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April 17, 2014 Page 2 Payroll $339,950.00 It was moved by Huffer, seconded by Holt, and carried 5-0 to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. 7. DEFERRED MATTERS 8. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION 9. NEW ITEMS A. Expansion of Las Flores Community Garden and Memorandum of Understanding Friedl presented the item and acknowledged the presence of the President of LFCG, Susan Sondell and three of her associates in the audience. The MOU is essentially the same as the previous one, with the only substantive change being the plans for an addition to the Garden. The expansion would allow enlargement from 1 acre to 1.79 acres, adding 84 new plots. The estimated cost would be approximately $50,000 for fencing, gates, irrigation, etc. and would be provided for in the proposed CIP Budget (FY 14115). Friedl answered Board member's questions. Sondell, Thousand Oaks, explained educational outreach is one of the purposes of the children's garden plots. The butterfly habitat will be native. The waiting list for plots is currently at sixty. Atypical plot is 10'x20'; a ch lid's plot will be 4'x4'. Discussion ensued regarding concerns over the baseball field adjacent to a portion of the expansion. Included in the discussion was the possibility of phasing in the expansion, starting with the area non -adjacent to the ball field. Huffer moved to enter into an amended MOU, i.e., to modify the MOU so that the expansion of the garden would be done in two phases, the second phase would be the area behind the baseball field. Gibson seconded the amended motion. The motion did not carry, 2-2-1 (Gibson and Huffer yes, Jones and Lange no, Holt abstained.) It was moved by Jones, seconded by Lange and carried 3-2 (Gibson and Huffer voting no) to enter into a new Memorandum of Understanding with Las Flores Community Garden. B. Appointments to the Goebel Senior Center Commission