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DISCUSSION Background The City of Thousand Oaks (City) and the Conejo Recreation and Park District (District) have a long history of cooperative relationships between the two agencies for the benefit of the entire community. For over 30 years, one of the more successful relationships between the City and District has been the partnership at the Alex Fiore Teen Center and Goebel Adult Community Center. The District owns the land, the City constructed, owns, and maintains the improvements, and the District operates the facilities. In June 2019, the Board approved several actions - including an agreement for a $300,000 grant from the City of Thousand Oaks for design and pre -construction activities for this project - in an effort to strengthen, renew, and update the relationship between the two agencies at these facilities to better support their cooperative relationship. In February 2021, the Board approved an additional agreement for a $2,700,000 grant from the City of Thousand Oaks for construction activities for this project. Since February 2021, staff has coordinated the final plans and permits with the consultant team to execute the project. In July of 2021, California Senate Bill 129, the California Budget Act (Chapter 69, statutes 2021) appropriated $3.3 Million to the District. The budget act language is as follows: Seco 19.56. (a) (1) The amounts appropriated pursuant to this section reflect legislative priorities. (2) Unless otherwise specified, the funds appropriated in this section shall not be disbursed for any project prior to September 30, 2021. Future legislation may, but is not required to, specify further details concerning the manner of disbursement of these funds. (b) The amounts specified in this subdivision are hereby appropriated from the General Fund as follows: Parks, Recreation, and Resources (70) $3,300,000 to the Conejo Recreation and Park District for deferred maintenance and operational assistance. The District will be working with the State to receive these funds as soon as possible. Staff recommends recognizing these future funds as it dries other governmental revenue such as grants. The Teen Center and Goebel Adult Community Center project is an appropriate use of these funds, since this project includes both deferred maintenance and operational assistance aspects. The remaining State funds will be included in the annual review of District Reserve funds and unassigned fund balance (typically in January). The project includes expansion improvements at the Teen Center (Attachment 1 for final schematic) and renovations at both the Teen Center (restrooms, kitchen, storage) and Goebel Center (restrooms, fitness area, horseshoe pit). Project plans are available for Board review and approval at www.crpd.orp/ProlectPlans.