P.1. 20-1561 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING FEEDBACK FROM CITY COMMISSIONS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN
Hello city council, my name is Brianna Egan and I am a member of District 1, graduate student in nutrition and public health, and lifelong resident of Redondo Beach. I am leading an initiative to establish the first official community garden for the city of Redondo Beach. Our committee and initiative is an entity of the local nonprofit, South Bay Parkland Conservancy. We will be presenting on Oct 14 to the Recreation & Parks Commission, sharing the vision for the space and the many benefits of having a community garden in Redondo.
Our initiative has grassroots support, evidenced by the 80+ supporters and names we have collected, in addition to numerous words of support we will be sharing with Recreation & Parks. We are proposing a community garden managed by the SBPC nonprofit but located on city park land, with the opportunity for annual plot rentals, workshop space, composting, and even native plant habitat and community fruit trees.
The pandemic has highlighted the growing need and concern for food security and healthy food access in our communities, as well as the importance of raising eco-literacy and knowledge of growing food among youth and families. A community garden for Redondo Beach has been a long time coming and there is no better time than now to take action to improve green space, livability, and community engagement with such a program.
We would like to be included in the city's Strategic Planning discussions, and are seeking the approval of city council to move forward with our project on city park space. We are a committee of dedicated residents with wide-ranging skillsets and are eager to work with city staff to explore possibilities. We are asking for your support in moving the process forward to be included in Strategic Planning and formal approval processes. Thank you.
Hello city council, my name is Brianna Egan and I am a member of District 1, graduate student in nutrition and public health, and lifelong resident of Redondo Beach. I am leading an initiative to establish the first official community garden for the city of Redondo Beach. Our committee and initiative is an entity of the local nonprofit, South Bay Parkland Conservancy. We will be presenting on Oct 14 to the Recreation & Parks Commission, sharing the vision for the space and the many benefits of having a community garden in Redondo.
Our initiative has grassroots support, evidenced by the 80+ supporters and names we have collected, in addition to numerous words of support we will be sharing with Recreation & Parks. We are proposing a community garden managed by the SBPC nonprofit but located on city park land, with the opportunity for annual plot rentals, workshop space, composting, and even native plant habitat and community fruit trees.
The pandemic has highlighted the growing need and concern for food security and healthy food access in our communities, as well as the importance of raising eco-literacy and knowledge of growing food among youth and families. A community garden for Redondo Beach has been a long time coming and there is no better time than now to take action to improve green space, livability, and community engagement with such a program.
We would like to be included in the city's Strategic Planning discussions, and are seeking the approval of city council to move forward with our project on city park space. We are a committee of dedicated residents with wide-ranging skillsets and are eager to work with city staff to explore possibilities. We are asking for your support in moving the process forward to be included in Strategic Planning and formal approval processes. Thank you.