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ATTACHMENT H Coordination, Physical Space, Illegal Behavior & Consequences – project description GENERAL BACKGROUND Safety is a cornerstone to fostering a vibrant downtown. All efforts to revitalize and redevelop the downtown depend on a strategy to enhance real and perceived public safety. The City has formed a broad-based Downtown Public Safety Task Team to explore new approaches to downtown safety. In November 2009, the Task Team was convened jointly by the Eugene Police Department and the City Planning and Development Department in recognition of the vital link between safety and other redevelopment efforts. The Task Team will hold its final meeting on December 16 and soon report their findings to the City Executive Managers who will then make recommendations to the City Council. JOBS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ImpactsDescription Safety contributes to an active and economically vital downtown. Improvements to Economic impactsexisting safety activities and related amenities in the downtown support downtown businesses and contribute to the overall positive experience of visitors. SPECIFIC CITY ACTIONS An increased police and security presence Unfunded Item Funded estimate downtown, coordination of existing Coordination of Services & Planning ? ? services and physical modifications to the Accountability & Consequences ? ? downtown area will improve safety and Physical Space/Environment ? ? establish an environment that makes the Illegal & Unpleasant Behaviors ? ? downtown a safe and welcoming place for all community members. The Task Team Cost information will be available once the Task Team completes its recommendations. has identified four key themes to address safety issues: 1) coordination of services and/or a coordinated plan, 2) accountability and consequences, 3) physical space and environment, and 4) illegal and unpleasant behaviors. Below is a brief summary of the theme area and several example city actions that have been discussed at Task Team meetings, thus far. 1.Coordination of Services & Planning : The need to coordinate services with safety providers and stakeholders is a critical component of the strategy to improve downtown safety. The Task Team has identified the need for improved communication between all of the private and public security groups, development of an “Umbrella Concept” to overlay police officers and security providers for maximum coverage of key trouble areas, better coordination of event programming to draw more people to downtown Eugene (addressed in the Arts & Entertainment District project description) and the possibility of focusing some of the City’s Human Service Contributions to downtown issues.