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Conejo Recreation & Park district GENE=RAL MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jim Friedl Doug Nickles, Chair Nellie Cusworth, Vice Chair George M. Lange, Director Susan L. Holt, Director Chuck Huffer, Director DATE: August 26, 2021 GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS TO: Board of Directors Tex Ward FROM: Jim Friedl, General Manag, SUBJECT: Award Bid for Rancho Potrero rea 1 Improvement Project RECOMMENDATION 1. Approve improvements at Rancho Potrero — Area 1. 2. Award bid to FS Contractors, Inc. for $544,000 Base Bid plus contingency in the amount of $46,000, totaling $590,000 for construction of improvements at Rancho Potrero — Area 1. DISCUSSION History and CEQA Compliance In January 2008, the Thousand Oaks City Council, Conejo Recreation and Park District Board of Directors, and the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency Board of Directors jointly approved a conceptual plan for the Rancho Potrero property, to serve as a guide for the preparation of Specific Plan No. 19. Specific Plan No. 19 serves to preserve open space, with an area adjacent to Lynn Road reserved for an equestrian center, which is consistent with the City of Thousand Oaks' General Plan goals of preserving the spaciousness and attractiveness of the Conejo Valley, providing and maintaining a system of natural open space and trails, and providing recreational opportunities consonant with community expectations. In April 2010, the Thousand Oaks City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010-028, which approved the Rancho Potrero Specific Plan No. 19 and the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring Plan. SMMC Grant and Project Information In June 2020, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy adopted a resolution awarding a $600,000 Proposition 68 competitive grant to the District for the construction of the Rancho Potrero — Area 1 Improvement Project. The project includes the development of the remnant Olympia Farms barn pad into a shaded passive picnic area, outdoor classroom, and horse corral for public and programmed use. The installation of a waterline to the project area will supply drinking fountains for users as well as their horses within the corral and irrigation for new trees and plant material. In total (24.) Oak trees will be installed including several large specimen trees to provide immediate shade for the picnic tables and seating areas. A natural outdoor classroom will be constructed with boulders and cobbles for passive seating and programmed use. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 403 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 805-495-6471 1 Fax: 805-497-3199 1 parks@crpd.org I www.crpd.org