Laserfiche WebLink
• •"•" —N " drViI1C�V <br />RKMA Tun & Pork Dh&kt <br />. z�1_t;u•1a11 �*,z rrn <br />President <br />Mary Power <br />Vice President <br />Vicki Arndt <br />Treasurer <br />Sheryl I.ewanda <br />Secretary <br />Brigid Kettenburg <br />Directors <br />Rochelle Callis <br />Mike Corridori <br />Martha Farwell <br />Jim Friedl <br />Tom Hare <br />David Kreinces <br />Bryan McQueeney <br />Randy Pentis <br />Mark Sellers <br />John Short III <br />Roslyn Stewart <br />John Teobaldi <br />June 9, 2017 <br />Irma Munoz, Chairperson of the Board of Directors <br />Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy <br />Los Angeles River Center & Gardens <br />570 West Avenue Twenty-six, Suite 100 <br />Los Angeles, CA 90065 <br />Via Email to: do Melissa Smith at smith _ smmc.ca.gov <br />Subject: Letter In Support of Conejo Recreation & Park District's Proposition 1 Grant <br />Request of $1,760,000 for Sapwi Trails Community Park (Prop. 1 Grant Cycle No. <br />3810-P01-04032017) <br />Dear Chairperson Murioz & Members of the Board: <br />On behalf of Play Conejo, I am writing in support of the Conejo Recreation and Park District's (CRPD) <br />Proposition 1 Grant Request of $1,760,000. <br />Play Conejo is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization raising funds for recreation, park and open space <br />initiatives in the Conejo Valley. We understand capital fundraising challenges faced by the Conejo <br />Recreation and Park District and have formed our non-profit to specifically support their efforts. To <br />date, we have raised funds for a therapeutic "special needs" playground and have sponsored over <br />100 low-income and disadvantaged children into CRPD programs —the highlight of which is the Safe <br />Passage Program operated in cooperation with the City of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks Police <br />Department, the Conejo Valley Unified School District and California Lutheran University. <br />Sapwi Trails will add amenities to make the area accessible to nature enthusiasts and neophytes <br />alike. Trailheads, restrooms, interpretive signage plus miles of new multi -use trails with alluring creek <br />crossings and free recreational amenities will be added while simultaneously improving Lang Creek <br />and the Calleguas Creek Watershed. The location of this park is ideal because it is only 3 miles (a <br />short bike ride) from the heart of our Safe Passage Program. The park design will draw -in curious <br />kids and their exposure to convenient wild lands will resonate with many who will no doubt eventually <br />seek grander adventures in the wilds of the great public parks of the Santa Monica Mountains and <br />beyond. <br />The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is renowned for its work preserving and protecting natural <br />lands and rivers and supporting publicly accessible parks in and around the Santa Monica Mountains. <br />Play Conejo is grateful for SMMC's innumerable past successes and encourages SMMC to support <br />yet another soon to be beloved park project. <br />Thank you for considering this letter and for all your efforts to preserve and protect natural lands and <br />rivers in and around our area. <br />Sincerely, <br />�l <br />Mary Power <br />President <br />C". Conejo Recreation & Park District <br />PLAY CONEJO <br />403 W. Hillcrest Drive.Thousand Oaks CA 91360 1 805.495.6471 1 805.497.3199 FAX <br />Pfay ConeJo is a 50 f (c)(3) non -pmt public charitable organizatian, Tax ID #37-16948t9 <br />