Laserfiche WebLink
MEMO TO: MOUNDS VIEW PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br /> FROM: MARY SAARION, DIRECTOR <br /> • PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY <br /> DATE: JULY 13 , 1988 <br /> SUBJECT: PARK SECURITY TASK FORCE <br /> I would like to recommend the formation of a Park Security Task <br /> Force to deal with issues regarding park safety and rule <br /> enforcement. This task force may be comprised of Park and <br /> Recreation Commissioners , City Council representatives, a <br /> representative from the Police Department and Parks, Recreation and <br /> Forestry Director Saarion. <br /> The goal of this task force would be to establish a plan for <br /> promoting park safety and enforcement of regulations. This task <br /> force is recommended as a result of concerns expressed by park <br /> users and residents living near parks regarding safety and rule <br /> enforcement in the parks. Topics such as park security lighting, <br /> parking lot safety, vandalism, curfew and other concerns could be <br /> addressed. Strategies for the management of park security and <br /> • safety could be planned to include neighborhood watches , park <br /> patrols, and educational avenues to "get the word out" . <br /> It is anticipated that such a goal could be established in one or <br /> two meetings. Implementation could be an on-going program <br /> administered by staff with the Parks and Recreation Commission as <br /> overseers. An annual meeting of the Park Security Task Force would <br /> provide opportunities to evaluate the plan and revise it as <br /> necessary. <br /> This is an idea which is recommended to the Parks and Recreation <br /> Commission by staff as a tool by which concerns of residents <br /> of the community could be incorporated into a plan to improve park <br /> safety and security. <br /> MS/SL <br /> 411 <br />