Dec 19, 2023 Board of Directors Meeting

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GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT THIS DECEMBER 19TH 2023.

WE'RE BEGINNING TODAY AT 11:06.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL?

[ROLL CALL]

DIRECTOR CORBETT HERE.

DIRECTOR ROSARIO HERE.

DIRECTOR COFFEY HERE.

DIRECTOR MERCURIO HERE.

PRESIDENT WAESPI HERE.

GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH HERE.

AND GENERAL COUNCIL BOURGAULT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS SESSION? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS PRESIDENT.

OKAY. WITH NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN TO THE CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]

AND WE'LL TURN OFF ALL THESE CAMERAS.

OKAY. WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO OUR DECEMBER 19TH MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR FINAL BOARD MEETING FOR THIS YEAR.

WE'RE MEETING BEGINNING TODAY AT 1:04.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL?

[ROLL CALL]

EXCUSE ME. DIRECTOR COFFEE HERE.

DIRECTOR ECHOLS HERE.

DIRECTOR MERCURIO HERE.

DIRECTOR ROSARIO HERE.

DIRECTOR SANWONG HERE.

DIRECTOR CORBETT HERE.

PRESIDENT WAESPI HERE.

GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH HERE.

GENERAL COUNCIL BOURGAULT HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

DIRECTOR CORBETT, WOULD YOU JOIN US, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU AND MEMBER ROSARIO, WOULD YOU READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE? YES. THANK YOU.

WE HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED LANDS OF THE OHLONE PEOPLE, AND THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HUICHUN TERRITORY, WHICH IS THEIR TRADITIONAL, ANCESTRAL AND SHARED HOME.

SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, THE OHLONE PEOPLE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO LIVE IN RECIPROCITY WITH NATURE, UNDERSTANDING THE SEASONS AND CYCLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD, MANAGING RESOURCES FUNDAMENTAL FOR SURVIVAL, AND IMPORTANT TO CULTURAL PRACTICES, ALL WHILE PASSING DOWN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE.

WE HONOR, WITH THE GRATITUDE OF THE LAND ITSELF, THE WILDLIFE LIVING IN THESE LANDS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STEWARDED IT, AND WHO CONTINUE TO REMAIN DEEPLY CONNECTED TO IT TODAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

AND IF WE HAVE, MAY ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

I MOVE. A MOTION BY MEMBER ECHOLS AND A SECOND BY MEMBER ROSARIO.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. THE AGENDA IS IN PLACE.

WE MOVE NOW TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE ONE THIS MORNING, MORNING OR WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BUT LATER.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

AND, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU TELL FOLKS HOW THEY COULD COMMENT AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING WITH US? YES PRESIDENT WAESPI, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEND COMMENTS IN THREE WAYS VIA EMAIL TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT EB PARKS.ORG, VIA VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2016, LEAVING A MESSAGE WHICH WILL BE TRANSCRIBED AND GIVEN TO THE BOARD AND MADE A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD, OR SIMPLY BY JOINING THE MEETING VIA THE ZOOM LINK, WHICH IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA WHICH WAS POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE LAST WEEK.

THE SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS NOTICED.

ALL EMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO DEADLINE ON MONDAY, DECEMBER THE 18TH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM.

ANY EMAILS THAT HAVE COME IN AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE ORGANIZED AND GIVEN TO THE BOARD AFTER THIS MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY EMAILS OR SPEAKER'S CARDS FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAILS, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE COMMENTER IN THE ROOM THAT IS MISS RENEE PATTERSON.

WELCOME, RENEE. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES RENEE.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS RENEE PATTERSON.

I'M AN ADMIN ANALYST HERE AT THE DISTRICT IN OPERATIONS BUSINESS SERVICES.

I WORK ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE PERALTA OAKS BUILDING.

AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A REMINDER THAT THE AFSCME FILED AN UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGE ON AUGUST

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THIS IS WITH [INAUDIBLE], THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BOARD.

AND THE CHARGES WERE BAD FAITH BARGAINING, INTERFERENCE, DIRECT DEALING, AND UNILATERAL IMPLEMENTATION.

SO I DO THIS AT EVERY BOARD MEETING THAT I CAN MAKE IT TO, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT SOMETHING IS THAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN.

AND I'LL CONTINUE TO COME SEE YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

PARDON ME. WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THAT'S RIGHT, A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY MOVING VERY EFFICIENTLY.

THANK YOU. I DO HAVE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THAT IS TO INTRODUCE FORMALLY OUR NEW AND ACTUALLY OUR INAUGURAL EQUITY OFFICER HERE IN THE PARK DISTRICT, JOSE GONZALEZ, WHO JUST STARTED WITH US YESTERDAY.

AND, JOSE, IF YOU WANT TO JUST COME UP AND SAY A QUICK HELLO TO THE BOARD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE HIM.

WE HAD, AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, WE DID A NATIONAL SEARCH IN ORDER TO FILL THIS POSITION AND JUST ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO HAVE JOSE HERE WITH THE PARK DISTRICT.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO VERY QUICKLY AND SIMPLY EXPRESS SALUTATION AND GRATITUDE.

SO IT IS NICE TO MEET AND SEE ALL OF THE ESTEEMED BOARD HERE AS WELL.

AND ALSO, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO DOING MY PART TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT AND ALL THE WORK THAT IT UNDERTAKES.

SO THANK YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN SOON.

JOSE, WELCOME [APPLAUSE].

WELCOME AND VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU.

OKAY, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

DOES ANY ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED? ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY BOARD MEMBERS? MEMBER COFFEY. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

GO AHEAD. I ASKED FOR ITEM FIVE TO BE PULLED SO THAT OUR AUDIENCE CAN GET A FEEL FOR THE NEW FINE SCHEDULE THAT WILL BE COMING INTO PLAY.

POTENTIALLY A SIGNIFICANT NEW OPERATIONAL FACTOR IN THE EAST BAY PARKS.

I KNOW THIS WAS DISCUSSED AT OPERATIONS, BUT I THOUGHT JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR ADDED PUBLICITY.

AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

EXCELLENT IDEA. ANYONE ELSE? MEMBERS ROSARIO. YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER THREE.

APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2024.

OKAY. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PULL ANYTHING? OKAY, THEN LET'S START WITH NUMBER THREE.

THE APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OFFICERS FOR THE 2024 YEAR.

MAY I JUST INTERRUPT? WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENTS ON COMMENTS ON THIS THIS ON THE AGENDA ALSO.

OKAY, GREAT. ON NUMBER SIX AND NUMBER ON NUMBER SIX RIGHT NOW.

MEMBER ROSARIO.

GREAT. I PULLED THIS ITEM BECAUSE AS YOU MAY KNOW THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING AT THE END OF 2024.

AND SO I WILL I WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIESCE MY SEAT AS TREASURER FOR 2024, AND THAT WILL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS TO BUMP UP AND TAKE THAT POSITION.

SO I OFFER THAT AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE TO THE SCHEDULE.

ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT WAS WELL DESCRIBED IN OUR PACKET.

AND I THANK YOU DEE.

THAT'S AN EXCELLENT ACT ON YOUR PART.

I THINK THAT'S GOING TO GIVE OTHER MEMBERS, NEWER MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO MOVE AHEAD AND LEARN, LEARN THE ROPES OF BEING IN PART OF THE OFFICER TEAM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT SEPARATELY, MADAM COUNCIL? MAYBE AT THE NEXT AGENDA.

I MEAN, THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY PULL THE ITEMS AND VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY, AND THEN VOTE ON THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS AS ONE MOTION.

SHOW, THE ITEM IS PULLED.

AND LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

WE'LL VOTE ON THE END AFTER THE FULL CONSENT CALENDAR.

NUMBER FIVE IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A FINE SCHEDULE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT CITATIONS.

LISA, WERE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT OR.

OKAY.

EXCELLENT.

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THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COFFEY, FOR PULLING THIS.

THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING, IT'S ALL RELATIVE, BUT FOR US, EXCITING ITEM BECAUSE IT IS, IT'S IT'S A SECOND STEP TO A BOARD ACTION.

THE BOARD TAKING ACTION LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE THE DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION TO BE ABLE TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND CITATIONS. SO I'M GOING TO DEFER TO PUBLIC SAFETY TO TALK ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND CITATIONS.

BUT ALSO IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ISSUE NUISANCE ABATEMENT FINES AND SO ON THE OPERATIONS SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHEN WE HAVE ENCROACHMENTS OR WHEN THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WHERE THE DISTRICT IS, IS INCURRING DAMAGE, IT GIVES US A TOOL OF ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO IT ALLOWS OUR PARK SUPERVISORS, OUR UNIT MANAGERS TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT MAY BE ENCROACHING AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU'RE YOU'RE ENCROACHING AND THIS IS A VIOLATION.

AND THE RECOURSE IS FOR YOU TO IS TO REMOVE IT, TO REMEDY IT.

AND THEN AGAIN, THIS TOOL ALLOWS US TO HAVE SOME TEETH SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH A FINE AND THEN ALSO BE ABLE TO RECOUP THE COSTS FOR WHAT IT COSTS TO REMEDIATE.

SO WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR GOVERNMENT, WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM ON PROCEDURES THAT WE'LL START IMPLEMENTING NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN AS WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR WITH A STATUS OF HOW THIS PROCEDURE AND POLICY IS WORKING.

SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAD SOME MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE. GOOD AFTERNOON, ESTEEMED BOARD.

I'M DAVID PHULPS, ACTING CAPTAIN OF SUPPORT SERVICES WITH YOUR DISTRICT'S POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I APPRECIATE THE BOARD PASSING A RESOLUTION LAST OCTOBER ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO GO FORTH WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.

IT WAS UNTIL THIS POINT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A FINE FOR THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO MOVE FORWARD THE FINE SCHEDULE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.

THE CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION ALLOWS POLICE, PUBLIC AGENCIES TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

THERE'S LANGUAGE WITHIN THE LEGISLATION NOT TO EXCEED CERTAIN LIMITS.

WE ARE GOING WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND WHAT YOU SEE ON PROBABLY AN ATTACHED LIST, THERE'S ABOUT 60% OF THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION.

THOSE 60% OF THE ORDINANCES DON'T INVOLVE PUBLIC PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FOR THE DISTRICT.

THESE ARE KIND OF MINOR NUISANCES THAT WE THINK CAN BE ADMINISTERED ENFORCED THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FOR THAT $100 FINE.

THE MAJORITY WELL, IN BOTH COUNTIES, ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, IF YOU WERE TO BE ISSUED AN INFRACTION AND TO GO TO COURT AND BE FOUND GUILTY, IT WOULD COST YOU $280. SO THIS WAS THE ABILITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO WITH PARK OPERATIONS, TO COME UP WITH A MIDDLE GROUND WAY TO ENFORCE THESE VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A WARNING AND INFRACTION.

SO CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN SOMEBODY WOULD PAY IF THEY WERE ISSUED AN INFRACTION, WHICH WOULD BE A CRIMINAL PROCESS RATHER THAN A CIVIL PROCESS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION. GREAT.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YEAH, SO I'VE READ THE BACKGROUND MATERIAL A COUPLE TIMES, AND I'M STILL CONFUSED ABOUT IN WHAT INSTANCES INFRACTION AND MISDEMEANOR ONLY. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE TWO COLUMNS IN THE CHART OF FINES.

I GUESS I'M ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THOSE TWO COLUMNS.

WE HAVE CHECK MARKS IN THE COLUMN DESIGNATING INFRACTION AND MISDEMEANORS, AND THEN WE HAVE DOLLAR VALUES OF $100 UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FEE.

SO I'M WONDERING ADMINISTRATIVELY WHAT IS THAT DISTINCTION.

SO THE COLUMNS WHICH YOU'RE REFERRING, THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT WITHIN THE WITHIN THE TABLE WOULD SAY INFRACTION AND MISDEMEANORS ONLY.

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SO THE OFFICER DOESN'T HAVE THE DISCRETION TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FOR THOSE CERTAIN ORDINANCES.

THE COLUMN ON THE FAR RIGHT WITH THE $100 ANNOTATION WITHIN THE COLUMN INDICATES THAT OFFICERS HAVE THE ABILITY AND DISCRETION TO ISSUE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS FOR THAT REDUCED AMOUNT BEFORE GOING ON SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS FOR THE SAME ORDINANCE VIOLATION TO THEN GO TO INFRACTION OR MISDEMEANOR.

SO THE INFRACTION OR MISDEMEANOR ITEMS LIKE UNAUTHORIZED CAMPING.

THERE ISN'T AN OPTION TO LEVY AN ADMINISTRATIVE FINE, IT'S ONLY A CITATION.

THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. SO THOSE CHECK MARKS DESIGNATE ONLY CITATIONS.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND IT NOW HOW, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, ARE ALL THESE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE TABLE. HOW WILL THE CITATION VERSUS ADMINISTRATIVE FINE BE ADMINISTERED? HOW IS THAT GOING TO, AS A PRACTICAL MATTER, WORK ITSELF INTO PARK OPERATIONS? THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

AND THEY ARE BOTH SEPARATE.

SO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE A DIFFERENT MANNER IN WHICH THEY THE FINES ARE OR THE MONIES RECEIVED.

IF YOU RECEIVED AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FROM A POLICE OFFICER SIMILAR TO OUR PARKING TICKETS, THERE'S A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT HANDLES ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD AND DISPUTE OR CONTESTED VIOLATIONS, AT LEAST IN THE FIRST ROUND.

SO MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR JASON OR JUST OPERATIONALLY MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN WE ADOPTED THIS NEW FINE SCHEDULE, OR AT LEAST ITS EXISTENCE, THAT THE FINE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES, CAN BE ADMINISTERED BY OTHERS THAN POLICE OFFICERS.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATHER THOROUGH LIST OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS HERE, THERE ARE ALL THESE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

THEY ARE ELIGIBLE THEN TO BE ADMINISTERED BY OTHERS, THEN POLICE OFFICERS.

IS THAT CORRECT? GOOD AFTERNOON.

JASON ROSENBERG, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL.

SO, DIRECTOR COFFEY YOU'RE CORRECT IN THAT THE THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED IS THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE OTHERS TO ISSUE CITATIONS UNDER THE ORDINANCE DEFINED AS AN AUTHORIZED OFFICER.

SO FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT, THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THAT BE DONE THROUGH OPERATIONS.

THE PLAN IS TO IS TO HAVE UNIT MANAGERS DO THAT, THOSE CITATIONS AND THAT'S FOR NUISANCE ABATEMENT.

AND WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO KEEP THOSE TWO SEPARATE IN THE SENSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS WILL BE HANDLED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

NUISANCE ABATEMENT WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH OPERATIONS, WITH A ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS THAT WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND THEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGH OPERATIONS.

OKAY, SO AT THIS POINT USING OTHERS THEN POLICE OFFICERS IS ISN'T CONTEMPLATED, BUT IT'S A POTENTIAL.

AND YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.

I'M THERE ARE ISSUES OF ENFORCEMENT IN WHICH HAVING POLICE OFFICERS COVER THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT IS PROBLEMATIC, GIVEN THEIR VALUE TO TO THE PARK SYSTEM.

YOU DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING RIDGELINES, RIGHT, FOR ILLEGAL BICYCLE USE.

AND THERE'S A POTENTIAL, IF NEEDED, FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THAT.

THAT'S CORRECT. THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED IS THAT BEING AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY, IT CAN BE ADOPTED ADMINISTRATIVELY AND ALSO AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVELY.

THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED NOW, THE DISTRICT BELIEVES, IS AN ADEQUATE USE OF RESOURCES AND DISTRIBUTION AMONGST THE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN ALWAYS REVISIT IF WE'RE FINDING THAT THERE'S GAPS IN ENFORCEMENT THAT GIVES THE GENERAL MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE THOSE TO ISSUE CITATIONS. IF ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE WAY THIS IS SET UP, AND I CAN LET THE PUBLIC SAFETY WEIGH IN ON THIS, BUT RIGHT NOW WITH ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, WE'RE USING A THIRD PARTY VENDOR. PUBLIC SAFETY IS TRAINED IN THAT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE ISSUED AKIN TO LIKE A PARKING CITATION.

SO THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

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SO FOR NOW, WE BELIEVE WE CAN HANDLE IT THIS WAY, WHERE THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT IS HANDLED THROUGH OPERATIONS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS IS HANDLED THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OKAY, I NOW UNDERSTAND IT'S A LOT CLEARER FOR ME, AND ALL I WANT TO TEE UP WITH MY COLLEAGUES IS THE [INAUDIBLE] PILOT PROJECT IS GOING TO GIVE US A GOOD FEEL FOR ILLEGAL OFF TRAIL BICYCLE USE ISSUES AND HOW THOSE ARE IMPACTED. AND I JUST THINK THIS IS A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR ENFORCEMENT AS WE GET DEEPER INTO THAT PROJECT AND LOOK AT ITS OUTCOMES AND WE MAY HAVE TO THINK OF BETTER MEANS OF ENFORCING THESE NEW RULES THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. ANYWAY.

I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. I GUESS, DAVE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION.

SO WE GOT INTO WHO'S GOING TO GIVE THE TICKETS.

AND I UNDERSTAND I WOULD WANT TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT OR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M GOING TO BUTCHER THIS OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS, I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE NAME, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

THANK YOU. POLICE SERVICE TECHNICIANS.

I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN.

TELL ME, DO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY I MEAN, I SEE THAT LITTERING IS A $100 ITEM ON THIS, AND I FIND THAT VERY COMPELLING, AND I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT EXERCISE, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE VERY BUSY.

COULD COULD THAT GROUP DO THAT WITHIN THIS PROVISION? GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN. DAVE PHULPS ACTING CABINET SUPPORT SERVICES.

I THINK LAWFULLY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BUT I THINK WHAT JASON WAS ALLUDING TO IS ALL THE TRAINING BECAUSE OUR POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIANS DON'T HAVE ALL THE TRAINING IN COMMUNICATIONS AND SELF-DEFENSE AND AND TACTICS THAT WE DO.

WE HATE TO PUT ANYBODY IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE IN PHYSICAL CONFLICT OVER A CITATION THAT GENERALLY WOULDN'T LEAD TO AN ARREST.

SO MY ANSWER WOULD BE THE POTENTIALLY FOUR EVENTUALLY WITHIN FUTURE BUDGETS THAT WE WOULD HAVE AS POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIANS ASSIGNED TO THE STREET CAN STILL ISSUE PARKING CITATIONS.

BUT WE WOULD WOULD NOT BE LOOKING FOR THEM TO ISSUE PERSON TO PERSON CITATIONS THAT WOULD, IF NOT ADMINISTRATIVELY, BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE REASON WHY.

I JUST FIND THAT IT'S WITH 73 PARKS AND I DON'T KNOW YOUR STAFFING LEVELS, BUT I KNOW THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF YOU THAT I'M THINKING OF A SCENARIO OF A PARK RANGERS WORKING IN A PARK, ACTIVELY SEEING PEOPLE LITTERING OR DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND JUST A CALL TO GET A POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN TO GIVE A TICKET, I THINK BOY, THAT WOULD BE SO HELPFUL IN MY OPINION.

AND THAT'S JUST AN EDITORIAL POLICY.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, I MEAN, DO OTHER AGENCIES I KNOW OTHER AGENCIES HAVE KIND OF GONE TO THE POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN MODEL.

DO THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO WRITE CITATIONS OR DO THEY GET THE TRAINING, OR IS IT JUST US THAT.

YEAH. LET ME LET ME SPEAK TO THAT.

AND I THINK THE KIND OF THE POINT THAT JASON WAS MAKING EARLIER IS IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THIS IS NEW AND, YOU KNOW, AS IT EVOLVES, I HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE OTHER PEOPLE IN ORDER TO DO THIS, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT.

IT'S A MATTER OF TRAINING, AS THE CAPTAIN MENTIONED.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, STICK SOMEBODY OUT THERE WITH A BOOKLET AND JUST SET THEM ON THEIR WAYS.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT OTHER AGENCIES, ABSOLUTELY.

THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE NON-SWORN INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE THESE CITATIONS.

AND, AND THERE'S LOTS OF NEIGHBORING AGENCIES THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM.

SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE JUST KIND OF ITERATIVELY, AS WE GO THROUGH IT, GOING TO YOU KNOW COME BACK TO YOU AND PROVIDE THAT REPORT.

SO LOTS OF FLEXIBILITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

MEMBER CORBETT. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE AN UPDATE IN, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MONTHS IN SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR, WHATEVER, JUST SO WE CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, DATA ON HOW IT'S GOING AND YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE DO GET ASK QUESTIONS BY PEOPLE WHO EITHER DID, YOU KNOW GOT IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY DID SOMETHING OR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE AT THE PARKS THAT ARE WONDERING WHY SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT.

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DIRECTOR CORBETT, LISA GOORJIAN, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, OPERATIONS.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE HAVE THIS AS AN UPDATE AS PART OF THE BOARD OF BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.

SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO BRING AN UPDATE PROBABLY NEXT FALL.

SO NEXT FALL THAT I THINK THAT WILL GIVE US ENOUGH TIME NEXT SUMMER.

SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME.

YEAH. I MEAN, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ON THE SCHEDULING, BUT I THINK WHAT AGM GOORJIAN'S MENTIONING, YOU KNOW, IT STILL TAKES US A LITTLE WHILE TO GET SOMETHING UP AND RUNNING.

SO JUST BEING REALISTIC ABOUT AT LEAST A FULL SIX MONTHS WORTH OF, OF DATA.

YES, SIX MONTHS.

SO WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE ACTUAL DATE, BUT IT'LL BE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT TOO, BECAUSE WE DO HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THEM, TOO, AND LETTING THEM KNOW THE HARD WORK THAT'S GOING ON TO IMPROVE THINGS.

SO THE HARDWARE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DO TO TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

SO THANK YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OLIVIA.

YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THE COMMENT ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP.

I THINK WHAT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL IN THAT FOLLOW UP, AS COLIN AND DENNIS EACH MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, COLIN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, UNSANCTIONED TRAILS AND HOW THAT MIGHT GET ENFORCED. AND THEN DENNIS MENTIONED LITTER AND HOW THAT MAY GET ENFORCED.

AND I KNOW THE OTHER BIG ONE THAT I HAD MENTIONED DURING THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE WAS DOG WASTE.

AND SO MAYBE WHEN WE DO THE UPDATE, IF THERE'S A WAY TO, AT A MINIMUM, COLLECT SOME INSIGHTS FROM OUR OPERATIONS STAFF, AT SOME AT THE VARIOUS PARKS ON THOSE THREE SPECIFIC TOPICS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, BECAUSE I THINK THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF AMENDMENT IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, IT MAY LIKELY BE ALONG THOSE THREE TOPICS.

GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. AND WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX, THE AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPING SERVICES FOR PERALTA OAKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

PERALTA OAKS NORTH AND THE TRUDEAU TRAINING CENTER TO GACHINA MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000.

AND MADAM CLERK, WHO HAS A COMMENT ON THAT, I.

YES. ROSS MITCHELL.

DO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR? THANK YOU. BOARD DIRECTORS.

HELLO. ROSS MITCHELL, PRESIDENT AFSCME 2428.

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM BECAUSE AT OUR LAST MEETING, DIRECTOR ROSARIO MENTIONED THAT THE LANDSCAPING AT TRUDEAU AND SOME OF OUR OTHER AREAS THAT ARE NOT PERFORMED BY AFSCME IS SOMETHING THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE RETURNED TO BEING DONE WITH AFSCME WORKERS.

WE SHARE IN THAT SENTIMENT LOOKING AT THIS RESOLUTION YOU KNOW, WHAT I SEE IS THAT THIS LIKELY WOULD PUSH THAT BACK AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS.

WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IS WITHIN THIS FIRST YEAR TIME FRAME, THAT THERE BE SOME ANALYSIS FOR PRESENTING THE BOARD MEMBERS WITH ALTERNATIVES TO BRING THAT WORK BACK UNDER AFSCME WHETHER THAT'S WITH YOU KNOW, A TRADITIONAL GARDENER, STAFF OR GARDENER AND SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL STAFFING POTENTIALLY WORK UNDER A, YOU KNOW, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OR OTHER CREATIVE WAYS AND AFSCME WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION AND COME UP WITH WAYS THAT WE CAN BRING THIS WORK BACK UNDER AFSCME SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO OUR SORT OF BIG BUILDINGS, TRUDEAU HERE, THEY CAN SEE MORE OF THE GOOD WORK THAT AFSCME MEMBERS PERFORM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO ANYONE WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT? YEAH. SO YOU GO FIRST.

IT'S GOOD. YEAH.

I MEAN I MENTIONED THAT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT LEAST THE TRUDEAU CENTER, WHICH USED TO BE RUN BY PARK STAFF UNCOUPLED FROM FROM THAT GROUPING.

AND IT COULD BE I MEAN, I LEAVE IT UP TO OPERATIONS HOW THEY COULD HOW THEY COULD DIVVY THAT WORK UP.

BUT I USED TO REINHARDT REDWOOD USED TO HAVE A GARDENER.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONE [INAUDIBLE] OAKS OR NOT, WHEN THE TRUDEAU CENTER WAS THE THE HEADQUARTERS THAT GARDENER TOOK CARE OF THAT, THAT POSITION.

AND THEN WHEN IT TRANSITIONED TO PLAZA OAKS, THEY WAS THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TAKE TAKE OUT THE REMOVE THE GARDENER POSITION FROM REDWOOD AND

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SO SO I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF WANTING TO RETURN THAT TO PARK OPERATIONS.

I THINK IT'S IT'S ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME WORK AT ROBERTS AND AND THE GARDENER POSITION AT TRUDEAU WOULD BE COULD BE SHARED BETWEEN THE TWO, OR IT COULD BE EVEN YOU KNOW SHARED WITH THE EXISTING GARDENER POSITIONS AT THAT REPORT TO THE FACILITIES DIRECTOR UNDER SARAH.

SO I THINK IT'S HIGH TIME.

I THINK THAT THAT PARTICULAR AREA HAS IS HAS BEEN IN NEGLECT REALLY.

AND I THINK A GARDENER ON, ON THE SCENE THERE WOULD BE, WOULD REALLY ENHANCE THE AREA.

MEMBER COFFEY.

SO DEE, WOULD THIS BE AN APPROPRIATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TO GET BOTH THE HOW, HOW YOUR PROPOSAL WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT THE ECONOMICS OF IT WOULD BE? YEAH, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN ANALYSIS OF IT.

AND THEN WE COULD BRING IT BACK TO OPERATIONS AND, AND THEN SEE ABOUT YOU KNOW.

POSSIBLY DECOUPLING THAT THAT CONTRACT THE LANDSCAPING CONTRACT.

NO I UNDERSTAND AND IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

SO FOR COUNCIL, WOULD THIS CONTRACT PRECLUDE THE BOARD FROM INVESTIGATING AND SEEING IF IT CAN IMPLEMENT THIS TYPE OF PROPOSAL? NO, IT WOULDN'T PREVENT YOU FROM LOOKING INTO MAKING ANY CHANGES.

AND THE MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS ARE TERMINABLE ON 30 DAYS NOTICE.

SO. GOOD.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A POTENTIAL AGENDA ITEM FOR OPERATIONS.

MEMBER CORBETT.

AND WOULD THE THE WORK TO KEEP THE PLACE LOOK GOOD WOULD THAT CONTINUE UNTIL WE TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT ANY CHANGES MAY BE? IT WON'T SLOW DOWN THE ACTUAL WORK ON THE ON THE GARDENS REALLY OR NOT.

SO IF YOU IF YOU MOVE TO APPROVE THIS CONTRACT, THIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT.

AND IT WOULD STAY INTO IN EFFECT UNTIL A DECISION WAS MADE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO IT.

OKAY. SO A CHANGE COULD BE MADE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

I FORGOT I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS AN OPTION.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT HAD GONE BEFORE OPERATIONS, BUT I DO RECALL THAT WE HANDLED ALL OF THIS WITH GARDENERS FROM PARKS, AND IT WAS JUST AN ENHANCEMENT.

AND I THINK ROSS MAKES AN EXCELLENT POINT.

I THINK THIS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT JOB TO EVERYBODY'S GOT A VAN.

I'M USING THE MODEL OF CIVIC CORE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE I KNOW THEY HAVE VANS, THEY'VE GOT CREWS.

THEY COULD COME IN HERE, DO THIS WORK, THEY COULD COME GO OVER TO TRUDEAU, DO THE WORK, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT, GREAT ENHANCEMENT TO OUR PROGRAMS WITH YOUTH.

IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO ME.

AND AS LONG AS I THINK I UNDERSTOOD YOU THAT, I MEAN, [INAUDIBLE] WOULD GO MONTH TO MONTH UNTIL WE DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE OR WE HAVE NO CONTRACTUAL, WE CAN SPLIT IT ANYTIME IS WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.

WELL, YOU CAN YOU CAN TABLE THIS.

THE CONTRACT IS GOING TO STAY IN EFFECT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THEIR WORK.

IF THERE WAS A DECISION MADE TO CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THEIR CONTRACT, WE WOULD DO A CONTRACT AMENDMENT.

OR TERMINATE THAT CONTRACT, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU DECIDED BUT WITH WITH NO, NO PENALTY ON OUR PART.

BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THEIR EXACT CONTRACT.

BUT MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS SAY THAT WE CAN TERMINATE FOR CONVENIENCE.

SO THAT MEANS FOR ANY REASON THAT WE HAVE.

SO SO WITHOUT KNOWING THAT, AS OUR COUNSELOR, WOULD YOU SUGGEST THAT THE BEST METHOD WOULD BE FOR US TO JUST TABLE THIS ISSUE, THIS ITEM, RIGHT NOW? NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON THAT YOU NEED TO TABLE THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD REALLY QUICKLY THE CONTRACT.

EVEN THOUGH THE CONTRACT TERM, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT ALLOWS AN EXTENSION OF 2028.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY IT'S A ONE.

IT'S ONLY A ONE YEAR INITIAL CONTRACT WITH THE ABILITY TO EXTEND IT.

SO IT REALLY I MEAN IT WOULD TAKE US I JUST WANT TO BE REALISTIC AT LEAST THAT TIME PERIOD FOR US TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

IF WE WERE TO COME TO THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, FIND STAFFING, ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO DO THIS.

SO REALLY, I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU APPROVE IT AS IT IS HERE TODAY.

YOU'RE ONLY IT'S ONLY AN ACTUAL ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE ABILITY TO EXTEND IT LATER.

OKAY. AND WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, DOES EVERYONE WANT TO LEAVE IT IN THE CONSENT PACKAGE OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS FROM ANYONE? OKAY, WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR INTACT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER THREE WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED WE'LL VOTE ON SEPARATELY.

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SO MOVED. MOVED BY MEMBER CORBETT.

SECONDED BY MEMBER ECHOLS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

NOW LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.

THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2024.

YEAH. I MOVE TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHERE I WOULD STEP DOWN FROM TREASURER AND I WOULD GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE QUEUE AND THE NEXT PERSON UP WOULD BE JOHN MERCURIO, AND THEN OLIVIA WOULD ALSO MOVE UP AS SECRETARY.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

OKAY. SO FOR FOR ANNOUNCEMENT PURPOSES, IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS DOCUMENT [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE VOTING FOR THE INCOMING PRESIDENT ELIZABETH ECHOLS.

THE VICE PRESIDENT ELLEN CORBETT THE TREASURER.

NOW BASED ON THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE JOHN MERCURIO.

AND THE SECRETARY WILL BE OLIVIA SANWONG.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD, SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

CONGRATULATIONS. NEW OFFICERS [APPLAUSE].

AND WE'LL MOVE NOW TO MOVE THE REST OF THEM.

YES WE HAVE.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO FOLLOW ALONG YOUR BOOKLET.

ACQUISITIONS, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.

[ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION]

WELCOME, REN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS.

MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO PRESENT OR INTRODUCE JIM DEVLIN, WHO WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

THIS ITEM IS ABOUT THE EEC PROJECT, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE IT.

AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST WE BROUGHT TO THE LAST BOARD EXEC MEETING A SUGGESTED SCHEDULE ABOUT HOW WE WOULD ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

AND SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE.

WE ARE EXCITED TO KICK OFF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, AND WE'LL ENGAGE IN THAT IN NEXT YEAR.

AS PART OF THAT PRESENTATION TO THE EXEC TEAM, WE PROPOSED WHEN WE WOULD GO TO THE PUBLIC AND WHEN WE WOULD GO TO THE BOARD.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TOUCH POINTS WITH THE BOARD.

WHAT WILL BE PRESENTED TODAY WILL BE THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE SHARED AT THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE AT THE END OF JANUARY.

SO WE HAVE THREE OF THESE, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, AS I SAID, IN THIS PROCESS.

SO WE HAVE THE FIRST EXCUSE ME COUPLE SCHEDULED OUT.

AND THIS AGAIN IS A PROCESS FOR REACHING OUT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND GETTING INPUT AS TO WHAT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES ARE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EEC FACILITY.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JIM DEVLIN, WHO'S OUR DISTRICT ARCHITECT AND MANAGING THIS PROJECT TO RUN US THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THAT, AGAIN, WILL BE SHARED AT THE FIRST COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU REN.

GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M JIM DEVLIN, ARCHITECT AND PROJECT MANAGER IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT.

AND I WILL PRESENT BE PRESENTING TO YOU THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRESENTATION NUMBER ONE FOR THE TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

SO WHAT IS THIS PROJECT? WELL, THIS IS A PROJECT TO REPLACE THE EXISTING TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITY.

[INAUDIBLE] AN EXHIBIT WITH THE NEW FACILITY.

THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT IS A BUILDING COMPLEX FULLY INTEGRATED WITH ITS SURROUNDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.

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SO WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE PROJECT? WELL, HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, ALSO OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE TILDEN EEC.

IT WAS BUILT IN THE 1970S.

OKAY. IT'S ADJACENT TO THE LITTLE TILDEN LITTLE FARM, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS. I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT AS.

WELL IN THE PHOTO UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER IS THE EEC AERIAL PHOTO SHOWING THE BUILDING, THE CENTER AND TO THE LEFT IS THE SECURITY RESIDENCE THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.

AND THE LITTLE FARM IS UP AT THE TOP OF THAT AERIAL PHOTO.

THERE WILL NOT BE ANY WORK DONE TO THE TILDEN LITTLE FARM AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.

I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE CLEAR THAT IT'S THIS PROJECT IS SOLELY DEALING WITH THE TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND THE ASSOCIATED SECURITY RESIDENTS.

SO WHERE IS THIS PROJECT LOCATED? THE TILDEN EEC IS LOCATED IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, RIGHT THERE ON ITS WESTERN BORDER WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY. IT'S LOCATED IN THE MAYBE THE MOST WESTERN PORTION OF THE COASTAL RANGE IN A CANYON.

HERE'S A LITTLE CLOSER LOOK.

IT'S IT'S LOCATED IN THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, WHICH IS A PARK THAT'S JUST NORTH OF THE TILDEN REGIONAL PARK AND JUST SOUTH OF THE WILDCAT REGIONAL PARK.

AND IT'S LOCATED IN THE HILLS JUST EAST OF KENSINGTON, THE COMMUNITIES OF KENSINGTON AND AND BERKELEY.

SO ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WILL COME UP IS WHY ARE WE REPLACING THE TILDEN EEC? WELL, THE DISTRICT CONDUCTED A HIRED A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT REVIEWED THE OPTIONS OF RENOVATING OR REPLACING THE FACILITY. AND THE STUDY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE 50 PLUS YEAR OLD BUILDING FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

ONE THE BUILDING SYSTEMS HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE.

THE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE IS DETERIORATING.

WHEN I SAY EXTERIOR ENVELOPE, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE EXTERIOR WALLS, THE ROOF, AND THE WINDOWS.

THE BUILDING CURRENTLY DOES NOT MEET BUILDING AND ACCESSIBILITY CODES, AND THERE'S A DEFINITE NEED FOR FIRE PROTECTION UPGRADES AT THE FACILITY.

FOR INSTANCE, THE BUILDING IS NOT CURRENTLY SPRINKLERED.

MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE NEW FACILITY WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVED CONNECTIONS TO THE TILDEN NATURE AREAS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, WHICH INCLUDE I'LL GO IN MORE DETAIL.

THE VISIBILITY AND WELCOMING.

UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM, WHICH IS GREAT, IS GOING TO THE TILDEN FARM, LITTLE FARM, OR MAYBE GOING ON SOME OF THE TRAILS.

WELL, MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THERE IS A VISITOR CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, LOCATED IN THE PARK.

THEY'LL GO TO THE LITTLE FARM AND LEAVE THERE.

MANY PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN INTERVIEWED THEIR IMPRESSION IS THAT IT'S A PRIVATE OR INSTITUTIONAL OFFICE BUILDING.

THE ENTRY DOOR IS TURNED AWAY FROM LITTLE FARM.

AND SO ONE OF THE KEY OF THIS PROJECT IS TO BETTER INTEGRATE THE VISITOR CENTER EXPERIENCE WITH THE TILDEN LITTLE FARM AND THE OTHER AMENITIES OF THE PARK.

DAYLIGHT AND CONNECTION TO SITE.

BESIDES THE ROTUNDA, THERE'S VERY LITTLE WINDOWS OPENING OUT TO THE PARK, WHICH THE VISITOR CENTER IS TRYING TO PROMOTE THIS OPEN SPACE, AND IT ACTUALLY SORT OF CLOSES IT OFF.

IMPROVED BUILDING PERFORMANCE.

THIS IS GETTING BACK TO THE BUILDING ENVELOPE.

IT'S A WOOD SHINGLE BUILDING, NOT IDEAL FOR FIRE PROTECTION, BUT ALSO IT'S REALLY REACHED THE END OF ITS LIFE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED.

MOVING DOWN TO INVITING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT.

WHEN YOU ENTER THE BUILDING, YOU'RE GREETED WITH THE STAIRS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BUILDING WAS WAS DESIGNED WELL 20 YEARS BEFORE THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT WAS PASSED IN 1990S.

SO THOUGH THERE HAS BEEN MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE BUILDING WITH RAMPS AND LIFTS SOMEONE COMING INTO THIS

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IT'S NOT REALLY CLEAR WHERE THEY ARE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD FOR SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR TO HAVE TO THEN ONCE THEY GET UP TO THE ROTUNDA LEVEL, THEN THEY HAVE TO GO DOWN TO GET TO THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM OR THE RESTROOMS. THEN FINALLY THEY IMPROVED BUILDING SYSTEMS. THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS HAVE ALL REACHED THEIR END OF THEIR LIFESPANS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.

SO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT.

COMPLETED TO DATE IS THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT I JUST DISCUSSED.

THE DISTRICT IS ALSO CONTRACTED THE FOLLOWING DESIGN CONSULTANTS.

THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM IS EHDD AND CMG LANDSCAPE AND THE ASSOCIATED ENGINEERS.

EHDD IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARCHITECTURAL FIRM HERE IN THE BAY AREA THAT'S DONE SUCH PROJECTS AS THE EXPLORATORIUM, LANDS END AND THE RECENTLY COMPLETED TUNNEL TOPS VISITOR CENTER AT THE PRESIDIO, WHICH THEY DID IN WITH THE GROUP CMG LANDSCAPE.

WE'VE ALSO HIRED THE EXHIBIT DESIGN TEAM OF ALDRICH PEAR AND ASSOCIATES, AND THEY'RE AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXHIBIT TEAM THAT YOU MAY KNOW OF THEIR TURTLE BAY PROJECT EXPERIENCE AT IN REDDING.

AND THEY ALSO DID THE MOUNTAIN OR SORRY, DENALI NATIONAL PARK IN ALASKA.

SO CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE INVOLVED IN IS THE PRE-DESIGN PHASE FOR THE EXHIBIT DESIGN, WHICH WE'LL TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT.

EXCUSE ME, I MISSED ONE.

AS FAR AS WORK THAT'S COMPLETED, WE'VE COMPLETED THE PRE-DESIGN PHASE FOR THE BUILDING AND THE SITE, AND I'LL GO INTO THAT SHORTLY.

SO IT'S IN PROCESS NOW IS THE PRE-DESIGN PHASE FOR EXHIBIT DESIGN.

ALSO IN PROCESS NOW IS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

NUMBER ONE THAT INCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION I'M SHARING WITH YOU.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AN ON SITE EXHIBIT THAT WILL BE LOCATED AT THE TILDEN EEC LOBBY, AND THERE'LL BE AN ONLINE SURVEY AND COMMENTS ON A WEB PAGE AND ALL THAT WILL BE COMING UP, COMING UP IN JANUARY.

AND THEN PLANNED AFTER THIS PRE-DESIGN PHASE IS ENTIRELY COMPLETE, IS THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE FOR BOTH BUILDING SITE AND EXHIBITS, AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL LATER. SO THIS IS THE THE PRE DESIGN FOR THE BUILDING AND SITE.

I'M GOING TO DESCRIBE THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH WITH OUR DESIGN CONSULTANTS.

THE FIRST THING IS THE DESIGN CONSULTANTS VISITED THE SITE THEY CAME OUT AND FAMILIARIZED THEMSELVES WITH THE EXISTING CONTEXT AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

THEY ALSO VISITED THE FACILITY TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW IT OPERATES WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH STAFF.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH THE STAFF WHERE WE.

EXCUSE ME. I THINK AT THIS POINT, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.

MIKE MORAN AND SARAH FETTERLY FROM INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, AND THEY'VE BEEN BRINGING IN A LOT OF THEIR NATURALISTS FROM THE FACILITY TO HELP US WITH THIS PROCESS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK TODD SALERNO AND JEN WEBER FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE CREATIVE DESIGN GROUP, WHO HAVE BEEN HELPING US COORDINATE THE EXHIBIT PROCESS.

BUT WE'VE HAD THESE MEETINGS WHERE WE'VE DISCUSSED THE EXISTING FACILITY, THE PROS AND CONS, WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK.

BUT ALSO WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THE PROGRAMS THAT FUNCTION AT THAT FACILITY BE EVEN BETTER? I THINK WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE VERY ROBUST PROGRAMS THEY HAVE DURING THE WEEK.

HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN COME THROUGH THAT FACILITY, AND THEN ON THE WEEKENDS, THERE'S ALSO PROGRAMS, NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THEN FINAL PHOTO, THE THIRD PHOTO THERE TO THE TO THE RIGHT THAT REPRESENTS US DEVELOPING THE BUILDING PROGRAM.

AND THE BUILDING PROGRAM IS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT SPACES DO YOU NEED FOR THIS FACILITY? AND WE KIND OF CREATE A LIST OF ALL THE ROOMS AND SPACES THAT ARE NEEDED AND START TO GET AN IDEA OF THE SIZE OF THEM.

AND WE JUST NOW STARTING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT RELATIONSHIPS CERTAIN SPACES SHOULD HAVE TO OTHER SPACES.

NOW, COMING OUT OF THIS PROCESS WE REITERATED THE PROJECT GOALS OF BUILDING A COMPLEX THAT'S FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE SURROUNDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE,

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ONE IS THAT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE EXPERIENTIAL AND CULTURAL HUB OF THE TILDEN NATURE AREA AND THE DISTRICT, AND IT ALSO WILL PROBABLY BE THE DISTRICT'S FLAGSHIP VISITOR SERVING FACILITY.

WE ALSO THINK IT'S IT SHOULD BE A MODEL OF STEWARDSHIP OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE, WHICH HAS BECOME SUCH A CRITICAL ISSUE HERE IN THE EAST BAY, AND A PLACE OF BELONGING THAT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GROWING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURE NEARBY.

SO, AS I DISCUSSED BEFORE, THE CONSULTANTS CAME OUT AND VISITED THE SITE AND MADE OBSERVATIONS.

YOU KNOW, ON THIS DRAWING HERE YOU CAN SEE THE EEC AND THE ASSOCIATED SERVICE YARD THERE SORT OF IN THE ALMOST IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO. AND THEY SORT OF LOOKED AT HOW PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS.

YOU COME FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE ARRIVE FROM THE PARKING LOT, YOU COME THROUGH AND YOU PASS THROUGH OVER THE CREEK INTO THIS SORT OF OPENING IN THE WOODS. AND THAT'S THE LOCATION WHERE WE INTEND TO TO BUILD THE NEW VISITOR CENTER, BASICALLY IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE EXISTING VISITOR CENTER FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. IT'S A NICE LEVEL AREA.

IT'S IT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE LITTLE FARM WHICH WE WANT TO CREATE CONNECTIONS TO.

AND IT'S ALSO HAS THIS OPENING IN THE WOODS SO WE CAN MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF VEGETATION THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT.

WE THEN LOOKED AT THE PLACE AND THE EXPERIENCES.

SO ONCE AGAIN, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU COME FROM THE PARKING LOT, THERE'S THIS SENSE OF CREATING A GATEWAY AND AN ARRIVAL POINT THAT WILL, WE HOPE, WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE VISITOR CENTER.

AND HERE AT THE VISITOR CENTER, WE SEE IT BEING A PLACE FOR ORIENTATION, ORIENTATION AND DISCOVERY.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE COME HERE WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO GO FOR A DAY HIKE.

AND CURRENTLY, IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE KNOW, YOU'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHICH PATH TO TAKE ON THE TRAIL.

AND IF THE VISITOR CENTER ISN'T OPEN, OR IF YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT THERE IS A VISITOR CENTER THERE, YOU MIGHT START TAKING YOUR CHILDREN UP WILDCAT CREEK PEAK WHEN IT ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER EXPERIENCE TO WALK DOWN THE WILDCAT CREEK TRAIL.

SO THE IDEA IS WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE, THIS WOULD BE THERE WOULD BE A PLACE THERE FOR GETTING ORIENTED TO THE AMENITIES IN THE PARK AND ALSO THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT AT THE PARK AT THAT TIME AND IN THE COMING PERIOD.

THEY STARTED TO ANALYZE THE PARK AS FAR AS THERE ARE CERTAIN PLACES WHERE THERE'S MORE IMMERSION IN NATURE, FOR INSTANCE, IN THE CREEK RIPARIAN CORRIDOR AND THEN UP IN THE WOODED HILLS THAT SURROUND.

WE LOOKED AT AREAS WHERE THERE'S INTERACTION AND EXPLORATION OVER AT THE LITTLE FARM, AND THEN STARTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT SORT OF VIEWS WOULD WE WANT TO HAVE FROM THE VISITOR CENTER TO REINFORCE THE EXHIBITS INSIDE THE VISITOR CENTER. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT GATHERING SPACES BEING SPREAD THROUGHOUT.

ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF HAVING SO MANY SCHOOLCHILDREN COME THROUGH A FACILITY LIKE THIS ON DURING THE WEEK IS THAT BUSLOADS COME IN AND YOU REALLY CAN'T HAVE ALL THE STUDENTS COME IN ALL AT ONE TIME.

THEY HAVE TO BREAK THEM INTO SMALLER GROUPS.

AND THE IDEA IS TO CREATE SPACES, LITTLE NICHES AND NOOKS WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE FORM LITTLE SORT OF INFORMAL, ALMOST LIKE AMPHITHEATER SITUATIONS WHERE THEY CAN START THE PROGRAMS AS THEY BREAK THE STUDENTS INTO SMALLER GROUPS.

DRIVERS AND CONSTRAINTS.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE LOOKING AT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE DARK GRAY OR GREEN, DEPENDING ON HOW REPRESENTS A FLAT AREA THAT'S DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE LITTLE FARM, WE LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S FLAT MAKES FOR A GOOD CONSTRUCTION, IT MAKES GOOD FOR A LEVEL PLAZAS, ACCESSIBLE PLAZAS.

AND IT ALSO HAS THAT GREAT CONNECTION TO THE LITTLE FARM.

WE THEN OVERLAID THAT WITH THAT RED OR ORANGE BLOB THAT REPRESENTS A FIRE SAFE ZONE.

WE'RE STARTING TO LOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN SITUATE THE BUILDING SO IT HAS THAT THAT FIRE FREE ZONE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING.

ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAS COME UP IS THE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY FROM THE PARKING LOT.

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I'M GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THAT WITH THIS NEXT SLIDE.

SO, AS YOU MAY KNOW, WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE PARKING LOT TO COME TO THE TILDEN NATURE AREA, YOU GO DOWN A SLOPE THAT TAKES YOU DOWN TO THE CREEK BED.

YOU CROSS THE CREEK AND THEN YOU GO BACK UP ANOTHER SLOPE, WHICH IS A CHALLENGE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW TO REMEDY THAT SITUATION.

THIS IS JUST SORT OF WE HAVEN'T WE DON'T PROPOSE A SOLUTION AT THIS POINT THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

BUT THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE FACTORS TO WEIGH IN THAT ON THE ON THE SIDE OF THE OPPOSITE SIDE FROM THE PARKING LOT, THE FACILITY SIDE.

YOU COULD CREATE A RAMP THROUGH A PLAZA THAT COULD GET YOU UP FROM THE CREEK TO THE LEVEL OF LITTLE FARM AND THE VISITOR CENTER, OR AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE IT BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING.

ONE IDEA THAT'S BEEN LOOKED AT IS CREATING A NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE CREEK THAT WOULD BE AT THE SAME LEVEL UP HIGH OFF THE PARKING LOT AND UP HIGH AT THE OTHER SIDE OF WHERE LITTLE FARM IS, THEREBY ELIMINATING THIS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE CREEK.

AND ALSO HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF FOCUSING THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC TOWARDS THE NEW FACILITY AND SEPARATING THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FROM A LOT OF THE SURFACE FIELD SURFACE VEHICLE TRAFFIC THAT TAKES PLACE ON THE DIRT ROADS THAT PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY USING.

THIS REPRESENTS THE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM.

AS I DESCRIBED BEFORE IT'S JUST A LIST OF SPACES AND THE ESTIMATED SIZES THAT THEY NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO CREATE THE FACILITY THAT WE WANT.

OVER ON THE FAR LEFT IS THE PUBLIC SPACES.

IN THE MIDDLE IS A BACK OF HOUSE SPACES.

THE DARK BLUE REPRESENTS SPACE FOR ADMINISTRATION.

THE WHITE BOXES BELOW IT REPRESENT THE SPACES THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT BLUE BLOCK.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE CALL AN ADJACENCY DIAGRAM.

THIS IS NOT A FLOOR PLAN, BUT IT'S STARTING TO GIVE THE DESIGN TEAM AND THE DISTRICT STAFF AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT SORT OF RELATIONSHIPS SPACES SHOULD HAVE TO EACH OTHER, WHERE SHOULD THEY EXHIBIT, WHAT SPACES NEED TO BE NEAR THE LOBBY AND WHICH DON'T? WHICH SPACES NEED TO BE NEAR THE RESTROOMS WHICH DON'T NEED TO BE? THIS HERE IS SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS THAT'S BEEN DONE.

SOME OF THE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP, THE WAYFINDING ISSUES, HOW SOME PEOPLE, WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE AT THE PARK ARE UNCLEAR ON ON WHERE THEY SHOULD BE GOING, WHERE, WHERE THEY CAN'T GO.

THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LAWN AREA AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE VISITOR CENTER AND JUST HOW WE WANT TO TREAT THAT.

WE LOOK AT OPTIONS FOR TREATING THAT GOING FORWARD.

AND THIS IS JUST SOME MORE ANALYSIS ON THE LANDSCAPE.

ONE OF THE KEY IS WE WANT TO DO MORE NATIVE PLANNING AND SPECIFICALLY WANT THAT PLANS TO BE LOCAL TO THE WATERSHED OR THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT OF THE NATURE AREA, NOT JUST NECESSARILY CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS, BUT REALLY, TRULY NATIVE TO THIS AREA.

THERE'S A TYPO ABOUT CREATING OUTDOOR SPACES FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELD HERE.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE EXHIBIT PORTION, WHICH WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, AND I'M GOING TO INVITE MIKE MORAN UP JUST TO DISCUSS, AS I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE IN THIS IS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW, THE PRE-DESIGN FOR THE EXHIBITS.

[INAUDIBLE] THANKS VERY MUCH, JIM.

AND BOARD MEMBERS.

THANKS. I'M MIKE MORAN REGIONAL INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER FOR THE NORTHWEST REGION THAT INCLUDES TILDEN NATURE AREA.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK, ESPECIALLY SARAH FETTERLY AND HER STAFF DONE A LOT OF GREAT INNOVATION IN ONE OF OUR TRADITIONAL SPOTS.

SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO REALLY SHOW THEIR CREATIVE FLAIR.

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AND I'M GOING TO TALK TO LET SARAH TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M SARA FETTERLY FROM TILDEN NATURE AREA.

AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A GREAT PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE THE KEY FEATURES THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON AT YOU KNOW, AS INTERPRETATION AT THE CENTER.

WHAT ARE THE KEYSTONE SPECIES? WHAT ARE THE KEY HABITATS? WHAT ARE THE UNSEEN THINGS THAT WE CAN INTRODUCE PEOPLE TO? AND SO THROUGH THAT, WE'VE COME OUT WITH OUR, MAIN THEME THAT THE THAT THE DYNAMIC WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED EMBODIES DRAMATIC CHANGES THAT DEFINE THE LANDSCAPE, THE VALUES, AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF THE EAST BAY.

THAT'S A VERY BROAD THEME, BUT IT'S ENCOMPASSING OF THE IDEA OF CHANGE AND THAT THIS IS A CHANGING SYSTEM AND IT HAS CHANGED THROUGH TIME.

IT ENCOMPASSES THE HISTORY, THE HISTORY OF THE PARK DISTRICT, THE HISTORY OF THE LAND, THE HISTORY OF THE NATIVE COMMUNITIES THAT ONCE WERE STEWARDING THAT LAND AND ARE THERE TODAY.

AND WE WANT TO BRING IN THROUGH SUB THEMES MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE.

AND SO SOME OF OUR SUB THEMES ARE THAT THROUGH TIME, THE WATERSHED HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF SUSTENANCE, A COMMERCIAL WATER SUPPLY, A GRAZING LAND, A EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION, FLOOD HAZARD AND A PLACE OF REFUGE AND RECREATION.

PLANTS AND ANIMALS REVEAL THEIR ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE CHANGING ECOSYSTEM.

WILDCAT CREEK IS THE ULTIMATE DRAINAGE OF NEARLY 7000 ACRES OF A NEARLY 7000 ACRE WATERSHED, TRAVELING 13.5 MILES FROM ITS ORIGIN ON VOLLMER PEAK IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY IN RICHMOND.

ALONG ITS JOURNEY, THAT CREEK CARVES AND SHAPES THE LAND AND PROVIDES RICH AND VARIED HABITATS FOR MANY PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES.

AND FINALLY, PEOPLE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN THE HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEMS AND FROM PERSONAL TO POLICY LEVELS.

AND SO THIS OFFERS US A A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OFFER A LOT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT AND PERSPECTIVE IN OUR VISITOR CENTER, AND CONTINUE TO OFFER WONDERFUL PROGRAMS THAT FIT THESE THEMES. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANKS, SARA.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT YOU OFTEN HEAR THE TERM THEME SUB THEME WHEN TALKING ABOUT INTERPRETIVE RECREATION FACILITIES, AND THESE ARE THE STATEMENTS THAT CAPTURE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THESE PLACES.

I MEAN, EVERY VISITOR CENTER MAY DO A BIRD WALK, EVERY VISITOR CENTER MAY DO A WETLANDS WALK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT THE RESOURCES THAT DEFINE THE PLACE ARE WHAT REALLY DEFINES OUR THEME AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.

SO IT MAY HAVE THE SAME NAME, BIRD WALK, BUT YOU'LL FIND A VERY DIFFERENT THEMATIC APPROACH, HOW WE PRESENT THE RESOURCES AT TILDEN.

THEN YOU MAY SAY OVER DOUG SIDEN, CRAB COVE.

SO THIS THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY THE FOUNDATIONAL THING THAT WE DO BEFORE WE START EVEN THINKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTING PROGRAMS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND THANKS TO JIM AND THE WHOLE PROCESS, WE'VE STARTED TO INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMING, THEMATIC EXPERIENCES AND EXHIBITS, ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS A REALLY THAT IS THE STATE OF THE ART.

THAT'S HOW THE BUSINESS IS DOING IT.

NOW, INSTEAD OF HAVING A FACILITY AND TRYING TO FIT THEMES IN EXHIBITS INTO THAT FACILITY.

SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY EXCITING, REALLY CUTTING EDGE, INNOVATIVE WAY OF DOING THIS KIND OF A PROJECT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PLACE DESERVES.

SO IT'S BEEN VERY EXCITING.

THANK YOU. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS.

ONCE THIS PRE-DESIGN PHASE IS COMPLETE, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPING THREE BUILDING SITE PLAN OPTIONS.

AND THEN WE WILL SELECT ONE OF THOSE BUILDING SITE PLAN OPTIONS TO DEVELOP FURTHER.

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I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT AS WE DESIGN THE EXHIBITS THAT'S INFLUENCING THE BUILDING AND THEN INFLUENCE IS BACK, THE BUILDING IS INFLUENCING OR THE SITE MORE INFLUENCES THE EXHIBITS.

SO THEY'RE COMPLETELY GOING, PROCEEDING HAND IN HAND WHERE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SITUATION WHERE WE DESIGN A BUILDING AND THEN JUST BRING IN EXHIBITS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETELY INTERTWINED.

THEN FOLLOWING DURING THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, WE'LL HAVE THE FOLLOWING UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

THEY'LL BE TWO.

MEETING NUMBER TWO IS SCHEDULED TENTATIVELY TO TAKE PLACE FEBRUARY 28TH.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE THREE DESIGN OPTIONS.

MEETING NUMBER THREE, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 10TH.

THAT PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE PRESENTING THE PREFERRED SCHEME THAT WE INTEND TO DEVELOP.

AND THAT BRINGS THIS PRESENTATION TO AN END.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS WE'RE HERE TOO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JIM.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.

BOARD MEMBERS. MEMBER CORBETT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I'M VERY IMPRESSED BY WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED TO US AND EXCITED ABOUT SEEING ALL THE WORK AND THE IMPROVEMENTS AS THINGS GO ALONG.

IT'S A GREAT LOCATION AND PART OF THE PARK DISTRICT.

MANY OF US HAVE PROBABLY BEEN GOING THERE SINCE WE WERE LITTLE KIDS TOO, ALONG WITH PARENTS.

SO IT'S JUST SO WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENTS AT THIS VERY BEAUTIFUL SPOT.

AND AGAIN, ALSO, ONE OTHER THING.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GOOD WORK YOU'VE BEEN DOING VERY RECENTLY AS SOME ISSUES HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THAT AREA.

AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT TO MAKE [INAUDIBLE] AS SAFE FOR EVERYONE.

AND IN YOU DOING A GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MEMBER ROSARIO.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRESENTATION.

I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE SCHEMATIC DESIGNS ARE GOING TO BE.

WHETHER IT CONTINUES TO BE A CIRCLE OR A SEMICIRCLE OR EVEN SOMETHING LIKE A BIG BREAK, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN BIG BREAK WAS PUT IN, THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE THE PROTOTYPE OF THEY WERE THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE BIG BREAK THAT MODEL.

THERE MIGHT BE THE, THE PRECURSOR TO THE REST OF ANY FUTURE REBUILDS OF VISITOR CENTERS.

SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THAT.

AND MY QUESTION IS AS FAR AS TIMELINE, WHERE IS THIS.

IN COMPARISON TO COYOTE HILLS.

OKAY. REN BATES, CHIEF OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS MUCH FURTHER ALONG THAN COYOTE HILLS AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE FOCUSING ON ONE AT A TIME.

AND SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S BEEN SELECTED, AND THIS IS ONE WE'LL PROCEED WITH AT THIS POINT.

WE HAVE PRELIMINARY SITING DESIGNS FOR COYOTE HILLS, BUT THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR AS WE'VE GOTTEN ON THAT PROJECT.

SO I TAKE IT FROM THAT STATEMENT TO THAT POINT PINOLE WOULD BE AFTER COYOTE HILLS.

OR WOULD WE? THERE WAS A PRIORITY STUDY DONE A FEW YEARS AGO BY OUR FORMER CHIEF OF [INAUDIBLE] REC.

I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. AND I THINK IT'S WE'RE LOOKING AT PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS, AND WE COULD REEVALUATE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE GM HAS A COMMENT.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT HE JUST SAID, WHICH IS IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE UP TO THE BOARD.

SO WE'D BE COMING BACK TO YOU AND IF YOU WANTED TO ADJUST THAT.

BUT AS REN SAID, IT'S NOT REALLY KIND OF AN IMMINENT DECISION THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

MEMBER ECHOLS.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT'S VERY EXCITING AND I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED.

THERE'S A LOT I'M EXCITED ABOUT, BUT I WAS PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT HOW YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPACE AND THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, AS WELL AS REALLY, TRULY LOOKING AT MAKING THIS INVITING AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

AND OF COURSE, HAVING STATE OF THE ART EDUCATION AND EXHIBITS AND AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, REALLY LOOKING AT THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING AND THE DESIGN OF THOSE EXHIBITS HAND IN HAND.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY REALLY EXCITING.

SO I CAN'T WAIT.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S A WAYS OUT, BUT IT'S THIS IS GREAT.

SO ACTUALLY TO THAT POINT SO WHAT IS I KNOW WE HAD AN UPDATE ON THE TIMELINE LAST TIME I THINK YOU CAME, BUT DO WE HAVE A SENSE FOR, LIKE, WHEN WILL IT ACTUALLY, LIKE, HOW LONG IS THIS PROCESS GOING TO BE? I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, BUT.

STAND UP HERE.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT. TO REN BATES, CHIEF OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, ONE MORE TIME.

I THINK THE TIMELINE IS WE NEED TO GET THIS FIRST DESIGN RENDERED AND PUT OUT THERE SO THAT WE CAN TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME FUNDRAISING.

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AND SO THAT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ANOTHER YEAR, I WOULD SUPPOSE, IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING THAT.

AND THEN IT'S CONTINGENT UPON WHEN WE GET ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE NEED, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A FIRM NUMBER ON YET, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO FULLY DO A COST ESTIMATE ON.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE WELL WORTH THE EFFORT.

AND SO THE BEST TIMELINE, I THINK, IS THAT WE'RE AT LEAST A COUPLE YEARS OUT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION.

AND SO THAT JUST GIVES US TIME FOR PROCESS FUNDRAISING AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

GREAT. AND YOU SORT OF ANTICIPATED MY NEXT QUESTION, WHICH WAS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE ESTIMATED SIZE OF THE BUDGET AT THIS POINT? BUT DO YOU I MEAN, IS THERE A RANGE OR WOULD YOU RATHER NOT SAY OR WHAT? I THINK WE'RE GOING ON A SQUARE FOOT DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT AND I CAN'T RECALL EXACTLY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT 45 TO OH, HOW MUCH? OH 25 TO $30 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR THE BUILDING.

AND THE BUILDING.

OH, FOR THE ENTIRE SITE.

OH, SORRY.

JIM'S TELLING ME, AND I'M SPEAKING BEFORE HE GETS COMPLETE.

HE'S FEEDING ME MY ANSWERS.

25 TO 30 MILLION TOTAL FOR THE PROJECT AT THIS POINT IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING.

OKAY. OKAY, GREAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WAS JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE STARTING EARLY WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE WORKSHOP THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY. SO WHAT TYPE OF COMMENT IN PARTICULAR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FROM THE PUBLIC? LIKE, I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

ARE THERE SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO CALL OUT IN THESE WORKSHOPS TO GET INPUT ON, OR WHAT IS THE STRATEGY? I'LL TAKE A FIRST STAB AT THAT AND THEN LET THE TEAM CHIME IN IF THEY SEEM OTHERWISE.

SO I THINK THERE ARE CONSTRAINTS.

SO PART OF THIS PROCESS IS EXPLAINING TO OUR CONSTITUENTS THE CONSTRAINTS THAT THERE ARE FOR THAT SITE SO THAT WE CAN SORT OF CURTAIL OR REEL IN THOSE COMMENTS.

BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, IF YOU GO AND OPEN AND ASK OPEN QUESTIONS, YOU GET ALL KINDS OF HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS THAT MIGHT NOT BE FULFILLED.

AND SO I THINK PART OF THAT IS THAT WE WILL SHOW CONSTRAINTS AND THEN LOOK TO SORT OF, I THINK IN TERMS OF THIS, HOW PEOPLE USE THE SITE, WHAT THEY THINK, WHAT THEY COME TO LEARN ABOUT OUT THERE. I THINK WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IS OR HEAR IS HOW PEOPLE UTILIZE THE SITE, WHAT THEY WANT AS A SERVICE THAT'S THERE, AND THEN FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THOSE NEEDS WANTS INTO THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THEN THE INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMING FOR THE SITE.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING TO ADD.

REALLY QUICKLY. THANK YOU. THANKS.

AGAIN. MIKE MORAN RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER.

ACTUALLY, YOU CAN USE ALL THE VERBIAGE THAT REN JUST USED AND THEN JUST SAY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR INTERPRETIVE SERVICES TOO.

WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR.

IT'S A BRAND NEW OPPORTUNITY TO MIX THE BUILDING, THE FACILITY WITH THE RESOURCE AND OUR SERVICES.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT IS WHAT'S OUR NEXT PHASE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEET THE NEXT 90 YEARS, 100 YEARS OF THE DISTRICT GOING FORWARD FROM THERE? SARA'S STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN COLLECTING PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS FOR EVERY SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT COMES THROUGH.

SO WE GET A LOT OF GOOD INPUT THERE.

SO WE HAVE A GOOD BASELINE.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME MORE BROAD RANGE OR INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE'RE JUST SIMPLY MISSING OR THAT WE CAN ADAPT OR THAT THEY WANT TO DO, THAT WE CAN MAKE FIT INTO OUR THEMATIC APPROACH.

THANK YOU. WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

ANYTHING FROM ANYONE ELSE.

COLIN. DIRECTOR ROSARIO I BELIEVE IT WAS 2018 WHEN WE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE PRIORITY TEN PRIORITY LIST FOR VISITOR CENTERS, AND WE HAD A FAIRLY VIGOROUS DEBATE, DIDN'T WE? BETWEEN THIS PROJECT AND POINT PINOLE AND WE NEVER CAME TO A DECISION.

AND THE NEXT TIME THAT ISSUE CAME BACK TO US, IT WAS IN THE FORM OF A PROPOSAL FROM THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION TO MAKE THIS THE FOCUS OF A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY QUESTION OF LAUREN OR WHOEVER.

WHAT IS THE STATUS, SINCE THAT WAS A CENTRAL FOCUS OF WHY THIS PROJECT PREVAILED OVER POINT PINOLE? WHAT IS THIS STATUS OF THE FOUNDATIONS? THE PROPOSED CAMPAIGN.

AND IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME.

SO. IF YOU'RE NOT UP ON IT.

HISTORY AT LEAST. HI, I'M LAUREN BERNSTEIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION.

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AND SO SINCE THIS IS A PRIORITY PROJECT, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MY BOARD TO GET US CAMPAIGN READY.

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF ALSO JUST LIKE THE WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE WITH THE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT.

SO JUST AS THE PROJECT IS IN PRE-DESIGN, WE'RE IN PRE-CAMPAIGN PLANNING, WHICH JUST MEANS GETTING OUR STEWARDSHIP AND CULTIVATION, WORKING WITH OUR DONORS, TRYING TO IDENTIFY FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN FUNDING THIS.

AND JUST KIND OF GETTING OUR FUNDRAISING MACHINE UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE CAN BE READY WHEN THE PRE-DESIGN PHASE IS OVER.

AND WE KNOW, BECAUSE THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO KNOW IS HOW MUCH IS THE PROJECT? AND NOT ONLY HOW MUCH IS THE PROJECT GOING TO COST, BUT HOW MUCH DOES THE DISTRICT NEED THE FOUNDATION TO FUNDRAISE? BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S OTHER FORMS OF FUNDING AND CAPITAL STACKS.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW TO START OUR CAMPAIGN.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE TRYING TO GET READY SO THAT WE CAN BE ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT'S TIMELINE.

AND MY MEMORY IS LAST YEAR AGAIN BEFORE YOUR TIME, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS WAS.

YES. THAT WAS DONE, WASN'T IT? YES. SO DEVAN AND REN HAVE COME TO A BOARD MEETING AND PRESENTED ABOUT THE PRE-DESIGN IN OUR FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING, AND I THINK DENNIS WAS THERE WHEN THAT HAPPENED. AND SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER, THE DISTRICT IS INVOLVED.

AND THEN THE GENERAL MANAGER DIRECTOR ECHOLS AND DIRECTOR WAESPI WERE ALSO ATTENDED OUR BOARD RETREAT IN NOVEMBER, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT WAS KIND OF BROUGHT UP AND JUST GENERAL SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION TO THE DISTRICT.

SO YEAH, IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S A REALLY GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND ALL'S GOOD.

THANK YOU. YEAH. [LAUGHTER] ANYONE ELSE? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO AGAIN, AS ALL OF US OBVIOUSLY ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE WORK THAT'S GONE ON ALREADY.

AND THE GENESIS OF THIS PROJECT GOES BACK YEARS BEFORE I WAS ON THE BOARD, OBVIOUSLY.

AND. I KIND OF SEE NOW THAT IT'S STARTING TO GET SOME MOMENTUM.

IT'S BUILDING MOMENTUM AND IT'S GETTING GOING.

IT'S A BIG MACHINE. IT'S BUILDING A PUBLIC BUILDING IS A DELIBERATIVE PROCESS.

YOU DON'T JUST GO OUT THERE AND ONE PERSON DECIDES AND IT'S DONE.

THIS IS A PUBLIC PROCESS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TO IT, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, THE BUILDING AND THEN WHAT GOES IN IT.

I HAVE SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT GO IN IT.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW. BUT YOU KNOW, I SEE, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED, ACTUALLY, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOME PUBLIC PROCESSES THAT HAD SUCCESSIVE MEETINGS INVOLVED IN THEM, YOU'RE BANGING THEM OUT PRETTY QUICKLY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT, TWO AND A HALF, TWO MONTHS, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS WHEN THE FIRST ONE TO THE TO THE TO THE. YEAH. YEAH.

TO THE THE LAST ONE AND THE LAST ONE IS IF I HAVE MY NOTES CORRECT THE PREFERRED SCHEME.

WOW. THAT'S THAT'S YOU KNOW THAT'S A LOT IN A SHORT TIME.

SO I THINK LIKE I SAID THIS IS A YOU KNOW THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING.

AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT.

AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A FEW YEARS BEYOND THAT.

SO THANKS. THANK YOU.

SO, JIM, I WAS WONDERING.

REMIND ME AGAIN, IS THIS GOING TO BE LEED SILVER, LEED GOLD OR LEED PLATINUM? RIGHT NOW THE GOAL IS LEED GOLD.

THANK YOU.

AND. YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE WAY WE HAVE THE INTERPRETIVE FOLKS TALKING ABOUT THE INSIDE OF THE ENVELOPE AND HOW THE INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS ARE GOING TO BE, AND THEN WE HAVE THE OUTSIDE FOLKS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE I KIND OF THINK THAT THE AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS AREA WHERE IT'S SET IN THE MIDDLE OF A BEAUTIFUL FOREST.

AND I MIGHT ADD THAT WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE LINES OF VIEWSHED, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO PARK AND YOU HAVE TO KIND OF MOVE A LONG WAY, AND YOUR FOCUS IS GOING TO BE WHEN WE GET ALL ESOTERIC AND TALK ABOUT THE FOCUS OF THE BUILDING AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LEAD YOU TO, I THINK THE BUILDING SHELL OR THE ENVELOPE ITSELF IS GOING TO BE A QUOTE EXHIBIT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

AND I HESITATE TO SAY THIS WITH CHIEF THIELE IN THE ROOM.

OR MAYBE SHE LEFT.

GREAT. OH.

PARDON ME, SHE'S HIDING.

DON'T LISTEN TO THIS, AILEEN.

IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF ME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HARDSCAPING OR, YOU KNOW, OR WHATEVER WE DO TO PREVENT FIRE.

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AND I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THE ARCHITECT, THE PEOPLE, THE THINGS YOU'VE SAID THEY'VE DONE.

I'M CONFIDENT THEY'LL.

I HOPE THEY UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A FARM.

I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THAT THE ENVELOPE OF THAT BUILDING JUST INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS AND NOT JUST HARDSCAPED AGAINST FIRE IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN LAUREN'S TALKING ABOUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET CONVINCE PEOPLE WHEN WE SHOW THEM BEAUTIFUL RENDERINGS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT IT IS, IN FACT, ATTRACTIVE AND EXPRESSES THE NATURE AND OF THAT AREA AND THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO TO INTERPRET THAT.

SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST MY $0.02 WORTH.

I YEAH, I'VE BEEN JUST A SIDELINE.

I'VE GOT GREAT CONFIDENCE IN OUR FOUNDATION TO TO RAISE THIS MONEY.

I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE HARD FOR THEM.

I THINK THEY'RE REALLY ENERGIZED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM GETTING THIS PROJECT DONE.

SO. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC OR ANYONE HERE? SEEING NONE.

THIS WAS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTS.

AND IF I MAY, CAN WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK? SO. LET'S CONTINUE.

[FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION]

THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 OPERATING PROJECT AND PROGRAM BUDGET AND APPROVAL OF THE 2024 ARTICLE 8 B CALIFORNIA APPROPRIATION LIMIT, OR AS WE CALL IT, THE GANN LIMIT.

DEBORAH. OH, YES.

THANK YOU. DEBORAH.

SAY THAT AGAIN. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DEBORAH SPAULDING, ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER.

AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 OPERATING BUDGET AND PROGRAM AND PROJECT BUDGET AND SECOND RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2024 ARTICLE 13 B CALIFORNIA APPROPRIATION LIMIT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE GANN LIMIT.

SO THIS FIRST SLIDE IS JUST RECAPPING WHERE WE'VE BEEN ALREADY.

SO WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW PUBLIC REVIEWS OF THIS BUDGET.

FIRST BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE IN NOVEMBER, THEN TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

THEN WE HAD A STAFF PRESENTATION THE FIRST A BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 5TH WAS A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE INTRODUCED THE BUDGET.

GOT INTO A LOT OF DETAIL AND TODAY'S BUDGET ADOPTION.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BRIEFER OF A REVIEW OF THE BUDGET.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S PROVIDED FEEDBACK.

IT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. AND WE'RE GOING TO INCORPORATE ALL OF YOUR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE OF YOUR FEEDBACK INTO THE ADOPTED BUDGET BOOK.

SO TO SUMMARIZE, OUR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET IS BALANCED WITH PLANNED EXPENDITURES, TRANSFERS, AND USE OF FUND BALANCE FROM ALL FUNDS OF 351.8 MILLION.

AND THIS IS JUST A PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION OF REVENUE BY TYPES.

YOU CAN SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, MOSTLY PROPERTY TAXES.

AND THE NEXT LARGEST REVENUE TYPE IS OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH IS ABOUT 15% OF THE BUDGET.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST TINY SLIVERS A 0.8% PROPERTY USAGE.

THE MISCELLANEOUS 1.3% IS ACTUALLY US DRAWING DOWN FROM A PENSION TRUST THAT WE FUNDED IN PRIOR YEARS, AND THEN 0.2% INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.

AND NOW LOOKING AT THE EXPENDITURES BY TYPE, YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT HALF OF OUR BUDGET IS PERSONNEL COSTS.

SO SALARIES AND BENEFITS.

ABOUT 22% IS SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

AND THEN AFTER THAT OUR NEXT LARGEST CHUNK IS ACTUALLY DEBT SERVICE.

SO THAT'S PAYING FOR THE BONDS THAT WE'VE SOLD FOR OUR MEASURE WW IN PRIOR YEARS.

SO WE'RE PAYING THE DEBT SERVICE ON THAT AT 12.4%.

INTERDISTRICT CHARGES AND THEN CAPITAL OUTLAY 4.1%.

AND THEN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS A SMALL 0.6%.

WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO ADD NEW STAFF THIS YEAR.

15.25 POSITIONS.

THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN OPERATIONS, SO 9.75 FTE TO OPERATIONS, TWO TO ASD, TWO TO FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ONE ADDITIONAL STAFF PERSON TO HUMAN RESOURCES AND THEN 0.5 TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

AT OUR LAST MEETING, IT WAS REQUESTED TO HAVE A BREAKDOWN BY BARGAINING UNIT.

SO 12.25 OF THE NEW FTE ADDED ARE REPRESENTED BY AFSCME AND THEN THREE NEW FTE ARE UNREPRESENTED.

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SO JUST TO LIST THEM OUT A LITTLE, A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY HERE.

SO A BIG MOVE THAT'S HAPPENING THIS YEAR IS WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR UTILITY BUDGETS, MOVING THEM FROM OPERATIONS TO OFFICE SERVICES TO CONSOLIDATE.

AND THE INTENT IS TO GET BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY.

WELL, NOT SERVICE DELIVERY, BUT BETTER MANAGEMENT OF THOSE SERVICES.

IF WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN ONE DEPARTMENT THAT'S TAKING CHARGE AND ABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN A MORE HOLISTIC WAY WE ARE CREATING A NEW CULTURAL SERVICE UNIT IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

OUR INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS GETTING THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN UNDERWAY IN 2024.

WE'VE ADDED A NEW POSITION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND THE INTENT OF THAT POSITION IS TO STREAMLINE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND PARTICULARLY HIGHLIGHTED TCP PROJECTS AND WANTING TO KEEP MOVING THOSE FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN LASTLY, A NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SUPERVISOR IN THE I&R DEPARTMENT.

JUST A FEW MORE HIGHLIGHTS. WE HAD QUITE A FEW LISTED IN THE IN THE LAST PRESENTATION.

SO NOW MOVING OVER TO THE PROJECT AND PROGRAMS BUDGET.

AGAIN, JUST A FEW SLIDES IN THE DECEMBER 5TH PRESENTATION, I GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR DESCRIPTIONS, OUR PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, GET SOME MORE DETAIL ABOUT COSTS AND THE PHASES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH ON THESE PROJECTS, AND THEN ALSO REQUEST TO ADD MAPS WHERE POSSIBLE.

SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO.

IN FACT, I KNOW WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THIS YEAR.

I HOPE IN A FUTURE YEAR TO BE ABLE TO ADD THAT.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADD SOME MORE DOTS ONTO THIS, WHICH IS LIKE THE FRONT MAP THAT GOES IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK.

SO WE'LL ADD SOME MORE LISTING OF PROJECTS AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED, BECAUSE THAT WAS A QUESTION LIKE, WELL, WHERE SPECIFICALLY IN THAT PARK IS THAT PROJECT HAPPENING? AGAIN SUMMARIZING FUNDING SOURCES FOR OUR PROJECTS.

SO THIS IS LOOKING AT NOT JUST THE NEW PROJECTS, BUT ALL OF OUR ACTIVE PROJECTS.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR PROJECTS COME FROM DISTRICT SOURCES.

SO THAT COULD BE THE GENERAL FUND.

IT COULD BE OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT FUND.

IT COULD BE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

THE NEXT LARGEST IS ACTUALLY GRANTS.

SO WE GET GRANTS FROM ALL SORTS OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL SOURCES.

AFTER THAT IT'S BOND SOURCES.

SO PREDOMINANTLY MEASURE WW, BUT ALSO MEASURE AA AND SOME PROMISSORY NOTES.

AND THEN THAT'S 6% OTHER COULD BE INSURANCE PROCEEDS, CONCESSIONAIRE MAINTENANCE FUNDS, DEVELOPER FUNDS.

IT'S REALLY A RANGE OF DIFFERENT SOURCES.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LAST SLIDE IS THE GANN LIMITS.

THE SECOND RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET IS TO APPROVE THE GANN LIMIT.

SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL CALCULATION THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE DONE.

AND THE INTENT IS TO CAP PUBLIC AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS.

SO THERE'S A CALCULATION YOU HAVE TO DO WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 20TH AND WAS POSTED IN THE NEWSPAPER AS REQUIRED ON NOVEMBER 17TH. JUST SAYING THAT IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME REVIEW IT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO.

AND OUR GANN LIMIT CALCULATION IS 527.8 MILLION.

THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE A REALLY BIG TWO COUNTY AGENCY AND IT'S BASED ON POPULATION.

SO THAT FAR EXCEEDS OUR APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT OF 195.4 MILLION.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEN THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS TO BE APPROVED, AND I WILL STOP SHARING AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DEBORAH. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.

WELL, IF THERE ARE NONE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR BUDGET STAFF.

WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOUR BUDGET STAFF? OH, YEAH. SO I HAVE TO SAY, PAN.

WHO'S HERE.

SHE IS OUR PROJECT ADMIN ANALYST TWO.

SO GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK.

SHE WAS ACTUALLY ON PARENTAL LEAVE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

SO GLAD TO HAVE HER BACK.

AND THEN JANIELYN BAYONA IS NOT HERE TODAY, BUT SHE'S OUR BUDGET MANAGER.

AND THEN A LOT OF YOU GUYS IN THE ROOM PROVIDED A LOT OF SUPPORT.

SO THANKS TO EVERYBODY.

WELL IN TASK. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH AND IT ALWAYS COMES OUT REALLY, REALLY WELL AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE KNOW THAT IT STARTS FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL AND ARE AT A BOTTOM AT A WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? EVERYBODY'S INCLUDED IN THIS.

IT FILTERS ITS WAY UP.

EVERYBODY'S INVOLVED.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THE LOWEST THE EQUALIST.

BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

IT'S A GREAT PROCESS AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL YEAR.

WE HAD A QUESTION, A RAISED HAND OVER THERE, WE HAVE A RAISED HAND.

OUR THUMBS UP. OH, NO, WAIT, I HAVE THE OPERATOR.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK.

I WAS GOING TO SAY I WAS GOING TO ASK OUR TREASURER TO MAKE THE MOTION.

BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, WE DO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WANTS TO COMMENT.

YES, ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY. I'LL BE READY TO MAKE THE MOTION.

WE CAN DO THAT. WHEN THE TIME COMES AND

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BECAUSE I'M ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I HAD A LOT INVOLVED HERE ON THIS PROCESS.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING REALLY THOROUGH WITH WITH THE DOCUMENT.

AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME SUGGESTED ADDITIONS, CHANGES, EDITS, WHATEVER, THAT ARE GOING TO BE INCORPORATED.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A EVEN BETTER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE LIKE, I THINK I SAID SOMETHING ALONG THESE LINES BEFORE.

IT'S I BELIEVE IT'S AN ASPIRATIONAL DOCUMENT.

THE WHOLE IDEA ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE APOLOGIZING.

WOULD YOU? WE CAN'T ADD THE MAPS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT IN TWO WEEKS.

THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW THAT SUGGESTION WAS TOTALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR NEXT TIME, YOU KNOW, AND THEN IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE JUST PART OF IT, YOU KNOW, NOW AND THEN MOVE IT IN. BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THAT'LL HELP.

ANYONE WHO'S NOT AS FAMILIAR AS WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROJECTS BETTER, IF THEY CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE THEY ARE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT.

SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THANKS TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED.

IT'S I, I PERSONALLY KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO DO THESE THINGS.

AND YOU'VE DONE IT.

LET US HEAR FROM THE AU MEMBER CORBETT.

WE CAN HEAR FROM THE PERSON FIRST.

OKAY, LET'S HEAR FROM THE PERSON FIRST, THEN.

ROSS. MITCHELL, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.

THANKS AGAIN.

ROSS MITCHELL HERE.

AFSCME 2428 PRESIDENT.

I WANT TO SPEAK ONCE AGAIN ON THE BUDGET AND SPECIFICALLY SOME OF THE PORTIONS IN IT TO DELETE POSITIONS. AFSCME POSITIONS.

YOU KNOW, I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ADDITION OF SEVERAL AFSCME POSITIONS.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL HELP IN A LOT OF OUR SPOTS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BETTER.

AND ARE VERY HAPPY FOR ALL THE ADDITIONS THAT WE HAVE.

BUT WE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE DELETION OF THE ADMIN ANALYST TWO AND CONVERSION TO A MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WORK IS PROPERLY CLASSIFIED AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST LEVEL.

THERE'S ALSO THE [INAUDIBLE].

SUPERVISOR BEING DELETED AND CONVERTED TO A SMALL TRAIL CREW.

CREW LEADER.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR. WE'RE NOT IN OPPOSITION TO ADDITIONAL TRAIL CREW LEADERS.

THERE'S CERTAINLY PLENTY OF TRAIL WORK TO BE DONE, AND THAT POSITION IS NEEDED.

BUT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE AN OR PROPOSITION.

WE COULD USE BOTH THOSE POSITIONS.

AND WHEN AND THE DISTRICT'S MADE SEVERAL STATEMENTS REGARDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE USE OF THE ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM SUPERVISOR HAS SAID MANY TIMES TO AFSCME THAT THERE WAS NO PLAN TO DELETE ANY ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM SUPERVISOR POSITIONS AND THAT IT WAS NEEDED FOR THE EXPANSION OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

BUT HERE WE ARE, AND THERE IS NOW A PLAN TO MOVE FROM 2 TO 1.

ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM. WORK PROGRAM SUPERVISORS, WHICH WE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WOULD NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO EXPAND OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. AND THEN LASTLY, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL FOLKS ON THIS BOARD HAVE ASKED FOR A FULL REVIEW OF ALL OF OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. WHAT WE'RE DOING, OUR STAFFING LEVELS.

AND WHILE WE'VE HAD REPORTS, INFORMATIONAL REPORTS OUT ON SOME, WE HAVEN'T HAD THE FULL PRESENTATION THAT SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE ASKED FOR.

SO WE THINK THE DELETION OF THIS POSITION IS PREMATURE AND WILL CAUSE MORE CONFLICT AROUND YOU KNOW, CLEAR LANGUAGE IN OUR CONTRACT THAT THIS WOULD NEED TO COME TO AFSCME THROUGH OUR ARTICLE 19 PROVISIONS.

WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS FOLLOWED IN THE PAST REGARDING CHANGES TO ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM.

SO I HOPE THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT ALTERNATIVE WORK PROGRAM SUPERVISOR.

I HOPE THAT WE COULD MAINTAIN THAT ADMIN ANALYST TWO POSITION AT THE WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE THE PROPERLY CLASSIFIED LEVEL.

AND I WILL LEAVE IT THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, ROSS.

I THINK WE'VE COME TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE 2024 PROPOSED OPERATING PROJECT AND PROGRAM BUDGETS FOR THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.

MEMBER CORBETT.

TREASURER. CORBETT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMENTS TO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE, TO THEN BRING INFORMATION BACK

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FUNDING FOR ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES WE'RE INVOLVED IN AT THE PARK DISTRICT.

I COULD TALK FOR HOURS, BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE WITH THE STAFF YOU WORK WITH AS WELL, AND GETTING THIS ALL PUT TOGETHER FOR MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY HOURS.

AND AS THE COMMITTEE VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE.

APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WITH THAT, I THINK IT'S VERY POSITIVE THAT WE MAKE A MOTION ON THIS MEASURE.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY MEMBER ECHOLS.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

AND NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THE 2024.

YEAH. HE'S GETTING TO THAT.

YEAH, YEAH.

NOW WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE THE 2024 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT.

AND WE'LL HAVE A MOTION TO DO THAT.

MOTION ON THAT TOO.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MEMBER CORBETT AND A SECOND BY MEMBER MERCURIO.

THANKS, JOHN. FURTHER COMMENT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I OPPOSED.

HEARING NONE.

BOTH MOTIONS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

GREAT HARD WORK, INCLUDING THE GREAT FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS.

[GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS]

HE'S WAITING TO COME UP.

ALL RIGHT. PETE DEQUINCY, LIFEGUARD SERVICE MANAGER FOR EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.

THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WAESPI AND THE BOARD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH A RECAP OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND SOME OF OUR PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.

AGAIN, JUST AS A NOTE, THIS IS THE 85TH YEAR OF OUR LIFEGUARD SERVICE AT THE REGIONAL PARKS, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PUT GLASSES ON BECAUSE I AM STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT.

MY APOLOGIES.

ALL RIGHT. WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS AGAIN, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN REGARDS TO OUR ATTENDANCE HERE AT THE REGIONAL PARKS SPECIFICALLY AT OUR AQUATIC FACILITIES.

WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO A BETTER, HEALTHIER NUMBERS.

I THINK IT WAS PRIOR TO THAT WAS 230,000.

NOW WE'VE MOVED UP TO 240,000 VISITORS.

WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS OF 40,000, THE LIFE JACKETS LOANED, THE SWIM TEST, THE WATER SAFETY TALKS AND ATTENDANCE IN OUR SWIM LESSONS.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT OUR WATER RESCUE, SPECIFICALLY 41.

I'M HERE TO REMIND AND NARRATE THIS IDEA THAT OF THE 41 RESCUES THAT WE'RE STRIVING TO HAVE, ONLY ZERO, WE SPENT 40,000 PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THAT.

SO THE NUMBER HASN'T INCREASED.

WE ARE ALWAYS STRIVING TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS, PREVENTATIVE METHODS OR METHODS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AS BEST WE CAN.

AND THAT INCLUDES OUR SWIM LESSONS, OUR WATER SAFETY TALKS, OUR LIFE JACKETS THAT WE LENT OUT.

AND AGAIN, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE OUR LIFE JACKET LOAN LOANER PROGRAM WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION, WHICH THEY'VE ALWAYS HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY.

SO LET'S KEEP GOING IN THAT REGARD.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID SEE HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT.

WE DID PARTNER WITH ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A PILOT PROGRAM TO REALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THAT COMMUNITY, BECAUSE CONTRA LOMA WAS CLOSED AND POSSIBLY WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IN 2022 WAS PARTNERED WITH AMBROSE RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT AND OPENED THE AMBROSE AQUATIC CENTER TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL SWIMMING AND SWIM LESSONS.

WE DID THAT AGAIN WITH ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OPENING ANTIOCH HIGH SCHOOL IN DEER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, AND WE CAN GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS WHEN WE GO THROUGH SOME OF THAT PROGRAMING.

OUR JUNIOR GUARD PROGRAM AS LISTED HERE.

WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AT CULL CANYON AND CROWN BEACH, THE AIDES THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THAT PROGRAM AGAIN, CULL CANYON AND DON CASTRO AND CROWN BEACH LIFEGUARD

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I KNOW I HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT AQUATIC ADVENTURE CAMP IN A WHILE AGAIN, AND WE DO HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS.

IT'S OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, WHERE WE PROVIDE AN OUTDOOR AQUATIC CAMP FOR NON-SWIMMERS.

WE SPECIALIZE IN PROVIDING THAT RECRUITMENT THROUGH THE CHERRYLAND AREA, SPECIFICALLY IN ASHLAND.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS.

AND SO AGAIN, IT'S A SMALL PROGRAM, BUT IT'S A MIGHTY PROGRAM AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT IT.

SWIM LESSONS.

WE'VE DONE OUR SWIM LESSON PROGRAM NOW AT AMBROSE, ANTIOCH, DEER VALLEY HIGH, CULL CANYON, AND DON CASTRO.

AND THOSE ARE TWO SITES THAT WE USUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF SWIM LESSONS WHATSOEVER.

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN REGARDS TO THE NEW TYPES OF PROGRAMING THAT WE'VE INITIATED THERE BACK IN 2022 AND 2023.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT WITH SOME OF YOU, BUT NOT OFFICIALLY, BECAUSE WE WERE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT HOW WE WERE PILOTING IT.

BUT THE IDEA FOR THAT PROGRAM AT CULL AND DON CASTRO IS, LET'S SAY YOU COME TO THE PARK, YOU'VE PAID YOUR FEE FOR RECREATIONAL SWIMMING.

HOW ABOUT WE PROVIDE YOU A FREE SWIM LESSON WITH THE FEE OF THAT 3:00 COME GET A SWIM LESSON.

SWIM LESSON FOR YOUR SON, DAUGHTER, FAMILY MEMBER, ADULT, ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY, JUST SHOW UP 3:00 WE'LL GIVE YOU A LESSON.

AND WE DID THAT.

WE STARTED TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE HICCUPS IN 2022 WITH UNDER 100 PARTICIPATION 100 PARTICIPANTS.

AND THEN THIS LAST YEAR, WE DID OVER 600.

SO AGAIN, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR 2024 HITTING 1000 AND EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM.

AND I'LL GO INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SOME OF THE OTHER SLIDES.

SO AGAIN HOW DO WE REALLY SERVE THAT 240,000 VISITORS THAT COME TO OUR PARK AND THEN GOING INTO OUR BAY ADVENTURE PROGRAM. OUR BAY ADVENTURE PROGRAM AT CROWN WAS A PILOT THIS YEAR AND IT'S BASED OFF OF THE AQUATIC ADVENTURE.

CAN WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CANNOT SWIM ACCESS TO THE WATER AND TEACH THEM SAFELY HOW TO RECREATE IN AND AROUND THE WATER AT ANY OF THE BODIES OF WATER THAT WE HAVE IN THE REGIONAL PARKS? AND THE IDEA IS, WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO SWIM, WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO RAFT, WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO DO A STAND UP PADDLE BOARD.

WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO DO WATER POLO.

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM? NOT AT ALL. THAT'S OKAY.

AND AGAIN, WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SUCCESS IN THAT BECAUSE AGAIN, NOT ONLY JUST ARE WE WORKING ON WATER SAFETY, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS IDEA OF ACCESS.

WE'RE FINDING THAT A LOT OF OUR YOUNG CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS REALLY ARE STRUGGLING TO GO BEYOND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A PARK THAT IS THEIR PARK.

THERE'S OPEN SPACE, THAT IS THEIR OPEN SPACE.

AND AGAIN, CAN WE PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME? I HAD A RECENT CONVERSATION WITH A BUNCH OF 8 TO 10 YEAR OLDS OUT OF LINCOLN SQUARE THROUGH OAKLAND PARKS AND RECREATION, AND I TOOK THEM DOWN TO CROWN BEACH.

AND ONE INDIVIDUAL, I ASKED HIM, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE CROWN BEACH? AND HE SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN THERE.

I'VE BEEN TO THE BEACH TWICE.

AND THIS WAS CROWN WAS THE SECOND TIME.

AND WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT WHOSE PARK THIS WAS, THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA.

AND SO WE WENT THROUGH A QUICK TUTORIAL ABOUT THIS IDEA THAT YOUR FAMILY, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES, GRANDPARENTS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE PAID THROUGH TAXES TO SUPPORT THIS PARK.

AND IN ESSENCE, THIS IS YOUR PARK.

AND THEN THAT MEANS YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE WATER, TO THE OPEN SPACE.

AND FOR THEM, IT WAS THAT FIRST TIME EVER HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.

BUT THEY SEEMED VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THE NEXT THING I ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WAS GET IN THE WATER.

IT'S DECEMBER, IT'S COLD.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? WE'D LIKE TO GET IN THE WATER.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? IT'S DECEMBER, IT'S WINTER.

THEY STILL WANTED TO GET IN THE WATER FOR TEN MINUTES.

AND YOU KNOW THE CHAPERONS LIKE, IF YOU GET YOUR FEET WET AND SANDY, YOU WILL NOT GET IN THE CAR.

THEY GOT THEIR FEET WET AND THEY GOT SANDY AND THEY STILL GOT TO GET IN THE CAR.

BUT YEAH, BUT THE IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE REALLY SEEING IS ARE WE PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ACCESS.

AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE REGIONAL PARKS LIFEGUARD SERVICE, THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT COME UP.

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THOSE SAME 240,000, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, WATER SAFETY, PROGRAMING, ACCESS TO PROGRAMING, ANYTHING WE CAN DO.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT IS WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS, THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND OUR PARKS, THAT DON'T REALIZE THAT CROWN BEACH IS REGIONAL PARKS, THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT CONTRA LOMA IS REGIONAL PARKS.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT SPECIFICALLY COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY, WORKING HARD IN EAST OAKLAND, WORKING WITH NEW GROUPS THAT WE'VE NEVER WORKED BEFORE.

THAT KIND OF MAKE ME NERVOUS, BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS BECAUSE I REALIZED THAT I HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND BE OPEN.

AND SOMETIMES I'M AFRAID BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER.

I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THAT GROUP, AND WE'RE GOING INTO NEW TERRITORY AND WE'LL GO INTO SOME OF THOSE.

ALL RIGHT, OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

SO FOR OUR PARTNERSHIPS THIS YEAR, WE WENT BACK TO A LOT OF OUR ORIGINAL PARTNERS, AND WE STARTED TO SECURE INSTEAD OF THE HANDSHAKE MOUS BECAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN POWER OF HAVING MOUS.

IF I WERE TO LEAVE AND WIN THE LOTTO OR GO TO AUSTRALIA AND NOT COME BACK, WE REALLY NEED SOME SORT OF FORMALIZATION.

AND SO HERE'S JUST A LIST OF A FEW OF THEM THAT WE HAVE MOUS WITH ALBANY UNIFIED, AMBROSE, ANTIOCH UNIFIED, WHICH WE PILOTED, AND WE'RE WORKING ON A NEW ONE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, EMERYVILLE, MARTINEZ, PITTSBURG, YOU MIGHT SAY WELL, PETE, HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT CITY OF OAKLAND? YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OPR.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WHAT ABOUT SAN LEANDRO? YES, THAT'S A DIFFERENT ONE AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO FORMALIZE SOME OF OUR OLD AGREEMENTS, MAKE THEM OFFICIAL AND THEN PROVIDE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES? SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE AS SIMPLY AS SUPPORTING WITH RESOURCES, JUST PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT OR PROVIDING A FEW INSTRUCTORS TO HELP THEM PROVIDE A LIFEGUARD TRAINING CLASS OR DOING A FULL ON ENGAGEMENT WHERE WE COLLABORATE WITH THEM AS PARTNERS.

SO AGAIN, I KNOW THAT I'VE TALKED WITH LYNNE, AND WE'LL PROBABLY BE BRINGING A LOT MORE MOUS UP FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. AND LOOKING AHEAD LET'S GO BACK.

GREAT PICTURE. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE.

WE LOVE THEM. WE LOVE OUR PARTICIPANTS AGAIN, CONTRA LOMA NOT CONTRA LOMA BUT DEL VALLE AND CROWN BEACH.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, SPECIFICALLY ON HOW WE ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IS REALLY CHANGING THE NARRATIVE OF OUR LIFEGUARD SERVICE.

IN REGARDS, YES, WE DO HAVE LIFEGUARDS, BUT WHAT ARE THEY REALLY? THEY'RE WATER SAFETY PROFESSIONALS.

THEY KNOW HOW TO LIFEGUARD.

THEY KNOW HOW TO PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS.

THEY KNOW HOW TO PROVIDE WATER SAFETY, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMING, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO PROVIDE OUTREACH.

AND SO WE'RE USING THEM MORE IN AN EXPANDED ROLE OF THAT.

AND SO ONE OF THE EASY LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT WE CAN DO IS PROVIDE THEM WATER SAFETY TRAINING AND SWIM LESSONS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LARGER RESULT WHEN IT COMES TO DAILY FREE SWIM LESSONS AT OUR SITES.

THE NEW PARTNERSHIPS, AND I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR ROSARIO IS PROBABLY GOING TO ASK THIS, SO I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU TO IT.

WE'RE CLOSELY WORKING ON HOW DO WE REALLY HAVE A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SURROUNDING ROBERTS.

SOME OF THEM THAT WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH WAS OAKLAND PARKS AND REC.

WE'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY SKYLINE HIGH.

WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUTDOOR AFRO AND JACK AND JILL OF AMERICA.

SO AGAIN, SOME OF THE OTHER TALKS WE'VE HAD ON HOW TO GET MORE PARTICIPANTS AND WHAT THEY WANT.

WE'VE HAD NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AT TASSAFARONGA RECREATIONAL CENTER, AND WE'VE ALSO DONE THOSE WITH ALAMEDA FAMILY SERVICES AND ALSO WITH OAKLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY.

SO AGAIN, WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS WORK WITH GROUPS THAT WE'VE NEVER WORKED BEFORE WITH.

THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY AN ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WE'LL FIGURE OUT IT TOGETHER, COURAGE WISE, I NEED TO HAVE THAT.

AND THEN AGAIN, AS WE DEVELOP THOSE TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR ROBERTS, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO A NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THEY NEED AS OPPOSED TO US TELLING THEM WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

SO IT'S MORE ORGANIC AND THERE'S MORE BUY IN.

WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS, REFOCUS ON OUR VAMOS A APRENDER PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT WE EVER HAD.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT BACK UP AND RUNNING, AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO WORK ON NOT ONLY EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY, BUT FILLING OUR CAPACITY.

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AND ONCE WE FILL THOSE SLOTS, LET'S SEE IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO EXPAND.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I KNOW THAT I DID NOT TALK NECESSARILY ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AT ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SINCE IT'S MENTIONED HERE, I'M GOING TO GO INTO DETAIL BECAUSE IT'S THE POOL ADVENTURE PROGRAM.

WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE WORKED WITH ANTIOCH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THAT THEY HAVE GREAT POOLS, MULTIMILLION DOLLAR POOLS, BUT A MAJORITY OF THEIR STUDENT BODY, WHICH IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SWIM.

AND SO IF WE ARE WORKING ON THIS DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION LENS, WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER CLASS AS AN ISSUE.

THEY MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SWIM, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS OR THE FINANCIAL MEANS.

AND SO WE STARTED PROVIDING AGAIN, LET'S PROVIDE YOU A CAMP, GET YOU ENTICED IN THE IDEA THAT AQUATIC RECREATION IS A GREAT THING.

WE'RE GOING TO ADD WATER SAFETY TO THAT, INCLUDING SWIM LESSONS.

AND THEN THE HOPES IS THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO MIND.

WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER PLACES AND YOU THINK ABOUT US IN THE LONG TERM WHEN IT COMES TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN SEASONAL, IN OUR SEASONAL WORKFORCE.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE OUR POOL ADVENTURE PROGRAM IS.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH IT.

AGAIN, WE DID NOT REALIZE THE COMMITMENT THAT WE NEED TO DO TO REALLY MAKE A COMMUNITY WATER SAFE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT JOURNEY AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE ARE GOING.

IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE FAILED TO ANSWER, I KNOW THERE'S ONE I NEED TO BRING UP.

MY STAFF, ALL OF THE STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT MY PERMANENT STAFF, WHICH HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR YEARS.

THEY'RE INCREDIBLE.

I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THEY HAVE, BUT THEY REALLY WERE THE DRIVERS AND THE PROVIDING THAT LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE FOR OUR SEASONAL STAFF, WHICH WAS ALMOST 140 SEASONAL EMPLOYEES.

AND AGAIN IT WAS THE WORK OF THE SEASONALS AND THE PERMANENTS THAT REALLY DROVE THIS.

AND WE AND WE REACHED THESE TYPES OF NUMBERS AND OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I DO HAVE A IT'S JUST BEEN APPROVED.

WE HAVE THE FIRST TIME A 2023 ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE LIFEGUARD SERVICE.

IT IS IN PRINT, AND IT WILL BE AVAILABLE EARLY IN 2024 SO THAT ALL OF YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.

SO THAT WAS MY EIGHT SLIDES.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS.

YEAH. QUESTIONS.

GO AHEAD I DO I JUST I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW IT'S JUST NOW ALMOST A YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN THAT WE'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AND I'VE COME TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WHENEVER YOU'RE UP THERE, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE NOT ONLY INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, INFORMATIVE, BUT BUT I'M GOING TO BE INSPIRED AND I'M GOING TO BE ENCOURAGED.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY I MEAN, I FIRST OF ALL, I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY ELSE DOING THIS.

I KNOW SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO RETIRE.

BUT I JUST PICTURE YOU.

YOU'RE THE GUY, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT DOES THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOUR WHOLE YOUR WHOLE FOCUS ON SAFETY AND EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SAFE IS REALLY COMMENDABLE THAT THAT THAT THE EFFORT IS BEING MADE.

AND I WOULD SAY IT'S A PRETTY SAFE BET THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, SOME LIFE WILL BE SAVED.

A LIFE WILL BE NOT BE LOST BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A IN A WATER SITUATION THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ON THAT.

YEAH. DIRECTOR, I'M GOING TO PASS THAT TO MY STAFF.

YEAH, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE HARD WORK.

SURE. YEAH. AND I HOPEFULLY THEY'RE LISTENING AND HEARING THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I'VE ASKED THEM TO DO.

BUT AGAIN THANK YOU FOR THAT COMPLIMENT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE, THE GUY SORT OF COORDINATING IT ALL, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE TAKING IDEAS FROM THEM, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ARE, YOU'RE STILL MAKING IT GO. BUT I DO HAVE KIND OF A NUTS AND BOLTS QUESTION HERE.

JUST A BASIC QUESTION.

43,000 PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.

WHAT WOULD BE EXAMPLES OF, THAT'S A LOT.

WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THOSE? ABSOLUTELY. SO A LIFEGUARDS JOB 99% OF THE TIME IS PREVENTATIVE WORK.

AND THAT CAN INCLUDE ASKING A PATRON TO MOVE INTO CHEST DEEP WATER OR HEY, WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IS AN OVERARM STROKE.

IT'S ALSO EXPLAINING THE USE OF WHY THOSE ARM FLOATS ARE NOT COAST GUARD APPROVED, AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE TAKING THOSE OUT.

WE'VE ALSO DONE PLENTY OF PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS OF EXPLAINING TO AN ADULT WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT THEY PROVIDE CHILD SUPERVISION TO THEIR

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IT GOES INTO THE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE DOING.

IT ALSO INCLUDES LIKE, HEY, GUESS WHAT YOUR LIFE JACKET ISN'T FITTING PROPERLY.

LET'S GET YOU A NEW JACKET AND THEN HAVE YOU GO OVER HERE FOR A DIFFERENT STATISTIC, AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU A LIFE JACKET AND TEACH YOU HOW TO USE IT AND APPLY IT OR DON I SHOULD SAY. SO A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT LIFEGUARDS DO IS SUPER UNATTRACTIVE.

IT'S NOT RESCUE, IT'S NOT EMERGENCY.

IT'S NOT THAT EXCITING.

BUT IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE ON A FAMILY BEING SAFE AT OUR SITES AS OPPOSED TO HAVING SOME SORT OF AQUATIC INCIDENT.

AND AGAIN, MOST AGENCIES, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, REALLY STRUGGLE AT ARTICULATING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND DEFINING THOSE.

DOES THAT HELP? IT DOES.

AND I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE THINGS.

I GUESS THAT'S PART OF THE JOB OF BEING A LIFEGUARD IS TO HAVE TO DOCUMENT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

RIGHT. SO ABSOLUTELY, IF WE DON'T DOCUMENT IT, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

RIGHT? I THINK WE ALL LEARN THAT IF IT'S NOT IN NO, WE SHOULD WE SHOULD TAKE CREDIT FOR WHAT WE'VE DONE.

SO AND YOU'VE DONE THAT.

SO ANYWAY ANYWAY, THANK YOU AGAIN.

NO THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING TO THE LEFT, OLIVIA.

GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY.

AS YOU KNOW, MY FIRST JOB WAS AS A LIFEGUARD.

SO THIS REALLY, YOU KNOW, IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO HEAR ABOUT.

AND IT MAKES ME PROUD TO BE APART OF EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, THAT WE DO HAVE SUCH ROBUST LIFEGUARD SERVICES PROGRAM.

AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE ANNUAL REPORT.

AND I THINK THAT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF REALLY EXCITING PROGRAMS THAT ARE ON THE HORIZON.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS FOR YOUR GROUP JUST GIVEN, YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC SITUATION.

AND THEN ALSO, I'LL SHARE, YOU KNOW, THE SUMMER I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOME.

AND I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS BEFORE, WORK WITH SOME HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS TO TEST THE WATER QUALITY AT DEL VALLE SHADOW CLIFFS AND QUARRY LAKES IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT THOSE BODIES OF WATER ARE OKAY FOR SWIMMING.

AND I KNOW THAT THE DAY THAT WE WENT TO QUARRY LAKES, IT WAS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE WATER QUALITY TESTING.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR LIFEGUARD SERVICES BECAUSE WE WERE THERE AND, YOU KNOW, NO ONE WAS ABLE TO ENJOY THE WATER.

AND THE LIFEGUARD CHAIRS WERE EMPTY.

AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WE WERE THERE, WE WERE MAYBE TWO WEEKS OUT FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF QUARRY LAKES REOPENING AND JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUR GROUP HAS TO THEN REMOBILIZE AND GET STAFFING IN PLACE FOR THE MOMENT THAT THE WATER QUALITY TESTS COME BACK AND SHOW THAT IT'S OKAY TO SWIM THERE.

AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER IN REGARDS TO OUR LIFEGUARD SERVICES PROGRAM, IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MOVED OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC PHASE.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT WATER CONCERNS IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY.

YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING I'LL SHARE IS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I WORKED AS A LIFEGUARD AND WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR.

BUT BEFORE THAT, THE PROGRAM I WAS APART OF THROUGH THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, WHEN YOU WERE, I THINK, 14, YOU COULD BE A WATER SAFETY AIDE.

AND WE WERE VOLUNTEERS AND WE WERE ABLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, TEACH THE SWIM LESSONS AND BE AT THE POOL.

AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY FUN TIME TO BE THERE.

AND THEN THAT'S HOW THEY GOT YOU TO, YOU KNOW, JOIN AND BECOME A LIFEGUARD AND WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR ONCE YOU WERE OLD ENOUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE 3 TO 5 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN BRING IN SOME OF THE YOUNGER FOLKS, AS YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERS.

AND THEY COULD BE WATER SAFETY AIDES.

AND, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE AQUATIC ADVENTURE CAMPS AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT WATER SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT AREN'T HAPPENING IN THE WATER, MAYBE THAT COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE TEENAGERS WHO AREN'T QUITE YET OLD ENOUGH TO BE A LIFEGUARD, BUT MAYBE HAVE AN INTEREST, AND THAT'S A WAY TO BRING THEM INTO THE PROGRAMS. OH, ABSOLUTELY.

WE WORK HARD AT TRYING TO IDENTIFY YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE AGE THE EARLIEST AGE IS I THINK WE START LOOKING WHEN THEY START SWIM LESSONS.

SO IT COULD BE 5 OR 6.

AND DEPENDING ON THE TRAJECTORY, THE TRAJECTORY OF HOW THEY'RE GOING, WE WILL MOVE THEM INTO A JUNIOR GUARD PROGRAM OR AN AQUATIC ADVENTURE CAMP, THEN INTO AN AIDE PROGRAM AND INTO A CADET PROGRAM.

AND AGAIN, WHAT WE'VE WE'VE LOOKED QUITE VIGOROUSLY IN REGARDS TO VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. THE CHALLENGE IS THAT WE HAVE WITH THAT ARE AS IT PUTS US IN A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HOURS AND LABOR LAWS.

SO IF THEY ARE A PAID PROGRAM, THEN THEY CAN BE THERE A LOT LONGER AND THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ACCESS TO. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE ROUTE WE GO.

BUT AGAIN, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE OBSERVATIONS THAT YOU PROVIDE IN REGARDS TO THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE MUST HAVE

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AND THEN THE, THE AGE GROUP OF 16 TO 22 YEAR OLDS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT FLEXIBILITY AND NOT TAKE IT PERSONAL THAT IF THE WATER IS NOT OPEN OR THE PLACE THEY WANT TO WORK WITH IS NOT OPEN.

SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH ON THAT OBSERVATION.

AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE.

WE CAN ALWAYS DO MORE FOR OUR YOUNG COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GETTING THEM IN OUR PROGRAMS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IT'S GREAT TO HEAR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.

OKAY. WELL, AT THE RISK OF REPEATING SOME OF THE GOOD WORDS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, I REALLY I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS ON BOTH SAFETY AND, YOU KNOW, BRINGING IN KIDS WHO HAVEN'T HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND EVERYONE'S ALREADY SAID, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SO CRITICAL AS A, YOU KNOW, LIFE SKILL AS SAFETY.

AND AND ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, RECREATIONAL AND ACCESS, SO SWIMMING IS A GREAT SPORT AND, YOU KNOW, SORT OF BRINGING UP NEW, NEW LIFEGUARDS FOR THE FUTURE IS ALSO WONDERFUL.

IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, IF SOME OF THESE KIDS CAN KIND OF MOVE, MOVE UP TO THAT AS WELL, IT'D BE GREAT.

SO I LOVED ALSO HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THE, THE CAMP PROGRAMS AND ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S REALLY YOU KNOW, REALLY CRITICAL TO THIS WORK, ESPECIALLY THE INCLUSIVITY.

SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, MY HATS OFF TO YOU.

I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH NICE THINGS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ECHOLS.

MEMBER CORBETT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THINGS I HAVE TO SAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID.

AND THANK YOU TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR BEING SO CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND EVEN SENIORS, TOO AS WELL, THE ABILITY TO SWIM AND LEARN HOW TO SWIM.

IT'S NOT A NEW THING THAT PEOPLE ARE AT CERTAIN AGES NOT KNOWING HOW TO SWIM, AND THAT THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR THESE PROGRAMS, OR THEY MAY NOT HAVE A PLACE NEARBY WHERE THEY'RE GROWING UP THAT HAS HAVE THE KIND OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY NEED TO LEARN.

BUT ONE THING THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE BY BY WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IS GOING TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT THE PARK DISTRICT TERRITORY, WHICH IS HUGE, AND FINDING THAT THERE'S SOME COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE COULD DO MORE TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE INTO PROGRAMS TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM.

AND THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING REMARKABLE THAT YOU'RE DOING.

IT'S IT'S REALLY GREAT.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S BRAND NEW.

IT'S NOT THAT EACH YEAR EVERY STUDENT KNOWS HOW TO SWIM.

AND YOU GO OUT THERE AND YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THAT, AND YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE INTO PROGRAMS. THAT'S THAT'S SO IMPRESSIVE.

AND OF COURSE, WE WOULD ALWAYS WANT TO SEE MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

AND YOU DO SO MUCH OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND CONCERN ABOUT THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S PART OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, ADDITIONAL PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN.

OH YEAH, I COULD GO TAKE PART IN THIS SWIM LESSON.

THERE'S THERE'S ENTIRE PARTS OF CITIES THAT WE REPRESENT WHERE THERE'S AREAS WHERE THERE'S NO PROGRAMS THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN YEARS AGO, AND NOW THEY DON'T HAVE THEM ANYMORE.

SO I JUST VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE SO CONCERNED THAT THERE'S PLACES THAT WE HAVE TO FIND TO HAVE THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS. I WON'T NAME ANY PARTICULAR CITIES OR COMMUNITIES, BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YOU COULD FIND PLACES WHERE THERE'S NO SWIMMING LESSONS, OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS DON'T PARTICULARLY HAVE THEM.

AND THEY DID YEARS AGO BACK WHEN I BACK WHEN I WAS A KID, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SWIM LESSONS AROUND FOR ALMOST EVERYBODY.

AND THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE INCREASED.

AND YOU ARE WORKING ON THAT.

YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN UP ON THAT.

AND I KNOW THERE'LL BE MORE TO DO.

AND IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF INTEREST AND CONCERN THROUGHOUT ALL THE CITIES THAT WE REPRESENT.

SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE FINDING SWIMMING PLACES WHERE THEY'VE GONE AWAY.

BUT YOU'RE WORKING TO GET KIDS AND SENIORS INTO THESE PROGRAMS. IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

IT'S NOT AN EASY THING BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERY YEAR SOMEONE HAS A PROGRAM, BUT YOU'RE WORKING TO CONTINUE TO SORT OF INCREASE THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET SWIMMING LESSONS AND GET INTO THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN BE PART OF THE FUTURE OF SWIMMING PROTECTION AND LEARNING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. NO, THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CORBETT, ON THOSE KIND WORDS THAT YOU HAD, I'M JUST GOING TO DO A QUICK PLUG AS A REMINDER.

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I REALLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE HARD WORK OF ERIC NURSE, KYLE MAXWELL, AARON ROTH, TYLER WAESPI, ELLIE CAZARES, MAKENNA BUCKMAN AND LINDA RANDALL BECAUSE THEY ARE THE THEY ARE THE COGS IN THE WHEEL THAT HELP DRIVE THE MISSION OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

SO I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

AND AGAIN, THEY ARE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS WHEN IT COMES TO WATER SAFETY, SO MY HATS OFF TO THEM.

AMAZING PROGRAMS AND CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE.

DENNIS HAS BEEN HERE LONGER THAN THOSE OF US, AND ALL OF US ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE ABILITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO AND SENIORS TO FIND PROGRAMS. YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

MEMBERS. YEAH, GREAT.

YOU'RE ALWAYS A YOU'RE ALWAYS A GREAT SHOW.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

IT'S IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

IT'S QUITE A RESUME.

AND I ALSO APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS IN, IN TRYING TO ENGAGE IN IN OAKLAND.

AND WE'LL GET THERE.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A COUPLE OF OUSD TRUSTEES AND AND WE'LL WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT, BUT BUT I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THERE.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME LESSONS AT CASTLEMONT.

SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND HAVE YOU CONSIDERED BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S, LIKE, A NATIONAL SHORTAGE FOR LIFEGUARDS EVEN US, BUT RECRUITING FROM MASTER'S PROGRAMS. THERE'S A LOT OF SENIORS OUT THERE THAT ARE REALLY STRONG SWIMMERS, AND I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY GET SOME LIFEGUARDS OUT OF THEM, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THAT GROUP.

THEY WOULD LOVE TO TEACH, I BET.

ABSOLUTELY. SINCE I AM A PART OF A MASTER'S PROGRAM AND YES THERE IS A GREAT AMOUNT OF SWIMMERS AND I THINK OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE NOT ADDRESSED WITH THEM AT THIS POINT, BUT IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE SHOULD ADDRESS, AND WE WILL ADDRESS THAT IN 2024.

JUST REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE MASTER'S PROGRAMS WITHIN THE BAY AREA, SPECIFICALLY, THAT COULD REALLY SUPPORT SOME OF OUR LOCALIZED EFFORTS.

AGAIN, GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE PASSIONATE ABOUT SWIMMING.

YES. I SWAM THIS MORNING AT 4:00 IN THE RAIN.

SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.

I THINK SOME OF THE BIGGER CHALLENGES THAT YOU MENTIONED IS THAT THERE IS A CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING TRUST, AND SOMETIMES THAT TAKES TIME, AND IT SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT IT'S NOT ABOUT MY NEEDS AND MY TIMING.

IT'S ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR TIMING.

AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO JUST LISTEN? LISTENING SEEMS TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL THING THAT WE COULD PROVIDE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN THE PAST.

I KNOW PERSONALLY THAT I COULD DO A LOT MORE OF IT, AND IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE US A LOT FARTHER IF I DID PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE IN REGARDS OF HOW TO LISTEN AND JUST BE PATIENT. AGAIN, IT'S NOT ON IT'S NOT DEPENDENT ON ME.

IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE GROUP THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH.

SO THANK YOU, DEE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THANK YOUR TEAM. I WILL.

I THINK I THANKED YOU AND YOUR TEAM AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITH ENTHUSIASM FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE DEER VALLEY AND ANTIOCH HIGH AND AMBROSE. ONE OF THE LEAST FAVORITE THINGS I FIND MYSELF DOING THESE DAYS IS EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE IN EAST CONTRA COSTA WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE LAGOON.

AND THANK GOODNESS I CAN TURN RIGHT AROUND AND START TALKING ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN AMBROSE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT IS IS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BRENTWOOD, ANTIOCH, OAKLEY.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND THAT IS WHAT IS THE PROGRAMING YOU'RE DOING UNDER THE MOUS WITH A CITY LIKE MARTINEZ OR PITTSBURG? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO LIKE FOR THE CITY OF MARTINEZ, WE REALLY MET WITH THEM AND TRIED TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS.

AND A LOT OF MY EQUIVALENT, LET'S SAY AN AQUATIC SUPERVISOR OR AN AQUATIC COORDINATOR OR A RECREATION COORDINATOR, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CERTAIN MQS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, AND ONE OF THEM IS LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR OR HAVE THAT ABILITY OR WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR TRAINER.

THE CHALLENGE IS IF YOU HAVE A SMALL DEPARTMENT AND YOU HAVE THOSE SKILLS, YOU HAVE TO THEN CARVE OUT TIME TO PROVIDE THAT CLASS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT ABILITY.

SO IF YOU HAVE A LARGE CLASS, LET'S SAY 12 PEOPLE, ONE INSTRUCTOR PER THE RED CROSS IS ONLY ALLOWED TO TEACH SIX PARTICIPANTS.

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AND I ALWAYS TELL THEM, YEAH, I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE SOME OF THEM TO COME WORK FOR US.

BUT THE CHALLENGE ALWAYS IS TO WORK IN WATER THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM IS A BIG STOPPING BLOCK FOR A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS. AND SO IF THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUSH IT.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT MARTINEZ IN THEIR LIFEGUARD PROGRAM BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT ALLOWS THEM TO PROVIDE MORE PROGRAMING AND FOCUS ON WHAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE HAVE A STAFFING RESOURCE OF A SEASONAL LIFEGUARD THAT WE'VE TRAINED AS A LIFE LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR THAT WE CAN PROVIDE, AND AGAIN, WE'RE ALL BENEFITING FROM IT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

DOES THAT HELP DIRECTOR COFFEY? MAKES SENSE. TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU.

WELL, PETE, I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

OH. OKAY, LET'S GO FOR IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR ALL YOU DO AND ALL YOUR STAFF DOES.

AND I LOVE THE WAY YOU'VE PIVOTED THROUGH COVID, THROUGH SOME OF THESE CLOSURES OF SOME OF OUR FACILITIES.

AND YOU'RE REALLY REACHING OUT AND TO COMMUNITIES.

I LOVE THAT. I, YOU KNOW, PHILOSOPHICALLY, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA.

I THINK YOU GOING TO A SWIMMING POOL AND TEACHING KIDS HOW TO SWIM AND RECREATE IN A POOL STINKS.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A RESOURCE HERE TO TAKE A KID TO A LAKE.

A REAL LAKE IN NATURE IS MY IDEA OF AN EXPERIENCE.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED.

IT WAS NONE OF YOUR FAULT, BUT I LOVE THE WAY YOU'RE REACHING OUT.

I THINK IT'S ON SOME OF US HERE.

I LOOKED AT YOUR THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED WHERE YOU'RE DOING YOUR PROGRAMS. I'M EMBARRASSED THAT WE'RE NOT DOING NOTHING AT TEMESCAL.

AND WE USED TO DO LOTS OF TEMESCAL.

AND I UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE AT TEMESCAL, BECAUSE IT'S POLLUTED LIKE CRAZY MOST OF THE TIME.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO BRING SOME POLITICAL WILL ON SOME PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT A NICE LAKE AGAIN.

THERE'S REASONS IT'S POLLUTED AND MESSED UP.

AND TO SUGGEST THAT WE USED TO HAVE A LIFEGUARD ACADEMY THERE, WHICH WE USED TO TALK ABOUT GETTING KIDS FROM THE INNER CITY TO GET THEM NOT ONLY SWIM LESSONS, BUT JOBS, GOOD PAYING JOBS, AND ENTRY LEVEL PARKS INTO THE JOBS, AND THEN SUGGESTING THEY GO TO A LIFEGUARD ACADEMY THAT USED TO BE A TEMESCAL AND THEN WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE WATER QUALITY. AND THEN THEY HAD TO GO TO HOW DO YOU HOW DOES A KID FROM THE INNER CITY GET TO DON CASTRO? WE WORRY ABOUT THEM JUST GETTING FROM THE INNER CITY TO TEMESCAL, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL URBAN LAKE, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL URBAN LAKES IN THE COUNTRY.

BUT TO SUGGEST, OH, NOW WE'RE GOING TO YOU GOT TO GO TO CASTRO.

HOW DOES THAT WORK? THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM.

THAT'S A GOVERNANCE PROBLEM, IN MY OPINION.

ANYWAY, I LOVE THAT.

I LOVE THE WAY YOU PIVOTED.

I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, BUT WATER RECREATION.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

I MEAN, WHY CAN'T WE TAKE AT CRAB COVE AND HAVE KIDS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY WATER POLO? [INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, IT'S GETTING VERY POPULAR NOW, BUT IN THE OLD DAYS, THAT WAS JUST KIND OF AN EXCLUSIVE SPORT.

NOW YOU CAN SET UP STUFF LIKE THAT.

IS THAT A CRAB COVE? THAT IS AT CROWN BEACH YEAH.

RIGHT THERE. PARDON ME.

CROWN BEACH YEAH. BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA. WE SHOULD.

I HOPE YOU PROMOTE MORE OF THAT.

I STARTED THINKING YOU CAN TEACH KAYAKING AND WHATEVER THAT INFLATABLE PADDLE BOARDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU CAN REALLY, REALLY GET THE WHOLE WATER RECREATION.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. I KNOW HOW YOU SAVED PEOPLE'S LIVES AND KEEP THEM FROM DROWNING BY BEING LIFEGUARDS.

AND THEN YOU TEACH THEM HOW TO SWIM AND YOU TEACH WATER AWARENESS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT WATER RECREATION? SO I THINK YOU REALLY REACHED OUT, AND I THINK THAT'S A I THINK THAT'LL BE A KEY THING IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT INNOVATIVE IDEA.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THE INFORMAL SWIM LESSONS.

I THINK THAT'S A TREMENDOUS IDEA.

YOU KNOW, SIGNING UP FOR SWIM LESSONS IS A FORMAL DEAL YOU HAVE TO COMMIT.

BUT IF YOU JUST SHOW UP AT A PARK AND YOU'RE THERE TO OFFER SWIM LESSONS, PEOPLE MIGHT GET REALLY EXCITED BY THAT AND CONTINUE.

I HOPE YOU CONTINUE THAT.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

CAN I ANSWER A COUPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MEANT OR COMMENTS? NO, NO, NOT AT ALL OKAY.

OF COURSE. GO AHEAD. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IDENTIFY IS THE NEED TO MOVE SOME OF OUR ACADEMIES SPECIFICALLY.

SO WE HAD TWO ACADEMIES THIS YEAR IN 2023, WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE EVER DONE THAT.

AND I THINK IT'S A IT'S A VERY REALISTIC QUESTION.

IF WE'RE GOING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, HOW IS THAT INDIVIDUAL GOING TO GET TO OUR ACADEMY SITE? AND WE NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT WE'RE DOING TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY SO THEY HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EMPLOYED BY US, AND WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT.

AGAIN SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES, I THINK, IS JUST HOW WE, INCLUDING MYSELF, THINK ABOUT THINGS, AND MAYBE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TURN IT ON ITS HEAD AND

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SO WE ARE DOING THAT AGAIN AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE.

WATER SAFETY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACTION ITEMS WHEN IT COMES TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CITIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE BY BODIES OF WATER.

AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS THAT IF YOU CAN'T GO TO FORMALIZED SWIM LESSONS, CAN WE GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU IN SOME WAY IN A PROGRAM? WALK ON THE BEACH, WALK AT OUR LAKE? CAN WE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES IN JUST WATER SAFETY? AND AGAIN WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO REALLY REACH THAT 240,000 VISITORS THAT COME SEE US ALREADY TO EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS AND THEIR AWARENESS ABOUT WATER SAFETY? AND THEN WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO FOR THE $2.8 MILLION THAT WE SERVE IN THE TWO COUNTIES TO GET THEM ACCESS TO THE REGIONAL PARKS, AND THEN WE'LL TEACH THEM WATER SAFETY IF WE NEED TO, OR TEACH IT AT THEIR SCHOOL OR THEIR COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO HEAR IT'S YOUR 85TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH COINCIDES WITH OUR 90TH, I THINK 90THS NEXT YEAR.

85 IS THIS YEAR FOR US.

OH, IS 85 THIS YEAR. CELEBRATE YOUR 86TH.

YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY BECAUSE WE'D LIKE TO PARTNER WITH YOU.

I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING.

WE ARE ONE, DENNIS [LAUGHTER].

OKAY. BUT. OKAY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THE 90TH? THE LIFEGUARDS. YOU KNOW WHAT WHATEVER THE AGENCY WOULD LIKE US TO DO, WE WILL DO.

GET TOGETHER WITH BRENDA MONTANO, I REMEMBER, I MEAN, I REMEMBER SOME OF THE OLD LIFEGUARDS THAT WERE HERE THAT STILL HAVE GENERATIONS OF, OF FAMILY THAT WERE LIFEGUARDS HERE THAT WERE LIFEGUARDS STARTED OFF BOB O'BRIEN STARTING THE WHOLE PROGRAM, THAT WHOLE IT'S A IT'S A RICH HISTORY.

AND I THINK IF YOU CAN INTERPRET THAT, THAT WOULD REALLY BE AN ASSET TO OUR 90TH.

I GUESS.

AND HOW ARE HOW'S RECRUITING GOING AND WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROOKIES AND VETERANS? HAS THAT CHANGED? YEAH, WE LOOK AT WE DON'T REALLY CALL THEM ROOKIES.

WE CALL THEM FIRST YEARS.

AND SO THE IDEA ABOUT IS ALL ABOUT RETENTION.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO.

WE SPENT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RECRUITING AN INDIVIDUAL TRAINING, THAT INDIVIDUAL GETTING THEM ACCLIMATED TO OUR CULTURE AND BUY IN FOR OUR CULTURE. AND THEN WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO BRING THEM BACK? BECAUSE ALL THAT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY JUST LEARNED IS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND US TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

AND SO WE LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT CERTAIN LEVEL OF STICKINESS TO REALLY BRING BACK OUR FIRST YEARS AND HAVE THEM BECOME SECOND YEARS, THIRD YEARS, AND SO FORTH. WE'RE PRETTY GOOD IN REGARDS TO OUR RETENTION.

WE HAVE A HISTORY OF 3.6 SEASONS THAT STAFF WILL STAY WITH US, WHICH IS REALLY HIGH CONSIDERING THAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS ABOUT ONE SEASON OR A HALF A SEASON. AND SO AGAIN, I SAY THAT NOW, BUT WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY ALWAYS WORKING ON OUR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF OUR RETURNING STAFF.

THEY REALLY PROVIDE THAT PASSION AND THAT PRIORITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE NEXT GROUP THAT'S COMING THROUGH. AND SO, YEAH, DO WE ACTIVELY RECRUIT? WE'RE DOING IT ALL THE TIME.

AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT RECRUITMENT ISN'T JUST A SEASONAL THING THAT WE DO AT SPRING BREAK.

WE'RE DOING IT EVERY MONTH, AND WE'RE DOING IT IN WAYS THAT WE'VE NEVER THOUGHT WE HAD WOULD HAVE TO DO OR THOUGHT OF DOING.

SO SCHOOL GROUPS, WE GO TO HEALTH FAIRS, WE GO TO WE WERE JUST RECRUITING AT CHINATOWN AT THEIR LAST IN NOVEMBER AT THEIR PARTY, THEIR HEALTH PARTY ON THE BLOCK.

WE'RE DOING ALL THAT WE CAN TO GET OUR NAME OUT THERE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

DO I THINK IT'S ENOUGH? PROBABLY NOT. I THINK WE WE CAN DO A LOT MORE.

SO WELL, DOES THAT HELP? IT HELPS VERY, VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION I YOU'RE A MODEST GUY.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE FORCE BEHIND THE LIFEGUARD SERVICE.

I THINK YOU JUST SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN AUSTRALIA REPRESENTING THE PARK DISTRICT AND YOUR INTEREST AS THE WORLD LEADER, WORLD LEADER IN AQUATICS AND LIFE SAVING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

THANK YOU DENNIS.

YEAH. NO COMMENT ON THAT.

THAT'S OKAY. NO COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. DENNIS. YES, I DID PRESENT AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON DROWNING PREVENTION IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA.

I SPOKE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT OUR VAMOS A APRENDER PROGRAM AND HOW WE CONNECT WITH THE LATINX COMMUNITY AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE IT IN THE FUTURE.

AND I GOT TO BE BUNDLED WITH A LARGE GROUP OF INDIGENOUS MAORI THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEIR LIFE SAVING PROGRAMS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY WERE HAVING.

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SO IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

AND WE ON A GLOBAL SCALE, HAVE A LOT IN COMMON WITH OTHER GROUPS.

SO, YES.

WELL, AND IT IS A SOURCE OF GREAT PRIDE FOR US.

SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ONE? THANK YOU. AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE TO SAY AND IT'S, IT'S IT'S A SEA CHANGE FROM WHEN ROSARIO AND I WERE FIREFIGHTERS, WHEN WE'D SEE DROWNINGS EVERY YEAR. HOW LONG HAVE WE GONE WITHOUT A DROWNING IN A GUARDED AREA? YEAH. YES, THAT WAS A QUESTION.

WAS IT 14 OR 13 YEARS? WE I THINK ARE NOW ON 13, AND IT'S JUST PART OF WHAT WE DO.

IF ANYTHING, I BELIEVE THAT GM LANDRETH PROVIDED ME A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CLARITY THAT WE DO GREAT WORK IN OUR GUARDED FACILITIES, BUT WE CAN DO MORE FOR ALL OF OUR BODIES OF WATER AND KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE.

AND SO WE HAVE WORKED ON TRYING TO CARVE THAT OUT AND SEE HOW THAT IS, BECAUSE, AGAIN THERE IS A CERTAIN EXPECTATION THAT OUR LIFEGUARD SERVICE ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON DROWNING PREVENTION.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? AND SO WE'VE STARTED TO TAKE INITIATIVES ON THAT.

I KNOW THAT ERIC NURSE HAS BEEN REALLY PUSHING THAT.

AND THE SAME WITH KYLE MAXWELL.

SO YEAH, WE TAKE IT SERIOUS.

GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

CAN I CAN I RUN AWAY NOW? ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

WE'D ALL LIKE TO GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH YOU WITH THE SNOWMAN.

IF YOU WAIT AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

NO, NO. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CLOSED SESSION.

DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WAESPI.

NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL NOW MOVE TO BOARD.

[BOARD COMMENTS]

DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? OKAY.

IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

JOHN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? SO ON DECEMBER 6TH, I WENT TO THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AT THE BRIDGE YARD BUILDING.

FIRST TIME I EVER DID THAT AND I WAS REALLY AMAZED AT THE SCOPE OF THAT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A LUNCHEON, BUT IT'S REALLY A FESTIVAL, AND I WAS ESPECIALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING THERE IN THE CENTER WHERE ALL THOSE ITEMS WERE BEING OFFERED BY THE MAKERS.

AND THEN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, I WENT TO MIKE REEVES RETIREMENT RECOGNITION EVENT HERE IN THIS ROOM AND SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON FOR HIM.

AND THEN LATER THAT DAY I WENT TO CAL STATE EAST BAY FOR THE MOUNT DIABLO BEACON LIGHTING CEREMONY, WHICH THEY HOLD THERE EVERY YEAR, EVERY DECEMBER 7TH.

AND THAT WAS A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.

AND THERE WAS A GREAT SPEAKER THERE.

THERE'S AN ACTUAL SURVIVOR OF THE ATTACK WHO DID A TALK.

HE'S 99 YEARS OLD.

HE TREMENDOUS ENERGY THAT GUY STILL HAS CHUCK.

HIS NAME IS CHUCK.

AND HE GAVE A GREAT TALK AND LOTS OF OTHER VETERANS AND SUCH THERE AND IT WAS A GREAT, A GREAT EVENT.

AND THEN ALSO ON THAT DAY, IN THE EVENING, I WENT TO THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN SAN RAMON, AND THEN ON THE FOLLOWING DAY ON, ON THE EIGHTH SAVE MOUNT DIABLO OFFERED A WHAT THEY CALLED THE DIABLO RANGE COLLOQUIUM, WHICH WAS A COMBINATION IN-PERSON AND ZOOM EVENT I ATTENDED AT ZOOM.

BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE NOT JUST MOUNT DIABLO, BUT THE WHOLE DIABLO RANGE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP OF OUR DISTRICT, IT'S SORT OF THE LOWER RIGHT HAND QUADRANT GOING DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST, AND IT'S IN A MUCH OF THE DIABLO RANGE IS IN OUR DISTRICT.

SO I FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THE FLORA, THE FAUNA.

THEY HAD BIOLOGISTS SPEAKING, MANY DIFFERENT SPEAKERS JAMMED INTO A THREE HOUR PERIOD.

AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE DIABLO RANGE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSERVATION THAT CAN BE DONE THERE.

ON AND THEN LATER THAT DAY, ALSO ON THE 8TH, WE SEVERAL OF US BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED THE THE REIKI AWARD PRESENTATION TO OUR CONGRESSMAN DESAULNIER ON THE IRONHORSE TRAIL AT THE PLEASANT HILL BART STATION.

AND THAT WAS WHEN WE GAVE IT TO A DESERVING INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS ALSO AN EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE INDIVIDUAL, HE MADE THAT CLEAR.

ON THE 11TH I HAD LUNCH WITH JOSH RODEN, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES, WHICH IS A ENTITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVE TO

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SO I WANTED TO DO A MEET AND GREET.

HE HAD ONE OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS THERE TO JUST SO WE KNOW EACH OTHER AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO COOPERATE.

ON THE THE NEXT DAY, ON THE 12TH, I WENT I WAS INVITED TO GO TO A LUNCHEON IN DANVILLE.

THIS SHARING THE SPIRIT LUNCHEON, WHICH WAS SPONSORED BY THE DANVILLE AREA CHAMBER, WHICH WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SEVERAL NONPROFITS IN THAT AREA THERE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND THAT WAS A NICE CHANCE FOR NETWORKING, TOO, FOR ME.

AND THEN ON DECEMBER 13TH I WENT WITH NAOMI AND RACHEL ON A TOUR OF THE FINLEY RANCH AND DUAL AND CANYON LAND BANK PROPERTIES, WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THAT SINCE THE SUMMER, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO GO OUT THERE IN THE SUMMER, SO I HAD TO WAIT TILL NOW TO DO IT.

BUT IT WAS GREAT.

AND THEY WERE ABLE TO BASICALLY GET ME ACQUAINTED WITH THOSE PROPERTIES AND THE POTENTIAL THERE ONE MORE THAN THE OTHER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AND THEN ON THE 15TH OF THIS MONTH, I AS A ALTERNATE I ATTENDED THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU JOHN. MEMBER ROSARIO.

KEEP YOU GUYS ON YOUR TOES.

SO I TOO, ON THE ON THE 6TH ATTENDED THE HOLIDAY EVENT AT BRIDGE YARD.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE THE EMPLOYEE TEAM THAT PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER.

THAT WAS QUITE WELL DONE.

AND THE FACT THAT IT'S EMPLOYEE INSPIRED AND, AND AND VOLUNTEERED TO PUT IT TOGETHER, IT'S IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL.

I, TOO, ALSO ATTENDED THE MICHAEL REEVES RETIREMENT PARTY.

ALTHOUGH WE GOT TO SAY A GOOD GOODBYE AGAIN THIS THIS MORNING.

AND THEN THE HOLIDAY EVENT FROM THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION AND THE PAC.

THANK YOU, LAUREN, AND YOUR BOARD FOR HOSTING THAT.

THAT WAS FABULOUS.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO RELAX, LOOSEN OUR TIES AND TALK, AND THEN AND THEN ON THE 12TH, I ATTENDED THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND ON THE 13TH, I ATTENDED THE ALAMEDA COUNTY MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN PIEDMONT, WHICH, IF YOU HAVEN'T ATTENDED THAT ONE, THAT'S THEY HAVE THAT NICE COMMUNITY HALL. IT'S IT'S IT'S QUITE ELEGANT.

AND THEN AND I'M HERE TODAY, AND THEN A REQUEST TO THAT WE END THE MEETING TODAY IN HONOR OF ANTHONY PINELL.

SABRINA'S FATHER PASSED AWAY.

SO I HAVE A LITTLE STATEMENT TOO.

GREAT. THANK YOU DEE.

MEMBER SANWONG. ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE GOING ZIGZAG BACK AND FORTH, I LIKE IT.

WAY TO CHANGE THINGS UP FOR THE FINAL 2023 MEETING.

SO SINCE OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, WE HAD A VERY INSIGHTFUL FREMONT LIAISON MEETING ON DECEMBER 7TH AT ARDENWOOD. GOOD CONVERSATION OVERALL WITH FOLKS FROM THE CITY OF FREMONT.

AND BEFORE THAT, WE WERE INVITED TO GO ON A TOUR AT THE PATTERSON HOUSE, WHICH WAS NICELY DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SO I ENJOYED THAT OPPORTUNITY.

ON THE 11TH WAS THE PAC AND FOUNDATION ANNUAL DINNER, AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO ALL GET TOGETHER.

I KNOW WHEN I WAS ON THE PAC, I ENJOYED THAT VERY MUCH.

AND SO IT'S GREAT TO NOW GET TO DO THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

I DID ENJOY HAVING THE FOUNDATION THERE, LAUREN.

SO THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING THAT.

AND IF IN THE FUTURE WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A REALLY NICE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND MIX AND MINGLE.

THE 12TH IT WAS A BUSY WEEK.

THAT WEEK ON THE 12TH, WE HAD OUR OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 14TH DENNIS AND I GOT TO HAVE A REALLY GREAT LIAISON MEETING WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE WATER DISTRICT THAT SUPPLIES WATER AND MANAGES THE GROUNDWATER BASIN IN THE CITIES OF NEWARK, FREMONT, AND UNION CITY.

ON THE 15TH, WE HAD OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND THEN THIS PAST WEEKEND, ON THE 16TH THERE WAS AN EVENT IN DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON WHERE I VOLUNTEERED AT OUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE POURING SOME

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AND I TOLD PEOPLE THAT IF YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR FAVORITE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK PARK IS, I WILL GIVE YOU THE CALENDAR.

AND SO IT WAS ACTUALLY I REALLY ENJOYED IT BECAUSE IT WAS GREAT MARKET RESEARCH.

AND YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT THE NUMBER ONE PARK WAS.

I CERTAINLY SENT DENNIS THE TEXT WHEN IT TURNED OUT IT WAS LAKE CHABOT.

ABOUT HALF THE RESPONDENTS, THOUGH, THAT SAID LAKE CHABOT.

I SAID, OH, SO DO YOU LIVE IN CASTRO VALLEY? AND THEY SAID, YES.

SO IT TURNS OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN CASTRO VALLEY LIKE TO COME HANG OUT IN DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON.

THE NUMBER TWO PARK, OF COURSE, WAS SUNOL.

AND THEN ALSO MANY OF THE RESPONDENTS NEEDED ME TO HELP BRAINSTORM PARKS.

AND ONCE I SAID PLEASANTON RIDGE, SHADOW CLIFFS, SUNOL, THEY SAID, OH YEAH, I LOVE ALL THOSE PLACES.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF FUN. I DID GET A FEW MOUNT DIABLO'S AS THE ANSWER, AND I HAD TO CLARIFY THAT IT WAS A STATE PARK, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

BUT IT'S A REALLY GREAT EXERCISE.

SO IF YOU HAVE CALENDARS, MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY FUN CONVERSATION STARTER, AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THE RESPONSES ARE.

AND PEOPLE LOVED RECEIVING THE CALENDARS AS WELL.

I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP REAL QUICK BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED THE DIABLO RANGE.

JOHN, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A STATE PARK, TESLA STATE PARK OUT THERE, AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE VISIONING PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

AND THERE'S BEEN SOME SURVEYS AND SOME CONVERSATIONS.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S QUITE THE DEBATE BECAUSE IT IS A PLACE RICH IN BIODIVERSITY.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VISIONING PROCESS, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BIKE TRAILS AND CAMPING AND LOTS OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

AND SO I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT HERE IN TERMS OF CONFLICTS.

I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING ON OUR RADAR SCREEN.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE THAT MIGHT FIT IN IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING.

MOSTLY MY CONTACTS AT LARPD ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN KEEPING ME IN THE LOOP ON THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN SIMILARLY, I JUST SHARED THIS PODCAST WITH FROM KQED WITH DENNIS ABOUT THE NEWARK WETLANDS.

THERE'S A BIG CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF NEWARK ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO BUILD HOUSING ON WETLANDS THAT HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN DEVELOPED AT ALL.

SO THEY'RE ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING WETLANDS ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE RIGHT NOW.

AND CITY OF NEWARK IS LOOKING AT BUILDING, YOU KNOW, SHORELINE HOUSING.

SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW THAT FITS INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AT THE PARK, BUT I JUST THOUGHT I'D MENTION THIS SINCE YOU MENTIONED THE DIABLO RANGE, JOHN.

AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO THINK ABOUT IN 2024.

THANK YOU. ELLEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL PROBABLY COPYING SOME EVENTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED.

EXCUSE ME. LET'S SEE.

OF COURSE, WE HAD A.

MEETING ON THE 5TH, 6 P.M.

OPEN SESSION.

ON DECEMBER 16TH WE HAD THE LUNCH WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, FELLOW STAFF PEOPLE WE WORK WITH, WITH THE PARK DISTRICT.

ON THE 6TH ALSO ON THE 6TH I ATTENDED THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS HOLIDAY PARTY.

ON DECEMBER 7TH I ATTENDED THE RETIREMENT EVENT FOR MICHAEL REEVES, WHO WE SAW EARLIER TODAY, AND WE'LL MISS HIM. THANKS FOR ALL HIS GREAT WORK.

DECEMBER 11TH, THE PARK DISTRICT WINTER HOLIDAY EVENT.

IT WAS SO NICE TO BE THERE WITH ALL THE VARIOUS FOLKS AND VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF.

AND THEN ON THE 14TH THERE WAS ANOTHER SAN LEANDRO DEMOCRATIC CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY THAT I ATTENDED.

SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COLIN. SHOWING UP AT HOLIDAY PARTIES WITH THE CALENDARS AND HANDING THEM OUT INSTANTLY MAKES YOU POPULAR.

AND THE OTHER ADVANTAGE IS YOU CAN START UP CONVERSATIONS WITH PERFECT STRANGERS AS YOU'RE GIVING THEM THIS BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR.

AND THEY'RE SO APPRECIATIVE.

AND I ATTENDED A HOLIDAY PARTY IN BRENTWOOD SUNDAY AND GAVE OUT A LOT OF CALENDARS.

DIDN'T KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I LEFT THERE, YOU KNOW, HAVING HAVING LEARNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY LIKE IN THE PARKS.

IT WAS VERY NICE. IT'S IT'S I WISH WE COULD HAVE CALENDARS ALL YEAR TO HAND OUT, BUT I GUESS THAT WOULDN'T BE PRACTICAL.

ON THE LET ME SEE.

I MISSED MENTIONING AT OUR MEETING ON THE 5TH.

ON DECEMBER 1, I ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA BAR ASSOCIATION'S PORT CHICAGO EXONERATION TASK FORCE.

ALSO THAT EVENING, AN EVENT WITH ASSEMBLYMAN GRAYSON IN CONCORD AND I THINK THE

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I ALSO ATTENDED THE HOLIDAY PARTY AT BRIDGE YARD.

MIKE REEVES RETIREMENT GATHERING, THE REIKI AWARD WITH CONGRESSMAN DESAULNIER THE HOLIDAY EVENT WITH THE PAC AND FOUNDATION BOARD, WHICH ALSO WAS VERY WELL DONE.

ON THE 13TH, I ATTENDED THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AND ON THE 15TH, THE LEDGE COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND THAT THAT COVERS IT FOR ME.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

ELLEN, DID YOU HAVE AN ADDITION? YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THIS FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW.

WE ALL KNOW THAT WE WILL BE CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY COMING UP IN JANUARY, AND THAT'S JANUARY 15TH, AND IT WILL BE THE LAST FEW YEARS IT HASN'T BEEN HELD IN A BUILDING BECAUSE OF YOU KNOW, HEALTH ISSUE CONCERNS.

AND SO THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD AGAIN AT THE THE VETERANS HALL ON 99 HEGENBERGER ROAD, STARTING AT 10 A.M. THAT'S JANUARY 15TH, MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION.

AND YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO THANK THEM FOR PUTTING THAT BACK TOGETHER, ORGANIZED.

AND I WILL BE SENDING YOU SOME INFORMATION.

I HOPE YOU CAN ALL ATTEND.

MANY OF YOU HAVE ATTENDED IN THE PAST AND APPRECIATE THAT IF YOU CAN COME.

SO THAT'S COMING UP JANUARY 15TH, 10 A.M.

IN OAKLAND. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SO I ALSO ATTENDED THE HOLIDAY EVENT, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE THE EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION GROUP COMMITTEE THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER. THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE I LOVE THE CRAFTS PEOPLE THERE.

IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT WE'RE ACCENTUATING THAT OUR PEOPLE DURING THEIR CRAFTS AND BEING ABLE TO SELL THEM AND SHARE THEM, SHARE THEIR ART WITH US.

TIN AND MIKE REEVES RETIREMENT NICE EVENT, AND SORRY TO SEE HIM GO THE SAME DAY AS THE FREMONT LIAISON COMMITTEE.

I HAD A [INAUDIBLE] MEETING, SO WE HAD [INAUDIBLE], WHICH WAS WELL, IT WAS IT WAS A [INAUDIBLE] MEETING, AND IT WAS A DISCOURAGING DAY, BOY, AND SO WAS FREMONT. I HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION OF THAT MEETING THAN YOU DID, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT GROUP.

SO I ATTENDED THE COMBINED HOLIDAY PARTY, THE BOARD PAC AND THE FOUNDATION.

LAUREN, THANK YOU FOR WORKING THAT OUT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL EVENT. I LIKED THE VENUE, LIKED EVERYTHING.

JOHN MARTIN IS A WONDERFUL MAN FOR HAVING DRAKE'S.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

I ATTENDED THE ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT EBRPD LIAISON COMMITTEE.

THEY HAVE SOME INTERESTING PLANS FOR LAKE DEL VALLE.

BUT THAT REMAINS THAT'LL BE A LONG CONVERSATION FOR A LONG TIME.

ATTENDED THE REIKI AWARD CELEBRATION, YOU KNOW, BOY.

AND WHO COULD YOU GIVE A BETTER AWARD TO? AND A GREATER GUY WHO REALLY APPRECIATES IT AND HANGS OUT WITH YOU AND STAYS AROUND AND TALKS TO EVERYBODY LONG AFTER THE EVENT'S OVER, OTHER THAN CONGRESS MEMBER DESAULNIER JUST A WONDERFUL GUY AND A WELL DESERVED RECIPIENT.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMPLIMENT STAFF FOR THE JOB THEY DID WAS GREAT, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WAS PRETTY MUCH ASHLEY ACTING PERSON IN THE POSITION, JUST ORGANIZING IT, DOING IT GREAT.

IT WAS SMALL, BUT IT WAS PERFECTLY TIMED.

EVERYTHING WENT WELL, PHOTOS WERE OUT, THE PRESS RELEASES WERE OUT.

IT WAS IT WAS JUST A GOOD EVENT.

AND I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR DOING THAT.

I TOO ENJOY THE CALENDARS.

THEY'RE THEY'RE FUN TO GIVE OUT.

AND EVERYBODY TRULY ENJOYS THEM.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO AYN WIESKAMP, WHICH I ENJOY DOING, AND SHE HAD BROUGHT UP AND JUST FOR SOMETHING, JUST TO THINK ABOUT.

JEAN SIRI, A LONG TERM VISIONARY AND PARK BOARD MEMBER, SERVED HERE A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANYTHING FOR HER. AYN WAS SUGGESTING WE MIGHT WANT TO DO SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF A BENCH AT POINT PINOLE, HER BELOVED PARK THAT SHE ADVOCATED FOR FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD DO THAT WITH I DON'T KNOW ABOUT BOARD CONTINGENCY FUNDS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD WORK OR DONATIONS OR WHATEVER, BUT I'D LIKE EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE OR IN THE NEXT YEAR, PROBABLY IN OUR ANNIVERSARY YEAR, BECAUSE SHE WAS ONE OF THE LIONESSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION IN HER TIME.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY.

THIS HAS ALL BEEN A LOT OF FUN, AND, WELL, DEE IS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ANTHONY PINELL, BUT ELLEN, WHAT'S UP? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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SO WE COULD. WHAT DO I SAY? NO, NOT NOT FEINSTEIN.

WE DID RECOGNIZE FEINSTEIN IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE O'CONNOR.

O'CONNOR. YES, YES, THAT'S WHAT I SAID, ISN'T IT? OKAY. O'CONNOR WHO PASSED AND THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE GREAT WORK SHE HAS DONE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS WELL.

EXCELLENT IDEA. YES.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH, TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO END OUR MEETING IN HONOR OF ANTHONY PINELL.

MR. PINELL SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED THIS WEEK.

AND HE IS THE FATHER OF SABRINA PINELL, WHO IS IN OUR ASD DEPARTMENT.

MR. PINELL WAS WAS A WELL TRAVELED MAN, BORN IN OAKLAND, GREW UP IN BERKELEY AND LIVED IN ALASKA AND LOUISIANA.

HE LOVED HIS CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND OLD WESTERNS, PHYSICAL FITNESS, LONG WALKS IN THE REGIONAL PARKS.

HE WAS A PRIVATE MAN BUT LOVED BY HIS FAMILY, AND HE WAS A LOVER OF NATURE.

AND WE I'D LIKE TO EXTEND OUR OUR CONDOLENCES TO SABRINA AND HER FAMILY DURING THIS TIME OF GRIEF AND LOSS.

SO IF WE COULD.

THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY KIND IN HIS HONOR.

I THINK THAT'S VERY KIND.

SO THEN I WILL ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY PINELL AND JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.