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<br />City of Eugene City Hall Complex Master Plan <br />Community Forum #1-Summary Report <br /> <br />. V otes for Very Important: 26 <br /> <br />Comments from large group discussion pertaining to "Not Important" choice <br /> <br />. Need neighborhood precinct sites. <br /> <br />. Downtown has a high crime rate and it appears that locating police station there would have <br />no affect on the crime rate. <br /> <br />. Downtown parking is expensive-not cost effective to locate police there. <br /> <br />. Moving the police out of City Hall frees up space and may determine that no new City Hall is <br />needed. <br /> <br />. Need to integrate the police within the community and government. <br /> <br />. The project team should educate interested parties regarding Measure 16 from 2002-the <br />availability of State bonds for essential service facilities. <br /> <br />Comments from large group discussion pertaining to "Very Important" choice <br /> <br />. The question is worded poorly-the police's ability to respond is a key part of their <br />functions. You do want some police downtown. Need substations. <br /> <br />. Locating police downtown does not preclude remote sites and community policing. <br /> <br />. Favors downtown location to promote density, and participation with the community. If they <br />are not downtown they will be less visible. <br /> <br />. Where do police begin their patrols?-we are discussing where they begin. The police need <br />to be close to City Hall. It could be more cost effective for the facilities to not be on the same <br />site as City Hall. <br /> <br />Written comments <br />. Demilitarized precincts on either side of the river. <br />. It is important not to be downtown. <br />. Patrol in neighborhood precincts. <br />. It is important to have patrol facilities away from downtown. <br />. Important to be outside downtown. <br />. Convenient! <br />. Some, or all? <br />. Some patrol facilities located downtown. <br />. More important to have highly visible, well lit sub-stations. <br />. Patrol officers and facilities should be spread throughout the community. At least one facility <br />in downtown core. <br />. Avoid police fortress. <br />. Do not isolate police from the public. Deinstitutionalize. <br />. Do isolate public from police (not consensus!). <br />. I agree wholeheartedly that the EPD be demilitarized and be more community-friendly. Also, <br />neighborhood precincts with walking patrols would facilitate this. <br /> <br />The JD White Company, Inc. <br /> <br />Page 16 <br /> <br />April 2006 <br />