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June 22, 2000 Page 3 Sorensen presented an overview of the District Master Plan and Capital Improvement Projects. He identified and discussed new major acquisitions, new trail development, and new park facilities including 74 -acres west of the YMCA, a 4.6 -acre parcel on Mount Clef Ridge, 119 -acres in the Rosewood Tract in Ventu Park, 495 -acres of the Hill Canyon parcel, a new trail section of the Conejo Valley Ring Trail through the Woodridge tract; the 15 -acre equestrian center adjacent to Walnut Grove Park, and eight -acres of park land at the Rancho Conejo Playfield. He discussed Capital Improvement Projects, including new, carryover, and proposed projects, and explained the priority system used in ranking these projects. He noted six priority "B" projects that are recommended for priority "B+H status in the 2000-2001 Budget, including the Northwood Playfield Master Plan. He discussed several carryover projects including Oakbrook Neighborhood Park, Kimber Park, and FEMA projects totaling $300,000. He discussed relevant concerns, demographics, community input, projected schedules, funding options, including possible grants for the McCrea project, and potential partnership agreements, such as the Thousand Oaks Little League relative to the Lang Ranch Community Park site. Dick Dewar stated his support for the continued development of the dog park and the development of the Northwood Park. In response to Lange's inquiry, Sorensen stated that there is a total of 14,000 acres of open space and 90 miles of trails, and he said that additional projects may be added to the CIP list in July, including construction drawings for the McCrea project and remote control lighting timers for sports facilities. Chuck Huffer, AYSO, Region 9, spoke in support of implementation of the Conejo Creek, Southeast Quadrant, Master Plan, urged creation of working drawings, and noted recent fund raising efforts. Kevin Mund, Conejo Valley Little League, spoke of fund raising efforts, presented drawings for the proposed baseball facility at Conejo Creek, and spoke of the community need for a regulation size baseball field. Mark Wilkinson, Thousand Oaks Little League, spoke in support of the development of the Lang Ranch Park site.