Public Safety Committee
Southwest Partnership
July 24, 2019
MINUTES
Attendees: Daniel Rodenburg, Sherman Spivey, Sgt. Welton Simpson Jr., Scott Kashnow
Introductions
Approval of June minutes
- Scott Kashnow made motion, Dan second
Updates
- Neighborhood Crime from stakeholders
- Every other week Tri-District police do business inspection for problems and could do similar for W Bmore St
- Noticing uptick in drug activity pushed from W Baltimore Street into Franklin square
- Baltimore Street much quieter
- Make sure report issues to police to drive data and which impacts deployment of resources
- Make a public safety campaign to encourage reporting? – Scott Kashnow
- Sgt. Welton will put together top 10 tips or some other material for contribution–And send to Curtis, Scott Kashnow, etc.
- Lighting survey
- Ask John bullock that the VRI group gets this
- Ask for lights like 300 block of N Payson
- How does the committee want to get the other neighborhoods?
- Takes 15 mins for each neighborhood
- JR and Dan will take Poppleton
- Hollins – JR & Dan
- Pigtown/Barre Circle – Tony & Scott Kashnow
- Takes 15 mins for each neighborhood
- How does the committee want to get the other neighborhoods?
- Streetscaping & Cleaning
- Idea: Use national night out August 9th on W Baltimore St
- Have a big presentation with Commission office for Baltimore St
- One issue might be resources if they had maintenance tools more would be able
- Dumpster for Poppleton? Spivey will request through Sonia or SWP
- Use $5k for streetscaping?
- Get DPW to next cabinet meeting about Baltimore st trash cans
- Idea: Use national night out August 9th on W Baltimore St
- Hollins Market Update
- facade improvements began
- Alley Gates
- 5 gates made and just need to be installed
New Business
- JR: 1200 W Baltimore management considering donating office to work on all things Baltimore street
Motion to adjourn
- JR motioned, Tony second
