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CONEJO RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING June 17, 2021 6:00 PM HILLCREST CENTER M I N U T E S Nickles called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm and Frank Akrey led the flag salute. �� 11111111111 :N Directors Present: Cusworth, Holt, Huffer, Lange, Nickles Directors Absent: Staff Present: General Manager Friedl, Administrators Callis, Hare and Smith, Senior Park Planner Mooney, Administrative Assistant Dickson, and IT Assistant Bermudez Susan Sundell, President of the Las Flores Community Garden, gave a presentation about the history and an update on the garden and the ongoing partnership with CRPD. The garden has grown from 35 plots to 165, and many improvements have been made over the years, including a pavilion, front gate, children's garden, butterfly and wildflower habitat, orchard, easy access U -boxes, and greenhouse. She introduced Diana Lovejoy, Vice President, and past President, Jimmy Winston. She expressed her appreciation for CRPD's Capital Improvement Project grants that have made the improvements possible, and she encouraged the board members to visit the garden. She proposed that CRPD host Arbor Earth Day at Waverly Park and that LFCG co-sponsor. The Board thanked Susan for her great presentation, and she fielded further comments and questions. Paul Edelman, Chief of Natural Resources and Planning, gave a presentation about the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC)/Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) Open Space Initiative. He discussed the Governor's Executive Order to save 30% of the State's lands and waters by 2030 (30 by 30 project), and how the Conservancy can play a role in implementing the initiative. The California Natural Resources Agency will report back to the Governor by February 2022 with a plan to achieve the initiative by 2030. There's an ongoing debate about what protected land is, and how protected it needs to be. His slide presentation was comprised of various aerial maps, including the watersheds in which the Conservancy has influence, the Conservancy's State Legislative political boundaries, the territory of the six Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs) and potential land acquisitions, sensitive and endangered species, mountain lion populations, threatened inter -mountain habitat linkages, and the proposed wildlife bridge. The key to funding is through the State Wildlife Conservation Board. In order to utilize those funds, you have to get a Dept. of Fish & Wildlife approved