02-15-88 Parks & Recreation - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

O nnuntttee &part PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Ma tit Mom= &uactl of the Grog of Bauth end The February 15, 1988 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee was called to order by its Chairman Councilman Sean Coleman at 5: 05 p.m. in the Council informal meeting . .. ._..-..- room. -- • Persons in attendance included Councilmen: Luecke Soderberg, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda, and Voorde; James Wensits, Charles Hurley, South Bend Police Chief, Larry Bennett, South Bend Police Department, Joe Radecki, Park Police, Jay Dean, Recreation Department, Mike Gamble, of the I.W.R.L. , Mike Wallace, of 62430 Locust, Dan Leatherman, of 30120 U.S. 20 West, Elkhart, and a member of GLEAM, Charles VanParis, of 1718 South Carlisle, representing Rum Village, Captain Bob Riddle, Commander of the South Sector of the South Bend Police Department, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Coleman introduced members of his committee namely: Councilman Bill Soderberg as Vice Chairman, Councilman Tom Zakrzewski as a member, and Councilman Don Niezgodski who is absent due to illness, and himself as Chairman. He noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss problems at Rum Village Park which were brought to his attention by Councilman Tom Zakrzewski, the Sixth (6th) District Councilman. It was also noted that the Director of f the Wildlife Center and Nature Center had brought many problems to the Councilman's attention. Mr. Mike Gamble, Director of the Wildlife Center noted that his staff is volunteer in nature and that the problems must be resolved so that there is not a problem in recruiting additional volunteers. Mr. Jay Dean, Director of the Nature Center then summarized some of the problems. He noted that he had been working at the center for approximately five and one- half years. Over this period of time the problems were getting worse. He noted that because a considerable amount of children use the facilities that the problems must be addressed. He noted that the trails throughout the park have pornographic items left and that each day the trails must be. checked before the children can use them. A summary of the problems affecting Rum Village Park dated February 10, 1988 was then distributed to the Committee (copy attached) . Some of the recommendations to help curb some of the problems in the park included installation of gates at park entrances, installation of two foot or three posts along Gertrude and Ewing Streets, additional police presence in the park and additional police radar units in the park. •••. ....* -ors. ►u.l t•wu.e co