About the Community Advisory Committee
The CAC will be comprised of local stakeholders which include local residents from the nieghborhoods adjoining the project site, along with a student, and small business owners from the communities of Atwater Village, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley and Glassell Park. The CAC will advise the Partnership on site development, outreach, programming, and planning, while also serving as community ambassadors. The CAC will provide a local perspective on the Project to the Partnership, with a focus on identifying and addressing both opportunities and challenges, and help the Partnership solicit community feedback.
The CAC will help guide the vision of ecosystem restoration and community amenities, which could include trails, native habitat, water quality improvement features, trail recreational opportunities, passive recreational features, community gathering spaces and outdoor classrooms, restorative elements, and amenities such as parking, access points, restrooms, gates, lighting, and interpretive signage/elements. It will be important for the CAC to provide their input, feedback and guidance on the brownfield/remediation cleanup goals and on the possible site programming to be provided, once Projects are completed and public access becomes available.
The Partnership’s goal is that the 15 CAC members will come from a diverse cross-section of community and professional backgrounds that will help ensure the project reflects and addresses the concerns of the communities served by the development of Paseo del Río and the Proposition O Water Quality Projects. Each member will play an active role in shaping what the project ultimately looks like and will serve as a direct representative of the community.
