Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, September 3, 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. Live stream via the Park District’s website: 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 [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 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, September 3, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/86162308368
Note: The link will let you into the live virtual meeting.
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): Unrepresented and Police Association
B.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

Properties: Contra Costa County APN 357-020-010-9, Rodeo, CA
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki, Becky Bremser
Negotiating Parties: Josephs Revitalization LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/86162308368

Note: The link will let you into the live virtual meeting.
I.
ROLL CALL
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
V.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
A.
Celebrating the Public Service Legacy of Director Ellen Corbett
VI.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
VII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VIII.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.
Approval of Park District Check Listing for the Period of May 27, 2024 through June 16, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for July 16, 2024
3.
Approval of Out of State Travel from September 21st – 26th for Attendance at the 2024 International City/ County Management Association (ICMA) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for General Manager Landreth
4.
Authorization to Enter into Contract with Cintas for Districtwide Fleet Uniform and Supply Services in the Amount of $122,145: District-wide
5.
Authorization to Award a Contract for Consulting Services for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Assessment and Selection to SDI Presence LLC in the Amount of $87,945
6.
Authorization to Award a Contract to Maze & Associates to Serve as the East Bay Regional Park District’s Independent External Auditor for the Fiscal Years Ending December 31, 2024, 2025, and 2026 with the Option to Extend for Two Additional Years in the Amount of $334,643
7.
Authorization to Award and Execute a Contract for Services with BKF Engineers in the Amount of $455,000 and Transfer and Appropriate $390,666 from the Iron Horse Trail /TOSCO – Walnut Creek Mitigation Fund  Account to Project No.155400 for Planning and Design Services for the Build Trail Marsh Drive to Benicia Project: Iron Horse Trail
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
8.
Authorization to Execute A License Agreement with a Term of Ten Years with the City of Walnut Creek to Permit Park District Grazing Tenant Access to Adjacent Portions of Shell Ridge Open Space: Diablo Foothills Regional Park
9.
Authorization to Increase the Construction Contract Contingency by $150,000 with Preston Pipelines, Inc. for the Develop Tidewater Day Use Area Project: Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
10.
Authorization to Accept Trail Easement Donation from Gonsalves & Santucci Inc. and to Enter into an Easement Agreement: Iron Horse Trail
11.
Authorization to Amend a Grazing License with Smith Cattle, LLC for a Five-Year Term with a Five-Year Option to Renew: Diablo Foothills Regional Park
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
12.
Reject All Bids Received for the San Francisco Bay Trail at Point Molate Project: San Francisco Bay Trail
13.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response’s Environmental Enhancement Fund for the Owl Alley Watershed Restoration Project at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline in an Amount Up to $1.2 Million
14.
Authorize the 2024/2025 Tax Rate to be Levied by Alameda and Contra Costa Counties for the Payment of East Bay Regional Park District Measure WW General Obligation Bonds
15.
Authorization to Consolidate Unappropriated Measure AA Project Area Allocations into Separate Metro-area Allocations
16.
Approval of 2024 Internal Audit Work Plan
17.
Authorization to Execute Nine (9) Three-Year Contracts for On-Call Conservation Land Management and Monitoring Services: District-wide​ 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
B.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
1.
Discussion on Filling Ward 4 Vacancy on the East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors
C.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
1.
Authorization to Enter into an Omnibus Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Livermore and Transfer Park District-Held Funds (Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve Conservation Easement): Doolan Canyon Regional Preserve 
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
D.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
1.
Adoption of Resolution Memorializing Certain Special Compensation Benefits for Public Safety Unrepresented Managers to Satisfy CalPERS Reporting Requirements
E.
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION
1.
Awarding and Authorizing Execution of Seven One-Year Specialty Contracts for On-Call Fuels Reduction Services for a Combined Annual Maximum of $4,000,000 and a Combined Maximum of $12,000,000 Over a Potential Three-Year Period: District Wide
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL