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Conejo Recreation & Park District GENERAL MANAGER Jim Friedl DATE: September 17, 2020 TO: Board of Directors FROM: Jim Friedl, General Man a 1% SUBJECT: Anticipated Need for A Park(s) in Area RECOMMENDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS George M. Lange, Chair Doug Nickles, Vice Chair Susan L. Holt, Director Chuck Huffer, Director Nellie Cusworth, Director GENERAL MANAGER EMERITUS Tex Ward Thousand Oaks Boulevard Specific Plan Direct staff to work with residents, City of Thousand Oaks, property owners, and developers within the Thousand Oaks Boulevard (TOB) Specific Plan area to formulate strategies to satisfy park acreage needs in the TOB Specific Plan area. DISCUSSION TOB Specific Plan The TOB Specific Plan guides development to revitalize, beautify, and create a mixed-use, pedestrian - friendly destination between Duesenberg Drive and Moorpark Road. Spearheaded by local business owners, the award-winning plan lays the foundation for improvements that benefit residents, visitors, and businesses. Future development will focus on this area as a concentrated entertainment, shopping, and mixed-use residential hub that takes a fresh look at how we live, shop, and play. Planned additional dwelling units in the TOB Specific Plan has increased over the last decade. In 20111 the TOB Specific Plan originally contemplated an additional 214 units. In 2016, a General Plan Amendment allocated another 206 mixed used units into the current version of the Specific Plan, and, as a result of the October 2017 City of Thousand Oaks Measure E Analysis, an unknown number of additional units may be allocated in the future. With the growing number of additional units within the TOB Specific Plan, developed parkland becomes essential for the quality of life for the existing and future residents. The task of acquiring and developing parkland within and near the TOB Specific Plan will be difficult due to the availability and high cost of suitable property (in comparison to other areas within the District). Public Parks are Essential "Green" Infrastructure Public parks and open spaces are essential "green" infrastructure vital to the health and welfare of a community. The adequacy, availability, quality, and accessibility of public parks are important considerations for creating a livable neighborhood. Parks are even more important in a higher density, multi -family setting which lack the private, often spacious, backyards in a single-family residential neighborhood. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 403 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-4223 805-495-6471 1 Fax: 805-497-3199 1 parks@crpd.org I www.crpd.org