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Board Meeting Date

02/19/2008

Board Agenda Content

The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District will hold a regular meeting at the East Bay Regional Park District Headquarters Building, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA, commencing at 12:45 p.m. for Closed Session and 2:00 p.m. for Open Session, Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Agenda for the meeting is listed adjacent. Times for agenda items are approximate only. If you wish to speak on matters not on the agenda, you may do so under Public Comments at either the beginning or end of the agenda. If you wish to testify on an item on the agenda, please complete a speaker's form and submit it to the Clerk of the Board. A copy of the background material concerning these agenda items is available at the meeting for review by the public. Agendas for Board Committee Meetings are available to the public upon request. If you wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive future agendas for a specific Board Committee, please call the Clerk of the Board's Office at (510) 544-2020. District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Time Item No. Agenda Item
12:45 p.m. --- CLOSED SESSION - (Board Conference Room)
--- --- ROLL CALL
--- --- PUBLIC COMMENTS
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A. Conference with Labor Negotiator:

  • Agency Negotiator: Pat O'Brien, Dave Collins, Susan Gonzales
  • Employee Organizations: AFSCME Local 2428, Police Association
  • Unrepresented Employees: Managers and Confidentials
--- --- B. Public Employee: CFO/Controller
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C. Conference with Legal Counsel:

  1. Pending Litigation:
    a) Newbury v. Dept of Water Resources, Alameda County Superior Court No. VG04183134
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D. Conference with Real Property Negotiator Regarding Price and/or Terms of Payment:

County APN/ADDRESS PROPERTY OWNER PARK/TRAIL
Contra Costa 408-100-023, -024
Goodrick Avenue, Richmond
Don and Lonne Carr Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Contra Costa 001-011-040
6100 Armstrong Road, Byron
Anthony F. & Gloria P. Souza Byron Wetlands
2:00 p.m. --- OPEN SESSION
--- A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
--- B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
2:10 p.m. C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
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1. CONSENT CALENDAR

  1. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of January 19, 2008 through February 8, 2008
    (Henry/O'Brien) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  2. Approval of Minutes of the Board Meetings of December 18, 2007 and January 8, 2008
    (Pulido) (No Cost)
  3. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for Directors Beverly Lane, Doug Siden, Carol Severin, John Sutter and General Manager Pat O'Brien to Attend the 2008 NRPA Legislative Forum on Parks and Recreation, March 12 – 14, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
    (Pulido) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  4. Authorization to Sell Surplus Helicopter Eagle 5 to Noevir Aviation, Inc. through American Eurocopter, LLC
    (T. Anderson) (Resolution) (Revenue Auth/Budget Change)
  5. Authorization to Purchase Two Pickup Trucks
    (Gehrett/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  6. Authorization to Purchase Three Dump Trucks
    (Gehrett/Escobar ) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  7. Authorization to Purchase One Hybrid-Electric Vehicle
    (Gehrett/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  8. Authorization to Purchase Three Police Vehicles
    (Gehrett/Escobar ) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  9. Authorization to Purchase Six Mini Pickup Trucks
    (Gehrett/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  10. Authorization to Purchase One Ford Expedition Special Service Vehicle
    (Gehrett/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  11. Authorization to Purchase Tires
    (Gehrett/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  12. Authorization to Amend the 2008 Budget and Appropriate Measure AA Development Funds for Initial Public Access Improvements: Sibley Regional Preserve
    (Scheer/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budget Change/Measure AA Funds)
  13. Authorization to Accept and Appropriate Funds from the Saddle Horn Foundation for Reimbursement of Paving Expenses at Piedmont Stables: Redwood Regional Park
    (Scheer/Escobar) (Resolution) (Revenue Auth/Budget Change)
  14. Authorization to Ratify First Amendment to Software License Agreement with ReserveAmerica, Inc.
    (Kassebaum/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  15. Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for Turf Construction: Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline
    (Rasmussen/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  16. Authorization to Renew the Annual Sole Source Agreement for Helicopter Maintenance with Turbomeca, USA
    (T. Anderson) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  17. Authorization to Adopt a Resolution of Support for the Pinole/Hercules/East Bay Regional Park District Joint Powers Authority to Secure Funding and Complete the San Francisco Bay Trail from Point Pinole Regional Shoreline to Rodeo in West Contra Costa County: San Francisco Bay Trail
    (Townsend/Doyle) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  18. Approval of 2008 Statement of Investment Policy
    (Sumner/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  19. Acceptance of 3rd Quarter Report of Investment Activity for the East Bay Regional Park District for the Period Ending September 30, 2007
    (Sumner/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  20. Authorization to Remove Fixed Asset Equipment from District Financial Records
    (Henry/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  21. Approval of Appointment of Bob Coomber to the Park Advisory Committee
    (Pfuehler) (Resolution) (No Cost)
2:30 p.m. ---

2. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS

  1. 2008 Regional Parks Bond Extension
    (Collins/O'Brien)
  2. Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Affecting the Park District
    (O'Brien)
2:45 p.m. --- 3. GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
3:15 p.m. --- 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CLOSED SESSION
3:20 p.m. ---

5. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. Alameda County Special Districts Association (11/07/07) (Siden)
  2. Contra Costa County/EBRPD Liaison Committee (12/10/07) (Radke)
  3. Contra Costa County Special Districts Association (10/15/07) (Radke)
  4. Finance Committee (01/30/08) (Radke)
  5. Operations Committee (10/18/07) (Wieskamp)
  6. Operations Committee (11/29/07) (Wieskamp)
  7. Regional Parks Foundation (11/08/08) (Sutter)
3:35 p.m. --- 6. BOARD COMMENTS
--- D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4:00 p.m. E. ADJOURNMENT

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