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Description
Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency Special Meeting - 03/23/2022
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A
B
Here,
thank
you
very
much
under
public
comments.
This
is,
as
is
a
special
meeting.
Only
items
listed
on
the
agenda
may
be
addressed
pursuant
to
the
brown
act.
Special
meetings
provision.
Our
first
item
is
to
authorize
an
appropriation
from
the
woolsey
fire.
Recovery
fund,
approve
a
contract
with
the
ventura
regional
fire,
safe
council,
to
support
community
fire,
safe
programs
and
to
authorize
the
use
of
a
single
source
acquisition
for
contract
services,
and
I
will
note
we
have
two
individuals
here:
elaine
himmel
farm.
E
My
name
is
elaine
himmelfarb,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
ventura
regional
fire,
safe
council
and
I
came
to
the
fire
safe
council
about
two
and
a
half
three
years
ago,
actually
three
years
ago,
because
I
lost
my
home
and
my
mother
of
94
years
old
lost
her
home
in
the
woolsey
fire.
So
a
lot
of
skills
I
had
working
in
public
health,
I
used
as
the
executive
director
of
the
fire
safe
council.
E
E
So
I
don't
know
how
much
detail
to
go
into
our
proposal
to
you
I'll
be
glad
to
go
into
it
more,
but
it's
really
exciting.
It's
an
exciting
partnership.
We
really
want
to
grow
resilience
here.
There's
not
enough
work
being
done.
I
think,
in
terms
of
home
hardening
assessments,
retrofits,
education,
outreach,
chipper
events,
all
those
kind
of
things
all
those
things
in
the
toolbox
to
keep
our
neighborhood
safe,
is
what
this
partnership
is
about.
B
F
A
F
So
I
can
say
I
can
feel
it
from
both
sides.
You
know
the
suppression
side
and
also
the
side
of
being
a
victim,
and
so
why
I
am
a
board
member
with
a
fire
safe
council.
Is
it's
really
dear
to
my
heart
to
make
a
difference,
and
so
I
think
we
have
an
opportunity
in
front
of
us
right
now.
Even
with
this,
and
you
know,
you
think
it's
a
small
way,
but
it's
a
step.
F
F
But
I'll
tell
you
what
something's
changing
and
I've
seen
it
in
my
career
and
why
I'm
here
is
because
I
I'm
a
firm
believer
that,
while
what's
in
front
of
us
is
really
daunting,
that
we
can
make
a
difference
with
humans,
and
you
know,
I
think,
about
the
850
000
people
in
the
county
of
ventura
and
I
think
about
all
the
homes
in
ventura.
I
think
about
58
states
or
counties
in
in
the
state
of
california
and
what,
if
we
were
the
ones
to
start
leading
those
58
counties.
F
What
if
we
were
the
ones
that
just
started
to
make
a
difference
with
cooperation,
collaboration
and
starting
to
say
you
know
what
we
can
make
a
little
difference
and
and
what?
If
what?
If
we
had
metrics
that
started
to
say
like
hey
last
year,
we
did
this
next
year.
We
did
this
and
then
year
after
that,
and
people
started
to
look
to
us
and
say
wow
they're
really
onto
something
when
it
comes
to
wildfire
safety,
resilience,
taking
care
of
our
land,
taking
care
of
our
people.
F
And
I
think,
if
anything,
that's
why
I'm
here
and
that's
why?
I'm
really
supportive.
Even
what
you
guys
do,
because
I
think
of
costco
right,
you
guys
are
taking
care
of
land,
you
think
it's
important
and
so
do
we.
We
also
think
lives
and
structures,
and
that
kind
of
stuff
is
important
too.
So
we
want
to
make
a
difference,
and
that's
why
we're
here?
But
if
you
have
any
questions
specific
to
this,
just
let
us
know
and
elaine
will
be
happy
to
answer
them.
F
G
G
Do
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
the
item
before
you
this
evening
is
a
three-fold
request
to
continue
koska's
partnership
with
the
ventura
regional
fire,
safe
council
to
promote
wildfire
resilience,
outreach
and
actions
here
in
the
canao
valley.
The
specific
requests
are
to
authorize
an
appropriation
from
the
woolsey
fire
recovery
fund,
approve
a
contract
with
the
ventura
regional
fire,
safe
council
to
support
community
fire
safety
programs
and
to
authorize
use
of
a
single
source
acquisition
process
for
contract
services.
G
Wildfires
are
a
fact
of
life
in
southern
california,
and
much
of
the
kaneho
valley
lies
within
areas
designated
as
high
fire
hazard
severity
zones.
These
zones
reflect
the
fact
that
our
regional
climate
produces
long
periods
without
rainfall,
result
in
dry
vegetation
conditions
and
periodic
santa
ana
winds.
They
have
the
potential
to
amplify
fire.
Severity
of
fires
are
ignited
during
these
wind
events.
G
The
success
of
local
resilience
efforts
depends
largely
on
the
coordination
among
these
groups.
The
project
presented
here
fosters
efforts
to
bring
communities
together
to
plan
wildfire
resilience
by
promoting
home
hardening
practices
to
homeowners,
nurturing
neighborhood-based
resilience
groups
and
providing
direct
home
hardening
assessments
and
assistance
throughout
the
canal
valley.
There
are
multiple
existing
programs
that
are
focused
on
fire
safety.
G
The
fire
department
also
oversees
the
county
white
wheat
abatement
program
and
their
award-winning
ready
set
go
program,
helps
homeowners
in
preparing
for
for
and
surviving
a
wildfire
natural
lands
management
groups
like
costco
and
the
city
and
the
park
district
undertaken.
This
annual
lead
abatement
on
our
properties
and
perform
this
activity
on
approximately
400
acres
annually.
G
The
defensible
space
that's
created
by
our
weed
abatement
programs
helps
prevent
home
ignitions
from
radiant
heat
and
direct
flame
contact
and
provide
important,
safe
areas
for
while
firefighters
to
work
in
suppressing
fires.
Since
most
home
losses
during
wildfires
are
caused
by
wind-driven
embers
igniting
fuels
with
their
close
around
the
home.
Homeowners
play
a
very
crucial
role
in
preventing
home
ignitions
the
fire
department,
costco,
the
city,
the
park
district
and
community
organizations
such
as
the
fire,
safe
council
and
our
local
resource
conservation
districts
are
all
supporting
community
outreach.
Efforts
to
homeowners.
G
So
people
in
our
community
and
communities
around
us
are
all
receiving
the
same
information.
The
project
before
us
today
takes
what's
been
learned
over
the
last
18
months
and
refines
approaches
to
reach
the
community
with
wildfire
resilience
information.
These
actions
break
new
ground
in
our
community
and
focus
efforts
on
where
they
are
most
needed.
G
There's
also
national
programs
like
firewise
communities.
There
are
options
in
neighborhoods
to
get
together
for
neighbors,
to
work
together
and
to
work
with
the
local
agencies
and
neighboring
landowners
on
fire
safety.
So
that's
pretty
exciting
for
us,
we'll
be
working
on
continuing
the
successful
home
hardening
assessments
and
work
with
homeowners
on
trying
to
line
them
up
and
figure
out.
You
know
how
to
actually
get
some
of
these
practices
installed
again.
The
fire
city
council
will
be
participating
in
public
events
and
neighborhood
meetings
for
resilience.
G
G
At
the
june
24th
meeting
in
2020,
the
costco
board
meeting
the
board
approved
a
framework
for
allocation
of
funds
received
in
a
settlement
over
the
damages
suffered
by
koska
in
the
woolsey
fire.
Within
this
framework,
the
board
dedicated
resources
to
promote
actions
that
help
prevent
home
loss
due
to
wildfires
the
recommended
contract
expenditure
for
the
the
this
year's
fire
safe
council
contract
is
six
sixty
nine
thousand
six
hundred
and
twenty
dollars,
and
this
will
be
drawn
from
an
allocation
assigned
to
the
community
fire
protection,
outreach
and
public
agency
coordination
sub-account
within
the
woolsey
recovery
funds.
G
C
Well
comment:
first,
I
I
think
the
idea
this
program
is
is
is
really
good.
You
know.
Certainly
the
costco
has
an
important
role
in
maintaining
our
open
space
and
and
to
the
extent
possible,
without
damaging
the
open
space
to
reduce
the
risk.
We
can't,
obviously,
we
can't
eliminate
but
reduce
the
risk
of
wildfires,
but
at
the
same
time,
a
program
like
this.
C
So
I
think
this
is
a
terrific
idea
in
reading
through
this,
I
I
believe
this
is
more
than
just
an
extension
of
the
original
agreement
that
we've
had
with
the
fire
safe
council,
with
some
additional
programs
that
are
going
to
be
implemented
question
I
had
it.
It
appears
to
me
in
looking
through
this
that
this
contract
does
not
have
a
specific
time
frame
that
it's
more
a.
I
guess
a
dollar
frame
that
the
program
will
continue
on
until
the
contracted
funds
are
expended.
C
E
Actually,
there
were
a
couple
of
trainers:
go
around
a
home,
a
home,
do
an
assessment,
talk
to
the
homeowner
and-
and
they
were
kind
of
graded
on
how
well
they
did
and
how
well
they
did
was
based
on
whether
or
not
they
were
eligible
to
go
out
and
do
home
hardening
assessments
out
in
the
field.
So
it's
a
pretty
comprehensive
training
program.
E
C
H
G
H
H
H
As
I
consider
the
idea
of
home
hardening,
I
know
one
of
the
biggest
challenges
is:
how
do
you
get
existing
buildings
hardened
when
the
building
and
fire
codes
are
really
designed
for
new
construction?
So
it's
hard
when
we
have
a
community
that
basically
is
built
out
and
there's
very
little
new
construction.
You
know
how
do
you
now
start
incorporating
that
with
new
construction?
H
Here
in
the
woolsey
fire,
thomas
fire
and
such
where
they'd
have
done
some
assessments
in
the
kind
of
pre-2008,
which
is
when
some
of
the
fire
codes
really
building
codes,
started
to
take
effect
on
home
hardening
and
see
how
this
has
changed
over
time.
And
while
the
data
is
limited,
it
is
showing
an
uptick
where
houses
that
have
had
this
hardening
are
showing
better
resiliency
than
those
that
have
not.
So
it's
I
think,
we're
on
the
right
track.
We
do
have
a
long
ways
to
go.
H
H
It's
been
three
and
a
half
years,
so
I
would
hope
that
maybe
they
have
rebuilt
or
unfortunately
had
to
relocate
or
do
something,
but
to
you
know,
reach
out
to
that
contingent
first
and
say:
is
there
some
way
we
can
reach
out
to
that
group
and
help
them?
I
mean,
after
all,
the
funds
came
from
a
fire
that
they
were
directly
impacted
by
and
it
would
be
only
appropriate
to
you
know,
get
those
funds
back
into
those
those
types
of
family
uses.
H
I
I
do
recall
talking
to
a
family
who
rebuilt
this
is
decades
ago,
rebuilt
following
a
fire
and
they
rebuilt
their
home
almost
exactly
the
way
that
it
had
been
before
the
fire
and
just
to
hear
the
stories
of
them.
Saying
yeah.
I
went
to
go,
get
the
family
photos
of
the
closet,
open
the
closet
door
and
just
like.
H
Oh
that's
right,
I
don't
have
those
anymore
and-
and
I
know
you
folks
are
going
through
that
as
well
those
those
types
of
things
so
there's
anything
that
we
can
do
to
try
and
at
least
touch
those
families.
First,
I
think
it
would
be
appropriate
and
I
think
the
other
thing
that's
important
to
remember
as
we
move
this
direction
is
while
we're
focusing
on
home
hardening
in
this
case
and
trying
to
protect
structures.
H
The
education
process
is
also
going
the
other
direction
where,
if
we
have
a
home,
that's
hardened
and
we've
educated,
those
folks
and
our
community
on
how
to
keep
a
nice
tidy
yard
that
will
minimize
ignitions
from
those
private
properties
going
into
the
open
space.
So
it's
really
goes
both
ways:
it's
not
just
all
fires,
starting
on
open
space
and
affecting
homes.
Those
fires
have
to
start
somewhere
and
a
lot
of
times
it's
on
private
property.
H
So
if
we
can
minimize
that
we
are
protecting
open
space,
so
I
think
a
multiple
benefit
in
that
process,
but,
like
I
said,
I
think
just
my
my
one
request
so
to
speak
is
to
reach
out
to
those
that
have
unfortunately
suffered
in
the
past
due
to
fire.
If
we
can
target
them,
say,
there's
some
way
we
can
assist
with
them
if
they
are
still
in
the
process
moving
forward
and
then
reach
out
to
those
vulnerable
or
those
more
susceptible
communities
within
our
area.
Here
that
would
be
my
my
suggestion.
Preference.
G
I
can
share
that
the
city's
community
development
department
established
sort
of
a
concierge
staff
person
because
the
the
homeowners
that
lost
their
homes
in
our
our
area,
going
through
the
rebuilds
to
help
work
with
them
on
on
the
rebuild.
So
there
is
a
relationship
you
know
established
with
those
that
did
rebuild
so
there's
an
opportunity,
pretty
good.
Thank
you.
Yeah.
B
B
We've
got
a
lot
of
data
that
shows
that
and
it's
thank
you
for
what
you're
doing,
and
indeed
I
mean,
I
think,
probably
the
next
step
and
I'll
probably
have
to
be
a
state
measure-
is
some
way
to
actually
help
individual
homeowners
finance,
something
if
they
I
mean
a
new
roof.
Is
you
know,
probably
ten
thousand
dollars?
I
don't
think
there
are
many
wood
shake
roofs
left
in
california,
thank
god,
but
there's
still,
you
know
even
the
amber
vents.
B
You
know
those
really
work,
but
you
have
to
have
a
contractor
install
them
that
costs
money
enclosing
the
eaves
I
mean
some
of
those
things
are
not
big
ticket
items,
but
but
for
some
homeowners
it
could
be
a
real
stretch
and
renters
too
the
mobile
home
parks.
I
mean
those.
So
hopefully
we
can
find
some
other
relief
from.
B
G
Well,
I
think,
through
the
process,
we
will
be
investigating
ways
of
you
know
of
identifying
those
that
need
some
financial
assistance.
I
think
you
know
what
what
groups
like
ours
have
learned
and
through
research
is
that
every
small
step
that
one
takes
at
their
home
can
increase
that
resiliency
factor,
and
so
we
don't
have
to
retrofit
all
the
eaves
and
it's
whatever
the
homeowner
can
do
and
does
do,
helps
grow
the
resilience
of
a
much
larger
community.
B
Indeed,
and
the
education
factor
I
mean
just
if
there's
a
fire
in
the
area,
look
around
your
patio
and
see
what
kind
of
wood,
furniture
and
foundation
furniture
is
up
against
the
house.
I
mean
those
are
simple
things
to
do
yeah
indeed,
and
in
some
of
our
discussions
with
that
with
my
work,
we've
had
a
number
of
entities
say:
wouldn't
it
be
great
if
home
depot
could
have
an
aisle?
That's
all
you
know
information
on
here's.
B
D
Good
evening
chairsuke
and
members
of
the
board
in
1997,
the
costco
board
of
directors
adopted
an
open
space
and
trail
naming
policy.
This
policy
established
a
standing
committee
on
naming
and
indicated
that
the
committee
be
comprised
of
two
board
members
and
one
member
from
the
kaneho
open
space
trails
action
committee.
D
Members
of
the
naming
committee
have
varied
due
to
changes
in
composition
of
the
costco
board
and
kostack
over
the
years.
The
most
recent
appointments
occurred
in
september
2018
at
that
time,
directors
bill
de
la
pena
and
huffer
and
kostaq
member
dorothy
sullivan,
were
appointed
to
the
committee
to
select
names
for
several
new
trails.
D
D
In
addition
to
this
trail
new
names
for
other
trails
and
features
whose
names
include
the
word
indian
would
also
be
selected.
These
consist
of
indian
creek,
the
indian
cave
trail,
the
indian
cave
and
indian
maiden
falls.
Staff
will
be
coordinating
with
a
representative
from
the
chumash
tribe
to
obtain
recommendations
for
these
new
names.
D
This
past
march,
costac
members
re-nominated
dorothy
sullivan
as
their
representative
for
the
committee
and
to
complete
the
committee,
the
two
prior
board
member
appointments
may
be
reaffirmed
or
two
costco
board.
Members
should
be
newly
nominated
following
appointment
of
committee
members
and
coordination
with
the
chumash
tribe
representative
staff
will
present
possible
new
names
to
the
committee
for
consideration
at
a
mutually
convenient
meeting
in
april
2022.
D
H
D
Well,
I
think
it
really
is
a
case-by-case
basis,
depending
on
what
the
request
is,
but
in
this
situation,
once
upon
a
time
the
term
indian
was
used
to
refer
to
indigenous
people.
But
technically,
when
one
says
the
word,
indian,
that's
a
reference
to
people
from
india,
and
in
this
case
we
are
not
referring
to
individuals
from
india.
The
country
we
are
the
intent
was,
but
the
reference
would
be
to
indigenous
people,
native
americans,
and
so
this
is
just
really
not
technically
accurate.
D
D
So
we
would
like
to
that's
what
the
adjustment
is
about,
but
if
somebody
just
simply
came
up
and
said-
oh,
I
don't
like
the
name
of
the
stagecoach
trail
or
stagecoach
bluff
trail.
Well,
we
would
like
to
know
what
the
reason
is
and
if
in
whether
or
not
that
reason
is
valid,
would
then
indicate
whether
or
not
we
would
be
entertaining
that
request.
But
really
we
believe
that,
based
on
what
I
mentioned
earlier,
that
this
is
a
reasonable
request.
D
Correct
and
that's
simply
because
we
don't
rename
trails
very
often,
so
our
naming
policy
is
really
written
to
more
for
the
purposes
of
selecting
names
and
establishing
names
for
newly
built
trails,
for
example.
So
their
request
to
rename
is
not
something
common.
If
it
were
common,
then
I
imagine
we
could
establish
criteria
for
what
that
process
would.
H
H
You
know
indian
creek,
you
know
all
these
names
were
part
of
that
even
the
street
names
have
a
certain
air
about
him.
I
just
think
well,
oh
gosh.
Does
this
mean
that
now
street
names
are
going
to
be
changed?
You
know?
How
far
does
this
go?
You
know,
if
somebody,
you
know,
obviously
that's
not
within
our
purview.
No.
D
C
D
D
Idea,
I
think
that
reasonable
individuals
can
determine
that
and-
and
it
would
be
clear
that
if
somebody
hypothetically
were
to
contact
us
and
say
I
hate
the
name
of
the
stagecoach
bluff
trail.
Well,
that's
on
its
own
there's,
no
real
merit
to
convening
the
committee
and
then
contemplating
names.
But
here
we
have
a
case
where
this
particular
the
word
indian
once
upon
a
time,
was
intended
to
refer
to
native
americans.
But
technically
indian
really
refers
to
people
from
india.
So
let's
make
that
adjustment
and
get
that
straightened
out.
C
D
Right-
and
there
are
a
number
of
you
know-
local
chumash
in
the
area,
and
so
we
do
intend
to
coordinate
with
them
to
obtain
recommendations,
and
you
may
know
too.
I
know
that
you're,
both
frequent
visitors
of
our
open
space
is
already
in
the
lang
ranch
open
space
area.
We
do
have
trail
names
that
are
from
chumash
language.
B
D
B
C
B
C
And
I
I
don't
know
that
it
was
that
it
is
necessarily
required,
but
I
think
at
least
traditionally
most
of
the
committees
that
you
tend
to
have
you.
You
have
one
member
from
the
park
district
and
one
member
from
the
city.
So,
but
unless
director
nichols
had
a
burning
desire
to
join
the
committee,
I'm
I'm
more
than
happy
to
continue
my
service.
So
I
think
the.