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APD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS # 3 FINAL PROJECT

APD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS # 3 FINAL PROJECT. SGT. FRANK CREASEY AUSTIN PARK POLICE. AUSTIN PARK POLICE. CREATED IN 1968 BY CITY ORDINANCE 681212-D ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS PARK RANGERS 1979 STATE LEGISLATURE EXPANDS ARTICLE 2.12 TO INCLUDE PARKS PATROL AS PEACE OFFICERS.

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APD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CLASS # 3 FINAL PROJECT

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  1. APD LEADERSHIP ACADEMYCLASS # 3FINAL PROJECT SGT. FRANK CREASEY AUSTIN PARK POLICE

  2. AUSTIN PARK POLICE • CREATED IN 1968 BY CITY ORDINANCE 681212-D • ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS PARK RANGERS • 1979 STATE LEGISLATURE EXPANDS ARTICLE 2.12 TO INCLUDE PARKS PATROL AS PEACE OFFICERS

  3. PARK POLICECONTINUED • 1980 CITY OF AUSTIN CHANGED NAME FROM PARK RANGERS TO PARK POLICE • 1984 PARD RECOGNIZES NAME CHANGE

  4. LAKE PATROL • 1969 PRIMARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF CITY WATERWAYS TRANSFERRED TO PARK POLICE • ORIGINALLY CREATED WITH ONE OFFICER AND THREE WATER SAFETY SPECIALIST. • 1975 SPECIALIST ELIMINATED

  5. MISSION • PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIROMENT FOR USERS OF CITY WATERWAYS • ENFORCE TEXAS WATER SAFETY ACT • CONDUCT SAFETY INSPECTION OF VESSELS • PROVIDE BOATER SAFETY EDUCATION CLASSES

  6. WATERWAYS • DECKER LAKE • CREATED FOR USE BY DECKER POWER PLANT • GROWING USE AMONG CITIZENS • INCREASE USE DURING JET SKI BAN ON LAKE AUSTIN • TOWNLAKE • USE RESTRICTED BY CITY ORDINANCES

  7. WATER CONTINUED • MORE TOWNLAKE • GASOLINE MOTORS NOT ALLOWED • NO SWIMMING • GREATEST USE IS BY CANOES AND SKULLERS • LAKE AUSTIN • LARGEST OF THREE • MOST OF LAKE PATROL TIME SPENT HERE

  8. LAKE AUSTIN • LAKE IS 21 MILES LONG • LINED WITH HOMES • HEAVY RECREATIONAL USE FROM SURROUNDING AREA

  9. MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS • LAKE AUSTIN PART OF LOWER COLORADO RIVER CHANGE • LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY DEFERS JURISDICTION TO AUSTIN • CITY JURISDICTION • DETERMINED BY ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL • NORMAL 492 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

  10. MORE JURISDICTION • CITY CONTINUED • CITY HAS JURISDICTION 12 FEET ABOVE THE 492 LEVEL. • ANY PROPERTY UNDER 504 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IS CONSIDERED IN CITY

  11. STREET ADDRESSES? • LAKE IS 21 MILES LONG • EACH MILE IS A ZONE NUMBERED ONE TO TWENTY • ZONE ONE BEGINS AT TOM MILLER DAM AND GOES UP RIVER TO MANSFIELD DAM (ZONE TWENTY) • ZONES ARE LIKE BLOCK NUMBERS ON A STREET

  12. DOCK NUMBERS • DOCKS IN EACH ZONE GIVEN A NUMBER LIKE A HOME ADDRESS • EVEN NUMBERS TO LEFT GOING UP RIVER ODD TO RIGHT • DOCK 1-1 WOULD BE FIRST DOCK IN ZONE 1 ON THE RIGHT • FIRST DOCK IN ZONE 18 WOULD BE 18-1

  13. DOCK CONTINUED • DOCK NUMBERING SYSTEM IS OUTDATED • DOCKS NO LONGER MARKED • OLD NUMBERS ARE NOT EASILY SEEN • DIFFICULTY IN PLACING OLD NUMBERS ON NEW DOCKS.

  14. MAJOR CONCERN • CALLS FOR SERVICE DELAYED • CURRENT SYSTEM DOES RECOGNIZE DOCK NUMBERS • CALL FOR SERVICE COMES FROM HOME IN UPPER END OF LAKE MAY GO TO TCSO • HOME ADDRESS SHOWS TO BE TCSO JURISDICTION • INCIDENT ACTUALLY OCCURRED ON WATER

  15. MORE CONCERNS • CALLS COMING FROM WATER • PEOPLE UNSURE OF LOCATION • SOME DESCRIPTIONS COVER SEVERAL MILES • THIS REQUIRES DELAYED RESPONSE DUE TO HAVING TO SEARCH FOR THE PROBLEM

  16. SOLUTIONS • REQUIRES COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES • TCSO, PARD AND APD • UPDATE DOCK NUMBERING SYSTEM • GATHER UPDATED DOCK NUMBERS AND CORESPONDING PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS • THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENT AT PARD

  17. SOLUTIONS CONTINUED • TURN INFO OVER TO APD EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS • DOCK NUMBERS ENTERED INTO THE CAD SYSTEM AS HAZARDS ON STREET ADDRESSES • MOST TIME CONSUMING AND EXTENSIVE • GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT • TRAIN 911CALL TAKERS AND DISPATCH • AWARE OF LAKE PATROL LIMITATIONS AND ASSETS • BOTH TCSO AND APD

  18. NEW NUMBERS • NEW SIGNS NEEDED • SIMULAR TO REFLECTIVE STREET SIGNS CURRENTLY USED • HAVE BOTH DOCK NUMBER AND CORESPONDING STREET ADDRESS • DIFFICULTY • COST TO CITY OR HOMEOWNER • VOLUNTARY OR MANDATORY

  19. WILL IT WORK • ONLY TIME WILL TELL • LOOK AT CURRENT CALL STATS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS • STATS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT PARK POLICE • ADD ADDITIONAL CATEGORY FOR ASSISTING TCSO (BACK UP) • REQUEST FEEDBACK FROM APD AND TCSO TO SEE IF OUR PRESENCE HAS INCREASED

  20. ULTIMATE GOAL • INCREASE MANPOWER OF THE LAKE PATROL FROM ITS CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS

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