed
the amount allocated in the approved budget by more than 10 percent
and which have not received the approval required above. The total
amount of this grant may not be increased except by amendment to
this agreement and any increase in the funding for any particular
budget item shall mean a decrease in funding for one or more other
budget items unless there is an amendment to this agreement.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
The term of this agreement shall run from the above written effective
date of this agreement and shall con-i` inue for a period of 20 years,
unless otherwise terminated or amended. The Grantee agrees to complete
construction of the accessway(s) by___ June 30, 1982
("Completion Date"). On or before the Completion Date, the Granteeshall submit to the Executive Officer of the Conservancy the final
"Request for Reimbursement of Expenditures" form (Exhibit 3).
Contract No.
Page 5
Prior to the Completion Date, either licirty may terminate this agreement
for any reason by providing the other party with seven (7) days notice
in writing. In the event of such termination by the Conservancy, the
Grantee agrees to take all reasonable measures to prevent further costs
.to the Conservancy under this agreeiiient. The Conservancy shall be
responsible for any reasonable and non-cancellable obligation incurred
by the Grantee in the performance of this agreement until the date of
the notice to terminate, but only up to the unpaid balance of funding
authorized under this agreement.
If the Grantee fails to complete the accessway(s) as described in the
Scope of Agreement it shall be liable for repayment to the Conservancy
of all amounts paid by the Conservancy under this agreement. The
Conservancy may at its sole discretion consider extenuating
circumstances and not require payment for work partially completed.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
The Grantee agrees to operate and maintain the accessway(s), as
described herein, for public- access at least until the expiration
of the term of this agreement. The Grantee shall refrain from
developing or otherwise utilizing Grantee's property in the vicinity
of the project site in such a way as to interfere with or inconvenience
the public's use of the accessway. The Grantee shall maintain and
repair any and all improvements which are located at the accessway(s)
and the Conservancy shall not be liable for any cost of such maintenance,
management or operation. The Grantee may be excused from its obliga-
tion for operation and maintenance of the accessway(s) during said
20-year period only upon approval in writing of the Executive Officer-of
the Conservancy.
COST AND PAYMENT
Upon satisfaction of the terms listed under "Conditions Precedent to
Payment and Construction" the Conservancy agrees to pay the Grantee a
sum not to exceed _(Inp hi)ndrpd t1,,iffVJ_ye thousand dollars
Payments wi e made to the Grantee on the basi's
�P_l of co �si'incurred, less 10 percent. The Grantee shall request payment
no more often than monthly by filing with the Conservancy a completed
"Request for Reimbursement of Expenditures" forin(Exhibit 3). Upon
completion of the construction of the project(s), as established by the
final report described in the Scope of Agreement _�nd by inspection of
the project site(s) by Conservancy personnel , the Grantee shall submit
a final "Request for Reimbursement of Expenditures" form for the
remaining amount of the grant and any amounts previously withheld.
. INSPECTION
The Grantee shall permit the staff of the Conservancy to visit the
project site at reasonable intervals to determine whether the project
is proceeding in accordance with the plans approved by the Conservancy.
Contract No. 81-18
Page 6
LIABILITY
The Grantee waives all claims and recourse against the Conservancy
including the right to contribution for any loss or damage arising
from, growing out of or in any way connected with or incident to this
contract except claims arising from the concurrent or sole negligence
of the Conservancy, its officers, agents and employees.
The Grantee shall indemnify, hold htirmless, and defend the Conservancy
its officers, agents and employees against any and all claims, demands,
damages, costs, expenses or liability arising out of the existence or
failure of this grant project including, but not limited to, the
acquisition of property and the design construction, operation, or
maintenance of improvements.
If the Conservancy is named as a co-defendant with the Grantee
pursuant to Government Code Section 895, et seq. , the Grantee shall
represent the Conservancy unless the Conservancy elects to represent
itself. If the Conservancy undertakes its own defense, it shall bear
its own litigation costs, expenses and attorney's fees.
GRANTEE'S RESOLUTION AND STATEMENT OF ASSURANCES
The Grantee agrees to abide by all conditions contained in the attached
"List of Assurances", (Exhibit 4) which is incorporated herein by
reference.
AUDITS/ACCOONTINGIRECORDS
The Grantee shall maintain satisfactory financial accounts, documents
and records for the project and shall make them available to the
Conservancy staff for auditing and inspection at reasonable times and
intervals. Such accounts, documents and records shall be retained by
the Grantee for three years following the termination of this agreement
or completion of construction, whichever is sooner.
The Grantee may use any generally accepted accounting system, provided
such system meets minumum requirements as may be established by the
State of California.
FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
The attached "Fair Employment Practices Addendum" (Exhibit 5) is an
integral part of this agreement and is incorporated herein by
reference.
COORDINATOR
-Thomas H. Mikkelsen is designated Conservancy Project
Coordinator for this agreement. The Grantee shall contact the Project
Coordinator if there are any questions or problems concerning this
agreement.
Contract No. 81-18
Page 7
RESOLUTION
The signature of the Executive Officer of the Conservancy on the first
page of this agreement certifies that at its July 9, 1981 meeting,
the State Coastal Conservancy approved a grant of One hundred twenty
five thousand dullars($ 125.000.00) to the Grantee for the
&-v-elopment of the roject describe
Ti-n--the attached Conservancy Staff
Synopsis (Exhibit 1�.
This Agreement is deemed to be entered into in the County of Alameda.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
The Grantee shall abide by any conditions which may be described in
Attachment A, "Special Conditions", attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference'.
" Contract No. #81-18
Page 8
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ATTACHMENT A
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PAYMENT
l . . Prior to the disbursement of grant funds , the applicant shall submit
evidence, suitable to the Executive Officer that any areas utilized for
sanitary land fill operations will not in anyway endanger or interfere
with public use of the trail system approved herein,
2. Prior to the disbursement of grant funds , the applicant shall submit
evidence, suitable to the Executive Officer, that the City of Mountain
View's extension of Stierlin Road to the trail approved herein and the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's portion of this project
(the bridge and trail east of Stevens Creek) are undergoing construction
or are to be constructed simultanious to that section of the approved
trail lying on. land owned by the City of Mountain View (the trail west
of Stevens Creek) ,
BUDGET
The Grantee's application requested funding for a fire trail as part of the
Mountain View Shoreline Park project , The staff recommendation changed that
portion of the trail system to match the specifications and trail width for
the surfaced bicycle path portion in that same park, The changes in trail
specifications as well as the reduction in width of the trail altered the
dollar recommendation for the project . The administrative costs for that
portion of the project were reduced proportionately to reflect the dollar
reduction of the trail costs.
Eight thousand fifty dollars ($8,050) for operation and maintnance costs
were elimated—from the grant until the Conservancy Board established guide
lines and criteria for the disbursement of such funds,
The budget submitted to the Conservancy should reflect these changes;
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EXHIBIT B - PROJECT COST ANALYSIS
Estimates (11-18-81)
PATHWAYS MTN.VIEW DISTRICT (PREVIOUS)
Segment 1 Fire trail - Parking $23 ,940 ; $35 ,700
Segment 2 Stierlin Bike Trail 4 ,560 6 ,800
Segment 3 To Wildlife Area 9 ,262 1 15 ,000
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Segment 4 Stevens Creek Area $ 4 ,940 I 8 ,000
Bridge over Stevens Creek 85 ,000 32 ,000
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Fencing, Gates, Signing 2 , 595 865 14 ,260
Design 1,000 1 ,000
Administration 2,840 2 ,235
Contingency 10 ,000 10 ,000
CCC Labor 10, 000 i
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TOTALS : $64 ,197 (41%) $ 90 , 805 (59%) $124 , 995
$155 ,002 F $124 ,995
M-81-121
(Meeting 81-28
November 23, 1981)
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 17 , 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment of Committee for Study of Ward Boundaries
Discussion: One of the key projects and activities in the 1981-1982
Action Plan for General Management and Program Support is the analysis
of the District' s population distribution based on 1930 census figures,
and the adjustment of ward boundaries, as necessary, by the Board (see
memorandum M-81-97 of September 23, 1981) . You have previously talked
in terms of appointing a Board Committee to make recommendations. As
noted at your meeting of November 10 , 1981 , preliminary staff work on
this project is about complete, and it is now appropriate for a Board
committee to be appointed to study the census figures and to consider
any ward boundary adjustments that might be necessary in order for the
District' s seven wards to have "substantially equal" populations.
In light of the already heavy committee assignments all Board members
have and previous Board discussions to try to appoint more two-member
committees whenever possible, you could consider the appointment of a
two-member committee in this case.
Recommendation: I recommend that you authorize the President to
appoint a Board Redistricting Committee to study 1980 census data and
to recommend any necessary ward boundary adjustments to the full Board.
M-81-118
(Meeting 81-28
November 23, 1981)
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
November 13, 1981
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: H. Grench, General Manager
SUBJECT: Scheduling of December Meetings
Discussion: In order to solicit public input on the proposed acqui-
sition of the Hassler Health Home property, I feel a Special Meeting
should be held in the San Carlos area in early December. I recommend
you schedule this Special Meeting for Thursdayi, December 10 and re-
schedule your first Regular Meeting to Wednesday, December 16 .
At this time, it appears that only one Regular Meeting will be required
in December. The second Regular Meeting in December falls on the 23rd,
and I suggest you cancel this meeting.
Recommendation: I recommend you:
1) Reschedule the December 9 Regular Meeting to Wednesday,
December 16;
2) Schedule a Special Meeting, to be held in San Carlos, for
Thursday,
December 10, for the purpose of gatherin(� public
input on the Hassler property.: and
3) Cancel the December 23 Regular Meeting.
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G.Hanko,Richard S.Bishop,Edward G Shelley,Harry A.Turner,Daniel G.Wendin
To: Board of Directors
From: H. Grench, General Manan_ er
Subject: F.Y. I.
Dated: 11/20/31
OFFICES COMMITTEES
❑ State Capitol Vice Chairman
Sacramento 95814 §rtlatr
Education
(916)445-3104 Member
Agriculture and Water Resources
GREG ALTERTON Energy and Public Utilities
Administrative Assistant .r Health and Welfare
❑ 10020N.DeAnza Blvd. California if rgislaturr Insurance Educational
dtionlIndemnity
Jt.Ad Hoc Educational Sunset
Cupertino95014 .;iN Revie..
(408)257-5083 zt+>Y^w t*y Select Committee on
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+,p Governmental Efficiency
RON KATZ �` Subcommittee on Aging
Administrative Assistant
Vocational Education and
R CAt :- Employment Training
Task Force
DAN O'KEEFE
SENATOR
TWELFTH DISTRICT
CAMPBELL, CUPERTINO, LOS ALTOS, LOS ALTOS HILLS, LOS GATOS, MONTE SERENO,
MOUNTAIN VIEW, PALO ALTO, SAN JOSE, SANTA CLARA, SARATOGA, SUNNYVALE
November 6 , 1981
Mr. Herbert Grench
General Manager
Midpeninsula Regional Open
Space District
375 Distel Circle , Suite D-1
Los Altos , California 94022
Dear Mr, Grench:
Thank you for your recent letter concerning the Roberti-
Ztberg park and open space program.
My staff is currently looking into the problems which
you encountered with the frozen eight million dollars , and we will
be co municating with you again as soon as we can unravel the
p ese situation.
S nce el ,
AN O r KE FE
Senator, 12th District
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SACRAMENTO ADDRESS
SACRAMENTO. ELECTIONS
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STATE CAPITOL CO rC NS AND REAPPORTIONMENT
CALIFORNIA 9S914 VICE CHAIRMAN
(916)445-8188 REVENUE AND TAXATION
DISTRICT OFFICE EDUCATION
621 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD T 1*f a r it 'I s t tu r r
REDWOOD CITY.CALIFORNIA 94063
515)3601426
ROBERT W. NAYLOR
ASSEMBLYMAN, TWENTIETH DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN
ASSEMBLY MINORITY CAUCUS
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Avember 13, 1931
Mr. Peter Dangernand, Director
Department of Parks and Recreation
1416 Ninth Street, 14th Floor
Sacramento, California 95814
Dear Pete:
The proposal by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
(HROSD) to purchase 131 acres of bayfront land south of the Dumbarton
orid;e has iiy full support.
The C rate t for which the NROSD is applying, under the Roberti-
Z'Serg Urban Space and Recreation Program, will serve the needs of
thousands of baysida residents who live in the area.
The portions of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park adjacent to the
proposed acquisition include many low-income and moderate-income resi-
dents. Close-in urban recreational areas are particularly important for
these residents bocause they already have limited local recreational
facilities and often lack the weans to travel great distances for
recreation.
Your serious consideration for this worthy project will be
much appreciated.
Sincerely,
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415)965-4717
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November 9, 1981
Mr. Gary Tate
General Manager
Monterey Peninsula Regional
Park District
P.O. Box 935
Carmel Valley, 'CA 93924
Dear Gary:
Congratulations on your deal with S.P. ! Also, your
gifts brochure is very attractive. I 'll try to get
over there some day soon.
Best regards,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
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Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
�,/ Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green.Nonette G.Hanko.Richard S.Bishop.Edward G.Shelley,Harry A.Turner.Daniel G.Wendtn
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415)965-4717
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November 9, 1981
Mr. Mike Cobb
Palo Alto City Council
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto CA 94301
Dear Br...--£-dbb:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and
of myself as a Palo Altan, congratulations on
your election to the Palo Alto City Council!
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
HG:ej
cc: MROSD Board of Directors
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415) 965-4717
November 9, 1981
Mr. Larry Klein
Palo Alto City Council
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Dear Mr n:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and
of myself as a Palo Altan, congratulations on
your election to the Palo Alto City Council!
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
HG:ej
cc: MROSD Board of Directors
Herbert A.Grench.General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green.Nonette G.Hanko.Richard S.Bishop.Edward G.Shelley,Harry A.Turner.Daniel G.Wendin
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415)965-4717
November 9, 1981
Ms. Betsy Bechtel
Palo Alto City Council
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Dear N_s-3eV'tel :
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
k Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and
of myself as a Palo Altan, congratulations on
your election to the Palo Alto City Council!
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
HG:ej
cc: MRSOD Board of Directors
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Herbert A-Grench,General Manager
�" Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G.Hanko.Richard S.Bishop.Edward G.Shelley.Harry A.Turner,Daniel G.Wendin
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375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415)965-4717
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November 9, 1981
Ms. Ellen Fletcher
Palo Alto City Council
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Dear M§_,_T- c-her:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and
of myself as a Palo Altan, congratulations on
your re-election to the Palo Alto City Council!
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
HG:ej
cc: MROSD Board of Directors
Herbert A.Grench,General Manager
r r Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy.Barbara Green.Nonette G.Hanko.Richard S.Bishop.Edward G Shelley.Harry A.Turner,Daniel G Wendin
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MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022
(415) 965-4717
November 9, 1981
Mr. Gary Fazzino
Palo Alto City Council
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Dear Mr.__F_��' no:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the
Midpeninsula Regional open Space District, and
of myself as a Palo Altan, congratulations on
your re-election to the Palo Alto City Council!
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Grench
General Manager
HG:ej
cc: MROSD Board of Directors
Herbert A.Grench.General Manager
Board of Directors:Katherine Duffy,Barbara Green,Nonette G Hanko.Richard S.Bishop.Edward G.Shelley.Harry A.Turner,Daniel G Wendin
Conference
Summary by
John Hart
A Region Seeks Balance
1 .i Turbulent Tines
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER had rivers on his mind.Harold Gilliam,just
returned from rafting the Colorado,looked down the next two
decades like a paddler facing a stretch of white water."Environ-
mentally,"he told us,"we're moving into a time of turbulence.The
waves on the river are getting higher.The rapids are very fierce.
The eddies are very strong."
In short,we are in for a rough ride.
Gilliam,for his part,has an ultimate faith in the river-In plan-
ning and politics,as in rafting,he argues,the trick is to locate the
r main current and ride it.And despite the rightward lurch in Washing
ton,the journalist senses an underlying current that he trusts.A shift
is underway from merely quantitive thinking to an emphasis on
quality in life and in the environment.Under the troubled surface,
_ that very powerful movement is rolling along.
For the most part,however,our conference—the last in the
California 2000 series—concentrated on the turbulent surface,on the
formidable problems that face the San Francisco Bay Area and the
' state in the next 20 years.
California Tomorrow president Weyman Lundquist had heard
three sets of graduation speeches in the last ten days.What struck
' him about those speeches,he told us in his opening remarks,was the
subdued character of the optimism,"not nearly as bright nor as
golden nor as hopeful as when I graduated."
Planner Paul Sedway,asked what to expect in 20 years,was
blunt."The quality of life,"said Sedway,"will decline."
Reverend Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church expected
no rapid improvement."Racism is still here,"said Williams,"I
expect it to be here in the year 2000."Survival for inner-city blacks,
\� he reminded us,"means just getting through day by day"
The housing problem in the Bay Area,all agreed,is reaching a -
- } critical point.The region is now the most expensive place in the
�) nation to buy a home.Los Angeles is second,San Diego third.
Agricultural land—a rich and undervalued regional resource—
is meanwhile disappearing at an accelerating rate.
The bay and the coast—"saved"once or twice before—may
presently need"saving"again.
And so it went,a sobering catalog.
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Housing Joxty Hnxr is a Bay Area
Not enough housing is being built,and what is available costs too writer and consultant in envi-
much.The crisis,Paul Sedway predicted,will continue despite all ronmental planningand
efforts:"the most controversial,most intractable problem in Califor- literature.
nia's history."David Dowell,professor of city and regional planning
at the University of California,Berkeley,waved an ad from a San
Jose newspaper:a single-family suburban house,cut up into seven
rental units,for sale as an investment."A real money-maker,"
claimed the ad.
ce
Y The ideology of planning at
r '• the local level has changed;
- people are saying, "No, we
don't have to accept unlim-
s1 ited growth." Because so
f many communities are doing
r�l this,the regions can't absorb
Gilliam,just the growth and what we end
•next two �'` ..; - up with is a great imbalance
' nviron- between jobs and housing;
urbulence.The " Some blame the situation on past attempts to slow down growth people are forced to travel
ery fierce. - and protect open space.Dowell gave some support to this viewpoint. long distances from home to
believe the housing supply is being restricted."He dislikes local job, using energy, polluting
growth control efforts,such as Petaluma's famous ordinance.The the air and congesting the
river.In plan- growth suppressed at Petaluma has simply bulged north to Cotati and highways..
o locate the t Rohnert Park.As more and more communities put on the brakes DAvtD DowfLL
P Professor of city&)
ch in Washing- overtly or subtly,the impact spreads. regional planning,
he trusts.A shift J� Because residential areas now consume more in government uC Berkeley
m se hasis on services than the yield in roe taxes local governments tend to
P Y Yl property rtY g
ubled surface, _a:
e last in the -
nt surface,on the
Area and the �•
uisthadheard
What struck c
emarks,was the j
'ght nor as -
years,was
urch expected
illiams -
,er-c ity blacks, -
ay.
is reaching aplace in the
go third. - i : • �; �
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set aside lavish zones for industry and allow much less land for
We can continue to expand housing.In Santa Clara County the cities have zones for 250,000 of
supply to meet demand, but additional jobs—but for only 80,000 additional dwellings.This local Se
there's always the question: "mercantilism,"as Dowell labels it,backfires.People must commute
When do we stop growing, longer distances,increasing pollution and congestion and using more orl
can we stop growing? energy.In the end,high housing costs drive wages up and encourage ba
DAVIDDOWELL business to seek sites elsewhere. - tre
Must we then let growth happen where it v;- 1,sacrificing farms aff
and open space?Not at all,in Dowell's view.What is needed is not ha
horizontal growth—suburban sprawl—but a more efficient use of str
land already in the urban sphere:modestly higher density,rehabilita- ne
tion,redevelopment and"infill."Present trends,however,are run- it(
ning exactly the other way."Density is actually going down."Down- en
zoning is the rule.And the fresh-built parts of the Bay Area metropolis no
are spread out thinner than the older parts.
Planner Paul Sedway agreed that new development should be wl
more compact.Right now,however,builders prefer to construct we
whole neighborhoods on the urban fringe;government prodding and grc
incentives will be needed to encourage redevelopment and the use of
small"skipped over"parcels.Sedway foresees a movement of the
middle class back into the central cities,starting a whole new cycle of
displacement.Under pressure of this"gentrification,"low-income
city dwellers will be forced into new ghettoes in the suburbs.But
industry will stay put as its workforce disperses;this will lead to
interest in new transit systems.
Because of the magnitude of the problems
r we face in the future,familiar local of
planning techniques such as zoning m
may become far less effective andin
regional and state agencies will be an
forced to take a very active role in news
development.Infill, redevelopment e
and reuse of urban land, displacing the tol
poor and middle classes to outlying lat
areas,will prompt efforts to modify in(
m current trends and/or to encourage tic
involvement in mass transit and tele- Cu
communication. Greater densities in,
and new modes of living will emerge Pe
as the housing crisis continues to be th'
one of the most intractable in Cali- mt
f fornia's history. PAUL SEDWAY
Sedwoy/Cooke,planning consultants to
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There is both good and bad in these trends,but the result for most
of us will be a future less satisfying than the present.In reaction,says If environmentalists are go-
local Sedway,"new means and forms of living will emerge." ing to save their programs,
nmute Thomas Merle of the Bay Area Council,a research and advocacy consolidate their gains,
more organization representing major Bay Area business firms,expects a they're going to have to deal
rage basic dwelling to cost$600,000 within another decade,if present
with the realities of inflation ,
trends continue.The explosion is happening,he charged,because and productivity.
TxoNtAsMEm_E I
arms affluent,environment-minded suburbanites want it to happen."We BayArea Council `
of have a fairly homogeneous set of communities,we have a low tax
of structure,we have rising property values.But we cannot house the
ilita- next generation because this generation is enjoying the quality of life
n- it does in the Bay Area."He suggested at another point that the
own- environmental battle today is"the revolt of the haves"against have-
opolis nots. i
Merle is skeptical about infill;it is politically easier to build i
be whole new communities from scratch.He believes businesses,not
t workers,will scatter to the suburbs,and that attempts to induce new
and growth in old city centers will fail.
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Farmland
Of 4.5 mullion acres of land in nine Bay Area counties,about half a
million are now in urban use.Almost 2 million acres,by contrast,are
in agriculture—rich crops wherever valley floors are undeveloped
and,in the hills,extensive beef and dairy ranches.
T.J.Kent,past president of People for Open Space,briefed us on
his organization's Farmlands Project,a two-year study of Bay Area
agriculture.The regional f armbelt,Kent told us,is richer and more
extensive than most of the region's people dream.The nine counties
together produce half as much annual crop value as Oregon.
But the Bay Area metropolis is growing at the expense of this rich
land.Each year some 19,000 acres go out of production,and the rate is
increasing.Most is lost to development,either in the form of conven-
tional suburbs or in the still more diffuse form of rural"ranchettes."
Must we choose between providing housing and preserving agri-
culture—between shelter,in short,and food?Absolutely not,Kent
insisted.He recalled the 1970 regional plan prepared by the Associa- "
tion of Bay Area Governments.ABAG's plan proposed a framework of
permanent open space,including much farm and ranch land,sur-
rounding the metropolis.Even within that framework,however, Metropolitan growth has y
there would be ample land for new development—enough to accom-
modate growth at current rates until the year 2010. grim characteristics e. mat-
gr Y ter where it takes place.
Y Several counties—notably Napa and Marin—have worked hard T.J.KENT
to protect their agriculture;several more—notably Santa Clara—are Past president,
now tackling the job.Local attitudes,however,can change and often People forOpen Space
do.In Napa County,for instance,the last election created a board of
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supervisors that does not favor the old agricultural zoning. .Y y eyed the red
No amount of tax reduction is What is needed,Kent argued,is consistent policy.That can best `` T.J.K,
going to make it possible for a be provided through a regional agency,one charged with protecting an added si
farmer to resist the developer farmland as the Bay Conservation and Development Commission is vision of tl
when-he offers him huge charged with preserving the bay.A bill now in the state legislature Said
amounts for his land. (AB 2060)would create,as a first step,a Bay Area Agricultural Lands in importa
E.PHILLIP LEVEEN Stud Commission.This body would spend the year 1982
. .Director,Public interest Y Y P Y studying '.` excellent 1,
Economics west the problem of farmland loss.Aber that,the commission or a succes- Holly
sor to it might be given veto power over the development of farmland. most stron
In this case,however,the power should be granted—so proponents Regional&
urge—only by means of a regionwide popular vote. Sacrament
For one part of the region,an agency charged with farmland purpose re;
protection exists already:the Coastal Commission.Peter Douglas, better sy st
its chief deputy director,told us of success in the land-preserving times funs
method called"transfer of development credits."Under this system, overlaps aI
an owner who wishes to divide or develop his land must gain the right tion that p
to do so by buying up and thus extinguishing the development poten- summed u
tial of other,less-well-situated parcels.This has the effect of sharing is my local
the wealth—some owners profit from development,others from the Takir
sale of development rights or"credits."Thus,planners hope,the Bay Area C
pressure to develop in the wrong places will be lessened.In the Santa regional id
Monica Mountains,the idea seems to be working,Douglas said. the single-
Phillip LeVeen,director of Public Interest Economics West, tions on t1
urged a more radical approach.Rather than trying to curb farmland _ closely thr
loss in"the planning style,"LeVeen would attack the problem force the c
- through the tax system. questions'
Farmers,he told us,sell out for a very simple reason:because others.Mc
developers or speculators offer many times the price farmland draws
for agricultural use."Why is it,"LeVeen demanded,"that the devel-
oper can offer these prices?"He sees the culprit in a tax code that gives It wasn't c
houses great value as tax shelters.When the tax advantages of owning will happt
a home are taken into account,even the expensive Nicasio"ranchet- Peter
te"may be,on balance,cheap.Would-be owners can afford to bid Mich
prices way up,and do."This isn't the free market at all,"LeVeen Citizens f<
argued."Farmers don't have similar opportunities....Money talks. stances th
Profit talks.If we don't take the basis of those profits away,we are Joaquin D
fighting a rear-guard action...the politics are going to be up for keep pesti
grabs." pure and c
His proposal:Revise the tax code to eliminate,gradually,the tax Philli
advantages of buying a home."It would be painful,"he acknowl- will lead C
edged,"but l think we have the choice of feeding the speculators or water to n
feeding ourselves."
The most important political Regional home rule? We met,a
challenge that faces us be- Such problems are not Bay Area exclusives.But our discussion of years ago i
tween now and the year 2000 them had a unique Bay Area twist.More than in any of the five ing the Cc
r.
is getting more people in- preceding conferences,these panelists focused on the need—both Has t
volved in politics,so that the claimed and denied—to overhaul the elaborate government structure goals,Doi
power held by corporations of the region. better sha
;'. and political action groups In the late 1960s a powerful movement arose in the Bay Area He cited e
can be offset. aimed at creating a unified regional government,the first such in preservati
�
CAR POPE for the areas nine counties.For a time the state legislature self—all a" Executive director, California, � St
California League of listened.Then,early in the 1970s,the movement faltered,and it has Toda
V= Conservation voters scarcely been heard of since. had the h(
_Ka
Among our panelists,two attitudes showed.One group consid- days after
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ing. eyed the regional idea dead;another urged and predicted a revival.
at can best T.J.Kent of People for Open Space,though speaking in favor of Diany people may be pacified
h protecting an added single-purpose agency to safeguard farmland,praised the by the new,stringent regula-
ommissionis vision of the old days. tions that require safe and
legislature Said Paul Sedway:"Regionalism and state planning will increase proper hazardous-waste man-
ltural Lands in importance."David Dowell agreed:"Local policies can make agement and by an increased
82 studying excellent local sense but very bad regional sense." commitment to enforce and
Yl g ry implement the present rem
n or a succes- Holly O'Konski of the League of Women Voters put the case ulatory control program.Not
nt of farmland. most strongly:"Now is the time to stand up for regional home rule." generally recognized is that
proponents Regional government would make the Bay Area less dependent on the.basic philosophy and
Sacramento.She denounced the present constellation of single- thrust of the existing program
armland purpose regional agencies as"governmental sprawl.""We need a is misdirected coward the
ter Douglas, better system by the year 2000."She closed with a long and some- ultimate disposal of hazard-
reserving times funny catalog of confusions,improvised joint efforts and costly ous waste,ignoring control of
r this system, overlaps among the agencies now on the job.Responding to a sugges- the problem at the source r
t gain the right tion that problems should be solved in"the local community,"she where hazardous waste is
gP generated. �
pment poten- summed up the regionalist's credo:"For some problems,the Bay Area g 1
MICHAEL BELLIVEAt)
ct of
hers from the ,g i is my Taking the oppos te"side of the issue was Thomas Merle of the Hazardous-waste C;tizen or a
hope,the Bay Area Council.The council,he observed,had once backed the setter Environment
In the Santa regional idea.No longer."I think that day is done."In Merle's view,
glas said. the single-purpose agencies have worked well enough.Only"varia-
ics West, tions on the status quo"are likely.Agencies will cooperate more
b farmland closely through a system of interlocking directorates;the courts may
roblem ' force the creation of some special body to address"regional spillover
questions"when one jurisdiction's decisions make problems for .+►
is because others.More fundamental changes are not required.
iland
at the devel s San Francisco Bay.
-ode that gives It wasn't on the agenda but the audience raised the question,"What �
iges of owning will happen to the bay?Will it be the same in the year 2000?" -
sio"ranchet- Peter Douglas settled for a one-word answer:"No." =`
- r
ord to bid Michael Belliveau,a specialist in hazardous wastes with
LeVeen Citizens for a Better Environment,worried about the toxic sub- i y
oney talks. stances that are coming into the bay through the Sacramento San ►` ; r , ff y
ay,we are Joaquin Delta.The Reagan administration is cuttingback the effort to
cup for keep pesticides out of rivers.T.J.Kent agreed:"The bay will not be
pure and clear.'.,
lually the tax Phillip LeVeen expressed the hope that the rising cost of water r- ='
acknowl- will lead Central.Valley farmers to use it more sparingly,leaving more ;
culators or water to make its way down to the bay.
The coast - s
We met as Peter Douglas pointed out,on an anniversary. It was nine
:ussion of years ago today that Proposition 20 qualified for the ballot,"launch- -=
.he five ing the Coastal Commission on its sometimes rocky career.
eed—both Has the.commissiori worked?if you judge it by its original list of
nent structure goals,Douglas admitted,it hasn't done so well.Yet the coast is in far x .
better shape now than it would have been without the commission.
Bay Area He cited expanded parks,limits on the sprawl of coastal towns,the '
st such in preservation of wetlands.Developers,local officials,the public it-
ate legislature self—all are now more aware of the coast as something to be cared for. 3�
ed,and it has Today the commission is at a crucial juncture.Until now,it has
had the help of six subordinate regional commissions;on June 30,
roup consid- days after our meeting,these went out of existence.Local govern-
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erect 32
As long as we recognize and req' r
treat decisions about coastal Ri
resource allocation as subjec-
tive decisions,public partici-
pation is vita fi. ♦vh=t
l. '''�+ _- -
r �, - - - Agmc
PETER DouGLAS re5ro
Chief deputy director, _ - - forty
California Coastal - -r
Commission
mens themselves,under the eye of the remaining state commission,
will now manage the coastline under adopted,certified plans.The cha:g
catch:Many cities and counties don't have such plans.Until they do, much
the statewide commission will be kept very busy."This means less rer:.e
public participation,"Douglas warned.Where environmental values t h_
he-
and other interests conflict,"the level of compromise is going to a l —
come out a lot lower." law�,
There are,in addition,perennial attacks on the commission's it all
basic powers."If the commission is weakened,we will see more loss
of coastal farmland,more filling of wetlands,more drilling on the
t outer continental shelf—with fewer safeguards."More likely,Doug- Clair
las maintains is a future in which the commission remains intact to co^o
Ir
build on its past progress. stu
if d_rr
Garbage the p
On the subject of garb in polite planning circles as"solid rising
waste"—we heard from Michael Belliveau(Citizens f or a Better En- oil us
The realities of physical de-
vironment)and from Terry Trumbull,chairman of the California so•,:rc
2, velopment as we approach Solid Waste Management Board.the year 2000 will present Californians,Trumbull told us,produce 51 million tons of gar- enz em�r
problems insoluble by local bage a year."If you piled it all on Interstate 5 it would make a strip ten t e f
regulation; they will have to feet high from Oregon to Mexico."What we actually do makes hardly eithe
be dealt with at the regional more sense.At a cost of$3 billion a year,statewide,we bury the stuff.
or state level. The Bay Area(like other regions)is running out of disposal sites.
PAUI SEDWAY Dumps now serving more than 2 million local people will shut down COS
ti
in the next several years.
There is something else wrong with this picture:sheer,appalling too
waste.What we call"garbage"is made up largely of valuable mate- new
_ rials.Even the limited recycling Americans do now has helped to ease
certain scarcities.If we were not recycling aluminum cans,Trumbull qLc
said,we would be paying three times as much as we do for imported
.- - aluminum ores. - -
"There is some progress to report;"he noted.Within ten years,he
feels,almost everyone will have curbside pickup of segregated paper,
cans and bottles.The year 2000"will see us out mining dumps."
i ' we are beginning to ask the Recently the legislature has ordered the Solid Waste Manage-
right questions, and this is ment Board to do more research on the type of recycling called
one great achievement of the "resource recovery,"in which elaborate machinery separates mixed
environmental movement, garbage into component materials.Trumbull thinks this approach is
which has played an impor- a dead end.He prefers"source separation"—different kinds of waste
taut part in our ways of look- should never be mixed in the first place.
1- ing at life and in our view of . Michael Belliveau spoke of the troublesome ten percent of our
-_ the world. garbage that is actually dangerous.More than 2 million tons of this
I IwROLD GILL IAM
BayArea writer and hazardous waste were produced in the Bay Area in 1980;80 percent o
San Francisco Chronicle the material stays in private"onsite"dumps on factory grounds-500
columnist of them in the Bay Area—and the rest winds up in centralized"class
one"dumps around the region.In addition,authorities have discov-
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Bred 32 abandoned toxic-waste dumps,mostly in the East Bay,that The best indication of the
require cleanup. value of recycled materials is
Right now the California Department of Health Services is that cities that have started
trying to police the old dumps,establish safer ones and keep track of curbside collection programs ;;
what poisons go where.The federal Environmental Protection for cans,bottles and newspa- "''
Agency,helpful in the past,is now withdrawing from the field."State pens have had to pass ordi-
responsibilities will increase tenfold.Many of the sites will continue nances making it illegal to
for years without our getting a look at them." steal garbage.
fission, The whole method now used to deal with the wastes,Belllveau TERRY TRumBULL
The charged,is"unconscionable."They should never be dumped at all.As Chairman,
Manastate
eSolidment Waste
hey do, much as 80 percent of the material could be reused,recycled or
s less rendered harmless.Only a minuscule portion is now so handled.
1 values Chemical companies must be made fully responsible for disposition of
to their waste.Asked how to make the legislature pass the necessary ;
laws,Belliveau said,"you have to make noise,and you have to make
ion's it all the time." f
)re loss Energy
e th '
he Clair Ghylin,general manager of Chevron's land department,had a 4,
tact to corporate view of the energy problem.Oil and gas,he predicted,will
still make up two thirds of our energy budget in the year 2000—even
if demand stays level and alternative sources grow.He does not see
this prospect as alarming.Estimates of in-the-ground reserves are '9
s"solid rising."There is no need either to change our life styles or to reduce
ter solid
oil use.The question is not whether we have adequate energy re-
sources,but whether we will go out and look." we can no longer afford the ,'4
)mia luxury of.the restrictions
There is one thing,however,that will have to give—the present ys
environmental restraints on hydrocarbon extraction,especially on placed on using federal lands ,
of gar- and the outer continental
strip ten the federal lands that make up half of California,indeed half of the _ shelf for ever development. '
es hardly West."On two thirds of this land,"Ghylin asserted,"extraction is CLAIR GHYLIY
he stuff. either prohibited or prohibitively restricted." General manager,
s. One area in which Chevron wishes a freer hand is the outer land department,Chevron
tc
to down continental shelf.It considers the environmental problems of drilling
litmanageable."The California ocean is friendly to us,and the regula-
appalling tors make us friendly to the environment."
mate- Douglas of the Coastal Commission was more cautious.Right
A to ease now,he suggested,the opening up of offshore waters is proceeding too
rumbull quickly;some areas should be off limits to drilling forever.
ported
m years,he f
,d paper, a
nape- .• �" f
nixed r`
proach is M
of waste
t of our
'of this
percent of
rods—S00
•d"class -
discov-
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ev
��* INS,
Some government, some- The question came from the audience. Whe
where,must be authorized to
manage the regional prob- "What would a nuclear war do to the quality Hess
lems of this urban area of 5
million people. of life in the Bay Area?"It was intriguing imp -0
HOLLY O'KONSKI stir U`
Leagueof Women Voters that nearly every afternoon panelist The,
responded, at first, with a joke. Carl Pope = Stahl °!
P sewa
of the Sierra Club had the most substan- river
tial comment. In just about every other oscil
area of public policy, he noted, "good new the
quali
.ideas" keep coming along.But in the cost
field of disarmament and international AIND
relations, "I haven't seen a good new the
mert
Eventual subsurface migra-
tion and atmospheric release idea in a long, long time." Tho
of hazardous chemicals ;f whe
heightens the. potential for trust
harmful impacts on human Cali
and environmental resources. Rev
MICIIAEL13ELLIVEAU - abo
Beyond conflict?
It's an old question in environmental politics:To what extent can
antagonistic interests compromise and work together?And to what
extent must they simply resign themselves to slugging it out?The
professional planner has another slant—that,given the right informa-
tion and the right controls,some conflicts can be avoided altogether.
At San Francisco Bay Area 2000,Assembly Speaker Willie Brown
compared environmentalists and business interests to the cattlemen
To the extent that we exploit and sheepmen of the old range wars.Here,as there,an accommoda-
and destroy, we are limiting tion must be made.Chevron's Ghylin picked up the metaphor: "On
the possibilities of tomorrow. our family ranch in North Dakota,we regarded ourselves as livestock
Wer of h BROWN, lyR. persons."The ke said Gh lm is to"quit using labels and start us
-Speaker of the Assembly P Y� Y � q g �
facts." - k KM
Planners Dowell and Sedway argued that seemingly contrary goals
can be combined if we manage things right.Thomas Merle reminded
us of the highly successful coalition that has formed in Oregon,where
advocates of open space and housing have joined forces to support a BA
land-use planning law that works for both ends."This sort of'unholy
alliance,"'he said,"is just what we need in California."
! Reverend Williams of Glide,on the other hand,was skeptical of
coalitions."Other groups can't see things in our terms,"he said.' Ve
We don't always want to have have to move apart again....Blacks have been on a collision course
1 to say"Gimme,gimme,gim-
. with environmentalists in many ways....We've never been where
me—help, help, help." We they are and I don't expect us to move there very soon." '"
want to be able to say,"This is Carl Pope of the Sierra Club later questioned the notion that j
who we are,this is what we're
doing, and we're pulling is minorities are uninterested in the environment.A recent Harris poll
off." suggests that blacks are even more anxious than whites to see the '
REVEREND CECIL WILLIAMS Clean Air Act maintained or strengthened."Blacks and the poor," '
Glide Memorial Church said Pope,"are asserting claim to the allegedly middle class values of ;
environmental quality."
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III • . __. . .
f
The river and the pendulum
i Ce; Where are we going in California?In what direction are public aware-
ness,ness and public policy tending?
e
quality Harold Gilliam,with his image of the river,had no doubt that the
gLllIlg impetus of recent years will continue."Secretary Watt may be able to
stir up some white water,but he's not going to turn the river back."
t The year 2000 will see more nature preserves;a more diverse and
1 Pope stable agriculture;the recycling of all valuable materials,including
sewage;and a still greater emphasis on standards of quality."The
Stan- river is going this way."
Thomas Merle offered a contrary image:the pendulum that .4
then oscillates between extremes.After a swing to the environmental side,
Anew the pendulum is on its way back."Instead of greater reliance on r
quality,there is a new emphasis on quantifying benefits and weighing
e costs.".
onal AND THERE WE HAVE IT:quite a spread of outlooks on our voyage from ,
the year 1981 to the year 2000,whether forward with the current or 4_-
W merely back and forth with the pendulum.On the one side lay
Thomas Merle's observation,"We will continue to duck problems '
whenever we can."On the other was Gilliam's buoyant adjuration to
trust the river.Maybe the best single motto for this last of the
California 2000 meetings can be found in the words of Glides
Reverend Williams:"I have concluded that maximum danger brings
about maximum hope."
extent can 1
And to what
it Out?The Members of California Tomorrowinterested in obtaining reprint
right informa copies of this conference summary can do so by writing orphoning
'd altogether. California Tomorrowat 681 Market Street,Room 963,San Fran-
g cisco,CA 94105—(415)391-7544.($I.00 tononmembers.) /
r Willie Brown
he cattlemen '
ccommoda- COSPONSORS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAYAREA 2000 CONFERENCE .
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erle reminded ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS MARIN CITIZENS FOR ENERGY PLANNING
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 2000 CONFERENCE LOO
Saturday,June 20,198I
Golden Gate University Auditorium, Son Francisco
1 e.
Program: }. th
r+ 8:30 Registration o
9:00 Call to Order:Weyman Lundquist,president, California Tomorrow
9:05 Welcome:Willie L. Brown,Jr.,speaker of the Assembly
9:15 Statewide Overview: Charles Warren, chairman,California 2000 Project P
9:35 MORNING PANEL: Natural Resources: fe
Coastal Zone/Land/Managing Waste d
Moderator:Rollin Post,
political editor, KRON-7V Sc
Panelists: Peter Douglas, chief deputy director, t
California Coastal Commission
n Clair Ghylin,general manager, g
Larid Department, Chevron O
T. J. Kent,past president,
People for Open Space
Phillip LeVeen, director, IT
Public Interest Economics West
Terry Trumbull, chairman, I
state Solid Waste Management Board
kY Michael Belliveau, hazardous-waste specialist, C
=} Citizens for a Better Environment
,r 1 a
Presentations—Open Forum i
12:15 LUNCH t
I 1:00 Luncheon Speaker: Harold Gilliam, Bay Area writer and a
San Francisco Chronicle columnist
1:30 AFTERNOON PANEL: People and Their Needs: Quality of Life
Moderator:Lila Peterson, x
,newswoman, KCBS
Panelists: Rev. Cecil Williams, Glide Memorial Church
'. Carl Pope, executive director,
r� California League of Conservation Voters
`? David Dowell,professor of city and regional planning,
University of California, Berkeley
Paul Sedway,principal, SedwaylCooke,
planning consultants
.� Holly O'Konski,League of Women Voters
Thomas Merle,Bay Area Council
Presentations—Open Forum NIF-ETI\G
'` s 3:30 Conference Summary:Weyman Lundquist r the Calif
staff, the
3:45 ADJOURNMENT the chair
others w
tribute
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CREDITS Art Direction:JOHN BEYER report t
ect's six
Photos:Robert Sollen,2,4,5&6. Typography:NIAcxENxlE- statewid
Drawings:Earl Thollander,8 thru 12; 18 through 28. HARRIS CORP. open to
Cover&Page 3:U.S.Coast Survey, 1854;courtesy of their att
Bancroft Library,University of Califomia,Berkeley. Printing:BoT-ORS,San Mateo ;
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MIDPF.NINSUTA REGIONAL OPLN SPACE' DISTRICT
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: 11. Grench, General Manager_
SUBJECT: F.Y. I .
DATED: 11/23/81 �
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LWV Observer Reports October 1981 15
Enclosed please find the League of Women Voters of the Los Altos-Mountain View
Area Observer Report.
This report was written by your League Observer and summarizes the events
and activities of your Board or Commission as she observed them.
Please feel free to share this report with your board members and direct any
questions or concerns to me.
t
Your Observer for this year is �
Thank you,
Rosemary Arca
Observer Chair
League of Women Voters
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
The Nidpeninsula Regional Open Space District meets on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m., at the District office, 375 Distel Circle,
Suite D-1, Los Altos. Board members are Richard Bishop (Redwood City, San
Carlos, Woodside area), Katherine Duffy (Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno,
Saratoga area), Barbara Green (Sunnyvale area), Nonette Hanko (Palo Alto area),
Edward Shelly (Mountain View area), Harry Turner (Atherton, East Palo Alto,
Menlo Park, Portola Valley area), Daniel Wendin (Los Altos area).
The Midpeninsula Open Space District has done an excellent job acquiring
land for open space use. This Spring, the District celebrated the addition of
their ten-thousandth acre. Included in the 1981 acquisitions are 238 acres
added to the Russian Ridge Preserve, 537 acres of Windy Hill added to the Rancho
San Antonio Preserve, 280 acres added to the Monte Bello Preserve and 285 acres
added to the Manzanita Ridge Preserve.
The District is negotiating a lease for property on the Thornwood Preserve.
This lease would include restoration of the old home on the site and future
tours of the planned restoration.
The Picchetti Winery (Monte Bello Preserve) will be restored and operated
as a winery. The Picchetti Brothers Winery has been listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
The Board of Directors, at their July 8, 1981, meeting, voted official
recognition of and appointed a staff advisor to the Mid-Peninsula Trails
16 October 1981 L1WV Observer Reports
Council. The Trails Council is a citizens' group whose purpose is to provide
a focal point of communication and a liaison between all groups, bodies or
entities that are involved in the planning, funding, acquisition, development,
maintenance and use of trails. The focus of the Council is on trail develop-
ment and maintenance within Open Space District preserves and those public
areas which have the possibility of linkage with Open Space lands. The Council
meets on the lst Monday of the month at Distel Circle, Los Altos.
The recognition of the Trails Council by the Board of Directors is a new
step forward for the Open Space District. The Board of Directors has recognized
the need for more citizen involvement in the planning and use of their lands.
The Trails Council will be observing the Open Space meetings as well as review-
ing the yearly Use and Management Plans.
In response to public concern about public notification, the Board organized
a committee to review Public Notification Procedures. These procedures are to
be presented at the August 26 Regular Meeting. The Board has tried to strike a
balance between the confidentiality of land negotiations, the desire to purchase
land at the lowest possible cost to the public and the public's need to know
what, where and how the District is spending the public's money. This is a
difficult balance to maintain. The Board is more aware of public interest than
a year ago and is putting forth an effort to accommodate the public's needs
without jeopardizing land negotiations. Some of the recommendations of the
Committee are as follows. In the case of land acquisition and grant applica-
tions and amendments, the Committee recommended that known neighborhood asso-
ciations or organizations be advised on a yearly basis that they may subscribe
to agendas for a fee. Owners or residents of contiguous properties were not
considered to be treated differently from other members of the public who may
subscribe to agendas. Notification prior to Board action would be sent to the
city or county having jurisdiction. In the case of grant applications and
amendments, identified property owners would be notified fifteen days prior to
meeting date (exceptions to be determined by the General Manager). In the case
of condemnation actions, the usual agenda notice of five days would be extended
to eight (except in cases determined by the General Manager). The eight-day
notice would include the press, organizations or individuals who subscribe to
agendas, owners of contiguous property, and the city or county having jurisdic-
tion. (State law sets requirements for dealing with landowners.) The Com-
mittee did not address the Land Use and Planning Process as a method for
increasing public participation in the planning process. However, the Committee
did state no land use changes will be passed except by two hearings of the Board.
As stated earlier, the District has done an excellent job acquiring land
for open space use. The Use and Management of acquired lands is a lower priority
item. The budget for Use and Management is very small compared to the budget
for acquisition. The District plans to continue focusing its attention on
acquisition for the next few years. The Board of Directors expresses interest
and concern for opening up the District land for greater use and for more public
involvement in planning. However, this interest and concern come into conflict
with the actual budget for Use and Management as well as the actual staff time
alloted to Use and Management. The Board's intent can be confusing. Use of
staff time is of concern also. The Board, at times, has difficulty solving
problems as a group. Examples of this would be the opening of the Monte Bello
Preserve and the placement of the Monte Bello parking lot and the determination
of a lessee for the Thornwood property. Staff time has been used repetitiously
to present and solve these problems, and in the Thornwood situation, private
citizens' time and money (and patience) was consumed for what seemed an
unwarranted length of time.
Harion Hlukia
LWV Observer Reports October 1981 15
Enclosed please find the League of Women Voters of the Los Altos-Mountain View
Area Observer Report.
This report was written by your League Observer and summarizes the events
and activities of your Board or Commission as she observed them.
Please feel free to share this report with your board members and direct any
questions or concerns to me,
Your Observer for this year is
Thank you,
Rosemary Arca
Observer Chair
League of Women Voters
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
The Nidpeninsula Regional Open Space District meets on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 p.m., at the District office, 375 Distel Circle,
Suite D-1, Los Altos. Board members are Richard Bishop (Redwood City, San
Carlos, Woodside area), Katherine Duffy (Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Serenos
Saratoga area), Barbara Green (Sunnyvale area), Nonette Hanko (Palo Alto area),
Edward Shelly (Mountain View area), Harry Turner (Atherton, East Palo Alto,
Menlo Park, Portola Valley area), Daniel Wendin (Los Altos area).
The Midpeninsula Open Space District has done an excellent job acquiring
land for open space use. This Spring, the District celebrated the addition of
their ten-thousandth acre. Included in the 1981 acquisitions are 238 acres
added to the Russian Ridge Preserve, 537 acres of Windy Hill added to the Rancho
San Antonio Preserve, 280 acres added to the Monte Bello Preserve and 285 acres
added to the Manzanita Ridge Preserve.
The District is negotiating a lease for property on the Thornwood Preserve.
This lease would include restoration of the old home on the site and future
tours of the planned restoration.
The Picchetti Winery (Monte Bello Preserve) will be restored and operated
as a winery. The Picchetti Brothers Winery has been listed on the National
Register of Historic Places.
The Board of Directors, at their July 8, 1981, meeting, voted official
recognition of and appointed a staff advisor to the Mid-Peninsula Trails
16 October 1981 LW"V Observer Reports
Council. The Trails Council is a citizens' group whose purpose is to provide
a focal point of communication and a liaison between all groups, bodies or
entities that are involved in the planning, funding, acquisition, development,
maintenance and use of trails. The focus of the Council is on trail develop-
ment and maintenance within Open Space District preserves and those public
areas which have the possibility of linkage with Open Space lands. The Council
meets on the lst Monday of the month at Distel Circle, Los Altos.
The recognition of the Trails Council by the Board of Directors is a new
step forward for the Open Space District. The Board of Directors has recognized
the need for more citizen involvement in the planning and use of their lands.
The Trails Council will be observing the Open Space meetings as well as review-
ing the yearly Use and Management Plans.
In response to public concern about public notification, the Board organized
a committee to review Public Notification Procedures. These procedures are to
be presented at the August 26 Regular Meeting. The Board has tried to strike a
balance between the confidentiality of land negotiations, the desire to purchase
land at the lowest possible cost to the public and the public's need to know
what, where and how the District is spending the public's money. This is a
difficult balance to maintain. The Board is more aware of public interest than
a year ago and is putting forth an effort to accommodate the public's needs
without jeopardizing land negotiations. Some of the recommendations of the
Committee are as follows. In the case of land acquisition and grant applica-
tions and amendments, the Committee recommended that known neighborhood asso-
ciations or organizations be advised on a yearly basis that they may subscribe
to agendas for a fee. Owners or residents of contiguous properties were not
considered to be treated differently from other members of the public who may
subscribe to agendas. Notification prior to Board action would be sent to the
city or county having jurisdiction. In the case of grant applications and
amendments, identified property owners would be notified fifteen days prior to
meeting date (exceptions to be determined by the General Manager). In the case
of condemnation actions, the usual agenda notice of five days would be extended
to eight (except in cases determined by the General Manager). The eight-day
notice would include the press, organizations or individuals who subscribe to
agendas, owners of contiguous property, and the city or county having jurisdic-
tion. (State law sets requirements for dealing with landowners.) The Com-
mittee did not address the Land Use and Planning Process as a method for
increasing public participation in the planning process. However, the Committee
did state no land use changes will be passed except by two hearings of the Board.
As stated earlier, the District has done an excellent job acquiring land
for open space use. The Use and Management of acquired lands is a lower priority
item. The budget for Use and Management is very small compared to the budget
for acquisition. The District plans to continue focusing its attention on
acquisition for the next few years. The Board of Directors expresses interest
and concern for opening up the District land for greater use and for more public
involvement in planning. However, this interest and concern come into conflict
with the actual budget for Use and Management as well as the actual staff time
alloted to Use and Management. The Board's intent can be confusing. Use of
staff time is of concern also. The Board, at times, has difficulty solving
problems as a group. Examples of this would be the opening of the Monte Bello
Preserve and the placement of the Monte Bello parking lot and the determination
of a lessee for the Thornwood property. Staff time has been used repetitiously
to present and solve these problems, and in the Thornwood situation, private
citizens' time and money (and patience) was consumed for what seemed an
unwarranted length of time.
tiarion Blukis
MEETING NOTES
Regarding
St. Joseph Parking Problem
November 13, 1981
The following is a summary of the consensus of opinion reached at a meeting
between representatives of the City of Los Altos, Midpeninsula Open Space
District and the County of Santa Clara regarding the parking problem in the
St. Joseph Avenue area.
1 . The City of Los Altos should enact some kind of parking
restriction in the St. Joseph area to force all preserve/park
users to park in the parking lots off of Cristo Rey Drive. These
parking restrictions should be implemented March 1 , 1982.
2. The County of Santa Clara should be requested to ban all parking
underneath the 280 bridge in support of the objective to have
all vehicles use the Cristo Rey Drive parking lots.
3. Informational signs should be posted on Eva and St. Joseph
Avenues redirecting all prospective park users to Cristo Rey
Drive.
4. Informational signs should not be placed on the Expressway at this
time as it may contribute to over-use of the facilites.
5. The County Parks Department should construct a trail along the
creek from the Cristo Rey Drive parking lots to the recently
acquired County lands near 280 to make the preserve/park more
usable and attractive from the Cristo Rey Drive approach. The
trail should be completed by March 1 , 1982.
6. The County Parks Department should plan to construct a permanent
bridge over the creek to permit all vehicles using the Deer
Hollow Farm to enter via Cristo Rey Drive.
7. The Open Space Di'strict should plan for the future elimination
of all vehicular access via St. Joseph Avenue as it relates
to the Perham residence to further discourage vehicle traffic
from using St. Joseph Avenue.
8. The City should contact the City of Mountain View to minimize
use of St. Joseph Avenue by vehicles related to the Deer Hollow
Farm operations.
9. The Open Space District should continue to distribute leaflets
regarding the Cristo Rey parking area to vehicles parked in the
St. Joseph area and also to the residents for distribution as
they deem appropriate.
10. Rangers from the Open Space District should converse with users
in the preserve area encouraging their use of the Cristo Rey
parking area.
The Agencies involved agreed to follow through with the necessary planning
for implementation of the above items.
PERSONS ATTENDING:
Midpeninsula Open Space District - Jim Boland
Eric Mart
Herb Grench
Santa Clara County Parks Department - Dave Christy
Felice Errico
.................
City of Los Altos - George Sanregret
Ron Gruenwald
Rich Brannan
Bob Rayl
Bruce Bane
Dave Donahue
C' *ms 81-23
mber 23, 1981
Meeting 81-28
Revised
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
C L A I M S
A
Amount Name Description
2657 18. 47 Abema, Inc. Oil
2658 239 . 25 CA Water Service Co . Utilities
2659 240 . 00 CPRS Supervisor' s Section Workshop-J . Boland,D . Camp ,
J. Escobar ,K. Blackburn
2660 2 , 642 . 77 Ross Conti San Mateo County Taxes-Coplon
Property
2661 643. 84 Dorn' s Safety Service District Vehicle Expense
2662 48. 83 Ewert ' s Photo Resource Documents for
Audio Visual Presentation
2663 100. 00 First American Title Insurance Preliminary Title Report
Co.
2664 190. 00 First American Title Guaranty Preliminary Title Reports
Co.
2665 2 , 086 . 80 First American Title Guaranty Sorahan Exchange Closing Costs
Co.
2666 7. 48 Foster Bros . Security Systems Keys
2667 2 ,287. 00 Frahm, Faller, and Cannis Engineering Services-Land
Acquisition
2668 32 . 90 The Frog Pond Meal Conferences-Site Use Comm.
and City of Saratoga Info Mtg
2669 70. 45 Herbert Grench Out-of-Toti•,ai Conference Expenses
2670 166 . 50 Honeywell Protection Services Burglar Alarm-Ranger Yard
2671 45. 26 I .B .M. Supplies
2672 601. 90 Lawrence Tire Service , Inc. District Vehicle Expense
2673 223. 00 Carl A. Lindberg Partial Reimbursement for
Land Manager Interviews
2674 209 . 87 Minton' s Lumber & Supply Lumber and Building Materials
2675 391. 10 William P. Murphy Santa Cruz County Taxes-Long-
ridge
2676 25 . 00 NCC/ASLA Advertisement-Land 11anager
2677 179. 27 Orchard Supply Hardware Shop Supplies , Film and
Repair Chain Saw
2678 2 , 691 . 44 Portola Park Heights Property District ' s Share of Road
Owners Association Repair-Long Ridge
2679 40. 00 City of Palo Alto Planning Commission Agendas
and Minutes
2680 57 . 50 PG and E utilities
Claims- 81-23 Revised
November 23 , 1981
Meeting 81-28
Amount Name Description
2681 $ 413. 22 Peninsula Office Supplies Doors for Storage Cabinet and
Desk Chair(Ranger' s Office)
2682 . 30. 62 Pitney Bowes Ink Rollers-Postage
Meter
2683 34. 89 Rancho Hardware Pipe for Manzanita Ridge
C:>
Horse Stiles
2684 157. 94 Redwood Trade Bindery Los Trancos OSP Brochures
2685 7. 26 San Jose Art Drafting Supplies
2686 178. 08 Techni-Graphics , Inc. Stationery
2687 41. 45 Union Oil- District Vehicle Expense
2688 100. 00 Valley Title Co . Preliminary Title Report
2689 . 12. 00 Victor /California Oxygen and Acetylene
2690 . 200.' 74 Xerox Installment Pa' yment-November
2691 27. 00 John Escobar Reimbursement-San Mateo County
Permits
2692 41 . 20 Pat Starrett Private Vehicle Expense
2693 65 . 00 L. Craig Britton Conference Expense
2694 90 . 22 Charlotte MacDonald Private Vehicle Expense
2695 74. 00 W. lqalt'er Rauhut Partial Reimbursement for Lan
Manager Interview Expense
2696 . 58. 00 Joan Pisani , City of Saratoga Workshop Fees-:I . Youngs , J.
Combs , E . Johnson
2697 202 . 18 Petty Cash Meal Conferences ,1',,.),'.tage ,
Office* Supplies , Cassette Tapes
for Meetings ,Private Vehicle
Ex,D' ense , Xeroxing for Public
Communication and Book
r 'ms 81-23
I tuber 23, 1981
Meeting 81-28
MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
C L A I M S
# Amount Name Description
2657 $ 18.47 Abema, Inc. Oil
2658 239.25 CA Water Service Co. Utilities
2659 240.00 CPRS Supervisor's Section Workshop-J. Boland,D. Camp,
J. Escobar,K. Blackburn
2660 2, 642. 77 Ross Conti San Mateo County Taxes-Coplon
Property
2661 643. 84 Dorn' s Safety Service District Vehicle Expense
2662 48.83 Ewert's Photo Resource Documents for
Audio Visual Presentation
2663 100.00 First American Title Insurance Preliminary Title Report
Co.
2664 190.00 First American Title Guaranty Preliminary Title Reports
Co.
2665 2,086. 80 First American Title Guaranty Sorahan Exchange Closing Costs
Co.
2666 7.46 Foster Bros . Security Systems Keys
2667 2 ,287.00 Frahm, Edler, and Cannis Engineering Services-Land
Acquisition
2668 32.90 The Frog Pond Meal Conferences-Site Use Comm.
and City of Saratoga Info Mtg
2669 70.45 Herbert Grench Out-of-Town Conference Expenses
2670 166.50 Honeywell Protection Services Burglar Alarm-Ranger Yard
2671 45.26 I.B.M. Supplies
2672 601. 90 Lawrence Tire Service, Inc. District Vehicle Expense
2673 223. 00 Carl A. Lindberg Partial Reimbursement for
Land Manager Interviews
2674 209.87 Minton',s Lumber & Supply Lumber and Building Materials
2675 391.10 William P. Murphy Santa Cruz County Taxes-Long-
ridge
2676 25. 00 NCC/ASLA Advertisement-Land Manager
2677 179. 27 Orchard Supply Hardware Shop Supplies ,Film and
Repair Chain Saw
2678 2,691.44 Portola Park Heights Property District's Share of Road
Owners Association Repair-Long Ridge
2679 40. 00 City of Palo Alto Planning Commission Agendas
and Minutes
2680 57.50 PG and E Utilities
Claims' 81-23
November 23,1981
Meeting 81-28
Amount Name Description
2681 $ 413. 22 Peninsula Office Supplies Doors for Storage Cabinet and
Desk Chair(Ranger's Office)
2682 . 30. 62 Pitney Bowes Ink Rollers-Postage
Metet
2683 34. 89 Rancho Hardware Pipe for Manzanita Ridge
Horse Stiles
2684 157. 94 Redwood Trade Bindery Los Trancos OSP Brochures
2685 7. 26 San Jose Art Drafting Supplies
2686 178.08 Techni-Graphics , Inc. Stationery
2687 41.4-5 Union Oil District Vehicle Expense
2688 100.00 Valley- Title Co. Preliminary Title Report
2689 12. 00 Victor /California Oxygen and- Acetylene
2690 . 200. 74 Xerox Installment 'Piyment-November
2691 27. 00 John Escobar Reimbursement-San Mateo County
Permits
2692 41.20 Pat Starrett Private Vehicle Expense .
2693 65.00 L. Craig. Britton Conference Expense
2694 90. 22 Charlotte MacDonald Private Vehicle Expense,