Meeting 08-01

AGENDA

Notice of Regular MEETING

Santa Clara County Open Space Authority

6:30 P.M.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Board Room

Administrative Office

6830 Via del Oro, Ste 200, San Jose, CA

6:30 – ROLL CALL/ CONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

1

Conference with General Counsel – Litigation – Government Code Section 54956.9(a)

Name of Case – Silicon Valley Taxpayers Assn., Inc., et al, v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (Supreme Court Case No. S136468)

2

Conference with General Counsel – Litigation – Government Code Section 54956.9(a)

Name of Case – Mary Thompson v. Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (Superior Court Case No. 1-07-CV-094261)

3

Conference with General Counsel – Anticipated Litigation – Government Code Section 54956.9(c)

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9: one potential cases.

4

Conference with Real Property Negotiator – Government Code Section 54956.8

Agency Negotiator: Patrick Congdon, Open Space Authority

Under Negotiations:  Instructions to negotiator will concern price and terms of payment.

Real Property:  Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 562-19-010

Negotiating Parties:  Mark Bosley

5

Conference with Real Property Negotiator – Government Code Section 54956.8

Agency Negotiator: Patrick Congdon, Open Space Authority

Under Negotiations:  Instructions to negotiator will concern price and terms of payment.

Real Property:  Santa Clara County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 742-23-001/002 and 742-24-005

Negotiating Parties:  Blair

OPEN SESSION

CALL TO ORDER/ REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Board on any matter not on the Agenda.  Speakers are limited to three minutes.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Board members, the General Manager, and members of the public may request that a Consent item be removed at this time.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 13, 2007

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

BOARD BUSINESS

1

Election of Board Officers for 2008

2

Presentation & Acceptance of the 2006/07 Audit Report as prepared by Charles F. Fedak and Associates.

3

Presentation of Financial Report for Q1 Ending 9/30/2007.

4

Authorization to Negotiate With Property Owners: Dowmar Family Partnership -- APN 742-01-021 –Western Watershed Study Area; Robert Sanchez – APN 696-02-001 – Santa Teresa Ridge Study Area; and Richmond/Naess – APN 627-11-005, 660-01-002, 660-01-014, 678-01-001,678-26-015 – Evergreen Study Area

CONSENT CALENDAR – No Items on Consent

COMMITTEE MEETING SUMMARIES

• CAC Committee Meeting Update/Agriculture Survey Progress Report (CAC)
• Acquisition Committee Update
• Use & Management Committee Update
• Administration & Budget Committee Update
• Agriculture & Conservation Mitigation Land Workshop Committee Update

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

• General Manager’s Report
• Legal Counsel’s Report
• Board Member Reports, Liaison Updates & Comments

      (Liaison’s:  Jim Foran – BARTC & SCC Parks Commission; Mike Potter – SCC CSDA; Sequoia Hall – SCV, Habitat Plan; Alex Kennett – Santa Teresa Ridge Community Liaison & SVLC)

ADJOURNMENT

SCHEDULED MEETINGS

MONTH

DATE

DAY

MEETING

TIME

JAN

24

Thurs

Use & Management Committee

5:30

JAN

24

Thurs

Regular Board Meeting

6:30

JAN

28

Mon

Acquisition Committee

10:00 a.m.

JAN

28

Mon

CAC Committee

7:00

FEB

14

Thurs

Admin & Budget Committee

5:30

FEB

14

Thurs

Regular Board Meeting

6:30

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA

I, Lauren Crook, Clerk of the Board for the Santa Clara County Open Space Authority (OSA), declare that the foregoing agenda was posted and available for review at the Administrative Offices of the OSA, 6830 Via del Oro, Ste 200, San Jose, CA  95119.  The agenda is also available on the OSA website at www.openspaceauthority.org.

Signed this 4^th day of January, 2008 at San Jose, CA

Lauren M. Crook, Clerk of the Board

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