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S � CO rh „v.1 lkee.. ti^e.. c• ( , () &RI C V i9 A; Vk C) shit.) <br /> 3\ ? <br /> CRT Ops — Ad -hoc Committee — Scobert & Monroe Parks /Downtown <br /> Themes <br /> Behavioral challenges presented in these areas <br /> a. Illegal camping (SP & Dtown) <br /> b. AOD use <br /> 1. Public intoxication (MP & SP) <br /> 2. Needles present (MP, SP & Dtown) <br /> c. Mental Health Issues <br /> 1. People in crisis (MP & SP) <br /> 2. Obnoxious /intimidating behaviors (MP) <br /> d. Illegal behaviors <br /> 1. Drug dealing (MP, SP & Dtown) <br /> 2. Graffiti /vandalism (MP, SP & Dtown) <br /> 3. Older adults grooming younger adults /youth (MP & Dtown) <br /> 4. Effect of a large number of marginalized (homeless /aimless) <br /> individuals (youth and adults) in one area fosters an "anything <br /> goes" attitude resulting in: prostitution, fighting /arguing, <br /> aggressive, loud, threatening behaviors; This is evidenced in an <br /> increase in calls to the EPD from 2 in Feb. '04 to 86 in July '04 — <br /> this from a one -block area (MP) SP ?. <br /> e. Safety concerns <br /> 1. Families /individuals in the community avoid the area (MP & SP) <br /> Dtown? <br /> --- 2. Attempts to alter the park culture including (pot - Tucks, music, <br /> games, clean -ups, etc.) had minimal results. (MP) SP? <br /> f. Resources <br /> 1. Lacking across the board — social services, public safety, housing, <br /> employment, etc. <br /> 2. Specific populations — Groups of marginal populations "where do <br /> they get to be themselves" <br /> 3. Options for individuals leaving incarceration <br /> Recommendations <br /> Assign a pair of bike officers to the parks between May — Sept during certain <br /> hours <br /> II. Offer alternative programming to youth and young adults <br /> III. Put biohazard containers in various parks /restrooms where needles are <br /> used /found that would be available 24/7. <br /> IV. Set up /join monthly meetings with affiliations serving individuals who frequent <br /> these areas <br /> �- -. V. Change park design to reduce hidden areas, the berm, height & type of <br /> vegetation that limit sight -lines into the park <br /> VI. Look closely at the steps Dtown took to address issues in that area and <br /> discuss adopting some of those. <br />