Board Meeting Packet

August 10, 2021

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Meeting Packet

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021 at 1:30 pm

Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No. N-29-20, the East Bay Regional Park District Headquarters will not be open to the public and the Board of Directors and staff will be participating in the Board meetings via phone/video conferencing.

Members of the public can listen and view the meeting in the following way: Via the Park District’s live video stream which can be found at https://youtu.be/eXBPpCkQmA4

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, August 9, 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, August 9, 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: *Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the https://zoom.us/j/89210940636 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/eXBPpCkQmA4 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, August 9, 2021 via email or voicemail (510) 544-2016 to provide name and the subject of the public comment or item to be addressed.

Comments received during the meeting and up until the public comment period on the relevant agenda item is closed, will be provided in writing to the Board of Directors, included transcribed voicemails. All comments received by the close of the public comment period will be available after the meeting as supplemental materials and will become part of the official meeting record. If you have any questions please contact Yolande Barial Knight, Clerk of the Board, at [email protected] or (510) 544-2020.

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, AUGUST 10, 2021 President - Ward 2 Board Meeting is scheduled to commence via teleconference at 1:30 p.m. COLIN COFFEY Vice President - Ward 7 Park District’s live video stream can be found at: BEVERLY LANE https://youtu.be/eXBPpCkQmA4 Treasurer - Ward 6

DENNIS WAESPI Secretary - Ward 3 Respectfully submitted,

ELIZABETH ECHOLS Ward 1 SABRINA B. LANDRETH ELLEN CORBETT General Manager Ward 4 AYN WIESKAMP Ward 5 SABRINA B. LANDRETH 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 AUGUST 10, 2021

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

The Board of Directors of 11:00 a.m. ROLL CALL (Virtual) the East Bay Regional Park District will hold a regular PUBLIC COMMENTS meeting virtually, commencing at 11:00 a.m. for Closed Session and 1:30 pm for Open CLOSED SESSION Session on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Video Stream at: A. Conference with Labor Negotiator: Government Code Section 54957.6 https://youtu.be/eXBPpCkQmA4

1. Agency Negotiators: Sabrina B. Landreth, Ana M. Alvarez, Agenda for the meeting is listed adjacent. Times for Allyson Cook, Eddie Kriesberg agenda items are approximate Employee Organizations: AFSCME Local 2428, only and are subject to change Police Association during the meeting. If you wish Unrepresented Employees: Managers, Confidentials and Seasonals to speak on matters not on the agenda, you may do so under Public Comments at the B. Conference with Legal Counsel: beginning of the agenda. If you wish to comment on an item 1. Anticipated Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9: on the agenda, please send an email to [email protected] a) Initiation of litigation pursuant to Section 54956.9(d)(4): 2 cases before 3:00 pm, Monday, August 9, 2021.

2. Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(I): A copy of the background materials concerning these a) Discovery Builders, Inc. et al. vs. EBRPD agenda items, including any Contra Costa Superior Court material that may have been Case No. N20-1115 submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the District’s C. 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 1. Agency Negotiators: Kristina Kelchner, Michael Reeves Meetings are available to the 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, Alameda County please call the Clerk of the Board’s Office at (510) 544- 561-070-001-4, 561-070- City of Richmond Point Molate Regional 2020. 002-2, 561-070-004-8, Shoreline District facilities and meetings 561-070-006-3, 561-070- (Point San Pablo Peninsula) comply with the Americans with 007-1, 561-070-012-1, Disabilities Act. If special 561-070-018-8, 561-070- accommodations are needed for 021-2, 561-070-023-8 you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board and 561-100-008-3 as soon as possible, but Stenmark Drive, preferably at least three Richmond working days prior to the meeting.

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, August 9, 2021 at 3:00 pm. These comments will NOT be read during the meeting but made a part of the final board packet.

1:35 p.m. C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of June 7, 2021 Through June 27, 2021 (Auker/Landreth) (Resolution) (No Cost) b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of July 20, 2021 (Barial Knight) (Resolution) (No Cost) c. Resolution Affirming the Park District’s Commitment to Being a Pollinator - Friendly Park System – Supporting Conservation of Pollinators and Providing Public Education on the Importance of Pollinators: District-wide (Graul/Kelchner) (Resolution) (No Cost) d. Authorization to Add 1.0 FTE Fuels Reduction Coordinator Position in the Fire Department: Public Safety Division (Ciaburro/Auker/Alvarez) (Resolution) ( Budgeted Funds) e. Authorization to Appoint Mr. Justin Barker as the Human Resources Analyst at Step F of the Management Pay Range MG00 in the Executive and Legislative Division: Human Resources Department (Cook/Alvarez) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) f. Authorization to Modify the Personnel Administrative Manual Extending Compensatory Time Off for Represented Employees in an Acting Management Capacity: Human Resources Department (Picard/Cook/Alvarez) (Resolution) (No Cost)

g. Authorization to Approve and Adopt an Amendment to the East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule, and Classification Plan to Add New Classifications and Implement Reclassification, Compensation and Reallocation Changes of Identified Budgeted 2021 Positions as of August 14, 2021 (Alvarez/Landreth) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) h. Authorization to Award Construction Contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. to Install Arched Culvert: Briones Regional Park (Rasmussen/Auker) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) i. Authorization to Execute a Contract with BKF Engineers for Consulting Services and Transfer and Appropriate Funds for the Replace Sewer Project: Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Goorjian/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted Change) j. Authorization to Amend a Contract with Ware Associates for Architectural Consulting Services to the Build Interpretive Pavilion Project: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area (Goorjian/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) k. Authorization to Amend a Contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for Final Design and Environmental Permitting for the Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street Trail Segment: San Francisco Bay Trail (Dougan/Holt/Kelchner) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) L. Authorization to Purchase Three Green Climber Slope Mowers from Green Climber of North America as Additions to the Fleet (McCrystlec/Castile/O’Connor) (Resolution) (Budgeted Funds) m. Authorization to Accept the Final Insurance Payment on the 2021 Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Ferry Point Partial Pier Collapse and to Execute the Final Proof of Loss Statement (Balmes/Victor) (Resolution) ( Rev Auth orization ) n. Approval of 2021 Risk-based Internal Audit Work Plan, and Confirmation of the Organizational Independence, with Qualification, of the Internal Audit Function (Sumner/Auker) (Resolution) (No Cost)

2:00 p.m. 2. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DIVISION

a. Authorize the 2021/2022 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)

2:15 p.m. 3. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

a. Fire Chief Aileen Theile and Acting Assistant Fire Chief Khari Helae will provide an overview of the current challenges facing the Fire department today, including drought stress and wildfire prevention, as well as progress and plans to address these challenges.

2:45 p.m. 4. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

a. Executive Committee (7/13/2021) ( Rosario ) b. Executive Committee (6/08/2021) (Rosario)

2:50 p.m. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION

2:55 p.m. 6. BOARD COMMENTS

4:00 p.m. D. ADJOURNMENT

CONSENT CALENDAR AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of June 7, 2021 Through June 27, 2021 (Auker/Landreth)

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the Board of Directors approve the Check Listing for the period of June 7, 2021 through June 27, 2021.

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.

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RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 -

February 2, 2021

APPROVAL OF DISTRICT CHECK LISTING FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 7, 2021 THROUGH UNE 27, 2021

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 7, 2021 through June 27, 2021;

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

7 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of and July 20, 2021 (Barial Knight)

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The Board Meeting, which was held July 20, 2021 at East Bay Regional Park District, 2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94605 called its Closed Session to order at 11:02 a.m. by Board President Dee Rosario.

ROLL CALL

Directors Present: Dee Rosario, President Colin Coffey, Vice President Dennis Waespi, Secretary Beverly Lane, Treasurer Ayn Wieskamp Elizabeth Echols Ellen Corbett Directors Absent: None.

The Open Session of the Board Meeting was called to order at 1:47 p.m. by President Rosario.

Staff Present: Sabrina Landreth, Carol Victor, Ana Alvarez, Debra Auker, Anthony Ciaburro, Kristina Kelchner, Steve Castile, Carol Johnson, Lisa Goorjian, Erich Pfuehler, Aileen Thiele, Sean Dougan, Michelle Strawson O’Hara, Deborah Spaulding, Matt Graul, Lance Brede, Jeff Rasmussen, Ren Bates, Lisa Goorjian, Katy Hornbeck, Toby Perry, Robert Kennedy, Khari Helae, Allyson Cook, Mary Mattingly, Jim Tallerico, Matthew James, Sarah Kennedy (PrimeGov) Guests: None.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

President Rosario asked Director Waespi to lead the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance. Director Waespi recognized the Joaquin and Volvon Tribes. Waespi spoke about the contributions of the Ohlone Bay Miwok and Delta Yokuts peoples who understood the natural world, their sacred narratives, and their knowledge of balancing human needs with that of the land and all of its inhabitants.

President Rosario opened the meeting and stated that consistent with Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-25-20 issued on March 12, 2020 in response to the threat of COVID-19 and the Alameda County Health Department’s Order dated March 16, 2020, the Board of Directors may utilize teleconferencing to remotely participate in meetings. Clerk of the Board announced the three ways in which the public could participate in the meeting. President Rosario asked if the Board members had any questions about the meeting process. There were none.

A. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

By motion of Director Waespi, and seconded by Director Echols, the Board voted unanimously to approve the agenda with the amendment to move Item 4.a presentation to right after the consent calendar.

Directors Remote: Colin Coffey, Ellen Corbett, Elizabeth Echols, Beverly Lane, Dee Rosario, Dennis Waespi, Ayn Wieskamp. Directors Against: None. Directors Absent: None.

10 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021 B. PUBLIC COMMENTS Kelly Abreu commented that in his ward the State Fire Marshall relies on the Office of the State Architect to oversee the design and construction of K through 12 schools and community colleges to ensure they comply with all fire and safety codes. When the city of Oakland misclassified the ghost ship as a non-habitable warehouse, they disgraced the fire profession. That fire killed dozens of people. Now the Alameda County Fire Department could betray the public's trust again at an event center adjoining Vargas Plateau Regional Park because they misclassified a banquet hall with an occupancy of 400 as an agricultural barn. The banquet hall doesn't have any fire sprinklers or exits signs. Abreu asked the District’s Fire Department and Board members to stand against the political pressure and put fire safety above politics.

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

By motion of Director Lane, and seconded by Director Corbett, the consent calendar was unanimously approved.

Directors For: Colin Coffey, Ellen Corbett, Elizabeth Echols, Beverly Lane, Dee Rosario, Dennis Waespi, Ayn Wieskamp. Directors Against: None. Directors Abstain: None.

a. Approval of District Check Listing for the Period of May 24, 2021 Through June 6, 2021 Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 200 (attached)

b. Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting of July 6, 2021

c. Resolution to Support H.R. 3423 (Meng D-NY) – Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 201 (attached)

d. Resolution to Support S. 809 (Merkley D-OR) and H.R. 1983 (Panetta D-CA– Monarch, Action, Recovery and Conservation Habitat (MONARCH) Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 202 (attached)

e. Resolution to Support S. 872 (Duckworth D-IL) and H.R. 2021 (Grijalva D- AZ) – Environmental Justice for All Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 203 (attached)

f. Resolution to Support S. 984 (Merkley D-OR) and H.R. 2238 (Lowenthal D-CA) – Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 204 (attached)

g. Resolution to Support S. 1057 (Coons D-DE) and H.R. 2241 (Neguse D-CO) – Civilian Climate Corps Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 205 (attached)

h. Resolution to Support S. 1165 (Coons D-DE) – Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service (CORPS) Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 206 (attached) 11 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021 i. Resolution to Support S. 1461 (Booker D-NJ) – Transit to Trails Act Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 207 (attached)

j. Resolution to Support S. 1906 (Feinstein D-CA) and H.R. 610 (Speier D-CA– San Francisco Bay Restoration Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 208 (attached)

k. Authorization to Appoint Ms. Thuie Tran as the Senior Human Resources Analyst at Step E of the Management Pay Range MG01 in the Human Resources Department: Executive and Legislative Division Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 209 (attached)

L. Authorization to Enter into a Funding Agreement with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy to Accept and Receive California Wildlife Conservation Board Grant Funding for Upper Hess Creek: Thurgood Marshall Regional Park – Home of the Port Chicago 50 Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 210 (attached)

m. Authorization to Renew the Special Use Agreement with Golden State Model Railroad Museum: Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 211 (attached)

n. Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Locally-Operated State Park Program for Public Use Improvements: Crown Memorial State Beach Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 212 (attached)

o. Authorization to Grant a License to Chevron Environmental Management Company for Continued Groundwater Pollution Monitoring: Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 213 (attached)

p. Authorization to Award On-call Fuels Management Contracts to Arborworks, Bay Area Tree Specialists, Expert Tree Service, Mountain F Enterprises Inc., and The Professional Tree Care Company: District-wide Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 214 (attached)

4. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

a. Deputy General Manager Dr. Ana M. Alvarez will provide an update on the Park District’s drought response.

Dr. Ana Alvarez, Deputy General Manager gave a presentation on this item. Alvarez reported on Guiding Principles; Drought Conditions & Impacts; Park District’s Drought Response Framework; Leaning into Values of Resiliency & Transparency; Goals & Objectives; Jump Start; and an Immediate Action Plan. Alvarez reported that to Jump start the program staff will have to build on past water management work from 2 previous droughts, look at the 7 projects through Climate Change Frontline, Mini Grant Program and the 5 Water Conservation and Water Loss Prevention Projects. The Immediate Action Plan consists of the 3.58 million in Drought Response to launch the Water Infrastructure and Livestock Water Infrastructure Program; Briones Waterline Project; Irrigation Systems Program; Water Conservation; Turf Renovation Program; Education & Training Program ACCELERATE; Ponds Hydroperiods Modeling; Fine Scale Vegetation Monitoring; and Cyanobacteria Remediation Methods. Alvarez thanked all divisions for their crucial role in this work. 12 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021

Director Corbett thanked staff for providing a reality check on what the District will confront. Corbett asked if staff will collect information on how the drought impacts larger animals like cattle. Alvarez replied that this is not a part of the Immediate Action plan, however staff are monitoring charismatic indicator species like the Bald Eagles and California squirrels that indicate the overall health of the wildlife on this lands. Director Lane asked if the ranchers are pulling cattle off earlier than they have in the past, and have the water ponds drawn up? Matt Graul, Chief of Stewardship answered that many tenants removed their cattle in early May due to lack of forage in those areas. Graul said staff have been working on a few ponds and several ponds are slated for restoration next year. President Rosario asked if there is a possibility that recycled water or reclaimed water could be used. Graul answered the District can’t use reclaimed water for livestock, but it can be used for vegetation. Rosario added that Central Sanitary District has been providing free water for residents of parts of Contra Costa County during the last couple of years, and the residents can use it for their landscape. Director Wieskamp commented that recycled water is used at Shadow Cliffs and suggested staff talk to other agencies about doing it safely. Wieskamp added that there was a study done by Santa Cruz professors on using the state aqueduct because it saves 85% of the water which could help many communities. Rosario hoped that staff are including strategies to conserve and collect the water when it does rain. At some point if the drought continues, the District may have to implement a moratorium on any new development of lawns in new District parks. Director Waespi suggested using waterless urinals, the CXT restrooms and hooking them up to the city sewer to get running flushable toilets doesn’t make sense anymore. It’s a convenience that needs to be revisited. Alvarez said that Operations is revising the waterless urinals and the water efficiency methods that have been put into all District buildings and facilities under the water loss prevention program. Staff is initiating an entire audit of the accounts with the District’s nine water purveyor agencies, so they can understand the District’s water use data.

Public Comment: Kelly Abreu commented he hopes the District doesn’t use water shortages as an excuse to keep using the temporary port-a-potties that have been in place temporarily for the last six years at some parks.

Director Corbett exited the board meeting for another scheduled appointment.

2. ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

By motion of Director Wieskamp, and seconded by Director Waespi, the Board voted unanimously to approve Item 2.a.

Directors for: Colin Coffey, Elizabeth Echols, Beverly Lane, Dee Rosario, Dennis Waespi, Ayn Wieskamp. Directors absent: Ellen Corbett. Director recused: None.

Authorization to Award a Construction Contract to Grade Tech, Inc., and Amend a Contract with Johnson Marigot Consulting, Inc., and Transfer and Appropriate Funds, and Authorization for Direct Payments for Permits and Utilities and Associated Agreements for the Develop Tyler Staging Area Project: Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 215 (attached)

Lisa Goorjian, Chief of Design and Construction introduced this item which represents a collaborative effort across the District. Toby Perry, Project Manager gave the presentation on the development of the new Tyler Ridge Ranch Staging Area he began working on five years ago. Perry discussed the project location, background and purpose, project improvements, the public bidding process, contract amendment, funding, and next steps. 13 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021 Director Wieskamp thanked Goorjian for the update and acknowledged that getting these permits took a long time. Wieskamp commented that this location will attract people from different areas of Fremont and Newark. Director Lane asked if Grade Tech’s bid is accurate and will not have a lot of change orders. Perry answered the District has worked with them before and believe they will deliver this for the cost they've provided in their bid. Lane asked about the possible play structure there and how many picnic tables will be installed. Perry replied there are two picnic tables planned for this site. The play structure was for the Garms staging area. Lane asked about the types of trails. Sean Dougan, Trails Program Manager answered the new trails are proposed to be constructed by the District’s small trails crew with Roads and Trails. There will be six-foot-wide narrow trails, multi-use, and narrow trails constructed. Wieskamp commented that it would be good for the Board to review the trails being planned throughout Pleasanton Ridge. Director Waespi asked what percentage of the parking lot will be paved. Perry replied a third which includes the main access road, ADA parking needs, and the bulk of where the public and equestrians will park. Goorjian thanked the Board for their support.

3. FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION

By motion of Director Echols, and seconded by Director Lane, the Board voted unanimously to approve Item 3.a.

Directors for: Colin Coffey, Elizabeth Echols, Beverly Lane, Dee Rosario, Dennis Waespi, Ayn Wieskamp. Directors absent: Ellen Corbett. Director recused: None.

Authorization to Award Contract to Art’s Construction Company, Inc. for the Richard C. Trudeau Conference Center Solar Project and Replacing Solar Panels Project at the Peralta Oaks Administration Building Resolution No. 2021 – 07 - 216 (attached)

Jeff Rasmussen, Assistant Finance Officer, opened the presentation by reminding the Board that this is part of the District’s climate policy framework for managing resources and that the District strives for environmental sustainability in operations and designs. Rasmussen walked the Board through the details of each of the solar projects at Trudeau, Peralta Oaks, and Shadow Cliffs.

Director Waespi asked if the District spent 5.5 million at Peralta Oaks 20 years ago, and it only worked for 13 years did the District get a payback from this, and was it worth it? Will the next generation be better? Rasmussen explained that there is a 10-year payback. Lane asked how long they last. Rasmussen replied technology has improved.

5. BOARD AND STAFF REPORTS

a. Actions Taken by Other Jurisdictions Affecting the Park District (Landreth)

GM Landreth updated the Board and referred to the items in this staff report.

6. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Legislative Committee (6/18/2021) (Wieskamp)

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION 14 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021 District Counsel Carol Victor stated were no announcements from closed session.

8. BOARD COMMENTS

Director Rosario reported on meetings attended. Director Rosario • Attended an interview with the Oakland FireSafe Council regarding his role in the 1991 Hills Fire on 7/7; • Testified in front of the Senate Resources Committee on behalf of Tesla on 7/8; • Attended the Land Workshop on 7/9; • Attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Academy Meet and Greet on 7/10; • Attended the Executive Committee Meeting on 7/13; • Attended the Alameda County Mayor's Conference on 7/14; • Attended the Oakland Heritage Alliance Webinar on 7/15; • Attended Port Chicago Commemoration Ceremony on 7/16; • Attended the pre-board meeting with GM and Executive Team on 7/19. Rosario recognized the effort of hundreds of volunteers and staff to look for the missing person at Pleasanton Ridge. Rosario commented Steve Bobzien is retiring. He commented that Bobzien is not only the District’s biologist but he does amazing work on permits and will be missed. Rosario wished Heather DeQuincy success as she has joined the Pleasanton Police Dept. Rosario acknowledged Latin Heritage Week which the National Park Services is celebrating.

Director Lane reported on meetings attended. Director Lane • Attended the Land Workshop on 7/9; • Attended and participated in the Tassajara Parks Meeting at the Board of Supervisors on 7/13; • Attended the Port Chicago Memorial Event on 7/17; Lane visited a few local parks, and took short walks on the Ironhorse Trail, Las Trampas and Briones. Lane appreciated the Kelli English account of the Port Chicago explosion and District staff’s information about Thurgood Marshall Regional Park-Home of the Port Chicago 50. Lane talked with Jerry Kent, former AGM Operations, who has taken the lead on putting together a history of the District and Native People’s relations. Lane congratulated Dennis Waespi and Sean Dougan on appearing with Doug McConnell on Bay Area Back Roads to speak about the Bay Ridge Trail.

Director Waespi reported on meetings attended. Director Waespi • Attended the Heritage Area Shoreline Planning Agency Meeting on 7/8; • Attended the Board Land Workshop on 7/9; • Attended the Alameda County Special Districts Association Meeting on 7/12; • Attended a meeting with the President of the Lakeland Village Homeowners Association on 7/14; • Attended the Alameda Creek cleanup at the Niles Stage Area on 7/16; Waespi recommended that the District Fire Department speak with Blake Simmons who works for Lawrence Livermore Lab in Berkeley. Simmons takes plant material and creates energy from it. He is looking for plant materials and the Fire Department may be able to provide these materials. Waespi congratulated Public Safety and Operations staff for all their work.

Wieskamp reported on meetings attended. Director Wieskamp • Attended a LAFCo meeting on 7/8; • Attended the Board Land Workshop on 7/9; • Attended the Alameda County/Contra Costa County joint meeting on 7/13; • Attended 1-on-1 with GM Landreth on 7/14; • Attended an update for Tyler Ranch with Toby Perry and Kristina Kelchner; • Met with Wayne Gilfillan at Pleasanton Ridge on the same day. 15 Unapproved Minutes Board Meeting of July 20, 2021

Director Coffey reported on meetings attended. Director Coffey • Attended a meeting with planning staff at Pt. Molate on 7/7; • Attended and was the featured speaker in the Martinez Colonists Club; • Attended a meeting with planning staff and stakeholders on Pt. Molate on 7/9; • Attended the Board Land Workshop on 7/12; • Attended the Alameda County/Contra Costa County joint meeting on 7/13; • Attended the Executive Committee meeting on 7/14; • Attended the quarterly meeting of the Contra Costa Watershed Forum; • Attended another meeting with Pt. Molate Working Group; • Attended a web presentation by Save Mount Diablo and the Sierra Club on 7/15; • Attended a Black Diamond Mines naturalist program series Stories from Port Chicago on 7/15; • Attended the Port Chicago Memorial commemoration on 7/17; • Attended pre-board meeting with Rosario and GM on 7/19. Coffey thanked Director Lane for speaking eloquently on behalf of the Board at the Port Chicago Commemoration at the 77th Anniversary.

Director Echols reported on meetings attended. Director Echols • Attended a meeting with staff on Pt. Molate on 7/7; • Attended another meeting with staff and stakeholders on Pt. Molate on 7/8; • Attended the Board Land Workshop on 7/9; • Attended the Alameda County/Contra Costa County joint meeting on 7/13; • Attended another meeting with the Pt. Molate working group on 7/14. Echols thanked our Public Safety staff for their work during these weather conditions.

E. ADJOURNMENT

President Rosario adjourned the meeting at 3:34 pm.

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17 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

c. Resolution Affirming the East Bay Regional Park District’s Commitment to Being a Pollinator-Friendly Park System – Continuing to Support Conservation of Pollinators and Providing Public Education on the Importance of Pollinators: District-wide (Graul/Kelchner)

RECOMMENDATION

The Board Natural Cultural Resources Committee and General Manager recommend the Board of Directors adopt a resolution affirming the Park District’s commitment to being a pollinator- friendly park system by continuing to support conservation of pollinators and continuing to provide public education on the importance of pollinators.

REVENUE/COST

There would be no direct cost impact as a result of this action.

BACKGROUND

Pollinators play a key role in our ecosystem and are essential for maintaining healthy native plant habitats and supporting production of fruits and vegetables. However, pollinators populations, including bees, bats, birds, and butterflies, are fast declining across the earth mostly due to use of pesticides and habitat loss to development and climate change. Bee Campus USA, a non-profit, student-led organization encouraged the Park District to support pollinators by adopting a resolution affirming the Park District’s commitment to being a “Pollinator-Friendly” park system.

This designation requires the Park District to commit to continuing to contribute to the conservation and enhancement of pollinator habitat and to continue to extend educational programs about pollinators. These commitments are consistent with the Park District’s Master Plan and align with the Park District’s current habitat enhancement projects and interpretive programs. Specific efforts already underway include our partnership with local Resource Conservation Districts and the Xerces Society (a science-based non-profit for conservation of invertebrates) to create pollinator habitat at Coyote Hills Regional Park. The Park District is also currently evaluating known monarch butterfly overwintering sites in parklands to identify opportunities for enhancement. Additionally, the Park District’s Interpretive & Recreation

18 Services naturalists offer multiple events, programs, posts, and publications providing public education about these charismatic creatures.

Adoption of the proposed resolution will further recognize the Park District’s current actions to support pollinator populations, and the formal designation as a “Pollinator-Friendly” park system will serve to both reflect and enhance the Park District’s leadership and partnerships in these efforts.

ALTERNATIVES

None is recommended.

19 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 –

August 10, 2021

RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT’S COMMITMENT TO BEING A POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY PARK SYSTEM – CONTINUING TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF POLLINATORS AND PROVIDING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS: DISTRICT-WIDE

WHEREAS, the mission of the East Bay Parks District is to “preserve a rich heritage of natural and cultural resources …and provide environmental education to the public about these resources;” and

WHEREAS, pollinators, are essential for the reproduction of almost 90% of the world's flowering plant species and, play an important role in the continual presence of healthy ecosystems and beautiful landscapes; and

WHEREAS, maintaining and enhancing healthy native plant habitats and avoiding use of pesticides as much as possible helps to improve pollinator populations; and

WHEREAS, pollinators, birds, bats, butterflies, honeybees, and 1,600 native bee species recorded in California, are integral to the cultivation of fruits, nuts, and vegetables; and

WHEREAS, numbers of bees and other pollinators are declining due to a combination of pesticides (including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides), habitat loss, poor nutrition, loss of genetic diversity, parasites, diseases, and climate change;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that as a public land management agency in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the East Bay Regional Park District resolves to continuing to educate the public about the vital role of pollinators, and explain what each of us can do to sustain these pollinators; and

NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District continues to support conservation of pollinators, is committed to being a pollinator- friendly park system, and commits to the following actions:

a. Pollinator Awareness Event: Host at least one educational event or pollinator habitat planting or restoration each year to showcase East Bay Regional Park District’s commitment to raising awareness of pollinator conservation and expanding pollinator health and habitat; and

b. Materials: Continue to provide interpretive materials to inform visitors about the value of native pollinator species; and

20 c. Habitat and Nest Sites: Continue to work to expand native and pollinator-friendly habitat on Park District lands, which may include but is not limited to, inventorying the Park District’s property to identify areas that can be enhanced to be more pollinator-friendly; creating a recommended list of locally native plants that are pollinator friendly; documenting pollinator habitat created or enhanced within parklands; and

d. Pollinator-Friendly Pest Management: Continue to promote pollinator health and diversity through the use of pollinator-friendly Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices; and

e. Education and Community Programs: Continue to offer educational programs to raise awareness about the value of pollinators; and

f. Website Resources: Maintain information on the Park District’s website to promote pollinator health and diversity.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Park District and in its name, to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and approved this 10th day of August 2021 by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

21 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

d. Authorization to Add 1.0 FTE Fuels Reduction Coordinator Position in the Fire Department: Public Safety Division (Ciaburro/Auker/Alvarez)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors approve the following change to authorized positions in the Public Safety Division (Division):

1. Add a Fuels Reduction Coordinator position as 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) in the Fire Department.

REVENUE/COST

The Fuels Reduction Coordinator classification is represented by AFSCME, Local 2428, and has an annual salary range of $86,931 to 97,461. The total cost with benefits for the remaining half of the year can be accommodated in the current 2021 Fire Department budget. The mid-year budget appropriated additional funds for fuels management which is available to fund this position for the remainder of the year, and therefore no increase to the 2021 budget is required. The cost for this position will also be included in future budgets.

BACKGROUND

The proposed Fuels Reduction Coordinator will administer fuels treatment contracts to advance fuel vegetation management resulting from the expansive tree die-off in regional parklands. The position will work with other Fire Department staff to coordinate a complex program that involves resource management and fire protection while enhancing parklands and open space in the Wildland/Urban Interface. This addition would bring the total number of Fuels Reduction Coordinators (FRC) to three (3). The two (2) existing FRC positions are tasked with a workload committed to fulfilling general fund and current grant obligations.

The Fuels Reduction Coordinators serve an integral role in implementing the Park District’s Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan and ensure compliance with contract provisions and specifications, consistent with federal and state permits. This additional position would be directly assigned to Fuels Management and would oversee contractors to implement

22 large scale dead tree removal as well as initial entry projects and fuel maintenance work. A pool of highly qualified candidates exists; thus, hiring an additional one (1) would be most prudent.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

23 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO ADD 1.0 FTE AUTHORIZED POSITION OF FUELS REDUCTION COORDINATOR IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District’s (Park District) annual budget includes funding appropriations and authorized, budgeted positions approved by the Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, review of the Public Safety Division (Division) finds staffing additions are necessary to ensure the Division meets current and future requirements; and

WHEREAS, an additional Fuels Reduction Coordinator position is needed to take on the additional fuel management issue of the expansive tree die-off found on public regional parklands; and WHEREAS, this additional position requires no increase in the Division’s 2021 annual budget; and

WHEREAS, this proposed change has been approved by the General Manager and has been reviewed by organized labor representatives;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby approves the addition of 1.0 FTE position for Fuels Reduction Coordinator in the Fire Department, Public Safety Division; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Park District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August 2021, by the following vote:

FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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25 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

e. Authorization to Appoint Mr. Justin Barker as the Human Resources Analyst at Step F of the Management Pay Range MG00 in the Human Resources Department: Executive and Legislative Division (Cook/Alvarez)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors appoint Mr. Justin Barker as a Senior Human Resources Analyst at Step F of the Management Pay Range MG00 in the Human Resources Department, Executive and Legislative Division.

REVENUE/COST

The cost associated with this action is within the adopted 2021 Budget.

BACKGROUND

As part of the 2021 budget process, a new Human Resources Analyst position was authorized to extend support to labor relations and expand capacity to the Employee and Labor Relations Unit. Most recently, an open competitive recruitment process was completed to fill this position, which included several rounds of screening, a technical oral panel with external raters who interviewed several candidates, as well as final interviews that culminated in the selection of Justin Barker.

The recommended candidate meets the knowledge and skillset criteria to successfully carryout the duties and responsibilities of the Human Resources Analyst position assigned to the Employee and Labor Relations Unit. Justin Barker has a degree in Political Science from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and has worked for the City and County of San Francisco for five years as a Human Resources Analyst in the Employee and Labor Relations Division for the City Administrator's Office. In this role, he supports various City and County departments on all matters pertaining to labor and employee relations, employment investigations, leaves rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and California Family Rights Act (CFRA), accommodation rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and workers compensation. He also has experience as a Skelly officer and served as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Coordinator. Mr. Barker has the combination of education and experience

26 necessary to effectively support the increasing workload in Employee and Labor Relations and will assist in the delivery of necessary support to Park District divisions. His direct experience with public sector labor and employee relations will indeed be an asset to the Park District.

Mr. Barker currently earns an annual compensation higher than the salary and benefits of the Park District’s Step F of the MG00 salary range, the current salary range for the Human Resources Analyst position. Pursuant to the Personnel Administrative Manual 6.01 (B), the General Manager has authority to appoint up to Step C, but any salary request beyond that Step requires authorization by the Board of Directors. As such, Staff recommends that the Board of Directors approve Justin Barker’s appointment at Step F of the MG00 salary range, which is commensurate with his education and experience in labor and employee relations as set forth above. If approved, Mr. Barker has agreed to accept the Park District’s offer of employment and his tentative start date with the Park District will be August 16, 2021.

ALTERNATIVES

There are no alternatives recommended.

27 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO APPOINT JUSTIN BARKER AS THE HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST AT STEP F OF THE MANAGEMENT PAY RANGE MG00 IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DIVISION

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District must recruit and retain a well-qualified workforce that reflects the diversity of the community served; and

WHEREAS, the Park District conducted an external recruitment process and determined that Justin Barker is highly qualified for the position of Human Resources Analyst; and

WHEREAS, the General Manager recommends the Board of Directors authorize the District to appoint Mr. Barker at Step F of the management salary range MG00; and

WHEREAS, the General Manager is authorized to appoint managers up to Step C and compensation beyond Step C requires Board authorization;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorize appointing Justin Barker to the position of Human Resources Analyst at Step F of the Management Salary Range MG00; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and approved this 10th day of August, 2021, by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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29 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

f. Authorization to Modify the Personnel Administrative Manual Extending Compensatory Time Off for Represented Employees in an Acting Management Capacity (Picard/Cook/Alvarez)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors approve modifications to the Personnel Administrative Manual extending compensatory time off for represented employees who “act” in a management capacity (Section 6.02-Overtime, 6.04-Work in a Higher Classification and Appendix E-Administrative Leave).

REVENUE/COST

There is no cost associated with this action.

BACKGROUND

The Personnel Administrative Manual (PAM) contains sections addressing Overtime (6.02), Work in a Higher Classification (6.04) and Administrative Leave (Appendix E), which require updating to clarify and reflect current practices, and integrate language that speaks to the settlement of a grievance with AFCSME, Local 2428, on overtime eligibility when a represented employee is “acting” in a management classification for periods longer than thirty (30) days. The settlement confirmed that such acting employees would not be eligible for overtime while acting in a management classification, but also replaces discretionary administrative leave with compensatory time in increments based on length of time in this role. It also provides for access for up to forty (40) additional hours of compensatory time in the same manner as supplemental administrative leave may be provided to management employees. This benefit was also negotiated with the Police Association for consistency in application.

The referenced sections of the Personnel Administrative Manual are attached in track changes which further detail the recommended changes.

30 ALTERNATIVES

There are no alternatives recommended.

Attachments:

a. Personnel Administrative Manual – Section 6.02, 6.04 and Appendix E

31 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO MODIFY THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL EXTENDING COMPENSATORY TIME OFF FOR REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES IN AN ACTING MANAGEMENT CAPACITY

WHEREAS, modifications to the provisions for represented employees acting more than 30 days in a management classification are necessary to clarify and reflect current practices, and to comply with a grievance settlement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorize changes to the Personnel Administrative Manual extending compensatory time off for represented employees who “act” in a management capacity (Section 6.02-Overtime, 6.04-Work in a Higher Classification and Appendix E-Administrative Leave) as noted in attachment A; and

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and approved this 10th day of August, 2021, by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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33 RECOMMENDED REVISIONS TO PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIE MANUAL TO REFLECT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AFSCME ON JANUARY 15, 2021 REGARDING UNION EMPLOYEES ACTING IN A MANAGEMENT POSITION AFTER 30 DAYS

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2.01 LOCAL 2428 AFSCME

A. Current Agreement: April 1, 20172013 - March 31, 20212017

B. Conditions of the Personnel Administrative Manual which Apply to Local 2428 Represented Employees:

 Section 3 District Facilities and  13.01 Business Meeting Attendance and Equipment Travel  4.01 Harassment  13.02 Conference/Annual Meeting  4.03 (B) Conflict of Interest Attendance  4.03 (C) Disqualification from Making  Section 15 Training Contracts  Section 16 Safety Regulations and  5.01 (D) Work Location Assignment Equipment  5.01 (E) Fire Assignment  17.01 Hiring  5.02 Work Environment  17.03 Performance Appraisals  6.02 (A) Overtime  17.05 Reclassification  6.03 (A) (1) (a) Change in Classification  17.06 Confidential Departmental  6.03 (A) (3) Promotion for Naturalist Aide Information  6.04 (E) Work in a Higher Classification  17.07 Providing for Defense of Civil  6.05 Paychecks Actions  7.01 Benefit Eligibility  18.02 Exit Interview  7.02 (D) Mid-Employment Physicals  18.03 Health Benefit on Termination  7.03 (C) Unemployment Insurance  18.04 Pay on Termination  7.05 Benefits for Employees Beyond 65  18.05 Retirement/Departure Celebrations  7.07 Benefit Deductions  Section 19 Personnel Files  7.08 Miscellaneous Benefits Procedures  Section 22 District Residence  7.09 Confirmation of Benefit Qualification  Section 23 Board of Directors Meetings  8.02 Retiree Eligibility  24.01 Loan of Staff  8.05 Pre-Retirement Planning  24.02 Political Activity  8.06 (A) Retiree Association (AARP)  24.03 Service Awards  12.01 (A) Maternity Leave  24.04 Membership  12.01 (H) Administrative Leave  24.05 Business Cards  12.01 (I) Family Care and Medical Leave  24.06 Credit Union  12.01 (J) Paid Family Leave  24.07 Employees as Independent  12.01 (L) Return from Leave Contractors  Appendix E, (B) Supplementary Compensatory Time Off

34 C. Revisions Established Through Negotiations, "Meet and Confer," Grievance Settlement or Arbitration Ruling: Handling Formal Grievances, Change of Status, and Definition of Budgeted Expenditures.

1. Handling Formal Grievances

a. When an official grievance is filed by an employee, a group of employees or the Union and that grievance goes beyond Step 1 of the grievance process, Managers and Supervisors will not discuss that grievance with the employee, the group of employees or the Union representative except in the formal Step 2 and Step 3 meeting set up under the formal grievance process.

b. This formalization of the process is being made at the Union's request because they believe the informal discussion of a grievance constitutes harassment for union activities. This restriction applies only to formally filed grievances at Step 2 and Step 3.

2. Change of Status: An employee in a permanent classification may transfer within that classification to a permanent position of a shorter work duration only, provided an opening for such shorter work duration position exists. Such transfer shall be permanent and all terms and conditions of employment shall apply based on the shorter duration position. Return to the former or longer duration classifications shall be through the normal employment process.

3. Definition of Budgeted Expenditures: Budgeted expenditures will be the total of Salary and Benefits (4000 series), Supplies (5000 series), and Services (6000 series, less any amounts paid under 6191 to concessionaires for providing services, e.g. amount paid the Carter Railroad at Ardenwood etc.).

2.02 POLICE ASSOCIATION

A. Current Memorandum of Understanding: October 1, 20182011 – September 30, 20222014

B. Conditions of the Personnel Administrative Manual which Apply to the Police Association Represented Employees:

 Section 3 District Facilities and Equipment  7.02 (D) Mid-Employment Physicals  4.01 Harassment  7.03 (C) Unemployment Insurance  4.03 (B) Conflict of Interest  7.05 Benefits for Employees Beyond 65  4.03 (C) Disqualification from Making  7.07 Benefit Deductions Contracts  7.08 Miscellaneous Benefits Procedures  5.01 (D) Work Location Assignment  7.09 Confirmation of Benefit Qualification  5.01 (E) Fire Assignment  8.02 Retiree Eligibility  5.02 Work Environment  8.04 Pre-Retirement Planning  6.02 (A) Overtime  8.05 (A) Retiree Association (AARP)  6.04 (E) Working in a Higher Classification  12.01 (A) Maternity Leave  6.05 Paychecks  12.01 (H) Administrative Leave  7.01 Benefit Eligibility  12.01 (I) Family Care and Medical Leave  7.02 (C) Employee Assistance  12.01 (L) Return from Leave Plan

35  18.03 Health Benefit on Termination  13.01 Business Meeting Attendance and  18.04 Pay on Termination Travel  18.05 Retirement/Departure Celebrations  13.02 Conference/Annual Meeting  Section 19 Personnel Files Attendance  Section 22 District Residence  Section 14 Uniforms  Section 23 Board of Directors Meetings  Section 15 Training  24.01 Loan of Staff  Section 16 Safety Regulations and  24.02 Political Activity Equipment  17.01 Hiring  24.03 Service Awards  24.04 Membership  17.03 Performance Appraisals  17.05 Reclassification  24.05 Business Cards  24.06 Credit Union  17.06 Confidential Departmental Information  24.07 Employees as Independent  17.07 Providing for Defense of Civil Contractors Actions  Appendix E, (B) Supplementary  18.02 Exit Interview Compensatory Time Off

36 C. Revisions Established Through Negotiations, "Meet & Confer," Grievance Settlement or Arbitration Ruling: None at this time.

6.02 OVERTIME

The District is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. All Management employees, employees working in a higher assignment in a management classification after thirty (30) consecutive days, and some Seasonal Employees are exempt from the Act and Confidential Employees are Nnon-exempt from the Act. Overtime pay will be added to payments for regular hours worked prior to determining the amount of income tax withheld. The method of calculating withholding is governed by federal regulation and does not affect the employee's income tax liability.

A. Managerial Employees

1. No management employee or Union represented employee in an acting management classification assignment after the first thirty (30) consecutive days of the acting assignment may be compensated for overtime work unless requested to perform such work by the General Manager or his designated representative. Such requests to work overtime shall be made only under unusual situations, such as a general emergency (e.g., earthquake or conflagration) or work stoppage. The rate of pay for such overtime work shall be the employee's rate converted to an hourly rate on an hour-for-hour basis.

2. Management employees hired prior to December 30, 2000, who elected to remain in the District’s retirement plan, record all hours worked in addition to their normal schedule on their timecards as "extra" hours. These hours are used to fund five days extra vacation credit and extra retirement credit.

[No changes to rest of Section 6.02]

6.04 WORK IN A HIGHER CLASSIFICATION

[No changes to 6.04.A., B., C. or D.]

E. An Employee designated by the General Manager, a Division or Department Head, or his/her designated representative, on a temporary basis to a position in a higher classification and who, pursuant to such an assignment, does perform all the significant duties and responsibilities of such position of thirty (30) consecutive days shall be paid at the first step of the higher classification or five percent (5%), whichever is greater, effective the thirty-first (31) day of acting employment and this will continue until the assignment is concluded or as noted below. The acting pay can never exceed the maximum authorized pay range of the classification.

Union employees acting in a management classification shall not receive overtime pay after the first 30 days of acting, when their pay is adjusted to the new management pay rate. Administrative leave shall be provided in instances where it is

37 determined to be necessary based on hours worked. Union represented employees in an acting management classification assignment after the first thirty (30) consecutive days of the acting assignment shall receive compensatory time off at the completion of their acting assignment in the following amounts for the time in the acting assignment beyond the initial 30 days:

+ 1 day to 3 months 10 hours + More than 3 months to 6 months 20 hours + More than 6 months to 9 months 30 hours + More than 9 months to 12 months 40 hours

Any compensatory time off a Union represented employee earns during or at the end of the acting management classification assignment will go to the employee’s compensatory time off bank and will be subject to the same rules and cash-out rights and rate as applicable to the employee’s regular Union position.

An employee who serves in a long-term acting assignment and then subsequently takes paid leave (e.g. vacation, sick leave, administrative leave) during the acting assignment, may remain at the higher acting range, if the employee has not concluded the acting assignment, provided the time off does not exceed two work weeks (eight to ten consecutive work days, depending on the work schedule).

Vacation pay outs shall be made at the employee’s regular rate of pay, not at the acting rate of pay.

APPENDIX E: ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

Applies only to Management Employees covered by CalPERS after 12/30/00, and to Union employees but only to the extent specifically stated in Section 6.04.E of the Personnel Administrative Manual and Section B below in this Appendix E.

With the exception of Public Safety Managers, all full-time regular Management employee shall be entitled to receive forty (40) hours per fiscal year of Administrative Leave in recognition of the District’s expectation that members of the Management Employee Group routinely and consistently perform the duties of their positions during times which involve hours in excess of the normal forty-hour work week. Said forty (40) hours shall accrue on January 1 of each calendar year. Administrative leave will only be taken in paid time off. Administrative leave may not be carried forward from one calendar year to the next. Immediately upon hiring, a new employee shall be entitled to receive administrative leave at the rate of 1.538 hours for each pay period of employment remaining in the calendar year during which the employee was hired.

Administrative Leave hours shall not be converted to cash payout in lieu of leave.

A. Supplemental Administrative Leave for Non-Public Safety Managers

Management employees are also eligible to receive up to an additional forty (40)

38 hours of administrative leave per calendar year. It is recognized that not all members will satisfy the eligibility criteria and only those satisfying the criteria may receive additional hours.

In general, to qualify for supplemental leave, an employee must be required to work additional hours substantially in excess of the customary work week. The first step of determining whether an employee is required to work extra hours shall be a determination made by the Division Head, along with a recommendation as to the amount of supplemental leave recommended. In making this determination, the Division Head is expected to distinguish between that which is typical for someone in the Unit versus that which is extraordinary. Illustrative of the factors to be considered are the extent to which an individual:

1. Attends evening meetings and whether attendance at same is a recurring obligation;

2. Regularly performs District-related duties beyond usual working hours in response to direction from his or her Division Head.

Once a Division Head has identified proposed supplemental hours for an employee, he or she will submit the recommendation to the General Manager for consideration. The Division Head may request eight hours or an even increment of hours up to 40. No more than 40 hours of supplemental leave will be granted. The General Manager may approve or modify the recommendation. The General Manager’s decision shall be final.

Supplemental administrative leave earned but not used may not be carried forward from one calendar year to the next, nor may unused hours be converted to cash.

Managers shall submit their request for supplemental administrative leave to their supervisor by December 1st of each year. The request must be approved by the supervisor and AGM, and submitted to the General Manager by December 31. Approved supplemental administrative leave requests will be received on the third pay period of the following year. The General Manager may accept recommendations for supplemental leave during the year if the Division Head believes the recommendation is warranted.

B. Supplemental Compensatory Time Off for Union Employees Assigned to Work in an Acting Management Classification More Than Thirty (30) Consecutive Days

Union employees (including employees represented by AFSCME Local 2428 and the EBRPD Police Association) are also eligible to receive up to an additional forty (40) hours of compensatory time off in addition to the compensatory time off provided in Section 6.04.E when working in an acting management classification more than thirty (30) consecutive days. It is recognized that not all such employees will satisfy the eligibility criteria and only those satisfying the criteria may receive additional hours.

In general, to qualify for supplemental compensatory time off under this subsection,

39 an employee must be required to work additional hours substantially in excess of the customary work week. The first step of determining whether an employee is required to work extra hours shall be a determination made by the Division Head, along with a recommendation as to the amount of supplemental leave recommended. In making this determination, the Division Head is expected to distinguish between that which is typical for someone in the Unit versus that which is extraordinary. Illustrative of the factors to be considered are the extent to which an individual:

1. Attends evening meetings and whether attendance at same is a recurring obligation;

2. Regularly performs District-related duties beyond usual working hours in response to direction from his or her Division Head.

Once a Division Head has identified proposed supplemental compensatory time off hours for an employee, the Division Head will submit the recommendation to the General Manager for consideration. The Division Head may request eight hours or an even increment of hours up to 40. No more than 40 hours of supplemental leave will be granted. The General Manager may approve or modify the recommendation. The General Manager’s decision shall be final.

Any supplementary compensatory time off provided a Union represented employee during or at the end of the acting management classification assignment will go to the employee’s compensatory time off bank and will be subject to the same rules and cash- out rights and rate as applicable to the employee’s regular Union position.

AC. Administrative Leave for Public Safety ManagersPUBLIC SAFETY MANAGERS

Public Safety Managers shall be entitled to receive eighty (80) hours per fiscal year of administrative leave. However, Public Safety Managers are not eligible for supplemental administrative leave as noted above. All other aspects of the program (when the time is accrued, how it is accrued, that it cannot be carried over, that it cannot be converted to cash) apply.

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41 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

g. Authorization to Approve and Adopt an Amendment to the East Bay Regional Park District’s Salary Schedule, and Classification Plan to Add New Classifications and Implement Reclassification, Compensation and Reallocation Changes of Identified Budgeted 2021 Positions as of August 14, 2021 (Alvarez/Landreth)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors approves and adopts an amendment to the Park District’s Salary Schedule, and Classification Plan to incorporate the following position authorization and compensation changes:

Human Resources Reorganization: 1. Reclassify the current Chief Human Resources Officer (1.0 full time equivalent [FTE]) to a new Assistant General Manager (AGM) of Human Resources job classification at the MG07 salary range to properly elevate the human resources function at a divisional level corresponding to the Park District’s growth and increase in demand and complexity of work. 2. Reallocate the vacant Recruitment and Classification Manager position (1.0 FTE) to a new Chief of Workforce Development job classification at the MG05 salary range to provide management oversight of the Recruitment & Classification, Benefits and Training units.

Acquisition, Stewardship, and Development Division (ASD): 3. Reallocate the vacant Drafting Technician position (1.0 FTE) to a Project Coordinator position (1.0 FTE) in the Design and Construction Department. 4. Reallocate a vacant Resource Analyst position (1.0 FTE) to an Ecological Services Coordinator (1.0 FTE) position in the Stewardship Department. 5. Reallocate a vacant Resource Analyst position (0.5 FTE) to a Wildlife Biologist position (0.5 FTE) in the Stewardship Department. 6. Reallocate a vacant Management Analyst position (1.0 FTE) in the Land Acquisition Department to a new Real Estate Manager job classification at the MG02 salary range. 7. Reclassify the current Senior Construction Inspector (1.0 FTE) to a new Supervising Construction Inspector job classification (1.0 FTE).

42 Operations Division: 8. Reallocate a vacant Park Ranger I position (1.0 FTE) to a Park Services Worker position (1.0 FTE) at Anthony Chabot Regional Park under the Parks Operations Department.

Public Safety Division: 9. Increase the existing Communications, Records and Property Manager classification salary range from MG03 to MG04 in the Public Safety Support Services Department.

AFSCME Agreement on Flexibly Staffed Classifications: 10. Eliminate flexibly staffed classifications represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2428 (Union) from the Park District’s Classification Plan and replace with the following single incumbent classifications at the journey level: Accountant, Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist, Information Services Support Technician, Vegetation Ecologist, and Wildlife Biologist.

REVENUE/COST

There are no additional funds requested with the proposed actions for this year. Costs associated with these actions are noted in the table below and will be absorbed in the corresponding department’s base budget. After this year, these personnel changes will be reflected in each department base budget with a total approximate ongoing cost of $154,000. All salary pay ranges associated with these positions are listed on the attached salary schedules.

Position Change Department(s) Annual Cost • Reclassify current Chief Human Resources Officer (MG07) to a new Assistant General Manager of Human Human Resources classification (MG07) Resources no cost • Reallocate vacant Recruitment and Classification Manager position (MG02) to a new Chief of Workforce Human Development classification (MG05) Resources $54,640 • Reallocate vacant Drafting Technician position to a Design & Project Coordinator position Construction $20,900 • Reallocate vacant Resource Analyst position to Ecological Services Coordinator position Stewardship $30,700 • Reallocate vacant Resource Analyst (0.5 FTE) position to Wildlife Biologist position (0.5 FTE) Stewardship $8,100 • Reallocate vacant Management Analyst position (MG01) to a new Real Estate Manager classification (MG02) Land Acquisition $9,840 • Reclassify Sr. Construction Inspector to a new Design & Supervising Construction Inspector classification Construction $8,000 • Reallocate vacant Park Ranger I to Park Services Worker Park Operations no cost

43 • Increase Communications, Records and Property Manager job classification’s salary range from MG03 to MG04 Police $21,450 • Eliminate flexibly staffed classification and replace with the following single incumbent classifications: Finance, Accountant, Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist, Information Information Services Support Technician, Vegetation Ecologist, and Services, and Wildlife Biologist Stewardship no cost

BACKGROUND

Through the 2021 Mid-Year Budget process, ten personnel actions were identified requiring Board of Directors’ authorization ahead of the 2022 budget planning process necessary to advance key priorities and continue providing essential services to the public, as noted below:

Human Resources Reorganization: The Park District has experienced a significant amount of growth over the years and continues to grow, which has required a close examination to right-size key functions such as human resources. Over the last three to four years, the Park District has led a restructuring effort of the Human Resources Department under the Executive and Legislative Division to incrementally add capacity and better group specialized areas of services such as the new Employee and Labor Relations Unit. Also, as part of the 2021 budget process, two new Human Resources Analyst positions and other personnel changes were authorized to best re-structure the Human Resources’ staffing levels.

Assistant General Manager of Human Resources - To correctly align the human resources’ function with the Park District’s organizational size and structure, a reorganization from a department to a standalone division is necessary and can be achieved by reclassifying the Chief of Human Resources Officer to an AGM of Human Resources, which is commensurate with the current level of compensation (MG07 salary range), responsibility and authority bestowed upon this position. The most recent Classification and Compensation Study for Unrepresented Managers Employee Group found the responsibilities and compensation under the Chief of Human Resources Officer comparable with Human Resources Directors (executives) in the benchmarked public agencies. The title change from Chief Human Resources Officer to AGM of Human Resources will also properly align with the Park District’s classification titling for executives with equal level of responsibility throughout the Park District. The Chief of Human Resources Officer already serves as a critical member of the General Manager’s Executive Team.

The Human Resources function is a critical and strategic element for mission delivery since it shepherds the Park District’s human infrastructure, which justifies placement at the division level when considering the size of the organization and the significant increase in complexity of personnel matters facing the Park District. This position is part of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group. The Park District provided courtesy notice to AFSCME, Local 2428 and the Police Association of the proposed Human Resources reorganization and this proposed personnel action.

44 Chief of Workforce Development - The proposed Human Resources reorganization calls for the reallocation of a vacant Recruitment and Classification Manager position to a new classification of Chief of Workforce Development. This position will provide critical assistance to the AGM of Human Resources in managing a large portfolio of critical projects including, but not limited to, reviewing, updating, and overseeing the Park District’s recruitment practices to ensure the Park District remains competitive and hires top quality, diverse candidates; and assisting with the implementation of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) assessment. The proposed Chief of Workforce Development would serve as the Human Resources Division’s second in command with direct management oversight of the Recruitment & Classification, Benefits, and Training units. This reclassification will create a new single-incumbent position consistent with similar positions found within other public agencies in the Bay Area. This position will be placed at management range MG05 to internally align the position's compensation commensurate with the roles and responsibilities of other Chiefs in the organization. This position is part of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group. The Park District provided advanced, courtesy notice to AFSCME, Local 2428 and the Police Association of this proposed personnel action.

Acquisition, Stewardship & Development Division: Project Coordinator - A Drafting Technician position has been vacant since in or about July 2017 in the Design and Construction Department (Department). Over the past year, a work assessment was conducted examining the nature of the work needed to deliver design and construction projects and the resources needed to successfully deliver the highest level of service. The existing vacant Drafting Technician position is no longer appropriate since the computer aided design and drafting software (CAD) has become less focused on “drafting” and more on “design”, which is best performed by the Civil Engineering Technicians and the professional Engineers and Landscape Architects currently within ASD.

Also, there is a need for a position that can manage small, individual projects, tasks within a larger project, and provide complex projects with contracting and construction documentation support. Reallocating the Drafting Technician to a Project Coordinator position will directly address this identified need to support the Department’s workload including major capital repair and replacement projects that require significant project coordination support. Furthermore, this proposed reallocation results in enhanced efficiencies by having a Project Coordinator doing non- licensed work that is currently being done by the unit’s licensed professional staff. This position is represented by the AFSCME, Local 2428 Employee Group. The Park District provided notice of this reallocation to request to AFSCME, Local 2428 on July 16, 2021, as required under the operable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and a meeting was scheduled for August 3, 2021.

Measure FF: Ecological Services Coordinator - The 2021 Operating Budget authorizes two additional Resource Analysts positions (1.5 FTE) through Measure FF funding. Since the 2021 budget adoption, the Stewardship Department assessed the programmatic needs of these positions as it relates to Measure FF’s projects.

It is proposed to reallocate the vacant Resource Analyst position (1.0 FTE) position to an Ecological Services Coordinator (1.0 FTE) position in the Stewardship Department, which

45 was created to support and coordinate creek and wetland restoration projects and to support water quality improvement in the Park District. Since the position was created, Stewardship staff have evaluated the specific purpose and need for this position and have determined that due to the complexity of the designs and permit acquisition that will be required for creek restoration and water quality projects, the position should be reallocated to the Ecological Services Coordinator classification. This position is represented by the AFSCME, Local 2428 Employee Group. The Park District provided notice of this request to AFSCME, Local 2428 on July 16, 2021, as required under the operable MOU, and a meeting was scheduled for August 3, 2021.

Measure FF: Wildlife Biologist - The 2021 Operating Budget authorizes two additional Resource Analysts positions (1.5 FTE) through Measure FF funding. Since the 2021 budget adoption, the Stewardship Department assessed the programmatic needs of these positions as it relates to Measure FF’s projects. It is proposed to reallocate the vacant part-time Resource Analyst position (0.5 FTE) to a part-time Wildlife Biologist position (0.5 FTE) in the Stewardship Department.

The Measure FF Resource Analyst position (0.5 FTE) was created to support habitat restoration and wildlife protection at Point Pinole Regional Park. This position was proposed before the completion of the Classification and Compensation Study for AFSCME Local 2428 Represented Employee Group, which resulted in modified job classifications in the Stewardship Department. Based on the revised job classifications, this position should be reallocated to a Wildlife Biologist. This position is represented by the AFSCME, Local 2428 Employee Group. The Park District provided notice of this request to AFSCME, Local 2428 on July 16, 2021, as required under the operable MOU, and a meeting was scheduled for August 3, 2021.

Real Estate Manager - A Management Analyst position has been vacant in the Land Acquisition Department (Department) since February 2018. The Management Analyst is the most senior position in the Department after the Chief of Land Acquisition. The work has been reorganized for this position to extend direct day-to-day supervision of three junior staff and additional responsibilities have been added. A recent recruitment effort to fill the position was unsuccessful, in part, because the real estate transactional experience necessary to meet the Department’s needs for the position are beyond the job specifications for the Management Analyst classification. Reclassifying this position to a Real Estate Manager will bring the position into alignment with the real estate transactional experience and new supervisory responsibilities required for this position. This reclassification will create a new single-incumbent position consistent with similar positions found within other public agencies in the Bay Area that have staff performing similar real estate transactions and right-of-way functions.

The proposed compensation structure at the MG02 management range for this new position speaks to the additional duties and responsibilities and would internally align the position’s compensation commensurate with roles and responsibilities of job classifications in the Park District such as Wildland Vegetation Program Manager and Restoration Projects Manager. This position is part of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group. The Park District provided notice of this request to AFSCME, Local 2428 on July 16, 2021, as required under the operable MOU and a meeting was scheduled for August 3, 2021.

46 Supervising Construction Inspector - AFSCME, Local 2428 expressed concern that the Senior Construction Inspector classification was not properly compensated due to compaction with subordinate classifications and that the compensation did not reflect its supervision duties, as it relates to internal alignment in a similar series. The 2019 Classification & Compensation Study for AFSCME Represented Employee Group in fact identified the position as 15.4% below market prior to any equity adjustments. The current pay difference between the Senior Construction Inspector and the Construction Inspector is 10.33%, while other similar classifications within the Design & Construction Department such as Field Office Surveyor and Field Survey Technician is 15%. To align these positions internally, a 5% salary increase is recommended in addition to a title change to Supervising Construction Inspector to reflect its supervision duties. This position is represented by the AFSCME, Local 2428 Employee Group.

Operations Division: Park Services Worker - The Park Operations Department currently has one Park Ranger I position (1.0 FTE) vacant at Anthony Chabot Regional Park. Per the AFSCME, Local 2428 MOU, the Park Ranger I is a “phased-out” classification and this vacant position is slated to convert to a Park Services Worker (1.0 FTE). Also, due to the nature of work and type of operation at Anthony Chabot’s campground, this position is more appropriately classified as a Park Services Worker to allow for additional support and duties in the operation of the campground. This position is represented by the AFSCME, Local 2428 Employee Group. On May 25, 2021, the Park District notified AFSCME, Local 2428 of the proposed personnel action as required under the operable MOU. The Park District was notified on the same day of their agreement with no objections.

Public Safety Division: Communications, Records and Property Manager - In 2015, the Communications and Records Manager in the Police Department assumed additional responsibilities with the management oversight of the Property & Evidence Unit, which handles all property and evidence related to public safety incidents and oversees two permanent employees. With the expanded duties and responsibilities assigned to this position, the classification title was changed, and the compensation structure remained the same. Since then and over the last five years, this single-incumbent classification and its scope of work has grown significantly in complexity and responsibility with the implementation of new records and communication systems associated with the National Fire Incident Reporting System and the $1.6 million upgrade of the Park District’s Microwave Low-Band Radio System. The proposed compensation change from management range MG03 to management range MG04 would internally align the position's compensation commensurate with the roles and responsibilities of job classifications in the Park District such as the Business Services Manager. This position is part of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group. The Park District provided advanced, courtesy notice to AFSCME, Local 2428 and the Police Association of this proposed personnel action.

AFSCME Agreement on Flexibly Staffed Classifications: On July 1, 2021, the Park District and AFSCME, Local 2428 reached agreement on the classification titles of the following: Accountant, Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist, Information Services Support Technician, Vegetation Ecologist, and Wildlife Biologist. Previously these classifications were designated as flexibly staffed classifications (I/II) in the Park District’s

47 Classification and Salary plans, which in accordance with the Park District’s proposed Flex Staffing Policy, would allow employees who hold the I level position to move into the II level position upon the completion of certain requirements without a formal Park District recruitment.

To reach an agreement on classification specifications, the Park District withdrew its proposed Flex Staffing Policy for AFSCME only classifications. These flexibly staffed classifications represented by AFSCME Local 2428 will be replaced with single incumbent positions at the journey level. AFSCME, Local 2428 agreed to these single incumbent positions. There is no cost associated with this item.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

ATTACHMENT I. East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedules as of August 14, 2021

48 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 –

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT’S SALARY SCHEDULE AND CLASSIFICATION PLAN TO ADD NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND IMPLEMENT THE RECLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND REALLOCATION CHANGES OF IDENTIFIED BUDGETED 2021 CLASSIFICATIONS AS OF AUGUST 14, 2021

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District’s annual budget includes authorized funding appropriations and budgeted positions approved by the Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the title, representation assignment, and compensation of each job classification at the Park District; and

WHEREAS, a reorganization of the Human Resources Department to a standalone division is necessary in accordance with the Park District’s organizational growth and increase in demand and complexity of matters facing the Park District;

WHEREAS, a new classification of Assistant General Manager of Human Resources will be established;

WHEREAS, a new classification of Chief of Workforce Development will be established;

WHEREAS, a new classification of Supervising Construction Inspector will be established;

WHEREAS, a new classification of Real Estate Manager will be established;

WHEREAS, position reallocations and change in compensation structures are recommended by the General Manager and have been reviewed by labor representatives of the AFSCME Local 2428 bargaining unit;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes the following position changes:

1. Reclassify the current Chief of Human Resources position (1.0 FTE) to a new Assistant General Manager, Human Resources at the MG07 level of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group’s compensation structure. 2. Reallocate the vacant Recruitment and Classification Manager position (1.0 FTE) to a new Chief of Workforce Development position in Human Resources at the MG05 level of the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group’s compensation structure. 3. Reallocate the vacant Drafting Technician position (1.0 FTE) to a Project Coordinator position (1.0 FTE) in the Design and Construction Department.

49 4. Reallocate a Measure FF funded vacant Resource Analyst position (1.0 FTE) to an Ecological Services Coordinator position (1.0 FTE) in the Stewardship Department. 5. Reallocate a Measure FF funded vacant Resource Analyst position (0.5 FTE) to a Wildlife Biologist position (0.5 FTE) in the Stewardship Department. 6. Reallocate a vacant Management Analyst position (1.0 FTE) to a new Real Estate Manager classification at the MG02 level in the Land Acquisition Department in the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group’s compensation structure. 7. Reclassify the current Senior Construction Inspector classification to a Supervising Construction Inspector classification in the Design and Construction Department and increase the salary range by 5%. 8. Reallocate a vacant Park Ranger I position (1.0 FTE) to a Park Services Worker position (1.0 FTE) at Anthony Chabot Regional Park under the Park Operations Department. 9. Increase the existing Communications, Records and Property Manager classification salary range from MG03 to MG04 in the Unrepresented Managers Employee Group’s compensation structure. 10. Eliminate flexibly staffed classifications represented by AFSCME Local 2428 from the Park District’s Classification Plan and replace with the following single incumbent positions at the journey level: Accountant, Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist, Information Services Support Technician, Vegetation Ecologist, and Wildlife Biologist.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes the adoption of the amended Classification Plan and attached salary schedules effective August 14, 2021; and

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and approved this 10th day of August, 2021, by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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Annual Cost of Living Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2017, a general increase of 4.3% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2018, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2019, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2020, a general increase of 2.5% is authorized. Effective September 19, 2015, salary range adjustments were authorized, per Board Resolution 2015-07-184. Values for steps 1C were in effect prior to the adjustment.

Classification: ACCG ACCOUNTING MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: ADSM ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: AGAS AGM, ACQUIS/STEW/DEVELOPMENT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG08 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $85.92 $14,892.80 B 1 YEAR $90.21 $15,636.40 C 2 YEARS $94.70 $16,414.66 D 3 YEARS $99.44 $17,236.26 E 4 YEARS $104.43 $18,101.20 F 5 YEARS $109.68 $19,011.20 G MERIT $115.16 $19,961.06 H MERIT $120.91 $20,957.73 Classification: AGFC AGM, FINANCE & MGMT SVCS/CFO Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG08 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $85.92 $14,892.80 B 1 YEAR $90.21 $15,636.40 C 2 YEARS $94.70 $16,414.66 D 3 YEARS $99.44 $17,236.26 E 4 YEARS $104.43 $18,101.20

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F 5 YEARS $109.68 $19,011.20 G MERIT $115.16 $19,961.06 H MERIT $120.91 $20,957.73 Classification: AGHR AGM, HUMAN RESOURCES Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: AGLG AGM, LEGAL RISK/ DIST. COUNSEL Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG09 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $94.52 $16,383.46 B 1 YEAR $99.21 $17,196.40 C 2 YEARS $104.20 $18,061.33 D 3 YEARS $109.38 $18,959.20 E 4 YEARS $114.85 $19,907.33 F 5 YEARS $120.63 $20,909.20 G MERIT $126.66 $21,954.40 H MERIT $132.99 $23,051.60 Classification: AGOP AGM, OPERATIONS Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG09 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $94.52 $16,383.46 B 1 YEAR $99.21 $17,196.40 C 2 YEARS $104.20 $18,061.33 D 3 YEARS $109.38 $18,959.20 E 4 YEARS $114.85 $19,907.33 F 5 YEARS $120.63 $20,909.20 G MERIT $126.66 $21,954.40 H MERIT $132.99 $23,051.60 Classification: AGPE AGM, PUB AFFIRS/EXEC DIR RPF Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: AGCP AGM, PUB SAFETY/CHIEF OF POLIC Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021

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Range: MG09 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $94.52 $16,383.46 B 1 YEAR $99.21 $17,196.40 C 2 YEARS $104.20 $18,061.33 D 3 YEARS $109.38 $18,959.20 E 4 YEARS $114.85 $19,907.33 F 5 YEARS $120.63 $20,909.20 G MERIT $126.66 $21,954.40 H MERIT $132.99 $23,051.60 Classification: AQMG AQUATIC MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: ADC1 ASSISTANT DISTRICT COUNSEL I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG06 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $71.50 $12,393.33 B 1 YEAR $75.07 $13,012.13 C 2 YEARS $78.86 $13,669.06 D 3 YEARS $82.79 $14,350.26 E 4 YEARS $86.96 $15,073.06 F 5 YEARS $91.31 $15,827.06 G MERIT $95.89 $16,620.93 H MERIT $100.69 $17,452.93 Classification: ADC2 ASSISTANT DISTRICT COUNSEL II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: ASFO ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80

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C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: ASFC ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: AUMG AUDIT MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: BEMG BENEFITS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: BUDG BUDGET MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66

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G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: BSMG BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: CPMG CAPITAL PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: CHIO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHDC CHIEF, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHGA CHIEF, GOV & LEGIS AFFAIRS Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021

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Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: CHRO CHIEF, HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: CHIR CHIEF, INTERP & REC SVCS Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHLA CHIEF, LAND ACQUISITION Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHMS CHIEF, MAINT & SKILLED TRADES Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80

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C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHPO CHIEF, PARK OPERATIONS Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG06 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $71.50 $12,393.33 B 1 YEAR $75.07 $13,012.13 C 2 YEARS $78.86 $13,669.06 D 3 YEARS $82.79 $14,350.26 E 4 YEARS $86.96 $15,073.06 F 5 YEARS $91.31 $15,827.06 G MERIT $95.89 $16,620.93 H MERIT $100.69 $17,452.93 Classification: CHPT CHIEF, PLANNING, TRAILS & GIS Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHST CHIEF, STEWARDSHIP Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: CHWD CHIEF, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33

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G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: COTB CLERK OF THE BOARD Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: CMMG COMM, RECORDS & PROP MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: CRMG COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: CDMG CREATIVE DESIGN MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly

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A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: DPGM DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG10 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $109.17 $18,922.80 B 1 YEAR $114.69 $19,879.60 C 2 YEARS $120.40 $20,869.33 D 3 YEARS $126.39 $21,907.60 E 4 YEARS $132.73 $23,006.53 F 5 YEARS $139.39 $24,160.93 G MERIT $146.36 $25,369.06 H MERIT $153.69 $26,639.60 Classification: DESM DESIGN MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: DOFF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.87 $8,470.80 B 1 YEAR $51.32 $8,895.46 C 2 YEARS $53.85 $9,334.00 D 3 YEARS $56.54 $9,800.26 E 4 YEARS $59.38 $10,292.53 F 5 YEARS $62.34 $10,805.60 G MERIT $65.47 $11,348.13 H MERIT $68.74 $11,914.93 Classification: ECSM ECOLOGICAL SERVICES MANANGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06

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E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: FACM FACILITIES MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: FCHF FIRE CHIEF Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: FIPM FISHERIES PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: FLMG FLEET MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33

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Classification: FFMG FOUNDATION FINANCE MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.87 $8,470.80 B 1 YEAR $51.32 $8,895.46 C 2 YEARS $53.85 $9,334.00 D 3 YEARS $56.54 $9,800.26 E 4 YEARS $59.38 $10,292.53 F 5 YEARS $62.34 $10,805.60 G MERIT $65.47 $11,348.13 H MERIT $68.74 $11,914.93 Classification: FOMG FOUNDATION PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: GNMG GENERAL MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG11 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $126.39 $21,907.60 B 1 YEAR $132.77 $23,013.46 C 2 YEARS $139.39 $24,160.93 D 3 YEARS $146.33 $25,363.86 E 4 YEARS $153.68 $26,637.86 F 5 YEARS $161.38 $27,972.53 G MERIT $169.42 $29,366.13 H MERIT $177.93 $30,841.20 Classification: GAMG GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: GRMG GRANTS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46

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B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: HRAN HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG00 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,474.13 B 1 YEAR $44.60 $7,730.66 C 2 YEARS $46.83 $8,117.20 D 3 YEARS $49.17 $8,522.80 E 4 YEARS $51.63 $8,949.20 F 5 YEARS $54.21 $9,396.40 G MERIT $56.92 $9,866.13 H MERIT $59.77 $10,360.13 Classification: ISSM INFO SVCS SYSTEMS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: ISMG INFORMATION SERVICES MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: LAMG LAND ACQUISITION MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66

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F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: LDMG LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: LPMA LEGIS & POLICY MGMT ANALYST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.87 $8,470.80 B 1 YEAR $51.32 $8,895.46 C 2 YEARS $53.85 $9,334.00 D 3 YEARS $56.54 $9,800.26 E 4 YEARS $59.38 $10,292.53 F 5 YEARS $62.34 $10,805.60 G MERIT $65.47 $11,348.13 H MERIT $68.74 $11,914.93 Classification: MASP MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: MGAN MANAGEMENT ANALYST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.87 $8,470.80 B 1 YEAR $51.32 $8,895.46 C 2 YEARS $53.85 $9,334.00 D 3 YEARS $56.54 $9,800.26 E 4 YEARS $59.38 $10,292.53 F 5 YEARS $62.34 $10,805.60 G MERIT $65.47 $11,348.13 H MERIT $68.74 $11,914.93 Classification: PUMG PARK UNIT MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021

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Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: CAPT POLICE CAPTAIN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $78.08 $13,533.86 B 1 YEAR $82.01 $14,215.06 C 2 YEARS $86.12 $14,927.46 D 3 YEARS $90.42 $15,672.80 E 4 YEARS $94.92 $16,452.80 F 5 YEARS $99.65 $17,272.66 G MERIT $104.64 $18,137.60 H MERIT $109.85 $19,040.66 Classification: LTPS POLICE LIEUTENANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33 G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: REMG REAL ESTATE MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: RCMG RECRUITMENT & CLASSIF. MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26

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C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: RIRS REG INTERP & REC SVCS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $59.10 $10,244.00 B 1 YEAR $62.02 $10,750.13 C 2 YEARS $65.12 $11,287.46 D 3 YEARS $68.37 $11,850.80 E 4 YEARS $71.79 $12,443.60 F 5 YEARS $75.39 $13,067.60 G MERIT $79.15 $13,719.33 H MERIT $83.11 $14,405.73 Classification: RSPM RESTORATION PROJECTS MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: RISK RISK & SAFETY MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: RCAO RPF,CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $64.97 $11,261.46 B 1 YEAR $68.22 $11,824.80 C 2 YEARS $71.67 $12,422.80 D 3 YEARS $75.25 $13,043.33 E 4 YEARS $78.95 $13,684.66 F 5 YEARS $82.90 $14,369.33

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G MERIT $87.03 $15,085.20 H MERIT $91.39 $15,840.93 Classification: SRHR SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.87 $8,470.80 B 1 YEAR $51.32 $8,895.46 C 2 YEARS $53.85 $9,334.00 D 3 YEARS $56.54 $9,800.26 E 4 YEARS $59.38 $10,292.53 F 5 YEARS $62.34 $10,805.60 G MERIT $65.47 $11,348.13 H MERIT $68.74 $11,914.93 Classification: CIMR SURVEY & CONSTR INSPECTION MGR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: TRDM TRADES MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $53.73 $9,313.20 B 1 YEAR $56.40 $9,776.00 C 2 YEARS $59.22 $10,264.80 D 3 YEARS $62.21 $10,783.06 E 4 YEARS $65.30 $11,318.66 F 5 YEARS $68.54 $11,880.26 G MERIT $71.98 $12,476.53 H MERIT $75.55 $13,095.33 Classification: TRPM TRAILS PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: WVPM WILDLAND VEG PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021

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Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73 Classification: WIPM WILDLIFE PROGRAM MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: MG02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.32 $8,895.46 B 1 YEAR $53.84 $9,332.26 C 2 YEARS $56.53 $9,798.53 D 3 YEARS $59.37 $10,290.80 E 4 YEARS $62.33 $10,803.86 F 5 YEARS $65.45 $11,344.66 G MERIT $68.73 $11,913.20 H MERIT $72.16 $12,507.73

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Annual Cost of Living Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes October 1, 2018, a wage increase of 8.5% for Sworn, 7.5% for Non-Sworn is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes October 1, 2019, a wage increase of 3.75% for Sworn, 3.0% for Non-Sworn is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes October 1, 2020, a general wage increase of 3% is authorized for both Sworn and Non-Sworn. Effective the pay period that includes October 1, 2021, a general wage increase of 3% is authorized for both Sworn and Non-Sworn.

Range Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes October 1, 2018, a new salary step shall be added at 2.5% above the existing top step for all PA classifications, except Police Officer Recruit.

Classification: CDIS COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $35.09 $6,082.26 B 12 MONTHS $36.94 $6,402.93 C 24 MONTHS $38.31 $6,640.40 D 36 MONTHS $39.86 $6,909.06 E 48 MONTHS $40.27 $6,980.13 F 60 MONTHS $41.98 $7,276.53 G 96 MONTHS $43.03 $7,458.53 Classification: DSUP DISPATCH SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $41.38 $7,172.53 B 6 MONTHS $42.93 $7,441.20 C 12 MONTHS $44.53 $7,718.53 D 24 MONTHS $46.09 $7,988.93 E 36 MONTHS $48.31 $8,373.73 F 72 MONTHS $49.51 $8,581.73 Classification: FCAP FIRE CAPTAIN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA08 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $57.52 $9,970.13 B 6 MONTHS $59.87 $10,377.46 C 18 MONTHS $62.22 $10,784.80 D 30 MONTHS $64.71 $11,216.40 E 42 MONTHS $66.75 $11,570.00 F 78 MONTHS $68.42 $11,859.46 Classification: PSAD P/S SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA06 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.29 $6,810.26 B 12 MONTHS $41.38 $7,172.53 C 24 MONTHS $42.93 $7,441.20 D 36 MONTHS $44.53 $7,718.53 E 48 MONTHS $46.09 $7,988.93 F 60 MONTHS $48.31 $8,373.73 G 96 MONTHS $49.51 $8,581.73 Classification: PSVC P/S VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - Police Association Page: 1 70 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - Police Association

Range: PA04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.58 $6,513.86 B 12 MONTHS $39.57 $6,858.80 C 24 MONTHS $41.07 $7,118.80 D 36 MONTHS $42.57 $7,378.80 E 48 MONTHS $44.09 $7,642.26 F 60 MONTHS $46.21 $8,009.73 G 96 MONTHS $47.36 $8,209.06 Classification: POHP POLICE OFFCR/HELICOPTER PILOT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA09 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.64 $7,737.60 B 12 MONTHS $47.00 $8,146.66 B1 ASSIGNED TO ASU $61.10 $10,590.66 C 24 MONTHS $63.39 $10,987.60 D 36 MONTHS $66.16 $11,467.73 E 48 MONTHS $68.98 $11,956.53 F 60 MONTHS $71.84 $12,452.26 G 96 MONTHS $73.63 $12,762.53 Classification: POLO POLICE OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.64 $7,737.60 B 12 MONTHS $47.00 $8,146.66 C 24 MONTHS $49.19 $8,526.26 D 36 MONTHS $51.32 $8,895.46 E 48 MONTHS $53.55 $9,282.00 F 60 MONTHS $55.69 $9,652.93 G 96 MONTHS $57.08 $9,893.86 Classification: POLR POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.70 $6,361.33 Classification: POLS POLICE SERGEANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA08 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $57.52 $9,970.13 B 6 MONTHS $59.87 $10,377.46 C 18 MONTHS $62.22 $10,784.80 D 30 MONTHS $64.71 $11,216.40 E 42 MONTHS $66.75 $11,570.00 F 78 MONTHS $68.42 $11,859.46 Classification: PST1 POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA00 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.04 $5,380.26 B 12 MONTHS $31.82 $5,515.46

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - Police Association Page: 2 71 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - Police Association

C 24 MONTHS $32.61 $5,652.40 D 36 MONTHS $33.43 $5,794.53 E 48 MONTHS $34.27 $5,940.13 F 60 MONTHS $35.12 $6,087.46 G 96 MONTHS $36.01 $6,241.73 Classification: PST2 POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.33 $5,603.86 B 12 MONTHS $34.03 $5,898.53 C 24 MONTHS $35.26 $6,111.73 D 36 MONTHS $36.70 $6,361.33 E 48 MONTHS $37.07 $6,425.46 F 60 MONTHS $38.63 $6,695.86 G 96 MONTHS $39.59 $6,862.26 Classification: SGHP POLICE SGT/HELICOPTER PILOT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA10 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $72.65 $12,592.66 B 6 MONTHS $75.55 $13,095.33 C 18 MONTHS $78.58 $13,620.53 D 30 MONTHS $81.71 $14,163.06 E 42 MONTHS $84.26 $14,605.06 F 78 MONTHS $86.37 $14,970.80 Classification: PESP PROPERTY & EVIDENCE SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.33 $5,603.86 B 12 MONTHS $34.03 $5,898.53 C 24 MONTHS $35.26 $6,111.73 D 36 MONTHS $36.70 $6,361.33 E 48 MONTHS $37.07 $6,425.46 F 60 MONTHS $38.63 $6,695.86 G 96 MONTHS $39.59 $6,862.26 Classification: PESV PROPERTY & EVIDENCE SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $35.09 $6,082.26 B 12 MONTHS $36.94 $6,402.93 C 24 MONTHS $38.31 $6,640.40 D 36 MONTHS $39.86 $6,909.06 E 48 MONTHS $40.27 $6,980.13 F 60 MONTHS $41.98 $7,276.53 G 96 MONTHS $43.03 $7,458.53 Classification: SPOL SEASONAL POLICE OFFICER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.64 $7,737.60

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B 12 MONTHS $47.00 $8,146.66 C 24 MONTHS $49.19 $8,526.26 D 36 MONTHS $51.32 $8,895.46 E 48 MONTHS $53.55 $9,282.00 F 60 MONTHS $55.69 $9,652.93 G 96 MONTHS $57.08 $9,893.86 Classification: SSSV SUPPORT SERVICES SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 09/26/2020 Range: PA05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.31 $7,680.40 B 12 MONTHS $46.66 $8,087.73 C 24 MONTHS $48.83 $8,463.86 D 36 MONTHS $50.95 $8,831.33 E 48 MONTHS $53.16 $9,214.40 F 60 MONTHS $55.29 $9,583.60 G 96 MONTHS $56.67 $9,822.80

Salary amounts do not include incentive pay.

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - Police Association Page: 4 73 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - Confidential

Classification: ASCK ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE BOARD Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON2 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,007.00 B 6 MONTH $44.15 $7,174.37 C 1 YEAR $45.28 $7,358.00 D 2 YEARS $46.43 $7,544.87 E 3 YEARS $47.58 $7,731.75 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $7,926.75 G MERIT $51.21 $8,321.62 H MERIT $53.77 $8,737.62 Classification: EXAS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON1 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.38 $6,074.25 B 6 MONTH $38.23 $6,212.37 C 1 YEAR $39.08 $6,350.50 D 2 YEARS $39.92 $6,487.00 E 3 YEARS $40.79 $6,628.37 F 4 YEARS $41.67 $6,771.37 G MERIT $43.76 $7,111.00 H MERIT $45.95 $7,466.87 Classification: HRTC HUMAN RESOURCES TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON2 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,007.00 B 6 MONTH $44.15 $7,174.37 C 1 YEAR $45.28 $7,358.00 D 2 YEARS $46.43 $7,544.87 E 3 YEARS $47.58 $7,731.75 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $7,926.75 G MERIT $51.21 $8,321.62 H MERIT $53.77 $8,737.62 Classification: LEGA LEGAL ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON2 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,007.00 B 6 MONTH $44.15 $7,174.37 C 1 YEAR $45.28 $7,358.00 D 2 YEARS $46.43 $7,544.87 E 3 YEARS $47.58 $7,731.75 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $7,926.75 G MERIT $51.21 $8,321.62

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - Confidential Page: 1 74 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - Confidential

H MERIT $53.77 $8,737.62 Classification: LEAS LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON2 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,474.13 B 6 MONTH $44.15 $7,652.66 C 1 YEAR $45.28 $7,848.53 D 2 YEARS $46.43 $8,047.86 E 3 YEARS $47.58 $8,247.20 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $8,455.20 G MERIT $51.21 $8,876.40 H MERIT $53.77 $9,320.13 Classification: SREX SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 02/27/2021 Range: CON2 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.12 $7,007.00 B 6 MONTH $44.15 $7,174.37 C 1 YEAR $45.28 $7,358.00 D 2 YEARS $46.43 $7,544.87 E 3 YEARS $47.58 $7,731.75 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $7,926.75 G MERIT $51.21 $8,321.62 H MERIT $53.77 $8,737.62

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Annual Cost of Living Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2017, a general increase of 4.3% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2018, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2019, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2020, a general increase of 2.5% is authorized. Range Adjustments for Lifeguards: Effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2018, a new Step F at 2.5% above Step E will be added for Lifeguard I. Effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2018, a new Step D at 2.5% above Step C will be added for Lifeguard II and III.

Classification: FINT FIELD INTERN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B RETURNEE $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: GATT GATE ATTENDANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE02 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $16.53 $2,865.20 B RETURNEE $17.40 $3,016.00 Classification: INTN INTERN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B RETURNEE $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: ISA1 INTERPRETIVE STUDENT AIDE I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $15.00 $2,600.00 B 1 YEAR & 800 HOURS $15.79 $2,736.93 Classification: ISA2 INTERPRETIVE STUDENT AIDE II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B 1 YEAR & 800 HOURS $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: LGAT LEAD GATE ATTENDANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B RETURNEE $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: LFG1 LIFEGUARD I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/30/2020 Range: SE03 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $17.05 $2,955.33 B 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $17.49 $3,031.60 C 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $17.97 $3,114.80 D 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $18.44 $3,196.26 E 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $19.21 $3,329.73 F 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $19.68 $3,411.20 Classification: LFG2 LIFEGUARD II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/30/2020

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Range: SE05 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $20.38 $3,532.53 B 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $20.96 $3,633.06 C 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $21.50 $3,726.66 D 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $22.05 $3,822.00 Classification: LFG3 LIFEGUARD III Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/30/2020 Range: SE07 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $24.03 $4,165.20 B 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $24.57 $4,258.80 C 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $26.05 $4,515.33 D 350 HRS PRIOR SEASON $26.70 $4,628.00 Classification: PSSA PUBLIC SAFETY STUDENT AIDE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B 1 YEAR $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: REC1 RECREATION LEADER I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $15.00 $2,600.00 B RETURNEE $15.79 $2,736.93 Classification: REC2 RECREATION LEADER II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE04 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $18.18 $3,151.20 B RETURNEE $19.14 $3,317.60 Classification: REC3 RECREATION LEADER III Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE06 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $20.91 $3,624.40 B RETURNEE $22.01 $3,815.06 Classification: REC4 RECREATION LEADER IV Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE08 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $26.13 $4,529.20 B RETURNEE $27.51 $4,768.40 Classification: STLA STUDENT LABORER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 07/18/2020 Range: SE01 Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $15.00 $2,600.00 B RETURNEE $15.79 $2,736.93

Returnee Incentive Pay does not apply to the following classifications: Interpretive Student Aide I/II - Step B is awarded at the completion of 1 year AND 800 hours of service, with receipt of performance appraisal. Lifeguard I/II/III - next step is awarded if 350 hours of service were completed in the prior season. Public Safety Student Aide - Step B is awarded at 1 year of service.

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Annual Cost of Living Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2017, a general increase of 4.3% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2018, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2019, a general increase of 3.0% is authorized. Effective the pay period that includes April 1, 2020, a general increase of 2.5% is authorized. Range Adjustment: Effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2018, a new Step F at 2.5% above Step E will be added for all AFSCME classifications.

Classification: ACCT ACCOUNTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.31 $6,550.37 B 6 MONTH $41.19 $6,693.37 C 1 YEAR $42.01 $6,826.62 D 2 YEARS $42.96 $6,981.00 E 3 YEARS $43.85 $7,125.62 F 4 YEARS $44.94 $7,302.75 Classification: ACC1 ACCOUNTANT I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.46 $5,924.75 B 6 MONTH $37.30 $6,061.25 C 1 YEAR $38.08 $6,188.00 D 2 YEARS $38.96 $6,331.00 E 3 YEARS $39.84 $6,474.00 F 4 YEARS $40.85 $6,638.12 Classification: ACC2 ACCOUNTANT II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.31 $6,550.37 B 6 MONTH $41.19 $6,693.37 C 1 YEAR $42.01 $6,826.62 D 2 YEARS $42.96 $6,981.00 E 3 YEARS $43.85 $7,125.62 F 4 YEARS $44.94 $7,302.75 Classification: ACCS ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.13 $6,033.62 B 6 MONTH $37.91 $6,160.37 C 1 YEAR $38.75 $6,296.87 D 2 YEARS $39.84 $6,474.00 E 3 YEARS $40.40 $6,565.00 F 4 YEARS $41.41 $6,729.12 Classification: ACSP ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.91 $6,160.37 B 6 MONTH $38.77 $6,300.12

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 1 78 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

C 1 YEAR $39.63 $6,439.87 D 2 YEARS $40.53 $6,586.12 E 3 YEARS $41.44 $6,734.00 F 4 YEARS $42.48 $6,903.00 Classification: ACTN ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $33.76 $5,486.00 B 6 MONTH $34.49 $5,604.62 C 1 YEAR $35.22 $5,723.25 D 2 YEARS $36.22 $5,885.75 E 3 YEARS $36.74 $5,970.25 F 4 YEARS $37.66 $6,119.75 Classification: ADAI ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.06 $5,534.75 B 6 MONTH $34.84 $5,661.50 C 1 YEAR $35.58 $5,781.75 D 2 YEARS $36.58 $5,944.25 E 3 YEARS $37.12 $6,032.00 F 4 YEARS $38.05 $6,183.12 Classification: ADA1 ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.33 $6,391.12 B 6 MONTH $40.19 $6,530.87 C 1 YEAR $40.99 $6,660.87 D 2 YEARS $41.90 $6,808.75 E 3 YEARS $42.78 $6,951.75 F 4 YEARS $43.85 $7,125.62 Classification: ADA2 ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.02 $6,990.75 B 6 MONTH $44.19 $7,180.87 C 1 YEAR $45.23 $7,349.87 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.22 $7,673.25 F 4 YEARS $48.40 $7,865.00 Classification: ADSP ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.37 $4,935.12 B 6 MONTH $30.97 $5,032.62 C 1 YEAR $31.51 $5,120.37 D 2 YEARS $32.11 $5,217.87 E 3 YEARS $32.64 $5,304.00

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 2 79 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

F 4 YEARS $33.45 $5,435.62 Classification: AMSP AIRCRAFT MAINT SPECIALIST/IA Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.36 $8,902.40 B 6 MONTH $52.65 $9,126.00 C 1 YEAR $53.96 $9,353.06 D 2 YEARS $55.29 $9,583.60 E 3 YEARS $56.66 $9,821.06 F 4 YEARS $58.08 $10,067.20 Classification: AWPS ALTERNATE WORK PROGRAM SUPV Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.58 $6,340.53 B 6 MONTH $37.45 $6,491.33 C 1 YEAR $38.28 $6,635.20 D 2 YEARS $39.17 $6,789.46 E 3 YEARS $40.04 $6,940.26 F 4 YEARS $41.04 $7,113.60 Classification: ARCH ARCHITECT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $56.75 $9,221.87 B 6 MONTH $58.05 $9,433.12 C 1 YEAR $59.33 $9,641.12 D 2 YEARS $60.70 $9,863.75 E 3 YEARS $62.07 $10,086.37 F 4 YEARS $63.63 $10,339.87 Classification: ARPS ARCHIVES PROGRAM SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $46.42 $7,543.25 B 6 MONTH $47.49 $7,717.12 C 1 YEAR $48.51 $7,882.87 D 2 YEARS $49.61 $8,061.62 E 3 YEARS $50.81 $8,256.62 F 4 YEARS $52.07 $8,461.37 Classification: BGMG BOTANIC GARDEN MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.36 $8,902.40 B 6 MONTH $52.65 $9,126.00 C 1 YEAR $53.96 $9,353.06 D 2 YEARS $55.29 $9,583.60 E 3 YEARS $56.66 $9,821.06 F 4 YEARS $58.08 $10,067.20 Classification: BGSU BOTANIC GARDEN SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020

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Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.29 $6,983.60 B 6 MONTH $41.38 $7,172.53 C 1 YEAR $42.33 $7,337.20 D 2 YEARS $43.30 $7,505.33 E 3 YEARS $44.20 $7,661.33 F 4 YEARS $45.31 $7,853.73 Classification: BOTA BOTANIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.02 $6,990.75 B 6 MONTH $44.19 $7,180.87 C 1 YEAR $45.23 $7,349.87 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.22 $7,673.25 F 4 YEARS $48.40 $7,865.00 Classification: BGAD BUILDING/GROUNDS AIDE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.25 $5,243.33 B 6 MONTH $30.83 $5,343.86 C 1 YEAR $31.39 $5,440.93 D 2 YEARS $32.01 $5,548.40 E 3 YEARS $32.54 $5,640.26 F 4 YEARS $33.36 $5,782.40 Classification: BSAN BUSINESS ANALYST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.43 $8,357.37 B 6 MONTH $52.64 $8,554.00 C 1 YEAR $53.84 $8,749.00 D 2 YEARS $55.07 $8,948.87 E 3 YEARS $56.35 $9,156.87 F 4 YEARS $57.77 $9,387.62 Classification: CARP CARPENTER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.15 $6,612.66 B 6 MONTH $39.03 $6,765.20 C 1 YEAR $39.83 $6,903.86 D 2 YEARS $40.71 $7,056.40 E 3 YEARS $41.58 $7,207.20 F 4 YEARS $42.63 $7,389.20 Classification: CAPP CARPENTER APPRENTICE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.33 $5,257.20

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B 1 YEAR $31.74 $5,501.60 C 2 YEARS $33.06 $5,730.40 D 3 YEARS $34.72 $6,018.13 E 4 YEARS $36.19 $6,272.93 Classification: CENG CIVIL ENGINEER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $56.75 $9,221.87 B 6 MONTH $58.05 $9,433.12 C 1 YEAR $59.33 $9,641.12 D 2 YEARS $60.70 $9,863.75 E 3 YEARS $62.07 $10,086.37 F 4 YEARS $63.63 $10,339.87 Classification: CEGT CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.58 $7,244.25 B 6 MONTH $45.61 $7,411.62 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $7,574.12 D 2 YEARS $47.70 $7,751.25 E 3 YEARS $48.77 $7,925.12 F 4 YEARS $49.98 $8,121.75 Classification: COUC COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.10 $6,516.25 B 6 MONTH $41.04 $6,669.00 C 1 YEAR $41.92 $6,812.00 D 2 YEARS $42.83 $6,959.87 E 3 YEARS $43.76 $7,111.00 F 4 YEARS $44.85 $7,288.12 Classification: CNCM CONCESSION MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.64 $4,964.26 B 6 MONTH $29.17 $5,056.13 C 1 YEAR $29.73 $5,153.20 D 2 YEARS $30.29 $5,250.26 E 3 YEARS $30.80 $5,338.66 F 4 YEARS $31.57 $5,472.13 Classification: COIN CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $41.49 $7,191.60 B 6 MONTH $42.48 $7,363.20 C 1 YEAR $43.43 $7,527.86 D 2 YEARS $44.38 $7,692.53 E 3 YEARS $45.41 $7,871.06

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F 4 YEARS $46.55 $8,068.66 Classification: CESP CONTRACT/ENCROACHMENT SUPEVISR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.51 $7,232.87 B 6 MONTH $45.70 $7,426.25 C 1 YEAR $46.77 $7,600.12 D 2 YEARS $47.83 $7,772.37 E 3 YEARS $48.86 $7,939.75 F 4 YEARS $50.07 $8,136.37 Classification: CPYT COPY ROOM TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.94 $4,702.75 B 6 MONTH $29.44 $4,784.00 C 1 YEAR $29.86 $4,852.25 D 2 YEARS $30.42 $4,943.25 E 3 YEARS $30.96 $5,031.00 F 4 YEARS $31.73 $5,156.12 Classification: CSVC CULTURAL SERVICES COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $42.20 $7,314.66 B 6 MONTH $43.23 $7,493.20 C 1 YEAR $44.23 $7,666.53 D 2 YEARS $45.26 $7,845.06 E 3 YEARS $46.44 $8,049.60 F 4 YEARS $47.60 $8,250.66 Classification: CUST CUSTODIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.64 $4,964.26 B 6 MONTH $29.17 $5,056.13 C 1 YEAR $29.73 $5,153.20 D 2 YEARS $30.29 $5,250.26 E 3 YEARS $30.80 $5,338.66 F 4 YEARS $31.57 $5,472.13 Classification: DAOP DATA ENTRY OPERATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.53 $4,961.12 B 6 MONTH $31.09 $5,052.12 C 1 YEAR $31.68 $5,148.00 D 2 YEARS $32.32 $5,252.00 E 3 YEARS $32.91 $5,347.87 F 4 YEARS $33.73 $5,481.12 Classification: DRTE DRAFTING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020

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Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.26 $6,631.73 B 6 MONTH $39.13 $6,782.53 C 1 YEAR $39.93 $6,921.20 D 2 YEARS $40.88 $7,085.86 E 3 YEARS $41.82 $7,248.80 F 4 YEARS $42.87 $7,430.80 Classification: ECSC ECOLOGICAL SVCS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $47.54 $7,725.25 B 6 MONTH $48.63 $7,902.37 C 1 YEAR $49.74 $8,082.75 D 2 YEARS $50.90 $8,271.25 E 3 YEARS $52.03 $8,454.87 F 4 YEARS $53.34 $8,667.75 Classification: ECOL ECOLOGIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: ECO1 ECOLOGIST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.31 $6,387.87 B 6 MONTH $40.18 $6,529.25 C 1 YEAR $41.01 $6,664.12 D 2 YEARS $41.88 $6,805.50 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: ECO2 ECOLOGIST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: ELEC ELECTRICIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.58 $6,860.53

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B 6 MONTH $40.50 $7,020.00 C 1 YEAR $41.42 $7,179.46 D 2 YEARS $42.31 $7,333.73 E 3 YEARS $43.28 $7,501.86 F 4 YEARS $44.36 $7,689.06 Classification: ELAP ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 1 YEAR $32.70 $5,668.00 C 2 YEARS $34.34 $5,952.26 D 3 YEARS $36.03 $6,245.20 E 4 YEARS $37.56 $6,510.40 Classification: EHLP ELECTRICIAN'S HELPER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.87 $5,697.46 B 6 MONTH $33.62 $5,827.46 C 1 YEAR $34.34 $5,952.26 D 2 YEARS $35.25 $6,110.00 E 3 YEARS $35.80 $6,205.33 F 4 YEARS $36.68 $6,357.86 Classification: ENSU ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.15 $7,174.37 B 6 MONTH $45.19 $7,343.37 C 1 YEAR $46.22 $7,510.75 D 2 YEARS $47.27 $7,681.37 E 3 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 F 4 YEARS $49.59 $8,058.37 Classification: EGSA ENV GRAPHICS SPEC APPRENTICE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 1 YEAR $32.70 $5,668.00 C 2 YEARS $34.02 $5,896.80 D 3 YEARS $35.69 $6,186.26 E 4 YEARS $37.23 $6,453.20 Classification: EGMS ENV GRAPHICS/MM SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.15 $7,652.66 B 6 MONTH $45.19 $7,832.93 C 1 YEAR $46.22 $8,011.46 D 2 YEARS $47.27 $8,193.46 E 3 YEARS $48.37 $8,384.13 F 4 YEARS $49.59 $8,595.60

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Classification: EVGD ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.23 $6,453.20 B 6 MONTH $38.08 $6,600.53 C 1 YEAR $38.92 $6,746.13 D 2 YEARS $39.79 $6,896.93 E 3 YEARS $40.63 $7,042.53 F 4 YEARS $41.65 $7,219.33 Classification: EQMC EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.63 $6,349.20 B 6 MONTH $37.62 $6,520.80 C 1 YEAR $38.50 $6,673.33 D 2 YEARS $39.37 $6,824.13 E 3 YEARS $40.18 $6,964.53 F 4 YEARS $41.18 $7,137.86 Classification: EQOA EQUIPMENT OPERATOR APPRENTICE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 1 YEAR $34.02 $5,896.80 C 2 YEARS $36.46 $6,319.73 D 3 YEARS $39.10 $6,777.33 Classification: EQSM EQUIPMENT SERVICE MANAGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $45.75 $7,930.00 B 6 MONTH $46.77 $8,106.80 C 1 YEAR $47.91 $8,304.40 D 2 YEARS $48.95 $8,484.66 E 3 YEARS $50.09 $8,682.26 F 4 YEARS $51.34 $8,898.93 Classification: EXDS EXHIBIT DESIGNER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.95 $6,404.66 B 6 MONTH $37.79 $6,550.26 C 1 YEAR $38.61 $6,692.40 D 2 YEARS $39.50 $6,846.66 E 3 YEARS $40.37 $6,997.46 F 4 YEARS $41.39 $7,174.26 Classification: EXSP EXHIBIT SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $41.37 $7,170.80 B 6 MONTH $42.48 $7,363.20

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C 1 YEAR $43.42 $7,526.13 D 2 YEARS $44.41 $7,697.73 E 3 YEARS $45.38 $7,865.86 F 4 YEARS $46.50 $8,060.00 Classification: EXTC EXHIBIT TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.95 $6,404.66 B 6 MONTH $37.79 $6,550.26 C 1 YEAR $38.61 $6,692.40 D 2 YEARS $39.50 $6,846.66 E 3 YEARS $40.37 $6,997.46 F 4 YEARS $41.39 $7,174.26 Classification: FASU FACILITIES SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.82 $7,075.46 B 6 MONTH $41.91 $7,264.40 C 1 YEAR $42.82 $7,422.13 D 2 YEARS $43.84 $7,598.93 E 3 YEARS $44.75 $7,756.66 F 4 YEARS $45.88 $7,952.53 Classification: FRM1 FARMER I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.74 $5,501.60 B 6 MONTH $32.40 $5,616.00 C 1 YEAR $33.06 $5,730.40 D 2 YEARS $33.75 $5,850.00 E 3 YEARS $34.43 $5,967.86 F 4 YEARS $35.28 $6,115.20 Classification: FRM2 FARMER II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.32 $5,948.80 B 6 MONTH $35.06 $6,077.06 C 1 YEAR $35.74 $6,194.93 D 2 YEARS $36.56 $6,337.06 E 3 YEARS $37.35 $6,474.00 F 4 YEARS $38.29 $6,636.93 Classification: FSTC FIELD SURVEY TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.51 $5,981.73 B 6 MONTH $35.29 $6,116.93 C 1 YEAR $36.02 $6,243.46 D 2 YEARS $36.84 $6,385.60 E 3 YEARS $37.56 $6,510.40

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F 4 YEARS $38.48 $6,669.86 Classification: FIOS FIELD/OFFICE SURVEYOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.41 $6,831.06 B 6 MONTH $40.50 $7,020.00 C 1 YEAR $41.40 $7,176.00 D 2 YEARS $42.34 $7,338.93 E 3 YEARS $43.24 $7,494.93 F 4 YEARS $44.32 $7,682.13 Classification: FISV FINANCE SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $47.74 $7,757.75 B 6 MONTH $48.83 $7,934.87 C 1 YEAR $49.90 $8,108.75 D 2 YEARS $51.05 $8,295.62 E 3 YEARS $52.19 $8,480.87 F 4 YEARS $53.51 $8,695.37 Classification: LTFR FIRE LIEUTENANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $42.19 $7,312.93 B 6 MONTH $43.23 $7,493.20 C 1 YEAR $44.23 $7,666.53 D 2 YEARS $45.25 $7,843.33 E 3 YEARS $46.44 $8,049.60 F 4 YEARS $47.60 $8,250.66 Classification: FF01 FIREFIGHTER I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $22.44 $3,889.60 B 6 MONTH $22.98 $3,983.20 C 1 YEAR $23.55 $4,082.00 D 2 YEARS $24.04 $4,166.93 E 3 YEARS $24.58 $4,260.53 F 4 YEARS $25.20 $4,368.00 Classification: FF02 FIREFIGHTER II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $35.92 $6,226.13 B 6 MONTH $36.75 $6,370.00 C 1 YEAR $37.53 $6,505.20 D 2 YEARS $38.55 $6,682.00 E 3 YEARS $39.13 $6,782.53 F 4 YEARS $40.10 $6,950.66 Classification: FSHB FISHERIES BIOLOGIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021

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Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: FSH1 FISHERIES BIOLOGIST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.31 $6,387.87 B 6 MONTH $40.18 $6,529.25 C 1 YEAR $41.01 $6,664.12 D 2 YEARS $41.88 $6,805.50 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: FSH2 FISHERIES BIOLOGIST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: FMOF FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $42.86 $6,964.75 B 6 MONTH $43.92 $7,137.00 C 1 YEAR $44.93 $7,301.12 D 2 YEARS $45.96 $7,468.50 E 3 YEARS $47.17 $7,665.12 F 4 YEARS $48.35 $7,856.87 Classification: FRCO FRY COOK Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $26.10 $4,524.00 B 6 MONTH $26.54 $4,600.26 C 1 YEAR $26.99 $4,678.26 D 2 YEARS $27.45 $4,758.00 E 3 YEARS $27.89 $4,834.26 F 4 YEARS $28.59 $4,955.60 Classification: FCRL FUELS CREW LEADER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $25.33 $4,390.53

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B 6 MONTH $25.75 $4,463.33 C 1 YEAR $26.23 $4,546.53 D 2 YEARS $26.69 $4,626.26 E 3 YEARS $27.08 $4,693.86 F 4 YEARS $27.76 $4,811.73 Classification: FCRM FUELS CREW MEMBER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $21.68 $3,757.86 B 6 MONTH $22.06 $3,823.73 C 1 YEAR $22.47 $3,894.80 D 2 YEARS $22.86 $3,962.40 E 3 YEARS $23.50 $4,073.33 F 4 YEARS $24.08 $4,173.86 Classification: FRPC FUELS REDUCTION COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 8.0 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.58 $7,727.20 B 6 MONTH $45.61 $7,905.73 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $8,079.06 D 2 YEARS $47.70 $8,268.00 E 3 YEARS $48.77 $8,453.46 F 4 YEARS $49.98 $8,663.20 Classification: GARD GARDENER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.74 $5,501.60 B 6 MONTH $32.40 $5,616.00 C 1 YEAR $33.06 $5,730.40 D 2 YEARS $33.75 $5,850.00 E 3 YEARS $34.43 $5,967.86 F 4 YEARS $35.28 $6,115.20 Classification: GEOL GEOLOGIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.61 $6,599.12 B 6 MONTH $41.68 $6,773.00 C 1 YEAR $42.67 $6,933.87 D 2 YEARS $43.70 $7,101.25 E 3 YEARS $44.57 $7,242.62 F 4 YEARS $45.67 $7,421.37 Classification: GISA GIS ANALYST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $45.33 $7,366.12 B 6 MONTH $46.51 $7,557.87 C 1 YEAR $47.62 $7,738.25 D 2 YEARS $48.73 $7,918.62

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E 3 YEARS $49.74 $8,082.75 F 4 YEARS $50.98 $8,284.25 Classification: GISC GIS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $46.96 $7,631.00 B 6 MONTH $48.01 $7,801.62 C 1 YEAR $49.14 $7,985.25 D 2 YEARS $50.28 $8,170.50 E 3 YEARS $51.44 $8,359.00 F 4 YEARS $52.73 $8,568.62 Classification: GISG GIS PROGRAMMER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $45.33 $7,366.12 B 6 MONTH $46.51 $7,557.87 C 1 YEAR $47.62 $7,738.25 D 2 YEARS $48.73 $7,918.62 E 3 YEARS $49.74 $8,082.75 F 4 YEARS $50.98 $8,284.25 Classification: GISS GIS SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $52.48 $8,528.00 B 6 MONTH $53.69 $8,724.62 C 1 YEAR $54.93 $8,926.12 D 2 YEARS $56.19 $9,130.87 E 3 YEARS $57.53 $9,348.62 F 4 YEARS $58.96 $9,581.00 Classification: GIST GIS TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.39 $6,400.87 B 6 MONTH $40.21 $6,534.12 C 1 YEAR $41.07 $6,673.87 D 2 YEARS $42.23 $6,862.37 E 3 YEARS $42.89 $6,969.62 F 4 YEARS $43.95 $7,141.87 Classification: GRCO GRANTS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.60 $6,110.00 B 6 MONTH $38.42 $6,243.25 C 1 YEAR $39.21 $6,371.62 D 2 YEARS $40.07 $6,511.37 E 3 YEARS $40.88 $6,643.00 F 4 YEARS $41.90 $6,808.75 Classification: GRDE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020

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Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.30 $6,465.33 B 6 MONTH $38.10 $6,604.00 C 1 YEAR $38.90 $6,742.66 D 2 YEARS $39.76 $6,891.73 E 3 YEARS $40.58 $7,033.86 F 4 YEARS $41.59 $7,208.93 Classification: HSCO HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.58 $7,244.25 B 6 MONTH $45.61 $7,411.62 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $7,574.12 D 2 YEARS $47.70 $7,751.25 E 3 YEARS $48.77 $7,925.12 F 4 YEARS $49.98 $8,121.75 Classification: HEQP HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.10 $6,777.33 B 6 MONTH $40.00 $6,933.33 C 1 YEAR $40.93 $7,094.53 D 2 YEARS $41.82 $7,248.80 E 3 YEARS $42.76 $7,411.73 F 4 YEARS $43.83 $7,597.20 Classification: HELM HELICOPTER MECHANIC/IA Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.08 $7,640.53 B 6 MONTH $45.06 $7,810.40 C 1 YEAR $46.16 $8,001.06 D 2 YEARS $47.16 $8,174.40 E 3 YEARS $48.26 $8,365.06 F 4 YEARS $49.47 $8,574.80 Classification: HRAS HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.21 $6,534.12 B 6 MONTH $41.29 $6,709.62 C 1 YEAR $42.27 $6,868.87 D 2 YEARS $43.23 $7,024.87 E 3 YEARS $44.13 $7,171.12 F 4 YEARS $45.23 $7,349.87 Classification: ISNA INFO SVCS NETWORK ANALYST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.15 $7,174.37

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B 6 MONTH $45.19 $7,343.37 C 1 YEAR $46.22 $7,510.75 D 2 YEARS $47.27 $7,681.37 E 3 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 F 4 YEARS $49.59 $8,058.37 Classification: ISST INFO SVCS SUPPORT TECH Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.79 $6,465.87 B 6 MONTH $40.66 $6,607.25 C 1 YEAR $41.47 $6,738.87 D 2 YEARS $42.41 $6,891.62 E 3 YEARS $43.27 $7,031.37 F 4 YEARS $44.34 $7,205.25 Classification: IST1 INFO SVCS SUPPORT TECH I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $33.79 $5,490.87 B 6 MONTH $34.45 $5,598.12 C 1 YEAR $35.16 $5,713.50 D 2 YEARS $35.91 $5,835.37 E 3 YEARS $36.73 $5,968.62 F 4 YEARS $37.65 $6,118.12 Classification: IST2 INFO SVCS SUPPORT TECH II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.79 $6,465.87 B 6 MONTH $40.66 $6,607.25 C 1 YEAR $41.47 $6,738.87 D 2 YEARS $42.41 $6,891.62 E 3 YEARS $43.27 $7,031.37 F 4 YEARS $44.34 $7,205.25 Classification: INSP INSTRUMENT PERSON Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $35.22 $6,104.80 B 6 MONTH $36.03 $6,245.20 C 1 YEAR $36.71 $6,363.06 D 2 YEARS $37.56 $6,510.40 E 3 YEARS $38.30 $6,638.66 F 4 YEARS $39.26 $6,805.06 Classification: IPMS INTEGRATED PEST MGMT SPECIALST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.36 $8,346.00 B 6 MONTH $52.65 $8,555.62 C 1 YEAR $53.96 $8,768.50 D 2 YEARS $55.29 $8,984.62

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E 3 YEARS $56.66 $9,207.25 F 4 YEARS $58.08 $9,438.00 Classification: JCEN JR CIVIL ENGINEER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $41.01 $6,664.12 B 6 MONTH $42.12 $6,844.50 C 1 YEAR $43.07 $6,998.87 D 2 YEARS $44.08 $7,163.00 E 3 YEARS $45.02 $7,315.75 F 4 YEARS $46.15 $7,499.37 Classification: JDRT JR DRAFTING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $33.79 $5,490.87 B 6 MONTH $34.45 $5,598.12 C 1 YEAR $35.16 $5,713.50 D 2 YEARS $35.91 $5,835.37 E 3 YEARS $36.73 $5,968.62 F 4 YEARS $37.65 $6,118.12 Classification: JPLT JR PLANNING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.41 $5,591.62 B 6 MONTH $35.15 $5,711.87 C 1 YEAR $35.82 $5,820.75 D 2 YEARS $36.61 $5,949.12 E 3 YEARS $37.49 $6,092.12 F 4 YEARS $38.43 $6,244.87 Classification: LACO LAND ACQUISITION COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.61 $6,599.12 B 6 MONTH $41.68 $6,773.00 C 1 YEAR $42.67 $6,933.87 D 2 YEARS $43.70 $7,101.25 E 3 YEARS $44.78 $7,276.75 F 4 YEARS $45.90 $7,458.75 Classification: LARC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $56.87 $9,241.37 B 6 MONTH $58.24 $9,464.00 C 1 YEAR $59.50 $9,668.75 D 2 YEARS $60.87 $9,891.37 E 3 YEARS $62.25 $10,115.62 F 4 YEARS $63.82 $10,370.75 Classification: LAPS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT/PLANNING Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 17 94 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.36 $7,858.50 B 6 MONTH $49.53 $8,048.62 C 1 YEAR $50.59 $8,220.87 D 2 YEARS $51.76 $8,411.00 E 3 YEARS $52.93 $8,601.12 F 4 YEARS $54.26 $8,817.25 Classification: LEMC LEAD EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.43 $7,007.86 B 6 MONTH $41.35 $7,167.33 C 1 YEAR $42.30 $7,332.00 D 2 YEARS $43.22 $7,491.46 E 3 YEARS $44.24 $7,668.26 F 4 YEARS $45.35 $7,860.66 Classification: LGSA LIFEGUARD SERVICES ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.26 $5,591.73 B 6 MONTH $32.91 $5,704.40 C 1 YEAR $33.56 $5,817.06 D 2 YEARS $34.28 $5,941.86 E 3 YEARS $34.90 $6,049.33 F 4 YEARS $35.78 $6,201.86 Classification: LGSS LIFEGUARD SERVICES SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.45 $6,664.66 B 6 MONTH $39.49 $6,844.93 C 1 YEAR $40.37 $6,997.46 D 2 YEARS $41.33 $7,163.86 E 3 YEARS $42.19 $7,312.93 F 4 YEARS $43.24 $7,494.93 Classification: LEQM LIGHT EQUIPMENT MECHANIC Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.23 $5,586.53 B 6 MONTH $32.96 $5,713.06 C 1 YEAR $33.66 $5,834.40 D 2 YEARS $34.56 $5,990.40 E 3 YEARS $35.11 $6,085.73 F 4 YEARS $35.98 $6,236.53 Classification: MSTS MAINT/SKILLED TRADES SUPE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.56 $7,723.73

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 18 95 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

B 6 MONTH $45.58 $7,900.53 C 1 YEAR $46.70 $8,094.66 D 2 YEARS $47.71 $8,269.73 E 3 YEARS $48.79 $8,456.93 F 4 YEARS $50.01 $8,668.40 Classification: MAAT MARINA ATTENDANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.64 $4,964.26 B 6 MONTH $29.17 $5,056.13 C 1 YEAR $29.73 $5,153.20 D 2 YEARS $30.29 $5,250.26 E 3 YEARS $30.85 $5,347.33 F 4 YEARS $31.62 $5,480.80 Classification: MHLP MECHANIC'S HELPER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.42 $5,619.46 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.79 $5,856.93 F 4 YEARS $34.65 $6,006.00 Classification: MAIL MESSENGER/MAIL CLERK Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.63 $4,962.53 B 6 MONTH $29.16 $5,054.40 C 1 YEAR $29.73 $5,153.20 D 2 YEARS $30.29 $5,250.26 E 3 YEARS $30.85 $5,347.33 F 4 YEARS $31.62 $5,480.80 Classification: MOPS MINING OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $49.19 $8,526.26 B 6 MONTH $50.33 $8,723.86 C 1 YEAR $51.42 $8,912.80 D 2 YEARS $52.67 $9,129.46 E 3 YEARS $53.86 $9,335.73 F 4 YEARS $55.22 $9,571.46 Classification: MINT MINING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.56 $7,030.40 B 6 MONTH $41.51 $7,195.06 C 1 YEAR $42.40 $7,349.33 D 2 YEARS $43.38 $7,519.20

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 19 96 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

E 3 YEARS $44.35 $7,687.33 F 4 YEARS $45.46 $7,879.73 Classification: NATR NATURALIST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.64 $6,350.93 B 6 MONTH $37.49 $6,498.26 C 1 YEAR $38.28 $6,635.20 D 2 YEARS $39.18 $6,791.20 E 3 YEARS $40.05 $6,942.00 F 4 YEARS $41.05 $7,115.33 Classification: NAID NATURALIST AIDE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.46 $5,626.40 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.78 $5,855.20 F 4 YEARS $34.63 $6,002.53 Classification: OAST OFFICE ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.94 $4,702.75 B 6 MONTH $29.44 $4,784.00 C 1 YEAR $29.86 $4,852.25 D 2 YEARS $30.42 $4,943.25 E 3 YEARS $30.96 $5,031.00 F 4 YEARS $31.73 $5,156.12 Classification: OASM OFFICE ASSISTANT/MEMBERSHIP Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $28.94 $4,702.75 B 6 MONTH $29.44 $4,784.00 C 1 YEAR $29.86 $4,852.25 D 2 YEARS $30.42 $4,943.25 E 3 YEARS $30.96 $5,031.00 F 4 YEARS $31.73 $5,156.12 Classification: ODRC OUTDOOR RECREATION COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.16 $5,876.00 B 6 MONTH $36.96 $6,006.00 C 1 YEAR $37.70 $6,126.25 D 2 YEARS $38.56 $6,266.00 E 3 YEARS $39.32 $6,389.50 F 4 YEARS $40.30 $6,548.75 Classification: ORCS OUTDOOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 20 97 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.95 $6,329.37 B 6 MONTH $40.01 $6,501.62 C 1 YEAR $40.90 $6,646.25 D 2 YEARS $41.86 $6,802.25 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: PAIN PAINTER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.23 $6,453.20 B 6 MONTH $38.08 $6,600.53 C 1 YEAR $38.92 $6,746.13 D 2 YEARS $39.79 $6,896.93 E 3 YEARS $40.63 $7,042.53 F 4 YEARS $41.65 $7,219.33 Classification: PAIA PAINTER APPRENTICE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 1 YEAR $33.22 $5,758.13 C 2 YEARS $35.22 $6,104.80 D 3 YEARS $37.23 $6,453.20 Classification: PHLP PAINTER'S HELPER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.42 $5,619.46 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.79 $5,856.93 F 4 YEARS $34.65 $6,006.00 Classification: PKCS PARK CRAFT SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.07 $5,905.46 B 6 MONTH $34.86 $6,042.40 C 1 YEAR $35.62 $6,174.13 D 2 YEARS $36.41 $6,311.06 E 3 YEARS $37.08 $6,427.20 F 4 YEARS $38.02 $6,590.13 Classification: PKRG PARK RANGER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.77 $5,333.46 B 6 MONTH $31.41 $5,444.40 C 1 YEAR $32.03 $5,551.86

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 21 98 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

D 2 YEARS $32.71 $5,669.73 E 3 YEARS $33.48 $5,803.20 F 4 YEARS $34.33 $5,950.53 Classification: PR01 PARK RANGER I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $25.33 $4,390.53 B 6 MONTH $25.75 $4,463.33 C 1 YEAR $26.23 $4,546.53 D 2 YEARS $26.69 $4,626.26 E 3 YEARS $27.08 $4,693.86 F 4 YEARS $27.76 $4,811.73 Classification: PSAT PARK SERVICES ATTENDANT Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $21.68 $3,757.86 B 6 MONTH $22.06 $3,823.73 C 1 YEAR $22.47 $3,894.80 D 2 YEARS $22.86 $3,962.40 E 3 YEARS $23.50 $4,073.33 F 4 YEARS $24.08 $4,173.86 Classification: PKSW PARK SERVICES WORKER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $25.33 $4,390.53 B 6 MONTH $25.75 $4,463.33 C 1 YEAR $26.23 $4,546.53 D 2 YEARS $26.69 $4,626.26 E 3 YEARS $27.08 $4,693.86 F 4 YEARS $27.76 $4,811.73 Classification: PKS1 PARK SUPERVISOR I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.31 $6,467.06 B 6 MONTH $38.19 $6,619.60 C 1 YEAR $39.01 $6,761.73 D 2 YEARS $39.90 $6,916.00 E 3 YEARS $40.81 $7,073.73 F 4 YEARS $41.82 $7,248.80 Classification: PKS2 PARK SUPERVISOR II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.29 $6,983.60 B 6 MONTH $41.38 $7,172.53 C 1 YEAR $42.33 $7,337.20 D 2 YEARS $43.30 $7,505.33 E 3 YEARS $44.20 $7,661.33 F 4 YEARS $45.31 $7,853.73

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 22 99 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Classification: PKS3 PARK SUPERVISOR III Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $42.19 $7,312.93 B 6 MONTH $43.23 $7,493.20 C 1 YEAR $44.23 $7,666.53 D 2 YEARS $45.25 $7,843.33 E 3 YEARS $46.44 $8,049.60 F 4 YEARS $47.60 $8,250.66 Classification: PKS4 PARK SUPERVISOR IV Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.56 $7,723.73 B 6 MONTH $45.59 $7,902.26 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $8,079.06 D 2 YEARS $47.68 $8,264.53 E 3 YEARS $48.80 $8,458.66 F 4 YEARS $50.03 $8,671.86 Classification: PLNR PLANNER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.49 $7,067.12 B 6 MONTH $44.44 $7,221.50 C 1 YEAR $45.34 $7,367.75 D 2 YEARS $46.35 $7,531.87 E 3 YEARS $47.28 $7,683.00 F 4 YEARS $48.46 $7,874.75 Classification: PLUM PLUMBER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.58 $6,860.53 B 6 MONTH $40.50 $7,020.00 C 1 YEAR $41.42 $7,179.46 D 2 YEARS $42.31 $7,333.73 E 3 YEARS $43.28 $7,501.86 F 4 YEARS $44.36 $7,689.06 Classification: PREA PREPARATOR AIDE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.46 $5,626.40 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.78 $5,855.20 F 4 YEARS $34.63 $6,002.53 Classification: PRPL PRINCIPAL PLANNER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly

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A START $56.80 $9,230.00 B 6 MONTH $58.16 $9,451.00 C 1 YEAR $59.49 $9,667.12 D 2 YEARS $60.76 $9,873.50 E 3 YEARS $62.10 $10,091.25 F 4 YEARS $63.65 $10,343.12 Classification: PJCO PROJECT COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.58 $7,244.25 B 6 MONTH $45.61 $7,411.62 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $7,574.12 D 2 YEARS $47.70 $7,751.25 E 3 YEARS $48.77 $7,925.12 F 4 YEARS $49.98 $8,121.75 Classification: PJMG PROJECT MANAGER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $52.56 $8,541.00 B 6 MONTH $53.76 $8,736.00 C 1 YEAR $54.94 $8,927.75 D 2 YEARS $56.21 $9,134.12 E 3 YEARS $57.49 $9,342.12 F 4 YEARS $58.94 $9,577.75 Classification: PISP PUBLIC INFO SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $46.42 $7,543.25 B 6 MONTH $47.49 $7,717.12 C 1 YEAR $48.51 $7,882.87 D 2 YEARS $49.61 $8,061.62 E 3 YEARS $50.81 $8,256.62 F 4 YEARS $52.07 $8,461.37 Classification: PINS PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.35 $6,556.87 B 6 MONTH $41.23 $6,699.87 C 1 YEAR $42.09 $6,839.62 D 2 YEARS $43.02 $6,990.75 E 3 YEARS $43.91 $7,135.37 F 4 YEARS $45.01 $7,314.12 Classification: PUCO PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.16 $7,176.00 B 6 MONTH $45.37 $7,372.62 C 1 YEAR $46.38 $7,536.75

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 24 101 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

D 2 YEARS $47.45 $7,710.62 E 3 YEARS $48.47 $7,876.37 F 4 YEARS $49.68 $8,073.00 Classification: RLSP RANGELAND SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.36 $8,346.00 B 6 MONTH $52.65 $8,555.62 C 1 YEAR $53.96 $8,768.50 D 2 YEARS $55.29 $8,984.62 E 3 YEARS $56.66 $9,207.25 F 4 YEARS $58.08 $9,438.00 Classification: RPSP REAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.36 $7,858.50 B 6 MONTH $49.53 $8,048.62 C 1 YEAR $50.59 $8,220.87 D 2 YEARS $51.76 $8,411.00 E 3 YEARS $52.93 $8,601.12 F 4 YEARS $54.26 $8,817.25 Classification: RAST RECREATION ASSISTANT Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.26 $5,242.25 B 6 MONTH $32.91 $5,347.87 C 1 YEAR $33.56 $5,453.50 D 2 YEARS $34.28 $5,570.50 E 3 YEARS $34.90 $5,671.25 F 4 YEARS $35.78 $5,814.25 Classification: RAAE RES ANALYST, AQUATIC EXHIBITS Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.31 $6,387.87 B 6 MONTH $40.18 $6,529.25 C 1 YEAR $41.01 $6,664.12 D 2 YEARS $41.88 $6,805.50 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: RATD RES ANALYST, TRAILS DEVELOP Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.46 $6,249.75 B 6 MONTH $39.32 $6,389.50 C 1 YEAR $40.13 $6,521.12 D 2 YEARS $40.98 $6,659.25 E 3 YEARS $41.82 $6,795.75 F 4 YEARS $42.87 $6,966.37

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 25 102 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Classification: RESC RESERVATIONS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $37.74 $6,132.75 B 6 MONTH $38.57 $6,267.62 C 1 YEAR $39.34 $6,392.75 D 2 YEARS $40.21 $6,534.12 E 3 YEARS $41.06 $6,672.25 F 4 YEARS $42.09 $6,839.62 Classification: RESS RESERVATIONS SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.80 $5,167.50 B 6 MONTH $32.37 $5,260.12 C 1 YEAR $32.92 $5,349.50 D 2 YEARS $33.60 $5,460.00 E 3 YEARS $34.21 $5,559.12 F 4 YEARS $35.08 $5,700.50 Classification: RESP RESERVATIONS SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.15 $7,174.37 B 6 MONTH $45.19 $7,343.37 C 1 YEAR $46.22 $7,510.75 D 2 YEARS $47.27 $7,681.37 E 3 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 F 4 YEARS $49.59 $8,058.37 Classification: REST RESERVATIONS SUPPORT TECH Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.60 $5,947.50 B 6 MONTH $37.31 $6,062.87 C 1 YEAR $38.08 $6,188.00 D 2 YEARS $38.89 $6,319.62 E 3 YEARS $39.77 $6,462.62 F 4 YEARS $40.77 $6,625.12 Classification: RSAN RESOURCE ANALYST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.46 $6,249.75 B 6 MONTH $39.32 $6,389.50 C 1 YEAR $40.13 $6,521.12 D 2 YEARS $40.98 $6,659.25 E 3 YEARS $41.82 $6,795.75 F 4 YEARS $42.87 $6,966.37 Classification: REV1 REVENUE ANALYST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 26 103 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

A START $37.60 $6,110.00 B 6 MONTH $38.42 $6,243.25 C 1 YEAR $39.21 $6,371.62 D 2 YEARS $40.07 $6,511.37 E 3 YEARS $40.88 $6,643.00 F 4 YEARS $41.90 $6,808.75 Classification: REV2 REVENUE ANALYST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.61 $6,599.12 B 6 MONTH $41.68 $6,773.00 C 1 YEAR $42.67 $6,933.87 D 2 YEARS $43.67 $7,096.37 E 3 YEARS $44.58 $7,244.25 F 4 YEARS $45.68 $7,423.00 Classification: RTSP ROADS & TRAILS SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.56 $7,723.73 B 6 MONTH $45.58 $7,900.53 C 1 YEAR $46.70 $8,094.66 D 2 YEARS $47.71 $8,269.73 E 3 YEARS $48.79 $8,456.93 F 4 YEARS $50.01 $8,668.40 Classification: SSMW SANIT SYSTM MAINT WORKER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $34.43 $5,967.86 B 6 MONTH $35.19 $6,099.60 C 1 YEAR $35.98 $6,236.53 D 2 YEARS $36.73 $6,366.53 E 3 YEARS $37.45 $6,491.33 F 4 YEARS $38.40 $6,656.00 Classification: SSRC SANIT SYSTM/RECY COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.05 $6,248.66 B 6 MONTH $36.88 $6,392.53 C 1 YEAR $37.62 $6,520.80 D 2 YEARS $38.43 $6,661.20 E 3 YEARS $39.21 $6,796.40 F 4 YEARS $40.19 $6,966.26 Classification: SSRS SANIT SYSTM/RECY SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $41.28 $7,155.20 B 6 MONTH $42.40 $7,349.33 C 1 YEAR $43.31 $7,507.06

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 27 104 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

D 2 YEARS $44.35 $7,687.33 E 3 YEARS $45.31 $7,853.73 F 4 YEARS $46.44 $8,049.60 Classification: SSEC SECRETARY/STENOGRAPHER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.28 $5,245.50 B 6 MONTH $32.87 $5,341.37 C 1 YEAR $33.45 $5,435.62 D 2 YEARS $34.12 $5,544.50 E 3 YEARS $34.73 $5,643.62 F 4 YEARS $35.59 $5,783.37 Classification: SHLP SIGN MAKER'S HELPER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.42 $5,619.46 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.79 $5,856.93 F 4 YEARS $34.65 $6,006.00 Classification: SADS SR ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $33.01 $5,364.12 B 6 MONTH $33.68 $5,473.00 C 1 YEAR $34.34 $5,580.25 D 2 YEARS $35.11 $5,705.37 E 3 YEARS $35.91 $5,835.37 F 4 YEARS $36.81 $5,981.62 Classification: SRCI SR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $45.77 $7,933.46 B 6 MONTH $46.83 $8,117.20 C 1 YEAR $47.87 $8,297.46 D 2 YEARS $49.01 $8,495.06 E 3 YEARS $50.12 $8,687.46 F 4 YEARS $51.36 $8,902.40 Classification: SRDT SR DRAFTING TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.61 $6,599.12 B 6 MONTH $41.68 $6,773.00 C 1 YEAR $42.67 $6,933.87 D 2 YEARS $43.67 $7,096.37 E 3 YEARS $44.58 $7,244.25 F 4 YEARS $45.68 $7,423.00

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 28 105 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Classification: SEGD SR ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC DSGNR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.51 $6,848.40 B 6 MONTH $40.44 $7,009.60 C 1 YEAR $41.32 $7,162.13 D 2 YEARS $42.23 $7,319.86 E 3 YEARS $43.14 $7,477.60 F 4 YEARS $44.22 $7,664.80 Classification: SEMA SR EQUIPMENT MECHANIC APPRENTC Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.06 $5,210.40 B 1 YEAR $31.46 $5,453.06 C 2 YEARS $32.72 $5,671.46 D 3 YEARS $34.35 $5,954.00 E 4 YEARS $35.80 $6,205.33 Classification: SRGD SR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.51 $6,848.40 B 6 MONTH $40.44 $7,009.60 C 1 YEAR $41.32 $7,162.13 D 2 YEARS $42.23 $7,319.86 E 3 YEARS $43.14 $7,477.60 F 4 YEARS $44.22 $7,664.80 Classification: SIST SR IS SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.77 $7,112.62 B 6 MONTH $44.73 $7,268.62 C 1 YEAR $45.62 $7,413.25 D 2 YEARS $46.66 $7,582.25 E 3 YEARS $47.59 $7,733.37 F 4 YEARS $48.78 $7,926.75 Classification: SPLN SR PLANNER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $47.67 $7,746.37 B 6 MONTH $48.82 $7,933.25 C 1 YEAR $49.94 $8,115.25 D 2 YEARS $51.00 $8,287.50 E 3 YEARS $52.14 $8,472.75 F 4 YEARS $53.44 $8,684.00 Classification: SRPS SR REAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $51.13 $8,308.62

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 29 106 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

B 6 MONTH $52.30 $8,498.75 C 1 YEAR $53.44 $8,684.00 D 2 YEARS $54.68 $8,885.50 E 3 YEARS $55.92 $9,087.00 F 4 YEARS $57.33 $9,316.12 Classification: STOK STOCK CLERK/DRIVER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $31.21 $5,409.73 B 6 MONTH $31.82 $5,515.46 C 1 YEAR $32.46 $5,626.40 D 2 YEARS $33.14 $5,744.26 E 3 YEARS $33.78 $5,855.20 F 4 YEARS $34.63 $6,002.53 Classification: STSP STORES SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $36.49 $6,324.93 B 6 MONTH $37.37 $6,477.46 C 1 YEAR $38.15 $6,612.66 D 2 YEARS $39.03 $6,765.20 E 3 YEARS $39.90 $6,916.00 F 4 YEARS $40.91 $7,091.06 Classification: SUCI SUPERVISING CONSTRUCTION INSPE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $48.06 $8,330.40 B 6 MONTH $49.17 $8,522.80 C 1 YEAR $50.26 $8,711.73 D 2 YEARS $51.46 $8,919.73 E 3 YEARS $52.63 $9,122.53 F 4 YEARS $53.93 $9,347.86 Classification: SLDS SUPERVISING LAND SURVEYOR Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $54.62 $9,467.46 B 6 MONTH $55.91 $9,691.06 C 1 YEAR $57.07 $9,892.13 D 2 YEARS $58.49 $10,138.26 E 3 YEARS $59.81 $10,367.06 F 4 YEARS $61.31 $10,627.06 Classification: SUN1 SUPERVISING NATURALIST I Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.28 $6,981.86 B 6 MONTH $41.38 $7,172.53 C 1 YEAR $42.30 $7,332.00 D 2 YEARS $43.29 $7,503.60

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 30 107 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

E 3 YEARS $44.20 $7,661.33 F 4 YEARS $45.31 $7,853.73 Classification: SUN2 SUPERVISING NATURALIST II Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $44.56 $7,723.73 B 6 MONTH $45.59 $7,902.26 C 1 YEAR $46.61 $8,079.06 D 2 YEARS $47.68 $8,264.53 E 3 YEARS $48.80 $8,458.66 F 4 YEARS $50.03 $8,671.86 Classification: SWRC SWITCHBOARD OP/RECEPTIONIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $30.09 $4,889.62 B 6 MONTH $30.56 $4,966.00 C 1 YEAR $31.06 $5,047.25 D 2 YEARS $31.62 $5,138.25 E 3 YEARS $32.15 $5,224.37 F 4 YEARS $32.96 $5,356.00 Classification: SYSA SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $52.80 $8,580.00 B 6 MONTH $54.05 $8,783.12 C 1 YEAR $55.28 $8,983.00 D 2 YEARS $56.54 $9,187.75 E 3 YEARS $57.85 $9,400.62 F 4 YEARS $59.31 $9,637.87 Classification: TCOO TRAILS COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.90 $6,646.25 B 6 MONTH $41.96 $6,818.50 C 1 YEAR $42.97 $6,982.62 D 2 YEARS $43.97 $7,145.12 E 3 YEARS $44.88 $7,293.00 F 4 YEARS $46.00 $7,475.00 Classification: TRDR TRUCK DRIVER Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: * Step Hourly Monthly A START $32.06 $5,557.06 B 6 MONTH $32.70 $5,668.00 C 1 YEAR $33.35 $5,780.66 D 2 YEARS $34.04 $5,900.26 E 3 YEARS $34.74 $6,021.60 F 4 YEARS $35.60 $6,170.66 Classification: VEGE VEGETATION ECOLOGIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 31 108 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: VEG1 VEGETATION ECOLOGIST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.31 $6,387.87 B 6 MONTH $40.18 $6,529.25 C 1 YEAR $41.01 $6,664.12 D 2 YEARS $41.88 $6,805.50 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: VEG2 VEGETATION ECOLOGIST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: VOLC VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.95 $6,329.37 B 6 MONTH $40.01 $6,501.62 C 1 YEAR $40.90 $6,646.25 D 2 YEARS $41.86 $6,802.25 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: VPSU VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $38.95 $6,329.37 B 6 MONTH $40.01 $6,501.62 C 1 YEAR $40.90 $6,646.25 D 2 YEARS $41.86 $6,802.25 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: WMSP WATER MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $47.54 $7,725.25

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 32 109 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

B 6 MONTH $48.63 $7,902.37 C 1 YEAR $49.74 $8,082.75 D 2 YEARS $50.90 $8,271.25 E 3 YEARS $52.03 $8,454.87 F 4 YEARS $53.34 $8,667.75 Classification: WMAT WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.36 $6,396.00 B 6 MONTH $40.14 $6,522.75 C 1 YEAR $40.97 $6,657.62 D 2 YEARS $41.82 $6,795.75 E 3 YEARS $42.79 $6,953.37 F 4 YEARS $43.86 $7,127.25 Classification: WUMS WATER UTILITIES MAINT SUPE Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $46.95 $8,138.00 B 6 MONTH $48.02 $8,323.46 C 1 YEAR $49.19 $8,526.26 D 2 YEARS $50.26 $8,711.73 E 3 YEARS $51.39 $8,907.60 F 4 YEARS $52.69 $9,132.93 Classification: WUMT WATER UTILITIES MAINT TECH Daily Hours: 8 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.56 $7,030.40 B 6 MONTH $41.51 $7,195.06 C 1 YEAR $42.40 $7,349.33 D 2 YEARS $43.38 $7,519.20 E 3 YEARS $44.35 $7,687.33 F 4 YEARS $45.46 $7,879.73 Classification: WEBD WEBSITE DESIGNER Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $40.35 $6,556.87 B 6 MONTH $41.23 $6,699.87 C 1 YEAR $42.09 $6,839.62 D 2 YEARS $43.02 $6,990.75 E 3 YEARS $43.91 $7,135.37 F 4 YEARS $45.01 $7,314.12 Classification: WLFB WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 08/14/2021 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 33 110 East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule - AFSCME, Local 2428

E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12 Classification: WLF1 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST I Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $39.31 $6,387.87 B 6 MONTH $40.18 $6,529.25 C 1 YEAR $41.01 $6,664.12 D 2 YEARS $41.88 $6,805.50 E 3 YEARS $42.74 $6,945.25 F 4 YEARS $43.81 $7,119.12 Classification: WLF2 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST II Daily Hours: 7.5 Effective: 03/28/2020 Range: AFSC Note: Step Hourly Monthly A START $43.39 $7,050.87 B 6 MONTH $44.35 $7,206.87 C 1 YEAR $45.26 $7,354.75 D 2 YEARS $46.24 $7,514.00 E 3 YEARS $47.19 $7,668.37 F 4 YEARS $48.37 $7,860.12

* Inactive classifications. Should the Park District recruit for any of these, AFSCME MOU Article 5.5 shall apply (requires Meet & Confer). ** Equipment Service Manager received 7.5% extra pay (shift differential) while there is a second shift. If the second shift is eliminated the Equipment Service Manager position will revert back to Crew Supervisor level.

Report ID: Salary Schedule Report - AFSCME Page: 34 111 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

h. Authorization to Award Construction Contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. to Install Arched Culvert: Briones Regional Park (Rasmussen/Auker)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors award a construction contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA in the amount of $252,106.97 for the Pine Tree Trail Culvert Repair Project at Briones Regional Park.

REVENUE/COST

This action will award a $252,106.97 construction contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. for the Pine Tree Trail Culvert Repair Project. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide funding to repair this culvert. The Park District will be required to pay the 6.25% matching funds required by the FEMA grant.

SOURCE OF FUNDS FEMA Repair Pine Tree Trail (528900) $546,172 Expenditures and Encumbrances to Date $179,723 AVAILABLE $366,449 USE OF FUNDS FEMA Repair Pine Tree Trail (528900) Award to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. $252,106.97 Remaining for Contingency and Bio-Monitoring $114,342 TOTAL $366,449

BACKGROUND

During the 2017 Winter Storms several culverts were damaged Park District-wide. The twin culverts on Pine Tree Trail were completely blown out. The two culverts will be replaced with a single open bottom arched culvert which is better for the environment and less likely to clog than the twin culverts.

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A hydrologic study of the project was completed to determine the sizing of the new arched culvert. The Park District has obtained environmental permitting for the project from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Army Corps of Engineers, the Water Board and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project is located in Briones Regional Park on the Old Pine Tree Trail (Exhibit 1).

The Notice to Bidders was published on July 6, 2021 to the Park District’s online plan room and posted to the Dodge Data Construction Plan Room. Sixteen firms purchased Bid Documents and eight firms submitted bids on July 22, 2020 as follows:

CONTRACTOR BASE BID EE Gilbert $252,106.97 NBC $288,124.00 Sandstone $295,000.00 Kerex $299,500.00 Con-Quest $342,000.00 Power Engineering $344,463.00 Maggiora $348,850.00 R. Nelson $366,800.00

The bid submitted by E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA met the specifications and conditions for the project; therefore, E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA is the lowest responsible bidder.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

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EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTR ICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO E.E. GILBERT CONSTRUCTION INC. TO INSTALL ARCHED CULVERT: BRIONES REGIONAL PARK

WHEREAS, during the 2017 Winter Storms several culverts were damaged Park District wide, and the twin culverts at Briones Regional Park on Pine Tree Trail were completely blown out;

WHEREAS the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide funding to repair this culvert and the Park District will be required to pay the 6.25% matching funds required by the FEMA grant; and

WHEREAS, this project will replace the two culverts with a single open bottom arched culvert which is better for the environment and less likely to clog than the twin culverts (Exhibit 1); and

WHEREAS, the Notice to Bidders was published on July 6, 2020 to the Park District’s online plan room and posted to the Dodge Data Construction Plan Room, sixteen firms purchased Bid Documents and eight firms submitted bids on July 22, 2020 as follows:

CONTRACTOR BASE BID EE Gilbert $252,106.97 NBC $288,124.00 Sandstone $295,000.00 Kerex $299,500.00 Con-Quest $342,000.00 Power Engineering $344,463.00 Maggiora $348,850.00 R. Nelson $366,800.00

WHEREAS, the bid submitted by E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA met the specifications and conditions for the project; therefore, E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA is the lowest responsible bidder;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District authorizes the award of a $252,106.97 construction contract to E.E. Gilbert Construction Inc. of Martinez, CA from account (#528900) for the Repair Pine Tree Trail project in Briones Regional Park;

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Park District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

i. Authorization to Execute a Contract with BKF Engineers for Consulting Services and Transfer and Appropriate Funds for the Replace Sewer Project: Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Goorjian/Kelchner)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors:

1. Authorize executing a contract with BKF Engineers (BKF) of Redwood City, California for design services in the amount of $325,000 for the Replace Sewer Project at Anthony Chabot Regional Park.

2. Authorize the transfer and appropriation of $175,000 from the Major Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement fund (MIRR) into Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300) at Anthony Chabot Regional Park.

REVENUE/COST

This action will authorize execution of a professional services contract with BKF for $325,000 for design of a new sewage system at the Anthony Chabot Regional Park Campground. This action will also authorize transfer and appropriation of $175,000 from the Major Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement fund balance into Project No. 528300 to fund the associated contract. The total cost to permit and construct this project is to be determined and will require additional funding.

SOURCE OF FUNDS Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300) $ 250,000 Encumbrances and Expenditures to Date (32,983) Transfer and Appropriation from Major Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund (553) 175,000 AVAILABLE BALANCE $ 392,017

USE OF FUNDS Contract with BKF Engineers for Consulting Services $ 325,000

118 Other costs (including contract administration, contingency, and staff time) 60,000 REMAINING BALANCE $ 7,017

BACKGROUND

Anthony Chabot Regional Park is a popular year-round camping destination 35 minutes from downtown Oakland and Oakland International Airport. The campground features three restroom buildings with hot showers, 53 pull-in campsites, 10 walk-in tent campsites, and 12 RV/trailer campsites with full hookups. Each site has a picnic table and fire ring with grill. The campground provides access to miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, along with fishing at nearby Lake Chabot.

This project will provide design and engineering services to replace the existing siphon sewerage system. The existing system was constructed approximately 50 years ago and needs significant renovation to continue operating safely, reliably, and cost effectively. It includes a high- maintenance comminutor, a machine that cuts up solids in raw sewage, and a pressurized main pipe that crosses an environmentally sensitive drainage at Honker Bay on the northeast side of Lake Chabot. The proposed system will be rerouted to avoid the environmentally sensitive area and use a more reliable, lower-maintenance pump system. Once constructed, this project will replace the sewerage system at Anthony Chabot Regional Park Family Campground.

The Park District has identified this Replace Sewer project in the 2019 Project and Program Budget. There are partial funds currently available in the Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300). Additional funds from the Major Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund (553) are needed for establishing the contract.

A Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services was developed and advertised on April 1, 2021. Staff received four proposals from the following firms: Sherwood Design Engineers of San Francisco CA, CS/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc. of Berkeley CA, Myriad Engineering of Sacramento CA and BKF Engineers of Redwood City CA. BKF of Redwood City. The firm BKF Engineers was selected based on their understanding of the scope of work and complexity of the project, their proposed methodology to deliver the project, the qualifications of their project team, and the firm’s experience working on similar projects.

The consultant’s base scope of services includes establishing design criteria, preliminary investigations, design development including a design basis memorandum and subsequent construction document packages, permitting assistance, and construction bid support.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

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RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH BKF ENGINEERS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES AND TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE REPLACE SEWER PROJECT: ANTHONY CHABOT REGIONAL PARK

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) has identified this Replace Sewer project in the 2019 Project and Program Budget as part of the maintain infrastructure program; and

WHEREAS, the project is located in Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland, California, a popular year-round camping destination that provide access to miles of hiking and mountain biking trails along with fishing at nearby Lake Chabot; and

WHEREAS, the sewage system was constructed approximately 50 years ago and needs significant renovation to continue operating safely, reliably, and cost effectively; and

WHEREAS, this project will replace the sewage system and be rerouted to avoid crossing the environmentally sensitive drainage at Honker Bay on the northeast side of Lake Chabot and use a more reliable pump system; and

WHEREAS, the Park District advertised a Request for Proposals for professional design and engineering services for preliminary investigations, design development including a design basis memorandum and subsequent construction document packages, permitting assistance, and construction bid support; and

WHEREAS, the Park District received proposals from four firms; and

WHEREAS, after evaluating the firms, the Park District determined BKF Engineers to be the highest ranked firm, and has successfully negotiated contract terms and conditions in the amount of $325,000; and

WHEREAS, there are partial funds currently available in the Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300) and additional funds in the Major Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund (553) are needed for establishing the contract;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes executing a contract for consulting services with BKF Engineers of Redwood City, California in the amount of $325,000 for professional design and engineering services for the Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300); and

120 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby authorizes the transfer and appropriation of $175,000 from the Major Infrastructure Repair and Replacement Fund (553) to the Replace Sewer Project (No. 528300); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director and approved the 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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NEW APPROPRIATIONS BUDGET TRANSFERS From Fund Balance X Between Funds DECREASE BUDGET ACCOUNT AMOUNT INCREASE BUDGET ACCOUNT AMOUNT Account Name: Expense: Other Than Assset Fund-Design Unit-Anthony Chabot-Other Services /Replace Sewer- Major Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement-Related Onsite Contract

Account: 336-7120-175- 6191/528300MIRR-006 $ 175,000 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS Account Name: TRANSFER OUT: Account Name: TRANSFER IN: Other Major Infrastructure Renovation Than Asset Fund-Non Departmental- and Replace Fund-Non District Wide-Transfer In Departmental-District Wide- Transfer Out

553-9110-000-9980 $ 175,000 Account: 336-9110-000-3980 $ 175,000 REASON FOR BUDGET CHANGE ENTRY As presented at the Board of Directors meeting on August 10, 2021 the General Manager authorizes the transfer and appropriation of $175,000 from the Major Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement Fund to the Other Than Asset Fund for Replace Sewer project (528300).

As approved at the Board of Directors Meeting on date: 8/10/2021 Board of Directors Resolution Number: 2021-08- Posted By: Posted date: Signature:

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125 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

j. Authorization to Amend a Contract with Ware Associates for Architectural Consulting Services to the Build Interpretive Pavilion Project: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area (Goorjian/Kelchner)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors authorize an amendment to the original contract with Ware Associates, of Oakland, California in the amount of $2,500 for a total not to exceed amount of $52,500 for the Interpretive Pavilion Project at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area.

REVENUE/COST

This action will authorize an increase to the original contract value with Ware Associates of $50,000 by $2,500 for a total amount of $52,500 for new architectural and engineering services. Funds for the proposed consultant contract amendment are available within the Interpretive Pavilion Project (No. 154400) as described below.

SOURCE OF FUNDS Develop Interpretive Pavilion Project (No. 154400) $ 1,251,249 Encumbrances and Expenditures to Date (993,791) AVAILABLE BALANCE $ 257,458

USE OF FUNDS Amendment with Ware Associates $ 2,500

BALANCE REMAINING $ 254,958

BACKGROUND

In 2016, the Park District initiated design for an Interpretive Pavilion at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area to be located west of the large parking lot next to the service yard and near the beginning of the Arroyo Trail. With the generous support of long-time Pleasanton residents Gary and Nancy Harrington, the Board authorized $200,000 from the Regional Parks Foundation to

126 initiate the project (Resolution No. 2016-08-207). The approximately 1,000 square foot pavilion will provide a shaded, non-enclosed area for up to 30 school age children to gather prior to participating in a nature walk. The facility will also be open to the public as a shaded area to view interpretive panels.

In 2016, the Park District entered into a contract for architectural and engineering services with Ware Associates for $48,000. In 2019, the contract was amended to extend the contract terms and to increase the contract amount from $48,000 to $50,000.

In 2019, the Board awarded the construction contract to T. Amaral’s Done Right Construction (Resolution No. 2019-12-360). Construction commenced in January 2020. In October of 2020, T. Amaral’s Done Right Construction advised the Park District that they did not intend to complete the project and ceased performance. In December of 2020, the Park District delivered a Notice of Default and Intent to Terminate Agreement to the contractor. In April of 2021, the contractor filed for bankruptcy.

In June of 2021, a Tender Agreement between the Park District and S&W Investments, Inc dba Sage Contractor Services was signed to complete the remaining work from the original construction contract.

The original contract with Ware Associates requires amending to provide new architectural and engineering services needed as result of the termination of the original general contractor and the restart of construction by a new general contractor,

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

127 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND A CONTRACT WITH WARE ASSOCIATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE BUILD INTERPRETIVE PAVILION PROJECT: SHADOW CLIFFS REGIONAL RECREATION AREA

WHEREAS, Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area offers opportunities for close-to- home nature viewing and education, and lacks interpretive facilities; and

WHEREAS, in 2016, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) desired to construct an interpretive pavilion to provide a shaded seating area for school groups that would also be open to the public to view interpretive panels; and

WHEREAS, there are existing funds available in Develop Interpretive Pavilion Project (No. 154400); and

WHEREAS, Park District procedures require Board Approval to amend contracts over $50,000; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the contract with Ware Associates to provide additional architectural and engineering services resulting from the termination of the original general contractor and the restart of construction by a new general contractor;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District authorizes an amendment to the contract with Ware Associates to increase the contract value from $50,000 by $2,500 for a total amount of $52,500, to provide additional architectural and engineering services to be funded out of the Develop Interpretive Pavilion Project (No. 154400); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Park District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote:

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131 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

k. Authorization to Amend a Contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. for Final Design and Environmental Permitting for the Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street Trail Segment: San Francisco Bay Trail (Dougan/Holt/Kelchner)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors authorize an amendment to a contract for services with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. in the amount of $72,900 for final design and environmental permitting for the Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in Martinez, CA.

REVENUE/COST

This action will increase the contract with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc in the amount of $72,900 for a new contract total of $233,700. Funds are available from the Develop Martinez Bay Trail Project No. 157600.

SOURCE OF FUNDS Develop Martinez Bay Trail Project No. 157600 Total Budget $ 285,000 Expenses & Encumbrances to Date $ (186,982) TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE $ 98,017

USE OF FUNDS Contract Amendment – LCC Engineering $ 72,900 BALANCE REMAINING $ 25,117

BACKGROUND

The proposed San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) segment from Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street in Martinez is a half-mile paved Class I trail that will connect to Carquinez Scenic Drive near the Nejedly Staging Area, traverse Park District property across an existing pedestrian bridge, then travel parallel to Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks to Berrellesa Street. This trail project will allow the connection of existing Bay Trail segments through Carquinez Strait Regional

132 Shoreline to existing Bay Trail segments along the Martinez Regional Shoreline, and to the Martinez Intermodal Rail Station. The project will also include safety improvements to the at- grade railroad crossing of Berrellesa Street.

Design of this half-mile paved Class 1 trail segment is approaching 95%. Additional work is required to complete final to design and environmental permitting, including the following: (1) additional coordination is required with Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UPRR) to finalize design safety improvements to the at-grade railroad crossing of Berrellesa Street; (2) additional design work is required to develop slope stabilization measures on the hillside bluff above the trail; and (3) further botanical and biological surveys are required to update environmental documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

UPRR and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) require safety improvements be made to the existing Berrellesa Street at-grade crossing to prevent potential pedestrian and vehicular conflicts introduced by the proposed Bay Trail. Additional budget is requested to complete final design modifications to address comments from Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) on the rail crossing design.

The trail is proposed to be constructed mostly within a 15’ wide by 1,900’ long easement granted to the Park District between the active UPRR tracks and a steep hillside bluff. Concerns of having the trail pushed up against the toe of this slope warrant additional geotechnical investigations and development of a slope stabilization plan that aim to protect the trail from potential falling debris.

A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was completed by the City of Martinez for this project in 2003. An amendment to this MND has been prepared and wetland delineations and other surveys have been revalidated to account for potential changes in project conditions since 2003. There is a potential for impacts to special status plant communities and the presence or absence of Dusky Footed Woodrats needs to be confirmed. Up to three additional seasonal surveys will be required to capture the peak blooming periods of all special-status plants with potential to occur. It is anticipated that the surveys will be completed in August or September and the results incorporated into the CEQA addendum document. Additional budget is requested to complete quality control and review of deliverables, coordinate with the biological subconsultant, and internal and client coordination to discuss and incorporate findings from the additional surveys.

LCC has requested a scope and budget amendment to the current contract for services in the amount of $72,900, increasing the existing contract from $160,800 to a new total contract amount not to exceed $233,700 to complete all items of work.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

133 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND A CONTRACT WITH LCC ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, INC. FOR FINAL DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING FOR THE NEJEDLY STAGING AREA TO BERRELLESA STREET TRAIL SEGMENT: SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) proposes to construct a half-mile paved Class I segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail) from Carquinez Scenic Drive near the Nejedly Staging Area, through District property, across an existing pedestrian bridge and along Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks to Berrellesa Street; and

WHEREAS, per Board Resolution 2020-01-014 authorization was given to execute a contract for services with LCC Engineering & Surveying for final design and environmental permitting for the project in the amount of $160,800; and

WHEREAS, an amendment to the contract for services is required for:

• Additional design coordination required with Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UPRR) to finalize design safety improvements to the at-grade railroad crossing of Berrellesa Street; • Additional botanical and biological surveys required to update environmental documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); • Additional design work required to develop slope stabilization measures on the hillside bluff above the trail; and

WHEREAS, LCC proposes to complete the additional work for an increased contract amount of $72,900; and

WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available for this amendment in the Develop Martinez Bay Trail CIP No. 157600;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby amends the contract for services with LCC Engineering & Surveying, Inc. in the amount of $72,900 from $160,800 for a total amount not to exceed $233,700 for final design and environmental permitting of the Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street segment of the Bay Trail; and

134 Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021, by the following vote,

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137 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

L. Authorization to Purchase Three Green Climber Slope Mowers from Green Climber of North America as Additions to the Fleet (McCrystle/Castile/ O’Connor)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors authorize the purchase of three Green Climber Slope Mowers from Green Climber of North America of LaGrange, Illinois at a total cost of $314,769 as additions to the Park District’s fleet.

REVENUE/COST

For the purpose of purchasing additional fleet equipment, funds have been allocated in the East Bay Regional Park District’s (Park District) 2021 Mid-Year Budget adjustment: Anthony Chabot Account 101-5121-175-7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000), Coyote Hills Account 101-5141-136- 7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000), and Miller Knox Account 101-5151-465-7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000).

PROPOSED ENCUMBRANCE 101-5121-175-7505: Base Price $ 96,481.00 Sales Tax 8,442.00 Proposed Encumbrance $ 104,923.00

PROPOSED ENCUMBRANCE 101-5141-136-7505: Base Price $ 96,481.00 Sales Tax 8,442.00 Proposed Encumbrance $ 104,923.00

PROPOSED ENCUMBRANCE 101-5151-465-7505: Base Price $ 96,481.00 Sales Tax 8,442.00 Proposed Encumbrance $ 104,923.00 TOTAL ENCUMBRANCE:

138 Base Price $ 289,443.00 Sales Tax 25,326.00 Proposed Encumbrance $ 314,769.00

BACKGROUND

These Green Climber Slope Mowers are specialized vegetation mowers designed to cut and mulch vegetation ranging in size from grasses to large shrubs on rough terrain. They are remote- controlled tracked vehicles that allow them to move on steep and uneven terrain effectively and safely allowing the operators to remain on stable ground. These features make it an optimal tool for maintaining fuel breaks and trails in the hilly terrain throughout the Park District.

These Green Climber Slope Mowers are being purchased to maintain developed park areas as a result of the Park District’s adopted policy to integrate sustainable landscape practices by phase- out the use of glyphosate. They will be assigned to the Park Operations Department for the use of Anthony Chabot, Coyote Hills, and Miller Knox regional parks

These Green Climber Slope Mowers are available for purchase directly from Green Climber of North America of LaGrange, Illinois, by means of State of Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Contract #T-775(5). The contract pricing is the result of a competitive bid process established by the State of Minnesota Office of State Procurement. Public agencies electing to use this method of equipment acquisition avoid the administrative costs of seeking formal bids.

ALTERNATIVES

For this purchase, staff has determined that there is no significant advantage in formally seeking other bids; therefore, none are recommended.

139 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 - 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THREE GREEN CLIMBER SLOPE MOWERS FROM GREEN CLIMBER OF NORTH AMERICA AS ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET

WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) has included funding in its proposed 2021 Budget for the purchase of new equipment; and

WHEREAS, the Park District has adopted a policy to phase-out glyphosate use for the maintenance of developed park areas; and

WHEREAS, the Park District has the need to purchase three Green Climber Slope Mowers as additions to the fleet assigned to Anthony Chabot, Coyote Hills, and Miller Knox regional parks under the Park Operations Department; and

WHEREAS, Green Climber of North America of LaGrange, Illinois is a recognized vendor offering suitable equipment based on the results of competitively bid pricing through State of Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, Contract # T-775(5).

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes the purchase of three Green Climber Slope Mowers for a total cost of $314,769, with said sum to be encumbered from the 2021 Mid-Year Budget adjustment, $104,923 from Anthony Chabot Account 101-5121-175-7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000), $104,923 from Coyote Hills Account 101-5141-136-7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000), and $104,923 from Miller Knox Account 101-5151-465-7505 (Rolling Stock >$25,000); and

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021, by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

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141 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

m. Authorization to Accept the Final Insurance Payment on the 2021 Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Ferry Point Partial Pier Collapse and to Execute the Final Proof of Loss Statement (Victor/Balmes)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors accept a final insurance payment in the amount of $137,767.22 and authorize execution of the final proof of loss statement with PRISM (Lexington Insurance Company, Boston, MA) for the 2021 Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Ferry Point partial pier collapse property claim. The total insurance settlement for the partial pier collapse is $162,767.22 less the $25,000 deductible.

REVENUE/COST

The insurance payment in the amount of $137,767.22 will be allocated to the General Liability/Risk Management Fund to replenish fund balance that was appropriated to the Legal/Risk Division budget (555-2130-000-6642) to cover the emergency expenditures.

BACKGROUND

On or around January 4, 2021, part of the Ferry Point historic wooden pier at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline collapsed and caused a section of the pier to detach and float out into Bay waters. To avoid additional exposure and emergent issues that could arise from the floating debris endangering watercrafts and shipping traffic, as well as environmental concerns, the Park District executed an emergency contract with Lind Marine, Inc. as the third-party vendor to assist with the mitigation and hazardous disposal. Lind Marine, Inc. was able to work with the Park District to expedite abatement and disposal by January 13, 2021, in anticipation of the January 18th high- wind event expected to hit the San Francisco Bay Area.

On February 2, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-02-019, the Board of Directors ratified the emergency contract with Lind Marine, Inc. in a not-to-exceed amount of $226,300 based on estimated weight and volume of debris. The Board also authorized the funds to be transferred from General Liability fund balance for appropriation to the General Liability Fund-Risk

142 Management Department Budget. The actual cost of the work came in under the estimate at $162,767.22.

In March 2021, the Park District filed a property claim through PRISM to obtain reimbursement for pier failure related expenses, which claim was accepted.

By this action, the Board of Directors will accept a final payment of $137,767.22 and authorize the General Manager to execute the final proof of loss statement that confirms all known insurance claims relating to the Miller/Knox Ferry Point partial pier collapse have been fully resolved. If there are other undiscovered losses, the Park District is not precluded from submitting another claim in the future.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternatives are recommended.

143 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 -

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT THE FINAL INSURANCE PAYMENT ON THE 2021 MILLER/KNOX REGIONAL SHORELINE FERRY POINT PARTIAL PIER COLLAPSE PROPERTY CLAIM AND TO EXECUTE A FINAL PROOF OF LOSS STATEMENT

WHEREAS, in response to the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Ferry Point pier collapse on or around January 4, 2021, the East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) filed an insurance claim with PRISM, the Park District’s excess insurance authority, and Lexington Insurance Company of Boston, MA; and

WHEREAS, on January 8, 2021, the Park District entered into an emergency contract with Lind Marine, Inc. in a not-to-exceed amount of $226,300, to assist with the mitigation and hazardous disposal. On February 2, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-02-019, the Board of Directors ratified the contract with Lind Marine, Inc., and authorized additional funds in the same amount from General Liability fund balance for appropriation to the General Liability Fund-Risk Management Department Budget to cover the emergency costs (555-2130-000-6642); and

WHEREAS, Lind Marine, Inc. worked with the Park District to protect public health and safety and expedited abatement and disposal by January 13, 2021, in anticipation of a January 18th high-wind event for the San Francisco Bay Area; and

WHEREAS, the actual cost of the abatement and disposal work came in under the estimate at $162,767.22; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes acceptance of the final insurance payment of $137,767.22 for the 2021 Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Ferry Point pier collapse to replenish the General Liability/Risk Management Fund balance; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Park District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

MOVED by seconded by , and adopted this 10th day of August, 2021 by the following vote:

FOR: AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT

144 145 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

1. CONSENT CALENDAR

n. Approval of 2021 Risk-based Internal Audit Work Plan, and Confirmation of the Organizational Independence, with Qualification, of the Internal Audit Function (Sumner/Auker)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager and the Board Finance Committee (by unanimous vote at its May 28, 2021 meeting) recommend that the Board of Directors approve the 2021 Internal Audit Work Plan; and confirm organizational independence of the internal audit function.

REVENUE/COST

There is no cost associated with this action.

BACKGROUND

2021 Risk-based Internal Audit Work Plan The internal audit function provides an independent and objective assurance and consulting activity that is guided by a philosophy of adding value to improve the operations of the District. It assists the District in accomplishing its objective by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management, control and governance processes. Each year the annual internal audit work plan is presented to the Board for approval.

The 2021 internal audit plan is comprised of projects prioritized by level of financial risk, which is defined as a set of circumstances that hinder achievement of objectives. A risk-based auditing approach is required per Standard #2010 of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The annual risk assessment process involves understanding the entity and its environment (including internal controls), performing analytical procedures, observation and inspection, consideration of staff and management input and the establishment of a formal rating system, which is used to demonstrate risk level of major activities of the District.

The annual audit plan includes an assessment of cash collection sites (on a rotating basis), monitoring the results of a prior year audit project, examination of concessionaires and review of major revenue and expenditure categories are endeavored to be audited each year.

146 As a result of the risk assessment process a sample of several District activities will be audited during course of the year. The 2021 audit plan includes a review of cash handling procedures at Del Valle, Cull Canyon, Crown Beach, and Lake Chabot parks; an examination of Amazon & other Purchase Cards transactions, and Natural Gas and Electricity expenditures; a review of Capital Improvement Project No. 147100 Pinole Shoreline Trails transactions, and the District’s Information System Department Cybersecurity procedures.

The internal audit plan has been presented to the Board Finance Committee and is unanimously recommended for full Board of Directors approval.

Organizational Independence

Due to the current District reporting structure, the internal audit function is assigned within the Finance Department.

IIA Standard #1100 requires that the internal audit activity must be independent, and internal auditors must be objective in performing their work.

The Interpretation of IIA Standard #1100 defines independence and objectivity as follows:

“Independence is the freedom from conditions that threaten the ability of the internal audit activity to carry out internal audit responsibilities in an unbiased manner. To achieve the degree of independence necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities of the internal audit activity, the chief audit executive (i.e., audit manager) has direct and unrestricted access to senior management and the board.”

“Objectivity is an unbiased mental attitude that allows internal auditors to perform engagements in such a manner that they believe in their work product and that no quality compromises are made. Objectivity requires that internal auditors do not subordinate their judgment on audit matters to others.”

The IIA Standard # 1110 requires that the chief audit executive (i.e., audit manager) must confirm to the board, at least annually, the organizational independence of the internal audit activity.

The District does comply with IIA Standard #1110 Interpretation, which states:

“Organization independence is effectively achieved when the chief audit executive (i.e., audit manager) reports functionally to the Board”.

In compliance with the District’s Internal Audit Charter, the Audit Manager reports administratively to the Assistant General Manager of Finance & Management Services/CFO and functionally to the Board.

Consequently, the organizational independence of the internal audit activity is confirmed with qualification.

ALTERNATIVES

None are recommended.

147 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021 – 08 -

August 10, 2021

APPROVAL OF 2021 RISK-BASED INTERNAL AUDIT WORK PLAN, AND CONFIRMATION OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL INDEPENDENCE, WITH QUALIFICATION, OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION

WHEREAS, internal audit is an independent function established to provide assurance and consulting activity, providing value to improve the operations of the Park District; and

WHEREAS, Institute of Internal Auditors International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standard) #1110 requires organizational independence for the internal audit function; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with Standard #1110, organizational independence must be confirmed annually to the Board; and

WHEREAS, the District’s current organizational structure (internal audit function within the Finance Department) results in the lack of independence in fact or appearance; and

WHEREAS, according to Standard #1110, organizational independence can be achieved through a dual-reporting relationship, whereas the Audit Manager reports functionally to the Board; and

WHEREAS, the District’s Internal Audit Charter specifies that the Audit Manager report functionally to the Board, which incorporates the requirement that the Board approve the annual risk-based internal audit plan; and

WHEREAS, the 2021 Internal Audit Work Plan was reviewed by the Board Finance Committee on May 28, 2021 and unanimously recommended to the full Board for approval;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby approves the 2021 Internal Audit Work Plan; and confirmation of the organization independence, with qualification, of the internal audit activity; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the District and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and this 10th day of August 2021, by the following vote:

148 FOR:

AGAINST: ABSENT: ABSENT:

149 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FINANCE DEPARTMENT 2021 INTERNAL AUDIT WORK PLAN

Selected Projects Review of Del Valle Regional Park Cash Handling Procedures Verify functionality of internal controls, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with administrative requirements.

Review of Capital Improvement Project No. 147100 Pinole Shoreline Trails Verify propriety of accounting transactions and functionality of internal controls.

Review of Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area Cash Handling Procedures Verify functionality of internal controls, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with administrative requirements.

Review of the District Information Systems Department Cybersecurity Issues Assess vulnerabilities to enhance preparedness and controls.

Review of Amazon & other Purchase Cards Transactions Verify functionality of internal controls, and assess safeguarding of assets.

Review of Robert Crown Memorial Beach Cash Handling Procedures Verify functionality of internal controls, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with administrative requirements.

Review of Retiree Health Insurance Reimbursements Verify functionality of internal controls, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with administrative requirements.

Review of Natural Gas and Electricity Expenditures Verify property of reported expenditures and functionality of internal controls.

Review of Lake Chabot Park Parking Kiosk Cash Handling Procedures Verify functionality of internal controls, safeguarding of assets, and compliance with administrative requirements.

Review of the District's Financial System (Central Square) security relating to HR & Payroll * Review and assess propriety of access controls setup, to ensure safeguarding of assets.

Routine Projects Review of Contracts and RFPs Review, revise and refine text of the proposed contracts & RFPs. Perform financial review, protect the District's best interest and assist with vendor selection. Requested by: Management and staff.

Review of Measure WW Local Grant Projects Verify propriety of payment requests submitted to the District's Grants Department. Requested by: Grants Department

* Project field work was partially performed in 2020. Audit report will be issued in 2021.

150 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DIVISION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

2. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE DIVISION

a. Authorize the 2021/2022 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)

RECOMMENDATION

The General Manager recommends that the Board of Directors approve a resolution authorizing staff to calculate the property tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation for the repayment of the Park District’s principal and interest on the Measure WW bonds. This 2021/2022 tax levy rate must be provided to Alameda and Contra Costa counties by August 31, 2021.

REVENUE/COST

The property tax revenue raised by this levy is committed solely to the payment of general obligation debt principal, interest and trustee fees on Measure WW bonds.

BACKGROUND

In November 2008, voters of Alameda and Contra Costa counties approved Measure WW, providing authorization to issue $500 million in general obligation bonds for open space acquisition, parkland and trail development, and resource protection. The initial bonds were issued in October 2009. The second series was issued in July 2013 and third series in November 2017. A fourth series is expected to be issued in later this year. The WW bonds are secured and repaid through an ad valorem tax levied upon property subject to taxation within and by the Park District. All proceeds of this tax are deposited into a separate fund and used solely for the payment of the bond debt service.

The tax levy is collected by the county’s tax collectors on a July 1-June 30 fiscal year basis. The rate established in August 2021 will impact collections of the amount paid by taxpayers on December 10, 2021 and April 10, 2022. These revenues collected are used for debt service payments for March 2022 interest, and September 2022 principal and interest.

The Park District is required to provide the counties with the 2021/2022 ad valorem tax rate before August 31, 2021. However, data required to calculate the rate is not provided to the Park District until mid-August. Adoption of the attached resolution will authorize staff to proceed with the rate calculation once the required information is received from the counties,

151 and to file the tax rate information with the counties by the deadline. Staff will provide the final calculation at the September 24, 2021 Board Finance Committee meeting.

ALTERNATIVES

No alternative is recommended as the Park District is obligated by bond covenants to set the yearly property tax rate at a level sufficient to pay the annual debt principal and interest.

152 EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

RESOLUTION NO.: 2021- 08

August 10, 2021

AUTHORIZE THE 2021/2022 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

WHEREAS, under authorization of a 2/3 voter approval of the Park District’s electorate in 2008, the East Bay Regional Park District issued Measure WW General Obligation Bonds; and

WHEREAS, the outstanding bonds have been issued in accordance with the provisions of Section 5568 of the Public Resources Code of the State of California, and pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District; and

WHEREAS, the bonds are a general obligation of the Park District and the Park District is obligated to levy an ad valorem tax for the payment of the bonds, and interest thereon, upon all property within the Park District subject to taxation by the Park District in 2021 and 2022;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District hereby authorizes the ad valorem tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation to be established; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized to take appropriate action as necessary to prepare the final calculations and inform the Alameda and Contra Costa counties’ tax collectors of the Park District’s 2021/2022 tax rate to be levied, and such tax rate shall be in effect until amended by the Park District; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that staff will provide the final calculated tax rate at the September 24, 2021 Board Finance Committee meeting, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer are hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Park District, and in its name, to execute and deliver such documents, and to do such acts as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, to accomplish the intentions of this resolution.

Moved by Director , seconded by Director , and adopted this 10th day of August 2021 by the following vote:

FOR:

AGAINST: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

153 GM COMMENTS AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

3. GENERAL MANAGER’S COMMENTS

STAFF PRESENTATION Fire Chief Aileen Theile and Acting Assistant Fire Chief Khari Helae will provide an overview of the current challenges facing the Fire department today, including drought stress and wildfire prevention, as well as progress and plans to address these challenges. GM COMMENTS From June 1, 2021 to July 10, 2021, the Public Safety Division handled 1,431 service calls and 3,066 total incidents. Highlights are included below.

Police There were 48 arrests made throughout the District for a variety of felony and misdemeanor offenses, including DUI, weapons possession, drug possession, violation of court restraining orders, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication. Officers handled 251 field interviews (contacts without citations or arrests) and issued 721 citations (424 for parking.)

• Alameda Creek Trail: On July 3, an officer took a report of grand theft; a security camera was stolen.

• Concord Hills: On June 17, an officer took a report of vandalism; fencing was cut and wire was stolen from an inoperable crane.

• Contra Loma: On June 14, a sergeant contacted five occupants of an illegal campsite; one occupant was issued a citation while the remaining occupants were issued warnings for removal.

• Contra Loma: On July 7, an officer arrested a subject for disorderly conduct.

• Del Valle: On June 13, an officer took a report of a personal injury due to a minor boating accident; the victim was treated and released on the scene.

• Miller Knox: On June 20, a sergeant and an officer responded to the report of domestic violence; a court order was obtained to prevent further altercations.

154 • Out of Park Redwood Road: On June 27, an officer contacted and arrested a subject who was parked in the middle of the roadway, for disorderly conduct.

• Oyster Bay: On June 29, an officer placed a subject on a mental health evaluation hold and arranged transport to the local hospital for further treatment.

• Pleasanton Ridge: On July 10, several officers, firefighters, volunteers, and park staff assisted in the search for a missing runner.

• Roberts: On July 10, an officer took a report of an attempted commercial burglary. The suspects used tools to gain entry to the park office; the tools were recovered, but no suspects were seen.

• Veterans Affairs Point: On July 7, an officer took a report of vandalism; graffiti and spray paint cans were located near the affected area.

• Wildcat Canyon: On June 20, an officer took a report of an illegal discharge of a firearm; spent shell casings were found nearby as reported by a resident in the area.

Fire Operations • Point Pinole: On June 4, District Fire personnel, along with Richmond and Contra Costa County Fire, responded to a vegetation fire. The fire was identified as suspicious in origin and was contained to one acre.

• Sunol: On June 23, District Fire personnel, along with Alameda County Fire and CalFire, responded to and assisted in containment of a 50’ x 20’ vegetation fire.

• Miller Knox: On June 29, District Fire personnel, along with Richmond Fire, responded to a report of a vegetation fire. The fire was approximately 200’ x 20’ and was caused by a bird that flew into power lines.

• Miller Knox: On July 4, District Fire personnel, along with Richmond Fire, responded to the report of a 50' x 50’ vegetation fire.

• Point Pinole: On July 4, District Fire personnel, along with Richmond Fire, responded to a report of a vegetation fire; the fire was contained to two acres.

• Contra Loma: On July 4, District Fire personnel, along with ConFire, responded to a report of a vegetation fire near the dam; it was contained to approximately 50 feet.

• Kirker Pass Road-Somersville: On July 4, District Fire personnel, along with Contra Costa County Fire and Cal Fire, responded to a fully engulfed vehicle fire that spread to vegetation on District property; staff on scene were successful in containing the fire.

155 • Point Pinole: On July 5, District Fire personnel, along with ConFire, responded to a report of flames and smoke; the fire was promptly extinguished.

• Tilden: On July 8, District Fire personnel responded to a report of a park user who had locked their dogs in the car at the Arroyo trailhead; staff assisted with unlocking the vehicle and providing the overheated animals with water.

• Vasco Caves: On July 11, District Fire personnel, along with CalFire and ConFire, responded to a report of a vegetation fire near Vasco Road; the fire was contained and extinguished at 70 acres.

Medical • Anthony Chabot: On June 5, District Fire personnel, along with Alameda County Fire and an ambulance, responded to a report of a park user that fell on the trail; the victim refused medical treatment.

• Tilden: On June 12, District Fire personnel responded to a request for assistance for an electric wheelchair with a dead battery. Staff assisted with loading the wheelchair into a nearby van and escorting the van back to the main road.

• Las Trampas: On June 12, District Fire, along with San Ramon Valley Fire and California Highway Patrol Helicopter CHP H-30, responded to a report of an elderly park user complaining of dizziness near the Rocky Ridge and Sycamore trails. The patient was located and loaded into CHP H-30 but declined medical transport.

• Tilden: On June 19, District Fire personnel, along with Moraga Orinda Fire and Berkeley Fire and an ambulance, responded to a report of a park user who fell and suffered eye lacerations; the victim was transported via ambulance to the local hospital.

• Tilden: On July 3, District Fire personnel assisted with a bicycle accident; the cyclist was transported via ambulance to Alta Bates with an arm injury and facial lacerations.

• Redwood: On July 6, District Fire personnel, along with Oakland Fire and an ambulance, responded to a report of a juvenile who lost consciousness after a bicycle accident; the patient was transported to Children’s Hospital in Oakland.

• Southbound State Route 13/ Joaquin Miller Road: On July 10, District Fire came across a vehicle/ bicycle accident. The cyclist was wearing a helmet and did not lose consciousness but did complain of pain from the fall. Fire personnel cared for the patient until an ambulance arrived to provide transport to the hospital.

• District-wide: Throughout the month of June, District Fire personnel attended to multiple cases of heat exhaustion.

156 Fuels Management • District Fuels Crew personnel continued their work on thinning 220 dead Pine and Acacia trees in recommended treatment area (RTA) RD001 as part of the tree die-back issue.

• District Fuels Crew personnel are working to thin trees at Miller Knox in recommended treatment areas (RTAs) MK001 and MK002. This removal is being completed as part of the fire department's second tree die-back project.

• Goats are currently grazing in Tilden and Miller Knox as part of the ongoing grazing program to control fuels in these areas.

Lifeguard Services • Lifeguard staff provided service at Cull Canyon, Don Castro, Del Valle, Contra Loma, Roberts, and Diablo Foothills.

• Lifeguard Services held a Lifeguard Academy for 39 Cadets and started the first session of the Junior Cadet Program.

• Lifeguard Services presented virtual public outreach programs to schools, targeting those in underserved communities: o 2 presentations Edison Elementary School, Alameda (94501) o 2 presentations Grant Elementary School, Richmond (94801) o 1 presentation John Muir Elementary, Antioch (94509) o 6 presentations Stonebrae Elementary School, Hayward (94542) o 1 presentation Washington Elementary School, Richmond (94801) o 2 presentations Schafer Park Elementary School, Hayward (94542)

157 BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

4. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

a. Board Executive Committee (07/13/2021) (Rosario)

Participants (Via Video Conference):

Board: Dee Rosario, Ellen Corbett, Colin Coffey

Staff: Sabrina Landreth, Ana M. Alvarez, Katherine Dudney, Steve Castille, Debra Auker, Lisa Goorjian, Matthew James, Rachel Arbios, Becky Pheng

Public: Members of the public were able to access the meeting via live video stream.

The July 13, 2021 Board Executive Committee (Committee) meeting was held via video conference pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No. N-29-20. Committee Chair Dee Rosario called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.

1. Roll Call

Becky Pheng, Recording Secretary, conducted a roll call of Committee members and staff.

2. Transparency Certificate Update

Dr. Ana Alvarez, Deputy General Manager, introduced this agenda item. The Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) is a non-profit that recognizes special districts and their employees for dedication and excellence in local government. In 2018, the Park District applied for and received recognition under the SDLF’s District Transparency Certificate of Excellence Program. Recently, the Park District submitted materials to renew its certificate under the program. Katherine Dudney, Management Analyst, talked about the certificate requirements including Brown Act compliance, Public Records Act policy, ethics training for elected officials, and conflict- of-interest.

Director Corbett commented that it is important to show to the public that the Park District is transparent. Director Coffey concurred with her comment. Chair Rosario asked staff to clarify the Brown Act compliance requirement. Dr. Alvarez responded, and a discussion on the Brown Act and public meetings ensued.

158 Recommendation: None. This was an informational item.

3. 2021 Performance Plan Mid-Year Update

Dr. Ana Alvarez, Deputy General Manager, introduced this agenda item. Katherine Dudney, Management Analyst, presented a PowerPoint on the 2021 Performance Plan Mid-Year Update. The 2021 Performance Plan had 100 objectives and 47 indicators. Approximately 82% of objectives are “on target”; 9% “complete”; and 9% “not on target.” Ms. Dudney highlighted some of the completed objectives including the EEO Report findings, hiring of fuels crew, public outreach initiatives, and the completion of the Hayward Shoreline Master Plan. On target objectives include repair of the Vasco Hills Service Yard and ADA improvements at Don Castro. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several projects are delayed including an update of the Personnel Administrative Manual, update of the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, and the hiring of police officers and dispatchers.

Director Corbett commented on guidelines for the storage and retention of videos of public meetings. Dr. Alvarez responded that staff is reviewing the records retention policy and will look at the retention period of videos. Director Corbett asked how the public can communicate ADA concerns with staff. Staff responded that the Park District has an ADA Coordinator, and a form is available on the website where the public can submit their concerns to the ADA Coordinator. Chair Rosario commented that the retention period for videos of public meetings should be longer than what is currently listed in the records retention policy. He also commented that Dispatch is understaffed and that he would like to see the vacant dispatcher and police officer positions filled. The Committee thanked staff for all their work.

Recommendation: None. This was an informational item.

4. Open Forum for Public Comments

The following people made a public comment on items not on the agenda: Kelly Abreu.

5. Board Comments

Chair Rosario requested a review and discussion of the climate change policy at a future meeting.

6. General Manager Comments

None.

There being no further business, Committee Chair Rosario declared the meeting adjourned at 1:29 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Becky K. Pheng

159 Becky K. Pheng Legal Assistant

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161 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

C. BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

4. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

b. Board Executive Committee (06/08/2021) (Rosario)

Participants (Via Video Conference):

Board: Committee Chair Dee Rosario, Ellen Corbett, Colin Coffey

Staff: Sabrina Landreth, Ana M. Alvarez, Kristina Kelchner, Brian Holt, Jim O’Connor, Edward Willis, Devan Reiff, Lisa Goorjian, Ren Bates, Noema Lavalle, Matthew James, Rachel Arbios, Becky Pheng

Public: Members of the public were able to access the meeting via live video stream.

The June 8, 2021 Board Executive Committee (Committee) meeting was held via video conference pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No. N-29-20. Committee Chair Dee Rosario called the meeting to order at 12:33 p.m.

1. Roll Call

Becky Pheng, Recording Secretary, conducted a roll call of Committee members and staff.

2. Roddy Ranch Public Access and Restoration Plan Update (Deer Valley Regional Preserve)

Edward Willis, Planner, presented this agenda item. The former Roddy Ranch Golf Course in Antioch was acquired by the Park District and the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (ECCCHC) in 2018. The property is approximately 230 acres and will be part of the future Deer Valley Regional Park. Mr. Willis gave an overview about the history of the property; the planning process; restoration and recreational goals; and park concept plans. The Committee commented on the concept plans. A discussion about the proposed trails ensued.

Director Coffey commented that Empire Mine Road is highly used and inquired if there will be a connection to the park. Brian Holt, Chief of Planning, responded that the road is not officially closed and that the City of Antioch has jurisdiction. Park District staff has had discussion with the City of Antioch to close the road. Chair Rosario inquired about naming the park; horse trailer

162 parking; and construction timeline. Staff responded that a final concept plan will need to be adopted and financing available. Director Corbett commented about vernal pools and trail surfaces.

Abby Fateman, ECCCHC, commented that this is a great project and recognized Park District staff for their work on this project.

Recommendation: None. This was an informational item.

3. McKay Avenue Master Plan Update and Draft Alternatives (Crown Memorial State Beach)

Brian Holt, Chief of Planning, presented this agenda item. The project area is approximately 3.89 acres. Mr. Holt gave an overview of the planning process which began in winter 2019. The process includes community outreach surveys and meetings. The plan considers sea level rise projections. There was discussion of sea level rise in the area and staff presented a projection map. Mr. Holt gave an overview of three plan alternatives--recreation destination, open space retreat, and educational bayfront. The plan alternatives will be posted on the website, shared with the City of Alameda, and shared with the public.

Director Corbett would like to see an educational component incorporated into the final plan and asked if there are any plans for future Board tours, in particular the GSA site. She also commented on sea level rise and future impacts on park operations. Director Coffey commented that he would like the Concert at the Cove to continue; it is a popular event. Chair Rosario commented that he is pleased to see this project move forward. Dr. Ana Alvarez, Deputy General Manager, responded that staff could help coordinate any site visit if the Board is interested. A Board tour is tentatively planned for late July.

Recommendation: None. This was an informational item.

4. Open Forum for Public Comments

None.

5. Board Comments

None.

6. General Manager Comments

None.

There being no further business, Committee Chair Rosario declared the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

163 /s/ Becky K. Pheng

Becky K. Pheng Legal Assistant

164 NEWSCLIPS Park It: Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail starts its 45th year Anniversary celebration to be held Thursday behind Glenside community pool By NED MACKAY | East Bay Regional Park District PUBLISHED: August 1, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 1, 2021 at 6:54 a.m. Haley Nelson — BANG archives Anna Tanaka, of Lafayette, left, pushes her 2-week-old son, Robert, in a stroller previously on the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail in Moraga with her mother, Sue Michel, who was visiting. The trail recently turned 45 years old.

Almost 50 years ago, two women known as “the bike ladies” — Avon Wilson and Lynn Hiden — began advocating for enhanced bicycle safety, especially a safe way for children to ride bicycles to and from school in the Lamorinda (Lafayette-Moraga-Orinda) area.

From their idea, Lafayette, Moraga and the East Bay Regional Park District formed a nine-member Trails Advisory Committee to develop a final plan/environmental impact report for using the abandoned Sacramento-Northern Railroad as one of the first Rails-to- Trails projects in the country. Efforts came to fruition on July 4, 1976 with the dedication of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail, a 7-mile multiuse path that links the entire region. Over the years, the trail has been enormously popular with walkers, cyclists and equestrians for recreation and commuting to school and work.

Original founders, current park district staff and officials from both cities and the district will celebrate the trail’s 45th anniversary with the unveiling of a historic panel at the site of the original dedication. Open to the public, the ceremony is scheduled for noon Thursday on the trail behind the Glenside community pool between St. Mary’s Road and Glenside Drive in Lafayette. An ice cream social will follow the ceremony. The Lafayette Christian Church is providing parking for the event in its lot at 584 Glenside Drive. RSVP to Monique Salas at [email protected].

Fire prevention: As mentioned in the last column, the East Bay Regional Park District has received an appropriation from the state budget of $13.5 million to fund wildfire prevention projects in the East Bay hills. The appropriation, and the wildfires currently

165 raging throughout the western United States, all underscore the fact that we are approaching the most dangerous time of the increasingly lengthy fire season.

Months of hot, dry weather have taken a toll on vegetation throughout the regional parks and other open spaces. When combined with hot offshore winds, it creates extreme fire danger, especially in areas where open space adjoins residential neighborhoods. We can’t expect the danger to lessen until the hoped-for rainy season arrives in late fall. So here are a few reminders about fire safety:

• Smoking is prohibited in all the regional parks. The prohibition includes vaping.

• If you barbecue, use the stands designed for that purpose in picnic areas. Dispose of barbecue coals in a fireplace, fire pit or barbecue grill, not in ordinary trash barrels.

• Gas or propane camp stoves and portable barbecues are permissible but must be placed in an area that won’t scorch or burn lawns or tabletops. They must be at least 30 feet from any flammable material such as grass, weeds, brush or buildings. Be sure you extinguish all burning fuel completely before leaving.

• Park your vehicle only in designated parking areas. Remember that a hot vehicle manifold can ignite tall, dry grass.

In extremely dry and windy weather, access to regional parks may be restricted, activities may be curtailed, or parks may be closed entirely. To be sure of a park’s status, check the park district’s website, ebparks.org, before arriving at the park. If you arrive to find that a park is closed, please do not just enter anyway. You could endanger yourself and the district staff who will have to search for you.

Out on the trails, keep track of your location. Download a park map from the district website or pick one up at a trailhead information panel. If you see a fire, call 911. If possible, report its size, direction it’s burning in and whether any structures or park visitors are in danger. Then leave the area immediately. During an emergency, please cooperate with any instructions from park rangers, police and firefighters.

Raptors session: Naturalist Erica Stephens will rap about raptors during a program from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7 at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in San Ramon. Erica will set up a table near the parking lot at the north end of Bollinger Canyon Road off Crow Canyon Road, with lots of information about how to spot and identify the birds of prey that live in the park and rule its skies. The program is free of charge; registration is not required. All levels of birding expertise are welcome. Bring your own binoculars, though some loaners should be available. For information, call 510-544-3249.

Beach Break: And at Del Valle Regional Park south of Livermore, it’s Beach Break time from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the west shore swim beach behind the visitor center. The naturalists will lead a variety of games, craft making and other activities. The program is free, and registration is not required. Del Valle is located on Del Valle Road off Mines Road about 9 miles south of Livermore. There’s a parking fee of $6 per vehicle. For information, call 510-544-3249.

166 Looking to cool down? Head to McLaughlin Eastshore State Park By Ned MacKay 19 hours ago Bay Trail at the Albany Beach area of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park. (Photos courtesy EBRPD) SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY — If you are looking for a cool place on a hot summer day, one of the best is McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, which is operated on behalf of the state by the East Bay Regional Park District.

The park is a linear combination of parkland and trails that gives public access to San Francisco Bay’s eastern shoreline for 8.5 miles between the Bay Bridge and Richmond. It is named in honor of longtime environmental activist Sylvia McLaughlin, co-founder of Save the Bay, whose decades of efforts led to preservation of the shoreline in open space.

A good access is Albany Beach at the bay end of Buchanan Street in Albany. Amenities include a parking lot (though parking can be limited on weekends), a toilet, and a sand beach where you can swim. Swim at your own risk; there’s no lifeguard service.

Albany Bulb You can also walk or bicycle out to the adjacent Albany Bulb, owned by the city of Albany. A former dumpsite, the Albany Bulb is notable for its ever-changing collection of artwork fashioned from old construction rubble and other refuse.

If you go to the bulb, watch your step. Off the wide dirt roads, the paths through the brush and rocks can be hazardous underfoot.

From Albany Beach, the paved multi-use San Francisco Bay Trail leads north towards Point Isabel Regional Shoreline in Richmond.

167 Heading south, the trail leads to Berkeley Meadow at the foot of University Avenue and on to the Emeryville Crescent just north of the Bay Bridge toll plaza.

Other attractions along the way are the Berkeley Yacht Harbor, Berkeley’s Cesar Chavez Park, the Emeryville Marina and Emeryville’s Shorebird Park.

The Brickyard site across University Avenue from the Meadow is currently closed for site stabilization and a vegetation management project.

Acting as agent for the state, East Bay Regional Park District used funds from the district’s 1988 Measure AA and state park bonds to acquire the Eastshore State Park property and clean up contaminated areas at a cost of more than $33 million. There are more improvements planned for the future.

For more information about McLaughlin Eastshore State Park and a downloadable map, visit www.ebparks.org. Click on “Parks & Trails” at the top of the home page.

168 Check before you go Covid-19 update: generally speaking, regional park district campgrounds, picnic sites, swimming and some programs are open and available. But check first before you go. Go to the website, www.ebparks.org, and visit “Register and Reserve” for more information.

Remember, too, that regional parks can reach capacity quickly on summer weekends, especially parks that have swim beaches or pools. Some parks have to stop entries as soon as 11 a.m. So arrive early and avoid disappointment. Please be patient if entrance kiosks are extra busy.

And please keep an eye on your children at the swim areas. The lifeguards, while well trained, always appreciate your vigilance.

The district still encourages visitors to observe social distancing and have masks available to wear when you can’t distance, such as on narrow trails and at indoor or crowded venues.

REMINDER: Fireworks of any kind remain illegal in the East Bay Regional Parks. Moreover, the parks do not allow smoking, including vaping. Compliance is especially urgent this season, given the extreme fire danger due to months of hot, dry weather. With everyone’s cooperation, we can have a safe and fire-free summer season.

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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021 ‘Universally therapeutic’: Outdoors foster positive mental health outcomes BY KATHERINE SHOK | SENIOR STAFF LAST UPDATED JULY 29, 2021IEGAL/STAFF Alienor Baskevitch, a campus microbiology doctoral student, is enthralled by the sensory experience of the outdoors — the sun, the air and being surrounded by flora and fauna brings her unfiltered, anxiety-free joy.

Amid the pandemic, however, local authorities closed off parks, trails and camping sites around Berkeley. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 was the priority, but Baskevitch recalled that losing access to her outdoor stomping grounds complicated her stress management and self-care.

“Going outside definitely helps me destress,” Baskevitch said in an email. “It creates a separation between me and the things that contribute to my stress; most of those things are ‘inside things’ — things like working on the computer for class or research, keeping up with obligations, sending emails. … My mental health really declined during that period.”

Undergraduate cognitive science student Sheer Karny also noted that spending time on his screens created an unhealthy “tunnel vision.” Escaping outside loosened the expectations of being available online; gaining outdoor stimulation allowed him to calm down, settle and “find the things that make me feel whole.”

Campus neurobiology professor David Presti described the correlation between increased screen time and decreased mental health — particularly increased anxiety and depressed moods.

There is a researched correlation between improvements in mental wellness and exposure to the outdoors, according to University Health Services Counseling and Psychological Services counselor Elizabeth Aranda. Aranda added that nature’s fractal patterns have an evolutionary healing property that eases the human mind.

170 “We have spent hundreds of thousands of years evolving as humans living in intimate proximity with nature: its grandeur, beauty, diversity, complexity, and mystery,” Presti said in an email. “A love of nature is undoubtedly hardwired into our biology. Biophilia.”

Campus environmental science, policy and management, or ESPM, doctoral candidate Jesse Williamson noted that nature is “universally therapeutic” because of this essentialized human connection to the outdoors. Physically engaging with the environment, especially natural light, decreases blood pressure, strengthens the cardiovascular and immune systems, lowers the risk of diabetes and lessens stress, said campus ESPM associate professor Alastair Iles.

Iles noted that American cities are often planned without prioritizing green spaces, reducing urban landscapes to concrete and asphalt. This complicates access to the outdoors, making it more difficult to gain natural exposure on a daily basis.

“This school is a concrete jungle,” Aranda said. “We’re far from nature, so we need to be all the more intentional about that. If you can’t make it outside or maybe there isn’t some green or nature right outside, we can even find pictures; those mimic some of those same neural responses.”

Ingraining nature into the urban lifestyle is critical for psychological and physiological health, Aranda emphasized. However, Williamson noted that access to green spaces is not equal — race and income are tied to outdoor access in cities.

Bay Area neighborhoods of color have disproportionately lower access to parks and tree coverage, Iles said. These communities were established “in the shadow of freeways” with heavy traffic and air pollution, Williamson added.

As a result, this generated negative public health outcomes in addition to being precluded from the psychological benefits of outdoor activities, Iles noted.

“It’s a social justice and access issue,” Williamson said. “Environmental justice is not just disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins and hazards; it’s also a disproportionate lack of access to environmental benefits and goods.”

As a result, access to green spaces and their resulting mental and physical health benefits is not only an individualized issue but a social issue, according to Williamson. For instance, people of color may feel excluded from the outdoors, Iles noted, as activities like visiting national parks can be viewed as “only for white people.”

Altogether, this makes “the intention” of finding natural spaces crucial, Aranda added.

“There is no hard or fast rule,” Aranda said. “Folks generally say 30 minutes outside a day, but from the psychological standpoint, my personal opinion is that every little bit counts.”

171 Having an indoor plant or a picture of one, urban gardening, walking in local streets or leisure at a park are all accessible ways of being in touch with nature, Aranda, Iles and Williamson said.

In Berkeley, Baskevitch enjoys sitting by streams or under redwoods in Live Oak and Codornices parks. Campus favorites include destressing in the green spaces near Strawberry Creek and the Valley Life Sciences Building; Karny recommends exploring the forest by the Berkeley Rose Garden, as well as hiking through Tilden Regional Park and the Fire Trails.

“One of my friends suggested we visit the redwood grove in the UC Berkeley botanic gardens, and lie down on the ground to rest and look up at the tree canopies. I found it unexpectedly refreshing,” Iles reminisced in an email. “During all the Zoom teaching I did last year, I wished I could quietly sneak back in and do it again, but the grove was closed for months. I’m looking forward to trying it again.”

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Oakland’s fire-fighting goats are finishing up their seasonal work The herds, which are managed by the city of Oakland and East Bay Regional Park District fire departments, are nearly done with their annual munch-fest, which helps clear dry grass and debris from the East Bay hills. by Brian Krans July 29, 2021 The city of Oakland and East Bay Regional Parks District fire departments hire goats from local herders to clear dry grass and debris from areas that are at high risk of wildfire. Credit: Brian Krans

They’re most often heard before they’re seen: hundreds if not thousands of goats chomping away on an East Bay hillside, snapping through twigs and dry grass while letting out the occasional bleat.

Besides being a favorite sight to hikers, the various goat herds that trim the hills of the East Bay are a natural and efficient way to clear underbrush and other highly flammable materials that can help quickly spread a wildfire. Grass and underbrush can also give flames fuel to grow higher and ignite tree branches and leaves.

To cut down those risks, the city of Oakland and East Bay Regional Park District fire departments hire these herds of goats to eat away, particularly in those areas where residential neighborhoods and wildland meet.

The East Bay Regional Parks have been using cattle, sheep, and goats to help maintain vegetation for more than 50 years. The prime goat-trimming season runs from March to August.

So far this season, goats have cleared more than 800 acres in Oakland parks alone.

The largest project involved a herd of 2,000 goats that spent June and most of July clearing in excess of 230 acres in Knowland Park around the Oakland Zoo, from Interstate 580 up to Skyline Boulevard.

But other assignments can be much smaller, such as the few hundred goats that are scheduled to graze less than an acre of Beaconsfield Canyon over two days next month. Most recently, a herd of goats was clearing a section of Joaquin Miller Park, on steep terrain near the Castle Park trailhead.

173 Goats clearing dry grass on the west side of Joaquin Miller Park, at the Castle Park trailhead. Credit: Brian Krans

All of those areas have one thing in common: they’re steep and wooded, making it hard for two-legged firefighters to traverse and clear. That’s why goat herds, nimble and hungry, are brought in to do the heavy eating.

“A lot of the areas the goats work in are heavily wooded and narrow,” said Terri Oyarzùn, owner of Goats R Us out of Orinda. “They are ideal at doing the job humans can’t do.”

Oyarzùn’s husband, Egon, worked with goats in his native Chile, and the two started raising their own herd beginning in 1995. They began with 54 heads clearing their neighbors’ yards of brush and poison oak.

Now, they and other goat ranchers are contracted to clear hundreds of acres in the East Bay Regional Park system from Miller Knox Park in Richmond to Joaquin Miller in Oakland.

A goat chews on a piece of dry brush in Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. Credit: Brian Krans

The Goats R Us herd has grown to about 10,000 heads, each goat with an identification tag affixed to their ear.

Oyarzùn said not all of the goats have names. “They generally get named when they have a personality that has them stick out of the crowd,” she said.

Their goats are a special crossover breed of Angora and Spanish goats, which help them tolerate the warm balmy days up on the ridgeline and colder, fog-covered nights.

Oyarzùn said it takes about 350 goats to clear about an acre a day, which also depends on how old the goats are, what exactly they’re eating, the climate, and more.

The goats are tended by herders typically from Peru or Mexico, who come to the Bay Area for up to three-year stints. They’re aided by border collies that Goats R Us raise and train themselves. The goats are penned with flexible electric fences powered by car batteries and stay in an area until it’s cleared, before moving elsewhere.

Goats used to clear the hills of flammable debris are kept within designated areas by a low-powered electrical fence powered by car batteries. Credit: Brian Krans

174 A Goats R Us herd was featured in a viral video in 2015 as they descended down from one grazing area to the next near the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, which hires the goats and crew annually.

The Goats R Us herds are scheduled to finish clearing sections of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park in Richmond next month. Other herds are scheduled to clear Beaconsfield Canyon and Shepherd Canyon parks, both in Oakland, also by the end of August.

While it may be tempting to offer the goats a little something extra to snack on, Oyarzùn asks that people don’t feed them, as what’s being offered may be toxic to the horned lawnmowers.

“We want people to enjoy them, but it’s best to enjoy them with their eyes,” she said.

The goats have a four-chambered stomach and once each fills up they’ll lay down to give themselves time to process their meals. And since they typically start eating around the same time, they often will take their breaks together.

“It’s hard to eat all day,” Oyarzùn said. “It’s tiring.”

Those pauses, Oyarzùn said, are the herds’ “union breaks,” although the goats don’t qualify for vacation days and other employee benefits.

While snacking and napping on a Northern California hillside would feel like a vacation or retirement plan for many, older goats often have a hard time getting in and out of the trucks that take them to new places to graze.

“A 10-year-old goat is pretty old to do this blue-collar work,” Oyarzùn said. “When they work for us, they have a retirement.”

That retirement includes staying closer to home on the ranch, although sometimes they’ll leave to visit local schools or senior centers. The Oyarzùn’s first goat, Cookie, lived to be 17 years old.

But spending so much time in fire-prone territory does come with its own risks.

“We’ve been caught in fires in the Oakland Hills,” Oyarzùn said. “That was scary.”

That includes when a 20-acre fire that started on Grizzly Peak in August 2017 put the goats, their dog, and herders in potential jeopardy. No one was hurt, but the incident exposed both the risk and benefit of having goats clear the hills.

Still, Oyarzùn said there’s never a time when the goats, dogs, and herders aren’t up for the task of making the Oakland Hills a safer place to be.

“We would never say it’s too dry,” Oyarzùn said. “We would just need to get it done faster.”

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Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Lafayette/ Moraga trail By Ned MacKay 4 days ago CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (July 29, 2021) — Almost 50 years ago, two women known as “the bike ladies” – Avon Wilson and Lynn Hiden – began advocating for enhanced bicycle safety, especially a safe way for children to ride bicycles to and from school in the Lamorinda area. Out of their idea, Lafayette, Moraga, and the East Bay Regional Park District formed a nine-member Trails Advisory Committee to develop a final plan/EIR for using the abandoned Sacramento-Northern Railroad as one of the first Rails-to-Trails projects in the country

Efforts came to fruition on July 4, 1976 with dedication of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail, a seven-mile multi-use path that links the entire region.

Over the years, the trail has been enormously popular with walkers, bicyclists and equestrians for both recreation and commuting to school and work.

Original founders, current park district staff, and officials from both cities and the district will celebrate the trail’s 45th anniversary with unveiling of a historic panel at the site of the original dedication.

Open to the public, the ceremony will be at noon on Thursday, Aug. 5 on the trail behind the Glenside community pool between St. Mary’s Road and Glenside Drive in Lafayette. An ice cream social will follow the ceremony.

The Lafayette Christian Church is providing parking for the event in its lot at 584 Glenside Drive.

176 RSVP to Monique Salas at [email protected].

Wildfire prevention As mentioned in the last column, the East Bay Regional Park District has received an appropriation from the state budget of $13.5 million to fund wildfire prevention projects in the East Bay Hills.

The appropriation, and the wildfires currently raging throughout the western United States, all underline the fact that we are approaching the most dangerous time of the increasingly lengthy fire season.

Months of hot, dry weather have taken a toll on vegetation throughout the regional parks and other open space. When combined with hot offshore winds, it creates extreme fire danger, especially in areas where open space adjoins residential neighborhoods. We can’t expect the danger to lessen until the hoped-for rainy season arrives in late fall.

Safety tips Here are a few reminders about fire safety:

• Smoking is prohibited in all the regional parks. The prohibition includes vaping. • If you barbecue, use the stands designed for that purpose in picnic areas. Dispose of barbecue coals in a fireplace, fire pit or barbecue grill, not in ordinary trash barrels. • Gas or propane camp stoves and portable barbecues are permissible, but must be placed in an area that won’t scorch or burn lawns or tabletops. They must be at least 30 feet from any flammable material such as grass, weeds, brush or buildings. Be sure you extinguish all burning fuel completely before leaving. • Park your vehicle only in designated parking areas. Remember that a hot vehicle manifold can ignite tall, dry grass. • In extremely dry and windy weather, access to regional parks may be restricted, activities may be curtailed, or parks may be closed entirely. To be sure of a park’s status, check the district website, ebparks.org, before arriving at the park. • If you arrive to find that a park is closed, please do not enter anyway. You could place in danger both yourself and the district staff that would have to search for you. • Out on the trails, keep track of your location. Download a park map from the district website or pick one up at a trailhead information panel. • If you see a fire, call 9-1-1. If possible, report its size, direction of burn, and whether any structures or park visitors are in danger. Then leave the area immediately. • During an emergency, please cooperate with any instructions from park rangers, police and firefighters.

177 WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 Berkeley hiking trails to tackle this summer BY MADELEINE LORIE | STAFF LAST UPDATED 3 HOURS AGOADELEINE LORIE/STAFF

Living in the Berkeley area comes with its fair share of perks, one of them being access to beautiful hiking trails and amazing weather. Personally speaking, I find that spending time outdoors and breaking a sweat is one of the most rejuvenating and stress-relieving activities you can do. As an avid hiker, I’m always in the mood for exploring new routes and the unique flora and fauna they have to offer. The Daily Clog previously published a list of five hiking trails you should explore in 2018, and I thought it deserved an update. Without further ado, here are a few of my previously not mentioned favorites!

Strawberry Canyon Fire Trail

Difficulty level: Moderate

Distance: 7.4 miles

Just past the Strawberry Canyon Pool and before the UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, the Strawberry Canyon Fire Trail is the perfect blend of flat dirt paths, gentle slopes and steeper hills to give your legs and glute muscles a challenging workout without too much strain. Much of the trail is shaded by oaks, redwoods and eucalyptus trees, so you don’t have to worry about getting sunburnt! Traversing the trail comes with stunning views of Berkeley, San Francisco and Oakland, so be prepared to get your camera out to take pictures!

Chaparral Peak via Stonewall-Panoramic

Difficulty level: Hard

Distance: 4.4 miles

The Chaparral Peak via Stonewall-Panoramic Trail is definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you’re a hiking buff with the stamina for major steepness, it’s totally worth it! The trail is located within the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve and can be accessed via

178 the Clark Kerr Track. The trail is virtually all uphill and parts of it are loose and rocky, so I recommend wearing sturdy hiking boots or bringing trekking poles to ensure you don’t lose your balance and slip. Out of all the trails on the list, Chaparral Peak via Stonewall- Panoramic definitely offers the most breathtaking, sweeping panoramic Bay Area views and provides the best workout burn. Bonus points: You can usually see a flock of goats grazing along the hiking path as well!

Jewel Lake Trail

Difficulty level: Easy

Distance: 1.1 miles

If you’re not in the mood for an arduous hike and prefer something a little easier on the joints, then the trail at Jewel Lake is perfect for you! Located within the Tilden Regional Park, this adorable trail is short, flat and beautifully shaded by lusciously green overhanging brush. As you walk upon the mini bridges, you can’t help but feel a mystical air cloaking the trail. It feels as though you’ve just entered a storybook! Unfortunately, during the hot summer months the lake is virtually all dried up, but hopefully, it will be back to its hydrated state soon enough!

Berkeley Marina Loop Trail

Difficulty level: Easy

Distance: 4.8 miles

Another easy hiking option, the Berkeley Marina Loop Trail — located within the bounds of McLaughlin Eastshore Lake Park and Cesar Chavez Park — is a scenic yet completely flat trail offering waterfront views. With relatively no incline to it, the trail is the perfect path for runners or bikers who enjoy treading on flat terrain. Because of its proximity to the water, the breeze here is also quite strong and refreshing — a welcome treat after building a sweat. Strong wind also means many children flying their kites, adding to the jovial atmosphere. Though there is little tree cover and the vegetation during the summer months appears dull due to droughts, the trail is still worth checking out when you have the time!

What are you waiting for? Time to take advantage of all that Berkeley has to offer and immerse yourself in the restorative fresh air of nature! Grab your running shoes or hiking boots and get to exploring the wide outdoors!

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East Bay Regional Park District receives funds for wildfire prevention

Jul 27, 2021

In a measure that’s timely to say the least, the East Bay Regional Park District has received a direct appropriation of $13.5 million in the California state budget to fund wildfire prevention and fuel reduction needs in the East Bay hills.

The appropriation was proposed by Senator Nancy Skinner of Berkeley, Senator Bob Wieckowski of Fremont, and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan of Orinda.

Ten million dollars will be used to remove dead and dying trees, a concerning development that has been detected especially in Anthony Chabot and Reinhardt Redwood Regional Parks in Oakland, Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond, and Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley.

The remaining $3.5 million will be used to purchase equipment that will improve the district’s ability to fight fires, including the replacement of the district’s aging helicopter, which is used to drop water on fires burning in inaccessible terrain.

“We are so thankful for the support and leadership of our legislators in the East Bay, especially Senators Skinner and Wieckowski and Assemblywoman Bauer- Kahan, for recognizing the severity of the sudden tree die-off issue and providing funding to address it,” said Park District Board President Dee Rosario.

First noticed in the East Bay in October of 2020, sudden tree die-off is affecting many varieties of trees throughout California, including eucalyptus, acacia, bay and pine. The estimated cost to remove the dead or dying trees in the district is $30 million based on current tree removal contracts.

“EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention,” said EBRPD Fire Chief Aileen Theile. “These state funds couldn’t come at a better time, as we are shovel ready.”

181 According to firefighters, dead trees burn hotter, faster and are more likely to cast embers downwind, igniting potentially dangerous new fires. And many of the park areas experiencing die-off are old eucalyptus plantations with a very high tree density.

Wildfire protection is a year-round effort for the park district. Ongoing projects include regular fuels reduction, professionally trained full-time and on-call wildland firefighters, and remote automated weather stations that help monitor wildfire risks so that fire staff and resources can be deployed efficiently.

In the past ten years, EBRPD has invested $20.5 million in its fuel reduction efforts to keep the East Bay hills safer from wildfire threats.

For more information about the park district, visit https://www.ebparks.org/parks/

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July 26, 2021 Recent Court of Appeal Decision Confirms that CEQA Statutes of Limitations Cannot be Extended Without a Project Proponent’s Consent Christina Berglund, Sean Marciniak, Ellis Raskin Hanson Bridgett LLP

Key Points

o In Save Lafayette Trees v. East Bay Regional Park District, two of the parties to the lawsuit entered into an agreement in an attempt to extend the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA;” Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) deadline to file a lawsuit. o The Court of Appeal ruled that the case should be dismissed because the proponent of the project at issue was not a party to that agreement, and agreements to extend filing deadlines are only effective when the project proponent is a party to that agreement. o The Court of Appeal’s ruling affirms prior court decisions that have warned parties seeking to extend CEQA filing deadlines to obtain the approval of project proponents.

In late June, the California Court of Appeal issued a published opinion in Save Lafayette Trees v. East Bay Regional Park District (Cal. Ct. App., June 30, 2021, No. A156150; 2021 WL 2677595), which affirmed a crucial procedural detail for agreements to extend CEQA statutes of limitations. Specifically, the Court of Appeal ruled that the case should be dismissed because the proponent of the project at issue never agreed to extend the deadline to file a CEQA lawsuit.

Like many CEQA cases, Save Lafayette Trees involves a dispute that stretched back over several years. On March 21, 2017, the East Bay Regional Park District (“EBRPD”) Board of Directors held a public hearing at which it committed to accept funding from Pacific Gas & Electric (“PG&E”) for environmental restoration and

183 maintenance at Briones Regional Park and Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail. As part of this restoration and maintenance program, EBRPD agreed to allow PG&E to remove trees located within 14 feet of a gas pipeline located on EBRPD property, resulting in the removal of 245 trees. In exchange, PG&E agreed to pay EBRPD $1,000 per tree (for a total of $245,000). PG&E also agreed to provide one replacement tree for each of the 31 EBRPD-owned trees within the City of Lafayette (as required by the City of Lafayette’s Tree Protection Ordinance).

Following the public hearing, EBRPD’s Board approved a resolution authorizing the maintenance and payment agreement with PG&E. On March 22 and 23, 2017, representatives of EBRPD and PG&E signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) regarding the implementation of the maintenance plan. On June 27, 2017, EBRPD filed a Notice of Exemption under CEQA in the county clerk’s office, announcing that the Board of Directors had reviewed and determined the MOU was not an activity subject to CEQA. It was further determined that “any activity related to the MOU would be categorically exempt” under CEQA exemptions for work on existing pipelines (Pub. Resources Code, §21080.23), work on existing facilities (CEQA Guidelines, §15301(b)), replacement or reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines, §15302), or minor alterations to land (CEQA Guidelines, §15304).

With very rare exceptions, a CEQA lawsuit cannot be filed any later than 180 days after “the agency’s decision [to approve the project] or commencement of the project.” (Pub. Resources Code, §21167 [most lawsuits are subject to 30 or 35-day statutes of limitations].) In this case, the agreement to remove the trees was approved by EBRPD’s Board on March 21, 2017, so the 180-day statute of limitations expired on September 18, 2017. However, on July 31, 2017, Save Lafayette Trees and EBRPD entered into an agreement by which they agreed to “toll all applicable statutes of limitations for 60 days” (the “tolling agreement”). PG&E did not consent to the tolling agreement. On September 29, 2017, before the 60-day tolling period expired, Save Lafayette Trees filed a lawsuit against EBRPD and PG&E, challenging the approval of the MOU. The lawsuit alleged that EBRPD failed to undertake a CEQA analysis of the potential environmental impact of the tree removal before approving the MOU.

PG&E asked the trial court to dismiss the lawsuit on the basis that PG&E was not a party to the tolling agreement, and the tolling agreement was therefore invalid. The trial court agreed and dismissed the lawsuit because PG&E was a necessary and indispensable party to the lawsuit, and the other parties could not toll the statute of limitations without PG&E’s consent. Save Lafayette Trees appealed the trial court’s decision, but the Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal. The Court of Appeal held that “the CEQA cause of action was subject to dismissal because PG&E, a necessary and indispensable party to that cause of action, had not consented to the tolling agreement.” (Slip op. at p. 11.)

The Court of Appeal observed that the “primary purpose of CEQA’s statutes of limitations is to protect project proponents from extended delay, uncertainty and potential disruption of a project caused by a belated challenge to the validity of the

184 project’s authorization.” (Slip op. at p. 16.) The Court of Appeal rejected Save Lafayette Trees’ argument that project proponents are not always necessary parties to tolling agreements in CEQA cases because this “would in practice defeat the primary purpose of the limitation period (protection from delay and uncertainty) because no settlement agreement could be reached without all necessary parties, including PG&E.” (Slip op. at p. 16.) Ultimately, the Court of Appeal’s ruling is consistent with prior published opinions, which also agreed that the project proponent, the public agency, and the party asserting noncompliance with CEQA are the three parties that must agree to toll the limitation period. (See, e.g., Salmon Protection & Watershed Network v. County of Marin (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th 195, 204.)

As a fallback argument, Save Lafayette Trees asserted that the 180-day statute of limitations did not begin to run until several weeks after the March 21, 2017 approval of the resolution. According to Save Lafayette Trees, the resolution and MOU did not clearly explain that the maintenance activities would involve the removal of trees, and the 180-day limitations period did not begin until they had constructive notice of the full scope of the project, which occurred several weeks later. The Court of Appeal rejected this argument, noting that records from the March 21, 2017 hearing show that EBRPD “was committed to a definite course of action by issuing a resolution authorizing (and directing the execution of an agreement) accepting funding from PG&E for the cost of the tree replacement (following necessary removal of 245 trees).” (Slip op. at p. 18.) Accordingly, Save Lafayette Trees had constructive notice of the scope of the proposed project on March 21, 2017, and the lawsuit was therefore filed outside the 180-day limitations period.

The Court of Appeal’s decision is only the latest to confirm that CEQA petitioners need to be especially mindful of all applicable limitations periods and all requirements for entering into tolling agreements to extend any limitations period.

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No one injured at brush fire from outdoor cooking near Berkeley Marina The fire did not threaten any structures and firefighters knocked it out in 30 minutes. By Supriya Yelimeli July 26, 2021, 4:37 p.m.

The burn scar from a fire near the Berkeley Marina on July 25, 2021. Credit: Supriya Yelimeli

No one was injured in an outdoor cooking fire at McLaughlin State Park on Sunday evening that burned about two acres of brush and wildlife area near the Berkeley Marina, officials with Berkeley and East Bay Regional Parks District fire departments confirmed.

The fire began around 6 p.m. in an area known as the “Berkeley Meadows” on East Bay Regional Park Land. The area is fenced off from walking trails in the park due to protected habitats and is not open to the public, but homeless residents sometimes sleep in the space, which is separate from the large homeless encampment on the eastern side of Frontage Road at University Avenue.

Berkeley fire officials responded to the area first due to their proximity to the location, and both agencies were able to extinguish the blaze in about 30 minutes, according to BFD Battalion Chief Paul Cavagnero.

EBRPD Fire Capt. Kent Simpson said the location of the fire posed a very minimal threat to the surrounding community, even if there had been fire weather conditions, and there were never any structures threatened during its course.

“It was surrounded on three sides by the ocean and one side by the freeway,” Simpson said, commending BFD and EBRPD firefighters for their quick response and collaboration, as well as EBPRD’s regular vegetation management. “The overall potential for that fire to become something larger than what it was was minimal.”

Cooking and campfires are not allowed in that area of McLaughlin Park, but the fire appeared to be accidental and will not be treated as arson or fire-setting, Simpson said.

186 The area of McLaughlin Park where the fire originated. Credit: Supriya Yelimeli

Simpson and Cavagnero both credited Berkeley residents for quickly reporting the blaze. Due to marine winds, much of the smoke from the fires traveled quickly over the I-80 freeway to the Berkeley Hills, where numerous people called in reports, Cavagnero said.

A large patch of terrain was blackened in the area on Monday afternoon, and there were a few pots and cooking supplies left in the area where the fire originated. One man appeared to be currently living in the space, but he was not present when the fire officials responded to the scene and was uninjured, according to Simpson. The man declined to speak with Berkeleyside.

Separate fire burns encampment under I-80 underpass

A separate fire at the encampment at Eastshore Highway and Hearst Avenue on Thursday, July 22. Credit: BeFree Photography

There was another fire reported at an encampment at Eastshore Highway and Hearst Avenue on Thursday night nearby the University and Frontage encampment. Berkeleyside has requested information from the Berkeley Fire Department and will report the details when they are available.

A citizen reporter who responded to the scene said residents were awakened by the blaze at around 11 p.m. that night, and many homeless residents who live in the area lost their possessions due to the conflagration. Other Berkeleyside readers reported hearing loud booms and explosions.

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California overtime law could put sheep ranching operations that prevent fire out of business

Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle TARA DUGGAN July 26, 2021Updated: July 26, 2021 9 a.m.

Residents of San Anselmo’s Sleepy Hollow neighborhood joined rancher Bianca Soares to watch a herd of 400 goats and sheep tumble over a steep Marin hillside. Like kindergartners let out for recess, the brown-and-white goats jumped and jostled as they ran, while the dusky white sheep stole occasional bites of grass as they were corralled by two herders and their dogs.

“Can I encourage you to get closer to the houses?” a neighbor asked Soares, who was overseeing the herd’s move from one grazing site to another this month. The animals are actually firefighters — their job is to remove fuels and help prevent fire in the community at the foot of Mount Tamalpais.

A fourth-generation sheep rancher, Soares oversees three herds in Marin for her mother’s company, Star Creek Land Stewards, which does prescribed grazing for fire prevention — fire grazing — on public and private lands around the Bay Area. As fire season started early this year and with prospects of worse yet to come, their services are highly sought after. But California sheep ranchers say the cost of this type of fire prevention will skyrocket because of a new state overtime pay law that will increase sheepherder pay by 50%. It’s already causing some ranchers to sell their animals.

“The demand is going up and up,” said Soares, 25, who said clients are already trying to book for next year. She can’t set a price yet because of uncertainty over the new regulations. “It’s about to get extra hard to find.”

Fourth-generation rancher Bianca Soares pets her dog near the Sky Oaks Watershed Headquarters in Fairfax. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

188 California’s 2016 overtime law for agriculture, AB1066, requires that herders of sheep and goats receive pay for a 168-hour week because they are on call 24 hours a day. The law went into effect in 2019 for companies with 26 or more employees, and in January will also apply to those with 25 or fewer employees, the size of most operations. Sheep and goat ranchers are campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom to direct the state’s labor department to instead implement a 48-hour workweek for herders, in line with federal labor requirements.

“It pretty much took the profit right out of the sheep business,” said Brian Birt,owner of Mulehead Growers in Petaluma. After the overtime law went into effect for his business, which has more than 25 employees, he laid off five herders and sold his 2,000 ewes and 1,500 goats, which used to provide grazing to vineyards and rice farms for weed removal and some fire prevention.

As wildfires have brought mass casualties and devastation to California cities and towns in recent years, using cattle, sheep and goats to remove combustible vegetation has grown as a low-cost and sustainable fire prevention method.

Sheep and goats can go places where heavy machinery can’t, and grazed areas have been shown to burn less ferociously than uncleared ones — plus, the grass provides free food for livestock.

In this aerial image, a mixed herd of sheep and goats gathers before loading into a trailer. The herd clears vegetation to reduce the threat of blazes. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle California’s $76 million sheep industry has around 3,500 operations, including those that raise animals for wool and meat. With the exception of sheep and goat dairies, most sheep and goat ranches hire herders to move the animals from pasture to pasture.

“It’s highly specialized,” said Ryan Indart, a third-generation sheep rancher in Fresno County who said he will probably lay off half his herders and sell many of the 3,500 sheep he raises for meat and for fire grazing at large solar projects in the Central Valley. “You have to have somebody caretaking for these animals and moving them, and to make sure there’s water and to keep the predators away.”

Like Star Creek employees Silvio Justo and Nester Cochachi, most herders come from Peru on H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker visas — Indart and other ranchers said they’re unable to fill the jobs domestically. They sleep close to the herd at night, living out an

189 ancient nomadic lifestyle in RVs while protecting suburban neighborhoods like Sleepy Hollow from fire danger.

Earlier this month, Justo, 37, and Cochachi, 38, walked a herd from an open space on a ridge to graze around the periphery of homes near a city-owned water tank in San Anselmo. While the sheep excel at mowing grass, the goats are experts at trimming lower tree branches and thinning poison oak, coyote brush and brambles.

Chusho, a white Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog, charged ahead to check for predators. As the goats and sheep followed him, the delicate crunch of their hooves on the dry grass created a soft, enveloping sound, like rain pattering on the window. Sara and Ruby, the herders’ low-to-the-ground border collies, rounded up stragglers as the men raced behind in jeans and cowboy boots.

Fourth-generation rancher Bianca Soares and livestock herder Nestor Cochachi speak with Marin Water District employee Carl Sanders on a trail near Sky Oaks Watershed Headquarters in Fairfax. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle By 8 a.m. the herd made it to the new site near the water tank, where they would stay for two days. The grazing sheep made long shadows on the steep slope while Chusho swaggered through the herd. “When there is a white dog, the coyotes don’t come close,” said Cochachi, who began moving water tanks to fill troughs at the new location as Justo quickly set up electric fencing around the herd. They had both been working since 6 a.m. — Justo from his company trailer parked a few hundred yards from a suburban street. He first checked on the animals, making sure they had water and that the fences were in place. He’s usually done with active work around 10 a.m. or 11 a.m., then does a few more hours of work in the evening. Cochachi sleeps in a trailer in Lucas Valley and provides support for all three Marin herds. “I check with every guy every morning,” Cochachi said. “After we move the goats, I move the trailer for Silvio.” A herd of sheep gathers in a pen on pastureland near Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline in Port Costa. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

Ranchers say those hours are typical — five to seven hours a day in summer and 10 to 12 hours on weekdays during lambing season, which for the

190 Soares family takes place at their home ranch in Los Banos (Merced County). The H-2A visa also requires the owners to cover housing and food costs. Under the new law, in January the monthly salary for herders at small operations will rise from around $2,300 to $3,444. “The concern is that it is a drastic change in the way that one runs their small business,” said state Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger (Fresno County), who has lobbied the governor to change herder hours to a 48-hour week. “It’s a problem for the employee as well. If the employer can’t afford to stay in business, they won’t have a job.” Yet United Farm Workers, the labor organization behind AB1066, which ended almost 80 years of farmworkers’ exclusion from overtime pay, said ranchers have had ample time to plan for the law. Elizabeth Strater, the union’s director of strategic campaigns, said the overtime pay for herders is commensurate with the challenges of the work. “If sheepherding is truly an important part of a region’s fire management plan, that work should be valued and compensated accordingly,” Strater said. She added that herders have a unique vulnerability to exploitation because of their isolation, especially those who work in more remote areas of the West.

Andrée Soares, owner of Star Creek Land Stewards, said her business will probably hold on longer than ranches that raise animals for meat or wool, because her primary focus is targeted grazing. Goat herder Richard Velasquez leads a flock down Sky Oaks Road in Fairfax. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

“We’re a pretty stubborn people, and we’re probably going to scrap it out as long as we can,” said Soares, part of a community whose grandparents or great-grandparents originally came from Spain’s Basque country as sheepherders. But she is worried about the overall infrastructure of the industry falling apart as other sheep operations fail.

In Marin, fire grazing efforts are targeted to buffer zones around residential areas and to ridges between communities, to stop fires from growing and to provide areas where firefighters can stage attacks, said Rich Shortall, a retired assistant deputy chief at San Francisco Fire Department and executive coordinator for FiresafeMarin. The organization oversees an annual budget of about $150,000 for prescribed grazing, and Shortall isn’t sure what will happen if the costs go up.

“There’s a point where it becomes too expensive for us. What we end up doing is nothing, because those areas are not easily accessible,” he said. The alternative is bringing in a human labor force to cut excess foliage by hand, he said.

191 “You not only have to cut everything with people, which is expensive, you also have to haul it out,” he said. “That’s another efficiency thing, because (the sheep) eat it, and you can imagine what happens next.” Goat herder Silvio Justo urges a goat down a trail near Sky Oaks Watershed in Fairfax. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

Richard Carson, a professor of environmental and resource economics at UC San Diego, has a different view of the potential impact of the new agriculture overtime pay. He said after some initial disruption, the market will probably adjust and sheep ranches should be able to raise prices because demand for fire grazing is so high.

“There’s pretty much a frantic effort to thin out as much of this stuff and make a defensible space as you can,” he said. “The good thing about sheep is they just like to munch.”

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Bay Area Outdoors: 4 gorgeous redwoods hikes to soothe the soul By MELISSA OZBEK CORRESPONDENT | PUBLISHED: July 26, 2021 at 9:20 a.m. | UPDATED: July 27, 2021 at 6:22 a.m. Trails meander through the Mather Redwood Grove at Berkeley’s UC Botanical Garden. (Courtesy of Melissa Ozbek) There is something soothing about hiking among coast redwoods, the tallest tree species on Earth. Their feathery canopies provide cool shade in the summer sun and an escape into centuries-old worlds, where misty fog dampens thick, braided bark and the air smells sweet, fresh and clean. And you don’t have to travel far or visit a national park to feel the awe of redwoods. Here are four open spaces — two in the South Bay and two in the East Bay — to visit shady redwoods with a few surprises. As parks reopen from the last fraught year, be sure to double check websites and follow updated guidelines.

UC Berkeley Botanical Garden Berkeley’s Botanical Garden is a 34-acre living museum of Mediterranean climate-friendly plants in Strawberry Canyon. This partly sunny, 1.4-mile walking route follows the garden’s self-guided contemplative tour and visits the shady Mather Redwood Grove, named for Stephen T. Mather, the first director of the National Park Service and an 1887 UC Berkeley alumnus. In addition to the coast redwoods in the Mather Redwood Grove, the garden features dawn redwoods and giant sequoias. All three are in the same subfamily of conifers: Sequoioideae. While coast redwoods are the tallest and giant sequoias the most massive, dawn redwoods, which are native to central China, are shorter and deciduous — their needles turn rusty orange and drop like maple leaves in the fall. You’ll see dawn and coast redwoods along this route, but if you’d like to see giant sequoias, too — of course, you do — ask for a garden bed map at the entrance, and an attendant can point you in the right direction.

Take in bay views from the UC Botanical Garden’s Rose Garden along the way. (Courtesy Melissa Ozbek)

193 Trail map: https://tinyurl.com/UCBGloop Details: The UC Berkeley Botanical Garden is open daily, except the first Tuesday of the month, at 200 Centennial Drive. Reservations ($15 adult, free for children ages 6 and under) are currently required for the general public. Parking at the UCBG lot is $1 per hour. Restrooms are located next to the Garden Shop. Find more details and make reservations at https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu. Grab a bite: Crave Subs builds halal meat, vegan, and vegetarian subs ($6 and up) with their signature garlic mayo Crave sauce at 2136 Center St. in Berkeley. The shop is open daily with online ordering available at www.cravesubsberkeley.com.

Shoup Park to Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, Los Altos

Two neighborhood parks in Los Altos, Shoup Park and Redwood Grove Nature Preserve, are home to redwood groves along seasonal Adobe Creek. A secret connector trail links the two, making for an easy 0.75-mile exploration of both with picnicking options, too.

Begin in Shoup Park on a paved, stroller-friendly trail circling a field lawn and playgrounds. In the park’s northwestern corner is the Cradle of Liberty, a memorial sculpture by Rebecca Joy Truman that honors “all who wore the uniform of the United States.” Redwoods line the western side of the park from the sculpture to the Patriot Corner Picnic Area, where a public path connects to the Redwood Grove Nature Preserve.

Trails and boardwalks connect Los Altos’ Shoup Park and the Redwood Grove Nature Preserve. (Courtesy of Melissa Ozbek) Here, a flat boardwalk circles the preserve’s airy redwoods, transplanted by then- resident Emma Wright Halsey and her gardener, Omori, in 1923 from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Retrace your steps to Shoup Park to complete the loop.

Trail map: https://tinyurl.com/LosAltosRedwoods Details: Shoup Park is open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 400 University Ave. There is a small, dedicated parking lot in Shoup Park. Overflow parking is available on University Avenue. ADA accessible restrooms are located next to the parking lot. No fees. Grab a bite: Bluestone Lane, a 5-minute walk from Shoup Park, offers toasted breakfast burritos and cold brew coffee at 288 First St. The cafe is open daily with online ordering available at https://bluestonelane.com.

Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, Oakland

Roberts Regional Recreation Area and neighboring Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park offer woodsy escapes into natural groves of redwoods less than 10 miles from downtown

194 Oakland. A mostly shady, 4.7-mile clockwise loop traverses both parks, visiting third- generation redwoods, the Old Growth Redwood Heritage Viewing Deck and Interpretive Exhibit and the Redwood Bowl.

Beginning on the partly sunny West Ridge Trail, descend Tres Sendas to the undulating French Trail, then climb steadily past redwood fairy circles on the Fern Trail back to West Ridge. A eucalyptus tunnel signals your arrival at the Redwood Bowl, an enormous meadow with picnic tables and water fountains surrounded by towering redwoods.

Pause at the Old Growth Redwood Heritage Viewing Deck and interpretive exhibit to take it all in at Roberts Regional Park. (Courtesy of Melissa Ozbek) When you’re ready, climb a connector trail to the Old Growth Redwood Heritage Viewing Deck and follow signs for the Redwood Bowl Staging Area back to the parking lot.

Trail map: https://tinyurl.com/RedwoodBowlLoop Details: The Redwood Bowl Staging Area opens daily by 8 a.m. on Skyline Boulevard, southeast of the Chabot Science and Space Center. Closing times are seasonal. The main parking lots are $5 per car, but Redwood Bowl is free; parking can get busy on weekends. Restrooms are located in the Redwood Bowl Picnic Area, 0.2-mile from the parking lot. Find park details at www.ebparks.org/parks/redwood and www.ebparks.org/parks/roberts. Grab a bite: Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom offers burgers, salads, açaí bowls and Brazilian treats like pão de queijo at 4239 Park Blvd. in Oakland. The restaurant is open daily and online ordering is available at https://paulista510.com. After your redwood hike, hit Oakland’s Paulista Brazilian Kitchen and Taproom offers burgers, salads, açaí bowls and Brazilian treats. (Courtesy of Melissa Ozbek)

Mt. Madonna County Park, Watsonville

This park’s redwoods, equestrian trails, vistas and family-friendly campsites in the Santa Cruz Mountains make it feel like a mountain getaway, but it’s less than an hour’s drive south of San Jose in southwestern Santa Clara County.

A moderately challenging 5.3-mile loop circles Blackhawk Canyon on the Sprig, Blackhawk, Contour and Ridge Trails. This route bypasses the lower Blackhawk Canyon

195 Trail, currently being rerouted by the trail crew and volunteers. Going clockwise tackles the steepest part of the hike first and saves a special picnic table for the second half of the hike.

Begin on the single track Sprig Trail, climbing steeply among second-growth redwoods on the edge of the canyon. As you pass the Valley View Campgrounds, it’s fun to scope out campsites and newly installed yurts. Halfway through your hike, at Pole Line Road, turn east onto the Blackhawk, Contour and Ridge Trails, descending along seasonal Blackhawk Creek.

Picnicking options await at Mt. Madonna County Park in Watsonville. (Courtesy of Melissa Ozbek) Stepping out of the shade on the Ridge Trail, the landscape changes, now mostly sunny and open with sticky monkey-flower, chamise and buckwheat. A wooden picnic table at the 4.2-mile mark overlooks Diablo Range peaks and Blackhawk Canyon. Chaparral transitions to oak woodland as you descend Blackhawk Canyon Road back to the Sprig Day Use Area.

Trail map: https://tinyurl.com/BlackhawkCanyonLoop Details: Mt. Madonna County Park is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset. There is a small, no-fee parking lot at the Sprig Day Use Area at Blackhawk Canyon Road and Highway 152, but parking fills quickly. If the lot is full, continue a few miles west to the main park entrance ($6 fee) on Pole Line Road for more parking options. Restrooms are located in the upper part of the park and near the horse trailer parking in the Sprig Day Use Area. Find more park details at www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/. Grab a bite: Olives Mediterranean Market and Grill is a market and cafe combo serving chicken shawarma plates, wraps and other Mediterranean specialties at 890 Renz Lane, Suite 102 in Gilroy. The market is open daily, with online ordering available at www.gilroyolives.com.

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Berkeley brushfire sends smoke along East Bay hills Residents share concerns; fire officials allay fears By GEORGE KELLY | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: July 25, 2021 at 9:10 p.m. | UPDATED: July 26, 2021 at 2:27 p.m.

A large column of smoke is seen from eastbound Interstate 80 lanes rising from a grass fire at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near the Berkeley Marina on Sunday, July 25, 2021 in Berkeley, Calif. (George Kelly/East Bay Times)

BERKELEY — A grass fire within McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near the city’s marina sent up smoke that worried numerous East Bay residents Sunday.

The fire began around 6:15 p.m., sending up a large column of smoke west of Interstate 80 that clung to the hills causing some Berkeley and Oakland residents to call other cities’ fire departments and post to social media.

“According to Oakland Fire Dispatch: Berkeley Fire is working a 2 acre Vegetation fire in the Berkeley Marina area, the smoke from miles away is headed straight at the hills of Berkeley and Oakland,” an Oakland Fire Department post said.

“There is no report of actual fire in Oakland hills.”

The fire was later estimated at 1.5 acres, threatened no structures and caused by a cooking fire at an encampment in Berkeley Meadow near University and Marina boulevards, East Bay Regional Park Fire Capt. Kent Simpson said Sunday night.

There were no reported injuries, and street closures along West Frontage Road were lifted by around 8 p.m.

Simpson credited a quick response from Berkeley and East Bay Regional Park firefighters, who arrived aboard at least a half-dozen engines and controlled the fire within minutes.

“It was burning in grass and brush and that produced a lot of smoke,” Simpson said. “Because of westerly winds, it pushed a lot of grass smoke into the community. It’s absolutely completely understandable that residents would be nervous.”

Simpson reminded residents of the importance of preparation for possible wildfires, including use of defensible space around properties, packing of emergency supplies and evacuation readiness.

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Park It: East Bay district gets $13.5 million from state to prevent fires Most will be used for removing dead or dying trees, rest going toward equipment By NED MACKAY | East Bay Regional Park District PUBLISHED: July 25, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 26, 2021 at 6:21 a.m.

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A pair of hikers walk along a pathway May 12 in San Leandro’s Chabot Park. Many trees in East Bay Regional Park District are dead or dying due to lack of rainfall, and officials now fear the trees could catch fire and flames could sweep through the parks and reach nearby homes. The park district has received a direct appropriation of $13.5 million in the California budget to fund wildfire prevention and fuel reduction needs in the East Bay hills.

In a measure that’s timely to say the least, the East Bay Regional Park District has received a direct appropriation of $13.5 million in the California budget to fund wildfire prevention and fuel reduction needs in the East Bay hills.

The appropriation was proposed by state Sens. Nancy Skinner, of Berkeley, and Bob Wieckowski, of Fremont, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, of Orinda. $10 million will be used to remove dead and dying trees, a concerning development that has been detected especially in Anthony Chabot and Reinhardt Redwood regional parks in Oakland, Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond and Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley. The remaining $3.5 million will be used to buy equipment to improve the district’s ability to fight fires, including the replacement of the district’s aging helicopter, which is used to drop water on fires burning in inaccessible terrain.

“We are so thankful for the support and leadership of our legislators in the East Bay, especially Senators Skinner and Wieckowski and Assemblywoman Bauer-Kahan, for recognizing the severity of the sudden tree die-off issue and providing funding to address it,” said park district board President Dee Rosario.

198 First noticed in the East Bay in October 2020, sudden tree die-off is affecting many varieties of trees throughout California, including eucalyptus, acacia, bay and pine. The estimated cost to remove the dead or dying trees in the district is $30 million based on current tree removal contracts.

“EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention,” said EBRPD fire Chief Aileen Theile. “These state funds couldn’t come at a better time, as we are shovel-ready.”

Firefighters say dead trees burn hotter, faster and are more likely to cast embers downwind, igniting potentially dangerous new fires. And many of the park areas experiencing die-off are old eucalyptus plantations with a very high tree density. Wildfire protection is a year-round effort for the park district.

Ongoing projects include regular fuels reduction, professionally trained full-time and on- call wildland firefighters and remote automated weather stations that help monitor wildfire risks so that fire staff and resources can be deployed efficiently. In the past 10 years, EBRPD has invested $20.5 million in its fuel reduction efforts to keep the East Bay hills safer from wildfire threats.

Oakley: There’s a lot going on at regional park district visitor centers the weekend of July 31 and Aug. 1. For example, swimming salmon cycles is the program theme July 31 at Big Break Regional Shoreline in Oakley. It’s all about the salmon life cycle and why the Delta is so important for salmon survival. The Big Break naturalists also will set up interactive stream tables to show how water moves through California from the Sierra to the sea. The program is geared for children ages 2 and older and their caregivers, but all ages are welcome.

Various COVID-19 safety protocols are in effect. Each visitor older than 2 must wear a face mask during the program. A minimum distance of 6 feet from those outside your household is required, and up to six people from one household are allowed per group. All group members must arrive together. Participants younger than 18 must have a chaperone. Thirty-minute programs start at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon. The program is free, but registration is required. To register ahead, call 888-327-2757, option 2. Same- day registration on-site is also available, space permitting. For a full list of nature programs, visit the park district website at ebparks.org.

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7 Shady Hikes to Help Beat the Heat 2021/07/28 Julie Honan Johnston The Bay Area has no shortage of spectacular hikes with staggering scenery and endless vistas but exposed trails can become uncomfortably warm, especially for tiny tots who don’t always celebrate when they hear “Let’s keep hiking.” Fortunately, the Bay is also bursting with shady forests and covered canopies. Bring your little trailblazers on one of these cool walks among slugs, bugs and brooks and “hiking” will take on a whole new meaning.

photo: Julie Honan Johnston

North Bay Pioneer Tree Trail, Samuel P. Taylor State Park Beauty is abundant in Samuel P. Taylor State Park but one of the most beautiful things about it is how otherworldly it feels despite the fact that it’s so accessible. From the mystical picnic area set along the creek, follow this meandering loop to the Pioneer Tree, a stunning old growth redwood surrounded by a forest of younger ones. Mushrooms, ferns, moss, spiderwebs, dew drops and salamanders are just a few of the many features your kids will love exploring. Length: 2.1 miles, loop Level: Easy Online: parks.ca.gov

photo: K. Russell via alltrails Cataract Falls Trail, Mount Tamalpais Watershed When water is flowing, you’ll find mini falls and mounds of mud to slosh in along this out-and-back trail. Even if your kids aren’t in the mood to make it all the way to the main falls, there are plenty of attractions along the way. Pack a picnic to share creekside or at one of the picnic tables about halfway in and have fun scampering across bridges and over rocks. This one will get everyone’s hearts pumping! Length: 4.8 miles, out and back Level: Moderate Online: marinwater.org

200 East Bay Sequoia Bayview Trail, Joaquin Miller Park Wide, flat, mellow, shaded: this is literally a walk in the park. If your kids would rather be on wheels, bring along their scoot and dirt bikes (be sure to keep your eyes open for mountain bikers who share the trail). Enjoy lunch in a redwood grove and hike under varied canopies from bay laurel to oak and madrone. Want to keep rolling? Longer trails extend in all directions from here. Though Covid protocols are still in place, you can make advanced reservations and take a plunge into nearby Roberts Pool to top off your afternoon. Length: 2.8 miles, out and back Level: Easy Online: oaklandca.gov photo: A.Pariser via alltrails West Ridge, Graham, and Dunn Trail Loop, Roberts Regional Recreation Area Adjacent to Redwood Regional Park in Oakland (also packed with cool walks in the woods), this is a shady haven with some ups, downs, bumps and twists. This is part of an 87-acre area of second growth redwood trees and is a perfect place to pop out of the city and soak up the majesty of the redwoods without having to drive or hike far. You’ll find a viewing deck and interpretive signs, meadows blooming with wildflowers and a popular playground where you can unwind after your explorations. Length: 3 miles, loop Level: Easy Online: ebayparks.org

photo: Scott Ritchie via All Trails

South Bay/Peninsula Purisma Creek to Grabtown Gulch to Borden Hatch Mill Loop, Purisma Creek Redwoods Open Space Banana slugs, butterflies and ladybugs abound on this lush, forested path near Half Moon Bay. Since many people flock to coastal trails with vistas, you won’t have to share this quiet wilderness with hoards of humans. This is a longer loop for little legs, so come prepared for a full day in the forest, or plan on turning this into an out-and-back and simply turn around when you’re ready to return to civilization.

201 Length: 6.3 miles, loop Level: Moderate Online: openspace.org

photo: J B via alltrails Six Bridges Trail, Butano State Park A creek for feet-dipping, mud for stomping and six bridges for crossing—what little explorer wouldn’t love this misty, magical trail? Some trails in Butano State Park are currently closed due to fire damage, but this one is currently open and brimming with life. Interpretive signs and an artificial bat house add to the experience, and you can easily make the hike longer by continuing on to Butano Creek Trail. Nearby Pescadero makes for a fun place to begin or end your day. Try a bowl of Duarte’s famous artichoke soup or a sip of chardonnay at Sante Arcangeli’s tasting room while the kids romp around Harley Farms. Length: 2.2 miles, out and back Level: Moderate Online: parks.ca.gov photo: Y. Liu via alltrails Sanborn Loop to Indian Rock, Sanborn County Park Super shady and spectacularly scenic, this rigorous hike is more than a leg-stretch. Escape the nearby Saratoga crowds and head up the San Andreas Trail, making your way up some decent inclines. You’ll pass through the walk-in campground which might inspire a return for a night or two, as it’s an idyllic spot to spend time soaking up the shade. With lots of boulders to climb, steps to scale, and rocks to toss, this will keep the most energetic of the bunch entertained for hours. Length: 7.7 miles, loop Level: Moderate Online: sccgov.org

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Walking the Contra Costa Canal Trail Is an Excercise in Quasi-Urban Relaxation It’s a practical whole-access trail with a weird sort of semi-industrial beauty Thomas Smith Jul 24 Photo credit: Thomas Smith

The Weekend Wind-Down is a series from The Bold Italic highlighting ways to explore the Bay Area and wind down from your stressful week. If you have an idea or tip, email us, or DM us on Twitter or Instagram.

The East Bay is famous for its trails, with a sprawling network of paved and off-road paths which connect many of the region’s bigger towns, as well as parks and other attractions. For sheer usefulness--as well as a weird kind of semi-industrial beauty--few of them beat the Contra Costa Canal Trail.

The trail is among the most-used thoroughfares in the East Bay, according to the East Bay Regional Parks District. It was created as something of a mistake, or at least an afterthought. The trail follows the path of the Contra Costa Canal, a human-made waterway originally built in 1930 to carry water for irrigating local crops. World War 2 delayed its completion, but when the canal finally came online, it carried water from Rock Slough to the city of Martinez, a function it serves to this day. (Today the water is purified and used for drinking rather than for agriculture.)

That’s one of the strange aspects of the canal trail — although parts feel natural and secluded, you’re still following the route of a working canal, complete with locks, electrical substations, runoff drains, and other urban miscellanies.

Realizing that the canal provided a flat, relatively secluded right-of-way through several East Bay towns, the Contra Costa Water District, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Park District teamed up to turn it into a paved walking path. Today the Contra Costa Canal Trail follows a nearly 14-mile horseshoe, snaking through the towns of Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, and Martinez. It connects to several local parks (including Heather Farm in Walnut Creek and Lime Ridge in Concord) and Pleasant Hill BART via a short connector. It also intersects several other major trails--including the East Bay’s mighty Iron Horse Trail--making it part of a much broader trail network.

The Canal Trail is paved and flat throughout, and as a “whole access" trail it’s accessible for wheelchairs and strollers--a relative rarity in the East Bay. It’s also classified as a

203 mixed-use trail, which means it’s open to wheelchairs, pedestrians, bikes, and horses. It would be pretty badass to run your horse into downtown Walnut Creek to grab a drink or catch a show at the Lesher Center. Sadly, I’ve never seen anyone actually do this. But the trail is wildly popular with runners, walkers, and cyclists.

Part of that popularity has to do with the fact that the trail provides a lifeline of walkability and bike-ability to the otherwise largely car-dependent East Bay suburbs. When I lived in Walnut Creek far before the pandemic, I’d see hundreds of mostly young male cyclists — bedecked with messenger bags and wearing UnTUCKit shirts — cruising down the trail in the mornings, on their way to BART and ultimately their cushy coding jobs in SOMA. Because the Canal Trail serves BART but then branches out through the surrounding towns — providing a safe, flat and paved path for casual cyclists — it’s an important last- mile artery for many car-free East Bay commuters.

One of my favorite stretches of the Canal Trail is the segment that links Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. To use it, park at the Pleasant Hill BART station (or take BART to the trail), and cross the dramatic pedestrian bridge over Treat Boulevard. You’ll start on a short section of the Iron Horse Trail which links the BART station to the Canal Trail. You’ll know you’ve reached the Canal Trail when you see… a canal.

Turn left, and join the Canal Trail proper. This segment of the trail meanders behind large Walnut Creek homes in a shaded woodland area, making for a pleasant, cool stroll or ride. If you’re lucky, you might see river otters or other wildlife in the canal. The trail then crosses above a giant, concrete irrigation channel which is filled with an anemic trickle of water during the Summer but turns into a raging torrent during Winter rains. Come back in the Winter or Fall during a rainstorm and loiter on the bridge for a dramatic view of the raging waters.

After passing the channel, the trail becomes much more industrial. That’s one of the strange aspects of the canal trail — although parts feel natural and secluded, you’re still following the route of a working canal, complete with locks, electrical substations, runoff drains, and other urban miscellanies. It lends the trail a weird kind of utilitarian beauty.

Sunsets and runoff drains on the Contra Costa Canal Trail. Credit: the Author.

Stay on the trail as it passed behind businesses in the Northern reaches of Walnut Creek, until you reach a wooden bridge that leads into Heather Farm Park, one of the best parks in the East Bay.

Especially if you brought a dog on your walk, you should detour into Heather Farm and check out their dog park, or have a picnic in the Gardens at Heather Farm, where roses are in full bloom all Summer. When you’re done in the park, rejoin the Canal Trail and

204 walk about a block to where it intersects Bancroft Road. Jog slightly left into Countrywood Shopping Center, and grab lunch at Genova, a local Italian deli, or a treat at the family-owned O’Brien’s ice cream.

If you’re cycling, you can continue down the trail towards Martinez for a longer ride. If you’re walking or using a wheelchair, retrace your footsteps for an out-and-back hike that’s about 3 miles total. For the ambitious, you can follow the trail back to where it intersects the Iron Horse, and follow that trail in the opposite direction for 1.3 miles to reach downtown Walnut Creek proper.

Here’s a map of my own recent hike on the Canal Trail between BART and Countrywood. (I skipped Heather Farm this time).

My recent walk (out but not back). Credit: The author via Google Maps/Fitbit.

Check out the Contra Costa Canal Trail the next time you’re in the East Bay. And if you ride your horse to the Countrywood Starbucks, the Bold Italic wants photos!

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Steam trains, creeks and piglets: The secrets of Tilden Park Andrew Chamings July 23, 2021Updated: July 24, 2021 7:48 a.m.

Visitors ride the scaled down Tilden Park steam train, known as the Redwood Valley Railway, across a trellis bridge through Tilden Park in the East Bay on July 18, 2021. The train runs on a 15-gauge track.

Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

There aren’t many parks in the Bay Area that can compete with Golden Gate Park, but in terms of dramatic hikes, soaring views, kids attractions (and adorable piglets), Tilden Park may give San Francisco’s crown jewel a run for its money.

Tilden is still largely a wilderness, spanning 2,000 acres between the Berkeley Hills and the San Pablo Ridge, and it’s not all for the faint of heart. In place of Golden Gate Park’s lush meadows and flower beds, Tilden is rocky and steep in places, and the windblown peaks along the trails are a challenge for any hiker. But between the hills, pastoral meadows and babbling creeks fill the valleys.

The land was purchased by the East Bay Regional Park District in 1936 and named after Charles Lee Tilden, a San Francisco attorney and UC Berkeley grad who served on the first board of directors of the East Bay Regional Park District. Tilden's bust now looks out over the park near the Brazilian Room.

While many of the park's attractions were shuttered through the pandemic, the hikes and meadows proved more popular than ever as East Bay residents' normal weekend activities were curtailed. But now just about everything, from the carousel to the steam train, is running again and open to visitors.

Here’s a rundown of the most popular, and some of the lesser-known treasures of Tilden Park.

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There aren't many more delightful things to do with your kids in the Bay Area than watch a goat snaffle a stick of celery right out of a toddler's hand. The Little Farm, opened in 1955 next to the Environmental Education Center, has been giving city kids the opportunity to interact with ducks, pigs, sheep, chickens and even cows for decades. There's also a play park and field nearby for kids to get out some energy after feeding their new animal friends.

A family walks outside the Tilden Nature Area Little Farm in Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

The Little Farm isn't the only place in Tilden where you may run across a goat or two. Herds often roam the steep grasslands to control vegetation for wildfire defense.

After months of almost-impossible-to-get reservations, the farm is now open again to walk-ins and is 100% free and fantastic. (Remember to bring your own celery and lettuce.)

A pig walks out of a barn at Tilden Nature Area Little Farm in Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE The Merry-Go-Round

The antique merry-go-round on Central Park Drive is a beautiful, ornate menagerie that is now welcoming kids back onto its array of revolving mythical sea creatures, giraffes and wooden horses. Built by the Herschell-Spillman Company in 1911, the attraction has a storied history and made its way merrily around southern California for years. From an amusement park in San Bernardino, down to San Diego and then to Griffith Park in Los Angeles, the circling hand-carved poplar animals and two band organs finally made their way up to Tilden in 1948.

207 For this writer's kids, the carousel has become an annual Christmas tradition, when giant inflatable and illuminated Santas and snowmen surround the ride. While reservations are not required, they are recommended through the carousel's website.

Customers ride the merry-go-round in Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Tilden Park Golf Course

The first time I played golf at Tilden, I felt like I was a character in "Tiger Woods PGA Tour" on the Playstation, and not a very good one.

The course is stunning, undulating and really, really hard. The 6,294-yard championship course designed by William Park Bell Jr. was opened in 1937 and is billed as "one of the most beautiful and best laid courses in the West."

The course's website, where you can book a tee time, even describes the layout as "challenging." It's also steep in places, so a cart is recommended. But it's worth it for the views and the wildlife. Deer and turkeys wander the course, and coyote howls can often be heard in trees, so be careful when you're rummaging around for a lost ball.

Several golfers putt on a green at the Tilden Park Golf Course in Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Steam Train

If goat-feeding and merry-go-rounding hasn't satisfied your kids, Tilden has a bona fide miniature steam train that chugs a mile through the hills, as well as a tunnel that can scare preschoolers. It's hard to describe how bucolic the scene is at the Redwood Valley Railroad, it feels frozen in time. Kids wave excitedly from the carts as the steam whistles through the engine passing by the 800 redwoods, exactly as it did more than 50 years ago.

208 Train engineer Jonathan Kruger, center, drives the Tilden Park steam train, known as the Redwood Valley Railway, through Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. The train runs on a 15-gauge track. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

The track was built in 1952 by Erich Thomsen, an engineer with three patents to his name, who worked for the Western Pacific Railroad.

Like anything in Tilden Park, it's not easy to find (and there's little cell coverage, so load up your maps app before you embark). The train is at near the south end of the park, where Grizzly Peak Boulevard hits Lomas Cantadas Road, and tickets cost only $3 for the glorious 12-minute ride. There's also an even smaller train that offers rides for free on Sundays.

Before it became infested with toxic blue-green algae and shuttered, seemingly indefinitely, Lake Anza was a great place to swim. The natural, spring-fed swimming hole was formed by the construction of the Tilden Park Dam in 1938.

While you can't get in the water for the foreseeable future, the hike around the perimeter is really pretty, and the beach is a great place to unwind (and with zero cellphone service, it's a great spot to escape the hustle for an hour or two).

Toxic algae is visible along the shoreline of Lake Anza in Tilden Park on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

209 The tiny Tilden post office

Once upon a time, a hollowed-out tree on the Curran Trail in Tilden Park housed a magical post office where children could post letters to the fairies. While it's not completely vanished, much of the detail and tchotchkes — such as the bird cage, post office sign and tiny post box — are now gone. I visited the tree this week as families peered into what's left, reminiscing over the fairy tree.

Kids do still use the trunk to gift the fairies, and I found a painted stone, a paper flower, an unopened letter addressed to "Fairy" and an adorable note saying, "Dear fares i am to giv you a gift. it is a unicorn."

To find the tree, which hopefully will be returned to its tiny glory one day soon, cross Wildcat Creek on the Curran Trail and look to your left after a few steps up the hill.

The tiny Tilden post office, Tilden Park, Berkeley, Calif. Andrew Chamings The Brazilian Room

The magnificent Brazilian Room on Shasta Road began life as a pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in 1939.

The hardwood paneling from the pavilion was moved to Tilden in 1940 using the labor of relief workers in the Works Progress Administration, part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. (Other sites in the park that were built through the same agency include Lake Anza, the golf course and the Botanical Garden.)

As the Berkeley Historical Society describes, “When the exposition ended, the Brazilian Room was presented to the East Bay Regional Park District by the country of Brazil as a gift of friendship. Because the exterior of the building was perishable, the building was dismantled for transport to Tilden Regional Park. The Works Progress Administration built a new permanent exterior, combining local rock and timber with the beautiful walls, floors and fixtures from Brazil.”

The building is a hugely popular venue for weddings in the East Bay. Book yours through the East Bay parks district.

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There are 53 hikes mapped out in Tilden Park on the AllTrails site, and nearly all of them offer a glimpse of a stunning vista. From the sprawling view east of the canyons and San Pablo Reservoir to the distant San Francisco skyline to the west, the peaks of of Tilden provide breathtaking sights.

The most popular hike may be the 6.8 mile trek from Inspiration Point to Vollmer Peak, the highest point in the Berkeley Hills. The trail dips through pine trees and eucalyptus groves and rises to stunning views of the Briones and San Pablo reservoirs, along with Mount Diablo, before ending at the giant radio tower atop Vollmer Peak.

A family poses for a photo while taking in the view of the San Francisco Bay Area and downtown San Francisco along Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Tilden Park in the East Bay on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

The trails do get pretty crowded, especially on weekends. One hidden hike, on Rifle Range Road Trail in Wildcat Canyon, sees less traffic because of a steep section that keeps many amateurs away, as SFGATE writer David Curran discovered.

Some trails are closed right now, including the Tower Trailhead on Grizzly Peak Boulevard because of wildfire risk and the Grizzly Peak Trail because of storm damage. Find the up-to-date trail information at the parks district's website.

Downtown San Francisco is surrounded by fog as viewed from Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Tilden Park in the East Bay on July 18, 2021. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE

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East Bay Regional Park offers a peaceful escape to the great outdoors

By Gasia Mikaelian

Published July 23

HAYWARD, Calif. - The "great outdoors" never closed during the pandemic: the East Bay Regional Park District saw a 30% jump in visitors last year, and interest is still going strong.

Ira Bletz is a manager at Garin Regional Park in Hayward and he's never seen interest like what he is seeing now during his 41 years with the park system.

Many parks are "hidden away" in the east bay's biggest cities, said Bletz, "right off Mission Boulevard, over the hill, you're in the park."

San Ramon resident Karen McNamara was at Garin recently for a walk with a good friend. She has been coming here for years, "I went to high school down the road and there were always parties here at Garin in the 70s," said McNamara.

The surge the park district saw last year is continuing. People are continuing new habits, including a deep appreciation of parks and open space.

Both Alameda and Contra Costa counties declared ERBP an "essential service" at the beginning of the pandemic for the physical and mental health benefits of being in nature.

"It's just very peaceful and gives us a different perspective on what happened to us last year," said Verna Lee of San Ramon said of Garin Regional Park, "and it's a good way to acclimate being outside our homes."

There are several new and upgraded features across the district's 70-plus parks and 1200 miles of regional trails.

Depending on the park, you can go picnicking, swimming, fishing, camping, or just out for a peaceful walk. With very little cost, or effort you can spend the whole day at a park that feels "a million miles away" without trekking too far from home.

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California Drought Killing Frogs, Salamanders in the East Bay By Melissa Colorado • Published July 22, 2021 • Updated on July 23, 2021 at 11:57 am

The worsening drought is causing creeks, ponds and wells to run dry across the state. Park officials in the East Bay say it’s an emergency that’s killing off animals like frogs and salamanders, who need water to breed. The lack of water is also pushing coyotes and deer away from their habitats and closer to ours. “When someone has a glass of water at a friend’s house and they just knock it down the sink before they leave, I get kind of upset, ‘no you could’ve watered a plant’,” said Ava Johnson of Concord. On the US Drought Monitor Map, the North and East Bay are covered in maroon – the color that represents the category no one wants to be in: exceptional drought. Matt Graul with the East Bay Regional Park says that spells death for species already on the brink of extinction. “We’re concerned that our endangered species, the California red legged frog and the California tiger salamander aren’t able to complete their full breeding cycle,” he said. It’s common for ponds to dry up in the Bay Area, but this year, Graul says the ponds dried up much earlier, kicking off a domino effect of hungry animals like coyotes scouring for food. “A lot of the rodent population has decreased significantly so that’s what they depend on – so if they’re not finding it in our parks, they’re going to find it in urban areas,” Graul said. Even grazing cattle ran out of water. “We’ve had to remove the cattle early from those parks because there wasn’t water and it wasn’t healthy for the cows to remain on the land,” Graul said. The one-two punch of climate change and this year’s drought is also killing off 15- hundred acres of trees in the East Bay Regional Park district. Graul says the district is doing its best to mitigate water sources, as it prepares for an even drier fall. “I don’t want ice to be the monetary figure of the future,” said Johnson.

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Bay Area Ridge Trail to Complete 400 Miles of Connected Trails in 2021 Joins other popular US trails, such as the Pacific Crest Trail and Appalachian Trail as a world-class hiking and outdoor adventure destination

Planned trail sections to be completed in 2021. Pacific Union College to Moore Creek Park, Napa County - 3.7 miles and El Sereno Open Space Preserve (Santa Clara County) - 3.5 miles.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) JULY 21, 2021

The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council today announced they are near to reaching the goal of 400 miles of connected trails that circumvent the Bay Area. Today 393 miles of connected trails are now available for outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy–with the goal of reaching 400 miles in 2021. The notable announcement culminates a thirty-year project first envisioned by William Penn Mott, Jr., who served as Director of the National Park Service, the East Bay Regional Park, and the California State Parks. Mott’s vision was to unite the ridges encircling the Bay Area into one continuous trail connecting parks, people and open space. The Ridge Trail, as it’s colloquially known, provides Bay Area hikers, bikers, equestrians, runners, and families epic and everyday outdoor adventures. “We are delighted to be on the final ascent to reach this significant 400-mile waypoint along our path,” says Janet McBride, Executive Director of the Bay Area Ridge Council, “Now, more than ever, people appreciate hitting the trail for both epic adventures and quick jaunts to recharge and get a fresh perspective.”

214 Today’s announcement is the result of decades of effort by the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and numerous agencies and local governments, parks, land trusts, and other stakeholders and volunteers from all nine Bay Area counties working in close partnership to plan, build, and ultimately complete a continuous, multi-use 550-mile Ridge Trail.

“The Ridge Trail being constructed on the SFPUC’s Peninsula Watershed is a great example of how thoughtful planning and design can create education and public access opportunities for everyone to enjoy corners of the Bay Area previously not accessible,” comments Tim Ramirez, Natural Resources and Land Management Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, “Our focus is on protecting source water quality for our customers and the ecological resources found in the watershed, while providing managed access to trails compatible with these objectives.”

Kristen Ragain, REI Co-op Philanthropy Manager, “The Ridge Trail supports REI Co-op’s commitment to helping all people experience the transformative power of the outdoors by building on the trail infrastructure that makes life outside possible.”

“Having 400 miles of connected trails circumventing the Bay Area is a boon for the community, hikers and all trail-goers," said Meaghan Praznik, head of communications at outdoor recreation app, AllTrails. It's a destination outdoor enthusiasts can retreat to and enjoy the beauty of the Bay Area.”

Popular NBC Bay Area television program OpenRoad with Doug McConnell will present a special episode featuring the Ridge Trail on July 18, 2021. For more information, maps, trail locations, volunteer opportunities, or to make a donation, visit ridgetrail.org

A complete list of partners can be found here. (http://www.ridgetrail.org/park-and-open-space- partners/)

About The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Founded in 1989, the Bay Area Ridge Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to plan, promote and sustain a connected hiking, cycling, and equestrian trail on the ridge lines around San Francisco Bay—linking people, parks and open space for today and future generations. Currently over 393 miles (of the planned 550 miles) of the multi-use trail are complete and open for exploration and adventure.

215 New Tool Differentiates Endangered Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse from Abundant Look-Alike UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS

21 JULY 2021 It’s hard to save what you can’t identify. That’s been a problem for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, which is found only in the salty, brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s hard to save what you can’t identify. That’s been a problem for the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, which is found only in the salty, brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay Area. The mouse competes for space with about eight million humans, and more than three-quarters of its habitat has been eaten by development and land conversion. That loss is expected to increase amid rising sea levels. Conserving the population has proven tricky, in part because it looks so much like another mouse in the area—the western harvest mouse—that is abundant throughout western U.S. But scientists from UC Davis have developed a tool, a “decision tree,” that has been able to differentiate the doppelgängers with up to 99% accuracy, without the need for genetic analysis. “If people misidentify the species, they have a false impression that they’re doing well,” said Mark Statham, a researcher with the Mammalian Ecology and Conservation Unit within the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Read more at University of California - Davis Image: A salt marsh harvest mouse is identified in the field at Point Pinole in the San Francisco Bay. (Credit: Laureen Barthman-Thompson)

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East Bay Parks receives $13.5M from state for forest management, wildfire prevention Projects to include removing dead trees, buying replacement equipment by Tony Hicks / BCN Foundation Uploaded: Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 2:30 am

The East Bay Regional Park District received $13.5 million from the state last week to improve its ability to fight wildfires and remove fuels like dead and dying trees, district officials said Thursday.

The district will use $10 million of the direct appropriation to remove potential fuels from parks around the region while the remaining $3.5 million will be used to buy and replace fire-combating equipment like the district's aging helicopter.

According to the district, Sens. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) and Bob Wieckowski (D- Fremont) proposed the $10 million in funding while Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer- Kahan (D-Orinda) proposed the equipment funding.

The appropriation was made available after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $100 billion funding package on July 12.

"EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention," EBRPD Fire Chief Aileen Theile said in a statement, adding that the district is "shovel ready" to begin the necessary forest management projects.

Park district officials first noticed the sudden tree die-off in October 2020 and estimate that it will cost roughly $30 million on top of the $20.5 million the district has spent over the last decade to remove the dead and dying trees from all of the district's parks.

According to the district, Anthony Chabot and Reinhardt Redwood regional parks in Oakland, Miller Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond and Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley and Orinda are most in need of forest management to reduce the risk of wildfires in the region.

"The East Bay Regional Park District is a wonderful local resource for all of us who love the outdoors. But it is not immune from these dangerous conditions," Wieckowski said. "By removing dead trees and other sources that fuel wildfires, the district is proactively

217 working to reduce risks and improve safety, and these funds will help accelerate the process."

To further reduce the risk of wildfires, the district has prohibited smoking in any district-operated park and also banned building fires outside of designated areas for the remainder of the fire season.

Information about fire safety at East Bay parks can be found at www.ebparks.org.

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Park It: Richmond’s model railroad museum great for kids of all ages Miller-Knox Shoreline outside also a fine place to visit, with hiking trails and fantastic views of the bay Sean Connelley — staff archives Robby Voorhis, 3, of San Francisco watches a scale model of a train previously in the Golden State Model Railroad Museum at Miller- Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond, one of the unique attractions reopening in the East Bay Regional Park District. By NED MACKAY | East Bay Regional Park District PUBLISHED: July 18, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 18, 2021 at 5:40 a.m. As pandemic fears recede and the East Bay Regional Park District resumes more normal operations, one of the unique attractions reopening is the Golden State Model Railroad Museum at Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond.

At 900-A Dornan Drive just past the tunnel from Point Richmond, the museum features 10,000 square feet of operating model trains with 200 feet of public walkway on which to watch the action. Setups are elaborate, depicting in miniature a variety of typical California landscapes. For model train hobbyists, the main modeling scales are “O,” “HO” and “N.” The museum is now open with model trains running on Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for ages 12 and older; $3 for ages 4 through 11 or 63 and older; $10 for families; and free for ages 4 or younger. The museum is fully wheelchair-accessible.

Outside the museum, Miller-Knox Shoreline is a great place to spend the day. The park has hiking trails along the shoreline and up the hills with great views of San Francisco Bay and its environs. There are picnic tables, a fishing pier at Ferry Point, a saltwater lagoon, and you can swim in the bay at Keller Beach. It’s at your own risk, though, as there’s no lifeguard service. For more information on the model railroad museum and shoreline park, check out gsmrm.org and ebparks.org online.

Walnut Creek: There’s unfortunate news from Diablo Foothills/Castle Rock Regional Parklands in Walnut Creek, where a pair of nesting peregrine falcons hatched four chicks

219 this spring. All evidence indicates that the four chicks were killed by a predator: a great horned owl that had been seen in the vicinity of the falcon nest. The chicks were too young to fly or defend themselves, and the parent peregrines couldn’t protect them either. For anyone following the peregrines, it’s tough news. But to bird biologists, it’s a common occurrence. Peregrine falcons and great-horned owls are mortal enemies. Neither species tolerates the other nearby, and peregrines prey on other birds too, just like the owl. While wildlife volunteers and researchers did their best to prevent park visitors from disturbing the birds during mating season, they couldn’t stop nature from taking its course.

“We witnessed another wonder of nature. Just as we watched the peregrines catch woodpeckers, phoebes, bats and more, so we saw a different predator win the day,” said Kendall Oei, one of the park’s wildlife volunteers.

Peregrines are amazing birds. They can dive at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour, which makes them the world’s fastest animal. No longer on the federal endangered species list, peregrines are still fully protected under California’s Fish & Game Code — though not from owls.

The Castle Rock formation is actually in Mount Diablo State Park, overlooking Pine Canyon and Diablo Foothills Regional Park. The rocks are closed to hikers and climbers every year during the mating season, which runs from Feb. 1 to July 31. If disturbed during this time period, the birds can fail to mate or can abandon their nests. Staff of the two park agencies and an all-volunteer natural history education team keep watch on the peregrines during the mating season. In 2020 two pairs of nesting peregrines were seen in the rocks, but neither pair ever settled into incubation.

The peregrine situation does bring up a point. If you encounter wildlife while visiting the regional parks or any other open space, please keep your distance. Do not try to approach or otherwise interact with the animals. It’s best for humans and wild animals if the animals do not lose their wariness of humans or become dependent on us.

And dogs are permissible off-leash in the back country as long as they are under their owners’ voice control, which generally means they will return when called. If a dog begins chasing wildlife, or if there are cattle nearby, the dog must be placed on leash. The regional parks are essentially wildlife sanctuaries, and we can all do our part to keep them that way.

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$13.5M devoted to wildfire prevention in East Bay Regional Park District BAY AREA by: Fareeha Rehman Posted: Jul 16, 2021 / 07:47 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 16, 2021 / 07:47 AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The East Bay Regional Park District has millions of dollars to spend for wildfire prevention, thanks to funding from the state budget.

Lawmakers representing Berkeley, Fremont and Orinda are deciding how this $13.5 million will be split. A majority of it would go toward removing dead and dyinh trees in regional parks, Senators Nancy Skinner and Bob Wieckowski proposed.

The remaining $3.5 million would provide fire equipment to improve the park district’s ability to fight fires, assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan recommended. This includes replacing a helicopter used to drop water on fires that burn in ‘inaccessible terrain,’ according to the East Bay Regional Park District press release.

“EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention,” EBRPD Fire Chief Aileen Theile said, adding “these State funds couldn’t come at a better time as we are shovel ready” with designated projects to remove dangerous fuels in District parks while helping to keep forests healthy.

Removing dead and dying trees is a costly action. The park district said the estimated cost to cover 1,500 acres would be over double the total funding they received – $30 million.

Sudden tree die-off has impacted eucalyptus, acacia, bay and pine in the East Bay. Authorities said they first noticed the phenomenon in October 2020.

Here are the East Bay locations where tree die-off has been seen the most:

• Anthony Chabot and Reinhardt Redwood Regional Parks in Oakland • Miller Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond • Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley/Orinda

This increases wildfire risk significantly as dead trees can burn hotter and faster, and are able to potentially ignire more fires.

The East Bay Regional Park District said it already has a wildfire vegetation management plan in place and has invested $20.5 million over the last decade to prevent wildfires in the East Bay hills.

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As mass tree death worsens, East Bay parks get $10M for removal About 1,500 acres of trees in the the East Bay Regional Park District have been affected by a new die-off pattern that’s seen as dangerous during fire season. by Zac Farber July 16, 2021

A worker in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in May cuts the limb off of a pine tree affected by a new pattern of mass tree death. The East Bay Regional Park District received a $10 million appropriation to remove dead and dying trees. Credit: EBRPD

The East Bay Regional Park District has received a $10 million state budget appropriation to reduce the fire risk posed by a worsening pattern of mass tree death. The die-off, first noticed last October, has mostly hit eucalyptus, acacias, pines and bay laurels and has expanded this summer amid an exceptional drought.

The park district said in early March that 1,001 acres of trees had been impacted, primarily in Reinhardt Redwood, Anthony Chabot and Tilden parks but now the district estimates that 1,500 acres are affected. EBRPD encompasses about 125,000 acres.

“The minute the weather starts to get warmer and windier, the trees go looking for water in the ground and there isn’t any,” EBRPD Fire Chief Aileen Theile said.

While sudden tree die-off is affecting woodland throughout the Bay Area, the East Bay Regional Park District was the only park system across the state to receive a direct appropriation for tree removal in the state budget, signed by the governor on Monday.

The $10 million appropriation, proposed by state Sens. Nancy Skinner and Bob Wieckowski, will be a big boost to the EBRPD. In the past decade, the district had spent a total of $20.5 million on all of its fuel reduction efforts. Theile said the money is “a good start” for a year or two, but if it doesn’t rain this winter, much more will be needed.

222 Experts say blame for the tree death pattern can likely be placed on climate change- stoked heat waves and on drought stress, which makes trees more susceptible to parasites and pathogens.

Thele said the die-off appears worse in Alameda and Contra Costa counties than in Marin and San Mateo.

“Because the climate is milder on the coast, with higher humidity, the turn in the trees isn’t as extreme,” she said. “Here we see a tree that looks stressed and then a month later, it’s dead. Over there it seems like they’re seeing more trees looking stressed out and dying, but it’s happening kind of in slow motion.”

During fire season, officials say they’re less interested in why trees are dying than in how to fix the public safety issue.

“Each of these trees to me is basically a gas can with a bunch of Roman candles tied around it,” Nick Luby, the deputy chief of the Oakland Fire Department, said in May. “If one of these trees catches on fire, it’s going to explode, torch up and it’s going to cast embers — depending on the wind — up to a half mile ahead.”

That’s why the park district is working to cut down and remove dead and dying trees — sending out fire engine companies and contractors armed with tree masticators and feller bunchers. Sometimes, Thiele said, the job gets finished with goats that “chew up all the detritus that’s left behind.”

Projects to fell more than 200 trees in Reinhardt Redwood and about 330 pine trees in Miller Knox are currently underway. A project in Tilden will likely be scheduled for the fall.

While drought has plagued California forests in the past — including a severe drought in the Sierra Nevada that killed 140 million trees from 2012 to 2015 — this tree death pattern is the worst in recent memory in the Bay Area.

“In my 40-year career with the park district, I’ve never seen the amount of die-off that we’re seeing today,” EBRPD Board President Dee Rosario said this spring.

The EBRPD also received a $3.5 million appropriation in the state budget for firefighting equipment, which will go in part toward the replacement of the district’s aging helicopter that’s used to drop water on remote wildfires.

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East Bay Park District Receives $13.5M From State For Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention JULY 16, 2021 8:00 AM · 12 COMMENTS

The East Bay Regional Park District received $13.5 million from the state this week to improve its ability to fight wildfires and remove fuels like dead and dying trees, district officials said Thursday.

According to the district, Sens. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Bob Wieckowski, D- Fremont, proposed the $10 million in funding while Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer- Kahan, D-Orinda, proposed the equipment funding.

The appropriation was made available after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $100 billion funding package on Monday.

“EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention,” district Fire Chief Aileen Theile said in a statement, adding that the district is “shovel ready” to begin the necessary forest management projects.

“The East Bay Regional Park District is a wonderful local resource for all of us who love the outdoors.

But it is not immune from these dangerous conditions,” Wieckowski said. “By removing dead trees and other sources that fuel wildfires, the district is proactively working to reduce risks and improve safety, and these funds will help accelerate the process.”

To further reduce the risk of wildfires, the district has prohibited smoking in any district- operated park and also banned building fires outside of designated areas for the remainder of the fire season.

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State Gives East Bay Park District $13.5M For Wildfire Prevention July 15, 2021 at 3:56 pm OAKLAND (CBS SF/B CN) — The East Bay Regional Park District received $13.5 million from the state this week to improve its ability to fight wildfires and remove fuels like dead and dying trees, district officials said Thursday. The district will use $10 million of the direct appropriation to remove potential fuels from parks around the region while the remaining $3.5 million will be used to buy and replace fire- combating equipment like the district’s aging helicopter. According to the district, state senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Bob Wieckowski, D- Fremont, proposed the $10 million in funding while Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, D- Orinda, proposed the equipment funding. The appropriation was made available after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $100 billion funding package on Monday. “EBRPD has more than 1,500 acres of dead or dying trees affected by drought and climate change conditions that need immediate attention,” district Fire Chief Aileen Theile said in a statement, adding that the district is “shovel ready” to begin the necessary forest management projects. Park district officials first noticed the sudden tree die-off in October 2020 and estimate that it will cost roughly $30 million on top of the $20.5 million the district has spent over the last decade to remove the dead and dying trees from all of the district’s parks. According to the district, Anthony Chabot and Reinhardt Redwood regional parks in Oakland, Miller Knox Regional Shoreline in Richmond and Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley and Orinda are most in need of forest management to reduce the risk of wildfires in the region. “The East Bay Regional Park District is a wonderful local resource for all of us who love the outdoors. But it is not immune from these dangerous conditions,” Wieckowski said. “By removing dead trees and other sources that fuel wildfires, the district is proactively working to reduce risks and improve safety, and these funds will help accelerate the process.” To further reduce the risk of wildfires, the district has prohibited smoking in any district- operated park and also banned building fires outside of designated areas for the remainder of the fire season. Information about fire safety at East Bay parks can be found at its website. https://www.ebparks.org.

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Bay Area shifting to normal in small and large ways Four Chronicle reporters spent the month of June observing four Bay Area spots for changes in behavior. What they found was pronounced and profound CAROLYN SAID, JOHN KING, RYAN KOST, RICARDO CANO July 14, 2021Updated: July 14, 2021 6:56 p.m. Chronicle staff photos

After more than a year of pervasive efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Bay Area has been stirring back to life in ways large and small.

Offices slowly are reopening, as are the constellation of restaurants and bars around them. Masks no longer are wardrobe essentials. Roads are crowded once again. Public transit isn’t quite so empty.

But it’s impossible for a metropolitan region to simply push the reset button and return to how things were in early 2020, especially with the coronavirus continuing to mutate and spread. To monitor the ways our Bay Area is shuffling back toward a state of “normal,” four Chronicle reporters observ ed four spots in the region throughout the month of June . Each reporter spent a portion of the same day every week in one location to watch for changes in traffic, mood or behavior. They found a more nuanced reality, where gearing back up is no easy task, and even places that feel the same are touched by the tumult of the past 16 months. ‘This always used to be packed’ Vallejo-San Francisco ferry, Thursdays, 7:45 a.m.

Gretchen Grant of Massachusetts takes a picture of her daughter Clara, 9, as they ride the San Francisco-bound ferry boat from Vallejo on July 6. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle

Regular commuters on the morning ferry to San Francisco rarely look up, no matter the varied sequence of landscapes outside. They scroll their phones, tap away at their laptop computers, maybe grab a final few moments of sleep.

226 Matt Bauer, though, pays enough attention to notice a recent shift in his commute ritual that has continued five days a week, even during the worst of the pandemic.

“There’s definitely an uptick,” he mused from his regular perch on the upper deck at a long central table. Bauer is a social worker in the Tenderloin, and never stopped heading south each morning. “For months, it was bare up here — anybody who had to come in, that’s all you saw.”

During June, an average of 79 riders headed south each day at 7:45, moving slowly past Mare Island until their vessel entered the open bay and picked up speed, passing everything from oil refineries and small islands to Mt. Tamalpais and other marquee attractions. Fifty-plus minutes later came the full-frontal encounter with San Francisco’s skyline, the precise grandeur of the Ferry Building backed by mid-century towers resembling thick shoeboxes and, behind them, such glassy newcomers as Salesforce Tower.

Those numbers are nothing like pre-pandemic days, when there were 323 passengers onboard a typical 7:45 run. But it’s far above the daily average of 30 riders last July, when the route returned after being canceled during the initial shelter-in-place orders.

Riding one day each week, changes aren’t obvious in terms of numbers — especially since these vessels can hold 445 riders spread over two decks and a few rows of windy seats outside on top. But certain trends were visible; by late June there were more and more day- trippers, friends or families heading to the big city for the day.

And then there is the return of former regulars like Eraj Siddiqui, who boarded the ferry on June 17 to travel to San Francisco for the first time since March 2020. He works at a renewable energy firm where employees now are being asked to come in one day a week.

“This is my preferred spot,” he said, near a window at the front, looking up from his laptop to answer questions. He craned his neck to scan nearby rows. “This always used to be packed, I have to say.”

Left: Yellow tape blocks off a row of seats on a Vallejo- bound ferry boat departing from San Francisco on July 6. Right: The same day, Caprice Settles, 5, is held by her father as they ride the San Francisco-bound ferry boat from Vallejo. Ferry ridership has slowly increased in recent weeks with more commuters returning to the office and tourists taking public transit. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle

227 “The ferry is more expensive than your average commute but it’s the best one I had, by far,” Bauer said. “What an amazing way to unwind. You really develop community.”

He paused to survey the long table, which is lined with four seats on each side.

“I’d sit here every morning, play poker with a bunch of guys,” Bauer said. “None are coming back. They’re all in tech.”

— John King

A hotter ticket than ‘Hamilton’ Tilden Little Farm, Friday afternoons Blake Erkel, 3, Mason Montgomery, 3, and Graham Montgomery, 2, with mother Katy Montgomery, feed a cow celery given by Sarah Erkel, in the back, at the Tilden Park Little Farm in Berkeley on July 14. Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle

A perpetual barnyard symphony reverberates at Tilden Little Farm as moos, oinks, bleats, quacks and clucks fill the air. For most of the pandemic, the farm was closed to the public. Park staffers said that, yes, the cows, pigs, sheep and poultry did miss the visitors — or at least the lettuce and celery they proffered.

The farm reopened in late April by advance reservation with limited hours, caps on the number of visitors, and requirements for masking and social distancing. At any given time, there were fewer than a dozen visitors, whereas pre-pandemic, especially on weekends, there might be scores of families.

The atmosphere was unchanged from week to week throughout June with small knots of families strolling from the cow pasture to the pig pen to the poultry barn. But in early July, after the East Bay Regional Park District fully reopened the farm, there was an appreciable increase in visitors.

Even during the reservations-required period, toddlers ran excitedly around the trodden dirt or peeked out cautiously from behind their parents and grandparents. The brave ones held out stalks of celery for the four brown-and-white cows, whose gargantuan tongues elicited shrieks, followed by screams of amazement.

“Can I feed the chickens?” Rosie Martinez, 5, asked her parents, Sophia and Cesar Martinez, as her 2-month-old brother, Nicolas, snoozed in a sling.

228 A sign at the entrance of Tilden Park Little Farm in Berkeley on July 14 recommends that visitors wear masks due to potential crowds. Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle

“Seeing things open up is amazing,” Sophia said. “Last summer we just did nothing. Rosie keeps saying, ‘Best day ever.’”

She, like other parents, said they appreciated the park having rules stricter than those elsewhere in the state because kids under 12 are not vaccinated.

“It’s nice to have an outside activity that is still regulated so it’s not overcrowded,” said Maureen Burke, whose kids Erin, 5, and Grace, 2½, were gently stroking Dutch rabbits being held by volunteer docent Brianna Contaxis-Tucker. “I like places that keep masks for kids.”

Some locals did not realize that reservations were required. Every afternoon, several families would arrive to find the farm fenced off with rented steel barricades and two rangers at an entrance table, explaining that they needed to sign up in advance.

Way, way in advance because the farm, an East Bay mainstay, is overwhelmingly popular.

“This is a hotter ticket than ‘Hamilton,’” said Tempe Minaga-Teves, who brought her children Hana, 7, and Ted, 3. “We’re so happy to be here.”

“Where are the goats, mommy?” asked Hana, echoing a similar question from other children old enough to remember the pre-pandemic farm. (Tilden staff said the small herd is housed at a farm in Santa Rosa while they rebuild the goat barn.)

Tilden fully reopened the farm on June 26 so visitors could show up without reservations or limits. Masks are recommended but not required. The adjacent Environmental Education Center also opened its doors for the first time, while still requiring masks indoors.

About triple the number of people as before the reopening were tromping around the farm on the Friday after reopening. All the adults and most of the children still wore masks.

Cassie Zola, who was sharing a snack with her mother, Wendy Hammond, and children Jaxon, 4½, and Beckett, 20 months, remembers visiting the farm during her own childhood and milking the goats.

“We came before (during the reservations period) and it felt very private, felt very safe — and also felt empty,” she said. “The spirit was missing. It’s good to be back.” —Carolyn Said

229 ‘How quickly will things get back to normal?’ House of Shields, downtown San Francisco, Thursdays, 4 p.m. Jacob Hunt, center, waits to order a drink from the bartender while with colleagues at House of Shields in San Francisco on June 24. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

The House of Shields, an old-school bar, all mahogany walls and hand-tiled floors, opened for the first time since lockdown on May 27, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The place had been busy, the bartender said, busier than he dared to imagine. As it turned out, tourists had come to the city for the weekend and the Palace Hotel, just across the street, was fuller than it had been in a long time.

But, a week later, on June 3, as James Bezaitis, the bartender, told this story, the energy had already cooled. The time was 4 p.m., just before what used to be their happy-hour rush, their busiest time of day when office workers and tourists and regulars would pour into the place for something off their menu of classic cocktails, or maybe a pint of Guinness. Now, Bezaitis, dressed in a crisp, white, collared shirt and a black vest, had just four customers.

“Welcome back,” James says to one man as he pulls up a stool.

“We’re picking up where we left off,” the man answers back. He has a beer and a shot, and he’s gone in 30 minutes.

Over the next five weeks, business would build, “better and better every week,” as manager Eric Passetti put it. House of Shields, a bar that’s been around since 1908 (or maybe it’s 1912?), turned out to be a good place to watch people get back to the business of living. After all, as a general rule, bars get people drinking and drinking gets people talking and talking leads to connections, connections big and small, that never would have — never could have — happened over something like FaceTime or Zoom.

A week later, Thursday, June 10, a man in a suit comes in looking for “Jim.” Jim’s not there so he settles for a cocktail.

“I’m willing to try something new, but I don’t like anything too sweet.”

Maybe something “spirit-forward,” James says. “Our Sazeracs we do very well.”

Left: A customer sips a gin martini while at House of Shields in San Francisco June 24. Right: Bartender Ethan French cleans glassware while tending to customers at the bar on the same day. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle

230 “I’ll have a Sazerac then.”

James mixes one up and places it before him. He takes a sip. “That’s great.” James nods.

“How quickly will things get back to normal?” the man asks.

“I’m guessing September,” James says.

“September,” the man repeats.

But by the next week, June 17, James says he thinks it’ll be earlier than September as he looks down the bar, nearly every seat taken. Happy hour still isn’t what it used to be, but the late-night business has been good. The other night, a group of eight came in just as he was closing. “We’ll make it worth your while,” they told him. And they did.

By the following Thursday, June 24, there was another bartender behind the bar, Ethan French. He was telling a woman at the bar about the brothel that used to be upstairs and the speakeasy that used to be downstairs. He nodded toward a picture of Warren Harding, the former president, hanging on the back wall. Rumor has it he died at House of Shields, and they shuttled his body over to the Palace Hotel.

French is back the next week, too, Thursday, July 1. It’s the busiest it has been during happy hour since House of Shields opened. A group of six, then seven, then eight walks in and takes the booth at the back. After a moment, one of them approaches the bar with a list: Two Paper Planes, two Gold Rushes, one Sazerac, two G&Ts and a pilsner. French doesn’t even ask him to repeat the order.

The group drinks the cocktails fast and before too long, the same guy is back. They’re co- workers, he explains as he waits for another round, back at the office and now back at a bar for an after-work drink. “Feels eerily normal,” he says.

“Oh,” he says to French, “and a round of shots.” Two vodkas, six tequilas. He takes it all back to the table. Glass clinks against glass. “Cheers!”

— Ryan Kost

‘We’re gonna go buck wild’ Lake Merritt, Oakland, Friday afternoons Unmasked pedestrians, vendors and runners follow the path around Lake Merritt in Oakland on June 25. Jessica Christian/The Chronicle

During the pandemic, restrictions on movement emptied out offices, restaurants, movie theaters and bars across the Bay Area.

231 Crowds thinned considerably on public transit and airlines. The opposite happened at Lake Merritt, one of Oakland’s crown jewels.

Pent up from sheltering in place, many looked to the lake as an outlet when much of the world was closed. And when the nation was shaken by the death of George Floyd last year, thousands gathered at the lake to protest racial injustice.

The popularity endures, even as more places reopen this summer. On any given Friday in June, scores of people and pets visited the lake for exercise, to commune with nature and to play music together.

“The lake is filled with diversity,” Lim Cheung, who had a face mask draped on his chin, said as he scanned the crowd of people enjoying the area during the final Friday in June.

Lake Merritt was one of the first places Cheung, of San Leandro, thought to take his fiancee, a newcomer to the region to introduce her to the Bay Area. There they sat on a bench and gazed at a flock of ducks as they rippled across the water.

The changes in the weeks leading up to that moment have been subtle, but noticeable.

Masks were common prior to the state’s June 15 reopening; with revelers and joggers wearing them consistently. By the first Friday in July, just 85 people — out of hundreds, maybe a thousand — were spotted wearing masks in the 75 minutes it took to walk the lake’s perimeter.

“People are just like, ‘Finally it’s over, and we don’t even know how much of it was true. Thanks for taking a whole year of our life away,’” said Mahasin Munir of Oakland, who strolled through the area with her Maltese poodle, Coconut. “We’re off and running. We’re gonna go buck wild.”

On that final Friday in June, a shirtless man stood atop the driver’s seat of his parked white convertible, dancing as T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” blared from the car’s speakers. A few yards away, a group of friends pitched a tent and sat together on the grass with their legs crisscrossed. They were smiling. A few yards from them, a couple set down pillows and faced the lake as they painted while enjoying glasses of wine. “365 days together,” read a sign next to them.

There were no visible signs of the pandemic as people made their way through. For a moment, it looked like any sunny Friday afternoon.

— Ricardo Cano

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Contra Costa County trades some sprawl for a lot of open space, allowing 125 new homes Utility district: Not enough water for development By SHOMIK MUKHERJEE | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: July 13, 2021 at 7:13 p.m. | UPDATED: July 14, 2021 at 3:22 p.m.

Undeveloped land is seen in Contra Costa County near Danville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)

To allow a 125-home development on 30 acres in Tassajara Valley, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-1 to stretch the urban limit line east of Blackhawk that voters set in 1990.

Developers have long sought to build homes there, and the latest proposal — by FT Land, LLC — swayed the supervisors to go along largely because the landowner promised to dedicate 727 acres for open space.

At least four of the supervisors had to approve the move because subdivisions aren’t otherwise allowed beyond cities’ urban boundaries. Supervisor Candace Andersen dissented.

Supervisors agreed that although their decision will allow development to stretch farther out, it ensures that a much larger swath of open space will remain, staving off the specter of a far more expansive housing project years down the road. The 727 acres will be dedicated to the East Bay Regional Park District.

“One of the things we wanted to do with the urban limit line is end sprawl development,” Supervisor Federal Glover said at Tuesday’s meeting. “Certainly the gifting of 700-and-some-odd acres would actually serve that purpose.”

Joe Calabrigo (bottom right), the Danville city manager, addresses the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday over plans to build 125 new homes in the Tassajara Valley, which is located east of the city. (Screenshot)

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The project has drawn the ire of conservationists and some environmental groups, such as the Greenbelt Alliance and the Sierra Club. An online petition with more than 5,000 signatures warns that shifting the urban limit line sets a precedent that threatens an additional 9,000 acres of open space. According to the ballot measure voters approved in 2006, though, the urban limit line can only be changed for parcels up to 30 acres at a time by a four-fifths vote of county supervisors. Getting water to the homes could be a problem, however. The East Bay Municipal Utility District, which would need to expand its service area to supply water to the homes, has said it doesn’t have the capacity to do so, especially in drought years.

“The drought highlights the importance of preserving water sources of supply, including any remaining conservation for current and future customers in our service boundary,” Dave Rehnstrom, a manager at the district, said at the meeting.

Project representatives pressed the board to focus on land use, and not water, in determining the development’s fate.

“While water is a critical issue, it’s not the only concern,” said Nadia Costa, an attorney for developer FT Land, LLC. “The county does not have the luxury to ignore other considerations, like satisfying its housing obligations, protecting open space in perpetuity and preserving agricultural lands.”

Undeveloped land is seen in Contra Costa County near Danville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group)

Supervisor Andersen didn’t buy the argument. Although the property lies within Supervisor Diane Burgis’ district, Andersen represents San Ramon and Danville, which are directly west of Tassajara Valley.

In addition to a four-fifths vote, movement of the urban limit line also hinged on the crucial legal condition that the “majority of cities” involved in the developers’ agreement to preserve open space need to support it.

San Ramon, the only city included in the agreement, favored developing outside the urban boundary. Danville staunchly opposed the project, but it was omitted from the final agreement after participating in early discussions, City Manager Joe Calabrigo said at the meeting.

Andersen seized on that point to warn that the project ultimately may not hold up legally, since, as Calabrigo said, “one is not a majority of two.”

235 “I don’t believe that this end justifies the means of how we’re going about (expanding the boundary),” Andersen said. ” If we’re going to move the urban limit line, I really think it should be up to the voters… I feel this method that we’re using is very contrived.”

In an interview Wednesday, Calabrigo said the Danville council will soon discuss its next options for potentially challenging the project.

“We were left out of the (preservation) agreement because if they included us, then the board wouldn’t be able to make the finding they needed to make,” Calabrigo said.

The county’s Planning Commission last month recommended in a 4-2 vote that the supervisors reject the proposal, saying any new housing in the county should be built much closer to existing developments inside the urban boundary.

The developer received union support after promising to hire local labor for the homes’ construction. And park district officials were enthusiastic about the promise of open space that can almost never be touched once its dedicated for preservation.

“If you really want to preserve property, you have to buy it or you have to have it dedicated,” Bob Doyle, the retired former general manager of the East Bay Regional Park District, said at the meeting.

Some neighboring residents who called into Tuesday’s meeting were also supportive of the project.

“As an avid hiker and biker I’m all for additional open space, that’s something we can’t have enough of,” said one public speaker, Sue McKinney. “I’m not necessarily for more houses, but this project seems like a fair tradeoff for the area.” But environmental groups warned that the new housing would be a step backwards for a region looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and a state where rural homes are regularly threatened by wildfires.

“Developments of this kind and in this location would actually put our communities at greater risk to the effects of climate change,” Karen Rosenberg of the Greenbelt Alliance said at the meeting. “City boundaries were created for a reason.”

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Controversial Tassajara Parks Subdivision Near Danville Approved; Water Questions Remain By John Ramos July 13, 2021 at 6:44 pm DANVILLE (KPIX 5) – Contra Costa County supervisors voted Tuesday to allow a controversial housing development near Danville, but questions remain about how water will be supplied to more than 120 homes that would be built.

In a 4-1 vote, the Board allowed a 125-home subdivision called Tassajara Parks on property just outside the urban limit line.

The 30-acre project will place homes in an area that was supposed to be free of large development. Supervisors ended up approving the plan after the developer offered to donate an additional 727 acres of open land to the East Bay Regional Park District.

Site of proposed Tassajara Parks development near Danville. (CBS)

“This will not only be preserved permanently by the Park District, it will be available in a broader public use for all the public to be able have a trail there,” Park District general manager Bob Doyle said at the meeting.

Despite receiving approval, the project faces another huge problem. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), is refusing to supply water to the new homes.

The developer wants to fund conservation efforts to produce enough water for the project, but EBMUD considers water saved by conservation to be something they already own, as they stated in the Board meeting.

“The drought highlights the importance of preserving water sources of supply, including any remaining conservation potential, for current and future customers within our ultimate service boundary,” said Dave Rehnstrom, the agency’s manager of water distribution planning.

That left Supervisor Candace Anderson, the lone vote against the Tassajara Parks project, to pose the key question.

“Have we ever, in Contra Costa, ever certified an EIR or approved a project where there is no identifiable source of water?” Anderson asked.

That will be the next challenge for a project already 10 years in the making, where to find new water in an already parched area.

Supervisors said it will be up to the developer to identify a water supply before any construction can begin. Without it, the land may stay dry and open for a long time to come.

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Despite A Lack Of Water For The Project, Contra Costa Supervisors Approve Controversial Tassajara Valley Development

JULY 14, 2021 8:00 AM · 27 COMMENTS By Tony Hicks – The Contra Costa County Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to approve the Tassajara Parks development, bringing 125 homes to 30 acres east of Blackhawk, moving the urban limit line and keeping developers’ hands off a huge swath of Tassajara Valley. Supervisor Candace Andersen, whose District 2 includes Danville – which officially opposes the project – was the only board member to dissent. Local officials were out in force speaking on either side of the issue during two hours of public comment. Representatives from the city of San Ramon, East Bay Regional Park District – the beneficiary of 727 acres of the project site – Save Mount Diablo and others, supported the project. As did the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, which will receive seven acres of land in the deal, for a training facility. Lining up against the development were representatives of East Bay Municipal Utility District – whose board formally said on June 8 it does not have adequate water for project – the Sierra Club, the town of Danville, former county Supervisor Donna Gerber, and others. The county’s own planning commission also recommended the supervisors deny the project. Supervisor John Gioia, a former EBMUD board member, said he understood the water issues, but approval means what is likely the largest land donation, at least as far as ratio of preserved to developed acreage, in county history: 24 acres to 1. “To me, what this really comes down to is can we put a stop to the decades-long battle to develop the Tassajara Valley in a significant way,” Gioia said.

“It seems like it is in the public’s interest to approve development on five percent of the property, with nearly 95 percent dedicated to the park district,” said Gioia, who district includes West Contra Costa County. “If we did not approve this, there would be continued development pressures in the valley.” Danville says the environmental impact report isn’t adequate and the town wasn’t included in the process. Andersen, a former member of the Danville Town Council, said she would prefer that voters decide whether to move the urban limit line. “I also have very, very strong reservations about certifying an EIR when we do not have water,” Andersen said.

238 Instead of offering 15 percent of the units for lower-income housing, as mandated by state law, developer FT Land LLC will pay the county $484,000 so affordable housing can be built elsewhere in the county. Gioia asked the board to impose a few more conditions on the project, including the county refusing to issue building permits for the project if EBMUD has declared a water emergency requiring 20 percent conservation from customers. Currently, EBMUD is asking customers to conserve at least 10 percent. Gioia also asked the developer to build homes that run only on electricity rather than natural gas. Last month, EBMUD’s board officially declared “the district has not planned to serve the project and does not have adequate water supplies to support the proposed annexation of the project into the district’s service area.” Instead, the developer would fund off-site, accelerated conservation measures, to mitigate the water demand of the 375 people anticipated to live in the development. A county staff report says development can’t proceed without water agreements in place. Homeowners will face water limits as enforceable provisions of the project’s covenants, conditions and restrictions. The residential area, which is limited to parcels north of Camino Tassajara, will also include a community park. Lot sizes will range between 5,000 and 12,744 square feet. The project was bigger when first proposed in 2007, under the name New Farm. The scope has since shrunk from a planned 185 homes on both sides of Camino Tassajara, surrounded by working orchards and vineyards. That plan drew considerable opposition from environmentalists before being changed.

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Mystery over missing East Bay runner Philip Kreycik continues as official search efforts end after five days Authorities say Berkeley father of two stopped at a package delivery store in Oakland before heading to Pleasanton regional park By RICK HURD | [email protected] and GEORGE KELLY | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: July 14, 2021 at 8:53 a.m. | UPDATED: July 19, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

Investigators will study and organize thousands of images taken from drones and other equipment and eventually release them to the public now that the official search-and- rescue effort for a 37-year-old Berkeley man who went missing on a run is over.

Authorities said they know only that Philip Kreycik stopped at a package delivery store in Oakland and mailed something before he arrived at the regional park where authorities say he disappeared.

Beyond that, five days of searching much of the park for Kreycik, as well as some of the Niles Canyon area, did not yield any results. Authorities said now they will respond only to significant leads.

“We’re in the process of putting all the images together, and we intend to release it,” Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said. “We want to get as many eyes looking at those images as we can. Maybe somebody out there will see something, nobody else sees.”

While the official search is over, volunteers gathered Thursday morning to continue looking for Kreycik.

According to authorities, Kreycik went for a run Saturday morning, leaving his home in Berkeley around 9 a.m. and telling his wife he was going to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. He did arrive; authorities said his car with a cell phone inside it was in the parking lot of the Moller Ranch staging area around 11 a.m.

Before he did, he stopped at the store in Oakland, Kelly said. Authorities said that nugget of information is not necessarily suspicious.

“We do know he went to a store,” Kelly said. “So we’re exploring that. We’re working to find out what that’s about.”

240 Pleasanton police Lt. Eric Silacci, whose department led the searches from Saturday through Tuesday, said Kreycik’s family is “doing OK. They understand the significance of the fifth day and the scaled-down efforts. They’re still carrying hope.”

Kreycik is married and has two small children, Kelly said.

In an interview with ABC7 aired Wednesday, Kreycik’s wife, Jen Yao, said: “I know in my heart of hearts he’s out there. He’s out there and he’s alive and he’s waiting for us. And maybe he’s dehydrated, maybe injured, delirious.”

Wednesday’s efforts included an area of Niles Canyon in Sunol following an overnight tip, but there were no signs of him there. One search-and-rescue team member suffered a minor injury, Pleasanton police said.

The sheriff’s office led the Wednesday search, because the search area was in an unincorporated part of the county. A group dedicated to finding Kreycik said they’d received a lead from a family in Sunol who reported hearing a cry for help from a canyon just before midnight. The group posted the information on a social media page.

Crews spent the day looking, and authorities said nothing emerged from the tip.

“The strangest thing about this is that nobody has seen him,” Kelly said. “And no matter where you go in this park, even if you get lost, you’ll not need a lot of time to come across a road or a trail that will lead you back.”

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Silacci acknowledged all who had pitched in as part of the larger effort.

“We appreciate the Kreycik family’s cooperation and patience during this difficult time, and we have the best resources here to help in both the search efforts and the investigation,” he said, adding that “every day, search and rescue crews and countless volunteers have been working nonstop to find Philip, and we all want to bring him home.”

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Firefighters battle vegetation fire along Vasco Road Tony Kukulich, Correspondent Jul 13, 2021 Updated Jul 15, 2021 Photo courtesy of East Contra Costa Fire Protection District BYRON Fire crews from multiple agencies were engaged in an all-day effort to get full containment on a fire that scorched 128 acres near Byron, Sunday, July 11.

The blaze was Initially reported shortly after 9 a.m. near the intersection of Vasco Road and Camino Diablo. A Cal Fire spokesperson said the fire was 100% contained by approximately 5 p.m. The Cal Fire response to the incident included 13 engines, four air tankers, two helicopters, two bulldozers and two hand crews. Cal Fire was supported by crews from the East Contra Costa and Contra Costa County fire protection districts, the Alameda County Fire Department and staff from the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD).

Dubbed the Diablo Fire, it burned in the vicinity of the Vasco Caves Regional Preserve. The preserve, operated by the EBRPD, is home to endangered red-legged frogs, tiger salamanders and fairy shrimp. It also supports habitat suitable for kit foxes, eagles and a variety of nesting raptors. There are archaeological sites in the preserve that contain Native American rock art that date back nearly 10,000 years.

Dave Mason, EBRPD public information supervisor, said on Monday that no culturally significant artifacts in the preserve were damaged by fire. As of Monday afternoon, EBRPD personnel were still surveying the preserve looking for damage to district property like fences and gates.

Firefighting operations were made challenging by high temperatures, low relative humidity, difficult terrain and windy conditions. The fire’s location within the preserve added an additional layer of complexity.

242 “There were restrictions put on the firefight that we couldn’t put dozer lines all the way around the fire because of the caves preserve,” said East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Steve Aubert.

Due in part to the remote location of the fire, there were no reports of damage to buildings, and there were no reported injuries.

A social-media post from Cal Fire posted early in the incident stated that fire was burning on both sides of Vasco Road. A photo provided by Cal Fire’s air operations showed a large swath of charred hills painted with bright pink splashes, the tell-tale sign of fire retardant dropped from the air.

Crews were called to the area a second time in the early morning hours of Monday, July 12. At 4:41 a.m., Cal Fire and ECCFPD firefighters returned to the scene of the incident and conducted additional operations for five more hours.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by Cal Fire.

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TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2021 UC Berkeley joins city collaboration in $12.75M fire safety investmentREW HUANG/STAFF BY ANDIE LIU | STAFF LAST UPDATED JULY 18, 2021 Heading into an expectedly extreme fire season, the cities of Oakland and Berkeley have set up several fire safety protocols to increase preparedness among residents.

The Berkeley Fire Department, city of Oakland, East Bay Regional Park District and UC Berkeley will work together to make use of a $12.75 million investment in fire safety unveiled Thursday by Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and Interim Berkeley Fire Chief Abraham Roman.

With the funds from Measure FF, the city plans to expand vegetation clearing efforts, install a new evacuation warning system and purchase additional emergency vehicles. In addition, it will practice neighborhood evacuation drills, develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan and construct larger training facilities, according to a city press release.

Arreguín added that funds will also go toward hiring firefighters focused on wildfire safety, conducting educational campaigns and developing a new outdoor warning system, which will be implemented later this year.

In the press release, Arreguín noted that the investment comes with the incoming 30th anniversary of the 1991 Tunnel Fire and the threat of climate change-induced wildfires. He encouraged residents to make an evacuation plan, prepare a go-bag and be ready to evacuate when necessary.

“As we head into what experts predict will be a dire fire wildfire season, I am working to ensure the Berkeley Fire Department has the necessary resources to protect our

244 community,” Arreguín said in the press release. “Furthermore, I am committed to collaborating with local neighborhoods and regional partners to create a collaborative regional approach to fire safety.”

UCPD shares the community’s concerns about the high fire danger along Grizzly Peak Boulevard, UCPD spokesperson Lt. Sabrina Reich said in an email. According to Reich, campus increased efforts in response to bonfires and fireworks starting last year.

Reich added that campus, through vegetation management, has protected evacuation routes on Centennial Drive and Claremont Avenue. She noted that student community service officers regularly patrol the Berkeley Hills and Claremont Canyon Fire Trails to remove vegetation.

Arreguín said in an email that Berkeley has been prioritizing improving coordination among jurisdictions and vegetation management for the past couple of years. He noted that a collaborative effort was needed to develop the North Orinda Shaded Fuel Break two years ago, clearing wildfire fuels.

According to Reich, UCPD has increased patrols of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Centennial Drive. She said UCPD coordinated the closure of the road due to the extreme fire danger on the Fourth of July, and there were no reported fire incidents that day.

Residents should make sure their property is clear of fire fuels, Arreguín added. He noted that residents should memorize their zone to increase preparedness for emergencies following Alameda County’s launch of Zonehaven, a neighborhood emergency alert system.

Reich added that the public should contact UCPD at 510-642-6760, Oakland Police Department at 510-777-3333 and Berkeley Police Department at 510-981-5900 appropriately to report activities that may be putting the community at risk.

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Controversial Tassajara Parks Development Up For Discussion Danville has opposed the project but San Ramon has supported it. The Board of Supervisors will decide its fate Tuesday. Bay City News, News Partner Posted Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 9:32 am PT Tassajara Parks would push Contra Costa's urban development area further east. (Google Maps) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — After more than a decade of re- imagining and battling various interests — including the Town of Danville — a developer will finally get its Tassajara Parks proposal for 125 houses east of Blackhawk before the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

FT Land LLC's project would push the county's urban limit line farther east, occupying 30 acres north of Camino Tassajara.

Another 727 acres, on both sides of Camino Tassajara, would go to the East Bay Regional Parks District. Seven acres would go to the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District to use for a training facility.

The Danville Town Council has officially opposed the plan, as has the East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD). Danville, which is the closest incorporated municipality, has protested not being more included during the process, says its environmental impact report is inadequate and agrees with EBMUD that the project lacks an adequate water source.

On June 8, EBMUD's board of directors officially declared "the district has not planned to serve the project and does not have adequate water supplies to support the proposed annexation of the project into the district's service area."

246 A staff report for the project said its environmental impact report -- the adequacy of which is one of the factors the Board of Supervisors will decide Tuesday -- "analyzed water availability and identified measures that would result in a demand offset of up to 2 million gallons per day." Those measures would be off-site and "in consultation with and approved by EBMUD."

The off-site, accelerated conservation measures would be funded by the developer, who says they would mitigate the water demand of the 375 people anticipated to live in the development, according to the report.

It also says development can't proceed without water agreements in place. The development is also conditioned to require water limits on homeowners as enforceable provisions of the project's covenants, conditions and restrictions.

If approved, the county would receive $2.5 million for its livable communities trust and $4 million for an agricultural enhancement fund for the Tassajara Valley area. Instead of offering 15% of the units, FT Land LLC will pay the county $484,000 designated for affordable housing in Contra Costa.

The nearby City of San Ramon and the East Bay Regional Parks District have both officially endorsed the project, signing off on a preservation agreement for the project's open space. The project will also require amending the county's general plan to change the area's zoning from agricultural to residential where houses are planned, public- semi-public for the fire district's land and the remainder to parks and recreation.

The residential area will also include a community park. Lot sizes will range between 5,000 and 12,744 square feet.

The project was bigger when first proposed in 2007, under the name New Farm. The scope has since shrunk from a planned 185 homes planned on both sides of Camino Tassajara, surrounded by working orchards and vineyards. That plan drew considerable opposition from environmentalists before being changed.

The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday, and the meeting can be accessed remotely at https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/.

— By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation

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Editorial: Contra Costa should reject attempt to bust growth boundary Tassajara Parks epitomizes the traffic-inducing sprawl that voters wanted to stop with the county’s Urban Limit Line By EAST BAY TIMES EDITORIAL | PUBLISHED: July 12, 2021 at 1:20 p.m. | UPDATED: July 13, 2021 at 6:06 a.m.

Undeveloped land is seen in Contra Costa County near Danville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will soon decide whether to approve a new housing project in the Tassajara Valley. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will decide today whether to protect the integrity of the county’s 31-year-old, voter- approved growth boundary — or not.

At issue is a proposal for 125 homes on 30 acres of rural land east of Blackhawk on the edge of the Tassajara Valley. This isn’t affordable housing. This isn’t smart growth. These would be multi-million-dollar homes nowhere near public transit and five miles from Interstate 680.

The project, dubbed Tassajara Parks, is the very sort of traffic- and pollution-inducing sprawl that voters in 1990 intended to stop when they approved the county’s Urban Limit Line. Supervisors should reject the development plan.

For more than a decade, Samir F. Kawar, a former Jordanian transportation minister who owns the Tassajara land, has been trying to carve away at the boundary. He and political operative Tom Koch started out with a project dubbed “New Farm,” a rural scattering of 177 houses on one-acre lots, a portion of which would be devoted to olive trees.

When that ran into a buzzsaw of opposition, they scaled back their plan to the 125 homes on the 30-acre portion of the property closest to the urban limit line and rebranded it Tassajara Parks. Most of the remaining land, some 727 acres, would be given to the East

248 Bay Regional Park District. Koch’s role in the project today is unclear; he refused to comment on Sunday.

By limiting the development to 30 acres, backers hope to wiggle through the legal constraint of the county’s growth boundary. Under a provision in a ballot measure voters approved in 2006, the Urban Limit Line may be altered for parcels up to 30 acres by a four-fifths vote of county supervisors.

To date, no private developer has used the 30-acre provision to win approval for a growth-boundary adjustment. The provision, which was aimed at ensuring the lines were only altered for very compelling reasons, requires that such change must meet at least one of seven specified conditions.

In a hair-splitting legal argument, county planners claim that Tassajara Parks has met one of the necessary conditions, which requires that a majority of cities that are party to an associated land preservation agreement approve the change to the Urban Limit Line.

The city of San Ramon is the only city that is a party to the open space land preservation agreement that’s part of the Tassajara Farms plan. San Ramon supports the Urban Limit Line change.

Danville, which opposes it and would be most affected by it, says it was excluded by the county from being a signatory to the preservation agreement. The exclusion of Danville leaves San Ramon as the only city signatory to the agreement and, hence, the “majority” city supporter of the Urban Limit Line change.

The land preservation group Save Mount Diablo, which for years challenged the project, now supports it because of the land preservation provisions. But Greenbelt Alliance opposes the project, noting that protecting the Urban Limit Line is critical for maintaining fire boundaries and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Ditto for the Sierra Club. On behalf of the group, in comments submitted for today’s meeting, Jim Blickenstaff, writes, “It’s time to re-enforce the sanctity of the (Urban Limit Line) — the best tool the county has ever had to contain sprawl, induce smart growth, and protect ag and open space.”

Meanwhile, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, trying to contend with worsening drought conditions, says it lacks the water to serve Tassajara Parks homes, which would be outside its current boundaries.

And the county Planning Commission last month recommended rejection of the project, noting that the county’s own review has found there’s plenty of land within the growth boundary to meet housing needs through at least 2036.

Approval would set a horrible precedent — especially with the Urban Limit Line expiring in 2026 and expected to be brought back to voters before then for an extension. Nevertheless, nearly a decade after the new iteration of this development was unveiled, it will come before county supervisors. We’ll find out today whose interest they intend to protect.

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Livermore: Crews recover drowned Lake Del Valle swimmer Park police spokesman: ‘Our thoughts are with the victim’s family’ By GEORGE KELLY | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: July 11, 2021 at 10:05 p.m. | UPDATED: July 12, 2021 at 4:56 p.m. LIVERMORE — Crews with fire and law-enforcement agencies recovered the body of a 40-year-old man last seen swimming Sunday in the Lake Del Valle recreation area, authorities said Monday.

Shortly before 5:15 p.m. Sunday, dispatchers received at least one call reporting that the man last seen about 10 minutes earlier had jumped into lake waters close to Heron Bay from a rented motorboat.

Crews with the Alameda County Fire Department and East Bay Regional Park District police responded to the lake’s marina with a rescue boat and to the dam side with other trained staffers within minutes but were not immediately able to find the man.

Around 8 p.m. Sunday, members of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office dive team responded to the scene, Sgt. Ray Kelly said. Team members used boat-mounted sonar to look for any anomalies, but Kelly said darkness was making the search more difficult.

On Monday afternoon, park district police Capt. Alan Love confirmed that dive team members had recovered the man’s body sometime before noon. “Our thoughts are with the victim’s family,” Love said.

Officials said they hoped to remind waterway users of the importance of safety precautions, especially during summer months.

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Back to normal — East Bay Parks board ends pandemic emergency status By Ned MacKay 3 weeks ago Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve photo by Pete Cruz CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (July 9, 2021) — Park district counsel Carol Victor described it as “a milestone moment.”

At their July 6 meeting, East Bay Regional Park District’s board of directors voted unanimously to end the district’s emergency status that they invoked at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move comes after a June 15 announcement by the state of California that industries statewide can resume usual operations, with appropriate risk reduction measures including masking and vaccinations.

The park district activated its own Emergency Operations Center 15 months ago with representatives from all district departments. Its final meeting took place on June 16.

Although the district’s COVID-19 restrictions remain in place, the district has resumed more normal operations. This includes reopening of visitor centers and swim facilities, in-person recreation and nature interpretative programs, facility rentals, and the return of remotely- working staff back to in-person work.

District staff has determined that although the pandemic is not over, the situation is within the normal capacity of the park district to address. The decision follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health.

Director Ellen Corbett called the district’s response to the pandemic “a shining example of how to deal with COVID in a very effective way.” While encouraging precautions such as masking and social distancing, the district has kept almost all its parks and trails open during the pandemic, offering safe places for outdoor recreation.

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2021 Trails Challenge And it’s not too late to join in the 2021 Trails Challenge, the self-guided way to explore new regional parks.

Trails in the challenge range the spectrum from easy and flat to strenuous and steep. Hike any five of the trails, or 26.2 miles of trails within the park district, turn in your trail log by Dec. 1, and receive a commemorative pin (while supplies last).

For more information, visit www.ebparks.org/TrailsChallenge.

Heat wave While you are out there, remember to be prepared for the hot weather. When you’re on the trails, be sure to carry (and drink) plenty of water. Once you are away from the trailheads and picnic areas, there isn’t any potable water available. And don’t forget water for your dog, if you have Fido with you.

Trail travel is best in the morning, before the heat of the day. And whether you go early or later, plot a route through more shady areas. Some good examples include the Bay View Trail at Pt. Pinole in Richmond, Wildcat Gorge Trail at Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, the Stream Trail at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in the Oakland hills, and Big Bear Loop at Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley. Trail maps of these and other regional parks can be downloaded from the district website.

Cover up from the sun, too. Wear a wide-brimmed hat, light-colored clothing, and lots of sunscreen.

If you go alone, be sure to tell someone responsible where you are going and when you expect to return. Check in with them when you get back.

With a little common sense and some advance planning, we can all enjoy safe and enjoyable recreation experiences as the regional parks and other public open spaces move toward more normal pre-pandemic operations.

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Park It: Emergency status ends in East Bay district’s open spaces Also, remember and know how to keep cool, hydrated on trails in these hot summer months By NED MACKAY | East Bay Regional Park District PUBLISHED: July 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 11, 2021 at 8:47 a.m. Aric Crabb — staff archives Summer trail travel is best in the morning, before the heat of the day. Whether you go early or later, plot a route through more shady areas, such as Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in the Oakland hills, above, where Mount Diablo can be seen from a trail. In what park district counsel Carol Victor described as “a milestone moment,” the East Bay Regional Park District’s board of directors voted unanimously at their July 6 meeting to end the district’s emergency status that had been invoked at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move is in response to a June 15 announcement by the state of California that industries statewide can resume their usual operations, with appropriate risk-reduction measures including masking and vaccinations.

The park district activated its own Emergency Operations Center 15 months ago, with representatives from all district departments. Its final meeting was on June 16. Although the district’s COVID-19 restrictions remain in place, the district has resumed more normal operations, including reopening of visitor centers and swim facilities, in-person recreation and nature interpretative programs, facility rentals and the return of remotely-working staff back to in-person work. District staff has determined that although the pandemic is not over, the situation is within the park district normal capacity to address. The decision follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health. Park district board Director Ellen Corbett called the district’s response to the pandemic “a shining example of how to deal with COVID in a very effective way.”

While encouraging precautions such as masking and social distancing, the district has kept almost all of its parks and trails open during the pandemic, offering safe places for outdoor recreation. As in-person programs and special events resume, the schedule will

253 be announced at the park district website, ebparks.org, where you can also view the district’s calendar of events at ebparks.org/activities/naturalists.

Trails Challenge: And it’s not too late to join in the 2021 Trails Challenge, the self-guided way to explore new regional parks. Trails in the challenge range the spectrum from easy and flat to strenuous and steep. Hike any five of the trails, or 26.2 miles of trails within the park district, turn in your trail log by Dec. 1, and receive a commemorative pin (while supplies last). For more information, visit ebparks.org/TrailsChallenge online. Stay cool: While you’re out there, remember to be prepared for the hot weather. When you’re on the trails, be sure to carry (and drink) plenty of water. Once you’re away from the trailheads and picnic areas, there’s no potable water available. And don’t forget water for your dog, if you have Fido with you. Trail travel is best in the morning, before the heat of the day. Whether you go early or later, plot a route through more shady areas. Some good examples include the Bay View Trail at Point Pinole in Richmond, Wildcat Gorge Trail at Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, the Stream Trail at Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in the Oakland hills and Big Bear Loop at Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley. Trail maps of these and other regional parks can be downloaded from the district website.

Cover up from the sun too. Wear a wide-brimmed hat, light-colored clothing and lots of sunscreen. If you go alone, be sure to tell someone responsible where you’re going and when you expect to return. Check in with them when you get back. With a little common sense and some advance planning, we can all enjoy safe and enjoyable recreation experiences as the regional parks and other public open spaces move toward more normal prepandemic operations.

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