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File #: 22-2033    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 11/18/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/22/2022 Final action: 11/22/2022
Enactment date: 11/22/2022 Enactment #: 214658
Title: That the Director of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry, and the Commissioner of Public Works adopt a policy of proactively communicating closures of parks to the public, including contacting nearby daycare providers and posting signage at least five business days in advance.
Sponsors: Jake Wilson, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad
Indexes: Parks & Recreation, Public Works, SPCD-Public Space and Urban Forestry

Agenda Summary

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That the Director of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry, and the Commissioner of Public Works adopt a policy of proactively communicating closures of parks to the public, including contacting nearby daycare providers and posting signage at least five business days in advance.

 

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Official Text

That the Director of Parks and Recreation, the Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry, and the Commissioner of Public Works adopt a policy of proactively communicating closures of parks to the public, including contacting nearby daycare providers and posting signage at least five (5) business days in advance of planned closures that:

a.                     includes Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole translations;

b.                     lists the dates and reason(s) for the closure; and

c.                     provides information on the nearest parks remaining open during this closure.