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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafe City - 2000-06-06SAF ECITY~2000-06-06 SAFE CITY COMMITTEE MINUTES J U N E 6, 2000 CITY OF KITCHENER The Safe City Committee met this date commencing at 4:07 p.m. and was Chaired by S. Bassanese with the following members present: F. Bishop, T. Dickson, N. Brawley and A. Kutler. Councillors K. Taylor-Harrison and M. Yantzi and T. Beaulne were in attendance for part of the meeting. Others present: Ms. J. Dean, Ms. L. Korabo and Messrs B. Stanley and R. Wyatt. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. J. Dean requested that the May 2, 2000 minutes reflect a correction with regard to item 3. She advised that the mural was to be painted on the City Hall parking garage not the Duke/Ontario parking garage as indicated. By general consent, the minutes were amended in this regard. On motion by Mr. F. Bishop - It was resolved: "That the minutes of May 2, 2000, as amended, be approved." 2. SAFE CITY CO-ORDINATOR'S REPORT - June 2000 Ms. J. Dean circulated the June 2000 Safe City Co-ordinator's report to members for their information. The Committee then reviewed the report, which included updates on the following topics: Outreach/Liaison 1. Community Exchange 2. Brampton Safe City 3. Doon Community Awareness Council 4. Ottawa Rooming House Response Team 5. Festival of Neighbourhoods Funding 1. HRDC Graffiti Funding Proposal 2. Muralist Mentoring Program City-Wide Youth Issues Committee 1. Youth Issues Grants & Awards Celebration 2. Little Black Book Safety Audit Working Group 1. Civic Centre Neighbourhood Association 2. Iron Horse Trail Lighting Working Group - Capital Projects 1. Victoria Street Reconstruction and Widening (King Street- Lawrence Avenue) 2. Church Street Reconstruction 3. College Street Reconstruction Discussions followed concerning the Muralist Mentoring Program, the Festival of Neighbourhoods Grand Finale, the Ottawa Rooming House Response Team and printing of the Little Black Book, during which Councillor K. Taylor-Harrison entered the meeting. An e- mail regarding the Ottawa Rooming House Response Team was circulated for the Committee's information and it was suggested that Mr. Z. Janecki, Business and Planning Services Department, could be asked to liaison with the City of Ottawa on this issue. The Committee agreed to host a booth at the Festival of Neighbourhoods Grand Finale on October 1, 2000, to display information on the 'Porch Lights On' campaign and distribute copies of the Little Black Book. It was also agreed to provide Graffiti-busters T-shirts as prizes. Several members volunteered to staff the booth on a rotating basis. SAFE CITY COMMITTEE MINUTES J U N E 6, 2000 - 20 - CITY OF KITCHENER 3. CITY OF KITCHENER YOUTH CHARITY 911 GOLF TOURNAMENT Councillor K. Taylor-Harrison provided a brief update on the Youth Charity 911 Golf Tournament scheduled for June 21, 2000, and requested members consider volunteering at the event. Funds raised are for youth-related issues with the next round of grants/awards in September, 2000. 4. J. DEAN - MEMBERSHIP ON SAFER COMMUNITIES ACTION TEAM (SCAT) Ms. J. Dean advised that she had been requested to attend several meetings of the Safer Communities Action Team (SCAT) which is a sub-committee of the Region's Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council, to provide input on Kitchener's Safe City Committee activities and programs. Mr. B. Stanley noted that a letter of invitation had originally been received from SCAT by the Mayor's Office and was subsequently referred to the Chief Administrative Officer for appointment of a staff member. Ms. Dean requested the Committee's support of her continued membership on SCAT as a method to follow through on recommendations in SCAT's master document now under preparation. It was noted that SCAT works in the area of crime prevention through environmental design. It was generally agreed that Ms. Dean will continue to attend SCAT meetings. Mr. B. Stanley left the meeting at this time. 5. SAFETY AUDIT Ms. J. Dean advised that a request had been received from the Civic Centre Neighbourhood Association for assistance to conduct a safety audit in September, 2000. She noted that the role of the Safe City Committee was to assist communities in conducting audits. Ms. Dean then briefly described an incident that occurred along the Iron Horse Trail near Victoria Park that had been brought to her attention by the individual involved. Ms. T. Beaulne and Councillor M. Yantzi entered the meeting at this time. Members were advised that a safety audit of Victoria Park had been conducted several years ago and a portion of the park had been identified as being unsafe. A lengthy discussion took place on the merits of installing lighting along portions of the Iron Horse Trail, the need for another safety audit and the general conditions leading to unsafe areas. Councillor M. Yantzi agreed to discuss the need for a revised safety audit with the local neighbourhood association and request volunteers to conduct same. 6. REVIEW OF PRIORITIES Ms. J. Dean circulated a list of 1999, 2000 and 2001 working group priorities and requested members to review them. Mr. R. Wyatt left the meeting at this time. Questions were raised concerning several items during which it was suggested that the priorities document be reworked into a more workable format. Once this has been completed, review and discussion as well as re-prioritization could take place more easily. Ms. Dean commented that once the priorities are ready for review, members would be asked to provide input, prioritize listed items and share new project ideas. Councillor M. Yantzi left the meeting at this time. Ms. N. Brawley volunteered to re-work the priorities listing and then meet with Ms. Dean to fill in additional information. Ms. Dean suggested the Priorities Working Group then meet to review the draft listing prior to a full review by the Committee. J U N £ 6, 2000 SAFE CITY COMMITTEE MINUTES - 21 - CITY OF KITCHENER REVIEW OF PRIORITIES - (CONT'D) Several members suggested that a report card format could be used to publicize the accomplishments of the Safe City Committee once the priorities have been reviewed and finalized. This method has proven successful when used by other organizations in the past and provides an eye-friendly checklist that is easily referenced. It was further suggested that this report card could be distributed at the upcoming Windsor Community Exchange being attended by several Committee members. ADJOURNMENT On motion, the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m. L. Korabo Executive Assistant/ Committee Administrator