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Price, Cally
From: Gutierrez, Dulce
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 2:06 PM
To: Price, Cally
Subject: Please print 10 copies
City Council granted the Public Safety Committee permission to work on hosting multiple neighborhood
forums city-wide on the subject of public safety. So far, PSC members have discussed the following:
A.) Hosting a total of 7-10 neighborhood forums across the city
B.) Incorporate the seven questions suggested by Southern California Cross Roads representatives Paul Carrillo
and Ron Nobles
C.) Encourage residents to request a neighborhood forum in their neighborhood
D.) Encourage Council-members to attend a neighborhood forum in their district
E.) Possibly using the tentative model suggested by Councilmember D. Gutierrez
Tentative Model for Public Safety Neighborhood Forums
Welcome and Intro
a. Welcome attendees - Councilmember and neighborhood resident
b. Introduce staff and briefly describe each respective role for forum - Councilmember
c. Explain format for section 1, 2, and 3 of the forum - Councilmember
Section 1 - "How to Report Crime"
a. Explain the ways witnesses and victims may choose to report a crime - Staff
b. Clarify current YPD procedure does not include inquiring citizenship status of witnesses and victims - Staff
c. Explain how to report crimes using Crime Stoppers and 911 Text - Staff
Section 2 - "Neighborhood Patrolling"
a. Explain how the YPD generally patrols residential areas - LEO
b. Explain city limitations due to resources & volume of crime - LEO
c. Explain how YPD neighborhood patrolling can be supported with neighborhood input and reporting of crimes
- Staff
Section 3 - "Crime Prevention"
Questions and Answers for attendees - facilitation included
1.) What are the most important needs for the safety of this neighborhood?
2.) Do you recognize any of your neighbors here today? (attendees asked to raise their hand)
3.) Do you think it would be useful to know your neighbors' name and/or phone number? (If yes: attendees
invited to contact c� for a coordinated list)
4.) What challenges do we face in reducing violence?
5.) What positive things do we have as a neighborhood that can help reduce violence?
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6.) As neighbors, what do we need in order to keep violence and crime down?
7.) Would "Street Captains" be helpful for fearful witnesses who wish to report crime?
8.) What are short term needs?
9.) What are long term needs?
10.) What other issues need to be addressed for public safety?
---Conclude Forum---
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