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• The District is starting a fertigation system program (i parks per year) where fertilizers are <br />automatically included in the irrigation system rather than applied and then watered in. <br />Objectives: <br />• Research advanced plumbing equipment that will improve on our current low-water infrastructure. <br />This includes ultra-low/waterless water urinals, toilets, and controlled valve sink faucets. <br />• Install automatic valves on all urinals and toilets. <br />+ Create a District -wide standard for all future construction and retrofits and reference California <br />Green Building Code. <br />• Install fertigation systems throughout the parks districtwide. <br />+ Consolidate irrigation clocks at parks districtwide. <br />• Take inventory of current facilities and note where improvement is needed. <br />Challenges: <br />+ Costs and availability of reliable additional equipment. <br />+ Staffing availability to perform labor intensive tasks. <br />I Use Drou ht Tolerant Plants in Agency Parks <br />Current Practice: <br />• The District has taken approximately 7o acres (3o acres starting in 2012J2013 and additional 4o acres <br />in 2075) of non-essential portions of a park (other than sports fields and high -use public areas) and <br />cap irrigation heads and converted the ground cover to mulch. The 7o acres of turf to be converted <br />were identified in consultation between Parks Division and Recreation Division staff. In general, <br />the areas identified were non-essential portions of the parks (other than sports fields and high use <br />public areas/amenities that require turf as an essential necessity for the full enjoyment and function <br />of the public area/amenity). <br />• The District utilizes drought -tolerant species when and where applicable. <br />• The District is converting turf at some play areas (most recently over 200,000 SF at Rancho Conejo <br />Playfield and Dos Vientos Community Park) to Bermuda turf which requires less intensive watering <br />• The District has developed adrought-tolerant planting palate. (Exhibit 1) <br />Objectives: <br />• Research turf alternatives such as synthetic turf for playfields. For 2021 — 2022, the District <br />partnered and provided a grant to Conejo Valley Little League to install synthetic turf on one field <br />infield at Fiore Playfield, project completion pending. <br />• Explore additional alternative uses (such as off -leash areas, fitness areas, bike skills stations) for <br />non -turf outlying park areas. <br />Page 19 October2021 <br />