Title
Policy Recommendations to Continue Addressing Homelessness, Increasing Accountability and Transparency, and Improving Public Safety
Description
This report requests City Council approval of policy recommendations to support the City's continued efforts to address homelessness, increase accountability and transparency, improve public safety, and address concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
Report
Summary
In order to build on the City's momentum to address homelessness, increase accountability and transparency, and improve public safety, staff recommends several items for consideration by City Council. These items include direction to staff to:
- Research and bring back to Council a plan to procure an early intervention system.
- Launch cultural competency training in partnership with tribal nation police departments.
- Launch the First Amendment policy for community feedback.
- Develop a biennial training plan for Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officers.
- Explore youth prevention programming.
- Explore additional services to be provided by civilian staff, rather than sworn Phoenix Police Department (PPD) employees.
- Conduct a community engagement process to assist in developing a continuous improvement plan.
These are just a few of the efforts to be conducted along with additional short-term, mid-term and long-term goals to be included in a continuous improvement plan to address homelessness, increase accountability and transparency, and improve public safety.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, Deputy City Managers Ginger Spencer and Gina Montes, the Police Department, the Office of Accountability and Transparency and the Office of Homeless Solutions.