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GENERAL MANAGER Jim Friedl TO: Board of Directors FROM: Jim Friedl, General Mana DATE: April 17, 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joe Gibson, Chair Ed Jones, Vice Chair George Lange, Director Susan L. Holt, Director Chuck Huffer, Director GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS Tex Ward SUBJECT: Expansion of Las Flores Community Garden and Memorandum of Understanding RECOMMENDATION Authorize General Manager to enter into a new Memorandum of Understanding with Las Flores Community Garden. DISCUSSION The Las Flores Community Garden currently operates under a March 15, 2012 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Conejo Recreation & Park District. Due to the success of the Garden (a waiting list of 75 potential members; on average members are on the wait list for 12 — 18 months), the District is proposing a new MOU (attached). The new MOU, although very similar to the current MOU, provides some substantive changes, most significantly, a .79 -acre expansion to the current 1 -acre Garden. Additionally, the proposed five-year MOU outlines the rights and responsibilities of each party and the guidelines of operation. The .79 -acre expansion (see attached) is estimated to cost approximately $50,000 (fencing, gates, irrigation, etc.) and would be proposed for construction in the District's FY 2014 — 2015 budget. The expansion would also include the potential addition of 84 plots (for a new total of 209 plots), 11 children's plots, and 3 monarch butterfly areas. The Garden is managed by a volunteer board of directors, and offers 10' x 20' plots to district residents for an annual fee of $45 dollars plus a refundable one-time clean-up fee of $20 per plot. The current membership is at its maximum of 125 rented plots. 403 West Hillcrest Drive I Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 (805) 495-6471 FAX: (805) 497-3199 Email: parks@crpd.org