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July 14, 1m
THE liONOR;\llLE CIT\' COUNCIL
P.~10 A1I9. C('1lifornia
An-entian: Policy and Scn.'ir<"!O CommitleoC
STATUS REPORT ON RANGER PATROLS IN JOIlNSON PARK
Members or the Cotuh'il:
In fe-.'iopOns,c [0 ncighnors' t'tl[1(erflS ;lh{lUl plObkJll:' in Johns-ull Park. COllncil directed thal
park ranger$ l'Olllinllc p,lIwh in ]"hri~ol1 park. Tllis lepoH is an \Ipd.ate. On {he results of
Ihme palrols.
In June 1992. neighl'mrs ~lpproa(hcd Council WLlh a request that restrooms be installed in
Johnson Park. The re{)u.es.L \~'as b.1SC(i on ron{'err.~ rai5(:d nbmH pad" visitors utilizing
neighbors' Y<Hd~ and earpnus M h:1lnrOOITI racjlilic~. COI1('erns were als.o raised about
~!roholll~C and in .. pproprial~ Jtmguage ill Ihc f,;uk,
At the direci11)n Ilf CO{l(1C'il. ~I<lr( worked (Io;o:.ely wi Ih uowMown re~idcnls to explore opliuI1S
10 deul with ~he ton\,·trll~ Ih~lI were tai~l!cl. 'ro tlddrt5.s (he pn,hlcms at Johnson Park, !Iolaf(
instiWlcd the lise of WrigN p:ltro!s in Ihe: park on a si:~-monlh Idaf basis. This ultim::Hely
emcrgc4 as Ihe 010.5.1 prut.knt raOlllmendl"llion to diffusc the problems identified by
neighbols. Council dircclccl staff 10 \.'Onlinue Ihe use or rang:er palrols at Johnson Park and
rcpOri bad: on Ilr bcfnrc the \''''O!I1pl~lioJl of Inc six-month trial \\;Ih any (un her
recomlllcndrtiions.
Park ranger palfOls hm'o! 11Ctl'cci ~ignjfi~nlly to deal with Ihe pmblems at Johnson Parl ...
Rangers. developed and di5.lrihulcd mer~ 10 park users.explaining park Hl!es ano neighbor
C()n~rIlS. Numcrnl'~ tomeleLS wue m~de wilh p:uk \:isitors. and the res.ponse was generally
cooperative. The proh!cm of park visitors u~ing neighboring p1t1peTly as a reslroom has
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largety slopped. Through regutar COlHac( with neighbol$, only occ,as-il)nal incidents have
been reported, mo..~lly noise and inappropriatel:l1lguagc, but this i$ u:SlJaBy artcr dark \\'hen
rangers do not patrol, in Ihe,se ins!ances neighbors have been directed to (af! the f"Olice.
Staff has rnail'llained dose C()ntacl with the-neighbors and ' .... ill continue 10 do .so. Thollgll
some concerns continue 10 be expressed about noise and (oullaTlguage. the neighhofs tHH'~
e)Cpressed overall s:Hisfaction with the services pmviucd.
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SI3rr intends to continue the regular ranger patrols Ihrough (XlQDe' 1994. 3th.t If"le ~illlatitm
will he reevatuatcd at that pninl. lr <.III goes well. rang::-r5 \\,111 make {K'('asional 1l3[f('!r~ ill
the spring. If problems recur, patrols wm be increa~('d. Frequent (0l1la(1 Wilh 1011l"l.'0,1I
Park neighbors-will continue on an ongoing bJ.lits. StarfwiJl report haC'k to Coul1cil ifOlhfr
probtems are experienced.
RespcttfuHy $ubmittcd,
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Paul Thiltgen
Direc:tor of ComnHlnily Service~
tc: Neighhors of lohnsnn Park
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Bernanl K. Strojny
A~jqanl Cit}' Man3ger
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