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Livestream of the General Plan Advisory Committee Meeting #12 - "Parks and Open Space" for the Thousand Oaks 2045 General Plan Update. Live participation is available during the meeting between 6:00-8:00pm on November 19, 2020, through the online comment forum at this link: https://www.menti.com/5eo3xusbyo
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B
Okay,
why
don't
we
get
started?
I
think
we've
got
a
good
number
of
folks
tonight.
Welcome
everyone
to
our
12th
general
plan
advisory
committee
meeting.
As
you
all
know,
I'm
matt
ramey
with
raymond
associates
and
tonight
our
topic
is
parks,
recreation
and
open
space.
So
we
are
continuing
this
evening
on
our
series
of
topic,
specific
meetings,
introduce
you
to
topics
and
talk
about
and
allow
you
all
to
give
some
input
into
each
of
the
topics
that
are
going
to
be
part
of
the
general
plan.
B
So,
as
I
said
it,
the
topic
is:
is
parks,
recreation
and
open
space.
I
did
hear
a
rumor
that
the
acorn
said
that
the
meeting
was
going
to
be
on
public
safety
this
evening,
and
I
just
want
to
let
folks
know
that
we
had
a
public
safety
meeting
in
august.
I
believe
it
was,
and
so
that
is
not
the
topic
of
this
meeting.
But
as
always,
we
welcome
all
comments
during
public
comment
and
particularly
if
you're
here,
to
talk
about
safety.
B
There
is
definitely
a
relationship
between
open
spaces
around
the
city
and
safety
in
particular
fire
hazard.
So
we
welcome
everyone
to
stay
next
slide.
Please
so
tonight,
after
the
brief
introduction
and
welcome
we're
going
to
get
into
the
presentations
we're
going
to
go
over
for
the
series
of
topics
we're
going
to
go
over
existing
conditions
on
first
natural
resources,
then
trails
in
open
space
and
then
developed
parks.
B
We're
going
to
go
through
existing
policies
and
programs
have
some
give
a
summary
of
community
feedback
and
then
some
ideas
for
some
policy
direction.
And
then
we
are
going
to
as
we've
done
in
these
past
meetings
going
to
move
into
our
small
group
discussion.
So
we'll
have
about
half
an
hour
or
45
minutes
and
I
believe
we're
going
to
have
two
breakout
groups
for
the
general
plan
advisory
committee
and
then
three
breakout
groups
for
the
public
after
the
small
group
discussion
we'll
come
come
back
together,
give
a
a
overview.
B
You
can
give
some
feedback
on
the
small
groups
and
we'll
give
an
overview
of
where
we're
going
next
in
the
general
plan
update
process,
because
we
really
are
moving
through
our
topics
and
and
then
we'll
talk
about
we'll
close
the
meeting
so
with
that,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
melissa.
Actually,
let
me
sorry
we're
going
to
do
I'm
going
to
do
just
a
couple
of
introductions.
B
First,
so
first
we
have
as
part
of
the
consultant
team
melissa
on
my
staff
and
then
joe
power
from
rincon
from
the
the
city
side.
I'm
gary
rogers,
the
deputy
city
manager,
is
here
kelvin
the
community
development
director,
and
then
we
have
our
general
plan
team
of
michael
christian,
tabitha,
kari,
ian
and
dusty.
B
We
also
have
brian
stark
who's
going
to
be
presenting
this
evening,
who's,
the
koska
administrator
and
then
andrew
mooney
from
crpd,
who
is
a
senior
park
planner.
So
we
are
I'm
moving
quickly
because
we've
got
a
lot
to
cover
this
evening
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
get
through
everything.
So
now,
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
melissa
to
give
the
zoom
instructions
and
then
she
will
turn
it
over
to
joe
to
do
the
presentation
begin.
The
presentation.
C
C
C
Please
keep
yourself
needed
until
you're
called
on
keep
us
organized
and
we'd
love
for
you
to
have
your
video
on
when
you're
speaking,
it's
optional
for
the
rest
of
the
presentation.
Obviously,
but
it
is
nice
to
see
everyone's
faces
if
you're
watching
us
at
home
on
youtube.
We're
really
excited
that
you're
here
and
there's
lots
of
different
ways
for
you
to
participate.
C
D
Thanks
melissa,
yeah
joe
power
here
from
rincon
consultants,
I'm
going
to
get
things
started
talking
about
some
of
the
basic
requirements
and
then
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
natural
resources
in
the
city
and
then
I'll
hand
it
off
to
brian
and
andrew
to
talk
about
parks
and
trails,
and
things
like
that.
We're
going
to
talk
about
two
required
elements
tonight,
the
conservation
element
which,
as
you
can
see,
addresses
conservation,
development,
use
of
natural
historic
resources,
water,
air
quality,
rivers,
soils,
mineral
deposits
and
the
like.
D
D
D
It's
really
primarily
aimed
at
the
at
the
protection
of
endangered
and
threatened
species.
It
designates
those
species
for
for
protection
and,
in
some
cases,
provides
incentives
for
states
to
develop
and
maintain
conservation
programs.
There
really
is
not
one
of
those
that
applies
in
ventura
county
but,
for
example,
in
western
riverside
county
they
have
what's
called
a
multiple
species.
Habitat
conservation
plan
that
kind
of
guides
their
species
production
efforts
in
in
that
area.
D
Another
one
is
the
california
endangered
species
act,
sort
of
the
california
equivalent
of
the
federal
act.
It
was
actually
actually
preceded
the
federal
act,
though
again
it
it
provides
designations
for
endangered
and
threatened
species.
Just
like
the
federal
act
does
it
also
bans
the
import
and
export
of
of
listed
species,
and
it's
often
driven
by
the
california
environmental
quality
act,
environmental
review
process
not
exclusively,
though,
certainly
there
are
other
things
that
the
california
fish
department
of
fish
and
wildlife
does
related
to
endangered
species.
D
Like
wetland
permits
and
things
like
that,
but
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
the
work
that
they
do
is
driven
by
sequa.
Next
is
the
quimby
act.
This
is
about
parks,
specifically
not
open
space,
and
this
is
this
really
allows.
This
is
a
state
act
that
allows
local
governments
to
impose
fees
for
the
development
and
acquisition
of
parkland
or
the
acquisition
of
parkland
development
of
parks.
It's
really
for
park
facilities
not
for
ongoing
park
maintenance.
D
There's
gonna
be
more
discussion
on
this
later,
so
I
won't
belabor
that
point
and
then,
lastly,
again
just
because
of
this
overlap
between
open
space
and
and
wildfire
safety
issues
just
want
to
touch
on
a
couple
of
the
wildfire
regulations.
There
are
a
lot
of
new
ones
out
there.
The
state
legislature
has
been
giving
this
this
issue
with
a
lot
of
attention.
D
The
last
few
years,
not
surprisingly
one
that
we'll
be
looking
at,
is
eb
38,
which
is
really
aimed
at
at
improving
forest
health,
fire
resilience
and
safety
in
very
high
fire
hazard
zones
of
which
of
which
the
city
has
some
and
then
another
is
eb
1823,
which
is
aimed
at
developing
minimum
fire
safety
standards
that
meet
best
practices
for
local
fire
planning.
One
other
thing
I
want
to
mention
just
today:
I
got
a
note
from
the
office
of
planning
and
research
at
the
california
office
that
they
are.
D
D
D
Now
there
are
six
primary
habitats
in
the
city
and
or
natural
habitats.
In
addition
to
the
urban
habitats
that
that
we
occupy,
there
are
grasslands
which
are
primarily
occupied
by
annual
herbs.
Then
you
have
chaparral
and
sage
scrub,
which
are
primarily
on
the
steeply
sloped
areas
that
kind
of
ring
the
city
in
general.
The
chaparral
is
at
the
higher
elevations
and
the
sage.
Scrub
is
typically
below
about
a
thousand
feet,
but
there's,
of
course
those
two
get
interspersed
within
that
range.
D
You
have
oak
woodlands
in
savannah,
which
are
found
more
on
the
gently,
rolling
foothills
and
valleys.
Then
you
have
riparian
oak
woodlands,
of
course
found
right
upon
riparian
corridors
and
then
freshwater
marsh
is
where
you
have
more
perennial
water
bodies
like
west
lake
lake
illinois
and
other
again,
perennial
perennially
wet
areas.
D
It
also
has
special
status
plants
and
animals
per
the
federal
and
state
endangered
species
acts
in
the
city.
There
have
been
33
identified,
indeed
rare,
threatener
endangered
animals.
Some
examples
are
the
coastal
neck
catcher,
which
is
found
in
those
chaparral
sage
scrub
areas.
California,
red-legged
frog
in
lee
spells
virio
more
found
in
riparian
type
habitats,
and
then
there
are
identified
17
rare
threatener
endangered
plants
in
the
city.
Examples
are
the
bronton's
milk
fetch,
which
is
unique
to
the
santa
monica
mountains
found
in
chaparral.
It's
a
perennial
herb.
D
D
So
here
you
can
see
a
map
of
the
habitats
and
again,
this
kind
of
shows
what
what
I
was
talking
about.
You
can
see
the
chaparral
areas
in
the
dark
green,
that
kind
of
ring
the
city,
sage,
scrub
kind
of
in
the
same
kinds
of
areas,
but
again
typically
on
in
the
lower
elevations
and
then
riparian
areas
in
the
red
kind
of
interspersed
through
the
city
along
those
bearing
corridors
so
kind
of
what
I
just
described
on
the
last
slide.
D
Next
slide,
please
wildlife
corridors,
the
the
one
that
is
a
primary
concern
in
the
city
is:
what's
called
the
santa
monica
sierra
madre
wildlife
corridor.
I'll
show
you
a
map
of
that
next,
a
portion
of
that
is
located
along
the
western
and
northern
fringes
of
the
city
as
we'll
see
in
just
a
minute,
and
it's
really
aimed
at
the
protection
of
species
that
are
sensitive
to
habitat
loss
and
fragmentation.
D
Lion,
of
course,
that's
that's
greatly
affected
by
anything
that
that
kind
of
limits
its
movement
through
the
region.
I
also
want
to
note
you'll
see
that
this
relates
to
this
map.
You
see
here
some
2019
ventura
county
regulations
aimed
at
protection
of
habitat
connectivity
throughout
the
county,
including
areas
around
thousand
oaks.
It's
really
aimed
at
creating
special
planning
overlay
zones
that
would
kind
of
guide
development
near
wildlife,
crossing
structures
to
make
sure
those
animals
can
safely
move
through
the
the
region.
D
D
B
F
F
You
know
our
nation's
first
peoples
lived
on
the
land
and
had
a
very
intimate
relationship
with
land,
and
so
land
was
always
part
of
people's
lives
and
hardwired
into
our
into
our
human
psyche
and
many
years
later,
we're
now
all
urban
dwellers,
but
most
of
us
are
still
just
a
few
generations
removed
from
relatives
that
made
their
life
and
living
out
on
the
land
as
well.
So
caring
for
the
land
was
always
essential
for
life.
F
So
next
slide
I'll.
Let
you
kind
of
read
the
slides
as
we
go
along.
I
like
to
fill
in
some
of
the
gaps
as
we
go.
Costco
was
founded
in
1977
as
a
joint
powers
authority
and
so
we're
a
partner
of
the
city
of
san
luis
obispo,
where
I
used
to
work.
No,
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
and
the
canelo
reckon
parks
district.
F
So
we
share
their
resources
too.
Our
current
open
space
system
has
taken
over
50
years
to
assemble,
and
the
first
general
plan
in
1970
formalized
open
space
is
an
essential
part
of
our
community.
Now,
for
many
years,
the
primary
focus
was
on
acquiring
land
and
acquiring
as
much
as
we
could
as
fast
as
we
could.
F
F
Most
of
the
open
space
that
we
have
today
was
acquired
as
conditions
of
approval
of
approval
for
development
projects,
with
most
of
the
larger
tracts
of
open
space
now
protected.
Our
primary
activities
have
shifted
to
land
management,
and
this
means
changing
the
organization
to
meet
some
long-term
management
challenges.
F
F
Costco
manages
an
entire
system
of
open
space
with
only
nine
full-time
employees.
Two
of
us
are
located
at
the
city
of
san
luis,
obispo
geez.
Why
don't
you
keep
saying
that
we're
at
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
and
we
handle
most
of
the
administrative
activity
associated
with
the
open
space?
Our
field
team
lives
over
at
the
canelo
rec
and
parks
district,
so
the
friendly
rangers
you
see
out
on
the
land
doing
all
the
hard
work
are
over
at
crpd.
F
F
Volunteer
programs
are
mostly
organized
through
kosdak,
which
is
the
canajo
open
space
trails
action
committee,
and
they
they
run
the
the
programs
listed
on
on
the
slide
here,
but
who's
not
on
the
slide.
Right
now,
though,
is
the
canal
open
space
foundation.
So
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
people
knew
that
we
did
have
a
private
non-profit
foundation
that
does
provide
fundraising
and
financial
support
for
costco
and
cost
back
programs.
F
They
they
take
a
big
lead
in
organizing
our
trail
education
days,
which
brings
out
a
thousand
fourth
graders
every
year
to
the
open
space
when
we
don't
have
cobit,
but
it
really
gives
these
kids
a
lot
of
them
the
first
chance
to
get
outside
and
see
an
open
space
area.
So
it's
really
a
valuable
experience
for
them.
They've
also
helped
with
funding
of
projects
like
the
hill,
canyon,
bridges,
our
preserved,
signage
bike
bells
invasive
plant
control
and
those
types
of
activities.
F
Costs
have
also
helps
out
with
the
management
of
our
volunteer
database,
and
they
help
turn
out
the
volunteers
for
our
work
days.
So
they
really
do
play
an
important
role
for
us
as
well.
Next
slide,
koska
has
always
been
committed
to
multi-use
trails.
I
know
in
some
places
they
have
well
there's
a
mountain
biking
trail.
This
is
a
hiking
trail.
We
value
sharing
above
all
here
on
our
trails,
so
all
of
our
trails
are
open
all
uses.
F
There
are
only
a
few
trails
that
have
any
restrictions
and
these
usually
reflect
challenges
with
terrain
and
trail
improvements
such
as
stairs
that
might
be
difficult
for
a
horse.
For
instance,
we
do
believe
our
trails
and
our
public
access
contribute
to
health
and
vitality
of
our
community
and
trails.
Take
us
out
to
nature
where
we
can
escape
the
day-to-day
stress
and
to
build
on
our
physical
health
as
well.
F
Even
now,
our
year-over-year
visitor
numbers
have
increased
dramatically,
so
we're
looking
at
new
challenges
of
having
a
lot
of
new
people
coming
out
to
open
space
and
a
lot
of
people
that
are
new
to
open
space
aren't
familiar
with
outdoor
ethics.
So
we
have
an
educational
challenge
ahead
of
us
next
slide.
F
F
F
F
F
F
I
think
most
people
that
live
in
thousand
oaks
when,
when
asked
what's
special
about
this
place,
you
know
so
many
people
say
it's
the
open
space
and-
and
I
would
say
the
same
thing
as
an
open
space
enthusiast,
while
originally
envisioned
as
a
ring
of
green
around
the
the
community.
Well
you'll
see
in
this
map,
though,
are
the
fingers
of
open
space
come
into
the
into
the
city
too?
So
it's
reaching
out
and
touching
us
as
well.
F
The
conservation
focus
on
large
and
contiguous,
open
spaces
serves
to
protect
and
make
and
maintain
these
wildlife
corridors
before
you
saw
a
slide
that
had
the
regional
wildlife
corridors
from
big
studies
of
wildlife
movement
and
while
those
are
are
critical,
so
are
some
of
these
smaller
areas.
That'll
allow
our
localized
wildlife
to
move
around
among
protected
areas
to
seek
the
parts
of
the
habitat
that
they
need
at
different
parts
of
their
lives.
Their
life
cycle
next
slide.
F
F
The
highlighted
area
where
it
says
proposed
acquisition
area
has
been
largely
protected
through
a
donation
of
approximately
80
acres
by
the
rasnow
family,
we're
very
grateful
for
that
and
that
it
filled
in
a
really
important
part
of
our
ring
of
green
as
with
trails.
Each
new,
open
space
area
acquired
also
creates
a
larger
management
burden
that
also
affects
costco's
capacity.
F
Just
a
few
final
thoughts
to
leave
you
with,
as
we
jump
to
parks
and
rec,
we
really
are
fortunate
in
dallas
and
oaks
to
protected
so
much
land.
It's
really
an
unusual
community
that
that
does
what
we've
done
here
it
this.
It's
not
normal.
It's
extra
special
in
some
respects
protecting
the
land
may
have
been
the
easy
part,
though.
Acquisition
is
a
one-time
action
and
expense,
and
much
of
our
our
open
space.
Here
we
kind
of
got
without
great
expense
by
conditioning
it
on
development.
F
The
harder
part
is
the
perpetual
management
of
the
land
and
the
stewardship
of
the
natural
resources,
because
that's
forever
and
I've
heard
some
people
say
forever-
is
a
long
time
over
time.
Management
will
require
long-term
commitment
of
both
human
and
financial
resources
and
acquiring
them
will
be
our
challenge
as
we
plan
for
the
future
of
our
open
space
system.
F
E
E
To
give
you
a
little
bit
of
background
on
on
who
we
are
from
a
staff
level.
We
have
94
full-time
trained
staff
in
all
disciplines
which
range
from
heavy
equipment
operator
for
field
work,
to
train
therapeutic
staff,
to
support
special
needs
population
programming
to
accountants,
to
help
pay
for
the
bills.
E
We
have
53
part-time
staff,
325
contract
staff,
100
contractors
and
really
just
want
to
point
out
the
immense
support
from
the
community
volunteers,
which
helps
the
community
tremendously.
As
you
can
see
the
amount
of
hours
that
they
provide
for
us
so
next
slide
so
way
back
in
the
1960s
canelo
valley
looked
much
different.
If
you
can
go
back
without
the
newspaper,
if
that's
possible,
look
much
different
right,
so
this
photo
is
actually
looking
east
towards
westlake.
E
E
E
This
standard
is
modeled
after
a
national
standard
adopted
by
the
national
recreation
park
association,
so
the
master
plan
considers
existing
planned
population
locations
and
density,
and
the
goal
is
to
plan
for
and
serve
the
community
with
adequate
public
parks
approximate
to
the
homes
within
the
six
planning
zones.
As
shown
on
this
master
plan
graphic
on
the
slide,
the
current
master
plan
was
last
comprehensively
updated
in
2011
and
is
reviewed
and
updated
each
year
through
reports
to
the
district's
board
of
directors.
E
E
E
So
how
are
new
parks,
funded
funding
for
park
acquisition
and
or
improvements
for
the
district
is
primarily
through
quinby
fees.
These
are
generated
from
new
residential
development,
so
the
quimby
act
has
been
part
of
the
california
government
code
since
1975
and
the
act
authorizes
cities
to
pass
ordinances,
requiring
residential
developers
to
set
aside
land
and
or
pay
fees
for
park
improvements.
So
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
has
passed
such
ordinances
and
the
district
relies
upon
these
fees
for
purchases
and
improvements
at
existing
facilities
next
slide.
Please.
E
So
please
check
it
out
there,
so
the
district
actually
started
with
one
donated
park,
which
is
a
stella
park
and
and
it's
one
and
a
half
acres
in
1974
wildwood
regional
park
is
acquired
by
the
district
next
slide
and
then
with
the
city,
as
brian
mentioned
in
1977.
Costco
is
formed
next
slide
in
1985.
Mrca
is
formed
next
slide.
E
So
the
district
district
has
built
some
great
parks
and
most
likely,
if
your
children
play
or
or
played
a
sport
or
attended
a
summer
camp,
it
was
most
likely
at
a
district
district
facility
within
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
next
slide
and
in
2011
mcrae
ranch
visitor
center
opens,
and
over
the
years
the
district
has
held
many
fun
community
events
such
as
the
annual
summer
concerts
touch
a
truck
and
and
other
other
seasonal
events.
So
next
slide
please
so
after
57
years,
what
is
the
district
today?
E
So
the
district
encompasses
65
square
miles.
It
serves
a
population
of
136
000
plus
annually
we
hold
3
000,
plus
recreation
programs.
Through
our
facilities
we
have
63
total
facilities
that
is
encompassing
3
250,
total
acres
of
parkland,
with
580
of
those
acres
or
so
developed
in
parks.
Next
slide,
please.
E
So,
when
you're
looking
at
when,
when
we're
looking
at
this
there's
two
heavy
lines-
one's
the
101,
that's
running,
left
and
right
kind
of
through
the
center
of
the
map,
and
then
the
one
that's
labeled,
23
freeway
running
up
and
down
is
the
23
freeway.
So
just
to
kind
of
orientate
you
so
as
discussed
before
we
have
a
master
plan
park
system.
E
This
provides
parkland
balance
throughout
the
district
and
each
park
has
a
service
radius,
which
you'll
see
as
you
can
see,
with
with
our
neighborhood
parks,
we
have
29
29,
neighborhood
parks
and
these
are
are
accessible,
walkable
range
to
homes,
so
they
typically
include
an
open
turf
area,
a
playground
and
and
various
courts
depending
on
possibly
a
restroom.
But
again
this
is
our
smallest
facility
and
it's
and
it's
supposed
to
be
in
a
walkable
range.
E
Hence
there's
29
of
them
spread
out
throughout
the
district
walkable
to
to
to
residential
development,
and
then
next,
please,
we
have
six
play
fields.
It
might
be
a
click
or
two,
so
we
have
six.
We
have
six
play
fields
which
includes
typically
all
the
elements
of
a
neighborhood
park,
but
it
has
larger
tour
fields
for
team
sports
access
and
these
typically
do
have
a
restroom
building
or
possibly
a
snack
bar
and
shade
structures.
E
So
we
have
six
community
parks.
Some
are
typical,
traditional
with
gyms
and
ball
fields
and
others
are
unique,
like
sapweet
trails,
as
well
as
triumphal
community
parks
with
which
only
have
minor
buildings,
but
they
have
passive
development
and
then
they
have
unique,
unique
opportunities
there
for
recreation
next
slide.
E
E
We
also
have
two
regional
parks,
a
wild
wooded
oak
brook
that
connects
to
the
greater
open
space
trail
system,
as
brian
mentioned
earlier,
and
then
next
slide,
and
then
with
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
via
costco.
We
have
15
000
acres
of
open
space
that
brian
that
brian
shared
some
information
about.
So,
as
you
can
see,
the
the
park
system
is
very
robust
and
it's
planned
to
evenly
provide
parks
where
residents
live
throughout
the
city,
as
is
the
abundant
recreation
program
at
these
sites.
E
E
So,
where,
where
is
the
district
going
so
we
have?
We
have
goals
to
continue
providing
needed
services
and
facilities
and
to
provide
balance
to
our
existing
system
with
improved
or
additional
park
sites,
as
well
as
partner
with
the
city
and
really
the
greater
community
to
deliver
a
great
park
system.
So,
as
the
city
grows,
the
need
of
parks
grows
as
well.
However,
like
like
city,
water
and
sewer
lines,
streets
and
lights,
parks
and
parks
are
an
aging
infrastructure
that
need
to
be
updated
and
improved
to
meet
the
need
of
the
changing
community
so
very
similar.
E
Why
you
guys
are
here
general
plan,
update
and
really
taking
a
look
at
land
use
regarding
where
additional
housing
may
go.
We
need
to
really
review
that,
based
on
the
findings
of
the
general
plan
measure
e
analysis,
as
well
as
the
to
boulevard
specific
plan.
So
we
count
on
those
sounds
planning
efforts,
as
well
as
the
census
to
help
us
meet
our
goals
for
the
community.
E
E
The
adequacy,
availability,
quality
and
accessibility
of
public
parks
are
important
considerations
for
creating
a
livable
neighborhood,
so
parks
and
recreation
programs
add
quite
a
bit
of
value
to
a
community.
So
typically
health
and
wellness
is
the
number
one
thing,
so
it
improves
the
physical
and
mental
health
opportunities
to
programs
and
natural
land,
as
well
as
it
promotes.
Social
equity
parks
are
for
all
people,
regardless
of
background
race,
age,
income
or
physical
ability.
Everyone
needs
access
to
public
facilities
and
programs
that
make
their
lives
and
communities
better.
E
Public
safety
element
of
that
is
also
community
center
centers
serve
as
emergency
shelters
and
cooling
centers
during
extreme
heat,
as
well
as
water
bodies
like
lake
eleanor
offer,
offer
location
for
helicopters
to
retrieve
water
to
fight.
Wildfires
parks
are
also
a
supportive
environment
for
kids,
so
parks
and
recreation
programs
can
offer
no
to
low-cost
programming
for
kids
living
in
poverty
and
a
haven
for
at-risk
kids
and
and
offers
alternatives
to
gang
involvement.
E
And
then
then,
obviously,
there's
there's
economics
to
this
too.
So
when
travelers
are
are
visiting,
they
spend
money
during
sports,
tournaments
or
vacations,
and
economic
research
also
consistently
shows
that
homes
that
are
found
in
close
proximity
near
parklands
have
higher
values
than
those
located
further
away.
E
So
parks
improve
the
quality
of
life,
which
is
a
significant
factor
also
for
major
business
location
decisions
for
a
community
which
enhances
the
economic
development
of
that
specific
region.
Next
slide,
please
so
really
really.
Thanks
to
the
vision
of
early
elected
officials
and
the
efforts
of
former
and
current
elected
officials
to
carry
out
that
vision,
as
well
as
the
careful
planning
and
collaborative
efforts
of
public
agency
staff,
property
owners
developers,
business
owners
and
residents.
The
city
of
thousand
oaks
is
one
of
the
most
desirous
places
to
live,
work
and
recreate
in
the
world.
E
So
the
general
plan
is
a
critical
document
that
will
help
shape
the
future
of
the
city
and
district
staff
is,
is
prepared
to
work
closely
with
residents,
city
of
thousand
oaks,
property
owners
and
developers
to
formulate
strategies
to
best
satisfy
future
park.
Acreage
needs
to
ensure
a
prominent
quality
of
life
status
that
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
is
known
to
have
so
the
city
of
thousand
oaks
also
would
not
be
what
it
is
today.
E
Without
the
community
partners
such
as
city,
costca,
mrca,
school
district,
clu,
mcrae,
ranch
foundation,
jan's
marketplace
with
the
reign
of
terror
and
all
the
other
great
community
groups
that
you
actively
involved
residents
are
a
part
of
that.
That
makes
really
this
place
such
a
great
great
place
to
be
so
next
slide,
please
so,
hopefully
I
didn't
bore
you
too
much
and
it's
a
lot
of
information,
but
our
website's
a
great
tool.
E
B
D
Try
to
be
quick,
I'm
just
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
existing
programs
and
policies.
What
we've
heard
from
the
community
and
then
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
ideas
for
policy
recommendations
here,
you
can
see
a
list
of
some
of
the
things
that
we're
going
to
be
relying
on
as
we
move
forward.
Obviously,
as
you've
heard
through
this
presentation,
the
city's
got
a
pretty
good
beat
on
this
open
speed,
space
and
parts
issue.
So
you
know,
we've
got
a
really
good
head
start
on
this.
D
These
elements
and
we've
got
a
lot
of
good
material
to
rely
on.
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
good
things
already
going
on
in
the
city,
so
so
I
think
it's
going
to
be
just
sort
of
a
fine-tuning
exercise
for
us.
Obviously,
you've
got
the
existing
open
space
and
conservation
general
plan
elements.
Other
city
things
the
the
recent
2064
guiding
principles
from
your
visioning
exercise.
D
You
did
a
couple
of
years
ago,
plus
city-wide
goals
that
you've
adopted
in
the
last
couple
of
fiscal
years
and
then
obviously
the
cost
of
things
that
we
that
you
heard
about
one
that's
not
listed
is
the
crpd
master
plan
that
andrew
mentioned,
so
we're
going
to
be
relying
on
all
these
types
of
documents
moving
forward,
let's
go
ahead
and
move
on
next
slide.
Please
now
what
we've
heard
from
the
community
next
slide?
D
Well,
we've
heard
loud
and
clear:
the
community,
the
community,
really
values
the
parks
and
open
space.
Those
are
a
real
priority
for
the
city.
There's
a
real
interest
in
preserving
the
open
spaces
that
you
have
and
expanding
upon
both
the
the
open
spaces
and
the
parks,
preservation
of
oak
trees
and
completion
of
that
ring
of
open
space
around
the
city
are
are
pretty
high
priorities
for
the
community.
D
There
are
some
concerns.
We've
heard
about
how
climate
change
may
affect
open
space
and
oak
trees.
Obviously,
we've
seen
some
of
that
with
the
recent
wildfires.
I
think
those
are
very
real
concerns
that
that
we've
heard
about-
and
I
think
we've
also
heard
some
interest
in
expanding-
that
ventura
county
wildlife
corridor
zone-
that
I
discussed
early
in
the
presentation
sort
of
adopting
that
as
part
of
this
plan,
next
slide,
please
and
then
the
next
one,
just
some
new
policies
and
programs
we
may
be
considering
and
we'll
talk
about
in
the
breakout
sections.
D
One
funding
is
also
always
in
a
consideration.
There
is
a
need
for
additional
funding
for
park,
acquisition
and
maintenance.
There
are
a
variety
of
options
for
that.
The
quimby
fees
are
one,
as
I
mentioned,
those
that's
a
state
allowed
fee
that
is
specifically
for
acquisition
of
new
parks,
though,
and
and
for
facilities
development,
not
for
maintenance.
So
there
are
other
things
that
may
we
may
want
to
consider
like
a
conversion.
D
D
I
think,
as
you
saw
from
the
the
presentation,
the
city
actually
has
pretty
good
coverage
of
parks
and
that
they're
pretty
well
dispersed
throughout
the
community,
but
I
don't
know
that
there's
a
specific
standard
that
the
city
has
for
locating
parks
within
a
certain
walking
distance
of
residences,
or
things
like
that.
That's
something
we
could
think
about.
We
have
certainly
seen
that
in
other
communities
and
that's
something
that
that
we're
thinking
may
be
worth
considering
here,
and
that
is
already
mentioned
those
overlay
zones
adopted
by
the
county.
D
We
were
thinking
that
may
be
something
we
want
to
incorporate
the
next
slide.
Just
in
conclusion,
obviously,
parks,
trails
and
open
space
are
valued
assets.
Funding
is,
is
a
big
issue
that
we
need
to
address
both
for
preservation
and
acquisition
of
open
space,
as
well
as
maintenance
and
development.
B
B
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
have
been
so
impressed
with
with
the
entire
crew
at
the
city
in
the
region,
who's
working
on
parks
and
open
space,
and
having
done
this
work
all
across
the
state,
I
can
tell
you
that
that
thousand
oaks
has
the
best
parks
and
open
space
network
and
staff
working
on
this.
It's
really
pretty
amazing,
and
it's
something
really
to
be
proud
of.
C
B
All
right,
that's
really
interesting.
That's
pretty
pretty
directional
about
about
what
what
at
least
this
group
wants
to
do
all
right.
Why
don't
we
open
it
up
to
the
first
to
the
general
plan
advisory
committee
for
questions
and
comments
to
any
of
our
three
presenters
and
then,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
going
to
go
into
breakout
groups
at
some
point
pretty
soon
and
there'll
be
more
opportunity
for
everyone,
including
the
public,
to
give
their
feedback
and
comments.
So,
let's
see-
and
so
we've
asked
if
people
could
raise
their
hand.
B
For
questions
and
thoughts-
and
you
know
I
guess
as
we're
as
we're
doing
this-
I'm
curious.
If
you
know,
does
anyone
want
to
kind
of
express
why
new
open
space
as
opposed
to
new
parks
was
selected,
because
I
thought
that
was
an
interesting,
an
interesting
point
there?
Okay,
so
I'm
going
to
start
with
with
gpac
members
nicholas
you're
up
first
and
of
course,
if
you
can
take
make
sure
you
have
your
your
video
off
when
you're
doing
this
that'd
be
really
helpful.
G
Yes,
sorry,
just
a
quick
question
about
the
santa
monica
sierra
madre
wildlife
corridor,
the
to
the
to
the
west
and
north
of
the
city
is:
is
there
any
effort
there
to
provide
a
101
crossing
either
under
or
over
the
freeway?
I
I
certainly
think
there
isn't
anything
over
just
based
off
me
driving
there,
but
is
there
some
sort
of
wildlife
crossing
access
under
the
free,
or
is
that
somewhat
of
a
border
of
a
border
cutting
the
the
corridor
into.
D
H
Thank
you
very
much
terrific
presentations
this
evening,
and
I
I
so
so
appreciate
the
the
park
system
and
thousand
dogs.
We
I've
been
in
my
house
for
35
years
and
moved
here
specifically
because
it
was
near
the
kaneho
community
park
and
really
really
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
but
I
want
to
ask
a
question.
H
The
the
changes
that
are
planned
to
occur
in
front
of
the
civic
arts
plaza
and
are
there
plans
for
some
sort
of
pocket
parks
like
they
call
them
in
in
large
cities
on
the
east
coast?
Because
you
know
we
we
all.
We
all
understand
how
very
important
parks
are
to
the
quality
of
the
quality
of
our
lives
as
as
human
beings.
So
what
what's
the
plan
for
that?
Please.
E
So
it's
really
kind
of
following
the
process
of
the
other
planning
processes
that
the
city
is
is
taking
lead
on
and
we
we're
currently
assessing
opportunities
to
be
able
to,
and
we
kind
of
always
are,
but
specifically
in
the
boulevard
area
because
of
the
density
factor
of
housing.
So
sorry,
if
that's
not
a
complete
answer,
but
where
it's
it's
kind
of
in
process
really
is,
is
where
we're
at
with
it.
Just
like
the
general
plan.
B
Maybe
expand
on
it
just
a
little
bit,
which
is
and
something
inherent
in.
What
you
had
said
is
that
the
types
of
parks
and
open
spaces
of
the
types
of
public
spaces
in
a
slightly
denser
environment
are
different
than
you
might
find
when
you're
thinking
about
a
subdivision
and
so
what
the
the
projects
that
are
moving
forward.
We
need
to
look
at
at
more
plazas,
smaller
pocket
parks
and
then
other
types
of
open
space.
E
Yeah
and
just
to
kind
of
just
kind
of
add
to
that
a
little
bit
too
matt,
it's
the
we've.
We
from
you
know
yeah.
We
don't
build
parks
and
walk
away
right
with
with
a
developer.
We
actually
maintain
and
we
have
skilled
staff
and
understand
kind
of
the
the
capacities
of
our
park
system.
So
in
more
detail,
we're
we're
not
really
looking
into
more
of
a
pocket
park
situation.
E
Yes,
it's
not
a
typical,
suburban
but,
however,
the
the
amount
of
use
and
the
dense
population
that
we
have.
I
mean
thousand
oaks,
isn't
a
small
city
and
we
don't
serve
a
small
population,
so
we
do
have
carrying
capacities
of
our
parks
and
and
what
we
would
we
want
to
be
able
to,
like.
I
mentioned
the
presentation
working
with
city
staff
working
with
private
developers
in
the
greater
community
to
really
look
at
those
new
opportunities
in
a
more
urbanized
setting.
However,
whether
that's
a
more
of
a
linear
park
or
linkage
factor
type
stuff.
E
I
I
E
Yeah,
thank
you
fred,
so
there
there
probably
is
some
formula
out
there.
Like
I
said
we
have.
We
have
strained
trained
maintenance
staff
and
and
myself
as
a
planner
as
well
as
managers
to
hey,
lay
out
trash
cans
as
needed,
so
that's
kind
of
there,
I'm
sure
there's
some
formula
and
science
to
it,
but
we
kind
of
go
from
experience
and
and
how
it
how
it
works
within
the
park
and
you're.
I
Both
north
and
south,
along
the
riverbanks
I
mean
the
creek
banks
I
used
to
notice
because
I
walk
I,
I
rotate
among
10
different
parks,
either
walking
there
and
walking
with
my
dog
awesome.
I
noticed
in
the
last
five
years
there
was,
I
noticed,
a
lot
of
homeless
types
secreting
themselves
on
the
underbrush,
and
then
I
noticed
over
time
that
the
park
district
started
cutting
away
all
the
underbrush
so
that
it
exposed
that
area
and
that
inhibited.
E
Yeah
so
specifically
on
the
south,
I
think
might
have
been
the
more
recent
activity
for
my
my
recollection
and-
and
that
was
a
joint
joint
agency
effort
really
between
the
city
county
watershed
as
well
as
the
police
department,
just
because
of
what
exactly
was
going
on
and
then,
unfortunately,
due
to
covet
the
the
larger
kind
of
health
health
issue
and
so
typically
a
more
more
manicured
park
and
a
more
kept
park.
Just
like
my
background
spring
meadow
park.
E
So
that's
actually
has
a
creek
that
runs
right
through
it
and
we
did
some
clearing
and
some
cleanup
kind
of
more
normal
maintenance
type
stuff.
So
it's
not
just
seasonal
maintenance,
but
every
few
years
you
go
in
and
do
some
cleanup
to
kind
of
mitigate
some
of
those
issues
that
you're
talking
about,
but
without
getting
into
specifics.
That's
kind
of
just
general
park
park,
maintenance
and
and
planning
procedure
of
it
yeah
I'd.
B
E
H
Yes,
I
wanted
to
address
nicholas's
questions
about
safe
crossing
for
wildlife
and
actually
conservancy
mrca
national
park
service
and
national
wildlife
federation
with
caltrans
are
about
a
year
away
from
actually
having
a
groundbreaking
on
the
liberty,
canyon
bit.
Vegetated
wildlife
bridge
that'll
be
in
aguero
hills
so
that
that
is
well
underway
to
the
west
of
us
at
the
base
of
the
canal
grade,
it's
not
in
the
city
or
crpd
sphere,
but
there
is
an
existing
culvert
under
the
101
that
has
been
used.
H
A
I
feel,
like
I'm
getting
my
bachelor's
degree
in
urban
planning
from
all
these
meetings.
You
are
it's
it's
amazing.
I
just
had
a
question.
There
was
a
comment
early
on
about
measuring
the
traffic
used
on
trails,
but
also,
I
imagine
in
parks
as
well.
How
do
you
do
that
without,
like
cameras
or
lasers,
or
whatever
like?
How
do
you,
or
maybe
surveys
like
and
does
traffic
in
certain
areas
or
usage
in
certain
areas,
impact
any
sort
of
decisions
in
planning
that
are.
F
F
You
know
wildwood's
drawing
people
from
a
50
to
60
mile
range,
we're
also
down
the
los
robles,
open
space
area
in
the
lang
ranch
area,
so
we
kind
of
and
the
hill
canyon
area.
So
we
do
surveys
there
on
weekends,
we've
been
doing
it
a
few
times
a
month
recently,
mainly
we're
counting
people,
we're
also
trying
to
entice
them
to
take
a
survey.
F
That's
remote
because
we
can't
be
close
to
each
other
anymore,
but
there's
a
online
survey
they
could
take.
But
we
also
ask
all
of
our
visitors
their
zip
code
and
we
map
those
zip
codes.
So
we
have
an
idea
of
where
our
people
are
coming
from,
and
you
know
some
patterns
do
emerge
there
and
what
that
helps
with
is
you
know
our
messaging
about
how
we'd
like
people
to
behave
on
the
open
space
and
you
know,
engage
in
an
environmental
ethic
while
they're
there?
F
We
can
target
regions
for
advertising
through
social
media
companies
and
deliver
our
messages
into
the
communities
that
we
think
need
to
receive
them.
We
have
had
issues
mostly
with
wildwood,
where
the
crowds
really
are
impacting
outdoor
areas,
and
you
know
the
environment,
so
we
have
actually
we
had
done
some
closures
off
and
on
during
the
summer.
F
So
that
was
something
all
the
parks.
Agencies
and
outdoor
agencies
worked
together
on.
We
think
through
signage
education,
and
you
know
and
time
that
you
know
we'll
be
able
to
address
those
types
of
impacts.
It'll
be
helpful
when
we,
you
know,
we
rely
heavily
on
volunteers
to
do
a
lot
of
our
work,
and
you
know
when
we
are
not
able
to
organize
group
activities
for
stewardship
and
things.
It's
a
you
know.
E
F
I
might
add
one
more
thing
too.
One
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
for
costco
and
open
space
is
the
possibility
that
some
of
this
visitation
data
can
be
obtained
by
you
know
using
cell
phone
records.
So
there
are
companies
that
can
track
where
cell
phones
go
and
they
can
be
used
kind
of
it's
not
really
very
specific.
It's
you
know
it's
metadata
level,
but
you
can,
but
they
can
tell
you
what
cell
phone
came
into
your
open
space
and
where
it
came
from.
B
B
A
E
Obviously,
if
you
have
a
500
unit,
hotel
car
or
a
hotel
apartment,
complex
condominium,
complex
things
like
that,
and
then
it's
based
on
it's
based
on
the
the
value
of
the
improvement,
and
we
have
a
formula
for
that
equates
it.
For
you
know
single,
family
and
and
the
amount
versus
like
an
adu,
so
an
accessory
dwelling
unit,
you
would
add
stuff,
but
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
kind
of
more
boring
technical
type
stuff
with
that.
E
B
E
And
something
important
to
attach
to
that
victor
is
where,
where
that
building
is
happening,
is
where
that
money
needs
to
be
spent
in
development
of
a
park.
So
I
can't
put
more
development,
say
out
in
dos
vientos
and
spend
it
across
town.
It
needs
to
be
directly
related
to
those
residential
units
so
that
it's
providing
for
that
very
specific
zone
within
within
the
district.
A
E
E
B
Yeah,
that's
a
important
topic
there,
okay,
so
let's,
if
we
could,
let's
just
quickly
go
over
what
we're
going
to
be
doing
in
our
small
groups
and
we'll
have
about
half
an
hour
in
those
in
the
small
groups.
I
could
have
the
next
slide,
please,
okay,
so
we
are
going
to
move
into
breakout
rooms,
you're
going
to
be
assigned
to
breakout
room.
So
I
think
you
don't
have
to
do
anything.
B
B
Please
the
discussion,
questions
that
we
have.
We
have
five
discussion,
questions
and
and
as
always,
it's
it's
difficult
to
get
through
the
questions
in
the
group,
so
it's
certainly
fair
to
bounce
around
between
the
questions.
If
you
would
like
so
those
questions
are,
are
there
any
specific
types
of
recreational
facilities
that
are
currently
lacking
in
the
city?
The
second
is:
are
there
any
existing
recreational
facilities
that
need
updating?
B
Third,
are
there
specific
areas
of
the
city
where
parks
are
lacking?
So
if
new
parks
are
going
to
be
added,
where
do
you
think
they
should
go?
Fourth
is
what
open
space
areas
should
be
acquisition
priorities?
So
if
there
is
some
money
coming
in,
where
should
that
acquisition
happen?
And
then
the
last
question
is:
are
you
interested
in
increasing
funding
for
open
space
acquisition
and
maintenance
and
then
what
types
of
funding
mechanisms
are
you
open
to?
So
what
ideas
do
you
have
about
that
next
slide?
B
A
C
B
F
B
F
D
J
J
C
J
B
G
D
G
All
right,
so
we
actually
had
most
of
our
discussion
about
the
first
question.
It
was
the
most
interesting
to
us.
The
specific
kinds
of
recreational
facilities
that
are
currently
lacking
are
number
one
that
multiple
people
talked
about
was
sports
fields
there.
There
are
a
lot.
There
are
not
enough
number
two
was
some
form
of
unique
destination
facility
or
attraction
at
each
of
the
major
parks
that
the
big
parks
feel
a
little
too
samey.
You
can
go
to
one
of
them.
G
G
G
Raising
the
sales
tax
was
a
thumbs
down,
but
the
idea
to
help
fund
the
parks
and
open
space
was
to
reach
out
to
more
corporate
sponsors
to
get
people
at
some
of
the
large
corporations
in
the
city,
the
wealthier
corporation
city,
to
actually
form
a
bit
of
a
task
force
to
tour
the
existing
facilities
and
encourage
them
to
sponsor
specific
parks
or
areas
of
open
space.
So
they
can
go
ahead
and
you
know
slap
their
branding
on
it's.
G
D
D
I
Hear
me
there
we
go
okay
them,
I'm!
So
sorry,
I
couldn't
find
the
unmute
button
anyway
in
regards
to
number
one
any
specif
specific
types
of
recreational
facilities
that
are
currently
lacking
karen
mentioned
that
in
the
newberry
park
area
of
town
they're
lacking
such
things
as
a
senior
type
facility,
so
they're
more
like
the
outlier
area,
a
suggestion
was
made.
Maybe
a
shuttle
to
the
existing
senior
facility
at
canal
creek
park
north,
but.
D
Get
to
that
that
place.
Of
course,
and
one
again,
one
idea
was
well
maybe
security,
cameras
or
or
that
sort
of
thing,
so
that
that
was
an
interesting
thought.
Specific
areas
downtown
same
thing
that
we
heard
from
the
other
group
no
surprise
there
in
terms
of
open
space
acquisition
seems
that
our
group
thought
that
the
priorities
that
we
saw
on
the
map
kind
of
made
sense.
B
K
Okay.
The
next
question
are
there
any
existing
recreational
facilities
that
need
updating
some
more
restrooms
in
the
parks
and
like?
Why
find
some
parks?
Are
there
any
specific
areas
of
the
city
where
parks
are
lacking?
Again,
we
said
like
near
the
downtown
area
of
the
downtown
core
and
then
also
like
near
near
the
new
building
on
the
kmart
site.
K
K
We
mentioned
climate
change
as
the
big
priority
and
how
ventura
is
the
fastest
warming
county
in
the
us,
and
there
is
need
as
to
like
a
lot
of
open
space
and
more
trees
being
planted,
that
are
native
to
act
as
carbon
sinks,
and
then
all
rooftops
in
the
city
should
have
solar.
So
like
solar
panels
and
city
parking,
lots
and
things
like
that,
and
then
also
electric
parking
and
like
charging
stations
in
the
parks.
C
C
J
Okay,
so
currently
lacking
facilities.
So
we
were
pretty
happy
with
the
parks.
In
general,
we
just
had
some
minor
improvements,
we'd
like
to
see
including
water
refill
stations
at
all
the
parks,
trash
cans
and
bike
racks
at
all.
The
trail
heads
an
improvement
in
active
transportation
facilities,
music
restrooms
at
all
of
the
parks
and
where
we
have
men's
restrooms
baby,
changing
facilities
in
men's
restrooms
to
help
our
dads
better
trail,
signage,
expanded
public
access,
more
community
gardens,
expanded
equestrian
access
and
picnic
tables
at
some
of
our
smaller
parks
for
multi-use
gathering.
J
J
In
terms
of
maybe
having
the
first
bike
rider,
let
the
hikers
know
how
many
people
are
in
their
group,
so
we
know
when
we
can
be
back
on
the
trail
and
using
our
installing
more
bell
boxes.
So
the
bikers
could
all
have
some
sort
of
audible,
sound
function.
That
would
allow
hikers
to
know
they're
coming
in
terms
of
question
number
three
specific
areas
where
parks
are
lacking.
J
More
trail,
access
in
the
north
ranch
area
and
then
in
terms
of
the
boulevard,
the
tia
boulevard,
wider
sidewalks
for
walking
protecting
protected
bike
paths
and
more
small
parks
like
the
lakes,
so
that
people
have
a
reason
to
actually
be
down.
There
number
four
in
terms
of
acquisition
priorities,
we'd
like
to
see
acquisition
that
links
existing
park
spaces
to
create
a
greater
network
of
trails
that
are
accessible
from
each
other
and
then,
with
regard
to
funding
mechanisms.
B
J
C
C
C
I
think
we
were
pretty
happy
we're
pretty
happy
with
the
parks
that
exist
so
not
much
to
add.
There
item
number
three:
we
would
like
better
connectivity
for
the
ring
around
the
city
and
connectivity
for
horse
trails,
and
I
think
this
this
is
where
I
can
you
add
anything
else
that
was
there
for
carrie
or
ian.
A
Basically,
you
know
user-friendly
ways
for
the
equestrians,
whether
that's
signage,
so
basically
there's
a
heightened
awareness
and
kind
of
you
know
sensibility
as
far
as
how
to
drive
or
bike
around
equestrians
or
hikers
and
so
forth,
and
as
far
as
the
acquisition
priorities
yeah,
I
was
basically
closing
the
gaps
to
complete
the
ring
of
green
and
then
in
looking
at
the
the
opportunity
areas
for
site
acquisition.
They
talked
about
specifically
area
k
and
then
also
the
spaces
between
v
and
d.
As
far
as
prioritizing
those
as
wildlife
corridors
all
right.
B
B
L
A
project
I'm
working
on
with
supervisor
parks
in
newbury
park-
and
I
want
to
see
developed
all
over
the
place-
is
more
multi-use
paths
along
our
flood
control
channels.
Newbury
park
there's
a
dirt
one
that
is
not
open
for
public
active
transportation
yet,
but
goes
from
orchard
park
on
the
east
all
the
way
through
where
the
newbury
park
library
is
on
the
west
and
developing
them.
Flight
control
actually
would
like
to
put
in
more
multi-use
paths
along
their
flood
control
channels.
L
I
know
there
are
other
creeks
and
things
throughout
thousand
oaks
and
see
those
developed
to
provide
more
access
to
traffic
for
public
active
transportation,
so
people
can
get
for
to
schools
and
parks
and
city
facilities
and
all
kinds
of
things
without
having
to
be
on
a
lot
of
our
busy
streets.
It
gets
us
off
street.
A
lot
of
one
of
the
deterrents
to
active
transportation
is
people
are
afraid
to
be
out
there
with
cars.
L
So
I
would
like
to
encourage
the
development
of
those
off
street
pathways
that
kind
of
go
behind
along
our
creeks
and
other
assorted
places
where
they
could
be
put
in
to
let
people
get
from
point
a
to
point
b
in
a
safer
manner,
using
their
feet
or
their
bikes
or
whatever.
It
may
be.
Scooters,
skateboards
and
whatever
comes
along
in
the
future,
so
that
we
can,
you
know
physically
get
our
exercise
and
our
transportation
and,
at
the
same
time,.
A
Thank
you
great
comments.
So
far
everybody,
my
name
is
tony
reed,
I'm
with
the
amgen
cycling
club,
I'm
the
cycling
advocate
and
I'd
like
to
focus
on
the
trails,
in
particular
the
mountain
biking
and
its
shared
use
in
the
open
space.
We
definitely
expect
an
increase
in
use
in
open
space
amongst
all
groups.
You
know
to
keep
these
safe
fun
and
enjoyable
experience
for
everyone.
We
would
love
to
see
some
directional
downhill.
Only
mountain
bike
trails
created.
We
believe
this
would
mitigate
conflicts
between
groups.
A
Hikers
and
equestrians
could
not
worry
about
the
bikers
coming
down
trails
at
them
at
you
know
a
speed
that
is
faster
than
they
are
of
course,
uphill.
Mountain
bike
trails
would
be
shared
use,
trails
with
hikers
and
mountain
bikers.
In
our
view,
and
then
bike
paths
and
bike
lanes
could
be
used
to
connect
the
trail
systems
and
using
windy's
idea
of
connecting
them
through
creeks
would
be
even
better.
A
We
also
have
some
ideas
about
how
to
raise
some
more
money
on
trails,
since
many
of
our
trail
users
are
not
local,
which
ones
mentioned
earlier
in
the
of
the
talks.
They
don't
pay
to
taxes.
So
we
need
to
incentivize
people
who
come
from
outside
of
thousand
oaks
who
actually
spend
money
locally.
So
perhaps
we
could
have
some
trail
heads
that
all
three
different
user
groups
use.
A
Maybe
those
trail
heads
could
be
sponsored
by
a
local
restaurant
or
a
business
or
something
like
that,
and
the
people
who
are
working
out
on
the
trails
can
end
up
going
to
a
restaurant
coffee
shop
or
a
brew
pub.
We
already
have
amazing
open
space,
but
we
need
to
plan
for
the
future
uses
and
how
to
maintain
them
for
all
the
groups.
So
thanks
everybody.
A
A
Previously
I
spent,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
breakout
room,
18
years
in
in
san
luis
obispo,
and
I
greatly
appreciate
all
of
these
wide
open
hills
with
no
homes
on
them
and
all
the
rolling
spaces
that
we
see,
and
I
think
you
guys
are
doing
a
fabulous
job
and
that's
about
all.
I
have
to
say
my
particular
things
have
already
been
addressed
in
the
breakout
rooms
and
that's
it.
Thank
you
guys.
Thank.
H
H
I
started
a
group
called
poison-free,
caneho
valley,
and
I
am
really
interested
in
finding
ways
in
our
open
spaces
and
parks,
to
continue
to
educate
people
about
safe
ways
to
control
rodents
and
to
keep
the
wildlife
safe
in
our
communities.
So
that
is
my
particular
passion.
Is
helping
human
and
wildlife
interaction
be
more
positive
and
less
deadly
to
wildlife,
and
I
I
wanted
to
just
encourage
you
guys
to
keep
finding
ways
to
support
interaction
between
wildlife
and
humans
and
help
that
be
a
positive
outcome.
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
everything,
I'd
like
to
reiterate
the
importance
of
increased
open
space
as
it
relates
to
climate
change
and
would
like
to
see
the
gpac
take
into
account
that
ventura
county
is
the
fastest
warming
county
in
the
lower
48
states
and
to
to
make
sure
that
climate
changes
is
at
the
forefront
of
you
know
of
every
action.
That's
that's
taken.
Thank
you.
B
C
B
Melissa,
okay,
we
are
almost
done
here.
I
apologize
for
going
over
it's
a
topic.
I
know
we
all
like
to
talk
about,
so
we
go
to
the
next
slide.
So
let
me
just
quickly
go
over
the
next
steps,
because
you
know
when
we
started
this
process
a
while
ago,
it
was,
it
was
hard
to
imagine
how
we
were
going
to
get
from
the
very
beginning,
all
the
way
to
the
end,
and
when
that
was
going
to
be
and
well
this.
B
B
In
addition
to
doing
all
of
these
meetings,
these
topic
specific
meetings
we've
had
over
the
last
few
months,
we've
been
working
behind
the
scenes
on
on
the
land,
use
alternatives,
and
we
are
going
to
be
coming
back
to
you
in
in
january
with
draft
alternatives
based
on
the
concepts
that
you
all
presented
provided
to
us,
both
the
gpac
as
well
as
the
public.
So
we're
going
to
be
we're
going
to
be
doing
that
moving
towards
getting
a
preferred
alternative
to
the
city
council.
B
So
we're
again
we're
moving
we're
moving
forward
here
and
we're
hoping
that,
in
the
next
nine
months
or
or
less
we're
actually
going
to
have
a
draft
plan
for
everyone
to
review,
but
just
to
reiterate
that
the
land
use
alternatives
are
coming
up
in
in
january,
we
are
not
going
to
have
a
december
meeting,
you
are
get
we're.
Gonna
have
our
winter
break
here
until
january,
we're
gonna
be
working
behind
the
scenes,
but
we
encourage
sort
of
continued
comments
and
questions
through
city
staff.
B
So
with
that,
I
think
we
wanted
to.
Thank
you
all.
This
was
a
great
meeting
tonight.
You
know
that
it's
clear
the
passion
about
parks
and
open
space
in
the
city
and
the
appreciation
that
you
all
have
for
the
job
that
that
the
various
public
agencies
have
done
to
to
build
the
parks
and
open
space
and
then
to
keep
them
going,
and
it
is
quite
amazing
so,
with
that
we
will
sign
off
this
evening.