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
• 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
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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