>> GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO THIS CLOSED SESSION OF
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THE BOROUGH DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, BEGINNING AT 11 O'CLOCK.MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> DIRECTOR ESPANA? DIRECTOR SANWONG? DIRECTOR ECHOLS.
>> MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS?
>> NO ITEMS. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[CLOSED SESSION ITEMS]
>> THEN WE WILL ADJOURN TO CLOSE SESSION AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. THAT'S EVEN BETTER.
[ROLL CALL]
WELCOME TO THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, BEGINNING AT 1:18.MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> CAN DIRECTOR ECHOLS LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE?
[LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT]
READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT TODAY.AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, WE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF THE LANDS WITHIN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ARE THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE EAST BAY LOONY BAY ME WALK AND THE NORTHERN VALLEY YOKUT WHO ARE POLITICALLY ORGANIZED AND REPRESENTED BY A NUMBER OF TRIBES TODAY.
WE MAKE THIS RECOGNITION AS A WAY TO RESPECT AND HONOR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WHO FIRST CULTIVATED AND INHABITED THIS LAND.
THE PARK DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING WAYS TO WORK AND CONSULT WITH EAST BAY TRIBES AS WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE TRIBAL CITIZENS REMAIN CONNECTED TO THEIR LAND AND CULTURE.
NEXT, IS THERE ANY WISH TO MODIFY THE AGENDA? HEARING NONE. I WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]
TODAY, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF A LIFE SAVING METAL TO POLICE CAPTAIN JOE OCHER AND A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE METAL TO POLICE OFFICER CHRISTOPHER RUDY.GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR CARER MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME WITH PRESENTING MY STAFF FOR A LIFE SAVING AWARD.
BEFORE TURN IT OVER TO CAPTAIN CHAVEZ, JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IT'S THE HIGHEST ASPIRATION FOR ANY POLICE OFFICER TO SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
IT'S TRULY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE'VE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE.
IT'S NOW AN EASY TASK BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO JUMP INTO ACTION AND KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THE MEMBERS OF MY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ESPECIALLY CAPTAIN KOCHER FOR WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH, BUT NOT JUST CAPTAIN KOCHER BECAUSE WE ALSO RECOGNIZE IN ONE OF OUR PARK MEMBERS, WHICH JUMP INTO ACTION WITHOUT HESITATION, AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE NEXT IN LINE TO BE HIRED AS A POLICE OFFICER.
JUST KIDDING. BUT THE OFFER IS THERE. WITHOUT ANY FURTHER.
I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CAPTAIN CHAVEZ TO WALK US TO THE EVENTS FOR THAT DAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHEF. GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT MERCURIO, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH.
I'M THE CAPTAIN FOR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER WHAT OUR STAFF DID IN ORDER TO EARN THESE DESERVED MEDALS.
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LIFE SAVING MEDAL.
ON JULY 24TH, 2025, DISPATCH RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN UNCONSCIOUS INDIVIDUAL IN A VEHICLE AT SONOL REGIONAL PARK, SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BLOOD LOSS DUE TO APPARENT SELF INFLICTED LACERATIONS.
THE SUBJECT WAS DESCRIBED AS UNCONSCIOUS, BLEEDING PROFUSELY, BUT STILL BREATHING.
PARK RANGER STAVISKI WAS AMONG THE FIRST PARK DISTRICT STAFF MEMBERS ON SCENE AND IMMEDIATELY RENDERED LIFESAVING EFFORTS.
HE APPLIED A TOURNIQUET TO HELP STEM
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THE PATIENT SEVERE BLEEDING, PROVIDING CRITICAL ASSISTANCE.HIS DECISIVE ACTIONS AND COM PRESENCE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN STABILIZING THE PATIENT UNTIL ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE ARRIVED.
CAPTAIN KOCHER WAS THE FIRST EMERGENCY RESPONSOR TO ARRIVE ON SCENE.
HE QUICKLY ASSESSED THE DIRE SITUATION AND INITIATED IMMEDIATE LIFESAVING INTERVENTIONS.
CAPTAIN KOCHER APPLIED UP TO FOUR TOURNIQUETS TO CONTROL THE EXTENSIVE BLEEDING AND PREVENT EXSANGUINATION.
RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE OVERDOSE, HE ALSO ADMINISTERED NARCAN, CONTRIBUTING TO THE PATIENT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS.
WHILE RENDERING AID, HE OBSERVED EMPTY ALCOHOL CONTAINERS, MULTIPLE MEDICATION BOTTLES, AND A WRITTEN NOTE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, LEADING HIM TO APPROPRIATELY CONCLUDE THE INCIDENT WAS A SUICIDE ATTEMPT.
THANKS TO THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF BOTH CAPTAIN KOCHER AND PARK RANGER STAVISKI, THE PATIENT WAS STABILIZED AND UPON THE ARRIVAL OF FIRE AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL, WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
NOTABLY, THE PATIENT WAS ALERT WITH A STRONG HEARTBEAT AND PULSE AT THE TIME OF TRANSPORT, A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR EXCEPTIONAL AND TIMELY CARE.
CAPTAIN KOCHER AND PARK RANGER STAVISKI'S PERFORMANCE EXEMPLIFY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF DUTY, COURAGE, AND PROFESSIONALISM.
THEIR ABILITY TO ASSESS, ACT AND PROVIDE EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL INTERVENTION UNDOUBTEDLY SAVE THE LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN GRAVE DANGER.
FOR THESE REASONS, BOTH CAPTAIN KOCHER AND PARK RANGER STAVISKI WILL BE AVOIDED THIS LIFE SAVING METAL AND RECOGNITION OF THEIR HEROIC EFFORTS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THEM FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE] CAPTAIN KOCHER AND RENA STAVISKI, PLEASE JOIN US SO FAR.[BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE]
>> SO BEFORE WE GO ON TO OFFICER RUDY, I JUST SEE IF I CAN GET THIS OUT HERE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE A PERSONAL COMMENT ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT CAPTAIN KOCHER WAS INVOLVED WITH.
ON THAT DAY, I HAPPENED TO BE ON A POLICE RIDE ALONG.
AND WE GOT THE CALL IN THE CAR THAT THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED.
WE THEN GOT THE CALL THAT KOCHER WAS ON THE WAY.
AND WHEN WE GOT THERE, ENOUGH TIME HAD ELAPSED WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE SCENE AND THE OTHERS WE HAD TAKEN OVER AND I THINK THE PERSON HAD BEEN TAKEN AIRLIFTED OUT TO THE HOSPITAL.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT CAPTAIN KOCHER WAS VISIBLY AFFECTED BY AS I AM NOW ABOUT THAT INCIDENT.
IT WASN'T EASY FOR HIM TO GET BEYOND IT, BUT HE DID.
BUT I DO REMEMBER THAT HE JUST DIDN'T LOOK GOOD AT ALL. DIDN'T SOUND GOOD.
BUT YET HE WAS SAYING TO THE OTHER OFFICER, WE BETTER REPLACE THOSE TOURNIQUETS THAT WE HAVE IN, BECAUSE I USED FOUR OF THEM.
HE WAS STILL CONCERNED ABOUT DUTY AND ALL THAT STUFF, EVEN AFTER ALL THIS STUFF HAD HAPPENED.
I THINK IT'S SAFE FOR ME TO REPORT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SURVIVED AND IS VERY POSITIVE ABOUT THE LIFESAVING EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE BY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THIS DISTRICT.
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ANYWAY, I SAW IT, IT WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]>> THE NEXT AWARD WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT, AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CAPTAIN CHAVEZ TO WALK US THROUGH THE EVENTS.
IS FOR OUR DETECTIVE, DETECTIVE RUDY WAS ACTUALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN SOLVING A COLD CASE.
AND ALTHOUGH IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE WERE UNABLE TO SAVE THE VICTIM.
WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE SOME CLOSURE TO THE FAMILY, AND PARTICULAR I WANT TO DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THE HELP THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
PLUS, I TRULY WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE SUPPORT THAT SHE GAVE US.
IT WASN'T AN EASY CASE BECAUSE HE ALSO INVOLVED GOING OUT OF STATE TO FOLLOW ON POSSIBLE LEADS.
NO EVEN LEADS THAT WERE TRULY FIRM, BUT THAT WAS THE BEST THAT WE COULD DO.
AND SHE DID NOT HESITATE ONE SECOND AND SAY, WE GOT TO DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO FOR THE VICTIM.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, POSE.
TRULY, APPRECIATE IT. CAPTAIN CHAVEZ.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ON NOVEMBER 15, 1990, 32-YEAR-OLD MARIA WHEAT OFFER WENT FOR A JOG ON THE NIMITZ TRAIL WITHIN TILDEN REGIONAL PARK.
LATER THAT EVENING, SHE WAS REPORTED MISSING WHEN SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK.
OFFICERS AND FRIENDS RESPONDED TO INSPIRATION POINT WHERE HER TRUCK WAS LOCATED UNOCCUPIED.
A THOROUGH SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED, AND UNFORTUNATELY, HER BODY WAS LOCATED IN A REDWOOD GROVE JUST OFF THE TRAIL.
SHE HAD A ROPE AROUND HER NECK AND THERE WERE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE.
MARIA HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND MURDERED.
IN MAY OF 2023, DETECTIVE RUDY WAS ASSIGNED AS A PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR FOR THIS CASE AND WAS PUT INTO CONTACT WITH FBI SPECIAL AGENT HEATHER NEWBERRY.
TOGETHER, THEY BEGAN AN INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY INVESTIGATION, AN APPROACH THAT USES FAMILIAR ANCESTRY TO HELP INVESTIGATORS NARROW THE FIELD OF SUSPECTS.
WITH THIS TECHNIQUE, A SET OF THREE BROTHERS HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN THIS CASE.
DETECTIVE RUDY INVESTIGATED ALL THREE BROTHERS AND A SURREPTITIOUS DNA SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED FROM ONE OF THEM.
THE SAMPLE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRA COSA COUNTY CRIME LAB TO CONDUCT A DIRECT COMPARISON TO THE SUSPECTS DNA PROFILE FOR THIS CASE.
BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, JOHN LA PARI BECAME THE NEXT VIABLE SUSPECT FOR SURREPTITIOUS DNA RETRIEVAL DUE TO HIS CRIMINAL HISTORY.
DETECTIVE RUDY CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN GOLD BEACH, OREGON WITH A GOAL TO CONFIRM LA PARI RESIDED AT THE ADDRESS AND TO OBTAIN A SURREPTITIOUS SAMPLE OF HIS DNA FOR DIRECT COMPARISON.
DETECTIVE RUDY ALSO MET WITH CURRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETECTIVES AND BRIEFED THEM ON THE CASE.
UNFORTUNATELY, JOHN LA PARI COMMITTED SUICIDE ON 11124, AND CURRY COUNTY DETECTIVES OBTAINED TWO BUCKLE SWAPS FROM HIS BODY.
DETECTIVE RUDY DROVE TO BROOKINGS OREGON TO RETRIEVE THE BUCKLE SWABS AND RETURN THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SUBMITTING THEM TO THE ATRACOSA COUNTY CRIME LAB FOR A DIRECT COMPARISON TO THE SUSPECT'S DNA.
THE LAB CONFIRMED THAT LA PARI'S DNA WAS A MATCH TO THE SUSPECT'S DNA.
DETECTIVE RUDY AUTHORED A SEARCH WARRANT FOR LA PARI'S RESIDENCE, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY CURRY COUNTY JUDGE.
AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THE SEARCH WARRANT AT THE RESIDENCE, DETECTIVE RUDY SPOKE WITH LA PARI'S DAUGHTER TO INFORM HER THAT HER FATHER WAS A CONFIRMED SUSPECT IN THIS CASE.
DETECTIVE RUDY THEN MET WITH MARIA'S FAMILY AND NOTIFIED THEM THAT LA PARI WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT WHO COMMITTED THE CRIME AGAINST MARIA AND THEY HAD RECENTLY COMMITTED SUICIDE.
A PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD TO ANNOUNCE THE CASE FINDINGS AND TO EXPLAIN HOW DNA WAS USED TO IDENTIFY AND CONFIRM LA PARI AS THE SUSPECT.
DETECTIVE RUDY REPRESENTED HIMSELF, THE DISTRICT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH EXTREME PROFESSIONALISM, WHILE READING THE FAMILY STATEMENT AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS PRESENTED BY THE MEDIA.
WITH THE CLOSING OF THIS CASE, I AFFIRM THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE MOST INTEGRITY, UPHOLDING THE STANDARDS OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND THE PRINCIPLES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENSURING JUSTICE WAS PURSUED IN DILIGENCE AND RESPECT, AS WELL.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER RUDY ON RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. [APPLAUSE]
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>> [BACKGROUND] THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR US AND THE PUBLIC.
[PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA]
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK IF THERE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.>> THERE ARE AND LET ME PROVIDE INSTRUCTION.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO BY.
IF ATTENDING BY ZOOM, THEY MAY RAISE THEIR HAND AND THEIR NAME WILL BE CALLED WHEN IT IS THEIR TURN TO SPEAK.
TWO, IF ATTENDING IN PERSON, THEY MAY SUBMIT A SPEAKER'S CARD TO THE CLERK'S STAFF OR OTHERWISE INDICATE THEY WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NON-AGENDA ITEM.
ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE OF 3:00 PM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT COME IN AFTER THIS TIME WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND INCLUDED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS AFTER THE MEETING.
IF YOU ARE HERE, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO YOU.
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
I OWN REDWOOD VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY, THE STEAM TRAIN IN TILDEN.
WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR 73 YEARS.
WE GET NO MONEY FROM THE DISTRICT, NO GRANTS, NO DONATIONS.
EVERYTHING THERE IS BUILT AND MAINTAINED WITH PRIVATE FUNDS.
IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE TRAINS, THE TRACKS, AND THE BUILDINGS, WE MAINTAIN THE MAJOR DRAINAGE AND EROSION CONTROL, PROVIDE THE LANDSCAPING, INCLUDING THE REDWOOD TREES.
WE DO FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT, INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES REMOVAL, AND RARE SPECIES PROTECTION, ALL AT PRIVATE EXPENSE, BUT NOW WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO RENEW OUR LEASE WITH THE DISTRICT FOR SEVEN YEARS WITH NO SUCCESS.
IN THAT SEVEN YEARS, THE STAFF PEOPLE WE TRY TO WORK WITH HAVE CHANGED 12 TIMES IN SEVEN YEARS.
A GOOD WORKING DRAFT WAS CREATED SEVEN YEARS AGO, BUT NOW THE STAFF ARE TRYING TO RENEW ON ITS PROVISIONS THAT THEY AGREED TO.
WE ALSO HAVE A LONG TERM WRITTEN COMMITMENT FROM THE DISTRICT REGARDING THE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN FOLLOWED MUTUALLY FOR 60 YEARS, AND NOW THE STAFF IS CLAIMING THAT IT DOESN'T EXIST.
WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE STEAM TRAIN CAN OPERATE FOR MANY MORE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE AND MEET THE HUGELY INCREASING ATTENDANCE BY PARK PATRONS.
TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO MAKE MANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WHICH REQUIRE PERMITTING FROM THE COUNTY, BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT OUR DISTRICT LEASE.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR MONEY, BUT ONLY THE ABILITY TO KEEP SERVING THE PUBLIC.
DUE TO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FACILITY FROM PROBLEMS OUTSIDE THE PREMISES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS REFUSED TO FIX, WE'RE UP AGAINST CONDITIONS THAT WILL IMPACT BOTH OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC.
IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE I LAST SPOKE TO THE BOARD, DISTRICT STAFF HAVE STARTED TO TAKE STEPS TO STEM THE TIDE OF SEWAGE FLOODING, BUT WE STILL HAVE NO ABILITY TO FIX THE DAMAGE.
WITH NO LEGAL PROTECTION, WE MAY HAVE TO PICK UP EVERYTHING AND LEAVE.
IN THE PAST, CONCESSIONAIRES HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF THE PARK BY DISTRICT STAFF, SOMETIMES BY ILLEGAL MEANS.
I HOPED IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN TO US, BUT HERE WE ARE.
I NEED TO KNOW IF THE PRESENT SITUATION IS DISTRICT POLICY, PERSONAL AGENDA, OR JUST NEGLIGENCE.
I WAS GRATIFIED TWO WEEKS AGO TO HEAR THE BOARD TALK ABOUT MORE TIME AND EFFORT TOWARDS PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL AND NATURAL ASSETS.
I'M HOPING THAT SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 73 YEARS, WE HAVE BECOME A CULTURAL ASSET, BUT WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
I'M AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME.
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>> HELLO. I'M JUST A NEIGHBOR TO CRAB COVE CROWN BEACH AND JUST RECENTLY, REALLY PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I NOTICED A CONTINUED ACCUMULATION OF SEAWEED ALONG THE SHORELINE, AND IT JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER.
I LOOKED IT UP AND IT TURNS OUT IT'S QUITE A HE HAZARD.
NOT JUST BECAUSE WHEN IT DECOMPOSES, IT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT E.COLI BACTERIA CAN GROW IN, BUT ALSO IT SETS OFF TWO DIFFERENT GASES, NITROUS SULFIDE, ANYWAY AND AMMONIA, THAT IF PARK USERS HAVE NOT STRONG RESPIRATORY, THAT GOES FOR ASTHMATIC CHILDREN AND THAT THOSE GASES GET RELEASED AND CAN CAUSE REAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. THEN ALSO LARVA FROM JELLYFISH, GET EMBEDDED IN SEAWEED, AND THEN IF YOU STEP ON THAT SEAWEED AND YOU GET LARVA, THEN YOU CAN END UP WITH PROBLEMS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE WITH STEPPING ON JELLYFISH ITSELF.
I ASKED A PARK RANGER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE LEAVING IT THERE BECAUSE OF NATURAL, LIKE I SAY, WHAT COULD IT BENEFIT? IT'S UNHEALTHY, AND IT'S UGLY.
THEN THE OTHER PROBLEM I'VE BEEN HAVING IS, THE MORE I LOOK AT THE PARK THE MORE PROBLEMS. ONE LITTLE PROBLEM GOT MY EYES OPEN, AND I CONTINUE TO LOOK AND LOOK.
SO INSTEAD OF ME JUST SPINNING MY WHEELS, TRYING TO GET THE MANAGEMENT, DIFFERENT LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT TO CARE, I THINK THE FOLKS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM ARE SO USED TO BEING NEGLECTFUL.
THEY GOT THEIR FEET ENTRENCHED.
I TALKED TO THIS BOARD A MONTH AGO, AND I GOT TO HAVE AUDIENCE WITH THE HIGHER LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT, AND I THOUGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, I WOULD SEE SOME BASICS, NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
THERE'S WORDS ABOUT PERMITS AND HOW DO YOU NEED A PERMIT AROUND THE FLAGPOLE? IT'S ALL MESSED UP.
DON'T GET A PERMIT, BUT ANYWAY, THE POINT IS, I'M GOING NOWHERE.
I'M GETTING NOWHERE WITH MANAGEMENT, ALL LEVELS, AND THEY HAVE EXCUSES.
I'M HOPING TO INVITE SOMEBODY HERE, ESPECIALLY COLIN COFFEY.
IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY JOIN ME, I'LL TAKE AN HOUR, MY TIME, AND IT WILL BE VERY SELF EXPLANATORY TO WALK THROUGH THE PARK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, AND YOU WILL FIND ABOUT 16 MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE PARK AND YOU HAVE MY INFORMATION.
IF YOU WOULD ENGAGE ME WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHOSE WARD IT IS.
COULD YOU PLEASE WALK WITH ME THROUGH THAT PARK.
IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 60 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME SOMETIME.
>> [BACKGROUND] HI EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS SHANE REISMAN.
I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I LIVE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN LAFAYETTE.
I'M JOINED BY SOME AWESOME PARTNERS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ON THIS PROJECT.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT IN A SECOND.
MARY MCCOSKAR, FROM LAFAYETTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SAN SPERRY, FROM MORAGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ALSO A CLOSE PARTNER THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH MIKE MORAN OVER THERE FROM EAST BAY PARKS.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON LAFAYETTE-MORAGA TRAIL.
I'M SURE MANY OF YOU DO TOO, VERY POPULAR SPOT.
YOU CAN WALK FOR MILES ON THAT TRAIL AND NOT SEE A SINGLE SIGN.
NO MAPS, NO INDICATION OF WHY YOU'RE THERE, OR WHY THE WHY THE TRAILS THERE, OR WHAT'S AWESOME THAT'S HAPPENED AROUND THERE? WE WANTED TO EDUCATE VISITORS.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE ON THAT TRAIL EVERY DAY, SO WE WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST RAILS TO TRAILS PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT THERE'S TONS OF COOL STORIES TO TELL HISTORICAL STORIES ALONG THE TRAIL.
SO GOT THIS AWESOME PARTNERSHIP GOING, STARTED TO SURFACE SOME AMAZING CONTENT, SOME STORIES, SOME PICTURES, AND DESIGNED SOME SIGNS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH MIKE MORAN, DID SOME TOURS, DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE IDENTIFIED NINE SPOTS ALONG THE
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7.5 LAFAYETTE MORAGA 7.5 MILE TRAIL.TO STOP AND INSTALL AN INTERPRETIVE TRAIL SIGN.
SO I'M HERE JUST TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT, AND IT'S AWESOME AND THAT I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY MONEY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT.
IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE, I THINK TO COME TOGETHER.
IF YOU CHECK OUT THE QR CODE, YOU CAN GO RIGHT TO THE WEBSITE, LEARN ALL ABOUT IT.
THE SIGNS ARE PRETTY MUCH DESIGNED IN THE CONTENTS READY TO GO.
NEXT YEAR IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAFITTE-MORAGA TRAIL.
CHANGE OVER FROM WHEN IT WAS ABANDONED TO THE BEAUTIFUL PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY THAT IT IS TODAY.
WE'RE HOPING TO CELEBRATE THAT WITH THE LAUNCH OF THIS PROJECT.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ASK ME I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR NOTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF MINUTES IF MARY OR SUSAN HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OR MIKE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S IT ON THE LOOKOUT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MCCOSTER.
>> WE SQUARED AWAY 3 MINUTES FOR EVERYBODY.
>> I HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS.
DID MISS MCCOSKAR OR MISS BERRY WANT TO SPEAK, OR YOU GOOD? I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT MERCURIO, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE PARK DISTRICT TO RETURN TO STATUS QUO FOR TELEWORK FOLLOWING THE PER RULING.
WHEN REMOTE WORK WAS FIRST INTRODUCED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND NOT AS AN OPTION, BUT AS A NECESSITY, I ADAPTED LIKE OTHER PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR WORK MOVES FORWARD.
THE MAJORITY OF MY WORK WAS STILL BUSINESS AS USUAL, SITTING AT MY DESK.
WRITE REPORT WRITING AND RESPONDING TO EMAILS, BUT WHEN CHALLENGES CAME UP, SUCH AS NEEDING TO COORDINATE WITH STAFF IN THE FIELD, NEEDING TO ANSWER CALLS ON MY DESK PHONE OR NEEDING TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING, WE ALL WORKED THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES TOGETHER.
WE ALL GOT MICROSOFT TEAMS TO MEET TOGETHER, AND NOW BOTH OFFICE AND FIELD STAFF CAN SHARE SCREENS AND GO OVER MAPS TOGETHER.
IS SET ME UP WITH CISCO JAB OR APP SO THAT I CAN MAKE CALLS AND ANSWER MY WORK PHONE PHONE DIRECTLY THROUGH MY LAPTOP.
WE DEVELOPED ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS AND TRAININGS FOR BOTH STAFF AND THE PUBLIC TO HOLD PUBLIC VIRTUAL MEETINGS.
WE ALL LEANED IN AND ADAPTED TO THESE CHALLENGES AND NOW WE'RE ABLE TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND MORE EFFICIENT.
AS A PARK BOARD OF DIRECTORS, YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN LEANING IN AND TO NEW AND CHANGING TOOLS TO MAKE THE PARK DISTRICT MORE EFFICIENT.
THE BOARD RECENTLY APPROVED EXECUTION OF AN MOU TO ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF CAMERAS, TO SPOT WILDFIRES FOR FASTER RESPONSE.
THIS NETWORK OF CAMERAS IS ESSENTIALLY AI TECHNOLOGY.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS WE'VE SEEN IN THE MEDIA TO AVOID AI TECHNOLOGIES, BUT INSTEAD OF AVOIDING IT ALTOGETHER, THE PARK DISTRICT IS CHOOSING TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT WHAT ASPECTS OF THIS EVER CHANGING TECHNOLOGY CAN WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARK DISTRICT.
SIMILARLY, THERE ARE GOING TO BE CHALLENGES, ARGUMENTS, AND CASES AGAINST TELEWORK, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD BE AVOIDING IT ALTOGETHER.
THERE ARE BENEFITS TO REMOTE WORK THAT OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS, BEING A LEADER IN GUIDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC, PROVIDING WORK LIFE BALANCE, AND FLEXIBILITY TO PARK DISTRICT STAFF, BOOSTING STAFF MORALE, AND MAKING SURE THAT PARK DISTRICT RETAINS STAFF.
SO RATHER THAN AVOIDING TELEWORK ALTOGETHER, WE SHOULD BE WORKING THROUGH ANY OF THESE CHALLENGES TO REAP THESE TELEWORK BENEFITS.
I'D LIKE TO END WITH THE IDEA OF EMBRACING YES AND INSTEAD OF YES, BUT.
I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO URGE THE PARK DISTRICT MANAGEMENT TO WORK WITH THE UNION TO DEVELOP A POLICY BY SAYING, YES, THERE ARE CHALLENGES TO TELEWORK, AND WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY TO WORK THROUGH THEM TOGETHER TO REAP IN THE BENEFITS. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT MERCURIO.
MY NAME IS MIRACLE LEE JONES, AND I'VE PROUDLY BEEN WITH THE PARK DISTRICT FOR EIGHT YEARS.
I BEGAN MY JOURNEY AS A PARK SERVICES ATTENDANT AND WAS LATER PROMOTED
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TO ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTS FOR THE FORMER RECREATION AREAS UNIT.I NOW SERVE IN THAT SAME ROLE SUPPORTING IT.
I WANT TO SPEAK TODAY FROM MY HEART ABOUT TELEWORK AND HOW ITS PRESENCE AND NOW ABSENCE HAS PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED MY LIFE.
COVID 19 SHUT THE WORLD DOWN, IT WAS AN UNCERTAIN ISOLATING TIME, BUT IN THAT DISRUPTION CAME AN UNEXPECTED BLESSING.
THE ABILITY TO WORK FROM HOME.
I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SON THEN, AND DESPITE THE UPHEAVAL, I MAINTAINED DAILY COMMUNICATION WITH MY MANAGER, SUPPORTED MY TEAM AND MET EVERY DEADLINE.
LIKE MANY ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS, I WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MY MANAGER TO ENSURE OPERATIONS NEVER SKIPPED TO BE.
I'VE ALWAYS VIEWED CLERICAL STAFF AS THE UNSUNG HEROES.
WE QUIETLY PUT OUT FIRES AND KEEP THINGS MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S ENGINE.
FAST FORWARD TO TELEWORK HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY.
A FEW YEARS AGO, MY HUSBAND, GLEN JONES, RETIRED PARK RANGER AND I MADE THE DECISION TO BUY A HOME IN ELK GROVE FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY.
SINCE THEN, I'VE COMMUTED MORE THAN FOUR HOURS EACH DAY.
THE TOLL HAS BEEN HEAVY MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY.
I'VE HAD TWO NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES ON THE FREEWAY.
EVERY DAY I PRAY TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY TO MY HUSBAND AND MY NOW FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON.
IT'S TAKING ME AWAY FROM PRECIOUS MOMENTS WITH MY FAMILY.
THE TELEWORK AGREEMENT WAS IN PLACE, IT MADE IT ALL FEEL POSSIBLE.
I BLEED GREEN, AND YET I'M NOW FACED WITH THE HEART-BREAKING POSSIBILITY OF LEAVING AN ORGANIZATION TO WHICH I'VE GIVEN SO MUCH AND FROM WHICH I'VE GAINED JUST AS MUCH.
SIMPLY BECAUSE MY WORK LIFE BALANCE HAS BECOME UNSUSTAINABLE.
MY MANAGER AND UNIT HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE AND THAT ONLY DEEPENS THE SADNESS I FEEL AT THE THOUGHTS OF LEAVING, BUT I MUST ALSO BE HONEST.
THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT MY FAMILY.
IT'S ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE VALUES, ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, ABOUT RECOGNIZING THAT IN TODAY'S WORLD, FLEXIBILITY ISN'T A LUXURY, IT'S A NECESSITY.
SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I RESPECTFULLY URGE THIS BOARD TO DIRECT THE GENERAL MANAGER TO RETURN TO THE STATUS QUO AND DEVELOP A TELEWORK POLICY IN LINE WITH OTHER BAY AREA PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES.
WE CAN BE A MODEL FOR EFFICIENCY, FOR EMPATHY, AND FOR SUSTAINABILITY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT MERCURIO.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY.
I WORK FOR THE DISTRICT IN STEWARDSHIP, AND I'M YOUR BOTANIST.
I JOINED THE DISTRICT TEN YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF OUR REPUTATION AS AN AGENCY THAT WITH SCIENCE BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.
I JOINED THE DISTRICT BECAUSE OUR VISION STATEMENT SAYS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC GUIDES ALL WE DO.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BRING BACK A TELEWORK POLICY FOR SO MANY REASONS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT WILL ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT.
I'M SPEAKING TO YOU BECAUSE OF DECISIONS I MAKE WHEN I'M NOT ALLOWED TO WORK FROM HOME THAT AFFECT A HEALTHY WORKING ENVIRONMENT.
I FELT PRESSURE TO COME BACK TO WORK IN PERSON IN ORDER TO MEET BOARD MATERIAL DEADLINES.
I CAME TO THE BUILDING STILL SICK TO DO WORK THAT I COULD HAVE DONE AT HOME WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE, INTERACTING WITH MY CO WORKERS SAFELY.
>> PREVIOUSLY, THE TELEWORK POLICY ALLOWED TWO DAYS A WEEK TO WORK FROM HOME.
UNDER THIS POLICY, I WOULD NOT HAVE RISKED MAKING OTHER PEOPLE SICK BY COMING INTO THE OFFICE WHEN I COULD EASILY HAVE DONE THE WORK AT HOME.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE WITH THE PREVIOUS TELEWORK POLICY.
I HAD MORE TIME FOR WORK AND LESS TIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN HEADING NORTH TO POINT PINOLE, WALCOTT CANYON, CARQUINEZ STRAIT, CROCKETT HILLS, I FEEL PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN BERKELEY.
HOWEVER, THE TRAFFIC ON 80, AS WE PROBABLY ALL KNOW, ON THE WAY TO OAKLAND, IS ALWAYS BAD AND SOMETIMES CAN TAKE 1-2 HOURS LONGER DURING RUSH HOUR.
RETURNING TO MY HOUSE IN BERKELEY FROM POINT PINOLE IS ONLY 30 MINUTES.
RETURNING TO PERALTA OAKS FROM POINT PINOLE CAN TAKE UP TO TWO HOURS AND I'VE DONE IT TWO HOURS.
FOR ONE DAY, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT FOR A YEAR, IT'S ABOUT A MINIMUM OF 120-240 HOURS OF WORK TIME LOST THAT I COULD BE WORKING INSTEAD OF DRIVING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE.
DRIVING INSTEAD OF FINISHING WORK IN THE PARK,
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DRIVING INSTEAD OF CHECKING IN ON LAST MINUTE EMAILS OR LAST MINUTE REQUESTS THAT I HAVE TO PUT OFF UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.MY WORK DAY LOSES WHEN I DON'T HAVE THE OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME.
IT'S A WASTE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PAY ME TO SIT IN TRAFFIC WHEN I DON'T NEED TO.
IT INCREASES OUR CARBON EMISSIONS WHEN I'M SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR THOSE EXTRA HOURS.
AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM MY CO WORKERS AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING AND TODAY, I URGE THE BOARD TO DIRECT THE GENERAL MANAGER TO DEVELOP A TELEWORK POLICY THAT KEEPS US THE LEADER THAT WE ARE IN SHOWING UP FOR HEALTHY WORKSPACES AND A HEALTHY PLANET.
TO ALLOW DECISIONS I MAKE AT WORK TO REFLECT THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
NOW, THE CONSENT CALENDAR.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT THEY'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD AT THIS TIME? THEN DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
>> HANG ON A SECOND. I GUESS I'M SUPPOSED TO CALL FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IF THERE ARE ANY?
>> YOU WOULD HAVE INTERRUPTED ME.
>> [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
WE'RE AT THE POINT TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE A MOTION HERE IN A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED? NONE. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
[GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE]
INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED AT THE MAY 2ND, 2025 BOARD PRIORITIES PART 2 STUDY SESSION.THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM DOES NOT REQUIRE A VOTE FROM THE BOARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT MERCURIO AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AMANDA GUYO, ASSISTANT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER.
AS STATED, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS INFORMATIONAL, BUT IT PROVIDES AN UPDATE FROM THE STUDY SESSIONS THAT YOU ALL WENT THROUGH EARLIER THIS YEAR, SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING AN UPDATE TO THE ITEMS YOU STATED AT THE MAY STUDY SESSION WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO RECORD YOUR INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES.
I'M JUST GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF WHO HELPED FILL OUT THE LARGE CHART TO PROVIDE YOU UPDATES AS OF SEPTEMBER.
THERE HAS BEEN WORK THAT HAPPENED SINCE THEN, BUT IT PROVIDES YOU AN UPDATE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST.
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THERE WERE TWO STUDY SESSIONS IN AHEAD OF THE 2023 BUDGET.
THE BOARD TOOK ON THIS PROCESS.
THE FIRST STUDY SESSION YOU PARTICIPATED BACK IN APRIL ALLOWED FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THEIR KEY INITIATIVES ARE FOR THE END OF 2025 AND INTO 2026, ALL FORMING THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS.
THEN WE HEARD FROM YOU ALL ABOUT YOUR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER PRIORITIES WHERE YOU STATED OUT DIFFERENT INITIATIVES FOR YOUR WARD AND DISTRICT WIDE.
THEN TODAY WE'RE HERE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON JUST A QUICK ANALYSIS OF WHERE SOME OF THOSE PRIORITIES LANDED, AND THEN YOU ALL HAVE THE INFORMATION IN YOUR PACKET AS TO SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EACH PROJECT OR PROGRAM OR POLICY.
THEN AS STATED, ALL OF THIS IS HELPING TO INFORM THE 2026 BUDGET PROCESS, WHICH IS REALLY KICKED OFF AND WILL BE FURTHER PRESENTED TO THE BOARD THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH IS ATTACHMENT B, THE LARGE CHART PROVIDES AS STATED, 86 PRIORITIES.
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SOME ARE CARRIED OVER 2023-2024 AND NOW 2025.THIS PIE GRAPH SHOWS THE CARRYOVER VERSUS THE NEW ONES THAT WERE STATED IN 2025, SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT SNAPSHOT THAT SHOWS YOU ARE STAYING ALIGNED WITH YOUR PRIORITIES AS STAFF WORKS THROUGH THEM ON OUR WORK PLANS.
THIS NEXT SLIDE ALSO SUPPORTS THAT.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE CHART ALSO PROVIDES DIFFERENT CATEGORIES ON THE STATUS.
YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR STATED PRIORITIES ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS OR THEY'RE ONGOING.
ONGOING MEANS THAT THEY'RE HAPPENING A YEAR AFTER YEAR, THEY HAVE A DEDICATED BUDGET TO IT.
IN PROGRESS, MEANS STAFF IS WORKING TOWARDS THOSE REALLY DEVELOPING A RESOURCE OR HAS BUDGET PROPOSALS IN THE WORKS.
I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOUGH THERE ARE CARRYOVER ITEMS THEY ARE BEING WORKED ON.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, THEY'RE THE MAJORITY.
IT'S A POSITIVE THING THAT STAFF IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR PRIORITIES BEING STATED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRIORITIES THAT YOU ALL STATED INDIVIDUALLY, WHICH IS ALSO CATEGORIZED IN YOUR CHART, SEPARATED BY THESE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
BUDGET ITEMS SPEAKING TO USUALLY NEW POSITIONS, NEW FUNDING, NEW STAFFING, LAND ACQUISITION, SHOWN HERE AT 9% REALLY SPEAKS TO THE ACQUIRING OF NEW LAND.
POLICIES, YOU CAN THINK OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES, OTHER POLICIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO, PERHAPS THE ART POLICY AS WE GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT PLAN.
PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE ANOTHER BIG CHUNK OF 34%, THINGS THAT WE ARE ADMINISTERING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THEN PROJECTS WHICH YOU HEARD A LOT ABOUT ON FRIDAY, REALLY CATEGORIZING CAPITAL PROJECTS, DISCRETE PROJECTS OVER 100,000.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT IS THE MAJORITY OF YOUR PRIORITIES STATED HERE.
THEN AS STATED, THESE INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIES ARE REALLY HELPFUL TO STAFF AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND THEN AS WELL AS DEVELOPING WORK PLANS FOR 2026.
JUST SOME NEXT STEPS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF, IT'LL BE COMING TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW IN NOVEMBER.
THEN THE PAC WILL TAKE A REVIEW AND THEN COME TO YOU ALL FORMALLY HERE AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN EARLY DECEMBER WITH ADOPTION IN DECEMBER 16, MIDDLE DECEMBER.
THEN JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THE PRIORITIES ARE BEING KEPT YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT STAFF IS ALSO LONG TERM, THEY DON'T GO AWAY.
THE DISTRICT PLAN IS ALSO WE'RE TAKING THIS INFORMATION IN FOR THAT AS WELL.
THEN, OF COURSE, WITH YOUR CONTINUED REVIEW OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, ALL OF THAT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND USEFUL FOR THIS INFORMATION.
I'LL STOP THERE AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
SABRINA, I THINK WANTS TO MENTION SOMETHING.
>> JUST REALLY BRIEFLY. THANK YOU, AMANDA.
I THINK THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THAT IT TAKES A LOT TO TAKE ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND BOIL THEM DOWN INTO DIGESTIBLE ITEMS INTO THE TABLE.
THEN THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF.
THERE'S A LOT OF ANALYSIS THAT GOES INTO PROVIDING THE UPDATES.
THIS WAS I THINK STARTED, I WANT TO SAY MAYBE COLIN REMEMBERS, MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS AGO.
WE'RE REALLY A DESIRE BY THIS BODY TO HAVE FEEDBACK ON THE ITEMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT UP, AND WHERE THEY ARE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ANALYSIS.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR JUST PUTTING INTO, I THINK, WHAT DID YOU SAY 86 ITEMS? WITH THAT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE LAST THING, WHICH IS WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY TOWARDS REALLY TRYING TO GET PAST JUST HAVING INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS PRIORITIES TO WORKING TOWARDS REALLY MUCH MORE AS A BODY, HERE'S THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'VE GOT SOME THOUGHTS ON OUR WORK PLAN FOR 2026, SOME IDEAS THAT WE ARE GOING TO FLOAT WITH YOU ALL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT.
THIS WAS A WORK IN PROGRESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO TRY TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES OUT, BUT ULTIMATELY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ENGAGING THE BODY AS A WHOLE SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE MAJORITY OF YOU REALLY WANT US TO WORK ON.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. THE ITEMS THAT ARE AT THE END OF THE LIST ARE THE NEWER ONES?
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>> NO. THEY'RE CATEGORIES BY TYPES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, WHAT I MENTIONED, LIKE THERE'S A BUDGET SECTION, A POLICY SECTION.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT WAS NUMBER 4 LAST YEAR COULD BE NUMBER 7 THIS YEAR?
>> YES. THE ORDER DOES NOT MEAN PRIORITY.
I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THING.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD ON THIS? YES. GO AHEAD.
>> I JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT AT THE TIME THAT WE DID THIS, MAY 2ND, I HAD RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK FROM SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO LIVE IN WARD 5.
I SHARED THIS AT THE MEETING THAT I'M NOT DOING A GOOD JOB ADVOCATING FOR WARD 5 HERE AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS.
SINCE THIS MAY 2ND BOARD STUDY SESSION, I KNOW I'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM OUR GENERAL COUNSEL ABOUT DUTY OF LOYALTY AND THAT I MIGHT BE ADVOCATING TOO MUCH FOR WARD 5.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PICKLE AND I'M JUST CURIOUS OF THIS.
I KNOW WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS TODAY, BUT SHOULD THERE BE A REVIEW BY THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL IN REGARDS TO DUTY OF LOYALTY, I JUST WONDER IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR CLARIFICATION FROM OUR GENERAL COUNSEL, IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BE USED IN SUCH A PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SAN JUAN.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE HAD A CONVERSATION OFFLINE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE MISUNDERSTOOD MY ADVICE REGARDING DUTY OF LOYALTY.
CERTAINLY WHEN YOU'RE EXPRESSING YOUR PRIORITIES, THESE ARE SIMPLY YOUR PRIORITIES.
THERE'S NO BOUNDARIES AS TO WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T ADVOCATE FOR IN TERMS OF PUTTING FORTH YOUR PRIORITIES.
>> THIS WAS BEFORE I RECEIVED THAT WARNING, AND SO I JUST QUICKLY DID A CHECK FOR WARD 5 GOALS.
I DO RECOGNIZE I HAVE 10 ON HERE AND THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER WARDS.
HOWEVER, IT IS THE SAME NUMBER THAT PRESIDENT MERCURIO HAS ON HIS.
IT'S NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF BOUNDS. THANK YOU.
>> JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PROCESS.
I APPRECIATED HEARING WHERE YOU'RE HEADED BECAUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE DISCOMBOBULATED.
AS WE GET SEVEN BOSSES TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO, IT SEEMS LIKE OUR SEVEN WARDS WISH LISTS, WHICH IS FUN ARE GOOD TO DO, BUT GOING FORWARD, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD AS A TEAM.
ALONG THOSE LINES, I WOULD JUST ASK IF WE'LL ALSO BE DOING SOME TYPE OF RANKING IN THOSE OR MAYBE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE PLAN.
YOU SAID YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INPUT, BUT OUT OF 86, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE BUDGET STRESSES GOING FORWARD, HOW DO WE AS A TEAM, FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES WE PRIORITIZE AND WHICH ONES DO WE LET GO? SIMILAR TO THE CIP SESSION WE HAD THE OTHER DAY.
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY GET INTO THAT LEVEL.
STAFF PRESENTED US WITH 30 PROJECTS AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT I STILL AM UNCLEAR AND WANT TO HEAR BECAUSE I WORK BETTER TOGETHER WHEN I HEAR FROM OTHERS ABOUT THEIR WISH LISTS AND THEIR PRIORITIES.
THAT'S A QUESTION, A COMMENT, BUT WILL THERE BE SOME RANKING TO HELP US PRIORITIZE THESE PRIORITIES?
>> LIKE I SAID, I THINK I WALKED INTO AN ORGANIZATION WHERE THE STAFF AND THE BOARD, IT WAS LIKE 1,000 PRIORITIES, WHICH WAS THE EQUIVALENT OF HAVING NO PRIORITIES.
TRYING TO GET TO THAT POINT IS DEFINITELY OUR COLLECTIVE DESIRE.
HOW WE GET THERE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, I THINK WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST QUARTER OR SO NEXT YEAR. APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT, AND IT HAS BECOME FOR ME A VERY GO TO TOOL THAT I USE WHEN I'M DOING MY OWN THINKING, AND JUST WANTED TO STATE MY APPRECIATION FOR WHAT GOES INTO THIS.
>> I WAS WAITING FOR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK YOU DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON THIS.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TAKE WHAT WE SAY AT THIS MEETING AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A LIST OF PRIORITIES AND THEN TRACK ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL 86 PRIORITIES.
REALLY, IT'S HUGE AND IT GIVES MORE STRUCTURE TO THIS PROCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT'S IN STORE GOING FORWARD THAT
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THE GM MENTIONED ABOUT TRYING TO LOOK AT PRIORITIES AS A BODY TO GIVE STAFF MORE CLEAR DIRECTION AS WELL. THANK YOU.>> I'M LOOKING FOR QUESTIONS NOW, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE BOARD COMMENTS AFTER THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS?
>> I'LL PUT THIS IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION.
>> EXCELLENT. I'M SURE YOU WILL.
>> I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS TO PLEASANTON RIDGE, NUMBER 60, AND THERE IS A CLAIM THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PHILLIPS SHOALS TRAIL, AND THEY REFERRED TO IN 2025 ARE ALMOST DONE WITH 2025.
ARE WE DONE WITH THE PHILIPS SHOALS TRAIL?
>> MAX GORDON, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER.
WORK'S GONE REALLY WELL ON THAT TRAIL.
WE'VE COMPLETED MORE THAN HALF OF THE TRAIL CONSTRUCTION.
THERE'S JUST HAVING THE WINTER FOR SOME OF THE WORK TO SETTLE IN AND THEN DO SOME FINAL TOUCH UP IN THE SPRING IS WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THAT PROJECT.
>> YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION.
>> VERY GOOD. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS?
YOU CAN STOP SHARING AND BRING DOWN THE SLIDES.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. JUST THREE MINUTES.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE BACK HERE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M MIMI DEAN, AND I'M FROM SAN LORENZO AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING BOTH THE YOUTH GROUP AND THE ADULT GROUP THAT'S PART OF OUR SOS, SAVE OPEN SPACE AT SKY WEST, THE FORMER GOLF COURSE IN HAYWARD, THAT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO SAN LORENZO.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THIS LOVELY PRIORITY LIST.
I'D LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK DIRECTOR ESPANA AND DIRECTOR ROSSBY.
BECAUSE AS READING THROUGH THIS LIST, I CAN SEE THAT DIRECTOR ROSSBY HAS A GOAL OF DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEYWARD REC ALONG THE SAN LORENZO CREEK TRAIL.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT THE TRAIL THAT WE HOPE TO GET THROUGH SKY WEST TO THE CREEK TRAIL, SO WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY TO COL CANYON.
THEN I'D LIKE TO THANK DIRECTOR ESPANA FOR HER PRIORITY TO PROVIDE MORE USAGE FOR BIKES AND WALKERS ALONG THE SAN LORENZO CREEK AND THE SAN LIANA CREEK.
THEN I WAS REALLY LOOKING THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT PRIORITY THINGS AND WOW, WHAT A LIST YOU GUYS HAVE HERE? NUMBER 15 FOR THE STAFF TO UTILIZE ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHIC EQUITY.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE MAP OVER THERE ON THE WALL, WE CAN SEE ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACE, ALL THESE PARKS, BUT I SEE A BIG SPACE THAT IS THE SAN LORENZO HAYWARD AREA THAT COULD REALLY USE SOME MORE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS AND ALL THE COOL STUFF THAT YOU GUYS DO.
I WAS ON A WALK WITH A BUNCH OF SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS LAST WEEK AT THE HAYWARD SHORELINE, LOOKING AT THE FIRST MILE PROJECT, HESPOS PROJECT, AND THE MARSH AND THE HORIZONTAL LEVEE THAT OLOLAMA HAS.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT HAVING AN INTEGRATED NATURE-BASED APPROACH TO DEALING WITH COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE.
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I THINK SKY WEST AND BUILDING TRAILS IN SKY WEST AND DOING ALL KINDS OF PLANTINGS IN SKY WEST, WHICH IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE MARSH, IS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY.IN ADDITION, WE KNOW THAT SKY WEST IS LOCATED IN A VERY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.
IT'S VERY DENSELY POPULATED THE A STREET CORRIDOR.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THIS LIST AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO PRESERVE SKY WEST.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU WE SAW A BALD EAGLE DOWN ON THE SHORELINE WHEN WE WERE THERE LAST WEEK AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT MIMI DEAN WAS SAYING.
I LOVE SKY WEST, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BECOME AN OPEN SPACE PARK.
I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS CONSIDERING THAT.
LIKE MIMI SAID, WHERE WE LIVE, HEYWARD ACRES IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT, RIGHT NEXT TO SKY WEST.
IT'S CONSIDERED ONE OF THE POREST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA.
THEY WOULD REALLY COULD USE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I REALLY THINK THAT SKY WEST SHOULD BE AN ACQUISITION.
IT SHOULD BECOME PART OF THE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT.
I WAS JUST OUT THERE LAST NIGHT.
IT'S REALLY PRETTY WITH THE FULL MOON, AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PONDS OUT THERE AND THESE TURTLES THAT I FORGET WHICH ONES THEY ARE, MIMI.
YEAH, WESTERN POND, THAT THEY'RE ALMOST ON THE EXTINCT LIST.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I APPRECIATE THAT.
ALSO SAN LORENZO CREEK TRAIL, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US.
WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOREVER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
MAKING THAT A PRIORITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT ON THE LIST.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I LOVE EAST BAY PARK DISTRICT, THE TRAILS.
I'M ALWAYS OUT THERE BY THE BAY.
THAT GOES RIGHT INTO SAN LORENZO AND BIKING ALONG THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IT'S NEAT TO SEE THE INNER WORKINGS.
I GUESS IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE.
ANYWAY, YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR COMING. ANY OTHERS?
>> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM.
>> NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ONE.
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THE PRIORITIES.
WHEN YOU'VE PACKAGE THEM ALL TOGETHER SO WE CAN SEE THEM ON THE INDIVIDUAL SLIDES.
BUT GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THIS FIRST TIME, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO US WORKING EVEN MORE TOGETHER TO STREAMLINE IT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF PRIORITIES FOR STAFF GOING INTO BUDGETING AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE OUT SOME OF THE ONGOING THINGS AND REALLY IDENTIFYING WHAT IS BOARD VISION FOR THIS ENTIRE PART, I THINK WOULD ENHANCE IT.
BUT WHAT I DO LIKE IS THAT WE DID GET TO AN UPDATE ON THESE DIFFERENT THINGS TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT.
JUST LOOK FORWARD WORKING ON THE NEXT ITERATION BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN ITERATION.
IT EVEN GOT ME TO THINK ABOUT, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WHEN I CAME OUT AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER, I'M LIKE, ALL THESE LOOK GREAT.
THIS IS HERE, BUT WE'VE ALSO TO HAVE GOTTEN UPDATES ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
IT EVEN GIVES ME A DIFFERENT LENS GOING INTO THIS PROCESS, ANOTHER CYCLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH STAFF AND THE BOARD.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD TODAY? YES.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO THROW OUT A FEW COMMENTS IN A ROW, AND I GUESS IT COULD BE NOTED, BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING ON MY COMMENTS ARE TRYING TO DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THEM, AND REITERATING THE EARLIER COMMENT, WHATEVER WE CAN DO IN DIRECTOR ESPANA'S COMMENT TO RANK THESE IN CRITERIA FOR US, FOR YOU, FOR ALL OF US TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH EACH OF THESE.
ONE OF THEM, JUST AS A COMMENT ON NUMBER 51 ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY.
I THINK DEL VAL SHOULD BE ON THAT AS WELL.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A CORRECTION OR A COMMENT FOR WATER QUALITY.
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DOESN'T DEL VAL ALSO HAVE BLUE GREEN ALGAE WATER QUALITY ISSUES.>> I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT ITEM NUMBER 51.
>> I JUST THOUGHT THAT WE LIST ALL THE OTHER LAKES, WHICH I THINK DIRECTOR ECHOLS HAS ASKED FOR IN THE PAST, ALSO FOR A BIG PICTURE VIEW SHADOW CLIFFS.
I JUST DON'T SEE DEL VAL ON THERE.
THAT'S JUST A COMMENT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE ADDED.
ON NUMBER 14, AS FAR AS LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, I WOULD JUST COMMENT.
I KNOW YOU JUST WANT INPUT, BUT NOW IS THE TIME, I GUESS AS GOOD AS ANY FOR ME.
I'D WE HAD A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SOLAR THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE DISTRICT.
IT'D BE GREAT TO TRACK THE SOLAR INSTALLS, THE NUMBER OF KILOWATT HOURS, THE CO_2 EQUIVALENTS.
I THINK ALSO IN THERE, A COUPLE OF TIMES WE'VE ASKED FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AND TRACK FOR HOW DO WE GET TO ZERO WASTE? HOW DO WE DO RECYCLING IN OUR OWN FACILITIES? THAT'S ALL UNDER NUMBER 14.
I SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A LEADERSHIP ROLE GUIDED BY ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE ALSO ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
ARE WE UPDATING OUR BUILDINGS TO SAVE MONEY? OVERALL REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
ON NUMBER 19, I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONTINUE EVERY TIME.
I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE FOR FUEL AND FIRE MITIGATION, BUT TO LIFT UP AT THE SAME TIME RESTORATION.
I TALKED RECENTLY ABOUT A PROJECT THE MORAGA INTO FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO JUST COMPLETELY REDO BECAUSE THEY DID THE FUELS MITIGATION, BUT THEY DIDN'T ALONGSIDE IT, LOOK AT RESTORATION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REDONE BECAUSE IT'S NOTHING BUT INVASIVE PLANTS AND THAT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE ARE GOING TO GET TRANSFERRED FORWARD, BUT THESE ARE I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH MY COMMENTS ON THAT ONE WAS NUMBER 19.
ALWAYS WHATEVER WE CAN DO THROUGH FUEL MITIGATION TO LIFT UP THE RESTORATION AT THE SAME TIME.
ON NUMBER 24, I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.
WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING FLEETS, BUT I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT WE CAN INCLUDE INCREASING EV CHARGERS AT THE SAME TIME.
OVERALL, ON NUMBER 28, MY LAST COMMENT.
I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH A COUPLE BIG PROJECTS IN MY WARD.
I THINK WE ALL DO HAVE BIG PROJECTS.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE MORE INPUT, EITHER A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR OR SOME TYPE OF ONE-PAGE FACT SHEET THAT WE CAN HAND OUT WHEN WE GO TO THE COMMUNITY.
MAX HAS BEEN GREAT LATELY GIVING ME TALKING POINTS AND EVEN GOING TO SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS.
BUT I HOPE GOING FORWARD IN THIS PRIORITIES LIST ITEM 28 MIGHT ALSO INCLUDE HOW WE MIGHT DO ONE PAGERS AND/OR.
WE DID A GREAT JOB TOO, ON THE BIKE TRAIL OF UPDATING THE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS GREAT, LAKE TEMESCAL.
ANYWAY, THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS.
I'LL THROW OUT THERE INSTEAD OF QUESTIONS. I LOVE THIS LIST.
I LOVE LIKE COLIN SAID, OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH AND CHECK OFF.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ALSO WEAVE IN SOME OF THOSE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT PARTICULARLY THE ONES THAT HELP GUIDE US IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, APPRECIATE THE LIST AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
GO AHEAD, DENNIS, IF YOU WANT TO.
YEAH, I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY COMMENTS GLOBAL, BUT NOW SINCE WE'RE GETTING INTO MORE SPECIFICS, CAN YOU JUST ALSO INCLUDE IN NUMBER 57 THE REALLY GOOD NEWS ABOUT HAVING CLOSED THE DEAL ON POINT MOLATE.
CERTAINLY WILL HELP US GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS DEVELOPING POINT MOLATE AS A REGIONAL PART. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOSH, NO I HAVE TO CHANGE THESE QUESTIONS TO COMMENTS.
ON NUMBER 2, ENSURE LONG-TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PARCEL TAX BALLOT MEASURE.
THE DOCUMENT SAYS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ADVANCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISTRICT PLAN, THE PARK DISTRICT HAS CONVENED AN INTERNAL STAFF WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF A PARCEL TAX.
I WOULD HOPEFULLY ASK TO HAVE SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDED OR TO INCLUDE THE BOARD IN THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE VITAL IF WE'RE GOING TO PASS A PORTAL PARCEL TAX.
IT WILL BECOME A POLITICAL ISSUE, AND WE'RE SUPPOSEDLY THE POLITICAL PRACTITIONERS UP HERE, SO I HOPE WE CAN BE INCLUDED IN THAT WORKING GROUP.
ON NUMBER 33, RESTORE THE APPRENTICEHIP PROGRAM.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO TURN OUT TO BE AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM FOR THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS A WAY NOT ONLY TO GET IN-HOUSE PEOPLE THAT KNOW THE PARK DISTRICT THAT HAVE SKILLS, AND THAT CAN PROMOTE UP TO INCREASE THEIR SKILLS AND HELP THE DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE HIRED AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, AND I HOPE THAT, NO,
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WE HIRED AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, PARDON ME, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIRING AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC, CARPENTER PAINTER, AN AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN.THERE'S LOTS OF POSSIBILITIES.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO PRONE UP.
ON THE NUMBER 50 REPLACE ALL CHEMICAL TOILETS IN THE PARKS.
THE PORTABLE TOILET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 15 YEARS, AND WE'VE SPENT LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY ON RESTROOM INSTALLATIONS.
I THINK EVERYONE WOULD AGREE THAT'S A GREAT THING TO DO.
BUT WE LISTED CARQUINEZ STRAIT COMING UP IN 2025 AND SOME OTHER ONES, ROBERT CROWN, LAS TROPUS.
ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD PLEASE ASK THIS BOARD TO RECONSIDER STANFORD AVENUE STAGING AREA.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST USED PLACES IN THE PARK DISTRICT.
I'M TOLD AND I'M SURE IT'S MORE NOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS TWO YEARS AGO, $11,000 A YEAR TO HAVE A PORTABLE CHEMICAL TOILET COMPANY PUT IN PORTABLE CHEMICAL TOILETS AT THAT FAIRLY NICE STAGING AREA.
IT'S UGLY. CHEMICAL TOILETS ARE UGLY, AND OUR CHEMICAL TOILETS ARE BETTER THAN THE UGLY ONES THAT WE RENT FOR $11,000.
I HOPE WE CAN CONSIDER PUTTING STANFORD AVENUE IN THE MIX.
I KNOW IT'S A POLITICAL DEAL, BUT WE JUST HAD A RECENT MEETING WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN FREMONT, AND THE MAYOR SAID HE WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO REVISIT THAT BECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS HOW UGLY THOSE TOILETS LOOK.
WE TALKED ABOUT PHILLIPS SHOALS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
>> YEAH. I JUST LIKE TO STATE, I DON'T THINK I DID ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT THIS WORKSHOP COMPARED TO MY COLLEAGUES IN REGARDS TO PROVIDING GOALS.
HOWEVER, IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE SOME OF THE WARD 5 GOALS, IRON HORSE TRAIL EXTENSION INTO LIVERMORE, RECOGNIZING THAT ACTUALLY THAT'S COMPLETED.
WE'VE DONE THAT. IT'S UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE.
WE NOW HAVE IT IN OUR BROCHURE.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE.
WHILE I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE UPDATES REGARDING THE ALAMEDA TESLA STATE PARK, I CAN REMOVE THAT FROM A WAR 5 GOAL.
WHILE I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT AND TO HELP INCREASE AWARENESS OF OUR AIR SUPPORT UNIT AT THE LISMORE AIRPORT, I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THAT AS WELL.
THAT WAY, I'M NOT PUTTING FORWARD TOO MANY GOALS FOR WARD 5. THANK YOU.
IN MY GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT DAYS.
I HAD A SIMILAR THING THAT I DID TO THIS AND $200 MILLION 10 YEAR CIP, CHASING DOWN 30 ENGINEERS TO GET INFORMATION.
NO OFFENSE, BUT I'M MARRIED TO ONE AND ALL MY FRIENDS ARE, SO I CAN SAY THAT.
IT WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE, AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE GOING ON GOING AFTER ALL BECAUSE THOSE REPRESENT DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTING THAT VERBIAGE AND EVERYTHING IN THERE.
THEN THERE'S THE WHOLE VALUE TO HAVING IT ALL IN ONE PLACE, HAVING IT ALL ON ONE LIST.
AS I READ THROUGH IT ALL, THE SHEER DIVERSITY OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT LIST IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL THAT IN THERE.
I ALSO LOVE THE WAY IT'S SORTED TOO WITH THOSE CATEGORIES AND STUFF.
IT HELPS YOU TO READ THROUGH FOCUSED ON ONE ASPECT THAT WE DO AND THEN MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ASPECT WITHOUT HAVING TO JUMP BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TRAILS AND INVASIVES AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.
I THINK THAT'S GOOD. I HAVE TO COMMEND THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR OVERSEEING THIS PROCESS AND HELPING IT TO GROW INTO WHAT IT IS NOW.
I MAY HAVE SOME TWEAKINGS ON THE VERBIAGE ON SOME OF THE ONES, SO I MIGHT BE CONTACTING YOU LATER ON THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT NOW, BUT IT LOOKS GREAT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY GET OUR ARMS AROUND ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO.
>> GREAT. I'D OFFER THAT TO ANY OF YOU IF YOU HAVE EDITS OR THINGS YOU WANT TO ADD.
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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU.>> THAT'S IT FOR THAT ONE. THANK YOU.
[ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION]
NEXT IS AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT 190 ACRES AND AN ACCESS EASEMENT FROM WEST COAST HOME BUILDERS, TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE $165 IN MEASURE WW FUNDS, RECORD A COVENANT TO RESTRICT USE OF PROPERTY AND ENTER INTO A GRAZING LICENSE AT THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK - HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50.HAVING SAID ALL THAT, WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN? THAT'S A LOT. MEANS WE GOT SOME LAND. WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME LAND.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RACHEL LIM.
I'M REAL ESTATE MANAGER ON THE LAND ACQUISITION TEAM.
AS PRESIDENT MERCURIO SAID, TODAY, I'M PRESENTING ON THE BRITTON AND BRITTON ADJACENT DEDICATION AT THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK - HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50.
AGAIN, AS YOU NOTED, THIS JUST HAS A COUPLE OF ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
I'M SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT 190 ACRES IN FEE ALONG WITH AN EXCESS EASEMENT, TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY AND CLOSING COSTS, RECORD A COVENANT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF PROPERTY AND ENTER INTO A GRAZING LICENSE.
JUST TO ORIENT YOU, THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACQUIRE IS SHOWN IN ORANGE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT CONNECTS THE FORMER CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION TO THE WEST, TO THE HESS CREEK PROPERTY TO THE EAST.
THE PROPERTY IS NORTH OF KIRKER PASS ROAD.
AS I'LL EXPLAIN IN A MOMENT, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SOME TIME.
I KEPT THIS OLDER MAP HERE WITH THE OLD CONCORD HILLS REGIONAL PARK LABELS FOR A LITTLE HISTORICAL FLARE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE THE AERIAL WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
THIS PROPERTY IS COMING TO THE PARK DISTRICT AS PART OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVANCY, THE CITIES OF PITTSBURGH AND BRENTWOOD AND THREE DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING WEST COAST HOME BUILDERS, THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTIES WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.
THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPERS TO DONATE LAND IN LIEU OF DEVELOPMENT FEES.
THIS DONATION IS EXAMPLE OF THAT PROCESS.
IT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES MITIGATION FOR THE BRIDLE GATE DEVELOPMENT IN BRENTWOOD.
THAT DEVELOPMENT IS NOW MOVING FORWARD, SO THE PROPERTY IS BEING OFFERED TO DEDICATION TO THE PARK DISTRICT.
THE CONSERVANCY AND THE PARK DISTRICT IDENTIFY THESE TWO PROPERTIES AS ACCEPTABLE DONATION SUBJECTS IN THE LATE 2010S.
ALTHOUGH THE PARK DISTRICT IS NOT A PARTY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEVELOPERS AND THE CONSERVANCY, OUR STAFF PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES AT THE TIME.
ONE OTHER PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THAT AGREEMENT, THE NORTONVILLE STRIPE LEASE.
ALREADY CAME TO PARK DISTRICT IN 2020.
IF THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR, THIS IS A SUBSEQUENT PHASE OF THOSE PLAN DELEGATIONS.
THIS PROPERTY WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING ADVANTAGEOUS FOR ACQUISITION PRIMARILY DUE TO ITS CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN EXISTING PARK DISTRICT LAND, AS YOU SAW ON THE MAPS.
ACQUISITION OF THIS PROPERTY HELPS TOWARD A LONG TERM GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A LINKAGE BETWEEN THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK AND BLACK DIAMOND MINES.
ALONG WITH A FEE DONATION, THE PARK DISTRICT WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN ACCESS EASEMENT WHICH CONNECTS THE PROPERTY TO A PUBLIC STREET.
THE ACCESS EASEMENT WILL ONLY BE FOR PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS AND NOT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
IN THE FUTURE, THIS PROPERTY MAY BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC VIA TRAIL CONNECTIONS FROM SOUTH OF BAILEY ROAD OR FROM THE HESS CREEK PROPERTY.
ACQUISITION ALSO PRESERVES THE HILLSIDE AND VIEW SHED BEHIND THE CITY OF CONCORD.
THE PROPERTY HAS A YEAR ROUND SPRING AND POND, WHICH YOU SAW IN AN EARLIER PHOTO, AND THEY BOTH PROVIDE HABITAT FOR RIPARIAN SPECIES AND ARE HELPFUL FOR A GRAZING PROGRAM.
GRAZING WILL BE INITIALLY MANAGED UNDER A LICENSE BACK TO WEST COAST HOME BUILDERS, WHICH IS PER THE TERMS OF THE MITIGATION AGREEMENT.
THE LICENSE WILL BE OFFERED AT NO COST FOR 20 YEARS.
OTHERWISE, THE GRAZING LICENSE IS THE PARK DISTRICT'S STANDARD LICENSE AND GRAZING WILL BE PERFORMED TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS.
TO REITERATE THIS, ACQUISITION PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN EXISTING PARK DISTRICT PROPERTIES.
IT PROTECTS OPEN SPACE AND HABITAT BEHIND THE CITY OF CONCORD AND IS BEING COMPLETED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONSERVANCY.
IT IS DUE TO THEIR AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPER THAT IS COMING TO US.
ONCE THE PARK DISTRICT ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY, WE WILL RECORD A COVENANT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE INSTRUMENT THAT INCORPORATES IT INTO THE CONSERVANCY'S PRESERVE SYSTEM.
JUST TO GO BACK TO THE ITEMS WE'RE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FOR TODAY, WE'RE LOOKING TO ACCEPT LAND AND ACCESS EASEMENTS BACK TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
WE'RE SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY AS WELL AS CLOSING COSTS.
ONCE THE PROPERTY COMES TO THE PARK DISTRICT, WE WILL RECORD THE COVENANT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF PROPERTY, AND WE WILL ENTER INTO THE GRAZING LICENSE WITH WEST COAST HOME BUILDERS.
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IN TERMS OF TIMELINE, WE EXPECT TO CLOSE BY THANKSGIVING, IN ANY CASE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.THANK YOU, AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TODAY? DO WE HAVE ANY? YES.
>> JUST TO SAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ABIGAIL FATEMAN.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVANCY.
I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE.
THIS IS, AS RACHEL ALLUDED TO, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THE 2010S.
IT WAS ALMOST A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STAFF AT THAT TIME.
BUT THE HARD WORK OF THAT GROUP AT REGIONAL PARKS LAID GROUNDWORK FOR THIS GROUP OF STAFF TO TAKE IT UP AND RUN WITH IT.
I WANT TO THANK EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR THE LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP AND MAINTAINING THAT CONTINUITY AS STAFF HAS TURNED OVER, AND THE EXCELLENT WORK HAS CONTINUED.
THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WHEN WE STARTED THESE CONVERSATIONS, THIS WAS A LITTLE TINY PUZZLE PIECE IN A BIG PICTURE, AND IN A VISION THAT WE COLLECTIVELY HAD.
SEEING IT COME TOGETHER AND THE MAP THAT RACHEL SHOWED, IT PERFECTLY FITS IN.
IT DOES WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO, AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
I WANT TO THANK FOLKS WITH THE VISION, STICKING THROUGH IT WHEN WE SOMETIMES SCRATCH OUR HEADS AND WONDER, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? HOW DOES THIS REALLY CONNECT? IT DOES CONNECT. THERE IS A VISION.
WE COLLECTIVELY WILL MAKE IT WORK.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON IS THAT THOUGH WE HAD CONTEMPLATED THIS FOR 15 YEARS, IT ARRIVED ON OUR DOORSTEP WITH MAYBE THREE WEEKS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
IT ARRIVED UNDER A LOT OF POLITICAL PRESSURE, SOME FINE, SOME LESS FINE, AND IT ARRIVED AT A VERY BUSY TIME FOR MY STAFF AS WELL AS REGIONAL PARK STAFF.
THIS WAS IN THE MIDST OF POINT MOLATE CONVERSATIONS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK REGIONAL PARK STAFF FOR STEPPING UP WITH GRACE, PROFESSIONALISM, EFFICIENCY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I THINK ALL OF US THOUGHT CAN WE REALLY DO THIS? WELL, WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT. WE ACTUALLY MADE IT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU TO RACHEL, WHO REALLY PUT IN THE EXTRA EFFORT, AS WELL AS THE REGIONAL PARK STAFF WHO WENT OUT ON SITE WITH THREE DAYS SCHEDULING NOTICE.
MAGICALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I THINK IT SPEAKS A LOT TO THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY, THE PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT OF STAFF WORKING ON THIS AND THIS LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU, AND HAPPY TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER ACQUISITION AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HERE AGAIN, HOPEFULLY SOON.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> YOU MADE IT HAPPEN AND YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHAT YOU DO.
[LAUGHTER] WE'RE HAPPY TO BE PARTNERS IN THIS, OBVIOUSLY.
AM I STILL ON QUESTIONS? YES. SURE.
>> THERE'S AN EXISTING FIRE ROAD THERE.
>> IT'LL BE PART OF A TYPICAL PLANNING PROCESS FOR TRAIL CONNECTIVITY.
>> IT'S NOT PRECLUDED AS LONG AS WE HAVE AN EXISTING TRAIL?
>> NO. IT'S NOT PRECLUDED ON ANY PRESERVED PROPERTIES. IT'S NOT PRECLUDED.
>> THERE WILL BE THIS VISION OF CONNECTING THURGOOD MARSHALL WITH BLACK DIAMOND?
>> ANY OTHER? WELL, THANK YOU.
IT CERTAINLY DOES LOOK LIKE A LITTLE PUZZLE PIECE, JUST LIKE SLIPPED RIGHT IN THERE.
I LOVE THAT, AND I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION THAT COLIN MAY HAVE TOUCHED ON, BUT HOW DO WE GET THE NEXT PUZZLE PIECE, SO WE CAN FINISH OUR PUZZLE? [LAUGHTER]
>> IN PROGRESS, IT SOUNDS LIKE.
>> PATIENCE GETS YOU THOSE AND GOOD WORK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL ABOUT THE CORRIDORS.
>> YES. I TOO MAYBE IT'S THE OCD THING THAT I HAVE GOING IN MY BRAIN, BUT WHEN I SEE A GAP LIKE THAT, I WANT TO FILL IT IN.
WHEN I SEE A HOLE IN A PARK, I WANT TO COLOR IT IN. WE'RE DOING THAT NOW.
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WE DO IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND THIS IS REALLY GREAT.IT'S A LITTLE BIT EXTRA SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT THREE MILES FROM THE NEAREST ANYTHING.
IT'S REALLY BORDERED ON BOTH SIDES BY PLAN THAT WE ALREADY OWN.
I HOPE THAT THAT PROVIDES AN IMPETUS FOR US TO OPEN ACCESS TO IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SINCE IT'S GOING TO REALLY INCREASE THE ATTRACTIVENESS AND THE USEFULNESS OF THE SOUTH OF BAILEY PARCEL BECAUSE IT ALMOST BECOMES AN UNLIMITED EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE ONCE YOU GET INTO THOSE HILLS AND THE WATER, THE PONDS, AND SUCH LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
WE NEED A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THIS.
IT IS WARD. I GUESS THAT FINALLY COMES OUT.
IT IS MY WARD. I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE ACQUISITION OF THIS PARCEL.
>> SECOND FROM COFFEY. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> OPPOSED? NONE. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS SOMETHING FROM FINANCE.
[FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION]
THIS ONE IS AGAIN A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO HERE.THERE'S A WHOLE SEQUENCE THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH HERE.
THE TITLE IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION, DECLARING THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, NUMBER C5 BOREL, CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION, DECLARING RESULTS OF A SPECIAL LANDOWNER ELECTION, AND DIRECTING THE RECORDATION OF A SPECIAL TAX LIEN AND AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES.
WE'RE GOING TO DO ALL THAT RIGHT NOW.
I'M JENNIFER BEER, MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
TODAY, I'LL BE JOINED BY DRAKE HEBERT, SENIOR PLANNER FROM ASD, AS WELL AS TIM SUFFER, MANAGING DIRECTOR FROM OUR CONSULTANTS OVER AT NBS.
TODAY, WE'LL BE PROVIDING YOU WITH DETAILS AS WE LOOK TO OFFICIALLY FORM THE BOREL COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
TODAY, WE HAVE FOUR PRIMARY ACTION ITEMS THAT WE'RE HOPING THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER.
FIRST, WE'RE HOPING THE BOARD WILL APPROVE A RESOLUTION, DECLARING THE FORMATION OF THE BOREL CFD, CALLING AND DECLARING RESULTS FROM THE SPECIAL LAND OWNER ELECTION, AS WELL AS DIRECTING RECORDATION OF THE SPECIAL TAX LIEN, AND LASTLY, TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR LEVY OF THE SPECIAL TAX.
THEN WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND HAND IT OVER TO TIM FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES.
AGAIN, IS TIM SUFFER WITH NBS AND HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS FORMATION.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL TOUCH ON THE SLIDE, BUT THIS IS A CFD FORMATION.
ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF A SIX MONTH WINDOW, IF YOU WILL, FROM WHEN WE STARTED IN APRIL, MAY. THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THAT PROCESS.
IF IT WAS A REGISTERED VOTER ELECTION, OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD BE GOING THROUGH THE REGISTERED VOTERS, BUT IN THIS CASE, IT'S A LANDOWNER ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION WHERE IT'S ESSENTIALLY UNBUILT LAND AT THE MOMENT.
AS YOU KNOW, CFDS ARE CREATED TO FINANCE AND FUND IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES AND THAT KIND OF THING.
IN THIS CASE, IT'LL ONLY BE ON THOSE THAT WE REVIEWED LAST TIME IN TERMS OF THE MAP OF THE NEWLY DEVELOPING AREA.
IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS BASICALLY A SINGLE LANDOWNER, SO THAT THEY VOTE BASED ON THEIR ACREAGE.
THAT BALLOT WAS RETURNED HERE TO THE DISTRICT.
I UNDERSTAND IT WAS OPENED AND WAS AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON THIS, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIFTH CFD FORMATION THAT THE PARK DISTRICT HAS DONE.
THAT'S AT THE 10,000 FOOT LEVEL.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
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I'M NOT SURE. THAT WAS IT?>> SORRY. WE HAD TOUCHED ON THIS LAST TIME, JUST QUICKLY TO GO BACK.
THE CFD ACT WAS CREATED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1982.
THE TWO LEGISLATORS THAT WROTE IT WERE MELLO-ROOS.
THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR THE TERM MELLO-ROOS, BUT I ALWAYS CALL IT A CFD OR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ACT.
AS I MENTIONED, IT'S GENERALLY A REGISTERED VOTER VOTE, BUT IN THIS CASE, THERE'S A LANDOWNER WAY AND REGARDLESS, IT'S A TWO THIRDS APPROVAL PROCESS.
WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH, AS I MENTIONED, THIS SIX MONTH PROCESS.
AT THIS POINT, ASSUMING THAT YOU APPROVE EVERYTHING, AND AGAIN, THE VOTE WAS IN FAVOR OF FORMATION, WE WOULD THE NEXT STEP TO FINALIZE IT IS JUST RECORDING IT WITH THE COUNTY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK TO 10 DAYS.
I THINK YOU WERE GOING TO COVER THIS, CORRECT?
>> ANY QUESTIONS WHILE I'M STILL UP HERE OR WE'LL HOLD TO THE END?
>> I ASSUME THE ELECTION RESULTS WERE A LANDSLIDE.
I DON'T WANT TO LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.
>> DRAKE HEBERT, SENIOR PLANNER, AND THE ELECTION RESULTS WILL BE OFFICIALLY READ LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
I'M HERE TO JUST GIVE A PROJECT DESCRIPTION ON THE BOREL PROPERTY AND THE PROJECT WE ARE UNDERTAKING THERE.
THE PROPERTY WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE PARK DISTRICT BY ITS FORMER OWNER ARMOND BOREL.
IT IS ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING WALNUT ORCHARDS IN THE EAST BAY AND AREA THAT WAS HEAVILY AGRICULTURAL UNTIL THE SOMEWHAT RECENT PAST.
IT IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN DANVILLE RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF SAN RAMON.
IT'S AT THE FOSTORIA WAY AND CAMINO RAMON.
IT IS SURROUNDED BY HIGHWAY 680 ON THE WEST, RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND BIG BOX RETAIL STORES AND A BUSINESS PARK TO THE SOUTH.
THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON WHICH THE CFD WILL BE REPLACED IS DIRECTLY NORTH OF OUR FUTURE PARK.
PARK PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE PARK IS CURRENTLY ONGOING, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THOSE PLANS TO FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS AND AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEM.
JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CFD WILL BE BEING PLACED UPON.
IT IS A BEING DEVELOPED BY TRUMARK HOMES.
THEY ARE BUILDING 167 MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THIS INCLUDES 124 FOR SALE TOWN HOME UNITS AND 43 FOR-RENT BELOW MARKET RATE APARTMENT UNITS.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CFD WAS PART OF THE CONDITION OF PROJECT APPROVAL AND WAS REQUIRED BY THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND TRUMARK HOMES WHEN WE SOLD THIS NORTHERN SEVEN ACRES OF PROPERTY.
THE CFD WILL FUND THE BEFORE MENTIONED 10-ACRE FUTURE BOREL AGRICULTURAL PARK.
WHAT CAN THE CFD FUND? THAT FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR LITTER REMOVAL, RESTROOM AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE, SEASONAL DISKING AND TILLING OF THE WALNUT ORCHARD, WEEDING AND GENERAL LANDSCAPING, RANGER, AND PUBLIC SAFETY PATROL.
THE FULL COST OF OPERATING THE PARK WILL BE GREATER THAN WHAT THE CFD PROVIDES AND THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED DURING OUR PLANNING PROCESS THAT WE ARE UNDERTAKING RIGHT NOW.
WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT ON TO JENNIFER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> SO JUST TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND FOUNDATION DETAILS ON THE CFD RATE CALCULATION.
SO FIRST, THE CFD RATE WAS DERIVED WITH THE BASIC LAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COSTS IN MIND, AND WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE OPERATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WE EXPECT TO NEED.
THE COSTS THAT YOU'LL SEE REFLECT FULLY BURDENED STAFF RATES, AND THIS INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE REGULAR SALARY WAGES, BUT ALSO MEDICAL BENEFITS AS WELL.
AND OUR MODEL ESTIMATES THE NUMBER OF STAFF HOURS WE EXPECT TO NEED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CARRY OUT THE BASIC LAND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
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AND AS A REMINDER, THESE ARE THE MINIMAL BASELINE COSTS SINCE DRAKE MENTIONED PARK PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE PARK IS STILL UNDERWAY.WE DON'T HAVE A FULL PICTURE OF THE LONG TERM OPERATING COSTS JUST YET.
THESE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY OUR DEVELOPER, TRUMARK HOMES, AND THIS IS ALL CODIFIED THROUGH THE RMA DOCUMENT, WHICH WE'VE PROVIDED FOR YOU AS ATTACHMENT 8.
NOW, THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE STAFFING AND THE TASKS THAT WE EXPECT TO NEED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY CARRY OUT THE BASIC LAND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
THESE ARE GENERAL ROUGH ESTIMATES.
THE TOTAL COMES OUT TO ROUGHLY $111,000 PER YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES AN ONGOING ANNUAL ADMIN EXPENSE FROM NBS OF $500.
THE CFD RATE PER UNIT IS SET TO BE $650.46 PER TOWN HOME UNIT, WHICH WILL GENERATE AN ANNUAL REVENUE OF ABOUT $82,000 IN THE INITIAL YEAR OF ASSESSMENT.
WE DO HAVE A 3% ANNUAL ESCALATOR SET IN PLACE, AND SO THIS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE YEAR-OVER-YEAR.
AND THEN AS A SIDE NOTE, UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS, THE CFD CANNOT COVER INTERPRETIVE COSTS, SO THOSE HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION.
AND THEN HERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE $82,000 IN PROJECTIVE CFD REVENUE BY TOWN HOME TYPE.
THE 124 TOWN HOMES ARE SUBJECT TO THAT 3% ANNUAL INCREASE, WHEREAS THE CFD DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FOR-RENT APARTMENT UNITS AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST 55 YEARS, AS LONG AS THEY REMAIN CLASSIFIED AS WELFARE EXEMPT PROPERTY.
BUT IF THAT CLASSIFICATION CHANGES AFTER 55 YEARS, THE APARTMENT UNITS WOULD THEN BE ASSESSED AT 15% OF THE TOWN HOME RATE IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME.
THAT WOULD BE ROUGHLY $487 PER APARTMENT UNIT, WHICH WILL GENERATE ROUGHLY $21,000 AT THAT TIME.
AND THEN THE 3% ANNUAL ESCALATOR WOULD APPLY TO THOSE APARTMENT ITS THEREAFTER, AS WELL.
SO HERE'S A TIMELINE OF THE NEXT STEPS IN APPROVING THE CFD.
WE FIRST PROVIDED THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WITH A PREVIEW OF THE CFD ON AUGUST 13TH.
AND THEN FROM THERE, THE BOARD APPROVED A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE CFD AND APPROVED BOTH THE RMA AND THE BOUNDARY MAP AT THE AUGUST 19TH MEETING.
AND THEN A FEW OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE THEN INCLUDE THE CLERK OF BOARD, SENDING NOTICE FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING, AND ALSO RECORDING THE BOUNDARY MAP WITH CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
AND THE ELECTION MATERIALS WERE MAILED TO THE LAND OWNER AND HAVE SINCE THEN BEEN RECEIVED BACK.
SO TODAY, WE'RE HOPING THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER FULLY APPROVING THE CFD FORMATION, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, AND A LAND OWNER ELECTION, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS FROM THE ELECTION.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE HOPING THE BOARD WILL ALSO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY THE SPECIAL TAX.
TODAY, WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND TAKE ACTION ON THE ITEMS LISTED.
WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, NONE. YEAH, GO AHEAD. SURE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO ALSO RECEIVE THE ELECTION RESULTS?
>> WE DID RECEIVE ELECTION RESULTS.
>> OKAY. AND SO THEN THAT'S ALL BEEN DECLARED. OKAY.
>> SORRY. I JUST REMEMBERED ONE TIME, DIDN'T WE UNSEAL AN ENVELOPE?
>> THAT'S MY QUESTION. THEN THAT'S COMING UP?
>> YEAH. WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEQUENTIALLY GO THROUGH BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL THOSE RESOLUTIONS IN THERE.
ALL THAT STUFF HAS TO BE DONE SEPARATELY.
>> OKAY. I WAS JUST CONFIRMING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT. SO NO QUESTIONS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> ACTUALLY I HAVE A QUESTION. SO JUST CLARIFY SO WE'RE CALLING AN ELECTION, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN VOTED, I'M I UNDERSTANDING THAT CORRECTLY?
>> SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE VOTE. WE'VE ALREADY KNOW THE LAND OWNER, 100% HE HAD WON VOTES. SO WE'RE GOOD.
BUT WE STILL ARE APPROVING A MOTION TO CALL AN ELECTION ON THIS.
>> YOU'RE DECLARING THE RESULTS.
>> THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. THANK YOU.
>> PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE VOTE.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> ARE YOU WANTING TO OPEN IT UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING. [LAUGHTER].
>> SO DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS NOW THAT IT'S PUBLIC HEARING? THAT MIGHT HAVE ATTRACTED ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT WOULD HAVE COMMENT.
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[LAUGHTER]>> SO NOW THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> SO WE CAN CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
LET'S SEE HERE. I GUESS JUST TO OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, ANY COMMENTS.
I KNOW I DO, BUT GO AHEAD. YOU GO FIRST.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I'VE WORKED ON A NUMBER OF THESE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS.
I FORGET HOW MANY YEARS AGO, BUT WERE THE ORIGINAL ONE.
I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC WAY OF FUNDING THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKS.
NOBODY FEELS MUCH PAIN. IT'S SPREAD OUT.
IT'S A BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT COMES AND VISITS THOSE PARKS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DO.
I DON'T WANT TO EDITORIALIZE, BUT TIM SEAFORD, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIM, IS A GREAT GUY.
HE NOT ONLY DOES THIS, BUT HE SPONSORS EVERY CONFERENCE WE GO TO, PREACHES THE GOOD WORD OF CFDS AND WAYS OF FINANCING DISTRICTS LIKE THIS.
THEY PUT OUT A NEWSLETTER, THEIR ORGANIZATION AND FEATURED THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICTS AT ONE POINT.
AND THANKS, TIM. THANKS FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK.
>> YEAH, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP IN THE REALIZATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL PARK IN DANVILLE AND NEXT DOOR IN SAN RAMON.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE NICE WORDS.
I WAS GOING TO JUST TECHNICALLY MENTION THE REASON WE SWITCHED TO CFDS SOME YEARS AGO WAS ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ARE STILL LEGAL, BUT THEY BECAME PROBLEMATIC SOMETIMES LEGALLY.
SO THE CFD IT'S A SMARTER, SAFER WAY FOR EVERYBODY TO PROCEED.
THAT'S MY ONE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
>> SO IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, THE ISSUE BEFORE US IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY FACILITY'S DISTRICT DOWN THERE AT BOREL.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? I'LL MAKE IT.
>> ALL IN FAVOR, I [OVERLAPPING] OPPOSED? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO JUST A POINT OF PROCEDURE HERE, ARE WE ALLOWED TO PROCEED JUST JUST SEQUENTIALLY THROUGH THERE? ARE THERE MORE PRESENTATIONS TO GO AT THESE?
>> NO MORE PRESENTATIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF.
WE'RE JUST MOVING THROUGH ONE AT A TIME.
>> WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING AND DOING THESE VOTES.
I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE OTHER ITEMS, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM.
SO THE NEXT ONE IS A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER C-5, BOREL.
CALLING FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THAT?
>> I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
IS THE PUBLIC HEARING STILL OPEN OR WAS I SUPPOSED TO CLOSE IT?
>> IT'S BEEN CLOSED. IT'S CLOSED.
SO IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
>> SECOND BY WAESPI, ALL IN FAVOR, I [OVERLAPPING].
OPPOSED? NONE. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
NUMBER THREE OF THIS GROUP IS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, DECLARING RESULTS OF A SPECIAL LANDOWNER ELECTION, DIRECTING THE RECORDATION OF A SPECIAL TAX LIEN.
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, AGAIN, NUMBER C-5.
AND YOU HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE ON THIS?
>> AND THE RESULTS OF THE BALLOT MEASURES WERE, YES, THEY PASS.
>> OKAY. SO THERE'S THE SUSPENSE IS OVER NOW.
IT PASSED. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE?
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>> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION SO I CAN UNDERSTAND, SO ON PAGE 164, EXHIBIT A, WHERE IT SAYS THE SPECIAL TAX ELECTION, OCTOBER 7TH, SAID THERE'S EIGHT QUALIFIED LANDOWNER VOTES.
>> ON PER ACRE. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU.
>> SO ONE QUESTION, ANY COMMENTS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS?
>> OKAY. I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AT THIS POINT.
>> IT'S MOVED SECOND? YOU RAISE YOUR HAND?
>> THAT'S OKAY. I GOT ONE ALREADY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? CALL IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I [OVERLAPPING] OPPOSED? CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO NUMBER 4 OF THIS GROUP IS THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES IN A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, NUMBER C-5.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR THIS ONE NOW, I GUESS, TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF THE SPECIAL TAX. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, I [OVERLAPPING] OPPOSED? OKAY, CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS QUADRATA OF ITEMS THAT WE JUST DID.
[HUMAN RESOURCES]
ARE WE READY FOR THIS ONE? RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF RAY IVERSON AS AN INTERIM FIRE CHIEF OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 21221(H).>> GOOD AFTERNOON, JESSICA ROMEO.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF RAY IVERSON AS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION.
THIS RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED BY CALPERS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CALPERS RETIREE TO AN INTERIM POSITION WITHIN A CALPERS AGENCY.
CHIEF IVERSON IS A CALPERS RETIREE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION AS ONE OF THE VERY LAST STEPS IN THIS APPOINTMENT.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING HIM ON BOARD.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PART OF THE PROCESS.
>> LET ME ADD JUST A COUPLE OF EXTRA THINGS.
>> I THINK THE BOARD IS FAMILIAR.
WE ALSO DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR.
I THINK IT WAS WITH CHIEF CRIMES WHEN HE CAME ON AS AN INTERIM POLICE CHIEF FOR US BEFORE CHIEF FOLIC WAS HIRED.
CHIEF IVERSON, HE IS ACTUALLY HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
HE CAN WAVE AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF HERE.
THANK YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH THE MEETING.
WE LIKE TO TEST THEM OUT AND HAVE HIM GO AT THE END.
BUT CHIEF COMES WITH AN INCREDIBLE BACKGROUND AND RESUME.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY PHONE CALL, AND JUST THRILLED FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND WORK WITH CHIEF FOLIC AND THE REST OF THE TEAM AND REALLY WITH ALL OF THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE THE ASSESSMENT THAT THE THIRD PARTY WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH US ON THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR AND SOME OF LAST YEAR, AND CHIEF WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US START TO PUT OUR HEADS AROUND THOSE PIECES AND SET US UP FOR OUR PERMANENT FIRE CHIEF RECRUITMENT PROBABLY LATER NEXT YEAR.
THANK YOU, CHIEF. DO YOU WANT TO COME AND JUST SAY HELLO?
>> THANK YOU, BOARD PRESIDENT MAURO AND GENERAL MANAGER LANDRETH. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
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I'M HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THE MOVING FORWARD ORGANIZATION.I'M FROM THE BAY AREA, FROM THE EAST BAY, BORN AND RAISED.
I WORKED ALL OVER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND I REALLY WAS INTRIGUED WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SERVE WITH THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, AND LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE TO BE HERE TO BE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE AGENCY OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
>> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD?
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WAESPI MOVES ECKO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
>> OPPOSED. YOU GOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, CHIEF.
>> LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS LONG AS YOU'RE HERE.
WE ARE NOW MOVING ALONG TO A GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY?
>> NOT TODAY. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION?
>> THERE ARE NONE. ANYONE CARE TO PROPOSE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? NONE OF THOSE. THE PENULTIMATE ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS BOARD REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED.
[BOARD REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED]
WHO'S READY? DIRECTOR COFFEY, ARE YOU READY?>> ON 917, ATTENDED THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON 919, BOARD SITE TOUR ON 926.
I WAS A SPEAKER FOR THE OAKLAND PARKS AND REC FOUNDATION.
THEY WERE RELAUNCHING THEIR BUSINESS BREAKFAST SERIES, AND SO I SPOKE ON PARKS BEING GOOD FOR BUSINESS AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE ECONOMIC UPDATE OVER TIME ON THE PART.
THEN ALSO JUST AS FAR AS HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR DIFFERENT ACHIEVEMENTS.
ON 926 THAT EVENING, ATTENDED OUTDOOR AFROS CLAMP OUT AND 927, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAPA SOLANO RIDGE TRAIL.
THAT WAS WITH ONE OF MY OLD HATS WITH THE BAY AREA RIDGE TRAIL, BUT WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS.
THIS WAS A PRIVATE PROPERTY TRAIL EASEMENT WHERE WE WORKED WITH THE TUTOR FAMILY.
AS FAR AS THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT TYPE OF INNOVATIVE TRAIL EASEMENT AND WORKING WITH A FAMILY IN NAPA TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR LAND OVER TIME.
THEN JUST AS FAR AS ON 1013, ATTENDED THE CAPITAL PROJECT STUDY AND DISTRICT PLAN BOARD WORKSHOP.
>> THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL WHEN THE RIDGE TRAIL GETS A PRIVATE PROPERTY ACQUISITION. THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
>> THANK YOU. LET ME SEE ON 18TH OF SEPTEMBER, I ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA LABOR COUNCIL'S ANNUAL DINNER FUNDRAISER AT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
ON THE 19TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD SITE TOUR AT BLACK DIAMOND AND CLAYTON RANCH.
I ATTENDED A WALK AND TALK SPONSORED BY ANTIOCH COUNCILWOMAN MONICA WILSON AT THE FORMER RODDY RANCH GOLF COURSE.
ON THE 21ST, I ATTENDED THE CITIZENS FOR EASTER PARKS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DOWN AT THE BERKELEY YACHT CLUB.
ON THE 24TH, I ATTENDED AN ANNUAL EVENT ON BEHALF OF CONTRA COSTA SUPERVISOR KEN CARLSON IN PLEASANT HILL.
ON THE 25TH, I ATTENDED THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF APPRECIATION.
WAS IT A PICNIC OR LUNCHEON OUT ON THE LAWN, WHERE WE ALSO PRESIDENT MERCURIO GOT TO AWARD ASSEMBLY MEMBER LAURIE WILSON,
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THE RADKE AWARD, SO IT WAS A GOOD OUT IN TO SACRAMENTO.THAT EVENING, I ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FISH AND WILDLIFE ANNUAL GET TOGETHER AND NETWORKING EVENT IN MARTINEZ.
ON THE 27TH, I ATTENDED ANOTHER WALK ON TALK THIS TIME AT BAYPOINT, REGIONAL SHORELINE, ON BEHALF OF OR HOSTED BY SUPERVISOR CHANEL SCALES-PRESTON.
THAT AFTERNOON, I ATTENDED A RIBBON CUTTING IN RICHMOND FOR YES NEIGHBORS TO NATURE, AND THEY ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE CONSTRUCTING A NEW BASE CAMP, NEW BUILDING RIGHT ACROSS FROM NICKLE PARK OFF MCDONALD.
THAT NIGHT, I DID SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST PURELY POLITICAL, BUT ATTENDED A MEET AND GREET WITH SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TONY THURMAN, WHO'S A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR AND A RICHMOND RESIDENT.
ON THE 29TH, I HAD ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, AND I ATTENDED, BUT JUST AS AN OBSERVER, THE PAC MEETING, DIRECTOR ECHOLS, WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD THAT EVENING.
ON THE FIRST, I ATTENDED THE HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR AT SHADOW CLIFFS.
ON THE SECOND, I ATTENDED IN MY CAPACITY AS A VOLUNTEER PARK AMBASSADOR.
THEY HAD ONE OF SEVERAL VOLUNTEER LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE IR FOLKS, AND THAT EVENING, I ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA CONFERENCE IN MARTINEZ.
THE THIRD, I ATTENDED THE CAPITAL PROJECT WORKSHOP, DISTRICT PLAN WORKSHOP.
ON THE FOURTH, I ATTENDED AN EVENT BY THE JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST, CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF THEIR PAINTED ROCK OPEN SPACE IN LINDA'S TERRITORY OF MARAGA WHICH INCLUDED A BIT OF A RIBBON CUTTING FOR A CROSSWALK ALONG WITH A HIKE UP INTO THE HILLS.
>> IS THAT PROPERTY NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
>> IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE RIM.
>> I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO UP THERE.
>> IS A GREAT EVENT. FREE HOTDOGS.
>> I'M NOT LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT I'VE DONE, BUT I ALSO CHOOSE NOT TO REPORT MY ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU.
>> I'LL JUST SAY I'M NOT ASKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR ALL OF THESE, BUT I'LL JUST MENTION I HAVE A FAIRLY SHORT LIST ANYWAY.
ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, I ATTENDED OR CHAIRED THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE 19TH OF SEPTEMBER, ATTENDED THE BOARD SITE TOUR AT BLACK DIAMOND MINES, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
ON THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER, I ATTENDED THE SESS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN BERKELEY.
ON THE 24TH, ATTENDED THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ON THE 26, ATTENDED THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR FORMER AC TRANSIT DIRECTOR CHRIS PEEPLES, WHO'S LONG SERVING AC TRANSIT MEMBER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS AND REALLY VISIONARY IN TERMS OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTING CLEAN AIR.
ON 29TH OF SEPTEMBER, ATTENDED THE PAC MEETING, AS YOU HEARD FROM COLIN.
ON OCTOBER 3RD, I ATTENDED THE CAPITAL PROJECT STUDY SESSION AND DISTRICT PLAN BOARD WORKSHOP.
>> I WAS AT NRPA, THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION FROM THE 15TH TO THE 19TH.
ALL I CAN SAY IS 8,000 ATTENDEES AND SO MANY EXHIBITORS OUT THERE.
I DID SEND TWO THINGS OUT THAT I THINK WOULD BE REALLY INTERESTING THAT DO APPLY TO US.
ONE WAS A FABULOUS OUTREACH BY A SMALL GROUP IN KANSAS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO REACH 1,600 SPANISH SPEAKERS USING LOTERIA.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING WE COULD EASILY DO, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DOES IT, THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARK SERVICES DOES IT.
THEY'VE REALLY FOUND A WAY TO TAKE THE LOTERIA AND APPLY IT, PARTICULARLY TO NATURAL RESOURCES.
I CAN'T HELP I SWEAR TO YOU GUYS, I HAD TO DO THIS.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THING I SAW DURING THAT TIME, THERE WAS AN EXHIBITOR THERE THAT HAD THIS BUTTON FOR A POOP PRINTS AND THEY WERE GIVING OUT.
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THIS IS SO BIZARRE, YOU GUYS. I HAD TO SAY THIS.THEY WERE DOING DNA TESTING OF DOG POOP IN PARKS SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY TRACK DOWN AND FIND OUT WHO'S THE CULPRIT OF POOPING IN YOUR PARK.
JUST IN CASE STAFF HAS A USE FOR THAT LET ME KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU HERE.
IT'S GOT THE WEBSITE ON THERE, BUT WHAT A BIZARRE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DATABASE.
I JUST COULDN'T HELP ADD A LITTLE HUMOR TODAY IN MY REPORT OUT.
STRANGE, LITERALLY TAKING DNA TESTS.
WE HEARD A VERY GOOD AND GAVE AN AWARD EARLIER FOR DNA TESTS, BUT WATCH OUT WHERE YOUR DOG IS POOPING BECAUSE THEY MIGHT BE IN A DATABASE.
I ALSO ATTENDED ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, THE CITIZENS FOR EAST SHORE PARKS.
THAT WAS REALLY AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY.
ON THE 24TH, I ENJOYED LISTENING INTO THE EAST BAY FIRE COUNCIL AND HEARING WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
ON THE 24TH, I WAS UP IN SACRAMENTO WITH THE LUNCHEON.
THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH STAFF AND SEE WHO'S DOING WHAT.
SEPTEMBER 25TH, I ATTENDED A CONGRESSMAN DESALI EVENT.
BUSY MONTH, SEPTEMBER 26, LUANA SPOKE AT THE OAKLAND PARKS AND REC FOUNDATION.
I REALLY FOUND THAT A GREAT WIN-WIN TEAMING UP WITH BUSINESS.
LUANA DID A GREAT JOB OF REPRESENTING US.
SEPTEMBER 26 ALSO WAS OUTDOOR AFRO GLAMP OUT.
WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WAS.
SEPTEMBER 27, I DID THE WALK AND TALK WITH BOARD OF SUPERVISOR PRESTON SCALES, AND I ALSO ENJOYED ON THE 30TH A MEET WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIAISONS WITH OUR PEOPLE UP AT THE CITY OF PIEDMONT.
I REALLY ENJOY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
EMPLOYEE SAFETY FAIR WAS GREAT.
I BOUNCED FROM TABLE TO TABLE INTENTIONALLY, JUST TRYING TO GET TO HEAR SOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I ENJOYED MY RAINBOW TROUT STICKERS AND LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE FISH IN OUR PARK, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON WITH FISHERIES.
I HEARD THE JOHN MYER LANTROS, SPOKE OF THE MORAGA CANIS, AND THAT'S WHERE I HEARD ABOUT THE CROSSWALK AND OPENING.
I HAD ALREADY DID A DOSE AND WALK AT THAT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, SO IT'S BEEN OPEN, BUT TO CLOSE THAT UP WITH A SAFE CROSSWALK TO GET OVER TO THAT AND JOINING UP THAT WAS GREAT.
THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN MARTINEZ WAS ON OCTOBER 2ND, AND REALLY ENJOYED THE LAST FRIDAY CIP AND DISTRICT PLAN STUDY SESSION, JUST FELT LIKE WE RAN OUT OF TIME AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE BOARD INPUT ON THOSE TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. ON OCTOBER 1ST, I ATTENDED THE BOARD OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING AND ALSO THE DISTRICT SAFETY FAIR.
LOTS OF FUN TO SEE ALL THOSE GREAT PEOPLE.
ON OCTOBER 3, I ATTENDED THE DISTRICT, THE NEW COMING PLAN WORKSHOP.
IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, THE REST OF THE MONTH, I WAS IN SWITZERLAND, AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I MADE IT.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D MAKE THAT MOUNTAIN, BUT I DID.
IF YOU NOTICE HOW IF YOU CARE, IT WAS A GREAT ROCK CLIMBING EVENT.
GREAT MOUNTAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK CLIMB.
THE SWISS PUT CABLES AND STEPS IN TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE ME MAKE IT TO THE TOP.
>> WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, AND YOU'RE PROBABLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN ZION NATIONAL PARK, AND IT'S LITERALLY BREATHTAKING.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. ANGELS LANDING.
FOR ME, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18 VIA ZOOM I ATTENDED.
THE STATE IS WORKING ON A STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN IT'S CALLED SCORP AND SOMEHOW I ENDED UP ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR THAT.
ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN ATTENDING A FEW MEETINGS ABOUT THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING, AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IN AND TO STATE PARKS, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
ON THE SEPTEMBER 19TH, THE BOARD SITE TOUR, ALSO ON THE 19TH, AFTER THAT, I SOMEHOW MADE IT ALL THE WAY OVER TO HAYWARD.
FOR THE TENNYSON PARK RE OPENING AND AT HARD BEAUTIFUL PARK.
WE DID BASICALLY THE WHOLE THING, REALLY NICE PARK.
ON THE 20TH, I WAS WITH DIRECTOR COFFEY AT THE RODDY RANCH DEER VALLEY WALK AND TALK WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON, AND I WAS ALSO WITH OUR FOLKS ON THE 21ST AT THE CITIZENS FOR EAST SHORE STATE PARK 40TH ANNIVERSARY, LUNCHEON.
THEN ON THE 23RD, AS PROBABLY EVERYBODY KNOWS,
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THE CALIFORNIA TRAILS AND GREENWAYS CONFERENCE IS COMING TO OUR PLACE, OUR TERRITORY IN SAN RAMON.THEY'VE STARTED HAVING DEVELOPING AN ON-SITE COMMITTEE, AND SO I GOT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND AND I WENT TO THAT AND WE'RE A SPONSOR OF THAT.
ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET ON THE 25TH.
I WENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENCY STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH IN SACRAMENTO, FOLLOWED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE FALL FORUM ON THE SAME DAY ON THE 26TH, I TWO GOT TO GO TO THE OUTDOOR AFRO GLAMP OUT AND WATCHED THEM RAISE, I THINK THEY RAISED $58,000 JUST ON THE AUCTION THING, AND IT'S VERY WELL DONE, VERY GREAT EVENT.
SEPTEMBER 30TH, I ATTENDED MY LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL ON OCTOBER 2ND.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CONTRA COSTA MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN MARTINEZ, AND THEN THE BOARD STUDY SESSION ON OCTOBER 3RD.
THEN YESTERDAY, WE HAD THE PRE BOARD MEETING.
ANYWAY, I THINK THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT TODAY.
AT 3:16, WE WILL ADJOURN. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.