Meeting 08-02

AGENDA

Notice of Regular MEETING

Santa Clara County Open Space Authority

6:30 P.M.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Board Room

Administrative Office

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

6:30 – ROLL CALL/ CONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION

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)

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)

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.

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 Number 696-02-001

Negotiating Parties: Robert Sanchez

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 Number 742-01-021

Negotiating Parties: Dowmar Family Partnership

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 627-11-005, 660-01-002, 660-01-014, 678-01-001, and 678-26-015

Negotiating Parties: Richmond/Naess

OPEN SESSION

CALL TO ORDER/ REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

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 – January 10, 2008

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

BOARD BUSINESS

Appointment of Board Members to OSA Standing Committees; Review and Appointment of Board liaisons to Non-OSA Bodies.

Confirm OSA Investment Plan for FY 2007/2008; Appointment of Treasurer; and Authorization of Investment in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF).

Discussion Regarding Authority’s Interest in Assisting California Department of Fish and Game with Management of the South Valley Ranch (Hurner Ranch) San Antonio Valley.

CONSENT CALENDAR

4 Approve Agreement with State Coastal Conservancy for a Grant/Loan in the Amount of $4,340,000

Toward Purchase of the Blair Ranch.

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

Mon

Acquisition Committee

10:00 a.m.

JAN

Mon

CAC Committee

7:00

FEB

Thurs

Admin & Budget Committee

5:30

FEB

Thurs

Regular Board Meeting

6:30

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA

I, Carol Takeda, Acting 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 18^th day of January, 2008 at San Jose, CA

Carol A. Takeda, Acting Clerk of the Board

Date

Time

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring accommodation for this meeting should notify the Open Space Authority Office 24 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 224-7476.