HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - Barriers - Freedom ParkCITY OF PALM DESERT
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: Installation Of Barriers To Prevent Access To Freedom Park During
Non -Use Hours
DATE: March 22, 2007
CONTENTS: Memorandum Dated February 12, 2007, from Jay Niemczak
SUBMITTED BY: Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager
Recommendation: By Minute Motion, (1) Authorize staff to proceed with the installation of
barriers to prevent entry into the Freedom Park ballfields during non-use hours, and (2)
Appropriate $11,000 from Account No. 233-4670-454-4001 for the purchase of the security
items.
Background:
Freedom Park can be accessed via two entrances. One is a road east of the school and the
other through the main signalized entry that also serves as the main entry to the school.
The park, as designed, cannot be secured to restrict automobile access to the park after
closing hours.
Attached is a schematic of how gates could be installed to control access to the park.
Please refer to the attached memorandum from Jay Niemczak, Parks Maintenance
Supervisor, with regard to the cost and type of barriers that could be installed.
If the City Council does not object, staff will proceed to install the barriers.
Submitted By: Reviewed By:
CARLOS L. O erEGA PAUL GIBSON
City Manager Finance Director
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REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 22, 2007
XIV. NEW BUSINESS
C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE INSTALLATION OF BARRIERS TO PREVENT ACCESS TO
FREEDOM PARK DURING NON-USE HOURS.
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CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager
From: Jay Niemczak, Parks Maintenance Supervisor v`'/
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Date: February 12, 2007
Subject: Freedom Park Security
Contents: 1. Exhibit 1, Freedom Park Site Plan
2. Exhibit 2, Freedom Park Country Club Entrance
3. Exhibit 3, Freedom Park Tamarisk Row Drive Entrance
4. Exhibit 4, Proposed Gate Design
5. Exhibit 5, Concrete Bollard
Park and Recreation Staff were directed to look into the possibility of securing Freedom
Park during non-use hours. Staff feels that three additional items would need to be
installed at Freedom Park to restrict vehicles from entering the park after closing hours.
Three fabricated swinging gates as shown in exhibit 4 would be installed at both park
entrances. These gates are rugged enough to stop entrance into the park, but are Tight
enough to be swung open by one person.
Concrete bollards as shown in exhibit 5 will be placed at the service sidewalk located
near the dog park and between swing gates at the entrance at Tamarisk Row.
Finally, the six-foot high decorative fence that surrounds the community gardens needs
to be extended along the entire length of the park along Country Club Drive.
The approximate cost for the additional security items are as follows:
Nine Concrete Bollards $2,000.00
Three Fabricated Double Swing Gates $6,000.00
Seventy Feet of Additional Iron Fence Work $3,000.00
TOTAL $11,000.00
Please call me if you have any questions or need additional information.
cc: Homer Croy, ACM for Development Services
Janis Steele, Parks and Recreation Services Manager