ATTACHMENT 1

 

Excerpt from Approved September 23, 2002 Council Meeting Minutes

 

 

1.      Review of Drug, Crime, and Traffic Enforcement Issues.

 

Council Member Strom expressed interest in learning about how the Town was approaching drug, crime and traffic enforcement issues as well as pedestrian safety.  He suggested conducting a holistic review of public safety before digging into specific problems of panhandling and solicitation.  That way, Council members could understand where resources are being spent, he said.

 

Mayor Foy asked if this would be part of the planned panhandling and solicitation presentation.  Mr. Horton replied that there had not been enough time allotted to include that as well.  But it could be done in two sessions, Mr. Horton pointed out, adding that the Council should set the context.  Mayor Foy asked if the deployment of assets discussion would address issues Town-wide.  Mr. Horton replied that he understood Council Member Strom to be requesting such information before taking up the discussion of solicitation and panhandling in the Downtown and at intersections.

 

Council Member Wiggins asked if Council Member Strom wanted this to include Town-wide issues.  Council Member Strom replied that he would like to know how other parts of Town might be affected if the Council asks for special protection in some neighborhoods.  He wondered what the public safety issues and budget implications might be if, for example, the Council decided that the Town needed ten more police officers to support the Town's values and goals.

 

Council Member Bateman agreed that it would be important to know what the tradeoffs would be.  She suggested joining the two discussions and creating a work large session.  Mr. Horton noted that October 28^th had been reserved, but pointed out that Council Member Wiggins would not be able to attend.  Every date put forward, he said, would have at least one Council member absent.

 

Mayor Foy recommended setting it for later in the year.  He agreed with Council Member Bateman's suggestion to hold both meetings together.