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City of Lino Lakes <br /> Park Board Meeting <br /> March 2, 1998 <br /> PARKS DEPARTMENT UPDATE : <br /> Mr. DeGardner presented a memorandum from Mike Hoffman regarding <br /> February parks maintenance, highlighting maintenance and repair <br /> to hockey goals, warminghouses and equipment, as well as tree <br /> trimming and removal, playground inspections and Sunrise Park <br /> playground installation. Additionally, Mr. DeGardner pointed out <br /> that Staff is also attending certification training for pesticide <br /> and fertilizer application as well as training regarding <br /> irrigation systems, grass management and equipment management. <br /> Review Letter Regarding Trails and Vandalism - Chair Lindy <br /> requested that Mr. DeGardner read the following correspondence <br /> from Sgt . Kent Strege of the Lino Lakes Police Department dated <br /> February 11, 1998 in response to concerns expressed at the first <br /> Quail Ridge planning meeting regarding a possible link between <br /> trails and vandalism: <br /> Rick DeGardner <br /> You requested some input regarding the safety of the <br /> trail system in the City of Lino Lakes, and specific- <br /> ally in the Quail Ridge Addition. Statistics regarding <br /> specific incidents on the trails are not readily avail- <br /> able due to the fact our reports would reflect an <br /> actual address or block area, but not an individual <br /> trail . Anecdotal information indicates that in general <br /> we have not had much crime related to the trail system <br /> at all . There have been a couple of instances of <br /> graffiti being found on the paved trails, but no <br /> pattern of this or any type of crime. <br /> It is true that the trail system allows for people to <br /> move among the neighborhoods without using the roads, <br /> but this has not proven to be an avenue used by <br /> criminals frequently in the past. The residents of the <br /> Quail Ridge area may have a heightened awareness of <br /> this type of activity due to the chase and arrest of <br /> two males that had been entering vehicles in their <br /> neighborhood last spring. Though the individuals <br /> utilized the trail system during the incident, the <br /> neighborhood was not selected because of this reason. <br /> The trail system is made safe the same way the rest of <br /> the city is, by active involvement from both the police <br /> department and the citizens . The police department <br /> utilizes officers on mountain bikes to patrol the trail <br /> systems in the city. We also rely on citizens noticing <br /> things out of the ordinary and reporting that to us . <br /> 6 <br />