HomeMy WebLinkAboutClosing Time Joe Mann ParkCITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Approval to Change the Closing Time at Joe Mann Park
SUBMITTED BY: Janis Steele, Parks and Recreation Services Manager
DATE: January 25, 2007
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion:
Approve the change of the closing time at Joe Mann Park from 11:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m.
Discussion:
On December 5, 2006, Staff presented to the Parks and Recreation Commission
concerns they had received regarding vandalism and late night activities in Joe Mann
Park. Staff was contacted by neighbors of Joe Mann Park in late October, 2006, and
followed up with meetings with not only the neighbors but with Lt. Frank Taylor of the
Palm Desert Police Department. Lt. Taylor has also met with neighbors and the
homeowners association regarding concerns at the park and in the neighborhood.
There has been a great deal of vandalism in the park over the past year (cutting the
shade structure over the playground areas, numerous incidents of grafitti and damage
to picnic tables from skateboards). There have been reports of persons congregating in
the dog park late at night, so Staff has placed a lock on the dog park gate that is locked
at night when the park closes and opened in the morning when the bathrooms are
opened. Staff has also increased the lighting under the shade structure at the tot lot as
there was only one light under the structure. The police department has stepped up
patrols in this area as well.
At the December 19, 2006, Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, one of the
citizens that Staff has been speaking with (who lives across the street from Joe Mann
Park) addressed the Commission with concerns about the increasing vandalism and
late night activities in the Park. He did thank both Staff and the Police Department for
being responsive to the concerns of the neighbors, but had a further request. He
requested that the Commission consider closing the park at 10:00 p.m. instead of the
posted 11:00 p.m. since it is a neighborhood park. The Parks and Recreation
Staff Report
Approval for Palm Desert Trail Naming
Page 2 of 2
January 25, 2007
Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council members support the
recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission, and approve naming the
trailhead and connection trail from the Hopalong Cassidy to the Bump and Grind trail,
the Mike Schuler Trailhead and Trail.
Submitted By:
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/Jails Steele
P rks and Recreation Services Manager
pproval:
Carlos L. Ortega
City Manager
Department Head:
Homer Croy
ACM for Developm t Services
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