1999-02-01Special Called Workshop of City Council

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,. I CITY OF LA PORTE ~ttttttttttt~t~~~t~~i~~~~~it~j~~~~~~~lj~~r~t~~~~~~~~I~~jl~~~~~j~Jl~j{{{~rrtt~~tttr~~~~ ~~j~j~j~jI~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~j~~~!~j~~~~~j~J~~~~~~~tij~~i~~~~~~~~~j~~~~~ii~~~~~~~~t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~it~~i~~~j~i~~~~~~~~~ii~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~t~~~~~~~~~I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e e September 30, 1998 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Robert T. Herrera, City Manager 6<.\~ Chemical Emergency Procedures Signs at City Parks SUBJECT: The City has been approached by the Local Emergency Planning Committee regarding the placement of signs at City Parks. Attached is a copy of the wording they propose to put on the sign. It is our understanding the sign will be approximately 4 foot bv 8 foot in size (about the size of a piece of plywood). The purpose of the sign is to provide park visitors with instruction on what to do if a Chemical Emergency Event should occur while they are in the park. The sign would be customized with the location of each park being highlighted in the "You Are Here" fashion. In our interaction with the general public, we have to reach a balance with the responsible disbursement of information. We need to make sure we provide adequate methods to notify the public while at the same time, not providing so much information that it makes the public have an underlying sense of gloom and doom. After seeing this type of sign in the park of a sister city, I am not sure the message it sends the general public is worth the negativity associated with the sign and as such, I am uncomfortable recommending that we accept their offer. I really would like to hear from the Council on this matter. Perhaps, I am being overly concerned about the message the sign leaves with people who visit our park sites. RTH:cjb Attachment c John Joerns Jeff Litchfield Stephen Barr