East Bay Regional Parks District: Embrace Life!

Board Meeting Date

08/05/2008

Board Agenda Content

The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District will hold a regular meeting at the District's 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, on Tuesday, July 15, 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 materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the District's website (www. ebparks.org), the Headquarters reception desk, and at the meeting. 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, August 5, 2008

Time Item No. Agenda Item
12:45 p.m. --- CLOSED SESSION - (Board Conference Room)
--- --- ROLL CALL
--- --- PUBLIC COMMENTS
--- A. Public Employment: Chief Financial Officer
--- B.

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
--- C.

Conference with Legal Counsel:

  1. Anticipated Litigation:
    1. Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of
      Section 54956.9 (1 case)
--- D.

Conference with Real Property Negotiator Regarding Price and/or Terms of Payment:

County APN/ADDRESS PROPERTY OWNER PARK/TRAIL
Contra Costa County 005-160-005, 005-170-007, -008
Vasco Road, Byron
East Bay Regional Park District, former Thelma Souza Property Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
Contra Costa County 005-160-001
Vasco Road, Byron
Vaquero Farms Conservation LLC East Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Program
Contra Costa County 080-080-002
Morgan Territory Rd., Clayton
Alfred G. Schwartz, Karl O. Schwartz Morgan Territory
Contra Costa County 193-750-020
7 Country Oak Lane, Alamo
Lake Tahoe Land Company LLC Las Trampas to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail
2:00 p.m. --- OPEN SESSION
--- A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
--- B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
2:10 p.m. C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
--- ---

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

  1. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of July 5, 2008 to July 25, 2008
    (Henry/O’Brien) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  2. Approval of Out-of-State Travel for Directors Beverly Lane, Carol Severin, Doug Siden, John Sutter, Ted Radke, Ayn Wieskamp and General Manager Pat O’Brien to Attend the 2008 Special Park Districts Forum, September 8 - 10, 2008, in Portland, Oregon
    (Pulido) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds)
  3. Authorization to Negotiate With Various Property Owners
    (Wenninger/Doyle) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  4. Authorization to File an Application for Grant Funds under the Habitat Conservation Fund Program, California Wildlife Protection Act, 1990: Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
    (Wenninger/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
  5. Authorization to Quitclaim to Lake Tahoe Land Company, LLC, All Right, Title and Interest, if any, to an Undeveloped Trail Easement: Las Trampas to Mt. Diablo Regional Trail/Green Valley Regional Trail
    (Wenninger/Doyle) (Resolution) (Revenue)
  6. Authorization to Enter into a Special Use Agreement with the YMCA of the East Bay: Roberts Regional Recreation Area
    (Waluch/Escobar) (Resolution) (Revenue)
  7. Authorization to Amend the 2008 Budget and Accept Bid for Asphalt Paving and Improvements: Wildcat Canyon Alvarado Regional Park (Haselden/Escobar) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
  8. Authorization to Amend the 2008 Budget and Accept Bid for Parking Lot Paving Rehabilitation: Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
    (Althoff/M. Anderson) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
  9. Authorization to Amend the 2008 Budget and Accept Bid for Repair of a Failing Wall at Hazel-Atlas Portal Parking Area: Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
    (Althoff/M. Anderson) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
  10. Authorization to Amend the 2008 Capital Budget and Accept Bid for Landslide Repairs at West Ridge Trail Near Wilton Drive: Redwood Regional Park
    (Althoff/M. Anderson) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
  11. Authorization to Set the 2008/2009 Tax Rate for the Payment of East Bay Regional Park District General Obligation Measure AA Bonds
    (Henry/Collins) (Resolution) (Revenue)
  12. Acceptance of Actuarial Valuation Analysis and Update on the District’s Pension Plans
    (Henry/Collins) (Resolution) (No Cost)
2:20 p.m. GENERAL MANAGER

2. PUBLIC HEARING

  1. Ordering the Submission of a Proposition of Incurring Bonded Debt for the Purpose of the Acquisition and Development of Regional Park, Recreation and Open Space Facilities and Acquisition and Development of Local Park, Recreation and Open Space Facilities to the Qualified Voters of the East Bay Regional Park District at the District Election on November 4, 2008 (Adopted Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5547) and ii) An Ordinance of the East Bay Regional Park District Repealing Ordinance No. 2008-7-184 Adopted on July 15, 2008 (Adopted Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5547)
    (O’Brien) (Ordinance) (Budgeted Funds)

    Note: The Board of Directors will consider revisions to the Bond Ordinance adopted July 15, 2008 which called an election on November 4, 2008. The proposed revisions and adoption of the Ordinance under Public Resources Code Section 5547 address concerns raised by Contra Costa County in the ballot statement and title, and do not affect the amount of the proposed Bond, tax rate, uses of the Bond proceeds or adopted Project List.

2:40 p.m. LAND DIVISION

3.

  1. Authorization to Quitclaim to the Contra Costa Water District Certain Abutter’s Rights to Vasco Road: Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
    (Wenninger/Doyle) (Resolution) (No Cost)

  2. Authorization to Enter into Agreement for Option, Purchase and Sale and to Transfer Funds for Option Payment and Acquisition Costs for the 153± Acre Schwartz Property: Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
    (Wenninger/Doyle) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
  3. Authorization to Enter into an Agreement to Allow the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy to Construct the “Vasco Caves, Souza I HCP Pond” Project, and to Accept and Appropriate Funds: Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
    (Olson/Doyle) (Resolution) (Revenue Authorization)
  4. Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy to Construct and Maintain the “Lentzner Springs Wetland Restoration Project” and to Accept and Appropriate Funds: Black Diamond Mine Regional Preserve
    (Olson/Doyle) (Resolution) (Revenue Authorization)
3:00 p.m. ---

4. PLANNING/STEWARDSHIP AND CONSTRUCTION

  1. Authorization to Transfer Funds and Acceptance of Bid for Construction of Lentzner Springs Wetland Restoration: Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
    (Althoff/M. Anderson) (Resolution) (Budget Change)
3:10 p.m. ---

5. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS

  1. 2008 Regional Parks Bond Extension
    Public Input: Summary of Comments Received
    (Collins/O’Brien)
  2. Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Affecting the Park District
    (O’Brien)
3:20 p.m. --- 6. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS
3:45 p.m. ---

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CLOSED SESSION

3:50 p.m. ---

8. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

  1. Alameda County Special Districts Association (5-07-2008) (Siden)
  2. Alameda County/EBRPD Liaison Committee (6-06-2008) (Siden)
  3. Contra Costa County/EBRPD Liaison Committee (5-12-2008) (Radke)
  4. Executive Committee (6-24-2008) (Wieskamp)
  5. Finance Committee (6-25-2008) (Siden)
  6. Pinole/Hercules/EBRPD and No. CCCty JPA (5-22-2008) (Radke)
  7. Regional Parks Foundation (5-16-2008) (Wieskamp) 
4:00 p.m. --- 9. BOARD COMMENTS
--- D. PUBLIC COMMENTS
4:30 p.m. E. ADJOURNMENT

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