Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
6:00 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 on the meeting Agenda below)
  3. Via the Park District’s stream: 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, December 5, 2023
 
CLOSED SESSION  4:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/81542030953
Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the 4:00 pm Closed Session for Public Comment 
I.
ROLL CALL
2.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
3.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representatives: Sabrina Landreth, Allyson Cook
Unrepresented Employee: AGM for Public Safety/Chief of Police
Employee Organization: AFSCME Local 2428
b.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

Mattingly vs. EBRPD
Alameda Superior Court
Case No. 23CV050701
OPEN SESSION  6:00 p.m.
ZOOM
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
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes of October 17, 2023 
2.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of September 4, 2023 through September 17, 2023                   
3.
Authorization to Award a Contract to Print and Distribute Regional in Nature (RIN) Activity Guide for the year 2024 in the Amount of $363,000
4.
Authorization to Enter into a License Agreement with Ironhouse Sanitary District: Big Break Regional Trail
5.
Authorization to Enter into a Funding Agreement to Accept Port Chicago Mitigation Funds from Contra Costa County in an Amount up to $201,580
6.
Authorization to Enter into a Contract with Tulchin Research for Park District Voter Focus Groups and Survey Project in the Amount of $86,000
7.
Authorization to Amend License with UC Berkeley Seismology Lab to Allow Installation of Additional Seismic Station: Round Valley Regional Preserve
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15303, §15304, §15306
8.
Authorization to Extend and Amend Lease Agreement with the City of Hayward to Support Hayward Marsh Restoration Project: Hayward Regional Shoreline
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
9.
Approving the Application for Outdoor Equity Grants Program Grant Funds for the Bay Adventure Program
10.
Authorization to Enter into a Funding Agreement and Accept Funds from the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the Amount of $10,000 for the Development of a Feral Pig Management Plan
11.
Acceptance of Formal Bid and Authorization to Purchase Automotive Parts from City Auto Supply at a Total Cost not to Exceed $200,000
12.
Adoption of 2024 Fee Schedule
B.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
1.
2024 Proposed Operating Project & Program Budget

     PUBLIC HEARING
C.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
D.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
E.
BOARD COMMENTS
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL