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A Plan for a Safe, Healthy, and Active Summer ‘24 (Meeting Two)

A Plan for a Safe, Healthy, and Active Summer ‘24 (Meeting Two) will be held on March 18 at 6 p.m.

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Agenda

    ●    Welcome/Introductions

    ●    Reiteration of Background of “Summer Safety” Planning (Pre-2023; Post-2023)

    ●    Strategy for Summer ‘24

              ○    Strategic development of plan via Community Engagement

              ○    3-step process (Prepare, Preview, Publish the Plan)

    ●    Open Discussion re: Step 2: Previewing the Plan

              ○    Discussion Questions (I/A)

  2. Discussion Questions

    Overall Goals

    ●    What do you think of the goals that we have set for the Summer? 

    ●    What do you want to make sure that we accomplish during the Summer months? (e.g. Employment Opportunities, Community Building, Space Activation, Violence Reduction, etc)

    Community Violence Reduction

    ●    What specific recommendations do you have related to reducing gun violence enduring summer months? (e.g. directed patrols place-based meetings, expanded access to clinical care, etc)

    ●    What programs/efforts would you like to see implemented during these months?

    ●    What specific recommendations do you have related to reducing youth/juvenile violence enduring summer months?

              ○    (e.g. prosocial events, expanded access to employment & engagement opportunities etc)

    ●    What programs/efforts would you like to see implemented during these months?

    Engaging relevant Community Stakeholders

    ●    What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of the Clergy/Churches?

    ●    What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of the Neighborhood Associations?

    ●    What specific recommendations do you have surrounding the role of small-businesses?

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