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Special Notice - Let's Make a Difference Together!
Oct 8, 2013 at 10 a.m.
200 N. Spring St. Room 340, L.A., CA 90012
Item 5 The Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee Report
Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (LaBonge - Fuentes):
INSTRUCT the Department of Recreation and Parks and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to conduct a study in 60 days in regards to required Park Ranger staffing levels, including:
a. Investigating priorities for managed hiring and/or other procedures necessary for hiring more Park Rangers.
b. An analysis of the specific numbers of Park Rangers and support personnel requiredfor optimal staffing.
c. An analysis of the park system on a regional basis to determine where the greatest need for Park Rangers exists.
d. An analysis of required equipment and infrastructure to support Park Rangers.
e. Creation of a Reserve Park Ranger program.
f. Coordination with rangers from other governmental agencies.
g. An overview of the Park Ranger Program prior to reductions in numbers of Park Rangers in comparison with the current situation.
Neighbors, this is a time when we should step up and show the City Council that our neighborhood is seriously in need of increased ranger presence. According to what neighborhood leaders learned at the last Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee meeting last week, we have gone from 70 rangers a few years ago down to 2 rangers for all of Griffith Park, one of the largest parks in the United States!
Let's support studies and action including funding to get our rangers back on duty. Beachwood Canyon is surrounded by Griffith Park. Hikers find themselves in distress, parking and traffic at park trail heads needs to be managed. Rangers have a long a varied list of duties and are trained in first aid, search and rescue, fire suppression, traffic control, have extensive knowledge in our local terrain and its wildlife and have gone through law enforcement basic training. They bring so much to our area that we need - but we need more of them.
Hearing Notice
 Please call the our Council office for free parking the day before this hearing at 323-485-3337.
Traveling Options:
Carpooling:
RSVP to get a seat in one of the cars departing from the Beachwood Market at 9 a.m. sharp. Send email to BeachwoodCanyon@sbcglobal.net no later than This Sunday, October 6th!
Anyone who wants to drive and has space in their cars, please let us know and call your vehicle info into the city (213-485-3337) so your car will be approved for free parking.
Driving on your own:
If you want to drive there from home and need parking, call 213-485-3337 and tell the City Council office that you need parking for that hearing. Call them no later than the morning of October 7th so they can get your information to the guard desk.
Enter City Hall parking from Los Angeles Street just south of Temple Street. Most will drive on Temple all the way to Los Angeles Street and turn right. Some brave souls will go south on the 101, exit at Los Angeles Street, turn right and take Los Angeles just south of Temple to the entrance of City Hall parking on the right.
Metro Redline:
Taking public transit can be a fun field trip. Plan to leave from Hollywood/Vine by 8:30 a.m. The red line will take you all the way to the Civic Center stop, which is 2 blocks west of City Hall.
We have complained long enough. It's time to take action. Maybe we'll have park rangers hired before next summer.
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