People's Park Assessment & Planning Study

Draft Report

The consulting firm MKThink presented a draft summary report of the People's Park Assessment & Planning Study to the People's Park Community Advisory Board on October 1, 2007. 

The report and appendices are available online for viewing or downloading.  The documents are in PDF format.  Adobe Acrobat Reader is required

• Draft Report
• Appendices 1-5
  • Appendix 1:  Stakeholders List
  • Appendix 2:  List of Meetings Held
  • Appendix 3:  Questionnaire
  • Appendix 4:  Census Data
  • Appendix 5:  Map of Social Services
• Appendix 6:  Benchmarking Research
• Appendix 7:  Park Observation and Utilization Log
• Appendix 8:  Meeting Notes
• Appendix 9:    Written Public Comments
  • Appendix 9a
  • Appendix 9b
  • Appendix 9c
  • Appendix 9d

The documents are also available for viewing at the People's Park office.

At the People’s Park Community Advisory Board meeting on November 5, 2007, the board received public comments on the study.  Written comments were also received and are reproduced in Appendix 9 to the report.

At its December 3, 2007 meeting, the Advisory Board approved the following motion, advising the university on next steps in the planning process:

Recommendation 1
The University of California sponsor an open competition to solicit a specific design for People's Park based on the People's Park Assessment & Planning Study with a focus on "emerging directions for people, program, and space."  The competition instructions will emphasize Community Advisory Board recommendations, universal design, and require a feature that commemorates the historical significance of the Park.  Applicants are strongly encouraged to detail the level of community involvement in their proposal.

Recommendation 2
The University appoint a diverse task force, separate from this Community Advisory Board, but that includes Community Advisory Board members, comprised of service providers, City of Berkeley, and faculty of UC Berkeley with expertise in public policy, social welfare, and public health.  The mission of this task force will be as follows:

1. Make recommendations as to how at-risk individuals who currently frequent the Park can best be provided with necessary social services.
2. Determine where such services can best be provided.
3. Determine that if some services can and should be provided in the Park, the standards by which this should be done and by whom.

 

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