Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, November 5, 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, November 5, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/97071644667
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: Allyson Cook
Employee Organization(s): Unrepresented
 
B.
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/97071644667

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
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 August 5, 2024 through Auguts 25, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for Board Meeting of October 1, 2024
3.
Recommendation for the 2024 Radke Championing Advocacy Award
4.
Adoption of Findings and Affirming the Park District's Written Policy Regarding the Need for Up to Ten Compensable Meetings per Month
5.
Authorization to Grant a Public Access Easement to the City of Fremont for Morrison Canyon Road Vehicle Turnaround: Vargas Plateau Regional Park
6.
Authorization to Execute Special Use Agreement with South Bay Soaring Society at Mission Peak Regional Preserve
7.
Authorization to Enter Into an Agreement For Use of the Hayward Fire Department Training Center
8.
Authorization to Award a Contract for Services in the Amount of $94,600 to Restoration Design Group, Inc. for the Havey Canyon Watershed Sustainability Report: Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
9.
Authorization to Purchase Two Tractors and Six Mowers in the Total Amount of $436,320 from John Deere Company for Equipment Replacement and as an Addition to the Fleet
10.
Authorization to Purchase Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Surveying Equipment and Appropriate Funds in the Amount of $75,000 to the Major Equipment Replacement Fund: District-wide
11.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the California Coastal Commission’s Whale Tail Grants for the Living Bay Lab Programs at Doug Siden Visitor Center at Crab Cove in an Amount up to $20,000
B.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
1.
Approval of Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Funding Policy
C.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
PUBLIC HEARING
1.
Adoption of an Ordinance Providing for Five Percent Increase in Board Member Compensation for Each Day's Attendance at a Compensable Meeting of the Board 
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL