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SORRY FOR THE LATE START, EVERYONE.
I COULDN'T FIND A PARKING SPOT, SO HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET TOWED.
I PARKED IN A DISTRICT MARKED SPOT, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND YET ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK THAT THESE DAY AFTER BOARD MEETINGS ARE NOT GOOD DAYS FOR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, BUT THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, AND WE'RE BEGINNING AT 10:40 A.M., AND AGAIN, I'M REALLY SORRY FOR THE LATE START.
IT TOOK ME LIKE 15 MINUTES IN THE PARKING LOT TO FIND A SPOT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE ROLL CALL.
[Roll Call]
ALL RIGHT.YULIE PADMORE, RECORDING CLERK TAKING ROLL.
HERE. I APOLOGIZE, AND I THINK IT'S LISA GOORJIAN.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? IT'S GOORJIAN, AND SO ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL ELIZABETH MACKENZIE.
HERE. TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT.
STAFF IS PROVIDING LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT MAY DO SO BY SUBMITTING AN EMAIL, LEAVING A VOICEMAIL, OR JOINING LIVE VIA ZOOM WITH THE LINK PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA LOCATED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING PROCEDURES, WE WILL BEGIN.
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2024. I DIDN'T SEE ANY EDITS COME THROUGH, SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION THEN FOR APPROVAL.ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OKAY.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A COMMENT? AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED OR.
YEAH. SO NO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
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AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, AND WE'LL START WITH 5A OUR PUBLIC SAFETY QUARTERLY UPDATE.GOOD MORNING BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO SPEAK TODAY.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT SINCE 2013.
I'M ONE OF TWO PATROL OPERATIONS LIEUTENANTS.
MY COUNTERPART IS, LIEUTENANT BEN GUZMAN.
MY PRESENTATION GOAL IS TO SHARE WITH YOU THE GREAT WORK OUR OFFICERS HAVE DONE IN THE LAST QUARTER.
WE STRIVE TO BE ACCESSIBLE, TRANSPARENT, AND A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S OUR INTENT TO USE THIS PLATFORM TO EXPRESS OUR STEADFAST DEDICATION TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR VISITORS, AS WELL AS SHARE WITH YOU THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AND GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FUTURE DEPARTMENT NEEDS AS THEY COME UP.
THIS PRESENTATION IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF ONGOING QUARTERLY UPDATES, AND IS A SUPPLEMENTAL OR PROGRESS REPORT LEADING INTO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH WE PROVIDE IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH.
AS A REMINDER, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION ONLY.
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USING THE COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO AUTOMATICALLY DOCUMENT CALLS FOR SERVICE, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CRIME ANALYSIS, SEND INFORMATION TO OFFICERS IN THE FIELD USING THEIR MOBILE DATA TERMINALS AND MAP INCIDENTS AND LOCATIONS.AS I WORK THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO PAUSE BRIEFLY TO GIVE YOU A FEW BRIEF DEFINITIONS THE MOST THE FIRST OF THOSE WOULD BE WHAT IS AN INCIDENT? WE DEFINE AN INCIDENT AS ANY EVENT THAT REQUIRES THE DISPATCH OF A POLICE OR FIRE UNIT, AND THEY ALSO REFER TO OFFICER INITIATED PROVISIONS OF POLICE SERVICE LIKE A PERSON CONTACT OR A TRAFFIC STOP.
THEY ALSO SOMETIMES ARE GENERATED TO RECORD EVENTS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.
BASICALLY, EVERYTHING IS AN INCIDENT, BUT ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THOSE TURN INTO CASES.
SO FROM JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 6300 INCIDENTS.
HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE DISPATCH INCIDENTS.
I'LL LET YOU REVIEW THE SLIDE THERE FOR SOME DATA.
OF THOSE 6000 INCIDENTS, APPROXIMATELY 2200 WERE OFFICER INITIATED, AND THOSE ARE AGAIN TRAFFIC STOPS, VEHICLE CONTACTS, PEDESTRIAN CONTACTS OR SPECIAL SECURITY PATROLS OR SPECIAL PATROL PARTIES, WHICH WE CREATE BASED ON INFORMATION WE GET FROM PARK STAFF OR IDENTIFIED CRIME TRENDS. HERE'S ANOTHER DEFINITION FOR YOU.
WE DO HAVE PST'S PUBLIC SAFETY TECHS THAT DO ISSUE PARKING TICKETS FROM TIME TO TIME.
IN TOTAL, OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, WE'VE ISSUED APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND CITATIONS.
APPROXIMATELY 300 OF THOSE WERE FOR INFRACTIONS.
MAJORITY FOR ORDINANCE AND 174 FOR OTHER VEHICLE CODE PENAL CODE.
OTHER VIOLATIONS FOR THE STATE.
BEFORE WE GET TO ARRESTS, I'D LIKE TO DEFINE WHAT THAT IS.
THERE ARE BASICALLY AN ARREST IS A SEIZURE OF A PERSON BY LEGAL RESTRAINT IN RESPONSE TO A CRIMINAL CHARGE, AND THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARRESTS. WE HAVE IN-FIELD CITE RELEASE.
SECOND, WE HAVE A CUSTODIAL ARREST WITHOUT A WARRANT.
THESE ARE TYPICALLY A RESPONSE TO A CALL OR AN OFFICER ON VIEWS AN INCIDENT AND MAKES AN ARREST IN THE FIELD AND TRANSPORTS THAT PERSON TO A FACILITY AND THEN A CUSTODIAL ARREST PURSUANT TO AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT.
IN TOTAL, OVER THOSE THREE MONTHS IN QUARTER THREE, WE MADE 98 ARRESTS.
38 WERE FOR MISDEMEANORS, 39 WERE FOR FELONIES AND 21 FOR WARRANTS.
THEY'RE ALSO USED TO REPORT CRIME DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FBI.
BASED ON STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEY'RE USED TO DOCUMENT COLLISIONS OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.
APPROXIMATELY 90 WERE FOR FELONY CASES, 88 FOR MISDEMEANORS, AND 30 ACCIDENT REPORTS.
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36 OF THOSE OVER A THREE MONTH PERIOD, AND HERE ARE SOME OTHER STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM QUARTER THREE.OVER THAT THREE MONTH PERIOD, OUR OFFICERS TOOK 11 FIREARMS OFF THE STREET, MADE 15 ARRESTS RELATED TO THE POSSESSION OR SALES OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, MADE FIVE ARRESTS FOR SEX CRIMES OR SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS, MADE EIGHT ARRESTS FOR ARSON AND SEVEN ARRESTS FOR WEAPONS VIOLATIONS, AND LEAVE THAT SLIDE UP FOR A MOMENT SO YOU CAN REVIEW THAT DATA.
HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF CASE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
ONE OF OUR SWING SHIFT OFFICERS CONDUCTED A PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT STOP ON A VEHICLE AND MADE A FELONY ARREST FOR LEWD ACTS AGAINST A FOR LEWD ACTS AGAINST A MINOR. THE DA CHARGED THAT SUSPECT WITH SIX FELONY CHARGES AS A RESULT OF THAT INVESTIGATION.
OFFICERS ALSO MADE AN ARREST FOR A QUARRY LAKES ROBBERY, WHICH OCCURRED AT THE KIOSK THERE.
AS WELL AS A SUSPECT FOR A SEPARATE SEXUAL BATTERY AGAINST A MINOR.
THESE CASES BOTH REQUIRED THOROUGH INVESTIGATION BY PATROL AND INVESTIGATIONS, AND REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN BOTH OF THOSE TEAMS. SO FAR, I'VE SHARED WITH YOU A LOT ABOUT THE TICKETS AND ARRESTS THAT WE'VE MADE, BUT I'VE ALSO I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T SHARED BEFORE OR REALLY BROUGHT TO ATTENTION AS PEACE OFFICERS, CUTTING CITATIONS AND MAKING ARRESTS IS NOT ALL THAT WE DO.
AS A FULL SERVICE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING POLICE SERVICE IN THE PARK DISTRICT ALSO DEMANDS A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOW WE EVALUATE OUR SUCCESS IN THE PARKS. SO I'D LIKE TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION SOME OF THE MORE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS OUR OFFICERS HAVE HAD IN QUARTER THREE.
THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS GENERALLY GO UNRECOGNIZED BECAUSE NO CASE OR CITATION IS ATTACHED TO THEM.
SO YOUR OFFICERS CONTACTED 479 CITIZENS OR CIVILIANS IN THE PARKS.
THESE ALSO INCLUDE ASSISTANCE FOR THINGS THAT RANGE FROM STRANDED MOTORISTS TO PARK USERS WITH A LOOSE ANIMAL, OR MEDIATING A DISPUTE SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT AN ARREST OR CITATION. YOU'LL SEE UP THERE WELFARE CHECKS ARE INCLUDED.
WELFARE CHECKS ARE OCCURRENCES WHERE AN OFFICER OR CIVILIAN BECOMES CONCERNED FOR A PERSON'S WELL-BEING, AND AN OFFICER PROVIDES THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE IF WARRANTED OR REQUESTED.
BECAUSE THE NATURE OF OUR UNIQUE JOB IN THE PARKS AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
WE ALSO RESPONDED TO 111 PERSONAL INJURIES OR MEDICALS, ASSISTED 26 PERSONS WHO WERE REPORTED TO BE LOST OR OVERDUE IN THE PARKS, AND OUR OFFICERS HOSTED OR ATTENDED 15 SPECIAL EVENTS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST PLUG OUR CITIZEN RIMS PLATFORM.
THIS IS ACCESSIBLE ON OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARKS.
IF YOU SEE OUR CARS OUT THERE AND YOU'RE CURIOUS WHAT WAS GOING ON, YOU CAN LOG ON TO THIS PAGE, AND THERE'S AN INTERACTIVE MAP WHERE YOU CAN ZOOM IN AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE THIRD QUARTER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.
ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE COLLECTING THE DATA, AND MY QUESTION IS REGARDING INCIDENTS, AND , AS IT RELATES TO IS THERE AN ABILITY TO SEPARATE LIKE BIKE
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CITATIONS VERSUS, YOU KNOW REGULAR VERSUS SOMEBODY ON AN EQUESTRIAN OR A PEDESTRIAN? YEAH. WE COULD ISOLATE HOW MANY OF EACH PARTICULAR VIOLATION WAS CITED.YEP, AND THEN WOULD THAT BE TRUE FOR FIRE TOO AS INCIDENTS? I'M THINKING OF A BIKE ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT.
YES, WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT CALL TYPES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INJURIES.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW THEY'RE RECEIVED, AND HOW THEY ACTUALLY LOOK ON SCENE MAY BE DIFFERENT.
WHEN AN OFFICER GETS ON SCENE DETERMINES IT WAS A HORSE OR A BIKE ACCIDENT.
IT WOULD THAT INFORMATION WOULDN'T BE READILY AVAILABLE ON A STATISTICAL POLL FROM OUR SYSTEM.
OKAY. SO THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE, BUT THEY CAN BE REPORTED IN THAT WAY.
SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT DATA POINTS TO COLLECT, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE OFFICERS FOR YOUR SERVICE OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW MY TIME IS UP.
PARK SUPERVISOR AND PARK RANGER.
THERE'S TWO INCIDENTS THAT COME TO MIND.
ONE WAS AN OFFICER AFTER HOURS WAS FOLLOWING A CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WAS FLASHING OFF AND ON AND PULLED THAT CAR OVER, AND IT TURNED OUT AS SOON AS HE MADE THAT STOP HE HEARD A THUMPING IN THE TRUNK.
AND IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A WOMAN ABDUCTED IN THE CAR, AND SHE HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO KICK THE TAIL LIGHT, AND THEN ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS AT REDWOOD THAT INCIDENT WAS AT ANTHONY CHABOT.
THIS ONE WAS AT THE ENTRANCE TO REDWOOD, REINHARDT REDWOOD CAR WAS PARKED ILLEGALLY OFF OFF THE OFF THE OFF THE DIRT, AND OFFICER STOPPED AND ASKED THE PASSENGER WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND HE ASKED HAD HER EXIT THE CAR BECAUSE HE SENSED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AND IT TURNS OUT SHE HAD BEEN CARJACKED AND ABDUCTED, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OFFICERS, AND THEY'RE ATTENTIVE TO DETAILS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES, REALLY, AND YOUR GUT INSTINCT SOMETIMES, AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE OUT THERE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE US COLLECTING ALL THE DATA, TOO.
ON THE QUARTER TWO UPDATE I BELIEVE YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE BRIONES PILOT PROJECT.
SO I DID LOOK INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
OVER QUARTER BETWEEN QUARTER TWO AND THREE, AS I WAS PREPARING FOR THIS WE RECEIVED, I BELIEVE, THREE REPORTS OF TRAIL CONFLICT.
YEAH, AND IN BRIONES, THERE WERE MAYBE TWO BIKE ACCIDENTS AND 3 OR 4 HORSE INJURY OR HORSE RELATED INJURIES, BUT THEY WEREN'T A RESULT OF CONFLICT.
SO AND IF YOU'D LIKE MORE DATA, I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
PLEASE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS QUESTION GOES TO.
IT CERTAINLY IS PUBLIC SAFETY AND OPERATIONS AND SUCH, BUT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, WE LEGALIZED E-BIKES IN THE PARKS.
DIRECTOR ROSARIO AND DIRECTOR CORBETT, I BELIEVE, ASKED THAT THERE BE AN UPDATE IN APPROXIMATELY A YEAR.
I THINK YOU SAID, LET'S FIND OUT IN A YEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TERMS OF THE CRITICISM OF THAT POLICY AND, YOU KNOW, THE DIRE IMPLICATIONS THAT THE OPPONENTS SUGGESTED WOULD BE AN OUTCOME OF LEGALIZING BIKES EBIKES IN OUR PARKS. SO WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT? SO I CAN LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY, BECAUSE THAT WAS A BASICALLY WHERE THE INFORMATION WOULD BE COMING FROM OR OPERATIONS, AND I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT JUST I WAS
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TRIGGERED BY THE DIRECTOR ROSARIO QUESTIONING OF BIKES IN GENERAL.I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THAT IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
OKAY. I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER MAX KORTEN, AND I'M WORKING WITH SEAN AND OTHER FOLKS FROM OUR TEAM TO PUT TOGETHER A REPORT SORT OF ONE YEAR REPORT, LOOKING BACK AT SORT OF THE STATISTICS THAT WE HAVE RELATED TO THE LAST YEAR AROUND E-BIKES.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL SHARE WITH YOUR BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.
YES. OKAY. WE'RE WORKING ON IT, AND DON'T BE SHY.
IN TERMS OF RELATING TO US ANECDOTAL BECAUSE THAT IS IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP STATISTICS ON HOW ANNOYING SPEEDING BIKES ARE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S THERE, BUT ANECDOTALLY, PUBLIC SAFETY CAN TELL US AND HAS TOLD US REALLY IMPORTANTLY, THAT HISTORICALLY, THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN E-BIKES AND ORDINARY BIKES IN TERMS OF BAD BEHAVIOR, FOR INSTANCE, THAT WAS ANECDOTAL.
THERE ISN'T A TYPICAL WAY TO DO THAT, SO THAT OUR REPORT SHOULD REFLECT THAT.
CERTAINLY EVERY TIME I GO TO BRIONES, I KEEP MY EYE OUT ON, YOU KNOW, THE PERCENTAGE THERE THAT IS E-BIKE AND SUCH. SO IT IS VERY MUCH A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE AND HOWEVER YOU FOLKS INTEND TO PRESENT IT.
THE OTHER PIECE THAT WE'LL TRY TO DOCUMENT IN THAT REPORT, TOO, IS THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS LESS RELATED TO TRAILS BUT RELATED TO E-BIKE UTILIZATION ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, ESPECIALLY AMONG PRETTY YOUNG TEENAGERS AND KIDS.
RIGHT. THAT THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF SORT OF AN INCREASE IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS DUE TO ACCIDENTS.
LESS LIKE ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER, BUT, YOU KNOW, KIDS FALLING OFF E-BIKES, AND SO THERE'S NEW STATE LEGISLATION AROUND SORT OF REGULATING E-BIKE USE, ESPECIALLY AT CLASS TWO OR, OR E-BIKES THAT ARE MANIPULATED TO GO FASTER THAN THE CLASS ALLOWS.
THANK YOU. THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, AGAIN, TO MY COLLEAGUES, DO YOU RECALL WE USED TO GET MONTHLY REPORTS, OBVIOUSLY, AND THOSE USED TO ALLOW US TO TRACK DOG INCIDENTS OF AND I ALWAYS FELT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO TRACK BECAUSE AGAIN OF CRITICISM OF OUR OFF LEASH POLICIES.
RIGHT. SO HOW MANY DOG INCIDENTS THERE WERE, AND SO I REALIZED AS WE WERE LISTENING THIS MORNING THAT I AM NOT TRACKING THAT ANYMORE.
I USED TO. SO THERE MIGHT BE A WAY IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO INCLUDE DOG INCIDENTS AND TRENDS.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE USED TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
WE GOT AN INCIDENT REPORT EVERY MONTH BASICALLY, AND YOU KNOW, IT WOULD REPORT OFF LEASH DOG AT POINT PINOLE AND SOME KIND OF INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED.
SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE IN ON AT LEAST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
SURE. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU.
YEP. SO YEAH, I'LL JUST QUICKLY SAY I THINK THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL.
I KNOW I REVIEWED THE WARD REPORT FOR WARD FIVE, AND I NOTICED THAT WITH THE DEL VALLE CAMPSITES, THERE WAS A LOT OF THERE'S A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS OF, I THINK, CAMPSITE CHECKS.
COULD YOU MAYBE JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT TYPE OF INCIDENT.
SO WE CAN HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP THE NEXT DAY.
IT'S JUST A TOOL THAT WE USE TO TRACK AND HAND OFF INFORMATION TO SUBSEQUENT PATROL TEAMS. ANECDOTALLY, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE IS IT MORE OUTREACH FROM THE FOLKS WHO ARE AT THE CAMPSITES, OR IS IT
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JUST PART OF OUR REGULAR PATROL? WE MIGHT SEE SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DOCUMENT IN A REPORT AS AN INCIDENT.WE TYPICALLY DO THOSE PROACTIVELY.
WE CAN KIND OF CURB BEHAVIOR BEFORE IT DEVELOPS INTO SOMEBODY GETTING SO AGITATED THAT THEY END UP CALLING THE POLICE ABOUT IT.
SO WE CAN JUST REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT QUIET HOURS, GENERATOR USAGE FIRES DURING RESTRICTED TIMES OR RED FLAG DAYS AND WHATNOT.
PLEASE. JUST HAVING WORKED AT A CAMPGROUND TYPICALLY THE OFFICERS DO A REGULAR CAMP CHECK AT THE REQUEST OF THE PARKS, AND THEN USUALLY IF THERE'S A PROBLEM CAMPSITE, THEY'LL LOG THAT WITH THE OFFICERS.
THEY'LL KEEP AN EYE ON SITE NUMBER 69 OR AND THEN.
YEAH. SO IT'S A REGULAR CHECK.
SO BECAUSE THE RANGERS ARE OFF DUTY USUALLY AT MIDNIGHT, AND SO THEY ASKED THE OFFICERS TO PATROL THROUGH, AND THEN THEY'LL FLAG FOR THE OFFICERS WHICH CAMPSITES TO LOOK OUT FOR. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO GO OUT TO DEL VALLE WHEN WE HAD THE AURORA BOREALIS HERE IN THE EAST BAY, AND I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE AT THE CAMPSITES THAT ALSO WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO SEE THE SKY IN THE DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE SKY, AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU COULD JUST TELL THAT THEY WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME, YOU KNOW, BEING OUT AT THE CAMPGROUND. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE PATROLS AND THE CHECKS AND TO BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE A FINE LINE BETWEEN HAVING FUN AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENING.
I GUESS THE OTHER POINT I'D MAKE IS IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE THE REPORTS.
THANK YOU. I BELIEVE IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.
WE RECEIVED THOSE AT THE BOARD MEETING, BUT I GUESS MY ONLY CONCERN, AND I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, WE TEND TO DIVIDE EVERYTHING UP BY OUR WARDS, WHICH ON ONE HAND IS IMPORTANT. IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WARDS, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE CERTAIN COMMUNITIES, AND I ALWAYS USE THE CITY OF NEWARK AS AN EXAMPLE.
JUST KNOWING THAT RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET IS THE CITY OF NEWARK, AND SO IT IS HELPFUL TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE ARE THESE PARKS THAT MIGHT BE IN ONE WARD, BUT THEN THE COMMUNITY THAT USES THE PARK IS IN THE OTHER WARD, OR CERTAIN PARKS GET SPLIT BY WARD.
SO IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO MAYBE HAVE THE DETAIL BE AT THE WARD LEVEL, BUT THEN ALSO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT WIDE ACROSS ALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, WHAT'S HAPPENING THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL JUST BECAUSE SOMETIMES A FEW THINGS, IT'S TOUGH TO KNOW ALL THOSE DIFFERENT NUANCES BETWEEN THE WARDS AND REALLY, IF ANYTHING, I WOULD PREFER TO KEEP IT ALL DISTRICT WIDE VERSUS HAVING IT SILOED BY WARDS, AND I THINK WHEN WE RECEIVE THE REPORTS AT THE LAST MEETING, I REMEMBER I WAS LOOKING AT EVERYBODY ELSE'S REPORTS JUST TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES, AND THAT'S HOW I NOTICED THE CAMPSITE CHECKS, BECAUSE I JUST SAW THAT WAS VERY DIFFERENT FOR WARD FIVE, AND I GUESS IT'S BECAUSE OF DEL VALLE AND THE POPULARITY OF OUR CAMPSITES THERE.
SO THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, WHAT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS IF WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING COMMENT.
I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE A MINUTE HERE TO SEE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO NOT.
NO. NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND, SO.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL, AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
OUR BRIDGE YARD BUILDING CONCESSION UPDATE.
I'M THE BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER IN THE OPERATIONS DIVISION, AND THIS IS AN ANNUAL UPDATE THAT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE BRIDGE YARD CONCESSION WITHIN JUDGE JOHN SUTTER REGIONAL SHORELINE, AND AS IT IS ONE OF OUR NEWER CONCESSIONS AND A LARGER EVENT CONCESSION THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER CONCESSIONS, IT IS PART OF THEIR CONCESSION AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THIS ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND SO I WILL BE PASSING OFF TO THE TEAM FROM OAKLAND VENUE MANAGEMENT, AND THEY WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND THOSE THAT ARE PRESENTING.
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ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE HERE.SHARE A SCREEN, AND PRESENT. OKAY.
LET'S JUST MAKE SURE. THAT'S RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
WE'RE THRILLED TO BE PRESENTING ON OUR WORK HERE AT THE BRIDGE YARD.
I'M THE CO-OWNER OF OAKLAND VENUE MANAGEMENT AND THE GENERAL MANAGER.
I WILL LET MY COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, BUT BEFORE WE GET TOO DEEP, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAFF THAT YOU GUYS YOU KNOW, GET TO WORK WITH EVERY DAY.
SO DO WE. TIFFANY, RENEE AND I SEE RUBY IN HERE WHO IS HELPING US OUT FOR SOME TIME.
I HAVEN'T EVER BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HER A DIRECT SHOUT OUT IN PUBLIC LIKE THIS, BUT THE WHOLE TEAM.
DAVE MACKEY, NICK HALL, ADAM HERBERT.
THEY'RE ALL AMAZING STAFF AND MAKE THIS PROJECT ONE OF OUR VERY FAVORITE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY, AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO MY COLLEAGUES HERE.
OKAY. DO I WANT TO BE SHOWING MY FACE HERE OR JUST THE PRESENTATION? OKAY. I'M STERLING JAMES, I'M THE SALES AND EVENTS MANAGER AT THE BRIDGE YARD, AND THIS IS OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER.
NATE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY HI? NATE.
I'M NATE BLUMSACK, OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR OAKLAND VENUE MANAGEMENT AND AT THE BRIDGE YARD .
OKAY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME USING THIS FUN MACHINE, SO IT'S JUST THAT BUTTON THERE.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU ALL, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PUBLIC WHO IS TUNING IN AS WELL.
WE WANT TO SHOW THAT WE OFFER QUALITY PRODUCTION.
WE REALLY LOVE AND APPRECIATE OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE PARKS, AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE OFFERING WONDERFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CLIENTS AND GUESTS AND COMMUNITY ALIKE.
ALL RIGHT. SO I THINK A PICTURE WHAT DO THEY SAY? A PICTURE SERVES A THOUSAND WORDS.
A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS.
BY THE NUMBERS HERE PART OF OUR CONCESSIONAIRES AGREEMENT IS THAT WE DO NEED TO BRING UPWARDS OF AROUND 10,000 GUESTS TO THE JUDGE JOHN SUTTER REGIONAL SHORELINE PARK ANNUALLY, AND WE HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY YOU KNOW, BRINGING THOSE NUMBERS UP EACH YEAR AND ARE EXCITED WITH THE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT COME INTO THE SPACE.
NOTABLE HOSTS AND ATTENDEES YOU CAN SEE A LIST HERE INCLUDE MC HAMMER AND DOUG E.
FRESH. PORT OF OAKLAND DID A REALLY COOL ZERO EMISSIONS EVENT WITH US, WHERE THEY BROUGHT SEVERAL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND BUSSES ONTO THE PROPERTY, AND OF COURSE, THE PROPERTY LENDS ITSELF VERY WELL TO THOSE LARGE VEHICLES BEING ABLE TO BE SHOWCASED.
BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES OFFERING RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO OPEN HOUSES LINED UP WITH THEM IN 2025.
THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.
WE HAD UPWARDS OF AROUND 800 STUDENTS ON SITE HAVING LUNCH.
AND THEN THEY ALL MET TOGETHER AT THE BRIDGE YARD FOR LUNCH.
VISIT OAKLAND DOES AN ANNUAL EVENT CALLED IMPACT 510, WHERE THEY SHOW THE IMPACT OF TOURISM ON THE BAY AREA, AND THEY CHOSE THE BRIDGE YARD TO DO THAT EVENT THIS YEAR, AND YEAH, SO THERE'S A COOL LIST OF THINGS HERE.
WE DID RECENTLY ALSO HAVE SOME TELEVISION PRODUCTION TEAMS ON SITE.
IT WAS NEVER IT NEVER CAME TO LIGHT.
SO I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ANY PHOTOS TO SHARE WITH YOU THERE.
GM ALSO DID A FILMING OF CARS GOING ACROSS THE BAY BRIDGE, AND THEY USED THE BRIDGE YARD, PARKING LOTS AND PROPERTY AS AN AREA TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES AND SAFELY KEEP THEIR VEHICLES OVERNIGHT AND THEN ALSO HAVE THEIR PRODUCTION TEAM REALLY, REALLY CLOSE TO THE BRIDGE, AGAIN, VERY CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, AND THEN WE ALSO RECENTLY HAD A GROUP CALLED COBOT COME IN AND THEY USED THE BRIDGE YARD AND ACTUALLY FILMED INSIDE OF THE BRIDGE YARD FOR A PREMIERE ROBOT THAT THEY JUST RELEASED ONTO THE MARKET.
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RIGHT. YES.NEXT TIME STEPHEN CURRY SHOWS UP THERE.
WELL, I WILL SAY THAT STEPH HAS BEEN IN THE BUILDING ABOUT THREE TIMES NOW, AND WE HAVE THREE SIDE ROOMS DOWN THE HALL THAT SERVE PRODUCTION OR MOTHERS ROOMS OR GREEN ROOMS, AND THE FIRST ONE IS NAMED THE CURRY BECAUSE WE HAD CHRISTMAS WITH THE CURRY'S THERE, AND STEPH AND HIS WIFE AND KIDS USED THAT ROOM AS THEIR SIDE ROOM. THE LAST ROOM IS CALLED THE DOUG E., NAMED AFTER DOUG E.
FRESH BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS DRESSING ROOM.
OKAY, WELL, MAKE SURE THIS GETS IN THEIR AGREEMENT WHEN IT'S UPSTAIRS.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE HOPING THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING IN FOR ALL STAR WEEK.
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD ON TRYING TO GET THEM IN.
WE'LL SEE. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.
SO MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS COME THROUGH THE BRIDGE YARD.
WE SAY WE DO EVERYTHING FROM WEDDINGS TO RAVES.
JASMINE AND JEFFREY DID A WONDERFUL WEDDING RECEPTION WITH US.
YOU CAN SEE THEIR PHOTO AND THEIR FEEDBACK HERE.
SO A BEAUTIFUL MARKETPLACE PRIMARILY, OR ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT CELEBRATES WOMEN.
THE MENAGERIE WAS FUN AND DIFFERENT AND COLORFUL.
AGAIN? I MENTIONED THE COBOT ROBOTICS VIDEO SHOOT, AND THEN BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
SO PART OF OUR CONCESSIONAIRES AGREEMENT IS TO DO OPEN HOUSES EVERY MONTH REGULARLY.
IT WILL BE JUST NATE AND MYSELF THERE FOR TWO HOURS.
RIGHT? SO THAT COULD BE BRINGING IN FOOD TRUCKS AND PHOTO BOOTHS AND BRINGING IN DIFFERENT PARTNERS, WHETHER THEY'RE BAR PARTNERS OR CATERING PARTNERS, BUT THIS TIME WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AERIALIST SHOW.
SHE ASKED US IF SHE COULD PRESENT A WORK IN PROGRESS AT ONE OF OUR OPEN HOUSES.
SO SHE CAME IN AND SHE AND HER CREW PRACTICED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, RIGGED THIS AMAZING 12 BY 12 APPARATUS IN THE ROOFING OF THE BRIDGE YARD AND PRESENTED A WONDERFUL SHOW FOR OUR GUESTS AT A FREE OPEN HOUSE.
THIS SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.
STEPH WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT AN EVENT JPMORGAN CHASE PRESENTED AT THE BRIDGE YARD FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WEALTH AND PROSPERITY. THIS PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS A WEDDING.
IT WAS POURING RAIN, BUT THEY DIDN'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN UP AND TAKE A PICTURE IN THE RAIN.
THE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW LOVELY THE BRIDGE YARD CAN BE DRESSED UP FOR A WEDDING RECEPTION, AND THEN THE LAST TWO PHOTOS IS FROM THE VISIT OAKLAND'S IMPACT 510 EVENTS JUST SHOWING FOLKS IN THE BUILDING HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND ONE OF THE PARTNERS WHO CAME IN, WHICH WAS FAIRYLAND.
AGAIN, JUST SOME MORE PRETTY PHOTOS OF THAT BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
CLIENTS COME IN AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF CARE AND A LOT OF MONEY.
DRESSING HER UP, BUT WE'VE JUST HAD SO MANY FUN AND DIVERSE EVENTS IN THE PROPERTY, AND PEOPLE COME IN VERY WIDE EYED LIKE, OOH, WHAT COULD I DESIGN IN THIS SPACE? AND IT'S FUN TO SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH.
AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE TOP THERE.
THAT WAS DURING THE HOLIDAYS LAST YEAR WHERE WE HAD SOME STUDENTS FROM OAKLAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER WAS FROM AN OPEN HOUSE WHERE WE BROUGHT IN THREE VW BUSSES.
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BEAUTIFUL DAY OF CELEBRATION AND REMEMBRANCE, AND THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HELICOPTER FLYBY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FLY BY, BUT THEY DID LAND IN THE CALTRANS PARKING LOT, AND GUESTS WERE ABLE TO GO OVER AND TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE HELICOPTER.AGAIN, JUST SOME FUN PHOTOS, MENAGERIE AND OPEN HOUSE, SOME FUN OUTDOORS ON THAT RAISED TERRACE, AND THIS PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS FROM BLACK VINES.
BLACK VINES DID AN ANNUAL EVENT WITH US.
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND WE CERTAINLY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME, AND WE HOPE THAT THESE PICTURES AND SOME OF THESE NUMBERS AND ASSETS SHOW THAT WE'RE TRYING REALLY HARD TO DO YOU ALL PROUD.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? GREAT PHOTOS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I THINK YOU GOT THE ATTENTION OF AT LEAST ONE OF US.
[LAUGHTER] SHARING, YOU KNOW, THE CLIENTS AND THE EVENTS AND THE PHOTOS THAT YOU HAVE THERE.
SO, YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MEAN, THIS YOUR CREATIVITY AND IN YOUR OBVIOUSLY OPEN INVITATION FOR TRYING NEW THINGS HAS IS WORKING, AND IT'S FABULOUS WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, AND I'VE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF YOUR FREE EVENTS THAT YOU GO TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY.
I HOPE YOU'RE STILL. YOU'RE STILL DOING THOSE? YEAH, THEY'RE WONDERFUL.
IF YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE, YOU SHOULD GO.
A QUESTION I HAVE FOR NOT NECESSARILY WHERE I THINK OUR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH WHAT'S THE OVERARCHING THE MTC OR THE.
OH, BATA MTC? YEAH. SO IS THAT MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT? IT'S COMING TO AN END.
YES. WE HAVE TWO MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS OR TWO FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH BATA MTC , AND THOSE ARE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GRANTS DEPARTMENT ARE ON POINT WITH THOSE.
OKAY. SO THERE'S, THERE'S THE FACT THAT WE'RE NEGOTIATING.
THERE'S STILL A POSSIBILITY OF GETTING SOME FUNDING FROM THAT FROM BATA MTC.
YEAH. I THINK THE DOOR IS VERY MUCH OPEN, AND WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING SOME REPORTING INFORMATION BACK AS TO KIND OF A SIMILAR UPDATE TO WHAT WAS SHARED HERE.
I SHARED THIS UPDATE WITH GRANTS AND MTC BATA SO THAT THEY COULD SHARE.
SO WE'RE EITHER HAVE RESPONDED OR WILL RESPOND VERY SOON TO THEIR REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AND SO IT'S A I THINK THE DOOR IS VERY MUCH OPEN TO GETTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE.
GREAT, AND IS THERE HAVE WE BEEN LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE RESTROOMS INTERNALLY IN THE INSIDE RESTROOMS. OR IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? SO WE I THINK THAT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN.
I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE PRIORITIZED AS A TEAM WITH FEEDBACK FROM OBM, OUR DECOMMISSIONING, SOME OF THE INTERIOR EXHIBITS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE DATED, RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE EAST SPAN OF THE BAY BRIDGE.
SO THAT'S A PROJECT WITH THAT WE'RE WORKING ON OVER THE HOLIDAYS, TAKING THOSE DOWN.
ANOTHER HIGH PRIORITY FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS AT THE BRIDGE YARD WAS IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT USE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AT THE HOLIDAY PARTY OBM THROUGH THE CONCESSION MAINTENANCE FUND.
YEAH. I THINK IT WOULD BE A MUCH NICER AND AN EVEN NICER FACILITY IF WE HAVE THE INTERNAL RESTROOMS.
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SO, YEAH, I'M GLAD IT'S STILL ON THE TABLE, AND THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH.I THINK THIS HOW YOU'RE RUNNING THIS BUILDING GIVES US HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50 AND THE PROPOSED VISITOR CENTER THERE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITIES THERE, TOO.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU.
ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE TO SAY, I'M KIND OF APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE OAKLAND ARMY BASE AND HOW THAT ACROSS THE WAY THERE, HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE ATMOSPHERE.
YEAH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THE COAL TRAINS COMING IN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
DO YOU MIND JUST ELABORATING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OAKLAND ARMY BASE FOR ME? I THINK I'VE READ SOME THINGS IN THE NEWSPAPER, BUT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.
YEAH. THE OAKLAND ARMY BASE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED AS A PORT, YOU KNOW, AND ORIGINALLY THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE FOLKS IN OAKLAND, WAS THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOODS ONLY AND NOT COAL, AND THEN AT THE LAST HOUR THE DEVELOPER WANTED TO BRING IN COAL, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN IN COURT FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS NOW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE OAKLAND JUST LOST THE LATEST ONE.
SO THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT COAL MIGHT GET SHIPPED INTO THE PORT OF OAKLAND.
WE'LL SEE, BUT I'M HOPING NOT, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
YEAH. TIFFANY HOW ARE WE UPDATING THE EXHIBITS THERE? SO THE GOAL IS TO HAVE AS MUCH OF A KIND OF BLANK SLATE AS POSSIBLE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS, THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVITY AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS, AND SO THE FEEDBACK FROM CLIENTS AND OAKLAND VENUE MANAGEMENT IS THAT, AT LEAST FOR THE KIND OF LONG WALL THAT HAD THE CALTRANS ENGINEER PHOTOS, THAT WALL WILL BE BLANK.
AND THEN SOME OF THE LARGER IMAGES WILL AT LEAST REMAIN IN THE INTERIM, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A MORE SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR MORE FLEXIBLE DIGITAL EXHIBITS, EITHER THROUGH A PROJECTOR OR WITH LED SCREEN OPTIONS, SO THAT THE CONTENT COULD BE REFRESHED ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS AND IT COULD BE USED FOR THE EVENT SPACE.
SO WE DO WANT TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE ARE AT A REGIONAL PARK.
IT'S PART OF THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT AND ALSO REALLY WANTED THIS EVENT SPACE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FEEDBACK REALLY HAS BEEN VERY STRONG THAT THOSE EXHIBITS ARE IN FACT, MOST CLIENTS ARE PAYING TO COVER THE EXHIBITS FOR THE EVENT.
SO IT'S I THINK WE'RE LOOKING TO REALLY DOWNSIZE THAT PRESENCE WITHIN THE EVENT SPACE.
YEAH, I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE PART OF THE FUN AND CHARM OF THE FACILITY WAS THAT HISTORIC BASIS FOR THE ORIGINAL FUNDING.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF GOING TO MISS SOME OF THAT.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING QUASI MUSEUM IN A SENSE, BUT I CAN SEE IF IT'S A I MEAN, THE PRIORITY IS ON USE, GETTING FOLKS TO USE IT.
SO IT'S NOT JUST THERE AS AN EMPTY MUSEUM.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT TO THE EXTENT WE CAN POPULATE IT WITH EAST BAY PARK HISTORY IF THE HISTORY OF THE BRIDGE BUILDING ISN'T AS IMPORTANT OR POPULAR, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU AVOID THE HISTORY AS THE BRIDGE YARD, YOU KNOW, AND OR IS THAT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY
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WIPED OUT? I MEAN, THAT IS THE HISTORY OF THAT BUILDING.YEAH. SO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL RETAINING SOME OF THE LARGER IMAGES OF THE MTC BATA HAS SOME IDEAS ON VIDEO NARRATION, VIDEO EXHIBITS, VISUAL EXHIBITS THAT CAN BE SHOWN ON A PROJECTOR THAT COULD THEN BE, YOU KNOW, TURNED OFF IF IT'S NOT THAT TYPE OF EVENT, AND I THINK WE'RE ALSO STILL OPEN TO LOOKING AT SOME, SOME SCALED DOWN HISTORICAL INFORMATION WITHIN THE LOBBY SPACE.
ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S NOT TOTALLY GOING AWAY.
YES. YOU KNOW, COLIN, MAYBE ONE DAY I'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME AT DON EDWARDS.
THAT'S VERY CHARMING, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING ANYWHERE.
SO YOU KNOW, AT LEAST AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT THERE'LL BE SOME CALTRANS EXHIBITS AVAILABLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, CHARMING AND HISTORIC AND PROBABLY NOT GOING ANYWHERE THERE, BUT, YEAH, I GUESS IT'S ALWAYS A DELICATE BALANCE, RIGHT, BETWEEN WHAT WE RETAIN IN TERMS OF THE I GUESS THE VINTAGE EXHIBITS VERSUS, YOU KNOW, MAKING IT MORE MODERN AND HAVING THIS POSSIBILITY OF A DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EVENTS.
SO I THINK THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO SHARE TODAY.
SO DO WE OWN THIS OR ARE WE LEASING THIS FROM MTC? WHAT'S THE STATUS? AND ALSO INCLUDING YOU KNOW, THE PARKING LOTS AND THE TRAIL ALONG THE SHORELINE.
CAN WE JUST REVIEW THAT REAL QUICK? YES. THE BRICKYARD BUILDING AND WEST OVERFLOW PARKING LOT AND STAGING AREA AND PIER ARE ALL OWNED BY CALTRANS, AND WE HAVE A LONG TERM LEASE OR OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH CALTRANS, AND THEN THE FUNDING FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE, AS DIRECTOR ROSARIO MENTIONED, HAS BEEN COMING THROUGH MTC, BATA , AND HOW LONG IS THAT LONG TERM LEASE? WHEN ARE WE LOOKING AT THAT LEASE ENDING? I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COME UP IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE. NO, NO, IT WAS ENTERED INTO I'M GOING TO SLIGHTLY GUESS AROUND 2018 ISH, AND SO THAT WAS SHORTLY AFTER THAT WAS JULY 2019 IS WHEN THE BRIDGE YARD CONCESSIONAIRE CAME ON.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COMING FORWARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WELL, THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL AND IT'S GREAT, AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, AND IT'S EXCITING, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A FEW MORE EVENTS AND GUESTS, AT THE BRIDGE YARD THIS YEAR, SO I'LL BE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO REPORT NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM 5C OUR CONCESSIONS ANNUAL UPDATE.
SO IT'S STILL ME, TIFFANY MARGULICI, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER, AND THAT WAS A GREAT SEGUE TO WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO ONE OF OUR LARGER, NEWER EVENT CONCESSIONS, AND NOW WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IN THIS PRESENTATION IS PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A BROAD OVERVIEW.
BASICALLY KIND OF TRENDS, BENEFITS, CHALLENGES AND THINGS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON.
SO THERE'S 21 TOTAL PARK CONCESSIONS IN 14 PARKS, FIVE ARE SEASONAL, 16 ARE YEAR ROUND.
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AND THEN THIS WAS INCLUDED IN THE BOARD PACKET, AND IT'S JUST INTENDED TO GIVE A FLAVOR OF KIND OF HOW THEY BREAK DOWN IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY TYPE, AND I TRIED TO PICK SOME OF THEM OFFER, YOU KNOW, COMBINATION OF SERVICES.SO THEY ARE ALL SELECTED BY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
SO THEY'RE COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS, AND THE CONCESSION AGREEMENTS ARE ALL AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT'S PART OF THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. THE CONCESSIONS ARE HAVE A PAYMENT THAT'S SPLIT, OR THE PAYMENT IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS REVENUE THAT THE CONCESSION BRINGS IN, AND WE HAVE A PRACTICE HERE AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS, WHERE WE SPLIT IT BETWEEN REVENUE AND A CONCESSION MAINTENANCE FUND, WHICH IS BASICALLY HELD TO IMPROVE THE CONCESSION OR ADDRESS MAINTENANCE NEEDS, AND GENERALLY THE CORE ASSETS ARE OWNED BY THE PARK DISTRICT.
ALSO, JUST IN TERMS OF ROLES, WHO DOES WHAT.
WE'RE BRINGING THESE ITEMS TO THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AND THE CONCESSIONAIRE IS DOING THE MARKETING, THE UPKEEP, THE JANITORIAL, THE DAY TO DAY MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT'S HOW WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
ALSO, I THINK IT'S A GOOD TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT OR PAUSE TO REMEMBER WHY WE HAVE THEM, AND I THINK THE GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR REVENUE GENERATION.
WE HAVE ABOUT $1 MILLION IN REVENUE FROM THE CONCESSION FEES, AND THEN ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR GENERALLY GOES INTO THE MAINTENANCE FUNDS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO BRING TODAY IS JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE ARE FACING WITH SOME OF THE CONCESSIONS, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE OLDER CONCESSIONS THAT MAYBE WERE DEVELOPED AND BUILT AT A DIFFERENT TIME, AND EXTERNAL FACTORS HAVE CHANGED, MARKET CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED, AND SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE.
THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE CONTRA LOMA, SNACK CONCESSION.
I WAS A CUSTOMER AT THE CONTRA LOMA SNACK CONCESSION.
I THINK STARTING AT PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS OLD THAT WAS THE ONLY FOOD VENUE IN A REALLY LONG DRIVE. LIKE CONTRA LOMA WAS REALLY ALMOST LIKE THE END OF TOWN OR OUTSIDE OF TOWN, AND SO HAVING A FOOD CONCESSION BUSINESS WITHIN THE PARK MADE SO MUCH SENSE, AND NOW IF YOU GO TO CONTRA LOMA, YOU SEE YOU'RE PASSING A LOT OF FAST FOOD.
THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS, EVERYTHING WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE DRIVE.
SO THERE'S JUST CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS THAT MAKE CERTAIN LOCATIONS NOT AS SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY WERE IN THE PAST. I'M GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO SOME OF THESE THINGS.
YES. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOOD SERVICE CODES, WHICH ARE CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND BEING UPDATED AND MORE AND MORE STRINGENT AND EXPENSIVE.
ESPECIALLY IN COVID, WE SAW A BIG KIND OF LEAP.
THOSE ARE ALL REGULATED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OF WHATEVER COUNTY OUR CONCESSIONS ARE OPERATED IN, AND THERE'S MANY SPECIFIC HIGH TECH FEATURES THAT ARE NOW REQUIRED IN FOOD SERVICE.
EVERYTHING FROM AIR CURTAINS, THAT'S A NEW THING.
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MAYBE SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED OR HAVING AN AIR CURTAIN IS LIKE A A BLOWER AT THE DOOR THAT, YOU KNOW, IS SPECIFICALLY BLOWING AIR TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE REGULATED AND THERE ARE THE AUTOMATED PASS THROUGH WINDOWS.YOU CAN'T EVEN TOUCH A BUTTON TO HAVE THE WINDOW THAT YOU PASS THE FOOD THROUGH.
IT'S ALL SUPPOSED TO BE AUTOMATIC.
SO THE NOT ONLY HAVE THEY, THE RESTRICTIONS BECOME MORE MORE EXPENSIVE OR MORE STRINGENT, THEY ARE MORE ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE THEY TEND TO REQUIRE MORE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
JUST A LOT MORE INFRASTRUCTURE THAN SOME OF OUR CONCESSIONS ARE BUILT WITH.
SO FOR 2025 BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE THINGS I'VE MENTIONED, WE WILL AS BUSINESS SERVICES, WORKING WITH PARK OPERATIONS REALLY BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FOOD CONCESSIONS, ESPECIALLY THESE THREE CONTRA LOMA SNACK, SHADOW CLIFFS SNACK CONCESSION AND TILDEN LAKE ANZA.
CONTRA LOMA IN PARTICULAR EVEN WHEN THE POOL HAD BEEN OPEN AND OPERATING WAS A VERY LOW DOLLAR REVENUE LOCATION, AND SO THAT'S ONE THAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT REIMAGINING HOW WE OFFER FOOD SERVICE THERE IF WE DO WANT TO OFFER IT IN THE FUTURE.
MAYBE LEVERAGING OFF OF HOW OAKLAND VENUE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN SHARING ABOUT FOOD TRUCKS OR OTHER MOBILE OPTIONS, MAYBE THERE'S OPTIONS THAT WE COULD PURSUE THAT DON'T REQUIRE US TO INVEST SO MUCH FUNDS AND MAINTENANCE LEVEL OF EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THOSE.
SO HERE'S SOME MORE PICTURES OF THE FOOD CONCESSIONS.
AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE SEASONAL.
THEY TEND TO BE LOWER REVENUE.
SOME OF THE LOCATIONS WERE ALSO BALANCING WITH NEED FOR STAFF SPACE.
CONTRA LOMA IS ONE OF THOSE AND THEN THE SWIMMING AND LAKE HEALTH COMPONENT.
THESE ARE PICTURES OF LAKE ANZA.
SO SWITCHING ON FROM OUR MOVING ON FROM OUR FOCUS ON FOOD CONCESSIONS FOR 2025.
WE ALSO HAVE A FEW LOCATIONS THAT WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME OPERATIONAL CHANGES.
SO WE WERE EXCITED AND HAPPY TO HAVE A NESTING EAGLE WHO FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS MADE THEIR HOME THEIR NEST IN THE ARDENWOOD EVENT CONCESSION AREA, AND SO WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE WEDDINGS AND EVENTS THERE, AND SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OPEN TO SEE IF WE WOULD FIND A CONCESSIONAIRE TO OPERATE JUST THE CAFE, BECAUSE WE DID TRY LAST YEAR TO SEE IF SOMEONE WOULD EVENT CONCESSIONAIRE WOULD BE WILLING TO OPERATE AN EVENT CONCESSION, KNOWING THAT AN EAGLE MAY OR MAY NOT BE NESTING THERE, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYONE WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK.
IS THAT DOES THAT AFFECT THE RAILROAD AT ALL? IT MAY I CAN GET BACK TO YOU, I DON'T REMEMBER.
IT DOES. I THINK IT AFFECTS THE RAILROAD'S OPERATION AT CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR.
SO AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OPEN.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF THE WE COULD FIND SOMEONE TO OPERATE JUST THE CAFE BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD FROM STAFF THAT'S A REALLY ESPECIALLY WITH THE POPULATION OF MANY YOUNG CHILDREN COMING TO ARDENWOOD THAT REALLY CAN EXTEND PEOPLE'S STAY.
SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND, HOPEFULLY FIND SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO DO THAT.
SO HERE'S WHERE THE ARDENWOOD CAFE IS.
SO THIS IS THE PART OF THE CONCESSION WHERE WE'RE AIMING TO RETAIN, AND THEN WE'RE PROPOSING OR HOPEFULLY WE'LL RECEIVE PROPOSALS, MAYBE LIKE MAYBE A BIRTHDAY PARTY BUSINESS OR MAYBE SOME SMALL TYPES OF RESERVATIONS OR EVENTS WITHIN THIS MORE LIMITED AREA.
THIS AREA IS IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PART OF THE PARK AND NOT IMPACTED BY THE NESTING EAGLE.
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I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE DEL VALLE MARINA AND DEL VALLE, THIS ENTIRE DEL VALLE CONCESSION CONTINUES TO BE IN A BIT OF TRANSITION, RECOVERING FROM THE FLOODS OF 2023, AND SO THE EAST SIDE FOOD CONCESSION MAJOR, THE MAJOR MAINTENANCE GROUP AND THE MASKED DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON GETTING THAT BUILDING REPAIRED AND UP TO CODE, WORKING WITH INSURANCE FUNDING.AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING SOME CAMP STORE REPAIRS.
IT IS REALLY STILL VERY FAR OFF FROM ANY OTHER YOU KNOW, IT'S FAR FROM TOWN.
YESTERDAY AT THE BOARD MEETING, WE HAD A SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION WHO HAS MOVED OUT OF CAMP ARROYO, AND WITH THEM NO LONGER HAVING AN AGREEMENT DIRECTLY WITH THE DISTRICT, WE'RE ALSO AMENDING OUR CONTRACT WITH THE CONCESSIONAIRE.
SO THOSE ARE THE FOCUS AREAS FOR 2025, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS UPDATE AS TO KIND OF GIVE SOME BIGGER PICTURE OF SOME TRENDS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH OUR CONCESSION PROGRAM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS? YEAH. REGARDING THE FOOD CONCESSIONS, DO FOOD TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME RESTRICTIONS AS LIKE A BRICK AND MORTAR, LIKE, OPERATIONS THAT WE HAVE.
FROM THE RESEARCH THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR? MOSTLY RENEE HAS BEEN DOING THIS RESEARCH IS THAT THE FOOD TRUCK MUST RETURN EVERY NIGHT TO A COMMISSARY THAT HAS THE SAME RESTRICTIONS.
OUR UNDERSTANDING THUS FAR IS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE A PERMANENTLY INSTALLED FOOD TRUCK.
THEY WOULD HAVE. YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET ALL THE SAME THINGS.
THE THREE PART SYNC, THE MOP SINK, ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT IF WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP SOME SORT OF RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD AN OFF SITE LOCATION AND WAS ABLE TO COME AND GO, THAT MIGHT BE A PATH FORWARD.
YEAH, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE THAT SHOULD BE AN OPTION THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED, BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE, THE ONLY NEGATIVE IS THAT THESE FOOD TRUCKS OPERATE OFF OF GENERATORS. SO IF YOU COULD OFFER THEM AN OUTLET LIKE A 220 OUTLET WHERE THEY YOU KNOW, STATIONARY, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT WAY.
YOU COULD ACTUALLY VARY THE FOOD FROM TRUCK TO TRUCK OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S A POSSIBILITY, AND YEAH, AND I UNDERSTAND THE RESTRICTIONS FOR FOOD ARE REALLY STRICT AND IT'S HARD TO KEEP THOSE PLACES IN COMPLIANCE, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF OUR OLDER SITES.
WE REALLY SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL, I MEAN, I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT THAT OPERATION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE OPEN THE LAKE FOR SWIMMING BEFORE WE MAKE A PERMANENT DETERMINATION FOR THE CONCESSION THERE.
I DON'T SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
THANK YOU. COLIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU'D LIKE? NO. THANK YOU. OKAY.
AS YOU KNOW, I THINK I'VE SHARED BEFORE, I DID WORK AS A TEENAGER, AS A LIFEGUARD AND SWIM INSTRUCTOR, AND BEFORE THAT, WE HAD WHAT WAS CALLED A WATER SAFETY AID WHEN YOU WERE TOO YOUNG TO BE A LIFEGUARD, AND ONE OF THE ROLES WAS TO ACTUALLY WORK IN THE SNACK BAR AT THE POOL.
SO I GUESS I AM A FORMER SNACK BAR WORKER.
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WAS A SIMILAR TIME PERIOD WHEN THOSE YOU KNOW, WERE CREATED AND MAYBE IN THEIR HEYDAY IN TERMS OF ACTIVITY, AND I WILL SHARE THAT AT THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AQUATIC CENTER.THE SNACK BAR IS NO LONGER THERE.
IT'S BEEN REPLACED WITH VENDING MACHINES, AND THEN ON BUSY DAYS, THE LOCAL SWIM TEAM MIGHT OPERATE A POP UP SNACK BAR. SO IT'S NOT, I BELIEVE, AND I CAN VERIFY THIS, SO IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO CONFIRM, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY OF PLEASANTON OPERATES THE SNACK BAR LIKE THEY ONCE DID WHEN I WAS, I GUESS, WHAT WE MIGHT CALL A JUNIOR LIFEGUARD.
SO I THINK I JUST SHARE THAT AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I THINK THESE THINGS MIGHT EVOLVE OVER TIME, AND I DO FIND THAT THE VENDING MACHINES AT THE POOL ARE QUITE POPULAR, AND SO THAT COULD ALSO BE AN OPPORTUNITY, PERHAPS IN SOME PLACES WHERE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY AND OR POP UPS, IF THERE'S A LOCAL GROUP THAT MAY HAVE A VESTED INTEREST, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE AVAILABLE, YOU KNOW, ON THOSE BUSIER DAYS THAT MAYBE WE CAN'T ALWAYS ANTICIPATE, AND IT COULD BE A FUNDRAISER FOR THEIR GROUP AS A NONPROFIT.
SO WE MAY WANT TO WE COULD EASILY REACH OUT AND JUST SEE HOW THE CITY OF PLEASANTON POOL IS OPERATED, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT 100% SURE ON ALL THOSE FACTS, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING CLOSE TO WHAT I JUST STATED COMPARED TO WHEN MY JUNIOR LIFEGUARD DAYS I THINK THE FOOD TRUCKS COULD ALSO HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL.
I'M THINKING IN MY HEAD, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD A SPECIAL NIGHT AT SHADOW CLIFFS WITH FOOD TRUCKS, *THAT COULD BE A REALLY ATTRACTIVE THING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO THE PARK AND GET TO ENJOY SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE FOOD TRUCKS.
CERTAINLY I THINK IT'D BE SO MUCH MORE FUN TO BE AT SHADOW CLIFFS AT OUR PICNIC TABLES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS WE CAN EXPERIMENT WITH, AND MAYBE WE TRY IT ONCE, SEE HOW IT GOES, BUT AT LEAST IT GETS US THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE AS WE'RE, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MIGHT BE THE BEST MIX OF OPTIONS ACROSS ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PARKS.
SO IN THE I THINK YOU HAD IT IN THE SLIDES, BUT ON THE PREPARED LIKE BOARD AGENDA REPORT WHERE YOU I REALLY LIKE THIS ACTUALLY, WHERE YOU SHOW ALL OF THE 21 CONCESSIONS THAT WE WORK WITH AND HOW THEY BREAK DOWN BY TYPE.
I DO REMEMBER, THOUGH, WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER GROUPS THAT WE WORK WITH.
I GUESS IT WOULDN'T BE DEFINED AS CONCESSIONS, RIGHT? SO THE ARCHERY GROUP AT REDWOOD AND OR THE DISC GOLF GROUP AT OYSTER BAY.
ARE THEY ON HERE? NO, I DON'T SEE THEM.
SO HOW DOES THAT GET DEFINED? SO. SO WHERE IS THAT? YEAH. COULD YOU JUST HELP ME? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO KEEP THIS ORGANIZED IN MY BRAIN.
YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION, AND I THINK SO.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT PART OF MY PURPOSE OF, YOU KNOW, SHARING THE DEFINITION OF A CONCESSION THAT THEY ARE COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS, THAT WE DO A REVENUE SHARE AND THAT THEY'RE PRIVATE BUSINESSES THEN AS A WHOLE, DIFFERENT CATEGORY OR TOPIC, WE HAVE ABOUT 40 OR SO SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS, AND SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS ARE UNDER A DIFFERENT POLICY FRAMEWORK, AND THEY ARE GENERALLY NONPROFIT GROUPS THAT HAVE.
THEY MAY HAVE MEMBERSHIP, BUT THEIR MEMBERSHIP NEEDS TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND SO THOSE SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS, THOSE ALSO COME BEFORE THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES.
THEY ARE NOT PRIVATE BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE NONPROFIT GROUPS, AND I THINK SO.
IT'S A DIFFERENT POLICY FRAMEWORK, AND THE SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS DO NOT HAVE A GOAL AT ALL OF REVENUE, WHILE REVENUE IS PART OF THE GOALS OF THE CONCESSIONAIRE PROGRAM? YEP. YES, AND MAY I JUST ADD, TIFFANY, IS IT GENERALLY FAIR TO SAY THE CONCESSIONS ARE DISTRICT OWNED ASSETS, THAT WE ARE IN A CONTRACT WITH A COMPANY TO OPERATE.
THAT REMINDS ME OF A DISTINCTION.
SO AT THE BRICKYARD IN BERKELEY THE SEA BREEZE IS THAT A CONCESSION THAT'S A TENANT.
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THAT IS TRUE, AND THAT IS SORT OF A UNIQUE THIRD CATEGORY IN THAT WHOLE STRUCTURE EXISTED BEFORE WE OWNED THE PROPERTY, AND SO I THINK WE CHARACTERIZE THAT AS A LEASE OR LICENSE, AND THAT WHOLE BUILDING AND OPERATION IS COMPLETELY PRIVATELY OWNED AND THEY PAY A FLAT FEE, A FLAT MONTHLY FEE. THERE WAS TALK WHEN WE OPENED THAT, THAT NEW PARK LAND THERE THAT WE WERE GOING TO RECONSTRUCT THAT BUILDING OR DO SOMETHING THERE.THERE. I THINK WHAT I WAS FAMILIAR WITH IS THAT THERE HAD HAD BEEN CONTEMPLATED AT VARIOUS TIMES WHETHER THE YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THE DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT A CONCESSION SOMEWHERE ON THAT SITE AND THEN RETIRE THE SEA BREEZE, WHICH IS A COMPLETELY PRIVATELY OWNED ENTITY, AND I'LL JUST SHARE THAT BASED ON THE TRENDS THAT I'VE SHARED HERE ON THE MEETING, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE COSTS OF AND THE VIABILITY OF OPERATING FOOD SERVICE CONCESSIONS, I WOULDN'T I THINK WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THAT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE'RE JUST LETTING THE SEA BREEZE CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS IS, AND IT SEEMS TO WORK WELL, IT SEEMS TO PROVIDE A SERVICE AND DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO. WE DON'T DO ANY MAINTENANCE OR HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SEA BREEZE, AND SO THAT FROM A BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER STANDPOINT IS A GREAT ARRANGEMENT FOR US.
ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST HAVE ONE MORE POINT.
RIGHT. IT WAS BEFORE. IT WAS WHEN IT WAS EAST BAY MUD OR SOMEONE ELSE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE OTHER POINT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION YESTERDAY, JUST IN GENERAL.
AND THEN ALSO IN REGARDS TO OUR DIFFERENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS AND POTENTIALLY LIAISON MEETINGS AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY WITH CAMP ARROYO WHEN WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN THE LIVERMORE AREA, AND I'LL SPECIFICALLY, SAY, WITH THE LIVERMORE AREA RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT LARPD I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AN INTEREST IN BUILDING CAMPSITES AND CAMPGROUNDS AT SYCAMORE GROVE PARK, WHICH IS BASICALLY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO CAMP ARROYO.
THEY ALSO OPERATE A CAMP IN LAKE TAHOE, CAMP SHELLY, WHICH THEY'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES THERE, AND SOMETIMES I WONDER IF WE WERE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM, IF THERE COULD BE SOMETHING YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT CAMP ARROYO AND DEL VALLE, AND SO I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT AS A STATEMENT, BUT I THINK THAT LET'S KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE POTENTIALLY HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ITEM.
THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
OKAY. ANY FINAL WORDS OR STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'RE OTHERWISE GOOD WITH THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW ON TO ITEM 5D OUR UPDATE ON THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT IMPLEMENTATION.
I'M THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE OPERATIONS DIVISION.
AND THIS IS JUST AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM.
SO LAST YEAR, THE BOARD ADOPTED CHAPTER TEN, WHICH WAS IN ADDITION TO ORDINANCE 38, AND IT ESTABLISHED THAT ENCROACHMENTS ONTO DISTRICT LANDS CONSTITUTE A NUISANCE, AND SO THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT GAVE THE PARK DISTRICT THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE 38.
THE PARK USE RULES BY MEANS OF ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND SO PRIOR TO THAT, THE DISTRICT POLICE AND WE COULD AND THE PARK DISTRICT REALLY COULD ONLY RESPOND TO VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCE 38 RULES SUCH AS
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HAVING TO DO WITH DOG WALKING INFRACTIONS OR CAMPGROUND CURFEW OR ENCROACHMENTS ONTO PARK LAND WITH A CRIMINAL CITATION. SO THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY WONDERFUL NEW TOOL THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX OF ISSUING, ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.SO SO TO TODAY WE JUST REALLY WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'VE BEEN, AND SO FOR PARK ON THE TALK ON THE PARK OPERATIONS SIDE, WE'VE HAD THREE INCIDENCES SO FAR THAT HAVE WHERE WE'VE BEEN USING THIS NEW FORMAT TO ADDRESS NUISANCES.
SO AND SO TWO ARE AT SIBLEY, ONE IS AT PLEASANTON RIDGE.
THEY REALLY GIVE US SOME MEANS, SOME AN EXAMPLE OF THEM ARE WHEN WE HAVE A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THAT'S LEAVING LARGE WOODY DEBRIS ONTO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE CUTTING THEIR TREES AND THEY'RE, PUTTING IT ON THE PARK LAND.
SO BEFORE WE, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SUE.
NOW WE HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH TO ADDRESS IT, AND SO ALL OF THEM ARE NOW FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE THAT WAS ADMINISTRATIVELY ADOPTED, AND THIS PAST YEAR OUR PARK OPERATIONS STAFF HAVE BEEN TRAINED ON IT, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT, SO THAT NO MATTER WHICH PARK YOU'RE AT, ALL OF THE PARK SUPERVISORS AND THE STAFF THERE KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
SO THAT'S BEEN ANOTHER POSITIVE OUTCOME OF THIS.
SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL.
NONE OF THOSE PROCESSES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED YET.
SO WE DON'T WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY GOTTEN TO THE END OF IT YET.
RIGHT? SO THERE'S A PROCESS FOR IT, AND THEN WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU HAVE A LIST IN YOUR PACKET THAT SHOWS THE 50 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND IT SAYS EXACTLY FOR WHAT THOSE ARE FOR, AND SO I'LL TURN IT OVER.
I'LL, LET LIEUTENANT GUZMAN COME UP AND THAT'S REALLY IT.
HOW HAS THAT HOW IS THAT RECEIVED BY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING THE CITATIONS.
WELL I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S MIXED.
SO AND IT'S BEEN INTERESTING BECAUSE WITH SOME OF THEM THERE THE OWNERS ARE DON'T THEY DON'T LIVE NEARBY, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WITH, THEM, AND THEN SOME OF THEM ARE OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WERE ADJACENT WITH AND IT'S A CHANGE, BUT I THINK IT'S, PART OF THE PROCESS OF A NEW WAY THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM.
YEAH. NO, I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.
CONSEQUENCES ARE A LITTLE HAPPEN A LITTLE QUICKER.
THANK YOU. SO, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR YOU'RE JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS? PERFECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. DID YOU HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DEE. NO, THIS IS GREAT.
I THINK I MEAN, AS A FORMER PARK SUPERVISOR, THIS IS THIS IS A GREAT TOOL.
ESPECIALLY WITH NEIGHBORS, AND SO, YEAH, I THINK I THINK THIS COULD THIS IS A GOOD THING.
YEAH, I KIND OF AND CERTAINLY I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, BUT I WANT TO EXPAND ON THIS TOPIC OF NEIGHBORS, AND WOULD I LIKE TO CALL OUR FENCE LINE NEIGHBORS? I BELIEVE THAT'S A PHRASE DIRECTOR WAESPI USED WHEN WE WERE AT OUR BOARD RETREAT IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, EARLIER THIS YEAR, 2024.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD DONE A WHOLE, STAKEHOLDER EXERCISE AT THE BOARD RETREAT IN JANUARY, AND I'M VERY EAGER ACTUALLY, AT SOME POINT FOR US TO COME BACK TO THAT, AND I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL AS WE THINK ABOUT THE SECOND CENTURY DISTRICT PLAN, BUT I THINK WE DID A REALLY I THINK WE DID A PRETTY DECENT JOB OF THINKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS AT THAT RETREAT, AND I SUPPOSE IF THERE'S ONE THEME I'VE SEEN THIS YEAR IN 2024, IT IS THINKING ABOUT OUR FENCE LINE NEIGHBORS FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, NOT JUST ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND SO I THINK THAT AS WE CONTINUE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT
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OUR STAKEHOLDER MAPPING, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS A REALLY IMPORTANT REPORT AND CONSIDERATION IN REGARDS TO THAT PARTICULAR STAKEHOLDER GROUP, BUT THEN I'VE ALSO NOTICED IT'S NOT JUST THE ENCROACHMENT.RIGHT. SO, SO THE ATTACHMENT A THAT'S PART OF THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. I MIGHT HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, TOO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
PERFECT, AND THEN I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
HOLD ON. I ALSO LIKE TO WRITE NOTES.
THE NO ANIMAL IN NATURE THE MARTINEZ SHORELINE ONE WAS THAT SOMEONE IN A PROTECTED.
I THINK, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THE MARTINEZ SHORELINE.
IS THAT WHERE WE HAVE A PROTECTED HABITAT AREA WHERE YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE DOGS OR DOGS OFF LEASH? IS THAT WHAT THAT CITATION IS FOR.
IS IT SOMETHING? MOST LIKELY YES I HAVE THE CITATION IN FRONT OF ME, BUT MOST OF THOSE WOULD BE.
YEAH FOR A DOG IN A PROTECTED AREA OR A DOG OFF LEASH.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE ACTUAL VIOLATION.
GREAT, AND THEN I SEE WE HAVE A LOT OF MISSION PEAK CITATIONS.
IF YOU COULD JUST MAYBE SHARE WITH ME A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THESE.
IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. I DID LOOK AT THOSE.
THERE'S NOT THE ABILITY FOR STAFF TO ADEQUATELY SIGN EVERYTHING WHEN THEY'RE CLOSED.
SO WE DID PUT A FRAMES UP, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE STILL HAD PARK USERS GOING, AND SO INSTEAD OF GIVING A CRIMINAL CITATION GOING TRAFFIC COURT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO DID PASS THE SIGN OR SAID THEY PASSED A SIGN AND SAW IT AND STILL WENT IN THE PARK, THEY MIGHT HAVE GIVEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION INSTEAD.
SO IT WAS A LOWER LEVEL AND ANOTHER TOOL TO USE FOR EDUCATION AND TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT, LIKE THE PARKS ARE CLOSED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE TIME FRAME ON THERE, MOST OF THOSE WERE, I THINK, THE JULY TIME PERIOD.
YES, I DO SEE THAT HEAT WAVE WEEKEND.
CORRECT, AND THAT WAS THE PARKS WERE CLOSED.
THAT WAS A DECISION MADE BY US HERE AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.
CORRECT, AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN ACCESS MISSION PEAK, AS YOU MENTIONED, FROM MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY, MIGHT HAVE HAD THEIR OWN SITUATION THAT WEEKEND.
SO THAT ALWAYS CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING FOR US.
SO THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW, AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOME OF THAT CLARITY.
OKAY. WELL, I THINK YOU MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'VE RAISED THIS BEFORE AND REMIND ME LISA, OF WHERE THIS LANDED. IT STRUCK ME THAT WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS FOR DESTRUCTION OF HABITAT THAT WE COULD DEVELOP AN APPARATUS OTHER THAN SWORN OFFICERS TO SIGHT BICYCLISTS WHO ARE DESTROYING HABITAT, AND THE OBJECTION TO THAT IDEA AT THE TIME WAS A RELUCTANCE TO TRAIN PARK RANGERS OR DEVELOP A SECURITY APPARATUS BECAUSE OF THE NEED FOR CONFLICT TRAINING.
SO I'M WONDERING NOW, WHAT ARE WE WHEN YOU SAY WE'RE TRAINING PARK OPERATIONS FOLKS, IS THAT ARE WE TRAINING PARK RANGERS TO WRITE TICKETS ESSENTIALLY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE 38? HOW IS THAT HAPPENING? NO, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
SO YEAH. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
WITH THE TRAINING, REALLY WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO IS THE PARK SUPERVISORS WHO HAVE BEEN THE PREVIOUS THE UNIT MANAGERS AND THE PARK SUPERVISORS, WHO ARE TYPICALLY THE ONES WHO INTERACT WITH OUR NEIGHBORS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, NOT NOT AT A RANGER LEVEL, AND IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING, THE TRAINING IS REALLY ON THE PROCEDURES THAT COUPLE WITH THIS POLICY AND THEY'RE REALLY DESIGNED TO GIVE A PATHWAY FLOWCHART OF, YOU HAVE AN ENCROACHMENT, YOU HAVE A NUISANCE ABATEMENT, YOU HAVE A NUISANCE THAT'S NOW COME ONTO THE PARK.
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WHETHER IT'S THE IRRIGATION LINE OR A HOT TUB OR A SHED, THINGS LIKE THAT.WITH REGARD TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT HABITAT BEING DESTROYED, I'M GUESSING YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT OR WHAT COMES TO MIND.
ROGUE TRAILS. RIGHT? SO I THINK YOU BROUGHT THAT UP YESTERDAY AS WELL.
SO SO THAT'S A, I GUESS WE THAT HASN'T COME UP.
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN RESPOND TO IF IT COMES UP.
SO YOUR TRAINING PARK SUPERVISORS TO DEAL WITH ONGOING ENCROACHMENTS, ONGOING NUISANCES, THAT IT'S NOT TRANSITORY. IT'S NOT A BICYCLIST RUNNING DOWN A HILL.
YOU'RE HAVING THEM DEAL WITH NEIGHBORS WHO ARE THERE AND CREATING ONGOING PROBLEMS. DO THEY WRITE THE CITATIONS, THEN A PARK SUPERVISOR? YEAH, IT'S A FORM.
WE HAVE A FORM. SO IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE THEY'RE NOT WRITING A CITATION.
IT'S A FORM THAT THEY'RE USING.
IT'S A LETTER. THERE'S A FIRST LETTER.
LIZ, DO YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP OR I MEAN, IT'S.
THE PROCESS IT'S A GRADUATED PROCESS BEFORE ANYONE IS ISSUED AN ACTUAL CITATION FOR A NUISANCE.
THERE'S AN OPTIONAL SECOND NOTICE WITH TIME TO GIVE THE PROPERTY OWNER THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY THE CHANCE TO ABATE IT, AND THEN AND ONLY THEN IF THERE IS A LACK OF COMPLIANCE, THEN AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION WOULD BE ISSUED.
LIKE LISA SAID, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO THAT POINT WITH ANY OF THE THREE PENDING CASES, BUT IF AND WHEN THE CITATION IS ISSUED AND THERE'S STILL A LACK OF COMPLIANCE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED WOULD HAVE THE PARK DISTRICT THEN REMOVING OR ABATING THE NUISANCE AND THEN BILLING THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY AS WELL AS THE ACTUAL CITATION AMOUNT, AND THAT A LIEN WOULD BE PLACED ON THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES PROPERTY FOR THOSE AMOUNTS.
OKAY. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOGS BEING IN PLACES THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, WE STILL HAVE OUR OFFICERS GOING AND WRITING PEOPLE CRIMINAL TICKETS.
WE HAVE THE OPTION FOR BOTH DEPENDING ON WHICH ONE IT IS.
SO THE WAY I SEE THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE WAS THAT WE HAVE TWO TOOLS.
WE HAVE THE TOOL FOR ENFORCEMENT, FOR ANOTHER OPTION FOR THE IMMEDIATE IN THE FIELD VIOLATION, AND THEN WE HAVE AN OPERATIONAL SOLUTION FOR ISSUES SUCH AS THE ENCROACHMENT LEAVES IRRIGATION LINES.
SO IT'S TWO SOLUTIONS THAT WERE KIND OF MADE IN ONE CHANGE THE ORDINANCE.
SO LISA, MAX, COUNCIL WE HAVE A NEED TO DEVELOP BETTER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR PROTECTION OF HABITAT IN THE PARKS WHERE ROGUE TRAILS CONTINUE TO BE CREATED AND EXPANDED.
INCLUDING BROWNIES, PLEASANTON RIDGE.
EVERY PARK, IT'S ACUTE IN BRIONES.
SO YES, IT CAME UP A LITTLE LAST NIGHT BECAUSE A COMPONENT OF THE PILOT PROJECT THAT WAS NOT PURSUED DURING THE TWO YEARS AND NEEDS TO BE PURSUED HERE ON OUT, IS HOW DO WE PREVENT BAD BEHAVIOR FROM ESSENTIALLY RUINING THE GOAL OF PROVIDING MORE BIKE ONLY TRAILS IN VARIOUS PARKS? WHILE, YOU KNOW, PREVENTING THAT BAD BEHAVIOR FROM MISSING THAT GOAL UP?
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IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PRESERVE THE RECAPTURED TRAILS AT BRIONES, THEN THAT WHOLE PILOT JUST FAILS.SO MY VISION IS THAT WE CANNOT HAVE POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING OLD BRIONES ROAD OR THE CREST TRAILS IN BRIONES, NOR AT PLEASANTON RIDGE, THAT WE NEED AN ALTERNATE FORM OF ENFORCEMENT THAT INVOLVES WRITING THESE TICKETS, THESE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS.
IT'S A NEW MECHANISM VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE THAT WE CAN USE TO PROVIDE THE EQUIVALENT OF, YOU KNOW, OF, A LOWER THRESHOLD OF SECURITY AND LOWER COST OF SECURITY OF SOME SORT, AND MUCH AS CITIES WILL USE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T SWORN OFFICERS FOR A PARKING TICKET IF I'M CORRECT HOW PARKING TICKETS ARE HANDLED IN MANY CITIES.
YOU DON'T HAVE SWORN POLICE OFFICERS DOING THAT.
WE NEED TO DO THAT, AND I ENVISION IT AS SOME KIND OF HABITAT SECURITY, AND THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE RUN INTO IS WE APPARENTLY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE PARK RANGERS DOING THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TRAINED IN CONFLICT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU WRITE, AS OUR OFFICERS KNOW, WHEN YOU WRITE TICKETS, PEOPLE CAN GET HOSTILE.
SO THERE'S A SPECIAL TYPE OF TRAINING THAT GOES WITH THAT.
AND IT MIGHT ENTAIL JUST A NEW WORKFORCE CLASSIFICATION OF SOME SORT OF HABITAT SECURITY, AND I'M TALKING OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN RESOURCES TO CREATE SUCH SECURITY, BUT TO ME, IT'S THE ULTIMATE COMPONENT THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE MISSING IN EXPANDING THE BRIONES PILOT MODEL. BECAUSE, AS SOME OF THE CRITICS HAVE POINTED OUT, THERE REALLY IS AN ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING RIGHT NOW. SO I'M JUST I'M NOT SO MUCH ASKING FOR IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK AS KEEPING IT ON OUR RADAR AS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE TO COME FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS AN IMPERATIVE TO FILL THAT MISSING PIECE OF THAT PILOT PROJECT AS WE EXPANDED DISTRICT WIDE.
DIRECTOR COFFEY, I'M HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU OFFLINE, TOO, TO TALK MORE ABOUT SOME OF THOSE IDEAS.
YOU KNOW, JUST IN TERMS OF PROVIDING THOSE TRAILS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BUILDING THE SYSTEM THAT PEOPLE WANT TO USE, AND SO YOU'RE INCENTIVIZING PEOPLE DOING THE RIGHT THING, AND SO THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO DO THE WRONG THING.
ADDITIONALLY, I EMAILED YOU ALL THE NEW ILLEGAL TRAIL RIDING POLICY FROM BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN WITH SERGEANT URQUHART FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, HE MET WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKE COACHES, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH A CHUNK OF THEM.
NOT I DON'T THINK ALL OF THEM SO FAR, BUT SOMETHING THAT COULD ROLL OUT WITH MORE OF THE TEAMS, AND SO THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED POLICIES WITH THEIR TEAMS TO BOTH STRESS RESPONSIBLE WRITING AND ALSO HAVE REPERCUSSIONS IF TEAM MEMBERS WRITE IN ILLEGAL AREAS, WHETHER THEY HAVE THEIR JERSEY ON OR NOT.
RIGHT, AND THAT'S THE KIND OF CULTURAL CHANGE THAT'S REALLY GOING TO LAST, BECAUSE FROM MY EXPERIENCE, THE BEING ABLE TO TICKET PEOPLE OUT IN THE FIELD REALLY HAS VERY LITTLE EFFECT, BUT MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES HAS A HUGE EFFECT IN CREATING A CULTURE WHERE POSITIVE, RESPONSIBLE RECREATION IS REWARDED.
REALLY MAKES A CHANGE IN HOW PEOPLE VISIT AND EXPECT TO VISIT OUR PARKS AND TRAILS, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I SHARED, THE EMAIL THAT COACH SENT OUT TO THE TEAM AND ONE THING THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS THE BRIONES PILOT AND SOME OF THIS OTHER WORK, AND SO AS YOU'RE BOARD AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS ABLE TO CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES YOU'RE INCENTIVIZING THIS COMMUNITY TO REWARD
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RESPONSIBLE RECREATION AND CREATE LIMITS TO DETER PEOPLE FROM MAKING POOR CHOICES.SO I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LEADERSHIP HAS DONE AND OPERATIONS, AND JUST I THINK YOU'RE ALREADY BUILDING A REALLY STRONG, IMPROVED CULTURE HERE IN THE EAST BAY AND YOU KNOW, HAPPY TO DISCUSS AND THINK THROUGH OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.
OKAY. WE WILL JUST WRITE ME UP AS A SKEPTIC THAT THE CULTURAL CHANGE IS GOING TO ACTUALLY WORK, HAVING YOU KNOW, EXPLORED THESE PARKS FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND DEALT WITH BAD BEHAVIOR, ESPECIALLY POST COVID, AND WE'LL SEE, I GUESS, BUT THANK YOU, IF I MAY.
I MEAN, I THINK WITH THE CULTURE CHANGE IS BEGINNING.
YES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT WILL TAKE TIME, AND IN THE MEANTIME, I MEAN, I WOULD OFFER THAT YOU EXPAND THE SIZE OF THE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT THAT YOU HAVE AND GIVE YOU MORE FLEXIBILITY TO COVER SOME OF THOSE AREAS, AND I THINK SPECIFICALLY IN BRIONES, WE KNOW WHERE THOSE TRAILS ARE BEING BUILT.
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT INTELLIGENCE AS TO WHEN THEY'RE GETTING OUT THERE, AND BECAUSE I'VE WORKED WITH THE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNITS FOR BIKES AND ON THE SINGLE TRACK TRAILS IN REDWOOD, AND WE WOULD GATHER INTELLIGENCE AS TO WHEN THEY WERE GATHERING, AND THEN WE'D SET UP AND BOOM, BOOM, BOOM TICKETS.
SO, IT'S DOABLE ON THAT LEVEL.
SO DULY NOTED, AND WE'LL TAKE THAT BACK TO THE CHIEF TO ADVISE HIM.
YEAH. THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.
SO SO I GUESS I'M REALLY FAMILIAR WITH PLEASANTON RIDGE, AND THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I HEAR ABOUT ANECDOTALLY OR THAT PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE SHARING WITH ME FOR SOME REASON. SO I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A GROUP OF, I GUESS, ROGUE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, PLEASANTON RIDGE IS THEIRS AND IT'S FREE.
THEY'RE FREE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT ON THE RIDGE, AND THEY COORDINATE BRINGING TOOLS UP ON THE RIDGE TO BUILD THE TRAILS AND THE JUMPS THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE IN THE RIDGE, BECAUSE IT'S, THEIR PARK, AND, I'VE ALSO HAD SHARED WITH ME THERE'S A WHOLE SERIES OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF A LOT OF THESE TRAILS, AND SO I'M REALLY CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY I DID ASK SEAN ABOUT THE STUDY THAT WE'RE DOING TO STUDY PLEASANTON RIDGE, DEL VALLE AND BRIONES, I THINK ALSO IS INCLUDED IN THAT STUDY, AND TO TRY TO GET A SENSE AND AN INVENTORY OF SOME OF THESE ROGUE TRAILS, BUT I THINK THAT WE ALSO MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE MORE OF A CONVERSATION IF I'M HEARING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN I GO WITH THAT INFORMATION? AND THEN ALSO MAYBE SOME OF THESE VIDEOS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THEM.
SO I KNOW THE ONE THAT STICKS IN MY MIND.
MAYBE THIS IS HOW I ENDED UP WATCHING THE COLORADO SKI LIFT.
YOU KNOW, MOUNTAIN BIKING DOWNHILL ON YOUTUBE BECAUSE THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM SAW ME WATCHING THE PINBALL TRAIL ON PLEASANTON RIDGE, WHICH IS SET UP ALMOST LIKE A BOBSLED RUN, AND I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES.
I JUST SAW THE VIDEO SO IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE IN A DIFFERENT PARK, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S UP ON PLEASANTON RIDGE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CAN EVEN BE THERE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HELPFUL TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT ALSO SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HELPING US TO LOCATE THE POTENTIAL OF THESE TRAILS OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.
YEAH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT, AND THEN AND THEN I GUESS.
YEAH, IF THERE'S SOME OTHER WAY THAT WE CAN ALSO BETTER COORDINATE WITH YOU BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS ALSO REMINDED ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AND TWO MONTHS AGO WITH THE MISSION PEAK POLE SITUATION, YOU KNOW, WHERE HALF THE POLE WAS SAWED OFF AND THEN THROWN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN.
YOU KNOW, THERE HAD BEEN A VIDEO THAT HAD BEEN OUT THAT SOMEONE HAD POSTED SHOWING THEMSELVES PARTICIPATING IN OR DOING THIS ACT, AND I GUESS MAYBE WE WEREN'T AWARE AS A POLICE UNIT, AND I THINK THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN DOWN OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
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ME, HE'S LIKE, OH, DID YOU SHARE THAT WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS? AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.AND IF I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.
SO THAT ALSO MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN TERMS OF HOW IF THERE'S LIKE SOME SORT OF TIP LINE OR SOME SORT OF PLACE TO REPORT THESE THINGS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE STUFF IS GETTING SHARED OUT THERE ONLINE AND IT MIGHT HELP US TO WORK ON SOME OF THESE CASES.
WE'RE ALWAYS ADVERTISING OUR POLICE SERVICES.
SO WE'RE PART OF THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, AND THEN ALSO OUR NUMBERS OUT THERE.
SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUT THERE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
IF YOU GOOGLE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE POP UP AND OUR NUMBER IS ALWAYS ON THERE.
(510) 881-1833. THAT'S ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO CALL THAT AND REPORT IT AND WE'LL TAKE YOUR INFORMATION.
WE ALSO HAVE A DOCUMENT FOR PARK WATCH.
PEOPLE CAN WRITE IN AND SHARE INFORMATION OR SOME GENERAL COMPLAINTS TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE COME OUT TO TAKE LOTS OF CALLS WHERE MANY ORGANIZATIONS GET A CAR BROKEN INTO.
THEY'LL TELL YOU TO FILL IT OUT ONLINE.
WE STILL COME TO YOU AND TALK WITH YOU, AND WE'LL FINGERPRINT YOUR CAR AND TRY TO GET A CASE SOLVED.
SO WE DO TRY TO BE OUT THERE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, BUT THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
YEAH, AND I THINK TO THAT POINT, TOO, I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS OUT THERE.
SO SOMETIMES, AS IS THE CASE WITH THE MISSION PEAK POLE INCIDENT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE VIDEO WAS POSTED AND THEN TAKEN DOWN, BUT THERE MAY BE A WAY TO DO SOME FORENSIC SEARCHING TO MAYBE TRY TO FIND THAT SOURCE OF THAT VIDEO, AND SO YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S SOMETHING MAYBE WE CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE ON, BUT I THINK THAT THERE MAY BE A WAY TO FIND WHETHER IT'S THIS PINBALL TRAIL THAT MIGHT BE UP ON PLEASANTON RIDGE OR, YOU KNOW, SOME SORT OF INCIDENT LIKE THE MISSION PEAK POLE INCIDENT.
I THINK THAT IF THERE'S WAYS TO REPORT IT, I THINK THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING. YOUR REPORT.
LET US KNOW AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT DISCUSSION BY THE WAY.
YEAH. HOW MANY DRONES DO WE HAVE NOW.
I BELIEVE FOUR, BUT I AM NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN.
I KNOW WE'VE USED THEM RECENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF DETAILS, MOSTLY LOST HIKERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK FOR RIGHT NOW, AND WE'LL BE DOING A PRESENTATION AND STARTING NEXT YEAR FOR THE STATE LAW FOR EQUIPMENT AND UPDATES, AND I GUESS I HAD ONE MORE POINT.
THIS IS THE OTHER ONE I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT REAL QUICK AND, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SPECIAL SECURITY WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITY OR SOME SORT OF WAY TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN WORK ON ENFORCEMENT.
I KNOW YOU KNOW, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT SHADOW CLIFFS, RIGHT? SHADOW CLIFFS IS LOCATED NEAR WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE, AND PEOPLE LOVE TO WALK THEIR DOGS AT SHADOW CLIFFS, WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFUL, BUT INEVITABLY, WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING DOGS AT A PARK, THERE ARE MANY DOG WALKERS.
DOG OWNERS WHO DO NOT DISPOSE OF THEIR PET WASTE PROPERLY, AND SO SHADOW CLIFFS IS FULL OF YOU KNOW, THOSE SMALL PLASTIC BAGS FULL OF DOG WASTE, AND I KNOW THAT'S ON OUR LIST.
IN REGARDS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN THE SPIRIT OF PILOT PROJECTS, I THINK THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN MANY OF OUR PARKS TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT MIGHT THIS, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL NEW WORKFORCE SECURITY LOOK LIKE, AND SO HABITAT SECURITY, WHICH HONESTLY, LIKE SMALL PLASTIC BAGS FULL OF DOG WASTE, ALSO IMPACTS HABITAT, AND YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN MAYBE ADDRESS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND, EXPERIMENT WITH TO SEE WHAT THE POSSIBILITY IS IN A BIGGER PICTURE.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE DOGS AT SHADOW CLIFFS AND THESE DOG WASTE, THAT MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS ONE STEP OF THE PROCESS TOWARDS THIS IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, THIS NEW TYPE OF WORKFORCE SECURITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS WELL.
IT'S GOOD TO NOTE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST SEVERAL GROUPS IN THE DISTRICT.
WE STILL HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM, SO THANK YOU.
NO FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THEN.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION.ALL RIGHT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE MAYBE JUST A SHORT BREAK.
DO YOU THINK WE COULD DO, LIKE, A 5 TO 7 MINUTE BREAK? LET'S TRY TO START IN FIVE MINUTES, BUT IT MIGHT TAKE SEVEN MINUTES.
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 2024.
DIRECTOR SANWONG, CHAIR, SANWONG.
SO AGAIN, MY NAME IS LISA GOORJIAN.
I'M THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS, AND, AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE, AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM, WITH JASON MCCRYSTLE, OUR FLEET MANAGER, TODAY TO BRING YOU SOMETHING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM, AND SO SO I'M JUST GOING TO KICK IT OFF.
I'M GOING TO GIVE AN INTRODUCTION AND THEN HAND IT OVER.
SO THE PARK DISTRICT, LIKE ALL PUBLIC AGENCIES, REPLACES OUR FLEET VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND SO TODAY WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A PROPOSAL OF A WAY TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESSING AND PURCHASING OF FLEET VEHICLES FOR ITEMS THAT REALLY HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN THE ADOPTED ANNUAL BUDGET, LIKE YOU JUST DID LAST NIGHT.
SO, STAFF ANTICIPATES THAT THIS THAT BY ENTERING INTO NEW SORT OF APPROVAL PROCESS WHICH IS USED BY OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES, IT WOULD BE A WAY TO GAIN EFFICIENCIES IN THAT IT WOULD CONSOLIDATE NUMEROUS AND REPETITIVE, STAFF REPORTS INTO ONE SINGLE REQUEST, OR THAT COULD BE MODIFIED, BUT THE IDEA WOULD BE WE WOULD BRING ONE REQUEST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, AND THEN BECAUSE OF THE, BECAUSE WHILE THE ADOPTED BUDGET IDENTIFIES THE NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO PURCHASE AND, GENERALLY WHAT KIND WE WANT TO PURCHASE WHEN WE MAKE PURCHASES THAT ARE OVER 50,000, THEN IT IT YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THEM.
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE USING EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH ALREADY STATE APPROVED AGENCIES, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN THEY'RE ALREADY FOLLOWING OUR PUBLIC PURCHASING CODES. SO ANYWAY, IT'S JUST A WAY.
SO WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JASON.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
I'M JASON MCCRYSTLE, THE FLEET MANAGER FOR THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
STARTING OFF WITH PROCUREMENT, WHICH IN ITSELF IS A PROCESS BECAUSE WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE VEHICLES, OF COURSE, DUE FOR REPLACEMENT, MAKE SURE THAT VEHICLE STILL MEETS OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND THEN EITHER DOWNSIZE, CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, OR EVEN TAKE ONE LARGER VEHICLE AND TURN IT INTO TWO SMALLER ONES THAT FIT OPERATIONS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES.
AND WE PRIMARILY PURCHASED THE VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THROUGH CALIFORNIA STATE CONTRACTS, CMS CONTRACTS, SOURCEWELL AND OMNIA, WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE BID CONTRACT CONSORTIUMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC FOR GOVERNMENT FLEETS, AND OF COURSE, WE ALSO HAVE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT ARE ADDED THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ADDED TO SPECIFIC PARKS, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH OUR PIPELINE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND ALSO SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS THAT INCREASES THE FLEET IN A CERTAIN LOCATION BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL PARK LANDS THAT THEY'RE NEEDING TO MAINTAIN.
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EXCUSE ME, I'M WORKING THROUGH SOME ALLERGIES AND A HEAD COLD THAT IT TURNED INTO.WE DO HAVE A GREEN FLEET MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE.
IT'S IN OUR INTERNAL OPERATIONS DOCUMENT THAT WE USE.
WE OF COURSE, RIGHTSIZE LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND WE ALSO SELECT ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES OVER REGULAR ICE VEHICLES WHICH IS INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOT A LOT IN THE MARKET FOR THE VEHICLES THAT WE DO USE.
WE'D BE IN THE MARKET FOR HUNDREDS OF THEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE NOT THERE YET.
SO THERE ARE SOME FOLKS THAT DO MODIFY THEM, BUT AT A COST OF 150% OF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE.
SO IT GETS A LITTLE PRICEY, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO DO THAT WHERE WE HAVE TO AND WHEN WE CAN.
WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS, OF COURSE, LIKE HYBRIDS THAT WE'RE ALREADY GETTING PLUG IN HYBRIDS, ALL ELECTRIC SMALLER VEHICLES THAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE AT THE MAIN OFFICE, AND WE ALSO USE RENEWABLE DIESEL, WHICH IS 100% NON-PETROLEUM.
SO ALL OF OUR DIESEL EQUIPMENT IN THE FIELD IS POWERED BY NON-PETROLEUM FUEL, AND OF COURSE WE ALWAYS PURCHASE NEWER TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
THIS IS A LIST OF ALL THE DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT WE USE.
ON THE LEFT SIDE IS ALL THE STATE BID CONTRACTS AND CMS CONTRACT DEALERS THAT WE USE, AND ON THE RIGHT, IT'S ALL THE SOURCEWELL CONTRACT DEALERS THAT WE USE TO INCLUDE AN OMNIA DEALER AT THE BOTTOM AND TURF STAR.
THEY PROVIDE ARTURO RIDING LAWN MOWERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AND FOR 2025, OUR REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET, WE'RE LOOKING AT A TOTAL OF 5.1 MILLION, AND OUT OF THAT, 150 OF IT WERE IDENTIFIED FOR EQUIPMENT SHOP REPAIR PARTS ONLY IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S ON THE CMS CONTRACT.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 36 VEHICLES DUE FOR REPLACEMENT.
I'M CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING THAT LIST AND RIGHT NOW IT'S UPWARDS OF PURCHASE 45 VEHICLES STILL WITHIN THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND WE HAVE 17 PIECES OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS ALL EQUIPMENT VALUED AT GREATER THAN 50,000 OR MORE.
AS LISA MENTIONED, WE GO MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR, AND AS COSTS HAVE INCREASED, I'VE SEEN UPWARDS OF 50% COST INCREASE TO THE BASE PRICE OF A VEHICLE. SO WHAT WOULD IT COST US? $36,000 BEFORE IS NOW $50,000 PLUS.
SO EVEN A SINGLE VEHICLE THAT NORMALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL IS NOW COMING TO COMING TO YOU GUYS, AND THIS PROCESS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING WOULD REDUCE THAT DOWN TO THE SINGLE BOARD ACTION, AND WE WILL BE UTILIZING UP TO RESOLUTION WITH ALL POSSIBLE VENDORS, UP TO A TOTAL BUDGET LIMIT, AND INITIATE AN ANNUAL FLEET PURCHASE REPORT TO THE BOARD OPS COMMITTEE.
SO WE'D COME BACK AND LET YOU GUYS KNOW IN DETAIL WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY ON, AND WE PROVIDE THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, I BELIEVE, IN DECEMBER, AND ALSO AN UPDATE ON THE YEAR AHEAD FLEET PURCHASES AS WE'RE DOING NOW.
WE WOULD AGAIN DO IT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR.
SOME OF THE OUTCOMES WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS, OF COURSE, TO HAVE CONTINUED BOARD ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL FLEET PURCHASES, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS AND CREATE EFFICIENCIES WITHIN OUR PROCESSES.
BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES WHERE IF WE'RE WAITING FOR A BOARD ITEM TO BE APPROVED, THAT IS UPWARDS OF A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF, WE'RE FINDING THAT A LOT OF THE ORDER WINDOWS WILL OPEN AND CLOSE ON VEHICLES THAT WE NEED TO PURCHASE.
EXCUSE ME, AND IT'LL HELP BOLSTER OUR FLEXIBILITY IN PURCHASING WHILE THE SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE.
WE WANT TO, OF COURSE, IMPROVE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND TO CONSIDER NOT TO EXCEED RESOLUTION IS WHAT OUR PURPOSE IS, WHICH WOULD CREATE EFFICIENCIES, ALLOW STAFF TO BE NIMBLE WITH THEIR PURCHASING AND UTILIZE, AND IT'S ALSO UTILIZED BY OTHER AGENCIES FOR ANNUAL PURCHASES, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? WONDERFUL. SO WE ANTICIPATE $5.1 MILLION IN 2025 FOR REPLACEMENTS
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AND ADDITIONS FOR OUR FLEET THAT'S A PRETTY DECENT NUMBER.ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A MOMENT.
I WANT TO FIRST INVITE MY COLLEAGUES, THOUGH, TO PROVIDE SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
DEE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? I THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
I JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT.
AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT EXCEEDING OUR AUTHORITY UNDER THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE.
THIS DOESN'T CONCERN ANYTHING ABOUT WITH LABOR OR AND SO.
YEAH, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU IN THE PAST, YOU'VE EXPLAINED THE EXASPERATION IN TRYING TO GET ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT ARE THEY'RE LIMITED IN NUMBER AND THERE'S NO QUEUE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, ONCE THEY SELL OUT, YOU HAVE TO START OVER AGAIN.
SO THE, TIMING ON YOUR WINDOW TO PURCHASE THOSE VEHICLES IS VERY, VERY SMALL, AND SO I THINK THIS MAKES SENSE, AND YEAH, TRY IT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I AGREE. SO WHAT'S SO I KNOW THIS IS INFORMATION ONLY, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT COME AGAIN IN THE NEXT YEAR WITH, THE PROPOSAL OF THIS CHANGE.
RIGHT. SO I THINK WHAT THE THOUGHT WAS IS THIS IS SOMETHING NEW, AND WE WANTED TO GET YOUR INPUT ON IT TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY FEEDBACK OR GUIDANCE OR ANYTHING, AND THEN WITH THE THOUGHT WOULD, BECAUSE YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED THE BUDGET, WE WOULD BRING AN ITEM PROBABLY BY NOW IN FEBRUARY BECAUSE IT'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT'S TOO LATE TO GET ON THE JANUARY AGENDA, AND SO WE WOULD PROBABLY BRING SOMETHING IN FEBRUARY THAT WOULD LIST OUT WHAT, JASON HAS JUST LAID OUT AS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD LIST ALL OF OUR THE POTENTIAL VENDORS THAT ARE ALREADY IDENTIFIED WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.
AND THEN PROBABLY AN ASSOCIATED LIST OF THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET.
SO WE ALREADY HAVE BUDGET APPROVAL TO SPEND THEM WHERE WE GET WHERE THE AS JASON MENTIONED, THE VEHICLES NOW ARE ONE VEHICLES SOMETIMES ARE NOW OVER 50,000.
OR IF WE'RE BUYING A GROUP OF VEHICLES FROM ONE VENDOR, WE HAVE TO COME TO YOU.
LIKE, WELL, IT'S A PURCHASE, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE A PURCHASE ORDER, BUT LIKE IT'S LIKE A CONCEPT, RIGHT? AS A CONCEPT, YOU'RE PRE-APPROVING THIS.
EXACTLY. SO THEN AND THEN THE IDEA WOULD BE SO WE WOULD BRING IT AS A BOARD ITEM.
IT GIVES JASON THE AUTHORITY THAT HE NEEDS TO ENTER INTO THESE CONTRACTS, AND THEN AT THE AND THEN, JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT WE WOULD COME BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
I WOULD LIKE I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE WHEN WE GET LIKE A SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, LIKE OUR VACUUM TRUCK OR THE HARVESTER WHERE THEY'RE LIKE, THOSE WERE ALMOST 300, OVER $300,000.
IT WOULDN'T BE LIKE, WE HAVE TO ACT NOW.
IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD.
THANK YOU. WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? YOU SAID? HARVESTER, AND THEN ONE OTHER EXAMPLE.
WE PROBABLY WON'T BUY ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FOR A WHILE, BUT.
ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I WAS YEAH.
I'LL WAIT TILL WELL, YEAH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT YEAH.
LIKE, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHERE IF WE'RE BUYING A, YOU KNOW, LIKE A FIRE TRUCK OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING REALLY BIG, WE WOULD WANT TO COME AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM, AND JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, I WAS JUST IN GILBERT, ARIZONA, AND THEY HAVE A FULLY ELECTRIC FIRE
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TRUCK. [LAUGHTER] OH.PROCUREMENT. SO I CANNOT SPEAK TODAY.
WHATEVER. THAT WAS CLOSE, AND SO I THINK MAYBE POSITIONING IT THAT WAY MIGHT ALSO BE HELPFUL FOR US THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME PROCESSES THAT JUST HELP US TO GAIN EFFICIENCIES.
BECAUSE I DO AGREE, BRINGING EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEETING ITEMS WHEN WE DO HAVE THESE VEHICLE PURCHASES, IT CAN BE CONSUMING, AND ALSO JUST IN TERMS OF HAVING THE REPORTS AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE HAVING TO MAKE SURE IT'S ON THE AGENDA AND PRINTING OUT THE PAPERS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL PART OF THAT PROCESS, AND I THINK THAT HAVING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN JOB ORDER CONTRACTING CAN MAKE SENSE, AND WE ALREADY HAVE THAT AS A PRECEDENT.
SO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF AGREEMENT.
SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY DISCUSSING THIS AND THINKING ABOUT THIS IDEA AND LOOKING AT 2025 AS A TIME TO TRY SOMETHING MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ALL THESE VEHICLES WITH THAT 5.1 MILLION.
AS YOU KNOW, AS WE JUST WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, OUR OPERATIONS COSTS PER PARK, AND I BELIEVE DEL VALLE IS IN THE BUDGET, IT SAYS FOR 2025, 3.8 MILLION FOR OPERATIONS, AND THERE WAS A SHARED OPERATIONS COST THAT GOT INCLUDED IN THAT.
IT DOESN'T INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, OUR BOARD MEETING COSTS, BUT I WONDER IF THAT SHARED OPERATIONS COSTS.
DOES THAT INCLUDE FLEET VEHICLES OR FLEET VEHICLES ALSO SEPARATE FROM THAT OPERATIONS BUDGET AND THE BUDGET BOOK? I BELIEVE IT'S ALL SEPARATE.
IT'S ALL SEPARATE. SO THIS WOULD BE PART OF MAYBE THEN THAT ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD CALC OR I THINK.
IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK TO ME ON THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND HOW THIS ALL WORKS TOGETHER, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE DEL VALLE SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF VEHICLES ATTACHED TO DEL VALLE, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THOSE VEHICLES FALL WITHIN THAT OPERATION'S BUDGET OR OUTSIDE SO WE CAN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AFTER.
SO SO THE VEHICLES THAT WE HAVE, THOSE ARE PART OF THE BASE BUDGET TO TAKE CARE OF.
SO THEY HAVE A FUEL BUDGET AND THEY HAVE A MAINTENANCE BUDGET, AND THOSE ARE PART OF OUR BASE BUDGET THAT YOU ADOPTED AS PART OF THE AS PART OF THE OVERALL OPERATING BUDGET, BUT WHEN WE'RE BUYING NEW VEHICLES, THOSE SHOULD HAVE I THINK THEY'RE THEY'RE IDENTIFIED.
THEY'RE ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET, AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL SEE THOSE.
YEAH. WHEN THEY'RE NOT REPLACEMENTS.
YEAH. SO SO YOU'RE SAYING IN TERMS OF THE BASE BUDGET WITH THE EXISTING VEHICLES, THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO AS BEST WE CAN TO THE PARK THAT THEY'RE BEING USED AT, AND SO WHEN WE SEE THE DEL VALLE OPERATING COSTS, THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE BASE BUDGET YOU JUST MENTIONED FOR EXISTING VEHICLES.
THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL FOR ME TO KNOW.
YEAH. IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL PARK ACCOUNTS.
SO. SO THAT MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT JUST TELLS HOW MUCH GOES INTO EACH OF OUR PARKS THAT MAYBE ISN'T FULLY CAPTURED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OPERATING BUDGET AND THE BUDGET BOOK IS WHAT I'M TRYING, IS THE POINT I'M TRYING TO PROVE THAT THERE'S MORE BEYOND THE 3.8 MILLION THAT WE HAVE ASSIGNED TO DEL VALLE. CORRECT? YES.
THERE'S DEFINITELY THE COST OF THE VEHICLES AND THE MAINTENANCE AND FUEL FOR THEM THAT FLEET COVERS.
THAT'S NOT PART OF THEIR BUDGET AND DOESN'T REFLECT ON IT.
YEAH. THE MAJORITY OF THE PARK BUDGET IS IS STAFF.
THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL OPEN AND CLOSE THAT, AND THEN IF THERE AREN'T ANY FINAL COMMENTS.APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
OKAY. OUR LAST TWO ITEMS I'M REALLY ACTUALLY KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT OUR 2024 WORK PLAN, WHERE WE GET TO REVIEW ALL THE GOOD WORK WE DID THIS YEAR IS OUR NEXT ITEM.
I'M RUBY TUMBER MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION BECAUSE WHAT I'M PRESENTING IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.
SO AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR WE DO A REVIEW OF OUR WORK PLAN.
IT'S SORT OF A REPORT CARD TO SEE HOW WE DELIVERED ON ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE WERE COMMITTED TO DELIVER ON, AND IF YOU'VE SERVED ON OUR COMMITTEE BEFORE, YOU MAY RECALL I GO THROUGH EACH LINE, EACH ITEM, LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM.
I DECIDED TO SWITCH IT UP A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR, SINCE IT'S BEFORE YOU AND SAY THAT OVERALL, WE CONVENED ON ALL OF OUR SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THE BOARD OPERATING COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.
WE HAD 31 SCHEDULED ITEMS. WE DID ALL BUT FIVE OF THEM AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY REASON ASIDE FROM EITHER.
THEY WERE HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
WE'RE GOING TO EITHER COVER THEM IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR, JUST BECAUSE THESE MEETINGS GET QUITE FULL, AND, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE EVERYONE'S TIME AND SPREAD THEM OUT EVENLY, OR THEY WERE HANDLED BY ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD ONE PARTICULAR ITEM FOR THE PLEASANTON ROAD MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ACTUALLY A LAND ITEM.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE A WE HAVE A VERY AMBITIOUS WORK PLAN, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT.
I LIKE AMBITIOUS WORK PLANS, BUT WE DID WELL.
I THINK THAT'S A FAIR GRADING.
SO THERE WERE OTHER THINGS THAT CAME UP ALONG THE WAY.
PUBLIC SAFETY, AS YOU JUST SAW, INCLUDED THEIR QUARTERLY CRIME REPORT.
SO IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GUIDANCE AND ESPECIALLY THE ENDORSEMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR YOU FOR RECOMMENDING ITEMS TO THE FULL BOARD. THANK YOU, AND I'LL JUST SHARE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK JANUARY, THE FIRST MEETING WE HAD THIS YEAR AND THE FIRST MEETING THAT I CHAIRED WAS WHEN WE REVIEWED THE LAS TRAMPAS STABLES, AND WE MIGHT HAVE HAD PROBABLY OUR LARGEST NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME ITEMS WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO REVIEW YOU KNOW, IN 15 MINUTES, AND IT'D BE VERY PRODUCTIVE IN THE 15 MINUTES AND OTHER ITEMS, YOU KNOW, MIGHT, MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT ARE ALSO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE SAY 31, THERE'S CERTAINLY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THAT 31 TO CONSIDER, AND I DO THINK WE WERE VERY AMBITIOUS IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND YOU KNOW, THINK THINGS CAN ALSO CHANGE, AND I THINK IT'S INTERESTING.
OKAY. YES, AND WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT, AND THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENT REASON.
SO YES, I THINK WE SHOULD FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS.
I THINK WE MET EVERY MONTH EXCEPT THE MONTH OF AUGUST HERE ON THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AND I THINK THAT OF ALL THE COMMITTEES, WE ARE THE COMMITTEE THAT MEETS THAT HAD THE MOST MEETINGS THIS YEAR, AND SO I THINK THAT'S A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT WE DO AND HOW IMPORTANT THIS COMMITTEE IS, AND I KNOW I SAID THIS A YEAR AGO BECAUSE I WAS ALSO ON THIS COMMITTEE IN 2023, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ON OUR PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, I FEEL LIKE I LEARNED SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THE PARK DISTRICT IN MY ONE YEAR ON THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, AND NOW, AFTER TWO YEARS ON THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, I KNOW SO MUCH MORE.
SO IT'S AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.
IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS OR ASK QUESTIONS ON WHAT WE DID IN 2024.
OTHERWISE, THE NEXT ONE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE 2025 DRAFT.
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OKAY, I'M READY FOR 25.THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
ALL RIGHT, DIRECTORS, MOVING ON TO THE 2025 DRAFT WORK PLAN.
I WILL START BY JUST SAYING TO REMIND YOU, THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES DICTATE THAT THIS COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS OPERATIONAL POLICIES TO THE FULL BOARD AND ENSURES OPERATING OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PERIODIC REPORTS EVALUATING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE OPERATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR BOARD, ESTABLISHED POLICIES AND REVIEWS, CONCESSIONAIRE AND SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS, AND ANNUAL FEES AND CHARGES.
SO AS PER OUR INTERNAL PROCEDURE, WE PROVIDE YOU THE WORK PLAN, I WILL LIST OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE AIM TO DO NEXT YEAR AND YOU, AS THE OUTGOING COMMITTEE, WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN AND ADD ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ON NEXT YEAR'S WORK PLAN, AND THE INCOMING COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ALSO DO THE SAME BEFORE IT'S FINALIZED AND SORT OF SPREAD ACROSS OUR WORK PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
SO WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE BRINGING FORTH TWO POLICY REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
OUR ANNUAL FEE SCHEDULE UPDATE THAT WILL BE FOR 2026.
WE MAY HAVE AN ORDINANCE 38 UPDATE, AND ACTUALLY THAT MAY COME TO THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, OR IT MIGHT COME TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THE AT THE TIME THIS REPORT WAS AUTHORED, WE WEREN'T SURE.
SO YOU MIGHT YOU WILL SEE IT EITHER WAY.
CONCESSIONAIRE AND SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS.
WE HAVE A REVIEW OF THE POINT ISABEL REGIONAL SHORELINE CONCESSION AGREEMENT.
THAT'S THE MUDPUPPIES AGREEMENT.
WE, AS YOU JUST SAW FROM BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER TIFFANY MARGULICI.
THE CONCESSIONAIRE AGREEMENT AT CAMP ARROYO IS ALSO UP FOR RENEWAL IN 2025 AS WELL, AND I DID RECEIVE WORD THIS MORNING THAT ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS GOING TO BE POSTPONED TO 2026.
SO THE MERRY GO ROUND IS NOT ON THE WORK PLAN FOR 2025.
SO THAT IS A REVISION MOVING FORWARD.
WE WILL HAVE TWO RFPS OUT FOR BOTH OF OUR ARCHERY LOCATIONS, THE BOWMAN SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT, AS WELL AS THE BRIONES ARCHERS CLUB SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT AT BRIONES REGIONAL PARK.
THE WINGS OF ROGALLO SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT AT MISSION PEAK WILL BE COMING FORWARD IN JANUARY, JUST IN A MONTH, AND WE WILL ALSO REVIEW THE SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS FOR TWO OF OUR SWIM GROUPS AT SHADOW CLIFFS LAKE.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE RECOMMENDATION ITEMS, WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS.
THOSE INCLUDE THE REVIEW OF THE WORK PLAN AND THE EXCUSE ME, THAT SHOULD SAY 25 AND 26.
SO IT'LL BE A REVIEW OF NEXT YEAR'S WORK PLAN AND THEN THE PRE-REVIEW OF THE 2026 WORK PLAN.
WE WILL DO A RESERVATIONS UPDATE, AND I THINK THAT ITEM IS COMING FORTH IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR.
THIS COULD INCLUDE ANYTHING AS SPECIFIC AS A CONCESSIONAIRE, OR IT COULD BE BROADER A PROGRAM OVERVIEW OR SOME TYPE OF INTERNAL PROCEDURE. SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE DEPARTMENT.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE ENGAGED WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN A CASHLESS KIOSK PILOT PROGRAM.
SO BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER TIFFANY MARGULICI WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
WE ALSO EVERY YEAR, AS YOU SAW LAST MONTH, WE BRING FORWARD AN UPDATE ON OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM WITH THE OAKLAND STROKES, AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION YOU JUST SAW EARLIER ON THE BRIDGE YARD CONCESSION.
THE I&R DEPARTMENT BRINGS FORWARD A GENERAL UPDATE FROM BOTH OF ITS REGIONS, THE SOUTHEAST AND THE NORTHWEST, AND WE ALTERNATE YEAR TO YEAR ON THE UNIT UPDATES, AND THIS YEAR WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OUR UNITS WERE RECONFIGURED.
SO WE WILL BRING FORTH FOUR OF THE ONES THAT FOR THREE OF THE ONES THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR, AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE SEVEN UNITS.
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THE DE FACTO COMMITTEE FOR OUR PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND THAT INCLUDES THE ANNUAL THE QUARTERLY CRIME UPDATES, AND THEY WILL DO A COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM UPDATE ON THEIR SHARP.SHARP IS A PROGRAM THAT THEY USE AND AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON THE REAL-TIME CRIME DATA PROGRAM, A DRONE UPDATE, AS HAD BEEN REQUESTED BY DIRECTOR ROSARIO.
AN UPDATE ON THEIR CAMERA SYSTEMS, THEIR NEW DOG TRACKING PROGRAM, AND IF YOU RECALL, I PRESENTED ON THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION STUDY A MONTH AGO, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
SO THAT WILL BE KIND OF CONTINUING THE WORK THAT WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO WITH OUR CONSULTANT.
SO THAT IS BY NO MEANS BRIEF, BUT I WILL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY ADDITIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEXT YEAR. BEFORE I HAVE MY ADDITIONS, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE CASHLESS KIOSK PROGRAM.
SO I'M WONDERING, IN THIS CASHLESS PILOT PROJECT, HOW ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO USE CASH? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET FEEDBACK TO THE PARK DISTRICT AS FAR AS THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT, I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP WITH THE TWO PMS INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT MORE INTIMATELY TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN AND FOLLOW UP.
OKAY. YEAH. GREAT, AND THEN SO THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADD WAS AN UPDATE ON OUR POWER GRIDS.
OUR SOLAR ARRAYS, AND SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED SOME AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME NEW.
WELL, WE'VE ADDED SOME SOLAR ARRAYS AT TRUDEAU CENTER, AND WE'VE IMPROVED THE ONE HERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL ONE AT THE PERALTA OAKS NORTH. I'D LIKE TO SEE A REPORT ON HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY THEY'RE PROVIDING AND HOW MUCH OF THAT COVERS, BECAUSE I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PARK DISTRICT TO DO A SIMILAR ARRAY AT SHADOW CLIFFS AT THURGOOD MARSHALL, AND I THINK BETWEEN YOU HAVE BOTH THOSE ARRAYS UP, THEY WOULD COVER THE ENTIRE PARK DISTRICT AS FAR AS THE ELECTRIC BILL.
SO THE POTENTIAL ANYWAY, AND THURGOOD MARSHALL IS WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE AN EXPANSION.
YEAH. OKAY, AND THEN LET'S SEE I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION WAS.
THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THE ENERGY ASPECT OF EVERYTHING I THINK I LIKE THAT SUGGESTION, AND ALSO JUST THINKING ABOUT THE SHADOW CLIFFS SOLAR ARRAYS, I BELIEVE IT WAS 2017 WHEN THOSE WERE OPEN.
I KNOW THAT SOLAR PANELS ONLY HAVE YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, AND THEN YOU KNOW, THERE IS THERE ARE THESE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATOR, CCAS YOU KNOW, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
SO IT MAY NOT EVEN FALL WITHIN THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE PER SE, BUT WHEREVER IT FALLS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING AT SOME POINT TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PARK DISTRICT'S ENERGY USAGE AND THEN ALSO THE COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION AGGREGATOR CCAS AND KIND OF HOW WE MIGHT FIT INTO THAT, AND THEN I GOT TO BE HONEST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PG&E GRID ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE EAST BAY.
YOU KNOW, HOW MIGHT THAT BE AFFECTING US? AS AN EXAMPLE, AND SO, SO WHEREVER THIS FITS INTO THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AT SOME POINT FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
DID YOU WANT A SEPARATE ITEM WITH PG&E OR KIND OF ENCOMPASSED WITHIN A SOLAR PANEL?
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I THINK WHATEVER IS THE MOST EFFICIENT, IF IT'S MOST EFFICIENT TO FOCUS ON SOLAR PANELS, I SAY STICK WITH THAT, BUT I'M I'M ALSO JUST WANTING TO STATE THAT I KNOW BIG PICTURE.IN THE SERVICE YARD AREA, AND I THINK THERE HAD BEEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOLAR PANELS, BUT IT'S FOGGY THERE, AND THAT IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THE BACKUP GENERATORS.
I THINK THAT THERE'S STILL THIS INTEREST ON THE BOARD TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR ENERGY FROM AND HOW ENERGY IS BEING USED JUST IN GENERAL. WHAT IS A TRACKING DOG PROGRAM? I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT ONE.
YEAH, I CAN FIGURE THAT ONE OUT.
ARE WE TRACKING DOGS OR ARE WE USING DOGS TO TRACK PEOPLE? [CHUCKLING] THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
WELL, I WAS SORT OF THINKING, IS IT A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WHERE WE TRACK PROBLEM DOGS SOMEHOW? I WILL GET MORE CLARIFICATION.
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE NEXT ONE IS FACILITIES.
WE USED TO GET AN ANNUAL UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOAL OF REPLACING ALL THE CHEM TOILETS IN THIS PARK DISTRICT.
WE HAVEN'T FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SEVERAL YEARS? THAT SEEMED TO ACTUALLY LEAVE OUR ANNUAL INFO PACKETS.
WHEN JIM O'CONNOR RETIRED, SO I THAT'S WHEREVER IT'S APPROPRIATE TO UPDATE THAT.
IT'S A HUGE ISSUE TO ME, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME FOLLOW UP.
YEAH. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COFFEY.
WE THAT I THINK WAS BEING DONE SORT OF IN BUSINESS SERVICE, NOT BUSINESS SERVICE.
SO WE CAN AS PART OF THE WE DO HAVE AN ITEM.
SO WE CAN EITHER SQUEEZE IT IN THERE OR WE CAN JUST HAVE A SEPARATE ITEM ON THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR FLAGGING THAT.
BECAUSE TO ME, I WANT TO PERIODICALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE THAT PROGRESS.
JUST I THINK IT'S A HUGE ISSUE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK YOU KNOW, MY ONLY ADVICE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I'M NOTICING, YOU KNOW, WE HAD OUR WORK PLAN SET UP FOR 2024, AND THEN WITHIN THIS YEAR, WE DECIDED TO LAUNCH THE DEL VALLE KIOSK PILOT PROJECT, AND SO IT WASN'T REALLY ON OUR WORK PLAN, AND THEN IT'S ALSO NOT REFLECTED ON OUR REVIEW OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS OKAY, BUT I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION ON HERE AND I THINK IS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO MY POINT IS WHEN THINKING ABOUT 2025 TO SOMEHOW LEAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR YOURSELVES OR FOR OURSELVES AND THEN MAYBE ALSO IN THE REVIEW OF THE YEAR, THERE CAN ALWAYS BE A SECTION OF THINGS, OF ITEMS THAT WERE ADDED OR ENHANCEMENTS.
OKAY, I'LL TAKE THAT BECAUSE WE REALLY DO DO A LOT, AND I THINK IN TERMS OF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T ALWAYS REALIZE IN DECEMBER WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED IN, YOU KNOW, MAY OR JUNE, AND DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPEN, TOO.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS.
SO TO LEAVE SOME OF THAT FLEXIBILITY AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE NESTING EAGLE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED A NESTING EAGLE, AND THAT'S REALLY AMAZING AND IMPORTANT, BUT THEN THAT CHANGES, YOU KNOW, THE DYNAMICS OF THE CONCESSION SITUATION POTENTIALLY, AND SO I THINK TO SOMEHOW BUILD THIS OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY, AND THEN ALSO IN TERMS OF THE REVIEW TO, TO BE ABLE TO REFLECT ON THAT, I THINK IS IMPORTANT, AND THEN IF THERE'S
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A WAY AND YOU DO SORT OF MENTION IT.RIGHT. SO I THINK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL UPDATES FROM OAKLAND STROKES AND THE BRIDGE YARD.
IF THERE'S A WAY TO EVEN JUST LIKE ADD AN ASTERISKS OR SOMETHING TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO EACH YEAR, THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD VERSUS WHAT'S UNIQUE TO THE YEAR, I THINK MIGHT JUST ALSO BE HELPFUL TO START TO KEEP TRACK OF AND THEN EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC NOW THAT WE'RE DOING THE PUBLIC QUARTERLY CRIME UPDATES AND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD ACTUALLY COUNT FOR THE MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THEY'RE REPORTED.
IF YOU WANT MY OPINION IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, A WORK PLAN, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT IT TODAY AS WELL, AND THAT COULD ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A PRETTY DYNAMIC CONVERSATION AS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SAFE PUBLIC ACCESS TO, TO OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT US TO SHOW I REALLY THINK THAT WE DO SUCH GOOD WORK HERE ON THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE YOU KNOW, MEETING 11 TIMES IN 2024, AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE SUCH AN AMBITIOUS WORK PLAN THAT'S VERY WELL ORGANIZED.
SO REALLY, THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO KEEP US, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZED AND ON TRACK ON THIS WORK PLAN, AND I REALLY JUST WANT US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO, TO SHOW THIS.
THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
ONE I MEAN, THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY SEGMENT HERE.
IF SOMEWHERE IN THERE THEY COULD INCLUDE FIRE.
BECAUSE I THINK I THINK THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FIRE.
SO I'D LIKE TO KEEP THE BOARD APPRIZED OF THAT.
SO AS A QUICK RECAP, I'M HEARING FOR ADDITIONS TO THE WORK PLAN, A UPDATE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, A GENERALIZED UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT WIDE SOLAR PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE SANITATION UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESSION IN CHEMICAL TOILET REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU.
SO YOU'LL HEAR BACK FROM US A LITTLE SOONER FOR THOSE TWO.
ALL RIGHT, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE AND DIRECTOR ROSARIO ESPECIALLY.
YEAH. YEAH, AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU, AND ANY FINAL WORDS? WE DO STILL HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN, BUT ANY FINAL WORDS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[Announcements]
THE PARK DISTRICT. SO I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF FANFARE YESTERDAY, BUT I DIDN'T WANT YOUR FINAL MEETING TO GO UNRECOGNIZED.SO I DID ACTUALLY BRING A LITTLE SOMETHING JUST TO BE TO BE FUN.
SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I HAD A LOT OF FUN ON EBAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THIS.
IT'S AN OLD POSTCARD OF LAKE TEMESCAL.
I'VE SEEN PICTURES OF THAT FOR YOU.
POSSIBLY FROM THE 1950S? YEAH. YES.
I THINK WE SHOULD ALL SIGN IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO. YOUR CHOICE.
OKAY, AND THEN I WANTED TO GET SOMETHING KIND OF FUN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CASUAL HERE, SO I THOUGHT I'D GET YOU LIKE A FUN, FESTIVE LITTLE. GUY WHERE YOU PRESS THE BUTTON AND HE PLAYS A SONG AND MOVES.
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PLEASE LET US KNOW. MAYBE WE'LL GIVE YOU, LIKE, A FREQUENT COFFEE CARD OR SOMETHING.IS THAT A SQUIRREL OR A BEAR? I THINK IT'S A REINDEER.
A REINDEER? IT'S RUDOLPH BECAUSE HE'S GOT A RED NOSE.
OH, THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE SONG.
THAT WAS HILARIOUS. I'LL JUST SAY--ROBIN IS GOING TO LOVE THAT ONE.
[LAUGHTER] I'LL JUST SAY IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMPOSITION OF OUR COMMITTEES WILL BE NEXT YEAR, AND I SAID THIS LAST YEAR.
SO YOU KNOW, WE, I GUESS COLIN AND I, WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE HERE NEXT YEAR, BUT REGARDLESS, I WILL JUST SHARE BOTH THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR. IT'S BEEN A GREAT TWO YEARS WITH THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, EVERYONE, AND IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS, I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE FINAL WEEKS OF THE YEAR AND SEE EVERYONE IN 2025.
THIS IS MY HELMET, AND THIS IS ALL THESE SCARS HERE ARE FROM THE OAKLAND HILLS FIRE AND THE STORY ON THIS HELMET IS WHEN THE WE HAD THAT AREA WIDE IGNITION WHEN WE HAD THE AREA WIDE IGNITION.
MY GEAR, MY STRUCTURE GEAR WAS UP, UP IN MY TRUCK, AND LIEUTENANT WILEY FROM THE CITY OF OAKLAND FIRE, HE WAS UP THERE AND THE FIRE WAS COMING UP THE UNBURNED HEADING UP TOWARDS THE TANK, AND HE GRABBED OPENED UP MY BAG, WHICH WAS JUST SITTING IN THE BACK OF MY PICKUP, GRABBED MY HELMET AND MY COAT, AND WENT TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WATER TANK, WHICH IS IF YOU GO UP THERE, IT'S TALL, AND HE HUNKERED DOWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE TANK.
FIRE WENT OVER THE TOP AND IT BURNED OVER, AND YOU COULD SEE THE ORIGINAL THIS ORIGINAL VISOR WAS MELTED AND ALL THESE FIRE SCARS ARE FROM THAT, AND MY COAT HAD HOLES IN IT FROM SO BASICALLY HELPED SAVE HIS LIFE THERE.
SO THAT'S THE STORY ON THIS HELMET.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE IT OVER TO BRENDA.
SHE CAN DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS WITH IT, BUT I'VE BEEN HANGING ON TO IT.
HAVE YOU DONE AN ORAL HISTORY YET? I DID ONE FOR THE NORTH COMMUNITY.
NOT FOR THE PARK DISTRICT YET.
OH, OKAY. THAT NEEDS TO GET SCHEDULED.
YEAH, AND THEN BRENDA, ALSO I WAS GOING THROUGH MY STUFF, AND I'M GOING TO TURN OVER SOME GATE KEYS, SOME 0838 KEYS I FOUND IN MY STUFF.
SO I WILL LEAVE ALL THAT ALONG WITH MY COMPUTER.
YOU KNOW, WHY ARE YOU TURNING THOSE IN JUST NOW? [LAUGHTER] I JUST FOUND THEM IN MY DESK.
[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE WORKING WITH THIS COMMITTEE, WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD. WE'VE DONE A LOT TOGETHER, AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE DOING MORE IN THE FUTURE, AND I WISH YOU LUCK AND JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. WE'LL MISS YOU.
I'LL MISS YOU. I HOPE YOU'LL COME BAC FOR A MEETING OR TWO.
I WILL. NO, FIELD TRIPS, YOU HAVE GOT TO COME ON FIELD TRIPS? YES. I WANT TO GO ON THE FIELD TRIPS.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME BACK AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND YELL AT YOU.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT? I THINK WE'LL CLOSE OUT THEN AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.