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Contra Costa County Grand Jury • 2016-2017

Alamo Parks Planning and Development

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Findings 24 findings

F1 Page 167
There is no comprehensive long-term plan for the use of Alamo CSA R7 funds.
F2 Page 167
The residents living around Livorna Park were instrumental in the park’s creation.
F3 Page 167
At the inception of Livorna Park, its design, size, amenities and parking facilities were all in accordance with the County’s General Plan and designed to limit the activities at that park.
F4 Page 167
Livorna Park is currently being used in a manner that exceeds its original purpose and use.
F5 Page 167
The events held at Livorna Park have increased in size and frequency since its inception.
F6 Page 167
The events held at Livorna Park are not consistent with that of a quiet neighborhood park.
F7 Page 167
The County General Plan indicates that a 4.4-acre park, the size of Livorna Park, should only have trees, grass, shrubs, benches, tables and walks. Amenities suitable for much larger parks have been added over the years.
F8 Page 167
The MAC has recommended changes and activities that run contrary to Livorna Park’s initial purpose.
F9 Page 167
The MAC has not sufficiently considered the impact of recommended changes and activities to Livorna Park on the residents of the surrounding neighborhood.
F10 Page 167
A sign at the Miranda Avenue entrance to Livorna Park was changed to increase park hours to 10 pm without consulting with the neighbors.
F11 Page 167
Hap Magee Park is larger than Livorna Park and has more parking.
F12 Page 167
The Alamo MAC moved building bocce courts forward at Livorna Park without fully addressing residents’ concerns or obtaining strong community support.
F13 Page 167
The MAC does not adequately solicit input from Alamo residents to determine the needs of the community prior to recommending actions to the BOS.
F14 Page 167
The MAC widely and actively promotes concerts, movies and other events at Livorna Park. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1711 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury
F15 Page 180
Through its new Health, Housing, and Homeless Services division, Health Services is the responsible County department for reducing homelessness.
F16 Page 180
The recently implemented Coordinated Entry helps homeless people obtain services they need.
F17 Page 180
The success of Coordinated Entry is partly dependent upon the creation of more County-operated emergency shelters and beds.
F18 Page 180
The County’s CORE Outreach dispatch may be called by police departments to help the homeless obtain services instead of other costly alternatives such as taking them to emergency room or, in some cases, arresting them.
F19 Page 180
The County funds CORE teams and a central dispatch to facilitate coordination of services for the homeless.
F20 Page 180
The lack of enough overnight shelter beds may prevent the Coordinated Entry CARE Centers and CORE Outreach teams from being as effective as they otherwise could be.
F21 Page 180
Shelter Inc. has an existing master lease program that has been effective in creating more housing for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
F22 Page 180
There are increasing numbers of homeless seniors in the County. Contra Costa County 2016-2017 Grand Jury Report 1712 Grand Jury Reports are posted at http://www.cc-courts.org/grandjury
F23 Page 181
Existing County-operated emergency shelters are not prepared to handle frail seniors, who may not be able to take care of themselves, for example seniors with dementia or those who are unable to take care of activities of daily living.
F24 Page 181
There are a wide variety of innovative experiments throughout the nation which may be feasible for implementation in the County.

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