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WELL, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, AND WE'RE BEGINNING AT 1105.
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MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU TAKE ROLE, PLEASE? YES.PRESIDENT WASPY HERE, PARK DISTRICT STAFF GENERAL MANAGER, SABRINA LANDRETH HERE, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER.
TODAY'S MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT.
WE ARE PROVIDING LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO LIVE VIA ZOOM BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL OR LEAVING A VOICEMAIL.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOTED ON THE AGENDA.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING PROCEDURES, WE WILL BEGIN.
ALRIGHT, WELL, ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME.
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OUR FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF SEVEN BOARD MEETING, OR PARDON ME, COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.I DON'T KNOW LEGALLY IF WE CAN HANDLE THEM ALL AS ONE OR DO WE WANNA GO THROUGH ALL SEVEN OF THEM AND APPROVE THE MINUTES? IF YOU, YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL SEVEN, BUT IF ANYONE HAS EXCELLENT IDEA AN ISSUE, YOU NEED TO PULL IT OUT.
IF WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT THERE AREN'T ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS, I WOULD SEEK A MOTION TO SEC THEM, ACCEPT THEM ALL.
UH, I, I DO HAVE A, A QUESTION SINCE I DIDN'T ATTEND ANY OF THEM, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT VOTE ON THESE.
SO TWO VOTES WILL, YOU'RE WELCOME TO ABSTAIN.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT BY MEMBER COFFEE.
UM, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
SO THE MOTION PASSES 2 0 1 1
UM, ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE OR PRESENT OR VIA ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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WE'LL MOVE TO THE ACTION ITEMS, WHICH ARE THE 2024 PARK ADVISORY OBJECTIVES.UH, LISA BALLINGER, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
UM, AND I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE PROPOSED PARK ADVISORY 2024 OBJECTIVES TODAY.
SO TO BEGIN, UM, THIS, THIS PROPOSAL IS PART OF AN ANNUAL, UH, UPDATE ON THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S WORK PLAN TO SET CLEAR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR WHERE THEY'RE GONNA FOCUS THEIR TIME AND PRIORITIES.
UH, NEXT YEAR, THESE OBJECTIVES HAVE BEEN, UH, REVIEWED WITH THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THEY PROVIDED ROBUST FEEDBACK, UM, THAT WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE PROPOSAL.
UH, GOING INTO DRAFTING THESE OBJECTIVES, WE REALLY WANTED TO ROOT IT IN THE UPDATED ROLE STATEMENT THAT, UH, ERIC FUELER AND THE BOARD WORKED ON, UM, AND SOLIDIFIED IN 2021.
AND THAT ROLE STATEMENT IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES AND ADVICE TO STAFF AND TO THE BOARD ON THE ISSUES, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND SO GROWING FROM THERE, WE REFLECTED, UH, WITH THE STAFF TEAM, WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND WITH THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOW WE WANTED TO ACTIVATE THAT IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THE PARK DISTRICT IS WORKING ON IN THE COMING YEAR.
AND SO, I'LL WALK US THROUGH OUR SIX PROPOSED OBJECTIVES, UM, AND HAPPY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO, UH, WE DO HAVE SIX OBJECTIVES.
UH, THESE ARE NOT IN RANKING ORDER, UH, BUT RATHER THEY ARE JUST SIX THAT WE'RE HOPING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.
UH, THE FIRST IS TO, IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON THE PARK DISTRICT'S SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN.
AND WE'LL DIVE INTO EACH OF THESE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
THE PAC ALSO, UH, WANTS TO EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EAST BASE BIODIVERSITY AND THE ROLE THE PARK DISTRICT SERVES IN PROTECTING NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
THE PAC WILL WORK TO MAINTAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF AN ENGAGEMENT ON THE PARK DISTRICT'S ACTIVE CAPITAL PROJECTS, AS WELL AS OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS MAINTAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S FUNDING PROGRAMS. THE PAC WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S LOCAL FUNDING MEASURES AND INITIATIVES.
AND THEN AS SORT OF A CATCHALL AND CONTINUATION OF THE ROLE, THE PSU WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PARK DISTRICT POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
AND SO TO FRAME EACH OF THESE IN WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING IN 2024, UM, ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, WHICH HAVEN'T CHANGED UP ON THERE.
UH, WE'LL HAVE A, A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO SHARE WITH YOU.
SO, OBJECT NUMBER NUMBER ONE IS PROVIDING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON THE PARK DISTRICT SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT
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PLAN.THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO ACTIVATE EARLY ON IN THE YEAR WITH A PRESENTATION FROM, UH, CHIEF OF PLANNING, BRIAN HOLT AT THE JANUARY MEETING.
UM, AND INTEGRATE THE PAC INTO THE PARK DISTRICT'S PLAN FOR INTEGRATING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES.
WHO TO CONTACT IN THE COMMUNITY, REALLY BEING THAT COMMUNITY LIAISON AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, UH, WITH THE GOAL THAT THE PARK ADVISORY WILL HELP PROVIDE COMMUNITY VALUES AND PRIORITIES, UM, WITHIN THE UPDATED PLAN.
OUR SECOND PRIORITY IS EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF THE EAST BAY BIODIVERSITY AND THE ROLE THE PARK DISTRICT SERVES IN PROTECTING NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
THIS WILL BE DONE PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH, UH, INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR, OUR STEWARDSHIP AND CULTURAL RESOURCES STAFF.
UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TO GET HERE IS ENSURING THAT ALL PAC MEMBERS HOLD A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S ROLE OF OUR ACTIONS AND OUR ACTIVITIES, SO THAT AS THEY'RE, UH, RETURNING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES HOLDING CONVERSATIONS, UH, THEY HAVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.
AND SO THESE WOULD BE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF, UH, THE ALL PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEES, LEAVING THE TABLE WITH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING SO THAT THEY CAN LIAISE WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES ON THE ISSUES OF INTERESTS.
UM, IT WILL ALSO GIVE THEM A FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PRACTICES THAT CAN HELP GUIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON POLICY, UM, DECISIONS.
THE THIRD PROPOSED OBJECTIVES FROM THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS MAINTAINING AN UNDERSTANDING OF AN ENGAGEMENT ON THE PARK DISTRICT'S ACT, ACTIVE CAPITAL PROJECTS, AS WELL AS OUR PROGRAMS. SO, CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE, ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD AS DEFINED IN OUR, UH, PRIORITIZATION MATRIX, BUT IT'S A PROJECT THAT HAS A START AND AN ENDPOINT.
UM, TYPICALLY LARGE IN FUNDING.
UM, IN THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WE'LL HAVE A ROLE IN DISCUSSING WITH OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM AS THOSE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR PLANS AND IMPACT.
WE ALSO HEAR THE PARK DISTRICT HAVE A NUMBER OF ONGOING PROGRAMS, OUR FUELS MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS, OUR TRAIL EXPANSION PROJECTS AND OTHERS.
AND SO, UH, HOPING FOR PRESENTATIONS FROM STAFF TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THOSE VARIOUS PROGRAMS, SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT TOOLS WE'RE USING, UM, TO ADDRESS FUELS MANAGEMENT IN OUR PARKS.
WHAT RESOURCES ARE WE ACTIVATING? AND THEY CAN, AGAIN, CONTINUE TO REPRESENT US WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.
OUR FOURTH OBJECTIVE IS MAINTAINING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK DISTRICT FUNDING PROGRAMS. THIS IS, UH, THE COMMUNITY SERVING A SUPPORTING ROLE.
WE'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE ON GRANT APPLICATIONS, UM, AND THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING REQUESTS, UH, FOLKS ARE WANTING TO SEE COMMUNITY VOICES WHO ARE ENGAGED, ACTIVATED, AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE WORK.
AND SO, UH, WE'VE BEGUN DOING THIS SLOWLY IN RECENT YEARS, AND WE HAVEN'T FORMALIZED IT AS PART OF THE PIC'S WORK PLAN.
BUT MORE AND MORE THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS BEING INVITED TO AND PARTICIPATING ON GRANT SITE VISITS, UM, AND OTHER FORMAL OUTINGS TO LEND THEIR VOICE AND SUPPORT TO THE WORK OF THE PARK DISTRICT.
UH, THEY'VE ALSO PROVIDED SOME LETTERS OF SUPPORT INITIALLY FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE.
AND SO ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS, THE PROJECTS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN.
OUR FIFTH ONE IS FORMALIZED IN OUR MEASURES IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEASURES.
THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BY WAY OF REMINDER, SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT ON LOCAL FUNDING MEASURE CC, MEASURE FF MEASURE AA AND MEASURE WW.
AND SO AS PART OF THEIR WORK PLAN, WE PLAN TO CONTINUE HAVING THE ANNUAL UPDATE PRESENTATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE VARIOUS MEASURES TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, AS THEY ARE THE FORMAL COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT.
AND THEN THIS IS ALSO WHERE SHOULD, UH, THE PARK DISTRICT, WELL, THE PARK DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE ITS VOTER SURVEY PROGRAM, AND THIS WILL FIT INTO THIS CATEGORY AS WELL, OF UPDATING THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE VOICES AND, AND ATTITUDES AND PERSPECTIVES OF EAST BAY VOTERS.
AND OUR FINAL OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PARK DISTRICT POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
UH, THIS IS A RATHER HOLISTIC, UH, OBJECTIVE AND REFLECTIVE OF THE P'S CONSISTENT ROLE OVER THE YEARS.
UM, SO THIS IS SHOULD LAND USE PLANS, BUDGET, UH, PROCESS ORDINANCE 38, UH, ANY CHANGES MOVE FORWARD.
THOSE WILL COME BEFORE THE PAC.
ANY POLICY CHANGES WILL COME BEFORE THE PAC FOR REFLECTION AND COMMUNITY INPUT.
AND THEN ONE SENTENCE THAT'S BOLDED ON THE SLIDE, UH, THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON TO INCLUDE IN THE OBJECTIVES, UH, THAT'S NOT IN YOUR PACKET.
THIS CAME OUT OF A CONVERSATION WITH THE PAC LEADERSHIP AND THE GENERAL MANAGER ON MONDAY.
UM, AND SO, UH, YOUR PACKETS HAD ALREADY BEEN PRINTED, HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO REALLY INCLUDE IT IN THAT ACROSS ALL POLICIES AND PRACTICES, THE PAC WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION WORK IS PRIORITIZED.
AND SO WE WOULD HAVE INTEREST IN INCLUDING THAT IN WHAT YOU, UH, TAKE ACTION ON TODAY.
UM, AND IT REALLY FORMALIZES THE ROLE OF THE PAC AS HELPING TO SUPPORT THE PARK DISTRICT IN OUR DEI WORK.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ERIC IS ALSO HERE AND CAN HELP, UH, ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
BUT WE ARE SEEKING FORMAL APPROVAL FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE 2024 PAC OBJECTIVES.
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ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I, I FEEL LIKE WE REVIEWED THIS AT SOME POINT.IS IT
SO YES, YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.
ELLEN, ANYTHING? SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL.
IT ALL MAKES SENSE AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMBINED DISCUSSIONS WE HAD WITH THE PAC MEMBERSHIP LAST YEAR.
YEAH, IT SEEMS VERY, UM, WHAT'S THE WORD ROBUST WE USE ALL THE TIME.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN FOR PAC MEMBERS.
THEY GET CHALLENGED AND, AND WE GET A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT OF THEM.
I, I GUESS ONE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE, UM, HOW MANY PAC MEMBERS ARE NEW? ARE, ARE THERE ANY NEW ONES COMING ON? BECAUSE THAT, I ALWAYS WONDER HOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.
YOU GOTTA, EVEN WITH THIS EDUCATION PROCESS THAT'S GONNA OCCUR, YOU GOTTA KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING.
AND THEN IF WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BRAND NEW PEOPLE, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT THAN SEASONED VETERANS LIKE WE HAVE.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE, YOU'RE JUMPING AHEAD ON OUR AGENDA.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS ON THE UPDATE OF OFFICERS AND PAC FORMATION, BUT I THINK ERIC CAN CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION NOW.
WELL, NO, I DON'T WANNA JUMP AHEAD IF, IF
UH, ERIC FEELER, CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SEGUE TO THE NEXT, UH, ITEM, BUT, UH, YES.
WE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW MEMBERS THAT CAME ON THIS YEAR, UM, THAT ARE NOT UPFRONT RENOMINATION BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY WERE NOMINATED THIS YEAR.
UH, WE DO HAVE FIVE, UH, MEMBERS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AT THE NEXT ITEM, UM, THAT ARE RENOMINATIONS.
BUT THEY'RE, THEY HAVE ALL SERVED OVER, UH, THEIR TWO YEAR TIME PERIOD, WHICH IS OF COURSE WHY THEY NEED TO BE RENOMINATED.
DID JOE, ANYTHING? OH, CAN I, AND I SHOULD, I SHOULD ADD THERE ARE ALSO THREE VACANCIES CURRENTLY.
ARE THEY VACANCIES BY, UH, FROM BOARD MEMBERS OR, OR FROM, I BELIEVE ONE BOARD AND TWO ORGANIZATIONAL, NO, TWO.
TWO BOARD AND ONE ORGANIZATIONAL VACANCY.
UH, AND ON ALL OF THESE ITEMS HAVE THE, UM, HAVE THOSE MEMBERS HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM AS A GROUP TOGETHER ALREADY? YES.
AT OUR MOST RECENT PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, THIS WAS THE CORE PRESENTATION AND CORE DISCUSSION.
AND, AND, UM, IN ADDITION TO HAVING A CONVERSATION AT THE MEETING, THE PAC WAS IN, WAS, UH, THEY RECEIVED THESE DRAFT OBJECTIVES A MONTH IN ADVANCE AND WERE GIVEN A WINDOW TO PROVIDE, UH, REFLECTION, UM, TO BRING THEIR COMMENTS TO THE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.
SO I'M ASSUMING IF THEY DID HAVE ANY THOUGHTS THEY WANTED TO ADD, THOSE WERE INCLUDED IN THAT LAST MEETING? YES, EXACTLY.
AND THEN, UM, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR SORRY, THE PAC CHAIR, THE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE PAC AND THE GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWED ONCE MORE ON MONDAY.
UH, WHICH IS WHERE THAT ADDITIONAL SENTENCE ON DEI WAS ADDED.
AND THE, UH, THE ADDITIONAL, UH, SENTENCE IS, THAT'S, IS THAT ON HERE? NO, IT'S NOT.
I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BUT I CAN PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN PLEASE.
LET, JUST GO OVER JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT.
SO THE ADDITIONAL SENTENCE IS ON OBJECTIVE NUMBER SIX.
UM, AND IT IS THAT ACROSS ALL POLICIES AND PRACTICES, THE PAC WILL WORK TO ENSURE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION WORK IS PRIORITIZED.
AND WILL, UM, WILL THEY BE GOING THROUGH THESE ITEMS OVER THE YEAR OR, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO HOW ARE WE GONNA PUT THESE OBJECTIVES INTO ACTION? UM, SO THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE USED TO HELP, UM, ERIC AND MYSELF AS THE STAFF TO THE PAC GUIDE, THE PRESENTATIONS.
UM, SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, UH, TO IDENTIFY THEIR CAPACITY AND THEIR AVAILABILITY TO PRESENT TO THE PAC.
AND THE GOAL WOULD BE AT OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, WE'LL REFLECT BACK ON THESE SIX OBJECTIVES AND SEE HOW WE ARE ABLE TO MEET AND MEASURE UP TO EACH OF THEM.
BUT WILL THEY BE WORKING ON ANY OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, INDEPENDENTLY AS THE YEAR GOES ON? UM, NO.
THERE, THERE IS, EACH OF THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE PART OF THE HOLISTIC PAC APPROACH.
THERE WON'T BE ANY THAT ARE BROKEN OUT FOR A SUB WORKING GROUP.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS? THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER.
YEAH, I, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER TO TALK ABOUT THE COMMITTEE MEMBER APPOINTMENTS? UH, THAT I, IT'S A, IT'S A SEPARATE PRESENTATION AFTER THIS FORMAL ACTION.
WE NEED TO TAKE A FORMAL ACTION.
UM, SO I, I GUESS, UM, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UM, APPROVE AND FORWARD TO THE, UH, FULL BOARD THE 2024 OBJECTIVES.
SO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT? TRUE, YES.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
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PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT.
AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE, UH, PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER APPOINTMENTS.
AGAIN, UH, ERIC FEER, CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AND JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO YOUR POINT, UH, UH, DIRECTOR WASPY.
UM, THERE IS ONE PAC MEMBER WHO HAD BEEN NOMINATED, UH, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.
UM, BUT ALL THE REST THAT ARE CURRENTLY SERVING, WERE ALL INVOLVED IN THIS, UM, IN, IN, IN WHAT LISA PRESENTED EARLIER.
AND, UH, JUST TO ADD TO HER PRESENTATION A TINY BIT, IS THAT WE HAVE A QUARTERLY MEETING AMONGST STAFF TO ALSO, UH, BETTER LINK UP.
UH, WHAT IS USEFUL FOR STAFF TO HAVE INPUT ON, UH, WITH THE PAC, WITH THE PRESENTATIONS THEY DELIVER TO THE PAC, SO THAT IT IS A FEEDBACK LOOP AND NOT JUST, UH, PRESENTATIONS THAT ARE NOT OF VALUE FOR INPUT.
UM, SO IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL AND REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, LISA'S WORK ON, ON HELPING TO PULL THAT TOGETHER.
I DID ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, YULI PADMORE AND HER EFFORTS TO BRING STAFF TOGETHER OVER THIS LAST YEAR TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS, UM, CURRENTLY ACTING IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SHE DID PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING DEVELOP THIS.
AND, UM, ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE, UH, LAUREN BLANCHARD, WHO IS OUR TEMPORARY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT AND IS JOINING US TODAY AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE INVOLVED WITH, UH, THE PAC MEETINGS IN, AT LEAST IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
UH, AND ALSO TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN BRINGING THESE, UH, OBJECTIVES FORWARD.
SO, UH, APPRECIATE ALL THAT HARD WORK AND, UH, SUPPORT IN TERMS OF OUR, UH, PAC ENTITY AND THE NOMINATION PROCESS.
UH, WE ARE, UH, JUST AS A REFRESHER, A 21, UH, PERSON, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UM, LISA ARTICULATED THEIR ROLE, UH, BUT JUST TO, UH, PUT A FINER POINT ON THE NOMINATING PROCESS.
EACH OF YOU, EACH BOARD MEMBER, UH, NOMINATES TWO PAC MEMBERS, AND THEN THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MAYORS AND ALAMEDA COUNTY MAYORS EACH NOMINATE ONE, THE CONTRA COSTA SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND ALAMEDA COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICTS, EACH NOMINATE ONE AND THE, UH, ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERVISORS, EACH NOMINATE ONE.
AND THEN THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL OF BOTH, BOTH COUNTIES.
WE HAVE, UH, FIVE MEMBERS THAT, UM, THEIR TERMS EXPIRE AT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
UM, AND THEY HAVE BEEN RENOMINATED BY THEIR NOMINATING AUTHORITIES, UH, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE SOME OF YOU SITTING AT THE, AT THE DIAZ.
UM, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST TAKE A MINUTE, UM, TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM, UH, VERY BRIEFLY.
UH, BUT THE FIRST NAME ON THE LIST THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS LUANA ESPANIA.
UH, SHE'S A REAPPOINTMENT BY DIRECTOR CORBERT.
UM, SHE'S BEEN DOING A WONDERFUL JOB, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER ROLE FOR NEXT YEAR.
UH, BUT SHE'S FROM SAN LEANDRO, SAN LEANDRO AND WORKS AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND AS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, COORDINATOR.
SECOND MEMBER ON YOUR LIST IS BRUCE HENRY, AND HE IS A REAPPOINTMENT FROM DIRECTOR OLIVIA SAN WONG.
UH, HE'S A RETIRED, UH, BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL, MOST RECENTLY WORKING FOR CLOROX AND, UH, COCA-COLA, AND HE LIVES IN PLEASANTON.
UH, REP, UH, THE NEXT MEMBER ON YOUR LIST IS BOB PEOPLES.
UH, HE'S A REAPPOINTMENT FOR DIRECTOR MACARIO, AND HE'S ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE SAN RAMON OPEN SPACE AUTHORITY.
UH, VERY ACTIVE IN THAT, IN THAT SPACE IN SAN RAMON VALLEY.
UH, THE FOURTH APPOINTMENT IS BOB REED.
WE'RE IN, WE'RE INTO OUR SERIES OF BOBS HERE.
UH, THE FOURTH APPOINTMENT IS BOB REED REAPPOINTMENT FROM DE ROSARIO.
HE'S A MUSICIAN IN EQUESTRIAN.
UH, THE FIFTH NOMINEE IS BOB SIMMONS, A REAPPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR JOHN MECURIO, A FORMER WALNUT CREEK MAYOR, OBVIOUSLY RESIDES IN WALNUT CREEK.
UH, HE ALSO IS VERY HACK, ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN WATERSHED PROTECTION.
AND HE WAS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT, US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR FIVE, UM, RENOMINATIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR A RECOMMENDATION ON, UH, POSSIBLY BEFORE WE CALL THAT, UH, THAT VOTE.
JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP.
UM, AND I THINK MANY OF YOU WERE AT THE, ACTUALLY I THINK ALL THREE OF YOU WERE AT THE, UH, EVENT ON MONDAY EVENING, WHICH WAS VERY, UH, WELL RECEIVED AND APPRECIATED BY PAC MEMBERS AND FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS ALIKE.
UH, BUT THE LEADERSHIP CHANGE WILL BE, UH, CARLIN OBRINGER, WHO'S A CONCORD CITY RESIDENT, FORMER MAYOR, UH, AND ALSO A GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF PERSON FOR A HEALTH AGENCY,
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UH, IS GOING TO BE STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIR, BUT SHE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE, UH, AS A PAC MEMBER.AND HER PLACE AS CHAIR WILL BE CURRENT VICE CHAIR NEIL TSUI.
HE'S A UC, BERKELEY PROFESSOR.
UH, I BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY RESIDES IN EL CERRITO.
UH, SO HE WILL BE THE CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN AS VICE CHAIR, UH, SHOULD THE RENOMINATION HOPEFULLY BE APPROVED, UH, LUANA ESPANIA HAS BEEN, UH, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE PAC TO BE THE VICE CHAIR NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN ALSO CONDITION ON THE REAPPOINTMENT, UH, TO SERVE AS FINANCE CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR WOULD BE BRUCE HENRY, UH, FROM FROM PLEASANTON.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I THINK CAN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, BUT THOSE ARE THE FIVE NOMINATIONS ARE SEEKING A RECOMMENDATION OR RENOMINATIONS WE WERE SEEKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR.
UH, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, MADAM ELLEN CORBETT, PLEASE.
MEMBER CORBETT, THANK YOU FOR, UH, PRESENTING THE INFORMATION AND IT'S A GREAT GROUP.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
SO I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, I HAD, UH, WAS GONNA ASK A QUESTION OR MAKE A, UM, MAKE A COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT, BUT, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT GROUP WHO'S, UH, WILL DO A FABULOUS JOB.
AND ERIC, I WAS GONNA SAY, GREAT, I, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO WITH THE PARK ADVISOR COMMITTEE.
UH, BUT YOU HAD MENTIONED THERE WERE TWO BOARD TWO VACANCIES THAT WOULD BE APPOINTED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND, AND ONE BY, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL, THAT THAT'S IN ADDITION TO ALL THESE.
SO I MEAN, I, MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON NEXT YEAR WITH THE, THE, UM, THE, UM, SECOND CENTURY PLAN, OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE WERE FULLY STAFFED.
SO DO YOU, DO YOU AS A, UM, AS THE, UH, COORDINATOR OF THIS ORGANIZATION, DO YOU POKE PEOPLE AND SAY, CAN YOU GET IT GOING? UH, CAN YOU APPOINT, UH, OR DO YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPOINT OR DO YOU EXPECT, UH, BOARD MEMBERS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO APPOINT? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? UH, WELL, WE DO SEND OUT REMINDERS, UM, FIRST IN OCTOBER AND MORE RECENTLY SENT OUT A REMINDER, UH, IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, UH, HOPING THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME NOMINATIONS TO ADD TO THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM TODAY.
UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE, THE THREE REMAINING NOMINATED AUTHORITIES TO FULFILL THEIR NOMINATIONS.
UM, I THINK THERE ARE SOME IDEAS OUT THERE BY THE THREE ENTITIES THAT HAVE YET TO, TO NOMINATE.
AND I THINK IT'S, UM, JUST A QUESTION OF TIMING AND, AND HOPEFULLY MAKING IT HAPPEN, UH, EARLY NEXT YEAR.
I, I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANNA SAY THE BOARD MEMBER WHO'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A VACANCY, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
WHO, WHO WOULD BE THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A VACANCY? UH, THE ALAMEDA MAYOR'S CONFERENCE.
UM, HAVE WE HAD ANY OPPORTUNITY RECENTLY TO, UM, TALK TO THE, UH, OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL FOLKS TO SEE ABOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMITTEE THAT, UM, WE HAVE THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, LIAISON COMMITTEE.
JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION, THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL FOR PARTICIP PARTICIPATION IN THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UM, THEY, THEY DO NOT HAVE A NOMINATION POSITION.
UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OAKLAND RESIDENTS THAT ARE ON THE PAC AND, UM, IF, AND I, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED DIRECTOR WA OR PRESIDENT WASP ON, UH, WHICH ORGANIZATION HAS THE OPENING.
SO THEY DO HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT DOES GO TO THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE.
SO I THINK SOME SOMETHING THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT POSITION FILLED.
IF THERE, OH, COLIN, GO AHEAD QUICK.
UH, STAFF KNOWS I HAD, UH, DURING THE COURSE OF A YEAR, DIFFICULTY GETTING THE TERM, UH, THAT EXISTED FOR THE APPOINTMENT FROM THE CONTRA COSTA SPECIAL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION.
I JUST THINK YOU FOLKS NEED TO DEVELOP A CHART OF SOME SORT, SO WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THAT COMES UP, 'CAUSE WE HAD SOMEONE ACTIVELY WANTING TO PURSUE THAT, THAT APPOINTMENT, UM, THAT THERE'S A READY ANSWER.
DIRECTOR COFFEE, WE DO HAVE THAT CHART, AND I THINK, UH, I'LL, I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERHAPS MISREADING IT EARLIER IN THE YEAR, BUT, UM, THE SPECIAL DISTRICT'S ASSOCIATION'S, UH, READ NOMIN OUR NEW APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THE CURRENT
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INCUMBENT IS GOING TO BE TERMED OUT AT THE END OF 2024.SO THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY, UH, TOWARD THE END OF 2024 FOR THE 20 25, 26 SESSION.
AND, UH, JUST JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION, EACH PAC MEMBER IS NOMINATED FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.
UM, COLIN, AS YOU WELL KNOW, AFTER, AFTER FOUR CONSECUTIVE TWO YEAR TERMS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OFF OF THE PAC BEFORE BEING RENOMINATED BY A DIFFERENT AUTHORITY.
IT WOULD ALSO ANSWER THE QUESTION DENNIS HAD JUST ABSTRACTLY IF THERE WAS AN ANNUAL CHART OF TERMS AND WHEN TERMS ARE UP FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE, SO THAT WE CAN START THINKING ABOUT THAT.
THERE, THERE IS SUCH A CHART ACCURATELY.
THERE IS SUCH A CHART THAT EXISTS AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL.
OR IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? UM, SO WE HAVE THE, UM, NOMINATIONS BEFORE US AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORWARD IT TO FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS? AYE, SHALL MOVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CORBETT, SECOND BY MEMBER COFFEE.
UH, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION PASS OR OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
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WE'LL MOVE NOW TO HOLY SMOKE, THE UP UPDATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPONSORSHIP POLICY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON MAY 2ND, 2023.UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AMANDA GAO, ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, UM, HERE TO PROVIDE YOU A SPONSORSHIP POLICY UPDATE.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS POLICY WAS ADOPTED ON MAY 2ND, 2023 OF THIS YEAR.
UM, AND WITH THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOALS OF THE POLICY WERE TO REALLY ESTABLISH SOME GUIDELINES FOR HOW THE PARK DISTRICT APPROVED SPONSORSHIPS.
UH, SOME TRANSPARENCY OF HOW WE REPORT OUT ON THESE, UH, USAGE OF FUNDS.
AND SO WITH THIS, THERE IS AN ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT IN WHICH STAFF WILL BRING AN UPDATE, UM, TO YOU ALL ON THE USAGE OF THESE FUNDS.
SO JUST TO RECAP ON THE OVERVIEW OF THE POLICY, AS MENTIONED, IT PROVIDES GUIDELINES, UH, FOR THE PROVISION OF THE USE OF FINANCIAL SPONSORSHIPS, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS.
IT ALSO ESTABLISHED THAT SPONSORSHIP APPROVAL AUTHORITY WAS GIVEN TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT, UH, BOTH WHO HAVE ALLOCATIONS IN EACH THE GENERAL MANAGER'S BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE BOARD'S BUDGET AS YOU ALL APPROVED, UH, 50,000, UH, WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICY BACK IN MAY.
UH, IT ALSO CONTINUES FEE WAIVER AND REDUCTION, THE FEE WAIVER AND REDUCTION PROCEDURE FOR IN-KIND SPONSORSHIPS FOR THOSE ORGANIZED GROUPS WHO REQUEST REDUCTIONS OF USAGE OF OUR, OUR FACILITIES OR WITHIN OUR BOUNDARIES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS JUST THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA THAT ORGANIZATIONS MUST MEET, UH, WHEN REQUESTING SPONSORSHIPS.
SO THERE ARE FOUR CRITERIA, UM, AND ORGANIZATION MUST MEET AT LEAST ONE, UH, WHEN SUBMITTING THEIR REQUEST.
SO, OF COURSE, UH, THEIR EVENT OR PROGRAM OR REQUEST MUST FURTHER, THE MISSION OF THE PARK DISTRICT, UM, MUST ALLOW FOR YOU THE PROMOTION OF OUR, UH, MISSION OR FUND.
UH, THEY MUST BE A PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
IT CANNOT BE A PRIVATE OR PERSON OR FOR FIRM.
AND IT ALLOWS, OR ALLOWS FOR STAFF TO HAVE SOME SORT OF BENEFIT, UH, WHEN THE SPONSORSHIP IS APPROVED, FOR INSTANCE, ATTENDING A CONFERENCE, UM, OR TRAINING.
SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE 12 SPONSORSHIPS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, FROM JANUARY 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR, UH, TOTALING $45,750.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE ORGANIZATION THAT REQUESTED THE SPONSORSHIP AS WELL AS THE EVENT AND AMOUNT APPROVED.
AND THIS SHOWS THE SPONSORSHIPS APPROVED FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUDGET.
SO YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE APPROVED FROM THIS BUDGET.
UM, IT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE POLICY WAS APPROVED IN MAY, SO IT HASN'T SPANNED THE ENTIRE YEAR.
UM, BUT THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW THE POLICY, UH, WORKED WELL.
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AND MEDIA GROUP, UH, FIRST INITIALLY SUBMITTED THEIR REQUEST TO THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE.AND UNDER HER PER PURVIEW, IT WASN'T APPROVED, BUT IT WAS THEN SUBMITTED TO, UM, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN WHICH IT WAS APPROVED.
SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE POLICY WORKING.
UM, THE 1500 WAS, DID COME OUT OF THE SPONSORSHIP LINE ITEM FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUDGET.
UH, AS A REMINDER, UH, THERE, IN THE 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET, THERE IS $50,000 ALLOCATED FOR SPONSORSHIP OF REQUESTS IN THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS $50,000 ALLOCATED FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UH, WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE POLICY, UH, THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, PROPOSED TO ADD, UM, KEY OR REOCCURRING SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS IN HER BUDGET, UM, FOR TRANSPARENCY AS WELL AS JUST TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS.
SO THESE 10 SPONSORSHIPS, UH, WERE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND ARE LISTED AS LINE ITEMS. SO THEY WILL BE APPROVED, UM, WHEN REQUESTED NEXT YEAR.
AND JUST A REMINDER, THE POLICY REQUIRES ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE REQUESTING SPONSORSHIPS TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FOR REVIEW BY THE PARK DISTRICT, UH, THE PRES PRESENTATION OF THEIR NAME, THE DATE AND DESCRIPTION OF EVENT, PROGRAM, OR SERVICE, AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THE EVENT OR PROGRAM MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
UM, AND ALL SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO SPONSORSHIP@EEBPARKS.ORG.
AND SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? SURE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SPONSORSHIPS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT EITHER I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION OR I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM.
ONE IS THE STEWARDSHIP NETWORK, 30 BY 30 PARTNERSHIP GATHERING CONNECT FUND.
WHAT IS THAT AND WHAT IS THE, WHAT ARE WE SPONSORING? UH, THIS WAS A REQUEST, I'M SORRY, I'M SHOWING A WRONG SLIDE.
REQUEST TO SPONSOR AND, UH, STATEWIDE EVENT HELD BY THIS GROUP.
UM, AND THE REQUEST OR THE SPONSORSHIP ALLOWED FOR REGISTRATION, UH, FUNDS OF THOSE REQUI, THOSE REQUESTING TO GO TO THE EVENT, AN ANNUAL EVENT.
UH, NO DIRECTOR, UH, DIRECTOR COFFEE, DR. ANNA ALVAREZ, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER.
THIS EVENT WAS A, IT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.
IT HOST IS HOSTED BY THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY.
UM, AND IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE 30 BY 30 CONSERVATION INITIATIVE.
SO IT'S THE GATHERING OF ALL THE, UM, CONSERVATION LEADERS.
AND IN THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, WE WERE, WE HAD A FISCAL SPONSOR, WHICH WAS THE STEWARDSHIP NETWORK, WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WAS THE ISSUANCE OF HONORARIUMS AND STIPENDS TO ENSURE THE PARTICIPATION OF DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES AND ANY INDIGENOUS TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY OF IN OCTOBER, 2020 THIRD.
SO WE, UM, WERE A SPONSORING AGENCY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THE EVENT FROM THE, UM, CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY.
YES, IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE.
IT WAS THE KICKOFF EVENT THAT I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT ON SEVERAL OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN SACRAMENTO OUT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES BUILDING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF, UM, THEN OUR BUDGET, STATE BUDGET CHAIR, SENATOR, UM, SKINNER AND THE GOVERNOR REMOTELY.
SO THIS YEAR THE EVENT MOVED FROM SACRAMENTO.
SO I SAW SOME VIDEO FROM THAT.
SO THIS YEAR THE EVENT MOVED FROM SACRAMENTO TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH THE INTEREST TO IDENTIFY, TO CONDUCT THE CONVENING IN A PLACE WHERE WE NEED TO DO THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK WHERE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAND CONSERVATION EXISTS, WHICH WAS RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.
ARE THOSE PUBLIC SO THAT WE CAN, AS BOARD MEMBERS, CAN WE ZOOM IN ON IT? ON IT OR ATTEND IT? UH, THIS PARTICULAR EVENT, UH, I BELIEVE WAS, UH, VIDEO RECORDED AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU THE LINKS.
FROM THE CALIFORNIA NATURE WEBSITE, WHICH IS ALSO SPONSORED BY THE STATE.
THEN I'M GLAD THAT CAME UP 'CAUSE OF THE, YOU SHOWED US A BRIEF VIDEO FROM IT.
IS THAT AN ANNUAL EVENT? AND DO WE GO TO IT?
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DO WE SEND PEOPLE TO IT? YES, IT'S AN ANNUAL, UM, AND I THINK IT SPANS OVER A MONTH OF VARIOUS CLEANUP EFFORTS, UM, INFORMATIONAL TRAININGS, AND I, I BELIEVE STAFF DOES SUPPORT THIS EVENT.SAVE THE BABY'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION, SO THAT'S GOOD.
AGAIN, I'M INTERESTED IN HOW WE PARTICIPATE IN THESE THINGS.
UM, SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE HAS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION.
DO WE SEND PEOPLE TO THAT 7,500? I KNOW IN THE PAST WE HAVE.
ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE SLIDES FOR, FOR PROOF FOR TAKE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE.
TAKE ME TO THE TREE'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION 75.
YEAH, I, I BELIEVE A, A LOT OF THESE SPONSORSHIPS DO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, EITHER A TABLE OR TICKETS.
UM, AND WE OFTEN DO SEND STAFF, UM, OR YOU ALL AS BOARD MEMBERS DO ATTEND AND REPRESENT, UM, THE PARK DISTRICT.
IT'S FULLY POSSIBLE THAT I GOT A NOTE AT SOME POINT ABOUT IT,
THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS I HAD ABOUT EXISTING STUFF.
I HAVE, UM, HAD A RECENT CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN ABOUT, DENNIS AND I BOTH DID ABOUT THE, UM, HISTORIC ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP WE HAVE WITH DOUG MCCONNELL'S, OPEN ROADS PROGRAMMING AND THE BAY NATURE MAGAZINE.
AND THIS WAS JUST A WEEK OR TWO AGO.
AND WE WERE TOLD THAT, UH, ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON BOTH OF THOSE AND PURSUING THEM AND, UH, RE-UPPING THAT HISTORIC SPONSORSHIP WE'VE HAD OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THIS ISN'T AN ACTION ITEM, BUT I AT SOME POINT WANTED THAT AN ACTION ITEM IF IT WASN'T GETTING DONE SO THAT WE COULD DO IT AT THE BOARD LEVEL, WHATEVER'S NEEDED.
UM, AND JUST TO REFLECT THAT, I DID HEAR FROM SUSAN ON IT.
SO WE HAVE MET WITH, UH, WITH BOTH ORGANIZATIONS.
WE ARE WAITING FOR THEIR PROPOSAL.
UH, I WILL REMIND YOU THAT THIS SPONSORSHIP POLICY SUPPORTS, UH, NON-PROFITS AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS.
SO IF IT'S A PRIVATE FIRM, UM, IT CANNOT BE APPROVED UNDER THIS POLICY.
SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR THE PROPOSAL IS A NON-PROFIT.
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON THEIR PROPOSAL.
OPEN ROADS IS A FOR-PROFIT PROGRAMMING OPERATION IN WHICH WE HAVE THE EQUIVALENT OF PAID ADVERTISING, EITHER THROUGH UNDERWRITING IT OR PAYING FOR TIME, WHATEVER THAT IS.
AND PUBLIC AGENCIES DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
SO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IF IT'S NOT A SPONSORSHIP, IT'S JUST A MARKETING EXPENSE, BUT WE, AND AT LEAST THREE OR SO OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE HISTORICALLY PROMOTED THAT PROGRAMMING.
AND SO, AS AMANDA SAID, WE ARE, THEY'VE BEEN IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH BOTH ORGANIZATIONS AND THE LATEST UPDATE SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME PLACE AS WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK.
WE'RE WAITING ON A PROPOSAL FROM THEM.
SO WHEN WE GET THAT, WE'LL, BUT IT'S NOT A NON-PROFIT SPONSORSHIP THAT'S, IT'S NOT A NONPROFIT SPONSORSHIP DIRECT MARKETING.
AND SO WE'D HAVE TO APPROACH THAT DIFFERENTLY.
IT'S NOT, IT WOULDN'T BE AS PART OF THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT CURRENTLY BUDGETED.
UM, IT WOULD HAVE TO HISTORIC BE SOMETHING I, NO, THESE HAVE NOT BEEN HISTORICALLY BUDGETED.
WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS, HAVE BEEN OFF THE BOOKS.
THESE HAVE ALL BEEN JUST DONE OFF THE BOOKS.
WE CAN, UH, LET ME FOLLOW OFFLINE WITH YOU ON THAT.
BUT THEY'VE NOT BEEN EXPLICITLY BUDGETED.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE THOSE.
OH, WE'LL, WE'RE WAITING ON THE PROPOSAL FROM THEM.
UM, I, I JUST HAVE A LITTLE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, THIS LIST AS WELL.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE ALAMEDA COUNTY WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME.
BUT, UM, WHAT, WHAT DOES THIS ORGANIZATION DO AS PART OF ORGANIZING FOR THAT EVENT? BECAUSE I'VE ATTENDED, BUT NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE IT WAS ORGANIZED AS PART OF WHAT WE WERE DOING.
DO, DO WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT? THAT THAT GOES THROUGH AS, AS I, I, I KNOW YOU'VE ATTENDED THAT IN THE PAST.
AND I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND, UM, ALONG WITH, I THINK WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE OTHER TICKET THIS LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS, THEY WERE JUST COMING OUT OF COVID, SO IT WAS NOT AS ORGANIZED AS IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY.
UM, AND I THINK WE, WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT NEXT YEAR THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, EAR EARLIER, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AS AN ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP, HAVE THOSE TICKETS AVAILABLE SO THAT WE CAN EXTEND IT TO THE BOARD SO THAT YOU CAN ATTEND.
UM, BUT THIS YEAR IT REALLY WAS, UM, WE SPONSORED IT, IT ENABLED THEM TO, I BELIEVE HAVE, UM, SOME, UH, ATTENDEES THERE THAT WERE, UM, AS PART OF SOME NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS.
SO WE SUBSIDIZED THE, THE ATTENDANCE VERSUS SEVERAL PEOPLE AND GOT ON IT, GOT OUR LOGO IN THE BROCHURE.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS, THE LIST? UM, DO THEY INCLUDE,
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UM, ATTENDANCE BY THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THESE? I KNOW I'VE SOME OF THEM YES.BUT IS IT TRUE FOR ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND EVENTS OR THEY JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, TO HELP PAY FOR THAT, PUTTING THAT EVENT TOGETHER? OR, UM, WHAT ALL DOES IT INCLUDE AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE? IT VARIES BY ORGANIZATION.
UM, SO USUALLY WHEN THEY REQUEST A SPONSORSHIP, THEY'LL GIVE US A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE OUR FUNDS ARE GOING, WHETHER IT'S TO SUPPORT REGISTRATION OR JUST THE ACTUAL EVENT, OR HAVE OUR LOGO INCLUDED.
COULD WE GET A LIST OF WHICH ONES INCLUDE, UM, ATTENDANCE FOR ALL OUR BOARD MEMBERS? SURE.
'CAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES, UM, WE'RE ASKED ABOUT ATTENDING.
USUALLY IT'S, UH, KIND OF LATE IN THE TIME.
UM, I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL IF WE WANNA, YOU KNOW, BE SEEN AT SOME OF THESE EVENTS THAT WE'RE HELPING, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF.
I, I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE, UM, WHETHER, AND THANKS FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION, UM, THE, THE, THE, UH, UNDER THE POLICY OVERVIEW, THE CONTINUANCE OF THE FEE WAIVER AND REDUCTION.
UH, HOW DOES THAT WORK? UH, UH, IF, IF, IF I CAME AND SAID, HEY, I GOT A REALLY GOOD ORGANIZATION.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU, UM, WAIVE THE FEES FOR A RESERVATION AT A, AT A A CAMPSITE.
UH, HOW DOES THAT WORK? I MEAN, I KNOW HOW IT USED TO WORK, BUT I, I, THE WORD FORMALIZATION CAME INTO THIS, SO I'M, I'M WONDERING WHAT, HOW THAT WORKS.
YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING MAYBE, UH, YOU CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY REQUESTS, BUT THE WAY THAT IT HAS WORKED IS IT GOES THROUGH THE A GM OF OPERATIONS FOR APPROVAL.
AND THEN I, I AGREE WITH, UH, DIRECTOR COFFEE.
I THINK WE REALLY SHOULD, UM, LOOK HARD AND, AND MAKE IT WORK FOR BAY NATURE AND, AND BACK ROADS.
UM, SO, UM, IS THERE ANY I AGREE WITH THAT AS WELL.
SO, UM, IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAS ANYTHING OR ANYBODY ON ZOOM THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, UM, THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.
JUST UPDATING US AND THANK YOU.
THIS IS, WE, YOU KNOW, WE ASKED FOR THIS WHEN WE, WE PASSED THIS POLICY AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO ME NOW TOTAL SENSE, WHERE IN THE PAST IT DIDN'T.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA ECHO THAT AND TO REALLY THANK AMANDA FOR KIND OF BEING THE POINT PERSON ON THIS AND, AND ESPECIALLY THANK DIRECTOR COFFEE WHEN HE WAS THE BOARD PRESIDENT, AND THEN DENNIS FOR CARRYING THIS ON FOR US TO PROVIDE SOME STRUCTURE HERE AND TRANSPARENCY AND I, I THINK IT'S WORKING.
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GREAT.UM, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY STAFF? DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS? I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY.
AND OF COURSE, UM, I APPRECIATE, UH, BEING HERE AND ALSO THINKING POSITIVE ABOUT PERSON WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY.
SHE DOES A FABULOUS JOB AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY HONOR TO BE HERE FOR, ON HER BEHALF TODAY.
AND, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE TO BE PART OF THIS, UH, COMMITTEE AS NEXT YEAR COMES ALONG.
YOU'LL BE ON PERMANENTLY NEXT YEAR.
SO MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE, UM, 'CAUSE I PROBABLY WON'T HAVE A LONG TIME, TIME TO DO IT.
I, I WANTED TO THANK STAFF, THE, ESPECIALLY THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC FA OR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STAFF FOR THE WONDERFUL RECEPTION WE HAD OR, OR AWARDING OF THE RADKEY AWARD.
SO I THINK WE GOTTA CALL IT THE OSCARS OR THE GRAMMYS OR THE KEYS.
UM, BUT THAT AWARD CEREMONY WAS REALLY, REALLY A NICE EVENT.
MARK MAKES IT AN EXCELLENT EVENT.
UH, HE, HE'S DID, IT WAS SO, SUCH A WELL-DESERVED AWARD AND I THINK I'M MERELY HAPPY WE'RE BACK INTO THAT AND DOING THAT.
AND I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR THE DISTRICT AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE THOSE AWARDS.
'CAUSE HE JUST HUNG OUT
I WAS GONNA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS STUFF, STAFF LEFT, BUT THE HAT WAS KEY.
'CAUSE THAT'S ALL HE ASKED FOR.
WHEN WE GO BACK, THERE IS A HAT AND HE'S NOW HAS ONE.
SO, AND ALSO THE, UM, PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, AND THE FOUNDATION, UH,
UH, SO I WANNA THANK WHOEVER WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT AND, AND UH, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME AND AN EXCELLENT BLEND OF, OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME, UH, GOALS.
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YOU.UM, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVING ANY HEARING? NONE BROUGHT OUTTA HERE BY 12.