Monday, July 30, 2007
Draft Bond Criteria Selection Process
Dawn Kamalanathan, Planning Division from Rec/Park has drafted these criteria for the upcoming 2008 Bond Measure. She would like to get your input. Please post your comments by clicking on "comments" below. She would like to know which criteria merits the highest amount of weight, and if the criteria seem fair to you in evaluating all the projects for the bond measure, not just for Cabrillo Playground. The Comet survey she refers to in the criteria is posted here. It is an evaluation performed by an engineering form that grades our playground and assesses the relative cost of repair versus replacement of the facilities. Cabrillo scores high at 88%, which means it is more worthwhile to replace the equipment than repair it. Thank you!
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Equitable Distribution should have a high priority in the selection criteria. Playgrounds in locations other than "high needs areas" are equally deserving of renovation and a safe environment.
Our family echoes the sentiment of Vera in the previous post regarding Equitable Distribution.
Furthermore, being overly reliant upon those designations of "high needs areas", much to the exclusion of other locations, creates an inequitable and potentially hazardous situation.
As the westernmost playground in the Richmond District, Cabrillo serves a wide area of the district and is the only facility easily accessible to a number of preschools, daycare centers, and families with young children, but is in deeply substandard condition.
To the residents of the Outer Richmond a clean, safe and renovated Cabrillo Playground is absolutely a "high need" and just as worthy of the consideration given other parts of the city.
Unfortunately, Equitable Distribution has been removed from the Draft Criteria, leaving
1. Critical Seismic Needs
2. Physical Condition
3. Density
4. Versatility
If you looked at the attachments I sent in yesterday's e-mail, the map shows the distribution of families with kids. District 10 (Hunter's Point/Bayview) has the highest child density, but they also go the lion's share of money for playgrounds last time. The Richmond has a 20-30% density (according to the 2000 census - it is probably higher now, given current demographics), but funds were not distributed with regards to child density last time. District 8 got a huge amount of money and they have a low child density (under 20%).
So far it looks like Physical Condition will be the deciding factor, then versatility, then density and seismic needs.
By versatility they mean:
Focus on sites that have potential to serve different user groups.
Basic "suite" of neighborhood park services:
-Childrens' play area
-Green space over 1 acre
-Recreation facility
-Athletic field/court
5 points awarded for each function with "suite"
They are trying to make the selections based on hard figures. By assigning numbers to each factor they hope to avoid special interests getting in there and grabbing the money.
Dawn will be at the next meeting on Aug. 15th to give us more information on the selection process, but from the conversation I had with her after the meeting yesterday, she said that Cabrillo looks really good to make the cut.
We just need to continue to be attentive to what is going on and attending Commission meetings or whatever so we don't fall beneath the radar.
Whereas Cabrillo playground can serve various groups/needs (as exemplified by the present use as Latchkey site) and thus score high in the versatility criterium, are we not at a terrible disadvantage by NOT having a Director?
The daycare centers who frequent the playground, the families who would bring toddlers to clubhouse activities (Tiny Tots Program of years past), organized youth activities all need the presence of a leader, an organizer-- a Director.
Neighborhood families should have the right to build community at Cabrillo playground.
The recent sightings of homeless at the playground (due to easy accessibility), coupled with the efforts to rid Golden Gate Park off its homeless population is a serious concern.
Vera, you are absolutely right on all counts.
Right this minute, over in the playground, there are some adults playing basketball, teens playing baseball, and tweens playing football and about 30 little kids swarming all over the play structures (Richmond YMCA summer camp program). Of course I went over and took pictures to show versatility.
At last count, there are 7 daycare/pre-schools who bring kids here, some on a daily basis during the school year and others occassionally. We need to enlist their help. Marlis of Hummingbird and Joanne Landon are already members of the Friends.
To be honest, I don't know if not having a director puts us at a disadvantage. Karen McCoy, the lady who runs the Latchkey Program, is wonderful and I am begging her to stay with us. She likes Cabrillo and maybe, if the staffing works out, we can keep her.
Re: the homeless, I reiterate: Those of you who live near the playground and can observe what goes on or hear - if you see anyone in there when they shouldn't be
CALL THE POLICE 553-0123 or 311
and
CALL THE PARK PATROL 242-6390 or 311
Devi - what a great website you have and what a great service you are doing for your neighborhood. The City and Park & Rec are simply unable to care for our neighborhood parks - and, in fact our neighborhoods in general - like those of us who live there. It's hard work, but you're up to it!
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