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Board Meeting Packet BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Meeting Packet July 16, 2019 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 AYN WIESKAMP The Regular Session of the JULY 16, 2019 President - Ward 5 Board Meeting is scheduled to commence at 1:00 p.m. at the EBRPD Administration Building, ELLEN CORBETT 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland Vice-President - Ward 4 DEE ROSARIO Treasurer - Ward 2 COLIN COFFEY Secretary - Ward 7 Respectfully submitted, WHITNEY DOTSON Ward 1 DENNIS WAESPI Ward 3 BEVERLY LANE Ward 6 ROBERT E. DOYLE ROBERT E. DOYLE General Manager 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 JULY 16, 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park 11:30 a.m. ROLL CALL (Board Conference Room) District will hold a regular meeting at District’s PUBLIC COMMENTS Administration Building, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CLOSED SESSION CA, commencing at 11:30 a.m. for Closed Session and 1:00 p.m. for Open Session on Tuesday, A. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section 54957.6 July 16, 2019. Agency Negotiator: Robert E. Doyle, Ana M. Alvarez, Agenda for the meeting is Kip Walsh listed adjacent. Times for agenda 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 may do so under Public Unrepresented Employees: Managers and Confidentials Comments at the beginning of the agenda. If you wish to testify on an item on the agenda, please B. Conference with Legal Counsel: complete a speaker’s form and submit it to the Clerk of the 1) Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(I) Board. A copy of the background a) In the Matter of the Trust of: The Armand Borel Trust materials concerning these Dated June 20, 1994, as Amended and Restated in 2008 agenda items, including any Contra Costa Superior Court material that may have been Case No. P09-01129 submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the District’s 2) Anticipated Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) website (www.ebparks.org), (Initiation of Litigation): 1 case the Administrative Building reception desk, and at the C. Conference with Real Property Negotiator Regarding Price and/or meeting. Terms of Payment – Government Code Section 54956.8 Agendas for Board Committee Meetings are available to the 1) Agency Negotiator: Kristina Kelchner, Mike Reeves public upon request. If you wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive future agendas for a APN/ADDRESS PROPERTY OWNERS PARK/TRAIL specific Board Committee, Alameda County please call the Clerk of the Board’s Office at (510) 544- East Bay Regional Park District Armand Borel Estate 218-090-031 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 3 meeting. 1:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION (Board Room) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA B. PUBLIC COMMENTS If you wish to comment on an item not on the agenda, please complete a speaker’s form and submit it to the Clerk. 1:15 p.m. C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD 1. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of June 3, 2019 to June 16, 2019 (Auker/Doyle) (Resolution) (No Cost) b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of July 2, 2019 (Barial Knight) (Resolution) (No Cost) c. Authorization to Award a Contract with Bortolussi & Watkin, Inc. and Appropriate Funds for the Develop Access and Picnic Area Project: Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline (Goorjian/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted & WW Funds/ Budget Change) d. Authorization to Amend a Contract for Services with Nichols Consulting Engineers Inc. for the Point Molate Trail Segment: San Francisco Bay Trail (Dougan/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) e. Authorize a Memorandum of Understanding with the Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller for the Payment of Under Collected Taxes for East Bay Regional Park District Measure WW General Obligation Bond (Spaulding/Auker/Victor) (Resolution) (Rev Authorization) 1:30 p.m. 2. ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION a. Authorization to Exercise the Purchase Option, and Accept, Transfer and Appropriate Funds for the Acquisition of 1.5 Acres of Land, a Public Recreational Trail Easement, and an Emergency Vehicle and Maintenance Access Easement from Lawrence A. Gosselin and Lorraine D. Rollins: Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve (Reeves/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted & Grant Funds/ Budget Change) 2:00 p.m. 3. GENERAL MANAGER a. Authorize the 2019/2020 Tax Rate to be Levied by Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for the Payment of East Bay Regional Park District Measure WW General Obligation Bonds (Spaulding/Auker) (Resolution) (Rev Authorization) 4 b. Authorization to Amend the 2019 Budget for Mid-Year Appropriations and Transfers (Spaulding/Auker/Alvarez) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) c. An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District Providing for a Five Percent Increase in Board Member Compensation from $100 to $105 for Each Day’s Attendance at a Compensable Meeting of the Board (Victor/Doyle) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) d. Adoption of Resolution to Phase-Out Glyphosate Use for Maintenance of Developed Park Areas (Kelchner/O’Connor/Alvarez) (Resolution) (No Cost) e. Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for the Purchase of 7± acres of Real Property from the East Bay Regional Park District: Real Property Located at 3020 Fostoria Way, Danville, California (Real Property of the Estate of Armand Borel) (Victor/Doyle) (Resolution) (No Cost) 2:20 p.m. 4. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS a. Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Affecting the Park District (Doyle) : 2 25 p.m. 5. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS a. Presentation from Public Safety Division’s Fire Chief Aileen Theile on Out-of-County Response for Large Scale Fires 2:35 p.m. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION : 2 40 p.m. 7. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Operations Committee (4-18-19) (Corbett) b. Operations Committee (5-16-19) (Corbett) 2:45 p.m. 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS If you wish to comment on an item not on the agenda, please complete a speaker’s form and submit it to the Clerk. : 2 50 p.m. 9. BOARD COMMENTS 3:30 p.m. D. ADJOURNMENT 5 CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Tuesday, July 16, 2019 C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD 1. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of June 3, 2019 Through June 16, 2019 (Auker/Doyle) RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Board of Directors approve the Check Listing for the period of June 3, 2019 through June 16, 2019. Per Resolution No. 1992-1-40, adopted by the Board on January 21, 1992, a copy of the Check Listing has been provided to the Board Treasurer for review. A copy of the Check Listing has also been provided to the Clerk of the Board and will become a part of the Official District Records. 6 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO.: 2019 – 07 - July 16, 2019 APPROVAL OF DISTRICT CHECK LISTING FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 3, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 16, 2019 WHEREAS, District Resolution No. 1992 - 1 - 40, adopted by the Board of Directors on January 21, 1992, requires that a listing of District checks be provided to the Board Treasurer for review; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby approves the check listing for the period of June 3, 2019 through June 16, 2019; Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 16th day of July 2019 by the following vote: FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: 7 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Tuesday, July 16, 2019 C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD 1. CONSENT CALENDAR b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of July 2, 2019 (Barial Knight) 8 Page Left Blank Intentionally 9 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 2, 2019 The Board Meeting, which was held July 2, 2019 at EBRPD, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94605 called its Closed Session to order at 11:35 a.m. by Board President Ayn Wieskamp. ROLL CALL Directors Present: Ayn Wieskamp, President Ellen Corbett, Vice President Colin Coffey, Secretary Dee Rosario, Treasurer Whitney Dotson Beverly Lane Dennis Waespi Directors Absent: None. The Open Session of the Board Meeting was called to order at 1:01 p.m. by President Wieskamp. Staff Present: Robert Doyle, Ana Alvarez, Debra Auker, Carol Victor, Carol Johnson, Jim O’Connor, Anthony Ciaburro, Jeff Rasmussen, Kristina Kelchner, Michael Reeves, Lisa Baldinger, Christie McKaskey, Kathryn Dudney, Karla Cuero, Anne Kassebaum, Lance Brede, Al Love, Steve Castile, Chris Barton, Aileen Theile, Dave Mason, Ren Bates, Denise Defreese, Dina Robertson, Alison Rofe, Neoma LaValle, Devan Reiff, Sean Dougan, Gretchen Rose, Beverly Ortiz, Mary Mattingly, Sara Rieck, Mike Nolan, Ashley Adams Guests: Amy Hill, Beth Larson, Charles Perry, Erica Spinelli, Patricia McFadden – US Navy Ted Clement, Seth Adams – Save Mt. Diablo, Christian Marsh A. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By motion of Director Lane, and seconded by Director Waespi, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Agenda.
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