Community Gardens and City Parks in Lemon Grove, CA Spring 2017 • PH 304 – Environment & Public Health Author(s): Christiana Yip and Victoria Lawless Instructor: Dr. Zohir Chowdhury Public Health Community Gardens and City Parks in Lemon Grove, CA Disclaimer This report represents original student work and recommendations prepared by students in San Diego State University’s Sage Project for the City of Lemon Grove. Text and images contained in this report may not be used without permission from San Diego State University. 2 PH 304 Table of Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Surveys ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Community Gardens ....................................................................................................................... 7 Parks .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Community Gardens ................................................................................................................................... 11 Architecture and Design ................................................................................................................ 17 Successful Community Garden Implementation ........................................................................... 20 City Parks .................................................................................................................................................... 21 Berry Street Park ........................................................................................................................... 21 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 21 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 22 Civic Center Park ........................................................................................................................... 23 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 23 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 23 Lemon Grove Park ......................................................................................................................... 25 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 25 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 25 Dan Kunkel Park ............................................................................................................................ 25 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 25 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 25 Firefighter Skate Park .................................................................................................................... 26 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 26 Renovations ..................................................................................................................... 26 Potential New Park Locations........................................................................................................ 27 Community Events and Involvement ........................................................................................................... 28 Current and Previous Methods ...................................................................................................... 28 Summer Concert Series .................................................................................................. 28 Summer Movies in the Park ............................................................................................ 28 Paws in the Park .............................................................................................................. 28 New Methods ............................................................................................................................... 28 Event Calendar and Bulletin Board .................................................................................. 28 Summer Night Lights ...................................................................................................... 29 Outdoor Fitness Classes ................................................................................................. 29 Walking Club ................................................................................................................... 29 QR Fit Trail ....................................................................................................................... 30 Safety ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Funding ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 35 References .................................................................................................................................................. 36 Appendix A .................................................................................................................................................. 40 Appendix B .................................................................................................................................................. 41 Appendix C .................................................................................................................................................. 42 3 Community Gardens and City Parks in Lemon Grove, CA Acknowledgements We would like to thank the residents of Lemon Grove for taking part in our surveys, as well as Austin Evans from the City of Lemon Grove, who edited and approved these surveys. We would also like to thank Mike James, assistant city manager of Lemon Grove and director of public works, a major city liaison for the Sage Project partnership. Lastly, we would like to thank our professor, Dr. Zohir Chowdhury, for the guidance he provided to our class’ projects for the duration of this semester. Sage Project Staff Jessica Barlow, Program Director Kristofer Patrón-Soberano, Program Administrator Kiku Fukushima, Graphic Design Philip Combiths, Editing Graciella Regua, Social Media Course Participants Asha Abdirahim, Jessica Adams, Celine Adriano, Anthonia Agoh, Merisol Agustin, Annaelle Akcam, Takwa Albehadili, Kalekirstos Alemu, Mashael Alghamdi, Samuel Anderson, Christian Aravena, Sheila Azhand, Eden Baheru, Kristine Balicoco, Mikaella Baliwag, Nicole Ballez, Gerilyn Barairo, Royale Barnard, Avisa Bastan, Haley Blackman, Justine Blide, Haleigh Boe, Mikayla Borchin, Kevin Borges, Cason Bridges, Douglas Brittingham, Lindsay Brown, Mary Bui, Keagan Casey, Felix Castillo, Joanna Camille Castro, Haley Ceremony, Laura Cervantes, Victorianna Chavez, Jean Ezra Chua, Daniela Claros-Saenz, Nicole Clegg, Jamie Condon, Andrea Cortez, Angelica Cortez, Cassandra Crumley, Andrew Cumbie, Olivia Daniel, Nicole Daniel, Marc David, Marissa Delveaux, Rachelle De Ocampo, Juan Diaz, Sonya Dorador, Mayra Duran, Seraphina Eberhardt, Xiela Ross Edusada, Talore Eldar, Kennethjohn Elejorde, Akeem Eley, Lucien Eloundou, Max Fang, Manumaa Finau, Alan Fjeldsted, Giane Fortunato, Grethel Gahbler, Maribel Garcia, Kalia Christina Gascon, Brandon Geiger, Sarah Ghebrehiwet, Edgar Gomez, Alyssa Gonzales, Annjanae Gonzales, Jazmen Green, Daniela Grijalva Moreno, Enrique Guzman, Perla Guzman, Iden Hakeem, Genesis Hernandez, Briana Hiner, Jennifer Hoffman, Jessica Houser, Hanna Hutchison-Parker, Kenneth Imperial, Courtney Jackson, Joanna Jimenez, Sandra Johnson, Cydney Jones, Anthony Jordan, Christina Juarez, Marlee Kersting, Jenny Kim, Hyojung Kim, Fazila Kiyam, Kelly Knorr, Kimberly Kolenic, Mya Kyi, Carlo Lacson, Princess Dheimee Lagana, Victoria Lawless, Christi Lemire, Vanessa Lim, Emily Loisel, Caitlyn Lowkeen, Kristin Luce, Erika Vedastine, Amber Fleur Luzano, Joseline Maldonado, Edgardo Manalo, Sierra Maranion, Melanie Maron, Miguel Martinez, Gabriela Martinez, Jade Mathis, Shelby Mcalpine, Ashlynn Mccool, Ahira 4 PH 304 Medalla, Julianne Medeiros, Tawny Merritt, Paniz Mikanik, Lilian Mikhalsky, Cassandra Morales, Anna Morongell, Chelsea Movilla-Diago, Aldo Munoz, Elizabeth Nguyen, Mitchell Nguyen, Jaclyn Niemeyer, Janae Nunes, Kenneth Okuda, Cyrielle Pagharion, Danica Mae Pascua, Anthea Faith Pascual, Sabrina Perry, Eric Peverley, Christina Phan, Denisse Ponce, Madison Pribyl, Mayra Puentes Moreno, Cynthia Quezada Morfin, Jaliza Ramirez Perez, Lord Razooky, Vanessa Roman, Benjamin Rowley, Danica Sabado, Kristin