The Moraga Geologic Hazard Abatement District considered whether to expand the existing Sonora Road trailhead parking within the Bella Vista open-space area to improve access, including limited ADA accommodations.

Chair Walicky presented photos and conservation-easement documents and said he had researched easement language and ownership history. He summarized that easement language dated 2015 and an assignment dated 2020 assign the conservation element to the GAD, and that "so long as we don't change the intent of the conservation easement, we have some authority to do that," but any material change likely requires modification to the easement.

Mike Hetke, a Bella Vista resident and HOA president, urged the board to consider trash management, vandalism and fire risk before expanding access. He described repeatedly moved boulders that had been placed to block vehicles and said, "Those rocks... are kids moving them to get around the gate," adding the community has replaced damaged HOA assets and worries about 4-wheeling in dry brush.

Board members and staff discussed ADA constraints. One board member noted the road grade past the gate exceeds typical accessibility grades; staff and NGO representatives said ADA-compliant improvements were not defined in the planning commission request and that creating full ADA-compliant pavement and routes would be a larger undertaking. NGO/staff advised that under the current conservation-easement wording the additional parking use "doesn't appear to be allowed" and that changing the easement language would be required.

Financial and procedural matters were also discussed: Chair Walicky flagged that GAD funds are restricted to GAD expenses and cannot be used for unrelated town improvements, and that any parking work would need identified funding sources; NGO staff said GADs maintain reserve targets and that funding options change with annexations and reserve trajectories.

No formal decision to alter the parking area was made; the board asked for functional specifications and resident input if the item is advanced and noted conservation-easement constraints would likely require legal review and an easement modification before construction could proceed.