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STATE CAPITOL <br />P.O. B OX 942849 <br />SACRAMENTO, CA 94249-0044 <br />(916)319-2044 <br />FAX (916) 319-2144 <br />DISTRICT OFFICE <br />2301 E. DAILY STREET,SUITE 200 <br />CAMARILLO, CA 93010 <br />(805)482-1904 <br />FAX (805) 482-1274 <br />DISTRICT OFFICE <br />230 WEST 7TH STREET,SUITE B <br />OXNARD. CA 93030 <br />(805) 489.4488 <br />E-MAIL <br />Assem blymember.I resin@assemby. ca. gD V <br />May 31, 2017 <br />ASobXla <br />. 6TAr4,. <br />JACQUI IRWIN" <br />ASSEMBLYMEMBER, FORTY-FOURTH DISTRICT <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: c/o Melissa Smith at smith _ smmc.ca. ov <br />COMMITTEES <br />CHAIR: VETERANS AFFAIRS <br />AGRICULTURE <br />BUDGET <br />BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO.2 ON <br />EDUCATION FINANCE <br />HIGHER EDUCATION <br />PRIVACY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION <br />Subject: Letter in Support of Conejo Recreation & Park District's Proposition 1 <br />Grant Request of $1,760,000 for Sapwi Trails Community Park (Prop. 1 <br />Grant Cycle No. 3810 -POI -04032017) <br />Dear Chairperson Munoz & Members of the Board: <br />I am writing in support of the Conejo Recreation and Park District's (CRPD) Proposition 1 Grant <br />Request of $1,760,000. CRPD is working to complete its sixth and final planned community <br />park. Originally planned as a traditional community park with acres of irrigated sports fields, <br />the Lang Ranch Community Park has been re -imagined and re -named "Sapwi Trails Community <br />Park" after a Chumash village site meaning "House of Deer." By design, Sapwi Trails will have <br />no irrigated sports turf and will utilize the existing natural terrain and habitat with minimal <br />irrigation to establish new native trees and shrubs. <br />The 144 -acre CRPD-owned property contains approximately one mile of Lang Creek and sits at <br />the western -most edge of a significant block of contiguous public parkland and trails in the Simi <br />Hills. The City of Thousand Oaks and CRPD are collectively contributing $5,000,000 toward <br />park improvements leaving a shortfall of $2,000,000 of the estimated project cost of $7,000,000. <br />By adding visitor -serving amenities like parking, restrooms and signage and directing <br />pedestrians to utilize appropriately designated stream crossings (ie. 4 pedestrian bridges), visitors <br />will be exposed to educational information about the watershed and natural resources as they <br />make their way along nearly 5 -miles of multi -use trails. The project, through design and <br />operations, will save significant water resources and will improve water quality by removing <br />non-native vegetation and improving stream flow in Lang Creek (a tributary to Conejo Creek in <br />the Calleguas Creek Watershed). <br />Thank you for considering this letter and for all your efforts to preserve and protect natural lands <br />and rivers in and around our area. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jacqui Irwin <br />Assemblymember, 44t` District <br />C: Conejo Recreation & Park District <br />