Dear Council Member Conrad,
I’ve been a member of the Malibu Art Association for some time and as you know we set up in Legacy Park one Sunday per month. I’ve noticed that homeless folks will be there in the morning occupying the stalls, but as soon as the artists start setting up, they vacate the premises. I have been there on Sundays when there are no artists, and the homeless stay put, and the folks shopping those Sundays have homelessness to look away from.
The deed to the park, found in City records, states it’s to be used for education and/or passive recreation. The latter includes anything from bird watching to sharing art. A link below testifies to the idea that art/educational displays as passive recreation in a park brings health to the community. If so, a vision might be to vet artists/artisans who are studied in their genre, and allow them to educate/provide passive recreation, while simultaneously mitigating the homeless situation. Action by the Council in this regard could and would turn Legacy Park into a wellness hub:
Records show that a main component of the Legacy Park Project was/is to develop it into a public amenity with educational/passive recreation offerings, so actually, no heavy lifting is required, the City just has to put word out to artists, and in due time Legacy Park might evolve where locals and visitors alike, with a little free time on their hands, will be keen to go see what artists are showing. It really is a beautiful park, and really could become the place where neighbors meet to catch up and be surprised by the work of an accomplished artist/artisan; a place a parent can take their kids to learn and get inspired—a wellness hub.
Sincerely,
John De Herrera
805-708-1965
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