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City of Merced Town Hall Goals & Priorities Survey 364 Total City of Merced Town Hall Goals & Priorities Survey 364 Total Responses 25:45 Average time to complete 1. Full Name - 345 Responses 2. Email address - 336 Responses 3. Phone Number – 314 Responses 4. Home Address – 323 Responses 5. Your City District District 1 33 District 2 17 District 3 37 District 4 84 District 5 39 District 6 79 Not Sure 59 6. The Merced City Council develops Goals & Priorities annually to guide budget development. Please indicate for each of the City of Merced's current Goals & Priorities it's importance to you from "Not At All Important" to "Very Important" Not At All Important Somewhat Important Important Fairly Important Very Important No Opinion Staffing Youth Programs City Beautification Local Streets Future Planning Economic Development Downtown Regional Transportation Sustainability Housing/Homelessness Community Wellness Agency Partnerships 7. City Staffing is tied directly to providing services to the community. Please indicate importance of fulfilling each service area staffing needs from "Not At All Important" to "Very Important". Not At All Important Somewhat Important Important Fairly Important Very Important No Opinion Police Department Code Enforcement Fire Department Parks and Greenspace Maintenance Street Improvements & Lighting Refuse Collection Water & Sewer Services Building Permits & Construction Parks & Recreation Services Economic Development (business & industrial) Airport Services Planning Services (code updates, entitlements) Affordable Housing Public Art Applegate Zoo 8. Parks & Recreation provides services to youth and adults within Merced. Please rank the current services provided by order of importance to you. Rank Options First choice Last choice 1 Family-friendly Events 2 Recreation Activities for childr… 3 Recreation Activities for childr… 4 Applegate Zoo 5 Recreation Activities for childr… 6 Recreation Activities for childr… 7 Sports Activities 8 Arts & Crafts 9 Recreation Activities for childr… 9. Are there any additional Parks & Recreation services not listed above that you would like to see added? 98 Responses Your City District Response District 1 A community center with more services for everyone of all ages Not Sure A splash pad in north merced District 4 a water/splash park would be a popular attraction but must prevent it from becoming a homeless bathroom District 4 Add lights to the parks for night time District 4 Add, improve and maintain the city's bike paths. Tie in bike paths to a regional trail sysyem. District 3 Adult events for community engagement District 3 Adult Sport leagues. Not Sure All parks District 4 Amphitheater Renovation District 4 Apple gate zoo and walking trails are the biggest things important to me. I have no children. Not Sure Bike and walking trails; organized runs and walks; District 6 Bike path maintenance and expansion District 5 Boys and Girls club, Multi-Cultural Arts center Businesses that cater to youth activities; skating, ice rink, miniature golf, go carts, gymnastics, dance, bowling, District 4 obstacle courses, trampoline center, etc.. District 6 Children museum Not Sure City park maintenance and improvements are very important. City parks are very dirty and sometimes dangerous District 1 Clean and open public restrooms District 2 Clean, safe, accessible toilets. District 1 Community clean up events in parks. District 5 Community Events! Consideration to ensure quality of city contracted youth services. Ensuring that funding spent through contribution of the City is not unrestricted funding. If funding is unrestricted, partner agencies shall provide justification via data on impact of services and narrative of understanding of needs assessment. Goal is to make sure the City is using District 6 funds the best possible way for parks and recreation. District 3 Coordination of classes with Merced College, coordinating of volunteers District 4 Disc Golf park maintenance District 4 Dog park Drama Acting classes and shows. Bingo at park with pretty lights food and drinks. Social groups for seniors and Disabled children fun at least 2week. Making pottery cooking games. Dance DJ fun on Fridays for kids to dance get trophys single or their own crew. Dance tap rock n roll classes and all at park. Fun on main st. Not Sure � � District 1 Easter egg hunt, 4th of July community and vendor event Not Sure Equestrian District 3 Expand the zoo with bigger enclosures District 5 Fahrens Park Not Sure Festivals District 6 Futsol courts in the public parks. District 2 Gang Prevention/ Teenage financial classes I would love to see small skate and scooter parks at a corner of each park in merced. Examples i’ve seen would be Elk Grove has a mini concrete pad with half pipes. This provides kids with more activity a safer environments. I think the mcnamara addition was awesome and would love to see more spread out over town even if they are smaller in District 6 size. Improved bathrooms at parks, maybe add dedicated park bathroom staff. There's a theory that just having staff District 4 keeps bathrooms in better shape from tidiness to discouraging unwanted behaviors. Went up to Oregon this past Fall and the rest stops in CA were immaculate. Every one I stopped at had a couple guys standing by to sanitize, I'm sure due to covid. Not so in Oregon, no staff, bathrooms a mess. It's an expense for sure but if it could be done it would be amazing. Families would love it. Just MORE kid friendly things. And making parks feel safe, clean and FUN District 6 Loved the movies in the park and the potential for more music in the park District 3 Maintenance of Parks, trails, and on and off road biking lanes and paths. District 5 Many activities fall into the above mentioned categories. District 4 Mini golf, water slides District 4 Model Rocket Launch Events (Family and Community friendly) Model Rocket Launch Events (Fun for all ages, even seniors). Consider researching about the Tripoli Rocketry Association and the National Association of Rocketry. They launch hobby rockets big and small, from the beginner District 4 boy/girl scout and families, to the experienced senior. More family camping at Lake Yosemite More Outdoor Recreation to create off season attraction for outdoor or enthusiasts who cannot reach Yosemite Not Sure during the winter months District 6 More selection during farmers market District 6 More things for kids to do more sport options more parks!! More water activities/splash pads throughout our community. Also, we need much more outdoor sporting activities District 6 organized through North Merced like soccer practice fields and facilities. District 6 N/A District 4 NA District 3 New bike trail , with the appropriate amount of space in south Merced. Near the airport possibly? District 5 No Not Sure NO District 6 No District 1 No District 3 No District 6 No District 6 No Not Sure No Not Sure None District 1 none that come to mind Open camping at the Lake. Make a RV area and some families that are visiting the hospital have a place they can Not Sure take their RV District 5 open up swimming pools , provide swimming class. District 4 Organized city hikes and biking events for varied ages. District 6 Outdoor Music Outdoor, non-electric workout space for all ages (https://calisthenics-parks.com/); outdoor eating space for food District 4 trucks (ie Spark Social SF http://sparksocialsf.com/) Park improvement. I know the playgrounds have been getting updated but what about the greenery? The rose District 1 garden at apple gate could be so much prettier. And the fountain should be restored. District 4 Park on gerard ave, by pioneer school that has been promised for 15 years Park upkeep and maintenance. We need new playground equipment and clean park. We need new types of parks District 6 and fun things for our kids to do! Performing Arts such as theater, dance, poetry. Not all kids do sports. Either provide programs to the city or help places like Playhouse Merced, dance studios, and the MAC to be able to provide such programs to more children. District 4 Not all children can afford these classes so let's find a way to help with that. Perhaps adding additional public parks to encourage our "tree city" beautification and public gatherings. Continuing finding agreements / volunteers to enlist the community in clean up of the parks, business areas, and District 3 other residential and public places that our large homeless community continues to inhabit and litter. Public tennis courts. Merced is severely lacking in this amenity. Merced college courts don't count and they have District 6 been shut down due to pandemic. There are so many youth and adults interested in tennis but really no outlet. Recreation center (Ex. See Camden Community Center https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/26/2040) offering better/fun courses for all ages; such as, virtual fitness, learning language, learning to write fiction, and more. When safe, more District 6 courses in person. District 4 Recreation specifically for Senior Citizens and Disabled folks. District 5 Regional Skate Park District 2 Restore and maintain Historic Applegate Park please Not Sure restrooms at every park District 3 Rock climbing. Not Sure Safety at the parks and recreation area ie better lighting, no drug paraphernalia, no gang occurrences, no tagging. District 6 Senior Citizen focus too please. Our Seniors need programs and emotional and social well being support. District 4 Seniors neeed an exercise outlet too...perhaps a senior park...or improve one to include seniors... District 6 Splash Pad Study centers for youth that help with schooling and career services. Wellness programs that center around health and mental health. Youth and adult seminars that teach about budgeting, family planning, investing, and District 3 establishing good credit. District 4 Summer activities at neighborhood parks for children, especially teens.
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