Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, October 15, 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, October 15, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/95294710131
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): AFSCME Local 2428
 
B.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

Hancock et al. vs. EBRPD
Alameda County Superior Court
Case No. 23CV047809

Faison et al.. vs. Alameda County, EBRPD, et al.
U.S. District Court, California Northern District
Case No. 3:24-cv-06059
 
C.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54957)

Title: General Counsel
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/95294710131

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.
Presentation by the East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governments
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 July 22, 2024 through August 4, 2024 
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for Board Meeting of September 17, 2024
3.
Recommendation to Support Federal Legislation: S. 4277 and H.R. 8253, S. 4900, H.R. 6492, and H.R. 9150
4.
Recommendation to Support Proposition 5: Local Bonds for Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure with 55% Voter Approval
5.
Authorization to Enter into a Park District Preserve Lands Access Agreement for the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan Preserve System: District-wide
6.
Adopt a Resolution Approving the Addendum to the Previously Approved Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Construction of the San Francisco Bay Trail from Nejedly Staging Area to Berrellesa Street Project in Martinez: San Francisco Bay Trail
7.
Authorization to Accept a Donation From the Taylor Family Foundation of Two Manufactured Buildings and Three Shipping Containers: Camp Arroyo
8.
Authorization to Amend a Contract with Ecological Concerns in the Amount of $15,050 for Planting and Maintenance of Pallid Manzanita: Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
9.
Authorization to Transfer Funds in the Amount of $375,000 and Award a Contract for $255,053 to Williams Scotsman, Inc for the Purchase of a Modular Office Building for Peralta Oaks Administration
10.
Authorization to Transfer Funds in the Amount of $400,000 for the Third Street Bank Stabilization Project: Briones to Las Trampas Regional Trail
11.
Authorization to Transfer Funds in the Amount of $175,000 for the Replace Residence Sewer: Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area
12.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s San Francisco Bay Estuary Conservation Fund for Site Protection at Hayward Marsh in the amount of $100,000
13.
Acceptance of the June 30, 2024 Investment Report and Portfolio Review
14.
Acceptance of the Second Quarter 2024 General Fund and Other Governmental Funds Financial Reports
15.
Authorization to Amend Ordinance 38: Rules and Regulations of the Park District Regarding Special Protection Areas: District-wide
B.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
1.
Land Stewardship: Restoring Biodiversity in the Parks and Lifting Visitor Experience: District-wide
C.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
1.
Update on Individual Board Member Priorities Identified at the June 7, 2024 Study Session
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL