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Pocahontas Park Implementation Planning Session One 16 May 2013 Page 2 Work session participants compared and assessed concept plans that would orient the park to neighborhood or community use. As a preface to this exercise, it was noted that defining a community focus for the park was difficult for the same reasons of disconnectedness noted by residents. Exercise Three was integrated into this exercise as a natural course of the discussion. Responses included: Component, activity, or idea The park gets lots of walkers from Waters Edge; a crosswalk is needed at County Road B2 and Pascal Street. Programming and notification of events at the park, perhaps online (“tennis group meeting at 10:00 am at Pocahontas”). Sign with trail map and connections—wayfinding improvements. Play structure needs more play equipment. Get rid of wood as fall material in the playground. The best chairs at the ones at New Brighton City Hall Park. Make the park more of a picnic spot for the neighborhood, but make sure there are enough trash containers. Schedule a park clean-up day. Create a right-sized open play field; kids don’t go to the park—there are no kids in the neighborhood—except there are six new families on Brooks and lots of houses that are turning over. Provide earlier notification of the schedule for the puppet wagon. Create the path connections to the path and overlook. Create a walkway around the senior housing (Rose Point). Keep the courts where th ey are—too steep to mo ve them to the hill. Pavilion near the playground would be good; one near the tennis courts would also be a good idea. Keep the hill open for sliding. Create walking loop through the park. City should buy the nursery and turn it into a wetland—development brings too much traffic. Rose Point has gardens for its residents; don’t need community gardens and it’s too far to carry tools.