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Hammitt, Bob <br /> From: Morgan, Dick <br /> To: Shutt, Gene; Hammitt, Bob; Medlin, Johnny <br /> Cc: Grissell, Dee; Stansfield, Adrian; Rhay, Tim <br /> Subject: Golden Gardens Ponds—Drowning <br /> Date: Friday, July 08, 1994 11:40AM <br /> Bob, I'm sure that you have read about the drowning that occured at Golden Gardens on thur.7/7. Johnny and I <br /> went out the first thing fri. 7/8 and toured the property. Later that moming I toured Mymie Daut, Cathy Josephs, <br /> and Gene Shutt over the property giving them an idea of the maintenance performed, the Park Rule signs that <br /> are posted and the various uses of the park by the neighbors, Dog and Boat clubs, fishing etc. that goes on in the <br /> area. Maintenance is minimal with a once a year mowing where possible, with garbage pickup be to performed <br /> on an as needed basis or by the clubs that use the area for their activites! We do not restrict access to the park <br /> because of the natural resources that people like to use. We do not post NO SWIMMING signs because the law <br /> does not require govemmental agencies to post natural body's of water, rivers, lakes, ponds etc.. In fact posting <br /> of such area brings a higher level of liability! The fencing and gating are to restrict access to motor vehicles to <br /> the area. This is next to impossible since there are access points to the fields surrounding the ponds that the City <br /> has no jurisdiction over! I hope this helps if you get any questions next week.. Cathy has some case studies that <br /> relate to water features and their signage if you need further information. Dick Morgan <br /> Page 4 <br />