Raimondi Park Plan Goes to Oakland Planning Commission.OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Master Plan for renovating Ernie Raimondi Park, a 10-acre park in West Oakland, will go before the Oakland Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle for review on Wednesday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the improvement of parks and recreation centers, working with the City of Oakland, the West Oakland Commerce Association, local sports teams and members of the West Oakland Community, has submitted an application for a Major Conditional Use Permit for a Master Design plan of Ernie Raimondi Park, located at 1689 20th Street in Oakland. "This is going to be a critically important event for the future of the park, for the children who use it and for the city of Oakland as a whole," said Kathryn Raymond, executive director, Oakland Parks and Recreation. The Master Plan calls for creating two multi-purposed artificially surfaced sports fields with sports lighting, a new baseball field along with new park infrastructure and elements including new tot lots, walking/jogging path, picnic area, new lighting and a putting green. The park will be created in phases with Phase 1 including one of the two multi-purpose fields, the baseball field, a portion of the tot lot and the putting green along with ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. accessible pathways and upgrades through the park. "The vision for the park design was created through community meetings and a local steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun formed of various park stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. including members from the sports leagues and West Oakland community," explains Raymond. Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation and the City of Oakland are continuing to fundraise fund·raise or fund-raise also fund raise intr.v. fund·raised, fund·rais·ing, fund·rais·es To engage in fundraising. Verb 1. to see the full vision for the park realized. The funding for Phase 1 has in large part come from competitive grants. Currently, Friends is conducting a fundraising effort to sell bricks for the walkways at Raimondi Park. "We know we can raise the money we need, brick by brick, if necessary," says Raymond. To purchase a brick engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. with three lines costs $250 and with six lines costs $500. Those who want to purchase a brick or who want to learn more about the project should contact Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation via phone, 510-4645-1850, via email at oaklandparks@sbcglobal.net or online at www.oaklandparks.org. |
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