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ATTACHMENT B - Public Comments Received <br />HAWLEY Carter R <br />From:HAWLEY Carter R <br />Sent:Friday, January 13, 2012 4:07 PM <br />To:HAWLEY Carter R <br />Subject:FW: Downtown Ink - DEI Special Issue <br />From: Downtown Eugene, Inc. [mailto:daveh@eugenechamber.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:00 PM <br />To: Dave Hauser <br />Subject: Downtown Ink - DEI Special Issue <br /> <br />Your Feedback is Important at Upcoming Forum on Downtown Public <br />Safety Zone <br />Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 5:30pmpublic forum <br />On, the Police Commission is holding a in <br /> McNutt room at City Hall <br />the to get feedback from the community about a proposal to <br />Downtown Public Safety Zone <br />extend the , which without City Council action to continue, <br />will sunset in April 2012. <br />The Downtown Public Safety Zone (DPSZ) is an important piece of a long-term strategy <br />for downtown safety. Created in 2008, the ordinance fashioned a 20-block area in <br />downtown Eugene where officers could request a temporary civil exclusion for persons <br />arrested for certain offenses committed in this area (map included in report linked below). <br />In June 2010 the Eugene Police Department published a DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY <br />ZONE ACTIVITY REPORT,outlining the performance of the tool during its first few years. <br />Later that year the Eugene City Council voted 5 to 3 to extend the DPSZ for 18 months <br />until April 2012. <br />While many downtowns have their own public safety challenges, Eugene is unique in its <br />challenges given the state of affairs of the public safety system in our city and county. <br />Without the ability to see offenders sentenced to time in jail for violations and crime, the <br />number of repeat and chronic offenders in the downtown would grow. The DPSZ is <br />designed to provide an alternative to incarceration and to displace chronic violators from <br />the downtown. Since the exclusion zone has been in place, there has been a sizable <br />decrease in target crimes. Throughout the existence of the DPSZ, data suggests that the <br />Eugene Police have been very sensible in using this tool. <br />It will be important for the Police Commission to hear from downtown public safety <br />champions on December 14th. <br />1 <br />Attachment B - Page 16 <br />