Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, July 16, 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 website live 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, July 16, 2024

 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/86979752570

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 LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))

EBRPD v. City of Richmond et al.
Contra Costa Superior Court
Case No. MSC19-00434
B.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.8)

Properties: Contra Costa County – 561-100-050 through -055, 561-420-001 and -002, 561-430-001, 561-440-001 through -004, and 561-450-001 through -031; Stenmark Drive, Richmond
Agency Negotiators: Sabrina Landreth, Ken Wysocki, Becky Bremser
Negotiating Parties: Point Molate Futures, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
OPEN SESSION  1:00 p.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/86979752570

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 April 22, 2024 through May 5, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2024
3.
Adopt Resolution to Support Federal Legislation: H.Res. 1234, H.R. 7770, H.R. 8092, and S. 4228 and H.R. 8258.
4.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the Priority Conservation Area Program in an Amount up to $1,000,000 for the Tidewater Day Use Area Expansion Project
5.
Authorization to Accept Dedication of Trail Access Parking Easement from Toll West Coast LLC: Calaveras Ridge Trail
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
6.
Authorization to Enter into a Cooperative Agreement with Alameda Point Collaborative for Educational and Aquatic Services
7.
Authorization to Enter Into Amendment and Restatement of Lease Between Park District and SpectraSite Communications, LLC for Telecommunications Tower
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15304
 
8.
Authorization to Amend Contracts with BioMaA’s Inc. and Nomad Ecology to Increase the On-call Biomonitoring Services Contracts by $100,000 Per Year: District-wide
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15304, §15307, §15308, §15061(b)(3)
 
9.
Authorization to Amend Contract with 2Air, Inc., to Provide Telecommunication Services in the Amount of $75,000
10.
Authorization to Amend Contract with ENT, Inc., to Provide Technical Proect and Support Services in the Amount of $185,000
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
A.
AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE A Letter of Intent with the Guidiville Rancheria of California and the City of Richmond FOR the acquisition of property at Point Molate, located in the City of Richmond on the Point San Pablo Peninsula
B.
Presentation of Voter Survey Findings from April 2024 Poll by Tulchin Research
X.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Grant Fee Title and Temporary Construction Easement to the City of Dublin for Tassajara Road Widening Project: Tassajara Creek Regional Trail
CEQA Determination: No further review per 14 Cal Code Regs §15162
 
B.
Award and Execute a $565,000 Consultant Contract with Placeworks, Inc. and Appropriate $615,000 for the Borel Agricultural Park Project: Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve
C.
Informational Update on the Improve Peralta Oaks North Project
XI.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
A.
Authorizing the Issuance of 2024 Promissory Notes in an Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed $47,500,000 and Directing the Execution of an Indenture of Trust and Authorizing Other Official Actions Related Thereto
XII.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
A.
Authorization to Approve a Resolution Waiving the 180-Day Waiting Period to Hire Retired CalPERS Member Ernie Haga as a Police Sergeant/Chief Helicopter Pilot
XIII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XIV.
BOARD COMMENTS
XV.
ADJOURNMENT
ATTACHED: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL