Meeting


EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Tuesday, November 21, 2023 1:00 PM

NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District), with limited exceptions, holds public meetings through a hybrid platform of in-person and remote attendance to allow members of the public to participate through the Park District’s virtual platform, Zoom. The Board of Directors will participate in-person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California) unless otherwise designated. Occasionally, members of the Board of Directors may attend remotely as permitted by the Brown Act.

This Meeting May Be Accessed As Follows:.
	1.	In person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California)
	2.	Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform: (Zoom links are located in the meeting Agenda below)
	3.	Via the Park District’s live video stream: https://www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings

Park District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting.

Public Comments May Be Submitted in Person or in One of the Following Three Ways:

	1.	Via email to Public Comment at [email protected]. Emails must contain in the subject line “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title”. It is preferred that these written comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
	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 title” preferably followed by their name and place of residence, followed by their comments. It is preferred that these voicemail comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
	3.	Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform. The Zoom link below will let you into the virtual meeting for the purpose of providing a public comment.

Written comments and transcribed voicemails will be provided to the Board of Directors. All written comments received by the close of the public comment period will become part of the official meeting record. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Board Yolande Barial Knight at [email protected] or at 510-544-2020.

A copy of the background materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the Park District’s website (https://www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings). Unless otherwise noted in an agenda description, all actions taken by the Board of Directors include a determination that CEQA does not apply (i.e., the action is not a project and therefore exempt from CEQA).
AGENDA EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Tuesday, November 21, 2023

AGENDA

THERE WILL BE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AT NOVEMBER 21, 2023 BOARD MEETING

OPEN SESSION 1:00 p.m.

ZOOM https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/81828677654

I.	ROLL CALL

II.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III.	LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

IV.	APPROVAL OF AGENDA

V.	SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

VI.	PUBLIC COMMENTS

VII.	ANNOUNCEMENTS

VIII.	BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD

CONSENT CALENDAR

Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of August 21, 2023 through September 3, 2023

Authorization to Enter into a Contract for Services with Civicorps in the Amount of $462,903
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)

Authorization to Execute an Agreement with Boardsports School LLC at Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach

Authorization to Enter into a Contract with Advanced Helicopter Services to Replace Helicopter Main Gear Box in the Amount of $116,845

Authorization to Purchase Seven Ford Trucks from Downtown Ford Sales in the Total Amount of $310,226
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15061(b)(3)

Approving the Application for Grant Funds for Urban Greening Program for the Tidewater Public Access Improvements Project

Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Safe Routes to BART Program for the Tassajara Creek Trail Project in an Amount up to $2,000,000

Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Coastal Conservancy and Enter into a Cooperative Funding Agreement with the City of Emeryville to Pass-Through the Grants Funds for the Powell Street Project at McLaughlin Eastshore State Park in an Amount not to Exceed $480,020

Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the CDC Foundation for Swimming and Water Safety Training programs in East Contra Costa County in an Amount up to $125,000

10.

Authorization to Increase the Construction Contract Contingency by $100,000 with Preston Pipelines, Inc. and to Amend Consultant Contract with Placeworks, Inc. by $450,000 for the Develop Tidewater Day Use Area Project: Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262

11.

Authorization to Enter Into Special Use Agreement with Native Here Nursery: Tilden Regional Park

GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE

Adoption of an Ordinance Providing for Five Percent Increase in Board Member Compensation for Each Day's Attendance at a Compensable Meeting of the Board

PUBLIC HEARING

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

1. Teen Eco Action Program Update

D.	ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION

E.	BOARD COMMENTS

F.	ADJOURNMENT

SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS

Attachment – Informational Material

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