Fowler Creek Park Community Update
Friends of Fowler Creek Park
www.fcpfriends.org
December 19, 2003

Season’s Greetings
and Happy Holidays!

 Fowler Creek Park Project Manager Promoted, Moves On

 This news is a bit late to press, but in mid-September, Todd Capurso was promoted to Landscape Maintenance Manager in the Parks Maintenance Division of the General Services Department.  For those of you who attended any of the community meetings about the Fowler Creek Park Master Plan, you will know that Todd Capurso has been the principal leader on this development project. As a former Parks Manager in the Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) Department, Todd has been managing the Fowler Creek Park Master Plan Update project since 1999, although the community process did not begin until 2002.

One of Todd's most invaluable contributions to the project was his carefully choreographed process of working directly with the community.  In cooperation with Councilmember Cortese's office, he held multiple meetings and workshops to filter the myriad of public "wish list" design elements for the park down to a single coherent plan that was favored by an overwhelming majority of the residents.  Although he had already transitioned into his new job, Todd continued to shepherd the Fowler Creek Master Plan through the City Council approval phase.

We asked Todd recently about what kind of role he will play with regard to Fowler Creek Park in his new position. Todd said: "I will continue to be an advocate for the park and assist whenever and wherever I can.  However, my new role will be to help get the approriate level of maintenance funded for the park so that it will continue to be an asset to the community for many years after its construction."

"The Fowler Creek Park master plan process, although quite animated at times, is probably the most successful and enjoyable community process that I have ever participated in.  I believe that the process used to develop the master plan for this park should be a model for other projects across the City.  The final master plan is a very detailed plan that accurately meets the recreational needs of the community.  While everyone is our community should be proud of this park, those that participated in the process should feel an even stronger sense of pride.  The process really does work."

Todd and his family also live in the Fowler Creek Park community in Evergreen Hills, so you will continue to see around the community. We would like to thank Todd for sheparding this project from developing the inital design concepts to taking the Master Plan to City Council.  Todd has made a significant contribution to improving our community, and we wish him all the best in his new position.

Community Safety Tip:  Report Street Light Outages

One of our active community members recently asked us for assistance in reminding our residents how to report non-functioning street lights in the community.  Properly functioning street lights play an important role in maintaining safety in our community at night.  Areas with persistent street light outages are prone to the types of criminal activity that we want to completely eliminate in our neighborhoods.  Please do your part by reporting any broken street lights.  It’s easy...here’s how...

“If a street light is not functioning, please call the street light repair recorder at (408) 277-5517 (24 hours) with the following information: (1) The name of the street the pole is on and the nearest cross street; (2) Street address of the property that the pole fronts; (3) The street light number (e.g. 12L231).”

For more information about street and traffic issues and community safety, please refer to the City of San Jose Neighborhood Trouble Shooter guide at http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/prns/ts.htm.

About Friends of Fowler Creek Park

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Friends of Fowler Creek Park
Hai Chang, President
Larry Braddock, Vice-President, Operations
Bonnie Tomei, Vice-President, Marketing
Seeling Cheung, Secretary
Steve Tomei, Treasurer

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