Exhibit 2 - Corona Parks and Recreation Draft Appendices 2.7.24

PARKS

AND RECREATION
MASTER
PLAN

CITY OF CORONA

APPENDIX
DRAFT
A: PARK, FACILITY, AND PROGRAM INVENTORY
B: PARK DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE

OBSERVATIONS
C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUMMARIES
D: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
E: RECOMMENDATIONS
F: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
G: PROGRAM AND FACILITY ANALYSIS
H: COST ESTIMATES

CONTENTS
Table A-1: City of Corona Park Inventory by Classification Corona Park Sites
Total
Acreage Quadrant
BackstopSoccer FieldSoftball/Baseball FieldBasketball Court (full or half courts)Horseshoe Court/PitPickleball CourtTennis CourtVolleyball CourtDog ParkLoop Walking or TrailOpen Turf/Lawn AreaSkate ParkExercise EquipmentPicnic Shelter or Group Picnic AreaPlay Area/PlaygroundSprayground/SplashpadAmphitheater (Stage)Community Center or Senior CenterPark BuildingConcession StandOther Specialized Facilities (see notes)Swimming PoolFlower BedsLake/Pond/Stream BedFountainArt/Cultural/Historic Interpretive FeaturesBarbecue Grills Benches (Seating and/or Picnic)Drinking FountainsParking Lot (Off-Street)Picnic TablesRestroomShade StructureWaste Receptacles (Trash/Recycling)Bike RacksBike LockersLightingIrrigationFlagpoleStorage/Equipment Buildings Notes/Additional Details
Citywide Parks
Butterfield Park 43.51 1 9 1  1 1 2    3 32 18  2 1 38 2   1 City Park 20.54 2
2 1 1  1 5 1 1 1 62 8  52 3 6 16 4   2
*Pool is permanently closed. Includes YMCA Training Center (Scout Building). 2 full basketball courts (striped as 1 full and 2 half). Bathrooms are currently closed. A full renovation of the park is underway.

El Cerrito Sports Park 26.03 3 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 2  5 9  66 2 42 5   County-owned site maintained by City through long-term lease agreement.

Santana Regional Park 47.07 3 6 5 1  1 1 1 2 1 17 4  4 2 1 72 3   City Park Subtotals 137.15 - 9 18 4 1 - 2 1 1 2 3 2 - 8 4 - 1 - 1 6 1 - 2 - - 1 9 120 30 4 122 9 8 168 14 - 4 4 1 2 Community Parks
Citrus Park 19.80 3
3 1  1 1 1 1 10 1  9 1 15 4 4   1
3 multipurpose fields; Picnic tables have sails overhead but no permanent picnic shelter.

Eagle Glen Park 13.41 3 3 1 3  1 1 1  3 14 1  7 1 1 14 2   Mountain Gate Park 21.26 4 3 1 4 1  1 1 1    4 3  71 1 1 29 4   2 Promenade Park 13.96 2 4 1 2 1  1 1 4 9 1  21 1 1 18 3   Two half basketball courts Community Park Subtotals 68.43 - 6 8 2 - - 9 - - 3 4 - - 3 4 1 - - - 3 2 - 1 - - 1 12 33 6 4 108 4 3 76 13 4 4 4 2 1 Neighborhood Parks - Multi-Use
Brentwood Park 13.65 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 2 6 1  18  1 15 1   Buena Vista 9.59 4  1 1 1 11  2   11 1  
Cresta Verde Park 5.24 2 1 2  1 1 3 24 1  1 1 13 1   Fairview Park 5.29 1 2 1  1 1 1 4  4 1 1 4 1  
Husted Park 3.30 1 1 1 2  1 1   11 1  1 1 7 1  
Ontario Park 4.87 1 1 1 1  1 1 4 19 1  1 1 10 2  
Parkview Park 6.36 2 1 1  3  5 1  5 1  
Ridgeline Park 5.00 4 1  1 1  10 1  2 1 11 2   1 Pergola plus seating by splash pad.

River Road Park 5.64 1 1  1 1 1   20  1 5 1  
Serfas Club Park 6.61 4 2 1  1 1 3 8 2  1 1 6 1  
Stagecoach Park Park 9.69 1 1  1 1 2 22 1  1 1 14 1   Victoria Park 2.30 1 1  1 1 17  5 2   Sprayground is planned for Summer 2024 Village Park 5.26 2 1 1  1 2 7  5 5 1  
Neighborhood Parks - Multi-use Subtotals 82.80 6 - 6 7 - 2 - 1 - 5 13 - - 10 11 1 - - 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 18 162 8 13 34 11 11 111 16 - 13 13 - 1 Neighborhood Parks - Basic
Border Park 2.69 4 10  1  1 4  5 1 5 1 
Chase Park 5.15 3  1 4 1  5 1  
Jameson Park 12.96 3 1  2 2  1 7 1 
Kellogg Park 4.69 2 4  1 9 2  7 1 4 1  
Lincoln Park 5.73 1 1   1 1 16 2  1 1 3 1  
Mangular Park 3.72 4 2  1  4 2  1 5 1  
Rimpau Park 4.67 2 1  1 1 2 7 2  5 1 1 7 1  
Sheridan Park 2.37 1 1 1 1  1 1  14 1 6 1  
Sierra Bella 2.24 4 2 1  1 1 2 2 1 1 4 1
Spyglass Park 5.16 3  1 3  1 1 9 1  
Tehachapi Park 2.98 2 1  1 1  5 15 1  1 1 1   Two half basketball courts.

Neighborhood Parks - Basic Subtotals 52.36 1 - - 4 1 10 6 - - 4 11 - 1 6 9 - - - - - - - 4 - - - 10 80 12 9 17 10 5 55 11 - 8 10 - -

PARK, FACILITY, AND PROGRAM INVENTORY

APPENDIX A
Athletic/Sports Outdoor Rec Facilities Major/Specialized Facilities Park Features Outdoor Amenities Park and Facility Inventory | A-1
Table A-1: City of Corona Park Inventory by Classification Corona Park Sites
Total
Acreage Quadrant
BackstopSoccer FieldSoftball/Baseball FieldBasketball Court (full or half courts)Horseshoe Court/PitPickleball CourtTennis CourtVolleyball CourtDog ParkLoop Walking or TrailOpen Turf/Lawn AreaSkate ParkExercise EquipmentPicnic Shelter or Group Picnic AreaPlay Area/PlaygroundSprayground/SplashpadAmphitheater (Stage)Community Center or Senior CenterPark BuildingConcession StandOther Specialized Facilities (see notes)Swimming PoolFlower BedsLake/Pond/Stream BedFountainArt/Cultural/Historic Interpretive FeaturesBarbecue Grills Benches (Seating and/or Picnic)Drinking FountainsParking Lot (Off-Street)Picnic TablesRestroomShade StructureWaste Receptacles (Trash/Recycling)Bike RacksBike LockersLightingIrrigationFlagpoleStorage/Equipment Buildings Notes/Additional Details
Athletic/Sports Outdoor Rec Facilities Major/Specialized Facilities Park Features Outdoor Amenities Pocket Parks
Contreras Park 0.15 1 1  1 1  1
Joy Park 0.23 2  1 1 1 Y 1 1  No irrigation
Merrill Park 0.22 1  1 1 1 2 Y 1 1 
Pocket Parks Subtotals 0.60 - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 2 1 - 4 - - 3 2 - 1 2 1 - Special Use Sites
Auburndale Park 2.03 1 1 2 1 1  6 2 1 1   
Circle City Center 2.70 1 1 1   
City Hall South Park 1.08 1
1   2   Grass programming lawn between City Hall and Historic Civic Center Corona Public Library 4.00 1 1 8 
Corona Senior Center 1.14 1 1 3  4 
Griffin Park 13.01 2 1 4 1  1 1 1
Historic Civic Center 3.90 1 1   
Historic Civic Center Gym 0.57 1 1   
Rock Vista Park 8.31 2 1    5  1 Y 2 1  
Vicentia Activity Center VAC 1.45 1 1 
YMCA Youth Center at Merrill (PAL Building) 0.52 1 1   Special Use Sites Subtotals 38.71 - - - 1 - - 2 - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 2 5 - 2 1 1 1 - 2 - 12 2 7 6 5 1 17 2 - 8 7 2 1 Undeveloped Parkland*
Chase Drive Utility Basin 1.86 4
Gilbert Detention Basin 3.19 3
Skyline Meadow Site 291.66 4
Lemon Heights Detention Basin 5.16 4
Oxbow Site 23.85 1
Taylor Detention Basin 2.74 4
Undeveloped Parkland Subtotals 328.46 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GRAND TOTAL 708.5100 7 15 32 17 3 12 19 2 2 15 33 2 1 27 28 2 2 2 9 9 5 1 11 2 1 6 50 409 59 37 291 39 28 430 58 4 38 40 6 5 Park Inventory based on 2020 Parks and Facilities Inventory and Assessment Check mark = Present, no quantity specified
Park and Facility Inventory | A-2
Construction
Renovatio
n Operator Use
Major Facilities
Park or Other
Location
Building
Area
(Sq Ft)
Multipurpose RoomMeeting /Classroom Office Space GymnasiumFitness / Weight RoomSwimming PoolKitchen/KitchenettePool HouseStage / AuditoriumConcessionsOutdoor StageOutdoor LawnOutdoor PlazaPermanent RestroomStorageAdjacent Parking Year Built
Last
Renovation
Date and
Upgrades Facility Operator Notes on Use
City-Operated Faciliites
Community & Senior Centers
Circle City Center (CCC)
Rexco Main Street
Office Complex 33,000
         
2002 2016 City
Facility rentals, contract classes, sports,
events, and passive use
Corona Senior Center 7,650          1960s 2009 City Programs for ages 50+ Park Activity Buildings
Auburndale Community Center Auburndale Park 3,500
    
1973 2006 City
Currently used for Maintenance Staff and
YMCA offices
Brentwood Center Brentwood Park 1,340
   
Unknown Unknown Contract staff Currently used for early childhood programs Historic Civic Center Gym
Civic Center
Complex Unknown
     x    
1923 Unknown City
Gym and fitness room for rentals and
programs. Minimal summertime use due to
lack of AC; kitchenette and second floor are
not suited for public use.

Victoria Park Community Center Victoria Park 4,600       1914 1997 City Currently unused; former rentals
Vicentia Activity Center (VAC)
Civic Center
Complex Unknown
        
Unknown Unknown City
Currently used for Rec Staff offices and school
break programs
Swimming Pools
City Park Swimming Pool City Park 1965 2001 Currently closed.

Other Facilities
Corona Public Library 87,239    1970s 2001 City
Faciliites Operated by Others
Auburndale Swimming Pool Auburndale Park    
1973 2006 YMCA Swim lessons, water fitness
Historic Civic Center (HCC)
Civic Center
Complex 54,300
     
1923 2007 Various tenants
Currently leased to arts and social service
providers.

River Road Community Center River Road Park 2,600    1985 2000 YMCA Leased to YMCA.

YMCA Youth Center at Merrill (PAL Building)
Across the street
from Sheridan Park YMCA
City does not track inventory data. YMCA has
JUA to operate.

YMCA Training Center (Scout Building) City Park YMCA
City does not track inventory data. YMCA has
JUA to operate.

TOTALS 137,329 8 4 7 2 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 7 4 11 6 10
Note: Park buildings are noted in Table A-1 within the park where located. Stand-alone buildings not located within a park are also counted as special use sites within the parkland inventory (Table A-1).

Table A-2: City of Corona Major Facilities Inventory
Indoor Outdoor Amenities
This table identifies City-owned buildings/facilities in parks or stand-alone sites intended to support recreation and community gatherings. These major facilities require staffing, operations, and programming.

Park and Facility Inventory | A-3
Program Service Area Program Examples
Recreation DivisionLibrary DivisionCorona-Norco YMCAOther Partner/Contracted OperatorCircle City CenterCorona Senior CenterAubrundale Community Center & PoolHistoric Civic Center GymnasiumVictoria Park Community CenterVicentia Activity Center (VAC)Corona Public LibraryCitywide Parks**Community ParksNeighborhood Parks (Multi-Use)Neighborhood Parks (Basic)Pocket ParksSpecial Use SitesCorona-Norco YMCA***Corona-Norco Unified School District SchoolsPrivate FaciliitesOnlinePreschool/Early ChildhoodYouth TeensAdults (18-49)Adults (50+)People with DisabilitiesFamilies/Multi-generationalDiverse CulturesOther Underrepresented/Marginalized Groups Adaptive Recreation Story hours, adaptive art classes, Out of Bounds ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Afterschool Kids Club Afterschool ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Aquatics Swim lessons, open swim, aqua fitness, lap swim ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Arts & Culture Children's Musical Theater, Group Keyboard, Cartoon Drawing, Ballet, Intro to Irish Dance, Beginning Hip Hop Dance, Salsa, Bachata, Ballet Folklorico, Country Line Dance
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Camps Fall & Winter Adventure camp; Karate Day Camp, Pure Joy Basketball Camp, Beginning Hockey Camp, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Early Childhood Musical Munchkins, Parent and Me Gymnastics, Preppy K, Kinder Corner ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Events Halloweekend, Holiday Lighting Celebration, Corona Farmer's Market, Community Conversations: Hispanic Heritage Month, 4th of July Independence Day Celebration,
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Program Provider
by Division or
Provider*
Table A-3: City of Corona Recreation Programs Inventory Matrix Populations Served
Provider Participants
City Parks by Type
Major Facilities Operated by
the City
Location Where Offered
Other Sites
Where City
Programs are
Offered
Park and Facility Inventory | A-4]
Program Service Area Program Examples
Recreation DivisionLibrary DivisionCorona-Norco YMCAOther Partner/Contracted OperatorCircle City CenterCorona Senior CenterAubrundale Community Center & PoolHistoric Civic Center GymnasiumVictoria Park Community CenterVicentia Activity Center (VAC)Corona Public LibraryCitywide Parks**Community ParksNeighborhood Parks (Multi-Use)Neighborhood Parks (Basic)Pocket ParksSpecial Use SitesCorona-Norco YMCA***Corona-Norco Unified School District SchoolsPrivate FaciliitesOnlinePreschool/Early ChildhoodYouth TeensAdults (18-49)Adults (50+)People with DisabilitiesFamilies/Multi-generationalDiverse CulturesOther Underrepresented/Marginalized Groups Program Provider
by Division or
Provider*
Table A-3: City of Corona Recreation Programs Inventory Matrix Populations Served
Provider Participants
City Parks by Type
Major Facilities Operated by
the City
Location Where Offered
Other Sites
Where City
Programs are
Offered
Enrichment Programs Sweet Treats, Voice-Overs, Fall Happenings at the CCC ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Health & Fitness Martial Arts, Power Yoga, Women's Self Defense, Kids Aerial Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Intro to gymnastics
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Adult & Senior Programs and Services (age
50+)
Nutrition Program, Senior Resources, Birthday Celebration, Glucose Testing, Legal Advice, Grief Support Group. Fall Craft, BINGO, Sight Seekers, Holiday Party, Corona Senior Travel Program
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sports (Youth & Adults) Pure Joy Basketball Academy, Learn Olympic Fencing, Youth Volleyball, Co-ed Softball, Flag Football, Beginning Ice Skating, Pickleball, Soccer, T-ball, Tennis, Track & Field, Cheerleading
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
STEM & Innovation Game design with Epic Unreal Engine, Videogame Design, Python Coding, Computer Coding, Maker Exchange Open Hours ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Rentals/Reservations Exclusive use of a facility or amenities within the system by an individual or group. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Library Programs Early Literacy, Vets Connect Book Club, ESL Classes, Math Help, Fiction Book Club, Board Games; Maker Exchange Open Hours ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ***These programs are in City-owned buildings operated by the YMCA **This includes El Cerrito Park, which is a County-owned site operated by the City of Corona through a long-term lease agreement *Providers are checked if the division or partner is providing a City program or an activity (class, league, event, program) in a City park or City-owned facility. This would not include programs provided by others in non-city facilities.

Park and Facility Inventory | A-4]
PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-1
In May-July 2022, City staff and
consultants toured all parks within the
City’s park system to discuss strengths
and challenges, including operations,
user experience, partnerships, and
planned development or
improvements. Preliminary
observations from this park tour are
noted below. These and additional
findings from the tour eventually will
be cross-checked through outreach
findings and the technical analysis of
parks to identify park system needs.

The team used a qualitative scoring
system to measure key attributes of the
different parks using the following
criteria. Results of the park evaluations
are intended to document existing
conditions and identify potential
opportunities for improvement.

This analysis builds on a more detailed
Parks and Facilities Inventory and
Assessment conducted in 2020 to
measure the condition of amenities
and facilities. That document
addresses park and facility condition,
playground safety, and accessibility
according to the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). It identified
estimated costs for the repair and
improvements of buildings and
outdoor facilities.

CRITERIA AND SCORING
During the 2022 tour, parks were
evaluated in five key categories: safety,
comfort, connections,
The radar charts are a visual representation of
park assessment criteria scores. The value of the
point is represented as the distance from the
center of the chart, where the center represents
the minimum value (0), and the chart edge is the
maximum value (10). Within each category, when
that corner of the diamond is closer to the
center, that topic is scoring more poorly than the
other topics. The example below shows the
highest average assessment scores for unique
landscaping/natural features (5.4) and the lowest
scores for sustainability (3.8), providing more
nuance than the average score for all four topics.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-2
identity/character, and fun/varied recreation. Each category included four evaluation criteria, which were scored on a scale from two to ten, with ten being high. Table B-1 summarizes and Map B-1 shows the results of the assessments by park and by criteria. The evaluation form used is included at the end of this Appendix.

KEY FINDINGS
Park assessment scores by criteria ranged from a low of 3.8 for Sustainability to a score of 8.2 for Being Easy to Find. Based on the evaluations, many parks had at least one area with a higher potential for improvement. The Park Experiences Results Map at the end of the document shows assessment results by criteria and park locations. The parks with the highest average scores were Mountain Gate Park (7.9), Ontario Park (7.8), Santana Park (7.6), and Griffin Park (7.5). The parks with the lowest scores were Butterfield Park (4.8), Serfas Club Park (5.1), Chase Park (5.2), and Village Park (5.5). Findings from the five evaluated categories and evaluation criteria are summarized below.

DO PARKS FEEL SAFE?
• Are there good visibility/sight lines to and through the park? • Is the park relatively clean and free of vandalism?
• Does the park have adequate lighting?
• Do structures and/or amenities appear to be in good working order? Given local topography and siting, the evaluations noted the potential to improve visibility and sight lines into and through parks to improve the perception of safety. Several parks have obstructions to sight lines throughout the park. For example, the utility equipment building to support the splash pad at Ridgeline Park disrupts sightlines and the aesthetic experience near the splash pad. Nevertheless, no sites were marked with significant concern. Overall, amenities in Corona’s parks were in working order with normal wear and tear given exposure to expected sun and wind conditions. Some amenities observed were nearing the end of their lifespan. An Asset Management Plan would help in planning for the replacement of major equipment in parks.

Most parks in Corona are equipped with adequate or better lighting than average both at a pedestrian level as well as in parking areas. Most parks, although certain parks were clear exceptions, are well kept and free of vandalism.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-3
Within the safety
category, all topics
scored fairly evenly,
resulting in a radar chart
that looks like a diamond
with nearly equal sides.

DO PARKS FEEL COMFORTABLE?
• Is there a covered area or shade?
• Are there places to rest/sit?
• Are there appropriate support amenities (trash cans, restrooms, drinking fountains, bike racks that depend on park type)?
• Are there attractive features and landscaping?
Most parks in Corona provided adequate seating given the park type, although parks that serve more people could generally use more seating (e.g., Santana Park). Importantly, many benches/park seating were not shaded, which is a key need in Corona. Few playgrounds provide shade at all. Several
playgrounds showed signs of
premature aging from being in
direct sun without any
shade/protection. A combination of
shade structures and trees could be
provided to achieve more shade in
parks. In larger parks, more
strategic stands of trees could be
added.

That said, especially given the park type, many parks provided adequate support amenities e.g., restrooms, drinking fountains, bike racks, etc. However, several design choices have led to the need for removal (picnic tables, BBQs) and/or replacement, which leads to a reduced or incomplete experience. Playgrounds and sports courts are located far away from parking in many parks. Stand-alone restrooms are located at many parks but lack basic amenities such as a sink to wash hands.

0.0 2.0

4.0 6.0

8.0 10.0
Visibility/Sight Lines
Clean/Vandalismfree
Lighting
Amenities in good,
working order
Obscured sightline of splash pad at Ridgeline Park
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-4
Within the comfort category, shade
and seating scored lower than
landscaping and support amenities.

Parks in Corona in general provide standard landscaping features, such as trees and turf, and landscaping appears well-maintained. Sports fields, however, had divots and other turf issues suggesting a need for field rest to recuperate after prolonged use.

DO PARKS HAVE GOOD CONNECTIONS?
• Is the park well connected to the surrounding neighborhood? • Does the park have welcoming entries?
• Is the park relatively easy to find from the adjacent street or trail? • Are adjacent uses appropriate to support park use?
Overall, parks provide adequate connections to the surrounding areas appropriate to most park types. A few parks were noted to obstruct neighborhood connections (e.g., Chase Park with a permanent fence without a gate) or otherwise lack connection to the nearby community.

Most parks are easy to find from adjacent streets and provide welcoming entries, though a majority of parks rely on a parking area and monument signage as the primary entry. Most parks do not prioritize access by other modes of travel (walking, bicycling) to parks, whether by crosswalk or nearby bike lanes.

Mature trees and amenities at Border Park Santana Park could benefit from more strategic shade

0.0 2.0

4.0 6.0

8.0 10.0
Shade/covered area
Rest area/seating
Support amenities
Attractive
features/landscaping
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-5
DO PARKS PRESENT AN IDENTITY/CHARACTER?
• Does the park reflect the community character?
• Does the park have unique landscaping or natural features? • Does the park include a clear design theme/brand/color palette or have quality design features that are unique/customized to this park? • Does the park incorporate sustainability?
Identity and character are critical components to creating a meaningful place to experience nature, play, recreation, and family gathering. However, the park observations revealed that identity and character scored the lowest of all categories.

A clearly defined design theme is not apparent at most parks. For example, park features and park designs do not reflect the character of the surrounding neighborhood or City, or incorporate a park theme or brand that draws from the local and surrounding context. While Santana Park has a pirate-themed play area, this theme is not consistent with the site focus as a sports park.

Throughout Corona, City ownership is marked by City seal on some amenities (e.g., trash cans), and a color theme for painted amenities (e.g., handrails and trash cans at several parks); however, these are not consistent throughout the park system.

In general, Corona’s parks rely on standard landscaping such as trees and turf with few unique landscape or natural features. Most parks did not feature shrubs or other sub-canopy plant cover except at one of the newer parks, Sierra Bella. Not only can shrubs provide beautification and a varied landscape experience, but shrubs are also a natural ground cover, and drought-tolerant species require less water resources than turf. Shrubs also provide an important niche to support wildlife, including birds and pollinators.

0.0 2.0

4.0 6.0

8.0 10.0
Well connected to
surroundings
Welcoming
entry(ies)
Easy to find from
adjacent street/trail
Adj. uses
appropriate for park
type
Within the connections category,
connections to surroundings and
welcoming entries scored more
poorly than adjacencies and easy to
find.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-6
Most sports parks have converted irrigation infrastructure to recycled water which is a significant investment toward a more sustainable park system. Other green infrastructure upgrades in parks can provide multiple ecosystem
services, such as cleaning stormwater at parking areas
through permeable paving and rain capture gardens.

Green infrastructure can also achieve unique natural
features, like dry creeks that follow natural drainage
throughout the park, adding to the aesthetic and lived
experience.

The City may consider expanding recycled water to
passive turf areas, and/or identify areas where turf may be decreased where it is not used or underused; especially on sloped areas that may instead be covered with shrubs as a natural ground cover. As an additional benefit, this
reduces the areas that require mowing and only need
periodic pruning instead.

Many parks feature beautiful views of the mountains
surrounding the city. However, the character of the
immediate community or surrounding neighborhood in
the parks is not emphasized in most parks. The City may consider ways to make obvious community and cultural
connections regarding stewardship and community
building through parks, looking to adjacent or nearby
community partners (such as service organizations, places of worship, schools, and businesses). Community
character in parks can be enhanced through such
partnerships with murals, art, community boards (where
people can post about classes, events, celebrations, etc.), and local festivals and events or stewardship tasks that are organized by the community partners.

Lack of cohesive design elements at
Santana Park
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-7

FUN/VARIED RECREATION
• Does the park have a wide variety of recreation opportunities for the park type? • Are there recreational amenities
that are unique to this park?
• Are there appropriate active and
passive recreation options, based
on the park type?
• Is the park flexible in different
types of programming?
Most parks provide a good balance of
active and passive recreation options by
park type, and ample open space across the system is available for flexible programming, such as informal classes (yoga, tai chi), intramural sports, social gathering, etc. However, scores for the fun and varied criteria were significantly impacted by a lack of variety and unique recreation amenities. In Corona, parks provide similar recreation facilities across the system (generally group picnic areas, play areas, softball/baseball fields, tennis and basketball courts, and soccer fields). Very few parks provide unique recreation amenities such as skateparks, dog parks, pickleball, etc. that reach a broader range of users and age groups.

0.0 2.0

4.0 6.0

8.0 10.0
Reflect community
character
Unique landscape/
natural features
Clear design theme/
brand/color palette
Sustainability
Figure 5: Identity/Character Criteria Scoring (Park Aggregate) Ball Field at Promenade Park
The identity category as
a whole score lower than
the other categories,
resulting in a smaller
diamond shape. Within
the identity category,
sustainability, design
theme, and reflecting
local character scored
lower than unique
landscaping.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-8

0.0 2.0

4.0 6.0

8.0 10.0
Wide variety of rec
opps for park type
Unique rec amenities
unique to park
Active vs. passive rec
options by park type
Flexible programming
)
The fun/varied category also scored
lower than other categories. Within
the fun/varied category, variety and
uniqueness scored lower than
flexibility for programing and the
blend of active and passive options.

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CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX B: DESIGN AND EXPERIENCE OBSERVATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN B-10
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PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-1

APPENDIX C

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY
Two community surveys were conducted to inform the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The first, available between September and December 2022, collected input on community members’ recreation needs, concerns, and preferences. The second, available in October 2023, focused on recreation programming and indoor recreation spaces needs. The results of the surveys are included here.

COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY
The tables are in the order that the survey was written.

SPECIFIC PARK

1. PARK NAME // WHAT PARK DO YOU VISIT MOST FREQUENTLY? N:1347 Park Count Count Park
Auburndale Park 3 Mountain Gate Park 100
Border Park 62 Ontario Park 14
Brentwood Park 33 Parkview Park 5
Buena Vista Park 17 Promenade Park 22
Butterfield Park 21 Ridgeline Park 24
Centennial Park 7 Rimpau Park 7
Chase Park 7 River Road Park 15
Citrus Park 41 Rock Vista Park 6
City Park 50 Santana Park 78
Contreras Park 2 Serfas Club Park 49
Cresta Verde Park 6 Sheridan Park 3
Eagle Glen Park 24 Sierra Bella Park 10
El Cerrito Park 15 Spyglass Park 4
Fairview Park 9 Stagecoach Park 24
Husted Park 8 Tehachapi Park 6
Jameson Park 18 Victoria Park 6
Kellogg Park 20 Village park 18
Lincoln Park 47 Non Corona Park 177
Mangular Park 9 No Park Name Submitted 379
Merrill Park 1
Grand Total 1347
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2.How often do you visit this
park? N: 1325
Daily or almost
daily
About once
per week
A few times
per month
Every two to
three months
A few times
per year Grand Total
Auburndale Park 3 3
Border Park 29 27 4 1 1 62
Brentwood Park 12 18 3 33
Buena Vista Park 2 7 5 1 2 17
Butterfield Park 11 7 2 1 21
Centennial Park 5 2 7
Chase Park 2 2 3 7
Citrus Park 14 13 7 3 3 40
City Park 9 17 12 8 3 49
Contreras Park 2 2
Cresta Verde Park 2 4 6
Eagle Glen Park 10 7 5 2 24
El Cerrito Park 4 4 5 1 1 15
Fairview Park 7 2 9
Husted Park 2 3 1 1 1 8
Jameson Park 10 6 2 18
Kellogg Park 7 2 6 3 2 20
Lincoln Park 6 14 18 8 1 47
Mangular Park 3 2 3 1 9
Merrill park 1 1
Mountain Gate Park 28 38 21 5 7 99
Ontario Park 2 5 3 3 1 14
Parkview Park 3 1 1 5
Promenade Park 4 8 6 2 2 22
Ridgeline Park 12 5 4 2 1 24
Rimpau Park 2 2 1 2 7
River Road Park 2 3 8 2 15
Rock Vista Park 1 1 2 1 1 6
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2.How often do you visit this
park? N: 1325
Daily or almost
daily
About once
per week
A few times
per month
Every two to
three months
A few times
per year Grand Total
Santana Park 16 34 17 5 5 77
Serfas Club Park 11 18 14 2 4 49
Sheridan Park 3 3
Sierra Bella Park 3 3 4 10
Spyglass Park 2 1 1 4
Stagecoach Park 5 9 9 1 24
Tehachapi Park 3 2 1 6
Victoria Park 4 1 1 6
Village Park 8 5 4 1 18
Non Corona Park 30 66 52 21 2 171
No Park Name Submitted 102 137 70 23 35 367
Grand Total 375 478 293 99 80 1325

3.How would you rate this park? N:1312 Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Grand Total Auburndale Park 1 1 1 3
Border Park 1 9 27 17 7 61
Brentwood Park 3 9 6 10 4 32
Buena Vista Park 2 5 9 1 17
Butterfield Park 6 5 7 2 20
Centennial Park 1 3 2 1 7
Chase Park 1 4 1 1 7
Citrus Park 5 16 13 5 1 40
City Park 3 4 10 10 20 47
Contreras Park 2 2
Cresta Verde Park 1 3 2 6
Eagle Glen Park 2 8 9 5 24
El Cerrito Park 1 4 9 1 15
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3.How would you rate this park? N:1312 Excellent Good Average Fair Poor Grand Total Fairview Park 3 3 3 9
Husted Park 3 4 1 8
Jameson Park 3 7 6 2 18
Kellogg Park 3 6 7 4 20
Lincoln Park 3 20 17 6 46
Mangular Park 1 2 3 3 9
Merrill park 1 1
Mountain Gate Park 19 49 23 5 4 100
Ontario Park 6 4 4 14
Parkview Park 2 1 1 1 5
Promenade Park 7 5 5 5 22
Ridgeline Park 2 8 9 4 1 24
Rimpau Park 3 2 2 7
River Road Park 2 6 5 2 15
Rock Vista Park 1 3 2 6
Santana Park 7 33 27 6 2 75
Serfas Club Park 18 25 6 49
Sheridan Park 2 1 3
Sierra Bella Park 3 4 3 10
Spyglass Park 1 1 2 4
Stagecoach Park 2 14 4 3 1 24
Tehachapi Park 3 1 1 1 6
Victoria Park 1 1 2 2 6
Village park 4 8 5 1 18
Non Corona Park 50 84 22 12 4 172
No Park Name Submitted 134 112 65 27 22 360
Grand Total 243 448 346 179 96 1312
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Q3 How Would You Rate This Park: Summary Stats By
Quadrant Number of Parks Averaging
Quadrant
Ranking Total Rankings
# of Parks
Rated
Positive (above
Average)
Negative (below
average)
Quadrant 1 -0.43 137 9 2 6
Quadrant 2 0.01 183 13 4 9
Quadrant 3 0.30 270 7 5 2
Quadrant 4 0.34 183 7 5 2
City-Wide (only responses that
indicated a park) 0.11 773 36 16 19
Notes:

A zero score in the Quadrant Ranking would be "average", the larger the positive or negative number the further from average.

Range is -2 to 2
Total votes
across all parks
in quadrant
Total parks
voted on
Number that have a positive or negative
scoring

4. What would you like to see
improved at this park? Check all
that apply. N:1324
More frequent cleaning, mowing, etc.A greater variety of things to doNewer amenities or facilities in better conditionMore programs, activities and classesExtended hoursAdded restrooms and drinking fountainsBetter play structures for kidsMore facilities to support fitnessMore greenspace, trees, natural areas and landscapingImproved access for cyclists and pedestriansArt or interpretive elementsFree wifiSomething not on this list (enter below)Total Respondents (n) Centennial Park 3 3 2 4 4 4 3 4 1 1 7
Chase Park 2 4 1 2 1 2 6 7
Citrus Park 8 9 11 4 2 7 12 9 7 3 8 4 24 40
City Park 25 21 28 17 3 17 15 17 9 11 11 6 26 50
Contreras Park 1 1 1 2 2
Cresta Verde Park 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 6
Eagle Glen Park 1 15 10 5 2 9 6 3 2 5 3 14 24
El Cerrito Park 4 5 7 2 7 3 3 1 1 1 7 15
Fairview Park 6 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 8 9
Husted Park 3 3 6 1 1 6 4 2 1 4 8
Jameson Park 4 10 4 1 4 9 1 1 2 1 11 17
Kellogg Park 7 9 12 6 3 8 10 3 4 5 3 12 20
Lincoln Park 13 18 10 11 7 10 11 5 3 13 6 26 46
Mangular Park 2 4 6 2 1 4 9
Merrill park 1 1
Mountain Gate Park 18 29 31 15 2 25 17 23 8 7 11 13 52 97 Ontario Park 2 5 5 6 1 1 6 5 1 1 2 1 8 14
Parkview Park 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 5
Promenade Park 8 6 11 7 5 11 8 3 2 4 4 13 22
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4. What would you like to see
improved at this park? Check all
that apply. N:1324
More frequent cleaning, mowing, etc.A greater variety of things to doNewer amenities or facilities in better conditionMore programs, activities and classesExtended hoursAdded restrooms and drinking fountainsBetter play structures for kidsMore facilities to support fitnessMore greenspace, trees, natural areas and landscapingImproved access for cyclists and pedestriansArt or interpretive elementsFree wifiSomething not on this list (enter below)Total Respondents (n) Ridgeline Park 3 12 5 1 2 9 5 4 2 4 14 24
Rimpau Park 1 2 2 1 3 1 4 6
River Road Park 5 9 8 1 3 8 6 2 3 3 2 1 15
Rock Vista Park 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 6 6
Santana Park 14 34 21 16 4 10 11 28 14 12 11 15 41 77
Serfas Club Park 14 24 15 11 2 14 20 4 4 6 3 24 49
Sheridan Park 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
Sierra Bella Park 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 8 10
Spyglass Park 1 4 4
Stagecoach Park 7 5 4 2 6 4 4 4 2 4 3 15 23
Tehachapi Park 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 6
Victoria Park 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 6
Village park 3 5 11 5 3 11 3 2 1 1 13 18
Non Corona Park 46 60 90 55 46 46 41 42 40 21 14 20 29 174 No Park Name Submitted 137 148 169 160 101 158 149 142 153 98 92 93 88 369 Grand Total 383 488 553 356 186 340 415 412 294 202 211 196 558 1324 CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-8
What would you like to see improved at this park?
Check all that apply.

Auburndale ParkBorder ParkBorder park Brentwood ParkBrentwood park Buena Vista ParkButterfield ParkCentennial ParkChase ParkCitrus ParkCity ParkContreras ParkCresta Verde ParkEagle Glen ParkEl Cerrito ParkFairview ParkHusted ParkJameson ParkKellogg ParkLincoln ParkMangular ParkMerrill park Mountain Gate ParkOntario ParkParkview ParkPromenade ParkRidgeline ParkRimpau Park All Parks
Responses
Newer amenities or facilities in better condition 33% 55% 60% 56% 83% 24% 71% 43% 14% 28% 56% 0% 0% 42% 47% 33% 75% 24% 60% 22% 44% 0% 32% 36% 40% 50% 21% 33% 38% A greater variety of things to do 33% 12% 10% 37% 50% 35% 24% 43% 57% 23% 42% 50% 33% 63% 33% 22% 38% 59% 45% 39% 22% 0% 30% 36% 40% 27% 50% 0% 36% More facilities to support fitness 0% 22% 0% 26% 33% 41% 38% 57% 0% 23% 34% 0% 17% 25% 20% 22% 50% 53% 50% 24% 22% 0% 24% 36% 40% 36% 21% 50% 29% Better play structures for kids 0% 18% 10% 52% 50% 18% 19% 57% 29% 30% 30% 100% 17% 38% 47% 33% 75% 24% 40% 22% 67% 0% 18% 43% 20% 50% 38% 17% 29% More frequent cleaning, mowing, etc. 33% 18% 0% 37% 50% 35% 38% 0% 29% 20% 50% 50% 67% 4% 27% 67% 38% 24% 35% 28% 0% 100% 19% 14% 20% 36% 13% 17% 26% More programs, activities and classes 0% 6% 0% 26% 33% 12% 14% 29% 0% 10% 34% 50% 33% 21% 0% 11% 13% 6% 30% 24% 0% 0% 15% 43% 60% 32% 4% 0% 18% Added restrooms and drinking fountains 0% 22% 10% 19% 50% 6% 52% 0% 0% 18% 34% 0% 17% 0% 13% 22% 13% 0% 15% 15% 0% 0% 26% 7% 0% 23% 0% 33% 17% Art or interpretive elements 0% 4% 0% 19% 0% 12% 0% 14% 0% 20% 22% 0% 17% 21% 7% 0% 13% 12% 25% 28% 0% 0% 11% 14% 40% 18% 0% 0% 13% More greenspace, trees, natural areas and landscaping 33% 4% 0% 7% 0% 18% 29% 43% 14% 18% 18% 0% 33% 13% 20% 11% 25% 6% 15% 11% 11% 0% 8% 7% 20% 14% 17% 17% 13% Improved access for cyclists and pedestrians 0% 6% 0% 15% 17% 0% 29% 57% 29% 8% 22% 0% 0% 8% 7% 22% 0% 6% 20% 7% 0% 0% 7% 7% 0% 9% 8% 0% 11% Free wifi 0% 4% 0% 11% 0% 12% 5% 14% 0% 10% 12% 0% 17% 13% 7% 0% 0% 6% 15% 13% 0% 0% 13% 7% 20% 18% 17% 0% 11% Extended hours 0% 20% 20% 7% 0% 12% 10% 57% 0% 5% 6% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 7% 20% 0% 8% 0% 5% Something not on this list (enter below) 100% 78% 80% 26% 67% 35% 52% 0% 86% 60% 52% 0% 83% 58% 47% 89% 50% 65% 60% 57% 44% 0% 54% 57% 60% 59% 58% 67% 56% Total Respondents (n) 3 51 10 27 6 17 21 7 7 40 50 2 6 24 15 9 8 17 20 46 9 1 97 14 5 22 24 6 781 What would you like to see improved at this park? Check all that apply.

River Road ParkRock Vista ParkSantana ParkSerfas Club ParkSheridan Park Sierra Bella ParkSpyglass ParkStagecoach ParkTehachapi ParkVictoria ParkVillage park All Parks
Responses
Newer amenities or facilities in better condition 53% 0% 27% 31% 33% 30% 0% 17% 0% 33% 61% 38% A greater variety of things to do 60% 17% 44% 49% 100% 40% 25% 22% 17% 50% 28% 36% More facilities to support fitness 40% 33% 36% 41% 33% 20% 0% 17% 17% 33% 17% 29% Better play structures for kids 53% 33% 14% 29% 33% 20% 0% 17% 0% 67% 61% 29% More frequent cleaning, mowing, etc. 33% 0% 18% 29% 33% 40% 0% 30% 17% 33% 17% 26% More programs, activities and classes 7% 17% 21% 22% 33% 20% 0% 9% 17% 17% 28% 18% Added restrooms and drinking fountains 20% 17% 13% 4% 67% 0% 0% 26% 33% 33% 17% 17% Art or interpretive elements 20% 0% 14% 12% 0% 10% 0% 17% 17% 33% 6% 13% More greenspace, trees, natural areas and landscaping 13% 17% 18% 8% 0% 10% 0% 17% 0% 0% 11% 13% Improved access for cyclists and pedestrians 20% 33% 16% 8% 0% 0% 0% 9% 17% 0% 0% 11% Free wifi 13% 17% 19% 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 0% 17% 6% 11%
Extended hours 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5%
Something not on this list (enter below) 7% 100% 53% 49% 33% 80% 100% 65% 83% 50% 72% 56% Total Respondents (n) 15 6 77 49 3 10 4 23 6 6 18 781
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
1 Auburndale Park Dog park area
2 Auburndale Park Fenced dog area
3 Auburndale Park Please put the fence back up to reduce the amount of trash and bums
4 Border Park A decrease in cell towers. The location is just horrible it is right within the park.
5 Border Park Better lighting over parking lot and park in general 6 Border Park Better trash receptacles. Bird prove to prevent the crows and vultures from making a mess. It's not the amount of cans at each park but the birds.
7 Border Park Can't use the bathrooms when junkies shoot up in it and lay in there all day
8 Border Park Clean
9 Border Park Dog park
10 Border Park Dog Park
11 Border Park I'd like to see a better pickleball facility in Corona. Our once small town has grown so quickly. It's a shame many players have to travel outside our own city to play at much better pickleball facilities 12 Border Park Improve Pickleball courts
13 Border Park Improve the pickleball courts
14 Border Park Improved Pickleball courts
15 Border Park Improved Pickleball Courts, permanent nets and lighting 16 Border Park Light for pickleball
17 Border Park Light for Pickleball courts
18 Border Park Lighting
19 Border Park Lighting for the courts, better paint for the courts 20 Border Park Lights
21 Border Park LIGHTS
22 Border Park Lights
23 Border Park Lights and nets for pickleball courts and more parking 24 Border Park Lights for pickleball courts
25 Border Park Lights for pickleball courts!
26 Border Park Lights for the pickleball courts.
27 Border Park Lights for the pickleball/tennis courts
28 Border Park Lights on pickleball courts, parking spaces 29 Border Park Lights to play at night
30 Border Park Lights, windscreens on sides of courts
31 Border Park More Pickleball Courts
32 Border Park Need more pickleball courts.
33 Border Park Paint remaining tennis court pickleball people were told not to touch IAW parks rec sup told me at a scout function
34 Border Park Permanent nets so all residents can play CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-10

4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
35 Border Park Permanent nets/lights
36 Border Park Permanent pickleball courts
37 Border Park Permanent pickleball courts
38 Border Park Permanent pickleball courts and lighting 39 Border Park Permanent pickleball nets
40 Border Park Permanent Pickleball nets and lighting
41 Border Park Pickle ball courts and lights
42 Border Park Pickleball Courts
43 Border Park Pickleball courts with lights
44 Border Park Please turn on the lights, Improve stairway 45 Border Park The remaining tennis court painted & playable 46 Border Park This is a prime spot for shady activity. I see what appears to be drug deals, car sexual encounters, hoodlums acting high - often. This park has so much potential but for some reason has been deemed a great spot to do shady things and my young family has left the playground early just about every time we try to visit. Police presence! 47 Border Park Touch tennis courts!
48 Border Park Up grade Pickleball courts with new surface and new LED lights. 49 Border Park Upgrades to the pickleball courts
50 Border Park Walking path and a light over the parking lot. Alot of unwanted company park in the lot all hour of the night.
51 Border Park We need a light on pickleball court
52 Brentwood Park Shade sails
53 Brentwood Park Better cleaner playground
54 Brentwood Park Better lighting. Very Dark at night specially in parking lots 55 Brentwood Park Brentwood Park needs better lighting, a walking or workout trail and the grass is dead in some places and a marsh in others. The airport needs to be treated by the city as if it is a proud part of the city rather than an unwanted step child.
56 Brentwood Park Empty Thrash frequently. Recycle bin please people. People dig for cans and bottles and live trash out. Trash is collected maybe once a month. The people who are supposed to collect thrash are often sitting in the county mark cars and using their phone and live without collecting thrash. Some drive through the grass to try to collect thrash. This is a small park they can walk around to make sure that all thrash is collected.
57 Brentwood Park Mas segurida con los gente sin hogar
58 Brentwood Park Picnic areas
59 Brentwood Park Safety is a concern - we live by the park and have noticed an uptick in graffiti, public drinking and late night loitering/homeless activity 60 Brentwood Park Volleyball court, handball court, clean back stop, landscape cleaned, sitting areas, trashed cleaned more often, better lighting at Brentwood . Why is it that baseball has decent fields & softball have minimal ?
61 Brentwood Park Water area , shaded playgrounds
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
62 Brentwood Park Water park or features
63 Buena Vista Park Electricity for things wanting to be used during events if not already in place
64 Buena Vista Park More benches/tables around playground 65 Buena Vista Park Shade, rubber floor instead of wood chips, or at least refill the wood chips regularly.
66 Buena Vista Park Sun sails over playground and benches, splash area, exercise equipment for adults
67 Buena Vista Park Sunshade over play structure
68 Buena Vista Park Trash was everywhere sadly last time, Shade tree by playground, shade awnings over playground
69 Butterfield Park An additional large dog area with grass and better drinking fountains 70 Butterfield Park Better security
71 Butterfield Park Having too many people camping Lock the gate after playing hours 72 Butterfield Park Homeless population is out of control near the area. Bathrooms are always shut down. Park is not taken care of and the restrooms are a messy. Several times there have been events here with softball and the restrooms are closed for over 500 people. It is unsanitary for the parents and children.
73 Butterfield Park Improved dog park area
74 Butterfield Park Improved dog park facilities
75 Butterfield Park More dog parks, the one at Butterfield isn't big enough. And you can't take the dogs into the baseball fields because they lock them up. Which is completely ridiculous.. There need to be more spaces for people to exercise their dogs without interacting with any other animals. Dogs sometimes fight and not everyone knows how to deal with it. Personally I'd rather not, I'd like somewhere to go where it can just be me and my 2 dogs playing catch.
76 Butterfield Park Pave back area where cars are need to park and improve and update softball fields as done for the boys fields
77 Butterfield Park Pickle ball courts
78 Butterfield Park Remodel the dog park for better grass, drainage, better drinking fountain placed in the park. Better and more benches. Better lighting.
79 Butterfield Park Shade structures above the bleachers 80 Chase Park A pump track
81 Chase Park Area/designated flat space for roller skating. Roller skating has really taken off in recent years but unfortunately there are few places to do it outside and skating in the street can be very dangerous for new skaters.
82 Chase Park Removal of wood chips
83 Chase Park Shade over equipment like a sail shade
84 Chase Park Soft Ground
85 Chase Park Walking trail, no gopher holes, shade canopy 86 Citrus Park Artificial turf
87 Citrus Park Better grass
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
88 Citrus Park Better grass and cleaner restrooms
89 Citrus Park dog park in So. Corona
90 Citrus Park dog park in So. Corona
91 Citrus Park Events
92 Citrus Park Exercise machine path
93 Citrus Park Handball court teeter ball
94 Citrus Park Lights
95 Citrus Park Mas Seguridad en el parque // More security in the parks 96 Citrus Park More flowers
97 Citrus Park More shade
98 Citrus Park More shade on the play structures
99 Citrus Park More shade trees &/or covered shaded areas to sit at, around the water/splash park area.. so people/parents don't have to sit out directly in the scorching summer sun, while watching their kids play in the water & for when the kids want take a break in the SHADE. 100 Citrus Park No are nature trails
101 Citrus Park Roller Rink
102 Citrus Park Shade for all the playgrounds
103 Citrus Park SHADE. Cloth or tarp canopies
104 Citrus Park Shades over the playground
105 Citrus Park Skate park
106 Citrus Park Sun covers
107 Citrus Park Sun shade
108 Citrus Park Walking path around perimeter of park with workout equipment 109 Citrus Park Would like to see more parks with #1 more shaded areas to sit while the kids play #2 fences around the parks #3 more splash pads, it's over 100 degrees for several months every year here
110 City Park A lot of time I won't go because of the homeless situation, it doesn't feel safe
111 City Park Ball field
112 City Park baseball area
113 City Park Expansion of the skatepark. The skatepark is very fun and I know a lot of people who started skating cause of this park. An expansion and not an entire deconstruction of the park would be very very cool. 114 City Park Get rid of the homeless
115 City Park Get the homeless to move on
116 City Park Homeless people congregating a lot there in the pavilions so we really can't utilize them.
117 City Park It's overrun by homeless meth users and they follow you into restrooms
118 City Park Less transients
119 City Park Lights around skatepark never on (get busted, broken , etc.) Always a lot of homeless, bathroom always locked)
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
120 City Park More dog parks. No homeless people in the park. Send them to a place that can help them
121 City Park New water park with 50 meter pool
122 City Park NO HOMELESS
123 City Park Pool /water Park
124 City Park Pump track
125 City Park Que quiten los homeless que viven ah, se pibes hacer drogas eso da miedo !
126 City Park Remove drugs and homeless
127 City Park Safer / Soccer Fields
128 City Park Safer Area
129 City Park Si pueden disminuir las personas que viven en el area de juegos 130 City Park Softball field
131 City Park Take the homeless out
132 City Park The bathrooms are usually locked and in poor condition. Keep the vagrants out please.
133 City Park There needs to be a fence all around
134 City Park This is a wonderful event, Thank you
135 City Park Transient clean up
136 Cresta Verde Park Cam
137 Cresta Verde Park Covered picnic tables
138 Cresta Verde Park SAFETY! police presence
139 Cresta Verde Park Vendor food station perm or temp. When i lived in Irvine Los Olivos we've debated on moving back for the amenities and local events you had everything within the community
140 Cresta Verde Park Water park
141 Cresta Verde Park
142 Eagle Glen Park Better care for grass, reseeding, fertilizer and proper irrigation 143 Eagle Glen Park Dog park
144 Eagle Glen Park Equipment and floor needs fixing
145 Eagle Glen Park More shade for playground and more benches around park 146 Eagle Glen Park Pickle ball court and exercise machines 147 Eagle Glen Park Pickleball
148 Eagle Glen Park Please remove the woodchips. They are just an invitation for nocturnal critters to use them as a restroom and there is a multitude of trash treasure buried along with them. Woodchips ruin shoes get in kids eyes. Would love some shade over the playground equipment and updated poured-in-place rubber surfacing. 149 Eagle Glen Park Pump track
150 Eagle Glen Park Shade over all the play equipment!
151 Eagle Glen Park Shaded playground
152 Eagle Glen Park Skatepark
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
153 Eagle Glen Park Splash pad/ remove wood chips
154 Eagle Glen Park Upgrade grounds below play structure that are constantly lifting and creating dangerous fall hazards for children and parents. 155 Eagle Glen Park Work out circuit with machines or natural elements to work out 156 El Cerrito Sports Park A pump track . Would be great 157 El Cerrito Sports Park Dog park
158 El Cerrito Sports Park Get rid of the BUMS
159 El Cerrito Sports Park More security
160 El Cerrito Sports Park Pickleball court
161 El Cerrito Sports Park Splash pad
162 El Cerrito Sports Park Way to many bugs
163 Fairview Park Adding more trash cans like the two that are under the pergola.

There were three trash cans (one at the north baseball backstop, one at the basketball court, one near the front/main entry way of the park) and a dumpster. All have been removed and for what reason? Now there's more trash and littering than ever! There should be three trash cans (one by each light post) at the basketball court, two near the bathrooms (on each side of the sink/drinking fountain), one near the far north baseball backstop and one near the front/main entry way of the park.
164 Fairview Park Bathrooms need renovation. No privacy stalls. Different paint and I am not sure when they are open to public. It is random. 165 Fairview Park Dog park area similar to Dairyland park at Eastvale with walking path on the perimeter and benches with trees covering
166 Fairview Park I visit Fairview Park daily as I live nearby. Not too long ago there were three additional trash cans (one near the main/front entryway, one near the basketball court and another near the far north baseball backstop) and a dumpster previously at the location. All of these have been taken away, there is more traffic of people attending this park weekly, thus producing more littering and trash! I understand getting rid of the dumpster; however, trash cans like the two (remaining) that are currently under the pergola should be added.

There should be one at the front/main entryway, two near the restrooms (one on each side of the sink/fountain), three near the basketball court (one next to each light post) and one placed near the far north baseball backstop.
167 Fairview Park More trash cans
168 Fairview Park More trash cans like before by parking lot, basketball court, and far baseball field. It also need fence closed near baseball field. 169 Fairview Park Tennis courts, new benches, new playground equipment for all ages 170 Fairview Park Walking track
171 Husted Park Clean drinking fountain, open bathrooms, and no homeless or transients hanging out there.
172 Husted Park Gate around tennis courts
173 Husted Park Security from coyotes and transients
174 Husted Park Shade above playground
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
175 Jameson Park A dog park!!
176 Jameson Park Dog park
177 Jameson Park Dog park
178 Jameson Park Dog park for large and small dogs
179 Jameson Park Dog park on lower area off foot hill
180 Jameson Park Enforce leash laws
181 Jameson Park Large Dog Park area
182 Jameson Park Pickleball court
183 Jameson Park Professionally build skate park
184 Jameson Park Public running track, more parking
185 Jameson Park Speed bumps in lot, cars constantly doing burnouts in middle of night
186 Kellogg Park All of the parks in Corona need more shade trees 187 Kellogg Park BBQ grills
188 Kellogg Park Better and more trash receptacles. Secure back of park and better benches by tennis courts
189 Kellogg Park Better security because of the drug dealing, etc. 190 Kellogg Park Homeless people are now living there daily and it's gotten really out of hand. They've set up hammocks and are always camped out just behind the children’s play area behind a hill so they can't be seen from the street passing by or the parking lot.
191 Kellogg Park Homeless people are now living there daily at Kellog Park and it's gotten really out of hand. They've set up hammocks and are always camped out just behind the childrens play area behind a hill so they can't be seen from the street passing by or the parking lot. 192 Kellogg Park Less homelessness
193 Kellogg Park No drug dealers and homeless
194 Kellogg Park Put back BBQ grills. Add a new shade area 195 Kellogg Park Safer.
196 Kellogg Park Security and SHADE
197 Kellogg Park The two bathrooms that are there are always locked. If we didn't live close, we would have had some accidents.
198 Lincoln Park Loading Zone parking along Lincoln near the picnic structure, as well as a couple Handicap parking spots there along Lincoln nearest the covered picnic area. Our children would appreciate a sign that explains what the two poles on the play structure are for. 199 Lincoln Park Adding California native plants
200 Lincoln Park Basketball court, tennis court and shade over the playground area 201 Lincoln Park Better lighting at night for those who work late and would like to exercise after work hours
202 Lincoln Park Canchas para soccer y baloncesto
203 Lincoln Park Fenced area for kids with disabilities 204 Lincoln Park Have it lighted more at night
205 Lincoln Park I always get a lot of bug bites when I go to that park CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-16

4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
206 Lincoln Park I appreciate some of the improvements done at parks to make them updated and more interesting for kids (eg the Wolly Mammoth at Mountain gate, the play elements at Lincoln). I would like to see more parks built in Corona. Is there a way to require the additions of parks when approving additional housing? I am unable to walk to a park with my children and have to drive. I would also like to see more accessible features included into the parks to include children with mobility or other physical needs. I work in education and we recently installed a fully accessible playground. A parent of an 8 year old was moved by going on a glider the day it opened, stating they had never been able to play at the park with their child. Every 8 year old should have had multiple opportunities, earlier in life, to play on a playground. Lastly, SHADE. As well as more parks with splash pads for summer months.
207 Lincoln Park Lighting on the south side of park and west side. Light all sides of bathroom, lock them at night. Remove anyone sleeping in parks. City park on Sixth is a gorgeous park, too many homeless encamp throughout the day & night. I don't go to Fairview park, closest park to me, due to safety concerns. It would be nice if Lincoln also had exercise equipment in addition to exercises stations
208 Lincoln Park Lights. during the winter hours, dark before 5, the park goes unused. 209 Lincoln Park Love the remodel!!!
210 Lincoln Park More parking
211 Lincoln Park Native plants and trees. Community garden area 212 Lincoln Park No more woodchips in playgrounds
213 Lincoln Park Pickleball courts
214 Lincoln Park Pressure wash the kiosk from time to time, the floor is extremely grimy and dirty. 3-4 times would not hurt.
215 Lincoln Park Shade at play structures
216 Lincoln Park Shade structure and treat the wood. It's splintery in spots. Also, close off the double pole equipment. It's completely unsafe and have had to stop many little ones thinking they can go down the poles. 217 Lincoln Park Some kind of divider between the park and street 218 Lincoln Park Tennis courts, tennis/handball walls
219 Lincoln Park The workout stations updated. Adding poop bag stations 220 Lincoln Park There are some dangerous poles going from a very tall open place, It could be easily replaced for a slide and It would be much more fin and less dangerous
221 Lincoln Park This park is on a busy street and a small chain link fence would be much safer along the main street, Lincoln.
222 Lincoln Park Vigilancia
223 Lincoln Park What currently is in place is fabulous and because of that it can be very crowded . The older kids impose on the smaller kids things and the fort area gets intimidating for the little ones. Perhaps add an older equipment section with more of the same types of cool things.

Spread that one out a bit from the current cluster group. Often there's not enough parking.

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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
224 Mangular Park Change the tennis courts to pickleball courts with permanent nets and lights. Need a place to practice and play pickleball other than group play at Boarder Park.
225 Mangular Park Hard to answer since it is under construction 226 Mangular Park Shaded playground
227 Mangular Park Slide is Broken for 6 months, It scraped up my daughter's right foot before you guys put a board on it
228 Mountaingate Park A fenced dog park area
229 Mountaingate Park A rubber walking/running 400m track 230 Mountaingate Park A shade canopy over the kids playground to shield from the hot Summer sun
231 Mountaingate Park Add a bathroom next to the playground!! 232 Mountaingate Park Better baseball fields and seating 233 Mountaingate Park Better baseball fields with shade and bleachers 234 Mountaingate Park Better lighting along path in park not just the green belt. 235 Mountaingate Park Clean restrooms
236 Mountaingate Park Cleaner bathrooms
237 Mountaingate Park Community garden
238 Mountaingate Park Dog park
239 Mountaingate Park Dog Park
240 Mountaingate Park Dog park. There is a grass area behind the park that is perfect. Just needs a gate.
241 Mountaingate Park Improve both the , baseball fields, the fencing around the field, the bleachers, and an addition of some shaded areas with canopies would be great. The Little League there does its best to accommodate its fans, but with the shape of the park and the much needed work, it always seems like they fall short.
242 Mountaingate Park Improvement to current and add additional baseball fields 243 Mountaingate Park Just faster response to vandalism. And the bathroom is way too far from the playground.
244 Mountaingate Park Keep the park free of did pup
245 Mountaingate Park Less dog poop
246 Mountaingate Park Less homeless people
247 Mountaingate Park More equipment or improved equipment along the trails 248 Mountaingate Park More options for toddlers
249 Mountaingate Park More police patrols at night due to juvies hanging out and damaging things
250 Mountaingate Park More Safety patrol
251 Mountaingate Park More shade on the playground and benches for parents to watch kids on the playground
252 Mountaingate Park Move the light poles off the middle of sidewalk and onto the side 253 Mountaingate Park My family and I have been part of Corona American Little League for 6 years. The pitching mound and home plate are unsafe for our players. The rubber on the mound is exposed with lose dirt thrown in when we complain. Santana Park, and El Cerrito parks have beautiful CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-18

4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
well kept fields. Where is the equity in maintenance and care for our fields
254 Mountaingate Park Need more tennis courts in Corona 255 Mountaingate Park Park was remodeled and love the theme but so many places for kids to get hurt!! I see 1-2 kids per week falling or getting hurt somehow on this. I have littler children and so do a lot of my neighbors. Not toddler friendly at all!! Pretty bummed about that when doing a new entire park.
256 Mountaingate Park Pickle ball court with lights
257 Mountaingate Park Pickle ball courts
258 Mountaingate Park Pickle ball courts
259 Mountaingate Park Pickle ball courts and a pump track! 260 Mountaingate Park Pickleball
261 Mountaingate Park Pickleball court in addition to existing tennis courts 262 Mountaingate Park Pickleball Courts & Lights till 10pm 263 Mountaingate Park Pickleball courts w/lights
264 Mountaingate Park Planting of native trees and grasses to reduce water requirements and prevent invasive species introduction.
265 Mountaingate Park Pump track
266 Mountaingate Park Pump track
267 Mountaingate Park Repave the tennis courts please
268 Mountaingate Park SHADE COVERAGE! We use to live in the south and every park had shading. With the heat alone for 7+ months out of the heat this would retain the structures and keep kids safe
269 Mountaingate Park Shade over play area
270 Mountaingate Park shaded areas over Play set equipment 271 Mountaingate Park Shaded spot near basketball court 272 Mountaingate Park Shades in the baseball field seat stands 273 Mountaingate Park Something more safe for toddlers
274 Mountaingate Park Sun shades or covering over playground & swings. 275 Mountaingate Park Swings , Play area for different age groups 276 Mountaingate Park Tennis courts need resurfacing
277 Mountaingate Park This park is great we need others w/ walking paths just like it. 278 Mountaingate Park Trim the trees that block the city views from the houses. 279 Mountaingate Park Water splash play area for kids in summer 279.5 Mountaingate Park MGP definitely needs bathrooms by the playground and basketball courts. It makes no sense that there isn't one.
280 No Park Name
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A pond or lake
281 No Park Name
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A POOL!! Corona needs a City Pool!!!
282 No Park Name
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A pump track built
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
283 No Park Name
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A pumptrack and some jumps!
284 No Park Name
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A surface for roller skating/inline hockey.
285 No Park Name
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Adventureland in Irvine-life size legos, table tennis, foosball table 286 No Park Name
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Benches in the shade; cleaning picnic tables and seating and bathroom stalls
287 No Park Name
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Better condition, monitored more frequently, standards of upkeep, wood chips refilled regularly.
288 No Park Name
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Better pickleball facilities
289 No Park Name
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Better skatepark
290 No Park Name
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Bike park
291 No Park Name
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Bike pump track
292 No Park Name
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BMX pump track
293 No Park Name
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community pool
294 No Park Name
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Court lights and more off-street parking
295 No Park Name
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Covered bbq picnic areas
296 No Park Name
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Disability Swings/ play inclusive
297 No Park Name
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Dog area
298 No Park Name
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Dog areas
299 No Park Name
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Dog park
300 No Park Name
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Dog park
301 No Park Name
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Dog park area
302 No Park Name
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Dog parks
303 No Park Name
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Exercise stations
304 No Park Name
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Find a place for the homeless..
305 No Park Name
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Frisbee golf baskets
306 No Park Name
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Frisbee golf baskets
307 No Park Name
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Get rid of the homeless. No camping laws on public park property.

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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
308 No Park Name
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Grass on soccer fields is always dead
309 No Park Name
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I didn't scan a code, but all my answers refer to the park at the corner of Ontario and Patriot Way. More benches in the shade
310 No Park Name
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I have a toddler and I would encourage more play areas and activities at parks for toddlers.
311 No Park Name
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I'd like for it not to be illegal to walk my dog here unleashed! I'm talking about the park on Gilbert and Tabor
312 No Park Name
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Less homeless/needles
313 No Park Name
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Lights
314 No Park Name
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Lights for pickleball courts
315 No Park Name
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More activities that would be inviting for teens.
316 No Park Name
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More baseball fields
317 No Park Name
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More influence by police with community
318 No Park Name
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More police presence. I'm referring to Husted Park, dawn to dusk hours
319 No Park Name
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More security because I saw teenagers and adults using drugs at the parking lot and this may me feel insecure for me and my kids 320 No Park Name
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More shade
321 No Park Name
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More shade
322 No Park Name
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More shade less woodchips
323 No Park Name
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More SHADE there is none!
324 No Park Name
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More shade trees
325 No Park Name
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More shaded areas
326 No Park Name
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More tennis courts
327 No Park Name
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Needs watering and better up keep
328 No Park Name
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No Homeless
329 No Park Name
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Paint all metal poles - they are in desperate need of maintenance. 2.

Fix baseball fields. 3. Fix baseball field dugouts. Seating is damaged

4. Keep homeless out of dugouts
330 No Park Name
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Pickleball court lights and more off street parking
331 No Park Name
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pickleball courts
332 No Park Name
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PICKLEBALL COURTS
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
333 No Park Name
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Pickleball courts
334 No Park Name
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Pickleball courts ..
335 No Park Name
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Pickleball courts with lights
336 No Park Name
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Please remove the huge tall poles and put a slide instead! It's useless and super dangerous
337 No Park Name
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Pump track
338 No Park Name
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Pumptrack or bike park
339 No Park Name
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REMOVAL OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR KIDS
340 No Park Name
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remove homeless and sanitize play area
341 No Park Name
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Safe environment
342 No Park Name
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Safety. Homeless people and other strangers make us not to go to the park. Scared to take kids alone
343 No Park Name
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Section part of it to be a dog park
344 No Park Name
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Security
345 No Park Name
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Security for people smoking or drinking
346 No Park Name
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Shade
347 No Park Name
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SHADE
348 No Park Name
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Shade
349 No Park Name
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Shade
350 No Park Name
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Shade
351 No Park Name
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SHADE AND FENCES AROUND THE PARK
352 No Park Name
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Shade covering for playgrounds
353 No Park Name
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Shade covers over the playground
354 No Park Name
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Shade over play spaces so kids can play during the summer safely 355 No Park Name
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Shade over the play ground
356 No Park Name
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Shaded Benches, Solar Lights, Fountain of Water on Ground for People & Dogs to walk through
357 No Park Name
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Shaded seating for parents
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
358 No Park Name
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Swimming pool
359 No Park Name
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Take out pond and add skating space
360 No Park Name
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The Gilbert water basin is NOT a park.
361 No Park Name
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The sinks to wash hands need to be fix the doggie water fountain needs to be fix it spills a lot of water
362 No Park Name
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Turn on lights at nite!!
363 No Park Name
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Upgraded bathrooms
364 No Park Name
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Water game for the kids and dogs. Most of the neighbors have dogs and would like a close area for them to play.
365 No Park Name
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Water splash for kids
366 No Park Name
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Waterpark another playground exercise equipment
367 No Park Name
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We love the new play structure but mountain gate needs swings and a toddler friendly play structure too. Also a closer bathroom! 368 Ontario Park A shaded area for the playground. It's too hot for kids to play there during the summer.
369 Ontario Park Less homeless people, less trash, clean water fountains, no needles 370 Ontario Park Mommy & Me swings
371 Ontario Park More lights, so dark people have to bring their own generator for a light. And a accurate sized basketball hoop. The only accurate one is at El Cerrito. Need more accurate basketball hoops on west side of Corona.
372 Ontario Park Needs lights. Have to take my son to el Cerrito to practice which is on the other side of town. Hoop is too low. There should be a bball court where the pickle courts are off of Border st. Looks like there was at one point but is now only pickle court.
373 Ontario Park Remove wood hips
374 Ontario Park Shade at the playground
375 Ontario Park Water area to play in
376 Parkview Park Better benches. More shade
377 Parkview Park Better toilet
378 Parkview Park We own a condo on the other side of the fence all the way at the end and watch the landscape crew walk around the debris , my wife and I have to go and pick up trash which is not our job
379 Promenade Park A splash pad
380 Promenade Park Added shade for playground
381 Promenade Park Clean and add benches at the top of the hill to see the sunset. Can you guys clean the west parking lot and remove the cars and vans that drug seller use to live or sell stuff.
382 Promenade Park Homeless people are a major problem. RV parked for days dumping illegal waste onto the street near the park or in the neighboring CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-23

4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
streets in the area. There is also a group of individuals who hang out there DAILY and their presence is very intimidating.
383 Promenade Park Kick out the drug dealers
384 Promenade Park OVER HEAD SHADE FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT 385 Promenade Park Pickleball courts
386 Promenade Park Relocation of homeless and vagrants
387 Promenade Park Rid park of transients. Need cameras and security I am afraid to go to this park with children. Also better playground equipment ie merry go round. Fun equipment
388 Promenade Park SAFETY! There are a lot of homeless groups smoking cannabis. 389 Promenade Park Space for people to roller skate-- a smooth surface 390 Promenade Park Surveillance keep homeless from camping in the shelter 391 Promenade Park You charge $130 to reserve it, Tustin charges $30 for their parks. Your fees are outrageous.
392 Ridgeline Park a pumptrack
393 Ridgeline Park Dog park
394 Ridgeline Park Dog park
395 Ridgeline Park Fenced areas for dogs / dog park concrete walkway around park (like at Serfas)
396 Ridgeline Park Fitness center for the elder/active individuals like how South Korea provides for there citizens
397 Ridgeline Park Full court Basketball Court
398 Ridgeline Park More shade structures
399 Ridgeline Park Need repainting of building trim, trash can tops, repair damaged awnings, rehab baseball diamonds. General maintenance and repair. 400 Ridgeline Park Pickleball Courts
401 Ridgeline Park Playground
402 Ridgeline Park Shade at more parks in Corona
403 Ridgeline Park The dog waste bag stand replenished on a more consistent basis.

There are holes everywhere in the park that need to be filled 404 Ridgeline Park Upkeep on playground. Base around play structures too low. There's too many large holes in grass. Around other parks we need shade! 405 Ridgeline Park Walking surface similar to Serfas Park 406 Rimpau Park Basketball courts
407 Rimpau Park Dog park
408 Rimpau Park No homeless
409 Rimpau Park Restrooms are locked at 1pm on a Saturday 410 River Road Park Removal/improvement of abandoned water space 411 Rock Vista Park A bike pump track for all ages of the community ! 412 Rock Vista Park Bike features
413 Rock Vista Park Lights at night. Parking lot is dark at night and people gather in the dark. Safety concern
414 Rock Vista Park Pump track and bike park
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
415 Rock Vista Park Would like to keep this park as a natural as possible. Would love to have gate locked at night. Happy to see restrooms locked at night to prevent issues.
416 Rock Vista Park Would love to have something for mountain biking like a pumptrack or a skills area fast growing sport needs help grow
417 Santana Park A coffee house
418 Santana Park better skatepark
419 Santana Park bigger bench seating area for parties
420 Santana Park Bike park
421 Santana Park Brighter lighting and better security. Dog friendly section 422 Santana Park Build a bike park like Menifee
423 Santana Park Dog park
424 Santana Park dog park designated area
425 Santana Park DOG PARK, Volleyball Court
426 Santana Park Dog park. Anywhere in Corona.
427 Santana Park Don’t appreciate when most of it gets fenced 428 Santana Park Eliminate homeless nuisance issues
429 Santana Park Invest in Kellog and City Park lots of vagabonds because it's close to downtown, revitalize downtown area with green spaces and make the area nicer.
430 Santana Park Just a matter of time
431 Santana Park more picnic tables and benches
432 Santana Park More seating and picnic tables
433 Santana Park more seating, more play areas, inviting for family play days 434 Santana Park More security because this park holds a lots of citizen doing sports 435 Santana Park More stuff for children with disabilities 436 Santana Park Needs a playground for young kids attending their older brothers baseball games
437 Santana Park No graffiti
438 Santana Park Off leash dog park
439 Santana Park Pickleball court
440 Santana Park Picnic areas outside of the playground 441 Santana Park Pool
442 Santana Park Programs for teens 13 and up during summer or when there is no school
443 Santana Park Pump track
444 Santana Park Pump track my guys
445 Santana Park Pump track/better skate park
446 Santana Park Restrooms: no soap or towels, Boo!
447 Santana Park Shade
448 Santana Park Shade over the play structures
449 Santana Park Shade over the playground!!!!!!
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
450 Santana Park Shade!
451 Santana Park Swimming facility
452 Santana Park Tables
453 Santana Park Tennis and basketball court
454 Santana Park Trash cans emptied on Saturdays
455 Santana Park Upgraded baseball fields
456 Santana Park Walking or Running Trail
457 Santana Park Water Features, less homeless
458 Serfas Club Park Adult swings for autism sensory help 459 Serfas Club Park Better lighting at night, its very dark...and a dog area. There is a large dog community here
460 Serfas Club Park Better restrooms
461 Serfas Club Park Covered seating
462 Serfas Club Park Empty trash more on weekends (more gatherings then), improve restroom
463 Serfas Club Park Enclosed area for dogs to run and play 464 Serfas club Park Grass area needs major improvements 465 Serfas Club Park Less transient sleeping there and making unsafe to visit esp alone 466 Serfas Club Park Light. And kid swings not only infant swings 467 Serfas Club Park Lights for sports in the evening
468 Serfas Club Park More lighting in playground area
469 Serfas Club Park More park benches-tables under shade trees 470 Serfas Club Park More sitting spaces w/ benches
471 Serfas Club Park Pet friendly access
472 Serfas Club Park Picnic benches are often too dirty. Some of the equipment is faulty. 473 Serfas Club Park Please do not offer wifi at any Corona Parks 474 Serfas Club Park pump track or bike park
475 Serfas Club Park Replace wood chips with rubber track material 476 Serfas Club Park Restrooms should be well lit and would suggest a more open concept like San Diego beaches. Allow air movement in the facility.

Remove homeless from the parks and surrounding area so that the parks feel safer. Implement strict consequences for tagging and lewd behavior.
477 Serfas Club Park Shade for the kids while playing - late spring summer early fall are to hot for them to play unless it's early in the morning or dinner time 478 Serfas Club Park shade structures
479 Serfas Club Park Shade!
480 Serfas Club Park The city of Corona lacks track availability for runners, adult runners.

Many runners have to travel to other cities to train. For example, Fullerton city has an agreement with Fullerton college to open the track to general public to train. I wish Corona would do something similar. The city could also use existing parks and build a track, compact fine gravel or similar material could be used. Thank you.

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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
481 Serfas Club Park Water drainage is inefficient. Areas are often muddy and soggy...not just after rain.
482 Sheridan Park a safe skate park
483 Sierra Bella Park Clean the profanity on the sitting benches. 484 Sierra Bella Park More shade
485 Sierra Bella Park More/larger shade over the playgrounds 486 Sierra Bella Park Shade structure over play equipment 487 Sierra Bella Park SHADE!!
488 Sierra Bella Park Sun shades, dog poop bags, emptied trash cans 489 Sierra Bella Park Sunshades over play areas
490 Sierra Bella Park We don't be need wifi on parks, why is that on the list!! 491 Spyglass Park Everything's pretty good
492 Spyglass Park More dog parks in Corona
493 Spyglass Park More fencing for dog and little kid use since it's so close to a busy road. Repair existing fencing would be a plus as well.
494 Spyglass Park Pickleball and Bocce Ball Courts
495 Stagecoach Park Better shade coverage
496 Stagecoach Park Cleaner bathrooms and the drinking fountain fixed for kids. As well as cleaning the webs off of the picnic tables.
497 Stagecoach Park Cleaner bathrooms and the drinking fountain fixed for kids. As well as cleaning the webs off of the picnic tables.
498 Stagecoach Park Fix the lower drinking fountain, it doesn't drain 499 Stagecoach Park High curbs so people dont ruin grass with their trucks 500 Stagecoach Park More police presence at night
501 Stagecoach Park On playground area need more wood chips. Pipe exposed. Hazard to children
502 Stagecoach Park Shade!!!!
503 Stagecoach Park SHADE, filtered water bottle fill station, and hand soap, please! 504 Stagecoach Park Shaded cover over play are
505 Stagecoach Park Shaded playgrounds
506 Stagecoach Park Sun covers during summer time, splash pad 507 Stagecoach Park Tennis courts
508 Stagecoach Park The wood chips need to be replenished. One of the areas has some underground tube that has come exposed
509 Stagecoach Park Walk trail
510 Tehachapi Park Fix the whole sidewalk
511 Tehachapi Park Lighting
512 Tehachapi Park New benches and tables under gazebo
513 Tehachapi Park Shade on the playground!! Also the pavilion tables need replacing and the bathrooms should be open and clean every day.
514 Tehachapi Park Swings, new drinking fountain, plant more plants where there used to be plants and now its just empty dirt.
515 Victoria Park open bathroom on Easter Day
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4. What would you like to see improved at this park? Something not on this list. N:529 # Park Name Something not on this list
516 Victoria Park police patrol for drug and prostitution activity 517 Victoria Park Water park
518 Village Park Milkweed/monarch garden
519 Village Park More shade by play area
520 Village Park Patio covering over tables
521 Village Park Restrooms don't have doors
522 Village Park Shade covering! Over the tables and playground. Gets too hot for kids to play even before noon
523 Village Park Shade for the playground and better lighting for the night. More security is also needed because there's always people in the parking lot either smoking or doing things in their car.
524 Village Park SHADE over the play area
525 Village Park Shade! And better toilets
526 Village Park Soccer goals, more lighting, updated playground 527 Village Park Splash Pad
528 Village Park Splashpad
529 Village Park Tables and benches
530 Village Park There is enough space to add an enclosed fence for a small dog park. Also, we need shade over the picnic tables and play structures.

SYSTEMWIDE NEEDS

5. How satisfied are you with the mix and availability of the following in Corona? Parks N:1133 Count Percentage
Very Unsatisfied (0-20) 51 4.50%
Unsatisfied (21-40) 145 12.80%
Neutral (41-60) 259 22.86%
Satisfied (61-80) 463 40.86%
Very Satisfied (81-100) 215 18.98%
Grand Total 1133 100.00%

6. How satisfied are you with the mix and availability of the following in Corona? Special Events N:1025 Count Percentage Very Unsatisfied (0-20) 70 7%
Unsatisfied (21-40) 170 17%
Neutral (41-60) 196 19%
Satisfied (61-80) 348 34%
Very Satisfied (81-100) 241 24%
Grand Total 1025 100%
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7. How satisfied are you with the mix and availability of the following in Corona? Organized Recreation Programs N:932 Count Percentage Very Unsatisfied (0-20) 58 6%
Unsatisfied (21-40) 166 18%
Neutral (41-60) 181 19%
Satisfied (61-80) 331 36%
Very Satisfied (81-100) 196 21%
Grand Total 932 100%

8. How satisfied are you with the mix and availability
of the following in Corona? Recreation Facilities
N:1003 Count Percentage
Very Unsatisfied (0-20) 91 9%
Unsatisfied (21-40) 193 19%
Neutral (41-60) 187 19%
Satisfied (61-80) 339 34%
Very Satisfied (81-100) 193 19%
Grand Total 1003 100%

9.What activities would you most like to see more of in Corona’s park system? Check your top 3. N:1202 Count Percentage
Walking and biking 364 30%
Social gathering (community events, picnics, parties, etc.) 335 28% Youth/ Family activities (summer day camps, scavenger hunts, etc.) 314 26% Playing (sliding, climbing, etc.) 304 25%
Artistic or cultural expression (music, theatre, visual arts, public art, etc.) 280 23%
Fitness and wellness programming 260 22%
Water play at spraygrounds 216 18%
Dog park and amenities 211 18%
Other (please specify) 208 17%
Senior activities (technology classes, exercise classes, etc.) 205 17% Swimming (outdoor pool) 196 16%
Team or individual sports (organized or casual) 183 15% Nature observation and interpretation 144 12%
Skateboarding 81 7%
Total 1202 100%
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9. What activities would you most like to see more of in Corona’s Park system? Other N:
208

1. Pickleball

2. Pickleball

3. Parks available for the kids to play. There are rooms many kids and not enough room. Homeless situation and illegal drug usage is out of control.

4. Better walking and biking trails

5. Seven additional trash cans at Fairview Park.

6. Bike park

7. Pickleball

8. Trails and bike paths connecting local residential areas and along roads to a park.

9. Roller skating spaces

10. Improve Pickleball court to paint courts, set up lights, awning for shade, and fix stairs going up the courts.

11. “Pump it” park for bikes and scooters!!!!

12. A surface for roller skaters and/or inline hockey

13. Roller skating

14. Bike Park

15. Radio Controlled Airplane Airport

16. Volleyball courts

17. Cam in the park

18. Shade shade shade

19. Dog Park

20. Bicycle pump track

21. Pump bike track

22. Would really like trails thru Corona to walk, run, bike. Trails could be put in some of our canyons. I am thinking off of Masters in the canyon to Nelson and beyond.

23. more pickleball courts

24. Bike Recreation (like skatepark, but bike focus)

25. More pump track and bicycle programs/encouragement

26. Fix remaining tennis court paint at Border tennis courts PLEASE

27. Fix remaining tennis court pickleballers were told not to touch

28. Pickleball courts

29. Study park

30. Biking!

31. Rims on basketball court are way too loud. Needs to be looked at. Can hear every shot in entire neighborhood

32. Programming that occurs outside of the school/work day

33. Another dog park not at the airport

34. Clear the Homeless and Illegal Campers from parks

35. frisbee golf course

36. Pickle ball courts and exercise machines
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37. Coffee and Collaboration, Placemaking events

38. Security and cleaning

39. More Pickleball courts and Improved courts at Border Park

40. Pickleball

41. More Pickleball Courts

42. Less bums

43. Pump track

44. Pickleball and tennis courts

45. More basketball courts and a regulation running track

46. Pickle ball courts

47. Basketball

48. Sensory/disability access

49. please more skate parks the ones we have suck plz i have to skate in my side yard

50. Organized Bike Rides

51. Pickleball

52. Pickleball

53. Basketball courts and soccer fields

54. the swings were taken out of mgp, the playground is mainly for toddlers.

55. Shaded areas (play and other)

56. Would really enjoy toddler times at library. Some other cities have that.

Concert in the park. We do not have much happening at the promenade park.

The park is big and awesome but I do not think family things are happening.

57. More Pickleball courts lighted for evening play/practice

58. new Pickleball courts

59. Disc golf and foot golf

60. open space and trails

61. Basketball courts, dog parks, football field, more lighting for walking, more involvement for teens to join. There aren't a lot of choices for teens.

62. BMX park / pump track

63. Shade

64. Trees, reservoirs, running trails, tennis courts

65. Shade!! Please put up shade triangles like dos Lagos playground. A shopping mall gets it done better than the city

66. More lights, extended hours. Space limited for all organized sports from soccer to football. Additionally, lights will help extend play and give community members healthy active

67. Pickleball

68. Tennis

69. Pickleball courts

70. Bike park

71. Mountain bike

72. More pickleball courts

73. Community gardens. Native plants, bird and butterfly garden

74. Pickle ball courts and pump track
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75. Teenage activities! We have nothing for teens. A great roller skating rink like EPIC in murrieta would be great

76. Outdoor concerts

77. Obstacles for exercise

78. Pickleball

79. Tennis courts, handball courts/ tennis walls

80. Permanent pickleball courts!

81. Pickleball courts

82. Hiking trails

83. Pickleball

84. Pickleball Courts

85. Pickleball courts

86. Tables and bbq’s

87. Pickleball courts

88. Volleyball Courts

89. Permanent pickleball courts with lights. We only have one site and believe we should have more, especially on the East side of Corona.

90. Pickleball courts

91. Pickle ball courts

92. Pickleball, disc golf, bocce ball

93. Tennis

94. Pump Track

95. Bike focused amenities

96. Pickel ball courts

97. Pickleball courts w/lights

98. Pickle Ball Courts

99. Wave rider, driving range, pump track, a park dedicated to passenger car and truck drag races.
100. Botanic Garden
101. Tennis courts
102. Remove the homeless or drug sellers from the parks for families feel secure. 103. Outdoor street hockey rink
104. Shade
105. All weather track with public access
106. I would also love to see more art throughout Corona. We just have houses, everywhere. Brea requires art throughout their community, which is a great idea. I would also love to see some spaces that have small groves of citrus trees brought back into park spaces. We've eliminated this piece of our city's heritage, and it would be so nice to honor that by incorporating citrus groves throughout the city.
107. More pickleball & basketball courts
108. Concerts in the park
109. Pickleball
110. lighted pickle ball
111. Pickleball
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112. More Pickle ball courts
113. Pump track / dirt jumps
114. People should not be gathering at the Gilbert water basin. It is not an off leash dog park and there no amenities nor parking.
115. Shade!
116. Security due to drugs and transients
117. Pump Tracks
118. Shade. Flat walking areas 1 mike or more
119. Pump track for bicycles
120. Pump track
121. Botanical gardens
122. Pump track for bikes
123. Pump track
124. Bike Park in the dirt at Skyline!!!
125. Better baseball fields
126. Shade over the play equipment. on sunny days, the equipment can be too hot to enjoy.
127. Mountain biking
128. Bike park
129. Pump track . Or bike bike jumps
130. pump track and dirt jumps for bikes
131. Mountain Bike Activities
132. Pump track
133. More natural setting larger areas to explore safely. 134. Free Play Courts (Basketball, Pickle Ball,) that are not overly scheduled 135. Walking running trail
136. An adult park
137. Pickle ball courts
138. Fitness options for parents or caretakers
139. Running Trails
140. Homeless or people with addictions need to be relocated 141. bike pump track or bike park
142. Pickleball courts with lights
143. More patrol drom Police since this park is visited by drug dealers during the day and between 1:00 AM and 4:00 AM
144. bike/skills park
145. Pump track bicycle park
146. Adaptive playgrounds
147. Bike pump track
148. MORE SHADE
149. Pumptrack or bike park
150. More pickleball courts
151. Outdoor fitness equipment
152. Additional softball fields for girls and adult softball activities 153. Festive lighting, walkways, ponds etc
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154. Please outdoor community pool open all summer like I had growing up on Chicago! I’ll pay a membership fee let we did there too! 155. Shade over EVERY play structure!!
156. Pickleball
157. Pickleball courts
158. Things for people with disabilities
159. Pickleball courts
160. Pickle ball court with lights
161. Pump track for bikes
162. Pickleball courts
163. Pickle ball
164. Na
165. Pickleball
166. Park on Citron St.
167. Pump track
168. Pickleball courts with lights
169. More basketball courts.
170. Rollerblading (fix the local skatepark)
171. Bike park, pump track
172. pickleball
173. Bike park would be good at sky line
174. Neighborhood Watch programs
175. Safety
176. Pickleball
177. Pickleball
178. Pickle ball
179. Frisbee golf baskets
180. Better walking and biking paths with trees for shade and better lighting at night
181. Cleaning out the homeless multiple times a day at problem parks. 182. Basketball courts
183. PICKLEBALL COURTS
184. Pond or lake
185. Pump track
186. Pickleball courts
187. Water park with a lazy River
188. Mountain biking and pump track
189. Mountain biking
190. No homeless
191. More shade for playgrounds! And benches for parents 192. Engaging group activities for the youth in corona, will promote their physical and mental health
193. Central Park type park
194. Tennis courts
195. Pickleball Courts Improvement , and add light
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196. Pickleball
197. Pickleball is exploding. There is not a single permanent net in all of Corona. 198. BMX pump track
199. Shade over play structures so we can utilize playgrounds in the summer. 200. Volleyball courts
201. Well lit and accurate Basketball courts for kids and adults. A better skate park with more realistic jump/trick areas. The bowl at Santana Park is unrealistic even for an experienced skater.
202. Basketball. For a city who has a high school who won state championship, the outdoor courts are limited.
203. Open spaces, picturesque
204. Pickleball courts need lights at Border
205. baseball / softball
206. Need more/ updated skate parks
207. Pickleball court
208. more info for animals

CITY PARK

10. Facilities at City Park (930 E 6th St) serve all of Corona as well as neighbors of the park. The City of Corona is embarking on a project to re-envision City Park. Which of the following improvements or additions to City Park are most important to you? N:1170 Count Percentage Performance/event space for music festivals 319 27%
Full Aquatic Center 308 26%
Botanical Garden / arboretum 255 22%
Multi-use Center 249 21%
Walking trails 235 20%
Courtyard/Plaza with Water Play Features 228 19%
Something not on this list (please describe below) 213 18% New inclusive play structure 208 18%
Park Ranger Station 171 15%
Teen Center 168 14%
Pump Track/Skate Park Options 156 13%
Senior Center 150 13%
Pickleball Courts 144 12%
Picnic shelters/pavilions 128 11%
Tennis Courts 74 6%
Park maintenance storage building for equipment and office space 48 4% Total 1170 100%

10. Which of the following improvements or additions to City Park are most important to you? Something not on this list (please describe below) N: 213 CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-35

1. Someone to watch us moms and kids to keep us safe from homeless

2. An area to have car shows and festivals

3. Dog park

4. Hiking trails

5. There need to be more dog parks throughout Corona

6. Clean park

7. I’ve been there twice in the past five years and was accosted by homeless on both occasions so my family will not go there.

8. LESS HOMELESS

9. Dog friendly drinking fountains

10. The pool is currently closed. Please reopen.

11. Less homeless

12. Touchtennis courts

13. Homelessness control. There is too much trash left behind. I would never let my child play there in the condition it is now.

14. Too scary to go to that park

15. Security, cleaning, security, lighting, graffiti removal, more police presence.

Homeless removal

16. Tennis courts . 4)Safety . That park is near my house but I dont go because I’ve had experiences that make me feel not safe when i am there.

17. Let’s begin with safety. My son had organized sport of basketball and it was so unsafe with homeless that the practice was moved to a new location.

18. Removing the homeless population that practically lives there.

19. Get homeless out of kids play area. Too dangerous for kids

20. Skate park street

21. Something clean

22. RHE HOMELESS, need to get ride of them

23. Racquetball courts

24. Remove the homeless, mentally ill, drug addicts, alcoholics, clean up their mess, and keep it up so that residents can safely use the park.

25. Dog park

26. Safety and cleanliness

27. Less homeless in the para, there is a very dirty unmaintained playground there

28. Safety is a major concern at this park. Due to safety concerns, any additions would not be inviting to partake, view or attend. Homelessness & drug use has overtaken this beautiful long time community park. Tagging is an issue as well as constant trash left behind by the homeless. Bathrooms are longer safe to use, if open they are utilized for bathing. The parking no longer suits our growing community.

29. Safety and security

30. Shaded playgrounds!

31. Removal of all transients. I've never taken my kids here except to deliver water to the homeless

32. Safety

33. General clean up
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34. Clear out the homeless

35. The park needs to be cleaned up for the homeless population. It is unsafe for hard working families to be down there. The park is riddled with wide spread illegal drug usage and shady characters. The whole park and downtown area needs to be revamped for the kids and youth sports to play down there. Clean up the homeless and drug population at the park.

36. Safety and homelessness in the area

37. No homeless

38. Consideration for the homeless that also use the park.

39. Cam in the park

40. Less homelessness

41. Safety. Keeping homeless from camping in area.

42. Dance floors installed for our Folklorico dancers in the game room.

43. Dog parks

44. Climbing/Bouldering wall

45. Pickle ball courts

46. Model Airplane Area for Flying

47. Dog park

48. Get rid of the bums!

49. Pump track!!!!

50. Better Maintenance homeless problem

51. Volleyball courts because volleyball community is growing but there no place to practice.

52. Radio Controlled Airplane Airport Park

53. Homeless shelter

54. Big homeless concerns

55. Help the homeless that hang out all over the park

56. A police substation

57. This question was asked on a previous survey

58. Security guards

59. Security and cleaning

60. No homeless

61. No homeless

62. Remove the homeless that live there. Very scary going to swimming lessons at city pool.

63. Outdoor hockey rink

64. Prevent the homeless from taking over the park. What’s the point in renovation if the homeless take hold of the park and destroy the renovations

65. No homeless

66. Shaded areas

67. Make the area safe. I would not feel comfortable taking my kids to that park.

68. To be honest, unless the homeless situation is at addressed and resolved at City Park, majority of people will not use any of the renovations. City Park does not feel safe for kids.

69. No Homeless
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70. I would love the park to be cleaned up homeless removed or relocated

71. Clean up the park and area. Would not consider going to this park with my young children due to the number of transients I see driving by each day

72. Safe walk/bikeability. Limit cut-thru traffic on 6th. Replace right lanes with protected bike lanes

73. Shade over the play structures

74. We haven’t visited this park due to transients

75. Cleaning up the park should be the first improvement. Always see folks going to the bathroom out in the open at the park.

76. Open the bathrooms and get rid of the people that sleep there of hang around there all day

77. Cleaned up and feeling safer in general. I grew up in Corona and have lived here 41 years, that was my park growing up. I won't take my daughter there now.

78. Cleanup homeless / safety for kids

79. Coolness center

80. Get rid of homeless so kids can safely play there

81. Less transients. It’s a deterrent for people to visit regardless of what you add

82. Removal of homeless

83. Shade shade shade

84. Shade over playground

85. Removal of homeless

86. Dog Parks

87. No homeless. They need a place to live besides the park.

88. getting rid of the homeless that hang out all day and night

89. Seriously, get rid of the homeless. This park has so much potential to be the heart of the city, yet nothing has ever been done with it. Other cities parks do weekly events, holiday events, and actually do things for the community. I won't even step foot into City Park in Corona because of the dirty homeless people pooping and peeing all over the grass. The skatepark is in shambles and needs to be redone by a company that actually cares about skating.

90. Clear out Homeless

91. Remove personal lockers and equipment from public parks/areas

92. Move the homeless people out. cant bring kids as it is.

93. Safety. It feels unsafe

94. Safety from homeless & drugs parafanalia

95. Safety

96. Make the park safe, no drugs and druggies

97. Is like to see pickleball courts, but it would be nice to see the park cleaned up from all the people camping there. I always say safety first.

98. The homeless issue needs to be addressed

99. None. Refuse to visit there because of all the homeless. 100. As for every park, there needs to be security guards. 101. Improve safety
102. Clean up and vacate homeless to make park safe for everyone to visit CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-38
103. Dog Park
104. Less druggies and homeless
105. No homeless
106. Pet friendly
107. This is by far the worst park I have visited in Corona. My children had swim classes here and we cancelled them due to the rampant drug use and homeless population. No amount of updates will fix this problem if the culture of this area stays the same. An equitable outcome is not possible if the people do not appreciate what they are given.
108. Less homeless to navigate around.
109. Cleanliness
110. Make it safe to visit.
111. Homeless people can make it feel unsafe currently . 112. Lg fenced in Dog park but this area would need to be cleared of homeless & much more safe!!
113. Court light
114. NO HOMELESS ! It’s the main reason nobody goes
115. Safety, no more homeless
116. Get the homeless out
117. Get rid of the homeless there
118. Do something about the homeless!
119. Homeless population has taken over this park
120. Waterfalls and places to sit
121. Roller rink
122. Make it more safe, the city brags about reducing homelessness, but the park says otherwise!
123. Solar Lights, shaded Garden area for Low Income Families & Kids to learn & have fresh food
124. Consistent cleaning of bathrooms and updated
125. Clean up the homeless (and trash)
126. Clearing out the homeless multiple times a day
127. Basketball courts
128. Homeless make it too scary to visit
129. More police presence, some of the park's have more of police presence and shady people not allowed to hang around .
130. VOLLEYBALL COURTS
131. Volleyball courts
132. Solid plan on how to manage transients in the area to make the park a safe area for all
133. We don’t go/wouldn’t go to city park because of the severe homeless problem along 6th street. Unless that gets cleaned up I don’t think we would visit. 134. Safe, no homeless people!
135. Bring back the vegan farmers market
136. Security & dealing with Crime g homelessness
137. Security! I won’t take my kids where homeless and trash are rampant. :( CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-39
138. Fix the skatepark, get the homeless out of the park! 139. Cleaning up transits
140. Insecurity
141. A POOL!!!
142. Safety/homeless encampment removal.
143. We need a pump track in corona
144. Frisbee golf baskets
145. Safety of course
146. Honestly I would never bring my kids that are due to the high homeless population and drug paraphernalia littered around
147. REMOVAL OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR KIDS
148. Less homelessness
149. Turn on lights at night!!
150. SHADE AND FENCING AROUND THE PARK
151. Maintaining trees and landscape better
152. Pump track
153. Pond or lake
154. Kids playground
155. Mountain bike park!
156. We need MORE dog parks
157. Improved baseball fields
158. Baseball fields
159. A surface for roller skating and/or inline hockey
160. Bike park
161. Bike park
162. Clases de yoga masica ¶ pintura de
163. Mountain bike trails or skill area
164. Dog park
165. Pump track
166. Relocate homeless and vagrants
167. I don't go there.
168. Finding somewhere else for the homeless and drug addicts to go seek help 169. Shade
170. Dog park amenities
171. Dog park
172. Park doesn’t feel safe
173. Natural space with education.
174. Pumptrack! Skatepark would be a plus
175. Safety. No homeless, druggies
176. Frisbee gold baskets
177. Security
178. dog park and frisbee golf
179. Unknown
180. Looks completely run down. I have never taken my family there due to all the homeless and gang activity there. People are openly doing drugs and pushing CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-40
shopping carts around that park. Bad look for our city. 181. Safety. Too many homeless in park setting up shelters. 182. Dog Parks
183. Dog area
184. Remove the homeless
185. Handball courts
186. Consider that I have not been at the 930 E 6th St Park 187. Safety
188. Basketball courts
189. Safety!!
190. Exercise machines
191. No homeless people
192. Dog Park area
193. Police station
194. Roller skating space
195. Clearing out the homeless
196. Outdoor exercise installments
197. No homeless
198. It doesn’t seem safe to take my kids to. Too many homeless people and drug users. No matter what improvements there were I wouldn’t go if that was still a problem.
199. LESS BUM’S
200. No lo conozco
201. Have never been to this park, just drive by due to all the homeless. 202. More Native vegetation, community garden/center
203. Get the homeless out, we used to have cinco de mayo there. It was so nice. We used to have fourth of July. It's creepy and dirty with all the homeless. Please make the park a safe place. Nobody wants to go there wbrn there's so many homeless!! homeless!!! North corona gets all the attention, we need this park it has so many memories for the people born and raised in corona. 204. pump track
205. Indoor pickleball courts
206. A Butterfly House with indoor rooms to be reserved for local mom groups and children’s learning activities
207. It’s overrun by homeless people who use meth and follow you into restrooms 208. Small monument for Active Duty
209. J
210. Pump track
211. Actividades Culturales / Cultural Activities
212. Eliminate homeless nuisance issues
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PRIORITIES

11. In general, should Corona invest in larger, more concentrated facilities or smaller ways spread out across the community? Choose the answer that is closest to your preference. Count Percentage Centralized, larger facilities: creating high quality facilities in an area that needs better opportunities (such as City Park) will access for those who live close by or can travel to a specific location. 493 45%
Spread out, smaller improvements: improving (and possibly adding) parks will increase close-to-home access for more Corona residents. 607 55%
Grand Total 1097 100%

12.If the City had more money to invest across the parks and recreation system, which of the following are your top priorities? Check your top 3. N:1135 Count Percentage
Repair or replace worn or older park features 491 43%
Add more or a greater variety of features in neighborhood parks 386 34% Add and maintain trees to supply shade and other benefits 375 33% Build more trails and paths 364 32%
Increase routine maintenance (e.g., litter pickup, mowing, restroom cleaning) 354 31%
Improve or build more sports fields and courts 248 22%
Host or promote more community events and festivals 242 21% Build or add new parks 225 20%
Host or promote more recreation programs, classes, and activities 214 19% Other (please specify) 168 15%
None of the above/don't know 12 1%
Total 1144 100%
Cross-reference: “Should Corona
invest in larger, more
concentrated facilities or smaller
ways spread out across the
community” and “If the City had
more money to invest across the
parks and recreation system,
which of the following are your
top priorities.” N:1143
Centralized, larger
facilities
Spread out,
smaller
improvements
(blank)
Grand Total
# % # %
Repair or replace worn or older
park features 183 37% 283 47% 24 490
Add more or a greater variety of
features in neighborhood parks 165 34% 215 35% 6 386
Add and maintain trees to supply
shade and other benefits 162 33% 200 33% 13 375
Build more trails and paths 147 30% 202 33% 14 363
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Cross-reference: “Should Corona
invest in larger, more
concentrated facilities or smaller
ways spread out across the
community” and “If the City had
more money to invest across the
parks and recreation system,
which of the following are your
top priorities.” N:1143
Centralized, larger
facilities
Spread out,
smaller
improvements
(blank)
Grand Total
# % # %
Increase routine maintenance
(e.g., litter pickup, mowing,
restroom cleaning)
161 33% 182 30% 10 353
Improve or build more sports
fields and courts 126 26% 113 19% 9 248
Host or promote more community
events and festivals 115 24% 123 20% 4 242
Build or add new parks 101 21% 117 19% 7 225
Host or promote more recreation
programs, classes, and activities 101 21% 107 18% 6 214 Other (please specify) 60 12% 95 16% 13 168
None of the above/don't know 5 1% 5 1% 2 12
Count of Total 489 606 48 1143

12.If the City had more money to invest across the parks and recreation system, which of the following are your top priorities? Other N:168

1. Safety!!! Moms with kids are alone sometimes

2. Pickleball courts

3. More Pickleball courts and dog parks

4. Pickleball courts

5. Big swimming pool with slide/ Rec center

6. Add more Pickleball courts

7. Additional cameras and security

8. Lights for pickleball/tennis courts at Border park

9. Take a serious interest in making the airport representative of the image the City wants its visitors to see.

10. Adult Volleyball league & courts

11. Host more adaptive activities for people with special needs.

12. Shade please!!

13. Trees are not good enough to provide shade. Please add sun sails to keep playground covered at all times. Depending on the time of day, trees will not give the coverage needed

14. permanent pickleball courts

15. Parking lot maintenance, better grass, less homeless & more organized sports for the children to play

16. The amount of money a great sports complex would generate for a community (by Dos Lagos area) would bring in lots of money for a city, CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS SUMMARY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN C-43
support local businesses. Football, soccer, etc.. To host tournaments and local organized sports.

17. Security/safety

18. More police presence to deal with homeless and people who just linger at the park for no reason.

19. Invest in getting rid of the homeless

20. More basketball courts.

21. Improve dog park facilities

22. Regional Baseball games promoting Travel Ball competition regionally

23. Need Pickleball Courts with Permanent Net

24. More Saturday programs

25. Sun shades over playground area

26. Better play equipment like OC Great Park & newer Eastvale Parks

27. improve all parks the same, not just the popular ones like Mt. gate. small town parks are neglected

28. Safety, night lighting(our summers are hot, night time play increases), winter events at parks. Programs & classes are expensive, we shouldn't have to pay credit fee or a cash handling fee. By having expensive programs, discriminates those with lower incomes.

29. Add shade above play structures so they can be used when sun is out (gets way too hot)

30. Shaded playgrounds

31. Pump Track

32. Clear out the homeless

33. Safety and homelessness at parks

34. Dog parks

35. We need security cam A lot of crimes happening that’s why we need security cam

36. Pickleball

37. Add shades to the seating area at Mountain Gate Park

38. Host pickleball tournaments. ROI

39. More Dog parks

40. Build more pickle ball courts

41. Permanent Pickleball courts with lighting to host tournaments and the growing popularity of the sports. Corona could capitalize on the strategic location of the city and be able to host tournaments that would bring in many visitors and revenue as well.

42. Pickleball courts

43. Pickle Ball Courts

44. Sell some of the parkland for affordable housing.

45. Replace wood chips around playground with soft cushion pads

46. connect all the parks by trails

47. BMX pump track

48. Tennis courts

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50. Host a bike ride

51. Shaded areas near playground

52. Security from coyotes, trouble and transients

53. Vigilacia en parque serca de escuela los ninos mayores pueden ser un poco destructivos

54. Remove homeless from parks

55. Concert area

56. An aquatic center like The Cove and shade over every single playground!!!

57. Que quiten los homeless no deja. Que uno vallas caminar en las mananas ese parque da miedo !!

58. Shade over play areas

59. Shade sails!

60. Use native trees. Invest in trails/bikeways to and from parks (similar to Mountain Gate Park)

61. Shade over the play equipment

62. Upgrade the Butterfield dog park

63. More bathrooms at Mountain Gate Park

64. DOG PARKS

65. Trim the trees at Mountain Gate Park to give us homeowners our beautiful city view back.

66. Shade over every single play structure!!!!!!!

67. more dog parks

68. Repair what we have, like the 1 remaining tennis court at Border. Otherwise what was the reason pickleball people were told not to touch it IAW park rec coordinator told me.

69. Pickle ball courts and exercise machines

70. So many mountains and very little access to trails for hiking.

71. Fix the mall

72. Resource Fairs

73. Add more pickleball courts

74. PLEASE REMOVE THE HOMELESS FROM THE PARK!! KEEP OUR CITY SAFE!!! THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!! THIS WOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED IN SOUTH CORONA!

75. Sunshades over play structures

76. Have assistance available when facilities are in use and security on bicycle to help as needed

77. Dog Park

78. Stop homeless and drug dealers at the park it’s not safe

79. Teen programs

80. Safety should be the most important thing, park rangers or police presence.

81. Playgrounds for kids

82. We need a lg fenced in DogPark similar to DairyLand Park

83. Lights at border park

84. Build a bike park. We have parks for everyone but, BMX and mountain bike and all bike enthusiasts.

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85. Places to sit

86. Bike park at sky line

87. Make it safe!

88. Shade at kids play areas

89. Turn lot at N corner of Lincoln//Mountain Gate (next to Eisenhower) into a park with parking

90. Fix border 1 remaining tennis court

91. Make parks safer

92. MORE TREES AND SHADE

93. More trees and shade

94. safer park

95. Security watch for parks

96. More safety checks at parks to make families feel safe

97. More things for teens to do!

98. Maintain the dog park

99. PLEASE find a way to keep soap stocked in bathrooms, and install sun shade sails and benches surrounding playgrounds at EVERY park so parents and kids can actually USE facilities through California summers. 100. Patrol the city park more, fix the skatepark
101. Security
102. Invest in a city pool and maintain regularly!
103. PICKLEBALL COURTS
104. mountain gate skate park
105. Build a pump track in corona please
106. REMOVE HOMESLESS PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR KIDS
107. Clean the parks of homelessness and drug dealers
108. Turn on lights at night. It‘s dangerously dark at nite. 109. Pump tracks
110. An aquatic park with a current resistance walking stream 111. Promote local artists event
112. Build a quality pump track with an actual bike park to complement it 113. Preventive and proactive measures, more community input. 114. Bike park
115. Pond or lake
116. Build a mountain bike park
117. Baseball fields
118. A surface for roller skating and/or inline hockey
119. Pickleball courts with lights
120. Bike Park
121. Definitely more frequent police presence at Parks like Kellog to help deal with the homeless issues. I feel the shelters should better serve them as day time living arrangements and it would be safer for kids and park goers. 122. Bike park , pump track
123. Add shade over play equipment
124. Pump track
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125. Lights on Border pickle ball courts
126. Pumptrack or trails for mountain biking
127. Pump track and dirt jumps for bikes
128. Pump track or bike skills park
129. I’d focus on shade for equipment that is not coming from trees. Recommend sail shades
130. Pump track
131. Relocate homeless and vagrants
132. Keep vagrants from living in our parks so that families can use them without fear
133. Murals
134. Dog park
135. Pumptrack or bike park
136. Mtb trails and parks
137. Safety. No druggies or homeless
138. Community pool
139. add dog park and frisbee golf baskets
140. Start a community garden that will provide fresh food to local community 141. Water park with 50 meter pool
142. More dog parks
143. Dog Parks
144. Make the homeless a shelter so they won't be at the parks all the time 145. Handball courts
146. Add a dog park
147. Add Athletic track for runners. Running is a popular sport and many have to travel outside Corona to train.
148. Less homeless people
149. Add A Professionally Built Skate Park
150. Provide shade at parks and over play structures so they can be used year round
151. Drought resistant plants
152. Roller skating spaces
153. GET RID OF THE BUMS
154. Please add real bball courts with lights in west corona. 155. Improve safety: fencing, restroom checks, repair broken and dangerous playground features, etc.
156. Create more shaded playgrounds for kids (most do not have shade and are burning hot in the summer)
157. Outdoor community pool open all summer
158. North corona needs more parks, the kids around Parkside school area ha e no place to go. The movie theater got moved. The schools are locked down on weekends and holidays.
159. bike park
160. Shade canopies over kids playgrounds to shield from the hot Summer sun 161. Clear out homeless
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162. Pickleball courts with lights.
163. More Pickleball courts with lights
164. BMX park / pump track
165. add lighting to parks that offer a walking/running trails 166. Keep homeless off park grounds so kids can play safely, monitor for loose dogs- there have been several attack incidents.
167. No wood chips at all parks, inclusive playground for disabled kids 168. pump track

PARTICIPANT PROFILE
How old are you? (Choose one) Count Percentage
Under 18 16 1%
18-24 60 5%
25-34 320 28%
35-44 385 34%
45-54 179 16%
55-64 104 9%
65 and over 56 5%
Prefer not to say 7 1%
Grand Total 1127 100%
Most people think of themselves as belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group. How do you identify yourself? (Choose all that apply) N: 1104 Count Percentage
African American/Black 43 4%
Asian or Asian American 107 10%
Caucasian/White (not Hispanic) 549 50%
Hispanic/Latino 327 30%
Native American 60 5%
Pacific Islander 34 3%
Prefer not to say 115 10%
If you prefer to self-identify your race or ethnicity, please do so here: 27 2% Total 1104 100%
How do you identify yourself? If you prefer to self-identify your race or ethnicity, please do so here (N:27)

1. Filipino

2. I am hispanic / latino and white.

3. White/Hispanic

4. I’m american

5. it shouldn't matter
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6. Jewish

7. AMERICAN

8. Mexican / American

9. American

10. Armenian-Mexican

11. Middle eastern

12. Middle eastern

13. Human Being

14. German

15. Human race

16. Race should not matter

17. Not your business, Irrelevant

18. American

19. Mixed

20. American

21. Middle Eastern

22. Why is this question important? What difference does it make?

23. White/Mexican American

24. N/a

25. Sri lankan Tamil

26. Mixed

27. Middle east
What is your relationship with the City of Corona?
(Choose all that apply) N: 1126 Count Percentage
Live in Corona 918 82%
Work in Corona 293 26%
Visitor/spend my free time in Corona 142 13%
Live nearby but outside city limits 65 6%
Other (please specify) 22 2%
Total 1126 100%
Other: What is your relationship with the City of Corona? N:22

1. USA pickleball Ambassador for corona.

2. Born and Raised

3. Live in Corona since 03, scout leader, pta board JA Elem, 4th July Colorguard for city go-to.

4. Live and community volunteer in Corona

5. Babysit my grandkids in Corona

6. Interested to share my idea as volunteer/intern.

7. Homeowner in Corona

8. Es mi refugio el hogar de mis hijos y de las personas que lo necesiten

9. Live Cross City Park
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10. Live in El Cerrito

11. Coach sports in Corona

12. lived in Corona my whole life

13. Parents live in corona 60+ years

14. Born and Raised here

15. City of Corona Tax payer, consumer & concerned citizen

16. Travel softball

17. home owner

18. Going to school in Corona

19. Norco

20. Resident of Corona for over 18 years

21. USA pickleball Ambassador for corona
PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN D-1
A successful park system provides a variety of recreation areas with amenities and facilities appropriate to their size, scale, function, and surroundings. While each park site is unique, park elements reflect specific standards and guidelines that address safety, use, quality, site character, maintenance efficiencies, sustainability, location, and accessibility.

Park guidelines are presented below. Along with other State and Federal mandates, the guidelines provide direction for park acquisition, design, development, and renovation.

Systemwide guidelines are presented first, followed by specific guidelines broken down by park classification.

These guidelines are part of a series of different types of City metrics that guide the provision of parks and facilities, as explained below. Taken together, these metrics contribute to achieving a standard of excellence for Corona with high-quality parks. • Level of service (LOS) guidelines are presented in two forms to guide the sufficiency (amount/numbers) of parks and facilities provided by the City of Corona. For parkland, these are expressed as a ratio of the number of acres per 1,000 residents.

For facilities, these are expressed as a ratio of one facility per number of residents served.
• Service area standards provide direction for the distribution of parks. Presented as a distance (e.g., ½ mile or 2 miles), these standards measure the typical distance that residents are willing to travel to reach a park. These are sometime referred to as guidelines for park access.
• Acquisition, design, and development guidelines provide direction on the preferred site characteristics and the mix of amenities and facilities that contribute to the creation of quality, well-functioning parks.
• Accessibility standards are federal standards set forth in the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards and the 2015 Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Standards for Outdoor Developed Areas.
• Construction specifications provide additional details on the types of equipment, materials, size, components, fabrication, placement, and installation of amenities, facilities, landscaped features.
• The Corona Municipal Code provides additional administrative rules and regulations for the dedication, operations, safety, and administration of city lands and services. • Maintenance Standards reflect the policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards for the inspection, maintenance stewardship, repair, replacement, and management (e.g., turf management and pest management) of parks, facilities, amenities, and CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX D: ACQUISITION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN D-2
landscaping within these sites. These typically define the tasks, frequencies, irrigation requirements, inspection protocols and similar details for maintenance and management.

Of these guidelines and additional State and Federal requirements that support community health, safety, and wellbeing, only the first three appear in this Master Plan. More detailed guidelines appear in separate documents.

SYSTEMWIDE GUIDELINES (FOR QUALITY PARKS)
Quality parks provide welcoming, inclusive greenspace and facilities and amenities that support safety, sustainability, access, and community character, while operated efficiently and sustainably. To support a successful park system, guidelines assist in defining quality parks and supporting existing sites to reflect trends and needs identified in the Corona Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Either for land acquired for additional park development or whenever modifications to existing parks are considered, guidelines provide critical standards for parkland improvement. The following guidelines for site acquisition, design, and sustainability provide general direction applicable to all types of parks.

ACQUISITION
A. Size and Shape: Ensure that each park site is of a sufficient size and shape suitable for park use, functionality, accessibility, and circulation.

B. Centralized Location: Locate each park so that it is centralized within the area it is intended to serve—unless the site can be co-located with another open space, school, detention basin or similar resource that expands its capacity to serve the local community. (Note the co-located facility does not count toward parkland unless it is intentionally developed for intended recreation uses.)
C. Development Restrictions: Avoid elements that restrict the function, development, or usability of the land, such as underground or overhead utilities, unsuitable topography, restrictive easements, or other development restrictions.

D. Development Suitability: Avoid park sites with extensive or excessive slopes, swales, drainage courses, creeks, wetlands/biological habitat, and similar landscapes, if these prevent recreation uses. Allow natural areas for passive recreation and natural resource protection as defined within the requirements for each park type.

E. Residential Impacts: Locate each park site so that it has a minimal negative impact on surrounding residential areas due to park uses, lighting, noise, traffic, etc.

Accordingly, residential back-on lots against parks and side-on lots are discouraged.

F. Innovative Solutions: In built-out areas deficient in greenspace, carefully consider the return on investment when acquiring sites already developed for other uses, especially where demolition or redevelopment (if needed) may be costly. Consider developing the following types of spaces as parks: detention basins, trailheads, open space (converted to parkland), school yards, public grounds, areas around City- CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX D: ACQUISITION, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN D-3
owned buildings, vacant lands, linear corridors, utility easements, or space in revitalization areas.

G. Health Impacts: Avoid sites adjacent to pollutants (e.g., industrial areas, interstates) that may affect the health of park visitors.

PLANNING AND DESIGN
A. Site Master Planning: Prepare a site master plan or design concept for each new park.

Master planning, phasing, timing, financing, and maintenance responsibilities should be addressed.

B. Financial Feasibility: Conduct a financial feasibility study and business plan prior to acquiring, extensively renovating, or building any major facility, such as a recreation center, aquatic facility, or stadium. Specify programming requirements, operations, cost recovery rates, revenue-generation strategies, and market considerations to guide decisions on the types and scale of amenities.

C. Engagement in Planning: Involve the public, key stakeholders, all key staff players in the master planning and design process to address the following issues: maintenance, renovation and replacement costs, funding availability, public safety, recreation programming, and ADA accessibility.

D. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all park elements, facilities, materials, and equipment follow all current safety, accessibility, and design standards, laws, regulations, and any other mandated requirements.

E. Site and Neighborhood Character: When master planning and designing parks, be cognizant of local conditions, including topography, site context, and neighborhood character.

F. Inclusivity: Ensure parks are welcoming and engaging for residents and visitors of all ages, ethnicities, cultures, family configurations, and incomes.

G. Diversity: Provide a mix of active and passive recreation opportunities throughout the park system to serve a variety of recreation interests, activities, and skill levels. Balance energetic, programmed active use sites with spaces designed for contemplation, conservation, and quiet social gatherings.

H. Universal, All-Inclusive Access: Create equitable use and experiential opportunities for people of different abilities and ages, considering all options of modality and accessibility. Meet, and where possible exceed, the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and State code to provide parks and facilities that accommodate multigenerational groups and people with mobility issues, sight and hearing impairments, allergies, and other special needs.

I. Varied Group Spaces: Vary the sizes and styles of seating, tables, shelters, restrooms, gathering areas, and other amenities to serve families of different configurations and groups of different sizes.

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J. Safety: Implement Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies and enhance park safety through playground design, crime prevention technology, night lighting, unobtrusive landscaping, and increased staff, ranger program, police and community-based patrols if needed.

K. Grass Turf: Incorporate irrigated open grass turf areas in developed/landscaped parks to support recreation and leisure. Consider reducing expansive grass areas in parks where these do not support recreation or aesthetics to reduce water use. Seek opportunities for synthetic turf use or other low water use surfaces where appropriate.

L. Minimum Features: To meet the needs of nearby neighbors, ensure that all neighborhood parks, whether basic or multi-use, at a minimum include all of the following: some type of play feature, open turf area, active recreation element, shade, and amenities to support social gatherings (seating, tables).

M. Natural Resources and Native Plantings: Protect natural resources in parks and open lands, and balance the use of natural areas, native plantings, turf, trees, and landscaping to promote aesthetics, connect people to nature, reduce stress, preserve wildlife habitat, and improve site ecological function.

N. Tree Canopy: Plant and protect native or large canopy trees to provide shade, sequester carbon, filter the air, and reduce urban heat. Plant climate-adaptive plants that can withstand the region’s forecasted hotter and drier temperatures.

O. Shade: Integrate shade shelters, sails, umbrellas, and canopies where natural shade is not present to support individual and community health and cooling to prevent sun related illness. Provide shade (natural or built) at all play areas.

P. Noise and Lights: Minimize noise and light pollution by locating lighted facilities and noise-producing activities away from nearby residences, neighbors, and environmentally sensitive areas. Use “full cutoff” athletic field lights, screening, and sound barrier technology.

Q. Placemaking and Identity: Integrate Corona’s history, heritage, culture, and identity through thematic site design, the use of materials, the inclusion of public art and interpretive elements, and/or the choice of recreation elements and support features.

R. Continuity in Furnishings and Site Amenities: Establish and integrate a consistent furnishing and site amenities palette systemwide for ease of maintenance (including items such as seating, light fixtures, trash receptacles, bike racks, etc.), but allow for variations in the City’s most visible, high-use parks to emphasize a unique park theme or identity. Amenity designs should prioritize usability and functionality over form.

S. Maintenance: Involve maintenance staff in park and facility design to incorporate maintenance efficiencies in parks and facilities. Ensure development of new facilities and properties includes budgeting for long-term maintenance, operations, and replacement of amenities.

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T. Flexibility of Use: Allow for a variety of programmed and self-directed activities to occur by not precluding activities with unnecessary physical constraints or regulations.

U. Adaptability: Design multi-use spaces and facilities to be easily adaptable to address changing community needs over time.

V. Wayfinding: Incorporate a systemwide wayfinding and signage template for all parks and trails to promote the City’s identity as well as the visibility, direction, and access to parks and facilities.

SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY
A. Resource Efficiencies: Integrate waterwise irrigation, water and energy-efficient fixtures, solar panels, maintenance efficiencies, water reclamation and recycling, and sustainable development practices to reduce water use and energy consumption.

B. Sustainable Development: Use environmentally sustainable park development practices, materials, and green building techniques, including the incorporation of local and recycled materials in buildings and park furnishings where appropriate.

Pursue LEED-compliant construction in the development of indoor facilities.

C. Sustainable Landscaping: Incorporate environmentally sustainable landscape designs that minimize surface water runoff. For example, provide permeable surfacing in new paved trails and parking lots where feasible; and incorporate bioswales and drainage channels as a functional and aesthetic park feature where appropriate.

D. Green Infrastructure: Integrate and maintain native plants, pollinators, trees, bioswales, and other natural and green infrastructure at targeted sites to support sustainability, protect habitat and natural resources, and support environmental education, interpretation, and connections to nature. Design “no-mow” zones within parks in appropriate places.

E. Native Plantings: Encourage the planting of native, drought tolerant, and diverse plantings and tree species to reduce heat island effect, reduce energy consumption, contribute to carbon mitigation, and address shade equity.

F. Climate Resiliency: Implement long-term climate adaptation strategies to prepare parks and natural resources for future climate change (e.g., increased extreme weather, warmer temperatures, wildfires, droughts, etc.). This may include establishing water-smart landscapes, incorporating drought-tolerant plants and native pollinator species, and reducing mown, irrigated lawn areas that do not support recreational use.

Park design guidelines support decisions on the mix of amenities and facilities provide d in parks, including facility types and the appropriate use of shade, lighting, and plantings. Construction specifications (not noted here) provide additional details on the materials and style of fencing, trash cans, recycling containers, picnic tables, shade structures, and other amenities and facilities.

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PARK GUIDELINES BY CLASSIFICATION
The following section provides guidelines by park classification to guide park acquisition, design, development, renovation, and park investment needs across Corona. These guidelines specify for each type of park:
• Definition: purpose and function of parks within this classification. • Site Character and Adjacencies: The intent, benefits, and site character. • Size, Service Area, and Configuration: Typical park type size, shape, location, and travel distance served.
• Access: Guidelines related to street access, parking, trails, transit, entries, and ADA accessibility.
• Prioritized Recreation Elements: Minimum features and elements that all parks of this class should include.
• Additional Recreation Elements to Consider: Additional amenities and facilities that are suitable for this park and should be considered to provide more diverse recreation experiences and reflect the unique neighborhood character. • Prioritized Support Amenities: Amenities required to support park functionality, comfort, and use.
• Landscaping and Vegetation: General character of plantings, irrigation, and natural resources protection.
• Additional Considerations: Additional notes on items to consider, provide, or purposely avoid.

Park design guidelines support decisions on the mix of amenities and facilities provided in parks, including facility types and the appropriate use of shade, lighting, and plantings. Construction specifications (not noted here) provide additional details on the materials and style of fencing, trash cans, recycling containers, picnic tables, shade structures, and other amenities and facilities.

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REGIONAL PARKS
Definition
Regional Parks are large parks that protect and provide access to unique natural or cultural features in Corona. Sites may include a mix of protected natural areas and unique recreation facilities intended to attract visitors from across the entire city and beyond.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Customized design to attract visitors to unique recreation, cultural, and natural attractions and specialized uses
• Art and elements that reflect city identity, character, topography, nature, and culture Size and Configuration
• 100+ acres in size
• At least 25% of the site should be developable for recreation uses • Contiguous, usable shape; shape may be influenced by natural features Access
• Service area is citywide and beyond, but site also may include features intended to serve nearby neighbors
• Highly accessible site, emphasizing universal accessibility and perimeter access at one or more bike, pedestrian, and auto entries
• Park frontage on an arterial street
• Accessible by vehicle, bicycle, and foot
• Ideally along a major transit and/or bus route
• Ideally along a Class I or Class IV trail or accessible via on-street bike paths • Sufficient parking for site use
• Wider paths for emergency vehicle access
Recreational Elements and Support Amenities: To Be Determined Skyline Regional Park is the only Regional Park in Corona. Similar to other nearby regional parks and wilderness parks in Orange County, Skyline Regional Park adjoins the national forest and draws visitors from Corona and beyond.

As a new park, Corona residents will need to weigh in on their desired usages and amenities.

The prioritized recreation elements and amenities will depend on resident preferences as made manifest in the upcoming Skyline Regional Park Master Plan and may range from a more passive natural space up to a more active regional park setting with amenities that promote active uses. Corona residents will help guide the selection of these amenities through the outreach process for the Skyline Regional Park Master Plan.

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CITYWIDE PARKS
Definition
Citywide Parks are Corona’s large, multi-use parks that provide major recreation facilities, event space, and cultural venues intended to serve as citywide destinations for events, programs, and activities. These sites attract visitors from across the entire city.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Designed to reflect city identity and culture
• Safety and noise mitigation are supported through buffers along busy streets • Sight lines are maintained into parks from adjacent streets • Site design encourages interaction with surrounding uses Size and Configuration
• 25-50 acres in size, but may be larger
• At least 60% of the site should be relatively level and developable for recreation uses • Contiguous, non-linear usable shape
Access
• Typical service area is citywide or potentially beyond • Highly accessible site, emphasizing universal accessibility and perimeter access • Park frontage on a collector or arterial street
• Accessible by vehicle, bicycle, and foot
• Ideally along a major transit and/or bus route
• Along a Class I or Class IV trail or accessible via on-street bike paths • Sufficient parking for site use, including specialized and sport facilities • Wider paths for emergency vehicle access
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Large thematic, destination, or universal, all-inclusive playground (shaded) • Game or tournament-quality sports fields (lighted, grass or artificial turf, multi-use rectangular, baseball/softball, or cricket fields; fields may include overlays but typically are dedicated by use)
• Game or tournament-quality sports courts (lighted, typically dedicated for basketball, pickleball, tennis, futsal)
• Covered pavilion or large group picnic shelter with barbecues, water/lighting, and food preparation area
• Small and medium picnic shelters or group picnic area • Various specialized and multi-use facilities to support drop-in and programmed activities (e.g., sports complex, community center, nature center, swimming pool, amphitheater)
• Hard-surfaced loop trail
• Open lawn for leisure and informal play
• Art, cultural, or historical interpretive features
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Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Large group event space with utilities
• Splash pad or sprayground (may be in pool area or separate) • Additional group picnic areas (large, medium, and small; covered and uncovered) • Small or large unique recreation features (e.g., skatepark, disc golf, dog park, stadium)
• Diverse or multi-use sports courts and court complexes (e.g., volleyball, pickleball, badminton, bocce, futsal)
• Active‐use or challenge facilities (e.g., track, disc golf, par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing spire, skate park, freestyle BMX facility, bike pump track) • Activity stations (e.g., giant chess, giant Jenga, outdoor ping pong, game tables, etc.) • Big wheel or tricycle track
• Concessions, reservable facilities, or other revenue generating facilities • Other specialized or major facilities that support programming, e.g., fieldhouse • Display garden, community garden
• Plaza or unique seating/social areas (e.g., rounded seatwalls) • Additional hard and soft-surfaced trails (loop, jogging path, nature trail) • Trailhead and natural features
Prioritized Support Amenities
• Permanent restrooms, with additional portable restrooms for events • Off-street parking
• Facility access paths
• Water and power hookups at picnic shelters and event spaces • Individual barbecues or group barbecue area
• Tables, seating, drinking fountains with bottle filler, dog drinking fountain, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations
• Shade features such as trees, shelters, canopies, and sails • Park identification signage near main entry, each parking lot, or visible frontage • Wayfinding and interpretive signage
• Pedestrian-scale lighting throughout as well as facility lighting • Maintenance and/or storage facilities
• Fencing for safety, separation from incompatible perimeter uses, and to discourage access to sensitive natural areas
Landscaping and Vegetation
• High maintenance seasonal plantings or flowerbeds are appropriate, but should be kept to a minimum to reduce maintenance needs
• Low-to-medium maintenance plantings and functional landscaping for much of the site
• Manicured sports field grass or synthetic turf; manicured lawn for informal play • Mix of evergreen and deciduous trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest • Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
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• Bioswales for stormwater filtration
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COMMUNITY PARKS
Definition
Community Parks are mid-size parks that support sports, specialized facilities, group gatherings, and programmable space for several neighborhoods or a portion of the city.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Designed to reflect community identity and culture
• Safety and noise mitigation are supported through buffers at parks along busy streets • Sight lines are maintained into parks from adjacent streets • If adjacent to a school, park should be accessible from the school Size and Configuration
• Typically 13-22 acres in size
• At least 75% of the site should be relatively level and developable for recreation uses • Contiguous, non-linear usable shape
Access
• Typical service area is 2 miles
• Highly accessible, emphasizing universal accessibility and perimeter access • Park frontage on a collector or arterial street
• Accessible by vehicle, public transportation, bicycle, or foot – ideally along a transit and/or bus route
• Ideally located on a Class I or Class IV trail or accessible via on-street bike paths • Sidewalks connected to interior park paths for pedestrians • Sufficient parking for site use, including specialized and sport facilities • Wider paths for emergency vehicle access
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Thematic playground (medium to large-scale play area; shaded) • Small to medium-size picnic shelter(s)
• Medium or large group picnic shelter with barbecues
• Open lawn for programming, sitting, and informal play • Specialized or unique facilities that support programming - such as sports fields, swimming pools, recreation/community centers and senior centers, • Game-quality sports fields (grass or artificial turf, multi-use rectangular, baseball/softball; fields may be lighted and include overlays) • Game-quality sports courts (basketball, pickleball, tennis; may be lighted) • Walking path or loop trail
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Splash pad or sprayground
• Group event and programming space or plaza with utilities • Amphitheater/stage (outdoor)
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• Additional group picnic areas (medium or small; covered and uncovered) • Small or medium unique recreation features (e.g., skatepark, dog park) • Additional sports courts, including diverse or multi-use sports (e.g., volleyball, pickleball, badminton, bocce, futsal)
• Smaller footprint challenge facilities (e.g., par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing wall, skate park, skate spot, bike pump track) • Activity stations (e.g., giant chess, giant Jenga, outdoor ping pong, game tables, etc.) • Big wheel or tricycle track
• Display garden, community garden
• Plaza or unique seating/social areas (e.g., rounded seatwalls) • Trailhead; natural features
• Additional hard and soft-surfaced trails (loop, jogging path, nature trail) • Art, cultural, or historical interpretive features
Prioritized Support Amenities
• Permanent restrooms
• Additional portable restrooms for events only
• Off-street parking
• Facility access paths
• Tables, seating, drinking fountains, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations
• Water and power hookups at picnic shelters and event spaces • Individual barbecues or group barbecue area
• Shade features such as trees, shelters, canopies, and sails • Park identification signage near main parking lot, street entry, or visible frontage • Wayfinding and interpretive signage
• Pedestrian-scale lighting throughout, as well as facility lighting • Maintenance/storage facilities
• Fencing for safety, separation from incompatible perimeter uses, and to discourage access to sensitive natural areas
Landscaping and Vegetation
• Low-to-medium maintenance plantings and functional landscaping for most of the site • Manicured sports field grass; manicured lawn for informal play • Mix of evergreen and deciduous trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest • Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
• Bioswales for stormwater filtration
Additional Considerations
• Avoid citywide or regional-scale facilities, such as sports arenas, arboretums, and zoos • High noise uses (e.g., pickleball and basketball courts) should be situated away from nearby housing
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NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS (MULTI-USE)
Definition
Multi-Use Neighborhood Parks are smaller parks with a mix of greenspace, play space, active recreation space, and neighborhood gathering space that are intended to serve residents in the surrounding neighborhood within walking or biking distance.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Designed to reflect neighborhood identity and culture • Should not be located adjacent to busy arterial routes unless uses are buffered from traffic and noise
• If adjacent to a school, park should be accessible from the school Size and Configuration
• Typically 5 to 13 acres in size, but may be smaller with a mix of uses • Contiguous, non-linear usable shape
• At least 90% of the site should be relatively level and developable for recreation uses Access
• Typical service area is ½ to 1 mile (10 to 20-minute walk) • Pedestrian and bicycle-oriented wayfinding and visibility • Accessible from local or collector streets
• Sidewalks connect to park paths
• May be located along a trail, bike route, or bikeway
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Medium play area, ages 2-5 and 5-12 (shaded; may be thematic) • Sports field (soccer, softball/backstop)
• Full-size sport courts (basketball, tennis/pickleball overlay, other diverse courts) • Additional use (e.g., challenge feature, activity station, or other elements) • Family-size or small group picnic area (shaded)
• Open lawn for leisure and informal play
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Splash pad or sprayground, only if not located in nearby community or citywide park • Additional group picnic areas (medium or small; covered and uncovered) • Additional full or half sports courts, including diverse or multi-use sports (e.g., volleyball, pickleball, badminton, bocce, futsal)
• Smaller footprint challenge facilities (e.g., par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing wall, skate park, skate spot, bike pump track) • Activity stations (e.g., giant chess, giant Jenga, outdoor ping pong, game tables, etc.) • Additional hard and soft-surfaced trails (looped path, jogging path, tricycle track) • Natural areas in select site locations
• Interpretive signage
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Prioritized Support Amenities
• Permanent restrooms
• Off-street parking or angle-in parking
• Additional street parking
• Facility access paths
• Perimeter path or sidewalks
• Tables, seating, drinking fountains, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations
• Water and power hookups at picnic shelters
• Individual barbecues or group barbecue area
• Shade features such as trees, shelters, canopies, and sails • Park identification signage near main parking lot, street entry, or visible frontage • Fencing for safety or separation from incompatible perimeter uses Landscaping and Vegetation
• Low maintenance plantings
• Trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest
• Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
• Manicured sports fields and lawn areas for informal play Additional Considerations
• Avoid community, citywide, or regional scale facilities, including buildings and lighted sports fields and tournament-style courts
• High noise uses (e.g., pickleball and basketball courts) should be situated away from nearby housing
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NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS (BASIC)
Definition
Basic Neighborhood Parks are smaller parks intended to provide essential recreation options and greenspace to residents in the surrounding neighborhood within walking or biking distance.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Designed to reflect neighborhood identity
• Smaller sites may be tucked into neighborhoods with only non-motorized access • Should not be located adjacent to busy arterial routes unless uses are buffered from traffic and noise
• If adjacent to a school, park should be accessible from the school Size and Configuration
• Typically 2 to 6 acres, but may be larger
• At least 90% of the site should be relatively level and developable for recreation uses • Contiguous, non-linear usable shape
Access
• Typical service area is ¼ to ½ mile (within a 10-minute walk) • Accessible from local or collector streets
• Sidewalks connect to park paths for walkers
• May be located along a trail, bike route, or bikeway
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Small play area, ages 2-5 and 5-12 (shaded)
• Full- or half-size sport courts (multi-use, basketball, tennis/pickleball overlay, other diverse courts)
• Additional use (challenge feature, activity station, dog run, or other elements) • Family-size or small group picnic area (ideally shaded) • Open lawn for leisure and informal play
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Sports field (soccer, softball/backstop)
• Additional group picnic areas (medium or small; covered and uncovered) • Additional full or half sports courts, including diverse or multi-use sports (e.g., volleyball, pickleball, badminton, bocce, futsal)
• Smaller footprint challenge facilities (e.g., par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing wall, skate park, skate spot, bike pump track) • Additional hard and soft-surfaced trails (looped path, jogging path, tricycle track) • Natural areas in select site locations
• Seating area
• Natural areas in select site locations
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Prioritized Support Amenities
• On-street parking or angle-in parking
• Facility access paths
• Perimeter path or sidewalks
• Tables, seating, drinking fountains, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations
• Shade features such as trees, shelters, canopies, and sails • Park identification signage near main parking lot, street entry, or visible frontage • Fencing for safety or separation from incompatible perimeter uses Landscaping and Vegetation
• Low maintenance plantings
• Trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest
• Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
• Manicured sports fields and lawn areas for informal play Additional Considerations
• Avoid community, citywide, or regional scale facilities, including buildings and lighted sports fields and courts
• Avoid restrooms and on-site parking intended for sites with programmed uses • High-noise uses (e.g., pickleball and basketball courts) should be situated away from nearby housing
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POCKET PARKS
Definition
Pocket Parks are micro-sized greenspaces that typically are less than one acre in size and support community aesthetics and passive uses. Pocket parks may include a small-scale recreation feature in areas where providing a Neighborhood Park is not feasible.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Small greenspace
• May be located near homes or along trails and less busy roadways Size and Configuration
• Typically less than 1 acre, with a minimum size of 0.15 acres • At least 50% of the site should be relatively level and suitable for passive uses Access
• May be accessible via sidewalks (if present)
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Small open lawn area or greenspace
• Gathering areas – picnic tables, benches, seating
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Stand-alone play elements (e.g., climbing structure, boulders, swings, nature play) • Basic neighborhood park features if no neighborhood or community park is within walking distance
• Interpretive signage
Prioritized Support Amenities
• Facility access paths
• Table, seating, trash receptacle, and dog waste station • Shade features such as trees, canopies, and sails
• Park identification signage near entry or visible frontage Landscaping and Vegetation
• Low-maintenance landscaping such as now-mow lawn
• Trees for shade and seasonal interest
• Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
• Small, multi-use lawn
Additional Considerations
• Avoid restrooms, drinking fountains, community-scale facilities, lighting, buildings/storage, barbecues, and high-maintenance elements or landscaping such as art or ornamental plantings.
• Avoid recreation features where a neighborhood, community, or citywide park is provided within ¼ mile
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SPECIAL-USE SITES
Definition
Special-Use Sites are stand-alone or single-purpose locations that support unique recreation opportunities or specialized recreation facilities serving all or part of the Corona community.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Designed to reflect city identity and culture
• Highly accessible, emphasizing universal accessibility and perimeter access • Site design encourages interaction with surrounding uses Size and Configuration
• Vary in size depending on facility use
• Site should be level and developable for intended use Access
• Typical service area is 2+ miles to citywide
• Accessible by vehicle, public transportation, bicycle, or foot – ideally along a transit and/or bus route
• May be along a Class I or Class IV trail or accessible via on-street bike paths • Includes parking suitable for specialized facilities
• Wide paths may be provided for emergency vehicle access • Frontage on an arterial street
Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Stand-alone specialized facility such as urban plaza, major facility, building, garden, or dog park
• Gathering areas (e.g., seating, shelter, picnic area) • Art, cultural, or historical interpretive features
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Play features or activity hub in addition to special use • Fee-based facilities that are only open when programmed or reserved for use • Food or other concessions
Prioritized Support Amenities
• Permanent restrooms (may be indoors/within specialized facility) • On- or off-street parking
• Facility access paths
• Tables, seating, drinking fountain, bike racks, trash receptacles, and dog waste stations
• Shade features such as trees, shelters, canopies, and sails • Park identification signage near main parking lot, street entry, or visible frontage • Wayfinding and interpretive signs
• Pedestrian-scale lighting throughout, plus facility lighting • Maintenance/storage facilities
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Landscaping and Vegetation
• Medium to high-maintenance plantings and functional landscaping provided for most of the site
• Trees for shade, habitat, and seasonal interest
• Drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
• Bioswales for stormwater filtration
Additional Considerations
• Avoid small neighborhood buildings, buildings for reserved uses only, and standalone single-age facilities such as a teen center or senior center.

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OPEN SPACE PARKS
Definition
Open Space Parks are natural areas developed for natural resource protection as well as recreation access and use. Varying in size, these sites may include detention basins, linear trails in utility corridors, trailheads to national forest trails, and larger nature parks.

Site Character and Adjacencies
• Sites typically are natural, with recreation supported as secondary use. • Unlike undeveloped parkland, these sites are intentionally developed for recreation access and use.

Size and Configuration
• Size varies depending on extent of natural area
• Shape may be irregular or linear, following natural features and topography • Ideally 25% of the site should be relatively level and suitable for active or passive recreation use
Access
• Service area varies
• Accessibility varies; may be accessible by vehicle, public transportation, bicycle, or foot
• May be accessible via sidewalks, Class I or Class IV trails, or on-street bike paths • May provide parking if consistent with recreation needs • May include wide paths may be provided for emergency vehicle access Prioritized Recreation Elements
• Stewarded natural areas for connections to nature
• Interpretive features (e.g., signage, kiosks, self-directed trails, plant identification plaques)
• Gathering areas – picnic tables, benches, seating
• Additional recreation features compatible with size and use (see additional elements to consider)
Additional Recreation Elements to Consider
• Protected natural areas (for sensitive areas if applicable) • Nature play area or elements (e.g., climbing structure, boulders, swings, nature play) • Challenge elements (e.g., par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing features) • Trailhead (with seating, shade, drinking fountain, bike rack, table; with or without permanent or portable restroom)
• Outdoor stage or rustic amphitheater
• Outdoor classroom or event space for nature programming and environmental education
• Reservable group “learn to camp” tent area
• Viewpoints, habitat viewing areas
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Prioritized Support Amenities
• Facility access paths
• Table, seating, bike rack, trash receptacle, and dog waste station • Shade features such as trees, canopies, structures, and sails • Park identification signage near entry or visible frontage • Wayfinding signage
• Paved or gravel parking (if applicable) to support intended use Landscaping and Vegetation
• Trees for shade and seasonal interest
• Stewarded natural areas
• Where appropriate, low-maintenance landscaping, no mow lawn, or drought-tolerant landscaping with drip irrigation, in accordance with California’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO)
Additional Considerations
• Avoid lighting; encourage quiet, serene uses.
• Avoid community-scale or major facilities, sports, splash pads or spraygrounds, buildings/storage, barbecues, and intensely developed uses. • Avoid high-maintenance elements or landscaping such as art or ornamental plantings.

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CRITERIA FOR HIGHLY DESIRED AMENITIES
Through the public engagement process, the community identified a variety of amenities that would help fulfill recreational needs. Certain items were noted repeatedly through public outreach and are recommended to diversify and enhance recreation across the park system.

To facilitate implementation of these key amenities, siting criteria is provided for splash pads/spray grounds, dog parks, sports courts (pickleball), and pump tracks.

SPLASH/SPRAY PAD CRITERIA
Water based recreation is very popular, with many Corona residents expressing the need for additional ways to stay cool in the summer. Spray grounds and splash pads are growing rapidly in popularity and a wide and growing selection of products for these is raising the bar on expectations and offering new possibilities for outdoor recreation. The following are siting requirements and potential elements to consider for additional splash pads.

Site Requirements
Additional Considerations
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DOG PARK CRITERIA
Getting outside with a dog can be a great way for people and pets to socialize and maintain a regular exercise regime. Formally designated, fenced, off-leash dogs areas support valuable pet-owner relationships and keep Corona’s furry friends healthy and happy. Off-leash dog parks provide much needed space for dogs and their owners, particularly for those with limited or no yard space. Community engagement results show that Corona residents are interested in additional off-leash dog areas in parks. The following are site selection criteria and elements to consider as opportunities as new off-leash dog areas are explored.

Site Requirements
Additional Considerations
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SPORTS COURT CRITERIA
Corona has a variety of facilities with courts for basketball, pickleball, and tennis. Residents appreciate the multigenerational nature of some of the classic sport courts, as well as opportunities for teens to play. Activities with smaller court footprints, such as Bocce ball, can be more easily folded into existing parks, but the larger format activities such as tennis, pickleball, and basketball, require additional space and planning.

General Site Requirements
Court Dimensions
Additional General Considerations
Location of courts within parks should consider potential impacts to neighbors, such as ball noise, evening games, and lighting Basketball courts may be half or full court but must include regulation hoops and lines, preferably adjustable height. Rather than two half courts, provide a full court if the space is available.

For futsal, where space is limited, courts may be smaller than indicated court dimensions (50 x 99 ft). Walls are preferred but rare outside and may be substituted with fencing.

Fencing or netting for errant balls may be desirable depending on adjacent park uses
Ability to add lighting
Nearby restroom
Access to a drinking water fountain
Handball and fustal: 131 ft x 66 ft
Futsal Site Additional Considerations
Where space is limited, courts may be smaller than indicated court dimensions (50 x 99 ft) Walls are preferred but rare outside and may be substituted with fencing.

Pickleball Site Requirements and Criteria
• Site pickleball courts as pairs. Provide at least one tournament-style, lighted facility, with a minimum of 12-16 courts
• Site outdoor pickleball courts at least 350 feet away from the nearest residence, and 500+ feet away whenever possible
• Require existing pickleball court located within 350-500 feet from a residence to have sound studies conducted prior to renovation to consider noise impacts • Tournament-Style Facility Criteria:
• Provide adequate seating, with shade around perimeters and within the complex • Restrooms
• Adequate parking
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PUMP TRACK CRITERIA
A pump track is a continuous circuit of banked turns interspaced by rollers and other features that can be ridden on a bike without pedaling. Riders create momentum via up and down body moments called pumping. Features are all variations of roll-able mounds and courses are beginner friendly, with riders of all ages and skill levels able to safely navigate the course.

As riders advance and acquire bike control, they can generate and maintain increased momentum, flow through the track at higher speeds and eventually learn to connect features by utilizing advanced techniques. The following are site selection elements to consider when planning for a pump track.

Site Requirements
Additional Considerations
Pump tracks may include dirt or paved rollers and berms Pump track should be inclusive of all skill levels and ages Design and layout should encourage creative riding
Ability to add shade, nearby seating, and lighting is desirable Pump track should be convenient for pedestrian and bike access If possible, secure space to add future amenities like a freestyle area or paved loops for tricycles Construction and design should consider weather and use levels Ensure a maintenance plan is in place
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INTRODUCTION
Appendix E presents recommendations to enhance existing and proposed parks, which are organized by classification. The appendix also notes additional capital projects needed to augment the park and recreation system, even though a
specific location has not been identified for these
improvements. In addition to capital projects, it notes the anticipated level of maintenance needed to sustain parks and facilities after implementation. These recommendations are based on the consolidation of five data sets:
• Acquisition, Design, and Development Guidelines
• Park Experience Assessment Scores
• Parks and Recreation Needs Community Survey
• Recreation Facility Level of Service Standards
• Maintenance Levels
These recommendations for enhancement will be synthesized with the facility repair projects and costs noted in the 2020 Parks and Facilities Inventory and Assessment to identify planning level cost estimates for enhancing and improving the park system. While these recommendations likely include far more than the City can accomplish in ten years, they provide important information for prioritizing projects, developing annual work plans and budgets, and soliciting grants and other funding support for the park system.

The following pages present the methodology, data, definitions, and assumptions that support these recommendations and costs.

RECOMMENDATIONS MATRIX
Recommendations for improvements and enhancements by site, as well as long-term maintenance implications, are identified in Table E-1: Recommendations for Existing and Proposed New Parks. Recommended “site treatments” are described by checkmarks that indicate which type of improvements are needed at each site. Many of these recommendations are park enhancements intended to be implemented at the end of the useful lives of existing facilities. However, some represent site development for entirely new parks and open space areas.

The table is divided into seven main sections (shown in Figure E-1). More detail regarding methodology and assumptions for each of these are provided on the pages that follow.

Appendix E Organization
This appendix presents all
recommendations in a matrix
(Table E-1), followed by a
description of the methodology
and details related to key
sections of the matrix.

Information is presented in the
following order:

Recommendations Matrix
Overview
Systemwide Recommendations
Recommended Additions
(Design Guideline Deficiencies)
Recommended Improvements
(Park Experience Deficiencies)
Maintenance Levels
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1. Corona Park Sites: The matrix includes existing parks, as well as the proposed parks that are recommended for development in the next 10 years. Each is listed by classification and includes the site name, acreage, and quadrant where located, with one exception: the first category of recommendations includes additional facilities recommended systemwide, rather than by site (these projects are further explained in Table E-1). Note: one site is not anticipated for development during the planning horizon. This remains under “undeveloped parkland.”

2. New Park and Open Space Development: In select cases, the PRMP includes recommendations to acquire and/or develop new parks and open space for recreation. The recommendations for new parks check the following where applicable:
• Acquire/Expand: Where appropriate, obtain new land for future park development.
• Master Plan or Design: Where appropriate, create site master plans, design concepts and/or feasibility studies. This applies to proposed new parks and to existing sites slated for significant enhancements. Before any major facility (such as a recreation center, swimming pool, etc.) is renovated, expanded, or constructed, the City should create a financial feasibility analysis and market study to guide operations when open.
• Develop Park: Construct the site to include any infrastructure, utilities, landscaping, recreation facilities and support amenities.

3. Unique/Other Projects: This section addresses unique recommendations that will trigger costs that have to be identified separately, since they do not fit within other categories. For example, the City Park renovation and system-site facility recommendations are checked here.

4. Recommended Additions (Design Guideline Deficiencies): This section identifies the missing recreation or support amenities for each site. These deficiencies were identified by comparing existing features for each park to the Park Acquisition, Design, and Development Guidelines (Appendix D) for the pertinent park classification. The table shows which elements are recommended to be added to each site based on these deficiencies.

5. Recommended Improvements (Park Experience Deficiencies): Based on the 2022 Park Experience Assessment conducted as part of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan update (see Appendix B), sites receiving the lowest scores are recommended for improvement within the next 10 years.

6. Recommendations (Narrative): This section provides a narrative summary of the recommendations for each site, to provide context for the site improvements.

7. Maintenance Recommendations: This section identifies the level of maintenance that is recommended for each site, reflecting the site’s status after it is improved or enhanced. All parks and open space areas need at least a “standard” level of maintenance. Higher use and programmed sites need an “enhanced” level of maintenance. Open space areas and parks with extensive natural resources also will need specialized natural resource stewardship.

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Cumulatively, this information is used to estimate costs related to proposed capital projects and maintenance. Each of these sections are explained in more detail below, including a description of the ways in which new parks and facilities were recommended systemwide.

Recommendations for all capital projects are defined first, followed by the recommendations for maintenance level of service.

QUADRANT ANALYSIS
Different parts of Corona vary dramatically in
terms of demographics, amenities, and the
physical look and structure. To provide a
more detailed comparison and deeper
analysis of park needs within the community,
the geography of the City was divided into
quadrants based on Census block groups,
with major streets functioning as the dividing
lines. Quadrant 1 is located west of Quadrant
2 and north of Ontario Avenue and
encompasses the northwestern part of the
City. Quadrant 2 generally encompasses the
northeast part of the City, roughly north of
Ontario Avenue and east of Main Street/Belle
Avenue. Quadrant 3 and Quadrant 4 are
divided by Garretson Avenue (north of Upper
Drive) and Main Street (south of Upper
Drive).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
30%
22%
23%
25%
32%
28%
18%
22%
31%
25%
20%
23%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
1 2
3 4

QUADRANTS
Recommendation Count by Quadrant
Percent of all Design Guideline Recommendations
Percent of all Park Experience Assessment Recommendations Percent of all Recommendations
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Following Table E-1, Table E-2 presents a comparison of park classification by quadrant, for both existing and future proposed conditions. Table E-3 presents a comparison of recreation amenities by quadrant, for both existing and future proposed conditions. Map 3-3 in Chapter 3 graphically describes the Corona park system, including the recommendations inherent in Table E-1. Figure E-2 shows the geographic distribution of the site recommendations. This distribution is consistent with findings (presented in Chapter 2) that show higher need communities in these Quadrants 1 and 2.

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Notes:
*These projects include systemwide recommendations, and high cost or unique features (such as a bridge) that require separate cost estimates for development. 1: Due to the size and mostly undeveloped nature of the site, maintenance and design and development costs are estimated for 10% of the site. Acquisition costs are assumed for 100% of the site. 2: Development costs include master planning/designing and development of site. 3: Development costs include acquisition of land, master planning/designing and development of site.

X: indicates a deficiency or enhancement recommendation OP: See recommendation in other plans noted. These are noted here to include in project priorities, factoring in their park and recreation value.

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PARKLAND
The proposed park system presented in Table E-2 reflects the following quadrant-based recommendations:
1 Every quadrant should have:
• At least one citywide or regional park to attract people from across the city. (Adding Skyline Meadow Regional Park to Quadrant 4 achieves this goal.) • At least one community park. (Developing Brentwood in Quadrant 1 as a Community Park achieves this goal. Refer to Table E-1 for elements recommended to add to Brentwood.)
• At least one multi-use park. (Long-term, assess options to add a Multi-use Neighborhood Park in Quadrant 3, or redevelop Jameson Park to include active uses; however, two community parks within Quadrant 3 also accomplishes this goal.) • At least one special use site, open space park, or trail access.

New neighborhood parks and/or expanded recreation uses of existing sites should be pursued to serve nearby neighbors:
• Add facilities to Griffin Park to convert it to a Basic Neighborhood Park in Quadrant 2. • Add the Gilbert Detention Basin as a Basic Neighborhood Park in Quadrant 3. This property is currently owned by the City and is improved with landscaping and a walking loop. Limited improvements are recommended, including adding signage and natural play elements such as logs, boulders, and other climbable features will formalize the space as a park.
• Add the Lemon Heights Detention Basin as a Basic Neighborhood Park in Quadrant 4.

This property is currently owned by the City and is improved with landscaping but is fenced/does not allow access. Adding signage, access, natural play elements and a small shaded picnic area and, if feasible, a small footprint sports court will increase recreation opportunities in this area.
• Add the Taylor Detention Basin as a Basic Neighborhood Park in Quadrant 4. This property is currently owned by the City but is not improved with landscaping or other facilities. Adding landscaping, signage, natural play elements and a small shaded picnic area and, if feasible, a small footprint sports court will increase recreation opportunities in this area.

SYSTEMWIDE (NOT SITE-SPECIFIC) FACILITY RECOMMENDATIONS Numerous factors went into the identification of recommendations for each site, the first of which is community input.

PARKS AND RECREATION NEEDS COMMUNITY SURVEY
To collect input on community members’ recreation needs, an online survey was conducted during the fall of 2022. (See Chapter 3.) The survey included an open-ended question that asked respondents to describe the types of improvements they would like to see in specific 1 Refer to Appendix D for Park Design Guidelines associated with a particular park classification, and Table E-1 for recommendations pertaining to individual parks.

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parks. These responses were scanned to identify additional recreation amenities and facilities desired in each park. Table E-4 summarizes results. Any capital improvement project mentioned more than once for each site is included in the table. Comments were reviewed and consolidated for both park-specific and community wide needs. In many cases, items that are requested in multiple parks (e.g., dog parks) may not be recommended to be added in that individual park, but it would be recommended to be added to the quadrant where that park is located.

Four key recreation features were consistently desired by residents in the community engagement process: additional water play options, dog parks, pickleball, and pump tracks.

In addition, residents often mentioned the need for additional comfort amenities in the form of shade and lighting.

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LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) FOR FACILITIES
As the outreach findings above suggest, it is important to provide the right amount, types, and variety of recreational facilities in parks—as well as facilities in good condition--to meet community needs. However, the City cannot and should not provide a dog park or sprayground, for example, in every single park even if requested by residents. For this reason, most cities use a level of service (LOS) metric to guide the amounts and types of facilities provided across the entire park system.

Below, Table E-5 proposes new facilities LOS guidelines to guide City staff when developing new parks and expanding or renovating existing parks in Corona. Proposed guidelines are based on the analysis of existing service levels, needs for new parks and facilities to serve gap areas, trends that show whether participation is intended to increase/decrease over time, deficiencies identified through park assessments and design guidelines, community feedback on desired amenities, capacity of sites to add recreation facilities, and best practices in providing outdoor and indoor facilities. Each of these factors was considered in determining whether the proposed guidelines should be increased, decreased, or remain the same. Where guidelines were increased, the numbers of facilities needed typically factor in the desired number and distribution of facilities across the city, including where new facilities will be added to new parks.

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These numbers are presented as targets to guide more detailed site master planning and facility designs. Actual numbers developed may vary due to additional site-specific analysis and public feedback at the time parks are renovated or new parks are developed.2 2 2020 population (157,136 residents) is the latest available data at the Census block level and provides the most accurate population count that allows for quadrant level estimates. This estimate is similar to the total population estimate in the 2021 American Community Survey 5-year Estimates (157,844). The estimate used is also very similar to the most recent, 2022, population estimates from the California Department of Finance (156,778).

The 2033 population forecast parallels the City’s General Plan 2020-2040 Technical Update Draft EIR population projections, which anticipated a population of 172,300 in 2040. An annual compounding growth rate assumption of 0.46 percent was used to estimate population the 2033 population, for this 10-year plan.

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Fields
Soccer Field 15 1/ 10,476 1/ 9,300 3
Add 2 to Quadrant 1 (i.e., Fairview and Stagecoach Park), and at City Park (Quadrant 2) as part of the Master Plan.

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Basketball Court 17 1/ 9,243 1/ 9,300 1 Add 1 court at a citywide or community park in Quadrant 3.

Pickleball Court 12 1/ 13,095 1/ 7,300 11
Add 1 in Auburndale Park per current plans, add 2 each in Quadrants 2 and 3 (in paired sets), reduce the number at Border Park (Quadrant 4) to 2, and add 12-16 as a tournament style facility in a community or citywide park such as Butterfield Park, resulting in at least 2 courts in each quadrant, including 1 quadrant with a tournament style facility.

Tennis Court 19 1/ 8,270 1/ 8,400 1
Reconfigure 1 of the previous tennis courts at Border Park (which was converted to pickleball) back to a tennis court.

Futsal Court - 1/ - 1/ 42,000 4 Add 1 futsal court in each quadrant.

Volleyball Court (or
Multi-use Court) 2 1/ 78,568 1/ 55,700 1 Add 1 volleyball court in Quadrant 3 or 4.

Other Courts* 2 1/ 78,568 1/ 21,000 6
Add 1 other courts in Quadrant 1, 3 other courts in Quadrant 2 (including a handball court at Promenade), and 2 other courts in Quadrant 4.

Loop Walk Loop Walk or Trail 11 1/ 14,285 1/ 11,200 4
Add Loop Walk/Trails at Butterfield, Brentwood, Eagle Glen, and Ridgeline.

Specialized
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Dog Park 2 1/ 78,568 1/ 42,000 2 Add 1 dog park in Quadrant 3 and 1 in Quadrant 4.

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Provide two pump tracks in Corona, dispersed so that
approximately half of the community may be served by each.

Water Play 2 1/ 78,568 1/ 21,000 6
Add 1 to Quadrant 1 (Victoria Park) in 2024. Add 1 to Quadrant 2 (City Park). Provide 1 additional sprayground in each quadrant beyond this, for a total of 2 in each quadrant.

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Picnic Shelter or Group
Picnic Area 27 1/ 5,820 1/ 3,800 18
Add to parks as indicated in Table E-1.

Playgrounds
Universal Play Area**** - 1/ - 1/ 166,900 1 Add at City Park or at another centrally located site.

Play Area 28 1/ 5,612 1/ 4,400 10
Add nature play at 3 existing detention basins. Add a
significantly expanded play area at Butterfield when it is renovated, and add play features to Eagle Glen, Parkview, Jameson, Griffin, and Spyglass Parks (see Table E-1).

Pool Swimming Pool 1 1/ 157,136 1/ 83,500 1 Add a pool as part of the City Park Master Plan.

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SYSTEMWIDE RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on community feedback, LOS guidelines, and best practices in parks and recreation, the PRMP identified additional facilities discussed below that are needed to diversify and enhance recreation across the park system. These include the six items noted repeatedly through public outreach, along with a universal, all-inclusive playground to make play opportunities more accessible in Corona. In addition, the City has undertaken two parallel and major initiatives that reflect a systemwide focus: The Trail Master Plan Phase II and comprehensive Urban Forestry initiative, which will further support recreation uses systemwide.

The recommendations for these systemwide park features are summarized separately in the first rows of Table E-1; however, the specific park in which these features should be located is not prescribed. Rather, site criteria and the types of parks (or quadrant) in which such a feature should be located are recommended. More detail is presented in Table E-6 below.

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RECOMMENDED ADDITIONS (ACQUISITION, DESIGN, AND

DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINE DEFICIENCIES)
Well-designed parks have a variety of amenities and facilities to support the function of the park based on its park type. However, funding deficiencies, neighborhood demand, and other circumstances may have influenced how existing parks were designed in the past.

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this reason, the PRMP makes recommendations for site enhancements and additional facilities by comparing site amenities and facilities to desired elements by classification.

In Appendix D, the Acquisition, Design, and Development Guidelines provide direction for park acquisition, design, development, and renovation by park classification.3 For each park classification, the guidelines identify Prioritized Recreation Elements, which represent minimum features that all parks within a specific class should include. The Prioritized Recreation Elements were compared with the Park and Facility Inventory (Appendix A) to identify missing features for each park facility. Since the design guidelines address some elements not inventoried, this information was augmented by site assessment data.

The recommendations in Table E-1 show elements that are missing or not designed according to the desired scale, size, or uniqueness noted in the Acquisition, Design, and Development Guidelines. An X indicates a recommendation either 1) to add the feature because it does not exist, or 2) to significantly enhance a facility when the item reaches the end of its useful life.

The methodology below describes the process by which recommendations were developed. • Sports Fields: An “X” indicates that the existing site does not have any sports fields (backstops, soccer fields, and softball/baseball fields). To meet the basic intent of that park type, sports fields should be added. See the Level of Service recommendations for more direction on the specific types of sports fields that are needed. In particular, the City of Corona has sufficient baseball and softball fields, so new fields should include soccer fields, or other types of multi-use sports fields that can accommodate sports such as lacrosse or cricket.
• Sports Court: An “X” indicates that the existing site does not have any sports courts.

To meet the basic intent of that park type, sports courts should be added. Sports courts can include basketball courts, pickleball courts, tennis court, futsal courts, volleyball courts, or other sports courts, like handball, fitness courts, shuffleboard, bocce, badminton, etc. See the Level of Service recommendations for more direction on the specific types of sports fields that are needed. Note: while existing half basketball courts were counted as served, full basketball courts are preferable. • Challenge Facility/Activity Station: An “X” indicates that the park does not include an active use/challenge facility (such as par course, outdoor fitness equipment, climbing wall, skate spot, bike pump track, zip line) or a smaller-scale activity stations (such as outdoor table tennis, outdoor chess, badminton, parkour, obstacle course, and climbing spire) to respond to new trends and diverse recreation needs. These augmentations are recommended at various sites to add interest and variety and encourage park activation.
• Loop Walk or Trail: An “X” indicates that the while the site may contain sidewalks and walkways, no contiguous loop path or trail exists. To meet the basic intent of that park type, a closed loop path should be added with a target size of at least ¼ mile. The trail should include pedestrian lighting and mileage markers. 3 The City also maintains separate facility specifications for playground equipment, comfort amenities, and shade that are consulted when selecting amenities and facilities for parks.

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• Picnic Shelter or Group Picnic Area: An “X” indicates that a park does not have a picnic shelter or group picnic area. To meet the intent of that park type, picnic shelters or group picnic areas with sufficient shade should be added. Sizes may vary based on park type and location.
• Play Area: An “X” indicates that the site does not include a play area, or the play area is significantly undersized for that park type. To meet the basic intent of that park type, a play area should be added or enhanced in a way that is consistent with the Design Guidelines when the existing play area reaches the end of its useful life. For example, Butterfield Park, as a citywide park, should have a large, thematic playground with universally accessible features. The existing play area does not meet this intent. Upon replacement it should be upgraded to meet the design guideline. • Art, Cultural or Interpretive Features: An “X” indicates that the site does not include an art, cultural or interpretive feature, based on the Park and Facilities Inventory (Appendix A) and augmented by site visit information. To meet the basic intent of that park type, art, cultural, or interpretive features should be added, consistent with the character of the park, surrounding neighborhoods, and local history. Such features could include public art (sculptures, paintings, decorative features, etc. in parks and community centers), murals or mosaics reflecting local history and context, exhibits integrated into park features, unique building architecture, playgrounds and facilities that integrate art within play, historical or commemorative plaques and memorials, interpretive signage or kiosks (providing info about the local environment, nature, history, culture), nature interpretive features (viewpoints with seating, habit viewing areas, viewing scopes).
• Restroom: An “X” indicates that the site does not include a publicly accessible restroom based on the Park and Facilities Inventory (Appendix A) and augmented by site visit information. To meet the basic intent of that park type, permanent restrooms should be added.
• Parking Lot: An “X” indicates that the site does not include off-street parking (a parking lot) or that the existing parking lot should be enhanced (i.e., paving a gravel parking area), based on the Park and Facilities Inventory (Appendix A) and augmented by site visit information. To meet the basic intent of that park type, parking solutions should be identified to support open space parks and trail access points (as discussed in the Trails Master Plan – Phase II) and enhanced at existing parks where paving is lacking.
• Shade: An “X” indicates that the site does not include a shade structure based on the Park and Facilities Inventory (Appendix A) and augmented by site visit information. To meet the basic intent of that park type, shade should be added, consistent with systemwide recommendations to provide shade first over play areas and seating areas, and additional tree canopy as feasible.

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recommended for existing parks in these categories. However, some new sites will need these elements.

RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS (PARK EXPERIENCE SCORE

DEFICIENCIES)
The 2022 Park Experience Assessment (described in Chapter 3) assessed all existing parks in 20 categories related to park safety, comfort, connections, identity/character, and fun/variety (see Appendix B). Sites receiving a low score of 2 or 3 (on a scale ranging from 2 to 10) are recommended for improvement within the next 10 years. The recommendations are represented by a checkmark in the category where improvement is needed.

Below is a highlight of the issues associated with the low scores, as well as potential recommended solutions to address concerns in 17 of the categories noted at various sites.

The City is already implementing many of these recommendations, including graffiti abatement, investing in the urban forest, and maintaining a tree inventory, and those actions should be continued. Since capital improvements (e.g., major improvements, renovations, or facility additions) typically are funded through different funding sources than operations (routine maintenance and minor repairs), these recommendations are noted separately.

SAFETY
Visibility/Sight Lines: Visibility into parks, along paths, and out from parks is an important safety feature that helps users see into parks and feel seen while using parks. Good visibility helps to easily identify paths into and out from parks. Sight lines should lead the user along paths and throughout the park, ideally requiring little to no signage. Improvements to existing parks with low scores might include:

Operational Recommendations:
• Implement regular tree and shrub pruning and landscaping maintenance to support visibility and site lines through the park. Prioritize visibility affecting entrance and exits. • Ensure that trees maintain proper overhead clearances, limbs do not interfere with paths of travel or cause other obstructions.

Capital Recommendations:
• When renovating a site, consider the placement of any new buildings or other obstructions. Follow Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) guidelines in the placement of new or renovated facilities. Where feasible, ensure that all facilities are visible from an adjacent road, parking lot, or path to support safety patrolling. Avoid facilities that create blind spots that support nuisance behaviors.

Comfort
Shade/covered area: Shade is essential to support the health and comfort of park visitors, plus ensure the functionality of elements that may be too hot to use. Suggested improvements include:

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Operational Recommendations:
• Periodically inspect and repair existing shade structures, e.g., sails, beams, roofs, surfaces, seating, etc.
• Plan for and provide a regular maintenance program for city trees. New and existing trees will require different levels of care and maintenance throughout their lifespan such as pruning, irrigation adjustments, pest inspection and abatement, etc.

Capital Recommendations:
• Integrate shade such as sails, canopies, umbrellas, or other structures. Prioritize areas used more frequently during the daytime for play and leisure, e.g., play equipment, seating at ballfields, seating, picnic areas, etc.
• Invest in expanding the tree canopy: A well-planted and maintained tree will provide shade and long outlast most shade structures or sails and provide many additional benefits to park users (improve air quality, abate excessive stormwater events, etc.), as well as provide habitat for urban wildlife.

Rest area/seating: Providing rest areas and seating is a critical part of any successful park.

Seating allows for gathering, rest, pause and reflection, for both young and old.

Operational Recommendations:
• As with other amenities, maintain seating in good working order and repair, refurbish, or replace as necessary.

Capital Recommendations:
• Provide adequate tables and seating in parks by anticipated number of users and/or in obvious places, e.g., along walking paths, at playgrounds, for spectators, etc., but also in passive areas.
• Provide multiple types of seating (e.g., with no back, with back, moveable, seatwalls, benches, Adirondack chairs, plop benches) and of various materials wherever possible (wood, metal, poly-coated, concrete) across parks to be inclusive of all types of park users.
• Integrate seating areas, plazas, small amphitheaters, outdoor stages, outdoor classroom, outdoor café-style moveable tables and chairs, seating circles or rings, and similar diverse seating spaces to support rest, relaxation, and programming.

Attractive landscaping: Attractive landscaping contributes to park aesthetics along with the well-being and peace of mind for park visitors. Improvements may include:

Operations Recommendations:
• Maintain and irrigate park landscaping to provide green, attractive parks.

Capital Recommendations:
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Connected
Welcoming entry(ies): Entries provide identification of the park itself, and where to enter or exit. They should also provide a sense of welcome and of the identity or character of the park.

Often this is presented with open walkways, signage (both monument/identification signage, as well as regulator signage in English and Spanish). The location of signage is important for visibility and with consideration for what mode of travel the user arrives by (car, bike, pedestrian). However, lighting, unique landscaping, and a gateway can also contribute to a welcoming entry. Improvements may include:

Capital Recommendations:
• Provide or improve park signage at park entries.
• Include unique landscaping at park entrances. Unique landscape supports park aesthetics and identity. The addition of trees, shrubs, boulders, or walls are ways to distinguish an inviting park experience.
• Include lighting, especially uplighting, as an important feature at entryways to easily identify a park and assist with wayfinding for parks open during nighttime hours.

Identity/Character
Reflect community character: Quality parks can reflect the unique demographics and diverse characteristics of the surrounding neighborhood or community. Unique heritage, cultures, and community context can be expressed through art, language, colors, interpretive signage, landscaping, and recreation features. Parks can respond to the presence of different age groups by focusing on active or passive recreation, sports and play, or respite, leisure, and low-impact recreation. Improvements include:

Operations Recommendations:
• Provide recreation programs, events, and activities in parks to showcase the different heritage and cultures that exist throughout the community. • Encourage nearby community-based organizations and neighborhood associations to host public or private group events to respond to local needs. • Considers a memorial bench, plaque, or other dedication program as a way to involve the public in honoring local residents.

Capital Recommendations:
• Add unique elements that are more expressive of local context. For example, provide interpretive signage, art, gardens, and unique play or leisure features, such as futsal, hammocks, etc.
• Consider interactive features such as a graffiti wall in a park as an outlet for local “artists” to paint (which also may discourage tagging other features).

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Capital Recommendations:
• Conduct natural resources and tree inventories prior to renovating or developing parks and open spaces to preserve and protect these natural features. • Replace expansive lawns not used for recreation, integrating unique, native, and drought-tolerant plantings in parks.

Design theme/brand/color palette: Providing an integrated design theme and consistent color palette can give a park a unique appearance. A pirate play structure could be enhanced by landscaping and colors that suggest a tropical, ocean-like adventure throughout the park.

A sports complex may integrate a sports-themed playground, sports art, etc., to enhance the sports experience. [Note: Pocket Parks are not recommended to have a design theme, because of their limited use.]
Capital Recommendations:
• When master planning a new site, identify unique features and elements that may influence the site’s identity. Identify and invest in clear design theme and branding across each park to diversify park experiences.
• Provide art, interpretive features, and unique branded elements in Community Parks, Citywide Parks, and Special Use Sites. Provide an allowance to integrate branding in other parks to distinguish City parks and part of the Corona standard.

Sustainability: With climate conditions growing more extreme, and a higher demand for fewer natural resources, Corona needs resilient and sustainable parks that use resources wisely. Use of recycled water and materials, solar features, climate sensitive and drip irrigation systems, water and power conservation features, and even landscaping practices that reduce evaporation introduce conservation and sustainability into parks. Parks also may respond to climate change through design for both drought and floods, storms and fires, and urban heat. Many steps toward sustainability could be taken to ensure parks continue to serve the community into the future, with a lesser demand on community resources.

Improvements may include:

Operational Recommendations:
• Ensure maintenance protocols include low mow and no mow areas, bioswale and nature resource stewardship, as well as periodic tasks such as pruning for wildlife protection and the clearing of drainage ways to prevent flooding.

Capital Recommendations:
• Plant trees across the City’s parks. This investment will support shade, air quality, stormwater reduction, urban wildlife habitat, and energy savings especially near buildings.

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• When developing and restoring parks, invest in materials that demonstrate a longer lifespan and durability or are more suitable to use in outdoor temperatures and direct sunlight.
• Provide water-saving features in parks, including low flow toilets, smart irrigation technology, and drought-tolerant plantings.

Fun/Variety
[Note: Pocket Parks are not recommended to support varied uses, unique recreation features, or active and passive uses, because of their small size limited recreation use.] Varied recreation options: Few parks or facilities target one group, only one culture, or just one interest. Appropriate to their park classification, parks should support a variety of activities and options for different ages and interests to recreate. A site that functions as a tot lot—only providing play equipment for children ages 2-5—clearly does not well-serve all surrounding neighbors. Sites with limited recreation features may need improvements:

Capital Recommendations:
• Following design and development guidelines, add features to the park to serve more ages or interests. The numbers, types, and scale will vary depending on park classification.

Unique recreation features: While Design Guidelines describe the types of development required and appropriate in parks by classification, there is great leeway in the style and types of features provided. Corona desires unique parks and the opportunity to experience different recreation activities when visiting different parks across the city. However, many neighborhood parks have a similar type of post-and-lintel play equipment, a basketball court, and open turf. A greater variety of recreation features, such as obstacle courses, ziplines, climbing walls, pump tracks, skate spots, community gardens, game tables, outdoor exercise equipment, pickleball courts, walking loops, nature play and wildlife observation areas, etc., would better address recreation needs across the city. Improvements may include:

Capital Recommendations:
• Following design and development guidelines, introduce unique recreation features in the park. The numbers, types, and scale will vary depending on park classification.

Active vs. passive recreation: Within the park system, it is appropriate for parks to specialize in active recreation (e.g., a sports park) or in nature-based recreation (e.g., a trailhead or open space areas). However, most Citywide Parks, Community Parks, and multi-use Neighborhood Parks intentionally balance active and passive recreation to attract a greater variety of visitors. Active recreation options typically include more formal recreation like organized sports e.g., softball, soccer, tennis, etc. but also skateboarding. Passive recreation typically includes things less formal like picnicking, reading, birdwatching, or photography, etc. [Note: Special Use Sites are not required to balance active and passive uses; recommendations note where having both would be advantageous.] Capital Recommendations:

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• Add an active recreation facility to parks that only support leisure or play. Add natural elements and respite features in parks that primarily support sports and other active uses. The numbers, types, and scale will vary depending on park classification.

Flexible/multi-use facilities: Both indoor and outdoor facilities may be designed as flexible spaces that spark creative uses and/or accommodate a variety of recreation activities.

Examples of these “flexible” elements and facilities include sports field overlays; multi-use rectangular fields lined for football, soccer, and lacrosse; and sports courts striped for tennis and pickleball. Open lawns can be used for sunbathing, picnicking, playing catch or frisbee, holding informal sports practices, hosting community events, and other uses. Trails can be designed for various hard-surfaced uses (e.g., bikes, strollers, skateboards, rollerblades, scooters, and wheelchairs) or soft-surfaced trail activities (e.g., jogging, nature strolls, hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use.

Capital Recommendations:
• Add multi-use element or renovate an existing feature to accommodate a greater variety of uses. For example, renovated tennis courts may include removable netting so they can be used for futsal and pickleball.

MAINTENANCE LEVELS
All park sites require some type of routine and preventative maintenance to take care of City assets and landscaping. However, parks with higher levels of use, specialized facilities, reservable facilities, and organized programs/events typically require a greater level of maintenance. Recommendations consider the level of maintenance that developed park areas should receive (standard or enhanced) after completion of improvements (on existing parks) or after development (for new parks). Table E-7 notes these maintenance levels.

For each site, the PRMP recommends the level of maintenance that developed park sites should receive (standard or enhanced) to ensure that new and existing parks are kept clean, green, and in good condition. All sites receive at a minimum a standard level of care to maintain developed and natural areas. Some sites also receive a greater level of maintenance as noted below.
• Standard: The standard level of maintenance includes monitoring, inspection and care of recreation facilities, park amenities, natural resources, and landscaping for all parks with regular use. This includes routine and preventative maintenance, plus routine hazard monitoring, and basic stewardship and beautification for landscaping, trees, and other natural resources.
• Enhanced: Enhanced maintenance is needed at highly visible, heavily used sites that include specialized assets, recreation programming, or events. These sites receive priority during peak use times, as well as special attention for set-up and clean-up following reserved uses, programming, and events.

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A critical component of the Corona Parks and Recreation Master Plan was the development of a financial sustainability strategy for recreation services. While not always a component included in a Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the City of Corona opted to include this element in the scope of work to dig more deeply into financial costs of operation and develop strategies to ensure longevity in the system. Over the years, especially in tighter economic times, the City (like many communities in Southern California and throughout the nation) has not had sufficient funds available to refresh and replace amenities and facilities as they age, resulting in a significant backlog of deferred maintenance. The lack of operations funding also has affected the City’s ability to provide recreation programs and events, especially where concerns about program affordability have resulted in lower activity fees for residents but higher costs for the City to cover in expenses.

Financial sustainability involves the City: 1) proactively analyzing the cost of doing business; 2) identifying cost savings; 3) seeking out partnerships that have reciprocal benefit; 4) divesting of services that do not align with mission or waste resources; and 5) generating revenues when and where appropriate in order to reinvest in important services and the maintenance of infrastructure, which is often underfunded. Ultimately, this financial sustainability philosophy provides a foundation from which all investment and spending decisions, and funding strategies are built.

Corona’s Financial Sustainability Strategy was developed in 2022-23 with guidance from 110%, a consulting firm that works specifically with city departments to refine their park and recreation programming costs of services. The process included defining a baseline measurement of the cost of services, evaluating the balance between tax subsidy and fees/charges, and defining a new fee philosophy for the Corona Community Services Department’s funding strategies. As part of this process, 110% worked for more than 50 hours with Community Services Department staff to collect and analyze data and historical information on Department revenues and expenditures and attributing unique expenses to individual services. In addition, 110% led multiple workshops and work sessions with both staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission to discuss the financial sustainability philosophy, service category identification, beneficiary of service identification, the findings from the cost-of-service analysis, and goal setting for the future. Each of these workshops and work sessions served as checkpoints in the process for staff and Commissioners to help define the policy and cost recovery goals shared here.

The Financial Sustainability policy distributes services on a continuum, by service category, to demonstrate the different pricing strategies based on the service having more communitywide benefit versus more individualized benefit. The Financial Sustainability Strategy reflects Cities with highperforming parks and
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the City’s philosophy of funding services and is intended to be dynamic and change over time based on City resources and priorities.

SERVICE CATEGORIES
To provide a value-neutral analysis of the City’s existing programs and costs, City staff organized each service and program currently provided into Service Categories.

Developing Service Categories avoids a structure that lends itself to making cost recovery decisions based upon special interests and individual values. Rather, it creates a responsible baseline for investing taxpayer dollars towards services that provide a general benefit to the larger population and align with the “common good,” and encourages more revenue generation from services that have a specialized benefit for a smaller group of individuals.

To that end, rather than organizing programs and services under “like type” service areas (e.g., sports, seniors, aquatics, parks, etc.), Corona’s parks and recreation programs and services were recategorized to “like purpose” or service categories. This approach inherently discourages attempts to make cost recovery decisions based upon special interests or social values and helps set the stage for defensible and equitable allocation of subsidies.

Corona’s programs and services are organized into the following eight service categories:

1. Open Access Services include self-directed activities in parks and park areas which do not include supervision or oversight by staff and/or volunteers. [Examples include playing in parks or using facilities such as Playgrounds, Splash Pads, Trails, Outdoor Sports Courts, etc.]

2. Community Health & Wellbeing Services provide for the prevention and remediation of life challenges as well as inclusionary access to target audiences. They are designed to assist community members in maintaining their independence and provide resources and referrals to those seeking equitable services. [Examples include programs such as Senior Nutrition Program, Blood Drives, Vaccine Clinics, Cooling Centers, etc.]

3. Signature Events are large-scale events that appeal to a broad portion of the community regardless of age, ability/skill, family composition, etc. and are designed to create a sense of community among the broader Corona population. These events are highly intensive to plan and typically occur on an annual basis. [Examples include events such as July 4
th Celebration, Summer Street Fair, Holiday Tree Lighting, Halloweekend, etc.]

4. Drop-In Activities include self-directed activities that may include staffing, supervision or oversight by staff and/or volunteers. [Examples include activities such as Billiards, Open Gym, Movie Matinee, Balance & Flexibility Classes, etc.]

5. Partnered Specialized Community Events are designed to heighten community awareness of cultures and/or specific interests. These events are frequently cosponsored by the City and provided in collaboration with community-based organizations. [Examples include Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Juneteenth, Day of the CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX F: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILTY STRATEGY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN F-3
Child, Relay for Life, etc.]

6. Skill-Based Activities* include classes and other led and/or instructed activities in which the primary intent is to acquire or learn a skill. [Examples include Tissue Paper Painting, Pure Joy Basketball Camp, Cartoon Drawing, Line Dancing, etc.] *As of 2022, all Skill-Based Activities are associated with Beginning/Intermediate level activities, where the intent is to acquire or learn a skill or advance a basic skill. As Corona continues to analyze services, the City may choose to provide more individualized Intermediate/Advanced Level Activities, which would require adding a new additional service category. More competitive or advanced level activities may be positioned on the service continuum between categories 7 and 8 (see next section).

7. Education/Enrichment Services includes classes, clinics, workshops, and other led/or supervised activities in which the primary intent is to provide life skills development with a focus on education and lifelong learning. [Examples include Maker Exchange Lessons & Workshops, Play Café, Kids Club After School Program, Preppy K & Kinder Korner, and On the Go Mobile Library Services, etc.]

8. Reservations include space and facility opportunities for exclusive use by an individual or group. [Examples include Sport Field Reservations, Recreation Facility Reservations, Picnic Shelter Reservations, Library Room Reservations, Theater Reservations, Community Group Concessions Operations, etc.] A list of activities associated with each of these service categories, based on the participation data from 2022 and 2023, is included at the end of this document as an attachment.

BENEFICIARY OF SERVICE MODEL
Determining the “beneficiary of services” (i.e., Who is benefiting from the service?) becomes a primary driver in making informed and standardized pricing decisions. Following this concept, Corona Community Services staff and Park and Recreation Commission members collaboratively ranked each service category. The ranking starts with the category aligning most with the definition of “common good” and progresses along the continuum to the category aligning with the definition of “individual benefit” (see Figure F-1). By ranking all service categories in this manner, Corona can identify those services that should receive the greatest subsidy (serving the common good) to those that may receive little to no subsidy (providing individual benefit).

The service category ranking ranges from open access services at the top (providing the highest level of common good) to reservations (providing the highest level of individual benefit):

1. Open Access Services

2. Community Health & Wellbeing Services

3. Signature Events

4. Drop-In Activities

5. Partnered Specialized Community Events
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6. Skill-Based Activities

7. Education/Enrichment Services

8. Reservations
Common Good Services are accessible, of benefit to all in a community, and provide universal value. Essentially, these are services that contribute to the “common good” and can be characterized as essential (“must-haves”), having community-wide interest and farreaching impacts. Services contribute to greater equity, cultural awareness, and increase community well-being.

Individual Benefit Services provide exclusive specialized benefit to the individual(s) and can include constraints or barriers to access. Essentially, these services benefit the individual more than the community as a whole and can be characterized as discretionary (“nice to haves”) with less of a community-wide impact. Individualized services are accessible outside of the system.

Note: Service Categories listed above are in order from those perceived to be Common Good Services (#1) to those seen as providing a more Individual Benefit Services (#8) as ranked by Community Services Department staff and Parks and Recreation Commission members.

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COST OF SERVICE
Completion of an operational cost-of-service analysis is important to understand the cost of doing business in the provision of parks and recreation, ultimately revealing each service’s cost recovery and subsidy investment levels. The analysis factored in operational revenues, direct costs, and indirect costs provided by the that the Community Services Department.

These include:
• Operational revenues, including fees and charges, sponsorships, grants, and donations. • Direct costs, which are expenses associated with the delivery of a service. Without the service, the cost would not exist. These include program materials (e.g., day camp supplies, sports equipment), as well as staff that specifically support or lead the activity. • Indirect costs, which are expenses that support the delivery of service, but would exist with or without the provision of any one service . These include facility costs, such as utilities, as well as administrative/supervisor level staff costs.

These data were attributed to all services as part of this work, providing several insights that would inform the design and development of the Corona Parks and Recreation Financial Sustainability Strategy.

To complete the analysis, all operational revenues, direct costs, and indirect costs associated with parks and recreation services provided in Corona between January 1, 2021, and November 23, 2022, were reviewed and cataloged into service categories, as indicated in Table F-1.

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Key insights associated with this analysis include:

1. No revenues are accrued in the following service
categories: Open Access, Community Health and
Wellbeing, and Partnered Specialized Community
Events.

2. Costs for providing Open Access Services (such as
maintenance to support park and facility use) accounts
for 50 percent of all identified expenditures, leaving the remaining 50 percent distributed amongst all other service categories.

3. While the Reservations service category is considered a highly individualized service as reflected in the Beneficiary of Service model, it is currently performing at 28% average cost recovery (meaning that there is a 72% subsidy for this service category).

In many other cities, this category is anticipated to generate revenues (i.e., have a cost recovery rate that is greater than 100%) to account for all expenses and even generate funds to cover long-term facility wear and tear, asset management, or replacement.

However, in Corona, it’s important to recognize that reservations include sport field reservations for sports league use, room reservations by organizations or individuals, and rentals of facilities such as picnic shelters. While the City considers all of these as reservations, there is a difference in the Beneficiary of Service. (See Attachment 2 at the end of this Appendix for additional context on the Reservations service category and subcategories.)

4. No service category is performing higher than 68% cost recovery, suggesting that parks and recreation in Corona is heavily subsidized and no service category is selfreliant.

There are many opportunities for Corona to improve its overall cost recovery performance.

These include reducing costs, increasing price points, exploring partnerships to reduce duplication of services and use finite financial resources more efficiently, and increasing registrations. Each of these would result in greater revenues.

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
As Corona continues in its ongoing quest to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and accountable to its residents, a Parks and Recreation Financial Sustainability Strategy is needed to standardize the City’s approach to investing subsidies and provide financial parameters to guide future decision making.

As presented in Figure F-2, the near term (five-year) Financial Sustainability Strategy identifies cost recovery/subsidy investment goals for each service category. The following graphic represents Corona’s tax use and revenue enhancement strategy for parks and recreation services and activities. This strategy is based on an analysis of industry best practices, along with information gleaned from multiple workshops held with staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission to help define the policy and cost recovery goals.

Parks and recreation
services in Corona are
heavily subsidized, and
no service category is
generating sufficient
revenues to meet
sustainability goals.

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Table F-2 compares the cost recovery analysis to recommended cost recovery goals.

The City of Corona’s Financial Sustainability Strategy for parks and recreation services includes cost recovery/subsidy investment goal recommendations based upon review of findings related to the current assessment of operations (the cost-of-service analysis) and projected conditions in the future. The following factors were also considered:

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• Corona’s Parks and Recreation programs have a large gap between anticipated revenues and expenditures.
• Corona Parks and Recreation programs and operations are heavily reliant on the City’s general fund.
• Under the current cost recovery and operations model, growth in programming and/or services will compound the impact of the funding gap. • Corona recognizes the benefit of a funding philosophy that focuses greater taxpayer investment to services that benefit the common good, and higher cost recovery expectations for those services deemed to be exclusive and more individualized (serving fewer people).
• Ongoing community expectations for quality service delivery will require increasing investments in order to maintain high levels of service (programs, facilities, parks). • By expecting higher cost recovery performance on behalf of exclusive/individualized services, Corona is positioned to invest more taxpayer resources in services that impact the common good as well as position itself to sustain higher levels of service.

These factors are especially important in Corona given the amount of deferred recreation facility maintenance as well as the advanced age of several of its indoor community centers and recreation facilities. Even where affordability is a concern for residents in the city, the better approach is to set fees based on the full targeted cost recovery rate and use scholarships, credits for volunteerism, fee waivers, or similar measures to ensure programs are affordable for those in need.

RECOMMENDATIONS
A Financial Sustainability Strategy is not a one-time endeavor. To implement the strategy effectively, the following
recommendations provide an action plan for continued
evaluation and to support future decision making.

These steps are important for Corona, especially as the City emerges from pandemic-influenced participation levels and brings new or renovated parks and facilities online. New major facilities, such as community centers, aquatic facilities, and event venues, are often more highly subsidized in the first years of operations. The City of Corona should adjust fees for services before renovating City Park to ensure the Community Services Department can support the new facilities, programs, and services that are anticipated to be added.

ACTION 1: ANALYZE SERVICES
Moving forward, Corona can use the cost recovery analysis as the scaffolding to further analyze services, costs, and the performance of individual service categories, as well as activities within each service category. For example, the City may want to distinguish between introductory/recreational and advanced/competitive skill-based activities. It may separate the A thorough analysis of
Corona’s current
recreation services and
fee adjustments should
be made to increase
programming efficiency
and effectiveness
before new services are
added.

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seasonal reservation of recreation facilities by non-profits and community organizations from the more individualized, one-time facility rentals. (Additional detail on the Reservations Service Category is provided in Attachment 2.)
Starting with a small sampling of services, an analysis of existing recreation services and delivery practices should be conducted, using the framework of the Financial Sustainability Strategy. This review should include characterization of the service including but not limited to the following six factors:

1. The service area to which the service belongs (e.g., parks, aquatics, sports)

2. The service category to which the service belongs (e.g., community health and wellbeing)

3. Three-to-five-year participation trends

4. Cost recovery/subsidy investment performance level in comparison to cost recovery/subsidy investment goals (per the Financial Sustainability Strategy)

5. Identification of like providers (including number of providers)

6. The quality of service (levels of service including staff resources and competencies, facility quality, etc.)
A thoughtful analysis including review of service characteristics and performance indicators such as those outlined above will provide insights and guidance specific to service provision and investments moving forward. Key service delivery strategies to consider will be (1) where it may make sense to explore partnerships if duplication exists, and (2) where there may be opportunities to divest and redistribute resources in order to close service gaps or reinvest saved resources into the larger park and recreation system (e.g., infrastructure investment).

Recommended focus areas for preliminary analysis include senior center services, reservations, and those services that are furthest from their cost recovery/subsidy investment goals (per the results of the cost-of-service analysis completed as part of the Financial Sustainability Strategy development).

Until a thorough analysis of Corona’s current recreation service menu has been conducted for efficiency and effectiveness, there should be no new services added to the service menu (exception: services that are intentionally designed to influence community inequities). As the City embarks on developing a new, purpose-built community center at City Park, the City should look for opportunities to consolidate existing programs and services at this new facility and consider re-purposing underperforming and inefficient facilities where programs are currently housed, or leasing these spaces out to other entities.

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ACTION 2: EVALUATE EXISTING AND PURSUE NEW PARTNERSHIP

OPPORTUNITIES
Partnerships are advantageous collaborations that position both Corona as well as participating partner organization(s) to efficiently utilize resources leading to cost effective and efficient service delivery, bridging of markets, reductions in duplication of services and fragmentation of resources, and cooperative capital development and/or improvements.

A reciprocal benefit should be a condition for the City to enter into a partnership agreement. To prevent Corona from simply becoming a granting body to any organization, the City and its partner identify the value of the mutual
contributions brought forth to the agreement and arrangement. There will be equal value and benefit to each organization resulting from any partnership ensuring that the City is receiving fair and just value on behalf of taxpayers in return for any resource investment and commitment.

ACTION 3: IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PRICING
Corona regularly conducts a citywide fee study to determine pricing for programs and services across all City Departments. A fee study is currently underway as of 2023. For parks and recreation programming, the principal method for establishing service fees should be cost recovery pricing, which is defined as determining a fee based on established cost recovery goals. Other pricing methods may be utilized by the City; however, any strategy or method used will ultimately require that cost recovery goals or subsidy allocation expectations be met per the Financial Sustainability Strategy. Common alternative pricing methods include the following options which can be used based upon market behaviors, other service providers, and various relevant considerations:
• Market (demand-based) pricing results in pricing based on demand for a service or what the target market is willing to pay for a service. The private and commercial sectors commonly utilize this strategy. One consideration for establishing a market rate fee is determined by identifying all providers of an identical service (i.e., private sector providers, other municipalities, etc.), and setting the highest fee. Another consideration is setting the fee at the highest level the market will bear. • Competitive pricing establishes prices based on what similar service providers or close proximity competitors are charging for services. One consideration for establishing a competitive fee is determined by identifying all providers of an identical or similar service (i.e., private sector providers, other municipalities, etc.), and setting the mid‐point or lowest fee. The competitive pricing method can be used to crosscheck against proposed pricing that would result from application of the cost recovery method, particularly with regards to salaries or in activities where there is a high level of market competition.

Partnerships are
strategic ways for the
Community Services
Department to leverage
and share resources – if
there are reciprocal
benefits and mutual
contributions for the
City and its partners.

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• Value-based pricing is a pricing strategy in which the price of a product or a service is decided on the basis of perceived value or benefit it can provide to a customer. Value based pricing is more evident in places or markets where exclusive products are offered that offer more value than the generic or standard products. • Penetration pricing has the aim of attracting customers by offering lower prices on services. While many may use this technique to draw attention away from the competition, penetration pricing often results in lost revenue and higher subsidy requirements. Over time, however, an increased awareness of the service may drive revenues and help organizations differentiate themselves from others. After sufficiently penetrating a market, organizations should consider raising prices to better reflect the state of their position within the market. • Premium pricing establishes prices higher than that of the competition. Premium pricing is often most effective in the early days of a service’s life cycle, and ideal for organizations that offer unique services. Because customers need to perceive products and services as being worth a higher price tag, an organization must work hard to create a value perception.
• Bundle pricing allows for the sale of multiple services for a lower rate than customers would pay if they purchased each service individually. Bundling can be an effective way of selling services that are poor performers and can also increase the value perception in the eyes of customers - essentially giving them something for a reduced rate.
• Differential/Dynamic pricing follows the "law of demand” by supporting a key pricing principle: some customers are willing to pay more than others. Differential pricing is the strategy of selling the same service to different customers at different prices.

Differential pricing enables organizations to “profit” from their customers' unique valuations (e.g., Prime time or surge pricing).

In the event a service category’s cost recovery/subsidy investment goal is higher than current cost recovery
performance, prices may need to be raised incrementally in accord with market acceptance to optimize revenue
generation. However, if a fee increase is not acceptable (e.g., if there is too much competition in the market), the City may consider other options such as modifying the
service to diversify or identifying other partners to
provide the service.

In the event a cost recovery/subsidy investment goal is less than the current level of recovery, the established fee may remain the same to ensure that there is no loss of revenue or negative impact on the City’s financial
condition.

If a service category’s (or
facility’s) cost recovery goal is
higher than its current
performance and fee increases
are required, prices should be
raised incrementally based on
market conditions. If the market
does not support the fee
increase, the City may want to
discontinue the service (or
repurpose the facility) to be
able to sustain funding for
other programs and services.

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ACTION 4: ADOPT SUCCESS METRICS
Succes metrics should be used as a means to evaluate whether or not each service is in compliance with established cost recovery/subsidy investment goals (as indicated in Figure F-2: Financial Sustainability Strategy), as well as other efficiencies and intended outcomes.

Examples of success metrics include:

1. Financial Viability: a service must meet its minimum tax dollar investment/ cost recovery goal as noted on the Financial Sustainability Strategy Continuum.

2. Operational Efficiency: services should meet 75% or more of capacity (maximum) or realize a minimum increase of 10% usage during each service cycle to ensure efficiency of resource investment (excluding events where capacity is difficult to establish).

3. Participant/Customer Satisfaction: overall participant (customer) satisfaction must meet a minimum of 85% satisfaction or higher (per user surveys and evaluations).

4. Participant/Customer Impact: alignment with the vision and community values outlined in the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, as well as impact on social connections, increases in activity levels, impacts on quality of life, etc. (per user surveys and evaluations).

In the event any/all success metrics are not being met, many strategies can be considered to address the gaps between existing cost recovery performance and cost recovery/subsidy investment goals per the financial sustainability strategy:

1. Analyze success metrics for services not meeting their cost recovery/subsidy investment goal.

2. Analyze direct and indirect costs of providing service. a. Identify cost reduction opportunities and implement.

3. Suggest market increase commensurate with cost recovery/subsidy investment goal. a. Conduct market analysis of service.

4. Identify opportunities for capturing larger markets and more participation/registration.

5. Identify potential sponsorship, donation, or pay-it-forward opportunities.

6. Identify potential partnership opportunities to continue to provide a service. In collaboration with another provider, reduce impacts on City resources, avoid unnecessary duplication of service, and responsibly utilize finite taxpayer resources (subsidies).

7. If services do not satisfy success metrics, discontinue the service at the end of a fouryear strategy term or sooner.

ACTION 5: UPDATE AND REFINE THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY While the recommended Financial Sustainability Strategy represents a five-year plan, service category cost recovery performance should be reviewed annually, and subsidy (tax dollar) CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX F: FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILTY STRATEGY PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN F-13
investment goals should be analyzed and updated at least every five years or more frequently as necessary. In addition, as the City begins to implement this policy, it may want to refine some of these cost categories.

ACTION 6: CONSIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR RE-INVESTMENT
As revenues increase through application of the cost recovery goals, the City may begin to decrease demands on taxpayer resources (alleviating pressure on the General Fund). New revenues may ultimately lead to opportunities for greater operational investment in the park system such as heightened asset/infrastructure maintenance, the addition of new staff to increase or diversify programs offered, or the ability to offer more scholarships for at-risk populations. To a lesser extent, it may also lead to a greater investment in capital improvements, such facility renovations and repairs, the addition of new amenities (including recreation features, shade, and trees), or the development of new parkland.

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The following programs and activities conducted in 2021-2022 were included in this analysis.

These are summarized below under each service category.

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The Reservations Service Category includes different types of reservations and rentals, as outlined in Table F2-1. These include meeting room rentals, picnic shelter and facility rentals, along with season-long rentals of fields by sports leagues. Each of these reservation categories has vastly different total costs, revenues, and ultimately cost recovery percentages.

Between January 2022 and November 2023, the City’s largest subsidies within the Reservations Service Category were for Ballfields (30% of the total reservation subsidy) and Soccer Fields (29% of the total reservation subsidy) for a cumulative subsidy of $790,000 over the two-year period.

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Ballfields and Soccer Fields had a cost recovery percentage of 26% and 18%, respectively; while Picnics & Shelters had an average cost recovery percentage of 87%. Moving forward, Corona should continue to analyze individual items with low-cost recovery percentages and determine if changes should be made. If particular sites have circumstances that justify a short-term lower cost recovery rate (is the City, for example, looking to draw more people to an underutilized park), or if there are higher costs associated with that particular park, additional pricing options may be warranted.

PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-1
As a part of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP), recreation programs and activities provided by the City and/or within City recreation facilities were evaluated to gain insights into service needs and opportunities to improve the provision of programs. This included a high-level look at the functions of the City’s major recreation facilities (e.g., community centers, senior center, and pool) – since these facilities and buildings play a key role in what programs are offered.

This Appendix includes the following information:
• Program and Facility Snapshot: overview of major facilities, program services areas and existing participation, as well as major facility and programming needs. • Community Voices in Recreation: key findings from programs outreach. • Recreation Program Trends: A full description of key programmatic trends for recreation, operations, and design and development of facilities. • Recreation Program Demand: Drawing from the 2023 Market Potential Index, demand for sports and leisure activities specific to Corona residents (based on consumer behavior).
• Recreation Needs: A summary of key needs for facilities and programming considerations.

PROGRAM AND FACILITY SNAPSHOT

DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS
The City of Corona collects recreation programs data for the Recreation Division, Corona Senior Center, and Corona Library, and was able to provide data for the Corona-Norco Family YMCA (Auburndale Swimming Pool) programs for this analysis. Recreation program information is tracked differently within the system, and not all data sets had the same level or types of information. City data reports, along with information in the Corona Connection Magazine (program guides), and observations and City insights from recreation facility visits in September 2023 informed the following analysis and key findings.

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RECREATION FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES OVERVIEW
The City provides a variety of programs, activities, and services throughout the community.

The City provides opportunities within its core program service areas at City-owned and private facilities. Below is a snapshot of the City’s programmed facilities, its program service areas, and support services.
*Operated and programmed by the Community Services Department through the Library Division, the Corona Library is an ancillary asset that is not counted (facility or programs) as part of the City’s recreation services. It is noted here for reference since it provides some similar programming and reservable meeting rooms.

For recreation programs, the City offers programs in fourteen different service areas, described in more detail in Appendix A. These may be offered by City staff or contract staff in City facilities; some include registrations and referrals to private programs through partnerships. Most types of programs are provided year-round.

Adaptive Recreation
Adult & Senior
After School
Aquatics
Arts & Culture
Camps
Early Childhood
Enrichment
Events
Health & Fitness
Library Programs*
Rentals/Reservations
Sports (Youth & Adults)
STEM & Innovation
Volunteerism

PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS
Auburndale Pool
Brentwood Center
Circle City Center
City Hall
Corona Library*
Corona Senior Center
Historic Civic Center
Historic Civic Center Gym
Park Facilities and Fields
River Road Center
Vicentia Activity Center
Victoria Community Center
Off-site locations
YMCA Youth Center at Merrill
YMCA Training Center

PROGRAMMED FACILITIES
Facility Operations
Maintenance
Program/Event Support
(Set Up & Clean Up)
Social Media
Communications
Registration and Program
Support

SUPPORT SERVICES
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Program Service Area
Populations Served Season
Preschool/Early Childhood YouthTeen/TweenAdult Older AdultPeople with DisabilitiesFamilies/Multi-generationalWinter/SpringSummerFall Adaptive Programs • • • • • • •
Adult & Senior • • • • • • • • •
After School • • • • •
Aquatics • • • • • • • • • •
Arts & Culture • • • • • • • • • •
Camps • • • • •
Early Childhood • • • • •
Enrichment • • • • • • • • • •
Events • • • • • • • • • •
Health & Wellness • • • • • • • •
Library Programs* • • • • • • • • • •
Rentals/Reservations • • • • • •
Sports (Youth & Adult) • • • • • • • • • •
STEM/Innovation • • • • • • • • •

MAJOR CITY FACILITIES
The City of Corona has identified 15 major facilities within its inventory, which are buildings and pools that require some degree of staffing and operations (Appendix A, Table A-2). For reference, this inventory includes the City Park Swimming Pool, which is currently closed, and well as the Library, which is not programmed for recreation. Of those facilities, seven are operated and/or occupied by the City, but only five currently support City-led recreation programs. The sixth (the Brentwood Center) is used exclusively by a contract provider for children’s programs, and the seventh (the Victoria Park Community Center) is available for reservation.

Five additional facilities are leased out to various organizations and partners. Three of the five support recreation programming, and two support office use and training (Table G-2).

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The City does not typically track the programs, activities, or services provided by others in leased buildings.

All of Corona’s major facilities are concentrated within Quadrants 1 and 2 (Map 1). However, the City currently does not provide recreation programs in any of its Quadrant 2 facilities.

Residents living in Quadrants 2, 3, and 4 must travel farther to participate in indoor recreation at a City-owned or operated facility. Proposed future facilities in City Park would improve access for residents in Quadrant 2. Residents in Quadrants 3 and 4 tend to have a higher income and therefore can more easily take advantage of private fee-based programs and opportunities to drive to various activities.

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RECREATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY ACTIVITY
According to Community Services recreation
participation data, the City served 57,000 people
through recreation activities, including special
events, sports, contract classes, in FY22/23 (from
July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023) with over 75 percent
of that participation occurring at large community
events (Table G-3). In addition, during the same
time period the City supported 960 facility rentals
and reservations for fields to sports groups,
meeting rooms, and picnic shelters.

Community Services data show that
participation in activities includes
57,000 people, plus rentals and
reservations (with nearly 1,000
reservations).

Of these numbers, 75% reflect
participation in activities, camps,
and classes.

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RECREATION PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY SITE
The City offers a mix of indoor and outdoor programs at various sites; it also counts registrants that participate in programs offered by private providers in non-City facilities such as schools and private businesses. To better understand where recreation programs are being offered, the following information uses available data to show participation numbers for Major Facilities (Table G-5), Non-City Facilities (Table G-6) and City Parks (Table G-7).

Table G-5 presents program participation data by major facility, along with the percentage of the total participants served by each facility. The information presented is a combination of data from CivicRec, drop-in programs, and data from the YMCA. It does not include room reservations. Facilities that show zero participants/percent are those primarily used or leased by outside organizations, where the City is not providing programs. (Note: While not a recreation facility, the Library is included here to show how significant this venue is in CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-8
supporting Community Services programs.) The Circle City Center provides the most programming, serving 37 percent of participants, followed by the Library (32 percent) and the Senior Center (16 percent).

The City of Corona also registers program participants for programs offered by independent contractors at private (non-City) facilities and partners with the Corona-Norco Unified School District to offer the Kids Club after-school program at various school sites. There are more than 20 additional sites operated by eight providers, as well as online/virtual programs provided. Half of participants enrolled in these programs are served at schools, with the other half of registrants distributed among the various reduced-price private programs.

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In addition to indoor recreation programs, the City offers some programs at outdoor City parks. Of the 38 parks within its inventory, 17 are used for programming that is tracked in CivicRec. Spyglass Park (15%), Kellogg Park (15%), and Santana Park (9%) have the highest percentage of participation with TriFytt-Multisport, TriFytt Soccer, tennis programs, and Out of Bounds programs occurring at these locations. Skyline Trail hosted Corona Beautiful Cleanups which also saw about 9% of total participation numbers.

Many city parks – especially those classified as citywide and community parks – also received substantial use for sports through the City’s sports field reservation program. Table G-7 shows the number of reserved “field days” per park annually. This is the count of the total number of sports fields reserved each day from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. From this standpoint, Santana Park received 22.4% of reserved sports uses, followed by Butterfield (19.9%) and El Cerrito Park (18.5%).

Combined, Santana Park received the most programming and sports league use. Noteworthy is that the following sites are only used for reservations, not programming:
• Buena Vista Park
• Butterfield Park
• Citrus Park
• City Park
• Husted Park
• Jameson Park
• Rock Vista Park
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Classes, Camps, & Programs Sports League Use
City Park Locations
Total
Participants*
Participation
Percentage*
# of Reserved
Field Days**
Total 1,488 100.00% 6,981 100.00%
To further identify opportunities and gaps in programming, a program matrix (see Appendix A, Table A-3) counted programs by program service area, noting the providers, locations offered, and populations served. The matrix shows that the greatest variety of programs offered by the City are located at the Circle City Center (for major facilities) and special use sites (for parks by classification). The matrix suggests that many city facilities and sites are dedicated to one or a few types of programs. In other words, the lack of distribution of facilities around the City, compounded by the lack of variety of programs in various facilities, means that program access is limited in Corona. Examples of single-use sites include:
• Auburndale Park – only programmed for aquatics. (In the past, the YMCA, who programs the pool, had expressed an interest in offering other youth programs in the community center.)
• Brentwood Park – only used for preschool/childcare programs. • Corona Senior Center – used for older adult and senior programs. • Vicentia Activity Center (VAC) – only programmed in the summer and during school holidays for after-school care.

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PROGRAM CAPACITY
City data reported through CivicRec indicated that very few programs are reaching their capacity based on program enrollment maximums and actual registration. Tables G-8, G-9, and G-10 compare program enrollments to the City’s enrollment targets as identified in CivicRec data for Major Facilities, Private Facilities, and Parks (Outdoor Facilities) respectively.

It presents programs by site. Not all programs had enrollment targets noted. Those that did are shown below. Note: These data do not include facility reservations and do not reflect the percentage of the building or site being utilized. They reflect programming capacity only.

The percentage of enrollment for all groups is lower than could potentially be met by these facilities. The data raise questions about what metrics recreation staff use to determine whether to provide or cancel an underperforming program. On average, it appears at best that programs are half full, which is only true for the indoor programs. • Indoor City facilities--the overall program enrollment is at about 54% of total capacity.
• Outdoor programs -- the total overall program enrollment is at about 36% capacity. Given the limited number of sites programmed, not only do existing programs have capacity, but there is an opportunity to expand outdoor recreation programs in general.

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FACILITY OBSERVATIONS
In September 2023, the MIG consulting team and Community Services staff toured many of the major facilities in which the City provides recreation programs. Some overarching observations are noted below along with potential opportunities for facilities.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
• Limited Recreation Use – Few of the facilities were originally designed for recreation use. Although they may have been renovated, many of the spaces do not function well for recreation and cannot support active recreation, which makes them difficult to utilize for programming. Acoustics, building layout (including hard to access areas and winding hallways), a lack of storage, wasted space, spaces and restrooms that had to be retrofitted with ramps to be ADA accessible, and additional issues were noted. The City should question the return on investment or identify opportunities to repurpose these facilities for other uses before attempting to make renovations. Where program and reservations numbers are low, it may not be worthwhile to upgrade existing buildings. • Facility Maintenance, Condition, and Age – The facilities visited during this tour were clean and well-maintained in public-facing areas. Most facilities are older, and their age and condition (or the condition of the surrounding park) makes several of them adequate but unattractive for current uses. Several need minor or major upgrades (paint, fixtures, hole patching, air conditioning) to bring more life to them.
• Reserved vs. Programmed Uses – The City’s role in providing recreation is currently more of a facilitator than a program provider. Many buildings and rooms are intentionally left vacant for reserved uses. Staff report that much of the programming is offered by other organizations, partners, or contract staff.

Without others reserving or hosting programs, many spaces would (and do) sit empty – to the extent they do not appear ready for use (or may be permanently used for storage and office space). Prior to the pandemic, many of the recreation facilities prioritized reservation over program as a means of cost recovery. It has only been this last year, FY 23-24 that the City has started to focus on increasing program offerings, staff-led activities, and free/low cost single-day activities that encourage residents to access and more fully interact with these amenities. Still, antiquated or non-intentionally recreation space can be difficult to program or unattractive to residents who are more accustomed to higher-quality amenities.

Intentional recreation space, like the indoor gyms, are popular and can be highly contested for use given limited availability and capacity limits. • Facility Vibrancy – Of all City facilities, the Senior Center appeared to be the most successfully programmed and best utilized facility. Even the Brentwood Community Center exhibited colorful and age-appropriate elements that suggested a vibrant, well-programmed children’s space. The Circle City Center is attractive; yet it does not give a strong impression of being a warm, inviting, and engaging space—with the front desk at the end of a long and somewhat empty hallway.
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options. Three buildings were focused on one demographic only (e.g., seniors or children). Most were designed for passive use only and reserved uses. In other words, residents would have to go to one place for a certain type of program, rather than having a variety of options at various buildings. • City Park as a Gamechanger – A new community center and aquatic facility at City Park creates an opportunity to develop the City’s first recreation space that is intentionally designed and programmed to support active use, multi-generational activities, and diverse recreation options. It could strongly support other programming goals and City initiatives, such as health and wellness, arts and culture, family-friendly recreation, and special events. What the City lacks is intentionally programmed space. Quality programs will help the facility’s financial sustainability and cost recovery. For the new recreation and community center to be highly successful, the City must move beyond its current tendency to leave space vacant for reservations or use by other groups.
• Arts and Innovation: City staff report that there is a tentative plan to revitalize the Historic Civic Center (HCC) as an arts and innovation center to support local businesses and non-profits. Instead of focusing on just the HCC, the City should consider a broader plan that also addresses what to do with the Historic Civic Center Gym and Vicentia Activity Center, both of which are underutilized. While the HCC Gym is often contested for use, the other rooms and upstairs are difficult to program. While the gym’s hardwood floors are an asset, staff report that it is not cost effective to add air conditioning and other renovations. While staff feel the VAC’s youth out-of-school programs are critical (because of their affordability), the development of a new City Park recreation center may make these two facilities obsolete.
• Long-Term Facility Use – Effectively programming City Park indoors and outdoors will take substantially more City staff attention and direction. If the City will operate the new facilities, it will need to dramatically increase recreation and events staff, plus add aquatics staff. That will require a significant operational subsidy—which currently is mainly General Fund dollars. Besides focusing on financial sustainability in programming across the city, one way to offset the large subsidy that will be required is to reduce operations at some existing facilities that are not functioning efficiently. The City may want to explore leasing some of its other facilities to partners for operations.

FACILITY OPPORTUNITIES
• The Corona Senior Center is a bustling and lively facility that hosts special events, daily activities (Mon-Fri), and a congregate lunch program for older adults and seniors (age 50+). A patio near the entry is planned for expansion and improvements through a long-awaited renovation. Through the renovation, accessibility will be improved, landscaping will be updated, and new overhead lighting, outdoor fans, misting sprays, and heaters will be installed to increase usable outdoor event space. The Senior Center currently operates at nearly full capacity during the daytime and is challenged by limited parking and programmable space. Center participants and staff have expressed interest in increasing square footage at the current facility or building a new one that would CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-15
better fit their needs and desires. However, the better long-term strategy may be to renovate this for passive use and events, while integrating more active senior programs at the new recreation center at City Park.
• The Vicentia Activity Center (VAC) is primarily programmed for school-age childcare during school breaks. In the short term, its classrooms could be used throughout the year for enrichment classes, social gatherings/meetings, and general programming. In the long-term, the City should explore renovation or use in conjunction with the planned innovation center. If the City chooses to more intentionally activate this space with additional staff hours, public use hours, drop-in programming, and overflow for the Circle City Center, this space could be more fully realized and ramp up the variety of program offerings as the City prepares for the revitalization of City Park.
• The VAC Gymnasium offers highly coveted hardwood floors, spectator seating, and adjacent connected rooms, that are not heavily utilized during the summer months because it is not air conditioned. The financial investment in adding A/C is a current barrier. However, staff and partners note a demand for active-use indoor spaces. If this could be renovated and parking improved, this space could be utilized on a year-round basis, providing an opportunity to expand programs and services. If not, the City should look at renovations and future uses in conjunction with the innovation center.
• Circle City Center (CCC) is a versatile space with multiple activity/meeting rooms, a large gymnasium, a banquet hall, catering kitchen, and an outdoor event space/stage. The parking lot is shared with other businesses. Originally a museum, it was renovated for recreation. This facility is used as the “graduation site” for programs and activities that have outgrown other smaller, community/activity centers, including the Corona Senior Center. Due to a lack of dedicated storage, some classroom/activity spaces have been reallocated to meet storage needs, reducing programmable space. The gym is programmed to a limited degree. However, the CCC appears to have the capacity to increase programming for all ages. Long-term, the City may want to re-evaluate this building’s use when the City Park recreation center opens. • The Auburndale Community Center and Pool has an outdoor, heated pool, along with two spacious, indoor multipurpose rooms. One room is used for office space for the Park Maintenance Division. The other is not used, except for the back offices which are rented by YMCA aquatic staff who offer year-round aquatics programming. Auburndale is situated near an intermediate school and two other YMCA operated facilities. This could be a great location to offer additional youth and multigenerational programming, health & fitness classes, and special events, done in partnership with the YMCA. Auburndale Park will soon undergo an external renovation that will enhance the natural beauty of the park while improving current outdoor amenities. This renovation further supports the notion of transitioning this site to a recreation hub. • The Brentwood Center and park have beautiful curb appeal, nestled deep within the heart of the community. The one indoor facility is monopolized by a longstanding and popular recreation-based early childhood program, led by an independent contractor. Though just a single room, this facility could be an attractive space for hosting social gatherings, rentals, Park Ranger programs, and CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-16
outdoor education programs. The park itself is popular with parent-child groups and has the potential to be a host site of community events (concerts, movies, block parties, etc.) that are within walking distance for many of the residents in the area. Due to limited parking, this would not necessarily be a great location for large-scale events that encourage individuals from outside of the community to visit; however, this park may benefit from increased activation supported by the City or partner organizations.
• Victoria Park Community Center is a registered historic site in Corona, having once served as a school building between 1889-1950. The Center has two large multi-purpose rooms used for limited programming and rentals. There are outdoor restrooms that were recently renovated, yet they are locked. The Center, which sits vacant most of the time, is in a well-maintained park that has faced some challenges. A new sprayground will be added there this year. Given its historic status, available space, and local community needs, the Center could be used as a hub for community enrichment and social services through partnerships with other organizations.

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COMMUNITY VOICES IN RECREATION
The identification of community priorities and needs relied on a robust community participation process in Corona, beginning with conversations with community members, especially youth, during the summer of 2022 through “My Wish” campaign, interviews with key community leaders, and a digital and paper survey that was broadcast broadly throughout local parks and the community. This original outreach was supplemented with an additional round of engagement that focused more on programming and indoor facility needs. The outreach activities include the following, for which key findings are noted below. • Needs Survey (Programs and City Park Indoor Facility Findings) • Recreation Key Partners Interviews
• Recreation Programs Survey
• Recreation Staff Focus Group

CITY PARK SURVEY QUESTIONS/RESPONSES
Through two surveys—one conducted for the City Park Master Plan and one conducted for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan—residents provided feedback about the types of indoor and outdoor amenities and activities that are desired. As shown by the graphics on the next page, residents desire amenities and programs that target active uses (sports, fitness, and play) and artistic or traditionally passive uses (music, social gatherings, arts and cultural programs, walking, gardening/nature interpretation, and senior activities). Youth and family activities also scored high. While separate senior centers and teen centers scored lower than a community or recreation center, this is typical because of the limited demographics these buildings would serve. Nowadays, best practices include integrating uses for all age groups into all-age, multi-generational recreation spaces, rather than building stand-alone facilities.

The surveys did not include questions on whether reservable banquet rooms and wedding venues were desired.

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RECREATION KEY PARTNER INTERVIEWS
To learn more specifically about recreation programs, the City identified three community partners with whom they work closely to provide recreation programs and services. (The City works with additional partners, especially at the senior center and through the City CoSponsorship Program.) In October 2023, the consulting team set up 30-minute, semistructured, virtual interviews with representatives from ABC Hopes, Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD), and the Corona-Norco Family YMCA (YMCA) to discuss their current and future relationships with the City.

Major themes identified through these interviews include:
• Strong Partnerships: Each organization has worked with the City in different capacities and has expressed interest in continuing those partnerships to enhance community-wide benefits. ABC Hopes specializes in adaptive and inclusive recreation services and primarily works with City staff at the Library.

CNUSD provides school sites to host afterschool programs, and the YMCA currently leases multiple City facilities and operates the City’s swimming pool at Auburndale Park.
• Adaptive & Inclusive Services: As a specialist in adaptive and inclusive programming and services, ABC Hopes, with additional City resources like staffing supports and facility usage, can help the City enhance access to programs and activities for individuals with diverse abilities. ABC Hopes is interested in expanding programs, but is limited due to financial constraints, transportation, and physical space. Integrating more adaptive and inclusive services and programs will require dedicated staff with a passion for working with individuals with disabilities.
• Youth Programs: Youth programs are strongly within the scope of expertise for the YMCA and CNUSD. These partners would like to figure out how to use their strengths to further enhance programs and services in this area with the least number of duplicated services. CNUSD is willing to include City staff in training opportunities to further develop their skills and is willing to open more campuses throughout the summer to provide more space for summer camp programming.

The YMCA is interested in expanding programming within the facilities it currently occupies and would like to discuss adding more as space allows. For example, they could program the Auburndale Community Center, in the building where their offices are located.
• Aquatics: One of the most successful arrangements is in the YMCA’s programming of Auburndale Pool. Operating an aquatic facility with slides, lazy river, or other waterpark type amenities planned for City Park is outside of the area of expertise for both the City and YMCA. The YMCA expressed that if they are being considered for operations of the City Park aquatic facility, they would like to be included in design and development discussions. • Facility Usage: The YMCA and ABC Hopes organizations stated that they would be interested in long-term use of City facilities to enhance and expand programming in the community. The YMCA is considering several different options for expanding its programs. More facility space is needed. When the new CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-21
City Park community center opens, the YMCA might be interested in exploring the opportunity to renovate and operate Circle City Center as a YMCA facility – if City staff find they cannot operate both. CNUSD has offered additional space at their facilities to increase capacity for after-school programs and summer camps. • Transportation: CNUSD and ABC Hopes both mentioned that transportation is a key challenge for expanding programs and services.

Recreation Programs Survey
In October 2023, the City developed a recreation programs survey to better understand community needs and desires. The survey was available for two weeks and was distributed online with printed copies available at the Corona Senior Center. The survey received 892 responses and sought to better understand participation and usage trends. The survey sought insights toward desired activities, desired amenities, and perceptions of affordability of programs and services.

Major themes identified by this survey included:
• Participation Frequency and Locations: 67% of respondents have participated in a program or activity at least once annually. The top three most visited sites or facilities among survey respondents were Santana Park, the Corona Library, and the Circle City Center. Of the respondents who selected “Other” and wrote in a response, most said that they visited Border Park for pickleball. • Participation Barriers: The top reasons why respondents said they do not participate in programs are that they “do not know what is offered” that they “don’t have time to participate”. Other reasons indicated through written responses were related to program availability for specific ages (adults, teens, and youth under 5) and program availability due to capacity. • Activities to Provide More Of: Survey respondents were asked to indicate the types of activities already provided by the City that they would like to see more of.

The top activities respondents want to see more of are Special events, Volunteer Opportunities, Sports, and Dance.
• Desired Missing Activities: The most desired activities that respondents would like to see the city provide include Cooking, Arts & Crafts, and Outdoor-based activities (Figure G-3). Teen programs, eSports, and Social Service programs were ranked as the least desired missing activities.
• Most Desired Amenities: Survey respondents indicated they most desire a Lazy River/Water Slide, a Gymnasium, Weight/Cardio/Fitness Room, and a Swimming Pool. Preschool/Childcare, Teen Room, and Game Room were the least desired amenities.
• Communications: Survey respondents indicated that the top three ways they obtain information about City programs and activities is through the Corona Connection, City of Corona Website, and Facebook.
• Pricing: Most respondents indicated that City pricing is comparable to other similar services in the area and 47% indicated that they would struggle if prices were to increase.

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• Safety: Several survey respondents indicated a perceived safety concern that impacts their desire to participate in programs and activities at some locations.

Homelessness, gang activity, and a fear of visiting facilities and parks after dark, were the most prevalent responses for those who wrote-in answers specific safety.

Recreation Staff Focus Group
In September 2023, the consultant team met with recreation programs staff for an in-person focus group meeting. The purpose of this focus group was to gain further insight into the priorities for recreation programs and activities from an internal perspective. The major themes from that meeting included:
• Destination City: Staff indicated a desire to become a destination city that encourages residents to recreate locally while also driving tourism to the area. • Goals for Recreation Programs: Staff provided a variety of responses to the question of why the City provides recreation programs, events, and activities along with their benefits and desired outcomes. The overarching theme that emerged was a desire to create a sense of community, whereby the City connects residents with resources, safe spaces, social connections. • Recreation Services: The recreation staff team’s idea of core programming was aligned with current service areas except for aquatics, which is led by the YMCA.

The team identified the following as core service areas: senior programs, early childhood, youth sports, health & wellness, enrichment/library services, volunteer programs, support services and amenities.
• Recreation Service Gaps: The team also identified several gaps in their current program and service areas that they want to focus on in the future. Those included better incorporation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives (including more adaptive recreational programs), teen programs, eSports, arts & culture, innovation/STEM programs, adult sports, and revenue generating athletic pursuits (tournaments).
• Recreation Operations: Recreation staff identified that they could enhance operations by better leveraging available tools and media for communication/marketing, having a more intentional recruitment strategy to attract bi/multi-lingual staff to support and enhance culturally relevant and inclusive programs and activities, investing in facility improvements, improving technology, streamlining processes, professional development, increased staff support, and a plan for optimizing use in available programmable spaces. • Sentiments: Staff were asked to express in two words how this planning process made them feel. Some examples of words used were excitement, re-energized, community, curious, proud, promise, refreshed, renewed, and hopeful. The words used were all positive and indicate that the team is motivated to see this process through and interested in the outcomes.

RECREATION PROGRAM TRENDS
The recreation analysis included an overview of key industry trends that influence the provision of programs as well as community desires for recreation. Trends are organized in the following categories:

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• Social and demographic trends
• Recreation trends
• Operational sustainability and resource trends
• Recreation facility design and development trends

SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Cultural Relevancy and Diversity
Cities are rethinking the inclusiveness and cultural relevance of their existing park facilities and programs. This effort is in acknowledgement that current activities may not fully reflect the diversity of the population, and therefore may not appeal to, or even discourage, certain residents from participating. This ultimately lowers engagement and creates disconnected communities.

Population demographics shift and grow, and the needs and preferences of the community evolves. Research shows that cultural and ethnic groups can experience unique barriers to accessing parks and programs. Service providers across the country are responding to the diverse cultural makeup of their communities in a variety of ways, including expanding outreach and communication methods, providing culturally responsive park design and programming, and hiring more diverse staff.

There is also growing demand for events, vendors, and entertainment to reflect a wider array of interests and cultures. Parks and recreation facilities and parks, as major community anchor points, are ideal locations to host such events and promote cross-cultural education.

Inclusive Programs & Universal Design
Universal design is an approach for creating environments that exceed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards and are inclusive to all levels of ability. This might include people with disabilities in vision, hearing, mobility, and sensory input. This also includes consideration of different users, such as people with strollers, people with walking aids, couples or groups, variations in sensitivity to heat or sun, etc. Recreation systems based on universal design standards encourage access, independence, safety, and comfort for all people. This approach is being integrated into recreation programming, public parks, indoor and outdoor recreation elements, and infrastructure to meet the needs of people of all abilities.

Active, Aging Populations
Active Aging is a booming trend within older adult communities, where individuals are looking for ways to stay physically and mentally active, engage with friends and neighbors, and try new experiences. With a growing population of older adults, there is a heightened demand for recreational activities and spaces that accommodate uses ranging from physical exercise, to learning and enrichment classes, healthy living programs, and social services. In some cases, low-impact programs and accessible facilities are needed for declining vision, hearing, coordination, and mobility. Sometimes older adult care centers fulfill this need; in other cases, individuals turn to their local parks and program providers. This is a diverse age group that cannot be offered a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Youth & Family Resources
Many park agencies are moving beyond their traditional focus on promoting fun and play for youth, into programs that expand services and enrichment activities for teenagers, young adults, and parent-child groups. They are taking a more holistic view of youth development that goes beyond physical exercise, into intellectual growth, socialization, professional development, and leadership skills. The aim is to produce early adult outcomes such as economic self-reliance, healthy family and social relationships, and community contributions.

This approach also involves young people in local decision-making, empowering them to shape their future environment in which they may live, work, raise families, and retire.

For example, young teenagers are being engaged through active recreation, school-based learning programs, and nature programs. Teenagers are offered civic opportunities, career training and job skills, internships, and team-building development. Young adults, parents, and family units are being supported with professional preparation, access to resources, childcare services, and continuing education courses.

RECREATION
Lifelong Play
Given new research showing the benefits of play for all ages, the notion of “play” is expanding in our parks, facilities, and programs. Instead of focusing on playgrounds for children aged 2-12 years, cities are adding facilities and programs to meet the “playful” needs of teens, adults, and older adults. Fueling this trend is the recognition that play supports both physical health (motor skill development, balance, fitness) and mental health (cognitive growth, socialization, focus).

In response, cities are diversifying play opportunities and looking to engage teens, adults, and seniors in fun activities. Low-impact and alternative active recreation activities - such as pickleball, tai chi, water yoga, and hiking groups - are on the rise, providing recreation opportunities for adults and older adults to get outdoors and socialize.

Health, Wellness and Fitness
Designing for health – physical, mental, spiritual – is a major movement within the designplanning realm, with public agencies and private institutions increasingly on board. Cities are acknowledging a growing public health crisis around conditions like obesity, diabetes, and depression. In response, cities are partnering with the health sector to promote preventative healthcare and active living through design and planning.

As examples, cities are providing bikeshare programs, planting trees for shade coverage, and creating more community gardens. Parks and Recreation Departments are expanding programming to target different age groups and cultures. Ecotherapy and “Park Rx” programs are inspiring doctors to prescribe spending time in parks as a medicinal remedy to certain ailments. There is also a large refocus on the health and wellness of vulnerable communities through environmental justice and equity initiatives. Overall, there is a major shift for parks and recreation planning to address health and wellness, which is also now a main objective for the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

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Nature-Based Recreation
Across the county, there is a movement to re-connect children with the outdoors. Books such as the Last Child in the Woods, organizations such as the Children and Nature Network, and initiatives such as the Natural Learning Initiative have focused renewed attention and research on this topic. These efforts respond to the decreased time children spend outdoors, as well as to concerns about the sedentary lifestyle of some youth, too much screen time and too little active, unstructured play for children. Health and recreation organizations nationwide are working to reverse the trend and the negative health impacts associated with these behaviors.

Technology in Recreation (E-sports and Virtual Programs) Evolving technology is affecting how parks and recreation agencies operate. Communication technology, Wi-Fi in parks, and the rise of smart phone use have changed the way people receive and provide information. Online recreation registration and programs that track participation data are considered essential to support recreation services. Online programs, reservation systems, and digital marketing are helping recreation programming run more efficiently and reach a wider population. Technology can also enable users to provide easy feedback to the department about programs, facilities, and parks.

Opportunities for tech-aided recreation are also growing, such as apps and kiosks to provide interpretive information and an increase in maker spaces and innovation hubs with computers, 3-D printers, and more. Games such as Pokémon Go, while short lived, have the potential to attract many new users to parks and public spaces. Organized, competitive videogaming, or eSports, which are social activities that connect players across generations and abilities are one of the fastest growing trends that combines technology and recreation. eSports are the second most watched sporting event type in the US behind the NFL, and it is estimated that more than 166 million people in the US consider themselves ‘gamers.

OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCES
Affordability vs. Cost Recovery
The 2008 recession sparked the need for agencies to take a more business-like approach in providing recreation services. While many agencies have recovered from the challenges associated with reductions in staff and funding, they continue to apply advances in revenuegeneration, cost accounting, maximized operational and maintenance efficiencies, marketing /branding, and prioritized investments. These business and marketing strategies allow park agencies to broaden park use, increase the numbers of people receiving recreation benefits, provide amenities and services most desired by the community, and have funds on hand when needed to repair, replace, and refresh aging facilities and/or develop and maintain new ones. For some this involves establishing cost recovery targets, defined service levels and priorities, and tradeoffs to balance pay-to-play (revenue-generating) options with subsidized services.

Resource and Staffing Shortages
Post-pandemic governments across the U.S. are struggling to address supply chain issues, staffing shortages, and funding challenges while still providing adequate services to their constituents. While the demand for parks and programs has increased through the COVID-19 CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-27
and post-pandemic years, the costs of new construction and supplies have increased. Staff are leaving positions, and new staff are more expensive and time consuming to find, hire, and train. This is discussed frequently in terms of lifeguard shortages across the nation but is also affecting recreation programs and maintenance staff. Staffing shortages are also critically impacting childcare and after school programs. At the same time, parks and recreation departments have not necessarily seen an increase in their budgets; in some cases, many agencies have seen a decline in revenue streams.

The instability of funding sources is another challenge. In theory, many recreation programs should be able to recover at least their direct costs (such as staffing and materials), and in some cases, indirect costs (such as programs promotion and facility wear and tear). In cities that charge less in fees frequently are heavily dependent on the city tax base. In those cases, agencies may not have sufficient fundings for robust programs, including program materials, staffing and facility operations. In times of decreased funding, recreation programs may halt, facilities may close, staffing may be reduced, and maintenance may be deferred.

Resource Sharing and Partnerships
In response to limited resources, park agencies are increasingly collaborating with external partners under resource sharing agreements, which allow two or more independent organizations to utilize one facility or program. Partnerships include the private sector, other public agencies, and non-profit organizations, and typically provide additional recreation opportunities either in city sites, in sites owned by others, or in jointly owned or operated sites.

Collaborative efforts take many forms. In some cases, park agencies will invite non-profits organizations, businesses, or staff from other agencies to support city park programming and/or space activation. This might be in the form of volunteers or contracted personnel. In other cases, park and recreation agencies will partner with external providers, such as a private-sector fitness facility, to cross-promote existing recreational activities. Another way parks agencies increase access in underserved areas is to create joint-use agreements with local schools to provide recreational and educational facilities outside of school hours. In exchange, municipalities may provide capital improvements or maintenance for school recreation facilities.

Economic Development/Recreation Tourism
Many cities are beginning to reposition their parks and recreation as a driver for economic development, becoming a destination for tourism and large events. Rented spaces, event hosting, and tourism amenities are becoming top considerations as cities begin to see how they should invest in parks and recreation to both promote their cities while also seeing financial returns from a major tourism industry.

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Recreation Center Design
Trends around the design and development of recreation and community facilities are nuanced, because of the high investment needed for facility construction and ongoing operations. Trends include:

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• Multipurpose: Today’s community/recreation centers are multipurpose facilities that incorporate recreation, health and wellness, youth development, community meetings/gatherings, and social engagement opportunities. Many also support the arts and skill development or learning.
• Multi-Generational: Nationally, recreation centers have grown larger to incorporate more multi-generational, multi-purpose space for all ages and diverse interests. This allows families the opportunity to engage in different recreation activities simultaneously.
• Inclusive and Accessible: Special attention is given to accessibility and design and programmatic features that create more inclusive spaces. These include but are not limited to providing wide hallways, more family-style restrooms, universal elements and equipment, and inclusive activities.
• Larger Facilities: Modern recreation centers are generally at least 35,000 to 45,000 square feet (sf) in size and can be much larger (e.g., 65,000+ sf, though this size typically includes an indoor aquatic center). Smaller facilities tend to be more costly to operate, so cities prefer to consolidate uses into one building to save money on construction and ongoing operations. Most cities are moving away from age-specific and smaller facilities, such as teen centers, senior centers and stand-alone gymnasiums or neighborhood centers.
• Consolidated Operations: Larger flexible-use buildings with various types of activity and social spaces can more easily accommodate changing recreation and social preferences. More programming and activities can be provided at a single site, making for greater staffing efficiency and operational cost-effectiveness. • Programmed and Drop-in Uses: Facilities accommodate busy lifestyles by offering both scheduled programs and events, as well as walk-in or drop-in options for use, such as open gym time.
• Reservable and Programmed Uses: Many facilities include attractive multipurpose activity/party rooms with catering kitchens or full kitchens, as well as technology-enabled meeting rooms to support rentals. These spaces can also be programmed when not reserved.
• Memberships and Packaged Rates: Most centers include a health and fitness component and offer memberships or packaged drop-in rates (with discounts for greater use) as part of their operating model. These facilities are designed to attract higher income residents, which means that the operational model may need to build in free or subsidized memberships or special indoor events and activities for lower-income residents to ensure inclusion. • Specialized Uses: Some facilities incorporate specialized uses, such as childcare facilities, maker space, innovation/technology labs, dance/music rooms, small cafes/concessions, teen rooms, senior space, etc. However, these types of spaces increase costs and can limit programming options.
• Indoor-Outdoor Spaces: Most recreation centers are planned in conjunction with adjacent park and outdoor facilities that support indoor/outdoor programming. Some centers include large doors that open to outdoor patios so that indoor activities can spill outdoors.
• Market-based Development and Operations: Through market studies and/or business and operations planning conducted in advance of facility development, CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-29
multipurpose community/recreation centers are typically custom-tailored to the needs of its constituents or target market. This helps ensure that the facility supports revenue-generating activities and programs that will help off-set operations costs. An operating pro forma will also identify operational costs, revenue streams, and fee-based programs.

Aquatic Facility Design
Trends around the design and development of recreation and community facilities are nuanced, because of the high investment needed for facility construction and ongoing operations. Trends include:
• Leisure and recreation: Swimming for recreation accounts for most swimming participation. Pools should be designed for fun and play and for different skill levels to maximize the potential customer base. Warmer water temperature, zerodepth entry, float channels, and interactive play features encourage recreation. • Health and fitness: Swimming for fitness and water-based exercise programs are also areas of strong participation. To capture this market, pools should also be designed, operated, and programmed to allow for aquatics exercise, including water-based fitness classes.
• Water safety: The World Health Organization recommends learn-to-swim programs as one of the top actions to prevent drownings. Drowning is the second most common reason for accidental death for young children, and it is estimated there are five water immersion-related hospital visits for every drowning death. • Programming diversity: A full range of aquatics programming provides the most opportunity for users and increases revenue potential. Programs that focus on recreation, while supporting competition, will draw a higher number of users than a single type of programming.
• Maximized revenues: Aquatics facilities are costly to operate. Revenue to offset the operational cost is maximized by high use of the pool or pool complex, which is achieved through programming diversity and a facility design that supports it.

Leisure/recreational pools typically attract more users, generating more revenue.

These facilities typically incorporate party rooms, cabanas, and other revenuegenerating features. • Minimized Costs: Operational costs can be minimized through facility design decisions. Lower-cost pools should avoid features such as wave pools that require significantly more lifeguards, and 50-meter pools the require high volumes of water but are focused on the more limited niche of competitive swimming. • Accessibility: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations require new or rebuilt pools and aquatics facilities to comply with accessible design standards, most recently updated in 2010. ADA standards require accessible pool entrances and exits, deck space, accessible lifts, and other design elements that should be factored into the design of a new facility.

RECREATION PROGRAM DEMAND (MARKET POTENTIAL INDEX)
The 2023 Market Potential Index (MPI), provided by ESRI, represents the expected demand for sports and leisure activities for adults ages 18 and over residing in Corona. The data are based on consumer behavior or purchasing patterns for Corona residents as compared to CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX G: RECREATION PROGRAMS ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND NEEDS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN G-30
patterns for residents across the U.S. The MPI can help inform the allocation of City resources into recreation facilities and programs. While these data are not available for youth, they help understand trends and needs in recreation.

The National Average MPI is set at 100. Therefore, a Corona MPI with a score greater than 100 indicates a higher demand than the national average, and a score less than 100 indicates a lower demand than the national average1. Relevant recreational activities have been organized by Esri into four categories:
• General Sports
• Fitness
• Outdoor Activities
• Commercial Recreation
The following graphics presents top findings within those categories and in comparison, to one another.
1 As a note, participation levels (and the corresponding MPI score) represents both interest and/or access. For example, a low MPI score on “walking” could indicate low demand, however it could also reflect secondary considerations such as unsafe or uncomfortable conditions, few walking paths, minimal rest points, etc.

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GENERAL SPORTS
Soccer has the highest market potential for the City of Corona at 34% higher than the National Average. Apart from Frisbee and Swimming, which are just below 100, all general sports are above the national average. This market demand is consistent with the continued use of key sites, such as Santana Park, for organized sports. However, it also clearly shows a strong market for traditional organized sports as well as activities such as ping pong, more than for swimming. The market potential can be used to prioritize investment and gauge the potential return on investment when renovated or building facilities. For example, adding air conditioning to a gym would be consistent with the strong market potential to capitalize on providing additional gym sports and activities. If funding is constrained for City Park, however, it may be wiser to focus investment on the multi-use field and indoor gym and fitness space, and if needed, scale back the investment in aquatics facilities. 134
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FITNESS
The top three fitness activities are Zumba, Pilates, and Jogging or Running. In this category, all the activities are equal to or higher than the national average. This suggests there is a high demand for programs that support health and fitness, which is aligned with Corona’s goals for the Master Plan. The Community Services Department could explore ways to introduce more indoor fitness activities, outdoor fitness such as yoga in the park, and even communityside events such as walks, races, and triathlons. 125
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
For outdoor activities, there is a higher-than-average interest in several types of trail activities.

Bicycling (Mountain) is 19% above the national average. Bicycling (road), hiking and backpacking are also above the national average, suggesting a potential interest in more trail-related programs and activities that could be provide in Corona, especially in new open space areas and via trailheads to the nearby national forest. In general, half of the outdoor activities were above the national average, suggesting an opportunity to expand naturebased activities and programs, and even capitalizing on trends such as providing archery programs in parks (which many cities started following interest in the Hunger Games movies). 119 119 114
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COMMERCIAL RECREATION
For commercial recreation activities, the MPI confirms a strong interest in watching sports as well as participating in other active recreation activities that may support overall health and fitness, such as skating. Attend MLB Regular Season Baseball Game, Ice Skating, and Roller Skating were the top three activities. These data are relevant to Corona, because of the City’s partnership with private providers to offer reduced-rate activities in private facilities. They also suggest several types of tours, trips, or travel that may be of interest to the community. In addition, this graphic reveals another key finding. There is a greater market willing to spend $250 dollars or more annually on recreation than those that are spending lesser amounts.

This higher-than-average investment in recreation bodes well for ensuring program fees are set at higher “market” prices, with discounts for those who need more affordable opportunities.
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TOP 20 ACTIVITIES
The Top 20 activities with the highest MPI in Corona reveal a strong market potential in playing sports (8 types), participating in fitness programs (5 types), bicycling, or participating in other outdoor activities (3 activities. four in commercial recreation. Overall, Soccer had the highest MPI (134), and Bicycling rounded out the Top 20 at 106. 134
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KEY FINDINGS – RECREATION MARKET
• General Sports – For the City of Corona, General Sports activities ranked the highest amongst all categories with eight activities listed in the Top 20. Soccer was the highest ranked activity overall at 34% higher than the national average. • Fitness – Five of the Top 20 activities were represented in this category with the Top 3 activities in the category being Zumba, Pilates, and Jogging/Running. • Outdoor Activities – Bicycling (road & mountain) and rock climbing were the Top activities in the outdoor category and had the lowest representation of activities in the Top 20, with only three activities listed.
• Commercial Activities – Based on the MPI, City of Corona residents enjoy attending sporting events at the college and professional levels and participating in skating (roller & ice). Additionally, residents spent just above the national average on sporting equipment costing $100 or more, which aligns with the high level of interest in general sports participation.

RECREATION NEEDS
The City provides a variety of programs, services, and activities for residents and nonresidents. An analysis of the current recreation programs and trends provides valuable insights into enhancements that can be made to meet the current and future needs of Corona.

FACILITY NEEDS
The City’s recreation/community centers should support multi-generational and multi-use recreational activities with space for active recreation, social gatherings, and lifelong learning opportunities. Most facilities within the current inventory are smaller spaces best suited for passive recreation. An additional large-scale recreation/community center is planned for City Park, which would augment the programs provided at the Circle City Center (CCC).

Key needs include:
• The renovation and improvement of existing programmable facilities (indoors and outdoors), where a return on investment can be established. An evaluation of existing facilities in the context of financial sustainability and program use will determine the return on investment if making improvements. • A multi-generational, multi-use recreation center with space for active recreation, gatherings, and learning; and indoor/outdoor space. The facility should be guided by an operations proforma and business and programming plan to determine how the City will operate it.
• Event space to support fairs, festivals, concerts, etc. • Dispersed venues for program access in underserved areas; or mobile recreation and self-directed activities in program-deficient areas. • Decisions about current and new partnerships as well as the use of existing facilities when new recreation and aquatic facilities are built at City Park.

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PROGRAM NEEDS
Special Events
Corona’s residents love the special events that the City provides. Residents desire more events, fairs, festivals, social activities, family activities, concerts, arts, and cultural events within the Corona. The City’s events and programs are highly concentrated in the northern half of the City in Quadrants 1 & 2 and can be expanded to meet the needs and desires of residents in southern areas of Quadrants 3 &4. A stronger staffing investment would be required to expand this area.

General Sports & Fitness
More active programming, sports, and fitness programs are needed to support community health and wellbeing. Based on the Market Potential Index (MPI), general sports are popular recreational activities for Corona residents. Soccer was the most popular activity overall at 34% higher than the national average. The City should consider increasing access to indoor/outdoor soccer and futsal courts and collaborate/coordinate with partners to continue to meet the needs of the community. In addition, soccer leagues and residents have voiced interest in tournament play for soccer in the community. Learn-to-play programs and skillbuilding camps should be increased. The City may consider additional measures to support this type of play at Santana Park.

Zumba and Basketball also had high MPI scores indicating that access to physical spaces to participate in these activities would be beneficial to meeting the needs and desires of community members.

Nature-Based Programs
As the City expands trails and open space and considers a regional-scale nature park, it should continue to expand nature-based programs, building on the guided hike program, launched in October 2023. While outreach findings didn’t show strong interest in nature interpretation, a key recreation trend is the growth of programs that connect people to nature and the outdoors (to support health and wellness). Unlike traditional environmental education/interpretation programs, these may combine active trail programs, urban camping/star gazing, tree climbing, geocaching, orienteering treasure hunts, as well as selfdirected interpretive features in parks to educate residents about climate resiliency, the value of tree canopies, etc.

Youth Empowerment
A trend in equity-based programs in underserved areas is to provide more empowerment and skill-building programs for youth and young adults (e.g., teen programs, internships, youth civic participation, resume development, interview coaching, computer courses, etc.).

Mobile and Self-Directed Recreation
In built-out, park deficient cities, it may not be affordable or possible to ensure that all residents have access to a park within walking distance. Some residents without close-tohome parks will simply drive to other private or public parks and recreation facilities. From an equity standpoint, not everyone has this luxury. Corona should provide programmatic recreation opportunities—either temporary, self-directed, or staffed—in underserved areas.

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Examples include pop-up events, temporary parklets, mobile recreation programs, selfdirected walking circuits and fitness courses, art walks, little libraries/art boxes, “thinkscapes” and other elements or activities outside of parks. The City already has a model – Community Services On the Go, funded through the Library, to promote literacy. Services specific to mobile recreation would allow the City to expand popular programs, services, and neighborhood specific events, beyond the Circle with additional hours for field-capable staffing. The City could consider leveraging the existing part-time staff pool may be more flexible in assignment and excited to interact with the community.

Beginning vs. Advanced/Specialized/Competitive Programs Currently the City offers many recreation programs that introduce people to new types of activities. These “learn to play” classes and activities support skill-building, socializing, and fun. Most cities find broad community benefits in supporting introductory programs to foster healthy lifestyles and lifelong learning. However, the City should distinguish between programs that offer more individualized benefits (competitive/advanced programs) vs. serve the common good. These include activities and programs such as sports leagues, intermediate or advanced sports academies and camps, athletic training, sports competitions, academic enrichment, STEM/STEAM camps, tours, and travel, etc. While it is common for park agencies to prioritize "Beginner Level Activities," the more advanced/specialized activities typically have higher cost recovery rates and generate more revenue. Therefore, the City of Corona needs to find the right balance between beginning and advanced/competitive programs to support financially sustainability.

Partnerships
The City identified three key program partners with whom they work with most closely. The City partners with ABC Hopes, the Corona-Norco Family YMCA, and the Corona-Norco Unified School District to offer programs in adaptive recreation, aquatics, and afterschool programs. The City should consider updating and/or formalizing mutually beneficial partnership agreements that will enhance these program areas and limit the duplication of services. This would help the City to meet the needs of community members who desire more inclusive programs, school-aged childcare/enrichment, and aquatics and wellness programs and will allow the City to reallocate resources to strengthen other areas.

In addition, the City commonly joins with other local non-profits, community resources, volunteer groups, and other bodies to deliver services. (Examples include AARP Tax Aide Program and Senior Driver Safety, Feeding America food distributions, blood drives, among others.)
Adaptive Recreation Programs
Corona has limited opportunities, resources, and support for individuals with disabilities to actively engage in recreational activities and programs. Strengthening the relationship with ABC Hopes, a community-based 501c (3) organization and City identified key partner, would allow for enhanced and expanded services throughout the City. ABC Hopes specializes in adaptive recreation, fitness, and athletic programming and would be a great service partner to reach more individuals and families in the area looking for more inclusive and/or specialized recreation opportunities.

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Increased Staffing, Resources and Financial Sustainability If the City increases programs and expands or builds new facilities, it will need more City staff to organize, facilitate, and host programs and maintain facilities that will have higher use— even if partners or contract staff provide the program. When designing and operating City Park, Community Services will need a recreation manager and additional staff to more strongly program the buildings and park to attract new users, diversify recreation programs in the city, serve more ages, and increase financial sustainability. Additional resources will be needed, as well as decisions on how to streamline or potentially divest underperforming and underutilized facilities (through lease, renovated for non-recreation uses, or other means).

Balancing Program Needs
The City will also need to define how programs, services, and amenities are offered. In the past, the City chose to take a more active cost-recovery role promoting facility rentals, however, this limited public access and available programming at these facilities. The city has only recently taken a more active role in intentionally activated free and lower cost staff-led programming to encourage residents to interact with these community facilities more fully.

Clear direction and intentional balance of offerings will help staff more effectively meet residents' needs while still providing some economic recovery. Periodic survey work should be conducted to benchmark success and allow staff to keep up with community desires as needs and trends change over time.

PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-1
This appendix introduces the planning-level cost estimates associated with recommendations for existing parks and potential future park sites and recreation facilities. It explains how capital and operations costs were calculated for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The costs noted here are more than the City will likely spend over the next ten years.

The estimates are based on general planning-level, order-of-magnitude in costs to assist in evaluating and prioritizing projects for future consideration in the City-wide Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Costs typically reflect:
• Per-unit costs, such as a cost per acre for park development and park maintenance, or a cost per facility to add an element to a park;
• Costs assigned by classification, recognizing that a facility may be a different size, scale, type, or level or uniqueness or complexity depending on the type of park it is serving. For example, a play area in a basic Neighborhood Park will be much smaller than the destination or thematic play area suited to a Citywide Park. For simplicity, costs are assigned by park type based on a percentage of the total anticipated to be spent at the City’s highest priority sites. These percentages by classification are noted below. For sites, they are based on the proposed classification of the park once improved (not its existing classification.)
o Regional Park, Citywide Park, Community Park, and Special Use Sites (100%) o Neighborhood Park – Multi use (85%)
o Pocket Park and Neighborhood Park – Basic (60%)
o Open Space Park (40%)
• An allowance for a range of improvements that would resolve the issue noted.

Allowances are typically based on broad options and may be higher or lower than the investment needed for a specific site. For example, an allowance to replace comfort amenities may be based on costs to replace a mix of benches, tables, drinking fountains, etc., with numbers and types determined by park classification.

Costs are in 2023 dollars not accounting for inflation. Recognizing the volatility of pricing and supply chain issues, these costs are intended to provide general guidance for project planning. Actual costs will vary from these estimates. Most costs will be further refined when site master plans and construction documents are created, prior to site development or renovation.

This cost matrix does not include costs associated with trailhead development, which will be calculated in Corona’s 2023 Trails Master Plan – Phase II. It does include costs for the renovation of City Park, based on cost assumptions provided by the City and a target budget of $100 million. For the City’s new open space areas, only 25% of the park is presumed to be developed, while most of the site will remain in a natural state.

These estimates reflect planning level cost assumptions for general budgeting only. Actual costs may be higher or lower depending on site needs, the scale of the facility, and changing CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-2
market prices for materials. All costs will need refining through facility and site master planning efforts, and/or during the development of construction documents. Changes to project scopes and programming, combining, or separating facilities, acquiring land or building at City-owned sites, or introducing phases to development will all have impacts to costs. Given the current volatility in land price and construction costs, all costs will also need adjustment for inflation and current construction conditions at the time of implementation.

This appendix defines the approach and baseline numbers used to identify the following costs:
• New Sites / Development
• Special Projects
• Additions/Enhancements to Existing Parks (Design Guidelines) • Capital Improvements to Existing Parks (Park Experience Scores) • Maintenance
To implement the RPMP, these costs assumptions for system enhancement should be synthesized with the facility repair projects and costs noted in the 2020 Parks and Facilities Inventory and Assessment. The Inventory and Assessment Report was the first step in a multiphase Master Plan process and included an estimate for the Cost Replacement Value (CRV) for each park and facility. The CRV has two main components: a replacement cost value for each amenity located at the park and a land value. These costs identified for 2024 to 2033 are included in the cost estimate table (Table I-4) with adjustments for inflation for site specific totals. The totals reflect an annually compounded inflation adjustment of 4.06% (based on the average inflation rate for 2019-2023). Combined, these baseline numbers for enhancing and improving the park system should be vetted and updated by City of Corona when included in annual budgets and workplans.

COSTS FOR NEW SITES / DEVELOPMENT
Capital costs for new parks and open space represent one-time costs to acquire, master plan, and develop or build park infrastructure and features.
• Acquire Land: This is a per-acre cost to obtain new land for future park development.

Costs assume purchase of property based on general Corona land costs. Estimates assume Sites may be acquired through other means (e.g., easement, partnership) that would offset acquisition costs.
• Master Plan or Design: The cost for site master planning, design concepts and/or feasibility studies assumes a medium level of effort by designers/planners based on industry profession averages. Larger sites will have greater planning and design costs.

Develop as Park: These estimates are fully loaded costs to account for the development of a new park in its entirety or 10% of an open space area. Costs for site development will range in scale based on site conditions and park type/design, so some costs may be lower or higher than provided. Costs are based on Southern California estimates with updates by MIG based on cost averages of comparable communities.

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SPECIAL PROJECT COSTS
Special project costs are those written in (from other sources) as an allowance to account for systemwide recommendations or the high cost to build or provide unique sites features, such as a bridge or an art center. It also includes specific itemized costs identified for some sites, such as the renovation of City Park. These separate cost estimates for development are taken from the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, other planned costs, or general construction estimates for specialized or systemwide facilities. Cost for major facilities also factor in comparables to existing facilities using publicly accessible estimates.

COSTS FOR ADDITIONS/ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING PARKS (DESIGN

GUIDELINES)
Appendix F identifies recommendations to add facilities to enhance existing sites. These are based on a comparison of the site inventory to Prioritized Recreation Elements noted in the Acquisition, Design, and Development Guidelines by classification (Appendix E).

The cost estimates assume the addition of one of the missing features. Actual costs will vary based on the size, scale, number of components, and complexity of the identified recreation element. For example, in Citywide Parks, sports courts should be of “game or tournamentquality.” In Neighborhood Park – Basic, sports courts may be “full- or half-court.” To account CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-4
for these differences, costs are shown for Regional Parks, Citywide Parks, Community Parks, and Special Use Sites at 100 percent. Costs for all other types of parks are prorated based on a percentage of the original cost as noted in the introduction.

While larger parks may benefit from the addition of multiple units of an identified missing Prioritized Recreation Element, the cost assumes the addition of one unit to address the minimum requirement. The goal of this approach is to strive to achieve the Corona Standard at all park and recreation facilities.

These fully-loaded planning-level costs represent general assumptions about the cost of the facility, installation, and site improvements, as well as the addition of any support amenities.

For example, the playground includes may include fees to cover the installation of play equipment for ages 2-5 and 5-12; separate companion play pieces such as swings, climbers, and spinners; safety surfacing and surface edging; amenities such as benches, signage, shade sails, area fencing, and lighting; and an access path and ramp. Construction costs are estimated based on MIG’s experience in constructing community and citywide parks in 2022 and 2023. The actual price will differ from these numbers.

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COSTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PARKS (PARK EXPERIENCE

SCORES)
The recommendations to remedy park experience deficiencies noted in Appendix F include operational recommendations and capital projects. While maintenance dollars are anticipated to address operations costs, the cost assumptions noted below reflect the general anticipated funds needed for capital improvements. Costs are shown for Citywide Parks, Community Parks, and Special Use Sites at 100 percent. Costs for other types of parks are based on a percentage of the original cost and assumed facilities are smaller, less in numbers, and/or less specialized than those noted here.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-6
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-7

MAINTENANCE COSTS
Maintenance costs are based on generalized per-acre cost assumptions per acre. Costs differ based on the level of maintenance assigned to the site (standard vs. enhanced) as explained in Appendix F recommendations. While actual maintenance costs will vary by park classification, the City does not track park maintenance expenditures by site or by classification. For this reason, general averages are applied. However, the cost assumptions reflect the fact that some sites with specialized facilities should receive a higher level of maintenance than they currently receive. Basic parks will require far less maintenance. • Standard Maintenance: Maintenance costs are noted based on the City’s own assessment of the average maintenance expenditures for park acres, as noted in the FY 2023 Operating Budget for Park Maintenance/ Contract Management. This total is rounded to $13,200 per acre for most sites. Costs for Oxbow Park are calculated at 25% of the total, since one-quarter of the site or less is anticipated to be developed.

Additional funds may be needed for natural resource stewardship, restoration, or management.
• Enhanced Maintenance: To ensure larger parks with specialized facilities and programs receive more frequent maintenance, costs are calculated based on 125% of standard park maintenance and applied per developed park acre.

PRMP RECOMMENDATIONS COST ESTIMATES
Table H-4 provides planning-level cost estimates associated with Master Plan recommendations. These estimates are based on order-of-magnitude costs to assist in evaluating and prioritizing projects for future consideration in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Costs are in 2023 dollars not accounting for inflation. Recognizing the volatility of pricing and supply chain issues, these costs are intended to provide general guidance for project planning. Actual costs will vary from these estimates. Most costs will be further refined when site master plans and construction documents are created, prior to site development or renovation. Table H-4 includes costs for all recommendations noted in Table F-1 in Appendix F. However, it does not include costs for trailhead development, which will be calculated separately as part of Corona’s 2023 Trails Master Plan. In addition, implementing the programming recommendations could add another $2-$5 million in annual operations costs.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-8
The total planning-level capital cost for implementing the improvements recommended in Chapter 4 is approximately $269 million (Table H-4), which includes the cost of redeveloping City Park. If the entire parks system was built out as recommended, slightly more than $6 million annually would be necessary to maintain the system.

CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-9
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-10
CITY OF CORONA APPENDIX H: PLANNING LEVEL COST ESTIMATES PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN H-11

Corona City CouncilFebruary 7, 2024

Corona City Council
February 7, 2024