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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Sent: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Categories: Mayor and City Council, Huizar, Maria Tuesday, April 07, 2015 1:57 PM Cavazos, David; Rojas, Carlos; Flores, Alma; Edward; Mouet, Gerardo Park Ranger Update (4/7/15, Item 65B) A change in the landscape_ L.A.pdf Correspondence Communication received on the Park Ranger program on tonight's agenda. From: Martinez, Michele Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:22 PM To: Huizar, Maria Subject: Fwd: Park Ranger Update (4/7/15, Item 65B) FYI Sent from my Whone Begin forwarded message: From: "Ann Salisbury" <sannsalisbury@a,anail.com> To: "Martinez, Michele" <MiMartinezi Santa-ana.org> Subject: Park Ranger Update (4/7/15, Item 65B) Dear Council Member Martinez, Lawrence, Mark; Garcia, Jorge (CMO); Raya, As you know, on Tuesday, April 7th, the City Council will be receiving a report on the status of the Park Ranger program. This would be Item 65-B, "Park Security Update and Staff Recommendation to Ensure Continued Security." The title of the item alone demonstrates that despite Council's clear and emphatic direction, Management refuses to set aside its preferred alternative. The City should reject the staff proposal and maintain the status quo to move forward with Council's plan to hire new park rangers and terminate the existing Ca1PERS annuitant rangers as their replacements are hired. The Saturday after Council made its decision to maintain the Park Ranger program, an op-ed appeared in the Los Angeles Times discussing the results and benefits municipalities have seen when they have provided a patrol and enforcement team dedicated to their parks. That op-ed may be found at hitp://www.latimes.com/o inn ion/op-ed/la-oe-0208-guuinones-parlcs-gangs- 20150208-story.htrnl a e=1. (I have attached a copy as a pdf, but the online version is easier to