Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, September 17, 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 17, 2024

 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/89602213985


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.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957)

Title: General Manager
B.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

Properties: W Jackson St, APN #438-0080-02, “HARD Marsh”, Hayward, CA 
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki, Becky Bremser
Negotiating Parties: Hayward Area Recreation & Park District
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment

Properties: Marsh Creek Rd, APN #078-140-010-6, unincorporated Contra Costa County near Clayton, CA
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki, Becky Bremser
Negotiating Parties: BJ Ranch LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/89602213985

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.
Police Chief/AGM of Public Safety, Roberto Filice, will present Lifesaving Medals to Officer Erin Herlihy, Officer Grant Boysen, Officer Jacob Epstein, Sgt. Tom Starick and Sgt. Gary Castaneda, a Distinguished Service Medal to Officer Keith Gilkerson, and a Distinguished Service Medal and a Lifesaving Medal to Officer Jay Dowke
 
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 June 17, 2024 through June 30, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for July 30, 2024
3.
Support for Proposition 4: Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness and Clean Air Bond of 2024
4.
Approval of Out-of-State Travel for Board Members Waespi and Mercurio to Attend the National Park and Recreation Association in Atlanta, Georgia from October 8-10, 2024
5.
Authorization to Amend a Professional Services Agreement with Terracon Consultants, Inc. in the Amount of $58,600 for the Remove Ferry Point Pier Project No. 556800: Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
6.
Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with Contra Costa County for Clark Road Improvements in the amount of $113,000 at Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
7.
Authorization to Enter Into Settlement Agreement With Touchstone Golf, LLC for 2023 Winter Storm Damage at Redwood Canyon Golf Course
8.
Authorize Execution of Six Contracts with Various Transportation Providers for a Total Amount of $2,000,000 and for up to Five Years
9.
Authorization to Transfer Funds in the Amount of $300,000 for the Improve Facilities Project: Contra Loma Regional Park
10.
Authorization to Accept from BNSF Railway Company a Permanent Trail and EVMA Easement to Keller Beach, a 1.94-Acre Fee Parcel, and a Deed Quit Claiming BNSF’s Easement at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
11.
Authorization to Purchase Five Toyota Vehicles from Freeway Toyota for Fleet Vehicle Replacements and as an Addition to the Fleet in the Total Amount of $213,540
12.
Authorization to Purchase Four Ford Trucks in the Total Amount of $217,861 from Watsonville Fleet Group for Fleet Vehicle Replacements and as an Addition to the Fleet
13.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from Parks California’s Route to Parks Grant Program for the Bay Adventure Program at Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach in an Amount up to $50,000
B.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
1.
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Appointment of Karen McNamara as Interim Chief of Maintenance and Skilled Trades in the Operations Division Pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(H)
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL