Commission launches neighborhood survey for Tiburon mini parks; Zielinski site scouting continues

Tiburon — The Parks, Open Space and Trails Commission on March 17 previewed a two-part outreach effort to collect neighborhood priorities for the town’s three mini parks and said continued property-line and environmental research is under way for a proposed small civic play area near the library (referred to in meeting materials as Zielinski Park).

Commissioners Chuck Hornbrook and Mike Ghaffari described a SurveyMonkey questionnaire that will require respondents to pick one park and to provide an address (kept private by staff) and said a targeted mailer will also be sent to residents within about 500 feet of each park. The online questionnaire lists candidate amenities (for respondents to rank from “unnecessary” to “essential”), including benches, tables, additional native plantings, irrigation, a drinking fountain, low-impact gravel paths for access, and improved signage and maintenance.

“Proximity matters to these residential small parks,” Hornbrook said while demonstrating the survey form to the commission. Commissioners said they plan to review survey results at the next meeting in May.

Separately, commissioners reported that the Zielinski Park subcommittee has collected parcel maps and environmental materials related to the library and Railroad Marsh wetlands and will continue to work with staff on parcel boundaries and minimum area needs for a small accessible play area.

Next steps: staff will launch the online survey, send neighborhood mailers with park-specific URLs, and post materials on the town’s parks web page; commissioners plan to review survey results and community feedback at the commission’s next meeting.