Nov 25, 2024 Park Advisory Committee

AND HAS OUR TAPING BEGUN?

[00:00:02]

THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.

[Roll Call]

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

THIS IS THE REGULAR PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTR ICT, CALLING TO ORDER ON NOVEMBER 25TH, 2024 AT 4:03 P.M.. NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.

MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU. 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.

THE PARK ADVISORY MEMBERS AND DESIGNATED STAFF WILL, WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, PARTICIPATE IN PERSON AT THE PARK DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS, 2950 PERALTA OAKS COURT, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. 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, PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER DENNISHA MARSH WILL PARTICIPATE FROM 352 SHORELINE DRIVE, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA.

THIS NOTICE AND AGENDA WILL BE POSTED AT THE TELECONFERENCE LOCATION ACCESSIBILITY TO AND PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THIS ADDRESS WILL BE PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953B3.

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 LEAVING A VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2036.

THIS INFORMATION IS NOTED ON THE AGENDA.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING PROCEDURE, WE WILL BEGIN.

GREAT. MADAM VICE CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE, PLEASE READ OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? WE HUMBLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ON THE UNCEDED LANDS OF THE OHLONE PEOPLE, AND THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE HUCHIUN TERRITORY, WHICH IS THEIR TRADITIONAL, ANCESTRAL AND SHARED HOME.

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

THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. SO ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OTHER THAN MEMBER MARSH PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, WHO WISH TO REQUEST THE BODY'S APPROVAL TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? OKAY. SEEING NONE, THEN MEMBER MARSH IS APPEARING REMOTELY.

PAC MEMBER MARSH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS, 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO ARE PRESENT AT THE ROOM IN YOUR LOCATION? NO. GREAT.

THANK YOU, AND SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[Approval of Minutes]

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? MEMBER LOPEZ.

THANK YOU. I WAS IN ATTENDANCE ON OCTOBER 28TH, WHICH IS ALSO REFLECTED IN THE MANY NOTES WHERE I MADE A MOTION ON THE SECOND

[00:05:01]

SO ARE YOU LISTED AT THE TOP AS I WAS LISTED AS PERSONA NON GRATA.

SO NOT EVEN I WASN'T EVEN INCLUDED AT ALL.

SO. OKAY.

SO WITH THAT CORRECTION ACCURATELY INDICATING MEMBER LOPEZ'S ATTENDANCE AT THE LAST MEETING, ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.

I MOVE APPROVAL SECONDED.

SECOND SO MOVED BY OBRINGER.

SECOND BY PEOPLES.

MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL CALL VOTE? YES.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED, AND SO WE MOVE ON NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.

[Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda]

PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED ONE OF THREE WAYS VIA EMAIL TO PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT EASTBAYPARKS.ORG.

NUMBER TWO VIA VOICEMAIL AT (510) 544-2036 AND LEAVING A MESSAGE WHICH WILL BE TRANSCRIBED AND GIVEN TO THE BOARD AND MADE A PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.

THREE OR BY JOINING THE MEETING VIA THE ZOOM LINK, WHICH IS LISTED ON THE AGENDA POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

THE SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS WAS NOTICED ON THE AGENDA AND IN THE PARK ADVISORY PACKET POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

ALL EMAILS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

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

GREAT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, EITHER ONLINE OR HERE IN PERSON, WHO WISH TO MAKE COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS.

[Informational Items]

NEXT UP WE HAVE REPORT FROM THE CHAIR, AND I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO REPORT, EXCEPT THAT IT WAS NICE TO SEE SO MANY OF YOU AT THE PAC FIELD TRIP LAST WEEK.

WE HAD A REALLY NICE VISIT AND INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARTNERS AT EB MUD ABOUT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PLANS, AND WE GOT TO WALK AROUND A LITTLE BIT, SO THAT WAS NICE, AND HAD A DELICIOUS LUNCH AT THE GOLF COURSE.

SO THAT WAS FUN, AND I THINK THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME FOR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM THE CHAIR, BUT WE DO HAVE A FULL AGENDA OF ACTION ITEMS, ALL VERY FORWARD LOOKING, AND SO THE FIRST ACTION ITEM WE HAVE HERE IS A

[Action Items]

SO THIS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH THE PRESENTATION WE HAD LAST MONTH ABOUT THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AND SO WE HAVE DEBORAH SPAULDING I THINK WILL START OFF PRESENTING THIS.

IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH.

JUST PULLING THE PRESENTATION UP HERE.

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

OKAY, AND THEN AFTER THE PRESENTATION WE WILL HAVE A BRIEF REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHO MET IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS MEETING AND REVIEWED THE BUDGET, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER TO RECOMMEND THIS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SORRY, I'M ALMOST THERE. I'M DEB SPAULDING, AS YOU ALREADY HEARD AGM OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

SO I'M GOING TO BRING THE PRESENTATION UP HERE AND I'LL KICK US OFF AND THEN I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KATIE DIGNAN, WHO'S ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY, AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT BUDGET.

SO I'LL GIVE A BIT OF AN OVERVIEW AND THEN GET INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET.

[00:10:04]

SO HERE'S OUR ANNUAL BUDGET CYCLE, SOMETHING THAT'S UNUSUAL ABOUT US, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE WORKED FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, IS THAT OUR BUDGET IS ON A CALENDAR YEAR RATHER THAN THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO A LOT OF OTHER AGENCIES ARE JULY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, BUT WE'RE JANUARY 1ST, AND SO THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, WE'RE REALLY JUST FOCUSING ON, YOU KNOW, MONITORING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, AND WE START COLLECTING BOARD AND DIVISION INPUT, AND THEN WE REALLY START DEVELOPING THE BUDGET AROUND JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, BUT THAT'S WHEN OUR BUDGET PROCESS REALLY KICKS OFF.

IS IN THE SUMMER WHEN MOST AGENCIES ARE ADOPTING THEIR BUDGET.

WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED ON OURS.

WE THEN OPEN IT UP TO DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS.

THAT FLOWS THROUGH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SMUSHES EVERYTHING TOGETHER, AND THEN WE PUT TOGETHER OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH GOES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE PAC IN NOVEMBER, AND THEN IT GOES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AT THE 1ST DECEMBER BOARD MEETING, AND THEN ADOPTION AT THE 2ND DECEMBER MEETING AND THEN IT'S EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST.

SO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND OUR MISSION STATEMENT SO THAT WE PRESERVE A RICH HERITAGE OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

WE PROVIDE OPEN SPACE, PARKS, TRAILS, SAFE AND HEALTHFUL RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC GUIDES US IN ALL THAT WE DO.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO DIG A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO WHAT EACH OF THOSE LITTLE BUBBLES MEAN.

SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT COLLECTING BOARD DIVISION AND COMMUNITY INPUT? SO THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

BOARD PRIORITIES.

WE COLLECT PRETTY FORMALLY THROUGH THESE BOARD STUDY SESSIONS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEN ALSO AT DIFFERENT BOARD MEETINGS AND AT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

WE'RE ALWAYS HEARING FROM THE BOARD WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES ARE.

OUR GOVERNANCE TEAM DOES A BIG ANNUAL SURVEY TO COLLECT COMMUNITY INPUT, AND SO THAT CAME TO THE BOARD EARLIER THIS YEAR.

I THINK IT CAME TO THE PAC AS WELL, AND OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS RECEIVE COMMUNITY INPUT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS THROUGH THE PAC AND OTHER COMMUNICATION CHANNELS, LIKE SENDING IN LETTERS AND EMAILS AND THEN THE DIVISION PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES ARE SHARED, SOMETIMES AD HOC, BUT ALSO FORMALLY, THERE'S A KIND OF LIKE STATE OF THE DIVISION PRESENTATION THAT'S DONE AT ONE OF THE BOARD STUDY SESSIONS AND THEN REALLY, FROM THE GROUND UP, THE DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT STAFF ARE ENTERING BUDGET REQUESTS, AND THOSE ARE THEN PRIORITIZED BY THE AGM FOR THEIR DIVISION SO THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING COLLECTED, AND THEN THOSE TOP ITEMS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT ARE BROUGHT FORWARD TO BE RECOMMENDED TO THE TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THEN TO THE BOARD.

SO THAT'S OUR PROCESS OF GATHERING INPUT, AND THEN HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT REVENUE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE COMING YEAR.

SO VARIOUS WAYS OUR PROPERTY TAXES BECAUSE WE'RE ON THIS CALENDAR YEAR BASIS, WE KNOW THE PROPERTY TAXES ONLY FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, AND THEN WE USE A FIRM CALLED BEACON ECONOMICS TO HELP US DO THAT.

PROJECTION. FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, WE PUT THOSE TWO HALVES TOGETHER, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX BUDGET INCREASES HERE OF 5.9%, AND THE NEXT BIGGEST REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT IS FEES AND CHARGES.

TYPICALLY, WE'RE GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE OPERATIONS DIVISION PRIMARILY ON THOSE FEES AND CHARGES, AND THEY'RE MONITORING HOW HOW THE COLLECTIONS ARE COMING IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THEY HAVE INFORMATION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AS WELL, AND MAYBE INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING AT CERTAIN PARKS, AND THIS YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS A FEE STUDY THAT THEY COMPLETED IN 2024.

SO SOME OF THE FEE CHANGES THAT ARE IN THIS BUDGET ARE RELATED TO THAT FEE STUDY, WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO LOOK AT LIKE, WHAT IS THE CHARGE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY CHARGING VERSUS WHAT IS THE TRUE COST OF PROVIDING THAT SERVICE AND THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER FUNDS.

THE PROPERTY TAXES AND FEES AND CHARGES ARE MOSTLY TALKING ABOUT OUR GENERAL FUND, BUT WE HAVE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS WHERE WE HAVE CERTAIN STAFF WHO ARE KIND OF THE OWNERS OF THOSE FUNDS. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT FUND IS OUR EQUIPMENT MANAGER, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THAT FUND.

SO WORKING WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE EXPENDITURE EXPECTATIONS AND THE REVENUE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THOSE.

THEN WE HAVE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH LIKE MEASURE FF AND SOME OF OUR LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, AND THEN WE HAVE DEBT SERVICE AS WELL THAT'S REQUIRED FOR WHATEVER BOND OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE.

SO THAT'S THE REVENUE SIDE, AND THEN TALKING ABOUT BUILDING OUR BASE BUDGET FOR THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.

SO WE BUILD THIS BASE BUDGET, MAKING SURE WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WHAT ARE THE COSTS OF BRINGING FORWARD ALL OF OUR EXISTING EMPLOYEES INTO 2025.

SO WE HAVE THINGS LIKE KNOWN SALARY INCREASES FROM THE DIFFERENT MOUS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND BENEFIT INCREASES.

SO WE FIND OUT IN THE SUMMER, TYPICALLY FROM CALPERS AND KAISER, WHAT ARE OUR INCREASES GOING TO BE FOR RETIREMENT AND FOR MEDICAL.

SO WE BUILD THAT ALL INTO THE BUDGET, AND WE HAD SOME BIG INCREASES THIS YEAR, BOTH FOR RETIREMENT COSTS AND FOR MEDICAL COSTS AS WELL.

[00:15:09]

LIKE THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY HAD NEW DEBT ISSUANCE.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AS WELL.

ANY EXPECTED PARK OPENINGS? YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING ASIDE STAFFING FOR THAT AND THEN ANY OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES.

SO WE FIGURE OUT THAT'S THE PROCESS OF BUILDING OUR REVENUE BUDGET, OUR BASE EXPENDITURE BUDGET, AND THEN WE OPEN IT UP TO THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE DIVISIONS TO PUT IN THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS, AND WE TRY TO GIVE THEM A FRAMEWORK OF LIKE, HEY, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, NOT A TON OF REVENUE.

THIS YEAR WAS LIKE, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A TON OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO WORK WITH.

SO, YOU KNOW, PUT FORWARD YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY THINGS, BUT DON'T PUT IN THE WHOLE KITCHEN SINK.

SO WE TRY TO GIVE THEM A FRAMEWORK.

THEY PREPARE THEIR BUDGETARY REQUESTS, THE AGMS THEN PRIORITIZE THEM, AND THEN THE AGMS PRESENT THEIR PROPOSALS TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AND TO FINANCE STAFF, AND THEN THAT ALL GETS PUT INTO THE GENERAL MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET.

THE TOP PRIORITIES AND THAT FIT, AND SO THEN AS I MENTIONED ALREADY, THIS COMES TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN TO THE PAC AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING IN DECEMBER, ON DECEMBER 3RD, AND THEN THE ADOPTION SHOULD HAPPEN ON THE 17TH.

SO AS WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE OUR BUDGET, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING THESE BUDGET BALANCING PRINCIPLES IN MIND.

SO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING OUR MISSION BY CREATING A FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION, WE DON'T WANT TO GROW MORE QUICKLY THAN OUR REVENUES CAN SUSTAIN.

SO WE'RE REALLY COGNIZANT OF IF YOU'RE ADDING STAFF, THAT'S NOT JUST A CURRENT YEAR COST, THAT'S GOING TO BE A FUTURE YEAR COST, AND IT'S GOING TO GROW.

AS YOU KNOW, COLAS ARE ADDED AND BENEFIT COSTS INCREASE.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO KEEP IN MIND OUR MISSION TO RESTORE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT SCENIC, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES.

THEY'RE OUR MOST CRITICAL RESOURCE.

SO BY INVESTING IN THEIR RETIREMENT COSTS, CURRENT WELL-BEING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING LEGAL AND REGULATORY MANDATES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE THINKING OF THE LONG TERM VISION OF THE PARK DISTRICT.

SO WHATEVER PROGRAMMATIC AND PLAN NEEDS ARE IN THE FUTURE.

MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE IN MIND AS WELL AND THEN PRESERVING OUR INVESTMENT IN EXISTING PARKS AND FACILITIES.

SO MAKING SURE WE'RE ALLOCATING SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR MAINTENANCE.

SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST OFTEN CITED ITEMS OR PRIORITIES BY THE BOARD THAT CAME OUT OF THE BOARD'S STUDY SESSION AND SO WE TRIED TO BUILD THE BUDGET AROUND THESE PRIORITIES.

SO INCREASED COMMITMENT TO TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, CONTINUING STRATEGIC LAND ACQUISITION AND OPENING NEW PARKLANDS, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON DEI, CONTINUED EFFORTS TOWARDS FUEL SUPPRESSION AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION, MODERNIZING OUR PRACTICES UTILIZING DATA AND TECHNOLOGY, CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE GRANTS, AND THEN IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PARK USERS AND IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

SO THERE'S A LONG LIST OF PROPOSED BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS.

THIS IS ALL IN THE GENERAL MANAGER'S MESSAGE, AND I'LL JUST TOUCH ON MAYBE A COUPLE OF THEM HERE, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THE PROJECT BUDGET, BUT SO LOOKING AT TRAIL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, 200,000 FOR CONTINUED TRAIL MANAGEMENT AT BRIONES REGIONAL PARK AND 450,000 TO PROCEED WITH NARROW GAUGE TRAILS AT PLEASANTON RIDGE.

IT'S FIVE MILES OF ADDITIONAL TRAILS THAT WILL BE WORKED ON IN THE COMING YEAR.

MOVING DOWN TO THE STRATEGIC LAND ACQUISITION, WE'RE SETTING ASIDE 500,000 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND SAFETY.

SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE HOPEFULLY SOON TO BE ACQUIRED POINT MOLATE.

THAT'S EXPECTED TO BE BROUGHT ON BY THE PARK DISTRICT IN JANUARY, AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WHERE THEY'VE BEEN FUNDED IN A PRIOR YEAR, AND SO JUST CONTINUING TO CHIP AWAY AT THE CLAYTON RANCH PROJECT, OPENING 228 ACRES OF LAS TRAMPAS IN 2026, COMPLETING DESIGN OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND RESTORATION OF RODDY RANCH AND INITIAL PUBLIC ACCESS AT THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK.

SO EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NOT NEW MONEY BEING PUT TOWARDS THOSE PROJECTS, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THEY ARE STILL VERY MUCH ONGOING.

A CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION.

WE'RE PROPOSING TWO NEW POSITIONS A NEW PLANNING UNIT MANAGER POSITION AND A NEW NATURAL RESOURCE TECHNICIAN, AND WE'RE PROPOSING 400,000 TO REDESIGN THE COYOTE HILLS VISITOR CENTER, FOCUSING ON INDIGENOUS VOICES AND LEADERSHIP, AND THEN A BUNCH OF REALLY IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS AS WELL,

[00:20:04]

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS IN OUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR.

SO THIS YEAR, OVER 3 MILLION IS BEING ALLOCATED TO FUELS MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION.

WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING SOME NEW STAFFING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THOSE POSITIONS WILL BE YET.

SO PUTTING IN FUNDING AND THEN THAT WILL BE DECIDED IN THE COMING YEAR WHAT THOSE EXACT CLASSIFICATIONS SHOULD BE AND THEN MODERNIZING PRACTICES AND UTILIZING DATA TECHNOLOGY.

WE ARE PROPOSING A NEW BUSINESS ANALYST POSITION THAT WILL MOSTLY BE.

SO THAT'S IN THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THAT WILL MOSTLY BE SERVING OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE'RE PUTTING ASIDE $500,000 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING OUR ERP SYSTEM, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR FINANCE SOFTWARE, BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

IT ALSO HAS ALL OF OUR HR FUNCTIONS, OUR TIME CARDS, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PURCHASING.

SO IT REALLY SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, AND SO WE'RE JUST STARTING THAT PROCESS THIS YEAR AND THEN JUST A FEW INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, I'LL HIGHLIGHT 6 MILLION FOR A SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE ANTHONY CHABOT CAMPGROUND, AND 2.5 MILLION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW OYSTER BAY STAGING AREA, AND THEN THE LAST PAGE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER'S MESSAGE HAS THIS DISTRICT WIDE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

SO THESE ARE KIND OF LIKE THE KEY INDICATORS FOR THE WHOLE PARK DISTRICT, AND YOU CAN SEE A COMPARISON TO 2024 AND WHAT OUR GOAL IS FOR 2025.

SO JUST LOOKING AT THE TOP ONE, WHICH IS ONE THAT PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT, IS LIKE, WELL, HOW MUCH LAND ARE YOU GOING TO ACQUIRE? SO COMPLETED YEAR TO DATE IN 2024, 356 ACRES, AND THEN THE GOAL FOR 2025 IS 400, AND IT'S COVERED HERE, BUT I THINK IT SAYS 405 ACRES, AND SO THAT'S THE OVERVIEW DISTRICT WIDE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND THEN WITHIN EACH DIVISION IN SECTION C OF THE BUDGET, EACH DIVISION TALKS ABOUT WHAT THEIR OBJECTIVES ARE FOR THE COMING YEAR.

SO THAT PREVIOUS PAGE WE WERE LOOKING AT IS MORE THE NUMBERS, AND THEN THIS IS LOOKING AT THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC TASKS THAT YOU'LL BE UNDERTAKING.

SO AGAIN I'LL JUST READ A COUPLE OF THESE FOR EACH DIVISION, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT DETAIL IN THAT SECTION C OF THE BUDGET BOOK.

SO FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS PART OF THAT ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE DEVELOP RODDY RANCH PROJECT AND BREAKING GROUND ON POINT PINOLE SERVICE YARD, AND THEN THE STEWARDSHIP DIVISION IS LOOKING AT INSTALLING AN OXYGEN SATURATION SYSTEM AT LAKE TEMESCAL.

FOR FMS, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE WORKING ON ASSESSING OUR EXISTING ERP.

THAT'S THAT FINANCE SOFTWARE, FIGURING OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE AND THEN DEVELOPING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING OUR STRATEGIC IT PLAN, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OUR PURCHASING METHODS AND GOING TO BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THAT IN THE COMING YEAR. FOR HR, THEY ARE GOING TO BE STANDARDIZING THEIR CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEF RESPONSE PROCESS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE IMMEDIATE ON SITE SUPPORT WHEN WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS FOR IMPACTED EMPLOYEES, AND THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE EXPANDING OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE PARK DISTRICT AS A VISIBILITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SEEN AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR THEIR OPERATIONS DIVISION.

THEY ARE INITIATING PHASE TWO OF THEIR RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN, AND THAT'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM STAFFING FOR EACH PARK.

MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HAVE A MINIMAL STAFFING MODEL RIGHT NOW, AND SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WELL, WHAT SHOULD OUR STAFFING BE? IDEALLY, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE INITIATING DEVELOPMENT OF A SECOND RECREATION WORKGROUP.

RIGHT NOW THERE'S JUST ONE THAT'S TRYING TO SERVE THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO ADD A SECOND ONE.

THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO GET EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN, AND ENGAGING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE BOND AND I THINK THAT'S YOUR EXEC AND LEG TEAM THAT'S HERE TODAY THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT.

FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THEIR WORK ON THE SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN AND TRYING TO ENGAGE STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH INR AND THE GIS STAFF TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP THE FIRST PHASE OF A WEB PORTAL THAT WILL BE JUST TO SHOW ADA PARK AND TRAIL USAGE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

THEY'RE WORKING HARD TO FILL THE REMAINING 12 SWORN OFFICER VACANCIES AND THEIR FOUR DISPATCH VACANCIES, AND CONTINUING TO WORK ON THEIR DRONE PROGRAM, WHICH IS HELPING THEM WITH MISSING PERSONS SEARCH AND RESCUE AND MAPPING CRIME AND ACCIDENT SCENES.

[00:25:06]

SO OUR 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET IS BALANCED, INCLUDING THE USE OF FUND BALANCE, WITH PLANNED EXPENDITURES FROM ALL FUNDS TOTALING 317.8 MILLION, AND SO BREAKING DOWN ON THE REVENUE SIDE, 280.6 MILLION IN TOTAL.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT IS TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

SO 224.5 MILLION OF THAT 280 TOTAL FEES AND CHARGES IS 48.2 MILLION PROPERTY USAGE, 2.6 MILLION GRANTS AND INTERAGENCY 4.8 MILLION, AND THEN MISCELLANEOUS 3.6 MILLION.

SO I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE TOTAL RESOURCES SO THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSFERS IN, AND IT DOES INCLUDE INTER-DISTRICT CHARGES AND SO THIS IS JUST SHOWING THAT SAME SLIDE BUT IN A MORE VISUAL REPRESENTATION.

SO 80% OF THE REVENUE COMES FROM TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS 17.2% CHARGES FOR SERVICES, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS A REALLY VERY, VERY SMALL SLIVER, AND NOW LOOKING AT THE APPROPRIATION SIDE.

SO 317.8 MILLION.

IN TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

SO 216.5 MILLION IS IN THE GENERAL FUND, 39.6 MILLION.

IN PROJECTS, THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS 34.6 MILLION, SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 9.6 MILLION AND DEBT SERVICE 17.6 MILLION, AND AGAIN, A MORE VISUAL REPRESENTATION.

THIS TIME WE'RE SHOWING THE EXPENDITURES BY TYPE.

SO 56.1% IS PERSONNEL COSTS 24% ROUGHLY SUPPLIES AND SERVICES, AND THEN INTER-DISTRICT CHARGES 9.5%, DEBT SERVICE, 5.5%, CAPITAL OUTLAY 4.1%, AND THEN A SMALL SLIVER FOR INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS, 0.6%.

NOW, LOOKING AT THE STAFFING, WE ARE COMING VERY CLOSE ON HAVING OVER 1000 FTES.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE, BUT GETTING CLOSE 995.27 FTES AND OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, AND THAT'S 16.73 NEW NEWLY ADDED POSITIONS, AND THEN BREAKING THAT DOWN TO WHERE THEY'RE BEING ADDED.

SO PUBLIC SAFETY IS HAVING A FEW POSITIONS ADDED.

I MENTIONED SOME FIRE STAFFING THAT'S BEING ADDED.

OPERATIONS IS GETTING A NEW A FEW NEW STAFF ADDED AS WELL.

ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DESIGN 3.18.

NEW POSITIONS. FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES TWO NEW FTE.

THE GMS OFFICE ONE FTE AND HR ONE NEW POSITION.

ALL RIGHT, NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KATIE, AND SHE'S GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE SECOND VOLUME OF OUR BUDGET.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

KATIE DIGNAN ASSISTANT FINANCE OFFICER SO FIRST OFF, WHAT'S NEW THIS YEAR IN THE SECOND VOLUME OF OUR PROJECT AND PROGRAM BOOK IS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR 2025 TO 2029, AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS THE PLAN BREAKS PROJECTS INTO FOUR CATEGORIES PUBLIC ACCESS, RESOURCE PROTECTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAND ACQUISITION.

IT PROVIDES A CURRENT SNAPSHOT OF THE 72 PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BOOK, THEIR PRIOR YEAR FUNDING, PROPOSED 2025 APPROPRIATIONS, AND FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS FOR PROJECTS THAT REQUESTED FUNDING IN 2025 AND DID NOT RECEIVE THE REQUESTED AMOUNT.

THE AMOUNT WAS DEFERRED TO 2026.

SO AN OVERVIEW OF THE CIP FUNDING NEEDS.

AS I SAID, THE PROJECTS ARE BROKEN OUT INTO FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES.

SO PUBLIC ACCESS INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE, LANDS, NEW FACILITIES, TRAILS AND AMENITIES.

EXAMPLE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE THAI WATER DAY USE FACILITY, TILDEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, AND PERALTA OAKS NORTH.

THIS CATEGORY HAS THE LARGEST FUNDING NEEDS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, AND WE'RE ACTIVELY PURSUING GRANTS TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF THESE PROJECTS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BROKEN OUT WITH $150.4 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR FUNDING.

WE'RE PROPOSING 6.2 MILLION BE ADDED IN 2025, AND THEN GOING FORWARD, OUR FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS IS ABOUT 109.5 MILLION.

THE NEXT CATEGORY IS RESOURCE PROTECTION, AND THIS INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT RESTORE NATURAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES AND PROVIDE HABITAT PRESERVATION FOR 2025.

THERE WAS NOT A NEED TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS PROJECTS SUCH AS HAYWARD MARSH RESTORATION AND POINT ISABEL RESTORATION ARE STILL IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE.

IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE AT BROOKE ROAD, WE'RE ACTIVELY PURSUING GRANTS TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, PRIOR YEAR FUNDING IS AT ABOUT 16.6 MILLION, AND GOING FORWARD LATER OUT IN THE YEARS, WE'RE REQUIRING 62.2 MILLION

[00:30:06]

THIS INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT MAINTAIN, REMODEL OR EXPAND EXISTING FACILITIES OR REPAIR OR REPLACE UTILITIES.

FOR 2025, WE'RE RECOMMENDING 13.2 MILLION TO ADDRESS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND REPLACEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

SO THIS CATEGORY CURRENTLY HAS 28.8 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR FUNDING.

WE'RE PROPOSING 13.2 AND 2025, AND THE FUNDING NEEDS FROM 2026 TO 2029 ARE ESTIMATED AT 37.9 MILLION, AND THE LAST CATEGORY IS LAND ACQUISITION, AND THIS ONLY FEATURES ONE PROJECT AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS THE POINT MOLATE ACQUISITION.

THE PRIOR YEAR FUNDING IS 42.8 MILLION, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL 180 TO HELP REALLY FUND THE REMAINING ACQUISITION COSTS THAT WE HAVE AND THEN NO FUNDING NEEDS IN THE FUTURE.

SO OVERALL, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 238.7 MILLION IN PRIOR YEAR FUNDING.

WITH THE 72 PROJECTS, WE'RE ASKING FOR 19.6, AND THEN OUR FUTURE NEEDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 209.7 MILLION.

NOW THAT WE HAVE A CIP THAT BREAKS OUT OUR FUTURE FUNDING NEEDS, AND IT IDENTIFIES THAT IN 2026 WE DO NEED ABOUT OVER 80 MILLION.

SO DURING 2025, WE'LL FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A FUNDING STRATEGY FOR THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE READY TO BID IN 2026.

SO THE PROJECT AND PROGRAM BUDGET BOOK IS BROKEN INTO TWO SECTIONS.

PROJECTS ARE THOSE THAT RESULT IN AN ASSET AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION, WITH BUDGETS GREATER PROJECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 100,000 IN 2025.

AS I SAID, WE HAVE 72 PROJECTS WHICH ARE DEPICTED ON FULL PAGES, WHICH PROVIDE A PHOTO, A PROJECT STATUS GIVES A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT FUNDING, ESTIMATED AND EXPECTED OPERATING IMPACTS.

IT ALSO LISTS THE FUNDING SOURCES AND EXPENDITURES TO DATE.

THE NEXT SECTION INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND THESE ARE.

GROUPING OF SERVICES PROGRAMS. AREAS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT THAT REFLECT THE BROAD COMMITMENT TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF WORK.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NINE PROGRAMS WHICH INCORPORATE OVER 300 PROJECTS.

SO HOW WHAT ARE THE FUNDING SOURCES FOR OUR PROJECTS? FUNDING FOR OUR PROJECTS IS MAINLY SUPPORTED BY DISTRICT REVENUES, WHICH INCLUDE GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT FUND, AND MEASURE FF AT 53%.

BOND FUNDS FROM MEASURE AA, MEASURE WW AND PROMISSORY NOTES FROM 2012 AND 2024 MAKE UP 22% OF OUR FUNDING SOURCES.

GRANTS FROM STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL MAKE UP 21% AND THE OTHER 4% ARE FROM LEGAL SETTLEMENTS.

THE REGIONAL PARK, FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE SOURCES.

SO IN TOTAL, THE 34.3 MILLION IS REQUESTED IN PROJECT APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2025, AND I'LL JUST GO THROUGH HIGHLIGHTS OF SELECTED PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS AND PROJECT APPROPRIATIONS.

SO FOR THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, 1.7 MILLION IS REQUESTED TO SUPPORT ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS TO ADDRESS DISTRICT WIDE ADA ACCESS, MINESHAFT REPAIR, SAFETY REPAIRS AT BLACK DIAMOND, AND 900,000 FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS.

7.2 MILLION FOR LAND USE AND PLANNING.

THIS ALLOCATES OVER 800,000 TO CONTINUE EFFORTS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN, AND IT'S THE INCLUDES THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION TO SUPPORT OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STAFFING.

1.3 MILLION FOR RESOURCE PROTECTION TO MEET OUR MONITORING AND MITIGATION COMMITMENTS FOR COMPLETED PROJECTS SUCH AS DOOLITTLE DRIVE AND TYLER STAGING AREA.

IT ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR GRAZING, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND HABITAT RESTORATION EFFORTS.

WE'RE PROPOSING 1.3 MILLION FOR SERVICES ENHANCED THROUGH SPECIAL FUNDING.

THIS INCLUDES THINGS THAT ARE SUPPORTED MAINLY BY OUR SPECIAL TAX REVENUE FROM MEASURE FF, AND THIS SUPPORTS STAFFING POSITIONS TO ENHANCE SERVICES AT PARKS AND VISITOR CENTERS AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY PATROLS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

WE'RE PROPOSING 1.7 MILLION FOR TECHNOLOGY AND WORKSPACE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THESE ARE FOR DISTRICT WIDE PROJECTS SUCH AS, AS DEB MENTIONED, 500,000 FOR OUR NEW ERP REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 100,000 FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES, AND 350,000 TO SUPPORT OUR COMPUTER NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE LAST PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED IS THE WILDFIRE HAZARD REDUCTION AT 3.6 OVER 3.6 MILLION, AND THIS IS TO SUPPORT OUR FUELS MANAGEMENT, STAFFING, GOAT GRAZING AND MAINTENANCE OF PREVIOUSLY TREATED AREAS.

THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS 11 PROJECTS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO RECEIVE FUNDING IN 2025, AND I'M GOING TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON SEVEN OF THE PROJECTS, BUT BEFORE I MOVE ON, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROPOSED FUNDING ALLOCATED IN 2025 FOR THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AT LAFAYETTE-MORAGA TRAIL.

[00:35:04]

SO FIRST, GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, WE REQUESTED 2,060,000 OF WW BOND LAND ACQUISITION FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH SIBLEY TO ADVANCE DESIGN AND COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AT TILDEN.

THIS NEW FACILITY WILL PROVIDE A STATE OF THE ART EDUCATIONAL AND EXHIBIT EXPERIENCE THAT'S INVITING AND ACCESSIBLE, BUILDING A COMPLEX FULLY INTEGRATED WITH ITS SURROUNDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, AND A DESIGN THAT REFLECTS THE DISTRICT'S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT DESIGN PRACTICES.

NEXT, WE'RE REQUESTING 6 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND, MYR FUND AND WW BOND FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH LAND ACQUISITION AT ANTHONY CHABOT TO REPLACE THE CAMPGROUND SEWER SO THAT THE PROJECT CAN ADVANCE TO CONSTRUCTION IN 2025.

THIS PROJECT REPLACES THE SEWER MAIN AT THE CAMPGROUND IN A NEW ALIGNMENT AND RENOVATES REMAINING SEWER FACILITIES.

A NEW PG&E AND SCADA SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED TO MONITOR SYSTEM HEALTH.

NEXT IS ALLOCATION OF 450,000 OF WW BOND FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH PLEASANTON RIDGE TO ADVANCE THE PROJECT INTO CONSTRUCTION.

THIS PROJECT SCOPE INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE MILES OF NATURAL SURFACE TRAILS, THE MARIPOSA TRAIL, THE TEJON CANYON TRAIL, AND THE PHILIP SCHULTZ TRAIL.

NEXT IS REQUESTING 2.5 MILLION IN WW CONTINGENCY BOND FUNDS TO COMPLETE, DESIGN AND BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PARKING LOT AND STAGING AREA AT OYSTER BAY.

THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A SEWER LINE, RESTROOMS, ADA COMPLIANT PARKING LOT, LANDSCAPING TO IMPROVE BUTTERFLY AND POLLINATOR HABITAT, FENCING, AND SIGNAGE. NEXT IS COYOTE HILLS NEW INTERPRETIVE EXHIBIT.

THIS IS REQUESTING TRANSFER OF 400,000 OF GENERAL FUND FROM ARDENWOOD TO ADDRESS LONG OVERDUE RENOVATION AND ENHANCEMENTS OF THE EXHIBIT.

THESE EXHIBITS ARE OVER 20 YEARS OLD, AND FOR MANY YEARS, OUR TRIBAL PARTNERS HAVE BEEN REQUESTING THE EXHIBITS BE UPDATED TO ACCURATELY REFLECT OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

NEXT, WE'RE PROPOSING 500,000 OF FUNDING TO EVALUATE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, INCLUDING PUMPING STATIONS AND WATER PIPING AT LAS TRAMPAS. THE STUDY TO EXAMINE OPTIONS FOR WATER LINE REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING DIRECTIONAL BORING TO MINIMIZE THE DISTURBANCE TO SPECIES AND HABITAT AREAS.

THEN THE LAST PROJECT I'M HIGHLIGHTING IS 300,000 IN WW BOND FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH BRIONES TO BEGIN PRELIMINARY SITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING AND 100% PLAN SPECIFICATION TO UPGRADE.

BEAR CREEK STAGING AREA AND MAUD WHALEN CAMPGROUND IMPROVEMENTS.

SO THAT TAKES US TO OUR SCHEDULE OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS.

SO EARLIER TODAY, THIS MORNING WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE.

WE'RE HERE NOW PRESENTING TO YOU THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

WE'RE SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE BOARD DECEMBER 3RD AT 6 P.M.

TO INTRODUCE THE BUDGET AND OPEN FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN ON DECEMBER 17TH, WE'LL BE PROPOSING TO THE BOARD TO ADOPT THE BUDGET, AND THE REQUESTED ACTION TODAY IS RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT THE 2025 PROPOSED OPERATING PROJECT AND PROGRAM BUDGET.

WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS INCREDIBLY THOROUGH DOCUMENT.

I'M SURE WE'VE ALL REVIEWED THE 446 PAGES IN DETAIL, SO WE KNOW EVERY LAST BIT OF IT, AND I WILL JUST NOTE THAT BETWEEN THOSE TWO PRESENTATIONS TODAY THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THIS ONE HERE TODAY, YOU ALSO PRESENTED TO THE PAC FINANCE COMMITTEE. SO THIS IS BUDGET DAY FOR YOU TOO.

YEAH, I'M SURE IT'S ALL A BLUR, AND SO MAYBE BEFORE WE TURN TO QUESTIONS, I CAN TURN IT OVER TO MEMBER HENRY, CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE PAC, JUST FOR A BRIEF SUMMARY OF OUR MEETING.

SO WE MET FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS PAC MEETING AND HAD A PRETTY THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET THERE AS WELL.

SO, MEMBER HENRY.

THANK YOU. SO AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE MET THIS MORNING.

THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL, AND THEN WE MET FOR ALMOST AN HOUR AND A HALF THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THIS MEETING.

THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THAT, TOO.

THERE WERE ALSO SOME COMMENTS, IN PARTICULAR AROUND FIRE SUPPRESSION AND THEN CAPITAL PROJECTS BEING ALLOCATED, MAYBE SOME CONCERN ABOUT HOW THEY'RE BEING ALLOCATED A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE EAST OR WEST VERSUS EAST, BUT ALSO THE PAC FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

[00:40:05]

MEMBER DIETER.

YEAH. I WANTED TO ASK MEMBER BRUCE HENRY WHAT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THOSE COMMENTS THAT YOU GUYS MADE ABOUT THE ALLOCATIONS? WHAT HAPPENED WITH, YOU KNOW, WHERE DID THEY GO? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THEY'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION.

SO I CAN'T TELL YOU.

YEAH. SO WHAT I'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT I'LL DO THIS YEAR IS WRITE THOSE UP AND THEN PROVIDE THEM TO THE BOARD SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHAT THE FEEDBACK WAS, BOTH FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THIS MORNING AND THEN FROM THE PAC.

SO I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE.

KATIE AND I BOTH WERE TAKING NOTES OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, AND THEN IT'LL GET PASSED ON TO THE BOARD, AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE BUDGET SHOULD BE AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM FOR THE PAC AND NOT SOMETHING TO VOTE ON.

I'VE SAID THAT THROUGH THE YEARS AND IT JUST HAS STARTED TO COME BACK TO US.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE PAC DID NOT SUPPORT IT? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? I MEAN, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION TO THE BOARD AND SAY THIS WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE PAC, AND THEN EXPLAIN WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR NOT RECOMMENDING IT. MEMBER CHANG.

I DID NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE 400 PLUS PAGES, SO THANK YOU, BUT I REALLY AGREE WITH COMMITTEE MEMBER DIETER'S COMMENTS ABOUT IT BEING AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I FEEL LIKE I WAS JUST PRESENTED WITH A LOT OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AND NOT MUCH FEEDBACK.

SEEKING MY FEEDBACK, WHICH THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, BUT I DO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, MAYBE THREE.

THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE WHEN I GUESS YOU'RE THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT WILDFIRES, LIKE WHAT WAS LIKE MORE IN DETAIL IN DISCUSSIONS, AND ALSO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT LIKE EAST VERSUS WEST, LIKE ALSO ONCE AGAIN, WITHOUT IT BEING LIKE A TURF WAR OR LIKE A MONEY, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHO GETS MORE MONEY TYPE OF THING, LIKE WHAT ARE SOME FLAGS THAT LIKE, MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS HERE, AND THEN CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION AFTER THIS ONE? OKAY, COOL. SO ON FIRE SUPPRESSION, IT KIND OF PIGGYBACKED, TOO, FROM THE PAC FIELD TRIP BECAUSE THAT WAS ALL AROUND FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND I'M GOING TO JUMP IN IF I'M WRONG HERE, BUT IT WAS JUST HOW CRITICAL THAT IS FOR SO MANY REASONS AND HOW THE FUNDING WORKS FOR THAT, AND THEN ALSO THERE WERE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IT GET INCORPORATED INTO A STRATEGIC PLAN TO MAKE SURE THE PARK DISTRICT IDENTIFIES WHAT ARE ALL THE FIRE SUPPRESSION NEEDS AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE FUNDED, PARTICULARLY IF SOME FUNDING FROM FEMA GOES AWAY, WHICH MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, BUT TO KIND OF TO HEADLINE A LONG CONVERSATION, IT WAS REALLY I THINK THE PAC FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS INTERJECTING HOW CRITICAL FIRE SUPPRESSION IS, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT'S PART OF THE SECOND CENTURY PLAN AND AGAIN, IF ANYBODY DISAGREES ON FINANCE, JUMP IN.

AS FAR AS THE I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S EAST VERSUS WEST.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THIS WARD VERSUS THAT, BUT THERE WERE THERE WERE CONCERNS THIS MORNING FROM TWO FROM TWO BOARD DIRECTORS.

IF YOU LOOK AT A MAP OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, IT REALLY LOOKS VERY HEAVY WEST OF 680, AND SO THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AROUND THAT TOO, IN TERMS OF, WELL, WHERE'S THE POPULATION VERSUS WHERE IS POPULATION GROWTH VERSUS HIGH DENSITY HOUSING AND WHERE IT'S NEEDED.

SO WE HAD A LONG CONVERSATION AROUND THAT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE GIST OF IT.

IT WASN'T TO SAY, LET'S PIT THIS WARD AGAINST THAT OR WE NEED IT OVER HERE, BUT JUST KIND OF A CONCERN THAT MAYBE IT'S GOING IN DIFFERENT PLACES.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT DEFINITELY DOES, AND IT PIGGYBACKS PERFECTLY ONTO MY SECOND QUESTION, WHICH IS THE SECOND TO LAST SLIDE, IF YOU DON'T MIND PULLING UP, WHICH I'M PERSONALLY REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT YOU PRESENTED TO ME BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT MY QUESTION IS AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR THEIR COMMITTEE, WHAT WERE THINGS THAT THEY FLAGGED THAT THEY FOUND OF CONCERN THAT PERHAPS, LIKE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, THAT MAYBE WE CAN ADVISE THEM ON.

SO THANK YOU, BY THE WAY, MEMBER HENRY, FOR YOUR REPORT BECAUSE IT WAS VERY HELPFUL BUT IN REGARDS TO ONCE AGAIN, THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE, WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THERE THAT PERHAPS WE CAN HELP GIVE GUIDANCE ON IF THEY DID HAVE ANYTHING FLAGGED? BY THE WAY, THEY LOVED EVERYTHING WE DID ANSWER IS TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND PROBLEMS, BUT IF THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

YEAH. LET'S SEE, YEAH, THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE PRIORITIZING

[00:45:06]

WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T FULLY EXERCISED IT, AND NOW WE'VE GIVEN IT A COUPLE OF YEARS TO TRY IT OUT.

SO BRINGING IT BACK AND WE AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE TALKED ABOUT BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD STUDY SESSION IN MARCH AND LOOKING AT THAT SCORING, AND WE WANT TO INCORPORATE THINGS LIKE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND THEN GROWTH OF POPULATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO THAT'S STUFF THAT'S NOT IN THE CURRENT CPP SCORING.

I MEAN, ANOTHER FACTOR OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD TODAY, I THINK A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES MANY YEARS FOR PROJECTS TO GET ANYWHERE, LIKE FROM AN IDEA TO LIKE DESIGN.

LIKE PRE-DESIGN, THEN DESIGN, AND SO THE STUFF THAT'S BEING THAT'S GETTING A LOT OF MONEY RIGHT NOW WAS REALLY STARTED LIKE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, FAR BEFORE WE STARTED THE WHOLE CPP SCORING, AND SO I THINK TO SOME DEGREE YOU'RE SEEING LIKE ARTIFACTS OF THE PAST BEING BROUGHT FORWARD FOR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT ANYHOW, SO THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THIS MORNING AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS THEY BROUGHT UP.

WHAT ELSE DID THEY ASK? SOME QUESTIONS ON GETTING MORE DETAILS ON THE, THE REVENUES THAT WE'RE RECEIVING FROM OTHER, OTHER AGENCIES.

ON AND THEN ALSO OUTLINING.

OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD.

SO IN TERMS OF REVENUE THAT WE'RE RECEIVING FROM OTHER AGENCIES PROVIDING A LIST OF THOSE BESIDES EAST BAY MUD IS ONE THAT WE RECOMMEND THAT WE REFERENCE, AND SO THEY WANTED A LIST OF ADDITIONAL ONES, AND THEN ALSO FOR ON SECTION D TEN WHERE WE TALK ABOUT LARPD ADDING A SENTENCE RELATED TO THAT.

THIS THE NUMBER THAT'S PRESENTED DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD AND THE SHARED SERVICES SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIFEGUARDS THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THAT AREA.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS.

SORRY. DIRECTOR SANWONG WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN WE HAVE A SECTION IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL OVERVIEW FOR THE DISTRICT AND WANTING IT TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN PARTICULARLY, I THINK IN HER WARD WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE, TESLA IS MOVING OUT AND SO JUST EXPLAINING MORE OF LIKE THE LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE WE TEND TO HAVE LIKE A MORE BROAD PERSPECTIVE OF LIKE NATIONAL CALIFORNIA AND THEN ACROSS THE TWO COUNTIES. SO SHE WANTED A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THERE, AND I THINK, TOO, FOR US TO ADDRESS HOW WE THOUGH THE CLIMATE BOND JUST PASSED AND HASN'T OFFICIALLY GONE THROUGH, LIKE HOW THOSE HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE DETERMINING PROJECTS THAT WILL BE ADDED AND HOW THOSE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR BUDGET.

THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU, AND I SEE MEMBER MARSH HAS HER HAND UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I'M JUST WONDERING I CANNOT THINK OF THE LOCATION I VISITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEY WERE DOING A SEWER PROJECT, AND I ASKED THEM TO REEVALUATE BECAUSE I WANTED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY PUT PIPING DOWN FOR RECYCLING. SO I KNOW THAT RECYCLED WATER, RATHER, AND I KNEW THAT WOULD CHANGE KIND OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS BUDGET THAT WAS DONE, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE BREAKING GROUND, WE ARE THINKING ABOUT USING RECYCLED WATER, EVEN IF IT'S NOT IN THE AREA YET, BUT MAKING SURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN IT DOES COME AND IT'S IN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AREA AND I KNOW IT WAS SEWER.

I CAN'T THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT WHEN DOING SO, IF THEY DID RESTRUCTURE THAT BECAUSE THE BUDGET SEEMS THE SAME FROM WHEN THEY SHOWED IT TO US AT THE PRESENTATION, AND I ASKED THEM TO REEVALUATE BECAUSE I WOULD APPRECIATE THEM PUTTING DOWN THE PURPLE PIPES FOR FUTURE RECYCLED WATER USE.

HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES AN AMENDMENT OR A CHANGE GET PUT IN THERE, AND HOW DOES THAT REFLECT OR HOW DOES

[00:50:05]

SO PAC MEMBER DIETER AND I PROBABLY KNOW THAT MCKAY AVENUE IN CROWN BEACH.

WE HAD A IS THIS FOLLOWING UP ON.

YES. YES. FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, JUST SO WE HAVE SOME WE HAD A BOARD SITE TOUR OVER THERE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUERIES THAT WE HAD THAT DENNISHA HAD, PAC MEMBER MARSH HAD; JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT'S DENOTED.

RIGHT, JUST TO FOLLOW UP, THAT'S BECAUSE EAST BAY MUD IS GOING TO BE PUTTING IN PIPES INTO THE CITY OF ALAMEDA FOR RECYCLED WATER OR REPURPOSED WATER, AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A FUTURE REGIONAL PARK OUT AT ALAMEDA POINT AND THEN ON MCKAY.

SO THAT'S WHAT SHE'S REFERRING TO.

OKAY. I WILL NEED TO CHECK WITH OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION UNIT TO SEE IF THAT'S BEEN INCORPORATED.

WE DID ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR MCKAY IN THIS 2025 BUDGET TO HELP ADVANCE THE PROJECT TO CONSTRUCTION, BUT I'M NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH WHAT SCOPE WAS INCLUDED FOR THAT.

SO I'LL NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU GUYS WITH THAT.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

I THINK MEMBER SIMMONS WAS NEXT, AND THEN MEMBER MENDOZA AND THEN MEMBER LOPEZ.

I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR 26 TO 29, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S 3030 PROPOSAL, AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT SORT OF ASKING, OKAY, YOU'RE ADDING NEW POSITIONS TO LAND ACQUISITION, BUT YOU'RE NOT SEEKING MORE FUNDING.

SO I KNOW YOU HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS.

YEAH, SO LAND ACQUISITION IS ALWAYS AN INTERESTING ONE.

WE DO HAVE FUNDING SET ASIDE IN MEASURE WW, AND EVEN IN OUR GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE FOR LAND ACQUISITION, WE TEND NOT TO SHOW OUR HAND UNTIL THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN ACQUISITION, BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE TO ANYONE ELSE THAT MIGHT INCREASE THE PRICE OF A PROJECT.

SO THE ONLY PROJECT YOU'LL SEE IN OUR PROJECT BOOK THAT OUR LAND ACQUISITION ARE ONES WHERE WE'VE, LIKE WE ARE EITHER HAVE JUST EXECUTED OR ARE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTE, BUT WE DON'T TEND TO BUDGET ANYTHING FOR LAND ACQUISITION IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS.

INSTEAD YOU'LL SEE THAT DURING THE YEAR, THOSE WILL COME FORWARD INDIVIDUALLY AT DIFFERENT BOARD MEETINGS.

CAN I JUST ADD A QUICK FOLLOW UP? SORRY, DO YOU HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU IDENTIFY HOW MUCH YOU HAVE IN RESERVE FOR LAND ACQUISITION OVER THOSE FOUR PERIODS TO MEET THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL? SO WE DO HAVE ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IS PRELIMINARY LAND ACQUISITION, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE $31.7 MILLION SET ASIDE IN RESERVES FOR THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MEMBER MENDOZA.

THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO BRING IT BACK TO OUR BOARD SITE.

ACTUALLY PAC TOUR THAT WE HAD LAST SATURDAY UP IN GRIZZLY PEAK, AND THE INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION HAPPENING BETWEEN EAST BAY MUD, UC BERKELEY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF HELAE HAD POINTED US TOWARDS ALL THAT WONDERFUL WORK HAPPENING, AND I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND HOW THEY ARE INCORPORATED INTO THAT.

THEY ALSO HAD MENTIONED THAT IN THE 11TH HOUR, GETTING, I BELIEVE, THE $3 MILLION FROM FEMA, AND THAT WAS JUST A DAY BEFORE WE ACTUALLY MET, AND , YOU KNOW, TYING IT TO THE 400,000 THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED FOR COYOTE HILLS FOR INTERPRETIVE AND INDIGENOUS VOICES AND LEADERSHIP WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT YOU KNOW, NOT SO MUCH TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM, BUT SEEN THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE OTHER COLLABORATIONS AND NOT JUST FIRE SUPPRESSION, BUT IN TERMS OF CEREMONIAL FIRE YOU KNOW CULTURAL BURNING PRACTICES AS WELL AS CEREMONIAL ONES AS WELL.

SO I WANTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT SINCE WE MANY OF US WENT TO THE MEETING IN GRIZZLY PEAK, AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SILOED, ONCE AGAIN, OFTENTIMES THOSE THOSE DEPARTMENTS DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE DISPARATE FOR SOME REASON, BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO CONNECT FOLKS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

NOW, I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT WAS A LONG WINDED ONE, BUT ALSO WE HAD A REALLY ROBUST PRESENTATION FROM PUBLIC SAFETY ABOUT THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR.

IS THAT INCORPORATED INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET FOR 2026 TO 2029, AND IF SO, HOW MUCH? ALSO, MY QUERY AT THE TIME WAS ENSURING THAT THERE'S COMMUNITY POLICING AND NOT JUST PUBLIC SAFETY, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES.

SO MENTAL HEALTH FAMILY SERVICES, ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON NEXT DOOR THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CIP, IT WAS FUNDED THIS YEAR, FULLY FUNDED THIS YEAR.

[00:55:09]

SO YOU'LL SEE THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT'S IN THERE ON THAT PAGE, AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR SERVICES.

YEAH, I AM RECALLING THAT I DID SEE SOMETHING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET ABOUT WANTING TO HAVE MORE, AND MAYBE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME FORWARD DURING THE YEAR AND NOT IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET, BUT THAT THEY DID WANT TO PUT MORE RESOURCES TOWARDS SUPPORTING STAFF, AND BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT IN THIS PAGE THAT I'M LOOKING AT NOW, SO I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A GREAT ANSWER FOR YOU AND THEN YOU ALSO ASKED ABOUT CONTROLLED BURNS, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT DID COME UP IN THE PAC/FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CONTROLLED BURNS AND WHETHER THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PRACTICES, AND, YOU KNOW, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT WHAT THEIR PRACTICES ARE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT.

I KNOW I'VE HEARD THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS FOR YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO. THEN YOU MENTIONED THE FEMA FUNDING SO THAT YES, WE DID RECEIVE I THINK IT'S 2 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING.

KATY ALMOST 3 MILLION IN FEMA FUNDING, WHICH IS VERY GOOD NEWS FOR US, AND YEAH, JUST RESPONDING TO THE OTHER COMMENT ABOUT HAVING A LONGER TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING FIRE AND FUELS MANAGEMENT, I THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, MANY POINTS THAT ARE BEING RAISED HERE THAT THE BOARD IS ALSO BRINGING UP AND THAT WE IN FINANCE FEEL LIKE, OKAY, WE NEED TO HAVE A STRONGER ROLE IN MAKING THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND MAKING SURE WE'RE REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE FULL COSTS OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TAKING ON.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COGNIZANT OF.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LOPEZ, I THINK IS NEXT.

THANK YOU. I DO JUST WANT TO AMPLIFY WHAT A COLLEAGUE HAS SAID ABOUT THE PURPLE PIPE SYSTEMS AND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT SOMEDAY, BUT VERY MUCH MORE IMMEDIATELY IN THE NEXT YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE UPGRADES OF OR ACTUALLY PUTTING IN RESTROOMS AND FACILITIES IN GENERAL .

THAT WAS LAID OUT IN THE PRESENTATION, INCLUDING AT OYSTER POINT AND AT CHABOT WITH THE SEWER LINE SYSTEM.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE DISTRICT REALLY TAKES A LEAD.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS TALK ABOUT, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY IMPLEMENTATION OR PRACTICAL USE OF THE CONCEPT.

I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE TO DO, BUT WE DO HAVE TO GET THERE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE MAYBE EVEN THE PIONEERS IN THE COUNTY OR IN THE TWO COUNTIES. SO THAT WOULD BE MY FEEDBACK AS WELL, AND JUST WANT TO YOU KNOW, HONOR AND AMPLIFY THE COMMENT PRECEDING ME ON THAT.

I THINK MEMBER PEOPLES WAS NEXT.

OH, SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR QUESTION, FRANCIS.

I'M SURE THAT AS THE DISTRICT DEVELOPS A MORE STRATEGIC VIEW OF USING FIRE TO REDUCE IT, TO REDUCE THE FIRE HAZARDS FROM ALL THE WILDLAND WE HAVE, THAT THEY WILL SEEK INPUT FROM THE FIRST PEOPLE AND TO BUILD ON THEIR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND APPLY THAT AS THEY GO FORWARD.

MEMBER OBRINGER.

THANK YOU. SO THIS QUESTION WAS PROMPTED BY MEMBER SIMMONS, AND ALSO WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION, EVEN THOUGH YOU GAVE US A GREAT PRESENTATION EARLIER AT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

I'M JUST WONDERING, AS YOU'RE ADDING THESE NEW POSITIONS THAT ALSO MEANS, YOU KNOW, LONG TERM BENEFITS AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT COME ALONG WITH EMPLOYEES, AND SO I'M WONDERING WHAT THE SUSTAINABILITY IS PLANNED BECAUSE I KNOW, AND I'M NOT ACCUSING THE PARK DISTRICT OF THIS, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF AGENCIES, NOT THE CITY OF CONCORD, BUT OTHERS THAT GOT VERY EXCITED WITH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT DOLLARS AND ACTUALLY BUILT OUT STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS, AND NOW, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT'S GONE.

SO CAN YOU JUST SHARE WITH US, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE.

YEAH. HOW ARE HOW ARE THESE NEW, HOW IS THIS EXPANSION SUSTAINABLE IN TERMS OF STAFFING? YEAH. SO WHEN WE'RE I TALKED A LITTLE BIT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION ABOUT LOOKING AT OUR REVENUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING IN AND PROPERTY TAXES BEING THAT, THAT MAIN REVENUE SOURCE, AND SO 5.9% IS THE GROWTH IN PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE'RE EXPECTING FOR THE COMING YEAR.

[01:00:02]

SO THOSE THOSE REVENUES ARE THINGS THAT WE FEEL LIKE, OKAY, WE CAN BUILD STAFFING FROM THOSE FUNDS.

SO WE MAP OUT HOW MUCH OF OUR REVENUE COMING IN IS SUSTAINABLE, ONGOING MONEY, AND WE ALSO HAVE A FIVE YEAR PROJECTION THAT WE GET FROM BEACON ECONOMICS THAT LOOKS AT WHAT THE GROWTH IS GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT ADDING STAFF THAT'S GOING TO ADD FUNDING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO ESCALATE FASTER THAN OUR PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE ESCALATING.

SO IT REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY COGNIZANT OF NOT WANTING TO GROW FASTER THAN OUR REVENUE SOURCE IS GROWING.

WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, LIKE MOST AGENCIES DON'T HAVE SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY TAX BASE, AND SO FOR US, WE ARE ABLE TO ADD STAFF WITH THAT VERSUS JUST ADDING ONE TIME ADDITIONS, BUT WE DO LOOK AT OUR REVENUE SOURCES TO SEE, LIKE IS THIS A ONE TIME SOURCE OR IS THIS ONGOING? MEMBER VALENZUELA.

YES. SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR NEW PROJECTS AND ONES THAT ARE MINOR AND ONES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, COST A LOT MORE, WHICH DO WE HOW DO WE I MEAN, HOW DO WE DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FOLLOWING YEARS AND IS THERE A PLAN AS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS TO NEXT YEAR, OR ARE WE GOING TO MOVE THIS TO 27-28? ARE THESE JUST PROPOSED IDEAS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS? IS THERE A LIST OF LIKE, LET'S SAY ONE PARK WANTED THIS MUCH MONEY AND WE ONLY APPROVED, LIKE ONE QUARTER OF IT, AND THE REASON WHY CERTAIN PROJECTS WERE NOT MOVED ON? YEAH. SO ON THE PROJECT ASPECT, WHEN A PROJECT IS READY TO ADVANCE TO CONSTRUCTION OR TO THE NEXT PHASE, OR REQUIRES MORE FUNDING THAN IT'S SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET REQUEST, AND SO ANALYZING WHAT FUNDING WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL PRIORITIZATION SCORE THAT THE PROJECTS HAS THAT WEIGHS HEAVILY INTO WHAT MOVES FORWARD AND THEN ALSO THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AND POTENTIAL GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE DECISIONS GO AS TO WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING AND WHAT WAS DELAYED TO THE NEXT YEAR.

YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE YOU BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CERTAIN SCORE THEY GET, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WITH, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT THE EAST VERSUS WEST THING.

YOU KNOW, EAST PARK, WEST PARK, AND THE CERTAIN SCORE THEY GET BECAUSE THERE'S MORE GROWTH IN AN AREA OR THERE'S MORE POPULATION IN AN AREA.

CAN WE REVISIT THAT? CAN WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO US HERE ABOUT HOW THAT'S FIGURED OUT AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT WE CAN IMPROVE IT OR CHANGE IT? I MEAN, THREE YEARS AGO IS A LONG TIME AGO, AND I THINK THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

IF THAT PLAN CAME IF WE'RE CHOOSING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND OUR MONEY FROM A PLAN THREE YEARS AGO, I THINK IT'S A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED. SO, I MEAN, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AND MOVING FORWARD, LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE CENTURY PLAN? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SPEND OUR MONEY? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO ACQUIRE LAND? HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE IT? I JUST WANT TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT.

YEAH, I THINK WE DEFINITELY CAN COME BACK AND PRESENT THE CAPITAL PRIORITIZATION POLICY THAT WE THAT WE ADOPTED, AND IT ISN'T GEOGRAPHICAL.

IT'S MORE LOOKING AT ACCESS, SUSTAINABILITY ADDRESSING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

SO IT ISN'T JUST SPECIFIC TO WARDS.

IT REALLY TRIES TO TAKE IT HOLISTICALLY, LOOKING AT TEN DIFFERENT FACTORS AND HOW THE SCORING GOES.

SO BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY COME BACK AND GIVE A PRESENTATION NEXT YEAR ON THAT POLICY AND TAKE SUGGESTIONS TO THE BOARD OF THINGS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD ADDRESS.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT, AND I KNOW THAT CERTAIN PROJECTS COME UP IN A CERTAIN YEAR, AND IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SPENDING MONEY MORE IN A CERTAIN YEAR AND FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REVISIT IT.

OKAY. OKAY.

WE SHOULD TRY TO WRAP UP THIS ITEM.

SO MEMBER SKAREDOFF WITH THE LAST QUESTION.

THEN WE'LL TURN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR REALLY PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE WIDE RANGING PRESENTATION.

WE COVERED AN AWFUL LOT OF GROUND AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HAVE ABOUT THREE THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT TO FOLLOW UP.

EXCUSE ME. ONE OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH THE FIELD TRIP THAT WE JUST RECENTLY HAD REGARDING FIRE.

[01:05:05]

CITY OF BERKELEY.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND EAST BAY MUD, AND I WAS WONDERING WHEN THIS GROUP APPLIES FOR MONEY, FOR FUNDING VARIOUS COOPERATIVE PROJECTS.

DO THEY APPLY AS A GROUP OR DO THEY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS APPLY AND THEN CONTRIBUTE THAT TO THE GROUP? OR EXACTLY HOW DOES THAT SEEKING OF FUNDING TO DO THIS GOOD WORK, HOW DOES THAT GO ABOUT HAPPENING.

SO THE RECENT FUNDING THAT WE'RE RECEIVING FROM FEMA WAS JUST THE PARK DISTRICT APPLIED FOR IT, AND THEN WE'VE ALSO APPLIED FOR GRANTS TO CAL FIRE, WHERE FUNDING HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER LIKE THE PARK DISTRICT IS THE LEAD ON THE APPLICATION, AND THEN FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS AS WELL.

SO ANY MEMBER TAKES THE LEAD AND BASICALLY MOVES IT FORWARD, PROBABLY IN COLLABORATION WITH WITH THE OTHER PARTNERS AT THE SAME. RETURNING BACK TO THE CROWN BEACH SITUATION, I FULLY SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING PURPLE PIPE IN THERE IS A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DIG THAT BACK UP AGAIN TO PUT THEM IN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WHEN THIS RECYCLED WATER BUSINESS REALLY STARTS TO HIT ITS STRIDE.

SO I SUPPORT THAT MOVING AHEAD WITH TRYING TO INCORPORATE THAT NOW THAT DIGGING THE TRENCH WITHOUT HAVING TO REDO IT AGAIN.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD ABOUT WHEN WE VISITED OUT THERE WAS ABOUT THE BEACH ITSELF.

IT'S DISAPPEARING.

ACTUALLY, IT'S A CREATED BEACH.

IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE.

IT WAS BUILT BY BRINGING IN SAND, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN QUALITY OF SAND SO ON, OTHERWISE IT DOESN'T WORK.

WHAT'S THE SITUATION WITH THAT ASPECT OF THE CROWN BEACH PROJECT? I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

YEAH, I MEAN, MAYBE I'LL JUMP IN.

I MEAN, I THINK THE SPECIFICS OF PARTICULAR PROJECTS ARE MAYBE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATION.

IF YOU DO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT I THINK.

WELL, I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WERE RESOURCES ALLOCATED TO THAT PARTICULAR ASPECT OF CROWN BEACH.

I JUST HAVE A LITTLE SHRED OF INFORMATION, WHICH IS THAT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALAMEDA THAT THEY SHARE SOME OF THE COST OF REPLACING THE SAND, BECAUSE IT IS IT WASHES AWAY EVERY YEAR.

SO WE TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO REPLACE IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR.

LONG TERM, WE KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A SUSTAINABLE SITUATION, AND I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WORKING ON WHAT SHOULD BE THE LONG TERM PLAN THERE, BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THAT IS, BUT BUILT INTO THE BUDGET.

WE HAVE THE REVENUE COMING FROM THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TO REPLACE THE SAND.

THAT'S ABOUT ALL I KNOW.

OKAY, WELL, I GUESS THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.

YEAH. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT WAS KIND OF MORE OF A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION HAVING TO DO WITH DEBT SERVICE.

I NOTICED IT'S FAIRLY SMALL PERCENTAGE, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD THING, BECAUSE TO ME, DEBT SERVICE IS KIND OF MONEY THAT'S GONE.

IS THERE A SORT OF A MOVEMENT TO TRY TO MINIMIZE DEBT SERVICE AND MAYBE EVEN ELIMINATE IT SO THAT MONEY CAN BE USED FOR PROJECTS RATHER THAN PAYING BACK MONEY THAT WE BORROWED? YEAH. SO A COUPLE OF ANSWERS TO THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW OUR DEBT SERVICE IS PRETTY LOW, AND THAT'S RELATED TO THE TIMING OF OUR ISSUANCE OF OUR MEASURE WW BONDS.

SO OUR LAST ISSUANCE WAS IN 2022, AND WE TRY TO STRUCTURE THE DEBT SERVICE SO THAT IT DOESN'T GET TOO HIGH.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE WE'VE DONE A NEW ISSUANCE.

WE PROBABLY WON'T DO ONE IN THIS YEAR EITHER, SO IT'S GOING TO STAY LOW ON THAT.

SO THAT'S ON THE WW BONDS WHERE WE HAVE OUR ALL OF THE VOTERS IN THE TWO COUNTIES ARE PAYING FOR THAT AMOUNT.

WE DID, AND SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE ISSUE THE NEXT SERIES OF BONDS, THAT RATE IS GOING TO JUMP UP AGAIN, BUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE A PROMISE TO VOTERS TO KEEP IT WITHIN $10 OUT OF $100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUATION, AND SO WE HAVE STAYED WELL BELOW THAT EVER SINCE 2008 BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DO HAVE SOME NEW DEBT SERVICE THIS YEAR.

SO WHEN WE WENT TO CONSTRUCT THE PERALTA OAKS NORTH BUILDING, WHICH IS UNDERWAY NEXT DOOR, WE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS ON HAND TO BUILD THAT RIGHT NOW. SO WE USED A LITTLE BIT OF FUND BALANCE, BUT WE ALSO DID ISSUE SOME DEBT, AND SO YOU DO SEE THAT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.

[01:10:01]

2 OR 2.4 MILLION THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONGOING FOR 20 YEARS, SO IT'S NOT IDEAL.

WE DEFINITELY TEND TO TRY TO FINANCE THINGS OURSELVES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR WW BONDS, WHERE THE VOTERS GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT, BUT INTERNALLY WE TRY NOT TO ISSUE DEBT FOR CONSTRUCTING PROJECTS.

WE TRY TO USE IT WITH FUNDS THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE IT IS YOU'RE RIGHT, LONG TERM, IT'S CHEAPER TO DO IT THAT WAY.

IT'S JUST THAT THE TIMING OF THAT PROJECT REALLY NEEDED TO GET UNDERWAY NOW, AND SO THAT WAS WE DID GET A GOOD FINANCING RATE, BUT YEAH, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY DEBT SERVICE AND INTEREST THAT'S OWED ON THAT.

WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS ALL THIS THING THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH TO TRY TO ANSWER ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS; IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

GREAT. YEAH, AND I ECHO THAT THANKS.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, EITHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE OR ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY, AND SO THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM.

SO I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS TO GO TO THE DIRECTORS.

MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

OKAY. MOVED BY SIMMONS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY LOPEZ.

MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE VOTE? YES.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST ISSUE A BIG THANKS TO OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO, MEMBER HENRY, MEMBER VALENZUELA, MEMBER OBRINGER, MEMBER PEOPLES, MEMBER ESPAÑA.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

DIRECTOR ECHOLS IS HERE.

MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LONG WAIT, BUT LET'S TURN OUR ATTENTION BACK TO REPORT FROM OUR DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, GOOD.

GOOD EVENING, AND IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND TO SEE ALL OF YOU, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT I WAS LATE AND I WAS GOING TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING ANYWAY, SO YOU CERTAINLY HAVEN'T KEPT ME WAITING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE ROBUST CONVERSATION AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS AND ADVICE.

SO I FIRST OF ALL, JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING REALLY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR JUST INCREDIBLE WORK. ON THE BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I WATCH THE MEETINGS AND I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED ABOUT HOW HOW ENGAGED YOU ARE, HOW PREPARED YOU ARE, HOW THOUGHTFUL YOUR COMMENTS ARE, AND REALLY HOW SERIOUSLY YOU TAKE THIS ROLE.

SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

I KNOW YOU ALL ARE VOLUNTEERS, BUT AND SO IT'S EVEN MORE MORE SPECIAL TO PUT THAT LEVEL OF EFFORT IN.

SO JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND I ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE PAC MEMBERS WHO ARE RETIRING, AND IT'S WOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE A HIT.

I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE JUST TAKING WITH YOU SUCH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE.

I KNOW YOU'LL BE GETTING NEW PEOPLE IN BEHIND YOU, BUT BUT THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, REALLY SOME GOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING THE BOARD.

SO, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH NEIL TSUTSUI, THE CHAIR, OUR VICE CHAIR, LUANA ESPAÑA, AND THEN THREE MORE PEOPLE. LINDA DESCHAMBAULT.

IGOR SKAREDOFF.

MATILIJA POPPY, AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE HAVE WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY JUST TO SORT OF THANK YOU FOR THE YEAR, BUT

[01:15:11]

SO AT THE END OF THE MEETING, YOU CAN--OH, THEY'RE RIGHT HERE.

OH AM I DELIVERING THEM? OKAY. WELL WELL, WE CAN OR AFTER THE MEETING EITHER WAY.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE GETTING ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PLANTS FROM THE BOTANIC GARDEN AT TILDEN, AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

OH, OKAY.

I WAS REALLY CONFUSED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE.

BECAUSE I GOT INITIALLY BIOS OF THE FOUR PEOPLE WHO ARE RETIRING, AND THEN THERE WAS THIS ONE THAT SAID MONTAGUE PAPI, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WHO IS THIS PERSON AND WHY IS THERE A PICTURE INSTEAD OF A? OKAY. THAT CLEARS IT ALL UP.

SO SO THAT IS NOW WE KNOW THAT IS THE PLANT THAT YOU ALL ARE GETTING, AND IT ACTUALLY HAS A REALLY INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL FLOWER.

SO OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WELL SO WITH THAT I THOUGHT WHAT I WOULD DO AND I REALIZE IT'S GETTING KIND OF LATE HERE, SO I WILL TRY TO BE RELATIVELY QUICK.

I BROUGHT SOME SLIDES TO GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024, BUT I'LL GO THROUGH THEM RATHER QUICKLY.

SO FIRST OF ALL, SO JUST STARTING WITH, WELL WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PARKS.

WELL, A LOT IS HAPPENING IN THE PARKS, AS YOU WELL KNOW, AND STARTING WITH AND THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT I'M GOING TO QUICKLY COVER STARTING WITH THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY, AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE WILDFIRE SAFETY, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, THE RESTORATION TO ALDER AND CREEK AND LEATHERWOOD CREEK RENOVATIONS AT ROBERTS POOL, POINT MOLATE, BIG UPDATES THERE; I'M SO EXCITED. NORTH THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK AND THE UPDATES TO THE EEC IN TILDEN AND THE DISTRICT PLAN.

SO JUST STARTING OUT WITH THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY, WHICH YOU'RE ALREADY VERY WELL AWARE OF, AND OF COURSE, YOU ALSO KNOW THAT WE'RE THE LARGEST PARK DISTRICT IN THE NATION, AND WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED 30 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS 73 REGIONAL PARKS, OVER 126,000 ACRES OF LAND.

THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP AND 1330 MILES OF TRAILS, THAT NUMBER HAS ALSO GONE UP.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

SO NEXT SLIDE.

SO OF COURSE IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY, AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE BEGAN BACK IN THE LATE 1920S WHEN THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF WATERSHED LAND BECAME AVAILABLE SUDDENLY FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC LEADERS GOT TOGETHER WITH A VISION WHICH WAS TO PRESERVE THIS LAND FOREVER AND BALANCE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WITH PUBLIC ENJOYMENT TO AID THE CAUSE.

THEY ENLISTED RENOWNED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED JR AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CHIEF NATURALIST ANSEL HALL, TO SURVEY THE WATERSHED LANDS FOR POTENTIAL USE, AND THE RESULTING REPORT, THE 1930 OLMSTED HALL REPORT, REALLY GAVE NATIONAL CREDIBILITY TO THIS EFFORT, AND WE CONSIDER THAT THE FOUNDING DOCUMENT OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, AND SO THE NEXT STEP IN 1934, AT THE HEIGHT OF THE DEPRESSION.

COMMUNITY LEADERS GOT TOGETHER TO PUT A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO CREATE THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LAND PRESERVATION, AND THE MEASURE PASSED BY A RESOUNDING 71% AND I JUST THINK THIS IS INCREDIBLE THAT THESE NOT ONLY WERE THESE LEADERS SO STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW TO PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT AND GET ATTENTION AND GET PEOPLE ON BOARD, BUT THE PEOPLE AT A REALLY HORRIBLE TIME IN HISTORY HAD THE VISION AND THE FORESIGHT TO TAX THEMSELVES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEPRESSION.

SO I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WHO DID THAT.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE.

SO CHEERS TO 90 YEARS, AND OF COURSE, YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT WE HAD A BIG PARTY BACK IN MAY, AND THEN WE HAVE HAD MONTHLY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

I'LL JUST QUICKLY GO OVER THE SUNOL BIOBLITZ, BLACK HISTORY WALKS AT THURGOOD MARSHALL PARK.

BIG BREAK ALL ABILITIES DAY, ARDENWOOD SHEEP SHEARING DAY PARKFEST AGAIN IN MAY.

[01:20:05]

EXCUSE ME, STATE SENATOR NANCY SKINNER AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN, BOTH WHO HAD REALLY NICE RESOLUTIONS HONORING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY. SO YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

OKAY. SO OF COURSE, AS WE LOOK TO THE NEXT 90 YEARS, WE'RE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCLUDING THE THREAT OF CATASTROPHIC FIRE, WHICH A LOT OF YOU HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY, AND I DO WANT TO JUST SAY THAT LISTENING IN TO THE COMMENTS, I REALLY AGREE THAT WE NEED TO COLLABORATE AND LEARN FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.

A COUPLE OF YOU MADE THOSE COMMENTS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN LIVING ON THIS LAND THRIVING ON THIS LAND FOR SINCE REALLY, WE LIKE TO SAY TIME IMMEMORIAL.

SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT A VERY, VERY LONG TIME, AND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING, I THINK CAROLYN ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT INCREASING THE SIZE, INCREASING THE STAFFING, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW STRATEGIC AND JUDICIOUS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ABOUT WHAT JOBS CAN WE DO OR NEED TO BE DONE BY CONTRACTORS, AND WHAT JOBS ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED IN AN ONGOING WAY, AND I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH CIVICORPS, WHERE WE NOW HAVE A COUPLE OF CREWS THAT DO BOTH FUEL REDUCTION AND WILDFIRE, WELL, TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND OTHER WORK, AND SO THIS NOT ONLY PROVIDES TRAINING FOR REALLY GOOD JOBS, IT DEVELOPS A CAREER LADDER SO THAT THESE FOLKS CAN EVENTUALLY HAVE FULL TIME JOBS AS PART OF FIELD CREWS, OR BECOME RANGERS OR FIREFIGHTERS OR AND OR GET JOBS AT OTHER, OTHER AGENCIES WHO DO THIS WORK.

SO OKAY, AND WHAT ELSE DO I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS? YES. SO AND WE ALSO HAVE DONE JUST AN AMAZING JOB AT GETTING GRANTS THIS YEAR ALONE.

WE HAVE PUT 11.8 MILLION TOWARDS FUEL MANAGEMENT.

SO AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE CAREFULLY GROWING THE STAFFING.

WE'RE ALSO GETTING THOSE RESOURCES TO PUT TOWARDS FUELS MANAGEMENT.

WE HAVE 30 MILLION IN GRANTS APPLICATIONS CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING, AND THIS NEXT PART, I THINK I'LL JUST YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK AROUND THE CARBONIZER.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD ABOUT IS HOW OUR STAFF IDENTIFIED THE 1500 ACRES OF TREES AT RISK AND REALLY LAUNCHED THE STATE EFFORT TO FIGURE OUT, WELL, WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE TREES AND THEN TAKE THIS, TAKE THIS REALLY NOVEL APPROACH OF USING THE CARBONIZER TO GET RID OF THAT FUEL AND TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE USEFUL IN THE FORM OF BIOCHAR.

OF COURSE, IT'S NOT JUST WILDFIRES.

WE HAVE SEA LEVEL RISE, WATER QUALITY ISSUES, FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES, AND ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE THINGS THAT OUR TEAM ARE VERY FOCUSED ON AND WORKING ON.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO GO TO SOME FUN STUFF THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR.

SO IN MAY OF 2024, WE OFFICIALLY OPENED THE MCCOSKER CREEK RESTORATION PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT, AND THIS IS THE LARGEST CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE PARK DISTRICT'S HISTORY. WE DAYLIGHTED NEARLY 3000FT OF PREVIOUSLY CULVERTED CREEK, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE YET, IT'S GORGEOUS. I MEAN, IT'S REALLY, REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S JUST HARD TO BELIEVE.

OOPS. THE DIFFERENCE THAT THERE IS THERE TODAY VERSUS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN THE PAST.

OKAY. NEXT SLIDE.

IN APRIL OF 2024, WE OPENED THE NEW ROBERTS POOL, AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT YOU GOT TO SEE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE.

IN FACT, BRING YOUR SWIMSUIT BECAUSE THIS PLACE, IT LOOKS LIKE A RESORT.

IT'S AMAZING. IT'S THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW POOL SURROUNDED BY REDWOOD TREES.

SO THIS COMPLEX PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SWIMMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THE POOL CAPACITY HAS DOUBLED IN SIZE, AND IT INCLUDES UPGRADED CHANGING ROOMS AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SWIM LESSONS AND OTHER TRAINING AS WELL.

[01:25:01]

ONE OF THEM ANYWAY.

SO JUST THIS PAST THURSDAY, THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY VOTED TO APPROVE A $36 MILLION GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY TO ACQUIRE THE LAND OUT THERE AT POINT MOLATE, AND YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS $36 MILLION FOR A WHILE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE MONEY THAT NANCY SKINNER SECURED IN THE BUDGET A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT NOW IT'S OFFICIAL, AND THAT IS HUGE BECAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU GET IT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHAT CAN HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY WITH BUDGETS THE WAY THEY ARE.

SO THIS IS HUGE.

THIS IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD, AND I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT HAVING A PARK OUT THERE.

I THINK IT NOT ONLY DOES IT PRESERVE THIS INCREDIBLE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY, BUT IT ALSO GOES A LONG WAYS TOWARDS IMPROVING OUR EQUITABLE ACCESS.

IT'S NEAR AREAS OF RICHMOND THAT ARE SOME OF THE LOWEST CENSUS, LOWEST INCOME CENSUS TRACTS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, WHICH ALREADY HAS A LOWER MEDIAN THAN ALAMEDA COUNTY.

SO I REALLY AM EXCITED ABOUT BUILDING A TRUE WORLD CLASS PARK OUT THERE THAT ALL CAN ENJOY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

OKAY, THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT IS JUST INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE EVENTUALLY HAVING A VISITOR CENTER OUT THERE THAT CAN ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEMORATE WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS JUST THIS HORRIBLE EXPLOSION.

MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

THE 256 MEN WHO REFUSED TO GO BACK TO WORK WERE ALL CHARGED WITH WITH BREAKING THE LAW, AND 50 OF THOSE MEN WHO NEVER BACKED DOWN WERE BASICALLY CHARGED WITH MUTINY.

SO FINALLY, 80 YEARS LATER, OUR U.S.

SECRETARY OF NAVY DID EXONERATE THESE MEN, AND THE PARK DISTRICT HAS BEEN A LONG ADVOCATE OF EXONERATING THOSE FOLKS, AND NOW OUR VISION IS TO BUILD A VISITOR CENTER IN REGIONAL PARK THAT WILL REALLY SHINE LIGHT ON THIS IMPORTANT HISTORY, AND THIS HISTORY CAN BE PRESERVED AND SHARED AND LEARNED FROM, AND THEN SO THE NEXT THING TILDEN EEC, I THINK YOU WENT ONE EXTRA.

OKAY. OKAY.

SO THIS ONE, SO WE, OH, WAIT, I THINK YOU SKIPPED ONE OR SOMEBODY SKIPPED ONE.

WHOEVER IS DOING THE SLIDES.

OH, OKAY.

OKAY. SO WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS, BUT THIS IS ALSO GOING TO BE REALLY INCREDIBLE WHEN IT'S WHEN IT'S ALL DONE.

THE TEAM IN 2024, ACTUALLY STARTING IN 2023, CAME UP WITH DIFFERENT DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AND THEN DID THREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS IN 2024 AND CAME UP WITH A PREFERRED DESIGN OPTION, AND THIS NEW DESIGN IS GOING TO REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OUTDOOR SPACE AND HIGHLIGHT THE WILDCAT CREEK WATERSHED AND THE NATIVE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE HISTORICALLY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE WHEN IT'S FINALLY DONE.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL A WAYS OFF, BUT THE VISION IS THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

OKAY. SO THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE.

SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE EMBARKING ON A NEW DISTRICT PLAN.

YOU'VE PROBABLY ALREADY HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT.

OUR GOAL IS TO MEET WITH VARIOUS INTERESTED PARTIES, INCLUDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, EAST BAY NATIVE TRIBES, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND SO WE HAVE 60 MEETINGS WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS PLANNED AS PART OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THIS WORK.

WE'VE HAD GOOD MEETINGS WITH EAST BAY MUD AND A NUMBER OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING RICHMOND, CONCORD, PITTSBURGH, LAFAYETTE, MORAGA, BRENTWOOD AND CLAYTON AND MANY MORE TO COME NEXT YEAR.

THE DISTRICT PLAN WILL EMPHASIZE EQUITY, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY AS WE ENVISION A FUTURE THAT SUPPORTS EVERYONE AND THAT IS WHERE I'M GOING TO CONCLUDE.

[01:30:04]

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING IN THE PARK.

THE COASTAL CONSERVANCY ALLOCATION OF FUNDS OR APPROVAL OF THE FUNDS IS A HUGE WIN.

SO I AGREE IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING TO SEE POINT MELODIC MOVE FORWARD AS A PARK.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PAC OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE.

I WILL. THANKS ALSO.

HUGE THANKS FOR THE POPPY.

HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY HAS CARE INSTRUCTIONS SO I CAN KEEP IT ALIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL BLOOM.

IF SOMEBODY DOES, PLEASE SEND THOSE ON TO US.

OKAY. YES.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. DIRECTOR ECHOLS.

THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM.

SO THIS IS A CULMINATION OF WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW, ESPECIALLY AT OUR LAST PAC MEETING.

WE HAVE OUR APPROVAL OF OUR PAC OBJECTIVES FOR 2025, AND SO I THINK LOOKS LIKE LISA IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING IT.

ALL RIGHT. BEAUTIFUL.

GOOD EVENING. LISA BALDINGER, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

BEFORE DIVING INTO THIS PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO THANK ERICH PFUEHLER, DIVISION LEAD FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AS WELL AS ELSA, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, WHO ALL CONTRIBUTED TO BRINGING THIS REPORT BEFORE YOU.

AS YOU RECALL, AT OUR LAST MEETING, A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE EVENING, WE DID AN INTERACTIVE EXERCISE WHERE ALL OF YOU PROVIDED SOME RESPONSES TO A WORKSHEET DOCUMENT, AS WELL AS THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER, PULLED TOGETHER SOME POST-IT NOTE RECOMMENDATIONS.

ELSA KINDLY TOOK THE TIME TO TYPE UP THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE HEARD FROM YOU ALL.

WE ALSO PROVIDED A TWO WEEK EXTENSION, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PRESENTATION GOT CUT A LITTLE BIT SHORT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INPUT VIA EMAIL.

SO WE THANK ALL OF YOU WHO DID EMAIL US, AND WE THANK ALL OF YOU WHO PREPARED IN ADVANCE AND WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISCUSSION LAST MONTH.

WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS WE'RE WORKING TO ACTIVATE YOUR ROLE STATEMENT THROUGH CONTINUED REFINED OBJECTIVES THROUGH 2025.

BY WAY OF REMINDER, THE UPDATED ROLE STATEMENT FOR THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES AND ADVICE TO STAFF AND TO THE BOARD ON ISSUES, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE PARK DISTRICT, AND SO BRINGING THAT FORWARD, WE WANT TO SUPPORT IT WITH CLEAR OBJECTIVES.

SO THAT WAY WE AS STAFF CAN COORDINATE PRESENTATIONS WHICH ALIGN WITH YOUR GOALS, AND THIS YEAR, WE WERE REALLY PLEASED TO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES BEING ROOTED IN THE BOARD PRIORITIES. SO THAT WAS A NEW LAYER THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD THAT WE PLAN TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD.

SO BY WAY OF REMINDER, ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER AMANDA GALLO CAME PRESENTED ON BOARD PRIORITIES, AND WE ALSO DID PROVIDE A LINK AND INVITATION TO ATTEND THE BOARD STUDY SESSION WHERE THEY DISCUSSED THEIR PRIORITIES.

SO AS AN OUTCOME OF ALL OF THAT BACKGROUND, WE BRING FORWARD TODAY FIVE PRIORITIES FOR DISCUSSION.

THE FIRST PRIORITY IS ONE THAT'S TOP OF MIND FOR US HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR GENERAL MANAGER, AND IT'S TO ENSURE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN, AND WE'LL DIVE INTO EACH OF THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON EACH SLIDE.

THE SECOND ONE IS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PARK ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL EAST BAY COMMUNITIES.

THE THIRD, WHICH WE HAVE SOME SUGGESTED EDITS FROM OUR CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR THAT I'LL FLAG AS WE GO THROUGH.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO AMEND THE PACKET THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED, BUT WE DO WANT TO BRING THEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CONSIDER IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES.

THE SUGGESTIONS WERE TO EXPLORE AN ALTERNATIVE WORD FOR CONSIDER, AND THAT'S FOR DISCUSSION TODAY, AS WELL AS TO AMEND WILDLIFE TO EITHER BE NATURE OR ECOSYSTEM.

SO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CONSIDER IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEM OR NATURE ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES.

THE FOURTH IS TO MAINTAIN A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK DISTRICT'S FUNDING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LOCAL MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, AND THE FIFTH, WHICH IS ONE THAT WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND KEEPING IN AS IT'S THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR ROLE, IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES AND ADVICE ON ISSUES, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE PARK DISTRICT.

SO I WILL NOTE SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT SEE HERE AS A NUMBER OF YOU DID LIST SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT AND WE HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTED.

HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS COMMITTEE IS LOOKING TO SUPPORT THE FULL BOARD AND THE FULL DISTRICT, WE ELEVATED THOSE PROJECTS INTO THEMES AND THESE PROPOSED OBJECTIVES, AND THE HOPE IS THAT AS WE BRING PRESENTATIONS FORWARD, YOU ARE ABLE TO ASK ABOUT THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND DIVE IN, BUT WE WON'T NECESSARILY HAVE AN ENTIRE PAC MEETING FOCUSED ON ONE KEY PROJECT BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH TO GET THROUGH IN A YEAR.

SO OUR FIRST GOAL IS ENSURE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.

THIS PAST YEAR. THIS GOAL OR THIS OBJECTIVE WAS ONE THAT THE PAC HAD.

[01:35:01]

HE JUST GOT AN EXTENDED TITLE TO DO A LIGHT TOUCH ON GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS.

HOWEVER, THE PARK DISTRICT HAS HIRED A CONSULTANT TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF PARK DISTRICT DISTRICT PLAN ACTIVITIES, AND THE HOPE IS THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THIS BODY TO LIFT UP IDEAS AND PARTNER ON EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

SO ULTIMATELY REALLY ACTIVATING THIS EVEN MORE AND TRULY THIS COMING YEAR.

SO LAST YEAR WAS SORT OF THE FOUNDATION GET TO LEARN ABOUT THE DISTRICT PLAN, AND THIS YEAR WE WILL BE ACTIVATING IT WITH BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

OUR SECOND GOAL, AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE OKAY, IS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PARK ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL EAST BAY COMMUNITIES.

SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF GETTING AT THE BROAD SCOPE.

THIS PAST YEAR, WE HEARD ABOUT THE JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM AND OTHER PARK DISTRICT INTERPRETATION AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO PARK ACCESSIBILITY.

LOOKING AT WE SAW SOME FEEDBACK AROUND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO PARKS, WHICH IS ONE OF THOSE ADDED CRITERIA WE HEARD FROM OUR FINANCE TEAM IS POTENTIALLY BEING ADDED TO OUR CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITIZATION MATRIX AND OTHER TOPICS IN THAT AREA.

WE SAW NOTES THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS, SO WE'D LOVE TO BRING OUR INTERPRETATION AND RECREATION STAFF FORWARD TO SPEAK ABOUT HOW THEY IDENTIFY SCHOOLS TO PARTNER WITH, AND HOW SCHOOLS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES CAN WORK WITH THEM TO EXPAND PROGRAMING.

OKAY. OUR THIRD, WITH SOME PROPOSED EDITS, IS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CONSIDER IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES.

THIS CAME FROM A NUMBER OF NOTES THAT REALLY LOOKED AT HOW DOES THE PARK DISTRICT BALANCE OUR DUAL MISSION OF PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS AND CONSERVATION? THE THING IS YOU NEED THAT PUBLIC ACCESS TO CREATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES WHO LEAD TO THE CONSERVATION, AND SO WE REALLY NEED TO FIND WE REALLY NEED TO FIND BALANCE IN THOSE ACTIVITIES, AND SO HEARING FROM OUR STEWARDSHIP COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS OUR TRAIL COLLEAGUES ON HOW WE'RE BUILDING SUSTAINABLE TRAILS, HOW WE'RE MITIGATING ECOSYSTEM IMPACT, ETC., AND THIS IS AN EXCITING ONE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A TRAIL STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD, AND OUR STEWARDSHIP TEAM HAS EVER KIND OF EXPLORING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING AN EAST BAY STEWARDSHIP NETWORK AND OTHERS, SO WE CAN BRING THAT INFORMATION FORWARD TO YOU ALL AND I THINK THIS ONE CONNECTS A LITTLE BIT TO THE ONE PREVIOUS AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.

OUR FOURTH PROPOSED OBJECTIVE IS MAINTAIN A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARK DISTRICT FUNDING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING LOCAL MEASURES AND INITIATIVES.

SO A ROLE OF THIS FORUM ON OUR LOCAL TAX MEASURES, INCLUDING MEASURE WW AND MEASURE FF, IS PROVIDING OVERSIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN THIS CATEGORY WHERE WE WOULD BRING FORWARD AN UPDATE ON THOSE MEASURES AS WELL AS THE LOCAL MEASURE WW GRANT PROGRAM.

THIS WOULD ALSO BE AN OBJECTIVE THAT WOULD SUPPORT HEARING ABOUT NEW FUTURE MEASURES.

WE DON'T HAVE A NEW FUTURE MEASURE TO REPORT ON, BUT WE DO CONSISTENT POLLING ON THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FUTURE MEASURES.

SO THAT WOULD BE FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY TO BRING FORWARD THE VOTING OR, EXCUSE ME, THE POLLING RESULTS ON POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO LIFT UP SOME OF THE GOALS THAT OUR BUDGET TEAM DISCUSSED TODAY, AND FOURTH FINAL AND FOUNDATIONALLY, IS PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES AND ADVICE ON ISSUES, PROJECTS AND POLICIES OF THE PARK DISTRICT.

THIS IS BROAD REACHING BUT HOLISTIC OF ANY NEW POLICY MOVING FORWARD, BRINGING IT BEFORE THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR INPUT.

THIS WAY, IT COULD BE AN OPEN DIALOG TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SIMILAR TO HOW DEB AND KATIE TODAY CAPTURED YOUR VOICES, AND PLANNED TO INCLUDE THAT IN THEIR REPORT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THAT SAME PROCESS WOULD TAKE PLACE ON FUTURE POLICY PROPOSALS, SUCH AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT PRIORITIZATION MATRIX, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER POLICY AMENDMENTS THAT ARE EXTERNALLY FACING THE PARK DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING.

SO WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN ACTION TODAY.

FOLLOWING TODAY'S MEETING, THIS PRESENTATION WILL GO BEFORE OUR BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION, BEFORE GOING BEFORE THE FULL BOARD IN DECEMBER, AND THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT WE COULD ACTIVATE THESE OBJECTIVES AT OUR FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT TO THE CHAIR FOR DISCUSSION.

GREAT. THANK YOU LISA, AND AS AS YOU SAID AND AS I MENTIONED AT THE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE PROCESS, RIGHT, AND SO WE'VE, YOU KNOW, COLLECTED THE SUGGESTIONS AND THE INFORMATION, DONE THE EXERCISE AND THE PACK, AND SO OUR GOAL HERE TODAY REALLY IS TO APPROVE THIS.

RIGHT, AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PAC? MEMBER DIETER.

ACTUALLY, I DO NOT HAVE A QUESTION.

I AM PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE OBJECTIVES, WITH ONE CAVEAT.

I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH NUMBER THREE, AND SO UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT ECOSYSTEMS CONSIST OF, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE EDITS TO SAY

[01:40:04]

SO IT WOULD BE ADDING THE WORDS ON ECOSYSTEM, PARK FLORA AND SO THAT IS MY MOTION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT SPECIFIC? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MOTION IS IN REALITY, AND I HAVE TROUBLE RESPONDING TO LONG EDITS IN THE CONTEXT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE.

YEAH. CAN WE HAVE THE SLIDE UP FOR THAT ONE AGAIN, PLEASE? YEAH. THERE'S FOUR WORDS I CAN SHOW YOU.

NO, I WANT TO SEE IT FOR THE WHOLE BOARD.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM, IS THERE IS NEW LANGUAGE FOR APPROVAL NUMBER THREE HERE.

YEAH, BUT WHEN WE SUGGEST NEW I MEAN, I HAVE ONE MINOR EDIT, WHICH IS TO ADD A COMMA BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE THERE ON NUMBER TWO.

OKAY. CAN WE MOVE TO THE FULL THE BIGGER SLIDE FOR NUMBER THREE, LISA? ALL RIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE EDITING THERE.

THERE WE GO, AND SO I THINK THE SUGGESTED CHANGE WAS, OH, THERE WE GO. IT'S AFTER THE WORDS IMPACTS ON.

I THINK SHE'S GOT IT HERE.

OH, EXCEPT FOR THE WORD ON.

THANK YOU. ON ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDING PARK FLORA AND WILDLIFE.

ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES.

THAT'S IT. WHY WILDLIFE INSTEAD OF FAUNA? I SAID PARK FLORA, BUT WHY WILDLIFE INSTEAD OF FAUNA? WILDLIFE WAS ALREADY THERE.

IT'S JUST FAUNA FITS BETTER WITH FLORA.

OH, WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE SO EVERYBODY COULD UNDERSTAND.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO ME, PLANTS IS SOMETIMES BETTER.

PLANTS AND WILDLIFE.

I DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE.

IT'S FINE WITH ME.

IS YOUR COMMENT ON THIS ON THE WORDING? OKAY. MEMBER MENDOZA. GO AHEAD.

SO YEAH, I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR FAUNA AND FLORA.

OFTENTIMES THOSE THINGS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN VERBIAGE, BUT ALSO TAKING OUT WILDLIFE, I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BY A MEMBER.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE CASE, LISA.

THERE WAS AN EDIT SPECIFICALLY TO WILDLIFE.

IN PARTICULAR, THE TERMS WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE HAVE BECOME A LITTLE BIT PASSÉ AND NOT SO MUCH IN A TREND KIND OF WAY, BUT BECAUSE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED THESE AREAS WILDERNESS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SUNOL OHLONE WILDERNESS, IT'S NOT A WILD PLACE FOR THEM.

IT'S A PLACE THAT'S HOME, AND IT'S A PLACE THAT'S HOME FOR THEIR NOT JUST ANCESTORS AND ELDERS, BUT THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT'S WHERE I WOULD STEER AWAY FROM USING THE TERM WILDLIFE BECAUSE IT OTHERS THE WILDERNESS, SO TO SPEAK TO SOMETHING SEPARATE FROM OURSELVES.

AS WE KNOW WE'RE A PART OF NATURE AS WELL.

SO I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR FLORA AND FAUNA FOR THAT REASON ALONE.

OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS LANGUAGE? OKAY. WELL, IT'S JUST A COMMENT THAT THIS COULD BE BROADENED, I THINK, USEFULLY TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE THE WORD PARK OUT OF IT BECAUSE IT WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, FOR THE EAST BAY, YOU KNOW, JUST IN GENERAL, THE ECOSYSTEMS DON'T STOP AT PARK BOUNDARIES.

YOU KNOW, THEY EXTEND INTO ALL THE NATURAL AREAS THAT ARE THERE.

SO I GUESS I WOULD RECOMMEND JUST ELIMINATING THE WORD PARK.

OKAY. I'LL TRY TO READ IT AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT SOUNDS.

PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CONSIDER IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS, INCLUDING FLORA AND FAUNA, ACROSS ALL ACTIVITIES.

I ACCEPT THOSE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS? ANY OBJECTION TO REMOVING PARK OR PARKS? SECONDED. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, THEN.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH.

IT'S ON TWO.

OH, SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I WAS GOING TO SAY ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL EDUCATION BECAUSE THE CULTURAL IMPACT IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND IF WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT PARKS LIKE COYOTE HILLS THE CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS VERY INTERTWINED

[01:45:03]

NEEDS TO BE IN BOTH PLACES, BOTH IN THE TITLE AND IN THE FIRST LINE.

I HADN'T LOOKED THAT FAR.

YEAH.

MY EDIT IS ON THIS ONE AS WELL.

YOUR COMMA? THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMMA AFTER ABILITIES.

READ IT ALOUD.

ABILITIES. WHERE ARE WE? OH, THERE WE GO. PROMOTING PARK ACCESSIBILITY AND ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND THOSE WITH VARYING ABILITIES WILL CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND EMBRACE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. ANY OBJECTION? ANY OBJECTION TO AND CULTURAL OR THE COMMA? I SEE IT'S NOT CONTROVERSIAL.

OKAY. OH, GO AHEAD.

MEMBER LOPEZ. THANK YOU.

SO MY COMMENTS ARE ALSO IN THIS SECTION IN TWO, AND THAT WOULD BE ADDING LANGUAGE.

THAT SAYS AN ACTIVELY ENGAGING, AND I WOULD WANT TO ADD IN A MULTIPLICITY OF LANGUAGES, AND THAT WOULDN'T BE JUST WITH MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.

THAT WOULD BE WITH ALL POPULATIONS.

I THINK THE PARK DISTRICT SHOULD SHOULD, YOU KNOW, OUTWARDLY STATE THAT IT WANTS TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE? GIVEN OUR DIVERSITY AND ALSO THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS AND I SAT WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND HAD SEEN THE CHARRETTES AND SO FORTH, I KNOW THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THE THEME OR THE IDEA OF HAVING FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WAS BROUGHT FORWARD, AND I DON'T REALLY SEE THAT DELINEATED.

I AM UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SAYING A MARGINALIZED POPULATION, ALTHOUGH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ARE.

I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE HONORABLE WAY OF STATING THE DISTRICTS. OR AT LEAST THIS PAC'S DESIRE, BECAUSE I KNOW IT COMES UP OFTEN IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY MEETING FOR US TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY, THE HISTORIC TRAJECTORY THAT WE'VE BEEN WITH LAND CULTURE AND CULTURE ON THE LAND THAT WE'RE STEWARDS OF TOGETHER.

SO I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

I DON'T REALLY SEE IT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE IT SPECIFICALLY DELINEATED.

YEAH, ON THAT ONE.

BEFORE I ADD IN LANGUAGE, UNLESS THERE'S SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION LANGUAGE FROM THIS COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK WITH OUR CULTURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR ON WHAT LANGUAGE SHE FEELS IS MOST APPROPRIATE TO ADD IN ALIGNMENT WITH HER WORK PLAN.

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. YEAH. MAYBE THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GO FORWARD, AND THEN A FOOTNOTE TO THE OR A HIGHLIGHT TO THE ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHT, NOT A FOOTNOTE TO THE BOARD, AND THE BOARD THEN CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT AT THAT POINT.

THAT WAY WE CAN MOVE THE ITEM FORWARD.

IT MAY WANT TO MAY WANT TO SAY ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH ALL POPULATIONS IN A MULTIPLICITY OF LANGUAGES.

I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.

ARE WE APPROVING THE LANGUAGE AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY WITH THE NOTION THAT IT'S GOING TO SHE'S GOING TO CONSULT WITH THE BOARD ON APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR HER SPECIALTY, OR ARE WE APPROVING MODIFIED LANGUAGE FOR THIS ONE TODAY? SO WE WILL APPROVE SOMETHING HERE TODAY.

I KNOW THAT AND I THINK WITH RESPECT TO MY COMMENT, I THINK I'M PROPOSING AND A MULTIPLICITY OF LANGUAGE.

I THINK WE COULD DO THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT DOESN'T TAKE A CULTURAL EXPERT.

YEAH, BUT I THINK I DO AGREE WITH STAFF THAT WHEN ENGAGING WITH THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ALSO BE SURE THAT IT'S SAID IN THE MOST HONORABLE WAY.

SO, AND SO I THINK THE SUGGESTION FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMMENT WAS THAT IT WOULD BE SENT TO THE BOARD AND IF THE BOARD FELT LIKE WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO CHANGE IT, THEN THEY WOULD DO IT BEFORE THEIR APPROVAL OF IT.

OKAY. SO LET'S ALL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

PUT A HYPHEN. SHOULD I READ THIS ONE FIRST? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? OH, OKAY.

OKAY. I ACCEPT ALL THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FOR ACCEPTANCE.

I HAVE ONE CONCERN.

I HAVE TO EXPRESS MEMBER SIMMONS, AND JUST PUT UP NUMBER ONE, IF YOU WOULD, AND I'M EXPRESSING THIS AS A CONCERN WITH--WAIT, BEFORE WE LEAVE THIS ONE THOUGH, SO ARE WE GOOD WITH NUMBER TWO? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO NUMBER TWO BEFORE WE LEAVE IT?

[01:50:03]

YEAH. LET'S GO TO NUMBER ONE, THEN.

ALL RIGHT. MY CAREER WAS SPENT AS A LAWYER ADVISING THE FOREST SERVICE ON LAND USE PLANS, AND THE ONE WORD I TOLD THEM NEVER, EVER TO USE WAS ENSURE, AND I'M GOING TO REPEAT THAT AS A CONCERN HERE, BUT NOT AS TO MAKE A CHANGE, AND I HAVE IT FOR THREE REASONS.

FIRST, YOU HAVE ENSURE HERE.

SO WHY IS THIS ONE SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN ALL THE OTHERS? BECAUSE INSURERS ARE GUARANTEE WE ARE GUARANTEEING WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.

WE'RE NOT GUARANTEEING THE OTHERS.

SO THERE'S A DISCREPANCY A DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF THEM, AND ENSURE IS EQUIVALENT TO GUARANTEE AND THAT'S A SEPARATE PROBLEM, AND THE LAST PROBLEM IS ON THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS ONE.

ALL THE OTHERS WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO HERE THAT ACCOMPLISHES THAT MISSION.

NOW LATER ON 4 OR 5 AND I FORGET WHICH IT HAS THE WORDS HELP ENSURE, AND YOU KNOW, SO I'M ONLY I'M NOT MAKING ANY I'M NOT MAKING A REQUEST FOR ANY CHANGE IN ANY OF THIS. I JUST WANT THIS CONCERN TO BE EXPRESSED TO STAFF AND TO WHOEVER IS GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THE WISDOM OR LACK THEREOF, IN MY OPINION, AND I CAN SAY THAT MORE STRONGLY OF USING THE WORD ENSURE WHEN YOU'RE SETTING GOALS AND TARGETS FOR THE FUTURE.

I'M DONE. YOU CAN SUGGEST SOME LANGUAGE ON THIS ONE IF YOU WANTED TO CHANGE IT, HELP ENSURE.

MEMBER SKAREDOFF.

I HESITATE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR RENOWNED WORDING EXPERT, BUT IN THIS CASE, YOU'VE DONE SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF I'D LIKE TO OFFER. A TAKE ON THIS ONE WOULD BE TO SAY INCLUDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.

TO LEAVE OUT ENSURE ALTOGETHER, AND IT'S AN ACTION THING, TOO, YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.

INCLUDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES IN THE DISTRICT PLAN IN RECOMMENDATIONS OR SOLICIT.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS WHAT OUR AUTHORITY IS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY ON THE DISTRICT PLAN.

WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS AND SO THAT THE LANGUAGE NEEDS TO REFLECT, NOT THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THE PLAN, BUT WE'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO PUT IT INTO THE PLAN AND THAT'S WHY I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH LETTING STAFF AND FIGURE OUT, IF, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE THE CONCERN I RAISED, WHICH IS A CONCERN, AND I WASN'T RAISING ANY SUGGESTIONS AS CHANGING THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE.

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE? OKAY.

SUPPORT THE--LISA'S MAKING IT RIGHT NOW.

SUPPORT THE PARK DISTRICT AND INCLUDING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.

I KIND OF LIKE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF HELP.

JUST HELP ENSURE THAT'S SUPER EASY.

IT'S JUST ADDING ONE WORD, AND I ALSO LIKE IGOR'S CHANGE.

IF HE COULD REPEAT THAT, SO LISA COULD PUT IT IN DOWN WITHIN THE TEXT OF DELETING ENSURING.

IT WAS TO LEAVE ENSURE OUT OF THERE ALTOGETHER AND JUST HELP COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS.

YEAH, I THINK I LIKE HELP ENSURE THAT'S FINE.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. FOR ALL MY LANGUAGE AND TALKING ABOUT IT, I'M FINE WITH THAT.

OKAY. WAS THERE A CHANGE THAT MEMBER SKAREDOFF WAS GOING TO MAKE IN THE MAIN TEXT, OR IS IT, ARE WE FINE WITH THAT? I THINK HE WANTS TO DELETE TWO WORDS.

WHICH TWO WORDS? WELL, I WAS TUNING IN ON THE ENSURE ASPECT.

THAT'S REALLY OVERSTATING OUR POWERS.

. SO I THINK HE'S SAYING DELETE THE WORD ENSURING.

YES. CORRECT.

COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES.

IF YOU CHANGE IT PROBABLY SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES FOR FACILITATE FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE I MEAN SO THAT 'S WHY I'M FINE WITH HELP ENSURE BECAUSE WE CAN WORDSMITH THIS FOREVER, BUT TO ME, HELP ENSURE IS CONSISTENT WITH LANGUAGE THAT APPEARS LATER ON IN 4 OR 5, AND I FORGET WHICH, AND IT'S NOT THE GUARANTEE, IT'S THE HELPING, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO, RIGHT? SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS TEXT THAT HAS NOW BEEN EDITED OR IS ALMOST DONE BEING EDITED.

OKAY. AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, THE PAC HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED DESIGNS AND INITIATIVES GUIDED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES.

PROVIDE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE.

IT'S A NEW SENTENCE.

[01:55:02]

PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN AND SUPPORT ACTIONS.

THE DISTRICT'S WORK ALIGNS.

YEAH. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF.

YEAH, IT SHOULD BE THAT ACTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT'S WORK OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT THAT THE DISTRICT WORK WOULD ALIGN OR SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW, TO MAKE IT FLOW BETTER.

OKAY. AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, THE PAC HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED DESIGNS AND INITIATIVES GUIDED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES.

PERIOD. OOPS, SORRY.

OOPS. PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ARE.

YEAH I DON'T THINK IT MAKES SENSE STARTING WITH THE WORD PROVIDE.

YEAH. THERE WE GO. THE PAC SHALL PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES IN THE DISTRICT PLAN.

WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN AND SUPPORT ACTIONS THAT THE DISTRICT'S.

YEAH, AND SUPPORT ACTIONS SO THAT THE DISTRICT'S WORK ALIGNS WITH THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF EAST BAY RESIDENTS.

THAT WAS THE HARDEST SENTENCE I'VE EVER WRITTEN.

[LAUGHTER] YEAH.

YOU'RE DOING IT LIVE. THAT'S HARD.

OKAY. DO WE WANT TO HAVE ONE LAST READ BEFORE WE LOCK IT IN? OKAY. AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY, THE PAC HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED DESIGNS AND INITIATIVES GUIDED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES.

THE PAC SHALL PROVIDE COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES WHICH WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRICT PLAN AND SUPPORT ACTIONS SO THAT THE DISTRICT'S WORK ALIGNS WITH THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF EAST BAY RESIDENTS. OKAY.

I LIKE THAT. ANY OBJECTION? OKAY. SO MEMBER DIETER HAD AN AMENDED MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

DO YOU ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS TO THIS, YOUR ORIGINAL MOTION? TO ALL OF IT. I'LL SECOND.

I THINK WE HAD ANOTHER ORIGINAL SECOND.

I'M SORRY. WHO WAS THE SECOND LAST TIME AROUND? I DID. OKAY. MEMBER MAHADEVAN'S THE SECOND.

OKAY. NEIL, CAN I HAVE ONE MORE EDIT? IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE MINUTIA, BUT ON THE THIRD OBJECTIVE, HOW WE HAD WILDLIFE TAKEN OUT FROM THE TITLE.

IT'S WITHIN THE TEXT.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST TO JUST PUT FLORA AND FAUNA TO PRESERVE FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES INSTEAD OF WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES.

ANY OBJECTION? OKAY. MEMBER DIETER AGAIN WITH YOUR ORIGINAL.

OKAY. MEMBER MAHADEVAN WITH YOUR SECOND.

OKAY, GOOD. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OR THE VOTE? YES.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.

GREAT. THANK YOU ALL. YOU ALL HAVE YOUR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR NOW.

OKAY, NOW ON TO OUR LAST LAST ACTION ITEM.

AGAIN, FORWARD LOOKING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO SELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE 2025 YEAR.

SO AS I THINK YOU ALL KNOW, I'M TERMED OUT THIS YEAR, SO I WILL BE LEAVING YOU ALL AFTER THE END OF 2025, AND VICE CHAIR ESPAÑA WILL BE MOVING UP TO THE DIRECTOR'S SEAT.

SO WE WILL BE SELECTING NOW BOTH A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR.

I HAVE HEARD FROM A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR CHAIR, AND SO I THINK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MEMORY, WE WILL, I THINK, PROBABLY HAVE A CONTESTED ELECTION, AND SO I JUST WANT TO OUTLINE THE PROCEDURE GOING FORWARD, AND SO WE WILL START WITH A NOMINATION.

I THINK I BELIEVE PEOPLE CAN SELF NOMINATE IF THEY CHOOSE TO, AND A SECOND BEFORE A CANDIDATE IS PUT UP FOR A VOTE.

WE WILL YOU KNOW, ACCEPT NOMINATIONS AND SECONDS FOR ANY NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR THE CHAIR, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE A VOTE.

SO THIS WILL NOT BE A REFERENDUM, RIGHT? SO WE'LL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE, AND WE'LL ALL HAVE TO EITHER CHOOSE A CANDIDATE BY NAME OR ABSTAIN IF YOU CHOOSE.

YES, MEMBER LOPEZ? WILL THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CANDIDATES? THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, SO THERE WILL BE BEFORE THE VOTE, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH CANDIDATE TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS OR WHY THEY WISH TO BE CHAIR OR ANYTHING, REALLY, AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE FOR VICE CHAIR.

[02:00:03]

I'M SORRY. AFTER THE CANDIDATES SPEAK, ARE MEMBERS ALLOWED TO WEIGH IN OR ARE WE JUST SPEAKING AND VOTING? EITHER WAY IS FINE, BY THE WAY.

MY PREFERENCE IS SPEAKING AND VOTING, BUT I'LL DEFER TO THE BODY IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

NO. STATEMENT, AND THEN VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? YEAH. WE'RE SORT OF FORGING NEW TERRITORY HERE.

SO OKAY, AND SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR. SO I'LL START WITH A NOMINATION OF MY OWN.

I'LL NOMINATE MEMBER HENRY.

YES. BEFORE YOU START, CAN YOU ACTUALLY, LIKE, JUST, I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU JUST DESCRIBE, LIKE, WHAT THE CHAIR DOES, JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE.

WELL, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN FIRST PERSON MOST OF WHAT THE CHAIR DOES.

SO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR HAVE A PRE-MEETING WITH STAFF USUALLY THE FRIDAY BEFORE EACH PAC MEETING WHERE WE REVIEW THE PRESENTATIONS, AND YOU KNOW, ASK QUESTIONS AND GET A SENSE FOR WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUES WHEN IT COMES BEFORE THE PAC.

SO WE CAN SORT OF ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS AND MAYBE ADD IN INFORMATION IF NECESSARY.

THE VICE CHAIR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR STANDING IN AS CHAIR IF THE CHAIR CAN'T MAKE IT.

OTHER THAN RUNNING THE MEETING, I THINK YOU'VE YOU'VE SEEN ALL THOSE SORT OF RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED DIRECTLY WITH THAT.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO. I MEAN, AS FAR AS THAT'S ALL THE DIFFERENT DUTIES.

IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, AND SO I'LL PROCEED WITH NOMINATING MEMBER HENRY FOR CHAIR OF THE PAC FOR 2025.

I SECOND THAT. OKAY.

SO NOMINATED BY TSUTSUI.

SECOND BY PEOPLES.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? YES. I'LL BE NOMINATING CORINA LOPEZ FOR CHAIR.

SECOND? I SECOND THAT.

SECOND. BY MENDOZA.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? OKAY, SO LET'S START WITH A STATEMENT FROM MEMBER HENRY.

THANK YOU. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

I LOVE THE PARK DISTRICT.

I LOVE BEING ON PAC, AND I THINK NEIL HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB IN HIS ROLE, AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT IT REALLY IS, AT WHAT WE SEE, IT'S KEEP US ON TRACK, KEEP US ON TIME AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S PERSPECTIVE GETS TO BE INCLUDED.

I THINK HE'S DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, AND SO I WANT TO DO THE SAME THING, AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO DO IT JUST REAL QUICK.

IN TERMS OF BACKGROUND ABOUT ME, I'VE BEEN ON PAC FOR ROUGHLY TWO YEARS.

BEFORE THAT, I WAS ON THE BICYCLES, PEDESTRIANS AND TRAILS COMMITTEE FOR CITY OF PLEASANTON.

SINCE I'VE BEEN ON PACK, I WAS NOMINATED BY DIRECTOR OLIVIA SANWONG.

I'VE ATTENDED 100% OF THE MEETINGS, I'VE ATTENDED MOST OF THE BOARD SITE TOURS, AND I CURRENTLY CHAIR THE PAC FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL.

AS FAR AS THE PARK DISTRICT, WHY I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

I'M ACTUALLY AN AVID PARK USER.

I'M IN THE PARKS 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

SO YEAH, ABOUT 150 TIMES A YEAR.

I'M ACTUALLY IN THE PARKS, SO I REALLY CARE ABOUT IT, AND I DO HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FACILITATING MEETINGS.

THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU. MEMBER LOPEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT? THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, JUST JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, I THINK THE REASON WHY THERE'S THIS, YOU KNOW, TWO, TWO HORSE RACE KIND OF THING IS THAT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT ME POSSIBLY JUST GOING FOR THE VICE CHAIR ROLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE MORE THAN A YEAR ON THIS BODY BECAUSE I WAS MY TERM IS TWO YEARS.

SO THIS NEXT YEAR IS MY SECOND YEAR, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IS DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT.

SO THAT'S WHY OTHERWISE I'D SAY LET'S NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF FRIENDLY YOU KNOW, COMPETITION FOR THE SEAT.

SO I BELIEVE IN GOVERNANCE AND IT'S A LITTLE AWKWARD FOR ME, BUT THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M PUTTING MY NAME FORWARD, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MY NAME IS CORINA LOPEZ.

I BEGAN MY POLITICAL LIFE AS A PARKS ADVOCATE FOR RIVERA PARK IN SAN LEANDRO, WHICH WAS OVERRUN BY DRUG DEALING AND OTHER NEFARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN MY MY OWN PUBLIC PARK, AND BECAME AN ADVOCATE FOR OPEN SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MARGINALIZED AND HAVE FEW FINANCIAL MEANS TO DO OTHER THINGS RECREATIONALLY, AND THAT TOOK ME ON A ON A JOURNEY TO START TO ATTEND CITY COUNCIL COMMISSION MEETINGS, PARK MEETINGS, AND THEN I EVENTUALLY SERVED ON A COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, AND I SERVED

[02:05:08]

HIRING OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT AND OTHER KITCHEN CABINET STAFF.

AFTER THAT I BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER AND SERVED ON VARIOUS EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMITTEES.

THERE, I SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES.

I WAS THE CHAIR FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND FEDERAL ADVOCACY COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.

I SERVED THE CHAIR AND I SERVED AS VICE CHAIR FOR TWO, TWO YEARS ON THAT.

I HAVE MUCH GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE.

I WAS THE VICE CHAIR AND THE CHAIR FOR EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY, AND HELPED ACTUALLY FOUND EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY, NOW KNOWN AS AVA, THAT REALLY LOOKS TO HAVE 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY IN OUR VARIOUS COUNTIES OF SERVICE, AND AS SOMEONE THAT FEELS THAT IS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO MANY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AND ADAPTATION, IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO DO FROM MOU TO CURRENTLY WHAT IT IS NOW.

I'VE SERVED ON FINANCE COMMITTEE.

MY BACKGROUND IS IN FINANCE.

I HAVE A MASTER'S EQUIVALENT IN FINANCE FROM CAL BERKELEY WITH DISTINCTION, UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IS FROM PRINCETON, AND I HAVE SERVED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND THE SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF MY, YOU KNOW, PAST THINGS.

I CURRENTLY AM A BOARD MEMBER FOR WOMEN LED, ACTUALLY, OLDER WOMAN LED, NATIONAL NONPROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP CALLED THE GREAT OLD BROADS FOR WILDERNESS. IN MY THIRD YEAR GOING IN, I WILL BE RENEWING MY TERM NEXT YEAR, AND WE HAVE WE ARE ON THE STEAD FOR PROTECTING AND PROMOTING WILD LANDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND I'VE WORKED ON FEDERAL PROJECTS WHICH INCREASE PRIMARILY NATIONAL MONUMENTS, INCLUDING AND WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS PARTNERS TO DO THAT.

IN TERMS OF WHAT I'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH, IF YOU GIVE ME THE FAITH OF YOUR VOTE, WHICH I WOULD HOLD IN HUMILITY, IS THAT OBVIOUSLY WE JUST VOTED ON THESE PRIORITIES AND I FULLY SUPPORT ALL OF THEM, AND THAT WOULD BE, OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE ALREADY HAVE DIRECTION.

THE OTHER THING TOO, I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT WE REALLY HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT A WHOLE LOT OR ENOUGH IS REALLY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, IN 2025 FOR THE SECOND CENTURY PLAN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPERATIVE THAT THIS PAC HAS AN IMPORTANT POSITION IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY'RE NOT REALLY ON POST-IT NOTES OR AT THE TOWARDS THE END OF MEETINGS, BUT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A RETREAT AROUND THE ISSUE SINCE WE ARE TECHNICALLY THE COMMUNITY VOICE, THE FORMAL COMMUNITY VOICE.

SO AS CHAIR, I WOULD WANT TO FACILITATE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

I HAVE LED VARIOUS ELEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, INCLUDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT, GENERAL PLAN OTHER PLANS AND SO FORTH THAT ARE FAR REACHING FACILITIES, PLANS AND SO FORTH THAT, YOU KNOW, HOLD THIS SORT OF BIG PICTURE CONCEPT.

SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THAT HAPPENS AUTHENTICALLY, AND SO I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO WORK AS A PAC WITH THE BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT PROCESS IS SUCCESSFUL AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK AND NEIL HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB JUST IN TERMS OF TIME MANAGEMENT, HAVING TO BE FAIR.

EVERYONE IS VERY CIVIL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MORE CIVIL COMMITTEES I'VE BEEN ON WITH PEOPLE REALLY RESPECTING EACH OTHER, AND THAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

SO I WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE YOU KNOW, HIS HIS LEGACY AND I'M SURE THE LEGACIES OF OTHERS THAT CAME BEFORE HIM AND ALSO WANT TO BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS FAIRLY HEARD AND THAT WE END ON TIME AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO FACILITATE, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO, BECAUSE WE DO RUN UP AGAINST TIME IS TO REALLY HAVE MAYBE SOME A RETREAT OR TWO IN THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ADDRESSED, THAT WAY WE CAN ACTUALLY DO VOTING HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT. THANK YOU, MEMBER LOPEZ.

OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO VOTING.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE YOUR VOTE IN MIND AND ARE READY.

SO IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THE NAME OF ONE CANDIDATE OR ANOTHER OR ABSTAIN IF YOU CHOOSE.

MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU.

[02:10:04]

I MEAN IF WE'RE BREAKING NEW GROUND HERE.

IF PEOPLE PREFER TO DO A WRITTEN BALLOT OR A ROLL CALL VOTE.

I PREFER ROLL CALL BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THE ROOM, SO YOU COULDN'T PICK UP MY BALLOT.

A GOOD POINT. I'M NOT SENSING A STRONG SENTIMENT FOR NON ROLL CALL.

OKAY. SO, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? OKAY. THANK YOU.

COULD I ANNOUNCE? YES, IF YOU COULD, PLEASE. MEMBER HENRY WINS WITH TEN VOTES TO SIX.

GREAT. GREAT.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MEMBER HENRY.

MEMBER LOPEZ. YES, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR STEPPING UP FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS.

AS FAR AS THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FOR VICE CHAIR AND AS FAR AS LEADING INTO THE NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR STEPPING UP.

GREAT. THANK YOU, AND SO NOW WE MOVE TO VICE CHAIR.

ARE THERE ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR? FRANCIS. I'LL SECOND THAT NOMINATION.

LOPEZ. OKAY, NOMINATION AND SECOND FOR LOPEZ.

ANY OTHERS? OKAY. OKAY.

SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? OH, WAIT. SORRY.

CAN FRANCIS MAKE A STATEMENT? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

SORRY, FRANCIS.

THANKS, BRUCE, APPRECIATE THAT.

SO, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I WAS A FORMER PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEE AS A NATURALIST AT SEVERAL PLACES.

A TIDEWATER BOATING CENTER WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT.

THAT WAS MY ROLE TO BRING DIVERSITY INTO NOT JUST WITH MY FACE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO MY PERSPECTIVES IN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM EAST OAKLAND, WEST OAKLAND, BAYVIEW, HUNTERS POINT OVER IN SAN FRANCISCO AT CRAB COVE, AS WELL AS COYOTE HILLS, WHERE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING A LOT OF REVERENCE, I THINK, TO THE INDIGENOUS LAND THAT WE'RE ON.

LET'S REWIND ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1996, WHEN I STARTED OUT AS A STUDENT AIDE AT ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM, DRESSING UP AS A FARM WORKER, AND THAT JUST SORT OF SPURRED MY LOVE FOR THE PARKS AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE, THAT SORT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT IS MIRRORED BY THE BIODIVERSITY THAT WE ALL ENJOY WITHIN THE PARKS THAT WE ARE IN.

SO OTHER EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD INCLUDE BEING A CHAIRPERSON FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE CALLED CHANGE SCALE, WHICH BROUGHT MONTEREY COUNTY EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS, TOGETHER WITH SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

SO I WAS DOING THAT FOR TWO YEARS AS THEIR STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AS WELL AS THE JEDI, AND THIS IS WHERE, YOU KNOW, JEDI IS THE SORT OF TERM THAT OFTENTIMES A FLIES BY PEOPLE'S HEAD JEDI INCLUDES, ALONG WITH DEI, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DISABLED FOLKS AND FOLKS WHO ARE NEURODIVERGENT, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT NOT JUST ALL POPULATIONS ARE SERVED BY THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DO, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS INGRAINED INTO OUR FOUNDATION DOCUMENTS AND THAT'S WHY I'M REALLY SORT OF LIKE LOOKING AT THE TERMS LIKE WILDLIFE AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT PERSPECTIVE

[02:15:02]

SO I'VE BEEN TO, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE MEETINGS AS WELL AS THE BOARD SITE TOURS AND THE PAC TOURS THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK AND REALLY ENGAGE WITH NOT JUST ALL OF Y'ALL, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL A PART OF MY CAREER TRAJECTORY MOVING FORWARD.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

GREAT. THANK YOU. MEMBER MENDOZA.

YES. MEMBER LOPEZ. ACTUALLY, HONESTLY, I REALLY WANT TO VOTE FOR FRANCIS, SO I LIKE HIM SO MUCH.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO RUN ON THIS ONE.

I ALSO I AM WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF DO THE RIGHT, YOU KNOW, AFTER A YEAR IF I'M GOING TO BE AROUND, I'M NOT SURE.

SO I THINK I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE IN CONTEST.

THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU, FRANCIS, IN THIS ONE BECAUSE I REALLY ADMIRE YOU ACTUALLY SO MUCH.

SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY, AND I WAS GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING, ACTUALLY, AND PROPOSING THAT YOU RUN FOR VICE CHAIR, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT THE COMMITTEE THAT BROUGHT YOU FORWARD MIGHT, YOU KNOW, HAVE YOUR TERM RUN OUT WITH LESS TIME.

YEAH, I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOOD GOVERNANCE AND CONTINUITY.

LIKE IF I WERE TO BE A VICE CHAIR AND THEN NOT GET ON, THEN WE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WOULD THE ASSUMPTION WOULD BE CHAIR AND THEN WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION AGAIN, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE.

I REALLY DO THINK BEST GOVERNANCE IS REALLY THE VICE CHAIR BECOMES CHAIR, AND SO THE MOST LOGICAL THING WOULD BE FOR ME TO RUN IN A YEAR WHEN I'M IN MY FIRST YEAR, YOU KNOW, VICE CHAIR, AND THEN THE SECOND YEAR I CAN BE CHAIR, AND THAT WAY IT'S VERY SMOOTH AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S THE TRAJECTORY OF THE PAC IS.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOU, FRANCIS, TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEFERENCE.

GREAT. THANK YOU. SO SO WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE, AND SO THE VOTE WILL BE EITHER MENDOZA OR ABSTAIN.

SO, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE VOTE? YES. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MENDOZA WINS.

GREAT. THANK YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU, MEMBER MENDOZA, FOR STANDING UP, AND THANK YOU, MEMBER LOPEZ, AND SO OUR LAST LITTLE BIT

[Announcements]

YOU MAY STILL RSVP.

I THINK, TO ELSA TO ATTEND THAT.

IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN. SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE, AND SINCE THIS IS MY LAST MEETING, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

IT'S BEEN A LONG RUN HERE.

IT'S SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, WENT BY REALLY QUICKLY, AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH AND WORKED WITH SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE AND HAD A GREAT TIME, AND THIS IS NOT GOODBYE, THOUGH.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU OUT THERE. I'LL EITHER BE HARASSING YOU ABOUT THE DISTRICT PLAN, OR SEEING YOU ON A FIELD TRIP SOMEWHERE, OR MAYBE CROSSING PATHS ON A TRAIL, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WAIT, IS THE MEETING ADJOURNED? SO I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

NO, NO, NO, NOT BEFORE, I JUST I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU DON'T GET TO GO AWAY LIKE THIS.

OKAY, LIKE SLIP AWAY.

[CHUCKLING] NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU, NEIL.

YOU. YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB SERVING ON THE PAC IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROLES.

I'VE REALLY APPRECIATED, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE THERE.

WE SERVED TOGETHER WHEN I WAS CHAIR, AND YOU WERE VICE CHAIR.

JUST A GREAT THOUGHT PARTNER.

WONDERFUL INSIGHTS REALLY DEDICATED TO SERVICE TO THIS BODY.

YOU'VE BEEN ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

YOU'VE YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE YOU WERE HERE CHAIRING THE MEETINGS, AND SO I'M SORRY, IN THIS CASE THAT THERE ARE TERM LIMITS, THAT WE'RE LOSING YOU. SO I'M VERY GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TOO FAR, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT I BELIEVE THE RULES ARE YOU TAKE TWO YEARS OFF AND THEN YOU CAN COME BACK.

[02:20:04]

SO, YOU KNOW, MY GRAND PLAN, RIGHT, WAS TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SUCCESSION PLAN, AND I WAS SO DELIGHTED WHEN LUANA HAD SAID SHE WANTED TO BE VICE CHAIR, AND LUANA IS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE GOT BIGGER PLANS, RIGHT? [CHUCKLING] SO IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL WHAT I'VE BEEN SEEING FROM THIS BODY SINCE I'VE BEEN SERVING HERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN THEIR EXPERIENCE HERE, AND THEN THEY'RE TAKING IT AND THEY'RE SERVING IN ELECTED OFFICE.

SO I ANTICIPATE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE ROTATING UPWARD IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THIS IS A THIS IS DEFINITELY A DISTINGUISHED BODY WITH A GREAT REPUTATION FOR THAT.

SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT I JUST LOOKED 6:24 P.M..

I'LL SEE YOU ALL ON DECEMBER 9TH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.