Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
11:00 AM
 
NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT THE EAST BAY
REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
 
The East Bay Regional Park District (Park District), with limited exceptions, holds public meetings through a hybrid platform of in-person and remote attendance to allow members of the public to participate through the Park District’s virtual platform, Zoom. The Board of Directors will participate in-person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California) unless otherwise designated. Occasionally, members of the Board of Directors may attend remotely as permitted by the Brown Act.
 
This Meeting May Be Accessed As Follows:.
 
  1. In person at the Park District Administrative Headquarters (2950 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California)
  2. Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform: (Zoom links are located on the meeting Agenda below)
  3. Via the Park District’s stream: www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings 
     
Park District facilities and meetings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If special accommodations are needed for you to participate, please contact the Clerk of the Board as soon as possible, but preferably at least three working days prior to the meeting.
     
Public Comments May Be Submitted in Person or in One of the Following Three Ways:
 
  1. Via email to Public Comment at [email protected]. Emails must contain in the subject line “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title”. It is preferred that these written comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
  2. Via voicemail at (510) 544-2016. The caller must start the message by stating “Public Comments – not on the agenda” or “Public Comments – agenda item title” preferably followed by their name and place of residence, followed by their comments. It is preferred that these voicemail comments be submitted by 3:00 pm on the day prior to the meeting.
  3.  Live via the Zoom virtual meeting platform. The Zoom link below will let you into the virtual meeting for the purpose of providing a public comment.
     
Written comments and transcribed voicemails will be provided to the Board of Directors. All written comments received by the close of the public comment period will become part of the official meeting record. If you have any questions, please contact the Clerk of the Board Yolande Barial Knight at [email protected] or at 510-544-2020.
     
A copy of the background materials concerning these agenda items, including any material that may have been submitted less than 72 hours before the meeting, is available for inspection on the Park District’s website (https://www.ebparks.org/calendar/public-meetings).

Unless otherwise noted in an agenda description, all actions taken by the Board of Directors include a determination that CEQA does not apply (i.e., the action is not a project and therefore exempt from CEQA).

 
AGENDA
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/84020072650
 

Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the 11:00am Closed Session for Public Comment 
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
III.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
A.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representatives: Sabrina Landreth, Allyson Cook
Employee Organization(s): AFSCME Local 2428, Unrepresented
B.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

APNs: 075-060-004-1, 075-060-015-7, 075-060-016-5, 075-080-016-1, and 075-080-023-7 (Contra Costa County)
Agency Negotiators: Ken Wysocki, Rachel Lem
Negotiating Parties: Robert W. Riley, Trustee
Under Negotiation: Price and term of payment
C.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): [One Case]
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV.
ANNUAL ROTATION OF OFFICERS
V.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
VII.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
VIII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IX.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of the Board Meeting Minutes of November 7, 2023 
2.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of October 2, 2023 to October 22, 2023
 
3.
Resolution to Support Legislation S. Res. 400, S. 2728, S. 2749, S. 2353 and H.R. 4920, S. 2838 and H.R. 5573, S. 3127 and H.R. 6053, S. 3261 and H.R. 6311, H.R. 5719 and H.R. 5971 for Legislative Session 2023-2024
4.
Approval of 2024 Legislative Program
5.
Approval of Reappointments of Luana Espana, Bruce Henry, Bob Peoples, Bob Reid and Bob Simmons to the Park Advisory Committee
6.
Award of Contract for Printing the District’s Park Map Brochures and the General Brochure for the Years 2024-2025
7.
AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A Three-Year CONSOLIDATED SECURITY CAMERA MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH OJO TECHNOLOGY AT MULTIPLE DISTRICT LOCATIONS
8.
Authorization to Execute Rental Contract with Harris Blade Rental in the Amount of $88,307 for Beach Sand Rental Equipment
9.
Authorization to Execute a Contract with SHI, Inc for Computers for an Amount of $750,000
10.
Recommendation to Enter into a Contract for Services with E2 Strategies LLC in the Amount of $96,000 for General Federal Advocacy Consulting Services
11.
Authorization to Amend Consultant Contract with Degenkolb Engineers, Inc. by $57,912 for the Response to Vasco Shop Fire Project: Vasco Hills Regional Preserve
12.
Approve Prequalified General Contractors and Approve Selection of Metro Contract Group as the Furniture Dealer for the Improve Peralta Oaks North Project: 2955 Peralta Oaks Court
13.
Authorization to Enter Into Settlement Agreement With Touchstone Golf, LLC for 2023 Winter Storm Damage at
Redwood Canyon Golf Course
X.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
A.
Approval of 2024 Park Advisory Committee Objectives
XI.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Award a Professional Services Contract for $900,000 to BKF Engineers for the Develop Public Access South of Bailey Road Project: Thurgood Marshall Regional Park - Home of the Port Chicago 50
XII.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
XIII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIV.
BOARD COMMENTS
XV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL