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GENERAL MANAGER <br />Jim Friedl <br />DATE: January 10, 2019 <br />TO: Board of Directors <br />V <br />FROM: Jim Friedl, General Mac� �M <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Chuck Huffer, Chair <br />George M. Lange, Vice Chair <br />Susan L. Holt, Director <br />Nellie Cusworth, Director <br />Doug Nickles, Director <br />GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS <br />Tex Ward <br />SUBJECT: Conejo Recreation and Park District's Response and Recovery Efforts to the <br />Hill and Woolsey Fires including Landscape Restoration Improvements at <br />North Ranch Neighborhood Park <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Receive and file report on fire response and recovery efforts. <br />2. Provide input on conceptual landscape design at North Ranch Neighborhood Park and <br />authorize staff to proceed with park completion. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background <br />On the heels of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill on Thursday, November 7, 2018, <br />and both starting on the afternoon of November 8, 2018, the Hill Fire (4,531 acres, 4 structures <br />destroyed and 2 structures damaged) and the Woolsey Fire (96,949 acres, 1,500 structures <br />destroyed, 341 structures damaged) greatly affected the region as more than 200,000 residents <br />were evacuated. (EXHIBIT 1) <br />During the fire, the Conejo Recreation and Park District supported the City of Thousand Oaks and <br />regional efforts by providing evacuation shelters for multiple days at the Borchard Community <br />Center, Alex Fiore Teen Center, Goebel Adult Community Center, and Thousand Oaks <br />Community Center; and providing a centralized Fire Camp for the Woolsey Fire at Conejo Creek <br />South. Additionally, staff provided hundreds of hours of support manning and maintaining the <br />evacuation shelters, supporting the Fire Camp, closing open space, as well as mitigation and <br />preventative measures during the event. <br />District leadership provided regular and frequent updates via email regarding the ongoing District <br />efforts. (EXHIBIT 2). <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 />