[00:00:01] SO, IS STAFF READY TO BEGIN? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, FANTASTIC. WELL, IN THAT CASE, WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR FOR THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, BEGINNING AT 1:02 P.M. I AM ATTENDING REMOTELY TODAY UNDER THE JUST CAUSE PROVISION. MY DAUGHTER IS ILL, AND THERE WILL BE NO ONE ELSE IN THE ROOM THAT IS OVER 18 YEARS OLD. AND I WILL CERTAINLY LEAVE MY VIDEO ON FOR THE WHOLE SESSION. SO I THINK THAT COVERS THE BROWN ACT PROVISIONS OF ATTENDING REMOTELY. YES, IT DOES. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE TAKE THE ROLE? [Roll Call] YES. THIS IS YULIE PADMORE, RECORDING CLERK TAKING ROLE. DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT. HERE. DIRECTOR ESPAÑA. PRESENT. CHAIR ECHOLS. PRESENT. PARK DISTRICT STAFF COORDINATORS IN THIS MEETING INCLUDE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER LISA GOORJIAN. HERE. ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL ELIZABETH MACKENZIE. HERE. TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO THE BROWN ACT. STAFF IS PROVIDING LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT MAY DO SO BY PROVIDING A COMMENT IN PERSON OR JOINING LIVE VIA ZOOM WITH THE LINK PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA LOCATED ON THE PARK DISTRICT WEBSITE. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEETING PROCEDURES, WE CAN BEGIN. AND I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU, CHAIR ECHOLS, THAT WE HAVE NO PEOPLE IN PERSON THAT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SO YOU CAN PROCEED. OKAY, GREAT. AND I SEE THAT WE ALSO HAVE NO MINUTES TO APPROVE AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR ACTION ITEM, WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING AWARDING CONCESSION AGREEMENT TO INSTA CONCESSIONS, [Action Items] LLC FOR THE ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM. GOOD AFTERNOON AND HAPPY 2026. I'M TIFFANY MARGULICI, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. IT'S AN AWARD AND AUTHORIZATION OF A CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM. AND HERE WITH ME, I HAVE REGIONAL INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICES REGIONAL MANAGER, KEVIN DAMSTRA. AND ALSO JOINING ONLINE IS THE RECOMMENDED CONCESSIONAIRE REPRESENTATIVE SHAUN HAMID. SO SINCE IT'S THE FIRST MEETING OF 2026, I'LL BE PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT CONCESSIONAIRES IN GENERAL AT A GLANCE AND THEN REALLY DIVING INTO THE ARDENWOOD CONCESSION, THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND THE RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS TALKING ABOUT, OVERALL, THE CONCESSIONS AT A GLANCE. WE HAVE 20 THAT ARE PUBLICLY OWNED, PRIVATELY OPERATED, AND THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT REALLY ENHANCE OUR SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC. AND THEY'RE LISTED HERE BY KIND OF THEIR PRIMARY ACTIVITY. SO SOME OF THEM, LIKE GOLF, MIGHT ALSO HAVE FOOD. BUT WE JUST KIND OF GIVE A GENERAL IDEA OF THE CONCESSIONS LISTED THEM OUT BY WHAT THEIR CORE ACTIVITY IS. AND SO FROM THERE, WE HAVE HAD FOR MANY YEARS A CONCESSION AT ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM. AND ONE OF THE THEMES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN PASSPORT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND IS TRUE FOR THIS ITEM TODAY, IS THAT OUR CONCESSIONS AND PARKS ARE OFTEN IN TRANSITION, AND ESPECIALLY THIS CONCESSION IS CURRENTLY TRANSITIONING FROM FOOD AND EVENTS TO FOOD ONLY. AND I'LL BE EXPLAINING A LITTLE BIT WHY HERE IN THIS SLIDE. SO WE HAD THE HAPPY OCCASION TO HAVE A BALD EAGLE NEST FOR MULTIPLE YEARS ESTABLISH ITSELF. IN FACT, TWO ESTABLISHED ITSELF AT ARDENWOOD. AND AS SUCH THERE ARE BUFFER ZONES, NO ACTIVITY BUFFER ZONES THAT GOT ESTABLISHED. AND SO THIS MAP IS FROM OUR STEWARDSHIP TEAM THAT SHOWS THE NEST IN THE MIDDLE. AND BASICALLY THERE'S SOME RESTRICTIONS WITHIN THE RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW ZONES. AND HAPPILY FOR THE NEST, BUT A BIT MORE UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE EVENT, PART OF THE CONCESSION, THE EVENT CONCESSION IS IN THE NO ACTIVITY ZONE. [00:05:05] AND SO AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS OF TRYING TO WORK AROUND IT, WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT'S NO LONGER COMPATIBLE WITH THE SITE. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE WE ARE MOVING TO FOOD ONLY. SO IT IS GOING TO BE A SMALLER FOOTPRINT FOR THE CONCESSION WITH THIS CHANGE. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY FOCUSED ON CAFE. THAT DOES GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW CONCESSIONAIRE TO REALLY FOCUS ON THINKING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT ACTIVATE THE CAFE, THE AREA AROUND IT. THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO, OF COURSE, FOOD SALES, BEER AND WINE SALES. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO SOME LIMITED RETAIL IF IT'S RELEVANT TO THE INTERPRETIVE THEMES. AND THEN ALSO, IF THEY WANTED TO, THEY COULD DO FOOD SOLD ON PREORDER, BIRTHDAY PARTIES OR OTHER KINDS OF GROUP SERVICES IN THAT VICINITY OF THE CAFE. AND I BELIEVE WE WERE THERE AT THAT. WE HAD LUNCH AT ONE OF THE BOARD TOURS IN 2025 JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CAFE WHILE IT WAS STILL CLOSED. SO WE'VE REALLY GONE THROUGH A NUMBER OF ITERATIONS, AS I MENTIONED, WITH THE CHANGE IN OUR ABILITY TO USE THE SITE. SO THE INCUMBENT CONCESSIONAIRE, THEIR AGREEMENT ENDED IN 2024. AND THEY WERE ALREADY HAVING THESE CHALLENGES OF HAVING TO CANCEL EVENTS OR MOVE EVENTS TO OTHER SITES BECAUSE OF THE BALD EAGLE NEST. AND SO THEY DETERMINED AT THAT TIME IT JUST REALLY WASN'T WORKING FOR THEM TO DO EVENTS. AND IN FACT, THEY'VE MOVED OVER TO BE OUR CONCESSIONAIRE AT LITTLE HILLS. SO WE ISSUED AN RFP THREE TIMES FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IN 2024. REALLY JUST TRYING TO PUT IT OUT THERE. AND THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM PROPOSERS WAS THAT JUST IT WASN'T WORKING WITH THAT SEASONAL CONSTRAINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE THE NESTING AREA. IT JUST DIDN'T WORK. SO WE TOOK THE FEEDBACK TO HEART, AND WE TALKED TO THE INTERPRETIVE STAFF AND OPERATIONS STAFF AT ARDENWOOD. AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE STILL REALLY FIND VALUE IN HAVING THE CAFE. IT HELPS PEOPLE STAY A LITTLE BIT LONGER. IT'S A POPULATION WITH A LOT OF YOUNGER VISITORS, AND SO BEING ABLE TO HAVE A SNACK AT THE CAFE. COFFEY, JUICE, BEER AND WINE FOR THE OVER 21 SET JUST REALLY HELPS PEOPLE KIND OF ENJOY THEIR WHOLE EXPERIENCE AT THE PARK. AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND THEN REISSUED ANOTHER RFP FOR JUST THE CAFE IN EARLY 2025. AND WE DID HAVE ONE PROPOSER WHO THEN WE STARTED TO WORK WITH THEM AND WE IDENTIFIED THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, HAD SOME CHANGES TO THE BUILDING BECAUSE WE WERE CHANGING OPERATOR. SO WE PAUSED THAT RFP. TRADE STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB COMING IN AND GOING THROUGH THAT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CHECKLIST, ALL KINDS OF THINGS ABOUT THE DRAINS, THE AIR, ALL KINDS OF THINGS. THEY WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST AND ALL BUT ONE IS COMPLETED AND WILL BE COMPLETED SOON. AND SO THEN WE AGAIN, DID AN RFP IN OCTOBER. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS, AND THIS IS HOW WE CAME TO THIS RECOMMENDATION. WITH OUR RFP ADVERTISEMENT, WITH ALL THE RFPS WE DID, WE GO ON OUR WEBSITE, WE DIRECT MAIL. FOR THIS LAST ONE, WE HAD THREE ATTENDEES AT THE SITE VISIT AND WE RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL, AND THAT IS FROM INSTA CONCESSIONS INCORPORATED. AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE OPERATING A VERY SIMILAR FOOD CONCESSION AT A PARK IN SONOMA COUNTY, WHICH WE CHECKED OUT AS REFERENCES. THEY GOT GOOD REFERENCES FROM OUR PARTNERS OVER THERE IN SONOMA COUNTY, AND THEY ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE PRIOR WITH FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT. SO THEY HAVE THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, THE SUPPLIERS AND ALL OF THOSE CONNECTIONS. AND SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE IS THEIR OTTER CAFE, WHICH IS THE ONE AT SPRING LAKE IN SONOMA COUNTY. THEIR CONCESSION FEE WILL BE 2% OF GROSS RECEIPTS AND A MAINTENANCE FEE OF 3% OF GROSS RECEIPTS, WHICH IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT FOR A SEASONAL FOOD CONCESSION. AND THEN THEY ALSO PAY, IN ADDITION, A FEE FOR THE SUM OF THE UTILITIES. [00:10:03] SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD OPERATION COMMITTEE APPROVE AND RECOMMEND TO THE FULL BOARD THE AUTHORIZATION OF INSTA CONCESSION, LLC AS THE CONCESSIONAIRE FOR THE CAFE AT ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM. AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING A TWO YEAR TERM BEGINNING IN JUNE, WITH A POSSIBLE THREE YEAR EXTENSION BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. AND THE FEE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WOULD START AT 5% OF GROSS RECEIPTS. AND WITH THAT, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT, TIFFANY. BOARD MEMBERS, MAYBE YOU CAN JUST JUMP IN. IT'S HARD TO SEE YOU OVER THERE ON THE DAIS, BUT WELL, YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND OR JUST GO AHEAD IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS. SO THIS IS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT REALLY GOOD JOB, BECAUSE I KNOW OVER TIME YOU'VE YOU'VE HAD TO RETHINK WHAT THIS CAFE COULD BE. AND I WANT TO SAY IT ALSO SHOWS HOW THE PARK RESPONDS TO DIFFERENT STEWARDSHIP CONCERNS. SO THE FACT THAT AS FAR AS WE LOOKED OVER TIME AT THE NESTING EAGLES AND THEN REALIZING THAT IT WAS NO LONGER A VENUE FOR EVENTS, I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT HOW YOU TOOK TIME AND THEN FEEDBACK FROM DIFFERENT POTENTIAL PROPOSERS TO FIND A USAGE FOR THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD WORK ON PURSUING THIS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A FEW ITERATIONS. SO I WANT TO SAY THAT JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU. OKAY. DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'M NEW TO THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND NEW TO THIS TOPIC. AND EVEN NEW TO ARDENWOOD, QUITE FRANKLY. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT WE LOST, WHAT TYPE OF EVENTS VERSUS. I MEAN, THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF EVENTS AT ARDENWOOD. MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CONCESSION WAS AND CERTAINLY DO APPRECIATE, I THINK THE STEWARDSHIP SAID THEY'RE TIRED OF BEING CALLED THE DEPARTMENT OF KNOW, AND THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOW. AND THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW WE FOUND A WAY TO WORK AROUND OUR BALANCING OF RECREATION AND NATURE PRESERVATION. BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT EVENTS WE LOST. AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PICKED UP ELSEWHERE. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. AND I'M WONDERING IF I COULD SHARE MY SCREEN AGAIN TO THE LOCATION SLIDE, POSSIBLY. THANK YOU. I MAY HAVE TO REOPEN. OH, YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. AND I CAN SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THIS LOCATION SLIDE. SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE CAFE AND EVENT CONCESSION, IT WAS REALLY PRIVATE EVENTS, PRIMARILY WEDDINGS AND OR SOME CORPORATE PICNICS AND THE WEDDINGS ARE SORT OF MORE OR LESS NEARER TO THE AREA WHERE THE PATTERSON HOUSE AND GARDENS IS. IT WAS AN AREA CALLED THE POOL SITE. AND SO IT WAS THEY WOULD HAVE THE WEDDINGS AT THERE'S KIND OF LIKE A GAZEBO. AND THEN AT THE POOL SITE THEY WOULD SET UP TABLES, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE THE DANCING AND MUSIC AND THE DANCING AND MUSIC AT THE WEDDINGS, IN FACT, WAS PROBABLY THE MOST INCOMPATIBLE THING WITH OUR STEWARDSHIP PRIORITY THERE, WITH THE BIRDS. SO THOSE EVENTS ARE JUST NO LONGER HAPPENING AT ARDENWOOD. LIKE I SAID, THE CONCESSIONAIRE WHO HAD BEEN DOING THAT BUSINESS HAS ACTUALLY MOVED OVER TO LITTLE HILLS AND HAS FOCUSED THEIR BUSINESS OVER THERE ON WEDDINGS AND OUTDOOR WEDDINGS. SO I THINK HOPEFULLY THAT MARKET CAN STILL BE SERVED WITHIN THE REGION. AND THEN THE OTHER AREA, WHICH IS. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BLURRY, BUT IT SAYS EIO PICNIC. THERE WAS AN AREA CALLED DEER PARK BEYOND THE KIND OF FARMYARD AREA, AND THAT WAS USED JUST LESS AND LESS IN THE 80S. THE EVENTS WERE A LOT OF CORPORATE PICNICS, AND SO WE WOULD SEE THAT DEER PARK AREA USED A LOT FOR THAT. BUT THAT HAD REALLY. THIS WHOLE MARKET HAS KIND OF DISAPPEARED SINCE COVID ALL OVER THE REGION. [00:15:09] SO IT REALLY WAS PRIVATE EVENTS. THE FLAGSHIP SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT ARE PUT ON BY OUR INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT AS NEEDED AND USE OTHER PARTS OF THE PARK. IT'S JUST THAT WE ONLY HAD A VERY SPECIFIC AREA AT THE POOL SITE THAT WAS ADAPTED TO DANCE FLOOR AND WEDDINGS. YEAH. I APPRECIATE ALL THE EXTRA DETAIL OR BIG PICTURE ON THAT. YEAH. I'M JUST CURIOUS. WE'VE GOT A PAIR OF EAGLES OVER AT TEMESCAL AND ROCKRIDGE THAT THEY'VE GOT A CAM. A LIVE CAM MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF EVENT. MIGHT NOT DANCE AND HAVE MUSIC, BUT IT'S NICE TO KNOW WE HAVE THEM THERE. AND MAYBE THAT'S AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TOO. ANYWAY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. NO MORE COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? NOBODY? MY APOLOGIES. I FORGET THAT IT'S BETTER TO VERBALIZE EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. SO I'M LOOKING IN THE CHAT HERE AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO ONE ONLINE WITH THEIR HAND RAISED. AND WE HAVE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN PERSON WITH PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. GREAT. GREAT. OKAY. WELL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CARE THAT BOTH THE OPERATIONS TEAM AND STEWARDSHIP TEAM TOOK IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, LOOKING WHAT WAS POSSIBLE AND WHAT WASN'T POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF PROTECTING THE BALD EAGLE AND THEIR NESTS. VERY EXCITING THAT WE HAVE THE BALD EAGLE NEST THERE. AND CERTAINLY WE WANT TO TAKE THE CARE TO KEEP THE NESTS THERE. BUT IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE LIMITED SERVICES OUT THERE AND IN PARTICULAR THE FOOD. SO, YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DID TO GET THAT DONE. AND IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. WELL, THEN WE'RE. OH, SO SORRY. I MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO, ALL IN FAVOR? OH, I GUESS WE HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL, RIGHT? SINCE I'M REMOTE? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. LET'S START WITH DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT. YES, AYE. DIRECTOR ESPAÑA. AYE. CHAIR ECHOLS. AYE. THANK YOU. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM. [Informational Items] THE 2026 BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE WORK PLAN REVIEW. GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTORS. I'M RUBY TUMBER, MANAGEMENT ANALYST AND TODAY I WILL BE REVIEWING OUR 2026 BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE WORK PLAN. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS THAT MIGHT BE NEW TO THE COMMITTEE. WELCOME. AS A REMINDER, THE BOARD OPERATING GUIDELINES DICTATE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS COMMITTEE INCLUDE REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL POLICIES TO THE FULL BOARD, ENSURING OPERATING OBJECTIVES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PERIODIC REPORTS. EVALUATING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE OPERATION IS IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR BOARD ESTABLISHED POLICIES. REVIEWING CONCESSIONAIRE AND SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS SUCH AS WHAT WE JUST DID WITH TIFFANY, AND ALSO ANNUALLY REVIEWING FEES AND CHARGES. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I COME TO YOU TODAY WITH, AS I SAID, OUR WORK PLAN. THE OUTGOING 2025 COMMITTEE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE SAME WORK PLAN AND HAD A CHANCE TO ADD IN ANY ITEMS THEY FELT THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE IN THE YEAR 2026. WE INCORPORATED THOSE IN HERE, AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU TODAY. AND SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY REVISIONS OR ADDITIONS THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO EXPLORE PERTAINING TO THE SCOPE OF THIS COMMITTEE, WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THEM IN FOR THIS YEAR. WITH THAT SAID, OUR ITEMS ARE CATEGORIZED IN A FEW DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, THE FIRST BEING POLICY REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THIS YEAR WE WILL BRING TO YOU THE 2027 FEE SCHEDULE. WE ALWAYS BRING THE FEE SCHEDULE THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE, AND THIS YEAR WE HOPE TO BRING A REVIEW OF OUR COMMUNICATION SITE POLICY. [00:20:05] THIS IS A VERY OLD POLICY THAT WE ARE DUSTING OFF AND UPDATING FOR TODAY. AND YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT THIS YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCESSIONAIRE AND SPECIAL USE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HOPE TO BRING TO YOU. AND THOSE INCLUDE REVIEWING A POTENTIAL AGREEMENT FOR THE LAKE ANZA SNACK CONCESSION AT TILDEN REGIONAL PARK. THE CAFE CONCESSION AT ARDENWOOD, WHICH WE JUST DID. THE WATER SPORTS AND BOAT RENTAL CONCESSION AT SHADOW CLIFFS. THE STEAM TRAIN AGREEMENT, HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR AT TILDEN REGIONAL PARK. THE MERRY GO ROUND CONCESSION AGREEMENT, ALSO AT TILDEN. THE SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT AT ARDENWOOD FARM FOR THE SOCIETY OF THE PRESERVATION OF CARTER RAILROAD, THAT'S THE TRAIN AT ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM. WE ALSO HOPE TO BRING A REVIEW OF THE BOY SCOUTS NUMBER 834 SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT AT LAS TRAMPAS REGIONAL PRESERVE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF INFORMATIONAL REPORTS AND DISCUSSION TOPICS. FOR THE MOST PART, THESE ARE ON A ROTATIONAL BASIS. SO YOU'LL SEE UPDATES FROM A FEW OF THE PARK OPERATIONS UNITS. SO WE BRING THOSE ITEMS THIS YEAR THAT WEREN'T ON THE CALENDAR LAST YEAR. AND YOU'LL ALSO NOTE THAT LARGELY, THIS IS A REFLECTION OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE IN THIS DIVISION BEFORE THE REORG, BUT WE STILL FEEL THAT INFORMATION TO YOU IS GOOD INFORMATION. SO WE WILL CONTINUE BRINGING THOSE FORWARD. SO THE INFORMATIONAL TOPICS ARE AS FOLLOWS. LATER THIS YEAR, I'LL DO A REVIEW OF THE 2026 WORK PLAN TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT WE COVERED, IN ADDITION TO BRINGING YOU A DRAFT OF NEXT YEAR'S WORK PLAN. YES, WE'RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR. WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION STUDY, WHICH IS A BODY OF WORK WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR DIVISION, AND HOPE TO ALSO GET SOME UPDATES FROM THE BUSINESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT REGARDING TOPICS SUCH AS FEE COLLECTION AND THE ANNUAL PASSES UPDATE. WE GIVE AN ANNUAL UPDATE FROM THE OAKLAND STROKES, THE SPECIAL USE AGREEMENT OUT AT MLK, IN ADDITION TO THE CONCESSION AT JUDGE JOHN SUTTER REGIONAL SHORELINE, WHICH IS THE BRIDGE YARD. WE ALSO PROVIDE TWO UPDATES FROM BOTH OF THE INTERPRETIVE AND RECREATION SERVICE UNITS, SOUTH, EAST AND NORTHWEST, AND THE DEPARTMENTS. EXCUSE ME. THE UNITS COMING TO YOU FROM THE PARK OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT WITH UPDATES THIS YEAR INCLUDE UNIT THREE, SIX AND SEVEN. THE MAST DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A GENERAL UPDATE EITHER ON PROJECTS OR SOME SPECIFIC WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS YEAR. AND WE ALSO BRING FORWARD ITEMS THROUGH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION IN THIS COMMITTEE. SO PUBLIC SAFETY BRINGS FORWARD QUARTERLY CRIME UPDATES TO THIS COMMITTEE JUST TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THAT INFORMATION IN THE DISTRICT, AS WELL AS UPDATES FROM THE DIFFERENT SUB WORKGROUPS WITHIN THAT DIVISION, INCLUDING FIRE AND LIFEGUARD SERVICES. THEY ALSO HAVE SOME SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS THAT THEY HOPE TO COVER, INCLUDING INFORMATIONAL UPDATES ON THE PEREGRINE REAL TIME CRIME DATA PROGRAM. THE NEW DOG TRACKING PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN ITEM THAT I THINK WAS SLATED FOR 2025, BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT FORWARD TO YOU IN 2026, THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM. AND THIS LAST ITEM WAS A GENERAL UPDATE FROM DEL VALLE REGIONAL PARK. I BELIEVE THIS WAS REQUESTED BY THE OUTGOING 2025 COMMITTEE, SO WE HAVE INCLUDED THAT HERE FOR YOU TODAY AS WELL. AND THERE ARE NO FISCAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ITEMS. SO THAT'S THAT. IT'S LISTED HERE. SO WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE AN AMBITIOUS YEAR AHEAD, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS OR ADDITIONS TO THIS WORK PLAN. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DIRECTOR ESPAÑA AND I BOTH HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS LAST DECEMBER. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, EITHER FROM DIRECTOR ESPAÑA OR FROM DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT OR IF THERE ARE NEW COMMENTS OR NEW ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED, IT IS A VERY ROBUST AND THOROUGH WORK PLAN IN MY OPINION, BUT I WANT TO GIVE THE DIRECTORS A CHANCE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS THEY MIGHT HAVE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. I FEEL THE COMMENTS THAT WE MADE AT THE END OF THE YEAR ARE WELL REFLECTED IN THE UPDATED LIST. [00:25:07] AND AS DIRECTOR ECHOLS SAID, IT'S VERY ROBUST AND I FELT IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT OPERATION DOES MY FIRST YEAR, LAST YEAR AT THE PARKS. BECAUSE TODAY I'M ONLY HERE AS AN ALTERNATE. BUT THIS IS VERY AMPLE. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I DEFER AND THANK MY FELLOW DIRECTORS FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS ROBUST LIST. I DON'T KNOW, RUBY, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, MAYBE A SMALL ORIENTATION FOR ME IF WE COULD TALK OFFLINE. AN ORG CHART, MAYBE EXPLAINING THE OPS UNITS WOULD HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY TOTAL WE HAVE VERSUS THE THREE, SIX AND SEVEN THAT ARE UP ON THE PLAN AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE. I LOVED WHAT YOU PUT IN EARLIER, AND IT'S JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE CONCESSION AND THE DIFFERENCE OF THAT VERSUS A SINGLE USE APPLICATION. MAYBE WE COULD. ABSOLUTELY. FLESH THAT OUT AND GET A LITTLE ORIENTATION PACKAGE. YES. AS FAR AS THE DISCUSSION TOPICS AND WORK PLAN, IT LOOKS GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR THE REPORT. THERE WERE NONE, YOU SAID? THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SO DID I HEAR EARLIER. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO HEAR AND SEE YOU GUYS. BUT THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A REPORT ON THE STORM DAMAGE RESPONSE, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE HAVE AGM LISA GOORJIAN WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE STORM DAMAGE. I BELIEVE IT'S A FOLLOW UP FOR YOU HERE. OKAY, PERFECT. [Announcements] SO WE ARE NOW ON ANNOUNCEMENT, SO THANK YOU, AGM GOORJIAN. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW YEAR'S STORMS THAT CAME THROUGH A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. DIRECTOR ECHOLS, WE HAD GIVEN AN OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT HAD HAPPENED IN TILDEN REGIONAL PARK AND THE REPAIRS THAT HAD HAPPENED IN COORDINATION WITH PARK OPERATIONS, OUR MAINTENANCE AND SKILLED TRADES AND OUR STEWARDSHIP. AND SO, AGAIN, THOSE WERE PRIMARILY RELATED TO BLOCKED CULVERTS ON THE SELBY TRAIL AND THE LAKE ANZA ROAD. AND THEN ALSO THE BLOCKED CULVERT ON CENTRAL PARK DRIVE. AND ALL OF THOSE WERE CLEARED. BUT I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, I THINK YOU HAD FLAGGED THIS. THERE WERE STILL TWO FOLLOW UP AREAS THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON REPAIRING THOSE. SO THE NIMITZ WAY TRAIL, I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED YESTERDAY AND WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS FOR THAT OR SORT OF WHAT'S NEXT. AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A FULL CULVERT REPLACEMENT. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME JUST AGAIN, WORKING WITH STEWARDSHIP AND OUR MAST TO INITIATE THAT AND GET THAT GOING. AND THEN ALSO THE SELBY TRAIL MEMORIAL TRAIL INTERSECTION. SO AGAIN, PARK SUPERVISOR SARAH MOTLEY AND UNIT MANAGER DAN SIKES, I WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEM FOR PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION SO QUICKLY TO ME TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. SO PARK SUPERVISOR SARAH MOTLEY HAD ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT LANDSLIDE THAT OCCURRED NEAR THE SELBY TRAIL, THE MEMORIAL TRAIL INTERSECTION. AND SO THAT ALSO WILL NEED TO BE EVALUATED BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS A QUICK FIX AS THE OTHER ONES WERE ABLE TO BE. SO WE ARE REALLY, I THINK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEWARDSHIP AND OUR MAINTENANCE AND SKILLED TRADES, REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WHEN WE DO TRAIL REPAIRS, THEY CAN BE OPERATIONALLY SUSTAINABLE, BUT THEN ALSO SUSTAINABLE SO THAT WE'RE NOT REPAIRING THEM THE WAY THEY WERE. SO THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGED BUT REALLY BUILDING THEM BACK SO THEY'RE MORE RESILIENT. SO WE DON'T LIKE IT WHEN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FAILS, BUT IT'S ALSO MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INVEST TO REALLY ADDRESS IT IN A MORE LONG TERM WAY TO MAKE SURE OUR FACILITIES ARE SUSTAINABLE. SO I HOPE THAT THAT'S HELPFUL. I REALLY, AGAIN, APPRECIATE THAT YOU ASKED AND I REALLY APPRECIATE PARK OPERATIONS STAFF FOR TURNING AROUND THIS INFORMATION SO QUICKLY. YES, WELL, YES, I APPRECIATE THAT. [00:30:03] AND STAFF WAS ALSO OUT THERE RIGHT AWAY TOO. AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, JUST WALKING ON THE NIMITZ THE DAY AFTER THE REALLY HEAVY RAINS THAT WE HAD RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS OR RIGHT AROUND CHRISTMAS. YOU KNOW, COAL WAS ALREADY OUT THERE WITH THE TAPE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SINKHOLE. AND I KNOW THEY WERE ALSO WORKING ON THE SELBY TRAIL AS WELL. IS THE SELBY TRAIL STILL CLOSED, DO YOU KNOW? I THINK A PORTION OF IT, THE BLOCK CULVERT DIRECTLY UP FROM LAKE ANZA BEACH IS CLEARED. BUT I THINK DOWN MORE TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION OF MEMORY TRAIL IS STILL CLOSED. YES, I WOULD THINK SO. YEAH. YEAH. AND AND I GUESS JUST ALSO TO FLAG THAT THE WILDCAT VIEW GROUP CAMP, THAT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS BECAUSE OF FAILED CULVERT DAMAGE THERE TOO. SO THAT'S ALSO WE'RE WORKING TO TRY TO ADVANCE THAT REPAIR SO THAT CAN BE REOPENED. GREAT. WELL I REALLY APPRECIATE THE REPORT. SO AND AS YOU SAID VERY QUICKLY, SINCE I JUST MENTIONED IT YESTERDAY IN MY CLOSING REMARKS, SO THAT IS VERY FAST TO GET INFORMATION BACK FROM YOUR TEAM. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT TRYING TO BUILD THINGS BACK BETTER. SO MAKE THEM SUSTAINABLE OVER THE LONG TERM. AND YEAH, SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE AND FOR WORKING QUICKLY TO TRY TO GET THESE THINGS REPAIRED AND UP AND RUNNING AGAIN. OKAY. SO. YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION, ACTUALLY, FOR LISA, SORT OF RELATED TO YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT AGAIN, BEING THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK HERE. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR OF A LOS, LIKE CITIES AND TOWNS DO THAT FOR THEIR ROADS? LEVEL OF SERVICE, SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHICH ONES ARE NEXT UP FOR PRIORITY OR WHICH ONES SUDDENLY, YOU KNOW, GOT WASHED OUT AND ROSE TO THE TOP? DO WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR OPERATIONS? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. WE ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING THAT RIGHT NOW. SO WITH THE NEW DIVISION LEAD OF MAST, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HE IS WORKING ON WITH HIS TEAM IN COORDINATION WITH PARK OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONS IN GENERAL, JUST TO TRY TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF LEVEL OF SERVICE SO THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING WHEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL FACILITIES HAVE THE SAME USES. AND SO THAT WHEN WE'RE REPAIRING THEM, WE'RE REPAIRING THEM BACK FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE. WE'RE NOT TREATING EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT BUILDING EVERYTHING BACK TO CARRY A FIRE TRUCK, IF FIRE TRUCKS NEVER GO ON IT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT AND THAT WILL HELP INFORM, I THINK YOU KNOW, A SCHEDULE, A MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OR I WANT TO SAY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT, OUR MAINTENANCE IS ONGOING. SO THERE'S A LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THAT. AND THAT CERTAINLY IS SORT OF ONE BODY OF WORK, BUT THEN THE OTHER BODY OF WORK IS THAT REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. SO WE ARE WORKING ON A LEVEL OF SERVICE. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE RECOGNIZE, I THINK WILL HELP US BE MORE TRANSPARENT IN HOW WE PRIORITIZE THE WORK AND BRINGING IT FORWARD. EXCELLENT. THAT'S REALLY GOOD TO HEAR. AND I KNOW A FRIEND OF MINE SENT SOME PICTURES FROM MARTINEZ. CARDENAS WAS COMPLETELY FLOODED DURING THOSE STORMS AND THE KING TIDES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF LONGER TERM DAMAGE, THE REPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED TO DIRECTOR ECHOLS, BUT ALSO OTHER PARKS, AND I KNOW IN REDWOOD, THE STREAM TRAIL, OR EVEN AT RISK OF HAVING TO MOVE THE STREAM TRAIL ITSELF BECAUSE THE FEMA MONEY HASN'T COME THROUGH AND THE RECENT STORM DAMAGE REALLY CAUSED I THINK SOME ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS THERE. SO I DON'T KNOW, MORE PARK WIDE OR DISTRICT-WIDE AT SOME POINT, I'D STILL LIKE A MAYBE BIGGER STORM DAMAGE, BUT GOING WITH THE LOS IS EXCELLENT. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU, LISA. GOOD. THANKS. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANKS EVERYBODY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND SO I THINK WE ARE READY TO ADJOURN. IT IS 1:38 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.