24-1468 Presentation Highest Need Neighborhood_Workshop — Fresno City Council, November 7, 2024

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED
NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025-2027
City Council Workshop
November 7, 2024
FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Agenda

1. Measure P and Highest-Need Neighborhoods

2. Updated Equity Factors

3. Survey Outreach and Results (Phase 1)

4. Highest-Need Percentile

5. Survey Outreach and Results (Phase 2)

6. PRAC Recommendation

MEASURE P AND HIGHEST-

NEED NEIGHBORHOODS
FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Estimated $38
million per year
What is Measure P?
FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Defining Highest-Need Neighborhoods
Measure P Requirements
Sec. 7-1508 (e) Identification of Highest-needs neighborhoods (2) The City, in conjunction with the Commission, shall adopt anew definition of highest-need neighborhoods no later than January 1, 2022, after conducting a public process, to be updated every three years and included in subsequent updates to the Plan. The City and Commission shall create a weighted index incorporating the following data in developing the definition:
(A) Existing conditions of parks and facilities based on needs assessment data in the Plan; (B) The proportion of the population that lives within walking distance (1/2 mile) to a park; (C) Park acreage per 1,000 residents;
(D) Population density;
(E) Neighborhood youth and senior population;
(F) Neighborhood safety;
(G) Neighborhoods of concentrated poverty;
(H) Pollution burden, as defined by CalEnviroScreen 3.0, or subsequent updates; (I) Pre-term birth rates;
(J) Years of potential life lost;
(K) Neighborhood composite mortality rate.

UPDA TED EQUITY

FACTOR MAPPING
FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(A) Existing Conditions of Parks and
Facilities based on needs
assessment data in the Master Plan
SOURCE:

Fresno Parks Master Plan, 2018 (with the 2024
Technical Amendment), and 2024 Park Assessment
DEFINITION:

Census Tracts containing at least one park identified as being in "Poor" condition
• Parks in Fresno are not all in the same
condition.
• The red areas on this map highlight
neighborhoods where one or more parks are in
poor condition.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(B) The Proportion of theP opulation
That Lives within Walking Distance
(1/2 Mile) to a Park
SOURCE:

Fresno Parks Master Plan, 2018 (with the 2024 Technical Amendment)
DEFINITION:

Census tracts where less than 48% of people live within a 1/2 mile walking distance to a park.
• Not all Fresno community members have easy
access to nearby parks.
• Red, orange and yellow on this map highlight
neighborhoods where less than 48% of people
live within a ½ mile walk to a park.
• Analysis includes parks that are owned or
maintained by the PARCS Department.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(C) Park Acreage per 1,000Residents
SOURCE:

Fresno Parks Master Plan, 2018 (with the 2024
Technical Amendment)
DEFINITION:

Census tracts where there are less than 1.6 acres
per 1000 people.
• Parks in Fresno are not evenly distributed
throughout the city.
• Red, orange and yellow areas on this map show
neighborhoods where there are less than 1.6
acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.
• Analysis includes parks that are owned or
maintained by the PARCS Department.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(D) P opulation Density
SOURCE:
2020 Census
DEFINITION:

Census tracts with a population density of more
than 5,607 people per square mile.
• Denser residential areas of a city often have
less access to private outdoor space. Public
park access is even more critical here.
• The red and orange on this map show
neighborhoods where the population density is
greater than the average in the city.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(E1) Neighborhood Y outh andSenior
P opulation
- YOUTH
SOURCE:
2020 Census
DEFINITION:

Census Tracts where the percent of the population
of residents under 18 years of age is greater than
26%.
• Access to green space is important to the
mental well-being, overall health and cognitive
development of children.
• Orange and red areas on this map show
neighborhoods where there are more children
under 18.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(E2) Neighborhood Y outh andSenior
P opulation
- SENIORS
SOURCE:
2020 Census
DEFINITION:

Census tracts where the percent of the population
of residents over 65 is greater than 14%.
• Access to green space is important to
the mental well-being and overall health for
seniors as they age in place.
• Yellow, orange and red areas on this map show
neighborhoods where there are more adults
age 65 or older.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(F) Neighborhood Safety
SOURCE:

Fresno Police Department
DEFINITION:

Census Tracts where the number of reported
crimes is greater than 79 per 1000 people.
• Parks provide a place for people to get
together and can make communities more
cohesive.
• Red, orange and yellow on this map show areas
in Fresno where there were a higher number of
crimes per 1,000 people.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(G) Neighborhoods of Concentrated
P overty
SOURCE:

CalEnviroScreen 4.0
DEFINITION:

Census Tracts with a poverty percentilegreater than
72%.

In the State of California tool used in this analysis
(CalEnviroScreen 4.0) poverty is defined as percent of
the population living below two times the federal
poverty level.
• People with lower economic independence
rely on public parks to fulfill their public health
needs.
• Red and orange on this map show
neighborhoods with a higher percentage of
concentrated poverty.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(H) P ollution Burden
SOURCE:

CalEnviroScreen 4.0
DEFINITION:

Census Tracts where the Pollution Burden percentile
is greater than 68%.

In the State of California tool used in this analysis
(CalEnviroScreen 4.0), pollution burden represents the
potential exposures to pollutants and the adverse
environmental conditions caused by pollution.
• Urban green spaces have a natural ability to
filter pollution from the air and reduce local air
and ground temperature.
• Red and orange on this map show areas of
Fresno that have a higher Pollution Burden.

FRESNO MEASURE P HIGHEST-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS DEFINITION 2025 - 2027 Equity Factors
(I) Pre-term Birth Rates
SOURCE: