Title
Request to Enter Into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University for the 27th Avenue Corridor Public Safety Initiative (Ordinance S-48357)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Police Department to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU), School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Department, for the 27th Avenue Corridor Public Safety Initiative. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate value of this agreement will not exceed $52,581.
Report
Summary
In response to a request for research and technical assistance from the City of Phoenix and the Police Department, ASU will work collaboratively with key City officials to develop and evaluate new responses to crime and disorder concerns in selected areas of the City, to include major intersections along the 27th Avenue corridor as well as other identified areas of concern within proximity of the corridor.
The analysis of the project will define the parameters of the focus areas, gather, and analyze police data to understand and substantiate the public safety problems in these areas. The project will entail interviewing key police and City officials knowledgeable about these areas, to understand the precise public safety concerns and develop testable explanations for what is causing or contributing to them.
ASU will further assist the Police Department and other City officials to explore possible new responses to these problems so that decision-makers can decide upon a plan of action. This will include reviewing published research and other reports about the relative effectiveness of response options.
ASU will help document the action plan’s development and implementation so that there is a clear record of what actions were taken and what challenges, if any, there were to implement; will assess the effectiveness of the implemented responses to improve public safety in the target areas, as well as look for any evidence of displacement of the problems to other areas or conversely, added benefits to public safety experienced outside the target areas; and will encourage the Police Department and other City officials to engage with the communities affected by the problems to develop an action plan and implement and measure its impact.
Contract Term
The agreement will be valid for two years from the date of execution of all parties.
Financial Impact
Funding for this project is available in the Police Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.