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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19830818 - Agendas Packet - Board of Directors (BOD) - 83-20 Meeting 83-20 AA. MIDPENINWLA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 375 DISTEL CIRCLE,SUITE D-1,LOS ALTOS,CALIFORNIA 94022 (415) 965-4717 SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thursday 375 Distel Circle, D-1 August 18, 1983 Los Altos, California 7 :30 P.M. There will be a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on Thursday, August 18, 1983 at 7 :30 P.M. The Board will consider the following agenda. A G E N D A 7 : 30 P.M. ROLL CALL NEW BUSINESS WITH ACTION REQUESTED 1. Procedure for Filling Board Vacancy in Ward Three -- H. Turner If an election is to be called, Board may adopt a resolution calling for an election and consolidating with December 13 statewide special election. 8 :15 P.M. 2. District Position on the Advisory Measure Concerning Private Use of Moffett Field -- E. Shelley 8 :30 P.M. INFORMATIONAL REPORT CLOSED SESSION (Land Negotiation and Litigation) ADJOURNMENT M-83-96 (meeting 83-20 August 18, 1983) MIDPENINSLILA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT MEMORANDUM August 16, 1983 TO: Board of Directors FROM: C. Britton, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: District Position on the Advisory Measure Concerning Private Use of Moffett Field This item has been placed on the agenda at the request of Director Shelley, who will be inviting a member of the Mountain View City Council to address the Board on the use of Moffett Field by civilian pilots. Director Shelley has also indicated he will be asking the members of the Board to take a District position opposing such use. M-83-95 (Meeting 83-20 August 18 , 1983) 0 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT MEMORANDUM August 16, 1983 TO: Board of Directors FROM: C. Britton, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: Procedure for Filling Board Vacancy in Ward 3 Introduction: Vice-President H. Turner, serving as interim Board Presi- dent, requested this item be placed on the agenda of a Special Meeting because of the timing for setting an election on this matter if a majority of the Board so desires. For your information, Barbara Green resigned her position as Director for Ward 3 (the Sunnyvale area north of Fremont Avenue) as of Sunday, August 14 , 1983, and as S. Norton stated at your Regular Meeting of August 10, 1983 , the Board, according to Section 1780 of the Government Code, may appoint someone to fill the vacancy or call an election within 60 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. This matter has been placed before you at this time to discuss the possible alternatives for filling the vacancy. It should be noted that if the Board wishes to consolidate a special election to fill the vacancy with the still uncertain statewide election on December 13, certain Board action would be necessary prior to Monday, August 22, 1983 . Discussion: The District Clerk has been in contact with John E. Molchan, Assistant Registrar of Voters for Santa Clara County, and S. Norton regarding the alternatives for filling the vacancy, and the following summarizes information received: 1. Filling Vacancy by Appointment: The Board of Directors may appoint to fill the vacancy within 60 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The Board needs to determine the exact procedure it will follow 'if the vacancy is filled by appointment. A committee of N. Hanko and K. Duffy was appointed at the August 10 Regular Meeting to review the application form that might be used. This was in anticipation of a procedure decision at your meeting of August 24 . 2. Filling the Vacancy by Calling an Election: If the Board decided to fill the vacancy by the election process, the first plausible election date might be Tuesday, December 13 , 1983. However, there is still a question as to whether this special statewide election will actually be held. Assuming the special election is held, the Board would have to pass a resolution calling the election and requesting consolidation with the special election. This action would have to be done prior to Monday, August 22 , 1983, which is the opening date of the nomination period for the December 13 election. Election costs for consolidating with the possible December 13 special election are estimated at $13,500. M-83-95 Paqe two If the state' s special election were cancelled after the Board called its Ward 3 election on that date, the District' s election would not take place because of the cancellation of the special election. The next available election date would then be Tuesday, April 10, 1984 . In the event there was no other item on the ballot for the Sunnyvale residents who comprise Ward 3, the total cost of the elec- tion would have to be covered by the District and would be approxi- mately $26,000. At this time,John Molchan does not know of any items for Sunnyvale residents that would appear on the April 10 ballot. It should be noted, a person appointed or elected to fill B. Green' s term in office would have to run for election or reelection in Novem- ber, 1984. RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIDPENINSbLA .REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT CALLING ELECTION AND REQUESTING 86-06^� CONSOLIDATION (SANTA CLARA COUNTY--WARD 3) jwo(442-0f WHEREAS, a vacancy has been created by the resignation of the Director of Ward 3 of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors wishes to fill this vacancy I by calling an election; and WHEREAS, a special statewide election has been scheduled with- in Santa Clara County on December 13, 1983; NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District does resolve as follows: 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 1780, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Dis- trict does call an election in the District for the election of one (1) member of the Board of Directors of the District in Ward 3 on Tuesday, December 13, 1983 2. That said election be consolidated with the statewide special election to be held in Santa Clara County on said date. 3. That the election precincts, polling places, voting booths, and election officials in each of the precincts shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as provided for the statewide election on said date, as prescribed by the ordinance, order, resolution or notice of the Board of Supervisors of said County calling, providing for or giving notice of such other election and which sets forth such precincts, voting booths, polling places and elec- tion officials. 4 . That the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County is hereby authorized and instructed to canvass the returns of said election for the office of Director - Ward 3 of the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional open Space District and is requested to certify the results of said election to the Board of Directors of the District. 5. The boundaries of the ward or subdivision, for the purpose of electing a Director for Ward 3 , shall be the same as those established by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District by Resolution 82-29 , adopted on July 14 , 1982. 6. The Board of Directors further requests, pursuant to Elections Code Section 22003, that the County Clerk, Registrar of Voters or other appropriate County official be authorized to render services to the District relating to the conduct of said election. The services shall be of the type normally performed by such County official (s) - s � in assisting the clerks of special districts in the con- duct of elections including, but not limited to, checking registrations, printinq and mailing ballots, ballot argu- ments, candidates' statements, hiring election officers and arranging for polling places, and providing and dis- tributing election supplies. 7. The Clerk of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is hereby authorized to hire the services of the appro- priate officials of said County to aid in the conduct of said election as hereinabove provided, and the General Manager of the District is hereby authorized and directed to pay the cost of said services, provided that no payment shall be made for services which said County officials are otherwise required by law to perform. 8. The District Clerk is hereby directed to submit a certi- fied copy of this resolution to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara, and to the appropriate County election officials of said County.