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Meeting starts at 9:00 AM*

4411 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028

A G E N D A

The Hawthorns Area Public Access Working Group site meeting will be held in person. We encourage members of the public who would like to attend this meeting to please arrive to the site as stated above by 8:45 a.m. to allow time for parking and walking to the first meeting location. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. Please note that we won't be able to accommodate those who arrive late. As the Hawthorns Area is currently closed to the public, the gate will be closed at 9:10 am and remain shut for the duration of the site meeting.

Due to the limited amount of parking on site, please click on this RSVP link no later than 5:00 p.m. March 21, 2024, so that we may address parking needs. For additional information, please refer to the site meeting instructions document enclosed in the packet.

Members of the public may submit comments to be provided to the Public Access Working Group (PAWG):
     • Requests to provide oral comments may be made by submitting a request on the public comment form at the meeting.
     • Written comments may be submitted via the public comment form at: https://www.openspace.org/public-comment.
     • Please take note that, due to the meeting being held on the weekend the deadline for submitting written comments to be provided to the PAWG will be 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting (March 22). Any submissions received after 5 p.m. on March 22 will be provided to the PAWG after the meeting during business hours.

Agenda
PAWG Mtg 6 - Brown Act Agenda.pdf
Agenda Packet
Hawthorns PAWG Mtg 6 - PACKET.pdf
Meeting Agenda

9:00 AM HAWTHORNS AREA PUBLIC ACCESS WORKING GROUP

ROLL CALL

MEMBERS:
□ Bryna Chang, Interest Area Representative
□ Tyler Feld, Interest Area Representative
□ David Smernoff, Interest Area Representative
□ Charles Krenz, Interest Area Representative
□ Rachel Oslund, Interest Area Representative
□ Karen Vahtra, Interest Area Representative
□ Margaret MacNiven, Ward 6 Director
□ Sarah Wernikoff, Vice Mayor
□ Scott Mosher, Ward 1
□ Vivian Neou, Ward 2
□ Wilma (Willie) Wool, Ward 3
□ Sandy Sommer, Ward 4
□ Jeff Greenfield, Ward 5
□ Helen Quinn, Ward 6
□ Kerry De Benedetti, Ward 7

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

1. Welcome / Agenda Overview

2. Working Group Business
     1. Public comment
     2. Review and approve the February 29, 2024 meeting summary
     3. Receive presentations on proposed project elements at specific locations
     4. Public comment
     5. PAWG discussion
     6. Closing comments

1:00 PM ADJOURNMENT

*Times are estimated and items may appear earlier or later than listed. Agenda is subject to change of order.

TO ADDRESS THE WORKING GROUP: The Facilitator will invite public comment at the beginning of the meeting and at the end of Working Group business. See instructions above on how to provide public comment.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the District Clerk at (650) 691-1200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

Written materials relating to an item on this Agenda that are considered to be a public record and are distributed to Working Group members less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, will be available for public inspection at the District’s Administrative Office located at 5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, California 94022.

Regular Meeting agendas are posted 72 hours prior to the meeting. Special Meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings take place at the District Administrative Office - 5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022

Meeting minutes are generally available two to four weeks after a Board meeting. Please note that formal meeting minutes are not taken at Committee meetings or some Special Meetings of the Board (that is, study sessions or public workshops). See Midpen meeting minutes.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the District Clerk at clerk@openspace.org or 650-691-1200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.