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CONEJO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING JULY 15, 2010 7:30 PM HILLCREST CENTER MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER AND FLAG SALUTE Chair Gibson called the meeting to order at 7:33 P.M., and Short led the flag salute. 2. ROLL CALL Directors Present: Gibson, Holt, Jacobsen, Lange, Short Directors Absent: Staff Present: General Manager Friedl, Administrator Lewanda, Parks Superintendant Kouba, Recreation Manager Lindsey, and Executive Assistant Ohren 3. SPECIAL PRESENTATION Conejo Valley Botanic Garden — President Jean Riley and Vice President Beverly Brune Jean Riley and Beverly Brune tnanKed the District for its support, the recent grant and repairs, and distributed a financial summary. They highlighted the Garden's activities, events, work projects, the year's accomplishments, current vegetation, and recent improvements. They expressed appreciation for District involvement and support. They indicated that it has been a very good year. Board members thanked Riley and Brune for their efforts at the Garden. Thousand Oaks Recreational Options Project -- Akbar Alikhan, 2010 Graduate Fellow, Cornell University Friedl introduced Akbar Alikhan, who thanked the Board for the opportunity to speak and Recreation Managers Lindsey and Wiley for their support. He provided a special presentation, Thousand Oaks Recreational Options Project. He explained his methodology, conclusions and recommendations. He indicated that there is a need for private sector involvement in providing recreational options for older teens, such as a bowling alley, music venues, ice skating and hockey. He said the District has been the major provider thus far. 4. ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC Paula Larson, Thousand Oaks, said she had not been notified about the construction of a bike path in Conejo Creek South.