[00:00:04] THE CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE. OH, THERE WE ARE. I THOUGHT THE SIGN WAS ON. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THIS IS THE CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTR ICT ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024, BEGINNING AT 11:07 A.M.. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [ROLL CALL] MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. GREAT. OKAY SO AT THIS POINT, WE CAN ADJOURN TO OUR CLOSED [CLOSED SESSION ITEMS] SESSION. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THIS IS THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024, BEGINNING AT 1:26 P.M.. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [ROLL CALL] THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO ASK DIRECTOR SANWONG TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT] DIRECTOR WAESPI, CAN YOU PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, PLEASE? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE TOGETHER ON LAND THAT IS THE TRADITIONAL, ANCESTRAL AND SHARED HOME OF MANY DIVERSE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. MANY PEOPLE USE THE TERM OHLONE TO DESCRIBE THE CULTURES AND HERITAGE OF PEOPLES ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT INDIGENOUS CULTURE IS NOT THE SAME ACROSS LANDS AND ECOSYSTEMS. EACH IS UNIQUE AS THE LAND ITSELF SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. THE OHLONE PEOPLES HAVE AND DO LIVE IN RECIPROCITY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. UNDERSTANDING THE SEASONS AND CYCLES OF THE NATURAL WORLD. MANAGING RESOURCES FUNDAMENTAL FOR SURVIVAL, AND THE IMPORTANT AND IMPORTANT TO CULTURAL PRACTICES WHILE PASSING DOWN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF READING AND TENDING TO THE NATURAL WORLD. PLEASE STAND WITH ME IN EXTENDING GRATITUDE TO THE ANCESTORS, ELDERS AND RELATIVES OF THE LOCAL CHOCHENYO SPEAKING OHLONE PEOPLES, AS WELL AS ALL INDEPENDENT FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES. WE HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND ITSELF, THE WILDLIFE LIVING WITHIN THIS LAND, AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE STEWARDED IT SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL AND WHO CONTINUE TO REMAIN DEEPLY CONNECTED TO IT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE TODAY'S AGENDA? [APPROVAL OF AGENDA] SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. SECOND. BY DIRECTOR SANWONG. I THINK WE CAN JUST DO THIS UNANIMOUSLY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. CARRIES. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS TODAY. LOOKING OVER HERE. OKAY, GREAT. SO IF. [PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] MADAM CLERK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING PUBLIC COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL, LEAVING A VOICEMAIL COMMENT IN PERSON AT THE PODIUM. THE SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS NOTICED ON THE AGENDA AND IN THE BOARD PACKET, WHICH WAS POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S PARK DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. ANY EMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2024 WOULD HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE TEAM. ANY EMAILS THAT COME IN AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AFTER THIS MEETING, AND WE DO HAVE TWO REQUESTS TO SPEAK FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. SO WE WILL START WITH THOSE FOLKS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, AND THEN IF YOU'RE HERE TO GIVE A COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE WILL CALL ON YOU TO SPEAK AFTER THAT ITEM IS CALLED AND WE DISCUSS IT. [00:05:01] ANDREW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANDREW GALVIN, G, A, L, V AS IN VICTOR, A, N. I AM AN OHLONE INDIAN. I TRACE MY INDIAN ANCESTRY TO A NUMBER OF VILLAGES LOCATED WITHIN MODERN DAY ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES, SPECIFICALLY THE VILLAGE OF HALKYN, WHICH IS MODERN DAY HAYWARD, SAN LEANDRO, SAKLAN WHICH IS MODERN DAY ROSSMOOR, WALNUT CREEK AND CARQUINEZ NEAR. MODERN DAY CARQUINEZ STRAITS. MY FIRST RECOLLECTION OF ANY INTERACTION WAS WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, AND THAT WAS WITH A RANGER, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY USED TO BE CALLED BACK THEN. DICK ANGEL OUT AT SUNOL. THAT WAS 1965, AND AT THAT TIME, CAMP OHLONE FOR THE BOY SCOUTS BEFORE POLITICALLY CORRECT, I WOULD SUPPOSE IT'S OPEN TO THE GIRLS NOW, BUT IT WAS A BOY SCOUT CAMP. LATER, MY FATHER AND I WENT OUT AND WORKED WITH NORM KIDDER AND HIS RECENTLY DECEASED WIFE, JAN SOUTHWORTH, WHO WE VERY MUCH MISS. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT IN THE RECENT YEARS AT SUNOL AND COYOTE HILLS. MY FAITH IN THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN RENEWED AT SUNOL BY NATURALIST BETTY VIOLOTTA AND ASHLEY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT, HOUTS AND AT COYOTE HILLS BY CHRISTOPHER SOLTIS. THESE NEW NATURALIST, RANGERS, OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED, HAVE BEEN SO WELCOMING, SO INVITING TO US NATIVE PEOPLES, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DECISIVE OR TRYING TO CREATE COMPETITION AMONG THE INDIAN GROUPS. NOW, MANY OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND MAY KNOW THAT FOR MANY YEARS I WAS THE ONE WHO WOULD CONSTANTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT BEV ORTIZ, AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH HER ANYMORE BECAUSE SHE CREATED TROUBLE AMONG US NATIVE PEOPLES IF WE WEREN'T HER FAVORITE INDIAN. I'D ALSO LIKE TO REITERATE HOW PLEASED I AM WITH ANNAMARIE GUERRERO, AND IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN ARCHEOLOGIST IN CHARGE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL BUSINESS AND NOT SOMEBODY WHO HAS A DEGREE IN BASKET WEAVING. OUR ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES ARE VERY SENSITIVE, AND THEY NEED A PROFESSIONAL PERSON QUALIFIED IN THAT AREA, LIKE ANNAMARIE, TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I ALSO KNOW THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW THAT WAS TAKEN OF ME AT COYOTE HILLS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, BECAUSE WHEN I READ THE TEXT AS IT WAS WRITTEN OUT, IT LEFT OUT QUITE A BIT OF THE THINGS I SAID, PARTICULARLY ANY DEROGATORY REMARKS I MADE ABOUT BEV ORTIZ. THEY WERE REDACTED. THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT I'M GRATEFUL THAT WAS READ WHEN WE BEGAN NEEDS TO BE EDITED AND REVISED BECAUSE IT'S TOO WORDY. IT'S MORE INCLUSIVE THAN IT SHOULD BE. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NEED TO BE EXCLUSIVE TO THE PARTICULAR AREA. IF YOU COULD WRAP UP. I AM TRYING TO THANK YOU. I SAW THE ZERO. THANK YOU. SO ANYWAY, SO THAT IT'S NOT SO STEREOTYPICAL THAT YOU HAVE INDIANS OUT THERE WITH THE ANIMALS, ETC, AND THE PLANTS. LET'S GET REALISTIC. US INDIANS ARE PEOPLE OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND WE ARE LIVING ON OUR LAND TODAY, AND I WOULD SUGGEST I WOULD BE HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST THAT. WE LOOK AT THAT LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WAS READ AND EDITED, MAKING IT EVEN SHORTER. SOMETIMES THEY'RE TOO LONG AND TOO WORDY, JUST DIRECT TO THE POINT, BUT THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TODAY. DIRECTOR SANWONG. YEAH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I KNOW THAT THIS MONTH IS DESIGNATED NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, AND IF WE DON'T MAKE IT HAPPEN THIS YEAR, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US. YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS RECENTLY FOR THE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE US RECOGNIZE NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH WHICH IS IN NOVEMBER OF EACH YEAR, AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE A POINT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW LAST MONTH WE HAD TWO REALLY IMPORTANT SIGNATURE EVENTS HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT, AT COYOTE HILLS AND AT SUNOL, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATIONS YOU [00:10:07] GAVE AT EACH ONE, AND THERE WAS SOME SPECIFIC POINTS I WAS GOING TO ACTUALLY MENTION AT THE END OF THE MEETING IN REGARDS TO THE SUNOL HERITAGE FESTIVAL THAT YOU HAD SHARED, AND YOU KNOW, IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU MAYBE SHARE THE POINTS ABOUT THE SUNOL RANCHERIA THAT YOU HAD SHARED AT SUNOL HERITAGE, HOW IT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT SITE FOR YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR COMMUNITY, IN REGARDS TO BEING ABLE TO PRESERVE THE CULTURE, AND THEN I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK WITH MISSION SAN JOSE, THE ACTUAL MISSION IN FREMONT, AND I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL TO HEAR A FEW QUICK POINTS ABOUT THAT. IF WE CAN GIVE HIM AN EXTRA MINUTE TO SHARE THOSE, TOO. IS THAT OKAY? SURE, ANDREW, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER MINUTE TO SHARE THAT, THAT'D BE. AT SUNOL, OUR FAMILY HAS HAD CONNECTIONS THERE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST RECENT HUNDREDS, HUNDRED YEARS WHEN AFTER THE MISSIONS CLOSED AND I'M TALKING NOW AROUND 1890 TO 1910, FAMILY MEMBERS WERE REFUGEES FROM THE MISSION AND FROM THE ORPHANAGES RUN BY THE DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MISSION SAN JOSE AND THAT WAS THE GIRLS ORPHANAGE, AND FOR THE BOYS WERE UP IN UKIAH, AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND THREE OF HER SISTERS WERE HERE AT MISSION SAN JOSE FOR THE GIRLS, AND TWO OF THEIR BROTHERS WERE UP IN UKIAH. THEY BOTH SOMEHOW AGREED TO RUN AWAY AND MEET AT SUNOL, AND SO THERE'S FAMILY HERITAGE IN THAT STORY THERE, TOO, AT MISSION SAN JOSE, WHICH IS OUR HOME MISSION WHERE MOST OF MY FAMILY CAME INTO THE MISSIONS FROM OUR VILLAGES. I AM CURRENTLY REDOING THE ENTIRE MUSEUM, UPGRADING IT AND DOING THE EXHIBITS OVER, AND WE HAVE A GRAND OPENING THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 14TH AND 15TH, WHERE THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPENED AGAIN TO TELL THE STORY OF THE MISSION. WHAT QUALIFIES ME TO DO THAT IS NOT ONLY MY DEGREE IN BLOOD AND MY ACADEMIC DEGREES, BUT FOR 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN THE MUSEUM DIRECTOR AT MISSION DOLORES IN SAN FRANCISCO. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOUR COMMENTS, AND CERTAINLY IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, WE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO. I'D BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP. WHO DO I FOLLOW UP WITH? WOULD THAT BE SABRINA OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE? YEAH. YES. OKAY. I'LL GO. SORRY. ANNAMARIE WOULD BE A GOOD ONE. WE'LL PUT IT THROUGH THE CLERKS OFFICE. THE OTHER THING YOU HAD SUGGESTED ABOUT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO HONOR NATIVE AMERICANS. IT ONLY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DURING NOVEMBER IF WE DON'T HAVE TIME, WHICH WE PROBABLY DON'T TO DO SOMETHING THIS NOVEMBER, WE COULD PICK ANOTHER MONTH AND SQUEEZE SOMETHING IN, BUT SQUEEZE IT LARGELY IN. THANK YOU, AND PRESIDENT ECHOLS, IF I MAY. WE ARE ALSO JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS, WE ARE WORKING ON KIND OF THE HERITAGE MONTHS AS A MORE OF A POLICY. SO IT'S ONE OF, IT'S LESS OF A KIND OF AD HOC BASIS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY. SO OUR HOPE IS TO BE ABLE TO ROLL SOMETHING OUT TO YOU TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. GREAT. THANK YOU. KELLY. I GOT A LOT OF IDEAS LISTENING TO THIS. FIRST IN SUNOL, AND BY THE WAY, SUNOL IS SPELLED WITH A TILDE. ON THE END IS THE PROPER SPELLING, SO IT SHOULD BE PRONOUNCED A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT WE WON'T GET INTO THAT. THE SFPUC HAS STARTED BUILDING A VISITOR CENTER THERE ABOUT 2016 OR 2018, AND IT STILL IS NOT OPEN. THEY KEEP PUSHING BACK THAT OPENING DATE AND IT HAS A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THERE. I'M SURE IT HAS STUFF ABOUT HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY. I'M SURE IT HAS A LOT OF THINGS, AND FOR SFPUC, I WANT TO CALL THEM OUT FOR NOT OPENING UP THAT VISITOR CENTER FOR SO MANY YEARS AND NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A PANDEMIC, BUT COME ON, THIS IS IT'S TIME TO GET THAT THING OPEN. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE VERY NICE AND, YOU KNOW, AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE, THE USEFULNESS OF THIS PARK DISTRICT TO LAND DEVELOPMENT. NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST IN LIVERMORE, BUT IT'S ALSO IN FREMONT. IN FREMONT, THEY HAVE THIS COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK AND LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET OVERLOOKING THE MAIN ENTRANCE ON A CORNER THREE STOREYS HIGH, IS A PROPOSED NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THERE WILL BE HIGH TECH OFFICES, AND THE BEST BUILDINGS ARE RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER, LOOKING AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO COYOTE HILLS, BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE IMPROVING THE LAND VALUES THERE, AND THAT'S WHAT HIGH TECH WORKERS, YOU KNOW, THESE HIGH PAID WORKERS, THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO BE LOOKING AT IS IS A NICE, YOU KNOW, PARK AND THINGS AND, AND THE CORNER OFFICES. THAT'S WHERE THEY BELONG. [00:15:01] SO WHY DO I BRING THAT UP. BECAUSE THEY ARE CALLING THAT A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FACILITY, AND THANKS TO THE MAGIC OF MISLABELING THE LEGAL ZONING DEFINITIONS IN FREMONT, THEY ARE GETTING INSTEAD OF PAYING $3 MILLION WORTH OF, YOU KNOW, LAND DEVELOPMENT FEES, THEY ARE PAYING $1 MILLION LESS BECAUSE IT'S HIGH. IT'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, SUPPOSEDLY, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LIGHT. IT'S JUST OFFICE BUILDINGS. IT SHOULD BE LABELED AS COMMERCIAL, AND IT SHOULD BE. YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD PAY AN EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS, AND THEN OVER IN LIVERMORE, THERE'S A BIG ISSUE WITH THE 1992 PROPERTY TAX SHARING AGREEMENT, WHICH IS NOW BEING DISCUSSED AT THE LOCAL ALAMEDA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION AND AT THE LIVERMORE AREA REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, AND THE ABSENCE OF A SUBSTANTIVE DISTRICT RESPONSE SUGGESTS THAT THE PARK DISTRICT. THIS PARK DISTRICT MAY BE UNDERESTIMATING THE SITUATION THERE. THAT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. THE THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME THERE COULD BE SOME SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, REALLOCATION OF THAT OF THAT MONEY, AND THE PARK DISTRICT NEEDS TO BE TAKING A MORE SERIOUS LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO CHECK, MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT'S THE NEXT THING. OKAY. SO THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR] DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU ACCEPT THE QUESTION ON ONE? OF COURSE. YEAH. GO AHEAD. SURE. COMMENT ON NUMBER THREE, IF I MAY. SO ARE YOU ASKING TO PULL IT? NO, JUST TO COMMENT ON IT. SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS. SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT AND THEN MAY I COMMENT ON NUMBER THREE? IT WOULD BE BETTER TO COMMENT NOW AND THEN. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. YEAH. GO AHEAD, AND WELL, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 2024 RADKE CHAMPIONING ADVOCACY AWARD, AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT THE AND COMPLIMENT THE GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING FORTH NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD. THIS IS AN AWARD FOR SOMEONE WHO, IN THE LEGISLATURE, EITHER STATE OR FEDERAL, ANYWHERE, THAT PROMOTES OUR AS A CHAMPION, CHAMPION, CHAMPION FOR OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, GETTING THINGS DONE AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THE LITANY OF THINGS THAT THE OUR AWARDEE, TIM GRAYSON, HAS DONE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT TIM GRAYSON, ASSEMBLYMEMBER TIM GRAYSON, IS THE AWARD WINNER, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE STUFF HE'S DONE TO HELP THE DISTRICT DO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, IT'S AN AMAZING LONG DEAL. ALSO OF NOTE IS THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW DOING THIS. THIS WAS STIFF COMPETITION THIS YEAR. THERE'S A LOT OF OUR LEGISLATORS AND FOLKS THAT REALLY LIKE US AND REALLY WANT TO HELP US OUT. SO IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO PICK THESE FOLKS, BUT THAT'S A BLESSING IN GOING ON FORWARD. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO TIM GRAYSON. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS, DENNIS. I AGREE AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU PULLED THAT OFF. THE CONSENT TO REALLY CALL ATTENTION TO BOTH THIS YEAR'S AWARD RECIPIENT AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER SUPPORTERS FOR OUR WORK. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. OKAY. SO IS THERE ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. SO MOVED BY DIRECTOR WAESPI. SECONDED BY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR ROSARIO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. SO NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS NEXT ITEM ON ITEMS ON THE CONSENT. OH, SORRY, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. OKAY, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT THEN, MR. BREW. OKAY. SO THIS IS ITEM FIVE. GRANT A PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE CITY OF FREMONT FOR MORRISON CANYON ROAD. VEHICLE TURNAROUND AT VARGAS PLATEAU REGIONAL PARK, AND THE TURNAROUND WAS ALREADY ALREADY THERE. IT WAS BUILT IN 2018 OR 2018 OR SO. [00:20:02] YEAH, FIVE YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE AND YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? WHY WOULD ANYBODY COME AND THINK FIVE YEARS LATER, OH, WE NEED A LEGAL AGREEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY HAS ACCESS. IT'S SITTING THERE. THERE'S NO GATE, THERE'S NOTHING. YOU CAN JUST RUN YOUR YOU CAN RUN YOUR FIRE TRUCKS UP, DOWN, UP THERE AND TURN THEM AROUND AND BRING THEM BACK DOWN ALL YOU WANT. THERE'S NOBODY STOPPING YOU, AND IF THE FREMONT, THEY COULD HAVE A PARADE OF FIRE TRUCKS GOING UP AND NOBODY WOULD STOP THEM. SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION. ANOTHER QUESTION HAVING TO DO WITH THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS BEING COMPARTMENTALIZED SO MUCH THAT NOBODY ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. EVERYBODY IS JUST BEING ASKED TO FOCUS IN ON THIS LITTLE PIECE, THIS LITTLE THING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHO PAID FOR THIS? THE PARK DISTRICT DID. WHY DID THE PARK DISTRICT BUILD A TURNAROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE? THE ANSWER WAS THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT AND IT WAS SETTLED IN 2012. THE SUIT WAS FILED IN 2008. NOBODY READS THESE DOCUMENTS, BUT I DID. I READ THEM ALL. I PROMISE YOU, I'M ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPERTS ON ON ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS, AND IN 2017, YET ANOTHER LAWSUIT WAS FILED. LEGAL ACTION WAS FILED, WHICH CLOSED THAT PARK FOR ANOTHER YEAR. SO A TOTAL OF ABOUT NINE YEARS OF PARK CLOSURE, AND IN 2017 ANOTHER SETTLEMENT WAS WAS EXECUTED, AND THIS THIS TURNAROUND WAS A REQUIREMENT OF ONE OF THOSE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS, AND WHO PAID FOR IT? YOU DID, I THINK. YEAH. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT PAID FOR THE FOR THE TURNAROUND, AND THEN WHY WHY IS IT THERE? WHY IS IT THERE? IT'S PART OF A LARGER PLAN. THAT'S WHY IT'S BEING SO COMPARTMENTALIZED. YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO ONLY WORRY ABOUT YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE FIRE TRUCKS. WE ALL LOVE FIRE TRUCKS. WHY IS THIS THING THERE? IS IT AS YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR LEGAL AGREEMENT IN THIS AGENDA SAYS THAT IS IT THERE TO FACILITATE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCESS OF THESE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS SAFE? NO. IS IT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PARKS AND THINGS AND IT'S ALL PROTECTED, THE PUBLIC ACCESS FOR THE OF THE PEOPLE TO USE THEIR PARKS? NO. THIS THING IS BEING BUILT THERE BECAUSE IN 2012, WHEN THEY SIGNED THE FIRST SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, I BELIEVE, OR IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN 2017, THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO PRIVATIZE THE LAST QUARTER MILE OF THE PUBLIC ROAD, THE COUNTY ROAD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 100 YEARS AND THEY WANTED NOT TO HAVE PEOPLE WALKING UP AND DOWN. IT'S BASICALLY A RECREATIONAL TRAIL. SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT A GATE A QUARTER MILE UP FROM, YOU KNOW, FURTHER IN FROM THE, FROM THE, FROM THE, FROM THE END. NOW AND THAT GATE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THIS TURNAROUND. SO UNLESS YOU HAD THIS TURNAROUND THERE--THEY'RE PLANNING WAY AHEAD. IT'S ALL PART OF THE MASTER PLAN TO PRIVATIZE THE ROAD, BUILD THE GATE, HAVE THE TURNAROUND THERE, AND THAT WAY IT'LL BE EXTRA PUBLIC LAND OWNED BY THE COUNTY, AND IN THIS CASE WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO PRIVATE INTERESTS IN THE INTERESTS OF BLOCKING PUBLIC ACCESS. SO IT'S VERY IRONIC OR, AND IN A WAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FUNDING POLICY. [FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DEBORAH SPAULDING, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS ITEM IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FUNDING POLICY. SO THIS IS A NEW POLICY THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR OUR OPEB TRUST. SO OUR OPEB TRUST IS OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TRUST. SO THESE ARE THE NON PENSION RELATED BENEFITS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO RETIREES. ACCORDING TO OUR PAM AND OUR LABOR AGREEMENTS, AND THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU RECEIVE AS A RETIREE VARY DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU WERE HIRED, YOUR BARGAINING UNIT, YEARS OF SERVICE, HOW OLD YOU ARE, AND IT'S A LONG LIST THAT CAN BE FOUND IN OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND ON OUR PARK DISTRICT WEBSITE. SO CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR OPEB TRUST ARE MADE THROUGH PAYROLL, AND WE SEND THOSE FUNDS EACH PAY PERIOD TO THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS RETIREE BENEFIT TRUST, AND THE IDEA IS THAT BY FUNDING THIS EVERY PAY PERIOD, WE'RE PUTTING ASIDE MONEY SO THAT IT CAN BE INVESTED AND THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND THE LONG TERM COSTS FOR RETIREE BENEFITS. [00:25:01] SO THE GOALS OF THIS POLICY ARE TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY TO THE PARK DISTRICT'S EMPLOYEES, RETIREES AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE WANT TO HAVE STRONG FINANCIAL PRACTICES SUPPORTING OUR OPEB TRUST AND MAKE SURE THAT'S DOCUMENTED WELL INTO THE FUTURE. WE ALSO ARE REACHING A CRITICAL FUNDING STATUS RIGHT NOW. SO WE WANT TO CLARIFY IN THIS POLICY WHAT WE DO WHEN WE REACH THAT FUNDED STATUS, AND IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES TO EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE HAVE GOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THAT WE ARE DOING LONG TERM PLANNING. IT'S A GFOA BEST PRACTICE AS WELL. THE GFOA SAYS YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OPEB COSTS ARE FUNDED IN AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE MANNER, AND THAT WORD EQUITABLE ACTUALLY MEANS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING ASIDE FUNDS NOW FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES THAT THEY WILL GET TO USE IN THE FUTURE VERSUS THE NOT GOOD PRACTICE IS DOING LIKE WHAT'S CALLED PAYGO, WHERE YOU'RE PAYING TODAY FOR SOMEBODY WHO RETIRED IN THE PAST. SO EQUITABLE IS LIKE SHARING THE COST WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE EARNING THE BENEFIT. SO THE IDEA AGAIN, IS THAT CURRENT CONTRIBUTIONS PLUS INVESTMENT EARNINGS ARE ENOUGH TO FUND THE LONG TERM COSTS OF THOSE BENEFITS. SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE POLICY. WE WORKED WITH OUR ACTUARY TO DEVELOP THIS POLICY, AND A VERY BASIC ONE IS JUST THAT WE WILL FUND THE 100% OF THE RECOMMENDED ACTUARIAL DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION, THE AEDC EVERY YEAR, AND THEN A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT WE PUT INTO THIS POLICY IS IF YOUR PLAN IS LESS THAN 100% FUNDED, YOU NEED TO TAKE WHAT AMOUNT IS OWED, WHATEVER YOU HAVEN'T COLLECTED OR WHAT WASN'T EARNED THROUGH INVESTMENT EARNINGS, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ADDING THAT TO YOUR FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS OVER SOME TIME PERIOD, AND THEN IF YOUR PLAN IS OVER 100% FUNDED, YOU DON'T JUST STOP MAKING PAYMENTS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO CONSULT YOUR ACTUARY TO FIGURE OUT, WELL, HOW SHOULD YOU PROCEED? AND SO WE ACTUALLY ARE CURRENTLY AT 111% FUNDED STATUS. SO WE'VE REACHED THAT THRESHOLD. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR ACTUARY AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE TRUST ACCORDING TO THE ACTUARIAL REQUIRED PAYMENT, AND, BUT THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE PUT INTO THIS POLICY IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY. SO CERBT OFFERS THREE DIFFERENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. STRATEGY ONE IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE IN AND HAS THE HIGHEST LONG TERM EXPECTED RATE OF RETURN, BUT IT ALSO HAS THE MOST VOLATILITY, AND THERE ARE TWO OTHER STRATEGIES WHICH ARE LESS VOLATILE AND HAVE A LOWER RATE OF RETURN. SO OUR POLICY SAYS WHEN WE GET TO 120% FUNDED STATUS, WE'LL MOVE TO THAT NEXT LOWER STRATEGY, THE LESS VOLATILE AND LOWER EARNINGS, AND THEN WHEN WE AGAIN ACHIEVE 120% FUNDED STATUS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE BEST STRATEGY OR THE MOST SECURE STRATEGY WHERE IT'S LESS VOLATILITY, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR TRUST WITH THE LEAST VOLATILITY, AND WE'RE ALSO SAYING THAT THE CFO WILL REVIEW THE POLICY AND THE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AT LEAST BIENNIALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH RECEIVING THE ACTUARIAL VALUATION, AND THAT OUR OPEB TRUST FUNDED STATUS WILL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND THAT OUR OPEB FUNDING POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED EVERY OTHER YEAR WHEN THE ACTUARIAL ACTUARIAL VALUATIONS ARE DONE. SO OUR REQUEST IS THAT WE RECEIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE OPEB FUNDING POLICY. I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. OKAY. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. OKAY. DIRECTOR SANWONG. YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE FULL BOARD. I KNOW WE REVIEWED THIS IN SEPTEMBER ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I THINK, I THINK WHEN WE REVIEWED THIS IN SEPTEMBER, WE CERTAINLY WENT IN DEPTH IN TERMS OF OUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND I THINK THIS NICELY REFLECTS THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD BACK IN SEPTEMBER. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS POLICY IN PLACE, AND ALSO JUST THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE. YOU KNOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, BEING ABLE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO'S ON THE BOARD OR YOU KNOW, WORKING IN THE CFO'S OFFICE WHO MAYBE WANTS TO REFER BACK TO WHY, YOU KNOW, THESE FUNDS ARE INVESTED, HOW THEY ARE. THIS GIVES THAT KIND OF LONG STANDING FRAMEWORK FOR IT, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES THAT I KNOW OF THAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HUGE RISK ON THEIR BUDGETS, IS THINKING ABOUT PENSIONS AND RETIREES, AND I THINK THIS HELPS TO TRULY SMOOTH THAT, THAT RISK AND TO SMOOTH THOSE, THOSE PEAKS AND COSTS, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT WE HAVE THIS FUND AND THAT WE'VE PUT THIS POLICY TOGETHER. SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TODAY. [00:30:04] DIRECTOR WAESPI. THANK YOU. SO THANKS FOR THIS REPORT. I'M CONFUSED, BUT SO IT SAYS THE GFOA RECOMMENDS THAT EVERY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT OFFERS DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS FORMALLY ADOPT A FUNDING POLICY THAT PROVIDES REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THESE FUNDS WILL THESE THINGS WILL BE FUNDED. IS IT A REQUIREMENT OR IS IT JUST A RECOMMENDATION? JUST A RECOMMENDATION? YEAH, IT'S A BEST PRACTICE. EXCELLENT. WELL I'M THAT'S I GUESS THAT'S MY POINT. I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT, AND IS THERE ANY DOES THE GFOA EVER DO SURVEYS? I MEAN, HOW MANY OTHER AGENCIES DO THIS? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. YEAH. BEST PRACTICE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY AGENCIES ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THAT. BEST PRACTICE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. SO IN THAT CASE, SORRY. SO I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE, AND I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOVED BY DIRECTOR SANWONG AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE] OKAY. WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ECHOLS. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION FOR EACH COMPENSABLE MEETING BY 5% PER THE GOVERNMENT CODE. THE BOARD IS ALLOWED TO DO THIS ANNUALLY, AND THE CURRENT I THINK THERE WERE THERE WERE A NUMBER OF YEARS WHERE THE COMPENSATION WAS NOT INCREASED, BUT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD YEAR THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THAT YOU HAVE DONE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO CURRENTLY DIRECTORS RECEIVE $127.32 FOR EACH DAY THAT THEY ATTEND AT LEAST ONE COMPENSABLE MEETING, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO INCREASE THAT TO $133.69, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THEM. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. DIRECTOR SANWONG. YES. I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT I KNOW SOME OTHER I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER AGENCY THAT'S UNDER THE SAME PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE OR VERY, VERY SIMILAR. ZONE SEVEN, WATER AGENCY WHOSE HEADQUARTERS IS IN LIVERMORE. I'LL JUST SHARE THAT THE PER DAY MEETING COMPENSATION RATE IS AROUND $215. SO CERTAINLY THIS IS QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN THAT, ALTHOUGH I WILL ALSO SHARE THAT FOR ME, AND I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE CALENDAR. IT'S THE PRIME WORKING HOURS THAT WE USE FOR OUR MEETINGS HAS REALLY BEEN MY AREA OF FOCUS. NOT AS MUCH ON THE COMPENSATION RATE, BUT MEETING, YOU KNOW, DURING THE WEEKDAY HOURS CERTAINLY IMPACTS THOSE OF US WHO MAYBE AREN'T WHO AREN'T RETIRED, AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE IDEA OF HAVING AN INCLUSIVE BOARD, IT IS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES, AND CERTAINLY THIS IS A TOPIC THAT I PLAN TO BRING UP GOING FORWARD. SO IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE COMPENSATION, IT'S ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE DEDICATE, BUT WHEN WE'RE USING PRIME WORKING HOURS DURING THE DAY AND AT THIS COMPENSATION RATE, IT DOES IMPACT SOME BOARD MEMBERS OR SOME POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERS WHO MIGHT WANT TO BE JOINING OUR PARK DISTRICT, AND I THINK THAT ALL OF US SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, WE DO SO MUCH WORK AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR LEGACY AND OUR ABILITY TO PASS THE TORCH TO THE NEXT SET OF BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DECIDE HERE TODAY CAN HAVE THAT IMPACT OF WHO MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO RUN FOR THIS SEAT, THESE SEATS AND BE ABLE TO SERVE AND SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS TODAY BECAUSE I THINK IT DOES HELP IN REGARDS TO THINKING ABOUT CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE BOARD, BUT I STILL THINK FOR ME PERSONALLY AND I THINK FOR, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT LIFE STAGES, I THINK IT'S WHEN WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS SCHEDULED AND HAVING DAYTIME MEETINGS THAT'S ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST PRIORITY. NOT NECESSARILY THE COMPENSATION. [00:35:03] ANYONE ELSE? I MEAN, I'M A BROKEN RECORD. EVERY YEAR I OPPOSE STIPEND INCREASES THAT EXCEED WHAT OUR AFSCME EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WHICH ISN'T 5%. SO, YEAH. WELL, I'LL JUST GIVE MY $0.02. SO CERTAINLY IF WE WERE COMPENSATED EITHER AS A SALARY OR AS AN HOURLY RATE, I WOULD ALSO FULLY AGREE WITH WITH YOUR POSITION, COLIN, BUT THE FACT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE DO AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS WE PUT IN, WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A MINIMUM WAGE, AND SO I THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE OUR SALARY BY 5%, AND I ALSO AGREE WITH OLIVIA THAT REALLY WE HAVE TO TAKE A BROADER VIEW AND LOOK AT IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE A DIVERSE BOARD THAT REPRESENTS OUR CONSTITUENCY, THAT WE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE COMPENSATED AND HOW WE'RE STRUCTURED. I SPOKE WITH WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF CANDIDATES RUNNING TO FILL THE TWO VACANT SEATS HERE, BUT THERE WERE OTHERS THAT APPROACHED ME AND SPOKE TO ME ABOUT THEIR INTEREST AND REALIZED THAT THERE WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THEY COULD AFFORD TO JOIN THIS BOARD, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, CHANGING THIS, CHANGING THIS, YOU KNOW, INCREASING OUR DAILY WAGE BY $6 IS NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE THE DIAL ON PEOPLE REALLY BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO EITHER HAVE A VERY FLEXIBLE JOB OR A RETIRED OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT BUT I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE BY 5%, SO WE CAN AT LEAST IMPROVE OUR STATUS OVER TIME, AND SO I WILL BE VOTING IN IN FAVOR ALONG WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. PRESIDENT ECHOLS, I KNOW YOU MAY HAVE OTHER BOARD COMMENTS, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THIS ITEM, YOU'LL WANT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. RIGHT, AND IF THERE ARE FURTHER BOARD COMMENTS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO CONTINUE WITH BOARD COMMENTS, BUT JUST AS A REMINDER THAT YOU CAN DO THAT, RIGHT. NO, I SAW THAT, BUT I SAW THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FIRST BEFORE THE HEARING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO BUT THANK YOU JUST IN CASE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? DEE. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO CONCUR WITH THE STATEMENTS MADE BY PRESIDENT ECHOLS. I, TOO, LOOKED FOR A LOT OF CANDIDATES TO RUN FOR BOTH. BOTH THE OPEN SEATS, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHO COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT RUN BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO BE ON THIS BOARD. SO I JUST WANTED TO AFFIRM THAT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE CAN NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO IS THAT ALL I HAVE TO DO TO OPEN? OKAY, WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN THE CLERK WILL LET US KNOW IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST OF ALL A LOT OF THE DISCUSSION. FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED ANCHORING BIAS, WHICH IS A COGNITIVE BIAS WHERE INDIVIDUALS RELY HEAVILY ON THE FIRST PIECE OF INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED. THAT'S CALLED THE ANCHOR WHEN MAKING DECISIONS, OFTEN LEADING TO SKEWED JUDGMENTS. IT AFFECTS NEGOTIATIONS, PRICING, FINANCIAL FORECASTING, AND IT WAS THIS IDEA CAME FROM TVERSKY AND KAHNEMAN ABOUT 50 YEARS AGO. I GUESS THEY'RE PSYCHOLOGISTS. THEY'RE NOT EVEN ECONOMISTS. THEY'RE PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND THEY AND THEY, THEY, THEY THEY WROTE BOOKS ABOUT THIS. SO WHAT'S THE ANCHORING BIAS HERE? IS THIS CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY PER YEAR? AND WHAT I DID TO TRY TO DEFEAT THE ANCHORING BIAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WAS I HAD A LIST OF SEVERAL AGENCIES, DIFFERENT AGENCIES. HOW MUCH ARE THE BOARD DIRECTORS GETTING PAID? AND SOME OF THEM WERE LESS THAN HERE. ACTUALLY HERE WAS ON THE LOWER END OF YOU'RE GETTING. SO THAT'S YOUR ANCHOR RIGHT THERE. YOU'RE GETTING PAID LESS THAN OTHER PEOPLE DOING SIMILAR WORK. SO THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO GET PAID MORE, AND YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT ANCHORING, YOU SHOULD BE SHOOTING TO GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGE, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHO'S AT THE TOP OF THE RANGE. IT'S BART. THESE BART DIRECTORS ARE WAY OVERPAID, AND THEY'RE DOING SOME HORRIBLE WORK, AND THAT WHOLE PLACE IS READY TO HAVE US SUFFER A FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AND. YEAH. SO, AND DON'T GET WE DON'T WANT TO BE OVERPAID EITHER BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL END UP LIKE BART, AND THEN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE ANCHORING BIAS IS IMAGINE THAT YOU WERE [00:40:04] GETTING PAID A DOLLAR A YEAR, AND THEN SOMEBODY CAME ALONG AND SAID, WE WANT TO PAY YOU $2 A YEAR. THEN SOMEBODY WOULD SAY, OH, YOU'RE GETTING PAID 100% RAISE, AND THAT SHOWS YOU THAT PERCENTAGE THINGS DON'T REALLY WORK WHEN IN SOME, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PERCENTAGES DON'T REALLY APPLY. YOU KNOW, YOU LET'S SAY YOU WERE YOU WERE YOU WERE GETTING A SUBSISTENCE WAGE. THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO, YOU KNOW, OBTAIN ENOUGH FOOD TO LIVE ON AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH FOOD AND TO LIVE ON AND STARVING TO DEATH. SO THERE'S A CRITICAL JUNCTION THERE, TOO, CRITICAL LINE. ANYWAY, SO MY SUGGESTION IS DO MORE. DO YOUR OWN. WHAT IS IT CALLED? SALARY SURVEYS OR BOARD SURVEYS. SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS GETTING. NOT EVERYBODY, BUT SEE WHAT THE COMPARABLES ARE, AND PUT YOURSELF INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RANGE, AND I BET YOU IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WHAT YOU'RE GETTING NOW. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. KELLY. SO WE CAN STILL HAVE MORE COMMENTS WHILE THE HEARING IS OPEN. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. NO MORE COMMENTS. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR SANWONG. YEAH, I MEAN, I'LL JUST SHARE AGAIN. WHEN I WAS ON THE ZONE SEVEN BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE DID RECEIVE THE COMPARABLE SURVEY OF ALL THE OF THE SIMILAR AGENCIES TO ZONE SEVEN, AND IT IS HELPFUL TO SEE THAT COMPARISON, TO JUST BE AWARE OF AND YES, I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE BECAUSE I DO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT, AND, YOU KNOW, EARLIER I JUST MENTIONED TEN YEARS FROM NOW, YOU KNOW, ARE WE REALLY PUTTING OURSELVES IN A PLACE TEN YEARS FROM NOW TO HAVE A STRONG, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE BOARD AND I'M SAYING THAT AS A RHETORICAL QUESTION TODAY BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS THIS CONVERSATION IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT BEING ON THIS BOARD LONG TERM BECAUSE I THINK IT JUST ISN'T GOING TO PERSONALLY LINE UP WITH, YOU KNOW, THE NEEDS THAT I HAVE IN REGARDS TO HAVING PRIME WORKING HOURS AVAILABLE TO ME. SO AND I DON'T WANT TO USE MY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE AS THE CASE FOR THIS, BUT THAT DOES THAT SHOULD GIVE US SOME PAUSE AND CONCERN THAT, YOU KNOW, CURRENT DIRECTORS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DEDICATE, AND CERTAINLY THERE'S ALSO ELECTIONS, RIGHT, BUT THAT CURRENT DIRECTORS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DEDICATE AS LONG OF SERVICE AS MAYBE SOME DIRECTORS IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN THIS CONVERSATION. ALTHOUGH AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I STILL THINK THAT THE CALENDAR IS A MORE IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THE TIME OF DAY, THEN COMPENSATION. PRESIDENT ECHOLS I DIDN'T IT'S IN THE BOARD MATERIALS, BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH JUST EXPLAINING THAT THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SET BY PUBLIC RESOURCES. PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 5536. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET AT $100 PER DAY, AND THERE IS THIS ALLOWABLE INCREASE THAT YOU COULD DO UP TO 5%. SO THAT'S WHY THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO INCREASE BY THAT AMOUNT AND RECOGNIZING THAT IT ISN'T EXACTLY TETHERED TO OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS THAT OPERATE IN THE AREA. YEAH. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. SO MOVED. OKAY. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ROSARIO. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO. SECOND BY DIRECTOR SANWONG. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? NO. NO. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2. ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING ON. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS FOR TODAY. OKAY. NONE. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION? NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, DO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AT THIS POINT? OKAY, AND JUST A REMINDER YOU CAN ALWAYS USE THE OLD WAY OF DOING THAT, TOO. IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE YOUR SUGGESTION AND GET A GET A SECOND AND ADD AGENDA ITEMS THAT WAY AS WELL. [00:45:01] OKAY. WELL IN THAT CASE WE'LL MOVE ON TO BOARD. [BOARD COMMENTS] COMMENTS. LET'S SEE. I WILL START IT AT DIRECTOR ROSARIO END. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, JUST ON THE PASSING OF THAT COMMENT ON THAT LAST OUR LAST ITEM, IF WE COULD HAVE FINANCE UPGRADE THE OUR OUR FORMS, I THINK ON THE VERIFICATION SHEETS OR EXPENSES PORTION IT HAS AN OUTDATED FOOTNOTE AT THE BOTTOM WITH THE WRONG AMOUNTS, AND SO JUST MAKE SURE THOSE SHEETS GET GET UPDATED OR THEY KEEP UP, AND THEN ALSO WHILE I'M ON THAT SUBJECT TOO. IF WE COULD SOMEHOW HAVE AN ELECTRONIC TIME CARD AND VERIFICATION SHEET FOR THE BOARD VERSUS US DOING IT MANUALLY. ESPECIALLY THE EXPENSE REPORT SHEETS WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER. SO ANYWAY, THAT SAID LET'S SEE FROM THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON THE 15TH. HERE WE ARE. ON THE 16TH, I ATTENDED THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE 18TH. PARTICIPATED IN THE BOARD SIDE TOUR AT CROWN MEMORIAL STATE BEACH. THAT WAS A GREAT UPDATE ON THE ON THE ON THE PROJECTS THERE. ON THE 19TH, I ATTENDED THE SUNOL HERITAGE FESTIVAL. AGAIN, I WANTED TO THANK ANDREW GALVIN, WHO WAS THERE, GAVE A VERY WONDERFUL ORAL HISTORY OF THAT PARK AND HIS AND HIS FAMILY THERE. ON THE 23RD, I ATTENDED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. ON THE 25TH, WE HAD OUR LEGISLATIVE SLASH 21ST CENTURY MEETING WITH CONTRA COSTA BOARD OF SUPERVISOR CANDACE ANDERSON. THAT WAS A VERY, VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION, AND THEN ON THE 25TH, I ATTENDED AFRO OUTDOORS CAMPOUT, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE A NICE CONTINGENT OF REGIONAL PARKS EMPLOYEES THERE, AND THEN ON THE 29TH ATTENDED THE NATURAL CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, AND THAT WAS A GREAT PREVIEW TO THE 30TH. WAS IT THE NEXT DAY WAS THE STEWARDSHIP SEMINAR, WHICH I ALWAYS CALLED THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, AND JUST IT'S ALWAYS FABULOUS. I REALLY HOPE WE CAN I'VE BEEN PUTTING THE BUG IN SOME PEOPLE'S EARS TO TURN THAT INTO A FUND-RAISING EVENT. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE FOUNDATION TO PLUG INTO THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT GREAT SUMMER SUMMARY OF WHAT OUR STEWARDSHIP DEPARTMENT IS ALL ABOUT. THE, THE IT'S JUST THE AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND RESTORATION IS JUST INCREDIBLE AND WE SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTING THAT MORE, AND THEN ON THE 31ST, I MET WITH STEPHANIE KARP REGARDING HER INTERVIEW REGARDING THE REGIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION, AND THAT'S IT. I AM HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR ECHOLS. IF WE COULD CLARIFY THE VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE, IT WAS DIRECTOR COFFEY AND THEN DIRECTOR WAESPI. THAT SAID, WHERE ARE THE NOTES? THE REST OF YOU SAID YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR WAESPI, ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE, I LEFT MY CALENDAR AT HOME, SO, BUT I DO RECALL GOING TO THE CROWN SITE TOUR. CROWN BEACH SITE TOUR ON THE 18TH. IT WAS A REMARKABLE SHOW AND A GREAT A LOT OF INTERESTING CHALLENGES DOWN THERE AT CROWN BEACH, BUT WHAT A GREAT, GREAT PARK, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT BETTER. ON THE 23RD, I HAD A PRE-MEETING WITH STAFF ON THE GARIN TO PLEASANTON RIDGE TRAIL WHICH WILL BE TALKED ABOUT TOMORROW AT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND THEN COME BEFORE OUR BOARD PLAN GOING FORWARD, AND THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR WAESPI. YES. IT'S TRUE. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME SINCE WE WERE LAST HERE THAT PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. I'LL BE QUICK, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE I MAY HAVE OMITTED SOMETHING, BUT YES. OCTOBER 16TH WE HAD THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. THE 19TH WAS THE SUNOL HERITAGE FESTIVAL, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT ANDREW WAS ABLE TO JOIN US DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHARE SOME OF THE INSIGHTS THAT I FOUND INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. I THINK YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS HE HAD SHARED WAS THAT AT ONE POINT IN THE HEARST DEPARTMENT [00:50:04] OF ANTHROPOLOGY, THERE HAD BEEN A PROFESSOR WHO MADE THE CLAIM AT UC BERKELEY, A UC BERKELEY PROFESSOR WHO MADE THE CLAIM THAT THE OHLONE PEOPLE WERE NO LONGER HERE, AND THAT REALLY MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT IN REGARDS TO THE RECOGNITION AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY OF THE OHLONE, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS SUCH AN INTERESTING STORY ABOUT THE SUNOL RANCHERIA AND HOW IT WAS A PLACE FOR THE FAMILY, TO THE EXTENDED FAMILY, TO BE ABLE TO GATHER AT THAT TIME. ONE THING HE DIDN'T MENTION, BUT I FOUND TO BE VERY INTERESTING. YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING ABOUT SUNOL AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF US WHO'VE BEEN TO OUR SUNOL REGIONAL PARK AND VISITOR CENTER IS, YOU KNOW, AT THE SUNOL HERITAGE FESTIVAL, ANDREW DID SHARE HOW FOR HIS FAMILY, THAT LOCATION WAS SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO BE ABLE TO HIDE AND NOT BE FOUND, AND I THINK IF YOU DRIVE OUT TO THAT PARK AND GO TO THAT VISITOR CENTER, YOU CAN KIND OF GET A SENSE OF HOW MAYBE BEFORE YOU KNOW, AUTOMOBILES WERE AS WIDELY USED AS THEY ARE TODAY, AND BEFORE 680 EXISTED AS IT DOES TODAY. THAT COULD BE A PLACE WHERE YOU KNOW, THIS EXTENDED OHLONE FAMILY WAS ABLE TO HIDE FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING BEING FOUND AND CAPTURED. SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF STORIES AND A LOT OF HISTORY STILL AVAILABLE, AND IT'S SUCH A TREAT THAT ANDREW WAS ABLE TO JOIN US HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING, AND IS ALSO SO WELL CONNECTED AT THE PRESENT MOMENT WITH THE PARK DISTRICT, AND I'M REALLY AND I'M PERSONALLY REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITING MISSION SAN JOSE AND VISITING THE EXHIBIT THAT HE'S WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, TO SEE HOW THAT HAS EVOLVED TO REFLECT, YOU KNOW, HIS HIS FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE DURING THAT TIME. OKAY. ON THAT NOTE, OCTOBER 23RD FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THEN LAST WEEK, I THINK IT WAS NOVEMBER 2ND, I HAD A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING WITH THE MAYOR OF LIVERMORE. DIRECTOR COFFEY NO REPORT. OH, YES. YES. OKAY. I'VE BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR THREE WEEKS. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN. IN THAT CASE, I'LL MAKE MINE QUICK. AS YOU HEARD, ON OCTOBER 18TH, WE HAD A REALLY GREAT BOARD SITE VISIT TO ALAMEDA POINT, CROWN BEACH, AND THEN ON THE 23RD, I ATTENDED THE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEETING AND YESTERDAY THE PRE MEETING FOR THE BOARD, AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS IN THERE, BUT THAT'S THE MAIN STUFF, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY IF THERE'S ANYONE OUT THERE LISTENING WHO HAS NOT YET VOTED, PLEASE DO. OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON EVERYONE PARTICIPATING, AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE CAN ADJOURN. SO WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 2:18 P.M.. ALL TIME RECORD. WELL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.