Agenda packet — Santa Cruz City Council, August 8, 2023 (part 2 of 4)

Table 2.4-1 Recreational Facilities by Location
General
Recreational
Facilities by
Location
Baseball/Softball Field
Basketball Court
Bike Park
Bocce Courts
Community Gardens
Disc Golf
Exercise Equipment
Horseshoe Pits
Off-leash Dog Run
Pickleball Court
Playground/Play
Equipment
Pump Track
Reservable Picnic Areas
Roller Hockey
Sand Volleyball Court
Skate Park
Soccer
Table Tennis
Tennis Court
Tot Lot Playground
Lower DeLaveaga
Park and George
Washington Grove
2 softball 2 2 1 7 (5 > 50 capacity) 1
Main Beach 16
Mimi De Marta
Park 1 (fenced)
Mitchells Cove
1 (hour
limitations
on beach)

Neary Lagoon Park 1 2
Ocean View Park 0.5
1 (open,
nonfenced) 1
1 Pacheco Dog Park 1 (fenced)
Poets Park and
Beach Flats
Community
Garden

2 (32
plots)
1 Westside Pump
Track 1
Riverside Gardens
1 (11
plots)
1 1
San Lorenzo Park 9
holes 1 1 (fibarglass) 1
Santa Cruz
Riverwalk 2
Sgt. Derby Park 3
holes
6 (painted
on tennis
courts)
1 1 2
Trescony Park 1 (54
plots) 1 1

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Santa Cruz Parks Master
Plan 2030 documenting
recreational facilities by
location available in Santa
Cruz.

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2.4: DRAFT EXISTING CONDITIONS
Table 2.4-1 Recreational Facilities by Location
General
Recreational
Facilities by
Location
Baseball/Softball Field
Basketball Court
Bike Park
Bocce Courts
Community Gardens
Disc Golf
Exercise Equipment
Horseshoe Pits
Off-leash Dog Run
Pickleball Court
Playground/Play
Equipment
Pump Track
Reservable Picnic Areas
Roller Hockey
Sand Volleyball Court
Skate Park
Soccer
Table Tennis
Tennis Court
Tot Lot Playground
Tyrrell Park
University Terrace
Park 1 1 (Fencedin) 1 2
Westlake Park 1 1
West Cliff 1
Total 8 5.5 1 5 5 (115
plots) 2 6 4 8 10 21 3 16 1 21 3 3 3 6 11

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Master Plan 2030 documenting recreational
facilities by location available in Santa Cruz.
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Santa Cruz
12-acre
Downtown Park
Palm Springs
Palm Springs

1.5-acre
Discovery Green
Houston
12-acre
Maggie Daley Park
Chicago
20-acre
Tongva Park
Santa Monica

6.2-acre
Chapman Adventure
Playground & Riverwalk
Tulsa
20-acre
Chanticleer Park
Santa Cruz

4.5-acre
Mission Dolores Park
San Francisco
16-acre
Park & Playground Precedents
Presidio Tunnel Top
San Francisco
14-acre

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Downtown Park Palm Springs, Palm Springs
A 1.5-acre open shady oasis for residents and visitors. 38 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.92

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Discovery Green, Houston
A 12-acre park located in downtown Houston with extensive programming. 40 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.94

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Maggie Daley Park, Chicago
A 20-acre public park with lots of playful spaces.
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Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco
A 16-acre public park as the vibrant heart of its equally vibrant, culturally diverse neighborhood. 44 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.98

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Tongva Park, Santa Monica
A 6.2-acre park with a range of topography and programs. 46 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.100

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Chanticleer Park, Santa Cruz
A 4.5-acre public park with a universally accessible playground at the center. 48 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.102

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Presidio Tunnel Top, San Francisco
A 14-acre park with natural and playful facilities for children made possible through many partnerships. 50 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.104

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Chapman Adventure Playground & Riverwalk, Tulsa
Part of the riverwalk park, a 5-acre kingdom for kids to learn through play. 52 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.106

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Francisco Park, San Francisco
A new 4-acre park built by a Park Conservancy including a combined restroom and maintenance facility. 54 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.108

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Engagement
Process &
Overview
To identify and confirm the project needs, the design team and client conducted extensive community engagement
in Stage 1 in the form of key stakeholder meetings, email correspondence, 1 community meeting, and an online
survey. The following chapter includes the engagement
conducted and the summaried input received. See the
appendix for meeting notes, emailed comments, and survey results.
key stakeholder meeting attendees
online survey responses
Stage 1 Engagement by the Numbers
emailed comments
community meeting #1 attendees
1,322
212
73 72

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Active: activities such
as a playground,
events, sports facilities
Others
Q16: What overall experience do you think should be at the park? More passive: activities
such as picnic, nature
trails, bird watching
A combination of both active
and passive experiences
Events
None of the above
Q11: Should the bench lands be used for restorations,
Restore as natural area for
wildlife habitat and nature trails
A combination of boths
Q4: How do you get to the park? Q15: What playground features? Overall Park Experience
“San Lorenzo Park and the river are crown jewels in the city.” Select Sentiments
“We want to see the park as an asset to the community.” “Restore sacredness to the land.”
“Keep Santa Cruz Memorable.”
Top program recommendations
• Active Recreation
• Events
• Habitat Restoration
• Passive Recreation
• Playground

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Location: Hotel Paradox, Sequoia Room A
Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023
Time: 10am - 1pm
Attendees: 72
Community meeting #1 began with an introductory presentation that introduced attendees to high level observations about the park. There was a 15 minute question and answer session after the presentation. Attendees were welcomed to participate in an open house to review the exhibits that lined the perimeter of the room, and provide input on the exhibits using 2 colors of round stickers and sticky notes. The following summarizes the input received during the question and answer session, and from the open house exhibits.

Spanish/English translator present.

Community Meeting # 1

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Presentation
Write Ins
Question & Answer
Session
Conversations with
City Staff
Activities
Small Group
Conversations
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Stage 1 Engagement

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Anecdotes
Community meeting #1 asked questions
to receive anecdotes about the current
park and how people use the park and/or
feel about the park. The following includes
anecdotes received during the community
meeting #1 input section.

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What is your favorite
memory in the park?
What is your least favorite
memory in the park?

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Where is the main entrance to the park?

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Uses
Community meeting #1 asked questions
to about how people use the park. This
section includes data on current uses and
preferences for how people use the park
now and in the future.

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The benchlands floods. What could the benchlands be used for?

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What makes a great playgroud?
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What types of events would you like to see?

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Program
The community meeting asked a range of
questions to gauge preferences for different
programs and amenities in the park. The
following is a summary of the feedback
received and shows preferences for which
programs should be included in the redesign
of the park.

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What programs would you like to see?

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I wish San Lorenzo Park will have
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Top 5 programs people would like to see in San Lorenzo Park

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What do you like for San Lorenzo Park?

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Promote natural habitat / habitat restoration
Safe and clean
Passive recreation: trails, picnic areas, walking, bird watching Promote opportunities for environmental and historical education Connect to the river for education, unique encouters, and stewardship A playground for all ages and abilities with unique,natural, climbing, and interactive elements
Provide quiet and loud spaces
Spaces for active recreation
Spaces for events of all sizes
Make the park a green space for everyone and all abilities Provide facilities including restrooms, water fountains, trash cans, benches Community Meeting #1 Summary

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Key Stakeholder Meetings
Bionic and the City held 17 key stakeholder meetings
between January 2023 and April 2023 remotely or in
person for one hour each. The following groups were
included in the key stakeholder meetings to receive initial input and inform the needs assessment.

Groups included:
• Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
• Beach Flats Residents @ Nueva Vista Center
• Blaine Street Residents
• Coastal Watershed Council and Jane Mio
• County of Santa Cruz
• Downtown Association
• Downtown Streets Team
• Environmental Advocates
• Lawn Bowling Club
• Other Neighborhoods (Tannery, Felker Street, Lower
Ocean, Blain Street)
• Paradox Hotel
• Riverfront Apartments
• Santa Cruz High School
• San Lorenzo Park Apartment residents
• San Lorenzo Park Neighbors Group
• Teen Center
• Special Needs
San Lorenzo Park Apartment Residents
Downtown Streets Team

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Select Quotes
“Restore sacredness back
to the land.”
Valentine Lopez, AMTB
“River is an incredible,
beautiful jewel in the city.”
Jane Mio
“See the river as the water
feature, rather than the pond.”
Laurie Egan, CWC
“San Lorenzo Park is a crown
jewel in the city.”
“We want to see the park as an asset to
the community.”
Grant Dentremont, Hotel Paradox
“How do we incorporate San Lorenzo Park into the
tourism and the people that visit the downtown?”
Katie Fairbairn, Downtown Association
“There is no other downtown
Santa Cruz location. It is so
important to have a space this
size.”
“Think of the park as a central
downtown park.”
Leslie Wooding, SLPNG
“From across the river, you don’t
know there is a park there.”
Sonja Brunner, Downtown Assoc.

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Summary of Key Stakeholder Input
Desired Programs
• Benchlands transformation
• Native plants restoration
• Community gardens
• Events
• Restroom
• Café / food truck
• Plaza
• Amphitheater seating
• Soccer, football
• Skateboarding
• Zip lines
• Miniature trolley
• Roller-skate
• Pump track
• Lawn bowling
• Rec center / gathering space
• Fishing
• Covered outdoor space
• Dog park
• Popup business
• Workforce development
• Speed bumps on Dakota
• Kiosks
• River cleanups
• Bike path
• Bird watching
• Surf boards
• Long swings
• Stages / pavilion
• Parks host/park steward/police supervision
• Water feature/access
• Interactive sculptures
• Beer garden
• Picnic
• Playground
• Observatories / decks / benches
• Art
• Disc golf
• Signage, wayfinding
• Pickleball / basketball
Summary of Comments
Promote natural habitat / habitat restoration
Safe and clean
Promote opportunities for environmental and historical education Design for multi-modal access.

Connect to the river for education, unique encounters, and stewardship A playground for all ages & abilities with unique,natural, climbing, & interactive elements Passive recreation: trails, picnic areas, walking, bird watching Provide quiet and loud spaces
Spaces for active recreation
Spaces for events of all sizes
Make the park a green space for everyone and all abilities Provide facilities including restrooms, water fountains, trash cans, benches Most
Comments
Fewest
Comments
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Downtown Streets Team
San Lorenzo Park Apartment Residents Lawn Bowling Club
Santa Cruz High School

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Email Comments
The city received 27 emails including 73
separate comments for the park from
February 9, 2023 to April 14, 2023 as part of
the Stage 1 engagement process to inform
the needs assessment.

Summary of Comments
• Habitat Restoration
• Stewardship, environmental education, encounters with nature • Duck pond
• Events
• Safety
• Dark skies
• Inclusive playground
• Basketball
• Pickleball
• River history
• Exercise Course
• Learn to surf play equipment
• Bicycle pump track
• Bocce ball
• Botanical garden
• Trails

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“Offering an overview of the history of the land the park is on.” - LeonArdo Cruz “Taking a nod to the history of surf at the San Lorenzo River mouth.” - Laurie Egan “Park needs to be safe.”
- Residents of the San Lorenzo Park Apartments
“We need to plant as many trees as possible as outlined in the City Climate Action Plan.” “Allow easy access to nature to help calm anxieties and depression in County workers.” - Batya Kagan
“The park should be inclusive to all.” - San Lorenzo Park Apartments “Sponsors of the Taco festival would also support the environmental values of restoration.” “Working in close partnership with local Native American tribes and nature advocacy groups.” - Barbara Riverwoman
“Make lighting safe and beautiful.” - Andy Kreyche, International Dark Sky Assoc.

Select Email Comments

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Online Survey
An digital survey was available online from 3/24/2023 to 4/11/2023 to gather input from the community to inform
the needs assessment for the redesign process.

The survey was prepared and hosted using
SurveyMonkey.

It was available in English and Spanish versions.

There were 1,322 respondents to the survey.

On average, it took respondents 7 minutes to complete
the survey.

The following includes the results from the online survey that have informed the needs assessment.

See the appendix for the survey.

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Online Survey Results
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

0.53% 9

6.43% 109

69.42% 1,176

23.97% 406

0.06% 1
Q1 What is your age?
Answered: 1,694 Skipped: 6
Total Respondents: 1,694
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
0-15
16-30
31-65
66-100
100+

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
0-15
16-30
31-65
66-100
100+
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

0.06% 1

24.88% 423

36.88% 627

34.00% 578

4.18% 71
Q2 Where do you live in relation to the park?
Answered: 1,700 Skipped: 0
Total Respondents: 1,700
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
No
Within a
surrounding...

Other areas in
the city
County
Other

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
No
Within a surrounding neighborhood, including downtown
Other areas in the city
County
Other

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San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

9.00% 153

21.53% 366

20.29% 345

17.18% 292

19.88% 338

12.12% 206
Q3 How often do you go to the park?
Answered: 1,700 Skipped: 0
Total Respondents: 1,700
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Once per year
Never
Other

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Once per year
Never
Other
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

44.73% 760

30.19% 513

1.59% 27

41.02% 697

7.12% 121
Q4 How do you get to the park?
Answered: 1,699 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 1,699
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Walk
Bike
Bus
Drive
Other

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Walk
Bike
Bus
Drive
Other
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Q5 What part of the park should not change? (Click on the map to select preferred location.)
Answered: 874 Skipped: 826
Question 6: Why should that part of the park not change?

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1 / 1
Q7 Where in the park do you spend more time? (Click on the map to select preferred location.)
Answered: 902 Skipped: 798
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Q9 What part of the park would you change? (Click on the map to select preferred location.)
Answered: 833 Skipped: 867
Question 10: What would you change it to? And why?

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San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

12.00% 116

27.71% 268

57.50% 556

2.79% 27
Q11 The benchlands area of the park floods and development is restricted.

Which use would you prefer in the benchlands.

Answered: 967 Skipped: 733
Total Respondents: 967
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Events
Restore as
natural area...

A combination
of both
None of the
above

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Events
Restore as natural area for wildlife habitat and nature trails A combination of both
None of the above
Question 12: What else should the benchlands be used for? 94 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.148

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San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

61.70% 596

62.94% 608

39.96% 386

24.64% 238

37.99% 367

5.49% 53

4.04% 39
Q15 If you could design the perfect playground at the park, which design features would it include?
Answered: 966 Skipped: 734
Total Respondents: 966
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ADA and design
principles t...

Natural
features, su...

Incorporate
art, history...

Make it more
exciting tha...

Include large
bridges,...

Other
None of the
above

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
ADA and design principles to ensure kids of all ages and abilities can interact and play.

Natural features, such as rocks and logs to climb.

Incorporate art, history, or the environment into the design theme.

Make it more exciting than other playgrounds.

Include large bridges, towers, slides, small ziplines, climbing features, swings, etc.

Other
None of the above
Question 14: What other activities should be at the park? 96 San Lorenzo Park Redesign 28.150
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

14.27% 138

16.75% 162

67.53% 653

1.45% 14
Q16 What overall experience do you think should be at the park? Answered: 967 Skipped: 733
Total Respondents: 967
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Active:
activities s...

More passive:
activities s...

A combination
of both acti...

Other

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Active: activities such as a playground, events, sports facilities More passive: activities such as picnic, nature trails, bird watching A combination of both active and passive experiences
Other
Overall Park Experience
Active: activities such
as a playground,
events, sports facilities
Others
Q16: What overall experience do you think should be at the park? More passive: activities
such as picnic, nature
trails, bird watching
A combination of both active
and passive experiences
Q11:

Walk
Other
Drive
Q4: How do you get to the park?
Bus Bike
Include large bridges,
towers, slides, small
ziplines, climbing
features, swings, etc.

Make it more exciting
than other
playgrounds.

Q15: Wha
Incorporate art, history,
or the environment into
the design theme.

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San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

55.02% 532

44.98% 435
Q18 Would you use the park more if there were food and beverages sold in the park?
Answered: 967 Skipped: 733
Total Respondents: 967
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

93.07% 900

6.93% 67
Q17 Would you attend events at the park if there were events of interest? Answered: 967 Skipped: 733
Total Respondents: 967
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
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San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

69.18% 669

30.82% 298
Q19 Should the park host large events?
Answered: 967 Skipped: 733
Total Respondents: 967
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

50.41% 487

38.82% 375

10.77% 104
Q20 How do you feel about the pond?
Answered: 966 Skipped: 734
Total Respondents: 966
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Love it. Keep
it.

It's okay but
could be...

It needs to
go.

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Love it. Keep it.

It's okay but could be replaced with another feature if necessary.

It needs to go.

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Question 22: Why do you or don’t you use the lawn bowling facility? San Lorenzo Park Online Survey.

7.45% 72

92.55% 894
Q21 Do you use the lawn bowling facility?
Answered: 966 Skipped: 734
Total Respondents: 966
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Yes
No

ANSWER CHOICES RESPONSES
Yes
No
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Question 23: Imagine it is 10 years from now (your ideal park is a reali- ty) and you take relatives/friends visiting from out of town to the park.

What would you be most excited to show them?
Question 24: Have another idea? Tell us your ideas and additional comments here.

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Section 3 : Appendix
April 25, 2023

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Landscape Architecture
Urban Design
Planning
PO Box 460309
San Francisco, CA 94146
415.206.0648
www.bioniclandscape.com
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
Administrative Office
323 Church St Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831.420.5270
For more information, contact:

Noah Downing
[email protected]
Prepared for
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Table of Contents
Key Stakeholder Meeting Notes
Emailed Comments
Online Survey
Online Survey Results

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Key Stakeholder
Meeting Notes

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Attendees:

AMTB: Valentin Lopez
City of Santa Cruz Rec & Parks Department: Travis Beck, Noah Downing Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process. Lots of opportunities to be involved.

Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. Core recommendation was to do a redesign for San Lorenzo Park. Looking forward to seeing that through.
-
- Hired Bionic landscape architects
Travis Beck - Superintendent with Parks
Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, design everything outside including parks Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Valentine Lopez - Chairman of AMTB between San Juan Batista and Santa Cruz, tribe is to the South at south of Aptos, associated with the Mutsun speaking people, no known speakers or tribes from the Santa Cruz tribes. Protect their lands, steward their lands.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

We are at the very beginning of a long process. Build and improve a park, a long process. We are at the very beginning. Many opportunities to way in along the way. -
Long history. Not starting from zero. Many efforts considering the parks. This next stage is about making it real.
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If you scan through all of those reports and studies, consistent themes. Repeated. Come up a lot.

Lots of other themes.
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Ideas about programming. How a park can be used. Amenities. Facilities to have included. Some consistent over time. Some new, some repeated. Are there others? Is there a bigger idea? -
- Summary of program, these are repeated.
- There are some initial start points that will be constant for the park.

Benchlands transformation. Flooding is part of the park and the dynamics. Also think it is important to talk about this as a system.
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Park is right in the center of downtown and the neighborhood. It is a community park. And a downtown park.
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Park is at the center of the city. Unique point in the river as well. Half way between mountains and ocean.
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And it is also at the center for the much larger visitor-ship for the county. Destination for a wider net. Functions at these different scales.
-
- Question we are beginning to ask. What should go here? What should it be? Connecting it to the city is important to get right. Many different places to enter and connect to.

But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? -
- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Many throughout the park. Under trees, we cannot create as much change there because of the root system.
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In the colorful areas, that is where we can make changes. Under tree canopies is a lighter touch.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Valentine question: is it only on the east side of the river? Noah: primary focus is on the east side within the park boundary.

Marcel: confluence is a significant place
Question: Tell us more about the AMTB and how it relates to open space and parks? Valentine - we are a land trust. Creation story tells us to take care of mother earth and all living things.

Learned how to take care of our lands. It defines our tribal territory and what and how we take care of these lands. Moral obligation to take care of these lands. Our people learned how to take care of plants for their biodiversity, so the plants and animals took care of the fungi, to the insects, birds, 4 legged and people as well. First and foremost, restoring those native plants back as much as possible, to restore the biodiversity. Plants also provide food, basketry, housing. Important to have those plants educate people how to restore, protect, take care of the plants. How indigenous people used them. The benefits of the plants. The biodiversity, how it supports the butterflies, bees, hummingbirds. Education is important.

Biodiversity can tell a very large story. In 2006, started doing a lot of research at the UC schools, helping to relearn the indigenous knowledge. Doing a lot to restore the knowledge, and now restore landscapes to what ancestors left here. You can see more about our tribe and work we do on our website. A lot of restoration work in Santa Cruz mountains and along the coast. Have an ocean and coastal program. Very involved in land management, land stewardship, land restoration. Restoring sacredness back to the land. Work together to bring back the sacredness back to the land, and have visitors recognize that these lands are important.

Question: can you talk more about restore sacredness?
Valentine - Highest mountain in Santa Cruz. Mt Umunhum. Military lopped off the top of the mountain for radar. Then transitioned back to open space. Consulted with them on how to restore that site.

Restore for a place for prayer. A place for ceremonies, for pray, pray to the cardinal directions, destination prayer for all people and all religions.

Question: how do you think about your moral obligation or sacredness to sites that are so dramatically changed / have other systems and modern infrastructure as parts of them? Valentine - confluence with Branciforte creek, people had villages and ceremonial sites where rivers came together. This is where people lived. In greater Monterey Bay, had the highest population of native Americans in the US. Missions / Spanish period reduced numbers by 50%. Mexican another 25%.

And then the American period - overall reduced by 95%. Not only were our people colonized and destroyed, our environments were the same. Mother Earth was destroyed the same way our people were destroyed. Plants, bears, animals destroyed from the land. Heaviest population of Grizzly Bears.

The climate as well allowed for the biodiversity. All life thrived here. Let's tell the history of the land.

What happened. The impact. People lived on these lands for 50,000+ years. Our people took care of the lands. Kept the land sacred. And people don't even recognize that indigenous peoples lived there at one time. And no one learns what happened here. Education lies. Very important message that this was indigenous land, people lived here.

Question: Tell us about your approach to teach people, let people know, tells the story. What does it well?
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Valentine - there is no place that does that well. No place like that yet. Recently finished an effort with the Universities - did a lot of research, $1 mil budget. Learning how to retell that history of the mission times. That history is coming forth. Book being published by the university press. A story that needs to be told - one of the tribes in California to tell that story.

Question: Is that body of research available? Is there something we could read / review? Valentine - There is a school curriculum for Santa Cruz county, we could show you that curriculum. UC Santa Cruz is preparing a link with this curriculum.

Marcel - when there is a story that is complicated to understand, education through outdoor environments, it is good to get the simplest version or something that everyone can understand. That curriculum would be a good way for us to educate ourselves and think about how to incorporate the story into the park design and education.

Noah - It would be very helpful when we are talking about different themes, or later on in the process as we start to zero in on the park, we can talk about how the park could incorporate the education, ceremonial aspects of it, see how it could all fit in. Like the natural restoration, and demonstrative nature of it. The types of plants, how they may have been used, the importance of them.

Travis - Brought a real rich conceptual underpinning for what we could do. One specific idea - we do already have the Chinatown bridge connection and the dragon arch on the other side of the river, a similar motive to make visible the history of the space, and the contribution of the Chinese community to the area. Could be an interplay between the different parties that used the land. In the interpretation and in the landscape and programming.

Marcel - can we talk more about your restoration efforts. When you get involved in a restoration project, how does that work, do you raise money for it, your coalition that is involved in a hands-on way? What is a restoration project for you?
Valentine - there is a very important cultural dwelling site, got that designated as a cultural preserve by California. They are co-working on the landscape 255 acres, permits to remove trees. Cleared the valley and removed invasive plants, removed acres of hemlock. Started restoration work, have a nursery, started over 120,000 plants. 90,000 plants are being grown for seeds. 30,000 in the valley itself. Use the seeds / collect the seeds, restoring the seeds. Bring back fire that helps to get rid of non-native plants.

Also helps native plants germinate. Shells are very hard, fire softens those shells for good germination of plants for the birds. That is part of the indigenous knowledge, not ignorant hunters and gatherers. UC recognizes the stewardship, and indigenous knowledge and ways. Really want to work with tribe to regain that knowledge and restore the coastal prairie and greater reduce the catastrophic fires. Along the coast, received grant from Ocean council for tribal ways along the coast.

Question - are your members, done through volunteerism? Valentine - native stewardship core, hire tribal members, paid with benefits to learn / job, and teach the next generation. Conference on Saturday at UC Santa Cruz - a lot of research about food plants, tribal members come together about years of research and indigenous foods of our ancestors. Fish, shellfish, over 100 plants as food plants. And we collaborate with a lot of people. Looking forward to talking with Tony Elliot, we collaborate a lot as land owners with County / City parks.

Travis - would be good to discuss other opportunities for other parks and partnerships to work together.

Valentine - we have limited capacity, but this is a high profile site and would be a great opportunity to teach and devote our energies.

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teach and devote our energies.

Question - what works for you, how best for you to engage throughout the process? Valentine - we can have periodic meetings, have members come in to provide their thoughts and perspectives. For the designs, we can work with you to start develop more. Think through what these spaces could look like. We don't get paid to attend meetings. If we ask members to attend a meeting, they don't get paid, or else we will pay them. When you are developing budgets, consider consultants and incorporate into budgets.

Noah - this will be a conceptual plan, include ideas, themes of what should be included. It would be great to have your perspective on that, it will not include detailed specifics, but will define the grand vision.

Valentine - we would like it to be all native plants or as much as possible. We would like to consult on those native plants.

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign Stakeholder Meeting
Beach Flats Residents @ Nueva Vista Community Center
March 1, 2023
14 Attendees (98% Spanish‐speaking)
 When asked what activities they did at San Lorenzo Park, participants provided:
 Relaxing
 Playing with kids at playground
 Walking with dogs
 Taking naps
 When asked if they feel the park is safe and clean, participants mentioned:
 Two people said it was clean
 No one felt safe at the park
 A comment was made that needles are a safety concern and have been found in the playground area
 When asked how often they use the park, participants mentioned:
 One participant said once a week
 One participant said three to four times a week
 One participant said not so much anymore, kids are older  One participant said three times a week before pandemic and homeless issues  One participant said they not longer go there because restrooms are closed  When asked how they get there, they responded:
 Eight people said walk
 Two people said drive
 One person said they use public transportation
 No one rode a bike there
 When asked if they would like features or access closer to the river  One person said yes, but it is contaminated and should be clean  Seven people said yes
 One person said ADA accessibility is a must
 When asked if they interact with the pond and utilize the surrounding pond area, they responded:
 Twelve said yes
 One person said it would be fun to feed the ducks if food was provided  One person said the pond area would be nice if it was cleaner  When asked what type of events do you like or have attended at the park, participants mentioned:
 B‐day parties
 Eight people had gone to music events
 When asked what would make you want to use the park more, participants responded:
 Cleaner

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 No homeless
 Uncomfortable around homeless people
 Better features at playground
 More slides
 Better bike infrastructure
 More art programs, mural walls, rotating art work.

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign – Stakeholder Meeting Notes
Blaine Street Neighborhood
4/19/2023
Attendees: 16
Feedback

1. One adult reported that many kids in the neighborhood want a place to play soccer.

2. Most access the park via ramps at Blaine St, Riverfront Apartments, or at Pryce St.

3. Safety concerns have prevented parents from sending kids to play at the park in the past couple of years.

4. Kids provided ideas for a pump track, dog park, soccer field (with tables nearby to setup for the day), solo swings in the playground, and a climbing wall/feature.

5. When asked how often do you use the park?
a. 10 indicated once a week or more.
b. When the encampment was there, people only used it to cross over to Downtown. c. Very common to cross park to access downtown.

6. When asked how they get to the park?
a. Almost everyone walked or biked.
b. No one indicated driving.

7. Did the park feel safe before the camp?
a. Before the camp – more or less during the day.
b. Found bottles and needles, including in the playground.

8. Was the park clean and well maintained?
a. Generally, yes, except for the bathrooms.

9. What activity did people do?
a. Pump track.
b. Play in the open field.
c. Disc Golf.
d. Circus was a lot of fun.
e. Summertime events.
f. In distant past, it was a great place for b‐day parties, ect. Not having reservable areas limit that use, along with poor restrooms.

10. How do people feel about the pond?
a. People like it, but some are open to another amenity, depending on what it is.

11. Have you lawn bowled?
a. No one had.

12. Playgrounds?
a. People generally like the sea serpent, but not overwhelming. b. Interest in more exciting playground.
c. Zipline. Tree house to tree house with pool to drop in in between. d. Tall slides.
e. Climbing walls.
f. Tunnels.

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g. Musical elements.
h. Spinning features.

13. Other ideas
a. Basketball instead of lawn bowling.
b. Ice skating.
c. Holiday lighting.
d. Field trips/programs.
e. Picnic tables (near playground).

14. River access
a. General interest.
b. Want the river edge to feel like it is part of the park. c. One for boat access.

15. Events
a. Don’t let events interrupt bike path.
b. Favorites
i. One was the Day of the Child with large foam blocks. ii. Mole event.
c. Ideas for events
i. Food trucks.
ii. Support for once a week style music and food events.

16. Your one wish for the park?
a. Grass in benchlands.
b. Outdoor movies.
c. Park to be cleaner.
d. Activation/density of use/families with kids and dogs. e. Seeing birds and wildlife.
f. Wildlife viewing at confluence.
g. Way to reduce camps blocking the route to and from downtown. h. Concessions like Steamer Supply – Could bring a lot of use from County employees; less work to organize than food trucks.

17. What is your favorite park?
a. Harvey West‐ Big and family‐oriented.
b. San Lorenzo – for the memories.
c. Ocean View Park ‐ Playground and basketball park.
d. DeLaveaga Park – Lots to do.
e. Frederick Street Park‐ Tot lot and bathrooms.

18. Restrooms
a. Could make sense to move the restrooms towards the playgrounds and have them in a more visible location.

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Attendees:

City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department: Noah Downing CWC: Laurie Egan
Jane Mio
Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process
Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. This was key focus, now transition into this park project.
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- Hired Bionic landscape architects
- Key stakeholder meetings leading up to first community meeting Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, design everything outside including parks Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Laurie - ED for CWC, 501 c3 nonprofit 1995 based in Santa Cruz. Preserve and protect coastal watersheds through engagement, events, knowledge. Focus now on lower San Lorenzo River from Tannery Arts Center to Ocean. Foundational to work - love with nature. Why we prevent pollution, enough water for fish, etc? Very excited because a lot of opportunity here.

Jane - Lead for Estuary projects Laurel Bridge to River mouth, boots on the ground. Councilmember Mio.

Conservation officer for birds. Parks and Recs commissioner. Very involved in the river. See River as an incredible, beautiful jewel in the city. Has a bad reputation as a drainage ditch, not. Incredible amount of wildlife. 122 local and migratory birds in 2.5 mile stretch. Really interested in the design / project - a lot of history. The snake must stay, anchors historical aspect to river and community. Looking at European playgrounds - integrate educational aspects into the playground, hands on, meandering river, what wildlife is there. In favor of a good native plant palette for riparian corridor.

Question: Can you speak about what has happened in the last couple of weeks? Jane - pretty flabbergasted about little knowledge that people have about a river. People are upset because nature isn't obedient, isn't falling into place. Getting people the awareness and knowledge about rivers, the health of the river. It is there for endangered species, and health of the community.

Was demonstrated when we saw an increase of park visitors during covid. It was a place where people felt space, people could be outside, expand. Nature doesn't close in on you. It is big. Clean air.

Laurie - over past couple of weeks, and the river waters rise, people going out and seeing it to see sheer power water has. Tension that has existed along this lower river. Is it infrastructure, nature, park? Community has never answered that question. For far too long, it has been infrastructure. Important to note that infrastructure is designed to flood to protect the city. Can it hold more water in flood events? Improve the infrastructure. Cannot stop there. It is about knowing this is our central park. Grow our connection to nature. With growth of downtown, having that outdoor space is important. Development across the river. Different events that happen that remind us of these different aspects of the river.

Flooding. Homelessness. All converges at the river and at the park. 230118 - Key Stakeholder: CWC and Jane Mio
Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:51 AM
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Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

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- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Many throughout the park. Under trees, we cannot create as much change there because of the root system.
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In the colorful areas, that is where we can make changes. Under tree canopies is a lighter touch.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Laurie - Branciforte Creek, plugged in the Branciforte Creek channel, Lisa Lurie, public works around the channel. Currently all concrete, design work to transform the channel. Would be good to loop them in.

Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County. Lisa Lurie, Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, [email protected]
Question: View of Park in relation to watershed issues and river? Laurie
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- Providing restroom access to limit bacteria issues.

Important to preserve the large trees. Steelhead and coho. Will sometimes see seals at the park if hunting the park.
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Idea of a Parks Host: tiny home on the side, live 24/7, to keep an eye on the space. Location right next to the jail, between that and the metro station, design makes it that the park will continue to be a hot spot for safety concerns. Have to tackle safety first to then have community embrace the park.
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There have been many encampments in San Lorenzo Park - need to try something new that is realistic given resources.
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Jane
- Really important to promote biodiversity the nesting, breeding possibilities for the wildlife.

Edge along the river is very important for water fowl to breed. More biodiversity the healthier the river. And the more interesting it will be. Discovery there are different kinds of butterflies. -
Connect people with the sacredness of respecting something. Birds don't all nest in trees. They nest everywhere, by the river, in the ground. Signage, educational aspects. -
- What you present, how you present it, and people respond accordingly.

People start opening up, learning about how many efforts and agencies. Did you know station? How many agencies take care of the river? How many bird species are here? Flood extent? Integrate with playing, socializing. Put some brain food into that! Brain food goes a long way. -
- Beneficial for the community, the wildlife, and the environment.

Safety is important. That can be improved with more department coordination. Reinforcement / boots-on-the-ground needs to match the paper enforcement. -
- When rangers were lost, lost a huge safety aspect.

Question: How could park better serve the river and watershed? Laurie
River is an amazing water feature, and yet there is a pond that is expensive and requires a lot of effort.
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- See the river as the water feature, rather than the pond.

Question: Hard to see the park from Downtown side?
Jane
- You would have to cut up really high for visibility.

Laurie
- It is the one space that the trees can overhang the water. - Draw people in - help people realize there is a park there. Art on the bridge. Interactive sculptures. 11th street bridge project: https://bbardc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EquitableDevelopment-Plan_09.04.18.pdf -
- Intersectionality of park design - housing, workforce development. - Benefit people, environment, better for funding.

Question: How important getting to the water? Access/boating? Laurie
- West side of river underneath the bridge on the sandbar forms. - Very important to get to the water.
- Access to restrooms and water - use at office.

CWC used to have paddling on the water. A lot of work needs to happen to get people out on the water.
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- Most important is to touch and see the water - many people don't know that the river is there.

Jane
On opposite side of recreational river use - DFW have 100 feet buffer zone from wildlife, hard to maintain with narrow river.
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For the sake of education and biodiversity - brining people to the water needs to be guided / controlled.
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- To get the instagram picture - people get too close to river / wildlife. It is harmful. - Tours / activities are great.

The more access you give to the river, the more bank erosion problems will arise. Sediment / erosion is a big issue. Scoring.
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Open to considering and moving forward according to what has been thoughtfully designed. Prove that the activity will not have a negative impact.
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Question: Vegetation. Only place where there are tall trees? Laurie
Majority of the river looks like west side of river, levee is right up against the river. Because of the benchlands, the technical levee starts at the east side of the benchlands. So benchlands are more exempt for larger trees in the benchlands areas.
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- Unique space at benchlands/waters edge that has more flexibility.

Question: What is opinion of west side of river at San Lorenzo Park? Laurie
- CWC is doing a restoration effort downstream from Laurel Bridge. - Huge increase of birds and pollinators downstream as a result.

Best to request for plant palette for the river through the City that has been approved from USACE.
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- Soil quality for levees is different than what the river typically have. Soil quality a consideration.

Jane
- San Lorenzo may have a wider plant palette list available for upland, benchlands.

Question: Are there funding opportunities?
Laurie
- Are they willing to do restoration on a small area only? Engaging homeless in education, restoration. Received a small grant for this type of work around restoration and homelessness.
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- 30 by 30 effort, urban streams as conservation goal.

Jane
- More focus on urban areas restoration / around community health.

Question: Is there a public access point along the river that is working well or has good lessons learned?
Laurie
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- Park Host / closing park at night / etc. Need to try something different.

Question: Uses / Activation?
Jane
- Not as many families directly near the park
- Consider other user groups that use the parks.
- Atmosphere that is created with the park.

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- Atmosphere that is created with the park.

Laurie
- Playground needs a draw that is different from other parks. - Having the right activities for sustained activity throughout the day. - Lunchtimes are very busy.

For example, can you bring in a downtown-style kiosk in the park as a sustained draw (rather than a food truck which becomes more of a flash then the positive activity is gone) -
In regards to your question around funding sources I also recommend you look at Kaboom, Sunlight Foundation
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Attendees:

County Parks: Noah Ross, Rebecca Hurley
City of Santa Cruz Rec & Parks Department: Travis Beck, Noah Downing, Steve Gomez Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process.
- County is a big stakeholder fronting the park. A lot of opportunities to partner with the county.

Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. Core recommendation was to do a redesign for San Lorenzo Park. Looking forward to seeing that through.
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- Hired Bionic landscape architects.

Travis Beck - Superintendent with Parks.

Steve Gomez - Field supervisor for community parks.

Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, design everything outside including parks Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Rebecca Hurley - Parks superintendent for County of Santa Cruz Parks. Operate the parking lot and the green spaces.

Noah Ross - Administrative aid with Santa Cruz County, parks department.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? -
230130 - Key Stakeholder: County of Santa Cruz
Monday, January 30, 2023 11:01 AM
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But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? - Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Question:

Rebecca: 701 Ocean Street - Main government center, main hub for public facing, planning department, the Courts, any interest within the county, data information, they would come to that building. That area is very well utilized. That will be changing. The county purchased the Watsonville building so we can open that as our south county location, so some uses will shift over there. Trying to expand this main hub to serve more. But it will remain as our main hub for the north county users. The court also creates a lot of use through that area. 100s of employees are housed at 701 ocean street. Have a good rotation going through there. The employees have appreciated the park, take walks, eat lunch out there.

Not only does it serve as our current and only hub, and also biggest hub for employees. Will change somewhat. Historically yes employees have used the park. Recently it has not been of interest. Utilize parking lot to get their lunch. Primarily use the trails and bridge to access downtown to get lunch.

Question: Do you do weddings?
Rebecca: The courthouse does weddings. It happens out front, big reception fan fare elsewhere.

Question: Are there any current plans for the county property, or any changes? Rebecca: We were previously going to update the parking, "Directors Row", that area was going to be constructed to be a 2 story parking garage, pre-pandemic. Now that we can navigate remote work, and not needing more parking, and with the West Ridge facility, and the woes of the pandemic, removed the parking structure.

Question: Can you speak to the court jury building?
Rebecca: Jury service building is not temporary, and not intended to change it. There is not enough room in the courthouse for the jury room.

Question: Housing?
Rebecca: There was a more grandiose idea to use the current existing parking lot for high density housing. No longer being discussed. Efforts focused on supporting remote work rotation. With the pandemic, realized expense on rental of properties. Tried to consolidate resources.

Questions: How are your operations working and parking use? Rebecca: The parking lot is not how it was, you are not fighting for parking. There is much more available parking for staff and the public at large. I would say it is probably just perfect.

Questions: What is the process with the county to review the proposals for the park, potential programs, for example weddings a place at the park, and interest of utilizing the area by directors row for pickleball courts? We have also heard concerns about accessing the park, parking for seniors for lawn bowling, parking on the weekends, a way to get parking dedicated closer to the park. Our approach is going to have these open discussions and mutual benefits between the city and county. How you would SLS 2201 Page 2

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going to have these open discussions and mutual benefits between the city and county. How you would recommend handling those discussions are they move forward? Rebecca: I would want to consult the county to confirm the right people and departments to be involved. For weddings, the county clerk. For outdoor spaces, that would be us. The CAOs will definitely want to be involved. Collaborative agreement for parking. What would be best, I can reach out to some of the CAOs / a survey for the county component, that could be well received, and also careful about not looking for too much input that is individual focused vs. community focused.

Question: As the discussions move forward, a determination will be made to go forward to the commission for the ultimate buy-in.

Rebecca: I tend to be very open and transparent. There is no interest from the county to support that area for pickleball, or manage that. Maybe there is room in that lawn area for parking for the park. At this point in time, it would be most appropriate to narrow down your scope, premature in the process to get into the weeds in the process. Having some initial conversations, not sure on your timeline as well.

Question: More about access, there is a walkway behind the lawn bowling facility. We have received some comment about the path being closed. It is a problematic pathway, and we will likely close it.

Rebecca: It seems appropriate. Seems constituent driven. I would not worry about that from a county user standpoint.

Question: It looks like the county does have a live oak senior center, is there a need for more senior services?
Rebecca: That is outside of county parks. Not the appropriate person to answer that.

Question: Anything the park can do better for the County? Rebecca: For county employees, the park is for walks and runs. County employees are encouraged to use alternative transit to work. The riverwalk - some outdoor exercise equipment, encouraging outdoor activities there. I know we keep speaking to parking being an issue, Travis and Noah you probably recall this, we have a good experience working together for event parking. Can continue that.

Question: Partnerships between the City and County?
Rebecca: It is a wonky setup. Some people want to move out to have events outside of the building. It is easier to navigate to get to the park from the main parking area at 701 Ocean street, it is narrow down on pathway. It is a great relationship to use parking for events. Better the access from the parking lot to the park for events in the community. Want it to be more visible at large. Increasing the viewshed to the park, and/or the access from parking to the park for events and use.

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Marcel - Blocks are very long. For the community, connect to crosswalk and central walkway through parking lot, and connect to directors row.

Rebecca: That pathway you noted is designated for staff parking only, and funnels people to the building. We actually gave them permits to park on the neighborhoods street, with access to the front door. Given the change, the layout may need to be changed for that effort.

Marcel - Is this county park?
Rebecca: It is grounds that we maintain, but technically it is a county park.

Question: Is there anything that the park can offer from a county park standpoint? Or to address a pain point that the building has?
Rebecca: As park manager and county employee, not that the building abuts to the park. The windows face the park. It is very visible from the ubilding and county at large. What ever can be done given the current climate, what works best in that area, what increases positive activation in the park. The more positive activation you have in the park the less savory activities. Pavilions, fitness activities. Program that can navigate potential flooding. Activities that would be open to the community at large and the county employees to want to sit out and eat their lunch. It is not just the benches, but the park itself.

Are you looking at redoing any of the area around the pond, and the play areas as well? Travis/Marcel - All of it.

Rebecca: The more park amenities you go to improve, the higher your fundraising goals. The play structure is pretty old, but I remember playing on the snake. The more you can improve, the more avid users you will bring here.

Question: Is there something to talk about in terms of process? How to stay in sync while we talk with community and stakeholders?
Noah - we touched on it a little bit. Big part of the process is doing another survey. Would be great having the county employees respond because they are a large user. And would be good to continue to have dialogue about Directors Row. Maybe after the surveys when we get more information about what people are hoping to see at the park, that would be a good time to reengage the county. Another area I am curious about, the area near the jury duty. Is there something we could put there to help them pass the time? In terms of timing, those are key dates. When we try to meet the needs of the community, that would allow us to work together to accomplish the larger goals.

Rebecca: Something that could be helpful, if this presentation could be emailed to me, so I could get some input and which departments they would want to include, and for participation in this process.

That will give me more information on the level of interest for participation from the CAOs. I would love to cast the net to employees housed at 701. Absolutely moving forward it would be great to get feedback from the county, work with the biggest neighbor to the park.

Question - trees? Maintenance of trees? Of your departments, is that a parks department topic about how trees are manicured, added, all things arborist?
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Rebecca: It was enacted before atmospheric river, it was directed that all irrigation was turned off.

Currently not irrigation surfaces, but that may change, and we do try to keep them green.

Travis - the trees between Directors Row and lawn bowling. Do you have plans to remove those? So we are both looking at each other to do something.

Rebecca: I was under the impression that those are city trees. I think about when we were navigating the fencing, I can try to pull it up in the county's GIS to try and look at the line, it may be off. I can see if we have any previous surveys.

Travis - The line goes right through the trees. Bumps out a little bit. I will try to get a look on the ground.

Rebecca: Let's work together to do better management or removal.

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Attendees:

City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department: Travis Beck, Noah Downing, Steve Gomez Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Downtown Association: Christie Jarvis, Joanne Orian, Sonja Brunner, Zachary Davis, Shiri Gradek, Katie Fairbairn, Jennalee Dahlen
Noah Downing - Park Planner
- Project arose as an objective from Parks Master Plan process, a lot of feedback, adopted in 2020 - This is a yearlong process, and outcome from PMP
- Starting off with Stakeholder meetings
Travis Beck - Superintendent of Parks
- Looking forward to understanding how this park relates to downtown Steve Gomez - Field Supervisor for Community Parks
Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, landscape architecture and planning firm working with the city. Expertise is designing parks and urban places.

Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate Principal, expertise in designing parks, resilience, and community engagement. Looking forward to working with all of you.

Christie Jarvis - landscape architect, Downtown Association Joanne - Executive Director for Downtown, jurisdiction just cross the river. 240 ground floor public facing businesses, love corridor for business, gorgeous natural resource, reimaging the park, drive vibrancy for downtown.

Sonja Brunner - director of operations at DA, worked downtown for 30 years, very familiar with park and amenities, seen many forms. Worked with San Lorenzo Park Neighbors over last year and half. On City Council as well.

Jennalee Dahlen - own 2 business downtown, wellness spa and annex, being a board member and downtown owner, put on 3-5 river cleanups with bridging the gap for river and park, wanting to support what this area is, growing and reviving the park, 500 lbs/2 hrs, reinvigorated, 10-12 cleanup this Saturday on lower end of the river.

Zachary Davis - co-owner of ice creamery, board member of DTA Shiri Gradek - director with DTA. Take children to park, personal nostalgia of the park, believe in neighborhood parks, excited to see what happens.

Ambassadors - Cody with DT Ambassador team, learn more.

Presentation: (Marcel Wilson)
- Great to hear where everyone is coming from and everyone's interests. Very broad.

Plan for today: primer about the project, the undertaking, and to prime conversation with you about what you know and what you want to see about the future -
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about what you know and what you want to see about the future Design process: year-long process, long process for building parks. We are at the very start. There will be a lot of opportunities for input.
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We are not starting from zero. Park has been a part of a lot of different studies. Parks Master Plan is most recent one.
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In all studies, topic of programming and issues surrounding the park have been studied over and over. These are some of the big themes recurring. Some have shifted, some have stayed the same. -
We have reviewed recommendations and programs from all of these previous efforts. We want to hear if there are more or new things.
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This summarizes the recommended programs. What else should be on this list / should we be thinking about.
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- We have some basic observations and constants that will be part of the project. - The park is on the river. It floods. Important to know that the benchlands are flooded. - This is part of a larger system.

Strong strategic location this park has. It is a neighborhood downtown park. It serves a lot of people. Center of downtown neighborhood.
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- It is also at the center of the city. A place people will want to come to. - Also fits into the open space offerings of the county. Could be a destination to visit as well. - Asking the question today of what should go here? What should it be? - The upland is ready to be refreshed.
- One thing we know, it can be better connected. Existing trail network, it could be enhanced.

Has a beautiful existing mature tree canopy. Specimen trees. Spread throughout the park. Great access.
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- We can not do a lot of change beneath those trees. Anything in color can be changed.

There are lots of additional opportunities and issues. Today hoping for you to talk with us about what opportunities and issues you see.
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- Very curious to hear
Jennalee
How often do we see that level of flooding in this area like we just experienced? Do you guys track a history of that?
Travis
https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/files/original/b0c92c90026c6f75f8e4cf74f1230666.pdf Plus 2017 and 2023
Jennalee
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I think part of in addition to this as the DTA and what that represents with us building businesses, we also want to look at the “neighborhood” level as a we bring in more people living downtown and making it attractive which then draws even more to our downtown biz -
Question: Can you tell us about yourselves and the DTA? Jennalee -
- My business is up against the park. What is the view when people come into our space? - Wanting people to stay in the general vicinity.

See a value for the downtown businesses, it is in the center of the city, it can draw in more people.

Support vitality of people. Draw in more people.
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- It could generate reviving the heart of Santa Cruz city and spaces.

Joanne
- We support the businesses downtown.

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- We support the businesses downtown.

Primary goal is to bring people downtown, choose this as their destination. Where they shop, eat, go to the spa.
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In light of that, the park's primary benefit is serving as a healthy, attractive, pedestrian corridor.

Many could walk through the park if they feel that is healthy, safe. Promote walkable neighbors downtown.
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Programming: activating the park for community events, park is drawing people to the events and spend time downtown.
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Sonja
Does serve as a thru way for pedestrians into downtown from Dakota Ave. Neighbors, many seniors, across the Dragon bridge downtown to do grocery shopping and get prescriptions. -
And all the neighbors that walk to downtown come through the park. Park as throughway instead of using the main streets.
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In the past, it has served as our open green space for downtown. Need to keep that in mind with our new downtown housing developments. We need to have our green spaces, and that is our main downtown green space.
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- When offices were at co-working space, we did PE at the park for 1/2 hour. Play fun games. - And fun events. Tequila and tacos. Circus.

Parking garage is downtown across the river. Drawing people to the garage for parking, walk across the bridge for the events.
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Plaza (big icon) is really important. Priority is to have a cement plaza for multi-use for live music, outdoor roller skating, many other uses.
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- Playground is key. Important to a lot of people.

Zachary
- Everything is spot on.

Events. Earth Day. Meander dinners. Progressive dinners for CWC. Fantastic use of the park for larger events, appealing to wide variety of people.
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I can tell you the names and locations of parks along the west coast that you may stop when travelling. Someone with a family, having a place/park whether you are local or when you travel through not best to be in busy environment, need a nice park to enjoy and relax and let kids run around. Size and potential right next to downtown is so great. Family-friendly, safe, clean, welcoming crucial to its success.
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Joanne
Having places to play downtown is very helpful. Extend time downtown by having the playground there.
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- "Dragon-slide park" Having some unique play features for kids travelling from parks.

Question: What benefits does the park currently offer or what could it offer? Jennalee
- Family-friendly. Need a place for kids as an extension of downtown. - Engagement - Leo's Haven.
- Have it be more than just a park.

Christie
- Hilltops park in San Francisco has a lot of natural play features. - San Luis Obispo and other parks have a lot of music events. Imagine going there to read a book. - Right now it doesn't feel safe or is not perceived of as safe right now.

Question: Safety Downtown?
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Question: Safety Downtown?
Jennalee
- Activity.

Joanne
- Positive activity and activation, having a regular use of healthy activity. - Businesses are all contributing to is having a lot of publicly managed private space downtown.

Question: Connections?
Jennalee
- New developments coming, more connections.
- River cleanups - bring more people coming to the area, cleaning up, present on site. A blend.

Sonja
Soquel and Water avenue there is not a visible presence of the park. No signage or visible presence. Only on Dakota Avenue can you see the park.
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- There are issues with parking on Dakota Ave.

Visibility from Water and Soquel would be good to keep in mind. Especially from river street side as well. Across the river, you don't know there is a park there. -
There will be a new housing development facing the river, would be great for them to walk across the riverwalk and river to the park.
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- On Water Street side there are low income housing units - being able to park to the park. - Driving you don't know it's there. No signage. Don't know how to get there.

Nikki Patterson
- I have never been to the park. Nothing on the river seems welcoming to me. - Development and signage is needed. Would be helpful.

Christie
- I have also never been down there.

Jennalee
- We are talking about the whole park?
Sarah / Marcel: we are focused on 12 acres in pink outline, but we will look at surroundings as well as part of the system.
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Joanne
Consider popup businesses facing the park so that you are not detracting from Downtown businesses, but supporting it.
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Where the businesses are currently the back, consider turning around to face the park with popups.
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Noah
- We could include recommendations in this process for areas outside of the primary focus area.

Sonja -
- Galleria building
418 project on riverwalk, rooftop activation for events and performances. Forward thinking. Have it be more front facing to the river.
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- Parking garage #10 - city owned
- Wells Fargo bank building.

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Question: Can you talk more about the garage? Is it well utilized? Sonja -
Before covid, it was sold out with a waiting list for employees with monthly parking permit for Downtown businesses.
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- Has a section reserved for beach boardwalk.
- A section for apple and google employees that get bussed over highway 17. - Covid has shifted parking patterns. Not currently full. - City also have incentives for employees to take alternative transportation. - Garage #10 would be the parking garage for the park. It serves the parking purpose for the park.

Jennalee
Having some of the workout pop up spots on that side also I think are good ways to engage along the walkway
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Nikki Patterson
Informational kiosks would be a great platform for sharing park details, events, and historical references.
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Katie Fairbairn SCCCU
- How do you incorporate it into the tourism and the people that visit the downtown? If it could be included on the downtown map, brochures, featured as part of the downtown for visitors.
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- Still need to get the word out to neighbors.
- Incorporate into calendars, visit Santa Cruz, into maps that restaurants and hotels use. - Including in the whole picture of getting people to downtown. - Win-win.

Way to create element that makes this park really unique and really special. Art piece. Interactive elements. Marble roll. Outside the tech center in San Jose. Resilient piece like that. Natural features to be more resilient.
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New comer. What I read and know about Santa Cruz - entrepreneurial spirit. Many creative people hear. Historical ways Santa Cruz is known. Incorporate creative, entrepreneurship into the park.

Home of surf boards. Home of cars that carry Santa Cruz name. Activism community. More women owned businesses in Santa Cruz county than any other county. Make it unique to draw people in.
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Sonja
Katie you brought up being on the map. Make it destination focused for different reasons.

Weddings. So beautiful - be in wedding guides.
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Visit Santa Cruz - viewing wildlife, make sure it is mapped as a destination for different demographics.
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Question: Besides it being a park, are there specific activities, amenities, events, programs? More specifics?
DTA
- We used to drive to Coyote Pt. because it had "the tallest slide" Affordable outdoor event space available to the public! Plus destination park when not in use (celebrating history/Santa Cruz unique character)…
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- Unique things to climb.
- Long swings
- Zip lines
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Katie
Kicked around some ideas from philanthropy standpoint: what if one feature was a unique bicycle that a local bike shop fashioned for kids to learn how to ride a bike. A living history park. Unique and special to Santa Cruz - surf boards, cars, bikes, books… -
- People who come for the woodies car show.
- She is beautiful run on Westcliff that draws people to Santa Cruz. - Miniature trolley.

Nikki Patterson
- a historic train engine from Roaring Camp - promotes local tourism location Access idea - all ages, opens up conversation about Santa Cruz history. Can point from development to steam trains in redwoods, to air taxis.
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- Like the idea to highlight Santa Cruz history and inventions. - Need a DTA fieldtrip to check it out.

Jennalee
Trains are always a draw at parks. We love when we see them and climbing on them around in different cities, such as Sonoma in Depot Park, and in Old Sacramento -
San Francisco behind their city hall building has one of the most incredible parks with huge slides that are on rollers and also climbing nets.
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rafting on the river activity? More than just sitting in a park, and playing. But full activity about using your body, using the river as part of the park.
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Christie
- Roller-skate
- Residents downtown would go there to exercise
Sonja
- Pump track in benchlands.
- Exercise, activities, health. Important.
- Lawn bowling is a critical part of the park.

Marcel
- Just accessing the water we will likely hear a lot. You can see it but not get that close.

Joanne
- Abbott Square - main success, private space and privately managed, but public space. - Opportunity to keep some parts of the park open / closed. - How do we help the park be used in many different ways. - Disc golf.

Nikki
- Have way for people to sign up to use the space.
- Possible income generation as well.
- Keep it safe and clean. Requires management.

Do the ambassadors monitor the park currently? No outside the district. Who would monitor and manage? Parks and rec staff.
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What is resilience for the park?
Sarah
The park's ability to provide the community and city with what it needs at any given time - on any given day or in a disaster or more challenging times.
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given day or in a disaster or more challenging times.
- From events to disaster preparedness.

Travis
- Will be more formal opportunities.
- If you have other ideas, you can send a message to Noah or Travis.

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign – Stakeholder Meeting Notes
Downtown Street Team
4/13/23
Approximately 35 Attendees
General Feedback
 Love the park the way it is, don’t wipe it out and turn it into an amusement park, restore it, fix‐ up playground
‐ Moderate applause, 6 hands up in support
 Mini golf in Benchlands
 Keep the disc golf
 Emergency response phone
 Plants, landscaping, protect trees, keep trees for shade  Preserve vegetation along river, clean up river
 Public awareness about water quality
 Label plants and trees
 More educational information at the park such as labeling unique plants and trees ‐ Some applause
 Extend grass area, improve grass quality
 Keep homeless out of mud, out of harm’s way, put in vacant buildings in a safe place and keep the park as a park
 Have celebrations and events in Benchlands instead
‐ Strong applause
 Add benches
 Need a dog park Downtown
 BBQ pits
 Entrance sign on Water St.
 More and better restrooms
 More trashcans
 New stage, music events
 More investment in Lawn Bowling Club
 Keep Santa Cruz memorable
 Create job opportunities
Specific Questions:
 Should there be access to observe the natural beauty of the river? ‐ Some interest, others say better locations to access elsewhere  Should we maintain the pond?
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 Should we restore most of the Benchlands as a natural area? ‐ 50% support
 Should there still be events?
‐ 50% support
 Combination of restoration and events?
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City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department: Noah Downing Environmental Groups: Andy Kreyche, Lisa Sheridan, Vaughan Williams, Jerry Bionic: Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process
Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. This was key focus, now transition into this park project.
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- Key stakeholder meetings leading up to first community meeting Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Any Kreyche - IDA Santa Cruz, dark skies ordinances, Fighting light pollution Vaughan - CNPS, conservation committee, plant nerd, field manager at reserve, lots of restoration background
Lisa Sheridan - President of Santa Cruz bird club, invited for input on bird boxes, not a hugely activist group, but like to know what is going on, we are currently doing the whole study on breeding bird atlas that will be documenting birds throughout the county that everyone can have to know the bird populations, for San Lorenzo River, we encouraged the city to do the bird study on the river when there was interest for paddling on the river, not sure how that fits in, kind of familiar with the San Lorenzo River, appreciate being invited in, and part of it. Love that you are bringing the stakeholders in at this stage.

Micah Posner - Sierra club representative. Live a few blocks from the park, and member of the Friends of SLP, and ride/walk/run the river levee daily, but have talked as the executive of the Sierra club.

Jerry - Sierra club
Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts.

Benchlands transformation. Flooding is part of the park and the dynamics. Also think it is important to talk about this as a system.
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important to talk about this as a system.

Park is right in the center of downtown and the neighborhood. It is a community park. And a downtown park.
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Park is at the center of the city. Unique point in the river as well. Half way between mountains and ocean.
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And it is also at the center for the much larger visitor-ship for the county. Destination for a wider net. Functions at these different scales.
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- Question we are beginning to ask. What should go here? What should it be? Connecting it to the city is important to get right. Many different places to enter and connect to.

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- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Question: Can you speak about what has happened in the last couple of weeks? Lisa - it has always been a very active birding area, a couple years back, I started a bird walking program, and they had never set that up formally, one o the results of that, they had no idea how much wildlife was down there. At the time, there was a big push to get people out there to balance the homeless population out there, a dozen people walking up and down the river. Birders regularly go down there, there are 120 species that breed and there are 200+ species that come back and forth, a very rich and diverse environmental area for birds. I bring that up, it helps to populate the river in a good way and the park, encouraging that brings a lot people there. A lot of people don’t want to bird there because they don’t feel safe. Creating signage would be helpful, we have put some signage on the other side. The beautiful part about the birds and native species, it brings people there and makes people feel like there are things to do. Bird photographers are out there regularly, very important birding area. We can do more to encourage a safe feeling to be there by yourself, get as many people from organizations to be out there walking around. A lot of people don’t feel safe there, don’t know what to expect.

Micah - Sierra club is largest grassroots organization in the county and the city, explore and protect natural environment. Both of them apply to this park, not the brooks range, it is a natural habitat, can provide love of nature, education on nature, birds and habitats. Relates to explore part of our mission, like what Lisa was saying, if the park could better serve the river and watershed, if it was used for education and portray more natural ecosystems. Jerry is really great with habitat restoration, we are imagining that the benchlands could be restored into a natural active and complex riparian habitat. You can't do ballparks there because it floods, do a very inviting human interaction with the habitat, with a trail that goes down to the river, want people to be wandering around and checking it out. Having a beach or a platform that is a denoted interaction with the river, play with river with kids, fishing, birding, bring people down to the river. Personally there is enough light on the west side, it would be nice if there were one side that was not as lighted for the natural habitat. Moving on to environmental conservation issues, instead of pretending that homeless people are not going to use the park, think about how homeless will use the park, think about a park steward hanging out at the bathrooms, if homeless are going to camp in the area, there could be a denoted spot with police supervision, instead of an unsupervised camp anywhere. In the past, the events were done down in the benchlands, which doesn’t allow for restoration and habitat restoration. We want to use every part of this park. There is space in the upland. Events should not cut off the bike path - one event cut off the bike path.

Partnerships - we have an email list with 3500 members in the county, we can showcase how great the park is and invite them down for environmental events.

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Vaughan - CNPS hat, mission is to protect California native plants through stewardship, habitat, restoration, events. Plant choice is super important. I am a habitat restoration practitioner, plants build habitat and ecosystems, can't have just grass for diversity to flourish. Involve local experts for plants to plant here. What will work with people, what will not. Patches that can have more protected delicate species. Native pollinators to interact with active areas. Native plant practitioners just trying to get native species out, what are the annual wildflowers that can be sustained for the long term, and how do they fit in with that larger management with people, it is a very dynamic space with flooding and human use, all that kind of stuff, CNPS can help with that, very knowledgeable people that know about plants and species. We are hoping there are not invasives species going in this new park, that are problematic elsewhere. CNPS hat off - it would be neat if there were some inclusiveness of the native people, and ethnobotanical resources, some of this relearning around, some of those plants and groups were brought into this conversation as well. They are trying to get more involved in these types of projects, and as a central point for Santa Cruz, it would be really neat to have more inclusivity with those groups and those ethnobotanical plants - some are very rare and not around, some in south county in riparian areas, and they are the only example species in the county - very ethnobotanically rich species.

Andy - dark skies for preserving night skies for astronomers, and with scientific data that artificial light at night is harmful to species. Switch to LEDs, more glare, cheapest LEDs tend toward the blue spectrum.

Fine guidelines from illuminating society, cited in general plan to follow these guidelines for illumination.

The whole environment needs to be considered. If it is shining on asphalt verses concrete. The best light is no light at all. We have been involved in influencing policy with public works around lights on the levee, they have improved but are not meeting measurements yet, lights shine onto riparian area and onto the river. Have made some progress with lights on bridges over the river (acorn shapes). Trying to save coho salmon and trout, but the lights do the opposite and promote predation. We would like to be a trusted ally for solutions that can follow the guidelines and promotes wildlife and habitat. We have had conversations with Public Works about lighting at the levee, it is an urban area, but it is right next to a natural riparian area. Urge you to have that intention. We have been attending a Santa Cruz symposium, watershed symposium, monitoring the health of the river, it is better in the mountains, and worst towards beach, worst at the confluence of the river at Branciforte creek - native plants, riparian areas, light pollution. Lisa Lurie - Santa Cruz County - they are doing work on Branciforte Creek. Want to do away with concrete channel and make it more natural. Encourage you to look into these efforts.

Some wooden walkways that you can communicate how precious these walkways are - avoid having people trample on them. We are talking about birds too, light pollution is the enemy of birds. IDA is partnering with the Audubon society, the vulnerable are birds. People can relate to birds. We don’t have sea turtles here, some information signs that we would be happy to help with. Reemphasize that this is not out of thin area, this is in the General Plan and light pollution and park facilities. Those goals are great and have largely been unfulfilled since general plan adopted. High time we live up to those goals.

Support getting Tribal Band involved. Always issues about safety. There are ways to make lighting safe and beautiful.

Question: the duck pond is a very attractive amenity, the bird love it, it consumes a lot of water, is this something to preserve and renovate? Do away with as a water feature? Or celebrate it? Jerry - Sierra club would support, we have not formalized our position, but we have discussed in a preliminary way the value of the duck pond and duck island, that has a unique quality of supporting humans and birds. Rich food resources in the sediment of the duck pond, it does have significant resources. Has served as attractive venue for musical acts, community events, convocations. Valuable feature to conserve it in a sustainable way for natural and human.

Lisa - one problem with ponds is that people start throwing bread and try to be friends with wildlife, you could have a much smaller system of water that can serve a lot of wildlife and birds, and can attract animals by feeding them with resources from plants, I don’t see it as habitat for the birds, it is so artificial, you could create a stream and provide the same amount of habitat, you can have native plants.

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I wouldn’t vote to keep it / healthy environment. I have talked to several people about the idea - a lot of energy into a park with native plants, and trying to change it, how would the management of the park work? Micah mentioned the bathrooms, the whole entire park with homeless people moving in, all of this work would be a waste of energy and cost. At the top of my concern is how is this park going to be managed, make sure we don’t destroy the energy that we put in. Thank you bringing up the concern around the light. Added lights can affect where the nesting birds can go, swallows and ducks nesting. We need to be cognizant of light. I love the idea of a walkway, a lot of parks do a retractable walkway or bridges that can come out and in at times of flooding.

Micah - Duck pond, to fully utilize the park, it needs to be used. If you take out the duck pond, what will you put in there? You need to think about how the space will be used, making the duck pond more used? Putting in fish or plants. Making it interactive. I am inclined to think that there is too much space in the park, don’t take out the duck pond unless you have a clear idea on what to put there.

Noah - this plan cannot solve all of the issues, varying the different types of programs and uses during different times of the day. Because there is so much to offer in Santa Cruz, what makes it worth coming to this park. You could picture and upgraded playground, larger playground at Chanticleers park, something that incorporates art, accessible for all, that is just one example, also I think when something is new and it meets the new baseline, and something new to do, it attracts more people, and there is a more added emphasis on providing a safe environment, one thing I would like to explore, is there a way to have a caretaker, members for the homeless population to live/work, types of programs to charge phones, ways to have caretaker. Many parks have many needs, ways to get people involved.

Micah - our mission is not about people and social issues, great that you are thinking outside of the park, it will be used by homeless people, think about how they use it in a supervised way, continuously supervised. Having been employed and working with homeless people, hiring some homeless people and having non-homeless working in tandem. Assigning responsibilities. Appreciate you thinking about how to manage the park, and make sure that use does not take over.

Andy - Some nod to the history and legacy to the park, there are nice signs. The dairy, the native people, been in Santa Cruz since 1975, kids on the sea serpent. There is a lot of history, even being transparent about the homelessness.

Vaughan - the pond, I find it ironic how little focus gets put on the river. I'm not sure why an artificial water source gets so much attention and becomes so important when there is a lot of river that is right there and is great habitat, and a wonderful place for people to interact, and it is sustainable, and a great backdrop. I would prioritize the river over keeping a pond going that is not sustainable. Moving forward into the future, lets do things that accentuate the natural that is there, versus create more things that are artificial.

Jerry - one quick note that intervention is needed for a lot of the existing trees that are dying. The redwoods by the lawn bowling are dying. Others around the county campus are dying. It doesn’t take a lot of water to save those trees. Some already have irrigation. Some are well established that have valuable habitat, shade, preserve the trees and take quick action now in the interim period to sustain those trees pending the final plan.

We want this to be an open process, have people participate. Spread the word to people that may be interested to provide comments. I will keep you informed at critical decision points.

Micah - Hopefully everyone is aware FEMA is transforming the river, and they are considering managing the river in a drainage dyke rather than naturally, if you could keep these environmentalists in touch with that effort that is related to the park, if FEMA makes it a concrete ditch, there goes our natural environment.

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Noah - I will put you in touch with the public works staff member that is managing that effort with FEMA.

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Attendees:

Lawn Bowling Club: Christine Palochak, Harry Schoenfeld, Sig and Cheryl, Steven Schoenfeld, Carne Clarke, Leslie Mcgarvey, Nate Sievert, Densie.

City of Santa Cruz Rec & Parks Department: Travis Beck, Noah Downing Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process. Lots of opportunities to be involved.

Harry Schoenfeld - former president, doing lawn bowling for over 15 years Sig and Cheryl - members, interested.

Steven Schoenfeld - member for more than 30 years. Officer. Helped maintain for 13 years. Seen many changes in the park. Seen the park with full time employees, used to have a lot more help in the maintenance area. Green using right now has about 15 years already, should have lasted for 10 years.

Think we can get another 10 years out of the current green. Lawn bowling is an excellent place for young and old to participate. Space for senior citizens. Neat to have an ice cream vendor to bring young kids in the park, and a full time employee to ensure no campsites get setup. Look at Oakland park that attracts kids from all over. Merry-go-round in SF, right next to lawn bowling. This could be a real jewel for Santa Cruz. We want a lot of visitors to come into the city, right now lawn bowling is a jewel, highlight that is something that people can include in Santa Cruz.

Carne Clarke - members for 3 years, former club champion lawn bowler, active members.

Leslie Mcgarvey - member for 12 years, active member, been on the board. Excited for park.

Nate Sievert - involved in club for 15 years. Past president last year. Presided over the mess last year.

Denise - current member.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

We are at the very beginning of a long process. Build and improve a park, a long process. We are at the very beginning. Many opportunities to way in along the way. -
Long history. Not starting from zero. Many efforts considering the parks. This next stage is about making it real.
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making it real.

If you scan through all of those reports and studies, consistent themes. Repeated. Come up a lot.

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- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Questions: Learn more about your club, your ambitions for club and the park.

Christine - founded almost 60 years ago, in San Lorenzo park, original surface was grass, due to maintenance, water, mold, converted to an artificial surface. Open from 13 and up. Children with parents are supervised. Rough years between the pandemic and encampment. Membership ranges from 30 year-olds to Harry at 100. Big age range. Do not have any youth currently, discussing for the summer. Had a decline in membership over last few years.

Steven - Lots of changes from grass to artificial. Purpose is here to maintain and promote lawn bowling as an activity for all ages. Here to take care of the green, so no damage, because the city has helped to maintain the field. Health-wise, very helpful, many benefits for heath. Erica Schilling to upgrade the park - doctor told her to start lawn bowling, extended her life for 8 years. Benefits to the park are outstanding. People around the Bay Area can come to the artificial green which is a superior surface.

Something the city can use to attract more people to come to the city. One of the main problems is access and parking. Help and maintain the lawn bowling green. City doesn’t need to pay, because we are all volunteers.

Christine - biggest thing we are focusing on is membership. As Steven mentioned, parking and access is needed. Many people come by and say we didn’t even know this is here. Need to become more visible in the community. With new development in downtown, it should be used. Would like to see it open more. Only open 3-4 days/week. It could be open.

Harry - Had a lot of responsibility to the artificial surface. Minimal maintenance. No mowing or pesticides. Takes care of itself if we take care of it. For the use of the green, my son and I bowl every third Sunday. At age 100, I believe it is responsible for my continued health. It keeps you physically and mentally fit. Mentally stimulating. Strategy. Harry and Steve looks forward to it every week. Steve introduced me to it about 15 years ago.

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Aumao - Tournament director of the club, advertise lawn bowling for people around Santa Cruz to come / promote Lawn Bowling Club.

Christine - Is the park going to remain closed to the public? Travis - Fencing is to get us through the interim period. Plan is to remove fencing in upper portion of the park on April 1st. Benchlands likely remain closed until 2023. I believe we are putting an Ad for lawn bowling in the activity guide.

Christine - need someone to supervise the property. Someone to check out and return the property. It cannot be open without supervision. It is a protected property.

Aumao - also want access from either Courthouse or from Dakota Avenue to keep it more open with more access.

Harry - Another aspect of the club that should be talked about, it truly is the envy of the entire lawn bowling community around the Bay Area. Most greens are grass and require a lot of work to maintain constantly. We attract lawn bowlers from other communities. We have tournaments that bring in other clubs, bring them to Santa Cruz.

Aumao - Hosting BIMB tournaments, novice groups, hosting San Jose bowling club coming end of the month. Those are promotions. Hopefully team up with Paradox and Park / City Council to provide package to those as far away as Rossmore, Cambria.

Christine - right now you could come as a guest of the member, not open to the public. People can only play when members are there.

Steve - when we are playing, if someone comes to the fence and shows any interest at all, we invite them in to come and throw to try it out. As long as someone is there to supervise, everyone is invited to play.

Nate - the past couple of years have completely altered access to the green. To get back to what we were 4 or 5 years ago, more open and people could come up to the fence. But as Christine said, anyone wanting to participate has to be supervised. We do offer the club to certain groups and we rent equipment to the them. We have brought many people in. I was a fence hanger, and I got invited in and got hooked right away. It does work, but we need a park that is accessible and inviting for that to work.

We don't do anything right now to bring people in.

Question: what would an ideal facility look like to you? Christine - currently have 1 maintenance shed, bowls, private lockers. Other building is a clubhouse that has a kitchen, restroom, tables for members use for members only. Clubhouse was renovated in the last 10 years. It is in pretty good shape for us right now. Ideal - we need a more secure facility to store the bowls and lockers, very little light in there, building can be broken into easily, equipment stolen frequently.

Question: there is an accessway behind the facility that has some concerns around it, is there any consideration to the accessway?
Christine - it is problematic, it is scary, narrow, almost feels like a gauntlet. Appreciate the Hotel and City's efforts to make it available. Do see people walking as an accessway, but it could be eliminated.

There could be a more open accessway. It depends on where the front access point is and where parking is location. I think it could be eliminated. Members mentioned that they are afraid in that back walkway.

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is location. I think it could be eliminated. Members mentioned that they are afraid in that back walkway.

Question: what is the current membership of the club?
25 active members. In the process of renewing. 3 years ago we were at 80 members.

Question: to be a member, is $144/year fee and an application? Primarily contact information and insurance release.

Sig and Cheryl - as new members, we have loved this. There are a lot of people we want to recommend it to. It has been very difficult with the recent conditions. We want it to be a place you feel happy to bring people to. If it is safe with access, I think a lot of people would want to come in.

Steve - when I started 30 years ago, it was $25/year. When we put in the artificial surface, we raised the dues by $100/yr so those members could start putting money aside to replace the surface. We are putting in $ for the sinking fund to fund the replacement of the green? Harry - it is also more than strictly a lawn bowling club. Friendships. We have Christmas parties and special events for holidays.

Nate - it is a standard 120' x 120'. Most greens are that size if not smaller. 8 rinks.

Christine - it is spelled out in the sport regulations.

Nate - Parking is a huge issue. On the weekends, we can park at the County. Paradox has opened up their parking lot to use on a restricted basis. But up until this year, we have to walk all the way to Dakota and back through the park into lawn bowling. Handicap access can no longer drive in for drop off on access trail. Parking and access is a major issue for direct access.

Harry - I love trees and an important part of our community. We have a row of trees along one side of the green that are always dropping, a lot of cleanup. It would be nice if those trees are eliminated. One club in Palo Alto, a tree fell down and hit a person and injured them. That could happen to. Trees are a necessary asset, but maybe the City could look at that closely and remove those.

Christine - talking about the court house trees, dead redwoods on the north side. Those are on the county property.

Nate - talking about the trees on the west side. There needs to be a coalition between the county and the city in regards to the park. Need to take those down before somebody gets hurt, or it damages the green. Once we open up, it will be important to enforce the park rules so it does not slide into decay.

That has to come with whatever else happens with improvements to the park.

Leslie - I worked with the City and the County for pickleball. We have talked about that piece of land by the courthouse for pickleball.

Christine - in regards to reinforcement, there has always been a security officer on the property.

Someone needs to be present to enforce the rules.

Question: what process were you talking about pickleball? Leslie - we were dialoging with City and County about pickleball right next to the county on the lawn.

Parking and the trees were a problem. We're discussing putting in 8 courts in that area. It is hugely popular and would make it used.

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Is there an organized pickleball group?
Leslie - yes.

Noah - we work very closely with the pickleball club.

Aumao - advertising, promoting the park with lawn bowling input.

Christine - lighting is an issue, there is not lighting back there. We do play in the summer evenings, but after sunset we have to close it down, and use flashlights for access.

Sig - does the planning, is it just for San Lorenzo Park? There is a mile or so of riverfront on either side. Is there any plan for that?
Noah - City does have an Urban River Plan and City is searching for grants to fund that effort. This effort is primarily focused on San Lorenzo Park. But as part of this, there may be broader recommendations for the broader area, and that may include recommendations for safety. And additionally, increased visibility, that are relevant to the park.

Steve - if the benchlands were converted into a parking area, the benchlands would not be impacted when it was flooded. But that could solve some of the parking issues.

Sarah - this is a yearlong process, there are many opportunities to engage, we look forward to hearing from you and working with you over the course of the next year.

Noah - we are hopeful you continue to participate and look forward to working with you.

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Attendees:

Neighbors: Linda Cover, Eva Salas, Emily Chung, Carol and Murray Walker, City of SC P&R: Noah Downing
Bionic: Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process. Lots of opportunities to be involved.

Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. Core recommendation was to do a redesign for San Lorenzo Park. Looking forward to seeing that through.
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- Hired Bionic landscape architects
Sarah Moos Thompson - design everything outside including parks, Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Eva Salas - neighbor in Blaine Street area by the jail.

Emily Chung - Live in lower ocean, just off of ocean and east cliff intersect, up against the Jessie street marsh, also work for the county in public health Department of Health, all on Coastal Watershed Board.

Carol and Murray - Felker street for 35 years, seen a lot, anxious to hear about beautifying and improvement, if it comes down as far as Felker street.

Linda Cover - Tannery, at the other end of the river complex, just past the levee, a lot of kids here too, important what is happening with the park, important for this to be upgraded so kids can use this again.

Noah - neat group, San Lorenzo Park, where it is located, it is a neighborhood park, serving the entire community.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / perspective.

Benchlands transformation. Flooding is part of the park and the dynamics. Also think it is important to talk about this as a system.
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Park is right in the center of downtown and the neighborhood. It is a community park. And a downtown park.
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Park is at the center of the city. Unique point in the river as well. Half way between mountains and ocean.
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And it is also at the center for the much larger visitor-ship for the county. Destination for a wider net. Functions at these different scales.
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- Question we are beginning to ask. What should go here? What should it be? 230206 - Key Stakeholder: Neighbors
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- Question we are beginning to ask. What should go here? What should it be? Connecting it to the city is important to get right. Many different places to enter and connect to.

But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? -
- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Question: Existing park conditions? Anything you would want to keep? Linda - Can I ask a technical question about the boundary? A quick thought, come from community of artists and community of children, advocate to the community about public art, encouraging public art in a central park. Could be vital to communication, art community. Tourist community. People come here for many reasons, but one of those is the artist community. I would like to see a lot of public art, playful, interactive, be there for the public to see. And a good playground because we have children.

Eva - There used to be a spring arts festival that used to be in the park, gathering of like minds, that brought together a lot of the local arts and crafts, it would be great to revive that spirit of the spring festival. Bring back that spirit. Tequila festivals, the spirit of the spring arts festival brings out the essence of Santa Cruz.

Linda - my mom used to do that, and go to the spring art fair, it was a big deal, it attracted people from all around the Bay Area. Would love to see festivals.

Eva - I second that. It was a really fun park, concerts and food truck before the pandemic. Mountain bike festivals.

Linda - would love to see festivals, bring them back. Public art installed and festivals. We do so many things in this community and this park is a nest for that, and incubator for wonderful things.

Carol - In the 80s worked at Seagate technologies, brought pickle family circus to town, for our group but open to the city. It is valuable public land that can be used for many things. My big question, how are you going to keep it accessible to the public. That is very important.

Noah - there will be recommendations into this plan. This plan does not govern law enforcement, and the operating budgets, but it will guide development, and when you get more use of the space ,and get more investment in the space. It is a long process and does not answer all of the questions, but if this is approved, like Leo's Haven, that is heavily utilized. Try to develop a plan that has a variety of ways to program the park, popular is lunchtime for county employees, create a place that is vibrant Question: Opportunity for Partnerships
Carol - Been in touch with Travis and Tony, some tiny bit of greenspace at the end of our cul-de-sac, conversations about making a little neighborhood park with coastal watershed, getting in the way is the levee fence, put a play structure. That is something the neighborhoods might be interested in doing.

Able to incorporate little parks that connect to the big park using the levee.

Eva - I like this idea of connecting. Since we have the riverwalk, but fit into the design that they have in Costa Rica - a nature trail on the riverwalk, this is this type of plant and is important because it is pollinator, milkweed.

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Linda - educational center, simple, but popular. When Watsonville worked on the sloughs, they put a trailer out there, and parents and kids came out there to learn about the plants and animals. They had them on the rest zones on the freeways. It seems like a good place, could be small, be educational.

Great for children too. Don't forget the quality of the park for the children.

Murray - have names of the trees on a plaque to learn about the trees. Carol - kids are very aware, they just need the information.

Emily - I would like to represent the physical opportunity of the space. I use it for running, walking into town, connecting it to town. Connecting to the trail. Tying it into the existing opportunities, tying it to the county building, tying it to downtown, tying the resource of the building, use it as a resource as an entry to the park. Creating a community space for festivals, gathering, places to eat, perform. Equitable for all. Could there be spaces for community services to offer services, could they do services with restrooms. How can we provide for everyone? What can we integrate into the playground so everyone can have some utility in using it.

Murray - question about the benchlands
Noah - it is something that is heavily regulated, looking at the events of the past and see if there are types of improvements, amphitheater seating, utility hook ups.

Linda - greater emphasis on the river bank care. Additional plantings, in the river that would be ok for the floods. The tannery is built on a flood zone, with flood money.

Question: Current conditions.

Emily - I don’t use the playground, definitely the trail conditions can be improved, last time I tried biking it was hazardous, wide enough pathways for people and bikes and skateboards. More signage, this is to downtown, wayfinding signs to bring people into the park and to guide them. The park itself doesn’t have much to use day to day. I don’t have kids, I would only go if there was an event, not many activities. Not a nice picnic area. I don’t think of this park first when I want to meet my friends. Doesn’t have conveying spaces. Better bathrooms.

Linda - picnic and exercise equipment.

Carol - I have not been to the park in many years because I don’t feel safe. I used to go and watch the ducks at the duck pond, and enjoy nature. If the duck pond is still there, I would like that a lot. Clearly it is important that we can access this project that you want to do, otherwise it wont go. People will need to feel safe. It sounds wonderful and I hope it works.

Eva - my son is 4. A lot of his life was during pandemic and the benchlands, when I thought of that area, it was for festivals, it didn’t feel like a formal park to go and convene, the playground is tucked in far away, never occurred to me to go for a playground. There are some condominiums, it doesn’t feel like my space, it feels like their space. There is something about the arrangement. For a child, the pond is awesome to see the ducks, he wants to go into the water. It is a pretty pond.

Linda - a dog park. You can bring your kid and a dog. It has not been inviting. Many years ago I went with my grandkids, it was very limited, it just seems it could be more community , family oriented, more of a destination. I did want to mention, I spent many years in Watsonville, there were activates troublesome for families, the city put in a small structure in the park to take some of the edge off of the discomfort. It was a trailer there and it became a community park again. An outbound structure / resource structure.

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Eva - I think there is a lot of work to do for wayfinding. It is a transit area for me, I just ride my bike through. Doesn’t feel like a central park, it feels like an area of transit.

Noah - it is a good comment, we hear this about the riverwalk a lot as well. There is nothing telling you where the San Lorenzo park is, or where downtown is. Signs that orient you. Similarly from Ocean, no orientation directing you to downtown.

Linda - there are no signs.

Emily - what do I think about the lawn bowling? I don’t see people using it. Do you have metrics on it being used.

Noah - it is a low usership. Will need to bring in additional usership. Takes up a lot of space. Cant do away with it. It is one of those activities that as you age, you may not be able to do as many sports, there are people past 100 years old who go there, if we can get more access, so other people can use it, Emily - creative ways to convert it when they are not using it. It is a dead space. It is not inviting.

Noah - it is somewhat private. Low fee, still a cost.

Carol - In early slides, mentioned other river, 1987 San Lorenzo River Design - river task force, Roma design.

Noah - I think there was an additional process to update it.

Sarah - we are doing a lot of research to make sure we have heard everything.

Noah - easy to focus on what has not yet happened. There is an opportunity to go out for grant funding.

We need to do this process to go out for grant funding, get the environmental out of the way. Can go out for state and federal grants to move this forward.

Linda - is there some kind of timeline, it is frustrating that, helps people know that some things can materialize. There is more money available to do just what you are proposing.

Question: partnership, projects
Carol - we could have neighborhood park parties, she got us together, got us talking together, storm drain mural projects. We could talk about the bigger plan, and introduce the Felker street tiny park, and there are other streets that have land not being used, maybe other neighborhoods could look at something that relate to the central park.

Linda - there is a large community right around the park itself. The complex across the street. The larger community that have been working together.

Noah - we have met with them, and will be meeting with
Emily - CWC has done native plants restoration, the storm drain, there are other community activities that have been happening around the river that have some activation and engagement. Connecting with those groups would be good as well.

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and city council about the vision and priorities for the space, then go from there look at actual options, then another community meeting, what does the playground look like, where is there art. We start broad, but then we get into the uses and specific recommendations. As we go through and there are different points to check in, it would be helpful if you can spread the word with your neighborhood, everyone can participate and be heard.

Eva - community gardens, we talked about the trails nature, restoration activities.

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City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department: Noah Downing, Steve Gomez Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Hotel Paradox: Grant Dentremont
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process
- Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort
- Hired Bionic landscape architects
Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, design everything outside including parks Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Steve Gomez - Santa Cruz Parks Field Supervisor for Community Parks Grant Dentremont - Chief neighbor on San Lorenzo Park, sponsor a lot of cleanup efforts, share largest continuous border of the park, largest stakeholder. Amazing culmination of where we are headed, and it is a crown jewel in the city, long road to get here, and excited about what's coming.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? -
- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 9:50 AM
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Not a blank slate.
- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Question: Tell us about hotel and park
As a stakeholder, also on the board for Friends of San Lorenzo Park. Many conversations about the benchlands and the park. From the Hotel standpoint, upscale Marriott branded hotel, heavy leisure and corporate demographic that visits the hotel. Hear from meeting planners, safety, security, area in matters. On the trendier side of hotels, largest hotel in Santa Cruz. Wide demographic. Majority of guests coming from Bay Area. Demographic - competing with other markets, public space, travelers choosing to come to Santa Cruz vs Napa, Tahoe, Monterey, Paso Robles, Yosemite. Many choices for travelers / destinations. Important within Santa Cruz lodging community, want to stand out in terms of open space and public facilities. Guests interact with park heavily - has been more avoidance in recent years. Park is an asset for families and travelers, attend events in the park, playground, run around. # one is transportation to, from, through.

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Question: Existing park and conditions
Benchlands is in bad conditions. Upper park is in relatively good condition. Use as a multi-use venue is somewhat difficult, condition of the duck pond is first and foremost on minds, playground facilities and current condition, drainage is a big issue. Ducks swimming in the playground. See it as a vibrant space. Beauty in the urban environment. Trees. Hidden gem that needs to be polished. Bathrooms need attention. Lawn bowling takes up a lot of space and is underutilized. -
- Underutilized. Poor overall conditions minus the trees.

Question: Would you consider a connection / gateway from parking lot into the park? There is a gate that connects from parking lot into the park. Open to something more extensive.

Safety and security is primary concern. Looking at new fencing structure in the next 12 months.

Could consider access for guests. Also have a gate on Dakota Ave, would like to reopen that. As security is improved, would like to open up.
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- Park is in a much better state now to expose guests too.

Question: Also considering parking for park, utilize parking for park? - Not wholistically opposed to, but currently at parking capacity. - Parking is a lot better in the area than it used to be.

Question: Today, if I were a guest in the hotel, and wanted to go for a walk in the park? - Access along Dakota Avenue
- Access gate currently by the lawn bowling.
- Would like a stronger access / orientation / stronger connection. - 2 different buildings - accessing front building from Ocean Street or into back parking lot.

Would want easier access for guests to find the hotel. And for park users to frequent the restaurant.
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Way we see the park as an asset to the community: don't want it has been, activating the park / actual community events - concerts, festivals, activities - real desire to sponsor events / activities.

Guests that can attend the events / drawing people into the city. Christmas lights in the park, beergarden event, draw people in. For someone hanging out in the park, wander into the café for lunch / coffee = win for hotel / draw in non-guests. Doing remodel on F&B - 20-25% F&B comes from people not staying at the hotel.
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- Entrance to F&B from parking lot / Dakota.

Ideally a space between pond / lawn bowling or space next to the playground as areas for events.

Or potentially duck pond/stage can be utilized.
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Inn has with Cal's beach is how the Hotel sees it for San Lorenzo Park.

Part of Ethos as a business is that it is about our guests and the community of Santa Cruz so that people will come see that park as a crown jewel.
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Question: Any issue with locations of the restrooms?
From events perspective, if doing a festival in the benchlands you would bring in restrooms, but from access/location/in the park not very convenient.
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From infrastructure/building standpoint: void between lawn bowling structure and fence causes a lot of less than desirable activities?
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Question: How could park better serve the hotel?
- Hold events and activate the space.

Downtown access piece - people walking along pathway and bridge. That is the first impression of Downtown and City. Most likely coming that the Santa Cruz visitors center is going to relocate to side of Dragon Bridge - very central point within the city. -
Question: Of current meeting facilities?
Largest room holds about 400. Another room holds about 60. 200 on the pool deck. Full capacity is 600-650 stretched to the brim.
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- What is the capacity of hotel? 170 keys. 225 beds.

Occupancy: run 75-80% occupied for year. High season - April to Oct: 85% occupancy. Oct to April:
lowest 60% (Jan/Feb), March unpredictable
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- Wedding: it's possible to do 400 person wedding. Max out at 125 wedding. - NYT Author cookbook: 300 attendance / theater & high tops, full theater style 400.

Question: If there were a covered outdoor space or would you prefer open air? - Covered would be great, a lot of uses.
- Space that could hold a tent, equally as good?
Question: would you do F&B in the park for an event?
- Food is harder, infrastructure issues. Would need to plug in hotboxes / infrastructure. - Beverages is easier, except for permitting aspects.

Relaunch parties - utilization of food trucks / bring those into the park? Park on Dakota or park in the park? How do you service the food and bathroom needs of guests? -
- Moving things with carts / 2 wheeled carts.
- Access to power is needed. POS to do consumption dollars.

Question: night time use?
- Movies in the park.
- Hotel open to servicing / hosting evening events.

Well-lit path from downtown across the park to front door. Well-lit is crucial and key. Flexible lighting system.
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Question: Partnerships?
- Cleanups a lot to date: bridging the gap, cleanup on both sides of the river. - Private business side - pull permits and do events
As a community as a whole, desire to have events that bring people to town. Look at shoulder seasons to bring people to town. Draws to Santa Cruz. Tacos and Tequila. Festivals. Events. Space is underutilized for the events it can host now.
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Question: Lawn bowling - patron interest?
- Not top of mind for hotel patrons. A couple and kids. Or doodle in a tesla.

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- Not top of mind for hotel patrons. A couple and kids. Or doodle in a tesla. - A bit underutilized.

Question: Active recreation? That guests might be drawn to? - Pickleball
- Skateboarding - lots of skate parks around
- Disc golf
- Water access.

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San Lorenzo Park feedback
Blaine St. neighborhood
April 19, 2023
16 attendees
Emily reports neighborhood kids want a soccer field
Access ramps at Blaine St., from Riverfront Apartments, and at Pryce St.

Children and dog walkers can access park directly without going on street.

Safety concerns have kept parents from sending kids by themselves in the past couple of years Kids’ ideas:

Pump track
Dog park
Soccer field (tables near by)
Solo swings in playground
Climbing wall/feature
How often do you use the park?
Once a week or more – 10 people
During encampment much less except for transit
Common that people use it to go downtown
How do you get to park?
Walk and bike – almost everyone
No drivers
Did the park feel safe?
Before camp – more or less during day
Found bottles and needles, including in playground

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Was it clean and well maintained?
Generally yes, except for bathrooms
What activity did people do?
Pump track
Play in open field
Disc golf
Circus was a lot of fun
Summertime events
In distant past it was a great place for playdates, birthday parties, etc… Not having reservable areas limited that use, along with bad bathrooms How do people feel about pond?
People like it, but some open to other amenities, depending what it is Have you lawn bowled?
No one
Playgrounds?
People generally like sea serpent, but not overwhelming Interest in more exciting playground
Zipline (tree house to tree house with ability to drop into pool) Tall slides
Climbing walls
Tunnels
Musical elements
Spinning features
Other ideas

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Basketball (instead of lawn bowling)
Ice skating
Holiday lighting
Field trips/programs
Picnic tables (near playground)
River access
General interest
River edge not closed
One for boat access
Events
Tequila festival interrupted bike path—not good
Otherwise one person liked even loud events
Favorites:

Day of the Child (with large foam blocks)
Mole event
Ideas:

Food trucks
Support for once a week style music and food events
Your wish
Grass in Benchlands
Outdoor movies
Park to be a bit cleaner
Activation/density of use/families with kids and dogs
Seeing birds and wildlife
Wildlife viewing at confluence
Way to reduce homeless blocking path to downtown

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Concessions like Steamer Supply
Could bring a lot of use from County employees; less work to organize than food trucks Favorite park
Harvey West – big and family‐oriented
San Lorenzo – for the memories
Ocean View Park – playground and basketball court
DeLaveaga Park – lots to do
Frederick St. Park – tot lot and bathrooms
Restrooms
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1 San Lorenzo Park Redesign – Stakeholder Meeting Notes Santa Cruz High School
3/29/23
Participation: 70 students
Format: Presentation w. open house format
Feedback:

Pick the top 5 programs you would like to see in the park:

Summary:
 Restroom: 23 dots + note indicating “clean restrooms”.  Art: 13 dots.
 Interactive Sculpture: 9 dots.
 Plaza: 5 dots.

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2  Water Feature: 14 dots.
 Gardens: 20 dots + a drawing of a bird.
 Lawn: 2 dots.
 Educational Water Access: 0 dots.
 Fitness: 5 dots.
 Off‐Leash Dog Area: 8 dots.
 Roller Skating: 8 dots.
 Slackline: 1 dot.
 Zipline: 28 dots.
 Playground: 11 dots + 2 notes for “more snake slides”.  Pump Track: 3 dots.
 Athletic Field: 9 dots.
 Pickleball: 7 dots.
 Café: 29 dots.
 Recreation Center: 4 dots.
 Event/Community Events: 5 dots.
 Pavilion/Building: 1.

I wish San Lorenzo Park will have:

Summary:
 Gardens, waterfalls, and more trees.
 Jacob.
 3 for art sculptures garden.
 Plants.
 Basketball.
 Slide.
 Bathroom, more seating, maybe a more adult area for working out, more natural features, no sand or wood chips, ping pong tables.

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3  Two responses for bathroom, adult activity areas for multi‐person interactive games. Ex: Ping pong and human sized chess.
 Two responses for basketball, pump track, and playground.  Adult areas for working out, interactive activities, natural features, ping pong table.  Three responses for more trees.
 Nothing. Leave the trees alone and plant more.
 Three responses for basketball court.
 Three responses for basketball court.
 Two responses for a drawing of stick person.
 24 responses for soccer field.
 Swimming stuff, more community events, nature, bathrooms.  2 responses for replacing invasive species.
 Grass where the dirt is, leave it.
 Tic Tac Toe.
 Six responses for more, clean bathrooms.
 Art.
 Slides and swings.
 Grass.
 6 for café.
 Grass and pretty flowers, birds.
 More trees & less fences. More animals.
 Playground!
 Play structure and bench.
 Badminton courts.
 Gym.
 Name park “Ramon”.
 Smiley face.

What do you like for San Lorenzo Park?:

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4 Summary:
 Badminton Courts (Post It Note): 2 responses.
 Playground elements: 2 dots.
 Viewing Platform: 4 dots.
 Towers and Bridge: 7 dots.
 Stage: 3 dots.
 Amphitheater: 0 dots.
 Skateboarding: 1 dot.
 Pickleball: 1 dot.
 Ice Skating: 17 dots.
 Public Art: 11 dots.
 Lawn: 4 dots.
 Climbing: 3 dots.
 Swing: 7 dots.
 Zipline: 8 dots.
 Treehouse: 10 dots.
 Wedding: 1 dot.
 Stewardship: 1 dot.
 Birdwatching: 4 dots.
 Fieldtrip: 3 dots.
 Outdoor fitness: 3 dots.
 Trolley: 4 dots.
 Community Garden: 8 dots.
 Lighthouse: 0 dots.
 Café and Plaza: 14 dots.
 Soccer: 51 dots.

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5 The benchlands floods. What could it be used for? Habitats? Events? Other?:

Summary:
 When not flooded, events or habitat.
 Habitat. Plant more trees for animals.
 Drawing of an animal.
 Pool.
 OK.
 Two responses for plant plants.
 Pond.
 Birds.
 Kill the birds.
 Habitat with more plants.
 Habitat.
 Habitats.
 Habitat preservation.
 Habitat for plants and animals.
 Habitat, place for indigenous plants
 Nine responses to leave it alone.
 Stay as is to let nature live.
 Two for habitats. Place for native plants (some are endangered).  Two for land ??? [Illegible]
 Habitats/nature.
 Events when not flooded.

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6 There will be events in the park. What types of events would you like to see?:

Summary:
 Earth Day.
 Drawing of a dog.
 Earth Day. Community interactive activities.
 Earth Day. Carnivals maybe.
 Movies!!!
 Homeless chefing [Unsure what this means].
 Basketball.
 Earth Day.
 Cultural celebration events.
 Carnivals.
 Movie nights.
 Film screenings, maybe from UCSC students.
 Earth Day.
 Earth Day, Juneteenth, indigenous representation.
 Egg hunting event with prize pool. 6 and under.
 Carnival.
 Animal fights.
 Dirt bike shows.
 Connection to the historic Chinatown near San Lorenzo River.  Earth Day.
 Three responses for Earth Day.
 Two responses for movie screenings, bouncy inflatable, food, 4th of July, Earth Day.

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7 Do you agree with these statements?:

Summary:
 Would you want to get closer to the river? (Agree): 13 agree.  Would you want to get closer to the river? (Disagree): 18 disagree.  Do you like the pond? (Agree): 29 agree.
 Do you like the pond? (Disagree): 3 disagree.

What is your favorite memory in the park?:

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8 Summary:
 Earth Day.
 Seeing homeless people.
 Soccer.
 Ducks.
 Seeing homeless people.
 Got followed by homeless man.
 Learning how to bike, playing in the playground.
 Ducks.
 Feeding ducks.
 Celebrating something, hanging out with family and friends, or playing sports.  Basketball.
 Snake cement structure toddler slide.
 Playing football.
 Looking at the ducks.
 Little picnic.
 Soccer.
 Cement snake.
 Me.
 Got followed by homeless man.
 The snake slide is my favorite memory and Earth Day event.  Easter egg hunt.
 Walking.
 My favorite memory in San Lorenzo is playing tag on the play structure, just running around, especially going down the snake like slide.
 Going there with my little brother.
 Snake slide and duck pond.
 Got in a fight.
 Saw a homeless man busting a nut at depot.

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9 Do you have a favorite park? What do you like about the park?:

Summary:
 Garfield Park. It’s cool.
 Four responses for Ocean View Park.
 Disneyland.
 Seven responses for Depot Park.
 Two responses for University Terrace Park.
 Two responses for Blue Ball Park
 Three responses for Dennis the Menace Park
 Dennis the Menace Park, unique structure. Ocean View Park. Westlake Park, duck pond.  Westlake, pond.
 Depot and London Nelson.
 Two responses for Harvey West Park.
 I like West Cliff.
 University.
 No.
 Depot and Neary Lagoon.
 Blue Ball Park, spacious.
 Sky Park.
 Yes, Benny Park in Monterey. There was a lil water park, playground, and swimming pool.

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10 How do you get to San Lorenzo Park? If you drive, where do you park?:

Summary:
 Walk: 28 dots.
 Bike: 5 dots.
 Drive: 13 dots.
 One comment “I don’t”.
 One Comment Ok.
 Where do you park? (Dakota Ave): 5 dots.
 No dots for parking garage 10 or county lot.
 One comment “I can’t drive”.

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11 Where do you live and work?:

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign Stakeholder Meeting
San Lorenzo Park Apartments
February 7, 2023
21 Attendees
• Residents had questions about fencing and concerns about the return of camping in the park. • Concerns about noise from cars parked on Dakota Ave. Staff provided information on when the upper and benchlands sections of the park would open.
• Have seen a lot of bad and dangerous activities in the park, not good over the last 5 years, mostly from homeless camp. Very unsafe.
• Would like to see water fountain cleaned more often.
▪ Future redesign needs to consider how to provide safe, clean water in fountains considering that people bathe and wash their dogs in them.
• Many, but not all, agreed that people living in the park created an unsafe atmosphere. • One resident said hadn’t walked through the park in the last three years. Used to appreciate sense of security provided by Rangers. Strong agreement for the need for a Ranger presence. • Mentioned that the area between the Duck Pond and Dakota Ave. was too dark at night. • Participants expressed frustration that without a plan to address illegal activity, say through Rangers or Police patrols, that a redesign process would not be effective at creating a safe environment.
• Some participants voiced support that additional activities were needed to attract residents from other neighborhoods to create positive use.
• One resident suggested benches, picnic table, at least 1 barbecue. Create a space for families.

Concern was expressed, however, that those amenities would be used by homeless without enforcement.
• Have bands play on the stage.
• One resident used to walk through the park, enjoy music, connected with nature, felt safe, accessed Traders Joe, bank. Suggested doesn’t have to be redesigned, just needs to be protected.
• Eight agreed with the statement that no reinvestment was needed other than fixing damages, if enforcement could be provided.
• 13 agreed that events would be welcome.
• One resident said that music from events was deafening. • One resident offered a suggestion of a community garden. • Could speakers be oriented away from the apartment building? • Moderate agreement on idea of having a seasonal activation, such as holiday lights. • Event traffic was not an issue in the past.
• Residents expressed appreciation for opportunity to connect with nature, e.g. birds. • Nods of agreement with Noah’s suggestion that community seems to want to preserve the Duck Pond.
• Sidewalk along Dakota to the bridge is very difficult for people to access with walkers, also on the other side of the playground.

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• Because of curve in Dakota, can be dangerous to walk across street from apartments to Park; also on River St. at other end of pedestrian bridge; recommends activated flashing signal. Speed bumps on Dakota.
• One resident suggested other uses such as pickleball that would attract more users, six agreed. • More benches and picnic tables (could attract other users). • Parking lot suggested for other end of park (away from County Building?). • A suggestion for a small dog run, but others preferred that park remain no dogs and that people should use Mimi de Marta dog park instead.
• Sports, such as baseball? Many disagreed due to lack of space concerns. • One resident expressed interest in restoring disc golf course. • Bandstand example of kiosk/bandstand in Watsonville.
• An additional handwritten note was provided to staff after the meeting:
▪ Bicycles run through park and don’t obey signs.
▪ More benches to watch geese and sit.
▪ Park needs to be safe.

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Attendees:

Neighbors Group: Mark and Maria Wenzler, Ryan Meckel, Leslie Wooding, Elly Kadner, Amy Pastor, Jake Wilkens, Jackie Fenwick, Foster Andersen
City of SC P&R: Noah Downing
Bionic: Marcel Wilson, Sarah Moos Thompson
Noah - Park Planner
- Excited for the process. Lots of opportunities to be involved.

Moves forward the Parks Master Plan effort. Core recommendation was to do a redesign for San Lorenzo Park. Looking forward to seeing that through.
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- Hired Bionic landscape architects
Marcel Wilson - Design Director at Bionic, design everything outside including parks Sarah Moos Thompson - Associate principal, lead efforts on designing parks, resilience and community engagement
Leslie Wooding - extremely excited to be part of this process. Grew up in Ashland, father was forest ranger. Park is Lithia Park, by John McClaren, grew up in that park, dedicated to environmental / the environment, and great public parks. One of the co-founders of the group, done a lot of work / spend a lot of time in the park, want to give input on how to see the park developed. Biggest open space in Santa Cruz, want it to be amazing.

Ryan Meckel - live on Dakota Ave right across from the park. Spend a lot of time in the park, volunteer in the park.

Mark and Maria - started the group, live very close to the park, older kids living there, want the park to be safe for family and neighbors. Lived there for 10ish years, next to Hotel Paradox. Seen park for many years, went to UCSC, kids on the sea serpent. A positive group doing volunteer events, concerts on stage, very connected, want to contribute and want it to be nice space for people to use. Even though neighborhood park, it is bigger. Great for kids, and people from all over. Stay a good safe place. Stay a park vs place for people to camp. Grateful no one was living in benchlands during the flooding.

Elly Kadner - family live in close area behind Jack N the Box, for 10ish years. Very close. Mirror Mark and Maria's comments. Many changes over time, having push back, transition back into a park. Been very impacted by the camp in the park, safety issues, trespassing, and park not usable as family space.

Remember events prior to the camping. Playground - it is unique. Doesn't need upgrades, keeping it a park environment. It was peoples' home for years.

Amy Pastor - Friend of SLPN, been participating in cleanups. Youngest is 11, still like playgrounds and parks. Stay a park. Be a place for kids, families, and events. So much potential.

Jackie Fenwick - Park cleanups, events, doing more benchlands events. Shared Adventures - accessible recreation, make benchlands accessible for everyone.

Jake Wilkens - board member in SLPN, leadership team, resident for 3 years, volunteering, corporate life / IT director.

Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
230118 - Key Stakeholder: SLP Neighbors Group
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:09 PM
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Presentation (Marcel Wilson)
- This is a primer but focus today is hear your thoughts / hotel's perspective.

But the park having a clear entry is a question, where would that be? -
- Lots of mature trees. Riparian, specimens, upland. Most all protected.

Not a blank slate.
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- Many other issues and opportunities. Like to hear more from you about what those are. - Here is an initial script / prompt.

Question: Existing park conditions? Anything you would want to keep? Leslie
- Park in horrible condition
- Benchlands embedded with trash and needles
Rest of park is fenced off. 1000% improvement from how it was as encampment. One of the worst things I have ever seen. Ecstatic that it is no longer a homeless encampment. Now in a state that it can be restored. Benchlands need to be cleaned up.
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- Levees may need some safety for the city.
- It can only go uphill from here.

Sea serpent is a historic element, grant to refurbish. It is beloved. Symbol of the park, symbol of our group.
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- Concerned about having a concert area on an island. Important to have concerts.

Confluence is unused - could be a wonderful nature habitat / nature path. Sad to see how it has been abused. Close to possible entrance to Soquel Ave. Consider main entrance at bridge. -
- Restore the benchlands for large festivals is great.

Jake
Benchlands, is there an opportunity for future floods / less impactful to the park? Considerable amount of engineering, but safety concerns about the park flooding. People that could have been injured. (Noah - maintenance agreement with USACE benchlands plays a critical role in being a floodplain - will need to remain in that jurisdictions and limit possibilities. -
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Mark
- Is there a way to have the benchlands open / closed at different times of the year. - The park is peaceful with it fenced off, able to walk through - see Heron's, turtles.

I love the playground and sea serpent. Heard the serpent is not safety compliant for playgrounds.

It draws you in.
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- The duck island was nice, earth day festival was awesome. Cool event.

Foster Andersen
- Run Shared Adventures - outdoor recreations for people with special needs - Shows, earth days were great.

Being a wheelchair user - getting across the grass is like one giant speedbump. Challenging to access park areas.
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- With renovation of river across the street - some like some don't.

Question: Festivals, speak about the affect the festivals have on the neighborhoods? Mark
- Tacos and Tequila - heard some complaints about the noise - Occasional events, limited to daylight so not loud at night. - Small concerts, mellow events.

Earth Day would fill up the whole benchlands / food vendors, beer gardens, stages. Some impact on neighborhood.
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It hasn't always had the most love, like other parks. Bend, Oregon, Drake's Park - festivals, playgrounds, quiet spaces / good example. Right downtown. -
Leslie
- There is no other downtown Santa Cruz location. It is so important to have a space this size.

Vision meeting: decided that San Lorenzo Park Neighbors included downtown. Think of park as a central downtown park.
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When it is functioning with the festivals, it brings a lot of people together, creative, make art, bands, charities to highlight work, bring community together. No other place in Santa Cruz to do that.
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Access to the river / not swimming / but hard to see, nice to have temporary paths or observatories / decks for viewing the river. Amazing to have such a wild river running through town, but it is a beautiful natural river in town. Great to highlight and appreciate that. -
Ryan
- It felt like it was unloved.

Connection to downtown is nice, but path to bridge / to Dakota is small, tight, hard to bike / walk.

Aside from festivals, no reason to stay there. One bench in playground area. Something I pass through, not a place I go to. To read my book, sit or relax. -
Cantilever over the river / Soquel Bridge has bulb outs / spaces to sit and watch the river / benches.
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Foster
- There was a park in upstate NY. Consider creating a pavilion / band stage.

Elly
As a family, it was near perfect. Little kids area. Big kids area. Swings. Different areas to rotate around with kids.
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Lake with the island and bridges. Gives it character. Watch the ducks. Appreciated those activities and areas.
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- Having a quietness to the park / even though in the middle of downtown, a place to find peace SLS 2201 Page 3

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Having a quietness to the park / even though in the middle of downtown, a place to find peace and quiet, have connection to levee and river. Many natural features. -
- Not sure on the damage to the trees. Save the old trees as much as possible.

Question: Lawn Bowling?
Mark - Lawn bowling - I have been semi aware of it. Seemed more private. Lawn bowling wants it to be more public. Not completely exclusive, but it felt exclusive.

Elly - there was a lot of damage, a lot of seniors and sport you can do with lower mobility, trying to be more public and invite more members.

Question: Current efforts / priorities?
Mark
Planning an earth day event. Volunteer morning event. Hotel Paradox put on concert at stage.

Have volunteers with Save our Shores / CWC, planting of native plants along the river. -
Waiting for approval for volunteer events / last Saturday of the month. April - Sept. Cleanups, coordinate planting, painting.
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- Repainting of the sea serpent in the playground. Leslie spearheaded to get a grant.

Leslie
- Idea to paint the serpent and re-inauguration to bring families back to the playground.

Going to go ahead with painting in March. Reopen in April. Brining families to the park / games / music.
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- Bring people back into the park that were scared out of the park for years. - Concerts is to bring people back to the park.

Important to look at the county property next to the lawn bowling that is not being heavily used.

The county did go out historically and take a section of the park and is now underutilized. Consider a place that both county and park could use it.
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Elly
- What has to be the priority is concerted effort to keep the camps out.

Concern what goals are / events - arguments made while the city allowed the camp to be there, why now telling people to move.
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Fences are there for a reason. If the fences were removed, would we already be struggling? What is the effort to keep it safe?
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Mark
The more we have events, permits, festivals, activities shows that the park is used for other things.

There is a lot to do, keep going.
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City has made this effort to help prevent people from moving back in. The first time a camp happened, the park returned to "normal".
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We need to keep showing that people want to use it as a park. We need people to come, use it as a park, want to be there.
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Jake
- Lawn bowling I've seen the least. Don't know what plans exist for that. - There was mention of rec center or gathering space, could consider that space.

Question: Are there partnerships between your group and the park? Can you think of other organizations that could work with or benefit from partnerships? Mark - Grant park neighbors groups, Parks and Rec, Hotel Paradox, Save Our Shores, CWC, downtown businesses
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businesses
Foster - Ecology Action (educational / green space)
Leslie - Downtown Commission / Association
Leo's Haven - plans for revamp of playground, great to make part of it inclusive for all.

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign – Stakeholder Meeting Notes
Teen Center
3/22/23
16 Attendees
 About 75% of participants had used the park.
o One mentioned they used to play soccer with friends in the park. o Another would read and do homework.
o A participant recalls being a kid and enjoying the serpent play feature. o Another really, really enjoyed the food truck events.  For the students who had used the park, most accessed the park by walking. One was driven by her parents.
 Some mentioned they don’t go there more often because it doesn’t look clean and doesn’t feel safe.
 Everyone loved the duck pond and would not want it to go. o Needs to be clean‐up. A makeover.
 Kids expressed an interest in accessing the river to view nature and wildlife.  Other ideas for the park included:
o Outdoor fitness.
o Exciting playground features. Towers, bridge, and zipline. o Food trucks!!!
o Art like the giant “Bean” in Chicago.
o Tree house play structure.
o Bigger slides.
o Bike trail.
o Skateboarding features with dual purpose. Example: Being able to skate park furnishings when not in use.
o Not too much enthusiasm for roller skating. But a lot of enthusiasm for seasonal ice skating.
o Events with live music
o Public art installations with rotating art in collaboration with “First Fridays” event downtown.
o Movie in the park event.

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San Lorenzo Park Redesign – Stakeholder Meeting Notes
Special Needs
4/18/23
Attendees: Brenda Gutierrez, Steve Miller, and Foster Anderson Feedback
How often do you use the park? What activities do you do there?  Steve – Last couple of years have been tough. The most recent changes have gone a long way.

When I visited recently, it has been calm and peaceful and a pleasant experience.  Foster – I like going to the park. It is pleasant and a great opportunity to check out the ducks. I cut through the park as well. Used to go to concerts such as Jackson Browne. Love the trail along the river. Accessibility through the park is not great. Grass is like speed bumps so events are very difficult to participate in. Used to use the clubhouse for meetings. Wanted to try lawn bowling but didn’t want to ruin the lawn.
 Brenda—Went with Foster to park for first time. Beautiful park. Enjoyed the duck pond. I got out of a meeting at the County building and went down to the park. There is a lack of accessible trails, especially down to the benchlands or along the San Lorenzo River. A possible solution would be to create a loop trail along the benchlands since the lawn is not wheelchair friendly.

How do you get to the park? Are there any barriers that make it difficult to use the park?  Foster—I park my car in the ADA spaces near the apartments. The door opens onto grass and are not good. I’ve also taken the bus.
 General questions regarding how the parking works at the County building and whether or not there is more potential to add spaces there, or at least clarify the rules to state that the parking could be used for park access, such as on the weekends.

How is access to and within the park? Do you feel like you can participate in the activities, facilities, and events in the park?
 Steve—Are the restrooms ADA compliant or are they outdated?  Foster—Yes, very important to have access to restrooms.  Brenda—Some areas of the trails in the Upper Park need smoothing out.  Question for Brenda—What surfaces work the best? Response—Asphalt, concrete, the trail at Arana. D.g. works at first but then needs to be maintained frequently or it becomes difficult to use.

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How could San Lorenzo Park better serve your needs? What activities, facilities, events or programs would you want to see there?
 Steve—How does the lawn bowling work? Seems to be exclusive to a few people but it is in a flat, central location in the park. The signage is unclear about how you go about using it. Could be more accessible to general uses, such as bocce ball courts.  Foster—Pitch and put.
 All seemed to agree that duck island and the stage seem like such a great fit. Need to host more weekly concerts. Combine with food trucks. Make it a weekly event.

Does the existing playground provide a great experience for you? What types of play features and design could improve the experience?
 Brenda—Doesn’t need to be completely universally designed, but should have features that allow for access to everything such as adaptive swings and rubberized surfacing.

Is the duck pond an important feature at the park?
 Everyone agreed that it is.
 Steve—One of my all‐time favorite things to see in Santa Cruz is when the lotus’s are in full bloom at the pond. But in the past that has aligned with the time when the pond gets drained and cleaned out, why?
Is a trail down to the river for wildlife/nature viewing important to you?  Brenda—Yes, any access point would be beneficial because none exist along the river.

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Emailed
Comments

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1 Sarah Moos Thompson
From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:29 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Cc: Marcel Wilson
Subject: FW: Thank You
Some feedback about the meeting from a Parks and Recreation Commissioner. I guess we could consider some of the suggestions at the next community meeting or within the survey.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Tony Elliot <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2023 5:30 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>; Travis Beck <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Thank You
FYI – Good feedback from P&R Commission member Leonardo Cruz re: SLP community meeting at the Paradox.

Tony Elliot
Director
City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department
323 Church St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 420‐5366
www.santacruzparksandrec.com
The Parks & Recreation Department’s mission is to provide quality public spaces and experiences that build a healthy community, foster equity, and better the environment.

From: LeonArdo Cruz <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 11:27 AM
To: Tony Elliot <[email protected]>
Cc: Hollie Locatelli <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Thank You

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2 Hi Tony,
It was great to be part of the meeting.

I thought the format worked well, my highlights and recommendations are the following:

Recommendations:
 Acknowledging the first stewards of the land we and the park is on and offering an overview of the history of the land the park is on.
 The space felt a bit small.
 The question: "Do you agree with these statements" under the area of Nature & Habitats was a bit confusing and limiting (agree/disagree on "would you want to get closer to the river?" and "do you like the pond?")
 The 32 photos on the poster "What do you like about San Lorenzo Park?" could've been bigger so they were easier to appreciate, read and digest.
 More representation in the workshop of the diversity of people that live in the City and spend the most time in the park.
 Adding questions along the lines of
o "What is a part of the park that you think is under‐appreciated?" o "Where in the park do you spend more time?"
o "What part of the park would you change and to what would you change it to?" o "Imagine it is 10 years from now (your ideal park is a reality) and you take relatives/friends visiting from out of town to the park. What would you be most excited to show them? Highlights:
 More open ended questions that touch on personal experiences can offer specific and very valuable information. I believe their benefit outweighs the added staff time to interpret the responses.  Good map visuals
I'm looking forward to seeing where this project goes and continuing to be involved in the process.

Be well!
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 11:13 AM Tony Elliot <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Hollie and Leonardo,
Thank you both for coming out to Saturday's San Lorenzo Park meeting at the Paradox. It means a lot to have Commission members attend these events. I am curious to hear your general thoughts. Did the format work well? Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Tony Elliot
Director
City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department
323 Church St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 420‐5366
www.santacruzparksandrec.com

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1 Sarah Moos Thompson
From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 8:59 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park Ideas
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Laurie Egan <legan@coastal‐watershed.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2023 9:20 AM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park Ideas
Hi Noah,
A few folks from the community have emailed ideas for San Lorenzo Park that I wanted to pass your way. We heard:
 Pickleball courts (with much enthusiasm!)
 Exercise course
 And an idea I'll throw in the mix ‐ taking a nod to the history of surf at the San Lorenzo River mouth, and our community's penchant for surfing, I saw this idea on social media as a fun, learn‐to‐surf tool which could be simple thing to incorporate into a playground. Similar to a pump station that can teach little ones how to bike, but for surfing.

Laurie Egan (Pronouns: She/Her)
Executive Director
Coastal Watershed Council
107 Dakota Ave., Suite 4
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Office: (831) 464‐9200 x102
Direct: (831) 824‐2183
CWC Website | Blog | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8:46 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park Redesign
FYI
Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Linda Wilson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 9:32 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park Redesign
Dear Noah, please place me on the Noticing List for the San Lorenzo Park redesign. I was unable to attend the Saturday meeting at the Paradox, but I have several concerns.

I love the park, pretty much the way it used to be. Especially the riparian area. I was on the city’s River Task Force, then River Restoration Committee, many years ago. We learned that the native trees and shrubs overhanging the river provide essential summer shade and habitat for migrating steelhead and coho fish in the reach of the river that flows along the edge of the park. They should be preserved and encouraged, in accordance with state Fish and Wildlife regulations and input, and Army Corps of Engineers requirements. There should be no disc golf or active recreation in the riparian area, out of concern for nesting birds.

I also love the duck pond, which hosts a wide variety of migrating birds in addition to ducks, as well as frogs and a beautiful display of water lilies and flowering lotus.

I have many wonderful memories of spring festivals and other events in the benchlands. The benchlands are designated as an overflow area for the flood control project, as I recall, and should not be developed, beyond restoration of the grass lawn.

Please consider my concerns and pass them on to the park designers.

Thank you for your work on this project.

Sincerely yours,
Linda Wilson
(831) 212‐3897
[email protected]

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 12:06 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: [CAUTION: Verify Sender Before Opening!] Riparian Restoration of Benchlands Proposal Attachments: Aulinta Handout.docx
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Barbara Riverwoman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:53 AM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>; Travis Beck <[email protected]>; Tony Elliot <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; Fred Keeley <[email protected]>; Sandy Brown <[email protected]> Subject: [CAUTION: Verify Sender Before Opening!] Riparian Restoration of Benchlands Proposal February 28, 2023
Dear Staff of Parks and Recreation,
Thank you for sponsoring an informative and interactive meeting this last Saturday to engage the public in the redesign of our wonderful San Lorenzo Park. I appreciated the chance to share and discuss the dream of many of us regarding a restored riparian woodland in the current flood plain.

Attached is a digital copy of the proposal I handed to all of you that day. The proposal draws on years of walking the river and hours of conversations with many environmentalists in our community, including from the California Native Plant Society, the Sierra Club, San Lorenzo Valley Women’s Club, Santa Cruz Climate Action Network, Friends of Jesse St.

Marsh and others. We are working together to refine and flesh out our ideas, and hope we will be able to continue this conversation with many of you as the redesign process unfolds.

With appreciation for your work,
Barbara Riverwoman
[email protected]
831.454.0252

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 8:40 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park - request to be placed on a 'noticing list' FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: John Hawklyn <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 2:33 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park ‐ request to be placed on a 'noticing list' Noah
Sorry I was unable to attend the meeting at the Paradox Hotel Saturday regarding the future of the San Lorenzo Park of the city of Santa Cruz.

I would hope we can avoid it becoming overrun by riff raff, and also being jailed behind cyclone or other fencing. I've been saddened to see so many parks in Santa Cruz be locked up. (Grant Park, Laurel Park) To me that isn't a solution rather an irritating band‐aid showing a failure to protect/use resources to keep parks open.

As a former (prior to the homeless take‐over of the park) I was a regular user of the Disc Golf course, which I hope was mentioned/planned for in the meeting. I would love to resume that activity.

As the 'benchlands' are in the floodplain, and have flooded at least three times in the past few years (2017, 2021 slightly, 2022) I suspect there is nothing that can be built in that section of the park. Nonetheless, I would hope that the lower benchlands can continue to be used for: Soccer, football, disc golf, food/music festivals, Shakespeare in the park.

I would hope the upper portion of the park will retain it's natural area and not be paved or concreted over. I could see enhancing the use of duck island as a performance platform by mounding soil in an amphitheater formation around the south side, similar, or even more extensive than the current knoll on the northern side.

The kids playground IMO should remain and perhaps be modernized a bit. I'll defer to parents on their desires there.

Could you let me know what proposals were presented/raised at the meeting and the likely future? Thanks,

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ref: https://www.cityofsantacruz.com/Home/Components/BusinessDirectory/BusinessDirectory/246/4350

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 8:37 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park redesign
fyi
Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Susan Cavalieri <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 12:31 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park redesign
Hello Noah,
I was unable to attend the open house event to discuss the San Lorenzo Park redesign last Saturday, so I’m writing to let you know that I favor a riparian forest habitat for the benchlands. Climate chaos is affecting us now and the situation will certainly become worse. Flooding and drought alternately affect our city and I feel that climate change needs to be at the center of all city plans.

Trees are necessary for carbon sequestration from the atmosphere. According to an article in Nature 568 25-28 (2019) “restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon.” A forest cover on the benchlands would not only absorb carbon from the air but also support biodiversity and management of water in the river flood area. The New York Times had an article in 2018 about providing room for river flooding and the importance of planting trees in these flood areas:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/climate/california-is-preparing-for-extremeweather-its-time-to-plant-some-trees.html Planting a riparian forest at the benchlands would reduce GHG emissions as required by the City Climate Action Plan. In addition a forest would absorb flood waters, decreasing river flooding and reducing the threat of overtopping of the levee.

Thank you for involving the public in this important redesign process.

Susan Cavalieri
190 Walnut Ave.

Santa Cruz

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 9:58 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Debbie Bulger <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:41 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park
Hi Noah,
I am unable to make the meeting tomorrow regarding San Lorenzo Park.

I would like to see the Benchlands restored as native habitat. It would be good to plant more cottonwoods and native sycamores that could take the seasonal flooding should it occur.

Best regards,
Debbie

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 9:22 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: Public input on San Lorenzo Park
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Batya Kagan <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2023 11:56 AM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Public input on San Lorenzo Park
Hello Mr. Downing,
I so appreciate that Parks and Recreation is interested in public input about the design of the park. I did not attend the meeting yesterday but do want to express my thoughts. I have lived in Santa Cruz for over 40 years and live very close to the park and am involved in several local groups that have a stake in this such as Youth for Climate Justice, the Santa Cruz Bird Club, and as a Mental Health provider locally.

I am hoping that returning the Benchlands to what would be their more native state ‐ a riparian forest‐ is a priority outcome for many reasons:

1. We need to plant as many trees as possible as outlined in the City Climate Action Plan.

2. Habitat for wildlife to protect bird populations both locally and migrating birds in the fall and spring.

3. Allow easy access to nature to help calm anxieties and depression in County workers, youth, and others to go when on breaks from work or after school. Ecotherapy (time in nature) has been documented to help with mental health and cognitive abilities: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/04/nurtured‐nature Though I am aware that the Taco and Tequila festival is a popular event, it is very loud‐ disturbing both to wildlife and to us who live close by. I am suggesting that festival be moved either to the parking lot at the County Building or to Harvey West Park where it is not next to a major riparian area.

Thank you for your time.

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2120 N. Pacific Ave.

Santa Cruz

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 2:30 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo park
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Travis Beck <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:53 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo park
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Parks and Rec <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:57 AM
To: Travis Beck <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo park
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: jennifer harris‐anderson <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:47 AM
To: Parks and Rec <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo park
I’d like to provide input to the San Lorenzo Park design. It would be best to eliminate the duck pond—it is unclean, unhealthy and costly to maintain.

Thank You,
Buzz Anderson. 831‐566‐2100

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 4:10 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: Fw: Sierra Club letter - meeting questions
Attachments: San Lorenzo Park comments letter - Sierra Club 2-2023.pdf Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
I'm not sure I sent this to you yet.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362

From: Michael Guth <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 7:12 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Sierra Club letter ‐ meeting questions

Hello Noah,
Please see the attached letter which includes the questions you provided to stakeholders at the Feb 7 meeting, as well as the Sierra Club responses to those questions.

Please do confirm receipt.

Thank you,
Mike Guth
‐‐
Yours Sincerely,
Michael A. Guth
Attorney at Law
(831) 462‐8270

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:29 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park Redesign Process - Scheduling a Meeting Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
FYI. Additional feedback.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: San Lorenzo Park Apartments <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2023 1:23 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>; San Lorenzo Park Apts Res Srv Coor <[email protected]> Subject: RE: San Lorenzo Park Redesign Process ‐ Scheduling a Meeting Good afternoon Noah,
I apologize I was unable to attend the meeting. After looking over the summary notes it appears there was good ideas and feedback! I love the idea of a basketball court that could serve as a pickle ball court as well (multipurpose). I also love preserving the duck pond! It would also be amazing to have an outdoor space to hold bands/music similarly to the (seasonal) twilight concerts held in Capitola Village.

In the past I was told by the City that adding speed bumps on Dakota is unaffordable. I am wondering if this can be revisited as part of the park planning phase, if the park becomes more popular we will experience more traffic and inevitable speeding. A few other notes to consider;
 The park should be inclusive to all. It would be nice to have a play structure similar to LEO’s Haven. Sand and tan park is not accessible to all children.
 Path of travel accessible to mobility/sight impaired individuals  Increased lighting
How did you feel the meeting went? What is next steps/timeline for the project? How are final decisions going to be made? Wondering what others in our community/neighborhood want? Thank you for your time in meeting with our tenants at SLPA!
Thank you,
Amanda Packer
Property Manager
San Lorenzo Park Apartments
134 Dakota Ave.

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:05 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: SLP Redesign - Environmental Stakeholders, Zoom Meeting, Tuesday, February 07, 2023 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Attachments: _5POutdoorLighting-2030GP_v2.pdf
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
FYI.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Andy Kreyche <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2023 3:14 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: SLP Redesign ‐ Environmental Stakeholders, Zoom Meeting, Tuesday, February 07, 2023 12:00 PM‐1:00 PM Hi Noah ‐
I just wanted to express my appreciation for the invitation to yesterday’s Zoom meeting. It takes effort to gather people together, and much more to take so many viewpoints into consideration and still come out in the end with a cohesive project. I wish you good luck with the task! Thank you for thinking to include IDA Santa Cruz with the other worthy organizations who were represented. We of IDA (soon to be rebranded as "DarkSky") hope we can provide further input, resources, and ongoing support in your effort to transform San Lorenzo Park into a space that works better for the community and reflects the goals of a healthy environment for all species.

In that spirit, I attached a document here that includes some of the language in the General Plan regarding light pollution. It also has a graphic summarizing best practices for responsible outdoor lighting. Feel free to share it with Sarah of Bionic if you see fit.

Best Wishes,
~Andy
Andy Kreyche
Vice President, International Dark Sky Association - Santa Cruz Chapter

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 4:08 PM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park
FYI. Comment.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: John ‐ Linda Brown <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 3:49 PM
To: Tony Elliot <[email protected]>; Noah Downing <[email protected]> Subject: San Lorenzo Park
Dear Director and Planner:

I've read that the Parks Department and then ultimately Santa Cruz may consider adding an off‐leash dog area in the San Lorenzo Park.

Please do not do this! Citizens already violate the "no dogs" or "no dogs off‐leash" rules at all our community parks.

The San Lorenzo Park is still the only one where we are not supposed to get accosted by people and their dogs. (Often dog owners get angry at others when asked to restrain their leashed or un‐leashed pets.) So please do not consider any adding an on‐leash rule, or to create an un‐leashed area, especially for San Lorenzo Park!
With the Earth Day event approaching, especially, it is not a good mix to have citizens enjoying the outdoors, the booths, and each other while even leashed dogs might roam about the crowds of people. It is annoying to those of us who attend events for people to suddenly have to deal with unwanted advances by pets and their irritating owners who think I want to confront their slobbering dogs and their dogs' feces in the park.

Thank you.

Linda C. Brown
Santa Cruz CA

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 9:11 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo Park Vision
FYI. Comment received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Nita nita <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2023 9:01 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo Park Vision
Dear Mr. Downing,
I am excited to be giving input regarding the future of our beloved San Lorenzo Park. Having a river run through our city gives us an immense opportunity to imagine how we can interact with this environment and nurture it at the same time. I see this as a time to stop and take stock of what is possible and what we want in this potent moment.

Preserving this as a natural area and no longer a vast expanse of grass seems crucial. There is incredible potential to create a true riparian area for wildlife, native trees and plants and a place of respite and pleasure for us 2 leggeds to enjoy as well. It has always struck me how one can move from the commerce of River Street to the natural beauty of the river in the space of a few steps. I have spent many a moment watching birds, waterfowl and fish from that bridge.

In light of the intense development planned for our downtown, I strongly urge our decision makers to keep this riverfront area of the benchlands a true riparian zone. Since we have lost the last open space downtown that could have acted as a commons for peaceful, noncommercial community enjoyment, I vote for saving this area as a quiet natural oasis for all of us to enjoy. There are plenty of spaces for recreation in my opinion. Please keep our riverfront a preserve for nature.

Thank you,
Nita Hertel

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:52 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: My comments on the Benchlands Survey
FYI. Comment received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: steve bosworth <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2023 1:10 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: My comments on the Benchlands Survey
Dear Noah Downing,
I live up‐river on the other side of the Benchlands. I very much hope that the council will adopt the proposed "Riparian Restoration Project," also to provide a sensitive wetland area to protect wildlife.

Dr. Stephen Bosworth; 831‐332‐2704; [email protected]

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:49 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: Restoring the Benchlands
FYI. Comment received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: Susie <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2023 2:35 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Restoring the Benchlands
Dear Mr. Downing,
Thank you so much for taking on this essential project for downtown Santa Cruz.

It is my hope that the benchlands will be restored to a natural environment, a wild park to maintain some of the beauty of nature in our increasingly urbanized downtown.

Best regards,
Susie Ellestad
124 Averitt Street
Santa Cruz
...

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:47 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: Survey afterthoughts!
FYI. Comment received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: sheila carrillo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2023 5:40 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Survey afterthoughts!
Hello.

I filled out the survey as best I could at the time, but have since read Barbara Riverwoman’s sensitive and thoughtful overview of the project. What I would like to emphasize and underscore is our rare opportunity to protect and restore the riparian woodland of the bench lands as an area of peace and beauty, enjoyment and relaxation in our increasingly concrete and populated downtown. I had said in the survey that I enjoy the festivals there, but it makes far better sense to designate Mission Plaza Park for community festivals (or the park’s upper area in conjunction with an amphitheater)than to disrupt our only downtown green space.

Please give Barbara’s suggestions careful consideration! Thanks You.

Sheila
>> from Water to Soquel (the Benchlands) To Be Restored as a Riparian >> Woodland, with Natural Trails, Perhaps a few Log Benches and River >> Overlooks.
>>
>> The Benchlands is the one stretch of the downtown river that is not protected by a levee and therefore functions as a real flood plain. There is adequate room in the upper parts of the park for many other recreational options. There is NO other site for a native riparian forest with high wildlife value. >> If restored, the area would be a quiet, green, human‐scale oasis for human enjoyment and relaxation — in the middle of an increasingly tall, bustling, cement, urban environment.

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:45 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: San Lorenzo bench lands
FYI. Comments received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐
From: crystal hawley <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2023 11:20 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: San Lorenzo bench lands
Hi. I have lived in Santa Cruz for over 50 years. Lucky me. I would love to see the bench lands kept as a natural corridor.

May be a few trails with a few benches to sit and look over the river. It’s the only downtown river spot that is still mostly natural. I consider this a gift and would love to continue enjoying it. I look forward to the fences coming down and having access to that area again. Thank you for cleaning it up.

Sincerely,
Christine Hawley
Sent from my iPhone

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:42 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: Benchlands proposal for riparian woodland
FYI. Comments received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: John Hall <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2023 7:20 AM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Benchlands proposal for riparian woodland
Hello!
The group advocating for a riparian woodland in the bench lands has made the case and I find it compelling. Please consider this as the first choice for that area of San Lorenzo Park.

Thanks,
John Hall
I would like the lower flood plain
from Water to Soquel (the Benchlands)
To Be Restored as a Riparian Woodland,
with Natural Trails,
Perhaps a few Log Benches and River Overlooks.

The Benchlands is the one stretch of the downtown river that is not protected by a levee and therefore functions as a real flood plain. There is adequate room in the upper parts of the park for many

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If restored, the area would be a quiet, green, human‐scale oasis for human enjoyment and relaxation — in the middle of an increasingly tall, bustling, cement, urban environment.
. . . . . . . .

John R. Hall
Research Professor of Sociology
University of California - Santa Cruz and Davis
“Climate change, apocalypse, and the future of salvation,” 2021 https://sociology.ucsc.edu/about/directory-emeriti.php?uid=jhall5 https://ucdavis.academia.edu/JohnHall

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From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:38 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: [CAUTION: Verify Sender Before Opening!] San Lorenzo Park Benchlands Attachments: Aulinta Handout.docx
FYI. Comments received.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: d wirkman <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2023 10:54 AM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: [CAUTION: Verify Sender Before Opening!] San Lorenzo Park Benchlands Hi Noah,
I am a longtime resident of the City of Santa Cruz. I support Barbara Riverwoman's Proposal for the Restoration of a Native Riparian Habitat in the current Benchlands from Water to Soquel. Please see the attachment for Barbara's proposal.

Sincerely,
Debra Wirkman

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Aulinta Urban Riparian Forest
A Proposal for the Restoration of a Native Riparian Habitat in the current Benchlands from Water to Soquel

1. A quiet greenspace for residents and visitors to breathe more deeply and absorb the beauty of a restored and restorative river environment - just a few steps from downtown Santa Cruz As our downtown business area grows higher and busier, a beautiful and quiet green oasis at the center of our downtown for visitors to relax, enjoy shade and quiet, experience a natural riparian environment and enjoy the rich diversity of birds that such a riverside environment attracts, would be a welcome complement to the urban bustle of Pacific Ave.

2. A significant contribution to a healthy river. A real riparian restoration project would create habitat for the full range of wildlife - birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish and other aquatic life. Riverside tree canopies would provide both the shade that helps regulate water temperature as well as organic matter that adds nutrients to the stream. Riparian vegetation would protect water quality by filtering pollutants and helping to prevent bank erosion.

3. A Tribute to Early Stewardship of the River by Native American Inhabitants We could dedicate such a restoration project to the earliest settlers on this land, honoring their hundreds of years on this land as we have honored the early Chinese settlers with the beautiful entrance to the Park.

4. Easily Accessible Location The location would provide an easily accessible “wilderness” experience for many people who may not have the transportation or physical capacity to venture into the more distant forest areas of our region.

5. A Safe Experience in Nature The immediate proximity to the County Building and Courthouse , plus proximity to the larger San Lorenzo Park and downtown Santa Cruz, would create a safe experience in nature that many people are now denied due to real or imagined fears about more remote areas.

6. A symbol of Santa Cruz’ commitment to protecting our natural resources.

A restored woodland in the downtown floodplain would serve as a symbol of our community’s commitment to reverse to some extent the damage that past generations have imposed on this sensitive and critical wetland area and the wildlife habitat..

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7. An educational resource With the addition of inconspicuous digital signage, this woodland could be a living museum of information about the flora and fauna of a riparian habitat.

8. An opportunity for community members to volunteer and learn Creating a restored riparian woodland would provide a splendid opportunity for community volunteers to help our community connect with nature, address the climate crisis and learn more about the native vegetation that supports native wildlife.

9. Closeness to the river The Benchlands is the only stretch of the downtown river that is not separated from human traffic by a tall levee. It actually functions as a flood plain, designed to absorb the river flow in high water events. It is therefore the only stretch of river that could potentially provide our community with an opportunity to sit or walk with a clear and close-up view of the river. Although a potentially damaging and controversial possibility if done wrong, a Benchland restoration project could possibly provide our community members with the rare urban opportunity to commune with the river in close proximity.

The Benchlands has been the traditional site of occasional community events — like the Santa Cruz Tequila and Taco Festival, as well as Earth Day. Many people who support Earth Day realize the irony of holding this event in a sensitive wetland area and would presumably prefer a location more consonant with Earth Day values. Hopefully, sponsors of the Taco festival would also support the environmental values of restoration and would be amenable to accepting other venues if the restoration project were to become a reality. The City would hopefully support the festival by shutting down streets, offering London Nelson or Mission Plaza, etc.

Beyond our hope for such a restoration is the equally important imperative that such a restoration project only be considered and undertaken with the City’s solid commitment to working in close partnership with local Native American tribes and nature advocacy groups. Only with this kind of partnership could we hope for a restoration of an authentic riparian wetland.

It would also provide a wonderful opportunity for City staff, Native Americans and nature conservationists to meet and work together more closely.

Barbara Riverwoman
[email protected]

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1 Sarah Moos Thompson
From: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2023 8:13 AM
To: Sarah Moos Thompson
Subject: FW: Project Update Noticing List - San Lorenzo Park FYI. Botanical garden.

Thank you,
Noah Downing
Park Planner
Parks and Recreation
City of Santa Cruz
831‐420‐5362
From: Nicole Watson <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2023 3:01 PM
To: Noah Downing <[email protected]>
Subject: Project Update Noticing List ‐ San Lorenzo Park Hi Noah,
I’d like to see the San Lorenzo Park changed into a Santa Cruz Botanical Garden! Please place my name & Email on the Project Update Noticing List.

Have a nice Easter Weekend:‐)
Warmly,
Nicole Poole
(650)847‐8312
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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Comments on Re-Designing San Lorenzo Park
Submitted by Jean Brocklebank and Michael Lewis
27 February 2023
Introduction
We were unable to attend the 2/25/23 Open House at Paradox. However, we heard from a friend who attended that slides were shown of big city parks (Chicago and Tulsa), touting the fact that these big city parks have all kinds of attractions to draw people to them. Chicago has 8+ million residents. Tulsa has 783,000. Santa Cruz has 62,000.

This is unfortunate and completely ignores that not only is Santa Cruz not a big city, it does not have the highway infrastructure for access like Chicago and Tulsa, nor parking for thousands of visitors.

Unless the hidden plan is to turn San Lorenzo Park into a global destination for tourists, we feel using these big city parks is a poor beginning for asking the community what it wants to see in its park.

History of Community Input on SL Park
We first submitted comments on this project in March 2015. • On April 10, 2017 we submitted comments again to the City's Planning Commission. Each time we stressed what we include in these current comments of 2023.
• In fact, there have been multiple surveys previous to Saturday's Open House, including the February 2015 Godbe Research study (726 pages), the April 2016 Outreach Summary Of Ideas From Community Members, but more importantly in a 1988 Redesign Master Plan for SL Park (by Singer & Hodges, Inc. 30 pages). The Singer Master Plan was presented to the City Council, which voted unanimously to pay the consultant and not to accept the Plan.

How many times does the public have to turn out to essentially say the same thing, year upon year upon year?
Our thoughts remain primarily the same, with an additional special emphasis on management plans for what has always been called the benchlands, but which is really a wetland riparian ecosystem, acting as wetlands do, like a sponge of biodiversty, if given a chance.

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The present re-design process involves two distinct areas of San Lorenzo Park, which is unique in being a park next to a river. This means that it is a buffer to a natural area as well as being a manicured park. Management for each of these distinct areas will have to be very different. Care must be taken that the manicured part does not overwhelm and degrade the riparian area.

Recommendations for the Wetland (aka benchlands) Area
We envision a "Decade of Restoration" for the lower park area.

During the 2022 UN biodiversity conference countries reached a landmark agreement that aims to reverse the unprecedented destruction of nature. One of the agreement's twenty-three targets, known as 30x30, aims to protect at least 30 percent of the planet's land and water by 2030. That is a global goal and also a U.S. national goal. There is reason to think that it can also be a local goal, at least in trying to save (or restore) the destruction of nature right in our own backyard! Many biologists know that 30% is probably not enough to reverse the destruction and that 50% of all land must be kept in a natural state to protect Earth. (See https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/science-study-outlines30-percent-conservation-2030) • A good start would be to apply this goal to the City of Santa Cruz everywhere it is possible. The goal for SL Park's wetland area should be to restore and maintain its natural systems including rich wetland soils providing wildlife habitat -- avian, mammalian, reptilian, piscine, insectivore and soil microorganisms.
• Such a goal benefits all living beings of Santa Cruz, because in order to foster our own well-being there must be acknowledgement of people as biological beings who are a part of nature, not apart from it. We are interconnected with the natural world. If we ignore this fact we do so at our own risk. • We recommend that by restoring the benchlands area to as close to its natural function as part of the river that Santa Cruz will make a serious commitment to reverse much of the damage that past generations have imposed on this sensitive and critical wetland area and the wildlife habitat. • In fact, in response to the 1988 Master Plan, the City Council's River Restoration Committee requested that a modification be incorporated before accepting the Plan. That modification was the "designation of the benchland area as a biological enhancement area."

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Many of us used to enjoy attending the annual Earth Day activities that filled the benchlands with hundreds of people celebrating the earth by consuming food, consuming amplified music and generally trampling the soil beneath our feet. What were we thinking?! We've learned a lot in the ensuing decade of daily headlines of the demise of the natural world due to human occupation and exploitation of nature for recreation and pleasure. In the 21st century, we know better than to love a place to death.

The educational benefit of restoring the benchlands to its natural role in the riverine system, creating a living classroom, promises to be an experience that brings all children into the world of nature, just like the interns and volunteers of Watsonville Wetlands Watch does for south county children. The City of Santa Cruz Parks Department should jump at the chance to equitably make nature an experience for all.

Recommendations for the Upper Park Areas

1. The park has beautiful ancient cork oak trees (Quercus suber), busy doing what trees do: a biochemical process that converts molecules of CO2, releases lifegiving oxygen and stores the carbon. These trees host a myriad of species above ground and millions more underground, all of it an interconnected dance of life.

Preserve these trees and consider planting a sapling or two that can grow over the decades to become replacement trees.

2. The park is also a welcome buffer to the huge grey concrete mass of the County Building. We encourage you to enhance its buffer-ness and not develop it into a noisy "amusement park" park. SL Park is a quiet zone inside the built environment. If people want vibrant noisy evens, let them walk across the river and enjoy the free and noisy downtown events that are available almost weekly, sometimes daily.

3. The children's play area is where watching children and families is a form of entertainment for we older residents. It is life affirming. We have observed that children seem to enjoy the old concrete forms as much as the newer modern jungle gym. They love the sand. Simple delights. In a world where everything has to be bigger to be considered better (building sizes, car sizes, pizzas, television screens that fill a room, even garbage bins), we are now on the cusp of accepting a new reality; that is, there is an environmental cost to upsizing. The materials we use in our playgrounds as well as in our buildings require more energy to manufacture, to transport, and to maintain. Bigger does not mean better; small can be beautiful, if we give it the chance it deserves.

4. Please retain the Duck Pond, where many species of birds can be viewed.

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5. SL Park is also the only city park where we can go and not have dogs in our face, on our picnic blankets, sniffing our legs as we sit on a bench, or barking at us.

We do not have to watch dogs defecate. We do not have to worry about stepping in feces. We do not find plastic bags of dog feces along the walkways. We do not smell urine on trash bins, bench legs, or tree trunks. Most importantly, the ducks, coots and other birds are not chased by dogs, who, as canines, are natural predators of avian species. Please maintain the prohibition of dogs throughout SL Park.

6. Prohibit nighttime lighted commercial events. This is important for wildlife and for park neighbors. All lives have biological circadian rhythms that can be degraded, resulting in health impacts.

7. Limit food vendors to the upper park area and to occasional only, as necessary, not daily. If permanent food courts are installed, the gull, pigeon, ground squirrel and rat populations will greatly increase, because people feed these animals.

No amount of signage will matter. They will still feed the gulls and pigeons. Another problem with providing take away food is that it will result in litter and encourages a throw-away culture. Equally important is that people will feed the ducks and pigeons empty calories. Signs to the contrary will be ignored.

8. Continue to enforce the City ordinances that prohibit camping anywhere in the park.

9. Add signage to discourage feeding birds.

10. Consider a bicycle pump track for children at the southern end of the park, probably kept separate from the younger children's play area for safety.

A pickleball court would also probably be an appreciated addition. The children's play area could even be reduced somewhat at it southern end to allow for both pickleball and a pumptrack.

11. Enhance signage that directs bicyclists to walk their bikes across the pedestrian bridge, thus providing safety for pedestrians who enter and exit the park.

12. No disc golf in this area, as it would constitute a safety hazard for people and wildlife.

13. Consider having real, not digital, educational signage other than QR codes that will take the viewer to information.

14. If the wonderful Bocce Ball Court, where watching the games is a treat for non-members, will be a part of this re-design, then we want it preserved for that use.

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In closing, we reiterate the community vision message of the 1988 Redesign Report. That community vision, is explained clearly on page 2 of the 1988 report, thusly:
"... the community, through the surveys and public workshops, was overwhelmingly in favor of preservation of open space, existing trees, and a natural quality and were opposed or showed little support for facilities of a 'commercial' nature."
Looking ahead to the massive resident/commercial development planned for the downtown, more than ever residents will need a respite from the human-made noisy vibrancy just across the river. No other downtown park will ever exist to provide this special place for quietude and passive recreation.

Thank you for considering our information, ideas, and heartfelt requests.

Jean and Michael

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
GROUP
Of The Ventana Chapter
P.O. Box 604, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
https://www.sierraclub.org/ventana/santacruz
email: [email protected]
Noah Downing, Park Planner
City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department
[email protected]
February 12, 2023
RE: Environmental Stakeholders – Key Questions
Dear Noah,
We are writing to provide you with the Sierra Club response to the questions you presented at your stakeholders’ meeting of February 7
th, 2023, regarding the San Lorenzo
Park design vision and process. We were represented at the meeting by Micah Posner and Jerry Busch, both members of our Executive Committee. We look forward to further work within this process. Please see the Sierra Club answers to your presented questions below.
1) Can you tell us a little bit about your group?
The Santa Cruz Group of the Sierra Club’s Ventana Chapter is one of the largest, longest running environmental organizations in the County. The group advocates for wildland conservation, equity-based enhancement of the built environment, sustainable transportation, action on the climate crisis, and low-impact development (LID), in addition to leading walks, exploring nature and supporting stewardship and environmental education for youth and adults.
2) What is your view of San Lorenzo Park in light of your group's mission? Our mission is to protect and explore the planet. More specifically, we aim to “protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment,” and our vision includes “creating a healthy and sustainable natural and urban environment.” Our view of

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San Lorenzo Park in light of our mission is to create a healthy, sustainable park facility that improves the natural and human environment and encourages humans to have a deeper connection with nature, specifically the river and associated riparian habitats – flora and fauna.

Habitat restoration (described below) should be designed to encourage human beings to learn about the habitat and the river. At least one trail, possible a boardwalk, though the benchlands should go all the way to the river itself and end at a beach or platform suitable for fishing and interacting with the water itself as well as birdwatching along the linear stretch of the river. Interpretive viewing nodes along the upper walkways should also be developed.

With the benchlands given up to riparian habitat, the upper portions of the park could be used for events. Events should not close the bike path.

The way that people without houses use the park should be integrated into the redesign, including one or more public bathrooms, that are supervised, ideally 24/7.

Camping in or around the park should be well supervised by professional staff and take place in denoted areas only.
3) How could San Lorenzo Park better serve the river, watershed, and environment?
In terms of sustainability and environmental quality, as well as improving the watershed and the river, the city should restore the benchlands to riparian habitat.

Riparian habitat along the lower San Lorenzo River has been thinned for flood maintenance to the point where it provides meager cover for wildlife, in a location where the habitat was once rich and diverse. Throughout Santa Cruz County, riparian habitat has been cumulatively degraded for flood control, channelized, culverted, squeezed by development, converted to farmland and overrun with invasive vegetation. The Pajaro River’s riparian corridor has been thinned and cleared for flood control, displacing and reducing riparian bird populations. Elsewhere in California, riparian woodlands that once extended across wide swaths of the Sacramento and San Joaquin River valleys have been reduced to a fraction of their former extent. Many species of riparian birds now appear on lists of special status species whose distribution is shrinking or existence threatened.

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Riparian habitat is sensitive, impacted and important that needs to be protected, restored and enhanced, both locally and statewide. The wide benchlands offer an invaluable opportunity to expand riparian habitat and to augment the existing river corridor vegetation that, while supporting a remarkable diversity of birds and other wildlife despite its degradation, would be substantially enhanced by the creation of a large patch of riparian habitat. Habitat blocks are vital to nesting birds, as they provide a buffer or safety zone from rodents, racoons and other bird predators. The restored woodland would also create space for flood relief and a natural filter where some of the contaminated sentiment that floods down the San Luis River could be deposited before reaching ocean waves and beaches. Enhancements such as bird and bat houses could be included. The San Lorenzo Park area is the only segment where vegetation thinning is not conducted, underscoring both the possibility and the potential value of riparian habitat restoration.

Sea level rise and flood events associated with climate change point to habitat restoration in the benchlands as the most sustainable option. Riparian woodland is selfpropagating and would cost next to nothing to install; maintenance would entail a little more than maintaining it free of invasive education. Riparian vegetation would passively recolonize the benchlands with dense forest and understory, allowing removal of the unsightly and dysfunctional chain link safety fences. By contrast, the effort to maintain lawns, barbeque areas and other floodplain facilities under a regimen of constant flooding and tidal events would be cost prohibitive and a waste of revenue.

4. What are the environmental/conservation issues that relate to the park? Two important issues come to mind regarding vegetation management, although both issues have to do with landscaped areas bordering the park. The first is that maintenance staff have allowed the redwoods, Canary Island Pines and other vegetation within and adjacent to San Lorenzo Park. The loss of these mature and scenic trees not only illuminates valuable habitat and solar shade but eliminates vegetation that was planted to screen the 5-story County Building. Government sets a bad example allowing its own landscaping to deteriorate while requiring private landowners to maintain landscaping. The landscape maintenance failure is bad for the human environment and the natural environment. It takes only a modicum of water to maintain these pine trees

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and redwoods; many of them already have irrigation systems in place. Interim measures are urgently needed to salvage and maintain these trees while the park plan is under development.

The second issue is promoting survivability of restored plant habitat along the levee based on varieties appropriate to the on soil and climate. Much of the original native vegetation planted along the levee after the levee-raising project has failed, and is not meeting performance standards overall. The city needs to prepare and implement a restoration and enhancement plan that will succeed, including considering plants that are succeeding already, such as sycamore, alder, redwood, bay, willow, ceanothus and manzanita species. The plan should establish a multi-story riparian habitat with shrubs, trees and low growing plants to create a habitat composition and structure conducive to biodiversity. Native habitat areas can be enhanced by transitional vegetation and buffers between park activity areas and restoration areas. Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) is a great candidate for transitional “edge” habitat along walkways, providing food and cover for a wide diversity of species, including Anna's hummingbird, Bewicks wren, ruby crowned kinglet, mockingbird, sparrows, Townsend’s warbler, yellow rumped warbler and multiple other species. Turf areas in the park should be limited in extent to save water and maintenance costs, and should be and intermixed not only with trees, but with low flowering plants and shrubs such as bottlebrush, ceanothus, etc. to provide visual relief and habitat for wildlife; wildlife also enhances the human experience.

The duck pond and duck Island stage provide numerous enhancements to both the natural environment and human experience. The pond provides wildlife habitat for mallard, coot, ring-necked deck, American goldeneye, white-fronted goose, Common merganser, Canada goose, pied-billed grebe, green heron, gulls and more, birds that in turn enhance the birds that in turn enhance the Park experience for human visitors. Duck feeding is unhealthy for the pond and contributes to over-nutrification, but could be somewhat curtailed, and the habitat enhanced, by installing a vegetated margin along the edges. The duck Island stage has traditionally offered an attractive musical venue for groups and community organizations and should be restored and maintained.

Public art is also an important amenity, particularly environment and nature-based art, and should be incorporated into the park budget.

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5. Are there potential San Lorenzo Park partnerships between the city and your group?
Yes – the Sierra Club can investigate reaching out to members for volunteers to help with restoration and enhancement activities as needed, as well as to comment on and inform restoration plans. Sierra Club can also investigate supporting / vetting interpretive facilities.

We appreciate your consideration in this matter.

Yours Sincerely,
Michael Guth, Executive Committee Chair
Santa Cruz Group of the Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club

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Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
The Boards of Directors of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) each unanimously adopted resolutions supporting the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting (see graphic on next page) in April, 2020.

Too often, outdoor electric lighting installations at night are over lit, left on when not needed, and are harmful to the environment. As a result, light pollution is a growing global issue that can negatively affect our environment and impact our quality of life. By joining forces, the shared goal of these organizations is to prevent and reduce light pollution through the proper application of quality outdoor electric lighting.

By applying these principles, properly designed electric lighting at night can be beautiful, healthy, and functional. Projects that incorporate these principles will save energy and money, reduce light pollution, and minimize wildlife disruption.

These principles establish a high-level framework for important collaborative work ahead. IDA and IES commit to working together to:
● Establish a new metric to more accurately assess the quantity of short-wavelength light in an electric light source. Research on the effect of nighttime lighting has made it clear that correlated color temperature (CCT) is an inadequate indicator of the impact of light on the environment. The lighting industry needs a new metric to support making informed decisions about the color characteristics of electrical lighting to reduce the impacts of light pollution.
● Assess and update the Joint IES and IDA Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO) to make it easy for cities and municipalities to enact these principles to benefit their residents. When it was adopted in 2011, the MLO was a groundbreaking document to help municipalities incorporate decisions on lighting into their municipal ordinances. After a decade, it is time to update the MLO to bring it in line with the Five Lighting Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting, incorporate technological changes, and to make it accessible to more jurisdictions.
● Develop educational materials to help municipalities, individuals, and lighting designers apply the Five Lighting Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting in their projects.

About the International Dark-Sky Association: With volunteer advocates in 32 countries on six continents, the IDA works to protect the night from light pollution and celebrate the many benefits of a dark, star-filled sky. Learn more at www.darksky.org.

About the Illuminating Engineering Society: Established in 1906, the IES is the recognized technical and educational authority on illumination. The mission of the Society is to improve the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public. The IES is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional society. www.ies.org

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The International Dark-Sky Association Santa Cruz Chapter Santa Cruz is known for its mellow vibe, natural beauty and environmental consciousness. Unfortunately, much of what makes Santa Cruz beautiful is lost at night with a proliferation of lighting that is neither aesthetic nor effective. Many installations ignore recommendations specifically meant to reduce harm to both humans and wildlife. We support the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting and hope to be a resource in fulfilling the goals put forth in the City of Santa Cruz 2030 General Plan about reducing light pollution and adopting a model lighting ordinance. The implementation of sensible lighting will make our community a safer, healthier, and even more beautiful place to live.

About the International Dark-Sky Association Santa Cruz Chapter (IDA SC): Active since 2015, IDA SC is a group of concerned citizens from a variety of backgrounds. We support the use of safe, environmentally responsible lighting within the city of Santa Cruz and throughout the Monterey Bay region. We are available to support government officials and staff, community leaders, businesses, and fellow citizens in making decisions about lighting that protect the environment and reflect community values. Learn more at www.santacruzdarksky.org

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Light Pollution Excerpts - Santa Cruz City 2030 General Plan Included in Chapter 8:

Hazards, Safety and Noise
(under the heading “Created Hazards”)
p. 89, 91
Light pollution. Even when properly directed, night lighting can spill both upward and away from its intended target, and onto adjoining properties. The City expects to study the impacts of light pollution and develop actions to reduce its effects on urban and open space lands. A number of local jurisdictions have adopted “dark sky ordinances” aimed at reducing light spillage.
(in Goals, Policies and Actions)
p. 96
Goal HZ5 Minimal light pollution
HZ5.1 - Reduce light pollution. Cf. CD3.6, M1.6.1, M3.2.10, NRC7.1.2.

HZ5.1.1 - Investigate the merits of a “dark sky ordinance” and the standards and enforcement efforts required.

HZ5.1.2 - Develop lighting design guidelines that reduce light spillage both upward and onto adjoining properties.

HZ5.1.3 - Consider appropriateness of lighting when reviewing proposed development or renovation of parks and
recreation facilities.

Included in Chapter 11, Implementation
p. 183
NRC 7.1.2 - Adopt or adapt the Model Lighting Ordinance and Design Guidelines jointly developed by the International Dark Sky Association and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

The complete City of Santa Cruz 2030 General Plan (adopted in 2012) can be found at:
http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/home/showdocument?id=33418

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Comments on Re-Designing San Lorenzo Park
Submitted by Jean Brocklebank and Michael Lewis
27 February 2023
Introduction
We were unable to attend the 2/25/23 Open House at Paradox. However, we heard from a friend who attended that slides were shown of big city parks (Chicago and Tulsa), touting the fact that these big city parks have all kinds of attractions to draw people to them. Chicago has 8+ million residents. Tulsa has 783,000. Santa Cruz has 62,000.

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The present re-design process involves two distinct areas of San Lorenzo Park, which is unique in being a park next to a river. This means that it is a buffer to a natural area as well as being a manicured park. Management for each of these distinct areas will have to be very different. Care must be taken that the manicured part does not overwhelm and degrade the riparian area.

Recommendations for the Wetland (aka benchlands) Area
We envision a "Decade of Restoration" for the lower park area.

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Many of us used to enjoy attending the annual Earth Day activities that filled the benchlands with hundreds of people celebrating the earth by consuming food, consuming amplified music and generally trampling the soil beneath our feet. What were we thinking?! We've learned a lot in the ensuing decade of daily headlines of the demise of the natural world due to human occupation and exploitation of nature for recreation and pleasure. In the 21st century, we know better than to love a place to death.

Recommendations for the Upper Park Areas

Preserve these trees and consider planting a sapling or two that can grow over the decades to become replacement trees.

4. Please retain the Duck Pond, where many species of birds can be viewed.

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5. SL Park is also the only city park where we can go and not have dogs in our face, on our picnic blankets, sniffing our legs as we sit on a bench, or barking at us.

6. Prohibit nighttime lighted commercial events. This is important for wildlife and for park neighbors. All lives have biological circadian rhythms that can be degraded, resulting in health impacts.

8. Continue to enforce the City ordinances that prohibit camping anywhere in the park.

9. Add signage to discourage feeding birds.

10. Consider a bicycle pump track for children at the southern end of the park, probably kept separate from the younger children's play area for safety.

A pickleball court would also probably be an appreciated addition. The children's play area could even be reduced somewhat at it southern end to allow for both pickleball and a pumptrack.

11. Enhance signage that directs bicyclists to walk their bikes across the pedestrian bridge, thus providing safety for pedestrians who enter and exit the park.

12. No disc golf in this area, as it would constitute a safety hazard for people and wildlife.

13. Consider having real, not digital, educational signage other than QR codes that will take the viewer to information.

14. If the wonderful Bocce Ball Court, where watching the games is a treat for non-members, will be a part of this re-design, then we want it preserved for that use.

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In closing, we reiterate the community vision message of the 1988 Redesign Report. That community vision, is explained clearly on page 2 of the 1988 report, thusly:
"... the community, through the surveys and public workshops, was overwhelmingly in favor of preservation of open space, existing trees, and a natural quality and were opposed or showed little support for facilities of a 'commercial' nature."
Looking ahead to the massive resident/commercial development planned for the downtown, more than ever residents will need a respite from the human-made noisy vibrancy just across the river. No other downtown park will ever exist to provide this special place for quietude and passive recreation.

Thank you for considering our information, ideas, and heartfelt requests.

Jean and Michael

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Encuesta en línea sobre el parque San Lorenzo.

Esta encuesta en línea servirá como base para la evaluación de las necesidades en el rediseño del parque San Lorenzo. Háblenos de usted.

1. ¿Cuál es su edad?
0 0-15
16-30
0 31-65
0 66-100
□ 100+

2. ¿Dónde vive en relación con el parque?
D En un barrio en los alrededores, incluyendo el centro de la ciudad.

D En otra zona de la ciudad.

D En el condado.

D Otros

3. ¿Con qué frecuencia va al parque?
0 Diario
0 Semanal
0 Mensual
D Una vez al año
D Nunca
D Otros

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4. ¿Cómo llega al parque?
□ Caminando
0 Bicicleta
D Bus
D Conduciendo
D Otros
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Háblenos hoy del parque.

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5. ¿Qué parte del parque no debería cambiar? (Haga clic en el mapa para seleccionar la ubicación preferida.)

6. ¿Por qué esa parte del parque no debería cambiar?
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7. ¿En qué parte del parque pasa más tiempo? (Haga clic en el mapa para seleccionar la ubicación preferida.)

8. ¿Porqué pasa más tiempo en esa parte del parque?
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9. ¿Qué parte del parque cambiaría? (Haga clic en el mapa para seleccionar la ubicación preferida.)

10. ¿Por qué la cambiaría? ¿Por qué?
Encuesta en línea sobre el parque San Lorenzo.

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11. La zona de “benchland” (área de bancos) se inunda y esta área no se puede desarrollar. ¿Qué uso preferiría en la zona de los bancos? D Eventos
D Restaurarla como zona natural para hábitat de vida silvestre y senderos naturales D Una combinación de ambos
D Ninguna de las anteriores

12. ¿Para qué más deberían utilizarse los bancos?
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13. ¿Qué actividades o instalaciones le gustaría ver en el parque? Parque infantil
Disc Golf
Pump Track
Eventos
Pickleball
Zona de grama para uso recreativo
Lugar para montar bicicletas
Tenis
Zipline
Área para perros sin correa
Patinaje sobre hielo
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D Ferris Wheel (Noria/Rueda gigante)
D Carrusel
D Cafetería / Food Truck / Cervecería
D Senderos
D Plaza
DJardín educativo
D Conservatorio
D Cancha de baloncesto
D Área para picnic
D Arte / Escultura
D Estanque
D Fitness
D Centro recreativo
D Roller Skating/Patines
D Slackline
D Casita en un árbol
D Tarima
D Miradores
D Clases de ejercicios
D Anfiteatro
0 Voleibol
D Bocce Ball/Bolas criollas
D Lugar para patinar/patinetas
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14. ¿Qué otras actividades debería haber en el parque?
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15. Si pudiera diseñar la zona de juegos perfecta en el parque, ¿qué características de diseño incluiría?
DADA y bases del diseño para garantizar
que niños de todas las edades y
capacidades puedan interactuar y jugar.

DElementos naturales, como rocas y
troncos para trepar y mantener el
equilibrio.

D Incorpore el arte, la historia o el medio
ambiente en el diseño.

DQue sea más emocionante que otros
parques infantiles.

DIncluya puentes más grandes, torres,
toboganes, pequeños ziplines,
elementos para trepar, columpios, etc.

D Otros
D Ninguna de las anteriores

16. ¿Qué experiencia general cree que debería tener el parque? DActividades dinámicas como un parque infantil, eventos, instalaciones deportivas DMás actividades pasivas como picnic, senderos naturales, observación de aves DUna combinación de experiencias activas y pasivas
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17. ¿Asistiría a eventos en el parque si hubiera actos de interés? Sí
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18. ¿Utilizaría más el parque si hubiera venta de comida y bebidas?

19. ¿Debería el parque acoger grandes eventos?

20. ¿Qué te parece el estanque?
D Me encanta. !Guárdenlo!.

D Está bien, pero podría sustituirse por otra característica si fuera necesario.

D Tiene que desaparecer.

22. ¿Por qué utiliza o no la instalación del “lawn bowl” boliche en grama?

23. Imagine que dentro de 10 años (su parque ideal ya es una realidad) lleve al parque a unos familiares o amigos que vienen de visita de fuera de la ciudad. ¿Qué le haría más ilusión enseñarles?
Sí
No

21. ¿Utiliza las instalaciones del “lawn bowl” boliche en grama? Sí
No
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24. ¿Tiene otras ideas? Cuéntenos aquí sus ideas y comentarios adicionales.
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25. Proporcione su dirección de correo electrónico si desea ser incluido en la lista de avisos para futuras actualizaciones del proyecto. /,

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6.43% 109

69.42% 1,176

23.97% 406

0.06% 1
Q1 What is your age?
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Total Respondents: 1,694

0.53%

6.43%

69.42%

23.97%

0.06%
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0.06% 1

24.88% 423

36.88% 627

34.00% 578

4.18% 71
Q2 Where do you live in relation to the park?
Answered: 1,700 Skipped: 0
Total Respondents: 1,700

0.06%

24.88%

36.88%

34.00%

4.18%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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9.00% 153

21.53% 366

20.29% 345

17.18% 292

19.88% 338

12.12% 206
Q3 How often do you go to the park?
Answered: 1,700 Skipped: 0
Total Respondents: 1,700

9.00%

21.53%

20.29%

17.18%

19.88%

12.12%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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44.73% 760

30.19% 513

1.59% 27

41.02% 697

7.12% 121
Q4 How do you get to the park?
Answered: 1,699 Skipped: 1
Total Respondents: 1,699

44.73%

30.19%

1.59%

41.02%

7.12%
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Bike
Bus
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Q5 What part of the park should not change? (Click on the map to select preferred location.)
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# RESPONSES DATE
1 This is great area for seniors and community member to gather for activities with this organized group!
4/12/2023 1:54 PM
2 N/A 4/12/2023 8:36 AM
3 The bridge has a great function 4/11/2023 9:28 PM
4 Keep the green space 4/11/2023 8:55 PM
5 We need this much parking and more. 4/11/2023 8:21 PM 6 the bench lands are a critical area for flood control as we have learned and are a wonderful area for community festivals and concerts
4/11/2023 5:32 PM
7 Benchlands are nice for wildlife viewing 4/11/2023 4:42 PM 8 foot bridge and grass highlands are important 4/11/2023 2:42 PM 9 Critical bikeway should be preserved. 4/11/2023 1:59 PM 10 Nice clean green grass is good to have and lessens stress for the community with all the large ugly buildings being built in Santa Cruz. Large beautiful long established trees are important to lessen in the impact of CO2 in our community. Thanks for asking. 4/11/2023 12:51 PM
11 The lawn bowling is unique and a fun additional attraction. 4/11/2023 10:19 AM 12 This space functions as a true river edge ecosystem, not impeded by a levee. It would be wonderful to develop it in a way that maintains its natural function and also provides space for residents to enjoy the river front. I've also enjoyed many community events in this open space over the years, growing up in Santa Cruz.
4/11/2023 9:00 AM
13 We used to go to their park several times a week. When homeless took over we stopped. We couldn’t use the bathrooms. People were smoking Meth in there. It would be nice for the park to be clean and usable. I still won’t go there because it was used for the homeless camp. That ground is toxic. Having the festivals come back would be amazing. 4/11/2023 7:45 AM
14 Essential 4/10/2023 9:55 PM
15 N/a 4/10/2023 8:51 PM
16 This is about both change and not changing. The Benchlands is the one part of the downtown San Lorenzo River not protected by a levee and functioning as a real flood plain. I want to see this flood plain (“Benchlands”) restored as a riparian woodland, with natural trails, with perhaps just a few simple benches and river overlooks. If restored in this way, the area could be a vital green oasis for both the wildlife and for our community's enjoyment & relaxation — in the midst of an increasingly built-up, more densely-populated, urban environment. 4/10/2023 7:11 PM
17 it's the part that has activities and social space for families and kids. it feels the safest to me. 4/10/2023 7:03 PM 18 The park should not be for overnight camping 4/10/2023 5:31 PM 19 This is a wetlands area - it needs to be improved and be like the native woodland areas behind the Tannery and at Sycamore Grove.
4/10/2023 4:40 PM
20 Classic, elegant, build better seating for the stage? 4/10/2023 4:36 PM 21 Actually, the basic children's playground is great. The chain-link fencing needs and aesthetic upgrade however. Something more creative and less institutional. Something pretty. 4/10/2023 4:30 PM
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23 I would have selected the whole thing if it were possible on the map. I think green space is in short supply and as much as possible needs to be preserved. 4/10/2023 4:25 PM
24 It's the only part of the park for kids. 4/10/2023 4:15 PM 25 All could be changed for the better. We don't get to use it due to the homeless situation since 2020. We miss the park.
4/10/2023 3:58 PM
26 I have no attachment to the existing park 4/10/2023 3:45 PM 27 Kids need safe green playground near nature 4/10/2023 3:42 PM 28 Natural surroundings should continue along the park and in the grass. It should truly be a natural park.
4/10/2023 2:36 PM
29 it's a safe, fun area for kids. I spent much time climbing and sliding on that dragon as a kid; my kids did as well, and maybe their kids will.
4/10/2023 1:27 PM
30 It’s open, beautifully natural 4/10/2023 1:17 PM
31 The duck pond is especially important in an urban area. It's one of the few places where toddlers and children can see birds up close and has been a long time favorite place in the city.
4/10/2023 1:13 PM
32 Dragon slide is an icon - replace it with another dragon slide maybe but not something super standard/boring. Climbing on this unique sculpute - and falling in the sand! - that's what the kids LOVE about this park!
4/10/2023 12:57 PM
33 Need to keep this open green space within the city, especially with the expected increase in the population of downtown Santa Cruz.
4/10/2023 12:52 PM
34 I like lawn bowling and add a bocce court somewhere 4/10/2023 12:48 PM 35 Because its already a park! 4/10/2023 12:29 PM
36 n/a it should change as its outdated and is a great area that should be more utilized 4/10/2023 12:11 PM 37 This area and the duck pond used to be used for community events like music festival and after parades like pride. It is a fantastic community space to gather and should remain and be utilized with reasonable rental fees and insurance requirements so community groups can actually use the space. Also the time required to reserve ahead for most city owned rental spaces is unreasonable. There should be a reserve calendar on line as well as online forms to fill out and upload pics of insurance docs.
4/10/2023 11:14 AM
38 had to select an area - I do not currently visit the park 4/10/2023 11:10 AM 39 With all the new residential buildings in downtown this park can become our Central Park. Lots of new folks will need more space to do various recreation activities. Leave the benchlands open for running, games and general activity.
4/10/2023 10:52 AM
40 all of it could be better 4/10/2023 10:52 AM
41 Keep the riparian habitat 4/10/2023 9:06 AM
42 There are limited options for lawn bowling, so I feel the court should be preserved 4/10/2023 8:02 AM 43 Open green space 4/10/2023 6:03 AM
44 The playground of families 4/10/2023 2:43 AM
45 It's used for recreational purposes by a group that helps take care of it. Positive activity, not available elsewhere in city
4/10/2023 1:15 AM
46 Seniors depend on the lawn bowling for exercise and social connections. 4/10/2023 12:00 AM 47 Good playground for kids 4/9/2023 11:42 PM
48 Duck pond and the Serpent 4/9/2023 9:53 PM
49 The park includes a riparian corridor that should be maintained and restored for the benefit of all the critters who live there or you will live there if we make it more inviting for them. By 4/9/2023 8:24 PM

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critters I mean birds, fish, insects, small mammals and of course native plants to sustain life of all these critters.
50 It's one of the best short disc golf courses and it's so easily available. 4/9/2023 7:13 PM 51 Open safe green space to play, rest and also to eat at when serving jury duty. It was once a beautiful safe space years ago
4/9/2023 6:59 PM
52 Green space is important to the social and emotional health of the surrounding residence. 4/9/2023 6:45 PM 53 Useful 4/9/2023 6:27 PM
54 Keeping the river and trees gives the park more character. 4/9/2023 3:33 PM 55 Benchland open space allows for multiple uses such as events and festivals, as well as shortterm, well controlled and monitored, time-limited emergency homeless encampments.4/9/2023 2:58 PM 56 No access to lower part 4/9/2023 2:48 PM
57 Most pleasant walking are 4/9/2023 2:03 PM
58 Don't impinge on riparian areas 4/9/2023 1:45 PM
59 Because the Duck Pond, Stage & hillside audience area is a unique and beautiful place for both performers and audience, which my family and friends have enjoyed for over 30 years 4/9/2023 12:24 PM
60 I think the fountain area is great for events that use to be held in the park 4/9/2023 12:20 PM 61 It is the children's playground area. 4/9/2023 11:55 AM 62 Open green space paralleling the river 4/9/2023 11:50 AM 63 Duck pond for kids, quiet, relaxing, etc. 4/9/2023 10:30 AM 64 N/A 4/9/2023 9:54 AM
65 N/A 4/9/2023 9:47 AM
66 I actually think the whole park is scary and never go there so I was trying to not select an area on the map. It’s all sketchy and I’m open to change.
4/9/2023 9:44 AM
67 Duck pond and xhildrens playground 4/9/2023 9:30 AM
68 Duck pond and surrounding big trees are the only attractive and welcoming part of the park. 4/9/2023 9:01 AM 69 Used a lot 4/9/2023 8:37 AM
70 Riparian corridor along the river both sides should maintain indigenous flora 4/9/2023 8:37 AM 71 it has been mismanaged 4/9/2023 8:34 AM
72 it is visitor friendly. I especially love the water lillies and ducks in the pond. 4/9/2023 8:22 AM 73 Natural habitat 4/9/2023 8:21 AM
74 The Park should become a natural floodplain 4/9/2023 7:01 AM 75 Unsure 4/9/2023 1:18 AM
76 I have such fond memories of feeding the ducks as a child and feeding the ducks with my own children.
4/8/2023 11:58 PM
77 Hoping for foodtruck event to return. It was a great outside community place not in the middle of businesses.
4/8/2023 10:11 PM
78 Nice artwork 4/8/2023 9:19 PM
79 Keep the lake and the children play area the same. 4/8/2023 8:38 PM 80 The benchlands are great for larger concerts, shows and a variety of get togethers. 4/8/2023 8:26 PM 81 accessible from city and parking 4/8/2023 8:13 PM
82 I like the pond layout as it is. 4/8/2023 7:21 PM

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83 It is an entrance to park for seniors that live near by 4/8/2023 7:07 PM 84 The green spaces are great 4/8/2023 6:25 PM
85 All of it should change 4/8/2023 6:19 PM
86 Kid area, picnic area 4/8/2023 5:59 PM
87 The pond is beautiful. The fountain and the flow form waterfall should be fixed but not removed.
4/8/2023 5:34 PM
88 Nice bike trails 4/8/2023 5:16 PM
89 I clicked on the duck pond, but I enjoy all the green areas of the park. San Lorenzo is our downtown park, a green space in the middle of the busy downtown. 4/8/2023 3:59 PM
90 Play area for kids 4/8/2023 3:41 PM
91 Na 4/8/2023 3:13 PM
92 Historical 4/8/2023 2:52 PM
93 Should be maintained as an open grass area. NO DRUGS, NO CAMPING 4/8/2023 2:49 PM 94 It’s a main Thorofare to avoid city traffic on bicycle. 4/8/2023 2:43 PM 95 I like the open space here and love the oak trees 4/8/2023 12:06 PM 96 It’s a park 4/8/2023 11:12 AM
97 The whole park needs help 4/8/2023 11:01 AM
98 The playground is fine 4/8/2023 10:13 AM
99 Acess 4/8/2023 10:11 AM
100 Not sure 4/8/2023 9:59 AM
101 The lawn bowling club remains active and popular. 4/8/2023 9:58 AM 102 N/A 4/8/2023 9:26 AM
103 There needs to be places for kids to play 4/8/2023 9:08 AM 104 It's the only part protected from needles and safe for children 4/8/2023 9:05 AM 105 Love the playground and the public spaces 4/8/2023 8:57 AM 106 The entire park should be restored to intended public access and use 4/8/2023 8:25 AM 107 It’s nice as is 4/8/2023 7:52 AM
108 It should remain a pond with a stage but be cleaned, re-landscaped and improved. 4/8/2023 7:42 AM 109 Historic 4/8/2023 7:21 AM
110 It’s the playground for kids 4/8/2023 7:15 AM
111 Playground 4/8/2023 6:55 AM
112 Upgrade 4/8/2023 1:25 AM
113 It’s peaceful 4/8/2023 12:45 AM
114 Keep bums from camping there. 4/7/2023 11:02 PM
115 N/a 4/7/2023 10:49 PM
116 Iconic stage for musical performances of yester-year! 4/7/2023 10:25 PM 117 Our park has to have a kid's park. I played on that snake in the 60's. 4/7/2023 9:28 PM 118 Riparian habitat 4/7/2023 9:27 PM
119 I'd like to see as much green park left as is. 4/7/2023 9:16 PM

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120 We need places for families to take their children that are safe 4/7/2023 8:38 PM 121 I used to walk through the park daily as I work downtown. I cannot walk through it anymore-and I never do because it is unsafe. Homeless, mentally ill people using drugs now prevent anyone else from using the park. It smells like urine everywhere, all the time. 4/7/2023 8:34 PM
122 Fun playground 4/7/2023 8:14 PM
123 Should be a safe park for all people, not just a homeless camp. 4/7/2023 8:01 PM 124 Nice park 4/7/2023 7:27 PM
125 Because 4/7/2023 7:18 PM
126 Access to bridge and playground area 4/7/2023 6:44 PM 127 The duck pond gives the park it's unique character 4/7/2023 6:40 PM 128 I’m afraid to go to San Lorenzo park 4/7/2023 6:27 PM 129 Like the wildlife and water feature. I also like the child's dragon play structure. 4/7/2023 6:01 PM 130 I don’t feel like any part of the park should necessarily change. 4/7/2023 5:47 PM 131 The Bocce ball area is used and enjoyed in the community 4/7/2023 5:24 PM 132 ok 4/7/2023 5:22 PM
133 Love having a playground here, want to see it updated and open 4/7/2023 5:12 PM 134 Nice to have a playground for kids 4/7/2023 5:09 PM 135 it is for the community for recreation and special outdoor events 4/7/2023 5:03 PM 136 It is prone to flooding and is suitable for only seasonal recreation. Santa Cruz deserves a natural oasis to offset all the recent development. Wildlife would benefit. 4/7/2023 5:00 PM
137 lawn bowling green is a pleasant, non-violent sport and green should be maintained for members and public
4/7/2023 4:33 PM
138 Children and memories 4/7/2023 4:21 PM
139 Its important that we don't develop too close to the river, we need to leave a good flood zone. 4/7/2023 4:07 PM 140 Kids play 4/7/2023 3:38 PM
141 Lawn bowling is an asset to the community 4/7/2023 3:32 PM 142 Children should be a priority! 4/7/2023 3:28 PM
143 This question is worded too strangely to answer. My answer would depend on how you want to change the park. I like to protect the natural habitat and maintain green space. 4/7/2023 3:22 PM
144 Bocci ball courts serve a valuable function 4/7/2023 3:20 PM 145 childhood memories 4/7/2023 3:17 PM
146 Um, it should all be restored as a PARK for folks to enjoy. PLUS please put a parking lot for JURIES. It sucked during Jury-selection time, there were ZERO spots out front. 4/7/2023 3:17 PM
147 The WHOLE thing should not change. Tax paying citizens want it BACK! 4/7/2023 3:16 PM 148 it's the only pedestrian bridge that doesn't have cars. 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 149 The duck pond used to be so great for kids and picnics. Miss going there but too much crime 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 150 we are interested in the area opposite us seniors. The biggest concern is the homeless moving back in. Would be great to have picnic tables etc but that would not work the bums would just take over. It is a shame it just can't stay a park with people having picnics , BBQ's etc. It would have to be patrolled constantly such a shame..
4/7/2023 3:10 PM
151 Need a bike lane 4/7/2023 3:04 PM
152 N/A 4/7/2023 3:02 PM

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153 Keep the park as green as possible. No vehicles in the bench lands. Fix cracks and pot holes on the paved areas. Clean out the ponds and let the lotus flowers return. Upgrade the stage area, include a wooden bridge (think Japanese garden) and add lantern lighting. Update the playground. Add a zen garden meditation area. Take care of the bench lands area and make it available for special events. Paint or replace the picnic furniture on the rear courthouse lawn. 4/7/2023 3:02 PM
154 N/A 4/7/2023 2:58 PM
155 The duck pond and island are iconic. Actually, nothing needs to change, except for bringing the lawn back to the benchlands and not allowing any encampments. 4/7/2023 2:45 PM
156 Area provides use for children. 4/7/2023 2:44 PM
157 I like the Duck pond, 9 hole disc golf, large children’s playground, and world class artificial turf lawn bowling green.
4/7/2023 2:44 PM
158 retain the "wildness" of the basin. 4/7/2023 2:39 PM 159 The park in general should not change. What needs to change is the safety and harassment from the homeless.
4/7/2023 2:33 PM
160 The playground is fun for kids. The pond is relaxing and the ducks are fun to watch. 4/7/2023 2:26 PM 161 Loved the events once about a time before the homeless took it over 4/7/2023 2:24 PM 162 There are limited spaces for children to play 4/7/2023 2:24 PM 163 Alexandria he bridge from downtown to a playground & duck pond is nice 4/7/2023 2:21 PM 164 Green & natural 4/7/2023 2:20 PM
165 Nothing should change, it’s a park, it’s also an overflow area incase the river over flows. 4/7/2023 2:16 PM 166 Playgrounds are important, and I appreciate the old dragon sculpture/climbing feature, as well as the modern, safe kid-friendly features
4/7/2023 2:15 PM
167 Love the duck pond and would like to see local bands play the stage like they did back in the years of the spring fair
4/7/2023 2:14 PM
168 went there as a kid and would take mine if it were safe but its not. 4/7/2023 2:13 PM 169 The park is a wreck. It’s wrong to even use the word park. It needs to be bulldozed and reinvented. It needs to be safe and drug free. It deserves to be returned to the people 4/7/2023 2:11 PM
170 i should have police on foot, clearing out the riff raff all the time 4/7/2023 2:04 PM 171 Bocce balls are a unique and approriately utilized feature of the park 4/7/2023 2:04 PM 172 Great area to have craft fair, music, farmers market, food trucks, etc 4/7/2023 2:04 PM 173 Bowling green working ok 4/7/2023 2:02 PM
174 The bridge is nice 4/7/2023 1:59 PM
175 Location 4/7/2023 1:57 PM
176 Love the duck pond and bandstand 4/7/2023 1:48 PM
177 For our kids 4/7/2023 1:47 PM
178 The upper part of the park is pretty legit and needs little change, maybe just a refresh and an update of the duck pond area.
4/7/2023 1:39 PM
179 many uses. 4/7/2023 1:38 PM
180 Love the duck pond. 4/7/2023 1:33 PM
181 Duck pond 4/7/2023 1:22 PM
182 The whole park should be for tax paying residents who contribute to the sustaining of the park.

Not those who are dangerous and destroy the park
4/7/2023 1:21 PM
183 My favorite memories over the years is when the benchlands was used for faires and concerts, special community gatherings, playing frisbee, free of people camping out there 4/7/2023 1:21 PM

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184 This button is useless, since it doesn't allow an area to be selection, only a single point. The entire park should be preserved, for the general public and special events. 4/7/2023 1:04 PM
185 Doesn't feel safe now. 4/7/2023 12:49 PM
186 habitat for birds should be maintained 4/7/2023 12:46 PM 187 I loved sitting by the fountain before the pandemic when there were water lilies and ducks. 4/7/2023 12:46 PM 188 There are two wonderful play sets there - one for toddlers & one for older children. I plan to have kids in the near future and want a playground close by my house. 4/7/2023 11:33 AM
189 It is a area where there is lawn bowling, a nice hobby for older people, and it seems they like it and take care of it. There are some dead trees surrounding it. 4/7/2023 10:59 AM
190 n/a 4/7/2023 10:49 AM
191 The park should remain like it is. We need a quiet, natural park downtown. Where we can relax, read a book, look at nature. Occasional events like earth day are in line with that purpose.

What we DO NOT need is another overdeveloped, noisy, commercial area. There is plenty of that already.
4/7/2023 10:32 AM
192 It 's hard for me to be sure I clicked on the Duck pond. The duck pond should remain and spruced up
4/7/2023 10:19 AM
193 No more development- green space is needed. 4/7/2023 9:39 AM 194 I'm open to any part of the park changing 4/7/2023 9:12 AM 195 Walking / running paths should be featured in park redesign 4/7/2023 9:12 AM 196 It’s already established and a great family friendly design 4/7/2023 8:49 AM 197 Enhance children’s area 4/7/2023 8:15 AM
198 It should change 4/7/2023 8:03 AM
199 Nice kidde park. 4/7/2023 7:31 AM
200 Animal habitats are important 4/7/2023 6:54 AM
201 It should all change to prevent homelessness camps 4/7/2023 6:12 AM 202 Only if it’s improved, it marks the honoring of Chinese history in our town. 4/7/2023 4:00 AM 203 I don't think any part of the park should change. Why do you think something should change? 4/7/2023 2:11 AM 204 Grassy areas with trees 4/7/2023 1:26 AM
205 The general lay out and variety of uses is good and not too intensive. The bench lands is a good area for festivals, food trucks and events.
4/6/2023 11:30 PM
206 The duck island snd bowling green area are so peaceful and lovely (when the encampment is not there, anyway!) We need quiet restful places. San Lorenzo Park used to be like that everywhere. The encampments titally ruined that.
4/6/2023 11:26 PM
207 Is this the right question to be asking? 4/6/2023 10:58 PM 208 Keep it as open space, not developed 4/6/2023 10:33 PM 209 Park and playground for all law abiding people to enjoy! 4/6/2023 10:28 PM 210 Seems fine 4/6/2023 10:06 PM
211 It's attractive. 4/6/2023 9:51 PM
212 flood control 4/6/2023 9:44 PM
213 N/a 4/6/2023 9:17 PM
214 It is a treasured memory of many years ago when my daughters were young and wanted to see the ducks on the stage.
4/6/2023 9:09 PM
215 If I clicked on the back of the courthouse, that part should not change because couples get 4/6/2023 9:00 PM

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married there after filling the papers at the court. It’s part of the family history. My best friend married there. Her husband now has cancer. If he passes away, and the park also changes, she would be even more devasted.
216 Great area for viewing ducks and it was also a great stage for events 4/6/2023 8:49 PM 217 Costs outweigh benefits 4/6/2023 8:38 PM
218 Duck pond and playground should remain for enjoyment of children and all ages 4/6/2023 8:31 PM 219 Keep the bridge 4/6/2023 8:30 PM
220 It is a part of Santa Cruz history. It is unique and memorable. 4/6/2023 7:03 PM 221 Nice existing playground infrastructure 4/6/2023 6:54 PM 222 Create natural floodplain 4/6/2023 6:26 PM
223 A nice lawn bowling area 4/6/2023 6:06 PM
224 The river is nature and I love it 4/6/2023 5:57 PM
225 The duck pond and stage area create a vibrant gathering place to listen to local musicians and attend other events.
4/6/2023 5:47 PM
226 any of the park can be open for change in my mind. Sadly, it is very disfunctional now. 4/6/2023 5:41 PM 227 The bike paths are functional. 4/6/2023 5:41 PM
228 There should be a kids playground, it needs better equipment though 4/6/2023 5:29 PM 229 Keepcenter open 4/6/2023 5:26 PM
230 All of the park should be modernized. Maybe keep the art and dragon slide as a piece of art. 4/6/2023 5:00 PM 231 It is not yet infested by the homeless drug addicts 4/6/2023 4:55 PM 232 The lawn bowling area is a resource for seniors, the play area is a resource for children, and the benchlands have been used for important public events, e.g., Earth Day. 4/6/2023 4:49 PM
233 I love that we have a place for people to play bocce bal 4/6/2023 4:39 PM 234 The ducks and other birds depend on it and many human visitors enjoy observing the birds. 4/6/2023 4:38 PM 235 N/A 4/6/2023 4:33 PM
236 I like the duck pond and its stage. But that doesn’t mean the pond couldn’t be improved, but kept mostly as is.
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237 Change is difficult and what is best for the community? 4/6/2023 4:15 PM 238 The park needs to be cleaned up and made more safe. It'd be great to see more festivals and concerts happen there.
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239 I like the natural feel of trees and river. 4/6/2023 3:19 PM 240 The duck pond and the stage seem like anchors for the rest of the park. Also the existence of the footbridge, but making the footbridge more engaging might be nice. (Flowers, benches, viewing platforms.)
4/6/2023 3:09 PM
241 The developed portions are good. While there's always room for improvement, the park has been great until areas became unusable
4/6/2023 3:08 PM
242 no need 4/6/2023 2:48 PM
243 Obviously keep the cool new Chinatown archway. 4/6/2023 2:48 PM 244 We need chilren's playgrounds and the stage for local events 4/6/2023 2:47 PM 245 Its great for outdoor festivals like Earth Day! used to love that festival 4/6/2023 2:40 PM 246 Na 4/6/2023 2:31 PM
247 This question doesn’t make very much sense to me, since it presumes that anything about the 4/6/2023 2:28 PM

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park shouldn’t “change,” or can be prevented from changing, and doesn’t specify the manner (good or bad?) or extent of change. Parks, like rivers, always change - therefore I selected a seasonal island in the midst of the river to illustrate the inherent dynamism of the river, and by extension, the park.
248 Keep all of the trees bordering the river; they provide essential shade and habitat. 4/6/2023 2:27 PM 249 preserve natural habitat for wildlife. and it is the flood plain the river. 4/6/2023 2:16 PM 250 Only the part down close to the river 4/6/2023 2:09 PM 251 Playground areas are nice 4/6/2023 2:03 PM
252 The bridge to cross the San Lorenzo River is part of my every day bicycle commute. I love using this bridge so that I do not have to bike next to car traffic. 4/6/2023 1:56 PM
253 Need pickleball courts closer than far west side 4/6/2023 1:50 PM 254 I think the entire park needs a face lift and events like we used to have before it was taken over by the people who had their encampment
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255 There needs to be a safe for children. 4/6/2023 1:37 PM 256 The Bowling lawn is a great historical piece of San Lorenzo Park 4/6/2023 1:35 PM 257 The duck pond stage is a great location for concerts! It was so fun to have community events there!!!
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258 the duck pond is a great and unique feature. we spent a lot of time there with our kids and enjoyed it.
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259 Kids need a place to play 4/6/2023 1:30 PM
260 It's the best pic nic area and the stage is a great gathering and outdoor performance space 4/6/2023 1:23 PM 261 Play area, pond, fountain, benches, lawn bowling are important 4/6/2023 1:02 PM 262 The river bed should remain natural 4/6/2023 12:59 PM 263 pickleball courts 4/6/2023 12:52 PM
264 The playground might need an upgrade but, for me, it's the most appealing part of the park right now.
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265 N/a 4/6/2023 12:32 PM
266 The ponds are nice, it's lovely to see birds there 4/6/2023 12:09 PM 267 DON'T CUT DOWN THE TREES 4/6/2023 12:06 PM
268 It's a playground. For the children... 4/6/2023 11:52 AM 269 The pond with the ducks is a nice peaceful spot. 4/6/2023 11:52 AM 270 The playground should stay for kids or another one designed for kids. 4/6/2023 11:45 AM 271 The areas above the bench lands are fine just the way they are. 4/6/2023 11:29 AM 272 Humans need quiet and green spaces to go to; this should be a riparian forest. Nothing more than trails and benches should be installed.
4/6/2023 11:20 AM
273 Pedestrian walkways and river walk should continue to be features that connect the park to downtown and the beach
4/6/2023 11:18 AM
274 It needs to be cleaned up/revegetated, but my family and I used to love the community events hosted in this open space (earth day, concerts, etc)
4/6/2023 11:12 AM
275 The ponds are beautiful and a unique place to hang out with family. If we can make this a safer park, I see my family coming here more and more often.
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276 We need green space for picnics, outdoor theater, music etc 4/6/2023 10:57 AM 277 90% of the park should completely change, other than any modern benches. Add a stage with tiered seating on pavement.
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278 The river and the bike trail is the best part. 4/6/2023 10:23 AM 279 The ratio of grass to installations. A nice expanse of grassy open space is paramount. 4/6/2023 10:18 AM 280 That map was just too hard to use with that little pinpoint thing. I can’t answer that question.

It’s too too weird.
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281 The pond and the little stage is a special feature of the park. The lotus flowers are beautiful and the turtles and ducks are also a special part of the park that our kids love. The pond will need to be updated, but please keep it!
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282 Seems ok 4/6/2023 10:01 AM
283 The Duck Pond is iconic and the Duck Island stage is an important community venue. The playground area should remain a playground but could be redesigned or upgraded. I'mbe in favor of retaining the San Lorenzo snake sculpture in the playground area. 4/6/2023 9:40 AM
284 The duck pond and stage is one of the few outdoor performance spots the city has. 4/6/2023 9:37 AM 285 Beautiful the way it is 4/6/2023 9:20 AM
286 Bridge to downtown is important 4/6/2023 9:19 AM
287 keep river and banks natural habitat 4/6/2023 9:11 AM 288 I misunderstood your question. I only selected that segment, because it looked like the area along which I walk.
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289 Keep it a flood zone and natural riparian area. Keep it as natural as possible and use for a special event area.
4/6/2023 9:07 AM
290 The open green areas along the banks of the river are natural habitat and are flooded during winter storms. They should be left green.
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291 In good weather it serves as a place for entertainment and a place to relax. During the rain, it saves the surrounding area from flooding.
4/6/2023 8:54 AM
292 It's a pleasant multi-use area with a variety of access points and ways to engage. Actually, I like other parts of the park as well; the lawn bowling courts, and the benchlands 4/6/2023 8:47 AM
293 Bocci should stay 4/6/2023 8:47 AM
294 Flood potential 4/6/2023 8:43 AM
295 it'll just be full of homeless and their trash. i am old and crippled and avoid the river area. would certainly not walk along the river
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296 Very useful for bocci 4/6/2023 8:41 AM
297 Wildlife habitat 4/6/2023 8:39 AM
298 The lawn bowling green should be the only thing that remains the same. 4/6/2023 8:37 AM 299 Ir floods and any extra coverage will be taken over by the homeless. I tried playing disc golf there multiple times and always ran I to homeless people there. 4/6/2023 8:36 AM
300 Bird viewing opportunities 4/6/2023 8:32 AM
301 It is the river and it should be left for fish. 4/6/2023 8:30 AM 302 all areas that residents of many ages enjoy 4/6/2023 8:23 AM 303 I think we need the green space near downtown. It could change to another green space. I would not like to see buildings or structures put up. I enjoy the public festivals such as Earth Day that are held there and I can't think of another venue for those festivals. We do need the area to have flexible use as a floodplain for the river also, so whatever we do with it needs to be ok with periodic flooding. I am so glad the homeless camp is gone. I have not been to the park in years because I am uncomfortable walking and biking around large homeless encampments.
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305 The benchland meadows should remain flexible grassy open space, with disc golf holes as there was before.
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306 Not sure 4/6/2023 8:08 AM
307 N/A 4/6/2023 8:07 AM
308 The children's area is one of the best parts. We need more places for families to play and bond.
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309 . 4/6/2023 8:00 AM
310 Games are fun 4/6/2023 7:56 AM
311 It’s peaceful and beautiful, good for families 4/6/2023 7:55 AM 312 The sweet little childrens park with the dragon was a weekly visit with my children as they were growing up. Being able to play and then walk around the park to see the ducks was delightful. They loved to walk across the walking bridge too. It broke my heart to see the park closed due to the vagrancy and undesirable activity at the park. I wouldn't have taken my kids there with all that going on. I hope that the park can be brought back to a space that everyone can enjoy. Especially the children
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313 kids love the ducks 4/6/2023 7:47 AM
314 Na 4/6/2023 7:44 AM
315 Wild life should not be impacted 4/6/2023 7:44 AM
316 I would like to see more natural habitats again for the wildlife and for folks to walk around. 4/6/2023 7:40 AM 317 More concerts and events 4/6/2023 7:36 AM
318 Clean of the bench lands and restore it to a usable space some thing that keeps it natural, but also allows for activities
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319 Love the bridge and the events in the grass along the river 4/6/2023 7:26 AM 320 Kids play area just needs clean up and refresh, but is nostalgic and still functional. 4/6/2023 7:25 AM 321 It’s nice already. Just needs a bit of care to update it 4/6/2023 7:23 AM 322 Kiddies 4/6/2023 7:16 AM
323 I think that part is pretty as is. 4/6/2023 7:11 AM 324 The playground is nice for the children 4/6/2023 7:07 AM 325 People like watching ducks 4/6/2023 7:07 AM
326 It’s great to have a playground for kids in the park. 4/6/2023 7:04 AM 327 It’s a great playground and the only one for this area without crossing soquel or ocean. A great spot for families riding our only safe corridor and bike trail on the east side to stop and play mid family bike ride
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328 Playground is the only one nearby. 4/6/2023 6:55 AM 329 Keep part of river corridor natural for birds and wildlife 4/6/2023 6:47 AM 330 Too close to businesses and senior housing. 4/6/2023 6:46 AM 331 N/A 4/6/2023 6:41 AM
332 the l0wer part of the park needs to be given back to the river and become a natural habitat. It was lawn for many years, then became mud with the homeless camp. it will be flooded again so for the city to try and make a park out of this area is a waste of money. it will flood again. 4/6/2023 6:18 AM
333 When I was young, we used to go to the park. Liked the duck pond 4/6/2023 5:42 AM 334 for events 4/6/2023 5:34 AM
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336 Most natural and wildlife habitat 4/6/2023 3:51 AM
337 n/a 4/5/2023 11:27 PM
338 N/A 4/5/2023 10:26 PM
339 It seems to be open soace 4/5/2023 10:25 PM
340 The dragon is one of the most unique structures and kids have loved this for decades, my son included. We used to go to the park all the time but once it became a have for drugs, we basically just bike by it. It would be nice to avoid to modern plastic play structures that seem to be taking over playgrounds and have some more tactile unique structures (like the dragon), maybe a maze for kids, and lots of interesting climbing structures and cozy picnic cubbies. I'd also like to see some gardening spaces with veggies and flowers and some co-led children's gardening spaces where kids are involved and get to enjoy interacting with growing things.

Down on the benchlands, we should allow for WILD space where perhaps some trails allow people to see how an area can be wild and yet accessible and learn about how these kinds of areas serve to manage water during the floods.
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341 I can’t make your bullseye work, but I love the park the way it is-the swales of grass for sitting and walking, the geese, ducks, the pond, the quiet of the trees, the island stage. I love and have loved the park for 45 years. The idea of hardscaping the usability out of it is repellent. 4/5/2023 10:10 PM
342 Its one of the few places along the San Lorenzo river in town that still has a real river bank and shoreline that's not adjacent to the levy.
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343 It is a seasonally inundated floodplain. 4/5/2023 9:04 PM 344 Seems like the lawn bowling area is fine 4/5/2023 9:00 PM 345 Floodplain. Retain as it *was* with a Disc Golf course. Obviously it can't be built upon. Great place for kids to play soccer, flag football, for evening food trucks and craft beers, and even shakespeare in the 'redwoods'.
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346 I like the bike path and how I can ride from my house to the ocean easily through the park (when the path is clear and people aren’t blocking it). 4/5/2023 8:47 PM
347 N/a 4/5/2023 8:40 PM
348 Na 4/5/2023 8:28 PM
349 I used to live closer the the park and enjoyed taking my grandchildren to the park. It's good for kids to be able to be safe outside.
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350 There needs to be a safe and fun place for children to play. 4/5/2023 7:34 PM 351 Flood plain 4/5/2023 6:36 PM
352 I think we need a riparian corridor , and a a flood plain 4/5/2023 6:36 PM 353 n/a 4/5/2023 6:19 PM
354 well constructed and configured already 4/5/2023 6:09 PM 355 In general, a children's playground is an important part of a public park. I don't have children, but I remember being a child long ago and I enjoyed playgrounds! 4/5/2023 6:00 PM
356 Duck island stage and pond are great! Could use some upgrades but keep the stage. 4/5/2023 5:47 PM 357 The lily pond 4/5/2023 5:22 PM
358 Centerpiece of the park 4/5/2023 5:17 PM
359 It's nice the way it is. 4/5/2023 4:48 PM
360 The current design of the park is ok. It needs to be upgraded and the homeless people relocated. In the past my family and I visited the park frequently. Seldom after the homeless camps.
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361 MUSIC ON THE DUCK POND STAGE LOWER FIELD FOR EARTH DAY AND SPRING FAIR

ALSO KAYAK LAUNCHING AND KITE FLYING A LITTLE SOCCER KICK BALL 4/5/2023 4:09 PM

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362 Im not sure exactly where it is on the map, but I LOVE the water parts with the ducks and the little bridges over it. I used to take students there to do drawings of the ducks. It makes the park unique and something that doesn't exist at other parks. It is also very tranquil 4/5/2023 4:04 PM
363 I like the mini bandstand and the still water. 4/5/2023 3:34 PM 364 Central area 4/5/2023 2:45 PM
365 There are a few areas that I feel could remain with some improvement. Stage area needs renovation but is a great asset if it were programmed and used for public events. Lawn bowling area is a great positive use for the area but a limited user group. 4/5/2023 2:45 PM
366 Na 4/5/2023 2:27 PM
367 Open area 4/5/2023 1:24 PM
368 the children's playground and the river edge green.... because they are important community assets, for children and for lovers of the riverside
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369 I think the benchlands should continue to be a place for events and habitat restoration along the river
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370 It’s unique 4/5/2023 1:14 PM
371 The upper bench area, although the duck pond needs repairs and someone needs to make sure that the walkway/bike path is cleared of trash.
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372 Na 4/5/2023 1:02 PM
373 I like having a trail to safely ride my bike off-grade from traffic 4/5/2023 12:52 PM 374 I love the bocce ball court and wish people felt safe playing there. 4/5/2023 12:40 PM 375 The snake slide is one of the few pieces of our childhood left. It's tradition. 4/5/2023 12:39 PM 376 Its a fenced area for children. Many parks are overrun by houseless individuals so its nice to have a reserved space for kids.
4/5/2023 12:37 PM
377 The dragon slide is fabulous. Except for the homeless mess, it is a great playground for children
4/5/2023 12:31 PM
378 Playground and adjacent grassy area are fine as they are. 4/5/2023 12:03 PM 379 All should be revegetated with native plants, except where there is a specific need for lawn. 4/5/2023 11:24 AM 380 The pond area could possibly be improved but it is lovely with the water plants, frogs, birds, etc. I would not want to see it removed.
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381 Kid and family friendly, proximity to street. 4/5/2023 9:47 AM 382 No input. 4/5/2023 9:23 AM
383 Bowling green, pond with stage 4/5/2023 9:10 AM
384 nice already 4/5/2023 8:44 AM
385 I think the benchlands is so nice for fairs and concerts and food trucks. 4/5/2023 8:43 AM 386 Should be used as a venue for city wide events as well as a dog run when events are not happening. This would bring people down to the park every day. It would preserve the edge of the riperian habitat. Please don't turn it back to a homeless camp. 4/5/2023 8:14 AM
387 We need all the green space 4/5/2023 7:37 AM
388 Nice to have events there. 4/5/2023 7:28 AM
389 I think it was a great addition to encourage people to be outside and socialize. 4/5/2023 5:58 AM 390 I don't know. I selected it because I had to make a selection. 4/5/2023 12:06 AM 391 i love and enjoy the duck pond and the paths all around it. 4/4/2023 11:47 PM 392 It’s a nice playground that our daughter loved 4/4/2023 11:31 PM

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393 It's a part of the river ... 4/4/2023 11:27 PM
394 I like the duck pond and slides for kids 4/4/2023 11:25 PM 395 The bench lands became part of the river this year, so should stay undeveloped. 4/4/2023 11:12 PM 396 Kids love the playground... or if change, replace playground area. 4/4/2023 10:10 PM 397 Keeping The green belt and nearby trees still provides a bit of nature and greenery. 4/4/2023 9:56 PM 398 there is no part of this park that should be preserved as it is if an upgrade would be an option, everything should be on the table.
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399 I like the open lawn area near the river 4/4/2023 9:43 PM 400 It is a flood plane and should be used for growing seasonal vegetables and provide a natural habitat for water fowl.
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401 N/a 4/4/2023 9:38 PM
402 The river is good as it is 4/4/2023 9:31 PM
403 Any part not related to the drug and mental health issues. 4/4/2023 9:27 PM 404 It should always be with kids in mind. 4/4/2023 9:26 PM 405 It provides a good location for seniors to gather and get exercise playing bocci ball. There are not many places like this that are easy to get to in the County. 4/4/2023 9:20 PM
406 I don't quite understand the question. More information is needed. 4/4/2023 9:14 PM 407 The wildness of the river should be preserved 4/4/2023 8:57 PM 408 I like the duck pond. 4/4/2023 8:55 PM
409 The river belongs there. 4/4/2023 8:52 PM
410 This area is used extensively by families with kids 4/4/2023 8:52 PM 411 N/a 4/4/2023 8:35 PM
412 The duck pond island is great! (When homeless people aren’t camping on it) 4/4/2023 8:32 PM 413 Like bike lanes. Only reason I do not use Park is all the filthy trash and street people. 4/4/2023 8:31 PM 414 The pond and bandshell is the best gathering spot. 4/4/2023 8:24 PM 415 Because it floods and just continue to allow native trees to grow and protect the land from all slipping away. It should remain a riparian area which hosts wildlife, birds, and diverse insects. 4/4/2023 8:13 PM
416 Keep it for the kids in an area of less traffic 4/4/2023 8:11 PM 417 It serves younger children and parents well. 4/4/2023 8:06 PM 418 It is a great place gor events, and just to hang out 4/4/2023 7:56 PM 419 Iconic and still feels safe 4/4/2023 7:55 PM
420 Play structure is expensive. 4/4/2023 7:52 PM
421 location of pond and lawn bowling 4/4/2023 7:49 PM
422 The serpent made of cement 4/4/2023 7:25 PM
423 In my opinion its all up for change. The lily pond has fantastic lilies though. 4/4/2023 7:20 PM 424 NA 4/4/2023 7:16 PM
425 Bad website graphics 4/4/2023 7:09 PM
426 The park must have bathrooms that are regularly maintained 4/4/2023 7:07 PM 427 Well used and maintained 4/4/2023 6:59 PM
428 restoration of river and habitat native to area and promote learning to protect and thrive 4/4/2023 6:57 PM

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429 children's playground; family space 4/4/2023 6:44 PM 430 The homeless people make me feel so unsafe I would never bring my children there. 4/4/2023 6:39 PM 431 Great spot for wildlife viewing 4/4/2023 6:39 PM
432 Bocce ball is great to have! 4/4/2023 6:37 PM
433 I think that's the bowling green. I personally don't use it but think it's a nice attraction. 4/4/2023 6:34 PM 434 Keep it safe for kids. 4/4/2023 6:30 PM
435 I'd want the open space to continue to be used for fairs and other public events. 4/4/2023 6:28 PM 436 The playground, bocce ball court and duck pond should remain. It is what endears people to the park. It’s why people want to go there
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437 Children play ground and duck island stay 4/4/2023 6:21 PM 438 The ducks like the fountain 4/4/2023 6:16 PM
439 Duck island area and children’s playground or crucial elements that should not change. The bench lands area should be converted into a multi use. Space that can be used for outdoor concerts and events.
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440 As long as the park is safe its great for kids. 4/4/2023 6:14 PM 441 Two riverbeds come together its beautiful. 4/4/2023 6:11 PM 442 It's by the river 4/4/2023 6:06 PM
443 Peaceful, green open space is scarce in the city - and next to the vibrant river it is important for its wildlife-rich habitat to stay healthy. This benchlands grassy area, surrounded by mature trees, next to the river, made it a wonderful place for blanket picnics, frisbee tossing, relaxing with a book, wildlife use and viewing, and special festivals like the Earth Day celebration. Love the Duck Pond Stage too for music events, with the grassy hillside to sit upon - though a few more sitting benches in shaded areas for viewing events would be good. 4/4/2023 6:05 PM
444 Keep the kids playground and ken make it better. 4/4/2023 6:01 PM 445 Duck pond is nice 4/4/2023 6:00 PM
446 Kids playground 4/4/2023 5:59 PM
447 The mature cottonwood/willow riparian habitat is critical for fish and wildlife. 4/4/2023 5:54 PM 448 The natural areas along the river banks should be maintained for wildlife and for flood allowance
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449 Not sure - what about it will potentially change or not change ? 4/4/2023 5:48 PM 450 The part adjacent to the river should remain wild habitat 4/4/2023 5:44 PM 451 none 4/4/2023 5:41 PM
452 Duck and geese pond. 4/4/2023 5:41 PM
453 The big open space is really nice. It's among the biggest in Santa Cruz. 4/4/2023 5:39 PM 454 all of the park should be upgraded 4/4/2023 5:37 PM 455 Enhance the riparian for habitat and biophilic health. Park could be a nature park. So change only geared toward nature and natural riparian dynamics. 4/4/2023 5:32 PM
456 Nice pond 4/4/2023 5:31 PM
457 When available, I enjoy this open space for festivals and community gatherings. I like the flexibility of the space to accommodate a lot of types of events 4/4/2023 5:30 PM
458 The entire park is beautiful - didn’t need much outside of upkeep before it became a encampment. Now the entire park feels like a dumping ground. 4/4/2023 5:28 PM
459 I don't even know what you mean. The park needs to be massively cleaned, it's full of needles and germs, buried in the soil. So that needs to be changed everywhere. Then you need to find 4/4/2023 5:25 PM

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a way to spend the money to clean and redevelop it but then don't let the emcampment move back in a couple years later. It used to be such a nice park with lawn bowling, the duck pond, and lots of green space for picnicing. So what really needs to change is make it CLEAN and SAFE. You'll need security officers there 24x7 for several YEARS to make this happen, as well as give the police the power to actually stop the drug dealing and using as well as camping in the park. If the police are powerless in this, there's no point spending a penny to redevelop the park.
460 n/a 4/4/2023 5:24 PM
461 Na 4/4/2023 5:22 PM
462 The Lawn Bowls court seems to be well-loved. 4/4/2023 5:07 PM 463 It’s a classical part of the park 4/4/2023 5:03 PM
464 The Duck pond. Habitat for ducks, birds and plants. 4/4/2023 4:58 PM 465 I love the duck pond and the stage 4/4/2023 4:47 PM 466 n/a 4/4/2023 4:01 PM
467 The stage and pond are unique and desirable features. 4/4/2023 3:58 PM 468 Keep all red woods 4/4/2023 3:46 PM
469 Any kids art work that has been placed 4/4/2023 2:05 PM 470 It is a peaceful and beautiful location 4/4/2023 1:57 PM 471 Its a unique stage area and needs to have more performances during festivals. Just be kept up and clean and maybe have seating surrounding the outer edge of lawn 4/4/2023 1:38 PM
472 sorry no opinion on this one 4/4/2023 1:04 PM
473 I like it as a nexus of trails, the forced interaction is cool. 4/4/2023 12:34 PM 474 Because the pond is home to many ducks 4/4/2023 12:28 PM 475 serves as play and leisure space for all ages 4/4/2023 12:20 PM 476 For too long this park has been overrun by the homeless encampment, our children deserve a playground that they can feel safe in
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477 xx 4/4/2023 11:21 AM
478 The Benchlands ought to remain for community events like the SF Mime Troupe, Earth Day, and other various musical and festival-type events.
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479 There are less drug deals being done at this end. 4/4/2023 10:28 AM 480 This is a beautiful tribute to the Chinese community long ago 4/4/2023 10:22 AM 481 Keep a playground 4/4/2023 9:59 AM
482 n/a 4/4/2023 9:25 AM
483 They should upgrade the kids play park 4/4/2023 9:05 AM 484 Nice aesthetics and the stage could be really cool place for live music. 4/4/2023 9:05 AM 485 We need a playground for kids. 4/4/2023 8:56 AM
486 great playground 4/4/2023 8:53 AM
487 Because kids like it they feel that they can run free . 4/4/2023 8:07 AM 488 Keep a children's area but add new features Check out what SF has done with their Natural Science Park & Aquarium within Golden Gate Park
4/4/2023 7:33 AM
489 None 4/3/2023 10:20 PM
490 It's in a flood zone. It can be utilized during the dry months, though - and until the rainy season starts.
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491 N/a 4/3/2023 10:07 PM
492 Restore the lawn area so that festivals can be brought back to the community. 4/3/2023 9:56 PM 493 The lawn bowling club has a long and rich history 4/3/2023 9:53 PM 494 The park layout is fine the way it is, as long as 100% remains a park and not a homeless encampment.
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495 Nice secured playground area for kids. Helps keep The Walking Dead out a bit. 4/3/2023 8:22 PM 496 Anything could change with the right design. The view and connection to the river is most important.
4/3/2023 7:16 PM
497 nice green grass and a playground. 4/3/2023 6:24 PM 498 No reason not to see change 4/3/2023 5:52 PM
499 keep the duck pond, lawn bowling 4/3/2023 5:50 PM
500 It is a game that can be played by anyone interested,and has ben there for years. It is open to anyone.It should remain
4/3/2023 5:50 PM
501 Because it is a flood zone. The benchlands need to allow natural flooding. 4/3/2023 5:25 PM 502 The Dragon. The little kids playground. the bike path. The bike pedestrian bridge. the bathroom.
4/3/2023 4:25 PM
503 The old dragon/serpent and the duck pond - i've been going there my whole life...would be nice to keep that. Nothing is wrong with the park...there is just a lack of safety issue 4/3/2023 4:15 PM
504 Keep the trees. 4/3/2023 3:54 PM
505 This part could use a refresh but I really like the pond and stage. 4/3/2023 3:40 PM 506 The pond seems fine. 4/3/2023 3:37 PM
507 n/a 4/3/2023 3:34 PM
508 I like and enjoy the duck pond. 4/3/2023 3:33 PM
509 Lots of children’s play area is needed. Surrounded with calm areas to sit on the grass or benches.
4/3/2023 3:30 PM
510 The Benchlands flood, and is a sensitive habitat area 4/2/2023 11:43 PM 511 N/A 4/2/2023 11:06 PM
512 duck pond is slimy and it's a hazard. 4/2/2023 9:28 PM 513 park is good as it is 4/2/2023 8:40 PM
514 Its lovely to walk thru to Downtown 4/2/2023 8:34 PM 515 The duck pond 4/2/2023 7:45 PM
516 The lawn bowling is beautiful 4/2/2023 7:44 PM
517 Na 4/2/2023 7:44 PM
518 Old people like it 4/2/2023 7:07 PM
519 It should all change 4/2/2023 7:06 PM
520 Duck pond area has ambience, could be improved for social events 4/2/2023 6:40 PM 521 NO change needed. Need to open up space lots for bathrooms thru out the city where homeless are . When a disaster happens you have bathrooms , showers, laundry mats , but with the homeless you don't have a place . Find a place for them and separtate the poverty homeless from the polysubstance abuse users. If not then while the poor are down, then they may want to turn to substance abuse.
4/2/2023 6:09 PM
522 I should preface this by saying I responded I never visit the park, but that is because of the conditions that occurred in the last 2 years. At the beginning of 2020 we frequented the park 4/2/2023 5:53 PM

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daily via bike, on the bike path, en route to and from the beach from our house. We really enjoyed stopping here at the duck pond. So, I'd keep the duck pond water feature. 523 The upper areas 4/2/2023 5:40 PM
524 We need more fruits trees and green 4/2/2023 5:36 PM 525 N/a 4/2/2023 5:34 PM
526 The pond is quite special and neat, the stage should in fact be more utilized more often, more events,music, library events etc
4/2/2023 5:25 PM
527 Trees away from buildings and to be enjoyed by all. view of the river. 4/2/2023 5:24 PM 528 Walkability. 4/2/2023 5:22 PM
529 It’s pretty. I like water features 4/2/2023 5:21 PM 530 lawn bowling is an important activity allowing me to exercise and socialize 4/2/2023 5:11 PM 531 Keep the fence up to keep homeless campers out. 4/2/2023 5:04 PM 532 N/A 4/2/2023 4:40 PM
533 Small kids need an enclosed place to play 4/2/2023 4:28 PM 534 Lawn bowling needs the space and if we got a little more flat area we could put in bocce ball courts.
4/2/2023 3:42 PM
535 The pond is a beautiful feature 4/2/2023 3:29 PM
536 n/a 4/2/2023 2:07 PM
537 It's a set area for the lawn bowlers 4/2/2023 1:57 PM 538 The lawn bowling green is one of the most used aspects of the park, and provides a healthy recreation opportunity for people of all ages ( I am 96). It also provides a convenient venue for people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to meet and share conversation while enjoying a healthy physical activity.
4/2/2023 1:45 PM
539 I have been a member of the SC Lawn Bowling club for the past 4 years and love using the club for my mental being, social activities and work out. 4/2/2023 12:31 PM
540 Lawn bowling green regularly used by clubs through Bay Area 4/2/2023 12:05 PM 541 the walkway along the river is great. I would use it more if i felt safe. 4/2/2023 9:16 AM 542 I never to to the park because it is a drug infested slum. 4/2/2023 1:06 AM 543 Lawn bowlers enjoy this activity 4/1/2023 8:55 AM
544 Don't really understand the question. I mean the river is constantly changing. The grassy area isn't even grassy anymore. But, I wish the naturalness of those areas were able to persist. 3/31/2023 9:57 PM
545 Club 3/31/2023 8:29 PM
546 Looks good 3/31/2023 8:26 PM
547 I don't think there is an area that doesn't need some change 3/31/2023 7:44 PM 548 It’s nice to look out over the water 3/31/2023 6:59 PM 549 No more homeless drug addicts allowed to live in the park! NEVER AGAIN! 3/31/2023 4:49 PM 550 Used by hundreds of County workers, jurors, etc every day 3/31/2023 3:28 PM 551 The riparian woodland should be protected and enhanced. This is one of the few places we can have a natural riverbank in the whole City.
3/31/2023 3:28 PM
552 The pond is a habitat for birds and it is a striking feature of the park. 3/31/2023 2:39 PM 553 Park should change as a whole not piecemeal 3/31/2023 2:35 PM 554 I like the area nestled in the trees 3/31/2023 2:19 PM

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555 The ducks seem happy there. 3/31/2023 1:50 PM
556 The pond and stage are a huge part of the character of the park. 3/31/2023 1:34 PM 557 Children need park playground 3/31/2023 12:51 PM
558 Large open clearing to play football, catch, frisbee, picnic, soccer with our children is a resourceful use of the space.
3/31/2023 11:52 AM
559 Don’t take away the snake please 3/31/2023 11:48 AM 560 Maintain/preserve/enhance riparian habitat onsite 3/31/2023 9:55 AM 561 I would love to see a “naturalized “ river. 3/31/2023 9:22 AM 562 I like the bike and pedestrian access. 3/31/2023 9:11 AM 563 I think the playground and the duck pond should remain, but should be refurbished so they function better.
3/31/2023 9:00 AM
564 Hard to see how map works 3/30/2023 10:08 PM
565 Na 3/30/2023 9:43 PM
566 The restrooms need to be there. I think the children's play area probably does too. 3/30/2023 8:49 PM 567 it's nature 3/30/2023 7:24 PM
568 The duck pond is really cute! 3/30/2023 5:15 PM
569 It would be nice to keep the green and river 3/30/2023 2:45 PM 570 The lawn Bowlers enjoy it. 3/30/2023 1:10 PM
571 It's nice and it's what makes the park unique. I really like when there are events that have people peform in the middle of the pond.
3/30/2023 12:08 PM
572 Green space is important! As Samta Cruz County is growing in the future, I think it is crucial to preserve some of our natural beauty or at bare minimum pursue designs that incorporate and prioritize green, sustainable solutions.
3/30/2023 12:08 PM
573 Area for people and children to meet and play 3/30/2023 11:57 AM 574 I think it would be nice to keep the trees. We're losing so many trees in the city and that's part of Santa Cruz culture is nature. Keeping the pond might be nice too 3/30/2023 11:41 AM
575 The park is fine the way it is, just need cleaning up , stage fixed and not let people sleep there ever
3/30/2023 11:08 AM
576 Keep low maintenance 3/30/2023 11:05 AM
577 I previously wrote there should be lots of building, like the Greek ampitheatre, but I now no longer hold this belief and revoke all those Ideas. I think the part is good as it is. It is an ecological floodbank and actually lots of plants, wildflowers, especially animals they also find shelter there. It would be better if you just preserve it in the natural order that it is. I vote to not change the order! Let nature take back what is hers!
3/30/2023 10:44 AM
578 N/A 3/30/2023 9:51 AM
579 It seems popular with the community - often used. 3/30/2023 9:48 AM 580 Playground important. Stage important 3/30/2023 9:43 AM 581 n/a 3/30/2023 9:27 AM
582 Some people enjoy lawn bowling 3/30/2023 9:15 AM
583 na 3/30/2023 8:15 AM
584 Love the duck pond 3/30/2023 5:47 AM
585 Gathering/Entertainment area. Weddings? Fountain? 3/29/2023 10:08 PM 586 Because it needs to stay wild and is prone to flooding 3/29/2023 10:07 PM

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587 its nice 3/29/2023 9:01 PM
588 don't change the trees duck pond 3/29/2023 8:16 PM
589 Homeless 3/29/2023 7:58 PM
590 Bicycle access to downtown and beyond along the river 3/29/2023 7:26 PM 591 keep the unique "duck island" and stage. great for events. 3/29/2023 6:53 PM 592 I'm not sure what it is but it looks in nice condition. The park has been so sketchy with the unhoused since covid that I haven't felt comfortable using it. If it felt safer I would use the play area with grandchildren.
3/29/2023 6:33 PM
593 Footbridge to downtown 3/29/2023 6:31 PM
594 Too steep to build, maintain view of river 3/29/2023 5:37 PM 595 Park should maintain a car-free dedicated bike route. I mostly visit the park when I need to bike through there.
3/29/2023 5:32 PM
596 N/A 3/29/2023 5:20 PM
597 Please don’t change grassy hills, Duck Island pond, Bocce Ball , lower part of park where Spring Fair used to be. Please upgrade playground and fence it with low fence with gates.

Bathrooms updated. Park patrolled for safety. Restore lowland so Canadian Geese come back. 3/29/2023 5:02 PM
598 walking paths are convenient 3/29/2023 4:11 PM
599 Change everything. 3/29/2023 4:09 PM
600 I want to preserve the natural areas at the river bank, however a path to get to the water would be really nice.
3/29/2023 4:04 PM
601 it should be a dog park 3/29/2023 3:44 PM
602 Playground needed 3/29/2023 3:42 PM
603 The dragon holds many locals childhood memories and the play equipment is fun 3/29/2023 3:30 PM 604 N/A 3/29/2023 2:56 PM
605 I don't have a particular park of the park that should not change. I would like to see pickleball courts/tennis courts made available
3/29/2023 2:46 PM
606 N/A 3/29/2023 2:40 PM
607 It looks like that’s where the playground is, which is important to keep. It’s hard to see what is what on this map, though.
3/29/2023 2:19 PM
608 N/A 3/29/2023 1:47 PM
609 The duck pond is so lovely for my daughters to watch the wildlife change over the seasons 3/29/2023 1:43 PM 610 Need a path of travel 3/29/2023 1:43 PM
611 This is the only lawn bowling area is town. 3/29/2023 1:26 PM 612 The children's play area and the duck pond. 3/29/2023 12:26 PM 613 The berms and grassy area are a safe haven for the geese & ducks, and it's one of the cleanest places to sit and picnic.
3/29/2023 12:00 PM
614 I think it's the only part of the park that is used by people other than homeless folks 3/29/2023 11:28 AM 615 staple rid the homeless 3/29/2023 11:14 AM
616 Bike path is important for bike access and a way to get to the park 3/29/2023 11:03 AM 617 Gives county workers a little greenery for breaks, etc. 3/29/2023 10:55 AM 618 Maintain and preserve natural river and established ecosystem 3/29/2023 10:50 AM 619 It provides green area to people who use the area. 3/29/2023 10:43 AM

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620 I do not believe any part of the park should be free from change. 3/29/2023 10:36 AM 621 The Benchlands should remain similar (open space for public events and gatherings 3/29/2023 10:35 AM 622 . 3/29/2023 10:24 AM
623 We need access from downtown to the park 3/29/2023 10:10 AM 624 keep trees 3/29/2023 9:50 AM
625 It's the oldest part of the Park 3/29/2023 9:37 AM
626 for co existing with nature 3/29/2023 9:31 AM
627 This Lawn Bowls club has been part of the park for more than 50 years. Members bowl regularly, but also offer classes and bowling games to students, city and county employees, senior groups, non-profits, and visitors from other cities and countries. It hosts matches from many other bowling clubs in the Bay Area and Southern CA. It provides healthy social and physical activities for all. It honestly is one of the most motivating acivities for our seniors who sometimes play in a wheelchair or walker and with a bowling assist "arm". Often they come back from hip, shoulder, and knee surgeries because they are motivated to bowl. 3/29/2023 9:13 AM
628 Because it floods 3/29/2023 9:04 AM
629 N/A 3/29/2023 9:03 AM
630 It's a magnet for families and individuals wanting to use the developed part of the park. 3/29/2023 8:58 AM 631 Lovely view of river 3/29/2023 8:50 AM
632 It’s fine the way it is 3/29/2023 8:48 AM
633 it is the only part of the park that wasn't trashed 3/29/2023 8:32 AM 634 Change the whole thing to make it better. Clean slate, no constraints, fix up this gem of a park and stop allowing it to become a campground. Public parks should never be offered for long term, private use ever again!
3/29/2023 8:06 AM
635 The kids play area is needed for the park - so many young children are seen there and it is walking distance to so many that can use it
3/29/2023 7:48 AM
636 because it has a use for the community that is designed for kids and there is not an area like this around the downtown.
3/29/2023 7:47 AM
637 The pond has been a great gathering space for a long time, I remember concerts in this area! 3/29/2023 7:38 AM 638 The survey could be better thought out. I don't live next to the park but, I visit almost daily.

Why? You don't give an option. Hint, I work at 701 Ocean. Also, the survey only gives us one option to not change at the park when I think that the playground, pond, and bocci ball area should not change.
3/29/2023 7:33 AM
639 Plenty of open space along the water for enjoyment 3/29/2023 7:24 AM 640 NA 3/29/2023 7:05 AM
641 Concerts Festivals 3/29/2023 7:01 AM
642 N/A 3/29/2023 6:58 AM
643 Like pedestrian and bike paths and bridge 3/29/2023 5:50 AM 644 lawn bowling 3/29/2023 4:36 AM
645 I like the bridge over the river. 3/29/2023 2:35 AM 646 N/A 3/29/2023 2:21 AM
647 Infrastructure is in place 3/29/2023 2:05 AM
648 The whole park got ruined by drug addicts. Return it to how it was 10 years ago with bocci, duck pond, etc. Kick all the druggies out it’s disgusting now, and never ever ever allow a drug camp here please.
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649 It’s nice to have places for children to play 3/28/2023 11:46 PM 650 Duck Pond is a beautiful area for plant & animal life. The Stage is a great design and location for events.
3/28/2023 11:11 PM
651 Sorry, but I couldn’t figure out the map too well 3/28/2023 11:10 PM 652 N/A 3/28/2023 10:54 PM
653 Bocce courts important to seniors. 3/28/2023 10:40 PM 654 N/a 3/28/2023 9:54 PM
655 Na 3/28/2023 9:50 PM
656 don't get rid of bocce its or kids play area 3/28/2023 9:48 PM 657 Please keep the lawn bowling and duck pond and concert space 3/28/2023 9:07 PM 658 It is close to hpusing 3/28/2023 8:49 PM
659 The Bocce Courts get people out of their homes and provides an activity that's fun. 3/28/2023 8:49 PM 660 Unique, family oriented 3/28/2023 8:43 PM
661 It’s the only part worth keeping: the rest needs to be made incapable of supporting transient sprawl.
3/28/2023 8:39 PM
662 Is away from the drug dealers and homeless 3/28/2023 8:31 PM 663 It’s ok 3/28/2023 8:23 PM
664 A pond is what makes the park. When the fountains are working it is very peaceful. 3/28/2023 8:22 PM 665 N/A 3/28/2023 8:11 PM
666 great venue for arts and craft fairs/music 3/28/2023 7:57 PM 667 I think we should keep some kind of children's park, hopefully with a toddler component (12 to 36 months) and a pre-schooler and older component.
3/28/2023 7:52 PM
668 Ok to change any part 3/28/2023 7:51 PM
669 N/A 3/28/2023 7:42 PM
670 Because it has an active community of Lawn Bowlers whose social lives are strongly connected to that space.
3/28/2023 7:37 PM
671 Because it’s peaceful and unique. And it attracts ducks and geese. 3/28/2023 7:34 PM 672 N/a 3/28/2023 7:31 PM
673 Nice fountain 3/28/2023 7:26 PM
674 n/a 3/28/2023 7:15 PM
675 It should remain a safe place for families to take their children to play and enjoy. 3/28/2023 7:14 PM 676 I love the bridge that crosses from Downtown to the park and I love the mature trees. I'd like both of those aspects to be preserved
3/28/2023 7:12 PM
677 N/a 3/28/2023 7:03 PM
678 Character of the perk. 3/28/2023 7:00 PM
679 N/A 3/28/2023 6:59 PM
680 Central location 3/28/2023 6:57 PM
681 These areas are most used by kids and seniors. But I could be convinced that they could be improved. However this survey didn’t provide that option. 3/28/2023 6:54 PM
682 we like the access to downtown 3/28/2023 6:43 PM
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684 This side of the park is important for bikes and other to travel along the levee 3/28/2023 6:30 PM 685 Leave as open green space 3/28/2023 6:25 PM
686 I think the location I hit changed before I could change it back. I want to children’s park to still be there.
3/28/2023 6:24 PM
687 Pressed in error & wont let me edit. Probably going to happen to others giving you an inaccurate response.
3/28/2023 6:22 PM
688 Bike path in some form should stay in park 3/28/2023 6:12 PM 689 Natural features 3/28/2023 6:07 PM
690 N/a 3/28/2023 5:55 PM
691 The dragon should not change but I believe it is not changing because it is being repainted soon?
3/28/2023 5:54 PM
692 River water and floods zone area 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
693 Too close to river 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
694 The bench lands are prone to flooding in winter so development would be problematic. 3/28/2023 5:39 PM 695 We should have as much natural space around us as possible. Nature should come first. 3/28/2023 5:37 PM 696 need bike path to continue through and connect 3/28/2023 5:36 PM 697 Children’s playground 3/28/2023 5:33 PM
698 Next to river keep natural 3/28/2023 5:27 PM
699 Nice green area to walk along the canal. 3/28/2023 5:26 PM 700 The whole park needs more security and an overhaul. It is an unattractive and unsafe venue. 3/28/2023 5:26 PM 701 Na 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
702 Green plants 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
703 It is ok. 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
704 N/A 3/28/2023 5:22 PM
705 There needs to be a pedestrian bridge across the river linking to downtiwn 3/28/2023 5:22 PM 706 I like the duck pond. 3/28/2023 5:00 PM
707 it is a fun place for adults to gather and play a game. 3/28/2023 4:59 PM 708 I'm sure there are a few people that play lawn bowling but if there aren't then it would be a good spot for pickleball courts.
3/28/2023 4:58 PM
709 It's a nice court. The rest could use updating. 3/28/2023 4:56 PM 710 The park has been a part of my life for decades as I lived on Soquel Ave. around the corner as a child and my Great Aunt lived across the street. I love that park but haven't gone since it was taken over by the unfortunate homeless population in town. I would love to have it be part of my life again. It's great just like it is!
3/28/2023 4:55 PM
711 n/a 3/28/2023 4:53 PM
712 Keep some park areas 3/28/2023 4:51 PM
713 I think the ducks like it. 3/28/2023 4:50 PM
714 N/a 3/28/2023 4:49 PM
715 N/A 3/28/2023 4:46 PM
716 I like the pond. 3/28/2023 4:44 PM
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718 Lawn bowling facility is wonderful 3/28/2023 4:43 PM 719 It should change to become more useful for more residents. 3/28/2023 4:43 PM 720 N/A 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
721 Amount of parkland that is natural 3/28/2023 4:42 PM 722 The park should be restored to its original beauty, sans any overnight homeless sleeping 3/28/2023 4:40 PM 723 i like it 3/28/2023 4:39 PM
724 We need families to come to the park so people feel like its clean and safe. 3/28/2023 4:39 PM 725 N/A 3/28/2023 4:39 PM
726 Playground for children is important for their growth 3/28/2023 4:38 PM 727 Kids park should be allowed and duck island 3/28/2023 4:37 PM 728 There ought to be a kid's area. 3/28/2023 4:22 PM
729 I like that there is space for open air performances like SF Mime Troupe 3/28/2023 4:15 PM 730 The duck pond has very sentimental value 3/28/2023 4:15 PM 731 I love watching the ducks, water fountain and music when it happens. 3/28/2023 3:59 PM 732 The park should have open space - grass. 3/28/2023 3:46 PM 733 The play structure! The snake is iconic. The duck pond is nice as well. 3/28/2023 3:42 PM 734 open space is needed 3/28/2023 2:59 PM
735 This nice for bikes and walkers to use. 3/28/2023 2:56 PM 736 This is an old pic. before the camp, I would like to see it as it is pictured here, NOT the current condition as of today 3/28/2023
3/28/2023 2:54 PM
737 playground, make bigger 3/28/2023 2:52 PM
738 I enjoyed watching the soccer games and attending events in that "green belt" area. 3/28/2023 2:50 PM 739 Culture 3/28/2023 2:36 PM
740 Ok with some changes 3/28/2023 2:35 PM
741 All of it should be repurposed. 3/28/2023 2:25 PM
742 Love to watch the ducks 3/28/2023 2:11 PM
743 Kids need a place to play 3/28/2023 2:09 PM
744 Should be left in its wild state, so plants and animals can flourish. No camping! 3/28/2023 2:06 PM 745 It is a neighborhood playground. 3/28/2023 2:05 PM
746 It is nice to have the duck pond and the sound of the water. 3/28/2023 2:00 PM 747 It is a bocci ball park or something like that. People enjoy the game 3/28/2023 1:56 PM 748 The duck pond should remain for ducks geese and other birds 3/28/2023 1:52 PM 749 The park should be cleaned and remain a park. None of it should change 3/28/2023 1:50 PM 750 I have no preference. 3/28/2023 1:47 PM
751 Homeless people need to remove their belongings so they don’t block the trail. Also, it would be great if they didn’t harass people
3/28/2023 1:46 PM
752 It is a nice play yard for children. 3/28/2023 1:29 PM 753 Pickleball 3/28/2023 1:22 PM
754 THE WHOLE PARK NEEDS TO BE REDONE. THE PART THAT SHOULD NOT CHANGE IS

THE WALKWAY ALONG THE RIVER
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755 The playground is great and I think the original concrete snake should stay. It was there when I was a kid in the 70's and I've taken my children there. Kid's love it and it is an icon of the park.

And the pond is wonderful, but the stage doesn't need to be there anymore. Just make it an island. The stage is never used and could be a nice spot for the birds and turtles to isolate themselves from people.
3/28/2023 1:22 PM
756 I don't go to this park because it's filthy and unsafe. 3/28/2023 1:14 PM 757 i like the walking paths and the duck pond 3/28/2023 1:11 PM 758 Green and close to water 3/28/2023 1:10 PM
759 I like the pond 3/28/2023 1:08 PM
760 Keep it accessible to kids. 3/28/2023 1:03 PM
761 Historical 3/28/2023 1:02 PM
762 Keep the trail access 3/28/2023 12:57 PM
763 all of it 3/28/2023 12:53 PM
764 It is nice to have an area where you can be able to enjoy the natural beauty, like a green grass area with added structures or furniture.
3/28/2023 12:46 PM
765 access to both sides of the surrounding neighborhoods. 3/28/2023 12:39 PM 766 My kids love the sand digging area. 3/28/2023 12:37 PM 767 The San Lorenzo River is an important watershed for wildlife here in Santa Cruz. That should be maintained.
3/28/2023 12:36 PM
768 bike path? 3/28/2023 12:34 PM
769 The playground is enjoyed by my children, though it could always benefit from some expansion or improvement.
3/28/2023 12:33 PM
770 Change everything 3/28/2023 12:32 PM
771 It is well maintained and used. 3/28/2023 12:32 PM
772 Great spot for bocci ball!! if anything, add a location for a pop up food or coffee shop. 3/28/2023 12:31 PM 773 unless making improvements to habitat, the aquatic areas and riparian should be maintained as needed for hydrology.
3/28/2023 12:29 PM
774 Historical significance, sight of animal fighting 3/28/2023 12:27 PM 775 Kids need a playground but this could be updated 3/28/2023 12:27 PM 776 I like to see the ducks/fish/turtles 3/28/2023 12:25 PM 777 Families enjoy the ducks and waterfowl that inhabit the pond there. 3/28/2023 12:24 PM 778 It should stay a nice grassy area 3/28/2023 12:22 PM 779 its great to see old people have fun 3/28/2023 12:20 PM 780 Keep trees. 3/28/2023 12:19 PM
781 To preserve the wildlife that uses it. 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 782 na 3/28/2023 12:19 PM
783 Keep a family friendly play ground 3/28/2023 12:10 PM 784 Location of parks staff equipment and work space 3/28/2023 12:05 PM 785 Clean it up. Give it face lift. U 3/28/2023 12:01 PM 786 It is inviting and family members of all ages enjoy spending time there. 3/28/2023 11:40 AM 787 The bike path is a great main entrance to both parks, 3/28/2023 11:30 AM

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788 nice wildlife/water feature good to sit at and events like the duck stage 3/28/2023 11:27 AM 789 To keep open spaces 3/28/2023 11:22 AM
790 The duck pond stage is a great community event space 3/28/2023 11:01 AM 791 I have no opinion, just forced to choose a place on this survey 3/28/2023 10:50 AM 792 When it’s clean and well maintained it’s really beautiful to have a nice water feature 3/28/2023 10:43 AM 793 N/A 3/28/2023 10:34 AM
794 The lawn bowling area seems to be the nicest part of the park. 3/28/2023 10:13 AM 795 Nice place to sit under trees 3/28/2023 10:13 AM
796 All of it 3/28/2023 10:11 AM
797 Na 3/28/2023 10:05 AM
798 Great open space for public use. 3/28/2023 9:49 AM
799 biodiverse riparian corridor is vital for river & community health & needs to be protected. 3/28/2023 9:13 AM 800 It's nice to have the bocci courts 3/28/2023 9:09 AM 801 I do not think any of the park should change, it should all stay a park (with no homeless camps allowed).
3/28/2023 9:02 AM
802 I like the paths but don't feel really attached to any particular part of the park 3/28/2023 8:56 AM 803 The duck pond is unique and has attractive flowering water plants 3/28/2023 8:55 AM 804 The bridge is good access point for those wishing to walk to downtown 3/28/2023 8:53 AM 805 it should be upgraded but you should keep a kids section in the park. from what i see, its used the most by the community
3/28/2023 8:53 AM
806 keep the bucolic nature of the park, support the wildlife, do not add any cement structures that would create heat
3/28/2023 8:53 AM
807 The pond and duck stage have great potential and have served as a good stage for past events such as Earth Day.
3/28/2023 8:46 AM
808 The area needs to be rehabilitated from the homeless camp. It would also be able to have a safe place to eat lunch outside or to feel safe to walk to the store or food facility. 3/28/2023 8:25 AM
809 Keep an area for playground 3/28/2023 8:16 AM
810 make the user group pay for it. nothing wrong with it. don't waste the funding. 3/28/2023 8:00 AM 811 all of it should change 3/28/2023 7:44 AM
812 I just needed a place to put the pointer so I could move on. I’d be okay with an update to the entire park.
3/28/2023 7:15 AM
813 The bench lands should not have money spent on it, except for maintenance. Save it for festivals. We don't need changes, we need better policing. 3/28/2023 7:12 AM
814 This part of the park should remain open and green. 3/28/2023 12:48 AM 815 I would love to keep the pond there. It gives it a relaxing feel and my kids love going to look at the ducks. I also grew up in this area. I remember grandma taking me walking to feed the ducks and that was always fun! we call it the “duck park” but a little remodeling or cleaning would be nice … another piece that makes that park so special is the worm place structure.

That’s been there for years!
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816 iLawn bowling is-s fun 3/27/2023 8:28 PM
817 Lawn bowling, childrens area for small children/ swings, etc. 3/27/2023 7:19 PM 818 The duck pond stage is a great venue for music and community gatherings 3/27/2023 7:08 PM 819 No answer 3/27/2023 6:25 PM

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820 the playground is very nice, particularly the dragon slide, which is unique. the duck pond is also nice, though the platform in the middle is a bit odd 3/27/2023 5:34 PM
821 Duck pond with stage is an iconic piece of the park. 3/27/2023 5:10 PM 822 The floodplain. Well, it should be revegitated, with native species. But respect that it will flood, and the river/riparian system will buffer the river ecosystem from humans 3/27/2023 5:10 PM
823 keep the bowling/bocci courts 3/27/2023 5:09 PM
824 Lawnbowlers seem to enjoy it. 3/27/2023 4:55 PM
825 I like the duck pond 3/27/2023 4:46 PM
826 It is legendary. A sanctioned place for people to play lawn bowling in peace. 3/27/2023 4:43 PM 827 Best birding location 3/27/2023 4:24 PM
828 N/A 3/27/2023 4:08 PM
829 The duck pond is beautiful. We also still need more children’s playgrounds in the area, but changing to improve the playground and make it more accessible would be great. 3/27/2023 4:02 PM
830 I like the pond, the play park and the walkway to access downtown. I think they not something like them should remain.
3/27/2023 3:41 PM
831 This area of the park is well used and well maintained. The lawn bowling club is invested in activating and maintaining this area.
3/27/2023 3:19 PM
832 The duck pond is beloved by children and adults. I brought my children here many many times, and when I have grandchildren I'd like to bring them as well, if it again feels like a safe place to bring children to.
3/27/2023 3:10 PM
833 the open grassy fields are the best part 3/27/2023 3:05 PM 834 N/A 3/27/2023 2:47 PM
835 All of the park should be retained. Just not for homeless gathering. 3/27/2023 2:38 PM 836 The recently renovated mosaic arch is gorgeous 3/27/2023 2:36 PM 837 Pedestrian access from the park to downtown is much used and appreciated. 3/27/2023 2:28 PM 838 I like the duck pond and the dragon sculpture. It would be nice if those were still featured in the park.
3/27/2023 2:20 PM
839 The lawn bowling is unique and is in good condition. 3/27/2023 2:20 PM 840 It's nice to have a water pond 3/27/2023 2:16 PM
841 The pond stream, lilies, turtles and ducks are beautiful and peaceful place. 3/27/2023 2:15 PM 842 It's hard to figure out were everything is on the map. 3/27/2023 2:12 PM 843 It's great to have some open space for picnics. Also, I really appreciate the walking and bike paths.
3/27/2023 2:07 PM
844 The footbridge provides safe pedestrian access to downtown. 3/27/2023 1:50 PM 845 its a beautiful pond that provides a nice space for people of all ages 3/27/2023 1:46 PM 846 I think the entire park should be on the table for redesign 3/27/2023 1:44 PM 847 Dont eliminate the trees and wildlife habitat 3/27/2023 1:41 PM 848 The duck pond is a nice area to watch the geese and ducks and the performance stage offers a good place for community events and small music concerts 3/27/2023 1:41 PM
849 This map is horrible. Don't change the Kid's area. 3/27/2023 1:40 PM 850 N/A 3/27/2023 1:39 PM
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852 The whole park could use an update, obviously right now, the lower wetlands area is inaccessible. The children's area is off limits, it would be great to keep the playground, update it, shade structures. Picnic benches and tables would be a nice addition. 3/27/2023 1:32 PM
853 l 3/27/2023 1:31 PM
854 It is the only nice thing about the entire river walk. 3/27/2023 1:31 PM 855 I really like the pedestrian bridge (though if it needs to be upgraded for safety reasons that would be good)
3/27/2023 1:28 PM
856 Nothing. Anything of beauty over there turns into a campground if it's not fenced off and patrolled 24/7.
3/27/2023 1:23 PM
857 I see that it does get regularly used 3/27/2023 1:22 PM 858 I think it seems safe next to the government building and it is blocked off for its specific use. 3/27/2023 1:20 PM 859 Flood control 3/27/2023 1:20 PM
860 its clean 3/27/2023 1:18 PM
861 great amenity 3/27/2023 1:15 PM
862 Parks should be a primary spot for children and families to enjoy 3/27/2023 1:13 PM 863 Keep the duck pond for the wildlife and for visitor enjoyment. 3/27/2023 1:06 PM 864 Bocci ball courts 3/27/2023 1:03 PM
865 The aquatic pond and lawn bowling courts should be retained with upgrades including native plantings.
3/27/2023 1:01 PM
866 Keep all the healthy trees and the bicycle bridge, all the paths - they are safer for the bicyclists.
3/27/2023 12:49 PM
867 the children's play ground, the pond, are great for family's 3/27/2023 12:39 PM 868 keep or improve water feature for habitat 3/27/2023 12:20 PM 869 Clear pathways should be preserved through the park so that people can easily traverse. 3/27/2023 12:20 PM 870 Seems fine 3/27/2023 12:10 PM
871 The stage area is unique and could bring the community together for events if better utilized. It should be updated but including a stage area for performances and community events is important. It doesn't necessarily have to be in this location but it's a nice, central area of the park.
3/27/2023 12:10 PM
872 n/a 3/27/2023 12:04 PM
873 Open area….check the parks in Europe and Asia….outdoor, open areas for people to gather of find peace….downtown will soon be destroyed with all the high rises being built…all that money developers will make should pay for this park…I laugh…tourists won’t be going downtown either…San Lorenzo Park better be spectacular… 3/27/2023 11:57 AM
874 The entire park needs a make over. 3/27/2023 11:55 AM 875 Foot access bridge is very convenient for government building workers to access businesses in the downtown corridor.
3/27/2023 11:55 AM
876 It's nice to have an open grassy space 3/27/2023 11:44 AM 877 Please just let the vegetation come back. There was nothing wrong with any part of the park until the homeless occupied the area and ruined the entire setting. It was a very nice place to view and relax in prior to that.
3/27/2023 11:42 AM
878 The play ground and duck pond would be nice if it were monitored to ensure that the unhoused aren't taking it over. I have attempted to bring my children there only to be accosted several times. Park is also often dirty and I have found used needles on the playground. 3/27/2023 11:41 AM
879 The pond really needs to stay in the location it is in. I visit the pond at least two, if not three times per day, during my breaks and lunch. I love to watch the turtles, fish and the interesting 3/27/2023 11:41 AM

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birds that use this area and it's almost time for the ducklings to hatch! 880 I like the open grassy area 3/27/2023 11:34 AM
881 The children's play area shouldn't be removed. Families really benefit from this area. However, it can be improved.
3/27/2023 11:33 AM
882 It should be left a grassy area for farmer's markets, art shows, festivals and gatherings 3/27/2023 11:28 AM 883 Ducks should get to keep their space. 3/27/2023 11:27 AM 884 I would like it returned to it's beautiful grassy former self, available for safe public use.

Preferably with a discgolf basket.
3/27/2023 11:21 AM
885 Performances on the island are nice and I would like to see them brought back when the park gets cleaned up.
3/27/2023 11:20 AM
886 Its in the floodplain. 3/27/2023 11:19 AM
887 Seems well maintained and have seen many people enjoy the courts. 3/27/2023 11:17 AM 888 We like having a water feature to see the ducks 3/27/2023 11:17 AM 889 The lawn bowling area appears to be well used and well maintained. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM 890 It's a beautiful part of the park where several bird species come to visit. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM 891 I don't have a strong attachment to any part of the park, but it should include areas for festivals, live music and children's play space.
3/27/2023 11:13 AM
892 Because the bowling club/green is already built out 3/27/2023 11:12 AM 893 N/A 3/27/2023 11:10 AM
894 I wouldn't say "not change" but I think the Duck Pond area was beautiful and should be kept up as sanctuary for birds, flowers and visitors to enjoy.
3/27/2023 11:10 AM
895 The walkway should not be changes because it is used frequently. 3/27/2023 11:08 AM 896 I have been visiting the park since 1990 (I work for the county of Santa Cruz), the pond (and park) USED to bring SO much joy looking for the frogs, turtles, baby ducks, etc. on my break and lunch. The homeless situation has completely changed the face of the park. PLEASE keep the pond area as it has always been. PLEASE restore the beauty of the park so children may enjoy it safely once again.
3/27/2023 11:07 AM
897 Not sure. I've been walking the park regularly since 1998 I've seen the good and the bad. If the fencing is removed then you have homeless encampments but the fencing distracts from the park and the use of the park itself.
3/27/2023 11:06 AM
898 n/a 3/27/2023 11:05 AM
899 Existing park elements can be updated but provide service to the community. 3/27/2023 11:02 AM 900 The pond is iconic 3/27/2023 11:01 AM
901 There should definitely be a children's playground in the redesign 3/27/2023 11:01 AM 902 The lawn bowling is a good resource that is not found other places in the city. The club also keeps the bowling area well kept.
3/27/2023 11:01 AM
903 Its an actual park in the area 3/27/2023 10:59 AM
904 It seems to have been updated recently and does not need more resources. 3/27/2023 10:58 AM 905 I would be open to changes all over 3/27/2023 10:57 AM 906 All of it should change and be updated to be accessible for families with small children and a place for community members to feel safe and able to be active at the park. My family frequents parks weekly, however, we never go to San Lorenzo Park because we don't feel safe there due to the drug addicts that have taken over the area. 3/27/2023 10:57 AM
907 It's idyllic and the bocce ball court harkens back to a simpler era 3/27/2023 10:55 AM

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908 nqa 3/27/2023 10:54 AM
909 The path through the park, though I would like to see that it is better maintained. The tree roots and pavement condition are problematic.
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910 n/a 3/27/2023 10:52 AM
911 The lawn bowling area is a wonderful activity for residents of our community. 3/27/2023 10:52 AM 912 The walkway and bridges to downtown. They are paved and safe. 3/27/2023 10:51 AM 913 I enjoy the ponds and wildlife does as well. 3/27/2023 10:50 AM 914 It's a beautiful open view. Also, wild birds use this area: Canadian geese, and ducks, for example.
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915 N/A 3/27/2023 10:49 AM
916 Use for crossing bridge 3/27/2023 10:48 AM
917 Love the duck pond. It's relaxing and attractive to people and animals. 3/27/2023 10:47 AM 918 The fountain and pond create a tranquil environment and provide a place for people to see ducks and geese up close.
3/27/2023 10:47 AM
919 No preference. 3/27/2023 10:46 AM
920 If that is the duck pond area, that is where I like to walk to. It used to be a nice area. 3/27/2023 10:46 AM 921 The pond and water feature is nice to look at especially with the water lillies and turtles. 3/27/2023 10:45 AM 922 Children's play area needs to remain. Also the large flexible lawn space needs to remain available for community events.
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923 n/a 3/27/2023 10:43 AM
924 The whole park should change, it is dated and obsolete. A park should benefit the whole community, having homeless illegally camp is terrible. Maybe a portion can be made into a bicycle park.
3/27/2023 10:42 AM
925 I think all parts of the park should be considered as changeable in order to have a result that is harmonious
3/27/2023 10:41 AM
926 Only one area can be selected and there are 9 areas I'd like to select. Before the encampment there was a half Disc golf course (9 basket) that some county workers took advantage of during lunch, please keep this course.
3/27/2023 10:41 AM
927 bocce courts should be maintained as public space 3/27/2023 10:40 AM 928 Unhoused people should have access to the park as well as the facilities it provides such as restrooms, during storm events the lower benchlands area should remain unoccupied and park residents should be able to occupy the lawns in the upper park without harassment 3/27/2023 10:40 AM
929 Not needed. 3/27/2023 10:38 AM
930 Es bueno tener acceso al rio 3/27/2023 10:38 AM
931 Important to connect pedestrians/cyclists to downtown at a location separate from car/truck traffic.
3/27/2023 10:38 AM
932 I like the landscaping/natural buffer between the park and the water 3/27/2023 10:37 AM 933 I like the duck pond 3/27/2023 10:37 AM
934 The part for children is nice when it isn't full of homeless people shooting up. 3/27/2023 10:37 AM 935 I love the fountain and the sitting areas. Before the homeless encampment took over i would always take my morning breaks on the benches there.
3/27/2023 10:36 AM
936 The duck pond is a tranquil place. The lotus flowers are beautiful. If it needs to change, I hope it is to simply restructure the existing water feature. 3/27/2023 10:36 AM
937 this area is a good place where kids can run and not be in the way of bikes and pedestrians 3/27/2023 10:36 AM

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938 I enjoy walking around the pond searching for frogs, turtles, different types of birds. It's so peaceful.
3/27/2023 10:35 AM
939 I believe it is important to leave the levee as is to not disrupt the animal inhabitants. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 940 It's pretty and I like watching the ducks 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 941 The pedestrian bridge across the river is a vital connection to the city. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 942 Ducks! 3/27/2023 10:34 AM
943 Keep and repaint the dragon 3/27/2023 10:34 AM
944 The serpent is what makes the park the park...Also, the pond should not change, just be cleaned up, and the lawn bowling shouldn't be changed, it brings joy to so many. 3/27/2023 10:34 AM
945 already established park for kids 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 946 It is very nice to have a protected area for birds 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 947 too narrow an area to work with 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
948 Retained as-is for seasonal winter flooding and summer community events. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 949 I love walking around the pond looking for the frogs, turtles and fish. I also enjoy watching the ducks and geese. This helps me unwind from work.
3/27/2023 10:33 AM
950 The overpass is safe and convenient access to the park. The overpass is also (has potential) to be a beautiful view of the river again.
3/27/2023 10:33 AM
951 The pond area is nice 3/27/2023 10:32 AM
952 Please keep/restore the disc golf course 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 953 If it were to change in what way would it? 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 954 It's a nice pond when not fenced off. 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 955 I used to be an avid user of the disc golf course prior to the encampment. I would like to return to playing disc golf.
3/27/2023 10:31 AM
956 Music on the stage is fantastic 3/27/2023 10:31 AM
957 I like the flat open area of the benchlands. Obviously, it needs all new dirt after the extended encampment. But, other than that, it should stay flat and open. 3/27/2023 10:30 AM
958 It's unsafe - I've seen overdoses, people shooting up, sketchy people loitering in the dark spots under the overpass.
3/27/2023 10:30 AM
959 wonderful grassy area to sit and eat lunch on a blanket. 3/27/2023 10:29 AM 960 Love the ducks and wildlife 3/27/2023 10:28 AM
961 Its fenced off area and its nice. It's not littered. 3/27/2023 10:28 AM 962 Kids need a safe place to play 3/27/2023 10:27 AM
963 The pond and stage area are so unique and a wonderful spot for small outdoor concerts and community gatherings.
3/27/2023 10:27 AM
964 Used by people for lawn bowling 3/27/2023 10:27 AM
965 Its good 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
966 The walking path is great. Keep it open for people who want to exercise. 3/27/2023 10:26 AM 967 N/A 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
968 shouls remain undeveloped for potential flooding. if developed, use easily removable opjects 3/27/2023 10:26 AM 969 At least in the past, was well used. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 970 this is a very old photo. i wish it was this green again! i loved how green and open it used to be. now its a mud pit
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971 because the duck pond is a peaceful area 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 972 N/A 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
973 Benchlands is in the flood zone 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
974 Beautiful pond, lovely to watch the wildlife. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 975 The playground and the pond are nice. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 976 Keep it green and open for wildlife..just clean and green!!! 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 977 While not heavily used, the lawn bowling courts provide socializing and recreation for a demographic that is largely forgotten about in our community (older folks). 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
978 it's where a lot of families hang out. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 979 The bike path alignment is great. Locations of the existing program elements is fine too. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 980 n/a 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
981 Kids play area is easy access for families. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 982 the ducks and geese come every year and sitting on the benches is therapeutic and a good mind break from work
3/27/2023 10:24 AM
983 The pond is the prettiest part of the park that is man made. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 984 Duck pond, lawn bowling. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
985 it's fine the way it is 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
986 The area for the children 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
987 The pond is pretty, and it's nice to have a playground area 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 988 n/a 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
989 Can change it, we just need a playground to still be there. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 990 N/A 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
991 please keep existing or improve walking trails 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 992 The entire park is massively polluted after the encampment was there. You need to dig up the first 3-6 inches of dirt and remove it. If that is not done, I will never return to the park. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
993 N/A 3/27/2023 10:22 AM
994 Home to wildlife, unless it is safe with alternative place for all wildlife. The pond is a beautiful addition to our park.
3/27/2023 10:11 AM
995 Scenic, nice place to get fresh air while kids play 3/27/2023 10:09 AM 996 The Lawn Bowling 3/27/2023 10:08 AM
997 This survey does not allow to select multiple locations. The playground should OPEN but not change. The duck pond should not change. The benchlands should not change. The park is great as is if you'd just remove the fencing and allow people to actually use it. 3/27/2023 10:07 AM
998 I like the lake/plaza feature and how it attracts birds 3/27/2023 10:05 AM 999 It’s Bocci ball, leave it. 3/27/2023 10:04 AM
1000 pedestrian and bike bridges to the park 3/27/2023 10:03 AM 1001 For the wild life, unless it is wise and safe to relocate the pond area. Also, I no longer use the park as often because of those who are unhoused and occupying the spaces for park activity use.
3/27/2023 10:03 AM
1002 is the bridge 3/27/2023 10:01 AM
1003 should be open space grass area for festivals and events. Law enforcement should be able to enforce park hours
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1004 N/A 3/27/2023 10:00 AM
1005 Nice grass area. 3/27/2023 10:00 AM
1006 N/A 3/27/2023 9:58 AM
1007 It should all be changed. Upgarades and enhanced safety. 3/27/2023 9:58 AM 1008 Playground/duck pond area 3/27/2023 9:56 AM
1009 Open to change. 3/27/2023 9:55 AM
1010 River should stay as is. 3/27/2023 9:52 AM
1011 The pond is enjoyable to look at and walk around. 3/27/2023 9:52 AM 1012 The scenery is pretty 3/27/2023 9:51 AM
1013 Pond & surrounding environs are pretty, nice community gathering spot, etc. 3/27/2023 9:50 AM 1014 Keep the river in mind 3/27/2023 9:50 AM
1015 Old people seem to like lawn bowling idk 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1016 Historical reasons 3/27/2023 9:47 AM
1017 Please do not change the river. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM
1018 Access to play structures should remain. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1019 When it's safe to do so, this is a pretty fun and well-used part of the park for kids and families.

And the "snake" is historic, so that should stay put.
3/27/2023 9:45 AM
1020 We need to preserve wildlife habitat and areas for native vegetation by the river. 3/27/2023 9:44 AM 1021 If that is the playground, i believe we need a SAFE childrens play area at the park 3/27/2023 9:43 AM 1022 It is a nice open space that can be utilized for events (ie festivals or car show) 3/27/2023 9:43 AM 1023 Wildlife and zen 3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1024 Please keep and maintain the historical cement sea serpent in this part of the park. Perhaps more sculptures, in the same style, could be added.
3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1025 Parks are good and this is the only place for kids to play; needs to be segregated better from the camping area
3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1026 Duck pond. I can't tell where it is by the above map. 3/27/2023 9:41 AM 1027 n/a 3/27/2023 9:41 AM
1028 Beautiful feature that not many parks have besides West Lake pond. Attracts birds, ducks and geese. Fun for kids to interact with local wild life
3/27/2023 9:40 AM
1029 It has green space and trees 3/27/2023 9:38 AM
1030 The bridge is a really nice pedestrian/bicycle only feature. 3/27/2023 9:33 AM 1031 Please leave the little blue dragon alone. 3/27/2023 9:32 AM 1032 Did not select anything to remain as-is necessarily 3/27/2023 9:30 AM 1033 Fences should remain up. If homeless are let back in, it makes it very dangerous to walk the park. You see people arguing, doing drugs, and at times you will see feces on the walking path 3/27/2023 9:29 AM
1034 n/a 3/27/2023 9:21 AM
1035 N/A 3/27/2023 9:21 AM
1036 It's a fenced playground for children that works pretty well. 3/27/2023 9:19 AM 1037 na 3/27/2023 9:11 AM
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1039 It provides a sense of peace for the surrounding area. It allows the housing community nearby to have a place to take their children and gather outside. 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1040 All of it could be improved. Cleaned up green space, maintained kept clean and green. NO SLEEPING, CAMPING, toileting, DRUG USE. CAMPERS have now moved across by trader joes to use drugs there. NO children need to play at the park. I will never believe it could be safe and free of needles. Take out the playground. Keep the pond and ducks. 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1041 The Benchlands should remain open space. 3/27/2023 9:05 AM 1042 My kids, who are now adults, loved playing at the park. I want to keep that opportunity for other children.
3/27/2023 9:05 AM
1043 I don't bowl, but I like the lawn bowling pitch being there, it's unique. 3/27/2023 9:03 AM 1044 It leaves it open for different uses like craft fairs, concerts, etc. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM 1045 in need of more play area for kids. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM 1046 well used as it is 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1047 I feel like we have a lot of wild life that has made their home in that part of the park. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM 1048 Beautiful open space, good for events 3/27/2023 8:45 AM 1049 x 3/27/2023 8:43 AM
1050 N/A 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1051 bike path location 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1052 Connection to the river 3/27/2023 8:35 AM
1053 Existing trees should remain. All other items can be renovated. 3/27/2023 8:23 AM 1054 Currently there is a well-used bike path through the park. It is not only used by people who go to the park, but many people use it to commute through the park to other locations. Any changes to the park should maintain the use of this path for bikes. 3/26/2023 9:20 PM
1055 The lotus flowers are amazing 3/26/2023 7:50 PM
1056 IMO the flood plain area must logically of necessity be left open. Please retain the disk golf course. Any construction in this area would be idiocy, as the flood borne debris would damage any structures. I also think the lawn bowling should be left intact. 3/26/2023 4:48 PM
1057 I used to take my kids to San Lorenzo park when my kids were younger, 15 years ago. We loved the dragon in the play area and the ducks in the pond. The park layout is still good, but it does need an update. I dont mind sharing the park with unhoused folks and folks using drugs, but there is real concern about needles that may be disposed of in grass and sand from anyone injecting drugs.
3/26/2023 4:45 PM
1058 There should be multiple children’s areas. The park is more hospitable the more children that play there.
3/26/2023 1:11 PM
1059 We need to keep and Restore the river area and the bench lands to retain the natural beauty for our children in the future. I also love the stage at the duckpond and the duck pond. It was a little frustrating to be able to select only one area.
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1060 The bike path 3/26/2023 7:35 AM
1061 N/a 3/26/2023 6:50 AM
1062 There ought to be improvements made to the whole thing if they are upgrading part of the park then those enhancements would be best to be seen as congruent through all areas of it. 3/25/2023 9:40 PM
1063 Pond is a beautiful area for gathering 3/25/2023 9:21 PM 1064 The city should not be spending money changing anything in the Park until you get some housing for the folks that are unhoused downtown.
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1065 Keep the playground but upgrade it. 3/25/2023 5:59 PM 1066 Children need as much park space as possible. 3/25/2023 5:06 PM

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1067 Bike path is important and could also be improved The rest of the park is over due for redesign 3/25/2023 4:57 PM 1068 I think, with funding, improvements could be made in all parts of the Park 3/25/2023 1:10 PM 1069 I would like to see a forest park. 3/25/2023 11:33 AM 1070 Kids play area is important, it should get improved but it's a great spot 3/25/2023 11:22 AM 1071 I cannot answer this question. 3/25/2023 9:39 AM
1072 I like the walking bridge 3/25/2023 9:05 AM
1073 It is a fairly new playground that would be wasteful to change 3/25/2023 8:48 AM 1074 The river shore, kids only play area 3/25/2023 7:01 AM 1075 There’s not one part of the park that’s not in need of change, or update 3/25/2023 6:37 AM 1076 It’s already a lovely playground, especially when Parks enforces the “don’t be in here without kids rule.”
3/25/2023 6:31 AM
1077 The Chinatown bridge is new and valuable to the culture and history of the city. 3/24/2023 10:34 PM 1078 The wild birds, turtles, lotuses and water lilies are wonderful. Fountain is very relaxing. It is accessible nature.
3/24/2023 10:24 PM
1079 People enjoy looking at birds, turtles, aquatic plants (lotuses and water Lillie’s). It is peaceful and accessible.
3/24/2023 10:09 PM
1080 all can be changed except the trees 3/24/2023 9:38 PM 1081 The Cottonwoods along the river are prime nesting and foraging habitat for native birds 3/24/2023 8:49 PM 1082 keep and perhaps enhance historic plaques. 3/24/2023 8:29 PM 1083 Playground needed for kids 3/24/2023 8:19 PM
1084 It can all be enhanced or replaced. It’s the proximity to the river and views that make it special now.
3/24/2023 8:10 PM
1085 Public access, duck pond. 3/24/2023 8:04 PM
1086 The entire park should not change. All areas need repair and embellishment, however. The duck pond should stay. The trees should stay. The grassy areas should remain. The benchlands should be restored to wetland habitat.
3/24/2023 7:30 PM
1087 I love the play area for the kids and the duck pond.The pond needs to be cleaned up and the fountain turned on.
3/24/2023 7:11 PM
1088 Lawn bowling. Open grassy area 3/24/2023 6:46 PM
1089 Duck Island and stage create opportunities for many public activities 3/24/2023 6:38 PM 1090 The kids’ park needs a facelift, but it’s location is great 3/24/2023 6:06 PM 1091 Flooding and conservation 3/24/2023 5:59 PM
1092 there are no permanent pickleball courts in the City of Santa Cruz, yet pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country and is very popular with Santa Cruz residents 3/24/2023 5:58 PM
1093 it could provide a calm, relaxed space for observing and thinking 3/24/2023 5:40 PM 1094 n/A 3/24/2023 5:29 PM
1095 d 3/24/2023 5:09 PM
1096 lawn bowling 3/24/2023 4:15 PM
1097 2 3/24/2023 3:44 PM
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1 Its could be a relaxing place to eat lunch or just take a break from work in the middle of downtown!
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2 Biking thru, pausing to view the river. 4/12/2023 8:36 AM 3 I ride the bike path every week 4/11/2023 9:28 PM
4 Neighbors downtown stores and shops that I visit. 4/11/2023 8:55 PM 5 It is good to have plenty of parking. 4/11/2023 8:21 PM 6 In the early 2000's used to bring groups of elementary students to the playground after school.

We also enjoyed going to the duck pond. Most recently with my own family I have enjoyed I have enjoyed attending earth day and other gatherings in the bench lands 4/11/2023 5:32 PM
7 I work at 701 Ocean Street 4/11/2023 4:42 PM
8 music, fairs, etc. 4/11/2023 2:42 PM
9 This area is connected to the foot bridge, and paths in both North and South directions. That connectivity should not change.
4/11/2023 1:59 PM
10 Near the beautiful trees which help lessen stress from the congestion of our roadways due to the density of the buildings in Santa Cruz.
4/11/2023 12:51 PM
11 I find the pond calming 4/11/2023 10:19 AM
12 Right now I spend time there because there are less people living/sleeping in this zone and because of the birds in the bond. I have a young daughter and we both enjoy watching the wildlife.
4/11/2023 9:00 AM
13 For the kids if it was safe 4/11/2023 7:45 AM
14 Grassy 4/10/2023 9:55 PM
15 I don’t know the park well enough from an areal photo to answer this question. 4/10/2023 8:51 PM 16 I walk down to the river and enjoy the river walk frequently, with its ever-changing life and light on the water.
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17 see above. 4/10/2023 7:03 PM
18 I can’t use the park because of the campers 4/10/2023 5:31 PM 19 It's a lovely walk-through area and sometimes there are events at Duck Island. 4/10/2023 4:40 PM 20 It's pretty 4/10/2023 4:36 PM
21 I am mainly cycling through the park, either to the County center or to other locations. 4/10/2023 4:30 PM 22 bike trail 4/10/2023 4:27 PM
23 Near the foot bridge. It's also where some festival events I've participated in have been held. 4/10/2023 4:25 PM 24 It is central and close to the pedestrian bridge. 4/10/2023 4:15 PM 25 N/A 4/10/2023 3:58 PM
26 I do not currently go to the park but will look forward to going when it had become safer 4/10/2023 3:45 PM 27 Bike paths are convenient linkages 4/10/2023 3:42 PM 28 Nature as well as events pre-COVID and pre-encampment 4/10/2023 2:36 PM

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29 These days, when I go by the park, the duck pond is least offensive. :( 4/10/2023 1:27 PM 30 It’s near shopping 4/10/2023 1:17 PM
31 I actually spend time in all parts of the park but this survey allows only one section. 4/10/2023 1:13 PM 32 Park. We also liked the little island on the lake before there was too much drug use in the area. 4/10/2023 12:57 PM 33 Over the years I have enjoyed the pond and the ducks and the events that have taken place here. Also the benches under the trees where workers in the city can relax and have lunch, meet up with friends.
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34 to be by the river 4/10/2023 12:48 PM
35 NOBODY goes to that park ! 4/10/2023 12:29 PM
36 Pickle ball is a growing sport and should be integrated. I work across the river and would go on my lunch break to play almost everyday.
4/10/2023 12:11 PM
37 Sunny nice place to sit and enjoy outside 4/10/2023 11:14 AM 38 I do not spend time in the park at all today 4/10/2023 11:10 AM 39 Upper and lower areas. 4/10/2023 10:52 AM
40 By the Pond 4/10/2023 10:52 AM
41 This is the main path through the park and across the river 4/10/2023 9:06 AM 42 We mostly walk through the park on a river loop walk that starts in some parking lot on the other side of the river. Currently, there's not much to do in the park and there has been a lot to avoid
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43 Cleaner 4/10/2023 6:03 AM
44 Used to be beautiful for disc golf/ pump track/ jogging 4/10/2023 2:43 AM 45 Mostly in transit between downtown and the county building, as a pedestrian. I would go to the park a lot more, as in the past, if there were positive activities and if it were not a permanent hang-out zone for significant clusters of intimidating people. 4/10/2023 1:15 AM
46 I enjoy watching the ducks. 4/10/2023 12:00 AM
47 Bike path and bridge for crossing river 4/9/2023 11:42 PM 48 n/a 4/9/2023 9:53 PM
49 Because I often use the park and pedestrian bridge as a route to avoid the busy streets on either side. Getting to Downtown from the Eastside on foot or bike can be quite unpleasant on Water or Soquel.
4/9/2023 8:24 PM
50 It's the Bridges disc golf location. I haven't been back there since it got closed off as an encampment so I don't know what condition it's currently in. Last time I played through someone threatened to shoot me in the head :(
4/9/2023 7:13 PM
51 Jury duty Closer to the parking garage across the street We used to frisbee, croquet, horseshoes, boxing or fly kits until the homeless took it over :( 4/9/2023 6:59 PM
52 I ride my bike on the paths along the river going to and from my home to downtown. 4/9/2023 6:45 PM 53 Events 4/9/2023 6:27 PM
54 We have children who enjoy the playground 4/9/2023 3:33 PM 55 Walking paths and the levee are my focus for time in this area. 4/9/2023 2:58 PM 56 I don’t anymore to many homeless men 4/9/2023 2:48 PM 57 I walk on that path 4/9/2023 2:03 PM
58 I walk through the park and appreciate it mainly for is visual conrtributions to riparian open space.
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59 Because I like watching the many birds and nature surrounding duck pond, hillside & trees 4/9/2023 12:24 PM 60 I use the walk ways extensively to get around town 4/9/2023 12:20 PM 61 I like the water area and it is the way to cross the bridge into downtown. 4/9/2023 11:55 AM 62 It's a green space in the urban core…calming and restorative, notwithstanding the homeless…. 4/9/2023 11:50 AM 63 Quiet, relaxing, ducks, water 4/9/2023 10:30 AM
64 Benches 4/9/2023 9:54 AM
65 N/A 4/9/2023 9:47 AM
66 N/a 4/9/2023 9:44 AM
67 Birding and enjoying lotus in pond 4/9/2023 9:30 AM
68 See #7 4/9/2023 9:01 AM
69 Beauty 4/9/2023 8:37 AM
70 Several areas along the river I spend time at but the map would not give me multiple locations.

For nature walks and trails
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71 na 4/9/2023 8:34 AM
72 it is pretty and quiet and makes me happy. 4/9/2023 8:22 AM 73 Bike path 4/9/2023 8:21 AM
74 I don’t spend any time in the park. In the past it is way too dangerous, dirty and unpleasant. 4/9/2023 7:01 AM 75 On walk 4/9/2023 1:18 AM
76 Grassy, sunny area. Great picnicking. 4/8/2023 11:58 PM 77 Food truck events 4/8/2023 10:11 PM
78 Walking 4/8/2023 9:19 PM
79 I spend more time there because it is sunny, inviting, and my dog and I can sit there together and read a book.
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80 Concerts and shows. 4/8/2023 8:26 PM
81 I don't spend time there now but would like to if it was cleaned up and less threatening 4/8/2023 8:13 PM 82 Biking and hiking along the levee. 4/8/2023 7:21 PM
83 It would be to meet friends. 4/8/2023 7:07 PM
84 Near major intersections 4/8/2023 6:25 PM
85 N/A 4/8/2023 6:19 PM
86 Nice area to hang out 4/8/2023 5:59 PM
87 Easiest to access from the footbridge, I go walking there. I've also visited the playground fairly often with kids.
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88 Biking 4/8/2023 5:16 PM
89 See my answer to #6. 4/8/2023 3:59 PM
90 Playground 4/8/2023 3:41 PM
91 Na 4/8/2023 3:13 PM
92 My young son loves it 4/8/2023 2:52 PM
93 Walking 4/8/2023 2:49 PM
94 Shopping downtown Santa Cruz with my electric cargo bike. Avoid traffic and getting hit by a car.
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95 I have a 5 year old who likes playgrounds 4/8/2023 12:06 PM 96 At one time there was less homeless 4/8/2023 11:12 AM 97 Playground 4/8/2023 11:01 AM
98 I use the bridge to go between the sides of the river 4/8/2023 10:13 AM 99 Break from woek 4/8/2023 10:11 AM
100 Playground for my young child 4/8/2023 9:59 AM
101 I use the Riverwalk 4/8/2023 9:58 AM
102 Using the pedestrian bridge 4/8/2023 9:26 AM
103 Because my son used to play there 4/8/2023 9:08 AM
104 The pond is pretty...was, before it was taken over by drug addicts 4/8/2023 9:05 AM 105 walking the path 4/8/2023 8:57 AM
106 When in original condition it is beautiful, currently not so much 4/8/2023 8:25 AM 107 To access bridge 4/8/2023 7:52 AM
108 we like the water feature, there are not many of them in the parks in town. 4/8/2023 7:42 AM 109 Kids 4/8/2023 7:21 AM
110 Visiting the ducks 4/8/2023 7:15 AM
111 Playground 4/8/2023 6:55 AM
112 Events at the park..earth day, musical events, etc 4/8/2023 1:25 AM 113 I don’t spend time in the park because it’s dangerous and dirty 4/8/2023 12:45 AM 114 I don't go to the park any more, too many bums! 4/7/2023 11:02 PM 115 N/a 4/7/2023 10:49 PM
116 I have kids and they like the playground. 4/7/2023 10:25 PM 117 Open grassy area to stretch out, hang out, and relax. 4/7/2023 9:28 PM 118 Natural landscape 4/7/2023 9:27 PM
119 It's a nice area to walk along and view the river 4/7/2023 9:16 PM 120 Used to work in the county building but no longer go there 4/7/2023 8:38 PM 121 I spend no time in the park, it is unsafe. It has been taken over by homeless people, mentally ill people, who do drugs in the park and urinate everywhere. 4/7/2023 8:34 PM
122 I like the lawn and the duck pond 4/7/2023 8:14 PM
123 NA 4/7/2023 8:01 PM
124 It’s lovely 4/7/2023 7:27 PM
125 Because 4/7/2023 7:18 PM
126 I use the bridge to get to downtown 4/7/2023 6:44 PM 127 Hacky sack circle 4/7/2023 6:40 PM
128 None. I go to other parks because I am afraid to go to San Lorenzo Park 4/7/2023 6:27 PM 129 I generally walk or ride my bike through when getting to other places. 4/7/2023 6:01 PM 130 It’s a nice grassy area close to the duck pond. 4/7/2023 5:47 PM 131 An open area to relax 4/7/2023 5:24 PM
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133 Would love to see duck island open again, used to picnic here a lot 4/7/2023 5:12 PM 134 I use the bridge. Usually not the park as it does not feel safe for the public. 4/7/2023 5:09 PM 135 its tranquil 4/7/2023 5:03 PM
136 walking/cycling 4/7/2023 5:00 PM
137 I am a member of Santa Cruz Bowls Club 4/7/2023 4:33 PM 138 Children and my childhood 4/7/2023 4:21 PM
139 Events and people gathering 4/7/2023 4:07 PM
140 I have a kid 4/7/2023 3:38 PM
141 I like to lawn bowl 4/7/2023 3:32 PM
142 I ride my bike around the park a whole lot. 4/7/2023 3:28 PM 143 I used to walk along the levy daily but it's not safe now and was kind of unsafe then but I would go with a male friend. I have also attended events in the past at the duck pond ( music events),festivals, marches/rallys and the circus.I would be interested in riding my bike along the levy but there are too many people on the path.
4/7/2023 3:22 PM
144 It used to be peaceful 4/7/2023 3:20 PM
145 Gave up going because of the homeless problem. 4/7/2023 3:17 PM 146 It was a good place to take the kids. 4/7/2023 3:17 PM 147 We spend time in the ENTIRE park. 4/7/2023 3:16 PM
148 it gets me past the homeless as quickly as possible 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 149 used too take my kids to the playground but needles in the sand and grass are a thing 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 150 I don't spend much time there I just look at it from my apt, it is a beautiful park. 4/7/2023 3:10 PM 151 Running, ride bike 4/7/2023 3:04 PM
152 N/A 4/7/2023 3:02 PM
153 I like walking through the park. Yesterday I walked among the oak trees adjacent to the bowling area. I was stuck by how much I had missed it. I like sitting on the grassy knoll on the south side that borders the childrens playground. I would definitely spend time around an improved pond area .
4/7/2023 3:02 PM
154 kids 4/7/2023 2:58 PM
155 It's pretty and has open space near the pond. 4/7/2023 2:45 PM 156 Nice place to have lunch. 4/7/2023 2:44 PM
157 It is more conducive to families & children. 4/7/2023 2:44 PM 158 Peace and quiet. 4/7/2023 2:39 PM
159 Bike paths 4/7/2023 2:33 PM
160 The ducks and birds. 4/7/2023 2:26 PM
161 No comment 4/7/2023 2:24 PM
162 Grandkids 4/7/2023 2:24 PM
163 Because I’m with my kids they like the playground and ducks. I have felt uncomfortable and unsafe because of open drug use and mentally unstable people yelling around the kids - it just isn’t a good environment for children lately
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164 Don’t anymore 4/7/2023 2:20 PM
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166 I like the pond and love to watch the interaction of natural species (birds, turtles, butterflies, bees, etc.) in the pond area. I like the benches too with various views of the river and park. 4/7/2023 2:15 PM
167 Kids play area with grandchildren 4/7/2023 2:14 PM
168 its where the kids would play 4/7/2023 2:13 PM
169 That park is not safe or healthy. I don’t use it as my toilet or to shoot up, so I never go there 4/7/2023 2:11 PM 170 Never go anymore, that your life in your hands going to park because of homeless junkies 4/7/2023 2:04 PM 171 Enjoy the pond and ducks 4/7/2023 2:04 PM
172 Used to walk/play with my kids 4/7/2023 2:04 PM
173 Festivals and music 4/7/2023 2:02 PM
174 It’s next to the park and shaded 4/7/2023 1:59 PM
175 Festivals 4/7/2023 1:57 PM
176 On the bike paths/bridge passing through 4/7/2023 1:48 PM 177 Play structures for the kids 4/7/2023 1:47 PM
178 The kids playground area with my kids! 4/7/2023 1:39 PM 179 That is where the SF play people usually set up. 4/7/2023 1:38 PM 180 Love the ducks and turtles. 4/7/2023 1:33 PM
181 Peaceful 4/7/2023 1:22 PM
182 I do not spend time in the park because the city has allowed it to become unsafe and a shit show
4/7/2023 1:21 PM
183 hang out on the grass near the pond and the birds 4/7/2023 1:21 PM 184 See answer to #7. 4/7/2023 1:04 PM
185 Prettiest area 4/7/2023 12:49 PM
186 interesting to watch what is going on in the habitat 4/7/2023 12:46 PM 187 I wasn't able to pick multiple areas, but pre-pandemic I spent a lot of time by the fountain, and then and now I go for a walk along the meadow at least 2-3 time per week as part of a walk along the San Lorenzo up to the Highway 1 bridge and down to Trader Joe's. 4/7/2023 12:46 PM
188 The walking/biking path and the ped bridge. I walk and ride my bike with my dog here on a daily basis.
4/7/2023 11:33 AM
189 Ii like to lawn Bowl. 4/7/2023 10:59 AM
190 Like spending time at the pond 4/7/2023 10:49 AM
191 I am pointing to the middle of the park to emphasize that I use the entire park to walk, look at the trees, and maybe sit on a bench to read.
4/7/2023 10:32 AM
192 Pleasant---again, I haven't been because of the drug camps allowed there by the city over the last ten years
4/7/2023 10:19 AM
193 open green space 4/7/2023 9:39 AM
194 just use the bridge to walk into town 4/7/2023 9:12 AM 195 Love walking in nature as an antidote to modern life 4/7/2023 9:12 AM 196 I don’t spend any time in park due to the city allowing it to become a homeless cesspool. I do however look forward to spending time in the grass area playing frisbee (as I used to) and hopefully watching live music (which I hope the city will build a bandshell or something where we can have outdoor music festivals)
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198 I walk my dog 4/7/2023 8:03 AM
199 Like the fountain, the ducks and benches. Also the bathrooms. 4/7/2023 7:31 AM 200 n/a 4/7/2023 6:54 AM
201 Walking or riding on the path, it’s scary otherwise 4/7/2023 6:12 AM 202 It used to be where festivals and food truck , music events were held. 4/7/2023 4:00 AM 203 This map doesn't extend to the skate park. Is that not a part of San Lorenzo Park? 4/7/2023 2:11 AM 204 I used to visit the park before it was overtaken by drug users, any time there was an event like Earth day, open air performances etc. ALso, I used to walk through the park. 4/7/2023 1:26 AM
205 Passing through, stop a linger, and event in benchlands 4/6/2023 11:30 PM 206 There are benches there to sit on and I can watch the ducks snd water. Its nice to walk in that area too.
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207 Near courthouse 4/6/2023 10:58 PM
208 it is natural, undeveloped 4/6/2023 10:33 PM
209 In the past where I enjoyed the activities 4/6/2023 10:28 PM 210 More civized 4/6/2023 10:06 PM
211 Peaceful. 4/6/2023 9:51 PM
212 note: comment are re: the park before blocked ff by chain linked fencing. I spend more time there because I like to sit and watch the birds and water 4/6/2023 9:44 PM
213 N/a 4/6/2023 9:17 PM
214 Biking through this area is most enjoyable to see the open spaces and beauty of the unspoiled lands.
4/6/2023 9:09 PM
215 I just went to my friends wedding there once. In all honesty, I am afraid of using that park because of all the drug use and crime.
4/6/2023 9:00 PM
216 Use the bike path 4/6/2023 8:49 PM
217 To bike and walk along the river 4/6/2023 8:38 PM
218 to look at the pond, the ducks, enjoy seeing families and others enjoy its beauty 4/6/2023 8:31 PM 219 I like the pedestrian bridge. I also used to like the duck pond 4/6/2023 8:30 PM 220 Because I have young children and they need a place to play. 4/6/2023 7:03 PM 221 Views of river and opportunity for birding and wildlife observation 4/6/2023 6:54 PM 222 Bike path 4/6/2023 6:26 PM
223 I walk on the walkway 4/6/2023 6:06 PM
224 I go by on bikes and I play in the park 4/6/2023 5:57 PM 225 Easy to get to, nearby parking, relatively safe. 4/6/2023 5:47 PM 226 Currently, I come to the park for some sort of big gathering...a fair, a political rally, terminus of a fundraising run or similar.
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227 Bike path. 4/6/2023 5:41 PM
228 Playground 4/6/2023 5:29 PM
229 Open, I have been there for events 4/6/2023 5:26 PM 230 We spent most of our time at the benchlands when it had car shows or music gatherings...organized community events and occasionally at the kids park when our kids where young. A bocce ball court would also be nice.
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232 I enjoy the Earth Day event and would attend other public events of interest in that area. 4/6/2023 4:49 PM 233 Because I walk along the river 4/6/2023 4:39 PM
234 Bc of the ducks and their pond. 4/6/2023 4:38 PM
235 It is what is most easily accessible to me, based on where I live, where I work, and how I get around.
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236 1) Events/performances on the stage and (2) I like the ducks 4/6/2023 4:33 PM 237 No reason 4/6/2023 4:15 PM
238 We used to take my child to the park there. We don't anymore because of needles and other safety issues.
4/6/2023 3:30 PM
239 Events that used to happen like San Francisco Mime Troupe, Guelagetza etc. 4/6/2023 3:19 PM 240 Lifelong memories a the duckpond. 4/6/2023 3:09 PM
241 Most common site of events 4/6/2023 3:08 PM
242 pond 4/6/2023 2:48 PM
243 Duck pond area for events and gatherings, pedestrian (/de facto bike) bridge for transit to and from downtown.
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244 Playing with kids 4/6/2023 2:47 PM
245 I like the pond 4/6/2023 2:40 PM
246 Ma 4/6/2023 2:31 PM
247 As the main bicycle and pedestrian artery, I use the bridge the most. That said, I regularly use all the bicycle paths, the pond, and benchlands (typically in an effort to better support unhoused residents).
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248 Enjoy the bike path with the benchland and river views. 4/6/2023 2:27 PM 249 open grassyvarea 4/6/2023 2:16 PM
250 I won't go to that park - homeless have defiled the place. I'm even to scared to ride my bike on that side of the river on the bike path
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251 I have kids 4/6/2023 2:03 PM
252 I use all of these bike paths in the park as my daily commute to/from work. 4/6/2023 1:56 PM 253 N/A 4/6/2023 1:50 PM
254 I dont go to this park or many parks in Santa Cruz anymore because it isn't safe and it is a drag to see people just lying around that need to go get jobs. I would go back to this park for festivals and events.
4/6/2023 1:47 PM
255 I like the place where the two rivers come together. 4/6/2023 1:37 PM 256 Playground for the Kids 4/6/2023 1:35 PM
257 I do not spend any time in the park. It’s dangerous and full of crazy people 4/6/2023 1:31 PM 258 pond is more interesting than most of the park 4/6/2023 1:31 PM 259 Playground for kids 4/6/2023 1:30 PM
260 Pic nic and stage 4/6/2023 1:23 PM
261 Bike path 4/6/2023 1:02 PM
262 I have a young child so we play in playgrounds a lot 4/6/2023 12:59 PM 263 nice to be near the river 4/6/2023 12:52 PM
264 It is open and welcoming - feels safer than the other parts. 4/6/2023 12:52 PM

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265 I. Have a child 4/6/2023 12:32 PM
266 People gather here, and it's a crossroads 4/6/2023 12:09 PM 267 Events 4/6/2023 12:06 PM
268 It used to be the closest part to our apartment 4/6/2023 11:52 AM 269 I walk through it when going downtown 4/6/2023 11:52 AM 270 I often walk through the park. I don't actually spend any time in the park in recent years as it has degraded.
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271 I like to sit there and watch what is going on in the river and the park. 4/6/2023 11:29 AM 272 Bike trail 4/6/2023 11:20 AM
273 I don’t spend time in the park. I walk through it to get other places, but it has had lots of bad presence that has kept me from enjoying it more.
4/6/2023 11:18 AM
274 Walking the river walk path. I used to walk this daily with my baby while on maternity leave, until conditions felt unsafe due to open drug use happening in this space. But in the past we utilized this space a lot for recreation and biking/walking to different destinations. 4/6/2023 11:12 AM
275 We have children 4/6/2023 11:04 AM
276 (DID spend time there) walking, reading & for events mentioned above 4/6/2023 10:57 AM 277 Bike path 4/6/2023 10:32 AM
278 The bike trail to move in and out of downtown on my bike. 4/6/2023 10:23 AM 279 It's nearest to where I live. 4/6/2023 10:18 AM
280 Once again, I don’t like the map can’t really use it 4/6/2023 10:16 AM 281 We have small kids 4/6/2023 10:12 AM
282 It’s used to feel safe. Shady areas to sit. 4/6/2023 10:01 AM 283 The bike/ped path is where I spend the most time. It is my route downtown and I enjoy observing the plants and bird life on my route, often stopping on the pedestrian bridge for a nature observation break.
4/6/2023 9:40 AM
284 Pleasant walk, places to sit 4/6/2023 9:37 AM
285 see above. It's peaceful and beautiful 4/6/2023 9:20 AM 286 I don’t because of the previous homeless encampment 4/6/2023 9:19 AM 287 enjoy nature 4/6/2023 9:11 AM
288 I walk with friends, who live in Santa Cruz. 4/6/2023 9:08 AM 289 I enjoy being close to the river 4/6/2023 9:07 AM
290 This is an awkward question because none of these areas have been available for public use for years at this point. They have been used as a location for homeless people for such a long time that most other uses have become untenable.
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291 I enjoy trees, people watching and the duck pond. 4/6/2023 8:54 AM 292 Easy access; I like to check out what gulls and ducks are on the duck pond. 4/6/2023 8:47 AM 293 NA 4/6/2023 8:47 AM
294 More active zone 4/6/2023 8:43 AM
295 i don't 4/6/2023 8:42 AM
296 I like it 4/6/2023 8:41 AM
297 Wal,I got along the river 4/6/2023 8:39 AM
298 It’s the only portion of the park that has been re done, thanks to the past park Supervisor that 4/6/2023 8:37 AM

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worked there. Perhaps he should be brought on to consult. 299 When there are events or when I am biking through. 4/6/2023 8:36 AM 300 See wildlife 4/6/2023 8:32 AM
301 No one spends time in the park because there have been campers there for years. It will take awhile for people to come back. It has been awful and unsafe and that should have never happened in a city park. The City council needs to change their attitude about the parks we pay for.
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302 acess to downtown 4/6/2023 8:23 AM
303 I attend public gatherings like Earth Day and the Pride gathering which are held there. I also like to visit the duck pond and I used to enjoy walking and biking through the park as part of a circuit along the river. As noted, I have not done these things since the homeless encampment was there but I look forward to doing them again.
4/6/2023 8:20 AM
304 Walking and playing with my dog 4/6/2023 8:15 AM
305 The park has been unsafe and unusable for a long time, and I spend most time on the bike path or by the river if it is not crowded with people and garbage. 4/6/2023 8:10 AM
306 I use it for bike travel 4/6/2023 8:08 AM
307 Play space for children, duck pond, walking spaces. 4/6/2023 8:07 AM 308 It's open for fitness and enjoying the weather. 4/6/2023 8:02 AM 309 . 4/6/2023 8:00 AM
310 If there were music festivals 4/6/2023 7:56 AM
311 See prior answer 4/6/2023 7:55 AM
312 AS mentioned earlier from past experience, not current use. I just hope that families can go back to using the park the way me and my family were able to enjoy it. 4/6/2023 7:48 AM
313 walking paths, don't really spend time in the park these days due to the crowding and camping 4/6/2023 7:47 AM 314 Na 4/6/2023 7:44 AM
315 Just walk through, watch the birds 4/6/2023 7:44 AM 316 More peaceful. 4/6/2023 7:40 AM
317 Kids 4/6/2023 7:36 AM
318 I haven’t spent time in the park since the bench lands. I used to walk there almost every day.

Enjoyed having the food trucks there and different activities at different times. I used to take my kids there when they were little to play at the park. 4/6/2023 7:32 AM
319 Events only visitor 4/6/2023 7:26 AM
320 Have not been spending time due to homelessness issue in area. 4/6/2023 7:25 AM 321 Wider area and better river view 4/6/2023 7:23 AM
322 Off leash dog area 4/6/2023 7:16 AM
323 I used to go to events there several times a year prior to the pandemic 4/6/2023 7:11 AM 324 I walk the path daily 4/6/2023 7:07 AM
325 Bike through it 4/6/2023 7:07 AM
326 I love walking along the bike path. 4/6/2023 7:04 AM 327 It’s relatively cleaner, safer for families and kids. The pond is a great feature and there are bathrooms
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328 Most of the park has been off-limits for several years due to inappropriate behavior (drug use, etc.). Prior to the encampments, the open field & disc golf area were most used. 4/6/2023 6:55 AM

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329 Appreciate the green space and also attend events there 4/6/2023 6:47 AM 330 Quiet, close to my office 4/6/2023 6:46 AM
331 It is right behind my office building and I often walk through the park to get lunch downtown. 4/6/2023 6:41 AM 332 i ride my bike along the path to downtown 4/6/2023 6:18 AM 333 Haven’t gone to the park in very long time due to unsavory population taking it over. It doesn’t feel safe. Walked through park when I had jury duty to get to Zoccoli deli and I avoided park on way back. I lived near downtown in early 80s and am sad to see how city has allowed it to deteriorate
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334 walking 4/6/2023 5:34 AM
335 I typically go for specific events--e.g. plays, earth day. 4/6/2023 5:08 AM 336 I like it 4/6/2023 3:51 AM
337 n/a 4/5/2023 11:27 PM
338 N/A 4/5/2023 10:26 PM
339 Walkway to downtown from the county building 4/5/2023 10:25 PM 340 Most of the time I spent IN the park was in the playground with our kids. It has been a long time since the space felt safe for kids and families.
4/5/2023 10:22 PM
341 Your topo map is silly. I use all of the park particularly the bench lands, the pathways, the bridges. I said weekly I’m there, but it’s more like 4 times a week. I walk and bike through the park from all directions. I love events in the benchlands,concerts on the stage, it’s a great park. Don’t mess it up, please.
4/5/2023 10:10 PM
342 Most of my time at the park is spent biking through the park, which I do frequently, its one of the prettier parts of the bike trail along the levy
4/5/2023 9:07 PM
343 Going to and from County business. 4/5/2023 9:04 PM 344 With grandkids at the playground 4/5/2023 9:00 PM
345 I'm VERY much looking forward to playing disc golf again with co-workers during lunch hour. 4/5/2023 8:56 PM 346 We sometimes walk or bike over to the park and sit on the bridge to look at the river. We don’t feel safe taking my 3 year old daughter to the playground because the park is often crowded with adults but we do love to go look at the river.
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347 N/a 4/5/2023 8:40 PM
348 It’s peaceful 4/5/2023 8:28 PM
349 I have loved community events in the park, especially the earth day celebrations. This is a great community space that had lost it's appeal due to becoming trashy and having people live there.
4/5/2023 7:35 PM
350 Sometimes watching children play as we go by makes my day. 4/5/2023 7:34 PM 351 Cruising on my bike 4/5/2023 6:36 PM
352 more wildlife 4/5/2023 6:36 PM
353 n/a 4/5/2023 6:19 PM
354 Homeless and drug usage is too concerning to use the park now 4/5/2023 6:09 PM 355 I haven't visited the park in a long time because of safety issues. But, I've lived in Santa Cruz for 50 years and have memories of events at Duck Island. I also remember Earth Day on the bench lands. I spent time near the pond because I enjoyed watching the ducks. 4/5/2023 6:00 PM
356 Music, entertainment 4/5/2023 5:47 PM
357 We enjoy riding on the levy to the Tannery and back on the other side. 4/5/2023 5:22 PM 358 Passing through 4/5/2023 5:17 PM

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359 I bike through there on my commute to a downtown office 4/5/2023 4:48 PM 360 No where now 4/5/2023 4:31 PM
361 EXELLENT VIEW OF THE DUCK POND STAGE 4/5/2023 4:09 PM 362 Same reason as above--- I work downtown and this can be a nice place to walk and take a little break. Read a few pages in my book, eat lunch, watch the ducks. 4/5/2023 4:04 PM
363 I walk through the park several times a week. 4/5/2023 3:34 PM 364 benches 4/5/2023 2:45 PM
365 It has been a long time since I have felt that this area has been inviting but I feel that it is a great offering to the public. Play/lounge/people watch/picnic etc... To bad this survey only allows you to pinpoint one area.
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366 Na 4/5/2023 2:27 PM
367 Nice view 4/5/2023 1:24 PM
368 to walk along the river is lovely 4/5/2023 1:22 PM
369 I have mostly attended events held at the benchlands. 4/5/2023 1:15 PM 370 I have kids 4/5/2023 1:14 PM
371 Crossing the bridge or looking at the river from the bridge. 4/5/2023 1:06 PM 372 Nice 4/5/2023 1:02 PM
373 I mostly use the park right now as a bike route 4/5/2023 12:52 PM 374 Walking to and from County Building and downtown. Gay Pride celebrations over the years. 4/5/2023 12:40 PM 375 I mostly pass through on my way to work or for a run. 4/5/2023 12:39 PM 376 Nice place to sit and eat lunch. 4/5/2023 12:37 PM
377 Playground for kids and great picnic tables before homeless/unhoused took over 4/5/2023 12:31 PM 378 I use the bridge to get to and from downtown. 4/5/2023 12:03 PM 379 I walk the levee path. 4/5/2023 11:24 AM
380 Birding, enjoying the blooming water plants, frogs, and other animals and the other people enjoying the area
4/5/2023 10:42 AM
381 Ease of access. 4/5/2023 9:47 AM
382 N/A 4/5/2023 9:23 AM
383 When I did go there is was the playground for my kids and the lower grass area for picnics and events
4/5/2023 9:10 AM
384 bike trail 4/5/2023 8:44 AM
385 Use the bike/pedestrian trail to ride through 4/5/2023 8:43 AM 386 The view from the bridge and edges of the park are unique. You can see the hills and how SC is laid out. The river could be really beautiful if there was more attention paid to it. The paths on the levy have improved a lot for walkers such as myself. 4/5/2023 8:14 AM
387 Walking to downtown 4/5/2023 7:37 AM
388 Looking at ducks 4/5/2023 7:28 AM
389 I frequently walk or ride on the levy for exercise or to get places like the dentist, lunch dates, etc. When my son was young we walked to play in the park almost every single day. 4/5/2023 5:58 AM
390 Actually, I use the walking path along the river. So it isn't a single location. 4/5/2023 12:06 AM 391 i ride my bike over the foot bridge to cross through the park 4/4/2023 11:47 PM 392 Same 4/4/2023 11:31 PM

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393 quiet 4/4/2023 11:27 PM
394 I had kids that we would use these areas. Now I mostly bike through the park. 4/4/2023 11:25 PM 395 I use the bike path a lot to ride through the park, it is a great path to get around town. 4/4/2023 11:12 PM 396 Kids playground 4/4/2023 10:10 PM
397 Sadly, I don’t spend time there even with my grandkids. There are safer and cleaner parks in town.
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398 haven't spent time here in a long long time, but have enjoyed musical performances 4/4/2023 9:47 PM 399 On the sidewalk through the park 4/4/2023 9:43 PM
400 I like to watch the ducks and migrating Canadian geese and other birds in their natural habitat. 4/4/2023 9:42 PM 401 Events 4/4/2023 9:38 PM
402 Utilize the pathways to bike and walk to downtown 4/4/2023 9:31 PM 403 Because it's not as overrun with drugs and mentally ill people since there are police nearby 4/4/2023 9:27 PM 404 To be with my kids, and now my Grandson, when he's in town. 4/4/2023 9:26 PM 405 I like watching the ducks, and the sound of the water is relaxing. 4/4/2023 9:20 PM 406 To cross the Mighty San Lorenzo. 4/4/2023 9:14 PM
407 Go running from there 4/4/2023 8:57 PM
408 I have 2 small children 4/4/2023 8:55 PM
409 I bypass the park because it is not safe, thanks to the City's refusal to deal with their addict criminal population.
4/4/2023 8:52 PM
410 I walk through this part of the park to get to the pedestrian bridge to go downtown. Like to stop at the pond to see plants and wildlife
4/4/2023 8:52 PM
411 I spend time walking or exercising along the pedestrian path 4/4/2023 8:35 PM 412 Footbridge and main trail 4/4/2023 8:32 PM
413 N/A 4/4/2023 8:31 PM
414 I can’t really tell on this nap what part is what. 4/4/2023 8:24 PM 415 They used to have a bocce ball court I liked. I usually bike through the whole upper park. Or walk my dog.
4/4/2023 8:13 PM
416 There are shows & exhibits in that area 4/4/2023 8:11 PM 417 I love the fountain and water displays, and I love watching the water birds. 4/4/2023 8:06 PM 418 I like to watch the ducks 4/4/2023 7:56 PM
419 Good to walk between home and work 4/4/2023 7:55 PM 420 Clean 4/4/2023 7:52 PM
421 enjoy the ducks and ponds 4/4/2023 7:49 PM
422 The serpent and surrounding play areas are the most fun 4/4/2023 7:25 PM 423 I'm usually walking across the park but will stop to look at the lilies and ducks 4/4/2023 7:20 PM 424 Like to volunteer on river days 4/4/2023 7:16 PM
425 Ride bikes try to avoid zombies 4/4/2023 7:09 PM
426 This part is what I remember as event space 4/4/2023 7:07 PM 427 festivals and events 4/4/2023 6:59 PM
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429 bike riding riverway 4/4/2023 6:44 PM
430 Farther away from dangerous people 4/4/2023 6:39 PM 431 When it is not housing folks it is a great place to bird. 4/4/2023 6:39 PM 432 Biking through and stop in park 4/4/2023 6:37 PM
433 I ride my bike through there. 4/4/2023 6:34 PM
434 Lotus flowers. 4/4/2023 6:30 PM
435 I walk around the bike paths. 4/4/2023 6:28 PM
436 It’s where I walk and I also stop to see the ducks at the duck pond. 4/4/2023 6:27 PM 437 Bridge access to downtown and playground 4/4/2023 6:21 PM 438 Near the river 4/4/2023 6:16 PM
439 Easy to lounge 4/4/2023 6:15 PM
440 Prior to the park becoming a camp, I walked the river walk daily. I would like to do so again. 4/4/2023 6:14 PM 441 Major intersection for walking. 4/4/2023 6:11 PM
442 bike and walking path 4/4/2023 6:06 PM
443 Need more than one option. Area depends on if taking kids to playground areas or not, viewing Duck Pond performances would be the hillside or under trees near it, or open benchlands area if relaxing, playing games needing larger areas, picnicing, or festival attending. 4/4/2023 6:05 PM
444 Bring our grandkids there. 4/4/2023 6:01 PM
445 Playground 4/4/2023 6:00 PM
446 I don’t hang out in the park. Too many homeless 4/4/2023 5:59 PM 447 Easy bike access to river views and there are no city-sanctioned homeless encampments 4/4/2023 5:54 PM 448 I walk along the riverbanks, probably once a month 4/4/2023 5:54 PM 449 Na 4/4/2023 5:48 PM
450 wild life such as bird watching 4/4/2023 5:44 PM
451 not anywhere because it's too dangerous or dirty. I used to go to earth day 4/4/2023 5:41 PM 452 Attend activities there. 4/4/2023 5:41 PM
453 I spend time on the bridge birdwatching 4/4/2023 5:39 PM 454 kids 4/4/2023 5:37 PM
455 Events 4/4/2023 5:32 PM
456 Nowhere due to homeless 4/4/2023 5:31 PM
457 I've got to a number of festivals there. 4/4/2023 5:30 PM 458 I’ve only been there to look for stolen bikes since the encampment. Haven’t returned. 4/4/2023 5:28 PM 459 I don't currently go to the park, it's filthy and unsafe. 4/4/2023 5:25 PM 460 playground 4/4/2023 5:24 PM
461 Playground 4/4/2023 5:22 PM
462 It's the only picnic table, which creates outdoor space my company can use to host informal meetings.
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463 Kids 4/4/2023 5:03 PM
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465 I used to attend events in and stroll through the bench lands 4/4/2023 4:47 PM 466 n/a 4/4/2023 4:01 PM
467 I rarely stop in this park but I use all the trails and this is where they intersect. 4/4/2023 3:58 PM 468 Playground for kids less homeless. 4/4/2023 3:46 PM 469 kids 4/4/2023 2:05 PM
470 Riding my bike along the Levy Trail 4/4/2023 1:57 PM 471 The water and ducks. My kid likes them. The bridges as well. The stage area during festivals.

The surrounding green grass is inviting to performances when kept clean 4/4/2023 1:38 PM
472 walking through 4/4/2023 1:04 PM
473 The confluence of trails is cool. 4/4/2023 12:34 PM 474 I miss the festivals that used to happen there. Please re-store that area so the locals can spend time there again
4/4/2023 12:28 PM
475 Dry, sunny, kids playing, cork trees 4/4/2023 12:20 PM 476 When the park was Pre-encampment, the ball court was a good location to meet family and friends
4/4/2023 11:48 AM
477 I like to walk the levy but the homeless camps and now winter storms were preventing that. I would also like to ride my bike on the levy but don't think that is possible either. 4/4/2023 11:21 AM
478 community gatherings and walking. I also use the bike-walk bridge daily. I love the monument to China town. I think it would be quite appropriate to have one remembering and comemorating the Houseless a the other end of the bridge. That is my suggestion. One similar to that wonderful sculpture at the town clock called, "Collateral Damage." Just breath-taking. 4/4/2023 10:29 AM
479 I used to walk daily from the courthouse to downtown. But, it has gotten too unsafe and filthy to do so
4/4/2023 10:28 AM
480 I pass thru the park. It would be nice just to see the grass and trees grow back 4/4/2023 10:22 AM 481 Nice grass area near water going unused 4/4/2023 9:59 AM 482 Nice place to sit and relax 4/4/2023 9:25 AM
483 It's nice to sit near the water 4/4/2023 9:05 AM
484 I only bike through it. The park has been unusable. I only recently started to bike through it because I have felt very unsafe biking through that area. I made a point to go around it - unfortunately.
4/4/2023 9:05 AM
485 I'm going to different places along the river. 4/4/2023 8:56 AM 486 its the only park along the river 4/4/2023 8:53 AM
487 duck pond is serene sometimes there is music which is great. 4/4/2023 8:07 AM 488 Because I canoe! The City's river boating ban is unconstitutional ref. Calif. Const. Article X Water Sect.4 Access to Navigable Waters also Calif, Admission Act 1850 DO YOUR HOMEWORK! J. Golder 831-854-3760 ahoy.capt.jhond @gmail.com 4/4/2023 7:33 AM
489 I don’t currently spend time in the park because it’s so full of homeless people. I don’t want my kids to be around all of that scene.
4/3/2023 10:20 PM
490 I walk across both bridges to go downtown and to the park from Soquel and the levee 4/3/2023 10:08 PM 491 While I do like the park, I most frequently use the bridge to get to downtown 4/3/2023 10:07 PM 492 I recently moved to a Condo near the park. I just started using the Riverwalk. I did not know about any of the features of park I have lived in Santa Cruz for at least 17 year. I never used the park in the past but would like to if it can be restored to a safe space. 4/3/2023 9:56 PM
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494 This is where we used to have community events and festivals before the city allowed it to be turned into a homeless encampment.
4/3/2023 8:47 PM
495 Everybody likes the ducks, as long as the homeless aren’t bathing in it and throwing trash around.
4/3/2023 8:22 PM
496 Running path. I’d do exercises if you had equipment set up. 4/3/2023 7:16 PM 497 Grass and children around sometimes. 4/3/2023 6:24 PM 498 By the river and open space 4/3/2023 5:52 PM
499 like to watch the ducks 4/3/2023 5:50 PM
500 I belong to the lawn bowling club. 4/3/2023 5:50 PM 501 I spend most of my time on transit- on the trails to get from point A to point B. When I stop, its to go to the pond, or to go to a festival (like before COVID) 4/3/2023 5:25 PM
502 I ride and walk through the park to get to wherever I need or want to go. 4/3/2023 4:25 PM 503 nostalgia; peace 4/3/2023 4:15 PM
504 Public events. 4/3/2023 3:54 PM
505 The playground 4/3/2023 3:40 PM
506 I have young kids so we like the playground. 4/3/2023 3:37 PM 507 n/a 4/3/2023 3:34 PM
508 I like to walk my dog in the park 4/3/2023 3:33 PM
509 I sit on the slope down to the duck pond to watch bands and other activities there. 4/3/2023 3:30 PM 510 Duck pond stage for music 4/2/2023 11:43 PM
511 N/A 4/2/2023 11:06 PM
512 hearing performers on duck pond stage; since COVID it is safer to have outdoor performances. 4/2/2023 9:28 PM 513 its a nice field 4/2/2023 8:40 PM
514 I often go through the park to downtown 4/2/2023 8:34 PM 515 Playground and the pond 4/2/2023 7:45 PM
516 We have a toddler 4/2/2023 7:44 PM
517 Na 4/2/2023 7:44 PM
518 I’m old 4/2/2023 7:07 PM
519 I serve people suffering from homelessness 4/2/2023 7:06 PM 520 At this time I mainly go through the park, on bike, not to the park, but I do walk through bench lands often in evenings
4/2/2023 6:40 PM
521 I won't if homeless people are there getting high and having sex out in the open. 4/2/2023 6:09 PM 522 The crossroads of going downtown via bridge, using bike path towards beach / west parts of downtown, and the path that connects to our neighborhood. 4/2/2023 5:53 PM
523 The river trail 4/2/2023 5:40 PM
524 Playing 4/2/2023 5:36 PM
525 It’s not safe, so no. 4/2/2023 5:34 PM
526 Kids like the ducks, and adjacent to the playground 4/2/2023 5:25 PM 527 I like to watch the river from the bridge when going to the other side. 4/2/2023 5:24 PM 528 From the bridges because it is somewhat safer there. 4/2/2023 5:22 PM

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529 I like water features 4/2/2023 5:21 PM
530 lawn bowling 4/2/2023 5:11 PM
531 Lawn Bowler 4/2/2023 5:04 PM
532 I don't spend much time in the park since it was turned into the homeless encampment. I used to play disc golf but was tired of trying to avoid campers and needles. The entire park needs rehabbed, needles removed and make clean and user friendly. 4/2/2023 4:40 PM
533 Ducks, shade 4/2/2023 4:28 PM
534 I lawn bowl 3 times a week. 4/2/2023 3:42 PM
535 I don't currently feel safe going to this park at all, but when I did go to the park previously, I enjoyed all parts of the park. I really also enjoyed when events were permitted in the park before it became a homeless encampment.
4/2/2023 3:29 PM
536 playground with family 4/2/2023 2:07 PM
537 I lawn bowl. I used to spend time at duck pond when there was entertainment 40 years ago 4/2/2023 1:57 PM 538 That is where my favorite sport is located, and where I am able to enjoyably mingle with people of like interest.
4/2/2023 1:45 PM
539 Because I belong to the SC Lawn Bowling Club and use it for my fitness. 4/2/2023 12:31 PM 540 Lawn bowling club member 4/2/2023 12:05 PM
541 I spend the most time on the river walk. I wish there were more native plants in the riparian zone. I know it has taken a hit since the benchland camps. I would love to see a large native planting operation.
4/2/2023 9:16 AM
542 I used to go there for community events till the city turned it into a drug infested homeless camp.
4/2/2023 1:06 AM
543 We walk through the park to downtown and back daily or multiple times a day 4/1/2023 8:55 AM 544 Like to look down at river. 3/31/2023 9:57 PM
545 Play ground 3/31/2023 8:29 PM
546 Dunno 3/31/2023 8:26 PM
547 Kids play in playground 3/31/2023 7:44 PM
548 I have toddlers that like playgrounds 3/31/2023 6:59 PM 549 I used to go to the park until it was stolen from the community by homeless drug addicts who are now destroying pogonip.
3/31/2023 4:49 PM
550 The duck pond 3/31/2023 3:28 PM
551 lunch meetings with colleagues 3/31/2023 3:28 PM
552 I walk around all the paths in the park. I also walk through the park on the paths to get to other parts of downtown.
3/31/2023 2:39 PM
553 Almost none. Don’t feel safe 3/31/2023 2:35 PM
554 Been there for community events 3/31/2023 2:19 PM
555 I mostly walk the path around the park for exercise. 3/31/2023 1:50 PM 556 The ambiance with the waterfowl, plants and trees. 3/31/2023 1:34 PM 557 Children playground 3/31/2023 12:51 PM
558 Our younger children (2-4 yo) enjoy the play structures. 3/31/2023 11:52 AM 559 Walking paths. Haven’t done much more than walk through the park in the last several years due to homelessness. Not comfortable as a single woman hanging out in the park 3/31/2023 11:48 AM
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561 I walk along the river walk. 3/31/2023 9:22 AM
562 I predominantly use the bike path to get to either end of the park or to downtown. 3/31/2023 9:11 AM 563 The bike path is a busy thoroughfare. It could be made a bit wider to accommodate both pedestrians and cyclists.
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564 Recreation 3/30/2023 10:08 PM
565 I have two kids, ages 5 & 2. 3/30/2023 9:43 PM
566 It's a good lookout. 3/30/2023 8:49 PM
567 nature 3/30/2023 7:24 PM
568 I used to hang out sometimes with people who lived in the Benchlands before the encampment was shut down and now I can't access any of the park because of all the fences although I haven't checked very recently to see if they're still there or not. 3/30/2023 5:15 PM
569 The nature 3/30/2023 2:45 PM
570 I don't spend any time in the park because it is not safe. 3/30/2023 1:10 PM 571 It's (usually) peaceful. If there weren't always homeless people I would go there more. 3/30/2023 12:08 PM 572 I like the trees! 3/30/2023 12:08 PM
573 Best place for meeting friends 3/30/2023 11:57 AM
574 Used to play on the playground with siblings and family 3/30/2023 11:41 AM 575 Events mostly.Mime troup tec. 3/30/2023 11:08 AM
576 Need off leash dog park 3/30/2023 11:05 AM
577 n/a 3/30/2023 10:44 AM
578 Walking my dog 3/30/2023 9:51 AM
579 I park on Dakota and work in the county building, so I used to walk through the park to and from work every day.
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580 Events And just strolling 3/30/2023 9:43 AM
581 N/a 3/30/2023 9:27 AM
582 I dont 3/30/2023 9:15 AM
583 I don't go to the park except when I have jury duty. I used to take my children there but the homeless problem eventually made it unsafe so we went to Scotts Valley instead. 3/30/2023 8:15 AM
584 Events and when not taken over by homeless it’s a peaceful place to relax 3/30/2023 5:47 AM 585 Haven’t gone in many years. Needs updating and too many bums/homeless. 3/29/2023 10:08 PM 586 Boche ball courts are there 3/29/2023 10:07 PM
587 idk 3/29/2023 9:01 PM
588 i ride through the park. 3/29/2023 8:16 PM
589 Pond 3/29/2023 7:58 PM
590 Bicycle paths merge 3/29/2023 7:26 PM
591 walking through the park or visiting with friends near the playground 3/29/2023 6:53 PM 592 I used to enjoy the bike trail but not for the last few years. It hasn't felt safe. 3/29/2023 6:33 PM 593 sitting/kid areas w/ my children or friend's children 3/29/2023 6:31 PM 594 I don’t go to this park cuz of homeless, I used to long ago when my daughter was young, to play on the fym
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596 I’m a swimmer 3/29/2023 5:20 PM
597 I don’t spend much time in park since homeless and druggies seem to have taken it over. 3/29/2023 5:02 PM 598 Nice area 3/29/2023 4:11 PM
599 Near the playground. 3/29/2023 4:09 PM
600 I occasionally eat lunch from this area and since its close to shopping area, I can walk over from the store and enjoy the view.
3/29/2023 4:04 PM
601 if it were a dog park 3/29/2023 3:44 PM
602 Bicycling 3/29/2023 3:42 PM
603 Playing with kids and watching the ducks 3/29/2023 3:30 PM 604 n/a 3/29/2023 2:56 PM
605 N/A 3/29/2023 2:46 PM
606 N/A 3/29/2023 2:40 PM
607 To see the ducks 3/29/2023 2:19 PM
608 Maybe I want to eat lunch and I am parked at Trader Joe's already. I also walk to the park from the county building, and I use the paths along both sides of the river 3/29/2023 1:47 PM
609 Love the ducks and plants around the pond 3/29/2023 1:43 PM 610 Walking 3/29/2023 1:43 PM
611 Use the bridge for transportation 3/29/2023 1:26 PM 612 Taking breaks and walking through to go to other businesses around it. 3/29/2023 12:26 PM 613 I work in the Courthouse and I walk the perimeter of the park on a daily basis. Please do something to improve the landscaping, care & maintenance of this area to prevent it from becoming a homeless camp again.
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614 Occasional concerts there 3/29/2023 11:28 AM
615 havent in years due to homeless but in the 80 and 90s was great 3/29/2023 11:14 AM 616 Bike path 3/29/2023 11:03 AM
617 It's easy to get to 3/29/2023 10:55 AM
618 I like viewing the ducks 3/29/2023 10:50 AM
619 Walking 3/29/2023 10:43 AM
620 Walking to and from downtown 3/29/2023 10:36 AM
621 The pond area is a very peaceful and unique part of this park. It’s a beautiful spot to have lunch and check out the birds and critters that inhabit the water feature. 3/29/2023 10:35 AM
622 . 3/29/2023 10:24 AM
623 These questions are hard to ask, because growing up I would bike and walk around this area. I loved the festivals that were held in the park, but for years it has been a drug and homeless hive so I haven’t been using this space
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624 its nice 3/29/2023 9:50 AM
625 Concerts 3/29/2023 9:37 AM
626 walking 3/29/2023 9:31 AM
627 I enjoy bowling and socializing with wonderful people. I give bowling lessons to kids, city and county workers, FEMA workers staying at the Paradox, the public attending park events or who sign up for classes at SC Parks and Rec.
3/29/2023 9:13 AM
628 At Festivals (pre-Covid, homeless encampments) 3/29/2023 9:04 AM

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629 It's lovely, but I don't currently feel safe there which is why I don't go more frequently or walk there.
3/29/2023 9:03 AM
630 because it's developed. 3/29/2023 8:58 AM
631 Same answer 3/29/2023 8:50 AM
632 Kids 3/29/2023 8:48 AM
633 no needles 3/29/2023 8:32 AM
634 I don't spend time there now because our community has allowed this park to turn into a Hazmat zone, but we used to use this area for festivals and fairs. DO THAT! Stop allowing this to become a camp site. STOP
3/29/2023 8:06 AM
635 I tend to walk through the park - though in the last 10 years I have not felt as safe as I did when I would bring my now 15 year old to the park at least monthly. 3/29/2023 7:48 AM
636 I don't go to this park because the bench land has always been an area of transients. 3/29/2023 7:47 AM 637 The view of the river and the long expanse of grass has always been the best part of the park, pre- encampments of course.
3/29/2023 7:38 AM
638 Again, survey flaw. With only one option, you should ask... where do you spend the most time.

Otherwise, I spend time in more than one location; benchlands for frisbee golf, walking to both bridges over the river to go downtown, and the fountain area. 3/29/2023 7:33 AM
639 Plenty of open space along the water with the green grass all around 3/29/2023 7:24 AM 640 I typically walk through the park and don't spend any amount of time in one place. 3/29/2023 7:05 AM 641 Crafts Fair Food Fair Festival 3/29/2023 7:01 AM
642 N/A 3/29/2023 6:58 AM
643 Biking over pedestrian bridge 3/29/2023 5:50 AM
644 used to play soccer, attend fairs, disc golf, picnic on lawn 3/29/2023 4:36 AM 645 Because I like bridges. 3/29/2023 2:35 AM
646 N/A 3/29/2023 2:21 AM
647 Playground 3/29/2023 2:05 AM
648 The whole park was great 10+ years ago 3/29/2023 12:38 AM 649 Na 3/28/2023 11:46 PM
650 For the time being it connects me to downtown from work. 3/28/2023 11:11 PM 651 I don’t even go there anymore due to the homeless population. I just walk through or ride my bike.
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652 I walk along the path. 3/28/2023 10:54 PM
653 Music on duck island 3/28/2023 10:40 PM
654 Events in previous years before people started living on benchlands 3/28/2023 9:54 PM 655 Na 3/28/2023 9:50 PM
656 peaceful; 3/28/2023 9:48 PM
657 watching the ducks, listening to music 3/28/2023 9:07 PM 658 Close to street 3/28/2023 8:49 PM
659 My children have grown so we don't frequent the playground area any longer. My grandchildren like to go to a park on Oceanview. The long slides. Bocce is for me. 3/28/2023 8:49 PM
660 Opportunity for family interaction, opportunity for grandkids to play 3/28/2023 8:43 PM 661 Play structures. 3/28/2023 8:39 PM

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662 Green grass 3/28/2023 8:31 PM
663 _ 3/28/2023 8:23 PM
664 Love the birds that come around the the pond 3/28/2023 8:22 PM 665 N/A - don’t feel safe there. 3/28/2023 8:11 PM
666 same 3/28/2023 7:57 PM
667 I bird along the river 3/28/2023 7:52 PM
668 Picknic area 3/28/2023 7:51 PM
669 N/A 3/28/2023 7:42 PM
670 I'm there when events are going on. Food trucks, music, playing outdoor games with friends like cornhole, etc. When the portable flowtrack was there, I also used that. 3/28/2023 7:37 PM
671 Because it’s funner. 3/28/2023 7:34 PM
672 Events 3/28/2023 7:31 PM
673 Nice fountain 3/28/2023 7:26 PM
674 Only for an occasional performance( SF Mime troupe). 3/28/2023 7:15 PM 675 I ride my bike on the path between the park and the River 3/28/2023 7:14 PM 676 I am confused by this and the last question, are you asking what is the preferred location for pickleball courts or what is the preferred location you want preserved...I answered the later of those statements above. Regarding where the courts are, as long as it's flat and safe and not near traffic it'll be great!
3/28/2023 7:12 PM
677 N/a 3/28/2023 7:03 PM
678 Transit. 3/28/2023 7:00 PM
679 blue grass festival 3/28/2023 6:59 PM
680 Trees 3/28/2023 6:57 PM
681 Playground with my kiddo. 3/28/2023 6:54 PM
682 walk thru 3/28/2023 6:43 PM
683 N/A 3/28/2023 6:40 PM
684 Cycling 3/28/2023 6:30 PM
685 N/A 3/28/2023 6:25 PM
686 Had kids 3/28/2023 6:24 PM
687 No desire. Unsafe & attracts unwanted visitors. 3/28/2023 6:22 PM 688 Food truck events 3/28/2023 6:12 PM
689 Less crack 3/28/2023 6:07 PM
690 N/A 3/28/2023 5:55 PM
691 People have not been able to spend time in the park due to it being overrun by unhoused people. We Used to spend time playing at the kiddy playground, tire swing and pond. 3/28/2023 5:54 PM
692 Walking trails 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
693 Playing Pokémon go 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
694 Taking kids to the playground and duckpond 3/28/2023 5:39 PM 695 Because I like to pass by on my bike. 3/28/2023 5:37 PM 696 Riding on bike path to various places 3/28/2023 5:36 PM

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697 Duck pond 3/28/2023 5:33 PM
698 Areas for recreation, maybe pickleball courts 3/28/2023 5:27 PM 699 Walking 3/28/2023 5:26 PM
700 NA 3/28/2023 5:26 PM
701 Na 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
702 NA 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
703 Duck pond. 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
704 When there are festivals there 3/28/2023 5:22 PM
705 I walk from the county building to downtown 3/28/2023 5:22 PM 706 I feed the ducks. 3/28/2023 5:00 PM
707 the only spot that is safe to be alone i feel 3/28/2023 4:59 PM 708 Not sure if I'll have a chance to comment later but the park was disgusting as it's become a homeless haven. Maybe that's changed in the past year or two, but I still see a bunch loitering around but the bridge near Trader Joes. As kid we liked to go to the park. There was music and events and it was a nice place to be. If it's actually a city park not a homeless encampment I'd use it again.
3/28/2023 4:58 PM
709 Walking from work (county building) to downtown. Hoping for walking breaks again when it's updated.
3/28/2023 4:56 PM
710 AS I wrote I stopped going but would love to go again. Lawn bowling? 3/28/2023 4:55 PM 711 n/a 3/28/2023 4:53 PM
712 Pickleball 3/28/2023 4:51 PM
713 Waiting for jury duty 3/28/2023 4:50 PM
714 N/a 3/28/2023 4:49 PM
715 Dog walk route….enjoying g the riparian corridor and wildlife it supports. 3/28/2023 4:46 PM 716 I ride the levee path on my bike often. 3/28/2023 4:44 PM 717 N/A 3/28/2023 4:44 PM
718 I’m a member of Santa Cruz bowls 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
719 Not applicable. However, I would be there several times a week if we had pickleball courts. 3/28/2023 4:43 PM 720 ITS FINE THE WAY IT IS 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
721 Walking trail 3/28/2023 4:42 PM
722 Pond, ducks, seating, games, trees, lounging, view 3/28/2023 4:40 PM 723 i like it 3/28/2023 4:39 PM
724 That is usually where the events are held 3/28/2023 4:39 PM 725 Because it was the furthest from the mess of the homeless camp grounds 3/28/2023 4:39 PM 726 strolling. watching lawn bowling 3/28/2023 4:38 PM
727 Na 3/28/2023 4:37 PM
728 I often bike along the levy. 3/28/2023 4:22 PM
729 Watching performances 3/28/2023 4:15 PM
730 I use to spend a lot of time in that part because it was close to the river and had open space. 3/28/2023 4:15 PM 731 Because it's beautiful 3/28/2023 3:59 PM

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732 I like the open space near the river 3/28/2023 3:46 PM 733 I'd love to feel safe using the grassy area of the park. I have a lot of compassion for our houseless community but because of them I do not feel safe going to grass. My dream is that the San Lo. park/river is clean enough to have families picnic at and play in. 3/28/2023 3:42 PM
734 past events 3/28/2023 2:59 PM
735 I just ride my bike 3/28/2023 2:56 PM
736 I mostly ride my bike on the levee's both East and West sides 3/28/2023 2:54 PM 737 kids 3/28/2023 2:52 PM
738 I used to spend a lot of time near the duck pond for lunch or a break to read. 3/28/2023 2:50 PM 739 My children play at the playground. 3/28/2023 2:36 PM 740 River grass areas 3/28/2023 2:35 PM
741 Safe 3/28/2023 2:25 PM
742 I enjoy watching the children play 3/28/2023 2:11 PM 743 I work at the county building. 3/28/2023 2:09 PM
744 I don't spend any time because it's not safe to walk there! Too many homeless people. 3/28/2023 2:06 PM 745 An intersection I use a lot. 3/28/2023 2:05 PM
746 I like to sit on the benches and have lunch. 3/28/2023 2:00 PM 747 N/A 3/28/2023 1:56 PM
748 I dont because the homeless camp trashed the park 3/28/2023 1:52 PM 749 I used to before it became a homeless camp 3/28/2023 1:50 PM 750 I do not go to the park 3/28/2023 1:47 PM
751 Crossing bridges 3/28/2023 1:46 PM
752 Next to county buildings and has picnic tables 3/28/2023 1:29 PM 753 Used to play there 3/28/2023 1:22 PM
754 I take daily walks around the park area. I love the pond with all the flowers and wildlife. The pond has a lot of beautiful water lilies, ducks, and animals that live around pond--very relaxing place
3/28/2023 1:22 PM
755 I walk through this area all the time to get to the footbridge as I work at the county building. 3/28/2023 1:22 PM 756 I don't go to this park because it's filthy and unsafe. 3/28/2023 1:14 PM 757 walking 3/28/2023 1:11 PM
758 More open space 3/28/2023 1:10 PM
759 I work in the County building 3/28/2023 1:08 PM
760 I work there. 3/28/2023 1:03 PM
761 Access to street and adjacent shopping 3/28/2023 1:02 PM 762 Mostly walking through the park. 3/28/2023 12:57 PM 763 in a tent next to the river 3/28/2023 12:53 PM
764 I work at the Government building. 3/28/2023 12:46 PM 765 The duck stage and pond are great for holding programs. 3/28/2023 12:39 PM 766 My kids love the playground 3/28/2023 12:37 PM
767 I used to enjoy relaxing, eating lunch, and playing chess on the tables that used to be in the 3/28/2023 12:36 PM

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park, as well as playing frisbee on the benchlands, before it was taken over by homeless people.
768 in the past, there were festivals held in the benchlands area 3/28/2023 12:34 PM 769 I enjoy the lotuses and it’s nice the playground is nearby 3/28/2023 12:33 PM 770 I don’t go too many drugs and criminals 3/28/2023 12:32 PM 771 It is the safest, lately. 3/28/2023 12:32 PM
772 I like walking on grass and earth day. currently, it do not walk there due to possible soil contamination and no grass.
3/28/2023 12:31 PM
773 County employee 3/28/2023 12:29 PM
774 Work at county building. 3/28/2023 12:27 PM
775 Id like to have a place to sit and read or go walking 3/28/2023 12:27 PM 776 Walking through on the paths/ over the bridge to downtown 3/28/2023 12:25 PM 777 Feels safer than the parts where drug deals are happening and where the mentally ill are raving/camping
3/28/2023 12:24 PM
778 It's right behind the county building and. Easy access for breaks 3/28/2023 12:22 PM 779 walking route 3/28/2023 12:20 PM
780 Levee for cycling, running, walking 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 781 I work at the County Building and when it was all grass, I would take my breaks there. 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 782 I want to bring a chair and enjoy a good book sitting by the river on my lunch break 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 783 For events in that area 3/28/2023 12:10 PM
784 Lawn bowling, pickle ball 3/28/2023 12:05 PM
785 Get most sun 3/28/2023 12:01 PM
786 It's relaxing, seeing the bond and river both and being surrounded by big beautiful mature trees. 3/28/2023 11:40 AM 787 I enjoy watching the turtles sun bath, small fish feeding, mallard ducks and Canada geese swim around.
3/28/2023 11:30 AM
788 kids 3/28/2023 11:27 AM
789 N/A 3/28/2023 11:22 AM
790 My kids like to use the playground 3/28/2023 11:01 AM 791 Actually, l mostly just drive by it. It's nice not to see a slum there. 3/28/2023 10:50 AM 792 I have kids and it’s cleaner on the playground 3/28/2023 10:43 AM 793 n/A 3/28/2023 10:34 AM
794 I used to use the walking trails for daily walk on my lunch break, before it became unsafe to do so.
3/28/2023 10:13 AM
795 Trees 3/28/2023 10:13 AM
796 Kids 3/28/2023 10:11 AM
797 Na 3/28/2023 10:05 AM
798 NA 3/28/2023 9:49 AM
799 Hawks, Falcons, Owls, local & migratory birds frequent that area thanks to high trees & riparian corridor vegetation, which allows good bird watching activity. 3/28/2023 9:13 AM
800 Closest to my job 3/28/2023 9:09 AM
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802 I walk the path, I'd pick the whole walkway along the river, but could only choose one spot. 3/28/2023 8:56 AM 803 I frequently ride my bike or walk on the path 3/28/2023 8:55 AM 804 I work in the county building, i used to frequent the park years ago but do to continued abuse of the park by homeless patrons it is no longer safe due to damage, drug paraphernalia, etc 3/28/2023 8:53 AM
805 i work in the county building and like to have lunch out there when i can 3/28/2023 8:53 AM 806 I walk around the park along the paths, I spend time looking at birds. 3/28/2023 8:53 AM 807 It's calm and peaceful. I like to look at the orchids, and spot frogs. 3/28/2023 8:46 AM 808 I enjoy walking by the river on my lunch breaks 3/28/2023 8:25 AM 809 Near work 3/28/2023 8:16 AM
810 I like the duck pond area. Every central park needs one. 3/28/2023 8:00 AM 811 i dont go there it is dirty and dangerous! 3/28/2023 7:44 AM 812 It’s right on front of my job site. I used to eat lunch there until it became over run with homeless.
3/28/2023 7:15 AM
813 I don't spend time with my grandchildren in this park because it is safe!!!!!!!!!!! If it were safe we would use everything except the lawn bowling courts. 3/28/2023 7:12 AM
814 I've always liked the pond and stage. 3/28/2023 12:48 AM 815 When I go I spent most of my time in the park area. I have 2 kids and we walk or bike to the park. Recently not so much as i don’t feel safe getting there due to crackheads roaming around the park.
3/27/2023 11:04 PM
816 friends 3/27/2023 8:28 PM
817 I work at the County Building so I am there for walks/sitting outside 3/27/2023 7:19 PM 818 Food truck and community eventa 3/27/2023 7:08 PM
819 Walking biking along the river walk 3/27/2023 6:25 PM 820 I work in the County Building and mostly just walk through the park to get to down 3/27/2023 5:34 PM 821 Walking to Downtown 3/27/2023 5:10 PM
822 birdwatching 3/27/2023 5:10 PM
823 I moved to Santa Cruz in 2020. I have not spend anytime at the park during covid because with camp, it was hard to get around people and I did not feel safe walking through 3/27/2023 5:09 PM
824 I have kids. 3/27/2023 4:55 PM
825 Used to play sports like soccer, football, and ultimate frisbee 3/27/2023 4:46 PM 826 I work at 701 Ocean so I walk along the pathway every day that I am onsite. 3/27/2023 4:43 PM 827 Another good birding location 3/27/2023 4:24 PM
828 I like the water area 3/27/2023 4:08 PM
829 The playground and duck pond are where my family and I liked to spend time before the encampment happened.
3/27/2023 4:02 PM
830 I work at the county building and often take the path from the country building to downtown during my lunch break.
3/27/2023 3:41 PM
831 Unfortunately, I do not spend time at San Lorenzo park. It has been a homeless encampment or under renovation the whole time I have lived here.
3/27/2023 3:19 PM
832 I only go there with children. It's all about the playground and the duck pond for us, but we'd stay longer at the playground.
3/27/2023 3:10 PM
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834 It is part of my weekly walk route. 3/27/2023 2:47 PM 835 The homeless situation makes visiting with my son impossible We mainly transit the park since the city allowed any overnighting in our community park. 3/27/2023 2:38 PM
836 the water feature is nice 3/27/2023 2:36 PM
837 breaks from work 3/27/2023 2:28 PM
838 I like to feed the ducks. 3/27/2023 2:20 PM
839 I walk the levee walk. 3/27/2023 2:20 PM
840 Only place little greener and clean 3/27/2023 2:16 PM 841 It's beautiful to see the lilie pads and the turtles and the noise of the pond is relaxing also love the flowering trees next to the hote paradox.
3/27/2023 2:15 PM
842 I like to walk around the levy. 3/27/2023 2:12 PM
843 I work at the County Building, and like to go for walks at lunch (or walk to downtown.) 3/27/2023 2:07 PM 844 Close to work for breaks. 3/27/2023 1:50 PM
845 work in that area 3/27/2023 1:46 PM
846 View of duck pond, hill to lay on, not directly next to levee path 3/27/2023 1:44 PM 847 view of the river 3/27/2023 1:41 PM
848 Walk during lunch on the ocean street side of the river. 3/27/2023 1:41 PM 849 I spend the most time at the duck pond (can't even find in this photo - sheesh!) It is relaxing with the ducks and geese and fountain.
3/27/2023 1:40 PM
850 I only cross through the park. I don't really go to the park. 3/27/2023 1:39 PM 851 FOR EVENTS like earth day, music, food truck events 3/27/2023 1:36 PM 852 Walking the pathways around the park and through the park on breaks 3/27/2023 1:32 PM 853 l 3/27/2023 1:31 PM
854 I use the walking path but it is often busy with homeless or others doing drugs. 3/27/2023 1:31 PM 855 I take the walk path to go downtown 3/27/2023 1:28 PM 856 I don't even ride my bike through there. It's either a campground or a series of fences. The whole thing needs to go.
3/27/2023 1:23 PM
857 Walking through the park to and from the County building 3/27/2023 1:22 PM 858 I work in the government building. 3/27/2023 1:20 PM 859 Work at the county building and take walks on my breaks 3/27/2023 1:20 PM 860 na 3/27/2023 1:18 PM
861 using the pathway 3/27/2023 1:15 PM
862 kids/family 3/27/2023 1:13 PM
863 I take walks around the duck pond. 3/27/2023 1:06 PM 864 walking along paths 3/27/2023 1:03 PM
865 I use the bike path all the time to access downtown and other areas in the city like the boardwalk and westside
3/27/2023 1:01 PM
866 I look outside the window here when I am working in the county building on the third floor.

Otherwise I am bicycling the path either left or right path, or I go to the center bridge. 3/27/2023 12:49 PM
867 for me it used to be peaceful nice grass and nature to unwind read enjoy the fresh air. but that was a distant memory. That was all destroyed.
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868 It is peaceful and beautiful 3/27/2023 12:20 PM
869 My children like to play at the playground when it is open. 3/27/2023 12:20 PM 870 Pond and flora are big attraction. 3/27/2023 12:10 PM 871 Walking along the park path and across the bridge to downtown. I work downtown and enjoying walking through the area on breaks.
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872 I bike through the park every day 3/27/2023 12:04 PM 873 Quiet…we need to build more housing, I get that but why downtown? 3/27/2023 11:57 AM 874 Play ground and picnic area. When not inhabited by transients. 3/27/2023 11:55 AM 875 Foot bridge access. Also, general walkabouts during breaks from government building work. 3/27/2023 11:55 AM 876 I like the open space and proximity to the river 3/27/2023 11:44 AM 877 Use to watch wildlife and just sit on the grass. 3/27/2023 11:42 AM 878 Park 3/27/2023 11:41 AM
879 I hope I am clicking on the pond; it is hard to see with this small picture. I spend my time there because it is relaxing to me, I am able to have a much better day once I go out to visit my animal friends at the pond. I also like to sit in the sun and watch the fountain when it's going. 3/27/2023 11:41 AM
880 Playground for my kids 3/27/2023 11:34 AM
881 I walk & meander on my work breaks through the foot paths all about the park but I do gravitate towards the pond & bench area. This water feature just brings on a sense of serenity.

However, this area is in need of some improvement & perhaps beautification. 3/27/2023 11:33 AM
882 It took a lot of damage between the homeless camp and the storm 3/27/2023 11:28 AM 883 Like the grassy areas with trees, nice for a picnic or to lay and read. should be lots of lawns and trees.
3/27/2023 11:27 AM
884 I work at the County building 3/27/2023 11:21 AM
885 I used to enjoy practicing putting in the disc golf baskets at lunch before the park became an encampment.
3/27/2023 11:20 AM
886 I don't go to the park because of the homeless issues. 3/27/2023 11:19 AM 887 I work at 701 Ocean and utilize the park to walk to Downtown across the bridge. 3/27/2023 11:17 AM 888 We come to visit playground when going by on bike rides 3/27/2023 11:17 AM 889 I walk in the area each weekday. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM 890 I walk around the loop twice a day from my office. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM 891 I have children 3/27/2023 11:13 AM
892 It is where my walk starts and ends 3/27/2023 11:12 AM 893 The turtles in the pond. 3/27/2023 11:10 AM
894 At this point in time, with what's been allowed to happen with the park over the years, I can't honestly say I spend time in the park. However, I noticed after the last group of campers were removed, the Duck Pond flourished. Instead of cutting through the park as fast as I could, I actually stopped to enjoy this special piece of the park. 3/27/2023 11:10 AM
895 I spend my time on the walkway because most of the park needs maintenance and is closed off at the moment.
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896 Around the pond and I use the foot bridge daily 3/27/2023 11:07 AM 897 N/A 3/27/2023 11:06 AM
898 n/a 3/27/2023 11:05 AM
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900 Currently, it's the nicest area of the park 3/27/2023 11:01 AM 901 The bikepath/river walk 3/27/2023 11:01 AM
902 Walking paths and the playground area. I like walking in the park during lunch breaks. The playground areas have tables that I can have my lunch at. 3/27/2023 11:01 AM
903 I work around the area and am around that side of the park more 3/27/2023 10:59 AM 904 With the occupation of the park, I was only able to utilize the park for its walking path. 3/27/2023 10:58 AM 905 I like the view of the bridge 3/27/2023 10:57 AM
906 n/a 3/27/2023 10:57 AM
907 Well it's actually the County Bldg. That's as close to the Park that I get 3/27/2023 10:55 AM 908 N/A 3/27/2023 10:54 AM
909 I mostly use it to traverse the area on my bike and occasionally to walk into it for some peace and quiet.
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910 work nearby 3/27/2023 10:52 AM
911 I mostly use the walking path for getting exercise during work. 3/27/2023 10:52 AM 912 i walk to work at 701 Ocean. 3/27/2023 10:51 AM
913 Jury duty or county building business. 3/27/2023 10:50 AM 914 It would be nice to be able to sit in this area on comfortable seating could not also be a used as a living space or even a stopping place for drug-addled, filthy individuals. Can you find something like that and have it installed and monitored by security guards? 3/27/2023 10:50 AM
915 All over when I walk. 3/27/2023 10:49 AM
916 Open with trees and grass 3/27/2023 10:48 AM
917 Enjoy looking at birds and animals. People in that area seem more friendly and pleasant, less aggressive.
3/27/2023 10:47 AM
918 Are you kidding? The park area is discussing and polluted due to the homeless encampments.

No one spends time in the park. The poor water life in the fountain has been inundated with people pissing in the water The bathrooms have been closed for two years since the encampments came. I only walk on the pathway parallel to Trader Joes and dream of home the park space used to be.when I was hired three years ago and ate lunch on the benches overlooking the pond. Then within a minute it was gone. 3/27/2023 10:47 AM
919 I work at the County building. During breaks and lunch hour, I walk along the walkway. 3/27/2023 10:46 AM 920 When it was safe it was a peaceful area (duck pond) 3/27/2023 10:46 AM 921 I use the walking bridge to access downtown Santa Cruz during lunch. 3/27/2023 10:45 AM 922 I have a child 3/27/2023 10:44 AM
923 it's the intersection nearest my house & I can walk my dogs through there. 3/27/2023 10:43 AM 924 I walk quickly by the park generally as I seems dangerous, it the past it was open outdoor drug market.
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925 when I had a kid, the playground was great. When there were concerts there, the duckpond was great. When Pride happens, the flats are great. I quit walking through the park when it was a homeless camp because one of my colleagues was attacked during a lunch walk. 3/27/2023 10:41 AM
926 For 9 spots along the park, I want to spend more time using the 9 disc golf tee and basket locations.
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927 walk through the park on way from work to and from downtown 3/27/2023 10:40 AM 928 I am a county employee so I often use the park as a transportation route, also the amenities have been fenced off for months so I couldn't even utilize the other features if I wanted to. 3/27/2023 10:40 AM

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Sometimes I would bring my dog to play on the lawns and meet with friends before the park became unusable due to disruption by the park management. 929 I do not go to this park because of the issues with homelessness. 3/27/2023 10:38 AM 930 Normalmente las lagunitas de los patos 3/27/2023 10:38 AM 931 Walking paths. enjoy walking in areas away from vehicular traffic. 3/27/2023 10:38 AM 932 I walk across the bridge multiple times per week 3/27/2023 10:37 AM 933 Most of the time I'm walking through the park to downtown 3/27/2023 10:37 AM 934 I work in this building overlooking the benchlands. 3/27/2023 10:37 AM 935 I walk from the County building to downtown. or from the Parking lot to the county building. 3/27/2023 10:36 AM 936 The pond is beautiful and peaceful and a lovely place to spend my lunch hour 3/27/2023 10:36 AM 937 its is generally more quiet in this area and there is plenty of space for social distancing. 3/27/2023 10:36 AM 938 because the pond if my favorite spot to look at wildlife 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 939 I walk the trail every weekday to get to the office. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 940 Walking downtown for lunch 3/27/2023 10:35 AM
941 I enjoy walking and biking the levee trail system. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 942 Levee Walks 3/27/2023 10:34 AM
943 I use the pathways and pedestrian bridge daily 3/27/2023 10:34 AM 944 love feeding the ducks 3/27/2023 10:34 AM
945 take lunch 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
946 It is nice to have a river bank to relax on 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 947 Close to 701 Ocean St. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
948 Open space that was well utilized by the community prior to benchlands encampment. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 949 I enjoy watching and looking for the wildlife. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 950 "I walk this path to work every weekday. Before the parks demise, I used to greatly enjoy eating at the picnic tables and getting sunshine on my lunch hour, 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
951 I think the entire park, with the exception of the pond area, should be redesigned. 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 952 Working at the County Building, the disc golf course is a lunch break activity 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 953 Walking 3/27/2023 10:32 AM
954 It's a nice place to take a lunch break outside 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 955 Disc golf. 3/27/2023 10:31 AM
956 Music 3/27/2023 10:31 AM
957 I walk on the levy to get to and from my job at the county. 3/27/2023 10:30 AM 958 Music/ events happen at the stage. 3/27/2023 10:30 AM 959 safer away from homeless drug addicts and close to the blding to get help if needed. 3/27/2023 10:29 AM 960 Used to play disc golf and walk dog here 3/27/2023 10:28 AM 961 Entrance by work 3/27/2023 10:28 AM
962 I take a walk around the park on my lunch break- so I am not in one particular place- just wandering around the walking paths.
3/27/2023 10:27 AM
963 Kids play area 3/27/2023 10:27 AM
964 I think that's the fountain area. It's a nice place to walk or have lunch 3/27/2023 10:27 AM

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965 walking 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
966 walking path to exercise. 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
967 I like to see the critters that inhabit the pond. 3/27/2023 10:26 AM 968 i don't 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
969 Walking on path. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
970 i walk from work (county building) to down town or towards the boardwalk daily 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 971 I go for walks there 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
972 Work in the county building. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
973 Enjoy the duck pond 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
974 Peaceful. Enjoy watching the young geese in the springtime. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 975 I use the path to get to work. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
976 Because its open space and nice to get close to the river. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 977 I walk the park at lunch. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
978 I like to spend time near the water that's near that spot. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 979 Bike path 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
980 n/a 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
981 I walk to downtown from offices at 701 Ocean Street. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 982 peaceful 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
983 I have taken my kids to play at the playground and I also walk through the park regularly during my workday
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984 Duck pond area. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
985 Walking during lunch time 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
986 The area for the children 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
987 I always run around this area of the park 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 988 Work at County building 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
989 My kids play at the playground. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
990 N/A 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
991 I use the walking trails during breaks at work 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 992 Close to my employer, the County of Santa Cruz. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 993 N/A 3/27/2023 10:22 AM
994 Children activities, birthday parties and family picnics (when there is room to share with those who are unhoused).
3/27/2023 10:11 AM
995 Relaxing 3/27/2023 10:09 AM
996 Walking along the river 3/27/2023 10:08 AM
997 I don't spend more time in that part, I use the whole park, but this survey is biased and doesn't all to select multiple locations. I use the playground and the duck pond with my kids. I use the benchlands to ponder. I use the trail system for transportation. 3/27/2023 10:07 AM
998 along the trail because this is a park that is in my route for walks along the river 3/27/2023 10:05 AM 999 I like it there 3/27/2023 10:04 AM
1000 Quick pit stop to catch a show or listen to music. Use the restroom. 3/27/2023 10:03 AM

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1001 Children's activities, including birthday parties, and family picnics. 3/27/2023 10:03 AM 1002 i just walk to go to the shopping center 3/27/2023 10:01 AM 1003 when they had bike events it was a family outing 3/27/2023 10:01 AM 1004 spend time for events being held in the Benchlands area 3/27/2023 10:00 AM 1005 It's calming and if you were to change it I would prefer to make it bigger or nicer of a pond/fountain area.
3/27/2023 10:00 AM
1006 I walk through the park to the County building across the bridge. 3/27/2023 9:58 AM 1007 I spend no time at the park currently because it is unsafe for my family. 3/27/2023 9:58 AM 1008 I work in the County building, so right behind 701 Ocean Street 3/27/2023 9:56 AM 1009 I used to attend events there. And played at that park as a kid. 3/27/2023 9:55 AM 1010 fishing 3/27/2023 9:52 AM
1011 I enjoy the view of the pond 3/27/2023 9:52 AM
1012 I used to walk the trail and footbridge during lunch hour. I rarely do now due to the homeless drug use and their mental health issues.
3/27/2023 9:51 AM
1013 Pond & surrounding environs are pretty, nice community gathering spot, etc. 3/27/2023 9:50 AM 1014 pit stop on the bike to see a show or listen to music. Use the restroom. 3/27/2023 9:50 AM 1015 I use the bridge to walk through the park to get to the County building 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1016 Feed the birds 3/27/2023 9:47 AM
1017 The walking paths along the river. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1018 Using the levy path coming and going. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1019 Because I have kids. 3/27/2023 9:45 AM
1020 Open, sunny, accessible. 3/27/2023 9:44 AM
1021 Walking towards County building 3/27/2023 9:43 AM
1022 Its behind my workplace and I walk this area 3/27/2023 9:43 AM 1023 For the wildlife and fountain 3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1024 Open area next to river - great for events and enjoying nature. 3/27/2023 9:42 AM 1025 No campers there 3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1026 I don't spend time in the park, but I drive by it twice a day when I work downtown and sometimes on weekends.
3/27/2023 9:41 AM
1027 convenient location, traveling through 3/27/2023 9:41 AM 1028 N/A 3/27/2023 9:40 AM
1029 Because it feels safer than other parts of the part 3/27/2023 9:38 AM 1030 It's a nice open area near the river to hang out. 3/27/2023 9:33 AM 1031 The park with the swings and dragon. 3/27/2023 9:32 AM 1032 I actually walk the levvy pathway every work day during my lunch. 3/27/2023 9:30 AM 1033 we walk the levy to the boardwalk and back to the county building 3/27/2023 9:29 AM 1034 walking 3/27/2023 9:21 AM
1035 Walking path 3/27/2023 9:21 AM
1036 I walk my dog through the park daily, and like to see the wildlife and water lilies in the pond 3/27/2023 9:19 AM

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1037 The walkway 3/27/2023 9:11 AM
1038 Its the pathway I walk daily 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1039 Walking around the area during my breaks and lunches. Before the homeless camp, it was nice to see children playing and the community enjoying the outside facility. 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1040 I like to walk the path on my breaks. I think it would be great to see a return of festivals, food trucks etc.
3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1041 Work at County Govt Center, walk nearby daily. 3/27/2023 9:05 AM 1042 I eat lunch at the tables and enjoy the sun in the summer. 3/27/2023 9:05 AM 1043 I use the park for daily walks, so walking paths are the important part for me. 3/27/2023 9:03 AM 1044 It's close to where I work. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1045 walk in breaks and lunch 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1046 I walk through the park almost daily, often more than once, as I work at the Court. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM 1047 I work close to the park and that is the closest access point for me. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM 1048 On my way to work 3/27/2023 8:45 AM
1049 x 3/27/2023 8:43 AM
1050 N/A 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1051 currently do not 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1052 n/a 3/27/2023 8:35 AM
1053 Do not spend time in park with homeless population 3/27/2023 8:23 AM 1054 Currently, I mostly use the bike/walk path for bike communicating and walking from my house to downtown. However, if the park was improved, I'd likely spend more time in other areas with my kids.
3/26/2023 9:20 PM
1055 I go to see the lotus flowers in bloom 3/26/2023 7:50 PM 1056 Well technically I haven't spent time there the last few years as the area was occupied. But for YEARS I would play disk golf their on my lunch hour, and would like to resume that activity when the course is again available.
3/26/2023 4:48 PM
1057 We spent a lot of time in the play structure area and the duck pond area. Loved the ducks. 3/26/2023 4:45 PM 1058 My children enjoyed the playground. My friend’s an and neighbor’s children would like to play there often.
3/26/2023 1:11 PM
1059 Traditionally I have mostly been at the park for festivals, gay pride, performances. 3/26/2023 9:50 AM 1060 I would like to take my kids to the open fields 3/26/2023 7:35 AM 1061 N/A 3/26/2023 6:50 AM
1062 I walk through to get to work so the pedestrian walkway and bridge are mainly where I walk 3/25/2023 9:40 PM 1063 Along bike path is most convenient 3/25/2023 9:21 PM 1064 I walk through the whole park fo9r exercise. 3/25/2023 6:50 PM 1065 The large lawn allows for activities like Earth Day booths, community events, it's near the county building parking lot, not far from the restrooms, easy walk from downtown. 3/25/2023 5:59 PM
1066 I use the walkway often. 3/25/2023 5:06 PM
1067 Bike path 3/25/2023 4:57 PM
1068 I walk along this area as part of my exercise and especially to watch for birds. (Ended this during homeless encampment period)
3/25/2023 1:10 PM
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1070 I take my kids to play. Currently about the only available thing to do in the park. 3/25/2023 11:22 AM 1071 We enjoy the pond, especially spotting the green herons there. It's been painful in recent years to see trash piling up in the pond. Sometimes, before the fencing, we fished it out but usually it's beyond reach.
3/25/2023 9:39 AM
1072 I have been using that pedestrian bridge for years. It’s a great way to walk downtown from my house and I like watching the ducks below the bridge.
3/25/2023 9:05 AM
1073 I used to use disc golf in these lowlands 3/25/2023 8:48 AM 1074 Sightseeing on the river, getting to, and from home to town 3/25/2023 7:01 AM 1075 My wife and I like to walk/ bike along the path. 3/25/2023 6:37 AM 1076 Playground 3/25/2023 6:31 AM
1077 I bike/run along the path and across the bridge 3/24/2023 10:34 PM 1078 I love birds, water lilies, turtles, lotuses, fountain. It is a peaceful place, and has an amazing variety of migrating birds, probably because of its proximity to the river. It is accessible to people of all ages and disabilities.
3/24/2023 10:24 PM
1079 It is relaxing and I love to watch wildlife and look at the lotuses and and water lilies. I also like the fountain.
3/24/2023 10:09 PM
1080 view of the river, duck island stage 3/24/2023 9:38 PM 1081 Watching and studying native birds that live in the oaks and Cottonwoods 3/24/2023 8:49 PM 1082 spend time in many areas of park. find clicking on map poor indication of my use. Walk through many areas of park. Especially like the various trees. 3/24/2023 8:29 PM
1083 Kids in playground 3/24/2023 8:19 PM
1084 I don’t spend time there but I’d like to if it was safe and friendlier to residents 3/24/2023 8:10 PM 1085 I don't. Many years ago I visited the duck pond regularly with my children. Not a nice place for a long time.
3/24/2023 8:04 PM
1086 I clicked on the duck pond area but that is because I could not click on the grassy area between the duck pond and the children's area. This is a poor, restrictive question. 3/24/2023 7:30 PM
1087 Walking with my dog along the bicycle path. 3/24/2023 7:11 PM 1088 Open grassy area with kids/grandkids 3/24/2023 6:46 PM 1089 enjoyed events on the benchlands (in previous years) 3/24/2023 6:38 PM 1090 It’s relaxing sitting in the shade and watching the ducks and squirrels. There are a couple of benches, too
3/24/2023 6:06 PM
1091 Enjoying the disc golf and musical events in that area 3/24/2023 5:59 PM 1092 n/a 3/24/2023 5:58 PM
1093 When it's not enclosed by fencing or occupied by homeless and transients, I find it peaceful and welcoming
3/24/2023 5:40 PM
1094 n/a 3/24/2023 5:29 PM
1095 c 3/24/2023 5:09 PM
1096 kids 3/24/2023 4:15 PM
1097 Love lawn bowlinng 3/24/2023 3:44 PM
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# RESPONSES DATE
1 Update and add more play structures for different ages up to 11 years of age. Have interactive equipment. Place for adults to sit and observe activities. 4/12/2023 1:54 PM
2 Head room on the underpasses is a bit concerning. The bike trail is narrow &, with the bridge abutments, leave little room for passing. Even more risky when there are people loitering in those spaces.
4/12/2023 8:36 AM
3 I would make it a place for families to gather with less, homeless and transients 4/11/2023 9:28 PM 4 Clean up the path so it’s safe for residents to walk, bike, skate without being verbally assaulted by drug users.
4/11/2023 8:55 PM
5 To be more desirable for people to visit. 4/11/2023 8:21 PM 6 The playground could use a face lift, perhaps some new equipment. The duck pond, stage at the pond and surrounding areas have the potential to be wonderful community gathering areas.

There could be regular live music on weekends with vendors 4/11/2023 5:32 PM
7 I get harassed by people sitting on the wall here 4/11/2023 4:42 PM 8 Have more places for people to hang out- picnic- family friendly 4/11/2023 2:42 PM 9 Enlarge water feature and enhance seating in this area. 4/11/2023 1:59 PM 10 More trees are needed in these areas to help to counter the amount of long-established beautiful trees that are being removed in Santa Cruz.
4/11/2023 12:51 PM
11 I would make the waterfront park area a dynamic place for fellow residents to gather and host festivals / concerts
4/11/2023 10:19 AM
12 More than one area. But here, put in walking paths and perhaps plant out some of the area with natives. There could be sitting areas in part. I think the upper level needs to be repaved and maybe some local artists could do some permanent, large outdoor installations. Relevant history to this are could be incorporated.
4/11/2023 9:00 AM
13 Keep the grass clean. Let the ground clean out and have festivals again!! 4/11/2023 7:45 AM 14 Whatever the neighbors want, since they use it most 4/10/2023 9:55 PM 15 I think more parks should be inclusive. So any changes should meet the needs of children with diverse needs.
4/10/2023 8:51 PM
16 This is about both change and not changing. The Benchlands is the one part of the downtown San Lorenzo River not protected by a levee and functioning as a real flood plain. I want to see this flood plain (“Benchlands”) restored as a riparian woodland, with natural trails, with perhaps just a few simple benches and river overlooks. If restored in this way, the area could be a vital green oasis for both the wildlife and for our community's enjoyment & relaxation — in the midst of an increasingly built-up, more densely-populated, urban environment. 4/10/2023 7:11 PM
17 this is like 'dead' space. it could be places for people to dine/eat outside, or a community garden, something more creative and interactive.
4/10/2023 7:03 PM
18 No overnight stays and some on-site rangers 4/10/2023 5:31 PM 19 N/A 4/10/2023 4:40 PM
20 Seems to get little use 4/10/2023 4:36 PM
21 The bikepath needs to be widened and repaved to bring it to current state-of-practice standards. Check Dutch Cycling Embassy for guidance. The path is in poor maintenance, with 4/10/2023 4:30 PM

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cracks and failing asphalt. It is not wide enough for its function as a central public space. The Branciforte Creek Bridge is great...the path needs to match that. 22 I would change the entire area near the duck ponds, bathrooms, and lawn bowling area as follows: I would remove the duck ponds and existing buildings and I would lease the area to a private concession who could manage the area for a coffee house and lunch place. I would allow it to be fenced at night. The private concession could also offer bocce, and pickle ball, and maybe other park type activities within the fenced, privately managed fenced area, that would also serve the lawn bowling area. Public restrooms could be constructed outside of the fenced area.
4/10/2023 4:27 PM
23 Had to pick somewhere. I think overall the whole park needs to be made safer and more secure so it can be enjoyed by many more people. There are part of the footpath that are scary due to who hangs out there. I don't know what you do about that--homeless people deserve to enjoy green spaces too, but not to ruin it for kids and families. 4/10/2023 4:25 PM
24 off leash dog park 4/10/2023 4:15 PM
25 Free of tents and needles. 4/10/2023 3:58 PM
26 The whole park needs revitalization 4/10/2023 3:45 PM 27 No more bums, bring people up the riverbank 4/10/2023 3:42 PM 28 Any non-nature-oriented or playground-oriented development should be closer to the bridge where noise already disrupts nature. A limited number of benches is ok along the river is ok in the park section away from the road.
4/10/2023 2:36 PM
29 I would love direct, legal access to the riverfront! let the kids play in the river. Restore some native tule and grasses. Show off the river, don't hide it. 4/10/2023 1:27 PM
30 The homeless are ruining our park. Needles into the bay, trash, poo etc 4/10/2023 1:17 PM 31 I wouldn't change any part except to finish restoring the natural environment the bench lands and keeping that as open space
4/10/2023 1:13 PM
32 What's the best way to prevent leave-the-maximum-trace camping and protect the riverfront habitat?
4/10/2023 12:57 PM
33 Create more of a riparian corridor for the benchlands, again to make sure that this green space is supported and developed as community space for residents and visitors. 4/10/2023 12:52 PM
34 just clean it up and keep it clean 4/10/2023 12:48 PM 35 Leave it how it is, just clear out the homeless drug scumbags 4/10/2023 12:29 PM 36 I think you would get a greater turn out for pickle ball than lawn bowling... but if both could fit, that would be a good thing. You likely need a minimum of 4 courts. It would be packed. 4/10/2023 12:11 PM
37 Is this bocci ball court regularly used? If not maybe some small field to kick soccer ball around or basketball hoops
4/10/2023 11:14 AM
38 clean it up and restore it to the community 4/10/2023 11:10 AM 39 Redesign the upper areas for more children park areas, like in Live Oak. 4/10/2023 10:52 AM 40 add information about the flora and fauna as well as the history of the park before the creation of the levee
4/10/2023 10:52 AM
41 activate the space with multiple uses (vendors, educational, events) 4/10/2023 9:06 AM 42 The area along the river has on and off been a homeless encampment for so long and it shows. If an investment is going to be made in the park, I hope it will cease to be the de facto overflow homeless encampment and that some other area would get that designation 4/10/2023 8:02 AM
43 Make the levee path safer 4/10/2023 6:03 AM
44 Get rid of any trace of the homeless and return it to a usable area for tax paying/ law abiding citizens to enjoy the river side fields
4/10/2023 2:43 AM
45 The whole duck pond area doesn't really seem to be functional from a programming point of view, and the water is usually very nasty. Not an asset. 4/10/2023 1:15 AM

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46 Just about anything that would discourage another horrible homeless tent city. 4/10/2023 12:00 AM 47 Replant the benchlands with native plants and larger bushes with trails through it so it can be a site of natural interest instead of a blank useless space of non native lawn 4/9/2023 11:42 PM
48 playground 4/9/2023 9:53 PM
49 Clean up the duck pond. Maybe make a bit bigger. Back in the 70s and 80s it was used for theater productions, that was fun.
4/9/2023 8:24 PM
50 upkeep for the disc golf course 4/9/2023 7:13 PM
51 I would create a small raised amphitheater, with green space with benches surrounding the green area in front of flower gardens. The space were you could have small summer/fall weekend concerts, for the young and old to gather. I think it would super cool to do outdoor yoga, tai chi, and maybe estatic dancing too. Possibly for free. in the summer there could puppet shows for the kids. Kite flying weekend. It’s a nice location because you can park in the parking garage and then walk across the bridge.
4/9/2023 6:59 PM
52 This aspect of the river bank could be a much more aesthetic embankment with native/erosion control plantings.
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53 N /A 4/9/2023 6:27 PM
54 The playground needs varying activities - possibly a tether ball pole, a splash pad, and a structure that allows for a all abilities, as well as a bigger twisty slide 4/9/2023 3:33 PM
55 Not sure how much use this area receives or if it is serving a wide community constituency. 4/9/2023 2:58 PM 56 You can’t change the homeless/those doing drugs 4/9/2023 2:48 PM 57 It’s noisy and doesn’t always feel safe. Needs better landscaping to make a River Walk 4/9/2023 2:03 PM 58 I think the "active" areas in the park could be reevaluated. Providing for an enhanced performance space at the duck pont, and reviewing and upgrading the children's areas would be good.
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59 Additional Bathroom 4/9/2023 12:24 PM
60 The play area could use improvement to cater to children and families better. It needs to be a safe place parents want to bring their children
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61 More community events could happen there. The homeless encampment made be very sad and I am so glad that it is no longer.
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62 N/A 4/9/2023 11:50 AM
63 It needs to be permanently developed more to make it more usable by the public (NOT the transients) OR made permanently bucolic for ALL to enjoy and for special events 4/9/2023 10:30 AM
64 Add work out equipment or install permanent games so adults can play ping pong, bocce ball, etc.
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65 N/A 4/9/2023 9:47 AM
66 N/a 4/9/2023 9:44 AM
67 Wildlife habitat and wetland- support wildlife along river and a peaceful respite for town 4/9/2023 9:30 AM 68 Plant this area better. See GG Park and Ashland Oregon's city park for examples of attractive and usable spaces. And they don't even have a river to work with. 4/9/2023 9:01 AM
69 Children’s park 4/9/2023 8:37 AM
70 Take back to nature all along river 4/9/2023 8:37 AM 71 more facilities for health for all people more public art 4/9/2023 8:34 AM 72 a garden, with plants and flowers 4/9/2023 8:22 AM
73 Open space for recreation. No more events. 4/9/2023 8:21 AM 74 Part needs to be cleaned up and restore to natural floodplain. The areas overlooking the park 4/9/2023 7:01 AM

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could be built with more tourist, friendly options in fall, such as restaurants overlooking the river, etc. But not on the floodplain itself is that is an important part of water management & ecologist.
75 Na 4/9/2023 1:18 AM
76 A walking labrynth. 4/8/2023 11:58 PM
77 I would like to see it clean and safe agin. I don’t even feel safe biking by solo 4/8/2023 10:11 PM 78 Too many campers 4/8/2023 9:19 PM
79 I would plant riparian vegetation to make a natural habitat that supports the river ecosystem, fish, etc.
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80 I've hardly been to the lower end of the park but it looks like a great site for small concerts or weddings, etc.
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81 this part is hard to get to. 4/8/2023 8:13 PM
82 Beautification needed for family use. 4/8/2023 7:21 PM 83 I can see space Bocci ball, pickle ball, croque , tether ball, ect .and a ofpark stage for music and theatre with space grass seating. If purposeful activity is happening fewer folks just hanging out . U
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84 The homeless have taken over. Tax payers who pay for the park want the laws enforced and the homeless out.
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85 I would make it illegal to camp in the park. 4/8/2023 6:19 PM 86 Picnic, sports field, horse shoes 4/8/2023 5:59 PM
87 The playground could be improved but I don't have specific suggestions. I don't use the lawn bowling area at all, but again, I don't have a suggestion - maybe others do. I wish the field below the courthouse were more accessible but it's probably unrealistic since it's prone to flooding.
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88 No homeless camping 4/8/2023 5:16 PM
89 I would not change any part of the park. 4/8/2023 3:59 PM 90 Basketball court or something for teens/tweens 4/8/2023 3:41 PM 91 Na 4/8/2023 3:13 PM
92 The duck pond has gotten nasty, and too many people don't know what is safe to feed ducks anyway. The biggest issue of course is people using the park as a home, with attendant filth and anti-social behaviour. It is why we never go anymore. 4/8/2023 2:52 PM
93 Create a DRUG FREE park for all to enjoy 4/8/2023 2:49 PM 94 Open space for kids to play, retired people to enjoy. Please make a loitering rule. 4/8/2023 2:43 PM 95 No more homeless camping 4/8/2023 12:06 PM
96 It’s a park 4/8/2023 11:12 AM
97 Upgrade equipment, make more family friendly 4/8/2023 11:01 AM 98 Need to create a space that is more friendly to the public and is attractive for everyday use, not as a homeless encampment
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99 Get rid of homeless camp 4/8/2023 10:11 AM
100 Lack of safety 4/8/2023 9:59 AM
101 Expand the duck pond to attract more birds 4/8/2023 9:58 AM 102 This area frequently floods 4/8/2023 9:26 AM
103 A path, divided areas 4/8/2023 9:08 AM
104 Keep it safe for children and families by keeping drugs clear of the entire park 4/8/2023 9:05 AM

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105 Everything outside the courthouse is gross and feels unsafe and has no flow to walk through or enjoy
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106 Ban and enforce the ban on people not there with child/ren 4/8/2023 8:25 AM 107 Underutilized 4/8/2023 7:52 AM
108 It does not feel safe nor accessible. 4/8/2023 7:42 AM 109 Nothing 4/8/2023 7:21 AM
110 As long as it stays free from tents, drugs and homeless it’s good . 4/8/2023 7:15 AM 111 Picnic are with bbq and tables. And anti-loitering signs 4/8/2023 6:55 AM 112 I’d like better play structures for the kids in my life. The area where existing play structures are works for me…just an upgrade. Larger water feature.
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113 The whole park needs a change 4/8/2023 12:45 AM
114 Keep bums from camping there. 4/7/2023 11:02 PM
115 N/a 4/7/2023 10:49 PM
116 Please expand playground into this area. 4/7/2023 10:25 PM 117 I wouldn't change anything. It's been wonderful for years. Just keep the transients out so the public can enjoy the natural beauty. Even if we weren't in a deficit, we have better things to spend a million dollars on.
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118 Promote native habitat 4/7/2023 9:27 PM
119 I would update some of the plantings and maintain the existing park better. No other change needed
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120 keep homeless from polluting the ground and scaring people off 4/7/2023 8:38 PM 121 Please remove the homeless and mentally ill people from the park, stop the drug use, clean up the urine. Make it do people can walk there again-safely. 4/7/2023 8:34 PM
122 Gross drug dealers 4/7/2023 8:14 PM
123 NA 4/7/2023 8:01 PM
124 Restaurant river walk 4/7/2023 7:27 PM
125 Because 4/7/2023 7:18 PM
126 Somehow create space that cannot get usurped by illegal camping 4/7/2023 6:44 PM 127 The restrooms should move and that area should be more pond 4/7/2023 6:40 PM 128 Make it safe. No homeless people camping there 4/7/2023 6:27 PM 129 I would like to have open bathrooms. 4/7/2023 6:01 PM 130 I wouldn’t change any area. 4/7/2023 5:47 PM
131 Update the pond area don’t remove it. People love to feed birds there so have the correct bird safe food available by vending machine maybe?
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132 ok 4/7/2023 5:22 PM
133 Just general improvement 4/7/2023 5:12 PM
134 Would be great for this to be a usable space for public instead of only for the mentally ill or drug users
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135 it should be an open space for recreation and outdoor events.It is a place for the community to come together
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136 Restore to riparian ecosystem, a natural habitat with trails and perhaps boardwalks, like Neary Lagoon. This would provide recreation and a wetland for flood control. 4/7/2023 5:00 PM

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137 fenced in dog park. Space for dogs to run and play 4/7/2023 4:33 PM 138 Scary 4/7/2023 4:21 PM
139 I would like to see picnic benches and grills that people could use. Also a water fountain that can also be used to fill up water bottles. This would make the park more of a destination and public meeting place
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140 Dog/Skate/bike park. More play and foot traffic keeps transients away. 4/7/2023 3:38 PM 141 The bench land is a torn up mess 4/7/2023 3:32 PM
142 Concert and performing arts open air theater. 4/7/2023 3:28 PM 143 Don't know it depends on the change. I would make the whole park safer,not allow camping or destruction of the environment,drug deals and loitering on the paths. 4/7/2023 3:22 PM
144 NA 4/7/2023 3:20 PM
145 Not sure 4/7/2023 3:17 PM
146 Add Juror parking. 4/7/2023 3:17 PM
147 Leave it alone and keep it NICE. 4/7/2023 3:16 PM
148 I would change nothing. It's a flood plain! just keep the homeless off of it. 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 149 needs upgrade. If you want families to come back they want a nice and safe place 4/7/2023 3:14 PM 150 Leave it as it is but make sure it does not become a haven for the homeless, drug addicts, prostitutes, the drunks etc.
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151 Homeless 4/7/2023 3:04 PM
152 Do not allow homeless encampments. 4/7/2023 3:02 PM 153 Changes outlined in other responses. 4/7/2023 3:02 PM 154 It's full of trash, feces, needles, and sketchy people hanging out. 4/7/2023 2:58 PM 155 None 4/7/2023 2:45 PM
156 Multi use area including dog park, open play (frisbee, soccer, etc.), and area for special events. The City has limited areas for these uses.
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157 I would change the Benchlands Greenbelt into a Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens. From a space planning perspective, it has “good bones.” It already has the play area, duck pond, San Lorenzo River backdrop etc. Santa Cruz us know for its natural beauty! Additionally, it is really important that our local community heal from the painful Covid- Era past, where The Benchlands Park community space was mis-used as a resource to provide shelter & services to the unhoused in our community & enviromentally destroyed the area and it’s watershed. A Botanical Garden could provide the City of Santa Cruz much needed tax revenue, if run mostly by volunteers. It could also be a nice tourist draw. Now, let me insert a compassionate social justice angle to this Botanical Garden Project… I would recommend to charge a small nominal Entrance Fee. This money could be used for providing food, clothing & services to the unhoused community in another safer location, and provide dignity to those receiving needed services. Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens project provides an excellent example on the North Coast to model!.. https://www.gardenbythesea.org/ The social justice angle to this project would be unique to Santa Cruz, and something everyone that lives here could be proud of!
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158 more natural 4/7/2023 2:39 PM
159 Expand the area near the river for picnic and more bike paths 4/7/2023 2:33 PM 160 The only change needed is to keep the homeless out of the public park! It hasn't been safe for taxpayers to be there.
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161 N/a 4/7/2023 2:24 PM
162 There shouldn’t be loitering at the footbridge entrance 4/7/2023 2:24 PM

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163 Open drugdealing drug use and leftover drug paraphernalia stopped me from visiting the playground and duck pond area of this park.
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164 People selling drugs, homeless hanging out. Don’t feel safe 4/7/2023 2:20 PM 165 I would enclose it and mark it to say that if you camp here, sleep here or use drugs here you will be jailed and or fined $500. Jail time to equate $1,000 or more. I would also add trespassing and squatting signs if you have a felony, misdemeanor, warrants and are caught here after park hours then you will be jailed immediately and I would make sure they don’t leave until fines are paid and or warrants are dealt with. 4/7/2023 2:16 PM
166 I know the City is dealing with homelessness issues, so that area should be dealt with in terms of mitigation measures for natural resource restoration and the need to clean up the garbage, damage, etc. in that area (and other nearby areas within the park). I have attended and cohosted City of SC public events in that particular area, so improvement that could allow return of such events would be good. I also have general ideas for park improvements such as interpretive/educational signage and trails for visitors, school groups, recreation groups (such as the Walking Adventure Group via LNCC), picnic tables, off-leash dog park, renovated disc golf sites, music/theater/event stage, etc. Of course, those do not NEED to be in that area, but some could.
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167 Clean up for local events like bringing back the spring fair 4/7/2023 2:14 PM 168 because its corrupt 4/7/2023 2:13 PM
169 You’d need the EPA to come and clean that park before I’d bring a child to it 4/7/2023 2:11 PM 170 police on foot all the time...get rid of the crime 4/7/2023 2:04 PM 171 Something that will attract recreational users and not squatters. Pickleball courts, basketball courts, pump track, etc.
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172 SUP, kayak, 4/7/2023 2:04 PM
173 Pond should be clean. Bathrooms should be clean, too. No part of the park should look neglected
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174 Needs more security and cleaning. Too many homeless people and needles 4/7/2023 1:59 PM 175 Homeless 4/7/2023 1:57 PM
176 The restrooms are totally sketchy in that back corner and need to be relocated and made much more secure
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177 Don’t allow camping 4/7/2023 1:47 PM
178 The duck pond area needs some love and a fresh update! 4/7/2023 1:39 PM 179 none. keep the park the way it is. 4/7/2023 1:38 PM 180 To much open space for campers. 4/7/2023 1:33 PM
181 I don’t go anymore don’t feel safe 4/7/2023 1:22 PM 182 The hole park. Return it to the people. 4/7/2023 1:21 PM 183 This is a well designed park already, it just needs to be kept clean and free of people camping out there, so the rest of the community feels safe to visit. 4/7/2023 1:21 PM
184 Would not allow another homeless encampment. 4/7/2023 1:04 PM 185 More family friendly to be safer and more accommodating. 4/7/2023 12:49 PM 186 Benchlands area could become more integrated into the river habitat - provide learning opportunities about river ecosystem and animal habitats 4/7/2023 12:46 PM
187 I'd like for this to partly stay open for kids to run and play, but I'd also like some more landscaping with native plans and additional benches.
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188 The current design is reminiscent of a stage or community gathering space in the middle of the duck pond, but it doesn't seem to be utilized as such. Maybe it could be redesigned for a clear 4/7/2023 11:33 AM

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purpose. I think the pond should remain a habitat for ducks and lily pads. Maybe I'd change it to a Japanese-inspired zen garden and pond like the one in San Jose. 189 Maybe some sort of fencing to deter camping , maybe at least a sign. 4/7/2023 10:59 AM 190 Make the park on-leash dog-friendly 4/7/2023 10:49 AM 191 No changes are needed, just keep the park clean, safe, natural and accessible. 4/7/2023 10:32 AM 192 Make is so that a drug camp can never be established there again 4/7/2023 10:19 AM 193 no homeless encampments 4/7/2023 9:39 AM
194 no more homeless camping anywhere in the park 4/7/2023 9:12 AM 195 I would make this park a native plant demonstration and learning garden. It should be more focused on nature and less on recreation. Lawns also invite loitering. 4/7/2023 9:12 AM
196 We should add a structure similar to the bandshell in Golden Gate Park so we can have regular live music performances. This is not only a much needed function for our community, but will also be a positive impact on our economy if managed properly. 4/7/2023 8:49 AM
197 Just make it usable & enhance children’s area. 4/7/2023 8:15 AM 198 I think the bench lands need to be rethought. But I will leave it up to experts in the Coastal Watershed staff to plan. I trust them.
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199 Plant more trees that can cope with annual flooding. 4/7/2023 7:31 AM 200 Update and make it accessible for people with disabilities. 4/7/2023 6:54 AM 201 Add pickleball tennis basketball to increase traffic and use 4/7/2023 6:12 AM 202 Drug deals, vandalism. Shit show. 4/7/2023 4:00 AM
203 I don't see any reason to change any of it. 4/7/2023 2:11 AM 204 It's been for years "taken over" by homeless people and drug users. If you can change that, I would visit it again
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205 The park doesn’t feel safe with the homeless encampments. The community/state needs to provide housing help so people don’t “need” to sleep and loiter. Increased police/security presence would help
4/6/2023 11:30 PM
206 I would reseed the green, as It is dead and no one uses it. It used to be used by multiple groups for playing ball and disc golf. I walked there often. Its been wrecked for years now, however, by campers. Camoers hsve ruined the park.😞
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207 Limited question 4/6/2023 10:58 PM
208 put in all native vegetation 4/6/2023 10:33 PM
209 Make it safer so it can be enjoyed 4/6/2023 10:28 PM 210 Not sure 4/6/2023 10:06 PM
211 Depends what you want to do with it. I'd prefer there be no camping there. Bandstand. Have music like it did a few decades ago.
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212 I'm not opposed to some changes but don't personally see the need--although I would like public access restored for the areas currently blocked off by chain linked fencing 4/6/2023 9:44 PM
213 N/a 4/6/2023 9:17 PM
214 Easy entrance for the homeless to loiter needs to be addressed. 4/6/2023 9:09 PM 215 I would update the playground. Léo Heaven on 17th avenue is a great model to follow. It is the preferred playground by parents in the county. It is clean, rubber floor, accessible to all, fenced, clean bathrooms, community garden, there’s à separate dog area so kids and ohs are not sharing grass.
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216 A new playground that is accessible to everyone is very overdue. This area needs to be cleaned up and returned to public for not only daily use but special events, etc 4/6/2023 8:49 PM

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217 Physical deterrents to prevent encampments combined with habitat restoration. To minimize potential for future encampments and provide riparian habitat 4/6/2023 8:38 PM
218 I'm curious to see some of the designs that may attract Santa Cruz citizens to use the park more often and make it accessible to everyone in a safe and eco-friendly way 4/6/2023 8:31 PM
219 Don’t know. So much is flood zone so facilities not suitable. 4/6/2023 8:30 PM 220 Make a zipline and trails and benches to sit and enjoy the river. Also, add a few more disk golf goals and clean them up so that they are well-defined and get maintained. 4/6/2023 7:03 PM
221 I’d like to see more interpretive signage and efforts to protect and restore the park’s habitats and natural fearures
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222 Create natural floodplain with trail running through it that people can use during nonfood times 4/6/2023 6:26 PM 223 An area for festivals and community events again. Please do not allow the Benchlands to become a tent city again!! It was totally trashed; it was horrible 4/6/2023 6:06 PM
224 Nice clean flushable bathrooms because the duck pond is very silly 4/6/2023 5:57 PM 225 We’ll, it’s been pretty horrific there the last few years. Unsafe and filthy. Would love to see this restored to a natural state with native plants and perhaps a walking path with benches 4/6/2023 5:47 PM
226 Would LOVE to see pickleball courts...probably in cooperation with hotel. 4/6/2023 5:41 PM 227 Vagrants hanging out by the playground. 4/6/2023 5:41 PM 228 Basketball courts 4/6/2023 5:29 PM
229 Na 4/6/2023 5:26 PM
230 The benchlands should return to a nice grassy area reserved for festivals, music venues, roadshows, etc...a place where there can be group community gatherings...not homeless gathering but activities for the overall community that help bring business and community to our town. An outdoor movie venues maybe some mobile cafes in the aummer....something safe and community friendly..The children's playground and restrooms should be improved and modernized and a nice bandstand area would be great. A bocce ball court 4/6/2023 5:00 PM
231 Put some other facilities there that would prevent homeless camping in the future. 4/6/2023 4:55 PM 232 I don't have a specific area to change but there could be additional picnic tables and benches.

There could also be a small stage someplace for musical performances. 4/6/2023 4:49 PM
233 If we had something there maybe it would feel more alive. 4/6/2023 4:39 PM 234 I would only change this area if, in fact, it is rarely used for its original purpose, as I have never seen anyone using it for that purpose.
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235 N/A 4/6/2023 4:33 PM
236 N/A 4/6/2023 4:33 PM
237 Walking and viewing areas 4/6/2023 4:15 PM
238 Make the duck pond area a usable stage and have public concerts there. 4/6/2023 3:30 PM 239 No idea 4/6/2023 3:19 PM
240 Viewing accommodations for casual visitors to lawn bowling. 4/6/2023 3:09 PM 241 Restoration, and potentially a permanent stage 4/6/2023 3:08 PM 242 comfortable seating areas and make suitable for events 4/6/2023 2:48 PM 243 Restore the riverbank as a floodplain / screen from the road with abundant, well cared for native plants and a boardwalk. Park should include some smaller nooks for quiet reflection and gatherings. Design for all people to enjoy, whether they need a nap, a bathroom break, or a picnic spot. Anti homeless architecture is not welcoming to anyone. 4/6/2023 2:48 PM
244 Change benchlands to being welcoming for music and Earth day events, etc. 4/6/2023 2:47 PM 245 Redesign and inviting play space and family gathering space. 4/6/2023 2:40 PM

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246 Ma 4/6/2023 2:31 PM
247 I would create safe and durable permanent supportive public housing and camping space, particularly by converting private and luxury amenities to poor and working class infrastructures (including public showers and restrooms, electric sockets, and clean drinking water), and complex ecological habitat. I would also always open multi-use covered parking lots for shelter during inclement weather, and unlock public restrooms. 4/6/2023 2:28 PM
248 The benchlands are the only part of the river in this area that is a flood plain and should be restored to more native habitat, with riparian native plants rather than lawn. 4/6/2023 2:27 PM
249 na 4/6/2023 2:16 PM
250 Make it a nice and clean area - benches, maybe a dog play area, picnic tables. Also used to be fun to go there for some events and food trucks
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251 It needs to be activated and changed perception from how it has been recently 4/6/2023 2:03 PM 252 The bike path in this area is looking rough, needs repair. The bike path intersection at the bridge can be a little bit dangerous if people aren't looking both ways. 4/6/2023 1:56 PM
253 Add pickleball courts Need reason for more people to use the park for recreation so it is safer for all. It isn’t safe to spend time there now.
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254 festival a month 4/6/2023 1:47 PM
255 I would keep that area for wildlife to live, and keep people out of that area. 4/6/2023 1:37 PM 256 Is not well kept, and ever since the homeless have been there, there's been lots of trash 4/6/2023 1:35 PM 257 Make bigger bathrooms with a security guard and showers for homeless people if your going to let them live there!!! Spend your $ on amenities to serve the people living in the area. From both the housed people to the homeless people. Meet people’s needs and accommodate them both on separate end of the park.
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258 improve path design under streets as it is too constricted. 4/6/2023 1:31 PM 259 Basketball courts? It would help break up the area where homeless people for drugs and yell at kids
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260 I like that there's things like bocci courts, but they're always locked so no one can play 4/6/2023 1:23 PM 261 Restore bench lands to grass for picnics, events, riparian habitat 4/6/2023 1:02 PM 262 Unsure 4/6/2023 12:59 PM
263 pckleball courts 4/6/2023 12:52 PM
264 I think perhaps wider winding paths for bikes/walkers could enhance the park. Something to take advantage of it's long, narrow layout.
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265 It is an interactive with the flood plain space- I would like to see it utilized in the summer but closed off for restoration and safety reasons in the winter 4/6/2023 12:32 PM
266 It is continually frustrating that unhoused were forcibly evicted from here, and then as if adding insult to literal injury, nothing was done with the space. This should at the very least be a community garden, ideally with rotating art projects built by community members. 4/6/2023 12:09 PM
267 Add picnic tables 4/6/2023 12:06 PM
268 Low-income housing. It's accessible to city services and Santa Cruz needs lots of low-income housing, as well as a conscious policy of rent regulation and controlling the real estate market 4/6/2023 11:52 AM
269 I think this area is a pretty spot for something that keeps the grass but provides an activity, like frisbee golf
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270 I'd love to see the natural environment of the park uplifted and be able to enjoy the river and the creatures that live there.
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271 I would like to see it restored to a natural habitat area for wildlife. As it is now, there is nowhere for the large birds, etc. to shelter.
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272 Same as before - benches and trails within a riparian forest area ONLY. 4/6/2023 11:20 AM 273 Benchlands. The floodplain has been used for big events in the past. I’d prefer to see this element become a floodplain park that can flood and that provides habitat without attracting encampments. It needs to be able to absorb floodwaters regardless and if it isn’t habitat, it should be a dynamic space with food vendors that can remain activated and safe. 4/6/2023 11:18 AM
274 Improve safety on path. Also support more riparian restoration/native revegetation along the river banks where possible and aligned with flood management activities. 4/6/2023 11:12 AM
275 Rehabilitating the benchlands and making it safe for children and pets would really expand the usability of this park. I used to visit regularly when the pumptrack was there, but as it was taken over as a camp we increasingly stopped visiting as it was most definitely an unsafe space for my wife, children, and me.
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276 If the courts are used, more than minimally, I wouldn’t change but otherwise shrubs, plants-a walking garden would be nice
4/6/2023 10:57 AM
277 Add modern park elements, as if you are building a new park on empty land. Add a round outdoor amphitheater.
4/6/2023 10:32 AM
278 Clean up the foliage. Clean up the river area and supply benches. Supply security to keep the visiting citizens safe.
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279 The side nearest River St. should be developed for more civil activity or maybe even business.

Like a riverwalk akin to the riverwalk in San Antonio TX, although not so extensively developed.
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280 Can’t use the map so 4/6/2023 10:16 AM
281 The bench lands have become a dangerous area for families to enter due to the rampant drug use.
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282 I have stayed away from the park for the years it’s been tent city so the above questions are misleading. Coming rarely as opposed to often to walk, see entertainment which is what I’d like it to return to.
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283 This should be a recreation area that is open to the whole community, not a fenced off private club.
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284 I'd change the whole downtown side of the river into a series of small restaurants and popups with a view of the river. Some sit-down, some "stroll and eat". 4/6/2023 9:37 AM
285 more natural area for waterfowl and animals 4/6/2023 9:20 AM 286 Make it more inviting for being near downtown 4/6/2023 9:19 AM 287 we need more off leash dog areas in Santa Cruz. 4/6/2023 9:11 AM 288 I would encourage an environment that lets all ages observe nature and an environment that supports habitats for birds, bees, butterflies, insects. California native plantings, etc. I recently visited Legend park in Malibu for the first time. While we don’t have Malibu’s budget, we do have resources. Dogs on leash only. No play equipment. Children need to observe nature in order to gain understanding about how to care for our planet in the future. 4/6/2023 9:08 AM
289 Clean out the pond 4/6/2023 9:07 AM
290 I’d clean it and leave it alone. Perhaps add a few more benches along the walkway. 4/6/2023 8:56 AM 291 Too much fencing. It makes it obvious that the town is afraid of it locals who have to hang out at a public park becuase they can't afford to live in a house. 4/6/2023 8:54 AM
292 Just keep it clean and free from homeless campers. And bring back things like the Spring Fair and other activities. Also provide for ways to enjoy the river & nature 4/6/2023 8:47 AM
293 Clean up hiding areas 4/6/2023 8:47 AM
294 Add stage and improvements for larger gatherings 4/6/2023 8:43 AM 295 i would enjoy walking along the river path but not now 4/6/2023 8:42 AM 296 N/A 4/6/2023 8:41 AM

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297 Expand the interactive/picnic tables/playground areas 4/6/2023 8:39 AM 298 The duck pond area should be an attraction to the park. As it is currently it’s an unsightly mess and a major attractive nuisance.
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299 Update the playground. It seems the only part the homeless people don’t bother. 4/6/2023 8:36 AM 300 More natural landscape and paths. 4/6/2023 8:32 AM
301 NA 4/6/2023 8:30 AM
302 nature preserve paths and NOT homeless camp 4/6/2023 8:23 AM 303 It might be nice to have a bike bridge across this creek so one could walk and bike along the river more continuously.
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304 Benchlands…cleanup and place some large sculptures in there. 4/6/2023 8:15 AM 305 The duck pond and stage are quaint but outdated and never used. This area also probably requires a lot of maintenance from city staff, and I'd rather they spend more time keeping the whole park clean and safe. So I'd change it to something more useable and lower maintenance, perhaps just an open plaza with seating for gathering, vendor faires, etc. 4/6/2023 8:10 AM
306 Make a nicer walk/ bike route 4/6/2023 8:08 AM
307 N/A 4/6/2023 8:07 AM
308 If it was flat and usable, I would love to use it for fitness classes, exercise, and enjoyment. I'm the owner of Mavericks Fitness next door at 311 Soquel. I would be happy to support growth of usable fitness areas in the park.
4/6/2023 8:02 AM
309 PICKLEBALL COURTS! We need more courts in the county, places for tournaments, lessons, play.
4/6/2023 8:00 AM
310 Add an amphitheater. Santa Cruz needs a place for events and live music. Similar to Bend, Oregon
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311 Just clean it up! 4/6/2023 7:55 AM
312 You should bring back the disc golf course rolling through the benchlands. That is a positive use of the space throughout the year. Also to stop allowing camps to pop up here make it a space that other community members would like to enjoy. Could the farmers market move to this space since they will be getting the boot with the new construction. That would be a lovely weekly event.
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313 once green spaces are open again it woudl be nice to have access to the river shore 4/6/2023 7:47 AM 314 Na 4/6/2023 7:44 AM
315 Bring in more people 4/6/2023 7:44 AM
316 I would like to see the park revert back to a safe place for people to sit, walk, meditate, and observe, and to know that it is a safe haven for children to play in. 4/6/2023 7:40 AM
317 Bigger play struture 4/6/2023 7:36 AM
318 Clean up the bench lands area so it can be used. Use it for something that keeps it natural but also allows people to do activities there.
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319 Better play structures for the kids 4/6/2023 7:26 AM 320 Add features to encourage community interaction and enjoyment 4/6/2023 7:25 AM 321 Make more places to sit and maybe add in some outdoor sport areas like bocce ball 4/6/2023 7:23 AM 322 Make a better off leash dog area 4/6/2023 7:16 AM
323 I like the idea of the city making it more pretty with native habitat, but preserving an area for events. It is a great meeting place, but could be more beautiful. 4/6/2023 7:11 AM
324 Literally ANYTHING but a homeless encampment. Please ensure that whatever is designed and built does NOT turn back into a drug/homeless camp. 4/6/2023 7:07 AM

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325 Off leash dog area for tiny dogs under 15 pounds because they get picked on at parks by 20- 25 pound dogs
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326 I would plant more trees, shrubs and flowers in the flat area because our city (and our planet) needs more greenery.
4/6/2023 7:04 AM
327 It’s a great open space but if there could be walking paths or benches that could be used to enjoy the river view it would encourage more use and maybe less camping. A walk/run path with outdoor exercise spots would be awesome. Even small spots for some weekend food or non alcoholic drink pop ups. We don’t use our river space at all. It’s a huge space in the city that is almost untouched or visited and is very pretty, though I realize it’s a flood plain and it may be difficult for permanent installs.
4/6/2023 7:03 AM
328 A few years back, all the park needed was a bit more maintenance - it was a decent place to hang out. Now, there's a ton of remediation necessary to try to bring back the whole area by the river so that people can use it as an open area or for disc golf. 4/6/2023 6:55 AM
329 Upgrade the playground area 4/6/2023 6:47 AM
330 Low impact park activities. Near Government Center 4/6/2023 6:46 AM 331 N/A 4/6/2023 6:41 AM
332 make it natural, with trees and bushes 4/6/2023 6:18 AM 333 Stop allowing encampments. Ends up with massive trash and unsanitary conditions. 4/6/2023 5:42 AM 334 better concert venue 4/6/2023 5:34 AM
335 Make sure there are many many bathrooms!!! 4/6/2023 5:08 AM 336 More native plants 4/6/2023 3:51 AM
337 Make it a viewing spot for the river, not a run down entrance to the park 4/5/2023 11:27 PM 338 N/A 4/5/2023 10:26 PM
339 Make it a park not peoples bedrooms 4/5/2023 10:25 PM 340 It would be nice to avoid buying the modern plastic play structures that seem to be taking over playgrounds and have some more tactile unique structures (like the dragon), maybe a maze for kids, and lots of interesting climbing structures and cozy picnic cubbies and interactive shapes amidst natural plantings. Kids love nature - let's work to get a more natural setting. I'd also like to see gardening spaces with veggies and flowers and some co-led children's gardening spaces where kids are involved and get to enjoy interacting with growing things. Kids LOVE to garden. Down on the benchlands, we should allow for WILD space where perhaps some trails allow people to see how an area can be wild and yet accessible and learn about how these kinds of areas serve to manage water during the floods. Having wilderness and gardening are both essential things which help reconnect people with the earth, something vitally missing for many, especially lower income folks, even in beautiful Santa Cruz when some families may only have time to visit the park down town.
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341 I wouldn’t change anything 4/5/2023 10:10 PM
342 The center of the park has no feature or activity to draw and center activity around which makes for poor event space and doesn't use functional space to its advantage. A large group of people isn't going to hang out at the duck pond because the space isn't functional for that. 4/5/2023 9:07 PM
343 Sponsor more public daytime and evening events. 4/5/2023 9:04 PM 344 Up grade the playground 4/5/2023 9:00 PM
345 Enhance the ampitheater so bands / performers on duck island can have a larger audience.

Keep it organic though - just a bit steeper rolling hills would be my recomendation. 4/5/2023 8:56 PM
346 Maybe a soccer field? Or any kind of high-use area that brings people with families in. 4/5/2023 8:47 PM 347 Add lit pickle ball courts. I live on West Side and play at Derby Park. The pickle ball courts at Derby are insufficient to meet demand. Now that the encampment is gone from San Lorenzo park, it is accessible to others and pickle ball courts would be a great improvement. Also, more jury parking is needed near 701 ocean street.
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348 Make it more usable to city residence 4/5/2023 8:28 PM 349 N/A 4/5/2023 7:35 PM
350 The bench lands need to accessible by everyone. It should be a safe place where families to have picnics. Also as a place for things like the SF mime (sp?) troupe. 4/5/2023 7:34 PM
351 Build very low income and homeless housing here 4/5/2023 6:36 PM 352 N?A 4/5/2023 6:36 PM
353 n/a 4/5/2023 6:19 PM
354 better access to the river bank and water. Clean the water and it would make interesting canoe/kayak and rowing access.
4/5/2023 6:09 PM
355 In past years, when I was in jury selection at the courthouse, I would cross the river at lunch break and buy a sandwich to bring back to the park. I would sit on the stairs to the bench lands and eat lunch. It would be great if there were more areas to hang out and have lunch. But, in more recent years, I have avoided the park because it was occupied by homeless people and I did not feel comfortable sharing space with men who made rude remarks as I walked by, so I haven't been to the park in a long time. The history of the park is fascinating. It was created at the same time as the San Lorenzo River levees and the shopping center where Trader Joes is located.
4/5/2023 6:00 PM
356 Not a specific location but it needs some love 4/5/2023 5:47 PM 357 The bench lands would be a wonderful water front with access to the river and a huge green space for community events.
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358 Wasted 4/5/2023 5:17 PM
359 It would be great to create a kayak launching area. People shouldn't go farther downstream than the railroad bridge. The city can rope off the area with signs if the river is high after rainfall.
4/5/2023 4:48 PM
360 More benches and lights and patrols along walkway 4/5/2023 4:31 PM 361 NO CHANGES NEEDED NOW THE HOUSELESS HAVE MOVED ON 4/5/2023 4:09 PM 362 I have some memories of cool festivals and community events happening in this space, but haven't seen that in a while. Parts of the park don't feel especially safe. With needles, homeless camps, etc.
4/5/2023 4:04 PM
363 I would like to see some soccer pitches here when it’s not muddy. It would be good to have kid-size and adult-size pitches.
4/5/2023 3:34 PM
364 Maybe a skate park? Soccer fields? Something that adds value and keeps people from camping there.
4/5/2023 2:45 PM
365 Again I would like to choose other spots as well... Play areas can be so amazing and all inclusive. Multi-generational...visual and audio stimulus...educational. This park is right in the heart beat of the city - all ages have access. The city could tap into a very positive investment in the community. Collaborate with community groups and organizations. The stage area could be improved/enlarged; maybe eliminating or downsizing the pond feature? - I am sure it is a maintenance nightmare.
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366 Na 4/5/2023 2:27 PM
367 Pickleball courts 4/5/2023 1:24 PM
368 N/A 4/5/2023 1:22 PM
369 N/a 4/5/2023 1:15 PM
370 A better play ground for the kids to play in 4/5/2023 1:14 PM 371 The lower bench area needs to be replanted with grass because it all died due to the combination of the homeless camp and flooding.
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373 I would like more focus on native plant gardens and connections to the riparian plants and trees growing along the river
4/5/2023 12:52 PM
374 Make it like the Riverwalk in San Antonio, with walkways, charming bridges, lighting, restaurants, steps up to the street.
4/5/2023 12:40 PM
375 I'd like to see the benchlands have more positive use. 4/5/2023 12:39 PM 376 clean it up. no need to change it but there is need for it to be clean of needles and garbage 4/5/2023 12:37 PM 377 Childrens center 4/5/2023 12:31 PM
378 Could be basketball, for more users. Not sure that the lawn bowling is used enough to warrant the real estate.
4/5/2023 12:03 PM
379 Restore the bench lands to a riparian woodland and make it a wildlife refuge. As the only part of the river without levees, it has the highest wildlife value as a floodplain. It could be a focal point for people to connect to nature, and we would be doing our part to fight the extinction crisis.
4/5/2023 11:24 AM
380 I support Barbara Riverwoman's Proposal for the Restoration of a Native Riparian Habitat in the current Benchlands from Water to Soquel. I support Barbara Riverwoman's Proposal for the Restoration of a Native Riparian Habitat in the current Benchlands from Water to Soquel. A real riparian restoration project would create habitat for the full range of wildlife - birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, fish, and other aquatic life. Riverside tree canopies would provide both the shade that helps regulate water temperature as well as organic matter that adds nutrients to the stream. Riparian vegetation would protect water quality by filtering pollutants and helping to prevent bank erosion. The location would provide an easily accessible “wilderness” experience for many people who may not have the transportation or physical capacity to venture into the more distant forest areas of our region. The immediate proximity to the County Building and Courthouse, plus proximity to the larger San Lorenzo Park and downtown Santa Cruz, would create a safe experience in nature that many people are now denied due to real or imagined fears about more remote areas. Please see Barbara's proposal for more information. 4/5/2023 10:42 AM
381 Make the riverfront more interactive. Create areas for steelhead/salmon viewing. Add signage information about the fish spawning/migration.
4/5/2023 9:47 AM
382 River access. Sand, dock, boats. More recreation. 4/5/2023 9:23 AM 383 Updated playground equipment. Also, the park is not somewhere I would go now due to the homeless encampments. It does not feel safe or fun to be there. 4/5/2023 9:10 AM
384 restore native riparian habitat. great for wildlife and people to enjoy 4/5/2023 8:44 AM 385 I would change this in that I wouldn't let the homeless live there. I want it to be used like it was used in the past with fairs and carnivals and concerts and food trucks. 4/5/2023 8:43 AM
386 There should be a better more direct way to access the levy when you cross from the wells Fargo Bank instead of crossing the bridge at Trader Joe's. 4/5/2023 8:14 AM
387 Interpretive panels 4/5/2023 7:37 AM
388 No comment 4/5/2023 7:28 AM
389 My son always wanted big swings, and I think the park structures need to be upgraded. 4/5/2023 5:58 AM 390 I'd like to see more activities here. When I first arrived in Santa Cruz (1973) we attended mini Shakespeare plays there. I'd like to see community concerts, art exhibitions, festivals, children's theater, etc.
4/5/2023 12:06 AM
391 i'd like housing to be provided in the harvey west area for unhoused folks, not the park unless they have no option.
4/4/2023 11:47 PM
392 Better landscaping and some benches 4/4/2023 11:31 PM 393 N/A 4/4/2023 11:27 PM
394 Not sure 4/4/2023 11:25 PM
395 Add more trees, because trees are great. Add a food truck and eating zone would be nice, 4/4/2023 11:12 PM 396 Make it safer 4/4/2023 10:10 PM

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397 The area surrounding the playground needs to be cleaner and safer for families with children 4/4/2023 9:56 PM 398 improved play facilities, along the lines of leos haven on chanticleer 4/4/2023 9:47 PM 399 More river restoration near the banks and LESS access to the river for folks camping there 4/4/2023 9:43 PM 400 I would leave it alone. It is nice the way it is. 4/4/2023 9:42 PM 401 Habitat preservation 4/4/2023 9:38 PM
402 Relandscape to make it inviting for events and public use 4/4/2023 9:31 PM 403 I just came here to say I used to walk through the park almost daily and I was pretty much the only sober person. It's horrible there. Everyone around was high and sometimes agressive every time, literally watched people shooting up almost every day I was there. People without drug problems don't go there because it's so disturbing. It doesn't matter how much lipstick you put on a pig if the pig is smoking crack, and no one wants to go to a park that feels like waking throught a heroine filled refugee camp. I really feel for these people and it's a waste of money to try to update a park no one will go because of the the rampant and disturbing drug use there, spend the on finding a way to fix the real reason people can't feel comfortable in the park or around the river, which is the lack of mental health resources. 4/4/2023 9:27 PM
404 Clean it up and return it to when events were held there. 4/4/2023 9:26 PM 405 This question has bad grammar. Change this area to not become another homeless encampment where the drug cartels moved in and caused great harm and danger in the Community.
4/4/2023 9:20 PM
406 Install a seasonal dam for swimming and boating a la Mill Street Park in Ben Lomond during its halcyon years.
4/4/2023 9:14 PM
407 Wouldn’t change just find a different place of or the unhorsed. Camp is unhealthy and dangerous. Need to address this first
4/4/2023 8:57 PM
408 I would like this area to feel safe, and not be a homeless encampment 4/4/2023 8:55 PM 409 Don't let homeless addicts litter and poop in our river. 4/4/2023 8:52 PM 410 I would make this part of the park more accessible and provide some infrastructure to allow for interaction with the river and Branciforte Creek with some wildlife viewing and river cultural history exhibits
4/4/2023 8:52 PM
411 Turf has been ruined by homeless encampment. Clean up needles, remove drug users, and make a safe park setting. This park and the pedestrian path along the levee will only feel safe to the public if tents are removed along the the trash and stolen property that surround them. 4/4/2023 8:35 PM
412 Anything that homeless people can’t camp on… Maybe an artificial wetland with a nice narrow boardwalk, like in Neary Lagoon?
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413 N/A 4/4/2023 8:31 PM
414 ???? 4/4/2023 8:24 PM
415 I don't think it needs change a lot just to clean it up and have a nice theater in the middle improved by duck pond and maybe have nicer or more play equipment for kids. 4/4/2023 8:13 PM
416 Move the bocci courts over to where another play court basketball/pickle ball could fit too 4/4/2023 8:11 PM 417 Expand native plantings along the river, with paths identifying plants. 4/4/2023 8:06 PM 418 N/a 4/4/2023 7:56 PM
419 Something safer and with native plants 4/4/2023 7:55 PM 420 Basketball court! 4/4/2023 7:52 PM
421 add bocce ball courts and pickle ball courts. group sports that are enjoyed more often these days.
4/4/2023 7:49 PM
422 That's where scary homeless people sometimes are 4/4/2023 7:25 PM 423 I'd love to have a nicer area with amenities near the courthouse 4/4/2023 7:20 PM

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424 Increase funding for ecological restoration. Remove invasive species and plant native plants.

Maybe make a observation deck where people see the birds and river animals closer. 4/4/2023 7:16 PM
425 All of the park It is incromprehensible to me that city and country allow the drug fueled criminals occupy the park in spite of posted “rules”
4/4/2023 7:09 PM
426 Pgrade the space to allow for regular entertainment space 4/4/2023 7:07 PM 427 Update the tot lot and make it more kid and family friendly and safe 4/4/2023 6:59 PM 428 close to bicycle trail but underutilized due to no activities and poor lighting. Needs to be more accessible due to increase in City housing in area.
4/4/2023 6:57 PM
429 better outdoor performance space 4/4/2023 6:44 PM
430 Make it less hospitable to homeless people 4/4/2023 6:39 PM 431 I would change it to provide more space for kids. 4/4/2023 6:39 PM 432 Picnic area 4/4/2023 6:37 PM
433 It would be nice to see more colorful landscaping even if it's just seasonal or drought resistant. 4/4/2023 6:34 PM 434 recreation 4/4/2023 6:30 PM
435 Nothing. I like it the way it is. Except no more encampments. 4/4/2023 6:28 PM 436 We need more soccer fields and sports fields in general. It needs to be an area that can flood but be transformed to some other activity
4/4/2023 6:27 PM
437 Bring back grass and keep out houseless people make it recreational area 4/4/2023 6:21 PM 438 Restore it to a wildlife refuge 4/4/2023 6:16 PM
439 Multi use event space where concerts could be held 4/4/2023 6:15 PM 440 This area should be used for greater public benefit. There should be events, food trucks, etc.

Things to draw people to the park so it doesn't turn into a campground again. 4/4/2023 6:14 PM
441 Under all river bridges are potentially beautiful spaces with much appreciated shade from sun provided by the bridges but they are often the places with the most trash. It would be great to see people encouraged to hang out under the bridges and gave the area monitored by volunteers or community members to kerp them safe and clesn. So much potential for hang out spots under bridges!
4/4/2023 6:11 PM
442 enlarge the pond and stage 4/4/2023 6:06 PM
443 I wouldn't change any of it except to do more plantings, trees, and make it a richer environment for wildlife. Expanding the Duck Pond for the migrating birds, turtles, herons and making it safer for them to forage and have their babies, and creating more water plants like the amazing blooming lotus and other water plants - especially blooming ones - would be great. 4/4/2023 6:05 PM
444 Gardens, benches, trees and natural environment. 4/4/2023 6:01 PM 445 Public accessibility to the river would be great, not just for people and families but also for students so they can study the river.
4/4/2023 6:00 PM
446 A comfortable place for the public to enjoy. 4/4/2023 5:59 PM 447 Current duck pond is plagued by poor water quality, and is filled with non-native species. 4/4/2023 5:54 PM 448 I would update the play equipment, keeping the serpent but cleaning out the pond if needed. I also enjoy the annual bluegrass parade at the stage on the pond 4/4/2023 5:54 PM
449 Na 4/4/2023 5:48 PM
450 More places to sit & gather 4/4/2023 5:44 PM
451 all 4/4/2023 5:41 PM
452 The riverside. Add more plants and native species. 4/4/2023 5:41 PM 453 The whole lower area could be built up significantly into a place that attracts members of the 4/4/2023 5:39 PM

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community to relax, host events, feel safe with their children. The storms wiped out the landscaping and the chain link fence doesn't help the feel. Right now it feels kind of scary to be over there. I would have a police officer or park ranger stationed there throughout the day. 454 a bigger more interactive with the water, levee walk. Consider a SUP location 4/4/2023 5:37 PM 455 Same as above: to strengthen the vitality of the river and habitat for wildlife refuge and human enjoyment.
4/4/2023 5:32 PM
456 Remove encampments 4/4/2023 5:31 PM
457 Generally having it be more inviting. Updated picnic tables, more amenities, generally an uplift so that it feels more maintained and approachable.
4/4/2023 5:30 PM
458 Love SLPark . Bring back the weekend fairs, concerts & food trucks . Clean it up & keep people from sleeping/living there . Tear down the awful fences and open the entire space back for day-use .
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459 N/A 4/4/2023 5:25 PM
460 The benchlands used to be used for activities- events, frisbee golf, soccer, bike/skateboard ramps. It attracted all sorts of people, was safe, and not prone to random encampments. It would be nice to make it a public space again.
4/4/2023 5:24 PM
461 Na 4/4/2023 5:22 PM
462 Improve access to the water's edge so that people can build a stronger connection to nature 4/4/2023 5:07 PM 463 Promote the use through picnic tables, sport courts 4/4/2023 5:03 PM 464 Upgrade kids play area, create a natural habitat with benches to observe birds Put in a Pickleball Court
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465 A riparian forest with a native trees. That kind of habitat is scarce in town, could harbor many birds, and be a welcome natural respite from urban life. 4/4/2023 4:47 PM
466 n/a 4/4/2023 4:01 PM
467 I would do something to insure that it never turns into a homeless encampment again.

Whatever you can do to prevent that would be awesome.
4/4/2023 3:58 PM
468 Needs some plans for the flood. And no more homeless living in the park. There are better ways.
4/4/2023 3:46 PM
469 All the lower so no camping. Concerned about human waste being so close to the river 4/4/2023 2:05 PM 470 This area is prone to flooding. While a nice large open space, it does invite the set up of encampments for the unhoused if left unattended.
4/4/2023 1:57 PM
471 Redesign and upfit. I like the cement snake but needs to be clean and safe and not full of needles that tweakers left behind or passed out on the playground. Same goes for anywhere in the park
4/4/2023 1:38 PM
472 Adding courts would be good. More courts needed for pickleball and tennis 4/4/2023 1:04 PM 473 Any place with tent cities springing up is due for a change, for the sake of those unlucky enough to find themselves among their numbers and for the safety of the surrounding areas. 4/4/2023 12:34 PM
474 I don't necessarily think that the park needs any changes. Just please protect it from transient moving there again. It feels like it is a circle and we lose the park for months or years until they are moved again. PS: reminder that camping in the park IS ILLEGAL, so enforce that for next time the transient population moves there
4/4/2023 12:28 PM
475 I would actually change almost all of it, but your survey only allows one area to be identified.

The duck island stage area should be either equipped to be a true performance space, or simply transformed to picnic and leisure space. The bocci ball courts and adjacent area bordering county parking could stay, but should be equipped for flexible multiple sports activities, e.g. volleyball, basketball. The benchlands should be converted to riparian habitat, with trails and interpretive features
4/4/2023 12:20 PM
476 Add more venues for people to visit: pickle ball courts, more ball court space for bocce ball.

Pave over the benchlands for summer park event space use (think Napa River~) 4/4/2023 11:48 AM

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477 xx 4/4/2023 11:21 AM
478 Lawn Bowling is for a select few. It does not seem welcoming to outsiders. The space is locked and not available to the public if you are not part of that club. If there were constant access and teachers available to empower new lawn bowlers, I would be open to that. 4/4/2023 10:29 AM
479 Unsafe for pedestrians with the drug addicts hanging out 4/4/2023 10:28 AM 480 Clean up at the Duck pond would be nice to see. Park is good in Natural state 4/4/2023 10:22 AM 481 Use the grass area 4/4/2023 9:59 AM
482 I would clean up the whole park, make sure there are no needles, no trash, no human waste, then provide more benches for sitting and more trees and flowers. 4/4/2023 9:25 AM
483 Upgrade the kids play park and more picnic table 4/4/2023 9:05 AM 484 Bocce courts. Anything that does not allow tents and drug use. 4/4/2023 9:05 AM 485 So people can't put tents there. 4/4/2023 8:56 AM
486 I would love to see an area of the park that engages the river. Looking at other downtowns that are built along rivers, most have river walks, with stairs and benches along the water. 4/4/2023 8:53 AM
487 Adding a public pool would be nice so people downtown could have access to a pool 4/4/2023 8:07 AM 488 An occasional or regular pop-up vending market like Downtown has been hosting on the streets & in the parking lots for awhile now, I know the County owns that portion! Lease it or trade them something they want.
4/4/2023 7:33 AM
489 Make it cleaner and safe for families and children. 4/3/2023 10:20 PM 490 i'd like to see a bigger amphitheater, so bigger outdoor concerts and other performances can happen. Still a children's play area - still the frisbee golf - perhaps expand the lawn bowling area to include bocce courts
4/3/2023 10:08 PM
491 While I like the duck pond in theory it’s been in a state of disrepair and could be better used space.
4/3/2023 10:07 PM
492 It might be nice to have one of those interactive water features like they have in Los Gatos and also in Downtown SJ. This is the kind of water where kids can play in it. 4/3/2023 9:56 PM
493 Pickle ball courts would increase park attendance 4/3/2023 9:53 PM 494 Playground could be improved, more picnic tables for families. 4/3/2023 8:47 PM 495 Intermediate dirt jumps (tabletops annd doubles, etc) and a pump track. Maybe even an RC track?
4/3/2023 8:22 PM
496 Public restroom access is important, but I realize it’s a double edged if you have traditional US park bathrooms.
4/3/2023 7:16 PM
497 I don't see it used a lot and a nice dog park would be great. 4/3/2023 6:24 PM 498 Pickleball courts 4/3/2023 5:52 PM
499 put exercise area in lower section 4/3/2023 5:50 PM 500 I think it is pretty well laid out, so keep the homeless out and the families might come back. 4/3/2023 5:50 PM 501 Its rarely used, and only used by a small part of the population. Doesnt seem too inclusive. 4/3/2023 5:25 PM 502 The bench lands. Create a riparian native plant garden including a beach on the river with a picnic bench. It would be a chance to showcase this kind of habitat and encourage people to interact with the river. We should also consider some kind of very well supervised homeless camp that would play a role in supervising the homeless people that use the park. We should set up the upper grasslands area and the stage as a place for events. We should enlarge and put some super cool, high, and high impact play equipment int he older kids play area. The stuff at Ocean View is not bad but it could be even better. Include a rope climbing tower. Think Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey.
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503 maybe a pool? or gynastics area? Might be cool to have a workout area for the adults/workers 4/3/2023 4:15 PM

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in the area - doesn't seem like Bocci ball court gets used much - for years now 504 Would reduce parking and add green space with trees. 4/3/2023 3:54 PM 505 I really like this part of the park but it could use a refresh. 4/3/2023 3:40 PM 506 Update play structures 4/3/2023 3:37 PM
507 n/a 4/3/2023 3:34 PM
508 The area feels like a walk thru to the shops rather than a park. I would like to see a walking loop where I can walk with my dog, rather than walking on the sidewalk. I would like motorized bikes to NOT be allowed in the park. I would like to see some colorful plants. 4/3/2023 3:33 PM
509 Riparian habitat restoration. it is a flood plane and needs and deserves more trees and riparian habitat to shore it up.
4/3/2023 3:30 PM
510 Change it to a smooth surface cement area for Rollerskate dancing, as well as paths around duck pond stage
4/2/2023 11:43 PM
511 I would like it if you would add pickleball courts so there is less of a wait at the other courts in town. Pickleball is so popular now and it is continuing to grow in popularity. 4/2/2023 11:06 PM
512 fill duck pond. It's slimy and a hazard. 4/2/2023 9:28 PM 513 lawn bowling is useless and never used 4/2/2023 8:40 PM 514 I don't think we need to change the park. 4/2/2023 8:34 PM 515 Community garden because they are beautiful and useful 4/2/2023 7:45 PM 516 Remove the homeless encampment. Because it brings unsafe conditions to the city 4/2/2023 7:44 PM 517 Na 4/2/2023 7:44 PM
518 It attracts vermin 4/2/2023 7:07 PM
519 I would change it all to mixed use extremely affordable housing, along with a safe injection clinic for people suffering from substance use disorders. 4/2/2023 7:06 PM
520 The bench lands can be restored to a natural settings, w/trees & plants that can survive & thrive w/periodic flooding. It can be a beautiful natural setting, w/games etc up on non-flooding areas.
4/2/2023 6:40 PM
521 Don't care at this point 4/2/2023 6:09 PM
522 Anything to prevent future settlers from destroying this habitat. 4/2/2023 5:53 PM 523 The bench lands 4/2/2023 5:40 PM
524 No change should be made 4/2/2023 5:36 PM
525 Make it safe. The people hanging out there make me not feel safe to go there. It could be a great recreational and peaceful area but drug affects deter it use. 4/2/2023 5:34 PM
526 We would love an updated and fun playground 4/2/2023 5:25 PM 527 Drainage from the meadow so that it won't flood. 4/2/2023 5:24 PM 528 Get the drug users and homeless out of there. Make it a safe and clean place for residents of Santa Cruz.
4/2/2023 5:22 PM
529 It’s gross right now from the homeless encampment 4/2/2023 5:21 PM 530 picnic area, music venue, pickle ball but for sure not a camp for the homeless. 4/2/2023 5:11 PM 531 Barriers to prevent overnight camping. 4/2/2023 5:04 PM 532 Clean it all up and do not allow this to be a homeless encampment again. 4/2/2023 4:40 PM 533 No camping. We need SECURITY, not campers 4/2/2023 4:28 PM 534 Soccer fields for kids and county building employees. Like during lunch exercise. 4/2/2023 3:42 PM

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535 I would like it to feel like a safe community space, and clean up the river so it is a safe waterway. Unfortunately, right now it does not feel safe to go to the area at all. 4/2/2023 3:29 PM
536 pickle ball courts, there aren't enough courts in town. 4/2/2023 2:07 PM 537 I'd keep the pond, it's lovely. I'd move the stage over by the playground and maybe start Sunday music in the park. Families could be with their children in the playground and still enjoy the music.
4/2/2023 1:57 PM
538 Possibly add a pickle ball facility, or other appropriate sport activity. 4/2/2023 1:45 PM 539 Walking there used to be safe - often times I witness needle or drug use, people defecating - I don't feel safe walking there by myself.
4/2/2023 12:31 PM
540 Larger play area. Now draw fro transients 4/2/2023 12:05 PM 541 More native plants, native plant garden with signage. More interpretive paneling on flora and fauna.
4/2/2023 9:16 AM
542 Keep the park open for the public never let a homeless camp there again. 4/2/2023 1:06 AM 543 I would add bars to the bridge so people cannot ride bikes across the bridge. 4/1/2023 8:55 AM 544 A community space for festivals and picnicking, etc., like it was historically. 3/31/2023 9:57 PM 545 Irrigation/no overnight sleeping 3/31/2023 8:29 PM
546 I had to pick an area 3/31/2023 8:26 PM
547 The whole thing. Nothing really exciting there to use. Most of the time we just walk right on through. Need better facilities to spend more time there. 3/31/2023 7:44 PM
548 Keep it a playground but make it bigger and more updated. 3/31/2023 6:59 PM 549 I wouldn’t change it just let it grow back to what it was before it was stolen. 3/31/2023 4:49 PM 550 Add tables and benches 3/31/2023 3:28 PM
551 I would enhance the riparian here since it is such a critical part of the river and the riparian has been severely impacted by past activities.
3/31/2023 3:28 PM
552 I would put pickleball courts in the park in a suitable area. There is a growing need for more pickleball courts in our community. It is the fastest growing sport in the country. 3/31/2023 2:39 PM
553 Not sure 3/31/2023 2:35 PM
554 Pickle Ball courts would be heavily utilized. Sport is a victum of its own popularity at this point, ie more people wanting to play than there are courts to accommodate them. 3/31/2023 2:19 PM
555 No idea but maybe something less gross. 3/31/2023 1:50 PM 556 Have more areas that provide seating but not so close together. 3/31/2023 1:34 PM 557 Something besides camping Parks not suitable for camping 3/31/2023 12:51 PM 558 The bocci ball players are from a demographic that homeless are not deterred by, nor will the players put up a fight about the homeless when their game is behind fences. This area could be used in a way that draws in young families or visiting families from around the Bay Area. 3/31/2023 11:52 AM
559 More places to sit around the pond. Besides sitting on the ground there aren’t many places to sit comfortably and enjoy the park
3/31/2023 11:48 AM
560 I would like to see the floodplain restored and riparian forest extended to provide shade along the river trail. Create an interactive habitat where it is okay for people to go off trail but there is native canopy cover and habitat islands of native shrubs. Between the shrubby areas use native walkable groundcovers like yarrow and goldenrod to enhabce habitat while allowing people to explore. Adding community gardens could be helful too to help keep eyes on the place.
3/31/2023 9:55 AM
561 More patrols and fewer campers in the park. The park has felt unsafe to spend time in. 3/31/2023 9:22 AM 562 The grass field should become a more official gathering space bordered by native plants, demonstration gardens, efficient irrigation landscapes, and natural flood control educational 3/31/2023 9:11 AM

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areas (which can can a win-win as the area naturally floods). Keep the disc golf course please. 563 The benchlands are obviously a mess. As much as I enjoyed that area being available for fairs and festivals, it seems the needs of people without homes is greater that that of the housed people's need for entertainment. Maybe it needs to be re-worked to become a clean safe place for camping. Once people have a safe space to live they might be more open to the offers of social workers to move them indoors.
3/31/2023 9:00 AM
564 Restore it to gathering spot like in 1980s 3/30/2023 10:08 PM 565 Updated play structures. 3/30/2023 9:43 PM
566 Community gardens! People downtown in all those new high-rises will need community gardens. Maybe the bench lands could be gardens, too.
3/30/2023 8:49 PM
567 more inclusive 3/30/2023 7:24 PM
568 I wouldn't really change any of it except it would be cool to see more native plants around! 3/30/2023 5:15 PM 569 Add fencing to keep out sketchy people 3/30/2023 2:45 PM 570 It is an eye sore with all the people camping in the park, leaving their trash, propane tanks exploding, using drugs, etc. I know they have been locked out currently but that has been the issue for the last several years and it is not safe for anyone. 3/30/2023 1:10 PM
571 I miss when there used to be events here. They were an integral part of my community! 3/30/2023 12:08 PM 572 I think the greenest part should be preserved for the moment. I think having a quieter spot away from downtown would be good in keeping a natural feel. This spot could be developed since it is already near the downtown, a bit louder, and I feel like it wouldn't encroach on the natural feel as much.
3/30/2023 12:08 PM
573 Fill in the water for more land, remove the field for more land 3/30/2023 11:57 AM 574 Add picnic tables? Find a way to make it safer for the community 3/30/2023 11:41 AM 575 Just keep it for day use only & not a hang out for houseless folks 3/30/2023 11:08 AM 576 Need off leash dog park. Include shaded areas 3/30/2023 11:05 AM 577 n/a 3/30/2023 10:44 AM
578 Dog park. We need more fenced parks divided into small and large dogs. The park should have manufactured turf because most dog parks are mud, rocks, and hard dirt. 3/30/2023 9:51 AM
579 The homeless encampment there makes it feel unsafe 3/30/2023 9:48 AM 580 Clean up and make sure it’s not used for a living space 3/30/2023 9:43 AM 581 I'd like to see a safer and more engaging way for the community to enjoy the riverfront. As a single woman, I avoid this area when alone. I'd like to see more active transportation opportunities and fun outdoor recreation like a pump track go into the park. 3/30/2023 9:27 AM
582 Not necessary 3/30/2023 9:15 AM
583 I'm not sure where in the park would be the best location but pickleball is wildly popular in our community but there are very few places to play. Mostly they have to share tennis courts on particular days. Pickleball attracts a vibrant group of people...a nice addition to the park. 3/30/2023 8:15 AM
584 I’m not sure where but pickle ball courts would be nice 3/30/2023 5:47 AM 585 Upgraded playground, two age appropriate sections, climbing/exercise area. 3/29/2023 10:08 PM 586 I would change it to pickleball courts. Because there are not enough courts in the county 3/29/2023 10:07 PM 587 homeless people 3/29/2023 9:01 PM
588 everything but the duck pond and trees. 3/29/2023 8:16 PM 589 Homeless 3/29/2023 7:58 PM
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591 seems to be underutilized. maybe something that gets more use should go in this nice lawn bowling space. Or make it more adaptable so it can be a shared space. 3/29/2023 6:53 PM
592 The unhoused population seems to hang out in shady areas 3/29/2023 6:33 PM 593 I think this would be a great location for an equestrian center 3/29/2023 6:31 PM 594 This is a weird survey. I don’t go there so how can I answer? I do remember playing softball there 50 yrs ago. Precovid I went to earth day. There used to be an earth day craft fair there. 3/29/2023 5:37 PM
595 Ideally have separate pedestrian and bikeways. 3/29/2023 5:32 PM 596 Build a new swim complex 3/29/2023 5:20 PM
597 See previous answers. 3/29/2023 5:02 PM
598 Add pickleball courts 3/29/2023 4:11 PM
599 Everything because it needs a new identity. 3/29/2023 4:09 PM 600 I'm not sure I would change anything. If I spent more time there I would probably have opinions.
3/29/2023 4:04 PM
601 too many homeless 3/29/2023 3:44 PM
602 Keep the homeless camps out 3/29/2023 3:42 PM
603 Great off leash dog park area. It is easy access, great use of the flood zone 3/29/2023 3:30 PM 604 Not sure I got the location correct. It's wherever the bocce ball area is/was. Put in Pickleball courts
3/29/2023 2:56 PM
605 No preference to which part to change. Would like to see pickleball/tennis courts made available.
3/29/2023 2:46 PM
606 Addition of pickleball courts to relieve pressure at other county parks 3/29/2023 2:40 PM 607 A dog park, because we need one 3/29/2023 2:19 PM
608 N/A 3/29/2023 1:47 PM
609 Still seems to be an area with liter and often smelly people sleeping 3/29/2023 1:43 PM 610 Tennis Courts-Safety 3/29/2023 1:43 PM
611 Please make this an amazing destination park! There is so much potential here to create a family friendly community space!
3/29/2023 1:26 PM
612 Not an area for transients please. Children and passer by cannot go around with potential danger.
3/29/2023 12:26 PM
613 Raise the levy, fill it in with native plant species, provide walking paths that meander through a sculpture garden. Provide sitting areas and garbage cans 3/29/2023 12:00 PM
614 I would like to see waterfront shops and restaurants along the river, similar to San Luis Obispo. 3/29/2023 11:28 AM 615 homeless and bring some normal people back. festivals and food trucks or concession 3/29/2023 11:14 AM 616 Add pickle ball courts for the growing population of pickle ball players 3/29/2023 11:03 AM 617 Pickleball courts 3/29/2023 10:55 AM
618 This area seems shady 3/29/2023 10:50 AM
619 need more pickleball courts 3/29/2023 10:43 AM
620 I would get rid of the park. It for years served as an encampment which creates safety concerns and has a detrimental environmental impact.
3/29/2023 10:36 AM
621 Does the city really need a lawn bowling green? This use seems to serve a very small segment of the population. I would like to see this as a multi use field or recreation area, and not serve a small group of people that seem to have full control over this area. 3/29/2023 10:35 AM
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623 See last response 3/29/2023 10:10 AM
624 its a little boring 3/29/2023 9:50 AM
625 Ugly 3/29/2023 9:37 AM
626 add pickleball court 3/29/2023 9:31 AM
627 This area has become a congregating place for people who litter, use drugs, store stolen bike parts and other goods. Who harass others in the park - including those who use the bathrooms, play on the playground, and walk through the park. It is sometimes scary -- and I've seen people come out of the restrooms crying!
3/29/2023 9:13 AM
628 Updated water features to attract wildlife, but more seating 3/29/2023 9:04 AM 629 We recently visited Greenville South Carolina. They have a lovely park with a river and they have done an outstanding job of creating a safe and inviting space for businesses, individuals lounging and enjoying the experience. My suggestion would be to google how they have utilized the resources they have to develop a fabulous experience complete with dining, coffee shops, retail space and open relaxing areas near the river. We enjoyed dinner followed by local bands playing on the street and an after coffee. An early morning walk along the river followed by coffee and bagel. I encourage you to investigate this and emulate it. My husband and I commented on how nice this was and Santa Cruz could be similar. Thank you for your time. 3/29/2023 9:03 AM
630 More development, like benches and picnic tables. 3/29/2023 8:58 AM 631 Make playground more interesting for children 3/29/2023 8:50 AM 632 Pickleball courts 3/29/2023 8:48 AM
633 the rest of it. more benches and tables. perhaps tables with game boards built in to them 3/29/2023 8:32 AM 634 Make this a better park. THink about Dennis the Menace Park in Monterey. It's gorgeous, the community cherishes the space. Please do not allow this park to be used as a campsite ever again.
3/29/2023 8:06 AM
635 I think there is more that could be done in this space to make it a better park - and attract more youth - could there be a skate park?
3/29/2023 7:48 AM
636 it needs to have a purpose for positive use and not just a big piece of grass with no dedicated purpose. Soccer fields, basketball courts, pump track, something for the community. Disc Golf baskets are not the answer. make it desirable
3/29/2023 7:47 AM
637 I would never allow another tent to be pitched in this park, the misuse of this public space is disturbing. this was once one of the best parks in the county, and certainly the best park in the city.
3/29/2023 7:38 AM
638 Make this a work out area for residents and county workers; pull up bars, exercise stations, etc.
3/29/2023 7:33 AM
639 Desolate only used by folks who sleep outdoors. It is not welcoming 3/29/2023 7:24 AM 640 It would be fun to add some pickleball courts somewhere. 3/29/2023 7:05 AM 641 Restore it to what it was 3/29/2023 7:01 AM
642 N/A 3/29/2023 6:58 AM
643 Add lots of pickleball courts. That would increase the number of visitors to the park 3/29/2023 5:50 AM 644 n/a 3/29/2023 4:36 AM
645 This should be converted into 40 outdoor pickleball courts for the public. There are not enough courts in the area, and there is insanely high demand.
3/29/2023 2:35 AM
646 Pickleball courts 3/29/2023 2:21 AM
647 Not permit camping 3/29/2023 2:05 AM
648 Just get rid of the drug addicts for the entire park 3/29/2023 12:38 AM 649 Pickleball courts, we need mare pickleball courts in the city 3/28/2023 11:46 PM

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650 Make it a permanent area for river strolls and cafes. Make it a destination 3/28/2023 11:11 PM 651 Like I said I avoided it for the last years. I enjoyed the field where the Spring Faire used to take place. Where the SF mime troupe performed.
3/28/2023 11:10 PM
652 I'd get rid of the pond. 3/28/2023 10:54 PM
653 Pickleball courts. We need lots more. 3/28/2023 10:40 PM 654 N/a 3/28/2023 9:54 PM
655 More pickleball courts. 3/28/2023 9:50 PM
656 Add Pickleball Cts TO THE Park. The county needs more its. It is a central location and it would bring people to downtown to play PB and then eat/drink after 3/28/2023 9:48 PM
657 don't allow encampments keep the park open for people to enjoy with families. Don't make this a campground again
3/28/2023 9:07 PM
658 Keep the tents and campers out 3/28/2023 8:49 PM
659 Remove the Redwood trees. Put in 12 Pickleball courts and have a one way parking lot around 505 Water st. exiting back onto water street behind the court house. Update the park with better restrooms and play structures. Pickleball in the area creates noise. People trying to sleep there won't like the noise so they will move to another area leaving the park safe again. 3/28/2023 8:49 PM
660 The unspecified use seemed to have brought in loiters and drug use that is concerning 3/28/2023 8:43 PM 661 Not sure, but something disruptive to the transients who like to ruin it. 3/28/2023 8:39 PM 662 Get rid off the of the drug dealers and criminals 3/28/2023 8:31 PM 663 Please put in pickle ball courts 3/28/2023 8:23 PM
664 update the park for children and make it safe. It is a very old playground and I think it floods as well. I use to play on the cement snake.
3/28/2023 8:22 PM
665 Family friendly!!! Open space with playground area. No camping! Path along river. 3/28/2023 8:11 PM 666 pickle ball courts 3/28/2023 7:57 PM
667 I would like to see the entire length of the river flood plain, from Water St. to Soquel, restored to what it originally was and is greatly needed again in our hectic and climate challenged society, i.e. a natural riparian woodland with benches, overlooks on the river, trails, digitalized educational stations.
3/28/2023 7:52 PM
668 Improve the disc golf facility 3/28/2023 7:51 PM
669 Pickleball courts. The city has not grown with the growth of the sport. Neighborhoods are impacted because there are not enough places to play.
3/28/2023 7:42 PM
670 That area gets filled with trash and it's not very comfortable when there are *only* homeless and transient people living in the space. I'm down to hang out with those individuals during collaborative and shared events but I don't want to be there when the area is a tent city or when it feels like an unsafe space.
3/28/2023 7:37 PM
671 Change the playground into a nicer playground, like Leo’s Haven. Hopefully with a track like Felt St park for skating biking etc. The change in elevation could make for fun paths. 3/28/2023 7:34 PM
672 Area to include play/workout etc 3/28/2023 7:31 PM
673 Pickle ball courts 3/28/2023 7:26 PM
674 na 3/28/2023 7:15 PM
675 It would be lovely to see pickleball courts there, for all ages of our community to enjoy. 3/28/2023 7:14 PM 676 Because we have a natural water feature it seems suprefluous to have a man made lake. I'd consider removing that, also the playground couldn't get much use when it was a homeless encampment. If it remains non-occupied where it is maybe relocate that if where is is would be a good pickleball court
3/28/2023 7:12 PM
677 I would not go to San Lorenzo park as it is not in a safe neighborhood. We need pickle ball 3/28/2023 7:03 PM

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courts in other safer areas.
678 Pickleball. Popular. 3/28/2023 7:00 PM
679 I have recently been to almost all city-county parks with grandkids except this park. It is more of an open space that has had large numbers of homeless. It is a small area.. something like Chanticlear Park or geared to adults.. Lawn Bowling, Pickleball etc 3/28/2023 6:59 PM
680 Add 6-8 permanent pickleball courts 3/28/2023 6:57 PM 681 I would like this area to be restored habitat. 3/28/2023 6:54 PM 682 the bathrooms can be dagerous 3/28/2023 6:43 PM
683 We need more pickleball courts. 3/28/2023 6:40 PM
684 Pickleball which wound bring more people to the park on the regular 3/28/2023 6:30 PM 685 N/A 3/28/2023 6:25 PM
686 N/a 3/28/2023 6:24 PM
687 No point to change unless you have an effective plan to keep safe & clean. You spend money, but if no follow up plan like everything else, no point. 3/28/2023 6:22 PM
688 Make it so unhoused can’t camp there 3/28/2023 6:12 PM 689 Add Pickleball courts 3/28/2023 6:07 PM
690 Make the new design very kid friendly... but it must be clean, we'll groomed and taken care of. 3/28/2023 5:55 PM 691 No campers. 3/28/2023 5:54 PM
692 Put in pickleball courts! 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
693 Permanent Pickleball courts. It’s not near housing so folks won’t complain about noise. It’s a fast growing sport for all ages that promotes social interactions 3/28/2023 5:50 PM
694 This area seems underutilized to me with few participants using this high-maintenance grass area.
3/28/2023 5:39 PM
695 The children's play area could be redesigned and the field area. There is plenty of space to add lighted pickleball courts or an indoor facility. The courts at Brommer have people in line waiting to play all day, every day. Clearly, there is high, all day demand in comparison to other sports.

Tennis courts are rarely used. Softball, basketball and soccer get used a little after school and weekends. Lights at Brommer are also needed.
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696 Natural terrain, because of flooding 3/28/2023 5:36 PM 697 Make less appealing to squatters 3/28/2023 5:33 PM
698 Pickleball courts 3/28/2023 5:27 PM
699 Add Pickleball Courts 3/28/2023 5:26 PM
700 It has always felt unsafe with so many people who are hanging around doing drugs or whatever.
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701 Make this whole area more user friendly 3/28/2023 5:24 PM 702 NA 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
703 Ugly,muddy, gross. 3/28/2023 5:24 PM
704 Pickleball courts 3/28/2023 5:22 PM
705 The pathway system through the park and linking to the footbridge needs to be upgraded. More thought to the area around the duck pond and by the bathrooms so routes are more direct and usable. Paving could be more attractive and level.. The benchlands is also a mess after being used as a homeless camp. This area was never very usable though as it was just weedy, gopher infested grass. Definitely a wasted opportunity. 3/28/2023 5:22 PM
706 Bicycle pump track 3/28/2023 5:00 PM

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707 bring back the grass and trees so people can have picnics at the park again with family and friends.
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708 We definitely will need parking as if you look at Brommer or some of the other parks it's not uncommon to have 40 of us playing at once and probably 30 cars or more. 3/28/2023 4:58 PM
709 Benches. 3/28/2023 4:56 PM
710 Just allow folks with kids and family to visit without threat. 3/28/2023 4:55 PM 711 Pickleball to increase availability for fastest growing sport in the world. 3/28/2023 4:53 PM 712 Add Pickleball courts 3/28/2023 4:51 PM
713 I would make this strip Pickleball. It's great for the mental, social and physical health of our community.
3/28/2023 4:50 PM
714 Pickleball courts 3/28/2023 4:49 PM
715 Pop-up Homeless encampments are unsafe. 3/28/2023 4:46 PM 716 Anything to keep the homeless away. 3/28/2023 4:44 PM 717 To nervous to go to the park due to the homeless population. Our county could use some more Pickleball courts, but I would only go there if I felt the area was sage to do so. 3/28/2023 4:44 PM
718 Pickleball facility 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
719 Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world. Our very few and small courts have become overly crowded with wait times up to 15 minutes per game. Build more courts please. 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
720 N/A 3/28/2023 4:43 PM
721 No changes 3/28/2023 4:42 PM
722 just restored to original beauty 3/28/2023 4:40 PM
723 add pickle ball courts 3/28/2023 4:39 PM
724 Im not sure since its in the flood plain. Maybe a tree grove of some sorts. 3/28/2023 4:39 PM 725 I would have a childrens playground to make it a real park. Possibly pickel ball courts for more adults. Maintain the lawn bowling if it still exists.
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726 I am an avid pickleball player. The county is in dire need of more sports to support this rapidly growing sport. I would like to see dedicated pickleball courts in this space, or elsewhere 3/28/2023 4:38 PM
727 Na 3/28/2023 4:37 PM
728 I would restore this to its natural habitat - it ought to be basically a flood plain with native vegetation. This would support much wildlife
3/28/2023 4:22 PM
729 There was a lot of drug use and people having sex/being undressed near the kids playground area.
3/28/2023 4:15 PM
730 I would add more trees and native vegetation to aid in increasing biodiversity in the riparian area. This area is one of the main areas for steelhead trout because of the tree cover. 3/28/2023 4:15 PM
731 Have better accessibility for wheelchair users, walkers and strollers. Have more events there too.
3/28/2023 3:59 PM
732 I would remove all the homeless people from the park. it is unsafe and unusable now. 3/28/2023 3:46 PM 733 I'd love to see this area massively cleaned up so folks can see the water and play games in the grass/picnic in the grass.
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734 unsure 3/28/2023 2:59 PM
735 It's muddy and not so nice to go through. 3/28/2023 2:56 PM 736 Landscape the grassy areas as pictured here, Again this pic. was taken before the camp. 3/28/2023 2:54 PM 737 make for big gathering weekly lunch trucks, etc. 3/28/2023 2:52 PM

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738 updated equipment and an area where children feel safe to play. 3/28/2023 2:50 PM 739 picnic tables, BBQ pits, "work-out" builds. 3/28/2023 2:36 PM 740 All outdoor lighting should be lighting zone zero with exact lighting sheilds to prevent any light trespass onto sensitive river ecosystems. Light levels should be bare minimum and color should be completely absent of any blue-violet spectrum and or 2200 kelvin or less. Smart dimming and motion sensor could also be considered.
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741 Something to discourage homeless encampments 3/28/2023 2:25 PM 742 Would love to see some picnic tables for families to enjoy while being in the park for eating lunch, dinner or snacks
3/28/2023 2:11 PM
743 It used to be a nice area for people to eat their lunch or enjoy the scenery. Needs new picnic tables and benches with enforcement against camping
3/28/2023 2:09 PM
744 Make the trails safe to walk or bike on. Create a space for public events. 3/28/2023 2:06 PM 745 I would prohibit overnight camping. 3/28/2023 2:05 PM 746 The bench lands since they have been devastated by the horrible homeless encampment. This area needs to be improved so that the community could actually use it without breaking an ankle by stepping in a gopher hole or stepping on a needle left behind by some gross addict. 3/28/2023 2:00 PM
747 n/a 3/28/2023 1:56 PM
748 The benchlands needs to be overhauled replanted with grass or whatever 3/28/2023 1:52 PM 749 the levee should be cleaned and made safe 3/28/2023 1:50 PM 750 Parking lot. We could use more parking in the city/area 3/28/2023 1:47 PM 751 It would be nice for there to be riverside amenities, like a dog park or something 3/28/2023 1:46 PM 752 Something with larger hard surface, with a feature in the middle (sculpture, fountain, etc.) 3/28/2023 1:29 PM 753 Attract more people to a popular game 3/28/2023 1:22 PM 754 improve or fix up the pond area and include more benches or tables. Also, the play structure area, ditto
3/28/2023 1:22 PM
755 Benchlands. I loved the disc golf course, and played it at least once a week. A bike pump track, that could take flooding seasonally, placed near the B40 and SLR confluence would be awesome. And a great place for the youth since the skatepark is just downstream. Also, a rotation of local artwork would be wonderful (ie sculptures, gardens, sidewalk paintings) would draw more public to see the park.
3/28/2023 1:22 PM
756 I don't go to this park because it's filthy and unsafe. 3/28/2023 1:14 PM 757 n/a 3/28/2023 1:11 PM
758 No more camping under bridges or anywhere 3/28/2023 1:10 PM 759 Better maintenance 3/28/2023 1:08 PM
760 Prevent tents/sleeping quarters. 3/28/2023 1:03 PM
761 Rehabilitate and preserve greenbelt as it was a decade ago, prior to homeless encampment. 3/28/2023 1:02 PM 762 Reduce drug use and improve safety. 3/28/2023 12:57 PM 763 more tents and garbage 3/28/2023 12:53 PM
764 It would be nice for some picnic tables and benches for a gathering. 3/28/2023 12:46 PM 765 It needs something besides just grass. 3/28/2023 12:39 PM 766 I would add more activities as it is underutilized now 3/28/2023 12:37 PM 767 As someone extremely concerned about light pollution and unnecessary light at night, I urge that the City update any lighting in the Park to be fully-shielded, dark sky friendly lighting. This 3/28/2023 12:36 PM

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will both ensure public safety by having adequate lighting, as well as maintain the ability to have owls and other night environment creatures have a place in the park. 768 make the kids playground safer for kids who enjoy it 3/28/2023 12:34 PM 769 I’d like to see more space for picnics near the playground, and even somewhat continuous path and visibility to the playground
3/28/2023 12:33 PM
770 Make it safe for families and kids to enjoy 3/28/2023 12:32 PM 771 An area that the public can safely use. That does not attract homeless drug using transients. 3/28/2023 12:32 PM 772 the bottom area does not bring people there. maybe a portable viewing dock (removed in winter) or the river with seating. have a wheel chair access walkway (maybe a natural porous walkway). more people could enjoy the parks beauty to its fullest! 3/28/2023 12:31 PM
773 I'd like to see more areas where the public, including County employees, can engage in outdoor activities at lunch. Perhaps a basketball area or an area where outdoor fitness equipment is installed where we can work out.
3/28/2023 12:29 PM
774 Right now its just a muddy blight. 3/28/2023 12:27 PM 775 Sick of filth and homeless making the park unusable for the general public. Not safe for families and kids
3/28/2023 12:27 PM
776 N/a 3/28/2023 12:25 PM
777 Clean, usable space for kids and adults to use for recreation. Often feels sketchy because of the criminal, addicted/high, and untreated mentally ill folks who are there. 3/28/2023 12:24 PM
778 Clean up the whole area. The entire park. That option was not available 3/28/2023 12:22 PM 779 Not sure what to change it to but I am tired of it turning into a campground 3/28/2023 12:20 PM 780 More grass & more frequent enforcement to reduce “camping” in the park 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 781 I would restore the area the encampment damaged, and I would update the playground. 3/28/2023 12:19 PM 782 I love the park. 3/28/2023 12:19 PM
783 More event friendly upgrades 3/28/2023 12:10 PM
784 More play area for children 3/28/2023 12:05 PM
785 Just freshen itbup 3/28/2023 12:01 PM
786 This space could be more activated for human activity while not endangering the riparian corridor closer to the river.
3/28/2023 11:40 AM
787 The duck pond stage should be relocated to the grass near the lawn bowling court. I think the duck pond should be reserved for local wild life.
3/28/2023 11:30 AM
788 viewed tiered seating or concert venue 3/28/2023 11:27 AM 789 More parking 3/28/2023 11:22 AM
790 A safe drug use site and homeless outreach. It was very sad seeing the unhoused treated so poorly in the park only to see lawn bowling preserved. The lawn bowling should be removed in favor of direct community outreach so we can uphold the ethics and citizenship asked of Santa Cruzans
3/28/2023 11:01 AM
791 Bring back the park rangers to keep out the undesireables. 3/28/2023 10:50 AM 792 I’d make this an area for family picnics and games and to enjoy the beauty of the river 3/28/2023 10:43 AM 793 N/A 3/28/2023 10:34 AM
794 The entire park needs to be revamped and made useable, clean, and safe for the community, especially for children.
3/28/2023 10:13 AM
795 Feels like people gather here and are in the way of people crossing bridge. 3/28/2023 10:13 AM 796 Needs new restroom Facility 3/28/2023 10:11 AM

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797 Change all of it… should be changed to stop open crime, drug use, homelessness and rampant disregard for the environment and safety of the law abiding citizens of this county.

Should look at plazas and city center parks in Europe, grassy knolls centered around a bar/cafe and plenty of use by all age ranges.
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798 NA 3/28/2023 9:49 AM
799 native plant demonstration section w/ educational environment signage 3/28/2023 9:13 AM 800 Don't use it as is 3/28/2023 9:09 AM
801 I would not change it as a park 3/28/2023 9:02 AM
802 seems like no one is ever here and it could be better utilized 3/28/2023 8:56 AM 803 No opinion on change 3/28/2023 8:55 AM
804 It would be nice if the park was accessible to the whole community and safe. The park would be nice to open up and have children and families use the park and that it be up-to-date and free from garbage, etc
3/28/2023 8:53 AM
805 not sure its used much for its purpose. i think using that space to add sculptures by local artists would be nice
3/28/2023 8:53 AM
806 While I might like more places to sit and watch the river, I do not want to encourage more loiterers. I don't think we should do anything with our park until after we've addressed better living situations for the unhoused
3/28/2023 8:53 AM
807 Update the playground, and make it more accessible and inviting to families with children. 3/28/2023 8:46 AM 808 The area is not safe. When walking, we encounter people yelling and threatening us. 3/28/2023 8:25 AM 809 The exhibit is neglected and not a functional part of the park. consider a more integrated learning center for the river and ecosystem instead
3/28/2023 8:16 AM
810 I don't know if the dimensions work but the benchlands seems like a potential soccer or football field, pickle ball courts, volleyball, etc in order to keep it from ever being used as a haven for drug abusers and vagrants again. It's a flood plain and should be effectively monitored to prevent human and hazardous waste from entering the river and ocean. 3/28/2023 8:00 AM
811 all of it. no homeless. 3/28/2023 7:44 AM
812 Way to many aggressive homeless people. 3/28/2023 7:15 AM 813 Make it safe for children. Get rid of the nasty people children shouldn't be around. For that matter I shouldn't be around them either.
3/28/2023 7:12 AM
814 Improved playground for kids. 3/28/2023 12:48 AM
815 I would remove all the homeless tents clean it up and put some bike dirt jumps for kids or adult as the one in Harvey west.
3/27/2023 11:04 PM
816 Pickleball courts. Pickleball is extremely popular!! 3/27/2023 8:28 PM 817 Duck pond area needs revamping. if it is an attraction for children then make it where they can access and not where people sleep around.
3/27/2023 7:19 PM
818 I believe our community need more sport fields. This area could be changed to incorporate more activities and different sports and spectators
3/27/2023 7:08 PM
819 Would love pickleball courts in this area 3/27/2023 6:25 PM 820 n/a 3/27/2023 5:34 PM
821 Pathway near bathrooms seems odd...consider better paths. 3/27/2023 5:10 PM 822 more to do here to make it appeal more broadly to a range of folk 3/27/2023 5:10 PM 823 make it a stage, do not like the ducks pooping all over the place :/ 3/27/2023 5:09 PM 824 Pump track, or some other type of track where kids can learn to bike or skateboard. Or, maybe an inclusive playground? Or a community garden? Not picky, but the space should be more programmed.
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825 I don't know anyone who does lawn bowling 3/27/2023 4:46 PM 826 Make this a safer place for children to play and I don't mean the playground equipment. Make it a more family friendly area.
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827 Make accessible for birding 3/27/2023 4:24 PM
828 Cleaner water 3/27/2023 4:08 PM
829 We need housing for our unhoused population, but not right next to a playground. Could larger shelters with fewer restrictions be built and/or a container village or tiny house community? 3/27/2023 4:02 PM
830 The walkway under the bridge is not a pleasant place to be. More lighting would be helpful, to start.
3/27/2023 3:41 PM
831 I would activate this area with environmental restoration/volunteer opportunities, concerts, large scale/regional events that bring awareness, energy and people to the area to ensure that the Park can be used by all communities.
3/27/2023 3:19 PM
832 Update playground, but more importantly figure out why so many homeless people are living in this park and give them another and better option. In my opinion, playgrounds are for children and then environs around them should be wholesome and not filled with discarded drug paraphernalia and dysregulated adults behaving unpredictably. 3/27/2023 3:10 PM
833 n/a 3/27/2023 3:05 PM
834 Add more lighting along the path for safety reasons. 3/27/2023 2:47 PM 835 Homeless people gather here even if cleared of the main park. Make the park safe. 3/27/2023 2:38 PM 836 activate the space with a small skatepark and pickleball courts 3/27/2023 2:36 PM 837 Clean safe restrooms at the park are important for almost all park users 3/27/2023 2:28 PM 838 I am not sure what I would change. 3/27/2023 2:20 PM 839 The playground is old and out of date. 3/27/2023 2:20 PM 840 Tennis Courts 3/27/2023 2:16 PM
841 This part would be a short cut to get to San Lorenzo Park Apartments from 701 Ocean St. the only thing I would change is or appreciate is if it could get washed daily because when I would pass by it would smell like urine and some homeless people like to sit here for privacy but I would feel uncomfortable unsafe passing by this path next to the bathrooms and and ball playing square or if a security person would be here it would be good? 3/27/2023 2:15 PM
842 I don't think anything needs to change except to hire back the Park Rangers to get rid of people camping, etc.
3/27/2023 2:12 PM
843 Just a general overall clean up and landscape would be very helpful. Help to make it feel more safe.
3/27/2023 2:07 PM
844 n/a 3/27/2023 1:50 PM
845 make it safe for everyone to enjoy, so that it is accessible for everyone in our community to enjoy
3/27/2023 1:46 PM
846 I would change the lawn bowling space to something which is sharable and open to the whole community. A small plaza, seating, or other gathering space perhaps 3/27/2023 1:44 PM
847 na 3/27/2023 1:41 PM
848 It's a nice open space that could be used again for fairs, community events etc. 3/27/2023 1:41 PM 849 All parts that have homeless people. They should not be allowed to sleep in the park and harass the public!
3/27/2023 1:40 PM
850 The park should not exist. This area should be safe parking for county employees. 3/27/2023 1:39 PM 851 discouraging illegal activity...not sure how 3/27/2023 1:36 PM 852 The whole park could use an update, obviously right now, the lower wetlands area is 3/27/2023 1:32 PM

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inaccessible. The children's area is off limits, it would be great to keep the playground, update it, shade structures. Picnic benches and tables would be a nice addition. 853 l 3/27/2023 1:31 PM
854 Update the grassy areas to be something more substantial. A dog park, skate park, play ground, anything but the open space, that seems to be the issue. 3/27/2023 1:31 PM
855 I would change the connections to make the park more accessible from the walk path and also make it more interactive
3/27/2023 1:28 PM
856 It's a beautiful plot of land but it turns into a campground the second the fences come down. I think they should pave it.
3/27/2023 1:23 PM
857 Playground is underutilized 3/27/2023 1:22 PM
858 It should be an all-inclusive accessible park similar to the Rotary PlayGarden in San Jose. It should be only open during certain hours, making it safe destination for families. It should have picnic reservations for a fee and someone should lock it up after hours. It would be a great outdoor event space as well.
3/27/2023 1:20 PM
859 NA 3/27/2023 1:20 PM
860 na 3/27/2023 1:18 PM
861 seems unusable 3/27/2023 1:15 PM
862 Pond is outdated and underutilized 3/27/2023 1:13 PM 863 Restore the beautiful grassy area for public use (not an encampment). 3/27/2023 1:06 PM 864 The playground needs updating 3/27/2023 1:03 PM
865 The lower flood plain is a disaster as a result of the homeless encampment and flooding. I think the disc golf course should be revived and expanded. I would like to see the community to be able to use the area again for events but I am not sure exactly how that would fit in with climate change and flooding.
3/27/2023 1:01 PM
866 I would put some sort of monument in here or something clever with the rising tide of the river.

For instance, it would cool if there were a bronze statue and it is above the height of the rising river - though maybe a log might run into it. Maybe you put a labyrinth there, or river plants - I don't know, ask ecologists what they think because the water rises. 3/27/2023 12:49 PM
867 It seems a lot of unpleasurable situations arise in the foliage and pushes the same situation more into the park that turns into a permanent overtake. 3/27/2023 12:39 PM
868 Benchlands should not be used as a homeless camp 3/27/2023 12:20 PM 869 The playground could do with an upgrade, and the paths surrounding it are all pitted and bumpy, so it is hard for the children to ride their bikes without falling down. The grassy area often floods and pushes flooding into the play area, which makes it unsafe to play at. Also, the play area often ends up being surrounded or inundated with people who are behaving unsafely, so better control of egress and exit to the play area while also maintaining a friendly and fun look is super important. I think the grass area should be added into the play area for kids, and additional features should be added for play at different ages and difficulties. 3/27/2023 12:20 PM
870 No more homeless encampments in our parks! Please renovate/restore the benchlands with flood tolerant landscaping
3/27/2023 12:10 PM
871 The benchlands could be a great event space. I would add storage in the park to easily set up and break down for reservable events. It would be great to reserve for family gatherings along the river as well.
3/27/2023 12:10 PM
872 n/a 3/27/2023 12:04 PM
873 Good outdoor music/gathering venue for all… 3/27/2023 11:57 AM 874 Upgrade the play area. Climbing wall, newer structures, upgrade picnic areas. Create a stage for music and theater events.
3/27/2023 11:55 AM
875 Benchlands should remain free of transient temporary housing/camps. It's been extremely disruptive to people working in the government building and has led to frequent vandalism 3/27/2023 11:55 AM

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around the campus. Also, it makes walking about the park feel very unsafe and causes people to avoid the area.
876 N/A 3/27/2023 11:44 AM
877 No change. Just don't succumb to homeless encampment again. 3/27/2023 11:42 AM 878 The entire park needs to be changed. Near the county building there are several unhoused people who will scream and become violent. I know people who have been attacked or witnessed violence. Really shameful that jurors and members of the public can not safely walk in this park.
3/27/2023 11:41 AM
879 I'm not sure I would change anything, maybe add some benches to sit on. 3/27/2023 11:41 AM 880 I would put a big dirt loop for kids to ride bikes on, and soccer goals in the field. Positive use displaces negative use.
3/27/2023 11:34 AM
881 I'm not sure, but I like having a large area to walk about. 3/27/2023 11:33 AM 882 Have it actually be a park that people could enjoy. Get rid of the garbage, druggies and crime that comes back when the park is open. This results in not being able to use it at all. 3/27/2023 11:28 AM
883 Lawn bowling? Not open to all? Ugly. I've never seen it being used and I've been going to this park for 45 years.
3/27/2023 11:27 AM
884 Modernize the playground area for safe public use with clear boundaries to encourage public use and discourage loitering and unsafe drug, alcohol, and related activities. 3/27/2023 11:21 AM
885 expand this area for more games and play structures for children 3/27/2023 11:20 AM 886 No change to the park other than addressing potential continued homeless issues. 3/27/2023 11:19 AM 887 This part of the park has been destroyed by the homeless camp and by flooding. It needs serious renovation.
3/27/2023 11:17 AM
888 It would be great to see more utilization of the benchlands in ways that still can handle the occasional flood.
3/27/2023 11:17 AM
889 Change to make it safer to use. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM
890 Do something beautiful and useful, something that will stop another homeless camp again. 3/27/2023 11:16 AM 891 none 3/27/2023 11:13 AM
892 This is a mess with the jury room, vehicles coming off the road onto the levee path, the buss stop, sharps collection...
3/27/2023 11:12 AM
893 Safety issues. 3/27/2023 11:10 AM
894 If the park was just cleaned up and kept up, it would be an improvement. What area am I talking about? The entire park.
3/27/2023 11:10 AM
895 I would change the part where the steps lead down to, this should be made into an area that is accessible and comfortable to sit on a bench, or have a picnic, or play a sport. 3/27/2023 11:08 AM
896 To be cleaned up, removing all toxic products. Adding benches to watch the river and birds 3/27/2023 11:07 AM 897 na 3/27/2023 11:06 AM
898 The homeless people 3/27/2023 11:05 AM
899 Activate this space. 3/27/2023 11:02 AM
900 N/A 3/27/2023 11:01 AM
901 The Bocci ball court seems to be under utilized. I would recommend another type of court, like a basketball court or tennis court
3/27/2023 11:01 AM
902 The benchlands and the slope down to the benchlands. The benchlands over the years have had multiple periods of high homeless occupancy that detracts from the walkability of the park.

The slope from the walking paths down the benchlands area is not well kept with the landscaping and the walking paths. In decades past, I loved seeing the benchlands areas used by after school programs as a play area for kids (nice to see the park being used like that). 3/27/2023 11:01 AM

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903 It is empty and nothing around the area. With the storms most of anything that would be there would have been flooded so unsure what would actually go there. 3/27/2023 10:59 AM
904 I would like to have easier access to the park for strollers 3/27/2023 10:58 AM 905 this would be a great area to eat lunch, tables would be nice 3/27/2023 10:57 AM 906 All of it should change and be updated to be accessible for families with small children and a place for community members to feel safe and able to be active at the park. My family frequents parks weekly, however, we never go to San Lorenzo Park because we don't feel safe there due to the drug addicts that have taken over the area. 3/27/2023 10:57 AM
907 Just more of a police/security presence to make walking it more doable. 3/27/2023 10:55 AM 908 N/A 3/27/2023 10:54 AM
909 I don't have a preference, other than better path maintenance. 3/27/2023 10:53 AM 910 seating areas and more native vegetation sitting spaces 3/27/2023 10:52 AM 911 I think the pond in nice, but it looks rather dirty it would be nice if it looked more natural. 3/27/2023 10:52 AM 912 A crosswalk to the Sheriff parking lot would be more utilized than the under-road connection.

Lighting on the path would help during winter hours.
3/27/2023 10:51 AM
913 The playplace is outdated, does not allow for disabled children to play and many times is a place for criminal or homeless activity.
3/27/2023 10:50 AM
914 Currently, there is no seating in the park. It's only an open space. People could bring their own chairs or blanets, and I would do that. BUT, to be used by the functional members of the community there must be active, engaged security on site 24/7. There must be patrolling throughout the park so that it is not infested with criminals, drug addicts and the toxic garbage they leave behind. Without 24/7 ACTIVE security patrols, this park cannot become a safe place for the healthy members of the community. Do not kind yourself into thinking otherwise.

It won't happen! That is the reality of Santa Cruz.
3/27/2023 10:50 AM
915 n/a 3/27/2023 10:49 AM
916 Plant trees and grass 3/27/2023 10:48 AM
917 Kids' area. Not much here for children. Lawn bowling is not the "highest and best use" for the most people. It feels like an exclusive private area used by few and subsidized by all. 3/27/2023 10:47 AM
918 The whole park needs to be changed and to make sure it does not become inhabited by tent people.
3/27/2023 10:47 AM
919 Add more benches, or seating spaces for people to enjoy lunch or picnic, or meet up. 3/27/2023 10:46 AM 920 n/a 3/27/2023 10:46 AM
921 I would not allow camping to discourage homeless encampments and the associated trash which is an eyesore and hard to look at.
3/27/2023 10:45 AM
922 A bandstand for concerts would be useful. 3/27/2023 10:44 AM 923 n/a 3/27/2023 10:43 AM
924 I would pretty much change everything. The lower part, the duck pond, the part I would not change is the lawn bowling and the kids play area. I would change portions of the park to a dog park, a bicycle park, and area for community outdoor functions (concerts, food trucks, etc.). 3/27/2023 10:42 AM
925 I think maybe an expansion of the playground, or a basketball court, or something like that would be great. I think that soccer on the weekends on the flat would be great. In sum, more kid focused. For adults, places closer to the river to sit and watch (Either a berm, like on the other side, or moveable benches).
3/27/2023 10:41 AM
926 For 9 spots along the park, better markings for disc golf tee locations. 3/27/2023 10:41 AM 927 the benchlands is underutilized space for the public and used as a campground as a result 3/27/2023 10:40 AM 928 I would like to change the restrooms because I haven't seen them open for years. The restrooms should remain open at all times to all residents no matter their housing status. Also 3/27/2023 10:40 AM

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the bocce ball court is a waste of space, it is used for approximately a few hours a week and is sealed off by lock and key for regular park users. Either make it accessible to all members of the community or repurpose the space as a more inclusive feature. 929 Make it clean and safe for children. I have run by the park and have seen drug use and people bathing in the fountain.
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930 No se 3/27/2023 10:38 AM
931 Extend walking paths and create garden/concession spaces that are attractive for weddings or gatherings for music and picnics, similar to Japanese Garden (Golden Gate Park) or Stearns Grove in San Francisco. Suggest repurposing some of the large tree and branch debris from the storms as arbors/pathway steps/park benches/rustic fencing/etc. 3/27/2023 10:38 AM
932 I think if the playground were nicer, more people would visit and less transient activity would be tolerated, making it a more enjoyable park. A park like Chanticleer Ave park would be great. 3/27/2023 10:37 AM
933 I think it should be re-designed as part of the river habitat. It's already designed as a flood buffer, might as well just expand the river there.
3/27/2023 10:37 AM
934 Build affordable housing in this area or make it a park that doesn't have muggers under the bridge and needles in the middle of the lawn.
3/27/2023 10:37 AM
935 It has been degraded by use as a campground. The vegetation is dying and there is so much garbage. I would also turn the Boche ball courts into Pickle ball. 3/27/2023 10:36 AM
936 Make it green again and install some exercise stations like there are around the levee walk 3/27/2023 10:36 AM 937 prefer the kids playground in this area. This is a safer area for kids away from the public street. 3/27/2023 10:36 AM 938 need more equipment for the kids to come play on. Make it safe and inviting. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM 939 I would like safer/better lighting near the bridge along the trail. It currently feels unsafe and many people illegally cross Water street instead to get to the County building. 3/27/2023 10:35 AM
940 Make it a little wider, so there's more room to walk with friends and pass others going the opposite direction.
3/27/2023 10:35 AM
941 I don't feel the playground is safe for children. I worry about the trash and potential for needles and other dangerous objectives would be harmful to children. I would consider a small bicycle/skate pump track in the space.
3/27/2023 10:35 AM
942 Additional County Parking for County Visitors. But make it flat, with no obstructions to still be able to host summer functions.
3/27/2023 10:34 AM
943 The duck pond can go and the space used for more activities 3/27/2023 10:34 AM 944 Tennis and basketball courts...something that could be enjoyed by the community. 3/27/2023 10:34 AM 945 re-establish grass as it was before 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 946 Covered eating areas are important! Bathrooms are important! 3/27/2023 10:33 AM 947 Keep the homeless people out. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
948 Water feature in public parks is a thing of the past, unless it is part of a stormwater feature and demonstration engineered wetland.
3/27/2023 10:33 AM
949 The playground has not been updated in years. I think the snake should stay but be repainted.

I remember the snake from when my mom would bring us to the park when I was a child. 3/27/2023 10:33 AM
950 I would love to see the ducks back at the pond. I loved the summers when they had music on the platform in the center of the pond. So fun to be able to bring kids to see music. I feel it brought families together to enjoy the park.
3/27/2023 10:33 AM
951 The area next to the river so that it does not look so horrible following the clearing of the homeless encampment.
3/27/2023 10:32 AM
952 It's underutilized. Basketball courts, tennis courts would add recreational options 3/27/2023 10:32 AM 953 Needs to be cleaned up 3/27/2023 10:32 AM

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954 I am not sure, but safety would be the main improvement. Safe and peaceful outdoor areas for employees at 701 Ocean Street to take breaks would be nice. Perhaps, fence off the lawn area and require public employees id card entry. Then have more picnic tables connected with DG pathways.
3/27/2023 10:32 AM
955 To deter camping. Camping in the park makes the park unusable to everyone who wants to use the park for recreation.
3/27/2023 10:31 AM
956 Not much wrong with the layout of the park. The restrooms are bad. 3/27/2023 10:31 AM 957 Just clear it out a bit, maybe add some dirt jumps for bikes or some other kind of outdoor activity.
3/27/2023 10:30 AM
958 Area was disseminated by the homeless and drug use. There used to be a beautiful meadow, now it's a pile of smelly dirt.
3/27/2023 10:30 AM
959 upgrade of plays structures for children and some sort of patrol walking through on occasion to keep out the drug addicts the congregate in the park
3/27/2023 10:29 AM
960 The stage has not been used in years, use it or lose it 3/27/2023 10:28 AM 961 Put lighting underneath to make it safer. The river is a dangerous area. 3/27/2023 10:28 AM 962 I would like to see more festivals and community events in the park. 3/27/2023 10:27 AM 963 The benchlands area is just so large and under utilized. I feel like a large portion can remain green belt for festivals and such but the rest can be turned into something that's used on a more regular basis. (but not sure what that would be?)
3/27/2023 10:27 AM
964 Bring back the bike/skateboard course for play. Reseed for use for patrons. Bring back badmitton and add some nets.
3/27/2023 10:27 AM
965 na 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
966 update children's play area 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
967 N/A 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
968 clean the pond - it stinks 3/27/2023 10:26 AM
969 The whole park needs a refresh. The kids area is a disaster, mostly because it does not feel safe. I have found needles there.
3/27/2023 10:25 AM
970 i just want ti to be green again.. maybe some flowers 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 971 add play ground, picnic tables, ping pong tables, etc. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 972 Picnic spaces and walking paths. A lot of people work in the area and would utilize the space for lunch.
3/27/2023 10:25 AM
973 It's not necessary to change the children's playground, duck pond and bocci ball grounds. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 974 Safety along the path and under the bridges. Way too much drug use along the path and along bridges.
3/27/2023 10:25 AM
975 A green area with walking paths. Right now it's just dirt and not aesthetically pleasing. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM 976 update and clean this area, but dont make drastic changes. Keep the history, just upgrade and CLEAN!!!
3/27/2023 10:25 AM
977 It seems like a cut-off waste land compared to the larger open space. I would change it to a permanent dirt jump feature similar to Harvey West. Or a skate park. 3/27/2023 10:25 AM
978 I would add more parking spaces because there is very limited parking spaces elsewhere and nothing else is happening at this location.
3/27/2023 10:25 AM
979 It would be nice to see more development at the playground area with more seating gathering.

The lawn bowling area always seems so isolated or not engaged with a park. I also think the flood plain area would function better if there were concrete picnic tables anchored form the flood waters to use during summer and fall. The single biggest change is removing the drug users and unhoused. Seems like a more positive use of the space by the county and courts users would also help - plaza
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980 n/a 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
981 Would love for it to be a place to sit and relax on a sunny day. A place that feels safe. 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 982 add more benches 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
983 The playground needs to be updated, the surrounding area needs to be refreshed and parking needs to be addressed
3/27/2023 10:24 AM
984 The major change I would make is to keep the homeless, and druggies out of there ! 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 985 Add benches, would be nice to sit down and enjoy the park at lunch 3/27/2023 10:24 AM 986 Do NOT let the homeless back 3/27/2023 10:24 AM
987 Not sure - it used to be frisbee golf and it would be nice to have a space there for public use - like maybe with outdoor workout equipment, lots of people run around this area and do other activities
3/27/2023 10:24 AM
988 n/a 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
989 It does not seem to be used very much compared to the rest of the park. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 990 N/A 3/27/2023 10:23 AM
991 various improvements are possible 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 992 Very dirty/polluted. Even more then the rest of the park. 3/27/2023 10:23 AM 993 N/A 3/27/2023 10:22 AM
994 Update structures, including handicap accessible structures, safe picnic areas with shade, turf that does not get hot! Use Leo's Park as a good model
3/27/2023 10:11 AM
995 Feel more connected with the river 3/27/2023 10:09 AM 996 Needs new playground. Get rid of the homeless. Make the park safe at night 3/27/2023 10:08 AM 997 I would not change the park. 3/27/2023 10:07 AM
998 n/a 3/27/2023 10:05 AM
999 I would change everything but the bocci ball court. 3/27/2023 10:04 AM 1000 Create a regional featured playground with lots of play features. Great opportunity to create something special in the center of town that would bring lots of families into the park. 3/27/2023 10:03 AM
1001 The front area is not as secure and unhoused individuals seem to sleep/hangout against all fenced areas. I would add some more safe turf and new structure that is handicap accessible! The iconic cement structure no longer is safe, too smooth for climbing now. Not like it was in the 70-80's!
3/27/2023 10:03 AM
1002 theres so many homeless who like to go to the bathroom in the river and we need more security in the surrounding areas if not the park will look trashy in a month 3/27/2023 10:01 AM
1003 Maybe some decorative fencing to put closed area at night so the unhoused can not take it over again. If you spend the money again make sure the unhoused are not allowed to stay. if no rules are going to be enforced, save the money.
3/27/2023 10:01 AM
1004 Take back the park and make it less "inhabitable" by tent dwellers. 3/27/2023 10:00 AM 1005 It's old and doesn't look good. 3/27/2023 10:00 AM 1006 N/A 3/27/2023 9:58 AM
1007 Update park play structures and make safe for families to be able to use the park again. 3/27/2023 9:58 AM 1008 Everything. The employees and community need a place to be able to have lunch, take walks and enjoy the park as a whole, which hasn't been the case in multiple years. The encampment(s) took the enjoyment and everything away from the citizens of the community and employees as there is never anywhere for people to go down here without worrying about being hassled, harmed or stepping on drug paraphernalia, etc. We need designated areas for 3/27/2023 9:56 AM

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employees to eat lunch or take breaks because the picnic tables in front of the courthouse is not enough.
1009 Have concert and event space that is safe, clean and welcoming. 3/27/2023 9:55 AM 1010 no camping due to impacts to river 3/27/2023 9:52 AM 1011 Update the play equipment. I don't have children, and don't use this equipment, but it might be nice if it were updated or changed to be larger and take up more space. 3/27/2023 9:52 AM
1012 I would make sure there are no homeless people around so kids can enjoy the park again. It is not safe if you have needles in the sand. I would also like the trail to be safe along the river so people can feel safe walking. Maybe put in cameras or have a security Officer present. 3/27/2023 9:51 AM
1013 Restrict access so that the lawn doesn't get destroyed by overnight campers & imperil the river habitat. Open to the public during the day but secured overnight. 3/27/2023 9:50 AM
1014 A regional park playground. Great central location. 3/27/2023 9:50 AM 1015 Cause it's a homeless zoo 3/27/2023 9:47 AM
1016 Keep it secure to keep out the homeless 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1017 Would like to see more community space and maybe a rec room for the kids. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM 1018 Rehab benchlands area. 3/27/2023 9:47 AM
1019 The lawn bowling green seems to cater to a rather small and specialized group. How about a few (two) small soccer pitches? Get more people occupying the park and create an atmosphere that deters the bullshit.
3/27/2023 9:45 AM
1020 More wildlife areas and less foot traffic, utilize the rest of park for activities 3/27/2023 9:44 AM 1021 Seasonal gardens that could be toured. Several businesses, organizations and individuals could have display gardens
3/27/2023 9:43 AM
1022 Would be nice to have more parking at the county building. 3/27/2023 9:43 AM 1023 Update to an all inclusive play ground but keep the concert sea serpent 3/27/2023 9:42 AM 1024 Keep as open space and reclaim for year-round events or activities. The community has been missing this space because of the encampment that was here for years. The City should do soil sampling for hazardous waste.
3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1025 A permanent stage would be nice. And a controlled entry and supervision if you're going to allow camping there.
3/27/2023 9:42 AM
1026 I'm not a landscaper nor a landscape architect, so I don't really know. Just getting two-year homeless "guests" out of there will make a big difference. They've polluted and ruined the park.
3/27/2023 9:41 AM
1027 Dog park - lots of dogs in downtown offices that need a place to play at lunch time. Mimi de Marta is a bit to far.
3/27/2023 9:41 AM
1028 Needs to be modernized 3/27/2023 9:40 AM
1029 Allow more access for families and children, maybe a playground. 3/27/2023 9:38 AM 1030 Not change but bring events back to this space. 3/27/2023 9:33 AM 1031 Play structures could be nicer. 3/27/2023 9:32 AM
1032 Being cognizant of the flood zone, I would look to see how this area can be made more accessible and draw the community in. Perhaps a dog park, or something not terribly impacted by flood waters. More benches for bird watching
3/27/2023 9:30 AM
1033 make it safe for people to walk and enjoy their time with children without being yelled at or feeling fear
3/27/2023 9:29 AM
1034 I would add pavilions, bocci cts and other activities 3/27/2023 9:21 AM 1035 change all of it. It's a mess 3/27/2023 9:21 AM

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1036 The lawn area adjacent to the bocci courts would be a good fenced dog park. Dog walkers provide daily presence and community eyes to prevent vandalism 3/27/2023 9:19 AM
1037 na 3/27/2023 9:11 AM
1038 It just turns into a mess 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1039 I would add more benches, a better play structure, and take away the sand and add a rubber flooring. The reason being is due to the amount of needles they were finding in the sand. It doesn't feel save for the children to play or for parents to be able to comfortably take their children there. The park used to be more active and a save place. I do not see anyone using the park since the homeless camp was there. Even after the camp was cleared, no one has gone. I think people just do not feel safe in this area, and it is sad to see such a beautiful park loose it's beauty. I truly hope we can rebuild this park and allow our community to feel like a community again.
3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1040 The children's playground is not needed. The playground is old and does not currently feel like a safe place for children. I worry about needles in the sand. Yuck. People on dakota St. waiting to meet their drug hook up. Ghetto park. Get rid of it. 3/27/2023 9:07 AM
1041 n/a 3/27/2023 9:05 AM
1042 I’m not sure if it is possible to lift the bench portion to be raised. That would incorporate that section with the rest of the park.
3/27/2023 9:05 AM
1043 Fix the duck pond so it's able to be easily cleaned regularly. Don't get rid of the pond, it's nice to see the wild life.
3/27/2023 9:03 AM
1044 N/A 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1045 make it more of a family park 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1046 The children's area could be improved and more inviting. More use by families will discourage transients (hopefully)
3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1047 As someone who works closely to that part of the park, I would like to see it change to something more inviting for the public and employees of the area. 3/27/2023 9:02 AM
1048 tk 3/27/2023 8:45 AM
1049 x 3/27/2023 8:43 AM
1050 N/A 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1051 The flood plain area has potential as a passive or active area. Include some concrete elements anchored to prevent floating. On one hand more programming to encourage more positive user groups, but if not addressed the unhoused /drug use issues are going to win. 3/27/2023 8:38 AM
1052 n/a 3/27/2023 8:35 AM
1053 As stated above, existing trees are the only items that should remain. Everything else should be renovated.
3/27/2023 8:23 AM
1054 More kid-friendly activities in the benchlands. This is to encourage families to attend the park (including my own). Not only is this good on it's own, but having families in the park will likely improve the security of the park over all.
3/26/2023 9:20 PM
1055 Playground is old and outdated. Needs to be modernized and safe 3/26/2023 7:50 PM 1056 I could see enhancing the grass there - raising mounds to form an ampitheater (sp?) to allow greater use for more people attending performances on duck island. Concerts, Plays, poetry readings etc.
3/26/2023 4:48 PM
1057 add more play structures for children with disabilites. Add a roller skating path along the park. that would be so fun.
3/26/2023 4:45 PM
1058 The flood zones in the park should be elevated to avoid flooding and/or raise her river levees adequately. The park can not be used for a homeless camp. That is not helpful to the neighborhood or the broader usage of the park.
3/26/2023 1:11 PM
1059 I couldn’t maneuver and I don’t know the park well enough to answer that question 3/26/2023 9:50 AM

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1060 More kid and family friendly 3/26/2023 7:35 AM
1061 Pickleball courts 3/26/2023 6:50 AM
1062 I’d like to see the pond and stage get more use more often 3/25/2023 9:40 PM 1063 Bocci court is not useful or accessible for most people. Should be replaced with public restrooms since there aren’t any downtown it for kids at the park. 3/25/2023 9:21 PM
1064 I would not change the park. I would use the money to provide a warming center and emergency housing so the Unhoused people don't hang around and scare off others from using the park. Too bad- but trying to send the cops to chase folks away hasn't worked yet.

Definition of Crazy is trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Try something new: give folks a place to be.
3/25/2023 6:50 PM
1065 This map is not great - it should be labelled with the current Duck Pond, playground, other identifying features. This city needs a place to have festivals, outdoor concerts (improve the Duck Pond stage, including the addition of dressing rooms; have a good sound system). Hire staff to plan NEW events, hire adequate security personnel at all times, and STAFFED restrooms. Balance areas of activity with areas that are for peace and quiet. The natural environment should take precedence over humans along the river. 3/25/2023 5:59 PM
1066 Seems under utilized 3/25/2023 5:06 PM
1067 It would be great to add pickleball courts 3/25/2023 4:57 PM 1068 I would like to see the Benchlands area, from Water St. to Soquel Ave. restored to its original status as a sensitive and critical wetland area - important to the physical and mental health of people as well as to the health of the entire planet.
3/25/2023 1:10 PM
1069 I would like a riparian corridor to sequester carbon and to encourage raptors which could control the ground squirrel population and promote levee stability. 3/25/2023 11:33 AM
1070 It has very low usage and it is a prime spot for basketball courts 3/25/2023 11:22 AM 1071 I don't really know what to change or how, but I would love to see ideas for improvement of the park itself. The Benchlands were heavily damaged in recent years and need restoration. 3/25/2023 9:39 AM
1072 Take down fences it feels prison like. When my son was little we used to play there but now I don’t see it used.
3/25/2023 9:05 AM
1073 There needs to be more public access to the river to dissuade homeless campers 3/25/2023 8:48 AM 1074 This is where a lot of people hang out, trash the park, deal drugs, and other negative activities. 3/25/2023 7:01 AM 1075 Widen improve the path for better access. Improve the benchlands area for picnic and group play/ activities and events. Improve restroom facilities. Fund and ensure Park Staff/ Ranger presence for safety and cleanliness.
3/25/2023 6:37 AM
1076 Keep it as a water feature but a better one. This one is gross and just old and funky (versus old and charming/cool).
3/25/2023 6:31 AM
1077 Would be nice it this was more useful space to recreate 3/24/2023 10:34 PM 1078 I would restore native riparian habitat, because this stretch of the river needs it. 3/24/2023 10:24 PM 1079 Restore native riparian habitat. It is the best location for it. 3/24/2023 10:09 PM 1080 make a great performing art area 3/24/2023 9:38 PM 1081 Plant more Cottonwoods, willows and Live Oaks and develop good riparian habitat for birds and animals.
3/24/2023 8:49 PM
1082 Restore benchlands to more natural riparian area. 3/24/2023 8:29 PM 1083 Pond is unecessary 3/24/2023 8:19 PM
1084 I’d like to see more connection to the River and natural wildlife in the flood plain. There could be overlooks and native gardens. I’d like to see picnic spaces and bandstands for outdoor concerts. I’d like to see art and kenetic sculpture by local artists. 3/24/2023 8:10 PM
1085 N/A Not sure I'm that invested. If the park cleans up I'll be more interested. 3/24/2023 8:04 PM

Santa Cruz City CouncilAugust 8, 2023

Santa Cruz City Council
August 8, 2023