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BOARD OF EDUCATION Mike Dunn, President John Andersen, Vice President Sandee Everett, Clerk Betsy Connolly, D.V.M., Member Pat Phelps, Member SUPERINTENDENT Ann N. Bonitatibus, Ed.D. June 9, 2017 Irma Munoz, Chairperson of the Board of Directors Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Los Angeles River Center & Gardens 570 West Avenue Twenty-six, Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA 90065 Via Email to: c/o Melissa Smith at smi$ ijInl G ca.aov ACAbEMICi ACTtYl P'+R►La?!vi it Subject; Letter in Support of Conejo Recreation & Park District's Proposition 1 Grant Request of $1,760,000 for Sapwi Trails Community Park (Prop.1 Grant Cycle No. 3810-PQ1-04032017) Dear Chairperson Munoz & Members of the Board: On behalf of Conejo Valley Unified School District, I am writing in support of the Conejo Recreation and Park District's (CRPD) Proposition 1 Grant Request of $1,760,000. CRPD is working to complete its sixth and final planned community park. Originally planned as a traditional community park with acres of irrigated sports fields, the Lang Ranch Community Park has been re -imagined and re -named "Sapwi Trails Community Park" after a Chumash village site meaning "House of Deer." By design, Sapwi Trails will have no irrigated sports turf and will utilize the existing natural terrain and habitat with minimal irrigation to establish new native trees and shrubs. The 144 -acre CRPD-awned property contains approximately one mile of Lang Creek and sits at the western -most edge of a significant block of contiguous public parkland and trails in the Simi Hills. The City of Thousand Oaks and CRPD are collectively contributing $5,000.000 toward park improvements leaving a shortfall of $2,000,000 of the estimated project cost of $7,000,000. By adding visitor -serving amenities like parking, restrooms and signage and directing pedestrians to utilize appropriately designated stream crossings (ie. 4 pedestrian bridges), visitors will be exposed to educational Information about the watershed and natural resources as they make their way along nearly 5 -miles of multi -use trails. The project, through design and operations, will save significant water resources and will improve water quality by removing non-native vegetation and improving stream flow in Lang Creek (a tributary to Conejo Creek in the Calleguas Creek Watershed). Thankyou for considering this letter and for all your efforts to preserve and protect natural lands and rivers in and around our area. Sincerely, / M 400 Ann N. Bonitatibus cc: Conejo Recreation & Park District Pham-. www,conejousd.org info aconejousd,org 1400 East Janss Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91362