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Recommendation to receive and file the Uptown Open Space Vision Plan; and accept Categorical Exemption CE-18-023. (District 9)
DISCUSSION
In 2015, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine was awarded a HEAL Zone grant for the production of an open space plan in North Long Beach. The Healthy Eating and Active Living, or HEAL Zone, is a place-based healthy community initiative in North Long Beach sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. The purpose of the grant was to develop an open space plan that expanded the total park space and enhanced linkages between residents and available park space to establish healthy, active, and safe places to recreate in the Ninth District of the City of Long Beach.
The Uptown Open Space Vision Plan (Vision Plan) (Attachment A) serves as a visionary document to guide potential future development of open space, and identifies new and innovative opportunities to fill a need for publicly-accessible open space and recreation facilities in the North Long Beach community. The Vision Plan includes an existing conditions analysis, examination of opportunity types, summary of the public outreach process, community-driven vision, and implementation strategies. The Vision Plan looks back to how the park system has evolved to its current state and the previous efforts in planning and development that have informed the path forward. It also develops a blueprint for the possible creation and preservation of open spaces, recreation facilities, and parks. The Vision Plan is a plan for future park investment, anticipated over a long-term horizon, which will be implemented incrementally over time as capital, maintenance, and operating resources allow.
The Vision Plan is built upon years of previous work related to analyzing the North Long Beach environment, and incorporates multiple plans, including the Los Angeles County Park Needs Assessment (2016), Mobility Element (2013), Community Livability Plan (2008), Long Beach RiverLink Plan (2...
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