AGENDA

Meeting 08-09

Notice of Regular MEETING

Santa Clara County Open Space Authority

6:30 P.M.

Thursday, May 8, 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 Labor Negotiator
Agency Designated Representative: Jim Foran

Unrepresented Employee: Patrick Congdon, General Manager

Public Employment – Government Code Section 54957
Public Employee Performance Evaluation – General Manager

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 – May 8, 2008

APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR – No items on Consent

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

BOARD BUSINESS

Approve the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department Request for Extension for the 20% Funding Program Agreement in the amount of $450,000 for the Martial Cottle Park Project.

Interview and Appoint Mandy McClellan to the Citizens Advisory Committee as Business Member

Approve Amendment to Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Budget.

Review Preliminary Budget for FY 2008-2009; Adopt Resolution Setting a Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2008/2009.

Calling of Elections in Districts 1, 3, 4 and 7 and Requesting Election Consolidation Services from the County of Santa Clara.

COMMITTEE MEETING SUMMARIES

CAC Committee Meeting Update
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

MAY

Thurs

Admin & Budget Committee

5:30

MAY

Thurs

Regular Board Meeting

6:30

MAY

Mon

Acquisition Committee

10:00 a.m.

JUN

Mon

CAC Committee – Rescheduled from May 26

7:00

JUN

Thurs

Admin & Budget Committee

5:30

JUN

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 2^nd day of May, 2008 at San Jose, CA

Lauren Crook, 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.

Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Open Space Authority after distribution of the Agenda packet are available for public inspection at the Open Space Authority Administrative Offices at 6830 Via del Oro, Ste 200, San Jose, CA 95119 during regular business hours.