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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 16, 1991 (56)OF CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION P c�4F0�� AGENDA TITLE: Review Staffing and Level of Service for Park Rangers Take Appropriate Action. Ngo DATE: October 16, 1991 PREPARED BY: Parks and Recreation Director ACHON That the City Council review Ranger Staffing and take appropriate action. BACKGROUND IlVFOR IMM There have been requests by citizens that staffing be increased in our Park Ranger Section. The area of primary concern was Lodi Lake and specifically a request for staffing to patrol the Nsture Area. In the 1991-92 budget I made requests for an additional full-time Ranger whose responsibilities would include patrol of the Nature Area and Lodi Lake. This would be a new classification - Parks Inte-pretive Ranger whose duties would be divided between patrol @ 20%and community education 80%. This ran^er would develop a Neighborhood Park Watch Program. Further plans are to develop a youth program called the Junior Ranger Program to involve youth in caring for their parks. W have since developed the Discovery Center at Lodi Lake. This person would be in charge of operating this center. Other duties would be to coordinate the department's docent program. Since rrow duties would relate to the Mature Area, the level of patrol would increase. The use of volunteers would ngan a cost effective way to monitor and control activities in the Nature Area. Also included in last year's budget was a request for additional seasonal labor to provide patrol of our parks at night in a more comprehensive manner. We have had good results with our canine program. However, the extensive amount of training involved has meant numerous hours of overtime for our canine ranger I therefore requested overtime hours to cover this expenditure. W expended in excess of $5,000.00 in overtime for rangers in budget year 1990-91. Attached are staffing schedules. They are broken down into "On Season" and "Off Season" categories. They are further broken down into our current staffing level and proposed staffing 1evels..If these are compared, you wi11 be able to see the number of rangers on duty at a given time. I have not proposed to run out^ ranger operation on a twenty-four hour a day schedule. It should be noted that in our Master Plan of Lodi Lake, that a fence around the Nature Area is proposed which would allow us to close the Nature Area during certain hours. Gates on Parking Lots at some of our Parks would also assist us in enforcing Park hours. Fencing of Parks is also possible in lieu of continuing to add Ran€ I am not recommending these alternatives at this time. APPROVED: TH 34AS A. ,PETERSON City Manager cc -1 Review Staffing and Level of vice for Park Rangers Take Apt,-- )riate Action. October 16, 1991 Page 2 I also requested new communication equipment for our department. We cannot communicate across town with our current radio system. The rangers are Fnost drastically affected by this problem as ve cannot call for ranger assistance without going through police dispatch. If the police are busy, they will not sunnon the rangers and act as intermediary. See the attached letter that vie pursue solving this problem. FUNDING: Marilyn Field Acting Director,Parks and Recreation Dept. Prepared by: Scott Essin, Parks Superintendent SE:cld Attachments LODI PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT 125 NORTH STOCKTON STREET LODI, CALIFORNIA 95240 (209). 333-6742 TO: Scott Essin FROM: Marilyn .. DATE: February 22; 1991 SUBJECT: Justification for a radio system for Recreation Division Currently the Recreation Staff, including the Parks and Recreation Director, do not have radios in their cars; nor do we have a base station to the Parks Division radio system in the building. This means that •we have no means of communicating with the Parks employees other than leaving messages, contacting your secretary and asking.her to relay info-, or findfng a telephone and calling the office for help, I believe you know my absolute frus-`xation with our current radio system and our Park Rangers!! We have no means of reaching these people other than locating a telephone, calling the police dispatch and asking then to call. Recently we had a situation at one of our afterschool playgrounds where the leader attempted to contact Park Patrol. She called the police dispatch and when asked if this was a dire emergency and upon answering 'no' was disconnected. She waited several minutes and again tried, and was told to call back as they were very busy answering police calls. She finally called our office and I was able to get some help out to her, I have communicated to importance I place on < phone system so that we manner, The recreation portable radio systems tournaments whereby it means of contacting nume various facilities. you and Ron on a number of occasions the ,ur Department having a radio or cellular can operate in a productive and efficient division has ended up renting or borrowing to handle large special events and or is absolutely necessary that we have some rous personnel that are scattered among our Many of our locations do not have access to telephones or the ones that do have pay phones are many times out -of -order so we are without means of communication. -8ai 9ai 10ai 11a] 12pi 2p 2p7 3pi -4pi 5pz 6pi .`7pi --8pi 9pi i0pi lipm 12an lam 2 an 3 an Lodi Pa�xs and Recreation Departme,.c Current Parks Ranger Schedule November 1990 through March 1991 Monday =Tuesday Wednesd -1 Thursday Friday��"Saturday Sunday F F s 1 F F F S S S S S i i k :. i F- Full Time Ranger S- Senior Ranger —8am = 10am Ilam 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm -4pm Spm bpm 7pm —8pm Spm lopm llpm 12am lam 2am Sam n Lodi Pays and Recreation Departme..c Current Parks Ranger Schedule March through October 1991 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday ;Saturday Sunday C C I I 2 I 2 E I 2 I 2 2 C 2 C C l I- Interpretive Ranger (Seasonal) -Assigned Nature Area/Lake(opens parks weekends) C- Chief Ranger - All Parks 2- Ranger II - All Parks —8a 9a loa lla 12p 1p 2p 3p —4p 5p 6p 7p -8p 910 lop lip 12a la 2a 3a Lodi Pa-xs and Recreation Departme-c Proposed Parks Ranger Schedule Ch Season 1991-92 Monday Tuesday 111Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 I I I 1 1 1 m 3 S S M M 2 2 2 2 it I ttt M F S S F F F m M M i M m ra m M M m S- Senior Ranger - Full Time (2080) F- Full Time Ranger - Full Time (2080) I- Interpretive Ranger - 40 FT Contract (2080) 1- Seasonal 1 - 30 PT Contract (1200) - 5 days/week, 6 hours/day 2- Seasonal 2 - 32 PT Contract (960) - 4 days/week, 8 hours/day 12pm 1pm 2pn 3pm -4pm Spm bpm 7pm -8pm 9pm lopm llpm 12am lam 2am 3am Lodi Pays and Recreation Departure„c Proposed Parks Ranger Schedule Winter Wonths 1991-92 Monday Tuesday 11 Wednesday:Ehursday Friday Saturday Sunday C C I I 2 I 2 I I 2 2 T 2 C 2 C C I- Interpretive Ranger (Seasonal) -Assigned Nature Area/Lake (opens parks weekends) C- Chief Ranger - A 1 1 Parks 2- Ranger II - A 1 1 Parks Lodi Parks & Recreation Department Park Ranger Organizational Chart Proposed for 1991-92 Budget Year Chief Park Ranger Vacant (FT) Park Rangers 1. Lloyd Gums (FT) 2. Proposed (Interp.) (FT) 3. Proposed (PT) 30 H r s per week* 4. Proposed (PT) 32 Hrs per week" Park Security Gate Attendants 1. Paul Montalvo 2. Rosario Garcia 3. *Seasonal(April-Nov Ist) "The rest of year 3 FT people will cover parks.