Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
11:00 AM
 
NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE EAST BAY
REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
 
The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District), with limited exceptions, holds public meetings through a hybrid platform of in-person and remote attendance to allow members of the public to participate through the Park District’s virtual platform, Zoom. The Board of Directors will participate in-person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California) unless otherwise designated. Occasionally, members of the Board of Directors may attend remotely as permitted by the Brown Act.
 
This Meeting May Be Accessed As Follows:.
 
  1. In person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California)
  2. Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform: (Zoom links are located on the meeting Agenda below)
  3. Via the Park District’s stream: www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings 
     
Park District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting.
     
Public Comments May Be Submitted in Person or in One of the Following Three Ways:
 
  1. Via email to Public Comment at [email protected]. Emails must contain in the subject line “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title”. It is preferred that these written comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
 
  2. Via voicemail at (510) 544-2016. The caller must start the message by stating “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title” preferably followed by their name and place of residence, followed by their comments. It is preferred that these voicemail comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
 
  3.  Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform. The Zoom link below will let you into the virtual meeting for the purpose of providing a public comment.
     
Written comments and transcribed voicemails will be provided to the Board of Directors. All written comments received by the close of the public comment period will become part of the official meeting record. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Board Yolande Barial Knight at [email protected] or at 510-544-2020.
     
A copy of the background materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the Park District’s website (https://www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings).

Unless otherwise noted in an agenda description, all actions taken by the Board of Directors include a determination that CEQA does not apply (i.e., the action is not a project and therefore exempt from CEQA).

 
AGENDA
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/81410797400

Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the 11:00am Closed Session for Public Comment 
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
III.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
A.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

APNs: 507-0676-008-00, 507-0676-009-00, 507-0781-001-01, and 507-0781-001-02 (Alameda County)
Agency Negotiators: Ken Wysocki, Michael Reeves
Negotiating Parties: William Hartkopf, Jr., Trustee
Under Neogotiation: Price and terms of payment
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
VI.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
VII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes of November 21, 2023  
2.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of November 7, 2023 through November 21, 2023 
3.
Appointment of Board Officers for 2024 Year
4.
Amendment of a Donation Agreement with Chevron U.S.A. for a Recreational Trail Easement: San Francisco Bay Trail
5.
Authorization to Establish a Fine Schedule for Administrative Citations and Nuisance Abatement Citations
6.
Authorization to Award a Contract for Landscaping Services for Peralta Oaks Administration Building, Peralta Oaks North and the Trudeau Training Center to Gachina Management Inc. in the Amount of $75,560
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15061(b)(3)
7.
Authorization to Execute a Consultant Contract with WRA, Inc. in the Amount of $98,653 for Oak Woodland Restoration in Fuelbreak Areas and Transfer and Appropriate $60,000 to the Oak Woodlands Restoration Project: Tilden Regional Park
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
8.
 Authorization to Enter into a Contract for Services Houston Magnani and Associates in the Amount of $60,000 for State Advocacy Resources / Climate Bond Consulting Services
9.
Authorization to Execute a Contract with SHI, Inc. for Purchase of Adobe Software in the Amount of $175,000
10.
Authorities to Enter into a Contract for Services with Environmental and Energy Consulting in the Amount of $96,000 for General State Advocacy Consulting Services
11.
Authorization to Enter into a Contract with DirtMarket, LLC to Import Soil for the Restore Hayward Marsh Project: Hayward Regional Shoreline
CEQA Determination: Cal. Pub. Resources §21080.56(e)
12.
Authorization to Execute a Five-year Grazing License with Two Five-Year Extension Options to Licensee Smith Livestock, LLC for Use of 1695-acre Portion of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, Grazing Unit 1: Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
13.
Authorization to Execute an Amendment of the AMS.net Contract to Increase the Total Contract Amount by $800,000 to $1,600,000
14.
Authorization to Amend Consultant Contract with Consor North America, Inc. by $150,000 for the Improve Access and Habitat Project: Coyote Hills Regional Park
15.
Authorization to Execute an Amendment to Increase the Total Amount of the Contract with Perficient to $450,000 for Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
16.
Authorization Approving Application for Federal Funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Economic Development Initiative Community Project Funding for the Concord Port Chicago Building Restoration Project in the Amount of $3 Million 
17.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Wildfire Prevention Grant Program for Fuels Management projects District-Wide in an Amount up to $2,200,000
18.
Authorization to Enter into Special Use Agreement with Oyster Bay Disc Golf Club
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15061(b)(3)
19.
Acceptance of the Third Quarter 2023 General Fund and Other Governmental Funds Financial Reports 
20.
Acceptance of  2023 Investment Report and Market Review for September 30, 2023
IX.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A.
Informational Project Update on the Replace Environmental Education Center (EEC) Project at Tilden Nature Area: Tilden Regional Park
X.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
A.
Adoption of the 2024 Operating, Project and Program Budget & Approval of the 2024 Article XIII-B California Appropriation Limit (Gann Limit)
XI.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
A.
Pete DeQuincy, Lifeguard Services Manager, will provide an update on Lifeguard Services 
XII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL