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There was a study done last year in Oakland called: Parks and Equity, The Promise of Oakland’s Parks. Its focus is how parks need to be “activated” to address inequities, racism, discrimination. Activated is defined in the study as “Well-maintained, Safe, Equitably accessible, Fully utilized, Beloved, with community buy-in.” Activation of parks is said to “benefit people and communities with increased health and wellness, Community Connection and Safety, Environmental justice and equity, youth engagement, cultural and economic vitality and climate resilience.”
Commercial vending taking up green space, garbage dumping, unbearably loud amplified music, incessant drumming, dangerous driving the wrong way on one way slow park streets do not benefit anyone’s health and wellness, are not inclusive, not safe, do not encourage healthy youth activities, and do not support the vitality of the park. These activities all detract from the purposes of parks, as well as from the health and welfare of Oakland's citizens and nearby legally licensed merchants.
Ambassadors are a great idea but what have you done to find out how other cities with successful A. programs have trained and paid for their programs? Give us a date when this program will start. Meanwhile, since park users have not shown they can police themselves, OPD and DOT will have to resolve issues and enforce laws.
Living near the lake has become intolerable every day. The taxes we pay may as well be thrown into the lake.
I strongly support the framework and proposals of Council President Fortunato Bas to improve coordination and implementation of the City's Special Events and Use of Public Spaces policies, especially as these relate to the current unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous, and anti-social activities which are ongoing every weekend and some weekday evenings around Lake Merritt and in Lake Merritt Park. The nature of those acitivities and how they constitute a serious threat to the community's and the area residents' ability to use and enjoy the Lake and Park are well documented and known to you all. The goals of the proposed programs and those of the 2020 Report of the Promise of Oakland's Parks are admirable and correct, but at present in this location they are purely aspirational and efforts to achieve them are sporadic, ineffectual, and widely ignored by those who are abusing our City's "crown jewel." The Council must not only reiterate its support for those goals, but take concrete and specific steps, including serious enforcement of City ordinances, and necessary funding via long-term budget allowances - to achieve them.
There was a study done last year in Oakland called: Parks and Equity, The Promise of Oakland’s Parks. Its focus is how parks need to be “activated” to address inequities, racism, discrimination. Activated is defined in the study as “Well-maintained, Safe, Equitably accessible, Fully utilized, Beloved, with community buy-in.” Activation of parks is said to “benefit people and communities with increased health and wellness, Community Connection and Safety, Environmental justice and equity, youth engagement, cultural and economic vitality and climate resilience.”
Commercial vending taking up green space, garbage dumping, unbearably loud amplified music, incessant drumming, dangerous driving the wrong way on one way slow park streets do not benefit anyone’s health and wellness, are not inclusive, not safe, do not encourage healthy youth activities, and do not support the vitality of the park. These activities all detract from the purposes of parks, as well as from the health and welfare of Oakland's citizens and nearby legally licensed merchants.
Ambassadors are a great idea but what have you done to find out how other cities with successful A. programs have trained and paid for their programs? Give us a date when this program will start. Meanwhile, since park users have not shown they can police themselves, OPD and DOT will have to resolve issues and enforce laws.
Living near the lake has become intolerable every day. The taxes we pay may as well be thrown into the lake.
I strongly support the framework and proposals of Council President Fortunato Bas to improve coordination and implementation of the City's Special Events and Use of Public Spaces policies, especially as these relate to the current unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous, and anti-social activities which are ongoing every weekend and some weekday evenings around Lake Merritt and in Lake Merritt Park. The nature of those acitivities and how they constitute a serious threat to the community's and the area residents' ability to use and enjoy the Lake and Park are well documented and known to you all. The goals of the proposed programs and those of the 2020 Report of the Promise of Oakland's Parks are admirable and correct, but at present in this location they are purely aspirational and efforts to achieve them are sporadic, ineffectual, and widely ignored by those who are abusing our City's "crown jewel." The Council must not only reiterate its support for those goals, but take concrete and specific steps, including serious enforcement of City ordinances, and necessary funding via long-term budget allowances - to achieve them.