Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, May 21, 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, May 21, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/84377800314
Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the 11:00 a.m. 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 – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One Case
B.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

EBRPD vs. City of Richmond et al.
Contra Costa Superior Court
Case No. MSC19-00434
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/84377800314
Note: this virtual meeting platform link will let you into the Open Session 
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 February 26, 2024 through March 17, 2024 
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for April 16, 2024
3.
Authorization to Purchase Three Ford Vehicles in the Total Amount of $138,310 from Downtown Ford Sales for Fleet Vehicle Replacement and as Additions to the Fleet
4.
Approval of Director Dennis Waespi’s Nomination to the Board of Directors of the California Association of Recreation and Park Districts (CARPD)
5.
Approval of Regional Park Foundation 2023 Annual Report
6.
Authorization to Execute an On-Call Trail Services Agreement with Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship for the Amount Not to Exceed $264,346: Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
7.
Authorization to Increase Contract with Perficient by $100,000 to Provide GIS Cloud Hosting Services
8.
Authorization to Amend a Contract with Lind Marine, Inc. in the amount of $415,000 and Award a Professional Services Agreement to Terracon Consultants in the Amount of $54,800 for the Remove Ferry Point Pier Project No. 556800: Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline 
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
9.
Authorization to Amend a Contract with AECOM Technical Services to Increase the Contracted Amount by $470,000 for Biological Monitoring and Reporting Support for the Implementation of the Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan: District-wide 
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
10.
Authorization to Purchase Eleven Polaris Ranger XP Kinetic All-Electric Utility Vehicles in the Total Amount of $409,750 from Polaris Sales Inc. for Fleet Replacements
11.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research’s Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program’s Adaptation Planning Grant in an Amount up to $500,000 for a Wildcat Creek Watershed Resilience Assessment
12.
Authorization to Appropriate General Fund EBMUD/JPA Restricted Funds in the Total Amount of $84,325 and Purchase One Ford Vehicle from Downtown Ford Sales for Public Safety Vehicle Replacement
13.
Approval of Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024/2025, Adopt Resolution Confirming Diagram and Assessment, Order Maintenance, Improvements and Levy Annual Assessment for Alameda County/Contra Costa County Regional Trails Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No.1 Including ZB-1 (Five Canyons), ZB-2 (Dublin Hills), ZB-3 (Walpert Ridge), ZB-4 (San Ramon Hills), ZB-5 (Stone Valley), and ZB-6 (Sibley Volcanic) and Appropriate $750,000 from the Two County LLD, $50,000 from the Dublin Hills Zone of Benefit, $75,000 from the Stone Valley Zone of Benefit, and $25,000 from the San Ramon Zone of Benefit
IX.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Award a Professional Services Agreement for Job Order Contracting (JOC) Program Management Services to the Gordian Group, Inc. in the Amount Not-to Exceed $800,000: District-wide 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15303, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
 
X.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Approve a Three-Year Time Extension for the Measure WW Local Grant Program and Formally Close Five Completed Measure WW Local Grant Program Projects
XI.
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Execute a Contract in the Amount of $5,386,030 with Falk Forestry for Fuels Management Work in Anthony Chabot Regional Park 
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
XII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL