Safety Committee Meeting Notes - July 16, 2015

Weinland Park Community Civic AssociationSafety CommitteeSummary of Meeting of July 16, 201A!med "#ady, c!air of t!e committee, called t!e meeting to order at 6$10 %&m& in t!e city's (ort!side (eig!#or!ood Pride Center&)som (ivins, neig!#or!ood liaison *it! t!e city's +e%artment of +evelo%ment, re%orted t!at a neig!#or !ad com%lained a#out c!ildren on (ort! Si,t! Street *!o *ere -um%ing on %arked carsand causing %ro#lems& Mr& "#ady said !e *ould like t!e %ro%erty manager from .!e (/P 0rou%,*!ic! o*ns and manages a num#er of rental %ro%erties on (ort! Si,t! Street, to attend t!e Safety Committee meetings&Mr& "#ady e,%ressed concern a#out sus%icious and illegal activities around t!e corner of "ast Si,t! Avenue and Summit Street& Colum#us Police 1t& Smit! Weir indicated t!at officers *ere a*are of t!e activities& 2e noted several arrests t!at !ad #een made in t!at area in t!e %revious fe* days&Mr& "#ady suggested t!at t!e city s!ould consider reo%ening "ast Si,t! Avenue -ust *est of Summit Street& (eig!#ors successfully %etitioned t!e city to close t!e street 20 years ago as a deterrent to crime& Mr& "#ady said t!e closing may no longer #e an effective deterrent&Mr& "#ady agreed to mail a letter to t!e city's %u#lic safety director asking t!at t!e city consider moving t!e %u#lic safety cameras to ot!er locations in t!e neig!#or!ood *!ere safety is a concern&1t& Weir, *!o oversees t!e s%ecial3duty officers *orking for Community Pro%erties of 4!io, re%orted t!at !e !ad met t!e %revious *eek *it! re%resentatives of 4!io State's Star 2ouse, a facility for !omeless yout! located on (ort! 5ourt! Street near "ast 12t! Avenue& .!e s%ecial3duty officers *ill assist Star 2ouse in dealing *it! folks *!o !ave #een causing %ro#lems at t!e %ro%erty&Mr& "#ady asked t!at a Colum#us %olice officer, *!o is an African3American, take %art in (ational (ig!t 4ut activities in Weinland Park on August 6&Steve Sterrett re%orted t!e 5ranklin County S!eriff's 4ffice offers !ome security assessments&.!e #usiness of t!e Safety Committee #eing concluded, Mr& "#ady ad-ourned t!e meeting at 6$6%&m&Summary %re%ared #y Steve Sterrett&