LEGISLATIVE ACTION ITEM
SPONSOR: City Council Member Jewel Cannada-Wynn
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FISCAL YEAR 2020 COMMUNITY POLICING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
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RECOMMENDATION:
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That the City Council approve an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Pensacola and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) for the purpose of providing Community Policing Innovations within the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area of the CRA for Fiscal Year 2020 in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
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HEARING REQUIRED: No Hearing Required
SUMMARY:
One of the primary obstacles to urban revitalization is the perception of a lack of safety. This perception is typically related to criminal activity, may be real or perceived, and may involve both personal safety as well as the safety of property. In some cases, unless the safety issues are addressed first, other elements of the redevelopment plan are difficult to accomplish. Community policing innovations are one approach that can be initiated to target criminal activity within a community redevelopment area. The Community Redevelopment Act describes “community policing innovations” as a policing technique or strategy designed to reduce crime by reducing opportunities for the perceived risks of engaging in criminal activity through the visible presence of police in the community.
Revitalization has drawn significant numbers of people and activities to areas long underutilized. However, areas of the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area still experience safety concerns of varying degrees. To address these concerns, the CRA and City of Pensacola annually enter into an Interlocal Agreement to provide community policing activities within the entirety of the Urban Core Community Redevelopment Area from 17th Avenue to A Street.
PRIOR ACTION:
July 25, 2002 - City Council adopted Resolution No. 21-02, CRA Plan Additional Priority Element - Urban Core Area Community Policing Innovations.
January 20, 2010 - City Council adopted Resolution No. 02-10, Urban Core Community Redevelopment Plan, 2010, including Community Policing Innovations for the Urban Core.
September 20, 2010 - CRA approved the FY 2011 Community Policing Interlocal Agreement between the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency.
September 23, 2010 - City Council approved the FY 2011 Community Policing Interlocal Agreement between the City and the Community Redevelopment Agency.
September 19, 2011 - CRA approved the Interlocal Service Agreement between the City and CRA for Community Policing, Public Space Improvement Maintenance and Administrative Services for a period of 60 days beginning October 1, 2011.
September 22, 2011 - City Council approved the Interlocal Service Agreement between the City and CRA for Community Policing, Public Space Improvement Maintenance and Administrative Services for a period of 60 days beginning October 1, 2011.
November 28, 2011 - CRA approved the extension of the Interlocal Service Agreement between the City and CRA for Community Policing, Public Space Improvement Maintenance and Administrative Services until January 2013.
December 1, 2011 - City Council approved the extension of the Interlocal Service Agreement between the City and CRA for Community Policing, Public Space Improvement Maintenance and Administrative Services until January 2013.
May 8, 2017 - CRA approved the extension of the Interlocal Service Agreement between the City and CRA for Community Policing until September 30, 2018.
October 8, 2018 - CRA approved an Interlocal Agreement between the City and CRA for community policing within the Urban Core redevelopment area for Fiscal Year 2019.
April 8, 2019 - CRA authorized the purchase and installation of a security camera at Jefferson Street and Government Street under the Fiscal Year 2019 Urban Core Community Policing Interlocal Agreement.
FUNDING:
Budget: $100,000
Actual: $100,000
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $100,000 has been included in the CRA Fiscal Year 2020 Proposed Budget for the Interlocal Agreement
STAFF CONTACT:
Don Kraher, Council Executive
M. Helen Gibson, AICP, CRA Administrator
Victoria D’Angelo, Assistant CRA Administrator
ATTACHMENTS:
1) CRA-ILA Community Policing
PRESENTATION: No