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Juri Commons Beautification, Maintainability

and Safety Upgrades

COF Grant Application Round 5

Project Overview

Juri Commons Beautification, Maintainability and Safety Upgrades :: COF Grant Application Round 5

Project Overview Form 1

Community Opportunity Fund - Round 52012 San Francisco Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond

Project Overview Form Volunteer Stewardship Commitment FormOperations Review Form* Broad Community Support FormProject Budget Form Project Narrative, schedule and site plan/drawings

(*OPERATIONS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED SEPERATELY TO PSA MANAGER by April 3 and again by July 10th)

1 Park Name Juri Commons Supervisor District: 92 Park Area Service Manager Adrian Field3 Project Title4 Applicant Group Juri Commoners (http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/)5 Primary Contact 6 Address

7 Phone 415-816-3482 E-mail Mary: [email protected] Kathleen: [email protected]

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Funding Information

9 Total Funding Request from Community Opportunity Fund $128,750.00

10 Total Funding Commitment from Applicant Toward This Project $- 11 Total Construction Cost (TCC from Form 3) $128,750.00

Volunteer Stewardship Commitment

12 Volunteer Stewardship Commitment from Applicant $64,801.00

Signature

Primary Contact Date (name & address if different from above)

Juri Commons Beautification, Maintainability and Safety Upgrades

transfer data from Project Budget Form 3 and Volunteer Stewardship Commitment Form 4

The signatory certifies that s/he is authorized to sign on behalf of the applicant group and the information in this application accurately and fairly represents the goal, scope, and details of the project, and commits to honoring the applicant match.

Brief Project Description (1-3 Sentences):Juri Commoners is a volunteer park group that cares for a little park nestled between Noe Valley and the Mission. Unfortunately, our volunteer gardening has come to a standstill without a functioning irrigation system, and many of the park's plants have withered and died in the two years since we have had a functioning irrigation system. Our path is very unsafe and potholed, and we would like to enhance the enjoyment of the park for our children, youth and seniors with new playground cushioning, fencing and benches. These upgrades will promote long-term plant habitats, enhance sustainable plantings and address very serious safety concerns.

Draft Applications are due on April 3, 2015, Final Applications are due at or before 4 pm on July 10, 2015.Mail/Deliver two hard copies and one digital copy (CD or Thumb Drive) to Community Opportunity Fund - Round 5,

c/o General Manager's Office McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan Street, San Francisco, CA 94117

Community Opportunity Fund Application consists of the following six forms and related documents. Please check the appropriate boxes to ensure a complete package

Project and Contact Information

Mary Szczepanik and Kathleen Donohue763 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 94131


and Safety Upgrades


Operations Review Form


Operations Review Form - 2Community Opportunity Fund - Round 5

2012 San Francisco Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond

Park Name Juri Commons

Park Area Service Manager Adrian FieldProject TitleApplicant Group Juri Commoners

Park Service Area Manager Checklist

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Name (please print) Adrian Field Signature Park Service Area Manager

Date

Name (please print) Ana Alvarez Signature Superintendent of Parks and Open Spaces

Ana Alvarez Date

NOTE: After operations' staff review, feedback and provides signatures, they are to be returned to Karen Mauney-Brodek, 30 Van Ness, 5th Floor, RPD Capital Division.

THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO OPERATIONS, NOT SUBMITED WITH THE PACKET.

Park Service Area Manager comments/questions for RPD Operations/Capital/Planning regarding plans for future park improvements.

By signing this form, I acknowledge my awareness of this project application at the above stated park. The applicant has provided me with an overview of the project and I understand that this project may be selected for funding. My comments and signature are advisory and should not be interpreted as my endorsement or rejection of the application.

Proposed project complements or is consistent with the existing use of the park or open space

Proposed project contributes and/or enhances the visitors experienceProposed project complements existing plantings and does not contradict, infringe, or otherwise negatively impact existing ecological system

Park Service Area Manager comments/questions for applicant:



and Safety Upgrades


Project Budget Form


Project Budget Form - 3


1 Park Name Juri Commons2 Park Service Area Manager Adrian Field3 Project Title Juri Commons Beautification, Maintainability and Safety Upgrades4 Applicant Group Juri Commoners

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A1. Item A2. Cost

Repair Path $37,500 $0 $37,5002" NaturePAVE product @ approx. $15 sq./ft. for 2500 square feet.

Tree Removal for Path $4,000 $0 $4,000 Number gathered from MLK Park Grant Application.

Wood Fence $6,000 $0 $6,000

Wood fence priced based on the Geneva Community Opportunity Fund Grant at $75 per square foot, for 80' of fencing.

Two Double Gates with 3' Trellis $10,000 $0 $10,000 Based on Geneva Community Opportunity Fund Amount.

Repair Broken Irrigation System $40,000 $0 $40,000 From Adrian Field

Resurface Playground Mat $25,000 $0 $25,000

Number gathered from MLK Park Grant Application, reduced by half to represent the smaller size of Juri Commons.

Pave pad under bench $2,250 $0 $2,2502" naturepave product @ approx. $15 sq./ft. for 150 square feet.

Reduce size and footprint of Electrical Box $2,000 $0 $2,000 Based on Lake Merced

electrical realignment price.

Installation of new plants $2,000 $0 $2,000

TOTAL $128,750 $0 $128,750

6Total Construction Cost (TCC) $128,750 Total Column 2ATotal Applicant Donation towards Project $0 Total Column BTotal Request from COF 128,750$ Total Column C

7 Total Volunteer Stewardship Commitment 64,187$

Budget for Proposed Park Improvement

CFunding Request

(subtract B from A2)

DNotes

BApplicant Donation

(Cash and Materials)

Budget/Cost Summary

A Construction Improvements

Volunteer Stewardship Commitment


and Safety Upgrades



Volunteer Stewardship Commitment Form - 4


1 Park Name Juri Commons2 Park Service Area Manager Adrian Field

3 Project Title

4 Applicant GroupJuri Commoners

5 Stewardship and Volunteering include activities/services since 2008 and planned through 2016a Volunteer Activity Hourly Rate Hours Cash Value Notes

Volunteer Work Days $24.75 399 9,875$ FY 2005-2006

$24.75 156 3,861$ FY 2006-2007

$24.75 141 3,490$ FY 2007-2008

$24.75 212 5,247$ FY 2008-2009

$24.75 126 3,119$ FY 2009-2010

$24.75 150 3,713$ FY 2010-2011

$24.75 222 5,495$ FY 2011-2012

$24.75 120 2,970$ FY 2012-2013

$24.75 117 2,896$ FY 2013-2014

$24.75 135 3,341$ FY 2014-2015 (March-June projected)

Planning and publicity $24.75 120 2,970$ FY 2005-20152008 Application planning and preparation $24.75 18 446$ 2015 Application planning and preparation $24.75 40 990$ Value of Time Donation $24.75 1956 48,411$

b Professional Services Hourly Rate Hours Cash ValueLandscape Architect to Prepare 2015 Grant Materials $70 4 280$

$70 -$ $70 -$ $70 -$

C Subtotal Time Donation 280$

6 Materials / Cash Donations a Cash Value Description

3,360$ 12,500$

250$ -$ -$ -$

b Subtotal Materials/Cash Donation 16,110$

7 Total Volunteer Stewardship Commitment 64,801$ transfer total to Form 1, Box 12

Meetup.com fees to organize group


(not directly related to Capital Improvement construction costs; include donations since 2008 and planned through 2016)

ItemCoffee and pastry provided by group leaders each work day, 2005-presentBlack Rock Arts Foundation ScrapEden project Grant

Broad Community Support


and Safety Upgrades


Broad Community Support Form - 5


1 Park Name Juri Commons Supervisor District: 92 Park Area Service ManagerAdrian Field3 Project Title4 Applicant Group Juri Commoners (http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/)

5Date 31-Jan-15 Attendance 10 Location Juri Commons Park

Meeting Agenda

6Date 3-Feb-15 Attendance 5 Location Mission Playground Clubhouse

Meeting Agenda

7Date 2.28.15 Attendance 6 Location Juri Commons Park

Meeting Agenda

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Date 3.28.15 Attendance 15 Location Juri Commons Park

Date xx/xx/xxxx Attendance xxx Location xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Meeting Agenda

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Please see attached.

PROVIDE COPIES OF MEETING FLYER(S) for all meetings with this form. List outreach techniques used including email, list-serves, webpage, phone, in-person, etc.. ( NOTE: please include an overall, more detailed project narrative of your process in the project narrative form.)


Meeting Outcome Please see attached.

Community Meeting #1





Additional Meetings (insert more rows or additional copies of this form as needed)




Broad Community Support

For over ten years, the Juri Commoners have consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to stewardship of our park, participating in work days nearly every month and significantly improving the park’s appearance and safety. We have been able to draw on neighborhood resources when necessary to assist in larger projects. The commitment required by this plan is well within our abilities.

The Juri Commons Community Opportunity Fund outreach began with our first grant application which was submitted in 2012. Interested individuals met to review this plan as part of our May 26th 2012 work day and it was extensively revised to incorporate their feedback. Comments from neighbors, including a representative of the nearby Katherine Michiels School, were entirely supportive.

As we began to prepare to apply for another Community Opportunity Fund grant, we expanded our community outreach to include four neighborhood meetings, fliers, mailings to neighbors, electronic outreach and in-person recruitment. Prior to every meeting we hung fliers throughout the park alerting community members to our meetings. These fliers are attached for your review.

Since beginning our efforts, we have seen a marked increase in the number of members who have joined our group on-line at meetup.com, and we currently have over 30 members.

Our group has also engaged park users who often use the path as a means of commuting to BART, and we have almost 100 community members who signed our petition in person. Those signatures are included in this section for your review.

Additionally, we reached out to our community through an on-line petition at www.change.org which has received almost 200 signatures and comments in support, which are also included for your review.

In total, our petitions have received almost 300 signatures of community members who lend their strong support to our grant application.

Again, nearby Katherine Michiels School has provided a letter of support detailing the ways that Juri Commons is a benefit to their school.

At the legislative level, Supervisor Scott Weiner wrote a letter lauding our group, saying we “have amply demonstrated a level of commitment that deserves COF support.”


Outreach Techniques Used

FlyersWe hung fliers with tear-off tabs in the following locations:

Arizmendi Bakery

Valencia Grocery and Deli

Muddy Waters

Mission Library

Natural Resources

The Dovre Club Door

Pi Bar

26th and Guerrero Market

Laundromats (24th and Guerrero Street and 26th and Guerrero Street)

Juri Commons east and west bulletin boards, playground area, center park bulletin board

Mail Through the San Franisco Rec and Parks Department we mailed all neighbors in the vicinity of the park.

Electronic Outreach

We alerted neighborhood groups and community members via:

Bernal Heights Parents Yahoo Group

Noe Valley Parents Yahoo Group

Mission Parents Yahoo Group

Baja Noe Parents Yahoo Group

Juri Commoners Yahoo Group

www.nextdoor.com to 18 neighboring communities and groups

Change.org petition

Meetup.org group

In-Person Outreach Volunteers Barbara, Lisa and Kathleen spoke to over a hunder park users during clean up days and during volunteer outreach times about getting involved and their visions for Juri Commons. Support for the petition was nearly universal.


Please join us at any of our community meetings to discuss Juri Commons Park and develop an application to be submitted to the Community Opportunity Fund Program to improve the park. These meetings will focus on brainstorming ways to improve our park by identifying park needs and funding priorities. You don’t need to attend all of the meetings to be a part of the process — even attending one meeting will help improve Juri Commons. Our Saturday meetings will be followed by our regularly scheduled park work day.

For more information, contact the Juri Commons Park Improvement Team at: [email protected]

Join our Meet Up Group at: http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/

For more information about Community Opportunity Fund Projects, please visit http://j.mp/cof2015

Juri Commons Park ImprovementCommunity Meetings

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SaturdayJANUARY 31

9:00 – 10:00 amJuri Commons Park

(Park work day to follow meeting)

TuesdayFEBRUARY 3

6:30 – 7:30 pmMission Playground Clubhouse

19th and Linda Streets

Saturday FEBRUARY 28



Community Meeting #1January 31, 2015Juri Commons Playground

Agenda1. Introductions, member sign in sheet

2. Brief COF history (As a citywide program of the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond, the Community Opportunity Fund (COF) Program is a six million dollar capital program that encourages residents, neighborhood groups, and park advocates to improve their parks. Proposed projects compete for the 2012 Parks Bond funding matched with private gifts, volunteer time, and additional public funding.)

3. Discuss identified needs from Parks Department and last COF Grant application

• Irrigation System Repair

• Patch, Smooth and Seal Asphalt Path

• Move and Reinstall Eastern Bench

• Move and Lower Electrical and Irrigation Box

• Replace Signage

• Replace Chain-Link Fences and Gates at East and West Ends of Park and at East End of Playground

• Rebuild Easternmost Planting Bed

• Other ideas

4. Identify group funding priorities

5. Begin January clean-up day

Meeting Outcome Many group members identified the unsafe, potholed path as a major problem of the park.

Overall group members were not interested in fencing the plant beds and that users are generally happy with the playground. People are very concerned about the lighting that has been out in the park for several weeks and many people pledged to call 311 about the safety concerns posed by the lack of lighting. Please see additional notes and sign in sheet below.


Community Meeting #2February 3, 2015Mission Playground Clubhouse

Agenda

1. Introductions, member sign in sheet

2. Volunteer and Community Outreach Discussion

3. Discuss Funding Priorities:

a. Path

b. Fencing

c. Irrigation

d. Playground

e. Move Bench

f. Move electrical box

Meeting Outcome

• Group discussed how to measure the number of park users, and estimated that probably 750 people walk through the park or use it in some capacity each day. Felicia and Kathleen will reach out to the local schools and neighbors to sign petitions and see if it’s possible to recruit additional volunteers to the park.

• Discussed city Failing Playgrounds - Juri Commons is on second tier.

• Discussed plant options, Adrian Field (Park Supervisor) said the grass is most realistic landscape for large areas, but nothing can grow without water.


Community Meeting #3February 28, 2015Juri Commons Park

Agenda1. Introductions, sign in sheet

2. Petition signature gathering efforts update (Felicia and Kathleen)

3. Request for volunteer: Letter of support from Campos and Weiner?

4. Share landscape architect plan (from Monica Scott)

5. Vote on Funding Priorities:

a. Path –

i. NaturePAVE

ii. Asphalt Repair

iii. Asphalt/paver combination

b. Fencing

i. Wood and metal combo

ii. Low metal

iii. High metal, with gazebo/arch entry

c. Irrigation

d. Playground Mat Resurface

e. Move Bench

f. Move electrical box

Meeting Outcome• Long discussion on fencing and paving options. Decided to conduct online poll through the

meetup group.

• People are in agreement on funding priorities, questions about what materials will best meet the character and nature of the park

• Gathered signatures and engaged park users on petition. Lots of interest and support from park users, but people lack the time to commit to helping.

• Kathleen will ask Supervisors for letters.


Community Meeting #4March 28, 2015Juri Commons Park

Agenda1. Introductions, sign in sheet

2. Petition signature gathering efforts update (Felicia and Kathleen)

3. Updates on Letters of support from Campos, Weiner. Weiner supported, Campos keeps blowing us off.

4. Review Grant Application

Meeting Outcome• Had a big turn out, lots of enthusiasm and support for the grant and improvements to Juri

Commons.

• Lots of neighbors talking about ways to get involved (suggestions included asking Flora Grubb for donations and ways to cut back on graffitti).

• Edits made to the grant application.

• Signatures gathered on the petition.


For more information about Community Opportunity Fund Projects, please visit http://sfrecpark.org/park-improvements/2008-clean-safe-bond/community-opportunity-fund/

Please join us at any of our community meetings to discuss Juri Commons Park and develop an application to be submitted to the Community Opportunity Fund Program to improve the park. This is a program of the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond.

These meetings will focus on brainstorming ways to improve our park by identifying park needs and funding priorities. You don’t need to attend all of the meetings to be a part of the process — even attending one meeting will help improve Juri Commons. Our Saturday meetings will be followed by our regularly scheduled park work day.

For more information please contact the Juri Commons Park Improvement Team at: [email protected]



SaturdayJANUARY 31



TuesdayFEBRUARY 3






Please join us at any of our community meetings to discuss Juri Commons Park and develop an application to be submitted to the Community Opportunity Fund Program to improve the park. These meetings will focus on brainstorming ways to improve our park by identifying park needs and funding priorities. You don’t need to attend all of the meetings to be a part of the process — even attending one meeting will help improve Juri Commons. Our Saturday meetings will be followed by our regularly scheduled park work day.

For more information, contact the Juri Commons Park Improvement Team at: [email protected]


For more information about Community Opportunity Fund Projects, please visit http://j.mp/cof2015


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SaturdayJANUARY 31



TuesdayFEBRUARY 3







COF GRANT PLANNING & FEBRUARY WORK DAY

SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 20159:00 AM TO NOON

MEET AT THE PLAYGROUNDJURI COMMONS IS BETWEEN GUERRERO STREET, SAN

JOSE AVENUE & 25TH & 26TH STREETS.

FOR MORE INFO AND TO RSVP, PLEASE VISIT OUR MEETUP SITE: http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/


COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY FUND GRANT REVIEW MEETING

(NO GARDENING THIS MONTH)

SATURDAY, MAR. 28, 20159:00 AM TO 10:00 AMMEET AT THE PLAYGROUND

JURI COMMONS IS BETWEEN GUERRERO STREET, SAN JOSE AVENUE & 25TH & 26TH STREETS.

FOR MORE INFO AND TO RSVP, PLEASE VISIT OUR MEETUP SITE: http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners/












Petition Online:

https://www.change.org/p/san-francisco-recreation-and-parks-department-fund-the-improvements-and-projects-requested-for-juri-commons-in-the-round-5-community-opportunity-fund-program

Community members please take a moment to voice your support for improvements to Juri Com-mons park. While we all appreciate our neighborhood’s quaint little diagonal park, please sign this petition to support the projects outlined by the Juri Commoners’ Community Opportunity Fund Grant application to:

· Replace, update and/or repair the pot-holed path: The biggest safety hazard facing the hundreds of daily park users is a path strewn with potholes and tree roots, which creates an incredibly un-even surface. This path poses a real challenge to limited-mobility users from toddlers to users with disabilities.

· Replace, update and/or repair the broken irrigation system: Juri Commons’ irrigation system has been broken for over two years, and a lack of water has taken a very visible toll on the park’s plants. With a viable irrigation system, the park volunteer group will be able to explore xeriscaping plants and replanting our barren grass patches.

· Replace and update park fencing: Both entrances to the park consist of dilapidated and unap-pealing chain-link fences. We would like to update these with a clean, modern fence that is in keeping with the aesthetic of the park and neighborhood. Additionally, the fence that faces Guer-rero is hard to close and is very near the children’s playground, causing a great safety concern as children often bolt toward Guerrero street.

· Resurface the playground: The playground surface is cracked, hardened, lacks basic cushioning and shows clear signs of wear. This mat is due for replacement to ensure the safety of the multi-tudes of children who use it daily.

· Move Bench: Juri Commons easternmost bench is heavily used, but the bench itself is in a poor location for such use – it consistently has a bare patch of dirt underneath it and protrudes into the planting beds behind it. Moving this bench and providing a hard surface underneath will revitalize the grass and improve the park.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to a new and improved Juri Commons.

Name City State Zip Code Signed OnKathleen Donohue San Francisco California 94110 3/4/15Lalena Goard San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Sally Limb San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Dana Doron San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Jessica Wallack-Cohen San Francisco California 94131 3/9/15Timothy Cole San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Barbara Garza-Brickley San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Steve Rappaport San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Carol Storen San Francisco California 94131 3/9/15Smadar Salzman San Francisco California 94146 3/9/15Victoria Kardum San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Michael Young San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Blair Moser San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Karen Solomon San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Carsten de Vries San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Jonathan Kirk San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Eloice Helms San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15Jennifer Kirk Mountain View California 94043 3/9/15Bethany Block San Francisco California 94110 3/9/15


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Name Location Date Comment

Kathryn Davis San Francisco, CA 2015-03-30 My child goes to this park at least 3 times per week. I want her to be safe andto enjoy being there.

Robert Brust San Francisco, CA 2015-03-31 I am one of two District 8 representatives on PROSAC. I fully support andendorse Juri Commons effort to maintain and improve their neighborhood park.This Rec and Park Community Opportunity Fund grant would be a big help.

Matt Agard San Francisco, CA 2015-04-02 Juri Commons is a lovely neighborhood space, which could use some work

Heather Mathews San Francisco, CA 2015-04-02 I believe all children should have amazing parks!

Marianna ferris San Francisco, CA 2015-04-02 I'm signing because my dog and I walk through this park regularly and love it!

Morgan Hopper san francisco, CA 2015-04-02 It's s lovely park that needs some help

1335 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 www.katherinmichielsschool.org, email: [email protected]

Open Mind a non-profit corporation dba Katherine Michiels School, Established October 1976

March 26, 2015 Jake Gilchrist San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department McLaren Lodge, Golden Gate Park 501 Stanyan St. San Francisco, CA 94117 Dear Mr. Gilchrist, I write this letter in support of the application of the Juri Commoners to the Community Opportunity Fund for the Juri Commons upgrades project. Improvements to Juri Commons Park will benefit the students at Katherine Michiels School (KMS) as well as the surrounding community in general. Students of the Katherine Michiels School elementary and preschool programs frequently visit Juri Commons park due to its proximity to our building. The Juri Commoners’ suggested improvements to the park will make it safer, more attractive and a great gathering place for KMS students. The proposed improvements will modernize the park while simultaneously maintaining the integrity of the park with historical significance in this community. KMS has a long history of utilizing the resources in our surrounding community. We look forward to many more trips Juri Commons and we fimrly believe that the Juri Commoners will make excellent use of the community Opportunity funding. We are confident that with the proposed improvements this small park will remain a gem for the entire community, including Katherine Michiels School Students. Thank you, Jennifer Atristain Katherine Michiels School

Project Narrative


and Safety Upgrades


Project Narrative, Budget, Schedule & Site Map-6


Park Name Juri CommonsPark Service Area Manager Adrian Field

Project TitleApplicant Group Juri Commoners

Budget

Schedule

Site Map / Drawings


In four pages or less, explain how your capital improvement meets the Project Evaluation Criteria (see "Evaluation Criteria" Tab for more Info): -Project planning (required) -Quantitative Criteria, -Park Experience and Identity and -Stewardship and Community Building

Clearly state the problem, the alternative solutions discussed at the community meetings and how the preferred alternative addresses the stated problem. Successful applications also explain the benefits of the proposed park improvements, the applicant's commitment to the project, the community's desire for improvements, and a thorough plan summarizing the attachments below. Be sure to review and address the items under the "Evaluation Criteria."

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Project Narrative

INTRODUCTION

Juri Commons is a long, narrow park in the center of the block between 25th and 26th Streets, Guerrero Street and San Jose Avenue. (It got its unusual shape by being built on a section of a railroad line that ran through the Mission District until the 1940’s.) It centers on a path that winds from one end of the park to the other and is bordered by lawn and planting beds on both sides for nearly its entire length. There is a small playground near the Guerrero Street end. The park has few other fixtures. It is secluded and rustic in character, a retreat from the cityscape, and its users like it that way.

The neighborhood, on the boundary between the Mission District and Noe Valley, is a transition zone between the commercial streets and the primarily lower-income rental housing that dominates to the east and the upscale homes to the west. Many different groups use Juri Commons: In the morning and evening the park sees a steady stream of commuters walking to or from the 24th Street Mission BART station (to which the park makes a convenient and pleasant shortcut for people coming from the southwest). During the day, parents and caretakers bring small children to the playground and young couples look for privacy in a neighborhood with few parks and high-density housing. And from early until late the park is a favorite stop for dog walkers, especially at dusk when neighbors and their dogs often gather. In a neighborhood surrounded with busy streets and few parks, it is a welcome splash of green and respite from the bustle of a hectic city.

In previous decades neighborhood groups worked with the city to establish and maintain the park. After a lapse, since 2005 the park has been cared for by the Juri Commoners (http://www.meetup.com/Juri-Commoners).

The Juri Commoners is a 30-member group who conduct a monthly work day, daily trash pick ups and patrol the park to detect and report maintenance and safety issues. Although our group is small, we have grown in the last few months and we are regularly complimented by the Department of Recreation & Parks (RPD) for consistency and hard work. Our group has further incorporated members of the local community by calling on the numerous and hard-working volunteers from the nearby Valencia Street Salvation Army facility for larger projects. We take partial credit for the much safer atmosphere and reduction in illegal activity (drug sale and use, drinking, camping) since 2005: a more pleasant park has more legitimate users, who crowd out the illegitimate users.

While beloved, Juri Commons is not in the shape that it should be. The asphalt path is unsafe, littered with potholes and a genuine safety hazard. Over two years ago our irrigation system failed, and the park has been without water and many of our plants and grass areas have died. Much of the parkscape is broken and battered chain-link fence. And some park fixtures, while necessary, are ugly and poorly sited. The funds from the Community Opportunity Fund will be used to make long-term improvements to Juri Commons, ultimately improving ADA accessibility, safety and a more satisfying experience by its hundreds of daily patrons.



PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project consists of several different reasonably sized elements, all of which have the main goal of improving significant safety concerns and increasing the long-term sustainability of the park. Our unsafe path presents a great hazard to the hundreds who walk through the park each day. The lack of water in the park has killed the plants and without a viable water source, we have no ability to maintain any plant life in the park. Children are put in danger as they play on a rubberized surface long past its prime and the fencing is unappealing at best.

Each element of our project is marked on the site map included on the final page of this section.

A. REPLACE PATH WITH NATUREPAVE

The asphalt path that runs the length of the park, approximately 500’ in length, is unsafe, potholed and patched in many places, making it the park’s biggest safety hazard and an insurmountable obstacle to limited-mobility park users. The path will be replaced with NaturePAVE, which is a sustainable resin that can be easily patched in the future and smoothed and sealed much easier and quicker than asphalt. As an added plus, it’s a pretty material that will complement the natural setting of Juri Commons.

B. REPAIR BROKEN IRRIGATION SYSTEM

The irrigation system at Juri Commons has been broken and unusable for over two years. In that time, many of the park’s plants have died, the lawns have become barren patches of dirt and we are unable to plant new plants as they too will die without water. The images to the right show how severe the lack of water is -- even our tree is at risk of dying, and has very few buds this spring. Until a viable watering solution can be found for the park, there is little the Juri Commoners can do to enhance the park despite our best intentions.

C. REPLACE CHAIN-LINK FENCES AND GATES AT EAST AND WEST ENDS OF PARK

Both entrances to the park and the eastern border of the playground currently consist of unappealing and dilapidated chain-link fences and gates, 34’ long at the east end, 46’ long at the west end. These will be replaced by wooden and metal fencing consistent with the character of the park and neighborhood. The current gates are out of alignment and can no longer be opened and closed, creating an unsafe situatrion should emergency vehicles need acccess to the park. The new gates will be created so that it is possible for RPD to lock gates either open or closed so that any policy determined by RPD and the community in the future can be implemented.

D. RESURFACE PLAYGROUND AREA

Our playground has an old-school charm that its many users find appealing and sweet. In our numerous outreach experiences, we exclusively heard support and pride for our little playground. Unfortunately, the playground mat is cracked and provides very little in the way of cushioning for our littlest users.


E. REINSTALL BENCH

Heavy use of the park’s easternmost bench has created a permanent unsightly bare spot. The bench intrudes into the planting area behind it. The bench will be moved about 10 feet east, and we will extend the NaturePAVE path under it.

F. MOVE AND LOWER ELECTRICAL AND IRRIGATION BOX

This necessary but ugly fixture dominates the park’s west entrance. It will be moved from its current position to a spot immediately west of the nearby light pole, reducing their total footprint, and lowered from its current 5’ height to 3’.

G. INSTALL NEW PLANTS

Since so much of the ground cover and plant life of Juri Commons has died in recent years, our grant requests $2000 to be used to purchase drought-tolerant and sustainable plants for our beds and lawns. The Juri Commoners would be thrilled to provide the labor to plant these plants once the irrigation system is stabilized.

PROJECT EVALUATION

1. PROJECT PLANNING AND READINESS

Our group, the Juri Commoners, has consistently demonstrated commitment to stewardship of our park, participating in work days nearly every month and significantly improving the park’s appearance and safety. We have been able to draw on neighborhood resources when necessary to assist in larger projects. The commitment required by this plan is well within our abilities.

RPD staff were closely involved in scoping and preparation of this plan. Juri Commons’ Service Area Manager, Adrian Field, has confirmed that this plan is complete and ready to be implemented immediately following funding.

2. LEVERAGES RESOURCES

Since 2005, volunteers have donated almost 2,000 hours of their time to maintaining the park. In addition, in 2007 we secured a $12,500 grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation’s ScrapEden project which funded the park’s in-ground mosaic sculpture, “Sol Flor”. Our group’s organizers spend out-of-pocket monthly on costs relating to advertising the group and incidental group expenses. In total volunteers have brought more than $64,000 to Juri Commons, more than half of the amount requested in this plan.

3. PARK EXPERIENCE AND IDENTITY

Our park is parched, our plants are slowly withering and dying and our path is unsafe. Our playground mat is so old no one knows when it was last replaced. Our fences are dilapidated and the gates cannot fully open or shut. We have a permanent bald spot where a bench is not ideally situated.

Our funding requests will help bring Juri Commons back to the urban oasis of tranquility its users have loved for many years. Fixing the irrigation system will enhance native habitat for non-invasive plants and animals. The NaturePAVE path is sustainable and promotes flexible use of the park for children, youth and seniors. Juri Commons can and should have a series of well-maintained spaces, in which one would like to linger, and to which one would like to return. The upgrades in this plan do exactly that, by closing the park’s biggest aesthetic gaps and improving the safety of the park.

4. FOSTERS STEWARDSHIP AND COMMUNITY BUILDING

A more attractive park will attract more and different users. Repairing the irrigation system will allow us to plant grass and plants again, which will make our current barren dirt patches more appealing to park users. Repairing the path will increase the accessibility of the park to children, wheelchair-bound and other limited mobility users. Achieving permanent improvements, not just transitory maintenance, will give the neighborhood a sense of investment in their shared space, and we hope it will attract even more volunteers to the Juri Commoners and inspire future efforts to renovate other aspects of the park.


BUDGET

Project Budget Form - 3


1 Park Name Juri Commons2 Park Service Area Manager Adrian Field3 Project Title Juri Commons Beautification, Maintainability and Safety Upgrades4 Applicant Group Juri Commoners

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A1. Item A2. Cost

Repair Path $37,500 $0 $37,5002" NaturePAVE product @ approx. $15 sq./ft. for 2500 square feet.

Tree Removal for Path $4,000 $0 $4,000 Number gathered from MLK Park Grant Application.

Wood Fence $6,000 $0 $6,000

Wood fence priced based on the Geneva Community Opportunity Fund Grant at $75 per square foot, for 80' of fencing.

Two Double Gates with 3' Trellis $10,000 $0 $10,000 Based on Geneva Community Opportunity Fund Amount.

Repair Broken Irrigation System $40,000 $0 $40,000 From Adrian Field

Resurface Playground Mat $25,000 $0 $25,000

Number gathered from MLK Park Grant Application, reduced by half to represent the smaller size of Juri Commons.

Pave pad under bench $2,250 $0 $2,2502" naturepave product @ approx. $15 sq./ft. for 150 square feet.

Reduce size and footprint of Electrical Box $2,000 $0 $2,000 Based on Lake Merced

electrical realignment price.

Installation of new plants $2,000 $0 $2,000

TOTAL $128,750 $0 $128,750

6Total Construction Cost (TCC) $128,750 Total Column 2ATotal Applicant Donation towards Project $0 Total Column BTotal Request from COF 128,750$ Total Column C

7 Total Volunteer Stewardship Commitment 64,187$

Budget for Proposed Park Improvement

CFunding Request

(subtract B from A2)

DNotes

BApplicant Donation

(Cash and Materials)

Budget/Cost Summary

A Construction Improvements


SCHEDULE

The park would have to be closed for the duration of pathway replacement.

Juri Common’s Park Area Supervisor Adrian Field advised that Irrigation replacement may also require limited closures at some points so these two operations may be done together and that the playground mat would also be done along with the path/irrigation work, which would require a construction scheduler to figure out.

ACTIVITY DATECommunity Outreach 2005-Present

Remove and replace fence and gates Fall 2015

Remove two trees from pathway Fall 2015

Repair Irrigation System Winter 2015

Replace Playground Mat Winter 2015

Remove Existing Path Spring 2016

Install NaturePAVE Path, and Pad Under Bench Spring 2016

Remove Electrical Box Summer 2016

Plant New Plants Summer 2016


SITE MAP / DRAWINGS

JURI COMMONS | SAN FRANCISCO, CALayout Plan for SF RPD Community Opportunity Fund - April 1, 2015 Plan by Monica Scott for Juri Commoners

NEW ENTRY FENCE & GATERECONFIGURED ENTRANCE

NEW ADA PATHWAY

MOVE BENCH TO ALIGNWITH PATH & EXTENDPAVING BELOW BENCH

RESURFACE CHILDREN’SPLAY AREA

IMPROVE UTILITY BOX

NEW ENTRY FENCE & GATE

REPAIR AND MAINTAINEXISTING IRRIGATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT

NTS

Documents

Project Overview - files.meetup.comfiles.meetup.com/12968252/JuriCommons_COFAp_final_online.pdf · Draft Applications are due on April 3, 2015, Final Applications are due at or before