agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

Type of Project be eligible under state guidelines
Safe Public Use
Sustainable Techniques are incorporated in the design and
construction
Project Funding is available and complete by 2017
Fees and Hours of Operations remain accessible to the larger
community to enjoy recreation features.
Based on the grant eligibility criteria and community needs, the Parks
and Community Services Department selected Ramsay Park as the
project location. The renovation of Ramsay Park is estimated to cost
$5 Million.
The Department conducted extensive community outreach to engage
community members in the planning process for developing a
renovation plan for Ramsay Park.
Five community meetings were conducted between January and early
February, 2010. Over 200 community members provided their input
and ideas about what features in the park should be remodeled or
incorporated in the park in order to meet community needs.
Community input was an essential element of this project. Through
this process community members completed an individual
assessment of the park conditions and participated in a variety of
hands on group activities to help build consensus regarding the
elements of the park that need renovation. According to the individual
assessments, the areas of the park that are most visited are:
Playgrounds (60%), the soccer fields (52%), and the picnic areas
(47%). The top five areas that should be upgraded/renewed according
to workshop participants are: playgrounds (59%), public restrooms
(54%), Soccer fields (41%), picnic areas (39%), and the skate park
(31%). This process also identified new recreational features that are
important for the community such as a multigenerational facility to
participate in fitness and recreational activities and a swimming pool.
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