Meeting
Summary
6830 Via Del Oro,
Attendees:
Citizen Advisory Committee
Members:
|
Name |
Represent |
Present |
Absent |
|
Susan McKuhen |
District 1 |
ü |
|
|
Carmen Montano |
District 2 |
|
ü |
|
Jan Hintermeister |
District 3 |
ü |
|
|
Eric Carruthers |
District 4 |
ü |
|
|
Karna Carlson |
District 5 |
|
ü |
|
Vacant |
District 6 |
- |
- |
|
Vacant |
District 7 |
- |
- |
|
Vacant |
Agriculture |
- |
- |
|
Vacant |
Business |
- |
- |
|
Vacant |
Civic Organizations |
- |
- |
|
Daniel J. Kenney |
Development Community |
|
ü |
|
Vacant |
Education |
- |
- |
|
David Poeschel |
Environmental |
ü |
|
|
Son Cheong (C.K.) Kuan |
Labor |
ü |
|
|
Dorsey Moore |
Parks |
ü |
|
|
Kitty Monahan |
Trails |
ü |
|
|
|
Totals |
7 |
3 |
Other Attendees:
Board Liaison Present:
The Honorable Garnetta J. Annable – Director, District Four
The Honorable Sequoia Hall – Director, District 3
Staff Present:
Lark Burkhart –Public Information Specialist (staff)
Public Present: None
Action
Items:
|
Task |
Lead |
Due Date |
ü |
|
From |
|
|
|
|
Distribute meeting summary from |
Dorsey |
|
|
|
Distribute meeting summary from |
Dorsey |
|
|
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Email CAC members existing CAC work plan |
Dorsey |
|
|
|
Review CAC work plan prior to |
All CAC |
|
|
|
Review Bay Area Agricultural Land Conservation Agencies Program Survey, letter and phone script |
All CAC |
|
|
|
Schedule OSA outreach presentations |
Dorsey |
|
|
|
Arrange for CAC tour of new OSA property adjacent to
|
Dorsey |
|
|
1.
Call to
Order --
A.
Approve excused
absences
B.
Introduction of Guests – No
guests were present
2.
Public Presentations for
Items not Listed on the Agenda (Limit:
3 minutes)
No
public presentations were made
3.
Approval of the Meeting
Summary of Previous Meeting
A.
Meeting Summary –
4.
Reports
A.
Board Liaison
Report –
Boardmembers Annable and
Hall
i.
Boardmember Hall noted that
OSA has purchased land by the City of
ii.
Boardmember Hall noted that
the Board of Directors is restructuring Board committees and welcomes input from
the CAC regarding the restructuring.
iii.
Boardmember Hall noted that
Boardmember Edgerton resigned from the Board and the OSA will act to appoint
someone to fill the District Seven vacancy in
iv.
Boardmember Hall noted that
the rubberized asphalt trail in Rancho Canada del Oro property is now open. This trail can accommodate those with
special needs.
B.
Authority Staff
Report –
Presented by Lark Burkhart
i.
Llagas Creek Meadow property
is ready to open.
ii.
OSA staff will be installing
an 80-foot bridge across Llagas Creek later this week.
iii.
Michelle Acuna resigned from
her staff position as Volunteer Coordinator. The position of Volunteer Coordinator
will be changed to Coordinator of Interpretive Programs. The position job announcement is posted
on the OSA website. Field staff may
take over the coordination of volunteers for field
projects.
C.
CAC Chair & Members –
None.
5.
New
Business
A.
Election of
Officers –
Dorsey Moore was elected to serve as Chairperson and David Poeschel was elected
as Vice-Chairperson of the CAC for the coming year. Outgoing Chairperson Jan Hintermeister
was universally praised by CAC members for his leadership during his three-year tenure as Chairperson. Thanks Jan!
B.
Outreach Speaker’s
Bureau
–Lark Burkhart provided a project update on the Outreach Speaker’s Bureau. She distributed a list of community
organizations that OSA might want to present. The list is meant to be a starting
point. Board Members, CAC Members
and staff can add organizations to the list. Please coordinate all presentations
through Lark as she needs to make sure the equipment is available and have
enough handouts prepared. Lark will
also track who presented and the date of the presentation. She invited members of the CAC who have
not been briefed on the new presentation to schedule a training with
her.
i.
Dorsey committed to give
presentations to the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley and Quicksilver
Running Club. He also committed to
present to the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association and North Willow Glen
Neighborhood Association with Boardmember Annable and/or Boardmember
Hall
6.
Unfinished
Business
A.
Bay Area Agricultural Land
Conservation Agencies Program – Project Update – Eric
Carruthers
i.
Jan distributed the
following handouts:
a.
a memo regarding the
“proposed task list for Agricultural Survey”,
b.
list of agricultural land
conservation programs,
c.
memo from Eric Carruthers to
Lauren Crook regarding comments on draft survey.
ii.
Jan drafted an initial
contact letter and Lauren will email it out to CAC after the
meeting
iii.
Lauren will also email out
the Survey Monkey version of the agriculture survey and phone script for making
contact with respective agriculture agencies after the meeting for CAC
review.
iv.
CAC reviewed the
agricultural agencies and divided them up amongst the members. See list below:
|
CAC
Member |
Agency |
|
Susan McKuhen |
1.
2.
3.
The Nature
Conservancy |
|
Jan Hintermeister |
4.
Half 5.
Land Trust of
6.
Marin Agricultural
Land Trust |
|
Eric Carruthers |
7.
Tri-Valley
Conservancy 8.
American Farmland
Trust 9.
|
|
David Poeschel |
10.
11.
12.
Peninsula Open Space
Trust |
|
Son Cheong (C.K.) Kuan |
13.
14.
15.
|
|
Dorsey Moore |
16.
Agricultural Trust of
17.
18.
|
|
Kitty Monahan |
19.
City of 20.
City of 21.
Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District 22.
|
7.
Items for Next Meeting
(
A.
Review
and update the CAC work plan for the year at our next meeting. CAC Members requested to come with ideas
for the work plan. Dorsey will
email out existing work plan prior to next meeting.
B.
Bay Area Agricultural Land
Conservation Agencies Program – follow-up
8.
Announcements/Orientation
A.
CAC Members –
i.
Eric
Carruthers
–
ii.