Downtown Recreation and Parks Meeting January 30th

The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) has
embarked on its 2006/2007 Citywide Parks Needs Assessment
(Assessment) that will examine current and future recreational needs
in the City of Los Angeles. This Community Needs Assessment is the
first step in developing a citywide park master plan and a five year
capital improvement plan.

The foundation of the Assessment is to engage community leaders,
stakeholders, users and the general public to gain detailed insight
into current and future needs for the recreation and parks system.
The overall objective for the Needs Assessment includes:

* Address needs for additional recreation facilities and park land
*Identify improvements to facilities to meet current and future
demands
*Prevent future maintenance issues
*Offer positive alternatives to an increasingly dense and urbanized
population

The consulting team of Mia Lehrer + Associates with PROS Consulting,
LLC (MLA/ PROS Team) has been retained to work closely with the
Department to conduct the process. The MLA/PROS Team is also joined
by The Robert Group who will assist in organizing and implementing
the public participation program.

The MLA/PROS Team will utilize existing contacts and relationships of
RAP, City officials and MLA/PROS Team members to identify
stakeholders, gather their input, and disseminate information to help
gain consensus on key strategies and recommendations. This process
is broad, gathering both qualitative and quantitative information
from which these strategies will be developed.

An additional meeting for Downtown Los Angeles stakeholders has been
scheduled for January 30, 2008, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the LADWP
Cafeteria, located at 111 N Hope St, Los Angeles. It is okay if you
can't arrive at 6:30 p.m. - it IS important that you attend. So, if
you arrive late, no worries - just be there.

If you are unable to attend, you can still provide input by
completing the online survey, which is located at:

http://losangeles.prosconsulting.com/Online%20Survey.htm

This could be a great next step in bringing more recreational space
to downtown! Whether it be saving Gladys Park, bringing a dog park
to downtown, a community garden to a pocket park - don't assume that
someone will bring up your idea.

Hope to see you there,

Ginny-Marie Case
DLANC Boardmember, Historic Core Resident
VP, Outreach and Communications
213.248.0698 or ginny@ginnycase.com