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Conejo Recreation & Park District GENERAL MANAGER Jim Friedl DATE: September 14, 2017 TO: Board of Directors FROM: Jim Friedl, General Mana SUBJECT: Off -Leash Area Turf O 'ons RECOMMENDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS George M. Lange, Chair Susan L. Holt, Vice Chair Joe Gibson, Director Ed Jones, Director Chuck Huffer, Director GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS Tex Ward Direct staff to continue to work with Conejo Off -Leash Area (COLA) representatives and return to a future Board meeting with a mutually agreeable and more detailed "no turf/irrigation" option for the Board's consideration. DISCUSSION History Late 2012IEarly 2093 In response to the ongoing drought, the District turns off the irrigation to approximately 30 acres Districtwide, including acreage at Kimber and Walnut Grove Parks that will contain future Off - Leash Areas (OLA). (NOTE: at the time, these areas were NOT planned to be OLAs) March 2013 As a result of increased community interest in enhancements to the existing dog park and the possibility of additional off -leash areas in parks closer to their homes, the District adds a specific goal within its Strategic Plan which provides that staff should seek input, ideas and solutions from the public to examine the potential for additional off -leash dog areas and discuss the potential for effective and sustainable improvements to the existing dog park. Fall 2013 District staff holds several community meetings regarding dog/off-leash issues, including reducing/eliminating illegal off -leash activity at District parks. With community input, the District determined nine sites (including Kimber, Walnut Grove, and Estella Parks) to potentially become OLAs with natural earth setting (no turf/irrigation). ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 403 West Hillcrest Drive • Thousand Oaks, CA 913604223 (805) 495-6471 • FAX: (805) 497-3199 • Email: parks@crpd.org • Website: www.crpd.org