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Conejo Recreation & Park District <br />GENERAL MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Jim Friedl Susan L. Holt, Chair <br />Joe Gibson, Vice Chair <br />George M. Lange, Director <br />Ed Jones, Director <br />Chuck Huffer, Director <br />GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS <br />Tex Ward <br />DATE: November 15, 2018 <br />TO: Board of Directors <br />FROM: Jim Friedl, General Manag <br />SUBJECT: Very Large Community ve t Conejo Creek North and Conejo Creek <br />South Parks <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve up to three very large events at Conejo Creek North and Conejo Creek South Park (Chili <br />Cook -off at Conejo Creek North and Conejo Valley Days and Oakheart Country Music Festival at <br />Conejo Creek South). <br />BACKGROUND <br />Conejo Creek North Park is designed to be a community gathering space with 3 shaded picnic <br />areas designed for groups of 400, 200 and 75, plus an expansive lawn area as well as active and <br />passive recreational space. The Grant R. Brimhall Thousand Oaks Library, Goebel Adult <br />Community Center and Alex Fiore Thousand Oaks Teen Center area all located and operate on <br />the north side of Janss Road. <br />Conejo Creek South Park is a facility for field sports such as soccer and baseball. <br />Although not intended to be a "County Fair Grounds", on occasion, these facilities have also <br />served as a location for very large community events such as Conejo Valley Days & Chili Cook - <br />off as well as Persian New Year and most recently the OakHeart Country Music Festival. The <br />Thousand Oaks Chili Cook -off had been held on Conejo Creek South for many years until the <br />District moved that event to Conejo Creek North in order to minimize the impacts to the sports turf <br />at Conejo Creek South. <br />These existing very large community events typically take place within a 90 -day time period during <br />Spring and early Summer because the rest of the year includes heavily scheduled sports use and <br />unreliable weather in Winter and early Spring. In order for these events to occur, CRPD Board of <br />Directors must consider and approve a special agreement with the event promoter including <br />special conditions for the event. <br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES <br />403 West Hillcrest Drive • Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 <br />(805) 495-6471 • FAX: (805) 497-3199 - Email: parks@crpd.org • Website: www.crpd.org <br />