Meeting


EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Tuesday, April 2, 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, April 2, 2024

CLOSED SESSION 11:00 a.m.

ZOOM https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/83798781547 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

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, CA
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki
Negotiating Parties: Point Molate Futures, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

Properties: Contra Costa County – 078-140-010-6; Marsh Creek Road, Clayton, CA
Agency Negotiators: Ken Wysocki, Becky Bremser
Negotiating Parties: BJ Ranch, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

Properties: Alameda County – 704 Terminal Circle, Livermore, CA
Agency Negotiators: Becky Bremser, Terrence Cotcher
Negotiating Parties: Rive River Hangars, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

B.	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.

ZOOM https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/83798781547

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

CONSENT CALENDAR

Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of January 1, 2024 through January 14, 2024

Recommendation to Support State Legislation: AB 437, AB 637, AB 1798, AB 1889, AB 2124, AB 2285, AB 2330, AB 2440, AB 2509, AB 2682, AB 2869, ACA 16, SB 925, SB 1029, SB 1159, SB 1402

Recommendation to Support Federal Legislation: S. 3670 and H.R. 7082, H.R. 6659, H.R. 6773, H.R. 6841, H.R. 6882 and H.R. 6925

Authorization to Execute Amended and Restated License Agreement with UC Berkeley Seismology Lab to Extend License Term and Allow Installation of Additional Seismic Station
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15061(b)(3)

Authorization to Grant a 5-Year License Agreement to Alameda County Public Works Agency for the Planting and Maintenance of Eighteen Trees as Mitigation for Impacts of Emergency Embankment Repairs: Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15061(b)(3)

Authorization to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Rangeland Conservation Science in the Amount of $65,500 for Long-Term Native Grassland Monitoring

Authorization to Execute an Amendment to the Two-Year Agreement with Concern to add the First Responder Program Services to the Employee Assistance Program in the Amount of $25,000

Authorization to apply for grant funds from the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program for the East Bay Seeds to Native Grassland Restoration project in the amount of $50,000

IX.

GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE

Recommendation to Sponsor AB 2091 (Grayson D-Concord) existing Trails for Nature Access

ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Project Update on the Replace Environmental Education Center (EEC) Project at Tilden Nature Area: Tilden Regional Park

XI.	GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

XII.	ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION

XIII.	BOARD COMMENTS

XIV.	ADJOURNMENT

ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL

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