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Conejo Recreation & Park District <br />GENERAL MANAGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />Jim Friedl Doug Nickles, Chair <br />Nellie Cusworth, Vice Chair <br />George M. Lange, Director <br />Susan L. Holt, Director <br />Chuck Huffer, Director <br />GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS <br />Tex Ward <br />DATE: December 2, 2021 <br />TO: Board of Directors <br />FROM: Jim Friedl, General Mana '�-� <br />SUBJECT: Membership in the National: ecre tion and Park Association (NRPA) <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Retain CRPD membership in NRPA. <br />BACKGROUND <br />As the community's recreation and park leaders, CRPD staff are encouraged to seek and take <br />advantage of professional growth opportunities. In addition to current industry information, <br />learning and networking opportunities, advocacy support, grant opportunities, and discounts, <br />CRPD staff's membership to NRPA provides a national perspective on what is happening in the <br />recreation and park profession. <br />The NRPA provides a variey of benefits to its members (see Ex. 1). CRPD has been a member <br />since 197 and currently has 47 employees signed up as individual members through CRPD's <br />$1,625 annual agency membership. <br />According to NRPA 's website (www.nrpa.orq): <br />The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is the leading not-for-profit <br />organization dedicated to building strong, healthy and resilient communities through the <br />power of parks and recreation. NRPA advances this vision by investing in and <br />championing the work of park and recreation professionals as a catalyst for positive <br />change in service of equity, climate -readiness, and overall health and well-being. <br />NRPA's network of more than 60, 000 park and recreation professionals and advocates <br />represents public spaces in urban communities, rural settings and everything in between. <br />NRPA champions and supports the field of parks and recreation through professional <br />development, advocacy, grants and programs, research, publications and more. <br />Every day, in communities across the country, the people of parks and recreation are <br />providing essential services and confronting the most pressing issues of our time <br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES <br />403 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 <br />805-495-6471 1 Fax: 805-497-3199 1 parks@crpd.org I www.crpd.org <br />