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Meeting Minutes, Oct. 20th
Greater Camp Concerned Citizens
Minutes from Member Meeting of October 20, 2005
Introductions of members and invited guests led by Nada Petrovic
Invited Guests: Alan Goulet, Attorney’s General Office, Melissa Dubois, Attorney’s General Office, Councilman Kevin Jackson,
Rita Murphy, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, Lt. David Schiavulli, District 8 Commander,
Open Forum for Invited Guests Moderated by Nada Petrovic
Questions directed to Lt. Schiavulli
Interest in Crime Watch
Increase drug dealing and drug use in the Camp Street /Cypress Street intersection, Pleasant Street, and Camp Street between Cypress and Larch Streets
Update on substation
Answers
NOCD active in Mt Hope
This district statistically the safest in Providence
Issue of not enough manpower in the city
NOCD just got four additional officers
Providence is the only city in the US that has more firefighters than police officers
Renovations on substation will be complete in the next few weeks; will be looking for volunteers to man the phones
Discussion about how the Attorney’s General Office affects Mt Hope presented by Alan Goulet and Melissa Dubois (Juvenile Division)
Once an arrest is made the suspect is then charged
AG office recommends that drug dealers are held without bail
Any kind of drug dealing is a felony charge
AG office recommends jail time for at least a year in all charges of drug dealing
Court is reluctant to come down hard on juveniles; prefer to rehab them
Citizens can file Community Impact Statements anonymously through the AG in drug dealing cases
Prosecution liaisons are getting revamped
Questions for Rita Murphy and Kevin Jackson
Why spent money on traffic calming instead of police officers?
Why no traffic calming in Mt Hope?
Request for no littering signs
Sidewalk repairs
Speed bumps
Answers
Traffic calming project was paid for by bond money; could not be used to fund additional police officers
Sidewalks do need to be redone
City is responsible for maintaining all sidewalks; citizens cannot be held liable for condition
1997 was the last time that sidewalks were redone (approximately 300)
$1.2 million is set aside to begin sidewalk repairs in the spring
Beta Engineering has the list of all sidewalks to be repaired
Speed bumps are not a good idea; denied public services (ambulances, fire trucks, snow plowing, etc.)
Trees are going to be planted in the island on the intersection of Camp and Rochambeau
It was cobblestoned at the citizens request; did not want a park
Bump outs are going to be painted so they are visible at night
Community needs to interact with MONS and Kevin Jackson with requests and let them handle the problems
Request for trimming low lying branches; call MONS at 421-CITY
Police officers will be ticketing people who don’t shovel their sidewalk this winter
Crime Watch Update presented by Ellen Baver
Need to meet with Lt. Schiavulli
Want to implement Crime Watch on Woodbine Street as a test
Member interest on Forest Street
Crime Watch will try to meet in November
Transition Team presented by Nada Petrovic
Call for member involvement in transition team
Transition team will meet in November to start discussing a charter, bylaws, member recruitment, and the 2006 agenda
Currently ten members on the transition team
A big hand, please, for Jen, for producing these detailed minutes, and for Nada for moderating the meeting, and for everyone who helped out. A good job was done by all.
Posted at October 31, 2005 03:13 PM