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March 9, 2006 'age 3 It was moved by Lange, seconded by Jacobsen, and carried 5-0 to authorize the General Manager to award a contract to Premier Paving Inc., of Ontario, in the amount of $132,942 and a 10% contingency amount of $13,294, for a total of $146,236 for the parking lot renovation at Thousand Oaks Community Center; funds from account #62.803.811.81003,007 62-3. B. Adoption Of Resolution No. 030906-A, Final Negative Declaration (ND) For Development Of Northwood Neighborhood Park Friedl supplied background information. He noted that, following community focus group input and community meetings, on November 1, 2001 the Board both approved the Northwood Neighborhood Park Master Plan and changed the site designation from playfield park to neighborhood park; on September 5, 2005 the award of contract for construction documents was given to Landmark Design; on August 8, 2005 the District filed a development permit application; a revised document was subsequently submitted following lengthy design changes and more community input, including a neighborhood petition to eliminate stairway access to the park from Clarendon Avenue; and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) adoption of the Negative Declaration is the final step necessary before the administrative hearing can be scheduled. Referencing a map, Friedl said that the site is an 8.5 -acre site in Zone 3 and will include turf, play areas, basketball and volleyball courts, and a restroom. In response to Board inquiries, Friedl responded that $575,000 has been approved for the project; since stairway access to the park from Clarendon Avenue was eliminated from the design, no complaints have been received from neighbors; the site has been part of the District Master Plan since at least 1996; construction may start in the summer; and prior to project approval, the Board of Directors, as Lead Agency for the Project, is required to adopt the final Negative Declaration. It was suggested that a groundbreaking ceremony be considered. It was moved by Berger, seconded by Jacobsen, and carried 5-0 to adopt Resolution No, 030906-A, to adopt the Final Negative Declaration (ND) for the development of Northwood Neighborhood Park; that it be read in title only and all further readings be waived. Approval of Resolution also constitutes the Board's adoption of the Findings of Fact, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines.