safe and clean public places initiative monday, january 23, 2012
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SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE Monday, January 23, 2012. SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE. July 25, 2011 “…develop a strategy for dealing with vagrancy…” Focus of internal resources and strengthening of community partnerships. SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVEMonday, January 23, 2012
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• July 25, 2011• “…develop a
strategy for dealing with vagrancy…”
• Focus of internal resources and strengthening of community partnerships
• Behaviors, conditions and uses not ‘status’
• Eventually city-wide• Initial focus: Mission
Park, Mission Plaza, Promenade, Downtown Mini-Park, Plaza Park and South Seaward
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Component 1• Redirect Law
Enforcement to abate illegal and anti-social behavior
• Redeployment of 2 officers from traffic to Safe and Clean
• Timeline: TBD• Chronic Offender
Program
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Component 2• Redirect internal and
external maintenance systems to better maintain public places
• Debris Hotline – 677.3999• 72 hour goal• Partnerships with
CALTRANS, UPRR, State Parks, County, Private property
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Component 3• Partner with the
community to activate and animate public places
• DVO/DVP• Community Groups• City Dept’s• City Council Special
Events Policy Consideration
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Component 4 • Strengthen social service
collaborations toward chronic homeless street outreach
• County Human Services• County BHD/Alcohol +
Drug• Homeless 2 Home
expansion• VSSTF funding parameters
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Component 5• A philanthropic “hand-up”,
not a “hand-out”• Reciprocity• Misguided charitable
giving• Anti-panhandling
campaign• PSA’s• Drive by services in Parks
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE
• Next Steps• Presentation of Performance
Measures to Council
• Expansion of H2H
• Completion of Debris Removal Strategy
• City staff training
• Manage partnerships
• Expand Anti-Panhandling Campaign (Westside, Mall and hotels)
• Monitor expenses
SAFE AND CLEAN PUBLIC PLACES INITIATIVE