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Commission hears broad public input on Recreation and Open Space Element update; staff pledges follow‑up
Summary
Planning staff presented an updated Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE) that prioritizes high‑need areas for acquisitions and renovations, proposes financing tools and implementation steps, and received extensive public comment on preservation, programming, maintenance funding and access for underserved neighborhoods.
Planning department staff presented the proposed Recreation and Open Space Element (ROSE) update, describing the community process and policy goals and inviting further input before adoption hearings planned for October 2011.
Staff described guiding principles — multifunctionality, equity, connectivity and stewardship — and explained the analytic approach that layered population density, low‑income concentrations, youth and senior demographics, access radii and future growth to identify high‑priority renovation and acquisition areas. The department proposed policies to preserve existing open space…
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