March 2019 Public Safety Minutes

MINUTES

Public Safety Committee

Southwest Partnership

March 27, 2019

Agenda

Introductions

Approval of Minutes  – Tony first, Dan seconded

Updates

• BPD
  • Nothing major regarding crime
  • Looking vendors to run focus groups to facilitate a Community engagement implementation board
  • Consent Decree Newsletter
  • Shared information about zero traffic deaths
    • How do you deal with jaywalking? – Will cite if we see them, but issue of staffing
  • Starting Neighborhood/Crime Watch – online submission anonymous — be as descriptive as possible, where they are and what they are doing
• UMB
  • Discussion of securing BioPark Gateway development site
• Neighborhood
  • Baltimore St
    • Discussion of positive activity on 1100 block of Baltimore clearing corners
    • Discussion of tent and bbq near Dan’s Deli
    • Discussion of establishing private security system of business/property owners on Baltimore St.
  • Alley Gates – working on gate fabrication and signs

Old Business

New Business

• Thomas Hams motioned to request a light survey done to assess where additional pedestrian lights are needed — motioned passed
  • Public Safety is requesting neighborhood input into street lighting survey to improve and add lighting where needed.

Motion to adjourn – Tony first & Thomas seconded