Title
Receive and Discuss Reimagining Public Safety Recommendations from the Community Work Group
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee recommends receiving and discussing the Reimagining Public Safety Recommendations from the Community Work Group.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive and discuss the Community Work Group recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive and discuss the Community Work Group recommendations for Reimagining Public Safety.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Strategic Planning and Performance Manager, Office of Performance and Innovation, 360.753.8046
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Strategic Planning and Performance Manager
Chris Belton, Community Work Group Member
Christina Daniels, Community Work Group Member
Larry Jefferson, Community Work Group Member
Malika Lamont, Community Work Group Member
Vanessa Malapote, Community Work Group member
Todd Monohon, Community Work Group Member
Ally Upton, Community Work Group Member
Wade Uyeda, Community Work Group Member
Background and Analysis:
In February 2021, the Olympia City Council approved a community-led process to reimagine public safety, with a goal to ensure the City's system is just, equitable and without bias. The process launched in July 2021, led by a Community Work Group (Work Group) whose role it was to learn about the City's public safety system, hold listening sessions with the community, and reflect what they learned in a set of recommendations to the City Council.
The Work Group hosted extensive public engagement opportunities, made shifts to their approach and timeframe, and worked to remove barriers to community members participating and feeling safe to share their honest input. They gathered input by hosting surveys on Engage Olympia and listening sessions with the general public, people of color, faith communities, business and property owners, neighborhoods, non-profits, and comm...
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