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WELL, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE BOARD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT.

[Roll Call]

TODAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, WE'RE BEGINNING TODAY AT EXACTLY 10:00.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU TAKE ROLL, PLEASE? DIRECTOR ESPAÑA.

PRESENT. CHAIR WAESPI. HERE. ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL JASON ROSENBERG.

HERE. ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER ALISON BROOK.

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 PROVIDING A COMMENT IN PERSON, JOINING LIVE VIA ZOOM WITH THE LINK PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA LOCATED ON THE PARK DISTRICT WEBSITE.

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

ALL RIGHT WELL, OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND WE HAVE NO MINUTES, SO WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT? NO PUBLIC NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THE ACTION ITEMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION OF SUPPORT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION,

[Action Items]

GOOD MORNING ERICH.

ERICH PFUEHLER, DIVISION LEAD FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

AND SHOULD BE FAIRLY BRIEF. TODAY WE HAVE TWO WILDFIRE PROTECTION BILLS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE FIRST IS FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE. IT ACTUALLY TRIES TO ESTABLISH A WAY TO CALCULATE THE TRUE COSTS OF WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION. SO THAT INCLUDES BOTH ON INCIDENT AND OFF INCIDENT AND INCLUDING RESTORATION.

IN THE DESIGN OR THE RATIONALE FOR THAT IS TO BETTER ACCOUNT FOR THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT FEMA OR OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES CAN PROVIDE AFTER THE SUPPRESSION EFFORT HAS ENSUED. AND THEN THE LEGISLATION ALSO INCLUDES SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF INCREASING TECHNOLOGICAL ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE WHEN A WILDFIRE RISK IS IMMINENT. AND THEN ALSO IT CREATES A THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRIZE TO AWARD INNOVATION IN IN THE WILDFIRE SPACE. AND THERE'S FUNDING FOR RESTORATION AND AFTER FIRE RECOVERY COSTS, AS WELL AS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE SLIP ON TANKERS AND OTHER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS, SO PARK DISTRICT COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM SOME OF THE FUNDING PROGRAMS IN THIS LEGISLATION.

AGAIN, THERE'S A NUMBER OF WILDFIRE BILLS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT ULTIMATELY WILL PROBABLY BE BLENDED TOGETHER INTO ONE PACKAGE, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THE SECOND BILL IS REALLY AN EFFORT TO ENSURE FEMA IS MORE SECURE AND THAT THE FUNDING FROM FEMA IS ALSO MORE SECURE IN THE FACT THAT 75% CURRENTLY IS AWARDED TO LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES AFTER A WILDFIRE OCCURS. THIS LEGISLATION WOULD CODIFY THAT AS A REQUIREMENT AND ALSO LOOK AT INCREMENTAL POTENTIAL INCREASES IN THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MATCH TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE PROPERLY COMPENSATED.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BILLS THAT WE HAVE FOR CONSIDERATION LOOKING FOR SUPPORT.

I WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WILDFIRE UNDER THE PREVIEW FOR NEXT YEAR AS A POSSIBLE FEDERAL FEDERAL PRIORITY WHEN WE GO TO D.C. FOR ADVOCACY. SO ASKING FOR SUPPORT RECOMMENDATION.

HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO AS FAR AS IN THE BOARD REPORT, IT WAS VERY AS FAR AS CLEAR.

SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER LEGISLATION.

GREAT. THANK YOU, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

AND 5782 THE LONG TERM BURNED AREA REHABILITATION ACCOUNT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUE WHO'S NOT HERE TODAY, IS ALWAYS CONCERNED WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DO AFTER THE THINGS WE DO REFORESTATION YOU KNOW, RESTORATION. AND WHILE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID OF INVASIVE SPECIES WHEN WE'RE REHABBING FORESTS THAT HAVE BEEN BURNED.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BOTH OF THEM ARE.

SO I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES AND I GUESS THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD HAVE HERE IS IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE FEMA POLICY UPDATED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF PRE-DEPLOYMENT COSTS.

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SO YES SO A MOTION TO APPROVE. EXCELLENT AND I WILL SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

HEARING NONE MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT OR IS SO IT GENERALLY SAYS WHEN WE GET THESE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT SAYS THE BOARD LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO THE FULL BOARD RECOMMENDATION SUPPORT.

ARE WE CHANGING THINGS? WE CONCUR WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT.

NOT ANY DIFFERENCE, JUST A CHANGE. IT SHOULDN'T BE A CHANGE.

IS IT WORDED DIFFERENT IN THE IT USUALLY SAYS THE GENERAL MANAGER RECOMMENDS.

NOW, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TOO MUCH POLITICAL, BUT I TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT COMMITTEES WORK ON THESE THINGS.

AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT SOMETHING, WHEN I'M NOT ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND I'M DAUNTED BEING ON THE [LAUGHTER] FINANCE COMMITTEE, SO I TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.

AND IF IT WERE ASKED TO APPROVE SOMETHING, IF IT SAYS THE GENERAL MANAGER AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMEND, I THINK THAT IT'S BEEN VETTED BY SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES.

IT HASN'T BEEN IN THERE FOR THE LAST PROBABLY.

THANK YOU. RECOMMENDED IT ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL MOVE NOW TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS PLANS FOR 2026.

[Informational Items]

AGAIN ERICH PFUEHLER DIVISION LEAD FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS.

AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE A OVERVIEW OF OUR PERSPECTIVE OR PROPOSED PLANS FOR 2026.

DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN COMMITTEE FEEDBACK AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AS YOU'LL SEE, SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES OR SOME OF THE PROPOSALS ARE COMING A LITTLE LATER IN THE YEAR THAN IN YEARS PAST.

SO THERE IS OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXCHANGE TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAM TOGETHER.

DID WANT TO KIND OF HIT ON SORT OF THE OVERVIEW.

WE WILL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL MEETINGS AND THEN ALSO FEDERAL AND STATE.

WE DO HAVE PLANS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ADVOCACY CONFERENCE, BUT WE ARE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MORE OF OUR ELECTEDS IN DISTRICT. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS THIS YEAR WE HAD A ENVIRONMENTAL, I WOULDN'T REALLY CALL IT A TOWN HALL, BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL THEMED GATHERING AT A BIG BREAK WITH REPRESENTATIVE MARK DESAULNIER.

SO THAT MODEL DOES SEEM TO WORK IN TERMS OF BRINGING OUT A BROADER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AS A AS A MODEL FOR POTENTIALLY SITE VISITS IN 2026.

AND THEN THROUGH OUR DISTRICT PLAN ENGAGEMENT THE SURVEY THAT YOU ALL HAVE REVIEWED DID GATHER QUITE A BIT OF RESPONSES, BUT THEY WERE VERY LOCALIZED IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE EAST BAY.

AND SO WHAT WE WOULD PROPOSE TO DO WITH SOME OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY GATHERING ENGAGEMENT IS LOOKING AT UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.

THERE'LL BE ANOTHER SLIDE ON WHAT THAT HOW WE'RE DEFINING THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT THEN ALSO GEOGRAPHICALLY FOCUSED YOU KNOW, REACHING THOSE PARTS OF THE DISTRICT THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS HEAR FROM IN TERMS OF THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, TRI-VALLEY, TRI-CITY UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY AGAIN, THAT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLESHED OUT IN THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND THEN LOOKING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF NOW OFFICIALLY IN A POST-COVID WORLD, HOPEFULLY.

AND SO MEETINGS AND EVENTS ARE OCCURRING ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS THAT STAFF OR BOARD CAN PARTICIPATE.

WE'RE ALSO MORE WE'RE MEMBERS TO MORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S.

SO THERE ARE ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT WILL BE COMING THROUGH OUR FEEDS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE BOARD FOR POSSIBLE LOCAL ENGAGEMENT TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH. SO JUST TO FINER POINT TO SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT AGAIN, OPEN TO BOARD INPUT ON THIS. BUT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THESE SEVEN AREAS.

SEVEN ISN'T IT? YEAH, I THINK SEVEN. ONE IS, AS I MENTIONED, UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY,

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WHICH IS MORE OF LIKE THE SHORELINE AREAS OF SAN LORENZO AND ASHLAND, CHERRYLAND, EAST OAKLAND AND WEST OAKLAND.

SOME OPPORTUNITIES POTENTIALLY TO DO SOME ENGAGEMENT AT THE TIDEWATER FACILITY IN EAST OAKLAND ALONG MLK SHORELINE OR THE MLK SHORELINE CENTER IN WEST OAKLAND. POTENTIAL FOR SOME ENGAGEMENT, POSSIBLY AT JOHN JUDGE JOHN SUTTER LOOKING AT WESTERN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, REALLY NORTH RICHMOND SHORELINE. SO SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL, MAYBE A BLEND OF SOMETHING IN OUR PARK, BUT ALSO MAYBE SOMETHING IN A COMMUNITY CENTER.

SOME OF OUR PARKS OUT THERE AREN'T AS ACCESSIBLE SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY AREA THAT HAVE GREAT POPULATION INCREASE, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD AS MUCH ENGAGEMENT OR MUCH RESPONSE FROM THAT AREA AS WE THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE.

AND THEN EAST ALAMEDA COUNTY, I THINK THE BOARD IS WELL VERSED ON SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF MORE ENGAGEMENT IN THAT PART OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY, THEN AGAIN, LOOKING AT OUR ADVOCACY MEETINGS FOR, FOR BOTH WASHINGTON, D.C.

AND SACRAMENTO NEXT YEAR. APPRECIATE THE BOARD'S PATIENCE ON THIS YEAR'S FEDERAL SHUTDOWN AND HAVING TO POSTPONE THE ADVOCACY CONFERENCE. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT MARCH 23RD THROUGH 26TH.

SO THE 23RD AND 26TH WOULD ACTUALLY BE TRAVEL DAYS, AND OUR BULK OF OUR MEETINGS WOULD BE THE 24TH AND 25TH.

AND WE SELECTED THAT WEEK PRIMARILY BECAUSE EVERY WE DID LOOK VERY THOROUGHLY AT OTHER POTENTIAL CONFERENCES THAT WE COULD PIGGYBACK ONTO.

THERE REALLY WEREN'T ANY AVAILABLE TO US THAT DIDN'T CONFLICT WITH A BOARD MEETING DAY OR A BOARD MEETING WEEK.

AND THERE WERE TWO THAT WE THOUGHT POTENTIALLY COULD WORK.

BUT WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY SAID IT'S FOR THEIR BOARD MEMBERS ONLY, AND THEY WEREN'T REALLY INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL PARTNERS.

SO THAT WAS SOMEWHAT UNFORTUNATE. SO THIS IS A WEEK THAT WORKED BEST FOR BOTH CONGRESS BEING IN SESSION AND NO CONFLICTS WITH BOARD EVENTS. THERE IS A I BELIEVE THERE IS A BOARD SITE VISIT OR WORKSHOP POTENTIALLY ON THE 27TH, BUT OUR INTENT IS TO HAVE EVERYBODY HOME ON THE 26TH SO THAT PARTICIPATION IN THAT WORKSHOP IS POSSIBLE.

AND THEN FOR STATE ADVOCACY, WE'RE LOOKING AT APRIL 28TH.

THAT IS A GOOD A GOOD WINDOW IN TERMS OF WHEN LEGISLATION IS MOVING FROM ONE HOUSE TO THE NEXT AND SORT OF THE LAST SORT OF WEEK THAT VOTES CAN BE TAKEN BEFORE YOU KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT BILLS ARE BEING PUT ON SUSPENSE AND WHAT ARE ADVANCING.

SO TUESDAY THE 28TH IS WHEN I'M SORRY, ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE IN THEIR OFFICE.

SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO DO ALL OUR MEETINGS ON THAT DAY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN OVERNIGHT ON THE 27TH SO THAT WE CAN GET GOING SOMEWHAT EARLY ON THE 28TH AND RETURN BACK TO THE BAY AREA THAT EVENING, BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY, I BELIEVE, IS A NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING.

SO THOSE ARE THE RATIONALE FOR WHY THOSE TWO DATES WERE SELECTED, JUST IN THINKING ABOUT TOPICS.

I THINK D.C. IS STILL ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND AND WILDFIRE LEGISLATION AS THE TWO MAIN FOCUSES. THERE IS SOME LEGISLATION TO BASICALLY MAKE RAIL BANKING A IMPROBABLE. AND WHERE THAT IS IMPORTANT IS FOR RAIL CORRIDORS.

IT ALLOWS THOSE CORRIDORS TO BE SORT OF PRESERVED AND PRESERVED HOLISTICALLY AND POTENTIALLY COULD BE REUSED BY RAILROADS.

BUT IN THE INTERIM CAN BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL TRAILS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

SO THAT'S LEGISLATION THAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED AND REINTRODUCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAS A LITTLE MORE MOMENTUM THIS YEAR.

AND WE'D ACTUALLY BE OPPOSING THE LEGISLATION BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION SORT OF UNDERMINES TRAIL SPONSORS ABILITY TO USE THOSE RIGHT OF WAYS.

AND THEN FROM, AT THE STATE LEVEL. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE GGRF FUNDING THAT'S DISCRETIONARY BY THE ASSEMBLY AND SENATE. AND THEN ALSO CONTINUED PROP 4 IMPLEMENTATION AND ALLOCATIONS FROM THAT REVENUE MEASURE.

AND THE IDEA WOULD BE TO HAVE EXAMPLES FOR EACH OF OUR DELEGATION THAT WE COULD TALK TO THEM ABOUT IS THIS IS THAT ARE ALSO CONSISTENT WITH OUR

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIZATION. SO WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT SPECIFIC IN THEIR DISTRICT.

BUT THAT IS ALSO A PROJECT OF NEED. AND WE DO THINK EVEN THOUGH THE BUDGET WILL BE TIGHT, WE DO THINK THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS. SO THAT'S HOPEFULLY WILL BE OUR FOCUS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

HARD TO KNOW BETWEEN NOW AND APRIL IF SOMETHING ELSE WILL BE EMERGING.

AND THEN WE DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE DO INTEND TO DO A SACRAMENTO LUNCHEON IN THE RADKE CHAMPIONING ADVOCACY AWARD FOR THE LUNCHEON, PROBABLY LOOKING TOWARD THE FALL AGAIN.

AND THEN WITH REGARD TO RADKE, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS COMMITTEE NEXT YEAR ON DEVELOPING CRITERIA.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THE COMMITTEE HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN IN THE PAST.

SO STARTING TO LOOK AT THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR IN TERMS OF HOW WE DETERMINE WHO COULD RECEIVE THAT AWARD.

AND THEN I THINK WE ALSO WANT TO WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE ON A POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY AWARD OF SOME SORT.

AND THEN WE WOULD WE DO HAVE 15 MORE MEETINGS ON THE LOCAL ADVOCACY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS LEFT TO FULFILL.

AND CONGRATS TO ELSA AND LISA FOR MOVING ALL THOSE MEETINGS FORWARD.

THAT'S NO EASY TASK. AND ONCE THE 15 ARE COMPLETE WE WILL BE PROVIDING THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM A REPORT FROM THE FINDINGS OF THOSE MEETINGS, AND WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW THEY COULD LOOK IN THE FUTURE.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S THE OVERVIEW.

HAPPY TO RECEIVE ANY INPUT THE COMMITTEE HAS OR ANY QUESTIONS AND WE'LL BE CONTINUED.

THIS IS JUST SORT OF AN INITIAL OVERVIEW. WE'LL HAVE A MORE FLESHED OUT VERSION PROBABLY IN OUR JANUARY MEETING.

OKAY WHEN YOU WERE LISTING OFF THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT HAD LIMITED PARTICIPATION YOU DIDN'T MENTION A GATHERING SITE FOR A MEETING IN UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY, WHICH IS CHERRYLAND, ASHLAND AND SAN LORENZO. I THINK WE DID HAVE THAT.

NO, YOU MENTIONED EAST OAKLAND, TIDEWATER. LOCATION WELL, WE HAD LOOKED AT ARE WE PLANNING ON HAVING A MEETING THERE? YEAH.

OKAY. IT IS ON THE LIST OF PRIORITIES. I THINK WE HAD PROPOSED POSSIBLY HAYWARD SHORELINE, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE PART OF THAT DOES EXTEND INTO SAN LORENZO, BUT THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE LESS ACCESSIBLE.

SO WE MAY BE LOOKING AND LOOKING PROBABLY TO, TO YOUR ADVICE ABOUT POTENTIAL OTHER VENUES THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE FOR A COMMUNITY GATHERING THAT WOULD BE MOST INCLUSIVE. YES BECAUSE HAYWARD SHORELINE WOULD NOT BE INCLUSIVE FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.

YEAH SO THERE ARE TWO AREAS THAT CENTERS THAT ARE MORE CENTRAL.

AND I CAN ALWAYS EMAIL THOSE OVER TO YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS FAR AS ENGAGEMENT AT WITH EDEN MAC AND THIS IS WITH THE UNINCORPORATED ALAMEDA COUNTY.

SO THE EDEN MAC, THIS IS WHERE SUPERVISOR NATE MILEY GETS INPUT FROM THE DIFFERENT UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT MACS, BUT THE ONE THAT'S AS FAR AS REPRESENTING MY AREA IS THE EDEN MAC.

IF NEW POLICIES DON'T COME THROUGH THAT GROUP THIS COMMUNITY DOESN'T FEEL THAT THEY'VE BEEN SPOKEN TO.

SO THAT'S ONE LINE. AND THEN THERE ARE DIFFERENT ASSOCIATIONS.

AS FAR AS CHERRYLAND HAS AN ASSOCIATION WHERE THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION GETS KIND OF FUNNELED THROUGH.

BUT DEFINITELY WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING SOMETHING MORE COMPREHENSIVE WITHIN THOSE AREAS BECAUSE THAT IS AN AREA THAT IS LESS ENGAGED WITH. I WOULD SAY THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND THEN ALSO WITHIN THAT AREA HAVING DIFFERENT TYPE OF SERVICES THAT ARE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ARE IMPORTANT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC MEETINGS WITHIN THAT AREA THAT DO HAVE A SPANISH TRANSLATOR.

SO DEPENDING ON WHAT GROUPS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE TABLE I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT.

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AND DO WE HAVE MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING? I KNOW THAT YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS AND SCHEDULE MEETINGS FOR JANUARY, BUT DO WE KNOW AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT WE'LL BE DOING? ARE WE GOING TO DO ANY MORE KIND OF TARGETED SURVEYS FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES? IN PERSON, OR WHAT DOES THE SET OF MEETINGS LOOK LIKE? SO YEAH, IF I COULD JUST KIND OF GET FILLED MORE IN THAT STRATEGY AND THEN JUST THE TIMELINE AND HOW THAT TIMELINE IMPACTS THE DELIVERY OF THE DISTRICT PLAN? OKAY [LAUGHTER]. OKAY.

SO EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, WHICH INCLUDES GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, BUT ALSO PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS WORKING.

WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR KICKOFF MEETING YESTERDAY WITH A CONSULTANT THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND FORMATS.

BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT WE, WE HAVE A FORMAT FOR HOW WE DO OUR ELECTED OFFICE SITE VISITS AND ALSO FOR OUR WALK AND TALKS THAT WE CAN VERY MUCH BORROW FROM FOR SOME OF THE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS THAT WE WOULD BE PROPOSING TO DO.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE YET. BUT THAT WOULD INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS STAFF, CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT EVENT.

OUR VISION IS TO INVITE ELECTEDS BUT ALSO INVITE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER CBOS WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE PART OF THAT AND POTENTIALLY EVEN PARTNER WITH US IN TERMS OF ORGANIZING THE GATHERINGS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A SET NUMBER OF HOW MANY WE WOULD DO.

THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE SHOWING ON THE SCREEN HERE IS BASED ON WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO SORT OF OVERSAMPLE AND OUR VOTER SURVEY, AND ALSO WHERE WE KNOW WE DIDN'T GET A LOT OF RESPONSE THROUGH THE DISTRICT PLAN SURVEY.

SO THAT'S WHERE THESE COME FROM. BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE EAST BAY.

WELL AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A NEW MODEL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP HERE FOR THESE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS WHERE WE WANT TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERS, FIND LOCATIONS THAT ARE REALLY HIGHLY ACCESSIBLE AND REALLY CREATE THIS SPACE FOR AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, CERTAINLY SENSITIVE TO OTHER LANGUAGE NEEDS AND DEPENDING ON WHICH COMMUNITY.

AND AND SO ONE OF THE STEPS AND LISA'S COMING UP, I GUESS, TO SAY SOME THINGS, BUT WE ARE WE HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OUTREACH AND MEETINGS THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT, WE'LL SAY SIX MONTHS.

AND THESE ARE ONE TYPE WHERE THEY'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, HIGHLY INCLUSIVE, ALL IN WE HAVE YOU YOU BROUGHT UP THE SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU CONNECTED US WITH. WE ARE SCHEDULING THOSE MEETINGS MORE OF A ONE ON ONE TYPE OF A SITUATION.

WE HAVE THE MORE TRADITIONAL KIND OF GOVERNANCE LEDGE MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO WE'RE DEVELOPING A WHOLE MIX AND WE CAN SHARE THE SCHEDULE.

THE ACTUAL ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO IS ACTUALLY SCHEDULE FIND THE LOCATION SO YOUR INSIGHTS ON APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS AND SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WE NEED TO CONNECT WITH PRIOR TO HOSTING THESE MEETINGS ARE ALL KIND OF PART OF US DEVELOPING THE PLAN AND THE AGENDA.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY, LISA? YEAH, JUST TO BUILD ON ERICH AND ALISON'S COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, DIRECTOR ESPAÑA. IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE LOVE I LOVE TO BE ORGANIZED AND PROACTIVE.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PLANNING TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVERVIEW DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ONE PIECE OF THE BROADER PUZZLE ASKING ABOUT DISTRICT PLAN ENGAGEMENT, IT'S MUCH BROADER THAN JUST OUR TEAM. AND SO WHAT ERICH PRESENTED ON IS HOW WE'RE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EFFORT WITH THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WILL BE BROAD AND INVITE A NUMBER OF FOLKS AND BE INCLUSIVE AND FIT INTO OUR WORK PLAN.

HOWEVER, OUR COLLEAGUES IN PLANNING ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH MEETINGS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY GROUPS AND A NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AS WELL AS BROADER SORT OF WEBINAR FORMATTED VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC.

THERE'S ALSO STAFF ENGAGEMENT UNDERWAY. OUR EQUITY OFFICE IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR HOSTING MEETINGS ON BEHALF OF THE PARK, JUST RELATED TO THE DISTRICT PLAN.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES, THAT IS IN DEVELOPMENT. AND NOT ONLY WILL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE THAT TIMELINE, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

EVERY MEETING THAT WE HAVE ON THE DISTRICT PLAN IS GOING TO BE VISIBLE ON THE WEBSITE, INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING.

SO INCLUDING MEETINGS THAT WE'RE HOSTING WITH NONPROFIT PARTNERS.

IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, WE'LL OF COURSE WELCOME THEM AS WELL. SO THAT INFORMATION IS ALL IN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW,

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AND WE'RE HOPING TO SHARE IT WITH THE BOARD IN JANUARY. OKAY YEAH BECAUSE I'M LOOKING NOT JUST FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BUT WITH THE ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT MODEL IS AND IF THERE WILL WHAT THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK IS.

SO WHAT TYPE OF MODELS ARE YOU USING TO AS FAR AS SURVEY THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WHAT TYPE OF MAYBE QUESTION AND FEEDBACK SESSIONS YOU'RE HAVING AND THEN HOW THAT INFORMATION IS GOING INTO THE ACTUAL DISTRICT PLAN.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING.

BUT I JUST I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THE LISTS AGAIN AFTER THINGS ARE TOO FAR OUT BECAUSE WE HARDLY GOT INTO THE CHERRY FESTIVAL. AND THAT WAS ONE EVENT IN SAN LEANDRO.

SO I JUST WANT TO AS FAR AS THESE UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES LIKE THE TOP TWO HERE, THESE ARE WITHIN MY WARD.

I KNOW IN EAST OAKLAND, YOU KNOW, KEN HOUSTON, ROWENA THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED AS FAR AS BEING ENGAGED WITH US ON THIS.

SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT PARTNERS AS FAR AS THE POLITICAL LEVEL AND THEN AS FAR AS THE GROUND LEVEL, WHO CAN ACTUALLY BRING THE PEOPLE OUT. SO I THINK IT'S VERY GREAT THAT YOU'RE DOING A MODEL WHERE WE'RE JUST NOT ASKING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DO SOMETHING FOR US, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING THEM FOR THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE.

SO DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF THE RFP THAT'S OUT THERE.

AND THIS IS GREAT TO SEE THIS GO IN THE DIRECTION.

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I'M INVESTED BECAUSE THESE ARE AS FAR AS AREAS WITHIN MY WARD.

AND I LIVE [LAUGHTER] IN ASHLAND. SO AS FAR AS I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THESE COMMUNITIES MORE INTEGRATED WITHIN THE EAST BAY PARK SO THAT THEY KNOW OUR NAME AS WELL AS OUR NEIGHBOR IN THE AREA. AND I KNOW IN THAT AREA WHERE I LIVE, THERE'S A GREAT LOVE FOR LAKE CHABOT.

BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE SPARS ON THE SIDE, THE MOST ACCESSIBLE FOR ASHLAND AND A LOT OF SAN LORENZO BESIDES PARTS OF THE HAYWARD AND SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE. SO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AND WANT TO BE ENGAGED IN ANY WAY THAT HELPS SUPPORT YOUR WORK IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.

SO PLEASE USE ME AS A RESOURCE. AND IN SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WEST OAKLAND I'VE PLANNED A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN THE PAST [LAUGHTER].

SO I CAN DEFINITELY GIVE YOU SOME DIFFERENT SITES AND VENUES.

BUT WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING AT TIDEWATER BECAUSE THAT JUST BRINGING PEOPLE TO THAT.

BUT I THINK WITH SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS, WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT JUST THE TRANSPORTATION OF SOME OF THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THESE AND SETTING IT UP IN A MODEL WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE TRANSPORTATION AND CHILDCARE AND THEN THE HOURS CAN BE A REAL BARRIER TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING. SO THANKS THANK YOU I THINK IT'S GREAT, AS IT ALWAYS IS. YOU GUYS ALWAYS COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER EVERY YEAR.

AND YOU ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, PERFORM ON WHAT YOU SAY YOU'RE DOING.

I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. I LIKE THE NEW FOCUS PERSONALLY ON THE WHEN WE MEET WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS.

I REALLY ENJOY THAT. IN MY OPINION, WHEN WE SAID, OH, WE HAVE A DISTRICT PLAN, AND A LOT OF THE FOLKS I MET WITH JUST KIND OF WENT, YEAH, SO DOES EVERYBODY DO EVERY TEN YEARS. BUT THEY ALSO HAD SPECIFIC NEEDS AND WANTS, AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TOO EARLY.

I STILL THINK THE SAVIOR OF THIS DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE A PARCEL TAX.

I MEAN, IT'S PROVEN EVERY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR GENERAL FUND OR OUR TAX REVENUES ARE DIMINISHING OR BEACON SAYS THEY'RE GOING TO DIMINISH FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON PAST THAT. BUT IMMEDIATELY WE HAVE MANY, MANY PROJECTS WE NEED TO DO, MANY, MANY PARKS THAT NEED TO BE OPENED.

AND I THINK THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IS BY A PARCEL TAX. AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SUGGEST, AS WE DID WITH MEASURE AA AND MEASURE WW, GET IN AND TALK TO THESE FOLKS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AND WHETHER THE PARCEL TAX WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A REVENUE SHARING WITH THE CITIES LIKE WE DID WITH WW.

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AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL. WHAT MAYOR IS GOING TO NOT ENDORSE A PLAN THAT WOULD GIVE THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR PARKS? IT WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA. AND I THINK IF WE START INTRODUCING IT, I DON'T THINK WE CAN BE TOO EARLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF.

SO JUST BRINGING IT UP YOU KNOW, WE GOT A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR OF THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND SENATOR FROM OAKLAND, AND BUFFY WICKS YEAH. YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT WE GOT IT SAYING, HEY, YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT TEMESCAL.

WELL, WHEN WE MEET WITH THESE FOLKS, SAY, YEAH, WE CAN.

HERE'S OUR HERE'S WHAT WE DO, HERE'S THE REVENUE WE GET.

HERE'S WHAT WE DO WITH THE REVENUE. WE NEED MORE AND A PARCEL TAX WOULD DO THAT.

AND WE CAN MAKE THOSE PROMISES LIKE WE MADE IN THE PAST AND SAY, HEY, GET ON BOARD WITH US AND HELP US OUT.

AND WE'LL WE'RE ACTIVELY PURSUING A PARCEL TAX TO HANDLE SOME OF THESE ONGOING ISSUES WE HAVE OF TAKING CARE OF OLD PARKS, OPENING UP NEW PARKS, AND DOING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S KEY. I MEAN, WE CAN CONTINUE TO TRY TO MINE THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY, BUT THAT AREN'T PARTICIPATING. WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

I THINK WE SHOULD, BUT I THINK WE OUGHT TO START LOOKING FORWARD TO FIGURING OUT HOW TO FUND THIS DISTRICT.

I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY THAT WE SET THE DATES FOR THE FEDERAL ADVOCACY TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C.

AND THE STATE. I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THAT AGAIN.

I REALLY THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR ESPAÑA. I THINK IT'D BE VERY SIMPLE TO HOOK UP WITH OUR PARTNER.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE REFERRING TO ASHLAND, CHERRYLAND, SAN LORENZO.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE ASHLAND YOUTH CENTER.

BIG MEETING SPACE. THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY MEET.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND RECRUIT.

I MEAN, YOU'D HAVE TO RECRUIT. BUT I THINK THE CORE OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA I WON'T SPEAK FOR ASHLAND YOUTH CENTER IS A VERY WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

I THINK THEY HAVE INTERPRETIVE SERVICES ON SITE.

I'M NOT 100% SURE ABOUT THE INTERPRETIVE IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THEY SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEETINGS THERE.

SO I THINK WE'D BE WELCOMED BY OUR FELLOW HARD BOARD MEMBERS AND ALL THE HARD COMMUNITY.

IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE, I HOPE IT INCLUDE EASY, ACCESSIBLE AND I THINK PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE US BE THERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ALSO, I THINK YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT IT AS WELL TO GET EVERYBODY OUT THERE, GET EVERYBODY AWARE OF THE DISTRICT PLAN AND OUR FUTURE PLANS.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER MACS THAT THAT ARE OUT THERE, DOES SAN LORENZO, HAVE A MAC? I KNOW CASTRO VALLEY HAS A MAC, FAIRVIEW HAS A MAC.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE HOSTING A. WHAT IS IT? ALL THE UNINCORPORATED SERVICES FOLKS ARE HOSTING A FIVE MEMBER MAC MEETING. I THINK IT'S TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY, SO YOU CAN GET THEM ALL AT ONCE AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S THE DISTRICT PLAN. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF YOU'D LIKE US TO COME TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND MEET WITH THEM, WE CAN DO THAT. IT WOULD BE A ONE STOP SHOP, IN MY OPINION, TO GO THERE AND I THINK WE CAN GET ON THEIR AGENDA AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. HERE'S WE'VE GOT A DISTRICT PLAN COMING UP.

HERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IN YOUR COMMUNITY TO HELP YOU OUT. AND I THINK A VERY SIMPLE WAY OF DOING THAT.

I THINK CHAMBER MIXERS ARE IMPORTANT. WE USED TO DO THAT, AND IT'S A BIG SCHMOOZE FEST FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE CHAMBER THAT YOU, THAT YOU, THAT I PERCEIVE OR STEREOTYPE.

I MEAN EDEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS REALLY MINING SOME OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS AND OTHER FOLKS THAT WE CLAIM WE'RE TARGETING.

THEY'RE ALL RIGHT THERE IN EDEN. I THINK YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL US SOME OF THE GREAT BUSINESSES THAT WE TAP INTO WHEN WE GET FED HERE, LIKE LAST NIGHT I WAS A LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE IN THE EDEN AREA, BUT CLOSE. SO I THINK YOU'RE ALL DOING GREAT STUFF.

I THINK WE HAVE LOTS OF POTENTIAL. AND WE'RE STILL THE PARK DISTRICT, SO I THINK PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR OUR STORY.

AND AS FAR AS WITH THE CHAMBERS A LOT OF THE CHAMBERS DO MIXERS WITH MULTIPLE CHAMBERS.

SO AS FAR AS WITHIN OAKLAND, OAKLAND AND THE MULTICULTURAL CHAMBERS ACT TOGETHER, SAN LEANDRO.

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AND THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE CHAMBERS IN SAN LEANDRO THAN THE SAN LEANDRO CHAMBER.

SO AS FAR AS THEY HAVE A NEXUS AND THEN SAN LEANDRO, THE EDEN VALLEY CHAMBER THOUGH THEY HAVE TRI MIXERS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU COULD EVEN ASK THEM TO HAVE THE PARK AS A THEME.

AND SO THEN AS FAR AS YOU HOST IT AT A VENUE AND THEN EVERYONE USES THAT VENUE.

SO AS FAR AS THE THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBERS AND THEN AS FAR AS DO SOMETHING WHERE IT'S MORE IMPACT AND LESS OVERALL WORK SO GOVERNMENT, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT WE GET TO HAVE A FEW OF THE LIAISON MEETINGS NOW THAT WE'RE FINISHING THAT WHOLE LOCAL ENGAGEMENT. THERE ARE TWO AS FAR AS THAT IT WOULD IN MY AREA.

JUST AS FAR AS WITH THE CITY OF ALAMEDA. AND I KNOW THEY HAVE REQUESTED AND THEY'VE HAD SOME ISSUES AND I KNOW THERE'S OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, BUT I HOPE, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE DOING A LOT NEXT YEAR.

SO AS FAR AS SOME OF THE DIFFERENT LIAISON MEETINGS THAT WE FEEL ARE STRATEGIC TO HAPPEN, AND THERE'S SOMETHING AS FAR AS SOME DIFFERENT POLICIES I KNOW THERE'S MEETINGS AT, YOU KNOW, GM LEVELS WITH SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, BUT AS FAR AS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS OR DIFFERENT STAFF, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN AN ASK FOR THOSE, AND I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONSIDER WITH A BIG PLATE OF WORK THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE TO DO NEXT YEAR.

THAT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD RECONSIDER SOME OF THOSE.

YEAH AND I BELIEVE AT OUR LAST LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND LISA CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE TRIED TO SHARE SORT OF THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A LIAISON COMMITTEE WOULD BE. YOU KNOW, THE INTENT OF IT WOULD BE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETING AND THEN ALSO THE GATHERINGS.

AND WE DO HAVE ALL THREE ON OUR WORK PLAN TO WORK THROUGH NEXT YEAR.

AND SO WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO WORK WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER ABOUT WHAT PRIORITIES IN EACH WARD.

SO WE CAN ALLOCATE STAFF ACCORDINGLY. WILL THAT KIND OF COME TO THE FULL BOARD? OR AS FAR AS MAYBE JUST BE SENT, EMAILED OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BE ON JUST THE PAGE? THE SAME PAGE OF THE KIND OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND THE NEW DEFINITIONS.

AND THEN THAT MIGHT JUST AS FAR AS KIND OF HELP WITH US.

ASK FOR APPROPRIATE REQUESTS. YEAH AGAIN, I THINK THIS WAS INTENDED TO KIND OF BE AN OVERVIEW.

I DO THINK WE INTEND TO COME BACK IN JANUARY WITH A MORE FLESHED OUT, LIKE, HERE'S SORT OF THE WORK PLAN FOR 2026.

BUT WE WANTED TO KIND OF BEGIN THE CONVERSATION, WHICH IS GREAT.

WE'RE GETTING SOME REALLY GOOD, GOOD IDEAS RIGHT NOW SO.

YEAH IF I YOU SAID WE'RE HASHING OUT IDEAS HERE. SO THE RADKE AWARD, I THINK IS A PRETTY STRATEGIC COOL THING.

AND IT USED TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION, AND IT USED TO BE A BIGGER.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD REALLY USE THAT AND TO SUMMON UP THE SPIRIT OF TED RADKE.

[LAUGHTER] I WOULD SUGGEST THAT 2026 IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL FOR A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR AREA.

I MEAN, I'M GOING TO LOSE A SENATOR WHO'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A CONGRESS MEMBER, AND TED WOULD STRATEGICALLY USE THAT.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT, TOO. AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THAT THE FORM OF THAT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU'RE IN A TIGHT RACE FOR SOME SOMETHING YOU'RE HOPING TO BE ELECTED TO, AND WE CAN GIVE YOU AN AWARD AND TAKE YOUR PICTURE AND PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL. AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN AWARD THAT PEOPLE LIKE.

AND I KNOW WELL, I KNOW BOB WIECKOWSKI LOVED IT.

I KNOW THAT WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT I THINK SOME OF THESE PEOPLE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AWARD AND USE IT TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND THEIR OWN. LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPING THE CRITERIA FOR THIS YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

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WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY.

OVERVIEW OF THE 2025 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS WITH ELECTED OFFICES.

ERICH PFUEHLER DIVISION LEAD FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS INTRODUCING THE ITEM, AND I'LL INVITE ELSA TO JOIN.

AND I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW IF FLORA'S ON ONLINE OR NOT, BUT.

SHE IS OKAY, GREAT. SO, ELSA AND FLORA WILL BE DOING THE BULK OF THE PRESENTATION JUST AS BY WAY OF OVERVIEW OUR WORK PLAN THIS YEAR WE DID 109 TOTAL STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.

THEY'RE OUTLINED HERE SO YOU CERTAINLY CAN READ THEM.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE ANOTHER 15 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS TO WORK THROUGH.

THE ANNUAL STATE ADVOCACY VISIT INCLUDED BOTH MEETING WITH ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR STAFFS AND THEN AS A GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS STAFF, WE DID IN DISTRICT MEETINGS WITH BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL FOLKS TO DISCUSS SORT OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. PRIMARILY LAST YEAR IT WAS PROP 4 AND GGRF.

BUT WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME ISSUES PROJECTS SPECIFIC TO EACH PERSON'S DISTRICT.

SIMILAR WITH OUR FEDERAL MEETINGS. WE DID BOTH THE D.C.

AND LOCAL MEETINGS WITH STAFF. AND THEN WE HAD OUR FOUR OFFICE SITE VISITS, WHICH INCLUDED A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC VISITS TO THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50 WITH BOTH SENATORS, STAFF, SENATOR SCHIFF AND SENATOR PADILLA, AS WELL AS SOME ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND STATE ELECTEDS.

AND THEN WE HAD OUR FOUR ELECTED OFFICE SITE VISITS, WHICH ARE TRADITIONALLY VERY WELL ATTENDED.

AND I THINK THAT THAT PROGRAM WILL BE THE MODEL POTENTIALLY FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS THIS UPCOMING YEAR.

THEN WE ALSO HAD PUBLIC EVENTS, WHICH REALLY WERE THE BEGINNING OF COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.

I THINK DOOLAN CANYON WAS ONE IN THAT NATURE WHERE PUBLIC WAS INVITED.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAD TWO MEETINGS IN SACRAMENTO WITH EXECUTIVE STAFF AT THE RESOURCES AGENCY, INCLUDING THE UNDERSECRETARY OF RESOURCES AS WELL AS THE STATE PARK DIRECTOR.

AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OF OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ACTION AND PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE HAD 55 BILLS THAT WE TOOK POSITIONS ON.

DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF LISA BALDINGER AND OUR CONSULTANT, JENNIFER GALEHOUSE, ON THE TWO BILLS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY HAVE SIGNED INTO LAW, ONE REGARDING THE EAST BAY HILLS CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SOME OF OUR STATE ADVOCACY THIS YEAR AND PROBABLY FOR FUTURE YEARS, JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT THAT PROGRAM EXISTS.

AND IT'S OPEN TO RECEIVING SUPPORT AND ALSO THE LEGISLATION THAT INCREASED THE ABILITY FOR CONTRACTS FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS, NON-LABOR RELATED ITEMS TO GO FORWARD WITHOUT NECESSARILY HAVING TO COME BEFORE THE FULL BOARD.

SO THOSE TWO ITEMS WERE SIGNED AND THEN AGAIN, THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE WE HAD OUR TRADITIONAL SET OF MEETINGS LAST YEAR.

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING LOOK AHEAD OPPORTUNITIES THERE THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN NEXT WEEK.

SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEN. SO ELSA IF YOU WANT TO JOIN.

HI EVERYONE ELSA GRANDVOINET PELLEGRINI, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT.

LET'S TALK LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. SO THIS YEAR WE MET WITH 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, 20 CITIES, 4 SPECIAL DISTRICTS, 4 SUPERVISORS AND 2 LIAISON COMMITTEES. THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT YEAR.

A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE TO TRAVEL TO ALL DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DISTRICT, MEET IN PERSON AT 20 CITY HALLS WITH MAYORS AND CITY MANAGERS, AND REALLY BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND HEAR DIRECTLY FROM OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS.

SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THAT CAME UP AGAIN AND AGAIN DURING THESE MEETINGS WERE WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, TRAIL CONNECTIVITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF OUR PARKS, AND THEN EDUCATION AND SKILL TRAINING FOR YOUTH AND REALLY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. WE ALSO COMPLETED SIX WALK AND TALKS WITH

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LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. THERE ARE THREE MORE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL.

BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL SIDE. SO IN APRIL WE WENT TO THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50. THIS WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO EXPLORE THIS PARK.

WE HEARD REALLY GREAT PRESENTATIONS ACROSS ALL OF OUR EVENTS FROM OUR NATURALIST TEAM.

SHOUT OUT TO THEM THEY DID A REALLY GREAT JOB AND REALLY SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL WALK AND TALK PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IN JULY WE WENT TO COYOTE HILLS WITH ALAMEDA SUPERVISOR ELISA MÁRQUEZ.

IN JULY WE ALSO WENT TO MARTINEZ SHORELINE WITH CONTRA COSTA SUPERVISOR SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON.

THREE MORE TO ROUND OUT THE YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER WE WENT TO DEER VALLEY OR RYE RANCH WITH ANTIOCH COUNCILMEMBER MONICA WILSON. WE WERE ALSO JOINED THERE'S A GREAT PHOTO OF ME WITH VIRGIE FROM GIRLTREK, WHICH IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

THEY CAME OUT, THEY WERE EXCITED. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT DAY.

ALSO IN SEPTEMBER, WE WENT TO BAY POINT WITH CONTRA COSTA SUPERVISOR SHANELLE SCALES-PRESTON ONCE AGAIN.

AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, WE ROUNDED IT OUT JUST RECENTLY AT CLAYTON RANCH WITH CLAYTON MAYOR KIM TRUPIANO.

IT WAS CO-HOSTED BY DIRECTOR MERCURIO. YEAH ACROSS ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE HAD REALLY GREAT ATTENDANCE RATES.

PEOPLE WERE REALLY EXCITED AND THEY WERE ASKING AS WE WALKED HOW THEY CAN GET INFORMED ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS LIKE THIS.

SO, YEAH WE WENT TO BAY POINT, MORGAN TERRITORY, LAKE TEMESCAL AND COYOTE HILLS.

AGAIN, REALLY GREAT ATTENDANCE. REALLY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE ON ONE INTERACTIONS WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES. BAY POINT, WE HAD SPECIFIC THEMES ACROSS ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS. SO BAY POINT WAS FOCUSED ON SPECIES RECOVERY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS.

AT MORGAN TERRITORY, WE TALKED ABOUT GRAZING AND POND RESTORATION.

AND THEN AT LAKE TEMESCAL, WE DISCUSSED LAKE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND THEN AT COYOTE HILLS WE FINISHED WITH CLIMATE ADAPTATION, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE RESTORATION WORK WE'VE DONE.

WITH THAT, I'LL PASS IT ON TO FLORA IF SHE'S HERE IN THE STRATOSPHERE TO GO OVER HER WORK WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS.

HI THERE EVERYONE, HOPEFULLY THE AUDIO IS COMING THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR.

GOOD TO BE HERE. FLORA CSONTOS, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT I WILL FINISH OFF THE PRESENTATION HERE FOCUSED ON SOME STATE AND FEDERAL EVENTS BEFORE HANDING IT BACK TO ERICH.

THERE WERE 21 MEETINGS THAT TOOK PLACE THIS YEAR WITH BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS STAFF AND STAFF FROM STATE AND FEDERAL DISTRICT OFFICES. THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS HERE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM WITH SENATOR CABALDON STAFF VISITING BIG BREAK, WALKING WITH SENATOR MCNERNEY STAFF AT SHADOW HILLS AND THEN REPRESENTATIVE SWALWELL'S DISTRICT TEAM AT TASSAJARA CREEK TRAIL NEAR CAMP PARKS. THESE WERE AN EXCELLENT CHANCE TO DISCUSS SOME OF OUR 2025 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND WILL BE REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THESE FOLKS AGAIN TO TALK 2026 PRIORITIES.

IN TOTAL, THERE WERE 11 STATE STAFF MEETINGS, 8 FEDERAL, AND AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, TWO EXECUTIVE STAFF LEVEL MEETINGS WITH FOLKS AT CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AND WITH CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE HAD THREE WALK AND TALKS TOWN HALL STYLE EVENTS WITH FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. ON THE LEFT THERE REPRESENTATIVE ERIC SWALWELL WITH THE WALK AND TALK AT LAKE CHABOT.

VERY WELL ATTENDED. GREAT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND PROBABLY THE FURTHEST WALK WE DO. SO ALSO EXCITING TO GET FOLKS OUT AND MOVING.

REALLY AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL EFFORT TO PULL OFF THESE WALK AND IN TALKS.

SO OUR COLLEAGUES IN INR PUBLIC SAFETY, SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IT'S A VERY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO PUT THESE ON AND TO HOST COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND ON THE RIGHT ARE TWO PHOTOS OF EVENTS WITH REPRESENTATIVE MARK DESAULNIER AT BIG BREAK AT THE TOP THERE IN JULY.

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THIS WAS THE TOWN HALL STYLE EVENT. IT WAS FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS A RESOURCE FAIR, HIS STAFF INVITED SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS FROM THE REGION TO TABLE AND SHARE INFORMATION, AND ALL OF IT TOOK PLACE AT BIG BREAK. HE ALSO HOSTED A PARTNERED WITH US TO HOST A WALK AND TALK EVENT AT BRIONES REGIONAL PARK IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH WAS WELL ATTENDED AND JUST A GREAT OUTDOOR SETTING FOR SOME PARTNERSHIP BUILDING AND FOR THE CONGRESSMAN TO GET SOME GET SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUTSIDE.

THERE WERE 4 SITE VISITS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PARTNERS AND STAFF.

THESE WERE REQUESTED BY THESE FOLKS. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO GET OUR PARTNERS OUTDOORS AND TO SHOW THESE INCREDIBLE SPACES THAT WE WORK IN.

STARTING AT THE TOP LEFT, THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50 STAFF FROM BOTH US SENATE OFFICES CAME TO SEE BOTH SIDES OF BAILEY ROAD. THIS PHOTO HERE IS THE NORTH SIDE.

AND TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PUBLIC ACCESS THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AND ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE.

THEY WERE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORY OF THE OF THE LOCATION, BUT WE ALSO WENT INTO THAT, AND IT WAS A GREAT CHANCE FAIRLY EARLY ON IN THE YEAR TO GET TO GET STAFF OUT THERE.

ON THE RIGHT STAFF FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER BUFFY WICKS' OFFICE, TALKING WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF AT TILDEN REGIONAL PARK, DISCUSSING SOME WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS AND BRUSH REMOVAL.

MOVING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM LEFT, A SITE VISIT REQUESTED BY OUTDOOR ALLIANCE AND ATTENDED BY SOME CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY STAFF.

VISITING MCLAUGHLIN NORTH BASIN STRIP AND ENDING WITH THE PHOTO OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER ÁVILA FARIAS, WHO ALSO CAME TO SEE THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50.

THIS WAS REALLY EXCITING CHANCE TO HAVE HER ON SITE AND TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS NEW MEMBER OF THE DELEGATION.

AND WE'RE PICTURED HERE AT THE SOUTH OF BAILEY ROAD LOCATION.

4 PUBLIC EVENTS, THREE OF WHICH ARE PICTURED HERE, DOOLAN CANYON COMMUNITY GATHERING ON THE LEFT.

THIS TOOK PLACE IN MAY AND WAS A CHANCE TO TAKE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OUT THERE AND TO WALK SOME OF THE SITE AND TO DISCUSS MORE OF THE PLANS FOR DOOLAN CANYON. IT WAS SOME GREAT DISCUSSION AND GREAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, THE TWO EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THE ONE BEING WITH THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A SITE VISIT AND TOUR AT COYOTE HILLS, AND THEN ENDING WITH THE SACRAMENTO ANNUAL LUNCHEON, WHICH MANY BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED. THIS WAS IN ON THE STATE CAPITOL LAWN IN SACRAMENTO.

AND A CHANCE TO THANK SOME OF OUR AGENCY PARTNERS, SOME OF OUR LEGISLATIVE STAFF PARTNERS AND TO JUST SHARE SOME FOOD AND SOME TIME OUTDOORS AND NOT YET PICTURED, BUT COMING IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE YEAR END EVENT CELEBRATION THAT WILL BE, ROUND OUT THE FOURTH PUBLIC EVENT OF THE YEAR.

AND I WILL FINISH WITH THIS SLIDE HERE AND HAND IT BACK TO OUR DIVISION LEAD.

BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING AND THE WAY IT WORKS OUT, WE HAD TWO RADKE AWARD EVENTS THIS YEAR, WHICH REALLY ADDED TO KIND OF THE [LAUGHTER] JOYOUS NATURE OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE THIS YEAR AND REALLY THE LEADERSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE ENJOY WITH OUR DELEGATION MEMBERS. SENATOR, NOW, SENATOR TIM GRAYSON WAS THE RECIPIENT FOR THE AWARD FROM LAST YEAR.

IT WAS AWARDED IN APRIL. HE'S PICTURED HERE AT THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO, 50, AND THEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER LORI WILSON RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR HER EFFORTS.

AND AS YOU KNOW, HER PARTNERSHIP ON THE PARK DISTRICT SPONSORED LEGISLATION AND THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO HER AT THE SACRAMENTO ANNUAL LUNCHEON. AND SHE'S PICTURED HERE ON THE STATE CAPITOL LAWN.

THANK YOU AND WITH THAT, I'LL HAND IT BACK TO ERICH.

THANK YOU. AND I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FLORA'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THESE ALL THESE EVENTS REALLY ARE DISTRICT WIDE IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPACT. WE GET TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM OUR OPERATIONS TEAM, I&R TEAM SPECIFICALLY,

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AND ALSO PUBLIC SAFETY. SORT OF TOUCHED ON IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT THESE EVENTS ARE MUCH MORE ESPECIALLY WITH THE FEDERAL OFFICIALS.

THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT IS MUCH MORE THE CRITERIA IS MUCH MORE STRINGENT THAN PERHAPS IN THE PAST.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ALSO, OBVIOUSLY FLORA AND ALSO FOR DOING ALL THE COORDINATION.

I THINK WE TOUCHED ON THIS A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN OUR PROGRAM ABOUT SOME OF OUR VISITS TO SACRAMENTO, BUT HIGHLIGHTING JUST THE FACT THAT WE MET WITH THE FIVE ACTUAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEN THE REST WERE WITH STAFF.

AND I DO THINK THOSE MEETINGS WERE FAIRLY PRODUCTIVE IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY AND PROP 4 AND ALSO TO CREATE THE DIALOG ABOUT GGRF FUNDS SOME DISCRETIONARY ABILITY TO USE THAT FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS, WHICH WILL BE WORKING ON NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT IS THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION FOR 2025.

AND WE STILL HAVE THREE MORE WEEKS OF WORK TO DO.

GREAT THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? SURE SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I WANT TO SAY GREAT WORK.

YOUR TEAM ALWAYS PUTS TOGETHER WELL-PREPARED EVENTS.

AND JUST AS FAR AS VERY INFORMATIVE PACKETS, I FELT VERY PREPARED.

BEING A NEW BOARD MEMBER AND GOING OUT TO SACRAMENTO TO MEET WITH MIA BONTA AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND THEN JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE LEGISLATION ACHIEVEMENT.

EAST BAY HILLS AS FAR AS THAT IS. THAT'S JUST A WHOLE KIND OF NEW WAY.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE ABLE TO GET SOME OTHER TYPE OF JUST NOT THE EAST BAY HILLS, BUT HAVE A MODEL SIMILAR FOR IN OUR CONTRA COSTA, OTHER AREAS. AND THEN JUST THE WALK AND TALKS I FILLED IN FOR DENNIS WITH REPRESENTATIVE SWALWELL AND DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE A SECURITY DETAIL.

[LAUGHTER] SO, SO AS FAR AS THAT IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT, HIS LOVE FOR THE PARKS AND JUST REAL LEVEL ENGAGEMENT EVERYWHERE.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITY FOR THESE EVENTS WERE KIND OF MORE IN CONTRA COSTA, AND THEN SOME WERE AROUND AS FAR AS DIFFERENT PARKS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING.

I DIDN'T REALLY SEE A LOT OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO REPRESENT WARD 4.

SO I KNOW THAT WE PUT OUT THE ASK TO EVERYONE.

DID WE JUST GET KIND OF LESS RESPONSE FROM DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES IN MY AREA, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HOST AS FAR AS TIDEWATER OR ANY OF THOSE DIFFERENT SITES EVENTS OR HAVE FOLKS THAT REPRESENT JUST MY DISTRICT SO. YEAH IN BEFORE YOU WERE ELECTED IN 2024, WE HAD AT LEAST TWO VISITS AT TIDEWATER SPECIFICALLY.

ONE WAS WITH THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY AND THE OTHER WAS WITH ELECTED OFFICES IN GENERAL.

OKAY AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A SITE VISIT BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA AT OYSTER BAY IN 2024, AND VERY MUCH OPEN TO ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IN WARD FOUR FOR 2026. I THINK WE JUST WE TRY TO BALANCE IT OUT GEOGRAPHICALLY.

AND I THINK YOU CAME IN JUST A LITTLE BIT AFTER WE WERE IN WARD 4 QUITE A BIT LAST YEAR.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE BECAUSE AS FAR AS WHEN WE WHEN WE DID MEET WITH THOSE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS, THEY WERE WELL INFORMED. SO NOW I KNOW THAT, ALL THE GROUNDWORK HAD BEEN THE YEAR BEFORE AND EVERYTHING, SO THANK YOU FOR UPDATING ME ON THAT. BUT GREAT WORK AS ALWAYS FROM YOUR TEAM.

YEAH THANK YOU. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD AND ALWAYS EXCITING.

I GUESS I JUST THINK IT'S ALL GREAT WORK. THE ONLY THING I WOULD QUESTION WAS WE MET WITH 20 CITIES.

WAS THAT THE TARGET OR DID WE? THERE'S 33 CITIES IN OUR DEAL.

DID ANYBODY REJECT US OR? I KNOW IF THEY WANT TO REJECT US, WE'RE BUSY WE COULDN'T ARRANGE IT.

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BUT ANYBODY DID SAY WE DON'T WANT TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FOLKS I WORK WITH, I THINK, YEAH, JUST ABOUT EVERY GROUP THAT I WAS WITH WAS ABOUT FOUR, I THINK, SAID, LET'S DO THIS ALL THE TIME, THIS IS GREAT.

THEY REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE. SO I THINK THE 20 CITIES THERE WERE 13 THAT WERE MISSING OUT.

AND 6 SUPERVISOR OR, YOU KNOW, 4 SUPERVISORS MET WITH US.

THERE ARE 10 SUPERVISORS IN OUR TWO COUNTIES.

DID WAS IT JUST A SCHEDULING OR THEY WERE BUSY OR? GREAT QUESTION SO IN TERMS OF THE MEETINGS I ANSWERED OVER THERE, BUT I THOUGHT I'D ANSWER WHERE THE CAMERAS ARE FORMALLY AND ON THE RECORD.

LISA BALDINGER, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST WE WERE NOT REJECTED FROM ANY OF OUR REQUESTS TO MEET.

THE REASON WHY 15 ARE CARRYING OVER INTO 2026 IS EXACTLY THAT, IT IS SCHEDULING.

SO THE BOARD IS RATHER BUSY. AND SO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AND THE LOCAL ELECTEDS TO FIND A TIME THAT SUITS BOTH YOUR SCHEDULES.

THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY SLOWDOWN. AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT GET ON THE CALENDAR AND THEN NEED TO BE RESCHEDULED.

SO WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO GET THOSE SET. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMPLETING THE FULL ROUND.

AND THEN, AS ERICH MENTIONED EARLIER, GOING BACK AND DOING DEEPER ENGAGEMENT IN WHATEVER FORM IS MOST SUITED TO OUR NEEDS OR OUR OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT CITY OR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. GOOD YEAH, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS DID TONS OF WORK, AND I DON'T THINK YOU COULD HANDLE IF EVERYONE SAID YES.

I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF REJECTION TO OUR ADVANCES, AND I'M GLAD THAT IT WASN'T.

AND ONCE AGAIN, COMPLIMENTS I, YOU KNOW, I TO DIRECTOR ESPAÑA'S QUESTIONS, I RECALL, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SPECIFIC PEOPLE THAT LOVED THE WALK AND TALK.

THE IDEA OF AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING CONTROVERSIAL GOING ON IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A CONGRESS MEMBER AND YOU SAID, OKAY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO MEET IN A SCHOOL GYMNASIUM AND HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING.

OH MY GOD, THAT WOULD BE THAT'S TERRIBLE. BUT TO GET OUT IN A PARK WHERE EVERYBODY THEORETICALLY IS KIND OF MELLOW OR MELLOWS OUT WHEN THEY'RE IN A PARK TAKING A WALK, IT'S A PERFECT SCENARIO. IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES AND PEOPLE CLING TO IT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S MISSING ANYTHING OR US MISSING OUT ON ANY IN ANY DISTRICTS.

IT'S PEOPLE LIKE ERICH WANT TO GET THERE IN A GYM SUIT AND SHOW THAT HE'S A CAN, RUN AROUND THE BLOCK OR RUN AROUND LAKE CHABOT.

BILL QUIRK WAS AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER THAT JUST LOVED BEING OUTDOORS.

AND HE WOULD ALWAYS GO TO COYOTE HILLS. AND I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAME TO HAYWARD SHORELINE, BUT HE WOULD LOVE THOSE THINGS. AND THEN ELLEN CORBETT, OUR COLLEAGUE, WHEN SHE WAS A SENATOR, SHE CLAIMED SHE STARTED THIS OR WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS.

AND BUT SHE LOVED IT AND PROMOTED IT. SO I THINK IT'S JUST THE ELECTEDS COMFORT LEVEL WITH BEING IN A PARK.

BUT I THINK THEY'RE VERY, VERY VALUABLE. THANK YOU AND TO YOUR POINT THE LIMITING FACTOR IS THE TIME AND RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS.

AND THEN ALSO TO DIRECTOR ESPAÑA'S QUESTIONS ABOUT SORT OF THAT GEOGRAPHIC BALANCE OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY GATHERINGS IN 2026, WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE EVENTS AROUND THE DISTRICT AND ALL OF THE WARDS, WITH COMMUNITIES INVITING COMMUNITY GROUPS, ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ONE PLACE AND HAVE A LARGER EVENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, BECAUSE ELSA AND FLORA HAVE DONE FANTASTIC WORK AND 110 MEETINGS.

THAT'S QUITE A BIT. SO WE ARE HOPING TO CARRY THE MOMENTUM FORWARD TO BE, SAY, SAY YES TO EVERYONE AND THEN ALSO JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S ONLY 24 HOURS IN THE DAY SO THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT AND YOU KNOW, YOU LIST UNDER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE 10 PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS ONE SITE VISIT AND HOLIDAY GATHERING. OUR I TOLD I'VE HEARD SOMETHING THAT THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY BE REORGANIZED AND THAT THERE WOULDN'T BE AS MANY MEETINGS NEXT YEAR. IS THAT CORRECT? SO THERE IS A PROPOSAL TO HAVE THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOCUS ON TWO KEY TOPICS.

AND THAT'S COMING BEFORE THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NEXT WEEK.

THOSE TWO TOPICS WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN A LONGITUDINAL FORMAT, WHICH MEANS THAT EACH TOPIC WOULD COME BEFORE THE PAC FOUR TIMES, FIRST IN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION. THEY WOULD THEN ENGAGE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, HAVE CONVERSATIONS, BRING INSIGHTS. WE THEN HAVE A MEETING FULLY FOCUSED ON THAT TOPIC TO DO DEEP DISCUSSION.

SO AGAIN ONE OF THE LIMITING FACTORS THERE IS THERE'S SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT.

SO WHEN WE HAVE TOO MANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, THOSE MEETINGS CAN RUN LONG FOR OUR VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

SO WE'D HAVE ONE MEETING FULLY FOCUSED ON THAT TOPIC.

AND THEN THE FINAL MEETING WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT STAFF WOULD SUPPORT THE CHAIR AND BRINGING BEFORE THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO THE THREE TOPICS THAT WERE MOVED FORWARD AT THE LAST PAC MEETING INCLUDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PARKS INCLUDES TRAIL USE AND THEN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.

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AND SO THE BOARD WILL ULTIMATELY BE THE SELECTOR OF THE FOCUS TOPICS OF THE PAC, PER THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES.

IN ADDITION AT THOSE MEETINGS, THERE WILL ALSO BE ROOM FOR A SECOND TOPIC ON EACH AGENDA.

SO THE TOPICS THAT YOU EXPECT TO COME BEFORE THE PAC, INCLUDING OUR LOCAL TAX MEASURES AND OUR BUDGET WILL CONTINUE TO COME BEFORE THE PAC FOR THEIR INPUT AND GUIDANCE WITHIN THIS WORK PLAN SCHEDULE.

EVERYTHING LOOKS THE SAME EXCEPT FOR IN MARCH.

BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING THE PAC TO DO MORE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDING NO MEETING IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.

HOWEVER, ALL OTHER MEETINGS WOULD STAY AS SCHEDULE WITH THE JULY RECESS, WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENT, AND THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES FOR THE COMMITTEE. SO WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO LESSEN SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO RELIEVE THE PAC OF ONE MEETING TO ALLOW THEM TO DO DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY TO BRING THOSE VOICES TO THE FOLLOWING MEETING.

GREAT, GREAT THANK YOU. AND I COMMENT, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO INVITE THEM TO PARK SITE VISITS THAT WE DO.

I FIND THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND EVEN FOUNDATION MEMBERS THAT COME LEARN SO MUCH AT THOSE THINGS AND INCLUDING MYSELF THAT'S REALLY WHERE YOU GET TO, YOU KNOW, AS OPPOSED TO BEING IN THIS ROOM TALKING ABOUT PARKS.

YOU GET OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING AND ALL THE GOOD WORK WE'RE DOING. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THAT SITE VISITS INCLUDED, AND I HOPE THEY'RE ALL INVITED TO ALL OF THEM INFORMALLY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT THANKS FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK, APPRECIATE IT.

ANY COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC? NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU ERICH.

AND THANK YOUR ENTIRE STAFF. SO I GUESS WE'RE NOW TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? HEARING NONE, I WOULD SUGGEST WE ALL ADJOURN AND GO TO THE DISTRICT HOLIDAY PARTY.

I BELIEVE I CAN AGREE TO THAT. [LAUGHTER] EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANKS ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.