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Orozco, Norma From: Sandra Pocha Pena < Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 10:17 AM To: !City Clerk; Hall, Jennifer; eComment Subject: PACIFIC PARK: Cypress Fire Station - Resident Feedback Attachments: Cypress FS Community Surveys 071823.pdf Importance: High **Please convey this resident feedback to our Mayor, City Manager, Staff and City Council. ** Good Morning Mayor, City Council and Staff, I'm writing to you as Co-Leader of the Pacific Park Neighborhood Association. I have been speaking with our residents for the past several months, and the overwhelming consensus is that here is a great need for a new Community Space in Pacific Park that is open evenings, weekends, and accessible to our youth and their families. Our only community center, Roosevelt/Walker, is booked to capacity most days and it is difficult to reserve space, even for our neighborhood association committee meetings. I have been informed by staff that Roosevelt/Walker is not available for student study sessions, project development, or use by residents without booking 3 months in advance, a $300 deposit and $116 an hour rental fee. This creates a severe barrier to use by the vast majority of Pacific Park Residents, many of whom are immigrants and working class families. To address this serious inequity, our residents have fought to have the Cypress Fire Station restored to community use. We were told by Council Members and Staff that our residents would have an opportunity to meet and talk about potential uses. To facilitate that dialogue, we have begun gathering surveys from attendees of our public meetings and events on the Eastside. Attached is the first group of Cypress Fire Station surveys. These surveys were gathered in-person at our Pacific Park Neighborhood meetings & gatherings. Please note, that out of the 9 surveys attached, 7 are from Pacific Park Residents. The rankings: Digital Library and Technology Center - 7 in support 1