H-31 Correspondence – Martha Cota
From: Martha Cota [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 2:52 PM
To: Mayor <[email protected]>; Council District 1 <[email protected]>; Council District 2 <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Council District 4 <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; Council District 6 <[email protected]>; Council District 7 <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]>; Council District 9 <[email protected]>; City Manager <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]> Subject: Dr. MLK Vision Plan support letter
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Dear Honorable Long Beach Mayor and City Councilmembers,
Attached you will find our letter of support for item 3, so that you can identify funds and start the pre-planning efforts to develop a park vision plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
We greatly appreciate your support in such an important endeavor.
Sincerely
Martha Cota
Executive Director & Founder
Latinos In Action California
562-387-3254
April 5, 2022
RE: Dr. MLK Jr. Park Vision Plan - Support Agenda Item 31 – April 5, 2022 Agenda Dear Honorable Long Beach Mayor and City Councilmembers, I am writing in support o f District 6 Councilwoman Suely Saro’s Agenda Item 31 to identify funding and begin pre-planning efforts to develop a park vision plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Martin Luther King Jr. Park offers green space, community programs such as the community Peace Garden, and is a source of cultural and historical significance to the Black/African- American community. The statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a civil rights leader who advocated for human rights, stands in the park, and every year the community comes together to host a festival following the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. parade.
The park has not seen improvements or renovations in over a decade. A vison plan for the Dr.
MLK Jr. Park is needed to revitalize and upgrade our resources to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents in our community while honoring Dr. King’s legacy.
I urge you to support this item by voting yes on Agenda Item 31 to identify funding and begin pre-planning efforts to develop a park vision plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
Sincerely,
Martha Cota,
Executive Director & Founder
Latinos In Action
562-387-3254