California State Parks will accept public comment regarding the future equestrian lessons and trail riding concession operations at Will Rogers State Historic Park (SHP) on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rotunda of the Main Stables at Will Rogers SHP, 1501 Will Rogers Park Road, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. Will Rogers SHP is located in the Pacific Palisades community within the City of Los Angeles.
The current equestrian services at Will Rogers SHP are provided by a private concessionaire through an expired concession contract on holdover status. The purpose of this meeting is to solicit public input and ideas for the development of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new contract. The RFP will attract bids from operators who will continue the equestrian lessons and trail rides a new contract. The RFP will satisfy California statutory requirements for concession contracts to be subject to a competitive bid process.
California State Parks will ensure that concession operations complement and are consistent with existing laws and plans. Some of the key plans are the Will Rogers SHP General Plan (1992), the Historic Landscape Management Plan (2003), and the Equestrian and Livestock Management Plan (2006). These plans are available at http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22548.
Participants are urged to familiarize themselves with the planning documents indicated above. For further information regarding Will Rogers SHP or the concession operation, please contact Stephen Bylin, Topanga Sector Superintendent at (310) 454-8212, email Stephen.Bylin@parks.ca.gov or Teresa Montijo, Concession Program Manager at (916) 653- 7733, email Teresa.Montijo@parks.ca.gov.