Weinland Park Community Civic Association Safety Committee Summary of Meeting of July 16, 2015 Ahmed Ebady, chair of the committee, called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. in the city’s Northside Neighborhood Pride Center. Isom Nivins, neighborhood liaison with the city’s Department of Development, reported that a neighbor had complained about children on North Sixth Street who were jumping on parked cars and causing problems. Mr. Ebady said he would like the property manager from The NRP Group, which owns and manages a number of rental properties on North Sixth Street, to attend the Safety Committee meetings. Mr. Ebady expressed concern about suspicious and illegal activities around the corner of East Sixth Avenue and Summit Street. Columbus Police Lt. Smith Weir indicated that officers were aware of the activities. He noted several arrests that had been made in that area in the previous few days. Mr. Ebady suggested that the city should consider reopening East Sixth Avenue just west of Summit Street. Neighbors successfully petitioned the city to close the street 20 years ago as a deterrent to crime. Mr. Ebady said the closing may no longer be an effective deterrent. Mr. Ebady agreed to mail a letter to the city’s public safety director asking that the city consider moving the public safety cameras to other locations in the neighborhood where safety is a concern. Lt. Weir, who oversees the special-duty officers working for Community Properties of Ohio, reported that he had met the previous week with representatives of Ohio State’s Star House, a facility for homeless youth located on North Fourth Street near East 12 th Avenue. The special-duty officers will assist Star
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&
