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November 4, 2004 Page 2 8. NEW ITEMS A. Approval Of Concession Agreement Between Oakbrook Chumash Indian Corporation And Conejo Recreation & Park District, Authorization To Execute Agreement, And Approval Of Attached Fee Schedule Friedl provided background information, highlighted the Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposal (RFQ-RFP) process, the permitted uses, salient terms of the Concession Agreement, and the fee schedule. He noted that the Oakbrook Regional Park property was transferred to the District from Ventura County in November 2002; two parties, including the Wishtoyo group, submitted proposals in response to a RFQ-RFP mailed in July 2003; after evaluation, staff found the current operator of the Chumash Interpretative Center, the Oakbrook Chumash Indian Corporation (OCIC), best able to satisfy the Program of Utilization and best able to give total attention to the site. He highlighted the OCIC's recent accomplishments, including operating surpluses every year since assuming control in February 2000, extensive experience providing school programs, with approximately 6,500 students from over 100 schools visiting the Center each year, amassing reserves of over $35,000, which will be used for extraordinary operating/maintenance expenses or for future capital improvements. He said that future capital improvements would be mutually agreeable to OCIC and the District. In response to Board inquiries, Dr. Robert Vann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oakbrook Chumash Indian Corporation (OCIC), said that limited campout activities at the site are ongoing, fences limit access to sacred sites, and volunteers do regular site checks. In response to Board inquiries, Friedl said that operations are limited by the Program of Utilization, special events will need prior approval of the District, the OCIC has proved to be a good steward of the site and a good neighbor, some events may require City of Thousand Oaks permits, OCIC has maintenance and operations responsibility for 25 acres and the Chumash Interpretative Center, Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA) Rangers are responsible for Oakbrook Regional Park, OCIC has taken responsibility for the sacred sites, a revenue opportunity is possible through a cellular communications site, and an annual report is required. Lange spoke of his positive experiences with OCIC.