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Q36 In your opinion, what is the single
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Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
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Keep open space and the ability for people to enjoy nature.
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Open Space but please put in the Skatepark
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Build a skate park. We are in an age where skating is a way of life for children, it's a sport driven by passion, in
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this day in age, their parent probably did tricks on a skateboard or even on a pair of roller skates in their lifetime,
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and shares the love of it with their children. These families most likely skate together and skate with other families
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and friends that can use a place to practice together with all who share this passion of skating. Pools, toddler
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parks , dog parks, tennis courts, these already exist in many backyards.
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build a skatepark/skateplaza or even better. a park/square/public space where you can skate and recreate
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among other things, where people can watch from the side or participate
Provide a Skateboard Park so that our youth have a safe place to skateboard rather than busy local parking lots
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or surrounding city skateparks which are unsafe.
Skatepark
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RPV kids need a designated, safe place to skate board!
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Permanent dog park
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Find a place for our local youth to gather safely
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Nothing. They are doing a decent job as it is. They don't need to make all of these changes they are proposing.
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Always maintain and improve basic park infrastructure - restrooms, picnic areas, fields, etc.
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try to keep PV Dr South and East in better repair.
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We live in a beautiful community with wonderful resources. You're doing a good job
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add a skatepark!
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Permanent dog park at civic center
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Build a skatepark for the kids please. The great cities in the South Bay all have at least 1 skatepark. It's become
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a haven for children all ages to safely participate in the sport. Thank you.
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18 Build a permanent dog park, preferably larger than the one at Pt. Vicente
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19 Keep some land for habitat.
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21 A city pool & recreation center for all ages.
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22 Green space
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24 Teen rec center & skate park
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25 Keep it free of attracting a bad element of individuals that would increase crime
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Make a large permanent dog park with more places to sit, more trees and more shade.
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Build a safe and social place for us to take our pets ... a Permanent dog park!!!
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New sports fields and a skatepark
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A skate park
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Provide a permanent dog park. The current dog park is working tremendously with many users, particularly in the
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TAKE AWAY PARKING ON PARK PLACE AND LIMIT TO NO MORE THAN 10 CARS - FAR MORE THAN CAN
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PARK ON AN EQUIVALENT SHORT STREET IN RPV. ENFORCE DEL CERRO PARK BEING CLOSED PER
LAW; THERE ARE VIOLATIONS EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT!M DEL CERRO WAS CREATED AS A
PASSIVE PARK; IT IS ANYTHING BUT THAT NOW! AND RPV CONTINUES TO SUPPORT'SILENT
AIRPLANE FLIERS' AND BENCHES AND PARKING WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED TO BE VERY LIMITED! STOP
ALL THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING; DRIVERS KEEP DOORS OPEN INTO THE ROADWAY. AND PEOPLE
CONTINUE TO STAND $ WALK IN THE STREET. THESE ALL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENTS TO
DATE AND ARE GENUINE CAUSES FOR GREAT CONCERN OF INJURY AND DEATH BY CAR ACCIDENT!!
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Build an aquatic center (with multiple pools; one won't serve the diverse population)
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Do what you say you're going to do.
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Provide space for young kids to skate in a safe environment, such as a skate park.
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Provide fitness stations at the parks, possibly liaise with the PV Seniors to create more activities for seniors -
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after all they make up a large portion of the population!
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Provide more recreation for seniors and young people so that young people don't have to hang out at the mall
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and seniors don't have to stay home. btw: all this requires transportation. We have the WORST transportation in
the world here. I'm a senior. If I can't drive, I'm isolated. Same for kids. They all need a car ride to do anything.
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Create a place for our teens to skate, toddlers to play and dogs to run safely
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Skateparks and skateboarding areas
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sports areas to develop. including skatepark
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Have more activities for teens like the skatepark to support phyical excercise and more activities to do in RPV so
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you don't have to go out of the city to do them.
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Modern recreation... hockey rink, roller rink, skate park, water park for small tots next to pools. My kids like roller
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sports over ball sports and I'm tired of driving to Torrance and Long Beach to provide them with those recreation
opportunities.
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I'd like to see an outdoor community pool with nice areas for picnics, shaded seating for seniors to watch kids
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having fun, a gathering place with a focal point.
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Provide opportunities to network and get together and make a difference. Occasional speakers and other events
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Area for young teens and teenagers to spend outdoor time. Schools already have soccer fields, basketball
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courts. We need to add more to the mix. Community pools, skate parks, fitness areas, walking paths...
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Free exercise facilities and very low-cost membership to City gym facilities for those who live in RPV
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Again keep it simple down to earth rural semi rural Close to nature as possible less construction and less
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concrete more greens and trees.
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Making our existing open space more enjoyable as a natural outdoor experience by prohibiting, limiting or
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meaningfully controlling mountain bike riding.
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Protect the open space from trail bikes, hikers trash, and trails that cause erosion.
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Preserve open space. Create a city center at the Upper Pt Vicente city offices
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Stop trying to ram more recreational facilities and attractions down the throats of the residents.
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Public swimming pool please!
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Preserve natural land and habitat.
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Preserving undeveloped land for wildlife and natural habitat
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PRESERVE RURAL CHARACTER
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We need a community pool
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Amphitheater was the best idea to support arts and culture.
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Maintain Open Space
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Safe walking paths for students seniors, & disabled. Intersection at Hawthorne & Silver Spur should be equipped
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with 4 bridges to eliminate students crossing dangerous highway. Widen sidewalks in and around Pen Center.
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Improve the two most gorgeous places we have, upper and lower point vicente.
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Control the mess of cars/bikers/walkers on Crenshaw at Del Cerro park. It is so dangerous -no room to drive.
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Help the rest of the peninsula with the traffic congestion- don't create situations that add to it. Appropriate lights
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where needed- Forrestal area for example. Public transit around the hill. SCHOOL BUS system to get all the
morning and afternoon parents with individual children in their cars off the roads.
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Maintain and improve trails, promote open space and nature preserves
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lower taxes
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Hurry up with the renovations and developments.
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more open walking trails, ESPECIALLY along the coast
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Protect natural environment and repurpose unused lots for skate park
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build a senior center,and some recreation area
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Senor programs
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Please inject some innovation into our parks. Our parks are bland and basic.
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Maintain parks infrastructure
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More open space. Less development. We need to leave our kids with something they will be proud of..
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Pretty much nothing . Maintain what we have. Thanks for this opportunity
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East. Add trash cans (blended in) every half mile or so, add water fountains every 2 miles or so. Maybe look into
adequate bathroom facilities every few miles. Work on smoothing the rough spots. Ideally, build a separate
running lane (with a cone barrier) along the switch backs. The run up PV Drive East from Ganado to PCH is
world class - only 1 light, no 90 degree turns, mostly separate from traffic, nice views, shaded. The run along
PVDS from San Pedro to PVE is also exceptional - great views, 2 lights, no 90 degree turns. Maybe one of the
top 5 ocean view runs of that distance in California. Incremental improvements would not cost much per year.
Trash service could be contracted out. If switch backs are too tight for runners and drivers and bikes, then RPV
might want to more clearly route runners from PVDE down Ganado/Floweridge/Cool Heights to Ladera Linda and
then to PVDS (on roads and/or trails). RPV is a pretty ideal venue for running and cycling. Getting more runners
in would make the community look safe, happy, healthy, and easy to live in (which would help property values).
Building a healthy running and bike riding community could help RPV compete for new residents with places like
Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica, which are meccas for runners, cyclists, swimmers, etc. (and have property
values much higher than those in RPV). If RPV had (or could build) a swim venue for safe and pleasant 1-2 mile
swims (say below the Trump or Terranea properties), it could be an pretty special venue for training for
triathlons, and possibly host an annual triathlon. Kelp could be an issue. Not sure how fast kelp grows or if it
could be "mowed" every 5 years or so to allow comfortable open water swimming without permanent damage to
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Do what it promises before starting a whole bunch more projects. Finish what you started 1
Manage and control what we have in place now. Show those visiting our City that we are in control and will not
tolerate ANY illegal behavior OR abuse of our City. Please emphasize respect to all those owning homes near
any of the Nature Preserves.
I feel the more wild open space the better. We have more public facilities than most other cities
Foster an appreciation for the coast, open space and ocean without building edifices to explain everything.
Continue your fine work in neatness and cleanliness.
No more building of anything. Leave the open space. Leave things as they are
change its management to honest, responsible, receptive and productive staff that attends to requests and
problems of the residents
keep it simple
I feel like we have plenty of parks for young children. It would be great to have more sports facilities and a skate
park for the older children. Possibly a public pool for the kids to hang out at would be fun, too.
Finally develope Pt. Vicente Park/Civic Center according to the items listed for that site developement in this
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Provide appropriate facilities and activities for the increasing senior population in the city.
preserve open space, rural enviromnent
skate park for the kids would be wonderful -teenagers on the peninsula need more activities.
Build a skate park for the kids and families
my kids are on the older side now, but i was always envious of my siblings that had wonderful sports programs
through community rather than having to pay for club sports and privately run sports. Torrance Parks has a
volleyball program.
Remove coyotes before they kill a child.
outdoor basketball courts
Maintain open spaces. No more buildings and there are enough sports fields already.
Building a skate park
Pool and skatepark.
Maintain hiking trails
You guys are doing a phenomenal job! Thanks! I wish we had a playground around my montemalaga
neighborhood but really my home is sandwiched between rolling hills & the estates and they seem to be the ones
slacking. Do you know PV Estates don't have a single children's playgroun? - pathetic
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The proposed Gateway Park. I hope it doesn't happen. There are already getting to be too many people (not
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maintenance costs and possibly lawsuits that us locals will end up having to pay for.
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ignored.SKATEBOARDING is a part of almost every young persons Iife.Many young people stay interested in this
activity through adulthood.They are being ignored.
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To maintain the natural space. Abalone Cove does not need ANY further encroachment or development - other
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With at least 25% of the population over 65, we should have a permanent senior center.
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offer new things like this to enhance the community feel, establish A community center where people can gather,
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play sports, come for community events and solidify our relationship with the city
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Have an outdoor swimming pool for those of us that don't have a pool.
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the only thing not already available to RPV residents in one form or another is a skate park. Otherwise, PLEASE
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Make a place for the whole family to be able to go and enjoy themselves it should be able to make eveyone go
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to have something that is fun for all
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! think Obama is awesome.
more sport courts either tennis, basketball, and definitely add a skate park
Put a pool in or volleyball courts
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Add a dance center and a art center
hiking trails
Pick up after dogs PS add a basketball coart
To have fun and have a good time living there.
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the walk paths
There's a growing number of younger families with lots of kids. I would like to see more updated playground
facilities for kids and more family friendly activities at the parks.
To put in a skatepark
Building a skatepark for our kids
BUILD A SKATEPARK!
The single most important thing RPV can do to improve the quality of life for its residents would be to build a
skatepark!
a skatepark where kids can skate safely
Al!ow parks to maintain a local community feel and environment.
I really like the idea of building more things for the Children in our City to do. Keeps them out of trouble when they
are kept busy. Thank You
Build a skatepark
Create spaces where our kids and adults can compete/host in sporting activities that are relative to helping our
community excel in their desired activities. Do you know we have kids driving 2 hours round trip at least 2 nights
a week to go to soccer practice since there are no lights on our fields. Thes kids are 9 years old!!! If there can't be
lights give them an indoor facility to compete in. Cities are bringing in money renting fields and hosting
tournaments why can't we have this?
Please support the children and teens that love skate boarding and finally provide a serious skate park. It will help
the kids and community.
To improve quality of life you would have parks that provide recreation for residents without bringing a flood of
outsiders into our neighborhoods, bringing excess trash, noise and traffic.
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Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views
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and trees connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for
horses and livestock that are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster Livestock
must be considered in an emergency situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and
livestock without an Emergency Preparedness Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We
need to have trailer drive up access and a location to place all the horses and other livestock together as Palos
Verdes is extremely limited with entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable which way it will blow. The cities must
work together to have an overall evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the unpredictability of fire, we
cannot have too many areas available for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have VERY
EXPENSIVE Show Horses. This is considered a commodity to some, Not all horses are show horses, however,
they are considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by their owners. Thank you for your
consideration! As for other parks, their is not a need for duplicates others than what would save a life Human or
Animal. Park amenities should have a central location with all amenities and / or other parks should have some
while others have the opposite. This would cause People to visit all parks and a central location such as the Civic
Center should contain ALL Amenities. Studies should be performed so that we do not overwhelm the city with too
much that will go unused. Thank you again!
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support trails in the equestrian Q districts before we lose equestrian usage of our horse zoned properties.
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Add outdoor basketball courts. Many of my RPV friends and neighbors are forced to go to Hermosa Beach,
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Torrance or other beach cities for basketball.
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A better Senior Center where the facility could be used for youth if needed (Mommy & Me's, Scout meetings).
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Check out Culver City's on Overland - One banquet room there is quite large for big band dancing!
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Emphasis on "preservation" rather than "use" of green space is wrong for our location. Trail administrators are
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closing popular trails, for specious preservation and habitat reasons, that have been in use for more than 40
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provide a play for children to play ad be physical active like a skate park which we do not have.
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Provide more parking at parks....
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Protecting the views of homeowners while adding passive improvements to the parks. Only add active sports
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activities in parks not bordered by homes. No new trees but low growing shrubs are ok. Make sure that the
residents living near a particular part are not against the new additions that are planned. Thanks.
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An improved Ladera Linda Community Center.
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The City must act immediately on restricting public parking at the end of Crenshaw Blvd, near Del Cerro Park.
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The tremendous increase in automobile traffic totally congests that 1/4 mile strip almost every morning and
afternoon, The visitors total disregard for ingress and egress of moving traffic (car doors open, standing/walking
in the street, making illegal U-turns, etc.) is rapidly becoming an unwanted threat to the usual serenity of the
neighborhood environment. Its only a matter of time before someone is seriously or fatally injured in this general
area. Its more like an outdoor carnival now and parking on Crenshaw Blvd from Crest Road to its end must be
completely revised, if not stopped altogether. The quality of life for Del Cerro homeowners has decreased
tremendously due to "leaking" of non-residents parking into the adjoining streets in Del Cerro. The City has a
"bleeding artery" with this problem - so stop public parking on Crenshaw Blvd first - and then come up with an
acceptable solution to the residents in the area. Maybe a special daily allotment for numbers of daily visitors is a
start- BUT- STOP THE VISITOR PARKING FIRST!!!
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maintain a safe and clean environment. If this means keeping up trails and preventing public from using bushes
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as restrooms, we need to do this
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Make sure that improvements do not bring masses of folks to our city that will negatively affect how the residents
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live. Keep new projects small in size to not attract too many at one time. "Less is more"
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a skate park
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A park is suppose to be for the community, and in so being the more use a park gets by the community the more
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successful the city is in providing the needs of the community. You have an offer to have a park built at no cost
with 10 years of maintenance included. It will be the most used feature by the most people from the community,
of any park in the city. This is a no brainer. If you seriously want to serve the community give the people what
they need most.
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The water park idea mentioned previously.
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Have its own police department.
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provide more active recreational facilities for the youth
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provide most'bang for buck' open space recreational facilities - long run need to accommodate increased
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population in the face of increased land prices, e.g. big lightly developed park is generally better than small high -
maintenance pool, weight room, etc.
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Fix the Del Cerro Park parking nightmare. Limit access at the end of Crenshaw and don't allow people to park in
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the Del Cerro neighborhood. Develop a parking lot at the bottom of the trail system, next to PV Drive East to
relieve congestion. People are parking in my neighborhood and crime is up. Also, stop closing down various
mountain bike and walking trails in the Preserve area for habitat preservation. You are limiting access and putting
more people on a limited trail network. There should be more trails opened up for mountain biking only. This will
help remove the conflicts between hikers and bikers. Each need some of their own space.
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leave the open space alone that's why we live there
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It would be great to have a park for older children (6-12). None of the kids we know want to go to our parks
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anymore because they are all geared toward younger kids and they are now "boring". Please please please look
into building a park for older children. For example: http://www.kompan.us/playground-equipmenUproduct-
finder/#/?amin=6&amax=l2 has great examples of older -kid playgrounds. Thanks for considering this.
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Our families' most urgent concern is the out of control traffic, people, and parking situation at the beginning of the
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Del Cerro neighborhood at the end of Crenshaw Boulevard. As donors and neighbors we fully supported the PV
Land Conservancy efforts for more open land. But along with that support we as a neighborhood were promised
that a parking lot would be opened on PV Drive South. Del Cerro has taken the full brunt of all the excessive
traffic, over parking on Crenshaw leading into and blocking of our neighborhood, trash left on the street and in the
bushes, public urination on the trails, etc. Walkers chatting with their walking buddies or those looking down on
their iphones stand in the middle of Crenshaw and block cars from entering or exiting the neighborhood.
Bicyclists cruise down the center of the street with no regard of anyone else. People open their car doors in the
middle of oncoming traffic and change their clothes and shoes. And then on top of this unmanaged mess of
channeling many hundreds of people into our cul de sac neighborhood, we now have an unexpected "bonus' of
more home robberies than ever before! We've been promised that more police cars will patrol our neighborhood
but we need an absolute commitment that a sheriffs car be posted at the entrance of Del Cerro on all weekends
and holidays to prevent these new "visitors" from parking their cars in our neighborhood and blocking our narrow
streets. This past weekend, after seeing a steady rise of cars and people and trash and noise, I saw something
that truly scared me. One fool sat in his car on the ocean hillside of Crenshaw smoking a cigarette! One flick and
our whole neighborhood would have been up in smoke. That irresponsibility is what epitomizes the situation at
the end of Crenshaw. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes needs to take responsibility to step in and first of all
protect the residents of Del Cerro from fire hazards, protect their personal safety and the safety of their property.
The needs of visitors and hikers must come second. The way to clean up the parking and crowd mess is quite
easy. 1. The promised parking lot on Palos Verdes Drive South definitely be developed and opened with no
delay. This needs to be designated as the primary access point to the trails. 2. The Del Cerro neighborhood must -.
have permitted parking passes for their use for families and friends. All others found parking illegally are towed
away and fined. 3. A sheriffs car must be stationed at the entrance of Del Cerro on all weekends and holidays to
keep "visitors" from parking in the neighborhood. 4. On Crenshaw, red line the whole neighborhood side curb to
prevent parking. Extend that no parking down Park Place and the beginning of the trailhead. On the ocean side of
Crenshaw, start angled parking past the water hydrant and at the beginning of the brick fencing. All hikers, bikes,
and vehicles will only be on this side of the street. This also will push as much parking further down Crenshaw
and away from the entrance of Del Cerro. Now fire trucks and police can access the Del Cerro neighborhood if
needed.
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Controlled parking along Crenshaw at the trail head near Del Cerro Park.
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Permanent facilities for Peninsula Seniors Meeting and activities !!!
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Restrict parking (red curbs) on Crenshaw and Burma Road at Del Cerro Park for safety and traffic control. Add
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sidewalk on Burma Road to encourage hikers to use rather than middle of street. Need alternative solutions than
current situation which is becoming intolerable. Constant U-turns, traffic, clueless pedestrians (hikers) and trash
are rapidly diminishing the quality of life for the residents of Del Cerro and Burrell.
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Solve the weekend traffic and parking problem on Crenshaw Blvd. between Crest Road and Seacrest Road,
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adjacent to Del Cerro Park.
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Put a parking lot at the base of the Crenshaw (AKA Bermuda) trail. Put more traffic restrictions in Del Cerro and
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at the end of Crenshaw. Cite law breakers on weekends.
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Add Parking lot at the bottom of the PV Land Conservancy trail, accessible from Palos Verdes Dr South
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Fix the parking situation at Del Cerrol
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For residents near the Crenshaw entrance to the Land Conservancy trails, the most important thing is to add
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parking and access to the trails from below. We are glad that so many people can enjoy this area, but when we
financially supported the Land Conservancy's effort to acquire the land, we were told that other parking would be
added below to reduce the congestion in our neighborhood and along Crenshaw. This hasn't happened, and the
number of people coming to hike and bike has greatly increased. Many people wander down the street or change
clothes or store their backpacks or bikes while standing in the middle of the street. More and more people are
parking along Oceanaire on our narrow streets, further complicating our ingress and egress. This is an irritating
but more importantly dangerous situation. A split in the crowd would help.
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Control and limit the parking for the trails off Crenshaw. It is impossible to leave our area and reenter safely.
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Make a safe bike path to circumvent peninsula
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PV does not have a municipal pool. A pool would be a wonderful complement to the other great attributes of our
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community. It can be enjoyed by young and old for a variety of recreational purposes including exercise classes,
lap swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, and playtime for kids in the summer.
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Add a pool or scout house or community center to be used by youth organizations.
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Security in areas of attraction to general public for the residents near those areas.
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preserve some open space, walking paths, community center for brining people together with activities for
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different ages.
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Keep things simple. Yes, we should provide parks and open spaces for residents to enjoy, but we don't need or
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want large buildings, big developments, or lots of formal areas that attract attention and people from surrounding
areas.
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Focus on t he Ladera Linda project. It is a great space with a lot of potential.
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build a skate park only accessible to residents of pv
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Add a community pool at Ladera Linda.
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l really love the open spaces we have. Although I support building community amenities like more tennis courts
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and a community pool, I would not like to have them take precedent over open space. We have a lot of new
construction that is eroding the natural open space already.
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PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN OPEN SPACE
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Let's try to keep a natural environment where we can enjoy nature.
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Maintain open space for horse back riders, hikers and mountain bikers.
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233
Increase the hours of operations for all of our parks.
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234
Please Build a skate park- The kids are skating all over our public areas and commercial properties- We have
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clubs and fields galore for all the other activities suggested- a skate [park is "particular" and extremely popular
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Keep as much open space as possible
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Clean and safe parks
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Keep the rural, open and natural state of our open areas/parks.
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Update/ upgrade existing facilities. Provide covered picnic benches
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Continuing to foster the play activities for kids as the community continues to attract younger families including
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playgrounds, open spaces, fields, places to ride bikes (esp important given our neighborhoods are mostly hilly
and we're very limited here).
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leave it be
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Increased patrolling and monitoring for burglaries and thefts.
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242
Build a multiple use Aquatic center. This came up as number two on the survey you ran 10 years ago and has
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never been heard of since.
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WE NEED AN AQUATIC CENTER WITH MULTIPLE POOLS (different temperatures) THAT CAN SUPPORT
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THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
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preserve nature trails
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Provide for the seniors
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In these financial difficult times with sky -hi taxes for CA residents, whatever is done for parks improvements
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should be minor and benefit the majority of residents instead of special interest persons who want swimming
pools, basketball courts, etc. (unless those persons are willing to pay for the added facilities, to build them and
use and maintain them later).
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Monitor the parking lots to help prevent car theft/break ins, encourage dog owners to make sure they clean up
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after pet poops.
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Leave open space open space.
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249
To have a modern and true recreational park that I don't have to drive out of the city to enjoy.
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Walking and hiking paths are most important. RPV needs more of them with parking.
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More public use amenities
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Build the "facility" and provide the "activities" that more residents would come to enjoy and frequently participatell
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It would help my health greatly if you built an indoor walking track at Haase park or high ridge with security so
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there is somewhere safe to walk and run at night after work.
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Keep the hiking trails from being abused by off-road bikers, and support new and existing open space in our city.
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255
In a climate like we have I would like to see a good out door pool or pools
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256
Del Cerro needs developing with more trees, picnic tables and fire pits. It still seems like one big, under -used dog
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park.
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Continued upkeep. Thanks for all your hard efforts. You are appreciated.
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258
Preserve the scenic and natural beauty. It is unique, it is what has attracted us to this place, myself being a long
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time resident, and it is what attracts visitors and keeps our property value protected. The terrain, fauna, and
vlews, vlews, views... Preserve it, because once it's gone, it won't come back.
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Building a skate park
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trails for beach access and hiking
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Offerings for older people, not just the young! Pools....
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262
Continue to support and preserve our open spaces. We have so few left and it is what makes the peninsula so
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peaceful and unique. The preserves are such a gift from RPV to everyone.
263
Improve Eastview Park.... keep up the walking path; wood shavings or new path covering is needed.The park
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needs more benches!
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1 believe RPV has and is doing a great job with regard to providing parks and amenities to their residents.
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You're going a good job, considering budget limitations.
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city green
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RPV does a lot for good quality of life already - like the cleanup efforts for volunteers, Might want to do that sort
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of thing monthly. Would love to see blending -in (not always blue) trash cans along PV Drive South every half mile
or so, and cheerful signs encouraging runners and cyclists to pick up litter to help keep the coastline in good
shape. Safe bike lanes and paths for runners would be nice, on the PV Drives. Might want to work on a triathlon
event and a running/walking event quarterly. Might want to work on an ocean swimming venue (ideally without
much kelp) if one can be found.
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1 believe we need to protect the peacefulness of our community. We need to protect and value our open spaces
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as so few are left. In the present world of high tech and stress we need to unwind and be able to de -stress in
nature. We do not need active activites in these beautiful, natural areas. There are enough places in neighboring
cities for those activities. We are one of the few ciites left that put a priority on nature and wildlife. The
peacefulness and serenity of our city needs to maintained and not be pressured to have active, noisy activies.
Nature and beauty and serenity are the priority.
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Leave it as is, I think it's already pretty great
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Teach a love of nature and a love for our lizards, snakes, wild life, pollinators, a native plant garden, a butterfly
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garden and enjoy our open space.
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We sincerely wish the Palos Verdes Art Center project had been considered as part of a community center. It
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was a big disappointment. that this could not be achieved to the benefit of all.
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Accessible parking to facilities
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273
Build a Senior Center
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Maintain the quiet of the residential neighborhoods
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Adjust to the needs of the aging population
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Keep open space.
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277
Preserve the peaceful neighborhoods and don't make the parks become high traffic "destinations".
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278
More green areas for adults. More activities for retired population.
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279
Keep open space. No skate park in Rancho Palos Verdes.
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adding important areas to our parks is a must.
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Indoor swimming pool
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282
Keep nature in mind and do not costruct buildings, fitness station are Seldom used those are fads from the 60's
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and the 70's. Keep low maintenance in mind
283
Upkeep and maintenance of existing parks and not fancy plans for which there is no funds for. Wasted money on
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consulting fees for plans, that could have been spent on maintenance of existing paths and weed control.
284
Focus on recreation activities for seniors and kids; the folks in the middle can fend for themselves.
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285
Maintain what we currently have.
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286
Building community through rec centers, pools and small skateparks.
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287
KEEP IT RURAL
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More parking at the Ryan Park
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289
More active recreation areas.
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290
MORE of EVERYTHING!! I am a lifelong resident and have always participated in what you offer -- camps when 1
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was a kid, parties at the parks, music camp for my kids now. Please keep it up and add more by way of
community events such as recycling, composting, those types of programs. More park space and a place for my
kids to play. Right now, the most used parks for me are Hesse and Ryan. Would love a pool option so we don't
have to go to Torrance or San Pedro.
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Retain and or enlarge the current natural habitat as much as possible. This is what makes the PV Peninsula such
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a unique place in So California. Adding more amenities not only draws more traffic, it detracts from the overall
tranquility which affords our city its distinctiveness.
292
Improved maintenance of what already exists
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293
Expand the classes offered with online sign up and payment, to meet the diverse needs of the city.
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294
1 think City of RPV does a great job as is.
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295
Lower costs
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296
1 think we have it pretty well now. I do not see urgent need to expend more funds for new projects. Just make
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minor enhancements and keep up maintenance on what we already have.
297
Preserving quiet, secluded feel with ample greenery, parks.
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298
create activities that connect seniors and youths
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299
EASTVIEW:Please please please remove the current trees that drop the nasty seed that's full of spiked edges. It
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seriously wounds dog's paws. I beg you. Thank you
300
Park security at Eastview Park at night (especially on holidays). People set off multiple M -80s at the park on July
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4th and New Year's
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Make a skatepark
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BUILD A SKATE PARK
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303
Provide a disc golf course somewhere in the area. Peck park would be ideal but other areas would work also.
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304
skate parks and more baseball diamonds
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305
Build a skatepark near all this natural beauty
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306
Protect the City's natural open spaces, bluffs and beaches, and preserve lands for their scenic beauty, for their
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value to wildlife, and as a place of respite and refuge for humans from the hustle and bustle of urban life. These
lands, including our beaches provide greater benefits to more people than any other park or rec facility in our City
when they are protected from overuse and abuse. They lose value for their scenic beauty, for wildlife, and as a
place of respite and refuge for humans when they are overused and abused, overdeveloped and turned into
active rec areas. These natural open space areas are also the one thing that residents can't get from private
enterprise and PVPUSD, unlike other recreational facilities and activities --at least not locally --making them all the
more important for the City to protect and support.
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Build a Natatorium
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308
Add pools. Leave trails and lower Hesse park alone.
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309
We're known for the beauty here on PVP, so let's keep it natural and free from any new human intrusion (bldgs.,
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outdoor lighting, noisy activities, bikes on trails)
310
Maintain the quiet enjoyment of our home and community. Serve it's residents with appropriate facilities. Since
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approx. 24% of the residents are 65+ they should be considered in the master plan.
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provide a place for our kids that is fun and a draw from getting into trouble. we love our kids and want local
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outlets for them, there is not enough in PV they can go to or do! Come on everyone! Our kids are our future!!
312
This is a big question, but I'd say the most impactful of all the proposed initiatives in this survey is the skate park.
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There currently is none anywhere on the hill, while there are versions of the other proposals in different locales.
Furthermore, there are few appropriate public places for kids to skate in.
313
Don't tet homeless people situation get out of control. I see more homeless people around the Peck park and
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Eastview park areas.
314
RPV needs a skate park
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315
build parks for kids including a skatepark
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316
Indoor swimming pool or a gym
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317
building a skatepark
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318
Even though we live in RHE, we support skateboard park in RPV
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319
Add a skate park
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320
Build a skatepark!
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321
Build a skatepark.
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Skateboard park to keep kids off streets, school and church grounds.
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323
Put a wall around Mediterrania and give MCU the respect it deserves including dorms. Just kidding - I think.
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Focus on youth in every way possible.
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don't change anything
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325
Police what they have now. Keep the dogs off the beach
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326
Don't over develop and keep as much open space as possible, My kids used to love the Ryan (Rocketship) park
12/13/2014 4:20 PM
when it had the older equipment which was much more fun that the new "safe" equipment. After the rocketship
was removed my kids just got back in the car and didn't want to go back to Ryan park.
327
Building walking paths on the undeveloped land while preserving the land.
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328
Many more walking trails.
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329
Provide diverse recreational opportunities, especially for kids.
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330
Walking Trails Tots Tricycle parks
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331
provide more facilities for seniors and teens
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332
Too much Construction will take away the Natural Beauty. It will be so nice to leave that Open Vacant Space at
12/9/2014 11:22 AM
RPV Parks. Otherwise, everywhere you see buildings, and concrete!
333
Landscape unused weed covered areas including, but not limited to, lower Hesse Park with site appropriate
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drought resistant California native plants. Provide interpretive signage for same and DG surfaced walking paths
to allow access.
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Pool
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335
Make facilities at Hesse Park more available and at lower costs for public gatherings such as wedding receptions,
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other groups.
336
Safety and more trees and greens.
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Maintain public parks well and provide and maintain good facilities for civic activities.
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Safety
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WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM TO BUILD SWIMING POOLS AND INDOOR GYMS. THESE IDEAS
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SHOULD ALWAYS INCLUDE THE COSTS SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE INFORMED COMMENTS. We are some of
the owners that can remember when the City Hall was in Golden Cove Center.
340
Good landscaping
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341
When considering what changes to make to park and recs infrastructure, keep in mind changes that the most
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people can benefit from. For example, open grassy areas can be enjoyed by all, whether picnicing, flying a kite,
throwing a frisbee, etc. Carving up the open grassy areas, for example into baseball diamonds, reduces the
overall utility - most of the time the fields are unused and are less useful for the majority of residents.
342
Demographics of the City are changing. Parks should provide facilities for residents reflecting the changing
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demographics, and not concentrate on facilities and activities which become a magnets for non residents.
343
Maintain open ,natural parks with native plants and walking trails.
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344
More parking for parks to keep cars off streets.
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345
walking trails
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346
1 think that the residents of other cities take full advantage of upper Hess Park facilities.
12/6/2014 2:35 PM
347
Maintain current parks and open spaces. Currently, they can't even clear dead animals from city beaches!
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348
Parks with native plants and walking trails.
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349
sustainable energy and water—AWG
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350
Develop a portion of lower Hesse Park so our local kids can have access to more than a play structure - sport
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courts are a must!
351
Listen to the neighborhood residents.
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352
Offer a community pool and offer road biking trails that are safe from traffic.
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353
Offer more sports and athletic areas, baseball, basketball, pool, etc.
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354
Well maintained walking trails, clean bathrooms, add lights to the bathroom at the park on bluff near Terranea
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355
Offer more public tennis and basketball courts.
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be dog friendly
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357
Continue to provide the junior ranger program!!!
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Preserve and protect natural wild areas.
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provide a place for kids to skate board
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I've heard from several residents that it would be great to have a public pool somewhere within the boundaries of
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RPV. whether it's indoor or outdoor, I'm sure it would appeal to families, local sports teams for pool space &
practices,
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Add a pool and skate park.
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362
Now that we have secured the open space land we must focus on more community active field usage.
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maintain open space and natural habitat that makes our city unique.
12/1/2014 5:09 PM
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keep open space/support equestrian trials
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1 would love to see an outdoor swimming pool for residents. That was the only reason I joined a health club, and
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all they had was an indoor pool which is heavily chlorinated. Not healthy!!! They have wonderful swimming pools
in Germany. I wish we had those here. I also think we could do more with our trails, and vegetation. I would like to
be able to walk along trails and go from one end of the peninsula to the other just by walking. Encourage
pedestrian traffic but we need comfortable and safe paths to do that. We should be able to go from the eastside
over the hill up to the Peninsula Shopping Center. Not just for hiking purposes but general pedestrian traffic. As
much as we focus on keeping things 'natural'we are not focused on pedestrian traffic. Bicyles yes but not on
pedestrian traffic. Can you imagine what it would look like if we could go across this hill on foot as a way to travel
not just for recreation/hiking purposes. No cars!!
366
more beach trails
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367
Keep open space. Do not over build.
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368
Avoid building expensive draws such as swimming pools and gymnasiums that local residents won't use very
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often.
369
Provide park programs for the East side of the city.
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370
the core activity for the city of RPV is to preserve what its residents moved here for. adding attractions that
11/28/2014 11:04 AM
encourage non city residents does not serve rpv residents. the tragedy at inspiration point is the perfect exemplar
for this. enticing folks in who are not familiar to our terrain can be deadly for them and costly to us. the air, land
and sea response to the tragedy was breath -taking, expensive and put rescuers at risk. the planned gateway park
will provide more opportunity for such rescues for those non residents who do not know the terrain, over-estimate
their physical abilities and come unprepared to deal with the heat, lack of water and rattlesnakes.
371
Nothing. But sure could take some your'part-timers' and make them full time or add benefits. Their loyalty needs
11/27/2014 1:35 PM
to recognized and rewarded.
372
Eliminate the dangerous on -street parking on Crenshaw at Del Cerro Park. Install parking and make one side of
11/27/2014 9:31 AM
the road no parking until the road widens.
373
Maintain the open space, and ensure the parks don't become overrun and abused
11/27/2014 8:27 AM
374
build a community swimming pool for residents and their families
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375
Swimming pool that can be closed in or open up during the summer.
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376
Provide activities that serve the residents of RPV and not for adjoining cities.
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377
keep open spaces
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378
Improve sidewalks on Palos Verdes Drive East. Many people walk or run there on a daily basis. Development is
11/26/2014 11:46 AM
inconsistent at best; only paved in short stretches. Footing is bad, and neighboring shrubbery overgrown.
379
expand PVIC
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380
Walking trails with exercise stations
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381
do not over build!
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382
Preserve the natural beauty of the city. Refine the Mossbank trail in upper Malaga canyon.
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383
Pool
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384
Keep the parks clean and useable
11/26/2014 10:25 AM
385
Keep areas clean and open as much as possible. Free family events are great. Perhaps get the public schools
11/2612014 9:50 AM
involved in community service projects to assist with this and also tap into public school arts programs to provide
entertainment and/or athletic coaching for small children by the older ones giving high school kids say,
community service experience.
386
MORE HIKING TRAILS
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387
safe bike trail with no cars
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388
Just to continue promoting an active and healthy lifestyle by providing easily accessible and all ages friendly
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outdoor and indoor facilities/trails. Thank you!
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Remove the signage for all those supposed parks along PV Dr. East (Frog Pond Park, Miltenberger Park, etc.).
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Not only are the signs eyesores, there really aren't parks there (in the conventional sense - no trails, benches,
trash cans, parking). They are just nice, natural, 'green' belts and should be left as they are - without the big, ugly
signs. Also, the new retaining wall installed across from Miraleste Plaza (PV Dr E & Miraleste Dr) - seriously ugly.
That should have been made using PV stone, or something similar - not DIY blocks from Home Depot. I'm
hearing that it'll be 'ok' because the plan is to let vines grow over it. It would be less expensive to maintain
(plants, trimming, watering) if it was a nice looking wall that blends with our area, and doesn't need to be covered
by plants that will likely not survive due to the drought.
390
Open space, trails, and parks.
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391
Care for the open space, and don't invest in high -maintenance facilities
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392
Keep open spaces
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Maintain green spaces and host more outdoor events on the east side of city.
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keep the areas clean and safe for all users. do not overdevelop natural areas
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395
I For me personally, I'd like an indoor public pool near Hawthorne.
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396
Free parking at Abolony Cove Beach park like all the other of the cities parks 1
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Keep the trails open for hiking
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preserve the quiet privacy of neighbors
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399
Maintain high public participation in planning and decision-making; balance & reconcile public & private interests
11/25/2014 9:19 PM
as much as possible.
400
More areas to preserve wildlife, local plants, etc.
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401
Preserve existing views. Do not plant new trees, but only low growing shrubs
11/25/2014 9:15 PM
402
We should not be a destination: the drownings/rescues at Sacred Cove this summer should be a wake up call
11/25/2014 9:15 PM
that we do not have the resources to support such activities.
403
Provide a community swimming pool or two.
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404
Add a public pool!
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405
Pool, outdoor or indoor
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406
Community Outreach - Provide facility and recreation program that enrich the mental and physical beings for all
11/25/2014 8:32 PM
ages instead of a few,
407
Maintain the natural environment and hiking trails while enforcing restrictions on unreasonable and excessive
11/25/2014 8:17 PM
development.
408
Preserve open space and PLEASE fix the horrible eye sore of the Hawthorne Blvd median. It is
11/25/2014 8:17 PM
EMBARRASSING for a city as wonderful as ours to have this UGLY representation of RPV. It is our main street
and it gives a horrible impression. Look at RHE and PVE, they have beautifully landscaped streets. What we
have is shameful. Faded, ripped Astroturff? We have no business spending any money on anything until this
eyesore is fixed.
409
Open space for nature trails
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410
establish parking rules on Crenshaw for all the trail users who treat it as a parking loty
11/25/2014 8:12 PM
411
Enhance the enjoyment of our environment with great outdoor spaces that are both useful and beautiful.
11/25/2014 7:48 PM
412
keep undeveloped spaces, they are the reason we live here instead of the city
11/25/2014 7:47 PM
413
More outdoor activities --walking trails, paddle tennis and/or tennis courts, etc.
11/25/2014 7:38 PM
414
Keep the parks, trails, ocean bluff walkways as they are and in good condition.
11/25/2014 7:37 PM
415
Create more of a community feel. Some of the other cities on the Peninsula feel more connected with their
11/25/2014 7:35 PM
neighbors and community.
416
Please do NOT accommodate everyone's wishes. Keep what we have in good condition but be aware that we
11/25/2014 7:06 PM
cannot provide access to everyone to the detriment of the majority of our residents.
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Keep it natural. Dwindling natural habitat is precious. Less Signs, Less Clutter.
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Build Electrical Vehicle charging stations at ALL parking lots of the city, including parks
11/25/2014 6:22 PM
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- Respect the land and keep open, undeveloped spaces as they are. - Improve and update the parks for local
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residents with as small footprint as possible. Do not develop infrastructure (parking, access) to support larger out
of town presence. It would be a tragedy to see our natural areas and parks be over run with crowds. For
example, Abalone Cove / Sacred Cove.
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Keep parks well maintained and safe
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421
A public pool would be great! Driving 30 minutes to the Y in Torrance is less than ideal.
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422
Keep up what you are doing!
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423
Basically nothing. This is a very active community now with or without upgraded facilities. Many of the items you
11/25/2014 5:45 PM
are proposing already exist and they are not being used.
424
Use the existing developed areas to add more value while leaving undeveloped areas the way they are to
11/25/2014 5:36 PM
preserve the area's natural habitat as much as possible.
425
Provide shade at establish picnic areas and ensure the tables are clean and relatively new. Empty the trash at
11/25/2014 5:35 PM
picnic areas regularly, especially first thing Monday mornings.
426
There needs to be more ball fields for both Baseball and Softball. Especially practice fields
11/25/2014 5:31 PM
427
Plant trees in the medians on Hawthorne Blvd.
11/25/2014 5:31 PM
428
Walking / hiking trails. Lack of walking path / sidewalk along PV Drive East between Miraleste and Crest
11/25/2014 5:21 PM
429
Keep the majority of open space as passive although not opposed to some structured activities.
11/25/2014 5:14 PM
430
Leave open areas alone - don't create parking lots esp those that one must pay to use
11/25/2014 5:10 PM
431
Do something about Lower Hesse Park and fix the paths. No more wasted money on studies and plans for
11/25/2014 5:04 PM
building structures that you don't have funds for. There is a hazard there now with the large tumble weeds. No
need for grand plans only simply fix the paths and a little bit of easy to maintain landscaping.
432
In living here for 17 years, I'm saddened that there is no community swimming pool. Swimming is something that
11/25/2014 5:03 PM
people can enjoy at all ages. I prefer an outdoor pool because we can enjoy the sun most of the year. I wish there
was someplace I could just do lap swimming. The closest place I can think of is at Redondo Beach Union High. 2.
Indoor multipurpose gym would be fantastic for basketball, volleyball, and other uses. 3, athletic field such as
soccer with Lights. I've been involved in AYSO soccer for many years, and it's sad we have to rely on poorly
maintained school fields for 3000 kids to play soccer.
433
Maintain simple open space with emphasis on views
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434
Keep the trash collected from parks, plant drought -tolerant plants, and provide community enrichment through
11/25/2014 4:54 PM
lectures.
435
Trails and Nature Centers, Preserves
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Maintaining the natural environment.
11/25/2014 4:36 PM
437
Outreach to get people to visit the parks and wild areas.
11/25/2014 4:25 PM
438
Need to preserve the open Coastal View Corridor for future generations to enjoy. Overgrown trees & shrubs at
11/25/2014 4:21 PM
Ladera linda, At the interpretive center & all the other City Parks on Hawthorne Blvd. have been allowed to grow
out of control blocking our most precious resource.
439
reduce pea fowl
11/25/2014 4:17 PM
440
Maintain the parks currently in use. Make sure rules are followed by those using the parks. Keep dogs off of RPV
11/25/2014 4:17 PM
beach, a sensitive habitat that is being damaged..
441
More choices for activities and classes and fitness.
11/25/2014 4:03 PM
442
keep a lot of open space and teach people what is in it and to appreciate it.
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443
Emphasize open space and habitat with strong educational component;more coastal sage scrub in Shoreline
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park
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Give us more reasons to stay on the Hill! For example, I am often involved in renting space to hold a ballroom
11/25/2014 3:51 PM
dance. None here that have wood floors, amenities & reasonable price. Hold weekly Concerts in the Park (like
Manhattan Beach) and summer Movies in the Park (like Pacific Palisades). Finish sidewalks in areas that don't
have one to promote walking places to eat or shop. Improve park lighting so outdoor evening events are more
appealing.
445
Keep taxes low. Keep city employee costs, including PENSIONS low. This is very important. We taxpayers
11/25/2014 3:44 PM
already have to save to pay for our own retirements. We can't afford to pay for all the city employees' retirements
also.
446
Please build a skatepark. We have facilities for football and tennis already at schools and other parks.. To visit a
11/25/2014 3:43 PM
skatepark, 1 need to leave my own city.
447
ensure beach/ocean access
11/25/2014 3:41 PM
448
Less expensive classes.
11/25/2014 3:40 PM
449
Don't spend money unnecessarily. Climate change has shown us what happens when the unexpected occurs.
11/25/2014 3:39 PM
We have very nice parks, and the money could be better spent on protecting our city against the unexpected
weather conditions we've seen in other parts of the country, and the drought that we're experiencing now,
450
Increase walking trails (already have a great start) and make bike lanes safer (wider lanes in some areas and
11/25/2014 3:36 PM
some way to keep cars from drifting into the bike lanes). Specifically, a marked bike lane on Hawthorne by Ryan
park - I've witnessed several close calls because cars drift into cyclists will going up and around the curve.
451
Build a skatepark.
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452
Make certain there is nothing that happens to negatively impact views
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453
Keep existing parks maintained
11/25/2014 3:31 PM
454
Update parks for the children!
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455
Leave it alone - don't invite any more people. Stop inviting tourism and trashing our shores.
11/25/2014 3:29 PM
456
Protect as much natural habitat/open space as possible for all to enjoy.
11/25/2014 3:24 PM
457
Walking areas, as walking is the best sort of exercise that most people can participte in.
11/25/2014 3:23 PM
458
Offer more volunteer programs related to parks and civic facilities and tree maintenance
11/25/2014 3:17 PM
459
Ensure recreational fields/courts (sports) are available for use, even into the night. A gym (for basketball and
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volleyball) would be fantastic, too.
460
Keep parks simple. Trying to make major build outs only attracts more people from areas outside of PV to our
11/25/2014 3:08 PM
neighborhoods. Children and families in our immediate area would benefit most from simple park designs with
plenty of outdoor recreational areas.
461
This is a VERY interesting question. It seems to me that the City is more interested in pleasing those from outside
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our community. I feel that it should be of utmost concern that the quality of life should be maintained. The beach
and trails have become a place for large groups of outsiders that park illegally, graffiti rocks and personal property
of residences. Social media has now attracted large groups of outsides that have no interest in preservation of
our valuable coastline or trails. There is not near enough control over the amount of people that constantly come
to the city's parks.
462
Maintain the natural openness for wildlife corridors and for views.
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463
Don't overbuild and create facilities that are hard to maintain and used by only a few people. Our town in MD
11/25/2014 2:54 PM
made this mistake... spent millions on an outdoor pool and bathhouse complex that could only be used about 4
months of the year (MD has real winter) and sat vacant the other 8 months but needed maintenance/upkeep.
During the 4 months, the facility was very lightly used because there was a County pool 2 miles away that was
bigger/nicer.
464
Keep the open space open!
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465
create bike paths on the roads. Currently no room for bikers; consequently very dangerous for both the biker and
11/25/2014 2:43 PM
the driver.
466
More dog parks
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Improve and expand open, natural habitat with trails. Keep construction to a minimum. Natural, open space is the
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most important.
468
Preserve our views and protect our semi -rural park environment. Create family -friendly environments and
11/25/2014 2:36 PM
unstructured areas at the parks.
469
Add more fields and play areas for children.
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470
preserve land
11/25/2014 2:28 PM
471
more open areas
11/25/2014 2:20 PM
472
Encourage the City Council to develop more active parkland to meet the current and future needs of its citizens.
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Long range planning and vision!
473
More control over the open space.
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Continue to do a great job getting info out about Recreation opportunities and continue hiring great staff at the
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park sites.
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Skatepark
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RPV kids need a designated, safe place to skate board!
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3
Large facilities like swimming pools are expensive to build and expensive to maintain. More people can be
3/15/2015 3:24 PM
served with lower cost options - nice picnic areas, playing fields, playgrounds, grass and trees to "beat the heat".
4
The dog park has been well used and loved by man and beast. Since all dogs must be leashed it is the only place
3/15/2015 9:32 AM
nearby to let them run and play. This is especially important for larger dogs since yard size on most lots is pretty
small.
5
1 wanted to take this survey mainly to provide my support for having a permanent dog park. I use the park
3/14/2015 10:05 PM
generally twice each day in the morning and afternoon. It has been very nicely set up & is well cared for by the
city as well as the people who use it. Dog owners who go there are very responsible pet owners.The community
of the City's and peninsula's size should have a dog park. I have lived in this greater peninsula for 40 years - own
property in RPV & PVE.
6
this town desperately needs soccer fields
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7
1 am very much in favor of a local dog park for the peninsula.
3/14/2015 10:05 AM
8
It would be wonderful if our local skateboarders could have a skate park.
3/13/2015 5:58 PM
9
Keep dog park permanent
3/13/2015 5:12 PM
10
Please enlarge and make permanent the dog park.
3/13/2015 4:32 PM
11
N/a
3/13/2015 4:25 PM
12
My family and I really enjoy the dog park near city hall. It's been a great addition and amenity to the city.
3/13/2015 4:20 PM
13
Flush toilets, humane drinking fountains with dog fountains connected ( port of la) and dog park
3/13/2015 4:06 PM
Y
14
Please keep the dog park at the City Hall.
3/13/2015 3:24 PM
15
I'm in favor of getting street sweepers to sweep the bike lanes of the highest use bicycle roads (PV Drive
3/13/2015 3:17 PM
S/N/E/1N, Hawthorne, etc.). A lot of the time bicyclists come out of the bike lanes because there's too much
detritus that's been pushed into the bike lane. Let's make it safe for everyone.
16
The traffic and parking at Del Cerro Park is HORRIBLE and VERY DANGEROUS! There are 25 cars parked on
3/13/2015 1:26 PM
the short street Park Place EVERY DAY AND for most of the LENGTH OF CRESSHAW from St John Fisher
Church to Del Cerro. THIS IS 1/4 mile of non-stop parked cars on both sides of Crenshaw! WHEN WILL RPV
ELIMINATE MOST OF THE PARKING on Park Place AND Crenshaw?????
17
The city council and the last task force went through this process 10 years ago, and the plan THEN included a
3/13/2015 12:58 PM
pool at the City Hall site. What happened to that plan, and why hasn't anything included in that plan been
implemented? Why is this whole processing happening again, and where is our assurance that anything is going
to come of this?
18
Building a skate park will be beneficial to our future leaders and provide a controlled, maybe even supervised are
3/13/2015 12:02 PM
for kids to enjoy the outdoors on skateboards.
19
Thanks for asking these questions. This time around, I hope you follow up on the responses. My only other
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comment is that you get the planning commission to stop saying "OK" to 4,000 square foot homes that occupy
their entire lot. I'd like to see more green building with solar panels. Why are we not requiring that?
20
we need a skateparkl!
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1 would love to have recreational facilities such as those the City of EI Segundo has. A nice baseball field, nice
3/12/2015 1:32 PM
soccer field, and a community pool. We have NONE of these things (the fields we do have, especially soccer, are
in disrepair.
22
The less construction the less concrete and asphalt The more trees and open space Keep it simple ..... Keep the
3/9/2015 8:23 PM
city attractive keep it RURAL. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this great experience and a great
congratulations to the staff that put up with all of us. Thank you for a job well done.
23
Stop trying to ram more recreational facilities and attractions down the throats of the residents.
3/9/2015 12:46 AM
24
Pool!
3/7/2015 3:55 PM
25
Please address the needless harassment on Mountain Biking Trails from "thoughtful" ecologists.
3/7/2015 3:51 PM
26
This survey is inadequate because it doesn't ask about all of the facilities. For example, lower pt. Vicente should
3/7/2015 8:44 AM
be developed with the village green and walking paths with fitness stations. I want open space preserved there,
but not primarily for habitat but human inhabitants. We have enough preserve land now. We need more facilities
for horses. There are no questions here about gateway park. There should be a lot there where trailers can park
to provide greater access to the preserve for equestrians.
27
Pain the curb red on the east side of Crenshaw from Del Cerro to Crest Rd. DO something about people
3/7/2015 8:38 AM
standing in the street, leaving trash everywhere and blocking traffic.
28
More rangers on the Preserve to keep people respectful of the Nature Preserve purpose of the Preserve would
3/7/2015 7:46 AM
be helpful.
29
Always have restrooms
3/6/2015 10:30 PM
30
a skatepark would be a great addition for our children and teens. currently they have no place to go and nothing
3/6/2015 9:55 PM
to do ... which leads to trouble
31
1 appreciate the various forums P&Rec has developed. I hope you will consider that the most resistant group to
3/6/2015 7:44 PM
improvements and modernization are mostly seniors. Let's do something great for All generations!
32
The NCCP is over -reaching
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33
Street light at Forrestal and PVDrive South
3/6/2015 6:55 PM
34
1 understand there could be lawsuits for any reason, but, let's stop putting a sign up for every silly thing. We need
3/6/2015 6:47 PM
to be as rural as possible..
35
RPV has a lovely park system as it is. No need to embellish Do not add traffic, trash, safety, parking, watering
3/6/2015 6:27 PM
concerns. Do not swell city employment ranks. We might not always have the funds. Do not crowd our fragile
roads with non residents. Do not encourage non residents to come and hike and use the coastline in ways that
may endanger them and require us to rescue them by air, land and sea. Access to our remote areas may
encourage recreational drug use endangering them and anyone who happens upon them. Do not assume that
city officials were elected to implement plans such as these.
36
The City doesn't keep it's promises. Been a resident since 1971. Worst thing I supported was the trails. Still
3/6/2015 5:58 PM
waiting for City to support it's promise to provide parking at the bottom of hill/trails. Instead, you've made it a real
burden to us at the top of Del Cerro. So I don't support much of anything the City wishes anymore.
37
We badly need a skate park.
3/6/2015 5:33 PM
38
1 have written before, however, I want to make it clear that many of us who live in the City have been negatively
3/6/2015 5:26 PM
impacted by many the City's decisions about our Parks. The emphasis seems to be on being a DESTINATION
CITY. Those of us that actually live here have paid a high price due to the City's inability to control the influx of
out of town "guests". Our quality of life has changed with the City's need to be a Destination City. We do not seem
to have the resources to control crime, trespassing, illegal parking,n swimming deaths or crowds trying to
navigate our City from an iphone or you tube video. Our Nature Preserve was once a dream, and now it's
unmanageable. Let's fix the problems we have before we continue to look for additional attractions.
39
The department is doing a wonderful job.
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1 think you should beautify the ugly median strip dividing Hawthorne Blvd, north and south - coming into the town
3/6/2015 4:16 PM
looks like a slum
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old junipers, would enhance the main street in RPV for the whole community!!!! Recycling funds could be better
used for this purpose, instead of the meager recycling rebates sent to residents in their EDCO bills!!!!!! If
Lawndale can afford a superbly landscaped median strip, shouldn't RPV be able to do the same???
RPV needs a skate park for the kids!
3/5/2015 9:08 PM
skate park would be good
315/2015 8:27 PM
No development of Gateway Park. No parking allowed as the area is far too dangerous with the land movement.
3/5/2015 7:02 PM
Remove all coyotes from city. Leave peacocks alone.
I don't want a skate park here.
3/5/2015 6:00 PM
;a LLr: area where the noise would not be an issue would be good for the kids.
3/5/2015 5:08 PM
would also love to see an outdoor and indoor pool.
3/5/2015 4:36 PM
Our community is really lacking in pool space, gymnasiums, and fields. A skatepark would be great for kids. All
3/5/2015 3:32 PM
the ideas are good but we already have a few nature centers and plenty of walking trails.
Would live to see walk paths with fitness stations
3/5/2015 3:05 PM
Seems we need a playground over in the silver spur/monte malaga area. I appreciate grandview park as open
3/5/2015 2:43 PM
space but was also excited about those plans to turn it into a park.
Please build a skate park!
3/5/2015 2:36 PM
If there is budget, then by all means, please move forward with the plans otherwise just maintain the status quo.
3/5/2015 2:22 PM
I hope there are plans to keep Eastview Park, and would like to see a sidewalk for walking fitness around the
3/5/2015 1:34 PM
perimeter of the park.
Abalone Cove Park. I was there recently and was very distressed by the number of people at the tidepools.
3/5/2015 1:31 PM
There appears to be a lot less sea creatures there, and I was amazed with the number of people not being
careful with how the area and the creatures are treated. I saw kids intentionally stepping on shells and creatures.
I saw creatures being mishandled by both adults and children. It is really sad. I am afraid that in a few years, the
tidepools will be destroyed. I hate to say this, but I think we need to find a way to make our coastline a little less
inviting, especially to those that don't live here. Us taxpayers ought to be able to enjoy what we're paying for, and
not have to continually pay to clean up after everybody else (i.e. the spray painted batman logos on the rocks,
etc.).
Definitely do NOT want a skate park on City Hall property. In fact it doesn't belong anywhere in the city.
3/5/2015 11:58 AM
A big concern for me is the huge amount of trash on paths... like a Pelican Cove
3/5/2015 10:50 AM
This is exciting to hear that there could be a new community center. It's about time!
3/5/2015 10:38 AM
with the closing of Akai swimming pool we are in need of outdoor/indoor swimming facilities. Catering to both
3/5/2015 10:15 AM
adults and kids.
Eastview Park needs a lot of attention to the grass, walking path, and also managing the overgrowth on the east
3/5/2015 9:42 AM
and south borders.
My family plays tennis and soccer when we go to the park. We hope there is a place to picnic too because we do
3/3/2015 1:26 PM
that a lot. It could also be a cool place to hang out for teens if you have the right idea.
chromebooks and paper bags
3/3/2015 1:22 PM
Please build a skate park and put better backboards for the basketball courts.
3/3/2015 1:19 PM
free bungee jumping
3/3/2015 1:19 PM
build more pools
3/3/2015 1:19 PM
Restrooms
3/3/2015 1:18 PM
hi
3/3/2015 1:18 PM
gymnastics and gymnastics mats
3/3/2015 1:18 PM
Obama is awesome!
3/3/2015 1:17 PM
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1 really think there doing a great job
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70
thanks
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71
Gardens
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72
clean the restrooms!!!
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73
hiking trails
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74
1 want to have some skate park.
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75
1 think the parks master plan is a great idea
3/3/2015 1:17 PM
76
tennis courts!!!!!
3/3/2015 1:16 PM
77
Overall I think the city's Master Plan is headed in the right direction.
2/26/2015 9:06 AM
78
RPV needs a skatepark
2/26/2015 7:37 AM
79
1 am ashamed of our city (RPV)and the injustice our kids have endured by not being supported by our city and
2/25/2015 9:08 PM
giving them facilities to help them excel! I'm really ashamed at not giving our youth a skatepark or lighted soccer
complex. We also need a pool for our kids to compete in watersports. Do you know how discouraging it is to go
to surrounding areas and see what their cities do for them in giving them state of the art facilities. In my opinion
our city only slaps our youth in the face and falls way short in supporting our youth. It is EMBARASSING!!!!!
Shame on RPV living in the dinosaur era!!
80
There is not enough detail on some of these ideas. My ultimate opinion would depend a lot on size and scope.
2/25/2015 8:22 AM
Small and simple is better.
81
Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views
2/24/2015 4:49 PM
and trees connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for
horses and livestock that are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster Livestock
must be considered in an emergency situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and
livestock without an Emergency Preparedness Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We
need to have trailer drive up access and a location to place all the horses and other livestock together as Palos
Verdes is extremely limited with entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable which way it will blow. The cities must
work together to have an overall evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the unpredictability of fire, we
cannot have too many areas available for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have VERY
EXPENSIVE Show Horses. This is considered a commodity to some. Not all horses are show horses, however,
they are considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by their owners. Thank you for your
consideration! As for other parks, their is not a need for duplicates others than what would save a life Human or
Animal. Park amenities should have a central location with all amenities and / or other parks should have some
while others have the opposite. This would cause People to visit all parks and a central location such as the Civic
Center should contain ALL Amenities. Studies should be performed so that we do not overwhelm the city with too
much that will go unused. Thank you again!
82
Skate park in RPV would attract unwanted crowds to our city. I am afraid this will increase crime.
2/22/2015 9:56 PM
83
wildlife like our peacocks, bunnies and butterflys need there free space also,we need a balance with open space.
2/20/2015 8:04 PM
84
Thanks for doing this huge effort .... love it !
2/20/2015 5:18 PM
85
There are not enough public locations with basketball courts or tennis courts. It would be great if we had 1-2
2/20/2015 5:17 PM
parks with outdoor basketball courts available.
86
need equestrian facilities
2/19/2015 7:00 PM
87
Skate Park Please
2/18/2015 10:30 AM
88
It appears to me that the city has an agenda to build Gateway Park no matter what the input from the nearby
2/18/2015 9:55 AM
residents might be.
89
Abandon Gateway Park. Not wanted by surrounding residents. Could lead to serious traffic and security
2/18/2015 9:37 AM
problems.
90
Ranger program is a waste of money.
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91
Do not put parking in the slide area. (Gateway Park project) Dangerous spot for traffic and it increases visitation
2/17/2015 7:42 AM
to dangerous cliffs and caves where deaths occurred.
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No gateway park!
2/16/2015 5:44 PM
93
build a skate park
2/14/2015 3:57 PM
94
1 think undeveloped areas in the city should be left alone. Particularly disturbing to me is the Gateway Park
2/12/2015 8:45 PM
Master Plan Update Workshop presentation dated December 3, 2014. The area you call Gateway Park is perfect
just the way it is. It's a place to hike or bike or horseback ride. It's a small wilderness in the middle of one of the
largest metropolitan areas in the world. It was saved from development not by us (though I did donate money to
the cause) but rather by a quirk of its own geology. That geology, by the way, is a wonder in its own right. It's
stunning to watch as the hillside slowly slips toward the sea. It also has great scientific value as it is unique in all
the world. Please don't cover this up with a parking lot. Furthermore, inviting more people into a wilderness will
destroy it. You have no idea the crimes that will occur as a result— and no way of policing such a remote place. A
wilderness should be hard to get to so only those who appreciate it come to visit. You do not have to "improve"
natural areas... and none of your ideas are improvements. Please leave the Gateway area alone. Mike Koerner
95
While we appreciate the vast opportunities and activities available at all of our parks, we notice that parking tends
2/8/2015 10:47 PM
to be a problem at many of them. People end up parking on residential streets, blocking driveways, and causing
congestion. Can you please keep this in mind as you consider expanding activities at our various parks? Thank
you.
96
Not interested in physical buildings that will need to be maintained and secured. But grooming landscape to make
2/6/2015 10:08 AM
it more eenjoyable for all is wonderful. SSuggestions like Tot trail and Skate park I like in principle, but worried
that RPV would have unnecessary liability exposure. This is also my view on the dog parks. Suggest keep it
simple and close to self -sustainable changes.
97
1 am concerned about the parking problem outside Del Cerro neighborhood.
2/2/2015 7:53 PM
98
each weekend i see many families and hikers using the hills as a way of getting excercise and tranquility. I like
2/2/2015 1:48 PM
the park as it is with a few added benefits. There is no reason to take what we have and add to it. This goes for
all the area parks.
99
On the extension of Crenshaw up to the hiking trails, we request that the City red -curb both sides near the gate
2/2/2015 11:47 AM
so that cars have adequate room to safely turn around.
100
1 am a Seaview resident and truly enjoy the tranquil community we have. I praise community which means I am
1/30/2015 4:53 PM
all for activities at Ladera Linda that give children or elderly things to do. So another athletic activity , bridge room,
or exercise room for example is great. I am concerned with the noise factor an arena for concerts or a PA system
would bring, and this I pray will not happen. The traffic, parking nuisances, loud sound system noise echoing
throughout, and liter alarm me. The Trump activities have brought problems to our community that, with each
event, the city continues to monitor. We have had issues with trucks, cars, the pa system among others, but for a
couple of days a year and the cooperation of the city, it is doable. A permanent venue for such activity is just not
palatable. I just do not want disruption to my life and the place I pay dearly to live. Respectfully, Jane Dunn 3924
Exultant Drive This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com
101
the trail at the end of Crenshaw blvd has become very popular.they park their cars along Crenshaw blvd and use
1/29/2015 2:02 PM
it as if it was a parking lot. they keep their car doors open, stand in the middle of the street or walk in the middle
of the street blocking the car lanes in both directions, this has become a huge safety problem that needs to be
dealt with before something terrible happens. thank you.
102
Having been to more than 100 skate parks in numerous states you would have a near impossible time convincing
1/29/2015 12:08 AM
me there is anything more popular or more used in parks at least in the west today. we must give our kids
creative, achieving, physically stressing, goal oriented things to do if we do not want them doing things that are
destructive. This is a sport they do not need a lot of other people to be able to work at, or have fun with. It is
something they can do in their spare time with or without others, even in short periods. Tons of cities have them
now and many, many that built one seeing the benefit built more. Proof that they are a major benefit to the
community.
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The number of hikers beginning their hike at Del Cerro and parking on Crenshaw Blvd had made driving on
1/27/2015 7:30 PM
Crenshaw Blvd on the weekends OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS. This needs to be remedied immediately to avoid
car -to -car accidents and car -to -pedestrian accidents. Crenshaw is not wide enough to accommodate 2 lanes of
traffic plus cars parked on both sides for the entire distance between St. John Fisher and the park's entrance. In
the narrow section, one side should be red -curbed and the entire street should be restriped. This needs to be
addressed ASAP before a serious accident happens. Additionally, the small road leading up to Burrell Lane
should be red -curbed on both sides near the entrance gate to give cars some room to turn around safely. There
are many near accidents which occur here regularly and on Crenshaw itself in front of the park when people
make an illegal u -turn there (there should be a sign indicating 'no -u turns'. Also, the garbage left both in the park
and along Crenshaw after a busy weekend is also a problemM You need to provide parking for this hike
elsewhere -- our area cannot safely accommodate all of these cars. Encourage folks to park along Crest or in a
surrounding neighborhood which has wider streets. Why is there no parking at the base of the hike???
104
High utility: strong need for parking at bottom of hill to share the parking load for the PV land conservancy
1/27/2015 9:57 AM
(present parking is only at end of Crenshaw / Burma Road). Will also bring more business into Golden Cove
shopping center.
105
Some visitors to the city's open trails need more than just warnings by authority figures (fines) to prevent repeated
1/26/2015 5:29 PM
misuse of trails and habitat !1
106
My most URGENT concern is related to Del Cerro Park and access to the Burma Road from the end of
1/26/2015 2:00 PM
Crenshaw. My Recommendation: 1) Open a parking lot on PV Drive South - for access to the trails in the RPV
Land Conservancy. 2) Make Del Cerro Neighborhood Permitted Parking with residents having sufficient parking
passes for family parties. 3) Have the Ranger and Lomita's Sheriff Department patrol the end of Crenshaw Blvd.
on Saturday's, Sunday's and National Holidays. 4) Post a reminder that early morning walkers be respectful of the
loudness of their voices, as they are walking past homes in a residential neighborhood. A house along Amber
Sky Drive recently fell out of escrow due to the noise that can be heard by the homeowners whose homes back
up to the Burma Road. The parking and walking safety of hikers, noise pollution, inadequate parking and
reduction in property values is an "Un -intended Consequence" of providing Open Space for the Public.
107
1 live in Del Cerro and deal with perpetual traffic issues on the weekend and holidays due to the Crenshaw
1/26/2015 9:31 AM
trailhead. We in Del Cerro have ONE way to and from our houses. Portuguese Bend and PCH S residents have
2. 1 have been late for medical appts. because of inconsiderate hikers doing illegal U-turns, leaving their roadside
car doors open blocking traffic while they change their shoes or chat, etc. I have almost hit unleashed dogs (and
once a child) as they run into the road. When I walk my dogs in the morning, I come across piles of dog
excrement and trash left by weekend hikers. I came across smoldering cigarettes this past Sept that had been
thrown by hikers not 10 feet from a completely dried out hillside. I have been threatened w physical violence and
been flipped off by hikers when I have quietly asked them to close their doors or not stand in the middle of the
road talking. I live with an elderly parent and constantly worry that should I have to call the paramedics on a
beautiful Sat/Sun, they might be delayed by the traffic. This weekend I counted 110 cars parked for the trailhead
by 7:30 in the morning. I am a hiker myself and don't want to cut this off but traffic here has become hazardous.
We were promised a parking lot at the base of the trail how many years ago? I (and all those of us who live in Del
Cerro and Island View) will hold the city responsible should there ever be any accident or altercations.
108
Add No Parking red line to the one side of the last block of south Crenshaw to prevent the current excessive
1/26/2015 9:15 AM
automobile parking
109
Parking at Del Cerro Park is crowded and dangerous. Cars leave no space for other cars or bikes to pass safely.
1/26/2015 8:59 AM
Parking is spilling over into the Del Cerro development, further endangering residents. Something must be done
to alleviate this condition. Restricting parking in the development to residents and guests on weekends and
holidays, additional red lining the curbs on Crenshaw, and building the parking lot at the bottom of the trail are all
necessities. Please do something quickly, before someone gets seriously injured.
110
The people using the pathways off Crenshaw are jeopardizing our ingress and egress. There will be an
1/26/2015 6:13 AM
unfortunate accident. They make U turns without signaling. Children are un- supervised and endanger
themselves as well the residents of DelCerro.
111
Add a parking lot off pvdrive near Portuguese bend.
1/25/2015 10:15 PM
112
Please build a secure entrance to the trails --Gateway Park.
1/24/2015 1:12 PM
113
build a skate park only accessible to residents of pv
1/21/2015 12:40 AM
114
RPV ROCKS PVE KNOCKS
1/19/2015 12:06 PM
115
We live on Dauntless Drive next to Ladera Linda. There was an event like a wedding reception there a few weeks
1/19/2015 9:34 AM
ago with loud music. We oppose loud music allowed at this location, as the sound carries and disturbs the peace
of the adjacent residents.
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Please do not create an equestrian center or a big parking lot in the slide area by PVDS. People who want to
1/18/2015 9:02 AM
walk down to the Land Conservancy and do so from Ladera Linda.
117
Please add in DOG FREE zones in the park. I regularly workout at Hesse Park and have been having major
1/16/2015 2:28 PM
problems with dog feces. Although there are signs and bags around the park, me, other moms and our children
are constantly (I mean at least once a week), stepping in or rolling through dog feces with our strollers. I am
incredibly frustrated as my concern for my child's safety and ability to continue to enjoy the park is greatly
reduced by this. I don't think it's feasible to patrol so my suggestion would be to either 1) set up designated dog
parks to encourage dog owners to use those vs where are kids play, or better yet 2) set up DOG FREE zones
where we know we can exercise without stepping in dog feces. I love dogs and my daughter loves them too, but
it is really frustrating to deal with the consequences of some irresponsible owners. thanks!
118
Again: one quarter of the residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula are over 65 years of age. Please check the
1/15/2015 1:36 PM
Millikin Report on Best Cities for Successful Aging http://www.miIkeninstitute.org/publications/view/671 and see
what other cities are doing to help their senior population. Compare that to what we are doing and then get you
might want to get in step with the times.
119
This city (as well as the 3 other Palos Verdes Peninsula cities) population has in now overgrown to the point that
1/14/2015 9:00 AM
our local streets and main streets (like Hawthorne and Crenshaw) are very congested many times a day. We
need to limit or stop further multi -family housing developments in the remaining vacant lands and devote them to
preserving our natural environment (minus the annoying and destructive peacocks (and other species) that are
NOT native to this area. Capture the peacocks and ship them back to India (or to Beverly Hills).
120
We very much appreciate all you do to keep the parks and hiking trails a priority. We totally support dog parks,
1/13/2015 8:26 PM
and would like to emphasize the need for dogs to run, notjust walk around, with plenty of space, so that they can
really run/fast and hard. Perhaps a few might have night lighting. Thank you so much for your hard work in
keeping RPV such a great place to live!!!
121
We need protected (not along traffic, or physically separated from traffic) bike paths for both road and mountain
1/13/2015 12:18 AM
biking. A fitness station walking path and public pool is definitely missing in RPV.
122
1. It's not the grand style, but the polular usefulness that counts 2. These are public parks. They belong to all
1/12/2015 10:22 PM
residents, not the privilege of locals adjacent to the park.
123
Upgrade the center medians on Hawthorne from Penn Center to Golden Cove. Doubt if this is purely a Park
1/12/2015 9:06 PM
thing... but they are extremely UGLY a midst an otherwise beautiful city.
124
All parks need additional shade trees, particularly in areas with picnic tables.
1/12/2015 8:12 PM
125
Please change the play equipment at Eastview Park. It is very minimalist and hard for most children to play on.
1/12/2015 7:47 PM
The adults end up having to assist even older children on equipment that is too short for us, thus hitting our heads
every time!
126
Preservation of the beauty of our city is key. This already attracts visitors and supports our quality of life. I don't
1/12/2015 7:38 PM
support expansion or addition of recreational facilities for isolated sports or activities. There are plenty enough for
our residents, and these are not needed for non-residents.
127
The skatepark would not take up that much space, much less than a single soccer or baseball Feld as well as
1/12/2015 7:31 PM
less than bocce ball and tennis courts
128
RPV does a nice job with its parks and making resorts such as Terranea and Trump have public access picnic
1/12/2015 6:58 PM
areas and hiking trails. Excellent planning and implementation of plans thusfar. Keep up the good work.
129
In fairness - I use Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, because it is closer to my home, & has great ocean views, &
1/12/2015 6:01 PM
level ground for walking my dogs. I'm almost 80 y/o.
130
Enjoyed meeting Cory and Katy at the Abalone Park Cleanup, along with Victor and Gonzalo from Public Works.
1/12/2015 5:38 PM
Mary the volunteer coordinator and Katy did a great job lining up around 80 volunteers. Please keep up the good
work.
131
More parks on the east side of the hill
1/12/2015 5:26 PM
132
Pleae maintain the wide open spaces.
1/12/2015 4:52 PM
133
Arts and crafts for all ages. Music for all ages.
1/12/2015 4:34 PM
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Please keep the parks mostly passive recreation space.
1/12/2015 3:18 PM
135
No skate park in RPv.
1/12/2015 2:57 PM
136
Thanks for this survey to the residents.
1/12/2015 2:38 PM
137
Kiss Keep it simple stupid applies You will not be able to please every one. No constructions
1/12/2015 2:15 PM
138
Paved or concrete parking at Ladera Linda would be nice along with better access road maintenance.
1/12/2015 2:11 PM
139
Thank you for considering to build our community through additional public interest points. The more we as a
1/1212015 2:04 PM
community get together, the stronger our city will be.
140
Please do NOT build a skate park
1/12/2015 1:49 PM
147
Better development of active use recreation areas. This survey was limited to only two locations.
1/12/2015 1:36 PM
142
Would love to see a public pool (so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro), a dog park (most of us have
1/12/2015 1:36 PM
dogs!), a skate park (dedicated would be ideal), better dedicated bike paths (tons of cyclists in the area), and
more public relations on your events. Also would like to see more parks/rets course offerings.
143
If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it!
1/12/2015 1:31 PM
144
Provide shade for updated picnic tables.
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145
Since I no longer have children at home, I don't know how well utilized current facilities are. Do we need more
1/1212015 1:16 PM
space.
146
My daughters love attending Hesse Park and Highland Park. We would love more activities like arts & crafts.
1/12/2015 1:10 PM
147
EASTVIEW:Please please please remove the current trees that drop the nasty seed that's full of spiked edges. It
1/12/2015 12:34 PM
seriously wounds dog's paws. I beg you. Thank you
148
Make a skatepark
1/11/2015 11:49 AM
149
A Skatepark would be ideal
1/6/2015 3:37 PM
150
Please avoid new building; stick to restorations where necessary; and work to reduce light and sound pollution;
1/6/2015 2:55 PM
put the emphasis on what we have left of our natural environment here on PV
151
Not in favor of a skate park in close proximity to any homes.
1/6/2015 2:24 PM
152
we support local outlets for our kids
1/4/2015 10:05 PM
153
Eastview park has much unused land and could benefit from fitness station or disc golf and more picnick tables.
1/4/2015 4:38 PM
Eastview park is very well maintained. Most people don't follow the leash laws for their dogs but still everyone
seems to be well behaved.
154
build a skatepark
12/31/2014 3:26 PM
155
add skateboard park to RPV..
12/31/2014 12:06 PM
156
Our family wants a skatepark in PV. Our kids need a safe local permissible place to skateboard!
12/30/2014 12:08 PM
157
I think the city does OK. I say "adequate" because of some apparent deficiencies as expressed in previous
12/24/2014 3:38 PM
comments.
158
If people want to use an indoor or outdoor pool, there are several gyms like 24 hr fitness or LA fitness they can
12/13/2014 4:20 PM
join. A tot tricycle area sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Kid gets hurt and parent sue.
159
Preserve 100% all ocean views!
12/9/2014 9:28 PM
160
Kids have no place to safely ride bikes, not schools, not parks, not sidewalks, or streets. Cycling can be a path to
12/9/2014 6:07 PM
lifelong healthy activity. Let's give them a place to ride.
161
Thank You so much for taking this Survey!
12/9/2014 11:22 AM
162
update lower Hesse Park with greenery that doesn,t require much water, update the walking paths
12/8/2014 3:17 PM
163
Do not build anything in lower Hesse Park, preserve the natural land there.
12/7/2014 11:19 PM
164
Outdoor basketball courts bring non residents from far away to use them. Not good for locals
12/712014 5:01 PM
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1 know the topics of a skate park and dog park have been hot button issues. Seems like locating these items at
12/6/2014 11:06 PM
the park by city hall might be the way to go. That way the dog and skate parks are not causing commotion in
anyone's backyard (assuming no one lives right around city hall), yet they are still available to residents to use.
Last thought: physically separate bike paths would be great! Gets sketchy with the cars and bikes dicing it up on
the roads. It's doable - I've seen it in much more populous communities.
166
Special interest groups seem to get the ear of the city planners. Just because some group is highly organized
12/6/2014 10:20 PM
does not mean that their interest represent the interest of the city residents.
167
more trees and better landscape
12/6/2014 3:07 PM
168
What are your plans for lower Hess Park?
12/6/2014 2:35 PM
169
1 think the focus should be on maintaining and procuring natural open spaces for public use. That is what sets our
12/6/2014 2:12 PM
beauflful city apart from others. If people want a gym or dog park, there are plenty of them in other local cities.
Let's focus on preserving our unique and special treasures. Thanks.
170
Need more benches to sit down and rest along Pt Vicente trails near interpretive center and north on bluff trail
12/5/2014 2:13 PM
extended area
171
be dog friendly
12/4/2014 9:34 PM
172
Balance the "buildings/fields" with open space. The open space is one of the best aspects of the parks!!!
12/4/2014 6:11 PM
173
Kids need a safe place to have fun skate boarding and hang out together
12/4/2014 5:18 AM
174
increase the number of teams that can compete in the summer softball league - perhaps offer it at Ryan Park as
12/2/2014 11:03 PM
W ll?
175
In general, I feel that we need to maintain our open space, reduce water use (no pools!), use native plants in
12/1/2014 5:09 PM
landscaping
176
preserve equestrian lifestyle in th city of RPV
12/l/2014 3:23 PM
177
there is no need, nor is it appropriate for the city to provide gyms, pools and tennis courts, these are all available
11/28/2014 11:04 AM
in private and public settings. the preservation of our precious open space is paramount. if anything space for
children to play (not their dogs) and quiet activity such as bocce ball, exercise stations and walking paths
encourage families and their health.
178
All depends on initial costs and subsequent maintenance!
11/27/2014 2:54 PM
179
Hats off to this department's staff! 100% professional, fun to be with and you get the job done with perfection!
11/27/2014 1:35 PM
180
1 have almost had an accident there so many times it is frightening. U-turns in traffic, doors left open, cars on the
11/27/2014 9:31 AM
wrong side of the road, bicycles and pedestrians in the middle of the road... So DANGEROUS!!!
181
Cultural/Arts center similar to Torrance. More recreational classes. A senior center for the aging population.
11/26/2014 4:07 PM
182
In survey #6 you included Community center with pools and gyms. They should be separated. I will only approve
11/26/2014 3:57 PM
a community center for Question #1.
183
I'm thankful for the garbage can addition at cliff side of Ramon Canyon where the lack of lids on garbage cans
11/26/2014 11:25 AM
allowed crows and seagulls to pull all the garbage out and trash the cliffs. Thanks!
184
More Indoor pools. Outdoor pools mean that one has to dodge the sun that can cause sun burns. Indoor pools
11/26/2014 9:50 AM
provide access during inclement weather. You can always go to the beach on a nice day in Southern California.
185
1 would really like to see a public pool offered in Rancho Palos Verdes because I am an avid swimmer and 1
11/26/2014 8:25 AM
know many others that have to drive at least 30-40 to swim recreationally at a public pool. I'm confident that a
pool would be a great investment and definitely a facility that would be used immensely and well appreciated!
Thank you.
186
1 recently heard that there is some talk about adding a formal park in the Portuguese Bend area. I am against this
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idea. I feel that area should be left in a natural state. Besides the slide concerns, it could bring more traffic into
that area, which is probably not the best idea. Plus, that area really feels like it should remain in a more natural
state. It is great for hiking as it is now, and is quite beautiful as is.
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1 totally enjoy hiking trails and would love to simply have something published showing better coverage. I know
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the plan includes changes to the hiking trails, please also include a map on the website showing all the public
trails in RPV. This is especially important because there are some places that I believe are public but have been
let to "grow over" in a way that makes it look and feel like an intrusion on private property. I think some places
have people trying to hide the trails for whatever reasons.
188
There are so many dog owners in the community, I would just really encourage the city to preserve the dog park
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and even think about adding another dog park.
189
For the most part I select "no opinion" for items I would not use, but thought would be reasonable use of City
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funds.
190
Can you fix the fire station trail that us closed at the top of Burma trail? Maybe a little bridge
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191
More things for residents on the east side of the hill. Miraleste area.
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192
The more community rec centers, the tighter our neighborhood becomesl Let's make it family friendly - pool,
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sports, playgrounds!
193
Thank you for the great effort in soliciting the input from all residents. I feel privileged and honored to be a
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participant.
194
Again, please fix Hawthorne Blvd. first before we spend money elsewhere!
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195
establish no hiking before sunrise nor past sundown at Del Cerro
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196
POOLS!!!! We are desperately in need of more pool space!
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197
As stated previously, you cannot please everyone. We moved here for the rural atmosphere and now are trying
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to change it. More parks and recreational facilities mean more people and more problems. Is that what you really
want. Da you just have money in the budget that you feel must be spent?
198
Wild open spaces should be preserved - without new development. Similarly coastal bluffs should be maintained
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of ocean viewing. Already developed areas are a different story. A pool or gym at Ladera Linda or at Promenade
on Silver Spur wold be fine.
199
1 would Love to see a skate park! I believe our community needs one to help keep the kids off the streets and out
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of trouble. Our community doesn't have a place they can be together and enjoy their passion while staying safe
and out of trouble!
200
Build Electrical Vehicle charging stations at ALL parking lots of the city, including parks. By building parking lots
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without electrical charging stations, you are in VIOLATION of AB 1492
201
Regarding Gateway Park, I am a huge supporter of preserving the landslide area in its natural state. Its such a
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rare treat for locals to enjoy, I am against developing any sort of additional parking and/or improving access to the
area.
202
1 really don't want to see any facilities that bring more people in the area. The city and PVUSD aren't doing
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anything now to control the traffic, trash and the increase in crime in the Ladera Linda area.
203
Please bear in mind that RPV is a diverse community with a wide age range which includes young people. RPV
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Rec needs to create a more robust offering of classes. This needs to be accompanied by a web -based sign up.
Having to call the instructor is sub -par.
204
Just don't sell the land to developers and more houses!!!
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205
Hard to judge recreation programs that I haven't taken part in.
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206
Living in RPV can be inconvenient. It's so hard for our boys to do sports because we have to drive so far
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everywhere to use an indoor gym, or to do swimming. The local neighborhood around Peninsula High Is against
lights. Wouldn't it be nice to have one or two fields where we could have lights to enjoy sports a little longer
especially where we live?
207
It seems wise to keep Point Vicente and Ladera Linda focused on the WORLD OUTDOORS - and to have the
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other park areas providing the broader range of activities that don't require views and are closer to large
populations of children and parking.
208
Equestrian center as in the plans would be great.
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209
My family resides in Torrance. My kids have participated in the Jr. Ranger Program for the past 2 years. An adult
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oriented Ranger Program would be of interest to me.
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I Protect the View. - Fix the dirt parking area next to the paddle tennis courts @ Ladera Linda as the cars drive in &
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coat the courts with dust & pebbles that make playing a little dangerous if you slip & fall due to the pebbles. This
has happened numerous times & is a safety issue.
211
close Portuguese B. Reserve to bike riders!
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212
Gateway park area is very dangersous due to constant land movement. This area should not be developed into a
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park that would attract more people to a dangerous area.
213
We really need a community swimming pool, swimming lessons, pool fitness classes, etc. (And we don't have a
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YMCA like Torrance or San Pedro.)
214
Just a thought based on the Abalone Cove upgrade. Be sure to provide shaded tables and seats in any plan.
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There is little shade at Abalone makes it difficult for people to enjoy, especially the very young and older portions
of our community.
215
Leave our city and shores alone - don't make it easy for outsiders to ruin it anymore.
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216
It's surprising and unfortunate there are no baseball fields with lights, anywhere on the hill.
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217
What ever is decided should be thought of as a BIG PICTURE , not bits and pieces that individual interest groups
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have fought for. It should be designed as one park, not fought over by powerful interest groups.
218
I'd just say keep up the great work. Preserving open spaces, land conservation, and water conservation should be
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driving factors.
219
Get bikers OUT of the PV Nature Preserve. It is a Preserve, not a recreational park.
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220
Build an active park at Grandview Park so more people can enjoy this lovely site. Finish building the lower Hesse
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Park site and add basketball and tennis courts, so there is something for teens to do.
221
Great job overall!
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222
The City has 2 active parks. I think families would benefit from more active recreation.
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Appendix D-152
Below are summaries of individual responses to the Survey's Open Ended Questions:
1. OTHER ACTIVITIES SURVEY OPEN ENDED QUESTION
SUMMARY
*some of the responses may repeated
SPORTS RELATED
Downhill longboarding
Paddle tennis
Step and circuit classes
Water aerobics
Rock climbing and skiing
Bowling
Table tennis
Ping pong
Going to the beach weekly for ocean swimming in season (Manhattan Beach Pier Sundays at 8 AM). Have
done a good bit of cycling around Palos Verdes.
Roller skating
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Private recreation classes offered at city parks
Sailing
Rock climbing, roller skating, scootering
Tae kwon do
Paddle tennis
Tree climbing, playing with a frisbee, paddle tennis
Regular biking, scooters, shuffleboard
Scootering
Skiing a little in the winter
Paddle board
Bocce ball
Roller derby and roller hockey/ice hockey
SCUBA diving
Ice Hockey
Rollerblading/rollerskating
Dirt biking, sailing
Disc Golf
Recreational bicycling
Disc Golf
Disc Golf
Swimming - This is done in season at Manhattan Beach Pier (Sundays with LA Tri Club). Road biking - This
mostly involved riding to work in Torrance in 2013. Presently do marathon training runs in RPV say monthly.
Work out at Equinox on Rosecrans about 6 days a week. Have used RPV parks when younger for soccer (two
children played club soccer). Used parks on the West Side when the children were at the "playground
equpment user" stage. Helped clean up Abalone park last weekend. Have done trail hiking and mountain biking
in the RPV nature preserves and around the Trump and Terranea resorts.
BASKETBALL
Basketball
Basketball
Basketball, paddle tennis
Basketball
Playing basketball
Playing basketball
Basketball
Playing basketball
Basketball
Playing basketball
Basketball, badminton, racquetball, etc.
Playing basketball
Playing basketball, dance, tae kwon do, choir
Playing basketball
Playing basketball
YOGAMANGING
Yoga
Sailing, yoga
Cooking classes, yoga, gardening, community service, paddletennis, racketball
Yoga and dance
Yoga
Dance and Gymnastics
Dancing
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Dancing
Play, flying large remote control airplanes, yoga classes
Rock climbing, yoga
Ballroom dancing, Line dancing
Dance, gardening, arts and crafts, movies
Rock climbing, yoga
SKATE BOARDING
Skateboarding
Skateboarding
Going to a skate park
Skateboarding
KAYAKING
Kayaking -more easily accessible launch points would be nice
Futsal, water polo, kayaking, archery
Kayaking, stand up paddle board
Kayaking, frisbee, nature photography
OPEN ,SPACES/ TRAILS/ DIKING/ NATURE/ GARDENS
Taking in the beautiful vistas that surround the Peninsula. Open space should remain untouched by run -away
construction that is too expensive for our municipalities.
Docent at Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Birding, whale watching in season, attending the education program of PVPLC and Madrona Marsh, SCBG
Volunteer gardening
Trails and agriculture preservation politics
We visit the Ladera Linda Nature Center for children and adults as often as we can
Nature gardens like Botanical Gardens
Animal and wildlife watching, bird watching, yoga, outdoors meditation, outdoors in nature, horse grooming,
outdoors pony club, horse sports, horse shows
Gardening
Love hiking in the canyons and along the beach... peacefulness is important
Music and nature programs
Bird watching, whale watching, star gazing/astronomy
Desire to have access to a public swimming pool and easier access to beaches.
Nature program
Bocce ball, gardening, sitting and enjoying nature, open space, whale watching, marine mammal and bird
watching in general
Gardening
YOUTH
Take kids to park
Boy Scouts
Going to a playground with our kids
Sidewalk biking for kids
Tons of park time with my 5 year old twin daughters
I no longer play football, baseball, hockey or softball and my golf game is questionable BUT I still do not believe
we have sufficient facilities for our youth. An extension of this would be teenage facilities for music, etc., to keep
them on the hill. Don Reeves
Soccer gets a HUGE check because both of our children play on AYSO soccer teams. Hiking, for us, is often
with the Girl and Boy Scouts (PV Loop Hike, for example)
Use play equipment with our two young boys
Activities with a toddler
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MISCELLANEOUS
Amateur Radio
Photography
Rehabilitation Therapy
Attending movies, plays, book group, eating out, social gatherings
One of my clients is a long, long time resident of Palos Verdes. Her father, since deceased has working farm
equipment that would be a wonderful legacy to pass on to the city to use at Point Vicente park thus making
agiculture a learning experience for both young and old who are so out of touch with what Palos Verdes was
back in the day.
Visiting the Interpretive Center at Point Vicente
Origami classes at Malaga Cove Library monthly
Book club, art classes for kids and adults, movies, Geo caching, concerts
None
Talk, jump
Sailing
BBQ grills, birthday parties, gatherings
Board games, ping pong, tutoring
Attending the Point Vicente Interpretive Center Museum
Tai Chi
Remote controlled planes and cars
Camping
Landscape painting
Ladera Linda Homeowner events and meetings at the Ladera Linda Community Center
City needs to replace paddle tennis court net at Ladera Linda
Passive activities that do not require structures
Botanizing
Senior program excellent. Love mah Jong, writers group, movies and ping pong
2. POINT VICENTE SURVEY OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
SUMMARY
Open -Ended Response - *some responses may be repeated
SKATEBOARD PARK
A new skateboard park
A real skate park
A skate park
Bike/skate path/walkway/paved trail
Build a Skate Park Please
I would really like a skate park.
Lighted soccer complex so our elementary school kids won't have to drive hours round trip on school nights to compete at a club
level. We need lighted facilities. Every area has gorgeous facilities for soccer/Futsal why are we having to leave the peninsula to
compete? We also need a skatepark. We've been asking for one for at least 10 years this is ridiculous and a complete injustice
to our youth. We don't even come close to being able to compete adequately in our hometown. This is ridiculous.
My first choice is a much needed skate park
Please build a skate park
Please build the skatepark that has been proposed. It is long overdue and the kids would love it
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RPV needs a skate park
RPV needs a skate park
Skate able plaza
Skate board park
Skate park
Skate Park
Skateboarding facilities is the one thing lacking on the hill right now. Every other thing listed already exists. If you stop thinking
"city" and see the big picture of the "hill", it is obvious that a skate park is needed here and since RPV is in the planning stages,
that should be a priority. A community effort to get a skatepark on the hill has been in full force for nearly a decade. It is time to
have one available for our hundreds of youth skaters
Skatepark
Skatepark
Skatepark
Skatepark
Skatepark is a great idea to give kids a place to enjoy their activity.
Skatepark, pool, gymnasium and fields is something our community lacks and really needs.
We need a real skate park for kids and the parents!
NO SKATEBOARD PARK
I am absolutely against a skate park. Please do not allow one to be built. No skate park
I am opposed to a skate park anywhere in Rancho Palos Verdes. Too dangerous, too much noise, too much liability for city and
residents.
Point Vicente is such a bucolic setting, Don't support huge infrastructure on that location. Community gym, skate park could be
done at another park.
The beauty from this spot should not have noise connected with it .... skateboard parks would bring in a lot of characters to Palos
Verdes that would not add to our peacefulness ... also crime most likely would be a problem.
POOL
Building an indoor swimming pool.
One good pool facility should serve the entire city.
Pool should be a 50 meter, handicapped accessible facility with locker rooms, showers and rooms for meetings, instruction and
whatever is necessary for a competition pool.
Pool, pool, pool.
This could be a great location for additional sport fields, community pool, basketball court and updated tennis courts.
This would be a better location for an Aquatic center with multiple pools. School district facilities are not open to the public
during school hours. It is worth noting that at least 25 per cent of the local population is over 65. We need safe, secure places
for these seniors to engage in physical and social activities... tracks, pools, meeting rooms. In particular, seniors would benefit
from aquatic activites which do not stress aging joints but provide cardiovascular and other benefits.This is the one sport that
people can benefit from throughout their lives ... as children, adults and seniors.
Why not an indoor swimming pool? Shaded picnic facilities. Because of drought there should be no fire pits, etc.
Skatepark, pool, gymnasium and fields is something our community lacks and really needs.
Much of what is listed is available on the peninsula except a public pool.
DOG PARK
A larger area for the dog park and permission from the city to raise money ourselves for drinking fountains, one restroom ( with
a locking door just one person at a time) and to be able to beautify it. Purina had a national challenge for people to design dog
parks and the winner got it paid for by Purina but there were some spectacular dog parks. As a lifelong resident of the Peninsula
I have to say that while I've always been proud of our parks and libraries, Rancho Caninos has become my favorite place.
Please make it permanent.
Build a dog park. A permanent one.
Larger dog park with shade for dogs and owners. The dogs run and play and need to rest in shaded area.
Make dog park permanent
More parking and signs that say dogs should not use drink fountains for humans.
Shaded picnic areas and outdoor building restrooms. Fencing to protect kids and dogs from running on to Hawthorne Blvd.
Building (with refrigeration, etc) to be able to sell concessions when appropriate for a sports game, community event, or
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fundraiser. Wooden Floor Hall with kitchen that could be rented for events like banquets, dances, award ceremonies, Scouts,
philanthropy group meetings, etc.
We use dog park frequently.
SPORTS RELATED
This could be a great location for additional sport fields, community pool, basketball court and updated tennis courts.
Softball would be a great idea. It's more popular, playable and less injury prone. It generates interest for sports and social
connection. Including Badminton in the gym indoor would be great.
Baseball fields with lights
Bicycle area for kids
BMX Park since the kids have nowhere to go anymore.
Bocce ball costs very little and everyone can do it Bandshell would be wonderful.
Disc golf
Indoor gymnastiics
Instead of spreading out facilities, build a multi sport including swimming, senior center, community center, multiple purpose
gym center.
Kite flying space
More classes for exercise yoga etc
Not just at Pt. Vicente, but generally, better bike path delineations.
Paved bike path for kids
Recreational paved bicycling paths
Roller blading area
Roller hockey / roller derby rink
Strongly support girl's softball fields.
Tennis courts are rarely used/busy. Are the basketball courts utilized at other parks? Put the amphitheater at Hesse, already
natural site & good parking there.
Update current tennis courts - they look very old
Volleyball courts
We need an indoor walking/running track. Especially for walking/exercising safely at night.
Yes, separate paddle tennis into it's own sport area. This paddle tennis area I support.
Lighted soccer complex so our elementary school kids won't have to drive hours round trip on school nights to compete at a club
level. We need lighted facilities. Every area has gorgeous facilities for soccer/Futsal why are we having to leave the peninsula
to compete? We also need a skatepark. We've been asking for one for at least 10 years this is ridiculous and a complete
injustice to our youth. We don't even come close to being able to compete adequately in our hometown. This is ridiculous.
Skatepark, pool, gymnasium and fields is something our community lacks and really needs.
Yoga, meditation
OPEN SPACES/ TRAILS/ HIKING/ NATURE/ GARDENS
A Japanese park. Call it Ishibashi Farmers park in memory of the original farmers
A natural native plant area free from human intrusion, i.e. no light or sound pollution and no new buildings. It's a great viewing
area for birds.
Bike/skate path/walkway/paved trail
Drought tolerant landscape informational garden
Fixed outdoor exersize equipment, like the city of Los Angeles parks have.
Gardens
I think that a survey in conjunction with the PVPUSD should be conducted to really understand what is needed. I do know that
we far exceed per capita acreage for preserves while we are far below that for youth recreation, etc.
I walked around the land today and was disgusted and shocked by the waste of such vast, beautiful and precious land. It looks
like a dump site. Our city should be ashamed.
Improved camping area. Preserve interpretive information
Landscape empty area north of existing park with site appropriate native plants with interpretive signage for same and provide
walking paths.
Landscaping with plants native to PV peninsula
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Leave undeveloped as natural open space.
More hiking trails. Access across nature preserve to the east.
More trails for road biking that is out of traffic - separate trails that allow or is specifically for road biking and/or a real physical
barrier between the road and existing bike lanes. RPV currently has no paths available that's safe for children to ride their bikes
outside of the neighborhood cul de sac - and it's needed.
Natural open space
Open space
Open space with no development
Passive Park
Planting trees to minimize the Island Heat effect Improving air quality and having a bird sanctuary
See my previous comments about the drought and sustainable water practices.
Some of the area should be undeveloped, natural open space. Let's stay away from excessive signage like we are getting below
Del Cerro Park..
Sustainable energy and something to address the drought -- AWG
The attraction at Point Vicente is the ocean. Nothing should detract or distract from that. The way it is now is perfect.
The open vacant space at Point Vicente Park helps one get closer to the nature. Too much construction will take away that
feeling. It will be so nice to leave that open vacant space at Point Vicente Park. Otherwise, everywhere you see buildings, and
concrete.
Trails for horse, bikes and people access, water station, tie up, and shade.
Water the palm trees, other trees, and landscaping; it always looks so terrible with half- dead or totally dead trees everywhere!
Water -wise demonstration garden
We have a wonderful area and just cannot accommodate everyone's needs and wants. Let's keep it rural.
Why not an indoor swimming pool? Shaded picnic facilities. Because of drought there should be no fire pits, etc.
Would prefer to see the area left as natural open space.
EQUESTRIAN
Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views and trees
connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for horses and livestock that
are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster Livestock must be considered in an emergency
situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and livestock without an Emergency Preparedness
Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We need to have trailer drive up access and a location to place
all the horses and other livestock together as Palos Verdes is extremely limited with entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable
which way it will blow. The cities must work together to have an overall evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the
unpredictability of fire, we cannot have too many areas available for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have very
expensive Show Horses. This is considered a commodity to some. Not all horses are show horses, however, they are
considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by their owners. Thank you for your consideration.
Trails for horse, bikes and people access, water station, tie up, and shade.
COMMUNITY CENTER/ FACILITY RENTALS
Instead of spreading out facilities, build a multi sport including swimming, senior center, community center, multiple purpose
gym center.
10 and up playground with bungee jump
A new city hall and plan recreational activities that are complimentary with this and showcase the city and proximity to the coast
and ocean
A place where kids can come and hang out andmake sure there are benches or a place to come and enjoy the outdoors with the
whole family not just one age group but the whole family.
A scout house or community center that could be used by youth organizations!
Add a Community Theater and lecture hall
Band shell or amphitheater beyond the small tiered steps
Build everything there.
Community activities that young people can participate in. Trivia, Tennis tournaments, pot luck get together with good
speakers, lecturers
Including enclosed fences for smaller children around play areas at all parks.
Leave it the way it currently is. There is nothing wrong with it.
More cultural activities. Music, dance, nature
More programs/classes
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Structures and activities that encourage city residents to participate. not a good idea to put RPV on the map for all surrounding
and even further afield cities
Structures are supported for civic center not for the PVIC bluffs park and associated open space.
The Civic Center is a better place for larger facilities. It should only be available to the residents of RPV.
SENIORS
A Senior Center like Torrance has
Permanent facilities for Senior activities. Right now they are using only temporary facilities and may have to move to another
place, maybe Rolling Hills Estate.
Senior Center
Instead of spreading out facilities, build a multi sport including swimming, senior center, community center, multiple purpose
gym center.
YOUTH
10 and up playground with bungee jump
A scout house or community center that could be used by youth organizations!
Community activities that young people can participate in. Trivia, Tennis tournaments, pot luck get together with good
speakers, lecturers
Rather than a pool, why not a water play area for young children. So many go to play in the fountain at the PV mall, that it would
be well utilized. There are so many creative ideas in Europe on how to do this well and enhance the beauty for all residents.
A place where kids can come and hang out andmake sure there are benches or a place to come and enjoy the outdoors with the
whole family not just one age group but the whole family.
GENERAL FACILITY/ MAINTENANCE
A keep out sign to reduce the number of visitors from other cities, vandalism, graffiti, littering, loitering, noise, traffic, and
disturbances.
A real maintenance yard
Equipment shop for educational dry farming activities.
Improved parking lot or structure
improved picnic area with covered tables and BBQ stands
It would be nice to move the corp yard operations to a more suitable location with space to properly and safely store supplies
and materials, work and office space, including provisions for contemporary emergency operations center
Less is more
New City Hall buildings; City becoming a leader in green technology, electric car charging stations
Paved parking
Picnic area facing the ocean
Would like to see a shuttle service around the peninsula to all the other parks where parking is limited. We should have better
use of public transportation around the peninsula by all the parents taking their individuals child to school, soccer, etc. in their
car, creating way too much traffic and pollution.
MISCELLANEOUS
I believe there be better data defining usage demand. I question whether or not this location is viable for some of these uses.
I don't live near this park, so I don't have a strong opinion about these ideas. I feel that the opinions of those living around that
park should be given the most weight as they are the ones that are most impacted by traffic, view concerns, etc.
I have no opinion on many of the items listed. That's because I don't live near that area. I feel that the people that live near
there (those most impacted) should have the biggest say in what goes on. I know that when we have the many issues with
Marymount, I don't appreciate input from those on the other side of the hill when they aren't immediately impacted by what goes
on there.
I think we need a big picture plan, not a piece meal concept.
I'd like to see new Council Chambers. Hesse park has uncomfortable seating and poor air conditioning
No, but we would like a nice park with facilities on the east side of RPV.
the "Shell" could support "Shakespeare by the Sea" and other cultural events.
This is a poor survey in that you have lumped these two locations together - where the response would be different depending
on which location you are referring to
Would like to see a proposed budget and ideas re how many regular users the facilities would have. Have said no opinion
where not sure family would use the facility. Family lives say 10 miles away.
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I don't think you should duplicate facilities that are already available in the area. Gymnasiums, skate park at Peck park, PV art
center etc.
I have no opinion because the parks system seems quite good and complete, and defer to those with an opinion. Recommend
a strong factor to consider the maintenance and upkeep of any facility, and liability issues associated with high-risk venues such
as skateboard parks.
LADERA LINDA SURVEY Open -Ended Response
*some subjects are repeated.
SKATEBOARD PARK
A Skateboard Park
A skateboard park is badly needed. Our community teens would use this. This survey asked about a space for toddlers, and if
we participate in senior activities that are provided. Nowhere are teens noted.
Indoor or outdoor soccer/Futsal facility. Soccer complex for tournaments. Our kids are having to drive 2 hrs round trip to stay
competitive with surrounding areas at age 9- high school. We need lighted soccer facilities! Skateboard Park.
Need a skate park desparately
Please build a skate park.
RPV needs a skate park
RPV needs a skate park
skate park
skate Park
skate park
skate park
skate park
skate park
skate Park
skate park
skate park
skate park
skate park, bike/skate/walking/paved trail
skate park, rollerblading rink
skate parks, scooter parks
skateboard park
skateboard park
skateboard park for the kids
skateboarding
skateboarding Park
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark
skatepark for skateboarders.
skatepark. Dog park
statues and skateparks
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NO SKATEBOARD PARK
Do not build a skate board park please
Definitely not a skate park
POOL
A complete aquatic center with a 50 meter competitive pool someone on the hill would be my first request. Your survey 10
years ago showed this to be high on the list and it never was done. Do it now.
A pool is really needed in our neighborhood
Anything that does not bring more noise! A pool would be great.
Hard to say exactly w/o knowing if more than 1 thing can be there... I wouldn't be opposed to having other things there,
including items I said I didn't support, but a 50 m pool needs to be a top priority.
I don't often use Ladera Linda Park but I would use a public pool there if there wasn't one closer to my house. And I prefer
outdoor vs indoor pools.
I think an aquatic center would be fantastic.
I would like to see an Aquatic Center with several pools, smaller with warm water for older adults and young children, 50 meter
for lap swimming and competitive events.
I would really LOVE to see a outdoor heated pool.
Improved play structure ex,. Pollywog park in Manhattan Bch. Relaxing sitting area, garden, nice benches, fountains and
splash zone for kids(like at promenade mall, good option if pool doesn't pan out. Please reconsider pool, closest pools are in
Pedro and torrance )
indoor -pool for only people living in this area would be great.
It would be good if the pool could be both indoor and outdoor with a sliding roof
Our family uses Ladera Linda a lot (mainly the soccer fields and hiking trails). My main gripe right now is the locked gate at the
top of the stairs at the soccer field (above paddle court). This eliminates the use of the parking lot there, and makes the upper
road pretty dangerous during soccer season (people dropping kids, and flipping u -turns). This is much worse since the other
parking lot got cut in half to add another field (causing even more traffic). If the stairs are the issue, then fix them. As for
expanding building -type facilities, instead of adding more buildings, maybe the existing ones could be modified to
accommodate some of your survey suggestions (nature center, community center). I do like the idea of a community pool
though.
Prefer an indoor pool to an outdoor pool to facilitate year-round use.
Strongly support the community pool idea.
There should be only 1 swimming pool and 1 community center/gymnasium for the entire RPV, similar to Torrance city with the
fantastic arts center.
If it is feasible to put a recreation center here, with an aquatic center, then I'm all for it.
NO POOL
There are pools in every 3 to 4 homes in Ladera Linda - a pool would be an outrage as it also requires ongoing expense. Total
waste.
this location is not convenient for me and wouldn't attend many events because it's too far to go- not centrally located. A pool
at lower Hesse Park or at City Hall could be good alternative locations that could appeal to a wider audience.
I would hate to lose anything we have there to build a pool or a gym
Ladera Linda is not easy to get to or centrally located for me to want to use these facilities - I do like the idea of a community
pool, but not at that location. With the slide area there, it's not a good idea
DOG PARK
A dog park
A dog park or small area where dogs can be off leash.
A Permanent Dog Park!
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add a Dog Park if the present park at city hall is eliminated improved amenities - restrooms, picnic areas, shade areas to "beat
the heat'
dog park
DOG PARK
Dog park
Dog park
Dog park
Dog Park
Dog park would be pleasant to have. Unfortunately, I am not experienced in pricing of this but it seems this would be one of
the least expensive thoughts to be built. The area is very pristine but the buildings could use a little help. The idea of the
preschool leaving because of the unsafe structure of the buildings is pretty unbelievable. I would love to see it used as a
preschool or elementary school as was in the past. Families have moved into the area and this would be an ideal location for
our local neigborhood kids to go to.
Dog Park Needed
Softball fields, soccer fields, dog park
Skatepark. Dog park
SPORTS RELATED
Again, strongly support girls softball fields
Softball fields, soccer fields, dog park
Baseball fields with lights
All in favor of bocce ball courts.
Disk Golf
Gym
Gymnastics
I would like to see a basketball court at Ladera Linda Park.
If it is feasible to put a recreation center here, with an aquatic center, then I'm all for it.
Less expensive exercise programs and ping pong
Place for kids to ride bikes
playground equipment for older kids(6-12). many towns have these, but rpv only has park structures suitable for kids under 6.
once your kids hit 6+, our parks are now "boring" for them.
Racketball court
Racketball court
Recreational bicycling route, that's not dirt road.
Tennis courts are a maybe... There should be a public survey. Same for paddle tennis. How often are both courts in use at
same time?
Volleyball
Expanded and new play equipment for the children. Possibly two areas, one for older kids and one for younger kids. The
younger kid section could be fenced around for added safety. This could also be a good area for the tricycle park for tots. Both
play areas should be covered with sails or another type of canopy over sections of the equipment. The ground cover should
not be sand (something less messy). We should also include ample park benches and tables around the play areas. Some
with covering or shade would be nice. I would also strongly consider an indoor pool. One safety item would be path lighting on
the staircase to the Seaview community. Many community members use the stairs for exercise in the early mornings and early
evenings. This will help avoid potentially serious falls and alert community members to wildlife that may be on the stairs.
Finally, for the community center there should be rental space for birthday parties and other gatherings. Including an attached
kitchen would be useful. Something similar to a clubhouse that you may see in planned communities. I live in Seaview and we
are very excited for this renovation.
Skate park, bike/skate/walking/paved trail
Skate park, rollerblading rink
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Skate parks, scooter parks
More soccer fields it is by far the most popular sport in the world and we have one of the best mis teams in the country and we
need to support it more.
Might want to have Marymount play its soccer games there. Maybe provide a lease, have them improve, with the community
also able to use the improved field when not used by Marymount.
Indoor or outdoor soccer/Futsal facility. Soccer complex for tournaments. Our kids are having to drive 2 hrs round trip to stay
competitive with surrounding areas at age 9- high school. We need lighted soccer facilities! Skateboard Park
Restrooms in buildings near the fields instead of (dirty) porta-potties. Also paved parking for the mid level soccer fields.
Bleacher seating would also be nice for weekend sports/soccer play.
This park seems to be the most run-down of all. Recommend reseed and keep up the soccer fields before adding anything
new.
would like the soccer fields more closely monitored. Too much trash after a game and nothing is done about it.
OPEN SPACES/ TRAILS/ HIKING/ NATURE/ GARDENS
A kiosk welcoming people to the Nature Preserve and explain the trails, rules and proper etiquette and behavior
Bird watching, whale watching, star -gazing; avoid light and sound pollution, and more buildings
Classes about the wonderful wild life, plants, and things that live in the area and build appreciation and respect for them with
the public.
More nature programs
More trail information and maintenance
Natural history museum or gallery
Hiking trails
Skate park, bike/skate/walking/paved trail
Hiking/Jogging trails w/o fitness stations (paved)
I know PV prides itself on its natural beauty and it is touted throughout. ie Point Vicente, Abalone Cove. It would be nice to
have a true garden type respite. Something that is out of the normal yucca plants and dry brush. Even a Rose garden or
something that could be sustainable. And free-Wi access if need be.
More hiking trails
I like all of the ideas, but I don't want to lose the open space natural setting of the park.
landscaping using local native plants
Leave the green space much as it is
Natural open space
open space
Undisturbed open space
Parking for hikers to access the RPV Land Preserve from any where else than the end of Crenshaw Blvd. Was a parking study
done on the impact of making open land managed by the City of RPV accessible to the masses. Is the City reneging on the
Gateway Parking Lot to the RPV Land Conservancy trail access
Parking for the preserve. Putting parking in the sandbox is illogical. The ground there is sinking. If there were a shuttle or good
public transit around the peninsula their MIGHT be some relief from the overcrowding at Del Cerro.
We're in a drought. I'd like to see sustainable outdoor watering which utilizes grey water. I'd like to see all native plants that
don't need a lot of water. Also, I'd like to see the water being supplied utilizing an Atmospheric Water Generator -- water
generated from the air.
Yes, an entrance to Nature Preserve.
Passive Park
EQUESTRIAN
Trail access for people and horses and bikes
Horse Riding Lessons for young children, if at all possible.
Horse tie up so we can ride and tie up. Maybe a lunch spot where we could get a salad or sandwich.
Trailhead amenities for equestrians
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Easier access for horses and horse trailers.
Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views and trees
connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for horses and livestock
that are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster. Livestock must be considered in an emergency
situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and livestock without an Emergency Preparedness
Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We need to have trailer drive up access and a location to place
all the horses and other livestock together as Palos Verdes is extremely limited with entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable
which way it will blow. The cities must work together to have an overall evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the
unpredictability of fire, we cannot have too many areas available for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have very
expensive show horses. This is considered a commodity to some. Not all horses are show horses, however, they are
considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by their owners. Thank you for your consideration. As for other
parks, their is not a need for duplicates others than what would save a life human or animal. Park amenities should have a
central location with all amenities and / or other parks should have some while others have the opposite. This would cause
people to visit all parks and a central location such as the Civic Center should contain all amenities. Studies should be
performed so that we do not overwhelm the city with too much that will go unused. Thank you again.
Trail access for people and horses and bikes
COMMUNITY CENTER
If you do build a Community Center, it would be great if it could include spaces to be used for educational/fun classes (cooking
classes, etc.)
I support a community center with an indoor walking, running track plus gym
Kids recreation/meeting/party room at community center
Large community rooms for renting out to the public more activities for teenagers and kids and seniors constant events on a
monthly basis
If it is feasible to put a recreation center here, with an aquatic center, then I'm all for it.
YOUTH
A place teens could come and enjoy the outdoors like some benches and a place to play soccer or have a picnic. Something
interactive with something like swings or a playground that people are going to want to come back to
A scout house or community center dedicated to be used by youth organizations.
Basically, an emphasis on youth facilities
I am a Seaview resident and truly enjoy the tranquil community we have. I praise community which means I am all for activities
at Ladera Linda that give children or elderly things to do. So another athletic activity , bridge room, or exercise room for
example is great. I am concerned with the noise factor an arena for concerts or a PA system would bring, and this I pray will
not happen. The traffic, parking nuisances, loud sound system noise echoing throughout, and liter alarm me. The Trump
activities have brought problems to our community that, with each event, the city continues to monitor. We have had issues
with trucks, cars, the pa system among others, but for a couple of days a year and the cooperation of the city, it is doable. A
permanent venue for such activity is just not palatable. I just do not want disruption to my life and the place I pay dearly to live.
Respectfully, Jane Dunn 3924 Exultant Drive
Kids recreation/meeting/party room at community center
Bike paths, larger playground for 7-12 range
Large community rooms for renting out to the public more activities for teenagers and kids and seniors constant events on a
monthly basis. Make sure there's enough storage for all the equipment and supplies for those activities (and maintenance, too)
Meeting rooms for Girl Scouts and other like organizations for youth.
Nature Center, nice BBQ areas, improved kids play equipment, shade over upper kids play equipment.
Improved play structure ex. Pollywog park in Manhattan Beach. Relaxing sitting area, garden, nice benches, fountains and
splash zone for kids(like at promenade mall, good option if pool doesn't pan out. Please reconsider pool, closest pools are in
Pedro and Torrance )
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Activities/Classes
SECURITY CONCERNS
Police substation. There are too many people coming into the area, traffic, trash and crime are increasing in the
neighborhood. Ladera Linda is in a quiet neighborhood, these types of facilities are not appropiate.
Sheriffs sub -station
Keeping gate locked after hours and increasing sheriff patrols in the area at night
Slow down the traffic on Forrestal. Increase number of trash barrels.
less traffic
A keep out sign to reduce the number of visitors from other cities, vandalism, graffiti, littering, loitering, noise, traffic, and
disturbances.
GENERAL FACILITY/ MAINTENANCE
Expanded parking for Forrestal access
More parking for walkers/bikers
Keep it low maintenance and do not add concrete anywhere A rural as can be, just make it blunt with the sarroundings And
avoid heavy traffic
Ladera Linda is not the only Park in RPV. Abalone Cove is our only beach park and does not get the same resources spent as
the city's other parks.
More picnic tables, shade structures and BBQ's
Nice bathrooms
Please keep Ladera Linda park peaceful and quite. It is not a suitable location for a facility or attractions that will draw crowds.
Sustainable energy and AWG
Toilets that older folks can use easily... unless you have already done that
Yes, electrical vehicle charging stations in all parking lots of parks.
Rotate existing Paddle Tennis Courts 90 degrees (Sun issue). One additional court would be useful. Pave Paddle Tennis
Courts parking lot. I support limited lower athletic field. No soccer there (we have enough soccer fields on upper school district
land). Community center should provide for a 150 person event with cooking, dining, & dancing amenities. Should also have
three additional meeting rooms. There should be a charge for room usage with large discounts for neighbors.
Courts need to be turned North - South not East - West direction as now constructed.
Trees
The Community meeting rooms should be upgraded and modernized.
Support keeping up existing fields and facilities. Need to know cost, details, re any additional amenities. Do not currently see
my family using an expanded LL complex.
MISCELLANEOUS
Chocolate Fountain
This park is so far from me, I am not sure I would use many of the amenities.
I support the athletic fields already in place at LL; however, I don't think we need more. There is already an issue with parking.
I don't understand why the gate is always locked between the parking lot by the paddle courts and the soccer fields above.
When there are soccer games going on, it is a huge issue. It forces everyone to park up on that road, and people are flipping
u -turns all over the place. Only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. In general, I don't support any more 'building' - just
maintaining or reusing what we have (i.e. no more structures at LL, but could repurpose what is already there).
There is a tennis court on City Hall property that is never used.
It is fine the way it is
Statues and skateparks
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SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE SURVEY OPEN ENDED QUESTION
*some of the responses may repeated
SKATEBOARD PARK
A real skate park for the kids to safely skate board
A skate park
A skate park
A skatepark
A skatepark where kids can skate safely
Add a skate park
Add a skatepark
Build a skate park
Build a skate park
Build a skate park at the RVP City Hall location. Our children need a safe, legal place to skate.
Build a skate park for the kids and families
Build a skate park only accessible to residents of Rancho Palos Verdes
Build a skate park.
Build a skate park. We are in an age where skating is a way of life for children, it's a sport driven by passion. in this day in age,
their parent probably did tricks on a skateboard or even on a pair of roller skates in their lifetime, and shares the love of it with
their children. These families most likely skate together and skate with other families and friends that can use a place to
practice together with all who share this passion of skating.
Build a skateboard park
Build a skatepark
To put in a skatepark
We need a skate park. There is everything but that.This enormous population is being overlooked and ignored. Skateboarding
is a part of almost every young persons life. Many young people stay interested in this activity through adulthood.They are
being ignored.
Build a skatepark
Build a skatepark
Build a skatepark for the kids please. The great cities in the South Bay all have at least one skatepark. It's become a haven for
children all ages to safely participate in the sport. Thank you.
Build a skatepark near all this natural beauty
Build a skatepark
Build a skatepark
Build a skatepark.
Build a skatepark.
Build a skatepark/skate plaza or even better. a park/square/public space where you can skate and recreate among other
things, where people can watch from the side or participate
Build parks for kids including a skatepark
Building a skate park
Building a skate park
Building a skate park.
Building a skatepark
Building a skatepark for our kids
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Create a place for our teens to skate, toddlers to play and dogs to run safely
Even though we live in RHE, we support skateboard park in RPV
Have more activities for teens like the skatepark to support phyical excercise and more activities to do in RPV so you don't
have to go out of the city to do them.
It would be great to have more sports facilities and a skate park for the older children.
Make a skatepark
More sport courts either tennis, basketball, and definitely add a skate park
New sports fields and a skatepark
Open Space but please put in the Skatepark
Please build a skate park.The kids are skating all over our public areas and commercial properties. We have clubs and fields
galore for all the other activities suggested- a skate park is "particular" and extremely popular
Please build a skatepark. We have facilities for football and tennis already at schools and other parks. To visit a skatepark, I
need to leave my own city.
Please support the children and teens that love skateboarding and finally provide a serious skate park. It will help the kids
and community.
Protect natural environment and repurpose unused lots for skate park
Provide a place for kids to skate board
Provide a play for children to play ad be physical active like a skate park which we do not have.
Provide a Skateboard Park so that our youth have a safe place to skateboard rather than busy local parking lots or surrounding
city skateparks which are unsafe.
Provide space for young kids to skate in a safe environment, such as a skate park.
RPV kids need a designated, safe place to skateboard!
RPV needs a skate park
Skate Park
Skate park for the kids
Skate park for the kids would be wonderful -teenagers; on the peninsula need more activities.
Skate parks and more baseball diamonds
Skateboard park to keep kids off streets, school and church grounds.
Skatepark
Skatepark
Skateparks and skateboarding areas
Sports areas to develop. including skatepark
NO SKATEBOARD PARK
Keep open space. No skate park in Rancho Palos Verdes.
POOL
We need a community pool
Build a natatorium
A city pool & recreation center for all ages.
A public pool would be great. Driving 30 minutes to the Y in Torrance is less than ideal.
Add a community pool at Ladera Linda.
Add a pool and skate park.
Add a pool or scout house or community center to be used by youth organizations.
Add a public pool
Add pools. Leave trails and lower Hesse park alone.
Area for young teens and teenagers to spend outdoor time. Schools already have soccer fields, basketball courts. We need to
add more to the mix. Community pools, skate parks, fitness areas, walking paths...
Building community through rec centers, pools and small skateparks.
Build a community swimming pool for residents and their families
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Build a multiple use Aquatic center. This came up as number two on the survey you ran 10 years ago and has never been
heard of since.
Build an aquatic center (with multiple pools; one won't serve the diverse population)
Don't overbuild and create facilities that are hard to maintain and used by only a few people. Our town in MD made this
mistake... spent millions on an outdoor pool and bathhouse complex that could only be used about 4 months of the year (MD
has real winter) and sat vacant the other 8 months but needed maintenance/upkeep. During the 4 months, the facility was very
lightly used because there was a County pool 2 miles away that was bigger/nicer.
For me personally, I'd like an indoor public pool near Hawthorne.
Have an outdoor swimming pool for those of us that don't have a pool.
I feel like we have plenty of parks for young children. Possibly a public pool for the kids to hang out at would be fun, too.
I really love the open spaces we have. Although I support building community amenities like more tennis courts and a
community pool, I would not like to have them take precedent over open space. We have a lot of new construction that is
eroding the natural open space already.
I would love to see an outdoor swimming pool for residents. That was the only reason I joined a health club, and all they had
was an indoor pool which is heavily chlorinated. Not healthy. They have wonderful swimming pools in Germany. I wish we had
those here. I also think we could do more with our trails, and vegetation. I would like to be able to walk along trails and go from
one end of the peninsula to the other just by walking. Encourage pedestrian traffic but we need comfortable and safe paths to
do that. We should be able to go from the eastside over the hill up to the Peninsula Shopping Center. Not just for hiking
purposes but general pedestrian traffic. As much as we focus on keeping things 'natural' we are not focused on pedestrian
traffic. Bicyles yes but not on pedestrian traffic. Can you imagine what it would look like if we could go across this hill on foot as
a way to travel not just for recreation/hiking purposes. No cars.
I'd like to see an outdoor community pool with nice areas for picnics, shaded seating for seniors to watch kids having fun, a
gathering place with a focal point.
In a climate like we have I would like to see a good outdoor pool or pools
In living here for 17 years, I'm saddened that there is no community swimming pool. Swimming is something that people can
enjoy at all ages. I prefer an outdoor pool because we can enjoy the sun most of the year. I wish there was someplace I could
just do lap swimming. The closest place I can think of is at Redondo Beach Union High. 2. Indoor multipurpose gym would be
fantastic for basketball, volleyball, and other uses. 3. athletic field such as soccer with lights. I've been involved in AYSO
soccer for many years, and it's sad we have to rely on poorly maintained school fields for 3000 kids to play soccer.
Indoor swimming pool
Indoor swimming pool or a gym
I've heard from several residents that it would be great to have a public pool somewhere within the boundaries of RPV.
whether it's indoor or outdoor, I'm sure it would appeal to families, local sports teams for pool space & practices,
More of everything. I am a lifelong resident and have always participated in what you offer -- camps when I was a kid, parties
at the parks, music camp for my kids now. Please keep it up and add more by way of community events such as recycling,
composting, those types of programs. More park space and a place for my kids to play. Right now, the most used parks for
me are Hesse and Ryan. Would love a pool option so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro.
Offer a community pool and offer road biking trails that are safe from traffic.
Offer more sports and athletic areas, baseball, basketball, pool, etc.
Offerings for older people, not just the young! Pools....
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Pool
Pool
Pool and skatepark.
Pool, outdoor or indoor
Provide a community swimming pool or two.
Public swimming pool please.
Put a pool in or volleyball courts
PV does not have a municipal pool. A pool would be a wonderful complement to the other great attributes of our community. It
can be enjoyed by young and old for a variety of recreational purposes including exercise classes, lap swimming, synchronized
swimming, diving, and playtime for kids in the summer.
skate board park, outdoor pool/indoor pool, dog parks
Swimming pool that can be closed in or open up during the summer.
We need an aquatic center with multiple pools (different temperatures) that can support the different needs of the community
where is the money coming from to buld swimming pools and indoor gyms? These ideas should always include the costs so
people can make informed comments. We are some of the owners that can remember when the City Hall was in Golden Cove
Center.
NO POOL
In these financial difficult times with sky -hi taxes for CA residents, whatever is done for parks improvements should be minor
and benefit the majority of residents instead of special interest persons who want swimming pools, basketball courts, etc.
(unless those persons are willing to pay for the added facilities, to build them and use and maintain them later).
Avoid building expensive draws such as swimming pools and gymnasiums that local residents won't use very often.
DOG PARK
We need a larger permanent dog park.
Build a permanent dog park, preferably larger than the one at Pt. Vicente
Be dog friendly
Build a safe and social place for us to take our pets ... a permanent dog park
Del Cerro needs developing with more trees, picnic tables and fire pits. It still seems like one big, under -used dog park.
Dog park Soccer fields
Dog parks
Dog parks, Bicycle track for kids
Have a larger, nicer dog park.
Make a large permanent dog park with more places to sit, more trees and more shade.
More dog parks
More dog parks.
Permanent dog park
Permanent dog park at civic center
Pick up after dogs. Add a basketball court
Provide a permanent dog park. The current dog park is working tremendously with many users, particularly in the morning and
late afternoon and weekend
SPORTS RELATED
New sports fields and a skatepark
More sport courts either tennis, basketball, and definitely add a skate park
Sports areas to develop. including skatepark
Build nice soccer fields
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Add outdoor basketball courts. Many of my RPV friends and neighbors are forced to go to Hermosa Beach, Torrance or other
beach cities for basketball.
Create bike paths on the roads. Currently no room for bikers; consequently very dangerous for both the biker and the driver.
Create spaces where our kids and adults can compete/host in sporting activities that are relative to helping our community
excel in their desired activities. Do you know we have kids driving 2 hours round trip at least 2 nights a week to go to soccer
practice since there are no lights on our fields. Thes kids are 9 years old. If there can't be lights give them an indoor facility to
compete in. Cities are bringing in money renting fields and hosting tournaments why can't we have this?
Develop a portion of lower Hesse Park so our local kids can have access to more than a play structure - sport courts are a
must.
Ensure recreational fields/courts (sports) are available for use, even into the night. A gym (for basketball and volleyball) would
be fantastic, too.
Free exercise facilities and very low-cost membership to City gym facilities for those who live in RPV.
Have a Sports Complex
It would help my health greatly if you built an indoor walking track at Hesse park or Highridge with security so there is
somewhere safe to walk and run at night after work.
Make a safe bike path to circumvent peninsula.
Modern recreation... hockey rink, roller rink, skate park, water park for small tots next to pools. My kids like roller sports over
ball sports and I'm tired of driving to Torrance and Long Beach to provide them with those recreation opportunities.
More active recreation areas.
More activities to keep the community united
More choices for activities and classes and fitness.
More public use amenities
More soccer fields
My kids are on the older side now, but I was always envious of my siblings that had wonderful sports programs through
community rather than having to pay for club sports and privately run sports. Torrance Parks have a volleyball program.
Offer more public tennis and basketball courts.
Outdoor basketball courts
Provide a disc golf course somewhere in the area. Peck Park would be ideal but other areas would work also.
Provide most'bang for buck' open space recreational facilities - long run need to accommodate increased population in the
face of increased land prices, e.g. big lightly developed park is generally better than small high -maintenance pool, weight
room, etc.
Roller rink
Teen rec center & skate park
The only thing not already available to RPV residents in one form or another is a skate park. Otherwise, please leave well
enough alone
The single most important thing RPV can do to improve the quality of life for its residents would be to build a skatepark.
The water park idea mentioned previously.
There needs to be more ball fields for both Baseball and Softball. Especially practice fields
This is a big question, but I'd say the most impactful of all the proposed initiatives in this survey is the skate park. There
currently is none anywhere on the hill, while there are versions of the other proposals in different locales. Furthermore, there
are few appropriate public places for kids to skate in.
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In living here for 17 years, I'm saddened that there is no community swimming pool. Swimming is something that people can
enjoy at all ages. I prefer an outdoor pool because we can enjoy the sun most of the year. I wish there was someplace I could
just do lap swimming. The closest place I can think of is at Redondo Beach Union High. 2. Indoor multipurpose gym would be
fantastic for basketball, volleyball, and other uses. 3. athletic field such as soccer with Lights. I've been involved in AYSO
soccer for many years, and it's sad we have to rely on poorly maintained school fields for 3000 kids to play soccer.
(OPEN SPACES/ TRAILS/ HIK1W }MATURE/ GARDENS
Again keep it simple down to earth rural semi rural Close to nature as possible less construction and less concrete more
greens and trees.
Building walking paths on the undeveloped land while preserving the land.
Care for the open space, and don't invest in high -maintenance facilities
City green
Connectivity of loop trails for people and horses
Continue to support and preserve our open spaces. We have so few left and it is what makes the peninsula so peaceful and
unique. The preserves are such a gift from RPV to everyone.
Develop parks and open space
Do not over build
Do something about Lower Hesse Park and fix the paths. No more wasted money on studies and plans for building structures
that you don't have funds for. There is a hazard there now with the large tumble weeds. No need for grand plans only simply
fix the paths and a little bit of easy to maintain landscaping.
Don't overdevelop and keep as much open space as possible, My kids used to love the Ryan (Rocketship) park when it had
the older equipment which was much more fun that the new "safe" equipment. After the rocketship was removed my kids just
got back in the car and didn't want to go back to Ryan park.
Emphasis on preservation rather than use of green space is wrong for our location. Trail administrators are closing popular
trails, for specious preservation and habitat reasons, that have been in use for more than 40 years.
Emphasize open space and habitat with strong educational component;more coastal sage scrub in Shoreline park
Enhance the enjoyment of our environment with great outdoor spaces that are both useful and beautiful.
Ensure beach/ocean access
Foster an appreciation for the coast, open space and ocean without building edifices to explain everything.
Gardens
Good landscaping
Green space
Have more trash pick up along roads and paths
Hiking trails
I believe we need to protect the peacefulness of our community. We need to protect and value our open spaces as so few are
left. In the present world of high tech and stress we need to unwind and be able to de -stress in nature. We do not need active
activites in these beautiful, natural areas. There are enough places in neighboring cities for those activities. We are one of the
few ciites left that put a priority on nature and wildlife. The peacefulness and serenity of our city needs to maintained and not
be pressured to have active, noisy activies. Nature and beauty and serenity are the priority.
I feel the more wild open space the better. We have more public facilities than most other cities
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I oppose Gateway Park
Improve and expand open, natural habitat with trails. Keep construction to a minimum. Natural, open space is the most
important.
Increase walking trails (already have a great start) and make bike lanes safer (wider lanes in some areas and some way to
keep cars from drifting into the bike lanes). Specifically, a marked bike lane on Hawthorne by Ryan park - I've witnessed
several close calls because cars drift into cyclists going up and around the curve.
Just to continue promoting an active and healthy lifestyle by providing easily accessible and all ages friendly outdoor and
indoor facilities/trails. Thank you.
Keep a lot of open space and teach people what is in it and to appreciate it.
Keep areas clean and open as much as possible. Free family events are great. Perhaps get the public schools involved in
community service projects to assist with this and also tap into public school arts programs to provide entertainment and/or
athletic coaching for small children by the older ones giving high school kids say, community service experience.
Keep as much open space as possible
Keep it natural. Dwindling natural habitat is precious. Less Signs, Less Clutter.
Keep I rural
Keep nature in mind and do not costruct buildings. Fitness stations are seldom used, those are fads from the 60's and the 70's.
Keep low maintenance in mind
Keep open space and the ability for people to enjoy nature.
Keep open space.
Keep open space. Do not over build.
keep open space/support equestrian trials
keep open spaces
Keep open spaces
Keep some land for habitat.
keep the areas clean and safe for all users. do not overdevelop natural areas
Keep the hiking trails from being abused by off-road bikers, and support new and existing open space in our city.
Keep the majority of open space as passive although not opposed to some structured activities.
Keep the open space open
Keep the parks, trails, ocean bluff walkways as they are and in good condition.
Keep the rural, open and natural state of our open areas/parks.
Keep the trails open for hiking
Keep things simple. Yes, we should provide parks and open spaces for residents to enjoy, but we don't need or want large
buildings, big developments, or lots of formal areas that attract attention and people from surrounding areas.
Keep undeveloped spaces, they are the reason we live here instead of the city
Keep undistrubed open space available
Landscape Hawthorne Blvd. It's an embarassment to all RPV residents.
Landscape unused weed covered areas including, but not limited to, lower Hesse Park with site appropriate drought resistant
California native plants. Provide interpretive signage for same and DG surfaced walking paths to allow access.
Leave open space open space.
leave the open space alone that's why we live there
Leave undeveloped areas alone.
Let's try to keep a natural environment where we can enjoy nature.
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I would love to see an outdoor swimming pool for residents. That was the only reason I joined a health club, and all they had
was an indoor pool which is heavily chlorinated. Not healthy.They have wonderful swimming pools in Germany. I wish we had
those here. I also think we could do more with our trails, and vegetation. I would like to be able to walk along trails and go from
one end of the peninsula to the other just by walking. Encourage pedestrian traffic but we need comfortable and safe paths to
do that. We should be able to go from the eastside over the hill up to the Peninsula Shopping Center. Not just for hiking
purposes but general pedestrian traffic. As much as we focus on keeping things 'natural'we are not focused on pedestrian
traffic. Bicyles yes but not on pedestrian traffic. Can you imagine what it would look like if we could go across this hill on foot as
a way to travel not just for recreation/hiking purposes. No cars.
Maintain a safe and clean environment. If this means keeping up trails and preventing public from using bushes as restrooms,
we need to do this
Maintain and improve trails, promote open space and nature preserves
Maintain current parks and open spaces. Currently, they can't even clear dead animals from city beaches.
Maintain green spaces and host more outdoor events on the east side of city.
Maintain high public participation in planning and decision-making; balance & reconcile public & private interests as much as
possible.
Maintain hiking trails
Maintain open ,natural parks with native plants and walking trails.
Maintain open space
Maintain open space and natural habitat that makes our city unique.
Maintain open space for horse back riders, hikers and mountain bikers.
Maintain open spaces. No more buildings and there are enough sports fields already.
Maintain simple open space with emphasis on views
Maintain the natural environment and hiking trails while enforcing restrictions on unreasonable and excessive development.
Maintain the natural openness for wildlife corridors and for views.
Maintain the open space, and ensure the parks don't become overrun and abused
Maintain the parks currently in use. Make sure rules are followed by those using the parks. Keep dogs off of RPV beach, a
sensitive habitat that is being damaged..
Maintaining the natural environment.
Make certain there is nothing that happens to negatively impact views
Making our existing open space more enjoyable as a natural outdoor experience by prohibiting, limiting or meaningfully
controlling mountain bike riding.
Manage and control what we have in place now. Show those visiting our City that we are in control and will not tolerate any
illegal behavior OR abuse of our City. Please emphasize respect to all those owning homes near any of the Nature
Preserves.
Many more walking trails.
More areas to preserve wildlife, local plants, etc.
More beach trails
More control over the open space.
More hiking trails
More open areas
More open space. Less development. We need to leave our kids with something they will be proud of..
More open walking trails, Especially along the coast
More outdoor activities --walking trails, paddle tennis and/or tennis courts, etc.
Nature preserve/conservation
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Need to preserve the open Coastal View Corridor for future generations to enjoy. Overgrown trees & shrubs at Ladera Linda,
and at the Interpretive Center & all the other City Parks on Hawthorne Blvd. have been allowed to grow out of control, blocking
our most precious resource.
No more building of anything. Leave the open space. Leave things as they are
Now that we have secured the open space land we must focus on more community active field usage.
Open space for nature trails
Open space, trails, and parks.
Open spaces
Parks with native plants and walking trails.
Plant trees in the medians on Hawthorne Blvd.
Preserve all open space
Preserve and maintain open space
Preserve and protect natural wild areas.
Preserve existing views. Do not plant new trees, but only low growing shrubs
Preserve land
Preserve natural land and habitat.
Preserve nature trails
Preserve open space and please fix the horrible eye sore of the Hawthorne Blvd median. It is embarrassing for a city as
wonderful as ours to have this ugly representation of RPV. It is our main street and it gives a horrible impression. Look at RHE
and PVE, they have beautifully landscaped streets. What we have is shameful. Faded, ripped Astroturf. We have no business
spending any money on anything until this eyesore is fixed.
Preserve open space, including trails
Preserve open space, rural enviromnent
Preserve open space. Create a city center at the Upper Pt Vicente city offices
Preserve our views and protect our semi -rural park environment. Create family -friendly environments and unstructured areas
at the parks.
Preserve rural character
Preserve some open space, walking paths, community center for brining people together with activities for different ages.
Preserve the natural beauty of the city. Refine the Mossbank trail in upper Malaga canyon.
Preserve the peaceful neighborhoods and don't make the parks become high traffic "destinations".
Preserve the quality of life by limiting development of all kinds
Preserve the quiet privacy of neighbors
Preserve the scenic and natural beauty. It is unique, it is what has attracted us to this place, myself being a long time resident,
and it is what attracts visitors and keeps our property value protected. The terrain, fauna, and views, views, views... Preserve
it, because once it's gone, it won't come back.
Preserving quiet, secluded feel with ample greenery, parks.
Preserving undeveloped land for wildlife and natural habitat
Protect as much natural habitat/open space as possible for all to enjoy.
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Protect the City's natural open spaces, bluffs and beaches, and preserve lands for their scenic beauty, for their value to wildlife,
and as a place of respite and refuge for humans from the hustle and bustle of urban life. These lands, including our beaches
provide greater benefits to more people than any other park or rec facility in our City when they are protected from overuse and
abuse. They lose value for their scenic beauty, for wildlife, and as a place of respite and refuge for humans when they are
overused and abused, overdeveloped and turned into active rec areas. These natural open space areas are also the one thing
that residents can't get from private enterprise and PVPUSD, unlike other recreational facilities and activities --at least not
locally --making them all the more important for the City to protect and support.
Protect the open space from trail bikes, hikers trash, and trails that cause erosion.
Protecting the views of homeowners while adding passive improvements to the parks. Only add active sports activities in parks
not bordered by homes. No new trees but low growing shrubs are ok. Make sure that the residents living near a particular part
are not against the new additions that are planned. Thanks.
Remove the signage for all those supposed parks along PV Dr. East (Frog Pond Park, Miltenberger Park, etc.). Not only are
the signs eyesores, there really aren't parks there (in the conventional sense - no trails, benches, trash cans, parking). They
are just nice, natural, 'green' belts and should be left as they are - without the big, ugly signs. Also, the new retaining wall
installed across from Miraleste Plaza (PV Dr E & Miraleste Dr) - seriously ugly. That should have been made using PV stone,
or something similar- not DIY blocks from Home Depot. I'm hearing that it'll be'ok' because the plan is to let vines grow over
it. It would be less expensive to maintain (plants, trimming, watering) if it was a nice looking wall that blends with our area, and
doesn't need to be covered by plants that will likely not survive due to the drought.
Respect the land and keep open, undeveloped spaces as they are. - Improve and update the parks for local residents with as
small footprint as possible. Do not develop infrastructure (parking, access) to support larger out of town presence. It would be a
tragedy to see our natural areas and parks be over run with crowds. For example, Abalone Cove / Sacred Cove.
Retain and or enlarge the current natural habitat as much as possible. This is what makes the PV Peninsula such a unique
place in Southern California. Adding more amenities not only draws more traffic, it detracts from the overall tranquility which
affords our city its distinctiveness.
Safe bike trail with no cars
Teach a love of nature and a love for our lizards, snakes, wild life, pollinators, a native plant garden, a butterfly garden and
enjoy our open space.
The city needs to install animal proof trash receptacles in the parks and the beaches and also provide for recyclables. Malibu
has them on their hiking trails and beaches.
The core activity for the City of RPV is to preserve what its residents moved here for. Adding attractions that encourage non
city residents does not serve RPV residents. The tragedy at Inspiration Point is the perfect exemple for this. Enticing folks in
who are not familiar to our terrain can be deadly for them and costly to us. The air, land and sea response to the tragedy was
breath -taking, expensive and put rescuers at risk. The planned Gateway Park will provide more opportunity for such rescues
for those non residents who do not know the terrain, over-estimate their physical abilities and come unprepared to deal with the
heat, lack of water and rattlesnakes.
The walk paths
To maintain the natural space. Abalone Cove does not need any further encroachment or development - other than keeping
unwanted vandals and miscreants out.
Too much Construction will take away the natural beauty. It will be so nice to leave that open vacant space at RPV parks.
Otherwise, everywhere you see buildings, and concrete.
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Trails and Nature Centers, preserves
Trails for beach access and hiking
Use the existing developed areas to add more value while leaving undeveloped areas the way they are to preserve the area's
natural habitat as much as possible.
View..... enforce.
Walking / hiking trails. Lack of walking path / sidewalk along PV Drive East between Miraleste and Crest
Walking and hiking paths are most important. RPV needs more of them with parking.
Walking areas, as walking is the best sort of exercise that most people can participte in.
Walking trails
Walking Trails, Tots Tricycle parks
Walking trails with exercise stations
Well maintained walking trails, clean bathrooms, add lights to the bathroom at the park on bluff near Terranea
We're known for the beauty here on PVP, so let's keep it natural and free from any new human intrusion (bldgs., outdoor
lighting, noisy activities, bikes on trails)
When considering what changes to make to a park and recreation infrastructure, keep in mind changes that the most people
can benefit from. For example, open grassy areas can be enjoyed by all, whether picnicing, flying a kite, throwing a frisbee, etc.
Carving up the open grassy areas, for example into baseball diamonds, reduces the overall utility - most of the time the fields
are unused and are less useful for the majority of residents.
Work on running trails is high on the list. There is a nice trail along PV Drive South and another along PV Drive East. Add
trash cans (blended in) every half mile or so, add water fountains every 2 miles or so. Maybe look into adequate bathroom
facilities every few miles. Work on smoothing the rough spots. Ideally, build a separate running lane (with a cone barrier)
along the switch backs. The run up PV Drive East from Ganado to PCH is world class - only 1 light, no 90 degree turns, mostly
separate from traffic, nice views, shaded. The run along PVDS from San Pedro to PVE is also exceptional - great views, 2
lights, no 90 degree turns. Maybe one of the top 5 ocean view runs of that distance in California. Incremental improvements
would not cost much per year. Trash service could be contracted out. If switch backs are too tight for runners and drivers and
bikes, then RPV might want to more clearly route runners from PVDE down Ganado/Floweridge/Cool Heights to Ladera Linda
and then to PVDS (on roads and/or trails). RPV is a pretty ideal venue for running and cycling. Getting more runners in would
make the community look safe, happy, healthy, and easy to live in (which would help property values). Building a healthy
running and bike riding community could help RPV compete for new residents with places like Manhattan Beach and Santa
Monica, which are meccas for runners, cyclists, swimmers, etc. (and have property values much higher than those in RPV).
If RPV had (or could build) a swim venue for safe and pleasant 1-2 mile swims (say below the Trump or Terranea properties), it
could be an pretty special venue for training for triathlons, and possibly host an annual triathlon. Kelp could be an issue. Not
sure how fast kelp grows or if it could be "mowed" every 5 years or so to allow comfortable open water swimming without
permanent damage to the environment.
EQUESTRIAN
keep open space/support equestrian trials
Maintain open space for horse back riders, hikers and mountain bikers.
Support trails in the equestrian Q districts before we lose equestrian usage of our horse zoned properties.
Connectivity of loop trails for people and horses
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Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views and trees
connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for horses and livestock
that are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster Livestock must be considered in an emergency
situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and livestock without an Emergency Preparedness
Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We need to have trailer drive up access and a location to place
all the horses and other livestock together as Palos Verdes is extremely limited with entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable
which way it will blow. The cities must work together to have an overall evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the
unpredictability of fire, we cannot have too many areas available for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have very
expensive show horses. This is considered a commodity to some. Not all horses are show horses, however, they are
considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by their owners. Thank you for your consideration. As for other
parks, their is not a need for duplicates others than what would save a life human or animal. Park amenities should have a
central location with all amenities and / or other parks should have some while others have the opposite. This would cause
people to visit all parks and a central location such as the Civic Center should contain all amenities. Studies should be
performed so that we do not overwhelm the city with too much that will go unused. Thank you again.
COMMUNITY CENTERr'FACfLITY RENTALS
A better Senior Center where the facility could be used for youth if needed (Mommy & Me's, Scout meetings). Check out
Culver City's on Overland - One banquet room there is quite large for big band dancing!
A park is suppose to be for the community, and in so being the more use a park gets by the community the more successful the
city is in providing the needs of the community. You have an offer to have a park built at no cost with 10 years of maintenance
included. It will be the most used feature by the most people from the community, of any park in the city. This is a no brainer. If
you seriously want to serve the community give the people what they need most.
Add a dance center and a art center
Adding important areas to our parks is a must.
Allow parks to maintain a local community feel and environment.
Amphitheater was the best idea to support arts and culture.
An improved Ladera Linda Community Center.
Arts and cultural center
Build the "facility" and provide the "activities" that more residents would come to enjoy and frequently participate!!
Community Outreach - Provide facility and recreation program that enrich the mental and physical beings for all ages instead
of a few.
Do not put any recreational places near homes where it would disturb neighbors
Encourage the City Council to develop more active parkland to meet the current and future needs of its citizens. Long range
planning and vision!
Expand outdoor activity areas that appeal to a variety of ages.
Expand the classes offered with online sign up and payment, to meet the diverse needs of the city.
Finally develope Pt. Vicente Park/Civic Center according to the items listed for that site development in this questionnaire
Focus on the Ladera Linda project. It is a great space with a lot of potential.
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Give us more reasons to stay on the Hill! For example, I am often involved in renting space to hold a ballroom dance. None
here that have wood floors, amenities & reasonable price. Hold weekly Concerts in the Park (like Manhattan Beach) and
summer Movies in the Park (like Pacific Palisades). Finish sidewalks in areas that don't have one to promote walking places to
eat or shop. Improve park lighting so outdoor evening events are more appealing.
Keep an open mind and move forward with multi user projects
Keep parks simple. Trying to make major build outs only attracts more people from areas outside of PV to our neighborhoods.
Children and families in our immediate area would benefit most from simple park designs with plenty of outdoor recreational
areas.
Less expensive classes.
Maintain parks infrastructure
Maintain public parks well and provide and maintain good facilities for civic activities.
Maintain the quiet enjoyment of our home and community. Serve it's residents with appropriate facilities. Since approximately
24% of the residents are 65+ they should be considered in the master plan.
Make facilities at Hesse Park more available and at lower costs for public gatherings such as wedding receptions and other
groups.
More green areas for adults. More activities for retired population.
Offer new things like this to enhance the community feel, establish A community center where people can gather, play sports,
come for community events and solidify our relationship with the city
Please inject some innovation into our parks. Our parks are bland and basic.
Provide diverse recreational opportunities, especially for kids.
Provide opportunities to network and get together and make a difference. Occasional speakers and other events would be
welcome.
Safe walking paths for students seniors, & disabled. Intersection at Hawthorne & Silver Spur should be equipped with four
bridges to eliminate students crossing dangerous highway. Widen sidewalks in and around the Peninsula Center.
The proposed Gateway Park. I hope it doesn't happen. There are already getting to be too many people (not residents)
descending upon the area, and that would invite even more. Plus, the issues with the slide. I'm seeing maintenance costs and
possibly lawsuits that us locals will end up having to pay for.
To have a modern and true recreational park that I don't have to drive out of the city to enjoy.
To have fun and have a good time living there.
To have something that is fun for all
In living here for 17 years, I'm saddened that there is no community swimming pool. Swimming is something that people can
enjoy at all ages. I prefer an outdoor pool because we can enjoy the sun most of the year. I wish there was someplace I could
just do lap swimming. The closest place I can think of is at Redondo Beach Union High. 2. Indoor multipurpose gym would be
fantastic for basketball, volleyball, and other uses. 3. athletic field such as soccer with lights. I've been involved in AYSO
soccer for many years, and it's sad we have to rely on poorly maintained school fields for 3000 kids to play soccer.
SENIORS
With at least 25% of the population over 65, we should have a permanent senior center.
Senior programs
Safe walking paths for students seniors, & disabled. Intersection at Hawthorne & Silver Spur should be equipped with four
bridges to eliminate students crossing dangerous highway. Widen sidewalks in and around the Peninsula Center.
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Provide more recreation for seniors and young people so that young people don't have to hang out at the mall and seniors
don't have to stay home. by the way: all this requires transportation. We have the worst transportation in the world here. I'm a
senior. If I can't drive, I'm isolated. Same for kids. They all need a car ride to do anything.
Provide more facilities for seniors and teens
Provide for the seniors
Provide fitness stations at the parks, possibly liaise with the PV Seniors to create more activities for seniors - after all they
make up a large portion of the population!
Provide appropriate facilities and activities for the increasing senior population in the city.
More green areas for adults. More activities for retired population.
Focus on recreation activities for seniors and kids; the folks in the middle can fend for themselves.
Build a Senior Center
Build a senior center,and some recreation area
Create activities that connect seniors and youths
Maintain the quiet enjoyment of our home and community. Serve it's residents with appropriate facilities. Since approximately
24% of the residents are 65+ they should be considered in the master plan.
A better Senior Center where the facility could be used for youth if needed (Mommy & Me's, Scout meetings). Check out
Culver City's on Overland - One banquet room there is quite large for big band dancing!
YOUTH
There's a growing number of younger families with lots of kids. I would like to see more updated playground facilities for kids
and more family friendly activities at the parks.
Safe walking paths for students seniors, & disabled. Intersection at Hawthorne & Silver Spur should be equipped with four
bridges to eliminate students crossing dangerous highway. Widen sidewalks in and around the Peninsula Center.
Provide more recreation for seniors and young people so that young people don't have to hang out at the mall and seniors
don't have to stay home. by the way: all this requires transportation. We have the worst transportation in the world here. I'm a
senior. If I can't drive, I'm isolated. Same for kids. They all need a car ride to do anything.
Provide more active recreational facilities for the youth
Provide diverse recreational opportunities, especially for kids.
Provide a place for our kids that is fun and a draw from getting into trouble. we love our kids and want local outlets for them.
there is not enough in PV they can go to or do! Come on everyone! Our kids are our future.
I really like the idea of building more things for the children in our city to do. Keeps them out of trouble when they are kept busy.
Thank You
Focus on recreation activities for seniors and kids; the folks in the middle can fend for themselves.
Add more fields and play areas for children.
Find a place for our local youth to gather safely
Continuing to foster the play activities for kids as the community continues to attract younger families including playgrounds,
open spaces, fields, places to ride bikes (esp important given our neighborhoods are mostly hilly and we're very limited here).
Create activities that connect seniors and youths
It would be great to have a park for older children (6-12). None of the kids we know want to go to our parks anymore because
they are all geared toward younger kids and they are now "boring". Please please please look into building a park for older
children. For example: http://www.kompan.us/playground-equipment/product-finder/#/?amin=6&amax=12 has great
examples of older -kid playgrounds. Thanks for considering this.
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Keep parks simple. Trying to make major build outs only attracts more people from areas outside of PV to our neighborhoods.
Children and families in our immediate area would benefit most from simple park designs with plenty of outdoor recreational
areas.
A better Senior Center where the facility could be used for youth if needed (Mommy & Me's, Scout meetings). Check out
Culver City's on Overland - One banquet room there is quite large for big band dancing!
GENERAL FACILITY/ MAINTENANCE
Always maintain and improve basic park infrastructure - restrooms, picnic areas, fields, etc.
Can there be more bathrooms in the parks and make them clean please
Clean and safe parks
Control the mess of cars/bikers/walkers on Crenshaw at Del Cerro park. It is so dangerous -no room to drive.
Expand PVIC
I think we have it pretty well now. I do not see urgent need to expend more funds for new projects. Just make minor
enhancements and keep up maintenance on what we already have.
Improve Eastview Park .... keep up the walking path; wood shavings or new path covering is needed.The park needs more
benches!
Improve sidewalks on Palos Verdes Drive East. Many people walk or run there on a daily basis. Development is inconsistent
at best; only paved in short stretches, footing is bad, and neighboring shrubbery overgrown.
Improve the look of Ladera Linda buildings, they look shabby
Improve the two most gorgeous places we have, Upper and Lower Point Vicente
Improved maintenance of what already exists
Increase the hours of operations for all of our parks.
Keep existing parks maintained
Keep the trash collected from parks, plant drought -tolerant plants, and provide community enrichment through lectures.
Keep them clean
Maintain the quiet of the residential neighborhoods
Maintain what we currently have.
Make a place for the whole family to be able to go and enjoy themselves it should be able to make eveyone go there and come
back with a day well spent.
Make sure that improvements do not bring masses of folks to our city that will negatively affect how the residents live. Keep
new projects small in size to not attract too many at one time. "Less is more"
Provide shade at establish picnic areas and ensure the tables are clean and relatively new. Empty the trash at picnic areas
regularly, especially first thing Monday mornings.
This is a very interesting question. It seems to me that the City is more interested in pleasing those from outside our
community. I feel that it should be of utmost concern that the quality of life should be maintained. The beach and trails have
become a place for large groups of outsiders that park illegally, craw graffiti on rocks and the personal property of residents.
Social media has now attracted large groups of outsides that have no interest in preservation of our valuable coastline or
trails. There is not near enough control over the amount of people that constantly come to the city's parks.
Update parks for the children
Update the facilities
Update/ upgrade existing facilities. Provide covered picnic benches
Upkeep and maintenance of existing parks and not fancy plans for which there is no funds for. Wasted money on consulting
fees for plans, that could have been spent on maintenance of existing paths and weed control.
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PARKING ISSUES
Accessible parking to facilities
Add parking lot at the bottom of the PV Land Conservancy trail, accessible from Palos Verdes Dr South
Build electrical vehicle charging stations at ALL parking lots of the city, including parks
Control and limit the parking for the trails off Crenshaw. It is impossible to leave our area and re-enter safely.
Controlled parking along Crenshaw at the trail head near Del Cerro Park.
Eliminate the dangerous on -street parking on Crenshaw at Del Cerro Park. Install parking and make one side of the road no
parking until the road widens.
Establish parking rules on Crenshaw for all the trail users who treat it as a parking loty
Fix the Del Cerro Park parking nightmare. Limit access at the end of Crenshaw and don't allow people to park in the Del Cerro
neighborhood. Develop a parking lot at the bottom of the trail system, next to PV Drive East to relieve congestion. People are
parking in my neighborhood and crime is up. Also, stop closing down various mountain bike and walking trails in the Preserve
area for habitat preservation. You are limiting access and putting more people on a limited trail network. There should be more
trails opened up for mountain biking only. This will help remove the conflicts between hikers and bikers. Each need some of
their own space.
Fix the parking situation at Del Cerro!
For residents near the Crenshaw entrance to the Land Conservancy trails, the most important thing is to add parking and
access to the trails from below. We are glad that so many people can enjoy this area, but when we financially supported the
Land Conservancy's effort to acquire the land, we were told that other parking would be added below to reduce the congestion
in our neighborhood and along Crenshaw. This hasn't happened, and the number of people coming to hike and bike has
greatly increased. Many people wander down the street or change clothes or store their backpacks or bikes while standing in
the middle of the street. More and more people are parking along Oceanaire on our narrow streets, further complicating our
ingress and egress. This is an irritating but more importantly dangerous situation. A split in the crowd would help.
Free parking at Abalone Cove Park like all the other of the city's parks
Keep the parks clean and useable
Leave open areas alone - don't create parking lots especially those that one must pay to use
Limit public parking on upper Crenshaw and prevent day users parking within neighborhood,
Monitor the parking lots to help prevent car theft/break ins, encourage dog owners to make sure they clean up after pet poops.
More parking at the Ryan Park
More parking for parks to keep cars off streets.
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Our families' most urgent concern is the out of control traffic, people, and parking situation at the beginning of the Del Cerro
neighborhood at the end of Crenshaw Boulevard. As donors and neighbors we fully supported the PV Land Conservancy
efforts for more open land. But along with that support we as a neighborhood were promised that a parking lot would be
opened on PV Drive South. Del Cerro has taken the full brunt of all the excessive traffic, over parking on Crenshaw leading
into and blocking of our neighborhood, trash left on the street and in the bushes, public urination on the trails, etc. Walkers
chatting with their walking buddies or those looking down on their iphones stand in the middle of Crenshaw and block cars from
entering or exiting the neighborhood. Bicyclists cruise down the center of the street with no regard of anyone else. People
open their car doors in the middle of oncoming traffic and change their clothes and shoes. And then on top of this unmanaged
mess of channeling many hundreds of people into our cul de sac neighborhood, we now have an unexpected "bonus" of more
home robberies than ever before! We've been promised that more police cars will patrol our neighborhood but we need an
absolute commitment that a sheriff's car be posted at the entrance of Del Cerro on all weekends and holidays to prevent these
new "visitors" from parking their cars in our neighborhood and blocking our narrow streets. This past weekend, after seeing a
steady rise of cars and people and trash and noise, I saw something that truly scared me. One fool sat in his car on the ocean
hillside of Crenshaw smoking a cigarette! One flick and our whole neighborhood would have been up in smoke. That
irresponsibility is what epitomizes the situation at the end of Crenshaw. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes needs to take
responsibility to step in and first of all protect the residents of Del Cerro from fire hazards, protect their personal safety and the
safety of their property. The needs of visitors and hikers must come second. The way to clean up the parking and crowd mess
is quite easy. 1. The promised parking lot on Palos Verdes Drive South definitely be developed and opened with no delay.
This needs to be designated as the primary access point to the trails. 2. The Del Cerro neighborhood must have permitted
parking passes for their use for families and friends. All others found parking illegally are towed away and fined. 3. A sheriff's
car must be stationed at the entrance of Del Cerro on all weekends and holidays to keep "visitors" from parking in the
neighborhood. 4. On Crenshaw, red line the whole neighborhood side curb to prevent parking. Extend that no parking down
Park Place and the beginning of the trailhead. On the ocean side of Crenshaw, start angled parking past the water hydrant and
at the beginning of the brick fencing. All hikers, bikes, and vehicles will only be on this side of the street. This also will push as
much parking further down Crenshaw and away from the entrance of Del Cerro. Now fire trucks and police can access the Del
Cerro neighborhood if needed.
Please do not allow parking and activities on PVDS in the Portuguese Bend Landslide "Gateway Park"
Protect the Portuguese Bend Reserve and the surrounding community. Gateway Park parking lot as it is proposed is not a
good idea and will lead to problems for the surrounding community.
Provide more parking at parks....
Put a parking lot at the base of the Crenshaw (AKA Bermuda) trail. Put more traffic restrictions in Del Cerro and at the end of
Crenshaw. Cite law breakers on weekends.
Restrict parking (red curbs) on Crenshaw and Burma Road at Del Cerro Park for safety and traffic control. Add sidewalk on
Burma Road to encourage hikers to use rather than middle of street. Need alternative solutions than current situation which is
becoming intolerable. Constant U-turns, traffic, clueless pedestrians (hikers) and trash are rapidly diminishing the quality of life
for the residents of Del Cerro and Burrell.
Solve the weekend traffic and parking problem on Crenshaw Blvd. between Crest Road and Seacrest Road, adjacent to Del
Cerro Park.
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Take away parking on Park Place and limit to no more than ten cars. Far more than can park on an equivalent short street in
RPV. Enforce Del Cerro park being closed per law. There are violations every morning and night. Del Cerro was created as a
passive park. It is anything but that now. And RPV continues to support "silent airplane fliers" and benches and parking when it
was found to be very limited. Stop all the traffic and parking. Drivers keep doors open into the roadway and people continue to
stand and walk in the street.. These all have contributed to accidents to date and are genuine causes for great concern of injury
and death by car accident.
The City must act immediately on restricting public parking at the end of Crenshaw Blvd, near Del Cerro Park. The tremendous
increase in automobile traffic totally congests that 1/4 mile strip almost every morning and afternoon, The visitors total
disregard for ingress and egress of moving traffic (car doors open, standing/walking in the street, making illegal U-turns, etc.) is
rapidly becoming an unwanted threat to the usual serenity of the neighborhood environment. Its only a matter of time before
someone is seriously or fatally injured in this general area. Its more like an outdoor carnival now and parking on Crenshaw
Blvd from Crest Road to its end must be completely revised, if not stopped altogether. The quality of life for Del Cerro
homeowners has decreased tremendously due to "leaking" of non-residents parking into the adjoining streets in Del Cerro.
The City has a "bleeding artery" with this problem - so stop public parking on Crenshaw Blvd first - and then come up with an
acceptable solution to the residents in the area. Maybe a special daily allotment for numbers of daily visitors is a start - but
stop the visitor parking first.
SECURITY CONCERNS
Don't tet homeless people situation get out of control. I see more homeless people around the Peck Park and Eastview park
areas.
Get someone to patrol the area between 25th street and Friendship Park, trucks/cars go back there, drug use, etc.
Have its own police department.
Help the rest of the peninsula with the traffic congestion- don't create situations that add to it. Appropriate lights where needed -
Forrestal area for example. Public transit around the hill. School bus system to get all the morning and afternoon parents with
individual children in their cars off the roads.
Hire the Rangers full time.
Increased patrolling and monitoring for burglaries and thefts.
Installing enclosed fences for young children at all the parks.
Keep it free of attracting a bad element of individuals that would increase crime
Keep parks well maintained and safe
Leave it alone - don't invite any more people. Stop inviting tourism and trashing our shores.
Park security at Eastview Park at night (especially on holidays). People set off multiple M -80s at the park on July 4th and New
Year's
Remove coyotes before they kill a child.
Safer parks.
Safety
Safety and more trees and greens.
Security in areas of attraction to general public for the residents near those areas.
Stronger enforcement of "no littering" rules. Perhaps that means more trash receptacles. It's just sad to see garbage littering
our beautiful landscape.
To improve quality of life you would have parks that provide recreation for residents without bringing a flood of outsiders into
our neighborhoods, bringing excess trash, noise and traffic.
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We should not be a destination: the drownings/rescues at Sacred Cove this summer should be a wake up call that we do not
have the resources to support such activities.
Police what they have now. Keep the dogs off the beach
MISCELLANEOUS
Adjust to the needs of the aging population
Basically nothing. This is a very active community now with or without upgraded facilities. Many of the items you are proposing
already exist and they are not being used.
Change its management to honest, responsible, receptive and productive staff that attends to requests and problems of the
residents
Cheerful and happy you need Macbooks
Continue to do a great job getting info out about Recreation opportunities and continue hiring great staff at the park sites.
Continue to provide the Junior Ranger program
Continue your fine work in neatness and cleanliness.
Continued upkeep. Thanks for all your hard efforts. You are appreciated.
Create more of a community feel. Some of the other cities on the Peninsula feel more connected with their neighbors and
community.
Demographics of the City are changing. Parks should provide facilities for residents reflecting the changing demographics,
and not concentrate on facilities and activities which become a magnets for non residents.
Do what it promises before starting a whole bunch more projects. Finish what you started !
Do what you say you're going to do.
Don't change anything
Don't spend money unnecessarily. Climate change has shown us what happens when the unexpected occurs. We have very
nice parks, and the money could be better spent on protecting our city against the unexpected weather conditions we've seen
in other parts of the country, and the drought that we're experiencing now.
Eastview. Please please please remove the current trees that drop the nasty seed that's full of spiked edges. It seriously
wounds dog's paws. I beg you. Thank you
Encourage residents to use the parks
Free ice cream every other day and free bungee jumping and trampolines and stuff for tweens
Healthy endeavors
Hurry up with the renovations and developments.
I believe RPV has and is doing a great job with regard to providing parks and amenities to their residents.
I think City of RPV does a great job as is.
I think Obama is awesome.
Keep it simple
Keep taxes low. Keep city employee costs, including pensions low. This is very important. We taxpayers already have to save
to pay for our own retirements. We can't afford to pay for all the city employees' retirements also.
Keep up what you are doing!
Leave it as is, I think it's already pretty great
Leave it be
Listen to the neighborhood residents.
Lower costs
Lower taxes
More Fun Contests or Fundraisers and add more restaurants like ihop or krispy kreme
Not increase the budget and at minimum maintain the current park standards.
Nothing
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Nothing. They are doing a decent job as it is. They don't need to make all of these changes they are proposing.
Nothing. But sure could take some your'part-timers' and make them full time or add benefits. Their loyalty needs to recognized
and rewarded.
Offer more volunteer programs related to parks and civic facilities and tree maintenance
Outreach to get people to visit the parks and wild areas.
Parks
Please do not accommodate everyone's wishes. Keep what we have in good condition but be aware that we cannot provide
access to everyone to the detriment of the majority of our residents.
Pools, toddler parks , dog parks, tennis courts, these already exist in many backyards.
Pretty much nothing . Maintain what we have. Thanks for this opportunity
Provide activities that serve the residents of RPV and not for adjoining cities.
Provide park programs for the East side of the city.
Put a wall around Mediterrania and give MCU the respect it deserves including dorms. Just kidding - I think. Focus on youth in
every way possible.
Reduce pea fowl
Renovation
Restroom
RPV does a lot for good quality of life already - like the cleanup efforts for volunteers, Might want to do that sort of thing
monthly. Would love to see blending -in (not always blue) trash cans along PV Drive South every half mile or so, and cheerful
signs encouraging runners and cyclists to pick up litter to help keep the coastline in good shape. Safe bike lanes and paths for
runners would be nice, on the PV Drives. Might want to work on a triathlon event and a running/walking event quarterly. Might
want to work on an ocean swimming venue (ideally without much kelp) if one can be found.
Stop trying to ram more recreational facilities and attractions down the throats of the residents.
Sustainable energy and water -- AWG
Try to keep PV Dr South and East in better repair.
We live in a beautiful community with wonderful resources. You're doing a good job
We sincerely wish the Palos Verdes Art Center project had been considered as part of a community center. It was a big
disappointment. that this could not be achieved to the benefit of all.
You guys are doing a phenomenal job! Thanks! I wish we had a playground around my montemalaga neighborhood but really
my home is sandwiched between rolling hills & the estates and they seem to be the ones slacking. Do you know PV Estates
don't have a single children's playgroun? - pathetic
You're going a good job, considering budget limitations.
More of everything! I am a lifelong resident and have always participated in what you offer -- camps when I was a kid, parties at
the parks, music camp for my kids now. Please keep it up and add more by way of community events such as recycling,
composting, those types of programs. More park space and a place for my kids to play. Right now, the most used parks for
me are Hesse and Ryan. Would love a pool option so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro.
I think that the residents of other cities take full advantage of Upper Hesse Park facilities.
ANY ADDITIONAL RESPONSE SURVEY OPEN ENDED RESPONSES
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*some of the responses may repeated
PRO SKATEBOARD PARK
A skatepark would be a great addition for our children and teens. Currently they have no place to go and nothing to do
which leads to trouble.
A skatepark would be ideal
Add a skateboard park to RPV.
Build a skate park
Build a skate park only accessible to residents of PV.
Build a skatepark
Building a skate park will be beneficial to our future leaders and provide a controlled, maybe even supervised area for kids
to enjoy the outdoors on skateboards.
Having been to more than 100 skate parks in numerous states you would have a near impossible time convincing me
there is anything more popular or more used in parks at least in the west today. we must give our kids creative, achieving,
physically stressing, goal oriented things to do if we do not want them doing things that are destructive. This is a sport
they do not need a lot of other people to be able to work at, or have fun with. It is something they can do in their spare
time with or without others, even in short periods. Tons of cities have them now and many, many that built one seeing the
benefit built more. Proof that they are a major benefit to the community.
I want to have some skate park.
I would love to see a skate park. I believe our community needs one to help keep the kids off the streets and out of
trouble. Our community doesn't have a place they can be together and enjoy their passion while staying safe and out of
trouble.
It would be wonderful if our local skateboarders could have a skate park.
Kids need a safe place to have fun skate boarding and hang out together
Make a skatepark
Our family wants a skatepark in PV. Our kids need a safe local permissible place to skateboard.
Please build a skate park and put better backboards for the basketball courts.
Please build a skate park.
RPV kids need a designated, safe place to skate board.
RPV needs a skate park for the kids.
RPV needs a skatepark.
Skate Park please
Skate park would be good
Skateboard park in an area where the noise would not be an issue would be good for the kids.
Skatepark
The skatepark would not take up that much space, much less than a single soccer or baseball field as well as less than
bocce ball and tennis courts
We badly need a skate park.
I am ashamed of our city (RPV)and the injustice our kids have endured by not being supported by our city and giving them
facilities to help them excel. I'm really ashamed at not giving our youth a skatepark or lighted soccer complex. We also
need a pool for our kids to compete in watersports. Do you know how discouraging it is to go to surrounding areas and
see what their cities do for them in giving them state of the art facilities. In my opinion our city only slaps our youth in the
face and falls way short in supporting our youth. It is embarrassing. Shame on RPV living in the dinosaur era.
Would love to see a public pool (so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro), a dog park (most of us have dogs!), a
skate park (dedicated would be ideal), better dedicated bike paths (tons of cyclists in the area), and more public relations
on your events. Also would like to see more parks/recs course offerings.
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We need a skate park.
NO SKATEBOARD PARK
Definitely do not want a skate park on City Hall property. In fact it doesn't belong anywhere in the city.
Please do not build a skate park
I don't want a skate park here.
No skate park in RPV.
Not in favor of a skate park in close proximity to any homes.
Skate park in RPV would attract unwanted crowds to our city. I am afraid this will increase crime.
POOL
Build more pools
I am ashamed of our city (RPV)and the injustice our kids have endured by not being supported by our city and giving them
facilities to help them excel. I'm really ashamed at not giving our youth a skatepark or lighted soccer complex. We also
need a pool for our kids to compete in watersports. Do you know how discouraging it is to go to surrounding areas and
see what their cities do for them in giving them state of the art facilities. In my opinion our city only slaps our youth in the
face and falls way short in supporting our youth. It is embarrassing. Shame on RPV living in the dinosaur era.
I would also love to see an outdoor and indoor pool.
I would really like to see a public pool offered in Rancho Palos Verdes because I am an avid swimmer and I know many
others that have to drive at least 30-40 to swim recreationally at a public pool. I'm confident that a pool would be a great
investment and definitely a facility that would be used immensely and well appreciated! Thank you.
If people want to use an indoor or outdoor pool, there are several gyms like 24 hr fitness or LA fitness they can join. A tot
tricycle area sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Kid gets hurt and parent sue.
In survey #6 you included Community center with pools and gyms. They should be separated. I will only approve a
community center for Question #1.
Large facilities like swimming pools are expensive to build and expensive to maintain. More people can be served with
lower cost options - nice picnic areas, playing fields, playgrounds, grass and trees to "beat the heat".
More Indoor pools. Outdoor pools mean that one has to dodge the sun that can cause sun burns. Indoor pools provide
access during inclement weather. You can always go to the beach on a nice day in Southern California.
Our community is really lacking in pool space, gymnasiums, and fields. A skatepark would be great for kids. All the ideas
are good but we already have a few nature centers and plenty of walking trails.
Pool.
Pools. We are desperately in need of more pool space.
The city council and the last task force went through this process 10 years ago, and the plan then included a pool at the
City Hall site. What happened to that plan, and why hasn't anything included in that plan been implemented? Why is this
whole processing happening again, and where is our assurance that anything is going to come of this?
The more community rec centers, the tighter our neighborhood becomes! Let's make it family friendly - pool, sports,
playgrounds.
We need protected (not along traffic, or physically separated from traffic) bike paths for both road and mountain biking. A
fitness station walking path and public pool is definitely missing in RPV.
We really need a community swimming pool, swimming lessons, pool fitness classes, etc. (And we don't have a YMCA
like Torrance or San Pedro.)
A pool or gym at Ladera Linda or at Promenade on Silver Spur wold be fine.
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With the closing of Akai swimming pool we are in need of outdoor/indoor swimming facilities. Catering to both adults and
kids.
Would love to see a public pool (so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro), a dog park (most of us have dogs!), a
skate park (dedicated would be ideal), better dedicated bike paths (tons of cyclists in the area), and more public relations
on your events. Also would like to see more parks/recs course offerings.
NO POOL
There is no need, nor is it appropriate for the city to provide gyms, pools and tennis courts, these are all available in
private and public settings. the preservation of our precious open space is paramount. if anything space for children to
play (not their dogs) and quiet activity such as bocce ball, exercise stations and walking paths encourage families and
their health.
DOG PARK
Would love to see a public pool (so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro), a dog park (most of us have dogs!), a
skate park (dedicated would be ideal), better dedicated bike paths (tons of cyclists in the area), and more public relations
on your events. Also would like to see more parks/recs course offerings.
Be dog friendly
Eastview park has much unused land and could benefit from fitness station or disc golf and more picnic tables. Eastview
park is very well maintained. Most people don't follow the leash laws for their dogs but still everyone seems to be well
behaved.
Eastview: Please please please remove the current trees that drop the nasty seed that's full of spiked edges. It seriously
wounds dog's paws. I beg you. Thank you
Flush toilets, humane drinking fountains with dog fountains connected ( port of la) and dog park
I am very much in favor of a local dog park for the peninsula.
I know the topics of a skate park and dog park have been hot button issues. Seems like locating these items at the park
by city hall might be the way to go. That way the dog and skate parks are not causing commotion in anyone's backyard
(assuming no one lives right around city hall), yet they are still available to residents to use. Last thought: physically
separate bike paths would be great! Gets sketchy with the cars and bikes dicing it up on the roads. It's doable - I've seen it
in much more populous communities.
I wanted to take this survey mainly to provide my support for having a permanent dog park. I use the park generally twice
each day in the morning and afternoon. It has been very nicely set up & is well cared for by the city as well as the people
who use it. Dog owners who go there are very responsible pet owners.The community of the City's and peninsula's size
should have a dog park. I have lived in this greater peninsula for 40 years - own property in RPV & PVE.
In fairness - I use Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, because it is closer to my home, & has great ocean views, & level
ground for walking my dogs. I'm almost 80 y/o.
Keep dog park permanent
My family and I really enjoy the dog park near city hall. It's been a great addition and amenity to the city.
Not interested in physical buildings that will need to be maintained and secured. But grooming landscape to make it more
eenjoyable for all is wonderful. Suggestions like tot trail and Skate park I like in principle, but worried that RPV would have
unnecessary liability exposure. This is also my view on the dog parks. Suggest keep it simple and close to self -
sustainable changes.
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Please add in dog free zones in the park. I regularly workout at Hesse Park and have been having major problems with
dog feces. Although there are signs and bags around the park, me, other moms and our children are constantly (I mean
at least once a week), stepping in or rolling through dog feces with our strollers. I am incredibly frustrated as my concern
for my child's safety and ability to continue to enjoy the park is greatly reduced by this. I don't think it's feasible to patrol
so my suggestion would be to either 1) set up designated dog parks to encourage dog owners to use those vs where are
kids play, or better yet 2) set up dog free zones where we know we can exercise without stepping in dog feces. I love
dogs and my daughter loves them too, but it is really frustrating to deal with the consequences of some irresponsible
owners. thanks!
Please enlarge and make permanent the dog park.
Please keep the dog park at the City Hall.
The dog park has been well used and loved by man and beast. Since all dogs must be leashed it is the only place nearby
to let them run and play. This is especially important for larger dogs since yard size on most lots is pretty small.
There are so many dog owners in the community, I would just really encourage the city to preserve the dog park and even
think about adding another dog park.
We very much appreciate all you do to keep the parks and hiking trails a priority. We totally support dog parks, and would
like to emphasize the need for dogs to run, not just walk around, with plenty of space, so that they can really run/fast and
hard. Perhaps a few might have night lighting. Thank you so much for your hard work in keeping RPV such a great place
to live.
SPORTS RELATED
Free bungee jumping
Gymnastics and gymnastics mats
Increase the number of teams that can compete in the summer softball league - perhaps offer it at Ryan Park as well?
It's surprising and unfortunate there are no baseball fields with lights, anywhere on the hill.
Living in RPV can be inconvenient. It's so hard for our boys to do sports because we have to drive so far everywhere to
use an indoor gym, or to do swimming. The local neighborhood around Peninsula High is against lights. Wouldn't it be
nice to have one or two fields where we could have lights to enjoy sports a little longer especially where we live?
My family plays tennis and soccer when we go to the park. We hope there is a place to picnic too because we do that a
lot. It could also be a cool place to hang out for teens if you have the right idea.
Outdoor basketball courts bring non residents from far away to use them. Not good for locals.
Tennis courts.
There are not enough public locations with basketball courts or tennis courts. It would be great if we had 1-2 parks with
outdoor basketball courts available.
This town desperately needs soccer fields.
Would love to see a public pool (so we don't have to go to Torrance or San Pedro), a dog park (most of us have dogs!), a
skate park (dedicated would be ideal), better dedicated bike paths (tons of cyclists in the area), and more public relations
on your events. Also would like to see more parks/recs course offerings.
OPEN SPACES/ TRAILS/ HIKING/ NATURE/ GARDENS
Balance the "buildings/fields" with open space. The open space is one of the best aspects of the parks.
Each weekend I see many families and hikers using the hills as a way of getting excercise and tranquility. I like the park
as it is with a few added benefits. There is no reason to take what we have and add to it. This goes for all the area parks.
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I have almost had an accident there so many times it is frightening. U-turns in traffic, doors left open, cars on the wrong
side of the road, bicycles and pedestrians in the middle of the road. So dangerous.
I think the focus should be on maintaining and procuring natural open spaces for public use. That is what sets our
beautiful city apart from others. If people want a gym or dog park, there are plenty of them in other local cities. Let's focus
on preserving our unique and special treasures. Thanks.
I'd just say keep up the great work. Preserving open spaces, land conservation, and water conservation should be driving
factors.
Please maintain the wide open spaces.
Seems we need a playground over in the silver spur/monte malaga area. I appreciate grandview park as open space but
was also excited about those plans to turn it into a park.
Some visitors to the city's open trails need more than just warnings by authority figures (fines) to prevent repeated misuse
of trails and habitat.
The less construction the less concrete and asphalt The more trees and open space Keep it simple ..... Keep the city
attractive keep it RURAL. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this great experience and a great congratulations
to the staff that put up with all of us. Thank you for a job well done.
This survey is inadequate because it doesn't ask about all of the facilities. For example, lower pt. Vicente should be
developed with the village green and walking paths with fitness stations. I want open space preserved there, but not
primarily for habitat but human inhabitants. We have enough preserve land now. We need more facilities for horses.
There are no questions here about gateway park. There should be a lot there where trailers can park to provide greater
access to the preserve for equestrians.
Wildlife like our peacocks, bunnies and butterflys need there free space also,we need a balance with open space.
Can you fix the fire station trail that us closed at the top of Burma trail? Maybe a little bridge.
Do not build anything in lower Hesse Park, preserve the natural land there.
Get bikers out of the PV Nature Preserve. It is a preserve, not a recreational park.
Hiking trails
I totally enjoy hiking trails and would love to simply have something published showing better coverage. I know the plan
includes changes to the hiking trails, please also include a map on the website showing all the public trails in RPV. This is
especially important because there are some places that I believe are public but have been let to "grow over" in a way that
makes it look and feel like an intrusion on private property. I think some places have people trying to hide the trails for
whatever reasons.
More rangers on the Preserve to keep people respectful of the Nature Preserve purpose of the Preserve would be helpful.
Need more benches to sit down and rest along Pt Vicente trails near interpretive center and north on bluff trail extended
area
On the extension of Crenshaw up to the hiking trails, we request that the City red -curb both sides near the gate so that
cars have adequate room to safely turn around.
Please address the needless harassment on Mountain Biking Trails from "thoughtful" ecologists.
Please build a secure entrance to the trails --Gateway Park.
Preserve 100% all ocean views.
RPV does a nice job with its parks and making resorts such as Terranea and Trump have public access picnic areas and
hiking trails. Excellent planning and implementation of plans thusfar. Keep up the good work.
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Wild open spaces should be preserved - without new development. Similarly coastal bluffs should be maintained of ocean
viewing. Already developed areas are a different story.
In general, I feel that we need to maintain our open space, reduce water use (no pools!), use native plants in landscaping
Abalone Cove Park. I was there recently and was very distressed by the number of people at the tidepools. There
appears to be a lot less sea creatures there, and I was amazed with the number of people not being careful with how the
area and the creatures are treated. I saw kids intentionally stepping on shells and creatures. I saw creatures being
mishandled by both adults and children. It is really sad. I am afraid that in a few years, the tidepools will be destroyed. I
hate to say this, but I think we need to find a way to make our coastline a little less inviting, especially to those that don't
live here. Us taxpayers ought to be able to enjoy what we're paying for, and not have to continually pay to clean up after
everybody else (i.e. the spray painted batman logos on the rocks, etc.).
A big concern for me is the huge amount of trash on paths... like a Pelican Cove
Gardens
EQUESTRIAN
Equine Park with tie up rest stop water trough for horse and fountain for rider to picnic and enjoy the ocean views and
trees connecting with trails in RHE and Rolling Hills. We really need to think about Emergency situations for horses and
livestock that are located within the 4 cities in the event of fire or some natural disaster Livestock must be considered in
an emergency situation. God forbid we should find ourselves in a situation with people and livestock without an
Emergency Preparedness Plan. Livestock will run into the fire and not away from the fire. We need to have trailer drive
up access and a location to place all the horses and other livestock together as Palos Verdes is extremely limited with
entrances and exits. Fire is unpredictable which way it will blow. The cities must work together to have an overall
evacuation plan for all people and animals. Due to the unpredictability of fire, we cannot have too many areas available
for our animals. Many people here in Palos Verdes have very expensive show horses. This is considered a commodity to
some. Not all horses are show horses, however, they are considered a pet and are a part of the family and are loved by
their owners. Thank you for your consideration! As for other parks, their is not a need for duplicates others than what
would save a life Human or Animal. Park amenities should have a central location with all amenities and / or other parks
should have some while others have the opposite. This would cause people to visit all parks and a central location such
as the Civic Center should contain all amenities. Studies should be performed so that we do not overwhelm the city with
too much that will go unused. Thank you again.
Preserve equestrian lifestyle in the City of RPV
Equestrian center as in the plans would be great.
Need equestrian facilities
COMMUNITY CENTER/FACILITY RENTALS
I would love to have recreational facilities such as those the City of EI Segundo has. A nice baseball field, nice soccer
field, and a community pool. We have none of these things (the fields we do have, especially soccer, are in disrepair.
1. It's not the grand style, but the popular usefulness that counts 2. These are public parks. They belong to all residents,
not the privilege of locals adjacent to the park.
Arts and crafts for all ages. Music for all ages.
As stated previously, you cannot please everyone. We moved here for the rural atmosphere and now are trying to change
it. More parks and recreational facilities mean more people and more problems. Is that what you really want. Do you just
have money in the budget that you feel must be spent?
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Better development of active use recreation areas. This survey was limited to only two locations.
Build an active park at Grandview Park so more people can enjoy this lovely site. Finish building the lower Hesse Park
site and add basketball and tennis courts, so there is something for teens to do.
Cultural/Arts center similar to Torrance. More recreational classes. A senior center for the aging population.
Hard to judge recreation programs that I haven't taken part in.
I appreciate the various forums P&Rec has developed. I hope you will consider that the most resistant group to
improvements and modernization are mostly seniors. Let's do something great for All generations!
I really don't want to see any facilities that bring more people in the area. The city and PVLISD aren't doing anything now
to control the traffic, trash and the increase in crime in the Ladera Linda area.
I recently heard that there is some talk about adding a formal park in the Portuguese Bend area. I am against this idea. I
feel that area should be left in a natural state. Besides the slide concerns, it could bring more traffic into that area, which
is probably not the best idea. Plus, that area really feels like it should remain in a more natural state. It is great for hiking
as it is now, and is quite beautiful as is.
It appears to me that the city has an agenda to build Gateway Park no matter what the input from the nearby residents
might be.
More parks on the east side of the hill
More things for residents on the east side of the hill. Miraleste area.
My daughters love attending Hesse Park and Highland Park. We would love more activities like arts & crafts.
No gateway park!
Please avoid new building; stick to restorations where necessary; and work to reduce light and sound pollution; put the
emphasis on what we have left of our natural environment here on PV
Please bear in mind that RPV is a diverse community with a wide age range which includes young people. RPV Rec
needs to create a more robust offering of classes. This needs to be accompanied by a web -based sign up. Having to call
the instructor is sub -par.
Stop trying to ram more recreational facilities and attractions down the throats of the residents.
Thank you for considering to build our community through additional public interest points. The more we as a community
get together, the stronger our city will be.
The City has 2 active parks. I think families would benefit from more active recreation.
This is exciting to hear that there could be a new community center. It's about time!
What are your plans for lower Hesse Park?
We live on Dauntless Drive next to Ladera Linda. There was an event like a wedding reception there a few weeks ago
with loud music. We oppose loud music allowed at this location, as the sound carries and disturbs the peace of the
adjacent residents.
Would live to see walk paths with fitness stations
YOUTH
Please bear in mind that RPV is a diverse community with a wide age range which includes young people. RPV Rec
needs to create a more robust offering of classes. This needs to be accompanied by a web -based sign up. Having to call
the instructor is sub -par.
Kids have no place to safely ride bikes, not schools, not parks, not sidewalks, or streets. Cycling can be a path to lifelong
healthy activity. Let's give them a place to ride.
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Please change the play equipment at Eastview Park. It is very minimalist and hard for most children to play on. The adults
end up having to assist even older children on equipment that is too short for us, thus hitting our heads every time!
We support local outlets for our kids
Build an active park at Grandview Park so more people can enjoy this lovely site. Finish building the lower Hesse Park
site and add basketball and tennis courts, so there is something for teens to do.
SENIORS
Again: one quarter of the residents of the Palos Verdes Peninsula are over 65 years of age. Please check the Millikin
Report on Best Cities for Successful Aging http://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/view/671 and see what other cities
are doing to help their senior population. Compare that to what we are doing and then get you might want to get in step
with the times.
Cultural/Arts center similar to Torrance. More recreational classes. A senior center for the aging population.
GENERAL FACILITY/ MAINTENCE
Always have restrooms
Chromebooks and paper bags
Clean the restrooms!!!
Close Portuguese B. Reserve to bike riders!
Eastview Park needs a lot of attention to the grass, walking path, and also managing the overgrowth on the east and
south borders.
Establish no hiking before sunrise nor past sundown at Del Cerro
Gateway park area is very dangersous due to constant land movement. This area should not be developed into a park
that would attract more people to a dangerous area.
I hope there are plans to keep Eastview Park, and would like to see a sidewalk for walking fitness around the perimeter of
the park.
I understand there could be lawsuits for any reason, but, let's stop putting a sign up for every silly thing. We need to be as
rural as possible..
I'm in favor of getting street sweepers to sweep the bike lanes of the highest use bicycle roads (PV Drive S/N/E/W,
Hawthorne, etc.). A lot of the time bicyclists come out of the bike lanes because there's too much detritus that's been
pushed into the bike lane. Let's make it safe for everyone.
I'm thankful for the garbage can addition at cliff side of Ramon Canyon where the lack of lids on garbage cans allowed
crows and seagulls to pull all the garbage out and trash the cliffs. Thanks!
Just a thought based on the Abalone Cove upgrade. Be sure to provide shaded tables and seats in any plan. There is
little shade at Abalone makes it difficult for people to enjoy, especially the very young and older portions of our
community.
More trees and better landscape
Please keep the parks mostly passive recreation space.
Preservation of the beauty of our city is key. This already attracts visitors and supports our quality of life. I don't support
expansion or addition of recreational facilities for isolated sports or activities. There are plenty enough for our residents,
and these are not needed for non-residents.
Provide shade for updated picnic tables.
Restrooms
Street light at Forrestal and PVDrive South
Update lower Hesse Park with greenery that doesn,t require much water, update the walking paths
All depends on initial costs and subsequent maintenance.
All parks need additional shade trees, particularly in areas with picnic tables.
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PARKING ISSUES
Add a parking lot off PV Drive near Portuguese bend.
Add No Parking red line to the one side of the last block of south Crenshaw to prevent the current excessive automobile
parking
Build Electrical Vehicle charging stations at all parking lots of the city, including parks. By building parking lots without
electrical charging stations, you are in violation of AB 1492
Do not put parking in the slide area. (Gateway Park project) Dangerous spot for traffic and it increases visitation to
dangerous cliffs and caves where deaths occurred.
High utility: strong need for parking at bottom of hill to share the parking load for the PV land conservancy (present
parking is only at end of Crenshaw / Burma Road). Will also bring more business into Golden Cove shopping center.
I am a Seaview resident and truly enjoy the tranquil community we have. I praise community which means I am all for
activities at Ladera Linda that give children or elderly things to do. So another athletic activity, bridge room, or exercise
room for example is great. I am concerned with the noise factor an arena for concerts or a PA system would bring, and
this I pray will not happen. The traffic, parking nuisances, loud sound system noise echoing throughout, and liter alarm
me. The Trump activities have brought problems to our community that, with each event, the city continues to monitor. We
have had issues with trucks, cars, the pa system among others, but for a couple of days a year and the cooperation of the
city, it is doable. A permanent venue for such activity is just not palatable. I just do not want disruption to my life and the
place I pay dearly to live. Respectfully, Jane Dunn 3924 Exultant Drive
I am concerned about the parking problem outside Del Cerro neighborhood.
I have written before, however, I want to make it clear that many of us who live in the City have been negatively impacted
by many the City's decisions about our Parks. The emphasis seems to be on being a destination city. Those of us that
actually live here have paid a high price due to the City's inability to control the influx of out of town "guests". Our quality
of life has changed with the City's need to be a Destination City. We do not seem to have the resources to control crime,
trespassing, illegal parking,n swimming deaths or crowds trying to navigate our City from an iphone or you tube video.
Our Nature Preserve was once a dream, and now it's unmanageable. Let's fix the problems we have before we continue
to look for additional attractions.
I live in Del Cerro and deal with perpetual traffic issues on the weekend and holidays due to the Crenshaw trailhead. We
in Del Cerro have ONE way to and from our houses. Portuguese Bend and PCH S residents have 2. 1 have been late for
medical appts. because of inconsiderate hikers doing illegal U-turns, leaving their roadside car doors open blocking traffic
while they change their shoes or chat, etc. I have almost hit unleashed dogs (and once a child) as they run into the road.
When I walk my dogs in the morning, I come across piles of dog excrement and trash left by weekend hikers. I came
across smoldering cigarettes this past Sept that had been thrown by hikers not 10 feet from a completely dried out hillside.
I have been threatened w physical violence and been flipped off by hikers when I have quietly asked them to close their
doors or not stand in the middle of the road talking. I live with an elderly parent and constantly worry that should I have to
call the paramedics on a beautiful Sat/Sun, they might be delayed by the traffic. This weekend I counted 110 cars parked
for the trailhead by 7:30 in the morning. I am a hiker myself and don't want to cut this off but traffic here has become
hazardous. We were promised a parking lot at the base of the trail how many years ago? I (and all those of us who live in
Del Cerro and Island View) will hold the city responsible should there ever be any accident or altercations.
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I think undeveloped areas in the city should be left alone. Particularly disturbing to me is the Gateway Park Master Plan
Update Workshop presentation dated December 3, 2014. The area you call Gateway Park is perfect just the way it is. It's
a place to hike or bike or horseback ride. It's a small wilderness in the middle of one of the largest metropolitan areas in
the world. It was saved from development not by us (though I did donate money to the cause) but rather by a quirk of its
own geology. That geology, by the way, is a wonder in its own right. It's stunning to watch as the hillside slowly slips
toward the sea. It also has great scientific value as it is unique in all the world. Please don't cover this up with a parking
lot. Furthermore, inviting more people into a wilderness will destroy it. You have no idea the crimes that will occur as a
result - and no way of policing such a remote place. A wilderness should be hard to get to so only those who appreciate it
come to visit. You do not have to "improve" natural areas... and none of your ideas are improvements. Please leave the
Gateway area alone. Mike Koerner
It seems wise to keep Point Vicente and Ladera Linda focused on the world outdoors - and to have the other park areas
providing the broader range of activities that don't require views and are closer to large populations of children and
parking.
My most urgent concern is related to Del Cerro Park and access to the Burma Road from the end of Crenshaw. My
Recommendation: 1) Open a parking lot on PV Drive South - for access to the trails in the RPV Land Conservancy. 2)
Make Del Cerro Neighborhood Permitted Parking with residents having sufficient parking passes for family parties. 3)
Have the Ranger and Lomita's Sheriff Department patrol the end of Crenshaw Blvd. on Saturday's, Sunday's and National
Holidays. 4) Post a reminder that early morning walkers be respectful of the loudness of their voices, as they are walking
past homes in a residential neighborhood. A house along Amber Sky Drive recently fell out of escrow due to the noise
that can be heard by the homeowners whose homes back up to the Burma Road. The parking and walking safety of
hikers, noise pollution, inadequate parking and reduction in property values is an "Un -intended Consequence" of providing
Open Space for the Public.
No development of Gateway Park. No parking allowed as the area is far too dangerous with the land movement.
Remove all coyotes from city. Leave peacocks alone.
Parking at Del Cerro Park is crowded and dangerous. Cars leave no space for other cars or bikes to pass safely. Parking
is spilling over into the Del Cerro development, further endangering residents. Something must be done to alleviate this
condition. Restricting parking in the development to residents and guests on weekends and holidays, additional red lining
the curbs on Crenshaw, and building the parking lot at the bottom of the trail are all necessities. Please do something
quickly, before someone gets seriously injured.
Paved or concrete parking at Ladera Linda would be nice along with better access road maintenance.
Please do not create an equestrian center or a big parking lot in the slide area by PVDS. People who want to walk down
to the Land Conservancy and do so from Ladera Linda.
Protect the View. - Fix the dirt parking area next to the paddle tennis courts @ Ladera Linda as the cars drive in & coat the
courts with dust & pebbles that make playing a little dangerous if you slip & fall due to the pebbles. This has happened
numerous times & is a safety issue.
Regarding Gateway Park, I am a huge supporter of preserving the landslide area in its natural state. Its such a rare treat
for locals to enjoy. I am against developing any sort of additional parking and/or improving access to the area.
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RPV has a lovely park system as it is. No need to embellish Do not add traffic, trash, safety, parking, watering concerns.
Do not swell city employment ranks. We might not always have the funds. Do not crowd our fragile roads with non
residents. Do not encourage non residents to come and hike and use the coastline in ways that may endanger them and
require us to rescue them by air, land and sea. Access to our remote areas may encourage recreational drug use
endangering them and anyone who happens upon them. Do not assume that city officials were elected to implement
plans such as these.
The City doesn't keep it's promises. Been a resident since 1971. Worst thing I supported was the trails. Still waiting for
City to support it's promise to provide parking at the bottom of hill/trails. Instead, you've made it a real burden to us at the
top of Del Cerro. So I don't support much of anything the City wishes anymore.
The traffic and parking at Del Cerro Park is horrible and very dangerous. There are 25 cars parked on the short street
Park Place every day and for most of the length of Crenshaw from St John Fisher Church to Del Cerro Park. this is 1/4
mile of non-stop parked cars on both sides of Crenshaw. When will RPV eliminate most of the parking on Park Place and
Crenshaw?
The trail at the end of Crenshaw blvd has become very popular. They park their cars along Crenshaw Blvd and use it as if
it was a parking lot. They keep their car doors open, stand in the middle of the street or walk in the middle of the street
blocking the car lanes in both directions. this has become a huge safety problem that needs to be dealt with before
something terrible happens. Thank you.
While we appreciate the vast opportunities and activities available at all of our parks, we notice that parking tends to be a
problem at many of them. People end up parking on residential streets, blocking driveways, and causing congestion.
Can you please keep this in mind as you consider expanding activities at our various parks? Thank you.
SECURITY CONCERNS
Abandon Gateway Park. Not wanted by surrounding residents. Could lead to serious traffic and security problems.
Paint the curb red on the east side of Crenshaw from Del Cerro to Crest Rd. Do something about people standing in the
street, leaving trash everywhere and blocking traffic.
The people using the pathways off Crenshaw are jeopardizing our ingress and egress. There will be an unfortunate
accident. They make U turns without signaling. Children are un- supervised and endanger themselves as well the
residents of Del Cerro.
This city's (as well as the 3 other Palos Verdes Peninsula cities) population has now overgrown to the point that our local
streets and main streets (like Hawthorne and Crenshaw) are very congested many times a day. We need to limit or stop
further multi -family housing developments in the remaining vacant lands and devote them to preserving our natural
environment (minus the annoying and destructive peacocks (and other species) that are not native to this area. Capture
the peacocks and ship them back to India (or to Beverly Hills).
Ranger program is a waste of money.
My family resides in Torrance. My kids have participated in the Jr. Ranger Program for the past two years. An adult
oriented Ranger Program would be of interest to me.
MISCELLANEOUS
Again, please fix Hawthorne Blvd. first before we spend money elsewhere!
Enjoyed meeting Cory and Katy at the Abalone Park Cleanup, along with Victor and Gonzalo from Public Works. Mary
the volunteer coordinator and Katy did a great job lining up around 80 volunteers. Please keep up the good work.
For the most part I select "no opinion" for items I would not use, but thought would be reasonable use of City funds.
Great job overall.
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Hats off to this department's staff! 100% professional, fun to be with and you get the job done with perfection!
I really think they're doing a great job
I think the city does ok. I say "adequate" because of some apparent deficiencies as expressed in previous comments.
I think the parks master plan is a great idea
I think you should beautify the ugly median strip dividing Hawthorne Blvd, north and south - coming into the town looks
like a slum
If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.
If there is budget, then by all means, please move forward with the plans otherwise just maintain the status quo.
Just don't sell the land to developers and more houses.
Kiss. Keep it simple stupid applies. You will not be able to please every one. No constructions
Landscape the center median strip on Hawthorne Blvd., from Peninsula Center to PV Drive West. Trees, rather than old
junipers, would enhance the main street in RPV for the whole community. Recycling funds could be better used for this
purpose, instead of the meager recycling rebates sent to residents in their EDCO bills. If Lawndale can afford a superbly
landscaped median strip, shouldn't RPV be able to do the same?
Leave our city and shores alone - don't make it easy for outsiders to ruin it anymore.
N/A
Again, please fix Hawthorne Blvd. first before we spend money elsewhere.
Overall I think the city's Master Plan is headed in the right direction.
RPV rocks. PVE knocks.
Since I no longer have children at home, I don't know how well utilized current facilities are. Do we need more space?
Special interest groups seem to get the ear of the city planners. Just because some group is highly organized does not
mean that their interest represent the interest of the city residents.
Thank you for the great effort in soliciting the input from all residents. I feel privileged and honored to be a participant.
Thank you so much for taking this survey!
Thanks
Thanks for asking these questions. This time around, I hope you follow up on the responses. My only other comment is
that you get the planning commission to stop saying "ok" to 4,000 square foot homes that occupy their entire lot. I'd like to
see more green building with solar panels. Why are we not requiring that?
Thanks for doing this huge effort .... love it 1
Thanks for this survey to the residents.
The department is doing a wonderful job.
The NCCP is over -reaching
There is not enough detail on some of these ideas. My ultimate opinion would depend a lot on size and scope. Small and
simple is better.
Upgrade the center medians on Hawthorne from Peninsula Center to Golden Cove. Doubt if this is purely a park thing...
but they are extremely ugly, a midst an otherwise beautiful city.
What ever is decided should be thought of as a big picture, not bits and pieces that individual interest groups have fought
for. It should be designed as one park, not fought over by powerful interest groups.
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