Dear Neighbors,

The Albany Dog Ad Hoc Committee will be holding a meeting to hear from the community regarding Section B at Memorial Park. Changes in hours when dogs are permitted in the area as well as revised rules for park users were implemented in March 2013 when the area was reopened after the three month annual maintenance closure. City staff would like to know how the hours and rules working out, are there any maintenance concerns, etc.

The Albany Dog Ad Hoc Committee meeting will be held on Monday, Dec 9, from 7:00pm-8:00pm, in the EOC Room downstairs in the Albany Community Center/Library, 1249 Marin Ave.

Brad Griffith, the staff liaison to the Dog Ad Hoc Committee, will gather information, comments, and questions at the December 9, Dog Ad Hoc Committee meeting and present the information to the Parks and Recreation Commission at the January 9, 2014 meeting. The January PR Commission meeting will be another opportunity for the community to check-in with the City and the Parks and Recreation Commission on how things are going. The information gathered at these two meetings is tentatively scheduled to be on one of the February 2014 City Council agendas as Council asked for an update at the December 3, 2012 meeting when the hours and rules were approved.

Section B will again be closed for annual maintenance beginning December 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014 (3 months).

If you are unable to attend any of the meetings, please feel free to send your comments and questions to Brad Griffith, bgriffith@albanyca.org.
City staff hopes to hear from you.

Sincerely,
Albany Recreation and Community Services Staff