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1 LLS/ CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Recreation and Parks Commission FROM: Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Assistant Director of Community Services DATE: December 14, 2015 SUBJECT: Operational Plan for the Dog Park INTRODUCTION The Recreation and Parks Commission (RPC) is asked to make fal recommendations on aspects of the operational plan for the dog park. These recommendations brought to the City Council at an upcomg meetg for direction. be BACKGROUND The followg section is tended to memorialize all of the decisions and direction that have been received so far. Recommendations are not requested from the Commission on these items. Operations Based on the recommendations of the RPC, the City Council has given direction or feedback on the followg operational aspects of the dog park: --Hours of Operation: 8 am 8 pm everyday. --Allowable number of dogs (per person and total for the park): Each person can brg no more than three dogs to the park. There park. be a cap of 40 dogs for the entire dog --No breed restrictions: Particular breeds of dogs (e.g. pit bulls) shall not be restricted from the dog park. --Patron age limits: Children under 14 years of age must be supervised by an adult. be assigned to the park for all should be noted that staff is preparg a budget enhancement --For the first six months of operation, a park ranger hours of operation. It form for approximately $57,000 to cover the cost of the ranger. --Licensg: All dogs must have a current license, which ensures the dogs are spayed/neutered and have had a rabies vaccation.

2 --Utilization Usage who work be limited to residents of Beverly Hills, busess owners, those the City, visitors to hotels and visitors of Beverly Hills residents. Access to the park by these groups would be by permit. Details of permits are discussed below. --Park Rules The rules for the dog park are attached to this report. They are currently beg veiled by the City Attorney s Office for falization. Design Based on the recommendations of the RPC, the City Council has given direction or feedback on the followg design aspects of the dog park: --Separate areas/entries there area have its own double gated entry. be separate areas for big and small dogs and each --Matenance gates there and a gate between the two areas. be a gate to allow matenance vehicles onto the site --No restrooms There be no permanent or temporary restrooms the park. --Surface material The surface material be decomposed granite. --Basic amenities Basic amenities for each area founta (human/pet); doggie bag dispensers. clude: 1-2 benches; drkg Additional amenities Should additional fundg become available, or should bids come estimates, the followg were additional amenities recommended by the RPC: below the High Priority Shade structures Keycard access (discussed below) Replace cha lk fence on east side of the park with a cderblock wall Medium Low CCW New curved cderbiock walls on the north, west and south sides (medium priority unless current cderblock walls prove to be unsalvageable as a result of the arsenic remediation) Separate walkway along Foothill Additional benches (beyond the 1-2 per area) Additional irrigation and landscapg Additional trees New LED Lamp/Pole (low priority unless current lamps/poles prove to be sufficient). 2 of 6

3 Light level testg took place durg the week of December The results of this testg help to determe whether new LED Lamps/Poles be required. Testg of existg cderbiock walls should help to determe whether the existg cderblock walls can be retaed after the arsenic remediation takes place. take place this week. The results of these tests DISCUSSION Permit Management As dicated above, City Council has expressed an terest durg the first 6 months of operation of the dog park. This which evaluation can be done. Toward the end of this period, staff havg a ranger present be a trial period durg return to the RPC and City Council with recommendations movg forward, cludg usage patterns and any adjustments needed to operations movg forward. Permits have been discussed to ensure that users meet the utilization and licensg requirements. There are a number of ways that have been discussed permit issue could be addressed. which the Use of a keycard system to control entry to the dog park has been discussed. The advantage of a keycard system is that it can control access at a fairly granular level. Access can be made live or withdrawn quickly. Time limits can be placed on keycards, so for example, access could be allowed only as long as the dog license is current and then denied until the updated license is presented. The drawback of a keycard system is that it can be expensive to purchase, estimated at $15,000 - $20,000, and there is the cost of ongog management of the system by issug keycards and keepg the data current. Capital Assets staff have dicated that a keycard system could be implemented at any time the cycle of the project, without a substantial variance cost. Because of the substantial cost to purchase a keycard system; because there is flexibility as to when could be stalled; and because there be a ranger assigned to the dog park for the first 6 months of operation, staff recommends that a relatively low tech solution be implemented to beg with. Keycards could then be considered and recommended, needed, toward the end of the trial period. it if Durg this trial period, staff recommends that a card system be used, similar to what is available at the library or at grocery stores. These solutions volve askg patrons to provide relevant registration formation (see below for more formation). The patron is then provided with a two part card. 3 of 6

4 One part is a standard credit card size and can be carried by the dog owner. The other part is tended to be placed on a keycha. This portion could either be carried by the dog owner, or it could be attached to the dog s collar. Staff is told that these cards are very durable. The cost for the card runs between $1-$2, clusive of shippg and design work. To verify their ability to use the dog park, patrons must submit documentation to prove that they fall to one of the approved utilization categories. Staff recommends that the followg documentation be required to obta a permit: Residents photo ID; current copy of gas or water bill with name that matches photo ID and Beverly Hills address on it. If their utilities are cluded their rent then a copy of their lease agreement. Must show proof that dog is currently licensed Los Angeles County. Guests of hotels photo ID; documentation from the hotel that shows name of guest (that matches photo ID) and term of stay; dog must be licensed home State/country OR provide proof of rabies and neuter/spay. Guests of residents photo ID; signed letter from resident that dicates term of stay and contact formation for resident; dog must be licensed home State/country OR provide proof of rabies and neuter/spay. Busess owner photo ID; current busess license. Must show proof that dog is currently licensed Los Angeles County. People who work BH photo ID; signed letter on letterhead from place of work, cludg contact formation OR paystub from with the last two months. Must show proof that dog is currently licensed Los Angeles County. Although it has been discussed havg outside organization(s) volved, it is recommended that City staff handle the permittg process, at least for the itial trial period. The ranger at the dog park could be equipped with a laptop and cards so that he/she could issue permits and cards (if recommended), should the dog owner meet all of the requirements at the moment. Staff is also workg on plans to issue permits, before the openg of the dog park to allow for a smooth distribution of permits, and also to allow dog owners to obta permits at one or mote of the Community Services public 4 of 6

5 desks. Staff is also determg the best manner of storg the permit data, cludg whether one of the existg City onle systems can be used to track this formation. The Recreation and Parks Commission is asked to consider and recommend delayg the implementation of keycards until the 6 month trial period has completed. The Commission is further asked to consider and recommend the use of barcoded cards for the first 6 months of operation. Feedback from the Commission is also welcome regardg the recommended verification methods for the different user groups. CCW/Dog cams There has been terest havg CCW cameras stalled at the dog park, both for playback security purposes, but also to provide a view to potential dog park patrons to see approximately how many dogs/people are the park. The City s IT Department has capital funds which can be used to stall CCTV cameras, and they were fairly highly recommended by the RPC, so staff recommends that they be placed the park. Staff has checked with the City Attorney s Office regardg any legal issues volved with providg public access to one of the CCTV cameras as a dog cam. The City Attorney s Office has dicated that someone gog to the park, which is a City-owned public facility (similar to any other City park or public street), does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. This means that placg cameras at the dog park is permissible from a constitutional perspective. The next question that arises is whether the images from the cameras should be accessible to the public, as opposed to beg restricted to law enforcement. Typically, someone s likeness is gog to be published or used (such as a City publication, for example), you need their permission. This also applies to children, where parental consent is required. Sce obtag consent isn t realistic some dividuals may have privacy or security concerns about havg their images this circumstance, and available to the public on a City website, the City Attorney s Office has the followg recommendations: if 1. There should be signs posted statg that the dog park is beg filmed and the images are beg broadcast onto the City s website for public viewg, so the public can monitor whether the maximum number of dogs are, or are not, present. Ideally, you would post at least one sign where the public walkg to the area, separate areas, the sign(s), the City a location that is not beg filmed. As there are two it might be prudent to place a sign be each entry area. By placg have provided notice of the presence of the cameras, and someone who does not wish to be filmed can simply walk away and not use the dog park. 2. The City Afforney s Office also recommends that the cameras be placed close enough to the dog park so that someone can see how many people and dogs are 5 of 6

6 the park, but far enough away so that it be unlikely that someone s face would be recognizable. The Recreation and Parks Commission is asked to consider and recommend the provision of CCTV cameras for security purposes and also for a dog cam which would allow prospective patrons to see how many dogs/people are the park before gog to the park. Next Steps Staff asks the RPC to provide recommendations for the dog park the areas of permits, CCW and dog cam. Once these recommendations are received, and the additional formation from site testg has been reviewed, staff plans to return to the City Council at an upcomg meetg to ask that the Council falize the operational aspects of the park. 6 of 6

7 Rules for Dog Park Animals other than prohibited Dogs must display a current license tag/permit Food or human or cane, prohibited No allowed Owners fully for their dog(s) at all times If a dog bites a or other animal, the offendg animal s owner is to formation with all parties volved Owners must pick up after their Dogs leave cry or yelp for more than five mutes may be required to Dogs 4 months of prohibited Dogs have not or prohibited can be provided dicatg that they Dogs prohibited Abandong animals is prohibited No more than (3) per Park capacity is 40 (20 of the large and small dog Groomg, dog trag and related professional not allowed No allowed owner by a dog or dog Children an adult at all times of 14 must be and by Smokg, vapg and of all products is prohibited Consumption of alcoholic is prohibited Campg and/or the of property is prohibited Climbg of and other natural or is prohibited Conductg or participatg any activity a hazard or to or property is prohibited Operatg, ridg or propellg a wheeled device park is prohibited Conductg or participatg any group or struction, authorized by City, is prohibited Operatg amplifyg is prohibited Defacg, damagg or removg any City is prohibited or site furnishgs Sellg any goods, wares merchandise, foodstuffs, kds of property or is prohibited or treats, aggressive dogs are exchange are that under that documentation danger heat are persons are dogs are responsible person three dogs under the age trees others the sound age are are dogs been spayed use dogs storage services person each unless accompanied tobacco beverages personal equipment neutered are accompanied are exempt services are registered unless areas) supervised human-made structures that creates course the equipment refreshments unless other

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BEVERLY HILLS STAFF REPORT. Meeting Date: August 4, 2015 To: From: Subject:

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