Phoenix Councilwoman Ann O’Brien announced the purchase of 10 new bikes to help with park patrols.

The money, which comes from O’Brien’s District 1 budget, will be used to assist officers patrol in the Black Mountain Precinct, according to a release.

“Since day one of stepping foot into my office, I have been committed to ensuring our officers have every tool they need to adequately patrol and enforce our laws,” O’Brien said.

“If providing these bikes helps our officers get into the parks and deter negative activity, I’m happy to reach into the District 1 budget to provide them.”

Two months ago, the Phoenix council approved the expansion of an existing pilot program to add additional security monitors to 11 parks throughout the city.

These parks were identified by the Phoenix Parks Department as those with the highest rates of crime and park violations.

The security monitors are designed to supplement existing park rangers and operate overnight when rangers are not patrolling. The park identified as the highest need throughout the city was Cortez Park in District 1, according to the release from O’Brien’s office.

“Since then, community members have identified the need for increased patrols at two additional parks in District 1 – Deer Valley Park and Telephone Pioneer Park,” the release stated.

O’Brien said she spoke with officers in the Black Mountain Precinct and learned about the need for new bikes and equipment to make patrolling parks more efficient.