[Roll Call]
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          GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 
          I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR JUNE 10, 2026. 
          THE MEETING IS HEREBY CALLED TO ORDER AT 1:05 PM. 
          MADAM CLERK CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? DIRECTOR DESCHAMBAULT? HERE. 
          DIRECTOR MERCURIO? HERE. 
          CHAIR ECHOLS? HERE. 
          [Approval of Minutes]
AND WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS. THEY CAN BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION. UNLESS SOMEONE HAS QUESTIONS FIRST SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. 
          AYE. 
          AYE. MOTION PASSES. 
          MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA. 
          I DON'T THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD. 
          SINCE THERE'S INFORMATION, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDER. OR DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED TO. JUST THE ORDER. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION FOR IT. I THOUGHT. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A MOTION, BUT IT'D BE GOOD TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUT. YES. 
          YEAH. SO, IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THE INFORMATIONAL ITEMS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER, STARTING WITH THE SECURITY RESIDENCE PROGRAM UPDATE AND THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS UNIT 3 AND FOLLOWED BY PARK OPERATIONS UNIT 6. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IF THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, 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'S 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. 
          CURRENTLY, FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE NO ONE IN PERSON OR NO ONE ONLINE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL 
          [Informational Items]
PROCEED TO OUR FIRST OR OUR REORDERED FIRST INFORMATIONAL ITEM, WHICH IS THE SECURITY RESIDENCE PROGRAM UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. HELLO, EVERYBODY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, OPERATIONS COMMITTEE DIRECTORS, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL. MY NAME IS NOAH DORT AND I'M AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST IN THE BUSINESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES. TODAY, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER TIFFANY MARGULISI AND I WILL BE PRESENTING AN INFORMATIONAL UPDATE ON THE PARK DISTRICT'S SECURITY RESIDENCE PROGRAM. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE THE TOPICS WE'LL BE COVERING TODAY. 
          PROGRAM HISTORY AND PURPOSE. 
          SORRY, PROGRAM HISTORY AND PURPOSE. RESIDENCE LOCATIONS AND CATEGORIES. SERVICES PROVIDED BY EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENTS. 
          EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENCE APPRAISAL PROCESS, EMPLOYEE SECURITY LICENSE FEE CALCULATION. THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM CHALLENGES AND TAX REPORTING, THE FUNCTIONALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL AND FINALLY, PROGRAM UPDATES AND NEXT STEPS. ALL RIGHT, THEY BORE AND FORMALIZED THE DISTRICT RESIDENCE PROGRAM IN 1986 AFTER A SERIES OF REVISIONS WERE PROPOSED TO WHAT WAS, EXCUSE ME, PREVIOUSLY A SUBSET OF THE BOARD APPROVED REVENUE MANUAL UNDER REVENUE SOURCES. THE 1986 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHED THE BASIC PROGRAM FRAMEWORK THAT HAS BEEN REVISED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, MOST RECENTLY IN AUGUST OF 2013. RESIDENTS IN THE PROGRAM PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR A SPECIFIC AREA OR ASSET. 
          THEY EXTEND PUBLIC CONTACT OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR REPORTING EMERGENCIES. 
          THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE AND LIMITED OPEN AND STAFFED HOURS OF OUR PARKS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A QUICK RESPONSE TO PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT CANNOT BE QUICKLY ADDRESSED BY ON DUTY EMPLOYEES, AND THEY PROVIDE PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF A VARIETY 
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OF VALUABLE ASSETS. THE DISTRICT RESIDENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES THAT GOVERN THE USE OF PARK RESIDENCES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. YOU CAN SEE THE MAP HERE. THESE RESIDENCES INCLUDE HOUSES, APARTMENTS, MOBILE OR MODULAR UNITS, AND TRAILERS. THE RESIDENCES ARE OCCUPIED BY PARK DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, CARETAKERS, LEASEBACKS, AND CONCESSIONAIRES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 6 NON EMPLOYEE CARETAKER RESIDENCE SITES. 
          THESE INCLUDE SITES WHERE THE DISTRICT HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR AN ONGOING YEAR ROUND SECURITY PRESENCE TO PROTECT VALUABLE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. FOR EXAMPLE, BROOKS ISLAND HAS VULNERABLE NESTING SITES FOR 18 BIRD SPECIES AND VASCO CAVES HAS TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES AND IS ALSO HOME TO SEVERAL THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS RED LEGGED FROGS, TIGER SALAMANDERS, AND FAIRY SHRIMP. RESIDENCES AT THESE SITES ARE TYPICALLY MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT CARETAKER RESIDENCES. EXCUSE ME. CARETAKER RESIDENCE SITES ALSO INCLUDE WHAT I INFORMALLY CALL TRANSITIONAL CARETAKERS THAT REMAIN ON SITE FOLLOWING A DISTRICT LAND ACQUISITION. THESE TRANSITIONAL CARETAKERS HAVE USUALLY SERVED SOME TYPE OF CARETAKING ROLE FOR THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY OWNER. IN THESE CASES, THE DISTRICT RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PRESENCE ON SITE WHILE THE DISTRICT DEVELOPS THE NEW PROPERTY THE DISTRICT MAINTAIN EXCUSE ME. 
          THE DISTRICT'S MAINTENANCE OF THESE TRANSITIONAL CARETAKER SITES CAN BE MINIMAL, OFTEN BECAUSE THE RESIDENCE ITSELF, TYPICALLY A TRAILER OR MODULAR, IS NOT THE DISTRICT'S PROPERTY. THERE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY TWO LEASEBACK RESIDENT SITES. LEASEBACKS OCCUR WHEN THE DISTRICT ACQUIRES A PROPERTY BUT THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNER REMAINS ON SITE AND PAYS A REGULAR FEE TO THE DISTRICT. RESIDENCES AT THESE SITES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE FORMER PROPERTY OWNER AND ALSO ON THE SCREEN ARE 13 CONCESSIONARY RESIDENCES WITH SOME CONCESSIONS HAVING MULTIPLE RESIDENCES. THESE RESIDENCES ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT AND ARE LIMITED TO THE SAME TERM. 
          SOME CONCESSIONS REQUIRE ON SITE STAFF TO PROVIDE A QUICK RESPONSE BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL IN URGENT SITUATIONS, TYPICALLY FOR ANIMAL CARE. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, ALL THE DISTRICT'S STABLES INCLUDE RESIDENCES FOR THE CONCESSION OPERATOR AND THEIR STAFF. 
          OTHER CONCESSIONS BENEFIT FROM AN ON SITE SECURITY PRESENCE TO HELP SAFEGUARD DISTRICT OR CONCESSION PROPERTY FROM THEFT OR VANDALISM. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE THE RESIDENTS ATTACHED TO THE TILDEN MERRY GO ROUND. 
          EXCUSE ME? TILDEN REGIONAL PARK MERRY GO ROUND. A UNIQUE AND TREASURED DISTRICT ASSET. 
          RESIDENCES AT THESE SITES ARE TYPICALLY MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT, BUT MAY ALSO INVOLVE THIRD PARTY VENDOR WORK MANAGED BY THE CONCESSIONAIRE WITH APPROVAL OF DISTRICT STAFF. AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY 31 EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENCES. THESE RESIDENCES ARE TYPICALLY ADDED TO THE PROGRAM AFTER PROPERTY ACQUISITION, BUT THERE IS THE OCCASIONAL NEW CONSTRUCTION ON DISTRICT PROPERTY. EXISTING RESIDENCES MAY LEAVE THE PROGRAM TO BE REPURPOSED OR DEMOLISHED AS NEEDED OR APPROPRIATE. ALL EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING BASIC DUTIES. KEEP THE AREA AROUND THE RESIDENCE CLEAN AND PRESENTABLE. MONITOR THE RESIDENT'S AREA FOR ANY SIGNS OF THEFT, VANDALISM, TRESPASSING OR OTHER ILLEGAL OR UNAUTHORIZED ACTIVITY. THEY ASSIST PARK VISITORS AND ANSWER INQUIRIES. NOTIFY PARK VISITORS OF RULES OR VIOLATIONS OR PARK RESTRICTIONS AS NEEDED. AND PLEASE NOTE THAT RESIDENCES ARE NOT RESIDENTS. EXCUSE ME, I MAKE THOSE UP A BUNCH TODAY. 
          RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS. CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE? OKAY. NOTE THAT RESIDENTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO ENFORCE RULES AND RESTRICTIONS. THEY ONLY PROVIDE AN INFORMATIVE ROLE WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ENFORCEMENT IF NECESSARY. 
          RESIDENTS ALSO MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING AND VEGETATION AROUND THE RESIDENCES ONLY. 
          LIGHT MAINTENANCE USING A LAWN MOWER OR LINE TRIMMER IS DONE BY RESIDENTS. TREE WORK OR WORK REQUIRING OTHER EQUIPMENT IS DONE BY APPROPRIATE DISTRICT STAFF OR VENDOR. THEY MAINTAIN DEFENSIBLE SPACE FIRE CLEARANCE INCLUDING REGULAR MOWING. THEY MAINTAIN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE AREA OR PARK SUPERVISOR. 
          AND THEY REPORT ALL INCIDENTS WHERE A POLICING AUTHORITY OR EMERGENCY SERVICE HAS BEEN CALLED TO THE RESIDENCE OR AREA. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          EACH EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENCE ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL SERVICES SPECIFIC TO ITS LOCATION BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE PARK OR FACILITY AS DETERMINED BY THE AREA OR PARK SUPERVISOR WITH INPUT AND APPROVAL BY THEIR MANAGER. THE MOST COMMON RESIDENT SPECIFIC SERVICE IS OPENING AND OR CLOSING PARK GATES. BUT SERVICES CAN ALSO INCLUDE MONITORING ADDITIONAL AREAS BEYOND THE RESIDENCE AREA, INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, CORPORATION YARDS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE. MONITORING ANIMALS SUCH AS AT ARDENWOOD AND TILDEN LITTLE FARM. 
          TESTING WATER, RESPONDING TO CATTLE ISSUES. THAT'S INCLUDING NOTIFYING THE CATTLE OWNER, RESPONDING TO ALARMS BY OBSERVING AND REPORTING ONLY AND EXTENSIVE PUBLIC CONTACT SUCH AS THE WEDDINGS AND EVENTS EVERY WEEKEND AT THE TILDEN BRAZIL RESIDENCE. LUCKY THEM. 
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ALL RIGHT, HOW ARE EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENCES FILLED? NOTICES. EXCUSE ME. NOTICE OF AVAILABLE RESIDENCES ARE POSTED ON THE DISTRICT'S SHAREPOINT SITE AND ATTACHED TO THE WEEKLY HUMAN RESOURCES EMAIL TO ALL DISTRICT STAFF. AN OPEN HOUSE IS AVAILABLE FOR IN PERSON VIEWING, BUT THE NOTICE WILL ALSO INCLUDE PICTURES FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE OPEN HOUSE. ALL ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FORM. 
          ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES ARE THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD BY THE INTERVIEW DATE. 
          APPLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO THE THREE PERSON SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, THE MANAGER OF THE RESIDENT'S LOCATION AREA, TYPICALLY A UNIT MANAGER OR ENTIRE TURBINE REC MANAGER, AND THE BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER. 
          THE FINAL SELECTION IS PRIMARILY BASED ON THE OPERATIONAL ADVANTAGE TO THE DISTRICT AND HAVING THAT SPECIFIC EMPLOYEE OCCUPY THE RESIDENCE. HOW ARE THE MONTHLY RESIDENCE LICENSE FEES DETERMINED? THAT STARTS WITH AN APPRAISAL PER THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM. APPRAISED MARKET RENTAL VALUES AMRV FOR EACH DISTRICT RESIDENCE WILL BE DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER EVERY SIX YEARS OR AS NEEDED. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE RENTAL MARKET. DISTRICT WIDE APPRAISAL OF ALL EMPLOYEES SECURITY RESIDENCES WAS DONE IN 2023-2017-2011-2005, ET CETERA. THERE IS A PROCESS TO SET CURRENT AMRV BETWEEN APPRAISALS. MORE ON THAT COMING UP. HOWEVER, TO BE AS CONFIDENT AS POSSIBLE IN THE AMRV AS IT RELATES TO THE TAXABLE AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEE RESIDENTS. MORE ON THAT LATER. THE DISTRICT ASKED THE SAME APPRAISER TO UPDATE THEIR 2023 APPRAISAL WITH MARKET DATA FROM 2026. 
          NEXT, WE'LL LOOK AT HOW THAT AMRV IS USED TO CALCULATE THE LICENSE THE MONTHLY LICENSE FEE BETWEEN APPRAISALS. THE CURRENT AMRV IS DETERMINED BY STARTING WITH THE MOST RECENT AMRV FROM THE APPRAISAL AND APPLYING CHANGES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, THE CPI FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND HAYWARD AREA AND CPI IS USED AS A MEASURE OF INFLATION. THE CURRENT AMRV IS FURTHER ADJUSTED BY A NUISANCE REDUCTION PERCENTAGE SPECIFIC TO EACH RESIDENCE BASED ON THE VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THAT RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES ALSO KNOWN AS RESIDENT DUTIES THAT WERE MENTIONED EARLIER. AND FINALLY, WHERE APPLICABLE, ABOUT 13 RESIDENCES THERE IS A FLAT INCREASE FOR RESIDENTS RESIDENCES THAT SHARE A UTILITY METER WITH OTHER NON RESIDENTS DISTRICT USE THE DISTRICT PAYS FOR THE UTILITY. 
          IN THESE CASES, THE FINAL RESULT IS THE LICENSE FEE TO BE PAID BY THE RESIDENT. 
          CURRENT AND PAST PRACTICE IS NOT TO RECALCULATE THE MONTHLY LICENSE FEE DURING THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT. ALL RIGHT. 
          TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUISANCE REDUCTION, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A PERCENTAGE SPECIFIC TO EACH RESIDENCE BASED ON THE VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF THAT RESIDENCE, INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES, THOSE RESIDENT DUTIES AND OTHER FACTORS LIKE NOISE, REMOTE ACCESS AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES. THE NUISANCE REDUCTION FOR VACANT RESIDENCES IS REEVALUATED BEFORE THE AVAILABILITY NOTICE IS POSTED. 
          THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM HAS FOUR TIERS OF NUISANCE REDUCTION. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE 0% OR 20% OR 40% OR 60%. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE A 60% NUISANCE REDUCTION. THE OTHER HALF HAVE A 40% NUISANCE REDUCTION. THERE IS ONE RESIDENCE WITH A 20% NUISANCE REDUCTION. 
          THAT'S THE DELTA ACCESS CURRENTLY IN LAND BANK AND NO RESIDENCES WITH A 0% REDUCTION. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE CAN SEE THE FISCAL IMPACT. THESE ARE THE TOTALS OF THE EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENCE LICENSE FEES PAID TO THE PARK DISTRICT EACH YEAR OVER THE LAST FIVE FULL YEARS. 
          THE FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN YEARS ARE PRIMARILY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OCCUPIED RESIDENTS. WHEN A RESIDENCE IS VACATED, THE DISTRICT MAY TAKE MORE TIME FOR RENOVATIONS THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF THE RESIDENCE IS OCCUPIED. OCCASIONALLY THERE ARE ALSO RESIDENCES ADDED OR REMOVED FROM THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM. WE CAN ALSO SEE THE EXPENSES CHARGED TO THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM. 
          TO BE CLEAR, THESE AMOUNTS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY DISTRICT STAFF TIME OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE HIGH VARIABILITY HERE IS DUE TO MAINTAINING MANY MOSTLY OLDER STRUCTURES, SIGNIFICANT RENOVATIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED, AND SUPPORTING RESIDENCES WITH, EXCUSE ME, SUPPORTING RESIDENTS WITH TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE LODGING DUE TO UNPLANNED UTILITY OUTAGES AND OTHER MEASURES LIKE PEST FUMIGATION OR LEAD PAINT REMEDIATION. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THE DISTRICT RESIDENCE PROGRAM FACES SEVERAL ONGOING CHALLENGES. THE EMPLOYEE SECURITY RESIDENT APPLICANT POOL, THE QUOTE UNQUOTE MARKET THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, IS LIMITED NOT ONLY TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, BUT IS ALSO NATURALLY LIMITED BY THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS RELATIVE TO THE FAMILY SIZE, THE LOCATION RELATIVE TO THEIR COMMUTE AND TIMING. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN ARE THEY LOOKING TO MOVE? SCHOOL YEAR, THAT KIND OF THING. SERVICES AND UTILITIES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS ALSO PROPOSE A CHALLENGE. SOME LOCATIONS RELY ON BOTTLED WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING TO SUPPLEMENT UTILITY TAP WATER. 
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BROOKS ISLAND AND VASCO CAVES ARE SOLAR POWERED WITH DIESEL GENERATOR BACKUPS. 
          SOME EMERGENCY SERVICES MAY TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME TO RESPOND RELATIVE TO MORE DEVELOPED AREAS. SOME COMMON AMENITIES LIKE HIGH SPEED INTERNET ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR ARE LIMITED. 
          WE ALSO FACE CHALLENGES WITH PEST CONTROL. MOST COMMON PESTS ARE MICE AND RATS, THOUGH TERMITES AND BITING INSECTS HAVE ALSO MADE APPEARANCES. 
          PEST CONTROL SERVICES PROVIDE MONTHLY MONITORING AND AS NEEDED, WORK TO SEAL UP RESIDENCES AND EXCLUDE PESTS. 
          ALSO HAVE MAINTENANCE COST AND RESPONSE TIME CHALLENGES. 
          DISTRICT STAFF PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR RESIDENCES, BUT SOME ISSUES SUCH AS HVAC ARE NOT HANDLED IN HOUSE. 
          VENDOR PRICES HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN RECENT YEARS, PRIMARILY DUE TO LABOR COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, DEPENDING ON NEEDS AROUND THE DISTRICT AT THE TIME, SKILLED DISTRICT MAINTENANCE STAFF MAY BE STRETCHED THIN WITH COMPETING PRIORITIES. IF THE ISSUE ISN'T URGENT, THERE MAY BE SOME DELAY RELATIVE TO HAVING IT ADDRESSED MORE QUICKLY AND COSTLY VIA VENDOR. 
          THERE ARE ALSO EVOLVING AND CHANGING OPERATIONAL NEEDS. AS THE DISTRICT'S OPERATIONAL NEEDS EVOLVE, THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY RESIDENTS MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED RESIDENTS. 
          RESIDENCES MAY ALSO BE REPURPOSED, ADDED THROUGH LAND ACQUISITION, DEMOLISHED OR EVEN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED. AND FINALLY, THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE. 
          THE FEDERAL AND STATE, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS GOVERNING RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS AND RESIDENCES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. DETERMINING THEIR APPLICABILITY TO THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM CAN BE CHALLENGING. 
          AND AT THIS POINT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER TIFFANY MARGULISI. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS, NOAH. GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME IS TIFFANY MARGALESI, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE VERY DETAILED WORK THAT NOAH DOES AS ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST FOR THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM. 
          IT'S A VERY UNIQUE ASSIGNMENT FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST AND NOAH IS VERY DILIGENT AND RESPECTFUL IN WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND CARETAKERS. SO TO CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME TOOLS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED TO REALLY REAFFIRM THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES AND HELP US QUANTIFY AND BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW YOU KNOW HOW THESE RESIDENCES ARE MEETING THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. AND THEN I'LL GIVE A LITTLE PREVIEW OF SOME WORK WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DO LATER THIS YEAR ON BRINGING BACK AN UPDATE TO THE PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          SO THIS IS A TOOL I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN 2024. 
          IT'S A RESIDENCE FUNCTIONALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL. AND AS NOAH MENTIONED, OVER THE YEARS STRUCTURES CHANGE IN USE. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT FERN COTTAGE USED TO BE A RESIDENCE AT A DIFFERENT ERA. AND SO THESE CHANGES IN USE HAVE HAPPENED OVER TIME. THEY'VE HAPPENED ORGANICALLY. AND WHAT WE WANTED A WAY AS STAFF TO BE TRANSPARENT AND QUANTIFY HOW WE'RE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS. 
          AND, AND SO WE DEVELOPED THIS ASSESSMENT TOOL WORKING WITH MAST AND PARK OPERATIONS TO JUST BASICALLY TAKE THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM THROUGH THE BOARD APPROVED PROGRAM AND ASSIGN SOME A QUANTIFIABLE SCORE. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS USED FOR. IT ALSO HELPS US WHEN WE DO HAVE AN ACQUISITION THAT HAS A STRUCTURE ON IT THAT COULD BE USED AS A RESIDENCE. 
          WE'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND SAY, DOES THIS STRUCTURE ALIGN WITH OUR LAND USE AND RESOURCE GOALS? IS IT ACTUALLY SECURING SOMETHING? WHAT ARE THE DUTIES, WHAT ARE THE VISITOR SERVICES? AND THEN ALSO FACTORING IN THERE, YOU KNOW, HOW IS THIS STRUCTURE DOING IN TERMS OF HABITABILITY? SO IT'S A SCORE OUT OF 100. AND THEN THIS SHOWS OUR FLOWCHART. 
          AND AGAIN WE'RE DOING THIS AT VACANCY WE'LL RUN THE ASSESSMENT TOOL. IF IT'S AROUND 70 OR HIGHER, IT JUST GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE QUEUE, GETS ADDED TO THE MAST WORKPLACE PLAN FOR ANY REPAIRS. AND WE REOCCUPY IF IT'S KIND OF IN THE. IF IT'S THE 50 TO, IF IT'S A LITTLE BIT BELOW THAT, THEN WE HAVE LIKE A STAKEHOLDER GROUP THAT CONVENES AND WE SAY, OKAY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT? AND THEN IF IT'S UNDER 50, IT'S REALLY NOT MEETING THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM, THEN IT WOULD MOVE TOWARDS TO DOING A CULTURAL STUDY AND THEN A POSSIBLE DEMOLITION. SO AS NOAH MENTIONED, OVER THE YEARS THIS PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR UPDATES AND THE LAST ONE WAS DONE IN 2013. 
          SO WE'VE KNOWN THAT WE'RE ABOUT DUE TO COME BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS REFRESHED AND REALLY MEETING 
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ALL OUR CURRENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS. SO THIS PRESENTATION TODAY IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET READY FOR THAT IS JUST TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE ABOUT WHAT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE, HOW MANY RESIDENCES THERE ARE. 
          AND FROM THERE WE'RE GOING TO BE EMBARKING IN SOME LISTENING SESSIONS WITH STAFF, INCLUDING ALL OF THE CURRENT RESIDENTS WHO KNOW VERY WELL THE DAY TO DAY AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE FIELD. ALSO PARK OPERATIONS. PARK OPERATIONS IS THE PRIMARY CUSTOMER HERE. 
          THESE RESIDENTS ARE. THE GOAL IS TO SUPPORT PARK OPERATIONS AND IN THE SERVICE THEY DO TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN MAINTENANCE AND SKILLED TRADES WHO ARE TASKED WITH DOING THE MAINTENANCE. 
          WE'LL ALSO BE DOING A DEEPER DIVE AND A REVIEW OF OTHER AGENCY PROGRAMS. THAT'S SOMETHING I'M ALWAYS IN CONTACT WITH OTHER AGENCIES WHEN I GO TO CONFERENCES OR MEET PEOPLE. 
          SO WE ARE LIKE FAMILIAR, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO DO LIKE A STRUCTURED DEEP DIVE WITH SOME OTHER AGENCY PROGRAMS AND SEE HOW THEY'RE STRUCTURED AND IF WE CAN STEAL ANY GREAT IDEAS ON BEST PRACTICES. ONE THING I'VE NOTICED IN GENERAL IS THAT MOST OTHER PROGRAMS I TALK TO HAVE SOME VERY STRONG REQUIREMENTS THAT THE RESIDENT MAY BE PRESELECTED BASED ON THEIR JOB LOCATION OR JOB CLASSIFICATION. SO LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS AT A CONFERENCE IN MINNESOTA, THEY HAVE A FARM MANAGER AND THAT FARM MANAGER POSITION IS REQUIRED TO LIVE ON SITE. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM OUR PROGRAM, WHICH HAS A REALLY FUN ELEMENT THAT WE ALLOW ANY EMPLOYEE PAST PROBATION TO APPLY. SO I THINK WE'LL JUST BE LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS AND LEARNING FROM THEM AND HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS, WHAT DO WE WANT TO KEEP AND WHAT MIGHT WE WANT TO CHANGE. AND THE GOAL WOULD BE TO COME BACK THIS FALL OR WINTER BACK TO THIS BOARD OPERATIONS COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT AN UPDATED PROGRAM. 
          AND WE HAVE SOME KEY ISSUES TO CONSIDER. AND THEN I THINK OUR ACTING GENERAL MANAGER MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. 
          BUT REALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE EMBARKING ON A MISSION OF ASKING SOME QUESTIONS. 
          LIKE I SAID, BASED ON THESE REVIEWS OF OTHER PARK AGENCIES, ARE THERE BEST PRACTICES, OTHER STRUCTURES TO BE CONSIDERED? ALSO, ONE THING I HEAR ABOUT IS JUST HOW CAN WE INCREASE INCLUSION IN THE PROGRAM? WE HAVE SO MANY EMPLOYEES AND NOT AS MANY RESIDENCES. SO HOW CAN WE BUILD INCLUSION? THERE'S A NUMBER OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS JUST TO REFLECT OUR REORGANIZED STRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN WHAT OTHER KEY ISSUES MIGHT WE LOOK AT? THE MAXIMUM IN OUR PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY NINE YEARS. WE MIGHT ALSO LOOK AT THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND OUR SELECTION PROCESS. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME COMMENTS. AND PERHAPS ACTING GENERAL MANAGER CORTEN HAS AN ADDITION. 
          THANK YOU, TIFFANY, AND THANK YOU, NOAH. ACTING GENERAL MANAGER MAX COURTEN. 
          JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP AND A APPRECIATE THE TWO OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN MANAGING THIS PROGRAM. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ALSO THAT WE REALLY VALUE THE RESIDENCE PROGRAM. I KNOW SOMETIMES PEOPLE LIKE, ARE YOU PLANNING ON GETTING RID OF IT OR IS IT CHANGING? WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON GETTING RID OF IT. IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT, SUPER VALUED, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE RESIDENTS. 
          ONE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION, WE'VE HEARD CONCERNS ABOUT A VARIETY OF ISSUES FROM THE RESIDENTS, AND WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THOSE RESIDENTS REGULARLY, HAVING LISTENING SESSIONS, CONNECTING THEM WITH MATT, OUR APPRAISER AND STAFF, NOT THAT HE'S DOING THE APPRAISALS, BUT JUST TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE APPRAISAL PROCESS. SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL AND THAT THERE'S ALSO BEEN QUESTIONS, LIKE TIFFANY MENTIONED, ABOUT HOW DO OTHER AGENCIES DO THEIR PROGRAMS AND COULD WE USE THAT INFORMATION FOR OURS TO BE BETTER? AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE OTHER AGENCIES, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING OUR RESIDENTS IN TO HELP UNDERSTAND THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN LEARN ANYTHING FROM IT. AND REALLY, WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO WORK FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S LIKE, WHAT. AND FOR OUR PARKS. SO THAT'S WHAT'S GUIDING IT. I ALSO SAY, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF EVALUATING IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES, POTENTIALLY THE PROGRAM, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS TO TALK THROUGH THOSE CHANGES AS WELL. 
          AND SO I JUST WANTED TO, LIKE, HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR LABOR PARTNERS ARE ALSO AN IMPORTANT PARTNER IN THIS PROCESS. 
          THANKS. 
          WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. 
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MAX, OUR ACTING GENERAL MANAGER AND BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR NOT COMMENTS YET, BUT CLARIFICATIONS OR QUESTIONS? GIRLS? QUESTIONS. 
          I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP TO US BEFORE IN THE BOARD. THANK YOU, NOAH AND TIFFANY. THIS IS ALWAYS LEARNING SOMETHING NEW IN THIS JOB UP HERE. ALWAYS SO INTERESTING. BUT WE DID HAVE, AT ONE POINT, SOMEONE CAME AND ASKED ABOUT HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, AND I SAW THAT YOU STILL HAVE LISTED ON HERE THE PIEDMONT STABLES. JUST WONDERING HOW THAT FITS IN. AND I KNOW WE'VE SEEN AT THE CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN PLACE. JUST WONDERING. I DON'T THINK THAT'S QUITE IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BUT MAYBE AS THIS COMES BACK TO US, SO MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION AND MAYBE A COMMENT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT, HOW THAT TIES TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE EARLIER PUBLIC COMMENTS PEOPLE HAD ASKED ABOUT THOSE RESIDENTS WHEN WE KEEP THEM OR WHEN THEY MIGHT EVEN BECOME HISTORICAL IN NATURE. 
          SO IF ANY PROJECT OR CHANGE OF USE CONSIDERATION WOULD WORK WITH OUR PLANNING AND CULTURAL SERVICES TEAM ON THOSE QUESTIONS. AND EVEN WHEN THE RESIDENCES ARE OCCUPIED, IF THEY HAVE A HISTORICAL RECOMMENDATION, NOAH AND THE MAINTENANCE TEAM MAY WORK CLOSELY WITH CULTURAL SERVICES. WE RECENTLY HAD A LOCK REPAIR AT ONE OF THE SITE THAT HAD SOME HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND CULTURAL SERVICES WORKED WITH US TO MASK TO IDENTIFY WHICH TYPE OF DOORKNOB AND LOCK WOULD, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN THE ERA OF THAT BUILDING. SO IT'S BOTH AT THE TRANSITION AND WHILE OCCUPIED, STAFF ARE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT. 
          YEAH, IT'S JUST KIND OF INTERESTING, I THINK SOMETHING THE BOARD WILL BE LOOKING AT MORE OF. AND I ACTUALLY HAVE JUST A GENERAL QUESTION, LIKE WHEN I'M OUT THERE AT REDWOOD AND THESE FOLKS WHO SAY THEY'RE MOWING, THEY'RE WEEDING, THEY'RE CARRYING, MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC, BUT WHERE'S THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE OPERATIONS STAFF AND IF THAT RESIDENT IS LIKE, OUTSIDE, ARE PEOPLE JUST WALKING UP TO THEM AND ASKING THEM QUESTIONS OR FOR TRAIL MAPS? IT'S AN INTERESTING PROGRAM. 
          SO. AND I MEAN, I'M IN REDWOOD ALL THE TIME, AND I KNOW THERE'S THAT RESIDENCE THERE, AND I'VE USUALLY JUST KIND OF STAYED AWAY. 
          BUT IS THAT PART OF THEIR JOB OR IS THAT. I DON'T KNOW, JUST HOW DOES THAT WORK OUT THERE IN THE FIELD? BRENDAN? YES, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IT VERY MUCH IS PART OF THEIR JOB. SOME RESIDENCES HAVE MORE EXPLOSIVES TO THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE MORE OBVIOUS TO THE PUBLIC, AND SO THEY MIGHT BE APPROACHED MORE FREQUENTLY BY THE PUBLIC. AND JUST ALSO TO NOTE THE AREA THAT THEY'RE MOWING OR DOING VEGETATION CONTROL WHETHER THAT'S FIRE SPACE, SAFE, FIRE CLEARANCE, WE HAVE OUTLINES, PART OF THEIR AGREEMENTS. WE DO OUR BEST TO KIND OF OUTLINE THAT AREA SO THAT THEY'RE VERY AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO. 
          BUT YES. SO GOING BACK TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION, SOME RESIDENTS HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC CONTACTS TILLED IN BRAZIL. THEY'RE HEARING THOSE EVENTS EVERY WEEKEND. THEY'RE PROBABLY HAVING SOME LEVEL OF INTERACTION WITH THOSE EVENT PARTICIPANTS. 
          BUT SOME OTHER RESIDENCES ARE KIND OF HIDDEN AWAY. YOU KNOW, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I'LL POST A RESIDENCE AND STAFF WILL SAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS A RESIDENCE THERE. I'VE BEEN IN THAT PARK MANY TIMES AND DIDN'T EVEN REGISTER. SO IT REALLY VARIES. 
          AND THE LAST QUESTION I HAD WAS, WHY WERE THE EXPENSES SO LOW IN 2025? WHAT DO WE DO TO SAVE ALL THAT MONEY? SO GOOD FLAG. AND WE'RE STILL LOOKING INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY. 
          ONE THING WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN OUR NEW WORKDAY, ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM, IS HAVING A MORE ROBUST TRACKING SYSTEM. SO I THINK PARTLY IT MAY BE THAT EXPENSES WERE CHARGED TO SOME OTHER LOCATIONS AND WE AREN'T CAPTURING THEM. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE STAFF TIME OR CAPITAL. 
          AND THEN ALSO GENERALLY WE HAD LESS RENOVATION WORK. SO WHEN THE RESIDENCE BECOMES VACANT AND THERE'S LIKE A MAJOR RENOVATION, THOSE CAN BE VERY HIGH TICKET ITEMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE DEEPER DIVE BECAUSE THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE AS WELL. 
          THANKS. 
          OKAY, WELL, AT THIS POINT, WE'LL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. 
          YES. 
          MATT MCDOWELL, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. 
          HI. 
          THANK YOU. DIRECTORS AGM GORGIN AND COUNCIL MCKENZIE APPRECIATE THAT. I'M MATT MCDONNELL, ASKME 2428, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT. SO I APPRECIATE TIFFANY MARGULISI AND NOAH DORT FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE PROGRAM THAT'S GOING ON. AND I WILL CONCUR WITH ACTING GENERAL MANAGER MAX COURTEN THAT WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP IN WORKING TOWARDS THE PARK RESIDENTS. I DO WANT TO BRING UP A FEW THINGS THAT I THINK NEED CLARIFICATION 
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FOR THE BOARD. THERE ARE CHANGES IN USE OF RESIDENCES, BUT RECENTLY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS WAS REMOVED FROM A RESIDENCE BEFORE THEIR TERM WAS UP TO CONVERT IT INTO OFFICE SPACE. AND THAT WAS THE SIBLEY RESIDENCE IN THE, IN THE SERVICE YARD. SO THE BOARD SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT. ALSO IN, IN REGARDS TO THE APPRAISED MARKET VALUE FOR THE THE RESIDENCES, WE ALSO NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT LOCATION. FOR INSTANCE, IN GARON, THE PROPERTY THAT'S NEAREST UKRAINIA IS GETTING COMPARED TO THE STONEBRAE COUNTRY CLUB FOR ITS APPRAISED MARKET VALUE WHEN THEY ARE ON PROPANE. YES, DIRECTOR ECHOLS, I CAN SEE YOUR FACE. 
          YES, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH WHAT THE APPRAISED MARKET VALUE ACTUALLY SHOULD BE IN COMPARISONS. THERE ARE ALSO OUR RESIDENTS SITTING FOR VARIOUS REASONS. SOME OF IT IS OUT OF THE DISTRICT'S CONDITIONS CONTROL, LIKE THE ANTHONY CHABOT RESIDENCE DOES NOT HAVE ELECTRICAL AND HASN'T HAD ELECTRICAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REBUILT. CURRENTLY OUR POLICE ARE HAVING TO GO AND CLOSE THE GATES. IF WE HAD A RESIDENT, THE RESIDENT WOULD BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE GATE. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP THE ELIGIBILITY OF MANAGERS IN RESIDENCE IS UNFAIR. WITH THE WAGE GAPS THAT WE DO HAVE AND THE INCREASING PRICES OF HOME. JUST EVEN RENTING A PLACE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR OUR MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A PLACE TO LIVE. WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS THAT LIVE OUT IN STOCKTON THAT COME TO WORK IN PARKS IN OAKLAND. 
          AND IF WE HAD THE RESIDENTS AVAILABLE FOR THEM, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE AT A MUCH BETTER PRICE FOR THEM. NOW, I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING UP THAT ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS. IN SOME SPOTS THERE'S LIMITED CELL RECEPTION OR NO ACCESS TO WI FI AND WHERE THEY'RE HAVING TO BRING IN STARLINK FOR THEMSELVES TO BE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO OUTSIDE. AND WITH 40 SECONDS LEFT, I'M GOING TO STEP AWAY AS ASK ME AND PUT ON MY HAT. AS PARK SUPERVISOR. 
          THERE IS A DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN OPERATIONS AND THE RESIDENTS. DEFINITELY THEY DO HELP WITH PARK MAINTENANCE ISSUES LIKE THE SKYLINE GATE. THE RESIDENTS THERE WAS ABLE TO HELP US BLOCK OFF THE ENTIRE PARKING LOT SO THAT WE COULD DO MAINTENANCE IN THERE. AND SO THEY, THEY ARE A VALUED PARTNER IN OUR WORK THAT WE DO IN THE PARKS. THANK YOU. 
          NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          OKAY, SO IN THAT CASE, ARE THERE ANY BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS OR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? LOOKS LIKE NO. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. A VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE AND HELPFUL AND CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS AS YOU DELVE INTO IT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BE BACK. 
          OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY OUR FIRST ITEM, THE PUBLIC WORKS UNIT 3 OVERVIEW AND SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, DIRECTORS. 
          ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER CORJAN, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL MACKENZIE. MY NAME IS CHRIS WYKOFF. I'M THE DIVISION LEAD FOR MAINTENANCE AND SKILLED TRADES. JUST LIKE AT LAST MONTH, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU. WELL, TO INTRODUCE STAFF MEMBERS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON DIFFERENT MAST WORK GROUPS. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAD THE REORGANIZATION HAPPEN IN JANUARY. AND PART OF THAT PROCESS WE ALIGNED SOME GROUPS WITHIN MAST THAT DID COMMON WORK, SPECIFICALLY WATER UTILITIES AND SANITATION UNDER PUBLIC WORKS UNIT NUMBER THREE. 
          TODAY I HAVE MATT NORTON HERE TO INTRODUCE HIS GROUPS AS WELL AS SPENCER HARMOLA, OUR SANITATION SUPERVISOR. AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOU ON OUR SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN AS WELL. 
          SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MATT. 
          THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M MATT NORTON. 
          I AM ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENTS HERE AT THE PARK DISTRICT OVER PUBLIC WORKS UNIT NUMBER THREE. 
          I'M GOING TO START IT OUT WITH KIND OF GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE NEW UNIT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING BOTH THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS AND THE DISTRICT'S UTILITY OPERATIONS ACROSS THE PARK DISTRICT. THE UNIT IS MADE UP OF THREE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, THE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT UNIT, THE SANITATION UNIT AND THE WATER UTILITIES UNIT. 
          START WITH THE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT UNIT. IT'S STAFFED WITH FOUR PROJECT COORDINATORS AND TWO PROJECT MANAGERS THAT OVERSEE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION AND REPLACEMENT. 
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NEXT, WE HAVE THE SANITATION GROUP. IT'S MADE UP OF FOUR SANITATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WORKERS, ONE LEAD SANITATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WORKER AND TWO RECYCLING AND SANITATION COORDINATORS AND OF COURSE, ONE SUPERVISOR. THE TEAM MANAGES DISTRICT SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES TO SUPPORT DAILY OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. THE WATER UTILITIES GROUP CONSISTS OF ONE SUPERVISOR, TWO TECHNICIANS, ONE PUMP MECHANIC AND ONE ELECTRICIAN. THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE DISTRICT'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND SEWER LIFT STATIONS. 
          TOGETHER, THESE GROUPS SUPPORT SAFE, RELIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. 
          NOW I WANT TO GO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL OF EACH ONE. START WITH THE RENOVATION. 
          REPLACEMENT UNIT FOCUSES ON LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL PROJECTS THAT EXTEND BEYOND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. THESE PROJECTS OFTEN INVOLVE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE, CONTRACTED SERVICES AND PLANNED DOWNTIME AND ARE DISTINCT FROM BOTH ROUTINE TRADES WORK AND NEW CONSTRUCTION. THAT'S MANAGED BY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. 
          THE PROJECTS ARE PRELIMINARILY FUNDED OR PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AS WE CALL IT MIR MIRR AND THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCE POLICY 6.1. THE PROJECT PRIORITIZATION IS GUIDED BY CONDITION ASSET TOOLS SUCH AS THE FACILITY CONDITION INDEX OR FCI THAT'S BUILT ON BFA SOFTWARE OR THE PAVING CONDITION INDEX OR PCI THAT'S BUILT USING STREETSAVER SOFTWARE. NOW WE'LL GO INTO SANITATION. SANITATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRICT SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS AND THE SOLID WASTE SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES PIPELINES, HOLDING TANKS, VOLT TOILETS AND CHEMICAL TOILETS, SEPTIC SYSTEMS, AND OF COURSE ON THE SOLID WASTE SIDE, CONTRACTS THAT ARE MANAGED FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING AND COMPLIANCE. 
          NEXT, WE HAVE WATER UTILITIES. 
          THEY MANAGE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. THIS INCLUDES PUMPS CONTROL SYSTEMS, SWIMMING POOL PUMPS AND CONTROLS, DRINKING WATER WELL SYSTEMS, WATER TREATMENT OPERATIONS, AND OF COURSE, THE T2 WATER TREATMENT PLANT OUT AT DELVAL. THE UNIT ALSO MAINTAINS THE SEWER LIFT STATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. ONE OF THE LARGEST PROJECTS THAT BOTH THE WATER UTILITIES AND THE SANITATION DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE LAST SIX MONTHS IS THE UPDATE OF THE SSMP. AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO SPENCER HORMOLA, THE SANITATION SUPERVISOR, TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. 
          TODAY WE'RE PRESENTING THE 2026 UPDATE OF THE DISTRICT SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN, OR SSMP. THIS PLAN COVERS THE DISTRICT'S FIVE REGULATED SEWER SYSTEMS LOCATED AT ANTHONY CHABOT, COYOTE HILLS, DELVAL, GARREN, AND MOST RECENTLY ADDED DUMBARTON QUARRY. THE UPDATE ENSURES THE DISTRICT REMAINS COMPLIANT WITH STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD REQUIREMENTS WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THESE SYSTEMS EFFICIENTLY. TO ASSIST WITH THIS UPDATE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PAUL CAUSEY. WE PARTNERED WITH PAUL CAUSEY AND PAUL CAUSEY CONSULTING. PAUL IS A CALIFORNIA REGISTERED CIVIL ENGINEER WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE HELPING PUBLIC AGENCIES COMPLY WITH STATE WASTEWATER REGULATIONS. HE HAS WORKED WITH OVER 200 PUBLIC AGENCIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED STATEWIDE EFFORTS RELATED WITH WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENT COMPLIANCE. HIS EXPERTISE HAS HELPED ENSURE THIS UPDATE REFLECTS CURRENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES. 
          PAUL? THANK YOU, SPENCER. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT TODAY ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE. AND UNTIL ABOUT 2006, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THERE WERE NO REAL REGULATIONS OTHER THAN INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL BOARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF SEWER SYSTEMS, SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS. IN 2006, AS A RESULT OF SOME LARGE SPILLS AND OVERFLOWS, THE STATE STARTED TO REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO PUT TOGETHER SOME KIND OF A REGULATION THAT WAS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. SO IN 2006, THEY APPROVED, THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD APPROVED THE 
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WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS. AND THESE ARE FOR SEWER SYSTEMS THAT ARE GREATER THAN 1 MILE IN LENGTH THAT ARE DISCHARGING TO A PUBLICLY OWNED SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OR HAS THEIR OWN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AS IS THE CASE AT DELVAL. 
          THOSE REGULATIONS WENT ALONG AND IN 2013, THERE WERE SOME MINOR REVISIONS TO THAT. A NEW CATEGORY OF OVERFLOW WAS DESIGNED AND THE REGULATIONS BASICALLY STAYED THE SAME UNTIL PROBABLY AROUND 2019 WHEN THE STATE BOARD STARTED TO REALIZE THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THE REGULATIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE SEEING A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THEIR DATABASE WITH REGARD TO OVERFLOWS AND SPILL TO WATERS AT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO STARTING IN 2019, WE NEGOTIATED WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OVER REVISIONS TO THE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS LEADING TO A BOARD DECISION AND APPROVAL OF A REISSUED WDR IN 2022 DECEMBER. THAT NEW REISSUED WDR SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED INFORMATION THAT WAS REQUIRED IN THE SSMPS FOR EACH AGENCY. IN ADDITION, THEY ALSO CHANGED AND MODIFIED THE NORMAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR AUDITS AND FOR UPDATES TO THE SSMP'S. AND ONE ADDITIONAL ITEM WITH REGARD TO THE AUDIT REPORTS, THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT MANY AGENCIES WERE NOT DOING THE AUDIT REPORTS AS TIMELY REQUIRED ON A TWO YEAR BASIS. AND SO THE NEW REGULATIONS NOW REQUIRE THAT THE AUDIT REPORTS BE COMPLETED AND UPDATED TO THE STATE BOARD WEBPAGE SO THAT THE STATE BOARD STAFF CAN SEE HOW THE AGENCY IS DOING. SO WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT CHANGED? WELL, THERE WERE A LOT OF NEW TERMS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT. WE NO LONGER HAVE AN SSMP. WE HAVE A PLAN SPILL. 
          WE HAVE SPILLS NOW, NOT SSOS OR OVERFLOWS. WE HAVE A NEW REQUIREMENT. ELEMENT 7 NOW IS A SEWAGE PIPE BLOCKAGE CONTROL PROGRAM, NOT FAT SOILS IN GREECE. WE HAVE A NEW RENAMED SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN REPLACING THE OLD OVERFLOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
          AND PROBABLY THE SINGLE LARGEST THING WHICH SHOULD BE A CONCERN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HERE IS THAT THE PLAN, THE SSMP IS NOW A COMPLETELY ENFORCEABLE DOCUMENT JUST AS IF IT WAS A WRITTEN REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
          AND SO THAT DOCUMENT NOW MUST BE ADOPTED REGULARLY WHEN MAJOR CHANGES ARE MADE OR WHEN MAJOR CHANGES ARE MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT. 
          THERE ARE SOME OTHER MINOR CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE. THERE NOW IS AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT REQUIRES A 10 YEAR SPILL PERFORMANCE INFORMATION. 
          THERE'S A NEW SPILL CATEGORY, CATEGORY FOUR, WHICH IS FOR SPILLS LESS THAN 50 GALLONS THAT DON'T REACH WATERS OF THE SPRING. NOW YOU ASK WHAT'S A WATER OF THE STATE? WELL, A WATER OF THE STATE IS JUST ABOUT ANYTHING WHERE WATER WAS RUNNING, IS RUNNING OR CAN RUN. AND THAT MEANS THE BANKS OF A CREEK ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP. SO THEY'VE REDEFINED WATERS OF THE STATE. AND WATERS OF THE STATE ARE MUCH MORE BROADLY INTERPRETED THAN WATERS OF THE US WHICH IS WHAT'S IN THE EPA REQUIREMENTS. 
          FINALLY, THEY ALSO WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES IN SCHEDULE, BUT THEY NOW REQUIRE THAT THERE BE A CHANGE LOG ADOPTED AND AMENDED TO THE SSMP WHICH ALLOWS TO BE ABLE FOR THE AGENCY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW HOW IT'S IMPLEMENTING ITS OVERALL PROGRAM AS THE PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD. THE EXPECTATION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS THAT THIS WILL SHOW ANY MINOR OR CHANGES THAT ARE MADE TO THE SSMP BETWEEN READOPTIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND FINALLY, AS SPENCER INDICATED, WE ENROLLED DUMBARTON CREEK AS OF APRIL 2026. SO YOU NOW HAVE FIVE PARKS INSTEAD OF FOUR. 
          AND AS SPENCER INDICATED THESE ARE THE PARKS THAT ARE COVERED. 
          ANTHONY CHABOT GARREN, COYOTE HILLS AND DELVAL. BRAND NEW PARK IS DUMBARTON QUARRY. ALL OF THESE PARKS DISCHARGED TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DELVAL, WHICH HAS ITS OWN TREATMENT WORKS ON SITE. AND SO IT'S A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS ON SITE. AND THEREFORE THE COLLECTION SYSTEM THAT DISCHARGES TO DELVAL RECOGNIZES THE RULE OF MORE THAN ONE MILE OF PIPE AND DISCHARGING TO A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS. 
          ONE OTHER THING TO NOTE IS THAT SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS INCLUDE ALL THE LATERALS, ALL THE FORCE MAINS AND, AND ALL THE COLLECTION SYSTEM GRAVITY PIPES. YOU HAVE EVERY LATERAL IN ALL OF YOUR PARKS ARE NOW INCLUDED INSIDE THE DEFINITION OF SEWER SYSTEM. AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND ANY SEWAGE 
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THAT GETS OUT OF THEM WOULD CONSTITUTE A DISCHARGE OR SPILL THAT HAS TO BE REPORTED INTO THE STATE DATABASE. 
          OKAY. OH, TOO QUICK. SO WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN? WELL, THE SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN IS A PLAN AND A SCHEDULE ABOUT HOW THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO PROPERLY MANAGE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ALL OF ITS SEWER SYSTEM. PUMP STATIONS, LATERAL LINES, MAIN COLLECTIONS LINES, FORCE MAINS, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THOSE THINGS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM TO REDUCE AND PREVENT SPILLS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO CONTAIN AND MANAGE AND MITIGATE SPILLS THAT DO OCCUR WHETHER THEY REACH WATERS OF THE STATE OR NOT. AND SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A COPY OF THE SERVICE AREA BOUNDARY MAPS FOR THE FIVE PARKS THAT ARE NOW REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SSMP, WHICH WEREN'T THERE BEFORE. 
          AND SO THESE WILL BE INCLUDED IN AN APPENDIX OF THE SSMP. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO SPENCER TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. 
          COMPLIANCE DEADLINE. THE DISTRICT ORIGINALLY ADOPTED ITS SANITARY SEWER MANAGEMENT PLAN IN 2012, AND THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN 2020. UNDER THE REVISED STATE REQUIREMENTS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS UPDATE AND OBTAIN CERTIFICATION BY JULY 31, 2026. BOARD ADOPTION IS REQUIRED STEP IN THAT PROCESS. ONCE ADOPTED, THE LRO LEGAL RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL WILL CERTIFY THE PLAN AND STAFF WILL SUBMIT THE FINAL DOCUMENTS TO THE STATE AND MAKE IT A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENT. KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED SINCE THE 2020 UPDATE, STAFF HAVE COMPLETED SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE PROGRAM. 
          THESE INCLUDE COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE SEWER ASSET INVENTORY AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT, CORRECTING SEWER MAPPING IN INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATIONS, AND DEVELOPING EMERGENCY RESPONSE WORKBOOKS AS WELL AS FIELD SIGNAGE TO IMPROVE SPILL RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE IMPROVED BOTH REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DAY TO DAY OPERATIONAL READINESS. 
          WHY ARE WE HERE? THE PRIMARY REASON FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD IN THE STATE'S UPDATED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENT THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE IN 2023. AS PART OF OUR 2025 INTERNAL AUDIT PROCESS, 16 CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEMS WERE IDENTIFIED TO ALIGN OUR PROGRAM WITH A WITH REVISED REQUIREMENTS. 
          MANY OF THOSE ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED WHILE OTHERS REMAIN IN PROGRESS AND WILL CONTINUE AS PART OF AN ONGOING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. 
          TODAY'S ACTIONS ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO FORMALLY ADOPT THE UPDATED SSMP AND REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE'S REQUIREMENTS. 
          TO GET HERE, THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN DISTRICT STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT TEAM. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE UPDATED MAPPING, CLARIFIED ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, COMPLETED STAFF TRAINING, ENROLLED DUMBARTON CORY INTO THE PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHED DESIGNATED OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE, REPORTING AND CERTIFICATION. 
          ALL OF THIS WORK HAS HELPED POSITION THE DISTRICT TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE UPDATED PLAN AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE MOVING FORWARD. 
          GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO YOU PAUL SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THE PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE BEFORE THE BOARD NEXT WEEK FOR ADOPTION AND APPROVAL. 
          THE SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN IS REQUIRED TO HAVE 11 SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN THE LIST. IT'S ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE AN APPENDICES AND THAT APPENDICES HAS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENT AND IT MUST INCLUDE A CHANGE LOG THAT IDENTIFIES ALL THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE SPECIFIC TO AREAS INSIDE THE SSMP OVER THE SIX YEAR PERIOD FROM NOW UNTIL THE NEXT SSMP IS ADOPTED IN 2032. AND SO THE IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT YOU SEE IN THE LIST HERE THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ELEMENT ONE, THE INTRODUCTION AND GOALS. WE REQUIRED NOW TO HAVE THE SERVICE AREA BOUNDARY MAPS IN THERE ALONG WITH INFORMATION ABOUT EACH ONE ONE OF THE FIVE PARKS INCLUDING THE DUMBARTON CREEK OR DUMBARTON QUERY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I WANT THAT TO BE A CREEK, BUT IT'S A DUMBARTON QUERY SO THAT'S BEEN ADDED. THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. WE WENT THROUGH AND REVIEWED THE EXISTING PROGRAM THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IN 2020 AND WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THAT. THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT WERE MOVED OUT OF ELEMENT 04, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE MIR PROGRAM MOVED INTO ELEMENT EIGHT. AND THEN WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE FOUR CATEGORIES OF SPILLS THAT EXIST IN THE WORLD RANGING FROM CATEGORY ONE WHICH IS A SPILL THAT REACHES WATERS OF THE STATE OF ANY SIZE. 
          CATEGORY TWO ARE SPILLS UP TO 01,000 GALLONS OR NO LARGER THAN 01,000 GALLONS. CATEGORY THREE 
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OR SPILLS BETWEEN FEEDBACK 50 GALLONS AND 1,000 AND THEN CATEGORY FOUR OR UNDER 50 GALLONS EACH. SO THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES IN ELEMENT NUMBER SEVEN, IT INCLUDES SOME ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS INTO THE CWIC SYSTEM OR THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ELEMENT EIGHT HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE AND MOVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF YOUR PIPELINES INTO THAT ELEMENT. IT ALSO REQUIRES AND TALKS ABOUT ABOUT BOTH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DONE BY DCO AS WELL AS THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT THAT ARE GOING TO BE DONE UNDER THE MIR FUND. AND SO WE'VE OUTLINED THOSE. ELEMENT NINE, WHILE IT DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH, IT INCLUDED AN IDENTIFIED MEASURE ASSOCIATED WITH HOW TO IDENTIFY THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR PROGRAM THAT COULD LEAD TO MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES GOING FORWARD THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SSMP CHANGE LOG. 
          ELEMENT 10, INTERNAL AUDITS. A WHOLE LOT OF EMPHASIS BY THE STATE ON THE INTERNAL AUDITS BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT BEING DONE APPROPRIATELY, THEY WEREN'T EFFECTIVE ENOUGH AND MOST AGENCIES WERE NOT, WELL, MOST, MANY AGENCIES WERE NOT COMPLETING THEM ON TIME AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. SO A LOT OF CHANGES THERE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT WE FOUND IN JUST A SECOND. BUT THESE INTERNAL AUDITS NOW HAVE TO BE DONE EVERY THREE YEARS ON A FIXED SCHEDULE. FIXED SCHEDULE. SO IT'S NO LONGER KIND OF A FLOATING SCHEDULE BASED ON WHEN YOU JOINED FINALLY COMMUNICATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR SSMP BE BROUGHT TO YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE PUBLIC ON A REGULAR BASIS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. AND SO THOSE ARE THE 11 ELEMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED. WE'VE TRIED TO OVERVIEW BRIEFLY WHAT CHANGED AS PART OF THE NEW REGULATIONS. WE ALSO DID, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK NOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AUDIT. WE WERE ALSO CONTRACTED TO CONDUCT THE THREE YEAR AUDIT. THE AUDIT COVERS A THREE YEAR PERIOD AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE A LITTLE TYPO HERE. IT WAS ACTUALLY FROM 2022 TO 2025. AND SO THAT'S THE THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT WAS COVERED BY THE AUDIT REPORT. THAT REPORT HAD TO BE COMPLETED SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF THE REPORTING AND AUDITING PERIOD. AND THAT REPORT HAD TO BE THEN SUBMITTED TO THE CWIC SYSTEM AT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 2, 2026, THAT REPORT WAS COMPLETED, WAS SUBMITTED. IT IDENTIFIED AS SPENCER HAD INDICATED 16 AREAS OF CONCERN OR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE UNDERTAKEN. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO QUICKLY RUN THROUGH THOSE. YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS LIST OF ACTIONS COMPLETED. OF THE 16 ITEMS, 10 OF THOSE, OR I'M SORRY, SIX OF THOSE ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED AND MOVED FORWARD. I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I THINK COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN ENHANCED SIGNIFICANTLY AMONGST ALL THE DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS. I THINK WILL RESULT IN A LONG TERM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM THAT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AND WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY ON TAP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          SO THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. 
          YOU'VE DESIGNATED OFFICIALS, YOU'VE FIGURED OUT HOW TO DEVELOP THE ANDA REPORTS AND YOU'VE SUBMITTED ALL THE REQUIRED REPORTS NOW AND THEN. 
          YOU'VE ALSO GONE THROUGH AND LOOKED AT ALL THE. WELL LOOKED AT THE FOUR PARKS WITH REGARD TO SIGNAGE, WITH REGARD TO FATS, OILS AND GREASE AND THE USE OF AND DISPOSAL OF ITEMS AT EACH PARK. SO WHERE ARE WE ON THE REST OF THE OTHER 10? WELL, WITHOUT NOT LISTED IN A PRIORITY ORDER HERE ARE THE ACTIONS THAT ARE CONTINUING TO BE WORKED ON BY THE STAFF AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE LIST OF THE REMAINING 10 CORRECTIVE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE THERE. 
          WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF ASSET MANAGEMENT WORK. WE DO NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          WE NEED TO DEVELOP AN ASSET REGISTER. 
          AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CAME OUT OF THE AUDIT, NOT MOST IMPORTANT, BUT WE. ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS WAS THAT WE NOW NEED TO DEVELOP SOME STORMWATER SYSTEM MAPPING IN THE FIVE PARKS SO THAT AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS WATERS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE IDENTIFIED SO THAT WHEN THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD RESPOND TO A SPILL, THEY KNOW WHERE THE STORMWATER SYSTEM IS, HOW IT LEADS TO WATERS OF THE STATE, OR HOW IT LEADS TO, IN DELVAL'S CASE, TO THE WATER SUPPLY RESERVOIR THERE AT DELVAL. TRAINING. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM GOING FORWARD. 
          THERE HAS BEEN TRAINING IN THE PAST, BUT WE CAN ENHANCE THAT AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC TRAINING THAT HAS TO BE DONE ON A REGULAR, ONGOING BASIS TO ASSURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW TO DO THIS. 
          ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR THE DISTRICT IS THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE MANY OVERFLOWS, MANY SPILLS, IS THAT PEOPLE AREN'T CALLED OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO RESPOND TO THESE THINGS. 
          AND SO THE TRAINING IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE TIME WHEN A SPILL OCCURS. THE LAST ITEMS THAT ARE 
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ON THE LIST THAT ARE ACTIONS IN PROGRESS, CHANGELONG HAS TO GO FORWARD AND SOMEBODY HAS TO BE IN CHARGE OF THAT. 
          THAT'S HAPPENED NOW THE AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORTS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIONS HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED. THEY WERE AND THEY'RE BEING IN PROCESS. 
          AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S A CARRYOVER FROM THE LAST AUDIT THAT WAS DONE IS THAT THE COLLECTION SYSTEM VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR THE EMPLOYEES IN MAS PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THE SUPERVISOR NOW HAS REQUIREMENTS IN THEIR JOB CLASSIFICATION TO BE CERTIFIED AS A COLLECTION SYSTEM WORKER. AND WE BELIEVE AND SUGGEST THAT THAT THOSE PEOPLE IN THE LOWER WASTEWATER WORKER CATEGORY SHOULD ALSO BE VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION BASED ON THE TIME THEY'VE BEEN HERE AT THE DISTRICT. AND FINALLY, THERE IS NOW A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTING PROCEDURES. AND THESE SUPPORTING PROCEDURES NEED TO BE OUTLINED. AND WE'VE OUTLINED SEVERAL OF THOSE THAT NEED TO BE PREPARED TO SUPPORT THE 11 ELEMENTS OF THE SSMP. 
          WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO SPENCER TO BRING IT HOME. 
          HAS EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE SSMP ONLINE? IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT. SO THE OPERATIONAL BENEFITS. WHILE THE SSMP IS A REGULATORY REQUIREMENT, IT ALSO PROVIDES IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL BENEFITS. 
          IT HELPS STAFF PLAN PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, IDENTIFY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS BEFORE FAILURES OCCUR, AND IT REDUCES THE RISKS OF SPILLS AND EMERGENCY REPAIRS. 
          IT SUPPORTS THE LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING. 
          ULTIMATELY, IT HELPS US OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY WHILE PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. I'M MOST PROUD OF THIS. AS PAUL SAID, WE ONLY HAD FOUR SPILLS. THAT IS AMAZING. 
          BUT IT'S ALSO. 
          THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARK DISTRICT SEWER MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ACROSS ALL FIVE REGULATED PARKS. WE'VE ONLY HAD FOUR SPILLS OCCURRED SINCE THE LAST SSMP UPDATE. 
          WHILE OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS A ZERO SPILLS, THESE DOCUMENTS DEMONSTRATES THE VALUE OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND THE DEDICATION TO THE STAFF WHO MANAGES THESE FACILITIES. 
          OVERALL, THE DISTRICT HAS MAINTAINED A STRONG COMPLIANCE AND OPERATIONAL RECORD. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS SLIDE. NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING THE BOARD ADOPTION, STAFF WILL COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND SUBMIT THE UPDATED PLAN TO THE STATE BEFORE JULY 31 DEADLINE. LOOKING AHEAD, THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE CONDUCTING REQUIRED INTERNAL AUDITS EVERY THREE YEARS, MAINTAIN THE SSMP CHANGELOG AND IMPLEMENT ONGOING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE AUDIT PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, EVERYBODY REVIEWING THIS. I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK EVERY DAY TO MAINTAIN THESE CRITICAL SYSTEMS AND PROTECT OUR PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCES. LOOKING AHEAD, OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING YOU GUYS WITH GREAT DETAILS IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT QUESTIONS. 
          WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT. VERY, VERY THOROUGH. APPRECIATE THAT. 
          DIRECTORS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? COMMENTS? OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS. I'M A WATER WASTEWATER GAL CHEMIST. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF BUT LOVE WHERE OUR WATER GOES AND COMES BACK TO US CLEAN. I'M JUST CURIOUS. 
          YOU MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED ON IT. I DON'T KNOW PAUL, MAYBE YOU HAVE THE ANSWER. 
          BUT WHAT TRIGGERS THIS? THESE FIVE TO BE. YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT MORE THAN A MILE OF PIPE VERSUS LIKE A LEACH FIELD. VERSUS WHAT TRIGGERS THESE TO REQUIRE THE SS TO INDICATE THE BACKGROUND ON THAT. 
          THE BIGGEST THING IS THE ONE MILE OR MORE OF FORCED MAINS. 
          SO ANYTHING WITH ONE MORE MILE OF FORCED MAINS, IT CAN BE ALSO THE SIGNAGE AND THE WHERE THEY'RE RELEASED. I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THE SORT OF. IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR. I GUESS IN CONSTRUCTION THEY CALL IT PURPLE PIPE, BUT FOR THIS WATER TO. IS THERE GRAY WATER? IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECYCLING OR USE? DOES THAT APPLY IN THIS CASE? I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THE DISCHARGE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES IF THERE IS SUCH A THING. OR MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN HOW IT'S NOT REALISTIC OR. 
          IT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION BECAUSE IT WAS A WHILE AGO, BUT I REALLY KIND OF THOROUGHLY LOOKED INTO IT. I REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT. IT WASN'T ALLOWED IN PARKS AND NOW IT IS. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK BACK INTO. 
          BUT IT'S A GREAT POINT. WE'LL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT FURTHER. 
          I MEAN SOMETIMES YOU CAN RELEASE IT EARLIER WITH LESS TREATMENT OR SOMETHING, MAYBE. I DON'T KNOW. 
          YEAH, FOR IT TO GO THROUGH PURPLE PIPE AND BE SPRAYED, 
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IT NEEDS TERTIARY TREATMENT. 
          SO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH KIND OF A SERIES OF MULTIPLE TREATMENTS BEFORE YOU COULD DO THAT. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE DIFFICULTY. AND IT WASN'T ALLOWED IN PARKS, WHICH IS ALSO. 
          BUT IT IS NOW. 
          IT IS NOW, I'VE BEEN TOLD. 
          BUT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK FARTHER INTO IT AND SEE IF WE CAN DO IT ON THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT. 
          TO KNOW SORT OF SIDE OF THINGS, WHAT KIND OF SIGNAGE. THERE'S JUST LIKE, DOES EACH OF THESE FIVE SYSTEMS HAVE ONE DISCHARGE AND ONE SIGN THAT JUST SAYS NOT PORTABLE, LIKE THAT KIND OF THING. YOU KIND OF WENT THROUGH THAT SLIDE. I WAS CURIOUS. 
          OKAY, CAN I GO BACK TO THE LAST QUESTION THOUGH? FIRST, OF COURSE, RECYCLING. 
          YOU DISCHARGE FOUR OF YOUR FIVE PARKS, DISCHARGE TO OTHER TREATMENT PLANTS, UNION SANITARY DISTRICT, HAYWARD, CASTRO VALLEY, AND SOME OF THOSE SYSTEMS ACTUALLY HAVE LARGE RECYCLING PROGRAMS ONGOING. NOW THAT WATER IS NOT BEING PUMPED BACK TO THE DISTRICT, BUT WHO KNOWS WHETHER IT COULD BE IN THE FUTURE OR NOT. SO RIGHT NOW MOST OF THE WATER THAT'S BEING DISCHARGED FROM FOUR OF THE FIVE PARKS OTHER THAN DELVAL IS GOING TO A DIFFERENT AGENCY, QUITE FRANKLY QUITE FAR AWAY. 
          AND SO THE LONG TERM DISCHARGE OF THOSE BACK TO THE DISTRICT WOULD BE RATHER DIFFICULT UNLESS YOU DEVELOPED RECYCLING FACILITIES ON SITE FOR SOME KIND OF WATER. SO I DON'T KNOW THE RECYCLING OTHER THAN SAY AT DELVAL OR SOMEPLACE LIKE THAT IS GOING TO BE AS FUNCTIONAL, BUT MAYBE IN SOME OF YOUR OTHER PARKS THEY MIGHT BE. OKAY, QUESTION ABOUT SIGNS. SO THE SIGNS, THE PURPOSE OF THE SIGNS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARK USERS ARE NOT PUTTING ANYTHING DOWN THE TOILETS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE. THEY'RE NOT PUT AT THE DUMP STATIONS, THEY'RE NOT DISCHARGING GREASE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS INTO THE. 
          TO THE DUMP STATION. AND SO IT'S AN INDICATION OF THE KINDS OF DISCHARGES AND DISPOSALS THAT ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THESE FIVE PARKS. AND THOSE ARE REQUIRED BY THE REGULATIONS. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST FOUR PARKS AND ACTUALLY AS A RESULT OF THE 2020, THEY DID A SURVEY OF THE SIGNAGE OUT THERE AND SOME ADDITIONAL SIGNS WERE ADDED. BUT IT DEALS WITH THE CUSTOMERS AND WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN'T DISCHARGE THROUGH THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. I TAUGHT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT CLASS FOR A FEW YEARS FOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND I KNOW FOG AND THE WIPES TOO ARE A HUGE PROBLEM. IMAGINE IN OUR PARKS, PEOPLE CLEANING UP THEIR BABIES, BUMS OR WHATEVER HAVE A LOT OF WIPE PROBLEMS. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS ABOUT OUR PREPAREDNESS FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE. 
          WITH LARGE WATER, DO WE HAVE CAPACITY OR ANY FUTURE? DO YOU SEE A FUTURE NEED OR PROBLEM? OR. 
          I'M JUST CURIOUS, WITH THESE HEAVY ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT, THE PIPES THAT ARE IN THE FIVE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH ULTIMATE FLOWS INCLUDED. 
          AND SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE LARGE INIQUITY. DOES IT INCLUDE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO? THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT GOING FORWARD AND EVALUATED. 
          MANY AGENCIES ACTUALLY ARE DOING SOME KIND OF FLOW MONITORING AND THEN DEVELOPING A SYSTEM WHERE THEY CAN DETERMINE HOW MUCH CAPACITY CAN BE PUT INTO THE PIPES. AND SO IT'S CONCEIVABLE THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE. 
          RIGHT NOW THESE PIPES HAVE NOT INDICATED A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH RAINFALL AND INFILTRATION AND INFLOW. AND SO AT THIS STAGE EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OKAY. THAT DOESN'T SUGGEST THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING INTO SOMETHING AGAIN, ONLY IN THESE FIVE PARKS, NOT IN ANY OF THE REST AT THIS POINT. SO THAT'S THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE IN ONE OF THE CHAPTERS, I IMAGINE MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN THAT'S ACTUALLY WOULD BE INCLUDED IN ELEMENT EIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. 
          WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF THE PIPES. AND USUALLY IN THAT PARTICULAR ELEMENT THERE WOULD INCLUDE SOME KIND OF A FLOW BASED ANALYSIS OF THE PIPELINES THAT ARE IN THE PARK SYSTEM. RECOGNIZE THAT QUITE FRANKLY, THESE FIVE PARKS HAVE A TOTAL OF ABOUT NINE MILES OF PIPE. 
          PIPE WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT. AND THE PIPE INCLUDES LATERALS OUT OF ANYTHING, ANY FACILITIES, ANY GRAVITY PIPES, ANY FORCE MAINS. AND SO THE FORCE MAINS FROM TWO OR THREE OF THE PARKS THAT GO TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS OR THE AGENCIES LIKE CASTRO VALLEY, THOSE PIPES ARE ALSO INCLUDED. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A SYSTEM HERE THAT'S VERY SMALL, IT'S RUN VERY WELL. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S ONE AGENCY IN SACRAMENTO CURRENTLY HAS 1500 SPILLS A YEAR, AND YOU'VE HAD FOUR IN FOUR YEARS. SO YOU'RE IN GREAT SHAPE HERE. YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF 
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PROTECTING THINGS AND RESPONDING QUICKLY TO THINGS. 
          AND THIS IS KIND OF A UNIQUE SITUATION. AND I GUESS ONE THING I HAVEN'T SAID IS THAT EACH ONE OF THESE PARKS STANDS ALONE. 
          THEY EACH HAVE THEIR OWN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. AND SO WHAT THE STATE HAS ALLOWED FOR THE SSMP IS THAT WE ONLY NEED ONE SSMP BECAUSE ALL THE SAME STAFF DOES ALL THE WORK. AND SO THAT CAN DESCRIBE WHAT'S THERE, BUT YOU'LL FIND IN THERE, AT VARIOUS PLACES IN THE SSMP, WE'VE DESCRIBED EACH ONE OF THE FIVE PARKS, WHAT THEIR PHYSICAL ASSETS ARE AND WHAT INFORMATION THEY'RE MANAGING. 
          BUT EACH ONE OF THOSE PARKS HAS TO HAVE AN SSOP SUBMITTED. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SUBMIT THIS SSOP, IF IT GETS ADOPTED NEXT WEEK, TO ALL FIVE OF THE PARKS THROUGH THEIR WASTE DISCHARGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU NEED. BUT THAT'S THE SITUATION THAT'S INTERESTING. 
          I MEAN, YOU GENTLEMEN ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS. LIKE SOMETIMES WE JUST HAVE A PUMP OUT THERE. I FIND OUT WE GOT WATER QUALITY TESTING BECAUSE WE'RE FEEDING CATTLE. OR NOW I FIND OUT WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, FIVE PLANTS THAT HAVE SSMP PLANS THAT ARE NEEDED. AND IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT WE HAVE YOU OUT THERE DOING ALL THAT GREAT WORK AND WE HAVE YOU AS A CONSULTANT. IT'S SMALL, BUT IT'S. 
          THAT'S. 
          THOSE KIND OF REPORTS ARE IMMENSE. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF ELEMENTS AND A LOT OF WORK FOR A LITTLE AMOUNT. SO THANK YOU. 
          IT'S A NICHE, THAT'S FOR SURE. 
          IT IS. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO, JOHN, YOU SAID YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME COMMENTS. 
          YEAH, I DO. 
          SO THIS IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING FOR ME, BEING RETIRED FROM A SANITARY DISTRICT. SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN. RIGHT. THIS IS GOOD STUFF. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE RIGOROUS PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE AND THE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HAVE OVERSEEING ALL THIS, AND THE PRIDE THAT YOU TAKE, OBVIOUSLY, IN THE WORK. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. NO AGENCY THAT HANDLES WASTEWATER WANTS TO HAVE AN OVERFLOW PERIOD. 
          YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST. IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S BAD FOR THE AGENCY AS WELL, AND IT'S BAD FOR ANYBODY NEARBY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. GREAT WORK. 
          SO, YEAH, THE RECORD, THE SPILL RECORD IS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          YEAH. 
          WELL, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT AND FOR YOUR WORK AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, SO NOW ADD ONE MORE THING. 
          OH, SURE, GO AHEAD. 
          YES, DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT STEWARDSHIP HAS BEEN A HUGE ROLE IN THIS. THEY DO ALL THE TESTING OF THE WATER AND THEY HELP WITH THE REGULATIONS AND THEY'VE HELPED WITH ALL THE PAPERWORK AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ALSO IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PART OF IT, INCLUDING PUSHING SOME OF THESE LARGE SCALE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO TRY TO FIX THE INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND OF COURSE, OPERATIONS. YES. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE WHOLE EXTENDED TEAM AND ALL OF YOUR WORK. 
          THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THIS DONE. SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, PARK OPERATIONS UNIT 6 UPDATE. 
          JUST GIVE ME JUST ONE MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO GET SOME MORE WATER. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. 
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OKAY, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 
          SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PARK OPERATIONS UNIT 6 UPDATE. 
          YES. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OPS COMMITTEE CHAIR ECHOLS. I'M ROBERT KENNEDY, DIVISION LEAD FOR PARK OPERATIONS, AND I'M HERE JUST TO TEE UP DAVE KENDALL, UNIT MANAGER FOR UNIT 6 AND HIS PRESENTATION AND UPDATE TO THE BOC. SORRY, NERVOUS. GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD OPS COMMITTEE COMMITTEE CHAIR, DIRECTOR ECHOLS, ASSISTANT MANAGER GORGEN, ASSISTANT COUNSEL, LIZ MCKENZIE. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. I AM DAVID KENDALL. I'M THE PARK UNIT MANAGER FOR UNIT SIX. WE STARTED WORKING FOR THE PARK DISTRICT IN 2013, AND I BECAME A UNIT MANAGER IN DECEMBER OF 2022. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE SHE HAD A BIG ROLE IN THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I AM SUPPORTED BY STACY FROST, WHO'S AN ADMIN ANALYST OR ADMIN SPECIALIST, AND SHE HELPS ME GET THE JOB DONE. SO WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS CREDIT. 
          UNIT 6 IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND IS REFLECTED IN THIS MAP IN THE AREA IN ORANGE. PARKS IN THIS UNIT RUN FROM BAY POINT SHORELINE IN THE EAST TO BRIONI'S IN THE WEST, SOUTH TO THE BISHOP RANCH REGIONAL OPEN SPACE AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LINE TRAILS. RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR UNIT RUN FROM THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE DELTA DE ANZA TRAIL AT SOLANO WAY IN CONCORD, WEST TO EAST BAY MUDS VAL VISTA STAGING AREA AT THE END OF THE LAFAYETTE MORAGA TRAIL AND THEN SOUTH TO AL COSTA BOULEVARD ON THE IRON HORSE TRAIL WHERE ACT TAKES OVER IN ALAMEDA COUNTY THERE ARE A LITTLE OVER 18,000 ACRES OF OPEN PARKLAND AND LAND BANK PROPERTIES WITH WITHIN UNIT 6 THERE ARE 10 DISTINCT PARKS OR RECREATION AREAS OR SHORELINES AS WELL AS MANY OTHER LAND BANK PROPERTIES WITHIN OUR UNIT. WE OVERSEE 125 MILES OF REGIONAL TRAIL AND WE HAVE THE LARGEST DEDICATED TRAILS CREW WITHIN PARK OPS. 
          THERE ARE THREE BOARD MEMBERS THAT COVER UNIT SIX. DIRECTOR MERCURIO COVERS MOST OF IT, BUT HE SHARES A SMALL PIECE OF THAT WITH TORTURE DECHAMBEAU AND BRIONIS AND DIRECTOR COFFEY COVERS BAY POINT SHORELINE IN 2025 AND 2026. PARK STAFF HAS CONTINUED TO ADJUST OUR PARK ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROJECT WORK TO COMPLY WITH THE EVER CHANGING GUIDELINES OF DEFENSIBLE SPACE BOUNDARIES, INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND HABITAT PROTECTION. BRIONES PARK COVERS OVER 6,400 ACRES. 
          IT BORDERS MARTINEZ, ORINDA, LAFAYETTE AND PLEASANT HILL. 
          THEY HAVE A STAFF CONSISTING OF ONE SUPERVISOR, A PARK CRAFT SPECIALIST, FIVE PARK RANGERS AND TWO SEASONAL GATE ATTENDANTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE OR MAYBE CONGRATULATE JOE MILLER. THE LONGTIME SUPERVISOR IS ACTUALLY RETIRING AS OF THIS WEEK AND HE WILL BE ENDING HIS 35 YEAR CAREER WITH THE DISTRICT. SO LOTS OF CHANGES TO BE HAD AT BRIONI'S. I ALSO WAS A RANGER AT BRIONI'S. THESE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE VIEWS I JUST HAD TO SHARE. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE BEGAN HEAVY ENFORCEMENT OF THE FUEL MITIGATION AND HAZARD ABATEMENT OR DEFENSIBLE SPACE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED BY THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERVISORS IN APRIL OF 2023. 
          MANY PARKS HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO COMPLETE NEW DEFENSIBLE SPACE HAZARD ABATEMENT PROJECTS. MOST OF THESE AREAS WERE AREAS THAT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN REQUIRED, SO WORK WASN'T BEING DONE IN THOSE AREAS. BRIONES WAS NO EXCEPTION OR NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD TWO PROJECTS THIS LAST YEAR AND FROM HERE ON OUT THESE WILL BE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS EVERY YEAR. AS THESE REQUIREMENTS CONTINUE TO CHANGE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS THEY DO IMPACT HEAVILY WHAT OPERATIONS IS ABLE TO DO WITHIN OUR PARKS. THIS CURRENT SLIDE SHOWS THE BEFORE AND AFTER OF A FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT PROJECT ALONG STAGECOACH DRIVE IN LAFAYETTE. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, PARK STAFF UTILIZED MULTIPLE LARGE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS A GREEN CLIMBER BRUSH MOWER, A SKID STEER BRUSH MOWER, A BRUSH CHIPPER, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER SMALL TOOLS LIKE POLE SAWS, HANDSHELL CHAINSAWS, AND LINE TRIMMERS. 
          STAFF WAS REQUIRED TO STOP ALL OF THEIR OTHER REGULAR WORK AND FOCUS ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS DUE TO THE VOLUME OF CITATIONS THAT THE FIRE 
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DISTRICTS WERE HANDING OUT. AS I SAID, THIS WAS A NEW LOCATION. THIS WAS NOT AN AREA WE HAD BEEN DEALING WITH BEFORE, BUT IT IS AN AREA WE WILL NOW BE DEALING WITH FROM HERE ON OUT. 
          QUESTION ABOUT THAT. 
          BEFORE YOU GO ON, I'M JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE. 
          EACH SIDE OF THE PARCEL LINE. 
          WHAT DOES THAT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? SO THE CURRENT REGULATION STATES THAT WHEREVER THERE IS A PARCEL LINE, THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A 50 FOOT BOUNDARY OF MODE OR DISK GROUND, AS IN A FIRE BREAK, TO CREATE A TOTAL OF 100FT, 50FT ON EACH SIDE OF THE PARCEL LINES. 
          IN THIS CASE. 
          IN THE PREVIOUS CASE. GO BACK. 
          YEAH, YEAH. 
          IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THIS IS BOUNDARY WITH A HOME WITH AN HOA AND A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. SO ONE SIDE OF THE FENCE IS BRIONI'S, THE OTHER SIDE OF IT IS NOT OURS. 
          OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT. IT'S THE. 
          IT'S. IN THIS CASE, IT'S A PARK BOUNDARY LINE. 
          IT IS A PARK BOUNDARY LINE. 
          OKAY, SO WE'RE ONLY DOING HALF OF THAT, THOUGH. WE'RE NOT DOING 100. 
          WE'RE NOT DOING. WE HAD TO. 
          WE HAD TO CREATE A 50 FOOT BOUNDARY OF CLEAR OPEN SPACE. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S CLEAR. LET'S SEE. 
          THE SECOND DEFENSIBLE SPACE PROJECT THAT WE HAD TO DO THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE. 
          REGARDED INVOLVED THE PARK OFFICE. PART OF THIS ORDINANCE INCREASED THE BARRIER REQUIREMENT FROM 25FT TO 100FT AROUND STRUCTURES. THE BRIONI'S OFFICE, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT, IS LOCATED IN A VERY HEAVILY WOODED AREA OF THE PARK. AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO CLEAR THAT. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THE 25FT OF IT WAS VERY, VERY CLEAR. 
          THE REMAINING 75FT OF IT, I DON'T THINK IT HAD BEEN TOUCHED EVER. SO THEREFORE, THERE WAS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT TOOK PARK STAFF, ALL SEVEN OF THEM, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL CREW FROM CIVICORPS, WELL OVER TWO WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE REMOVAL OF THE DENSE VEGETATION IN THIS AREA. AND AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, IT SHOULD BE VERY SIMPLE TO MAINTAIN FROM HERE ON OUT. 
          BUT THERE ARE MANY AREAS WHERE WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO WORK LIKE THIS IN AREAS THAT NEVER HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE. ANOTHER PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE BRIONI STAFF THIS LAST YEAR WAS THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEEDER TRAIL NUMBER ONE. 
          THIS TRAIL IS A HISTORICAL TRAIL THAT FOLLOWS THE MARTINEZ RICHMOND STAGECOACH ROUTE. THESE STAGECOACHES RAN ALONG THIS TRAIL DURING THE 1850S BETWEEN FRANKLIN CANYON AND THE ALHAMBRA VALLEY. THE TRAIL CURRENTLY IS OPEN FROM THE JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST'S DUTRA RANCH OVER IN MARTINEZ TO FERNDALE ROAD OFF OF ALHAMBRA WHERE IT ENDS THROUGH AN EASEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE OWNER THERE. 
          AT THIS TIME, FERNDALE ROAD IS THE CURRENT END OF THE TRAIL. 
          THE TRAIL DOES CONTINUE SOUTH TO PERERA ROAD. IT IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. DUE TO OUR EASEMENT AND THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN, WE STILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT TRAIL EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 
          IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE CIVICOR AS WELL AS PARK STAFF. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE AFTER PICTURE THERE, OVER 600FT OF THAT TRAIL IS NOW CLEAR AND OPEN. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR TRAILS DEPARTMENT TO SECURE AN EASEMENT WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL ALLOW US AT SOME POINT TO OPEN THE REMAINING SECTION OF THAT TRAIL. CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL TRAILS CREW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 10 REGIONAL TRAILS, INCLUDING THREE OF THE LARGER PAVED REGIONAL TRAILS IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. THESE ARE THE IRON HORSE REGIONAL TRAIL, THE CONTRA COSTA CANAL REGIONAL TRAIL, AND THE LAFAYETTE MORAGA REGIONAL TRAIL. THESE TRAILS MAKE UP THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PORTION OF THE COMMUTER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND ALAMEDA CREEK COUNTY OR ALAMEDA KEY TRAILS. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER TRAILS THAT ARE USED FOR HIKING, BIKING, WALKING, SKATING AND EQUESTRIAN PURPOSES. SOME OF THEM ARE THE CALIFORNIA RIDING AND HIKING TRAIL, THE DELTA DE ANZA TRAIL, THE GREEN VALLEY TRAIL, THE OLD MORAGA RANCH TRAIL. I THINK ALL OF THEM ARE LISTED ON THE SLIDE. WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER MUNICIPAL TRAILS THAT PROVIDE CONNECTIONS TO AND FROM CITY AREAS INTO ONTO THE TRAIL. SORRY, TOO FAR. 
          JUST ANOTHER QUESTION. WHEN ONE OF THESE REGIONAL TRAILERS TRAILS GOES THROUGH A CITY PARK LIKE FOR INSTANCE, HEATHER FARM HAS BRION USED TO MOUNT DIABLO TRAIL TRAVERSING IT, ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE TRAIL IN THOSE SPACES LIKE, SAY, 
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THE PAVEMENT? CERTAIN PORTIONS OF IT, YES. 
          CERTAIN PORTIONS OF IT, NO. 
          AND I'LL GET INTO THAT. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 
          THIS CREW CONSISTS OF ONE SUPERVISOR WHO IS CARLOS LEHRMASTER, A PARK CRAFT SPECIALIST, AND SIX PARK RANGERS. ALL TOTAL, THEY MANAGE 433 ACRES AND OVER 100 MILES OF TRAIL. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF ADDING THIS UP THE OTHER DAY AND THERE'S ALMOST A THOUSAND DIFFERENT TRAIL ENTRANCES THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF. NOW, GRANTED, THEY MIGHT BE ACROSS THE STREET, BUT IT'S STILL AN ENTRANCE AND IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE NUMBER. UNLIKE MOST OF OUR PARKLANDS, THE REGIONAL TRAILS PRIMARILY OPERATE ON OTHER PEOPLE PROPERTY. AS A RESULT, THERE ARE LITERALLY DOZENS OF MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS THAT AFFECT TRAIL OPERATION RESPONSIBILITIES. THIS INCLUDES 10 DIFFERENT CITIES, SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTY AGENCIES AND EVEN SOME FEDERAL AGENCIES. BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES SPECIAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, BUCHANAN AIRPORT, COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL, BOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. IT EVEN INCLUDES SOME SHOPPING CENTERS, A COUPLE HOTELS, MANY INDIVIDUAL STORES AND MANY, MANY, MANY HOMEOWNERS. I WAS BEHIND. 
          SORRY. OKAY. THE COUNTRY CROSS THE TRAIL STAFF IS SUPPORTING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN THEIR ENFORCEMENT OF OUR E BIKE SLOW YOUW ROLL CAMPAIGN. 
          OUR ROLE IN DOING THIS IS TO PROVIDE SOLAR SIGNBOARDS TO HELP WITH THE INFORMATION PORTION OF THE CAMPAIGN ON WHAT THE SPEEDS ACTUALLY ARE, WHAT THE RULE IS AND AS WELL AS WHAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DOING. SO WE HAVE PLACED THESE SIGN BOARDS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. 
          WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE THREE MAIN TRAILS, IRON HORSE, THE CANAL AND THE LAFAYETTE MORAGA TRAIL. THE SIGN BOARD FLASHES THE SPEED. 
          IT'S SOLAR POWERED. 
          SINCE WE STARTED THIS CAMPAIGN, THE SIGN BOARD HAS BEEN LOCATED AT 17 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WE MOVE IT APPROXIMATELY EVERY OTHER WEEK. WE'VE ALSO ADDED A SECOND ONE THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE RIGHT ALMOST MIDDLE PICTURE THAT WILL BE JUST SHOW THE SPEED. IT'S A SMALLER TRAILER SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT INTO MORE LOCATIONS. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE A MAP OF ALL THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE WE'VE BEEN SO FAR. 
          TO YOUR QUESTION, DIRECTOR MERCURIO, EVERY CITY AND EVERY AGENCY HAS A DIFFERENT AGREEMENT WITH WHAT PART OF IT WE DO. SO SOME WE MANAGE, SOME WE CARRY ALL THE WAY THROUGH. MOST OF THE ONES THOUGH, ONCE YOU GET TO THE PARK, IT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN IT EXITS ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEN IT BECOMES OURS AGAIN. 
          PARK SUPERVISOR MATT MOORE RUNS SEVERAL PARKS OUT OF THE LAS TROMPAS COURTYARD FACILITY. 
          ALL TOLD, HE COVERS ABOUT 06,100 ACRES. HIS BIG PARKS ARE SYCAMORE VALLEY REGIONAL PRESERVE, BISHOP RANCH REGIONAL PRESERVE AND OF COURSE THE LAS TROPHOS WILDERNESS. BISHOP RANCH IS ABOUT 806 ACRES AND IT OFFERS A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF THE SAN ARON VALLEY WITH DIRECT VIEWS OF MOUNT DIABLO. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, MATT HAS A FAIRLY SMALL STAFF FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT HE COVERS. HE HAS ONE PARK CRAFT SPECIALIST AND FOUR RANGERS. FOR 2025. MATT WAS INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF THE OPENING OF THE MCGEE RANCH TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO THE SYCAMORE VALLEY OPEN SPACE. SYCAMORE VALLEY OPEN SPACE IS 695 ACRES. IT IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS SPLIT IN HALF. SO YOU HAVE A NORTH SIDE OF IT IN SHELL RIDGE. 
          THAT IS 361 ACRES. AND YOU HAVE SHELBURNE HILLS TO THE SOUTH. 
          THAT IS 325 ACRES BEING DIVIDED BY CAMINO TASSAJARA. MCGEE PRESERVE IS OWNED BY THE WIDEMAN RANCH GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT. GAD. THIS AREA HAS NOW BEEN CONNECTED TO SYCAMORE VALLEY REGIONAL PRESERVE VIA A 3 1/2 MILE TRAIL EASEMENT ON EXISTING RANCH ROADS. THIS WILL BE USED FOR HIKING, BIKING AND HORSE RIDING. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY SAVE MOUNT DIABLO AND THE CITY OF DANVILLE, BUT THEIR TRAILS ARE ONLY FOR BIKING AND HIKING. THE DISTRICT HOLDS A VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER THE NORTHERN 264 ACRES OF THE MCGEE PROPERTY. AND JOHN MUIR LAND TRUST HOLDS A CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER THE SOUTHERN 99 ACRES OF THAT PROPERTY. 
          TO OPEN THIS PROPERTY AND TO GAIN ACCESS TO IT, STAFF WAS INVOLVED IN 
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INSTALLING A NEW PEDESTRIAN GATE AND A NEW ROLLOVER GATE. 
          THIS INTERSECTION. AND THIS GATE IS LOCATED ON THE SHORT RIDGE TRAIL FROM THE SYCAMORE VALLEY OPEN SPACE AND IT GOES INTO THE MAGEE PRESERVE AND CONNECTS USERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO DIABLO ROAD IN DANVILLE. THURGOOD MARSHALL PARK IS SUPERVISED BY EVAN BUTLER. I DO HAVE A CORRECTION. 
          I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. I PUT FOUR PARK RANGERS. HE ACTUALLY HAS THREE PARK RANGERS. IT'S A TOTAL STAFF OF FOUR. EVAN BUTLER JUST COMPLETED HIS FIRST YEAR AS PARK SUPERVISOR OF DIRECTOR GOOD MARSHALL. HE ALSO HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE VERY FIRST OFFICIAL PARK SUPERVISOR FOR THIS PARK. EVAN WAS HIRED IN 2025. PRIOR TO THAT, THURGOOD MARSHALL WAS MANAGED BY THE SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA TRAILS AND THE CONTRA COSTA TRAIL STAFF. THIS WAS POSSIBLE UNTIL WORKLOAD AND STAFFING LEVELS WERE NO LONGER FEASIBLE. EVAN ALSO SUPERVISES THE BAY POINT SHORELINE AND IN THE LAND BANK HCP PROPERTIES OFF OF KIRKER PASS AND HESS ROADS. THESE WERE PREVIOUSLY PART OF THE BLACK DIAMOND REGIONAL MINE, BLACK DIAMOND MINES REGIONAL PRESERVE, AND NOW FALL UNDER THE THURGOOD MARSHALL UMBRELLA. THEY WERE ADDED AS A RESULT OF THE PARK OPS REORG IN MAY OF 2024. 
          WHERE IS THAT SIGN? THAT SIGN DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST. 
          NO WONDER I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO GO OVER THERE AND TAKE A PICTURE. 
          I HAD THAT. 
          YOU GOT A PICTURE? YEAH. NO, IT'S JUST A PICTURE. 
          IT'S A RENDERING DONE BY. DONE BY GRAPHICS. OKAY, WHEN IT OPENS, WE'LL HAVE THAT SIGN. 
          THE REORGANIZATION IN MAY OF 2024 AND THE ADDITION OF THE LAND BANK PROPERTIES AS WELL AS BAY POINT SHORELINE TO THE THURGOOD MARSHALL SUPERVISION UMBRELLA WAS PART OF THE JUSTIFICATION THAT ENABLED US TO ADD THE SUPERVISOR IN THE 2025 BUDGET YEAR, THURGOOD MARSHALL IS CURRENTLY 2,996 ACRES. WHEN WE INCLUDE ALL THE HCP LAND, BANK BAY POINT SHORELINE IS 150 ACRES. AND WE RECENTLY ADDED THE BRIGHTON AND BRIGHTON ADJACENT PROPERTIES WHICH NOW ADD ANOTHER 200 ACRES. BUT THE BENEFIT TO THAT IS IT NOW GIVES THURGOOD MARSHALL A DIRECT CONNECTION CONNECTION TO KIRKER PASS, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE BEFORE. EVAN'S FIRST TASK AS A SUPERVISOR WAS TO FINISH THE BUILD OUT OF A CONEX BOX THAT WOULD BECOME AN OFFICE AND A WORKSPACE FOR HIMSELF AND HIS PARK STAFF. 
          THIS WAY THEY COULD BEGIN AND END THEIR DAYS IN THE PARK. 
          THIS IS A LONG TERM TEMPORARY SOLUTION, BUT IT GIVES US A SEVEN DAY A WEEK ON SITE PRESENCE IN THE PARK, WHICH WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE. 
          AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, INTERNET IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERY OFFICE THESE DAYS AND INTERNET OUT HERE HAS BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE MONTH THAT PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE. WE WILL NOW HAVE A SOLID INTERNET CONNECTION FOR THE STAFF IN WORKING OUT OF THAT OFFICE. THURGOOD MARSHALL WAS FULLY STAFFED AND MOVED ON SITE AS OF SPRING OF 2025. BEING ON SITE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK HAS PROVIDED BIG BENEFITS. OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, PARK STAFF HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP ON A BUNCH OF DEFERRED FENCIBLE SPACE MAINTENANCE WORK. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WE WERE TO DEAL WITH WAS WORKING WITH CONTRA COSTA FIRE, FIGURING OUT WHAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND WHAT WE WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR. TURNS OUT WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF IT. THE BENEFIT IS THAT BY WORKING WITH CIVICORPS AND PARK STAFF, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SO MUCH DONE THAT EVEN THE NAVY IS NOTICED. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED ACCOMMODATIONS FROM U.S. NAVY MANAGER GLENN NELSON TO COME TO COMMEND STAFF ON THE VEGETATION WORK THEY DID IN WHAT IS CALLED THE ALLEY AREA WHICH IS A 13 FOOT FENCE LINE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORS AND BUNKER CITY. AND IT'S THE NAVY DID A VERY POOR JOB MAINTAINING IT OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT KIND OF TURNED INTO A JUNGLE. 
          WITH HELP FROM CIVICOR SOME HELP FROM CONCERT CLASSIFIER AS WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO CLEAR THAT AREA FROM WILLOW PASS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO BAILEY ROAD NOW SO THAT THE DISCER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AREA CAN DO HIS WORK EFFECTIVELY. NEXT ON OUR LIST WAS TO REPAIR THE GOLDEN EAGLE FENCING EXCLUSION AREA. THE CATTLE IN THE AREA HAD MADE A MESS OF IT AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE STAFF ON SITE, WE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH IT. I CAN NOW TELL YOU 
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THAT THAT IS FACT. FENCE IS BACK IN PLACE AND NO MORE CATTLE ARE HARASSING THE NESTING EAGLES. STAFF IS ALSO WORKING TO BUILD THEIR OFFICE AREA SO THAT THEY WILL BE READY FOR THE SOUTH OF BAILEY WHENEVER IT OPENS IN CLOSING. 
          UNIT 6 WAS FORMED TWO YEARS AGO IN MAY OF 2024. THIS IS OUR FIRST BOARD PRESENTATION OR BOARD OPS COMMITTEE UPDATE. 
          AND I HOPE TO HAVE MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE OTHER PARKS AT MY NEXT ONE. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT DIRECTORS. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, I ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS. 
          BUT DON'T BE NERVOUS, DAVE. 
          SORRY. I'M TRYING. 
          IT'S IMPRESSIVE. YOU KNOW, IT REALLY MAKES ME STOP, STOP AND THINK. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SEEING A THOUSAND ENTRANCES AND ALL THESE MILES. 
          I'M CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES YOU NEED, HOW ARE YOU TRACKING? ARE YOU JUST ROTATING THROUGH THEM? ARE YOU REACTIVE? LIKE WHEN WE DEAL WITH LIKE ROADS, WE KNOW LIKE WHAT THE PCI INDEX IS. 
          AND I KNOW WITH TRAILS WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT LEVELS OF SERVICE BUT. AND WE'VE AT THE BOARD WE'RE APPROVING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TEAM. 
          BUT HERE YOU ARE OUT THERE IN OPERATIONS TO JUST DOING THIS ALL THE TIME. IT'S JUST PART OF YOUR UNIT. 
          IT'S A CHALLENGE. 
          YEAH. 
          I AM GRATEFUL THERE HAVE BEEN FOR THE TRAILS CREW. 
          THERE HAS BEEN SOME GOOD SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED. THEY HAVE A VERY GOOD ROUTINE. THEY HAVE A. I WOULDN'T SAY LARGE STAFF, BUT THEY DO HAVE ENOUGH STAFF THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO ROUTINES ON KIND OF MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS AND THEY'RE ABLE TO SPLIT UP. AND THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO KIND OF HIT THE, THE BIG TRAILS AND GET EYES ON A LOT OF THINGS. AND SO I DON'T THINK WE GET TO THINGS AS FAST AS I WOULD LIKE, BUT WE DO GET TO THEM PRETTY QUICKLY. AND IT IS A LOT OF WORK. AND THERE ISN'T EVER ENOUGH TIME WITH THE WHOLE MOVEMENT TOO FOR FUELS ABATEMENT. AND I'VE TALKED WITH, YOU KNOW, IN MY COMMUNITY, YOU'RE CLEARING BUT THE MAINTENANCE AND COMING BACK, SOMETIMES FASTER, MORE FURIOUS, SOMETIMES NOTHING BUT OIL RICH PLANTS LIKE POISON IVY TAKING OVER. I KNOW EVEN OUR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE PAC RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LIKE HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE STILL KEEP BIODIVERSITY? I MEAN, IMAGINE JUST EVEN WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I MEAN, IT'S NICE YOU'RE PUTTING UP GOLDEN EAGLE FENCING, BUT IS THERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANYTHING TO RESTORE THAT, TO HELP MAINTAIN THAT? THE GOLDEN EAGLE AREA IS NOT AN AREA THAT WE HAVE TO DO MUCH WORK TO. IT'S THE VERY TOP OF THE RIDGE AT THURGOOD MARSHALL. THE ONLY VEGETATION WORK THAT HAPPENS UP THERE IS THE CATTLE GRAZING. 
          WE DO MOW TRAILS AND FIRE ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR FIRE BREAKS. 
          BEYOND THAT UP THERE, WE DON'T DO IT. WE DON'T DO A TON. THE OTHER PARKS WILL DO SUBSTANTIAL MORE. AND WHEN WE HAVE RAINS LIKE THIS, IT GROWS BACK JUST AS FAST. SO YOU'RE DOING IT MULTIPLE TIMES. 
          LISA? YES, THIS IS LISA CORJAN. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO WHAT DAVE WAS SAYING SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE FUELS REDUCTION WORK. WE ARE WORKING WITH STEWARDSHIP. WE HAVE AND ACROSS DIVISIONAL TEAM WORKING ON LOOKING AT WHAT THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE FOR THE RIGHT PLACES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING THE RIGHT TOOLS, WHETHER IT'S DISKING OR MOWING OR GRAZING OR WHATEVER IT IS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR BIODIVERSITY, BUT THEN ALSO MEETING OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING. 
          SOMETHING THAT'S FORTHCOMING, I IMAGINE. MATT, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S STILL IN THE ROOM, BUT THE STEWARDSHIP TEAM MUST. 
          YOU KNOW, WITH THE VEG TEAM, YOU'RE OUT THERE. YOU KNOW WHEN NESTING SEASON IS. I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHEN NESTING SEASON IS ALSO. BUT THERE SEEMS LIKE THERE'S MORE SUPPORT MAYBE AS A TEAM THAN YOU'VE GOT RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR THERE'S A SILO, AND THIS IS JUST ONE UNIT. AND IT'S MAKING ME THINK ABOUT ALL THE OTHERS, FIRE TRIMMING GOING ON CONSTANTLY SEPARATE FROM WHEN THE BOARD HEARS FROM THE FIRE TEAM. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. 
          YEAH, YEAH. I'M NOT CLEAR AS TO EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE TALKING. 
          WHERE THAT BUFFER WAS BEING DONE FROM WILLOW PASS ROAD TO PULL BAILEY ROAD. 
          WHERE EXACTLY IS THAT NOW? OH, IT'S LITERALLY THE BACK FENCE OF THE HOUSES THAT ARE IN THAT. 
          OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WAS PICTURING, BUT THEN I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT IT. BUT WE DON'T HAVE PARKLAND GOING ALL 
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THE WAY UP TO THOSE FENCES. 
          NO, WE DON'T. 
          SO WHY ARE WE. WHY ARE WE DOING THAT? WHY ARE THEY MAKING US DO THAT IS WHAT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS. 
          I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A SATISFACTORY ANSWER FOR YOU ON THAT ONE, BUT WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT TO MANAGE THE VEGETATION FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY UNTIL CONCORD TAKES OVER OWNERSHIP OF THEIRS FROM THE NAVY. MOST OF IT IS DONE TO FACILITATE THE GRAZER, AND THE AGREEMENT WITH THE GRAZER IS THAT HE'S REQUIRED TO DISK ALL OF THOSE AREAS. 
          THE MAIN REASON WE WERE BROUGHT IN IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA WAS BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED FOR SO LONG THAT THE DISK WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO MOST OF IT. TREES WERE NOW SHRUBS. 
          THEY WERE GROWING THROUGH FENCES. THERE'S TWO SETS OF CHAIN LINK FENCES IN THAT AREA. THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT THE ALLEY, BECAUSE THERE'S THE BACKYARD FENCE OF THE NEIGHBORS. AND ABOUT 20FT AWAY IS ANOTHER CHAIN LINK FENCE. THAT IS. SO THERE'S THE BOUNDARY FENCE WITH THE NEIGHBORS, WHICH IS THE BOUNDARY FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY. BUT THEN THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL BOUNDARY FENCE, IF YOU WILL, OR WHAT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER BOUNDARY FENCE ON THE INSIDE OF THAT. AND SO YOU HAVE TO RUN BETWEEN THOSE TWO FENCES. 
          BECAUSE THE GRAZER COULD NOT HANDLE IT. WE WERE. WE WERE ASKED TO GO IN AND TAKE CARE OF IT. 
          OKAY. 
          RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT. 
          THAT THERE'S A. IT'S THERE. 
          THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS THAT REALLY REGULATE THAT PROPERTY. AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING KIND OF ON AN INTERIM BASIS UNTIL OTHER THINGS HAPPEN. 
          RIGHT, RIGHT. 
          IT'S A DYNAMIC THING. 
          LUCKILY, THE PROCESS IS MOVING ALONG FOR THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO THAT'S GOOD. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. 
          WHERE IS THAT SPIDER SO I CAN STAY AWAY FROM THERE? WHAT PART PARK WAS THAT? THAT WAS ACTUALLY ON A TRAIL. 
          OH, GEEZ. 
          AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A RECYCLE BIN RIGHT NEXT TO IT. 
          IT'S A TARANTULA. HE'S PRETTY TAME. 
          I. I DON'T CARE FOR THEM. 
          AND DIABLO FOOTHILLS HAS A GREAT DEAL OF THEM IN THE FALL WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR MIGRATION. 
          I KNOW A LOT OF THEM. I HAD ONE IN MY HOUSE ONCE IN MORAGA, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 
          I'M NOT SURPRISED. YEAH, THEY'RE CURIOUS LITTLE CRITTERS. 
          THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MATT MCDONALD. 
          THANK YOU. DIRECTORS ADM. 
          GORJAN, GENERAL COUNSEL, MACKENZIE, UNIT MANAGER, DAVE KENDALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT THEIR CREWS DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB. 
          OUR CONCERNS FOR AFSCME IS THURGOOD MARSHALL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR CHEMICALS IN THE SOIL. AND WE'D LIKE TO REITERATE THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY SOIL INTRUSION HAPPEN UNTIL WE GET TESTING DONE FOR THE PROPERTIES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ECOLOGY COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WHAT WE NEED TO DO. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT AND MANAGEMENT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL PCBS, LEAD POTENTIAL OF DEPLETED URANIUM THAT WAS ON SITE AND ANY RESIDUE THAT MIGHT BE LEFT OVER FROM THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS THAT WERE PUT THROUGH CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION. SO NO SOIL DISTURBANCE SHOULD OCCUR UNTIL WE GET THE RESULTS OF ANY TESTING THAT MAY OR MAY BE DONE. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. DIRECTORS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO. 
          OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REPORT. VERY THOROUGH. 
          REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, 
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YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I JUST HAD A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          OKAY, WE CAN MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW, SO GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS MONTH IS JUNE PRIDE MONTH. AND SO. AND IT HAS JUNETEENTH IN IT. SO LAST TUESDAY AT THE BRAZILIAN ROOM, AS PART OF THE ONGOING MONTH. 
          INTEREST. MONTHS. MONTHS OF INTERESTS, THEY HOSTED THE OPEN HOUSE FOR CELEBRATING PRIDE. 
          AND NEXT TUESDAY AT THE BRAZILIAN ROOM, THEY'LL HAVE A THEME FOR JUNETEENTH. SO I JUST. I THINK I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD SEE YOU ALL BEFORE THEN, SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D MENTION THAT. SO THAT'S ON TUESDAY. AND THEN JUST ONE OTHER COMMENT ABOUT THE PRESENTATION BY DAVE KENDALL, UNIT MANAGER. 
          DAVE KENDALL, AS HE MENTIONED, IS SORT OF ALLUDED TO. TWO YEARS AGO, ALL OF THE PARK OPERATIONS TEAMS WERE SORT OF REORGANIZED. IT'S A PRACTICE 
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TO PARK OPERATIONS COMMITTEE TO. 
          TO HAVE A UNIT MANAGER COME FROM EACH OF THE UNITS TO GIVE A PRESENTATION. AND SO WE'RE SORT OF STILL CATCHING UP AS WE'RE WITH OUR NEW ORGANIZATION. AND SO WE'RE SORT OF DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO TRY TO MAKE THE PRESENTATIONS RELEVANT. AND SO WE MAY, AS HE ALLUDED TO, WE MIGHT NOT COVER EVERYBODY'S PARK EACH TIME, BUT WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO COME BACK TO GIVE UPDATES AND REALLY SUPPLEMENT THE BOARD SITE TOURS. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT. 
          THANK YOU. AND I DID. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PRIDE CELEBRATION AT THE BRAZILIAN, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. AND ALSO PRIDE IN THE PARK ON SATURDAY. SO VERY, VERY GOOD. YEP. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE ADJOURN? IS ALSO JUNE 19, JUNETEENTH AT THURGOOD MARSHALL COMING UP AS WELL? YES, THANK YOU. 
          I'LL BE THERE. 
          WHAT TIME IS THAT, JOHN? WHAT IS THAT GOING? IT'S A TOUR. 
          WE CAN SEND YOU THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT, TOO. AND JUST TO SORT OF FOLLOW UP. 
          SAFETY IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR TEAM, AND WE'RE A SORT OF EVALUATING, GOING OVER SOME OF THE CONCERNS AROUND THURGOOD MARSHALL. WE HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST LOOKING AT IT. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY FOR THE SITE TOUR THAT'S COMING UP ON THE 19TH, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO GROUND DISTURBANCE. THEY'RE STAYING IN AREAS WHERE THEY WON'T DISTURB ANYTHING ON THE PAVED ROADS THAT THEY'RE PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE PAVED ROAD THAT THEY'RE NOT. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BOTH THE VISITORS AND OUR TEAM ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. 
          AND JUST WITH REGARD TO THAT, IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT WAS THAT PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP AND RESERVED FOR. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A TOUR. IT IS JUST ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT OUR INR INTERPRETATION AND RECREATION TEAM PUTS ON. SO, IF YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN. THE TIME NOW IS 2:47. THANK YOU. 
          WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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