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September 16, 2021 Page 5 Park was held on Labor Day, which was a huge success. The Thousand Oaks Teen Center held its first large-scale event since reopening and saw 275 youth in attendance at the Back-to-School Party for Middle School students. The Goebel Adult Community Center was a voting site for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election and was quite busy. The Goebel Café has reopened to the public and continues to serve the Senior Nutrition Program participants. The Reign of Terror Haunted House is selling tickets and opens on Friday, September 24. The most recent mask mandate requires that face coverings be worn during all indoor sports, which has led to a few challenging situations for staff. The Employment Development Department (EDD) is auditing the District’s classification of certain independent contractors as a result of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5). C. Management Services Division Report Smith had no report. D. General Manager’s Report Friedl thanked Callis for serving as acting General Manager during his recent absence. He reminded the Directors of the upcoming Association of Water Agencies (AWA) Member and Policy-Maker Reception that will be held on Thursday, September 30 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. A Borderline Anniversary event will be held at Conejo Creek North Park the weekend of November 7. Huffer inquired about government mandates to have employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. With well over 100 employees, Friedl asserted that the District would likely be subject to any potential mandates that are implemented. E. Directors Reports and Follow-up Reports on Meetings/Conferences Attended Lange, Holt and Nickles attended the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) annual conference in Monterey. CRPD received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence. In addition, Friedl was honored with the Ralph Heim Public Outreach & Advocacy Award, and Ventura County Special Districts Association was deemed the Chapter of the Year. Friedl thanked Kyle Jorrey of the Acorn Newspaper and Danielle Borja of the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce for their assistance in the application process for the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence. Several of the Directors attended the final Summer Concert in the Park. Cusworth, Huffer, and Lange, attended a movie night at McCrea Ranch. Lange attended a meeting of the MRCA Board of Directors. Nickles attended meetings of the California Association of Recreation & Park Districts (CARPD) Board of Directors and the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) Board of Directors. Nickles dropped off his mail-in ballot at the Goebel Adult Community Center and then visited the Thousand