Parks & Recreation Facilities Master Plan

join the Conversation About the Future of El Cerrito’s Parks & Recreation!

City Council Meeting
El Cerrito Parks & Recreation Facilities Master plan - Possible Adoption
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 7:00pm
El Cerrito City Hall Council Chambers

Background

To date, the community outreach process of the El Cerrito Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan has included an online survey (with over 1,100 responses!), an online mapping forum, four community workshops, two Park & Recreation Commission Meetings and a series of stakeholder interviews.

Themes that have emerged as important to the community include:

• The Hillside Natural Area and Ohlone Greenway as valued recreation amenities that are unique to El Cerrito
• To update and improve the City’s existing recreation facilities and programs
• Improved general maintenance in the City’s parks and recreation facilities
• Pedestrian access throughout the City’s parks and recreation network – walking, hiking and biking
• Youth recreation – toddler amenities, teen programming, youth enrichment opportunities
• A Senior Center as an important recreation amenity

Community Involvement

Community members are encouraged to help develop the plan. Please sign-up to be kept informed of the process and to be notified of community input meetings about the development of the Plan.

PUBLIC MEETING #1	PUBLIC MEETING #2	PUBLIC MEETING #3
Saturday, November 18, 2017 9:30-11:30am El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane Meeting #1 Presentation Meeting #1 Summary	Thursday, January 18, 2018 6:30-8:30pm El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane Meeting #2 Presentation Meeting #2 Summary	Thursday, April 26, 2018 6:30-8:30PM El Cerrito Community Center 7007 Moeser Lane Meeting #3 Presentation Meeting #3 Summary

PUBLIC MEETING #4/ PARK & REC. COMMISSION	PARK & REC. COMMISSION STUDY SESSION	PARK & REC. COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 6:30pm City Hall - Council Chambers 10890 San Pablo Avenue Meeting #4 Presentation	Wednesday, July 25, 2018 7:00PM City Hall - Council Chambers 10890 San Pablo Avenue Meeting #5 Presentation	Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:00PM City Hall - Council Chambers 10890 San Pablo Avenue Meeting #6 Presentation

Purpose of a Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan

The City of El Cerrito is planning to develop a Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan that will serve as a long-range planning and asset management document and provide a framework for understanding the recreational and open space assets the City owns, services it provides, risks it assumes, and financial investments it requires to maintain, repair, rehabilitate and improve these assets.

The Master Plan Will:

engage the public to determine community priorities for parks and recreation;
include long-range planning strategies to maintain, rehabilitate and improve the City’s network of parks, facilities, recreational, and open space assets, including current unfunded park and recreational opportunities;
evaluate the effective use of the City’s financial and physical resources to proactively implement the Master Plan.