Board Meeting Packet Clerk of the Board YOLANDE BARIAL KNIGHT (510) 544-2020 PH MEMO to the BOARD of DIRECTORS (510) 569-1417 FAX EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
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February 16, 2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Meeting Packet Clerk of the Board YOLANDE BARIAL KNIGHT (510) 544-2020 PH MEMO to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS (510) 569-1417 FAX EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors DEE ROSARIO The Regular Session of the TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 President - Ward 2 Board Meeting is scheduled to commence via teleconference at 1:00 p.m. COLIN COFFEY Vice President - Ward 7 Park District’s live video stream can be found at: BEVERLY LANE https://youtu.be/3YXnwHix-aQ Treasurer - Ward 6 DENNIS WAESPI Secretary - Ward 3 ELIZABETH ECHOLS Ward 1 Respectfully submitted, ELLEN CORBETT Ward 4 AYN WIESKAMP CAROL R. VICTOR Ward 5 Interim General Manager CAROL VICTOR Interim General Manager 2950 Peralta Oaks Court Oakland, CA 94605-0381 (888) 327-2757 MAIN (510) 633-0460 TDD (510) 635-5502 FAX ebparks.org AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16, 2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 11:00 a.m. ROLL CALL (Virtual) The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park PUBLIC COMMENTS District will hold a regular meeting virtually, commencing CLOSED SESSION at 11:00 a.m. for Closed Session and 1:00 pm for Open Session A. Public Employee Appointment: Government Code Section 54957 on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Title: General Manager Video Stream at: https://youtu.be/3YXnwHix-aQ B. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section 54957.6 Agenda for the meeting is 1. Agency Negotiators: Carol R. Victor, Ana M. Alvarez, listed adjacent. Times for agenda Allison Picard, Eddie Kriesberg items are approximate only and are subject to change during the Employee Organizations: AFSCME Local 2428, meeting. If you wish to speak on Police Association matters not on the agenda, you Unrepresented Employees: Managers, Confidentials and Seasonals may do so under Public Comments at the beginning of 2. Agency Negotiators: Carol R. Victor, Jason the agenda. If you wish to comment on an item on the Rosenberg, Allison Picard agenda, please send an email to Unrepresented Employee: General Manager [email protected] before 3:00 pm, Monday, February 15, 2021. C. Conference with Legal Counsel: A copy of the background 1. Anticipated Litigation (pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9: materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been a) Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4):1 submitted less than 72 hours case before the meeting, is available for inspection on the District’s D. Conference with Real Property Negotiator Regarding Price and/or website (www.ebparks.org). Terms of Payment: Government Code Section 54956.8 Agendas for Board Committee Meetings are available to the 1. Agency Negotiators: Kristina Kelchner, Michael Reeves public upon request. If you wish to be placed on the mailing list PROPERTY OWNER/ to receive future agendas for a APN/ADDRESS NEGOTIATING PARTIES PARK/TRAIL specific Board Committee, please call the Clerk of the Contra Costa County Board’s Office at (510) 544- 2020. 365-140-009-9, Alhambra Creek Ranch, Briones Regional Park 2647 Reliez Valley Road, LLC District facilities and meetings Martinez comply with the Americans with 271-110-002-0, McCosker Equipment Robert Sibley Volcanic Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for Pinehurst Road, Canyon Corporation Regional Preserve you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board 257-120-005-0, Alfred & Aileen McCosker, Robert Sibley Volcanic as soon as possible, but Pinehurst Road, Canyon Trustees Regional Preserve preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting. 3 1:30 p.m. OPEN SESSION (Virtual) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA B. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comments may be submitted one of three ways: 1. Via email to Yolande Barial Knight, Clerk of the Board, at [email protected]. Email must contain in the subject line public comments – not on the agenda or public comments – agenda item #. It is preferred that these written comments be submitted by Monday, February 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm. 2. Via voicemail at (510) 544-2016. The caller must start the message by stating public comments – not on the agenda or public comments – agenda item # followed by their name and place of residence, followed by their comments. It is preferred that these voicemail comments be submitted by Monday, February 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm. 3. Live via zoom. If you would like to make a live public comment during the meeting this option is available through the virtual meeting platform: https://zoom.us/j/91519094674 *Note that this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the virtual meeting for the purpose of providing a public comment. If you do not intend to make a public comment please use the YouTube link at: https://youtu.be/3YXnwHix-aQ to observe the meeting. It is preferred that those requesting to speak during the meeting contact the Clerk of the Board at [email protected] by 3:00 pm on Monday, February 15, 2021 via email or voicemail (510) 544-2020 to provide name and the subject of the public comment or item to be addressed. C. SPECIAL UPDATE 1. Interim General Manager’s Update on the Status of the East Bay Regional Park District Emergency During the COVID-19 Pandemic 2:00 p.m. D. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD 1. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of January 4, 2021 Through January 17, 2021 (Auker/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of February 2, 2021 (Barial Knight) (Resolution) (No Cost) c. Authorization to Appoint Ms. Allyson Cook as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Step E of the Management Pay Range MG07 in the Executive and Legislative Division, Human Resources Department (Picard/Alvarez) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) d. Resolution of the East Bay Regional Park District Recognizing February 2021 as Black History Month (Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) 4 e. Approval of Reappointments and Appointments to the Park Advisory Committee (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) f. Resolution to Support AB 11 (Ward D-San Diego) – Regional Climate Change Coordinating Groups (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) g. Resolution to Support AB 50 (Boerner Horvath D-Encinitas) – Regional Support Network for Climate Adaptation and Sea Level Rise (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) h. Resolution to Support AB 51 (Quirk D-Hayward) – Establishment of Regional Adaptation Plans (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) i. Resolution to Support AB 52 (Frazier D-Discovery Bay) –Account for Wildfire Emissions in Greenhouse Gas Fund Allocations (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) j. Resolution to Support AB 67 (Petrie-Norris D-Laguna Beach) – Sea Level Rise Adaptation Economic Analysis (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) k. Resolution to Support H.R. 159 (Sires D-NJ) – Investments in Parks (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) L. Resolution to Support SB 1 (Atkins D- San Diego) – California Coastal Commission Sea Level Rise Planning (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) m. Resolution to Support SB 27 (Skinner D-Berkeley) – California Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resiliency Project Registry (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) n. Resolution to Support SB 45 (Portantino D-La Canada Flintridge) – Wildfire Prevention, Safe Drinking Water, Drought Preparation and Flood Protection Bond (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) o. Resolution to support SB 63 (Stern D-Los Angeles) – Defensible Space Standards (Pfuehler/Victor) (Resolution) (No Cost) p. Authorization to Execute a Contract with Restoration Design Group for Consulting Services for the Remove Crossing at Brook Road Project: Tilden Regional Park (Goorjian/Kelchner) (Resolution) ( Budgeted Funds) q. Authorization to Award Contract to Consolidated Engineering Inc. for Bay Water Trail Access Improvements: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline (Rasmussen/Auker) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) r. Authorization to Purchase Cisco Phones from AMS.Net for District-wide Information Technology Infrastructure Replacements (Tallerico/Auker) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) s. Authorization to Purchase Replacement Computers from Dell Computer Corporation (Tallerico/Auker) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) t. Authorization to Purchase One Brush Bandit Chipper from Cal-Line Equipment Inc. as an Addition to the Fleet (McCrystle/O’Connor) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) 5 u. Authorization to Purchase One Compact Track Loader from Peterson CAT as an Addition to the Fleet (McCrystle/O’Connor) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) v. Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for Coyote Hills Restoration and Public Access: Coyote Hills Regional Park (Hornbeck/Barton/Auker) (Resolution) (Rev Authorization) w. Authorization to Apply to the California Office of Emergency Services for Funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Hazardous Fuels Management in Tilden and Claremont Canyon Regional Parks (Hornbeck/Theile/Auker) (Resolution) (Rev Authorization) 2:30 p.m. 2. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DIVISION a. Amendment to the East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule to Address the Findings and Implement Staff Recommendations as a Result of the Classification and Compensation Studies for Unrepresented Management Classifications and Classifications with a Confidential Designation, Including Eliminating the Top Merit Step (Picard/Alvarez) (Resolution) (No Cost) 2:45 p.m. 3. FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION a. Authorization of a Grant Application for the Federal BUILD Grant: District- wide Regional Trails (Hornbeck/Kelchner/Auker) (Resolution) (Rev Authorization) 3:00 p.m. 4. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS a. Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Affecting the Park District (Victor) 3:15 p.m. 5. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS a. STAFF PRESENTATION Ecological Services Manager Becky Tuden will provide a presentation on the harmful algal blooms and remediation efforts at Lake Anza and Lake Temescal. 3:30 p.m. 6. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Natural and Cultural Resources Committee (12/9/2020) (Kelchner/Coffey) b. Legislative Committee (1/15/2021) (Wieskamp) 3:45 p.m. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION 3:50 p.m.