City to install signage, QR reporting for Purgatory Park off-leash areas; council will review results next June

Park staff described next steps on off-leash dog policy implementation at Purgatory Park and plans for signage, QR reporting and a council-level review.

Staff said the city has designed a signage suite for two off-leash areas on the south side of Purgatory Park and an off-leash corridor from the parking lot to those areas. A graphic-design consultant prepared the signs; staff are now finalizing fabrication pricing and planned to install the signs in the coming weeks. Each sign will include a QR code linking to a city webpage and a concern-submission form so park users can report issues directly to police and staff.

Staff said the city intends to report back to council in June with an implementation review: the report will include police complaints and operational observations about compliance and will inform whether and how to proceed with other potential off-leash locations. The Park Board discussed whether staff should identify other park sites ahead of the June review; staff said master planning processes will identify candidate parks and that some locations already meet many criteria but that design details (for example: fenced vs. unfenced, signage-only, parking impacts) will depend on council direction and site-specific analysis.

Staff confirmed that Purgatory Park signage will be installed first and that the council set the June review timeline. Staff also said the police department expects to receive and respond to reports submitted through the QR-enabled form; board members raised concerns that earlier reporting programs in other areas sometimes did not result in timely follow-up and urged clear police response procedures.