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January/February 2018. Staff will also present to you the status of the Giant River Otter Exhibit and the AZA Accreditation. Gerardo introduced Kent Yamaguchi SA Zoo Manager who will be retiring on November 1" and Ethan Fisher Education Curator who was appointed as the Acting Zoo Manager. Cynthia Kurtz and David Benavides joined the meeting. o Kent Yamaguchi indicated the Master Plan will follow the original theme of South American Exhibits. He indicated CLR Design was awarded the consultant contract to develop the new master plan and prepare plans for the Giant River Otter Exhibit. He introduced Greg Leicester (CLR Design) who presented the status of the Zoo Master Plan, its current zoo layout; the 50% completed master plan and indicated they are also developing a strategic business plan for the zoo. The master plan will include: Task 1 Inventory analysis, Task 2 Proposed Concept Plan, Task 3 Master Plan Development, Task 4 Stakeholder involvement. o Kent Yamaguchi indicated the consultant understands the intimacy of the zoo. The last master plan did not identify a business plan. o Ethan Fisher presented the current status of the Giant River Otter Exhibit. He indicated the current Amazon Edge Exhibit was the first exhibit built after the 1990 master plan. Everyone enjoyed it but it is aging and ands to be renovated. Can be a more dramatic space that will include a South American Giant River Otter. They are a very active species, noisy, compatible with primates and will help with the zoo breeding program. The exhibit will also include a loop trail system for primates to move throughout the zoo. o Gerardo Mouet presented the AZA Accreditation update. Indicated the SA Zoo was accredited for many years. Accreditation helps with the breeding and acquisition program. With the current plans to complete the master plan and other new exhibits the City will reapply in 2 years. o Councilmember Benavides appreciated the detailed presentation on the Zoo Master Plan, Giant River Otter Exhibit and the AZA Accreditation. He asked the question that the current master plan identified zoo parking on First Street maximizing exposure to the zoo. o Gerardo Mouet explained why the plan would not work. He indicated Wermers Development recently acquired the Elks property and they are working with the city to ensure Elk Lane will be enhancing to benefit both properties. Youth, Rec. & Comm. Svs, Committee Mtg Page 2 October 23, 2017 13B-4