NOTES FROM CRT OPS PROBLEM - SOLVING SESSION <br /> SCOBERT PARK <br /> (CITIZEN) * homeless <br /> *illegal camping <br /> *drug addicts <br /> *alcohol problems <br /> *needles <br /> *people won't use the park <br /> - SAFETY <br /> (PARKS) *same old problems we have addressed before in the park <br /> *put up some fencing and did some landscaping <br /> MONROE PARK <br /> (PARKS) *have seen a spike in activity <br /> *increase in youth <br /> *the food program at the church has caused problems in the park <br /> *safety was an issue when the Rec. program was operating in the park <br /> (HIV ALLIANCE) *many dirty needles at Parks <br /> *the dirty needle problem tends to move from one park to another <br /> *foot patrols were effective <br /> DOWNTOWN <br /> (DEI) *there is a general improvement in the downtown area <br /> -there are strategies in place <br /> -issue of displacement <br /> *mental health issues <br /> *graffiti <br /> *vandalism <br /> *drugs <br /> *Safety <br /> (SAFE AND SOUND) *Youth <br /> - mingling with the adult population <br /> -must find comprehensive solution <br /> (NEW ROADS) *two groups of youth...those 11 to 21 years and those 22 years and up. <br /> -young adults are a great influence on teens. <br />