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AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU OPEN IT UP HERE.SO IT'S TWO HERE AND TWO HERE.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
[ROLL CALL]
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, PRESIDENT ECHOLS. DIRECTOR COFFEY.HERE. GENERAL COUNSEL BOURGAULT.
HERE. GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH. HERE.
GREAT. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION? NO, WE DO NOT PRESIDENT ECHOLS.
GREAT. WELL, THEN, IN THAT CASE, I THINK WE CAN ADJOURN TO THE CLOSED.
[CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE SOUND.
[ROLL CALL]
THIS IS A REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON MAY 7TH, 2024, BEGINNING AT 1:05 P.M..MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES.
HERE. GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH HERE.
HERE. GENERAL OKAY. DIRECTOR MERCURIO, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AND DIRECTOR SANWONG, CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
[LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT]
YES. 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 HUCHIUN 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.
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY.
NO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
AND, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS.EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED ONE OF THREE WAYS VIA EMAIL TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT EBPARKS.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 POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.
OKAY, SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE ANY COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA IF THERE ARE ANY DID WE RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA, MADAM CLERK? YES. PRESIDENT ECHOLS, WE RECEIVED FOUR COMMENTS.
SO LET'S PROCEED WITH THOSE THAT ARE IN THE ROOM.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH RENEE PATTERSON.
AND I WORK ON THE THIRD FLOOR.
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THAT'S PERBS, WHICH AFSCME FILED.THEY FILED AN UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGE ON AUGUST 26TH, 2022.
SO WE'RE COMING UP ON ALMOST TWO YEARS.
WE GOT A COUPLE MORE MONTHS TO GO, AND WE'LL HAVE TWO YEARS IN.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'LL HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND REMIND YOU OF THIS PERBS FILING.
WHO KNOWS? AND IF IT GETS BROUGHT TO PERB OR IF THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS, THEN I WILL NO LONGER COME TO REMIND YOU BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WILL HAVE HAPPENED.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, TODAY I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR RUMORS, WHICH SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING SOON. SO IF IT HAPPENS, I WON'T BE BACK.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MR. KENT WEGENER.
FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN BACK IN THE BOARDROOM SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION EAST BAY CHAPTER.
OUR GEOGRAPHY AT THE EAST BAY CHAPTER OVERLAPS WITH YOURS.
IT'S ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
WE HAVE VARIOUS EVENTS, AND WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS.
AND SO I'M HERE TODAY PRIMARILY TO ENCOURAGE THIS ORGANIZATION TO CONTINUE IN THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AND TO OFFER OUR ASSISTANCE IN ANY ORGANIZING.
WE KNOW THAT THE PRIMARY ORGANIZER OF PREVIOUS EVENTS WAS [INAUDIBLE].
SHE'S NO LONGER WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
SO THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THAT WE CAN HELP WITH.
WE CAN HELP WITH ORGANIZING, ETC..
AND IN THAT REGARD, ON ORGANIZATION, THERE MAY BE PUBLICITY THAT WE CAN HELP WITH.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A POSITION IN JUNE, MID JUNE AT THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL.
WELL, IT'S THE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FESTIVAL.
IT'S CALLED THE EAST BAY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT FESTIVAL.
SO WE HAVE A CANOPY THERE WITH TABLES, ETC.
IF YOU HAVE SOME PUBLICITY YOU WANT US TO PASS OUT TO GET MORE ATTENDANCE.
SO I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING RELATIVE TO THE EVENT YET THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY I THOUGHT I SHOULD STOP IN AND JUST SAY A FEW THINGS.
WE ALSO HAVE COMING UP MY CHAPTER IN THE EAST BAY.
SO IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING AND JOINING US FOR THOSE EVENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OCCURRING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CERTAINLY WELL OPEN TO ALL KINDS OF PARTNERSHIPS RELATIVE TO, YOU KNOW, DRIVING HOME THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE OF PEACE, SECURITY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.
BOARD MATERIAL SAID THE MOVE TO EMPOWER WOULD SAVE PLAN MEMBERS OVER $200,000 A YEAR.
AS PROOF, THEY SENT YOU A DOCUMENT COMPARING THE EXPENSES OF INDIVIDUAL FUND OPTIONS CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED BY EMPOWER TO THE FUND EXPENSES AND THE DISTRICT'S PREVIOUS CONTRACT WITH MISSION SQUARE.
THE ONLY HONEST AND RELEVANT COMPARISON IS TO COMPARE THE PRICING AND EMPOWERS RFP FOR THE NEW CONTRACT TO THE PRICING CONTAINED IN MISSION SQUARE'S RFP FOR THE NEW CONTRACT.
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THEY TRIED TO DISTRACT YOU BY SHOWING YOU A COMPARISON OF FUNDS EXPENSES OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS, NOT A COMPARISON OF THE COST TO PARTICIPANTS. WE CAN PROVE THAT IF YOU COMPARE THE TOTAL COST TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE TWO RFPS, THE COST WOULD BE VIRTUALLY EQUAL, WITH NO CLEAR SAVINGS TO PARTICIPANTS.THOSE PAYMENTS RETURNED $101,286 TO THE DISTRICT.
THIS REBATE ALONE CANCELS OUT MORE THAN HALF OF THE IMAGINARY $200,000 SAVINGS.
IS THIS DISHONESTY OR GROSS INCOMPETENCE? FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, WE HAD ONE MISSION SQUARE REPRESENTATIVE WHO KNEW AND TRUSTED, WHO WE KNEW AND TRUSTED AND WHO HANDLED ALL OF OUR ISSUES.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT THEM? AN EMPOWER REP TOLD ME THAT THEY'D AUTOMATICALLY CONTINUE SENDING MONTHLY REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION PAYMENTS THAT MISSION SQUARE PAID ME FOR YEARS. WHEN I ASKED HIM TO CHECK, HE FOUND EMPOWER HAD TERMINATED MY RMD PAYMENTS WITHOUT TELLING ME, WHICH PUTS ME IN AN IRS PENALTY SITUATION. THEY HAVEN'T PAID ME YET.
THEY TOLD YOU THE PLAN MEMBERS RESPONSE TO THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MOSTLY POSITIVE.
RETIREES ARE HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH EMPOWER.
THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SEND YOU THE LETTER OF PROTEST FROM THE RETIREES ASSOCIATION.
NOT ONE MEMBER SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH EMPOWER.
RETIREES OWN MOST OF THE PLAN FUNDS.
THE DISTRICT WON'T TELL YOU HOW MANY RETIREES LEFT AND HOW MUCH PLAN MONEY THEY TOOK WITH THEM.
U.S. PLAN FIDUCIARIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
REDUCE PLAN FUNDS WILL INCREASE THE FEES EMPOWER WILL CHARGE REMAINING PLAN MEMBERS.
IF EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION CONTINUES TO FALL THE DISTRICT FACES THE PROSPECT OF HAVING LARGE NUMBERS OF PARK RANGERS AND POLICE UNABLE TO RETIRE UNTIL THEIR LATE 60S AND 70S.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUSAN GONZALEZ.
PLEASE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, MA'AM.
ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2023, THE BOARD APPROVED A CHANGE TO ITS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN, BUT THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE BOARD WAS BASED ON THE FORMER CONTRACT, SO IT WASN'T REALLY AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON OF THE PROPOSALS.
THERE'S BEEN SOME COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH, AND IF I ACCEPT LITERALLY THE RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM STAFF, THEN THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN NO COMPARISON DONE OF FEES AND SERVICES AND THE SAVINGS NOT AS GREAT AS WHAT WAS STATED IN THE BOARD MATERIAL.
THE DISTRICT ESTABLISHED A DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, OF WHICH I AM NOW A MEMBER, TO ASSIST IN REVIEWING FEES, INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNICATING INFORMATION.
WHILE I RESPECT THE DISTRICT'S RIGHT TO CHANGE PROVIDERS, AS A MEMBER OF THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, I CAN'T REALLY ASSIST FELLOW RETIREES WITHOUT HAVING MORE INFORMATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT HAVE MONIES IN BOTH PLANS NOW.
THE WAY IT HAS BEEN MOVED HAS MOVED FORWARD.
THE DEFERRED COMP COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING IN A FEW DAYS, AND IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AS A GROUP WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE REVIEW ON THIS ISSUE, AND I HOPE YOU CORRECT IT BY PROVIDING THE INFORMATION TO THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER IS KELLY ABREU.
YEAH, THIS RETIREMENT PLAN THING.
THAT'S AMAZING THAT YOU'RE GETTING KICKBACKS OR REBATES OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM.
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AND THE OTHER THING THAT IF YOU WERE WATCHING THESE MEETINGS, WHICH I'M SURE MANY OF YOU WERE NOT, YOU NOTICE THAT IT CAME IN AS A FAIT ACCOMPLI.YOU KNOW, HERE'S YOUR NEW PLAN.
AND I'M SURE THEY WERE PROBABLY SURPRISED TO SEE THE NAME OF THE NEW PEOPLE SHOW UP AND OH, WHAT IS THIS? AND THEN THEY STARTED DEALING IT WITH IT FROM THERE.
AND THEN NOW MY MAIN POINT HAS TO DO WITH THIS AGENDA FOR TODAY.
I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF THESE MEETINGS, NOT AS MANY.
I MEAN, SOME OF THESE DIRECTORS HAVE WERE ARE ON THIS BOARD FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS.
SO THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE BUT I NOTICED A NEW AND DISTURBING TREND IN THESE AGENDAS.
IT SEEMS TO BE A DISEMPOWERMENT TREND OR MAYBE IF YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN, IT'S AN EMPOWERMENT, A STAFF EMPOWERMENT TREND WHERE YOU TAKE POWER AWAY FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE IT TO THE STAFF, AND YOU PUT LIKE 11 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND SAY, HEY, HERE YOU GO.
NOBODY, NOTHING, NOTHING CONTROVERSIAL HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF CONTROVERSIAL THINGS HERE.
AND I WILL BE ADDRESSING THEM, EACH ONE ONE BY ONE IN TURN IN THE COMING MINUTES.
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE TREND OF DISEMPOWERMENT.
YOU KNOW WHY? WHAT? I MEAN, THERE'S AND THEN THERE'S THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY.
NOW, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT'S THE MOST BORING THING.
THEY'RE, VERY WELL ARMED AND IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
AND GREAT. BUT THE USE OF HIGH POWER, HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN AQUATIC AREAS IS A CONCERN, APPARENTLY, IF YOU READ THE NEWSPAPERS.
SO LET'S, I WILL ADMIT THAT THAT THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THERE, BUT LET'S GO.
THAT'S IT. WE HAVE A WHOLE MEETING.
AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THE REAL BUSINESS IS IS NOT REALLY UP FOR DISCUSSION.
THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE IN THE ATTENDEE LIST, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO INVITE HIM IN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST SPEAKER IN HERE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. HARVEY, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, SIR? GIVE ME ONE MORE SECOND.
DEBRA, COULD YOU MOVE HIM? OH, THERE HE IS. MR. HARVEY, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH ON THIS.
HE DECLINED TO PROMOTE, SO APPARENTLY HE IS NOT GOING TO SPEAK.
SO LET'S PUT HIM BACK AS AN ATTENDEE.
I CAN MAKE A CALL. DEBRA WE COULD DO THAT.
OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE A SPEAKER THAT JUST CAME IN.
KETA PRICE, AND THIS IS FOR AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA, I THINK SO.
THAT'S OKAY. WELL, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? OKAY, COOL.
IS THAT ON THE AGENDA ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT THE MLK SHORELINE WHERE A BLACK MAN WAS RUNNING FROM OR GETTING AWAY FROM THE POLICE AND DECIDED TO GO INTO THE WATER AND WAS TASED IN THE WATER AND NOT SUPPORTED WITH HELP.
IS THAT ON THE AGENDA? NO. WHY NOT? THAT'S ONE QUESTION IS WHY NOT? AND TWO, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M A LITTLE ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW.
HOW MANY MINUTES I HAVE? SORRY, I CAN'T SEE YOUR WATER BOTTLE, CAN YOU? IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY, [INAUDIBLE] YOUR WATER BOTTLE IS BLOCKING.
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SO. YEAH, I'M KETA PRICE, KNOWN AS THE HOOD PLANNER.I'M BORN AND RAISED IN DEEP EAST OAKLAND.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M JUST NOW KNOWING THIS BOARD DISTRICT IS, LIKE FIVE MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HERE FOR, LIKE, FOUR YEARS NOW, TRYING TO PRIORITIZE IT.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE DOING THE WORK, BUT BEING ONE TO COME HERE TO REALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I KNOW MANY OF Y'ALL ON THE BOARD ALREADY ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT.
BUT YEAH, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO COME HERE TO REALLY TALK MORE ABOUT IN THE PAST THE WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST YEARS TO REALLY BRING MY COMMUNITY TO THE MLK SHORELINE, YOU AS A DISTRICT THAT YOU WANT TO BRING EDC COMMUNITIES, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES MORE TO THE SHORELINE.
BUT I JUST QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T SEE ENOUGH OF THE EFFORT.
I DON'T SEE ENOUGH OF THE RESOURCES.
YOU ONLY GOT 1 OR 2 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RELATIONS PEOPLE, PERSON ACROSS THE WHOLE REGION.
AND I'M JUST I'M NOT SAYING ENOUGH.
SOME STAFF SHOUT OUT TO THE STAFF THAT I DO WORK OUT WORK WITH.
BUT I MEAN, IN TERMS OF AN ACTUAL SYSTEMATIC, CONCERTED EFFORT LIKE EAST OAKLAND HAS BEEN TELLING Y'ALL FOR THE PAST THREE, FOUR YEARS, LIKE WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE RECONNECTED TO THE SHORELINE, AND YET STILL, THE ONLY WAY TO GET A BROCHURE ABOUT MLK IS AT THE TIDEWATER VOTING CENTER, WHICH NOBODY GOES TO.
I ACTUALLY AM A PART TIME COACH WITH THE OAKLAND STROKE.
SO YEAH, I'LL BE THERE, BUT THE AVERAGE PERSON DON'T.
AND I AM AGAIN TRYING TO ALWAYS JUST YELL ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SHORELINE.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC THAT I DEAL WITH WITH THEM.
NOBODY WAS TRYING TO GIVE HIM NO HELP.
IT'S JUST, AGAIN, IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST VERY DISTURBED.
I'M DISGUSTED, OBVIOUSLY CAN BARELY TALK RIGHT NOW.
I'M VERY ARTICULATE, BUT I'M PISSED.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP MY COMPOSURE AND NOT JUST GO BAD AND GET HYPHY UP IN HERE.
BUT SHOUT OUT TO THE LIKE SENDING MY LOVE OUT TO THE FAMILY, TO THE YOUNG MAN THAT GOT TASED.
AND SO AGAIN, I'M KETA PRICE KNOWN AS THE HOOD PLANNER.
AND YEAH, THIS WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE MY FIRST TIME HERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET MR. HARVEY BACK.
MR. HARVEY, ARE YOU GOING TO BE COMMENTING ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? WELL, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I WILL BE COMMENTING ON JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, I WILL TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEMS. I'LL TALK ABOUT.
I'M TALKING TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
OKAY. YOU NEED TO REFERENCE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
I OWN A COMPANY CALLED BAY AREA REDWOOD.
AND WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE FALLEN TREES AND TURN THEM INTO WOOD.
YOU KNOW, ONE THING I REALLY LIKE TO IMPLORE THE BOARD TO DO IS TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX OVER HERE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A WHAT'S NEW IN THE REGIONAL PARKS? I'M JUST THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX LEADING THE WAY WITH WILDFIRE PROTECTION, AND IT SHOWS SOMEONE HOLDING BIOCHAR.
AND I WOULD IMPLORE THE BOARD TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
AND MAYBE INSTEAD OF MAKING MULCH OR BIOCHAR, MAYBE MAKE WOOD PRODUCTS.
IN FACT, OUR LOCALLY SOURCED RECLAIMED, LITERALLY URBAN TREES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GET TURNED INTO WOOD CHIPS OR BIOCHAR BECOME WOOD, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE ACTUALLY SUPPLIED MATERIAL FOR BRIDGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE FIRST THING I'D REALLY LIKE TO DO IS TO IMPLORE THE BOARD TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
AND I DO FIND IT IRONIC THAT THAT IS INDEED ONE OF THE TOPICS THERE.
AND THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY, FOR EXAMPLE, TO TRAIN PEOPLE ON SAWMILLS AND TAKE THIS INSTEAD OF TAKING THE TREES AND TURNING THEM INTO WOOD CHIPS, YOU COULD TURN THEM INTO WOOD, WHICH GET UTILIZED BACK IN THE PARK.
BUT I THINK YOU KNOW, LAST SPEAKER THAT WAS HERE.
LET'S SEE, ITEM NUMBER LET'S SEE FIVE.
IT'S BASICALLY SOME RANDOM LLC THAT'S OWNED BY SOME PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS.
MR. YOU CAN COME BACK INTO THE.
MR.. HARVEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME? SIR? YOU CAN COME BACK INTO THE MEETING AND COMMENT ON THAT ITEM WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM.
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NO, NO, NO, I'M JUST I'M REFERENCING THE GENERAL.I'M TRYING TO SAY THE CHALLENGE OF THE SMALL BUSINESS.
I HOPE THIS DIDN'T GO IN AS MY THREE MINUTES.
WE HAVE ENTERING A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER BIG, LARGE CORPORATION.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE WITH TEICHERT CONSTRUCTION.
ALL YOU SEE IS BIG PEOPLE'S OR BIG COMPANIES OR ENTITIES NAMES.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SEE FRUSTRATION WITH, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUAL STAKEHOLDERS AND CONSTITUENTS INSIDE THE DISTRICT AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES, LIKE THE LAST PERSON THAT SPOKE, BECAUSE IT'S YOU KNOW, A CHALLENGE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS VERY LARGE, COMPLEX ORGANIZATION.
AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU'RE JUST A SMALL BUSINESS OR AN INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENT.
AND HOW DO YOU GET YOUR VOICE HEARD? AND SO WHAT I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW IS HOW CAN SMALL PEOPLE OR SMALL BUSINESSES GET THEIR VOICE HEARD IN A PUBLIC FORUM LIKE THIS OR INSIDE THE DISTRICT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS]
SO AT THIS POINT, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE BUSINESS, BEFORE THE BOARD, I WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THIS WEEK IS THE 50TH, 55TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL CLERKS WEEK FROM MAY 5TH THROUGH 11TH, 2024.AND THE HISTORY OF THIS WEEK IS THAT IN 1984 AND IN 1994, PRESIDENTS RONALD REAGAN AND BILL CLINTON, RESPECTIVELY, SIGNED A PROCLAMATION OFFICIALLY DECLARING PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF MAY AND RECOGNIZING THE ESSENTIAL ROLE THE CLERKS PLAY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
PRIMARILY, THEY ACT AS A CORNERSTONE OF THEIR BOARD.
THEY ALSO SERVE AS A PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD AND STAFF.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND EXTEND OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD, YOLANDE BARIAL KNIGHT, OUR ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE BOARD, DEBRA FULLER, OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT YULIE PADMORE.
AND OUR NEWEST MEMBER, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, ANNA LONDONIO.
[APPLAUSE] I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT YOU.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND I DO ALSO WANT TO ESPECIALLY WELCOME ANNA TO THIS ROLE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
I'M SORRY. DENNIS HAD A COMMENT.
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DISCUSS THEM OR DELIBERATE ON THEM.
I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME VERY VALID POINTS THAT ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE THAT WE DIDN'T.
WE COMPARED APPLES TO ORANGES IN THE TWO COMPARISONS.
I THINK I RECEIVED SOMETHING LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 5:30 WHICH ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THAT UP.
I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN GET AND TALK THIS OVER.
I'M WONDERING IF THIS TYPE OF IF THIS ISSUE WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THAT SUSAN REFERRED TO IS THAT ON THE AGENDA, OR ARE WE NOT GOING TO HEAR THIS ANYMORE? BECAUSE I STILL WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I VOTED ON.
I'VE BEEN RECEIVING A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS ITEM ALSO.
SO I ACTUALLY HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS EVEN ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR US.
I GUESS I'D ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE QUESTION.
WHAT? WHEN YOU SAY IT, YOU MEAN REVIEW? THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND THE.
YEAH, THE CONVERSION TO EMPOWER? BECAUSE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO BECAUSE I THINK WE DID GET AN EMAIL, BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT INFORMATION MADE IT OUT TO THE PLAN THE RETIRED EMPLOYEES. AND SO IT JUST MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN A PUBLIC FORUM FOR THAT TO BE SHARED.
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BUT I JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S ON A FUTURE AGENDA.WELL, DIRECTOR SANWONG, I CAN TELL YOU THAT EMPOWER WILL BE GIVING QUARTERLY REPORTS.
THOSE QUARTERLY REPORTS WILL BE ABOUT THE INVESTMENTS, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.
I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR YOU TO HEAR AND THEN STAFF AS PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE AS AN INTRODUCTION CAN GIVE YOU MORE OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE FEES.
THE RFP HAS ALREADY BEEN AWARDED.
THERE'S NO ACTION THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO TAKE.
WE ARE ALSO PLANNING ON BRINGING YOU FIDUCIARY TRAINING FROM AN EXPERT ON THAT SUBJECT SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR ROLE IS VIS A VIS THE PLAN, BECAUSE, AS DIRECTOR MERCURIO MENTIONED OR SOME SOMEBODY HERE MENTIONED THAT THE MONEY IS OR I GUESS IT WAS MR. ABREU SAID MONEY IS GOING BACK TO THE DISTRICT THAT BELONGS TO PLAN PARTICIPANTS.
SO YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED FROM THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE FACTS.
I THINK I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DO IT AT THAT QUARTERLY TIME IF THE GENERAL MANAGER AGREES.
YEAH. I MEAN, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM BRINGING A REPORT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR TO THE FULL BOARD.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE'RE HOLDING BACK.
THE BOARD ISN'T CC'D ON EVERY ONE OF THESE, SO.
BUT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU WANT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE NUMBERS.
I WAS JUST TOLD IT WAS A BETTER DEAL.
NOW I'M IT'S BEEN ALLEGED THAT THERE ARE THERE WERE TWO RFPS.
ONE COMPARED EMPOWER YOU'RE I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS STUFF.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THINGS AROUND HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A QUARTERLY MEETING OTHER THAN PUTTING IT OFF A QUARTER OR WHATEVER IT IS I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW IF I WAS GIVEN CORRECT INFORMATION. THERE MUST BE A DOCUMENT OUT THERE THAT CONVINCED YOU FOLKS TO SUGGEST TO US THAT EMPOWER WAS THE BETTER DEAL? DIRECTOR WAESPI, WE'RE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS.
WE'LL GET IT AT A QUARTERLY REPORT FROM EMPOWER.
I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND WHAT ABOUT WHERE WAS THE 200,000 SAVINGS? AND IF THERE WAS THAT, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT ON PAPER SOMEWHERE, BECAUSE I'VE ONLY HEARD IT OR.
ABSOLUTELY. SO WHY DON'T WE DO THIS? WE'LL GO AHEAD. AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL WORK WITH THE AGM OF FINANCE AND SEE WHEN WE CAN GET THAT AGENDIZED.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DEB'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE OFFLINE.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO JUMP IN FRONT HERE AND GIVE YOU A DATE.
DIRECTOR MERCURIO HAD HIS HAND UP FIRST AND THEN DIRECTOR CORBETT JUST REAL QUICKLY.
I JUST I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER INFORMATION IS, WHATEVER EXPLANATIONS THAT ARE GENERATED, THAT WE SEE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE WHO HAS A STAKE IN THIS ALSO SEES IT, BECAUSE WHAT I'VE READ TENDS TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE MISCONCEPTIONS OR MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE. SO I THINK INFORMATION IS POWER, AND I THINK THERE'S MORE INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT PROBABLY HASN'T MADE IT ALL THE WAY OUT YET TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE HAVING SOME CONCERNS.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING WE CAN DO RIGHT AWAY.
AND THEN I LIKE THIS OTHER IDEA OF KIND OF LIKE BRINGING IT ALL UP AND KIND OF GOING OVER IT AGAIN.
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GOOD POINT.JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FACTS BECAUSE I'M SEEING HERE TODAY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION JUST A MISCONCEPTIONS THAT CAUSE GRIEF TO PEOPLE. AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THOUGH.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HAVING THIS BROUGHT BEFORE US IN ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO MONTHS? I THINK WE SHOULD ASK FOR A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME AND BE TOLD THAT RIGHT NOW.
I'M AGAIN, I JUST ASK THE BOARD IF I CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE STAFF.
SO I DO WANT TO I JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU A DATE ON THE RECORD AND HAVE TO UNWIND IT.
SO IF YOU COULD INDULGE ME AND GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THE STAFF, WE'LL BRING IT.
I COMMIT TO YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN.
BUT COULD WE HAVE SOME SORT OF TIME IN MONTHS? YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO HAVE THE TIME.
YOU NEED TO PUT IT TOGETHER, AND WE'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT, TOO.
SO IS THAT IN TWO MONTHS? THREE MONTHS? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU RIGHT NOW TONIGHT, HOW MUCH IN THE FUTURE WE HAVE TO WAIT ON THAT.
BUT SOMETHING I WILL ABSOLUTELY COMMIT TO ONE THING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD PRACTICE AROUND HERE IS USING INFORMATIONAL MEMOS THAT ARE PUBLIC MEMOS THAT GET PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE PART OF AN AGENDIZED MEETING, AND HAPPY TO GET THAT OUT AS SOON AS WE CAN. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PUBLIC MEETING ON.
SO AND WE CAN GET THAT TO THE BOARD AND TO THE PUBLIC MUCH, MUCH QUICKER.
THANK YOU, GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH, I THINK IT'D BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO DO A PUBLIC MEMO OF THAT SORT SINCE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH YOU KNOW, HEARING A LOT OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THINGS.
I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE KETA.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH US FOR A LONG TIME UNDER THE EAST OAKLAND COLLECTIVE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE ARE WE MOVE SLOWLY SOMETIMES, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TOWARDS GETTING MORE ACTIVATION IN THE MARTIN LUTHER KING SHORELINE, BUT AND ALSO ON THE INCIDENT MARTIN LUTHER KING I JUST IT'S ALL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
SO WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
SO BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR GRIEF AND THE COMMUNITY'S GRIEF.
SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AND YOUR WORK.
YEAH, YEAH, I THINK ALL OF US SHARED DIRECTOR ROSARIO SENTIMENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.
SO NEXT UP, WE'LL PROCEED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND I KNOW OKAY.
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SO FIRST OF ALL.SORRY. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE FOR A MOTION BY DIRECTOR CORBETT AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO.
SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND I KNOW WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE ITEM.
DIRECTOR SANWONG REQUESTED TO PULL ITEM SIX, AND I HAD JUST A FEW FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ON NUMBER NINE. ANYTHING ELSE DIRECTOR ROSARIO? I HAD A LATE REQUEST TO PULL ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SO JUST TO CLARIFY
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WITH OUR GENERAL COUNSEL SO WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS WITHOUT PULLING THEM.IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN VOTE ON IT.
LIKE IF YOU PULL AN ITEM, THEN IT BECOMES A SEPARATE ITEM TO VOTE ON SEPARATELY.
OKAY, GREAT. I HAVE A QUESTION NUMBER SEVEN, IF I MAY.
OKAY. AND PRESIDENT ECHOLS WE DO HAVE COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS FOUR, FIVE AND SIX EACH.
OKAY. WELL, WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE BOARD QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL DO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
CERTAINLY. DID YOU WANT YOU HAD A QUESTION ON.
ITEM OKAY. IT WASN'T A QUESTION.
SO DO YOU MEAN YOU WANTED THEM TO DO THE PRESENTATION? YES. OH, OKAY.
OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT LATER OR.
I MEAN, DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE REGULAR CONSENT CALENDAR? YEAH. LET'S FINISH THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
AND ON ITEM SEVEN OKAY DENNIS, DID YOU HAVE? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CAL FIRE TO PROVIDE CALL WHEN NEEDED, HELICOPTER SERVICES.
I THINK IT'S AN INCREDIBLE, GREAT WAY OF INITIAL ATTACK.
BUT MY COMMENT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO APPLAUD EVERYONE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND ESPECIALLY THE HELICOPTER FOLKS FOR MAKING THESE TYPE OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS.
THE FACT THAT, I MEAN, AND IT'S KIND OF FUNNY, IT TAKES A FIRE.
EVERYBODY COMES OUT IN A FIRE.
IF YOU ASK SOMEBODY TO COME OUT AND HELP MOW YOUR LAWN, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.
BUT IF THERE'S A FIRE, THE COMMUNITY GETS TOGETHER AND GETS TOGETHER AND PUTS IT OUT.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.
THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE ARE NEEDED.
THIS IS WHEN OTHER RESOURCES ARE NEEDED.
ALL OF THOSE LITTLE SILOS WE GET INTO SEEM TO FALL DOWN WHEN THERE'S A FIRE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS DROPPING A LOT OF WATER THIS YEAR.
AND I HOPE STATE CAN PAY FOR IT.
THANK YOU. ON ITEM NINE FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE THIS IS THE PURCHASE OF 12 TOYOTA VEHICLES TO AS FLEET REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS.
AND I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT WE ARE PURCHASING.
AND I GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM ROBERT THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND VERY DETAILED.
THANK YOU. BUT IT MAY BE HELPFUL IF JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL, IF YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND LIKE WHY IT IS THAT ONLY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IS ELECTRIC, AND THEN ALSO WHAT YOU'RE DOING SORT OF FOR LOOKING FORWARD TO TRY TO INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS.
WITH REGARDS TO OUR FLEET AND OUR ABILITY TO PURCHASE VEHICLES WE'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE STATE BID.
IF WE WANT TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THE STATE BID PROCESS, WE'RE GOING TO PAY AN EXORBITANT PRICE ON THOSE VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING FOR MARKET RATE INSTEAD OF THE MASS RATE THAT WE GET THROUGH MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WITHIN THAT STATE BID PROCESS.
BUT WE HAVE BEEN ROLLING OUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN DISTRICTS.
SO IT'S ALTHOUGH THERE'S JUST ONE WITHIN THIS PURCHASE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE TWO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, CHEVY SILVERADOS ON ORDER.
WE HAVE NO DATE FOR DELIVERY, JUST BASED ON THE PRODUCTION FROM CHEVY.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE AT THE MERCY NOT ONLY OF THE STATE BID PROCESS, BUT THE MANUFACTURERS AS WELL.
BUT AGAIN, WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF OUR VENDORS AND MANUFACTURERS.
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FRIENDLY. BUT BUT THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC.SO. ALL RIGHT. SO WELL THANK YOU ROBERT THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT.
SO IN THAT CASE WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND WE'LL SINCE WE PULLED NUMBER. WHERE IS IT? NUMBER SIX.
SORRY. WELL, YEAH, WE DID NUMBER FOUR AND SIX, BUT I THOUGHT IT'D BE BEST TO GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH NUMBER SIX SINCE WE'RE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR NUMBER FOUR.
SO SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE ON NUMBER SIX, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE ALSO ASKING TO GO AHEAD AND PULL IT AND VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY. RIGHT. SO DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY FIRST OR WE CAN.
YEAH. OR DID WE WANT TO FINISH THIS CONSENT CALENDAR? OKAY. WE'LL PULL. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL PULL THAT OUT OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPLETELY AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD.
AND DID YOU WANT THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, DEE WE CAN DO THAT IF YOU WANT.
YEAH, I MEAN, I MEAN, I TOTALLY SUPPORT, BUT I THINK I JUST THINK IT'S A GOOD I THINK IT'S A GOOD PIECE THAT THE PEOPLE, THE PUBLIC DOESN'T NECESSARILY KNOW THAT WHAT WE DO.
WELL, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PRESENT.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO IT AT ALL. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A PUBLIC AIRING OUT.
WELL, WE CAN DO IT AFTER OR NOT.
[LAUGHTER] IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, BUT.
WE CAN DO IT AFTER. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST FINISH THIS OFF AND THEN HAVE THE PRESENTATION.
SO, SO THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITHOUT ITEM SIX.
I THINK WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WHAT? WAIT. HOLD ON. WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS TOO.
ARE WE GOING TO GO IN ORDER FOR FIVE AND SIX FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY. KELLY ABREU IS COMMENTING ON EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS. HE HAS THREE MINUTES ON EACH.
YOLANDE THERE'S ONE THREE MINUTE PERIOD WHEN YOU'RE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
OH, OKAY. SO ALL WHAT A TREMENDOUS ADVANCEMENT.
ON 30 ITEMS, BUT GIVE THEM THREE MINUTES AND LET THEM TALK FOR ALL 30 ITEMS AND 3 MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT. STARTING WITH NUMBER FOUR, THIS IS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY.
AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE HAMSTERS.
AND WHAT ARE THE HAMSTERS IN THIS CASE? THE HAMSTERS IN THIS, IN THIS ALLEGORY, IN THIS PARABLE, THE HAMSTERS IS THESE LIAISON MEETINGS WITH THE CITY'S.
AND NOW THAT THE STAFF HAS GOT THIS GIANT GOLD PLATED PR OUTREACH EFFORT AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF ADVANCEMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES AND PHILOSOPHIES, THIS OUTREACH EFFORT, YOU KNOW, WITH FLOW CHARTS.
AND MEANWHILE THE HAMSTER BACK THERE AT THE CITY OF FREMONT, DIRECTOR AYN WIESKAMP VOTED TO HAVE THREE MEETINGS A YEAR, THREE LIAISON MEETINGS, AND SHE HAD SUPPORT OF THE BOARD AND OR THE AND THEY VOTED.
THERE WERE THREE MEETINGS IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
OKAY. THAT'S HOW THE HAMSTERS ARE DOING.
AND NOW WE WANT YOUR KID WANTS WHAT THEY WANT A GREAT DANE PUPPY.
OR MAYBE THEY WANT THEY WANT A PONY.
BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
NUMBER FIVE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE AGREEMENT, MISSION PEAK.
LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW LITTLE MONEY YOU SPEND ON MISSION PEAK.
THEY THINK THAT YOU'RE SPENDING VAST RESOURCES.
YOUR BUDGET IN LAST YEAR HAD 100 OR $200,000, ALMOST NO, 300 [INAUDIBLE] YES.
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$180,000 BEING SPENT AT MISSION PEAK FOR YOUR LABOR COST OF INTERPRETIVE PARKLAND, $180,000.OR WAS IT? YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, THAT WAS A TOTAL AMOUNT WAS A 40% NO, 29% REDUCTION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AND OTHER PARKS WERE NOT GETTING CUT NEARLY AS MUCH.
BUT THIS EXCUSE ME, IT'S $300,000 YOU'RE SPENDING THERE.
AND THIS AGREEMENT IS GIVING YOU $180,000 OF REVENUE AT MISSION PEAK, 60% OF YOUR EXPENDITURES ARE LABOR EXPENDITURES ON BUDGETED LABOR EXPENDITURES AT MISSION PEAK ARE BEING COVERED BY A TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEASE AGREEMENT.
IT'S THE MOST SELF-FUNDED PARK AROUND.
IT'S QUITE A LUXURY, QUITE A LUXURIOUS THING TO HAVE A SELF-FUNDING PARK.
AND NUMBER SIX, A HELICOPTER LEASE AGREEMENT.
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE SPENDING 2.5 TIMES MORE THAN YOU WERE AT HAYWARD? 2.5 TIMES MORE, $250,000 COMPARED TO $100,000? DO YOU KNOW THE HELICOPTERS MOSTLY OPERATE NEAR HAYWARD THAN TO LIVERMORE? FAR NEARER. AND FINALLY, DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER HELICOPTER COMPANIES IN HAYWARD? KTVU GOD KNOWS WHAT.
THEY'RE FLYING HELICOPTERS EVERY DAY.
THEY'RE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT BAD, BAD FACILITIES.
YOU ARE. WHAT'S WRONG? YOU KNOW, HOW COME ALL THESE OTHER COMPANIES CAN RUN HELICOPTERS AT HAYWARD AND NOT COMPLAIN AND THEIR ROOFS AREN'T LEAKING? THEIR HELICOPTERS ARE FLYING.
THAT'S YOUR TIME. AND YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE TO MOVE AND PAY MORE.
THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS.
SOMEONE RESURRECT THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS MINUS ITEM NUMBER SIX.
AND WHAT ABOUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION FOUR SHOULD WE DO THAT? WELL, A SEPARATE VOTE OR.
WELL, DEE WAS JUST SAYING HE DIDN'T OBJECT TO IT.
SO HE WAS WE WOULD JUST DO THAT AFTERWARDS.
BUT IF FOLKS WANT TO LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION FIRST, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME EITHER WAY.
OKAY. THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS.
YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT MY VOTE.
I JUST WANTED IT AS A KIND OF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE. I AGREE.
AND I HEARD YOU SAY YOU WANTED THE PRESENTATION.
SO I'M EXPECTING THE PRESENTATION.
RECOMMEND THAT YOU JUST VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS ITEMS FOUR AND SIX.
WE'LL DO THAT. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDED MOTION? THANK YOU. SECOND.
OKAY, SO IT WAS MOVED BY DIRECTOR COFFEY AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MERCURIO.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. SO AT THIS POINT, LET'S FINISH UP.
OOPS, SORRY. LET'S FINISH UP WITH ITEM SIX.
AND THEN WE CAN DO THE PRESENTATION FOR ITEM FOUR.
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION FOR SIX.
WE JUST WANT TO HEAR COMMENTS AND HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE.
WELL, YEAH I MEAN IT'S UP TO YOU.
YOU PULLED IT. SO IF THERE'S SOMEBODY YOU WANT TO HAVE, SAY A FEW WORDS OR WHATEVER, I MEAN, I GUESS THE OPTIONS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE ON STAFF WANTED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION, BUT OTHERWISE.
OKAY. WELL, I PULLED THIS BECAUSE I DID WANT TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE.
AND I'LL SHARE. SO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER SIX.
IT'S THE ITEM TO AUTHORIZE TO ENTER INTO A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS WITH FIVE RIVERS AVIATION, LLC FOR HANGAR AND OFFICES WITHIN THE HANGAR FOR THE AIR SUPPORT UNIT AT 704 TERMINAL CIRCLE, LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA.
AND I CAN SHARE THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING PRETTY DILIGENTLY ON OVER YOU KNOW, THE PAST PERIOD OF TIME JUST TO PREPARE FOR TODAY.
AND I'LL SHARE THAT, YOU KNOW, I FUNDAMENTALLY DO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHING A LONG TERM PRESENCE FOR OUR EAST BAY REGIONAL DISTRICT AIR SUPPORT UNIT AT THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT, LVK.
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AUTOMATICALLY PUT US INTO A LONG TERM AGREEMENT? BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES REMOVE ANY SORT OF YOU KNOW, CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS, POTENTIALLY.WHEREAS RIGHT NOW WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE A HANGAR THAT WE HAVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH AT HAYWARD.
AND BY MAKING THIS SHORT TERM MOVE, I THINK WE THEN POTENTIALLY LOSE THAT ABILITY IF WE NEEDED TO HAVE ANOTHER LOCATION AFTER THE 12 MONTHS TO RETURN TO HAYWARD.
AND SO I WOULD PREFER THAT WE LOOK AT THIS MORE FROM A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE AND PACKAGING.
SO THAT'S MY FIRST IT'S A QUESTION I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ON STAFF WANTED TO ANSWER THAT.
OR WE CAN KEEP IT A RHETORICAL QUESTION.
AND SO I GUESS I'LL KEEP IT RHETORICAL FOR NOW.
THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS RIGHT NOW IN THE TRI-VALLEY AREA OF LIVERMORE, DUBLIN AND PLEASANTON, THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT YOU KNOW, IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION.
IN FACT, I BROUGHT THE MOST RECENT YOU KNOW, PLEASANTON WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
THERE'S ALSO THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OUT OF LIVERMORE THAT COVERS THIS TOPIC.
THERE'S ALSO OTHER CONCERNS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT SHORT TERM VERSUS LONG TERM, FROM THE LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE, I REALLY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR TO LEVERAGE, YOU KNOW, OUR POSITION AS A PUBLIC AGENCY TO LEAD WITH THIS ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC.
AND I EVEN REVIEWED YOU KNOW, TO PREPARE TODAY OUR ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP ASD DEPARTMENT EVEN HAS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE ACQUISITION PROJECT CRITERIA.
I THINK THEY'RE STILL IN DRAFT FORM, BUT WE DO TALK ABOUT PROTECTING, YOU KNOW, NATURAL RESOURCES AND YOU KNOW, ALSO COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND CITIES AND PARTNERS AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE YOU KNOW, CONCERNS OUT OF THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT, THERE ARE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
AND SO I KNOW THE CITY OF LIVERMORE DID PASS A RESOLUTION IN REGARDS TO THE LEADED JET FUEL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE.
THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXPANSION.
AND THEN THE OTHER BIG CONCERN FROM TALKING WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS IS AND I HAVEN'T REALLY, LIKE, TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT I KNOW I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITUATION, SO THE TRI-VALLEY AREA IS VERY DEPENDENT ON OUR GROUNDWATER BASIN FOR OUR DRINKING WATER, AND THE DEEPEST PART OF THE GROUNDWATER BASIN IS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE CHAIN OF LAKES RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THIS HUGE PLUME OF FOREVER CHEMICALS, PFAS, PFAS.
AND SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT AS ANOTHER PUBLIC AGENCY ENTERING A LONG TERM AGREEMENT, AND WHILE IT'S WITH THE FBO, THE FIXED BASED OPERATOR, FIVE RIVERS, THE AIRPORT ITSELF IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF LIVERMORE.
AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE US CRAFT A LONGER TERM AGREEMENT WHERE WE CAN ALSO HELP BE THIS, YOU KNOW ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS AROUND THE AIRPORT.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY OTHER POINT HERE IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE TRI-VALLEY REGION, YOU KNOW, WE DID THIS COMMUNITY SURVEY LAST YEAR, 2023, AND THERE WAS A THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY ABOUT FAVORABILITY RATING.
AND IT IS TRUE THAT IN THAT SURVEY, THE TRI-VALLEY REGION DID HAVE THE LOWEST RATING COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER SEGMENTS, ALL THE OTHER REGIONAL SEGMENTS THAT WE HAD.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EXPLORE IS WHY ARE WE GETTING SO MANY A LOWER FAVORABILITY RATING? AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED I GET SO MANY NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT SENTIMENT, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WADING INTO PROBABLY THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE RIGHT NOW IN THE TRI-VALLEY IN TERMS OF THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT.
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AIRPORT OWNER, WHICH IS CITY OF LIVERMORE.SO, DID YOU WANT SOMEONE TO COMMENT OR DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION? I KNOW YOU SAID IT COULD BE A RHETORICAL QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST CHECKING WHETHER YOU WANTED SOMEONE TO COMMENT OR NOT.
YEAH, I GUESS IT'S THE STRATEGY, THE SHORT TERM VERSUS LONG TERM.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT MAKING THIS DECISION TODAY, WE'RE MAKING A LONG TERM DECISION.
I PREFER TO SEE A LONG TERM PLAN IN FRONT OF ME.
WE DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE HAYWARD AIRPORT RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK ON TO CRAFT GOING FORWARD.
OKAY. ANY DIRECTOR MERCURIO JUST UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT OUR POLICE, OUR SAFETY FOLKS HAVE.
AND SO I WOULD CERTAINLY BE IN SUPPORT OF GOING FORWARD WITH THIS, BUT THEN ADDRESSING THE I TRUST THIS BOARD TO TAKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING SERIOUSLY. I DO BUT I REALLY, REALLY NEED TO GET GOING ON THIS AND DO IT.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY IT'S A REALLY FINE OPTION.
AND THERE ARE I UNDERSTAND THERE IS SOME OPPOSITION, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE NOT HERE.
AND YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A LOT OF OPPOSITION, HOW COME THEY'RE NOT HERE? YOU KNOW, SO AND MAYBE YOU KNOW SO.
BUT ANYWAY, I DO THINK THAT I AGREE WITH YOU.
SO I WOULD SUPPORT THIS THIS ITEM.
YEAH, I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR MERCURIO.
I THINK THE FACILITY AT HAYWARD IS SHOWN TO BE EXTREMELY LACKING AND HAZARDOUS FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES THERE, BUT ALSO FOR EQUIPMENT.
SO. AND THEN THERE'S THE WHOLE FIASCO AROUND THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
I MEAN, IF WE'RE ON THAT LEASE, WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE.
AND THAT ISN'T OUR AND IT SHOULDN'T BE.
AND I THINK WE CAN MAYBE LEVERAGE SOMETHING TO THAT POINT.
BUT RIGHT NOW WE LIVERMORE HAS SHOWN TO BE THE ONLY OPTION THAT WE HAVE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THE FACILITY IS JUST NOT IT'S JUST NOT SAFE AND IT'S JUST NOT.
AND THE LANDLORD THERE IS UNRESPONSIVE.
SO I THINK WE WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES AT RISK IF WE STAY AT HAYWARD.
YEAH, I WANT TO AGREE AND ALSO AGREE WITH DIRECTOR SANWONG.
I THINK WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HAYWARD RIGHT AWAY.
THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, THE ROOF WAS FALLING DOWN.
IT'S A HAZARD, AS YOU SUGGEST, DIRECTOR, TO BOTH EQUIPMENT AND PEOPLE.
SO I AGREE WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HAYWARD AS ASAP.
WE I THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE WELL WITH ANOTHER CLOSED NEGOTIATION SESSION ON THIS IN, IN EFFECT, BECAUSE YOU'RE RAISING THE ISSUE OF GIVING UP SOME LEVERAGE.
BUT DIRECTOR MERCURIO'S POINT, I TRUST THAT OUR NEGOTIATOR, BECKY, IN THIS CASE, IS ON TOP OF IT AND WILL FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO USE OUR LEVERAGE.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT EXACTLY.
AND THE HESITATION, THEREFORE, TO GO WITH THE WHOLE PACKAGE OR THE HESITATION TO GO WITH LESS THAN THE WHOLE PACKAGE, RATHER, IS WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. AND I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I WANT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS JUST SO WE CAN GET IT, GET IT UNDERWAY AND GET OUT OF HAYWARD.
AND I WILL TRUST OUR NEGOTIATORS TO DO A GOOD JOB AT LOOKING AT LONG TERM SOLUTIONS.
SO WITH REGARD TO THE PILOT PROGRAM IN HAYWARD WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, EVEN IF WE MOVE FORWARD UNDER THIS NEW PROJECT.
CORRECT? WHO ARE YOU ASKING THE QUESTION OF? I'M JUST ASKING THAT QUESTION.
OKAY, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE STAFF RESPOND.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR STAFF.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS NEW PROJECT AND TODAY'S VOTE.BUT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP UNDER THE PREVIOUS VOTE.
WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CURRENT FOLKS.
CORRECT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT MOVING OUT OF THAT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THIS NEW GROUP.
BUT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN A PRESENTATION WITH THE GROUP WE'VE BEEN WITH ALL ALONG IN HAYWARD.
CORRECT. GOOD AFTERNOON, TERRENCE COTCHER, POLICE CAPTAIN, REGIONAL PARKS POLICE.
SO IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY WE CURRENTLY STILL HAVE AN ACTIVE LEASE IN HAYWARD.
AT THAT POINT, THE HANGAR IN HAYWARD WOULD BE DUPLICATIVE, AND WE WOULD TAKE STEPS TO REMOVE OURSELVES FROM THAT LEASE. YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOT PART OF WHAT TODAY'S VOTE SHOULD BE ABOUT.
I DO HAVE A CONCERN THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PREVIOUS GROUP, AND WE'RE GOING AHEAD AND VOTING ON THIS NEW ONE. SO WE'LL HAVE TWO CONTRACTS.
SO FOR THAT REASON, THIS EVENING OR THIS AFTERNOON, I'M NOT ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS PRESENTATION UNTIL I KNOW THAT MAYBE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE OUR RELATIONSHIP IN THE ONE WE HAVE NOW, BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE TWO RELATIONSHIPS PAYING RENT ON BOTH.
I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE VOTED FOR IT.
I DID NOT BUT THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN TRYING TO FIND THE BEST THING, BUT I JUST HAVE A CONCERN HAVING A, YOU KNOW, A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS AT THE SAME TIME.
WHEN I CAN JUMP IN, I'M BECKY BREMSER, CHIEF OF LAND ACQUISITION.
AND I THINK WE WERE STRATEGIC IN THE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING.
WE JUST FELT WE NEED THEM HOME.
SO WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS ONE IN PLACE BEFORE WE TAKE THAT SECOND STEP.
SO IT WAS STRATEGIC IN THE ORDER THAT WE'RE BRINGING IT.
YEAH, I UNDERSTAND BUT AS YOU KNOW, MY SUPPORT PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT TO YOU KNOW, GET RID OF THE CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE.
AND UNTIL THAT COMES THROUGH, IT'S.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO PUT THROUGH BEFORE ADDING THIS NEW THING.
THAT'S JUST MY PERSONALITY ON THIS ONE.
I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A GREAT PRESENTATION AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SAFETY, BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT BOTHERS ME.
SO. SO, BECKY, ARE YOU ABLE TO SAY WHEN WE WILL BE TERMINATING THE LEASE WITH HAYWARD AND THEN MOVING TO THE NEW FACILITY? LET ME PIGGYBACK ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.
SO THE INTENT IS TO HAVE ONE HANGAR, AND THE INTENT IS TO HAVE A HANGAR IN LIVERMORE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK THE CONVERSATION SHOULD, HINGE ON.
THE INTENT IS NOT TO PAY TWO LEASES.
THE INTENT IS NOT TO HAVE TWO HANGARS.
IT IS OUR INTENT TO ONCE OR IF THIS BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN, THAT WE WOULD THEN WORK TO IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE OUR LEASE WITH OUR CURRENT LESSOR.
YES, BUT WE WOULD NOT HAVE CHANGED THAT UNTIL WE HAVE ALREADY GONE FORWARD ON THIS ONE TODAY.
THERE IS A QUESTION OF CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS.
WE NEED OUR HELICOPTER FLYING.
WE NEED A PLACE FOR THEM TO FLY FROM.
WE NEED A PLACE FOR THE PILOTS TO DEPLOY FROM, FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE.
AND WE CAN'T HAVE THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT IN THE ETHER.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US MANAGING THIS CHANGE.
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AND IT GOES SOMEWHAT TO THE POINT OF TEMPORARY VERSUS LONG TERM.WE ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THIS CHANGE.
AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST AND CONCERN TO HAVING THE BEST PLACE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE THAT RELATIONSHIP BEFORE WE START THE NEW ONE, AT LEAST TO HAVE A LITTLE CLOSER PROCESS IN THAT.
AND MY APOLOGIES, BECAUSE I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING TOGETHER SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, A GREAT POSSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THESE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT ANYWAY, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
ACTUALLY, DIRECTOR WAESPI WAS NEXT, THEN COFFEY, THEN MERCURIO.
GREAT. THANKS. SO I'VE BEEN IN A NUMBER OF THESE DISCUSSIONS.
DID DID WE ASK THE LANDLORD AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE.
I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE IF YOU DON'T FIX THIS.
DID WE GIVE THEM THE OPTION TO FIX HIS PLACE? AND I MEAN IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS OR THE LAST THREE WEEKS OR SINCE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS.
I MEAN, I KNOW ALL ALONG WE'VE BEEN SAYING, FIX THE DAMN ROOF, IT'S LEAKING.
AND HE PATCHES IT. BUT HAVE WE TOLD HIM WE PLAN ON LEAVING UNLESS WE HAVE SOME LONG TERM FIXES HERE? WE'VE HAD INJURIES. YOU'VE BEEN STEALING OUR ELECTRICITY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
IF YOU WRITE THESE OR ARE YOU GOING TO WRITE THESE WRONGS? AND IF YOU'RE NOT, WE'RE LEAVING.
HAVE WE MADE THAT STATEMENT TO THEM? THERE'S A RECORD OF SEVERAL YEARS OF ASKING THIS LANDLORD FOR REPAIRS AND FOR ACTION AND ON VARIOUS THINGS, INCLUDING THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.
I DON'T I THINK THAT PUBLIC SAFETY HAS FELT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE STRATEGIC IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, NOT WANTING TO INITIATE A FIGHT WITH THE LANDLORD BEFORE THEY HAVE A PLACE LIKE YOU SAID, THEY CAN'T PARK THESE HELICOPTERS IN THE ETHER.
SO YOU KNOW, I'LL LET CAPTAIN COTCHER ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE TIMING, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY STREAM OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE LANDLORD THAT HAVE GONE UNRESPONDED TO.
WELL, OKAY. I GUESS A FOLLOW UP WOULD BE.
SO WE CAN'T BE PUT OUT IN THE ETHER.
WE'VE GOT A LEASE. HOW LONG? HOW LONG IS THE LEASE? THIS THE ONE THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY? NO, NO, NO, WE CAN STAY IN HAYWARD.
SO MY LINE OF QUESTIONING IS SO I WOULD IF I WERE DOING THIS, I WOULD SUGGEST TO MY LANDLORD, HEY, I DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T REPAIR THE PLACE.
AND YOU HAVEN'T ADDRESSED OUR LETTERS TO YOU.
I AM GOING TO LEAVE, BUT I WOULD GIVE THAT PERSON A CHANCE TO RESPOND.
HAVE WE TOLD THEM WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE? AND IF WE HAVE TOLD THEM WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE, ARE WE GOING TO NEGOTIATE WITH HIM? OR IS HE SAYING, GREAT, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ME TILL 2026? I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE PUT SOME NUMBERS ON HERE.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLY LARGE NUMBER IN MY OPINION.
I UNDERSTAND HELICOPTERS FLY REALLY FAST, BUT THE POINT IS, THIS IS THE LOWEST COST PLACE.
AND IF THEY MAKE IT EFFICIENT, IT'S AN EFFICIENT PLACE TO FLY, IN MY OPINION.
I'M WONDERING IF WE GAVE THIS PERSON A CHANCE TO DO THAT OR WE'RE JUST KEEPING A SECRET.
WE CAN'T FLY OUT OF THE ETHER, BUT WE CAN STAY THERE TILL 2026.
THERE'S NO. IF WE DON'T TAKE SOMETHING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THROWN OUT ON THE STREET.
AND SO I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW THIS.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS? AND I'D LIKE SOME GOOD ODDS, AND I KNOW I CAN'T GET GOOD ODDS.
BUT WE'RE PAYING 9,000 AND SOMETHING A MONTH RIGHT NOW, AND WE'RE DIALED IN TILL 2026.
I DON'T YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT MONTH, BUT THE POINT IS, WE GOT OVER A YEAR, AND IT'S 2024.
WE GOT A COUPLE OF YEARS WORTH OF PAYMENT AT $9,000 A MONTH, WHICH IS NOT INSUBSTANTIAL.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE DOWN ON DOUBLE THE RENT OR TRIPLE THE RENT OR WHATEVER IT IS.
IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. I'M THINKING THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES.
I MEAN, I SUPPORT A HELICOPTER PLACE.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO BE SAFE AND ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF.
BUT, I MEAN, I THINK WE SHOULD BE STRATEGIC ABOUT THIS.
AND DO WE HAVE PROOF THAT HE DIDN'T FIX THE ROOF? YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY.
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AND ONE OTHER QUESTION, JUST A STATEMENT.QUESTION IS HOW MANY SQUARE FEET ARE IN THE HAYWARD HANGAR? I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
SO THE HAYWARD LEASE, THE HAYWARD HANGAR IS JUST OVER 5000FT².
SO THE ONE AT LIVERMORE IS LARGER, AND THAT LEASE EXPIRES IN AUGUST OF 2026.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I WELCOME YOU TO CHIME IN, TOO, IS THAT OVER THE YEARS, A LOT OF EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO REACH OUT TO WORK WITH THE HAYWARD HANGAR LANDLORD TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF SAFETY AND BUILDING FACILITY, AND I THINK THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT THE SITUATION IS OUT AT HAYWARD, AND WE DON'T THINK IT CAN BE FIXED ANYMORE.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SO I CAN STEP ASIDE.
AND IF I MAY, CAPTAIN, IT MAY BE USEFUL TO ALSO JUST REPEAT I THINK WHAT WE'VE SAID ON THE RECORD AROUND THE BENEFITS TO THE OPERATIONS WITH THE RELOCATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE WEATHER.
YES, MA'AM. SO I'LL ANSWER THE FIRST PART OF THAT.
FIRST, IT'S BEEN AN EXHAUSTIVE THREE, FOUR YEARS OF WORKING EVEN LONGER, WORKING WITH THIS LANDLORD ATTEMPTING TO BRING OUR CURRENT FACILITY UP TO STANDARD TO A STANDARD THAT WE'D EXPECT THAT I'D BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN, THAT WE'D EXPECT OUR STAFF TO BE COMFORTABLE WORKING IN.
IT HAS BEEN MET WITH VERY, VERY LIMITED OR NO RESPONSE, THE SAME ISSUES CONTINUALLY.
AND THERE MAY BE A PATCH TO A ROOF, BUT AT A CERTAIN POINT THE ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
AND THAT IS NOT A AND THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE THAT THAT IS IT'S INDICATIVE OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR CURRENT LESSOR, THAT THERE IS ZERO INTEREST IN LONG TERM POSITIVE SOLUTIONS.
THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THROUGH DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF CONCERNS AND ISSUES, WHETHER IT BE WATER INTRUSION, THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS, WHETHER IT BE ELECTRICITY, ALL OF THE ABOVE.
SO THERE'S A AN EXHAUSTION LEVEL THAT I WOULD SAY WE HAVE REACHED THAT IT IS NO LONGER WORTH THE AMOUNT OF TIME, EFFORT AND ENERGY TO PUT INTO A BAD DEAL.
AND TO THE SECOND POINT PLEASE.
I'M GOING TO BE THE ACTING CHIEF PILOT FOR THE AIR SUPPORT UNIT GOING FORWARD.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME DEBATE ON RESPONSE TIMES.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HELICOPTERS FLYING VERY FAST, BUT BEING MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED TO THE DISTRICT OUT OF LIVERMORE IS GOING TO REALLY HELP OUR OPERATIONS, ESPECIALLY DURING FIRE SEASON. WE'RE GOING TO BE MUCH CLOSER AND MUCH MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE TRI-VALLEY AREA, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST FIRE AREAS THERE IS.
BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME WEATHER CONCERNS THAT WE DO.
YES, THERE'S FOG IN LIVERMORE, BUT EVERY STUDY I'VE DONE SHOWS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMEWHERE TO THE AREA OF 40 TO 50 MORE LAUNCHABLE DAYS DURING OUR FLIGHT HOURS DURING THE YEAR OUT OF LIVERMORE.
AND IT JUST TO REITERATE ABOUT THE FACILITY ITSELF, THERE IS ONE THING ABOUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TRYING TO HELP HAVE HIM REPLACE THINGS OR IMPROVE THINGS WOULD BE GREAT IF HE HAD STARTED YEARS AGO.
SO THAT IS A STRATEGIC PROBLEM THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS WITH FACILITY ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST PARK THEM OUT ON THE RAMP AND TRY TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT, I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. I THINK WE HAD DIRECTOR COFFEY AND THEN DIRECTOR MERCURIO.
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BECKY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU'VE THOROUGHLY NEGOTIATED A NEW LEASE OUT IN LIVERMORE.THE LANDLORD HAS APPROVED THIS LEASE IN LIVERMORE.
YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO IT IS UP TO US TO SIGN THE LEASE AND MOVE FORWARD? YES. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE DONE WITH HAYWARD ONCE THIS BOARD GIVES THE OKAY TO GO AHEAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN LIVERMORE.
THE LANDLORD IS GOING TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN LIVERMORE.
AND WE HAVE THE ARRANGEMENT SET? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
NOW, JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR ME.
LYNNE. NO ONE'S COMING BACK TO US TO GET AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE THE HAYWARD LEASE THAT ONCE WE VOTE TODAY, HOPEFULLY TO TERMINATE THAT ARRANGEMENT OR AT LEAST TO LET ME START OVER AGAIN.
HAYWARD FAULT. I WISH THE HAYWARD LEASE IT IS A FAULTY LEASE, BUT IT'S THE SEE HOW I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THAT? [LAUGHTER] YEAH. SO WE WILL BE AUTHORIZING THE LIVERMORE LEASE, AND THAT WILL LEAD TO THE TERMINATION OF THE HAYWARD LEASE WITHOUT COMING BACK TO US. CORRECT. OKAY, SO THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN.
I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE ANY EVEN ONE DAY LONGER FOR PROTRACTING THIS RIDICULOUS TREATMENT BY THIS LANDLORD AND THE INADEQUATE FACILITIES AND THE, IN FACT, DANGEROUS FACILITIES THAT EXIST THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ONE MORE DAY.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO THROUGH WITH THIS AND LOOK TO A LONGER TERM LEASE OUT THERE.
YES. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY, REALLY WOULD BOTHER ME ABOUT CONTINUING IN THIS PLACES WOULD BE THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF REWARDING A NON-PERFORMER AND BEING AN ENABLER OF SOMEONE WHO HAS JUST SNUBBED THEIR NOSE AT US AND TREATED US VERY POORLY.
AND SO IF WE WERE TO MAKE IT GO ANY LONGER, I, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S NOT WHEN SOMEONE'S NOT PERFORMING, I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M IN ANY, UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO HELP THEM OUT ANY.
YOU KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD HERE.
AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO REPEAT WHAT DIRECTOR COFFEY JUST SAID.
WE HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT MADE THE NEW LIVERMORE LOCATION IS THEY'VE AGREED TO HAVE US GO THERE.
SO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE WHERE WE KNOW WE CAN GO THERE.
AND SO THEN AT THAT POINT, YOU WOULD SEVER THE OTHER RELATIONSHIP.
YEAH. AND THE OTHER THING IS, I REALIZE THAT THE NEW ONE IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
I ALSO REALIZE THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS.
SO YOU GET A CHEAP RATE FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REALLY WORK.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THAT'S LIKE BUYING A STOVE THAT ONLY THE OVEN WORKS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, WELL, I GOT IT FOR CHEAP, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY DOING THE JOB FOR YOU.
YEAH. ONLY THE OTHER WAY AROUND THE OVEN DOESN'T WORK.
OKAY. ACTUALLY, DIRECTOR ROSARIO WAS NEXT, AND THEN DIRECTOR SANWONG AND THEN DIRECTOR CORBETT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAKE A VOTE AFTER THAT. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN ALL THE OPTIONS THAT WERE THAT WERE LOOKED AT AND THAT WE WERE PRESENTED WITH, LIVERMORE WAS THE ONLY OPTION.
THERE NO OTHER AIRPORT, HAD ROOM OR WANTED US, SO I THINK IT'S A MOOT POINT.
OKAY. DIRECTOR SANWONG AND THEN DIRECTOR CORBETT.
YEAH. REAL QUICK ABOUT THE HAZARDS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE I KNOW I BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HANGAR NEXT TO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND I WENT OUT TO VISIT THE SITE, AND I KNOW ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF IT, IT DOES SHOW THAT THE FLOOD BARRIER WHERE THEY WILL PUT UP THE BARRIER.
AND I KNOW IT IS A FLOOD ZONE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT HAS BEEN IF WE'VE TALKED TO EITHER THE FBO ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR I GUESS THEY PUT THE SANDBAGS AT THE FLOOD BARRIER ZONE AND THEY HANDLE THAT.
WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO HANDLE THAT.
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I CAN HEAR YOU.HI. YEAH, ACTUALLY, I DID LOOK INTO THAT SPECIFICALLY.
AND SO TO YOUR POINT, ACTUALLY, FIVE RIVERS DID HAVE SOME FLOODING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT IT DID NOT INFILTRATE INTO THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HANGAR OR THE HANGAR AREA. THEY PUT UP ALL THOSE FLOOD BARRIERS AS A PRECAUTION TO PREVENT THAT AHEAD OF TIME, UNLIKE WHERE WE ARE NOW.
JET FUEL IS BASICALLY FILTERED KEROSENE, WHICH HAS ZERO LEAD.
AND THE LIVERMORE AIRPORT'S MOVING TO NON LEADED FUEL ANYWAY FOR REGULAR AIRPLANES.
SO. RIGHT. WELL THE CITY COUNCIL IS ASKING THE FBO TO PROVIDE UNLEADED, BUT THE FBO WHO WILL BE OUR LANDLORD IN THIS SCENARIO FIVE RIVERS REFUSES TO ACTUALLY SELL UNLEADED FUEL.
SO I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, ENABLING A NON PERFORMER AT HAYWARD.
DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS? THE PETE SANDHU WITH THE FBO IS, IS HERE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK HIM SPECIFICALLY.
SURE. I DID HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION, BUT IT'S IN REGARDS TO THE HAYWARD LEASE.
SO YES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR THIS.
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
PETE SANDHU FROM FIVE RIVERS AVIATION.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'RE LIVERMORE WELCOMES EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS.
AND THE AVIATION COMMUNITY AT THE AIRPORT IS THRILLED TO HAVE THE POSITIVE NARRATIVE THAT THIS PUBLIC SAFETY THESE PUBLIC SAFETY RESOURCES BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AND, AND BRING IMPORTANCE TO THEIR BELOVED AIRPORT.
SO ON THE ISSUE OF UNLEADED FUELS, LET ME JUST SAY FROM THE BEGINNING, EVERY PILOT, EVERY AVIATOR, EVERY OPERATOR, EVERY FBO HATES LEAD.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO LEAD.
THERE'S SOME LIMITED OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING SINCE LAST AUGUST TO GET A PERMIT TO USE PUT THAT UNLEADED FUEL IN A TANK BEFORE THE CITY OF LIVERMORE HAD MADE ANY KIND OF PROCLAMATION.
THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC PRESSURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO SOMETHING.
BUT THIS PROCESS WAS ALREADY ONGOING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL TOOK ANY ACTION.
THERE HAS BEEN NO RESISTANCE WHATSOEVER FROM MYSELF AS THE FBO, WHO'S GOING TO BE ACTUALLY PROVIDING THE FUEL? SINCE THE END OF NOVEMBER TILL NOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK, IRONICALLY, WITH THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO GET A PERMIT TO ACTUALLY USE A TANK THAT WE ALREADY HAD, BECAUSE IT WAS MUCH QUICKER WAY TO IMPLEMENT THE UNLEADED OPTION THAN TRYING TO CREATE A WHOLE NEW FUEL FARM WITH A WHOLE NEW TANK AND ALL OF THAT THAT COMES WITH.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY WE JUST GOT THAT PERMIT LAST FRIDAY, AND I'VE ALREADY ORDERED ALL THE PARTS.
THE HALF OF THE PARTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED.
WE SHOULD HAVE THE REST OF THE PARTS INSTALLED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
WE HAVE INSPECTIONS BEING THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THE MONTH FOR PRESSURE TESTING AND FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AND WE HAVE ALL THIS STUFF LINED OUT AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE PERMIT FOR THE TANK, WHICH TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS, JUST TO ASK TO USE A TANK THAT WE ALREADY HAD.
SO ANY DELAYS THAT WERE PERCEIVED AS RESISTANCE BY ME WERE NOT AT ALL BY ME.
AND IT STILL TOOK UNTIL WHAT WAS IT, FOUR MONTHS, FIVE MONTHS.
SO IN ANY CASE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESISTANCE.
SO WHATEVER PUBLIC PERCEPTION KIND OF CAUSED THAT, I'M SORRY THAT YOU GOT THAT IMPRESSION, BUT WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE AN UNLEADED OPTION FOR NOW. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A UNIVERSAL REPLACEMENT OF ALL LEADED FUELS.
THAT IS EXPECTED PROBABLY BY THE 2025 OR 2026.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SANDHU. I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTION.
YES. GO AHEAD. SO, WITH THE HAYWARD LEASE, ARE WE RESPONSIBLE THEN FOR THE
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$9,000 PER MONTH? BECAUSE EVEN OVER 12 MONTHS THAT, YOU KNOW, WORKS OUT TO OVER $100,000.IS THAT SOMETHING WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR? I'M HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU OFFLINE ABOUT WHAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES ARE, BUT NOT REALLY IN A PUBLIC MEETING.
DIRECTOR CORBETT. AND THEN WE WILL.
THANK YOU. I GUESS PART OF THAT QUESTION IS.
DON'T WE? AREN'T WE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITIONAL COST THAT WE MAY HAVE TO SPEND IF WE MOVE TO THE NEW GROUP AND CONTINUE TO PAY THE PREVIOUS GROUP.
AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT IS OF CONCERN TO ME.
I DON'T HAVE I WAS REALLY HOPING THAT WE'D HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ONE TO FINISH WITH ONE GROUP, HAVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP CHANGE WITH THEM, MAYBE CLOSE OUR RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CURRENT ONE AND MOVE INTO THE NEW ONE.
SO I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AGAINST LOOKING AT A NEW PLACE TO GO.
BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST UNUSUAL TO ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER YET AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE RELATIONSHIP OR THE CONTRACT WITH THE OLD GROUP, AND WE'RE MOVING INTO THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEW GROUP.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A COST OF MONEY THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL, YOU KNOW? I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE THAT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO GO FOR OUR SERVICES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I SURE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, ARE WE ENDING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS, THIS GROUP BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE NEW GROUP? I DON'T IT'S JUST FOR ME, IT'S EXPENDITURE OF MONEY WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT.
I APPROVE OF THAT, THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR THAT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT JUST SEEMS STRANGE.
WELL, I WON'T USE THE WORD STRANGE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE LOOKING FOR A GREAT PLACE FOR [INAUDIBLE] FOR THE OR THE PLACE FOR OUR EQUIPMENT.
BUT I DON'T, I JUST FOR ME, IT WAS VERY SIMPLE.
BUT I JUST CAN'T GO THERE RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT IS REQUESTED.
LET'S HOPE THAT PERHAPS THAT WILL HAPPEN.
PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CURRENT FOLKS AND THEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN LETTING US MOVE ALONG POLITELY.
I JUST CAN'T SAY, HEY, IT'S OKAY TO KEEP SPENDING THEM AND NOT HAVE OUR EQUIPMENT THERE.
I JUST IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME TO ACCEPT.
IT'S EASY FOR ME TO ACCEPT FINDING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE OUR EQUIPMENT, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET.
SO I'M SORRY IF I LOOK LIKE I'M SOMEONE WHO'S NOT AS CONCERNED AND INTERESTED AS OTHERS, BUT FOR ME, I JUST CAN'T GIVE UP MAKING PAYMENT UNTIL WE KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS GROUP.
PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH THE PEOPLE WE'RE WITH NOW, AND YOU KNOW, GIVE UP ON OUR PAYMENT TO THEM AND BE PAYING IN THE NEW PLACE, IF THAT'S WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO.
BUT I JUST IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SAY, HEY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THIS.
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FORWARD ON IT AS WE ARE TODAY.AND MY APOLOGY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LOOKING TO PUT TOGETHER GREAT SERVICES FOR US.
PERHAPS WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
BUT I JUST I JUST CAN'T GO THERE.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SO FIRST OF ALL, I WILL SAY THAT I SUPPORT THE MOVE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
AND WITH RESPECT TO OUR CURRENT SITUATION, I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY UNSUSTAINABLE.
YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF ASKING HIM TO FIX.
AND AS WE HEARD, THERE'S BEEN LITTLE OR NO RESPONSE.
WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T PREDICT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO GO FORWARD.
BUT I TRUST THAT OUR STAFF WILL DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO GET OUT OF THAT LEASE.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO STAY IN A LEASE WHERE SOMEONE IS NOT PERFORMING.
AND, YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO BEEN PAYING ALL THIS, YOU KNOW, FULL PRICE ALL THESE YEARS FOR A LEASE WHERE WE'RE NOT GETTING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GETTING WHAT'S REQUIRED. SO SO YEAH, I FULLY SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD AND GETTING OUR EMPLOYEES TO SOMEWHERE WHERE SAFE WHERE THE ROOF ISN'T FALLING IN, WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T SLIPPING ON WATER AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
YEAH. SO I WILL NOW ASK FOR A MOTION.
[INAUDIBLE] TAKE ONE MORE COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
OKAY, OKAY. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD.
JUST SO IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? YEAH. MY QUESTION WOULD BE IF IN FACT IS IT UNINHABITABLE, WOULD WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE THEM TO PERFORM? SO HAVE WE SUED THEM TO PERFORM OR HAVE WE JUST TAKEN IT AND SAID THEY'RE DOING A LOUSY JOB? HAVE WE SUED THEM? WE HAVE NOT.
OKAY. ONCE AGAIN, I'M ALL FOR YOU HAVING A GREAT PLACE.
I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY EXPENSIVE.
I ALSO AM INTERESTED IN IF WE.
I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING IS AROUND $5,000.
I THINK THE QUOTE WAS OR AROUND 5,000FT².
AND WITH 1500FT² OF OFFICE SPACE IS THERE WHAT'S THE PLAN? I'VE NEVER SEEN A PARK DISTRICT, ANY FACILITY THAT DOESN'T FILL UP IN TEN MINUTES AFTER YOU HAVE THE SPACE.
SORRY. THE OFFICE SPACE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS ACTUALLY INSIDE THE 8000FT² WHERE WE'RE MOVING THE MODULARS INSIDE TO A SECURE AREA OF THE HANGAR. SO IT'S A TOTAL OF 8,000 SQUARE FEET.
OUR OFFICES, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DAILY DUTIES.
I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FAA, THE NTSB AND EVERYTHING EVERY DAY WE HAVE REPORTS AND LOGS TO FILE.
IT'S FOR EVERY HOUR WE FLY, WE'RE USUALLY DOING A COUPLE HOURS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK.
SURE. THAT'S VERY UNDERSTANDABLE.
YOU'LL USE ALL OF THAT 1500 SQUARE FEET FOR YOUR STAFF? ABSOLUTELY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO PILOTS, TWO TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICERS, A DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST.
AND WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED AND WORKING ON BRINGING OURSELVES UP TO STAFF.
SO THOSE OFFICE SPACES WILL ACTUALLY BE SMALL IF WE WERE FULL STAFFED.
BUT FOR CURRENTLY, IT'LL DO FOR NOW.
OKAY. AND SO THEN AND BUT ALSO WITH THE 5000FT² THE OFFICE SPACE WAS INCLUDED IN THAT.
NO, NO, THE 5000FT² AT HAYWARD IS JUST THE HANGAR SPACE.
WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 4000FT² OF OFFICE INSIDE.
OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? PRESIDENT ECHOLS, WE DO HAVE A COMMENT FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
GO AHEAD. CAME IN AFTER WE STARTED.
ALL RIGHT, ROSS, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
ROSS MITCHELL, PRESIDENT AFSCME 2428.
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THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT OCCURRED TO ME AS WE WERE LISTENING TO THIS DISCUSSION.WE CERTAINLY WANT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO HAVE SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS.
AND WHAT I'M HEARING A LOT IN THIS CONVERSATION IS THAT OUR CURRENT FACILITY IS NOT SAFE AND HASN'T BEEN FOR SOME SOUNDS LIKE LONG AMOUNT OF TIME.
BUT WE'VE NEVER HEARD ANY REPORT OF ANY SAFETY CONCERNS BROUGHT TO OUR CENTRAL SAFETY COMMITTEE.
I WAS ON THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE THREE UNION REPRESENTATIVES THERE.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN A REPORT OF ANY SAFETY VIOLATIONS OR UNSAFE FACILITIES.
I'M VERY CURIOUS TO KNOW WHEN THE LAST ANNUAL SAFETY TOUR OCCURRED.
THOSE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY OUT OF DATE.
AND YET THE DISTRICT, IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE UNION AND UPDATE TO OUR SAFETY POLICY, WANTS TO DECREASE THE REQUIRED OCCURRENCES OF ANNUAL SAFETY SITE INSPECTIONS.
WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE IN OUR MIND.
SO HOW DID WE GET TO THE AREA THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS ITEM AGENDIZED AND MOVED IN SUCH AN IMMEDIATE FASHION? THE OTHER ISSUE IS THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS, WHICH REQUIRES NOTICE TO THE UNION.
THIS IS THE FIRST WE'VE HEARD OF THIS.
SO. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN DISCUSSED WITH 2428 BEFORE COMING TO THIS BOARD.
HEY, HEY, WE HAVE THESE CONCERNS.
WE HAVE UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKING FACILITIES.
CAN YOU TALK TO YOUR MEMBERS? CAN YOU IDENTIFY IMPACTS? INSTEAD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS AFTER THE BOARD VOTES ON IT.
WHICH, YOU KNOW, COULD PRESENT US TO BE IN MORE OF AN ADVERSARIAL CONFLICT DISCUSSION INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER IF THERE ARE IMPACT ISSUES WITH OUR EMPLOYEES.
OKAY. IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? SURE. ALL RIGHT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ON PAGE 48, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 MONTHS WITH FIVE RIVERS AVIATION, LLC, FOR HANGAR AND OFFICES WITHIN THE HANGAR FOR THE AIR SUPPORT UNIT AT 407 TERMINAL CIRCLE, LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA.
AND AGAIN, AS A MATTER OF NOT WANTING ONE EXTRA DAY OF PROBLEMATIC ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CREW. OKAY.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR COFFEY AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WELL, MAYBE WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL, I THINK.
YES. YEAH. SO MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES. PRESIDENT ECHOLS.
AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK AT THIS POINT WE ARE READY FOR MAYBE A TEN MINUTE BREAK.
AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED WITH ITEM FOUR FOLLOWING THE BREAK.
OKAY. WE ARE RESUMING THE BOARD MEETING.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING BACK.
AT THIS POINT, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE'LL ACTUALLY NO LONGER ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR BECAUSE WE PULLED IT.
AND WE HAVE HERE LISA BALDINGER AND ERICH PFUEHLER.
AWESOME. GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA BALDINGER, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
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AND THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ROSARIO, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS ITEM.SO OUR 2024 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY PILOT PROGRAM IS REALLY OOPS.
SO WE'LL SEE IF THE SLIDES ADVANCE.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING NEW TO THE PARK DISTRICT, BUT RATHER A REFINEMENT OF OUR CURRENT ACTIONS TO GUIDE A STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS. SO COORDINATING WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE SAGE REPORT, WE'VE IDENTIFIED WHO ON THE LOCAL AREA ARE WE CURRENTLY ENGAGING WITH AND TRACKING. AND IN YOUR PACKET, I DID INCLUDE THAT REPORT AND I WELCOME FEEDBACK FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND SO WE WELCOME FEEDBACK BY EMAIL TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADDRESS OR MY OWN.
BUT THIS IS OUR INITIAL LIST OF 97 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NGOS THAT WE'RE REGULARLY IN COORDINATION WITH, INCLUDING SOME FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE AGENCIES WHO HAVE JURISDICTION HERE IN THE EAST BAY, AS WELL AS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, COUNTIES, CITIES, AND JOINT POWER AUTHORITIES, AMONG OTHERS.
SO FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT FOR OUR CONVERSATION, IN TERMS OF CURRENT FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS, THE PARK DISTRICT , I BUCKETED THEM INTO FOUR KEY AREAS JUST FOR SORT OF FOUNDATIONAL SHARED AWARENESS.
WE HAVE OUR STRUCTURED MEETINGS.
THE PARK DISTRICT ALSO HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN LIAISON COMMITTEES.
THESE ARE FORMAL BROWN ACT COMMITTEES WHICH INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMAL MEETING AGENDA.
PUBLICLY POSTING THAT MEETING, HOSTING THE MEETING WITH A QUORUM, AND MINUTES AT THE END.
WE HAVE ISSUE TRACKING AND WRITTEN ENGAGEMENT AS OUR NEXT FORM.
ONE THAT THE BOARD IS FAMILIAR WITH IS OUR SAGE REPORTS BY OUR PLANNING TRAILS AND GIS TEAM, THOUGH THOSE HAVE BEEN IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FORMS OVER THE YEARS, FROM CROSS-DIVISIONAL MEETINGS TO WRITTEN FORM AND MOST RECENTLY ADDED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE BOARD AGENDA.
WHEN PLANNING STAFF COMES AND UPDATES THE BOARD ON LOCAL ISSUES THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO OUR AGENCY.
WE ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE ON ISSUES THROUGH WRITTEN COMMENT, LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OTHER MEANS, AND THAT'S CONDUCTED THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE WITH BOARD AWARENESS.
AND THEN LASTLY, IN TERMS OF A FORM OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCES, AND THESE ARE VERY FORMALIZED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, IN ALIGNMENT WITH IDENTIFIED GOALS AND THEIR STRATEGIC THINKING BEHIND WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD.
SO IN THIS REFLECTION OF WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, WHAT WE SAW MISSING WAS A COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE AND STRATEGICALLY SPECIFIC APPROACH TO ENGAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE CONDUCTING ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
AND SO FOR THAT REASON, WE SEE THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR TIMELY AND REGULAR ENGAGEMENT.
SO RATHER THAN STRUCTURED MEETINGS THAT ARE ONE OFF ON AN ISSUE, HAVING REGULAR ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE REGION ON THOSE CORE LOCAL PRIORITIES THIS WOULD EXPAND WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT HERE IN THE EAST BAY.
AND SO TO REALLY INITIATE THIS PROGRAM, PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SORT OF A START AND AN END DATE AND PILOTING IT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FROM STAFF AND REALLY REFINE THIS EXPANSION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS PORTFOLIO WE'RE PROPOSING THE 2024 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY PILOT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THAT SET PERIOD OF TIME, WITH A FORMAL REPORT AT THE END OF 2026.
BUT REALLY, WHAT SERENDIPITOUS IN TERMS OF LAUNCHING THIS PROGRAM IS THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN IT WITH THE PARK DISTRICT'S 2ND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN PROGRAM AND LEVERAGE THESE MEETINGS TO GATHER REGIONAL INPUT FROM MAYORS AND COUNTY SUPERVISORS ON THE 2ND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN THROUGH A COORDINATED APPROACH. AND SO THIS FLOWCHART IS DESIGNED TO HELP US ALL UNDERSTAND AT A HIGH LEVEL, WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR STAFF IN SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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IN THESE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING DISCUSSIONS.SO BY WAY OF CONTEXT, OUR FIRST STOP ON THE GRAPH, SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAM, IS DEVELOPING MEETING MATERIALS, BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AGENDAS AND SPEAKING POINTS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL ADVOCACY CONFERENCES, AND THEN ALSO IDENTIFYING LEAD BOARD MEMBERS FOR ALL EAST BAY CITIES AND COUNTIES. AND THAT'S BASED OFF OF GEOGRAPHIC OVERLAY BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIAL DISTRICTS AND YOUR WARDS.
IN COORDINATION WITH YOU ALL THAT WILL ALSO BE A PRIORITIZATION OF THE MEETINGS.
AND SO OUR HOPE IS TO TAKE ON 1 OR 2 PER BOARD MEMBER AT A TIME.
AND SO WE'LL WORK WITH YOU PROACTIVELY TO PRIORITIZE THE MEETINGS.
WE ALSO WANT TO GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER TO JOIN YOU IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.
ONLY TWO BOARD MEMBERS CAN JOIN PER MEETING, BUT THAT GIVES US SOME OPTIONS.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT 45 MEETINGS.
WE ARE STARTING WITH MAYORS AND COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO BEGIN WITH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO EXPAND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAX, WITH PARK COMMISSIONS, WITH SO MANY, AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THERE.
AND WE DO HOPE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO PLAN SOME GOALS FOR THIS PROGRAM OF WHERE ARE WE REACHING OUT TO? WHAT'S OUR OVERALL HOPE? AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS IDENTIFYING THOSE GOALS.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BITE OFF TOO MUCH TO GET GOING.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STARTING.
THESE MEETINGS WILL THEN OCCUR IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY OR MAYOR OFFICE.
AND FROM THOSE MEETINGS, WE'LL BE TAKING ACTIVE MEETINGS, NOTES, WHICH WILL BE ORGANIZED AND PULLED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT TO BE SHARED WITH THE 2ND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN PLANNING TEAM FOR THAT REGIONAL FEEDBACK, AS WELL AS A REPORT THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE GENERAL MANAGER.
SO THAT'S THE WHOLE PICTURE OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL THE DRAFT MEETING FOR THIS YEAR, FOR THOSE MEETINGS THAT WERE ABLE TO GET GOING SOONER THAN LATER, WILL INCLUDE AN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 90TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE AND THANK OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
AND THEN THE BULK OF THE MEETING WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE 2ND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN, AND THEIR PRIORITIES WILL BE WORKING WITH PLANNING TO COORDINATE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
WE'LL ALSO BE SHARING REPORTS, BOTH GOING INTO THESE MEETINGS TO DEVELOP TALKING POINTS AND BACKGROUND FOR YOU ALL, AS WELL AS REPORTS COMING OUT OF THESE MEETINGS AND WHAT WE LEARNED. AND ULTIMATELY, IT WILL SORT OF FUNCTION FOR THOSE FAMILIAR, LIKE A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT WHERE WE'RE GATHERING A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS AND INSIGHTS WHICH WILL BE FORMULATED TOGETHER.
AND AT THE END OF THE REPORT, AT THE END OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, WE'LL REALLY HAVE TWO REPORTS, ONE ON THE 2ND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN AND WHAT OUR PARTNER AGENCIES ARE THINKING, FEELING AND SEEING. AND A SECOND ONE ON THE PILOT PROGRAM ITSELF WHERE WHAT WORKED WELL, WHAT DIDN'T, WHERE CAN WE EXPAND? WHERE CAN WE IMPROVE? AND SO THAT REPORT WE'RE HOPING TO SHARE IN EARLY 2026 AS A REFLECTION ON THIS PROGRAM, AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND, REFINE AND IMPROVE OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT.
AND SO WITH THAT, WHERE THE GENERAL MANAGER IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TODAY THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUPPORT THE PROPOSED 2024, 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY PILOT PROGRAM.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE. I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN WHY OUR LIAISON COMMITTEES SO LIMITED BECAUSE JUST IN MY WARD, THE CITY OF OAKLAND IS LIKE, WE HAVE SO MANY INTERFACES WITH THEM THAT WHY DON'T WE HAVE A LIAISON WITH THE CITY OF OAKLAND? BETWEEN ELLEN AND I, WE HAVE A PROBABLY A HALF A DOZEN PARKS OR MORE.
AND I REALLY THANK YOU FOR FLESHING IT OUT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE LIAISON COMMITTEES LOOK LIKE.
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THIS IS GREAT.I MEAN, THIS IS KIND OF A, LIKE, BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAM KIND OF THING BECAUSE I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, WELL, WE NEED TO GO OUT AND, YOU KNOW LET FOLKS KNOW THAT WE HAVE A 90TH ANNIVERSARY AND THERE'S THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
LOTS OF GREAT THINGS YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT.
WE CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE A REASON TO DO IT.
BUT THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS, NOW THEY'RE GOING TO ALSO THROW ON US THE DISTRICT PLAN, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S LIKE, I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE THROWING A WIDE NET TO BRING IN LOTS OF INPUT.
BUT THIS IS AND I WILL DO THAT.
I'LL CONTINUE BECAUSE THAT'S A PUBLIC MEETING KIND OF APPROACH.
YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU OPERATE YOUR CITY OR YOUR COUNTY, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE DO IT, YOU KNOW, AND DO IT TOGETHER? AND HOW CAN WE HELP EACH OTHER? SO I REALLY LIKE THIS A LOT.
AND I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK, THOUGH.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THOSE THOSE BIG TOPICS, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING KIND OF COMING UNDER THE DOOR THAT SOMETHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT.
YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE? DIRECTOR COFFEY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE WHO ASKED YOU TO PUT TOGETHER THE LIST AND GET THEM TO US, AND I'M ALMOST SORRY I ASKED. [LAUGHTER] 97.
SO MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE BE STRATEGIC IN THE APPROACH TO 97 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET TWO OF US TOGETHER FOR A LUNCH DOWN THE HALL, LET ALONE TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH ANY OF US.
AND IN 97 DIFFERENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
SO WE SHOULD BE STRATEGIC IN SETTING THOSE UP AND MAKING SURE WE CONTACT THOSE THAT WE CAN CONTACT JUST THROUGH MORE INFORMAL MEANS, LIKE USING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS THAT, ARE AVAILABLE TO US INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN OUR WARDS TO USE THOSE TO COVER SOME OF THESE DISTRICTS AND OTHERWISE, MAKE SURE WE INVITE THEM TO THE 2ND CENTURY PLANNING SESSIONS THAT ARE IN THEIR AREA AND COVER SOME OF THEM THAT WAY.
SO I AGREE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO COVER ALL 97 IN THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR.
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, HOW MANY WERE ON HERE? I MEAN, IT'S A LONG LIST. IT'S MULTIPLE PAGES, 97, AND I EVEN HAVE A FEW MORE TO ADD.
I'LL SHARE. [LAUGHTER] SO I'M SURE WE CAN GET TO THIS, YOU KNOW, 100 PLUS.
WELL, SO HERE'S THE ONES THAT I HAVE TO ADD.
IT'S THE LIVERMORE, AMADOR VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LAVTA.
THEY OPERATE WHAT'S BRANDED AS THE WHEELS BUS.
AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT OF A NEW PROJECT CALLED VALLEY LINK, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A TRAIN SERVICE THAT CONNECTS BART TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY, TO THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY AREA.
THAT'S ON THE TEN RAPID ROUTE.
SO EVERY 20 MINUTES THERE'S A BUS THAT'S STOPPING IN FRONT OF SHADOW CLIFFS.
WITH THE VALLEY LINK PROJECT WHAT THAT DOES, IT'S GOING TO CONNECT AT THE DUBLIN PLEASANTON BART STATION, WHICH IS WHERE BOTH THE TASSAJARA CREEK TRAIL AND THE IRON HORSE TRAIL RUN THROUGH.
AND THEN I BELIEVE THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A STOP WHERE THE ROAD THAT GOES TO DOOLAN CANYON.
SO THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY INCLUDE ON THIS LIST.
AND I NOTICED THAT WE DON'T HAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ON HERE.
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AGREEMENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE PARKING AREA FOR MISSION PEAK AT THAT MAIN CAMPUS.AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A NEWARK CAMPUS.
THAT'S NEWARK IN TERMS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK THAT IS NEAR THE NEWARK SHORELINE.
AND THEN I ALSO THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW, MY OTHER POINT IS, YOU KNOW, EACH OF OUR WARDS AND EACH OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IN THE WARDS ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEL VALLE LEASE WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS.
AND SO MAYBE THAT'S NOT ON THE LIST, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO JUST KEEP IN MIND.
BUT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FIRST STEP.
AND THEN I GUESS THE SECOND PART AND THIS MIGHT BE MORE PUBLIC AFFAIRS, BUT I ALWAYS I ALSO THINK A LOT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CONSERVANCIES AND LAND TRUSTS WITHIN THE EAST BAY AND STARTING TO KEEP A LIST OF THAT, AS WELL AS ALL THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND THE DIFFERENT NETWORKING GROUPS, AND THEN ALSO THE VISITOR AND TOURISM BUREAUS.
SO WE HAVE NO SHORTAGE OF LISTS THAT WE CAN START TO CREATE.
BUT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD FIRST STEP, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY.
WELL, LISA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
REALLY I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU FLESHED IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I FEEL LIKE ALL MY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK TO OLIVIA'S POINT, I DO AGREE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES ARE IMPORTANT.
AND TO THAT EXTENT, I DIDN'T SEE AC TRANSIT EITHER.
NO, YOU SAID AC, THE ALAMEDA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, I THINK.
OKAY. YEAH. BUT ANYWAY, NO, THIS IS GREAT.
MY OTHER QUESTION IS, I THINK THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR THE DISTRICT IN NEXT CENTURY PLAN.
BUT I'M WONDERING AFTER THE PILOT PROGRAM IS THE IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM, SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT AS LONG AS IT'S SUCCESSFUL, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO, YOU KNOW, TWEAK IT AND CONTINUE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO WHAT WHAT TYPES OF ISSUES ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT GOING FORWARD? THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION.
THANK YOU. IN TERMS OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH IS ROOTED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.
THROUGH CONVERSATIONS, WE'LL BE HEARING A LOT.
SO CURRENTLY WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, WE DO HAVE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL PRIORITIES.
HOWEVER, THE LOCAL PRIORITIES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL.
SO ISSUES THAT WOULD HELP DRIVE THOSE FORWARD, SUCH AS HOSTING, WALKING TALKS AND OTHERS.
OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP REALLY STRATEGIC, LOCAL PRIORITIES THAT STAND ON THEIR OWN, SIMILAR TO THE WAY THAT THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL DO, OF COURSE, IN CONNECTION, BECAUSE ALL GOVERNMENT IS.
BUT SO THEN, GOING FORWARD, AS THE BOARD APPROVES OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN THAT WOULD THEREFORE BE APPROVING THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE AS A PART OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, SIMILAR TO THE WAY THAT THE STATE PRIORITIES ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CONFERENCE AND ALL OF OUR STATE EFFORTS ANNUALLY, AND THE FEDERAL PRIORITIES FOR THE FEDERAL CONFERENCE.
GREAT ANSWER. OKAY, SO WE CAN DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO AND A SECOND BY DIRECTOR WAESPI.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS]
MOVING ON NOW TO GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS.AND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON AB 41 MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND USE POLICY.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION.
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GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.THANK YOU. BY LAW, THEY ENACTED A NEW ASSEMBLY BILL 481.
AND WE HAVE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU.
BUT INSTEAD OF YOU LISTENING TO ME, WHICH YOU DID LAST TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CAPTAIN CHAVEZ AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR ASSEMBLY BILL 481 AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS ACTING CAPTAIN GIORGIO CHEVEZ, I'M IN CHARGE OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION.
AND I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH ASSEMBLY BILL 41.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO COVER TODAY IN THE AGENDA IS WHAT IS ASSEMBLY BILL 41? THE APPROVAL FOR EQUIPMENT USE POLICY AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE BOARD.
THE EBRPD POLICE DEPARTMENT'S USE POLICY, THE AB 41 REQUIREMENTS.
AB 41 CATEGORIES AND DEPARTMENT SPECIFICS AND ANY QUESTIONS AND OUR CONTACT INFORMATION AT THE END.
SO WHAT IS AB 41? ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM APPROVED ASSEMBLY BILL 41, WHICH REQUIRES CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ADOPT A WRITTEN MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY PRIOR TO THE MAYOR AND OR CITY COUNCIL AND GOVERNING BODY, WHICH WOULD BE YOU ALL.
THE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE TO CREATE A MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY, WHICH WE HAVE OBTAINED AN APPROVAL OF THAT POLICY BY EACH AGENCY'S APPLICABLE GOVERNING BODY, AND TO PUBLISH THAT POLICY 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ABOVE REQUIRED APPROVAL HEARING.
SO OUR PLANS ARE TO HOLD THAT COMMUNITY MEETING LATER ON.
AND AS I GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES, I'LL COVER EACH BULLET POINT FOR YOU.
IT INCLUDES THE EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION, QUANTITY, CAPABILITIES, EXPECTED LIFESPAN OF EACH ITEM QUANTITIES UNDER TWICE I APOLOGIZE PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZED USE.
INITIAL COST AND FISCAL IMPACT.
LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL RULES THAT GOVERN EACH USE OF EACH ITEM, THE REQUIRED TRAINING FOR EACH ITEM.
SO IN FRONT OF YOU IS OUR DEPARTMENT POLICY.
IT IS PROVIDED TO US BY LEXIPOL.
IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY COMMAND STAFF AS WELL AS OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
SO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AB 41 ARE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS.
AND WE WILL BE HAVING AN OPEN MEETING TO THE PUBLIC.
SO WE'LL BE ADVERTISING THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS ON OUR WEBSITE TO GIVE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME ASK QUESTIONS AND TO SEE SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US THAT WE UTILIZE THAT FALLS UNDER AB 41.
SO SECOND REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE DISTRICT APPROVAL FOR POLICY AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS.
SO EVERY ITEM THAT FALLS UNDER AB 41 THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BOARD, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME AND PRESENT TO YOU AND GET APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THOSE ITEMS OR TO TAKE ACCEPTANCE OF THOSE ITEMS. AND THEN LASTLY IS AN AB 41 ANNUAL REPORT.
SO WE WILL MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO OUR NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE 15 CATEGORIES THAT AB 41 HAS LISTED.
OUR DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS ITEMS THAT FALL UNDER FIVE CATEGORIES.
AND I'LL GO OVER THOSE FIVE CATEGORIES FOR YOU.
SO CATEGORY ONE IS UNMANNED REMOTELY PILOTED POWERED AERIAL OR GROUND VEHICLES.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR DRONE PROGRAM IS FAIRLY NEW.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IMPLEMENTATION.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HELPING US GET THAT GOING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAM.
WE'RE HOPING TO SEE OUR OPERATORS RECEIVE SOME TRAINING IN THAT NEXT MONTH, AND THEN HOPEFULLY START THE UTILIZATION OF DRONES FOR THE PARK DISTRICT SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. CATEGORY NUMBER TWO IS MINE RESISTANT, AMBUSH PROTECTED, QUOTE UNQUOTE MRAP VEHICLES OR ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS.
AND WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE IN OUR FLEET, WHICH WE'VE HAD FOR ABOUT I BELIEVE 14 YEARS OR SO NOW.
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THAT IS OUR MOBILE INCIDENT COMMAND VEHICLE.CATEGORY 10 IS SPECIALIZED FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION OF LESS THAN 50 CALIBER, INCLUDING ASSAULT WEAPONS, AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS 30510, AND 30515 OF THE PENAL CODE.
AND LASTLY CATEGORY 14 PROJECTILE LAUNCH PLATFORMS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MUNITIONS.
AND WE'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO GO AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MANUFACTURER DATE.
AND I'M GOING TO OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR MYSELF OR CHIEF FILICE.
REGARDING THE MRAP VEHICLE, HOW OFTEN? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE DEPLOYED THAT VEHICLE? YOU KNOW, IN ITS TEN YEARS.
SO WE ACTUALLY THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED.
ONE IS AN MRAP, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE.
WE HAVE A PERSONNEL CARRIER VEHICLE, WHICH IS AN ARMORED VEHICLE PERSONNEL CARRIER.
HOW MANY TIMES WE DEPLOYED IT? I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK.
IT WOULD BE PART OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
WE WERE ACTUALLY THE ONLY AGENCY THAT SHOWED UP WITH A PERSONNEL CARRIER.
THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR TO GO INTO THE SCHOOL.
LUCKILY WE DIDN'T NEED IT, BUT IT WAS AVAILABLE.
I THINK THAT WAS BOUGHT FROM THE MILITARY.
IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE 50 CATEGORIES PROVIDED TO US.
SO AB 41 CAME OUT OF THE 1033 PROGRAM IN WHICH THE MILITARY WILL PROVIDE A CIVILIAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS WITH EQUIPMENT AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT OR EQUIPMENT THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED IT.
SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND RESEARCH THAT.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT FALLS UNDER THE ONE OF THE 50 CATEGORIES, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH IT.
GREAT. AND COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE CATEGORY 14, THE LAUNCH? YES. DID YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT OR THE LAUNCH? OH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO WE HAVE DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE FOR DIFFERENT ESCALATIONS OF FORCE.
ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS A LESS THAN LETHAL OPTION.
IT'S A 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER.
WHAT DOES IT SHOOT? SO IT'S A SPONGE PROJECTILE.
THAT HELPS. [LAUGHTER] DOES IT HURT? I'VE NEVER TRIED IT, SO.
HOPEFULLY, WE DON'T HAVE TO RESORT TO THAT.
AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU FORESEE THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO MIGHT NEED FOR THE DEPARTMENT? A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SO CAPTAIN CHEVEZ IS ALSO IN CHARGE OF OUR DRONE PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OUR DRONE PROGRAM.
THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE FIRST PURCHASES WE'RE GOING TO COME TO YOU WITH.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT THE INVENTORY THAT WE HAVE OF THE 40MM, WHICH IS THE LAUNCH PROJECTILE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT EQUIPMENT THAT WE CAN USE FOR THAT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. DIRECTOR SANWONG.
FOR THE ON SLIDE SIX, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SEPARATE FROM ONE OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS, OR WILL IT BE A PART OF A BOARD MEETING IN THE FUTURE? IT CAN BE PART OF THE BOARD MEETING THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT WOULD MAKE THE BOARD MEETING PRETTY LONG, DEPENDING ON PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO BE HERE FOR.
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SO THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO KEEP IT SEPARATE, AND ALSO FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY AND A DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH.YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND IF THEY COME AND HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT USAGE, IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME TO JUST WALK THROUGH IT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO KEEP IT SEPARATE FROM BOARD MEETINGS.
YEP, THAT MAKES SENSE. SO WE'RE NOT REQUIRED THOUGH TO HAVE IT BE PART OF A BOARD MEETING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 481.
IN A LIKE OVERALL ANNUAL REPORT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE WON'T HAVE MULTIPLE REPORTS.
CORRECT. THERE WOULD BE ONE ANNUAL REPORT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPREHENSIVE OF THE POLICY, THE USAGE, THE COST OF EVERY ITEM THAT WE HAVE, PLUS A SHORT EXPLANATION OF AB 481, IN CASE PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT AB 481 IS.
AND THERE'LL BE EXTRA ITEMS IN THE REPORT AS WELL ABOUT THE OVERALL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THOSE ARE EXTRA THINGS THAT WE WANT TO INCLUDE.
NO. SO JUST JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU WILL AT SOME POINT YOU WILL RECEIVE TWO REPORTS.
ONE IS GOING TO BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS GOING TO ENCOMPASS EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, ALL THE UNITS WE HAVE, THINGS THAT WE DO COST FOR SERVICE, THAT WE RESPOND TO A SUMMARY, OBVIOUSLY.
OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. DIRECTOR WAESPI.
I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY INTERESTING AND MAYBE KIND OF FUN FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING.
HAVE YOU CHOSEN A LOCATION? NO. NOT YET. WE ARE ACTUALLY WE ARE DISCUSSING LOGISTICS? MORE THAN LIKELY.
WE PROBABLY HAVE IT AT OUR HEADQUARTERS SO WE CAN USE THE ONE OF OUR CLASSROOM.
BECAUSE IT'S ALSO HARD TO MOVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT WE HAVE TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS OF LOGISTICS.
GREAT. AND WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
RIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST. THAT IS CORRECT.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE.
BUT WHAT I WANT IS THIS A COMBINATION OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND MILITARY SURPLUS EQUIPMENT.
WHAT'S THE? NO, THESE ACTUALLY FOR US, IT'S EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD FOR A LONG TIME.
IT IS CALLED MILITARY EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ASSEMBLY BILL WAS DESIGNED AND WAS WRITTEN.
THE BILL WAS PRESENTED TO ADDRESS THE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED MILITARY EQUIPMENT.
BUT WE'RE NOT PART OF THE 1033 PROGRAMS. WE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HAD, WE PURCHASE NEW WE DIDN'T OBTAIN IT FROM THE MILITARY.
OKAY. SEE, THAT CLEARS SOMETHING UP.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO DRONES.
BUT YOU ALL ARE SAYING YOU WANT TO EXPAND, AND SO I'M JUST INTERESTED TO KNOW FIRST OF ALL, HOW WE'RE USING THE CURRENT TWO DRONES AND WHAT IS THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF USING DRONES? SO I'M GOING TO LET THE EXPERT ANSWER THAT SINCE HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR A LONG TIME.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SIX PATROL SHIFTS, TWO DAY SHIFTS, TWO SWING SHIFTS AND TWO GRAVEYARD SHIFTS.
NOW, THIS WILL HELP US WITH MAXIMIZING OUR RESOURCES BY UTILIZING THEM IN DIFFERENT AREAS, DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, WHETHER IT BE FOR RESCUING PEOPLE WHO ARE LOST OR MAY HAVE GOTTEN INJURED ON A TRAIL TO HELPING SCOUT FIRES AND OUR FIRE RESPONSE.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PLAN WOULD BE MOSTLY FOR SORT OF LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LOST OR FOR FIRES AND THOSE SORTS OF ACTIVITIES.
YES THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS. YES. OKAY.
YEAH. THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY DECISION FROM THE BOARD.
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IT'S FOR INFORMATION ONLY.WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AS A CAPTAIN AND SHARE THAT ON JUNE 4TH.
AT THAT TIME, YOU WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THE POLICY, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO TODAY.
AND THE POLICY JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, I KNOW YOU'RE COMING BACK TO US WITH THE FULL POLICY.
NOW, WILL THE POLICY ALSO INCLUDE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE? IS THAT ARE WE ALSO VOTING ON WHAT WE HAVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WE'RE JUST VOTING STRAIGHT ON THE POLICY.
THE POLICY IS JUST FOR US TO USE THE EQUIPMENT FOR US TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT.
AND TRULY, IT'S FOR YOU TO APPROVE US UTILIZING THAT EQUIPMENT OR RECEIVING THE ASSISTANCE OF AGENCIES THAT HAVE A MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY AND OR ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE USING.
SO IF WE CALL FOR MUTUAL AID AND SOMEBODY COMES FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEN WE WILL THIS POLICY WILL ALLOW US TO USE THEIR HELP BASED ON YOUR APPROVAL. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
OKAY. GENERAL COUNSEL DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION?
[BOARD COMMENTS]
NO, PRESIDENT ECHOLS WE DON'T.GREAT. SO NOW WE ARE, LOOK AT THAT ALL THE WAY TO BOARD COMMENTS.
[LAUGHTER] WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ROSARIO.
OKAY. LET'S SEE FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
OH, MY GOD, HAVE I BEEN THAT BUSY? SO ON THE SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON THE 16TH, IS THAT CORRECT? WOW. ON THE 17TH, I ATTENDED THE SUBCOMMITTEE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
ON 4-17, I ATTENDED A MEETING OF THE LAFAYETTE CREEKS COMMISSION.
AGAIN, THANK YOU TO LYNNE OR REN BATES FOR ATTENDING WITH ME AND GIVING THAT COMMISSION AN UPDATE ON THE REPAIRS THERE ON THE LAFAYETTE MORAGA TRAIL.
AND THEN ON THE 18TH I HAD MY UPDATE WITH THE ASD DEPARTMENT.
ON THE 19TH ATTENDED THE BOARD TOUR AT CARQUINEZ MARTINEZ A GREAT TOUR.
AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE OTHER WARDS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT'S GOING ON THERE.
I MEANT TO PROVIDE SOME PICTURES, BUT IT WAS PRETTY.
IF YOU WANT TO. IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT THERE YOU CAN.
IT'S YOU CAN HIKE THE I THINK IT'S.
SKYLINE. THE SKYLINE NATIONAL TRAIL.
YEAH. SO AND THEN ON ALSO ON THE 22ND, I MET WITH JEAN WALSH DIRECTOR FOR AC TRANSIT.
AND IT WAS THERE THAT I LEARNED THAT AC TRANSIT STAFF HAD PRESENTED TWO PACKAGES TO REALIGN AC TRANSIT, AND THAT THEIR BOARD REJECTED BOTH AND SENT IT SENT EVERYTHING BACK TO STAFF TO RECONFIGURE. AND SHE SAID THIS IS THE TIME NOW, IF THE PARK DISTRICT IS INTERESTED IN SENDING A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD TO THEIR BOARD AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN HAVING ROUTES TO OUR PARKS, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD HAVE SPECIFIC ROUTES IN MIND.
THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OFFICIALLY FROM SHE SAID FROM THE BOARD.
SHE SAYS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN TALKING ON STAFF LEVEL, BUT SHE HASN'T HEARD IT.
SO WE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE OUR SAY.
SO WE SHOULD DRAFT A LETTER AND SEND IT TO THEIR BOARD.
GOING BACK ATTENDED EARTH DAY AT [INAUDIBLE] REDWOOD.
WE PULLED FORGET-ME-NOTS AND THISTLE.
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THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PARK STAFF THERE AND THE FOLKS IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
ON THE 25TH ATTENDED THE EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS AT SHADOW CLIFFS.
WELL DONE. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY THERE.
HR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS.
FABULOUS. GOOD JOB, OLIVIA AND DENNIS.
AND THEN THE 26TH ATTENDED THE BOARD STUDY SESSION PERALTA OAKS.
WHEN I REVIEWED THE POLLING, I THOUGHT THAT WAS FASCINATING.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL WE CAN GO PLACES WITH THAT.
AND THEN ON THE 27TH, ATTENDED THE ROBERT'S RIBBON CUTTING AT ROBERT'S.
AGAIN, WELL DONE TO OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THE PARK STAFF THERE.
THE POOL WAS WARM, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T GO IN THIS TIME.
AT SOME POINT I THINK WE I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A PRESENTATION TO SEE WHAT THIS GROUP IS ALL ABOUT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GROWING PAINS THERE.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE A IF.
WHICH GROUP? WHAT GROUP? CAN YOU REPEAT? OH, IT'S THE WILDFIRE PREVENTION GROUP.
THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE MOU WITH THE THIS IS THEIR FIRST MEETING.
AND I BELIEVE THE CHAIR IS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WENGRAF FROM BERKELEY. YEAH.
SO I THINK ONE TIME, AT SOME POINT, WE SHOULD HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THAT GROUP AND DISCUSS IT.
AND AS FAR AS PROS AND CONS ABOUT WHAT IF WE SHOULD JOIN THAT GROUP OR NOT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT ON THE AGENDA.
AND THEN ON THE THIRD THE BOARD STUDY SESSION FOR DIVISION UPDATES ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN BUSY AS USUAL.
SO ON APRIL 15TH, I MET WITH NEWELL ARNERICH, WHO IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF CCTA.
ALSO A DANVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND MULTIPLE PAST MAYOR.
ON THE 16TH WAS OUR BOARD MEETING ON THE APRIL 18TH, I MET WITH OUR GENERAL MANAGER, SABRINA HERE, AND CLAYTON HAD A WONDERFUL LUNCH AND A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION THAT ALWAYS GOES ON LONGER THAN YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO GO.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.
THEN WE HAD THE BOARD SITE VISIT THAT DIRECTOR ROSARIO MENTIONED OUT AT CARQUINEZ STRAIT.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO MOBILIZE EQUIPMENT REALLY QUICKLY.
AND I THINK THAT LED TO THE TOWN OF PORT COSTA BEING SAVED.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE NOT, BUT PORT COSTA CAME REALLY CLOSE TO HAVING BIG PROBLEMS. ON APRIL 20TH WAS EARTH DAY, AND I WENT OUT TO WILDCAT CANYON AND HELPED THEM DO A LITTLE BIT OF RESTORATION ALONG THE CREEK THERE IN ALVARADO PARK AND GOT TO MEET ABOUT 25 PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED, SPOKE TO THEM, MOST OF THEM.
AND THERE WAS JUST SO MUCH EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM AND REALLY ALL WE WERE DOING WAS PULLING WEEDS.
BUT IT WAS FOCUSED WEED PULLING AND IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
IT'S GREAT. AND THEN I DROVE BACK HOME, BUT I STOPPED OFF AT MARTINEZ WHERE I JOINED DIRECTOR COFFEY AND HIS WIFE, MILA THERE AT THE JOHN MUIR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
WAS IT THE MOBILE VISITOR CENTER YEAH. AND THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST THERE.
THERE WAS THERE WAS YOU KNOW, MUSIC AWARDS, AWARD PRESENTATIONS ALL ENVIRONMENTAL THEMED, ENVIRONMENTALLY THEMED, REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING.
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IT'S A GREAT BIG MULTI-ACRE RESTORATION PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING ALL WITH VOLUNTEERS, ALL ORGANICALLY.ALL PRETTY MUCH NATURAL SEEDING, TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. AND WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU FOCUS ON THEY EMPHASIZE LET'S FOCUS ON CERTAIN AREAS AND REALLY DO A GOOD JOB ON THOSE.
AND THEY'RE DOING REALLY WELL.
LOOKS GREAT. AND THEN ON THE 25TH.
THEY HAVE A WHAT THEY CALL EARTHFEST, RIGHT? YEAH. EARTHFEST.
AND LOTS OF FOLKS CAME THERE FROM THE DANVILLE AREA, AND WE GOT TO TALK TO MANY OF THEM.
AND IT'S IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK ALL IN ITSELF THAT THAT AREA THERE.
OH, AND ON THE 25TH, WE WENT OUT TO LAFAYETTE RESERVOIR AND MET A NEWLY APPOINTED EAST BAY MUD DIRECTOR WHO REPLACES JOHN COLEMAN WHO LEFT THE DISTRICT, AND SO THEY HAD TO REPLACE PUT IN TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT.
IT'S LUZ GÓMEZ AND I GOT TO MEET HER.
I HAD MET HER BRIEFLY AT THE EARTHFEST, BUT THEN I SAW HER AGAIN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.
THEY HAD A RECEPTION FOR HER OUT AT LAFAYETTE RESERVOIR, AND THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND I GOT TO KIND OF CATCH UP WITH SOME OLD FRIENDS THAT WERE THERE.
NO, WE HAD THE STUDY SESSION FOR THE COMMUNITY SURVEY HERE ON THE 26TH AND THE FOLLOWING DAY WE ALL WENT OUT TO THE POOL AGAIN AND HAD THE GRAND OPENING. THAT WAS GREAT.
AND THEN ON THE FROM APRIL 30TH TO MAY 2ND, I WAS WITH SEVERAL OTHER OF OUR DIRECTORS HERE UP AT OLYMPIC VALLEY IN NEAR TAHOE FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRAILS AND GREENWAYS CONFERENCE.
MAYBE THE OTHER DIRECTORS CAN ELABORATE ON THAT.
AND DIRECTOR EMERITA BEVERLY LANE WAS ALSO THERE, TOO, AND THAT WAS NICE.
LET'S SEE ON MAY 3RD, WE HAD THE BOARD PRIORITIES WORKSHOP.
AND THEN YESTERDAY SEVERAL OF US WERE ON A TOUR SPONSORED BY, I'M GOING TO LET DIRECTOR COFFEY ELABORATE ON THIS TO A SORT OF A MINI BUS TOUR OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DIABLO RANGE PUT ON BY SAVE MOUNT DIABLO WITH OUR TOUR GUIDE, SETH ADAMS, WHO REALLY I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE HAS BECOME THE LEADING AUTHORITY ON THE DIABLO RANGE, THE HISTORY AND THE NATURAL HISTORY AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FOR PRESERVATION THAT ARE, THAT AWAIT THOSE AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS THAT CARE TO BE INVOLVED.
AND PERSONALLY, I'M HOPING THAT WE DO PLAY A ROLE IN THAT ON THE NORTHERN SECTION OF IT.
LOTS OF PEOPLE. LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARK DISTRICT.
AND LOTS OF LOVE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT.
ON THE 25TH, I ATTENDED THE SERVICE AWARDS AT SHADOW CLIFFS.
IT'S A FUN, FUN EVENT, AND I THINK EVERYBODY LOVES IT.
AND PEOPLE DO LOTS OF CREATIVE STUFF.
IF YOU WEREN'T THERE, DAVE [INAUDIBLE] GOT A 25 YEAR AWARD, AND HIS ENTIRE STAFF SHOWED UP AND LOOKED LIKE THEY ALL HAD FACES OF DAVE, AND THEY WERE ALL TAKING PICTURES WITH DAVE'S FACE ON THEIR FACE.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL SHOW OF AFFECTION, I GUESS AND A LOT OF FUN.
ON THE 27TH, I OR PARDON ME, ON THE 26TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD WORKSHOP.
THE STUDY SESSION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY.
ON THE 27TH, I HAD ATTENDED THE ROBERT'S POOL OPENING.
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AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT I LOVE GOING TO THESE CONFERENCES.I LEARN A LOT. BUT I'M ALSO FLUSHED WITH PRIDE WHEN I SEE PEOPLE LIKE BRIAN HOLT DOING A SESSION ON INCLUSIVE AND ACCEPTABLE CONNECTIONS TO TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE, ALONG WITH A PANEL.
JUST THESE GUYS DO SUCH GREAT JOBS.
AND ALSO I ATTENDED ANOTHER SESSION, STRATEGIES TO PROTECT RESOURCES AND ENHANCE TRAILS EXPERIENCE, WHICH WAS A SORT OF A CASE STUDY ON THE BRIONES' PILOT PROJECT, WHICH SEAN DOUGAN, SEAN CONNELLY AND JOSH PHILLIPS OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND SCOTT [INAUDIBLE], PARDON ME, SCOTT PARTICIPATED IN THE PANEL DISCUSSION.
IT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE, REALLY GREAT.
I THINK PEOPLE COME AWAY FROM OUR SESSIONS GOING, WOW, THAT'S A GREAT PARK DISTRICT.
I ATTENDED A MINUTE OF OTHER SECTION.
THE ONE ANOTHER NOTE WAS THE THEY GIVE OUT A NUMBER OF AWARDS AND THE TWO SIGNATURE AWARDS ARE WELL, ONE OF THEM IS THE TRAIL CHAMPION AWARD, AND SCOTT [INAUDIBLE] WON THAT.
AND WE WERE VERY PROUD OF HIS WORK.
AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS WORK THAT HE'S DONE HERE IN THE PARK DISTRICT, A LOT OF IT.
I ATTENDED THE BOARD STUDY SESSION, THE PRIORITIES WORKSHOP ON MAY 3RD, AND YESTERDAY I WENT TO THE CHURCH OF SOUTH ADAMS AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DIABLO RANGE. BOY, [LAUGHTER] THAT MAN KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT AREA AND IS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY ON AT PARKFEST SATURDAY AT LAKE CHABOT.
YES. SO AS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 17TH OF APRIL ON I GUESS THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN DOING IS ON THE 20TH, I HAD A FIELD TRIP WITH MY ALAMEDA CREEK ALLIANCE CALIFORNIA NATURALIST GROUP, AND THIS IS A STATE OF CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED CALIFORNIA NATURALIST PROGRAM.
AND AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PASSION.
AND IT PRETTY MUCH OVERLAPS WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ALAMEDA CREEK LOWER WATERSHED.
AND THEN THE LOWER PORTION IS NOT PART OF THE DIABLO RANGE.
BUT AT THE END OF THIS COURSE, MY CLASS, WE WILL BE PUTTING TOGETHER AN ONLINE FIELD GUIDE, WHICH I THINK WILL BE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE ENTIRE ALAMEDA CREEK WATERSHED, WHICH THE UPPER PORTION AND THE LOWER PORTION IT MEETS AT, WHERE BASICALLY WHERE THE SUNOL WATER TEMPLE IS.
SO I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL, AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT I'M PERSONALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND I DID SHARE SO ON THE 22ND OF APRIL, ON EARTH DAY, I WAS THE BOARD MEMBER AT THE PAC MEETING, AND I DID SHARE.
WE HAVE A REALLY NICE BROCHURE THAT WE CO-PRODUCED WITH A LOT OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES.
I BELIEVE IT WAS PRINTED IN 2004 OF THE ALAMEDA CREEK WATERSHED WITH A VERY LOVELY MAP.
SO I PASS THAT OUT AT THE PAC MEETING ALONG WITH THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUSAN SHIU, FOR HAVING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY MUGS AVAILABLE AND ALSO SHARING A FEW PIECES OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
I THINK THAT WAS REALLY GREAT FOR THE PAC TO HEAR.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AT THE PAC MEETING, WE ALSO DID HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF PRESENT TO TALK ABOUT THE CARBONIZER AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF WILDFIRE YOU KNOW, PREVENTION AND MITIGATION AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT I HAD WHILE THAT PRESENTATION WAS HAPPENING THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH EACH OF YOU THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY INTERESTING IS WHEN I WAS ON THE PAC AND WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROJECT, I THINK IT WAS SUMMER OF 2015, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SUMMER OF 2016, AND WE MET AT THE TILDEN EEC, THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, AND I REMEMBER THERE WAS A PROGRAM IN REGARDS TO THE EUCALYPTUS TREES IN THE OAKLAND AND BERKELEY HILLS THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT WAS YOU KNOW, TRYING TO THIN IN TERMS OF WILDFIRE MITIGATION.
AND THIS WAS BACK BEFORE WE HAD A LOT OF THE, YOU KNOW, LARGER WILDFIRE EVENTS HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO US WITH THE SEU FIRE AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE SMOKE FROM THE PARADISE FIRE.
I THINK I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT HOW IT'S LIKE BEING AT A ROCK CONCERT.
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RIGHT? SO BACK IN 2015, 2016, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE IN THE, YOU KNOW, UPPER SEATS, THE NOSEBLEED SEATS.YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT BECAUSE NOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A LOT OF OUR, YOU KNOW, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, WILDFIRE MITIGATION, I DON'T SEE THE OPPOSITION COMING OUT IN REGARDS TO THE REMOVAL OF THE TREES.
SO I THINK IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE NOW VERSUS WHEN I WAS ON THE PAC.
AND SO THEN, YES, I WAS HERE ON THE 24TH FOR THE WARD FIVE AND OFFICE VISIT WITH ASD.
THE 25TH WAS OUR SERVICE AWARDS AT SHADOW CLIFFS.
26 WAS OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY REVIEW AND 29TH, I HAD MY ONE ON ONE WITH OUR GENERAL MANAGER .
WE WENT TO SUNOL, AND IT WAS A LOVELY DAY.
AND I THINK DOES THAT BRING US TO TODAY FOR ME? I THINK THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO START WITH YESTERDAY AND THEN THE BEGINNING OF THIS REPORTING PERIOD APRIL 17TH, I ATTENDED MEETINGS OF THE MARSH CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL SESSIONS, AND I AM PART OF A BYLAWS SUBCOMMITTEE THAT AGAIN MET YESTERDAY AND MET ON THE 17TH OF APRIL.
AND THEY ARE PROPOSING A VERY INTERESTING ROLE IN SORT OF A PARENT ORGANIZATION OR IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR OF A MEMBER OF A MEMBERSHIP NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND THE PROPOSED MEMBER AGENCIES AS OVERSIGHT AGENCIES FOR THIS WATERSHED COUNCIL WOULD BE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, AS THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LARGE LAND HOLDERS OR INFLUENCERS IN THE MARSH CREEK WATERSHED.
AND I'M GUESSING THAT OUR COUNCIL WILL WANT TO SEE THOSE PROPOSALS AND HAVE HAVE SOME INFLUENCE OVER THAT ROLE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD PLAY.
THOUGH I AM VERY PROUD THAT IT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS PARK DISTRICT AND REPRESENTING THE RESPECT AND REPUTATION OF THE PARK DISTRICT IN EASTERN CONTRA COSTA.
ON THE 18TH I ATTENDED WELL, ACTUALLY, I WAS PRESENTING FOR THE ANTIOCH ROTARY CLUB AND SPOKE TO THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE 2ND CENTURY PLAN PROCESS.
ALSO ON THE 18TH, I ATTENDED AN EVENT HONORING ANAMARIE AVILA FARIAS, WHO'S BASICALLY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ELECT TO REPLACE I'M SORRY, BUT I'M DISCOUNTING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, BUT IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT ANAMARIE WILL BE THE NEXT ASSEMBLY MEMBER IN TIM GRAYSON'S ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, REPRESENTING A LARGE PORTION OF CONTRA COSTA.
AND SHE HAD AS HER GUEST, ROB RIVAS, THE NEWLY ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
AND I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET A FEW MINUTES WITH THE SPEAKER RIVAS, AND TALK ABOUT OUR INTEREST IN HAVING HIM CHAMPION A CLIMATE BOND MEASURE TO GET THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY AND HOPEFULLY ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.
ON THE 19TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD SITE VISIT TO THE CARQUINEZ SHORELINE AREAS.
AND I'LL JUST ECHO THE REMARKS OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE FASCINATING PRESENTATIONS MADE ALONG THE WAY BY OUR STAFF ON THE NORTHERN SHORELINE OF CONTRA COSTA IN WARD SEVEN.
AND ON THE 20TH, I ALSO PULLED WEEDS, DIRECTOR BUT THIS, FOR MY PART, UP AT BIG BREAK ON THE DUNES. WE WERE WEEDING INVASIVE GRASS IN THE MORNING.
IT'S AN ANNUAL EARTH DAY BIRTHDAY EVENT WITH MOST OF THE CONTRA COSTA ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN TABLING IN MUIR'S BACKYARD.
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COSTA HAD A PASTA FEED IN PINOLE.THAT WAS A GREAT JUST TO BE AMONG THOSE FOLKS.
ON THE 26TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD SURVEYS WORKSHOP.
ON THE 27TH, I SORT OF WE SORT OF STARTED ON OUR WAY TOWARD TAHOE AND THE TRAILS AND GREENWAYS CONFERENCE AND STARTED AND STOPPED IN VALLEY SPRINGS FOR AN EVENT HONORING CONGRESSMAN GARAMENDI AT HIS RANCH UP IN VALLEY SPRINGS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS.
AND AFTER THAT, AFTER THAT, WE PROCEEDED UP TOWARD TAHOE.
ON THE 29TH TO MAY 2ND, I DID ATTEND THE TRAILS AND GREENWAYS CONFERENCE UP AT EVERLINE RESORT IN WHAT USED TO BE SQUAW VALLEY.
AND I, AGAIN, WILL ECHO MY COLLEAGUES ON SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT CONFERENCE.
I TOO, AS DIRECTOR WAESPI DESCRIBED, WERE VERY BOTH IMPRESSED AND TOOK A LOT OF PRIDE IN THE PRESENTATIONS BY BRIAN HOLT ON INCLUSION AND WELCOMING, INVITING ENVIRONMENTS IN PARK PLANNING AS HE DISCUSSED THE HISTORY OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50, AND SEAN DOUGAN AND HIS TEAM PRESENTING ON THE BRIONES PILOT PROJECT TO A VERY ENGAGED ROOM STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD AT THE CONFERENCE.
HIGHLIGHTS ALSO FOR ME WERE THE PRESENTATIONS ON CURRENT TRAIL APPS, OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY AND TO VARYING USES AND USEFULNESS AND SUCCESS.
AND THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AS WAS A PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF RICHMOND'S URBAN TILTH ON THE RICHMOND GREENWAY PROJECT, ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESS TO DATE.
I ALSO WAS HAPPY TO SEE SCOTT [INAUDIBLE] BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CONFERENCE FOR HIS TRAIL ADVOCACY WORK WITH HIS AWARD.
THE THERE WAS AN INTERESTING KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR THE LUNCHEON ON WEDNESDAY FELLOW EARL HUNTER JR, WHICH I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE THERE WILL RECALL.
AND HIS ORGANIZATION IS BLACK FOLKS CAMP TOO.
AND THE WAS SPEAKING TO HOW HIS ORGANIZATION IS BEING IS PARTNERING WITH LAND MANAGERS TO CHAMPION INCLUSIVENESS.
AND I MANAGED TO GRAB HIM AS HE WAS WANDERING THE HALLWAYS AND TALKED ABOUT VARIOUS STATE PARK INTERESTS THAT ARE IMPACTING WARD SEVEN.
LET ME SEE. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE.
MAY 3RD I DID ATTEND THE BOARD PRIORITIES WORKSHOP.
AND ON THE SIXTH, I ALSO WENT ALONG WITH THE SAVE MOUNT DIABLO TOUR OF THE DIABLO RANGE WITH SETH ADAMS, AND I'M TALKING TO DIRECTOR SANWONG ABOUT MAKING A SIMILAR TOUR WITH, SAVE MOUNT DIABLO, AS THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF PLANS FOR WARD FIVE AND THE NEXT CENTURY PLAN.
THAT'LL DO IT. I'LL NEED TO MENTION THAT I WAS VERY PROUD TO ATTEND ON LAST SATURDAY.
SINCE MOST OF YOU KNOW HER, MY WIFE, MILA, GRADUATED OUT AT ORACLE PARK WITH GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY'S CLASS OF 24.
SHE HAD WAS AWARDED HER MASTER'S IN ADVANCED FINANCIAL PLANNING.
SO SHE NOW HAS AN MS NEXT TO HER NAME, ALONG WITH LOTS OF OTHER INITIALS.
DIRECTOR CORBETT. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ONES.
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WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO BE.AND TO THANK OUR FORMER BOARD MEMBERS FAMILY FOR BEING THERE AND SUPPORTING THIS AND REPRESENTING AND, YOU KNOW, JUST WONDERFUL FAMILY TO BE THERE TO MAKE THIS PLACE CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT PLACE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND ON LET'S SEE, THAT'S AND ON THE 30TH, THE TAHOE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE THAT MANY OF US WENT TO IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
LET'S SEE. SHADOW CLIFFS ON MAY 3RD.
THE WORKSHOP GREAT PLACE TO BE AT.
AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I'LL ADD FOR TODAY.
THANK YOU. WELL, AS YOU'VE HEARD, WE ARE OUT AT CARQUINEZ STRAITS.
REALLY ENJOYED THE PRESENTATIONS.
AND JUST A GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS PLACE TO BE.
ON APRIL 21ST, I ATTENDED A SPECIAL APPRECIATION EVENT FOR CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE.
AS YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE CHAMPION FOR SO MANY THINGS, INCLUDING THE PARKS.
SHE'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO US AND REALLY BELIEVES IN OUR WORK.
APRIL 26TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STUDY SESSION AND COMMUNITY SURVEYS.
AND AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT'S THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY TO DIVE INTO THE POLLING THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN DOING OR OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN DOING AND REALLY UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR FROM US TO MAKE THESE OUR PARKS WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.
ON THE 27TH ATTENDED THE ROBERTS POOL GRAND OPENING.
IT WAS REALLY JUST A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK AND GO FOR A SWIM.
I DIDN'T JUMP IN THE WATER, BUT MY DAUGHTER DID, AND IT WAS PLENTY WARM AND REALLY NICE.
ON MAY 2ND, I ATTENDED THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING.
ALWAYS VERY IT WAS IN PERSON BOARD MEETING THIS TIME AND VERY REALLY GOOD TO MEET THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ON THE FOUNDATION IN PERSON AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT KIND OF THEIR THINKING AND WHERE THEY'RE HEADED AND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN PARTNER.
AND ON MAY 3RD, I ATTENDED THE BOARD STUDY SESSION ON THE BOARD PRIORITIES PART ONE, WHICH WAS REALLY MOSTLY OUR AGM'S TELLING US ALL ABOUT ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY HAD BEEN DOING TO ADDRESS OUR PRIORITIES.
AND THEN YESTERDAY, MAY 6TH, ATTENDED THE PRE BOARD MEETING.
AND THEN FOR ANYONE WHO IS OUT THERE FROM THE PUBLIC REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY PARTY PARKFEST, WHICH IS THIS THIS SATURDAY AND IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING.
IT'S GOING TO BE AT LAKE CHABOT AND IT THERE'S A KIDS ZONE, A LION DANCE, FOOD TRUCKS YOU NAME IT.
AND SO COME ON OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US.
THANKS. AND THEN, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I THINK WE CAN ADJOURN.
SO THE BOARD MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 4:15 P.M..
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.