Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, February 6, 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, February 6, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/84839381720
Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the 11:00am Closed Session for Public Comment 
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
III.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
A.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

EBRPD v Questa Engineering Corp.
Alameda County Superior Court
Case No. 21CV000770
B.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

Properties: Contra Costa County – 561-100-050 through -055, 561-420-001 and -002, 561-430-001, 561-440-001 through -004, and 561-450-001 through -031; Stenmark Drive, Richmond
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki
Negotiating Parties: Point Molate Futures, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
C.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representatives: Sabrina Landreth, Allyson Cook
Employee Organization(s): AFSCME Local 2428
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
VI.
PUBLIC COMMENT
VII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of October 23, 2023 to November 5, 2023  
2.
Resolution to Support Legislation H.Res.881 and S. 3416 for the Legislative Session 2023-2024
3.
Authorization to Approve and Adopt an Amendment to the East Bay Regional Park District Salary Schedule to Implement the Approved 2024 Budget
4.
Update to Board Resolution No. 2023-12-270 Authorization to Execute a Five-Year Grazing License with Two Five-Year Extensions Options to Licensee Smith Cattle, LLC. for Use of 1695-Acreportion of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Grazing Unit 1: Wildcat Canyon Regional Park 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
5.
Authorization to Execute Three Two-Year On-call Environmental Remediation Technical Services and Stormwater Management Contracts FOR $150,000 annually to Northgate Environmental Management, Inc., EKI Environment & Water, Inc., and Nichols Consulting Engineers, Inc.: District-wide 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
6.
Authorization to Execute a Consultant Contract with Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. in the Amount of $125,503 for McCosker Stream Restoration Project Support: Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
7.
Authorization to Transfer and Appropriate $28,000 from Measure WW for Garin/Pleasanton Ridge Trail (WP31-Acquisition) for the Garin/Pleasanton Ridge Public Access Planning Project: Garin Regional Park and Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
8.
Authorization of a Grant Application for the Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program for the Richmond Bay Trail Gap Closure Project in the Amount of $6,400,000
9.
Approving Application for Specified Grant Funds from the Budget Act of 2023, 19.561(b)(43) for the Restoration of Wildcat Creek at Brooks Road
10.
Authorization Approving Application for Specified Grant Funds from the Budget Act of 2023, 19.561(b)(66) for Improvements to Roddy Ranch
11.
Approval of Investment Policy Statement and Proposed Fund Lineup for Deferred Compensation Plans
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
BOARD COMMENTS
XII.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL