Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, February 20, 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 20, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/89429783671
 
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 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
B.
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.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/89429783671
 
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 November 6, 2023 through November 26, 2023 
2.
 Approval of the Minutes for the Board Meeting December 5, 2023 and December 19 , 2023
3.
Consent to the General Manager’s Hiring for the Position of Assistant General Manager of Finance and Management Services/Chief Financial Officer
4.
Approval of Appointment: Alameda County Board of Supervisors Nominee, Casey Farmer, to the Park Advisory Committee
5.
Authorization to Award and Execute a Professional Services Contract in the Amount of $260,000 with Haley & Aldrich, Inc. and Transfer Appropriated Funds in the Amount of $598,757 for the Repair Lake Anza Dam Project: Tilden Regional Park 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
6.
Authorization to Purchase Twenty-Six Self Contained Breathing Apparatus from All Star Fire Equipment Inc. in the Total Amount of $218,343.24
7.
Authorization to Award a Contract to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Trail Inventory Services in the Amount of $103,000: Briones, Pleasanton Ridge, and Del Valle Regional Parks
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
8.
Authorization to Execute a Contract Amendment with City of Benicia and Solano County to Extend the Term of the radio vault and tower space Contracts
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15061(b)(3)
9.
Authorization to Execute Caretaker Agreement with Pacific States Environmental Contractors, Inc. at Dumbarton Quarry Campground on the Bay
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15304, §15061(b)(3)
10.
Authorization to Enter into Cost-Sharing Agreements with Partnering Water Agencies and Continue Budgeted Funds for Quagga/Zebra Mussel Inspection Programs at Park District Lakes
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
11.
Authorization to Increase the Construction Contract Contingency by $90,000 with E.F. Brett and Company, Inc., to Amend Consultant Contract with Questa Engineering Corporation by $40,000, and to Transfer Appropriated Funds in the Amount of $200,000 for the Renovation of Roberts Pool Project: Roberts Regional Recreation Area
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Reg 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
12.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Wildlife Conservation Board for the Former Roddy Ranch Golf Course Habitat Restoration and Public Access project in an Amount up to $2.5 million
13.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the State of California Coastal Conservancy for the Keller Beach Public Access Project at Miller Knox Regional Shoreline in an Amount up to $1 million
14.
Approval of Accounting Adjustments to Reflect the Disposal of Three Capital Assets with a Book Value Over $25,000 each
IX.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Award Job Order Contracts JOC-37 and -38 to GradeTech, Inc. and Mark Scott Construction, Inc, respectively: District-wide
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15303, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
X.
OPERATIONS DIVISION
A.
Authorization To Execute an Agreement with Kheystone Management Company at Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15303, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
XI.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
XII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL