>> COULD BE HEARD. [00:00:01] >> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THIS CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF [ROLL CALL] THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR JANUARY 13TH, 2026, BEGINNING AT 11:05. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >> YES. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR COFFEY? >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR ECHOLS. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT? >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR ESPANA. >> PRESENT. >> DIRECTOR WAESPI? >> HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT SANWONG. >> HERE. >> PRESIDENT MERCURIO. >> HERE. >> ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS? [PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS] >> YES, WE DO. WE HAVE ONE PERSON IN PERSON, SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ MY ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THEN I WILL CALL ON THEM. >> OKAY. THANKS. >> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN DO SO IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM. IF ATTENDING IN PERSON, THEY MAY SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD TO THE CLERK STAFF OR OTHERWISE INDICATE THEY WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM. IF ATTENDING BY ZOOM, THEY MAY RAISE THEIR HAND AND THEIR NAME WILL BE CALLED WHEN IT'S THEIR TURN TO SPEAK. DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, SPEAKERS WILL BE INVITED TO SPEAK AND WE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SHARE THEIR COMMENTS. A COUNTDOWN TIMER WILL APPEAR FOR THEIR CONVENIENCE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE HAND UP ONLINE AS WELL. WE WILL START IN PERSON WITH CAROL. >> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS CAROL KLAMMER. I'M THE SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR THE DISTRICT. I JOINED THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A HUGE FAN SINCE MOVING HERE 20 YEARS AGO. I WAS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION SO MUCH SO THAT I ACCEPTED A DEMOTION FROM OUR DIRECTOR A $40,000 ANNUAL PAY CUT AND A LOSS OF FULY REMOTE WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE PRIMARY FACTOR FOR THE SACRIFICE TO MAKE THESE SACRIFICES SUSTAINABLE AND SOFTEN, GOING BACK INTO THE OFFICE FULL TIME WAS THE OFFER OF THREE DAYS A WEEK REMOTE. I ACCEPTED THIS ROLE BASED ON CLEAR AGREEMENT OF FLEXIBILITY. I WAS PROMISED THIS BALANCE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN KEPT. CURRENTLY, I AM THE SOLE GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR THIS THOUSAND PERSON ORGANIZATION. I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VISUAL IDENTITY OF OUR PROGRAMS, CAMPAIGNS, AND PUBLICATIONS. [NOISE] I'M STATIONED IN A SHOP ENVIRONMENT WITH AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN WHERE THREE WORK GROUPS ARE. WHILE I VALUE MY COLLEAGUES, THE CONSTANT TRAFFIC, HIGH TRAFFIC NOISE AND IMPROMPTU CONVERSATIONS IS THE ANTITHESIS TO A CREATIVE, PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE 100% IN OFFICE REQUIREMENT HAS CREATED WHAT I CALL A QUIET TAX. TO MEET THESE DEADLINES, I FIND MYSELF TAKING SICK DAYS, WHAT I CALL MENTAL HEALTH DAYS TO STAY HOME AND WORK IN PEACE AND CATCH UP. THE STRESS OF THIS ENVIRONMENT HAS FORCED ME TO INCREASE MY ANXIETY AND MEDICATION TO MITIGATE THE WORKPLACE EFFECTS. THE COMMUTE HAS ADDED ALSO A $5,000 ANNUAL BURDEN TO MY FINANCES FOR $80 A WEEK IN GAS AND ACCELERATED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. IT'S A PAINFUL IRONY THAT TO WORK FOR THE PARKS, I'M FORCED TO INCREASE MY COMMUTE RELATED CARBON FOOTPRINT FIVE TIMES OVER AND MY WELL-BEING FOR THE PRESENCE AT A DESK THAT ACTUALLY HINDERS MY ABILITY TO DO MY JOB. HOWEVER, MY DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT IS VISIBLE IN EVERYTHING I TOUCH. I'VE OVERHAULED THE REGIONAL AND NATURE PUBLICATION, DEVELOPED BRAND KITS FOR THE VISITORS CENTERS, ESTABLISHED DISTRICT WIDE, BRAND GUIDELINES, AND ELEVATED THE TRAILS CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN AND CALENDAR. [NOISE] I TAKE IMMENSE PRIDE IN MY WORK, BUT THE CURRENT MODEL IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. WORKING FROM HOME, I'M NOT OFF. I'M FOCUSED, I'M PRODUCTIVE AND DELIVER THE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT DESERVES. I URGE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DIRECT THE DISTRICT COUNCIL TO DROP THE APPEAL AND RETURN THE TELECOMMUTE POLICY TO STATUS QUO ANTI WHILE WE NEGOTIATE TELEWORK POLICY THAT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER BAY AREA PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES. [NOISE] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHY EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE HAND UP ONLINE. ASK ME GUEST, YOU MAY MUTE YOURSELF? >> HELLO. >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> FOR SOME REASON, MY CAMERA, THERE'S NO OPTION TO PUT VISUAL ON HERE. BUT [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A WEBINAR. >> GOT IT. MY NAME IS MEADOW D'ARCY, AND I AM THE CHIEF STEWARD OF AFSCME LOCAL 2428. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT SANWONG. I WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS TODAY ABOUT A REMOTE WORK. TRUST. [NOISE] THAT IS A WORD [00:05:03] THAT I HAVE HEARD REFERENCE REPEATEDLY IN RECENT BOARD MEETINGS. TRUST IS ESSENTIAL TO ANY LASTING PARTNERSHIP, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN AN EMPLOYER AND ITS EMPLOYEES. IT REDUCES CONFLICT, IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND IT ASSURES EMPLOYEES THAT THEY ARE SEEN, HEARD, AND VALUED. BUT TRUST ISN'T CREATED BY SAYING THE WORD. TRUST IS BUILT THROUGH ACTIONS. WHEN THE FORMER GM CHOSE TO ELIMINATE TELEWORK FOR AFTER THE EMPLOYEES AND COMMIT SEVERAL UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES, MEMBERS EXERCISED THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND FILED AN UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGE WITH PERB. PERB REVIEWED THE FACTS AND RULED IN FAVOR OF EMPLOYEES, NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. DESPITE THAT, THE DISTRICT CHOSE TO CONTINUE ESCALATING THIS MATTER AND IS NOW CHALLENGING PERBS DECISION IN STATE COURT. THAT DECISION IS COSTING TIME AND MONEY, AND IT'S COSTING TRUST. EMPLOYEE SEE DISTRICT RESOURCES BEING SPENT ON LITIGATION OVER A POLICY THAT WORKED, THAT EMPLOYEES RELIED ON, AND THAT REPRESENTED ONE OF THE WONDERFUL BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR THE PARK DISTRICT. TELEWORK WAS NOT SPECULATIVE OR UNTESTED. PRODUCTIVITY CONTINUED, ACCOUNTABILITY CONTINUED, THE DISTRICT CONTINUED TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. ROLLING IT BACK UNILATERALLY AND ACTIVELY CHOOSING TO LITIGATE AFTER MULTIPLE LOSSES SENDS A MESSAGE THAT EMPLOYEE CONCERNS AND ESTABLISHED PRACTICES CAN BE DISREGARDED. THAT UNDERMINES THE VERY TRUST THIS BOARD HAS SAID IT WANTS TO REBUILD. IF TRUST IS TRULY THE GOAL, RESTORING WHAT WORK IS THE CLEREST PATH FORWARD. THE BOARD IS NOT POWERLESS IN THIS MOMENT. THE BOARD HAS THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THIS TRAJECTORY. UNDER BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, SECTION 3.2 F, THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT THE THE MANAGEMENT NEGOTIATING TEAM IN NEGOTIATING WITH REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. SECTION 3.15 D AUTHORIZES THE BOARD TO REVIEW PERSONNEL POLICIES COVERING WAGES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. TELEWORK IS A BENEFIT, AND THIS LITIGATION STRATEGY IS A CHOICE, AND IT'S BEING MADE SOLELY BY THE DISTRICT'S COUNCIL, WHICH REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. THIS IS NOT ABOUT LOSING CONTROL, IT'S ABOUT DEMONSTRATING LEADERSHIP. REINSTALLING TELEWORK AND ENDING THIS LITIGATION WOULD SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, REDUCE CONFLICT, AND ALLOW EVERYONE TO FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT'S MISSION.MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT WOULD SHOW EMPLOYEES THAT TRUST IS NOT TO A TALKING POINT. TODAY, I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AND DIRECT DISTRICT COUNSEL TO DROP THE COURT APPEAL OF THE PER DECISION, REINSTATE THE 2021 TELEWORK POLICY, AND IMMEDIATELY RETURN EMPLOYEES TO STATUS QUO AND TEAM WHILE WE NEGOTIATE A TELEWORK COMPARABLE TO THOSE AT OTHER BAY AREA AGENCIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE IS NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THEN THE BOARD WILL ADJOURN TO A CLOSED SESSION. [CLOSED SESSION ITEMS] >> COULD BE HEARD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF [ROLL CALL] THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR JANUARY 13TH, 2026, AND WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:07. FIRST, ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ROLL CALL. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR COFFEY? >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR ECHOLS. DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR ESPANA. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR WAESPI? >> HERE. >> VICE PRESIDENT SANWONG. >> HERE. >> PRESIDENT MERCURIO. >> HERE. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE NOTE. >> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND DIRECTOR ESPANA WILL LEAD US IN THAT. >> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> NEXT, WOULD THE RECOMMEND BOARD READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT? [LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT] > AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY, WE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL THE LANDS WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ARE THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF EAST BAY OHLONE, BAY MIWOK, AND THE NORTHERN VALLEY YOKUTS. WE ARE PARTICULARLY POLITICALLY OR WHO ARE POLITICALLY ORGANIZED AND REPRESENTED BY 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. >> THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS SOMETHING WE ONLY DO ONCE A YEAR. [ANNUAL ROTATION OF BOARD OFFICERS] AND THAT IS, WE ROTATE OUR OFFICES. WE HAVE A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER IN THIS ORGANIZATION. [LAUGHTER] WE DO IT EVERY YEAR. WE ALWAYS HAVE. I'VE HAD A REALLY WONDERFUL TIME BEING THE PRESIDENT OVER THE LAST YEAR. IT'S GOT PLUSES AND MINUSES. SOMETIMES YOU THINK THE PLUSES AND MINUSES CAN BE THE SAME THING. [00:10:03] FOR INSTANCE, GOSH, I HAD TO GO TO A LOT OF MEETINGS. BUT I MEAN, JUST ABOUT ALL OF THEM WERE REALLY GREAT. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND GO TO A LOT OF EVENTS AND DO THINGS LIKE THAT, SO IT'S REALLY BEEN REALLY GREAT. THIS MORNING, I WAS LOOKING AT THE PRIOR YEAR BECAUSE I KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE STUFF THAT I DO ON A SPREADSHEET. I WENT TO 215 MEETINGS LAST YEAR AND MOST OF THEM WERE VERY REWARDING AND I GOT TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE. AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THE WAY I DO IT. THAT'S NOT THE WAY EVERYBODY DOES IT, BUT I'M ABLE TO DO IT, SO I DO IT, AND IT'S REALLY PRETTY GREAT. BUT ALSO, DURING THAT TIME, AS BEING PRESIDENT, WE HAD SOME CHALLENGING ISSUES COME UP. BUT I ALWAYS FELT LIKE THE BOARD WAS SUPPORTING ME IN THIS LITTLE EXTRA THING THAT I HAVE TO DO. I ALWAYS HAD TAKE A BREATH AND THINK ABOUT THAT I DID I WAS BEING SUPPORTED. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, TOO. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTGOING OFFICERS FOR ON THE BOARD. DIRECTOR SANWONG SERVED AS VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR COFFEY WAS TREASURER AND DIRECTOR WAESPI WAS A SECRETARY. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL, SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY YOU THREE DURING THE WHOLE YEAR. BUT AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEW YEAR NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEW OFFICERS SOME OF THE SAME FACES WITH NEW LABELS BECAUSE IT'S A PROGRESSION IN THE DISTRICT HERE THAT YOU GO THROUGH. I WANT TO WELCOME THE INCOMING OFFICERS. DIRECTOR SANWONG WILL BE SERVING AS PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR COFFEY AS VICE PRESIDENT, AND DIRECTOR ECHOLS WILL BE SECRETARY. ANYWAY, I WISH ALL OF YOU WELL IN YOUR NEW AND YOUR NEW ROLES. I'M HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN, HAVING JUST GONE THROUGH IT. IT'S FRESH IN MY MIND. FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT WHENEVER THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU THINK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. BUT ANYWAY, AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO OFFER DIRECTOR SANWONG SINCERE WISH OF SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEAR, AND I'M GOING TO HAND YOU THE GAVEL CEREMONIOUSLY TRANSFER THE GAVEL TO YOU AND YOU CAN CONTINUE RUNNING THE MEETING. [APPLAUSE] >> JOHN, WE HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU. WE HAVE A VERY NICE FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH ROUND VALLEY THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE PARK DISTRICT AND THE BOARD. IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE RECENTLY DID SEE CALIFORNIA CONDORS IN ROUND VALLEY. AND I BELIEVE A LOT OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE MAKE TO CONNECT WILDLIFE CORRIDORS AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS HERE AT EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO STEWARD A PARK LIKE ROUND VALLEY WHERE WE SEE CALIFORNIA CONDOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING AS BOARD PRESIDENT AND I HOPE YOU CAN ENJOY THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES, INDEED. >> WITH THAT, [MODIFICATION OF AGENDA] WE NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM E. MODIFICATION OF THE AGENDA. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO MAKE, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE, BUT THEN WE DO NEED TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATIONS AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SANWONG. THERE'S TWO PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS. ONE IS THE REMOVAL OF ITEM K1 ABOUT THE INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER APPOINTMENT, AND THE SECOND ONE IS MOVING THE GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS TO DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. >> DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACCEPT THESE TWO MODIFICATIONS TO MOVE GM COMMENTS FROM ITEM M TO, WE'LL CALL IT G 0.5 IN BETWEEN ITEMS G AND H, AND THEN TO REMOVE ITEM K1 FROM THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. >> DO YOU HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THEN WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON TO ITEM F, SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS. [SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS] [00:15:09] >> WHILE WE'RE GETTING SET UP, I'LL JUST PROVIDE A SUPER QUICK INTRODUCTION. I JUST REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, AND CITY MANAGER AND FOLKS FROM THE NON-PROFIT GROUP HERE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR COMING TO OUR BOARD MEETING TODAY AND PRESENTING ABOUT THIS AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SARAH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, MAX. I APPRECIATE IT. I'M SARAH REK SENIOR REAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST HERE AT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT IN THE LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT. I'M SO PLEASED TO WELCOME THIS GROUP OF VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO PRESENT ON AN EXCITING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC RECREATION AND BIKE SAFETY IN UNION CITY ALONG THE ALAMEDA CREEK TRAIL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO GIVE OUR BOARD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP IN ITS EARLY STAGES. I THINK MAYBE I'LL JUST ASK OUR VISITORS TO WAIVE A HAND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME. OUR GUEST SPEAKERS TODAY ARE ALAMEDA SUPERVISOR ELISA MARQUEZ, AND I'M NOT SURE DID SHE LEAVE. WE HAD ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS STRATEGIST THERE. YOU ARE. THANK YOU. MARIA LONG, UNION CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF SCOTT SAKAKIHARA, UNION CITY MANAGER, JOAN MALLOY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE FOUNDER OF THE UNION CITY BIKE PARK ADVOCATES, ROBERT SINGER. WITH THAT, YOU GUYS HAVE THE FLOOR. THE LIGHT IS ON. >> PERFECT. OKAY. [BACKGROUND] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ELISA MARQUEZ, AS WAS MENTIONED. THANK YOU, SARAH, FOR THE WELCOMING. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW BOARD PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR SAN JUAN, AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP IN THIS COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO ALSO SAY HELLO TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, MY NAME IS ELISA MARQUEZ, AND I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF BEFORE I INTRODUCE THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE TO HEAR FROM MR. BOB SINGER. I'LL NOW PASS IT ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER SAKI KIARA. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR. I'LL JUST BE BRIEF WITH MY INTRO, BUT I MET BOB. IN 2022 WHEN I WAS NOT YET ON THE COUNCIL AND I WAS INVOLVED WITH A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. HE WAS ALREADY VISITING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I WAS A SUPPORTER THEN AND A STRONG SUPPORTER NOW AND GOTTEN TO KNOW BOB VERY WELL, SO WE'LL GET TO THAT AS WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION. JOAN, DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS WELL? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS JOAN MALLOY. I'M THE CITY MANAGER IN UNION CITY AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TEAM SINCE 2024 WHEN OUR CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED A LETTER OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE BMX PROJECT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ABOUT. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A REALLY STRONG PARTNERSHIP. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING BOB BACK IN JUNE OF 2023. MY PREDECESSOR RICHARD VIA WAS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT, AND WE STAND IN FRONT OF YOU IN COLLABORATION TO SHARE WITH YOU THE REASON WHY WE BELIEVE STRONGLY IN BOB SINGER'S VISION. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TESTIMONY ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S HISTORY AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE. I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MR. BOB SINGER, THE FOUNDER OF UNION CITY BIKE PARK ADVOCATES. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER, AND CITY MANAGER. I'LL FIND THE BUTTON, THEN I'LL BE GOOD TO GO. WHO AM I? I OPERATE A STATISTICS CONSULTANCY PREVIOUSLY AS A DIRECTOR OF NON CLINICAL BIOSTATS AT EXACT SCIENCES. I'M A MEMBER OF THE UNION CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. ADVISORY TEAM PREVIOUSLY WITH THE TAX ADVISORY TEAM. I'VE BEEN A UNION SEED RESIDENT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND I HAVE A VISION, AS SUPERVISOR MARK HAS DESCRIBED. THE VISION IS TO TRANSFORM MOONSCAPE WITH TREES. IT'S JUST BARE DIRT IN THE OLD SIDE OF THE STABLES INTO A BIKE PARK, A COMMUNITY RESOURCE. YOU MIGHT THINK, WHY, BOB, YOU LOOK A LITTLE LONG IN THE TOOTH FOR A BIKE PARK? WELL, WHICH IS? THANK YOU, THAT ONE. [00:20:04] MY MOTIVATION IS ELI SINGER. YOU MIGHT SUSPECT MY SON. THAT'S HE, THE HANDSOME GUY IN THE STRIPED SHIRT. HE SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES IN 2019 CAR VERSUS BICYCLIST ACCIDENT. YOU CAN SEE IN THE RIP ELI, HIS BROTHER IN AT THE SKATE PARK MEMORIALIZING ELI. I WANTED TO CONTINUE TO MEMORIALIZE ELI, SO I SAID, HOW CAN I DO THAT? WELL, THE IDEA CAME TO BUILD A BIKE PARK IN ELI'S MEMORY. THE INITIAL IDEA WAS THE BIKE PARK THAT ELI HIMSELF WOULD APPRECIATE BEING A MASTER OF BMX WRITING AND THAT WOULD BE A JUMP LINE IN DIRT. AS THE PROJECT HAS MATURED, THE IDEA HAS COME AROUND TO A MORE COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE, AND YOU SEE HERE A PUMP TRACK IN THE UPPER TWO PICTURES, WHICH HAVE BECOME QUITE POPULAR AND QUITE WELL ATTENDED LOCALLY. EXAMPLES OF THAT INCLUDE THE HAYWARD PUMP TRACK AND THE NEW PUMP TRACK AT FLOOD PARK, WHICH GETS A LOT OF BUSINESS. IN ORDER TO WORK TOWARD ESTABLISHING A FOUNDATION FOR THIS, I ESTABLISHED UNION CITY BIKE PARK ADVOCATES, UCBPA. IT'S A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, AND IT HAS GROWN TO ENCOMPASS SEVERAL PURPOSES. ONE IS TO BUILD THE BIKE PARK THAT I'VE BEEN DESCRIBING. ANOTHER IS TO GET HELMETS ON HEADS, AND WE'VE SUCCEEDED IN DOING THAT AS IN THE HUNDRED HELMET HOLIDAY IN LATE DECEMBER OF 2024. LASTLY, PROVIDE A SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY, AND THAT IS THE ELI SINGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AT NEW HAVEN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR THAT, AND THE FIRST AWARD WILL BE THIS FALL. GET KIDS OFF SCREENS AND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILY MULTI-GENERATIONAL FUN IN THAT PART OF UNION CITY. NOW, I'LL ASK SUPERVISOR MARQUEZ TO PROVIDE SOME PERSPECTIVE. >> THANK YOU, BOB. AS I MENTIONED, MY PREDECESSOR WAS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THIS PROJECT, AND SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PHYSICALLY VISIT THE SITE BACK IN JUNE OF 2023. I GOT TO HEAR FIRSTHAND BOB'S VISION, HIS PASSION, AND I WAS JUST INSPIRED. MANY OF US DEAL WITH LOSS. I PERSONALLY AM GRIEVING THE LOSS OF MY MOTHER, LOST HER AT 12-YEARS-OLD, EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. I'M A RESPITE CAREGIVER JUST LOST AT IN THE FALL. I WAS REALLY TOUCH ADMIRED BY SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO TAKE THAT PAIN AND DO SOMETHING GOOD, SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD BENEFIT FROM. HE TALKED A LOT ABOUT MAKING THIS ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL AGES. I REALLY LOVE THAT VISION, AND AS AN ELECTED, WE HEAR MANY PEOPLE WITH IDEAS AND SO I CHALLENGE BOB, IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, YOU HAVE TO ADVANCE THE WORK, AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO FORM A 501(C)(3), AND BOB DID THAT IN RECORD TIME. WE MET ON JUNE 8TH, AND I WAS PROBABLY OCTOBER 15TH, HE SHARED THE NEWS THAT HE HAD ALREADY RECEIVED HIS NON PROFIT STATUS. I WAS EVEN MORE INCLINED TO GET BEHIND HIM AND START THIS COLLABORATION, NOT JUST WITH HIM, BUT ALSO UNION CITY. BOB HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK IN TERMS OF DUE DILIGENCE. HE'S ENGAGED SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN TRAIL STEWARDSHIP. THEY'VE PHYSICALLY GONE TO THE LOCATION TO ASSESS THE SITE. THEY'RE LEADERS IN BUILDING BIKE PARKS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN THEIR ANALYSIS AND REPORT, THEY DO FEEL THAT THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION. WE'VE ALSO VETTED PROPOSALS FOR GEO-TECH AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY TELL YOU THAT MY OFFICE WILL BE PAYING FOR THOSE STUDIES. WE ARE FULLY BEHIND THIS PROJECT AND WANT TO STRENGTHEN THAT PARTNERSHIP BY PROVIDING INVESTMENT IN THAT STUDY THAT ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE THIS PROJECT. WE'VE MET WITH EAST REGION PARKS LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, MAX KORTEN FOR YOUR PASSION. I KNOW YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN OTHER COUNTIES, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE MILESTONE UPDATES WHICH I FEEL IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ARE SIGNIFICANT. I'LL NOW ASK MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER SAKI KIARA, TO GIVE HIS PERSPECTIVE FROM UNION CITY. >> THANK YOU. YES, FROM A COMMUNITY AND CITY ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE. SOME OF THESE MILESTONES HAVE COME UP ALREADY, BUT WE DID HEAR FROM BOB AND FROM UCBPA, [00:25:03] BOTH AT THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION LEVEL IN UNION CITY AND ALSO WITH LEADERS, MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS. THE CITY, THE COUNTY, EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, AND REGIONAL BIKE PARK ADVOCATES HAVE ALL CONDUCTED SITE VISITS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. AS JOAN MENTIONED, THE UNION CITY COUNCIL DID PASS A RESOLUTION AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING A LETTER OF SUPPORT IN 2024. BOB HAS PERSONALLY TABLED AT MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND GOTTEN THE WORD OUT. AS HE MENTIONED, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN REFINED AND EVOLVED IN RESPONSE TO THAT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND ALSO TO STAFF FEEDBACK BECAUSE CITY STAFF DID PROVIDE SEVERAL EARLY COMMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VETTING FOR THINGS THAT MAYBE WE WOULDN'T BE THINKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE FIRST EMBARKING ON THIS. UNION CITY'S PARK AND MASTER PLAN UPDATE IS IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S GOING THROUGH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF FEEDBACK, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY FOLKS WHO'VE COME OUT AND GIVEN FEEDBACK IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, SO WE'RE HOPEFUL ABOUT THAT PROCESS AS WELL. THEN TOMORROW, BOB IS ACTUALLY MEETING AGAIN WITH THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. I'M A LIAISON TO THAT COMMISSION, SO THEY'RE MEETING AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO. >> THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT WITH THIS. AS YOU SEE, THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PARCELS ARE OWNED BY EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS. THERE IS A SLIVER ALAMEDA COUNTY THAT IS MANAGED BY FLOOD CONTROL. WE'RE IN CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION AND CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FLOOD CONTROL, AND WE DO FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN IDEAL SITE FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. HERE'S SOME VISUALS. THE ENTRANCE IS OFF OF LOWER STREET, WHICH YOU ACCESS COMING OFF OF UNION CITY BOULEVARD. THERE'S PLENTY OF PARKING, THERE'S VERY LITTLE TREES. THERE'S A LOT OF DIRT RIGHT NOW IN THAT AREA BUT WE DO FEEL THAT THIS IS A PRIME LOCATION THAT WILL NOT INTERRUPT OTHER SERVICES AND TRULY ACTIVATE THE SPACE FOR THE TRI CITIES AND BEYOND, I DO FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE A REGIONAL DESTINATION. AS WAS MENTIONED BY BOB, GET KIDS OFF SCREENS SO WE NEED TO GET THE MORE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND ENGAGED WITH MULTI GENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THIS IS SOME VISUALS OF THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I'LL NOW ASK OUR CITY MANAGER, JOAN MALLOY TO GIVE HER PERSPECTIVE ON SOME OTHER EXCITING UPDATES IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THIS LOCATION. >> THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR MARQUEZ. YES, INDEED. OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SAKI KIARA MENTIONED THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN THAT IS UNDERWAY. BUT WE DO HAVE IN PLACE A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN, AND THE CITY IS JUST COMPLETING BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS ON A MAJOR NORTH SOUTH CONNECTOR THROUGH UNION CITY BOULEVARD. THESE IMPROVEMENTS COST ABOUT $20 MILLION. THEY WERE A MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO THIS CIRCULATION ROUTE AND PROVIDED BIKE LANES FROM SMITH STREET IN THE NORTH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE ALAMEDA CHANNEL, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, LINKS RIGHT INTO THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK TRAIL SYSTEM. THE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED NOT ONLY BIKE LANES, BUT COMPLETELY REVISED AND IMPROVED LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING, AS WELL AS DRAINAGE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THIS IS A LOW LYING AREA IN THE CITY AND WAS PRONE TO FLOODING, SO WE TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE IT TOP TO BOTTOM. WE NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW CORRIDOR FOR BICYCLISTS, RUNNING NORTH SOUTH IN UNION CITY, AND THIS POINT AND THIS CONNECTION IS CRITICAL TO LINKING TO OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. >> MUCH OF THIS HAS BEEN TOUCHED ON, BUT A QUICK REVIEW OF THE TIMELINE. THE IDEA CAME ABOUT IN 2022. SITE VISITS BEGAN. MANY PEOPLE GRACIOUSLY WENT OUT AND WALKED IN TO LOOK AT THE SITE. I STARTED TALKING WITH SUPERVISOR MARQUEZ IN 2023, AND AT HER ENCOURAGEMENT I FOUNDED UCBPA, AND THAT WAS GIVEN A FEDERAL 501(C)(3) STATUS LATER IN THE YEAR. WE MET WITH DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER ALVAREZ BY ZOOM, AND THE IDEA WAS FAIRLY WELL RECEIVED, I WOULD SAY. IN EARLY 2024, WE GOT THE LETTER FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA IN GENERAL SUPPORT. THEN THE NEXT STEP WAS TO START TO DEVELOP THE FEASIBILITY AND GEO-TECH STUDIES AND THAT WAS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS INVOLVING THOSE WHO WOULD PERFORM THE STUDIES IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. WE FEEL WE HAVE SOME VERY WELL FLESHED OUT PLANS STUDIES FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE HAD MET VIA ZOOM WITH [00:30:03] DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER CORDON AND I THINK THAT WAS IN GENERALLY FAIRLY WELL RECEIVED AT THAT TIME, THE IDEA OF IT. NOW WE ARE HERE, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSAL AND WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH STUDIES BEFORE TOO LONG. THAT'S THE PRESENTATION. I THINK ANY OF US WOULD BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION. >> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. IT'S REALLY NICE TO HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU AND FOR PREPARING THIS PRESENTATION, IT'S VERY DETAILED AND INFORMATIVE, AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR ABOUT THESE DIFFERENT PARTNERSHIPS, IN THIS CASE, MULTI JURISDICTIONAL WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY, UNION CITY, AND EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, BUT THEN ALSO WITH THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. CONGRATULATIONS, BOB. >> THANK YOU. >> FOR GETTING THAT TOGETHER SO QUICKLY, THAT'S NOT AN EASY ACHIEVEMENT. IT'S REALLY HEART WARMING TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS. LET'S TAKE A MOMENT IF ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I GUESS, REAL QUICK. I JUST WANTED A CLARIFICATION. THIS IS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, SO WE'RE NOT MAKING A DECISION TODAY BUT IT WILL COME BACK TO THE BOARD DEPENDING ON SOME OF THE DIFFERENT MOU AGREEMENTS AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES, CORRECT? >> EXACTLY. CORRECT. THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION, WE JUST AT THIS EARLY STAGE, WANTED TO MAKE YOUR FULL BOARD AWARE OF THIS AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, TO ASK QUESTIONS, PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION, AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON A POTENTIAL MOU THAT WE BRING BACK AS AN ACTION ITEM TO YOUR BOARD. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE, GO AHEAD, DIRECTOR ESPANA. >> THESE ARE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO LOOK AT, IF YOU'VE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, PARKING, AND REST ROOM. AS AN AVID USER OF THIS PARK, IF YOU WERE LEAVING THE PARK VIA BICYCLE, AND YOU WERE CONNECTING TO THE SECOND SIDE OF THE CHANNEL BECAUSE FROM THE PARK, YOU CAN EASILY. WHERE THE PUMP TRACK WOULD BE LOCATED THERE'S A DIRT CONNECTION TO THE DIRT SIDE OF ALAMEDA CREEK. BUT IF YOU CROSS OVER TO THE OTHER SECTION, WHICH IS CEMENT, AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE THE CHANNEL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO COYOTE HILLS, THERE'S TWO WAYS TO GET TO THAT SECTION. YOU CAN EITHER GO THE DIRT AND CROSS UNDER, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THIS AREA WHERE YOU WOULD GO OVER. IT'S A BRIDGE CROSSING THAT CEMENT. I HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THERE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT AS FAR AS SINCE YOU'RE WORKING ON MAKING SAFE PASSAGES TO THE PARK, WAS THAT BRIDGE CROSSING A CONSIDERATION BECAUSE THERE'S AN AREA THAT YOU CAN RUN. THERE'S ON THE FARTHEST SIDE HERE. ON ONE SIDE, SO THERE'S ONE WHERE THERE'S A LANE YOU CAN RUN IN. THE OTHER SIDE, THERE'S CEMENT THAT YOU CAN CROSS OVER, BUT THAT CROSSING IS A LITTLE BIT COULD BE PRECURIOUS, AND ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS DRAWING YOUNGER RIDERS, HAVE THEY THOUGHT ABOUT WHERE TRAFFIC MIGHT GO FROM THE PARK. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. AS YOU DESCRIBED, THE DIRECTIONS ARE A LITTLE DIFFICULT IN THAT AREA. BUT I THINK ON THE NORTH SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE, YOU COULD TAKE IT. >> YES. YOU CAN, BUT AS FAR AS IT'S NOT HAVE YOU GIVEN CONSIDERATION TO MAYBE, MAKING IT A LITTLE SAFER OR AS DIRECTIONAL OR JUST MAKING THAT PATH OF MORE SEEN, IS IF THERE'S MORE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE EASIER IF LIKE I HAD A MAP THAT SHOWED SATELLITE VIEW BUT I JUST THINK AS FAR AS DEPENDING HOW PEOPLE CROSS ON THAT, THAT AREA CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS. >> I THINK ONE ASPECT IS THE ADVENT OF THE UNION CITY BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS. THE LANES ARE A LOT BETTER MARKED. THAT WILL BE A PART OF IT. BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE JEOPARDY OR THE DANGER WOULD BE FULLY EVALUATED IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. VERY EXPLICITLY. >> BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN AREA. [00:35:02] THEN ALSO THE PARKING, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU GO TO THE PARK AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SUFFICIENT PARKING. BUT IF YOU HIT THERE A PARTICULAR MORNING, YOU HAVE THE DOG WALKERS, YOU HAVE A FEW RUN CLUBS THAT MEET OUT OF THERE. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE INCREASE OF PARKING? THEN ALSO JUST AS FAR AS IF THERE'S EVENT OVER THERE OR A GROUP, LOOKING AT WHERE OVERFLOW PARKING WOULD GO. BECAUSE AS FAR AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT, I KNOW IN FREMONT OVER BY CORY LAKES, A LOT OF TIMES FOLKS WILL PARK ALONG IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, ALONG THE CHANNEL. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU HAD THE BIKERS, THE DOG WALKERS, THE RUNNERS, AND WHAT POTENTIAL PARKING IMPACTS WOULD BE? THEN ALSO, IS THERE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING WITHIN THIS PARKING FOOTPRINT FOR THE TIME PERIOD WHERE THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE MORE BIKE RIDERS? >>TRYING TO BACK THIS UP. BACK IT UP, PLEASE. FIRST, I KNOW THAT NOTE. THE EFFECT ON PARK, AGAIN, WILL BE PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. >> SOME OF IT MIGHT BE PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN USING THIS PARTICULAR GATEWAY FOR ABOUT, SINCE 2010 OR MORE. THERE ARE FLUCTUATIONS THERE. IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE A NEW USE FOR THIS AREA. BUT AS FAR AS, LIKE, PARKING CAN BE HEAVILY IMPACTED. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT HERE, SO THAT THE RED RECTANGLE WAS AN EQUESTRIAN EXERCISE. SURROUNDING THAT, THAT COULD BE USED AS SPACE NEAR THE VISITORS CENTER IN THE COYOTE HILLS IS USED, THERE'S MARKED PARKING AVAILABLE THERE. THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THAT MIGHT BE ONE SOLUTION THERE. BUT WHETHER IT IS OR NOT, THAT WILL BE PART OF THE EVALUATION, THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. >> THEN ABOUT THE REST ROOMS THERE. THE REST ROOMS THERE JUST PORTAL TOILETS. AS FAR AS THERE MIGHT BE THE NEED TO CONSIDER WHAT TYPE OF RESTROOM FACILITIES ARE THERE IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN JUST AS FAR AS THE POTENTIAL USE AND IMPACT, AND THEN ALSO THERE ARE LIMITED PICNIC GROUNDS ON THAT SIDE. ALSO LOOKING AT WITHIN THE BIKE PARK, IS THERE AN INCREASE NEED OF SPACE FOR POTENTIALLY PARENTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING? AND I THINK THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAD WELL, TWO MORE IS ABOUT THE SPONSORSHIP. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIPS? WOULD THOSE SPONSORSHIPS INVOLVE NAMING RIGHTS AND WITH THOSE NAMING RIGHTS, IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR OUTSIDE COMPANIES LIKE ORACLE PARK OR SOMETHING TO BE PUT IN NAMES OR WAS THAT WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION OR BENEFITS THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO GIVE, OR DO YOU HAVE A SPONSORSHIP POLICY? >> GREAT QUESTION. TO THIS POINT, THERE HAS BEEN NO REQUEST REGARDING NAMING RIGHTS, IF A DONATION OR A GRANT WAS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE PARK. I'VE SPOKEN WITH CORPORATIONS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST AND THAT HASN'T COME UP YET, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ADAPT TO. >> BECAUSE I DO HAVE ONE CONCERN AS FAR AS DEPENDING WHAT TYPE OF COMPANY SPONSORS IT ABOUT THOSE TYPE OF SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES, AND STATION. [00:40:05] I THINK THAT WAS IT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DESIGNS. THOSE WERE JUST DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD CONSIDERED OR WERE CONSIDERING BECAUSE I KNOW THE OVERFLOW PARKING IN THOSE AREAS CAN BE VERY CONCERNING TO NEIGHBORS. >> YES. WE WOULD TAKE THESE CONCERNS INTO VERY SERIOUS CONSIDERATION AND WE WOULDN'T FUDGE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY? THAT WOULD ADDRESS ALL THESE THINGS, EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP AND LOGISTICS AND TO INCLUDE EFFECT ON THE NEARBY COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, ACTUALLY, IT'S 300 FEET AWAY FROM THE NEAREST COMMUNITY, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THEIR RESPONSE. THIS WILL GET FLESHED OUT IN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. >> THE LAST QUESTION WAS JUST WHO WOULD BE PAYING FOR THE CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK BESIDES MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING WITHIN THE MAINTENANCE, WOULD WE BE GETTING STAFFING FROM UNION CITY PARKS OR WERE YOU CONSIDERING HAVING THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS BEING PROVIDED FOR STAFFING? WHAT'S THE FUTURE MAINTENANCE AND STAFFING? >> GREAT QUESTION. THE NON-PROFIT WILL BE ABLE TO CHANNEL MONEY, PRESUMABLY TO THIS PURPOSE CONTINUINGLY. I'VE SPOKEN VERY EARLY TO UNION CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY SAID, WE'D PROBABLY BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE PATROLLING THAT ON OCCASION, BUT OBVIOUSLY I'M OUTTTING A COMMITMENT ON THEIR BEHALF. BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST SAID THAT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE COVERED IN MOU IN THE FUTURE. I THINK LIKE OUR CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN THAT, THE MAIN REQUEST THAT I'VE HEARD SO FAR FOR EAST REGIONAL PARKS WAS BEING OPEN TO THE UTILIZATION OF THE LAND FOR THIS, BUT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE EXTERNAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND POTENTIAL FUTURE OPERATION. >> DEFINITELY. MAX, I WAS JUST ASKING THOSE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN THE LAND USE WAS WITH AS FAR AS THE STABLES AND THE HORSES. I HAD A WHOLE DIFFERENT FILL ENVIRONMENT, WHO WAS COMING AND GOING AND IT CHANGED THE DYNAMICS WHEN THEY LEFT. AS FAR AS HAVING SOMETHING NEW THERE, WE JUST GOT THAT PUMP TRACK OVER AT HARD. I ASSUME THIS WOULD BE VERY POPULAR, JUST LOOKING TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO MITIGATE OR WE'RE THINKING ABOUT MITIGATING THOSE DIFFERENT ISSUES, SO IT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? SURE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS TYPE OF COLLABORATION. I RARELY SEE A CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, AND BOB, YOUR EFFORTS, AS ALYSA POINTED OUT, DIRECTING YOUR GRIEF IN THIS DIRECTION IS VERY POSITIVE AND WONDERFUL, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PROJECT. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I ALSO HAVE TO SAY I'M VERY HAPPY THAT, RICHARD VALE'S VISION CONTINUES BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT WAS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE RICHARD WANTED, AND HE REALLY PUSHED HARD FOR. I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE'RE CONTINUING THAT. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I'M LOOKING AT THE SLIDES. THE ENTRANCE THAT WILL BE YOUR FACILITY IS CALLED THE ALAMEDA CREEK TRAIL, ALAMEDA CREEK STABLES. I ASSUME WE'LL CHANGE THAT. DO YOU HAVE A PROPOSED NAME FOR THIS AREA? I'M PUTTING ON THE SPOT. I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO ANSWER THE WAY. I HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO THE ELI SINGER MEMORIAL PARK. SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD. I TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU. THANK YOU. >> YOU HAVE THE PICTURES OF THE EASEL. >> THIS COULD CATCH YOUR EYE. THESE ARE SOME PICTURES HERE. A COUPLE OF THOSE HAVE ELI ON THE TANK TOP, THE WHITE TANK TOP, THAT'S HIM IN THE DRIVEWAY. I THINK THAT'S HIM BELOW THAT. EVERYONE CAN'T SEE THIS, BUT THE PICTURE DEPICTS ELI FLYING THROUGH THE AIR ON HIS BMX BIKE, WHICH HE WAS WANT TO DO. YOU DID IT FREQUENTLY. >> I BELIEVE DR. DESCHAMABAULT YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? >> I DO. I AGREE TO GET THIS TEAM ALL TOGETHER IN THE DIOCESE AT THE PODIUM AND ONE TEAM IS GREAT COLLABORATION. HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT. ANYTHING THAT MUCH LIKE INFILL OF HOUSES. [00:45:02] I THINK THIS TYPE OF INFILL FOR A BIKE PARK THAT CONCENTRATES IT IN THE AREA THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE USED IS A GREAT WAY TO STILL PROTECT THE AREAS AROUND IT. THE SURROUNDING AREAS. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ALONG THOSE LINES. I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR, UNLIKE DIRECTOR SPONA WITH THE AREA, BUT MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE OR BIG MAYBE MAX OR WE COULD GET BACK, I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA FOR IN THIS I DON'T HAVE THE BIG PICTURE OF THE PARK OR THE CONNECTION TO OUR OTHER PARKS, BUT OTHER THAN IT WAS STABLES, DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT TO PRESENT TODAY. I THINK THIS IS LIKE A FIRST STEP TO PRESENT THIS IDEA. THEN AS WE WORK ON THE DETAILS OF AN MOU, AND THEN IN THE FUTURE, SORT OF LIKE THEY'RE DOING THE BACKGROUND FEASIBILITY FOR A PROJECT, BUT THEN THE PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN WORK. WE'LL GET INTO ALL THOSE DETAILS TO UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER. >> JUST HOPING IT FITS WITHIN A LAND USE PLAN TO PROCEED. SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD. THIS IS AN AREA FOR INTENSE RECREATION. >> LIKELY, IT WAS ALREADY SORT OF A DEVELOPED AREA. IT WAS A STABLE, ESSENTIALLY. >> I'M ALSO CURIOUS WHAT WOULD AN AGREEMENT FROM US LOOK LIKE. WHEN I WAS MAYOR OF MORAGA, WE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS, AND I WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF A SKATE PARK THERE. THERE WERE A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER, PARTICULARLY PARKING AND FENCING AND KIDS HAVING RIGHT FROM THE CAR TO GET TO THE PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE FLOW AND KEEP IT SAFE. BATHROOMS, EVERYTHING WAS A PRETTY BIG DEAL. IT WAS ALL HANDLED BY THE TRI CITIES. IT WASN'T HANDLED BY THE COUNTY OR THE PARKS, BUT IN THIS CASE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT PARK LAND. I'D BE CURIOUS IF WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, WOULD AN AGREEMENT FROM US LOOK LIKE, WOULD IT BE SIMILAR TO CONCESSIONS FOR HORSETABLES OR CONCESSION FOR A MERRRY-GO ROUND OR HAVE WE DONE A PUMP TRACK IN OUR PARK? WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE WHO WOULD BE BECAUSE I THINK IN THE CONCESSION SITUATION, THEY HANDLE ALL THE MAINTENANCE, ALL THE PROBLEMS. WE HAD A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH POLICE AT FIRST. IT WAS A FULL TIME JOB WHEN WE OPENED OUR TRICITY SKATE PARK. NOT A PUMP TRAIL, I GET IT, BUT SIMILAR WITH A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FROM KIDS. I WONDER WHAT THE MOU WOULD INCLUDE FOR US TO DO ON THAT. >> I WANT TO BUILD UPON THAT. WE DO HAVE A BMX PARK THAT IS CURRENTLY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY CITY OF PLEASANTON. IT IS ON LAND THAT'S OWNED BY EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AT SHADOW CLIFFS, AND THE AGREEMENT CAME ABOUT AROUND 2004. THERE'S A 25-YEAR LEASE. WE ARE COMING UP ON 2029 WHEN THAT LEASE IS SCHEDULED TO END. I THINK ONE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR WAS MAYBE A MEMO, JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AGREEMENT. FOR THAT BMX PARK WITH CITY OF PLEASANTON AND JUST AN UNDERSTANDING. NOW, THERE MAY BE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A BMX PARK AND A PUMP TRACK PARK AND I'LL FULLY ADMIT I DON'T KNOW THOSE DIFFERENCES. THAT ALSO MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO JUST MAYBE GET A HIGH LEVEL COMPARISON. BUT I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ONE SIMILAR SITUATION THAT WE HAVE. >> THAT'S HELPFUL. THANKS. I'M STILL LEARNING. THESE BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE. SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE LAST THING I WOULD JUST ASK, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONNECTING KIDS TO NATURE WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LET THEM KNOW. THEY'RE IN AN AREA, THEY'RE NEAR A BIKE TRAIL, NOT JUST SAFETY AND HELMETS, BUT AS A PARK DISTRICT AND MOUS WOULD BE GREAT TO SOMEHOW CONNECT KIDS WITH NATURE AS WELL. >> I'D LIKE TO BUILD UPON THAT TOO AS YOU KNOW, I'M A HUGE CHAMPION OF ALL THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING ALONG ALAMEDA CREEK AND IN THE ALAMEDA CREEK WATERSHED. THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORTS FROM OTHER NON-PROFITS SUCH AS ALAMEDA CREEK ALLIANCE TO REALLY RESTORE UPSTREAM CAPABILITIES FOR SALMON TO RUN UPSTREAM. THERE IS A SPLIT AROUND THIS AREA AND I WAS ACTUALLY JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT A MAP FOR THAT SPLIT WHERE RIGHT NOW NEXT TO COYOTE HILLS AND THE COYOTE HILLS SLEW THAT IS A FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL THAT WAS BUILT BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN THE 20TH CENTURY. THEN THERE'S ALSO THEN THE HISTORIC ALAMEDA CREEK PATHWAY. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO TALK ABOUT NATURE AND THE LANDSCAPE AND TO TALK ABOUT FISH AND THE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT VERSUS THE ORIGINAL CREEK. YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> THAT'S GREAT. I THINK IT COULD BE A REAL WIN WIN WHEN I CAME BACK FROM THE NRPA IN FLORIDA, THE PARKS AND REC. I BROUGHT BACK A BUNCH OF MATERIALS AND THINGS ABOUT BMX PUMP TRACKS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A GREAT USE OF A CONCENTRATED AREA AND STILL PROTECTING AND EDUCATING ABOUT THE SURROUNDING AREAS. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, [00:50:01] SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION? >> THERE ARE TWO HANDS UP ONLINE AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS IN PERSON. NORMAN, YOU MAY UNMUTE YOURSELF? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> I'LL JUST SAY SPEAKING PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, PARTICULARLY WITH THE QUESTIONS AND PROPOSALS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE PUT TOGETHER. I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT MAYBE YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE MOU THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER FOR THE TOM BATES SPORTS FIELDS AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE TO USE, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN REGARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE VARIOUS ENTITIES AND THE PARK DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> KELLY, YOU MAY MUTE YOURSELF. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I WILL POINT OUT THAT VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THESE AMENITIES, RECREATIONAL AMENITIES, THAT THE PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. LOOKING AT GOOGLE, I SEE THAT WHEN PEOPLE DRIVING IN TO THIS PARKING LOT, THEY SEE A SIGN ON THE FRONT, AND IT SAYS, ALAMEDA CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL, I'M READING THE SIGN RIGHT NOW, ALAMEDA CREEK STABLES EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. IF YOU ASK WHO'S CLEANING THE GARBAGE AND WHO'S PATROLLING THE PARKING LOT FOR CRIME THAT GIVES ME A HINT. I JUST READ THE SIGNS AND I BELIEVE THEM. BUT THIS ACTIVITY, A SIMILAR ACTIVITY WAS PROPOSED UNDERNEATH GIANT POWER LINES, LITERALLY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX OR SEVEN MEGA SCALE REGIONAL TRANSMISSION HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES NEXT DOOR TO A LONE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN FREMONT. THE FIRST THING, OF COURSE, WAS THAT THE LUXURY HOMES WHO WERE 800 FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPOSED BIKE AREA THEY SHOWED UP IMMEDIATELY AND EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ACTIVITY. THE SAME HERE. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT IF WE DON'T BUILD ANYTHING NEXT TO HOUSES, AND YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THE VARIOUS NEEDS. IF YOU PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE NIMBI CONCERNS, YOU'LL END UP WITH NEVER BUILDING ANYTHING ANYWHERE. THIS ALAMEDA CREEK WAS BUILT. PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THAT. THE FLOODING THAT INUNDATED PARTS OF UNION CITY IN FREMONT HAPPENED IN 1955 OR SO. THE VERY SAME FLOODS LED TO THE CREATION OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ZONE 7. IT ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THIS ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ARTIFICIAL CREEK. FINALLY, SINCE WE DO HAVE IN THE ROOM REPRESENTATIVES OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THEY ON THAT THEY NOW OWN AND OPERATE THAT FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL. WE HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS HERE IN FREMONT OR MAYBE UNION CITY, I'M NOT SURE WHICH, WHO TOLD US THAT SPOKE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, THAT YOUR MAINTENANCE TRAILS ALONGSIDE THAT CREEK ARE FILLED WITH POTHOLES. [NOISE] >> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> THANKS. >> THERE'S NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ANY FINAL COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? THIS IS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, SO WE AREN'T TAKING ANY VOTE AS CLARIFIED EARLIER. YES. GO AHEAD. >> I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE AREA AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUITY AND PARTICIPATION IF IT'S NEAR A BUS ROUTE, OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE A BIKE OR YOU GET A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND LEARN SOME SKILLS IF THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THIS, I'D BE OF HIGH INTEREST TO ME. >> IT COULD BE THE UCBPA HAS SPECIFIED INSTRUCTION AND AND SHARE ANY ACTIVITIES. THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE SPORT PERHAPS WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. [00:55:06] >> LIKE A BIKE LENDING PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES OR ANYWAY, JUST MORE OF A COMMENT. YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER. >> NO, IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY IN UNION CITY PARKS AND REC ORGANIZATION, AND THEY SAID, HEY, YOU SHOULD TALK TO PERSON X WHO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF REPAIRING BIKES AND GIVING THEM AWAY. THERE'S QUITE A PROGRAM IN UNION CITY FOR RECYCLING OLD BIKES. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LINK UP WITH THAT THING. >> GO AHEAD. >> THIS IS A FANTASTIC PROJECT. I COMMEND YOU FOR THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO IT AND YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO WRANGLE THESE OTHER AGENCIES INTO COMING ALONG WITH YOU, AND NOW HERE WE'RE IN THERE, TOO, AND I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF IT, AS WELL. THESE LITTLE LITTLE REMNANTS OF PARCELS THAT ARE HERE AND THERE AROUND THAT ARE PUBLICLY OWNED ARE CRYING OUT FOR AGE AND THIS IS A FANTASTIC USAGE. IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE AN ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN THAT AREA THERE. I'M LOOKING AT THE AERIAL AND WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE GREATER BIT OF UNDEVELOPED LAND AROUND THERE. I KNOW I PROBABLY SHOULD. I'M JUST, IS THERE ANY CHANCE I HOPEFULLY WONDERING IF THIS IS PHASE 1. [LAUGHTER] I HATE TO PUT THAT ON YOU, BUT I'M JUST REALLY CURIOUS BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AS WELL THAT REVOLVE AROUND BICYCLES THAT CAN ALSO PROVIDE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. >> PHASE 1 IS A TERM SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN TRAIL STEWARDSHIP USED, THEY'RE THE FOREMOST BUILDERS OF SUCH PARKS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THEY CAME AND SAID, HERE'S YOUR PHASE 1, HERE'S YOUR PHASE 2. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF SUCH IDEAS THAT COULD BE USED. MANY OF THESE BROADER IDEAS WOULD IMPINGE ON COUNTY LAND. IT WOULD GO BEYOND JUST EBRPD BUT IT COULD HAPPEN. >> LET'S FOCUS ON FACEBOOK. [LAUGHTER] >> WHAT I'M THINKING OF IS A BICYCLE GARDEN, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS. A BICYCLE GARDEN WHERE THERE'S LIKE LITTLE MINI STREETS AT. >> THEY JUST HAD ONE AT EASTERN. >> FOR THE CHILDREN, BUT I'M LOOKING AT IT GOING. THAT'D BE FUN TO DO ANYWAY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING ONE IN ANTIOCH VERY VERY SOON. IT ALMOST GOT BUILT IN CONCORD IN MY HOMETOWN, BUT FOR SOME REASON, THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WORKED IN THAT PARK THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING. NOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN ATIA. BUT I WAS JUST LOOKING AT A MOCK UP OF THAT LAST NIGHT AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG BICYCLE USERS TO PRACTICE RIDING ON STREETS THAT AREN'T REALLY STREETS. THEY'RE LIKE SCALE MODELS OF STREETS. ANYWAY, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO COMPLICATE THIS TOO MUCH, BUT I MEAN THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM. WHEN YOU GET BORED WITH WHAT YOU'VE BUILT OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING'S GOING REALLY GREAT AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THE FAMILY ORIENTATION IS AN IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY PART OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT. PART OF IT COULD INCLUDE A PARENT SITTING AREA OR A PERIMETER WALKWAY AROUND THE PUMP TRACK TO AND FOR KIDS ON PUSH BIKES. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SERVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT PURPOSES. >> ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR EFFORT TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OF THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW IT PROGRESSES. >> THANK YOU. >> WONDERFUL. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THIS IS REALLY A GREAT SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND A GREAT WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR 2026. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS. THESE INFORM THE PROCESS. ABSOLUTELY, AND THEY'RE A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THOSE. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK MARIA LONG, WHOSE DEDICATION AND ENERGY HAS WITHOUT HER, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE MOVED FORWARD SO COHERENTLY. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU AGAIN. >> WE'LL MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA. [PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA] WE'RE NOW ON TO [01:00:03] OUR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I'LL JUST MAKE ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION FOR ITEM K1 THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. IF PEOPLE WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT, IT WOULD BE DURING THIS MOMENT IN TIME. >> THANK YOU. SO FAR, WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS IN PERSON AND NO HANDS UP ONLINE. I'LL START WITH MY ANNOUNCEMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA ZOOM. THOSE ATTENDING IN PERSON SHALL SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD TO THE CLERK STAFF OR OTHERWISE INDICATE THEIR DESIRE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM. THOSE ATTENDING VIA ZOOM MAY USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED WHEN IT IS THEIR TURN TO SPEAK. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. A COUNTDOWN TIMER WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR THE SPEAKER'S CONVENIENCE. WE WILL START WITH DON. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DON STEVENSON, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT REINSTATING TELEWORK. WE ARE A REGIONAL PARK AGENCY AND OUR CORE PURPOSE IS GROUNDED IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE VITALITY OF OUR PARKS. THE PAST FEW YEARS OF TESTED OUR RESOLVE AND FORCED A RAPID UNPRECEDENTED SHIFT IN OUR OPERATIONS. IN SHORT, WE ADAPTED. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DID NOT ASK FOR OUR PERMISSION. IT SIMPLY DEMANDED THAT WE CHANGE HOW WE WORK. WE DID. WE ADAPTED TO PROTECT OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY, EMBRACING REMOTE WORK AS A NECESSITY. BUT WHAT WE FOUND IN THAT MOMENT OF CRISIS WAS NOT JUST A TEMPORARY FIX, IT WAS AN EVOLUTION. WE DISCOVERED THAT REMOTE WORK WAS NOT A COMPROMISE, BUT A STRATEGY THAT ENHANCED OUR MISSION. OUR STAFF REMOVED FROM LONG, EXPENSIVE COMMUTES, WERE MORE FOCUSED AND PRODUCTIVE. THE AGENCY BECAME A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIVENESS, SHOWING INCREDIBLE RESILIENCE DURING A TIME OF IMMENSE CHALLENGE. THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR TEAM IMPROVED LEADING TO HIGHER ENGAGEMENT AND BETTER MORALE. WE PROVE THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OUR PARKS AND SERVE OUR PUBLIC WHILE EMBRACING MODERN FLEXIBLE WORK MODELS, AND YET WE HAVE NOW REVERSED COURSE. THE QUESTION BEFORE US WAS NOT WHETHER WE COULD RETURN TO THE OLD WAYS, BUT WHETHER WE SHOULD. AS STEWARDS OF OUR REGION'S NATURAL BEAUTY, WE HAVE TRADED A PROVEN ADAPTABLE MODEL FOR THE COMFORT OF THE EXISTING WAY OF DOING THINGS. THE RISK HERE IS NOT JUST IN THIS REVERSAL, IT IS IN A MUCH MORE INSDIOUS THREAT APATHY. A LACK OF INTEREST OR CONCERN CAN SOLELY POISON AN ORGANIZATION FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IT FESTERS WHEN WE IGNORE THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE AND CLING TO OUTDATED PRACTICES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR. MANDATING A FULL TIME IN OFFICE POLICY, WITHOUT A COMPELLING MISSION DRIVEN REASON, SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO OUR STAFF. YOU PROVEN SUCCESS YOUR ADAPTABILITY DURING A GLOBAL CRISIS, AND YOUR WELL BEING ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN AN OFFICE CENTRIC IDEAL. THE COST OF THIS APATHY IS HIGH. WE HAVE LOST VALUE, EXPERIENCED TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR EFFECTIVENESS REMOTELY. WE WILL STRUGGLE TO ATTRACT THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT AS COMPETITORS ACROSS ALL SECTORS, NOT JUST IN PARTS, OFF FOR THE FLEXIBILITY THAT MODERN WORKERS DEMAND. WE WILL ERODE THE TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT WE BUILT DURING A TIME OF SHARED ADVERSITY. LET'S NOT ALLOW APATHY TO CONTINUE TO FESTER. LET'S NOT MAKE A DECISION BASED ON HABIT OR NOSTALGIA. LET'S MAKE ONE BASED ON THE FACTS OF OUR SUCCESS. OUR AGENCY IS HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE AND MORE RESILIENT BECAUSE WE EMBRACE ADAPTABILITY. LET'S DEMONSTRATE TO OUR STAFF AND TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE A FORWARD THINKING ORGANIZATION, COMMITTED TO BUILDING ON THE STRENGTHS WE'VE CULTIVATED. REINSTATE AND REMOTE WORK IS NOT JUST A POLICY, IT IS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN OUR TEAM AND A CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR SHARED FUTURE. I URGE THE BOARD TO DIRECT THE DISTRICT COUNCIL TO DROP THE APPEAL AND TO RETURN THE TELECOMMUTE POLICY TO STATUS QUO WHILE WE NEGOTIATE A TELEWORK POLICY THAT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER BAY AREA PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. CHRIS NEWEY. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRIS NEWEY. I'M THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF AFSCME LOCAL 2428, THE LABORER UNION THAT REPRESENTS A MAJORITY OF THE PARK DISTRICT WORKERS. SINCE I'VE RETURNED TO THE UNION LEADERSHIP, I'VE BEEN APPROACHED BY MANY OF OUR MEMBERS ASKING, WHY ISN'T THE UNION RETURNING TO THE BARGAINING TABLE AND NEGOTIATING TELEWORK WITH THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, OR HEARING OR HAVING THEM APPROACH US AND SAYING THAT THEIR MANAGE THEIR MANAGERS ARE BLAMING THE UNION FOR STANDING IN THE WAY OF TELEWORK. I'M HERE TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. AFSCME LOCAL 2428 IS WE ARE NOT STANDING IN THE WAY OF NEGOTIATING WITH TELEWORK. THERE ARE TWO RULINGS FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD, WHICH RULED THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD RETURN TO STATUS QUO AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE LABOR UNION. [01:05:05] WE ARE WET READY TO NEGOTIATE. DO WHAT'S RIGHT, RETURN STATUS QUO, AND COME BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. JEFFREY BERNEFORD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S A PLEASURE TO COME BACK. I THINK THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I'VE BEEN HERE. THIS IS ABOUT THE REDWOOD VALLEY RAILWAY. I GUESS IT'S A TWO PART THING. FIRST OF ALL, HAS A LONG TERM LEASE BEEN ESTABLISHED YET? IF SO, I CAN SAY THANK YOU AND I CAN LEAVE. HAVE THEY BEEN GRANTED A LEASE AND IS SOMETHING IN THE WORKS THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON IN THE SHORT TERM? >> WE DON'T DO A BACK AND FORTH WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> [OVERLAPPING] I UNDERSTAND. >> I'M FEATURING MY TUSKEGEE AIR MAN TODAY THAT I GOT IN 1996, AND THAT'S 29 YEARS AGO. THE TUSKEGEE PILOTS WERE EXTRAORDINARY. THEY DID NOT LOSE ANY BOMBERS THAT THEY WERE PROTECTING. WORLD WAR II ENDED IN 1945. SEVEN YEARS LATER, THE REDWOOD VALLEY RAILWAY OPENED. IN THAT SEVEN YEARS, A LOT OF THINGS OCCURRED AND RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND THE REDWOOD VALLEY RAILWAY HAS BEEN MONTH TO MONTH FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE IS A FLEXIBLE RENTAL AGREEMENT WITH NO FIXED END DATE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING EACH MONTH, WHERE EITHER THE LANDLORD OR THE TENANT CAN TERMINATE IT WITH PROPER WRITTEN NOTICE, 30-60 DAYS DEPENDING ON STATE LAW. FOR 66 YEARS, THIS RAILWAY RAN WITH A FIVE YEAR OPTION, ANOTHER FIVE YEAR OPTION. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE DETAILS, BUT I KNOW THAT THINGS RAN PRETTY WELL AND THE DOG ON BUSINESS IS PRETTY DARN SUCCESSFUL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS TAKING SO LONG. IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED BUSINESS. THERE'S INSURANCE. THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. EITHER THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD FEATURE FOR THE PARKS TO HAVE AS TENANTS, OR THEY'RE NOT. THIS NEEDS WORK. [LAUGHTER] 250,000 PEOPLE RIDE THAT TRAIN EVERY YEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A VERY VIABLE BUSINESS. I APPRECIATE THE TIME. I'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS, AND I WILL CONTINUE THIS PROCESS UNTIL THEY GET SOMETHING SCREW AWAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. AMELIA MARSHALL. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA FOR [INAUDIBLE]. >> THEN WE ARE DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR JOINING US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. [GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS] NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS SINCE WE MOVED THAT WHEN WE MODIFIED THE AGENDA. >> SURE. ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE THOSE SLIDES, KELLY? THE PICTURES. THANKS. [BACKGROUND] COOL. I HAVE A FEW PICTURES TO SHARE. I WANTED TO START OFF BY REALLY APPRECIATING OUR OPERATIONS TEAM, OUR MAINTENANCE AND SKILLED TRADES TEAM. SEE CHRIS BACK THERE IN THE BACK THERE IS. ALSO, OUR NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING TEAM BECAUSE IT'S A TEAM EFFORT REALLY. THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE RECENT STORMS. WE HAD A KING TIDE EVENT THAT COINCIDED WITH A LARGE STORM. THERE'S A STORM SURGE THAT ACTUALLY CAME INTO THE BAY. THERE WERE SOME TOP FIVE EVER TIDES WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE FISH LAB THERE AT CROWN BEACH. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT SPOT WITH BASICALLY THE BAY GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BUILDING HERE. WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS BY LAKE ANZA ROAD, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A COVERT THERE THAT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY FULL AND SO OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM WAS ABLE TO GET OUT THERE AND CLEAR OUT THIS COVERT. [01:10:04] WHEN THEY DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR STEWARDSHIP TEAM AND PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING EMERGENCY PERMITS TO GO IN THERE AND REMOVE THAT SEDIMENT THAT COMES DOWN. THERE IS ANOTHER PICTURE. THIS IS THE ROAD DOWN TO LAKE ANZA, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT BASICALLY, THE INLET, THE CULVERT IS ENTIRELY FULL IN THAT PICTURE. AGAIN, WE HAD TO COME IN AND CLEAR THAT OUT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE. THAT'S ALL THE PICTURES I HAVE, BUT I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE STORM RESPONSE FROM OUR TEAM. THEN ALSO, MLK DAY OF SERVICE IS COMING UP JANUARY 19TH, ALONG MLK SHORELINE LOCATIONS. ANOTHER REALLY FUN ACTIVITY COMING UP IS THE TILDEN FUNGUS FAIR. THAT'S SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 31ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 1ST AT THE TILDEN NATURE AREA. THEN I JUST WANT TO MENTION ALONG THE LINE OF THE STEAM TRAINS, UNFORTUNATELY, THE GENTLEMEN ALREADY LEFT. BUT JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE TIFFANY IS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THERE, WHO'S BEEN WORKING REALLY DILIGENTLY WITH THE TILDEN STREAM TRAIN TEAM. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN REALLY FLEXIBLE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO MEET THE REQUESTS OF THE REDWOOD VALLEY RAILWAY CORPORATION. IN ADDITION TO WANTING TO RENEW THE LEASE, THAT GROUP IS ALSO LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTING A RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY AND ENLARGING THE EXISTING ROUNDHOUSE. THAT IS A REALLY COOL PLACE WHERE THEY BRING THE ENGINES IN AND THEN THEY REPAIR THE ENGINES AND YOU CAN WATCH THEM. MY KID WHEN HE WAS LITTLE WAS SUPER INTO TRAINS, AND WE'VE RODE THE STEAM TRAINS A MILLION TIMES SUPER GREAT, AND WE WOULD SPEND HOURS LOOKING THROUGH THE LITTLE WINDOWS AT THE ROUNDHOUSE AT THE ENGINE. THIS WILL MAKE THAT SPACE EVEN LARGER. IT'LL HELP SUPPORT THE ONGOING WORK OF THE STEAM TRAINS. OUR TEAM IS REALLY COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT THAT CONTINUES TO WORK. IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLEX BECAUSE WE NEED TO HELP THEM WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BEING ABLE TO DO THESE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT OUR TEAM HAS BEEN REALLY DILIGENT AND FLEXIBLE IN TRYING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET AN AGREEMENT AROUND THE ROUNDHOUSE TO HELP THAT MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE, JOSE WILL SPEAK TO THIS FURTHER IN HIS REPORT LATER, BUT WE RELEASED AN RFP FOR EQUITY FOCUSED PARK ACCESS AND A COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. THERE ARE A COUPLE MORE QUICK ITEMS. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME UPDATES AND MEETINGS, GETTING MEETINGS ON THE CALENDAR AROUND THE DISTRICT PLAN WILL BE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION TO YOUR BOARD AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF THEY COME UP ABOUT THAT SHORTLY. THEN OUR TIDEWATER IMPROVEMENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE ADVERTISED FOR BID THIS WEEK. THAT'S A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR A LONG TIME, AND SO HUGE APPRECIATE TO OUR PROJECTS TEAM FOR HELPING MOVE THAT FORWARD AND THE FOUNDATION FOR HELPING TO SUPPORT THAT PROJECT. THEN THE NOTICE OF PREPARATION FOR THE WILDCAT BIKE TRAIL SQA DOCUMENT PREPARATION IS GOING TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 15. WE JUST SEND EMAIL TO THE WHOLE EMAIL GROUP FOR IT OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP. WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT OTHER NOTICING AND THAT'LL START A 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD JUST ON THE SCOPING FOR THE SQA. THIS ISN'T THE COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE SEQUENCE, THE SCOPING FOR THE SQA. THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH AT 6:00 PM IN THE CITY OF SAN PABLO COMMUNITY CENTER. THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE OUR OPERATIONS TEAM. WE HAD A WALK AND TALK TOUR AT BLACK DIAMOND MINES THAT WAS SET UP LAST WEEKEND, AND OUR TEAM REALLY SCRAMBLED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SOMEBODY TO GO IN AND MAKE THAT AREA SAFE TO BE ABLE TO ENABLE THE WALK AND TALK FOLKS TO VISIT THE MINE, AND I HEARD THAT IT WAS REALLY COOL. THANK YOU FOR HELPING THAT HAPPEN. THAT'S ALL. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THOSE COMMENTS. THEN WE DO HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MERGED TOGETHER HERE. IF THERE AREN'T ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR] WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR, BOARD MEMBERS YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE COMMENT. THEN ALSO, IF ANYONE HAS ANY ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT YOU WISH TO MOVE TO FURTHER DISCUSSION, [01:15:02] PLEASE LET US KNOW NOW. GO AHEAD. >> I HAVE A COMMENT ON SIX AND MAYBE A SHORT DISCUSSION ON 12 OR COULD BE A COMMENT. >> IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PULL IT, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD THEN. >> ON ITEM 6, THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 4TH, I THINK THERE'S A DISCONNECT. THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE CALENDAR OBSERVANCY AND THE SPECIAL INTEREST MONTHS, AND THE DISCONNECT SAYS THAT IT WAS MOVED BY DIRECTOR ESPANIA, BUT THEN THE VOTES SAY THAT ESPANIA VOTED NO. I DO BELIEVE IT WAS MOVED BY ME. WE JUST NEED TO FIX THAT. >> THEN FOR NUMBER 12? >> I GUESS I HAD A QUESTION THAT STAFF REPORT DIDN'T REALLY GO INTO WHETHER THIS WAS A CIP, A COST COMPARISON OR CPP SCORE. I ASKED BECAUSE I KNOW REDWOOD REGIONAL PARK HAS NEEDED BATHROOMS FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS. THE FACT THAT WE'RE GETTING THREE PREFAB RESTROOMS TO BRING IN QUICKLY IT SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE AMOUNT LOST [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SHOULD BE PULLED, THERE'S JUST A NOTE TO STAFF IF WE COULD HAVE MORE ON THAT IN THE FUTURE. NOT THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, I JUST WONDERED WHY THAT OVER OTHER BATHROOMS, WHY THAT ONE SCORED HIGHER. >> MATT, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO IT. THERE'S MANY BATHROOM IMPROVEMENTS POSSIBLE IN THE PARK DISTRICT. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THESE ENDED UP MOVING FORWARD OR THEY MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PLANNING FOR QUITE A WHILE. I'M NOT SURE. >> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, MATT NORTON, MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR A WHILE NOW, SO WE FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT OF CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE PLAN IS IT'S A CHEMICAL TOILET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE A WHOLE LIST THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH FOR THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS THAT WERE JUST SYSTEMATICALLY UPGRADING DIFFERENT STAGING AREAS, AND THESE WERE JUST NEXT ON THE LIST. >> I KNOW FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND MAYBE AT SOME POINT, THE TOILET REPLACEMENT, I WAS OUT HIKING JUST THE OTHER DAY AT REDWOOD AND SOME VERY FRUSTRATED PEOPLE WHO NEEDED TO TAKE THEIR BIO BREAK IN THE WOODS. >> IT'S NOTED. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? FOR THE MODIFICATION TO THE NOVEMBER 4TH MINUTES, I HAVE, I GUESS, A QUICK COMMENT. WE USED TO GET PAGE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD PACKETS, AND I DON'T SEE PAGE NUMBERS ANYMORE. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING FOR US. >> THERE WAS A PRINTING. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THE PAGE NUMBERS THIS TIME. >> THAT'S OKAY BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT CONTINUED BECAUSE IT'S JUST EASIER FOR US TO THEN REFER TO EACH PAGE. FOR THAT MODIFICATION, IT WOULD BE THE NOVEMBER 4TH MINUTES. I SEE IT'S UNDER C GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR NOVEMBER 4TH. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS THE 2026 SPECIAL INTEREST MONTH AND OBSERVANCES CALENDAR, AND THEN IT'S ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT ITEM WHERE THE MOTION IS MADE AND IT SAYS THAT IT'S MOVED BY DIRECTOR ESPANIA, AND YOU RECALL THAT IT WAS MOVED BY YOURSELF. >> I WANTED TO VERIFY THAT. >> MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS MAYBE PULL THE NOVEMBER 4TH MINUTES AND BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING TO VERIFY. >> IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE, OTHERWISE, STAFF WILL ALWAYS GO BACK AND VERIFY ON THE RECORD AND MAKE THE AMENDMENT, SO IT'S UP TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO PULL IT OR YOU JUST WANT TO ADOPT IT AS AMENDED. IT'S YOUR CHOICE. >> ADOPT AS AMENDED. >> WITH THAT CHANGE, DO I HAVE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? >> SO MOVED. >> THEN DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> GREAT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY ONE OPPOSED? NO. NO ABSENTION. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. [ACTION ITEMS] THEN WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. ACTUALLY, MAYBE BEFORE WE GET STARTED, WE COULD TAKE A QUICK BREAK OR LET'S DO THIS ONE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK. THIS WILL BE ITEM K TO OUR EQUITY STATEMENT AND GOALS FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY. [01:20:07] >> THERE WE GO. I APPRECIATE THAT BOARD PRESIDENT. I ASPIRE TO BE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. BUT ALSO WITH AN INTRODUCTION, SALUTATIONS TO THE BOARD, BOARD PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND ALL STAFF, GENERAL MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE TEAM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, JOSE GONZALEZ, I'M THE EQUITY OFFICER OUT OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR THE EAST REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT. I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU AT THIS MOMENT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AS REQUESTED PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS, AS WELL AS BRING FORTH, AND ASK FOR AN ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDATION OF ADOPTION IN SUPPORT OF THE EQUITY STATEMENT AND GOALS. I'LL MOVE THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. WHAT I'LL QUICKLY GO OVER HERE IS HOW WE GOT HERE, AND THEN QUICK UPDATE THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT YOU RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET, A LITTLE SUMMARY UPDATE FOR THE YEAR THAT INCLUDES SOME BRIGHT SPOTS FROM STAFF. >> DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS REALLY THE STATEMENT AND GOALS AND WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF A PROCESS PLAN RATHER THAN A WRITTEN DIRECTIVE PLAN AT THE MOMENT, AS WELL AS MOVE TO BE ABLE TO ASK FOR A BOARD ASK ON THIS ITEM. THIS IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND I'M NOT EXPECTING EVERYBODY TO READ THIS, IS JUST TO GIVE A QUICK ILLUSTRATION IN TERMS OF BOTH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND SOME OF WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER SOME SIGNATURE STATEMENTS BY THE BOARD, AS WELL AS WORK WITH STAFF THAT HAS GOTTEN US TO THIS POINT. EXAMPLES OF THAT INCLUDE BOARD RESOLUTION STARTING. IT DIDN'T START IN 2020, BECAUSE WE CAN GO BACK IN HISTORY AND FIND OTHER STATEMENTS. BUT I THINK OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS OFFICE IS RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, REALLY, REALLY LOOKING AT ELEMENTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, MAKING SURE WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON SAFE, WELCOMING, AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE AND PARK SYSTEMS, AND I THINK THAT HAS BEEN REITERATED BY THIS BOARD MORE THAN ONCE. IN TERMS OF THE OFFICE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, THE OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022. I CAME IN AT THE VERY END OF 2023. IN FACT, MY START DATE WAS I ARRIVED HERE AND NOBODY WAS HERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS OUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS. BUT IT GAVE ME TIME TO MAKE SURE I TOOK ALL OF MY DISTRICT TRAINING. AS PART OF THAT, IT'S A NEW OFFICE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, IT'S MEAN REALLY SETTING EVERYTHING OFF THE GROUND, NOT JUST LITERALLY IN THE SENSE OF MAKING SURE YOUR LOGGING IS SET UP, YOU'RE PLUGGED INTO THE SYSTEMS THAT OTHERS PRESUME YOU'RE ALREADY A PART OF, BUT ALSO PHILOSOPHICALLY AND CULTURALLY. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO HAVE A NEW INDIVIDUAL AND ENTITY AND HOW STAFF ARE ASSESSING THAT TO BE HONEST. AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, ONE THING I'M INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR IS THAT THROUGH THAT BUDGET PROCESS AND THROUGH BOARD SUPPORT IS THAT IT INCLUDED A POSITION OF A MANAGEMENT ANALYST AS PART OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY. THAT'S CRUCIAL. OUR OFFICE IS STRUCTURED NOT TO DO ALL OF THE EQUITY WORK FOR THE PARK DISTRICT. BUT EVEN WITHIN THAT ROLE, IT IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON ALONE IS A LOT TO MANAGE. THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS, PRETTY SIMILAR TO PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER MANAGEMENT ANALYST I'VE ENCOUNTERED AT THIS PARK DISTRICT, THEY REALLY ARE INCREDIBLE UTILITARIAN JUST MASTER PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO INSURING THAT WORK GETS DONE, AND WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER ON WORK. I'M GRATEFUL THAT FOR OUR EQUITY MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS, THEY CONTINUE TO EXEMPLIFY THAT. THEY WERE HIRED ON IN JUNE OF 2024. OFFICIALLY, WE'VE BEEN A FULL TEAM SINCE THEN. OVER THE COURSE OF THAT YEAR AND A HALF, WE CAME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH A COUPLE OF UPDATES, INCLUDING ASKING FOR BOARD SUPPORT IN FEBRUARY OF 2025 OF THIS PAST YEAR, REAFFIRMING THE PARK DISTRICT COMMITMENT TO SAFE, WELCOMING, AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES AND PARKS FOR ALL. THE BOARD PASSED THAT. THAT CREATED FOR US PRETTY CLEAR STRATEGIC DIRECTION TO CONTINUE ON THE PATH THAT WE WERE ON, WHICH WAS THE WAY THAT I'M TERMING IT IS, HOW DO WE EFFECTUATE THIS? IS ONE THING TO HAVE A BOARD STATEMENT? WHAT DOES THAT NEXT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE GOALS THAT BEGIN TO GUIDE SOME OF OUR ACTION PLAN STEPS AND ALIGNS OUR ACTIVITIES AND SO FORTH? IN MAY AND JUNE OF LAST YEAR, WE'VE DRAFTED THE EQUITY STATEMENTS AND GOALS PRESENTED THEM TO THE PARKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ALSO CAME BEFORE THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. OPS, AND I THINK I'M MISSING ONE IN THERE. BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN WHAT YOU NOTICED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IS THEN [01:25:04] WE ADMINISTRATIVELY ANNOUNCE THEM TO ALL STAFF THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, MEANING LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WORK AND PUTTING THESE IN ACTIONS, JUST TO GO AHEAD AND GET SOME MOVEMENT ON THEM. THEN THAT BRINGS US TO TODAY TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR BOARD SUPPORT ON THESE STATEMENTS. IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL GO GOT THE LITTLE NUTE ON THE COVER. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT, I'M ADOPTING THAT AS OUR UNOFFICIAL MASCOT FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY. THE IDEA HERE IS TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE NOW, KNOWING THAT WHERE WE'RE GOING IS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE TARGETED STRATEGIES AND METRICS AROUND OUR GOALS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, IT'S ALSO RECOGNITION OF A COUPLE OF THINGS. SOME OF THEM ARE THE BRIGHT SPOTS. THESE ARE STRUCTURAL PIECES THAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF SETTING UP, DIRECTLY SETTING UP, DOING SOME LEAD FACILITATION ON THEM TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUR EQUITY WORK FORWARD. SOME OF THESE EXAMPLES INCLUDE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORKING GROUP. FOR EXAMPLE, WORKING WITH INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES. WE BASICALLY NEEDED A STRATEGIC OVERHAUL OF WHAT IS COMMUTE ENGAGEMENT AT THE PARK DISTRICT. NOT BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN AWESOME WORK BY STAFF QUITE THE OPPOSITE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REALLY GOOD STUFF, BUT WE REALLY COULD BENEFIT FROM MUCH MORE STRATEGIC DIRECTION. ONE OUTCOME OF THAT IS WHAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO IN TERMS OF THE COMMUNICATION ENGAGEMENT PILOT GRANT PROGRAM. THEN I'M GOING TO BE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN THE FUTURE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT. WE ALSO SET UP A DISTRICT WIDE EQUITY COMMITTEE, AGAIN, BUILDING OFF OF THE AWESOME WORK THAT THE INTERP AND REC TEAM HAD BEEN DOING. BUT TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY DISTRICT WIDE. PART OF WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS IS THAT IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO ACTUALLY HAVE A STRUCTURAL WORKING TEAM THAT'S DISTRICT WIDE. WE'VE BEEN SETTING THAT UP FOR THE PAST YEAR. THIS IS WHERE WE GET OUR REALLY EXCITED STAFF FROM ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS. IT ISN'T JUST LIMITED TO ONE DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION. WE'RE TALKING LIKE ALL DIVISIONS. THEN ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH OUR GOVERN EDGE TEAM AND OUR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND PLANNING TO SET UP A TRAVEL AFFAIRS WORKING GROUP TO CONTINUE TO STRUCTURE THAT WORK FORWARD. WE'RE NOT AT THE LEVEL, WHERE I THINK WE CAN COME TO THE BOARD WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS AROUND THAT. BUT OF COURSE, YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET UPDATES, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A RESPONSE IN TERMS OF HOW THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. ADDITIONAL BRIGHT SPOTS THAT INCLUDE SOME THINGS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD AS WELL. GIVE CREDIT, AND THIS IS A MIX OF STUFF THAT STAFF IS ALSO DOING. GIVE CREDIT TO DECO, FOR EXAMPLE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AROUND THE NEW VOICES PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM. I GOT LOOPED INTO THAT PRETTY EARLY ON TO SAY WE'RE STARTING THIS. WHAT ARE SOME ELEMENTS WE CAN WORK ON TOGETHER? YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE, BUT I CAN NOW SAY DECO HAS AN AWARD WINNING PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEW VOICES PARTNERSHIP, WHICH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE CALIFORNIA TRAILS AND GREENWAYS OR TRAILS. I THINK I GET THOSE MIXED UP. WORKING ALSO OUT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS WAS TO RELOOK AT OUR WORK OUR WORKFORCE PATHWAYS. PROCESSES, I'LL PUT IT THAT WAY AND LEADING TO WHAT DO WE CONSIDER A PROGRAM TO REALLY BETTER STRUCTURE WORK WE'RE ALREADY DOING, BUT MAKING SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD. IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE AND WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH LONG STANDING PARTNERS AS WELL. THAT HAS COME TO YOU BEFORE THE BOARD AS WELL. WORKING WITH HR ON A BILINGUAL PREMIUM PAY PROCEDURE THAT REALLY JUST MAKES US A LITTLE MORE STANDARDIZED ACROSS THE BOARD OF THE PARK DISTRICT. THEN I KNOW A FAVORITE OF SOME OF YOU ARE SPECIAL INTEREST MONTHS AND OBSERVANCES. THAT PROCESS WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IT. IT ACTUALLY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL IN A COUPLE OF AREAS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TO BOTH THE WAY THAT I SAY THAT STANDARDIZE AND HARMONIZE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SO THAT YOU DON'T FEEL THAT THERE'S TEN DIFFERENT CALENDARS FLOATING AROUND. JUST ONE CALENDAR. ACROSS THE DISTRICT, HIGHLIGHTS, CREDIT TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS THAT HAS COME UP, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BECAUSE OF CAPACITY REASONS NOT FORMALLY BE ASSIGNED ON TO THE 30 BY 30 EFFORT AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY REPRESENTATION, THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING THAT ADVANCEMENT LITERALLY BY WHO THEY'RE HIRING. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE WHERE WE SAY, [01:30:01] WE WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE AND HELPING SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS REALLY SHOWCASE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, NOW LET'S ALIGN IT TO SOME GOALS, AND WHEN THERE'S AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER AND SUPPORT THAT. CREDIT TO RESERVATIONS AS WELL. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE SERVICES CALENDAR AND LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR PROCESSES AND FOR EXAMPLE, SAY, HEY, FOR THE BRAZILIAN ROOM, WE TEND TO DO THESE OPEN HOUSES AND THEY'VE BEEN WEDDING CENTRIC. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MAKING SURE THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR WEDDINGS. BUT THEY ALSO WANTED TO SAY, WHAT IF WE ALSO ADDED THESE ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME CULTURAL RELATED VENDOR SERVICES. I THINK A COUPLE OF THE BOARD DIRECTORS HERE PROBABLY DROPPED BY AND SAW SOME OF THOSE. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE APPLICATION OF SOME OF THAT WORK. THERE'S MORE IN THERE. BUT MOVING REALLY QUICKLY ON TO THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK. I'VE COME BEFORE YOU TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S GETTING US TO THE EQUITY STATEMENT AND IN GOALS. THREE ELEMENTS. PART OF THAT IS THE RESEARCH AND FRAMEWORKS. I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO DISCUSS MORE OF THAT IN DETAIL IN TERMS OF WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE. THE STAFF INPUT, WE DID A STAFF QUESTIONNAIRE, REALLY BE ABLE TO STANDARDIZE A BASELINE ABOUT WHAT DOES EQUITY MEAN? WHAT CAN WE LOOK FOR IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD BE SIGNS OF SUCCESS AND WHY DOES THIS MATTER? THEN EXISTING PROJECTS AND PROCESSES WHAT I'VE MENTIONED. LET'S BEGIN TO WORK ON SOME OF THESE AND SEE HOW DO WE INCLUDE THAT LEARNING? WE ARE NOW HERE AT THE BIG RED ORANGE CIRCLE BECAUSE OUR NEXT PHASE IS GOING TO BE METRICS AND OUTCOMES, AND FOR THAT, WE DO HAVE A FRAMEWORK AND PROCESS THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING. THE EQUITY STATEMENT, AS HAS BEEN PRESENTED BEFORE IS THIS RIGHT HERE. I'M SAYING STATEMENT RATHER THAN DEFINITION BECAUSE REALLY FOR US, IT'S OPERATING A STATEMENT. WE CAN FRANKLY USE A DICTIONARY DEFINITION IN TERMS OF FAIR AND JUST TREATMENT OR FAIR AND IMPARTIAL TREATMENT OR BE ABLE TO LOOK TO OUR STATE OR REGIONAL PARTNERS, BUT REALLY WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANCHORS WHAT OUR GOALS WERE, AND WHEN WE NEEDED A REFERENCE POINT, BE LIKE PURE IT IS. IT DOESN'T ENCAPSULATE EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE INTENTION BEHIND A STATEMENT. IT IS A GUIDING STATEMENT. IT'S AN ORIENTATION. THERE WE GO. I WAS WAITING FOR THE PICTURE TO GET TAKEN. THEN OUT OF THE PROCESS OF OUR STAFF INPUT, LOOKING AT OUR PEER AGENCIES. WE DEVELOPED THE STATEMENT ALONG WITH THESE THEMES THAT CAME OUT. AGAIN, STAFF INPUT REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE THEMES AND SAYING, THIS IS REALLY WHAT COMES UP FOR US. THIS IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US. ACCESS WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT, CULTURE, AND CONSERVATION. THEN WE USED THE TARGETED IS UNIVERSALISM FRAMEWORK TO DEVELOP UNIVERSAL GOALS FOR EACH OF THESE THEMES. WHEN I SAY UNIVERSAL GOALS IS THAT WE'RE SAYING THESE ARE THE GOALS FOR EVERYBODY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE, WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS, YOU'RE A VISITOR TO THE PARK DISTRICT. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WANT PARKS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY. THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION. THE QUESTION THEN IS, WHAT DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT? ARE THERE INEQUITIES IN PLACE THAT MAKE THAT NOT POSSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY? THEN WHAT ARE TARGETED STRATEGIES WE CAN LEAN INTO TO DELIVER ON THAT. AGAIN, HAPPY TO ALWAYS GO INTO MORE DETAIL WITH THIS. OUR OFFICE IS OPEN AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENERAL MANAGER, WE'RE WILLING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COFFEY. WE JUST HAD A RECENT MEETING AND THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION TO DIG INTO SOME OF THIS. GETTING TO THE END HERE, OUR TARGET A UNIVERSAL IN FRAMEWORK, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU CAN THINK OF IT AS FIVE GENERAL STEPS. THIS COMES OUT OF THE OTHERING AND BELONGING INSTITUTE OUT OF UC BERKELEY. IT IS RESEARCH BASED OR CASE STUDIES THAT WE CAN DIG INTO FOR MORE EXAMPLES. THIS IS JUST OUR APPLICATION HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT. WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF SAYING WE HAVE UNIVERSAL GOALS AND THEN NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR DATA TOOLS. FOR EXAMPLE, PLACER AI IS ONE OF THOSE TOOLS. WE'RE ABLE TO SAY, WELL, HOW ARE WE DOING? WHAT IS OUR PERFORMANCE AROUND THESE GENERAL GOALS TO THE WHOLE POPULATION? THEN ARE THE PRIORITY POPULATIONS AND MAYBE FOCUSED COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THERE ARE SOME GAPS, SOME DIFFERENCES. STEP 3 IS SAYING GROUP SHOULD BE DESEGREGATED. WHEN STAFF MIGHT COME UP WITH THE PRESENTATION OR WHEN AN EXTERNAL PARTNER MIGHT COME UP WITH THE PRESENTATION AND SAY, [01:35:01] IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. LET'S GO BACK TO THE DATA SOURCE AND SAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHY DOES THAT MATTER TO US AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WITHIN OUR GEOGRAPHY? FOUR IS WE THEN SAY WHAT IS IN PLACE THAT SUPPORTS OR IMPEDES EACH GROUP FROM ACHIEVING THAT UNIVERSAL GOAL. SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE TRANSPORTATION, THE LITERAL AXIS, PHYSICAL AXIS TO GET TO THE PARK. OTHER TIMES IT MIGHT BE MORE OF A MENTAL MODEL AND CULTURAL IN TERMS OF HOW DO YOU FEEL WELCOME AND SAFE AT THE PARK. IT'S NOT LITERALLY THE BOULDER OR THE TRAIL THAT'S MAKING YOU FEEL UNSAFE, BUT THERE MAY BE OTHER ELEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE STAFF AND VISITOR INTERACTIONS IN OUR SIGNAGE AND THE LIKE THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. LASTLY, WE DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE TARGETED STRATEGIES FOR EACH GROUP. PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION AND TRYING OUT FOR THAT IS THIS GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE THAT WE'RE ABLE NOW TO PARTNER WITH CBOS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO SAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE THE PARK DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE ALL THESE ANSWERS. WE DON'T KNOW ALL OF AND SO HOW DO WE TAP INTO THAT COMMUNITY EXPERTISE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE? LASTLY, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO WORK ON IS THESE TARGETED STRATEGIES AND THE METRICS. ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY AWESOME AND SUPPORTIVE IN WORKING WITH US AND HELPING THIS. CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISTRICT WIDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND ASSESS THROUGH THE PILOTS LIKE THE GRAM PROGRAM. CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SOME OF THESE TIME BOUND PROJECTS WITH AN EQUITY ROLE THAT ADDRESSES STAFF NEEDS. SOME OF THOSE WE'VE ALREADY KICKED OFF WITH OPERATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEN OF COURSE, HAVING A CENTRALIZED LOCATION FOR EQUITY RELATED UPDATES AND RESOURCES, SHAREPOINT BEING ONE OF THIS. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO DO A SUPER QUICK PAUSE BECAUSE I DO HAVE A COLLEAGUE THAT LIKE TO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO EXPRESS A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT. DON'T TAKE JUST MY WORD FOR IT AND YOU CAN DO WITH SOMEBODY ELSE. >> THANK YOU, JOSE, SANDY FUNKY AND I'M DIVISION LEAD OF INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICES AND THE OPERATIONS DIVISION. THANK YOU, JOSE FOR ASKING ME TO SPEAK, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I DO HAVE 1,001 MINUTE AND 38 SECONDS IS HOW LONG. YOU CAN TIE ME. BUT I REALLY WANTED TO TALK TODAY AND SHARE THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING HOW INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICES DELIVERS INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS. JOSE TALKED ABOUT THE BILINGUAL PREMIUM PROCEDURE. THAT'S BEEN ONE REALLY EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY PARTNERED WITH HR ON. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? HAVING THAT PROCEDURE IN PLACE IS CRITICAL TO OUR WORK. AS YOU MAY KNOW, APPROXIMATELY A THIRD OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE TWO COUNTIES ARE LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKERS. HAVING AN INSTITUTIONALIZED PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT CERTIFIED BILINGUAL STAFF IS REALLY ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING. WE'RE REALLY THANKFUL THAT'S IN PLACE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT'S GOING TO ENABLE US TO PROVIDE MORE BILINGUAL PROGRAMMING BY CERTIFIED STAFF. THE OFFICE OF EQUITY HAS ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PARK DISTRICT SPONSORSHIP REQUEST PROCESS, CREATING GREATER CLARITY, CONSISTENCY AND EQUITY AND HOW COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE SUPPORTED, AND THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO US. WE WORK WITH SO MANY PARTNERS AND THEY NEED THOSE PROCESSES CLEAR SO THAT THEY CAN GO FORWARD ASKING FOR SPONSORSHIP. THE ADOPTION OF THE EQUITY GOALS AND EQUITY STATEMENT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND FORMALIZE OUR WORK IN INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICES THROUGH AN EXPLICIT EQUITY LENS. THE ACCESS GOAL FOCUSED ON INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND USE OF PART DISTRICT RESOURCES SO THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN BENEFIT EQUITABLY IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION. CLEARLY, ARTICULATING THIS GOAL ENSURES CONSISTENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. SIMILARLY, THE WORKFORCE GOAL TO RECRUIT, DEVELOP, AND RETAIN A WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IS VITAL TO INR. WE KNOW, THROUGH THE RESEARCH, THAT PROGRAMS RESONATE EVEN MORE DEEPLY AND BUILD GREATER TRUST WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEE THEMSELVES REFLECTED IN OUR STAFF. THIS GOAL DIRECTLY SUPPORTS EVEN MORE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AND STRONGER OUTCOMES FOR OUR PROGRAMS. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ACTION. [01:40:02] >> AWESOME. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, ONE RECOMMENDATION IS GENERAL MANAGER RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. I THINK SLIGHT TYPE I HAVE HERE EXPRESSING VERSUS AFFIRMING YOUR SUPPORT AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE EQUITY STATEMENT AND GOALS HAS PRESENTED, THE EXACT LANGUAGE IS IN THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. >> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR THIS INFORMATION. I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS ITEM. >> WE JUST QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. >> IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, IT'S FINE. >> WELL, I CAN MAKE A COMMENT TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SANDY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND REALLY EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS, AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT HOW FAR WE'VE COME SO FAR AND THE GOALS GOING FORWARD AND PARTICULARLY THE ABILITY TO USE DATA TO REALLY LOOK AT WHO'S BEING SERVED AND WHO ISN'T AND THEN WHY AND PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS TO GET TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT FOLKS NEED AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR OFFERING SO THAT EVERYONE FEELS SAFE AND WELCOME IN OUR PARK. REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. REALLY APPRECIATE ALSO THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AROUND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE AREAS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU. THANKS TO EVERYBODY, SANDY AND HR AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S INVOLVED IN THIS WORK AS WELL. >> REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD? >> YEAH. >> YES, GO AHEAD. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. REALLY APPRECIATE THIS MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IT SEEMS LIKE AT THE STAFF LEVEL WITH THESE CROSS DIVISIONAL TEAMS AND EVERYTHING. I REALLY LIKE THAT. SAW A LOT OF THAT WHEN I WAS AT THE US EPA. I WORKED REALLY WELL. QUESTION I HAVE IS, HOW WILL THIS GET TO US, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE MORE INSTITUTIONALIZED, AND HOW WILL IT BE PUT IN THE DISTRICT PLAN? I THINK FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW SEEING THE DISTRICT PLAN COMING, I'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED AND WOULD ASK YOUR OPINION ON TWO THINGS, IT BEING IN THE DISTRICT PLAN, MAYBE ALMOST AS IT IS AS A I GUESS THAT'S NOT A QUESTION, MAYBE IT'S A COMMENT. IT'S A QUESTION. HOW WOULD THIS BE PERHAPS AS A STANDALONE CHAPTER IN THE DISTRICT PLAN? WHAT DO YOU SEE AS AN OPPORTUNITY, MAYBE IN OUR STAFF REPORTS FOR US TO BE MORE INFORMED? I ACTUALLY HEARD ABOUT THE BILINGUAL PROGRAM AT THE SAFETY FAIR THAT I WENT TO AND I DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD IT AND I LOVE THAT. BEING ALMOST PEACE CORP PERSON, I GOT COVID GOT IN THE WAY. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN A PEACE CORP EXPERT. THEY HAVE A STANDARDIZED TEST AND THEY HAVE AN EXTRA STIPEND, VERY SIMILAR FOR ANY LANGUAGE MANDARIN. I LOVE THAT. I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE INSTITUTIONALIZE IT A BIT MORE SO WE GET IT MORE FREQUENT AND OFTEN AND SEE IT AS PART OF OUR EVERYDAY WORK AND OUR MISSION? >> MAX YOU WANT TO? >> WELL, MAYBE I CAN TELL YOU TO START AND I CAN HAND IT BACK TO JOSE TOO. JUST TO START WITH, I THINK, THIS IS ACTUALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE YOUR BOARD. TODAY, WE'RE BRINGING YOU THESE THIS EQUITY STATEMENT AND GOALS, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR BOARD TO TAKE ACTION. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEAR, I'VE BEEN IN MY ROLE GOING AROUND TO MEET WITH OUR DIFFERENT TEAMS AND AS THERE'S BEEN TRANSITIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ON OUR OWN LEADERSHIP, QUESTIONS FROM OUR TEAM OF DOES THIS ORGANIZATION STILL SUPPORT THESE EQUITY GOALS? WHAT I'VE TOLD THEM IS THAT YOUR BOARD HAS BEEN STRONG SUPPORTERS OF EQUITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND TO CONNECT TO COMMUNITIES AND FOR OUR OWN TEAM TO SUPPORT THIS EQUITY WORK. I THINK TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR BOARD TO A FIRM THAT SAME LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE TAKEN OVER THE YEARS TO SUPPORT THIS KIND OF WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S ALWAYS MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO KEEP YOUR BOARD ENGAGED IN THE EQUITY COMPONENTS OF OUR WORK AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE WORK WE DO IS INFORMED BY GOALS. I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT, WHETHER IT'S WITH BOARD ITEMS OR I THINK THE WAY I THINK ABOUT JOSE'S ROLE IS LIKE HIMSELF AND JENNIFER ARE LIKE OUR CATALYSTS FOR THE WORK THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, [01:45:03] BOTH WITH ALL OF OUR TEAMS AND THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS. WHETHER THAT'S THINKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT COME TO OUR BOARD, WITH THE PAC, WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO, WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? IT AMPLIFIES. IT'S LIKE AMPLIFIER. >> I'LL JUST QUICKLY ADD. ONE IS TODAY IS A STATEMENT. WE ARE HERE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR YOU TO TAKE AN ACTION ON IT, SO THAT WOULD BE ONE EXAMPLE. TWO, IS JUST TO BE CLEAR, I'M NOT GOING TO BE SPEAKING FOR BRIAN AND DISTRICT PLAN TEAM. WE ARE VERY WOVEN NOW INTO THAT PROCESS. OF COURSE, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT, THIS IS FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE GETTING IN IN TERMS OF BOARD INTEREST OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. NOT JUST IN THE PROCESS, BUT WHAT THE ULTIMATE PRODUCT WOULD BE. CONTINUE TO WELCOME. >> ASK A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. IF YOU WOULD BE OPPOSED TO ADDING A WHEREAS, THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK AND STATEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED IN ALL BOARD OF DIRECTOR STAFF REPORTS AS WHEREAS I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS INSTITUTIONALIZED? >> HERE'S A QUESTION. BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT WAS PUT INTO THESE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL AROUND HOW WE COULD INTEGRATE INTO OUR STAFF REPORTS. HAPPY TO TALK THAT THROUGH WITH OUR TEAM AND COME BACK TO YOUR BOARD, IF THAT MAKES SENSE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN APPROACH THAT WE'VE PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO IF THAT'S OKAY. >> I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. I'LL JUST BE HONEST. WHY ARE WE AVOIDING SAYING DEI? WE'RE JUST SAYING ACTIVELY IDENTIFYING REMOVING BARRIERS TO ENSURE ALL AVAGALS HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE. I KNOW THE MOVEMENT IS AWAY FROM SAYING THINGS ABOUT RACISM, SEXISM, COLOR, ECONOMIC, SEXUAL, BUT THIS ALMOST SEEMS TO HAVE GONE TOO BROAD. YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET. I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT OR SURPRISE YOU, AND YET THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING, BUT JUST WHY ARE WE AVOID SAYING IT? THAT'S THE ISSUE AND/OR AT LEAST SAY IT IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO REFLECT THE POPULATION THAT WE SERVE. IT ALMOST SEEMS TOO BROAD TO ME. LET'S CALL A SPADE A SPADE, WHAT WE HAVE ISSUES WITH. IT'S A QUESTION. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO KEEP IT SO BROAD AND NOT ADD ALL OF THAT? >> FOR ME, I'M STARTING WITH WHAT WAS SET UP BEFORE I ARRIVED HERE IN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AS OPPOSED TO HAVING OTHER TITLES. FOR ME, IS BECAUSE I LOOK AT EQUITY IS THE APPROACH AND THE PROCESS FOR WHICH YOU GET OUTCOMES LIKE JUSTICE, FOR EXAMPLE, ELEMENTS IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT HISTORICAL AND STRUCTURAL RACISM, THEIR INPUTS. I WISH I HAD A MAGIC WAND THAT COULD JUST UNDO HISTORICAL REDLINING AND I DON'T, BUT AS STAFF CAN ATTEST, THAT'S PART OF THE PRESENTATION. THAT'S WHAT I INCLUDED IN OUR NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION. I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ELEMENT OF AVOIDING SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE LIKE, BUT REALLY BEING ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT THAT WORK LOOKS LIKE IN DISTRICT WIDE AND FOCUS ON WHAT THAT WORK LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF CHANGING STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES, AND LEAVING THE SPACE FOR IF PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO DIG INTO THE SPECIFIC TERMS, I DO WELCOME THAT. >> IT JUST SEEMS IT'S COME UP A FEW TIMES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE USED IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT FOR RACE COLOR SEX ECONOMICS, BUT WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO GET OUR E BIKES ON THE PARKS. WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO THE TRAILS AND GO AS FAST AS WE WANT OR MOTOR CROSS, MOTORCYCLES HAVE A RIGHT TO THE PARKS, TOO. IT'S WRITTEN HERE AS AN EQUITY STATEMENT AND GOALS. IT JUST ANYWAY, TURNING IT NOW INTO A COMMENT. I'LL JUST STOP THERE. >> I COULD JUST ADD, WE'RE NOT BEHOLDEN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO REMOVE ANY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. A LOT OF WORK FROM DIFFERENT TEAMS FROM OUR GROUP WENT INTO CRAFTING THIS WITH A LOT OF THOUGHT. I THINK THAT THOUGHT WAS REALLY AROUND WHAT ARE ALL THE GOALS THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO. BUT I KNOW JOSE'S OFFERED TO MEET WITH EACH OF YOU AS DIRECTORS, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE THEM UP ON IT BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF OUR OUTCOMES WILL BE RICHER FROM YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND IDEAS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WE'RE AFRAID OF HERE. I THINK WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT TAKING ON THESE REALLY CHALLENGING ISSUES. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE TOPIC? WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. >> THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. [01:50:03] DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? >> I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF THIS AND LOOK FORWARD ON WORKING WITH YOU ON ALL THESE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS UPDATE. >> THANK YOU, DR. ESPANIA. AGAIN, I AM APPRECIATIVE OF THE SUPPORT THAT THE BOARD HAS EXPRESSED IN DIFFERENT WAYS. >> I'LL SHARE. I'M GLAD THIS IS HERE WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I KNOW THIS ONE OUT. IT'S PART OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROVING. I KNOW THIS ONE OUT TO THE FULL STAFF BACK IN SEPTEMBER AS PART OF A LABOR DAY MESSAGE. I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE BOARD BE INVOLVED IN THIS, AND I WISH WE'D BEEN INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT SOONER, BUT IT'S HERE TODAY, SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO APPROVE. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO THIS ACTION ITEM. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? NO. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK UNTIL 3:00. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED AGAIN. ARE WE READY IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY? WE'RE ONLINE? >> WE ARE GOOD TO GO. >> GREAT. WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. WE ARE NOW HERE UNDER ACTION ITEMS K3, ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE 2026 PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLAN. >> HELLO. ERIC FEELER, DIVISION LEAD FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, TO DO A INTRODUCTION OF THE ITEM. THEN I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CHAIR FOR THE PAC. BRUCE HENRY IS HERE, AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF LISA BALLINGER AND ELSA GRAN VANE ON BRINGING ALL OF THIS WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. I DID WANT TO JUST START BY SAYING I'VE BEEN STAFFING THE PAC FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS, AND THERE'S BEEN ACTUALLY FIVE INSTANCES WHERE I'VE SEEN A RECOMMENDATION EVOLVE FROM THAT COMMITTEE AND SOME OF YOU WHO WERE ON THE PAC, I'M SURE WE'LL REMEMBER. BUT ONE WAS A BROAD DISCUSSION ABOUT A SEGUE PILOT PROGRAM ON THE IRON HORSE TRAIL, WHICH CHANGED SOME PERSPECTIVES FOR BOARD MEMBERS. ANOTHER WAS THE ANTHONY SHABA GURAGE, WHERE THERE WAS A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION AT THE PAC ULTIMATELY HELPING TO LEAD TO THE CLOSURE OF THAT FACILITY. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE DEEP DIVE ON THE DOG POLICY IN TERMS OF MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ABOUT SOME ALTERATIONS THAT COULD BE MADE TO THE DOG POLICY. THEN THE MOST RECENT ONE REALLY WAS THE NAMING OF THURGOOD MARSHALL REGIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50, WHERE THE CHAIR AT THAT TIME WAS ACTUALLY THE MAYOR OF CONCORD, AND SOME OF THE DISCUSSION OF BRIAN, THE NAMING OF THAT PARK ACTUALLY INFLUENCED OPINIONS FROM THE CITY OF CONCORD. >> IN 2022, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIFTH TIME THAT THE PAC DID A DEEP DIVE. THERE WERE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE PAC AND SO OVER A COURSE OF FOUR DIFFERENT MEETINGS AMONGST PAC MEMBERS, THIS WAS A STATEMENT THAT WAS DEVELOPED, AND THEN LATER IN JANUARY OF 2023, ADOPTED FIRST BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND THEN THE FULL BOARD AND INCLUDED INTO THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. THAT ROLE STATEMENT DISCUSSION REALLY LED TO WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE PAC MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD? THAT'S BRINGING US TO TODAY TO DISCUSS A PILOT PROJECT FOR THIS YEAR, WHERE THE PAC WOULD HAVE TWO VERY FOCUSED ITEMS COME BEFORE THEM IN THE YEAR, AND I KNOW THE CHAIR WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS ON THAT, BUT JUST FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, TWO FOCUSED ITEMS FOR A PILOT THIS YEAR THAT GIVE A DEEP DIVE IN TERMS OF LEARNING AND ACTUALLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON A REPORT TO THE BOARD. SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES TO THAT, REALLY IN TERMS OF THE DEPTH, IT'S MORE THAN JUST AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. IT'S UTILIZING, I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, UTILIZING SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT TALENT AND EXPERIENCE ON THE PAC TO ENHANCE DECISION MAKING FOR THE BOARD. THE STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT PROVIDES A MORE FOCUS WITH WHAT IS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD, [01:55:02] BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY AND SO BLENDING THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER. THEN THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY INPUT REALLY IS HONORING THE ROLE STATEMENT, ENCOURAGING THE PAC TO GATHER COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES AS DEFINED AND SHARE THEM WITH THE BOARD. EACH MEMBER, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF NETWORKS AND DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND CAN BRING MORE BROADER VOICES AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED VOICES TO THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS CYCLE OF FOUR MEETINGS WHERE REALLY THE FIRST MEETING, FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY IS A STATE OF THE DISTRICT TYPE OF CONVERSATION, WITH THE ACTING GENERAL MANAGER AND THEN A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEW PROCESS FOR FOCUS TOPICS. BUT THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE WOULD HAVE A INTRO INTRODUCTORY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FOCUS TOPIC AND THEN IN MARCH, WOULD BE ACTUALLY ASKING THE PAC TO USE THEIR TWO OR MORE VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY CONTRIBUTE TO A MEETING TO SOME FORM OF ENGAGEMENT OR LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE FOCUS TOPIC, AND BRINGING THAT BACK FOR A SPECIAL MEETING THAT WOULD BE A DEEP DIVE IN APRIL THAT WOULD LEAD TO A REPORT, THAT STAFF WOULD THEN SUBMIT TO THE PAC FOR A RECOMMENDATION AT THE FOURTH MEETING. THAT CYCLE WOULD REPEAT ITSELF, AFTER THE FIRST FOCUS TOPIC WAS REVIEWED. THE IDEA BEHIND THE SUGGESTED TOPICS IN THIS WORK PLAN APPROACH, IS REALLY IN TERMS OF THE STRUCTURE TO MAKE ACHIEVABLE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE BENEFITS IS IT'S A MUCH MORE CLEAR INPUT PROCESS AND DEFINITION TO WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS MEAN. OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT CAME FORWARD, THERE WERE SIX ORIGINALLY THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE PAC TO THE PAC TO DISCUSS ULTIMATELY BRINGING THREE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. YOU'LL SEE FOUR ITEMS ARE LISTED UP THERE AND THAT'S BECAUSE WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE THREE ITEMS, IT REALLY GRAVITATED TOWARD A CONVERSATION. WELL, THERE ARE REALLY FOUR THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE PRIORITIES, AND CAN WE NARROW THAT DOWN OR ARE THERE OTHER MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE OTHER ISSUES? I'M JUST NOTING THAT THE OTHER TOPICS THAT WERE CONSIDERED DISTRICT PLAN AND PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION WERE VIEWED BY THE PAC MEMBERS REALLY AS IN ALL OF THEIR WORK SO IN LIKE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC AND ALL WE DO, DISTRICT PLAN AND PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IS REALLY PART OF WHAT THE PAC REALLY HAS A ROLE IN EVERY MEETING AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN. WHEN THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HEARD THE THREE ISSUES, THEY THERE WAS AGREEMENT AT LEAST ON THIS ONE ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, AND THAT'S REALLY HOW DO WE MANAGE PUBLIC LANDS FOR THE FUTURE WITH IMPACTS OF FIRE, EXTREME WEATHER, EROSION, TRAIL MANAGEMENT AND SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PAC TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, HABITAT, AND SPECIES RECOVERY, AS WELL AS RESTORATION AND EXAMINE SOME OF THE CROSS PROVISIONAL WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEING DONE AT THE PARK DISTRICT IN CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE ECOSYSTEMS AND HABITAT AT THE SAME TIME AND THEN MEETING OUR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS AS WE DO SO. HAVING INPUT ON THAT WOULD BE VALUABLE TO STAFF. SUGGESTION NUMBER 2, THESE ARE NOW THE THREE AND KEEPING IN MIND, THE BOARD COULD ALSO COME UP WITH ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE, BUT THE ADDITIONAL THREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE HOPING TO FOCUS IN ON, AND MAYBE COME UP WITH A SECOND RECOMMENDATION. BUT THIS SUGGESTION NUMBER 2 REALLY IS THAT FUNDAMENTAL BALANCE OF THE PARK DISTRICT MISSION, MANAGING HEALTHFUL RECREATION WITH AN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHIC. SOME IDEAS BEHIND THIS TOPIC COULD BE, THE OPENING UP OF ADDITIONAL TRAILS FOR LOW IMPACT ACCESS, EXAMINING OUR FEE COLLECTION PROCESS, EVALUATING SOME OF THE EXPANSION OF ACCESS WE'VE HAD SINCE AT LEAST THE LAST MASTER PLAN MAP WAS DRAWN IN 2007. THEN REALLY CREATING THAT BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC ACCESS, CONSERVATION, [02:00:04] AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT, HAVING THEIR INPUT, ON THAT WAS ONE OF THE THEMES BEHIND THIS TOPIC. THEN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN EVALUATION, THIS IS REALLY A FIVE YEAR CHECK IN. IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY NEED AND INTEREST? ARE WE EXAMINE THE LINKS BETWEEN COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS? THEN IN ADDITION, IS AN ALIGNMENT WITH THE DISTRICT PLAN GOALS? ANOTHER PREY ROBUST TOPIC TO POTENTIALLY HAVE MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT. THEN THE THIRD ONE CAME UP ORGANICALLY IN THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT IT'S ALSO A TOPIC THAT'S HIGH OF MIND TO MANY OF US IN TERMS OF TRAIL SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE EXPANSION OF EBIKES, ON OUR PAVED TRAILS. BUT JUST IN GENERAL, HOW WE ARE STEWARDING OUR TRAILS AND HOW WE ARE MANAGING SAFETY. ONE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A CROSS JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE, MEANING EVERY CITY, EVERY COMMUNITY HAS AN APPROACH OR A CONCERN ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND WOULD THERE BE VALUE IN HAVING THE PAC LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY, BRINGING ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, AND THEN POTENTIALLY HAVING A WORKSHOP OR A PUBLIC MEETING TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION, WHICH COULD GO INTO A REPORT THAT COULD HELP GUIDE US IN TERMS OF CONSISTENCY WITH THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. FOR THE DISCUSSIONS AND NEXT STEP, STAFF IS ASKING FOR AN APPROVAL OF TWO FOCUSED TOPICS AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THIS YEAR. WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A NEW APPROACH FOR THE PAC. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE PAC ABOUT THIS APPROACH. I THINK THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST THREE ROBUST DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AND THERE IS BROAD AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FOLKS WOULD WANT TO TRY. BUT THERE'S ALSO AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT, THIS IS NEW, AND THERE MAY BE SOME BUMPS, AND MAYBE WE'LL FIND OUT THAT WE'RE BEING TOO AMBITIOUS OR MAYBE WE'RE NOT BEING ROBUST ENOUGH, BUT WE DO WANT TO AT LEAST GIVE IT A TRY. ASK AT THIS POINT IS FOR TO APPROVE THE ONE FOCUS TOPIC THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH WAS ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION, AND THEN CONSIDER THE THREE OTHER POSSIBILITIES, EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS RESPONSIBLY, THE 2026 CIP EVALUATION, AND TRAIL SAFETY AND STEWARDSHIP AND PREFERABLY COME UP WITH ONE OF THOSE THREE AS A FOCUS TOPIC FOR 2026, AND THAT'S NOT EXCLUDING, THESE OTHER TOPICS FROM HAVING CONVERSATIONS IN FUTURE YEARS. IT'S ALSO NOT EXCLUDING THE TRADITIONAL ITEMS THAT COME TO THE PAC, LIKE THE BUDGET AND OUR BALLOT MEASURE OVERSIGHT AND SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WILL COME ROUTINELY EVERY YEAR. AT THIS TIME, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE LISA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN, AND THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE BRUCE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS BOTH AT THE PAC AND AT THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, LISA BOLLINGER, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY MANAGEMENT ANALYST. THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR WALKING US THROUGH THAT ROBUST SLIDE DECK. THIS HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH THE PAC TO IDENTIFY THESE TOPICS. ALSO FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, AS WE'VE BEEN SHARING THIS APPROACH WITH OUR COLLEAGUES, IT'S REALLY BEEN RECEIVED WELL. SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THE MULTI-MEETING APPROACH BECAUSE WHEN STAFF COMES PRESENTS FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN HAS 20 MINUTES OF Q&A THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO GET INTO THE DETAILS AND GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK FROM THE PAC, AS THEY KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO OVER THIS MULTI MEETING FORMAT. I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD, AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING THESE TOPICS AND ADDITIONALLY, THAT WE ARE HOPING TO PILOT THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT THEN CONTINUE IT INTO FUTURE YEARS. I KNOW THERE'S OFTEN LET'S TAKE IT ALL ON AND WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT. BUT IF YOU COULD HELP US PACE OUT WHAT YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS FOR 2026, AND THEN IN 2027, WE CAN COME BACK AND HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHAIR HENRY. >> WE HAVE THE SIDE THAT HAS ALL. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. FIRST, I WANT TO AGAIN COMMEND ERIC LISA AND LSA. THIS REALLY IS A BIG CHANGE FOR PAC, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, BECAUSE MOST OF YOU WERE ON PAC. A FRUSTRATION THAT CAME OUT OF PAC ALMOST UNIVERSALLY WAS THAT WE REALLY DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DEEP ON ANYTHING, [02:05:02] AND THAT'S NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE BOARD TO THE STAFF, OR TO PAC. THE OTHER FRUSTRATION WAS, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY ACTION ITEMS. IT'S JUST BEEN INFORMATIONAL ITEMS, WHAT'S THE POINT OF PAC. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF IS THAT I THINK SOME OF US ARE NOT AWARE THAT PAC DOES SERVE AS A CITIZENS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT ROLE. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT AS WELL LOOK AT SUGGESTED TOPICS. IN TERMS OF THE TOP FOUR YOU SEE, PAC ACTUALLY VOTED TO MOVE THREE OF THESE FORWARD. THEY DIDN'T VOTE TO MOVE TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY, THAT ACTUALLY CAME IN FOURTH. JUST AS YOU THINK ABOUT, IF YOU WANT TO DO WHAT PAC RECOMMENDED, THOSE THREE WERE THREE OF THE TWO. THE OTHER THING I SAID AT BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, AND I'M GOING TO PROPOSE TO YOU ANOTHER OPTION WHICH ERIC, I THINK KNOWS, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT. I DO THINK WE CAN DO THREE, AND WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE TO THE NEW FORMAT, OR BEING DISRUPTIVE TO STAFF. SPECIFICALLY, IN TERMS OF BOND OVERSIGHT, WHAT I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER DOING IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT HAVE THE PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE. THERE IS A PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE. RIGHT NOW, THAT'S ONLY MEETING ONCE A YEAR. IN TERMS OF BOND OVERSIGHT, THE PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETS ONCE A YEAR FOR ONE OR 2 HOURS. THAT'S IT AND THEN THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO PAC. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE PAC FOCUS ON CIP WITHOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE TO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, ASK THE PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET FOUR TIMES A YEAR, THEN PROVIDE A REPORT TO PAC AND THE BOARD. THIS WON'T DO ANYTHING TO DISRUPT THE PROPOSED FORMAT, WHICH I STRONGLY SUPPORT. IT WON'T TAKE MORE STAFF TIME. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE MORE STAFF FINANCE TIME TO DO THAT, BUT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THIS MORE I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE BONDS MORE FREQUENTLY. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT A COUPLE PSC MEETINGS AGO AND EVEN A BOARD MEETING, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MOVE WW FUNDS. HAVING MORE EYES LOOK AT THAT, THAT CAN ONLY BE BENEFICIAL. IN TERMS OF THE TOP THE OTHER FOUR THAT ARE UP THERE. ECOSYSTEM WAS UNIVERSAL, LOTS OF IDEAS ON THAT. PUBLIC ACCESS RESPONSIBLY, HOW PEOPLE USE THE TRAILS. I KNOW AS A PST MEMBER, THAT'S WHERE I GET COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE, I'M NOT TALKING TO PEOPLE ON THE TRAILS. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? I THINK THAT'S A CRITICAL ONE AND THEN YOU STILL DO THAT. IN TERMS OF TRAILED STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY, AND HERE'S PRAGO ECOS I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE. I'LL THROW ANOTHER SUGGESTION OR RECOMMENDATION. THE MARCH MEETING HAS BEEN PULLED. WHAT I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND IS TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE DISRUPTIVE TO STAFF. WE HAVE TO BE RESPECT FOR THEIR TIME, I RECOGNIZE THAT. HERE'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. PUT THE MARCH MEETING BACK ON ONLY AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM. THAT'S IT. NO PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. THE MARCH MEETING WOULD SIMPLY BE BREAKOUTS FROM PAC MEMBERS, IT COULD BE PAC LED, AND THEN YOU WOULD GET A TYPICAL PSC MEETING IS 2 HOURS. MAYBE WE DO THREE DIFFERENT BREAKOUTS. WE'D BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A REPORT ON TRAILED STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY. AGAIN, NO ACTION ITEM, NO INFORMATIONAL ITEM EVEN REALLY FROM STAFF. I WOULD JUST BE PAC MEETING WITH A BREAKOUT ON THE STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY, AND THEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY DO ALL THOSE TOP FOUR. NOW, AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON NUMBER FOUR WITH ONE MEETING AND BREAKOUTS LIKE YOU WOULD ON THE OTHER THREE. BUT I THINK WE COULD CERTAINLY DO ALL THAT. I KNOW PAC CAN DO THAT BECAUSE MEMBERS ALWAYS WANT TO DO MORE, AND SOMETIMES MEMBERS HONESTLY DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT'S STAFF'S ROLE IN THIS TOO? BUT I THINK WE REALLY CAN DO THOSE FOUR THAT WAY AND GIVE YOU GUYS EVERYTHING YOU NEED AND ALSO BE RESPECTFUL OF STAFF'S TIME. THAT'S ALL I HAD, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY, BRUCE, AND THANK YOU, ERIC AND LISA, FOR THIS COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE'LL OPEN UP FOR BOARD QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT WAS PRESENTED OR THE TOPIC OF THE PAC, GO AHEAD. >> SURE, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD. THANKS, BRUCE, AND ERIC, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR GREAT WORK AND I LIKE THE FORMAT. I LIKE THE IDEAS OF DOING THAT. I THINK THAT YOU GUYS ARE WHAT'S THE WORD BETTER THAN THAT. YOU CAN DO THAT, 21 PEOPLE, DO YOU NEED ALL 21 DISCUSSING ONE SUBJECT OR CAN IT BREAK OUT? BE I PERSONALLY, AS, WHEN YOU BROUGHT UP THE BOND OVERSIGHT, I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA. THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. MY AREA, I THINK WE WERE ASKED SOMEWHERE ALONG HERE, WHAT OUR OPINIONS WERE, MY OPINION, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEBODY DO A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT THE RELATIONSHIP PARKS AND OPEN SPACE IS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PERSONAL HEALTH. WE USED TO HAVE A PROGRAM. WE USED TO HAVE PARK PRESCRIPTIONS WHERE YOU COULD GO TO A DOCTOR AND THAT WOULD PARTICIPATE. WE'D HAVE FLOOR TO CEILING PICTURES OF TILDEN PARK AND BEAUTIFUL SCENES OF REDWOOD PARK, WHILE KIDS WERE SICK AND WAITING IN [02:10:01] A WAITING ROOM WITH THEIR PARENTS WHO ARE STRESSED OUT, LOOKING AT BEAUTIFUL PARK SCENES, I THINK THERE WAS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME EVIDENCE THAT YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE WOULD GO DOWN, JUST SITTING THERE IN THE WAITING ROOM. THEN THE DOCTOR, I THINK, WHAT WAS HER NAME, ROHAN, NU SHAN ROHANI, DOCTOR HU USED TO COME HERE ALL THE TIME. SHE HAD THIS GREAT PROGRAM. SHE WOULD SAY, LISTEN, MY SONS, THIS, THAT, THIS OR MY KIDS, THIS, THAT OR THAT, HE'D SAY, WELL, HERE'S YOUR PRESCRIPTION, GO TO A PARK AND WALK A MILE A DAY AND THEN UP IT. THAT WAS THE PARK PRESCRIPTIONS. WE USED TO HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED SHINE. STAY HEALTHY IN NATURE EVERY DAY, I THINK WAS WHAT IT WAS. I PERSONALLY THINK MIGHT BE CONTROVERSY OF THE BEST PROGRAM I'VE EVER SEEN AS FAR AS GETTING DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES TO COME TO THE PARK DISTRICT WAS MONACO'S MULTICULTURAL WELLNESS WALKS AND THEY'RE GONE. I DON'T CARE WHY THEY'RE GONE. I JUST I THINK THAT'S THE NEW THING, HEALTH. EVERYBODY'S INTO HEALTH AND AWARENESS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND I THINK WE PROVIDE THE HEALTHIEST PLACES TO RECREATE OR JUST CONDUCT YOUR LIFE AROUND HERE. I WOULD HOPE THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE SUBJECTS IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO HEAR. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, LYNDA OR ELIZABETH. GO AHEAD. >> SURE. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND I HEARD THIS IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS WELL. I HAD A NUMBER OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT I DID HAVE BOTH A QUICK COMMENT AND MORE QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED BY THE WEALTH OF EXPERTISE WITHIN THE PAC, AND I FELT IN THE PAST, IT WAS UNDER UTILIZED. I'M REALLY PLEASED THAT THE WORK PLAN WILL HELP TO TAP INTO THE EXPERTISE AND MAKE IT A MORE OF AN ENGAGED ASSIGNMENT AND MORE PROACTIVE AND REALLY GIVING ADVICE AS OPPOSED TO JUST JUST APPROVING THINGS THAT COME TO THE MORE OF THE PASSIVE ROLE. THIS IS GREAT. I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE PUSHING FOR MORE, BUT LET'S LOOK AT THE TWO, THE EXPANDING PUBLIC EXCESS RESPONSIBLY IN THE 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU SEE THIS IS PROBABLY MORE OF A QUESTION FOR BRUCE, BUT HOW YOU SEE THE INDIVIDUAL PAC MEMBERS ADDING VALUE TO WHAT WOULD THEY DO? FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, ERIC MENTIONED ASSESSING COMMUNITY PRIORITY. THAT MAKES SENSE. THEY ARE THE PAC. BUT WHAT WOULD BE THE MEANS BY WHICH THEY WOULD DO THAT? HOW WOULD THEY GO OUT TALKING TO ME OR WOULD THEY JUST RELY ON THEIR OWN BEING OUT AND ABOUT? HOW WOULD THIS INPUT COME TO US? >> I COULD JUMP IN AND PROVIDE SOME IDEAS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING SOMETHING NEW. WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE ERIC AND LISA'S LEADERSHIP AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PAC AND BRUCE AND THE WHOLE TEAM TO TRY THIS OUT WITH US. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WITH OUR LEADERSHIP STAFF IS, WE'VE HEARD THESE IDEAS OF THINGS THAT THE PAC IS INTERESTED IN. WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON A STAFF WHERE WE CAN LEVERAGE THAT INTEREST TO HELP MOVE FORWARD SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY FROM YOUR BOARD AND THAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON, AND WHAT'S LIKE AN ASK THAT WE CAN MAKE FROM THE PAC TO HELP? WHAT ARE SOME IDEAS OF WAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP WITHOUT BEING OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE TO GIVE THEM THE SPACE TO BE CREATIVE. I'LL GIVE A COUPLE EXAMPLES. ERIC ALREADY TOUCHED ON THESE, BUT ONE IS WITH OUR VEG MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. WE'RE LOOKING DISTRICT WIDE AT HOW CAN WE DO FUELS REDUCTION, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP AND SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS FOR VEGETATION IN MULTI BENEFIT WAY AND HAVE A CONSISTENT STRATEGY ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING AS STAFF TO COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS, BUT WE'RE PLANNING TO BRING THAT TO YOUR BOARD TO THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE, OTHERS, BUT WE NEED AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOUNCE THAT OFF OF A BROAD GROUP OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. ONE OF THE ASKS IS WITH THE PAC IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE THINKING. HAVE WE ASKED THE RIGHT QUESTIONS? WE HAVE THE RIGHT GOALS? ARE THERE THINGS THAT WE'RE MISSING? THEN FOR THE PAC MEMBERS TO GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY REPRESENT AND ASK THOSE SAME QUESTIONS. WITH THE E BIKE SAFETY IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHERE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS, [02:15:03] AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUPS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SHARED STRATEGY. BUT WE KNOW OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE'VE BEEN ENGAGING WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHERS. BUT WE KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY MISSING A LOT OF THEM. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING, PRESENT SOME OF THAT, AND THEN ASK OUR PAC MEMBERS, GO BACK TO THEIR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY AND ASK THEM, HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT E BIKES? ARE WE REALLY CAPTURING THE BIGGER PICTURE? THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S MORE. >> NO, THAT WAS GREAT. I THINK DIRECTOR ECHOLS, I THINK ALSO EMBEDDED IN YOUR QUESTION MIGHT BE LIKE WHAT TOOLS WOULD WE GIVE THE PAC MEMBERS TO ENGAGE. I THINK WE RECOGNIZE THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF INTERFACING WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. WE ARE PREPARED TO HELP MANAGE THAT, BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT SETTING SUCH A HIGH EXPECTATION THAT EVERY PAC MEMBER IS GOING TO HOLD THEIR OWN WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT REASONABLE. IT COULD BE CONVERSATIONS AT THE GROCERY STORE OR CONVERSATIONS EVEN WITHIN YOUR OWN FAMILY OR YOUR FRIEND GROUP. WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO GIVE THEM FLEXIBILITY TO TRY THE APPROACH THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM. SINCE THIS IS A PILOT, WE HOPE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS AND MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOME LESSONS ABOUT THINGS THAT DON'T. >> THANKS. ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS RIGHT NOW? >> I JUST WANT TO ADD TO DIRECTOR ECHOLS QUESTION IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD CFP LOOK LIKE IF PAC WORKED ON IT? THE TRUTHFUL ANSWER IS, I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE I'VE BEEN ON IS, HERE'S A PRESENTATION AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME AND MAYBE WE VOTE ON IT, AND THERE'S SOME ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WHERE EVERYBODY KICKS IN FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES OF THEIR OPINION. BECAUSE THAT'S SUCH A ROBUST ONE, BUT SUCH AN IMPORTANT ONE AND IT TIES BACK INTO CITIZENS OVERSIGHT. I KNOW I HAVE MY OWN BIAS ON THIS, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT LENDS ITSELF WELL TO A SUBCOMMITTEE LOOKING AT IT FIRST BECAUSE THE WAY I WOULD ENVISION AND WHAT I'VE SEEN THE SUBCOMMITTEE DO, BUT IT'S ONLY ONCE A YEAR, THEY GO THROUGH THAT ENTIRE LIST WITH STAFF, AND THEN THEY ASK SIMILAR QUESTIONS, YOU MIGHT, WHY THIS PROJECT? WHY NOT THAT? WHAT DO WE HAVE LEFT, ALL THE DETAILED QUESTIONS AROUND THAT? I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT DOES LEND ITSELF BETTER TO A SMALLER GROUP THAT CAN WHITTLE IT DOWN AND THEN PRESENT IT BACK TO THE BOARD AND THEN TO PAC. AGAIN, I'VE HAD THAT IN MY HEAD FOR A WHILE, SO I MAY BE OFF ON THAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S A CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ONE. AGAIN, I WOULD ASK YOU GUYS TO EMPOWER THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE TO MEET QUARTERLY TO GO THROUGH THAT. BUT CERTAINLY, YOU COULD DO IT IN THE WHOLE PAC. I JUST THINK IT'S GOING TO GET MESSY THAT WAY. >> THANKS. >> I THINK LUANA AND THEN LYNDA? >> YES. MINE WAS QUICK. I THINK I WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PAC AS FAR AS NUMBER 4. I DO NOT THINK SHOULD BE A CONSIDERATION FOR THE STUDY BECAUSE AS FAR AS THAT WAS LOOKED AT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THE CHELSER WORKING GROUP. I WOULD BE SUPPORTING SUGGESTION 1 AND 2. THEN I DO AS FAR AS THE IDEA OF MAYBE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HAVING A MORE EXPANDED ROLE. BUT I THINK AS FAR AS ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD HAVE TO, I THINK, GO BACK TO LISA AND HER TEAM BECAUSE THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS. MAYBE THERE'S SOME TYPE OF WAY TO INTEGRATE THE FINANCE TEAM IN IT, BUT I THINK IT HAS TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE OVERALL WORKLOAD. I'M OPEN TO THAT IDEA, BUT AS FAR AS SUPPORTING SINCE YOU SAID QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AND ONE AND TWO. I STILL AM A LITTLE CURIOUS LIKE ELIZABETH AS FAR AS HOW WILL THIS PLAY OUT. BUT I AM EXCITED WE'RE DOING SOMETHING NEW. I THINK AS FAR AS FROM THE FEEDBACK IN THE PACK IS THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE INVOLVED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE. JUST FINDING I THINK THOSE ISSUES LIKE WITHIN THAT LARGER CATEGORY THAT FITS WELL FOR A PAC. I THINK EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THESE SUBJECT AREAS IN SUGGESTION 1 AND 2, I THINK HAVING AN ISSUE WITHIN THAT, THAT IS EASILY ACHIEVABLE AND THE DIFFERENT CAPACITIES PEOPLE HAVE AS FAR AS REACHING OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY. BUT THEN ALSO I THINK DEFINITELY HAVING A FEW TOOLS OR TEMPLATES BECAUSE EVERYONE WILL BE AT DIFFERENT STAGES TO HELP THEM GO OUT AND GET SOME TYPE OF REPORTING. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS, [02:20:01] AND I THINK THAT WILL ALSO BE GOOD FOR GROWTH. THAT MIGHT EVEN BE PRE-WORKSHEETS BEFORE YOU GO OUT, WHAT'S YOUR PLAN OR APPROACH TO CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY? WHO ARE THE GROUPS? I THINK THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK DEFINITELY ON THE TEAM SIDE, GETTING EVERYONE, I THINK, PREPARED, BUT DEFINITELY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT LESSONS WE LEARNED FROM THIS PROCESS. THEN EVERYONE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS A PROCESS. IT'S PILOT THINGS. THINGS MIGHT GO WRONG, THINGS MIGHT GO RIGHT, BUT EVERYONE, I THINK ON THE PAC BEING OPEN TO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CREATING, WORKING ON. I THINK JUST GETTING A SUCCINCT SUBJECT WITHIN THESE AREAS, THAT WILL BE APPROACHABLE FOR THEM, WE'LL HIGHLIGHT. THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT I WOULD SUPPORT. >> DIRECTOR ESPANIA TO YOUR POINT ABOUT AN ISSUE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE TITLE OF NUMBER 1 OR AN ISSUE WITHIN TWO, I THINK IS WHAT ACTING GENERAL MANAGER CORTEN WAS SPEAKING TO IN TERMS OF SOMETHING THAT'S APPLICABLE TO SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON NOW THAT FITS IN THAT CATEGORY. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, LYNDA. >> JUST A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND. THE NIGHT I WAS ASSIGNED TO ATTEND THE PAC MEETING WAS ACTUALLY BEFORE THE DATE IN HERE, NOVEMBER 24. THERE WAS SOME OTHER DISCUSSION AND THE NIGHT THAT I WENT, JUST MY IMPRESSION WAS WAS QUITE STAFF DRIVEN AND IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE PAC TO COME AROUND TO EMBRACE OR UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT, AND I THINK I'M STILL THERE BECAUSE I WASN'T QUITE AT THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS. BUT I DO STILL HAVE A LITTLE QUESTION ABOUT THE FORMAT. IN ADDITION TO THESE, THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A FULL STAFF REPORT. THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A FULL LIST OF ACTIONS. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO JUST BE THIS TOPIC IN FEBRUARY. YOU MIGHT STILL HAVE SIX TOPICS OR WHATEVER THAT EVENING. A CONSENT AGENDA. THEY'LL HAVE OTHER THINGS OR FOUR MORE OTHER ITEMS OR WHATEVER. >> BUT YES, WE WILL HAVE OUR ROUTINE ITEMS IN ADDITION. IT'S JUST WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A DEFINED FOCUS TOPIC THAT IS DISCUSSED OVER A PERIOD OF MEETINGS. >> I GUESS IT'S STILL NOT COMING THROUGH TO ME CLEARLY. THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, I WAS ON THE PAC FOR SIX YEARS. THERE'S SO MUCH EXPERIENCE ON THERE. I THINK THE QUESTION IS, ALSO, WHEN YOU WERE HEARING FROM EVERYBODY, WE WANT TO BE MORE THAN INFORMATION ONLY. WE WANT TO BE ADVISORY, WE WANT TO VOTE, WE WANT MINUTES, WE WANT OUR VOICE TO GO TO THE BOARD. NO. THERE'S A LOW HANGING PROCESS TOO THAT COULD STILL OCCUR. WE COULD STILL SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST GIVE INFORMATIONAL ONLY ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE PAC ALTERNATIVES AND THEY'RE GOING TO VOTE, AND WE'LL REPORT THOSE VOTES TO THE BOARD. THERE'S STILL SOME OTHER PROCESS THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BESIDES PICK THESE TOPICS. >> I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING HERE. THE INTENT IS FOR THESE MEETINGS TO BE A LITTLE LESS STAFF DRIVEN. GIVE THE PAC MORE SPACE TO WORK THROUGH THESE ITEMS AND GIVE FEEDBACK TO STAFF AND THE BOARD ON SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES, AND TO ADD VALUE AND HAVE SOME ACTIONS WHERE THEY CAN PROVIDE RECOMMEND BECAUSE ALL THEIR ACTIONS ARE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOUR BOARD, SO THEY CAN PROVIDE ACTIONS THAT WOULD THEN BE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOUR BOARD. THE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THEN IS THAT WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PAC TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ALIGNED WORK AS STAFF SO THAT IT ADDS VALUE TO THE WAY THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING THING. HOPEFULLY, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID. WE'RE BRINGING ITEMS THAT THEY CAN REALLY DIG INTO AND THEN PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOUR BOARD. >> MY GUESS USE THE PROCESS FOR EVEN THE DAILY ITEMS IF THEY'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE VOICES, THE NORTH BASE AND WHAT WAS THAT PROGRAM CALLED NEW VOICE. >> I THINK WE MIGHT STILL HAVE SOME DAILY ITEMS. WE'RE TRYING TO DIAL THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE ROOM FOR THIS IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> I GUESS IT'S STILL QUESTION ONLY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I HEAR. [02:25:01] THEY'RE BY DEFINITION OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IF THERE'S SOME NEW VOICES OUTCOMES, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AND SEE IT IN A VOTE, SEE IT IN A MINUTE, HAVE IT PASSED THROUGH IN A TIMELY MANNER TO US. WHAT HAS HAPPENED SOMETIMES THE PAC MEETS ON MONDAY AND THEN IT'S ON OUR AGENDA ON WEDNESDAY. WE HAVEN'T HAD A REALLY GOOD CHANCE FOR THAT TO BE IN OUR STAFF REPORT. SEPARATE FROM THIS, THAT'S A PROCESS. BUT BACK TO WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING HERE, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION IS, IF YOU CONSIDERED THE SUBCOMMITTEE OR AD HOC PROCESS. IN MARAGA WHEN I WAS MAYOR AND ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THE PARKS AND REC COMMITTEE HAD A SUBCOMMITTEE FOR TRAILS. WE HAD A SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. WE HAD A SUBCOMMITTEE ON YOUTH PROGRAMS. WE HAD SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WERE BROKEN OUT. WAS THAT CONSIDERED BECAUSE TAKING ON ALL 21 AND GIVING UP A WHOLE MONTH AND THAT MIGHT HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY. I LIKE WHAT BRUCE SAID ABOUT THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT DID YOU CONSIDER OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES? >> THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO ASK THE PAC TO FORM AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES. THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. IT WASN'T DISCUSSED AT THE PAC MEETING. BUT IF THE BOARD CHOSE TO ASSIGN ONE OF THESE TOPICS TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, WE WOULD FIGURE OUT THE MECHANISM OF HOW BEST TO DO THAT. KEEPING IN MIND, THAT DOES TAKE RESOURCES FROM STAFF TO MANAGE. >> TRUE. I GUESS THAT'S A SEPARATE MEETING AND YOUR TIME AND PREPARATION. I GUESS I'D JUST BE INTERESTED IF THAT MIGHT BE MORE MANAGEABLE AND GET US TO MORE MEASURABLE OUTCOMES AT THE END OF THE YEAR, 21 PEOPLE IS HARD TO MANAGE. >> I JUST SAY THIS IS AN IDEA THAT CAME UP FROM OUR TEAM AND THE PAC. I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TRY THIS, LEARN FROM IT. IF THROUGH TO THAT PROCESS WE FIND THAT THERE'S SOMETHING BETTER THAN THIS, WE CAN COME BACK AND TRY THAT TOO. I THINK WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOUR BOARD ON WHICH OF THESE FOCUS TOPICS WE SHOULD FOCUS THE PAC ON. >> I GUESS ON TOPIC, CERTAINLY THE NUMBER 1 THAT WAS CHOSEN, SINCE ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS GUIDES US, I WOULD AGREE THAT WOULD BE A HIGH. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE WORDS CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND OTHER STUFF AND SCIENCE BE LISTED IN THERE. THE PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY IS GREAT. THE CIP, I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM THE WW OVERSIGHT FOR THEM TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT DOESN'T END OR BEGIN IN OCTOBER OR END IN A WAY THAT OUR YEAR ENDED. THEY COULD HELP US ADVISE US ON THE CPP ON THE WW OVERSIGHT. SAFETY, ACTUALLY, I'D BE CURIOUS WHAT STAFF. THANKS AS MUCH AS THE GROUP MET AS MANY TIMES AS IT DID. I DON'T THINK THE ISSUES GOING AWAY. SOME TYPE OF MULTI USERS GROUP FOR SLOW AND SAY HELLO OR SOME MORE FRIENDLY WAY TO MAKE A TWIG GROUP CONTINUE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. I JUST WONDERED IF THE PAC CONSIDERED THAT MULTI USERS CONFLICT ISN'T GOING AWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JUST ON THE SO I THINK TOPIC FOUR OR A SUBCOMMITTEE ON THAT OR GOD FORBID. I KNOW THOSE MEETINGS WERE CONTROVERSIAL, BUT ANYWAY, THAT WOULD BE I GUESS IT'S BACK TO MY QUESTION OF POSSIBLE SUBCOMMITTEES OF HOW DO WE KEEP THAT CONVERSATION GOING IN A HEALTHY MANNER? >> THANK YOU. COLIN. >> I'M NOT SURE WHO COULD ANSWER THIS. MAYBE LUANA. DID THE TRAIL USERS WORKING GROUP STUDY SAFETY ISSUES, LIKE SPEEDING BIKES? I THOUGHT THAT GROUP WAS JUST TRAIL USE. >> THOSE DIFFERENT ISSUES CAME UP, BUT DID WE STUDY IT SPECIFICALLY? NO. BUT THROUGHOUT THE DISCUSSIONS, WE DID TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTED ON THE TRAIL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING AS FAR AS REGULAR CARS PARKING IN AN AREA WHERE HORSE TRAILERS ARE. DIFFERENT SPEEDING BIKES. WE SPOKE ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS, BUT THAT WASN'T THE FOCUS OF THE STUDY. >> BECAUSE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING AND LYNDA WAS SAYING WAS JUST TRIGGERED MY THOUGHT [02:30:02] THAT I BELIEVE THE ISSUE THAT GETS ADDRESSED TO ME FROM CONSTITUENTS, TRAIL USERS, OR JUST WHEREVER I AM, AND PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PARKS AND TRAILS OR WHEN I'M TABLING FOR THE DISTRICT. THE NUMBER 1 ISSUE I'M GETTING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS CONCERN ABOUT SPEEDING BICYCLES. MOSTLY ON THE REGIONAL TRAILS, AND SINCE I LIVE NEAR THE BAY TRAIL, THAT WOULD NATURALLY COME UP FREQUENTLY. THE THOUGHT THAT I CAME TO MY MIND WAS TRAIL STEWARDSHIP AND SAFETY WOULD BE A WAY TO TASK THE GROUP TO LOOK AT THAT ISSUE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD TASK FORCE LIKE ISSUE, THAT EITHER THE FULL BOARD HAS TO BECOME THE TASK FORCE, OR TO ME IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA THAT THE PARK DO IT. >> CAN I OFFER TOO? I THINK THE ISSUE THAT IF THAT'S THE CHOICE OF YOUR BOARD TO ASK THE PAC TO TACKLE THAT ISSUE, I THINK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE GROUP WORKED ON BEFORE, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE NOT HOPING TO ASK FOR DIRT TRAILS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. HOW DO YOU BALANCE DIFFERENT USERS? >> WHERE DO YOU ALLOW BIKES? >> WHERE DO YOU ALLOW BIKES? I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION WE'RE HOPING TO ASK. I THINK WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO ASK IS, THERE'S AN EMERGING ISSUE THAT'S NOT JUST CONFINED TO OUR MULTI USE PAVED TRAILS, BUT IT'S REALLY ON SIDEWALK STREETS AROUND E-BIKES, ESPECIALLY KIDS GETTING THESE E-MOTORCYCLES THAT ARE NOT EVEN REALLY BIKES, AND THEY'RE RIDING THEM ALL OVER TOWNS. THE ACTUAL CITIES ARE IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO MANAGE THEM. I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE WHAT SOME OF THE CITIES AND SCHOOLS ARE DOING AROUND IT, AND FOR OUR PAVED MULTI USE PATHS. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY TAKE THE WORK THAT THE TRAIL USER WORKING GROUP DID AND BUILD OFF IT IN MAYBE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION. >> WE DID NOT ADDRESS E-BIKES WITHIN THE TRAIL USER WORKING GROUP. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT IT MIGHT HAVE CAME UP, BUT IT WAS NOT A FOCUS OF THE TRAIL USER WORKING GROUP. >> PERFECT. >> I LIKE, MAX, THAT DESCRIPTION THAT YOU GAVE TO THE TOPIC. YOU BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES, SEGUES AND THEIR USE, WHERE IF ON REGIONAL TRAILS, THE GUN CLUB ISSUE. I THINK I WAS INVOLVED IN DOGS. BUT IT JUST BROUGHT BACK A MEMORY THAT I RECALL FEELING THE MOST USEFUL AS A PARK MEMBER WHEN WE WERE GIVEN THOSE KIND OF TASKS. BECAUSE I HAD THE FEELING THAT WE WERE DOING MORE WORK ON THE ISSUE THAN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BY DEFINITION, IF YOU FORM A TASK FORCE, IT'S TO GATHER THE BASIS FOR WHICH ULTIMATELY YOU MAKE A DECISION. THAT FELT VERY USEFUL TO DO AS A PARK MEMBER. THAT'S WHY I THINK IN THE SENSE OF FORMING A TASK FORCE, THE SPEEDING BIKE ISSUE, IT'S VERY SPECIFIC IN MY CASE. HOW DO WE ENFORCE SPEED LAWS OR HOW DO WE IMPROVE USERS, THE BICYCLISTS? JUST EDUCATION, AND WHATNOT. SO THAT TO ME IS A GOOD TOPIC FOR A TASK FORCE. I'M A LITTLE I GUESS I DON'T WANT TO SAY SKEPTICAL. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT TESTING THE PARK WITH CIP STUDY BECAUSE THAT IS ACTUALLY A TOPIC THAT WE AS BOARD MEMBERS STUDY EXTENSIVELY. HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS WITH STAFF GOING OVER EVERY PROJECT, AND AT LEAST IN MY CASE FOR YEARS. WE FOLLOW PROJECTS FOR YEARS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS BOARD MEMBERS SPEND LOTS OF TIME ON AND OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS WE'RE DOING IT, AND THAT INFORMS AT LEAST HOW WE CREATE OUR OWN PRIORITIES. [02:35:01] OF COURSE, ONE OF OUR JOBS IS TO BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH PROJECTS IN OUR WARDS. I KNOW THAT MY INVOLVEMENT WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS FOR YEARS IS WHAT REALLY INFORMS MY PRIORITIES ALONG WITH WHAT STAFF THINKS. I DON'T KNOW IF GIVING THE GROUP THAT ISSUE, I'M NOT SAYING DON'T DO IT. I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING MORE WORK THAN YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS DOING ON THAT ISSUE. BUT THERE ARE PERSPECTIVES THAT THEY HAVE, THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN OURS AND THEY ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITIES. I'VE HEARD FROM MY TWO PARK MEMBERS ABOUT PRIORITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND THAT HELPS ME A LOT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE THOUGHT THAT CAME TO MY MIND ABOUT THAT ISSUE. BUT ANYWAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT AND IT REMINDS ME OF WHAT WE DID WHEN I WAS ON THE PAC, THAT FELT REALLY USEFUL. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER? >> CAN I JUST A COMMENT THERE. I THINK THE THING THAT SURPRISED ME THIS YEAR, I DIDN'T KNOW FURTHER. I DON'T THINK I EVEN KNEW ON OCTOBER. I WAS LIKE NOT UNTIL DECEMBER AND THAT SOMEHOW I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PAC WAS THE WW OVERSIGHT CITIZENS COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT'S THE PLACE. I AGREE WITH WHAT COLIN WAS SAYING. I THINK WE DRIVE THIS PROJECTS, BUT CERTAINLY THE PAC BEING THE WW OVERSIGHT AND THE TRANSFER OF MONEY IN CIP. THAT ROLE WASN'T CLEAR TO ME, WASN'T CLEAR TO MY PAC APPOINTEES. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CLEAR TO BRUCE? NO. I THINK THAT'S AN OBLIGATION TO THE VOTERS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR THAT THEY HAVE THAT ROLE. >> THIS SEGUES SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ACTUALLY PRETTY WELL. I KNOW WHEN WE WERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BACK IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, BRUCE AND I ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING ABOUT THIS AND THAT'S WHEN I HAD SHARED ABOUT APPENDIX D THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. I'M CURIOUS IF YOU COULD JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT APPENDIX D ABOUT THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT APPENDIX D IS IN REFERENCE TO BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN OUR BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. BUT IT IS ON OUR WEBSITE IN REGARDS TO WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE PAC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE OPERATING GUIDELINES. BUT THEN WE ALSO SEPARATELY DO HAVE COMPONENTS OF OUR BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES THAT ALSO MENTIONS THE PAC. IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT FRAGMENTED IN TERMS OF THE PAC INFORMATION. WE HAVE THIS APPENDIX D THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE OUR BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR BOND OVERSIGHT OBLIGATIONS. TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE COULD ALSO BE AT SOME POINT, AND WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE THE TASK OF DOING TOO MUCH, BUT I THINK THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO NOT HAVE IT BE SO FRAGMENTED IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT PLACES AND START TO BRING IT TOGETHER SOMEWHERE. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE APPENDIX B IS AN APPENDIX TO THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, SO IT'S LIKE AN ADD TO? >> BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER APPENDIX D IN OUR BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE TWO APPENDIXES. LET'S PUT A BOOKMARK ON THIS AS SOMETHING TO EXPLORE. BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO CROSS REFERENCE IT WITH OUR BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, IT DIDN'T LINE UP AT THAT TIME, BUT I ACTUALLY WOULD NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE SOME, LIKE I SAID, FRAGMENTATION OF DIFFERENT PIECES OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THAT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE. WITH THAT, THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE. I KNOW THAT ON THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TRADITIONALLY, THERE USED TO BE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITHIN THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I KNOW THAT THAT HAD BEEN DISSOLVED AT SOME POINT, BUT I ALSO WONDER IF MAYBE HERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER BRINGING IT BACK TO MAYBE LOOK AT SOME OF THIS FRAGMENTED INFORMATION WHERE THERE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT POCKETS ACROSS THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES, APPENDIX D, AND THEN ALSO THINKING ABOUT OUR BOND OVERSIGHT, CITIZENS OVERSIGHT DUTIES OF THE PAC AND TO START TO THINK ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE PAC AND ALSO HAVING ONE PLACE OF INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO ALSO CONSIDER. IF NOT THIS YEAR, THEN MAYBE NEXT YEAR, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PILOT PROGRAM, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MORE FREQUENTLY. I KNOW IN MY ALMOST EIGHT YEARS ON THE PAC, EVERY YEAR I WAS ON THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE AND AT THAT TIME, [02:40:02] AT EAST REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, WE WOULD HAVE A MID YEAR BUDGET. BECAUSE OF THAT WE WOULD MEET MORE FREQUENTLY AS A FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE PAC. NOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROCESS, IT'S NOW CONSOLIDATED TO ONE MEETING A YEAR. I DO BELIEVE IN REGARDS TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT AND JUST BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE PROACTIVE IN REGARDS TO OUR BUDGET AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH THE BUDGET, I THINK IT COULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE MORE FREQUENT OR QUARTERLY FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS. I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. I LIKE THE IDEA IF THERE'S ENTHUSIASM FROM THE PAC TO MEET IN MARCH WITHOUT ANY STAFF PRESENTATIONS, BUT TO MAKE IT MORE OF A WORKING MEETING OF THE PAC. I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE A REALLY INTERESTING MODEL TO EXPERIMENT WITH THAT I WOULD ALSO SUPPORT. IN TERMS OF TOPICS, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF US ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THE NUMBER 1 TOPIC. THAT DID COME FORWARD FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION AND RESTORATION TOPIC, WHICH I THINK I CAN SUPPORT, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE STARTING TO FIND SOME AGREEMENT ON EXPANDING PUBLIC ACCESS RESPONSIBLY, THE TOPIC NUMBER 2. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS WE THINK ABOUT THE ACTION ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IN A MOMENT. WITH THAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. >> OKAY. THEN WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD AS WE NOW TRY TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. WE DO HAVE A RECOMMENDED RESOLUTION IN OUR PACKET, AND WE CAN GO WITH THAT OR WE CAN MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THAT BASED ON THIS CONVERSATION. SO I OPEN UP TO THE BOARD. >> I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT. I WAS WAITING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO DO MAKE MY COMMENT. MY COMMENT IS TRAIL SAFETY MAN. WE NEED TO DO MORE ON TRAIL SAFETY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I HEAR ABOUT SO MUCH. I THINK THE PAC IS INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO THAT, HELPING US OUT MOSTLY ON THE PAVED REGIONAL TRAILS, BUT ALL OVER THE DISTRICT, I THINK IT'S AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP. I THINK THEY REALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER BY DEALING WITH THE LOCAL AGENCIES THAT ARE WORKING WITH US. FOR INSTANCE, ON THE IRON HORSE TRAIL, WALNUT CREEK AND DANVILLE ARE HELPING OUT. WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER. BUT MAYBE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE BEING MORE INVOLVED WOULD BE A GREAT THING. MAYBE IT'S NOT FOUR TIMES A YEAR, MAYBE IT'S THREE TIMES A YEAR, BUT SOMETHING MORE OFTEN GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE MARCH MEETING WITH THE BREAKOUTS. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THAT HAS SOME GREAT POTENTIAL AS WELL, AND I THINK IT OFFERS THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES AS WELL. >> I HAVE A COMMENT. >> YES, GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO ADDING TRAIL SAFETY AS THE SECOND ITEM. ALSO THAT'S WHAT I HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIME, BOTH ON THE TRAILS AND OVER EMAIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR THE PARK TO LOOK AT AND IN ADDITION TO OTHER CITIES THAT ARE PARTNERS. I LIKE WHAT MAX WAS SAYING ABOUT, LET'S FIND OUT HOW COMMUNITIES ARE MANAGING THEIR OWN SITUATIONS WITH MOTORIZED BIKES AND SAFETIES AND YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT IN THE NEWS ABOUT WHAT DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES ARE OR AREN'T DOING. I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY A GOOD ONE FOR PAC. THEN I AM ALSO OPEN TO HAVING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DO MORE SINCE THEY ARE DESIGNATED AS A WW OVERSIGHT, AND THEY SHOULD BE DOING THAT. I SUPPORT THEM DOING THAT WORK, AND IF THERE'S OTHER WORK THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE GOOD TOO. THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. >> WOULD WE LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE A MOTION IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THESE ITEMS? LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION. THE FIRST ONE IS LET'S TRY THE PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE. DO WE WANT TO EMPOWER THEM TO MEET EITHER THREE TIMES OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND AS PART OF THAT, MISSION OF THAT PAC ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE THE BOND OVERSIGHT DUTIES? DO WE WANT TO IT IN ON THAT. >> I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE ADDING MEETINGS. I THINK WE SHOULD SAY THAT WE'D LIKE THEM TO DO [02:45:01] OVERSIGHT BECAUSE LISA AND ERIC HAVE TO MANAGE ALL THESE MEETINGS. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE ASSIGNING MEETINGS. I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT [INAUDIBLE] >> I THINK WHAT I'M HEARING IS YOUR BOARD COULD GIVE A DECISION ON TOPICS, AND THEN WE CAN ERIC AND STAFF. LISA CAN WORK WITH BRUCE AND THE PAC TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THOSE TOPICS INTO THE MEETINGS. DOES THAT SOUND? >> YES. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PRE SUBSCRIBE STAFF'S WORK SCHEDULE. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD ALSO ADD RECOGNIZING THAT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, PCA MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS, SO WE ALSO NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THEIR SCHEDULES. I THINK ACTUALLY BRING IT TO THE PAC AS TO HOW MANY TIMES, BUT WE HEAR THE DIRECTION TO HAVE MORE MEETINGS FOR FINANCE. >> OR MAYBE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE DISCUSSION AND TO WEIGH IN BECAUSE I THINK IT FELT LIKE IN THE FALL AS WE WERE REVIEWING THE BUDGET AND TALKING ABOUT MEASURE WW. I THINK IT DID FEEL LIKE THE PAC FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE BEEN MORE INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION. THEN WE WON'T ADD THAT EDIT TO THIS. JUST THE GENTLE ENCOURAGEMENT TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AN ITEM. THEN THE NEXT ONE WOULD BE THE TOPICS BECAUSE I THINK WE DO NEED TO DECIDE ON THE TOPICS THAT WE RECOMMEND. I'M HEARING THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TOPICS HERE. THERE WAS SOME AGREEMENT ON I'M ON THE SLIDE, THE SLIDE HERE. THERE WAS SOME AGREEMENT ON NUMBER 1, THE. ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION RESTORATION, AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT ALSO CAME FROM THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. WE AS THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DO WE AGREE WITH THAT AND WANT TO HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR MOTION AS ONE OF THE TOPICS. THEN WE'LL PICK A SECOND TOPIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ACTUALLY COMING AROUND ON TOPIC 4. AM I INTERPRETING THAT CORRECTLY OR SOUNDS LIKE IT, I HEARD FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE, I THINK, WE CAN RAISE HANDS IF YOU WANT. WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH THESE TWO TOPICS THEN? >> SURE. >> I CAN SAY BE RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EAST BAY PARK FINALIZES THE 2026 PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLAN WITH THE TWO FOCUS TOPICS OF ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION RESTORATION, AND TRAIL SAFETY. I GUESS THAT'S MOTION. I GUESS MY FINAL ONE, IT SAYS A WORK PLAN. IF WE DO SUPPORT ADDING BACK THE MARCH MEETING, DO YOU WANT THAT TO BE PART OF THE MOTION OR IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU'LL GO BACK AND TRY TO FIGURE. >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HEARD THE DIRECTION FROM YOUR BOARD AND INTEREST, AND I THINK WE CAN GO BACK AND STAFF CAN WORK WITH THE PAC ON FIGURING THAT PIECE OUT. >> THEN I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THEN ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSE? I DON'T THINK SO, SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS. GREAT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THAT'S THE END OF THIS ITEM. WE HAVE ANOTHER PAC ITEM THOUGH, NEXT, K4, THE TELECONFERENCING FOR THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNDER SB707. >> I CAN GO AHEAD AND START BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A POWERPOINT FOR THIS ONE. ERIC FILER DIVISION LEADER FOR GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. FOR THIS TOPIC, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE BRUCE FIRST BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE LAW FOR THE PAC TO ACTUALLY ASK FOR THIS AUTHORITY. BRUCE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PAC'S FEELINGS UNTIL I'LL COME FOR. >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE IS, BUT DEFINITELY I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO APPROVE TELECOMMUTING FOR MEMBERS OF PAC. THERE ARE ISSUES SOMETIMES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE, I THINK, EVEN DECLINED APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF CONFLICTS WITH GETTING THROUGH TRAFFIC. IT'S A HUGE GEOGRAPHY, AS YOU KNOW, SO I WOULD JUST ASK THE BOARD TO RECOMMEND THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE IS, BUT THANKS. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON OR DID YOU HAVE SOME MORE TO SAY. >> I JUST MAYBE BRIEFLY JUST SAY THAT SB707 IS REALLY AMALGAMATION BROWN ACT REFORMS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT TELECONFERENCING. REALLY THE ASPECT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY JUST TO BE SPECIFIC ABOUT IT, IT DEALS WITH ADVISORY BODIES OR SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF [02:50:04] WHICH THE PAC IS LIKELY CONSIDERED TO BE ONE. THIS WOULD JUST BE ALLOWING STAFF, THE CLERK, LEGAL TEAM, OUR TEAM TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH A PROCESS TO ALLOW THE PAC TO ADOPT TELECOMMUTING. THERE ARE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF REPORTING EVERY SIX MONTHS AND IN TERMS OF ENSURING THERE IS SOME DIVERSITY AND SOME PARTICIPATION, MORE PARTICIPATION. WE DO HAVE TO DEVELOP SOME SYSTEMS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE NEW MEASURE, BUT ACTION TODAY WOULD JUST GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS. WHICH THE BOARD DOES NEED TO DO AS SB707 REQUIRES. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES. ELIZABETH GO AHEAD AND HAVE A QUESTION? >> DO WE KNOW WHEN THIS CAN GO IN EFFECT? IS IT IMMEDIATELY ONCE IT'S PASSED BY THE BOARD, OR IS THERE A PERIOD WHEN THE LAW ACTUALLY GOES INTO EFFECT? >> I MIGHT DEFER TO KELLY, BUT I BELIEVE THE LEGISLATION ANTICIPATES A SIX MONTH LEAD TIME TO JULY 1ST, SO WOULD GIVE US THAT TIME. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT MEANS WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL JULY 1ST, BUT IT GIVES US THAT TIME TO COME UP WITH A PROCESS. >> I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO TRY TO GET IT IN PLACE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT AS BRUCE SAID, SO MANY PEOPLE COME FROM SO FAR AWAY AND IT WOULD REALLY HELP PEOPLE IF THEY COULD TELECOMMUTE AS NEEDED. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS GO AHEAD, LINDA? >> DOES SENTILL REQUIRE A CERTAIN NUMBER BE IN PERSON FOR QUORUM, OR IT ALL COUNTS ONLINE? >> IT REQUIRES AN IN PERSON LOCATION THAT IS STAFFED AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT REQUIRES A QUORUM TO BE PRESENT AT THAT IN PERSON LOCATION. >> JUST AN OVERALL QUORUM. >> PAC MEMBERS WOULD HAVE TO DO HAVE TO KEEP THEIR CAMERAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE THEY'RE PARTICIPATING. IF THEY HAVE AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION, THERE'S AN HOUR WINDOW IN WHICH THEY SHOULD WORK TO GET THAT FIXED. >> REMIND ME I WAS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS DISCUSSION. WAS THAT PASSED AND ALSO ALLOW ADVISORY BODIES SUCH AS OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUBCOMMITTEES LIKE THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE, CAN THAT PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, AND WHY NOT? >> THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE BOARD, NOT AD HOC COMMITTEES OR COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD. THE PAC IS A SEPARATE BODY OF THE BOARD COMPRISED OF NON ELECTED OFFICIALS. THIS SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO THEM. >> ELECTED ADVISORY WAS NOT COVERED UNDER SENATE BILL? >> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE CONDITIONS THAT DEFINE WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ATTEND REMOTELY? CONDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ILLNESS OR WE ARE UNDER FAIRLY SEVERE RESTRICTIONS ON USING REMOTE. >> THOSE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY IN THIS CASE. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AS ERIC KNOWS, THE LEDGE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS ISSUE IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING EFFORTS IN SACRAMENTO TO GET THIS PASSED. GIVEN THE DISTANCE FROM BRENTWOOD TO HERE, I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OF MY PAC MEMBERS WHO WILL APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT ON OCCASION. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SEE IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE REGISTERED? >> THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. >> THEN WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK FOR ANY FINAL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD. OTHERWISE, WE CAN LOOK TO TAKE ACTION WITH A MOTION. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY HAPPY. I WORKED AND COMMUTED TO THE US EPA OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR WELL, 20 YEARS OF MY CAREER. BUT PROBABLY 10 OF THAT. I HAD MY EYE ON THE PARK DISTRICT AND I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ON THE PAC, AND IT WASN'T POSSIBLE. THERE WAS JUST NO WAY. WE'RE NOT NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT. YOU'RE A WORKING STIFF, A WORKING PERSON. I THINK THIS REALLY OPENS UP. WE ALREADY HAVE A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE ON THE PAC, BUT I HOPE THIS OPENS UP FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I PERSONALLY WISH WE HAD HAD THIS BEFORE AND I JUST THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE. THANK YOU. >> ANY CHANCE YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? [02:55:01] >> MOVE APPROVAL. >> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. >> AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? I DON'T THINK SO. THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. >> THANK YOU. >> REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE PARK ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN 2026. NOW WE GET TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, K5 FLEET VEHICLES. >> DIRECTOR RESPONDING?. >> WHEN READY GO AHEAD.. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE JASON MCCRYSTAL'S OUR FLEET MANAGER. I'M CHRIS WYKOFF DIVISION LEAD OF MAINTENANCE AND SKILL TRADES. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE CAME BEFORE YOU WITH A LIST OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR FLEET VEHICLE REPLACEMENT ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET. WE GAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT PROCESS IN DECEMBER, AND WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING HERE IN 26. I'LL GIVE IT TO JASON NOW. >> THANKS, CHRIS. GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT SAM LONG, AND FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW ROLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST AND SUPPORT WITH FLEET OPERATIONS. THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT FLEET PURCHASES FOR 2026, AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT HOW FLEET PLANNING SUPPORTS DISTRICT OPERATIONS WHILE ADVANCING THE DISTRICT'S ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING GOALS. WE ANTICIPATE PURCHASING 62 FLEET ASSETS AND 26, WHICH EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 6% OF THE ENTIRE FLEET. IN COMPARISON, MOST STATE LOCAL AGENCIES TYPICALLY REPLACE TEN TO 20% OTHER FLEET ANNUALLY, WHILE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXCUSE ME, WHILE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REPLACE ABOUT 8% OTHER FLEET ANNUALLY. WE UTILIZE CALIFORNIA STATE BID, CMAS, SOURCE, AND OMNIA, COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS TO ASSURE COMPLIANT COST EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT PURCHASING. THE DISTRICT'S GREEN FLEET PLAN MANAGEMENT PLAN ALIGNS WITH THE DISTRICT SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD'S ADVANCED CLEAT FLEET PROGRAM. OF THE 62 ASSETS TO BE REPLACED, WE ANTICIPATE IN PURCHASING AT LEAST 10 WITH ALTERNATIVELY POWERED MODELS TO INCLUDE ELECTRIC HYBRID, AND OR PLUG IN HYBRID. ALL DIESEL POWERED EQUIPMENT WILL BE FUELED USING RENEWABLE DIESEL, AND THE BALANCE OF THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE PURCHASED TO HAVE CLEANER EMISSIONS AND GREATER FUEL EFFICIENCY COMPARED TO THE OLDER MODELS THEY REPLACE. IN 2026 BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR FLEET REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS, THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $4.5 MILLION? BROKEN DOWN FOR THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF REPLACEMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. SORRY. I GO THE RIGHT WAY? ACTUALLY, WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY. SORRY. THAT INCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM IN REGARDS TO THE FLEET VEHICLES? GO AHEAD. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I READ THIS CORRECTLY, BUT ARE YOU COMBINING THE 2.5 FOR REPLACEMENT AND ANOTHER 4.5 FOR PURCHASE FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN OR? >> IT'S A TOTAL OF 4.5. >> $4.5 MILLION FOR 70 FOR 94 VEHICLES. >> SIXTY TWO VEHICLES. >> SIXTY TWO PLUS 32 OR 32 IS THE SUBSET. I GUESS I'M GETTING CONFUSED WITH THE SUBSET. >> I'M SORRY. A TOTAL OF 4.5 MILLION APPROXIMATELY, INCLUDES 31 REPLACEMENTS, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 1.6 MILLIONN,12 ADDITIONS TO THE FLEET, AT ABOUT 350,019 PIECES OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. THAT'S THE 2.5 MILLION. >> FORTY FIVE MILLION DIVIDE BY 62 VEHICLES FOR AN AVERAGE COST. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE OF ABOUT 72,000 PER VEHICLE. >> I UNDERSTAND. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YES. CORRECT. >> THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY PER VEHICLE. >> WELL, THE 19 PIECES OF THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT ARE A MINIMUM OF $50,000 A PIECE. UP TO 340,0000. >> THESE VEHICLES INCLUDE, VERY LARGE TRUCKS, CHIPPERS. [03:00:03] >> DUMP TRUCKS, LOADERS. >> THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. ADDITIONALLY, A LOT OF OUR VEHICLES ARE USED FOR TOWING. IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR FORD RANGER PICKUP. THESE ARE LIKE E350. >> [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> THE THOSE VEHICLES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. WELL WE MIGHT PURCHASE SOME VERY LOW COST VEHICLES THAT ARE JUST FOR GETTING AROUND, THEN THE ONES THAT ARE FOR DOING THAT HEAVY WORK JUST COST A LOT. THAT'S WHERE THAT AVERAGE COMES OUT. >> THE BUDGET LINE ITEM AT THE BOTTOM SAYS THE FUND BALANCE IS 1231/2024. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A TYPO OR MEANT 2025 WAS $19 MILLION. WHAT'S THE BURN RATE FOR OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? AGAIN, THERE'S NO PAGE NUMBERS HERE, BUT ON THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, JUST BEFORE THE SOURCE OF FUNDS UNDER FISCAL IMPACT, IT SAYS THAT THE BALANCE FOR FUND 54F 12/31/2024 WAS 19 AND SOME ODD CHANGE MILLION. I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THE BURN RATE IS IF WE'RE TAKING 4.5 OUT OF IT. YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S AN AVERAGE OF 6% PER YEAR. IS THAT SUSTAINABLE? I DON'T HAVE ANY BACKGROUND INFO OF WHAT WE DO EACH YEAR. >> I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DEBORAH. >> THANK YOU. HI, DEB [INAUDIBLE], AGMA FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. I'LL TAKE THIS BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A FINANCE QUESTION. THIS IS AN INTERNAL SERVICE FUND WHERE WE CHARGE OUT TO THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, THE AMOUNT THAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE FLEET AND ALSO TO PURCHASE NEW VEHICLES. THEN WE'RE SETTING ASIDE FUNDS TO REPLACE OUR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. WE'RE APPROPRIATING SOME OF THAT MONEY. >> EACH YEAR? >> EACH YEAR, AND AS PART OF THIS REPORT SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN HERE. >> I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE. >> THE BURN RIGHT, IDEALLY, WE ARE MAINTAINING ENOUGH FUNDS TO REPLACE OUR VEHICLES AS THEY'RE DUE TO BE REPLACED. >> THE 12/31/2025 BALANCES. >> WE PUT IN THE 12/31/24 BECAUSE WE'RE STILL CLOSING OUT THE YEAR FOR 2025, SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER YET. THAT'S WHY. >> ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE, WHICH PROBABLY NEITHER OF YOU CAN ANSWER. I'D BE CURIOUS, OVERALL, IF WE HAD A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY. WHAT ARE THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SAVINGS BY DOING THIS AND WHAT'S OUR TARGET TO GET A LOWER ZERO EMISSIONS AT SOME POINT? >> WE ARE WORKING ON QUANTIFYING THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW. >> THEN THE LAST QUESTION THEY HAVE, A LOT OF PUSHBACK I'VE HEARD IS THE REASON WE HAVEN'T BEEN GOING WITH MORE FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES, IS WE HAVE A FEAR OF NOT HAVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CHARGE THEM. I GUESS SOME OF THESE ARE BIODIESEL, BUT IS THAT OF ANY CONCERN? DO WE HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IF SOME OF THESE ARE EVS TO CHARGE THEM TO KEEP OUR STAFF RUNNING? >> YES, WE DO. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >> GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY QUICKLY. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. ALSO I REALLY WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR WORK TO GREEN THE FLEET AND TO USE MORE WELL, ALTERNATIVE CARS, EVEN TRUCKS, HYBRID, ELECTRIC RENEWABLE FUEL, WHAT HAVE YOU, WHENEVER YOU'RE DOING REPLACEMENTS OR ADDITIONS, WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET ENTIRELY GREEN. IF WE CAN EVENTUALLY GET THERE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU, AND YOU'RE WELCOME. THAT'S OUR GOAL. >> JASON, THANKS FOR THE REPORT, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE PUTTING PHOTOGRAPHS IN. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THE NEW AND DIFFERENT STUFF WE'RE DOING. IT'S GREAT STUFF. IT'S SO MUCH DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I WAS AROUND AND BETTER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR GREENING THE FLEET. I WAS WONDERING JUST A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION, WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THIS, WE TALK ABOUT REPLACING 6% OF THE FLEET. THE REASON WE REPLACE IT IS FOR AGE MILEAGE AND DECLINING CONDITION. IS THERE A NUMBER? DOES A TRUCK LAST 10 YEARS? AFTER 10 YEARS, DO YOU GET RID OF IT? OR IS IT 10 YEARS AND 100,000 MILES OR IS IT 10 YEARS AND 75,000 OR IS IT YOU SMASH IT UP TO GET YOUR NEW ONE? >> OUR TRADITIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR REGULAR FLEET VEHICLES IS ABOUT 10 YEARS, 100,000 MILES FOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. IT'S 15 YEARS, AND NOT QUITE SO MUCH A MILEAGE, BUT AS IT IS CONDITION. THE TRAILERS ARE INDEFINITE UNTIL THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. >> PHILOSOPHICALLY, I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE EVER GOT ANY FINANCIAL TROUBLE. BECAUSE I LOOK IT UP, 100,000 MILES. I JUST RECENTLY LOOKED AT BUYING A NEW CAR AND THE THING, [03:05:01] NEW CARS LAST 250,000 MILES. THAT'S THE STANDARD. HAVE WE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THAT IN THE DISTRICT? BUMPING IT ONE YEAR. THINK ABOUT ONE YEAR, WHAT WE SAVE BASED ON 2.5 MILLION THAT WE'RE SPENDING NOW AND 6% OF THE FLEET, AND I CAN'T DO THE REST OF THE MATH. BUT IS THAT EVER A CONSIDERATION? WELL, I WON'T GET INTO THAT. HAVE WE CONSIDERED NEWER CARS NOW? CARS GO TO 250,000 MILES. >> THEY DO OUT ON THE ROAD IN FREEWAYS AND CITY STREETS, BUT AT OUR PARKS, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE CASE. THEY'RE HIGH USE, LOW MILEAGE FOR WHAT WE DO. A LOT OF THEM ARE IN OFF ROAD CONDITIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY'RE ALWAYS CARRIED EQUIPMENT, TOWING SOMETHING. THEY'RE PUT TO THE TEST ALL THE TIME AND WE'VE ON THE AVERAGE BEEN KEEPING VEHICLES NOW SINCE THE 2008 RECESSION. WE'VE BEEN KEEPING THEM ANYWHERE FROM 13 OR 15 YEARS AND UP TO 150,000 MILES. >> THANKS. >> ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THE TOPIC? WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? >> THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. >> WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY FINAL BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OTHERWISE, WE CAN START TO THINK ABOUT TAKING ACTION WITH A MOTION. >> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL FOR THIS ITEM. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. LET'S SEE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? I DON'T THINK SO, SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM K.6 ABOUT ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT AT POINT MOLATE. >> WELL, AS WE'RE QUEUING THAT UP, I'LL JUST INTRODUCE CHRIS REID, WHO'S OUR SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER, WHO'S BEEN WORKING CLOSELY ON EVERYTHING POINT MOLATE. WE'RE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY BOTH TO DESCRIBE THE REQUEST BEFORE YOUR BOARD TODAY, BUT ALSO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE ABOUT POINT MOLATE MORE GENERALLY. NOT SCREENING AT THE MOMENT, BUT YOU CAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. PRESIDENT SAN WONG, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, MAX, FOR THE INTRODUCTION. THE ITEM TODAY PERTAINS TO WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT. HOWEVER, I AM EXCITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE. I PROMISE TO KEEP IT BRIEF IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. FOR CONTEXT FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. POINT MOLATE IS LOCATED AS PART OF THE LARGER POINT SAN PABLO PENINSULA, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE RICHMOND SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE. IT'S THE SITE. IT HAS A LONG AND VARIED HISTORY, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY THERE WERE TWO ERAS OF DEVELOPMENT AT THIS SITE. THE WINEHAVEN COMPLEX ITSELF WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 1900S AS PART OF A WINERY OPERATION PRE PROHIBITION ERA. SEE IF I CAN GET TO THE BIG SCREEN AGAIN. I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. I WAS TRYING TO GET IT BIG SCREEN, BUT THAT'S OKAY. THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SET OF BUILDINGS BUILT IN THE 1940S AS PART OF THE NAVAL OPERATION. AS YOU ALL AWARE, THE DISTRICT ACQUIRED PROPERTY AT POINT MOLATE IN AUGUST OF 2025. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PEOPLE REFER TO POINT MOLATE, IT'S A PHYSICAL POINT, BUT IT'S ALSO REFERRED TO THIS 412 ACRE SITE THAT WAS THE FORMER NAVAL FUEL DEPOT. YOU CAN SEE THIS PATCHWORK OF COLORS, THE GREEN PROPERTY OF THE PROPERTIES THAT THE DISTRICT ACQUIRED, AND THE YELLOW IS STILL OWNED BY THE CITY OF RICHMOND. THEN YOU CAN SEE THIS DOTTED YELLOW LINE IS THE ALIGNMENT OF THE BAY TRAIL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TO FRAME THIS PARTICULAR ACTION ITEM TODAY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE OVERALL EFFORTS AT THE SITE. I WON'T GO INTO DETAIL ON THIS, BUT THIS IS HOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A FIVE YEAR STRATEGY FOR THE SITE THAT REALLY HAS OVERLAPPING INITIATIVES WITH EACH WITH THEIR OWN TIME FRAMES. [03:10:01] SECURITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, OF COURSE, IS IMPORTANT, AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OF RICHMOND BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH AN ALIGNED INTEREST OUT THERE. THE BAY TRAIL, WHICH WILL BRING NEW SHORELINE ACCESS TO THE SITE AND THEN THE ACTION ITEM TODAY PERTAINS TO THE WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT ITSELF. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE AN ONGOING REGIONAL PARK PLANNING EFFORT WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO RAMP UP SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IN THE LAST 4.5 YEARS. AGAIN, TO LOCATE US, THE EXISTING POINT MOLATE BEACH PARK CIRCLED IN ORANGE IS CURRENTLY THE AREA THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STENMARK DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY, MOST OF THIS SITE IS COMPLETELY CLOSED AND FENCED FROM PUBLIC ACCESS. THE WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT IS THAT UPPERMOST GREEN BLOB FLANKING STENMARK DRIVE. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 47 ACRES AND WAS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A HISTORIC DISTRICT. THAT CORRESPONDS TO A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE WINEHAVEN WINERY OPERATIONS OF THE EARLY 1900S. THE DISTRICT HAS ACQUIRED 49 BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES IN TOTAL WITHIN THIS DISTRICT, 35 OF THOSE ARE CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT NONE OF THEM ARE INDIVIDUALLY SIGNIFICANT, BUT TOGETHER AS A DISTRICT, THEY HAVE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. THERE'S ALSO 14 NON CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES WHICH DATE FROM THE NAVAL FUEL DEPOT AREA ERA. SOME JUST PICTURES OF THE SITE. I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO BE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S QUITE BEAUTIFUL. THESE ARE SOME OF THE STRUCTURES, THE COTTAGES IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER, AND THEN A VIEW FROM THE ROOF OF THE WINEHAVEN, BUILDING 1, LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE PIER, PRETTY SPECTACULAR. HERE'S A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THAT SITE IN THE PIER. THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES SCOPE OF WORK IS REALLY DISCRETE. IT'S MEANT TO DOCUMENT THE HISTORIC RESOURCE CONDITIONS AT THE POINT OF THE DISTRICT'S ACQUISITION, CONDUCT BUILDING CONDITION ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL 49 OF THE STRUCTURES. THEN REALLY TO HELP THE DISTRICT IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE ANY URGENTLY NEEDED REPAIRS FOR THE HISTORIC STRUCTURES, ANYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO STABILIZE THOSE STRUCTURES, AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE THAT WILL INFORM OUR FUTURE DECISION MAKING. THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR US TO START MAKING PLANNING DECISIONS ABOUT THE SITE. THE ARCHITECT SERVICES ARE DIVIDED INTO FIVE TOTAL TASKS, BUT THE PARTICULAR ASK TODAY IS TO AUTHORIZE TASK 1 THROUGH 4. THAT IS ESSENTIALLY TO COMPLETE THAT BUILDING CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT, GO THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH DISTRICT STAFF TO ADVISE AND GUIDE, HELP US PRIORITIZE A BUDGET FOR THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM REPAIRS, AND THEN IDENTIFY FUNDING TO COMPLETE THOSE REPAIRS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WE DO HAVE THE FUNDING FOR THIS CONSULTANT CONTRACT ALREADY AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED IN 2025 BUDGET. BUT WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR ANY STABILIZATION WORK, AND THAT WILL LIKELY COME AS WE'RE PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET THE 2027 BUDGET. THIS TIMELINE FACTORS THAT IN WHERE WE'RE HOPING TO BE MAKING DECISIONS BY SUMMER IN ANTICIPATION OF FUNDING REQUESTS FOR 2027, AND THEN I ANTICIPATE RETURNING TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THE CONSULTANTS SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION. THAT WILL JUST GIVE US A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THAT SCOPE WILL ENTAIL. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S HARD TO ANTICIPATE THE LEVEL OF EFFORT THAT WILL BE REQUIRED. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS ISSUED IN JULY, EVEN BEFORE WE ACQUIRED THE SITE IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS. WE RECEIVED 10 PROPOSALS, WHICH WERE REVIEWED BY AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE THAT WAS CROSS DIVISIONAL IN NATURE. WE HAD AN EVALUATION PANEL THAT INCLUDED DECOR AND MAST, AS WELL AS GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE. THREE FIRMS WERE SELECTED, SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEWS, AND THEN WE SELECTED THE TOP RATED FIRM TEF ARCHITECTURE. [03:15:03] TEF HAS BEEN DOING THIS HISTORIC BUILDING ASSESSMENT FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND THEY REALLY BRING A DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECTS VERY SIMILAR TO OURS, IN THAT THEY HAVE PUBLIC CLIENT ENTITIES. THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE PRESIDIO, STATE PARKS, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ON THESE COMPLEX DISTRICTS OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES. THE CONSULTANT TEAM INCLUDES HISTORICAL ARCHITECTS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS, BUILDING ENCLOSURE ENGINEERING, COST ESTIMATION, AND PEST INSPECTION. CONCLUDING WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION, THE GENERAL MANAGER RECOMMENDS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AUTHORIZE THE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE WINEHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT AT POINT MOLATE TO TEF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES, JOHN. GO AHEAD. >> AM I UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY, THIS WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW THOSE BUILDINGS MIGHT BE USED, BUT RATHER THE CONDITION AND HOW TO MAKE THEM SAFE AND ALL THAT THING? >> THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S A COMPONENT THAT'S A FEASIBILITY OR AN ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE. THAT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE WORKSHOPS WILL HAPPEN IN CONCERT WITH THE PROPOSALS TO DO THAT STABILIZATION WORK. THAT IS HOPING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHICH BUILDINGS MIGHT BE CONDUCIVE TO THAT REUSE FOR WHAT PURPOSES, ANY CONSTRAINTS WE MIGHT NEED TO BE AWARE OF IN THAT PROCESS. >> DOES THE PROPOSED USE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESTORATION OR STABILIZATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? >> THAT'LL BE A FACTOR. >> IT DOES. >> I THINK UNDERSTANDING HOW MUCH WORK IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE IT USABLE FOR WHAT PURPOSE, THEY'LL HELP US. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE LIKE A PRIORITIZATION MATRIX OF OPTIONS. HIGH LEVEL IN NATURE, BUT IT WILL HELP US MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE WORTH THE INVESTMENT FOR SIMPLE PURPOSES. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? YES, GO AHEAD. >> I'M CURIOUS HOW MUCH INFORMATION WE HAVE FROM THE CITY OF RICHMOND, WHICH UNDERTOOK SOME OF THESE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE. THERE SHOULD BE [OVERLAPPING] PROBABLY A LOT OF WORK THAT THESE FOLKS CAN BUILD OFF OF. >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE REPORTS. A LOT OF THEM ARE QUITE DATED, SO 10 YEARS ARE MORE OLD, BUT THE CITY OF RICHMOND DID DO SOME ASSESSMENTS, SOME SEISMIC RETROFIT, BUILDING ONE, FOR EXAMPLE. YES, WE HAVE COPIES OF ALL OF THOSE, WHICH WE'LL SHARE. THAT FIRST TASK IS REALLY FOR THE CONSULTANT TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S AVAILABLE. YEAH. >> I'M USING THE WORD HISTORIC. THE HISTORIC ISSUE WITH THE HISTORIC DISTRICT IN WEINHAVEN, IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN THE LIMITATIONS ON FUTURE USES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT WAS SEWER, WATER, POWER. ALL OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T THERE. WHICH IS WHY THE MAYOR IN PARTICULAR, BACK IN THE DAY WOULD ARGUE WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSES OUT THERE TO BRING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE SO THAT WEINHAVEN CAN GET DEVELOPED LIKE FORT BAKER. THE MODEL THAT PEOPLE SPOKE OF, INCLUDING THE COTTAGES. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER THESE FOLKS WILL LOOK AT THAT ISSUE. BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE DEVELOPED SINCE THAT MAY MAKE IT POSSIBLE WITHOUT HAVING TO BRING IT ALL IN. >> YES. >> THAT'S AN ISSUE I'M WONDERING IF WE'RE ADDRESSING. >> YEAH. AT A HIGH LEVEL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THEM TRY TO SOLVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE, BUT THEY UNDERSTAND. IT'S INTERESTING THAT THERE IS WATER AND FIRE WATER SYSTEM OUT THERE, BUT THE ELECTRICAL USED TO BE ELECTRICAL SERVICE, BUT IT'S BEEN DISCONNECTED OVER THE YEARS. YES, THAT'S A HUGE LIMITING FACTOR. I THINK AT A HIGH LEVEL, THEY COULD HELP US THINK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF OFF THE GRID TYPE OPTIONS MIGHT THERE BE? WHAT KIND OF USES COULD SUPPORT THAT AND WHAT MIGHT BE A THRESHOLD BEYOND WHICH WE COULDN'T GO? FOR EXAMPLE, A HUGE HOTEL MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO OPERATE OFF THE GRID, [03:20:02] BUT A SMALLER SCALE OPERATION POTENTIALLY COULD. >> YEAH. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S GOING TO BE BASICALLY THE GROUNDWORK TO THEN EXPLORE FURTHER WHAT COULD ACTUALLY BE DONE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> YEAH. SORRY, I THINK I JUMPED A QUEUE HERE. LUANNA, OR I THINK [OVERLAPPING]. >> I'M ALL FOR YOU JUMPING THE QUEUE. IN THE TIMELINE ON REGIONAL PARK PLANNING, DOES THAT INCLUDE HOW TO BRING IN THE 300 RICHMOND ACRES INTO THE REGIONAL PARK? >> THAT PROCESS HASN'T REALLY BEGUN, BUT AS PART OF THIS, WE'RE MEETING REGULARLY WITH CITY OF RICHMOND ON A HOST OF DIFFERENT TOPICS. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THEIR PUBLIC WORK STAFF, THEIR SECURITY, THEIR PLANNING STAFF. THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAPPING COORDINATION TO BE DONE THERE. AS PART OF THIS, THE IDEA OF SOME KIND OF COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WHERE WE SHARE MAINTENANCE IS ALSO ON THE TABLE, SHARE OPERATIONS, PROGRAMMING, BUT WE REALLY HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO FIRE MITIGATION. >> FIRE MITIGATION? >> YEAH. >> IS A BIG ONE. >> I THINK WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY AND WE'RE TRYING TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THE PARTNERSHIPS OUT THERE FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES WITHOUT US TAKING ON ADDITIONAL LIABILITY UNNECESSARILY. > CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK. EVERY PIECE OF IT IS EXCITING TO ME. >> IT IS EXCITING. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SITE. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL. >> YES, LINDA, AND THEN I THINK ELIZABETH. >> I JUST STEPPING BACK, I AGREE WITH WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER 300 ACRES? THAT'S ANOTHER TOPIC, ANOTHER AGENDA. VERY EXCITING FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. OF THE GRADE OPPORTUNITY IS QUITE EXCITING. MICRO GRIDS, NOT JUST OFF THE GRID, BUT LITERALLY PUTTING A MICRO GRID OUT THERE AND WIND ON A POINT OR SOME COMBINATION COULD BE QUITE A CUTTING EDGE OPPORTUNITY. MY QUESTION WITH ALL OF THAT IS, IF THESE ARE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ALSO RESTRICTIONS OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THEM AND THIS CONTRACT WILL HELP US ASSESS THOSE? I KNOW THEY CAN BE VERY CUMBERSOME. IS THIS THE SIMILAR PROCESS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT WE MIGHT BE RESTRICTED IN WHAT WE COULD DO OR CHANGE OR PUT A MICRO GRID OUT THERE? >> I SKIMMED OVER IT PRETTY LIGHTLY, BUT I DO THINK IT'S SIGNIFICANT TO SAY THAT THE NATIONAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION WAS BASED ON A DISTRICT, AND SO NOT NECESSARILY ON A INDIVIDUAL BUILDING BY BUILDING BASIS, WHICH PROVIDES SOME LATITUDE FOR INTERPRETATION. BUT YES, THAT'S WHY THESE CONSULTANTS WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR HISTORIC EXPERIENCE BECAUSE IT IS THAT'S A WHOLE CASE MAKING ENDEAVOR TO DETERMINE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO DO WITH THIS BUILDING, WHAT SIGNIFICANT THAT NEEDS TO BE PRESERVED AND WHAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CHANGED? WITH THIS INITIAL STABILIZATION WORK, IT'LL BE MORE LIMITED IN TERMS OF ITS PERMITTING, BUT ANY FUTURE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THOSE BUILDINGS WILL REQUIRE THAT KIND OF AT LEAST AT THE STATE LEVEL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE REVIEW. >> IT CAN BE GAME CHANGING. LIMITING. I DON'T THINK IT'S EVEN BEYOND NIPA REVIEW. I FORGET WHAT THE REVIEW AGENCY IS, BUT IT WILL BE SHPO. >> WHAT IS SHPO? >> THE SHPO IS THE ACRONYM, IS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE. >> YEAH. SHPO, AND WE'VE GOT TRIBAL ISSUES OUT THERE. WE ALREADY KNOW. SO TIPO, SHPO BE INTERESTING. BUT THOUGH THIS CONTRACTOR WILL LOOK AT THAT. THEN I'M CURIOUS IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HYDROCARBON HISTORY IS ON THE GROUND OUT THERE. LUCKY US, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, FEDERAL MILITARY SITES ARE KNOWN TO BE THE MOST CONTAMINATED SUPERFUND SITES. THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OUT THERE. THIS WAS A DTSC SUPERFUND SITE MILITARY CLEANUP, AND IT'S UNDER, I BELIEVE, 5 YEAR, 10 YEAR, 20 YEAR REVIEW. LET'S NOT GET INTO A POINT ISABEL SITUATION WHERE WE START SOMETHING AND FIND OUT THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OUT THERE IS EITHER FAILING OR THE HYDROCARBONS AREN'T ADDRESSED. I WOULD IMAGINE IF WE LOOK AT THIS AND SAY WHAT WE WANT TO DO, [03:25:01] SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING A BRACE ALONGSIDE A BUILDING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NEAR WHERE THE HYDROCARBONS ARE, BUT A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS AND YOU CAN'T TAKE BELOW 6 ". I JUST BE CURIOUS. I'M HOPING THIS PERSON IS FAMILIAR WITH THAT AND WE'LL CONSIDER THAT IN THE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND WHAT CONTAMINATION IS OUT THERE. >> YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S GOING BACK TO THAT ORIGINAL SERIES OF INITIATIVES. THE ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION WITH CITY OF RICHMOND IS A WHOLE SEPARATE ENDEAVOR. WON'T NECESSARILY OVERLAP WITH THIS PER SE. I THINK IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME THE BUILDINGS THEMSELVES WILL HAVE SOME MATERIALS LIKE LEAD THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH ANY OF THE STABILIZATION WORK. BUT YEAH, THERE'S A WHOLE SEPARATE AGREEMENT, AND CITY OF RICHMOND IS STILL BEARING THE LEAD ROLE IN THAT REPORTING TO THE STATE WATER BOARD. >> I IMAGINE THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF LEGACY CHEMICALS OUT THERE. >> THERE'S BEEN SOME CLEANUP. >> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF A LOT OF CLEANUP AND CAPPING THAT'S BEEN DONE IN REMOVAL. ALL THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS IN THE CAP WAS PLACED OUT THERE. BUT ONCE YOU START DISTURBING THE TOP OF THE SOIL, WE'LL BE CAREFUL WHAT WE GET INTO. ANYWAY, I'M HOPING THIS GROUP WILL CONSIDER THAT IN THEIR REPORT. >> ELIZABETH. >> DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE], DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? I THOUGHT YOU? YOU DIDN'T? >> WELL, I ALREADY ASKED ALL MY QUESTIONS OF CHRIS AND MAX, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS IF WE CAN GO AHEAD. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID, I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. AND RELIEVE THAT WE HAVE REALLY A TOP NOTCH ARCHITECTURE FIRM IN PLACE TO BEGIN THE WORK OF ASSESSING AND PRIORITIZING REPAIRS AND STABILIZING THESE BUILDINGS AS APPROPRIATE AND ALSO INFORMING OUR FUTURE DECISION MAKING. I HEAR QUITE A BIT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT, WELL, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH WEINHAVEN AND THESE BUILDINGS ARE DETERIORATING AND SO AND SO FORTH. I SHARE THAT CONCERN. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING SUPER PROACTIVE IN TERMS OF GETTING THE RFP OUT BEFORE WE EVEN HELD THE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FIRM AND THEY SEEM LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT GIVEN THEIR PAST CLIENTS, LIKE [INAUDIBLE], PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO AND [INAUDIBLE], HISTORIC DISTRICT. I THINK THEY'RE VERY QUALIFIED AND WILL REALLY GIVE US A GOOD BASIS FOR FUTURE DECISION MAKING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND GOOD REPORT. >> ANY OTHER BOARD QUESTIONS, COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I DON'T THINK SO. LET'S OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS, SEE IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. >> WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM, AMELIA MARSHALL. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AMELIA MARSHALL, HERE TODAY AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND HERITAGE ALLIANCE. WE ARE ADVOCATES FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT. THANKS TO THE BOARD AND THE STAFF WHO ARE WORKING ON THE WEINHAVEN HISTORIC DISTRICT. THIS IS SO EXCITING, AND IT'S EMBLEMATIC OF THE DISTRICT TURNING OVER A NEW WITH REGARD TO CHERISH ITS WONDERFUL HISTORIC ASSETS. WEINHAVEN IS A VERY IMPORTANT CULTURAL RESOURCE. MUCH OF ITS HISTORY IS OUTLINED IN TANGLED VINES BY THE LEGENDARY FRANCIS DINKELSPIEL, WHO IS A DESCENDANT OF ISAIAH HELLMAN, WHO PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEINHAVEN BACK IN THE EARLY 1900S. IN EARLIER TIMES, THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BRING IN A HISTORIC CONSULTANT WHO WILL WAVE THEIR HANDS A LITTLE BIT AND SAY THIS ASSET LITTLE VALUE. GO AHEAD AND KNOCK IT DOWN. THE CASE IN POINT WOULD BE THE REDWOOD IN NEXT TO PIEDMONT STABLES, AND WE'VE SPOKEN BEFORE ABOUT OUR CONCERNS AROUND THAT. THIS LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL MOVE FORWARD. WEINHAVEN SURVIVED THE LOMA PRIATA EARTHQUAKE. ANECDOTALLY, I WAS VISITING WITH PROFESSOR LEE HANICH AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY ON AN UNRELATED TOPIC, AND HE MENTIONED HAVING GOTTEN IN THERE A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE THE VARIOUS CONTROVERSIES WITH THE CITY OF RICHMOND BEGAN. HE SAID THERE WAS A PRISTINE FROZEN IN TIME MILITARY SITUATION ROOM IN THE BASEMENT. [03:30:08] I GATHER THAT SINCE THEN, IT HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT. THE MUSEUM QUALITY ISN'T THERE, BUT HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT'S IN THERE. I HOPE THERE'S SOME GOOD STUFF AND THERE WILL BE TOURS POSSIBLE WHEN THIS CONSULTANT IS FINISHED WITH THEIR WORK. THANKS AGAIN FOR PRESERVATION OF THIS WONDERFUL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. >> THERE'S NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK FOR ANY FINAL BOARD COMMENTS. OTHERWISE, WE CAN START TO THINK ABOUT TAKING ACTION WITH A MOTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, LET'S LOOK AT TAKING A MOTION. MAYBE I'LL LOOK AT ELIZABETH IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. I MOVE AS WRITTEN HERE THAT THE GENERAL MANAGER SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO NAME, EXECUTE, AND DELIVER SUCH DOCUMENTS AS TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT TO TFNA AMOUNT OF 450,000 TO BE FUNDED OUT OF THE POINT MALTE PROJECT. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? I DON'T THINK SO. UNANIMOUS. WONDERFUL. GREAT JOB, EVERYONE. WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, K7, OUR ON CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. >> I'LL JUST PROVIDE A QUICK INTRO THAT YOUR BOARD HAS APPROVED ON CALL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR SOME OF OUR OTHER DIVISIONS. RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN PRESENTING THESE TO YOUR BOARD DIVISION BY DIVISION. THIS IS LIKE THE MASS VERSION OF SOMETHING THAT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'VE SEEN FOR DECO OR SOME OF OTHER DIVISIONS. >> YEAH. THANK YOU, MAX. GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MATT NORTON. I'M ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENTS HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT, AND I'M ALSO HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, ERIC HOLMES, THAT'S A PROJECT MANAGER THAT PUT A LOT OF EFFORT AND DID A VERY GOOD JOB PUTTING THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS OUT. TODAY, I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE OUR ON CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS. FOR A LITTLE BACKGROUND, MAINTENANCES SKILL TRADES DEPARTMENTS MANAGES 70-100 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PER YEAR. THESE PROJECTS REQUIRE A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL WORK TO SEASONAL OR AS NEEDED SUPPORT. THE SCOPE AND COST OF EACH PROJECT ARE DETERMINED ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS, AND I'D LIKE TO ADD ISSUING ON CALLED CONTRACTS DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE DISTRICT TO SPEND THE FULL CONTRACT VALUE. THESE CONTRACTS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY, ALLOWING US TO USE SERVICES ONLY WHEN NEEDED AND AMOUNTS APPROPRIATE FOR EACH PROJECT. THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDED OR UNDER THESE CONTRACTS INCLUDE ARCHITECTURE, ASPHALT ROAD AND TRAIL ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING, AND MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ENGINEERING. WE FOLLOWED THE DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE THAT FOR REQUESTING FOR QUALIFICATIONS. WE DID THIS BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. WE RECEIVED 13 STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS, AND DEEMED 17 FIRMS WERE QUALIFIED BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE, ABILITY, AND SUITABILITY TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED WORK. FORMS ARE FIRMS ARE SELECTED FOR EACH PROJECT BASED ON THE SPECIFIC PROJECT NEEDS, AND COSTS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE APPLICABLE PROJECT BUDGETS OR OPERATING BUDGETS, DEPENDING ON THE FUNDING SOURCES AND PRIOR BOARD APPROVALS. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES SOME EXAMPLES OF PARKS AND PROJECTS WHERE THESE SERVICES WOULD BE UTILIZED. THESE EXAMPLES HIGHLIGHT THE DIVERSE AND SPECIALIZED NATURE OF THE WORK, INCLUDING ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES, ADA UPGRADES, SITE IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE, AND GRADING, SPACE PLANNING, HAZARDOUS REMEDIATION, AND EVEN SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING, SUCH AS SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN AND WATER QUALITY TREATMENT SYSTEMS. >> THE 10 FIRMS WILL OPERATE UNDER A TASK ORDER BASED STRUCTURE, ALLOWING US TO ASSIGN WORK BASED ON EACH FIRM'S EXPERTISE AND THE NEEDS OF EACH PROJECT. [03:35:04] EACH FIRM HAS A NOT TO EXCEED CAPACITY OF 400,000 OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, AND THE CONTRACTS ALSO INCLUDE AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AND AN OPTION TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 250,000 PER FIRM. THESE ARE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNTS, AND AS I SAID EARLIER, THE DISTRICT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO SPEND THE FULL AUTHORIZED CAPACITY. IN CLOSING, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZE THE THREE YEAR ON CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $400,000 PER FIRM FOR THE TEN FIRMS LISTED BELOW. I ALSO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACTS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL FOR EACH FIRM FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS AND TO INCREASE EACH CONTRACT TO A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF AN ADDITIONAL 250,000 PER CONTRACT AS NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I BELIEVE IT'S AT OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE. WE DO GET REPORT OUTS ON SOME OF THESE AS THEY'RE BEING INTEGRATED INTO PROJECTS. IS THAT ALSO GOING TO BE THE SAME FOR THE MASK PORTION? I I'M THINKING OF JOB ORDER CONTRACTING. WE GET THE REGULAR UPDATES FROM REN AND HIS TEAM. WILL YOU ALSO BE PROVIDING SOMETHING SIMILAR? >> IT'S GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF THINGS. WE DEAL WITH JOCKEYING, WE HAVE MRR, MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. THESE CONTRACTS FOR THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE FOR BOTH. IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT ON THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DESIGNING. >> I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT REPORTING MECHANISM BECAUSE WE HEAR OFTEN FROM CONSTITUENTS WANTING TO JUST MAKE SURE TO KEEP TRACK OF WHEN THESE CONTRACTS ARE GOING OUT AND WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH THESE DIFFERENT FIRMS. EVEN IF WE ITERATE AND INVOLVE WHAT OUR REPORTING HAD BEEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT GOING FORWARD, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT SPIRIT INTEGRATED INTO OUR EITHER BOARD MEETINGS OR BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS STRUCTURE. >> I AGREE. WE PLAN ON DOING UPDATES. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THERE WERE BOARD QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT, SO WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. >> THERE'S ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. CHRIS KLUWE. >> THANK YOU. CHRIS KLUWE, ACTING PRESIDENT OF ASI LOCAL 2428. AS THE DISTRICTS BEEN GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO SHARE THE RFPS AND THE CONTRACTS THAT OVERLAP WITH THE WORK THAT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT, EMPLOYEES ALSO DO. THERE SEEMS TO BE THIS THEME THAT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE, WHICH IS WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO DO THIS WORK IN HOUSE. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF THE STAFF TO ACTUALLY DO IT. AS TIME GOES ON, MY PREDICTION IS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE CONTRACTS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR LARGER AND LARGER AMOUNTS AS THE YEARS GO ON BECAUSE WE'RE NOT REALLY ADDING STAFF IN THESE SECTORS OF THE PARK DISTRICT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE WORK DONE IS TO HAVE THESE CONTRACTS, WHICH INCREASE IN COST AND THE AMOUNT OF THESE CONTRACTS OVER TIME. PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WHEN STAFF IS MAKING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BUDGETING, FOR STAFFING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THERE'S NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL BOARD COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OTHERWISE, WE CAN TAKE ACTION BY CONSIDERING THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US. >> I HAVE A COMMENT OR A QUESTION. I GUESS. THE ISSUE, I AGREE, THERE SEEMS TO BE ONGOING THEME, SOME OF IT, MAYBE. I STILL REELING FROM THE END OF YEAR BUDGET, BUT ALSO WITH THE BALANCE AND THE BALANCING FUNDS AND NOT HAVING THAT IN FRONT OF ME, I AM SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THESE, OF COURSE, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE AND MORE IS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT TEN TIMES A MAXIMUM OF 650, THIS IS ANOTHER $6.5 MILLION WE'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE, AND I DO KEEP HEARING EVERY TIME FROM ASKS ME THAT THESE ARE JOBS MAYBE WE COULD BE TRAINED TO DO. [03:40:01] I HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE BEFORE THAT SOMETIMES A FULLY LOADED FTE IS ACTUALLY CHEAPER, AND YOU HAVE THEM IN HOUSE AND YOU HAVE THEM FULL TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS CONSIDERED. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT FITS WITH PRIORITIES. I'LL BE HONEST, I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED TO SEE IT AGAIN. REALIZING WHAT WAS JUST SAID THAT THE REASON WE'RE SEEING SO MANY IS BECAUSE IT'S DIVISION BY DIVISION, A LOT OF THESE NOW ARE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THREE YEARS, PLUS TWO YEARS, SO FIVE YEARS. I'LL JUST BE HONEST. I'M A LITTLE OVERWHELMED BY IT WITH THE BUDGET. THAT'S A BIG CHUNK OF MONEY, AND THEN WONDERING, WHAT'S OUR LONGER TERM PLAN FOR GETTING FULLY LOADED TRAINED FTE ON STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. >> GREAT QUESTION. I THINK JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO THESE ON CALL CONTRACTS, THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATING MONEY. IT'S JUST IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY AS PROJECTS COME UP WITHIN THESE DIFFERENT EXISTING BUDGET CATEGORIES, THEN WE CAN PULL FROM SERVICES. WE NEED TO PULL FROM THESE SERVICES WHEN WE HAVE SPECIFIC INSTANCES THAT AREN'T ONGOING WHERE YOU NEED A SPECIFIC EXPERTISE. A CERTAIN PROJECT COMES UP. WE SAY WE DON'T HAVE THAT PERSON ON STAFF OR WE NEED EXTRA SUPPORT THAT'S JUST LIKE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO PULL AN EXPERT FROM OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. IF THERE'S AREAS OF THIS WORK, I THINK ONE THING I'M REALLY COMMITTED TO, AND I KNOW OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS COMMITTED TO IS TAKING A HARD LOOK AT THIS WORK. FIGURING OUT, ARE THERE AREAS WHERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE THE FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS AND DEDICATE THAT FUNDING TO STAFF RESOURCES INSTEAD OF CONTRACTING IT OUT, I THINK WE WOULD PICK THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. I AM DEDICATED AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH OUR TEAM TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THAT. I KNOW I ALREADY HAVE SOME IDEAS, OUR TEAM ALREADY HAS SOME IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN GROW OUR OWN ABILITY TO SELF PERFORM. SOME OF THESE ROLES, AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WORKING ON THAT, WORKING WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS ON IT. >> I SAY I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL EVEN IF AS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM TO BRING THAT TO THE BOARD, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DEVELOP A CASE STUDY SAYING, IF WE HIRE THIS ONE FULL TIME STAFF PERSON, HERE'S THE TRADE OFF OF BRINGING THAT PERSON IN HOUSE VERSUS HIRING OUT WITH THESE CONTRACTS. I THINK THAT WOULD JUST BE HELPFUL FOR US TO SEE INDIVIDUALIZE BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT DOES FEEL LIKE A BIG ASK AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ON CALL CONTRACTS. I THINK TO KEEP US INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >> SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS? OTHERWISE, WE CAN TAKE ACTION WITH THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION OR SOME MODIFICATION OF IT. >> I MOVE THE RESOLUTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? I THINK. >> ABSTAIN. >> WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION, THAT'S 6, 00, 1. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE'VE GOT K 8 OUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICTS GRANTS SCHEDULE. >> I WANT TO SEE THIS FIVE [INAUDIBLE] >> GOOD EVENING. KATIE HORNBECK, GRANTS MANAGER IN THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT WITH IN FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. TODAY, I HAVE A TO FAR. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT THE CURRENT GRANT SCHEDULE, AND I COUPLE THIS WITH AN ANNUAL GRANTS DEPARTMENT UPDATES. I WILL TRY TO KEEP THIS SNIPPY. I'LL BE COVERING IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY, I'LL BE PROVIDING A GRANTS OVERVIEW AND THEN HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2025, AN UPDATE ON STORM DAMAGE RESPONSE TO THE 2017 PROJECTS IN 2023 PROJECTS, WHAT OUR FUNDING PRIORITIES ARE IN TERMS OF APPLYING FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS. WE ANTICIPATE OUR SOME GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, AT LEAST AS OF RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE THE 2026 GRANT DEPARTMENT PRIORITIES, PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ALONGSIDE OF EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE DO. A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE LOCAL MEASURE WW AND URBAN CREEKS PROGRAMS, AND THEN FINALLY, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. [03:45:02] BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AND THEN ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. IT'S MYSELF, AND ADAM ANALYST 2 AND ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN. BETWEEN THE THREE OF US, WE ARE DOING ALL THE APPLICATIONS. DAVID HANDLES, BASICALLY THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE OF THE LOCAL WW PROGRAM, AUDITING GRANT AD SUPPORT, AND THEN OUR LOAN ACCOUNT TECH DOES ALL OF OUR GRANT INVOICING. SHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING USUALLY AROUND 100 INVOICES A YEAR AND THAT GETS US TO ABOUT 10 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT. FUNDS FROM GRANTS. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S NOT PICTURE, WHO'S OUT THERE SPENDING THE MONEY AND COMPLETING THE WORK BECAUSE WHILE IT'S REALLY GREAT TO GET GRANT AWARDS, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER IF WE DON'T DO THE PROJECT. THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF OUT THERE. TYPES OF FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVE AND MANAGE. IN THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT, IF IT'S NOT REVENUE, IT'S PROBABLY BEING HANDLED BY OUR DEPARTMENT. FOR THE MOST PART, THAT'S GOING TO BE A MIX OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE FUNDS. THERE'S A VARIETY OF GRANT PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH THROUGH PROGRAMMERS AGENCIES LIKE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD, COASTAL CONSERVANCY CAL FIRE, STATE PARKS, AND THEN THERE'S PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, AND THAT'S THROUGH CALOES AND FEMA. WE DO HANDLE SOME ENDOWMENTS FOR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. OCCASIONALLY, WE'LL SEE SOME MITIGATION FUNDING, AND THAT'S OFTEN LIKE LET'S SAY BCDC IS HAVING CALTRANS, GIVE US A CHUNK OF MONEY TO COMPLETE A PROJECT ON OUR LAND, SO WE'LL PROCESS THAT FUNDING. THEN ANY OTHER FUNDING AGREEMENTS, PASS THROUGHS OR NON COMPETITIVE POTS OF MONEY. THOSE ARE USUALLY THROUGH ECC OR SOME OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES WHERE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER ON A PROJECT AND THEY'RE PASSING MONEY THROUGH TEST. WE GET GRANT FUNDS FOR? PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. MOST DEPARTMENTS WILL RECEIVE SOME GRANT OR ANOTHER. YOU MOSTLY HEAR ABOUT GRANTS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, BUT WE'LL GET FUNDING ACROSS THE BOARD HERE. THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN MONEY FOR IN THE PAST. I'D LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE GRANT FUNDING LIFESTYLE, LIFESTYLE LIFE CYCLE. IT ACTUALLY STARTS WITH YOU, OUR BOARD, OUR GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE, GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, DOING ADVOCACY OUT THERE AND WORKING WITH GETTING LEGISLATION OUT THERE FOR PROP 4, PROP 68, CREATING THOSE BUCKETS OF MONEY. HELPING LIKE MAKE IT RAIN AND THEN I GO AROUND AND TRY TO CATCH ALL THAT MONEY. IT STARTS WITH YOU AND ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PARK DISTRICT CAN GO APPLY FOR AND ACCESS THOSE FUNDS. ONCE THAT MONEY IS CREATED, I'LL STICK WITH PROP 4. IT GETS FUNNELED OUT TO DIFFERENT ADMINISTERING AGENCIES, AND IF THEY HAVE AN EXISTING PROGRAM, IT'LL GO INTO THAT OR MAYBE THEY'LL CREATE NEW PROGRAMS FOR THAT MONEY, AND THEY HAVE TO CREATE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA. THAT TAKES A LONG TIME TO DO AND ONCE THEY'VE ESTABLISHED THAT, THEY'LL ANNOUNCE OUR APPLICATIONS, AND THAT'S WHEN MY TEAM WILL JUMP IN. WE'LL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, SOMETIMES WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING ENGAGEMENT, MEETING WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES, TELLING THEM ABOUT OUR PROJECTS, WHAT WE WANT TO APPLY FOR, GAUGING THEIR INTERESTS, DOING SITE VISITS. WE SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION AND OFTEN WILL WAIT THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, A YEAR OR MORE BEFORE WE HEAR BACK. ONCE WE GET THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HEY, WE'VE SELECTED YOUR PROJECT FOR FUNDING. THERE'S ANOTHER WE DO LOTS OF PAPERWORK, WE DO MORE SITE VISITS. WE MAKE SURE WE ARE UP TO DATE ON WHAT OUR FUNDING STRATEGY IS AND THAT THAT GRANT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED FOR IS GOING TO COVER THE ITEMS THAT WE WANT, AND WE'LL BE ELIGIBLE. THEN FINALLY, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, DOESN'T REALLY MATTER UNLESS WE ACTUALLY DO THE PROJECT, AND SO THIS IS THE KEY PART AT THE END. ALL ALONG THE WAY, ANYTHING COULD FALL APART, SO THERE'S MANY STEPS THAT WE GET THROUGH AND A LOT OF WORK TO ACTUALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, HAVE SPENT THAT MONEY AND GET REIMBURSED. THESE ARE MY GRANT REMINDERS THAT I LIKE TO GIVE ANYTIME I'M IN FRONT OF A MICROPHONE BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND. ONE, I ALWAYS GET ASKED, HOW DO WE GET GRANTS AND WE GET THEM THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS. THAT'S WITH OUR PROJECT MANAGERS TO THE VARIOUS AGENCIES, THAT'S WITH ME AND OUR PROJECT OFFICERS AT THOSE AGENCIES, IT'S WITH YOU AND OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK AT THE THE STATE LEVEL AND ELECTED. OUR REPUTATION IS BUILT ON THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY TO COMPLETE OUR PROJECTS AND SPEND MONEY. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GRANT PROGRAM. IT'S NOT LIKE A SUPER SLICK APPLICATION, IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY BUILT INTO OUR RELATIONSHIPS. WE'RE ALSO DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO OUR PROJECTS WITH OUR OWN INTERNAL FUNDING. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WW WILL OFTEN BE THAT SEED MONEY GETTING THROUGH DESIGN, AND PERMITTING, AND THERE'S OFTEN SOME OF OUR OWN MONEY IN THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT, AND THAT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME THAT WE WANT TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE, AND IT'S NOT JUST EVERYBODY ELSE'S MONEY, BUT OUR OWN. READINESS. >> GRANTS DON'T DRIVE PROJECT PRIORITIES. [03:50:01] WE'VE ESTABLISHED WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE, AND I GO GET MONEY FOR THOSE PRIORITIES. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE NEW PROJECTS JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A GRANT FUND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WORK PLANS ARE SET THAT STAFF HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK, AND THEN I GET THE MONEY FOR THEM. THE OTHER READINESS FACTOR IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE COMPETITIVE PROJECTS, AND THAT'S NOT JUST COMPETITIVE AT THE GRANT CRITERIA LEVEL, BUT MAKING SURE WE HAVE PROJECTS CAN THEY GET DONE IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS, THAT'S A TYPICAL PERFORMANCE PERIOD FOR A GRANT AGREEMENT. IS DESIGN DONE OR ARE WE FAR ENOUGH IN DESIGN WHERE WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE PROJECT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? DO WE HAVE PERMITS? HAVE WE DONE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? DO WE HAVE RIGHT OF WAY? ALL OF THOSE THINGS FACTOR INTO PRESENTING A NICE COMPETITIVE JUICY EXCITING PROJECT TO A GRANT AGENCY. THEY WANT TO KNOW THIS IS LIKE A REAL PROJECT BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS MONEY, AND THEY WANT TO KNOW THEY'RE GIVING MONEY TO A PROJECT THAT WILL ACTUALLY GET DONE. WE WANT TO BE PRESENTING OUR COMPETITIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE HIGH PRIORITIES. THEN FINALLY, GRANTS ARE RISKY, WE GET PAID FOR WHAT WE COMPLETE, NOT WHAT WE'RE AWARDED AND THAT MEANS THAT WHEN WE TELL THEM, THESE ARE THE DELIVERABLES, THIS IS WHAT THE PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE, WE HAVE TO FULFILL THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY OTHERWISE, WE WON'T GET OUR MONEY. AS I MENTIONED, THESE ARE ALL REIMBURSEMENT BASE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, AND THAT FEEDS INTO OUR RELATIONSHIPS. THEN FINALLY, GRANTS ALWAYS COVER THE FULL COST OF PROJECTS. WE GO IN WITH A FUNDING STRATEGY AND AS MANY GRANTS AS POSSIBLE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, MOST PROJECTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED BY A GRANT. MIRANDA ALREADY SAID THIS, BUT EVERYONE WANTS MONEY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND OVERSUBSCRIBED. THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES. BUT LIKE THE CALTRANS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, THEY RECEIVED OVER 400 APPLICATIONS REQUESTING A TOTAL OF 3 BILLION, AND THEY ONLY PICKED 93 PROJECTS. EVERY POINT MATTERS HERE IN THESE COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PRESENTING A COMPETITIVE PROJECT, WE WANT TO TRY TO BE AS FAR ALONG AS POSSIBLE, SO IT FEELS REAL TO THEM AND THAT IT'S GOING TO GET DONE, AND WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE WITH TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IT'S A PRIORITY FOR THE PARK DISTRICT. THEY CAN SNIFF THESE THINGS OUT AS THEY'RE READING THROUGH OUR APPLICATIONS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR THEM AND IT MEETS THE CRITERIA. THE 2025 GRAND HIGHLIGHTS. I COME TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND PRESENT AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON HOW MANY APPLICATIONS AND HOW MANY AWARDS HAVE OCCURRED IN A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. THIS IS CAPTURING ALL OF 2025. LAST YEAR, WE SUBMITTED 35 APPLICATIONS, TOTALING ALMOST 70 MILLION IN REQUESTS. I WILL GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE BULLET POINTS, BUT FOR AWARDS, WE RECEIVE 14 AWARDS AND 19 NO AWARDS. THE LITTLE ASTERISK MEANS THAT THOSE COULD BE FOR APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED AT ANY POINT, IT'S NOT OF THOSE 35, 14 WERE AWARDED. IT COULD BE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR OR EVEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEN PAYMENTS RECEIVED 101 PAYMENTS TOTALING ABOUT 10 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. ATTACHMENT ONE IS THE GRANT SCHEDULE, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING YOU APPROVE. JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH IT BRIEFLY, IT'S ATTACHMENT ONE. IT'S PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY, BUT YOU HAVE YOUR LOCATION PROJECT AGENCY, THE PROGRAM, IF THERE IS ONE AND THEN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND ITS STATUS. THE STAFF REPORT DEFINES WHAT THE STATUSES ARE, BUT IN BRIEF, SO PENDING MEANS THAT A PROGRAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, I MAY EVEN HAVE A DUE DATE FOR THE APPLICATION, AND WE'VE PICKED A PROJECT TO APPLY FOR SO WE PUT IN OUR DATABASE AND TRACK IT. ONCE WE'VE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION TO THE AGENCY, IT CHANGES TO AN APPLIED STATUS. IF IT'S BEEN SELECTED FOR AN AWARD, IT BECOMES AN AWARDED STATUS, AND IT SITS THERE USUALLY FOR A LONG TIME. THEN FINALLY, WHEN WE GET AN EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENT, IT TURNS INTO ACTIVE, AND WE CAN BUDGET THOSE FUNDS INTO THE PROJECT. THEN ONCE A PROJECT IS DONE, THE GRANT FLIPS TO A CLOSE OUT STATUS, AND THERE'S USUALLY LIKE SITE VISITS, FINAL REPORTS, ALL OF THE THINGS WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO, WE PROVIDE THEM AS A DELIVERABLE AND ONCE THEY SEND US THE FINAL CHECK, WE WILL CLOSE IT OUT OF OUR DATABASE AND MOVE ON. RIGHT NOW, WELL AS OF DECEMBER 19TH, WE WE'RE MANAGING 115 GRANTS, TOTALING 190 MILLION, THAT NUMBER, THIS IS CHANGE AS CHANGING PRETTY MUCH ON EVERY COUPLE OF DAY BASIS. THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S 48 GRANTS TIED TO CALOE/FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, AND THAT'S FOR STORM DAMAGES RELATED TO 2017 AND 2023, TOTALING 22 MILLION, AND THERE'S AN ATTACHMENT OUTLINING THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL. ON THAT NOTE, FEMA STORM DAMAGE UPDATES. FOR 2017, THERE ARE 14 PROJECTS LEFT TO COMPLETE. I'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH DECO AND MAST AND PARK OPS AND STEWARDSHIP FOR A PLAN TO GET THOSE COMPLETED. AS MANY AS POSSIBLE THIS YEAR. THERE WAS A REALLY LONG HOLD UP WITH FEMA AND GETTING THESE [03:55:02] APPROVED AND OBLIGATED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT, WHICH IS PRETTY COMMON, BUT WE'RE HOPEFULLY NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS THIS YEAR. FOR 2023, ONLY TWO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED SO FAR. THE REST ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW. TBD ON HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE. IT TAKES A WHILE. WELL AS SOON AS THEY'RE OBLIGATED, THEN WE CAN GO FORTH AND DO THE WORK. THEN THIS LAST ONE, FUTURE RESPONSE PREP. WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST YEAR OR TWO IS CONVERSATIONS WITH THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS ON CREATING A FORMAL PROCESS AND COMMUNICATION AND PROCEDURE ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN, WHEN THERE IS A BIG STORM THAT WE ANTICIPATE THERE BEING A DECLARED DISASTER FOR. THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ANYTHING FORMALIZED IN HOW THIS WORKS. EVERYONE'S WORKING OFF OF, WHAT WE DID LAST TIME AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY COLLECTING THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO GET EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR POSSIBLE FROM FEMA, AND SO PART OF THAT IS JUST EDUCATING PEOPLE ON WHAT WE NEED AND WHEN WE NEED IT AND HOW IT WORKS. THAT'S A PROJECT THAT I'LL BE WORKING ON OVER THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR. FUNDING PRIORITIES. THIS IS A LIVING LIST AND IT'S NOT MADE IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER, AND THIS IS PROBABLY ALL FAMILIAR TO YOU AS WELL FROM JUST THE BUDGET PROCESS JUST LAST YEAR. THESE ARE PROJECTS WE'LL BE GOING SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH FOR PART 4 MONEY, BUT JUST AS ANY OTHER FUND SOURCE COMES ALONG. I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT THESE HAVE BEEN MENTIONED AS HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS AND ANY GRANT PROGRAM THAT COMES UP WHERE WE MEET THE CRITERIA AND IT'S GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE, WE WILL SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR. IF IT GETS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS AND WHATEVER ELSE, THEN WE CAN RETURN THAT WW ACQUISITION FUNDS BACK TO ITS POT. >> I'LL JUST NOTE HERE, AND HUGE APPRECIATION OF KATIE WHO'S SO AWESOME. THANK YOU. BUT ALSO THAT THAT LIST IS THE SAME LIST AS THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT YOUR BOARD APPROVED AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE THE ONES WHERE WE ARE MOVING WW FUNDS IN THE BUDGET THIS LAST YEAR. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET GRANT FUNDING AND SO WE DON'T NEED TO UTILIZE THE WW FUNDING FOR THOSE PROJECTS. >> THANK YOU. HERE'S A LIST OF AT LEAST WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR, WE'RE ANTICIPATING IS 2026 GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT CONCLUSIVE AND TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IS AN AGENCY WILL ANNOUNCE, HEY, THIS PROGRAM, WE'LL BE DOING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SOMETIME IN 2026, AND THEN THEY GIVE US USUALLY 60-90 DAYS OF NOTICE FOR WHEN THE APPLICATION IS ACTUALLY DUE. CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS. THAT'S AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THEY USUALLY HAVE A APPLICATION DUE IN APRIL, SO I WOULD EXPECT PROBABLY ANY DAY NOW, THEY'LL BE ANNOUNCING WHEN THAT DEADLINE IS AND WE'LL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR QUAGGA INSPECTION. 2026 GRANT DEPARTMENT PRIORITIES. CONTINUING DISTRICT WIDE STAFF ENGAGEMENT ON THE CIP LIST AND MAKING SURE THERE'S ALIGNMENT WITH THE LIST OF FUNDING PRIORITIES. OBVIOUSLY, THINGS CAN CHANGE BUT I MEET QUARTERLY, MONTHLY, BI MONTHLY, ALL THE TIME WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE LIST POSSIBLE OF PROJECTS THAT NEED FUNDING AND THAT THOSE ARE PRIORITIZED. SUBMITTING 30-40 GRANT APPLICATIONS. WE'LL BE DOING FOR THE FIRST TIME SOME SITE VISIT AUDITS TO AGENCIES WHO RECEIVE LOCAL MEASURE WW FUNDS. THEN AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR, THERE'S THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKDAY ERP SYSTEM. THERE'LL BE A GRANTS DATABASE COMPONENT TO THAT SO MY STAFF WILL BE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF TIME ON THAT GETTING THAT SET UP AND THEN FINALLY, THE STORM DAMAGE RESPONSE PREP THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT. MEASURE WW LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM, A VERY BRIEF UPDATE. OF THAT 500 MILLION BOND, 125 WENT TO THE LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM, 46 CITIES, COMMUNITIES, LOCAL PARK DISTRICTS, ETC. BENEFITED FROM THAT, AND WE HAD APPROVED 240 PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM IS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THERE'S BEEN A FEW EXTENSIONS. SO FAR, ABOUT 99% OF THAT 125 HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED OUT TO AGENCIES, AND A LITTLE UNDER 120 MILLION HAS BEEN REIMBURSED TO DATE, SO 231 PROJECTS OF THE 240 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND CLOSED OUT, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. WE HAVE FOUR AGENCIES LEFT WHO HAVE FUNDS TO BE REIMBURSED WITH NINE OPEN PROJECTS. HALF OF WHICH ARE ACTUALLY DONE, BUT WE NEED TO CLOSE THEM OUT. THAT MEANS THEY ARE PROVIDING US BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS, FINAL DOCUMENTATION THAT THEIR PROJECT WAS DONE, THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE, PROOF THAT THEY HAVE A MEASURE WW SIGN UP, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN THE OTHERS STILL NEED TO GET DONE. [04:00:03] THIS TABLE SHOWS WHO THOSE CITIES ARE AND HOW MANY PROJECTS THEY HAVE LEFT, I WON'T GO LINE BY LINE, BUT FOR CITY OF BERKELEY, AT LEAST, THEY HAVE THREE OPEN PROJECTS, ALL ARE DONE, BUT WE'RE WAITING TO GET ALL THEIR CLOSE OUT PAPERWORK. THIS IS A SCREENSHOT OF WHAT YOUR ATTACHMENT 3 LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS A REPORT SHOWING ALL OF THE AGENCIES WHO RECEIVED THAT WW FUNDING. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION HERE, BUT BASICALLY, IT'S GOING TO SHOW YOU YOUR CITY OR THE AGENCY, WHAT PROJECTS GOT APPROVED, WHAT THEIR TOTAL ALLOCATED AMOUNT WAS, AND HOW IT GOT DIVVIED OUT AMONG THOSE PROJECTS, WHAT THEY APPLIED FOR, WHAT WAS APPROVED, AND HOW MUCH THEY'VE BEEN PAID TO DATE. URBAN CREEKS UPDATE. AGAIN, OF THAT BOND, 8 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR URBAN CREEK PROJECTS. THIS 8 MILLION WAS FOR BOTH PARK DISTRICT AND OUTSIDE AGENCIES. IN MARCH OF 2017, THE BOARD HAD APPROVED THAT 1.6 OF THAT 8 MILLION WOULD GO SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE OUTSIDE AGENCIES, AND IN APRIL 2018, THREE AGENCIES WERE AWARDED AND APPROVED THOSE FUNDS TOTALING JUST SHY OF THAT 1.6. THE REST OF THE FUNDS THE PARK DISTRICT HAS USED FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, MCCOSKER, COMES TO MIND AS HAVING BEEN WANT TO RECEIVE SOME OF THIS URBAN CREEKS FUNDS. THESE ARE THE THREE CITIES OR THE THREE AGENCIES IN THEIR PROJECT AND STATUS, JUST ONE LEFT TOWN OF MORAGA, AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT DONE NEXT YEAR. HERE WE ARE AT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICTS CURRENT GRANT SCHEDULE AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GREAT COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE THE PAST YEAR AND YOUR PROPOSAL FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. RIGHT NOW, WE'LL LOOK FOR BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE NONE, WE CAN OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT REAL QUICK. >> THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL COME BACK FOR FINAL BOARD COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND THEN WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS WELL. >> YOU DO THIS EVERY YEAR. I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AND THANKFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO. THANKS A LOT. WE COULDN'T DO ANYWHERE NEAR THE PROVIDE ANYWHERE NEAR THE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR FOLKS OUT THERE THAT WANT TO USE THE PARKS AND TRAILS IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THAT OPM THAT YOU'RE GETTING FOR US. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS A LOT. >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S NICE TO HAVE CHARTS AND DATA THAT WE CAN REFER TO AND SEE SO WE CAN QUANTIFY IT. YOU'VE SLICED IT AND DICED IT MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR. I MEAN, IT WAS 115 GRANTS YOU'RE JUGGLING I'VE MANAGED FOUR, AND SERIOUSLY, IT'S MIND BOGGLING AND AT THIS LEVEL, AND LIKE I HAVE MANAGED FOUR AT A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND I BARELY COULD KEEP UP WITH THEM. I DID JUST HAVE A GENERAL COMMENT OR QUESTION, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MOVE SOME OF THE FEMA MONEY FORWARD BECAUSE I KNOW I HAD A CONVERSATION PROBABLY WITH MAX, THAT A BUNCH OF THE THING IN OUR CIP PROJECT, WE'RE ALL TIED UP. REDWOOD HAS SOMETHING LIKE EIGHT PROJECTS THAT I THINK ARE ALL RELATED. IT'S GETTING DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS WHEN YOU WALK, I WAS WALKING THROUGH THERE WITH THE PARK RANGER AND FORMER MANAGER DEE ROSARIO. I MEAN, IT'S SLIPPING AND SLIDING AND FALLING. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO GET THAT GET THOSE MOVING. I THINK THERE ARE EIGHT FEMA PROJECTS. I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE MAKING THE PROGRESS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IN MY BID FOR REDWOOD. I THINK WHEN YOU PULL PEOPLE AND EVEN IN THE CALENDAR, REDWOOD'S LIKE EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE PARK AND THE BATHROOMS ARE CLOSED, THE STREAM IS SLIDING IT NEEDS SOME TENDER LOVING CARE, AND I THINK IT'S WAITING FOR ALL THAT FEMA MONEY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING TO GET THOSE MOVING. >> YES. WE LIKE TO GET THEM DONE. >> THANK YOU. >> I JUST REMINDING MYSELF OF A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH ERIC. AFTER I READ IN THE LITERATURE SOMEWHERE ABOUT A FUNDING SOURCE. I DON'T RECALL WHETHER IT WAS FEDERAL OR STATE BUT IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE DO. ERIC CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID, WE DO THAT STUFF, BUT IT IS WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE. CITIES ARE ELIGIBLE. THE QUESTION OCCURRED TO ME, TO WHAT EXTENT CAN WE PARTNER WITH CITIES SO THAT WE DO THINGS FOR WHICH THEY CAN LEAD ON A GRANT? DOES THAT HAPPEN? [04:05:05] >> YES. THERE'S BEEN A FEW INSTANCES. THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS THE MARTINEZ RAIL PROJECT. THERE WAS A FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM, SAFE STREETS FOR ALL, AND THE PARK DISTRICT WAS NOT AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY, BUT CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WAS. THEY ACTUALLY CAME TO US AND SAID, WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A PACKAGE OF PROJECTS, IS THERE ONE THAT YOU HAVE IN MIND? WE PROPOSED THAT ONE. THEY WERE AWARDED THE GRANT FUND. THERE'S SOME NUANCE TO THAT ONE, BUT ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS BUT THEY NEED TO BE THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCY. THEY'LL ULTIMATELY BE THE ONE DOING THE PROJECT. BUT YES, IT HAS HAPPENED. THAT'S THE MOST RECENT ONE I CAN THINK OF, BUT IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES. >> I THINK WHAT TRIGGERED THE THOUGHT IS THAT RICHMOND WOULD BE A GOOD PARTNER FOR THAT PURSUIT. >> YES. >> WELL, ALONG THE SAME LINES, GREAT REPORT. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR SMALL AND MIGHTY TEAM [LAUGHTER] DO BECAUSE REALLY IT'S EXTRAORDINARY HOW MUCH YOU GUYS GET DONE. WE COULDN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT. WE ALREADY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. >> MOVE TO ACCEPT. >> WONDERFUL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSED? I DON'T THINK SO SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS 6-0. THANK YOU. THAT ENDS OUR ACTION ITEMS FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS, AND WE NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THEN WE MOVE ON TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. [PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS] >> I STILL HAVE MY PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO GET A LIST OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. [LAUGHTER]. >> DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT, I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU ONE ON ONE TO TALK THROUGH IT. I DID TALK THROUGH WITH DIRECTORS SAN JUAN AND COFFEY, WHO ARE PART OF THE AGENDA SETTING, THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS. BUT HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ONE ON ONE ABOUT WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE AND HOW TO MOVE THEM FORWARD, HOW TO APPROACH THEM. WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AT OUR BOARD RETREAT. >> THANK YOU. I DID GIVE EACH OF YOU YOUR OWN PET LEAST TURN TODAY AS A HAPPY NEW YEAR GIFT, AND AS A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM, I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS HOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE CAN GO BACK. WE DID FOR A WHILE, A FAUNA OR FLORA FEATURE FRIDAY. WE HAVE SO MANY SPECIAL SPECIES IN OUR PARKS THAT JUST MAKE US SMILE. I HOPE YOUR LITTLE GIFT ON YOUR DESK MAKES YOU SMILE. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WITH ALL THIS WORK THAT WE DO. WE'RE REALLY SAVING AMAZING SPECIES. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB. I THINK WE DID THAT TODAY WITH THE PAC BY PUTTING ECOSYSTEMS AS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN HELP US WITH, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, THE EQUITY TEAM PUTTING TOGETHER A REPORT. WE DID NOT APPROVE IN OUR BUDGET A SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR. I THINK THAT SOMETHING SIMILAR, WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE EQUITY IN HOUSE, CROSS DIVISIONAL TEAM. I WOULDN'T MIND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ON SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THOSE ARE MY TWO FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS ON SPECIES, HOW WE CAN DO BETTER AT FEATURING AND EDUCATING AND WHAT CAN WE DO WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE? SIMILAR MAYBE TO WHAT WE SAW TODAY AND EQUITY. THANK YOU. DO I NEED A SECOND TO OR JUST NO. >> ANY OTHER PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? >> [OVERLAPPING] I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RESPONSE TO THE STORM BECAUSE I KNOW IN TILDEN, THERE WERE JUST A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND A GIANT SINK HOLE THAT OPENED UP ON THE NIMS AND THEN A NUMBER OF TRAILS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN OTHER PARTS OF TILDEN AS WELL. THAT'S JUST TILDEN. I'M SURE YOU KNOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT, THERE WAS JUST LOTS AND LOTS OF STUFF. AT SOME POINT, AND YOU DID COVER SOME OF THIS ALREADY IN YOUR GENERAL MANAGER COMMENTS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET A SLIGHTLY DEEPER DIVE INTO THE DAMAGE THAT WE SAW IN THE LAST SERIES OF STORMS AND THE RESPONSE. VERY HELPFUL. [04:10:06] >> NOT SEEING ANY OTHERS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. [BOARD REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED] BOARD REPORTS ON MEETINGS ATTENDED. WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND START? ELIZABETH, ARE YOU READY TO GO? DO YOU WANT TO START? SURE. PERFECT. >> WELL, STARTING AFTER THE LAST BOARD MEETING ON 16TH DECEMBER, I HAD THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE NEXT DAY ON THE 17TH, HAD A MEETING WITH OUR ACTING GM ON THE 23RD. THEN SPENT SOME TIME OVER THE BREAK GETTING TO ENJOY OUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SHOW UP AT THE NIMITZ AREA. I THINK IT WAS JUST THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, AND THEY HAD THIS WHOLE WEAVING THING THAT THEY WERE GETTING EVERYONE, ADULTS AND KIDS TO DO WEAVING WITH NATURAL WITH THE YARN FROM THE SHEEP OF THE NATURE AREA AND NATURAL DYES. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY, WE WENT UP. TRIS, MY DAUGHTER AND I WENT UP TO NIMITZ AND THE MOBILE EDUCATION STAFF WAS THERE AND THEY WERE TALKING WITH PEOPLE AND REALLY NICELY DONE. THAT'S ALSO WHERE I SAW THAT GIANT SINK HOLE THAT COLIN WAS JUST PUTTING THE TAPE AROUND. [LAUGHTER] APPRECIATION FOR THE TEAM. I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS OUT THERE REALLY QUICK AFTER THOSE STORMS TO TRY TO MAKE OUR PARKS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY. >> COLIN, READY? >> SURE. THANK YOU. ON THE 17TH, I WENT TO THE QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE DELTA HERITAGE ADVISORY BOARD TO THE DELTA PROTECTION COMMISSION. ON THE 19TH, I ATTENDED A TOUR OF OUR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCTED UP THE STREET. ON THE 23RD, I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH JESSICA ROMERO ON PERMANENT GM RECRUITMENT PROCESS. ON THE 6TH, YOU AND I MET WITH MAX AND SENIOR STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THE COMING YEAR. ON THE 7TH, I ATTENDED A MEETING WITH OUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEF TO GET A FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE, AND THAT AFTERNOON ALSO MET WITH JOSE TO DISCUSS THE OFFICE OF EQUITY UPDATE. ON THE 8TH, I ATTENDED THE COSTA MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN PITTSBURGH. ON THE 9TH, YOU AND I MET WITH MAX AND STAFF FOR MEETING PLANNING AND RETREAT PLANNING. THEN AS MAX MENTIONED ON THE 10TH, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT ON BEHALF OF ANTIOCH MAYOR, RON BERNAL WITH A WALK AND TALK AT BLACK DIAMOND. HE WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO. >> YES, DECEMBER 17TH, ATTENDED THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 22ND, ATTENDED A MEETING WITH DAVE MATSON FOR BOARD SERVICES PROGRAM. ON JANUARY 2ND, ATTENDED A GM RECRUITING MEETING AS FAR AS JESSICA ROMERO. ON JANUARY 7TH, CHRIS, AS FAR AS IT TOOK ME ON A TOUR TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE GRAND TREE REST ROOM CONSTRUCTION SITE. THIS IS AT CROWN BEACH. ON JANUARY 9TH, 10TH, AND 11TH, I ATTENDED A WATER EDUCATION FOR LATINO LEADERS. THESE ARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ALSO REPRESENT LATINO DISTRICTS, AND THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL ON TAP. THIS VISIT WAS IN COACHELLA, LEARNED ABOUT HYDROLOGY, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH DIFFERENT LEADERS SUCH AS CASTULO ESTRADA FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY WATER. THEN WE VISITED THE SALT AND SEA TO LEARN ABOUT WATER EQUALITY AND DIFFERENT ISSUES OF INEQUITY. THEN ALSO VISITED POLANCO PARKS TO UNDERSTAND MORE WATER ISSUES RELATED TO CONTAMINATION. IT WAS AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE, AND THEN PART OF IT IS TO FOR ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WATER WITHIN MY OWN AREA. AS OF PARK, WE'RE A STEWARD OF THE WATERSHED. [04:15:02] THAT'S MY MEETING SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR. >> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE, BUT BACK EARLY DECEMBER 2ND, MAYBE, I DID A TOUR OF THE NEW PAROLT TO NORTH BUILDING. INTERESTING. ONE THING THAT CAME UP IS THE PUBLIC DOESN'T REALIZE THAT WE'RE LOOKING DOWN AT OUR SCREEN BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S BEHIND US OR OVER THERE. MY NEW POSITION OVER HERE THIS YEAR, I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SCREEN. SORRY, ELIZABETH [LAUGHTER]. IT'S INTERESTING AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY'VE ADDRESSED THAT IN THE NEW BUILDING NECESSARILY. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD PERIODICALLY LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT IGNORING THEM AND LOOKING DOWN OR LOOKING FROM THE STAFF BECAUSE WE LOOK STRANGE ON TELEVISION WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO PROBABLY TUNED IN TODAY TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND THEY THINK, THEY'RE SO BORING, THEY ARE ALL STARING AT THEIR SCREEN. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT I'M NOT SURE WE'VE ADDRESSED WITH THE NEW BUILDING. ALSO, END OF NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER, I DID MEET WITH BRUCE HENRY AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS. IT WAS GOING TO BE WITH MY PAC AND HIM ON THE PAC THAT DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH, BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME IN A DISCUSSION TO OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEW PAC PLAN WE HEARD ABOUT TONIGHT. I DID MEET WITH THE SIERRA CLUB DIABLO CHAPTER. I WENT TO THEIR MONTHLY MEETING. THEY ASKED ME TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT PLAN. SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT MORE GOING ON NOW, BUT AT THE TIME, I BASICALLY TOLD THEM WE WERE WAITING TO HEAR FROM MORE. WE HAD OUR BOARD MEETING ON THE 2ND, BOTH CLOSED AND OPEN. ON THE 7TH, I ATTENDED A CLIMATE DEFIANCE EVENT THAT WAS HOSTED BY LATIFA AND BARBARA LEE AND OAKLAND. THAT WAS QUITE INTERESTING. ON THE 8TH, I ATTENDED THE PAC RECOGNITION EVENT. ON THE 10TH, I WENT TO THE ASM HISTORY AND PRESENTATION, WHICH WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE WITH SOME BACKGROUND. ON THE 12TH, I GOT A TOUR OF THE SAVE MOUNT DIABLO RANGE. IT WAS JUST FASCINATING GOING SO FAR SOUTH AND EAST AND SEEING WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE. [NOISE] THE 15TH, I GUESS, I MET WITH MAX. THANKS FOR DOING ALL YOU COULD TO TRY [LAUGHTER] TO GET US THROUGH THAT BUDGET. R ORG, CIP, FIVE YEAR IMPROVEMENT, AND ON THE 8TH, I MET WITH JESSICA ROMERO ON THE NEW GENERAL MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT. THANKS. >> LET'S SEE HERE. ON THE 16TH, I ATTENDED THE BOARD MEETING THAT'S DECEMBER AND ON THE 19TH, I ALSO DID A TOUR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET AND WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE AMOUNT OF THOUGHT THAT WENT INTO THAT BUILDING INTO THE DESIGN AND IT'S A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN TO BETTER SERVE THOSE THAT ARE USING THE BUILDING. CAN'T RECOMMEND THAT PROCESS ENOUGH. ALSO ON THE 19TH, I MET WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER FERRIS, ALONG WITH ERIC FULLER AND FORMER MAYOR CARLYN OBRINGER TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE FOR THURGOOD MARSHALL HOME OF THE PORT CHICAGO 50. ON DECEMBER 20TH, I GOT INVITED AND I ACCEPTED, AND I WAS GLAD I DID BECAUSE I GOT INVITED TO THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT IN CLAYTON. CLAYTON IS A SMALL TOWN, SO YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE WHOLE TOWN. IT WAS THE MAYOR OF CLAYTON, KIM TRUPIANO AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE. SHE'S A PRETTY GOOD BIRDER. SHE'S VERY MODEST, BUT I WAS JUST SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW MANY BIRDS SHE KNEW. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE IN THE CENTRAL COUNTY, I THINK THERE WAS 150 DIFFERENT SPECIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED. I HAD NO IDEA THAT THERE WERE THAT MANY DIFFERENT BIRDS AROUND. BUT THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ALL AROUND THE AREA FROM VOLUNTEERS. ON DECEMBER 22ND, PRESIDENT SANWONG AND I HAD TWO CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS TO INTERVIEW VENDORS FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL EVALUATION. VERY INTERESTING. ON DECEMBER 30TH, I MET WITH AGM ROMEO REGARDING THE GENERAL MANAGER RECRUITMENT PROCESS. ON THE 8TH, JANUARY, I JOINED VICE PRESIDENT COFFEY. FOR THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, ALWAYS TOTALLY USEFUL TIME TO BE SPENT. MANY CONTACTS TO BE MADE. THEN ON A SIMILAR NOTE, THE NEXT DAY ON THE 9TH, I ATTENDED THE CONCORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MIXER, [04:20:01] WHICH AGAIN, VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME NEW FOLKS AND SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT ALL THE GREAT WORK WE'RE DOING. THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO. >> GREAT. WELL, I'LL BE QUICK IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. THE BIG THING I WANT TO SHARE. I KNOW HE HAD TO LEAVE EARLY, BUT SOMEHOW, DIRECTOR WAESPI CONVINCED ME TO JOIN HIM ON HIS NEW YEAR'S DAY, JANUARY 1ST, HIKED TO THE TOP OF MISSION PEAK, AND YES, MISSION PEAK IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF WARD 5, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE USED TO PERSUADE ME TO GO WITH HIM, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD I MADE IT TO THE TOP OF MISSION PEAK AND I HAD ACTUALLY NEVER BEEN TO THE TOP WHEN THE CHRISTMAS TREE HAS BEEN ON THE MISSION PEAK POLE. IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL TO GET TO SEE THE FESTIVE DECORATIONS, AND I WAS CERTAINLY SORE. I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT HAVE DONE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE COLD TURKEY. I THINK I NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME THIS YEAR DOING MORE AND MORE PILL HIKES THAT NEXT YEAR ON JANUARY 1ST, I WON'T BE A SORE. BUT IT WAS A VERY RAINY DAY. I WOKE UP TO HEAVY RAIN. IT WAS VERY WINDY AT THE TOP, VERY MUDDY BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRETTY LARGE STORM HERE IN THE BAY AREA. IT'S FASCINATING BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT HOW CROWDED THE TOP OF MISSION PEAK IS. WE WERE A GROUP OF ABOUT 25 PEOPLE. THERE WERE MAYBE FIVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THERE AT THE TOP, THAT'S PROBABLY THE LEAST CROWDED [LAUGHTER] THAT I THINK MISSION PEAK HAS BEEN IN A WHILE, SO WE HAD IT TO OURSELVES. YES, VERY WINDY AND QUITE THE ACHIEVEMENT. ON THAT NOTE, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START, 2026. THANKS EVERYONE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.