May 8th Workshop Results

On May 8th, we had our third community workshop.    Below is the detail and the summary of everyone's input.

Future Streetscape Improvement Priorities  (ranked 1 to 10)   The following constitutes the order of  implementation desired by the community and should guide city decisions on these matters as much as possible:   1  Residential Greenway Phase 1 - walkway, trees, mulch 2  Residential Greenway Phase 2 - landscaping 3  Pedestrian street lights - business district 4  Pedestrian street lights - residential district 5  Median up-lighting - business district 6  Gateway sign at north end. 7  Median up-lighting - residential district 8  Enhanced crosswalk paving - business district 9  Enhanced crosswalk paving - residential district 10  Gateway signs in business district

Preferred Funding Options For Maintenance (five groups turned in their forms)

Group 1 4 votes:   Community wide assessment 4 votes:  Combination  (assessment district plus additional funding from   other methods)   Group 2 6 votes:  Community wide assessment 1 vote:  Non profit conservancy   Group 3 Other:  Get funding from LAX, Playa Vista,   Howard Hughes, City. Other:  Enforce property owners to maintain their   property better.   Group 4 Combination (Community wide assessment district for just the Sepulveda Streetscape project, plus assessment of LAX, Howard Hughes Center and Playa Vista and future developments.)   Group 5     All: Community-wide assessment district Other: We would like to see as wide of an assessment district as possible, maybe even include Playa del Rey.

Participation Form Summary  (22 filled out)

1   Person volunteered to be on fundraising committee 12  People volunteered to be block representatives 3  Volunteered to be a representative to organizations they  are involved with. 1 Volunteered to be an administrative assistant 4 Will do flyer distribution. 8 Don't know how they want to participate, but want to be kept informed of our activities.   Ideas, Suggestions: > Utilize website to describe assessment district and give a pitch about what it can do. > Approach PTAs, give presentation on what we are doing and why. > Need walls along residential section to make it consistent. (Three responses supported this) > Need shrubs or vines on walls to prevent graffiti. > Preserve Flight Path plaques; allow room for future ones. > Elevate signals at HH Parkway for better visibility from far away. > Would like pedestrian bridges across HH Parkway and 76/77th. > Eliminate root-invasive trees, i.e. ficus. (Three responses said this) > Get more input and payback from commercial venues: LAX, Playa Vista, etc.

Evaluation Forms (18 filled out)

Majority: Indicated the workshop was either "super" or "pretty good." A Few: Gave mediocre grades. Two: Thought the small group process regarding funding did not give them adequate opportunity to express views that didn't support the assessment district. One Each: It was too long. More notice should be given for next meeting. Cindy should attend the meeting.

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