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Conejo Recreation & Park District <br />GENERAL MANAGER <br />Jim Friedl <br />DATE: March 28, 2017 <br />TO: Board of Directors <br />FROM: Jim Fried[, General Mana <br />SUBJECT: Recreation Division P o ction <br />RECOMMENDATON <br />BOARD OF DIRECTORS <br />George M. Lange, Chair <br />Susan L. Holt, Vice Chair <br />Joe Gibson, Director <br />Ed Jones, Director <br />Chuck Huffer, Director <br />GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS <br />Tex Ward <br />Add and approve job specifications for Cafe Specialist/Manager Position (Regular Part -Time) <br />DISCUSSION <br />Background <br />The Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) has been offered at Goebel Adult Community Center (GACC) <br />for the past 43 years (25 years at the current location, 1385 Janss Road.) Originally, the program <br />was administered by Ventura County, then the City of Thousand Oaks, and for the past seven <br />years by CRPD. <br />CRPD staff continually evaluate programs and services offered by the District, and make every <br />effort to be responsive to the public's needs. In 2014, through dialogue with senior patrons, staff <br />came up with the idea of recreating the food services component at GACC. The vision included <br />serving more seniors beyond SNP, providing fresh, healthy, affordable and expanded menu items, <br />increasing the hours of operation, remodeling the under-utilized dining hall to make it more <br />attractive, and providing more opportunity for socialization. An anticipated outcome was to create <br />a revenue stream for Conejo Senior Volunteer Program (CSVP). <br />Prior to taking this plan to the CRPD Board of Directors, staff met with senior leaders from CSVP <br />Advisory Committee, Goebel Senior Center Commission (GSCC), City of Thousand Oaks Council <br />on Aging, and city staff to get their feedback which was positive and supporting. Staff also met <br />with a potential food service provider. <br />In February, 2015 staff went before the CRPD Board of Directors and proposed the above- <br />mentioned course of action, and requested permission to terminate the SNP, and move forward <br />with a new private food service provider. The Board authorized staff to move forward providing <br />the SNP remained in place. <br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES <br />403 West Hillcrest Drive • Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 <br />(805) 495-6471 • FAX: (805) 497-3199 • Email: parks@crpd.org - Website: www.crpd.org <br />