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Board asks staff for vandalism cost data and law‑enforcement update after recent incidents
Summary
Board members raised concerns about recent violent incidents and ongoing vandalism in city parks; staff said one employee handles graffiti and committed to providing data on vandalism costs and to attempt to invite the police chief to report on enforcement efforts.
Board members used the meeting's final items to flag recent violent incidents at Memorial Park and other locations and to ask for information about the financial and operational impact of vandalism. A board member asked whether staff could produce a report showing the cost of vandalism for the ongoing year and whether adding security personnel or different measures would be cost‑effective.
Staff said one employee dedicates daily work to graffiti removal and signage repair and that the irrigation/maintenance line is already about $50,000 over budget for the year. Staff agreed to collect numbers on repair costs, staffing and supplies and said they would try to invite the police chief to a future meeting to outline enforcement and any legislative requests staff is working on to address park safety. "We can try to pull some numbers for you on that," the staff member said.
