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11 I I I I i I I iii 1: • r Shortly after the City of Thousand Oaks conducted the first-ever comprehensive update of its General Plan in 1970, the Conejo Recreation and Park District created its first Parks Master Plan in 1975, replacing previous plans and reports that were no longer adequate. The current Master Plan was last comprehensively updated in 2011 and is reviewed and updated each year through reports to the District Board of Directors. The Master Plan is scheduled to be comprehensively updated again using information from the 2020 census and the ongoing work to update to the City of Thousands General Plan. The Master Plan serves as the Recreation Element of the City's General Plan. Among other things, the Master Plan establishes a targeted ratio of parks per population. This standar is modeled after a national standard adopted by the National Recreation and Park Association. The Maste Plan considers existing and planned population locations and density. The goal is to plan for and serry the community with adequate public parks proximate to their homes. I Funding for future park acquisition and/or improvements for this area would be primarily through Quimby Fees generated from these units. The Quimby Act has been part of the California Government Code since 1975; the Act authorizes cities to pass ordinances requiring residential developers to set aside land and/or pay fees for park improvements. The City of Thousand Oaks has passed such ordinances and the Conejo Recreation and Park District relies upon these fees for park purchases and improvements. A Large Master Planned Subdivision Can Incorporate Adequate Parks Similar to the TOB Specific Plan, recent large developments in Dos Vientos Ranch (over 2,000 units) and Rancho Conejo, (over 1,200 units) were successfully implemented and new residents of these areas enjoved new parks and recreational amenities as well as new open space and trails as the units were being constructed. Rather than pay a Quimby or Park Dedication Fee, the owners of the Dos Vientos and Rancho Conejo communities dedicated the land and constructed the new parks for these communities. In addition to the new parks, the property owners worked with the District to establish "Landscape Maintenance Districts" to generate funds specifically for the maintenance of the new parks in their community. The District, City of Thousand Oaks, and developers worked collaboratively to insure everybody's interests and needs were met. As the TOB Specific Plan moves closer to fruition, it is prudent that the District analyze the impacts of the new units proposed, especially considering the differences between the TOB Specific Plan and developments of Dos Vientos Ranch and Rancho Conejo. Although TOB Specific Plan is not a 11 still add Residents who will need Public Parks There are numerous TOB Specific Plan property owners who built projects over decades by different developers. TOB Specific Plan is not a master planned neighborhood with a handful of property owners and developers. Nearly all of the TOB Specific Plan area is already developed, meaning parkland parcels will b difficult to acquire and improve. I