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COSCA Board Meeting - 11/9/22 - Thousand Oaks, CA
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The
Costco
board
in
December
of
this
year
now,
therefore,
I
Rory
skate
chair
of
the
Conejo
open
space
conservation
agency
board
of
directors
on
behalf
of
the
board.
Do
hereby
commend
Claudia,
Bill,
De,
La
Pena,
and
thank
her
for
her
leadership
and
commitment
to
protecting
open
space
lands
in
the
city
of
Thousand
Oaks.
Okay,
that's
wonderful!
Thank
you.
E
E
Much
well
it's
the
least.
We
can
do
virtually
20
years
of
service
and
I
for
one.
You
really
made
that
rasnow
dedication
happen.
You
took
that
that
whole
concept
and
worked
with
the
the
rasnows
and
it
was
a
long
process,
but
you
brought
it
over
the
finish
line,
and
that
was
only
one
of
your
great
achievement.
Achievements
for
our
open
space
system,
so
Claudia
we
really
I
mean
the
whole
Community
owes
you
a
huge
debt
of
gratitude
for
everything.
You've
done
well,.
H
I
Certainly,
a
lot
has
been
accomplished
in
those
years,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
due
to
your
leadership
through
all
those
years,
so
I
just
want
to
personally
and
on
on
behalf
of
the
the
crpd
board.
Thank
you
very
much
for
everything
that
you
have
done
and,
and
certainly
will
continue
to
do
for
our
community.
So
thank
you
very
much
and
congratulations.
E
J
Time
I
mean
I
I
know,
you've
been
a
a
foundation
of
this
organization
for
so
long,
but
I
mean
that
is
just
a
tremendous
achievement
and
I
know
that
you've
had
with
your
tenure
in
the
city
council
who
had
many
passions,
I
know
the
Arts
is
one
of
those
but
open
space
has
also
been
a
real
passion
of
yours
and
it
certainly
reflected
in
what
we
have
as
a
resource
in
our
community.
So
I
just
want
to.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
crpd
at
Costco
as
well
again.
J
This
is
just
another
one
of
the
kind
of
the
flagship
of
the
partnership
between
the
city
and
the
in
the
Park
District
and
as
well
as
the
agencies
work
together
in
this.
You
know,
third
agency,
that
we've
created
and
I
think
you've
certainly
been
the
the
heart
and
soul
of
some.
So
many
of
the
things
that
have
happened
here,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
for
kind
of
transitioning
your
passion
into
actually
getting
things
done.
J
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Thank
you,
director,
Nichols
and
director
Huffer
and
chairs
gay
appreciate
that
very
much
and
yes,
heart
and
soul.
You
mentioned
heart
and
soul,
but
while
we
as
koska
directors,
we
give
policy
or
we
decide
policy.
The
nerve
center
really
is
the
staff
and
has
been
for
many
many
years
and
if
it
weren't
for
staff,
especially
the
city
attorney's
office
in
the
rasno
acquisition
it
may
have
been
taking,
it
may
have
taken
longer
than
seven
years
to
accomplish
it
to
the
house.
H
It
may
not
have
happened
at
all,
but
boy,
you
know,
perseverance
sometimes
does
pay
off,
and
it
did
in
this
case
and
also
commitment
and
passion
helps
to
protect
the
environment.
And
that
is
why
we're
all
here
to
protect
our
surroundings,
which
are
a
prime
amenity
and
one
of
the
main
reasons,
if
not
the
main
reason
that
people
want
to
move
to
Ventura
County.
A
H
Thank
you
all
for
your
leadership,
appreciate
that
very
much
and
as
I
said
at
the
beginning,
it's
starting
to
sink
in
that
I'm,
going
to
be
leaving
the
city,
council
and
koska,
and
perhaps
other
boards
that
I'm
on
right.
Now,
after
20
years,
it's
just
been
a
great
ride.
I
have
to
say
thank
you
yes
and.
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A
E
K
Good
evening
chairs,
Kay
and
members
of
the
board
Costco's
joint
Powers
agreement
requires
that
the
board
of
directors
hold
at
least
four
regular
meetings
per
year
and
that
the
board
established
the
day's
time
and
place
of
the
regular
meetings
by
resolution.
Our
original
resolution
for
this
adopted
in
November
1977
indicates
that
meetings
would
occur
on
the
third
Thursday
of
January
April
July
and
October
at
6
30
pm
at
council
chambers
at
401,
West,
Hillcrest
Drive.
K
Since
then,
the
schedule
for
regular
board
meetings
has
evolved
in
relation
to
board
member
availability,
as
well
as
the
general
quantity
of
items
requiring
Board
review
and
or
approval,
for
example,
by
1996.
The
meeting
schedule
had
been
modified
to
be
the
second
Wednesday
of
every
other
month,
and
the
meeting
location
had
changed
to
our
current
location
here
in
the
boardroom,
at
the
Civic,
Arts,
Plaza
and
also
by
2013.
The
next
change
was
that
meeting
frequency
was
further
modified
to
be
on
a
quarterly
basis.
I
E
E
Obsession
abstentions
or
no's.
No,
that
motion
carries.
Thank
you
very
much
and
of
course,
we
know
that.
Sometimes
there
are
special
meetings
that
are
called
or
if
Quorum
is
not
present,
we
move
to
a
different
date,
but
this
establishes
the
the
regular
meeting
schedule.
Thank
you.
So
our
next
item
is
to
authorize
appropriation
of
the
Woolsey
fire
recovery
funds
for
invasive
plant
management,
fuels,
management
projects
and
oak
tree
planting
director,
Mr
start
Madam.
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Chair
members
of
the
board,
the
item
before
you
tonight
is
authorization
of
a
conditional
appropriation
of
Woolsey
fire
recovery
funds
for
invasive
plant
management,
fuels
management
projects,
Oak
and
oak
tree.
Planting
Costco
strategic
plan
and
guiding
principles
place
the
highest
priority
for
management
of
Costco
property
on
maintaining
the
ecological
values
of
the
land.
One
of
the
ways
we
do
this
is
through
management
of
invasive
plant
species
that
degrade
native
plant
communities.
D
Often,
when
a
disaster
happens,
you
know,
all
we
think
about
is
the
the
recovery
part,
but
this
is
a
change
in
direction
for
FEMA
in
terms
of
trying
to
prevent
damages
from
these
natural
disasters.
In
the
first
place,
Costco
staff
have
been
working
closely
with
city
of
Thousand
Oaks
staff
to
develop
a
suite
of
projects
to
submit
for
a
brick
Grant
pre-application
phase
through
California's
office
of
emergency
services
resulted
in
an
invitation
to
apply
formally
for
program.
D
The
reason
we've
chosen,
Arundel,
palmen
and
Tumbleweed
specifically,
is
that
arundo
accumulates
a
lot
of
dead
biomass
and
it
also
contains
volatile
oils
that
really
increase
the
intensity
of
wildfires.
Since
most
of
these
grow
in
our
riparian
Creek
corridors,
they
really
accentuate
the
damage
that
stunned
ecological
resources
during
a
wildfire.
It
also
helps
wildfires
cross
riparian
corridors
that
are
traditionally
a
little
more
resilient.
D
Due
to
the
higher
moisture
fuels
the
palm
trees,
they
retain
the
dead
fronds
on
the
top
of
the
the
trees,
and
these
are
made
of
a
pithy,
easily
ignited
material
that
that
captures
Embers
and
they
ignite
during
wind
driven
fires.
They
can
dislodge
and
they're
very
large
pieces
of
burning
vegetation
flying
through
the
air.
D
Tama
weeds
are
scattered
throughout
the
system
they
become
detached.
At
maturity
and
they
they
blow
in
the
wind
and
can
accumulate
and
the
thing
with
the
palms
and
the
Tumbleweeds
is
you
know:
Costco
spends
a
great
amount
of
effort
each
year
doing
weed
abatement
work
and
providing
defensible
space
buffers
for
our
neighbors.
Well,
these
are
species
that
just
take
the
fire
right
over
and
through
our
defensible
space
zones.
So
working
on
these,
it
adds
a
lot
of
value
to
the
work
that
we're
already
doing.
D
This
is
a
sizable
investment,
of
course,
but
can
yield
very
big
results.
Costco
is
well
positioned
to
offer
matching
funds
through
the
funds
that
we
have
already
allocated
through
the
Woolsey
fire
Recovery
Fund
funds
held
by
Costco
for
invasive
plant
management
and
restoration
are
already
conceptually
allocated
to
Restoration
and
invasive
plant
management.
D
So
the
significant
investment
is
consistent
with
the
existing
plans
for
these
funds.
If
successful
in
securing
the
grant
Costco's
investment
grows,
three-fold
staff
recommends
that
we
make
a
conditional
appropriation
of
existing
Woolsey
fire
recovery
funds
in
the
amount
of
one
million
dollars
from
the
allocation
for
invasive
plant
management
and
restoration.
D
The
current
balance
of
the
Woolsey
fire
fund
for
invasive
species
is
2
million,
six
hundred
and
seven
thousand
of
which
two
thousand
or
two
million
and
92
000
is
available
for
appropriation
again.
This
will
be
contingent
on
the
award
of
Grant
funds
and,
if
unsuccessful,
they'll
roll
back
back
into
a
fund
that
can
be
allocated
later.
B
A
D
It's
actually
coming
from
emerging
fire,
modeling
studies.
I
know,
mrca,
is
currently
embarking
on
a
similar
project
along
freeways
along
the
the
101
freeway
I,
guess,
southeast
of
of
Thousand
Oaks.
Now
it's
it's
based
on
a
study
that
was
done
using
modeling
of
vegetation
regimes
and
modeling
the
spread
of
fire,
and
he
found
that
in
areas
where
the
oak
trees
were
present,
that
the
the
Ember
cast
would
be
reduced
and
thus
reduce
the
potential
of
fire
spreading
over,
say
a
freeway
or
through
a
defensible
space
Zone
it
it
works
in
in
two
ways.
D
Theoretically,
a
coast
live
oak
tree
is
fairly
resistant
to
Ember
ignitions,
it's
a
big,
dense
tree
and
capturing
Embers
doesn't
really
set
it
on
fire
preferred
oak
tree
to
really
ignite.
There
needs
to
be
ladder,
fuels
underneath
it
and
it
has
to
light
the
tree
from
underneath
these
locations
that
we're
looking
at.
We
don't
have
we'll
still
be
doing
some
feasibility
analysis
on
potential
locations,
but
these
will
be
an
existing
fuel
modification
zones
where
the
understory
vegetation
is
already
managed.
So
we
won't
have
the
latter
fuels
to
actually
ignite
these
trees.
D
What
also
happens
during
a
heavy
wind
event
is
the
tree,
creates
an
impediment
to
the
wind
and
it
slows
the
wind
down
in
that
one
location.
What
happens
The
Embers
that
fly
past
and
around
it
kind
of
get
sucked
into
a
Vortex
and
drop
to
the
ground.
That's
the
theoretical
nature
of
this
planting
oak
trees
is,
you
know
to
defend
from
Embers
is
a
is
a
very
long-term
strategy,
because
it
will,
it
obviously
takes
a
while
for
oak
trees
to
grow
and
big
enough
to
do
this.
D
D
So
there's
a
there's
more
studies
being
done
on
this
now,
so
it's
kind
of
a
Leading
Edge
type
of
of
a
project,
but
it
can
be
done,
I
think
at
a
at
a
cost
that,
when
you
look
at
cost
benefit
analysis,
so
over
time
could
really
show
benefit
here
and
it
at
the
end.
You
know
we.
We
think
it
will
make
a
difference
if,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
all
we
end
up
with
is
a
bunch
of
oak
trees.
You
know
I'm
actually
really.
J
I
appreciate
that
I
I
would
agree
that
Coastal
Live
Oak
in
particular
actually
operate
as
a
heat
sink
and
will
absorb
heat
rather
than
generating
heat.
But
he
mentioned
that
this
has
been
replicated
in
modeling,
but
no
real
real
life
experiences
to
demonstrate
that
it
actually
has
been
observed
or
actually
works.
E
Know
I
think
it's
maybe
some
of
the
USGS
monographs
that
Dr
John,
Keeley
and
Alex
Seifert
have
put
together.
There
may
be
I
think
at
least
some
anecdotal
I
don't
think
they
did
studies,
but
in
San,
Diego,
County
I
think
they
realized
that
there
were
is
where
a
Fast
Wind
driven
fire
was
actually
getting
caught
by
eucalyptus
trees
that
were
far
apart
from
from
the
house
and.
A
A
J
A
J
I
I
actually
do
modeling
myself
I,
do
it
on
a
weekly
basis
and
I'm
familiar
with
the
Coastal
Live
Oak
riparian
fuel
model,
as
well
as
a
Chaparral
and
Coastal
Sage
scrub.
So
I
do
this
on
a
regular
basis,
but
what
I've
never
observed
is
what's
stated
here
in
this
report
and
I've
been
on
fire
lines:
I've
bought
fires,
I've
worked
for
the
fire
department
for
30
years.
I've,
never
heard
this
before
and
so
I'm
a
little
a
little
concerned
of
this
statement.
Without
some
citation
of
support,
I
have
no
objection
to
planting
oak
trees.
A
J
I
think
you're
100
right.
If
you
have
an
area
where
you
have
oak
trees,
it
will
be
more
resistant
to
fires.
But
while
there
are
some
wind
driven,
Embers
Embers
typically
are
falling
because
they're
transported
from
a
far
distance
and
you
can't
grow
a
tree
tall
enough
to
block
those
falling
Embers,
which
is
typically
what
burns
houses
so
I'm
just
a
little
concerned
because
of
this
statement.
J
D
Anything
and
nothing
personal,
no,
no
I,
think
you
know
the
whole
I
guess
all
of
us
that
are
doing
Open
Space
Management
working
closely
with
the
fire
departments
are
looking.
You
know
for
new
new
approaches
and
right
now,
most
of
the
studies
that
that
we
see
come
through
on
wildfires
and
and
behaviors
and
approaches.
You
know
our
our
anecdotal,
really
there
there's
only
so
much
that
one
can
do
in
a
Laboratory.
D
I
was
at
a
conference
last
month
down
in
Irvine
a
Statewide
convening,
and
there
there
was
a
presentation
that
indicated
that
they're
doing
laboratory
type
studies
on
this.
Now
so
I
would
say
it's
it's
a
Leading,
Edge
type
of
a
thing.
You
know.
Sometimes
you
don't
always
know
the
answers
when
we're
going
in,
but
when
we
look
for
cost
effective
approaches
that
that
are
also
supportive
of
our
our
you
know
of
Nature
and
our
natural
resources
that
giving
them
a
try
is
is
worth
it.
Yeah,
there's
they're,
not
firm
studies,
there's
one.
A
D
J
So
I
I
get
I
can
understand
where
it
may
help,
but
to
make
that
kind
of
a
statement.
Just
kind
of
concerns
me
because
it's
not
not
supported
and
not
supportable
at
this
point
and
I
would
be
concerned
that
if
someone
says
well
I'm
going
to
plant
a
row
of
trees
there
and
now
that'll
stop
all
Wildfire
from
coming
to
my
house
where
something
says
that
it
may
help
to
reduce
or
may
help
to
minimize,
rather
than
prevent
Embers
from
affecting
him.
D
J
E
H
D
Successful
Oak
planting
does
well,
it
partly
depends
on
nature,
but
these
will
have
to
be
remote.
Watering
systems
that'll
be
on
site
manually,
filled
water
tanks
that
automate
irrigation
the
and
you
like
all
restoration
projects.
They
require
a
Little
Help
from
nature
along
the
way
you
know
we
in
the
current
drought
cycle
we've
had
I
mean
we're
we're
currently
losing
oak
trees
at
a
pretty
high
rate
and
trying
to
get
new
ones
going.
H
D
Are
proposed
locations?
What
we
haven't
done
yet
is
the
the
feasibility
analysis,
like
you
said
of
you
know,
can
we
get
the
tank
up
there
and
do
the
watering
you
know
we
looked
for
sites
that
were
located
on
public
property,
they're
on
Costco
property
that
we
can
control
and
in
discussions
with
the
fire
department.
You
know
the
concerns.
D
Is
you
know,
trying
to
plant
these
things
upwind
during
Santa
and
a
wind
conditions
of
homes
that
are
kind
of
on
the
Leading
Edge
of
open
space,
so
they
kind
of
wrapped
the
I
guess
you
would
call
it
the
northeastern
flanks
of
some
of
our
neighborhoods
around
the
open
space
laying
Ranch
down
in
the
north
Ranch
in
West
Lake
areas,
but
part
of
the
of
the
grant
process.
The.
D
D
G
D
Yeah
all
the
projects
would
eventually
be
end
up
back
here,
because
Costco
doesn't
have
the
Staffing
to
implement
all
these
projects
on
our
own,
so
we'll
be
contracting.
All
of
these
so
we'll
be
bringing
you
project,
descriptions,
details
and
contract
related
information,
but
we're
happy
to
bundle
with
any
of
those
discussions.
The
the
details,
because
that
that's
the
first
part
of
the
work
is
for
us
to
really
get
down
and
make
a
plan.
This
is
it's
it's
big
and
ambitious
for
Costco,
so
there's
still
work
to
be
done
on
the
details.
D
So
the
our
grant
due
dates,
December
2nd
here
and
then
it
goes
through
a
process
in
the
state,
then
up
to
the
feds,
so
I
think
they
anticipate
making
award
announcements,
probably
in
the
July
August
time
frame
of
2023.
They
don't
anticipate
actual
project.
You
know
funding
availability,
probably
to
the
beginning
of
2024..
Okay,.
I
I
Okay
and
I
know
when
the
the
park
district
is
look
is
looking
at
at
Grants
an
awful
lot
of
the
grants
that
that
we
have
to
that.
We
are
applying
for
make
it
a
little
more
challenging
for
us
because
they,
they
specifically
state
that
they're,
giving
preference
to
underserved
communities
or
minority
communities
or
something
like
that.
But
I'm
wondering
in
the
case
of
of
FEMA-
and
you
know,
fire
reduction,
whether
requirements
or
or
conditions
like
that
are
still
in
place
or
is
a
little
more
open.
So.
D
This
the
grant
program
does
have
a
specific
focus
on
disadvantaged
communities,
of
which
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
here
in
the
in
Thousand
Oaks
they,
since
it's
Federal,
they
base
everything
on
social
vulnerability
index
of
individual
census
tracts.
So
we
have
three
census
tracts
in
Thousand
Oaks
that
that
meet
their
thresholds.
What
it
means
is,
we
probably
don't
score
as
many
points
on
that
part
of
the
application,
but
the
services
part
of
Costco
is
just
a
part
of
a
larger
Grant
application,
so
the
city
has
projects
going
in
as
well.
D
This
will
be
hardening
water
infrastructure
and
doing
microgrids
to
enhance
the
power
reliability
of
our
potable
water
delivery
system.
You
know
those
are
the
larger
projects
involved,
so
that
was
part
of
the
invite
was
a
it's
a
multi-modal
approach,
but
without
working
with
the
city
that
you
know
there
were
things
that
could
be
done.
You
know
to
make
our
infrastructure
more
resilient,
but
also
work
in
our
natural
areas
and
take
advantage
of
the
opportunities
we
have
there
to
improve.
D
Public
Safety,
we
will
part
of
the
grant
is
also
a
focus,
a
program
on
incentives
for
home
hardening.
So
this
would
actually
provide
you
know,
rebates
kind
of
like
the
lot,
the
turf
reduction
or,
if
you
take
out
your
lawn,
you
get
a
few
bucks.
So
they'll
have
a
you
know:
we're
proposing
a
program
that
would
help
low-income
seniors
and
other
disadvantaged
communities
to
help
pay
to
improve
those
those
structures
and
make
them
more
resilient
to
Ember.
A
D
We
are
piloting
a
program
right
now,
actually
in
partnership
with
the
Ventura
Regional
fire
safe
Council,
so
the
advertisements
just
started
coming
out
in
the
last
week
to
seek
participants,
and
in
this
case
the
program's
focused
on
on
low-income
seniors,
so
we're
reaching
out
to
senior
concerns
and
and
other
agencies
that
that
work
with
seniors
to
identify
potential
applicants.
The
way
that
project
will
work,
it's
it's
essentially
being
overseen
by
the
fire,
State
Council,
and
that
was
part
of
the
contract.
D
You
approved
I
believe
at
our
February
meeting
or
may
meeting
so
one
of
their
scope
of
work
items.
We
allocated
27
thousand
dollars
to
assist
with
home
Harding
practices,
and
this
involves
an
application.
They'll
have
a
home
ignition,
Zone
inspection
by
a
trained
person
and
they'll
Identify
some
practices
and
then
we'll
assist
in
getting
those
practices
implemented,
and
we
started
that
because
we've
we
just
well,
we
were
confident
the
state
was
moving
in
this
direction
and
in
Southern
California.
D
E
Yeah
I
was
just
going
to
suggest
that
maybe,
if
we're
not
successful
in
the
3
million-
and
there
aren't
any
other
like
Cal
fire
grants
require
match
that,
maybe
you
you
bring
back
an
idea
of
a
more
targeted
fuel
reduction.
Invasive
species,
removal
tree
planting
project,
more
discreet,
to
use
that
million
dollars
out
of
the
Woolsey
fire
fund.
I'd
be
open
to
that.
D
Yeah
well
we're
having
depended
on
grants
for
three
decades
now
for
my
career,
it's
never
about
getting
that
one
Grant!
It's
just
about
being
creative
and
and
working
hard
to
find
these
opportunities
and
line
them
up.
We
have
we
have
what
a
lot
of
communities
don't
have
and
we
have
some
resources
to
put
into
this,
to
match
grants
and
to
be
an
attractive,
Grant
recipient.
D
E
I
E
K
Thank
you,
chairs,
Kay
I,
just
have
a
brief
PowerPoint
for
September
and
October
of
this
year.
Trail
watch
and
Trail
adoption
volunteers
logged
the
following
hours:
trailwatch
had
45
reports
and
81
hours
donated
and
adopt
a
trail
had
46
reports
and
65
hours
donated
and,
as
always,
we
very
much
appreciate
the
efforts
of
all
our
volunteers.
Their
dedication
is
an
important
component
of
our
resource
stewardship
efforts
and
with
that
I'm
available
for
questions.
J
C
Whoops
yeah,
except
it
closed
the
trails
for
the
next
couple
of
days,
but
that
was
really
nice
to
get
some
rain.
I
do
have
a
PowerPoint
presentation
and
I'll
start
off
with
our
fall
Trail
work
day.
As
you
can
see,
it
was
nice
and
cool
and
cloudy
and
a
beautiful
day
we
had
about
70
plus
volunteers
plus
the
Rangers,
and
we
worked
on
the
wishbone
Trail
above
West
Lake.
It
was
a
really
really
nice
day.
C
A
lot
of
work
got
done,
and
this
new
rain
that
came
in
will
help
compact
the
soil
back
in
and
I
think
that
that
trail
is
going
to
be
around
for
a
long
long
time.
So
it
was.
It
was
a
good
day
and
Tacos
after
Trail
work.
So
that's
that's
always
a
plus
here's,
a
group
picture
of
all
the
new
Rangers
and
a
good
portion
of
the
Los
Robles
trail
behind
them.
C
C
We
had
some
vandalism
on
an
oak
tree
down
in
Wildwood.
It
was
very
dramatic,
we're
not
sure
what
they
did
exactly,
but
it
was
almost
like
cores
that
were
taken
out
of
a
a
trunk.
We
had
a
local
resident
recommend
a
a
natural
resin
product
that
we
mix
the
Rangers
mixed
with
Oak
sawdust
and
pushed
it
in,
and
you
can
see
the
Ranger's
hands
all
dirty
from
the
resin
mix
and
the
sawdust
and
put
it
in
and
it's
virtually
invisible.
C
So
it
was
a
good
repair,
we're
going
to
keep
an
eye
on
it
and
if
that
product
works,
if
we
ever
have
vandalism
on
oak
trees,
again
we'll
use
that
product,
but
I
I
always
point
out
the
vandalism
that
happens
in
the
creativity
of
the
Rangers
and
and
the
public
to
to
repair
things
and
try
and
make
them
look
as
natural
as
possible.
But
gosh
I
hate
vandalism
like.
A
C
Critter
shot
that
I'm
going
to
be
trying
to
do
every
every
meeting,
and
this
is
a
male
tarantula
and
they've
been
out
for
the
past
month
or
so
looking
for
female
tarantulas.
Typically,
you
wouldn't
see
a
tarantula
they're,
mostly
crepuscular
or
nocturnal,
but
the
males
tend
to
run
around
like
crazy,
and
so
you
do
see
the
males
running
around
occasionally
so
that's
the
Critter
shot
for
today
and
how
does
it
get
in
open
space
once
again?
C
C
C
So
we
have
a
big
routing
machine
that
we
work
and
the
new
Rangers
of
learning
how
to
use
that,
and
so,
if
we're
gonna
have
some
new
signs
out
there
in
a
week
or
so,
training
we're
gearing
up
for
a
lot
of
training
coming
up.
The
Rangers
and
and
and
Brian
went
to
helicopter
training
that
we
organized
up
on
firecracker,
Hill
and
I,
really
like
helicopter,
so
I
went
too.
It
was
really
good.
C
We
invited
the
National
Park
Service
law
enforcement,
the
who
else
state
parks
were
there
and
our
Rangers
great
great
training
on
how
we
should
act
on
the
ground
when
a
helicopter
is
coming
in
for
a
rescue
which
we
do.
You
know
15
20
times
a
year,
so
that
it
was
a
good
communication
with
the
pilots
and
a
good
communication
interagency-wise.
So
really
good
training.
C
We
also
had
mountain
bike
training
put
on
by
some
of
our
costac
board
members,
who
are
really
good
mountain
bikers
and
do
bicycle
training
professionally.
So
they
took
the
Rangers
out
for
some
handling
training
that
was
really
good,
and
today
the
Rangers
were
out
in
drivers,
training
and
but
that's
not
the
picture
from.
A
C
The
that's
from
a
another
fence
accident
on
Hillcrest
a
couple
weeks
ago,
so
that's
the
Wood
Creek
fencing
and
you
can
see
where
the
you're
standing
about
where
the
truck
went
through.
But
you
can
see
the
damage
all
the
way
down
the
fence
line
there.
So
woodcrete
is
something
that
if
you
tap
it,
it
breaks
like
glass
and
you
know
so.
We
much
rather
have
wood
fencing,
but
that's
that's
the
kind
of
damage
that
happens
in
a
fence
accident.
C
This
is
Lake
Eleanor
off
of
West
Lake
Boulevard,
and
we
are
continuing
to
work
out
there
to
clear
the
spillway
for
potential
lots
of
rain,
and
so
the
Rangers
have
been
out
there
about
every
other
week
or
so
doing
some
kind
of
Thule
and
Cattail
removal.
It's
a
rather
difficult
place
to
work
because
of
access.
You
have
to
park
quite
a
ways
away
from
it,
and
the
the
cars
are
moving
rather
quickly
up
and
down
the
road.
C
C
I
Not
so
much
a
question
as
a
comment:
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you
and
and
all
the
Rangers
for
your
open
house
a
couple
weeks
ago.
It
was
great
to
see
the
the
facility
redone
as
it
was,
and
to
meet
several
of
the
Rangers
I
believe
you
said
somewhere
that
three
of
the
four
new
Rangers
are
locals.
Yes
and
I.
C
I
A
chance
to
chat
for
a
little
bit
with
one
of
them
and
telling
me
a
story
where
he
went
basically
across
country,
did
various
jobs
and
grew
up
here
in
Thousand,
Oaks
went
across
the
country
and
came
back
here
and
chatted
with
him
for
a
while
turns
out.
I
destroyed
his
younger
sister's
soccer
career
as
a
coach,
but
oh
well,.
I
C
J
To
the
headquarters
visit
that
was
a
nice
nice
visit,
but
one
thing
that
caught
my
attention.
Of
course,
I
was
just
kind
of
Meandering
around
noticing
how
it
looked
different,
but
looked
the
same.
At
the
same
time,
it
was
like
I
still
remember
the
Cameron
house,
the
way
it
was
and
yet
all
the
improvements
that
had
been
made.
They
actually
did
a
very,
very
nice
job
with
that,
when
I
was
looking
at
this
one
white
board,
trying
to
figure
out
what
all
the
different
machinations
were,
so
I
asked
one
of
the
Rangers
he
said.
J
Well,
that's
our
trash
can
emptying
and
pickup
white
board
and
I
I
was
impressed
because
there
was
not
a
single
trash.
Can
that
hadn't
been
tended
to
within
two
or
three
days,
so
they
they
keep
up
with
it,
and
something
is,
is
not
too
exciting
as
empty
trash
cans.
They're
very
diligent
about
so
you
know
kudos
to
the
team
and
for
you
to
you
know,
have
such
a
conscientious
group,
something
as
simple
as
just
emptying
trash
cans
when
no
one's
around
to
notice.
It
makes
a
big
difference.
So
thank.
C
H
F
Well,
I
thought
I'd
take
this
opportunity
to
mention
that
Friday
is
Veterans
Day
and
at
11
o'clock
at
Canal,
Creek
North
we'll
have
a
Veterans
Day
ceremony
there
crpd
well,
and
that
it
is
also
crpd's
60th
anniversary
on
the
following
Friday
November
18th
we're
having
a
birthday
party
at
kaneo,
Creek
South,
starting
at
4
30.
But
you
know,
if
you
get
there
after
five
from
work,
it'd
be
great.
F
We're
gonna
have
just
sort
of
a
little
toast
around
5
15
and
maybe
sing
Happy
Birthday
and
lots
of
old
images
of
the
canoe
Valley
from
60
years
ago,
or
thereabouts
and
and
some
of
the
development
that's
occurred
along
the
way.
So
it
should
be
kind
of
fun
to
be
able
to
see
that-
and
you
know,
maybe
see
some
old
friends.
F
So
if
anyone
could
stop
by
that
would
be
great
and
then
I
too
want
to
join
the
board
and
and
and
koska
staff
and
Matt
and
really
say
thank
you
to
council
member
Bill,
De
La,
Pena
Claudia,
you've
always
been
nobody's
ever
questioned
how
much
you're
dedicated
to
our
open
space.
But
this
is
also
my
thank
you
for
also
being
a
really
huge
supporter
of
the
parks
as
well.
So
thank
you.
Claudia.
D
Their
mapping
project
isn't
related
to
our
current
Grant
or
anything
like
that.
That's
funded
by
a
separate,
Grant
Costco
is
very
interested
in
the
results
of
this
mapping
effort.
We
do
anticipate
that
they
will
be
very
useful
to
us
in
our
resource
management
and
planning.
Costco
has
also
submitted
a
grant
request
to
the
USDA
to
develop
a
community
Wildfire
protection
plan
for
the
Thousand
Oaks
and
part
of
that
is
doing
the
analysis.
These
Maps
will
facilitate
so
it's
an
important
project
for
our
County
and
we're
excited
to
see
the
results.
J
Very
good,
okay,
thank
you
and
then
one
thing
I
forgot
to
mention
to
Mr
Cuba.
You
know
when
he
was
up.
There
was
a
attending
the
trail
work
day.
I
went
over
there
to
watch
them
and
everybody's
working
away.
I
got
there
a
little
bit
late
and
grabbed
the
tool
and
about
halfway
up
someone
asked
if
they
could
use
that
tool.
So
I
was
a
tool-less
and
just
walked
up
and
down
and
came
across
the
Rangers,
and
you
know
they
had
a
whole
swath
to
themselves.
J
They
took
on
the
hard
part
and
we're
taking
care
of
that
walked
up
one
side
down
the
other
and
lo
and
behold,
here's
the
general
manager
friedl
working
on
the
other
side
of
the
trail.
So
you
know
just
again
to
show
the
commitment
that
we
have
of
our
staff
as
much
appreciated.
You
know
from
the
executive
team,
you
know,
Rangers,
everybody
participates
so
again,
I
can't
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
J
E
H
L
E
L
You
chair,
there's,
there's
one
item
in
item
10
on
the
agenda
to
be
discussed
in
closed
session,
that's
conference
with
real
property
negotiators
and
that's
to
discuss
four
specific
APN
numbers
that
are
listed
in
the
agenda.
The
agency
negotiators
are
Brian,
Stark
and
Noel
Doran,
and
the
negotiating
party
is
Andre
Metzger.