HomeMy Public PortalAboutE) IV.A.b - Dec. 12 Community Meeting NotesTemple City Community Meeting 12/12/2013
Partnerships with School Districts
What's Working
Contracting for joint use of gym
After school program at Live Oak Park, including transportation
Planning for P3
Teen zone
Parks and recreation program
Funding for crossing guards
Safe routes to school grant
Youth sports
Fundraising opportunities (Concerts in the park, Camellia festival, farmer's market, sale of
fireworks)
Identify Opportunities
Shared green spaces at times when not in use
Recreational facilities (basketball & tennis courts) should be accessible to community
City garden with a greenhouse
Free wifi provided for public spaces and schools
More communication between policy making bodies
Performing arts center
Community input for hiring of new superintendent
Sponsorship of special school district programs i.e. robotics, band uniforms
Branding and marketing opportunities for both school districts
Aquatic center at the high school for public use
Informing/educating students on financial aid for college
Financial partnerships for common facilities
Engaging source experts
Exclusive internships with government departments for students within the District
Resource officer
Entrepeneur start up competition
Government Information and Engagement
What's Working
Website (City Council meeting agenda & minutes, city manager's report, crime statistics/crime
blotter)
Connect magazine (Senior/kids programming, directory, departmental updates, its timely)
City Hall email notifications: for meetings and activities
Publicize and televise City Council meetings
Connect CTY phone messages and texts (accessible City info)
Nixle
Banners
Youth committee
Senior excursions
Neighborhood watch
Open information between staff and City Council
Improved transparency
City Council chambers renovation and new cameras
Friendly City Hall atmosphere and friendly staff
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Receptionists and staff answer phones and reply for requests for info or services; quick replies
Public meetings for City Council on commissions
Opportunity to participate in public meetings: public responses taken to heart
Public has access to info in person and online
City Council looks to commissions for input
Public records requests
Identify Opportunities
Get citizens informed of everyday issues and keep them engaged through policymaking
processes, especially for planning
Encourage more community members to serve on commissions
Provide public more visuals/images of planning/C.I.P projects
Provide message boards on transit shelters
Make budget presentations more engaging and digestible (have more public meetings/budget
notifications especially regarding general funds)
Information and numbers/economic jargon in laymen terms; provide quarterly or semi-annual
budget briefs or in City Manager's report
Use Connect magazine to inform public of types of funds, restrictions, how it works.
Downtown
What's Working
Trees
Easy access (cars and pedestrians)
Safe, beautification, well-lit, code compliance
Cleanliness (streets, sidewalks, parking lots)
Communications (outreach)
Proximity (resources are nearby i.e. banks, post office, library)
Restaurants
Destination (wedding row and churches)
Fixed-route transit system
Asian community
Concerts in the park
Landscaping
Identify Opportunities
Not enough foot traffic
Support of businesses is lacking
Improve visibility of stores
Liven-up aesthetics
Public spaces
Programs to promote local businesses:
Religious/cultural events
Art walks, street fairs, concerts, parade
Discount/promotions for shopping local (shop local week with discounts)
Themed events (walk your dog, walk your kids, senior walk)
Use Temple bucks. All local businesses accept a voucher/currency; to generate activity and
business
Improve relationship between City and Chamber of Commerce
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Include all areas of Las Tunas and other commercial neighborhoods for improvements
Streamline the business license process
Illuminate parking signs in city lots on Las Tunas
Banners
Drinking fountains/amenities for visitors
Clock (landmark)
More parking for customers (separate area for employees)
Structured parking in keeping with character of Downtown with good security
Cohesive looking Downtown: More guidelines for Downtown facades/aesthetic
Code enforcement
More density/within proper Temple City scale
Street sweeping enforcement
Diversity of uses, cultures, businesses
Parking enforcement (overnight abuse)
Asian market
Neighborhood
What's Working
Call information
Patrol car
Visual presence
Continue to call for all cases
Code enforcement
CERT Program
Monthly meeting
Area meeting
Identify Opportunities
Neighborhood flyers
Welcoming new neighbor event
Block party to meet existing neighbors
New neighborhood committee
Smaller block meeting instead of area meeting
Greet your neighbors
Community/public art
Larger sidewalks
CERT Program (area training and integrate the CERT program and the Neighborhood Watch
Program - monthly trainings)
Parks and Recreation
What's Working
Youth sports
Aquatics
Active adult programs
Folk dance
Game room (electronics)
Arcade/casino
Walking/jogging trail
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New playground equipment
Family center (multi-generational)
Badminton courts in community room
Bike lanes/avenues (i.e. along Eaton Walsh)
Wifi/internet access
Music classes
Lights in playground
Community garden
Group field trips
Arts and crafts
Identify Opportunities
Larger playgrounds
Encourage restaurants to create outdoor dining areas along streets
Dedicated senior center
Dog parks (designate certain days for existing parks as dog parks)
Glendora-applications for college and more information on colleges
More programs for teens/adults
Citizens academy for teens
Community service projects
Alumni banks - stars, teen pass info down
More community projects for kids
Exposure to different cultures
Create opportunities for different age groups to mix:
Family center
Shadow a business
Possible tie in with Boys and Girls Scouts
Help with technology - have the youth help seniors with phones, computers, ipads, etc
Use of adults/seniors to work/mentor teens; - mix generations
More parks to open space
Need more active adult programs
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