1. Topics of Conversation for Phases I-II
Our Mission is to ensure the city is meeting our goal of reducing crime and creating the safest •What is your top concern about crime and public safety in
possible neighborhoods by deeply engaging with the community. your community?
This goal can only be accomplished with the support and partnership of the City, a broad base of residents •What can be done together to create a safer community?
and our police officers. This initiative, therefore, is being launched in partnership with the Police •What is going well with the relationship between your
Department and builds upon their already existing Community Outreach Initiative (#19 of the 20/20 Plan). community and SPD?
This outreach mission is designed to increase and bolster SPD’s goal of providing a sustainable system of •What needs to improve?
outreach to the community—reaching beyond individuals that traditionally engage with the police
•What steps can we take to keep you engaged in building
department—that will also promote equity and strengthen accountability and responsibility. This will be an
and creating a safer community?
opportunity for neighborhood residents to meet with each other and members of their precinct police
department and other City Departments to focus together on concerns in their neighborhoods.
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III PHASE IV
September - November 2012 November 2012 - January 2013 March 2013 May 2013
Facilitated community meetings at each of the Hold 5-15 small group conversations per Convene delegates at the precinct level. Report back to the community.
five city precincts. precinct using existing neighborhood or affinity
•Learn about best practices. •Report out prioritized concerns from
•3-5 priorities/concerns identified. groups.
•Hear about what actions have been taken thus Phases I-III to the community.
•Attendees will be asked to self-select if they •Data Analysis of top priorities from these far by the Police Department and the •Report changes that are being implemented in
want to continue the process as a precinct conversations prepared before Phase III Mayor’s Office. the Police Department and other city
delegate or alternate in Phase III. precinct-summits. departments.
•Focus on the information provided by the
•Policy level review of top 3-5 priorities. community and create a focused set of •Report out actions the Mayor’s Office has
Precinct Conversation Dates •Attendees will be asked from Phase II if they recommendations for action. taken.
SOUTHWEST PRECINCT | Sept 27th, 7-9 PM want to continue in the process as a precinct •Identify next steps.
Youngstown Cultural Center delegate or alternate for Phase III.
NORTH PRECINCT | Oct 10th, 7-9 PM
North Seattle Community College
WEST PRECINCT | Oct 18th 7-9 PM
Belltown Community Center
SOUTH PRECINCT | Oct 29th, 7-9 PM
South Shore K-8 School Safe Communities is a city-wide initiative led by the Mayors Office and Seattle Police Department.
EAST PRECINCT | Nov 8th 7-9 PM More information about the Safe Communities project can be found at: www.seattle.gov/safe
Miller Community Center