THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
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I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 4:12 P.M..
[Roll Call]
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? JUST ONE PERSON REMOTE.SO TODAY'S MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT.
THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT OR PARK DISTRICT INTENDS TO HOLD MEETINGS THROUGH A HYBRID PLATFORM OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE ATTENDANCE TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE VIA REMOTE ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE PARK DISTRICT'S VIRTUAL PLATFORM, ZOOM.
OCCASIONALLY, MEMBERS OF THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY ATTEND REMOTELY PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT, AS AMENDED BY AB 2449 PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953 SUBDIVISION B ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER DENISHA MARSH WILL PARTICIPATE FROM 352.
SHORELINE DRIVE, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA, AND PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER CARLYN OBRINGER WILL PARTICIPATE FROM CONCORD CIVIC CENTER GARDEN CONFERENCE ROOM, 1950 PARKSIDE DRIVE, CONCORD, CALIFORNIA.
THIS NOTICE AND AGENDA WILL BE POSTED AT THE TELECONFERENCE.
WE ARE PROVIDING LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO IN PERSON OR LIVE VIA ZOOM BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL TO PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT EBPARKS.ORG OR BY LEAVING A VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2036.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOTED ON THE AGENDA.
WE HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED LANDS OF THE OHLONE PEOPLE, AND THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT'S 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 THE CYCLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD, MANAGING RESOURCES FUNDAMENTAL FOR SURVIVAL AND IMPORTANCE TO CULTURAL PRACTICES, ALL WHILE PASSING DOWN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. WE HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND ITSELF, THE WILDLIFE LIVING IN THESE LANDS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STEWARDED SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND WHO CONTINUE TO REMAIN DEEPLY CONNECTED TO IT TODAY.
SO WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE PRE-APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.
THE FIRST, I BELIEVE, MEMBER MARSH IS MAYBE NOT ON RIGHT NOW, BUT WILL NOT BE ATTENDING, I GUESS, AND THEN THE OTHER IS MEMBER OBRINGER WHO IS APPEARING REMOTELY.
MEMBER OBRINGER ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO ARE PRESENT IN THE ROOM AT YOUR LOCATION? THERE ARE NOT. HOWEVER, THIS WAS ONE OF THE SITES.
IT IS A PUBLIC SITE SO IT IS ADA ACCESSIBLE.
SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, THEY CAN.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO ONE IN THE GARDEN CONFERENCE ROOM WITH ME.
GREAT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, AND THEN I BELIEVE MEMBER LOPEZ WILL BE PARTICIPATING TODAY AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PAC MEMBERS WHO WILL BE WHO ARE PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING REMOTELY OR WOULD LIKE TO BE APPROVED? THERE ARE NOT. GREAT.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO OUR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[Approval of Minutes]
I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MINUTES.ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR UPDATES TO THE MINUTES FROM LAST TIME AROUND.
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THE SECOND LINE SAYS THAT UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR MEASURE WW.IT SHOULD SAY RATHER, AND WHAT AND THAT COMPLETED PROJECTS MEANS THAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT.
IN RESPONSE TO MEMBER DIETER, ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER DIGNAN EXPLAINED THE REPORTING ON UNAPPROPRIATED UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR MEASURE WW AND THAT COMPLETED PROJECTS MEANS THAT THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT.
THE MINUTES WILL BE AMENDED WITH THAT CORRECTION.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MEMBER CLAXTON.
THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES, AND THEN, BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE AGENDA, I WANT TO JUST TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND MENTION, AS YOU ALL PROBABLY NOTICED, THAT WE HAVE A PACKED AGENDA TODAY, AND SO I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE SHOULD ENDEAVOR TO BE FAIRLY BRIEF.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO NOT ASK A QUESTION OR ASK FOR CLARIFICATION IF THEY DESIRE THAT, BUT WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE PRETTY BIG THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE TO GET THROUGH AND THEN THERE WILL BE A SMALLER ITEM AT THE END THAT WE WILL JUST TOUCH BASE ABOUT REGARDING THE UPCOMING PACK FIELD TRIP, AND SO MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
OKAY, AND THEN ON TO ACTION ITEMS. WE HAVE NO ACTION ITEMS TODAY.
[Informational Items]
SO THEN WE MOVE ON TO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, AND TODAY WE HAVE DIRECTOR DEE ROSARIO JOINING US TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND AND MAYBE TELL US ABOUT SOME EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE PARK DISTRICT.FIRST OFF, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT DIRECTOR ELLEN CORBETT AT THE LAST MEETING AND THE ALL WELL SAID AND VERY WELL APPRECIATED. AS YOU KNOW, HER, HER MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS THIS LAST SATURDAY AND LIKE IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED, AND SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
WITH THAT, AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO LEAVE HER SEAT EMPTY BECAUSE OF THE ELECTION IS SO CLOSE AND DIRECTOR WAESPI AND MYSELF WILL BE ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WARD FOUR, AND NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE OF HER, HER WARD AS WELL AS MINE.
SO I'LL START OFF WITH WARD FOUR OYSTER BAY WORK IS CONTINUING.
TIDEWATER ALSO IS IN CONSTRUCTION AS WELL, GETTING MORE DIRT AND ELEVATING EVERYTHING.
YOU KNOW THAT ONCE THE IT'S THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOLDS THE LAND, ONCE THEY OPEN, WE CAN TART WORKING ON THE BAY TRAIL PORTION OF THAT, AND THEN MCKAY STREET IS GETTING CLOSER TO COMPLETION.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE WATER.
ALL THE UTILITIES GO UNDER MCKAY STREET AND WE'RE WORKING.
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THAT'S COMING VERY CLOSE TO COMPLETION, AND WITH THAT, ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL HAVE RESTROOMS AGAIN AT KRAB COVE AND THEN AND THEN THE RESTROOM AT GRANT STREET.LAST MEETING, WE APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL 400,000 TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED.
THERE WAS SOME MIX UP ABOUT ABOUT THE ELEVATION OF THAT RESTROOM.
LAFAYETTE-MORAGA TRAIL AT THE CANYON.
AT THE CANYON BRIDGE IS BEING WORKED ON, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT POSSIBLY OPEN BY THE END OF OCTOBER AND ALSO, THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE ON THE LAFAYETTE-MORAGA TRAIL BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREET.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO START A TEMPORARY FIX, AND REN BATES AND I MET WITH THE LAFAYETTE CREEKS COMMISSION A LITTLE BIT BACK, AND IT'S A GOOD THING WE DID, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE GOING TO BE WORKING FROM THE OPPOSITE BANK, AND THEY WERE GOING TO DO A MAJOR RESTORATION THERE.
SO WE GOT THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT.
SO THERE'LL BE A TEMPORARY FIX, AND THEN WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THAT TEMPORARY FIX, WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO FINISH A PERMANENT FIX.
SO THAT'S ALL JUST WAITING FOR PERMITS.
WESTERN HILLS IS, AS YOU KNOW, IS THAT LAND MASS JUST ABOVE MCCOSKER CONTRACTOR THERE DEFAULTED, AND WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH WHETHER WE GET A STAGING AREA OR NOT, BUT ONCE ALL THAT IS COMPLETE, WE WILL ADOPT THE WESTERN HILLS INTO THE INTO SIBLEY, AND WE'LL HAVE A NICE CONTIGUOUS PARKLAND BETWEEN SIBLEY AND LAFAYETTE AND ORINDA AND THEN ANTHONY CHABOT.
THE GUN RANGE IS BASICALLY ON HOLD AS FAR AS CLEANUP.
WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE GUN RANGE AS FAR AS USE, AND THAT WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLEANUP IS INVOLVED, AND RIGHT NOW THE FUEL BREAK MITIGATION IS HAPPENING THERE.
SO IT'S BEING USED AND THEN THERE'S A SEWER REALIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR ANTHONY CHABOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THE CAMPGROUND.
IT DRIVES RIGHT DOWN AND CROSSES THE SEWER BRIDGE.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ELIMINATE THAT AND THEN THAT'LL THAT'S COMING UP IN THE FUTURE.
REDWOOD PARK. REDWOOD REINHARDT WHERE THEY'RE FINALLY STARTING TO REHAB THE STABLES THERE AT PIEDMONT. SO THAT WAS A LONG TIME WAITING, AND THEN FOR JUDGE JOHN SUTTER, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE ARMY TO CLEAN UP.
SO THERE YOU GO IN A NUTSHELL.
YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE LITTLE TALK ABOUT THE TWO WARDS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING CAUGHT UP TO SPEED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE TOPICS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO ME.
GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A LOT. YES.
THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR COVERING BOTH WARDS.
I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE GUN RANGE.
ARE WE ABLE TO FIND A STATE AGENCY TO LEAD THE CLEANUP ON THAT? OR IS THAT SOMETHING THE DISTRICT PLANS TO DO ON ITS OWN? DEFINITELY BE LOOKING.
ONCE WE DETERMINE WHAT WE WANT TO USE THAT LAND FOR, THEN WE'LL KNOW HOW MUCH CLEANUP WE WANT TO DO, AND THEN WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THE TO WHATEVER FUNDING WE CAN TO CLEAN IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT, AS YOU KNOW.
I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE TRAIL RESTORATION IN BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREET IN LAFAYETTE, AND LET YOU KNOW THAT THE WALNUT CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL, OF WHICH I'M PRESIDENT, PROVIDED FUNDING TO HELP WITH THE RESTORATION ACROSS THE CREEK.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE NOT GOING THROUGH THAT RESTORATION EFFORT.
SO YEAH, THANK YOU NOT TO BE A PAIN, BUT COULD EVERYBODY PLEASE USE THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE I SAW BOB PANTOMIMING, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS SAYING UNTIL I HEARD DEE'S RESPONSE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.DOES THAT MEAN IT'S NOT USABLE NOW OR? YEAH, IT'S FENCED OFF.
IT'S BASICALLY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC RESOURCES IS IN ARGUING WITH THE ARMY AS TO HOW MUCH CLEANUP NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THE UPLAND IS PRETTY MUCH STRAIGHTFORWARD.
WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS IN D.C.
TO BIFURCATE THE LAND, THE CLEANUP.
LET THE ARMY BECAUSE THERE'S NO NO DISPUTE ABOUT THE UPLAND CLEANUP.
WE WANT THEM TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND THEN, BUT IT'S THE CLEANUP ALONG THE WATER, AND SO ONCE THAT GETS THAT, ONCE THAT DISPUTE GETS GETS RESOLVED, THEN WE CAN GET BOTH THE UPLAND AND THE SHORELINE CLEANED UP AND WE CAN OPEN THAT UP. WE WOULD DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE PARK BASICALLY.
I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL EVENTS THERE AND NOW HAVING TO BE CLEANED UP.
THEY'RE TO BE CLEANED UP. I MEAN, IT'S THE AREA THAT'S FENCED OFF.
I THINK THE CONFUSION IS THAT THE OBSERVATION PIER AND THE BRIDGE YARD EVENT CENTER ARE OPEN.
IT'S JUST THE OTHER TWO PIECES.
YEAH, IT'S THE OPEN SPACE PART OF IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PAC MEMBERS? MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? OH, GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH GOING.
OH, WAIT. I SEE A HAND FROM MEMBER LOPEZ.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DIRECTOR, FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE WARD FOUR, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY GLAD TO KNOW THAT I CONTINUE TO BE REPRESENTED, AND THE INTERESTS OF THE WARD CONTINUE TO BE REPRESENTED THROUGH YOUR, YOUR EXPERIENCE, AND YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY THAT THINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST JUST IF YOU HAVE ANY IF ANYBODY IN YOUR CONSTITUENCY WANTS HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT WARD FOUR, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME OR DIRECTOR WAESPI.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR PRESENTATIONS.
OUR FIRST WE HAVE THREE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATIONS.
THE FIRST IS ON THE LOCAL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR MEASURE WW.
KATY HORNBECK, GRANTS MANAGER IN THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION.
OH, THERE WE GO. TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
SO I'LL BE COVERING JUST A VERY BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAM ITSELF, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PROGRAM, AN OVERVIEW OF THE AGENCIES WITH THEIR REMAINING FUNDS AND INCOMPLETE PROJECTS, AND THEN AN UPDATE ON THE WW URBAN CREEKS FUNDING FOR LOCAL AGENCIES.
SO CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER OF 2027.
SO THE BOARD APPROVED THAT, AND WE NOW HAVE AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS FOR THOSE AGENCIES.
OF THE 125 THAT'S BEEN FROM THE BOND A LITTLE OVER OR JUST ABOUT ALL OF IT, LIKE 99% HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED.
OF THAT 125, 117 MILLION HAS BEEN REIMBURSED TO DATE.
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THAT'S OVER 226 PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN THE 226 THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND HAVE CLOSED OUT.THAT'S WHO'S BEEN RECEIVING THE REIMBURSEMENT TO DATE SO FAR.
THERE ARE EIGHT AGENCIES WITH REMAINING FUNDS TO BE REIMBURSED, AND THAT IS OVER 14 PROJECTS.
THE CONTRACTS FROM THE CONTRACTORS, SOME THE SOME LAND TENURE, ETC..
SO WE HAVE A CHECKLIST THAT WE GO THROUGH TO AUDIT THAT THE PROJECT IS OFFICIALLY COMPLETE.
SO WE HAVE SEVEN PROJECTS IN THAT STATUS AND THEN SEVEN PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE IN VARIOUS DEGREE OF PROGRESS, AND HERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT.
SO IN BERKELEY OR THE CITY OF BERKELEY, THERE ARE FOUR OPEN PROJECTS, BUT ALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS.
SAME FOR HARD. HERCULES HAS TWO.
THERE'S A LITTLE ASTERISK THERE, SO THAT ONE OPEN PROJECT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARK DISTRICT, PART OF THEIR APPROPRIATION CARVED OUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS 1.8 MILLION FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PARK DISTRICT, AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT IS LEFT TO BE DONE.
SO YOU HAVE A VERY DETAILED REPORT IN YOUR PACKAGE.
THIS IS THE LOCAL WW REPORT THAT WE RUN THAT WILL LIST EVERY SINGLE AGENCY THAT RECEIVED FUNDING.
SO YOU'LL SEE MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE AGENCY.
I'LL JUST USE HERCULES AT THE TOP AS THE EXAMPLE.
THAT'S THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION THAT WENT TO THAT AGENCY, AND THEN STATUS.
THEN WORKING OVER SO WHAT THEY APPLIED FOR BY PROJECT.
SO FOR HERCULES, THESE THE TWO PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE OPENED OR APPROVED.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BALANCE LEFT.
SO THEY COULD IF THEIR PROJECT ENDS UP COMING UNDER BUDGET, THEY COULD TECHNICALLY APPLY FOR ANOTHER NEW PROJECT TO USE THOSE FUNDS, OR THEY COULD OPT NOT TO USE THOSE FUNDS AND THERE WOULD JUST BE A BALANCE.
OR THEY COULD REALLOCATE IT TO, LET'S SAY, THE BEECHNUT MINI PARK IF THAT WAS OVER BUDGET.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO THE URBAN CREEKS UPDATE FOR LOCAL WW.
SO 8 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TO URBAN CREEK PROJECTS OUT OF THE BOND MEASURE.
IN 2017, THE BOARD APPROVED THE PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES AND SET UP THE POLICIES FOR HOW WE WOULD REIMBURSE THOSE AGENCIES AND FOR NON PARK DISTRICT PROJECTS.
WE SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED 1.6 OF THAT 8 MILLION FOR THOSE OUTSIDE AGENCIES.
IN APRIL 2018, THREE AGENCIES APPLIED AND WERE AWARDED AND APPROVED GRANT CONTRACTS TOTALING JUST SHY OF THAT 1.6, AND THIS PROGRAM EXPIRES AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
THOSE THREE AGENCIES ARE LISTED HERE AND THEIR APPROVED AMOUNT.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT THESE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, IT'S YOU KNOW, THIS THIS GRANT FUNDING IS SO USEFUL TO THEM BECAUSE IT REALLY SORT OF, YOU KNOW, IS RESPONSIVE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS, IS REALLY GRASSROOTS, AND IT'S IMPROVED THESE COMMUNITIES IN SO MANY WAYS.
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BE ONE OF THE FIRST LINKS IS THE TEN YEAR REPORT THAT CAME OUT IN 2019.IT'S 20 PAGES LONG, SO I ONLY PRINTED ONE COPY, BUT YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND THAT AND THAT HAS A VERY DETAILED REPORT AS WELL, IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S IN YOUR PACKET, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT AS WELL, AND SO YOU MENTIONED IF THERE'S A PROJECT THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, REMAINING UNEXPENDED FUNDS, THAT THEY COULD FLIP THOSE FUNDS INTO A NEW PROJECT, BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE, WOULD THAT REQUIRE THEM THEN TO CONCEIVE OF A TOTALLY NEW PROJECT AND NOVO GET IT APPROVED BY THE PARK DISTRICT AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THE SORT OF PROCESS IN THIS VERY ABBREVIATED TIMELINE? YES, THEY WOULD NEED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE AGENCIES THAT HAVE REMAINING FUNDS, IT'S VERY SMALL.
IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T GO TOO FAR, BUT THEY COULD DEFINITELY APPLY.
IT'S LIKE A NEW SWING SET OR SOMETHING.
YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PAC? YES, MEMBER CLAXTON.
HI, COULD YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE VARGAS PLATEAU PROJECT IN FREMONT? BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING? IS IT A PARKING LOT OR.
THERE'S ISSUES WITH PARKING UP THERE.
I BELIEVE THE SPECIFIC CARVE OUT IS FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE VARGAS PLATEAU.
IT'S A VERY SPECIFIC AND NARROW DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE FUNDS CAN GO TOWARDS.
THERE IS SOME TRAIL WORK THAT IT COULD GO TOWARDS, I BELIEVE A STAGING AREA, BUT IT'S THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT PROJECT, SO I DON'T BELIEVE EVEN THE FIRST STAGE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, SO, BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU SEPARATELY, AND I CAN PROVIDE THAT DETAIL.
OKAY. CAN YOU FIND MY EMAIL ADDRESS OR.
WITH REGARD, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DETAIL, PARTICULARLY IN THE PACET WITH REGARD TO THE URBAN CREEK PROGRAM, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED.
IS THAT. DID I READ THAT CORRECTLY? LET ME SEE. I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME AVAILABLE FUNDS THAT COULD BE ISSUED AS A SECOND ROUND OF FUNDING IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WANTED TO APPROPRIATE THAT OR ALLOCATE IT BUT FROM WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED SO FAR, THE 1.6 FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES, ALL OF NEARLY ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED, BUT WHEN THE ORIGINAL DECISION WAS FOR A TOTAL OF 8 MILLION.
ARE THE ONLY RECIPIENTS ARE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTIES? I BELIEVE I'D HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
I DON'T KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, IT'S I'M SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT NONPROFITS.
I BELIEVE IT'S JUST FOR CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND SPECIAL PARK DISTRICTS.
YEAH. DID I SEE ANOTHER HAND BRIEFLY OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE? NO. OKAY. OKAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PAC? HOW ABOUT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
OUR GUESTS ON THE ZOOM CANNOT HEAR EVERY WORD, SO THANK YOU.
JUST STARTED TALKING WITHOUT THAT.
AGAIN, I'M SEAN DOUGAN, THE TRAILS PROGRAM MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING. GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE SAFE AND SOUND.
I CHOSE A HANDFUL OF PROJECTS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON TONIGHT.
THE TRAILS PROGRAM UNIT IS A UNIT WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND WE DESIGN, BUILD IN-PARK TRAILS AND RUN PROJECTS FOR PAVED TRAIL REGIONAL TRAILS.
OPERATIONS. EVERY DIVISION AT THE PARK DISTRICT IS SOMEHOW AFFECTED BY THE TRAILS PROGRAM AND TRAILS IN GENERAL, BUT TONIGHT I'LL SHOW YOU A HANDFUL OF PAVED AND UNPAVED TRAIL PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ARE THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR ARE GOING TO
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BE CONSTRUCTED EITHER BY THE END OF THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.NOW, HERE'S OUR MASTER PLAN MAP.
YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT.
ALL THE EASY ONES HAVE BEEN DONE, AND THE ONES THAT YOU SEE THERE IN PINK NOW ARE EXPENSIVE, REQUIRE BRIDGES RIGHT OF WAY, OR EASEMENTS FROM DIFFICULT LANDOWNERS I'LL SAY, CHALLENGING LANDOWNERS, AND SO WE'LL ZOOM IN OVER HERE TO POINT MOLATE.
JUST RECENTLY WE PUT THIS PROJECT OUT TO BID.
IT'S IN RICHMOND, AND WE HAD SOME ENGINEERS ESTIMATES THAT WE WERE PRETTY CONFIDENT ON.
THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE IS JUST THAT IT SOMETIMES OUR BIDS COME BACK UNDER OR OVER THAT.
RIGHT NOW THE MARKET IS QUITE IT'S QUITE HIGHER THAN WE EXPECTED.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WE COMPLETED CEQA SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS COMPLETING A PAVED SF BAY TRAIL CONNECTION FROM THE RICHMOND SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE 2.5 MILES NORTH TO THE WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THEN IT WAS RECEIVED SOME FEDERAL FUNDING, SO WE HAD TO CERTIFY NEPA FOR THAT.
WE COMPLETED THE DESIGN JUST BACK IN PROBABLY APRIL AND MAY, AND FINALLY RECEIVED PERMITS IN THE SUMMER, AND WE PUT IT OUT TO BID, AND WE WERE ABOUT $4.2 MILLION SHORT AND WE HAD TO REJECT.
WE BROUGHT A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO REJECT ALL THOSE BIDS, NOT NOT JUST BECAUSE WE WERE QUITE SHORT, YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE COULD COME UP WITH $4.2 MILLION, BUT DURING THE BIDDING PROCESS, THE PARK DISTRICT SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE MANY OF THE PROPERTIES OUT OR PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY OUT THERE, WHICH CHANGED THE SITUATION A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH RICHMOND ON THIS PROJECT, AND THEY THEY HAVE SOME PORTIONS OF THEIR PROJECT THAT ARE UNDERFUNDED, AND SO IT WAS WE FEEL IT WAS THE BEST RECOMMENDATION AT THIS POINT TO REJECT ALL BIDS.
APPLY FOR REGIONAL MEASURE THREE FUNDING, WHICH IS A GRANT PROGRAM THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S BEEN BUILDING MONEY FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE LAWSUITS ARE PENDING AND NOW SO THERE'S LIKE I THINK THERE'S A TOTAL OF SOMEWHERE AROUND 65 MILLION FOR THE WHOLE NINE BAY AREA COUNTIES BUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS IS ABOUT 50 MILLION.
WE THINK THAT IF WE PUT THIS, IF WE APPLY FOR THAT AND WE PUT IT BACK OUT TO BID WITH SOME ALSO VALUE ENGINEERING ON THE PROJECT, THAT WE CAN COVER THIS SHORTFALL AND ACTUALLY WIND UP WITH A BETTER PROJECT IN THE END.
SORRY, THAT WAS A REMNANT MAP.
SO HERE'S THE IRON HORSE TRAIL EXTENSION UP HERE.
IT'S ABOUT 34 MILES ALTOGETHER IF YOU COUNT THE SEGMENTS IN LIVERMORE, BUT THERE'S ABOUT A 31 MILE STRETCH THAT'S CONTINUOUS TO MARSH DRIVE AND CONCORD. FROM THERE.
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON A FEASIBILITY.
THAT'S KIND OF IN ITS ENTIRETY.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH WITHOUT FEDERAL FUNDING.
IT HAS ONE BRIDGE THAT IS THE SAME SIZE AS THE SHORES BRIDGE.
IT'S ABOUT 1200FT LONG, PLUS THREE OTHERS THAT ARE A LITTLE SMALLER.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE TABLE.
THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT FOR THE PARK DISTRICT, BUT WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN CONVINCING THE COUNTY TO INCLUDE A SEGMENT OF THE IRON HORSE TRAIL TO GET TO THE WEST SIDE OF WALNUT CREEK IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND BUT A PART OF THAT DEAL WAS THAT CALTRANS REQUIRES US TO EXTEND THE IRONHORSE TRAIL TO SOME LOGICAL TERMINUS IN THE NEXT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE BRIDGE BEING COMPLETED.
SO THAT'S THAT IN YELLOW, THEIR PROPOSED ALIGNMENT.
THE REASON WE CHOSE IMHOFF IS BECAUSE THERE'S BIKE LANES AND IT'S PART OF THE COUNTY'S BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN, AND WE HOPE TO CONSTRUCT THIS IN THE NEXT PROBABLY 2027 WOULD BE THE SOONEST THAT WE CAN CONSTRUCT THIS PENDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WE HAVE SOME FUNDING FROM A TOSCO REMEDIATION FUND THAT WE'RE USING FOR THIS.
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THIS. THIS CONTRACT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A PROPERTY UP ON THE NORTH.AS I SHOWED YOU THE BIG PICTURE.
TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTIES, TO PUT THE PUZZLES TOGETHER, TO PUZZLE TOGETHER IN ORDER TO EXTEND THAT LATER, AND THAT'S A JOB IN ITSELF, BUT WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THIS PROPERTY TO SEE WHERE THE TRAIL COULD GO ON THIS PROPERTY SO THAT WE CAN RECORD AN EASEMENT.
WE FEEL COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THE POINT.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL PROJECT IN NORTHERN NORTHWESTERN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
WHOOPS. THIS IS THE WE CALL THE RICHMOND GAP CLOSURE AT THIS POINT, BUT IT STRETCHES FROM POINT PINOLE REGIONAL SHORELINE TO WILSON POINT, AND IT IS THE LAST REMAINING 0.9 MILE GAP IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL FROM RODEO BASICALLY TO OAKLAND, AND THEN YOU COULD SAY TREASURE ISLAND AT THAT POINT.
WE ARE WORKING WITH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE COUNTY TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THIS.
YOU WILL SEE A SEQUA DOCUMENT OUT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
A NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY RELEASED FOR THIS PROJECT HERE.
THIS PROJECT STRETCHES FROM THE NEJEDLY STAGING AREA DOWN TO BERRELLESSA STREET.
ANOTHER PROJECT ON UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD MOU ON THE ON THAT MAP RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE THIS IS GOING TO BE TRANSFERRED TO CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AS THE PROJECT MANAGER, WHICH WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE WEIGHT OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS HERE, WHICH IS NICE, BUT WE HAVE TO GET IT READY TO HAND OFF, WHICH MEANS THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE SECRET DOCUMENT THAT WAS INCLUDED AND THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2003.
IT'S A LITTLE STALE. IT'S A LITTLE OLD.
I THINK AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ABOUT 3 TO $4 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S ABOUT ALSO JUST OVER IT'S ABOUT A HALF A MILE OF PAVED SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL HERE.
SO THERE'S SOME DIFFICULTIES HERE, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDENDUM TO AN ADDENDUM ON OCTOBER 15TH, BRINGING FORWARD TO THE BOARD THAT ADDENDUM AND APPROVING THAT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT AND HAND IT OFF TO CCTA TO BUILD.
PART OF IT WAS BUILT BACK IN 2006.
YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE TOP THERE THERE'S AN OLD BRIDGE.
SEE THE RAILING THERE? IT GOES TO NOWHERE, AND THEN IT IT LOOPS DOWN AND RUNS ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO BERRELLESSA STREET, AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST ONES HERE.
I MEAN, IT'S BEEN PROGRESSING, BUT IT WAS SET BACK.
THERE'S A I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR DOWN HERE.
THERE'S AN EAST BAY MUD TANK HERE.
WE HAD ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT EAST BAY MUD IS GOING TO REMODEL THAT SITE, AND SO THE CITY OF LAFAYETTE HAS SOME OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THIS TRAIL, AND THEY THEY BASICALLY ENDED IT, ENDED THEIR LICENSE AGREEMENT, AND SO WE HAD TO PIVOT AND GO TO THE NEIGHBORS AND ACQUIRE SOME RIGHT OF WAY, AND SO THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE ARE OPEN TO DONATION TO US, AND WE'RE WORKING OUT THOSE DETAILS RIGHT NOW.
OUR LAND ACQUISITION STAFF IS ON THAT, AND A LOT OF FENCING IN THIS.
THERE'S SOME VERY HIGH VALUE PROPERTIES HERE AND INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN GOLF COURSES AND GROCERY STORE CHAINS, ETC., AND SO THIS WILL BE SO LET'S JUST SAY WE'VE HAD A CHALLENGE GETTING SOME RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH HERE, BUT WE THINK NOW WE DO HAVE IT ALL, AND WE HAVE A DRAFT SECRET DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE PREPARING.
WE BOUGHT IT OR I THINK IT WAS A DONATION, ACTUALLY, FROM THE DA SILVA FAMILY AND IT IS THIS LANDLOCKED PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE JUST SORT OF BEEN TRESPASSING ON FOR YEARS.
IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS TRAIL DONE.
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THERE'S AN EQUESTRIAN EQUESTRIAN INFLUENCE HERE, SO IT WILL REALLY, I THINK, BE USED A LOT BY HORSEBACK RIDERS, AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HOT ONES RIGHT NOW. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND ALSO I'M AVAILABLE FOR IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT I'VE SHARED WITH THE BOARD AT OUR YEARLY CAPITAL BOARD WORKSHOP.I'M OPEN TO GIVING UPDATES ON THAT.
GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE OTHER TRAILS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET, AND SO IF THERE ARE SPECIFICS THAT PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT WERE NOT IN THE SLIDE PRESENTATION, I THINK SEAN WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT, AND SO I HAD A COUPLE OF THESE TRAILS POINT MOLATE PROBABLY THE RICHMOND GAP FOR SURE, SEEMED FAIRLY LOW ELEVATION RIGHT NEXT TO THE WATER, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SAY JUST A FEW WORDS ABOUT CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR SEA LEVEL RISE, BECAUSE THOSE ARE LIKELY TO BE UNDERWATER IN 50, 70 YEARS AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN MIGHT BE FAIRLY SHORT.
WE'RE DESIGNING ALL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL SEGMENTS THAT ARE ON THE SHORELINE TO BE HIGHER THAN THE 2050 PROJECTIONS FOR SEA LEVEL RISE, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE ON BOARD WELL, ESPECIALLY THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE A QUITE EXTENSIVE BOARDWALK STRUCTURE THAT WILL NEED TO BE ABOVE THAT PREDICTED LEVEL.
SIMILAR TO THE DOTSON FAMILY MARSH SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL SEGMENT.
SO BUT WE ARE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT, BUT IT'S A GOOD, GOOD POINT.
THE RAILROAD IS GOING TO HAVE AN ISSUE OVER TIME, AND THEY THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SO MUCH, BUT YEAH, WE'RE IN MANY WAYS WE YOU KNOW THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY TRAIL IS MAY BECOME YOU KNOW OVER TIME THE LAST REMAINING SORT OF BARRIER TO SEA LEVEL RISE, AND WE HAVE A WE DID OUR RAP STUDY, I FORGET THE ACRONYM REGIONAL.
I'M SORRY, BRIAN, I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME UP, BUT YEAH, WE DID A RESILIENCY STUDY ON VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF THE BAY TRAIL IN OUR, IN OUR PARK DISTRICT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THOSE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, BRIAN HOLT, CHIEF OF PLANNING TRAILS GIS.
ONE THING SEAN DIDN'T MENTION, BUT, YOU KNOW, NOTHING WE DO IS NOT REGULATED BY ANOTHER AGENCY.
SO ANY OF THE WORK THAT WE DO ON THE SHORELINE, AND IN ORDER TO GET BCDC APPROVAL, BAY CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WE HAVE TO MEET THE SAME SEA LEVEL RISE DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY BCDC AS PART OF THEIR SHORELINE ADAPTATION MASTER PLAN.
SO YOU HAVE TO DESIGN FOR A CERTAIN, I THINK, 50 YEAR DESIGN LIFE FOR THAT.
YES, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ONE TRAIL IN OUR PACKET WAS THE WILDCAT BIKE TRAIL.
YES. COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT? YES. IT'S MOVING PRETTY SLOWLY.
WE'RE DEVELOPING A PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR THAT AND DETERMINING WHAT THE PROJECT IMPACTS MAY BE.
WE STILL WE'RE STILL NOT READY TO DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF CEQA WE WANT TO DO FOR THAT PROJECT, BUT WE WILL WE SHOULD WE SHOULD HAVE A DECISION ON THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND THEN BE CHARTING A PATH FORWARD THAT WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
A SOME FORM OF CEQA DOCUMENT, AND PUBLIC REVIEW OF THAT DOCUMENT IN THE NEXT YEAR, I THINK.
YEAH. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT WILL MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WILL IT BE PROCESSED AS THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT? SURE. I'LL LET BRIAN JUMP IN THERE.
BRIAN HOLT, CHIEF OF PLANNING, TRAILS GIS.
IT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED AS A LAND USE PLAN.
AMENDMENT. THE WILDCAT CANYON HAS AN EXISTING LAND USE PLAN.
MOUNTAIN BIKING IS A RECOGNIZED ALLOWED USE WITHIN THAT LAND USE PLAN.
VICE CHAIR ESPAÑA. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
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A LOT OF THESE SECTIONS OF THE BAY TRAIL AND THE RIDGE TRAIL ARE CHALLENGING, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE RAILROAD CROSSINGS.SO IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SURE, SURE. ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS IN THERE.
SO SORRY FOR THE BAIT AND SWITCH.
YEAH, THE CPUC APPROVED OUR NEW CROSSING WITH MITIGATION AT ANOTHER LOCATION AT KILKARE AVENUE TO THE EAST, AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE PREPARING THE APPLICATION.
IT'S CALLED A GO88 APPLICATION TO THE RAILROAD AND APPROVING SAFETY, PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE COUNTY ROAD THERE AT THAT CROSSING, AS WE CONTINUE TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN FOR THE NEW CROSSING.
THERE'S KILKARE AND THE MITIGATION THERE.
THERE'S THE NEW CROSSING AND THE ELECTRICAL THAT NEEDS TO GET DRAWN TO IT, AND THAT'S A PROJECT IN ITSELF WITH PROBABLY SIMILAR CONTRACTOR OR SAME, AND THEN THERE'S THE UPLAND PORTION OF IT'S ABOUT OPENING FIVE MILES OF THE RIDGE TRAIL, AND WE'RE STILL BECAUSE BECAUSE WE DO NOT OWN THE PROPERTY, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT A MITIGATION PLAN THAT CAN WE CAN'T MITIGATE ON SITE BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET OUT OF THAT EASEMENT TO MITIGATE FOR SOME OF THE GRASSLAND IMPACTS IN PARTICULAR, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MITIGATION SITE ELSEWHERE OR TO PAY INTO A MITIGATION FUND THAT CAN HELP WITH THAT.
SO WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT PLAN TO ACQUIRE THE INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT FOR THE PROJECT, AND THAT'S TAKING LONGER THAN THE RAILROAD PIECE, WHICH IF YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT FIVE YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE LAUGHED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST THING THAT MAY HAPPEN IS THAT WE MAY BE DOING THE SAFETY FEATURES AT KILCARE, USING THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE, AND HOPING TO BUILD A PORTION OF THAT TRAIL NEXT YEAR UP ABOVE AND THEN I THINK THE LAST PIECE WILL BE THE ACTUAL NEW CROSSING IN ORDER TO OPEN THAT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF CHANGES AT VALLEJO MILL HAPPENING WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S A NEW OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE THE EASEMENT OVER, AND SO THERE MAY BE SOME ALIGNMENT CHANGES THAT WE CAN THAT COULD BE A BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT APPROVED ON THAT PROPERTY.
WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $600,000 IN OUR BUDGET, WHICH IS A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT TO DO SOME OF THIS WORK, BUT BUT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO APPROPRIATE SOME MORE FUNDING IN ORDER TO GET THE FULL PROJECT DONE.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER.
MEMBERS SKAREDOFF. AGAIN, I'LL JUST ECHO EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
ONE OF THEM HAS TO DO WITH THE CONNECTION THAT'S BEING PUT IN ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS BETWEEN THE NEJEDLY STAGING AREA AND MARTINEZ.
ONCE THAT'S BUILT, IT ACTUALLY TIES INTO A ONE WAY OR A DEAD END ROAD THAT GOES TO THE ACTUAL GEORGE MILLER TRAIL SO FROM THE NEJEDLY STAGING AREA, YOU'D NEED TO WALK ON THE STREET.
WELL, IT'S A ROAD, AND BEFORE YOU GET TO THE GEORGE MILLER TRAIL, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY EFFORTS BEING MADE TO TRY TO MAKE THAT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, OR MORE OF A DIRECT CONNECTION? CURRENTLY, NO.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS IN THE PAST TO EITHER, YOU KNOW, CLOSE THAT ROAD AND MAKE IT A PEDESTRIAN, MAKE IT THE GEORGE MILLER TRAIL, ESSENTIALLY THAT EXPERIENCE.
THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S A CONTAMINATED TANK FARM THAT TRUCKS AND, AND AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND THINGS NEED TO DRIVE INTO IN ORDER TO CONTINUALLY TEST, WHICH IS CALLED THE IT'S CALLED THE OZONE TANK FARM, AND IT'S UP ON TOP OF LIKE RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE GEORGE MILLER TRAIL.
SO SHUTTING THAT OFF TO VEHICLES HAS, HAS KIND OF STALLED AND MAY NOT EVER HAPPEN, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY EFFORTS BY THE COUNTY WHO OWNS THE ROAD TO PUT IN BIKE LANES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.
THERE'S SO MUCH BIKE BIKING THAT HAPPENS THERE.
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IT'S POSSIBLE TO WALK THERE NOW, BUT YOU'RE WALKING IN TRAFFIC AND YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS TRAIL PROJECT IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU IS BECAUSE FROM THE NEJEDLY STAGING AREA DOWN INTO TOWN, THERE'S NO BICYCLE OR THERE'S NO SHOULDER. YOU'RE SORT OF TAKING YOUR LIFE INTO YOUR OWN HANDS IN ORDER TO GET UP TO OUR PARK, AND SO THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THAT AND ALSO CONNECTS TO THE MARTINEZ INTERMODAL TRANSIT STATION, WHICH IS.YEAH. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD HAD TO DO WITH THE CONNECTION TO THE WATERBIRD AREA.
YES. I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST ONE YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT ONE CONNECTS IN ON THE OTHER END BACK TO AN EXISTING PROJECT TO PROVIDE VISITOR FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE AT THE MOUTH OF WALNUT CREEK.
DOES THIS CONNECT DIRECTLY INTO THAT NETWORK? I'M NOT THE PLACE.
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME? IS IT PACHECO MARSH? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH.
SO THIS. SO IN ORDER TO CONNECT TO PACHECO MARSHALL, THEY'LL NEED TO BE SOME FURTHER STUDY DONE.
RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW WATERFRONT ROAD FLOODS, AND SO AT SOME POINT, THE COUNTY IS GOING TO NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ROAD, AND AT THAT POINT, I'D LIKE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND, AND GET A SHOULDER, A TRAIL ON THE SHOULDER OF THAT TO CONNECT FROM WATERBIRD TO PACHECO MARSH.
YEAH. IN ORDER TO GO STRAIGHT UP AND GET THERE.
AS IT'S SHOWN ON OUR MASTER PLAN MAP, WE WOULD NEED AN EVEN LARGER BRIDGE OR TWO THAN THE ONE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT, AND SO IT'S JUST IT'S A VERY LARGE PROJECT, AND SO THAT WAS NOT THE RECOMMENDED ROUTE TO GO.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AT SOME POINT.
SO I GUESS I'M NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHAT WOULD YOU WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO DO? WELL, I'M ASSUMING THAT AT SOME POINT AND WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS.
IT'S NOT JUST ME, AND THE PARK DISTRICT INTERNALLY HAS HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS ROAD.
EVENTUALLY WILL NEED TO BE WILL NEED TO BE RAISED FROM WATERBIRD TO THE FINERY WHICH IS TO THE EAST, AND AT THAT POINT WE WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THERE BEING A ROAD PROJECT, MAYBE A SECRET DOCUMENT, AND WORKING WITH THE PARTNER THAT'S ALREADY RAISING THE ROAD TO ADD A LITTLE ENOUGH FOR A SHOULDER TO HAVE A TRAIL CONNECTION TO PACHECO MARSH FROM THE WEST.
THAT WOULD BE KIND OF LIKE A ROADSIDE CONNECTION.
YEAH. BETWEEN THE TWO? YEAH. PROBABLY NOT.
NOT IDEAL, BUT WOULD STILL BE SAFER THAN.
YEAH, BECAUSE A LOT OF GARBAGE TRUCKS ARE ON THAT ROAD.
YEAH. NO. IT'S TRUE; NOTHING'S IDEAL OUT HERE.
THERE'S TOXIC WASTE DUMPS, THERE'S OVERGROWN OVERLAND UTILITIES.
THERE'S A RAILROAD, THERE'S A ROAD, PIPELINES.
YEAH. THERE'S PIPELINES. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT THEY LEFT US BACK IN THE DAY, YOU KNOW? YEAH. I WAS JUST OUT THERE ON COASTAL CLEANUP DAY, AND WE.
THIS TIME WE DRAGGED OUT FOUR TIRES.
FIRST TIME WE WENT DOWN IN THERE, WE DRAGGED OVER 100 TIRES.
SO IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY.
YES. THE MARSH CREEK EXTENSION TO ROUND VALLEY.
ARE WE WAITING FOR THE MARSH CREEK STATE PARK TO BE BUILT? WELL, YES.
TECHNICALLY THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD.
WELL, WHAT WE'RE WAITING FOR IS FOR WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS AT THE PARK DISTRICT, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PRIORITIZING THOSE THAT'S A PROJECT THAT IS JUST IT'S IT HAS A DESIGN, HAS PRELIMINARY DESIGN, IT HAS CEQA, BUT IT'S GOING TO NEED 5 MILLION OR SO MORE DOLLARS TO, TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. WE'VE APPLIED TO FEDERAL GRANTS ON, I THINK TWO DIFFERENT CYCLES AND NOT RECEIVED MONEY FOR THAT PROJECT, AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS KEEPING AN EYE ON IT, AND IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE STATE WOULD OPEN THAT PARK BECAUSE IT WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT ISSUE OF PEOPLE COMING ONTO A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT ISN'T OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT'S NOT THE PRIMARY REASON, I WOULD SAY, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT REASON.
SECOND QUESTION ABOUT THE RODDY RANCH PROPERTY.
ARE ANY TRAILS GOING TO CONNECT WITH THAT PROPERTY? YEAH.
BRIAN'S MORE FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.
THE RODDY RANCH GOLF COURSE, THE FORMER RODDY RANCH GOLF COURSE.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON DESIGN AND RESTORATION DESIGNS AND OPENING UP THE, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE MILE LOOP TRAIL WITHIN THE GOLF COURSE, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT A WHOLE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THERE, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT IN THE SAND CREEK FOCUS AREA OF ANTIOCH.
WHAT ULTIMATELY, THE CITY DECIDES TO DO WITH EMPIRE MINE ROAD?
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EMPIRE MINE ROAD IS NOW IT'S A CLOSED ROAD.IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT PEOPLE DO USE IT AS ESSENTIALLY AS A TRAIL.
SO WE'RE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, KEEPING AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING TO ULTIMATELY HAPPEN WITH THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THOSE DIFFERENT PIECES.
A LOT OF THOSE ARE CITY DECISIONS, AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA.
SO EVENTUALLY WE HOPE THOSE WILL ALL KIND OF PIECE TOGETHER, BUT NOT OUR PROJECT.
THANK YOU. MAYBE MEMBER PEOPLES FOR THE LAST QUESTION.
YES. THANK YOU FOR A VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.
OH, YEAH. THAT'S A THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.
SO WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL INTERACTION WITH A BASE COMMANDER THERE ABOUT TWO BASE COMMANDERS AGO, AND THEY APPROVED OUR PROPOSAL. WE'RE DOING SORT OF A LAND SWAP, IF YOU RECALL GIVING THEM BACK SOME OF THE LAND THAT WE DON'T NEED FOR OUR TRAIL EASEMENT, BUT IN EXCHANGE FOR SOMETHING UP NORTH TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE CONNECTION FROM OUR CURRENT STAGING AREA AT THE CREEK ON CAMINO TASSAJARA AND TO WINDERMERE WHICH WOULD CLOSE THAT GAP AND THE, THE ARM THAT WENT TO THE ARMY, AND IT WENT THROUGH VARIOUS BASES FOR APPROVAL, AND NOW IT'S AND THEN THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED AND THERE WERE STAFF TURNOVER, AND SO RIGHT NOW, I'M WORKING WITH OUR LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT TO REALLY GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS THE REAL ESTATE ARM OF THE ARMY TO JUST GET THIS DEAL DONE.
SO AT THIS POINT THAT WE STILL NEED TO DO A CEQA DOCUMENT AND WE STILL NEED TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN ON THAT, BUT REALLY WE JUST NEED TO GET WE JUST IF WE CAN GET THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEN IT'S THEN IT COULD BE A PROJECT.
SO IT'S STALLED. I GUESS I'D SAY THE SHORT ANSWER.
I WASN'T SNEAKING, IT'S BEEN UP FOR QUITE A WHILE.
I MEAN, WE KNOW THERE ARE 24 LEAKED OR LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS OUT THERE, FOR INSTANCE.
SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING IN DIRT AND RISING FOR THE SEA LEVEL RISE AT THE SAME TIME, I'M JUST WONDERING HOW MUCH OF THAT'S BEEN MAPPED OUT OR LOOKED AT, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT NOW RATHER THAN FIND OUT LATER.
LIKE YOU SAID, THERE'S TOXIC DUMPS, THERE'S TANKS, THERE'S THESE LEGACY LEAKING TANKS.
I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING THE AGENCY IS REALLY GETTING INTO SOME REALLY INTERESTING URBAN PARKLANDS THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT, BUT ALSO COULD BE OPENING UP. I WORKED IN THE CIRCLE PROGRAM, BUT OPENING UP OPPORTUNITY FOR BROWNFIELDS MONEY, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN DIRT LIKE WE'RE DOING OVER, YOU KNOW, DIRECTOR ROSARIO POINTED OUT, TO FILL UP THESE SITES, TO DO THAT AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE THAT DIRT COULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY BE THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLLER, THE CAP FOR THOSE TOXIC AREAS.
SO TO TRY TO BE PROACTIVE EARLY NOW AS YOU'RE DOING THOSE AND DESIGNING THOSE, RATHER THAN PUT ALL THIS MONEY INTO THESE MILLION DOLLARS OF TRAILS, AND I ADORE THE BAY AREA TRAIL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT THERE ARE THESE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE ON TEAM IN OUR STEWARDSHIP TEAM FOR RISK ASSESSORS, BUT BOTH ECO AND HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENTS EARLY RATHER THAN LATER.
JUST I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
JUST SOMETHING I'LL THROW OUT THERE.
IT'S IT COULD BE A REALLY BIG PANDORA'S BOX.
YOU'RE RIGHT, AND INTERESTING IN AIR QUOTES WHEN YOU SAY INTERESTING PROPERTIES.
IT'S MAINLY ARSENIC AND SOME LEAD, AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO CAP THAT.
THE TRAIL IS ALONG THE SHORELINE.
WHAT YOU ARE I THINK REFERRING TO IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO FOR THE UPLAND PIECES, AND AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE TANK FARMS THAT THOSE TANKS, CONTAMINANTS FROM THOSE TANKS ARE NOT WITHIN OUR PROJECT BOUNDARY UNLESS I AM.
IT'S PART OF MY IT'S PART OF MY PROJECT.
WE DID NOT DETECT ANY OF THAT CONTAMINANT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN.
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YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO JUMP IN AND ADD.WE THE PARK DISTRICT HAS A PRETTY AMAZING LEGACY OF WORKING WITH CONTAMINATED BROWNFIELD SITES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF MCLAUGHLIN EASTSHORE MILLER KNOX.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE RIGHT NOW WORKING ON AT LEAST FOUR OLD MILITARY BASES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CERCLA.
SO WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH CERCLA.
WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THAT ON THE CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION.
WE DO HAVE STAFF WHO HAS ECO AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT EXPERTISE.
I THINK TO SEAN'S POINT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TRAIL AND YES, WE DO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN WE CAP MATERIALS IN PLACE? I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF CONCORD, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ARE, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO INTO THE DESIGN ISSUES, WE'VE AT CONCORD AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR THAT GROUP FOR 20 YEARS NOW OR SO.
SO WE DO WE DO LOOK AT LIKE WHERE WE CAN CAP THINGS BUT AS SEAN MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THESE OTHER BIGGER PROPERTY ISSUES OF YES, THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WELL, FOR POINT MOLATE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MANY OF THOSE UPLAND TANKS ARE ACTUALLY ON THE CITY OF RICHMOND PROPERTY, AND SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR LONG TERM PARK ACCESS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE AREA THAT WE'RE.
GREAT. THANK YOU. SO TURNING TO ZOOM, I SEE.
OH, THERE A HAND FROM MEMBER OBRINGER.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATED BRIAN'S RESPONSE AND I JUST HAD A QUICK FOLLOW UP.
SO WHERE DO NEWER PARKS COME INTO THIS? AND I'M THINKING, OF COURSE, OF THE THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50, AND I KNOW THERE'S PLANNING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CREATE TRAILS. SO IS THAT A SEPARATE CATEGORY OF WORK OR HOW DOES SOMETHING HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT GET INTO THE TRAIL PIPELINE.
SO I'M GOING TO GOING TO JUMP IN A LITTLE BIT ON THIS ONE HERE.
HE ONLY SHOWED YOU A PRETTY SMALL SNAPSHOT HERE.
HE'S GOT A LOT MORE THAT ARE THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE AND IN THE WORKS, AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IN TERMS OF WHERE NEW PARKS ARE RELATED TO EXISTING PARKS YOU KNOW, WE'RE THAT'S PART OF THE CONSIDERATION OF WHEN IS A PROJECT RIPE TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO FOR THURGOOD MARSHALL SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND IDENTIFIED THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S 1000 ACRES SOUTH OF BAILEY ROAD THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH, AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
SO WE'RE IN DESIGN FOR THE PHASE ONE PUBLIC ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
SO WE HOPE TO KIND OF BRING THAT ONLINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WE KNOW OTHER PARTS OF THAT PROPERTY ARE NOT GOING TO BE RIPE BECAUSE THERE IS ONGOING COORDINATION WITH THE CITY, WITH BROOKFIELD AND WITH OTHERS IN TERMS OF JUST HOW THAT AREA GETS DEVELOPED. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THE RIGHT TIME IS.
I'LL JUST PUT IN MY PLUG IN THAT THIS IS A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ENGAGE WITH THE PAC ON AND THE BOARD AROUND AROUND THE DISTRICT PLAN AND REALLY QUESTIONS ABOUT, OKAY, HOW MUCH ARE WE INVESTING IN OPENING UP NEW PARKLANDS VERSUS VERSUS ENHANCING THE PARKLANDS THAT WE HAVE? WE HAVE A LOT OF EXISTING TRAILS THAT NEED WORK, BUT WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN NEW TRAILS AND MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS.
CLIMATE CHANGE IN GENERAL, HUGE CONCERN.
A LOT OF VARIOUS COMPETING INTERESTS, AND SO THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A BIG FOCUS OF THE CONVERSATION OF THE DISTRICT PLAN IS HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE THESE DIFFERENT WORK PLANS, AND, YOU KNOW, TO MEMBER OBINGER'S POINT, I THINK I DO ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE SOME DISCUSSION OF, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT, SAY, THIS MUCH DEDICATED, DEDICATED TOWARDS PROVIDING NEW ACCESS, BUT THEN ALSO LOOKING AT, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED IN THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS ON OPENING UP NEW PARKLANDS, BUT THEN ALSO GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT OUR EXISTING PARKLANDS, AND YOU SEE SOME OF THAT WE'VE INVESTED IN ROBERT'S POOL.
TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER'S QUEUED UP.
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PROBABLY A CONVERSATION HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE PARKS WORLD, ACROSS THE NATION.TURNING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ARE THERE ANY IN PERSON OR REMOTE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR HAVE A QUESTION? WE DO HAVE ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.
MR. OLSON, CAN YOU HEAR US? WONDERFUL, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
ARE YOU SPEAKING TO ME? YES. YOU'RE GOOD TO MAKE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I AM OLLIE OLSON, EAST COUNTY'S MR. BICYCLE. EAST COUNTY CYCLISTS WOULD LIKE TO SEE BIG BREAK REGIONAL TRAIL EXTENDED TO THE WEST, TO THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ANTIOCH OAKLEY SHORELINE.
CURRENTLY, THE CITY OF OAKLEY IS ABOUT TO DEVELOP AN INDUSTRIAL AREA IN A FORMER VINEYARD, WHICH WAS IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CURRENT WEST END OF THE BIG BREAK TRAIL.
OAKLEY ALREADY BUILT AN AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON THE FORMER DUPONT PROPERTY.
MAYBE WE COULD NEGOTIATE WITH THEM TO EITHER USE THEIR STREETS BECAUSE IT'S A GIGANTIC FACILITY, OR MAYBE BUILD A TRAIL THROUGH THEIR PROJECT ALSO.
THERE ARE NO BRIDGES AND NO RAILROADS ANYWHERE NEAR THIS PLACE, SO IT OUGHT TO BE PRETTY CHEAP.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC IN PERSON OR REMOTE? GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL THIS WORK HAPPENING WITH OUR TRAILS.
NEXT UP WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE 2025 BUDGET PROCESS.
THERE WE GO. SO THIS IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND I GUESS I'LL THINK OF IT AS LIKE PART ONE.
A CHANCE FOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUR BUDGET PROCESS IS LIKE, AND THEN I'LL BE BACK AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 25TH TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO THE PAC AND SO THIS WILL HOPEFULLY GET YOUR WHATEVER, WET YOUR WHISTLE OR GET YOUR MIND WRAPPED AROUND IT CONCEPTUALLY. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A WHOLE LOT OF DETAILS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE BUDGET YET BECAUSE IT'S NOT READY OR WE'RE STILL BAKING IT.
SO AND I THINK A LOT OF YOU HAVE EITHER BEEN ON THE PAC FOR A WHILE OR MAYBE WORK IN AGENCIES WHERE YOU HAVE A SIMILAR BUDGET PROCESS, BUT SO SOME OF THIS MIGHT NOT SEEM THAT NEW, BUT HERE'S OUR BUDGET AT 10,000FT.
SO OVERALL, WE HAVE OUR MASTER PLAN, WHICH YES, IT'S OUTDATED.
IT'S CURRENTLY BEING REVISITED, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NEW SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN SOON, BUT THIS IS REALLY OUR GUIDE AT THIS POINT, AND THAT'S THE OVERARCHING DOCUMENT THAT WE REFER TO, AND THEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY RECEIVING PUBLIC INPUT FROM THE BOARD, FROM THE PAC, FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
SO THAT'S COMING IN ALL THROUGH THE YEAR, AND THEN BUT THEN AS WE GET DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY IN OUR REAL BUDGET PROCESS, SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS ENTER INTO OUR FINANCE SYSTEM, THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS, AND THOSE GET PRIORITIZED BASED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE BOARD PRIORITIES? WHAT ARE THE WHAT DOES THE PUBLIC WANT TO SEE, WHAT PROJECTS ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD? AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS LIKE, HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN PUT TOWARDS NEW THINGS? AND SO THAT ALL GETS SMUSHED TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH YOUR YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH AGAIN, YOU'LL BE SEEING ON NOVEMBER 25TH AND SO THEN THERE'S YOU THE UNIQUE UNICORN, AND SO THAT'S YOU KNOW HOW IT HOW IT IMPACTS YOU.
IT'S DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU SIT.
SO OUR BUDGET IS REALLY IT'S A BUDGET PROCESS, AND I'VE GOT IT HERE IN LIKE A CIRCLE GOING AROUND THE SUN, BUT IT'S ALSO A REALLY A SERIOUS COMMUNICATION TOOL.
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REALLY DOWN TO SOME PRETTY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON, LIKE WHAT PROJECTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE BEING PRIORITIZED.IT'S VERY MUCH INFLUENCED BY THE PUBLIC AND BY OUR BOARD.
IT'S REALLY A FEEDBACK CIRCLE.
OUR BUDGET BOOK ITSELF IS REALLY FULL OF HISTORICAL AND PROSPECTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT.
SO THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SO WE HAVE A PRETTY DETAILED BUDGET CALENDAR THAT'S ON OUR PUBLIC DRIVE IN THE FOR FINANCE STAFF TO LOOK AT, BUT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN SEPTEMBER, SO ALL THE STAFF HAVE PUT IN THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS, AND WE'RE IN THIS PROCESS OF MEETING WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AND GETTING HER FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT SHOULD GO INTO THE BUDGET AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN FIT IN, AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CURRENT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE SITUATION IN THE REPORT, AND IT IS GOING TO BE A SOMEWHAT LEAN YEAR THIS YEAR, JUST RELATED TO PROPERTY TAXES NOT BEING AS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME SOME NEW EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE TO FIT INTO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT SO LOOKING AT OUR 2024 REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES NO SURPRISE, PROPERTY TAXES ARE FAR AND AWAY OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE, AND THE NEXT LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE IS CHARGES FOR SERVICES, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S A MUCH SMALLER SLICE OF THE PIE.
THIS IS COMING OUT RATHER SMALL, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN SEE IT SO IN THE 2024 BUDGET, 196.1 MILLION IS THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAT WE RECEIVE, AND THEN DOWN, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED A DIFFERENT LINE A LITTLE BIT LOWER THERE, WHICH IS PARKING FEES.
YOU MIGHT THINK LIKE, OH, YOU GUYS GET A LOT OF REVENUES FROM CHARGING FOR PARKING.
TOTALLY SMALL COMPARED TO HOW MUCH WE'RE GETTING FROM THIS VERY PASSIVE SOURCE.
THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE RECEIVE AND PROBABLY GETTING INTO THIS MORE THAN YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT.
THE LARGEST ONE IS THAT WE GET A SMALL PERCENT OF THE 1%.
SO WHEN YOU ADD UP ALL THOSE TINY LITTLE DOLLARS ACROSS THOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PARCELS, THAT'S WHAT GETS US TO THE 196 MILLION, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN THERE, AND IT CAN BE KIND OF HARD TO SEE THE PARK DISTRICT'S NAME, DEPENDING ON YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM, ON THE LEFT THERE'S OUR MEASURE WW BOND TAX ASSESSMENT, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OF OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
SO OF COURSE THEY HAVE THE BIGGEST BUDGET, AND SO NOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT'S COMING IN 2025. I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE REVENUE SIDE.
SO WE USE THIS FIRM CALLED BEACON ECONOMICS.
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THEM OR WORKED WITH THEM.
THEY DO A LOT OF REVENUE PROJECTIONS AND ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS FOR THE WHOLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WE STARTED WORKING WITH THEM BACK WHEN WE PASSED OUR MEASURE WW BONDS, AND WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW ASSESSED VALUE WAS GOING TO RESPOND TO THE GREAT RECESSION, BECAUSE WE HAD PROMISED VOTERS WE WERE GOING TO KEEP THAT TAX LEVY TO BE UNDER $10 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUATION, AND WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS THEIR FIRST PROJECTION THEY GAVE US.
IT'S MUCH ROSIER TODAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, SUDDENLY OUR PROPERTY TAXES WERE DROPPING AND WE HAD NOT DEALT WITH THAT BEFORE, AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIT IT IN. SO THAT WAS OUR FIRST FORECAST, AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND WHAT IT IS TODAY, BUT SO SO THEY GAVE US THE 2025 FORECAST, AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CALIFORNIA BEING IN A BETTER SITUATION THAN MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE.
THE STATE'S ECONOMY IS STILL EXPANDING.
IT'S SLIGHTLY BELOW WHAT IT'S BEEN HISTORICALLY AND IT'S SLIGHTLY BELOW THE CURRENT NATIONAL PACE, BUT STILL GROWING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR US, THEY'RE PROJECTING THAT HOME SALES ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO THEY'RE IN POSITIVE TERRITORY, AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN THE COMING
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YEARS AND SO THAT'S RELATED TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S LIMITED SUPPLY OF HOMES, AND SO THAT REDUCED THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. SO REDUCED SUPPLY THEN THERE'S GREATER DEMAND.SO PRICES GO UP A LITTLE BIT, AND I THINK I HAVE A FEW OTHER QUOTES IN THE, IN THE ACTUAL REPORT, AND SO HERE'S THEIR FORECAST.
THE THEY GIVE US THREE, YOU KNOW, SCENARIOS.
ALMOST EVERY OTHER AGENCY IS ON A FISCAL YEAR BASIS.
SO WE PUT THAT TOGETHER AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A ROUGHLY 4.5% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX FORECASTS, AND I ALSO MENTIONED IN THE REPORT THAT OUR SALARIES ARE GOING UP ROUGHLY 4.5% AS WELL.
SO IT'S TOUGH TO FIT NEW STUFF IN THERE WHEN WHEN THEY'RE BOTH INCREASING AT THAT SAME RATE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY, AND SO NEXT STEPS THE PAC WILL RECEIVE THE PROPOSED BUDGET NOVEMBER 25TH, AND WE WILL ASK FOR YOU TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD AND THEN THE BOARD GETS IT.
WELL, THEY'LL OBVIOUSLY RECEIVE IT EARLIER THAN THIS, BUT THEY'LL HAVE WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 3RD AND GET THEIR FEEDBACK, GET THE PUBLIC'S FEEDBACK, AND THEN ADOPTION IS ON DECEMBER 17TH.
THAT'S MY LAST SLIDE, AND YEAH, HOPE TO HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS AND ANY, ANY THOUGHTS YOU HAVE THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I COVER ON NOVEMBER 25TH.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE BUDGET PRIORITIES ON THE 25TH.
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PAC.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND JUST TO CONFIRM, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF THE SAME PROCESS.
THAT'S EVERY YEAR, THE SAME TIMELINE.
IT USUALLY IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
RIGHT. IS THERE ANY CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS? NOPE. IT'S THE SAME PROCESS.
YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT, MEMBER WILLIAMS. I'LL MAKE MY SAME COMMENT I USUALLY MAKE, AND THAT IS, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, AND WE DO IT EVERY YEAR.
WE USE BEACON AND OTHERS TO HELP US WITH PROJECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I WILL STILL PRESENT THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MAYBE A MULTI-YEAR, AT LEAST A TWO YEAR BUDGET.
IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR STAFF A BIT, AND I KNOW THAT THE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT IS LONG RANGE PLANNERS, SO THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A STRETCH TO ME BUT AT ANY RATE, I'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.
YEAH. AS SOON AS YOU SAID, I'M GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING.
I WAS LIKE, OH, I KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO SAY.
HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU.
SO MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE'LL GET THERE.
YEAH. YEAH, AND THE I THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET COPIES OF THOSE SLIDES.
SO BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A LOT OF DETAILS WHICH WOULD BE USEFUL.
THANK YOU. YES, MR. CLAXTON, AND JUST ADD THEM TO THAT ELECTRONIC PDF THAT WE GOT.
I MEAN, I DON'T NEED THE PAPER, BUT IT'S NOT HERE.
SO, ARE WE PLANNING TO INCREASE THE STAFFING BY A PERCENTAGE NEXT YEAR, OR ARE WE STAYING THE SAME FOR STAFFING IN THE PARKS? YEAH.
SO WE. I GUESS THERE'S TWO ANSWERS TO THAT.
ONE IS WHICH MAYBE YOU YOU GUYS ALREADY HEARD, BUT SO WE, WE BUILD OUR, WE HAVE A BASE BUDGET PROCESS WHERE WE, WE TAKE OUR EXISTING STAFF AND WE APPLY THE COLA THAT'S BEEN AGREED TO BY THE DIFFERENT BARGAINING GROUPS AND SO WE BUILD THAT INTO THE BUDGET.
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AND THIS YEAR WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADD STAFF, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GIGANTIC YEAR JUST BECAUSE YEAH, PROPERTY TAXES AREN'T GROWING AS MUCH, AND AND WE ALREADY HAD SOME, SOME COLAS THAT WE HAD TO FIT IN THERE.NOT LIKE A, YOU KNOW, A FIXED PERCENT ACROSS ALL PARKS, BUT LIKE MORE STRATEGICALLY WHERE WE CAN AND YEAH, BASED ON WHAT THE HIGHEST NEEDS ARE FOR LIKE NEW PARKLANDS THAT ARE OPENING.
YEAH. NEEDS THAT HAVE ARISEN IN THE PAST YEAR WHERE IT'S LIKE, OH, THIS CANNOT WAIT.
SO WHEN I SAW THE PROJECTED BUDGET, AT ONE POINT YOU HAD LIKE A 0.5 HERE AND A 0.3 THERE.
SO STAFF POSITIONS, ARE THEY JUST GOING TO BE IF YOU ADD A PERSON, WILL IT JUST BE IN ONE LOCATION OR A SHARED STAFF PERSON? YEAH. WE I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE OUR PIPELINE PROCESS WHERE WE SOMETIMES ADD LIKE FRACTIONAL POSITIONS.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THAT FRACTIONAL SHARED POSITIONS.
AWESOME, BUT IN REALITY, LIKE, NOBODY WANTS A HALF A BABY.
SO YEAH WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PAC MEMBERS IN PERSON OR REMOTE? I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
IS THERE IS THERE A PLACE WHERE THE TWO ARE GOING TO MEET.
SINCE I APPRECIATED AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU BASICALLY SAID THE BUDGET IS THE MANIFESTATION OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT'S VALUES, RIGHT? AND SO I KNOW THERE'S ALL THIS PROCESS THAT'S GOING ON TO, TO, TO PRIORITIZE, AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
SO HOW DOES HOW IS THAT ALL GOING TO WORK TOGETHER.
RIGHT. SO YEAH, YOU HEARD IT A LITTLE BIT IN OUR LAST IN THE LAST PRESENTATION FROM SEAN WHERE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND BRIAN WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS TOO, WE'RE SCORING OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND TRYING TO USE THAT SCORE TO DECIDE WHAT GETS FUNDED.
I'LL SAY THAT'S STILL A WORK IN.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT? YEAH. SO THAT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE ARE DEFINITELY IMPLEMENTING THAT.
WE'RE SCORING ALL OF THE PROJECTS AND TRYING TO DECIDE.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS THE HIGHEST SCORE.
CAN WE FUND IT? BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY AT PLAY.
SO THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD THAT THE SCORE MIGHT NOT BE AS HIGH AS SOMETHING NEW COMING THROUGH, BUT BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY IN PROCESS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DROP IT AND WALK AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW IT THROUGH.
SO I'D SAY THE CPP AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON OCTOBER 4TH IS OUR FINAL STUDY SESSION WITH THE BOARD WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS AND PROJECT PRIORITIZATION, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THAT MEETING, BUT THE YEAH, THE REALITY IS WE HAVE TO LIKE, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED EATING A BUNCH OF PROJECTS AND WE HAVE TO GET THOSE THROUGH BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE CPP SCORING THE WHICH STANDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITIZATION.
NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, AND THAT MAKES SENSE, AND I THINK I WAS THINKING JUST A LITTLE BIT LARGER BECAUSE LIKE AND YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING STUFF. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS AT THIS BODY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, PROGRAMS. RIGHT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING AND AND MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE EQUITABLE AND SO FORTH.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A PLAN TO FIGURE OUT PRIORITIZATION TO THE BEST THAT CAN BE DONE, BECAUSE THAT'S MORE OF AN ART, I THINK, THAN A SCIENCE, BUT I MEAN, IN TERMS OF LIKE THE OVERALL PARK DISTRICT BUDGET.
YEAH. IS THERE A WAY BASED ON THE VALUES THAT THE BOARD HAS IDENTIFIED? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD MORE FUNDING BE GOING TO PROGRAMS THAN IN THE PAST TO, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS SOME EQUITY ISSUES? I MEAN, IS THERE IS THERE SOME OF THAT GOING ON OF THAT? REPRIORITIZATION. I GUESS I SHOULD I'M TRYING TO SAY.
SO WE ARE VERY MUCH TRYING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT OUR BOARD'S PRIORITIES ARE AS WE'RE DECIDING WHAT GETS FUNDED, AND SO WE HAVE A LIST ACTUALLY.
WE HAVE THAT LIST NEXT TO US AS WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE, OKAY, CAN WE FIT THIS IN? YES OR NO.
DOES THAT MEET? IS THAT ONE OF THE BOARD'S PRIORITIES? YES OR NO, AND SO THAT HELPS US DECIDE LIKE YEAH, WE REALLY NEED TO DO THIS ONE.
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DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.OKAY, AND TURNING TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ANY QUESTIONS IN PERSON OR REMOTE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
WE HAD THREE REALLY EXCELLENT PRESENTATIONS.
SO THAT CLOSES OUT OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. SO WE HAVE UP NEXT REPORT FROM THE CHAIR, AND THE ONE THING I WANTED TO TOUCH ON WAS OUR PAC FIELD TRIP WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 16TH, AND ORIGINALLY OUR PROGRAM WAS TO VISIT THE CARBONIZER AND SEE IT IN ACTION, AND WE WERE ALL GOING TO DROP IN A LOG AND BURN IT, BUT I THINK THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO MAYBE LISA, WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE? YEAH. SO THANK YOU ALL WHO HAVE CONFIRMED FOR THE SITE VISIT NOVEMBER 16TH FROM 10 A.M.
TO 1 P.M.. WE ARE HOPING TO GO OUT TO THE CARBONIZER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DOESN'T OPERATE ON WEEKENDS, WHICH IS WHEN WE'RE HOPING TO HOST YOUR SITE VISIT TO HAVE ULTIMATE AVAILABILITY FOR THIS COMMITTEE, AND SO FOR THAT REASON, WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TODAY AND BRAINSTORMED SOME ALTERNATIVE TOUR OPTIONS, AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE IS A TOUR THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN TILDEN, AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT AT GRIZZLY PEAK WITH EAST BAY MUD AND UC BERKELEY, AND TALK ABOUT HOW THE DIFFERENT REGIONS IN THE AREA WORK ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION.
WE'LL SEE A TREATMENT SITE, AND THEN WE'LL CONCLUDE THE EVENT WITH A PICNIC ALTOGETHER IN TILDEN.
SO IT'LL BE A PAC PICNIC AT THE END AS WELL.
SO AND I THINK A NICE FEATURE OF THIS IS ALSO THE SORT OF CROSS-POLLINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, AND I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF MEET SOME FOLKS AT THOSE OTHER PLACES. YES, MR. CLAXTON. LISA, SO I NOTICED WE GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE WAS NO ATTACHMENT.
WE GOT AN EMAIL ABOUT THE DATE AND CONFIRMING THE DATE.
WE'LL BE WORKING TO PUT TOGETHER THE AGENDA AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS.
MEMBER DESCHAMBAULT. WELL, I'M VERY SAD.
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE WE COULD GET AN UPDATE OR A STAFF REPORT OR SOME SPECS ON THAT? I'M JUST REALLY INTERESTED.
I KNOW SOME FOLKS OVER AT THE MORAGA ORINDA FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ASKING ME TO.
I JUST WOULD LOVE TO KNOW MORE.
YEAH, SO THE TEAM THAT WE'LL HAVE WITH US IS THE TEAM THAT MANAGES THE CARBONIZER PROJECT.
SO YOU CAN ASK THEM ANY QUESTION AND ALL QUESTIONS.
MEMBER VALENZUELA WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THAT VISIT TO A FUTURE DATE.
SO THIS WILL BECOME OUR 2024 SITE VISIT, THE VISIT TO TILDEN, AND IN TERMS OF SEEING THE CARBONIZER, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT WITH OUR OPERATIONS TEAM TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF A BOARD TOUR NEXT YEAR, WHICH DOES TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAYS THAT THE PAC IS ALL INVITED TO.
OR IF WE'D LIKE TO EXPLORE A WEEKDAY TOUR FOR THE PAC IN 2025.
THANK YOU. MEMBER SKAREDOFF I THOUGHT I SAW YOU GETTING IN.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A BROADER LOOK AT INITIATIVES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO REDUCE FIRE RISK IN THE AREA. I'M NOT GOING TO BE JUST LOOKING AT THAT ONE TECHNIQUE, THE CARBONATOR, AND SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE VALUABLE.
OKAY. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS.
THANK YOU ALL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND WE WILL SEE YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATE IS OF THE NEXT.
OH, RIGHT. YEAH. SO YEAH, TYPICALLY AT OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, WE ELECT A NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, AND SO I'M TERMED OUT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT OUR VICE CHAIR MAY BE OTHERWISE OBLIGATED AS WELL NEXT YEAR, AND SO AT OUR NEXT MEETING WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN, BUT BE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR.
AT THE RISK OF BEING A LITTLE BIT HYPOCRITICAL, I'LL SAY IT'S PROBABLY IDEAL IF YOU HAVE TWO MORE YEARS REMAINING BEFORE YOU HIT YOUR TERM LIMITS BUT YEAH, BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
EMAIL ME OR LUANA OR ERICH IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE OR WHAT IT'S LIKE, AND THIS WILL COME UP AGAIN, LIKE I SAID AT OUR NEXT MEETING, SO WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO CHAT ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO RESERVE SOME TIME FOR SOME JUST REGULAR COMMENTS, IF THAT'S OKAY.
IS THAT. YEAH. I THINK WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THE END AFTER.
YEAH. SO SO THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT FROM THE CHAIR.
YOU'RE FIRST UP ON ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[Announcements]
THERE YOU GO. GOOD SEGUE.WEARING A LATINO OUTDOORS SHIRT.
THEY CELEBRATED THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY LAST YEAR.
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AS MANY OF US KNOW THE EQUITY OFFICER, JOSE GONZALEZ, IS THE FOUNDER OF LATINO OUTDOORS, AND I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK FOR THOSE CELEBRATIONS WITHIN YOUR DIFFERENT WARDS. ALSO AS AN INTERSECTION, IT'S ALSO FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH IN OCTOBER, AND I ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND DIRECTOR ROSARIO'S SERVICE OVER THE YEARS AS THE FIRST FILIPINO AMERICAN BOARD DIRECTOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND LASTLY, THE GATHERING OF OHLONE PEOPLES AT COYOTE HILLS IS HAPPENING ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, AND I'D LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO COME OVER TO A PARK THAT I WORKED AT. MEET MANY OF THE OHLONE PEOPLES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR GENERATIONS.VICE CHAIR, ESPAÑA. I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST THANK YOU TO FRANCIS.
FRANCIS IS EVERYWHERE, AND HE'S ALSO WITH A NURTURE NATURE.
THIS WEEKEND HAD OVER 120 PEOPLE AT MIDDLE HARBOR SHORELINE PARK, SO THAT WAS VERY GREAT TO WORK WITH YOU AND ALL THE SKILLS HE BROUGHT AS A NATURALIST, AND THEN TO THE BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL IS HAVING THEIR ANNUAL TRAIL SERVICE DAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AS FAR AS ON NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGHOUT THE RIDGE TRAIL AREA, THERE'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT SERVICE PROJECTS.
THEY'RE NOT ALL UP YET, BUT THERE WILL BE ONE IN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. IS THAT A HAND? OKAY. GO AHEAD.
OR A PHONE. WELL, FIRST I WANT TO.
I WANT TO SHARE THAT MY MOTHER, BETTY REID SOSKIN, TURNED 103 YESTERDAY.
I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH MY HORSE ON PART OF THE 22ND ANNUAL EAST BAY HILLS TRAILS BENEFIT HIKE AND RIDE THIS PAST LABOR DAY.
WE HAD 65 HIKERS WHO JOINED FOR PARTS OR ALL OF THE FIVE DAYS OF HIKING, ALONG WITH 34 EQUESTRIANS, HALF OF WHOM RODE FOR THE ENTIRE FIVE DAYS.
THE EVENT CENTERS ON THE BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL SECTIONS FROM WILDCAT TO CHABOT, WITH CAMPING IN TILDEN, JOAQUIN, MILLER, AND ANTHONY CHABOT PARKS, AND IS ENTIRELY STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS, WHICH MAKES POSSIBLE LARGE DONATIONS TO THE RIDGE TRAIL.
IN ADDITION TO THE HIKES AND RIDING, THERE WERE EVENING PROGRAMS BY THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT NATURALIST MARTHA CERDA SPEAKING ON THE ECOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE EAST BAY REDWOODS.
A TRIP TO CHABOT SPACE AND SCIENCE ON THEIR PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT.
EAST BAY TRAILS DEVELOPMENT CAME IN BARBEQUE DINNER ONE NIGHT.
DIRECTORS COLIN COFFEY AND JOHN MERCURIO JOINED US ONE EVENING, AND THIS YEAR WE HAD TWO EIGHT YEAR OLDS AND A FIVE YEAR OLD RIDING THEIR HORSES. SO NEXT YEAR, COME TAKE TAKE PART.
ANY OTHER? YES. MEMBER VALENZUELA.
TWO THINGS I MENTIONED LAST MONTH.
WE HAVE OUR PHOTO EXHIBIT COMING UP.
THE DATE IS OCTOBER 11TH THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT SUBMITTED ONTO THE BIG BRICK PARK SITE, AND THEN WE DO THE BLOWING UP OF THE PHOTO, WE MAT IT AND WE EXHIBIT THE EXHIBIT ON OCTOBER 26TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 9TH.
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TO SEE THEM TAKING PICTURES IN THE PARK WITH THEIR FIRST CAMERA EVER.WE HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE OVER 400 PEOPLE ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME SETUP CROSSING OUR FINGERS THAT WE HAVE OUR HORSE VISITS COMING, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE BIGGEST HIT LAST TIME THAT WE HAD.
THEY WERE JUST LOVED WHEN WE HAD A VISIT FROM THE HORSE PATROL, AND IT WAS JUST A VERY NICE ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAD THERE, AND EVERYBODY ASKED, ARE THE HORSES COMING BACK? SO BUT IT'S A GREAT, A GREAT FUNCTION.
WE HAVE STAFF FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT THAT HELPS ON THIS SPECIAL DAY, AND TO MAKE IT JUST EVEN MORE SPECIAL THAT WE ALL ENJOY THE DAY, AND , YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE STAFF THAT COMES TO HELP WITH THAT AND THE LAST TIME, THE LAST TWO TIMES, IT'S BEEN REALLY SPECIAL WHEN WE INTRODUCED EACH OTHER, WHEN WE START THE PROGRAM, A LOT OF THE STAFF STARTS.
THEY SAY THEIR NAME AND THIS IS MY THIRD.
IT'S A VERY HEARTWARMING AND IT'S JUST A FUN DAY TO SEE LOTS OF SMILES AND A GOOD TIME BY ALL.
SO I HAVE THE PAPERS FOR BOTH OF THESE UP THERE, BUT OCTOBER 8TH TUESDAY ALL ABILITIES DAY 10 TO 1.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE PARK DISTRICT.
THEY DID COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN AN OPEN HOUSE THAT WAS HELD LAST TUESDAY HERE IN CONCORD.
REGARDING WHAT I KNOW IS THE MOST POPULAR PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, WHICH IS THE PARKS COMPONENT, AND SO THERE WERE ALMOST 100 PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT ON A TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IS PLANNED AND IF FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO TUNE IN AND GET AN UPDATE IN REAL TIME, WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING BROOKFIELD'S GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE CONCORD CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 8TH, AND YOU CAN WATCH THAT.
IT'LL HAPPEN AROUND 630 OR SO, AND IT'S AVAILABLE ON ZOOM.
SO JUST WANT TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT THE PARKS AND THE PARK DISTRICT ARE VERY POPULAR.
WELL, I SEE NO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PAC, BUT JOINING AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MEMBER LOPEZ.
OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD HAVE IT.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY WHAT AMAZING EVENTS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR THE PARKS DISTRICT.
I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING ONLINE THAT IN WARD FOUR THERE IS AN EVENT THIS FRIDAY ON THE 27TH AT LAKE CHABOT REGIONAL PARK FROM 5 TO 8, AND IT'S SO GERMANE IT'S TO CELEBRATE UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, AND THAT'S IN THE EVENING FROM 5 TO 8.
IT DOES HIGHLIGHT HERE IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE PARKS DISTRICT BEGAN TO CELEBRATE THE RICH DIVERSITY OF PARK VISITORS, VISITORS AND PROMOTES UNITY, AND THIS EVENT BEGAN AFTER A GROUP OF MUSLIM MEN WERE HARASSED WHILE PRAYING AND SOCIALIZING THERE IN 2015, AND THIS EVENT SERVES AS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT ALL ARE WELCOME.
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, AND SO, TRULY, I THINK THIS PARK DISTRICT IS VERY PROGRESSIVE AND IS REALLY AHEAD OF THE CURVE, AND IT'S ESPECIALLY, I THINK THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE ESPECIALLY GERMANE FOR ALL THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.
THANK YOU. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TODAY.
I'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT 5:47 P.M..
SEE YOU ALL NEXT MONTH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.