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REVISED AGENDA

1:00 PM

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) Committee meetings are held in person at the District’s Administrative Office, and by teleconference pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.   

PUBLIC ATTENDANCE OPTIONS 

  1. In person at the Midpen Administrative Office: the Board Room is open to the public during all Committee meetings.  
  2. Remotely via Zoom: Join the meeting conference by clicking this link: https://openspace.zoom.us/j/81547594205 
  3. By phone: dial (669) 900-6833 or (346) 248-7799 and enter the Meeting ID: 815 4759 4205  

SUBMITTAL OF PUBLIC COMMENTS 
Members of the public may submit written comments to be provided to the Committee, or register to make oral comments, as follows: 

  • Written comments may be submitted via the public comment form at: https://www.openspace.org/public-comment.  
  • Requests to provide oral comment must be submitted prior to the time when public comment on the agenda item is closed as follows: 
    • In-person attendance: submit a request via the paper-based public comment form at the meeting.   
    • Remote attendance: submit a request through the public comment form at: https://www.openspace.org/public-comment. 
  • Any comments received after the deadline will be provided to the Committee after the meeting.
Agenda
0 - 20250415_PNR_AGENDA_REVISED.pdf
Agenda Packet
2 - 20250108_PNR_Minutes_DRAFT.pdf
3 - 20250415_SelectionofTrailNamesandUseDesignationsfourLaHondaPhaseIITrailSegments_R-25-47_REVISED.pdf
4 - 20250415_Inc.ofLegacyRd.AsATrail,NewTrailExtention,RenanmingExistingTrailThornewoodOSP_R-25-48.pdf
Meeting Agenda

1:00 MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE  

ROLL CALL

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: KERSTEEN-TUCKER, KISHIMOTO, RIFFLE

ADOPTION OF AGENDA 

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the agenda is for members of the public to comment on items not on the agenda; however, the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow action by the Committee on items not on the agenda. Individuals are limited to one comment during this section. 

1. Select Committee Chair for 2025 Calendar Year

2. Approve the January 8, 2025, Planning And Natural Resources Committee Meeting Minutes  

3. Selection of trail names and use designations for four La Honda Phase II trail segments in La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve (R-25-47)
Staff Contact: Mattea Ottoboni, Planner II and Alyssa Cano, Planner I, Planning Department 
General Manager’s Recommendations: Forward the following recommendations to the full Board of Directors for their review and consideration: 
1. Name new trail segments in La Honda with the following names:
• Segment 1 – Lonely Forest Trail
• Segment 2 – Lone Madrone Trail
• Segment 3 – Meadowlark Trail
• Segment 4 – Coho Vista Trail
2. Designate the following uses for the new trail segments: 
• Segment 1 – Multi-use, No Dogs
• Segment 2 – Hikers and Equestrians, No Dogs
• Segment 3 – Multi-use, No Dogs
• Segment 4 – Multi-use, No Dogs
• All trails – on-trail use only 
• Redesignate an approximately 0.9-mile segment of Harrington Creek Trail between the Sears Ranch Parking Area and Segment 1 as Multi-Use

4. Incorporation of a Legacy Road as a Trail, Approval of a New Trail Extension, and Renaming of an Existing Trail at Thornewood Open Space Preserve (R-25-48) 
Staff Contact: Brian Malone, Assistant General Manager, General Manager’s Office  
General Manager’s Recommendations: 
1. Add a 0.3-mile legacy road as part of the trail network at Thornewood Open Space Preserve, with access via a side use trail to a rock placed at the time of August Schilling’s ownership inscribed with the phrase “memento mori”, the former site of a “Redwood Temple” and former site of a “Redwood Pergola” and designate the trail for hiking and dog on leash use and a portion of the trail for equestrian use, with the proposed trail name of the Rock of Ages Trail. 
2. Approve a conceptual alignment of a new trail extension to connect the vista point to the “rock of ages” via a trail extension designed to meet trail standards. 
3. Rename the Schilling Lake Trail to the Schilling Trail. 

ADJOURNMENT

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. 

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.