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