Meeting  
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, December 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, December 17, 2024
 
CLOSED SESSION  11:00 a.m.
ZOOM
https://ebparks.zoom.us/j/92012677912
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 Representative(s): Allyson Cook
Employee Organization(s): Unrepresented
B.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): [One Case]
 
C.
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/92012677912

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.
Special Recognition Honoring Director Dee Rosario
B.
Special Recognition of The Taylor Family Foundation
C.
Recognition of Public Service with the East Bay Regional Park District for the following three Public Safety Employees: Sergeant Anthony Segotta, 31 years, Sergeant Dustin Martinelli, 29 years, Communications, Records and Property Manager, Patty Gershaneck, 21 years
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 September 30, 2024 Through October 20, 2024
2.
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for Board Meeting of November 19, 2024
3.
Recommendation to Support 2025 Park Advisory Committee Objectives
4.
Appointment of Board Officers for 2025 Year
5.
Certification of November 2024 Election Results and Resolution Declaring Three Candidates Elected as Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District
6.
Approval to Appoint to the Park Advisory Committee: Carlyn Obringer, Contra Costa Mayors' Conference and Roland Williams, Alameda County California Special Districts Association
7.
Authorization to Accept an Emergency Vehicle Access (EVA) Easement from Ronald Knarr: Briones Regional Park 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15317
8.
Authorization to Enter into a Three-Year Cooperative Agreement with Clayton Valley Charter High School to Provide Educational and Aquatic Services
9.
Authorization to Execute Agricultural License with Herman’s Maintenance and Landscaping at Coyote Hills Regional Park 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15304, §15061(b)(3)
10.
Authorization to Award and Execute a Professional Services Contract for $140,000 with Freyer & Laureta, Inc. for the Connect Sewer Project: Roberts Regional Recreaton Area 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
11.
Authorization to Award a Contract to Frontier Resource Management, LLC in the Amount of $127,142 to Conduct a Forest Inventory Suitable to Inform Development of a Redwood Forest Management Plan that will Support and Enhance the Health of the East Bay Redwoods: District-wide 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15262
12.
Authorization to Award a Contract to Print and Distribute Regional in Nature (RIN) Activity Guide for the Year 2025 in the Amount of $363,000
13.
Authorization to Apply for Grant Funds from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Boating Access Program for Quagga Inspection at Del Valle Regional Park in an Amount up to $750,000
14.
Recommendation to Adopt the Revised Policy 6.1: Major Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement Fund (MIRR/553)
15.
Recommendation to Implement a “Fresh Start” for the CalPERS Miscellaneous Pension Plan and Approve Pension Liability Payment from the Pension Trust
B.
GENERAL MANAGER'S OFFICE
1.
Recommendation to Approve the 2025-2026 Legislative Program
2.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to the Board Operating Guidelines
C.
ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
1.
Authorization to Amend Attachment A of Ordinance 38 to Include Trail Designations and Rules on 5.75 Miles of Trails: Briones Regional Park
2.
Authorization to Amend the On-Call Trail Services Agreement with Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship for the Amount Not to Exceed $1,500,000: District-wide 
CEQA Determination: Exempt per 14 Cal Code Regs §15301, §15302, §15304, §15307, §15061(b)(3)
D.
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION
1.
Adoption of the 2025 Operating, Project and Program Budget & Approval of the 2025 Article XlllB California Appropriation Limit (Gann Limit)
E.
HUMAN RESOURCES
1.
Authorization to Approve an Employment Agreement for a Term of Three Years for General Counsel Lynne Bourgault and Adopt a Salary Schedule for the General Counsel Classification
IX.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
X.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM CLOSED SESSION
XI.
PROPOSED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII.
BOARD COMMENTS
XIII.
ADJOURNMENT