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HomeMy Public PortalAbout19901023 - Agendas Packet - Board of Directors (BOD) - 90-24 Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Meeting 90-24 SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS A G E N D A 7 : 30 P.M. 201 San Antonio Circle Tuesday Building C , Suite 135 October 23 , 1990 Mountain View, CA (7 : 30) * ROLL CALL BOARD BUSINESS 1 . Initial Interviews of Applicants for the Position of Director - Ward 4 ADJOURNMENT Members of the public are invited to forward written comments regarding the candidates and/or questions they propose the Board ask candidates to the District Clerk at the address shown above. It is recommended that these comments and/or questions be submitted to the Clerk by 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 23 , 1990 , so that they can be compiled and duplicated for the members of the Board prior to the start of the meeting. The Board' s adopted Procedures for Interviews that will be followed to fill the Ward 4 vacancy are listed on the back of this agenda. The Board has scheduled a second Special Meeting for Monday, October 29, 1990, beginning at 8 :00 P.M. at the District office for the purpose of conducting the second round of the interview process and selecting an appointee to fill the Ward 4 Director ' s position. 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 -Mountain View, California 94040 - Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 General Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT-WARD 4 PROCEDURES FOR INTERVIEWS First Round- 7:30 P.M.,Tuesday, October 23, 1990 -Open Session 1. Order of appearance of applicants established in a random drawing of names. 2. Each applicant allotted up to eight minutes for opening statement and clarifying questions by the Board with a minimum of three minutes for the latter. 3. Round-robin questioning by Board members of applicants for maximum of 30 minutes. 4. Each applicant(order determined by another random drawing)will have two minutes maximum for final statement. 5. Board recess for 10 minutes. 6. Each Board member casts a signed ballot for up to six top choices for second round interviews. 7. Clerk keeps ballots for later public inspection. 8. Voting tallied and announced by Clerk. 9. The field will be narrowed to half of the original number of candidates, but at least 3, and at most 6. 10. The candidates receiving the most votes will be those selected for the second round. 11. If there is a tie,there will be additional votes on the full list until the tie is broken. Second Round- 8:00 P.M., Monday, October 29, 1990- Open Session 1. Random drawing for order of appearance. 2. Each finalist allotted 20 minutes for answering questions posed by the Board. 3. Random drawing for order of appearance for final statements. 4. 10 minute recess. 5. Each finalist will get 5 minutes for summary. 6. Each Board member casts a signed ballot for his or her choice of appointment. 7. Voting tallied and announced by District Clerk. 8. Clerk keeps ballots for later public inspection. 9. If no candidate receives four votes,there will be additional votes on the full list of finalists until a candidate receives four votes, 10. Board adopts resolution naming appointment to fill the office. Absence of Candidates From Interviews -The Board will consider the written application and supplementary information provided by candidates who cannot attend one or both sessions. 10/90 Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT OPENING STATEMENT AND CLARIFYING QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD 2 . "Each applicant allotted up to eight minutes for opening statement and clarifying questions by the Board with a minimum of three minutes for the latter. " 0 After four (4) minutes, Clerk will hold up yellow one minute sign. 0 At five (5) minutes , Clerk will hold up blue five minute sign. 0 After two (2) minutes of clarifying questions by the Board, Clerk will again hold up the yellow one minute sign. 0 At three (3) minutes , when the allotted time has expired, Clerk will hold up red time sign. 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 • Mountain View, California 94040 • Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 Genera!Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors.,Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR WARD 4 (Please Type or Print) Name Matthew A. Allen Residential Voting Address 325 Chatham Way Mountain View CA 94040 Telephone (s) Home: (415) 967-8964 Work: (415) 926-2820 Date of Application October 1$ 1990 Please list your community activities and/or work experience below: Mountain View Environmental Planning Comm 1971-74; City Council 1974-82; Mayor 1977 78 and 1980-81. Founding member, Santa Clara County IGC Trails & Pathways Committee 1974-84. President, Peninsula Division, League of California Cities 1980-81. Mtn,View Community Television Advisory Comm. 1982- Troop Committee Member and Asst. Scoutmaster, Camp Oljato, when sons were Boy Scouts. School PTA. Physicist at SLAC since 1965. Have been a department head and am presently Assistant Director for Electrical and Electronic Systems. Active in professional society IEEE. Chairman of 1991 National Particle Accelerator Conference in San Francisco. Please indicate why you are interested in serving as Director of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors and what are your goals for the District ' s next ten years? I was a member of the on final rou that initiated—. g g pelection setting up District in 1971. I was interested in being a director then, but deferred to Bill Peters and entered city government. I have always been interested in the District and have kept in close contact with Peters and Ed Shelley, who were outstanding directors. Now that Ed has resigned, I would like to serve. My main goal is to continue the policy of low-intensity use of i acquired land and maintain the strategy to maximize opportunity to purchase additional land consistent with basic policy. 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 • Mountain View, California 94040 • Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 General Manager:Herbert Grench Hoard o/Directors:Richard Bishop.Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Page Two What level and types of activities do you favor on District preserves? Activities oppose? Level is low intensity. The types of activities I favor are hiking, photography, nature study, grass picnicking, etc. I oppose motorized trail biking and organized picnicking with stoves and games (softball, volleyball, etc.) What do you see as the major issues of the District today and in the next few years? Discuss . Proper management of open space programs to accomodate fauna and flora. Public access should be allowed within the open space preserve constraints without giving the perception of exclusion and/or exclusivity. Strategic land purchase will get more difficult and sensitive as the "easier" parcels are purchased and some remaining landownei;will feel pressure from the District. How the present holdings are managed by the District and the public's perceptions of the District's actions will be most important. The communication goals of the District will need careful thought and implementation. Page Three Please list any additional information about yourself which you would like to include (hobbies , education , family, etc . ) Recreation is movies, theatre (ACT Berkeley Repertory) and bridge Hobby is television producing. Outdoor recreation is hiking,' running and skiing and exercising at the local YMCA. I received mv B.S. at the UniversitV of Edinburgh, Scotland then came to- the U.S, and enrolled as a graduate student at Stanford obtaining a Ph.D. in Physics in 1959. I became a U.S citizen in 1961 I was elected a Fellow of IEEE in 1987. I have three grown sons. My wife is active in community affairs (President _ Los Altos/Mtn View branch AAUW• Program Vice President Los Altos Morning Forum) . We have been married 33 years and have lived in our present home in Mtn. View since it was built in 1966. I have been a member of the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society for over 20 years. ignature of Applicant Date NOTE: All applications will be made available for public inspection. You may use additional sheets to answer questions . Attached is a copy of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code . 9/90 Mrs. Edward L. Ginzton 28014 Natoma Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Ms. Nonette Hanko, President October 18, 1990 and Members of the Board, MROSD Old Mill Office Center, Suite 135 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain view, CA 94040 Dear Ms. Hanko: It gives me great pleasure to write to you at this time to recommend the appointment of Mr. Matthew Allen to the vacancy being created by Mr. Edward Shelle 's resignation from the 4th Y g Ward. Matt Allen has deep roots in the community, having come to this area as a graduate student at Stanford, then many years of employment at SLAC where he is the Department Head of Kystrons and Vacuums Division. His children attended Mountain View local schools. After Proposition 13 hit us, he was one of the founders of an Education Foundation to provide private support for local school needs. Then in 1974 Matt Allen volunteered from the invitation extended through the Planning and Policy Committee to do the work that resulted in the Santa Clara County Master Plan for Trails and Pathways, passed in May 1978. He was a Mountain View Council Member at that time and a very faithful attendee and valuable contributor to our project and continued to work with the comm ittee when it became IGC sponsored in 1978. Matt worked wit h us thro ugh h all the g years he was on the Council, attending field trips and sharing subcommittee work. His contacts with Moffet Field officials were valuable to us and to other adjoining jurisdictions although we have never been able to work out an agreement for a trail around Moffet. All of this experience and his familiarity with the Master Plan for Trails and Pathways, passed May 1978, should give him a familiarity with the lands, projects, and problems the MROSD Board is working with. Another experience that should be valuable aluable to our you and board Y y is the Cade TV Community Report that he wrote and presented weekly for many years beginning when he was on the City Council and continuing for many years thereafter. I know you will have many applications of outstanding people for this Ward 4 representative position and I hope that this letter of my knowledge of Mr. Matthew Allen and his many solid credentials as a participant and a dedicated, informed community leader will stand in his favor. Sincerely, Artemas A. Ginzton Member Santa Clara County Trails and Pathways Committee CAPITOL OFFICE COMMITTEES STATE CAPITOL P.O.BOX 942849 CHAIRMAN SACRAMENTO.CA 94249-0001 NATURAL RESOURCES (916)445-7632 MEMBER DISTRICT OFFICE 785 CASTRO STREET ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY& SUITE C TOXIC MATERIALS GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY& MOUNTAINCONSUMER PROTECT (415)96 1-603 9404 1 � � � � FINANCE&NS RA CEION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JOINT COMMITTEES BETSY BLAIS SHOTWELL ARTS BYRON D. SHER PRISON OPERATIONS CONSTRUCTION& ASSEMBLYMAN,TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT ENERGY REGULATION& THE ENVIRONMENT October 19 , 1990 Board of Directors Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Old Mill Office Center, Suite C-135 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 Dear Director : I am writing on behalf of Matt Allen of Mountain View, who is seeking appointment to the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District . A resident of my Assembly District, Matt is highly regarded by leaders in the community for his long time involvement in environmental issues of the region. Matt has gained a reputation as a leader himself , serving many respected organizations including the Mountain View City Council both as Councilmember and Mayor. He was instrumental in the formation of the District in 1972 and the County 's Inter-Governmental . Council Trails and Pathways Committee in 1974. Clearly, his dedication to public se w service is f o noteworthy significance. As one who has known Matt for over 15 years , I am confident that , if appointed , he would make a positive contribution to the Board of Directors of the Midpensinsula Open Space District. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Sincerely, Byr n D. Sher Assemblyman 21st District BDS :bbs q 11'�CaG.. i� •rr+� Ir JA* �,�.,Oofovt�d&os- ci le7 Open Space �61 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR WARD 4 (Please Type or Print) Name Crri\-A `�jAt✓c3>>� Residential Voting Address La�-Nln . L Telephone (s) \ . { �_L `� r Q v$ �r-1� \ lr�}'-L Date of Application Please list your community activities and/or work experience below: Please indicate why you are interested in serving as Director of the rIidpeninsula Regional Open 9 p n Space District your goals for the District ' s next ten Board of Directors and what are years . I 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 • Mountain View, California 94040 • Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 General Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Page Two What level and types of activities do Activities oppose? You favor on District preserves? \ � F--• pLGLS�.- — a•Z mt c,�A rnP - LY1L G v1 C r i Q � ZV Ok � LL-. What do you see as the major issues of the District today and in t few years? Discuss , he next • Cu�Cz.UICC '. 1-.AG OF ��S EGT F1 Ea, c�F � L ST AE-F Eva_. wL.nrura �.vrLE r�'r' � t' LilL�;.ti} J•iR^Jt 12.ZalJL'Tf fl �,� �M 0�1 ZP C C-,L.,bR-A 00 LI L c '' �E sLYJ evti-Tc�1- Ev�c",2.u4x�cusw�E►� �. c o,ti.,r LZt T L.U� Page Three Cx� �, lW Z'LL nAC- '•Q C G G n IJ yLm�t^Cf riY ±Uq W <I✓� u L AYl �Y a3'C nyl Ca 6, t2��v'✓YL� _ Please list any additional information about to include (hobbies , education, Yourself which family, etc . ) You would like: �oencn cc 5'JY\5g AC PACX � UrL.saA� c`�)c�cl�raSSa� - r c1� L,-'�'�n��. �- /: Cry�4,T-. C,,` � -- kzr Aa i IL ry Y4\' l SigVff uu'e of Applicant Date — NOTE: All applications will be made available for You may use additional sheets to answer public inspection . questions . Attached is a copy of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code . 9/90 APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR, WARD 4 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Addendum 'A' -- Community Activities and Work Experience : Community Activities : • Active volunteer with the Midpeninsula Regional Space District for past 3 years . • Joined the field maintenance program before there really was one . Have participated in all but six projects . • Represented the MROSD in the 1990 Volunteer-a-thon on KNTV. • Contributed 17 hours of service to the 1990 Open Space Conference . • Assist in preparation and distribution of the Volunteer Voice. • Currently working with Diane Dryer, coor- dinator of the Mountain View Recycling Program to increase the program' s outreach and the public ' s awareness of recycling practices . • Serve as recycling block leader. • Contributing research and development of two-page addition to the bi-annual newsletter . Work Experience : • Eight years experience in marketing and communications . • Currently employed with Hathaway Associates, a firm of three project consultants . Hathaway Associates is a marketing and community relations firm specializing in lifestyles industries such as educational companies, senior housing communities and real estate developers . Our services range from project intro- duction through developing and implementing the marketing plan. All of our clients share a common goal : to complement their communities by the best means possible . APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR, WARD 4 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT Addendum 'B ' -- Interest in serving on the District Board: The two most valuable complements to my life are my family and nature . There is nothing better than sharing one with the other. Last week, I stood with my two-year old nephew, David, over the culvert called San Francisquito "Creek. " David asked what it was . I winced and could say no more than "a big drain . " Nature has become a gift, not a given. And gifts, you earn . For David, for the David in me, and for thousands of other Davids, I intend to make significant returns to the gift we have in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District . By serving on the District board, I want to know what makes it work. I want to overcome its obstacles . I want to share in its successes . Ten year goals : • Public Relations • Increase public respect for trail and land use through volunteerism and educational programs including school programs and interpretation by ranger _. staff • Develop equitable management and enforcement practices for multiple usage • Design incentive programs for volun- teerism and trail appreciation • Encourage field staff and user interaction through interpretive groups • Utilize the field staff as an advisory council on public issues • Expansion • Expand boundaries west and north through San Mateo count y Y • Maintain the intimacy of the District • Remain as preserves, never develop into parks • Limit the number of trails per square acre • Maintain present trail widths of under 8 feet for uses complimenting the environment; reserve roads, widths over 8 feet, for hazaradous activities • Maintain at least twice the number of trails than roads Open Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR WARD 4 (Please Type or Print) Name Residential Voting Address .1y Telephone (s) E yi3 - 7911,1 f c ? _ 1 1 Date of Application Please list your community activities and/or work experience below: d / P�,Pa A.v .00,o o✓ r �s s<tSo,P s ���'� Fa Rw.rf C .GC C I v NT/NL T.i c To ro a z.4 CO" �\ LToR //�P9P!l�S�E.BS, yJ, O !LL ,Q i y /RvsT Cr c i �� ova o f2.a.�s..�•� 4o r_-Scur.rs ®f .G'.+�teic� S�a.,,r�o C'�/,v/'7"fR i Please indicate why you are interested in serving as Director of the rlidneninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors and what are your goals for the District ' s next ten years? !tP R 0 2 .I T En v GYO�' -1A1 �Anr/� /d R H �� M c o.✓ E 7 ,✓c '7 .V iT� f .0 T / L L �/Crnl ATl 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 • Mountain View, California 94040 • Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 General.Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Page Two 1 n L3v Me f T dF N[ Ufare i 7,, r /✓ 411-4- /vim ,,- � .✓7 S�R E'iY/ T A.Y1 What level and types of activities do you favor on District ? preserves . Activities op pose? — S/� L+ 7T1/ A/ATu2f �ix0 w�rt,v/.✓� . .� r,,/r��� 7" 6 ��os f Z',v c c uo F o ToR C� � c �'�v� TI f %,,,�-� /y,[ U �✓�/T�vf zc to What do you see as the major issues of the District today and in the next few years? Discuss . L1� Te ��v c,v7'ij /ass 2 u 1-/c Li�� T 211-/Fr %/zM e- f--4 in 7e �f Rf3.¢.✓/z E _ �z„yf TD LFBp/ CT Page Three Please list any additional information about yourself which you would like to include (hobbies , education, family, etc . ) f'L � SvMF 'T /r9T GD,�S' /NTD_ s�U.p7�►'fiZ F .dnw Ceo•art v�/r� 4�Tir/rif5 signature of Applicant Date NOTE: All applications will be made available for public inspection . You may use additional sheets to answer questions . Attached is a copy of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code . 9/90 THOMAS E.FERRI 140 Formway Court Los Altos, Ca. 94022 415-948-7916 OBJECTIVE Political Appointee Position GENERAL: Over ten years experience in County Assessors Office auditing business entities, financial, and management records in and out of the State of California. Interact with personnel at all organizational levels. Hire, train, and manage data collector personnel for the Assessor's yearly Data Collector Program. Familiar with the principles, practices and trends of public and business administration. Accounting Instructor, (part-time) . SPECIFIC: Set up audit schedules. Gather interpret, and analyze financial data. Present and justify audit analysis to Attorneys, CPAs, and senior management. Also report for review any findings necessary for County Supervisors, Appeals Boards, tax payers, and tax payers representatives. Coordinate and initiate actions necessary to implement Office of Assessor recommendations, defending audit supplemental billings to taxpayers, and persuading them to agree with audit results. EXPERIENCE 6-86-5-90 De Anza College Instructor (Part-Time) : Teach Accounting and Business courses. 6-87-8-87 City University Instructor (Part-time) : Teach Graduate Management Accounting. 1976-Present Santa Clara County Auditor/Appraiser (1977-Present) : Business Tax auditor for medium to large business ($100M annual revenues) . Accountant/Auditor (1976-1977) : Business Tax auditor for small to medium business ($200K annual revenues) . OVER THOMAS E. FERRI page two EDUCATION 1985 Golden Gate University - San Francisco, California M.A. Public Administration: Specialized in Financial Management. Course work (GPA:3.8) : * basic governmental functions and organization * concepts in organization and management * research methodology and statistics * application of statistical methods to management analysis * public policy analysis * communication techniques * management accounting * managing high-technology companies i San Jose State University - San Jose, California B.S. : Business Administration, Accounting(1976) De Anza College - Cupertino, California A.A. Liberal Arts, Data Processing (1974) U.S. Army & U.S. Air Force Electronics, Radar Repair, and Computer Systems Operation ASSOCIATIONS Professional Certifications * California State Teaching Credential * State Board of Equalization,Appraiser for Property Tax * Certified Auditor Appraiser Professional Associations Society of Auditor Appraisers Elected (nation wide) Vice President, National Chapter (1983-1984) Elected (northern California) President, Golden Gate Chapter (1978-1979) Appointed Director, National Chapter (1982-1983) Appointed Secretary & Director Golden Gate Chapter (1975-1977) Appointed to De Anza College Quality Quantity Task Force on Teaching. Past Member of the De Anza College Political Action Committee. Civic Activities Boy Scouts of America Fund Raiser,Stanford Chapter (1977-1978) Politics Political candidate for Santa Clara County Supervisor, Los Altos City and Foothill/De Anza College Trustee elections. aC "C' -- 2 .y 90 FR z 46, F' 0 A Open Space j MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL©E'EN SPACE DISTRICT I A I N Fog D CT W b (Please Type or Print) Nam* Plan Gentry RGtidential Voting Address 1235 Ruse Avenue, Mountain View, tTA 94040 Telephone (s ) (41�) 961--0687 Date of Application October 19, 19go Please list your com.,nunity activities end/or work exparxience below: *personal Partioipation/membership in various community activities and organizations, *Professional Contra Costa Ob unty -• Regional Planner (1 year) -� City of Mountain View Urban Planner (5 years) Zoning Administrator (5 years) Director of Planning & Housing (13 years) Director of Special Projects (2 years/current) Please indicate why you ara interested in serving as Director of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Hoard of Directors and what are Your goals for the District' s next ten years? I_ am interested in serving on the Board beosuess I deeply respect and appreciate the District's goals and achievements, M` I would like to help the District innovatively deal with inoreasing economic and demographic presbures, Over the next 10 years I would like to see the District continue its vital, i past direction and entertain new opportunities/concepts as appropriate under its legislative charge, I PAQ4 Two wh g t 1:v e 2 e n a t ---�-------. --�,� Ypas of activities do you favor an n�str .ct preserves? Activities oppose? I favor diver., 0h d nt iew n to on—site enjoyment which respects environmental sensitivities.. The type of activities should depend upon the nature _and of each particular open space reaours�, I o p po wt�let i.zit.tuieltt.r _xith uaae_,,s ete___-w�,rd of What do you gee as than major issues of th+� District few ytars? Discuss , act today and in tha next — gvor..increuin land races , Ac uirin key, critical and hold -out ,creels. Sustaining effective o erations n the ee of fin ne m is — Im rovin ublio awareness demonstr tint go0ountability Ind, sustainingdin Intergovernmental relations and coordination, — Securing a permanent visible Distriot Nhomeg. -- Fire protection and water availabilit , — Restoration of native a ecies. — Responding to increasing public use presxuras . , . Urban open spsoo Pressure for aprogramsa , 1 LiC: T — F• F' I • F. Page Three please last any additional inr'oxmati to include thobbiea , gc'ucaGian , ft�niln &boat yourself which you would ?ik� Y, etc , ) " I am a long-time Peninsula reaident and have witnessed the changes brought on by "progresso . g " I intimately understand the complex pressures of development, land controls and government processes/politics. M Relevant qualifications — B8 degree from UO Borkeley in Urban Land Economics. Master of Urban Planning Degree from San Jose State University — Member American Institute of Certified Planners Many years of first hand experience in dealing with operating budgets, capital programming and public policy. -- a Highest standard of personal ethics in pursuit of public interest. I understand the dynamica of decisionmalcin g. Signature of Applicant Cotoboor 19, 1990 DetQ NOTE: * All applications will be made availaibI6 for You nay use additional sheets to answer public inspection , questions . Attached is a COPY of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code . 9/90 Upen Space MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR, WARD 4 (Please Type or Print) Name CYNTHIA "CINDY" HALL Residential Voting Address 230 CENTRAL AVE. , MT. VIEW MAILING ADDRESS : P. O. BOX 4611 , MT. VIEWX CA. 94040 Telephone (s) ( 415) 424- 1644 Date of Application 10- 19-90 Please list your community activities and/or work experience below: Member Rotary San Jose North Board of Directors, Chairman of Club Service, includes the weekly newsletter, weekly speakers, attendance, promoticifl, etc. and Co--Chair of the Community Service Center at Agnew now in the planning stages; Association: past Treasurer; Member Palo Alto Airport Past Chairman, City of Ift. View Mediators; Chamber of Commerce; rs Member Xt. View -rce; Member San Jose Symphony Guild, past Chair for fund rasing event; Past President Nercbant's Association in Redwood City; Past member Board of Realtors; certificate in "Building a Better Board" for non-profit Organizations; selected to be a participant in the At. View Leadership Program 1990-91. Previous Accounting Manager for real estate firm and manufacturin compa : responsibilities - accounts payable, receivable g ny , pay , tax re Owner/General Manager; VeDtUre Companies, a businessroll developmentports firm:supervision and staff scheduling, payroll responsiblities - financiall budgets, Operating statements, tax reports; Personnel/ structure, training -manuals, for-ins, procedures; Property Management/ pricing, research competition Promotion/ create and design promo material ' initiate renovation and maintenance; -? Ladies Home journal,, -op Publicity campaigns, Pursued free publicity through "The , develop Channel 5, Da�kland Tribune, in Flig�bt. . San I-rancisco Chronicle and Examiner, KpIX Please indicate why You are interested in serving as Director of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors and what are Your goals for the District ' s next ten years? To have a direct impact On the control of urban sprawl, to have the opportunity to Protect our open space from city encroachment and to preserve a natural state for animals, 1 vegetation and terrain and to provide alternative recreation and educational environs for our residents. Completion of the Ridge Trail and Bayland Trail systems the open space Projects and programs, , encourage public awareness of stimulate interest in volunteerism and Pr donations, e property ty maximize income, u continue to acquire property that can be properly managed, continue to -monitor maintenance Procedures and maint ain Improvements in top condition, continue tbp PrOCeSS Of liDking the greenbelt areas Of. tbe distri�ct. 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 - Mountain View, California 94040 - Phone: (415) 949-5500 - FAX: (415) 949-5679 General manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Page Two What level and types of activities do Activities Oppose? you favor on District Preserves? Limitled public contact on natural state Preserves, primarily inaccessible Tie having a commanding visual effect; low intensity ible properties, eDsity Preserves that can be maintained in a Protective state; special projects that are conducive to public enjoyment but limited by the cost Of maintenance and improvements. Encourage: Hiking, dog walking, kite flying, limited horse back riding, bicycling on paved areas, historic sites, birding, wildlife refug-s, W orki n farms r orchards, photography 0 g fa - ranches Discourage: ( high maintenance and potential over use) camping, picnic sites, bicyclin on unpaved areas, public improvements _MP g What do you see as the major issue . few years? Discuss . S of the District today and in the next Funding Alternative sources sought Foundation donations Encourage contributions Property costs Rising land value A va i I a bi 11 ty Development Pressure from developers and city tax revenue needs Housing shortage pressure Recreational pressure Preserving open space i.e. St. Joseph's Seminary property Pressure on City Of Cupertino and county Media attention Public relations; Citizen involvement and information Media attention Chambers of Commerce Page Three Please list any additional information about yourself which YOU would like to include (hobbies , education , family, etc. ) A native Californian, I spent my childhood and .high school ears in Narin County and young adult years in Atherton with my parents. I attended years University Of Colorado in Architecture and toured Europe twice with my parents for total Of One Year. After marriage, we bought a business and home in Menlo Park and then had my daughter. A career in real estate began by buying and selling domes, obtaining a real estate sales license, a brokers license and a geDeal contractors license. A pilots license allows the freedom to inspect client Properties and also the pleasure of flying for fun. Ex. vti Signature of Applicant Date NOTE: All applications Will be made available for public inspection. You may use additional sheets to answer questions . Attached is a copy of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code . 9/90 f - r_ �r ' n r Ir Eff x a L r^ lr 99 1 ._ ws, x S x '.AN.z."ax'�� sc r�?'s;. g '$ Mercury News File Photograp'r Damage from 1989 earthquake forced closure of St. Joseph's Seminary, shown here before quake Sobrato ets r' hts ' to bu ser�rutia site By Bernard Bauer vicar for interreligious and public affairs for Mercury News staff writer The diocese has proposed the diocese, the diocese wants to sell its foot- The San Jose Diocese of the Roman Catho- hills property to raise money for a new semi- lic Church said Friday it has signed an agree- a development of about nary,for building repairs and for a variety of ment giving Cupertino-based Sobrato Devel- programs for its parishioners. opment Cos. the option to purchase its 208 300 large single-family "There is a pressing need to address the acres of land in the Cupertino foothills. growing needs of homelessness and poverty in homes for the property. the county," Boyle said. Terms were not disclosed. But real estate Though diocese officials have discussed experts place the value of the property,which But that plan is opposed their plans for the property at several public is adjacent to 1-280, at between $80 million meetings in Cupertino, no formal applications and $100 million. by area residents. to develop the site have been filed with the The land is part of the former site of St. city's planning department, planning director Joseph's Seminary, which closed after sus- Bob Cowan said. taining severe damage in last year's Loma County Supervisor Dianne McKenna, whose Earlier this year, the diocese and Prome- Prieta earthquake. The quake toppled the district includes the Cupertino foothills. The thews Development Co. of San Mateo were in seminary tower, killing a workman. negotiations over the property but failed to full Cupertino city council has not taken a reach an agreement. � The diocese has proposed a development of stand on the proposed development. A luxury retirement center is now under about 300 large single-family homes for the John Sobrato Sr., president of the develop- construction by Forum Lifecare of Indianapo- property. But that plan is opposed by area ment company and one of the valley's biggest lis on an adjacent 54-acre section of the for- residents, who say the traffic and congestion developers, is in Italy and could not be mer seminary site. Forum has an 85-year it will cause could ruin the adjacent Rancho reached for comment. Calls to the company lease with the diocese for that site. Construc- San Antonio County Park. were referred to the diocese. tion of the retirement center is expected to be Those residents have an ally in Santa Clara According to the Rev. Eugene J. Boyle, completed by next summer. a Weekend hikes ✓ The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is offering a free hike to the Sandstone formations at El Corte de Ma- dera Open Space Preserve on Sunday from 2 p.m:5 p.m.Those interested should meet at'Skeggs Point, a CalTrans vista parking lot on the east side of Skyline Boulevard about four miles north of La Honda Road and one and a half miles south of Kings Mountain Road. For more information, call (415) 949-5500. ✓ There will be a 10-mile hike in Jack London State Park in Sonoma Saturday. The ,trail leads to Mt. Sonoma, with gor- gepµs views of the Napa Valley. A private wipe tasting will follow the hike. Cost is $20. For more information, call (415) 546-4150. f IN A RACE AGAINST TIME, MICHAEL STEWARTT TAKES WING ON AN AERIAL MISSION TO SAVE AMERICA'S VANISHING FORESTS Soaring above Olympic National Forest = = - - , s q Stewa,tt and in northwest Washington,Michael Stewartt dips the wings of his six-seater his t ighthawk vol p g unteers wade plane and swoops down to offer his passen- ,-- •..-:;.: �z r; s 'y' ' -...> through dear-cut- gers a better view.The vista below.howcv- K -KT, ling debris in er,is far from inspiring:The entire side of - ..,ax ` `'_ :' `��� Washing[on's Gif- one mountain has been laid bare by log- gers, Ford Pinchot No- leaving only occasional tree stumps, - -� * tional Forest. some as wide as 10 feet,where a thick growth of 500-vcar-old Douglas firs once {" • .,. ;: stood."Welcome to our national forest.' � •, '���_ �`��°'' •--.=•-�"�,., yells Stewartt over the roar of the prop cn +.` pine."You know,Smokey Bear and all ,` '' �_ V "We don't that."Shaking his head in disgust,he have the luxury of makes a pass over another patch of dcvas �_ " - time,"says Cation where,from 300 feet in the air,the �" qfi ' - - y - �`'�=— Stewartt,survey- felled trees look like spilled match sticks. v,. � - ��'- k•'� �, �-� ing a Washington The flight is a typical one for Stewartt. .~ �'� 'j ... :: hillside from his <tN y j. .,.,p ._. ' lane. '�;-esxvsx• - f Xw .r r. y r�� .ems' CYCLE SO-CIETY Be it crank sets or crumpets, WOMBATSjust wannerhay.� e fun By Donna Kato 100 members in the Bay Area — women the fat-tired bicycles. She made it a point to — Mercury News Staff Writer who are teachers, artists, homemakers, en- stop and chat when she passed them. Her gineers and writers. The WOMBATS gath- goal was to find a few riding companions, ered for this outing are athletic and in their but she discovered she had collected enough A crash eours( HE hikers stared. 20s and 30s,but Phelan says there are older names and phone numbers for something the Every 15 seconds another one and less fit WOMBATS, too. more organized. WOMBATS was born. in the rudiments came flying over the dirt hill. When she started entering competitions "I didn't want a serious club — it had to WHOOSH! in 1981,Phelan says she was among the few have humor to work," says Phelan, who's of mountain biking behind the other, 10 of them in a females who owned a mountain bike.But as prone to phrases such as, "We're a bunch of "a straight line, all pedaling furiously toward she rode the forest trails near her home,she a tunnel of trees. As quickly as they de- began to notice more and more women on See WOMBATS,Back Page Y FIRST clue should have scended, they were gone in a haze of dust been the disassembled and shadow.WOMBATS. Mbikes they were putting Women on Mountain Bikes and Tea Soci- together with the same ease with which I tie my shoelaces. ety members out for a Saturday morning And maybe I should have seen ride. On this day, it was a 10-mile course �, something significant in their cseen that looped through the mountains west of y soloth- While I wore baggy sweats _�_ ggY , Palo Alto — an off-road route that would take the riders up to Skyline Boulevard and .. u "`z`"� �`� j �` .--,' F - k everyone else was dressed in seat- back. - padded biking pants or athletic Forget the tea society part of the club's x" a. ,'`` '' � ' shorts. Their attire revealed strong, name: the emphasis is on the bikes. This is r. �' r„ "; t well-muscled calves and thighs. 4 '` F; $ r Yet I chose to ignore thr no group of perfumed ladies out for a lei- `� ; , "sT3 ' gn bvi- surely ride. There's no sipping out of Eng. - " ' ous signs. I did a bit of w g a few days before the schedt- ride fish bone china cups and nibbling cucumber ,� r but was reassured b WOMBATS sandwiches without crusts. These women ' F A. .,, founder and reassured coach Jac- drink water out of squirt bottles and car bicycling protein-fortified fig bars. They smell of 1 ;,- quie Phelan that teaching novice bicycle grease and sunscreen. i ,y, +r riders was part of the reason the "I wanted to demystify the macho image club exists. "The trick is to relax," offered that off-road biking has by coming up with WOMBAT Carol Haynes of Sunny- a name that conjures up an image of tea vale. "Make sure your grip is loose and scones and lace,"explains Jacquie Phe- art easy." Ian, the club's president and founder, who I became confident A few miles admits the sport can be feminized only so `„ j much. "But, first and foremost, we're a - fl+ `, � R on a bike would be no problem. social club out to have fun." '' But it was a problem, something WOMBATS was conceived six years ago '~ that became evident as soon as westarted. I couldn't be the unobtru- and now boasts 400 members nationwide, sive observer/journalist because I says Phelan, a national mountain bike champion and bicycling coach who lives in WOMBATS listen as a park ranger at the Monte Bello preserve See RIDE,Back Page Fairfax in Marin County. There are about outlines regulations; bikers have been criticized for tearing up trails. Open Space , i x l MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT APPLICATION FOR DIRECTOR WARD 4 (Please Type or Print) Name Gary Kremen Residential Voting Address 346 Costello Court, Los Altos, CA 94022 Telephone (s) Consulting: (415) 949-3305 Date of Application October 19 1,990 Please list your community activities and/or work experience below: See attached sheet labeled "Question A" Please indicate why you are interested in serving as Director of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors and what are your goals for the District ' s next ten years? See attached sheet labeled "Question B" t 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite C-135 • Mountain View, California 94040 • Phone: (415) 949-5500 • FAX: (415) 949-5679 General Manager:Herbert Grench Board of Directors:Richard Bishop,Betsy Crowder,Katherine Duffy,Nonette Hanko,Teena Henshaw,Robert McKibbin,Edward Shelley Page Two What level and types of activities do you favor on District preserves? Activities oppose? See attached sheet labeled "Question C" What do you see as the major issues of the District today and in the next few years? Discuss . See attached sheet labeled "Question D" Page Three Please list any additional information about yourself which you would like to include (hobbies , education , family, etc . ) See attached sheet labeled "Question E" Signature of Applicant 10 1 0 Date NOTE : All applications will be made available for public inspection. You may use additional sheets to answer questions . Attached is a copy of the District ' s Conflict of Interest Code. 9/90 Gary Kremen 346 Costello Court Los Altos, CA 94024 Consulting Practice: (415) 949-3305 Consulting Fax: (415) 949-4825 i Experience 1983 -Present Skyline Ridge Partners.President. Performed a variety of services for consulting clients: • Pursuing acquisition candidates for publicly traded data communications firm. Simultaneously searching out cost reductions and performing corporate-wide budgeting. • Performing competitive analysis and business plan writing for financial software firm. •Preparing financial and operational projections for golf technology start-up. •Wrote business plan for well-funded environmental liability risk retention firm. • Cleaned up finances at financially-troubled software VAR for board of directors. • Co-founded profitable software product company for the UNIX environment. •Wrote private placement memorandum to raise$440,000 for a fitness club. • Designed information and data communications system for electronic publisher. •Designed and implemented data communication system that saved client over$80,000. 1987 - 1990 Norian Corporation, Mountain View, California. Controller. Sole financial person at j twenty-seven employee,venture-backed biotechnology firm. Responsible for all internal and external financial issues including producing monthly financial statements, budgeting, managing external financial matters and shareholder relations.Adjusted prior financial records to the extent they passed audit with no material changes. Developed or refined all finance, accounting and management information systems. Managed a variety of administrative matters as member of management team. Summer 1988 Goldman, Sachs & Co., Global Finance and Fixed Income Sales and Trading Department, New York, New York.Associate. Fully analyzed spin-off of a corporation's major underutilized asset. Gained fundamental knowledge of fixed income products and markets. 1985 - 1987 The Aerospace Corporation, Systems and Computer Engineering Division, El Segundo, California. Member of the Technical Staff. Performed various functions in cost analysis and software engineering for this 5,500 person nonprofit Federal Contract Research Center. Designed and analyzed software costs for use in the Federal budget process. Authored draft of computer security management manual as other activities. Presented results on regular basis to various government officials and agencies. 1984 - 1985 Zenith Electronics Corporation, Display Device Research and Development Department, Glenview,Illinois. Engineering Associate. Assisted in the engineering of a proprietary new CRT concept. Implemented and maintained IEEE 488 communications protocols used in analytical test equipment for large-scale production usage. Education 1987 - 1989 Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California. Awarded MBA with concentration in small business finance.Wrote case study that is now permanent part of curriculum. Member of school's Public Management Program (the study of private-public sector interaction). 1986- 1987 University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Completed entire accounting sequence while working full-time. 1981 - 1985 Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Awarded both a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S.E. in Computer Science while working to finance education. Other �• Earned valid California r eal estate sales license. •Hobbies include bac akin bicycling, and volunteer activities. kP g, Y clip g� • References available upon request. Question A I have attached a resume to the last page of this document to provide the Board with the chronological history of my work experience. I feel that several of these industry positions are relevant to the Board position in question. One of the most important has been the over two years of work for a non-profit organization with a mission to find fraud, mismanagement, and waste in the Department of Defense. What was especially unique about this was the organization's position of working with the appropriate government bodies in a non-adversarial way. This position gave me substantial experience in dealing with complex governmental,organizational and legal issues involving many constituents as well as no clear right-or-wrong solutions. Throughout my career, I have spent significant time in the areas of finance and strategic planning. I have accomplished tasks from balancing the books for a small start-up to helping structure a multi- million dollar spin-off of one of the largest open spaces in the U.S. from its publicly-traded owner. I have had a wide variety of fiduciary responsibilities at the same time as trying to meet these organizations stakeholder's needs. Though these activities I have learned the importance of teamwork, active listening and the ability to search for consensus - skills that are valuable in any position that investigates, sets and enforces public policy. Given some of the challenges facing the District, I feel these skills will help me make a significant contribution. I have also been involved in my communities through donation of one's most precious resource: time. I have been involved in several community activities,ranging from the Los Angeles Unified School District's School Visitation Program to the Challenge for Charity competition. Currently, I am volunteering my time for the Trust for Hidden Villa, a multi-use facility in Los Altos Hills that features among other things a large natural open space and wilderness area. I am part of a group of consultants who are volunteering billable time to investigate how to put the trust on a viable, long- term financial footing at the same time as keeping the Trust's fundamental mission of servicing it's community. Another activity is my repeated volunteering of labor for the District's trail clearing and maintenance projects. In this activity, I have not only volunteered but have motivated others to volunteer. Page 1 -Gary Krenwn MPROSP Ward 4 Application Question B The principal reason for my interest in the Ward 4 appointm* ent to the MPROSP Board of Directors is the chance to make a significant contribution in an area that I believe in. As a user of the District's lands (as a hiker,biker,runner,observer of the scenery,environmentally sensitive person, and as a taxpayer), I value highly the resource that the voters of the District were far-seeing enough to create and fund. I hope to see the District continue to service the community and at the same time improve and grow consistent with its mandate. For some time I have thought that I would like to make an additional contribution to the District(in addition to donating my physical labor). I think that the appointed position on the Board is an ideal fit: it is consistent with my desire to add value and at the same time is a good use of my skills. Additionally, I am able to make the required time commitment up to the next election in November 1992. My goals that drive my desire to be appointed to the Board are similar with my goals for the Districts next ten years. I expect to be a multi-faceted user of the District's resources for the next ten years and want to be part of the preservation of those resources so they are around for generations of District residents. A very specific goal I have would be for the District to keep up its effort in short- and long-term planning. Any body blessed with the resources and assets that the District possesses, must continuously plan, even beyond those plans required by statute. This planning process should encompass all of the District's stakeholders (i.e., hikers, bikers, walkers, runners, equestrians, dog owners, model plane flyers, neighbors,other governmental agencies, bondholders, employees, taxpayers, etc.). One of the things that I can be is accessible: my home phone number is listed and I have no problem giving out numbers to reach me at work. ill Page 2-Gary Kremen MPROSP Ward 4 Application Question C The questions of what activities should be permitted on the District's lands is complex. First, the District has an intrinsically difficult task of land and resource management on its hands.As you know there are many rightful constituents that have a stake in the District resources. Because of this inherent complexity, in many cases I favor procedures for deriving fair and equitable resource allocation procedures as opposed to rigid policies.Even as there are many groups requesting the District resources in conflicting way, I personally bring no preconceived notions, prejudice, addenda or biases to my decision making process. I have an open mind and I have no problems with the District's conflict of interest policies. Many of the activities that seem to be in conflict with each other(bike riding and equestrian usage) are in themselves valid activities. I think that almost all of these activities can co-exist.How to do this is more challenging. I think the best way is to be sure all relevant groups are pro-actively informed of District policy and procedure making and then to have these group work together to establish procedures to minimize conflicts. In fact, if this philosophy is followed, the only activities that will not be present are those the are unsafe or those that are inconsistent with the enabling legislation that created the District.The key in all of this is to create balance that leaves something for everyone. There are several activities that might be more appropriate elsewhere such as high levels of development. This is because of the presence of substitute resources around the District's lands in the form of the city,county, state, and federal parkland systems. Such activities, by their nature, increase expenditures on recreational improvements-money that can be spent for land acquisitions or continuing maintenance. In general,I feel that the District should not encourage even low- intensity usages that might be beyond the carrying capacity of the land. Page 3-Gary Kremen MPROSP Ward 4 Application Question D I sense that the District's resources will be more heavily used as economic growth in the Bay Area reaches its next level. The District's assets will become more important and at the same time,more special interest groups will try to have an effect on the District's policies and procedures. In this context I see several issues in the next ten years: Funding of current resources. It is essential that the District keep sufficient monies in reserve for the inevitable cyclical downturn in property-derived revenue and state grants. While this downturn has not happened yet, I feel that it will occur and the District should continue policies to enable the District to spend sufficient monies to keep the District's lands at a level of sustainable maintenance. Funding of acquisitions. It is important that the District have sufficient means to be able to continue to make critical acquisitions. This means that the District must keep its short and long term borrowing ratings at sufficiently high levels to keep attracting the capital needed to fund acquisitions. Relationship with employees. As someone who has spent time working and managing in a collective employee environment, I know that complex issues arise from time to time. Without the close cooperation of District employees,it becomes difficult to carry out even the best intended policies. Plannin . As I indicated before, I would like for the District keep its planning areas strong and open minded. This means a commitment to obtaining input from the groups that are affected by the District's actions (or lack of actions). I feel if planning is done well, the painful process of land use allocation will go easier. Relationships with other government bodies. As funding resources tighten up, federal, state, and local bodies will be challenged to work together as they never have before. Because the Districts activities affect the gambit of governmental jurisdictions,it is important that the District keep up and expand its relationships with such bodies. Relations with other non-profit organizations.These organizations can be great resources to the District or great impediments. Relations with groups ranging from the Sierra club to the Open Space Trust should be strengthened. Relations with neighbors. As the"NIMBY" syndrome grows, the District must be prepared to strengthen and/or open formal and informal ties with those that can affect the District's plans. Page 4-Gary Kremen MPROSP Ward 4 Application Question E I am originally from the Midwest(lived for 21 years in a small village near Chicago). Just last month I celebrated my five year anniversary in California. I am unmarried, but looking! To reiterate, I would like to be selected for the open position on the Board and I look forward to making a contribution in that context. Page 5-Gary Kremen UPROSP Ward 4 Application