MEETING OF THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION...Feb 18, 2016 · final report which will be...

RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION R E G U L A R M E E T I N G A G E N D A

Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 7:30 pm Council Chambers, City Hall, 1685 Main St., Santa Monica CA 90401

1. Call to OrderPledge of AllegianceRoll Call

2. Approval of Minutes from January 21, 2016

3. Director’s Report: Karen Ginsberg, Director, Community & Cultural Services

4. ACTION ITEMS:A. Presentation of Summary from January 21, 2016 special meeting, Commission discussion

and formulation of recommendations of priority park projects for Council consideration to be transmitted to the County for inclusion in the Los Angeles Countywide Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment [STAFF REPORT]

5. DISCUSSION ITEMS:A. Public Works update on tenant improvements at the old Fisher Lumber building housing

Public Landscape located at Colorado YardsB. Review of Long Range Agenda

6. COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS:A. Community Gardens Advisory Committee Liaison – Commissioner ToyB. Planning Commission Liaison – Commissioner Smith, alternate Commissioner BrownC. Landmarks Commission Liaison – Chair BrockD. Field Sports Advisory Council (FSAC) Liaison – Commissioner Schwengel, alternate

Commissioner BrownE. Virginia Avenue Park Advisory Board Liaison – Commissioner Gielicz, alternate

Commissioner BrownF. Parks Foundation – Chair BrockG. Bicycle and Pedestrians Committee – Chair Brock, alternate Vice Chair CohenH. California Association of Park and Recreation Commissions and Board Members

(CAPRCBM) –Chair BrockI. Urban Forest Task Force Liaison – Commissioner SmithJ. Park Creation Committee – Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Brown, Commissioner

Schwengel

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS:

8. PUBLIC COMMENT:Public input is permitted only on items not on the agenda within the subject matterjurisdiction of the Recreation & Parks Commission

9. ADJOURNMENT

Recreation & Parks Commission Staff Report

To: Recreation & Parks Commission

From: Karen Ginsberg, Director, Community and Cultural Services

Subject: Priority Project List for Los Angeles Countywide Park Needs Assessment

Recommended Action Staff recommends that the Recreation & Parks Commission:

1. Review public input from the Commission’s special meeting on January 21, 2016.

2. Adopt a recommendation to be transmitted to City Council for consideration of priority park projects to be included in the Los Angeles Countywide Parks Needs Assessment Report, considering City resources and the parameters of the County’s point system.

Executive Summary Santa Monica is participating in a comprehensive study led by Los Angeles County to assess park needs in all incorporated and unincorporated areas countywide. The primary outcome of the assessment is for each study area to develop a list of priority park projects that will be used to inform future funding needs and open space planning, both locally and countywide. Community input was received at a Special Meeting of the Recreation & Parks Commission on January 21, 2016. Staff requests that the Commission utilize this valuable data to make a recommendation to Council of the City’s highest priority park projects to be included in the County’s final report which will be submitted to the County Board of Supervisors in May 2016. Background Santa Monica is one of 189 study areas included in the Countywide Parks Needs

Assessment. Since July 2015, staff has worked closely with the County to

complete several aspects of this comprehensive assessment. Staff performed a

broad inventory of existing parks and park amenities in Santa Monica, evaluated

the condition of each per standards provided by the County, investigated all vacant

parcels in the City for viability as future park space and reported our findings to the

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County’s Parks & Recreation Department. By incorporating this information with

demographic data from the 2010 Census, the County and its consultants provided

the City with a set of metrics to inform developing our list of priority park projects.

Most notably, Santa Monica only has approximately 1.4 park acres per 1,000

residents while the County average is 3.3 acres per 1,000 residents (beach

acreage is not included in this metric). The final and perhaps most important step

in the County’s needs assessment process was to facilitate community input.

Staff recommends that the Commission consider the community input data

provided below as well as the County’s project criteria and point assignment

system to recommend to Council a list of priority park projects to be included in the

County’s final report. The County’s guidelines stipulate that a project must meet

the following criteria:

• Must be in an existing park or can be a new park or specialty facility (e.g. aquatics center, arboretum, golf course, etc.).

• Must be site specific or can include multiple sites if the project is related to general infrastructure elements (e.g. signage, park furniture, irrigation, restrooms, etc.).

• Must fall into one of the following categories: repairing existing amenities, adding or replacing amenities at an existing park, or building a new park or specialty facility.

Each study area can submit up to a project list for a total of 10 points. It is

important to note that some larger projects are weighted as more than one project

as noted in the examples below.

• Repairing or replacing an existing amenity or adding a new amenity at a park would count as a single project.

• General infrastructure projects in a single amenity category, such as replacing signage at all parks, would also be calculated as a single project.

• Building a new park or specialty facility would be considered three projects and would include land acquisition, general infrastructure, and the specialty facility or two amenities.

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• If a new park or specialty facility is proposed on City-owned land, it would be counted as two projects.

Discussion On January 21, 2016 approximately 80 community members attended a special

meeting of the Recreation & Parks Commission and were asked to provide input

on priority park projects in three ways: during public comment, by writing on the

Idea Wall, and by submitting a project nomination form. Overall the discussion was

very enthusiastic and positive.

The community suggested projects related to over 60 different topics and varying

in size and scope. (Please see Attachment A for a summary of all projects and

Attachments B and C for full written comments as submitted by the community on

the Idea Wall and project cards.) The projects that were suggested the most follow

in descending order:

• Build a sports field at the Civic Center (44; single project)

• Replace part or all of the Santa Monica Airport with parkland (37; equivalent to two projects)

• Add new pickleball courts or convert existing tennis courts to pickleball courts (32; single project)

• Build new sports fields (in general, baseball, and/or soccer; 24; equivalent to one to two projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Build new pools/aquatics facilities (23; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Build an ice rink (in general and/or at the Civic Center; 21; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Build a park at the 4th/5th Streets and Arizona Ave. site (using part of the site and/or all of the site; 18; equivalent to two projects)

• Replace existing or add new drinking fountains to parks (with bottle fillers and/or dog bowls; 18; single project)

• Build a “Central Park” (in general, at SMO, and/or at the 4th/5th Streets and Arizona Ave. site; 14; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

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• Build more parkland (in general and/or on specific sites not otherwise listed; 14; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Build small/pocket parks (13; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Add systems to capture stormwater and urban runoff (13; single project)

• Build more community gardens (11; equivalent to two or three projects depending on land acquisition needs)

• Add or build more off-leash dog areas (dog beach, dog parks, and/or designated areas for dogs in existing parks; 11; equivalent to one to three projects depending on scope and land acquisition needs)

• Build an expansion of Memorial Park on the former Fisher Lumber site (9; equivalent to two projects)

Staff recommends that the Commission consider including in the final list the

projects that are greater in scope and cost, and therefore may not be able to be

completed with existing City resources. Smaller-scale projects such as replacing

drinking fountains or converting tennis courts to pickleball courts could potentially

be funded by the City’s park maintenance or Capital Improvement Program

budgets.

Financial Impacts and Budget Actions There is no immediate financial impact or budget action necessary as a result of

the recommended action.

Prepared by: Melissa Spagnuolo, Senior Administrative Analyst

Community & Cultural Services Attachment A: Community Input Summary Attachment B: Idea Wall Comments Attachment C: Project Card Comments

Special RPC Meeting for LA County Parks Assessment

Community Input Summary

Topic

Public

Comment Idea Wall Project Cards Total

Civic Center sports field 7 22 15 44

Replace part or all of the Santa Monica Airport with parkland 7 16 14 37

Pickleball courts 7 15 10 32

More sports fields (general, baseball, and/or soccer) 4 9 11 24

Aquatics/pools 4 11 8 23

Ice rink (general and/or at Civic Center) 4 11 6 21

4th & Arizona open space 1 13 4 18

Drinking fountains 1 16 1 18

Central park 2 8 4 14

More parkland (general and/or suggested sites not otherwise listed) 1 8 5 14

Small/pocket parks 2 7 4 13

Stormwater/runoff capture 0 11 2 13

Community gardens 2 6 3 11

Dog beach, parks, and other designated dog areas 1 6 4 11

Artificial turf (add or remove) 0 6 3 9

Enhance park safety (general and pedestrian) 0 5 4 9

Memorial Park expansion 2 4 3 9

Field/park maintenance (general and/or at specific sites) 0 4 3 7

Bike paths, trails, and tracks 1 3 2 6

Civic Center open space 2 2 2 6

Gardens, flowers, plants, native plant species 3 2 1 6

Mt. Olivette 0 6 0 6

Playground maintenance and/or improvements 1 3 2 6

Convert streets and/or alleys to parks 2 1 2 5

Trees (general) 0 5 0 5

Freeway capping 1 3 0 4

Restrooms (improve maintainenance/build) 1 2 1 4

Tennis 0 2 2 4

Virginia Ave. Park improvements 0 3 1 4

Amenities for homeless population 0 1 2 3

Amenities, space for young children (i.e. ages 3-6) 1 0 2 3

Hearing assistance in meeting rooms 0 3 0 3

Lincoln Middle School (pool and/or field) 0 3 0 3

Outdoor movie screen/movies in parks 0 2 1 3

Park on the Pier 1 1 1 3

Parking 0 2 1 3

Public/private park partnerships 0 1 2 3

Rooftop parks 0 1 2 3

Volleyball court lighting 0 2 1 3

Water play features 0 1 2 3

Bike racks 0 2 0 2

Build other amenities at the Airport (not directly park-related) 0 0 2 2

Disaster/emergency preparedness 0 1 1 2

Expand Reed Park 0 1 1 2

Medians 0 2 0 2

New playground type 0 1 1 2

Park café 0 2 0 2

Accessible play feature suggestions 0 0 1 1

Add police stations in parks 0 1 0 1

Benches 0 0 1 1

Better lighting at Tongva 0 1 0 1

Build amphitheater 0 0 1 1

Electrical outlets 0 0 1 1

Fitness/exercise equipment 0 0 1 1

Greenbelt 0 0 1 1

Special RPC Meeting - January 21, 2016

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Attachment A

Special RPC Meeting for LA County Parks Assessment

Community Input Summary

Topic

Public

Comment Idea Wall Project Cards Total

Hoverboard area 0 1 0 1

New park buildings 0 0 1 1

Pick City flower, tree, insect 1 0 0 1

Picnic areas 0 0 1 1

Roller derby rink 0 0 1 1

Wi-Fi 0 1 0 1

Total: 59 240 145 444

Special RPC Meeting - January 21, 2016

Special Meeting of the Recreation Parks CommissionJanuary 21, 2016

Written Comments

Idea Wall

Build New Parks or Facilities

14th & WA! Across from school! New park.

20 new tennis courts at SM Airport

4th & AZ More Park Space

4th and Arizona ALL park

4th and Arizona must become park

4th and Arizona park on public land. Perfect opportunity in a very dense area.

4th/Arizona Park. Resident-owned land - majority of land should serve residents.

A swimming pool/lagoon at SM Airport

Acquire land in Wilmont and build new park w/play field

Add park space to Olympic Blvd. middle median - habitat corridor

Add pool

Add pools

Airport > Park

Airport as a Frederick Law Olmsted Park

Athletic Field at SMCC and hockey rink

Beach access dog park

Bergamot Area Plan park

Build 180 acre great park at the airport to meet the needs of the whole City.

Build a new pool where all kids can learn to swim

Build a Santa Monica Central Park

Build a Santa Monica Central Park at 4th/5th and Arizona

Build a soccer/ice rink facility for SM-Malibu School District and the community a gathering place

Build a sports facility with ice rink

Build additional swim center (both recreation and training facility)

[Build additional swim center (both recreation and training facility)] X

Build athletic field at Civic Center

(Build athletic field at Civic Center) I agree

Build dog park on the beach down to water off leash

Build indoor pickleball courts

Build lots of small, intimate parks for neighbors to gather

Build micro parks in Wilmont. Dense population need green escape.

Build park on all of Airport land

Build pickleball courts

Build sports rec (ice rink/soccer field) on the property where the Civic resides.

Build sports/recreational complex that offers additional gym, theater, aquatics, computer labs for enrichment &

mixed media, specialty camps for youth in Santa Monica 8-14 and all teens for fee based programming. 4th and

Arizona or central to all SMMUSD schools on City owned property.

Café like the parks in Europe where you can enjoy an apertivo or coffee while watching your kids play. Quality,

[Café like the parks in Europe where you can enjoy an apertivo or coffee while watching your kids play. Quality,

Cap I-10 freeway into park. Ocean to 5th, 11th-17th, 20th to Cloverfield.

Cap the freeway and build a park

Civic Center athletic field as per 2005 CCSP

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Written Comments

Idea Wall

Civic Center field

Civic Center field

Civic Center field

Civic Center full field

Civic Center ice rink

Civic Center ice rink with roof soccer field

Civic Center park

Civic Center sports field - regulation size

Civic Center sports field and ice rink

(Civic Center sports field and ice rink) Yes

Civic Center sports field regulation size

Civic Center sports field regulation size

(Civic Center sports field regulation size) with pickleball courts

(Civic Center sports field regulation size) Yes!

Civic Center sports field, full size

Civic Centre athletic field as per 2005 CCSP

Close airport, include dog park in Airport Big Park

Community orchard at SMO

Connect the parks with a greenbelt park

Convert alleyways > park land

Convert Madison parking lot into park

Create open green space at SM Airport - lots!

Deck over freeway (I-10)

Dog beach off leash

Dovel site = great park!

Elevated bike lanes and roof parks

Expand Reed Park while keeping tennis.

Fisher lumber back

Full sized sports field at Civic Center

Highline type park on Santa Monica Pier

Ice please!

Ice rink

Ice rink and soccer field

Indoor pool

Keep 4th and Pico green park

Large park at Airport.

More community gardens

More playing fields at Santa Monica Airport

More playing fields for all sports

Mt Olivet

Mt. Olivet

Mt. Olivette Reservoir

Mt. Olivette!

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Written Comments

Idea Wall

Need Civic Center athletic field promised in 2005 CCSP FIFA size

(Need Civic Center athletic field promised in 2005 CCSP FIFA size) I agree

New pocket park at 20th & Delaware

New pool for youth aquatics

Open Mt. Olivette

Park between 4th/5th and Arizona/Santa Monica Blvd.

(Park between 4th/5th and Arizona/Santa Monica Blvd.) Yes this

Park not 12 stories at 4/5th and Arizona

Park partnership w/restaurants and cafes in Montana = more green space in crowded housing/zoning

Parklets

Pave over Memorial Park and Fisher Lumber to create the parking needed for 17th Expo Station then build an

elevated baseball complex on top of parking lot.

Please build the Civic Center athletic field as per the 2005 CCSP!

Pocket park at 14th & Washington N/W corner. Has been vacant lot for years.

Pocket park near Euclid/WA 90403

Public plaza at 4th/5th Street and Arizona

Santa Monica Central Park at SMO

Take back Fisher Lumber and develop it to expand Memorial Park.

(Take back Fisher Lumber and develop it to expand Memorial Park.) Yes

(Take back Fisher Lumber and develop it to expand Memorial Park.) Yes

The southern quadrant of Lincoln - Pico and 11th - Michigan needs a small pocket park

Turn Mt. Olivet into park

Turn Olympic Blvd. into a nature park w/native vegetation

Turn Santa Monica Airport into a Grand Park

Turn SM Airport into a park!

(Turn SM Airport into a park!) Yes!!

Turn SMO into great park

We need a plaza/park on City land: Arizona/4th-5th

(We need a plaza/park on City land: Arizona/4th-5th) Ditto!

Add Amenities to Existing Parks

A restricted area in one park for hoverboard riders (i.e. no hoverboarding outside this area)

Add a bottle refill station at every park

(Add a bottle refill station at every park) Yes



Add a new facility outdoors specifically for pickleball (Thank you from a senior looking for a place to recreate.)

Add a swimming pool to an existing park (Airport?)

Add bathrooms at Reed

Add bike track

Add biking incentives to all parks with safe biking routes connecting them!!

Add CA natives to our parks to create habitat for fauna (eg Tongva Park!)

Add community gardens to every park, including Tongva

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Written Comments

Idea Wall

Add doggie ground level drinking fountains (I am disgusted w/dog owners who lift their dogs to the human

drinking fountains and turn the H20 on. Thank you!)

Add indoor and outdoor soccer fields to various parks eg. Crescent Bay, Muscle Beach, Marine Park

Add nets and permanent lines to existing tennis courts for the growing sport of pickleball!!

Add pool to Cloverfield or where one can feasibly go!

Add sensible water smart park features so rain water percolates into ground to replenish water table

(Add) parking accessible

Additional turf field at SM Airport

All parks should collect runoff into underground cisterns

(All parks should collect runoff into underground cisterns) I agree

(All parks should collect runoff into underground cisterns) Yes

Beautify Ashland, add amenity

Community garden at Reed Park for youth gardeners

(Community garden at Reed Park for youth gardeners) Yes

Dedicated lines on fields for sports

Dedicated pickleball courts indoor and outdoor

Demo gardens: edibles, drought-tolerant

Designate dog walk/play areas to certain, not all parks.

Designated dog and pet areas

Direct rain/all water to SMURFF so we can irrigate and flush toilets with the rain that falls on our open space.

(Direct rain/all water to SMURFF so we can irrigate and flush toilets with the rain that falls on our open space.) Yes

Emergency prep - park centers

Good quality water refilling spigots on drinking fountains to decrease use of single use plastic bottles.

(Good quality water refilling spigots on drinking fountains to decrease use of single use plastic bottles.) Yes

(Good quality water refilling spigots on drinking fountains to decrease use of single use plastic bottles.) Yes

Homeless sheltering areas and showering facilities.

Improve City WiFi in Parks

Increase night lights at Tongva Park so it's safe at night

Limit pedestrian traffic through Memorial Park to and from 17th Street Expo Station.

Loop building and meeting space for deaf and hard of hearing.

Loop building and meeting space for deaf and hard of hearing.

Loop existing buildings/meeting spaces for deaf and hard of hearing

Memorial Park stormwater facility underground

(Memorial Park stormwater facility underground) Yes

More places to lock bikes

More safe drinking fountains and refill spigots for canteens to decrease single use plastic H20 bottles.

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Written Comments

Idea Wall

(More safe drinking fountains and refill spigots for canteens to decrease single use plastic H20 bottles.) Yes

More trees in parks!

(More trees in parks!) I agree!!

(More trees in parks!) Tree-mendous!

Ocean View Park, Ocean Ave/Ocean View Shores: Convert empty unused paddle tennis type courts to pickleball

courts

Outdoor movie screen for movies in the park (large parks like Reed Park)

[Outdoor movie screen for movies in the park (large parks like Reed Park)] Yes

Parking available so not only pay meters

Pickleball

Pickleball

Pickleball

Pickleball courts

Pickleball courts on any new park

Please add ground level dog fountains in SM parks

Police station at Virginia Ave. Park

Repair Ashland Park: landscape, fence, benches

Reuse and capture water

Set up some new pickleball courts in Santa Monica at a tennis court or a new park with dedicated courts

(Set up some new pickleball courts in Santa Monica at a tennis court or a new park with dedicated courts) Yes

Shade trees to sit under

Turf field and lights at Lincoln Middle School

Water bottle refill stations at all parks

(Water bottle refill stations at all parks) Yes

Water fountains by basketball court at Reed Park

Water smart parks collect all stormwater and reuse in park facilities (e.g. Virginia Park library)

[Water smart parks collect all stormwater and reuse in park facilities (e.g. Virginia Park library)] Yes

Would love to see a playground at any park similar to the one at Dolores Park, San Francisco. (So unique,

w/loooong slides, etc.)

Replace Existing Amenities

Add artificial turf at Lincoln Middle School

Convert 1 tennis court at Memorial Park to 4 pickleball courts

Less turf

Please do something about the sand at Reed Park playground. Dangerous and dirty.

Reconfigure Memorial Park fields 1,2,3,4 to be outward facing and not inward facing like they are now.

Repair/add lights to Pier volleyball courts

(Repair/add lights to Pier volleyball courts) Yes! Needs to be brighter! LED?

Replace grass fields with turf

Update Lincoln Middle School pool facility

Updated Thelma Terry Center Building

Upgrade the tennis court lights at Memorial Park so they are bright like Reed Park tennis court lights.

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Written Comments

Idea Wall

Virginia Ave. Park equipment is cool looking but terrible. Tot lot is great but older lot is terrible.

Maintenance/Other

Clean and repair the bathrooms at Reed Park. THEY ARE GROSS.

I'm happy to live in this wonderful City.

Less palm trees and coral trees

No fake turf

Redirect Expo traffic and kiss and ride off and away from 16th Street and keep our kids safe.

(Redirect Expo traffic and kiss and ride off and away from 16th Street and keep our kids safe.) Yes

Regularly clean or replace the sand at Reed Park. Our toddlers/babies are eating all the random things in the sand.

Repair and maintain fields.

Repair water fountains at all parks

Test drinking fountain pipes to ensure no lead!

(The homeless have essentially taken over the grassy area at Reed Park. What are your plans for keeping the

grassy area clean and germ free so children can safely play there? Also, their language of words children should

not hear is a constant coming from the other side of the fence.) This x2, ways to encourage homeless to be places

other than taking all the park space, especially parks near tourist "money."The homeless have essentially taken over the grassy area at Reed Park. What are your plans for keeping the grassy

area clean and germ free so children can safely play there? Also, their language of words children should not hear

is a constant coming from the other side of the fence.

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Project Name

(if provided)

Location

(if provided) Comments

10 New Parks 4t/5th and Arizona,

and where need is the

greatest

We have fewer parks pp than any CA city. MORE PARKS

is our pressing need. Athletic field at SMCC and hockey.

10 New Tennis Courts SMO 10 tennis courts on the aviation land that is currently

SMO.17th St. Parking /

Memorial Park

Expansion

Memorial Park Take back Fisher Lumber. Pave over Fisher Lumber and

fields 1-4 and make a parking lot to adequately serve

the community and the 17th St. Expo Station. Build an

elevated baseball/softball field complex above the

parking lot. Adds sufficient park parking and Expo

parking.Acquire land Wilmont Need playing fields

Add a pool Somewhere possible We need more pools.

Add swimming pool Existing park

(Airport?), Civic Center

Airport Park Airport New turf fields for soccer

Big Airport Park Santa Monica Airport You all know about this, but in terms of the County and

the possibility of County funding, the special significance

of a big park at SMO is that it would leverage the City's

ownership of very valuable land - conservatively valued

at $2 billion. While there are many worthy smaller park

projects to build in SM (e.g. the Fisher Lumber site),

nothing like the airport.

Bike Track SMO Mountain bike track or high speed bike velodrome

(made from permeable material)Build new dog park Beach Build dog friendly area on beach that goes down to the

waterBuild new park SMO Build park on entire airport property. Playing fields,

open space, bike trails, tennis courts.Build swimming pool

or athletic field

Civic Center We need more pool space for lessons and recreation

and more park area. Utilize Civic Center space for a park

- not development.Central Park 4th/5th and

Arizona/Santa Monica

Blvd.

Central Park, 4th/5th and Arizona/Santa Monica Blvd.

No hotel, no 2nd or 3rd floor parks, our own Central

Park. Make open space the heart of our city.

Written CommentsProject Cards

Build New Parks or Facilities

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City amphitheater SMO Build an amphitheater at the airport for concerts and

events citywide.City green belt Citywide Connect the parks

Civic Center Athletic

Field

Civic Center Building a FIFA size athletic field that can benefit

SAMOHI and entire Santa Monica children and

community for sport and multi-purpose activities. In

2016.Civic Specific Plan Civic Center Sports field

Civic Specific Plan Civic Center Sports field

Civic Sports Field Civic Center Sports field

Cloverfield (former

SMO)

Site of Santa Monica

Airport

A vast wonderful "Central Park" type park to replace

SMO.Dog Beach Beach Beach for K-9s

Entire Airport SMO No more planes and add dog park

FIFA-sized permanent

athletic field

Civic Center SM is critically in need of additional athletic space. 2005

CCSP contains already approved regulation-sized field.

Just needs to be implemented. Thank you!!!

Fisher Lumber Memorial Park Take back Fisher Lumber and use it for its intended

expansion of Memorial Park.Full Size Sports Field Civic Center SAMOHI kids need field and community needs village

green.Grand Park @ SMO Santa Monica Airport

Site

Replace SMO with a grand park for everyone to use (and

not just a few). If Chicago, SF, Brooklyn can turn airports

into parks, so can we!Great Park SMO Turn Santa Monica Airport into a GREAT PARK!

Highline Type Park

(with native plants to

create habitat too!)

SM Pier The SM Pier is historic and important - but mostly

devoted to rides / junk food, etc. A park like NY's

Highline would be spectacular - make SM a truly

international modern and sustainable city.Ice Rink Civic Center Dual sheet rink with mixed use field above.

Lights at Volleyball

Courts

SM Pier Upgrade the light strength at the volleyball courts.

More soccer fields Everywhere We need more soccer fields - especially for adults

Natural Area SMO Restore natural habitat in some of the area adjacent to

the airport currently in park design process.

Natural Area Airport Park (to be) An area of native plants and wildlife with hiking trail and

plant identification signs.

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New Park Where Broad Stage is

now

Relocate Broad Stage and SMC classrooms to Barker

Hangar area and build a new park where Broad Stage is.

Satisfies higher park demand and more parking for stage

performances.New turf fields Build more playing fields for adult sports, not just

soccer, with lights for night play.Park 4th/Arizona Good place for a new park. Currently owned by

residents.Park Inside of freeway wall

on Michigan

Make a small intimate park for local residents on land

that is inside freeway wall - from Lincoln to 14th

Park - Large SMO Un-programmed space at SMO

Park!! 4th/Arizona Put a park on most of the land. It's owned by residents.

That's what we want.Playing Field Civic Auditorium

Parking Lot

Use a portion of the Civic parking lot for a multi-use

athletic field.Playing Fields SMO Build one or two soccer fields on the 12 acres adjacent

to the airport. Santa Monica has a huge field shortage.

Playing fields SMO Three new playing fields at SMO.

Pocket or larger parks

for residents (mostly

adult/senior)

Within this area: From

9th St. on west, going

east along 10 Freeway

& Pico, east and west

along 11th

Area can be extended to Pearl on South. I do not know

of any parcels available but there is a need in this area.

Pocket Park 14th/Washington

Corner

Need park in densest area of SM.

Pocket Park 14th / Washington NW

Corner

Need park in this lot that has sat vacant for years.

Public park at St.

John's Expansion

Upcoming "south

campus" lot. Santa

Monica Blvd. &

Broadway, between

21st & 23rd.

There is a requirement for 35% open space in the plan

for St. John's south campus. Doesn't proposal specs

show a non-green hardscape plaza opening at one end

on SM Blvd. This "35% open space" should be more akin

to park space instead of a concrete plaza for health

professionals to pace across. Intercede to make this a

small park area instead of wasted space.

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Recreation Complex Reed Park/ Any space

available for specialty

facility

There is a lack of gym and auditorium space. There is

only Memorial Park. An extra gym in Santa Monica

would provide an indoor space big enough to house

large city camps, for fee-based programming, if there

was a one-stop recreational center that offered

aquatics, gym, computer labs, exercise rooms, theater

space (with screen), we could provide services for Santa

Monica residents and non-residents. Use Prop A funds

for trips during summer and large indoor spaces would

be great for rainy seasons in spring and winter. Various

specialty camps would benefit and we would be able to

use our own space without getting kicked out of district-

owned spaces currently in use.

Reed Park Expansion Lincoln & Wilshire The Wilmont area is very dense and needs more

benches and public green space. Trees and shade.

Expanding and keeping the tennis courts.Roof Park Public Building Japanese gardens on top of building

Rooftop On Top of Parking

Structure

Convert open top floor of parking structure to artificial

turf. Shady "parkland".SAMOHI Playing Field Civic Center Build a playing field for Santa Monica High in the parking

lot and replace lot spaces with another parking

structure, if needed. Allow public use after school needs

are met.Santa Monica

Community Gardens

TBD Determine two locations to establish two relatively large

community gardens and use them via coordination

between corporate sponsors and wiling citizens to grow

food that can be accessed/eaten by the city's homeless

constituents or service organizations that care for

homeless/needy.

Series of Mini-Parks Citywide Repurpose city-owned side streets into block long mini-

parks (redundant streets for residential access)

Skating Rink / Soccer

Field

Civic Center Skating rink full size practice rink, and hockey rink with

soccer field on roof.

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Small parks Citywide Build lots of small, intimate park spaces all over the city.

Advocating park type alcoves in new buildings and

making parks and gardens on top of Civic Center parking

lot and in all parking lots dedicate a spot for a park-

garden spot.Soccer field Crescent Bay Add soccer field to Crescent Bay Park, other parks

Soccer Field / Ice Rink Parking lot of Civic

Center

A 2 surface ice rink with a soccer field on top.

Soccer Fields Civic Center Build full size soccer field

Sports Facility Property that Civic

Auditorium Resides on

A multiuse facility that would feature two ice surfaces

and a sports field on the roof.

Sports Facility - Ice

Rink & Soccer Field

Parking lot of Civic

Auditorium

Multiuse sports facility that would include two surface

ice rink with a soccer field on top.Swimming Pool SMO Swimming pool/lagoon with large area for people to

sit/lie/sunbake on the land where the current runway is.

Swimming Pool Build a new pool

Alleys Convert alleys to parkland

Civic Center Create new park at Civic Center

Add more pools Parks Add community pool for kids and adults - Reed, Clover

ParkAdd pickleball courts Memorial Park or

another tennis facility

Stripe some dedicated pickleball court lines on or over

existing tennis courts or stripe some new pickleball

courts to start this fastest growing sport which is not in

any plans at the moment in Santa Monica.

Adult fields All playing fields Open ALL school fields for adult sports at City price rates

- get JAMS like SAMOHI.Ashland Park 17th & Ashland Update and improve landscaping, add more benches,

fence and shrubs.Bench Ocean Park & Highland Please put bench at the top of the hill at Ocean Park

Blvd. and Highland. Dog park in Wilmont. Take back 1/3

of the beach and make playing fields.

Natural Disasters and

Emergencies

Parks as hubs for natural disasters and emergencies

New 25 or 50 meter

pool

Virginia Ave. Park or

elsewhere

New pool

Add Amenities to Existing Parks

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New type of

playground

Any park in Santa

Monica

I would love to see a playground similar to Dolores Park

in San Francisco. Long slides, unusual fun equipment for

kids.Park designed for

young children -

basketball courts for

young children

Marine Park or other

new park

Basketball courts for young children with adjustable

hoops and another indoor gymnasium would be nice.

Park designed for

young children .

Baseball / T-ball

diamond for young

children.

Marine Park or other

new park

Baseball diamond for young children for T-ball and slow

pitch baseball.

Pickleball Reed Park Dedicated pickleball courts at Christine Reed Park

Pickleball courts Airport or any other

park

Build pickleball courts (better usage per area)

Pickleball courts Any park location Permanent striped courts at existing tennis courts or

new courts, plus indoor courts at existing park gyms

Pickleball courts Any park Permanent striping on tennis courts

Rainwater Multiple Is the rainwater from artificial turf fields captured and if

not, why not?Roller Derby Rink Marine Park or other Build a roller derby park (a fun spot)

Splash pads More parks with splash pads

Water Fountains Palisades Park I notice that dog owners allow their dogs to drink H20

directly from existing water fountains. Couldn't doggie

fountains be installed at the ground level?

Water Smart All Al the parking lots should retain runoff from the park

sites. All downspouts should be kept on site.Virginia Ave. Park Community garden

Summer mist area

More electrical outlets throughout city parks, for

emerging technology use.More field space and picnic areas w/coverings and grills.

All parks Add fitness/exercise equipment to existing parks in the

city that don't have them.Slide for wheelchair

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Add lined pickleball

courts

Any park tennis courts

which can be

converted

Add pickleball nets and permanent lines to existing

tennis courts in the city. (i.e. Marine Park, Douglas Park,

Memorial Park.) Add courts to Virginia Ave. Park

Bathroom & Sand Reed Park Redo or clean the bathrooms at Reed Park. Also replace

or clean the sand. In the over 2 years I've been using the

park I have never seen clean sand.Make pickleball courts All Parks Convert tennis courts and/or build pickleball courts

Ocean View Park Ocean Ave. at Ocean

View Shores

Convert unused empty paddle tennis courts to pickleball

courts.Paddle tennis /

Pickleball Courts

Memorial & Reed

Parks

Put 3 paddle tennis/pickleball courts on one tennis

court (each 30 x 70' fences) at each park replacing one

tennis court.Pickleball courts Memorial Park &

Marine Park

Convert 1 or 2 tennis courts to 4 pickleball courts per

tennis court.Playgrounds Stewart St. Park Update playground areas. Would be cool if it was the

park where we could go watch outdoor movies. A

projection wall.Raise fence at Baseball

Fields

Marine Park During baseball season, hard baseballs have been hit

over the fence and have come close to hurting students

in the open space area - foul balls.Thelma Terry Center Virginia Ave. Park Renovate the Thelma Terry Center to a state of the art

facility w/conference room space, meeting rooms,

kitchen, tech room, and storage.

Airport Storage Facility SMO Build a storage facility at the disputed part of the airport

runway to eliminate jets and provide storage for the

homeless or build anything. NO JETS!!!

Allow use of Senior

Center for Children's

Program

Facility - Ocean Park

Senior Center

Can use facility for children's programs

Clean, grassy area Reed Park What are your plans for keeping the grass clean and

disease free so children can safely play there? Homeless

people have essentially taken over the grassy area.

Maintenance/Other

Replace Existing Amenities

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Safer park boundaries

/ safer park access

Multiple, but especially

Virginia Ave. Park

Reassess safe protection levels for park patrons vis-à-vis

vehicular traffic on streets surrounding said park.

Pedestrians, bicyclists, and skateboarders near edges of

parks or entering/exiting parks are at a great risk in

some areas where traffic engineering doesn't accurately

take into account speed and erraticism of vehicular

drivers. (For reference: Cloverfield at Kansas St.

crosswalk area)

Safety at Memorial

Park

16th St. Redirect traffic into 17th Expo parking lot off and away

from 16th St. and Memorial Park.All Parks OEHS has just launched a statewide health study on

fake turf. Besides being an environmental catastrophe it

may be making our kids sick.Citywide I am sorry we have so any homeless but why do they

overrun some parks and taxpayers feel uncomfortable.

Stewart St. Park Better drainage at Stewart Park / level field

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