REPORT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend Approval of Proposed Community Garden Guiding Principles & Rules for the Mini Park Located at 3450 Copper Road
Report
BACKGROUND
On October 17, 2017, the Commission reviewed and recommended City Council approval of the schematic design for the SummerHill-Lawrence Station Area Public Parkland (Attachment 1) including a community garden at Mini Park parcel G, located at 3450 Copper Road (Attachment 2). Currently under construction, and projected to open in late 2021, the community garden will have 26 raised garden beds, container garden display beds, picnic benches, a shared 8'x12' shed, compost area, fruit trees, and blueberry bushes.
The Community Garden Program is a City (public) recreation program. The Guiding Principles established for the Community Garden Program support and promote safe garden practices, garden aesthetics, equity, environmental stewardship, and create a community of gardening neighbors. While Guiding Principles apply to the Program as a whole, Garden Rules are site specific due to the differences in each community garden background, development, size, shape, locations, land use restrictions (such as CC&R's or ), as well as specific adjacent neighborhood issues and concerns.
Previously, the Commission reviewed and approved community garden Guiding Principles in association with the City's first community garden located at Everett N. "Eddie" Souza Park & Community Garden. The Guiding Principles were developed based on research based best practices for the sustainable operation and management of the community garden. These principles communicate the City's expectations of community garden members and participation in the Community Garden Program. The Guiding Principles are reviewed periodically, consider community garden member input, and are updated to reflect current research based best practices.
Generally, the Community Garden Guiding Principles & Rules will provide:
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