5.2. PCSR 09-27-2005 - Laserfiche WebLink

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. . . Police Department MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission, Mayor and City Council FROM: Captain Robert Kluntz DATE: September 22, 2005 SUBJECT: Van Den Berge Addition I recendy met with Chris Leeseberg from the Planning Department on the subject of the proposed Van Den Berge addition. We discussed the location of the property and the proximity to Hillside City Park. Currendy the only access to Hillside City Park is off 181 st Ave, on the north side of the park. Because of the limited access to the park, and because of the sheer size of this park, the Police Department would be supportive of adding an additional access on the west side. The logical location for this access appears to be off the proposed Van Den Berge Court. By simply extending this street to allow the cul-de-sac to border the park property, access would be granted to the south side of the park. Hillside City Park currendy contains a nationally recognized mountain bike trail, which has been rated as "aggressive" in several mountain biking publications. As this trail continues to be used and becomes more popular, the instances of injuries and medical emergencies resulting from bicycle accidents will increase. It is only logical that better access for emergency vehicles be a priority. As more amenities become available within Hillside City Park, the use of the park will no doubt increase. As the use increases, one would expect the calls for service to the park to increase as well. Currendy emergency personnel would have to respond as far as one-half mile to gain access to certain areas of the park, with an additional west access response times would be gready reduced.