Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, April 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, April 16, 2024

 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/85997696711 

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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Designated Representatives: Sabrina Landreth, Allyson Cook
Employee Organization(s): AFSCME Local 2428

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

Properties: Alameda County – 704 Terminal Circle, Livermore, CA
Agency Negotiators: Becky Bremser, Terrence Cotcher
Negotiating Parties: Five River Hangars, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
REVISED 
OPEN SESSION   1:00 p.m.
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A.
Resolution to Recognize National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: April 14 -20, 2024
B.
Special Recognition of Police Officer of the Year, Detective Dave Haro, and Public Safety Dispatcher of the Year, Dispatch Supervisor Brian Hagebusch
C.
Recognition of Acting Police Captain David Phulps for  25 years of Public Service with East Bay Regional Park District
VI.
PUBLIC COMMENT
VII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of January 15, 2024 through February 4, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for February 20, 2024 and March 5, 2024  
3.
Authorization to Add a Legislative Assistant in the Executive and Legislative Division and an Accounting Specialist in the Finance Management Services Division and Approve and Adopt an Amendment to the East Bay Regional Park District’s Salary Schedule to Adjust the Salary Range for Trails Program Manager
4.
Authorization to Execute a Cooperative Agreement Between the East Bay Regional Park District and Ambrose Recreation and Park District
5.
Authorization to Execute an Agreement for Actuarial Services Related to Retirement Costs with VIA Actuarial Solutions in the Amount of $124,900
6.
Authorization to Amend Contract with Helient, Inc. to Provide Network and Server Monitoring in the amount of $175,000
7.
Authorization to Appropriate $125,000 from Measure WW for CEQA and Cultural Resource Studies for the Calaveras Ridge Trail Project: Calaveras Ridge Regional Trail
8.
Authorization for a Direct Payment to the State Water Resources Control Board for a Regulatory Permit in the Amount of $79,824: District-wide
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
A.
Informational Update on the 2024 Federal Advocacy Conference 
X.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
A.
Approval of Quarterly Investment Report for December 31, 2023 and 2024 Investment Policy
B.
General Fund Reserve Unassigned Fund Balance Policy and Committed Fund Balance Review and Appropriation of  $21.6 Million to Future Office Needs Project      
XI.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
XII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL