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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2015-03-16 Item 2 - Powerpoint Presentation Shown at Meeting - Residential Focus: Creating Safer CommunitiesResidential Focus CREATING SAFER COMMUNITIES MARCH 16, 2015 Vision and Strategy Pop Quiz "community of choice" "A community of inviting neighborhoods..." "A solid foundation for All Tukwila residents" "A Positive Community Identity and Image" "Community Livability" "Caring" and "Responsive" Residential Focus (Creating safer communities Improving the quality of housing Increasing pride and ownership in Tukwila neighborhoods Creating safer communities Community and parks Community and Parks Youth basketball league After school programs Mall walking for seniors Friday teen late nights Early birds No school day camp Summer playground program Summer sack lunch program Teens for Tukwila Teen room Circulo de mamas Spirit of Giving Touch a Truck Neighborhood canvasses Community clean up events Goals: Better connect parks staff with neighbors Foster community ownership of parks Enhance safety and reduce vandalism Ensure neighbors and park users have a vehicle to communicate park - related issues Increase park usage Creating safer communities Infrastructure Infrastructure Overlay repair program Small safety projects Small drainage program 42nd Ave S. improvements 53rd Ave S. improvements Surface water management Walk and Roll plan LED streetlights 42nd Ave S /Allentown roadside barriers Thorndyke and Cascade View Safe Routes to School 42nd Avenue South - Southcenter Boulevard and S 160th Street 53rd Avenue South - 137th and 144th Street Both projects: New sidewalks, curbs, and gutters Roadway improvements Utility undergrounding Creating safer communities Law enforcement Law Enforcement Traffic enforcement Bike patrols Hot spots Directed patrols and investigations School Partnerships Neighborhood Resource Center Community Resource Center Crimereports.com Partnerships with Parks & Rec Parking enforcement Crime free multi- housing Citizens' Police Academy National Night Out Block Watch program Enhanced Residential Patrols Foot patrols Bicycle patrols Safety awareness campaign Creating safer communities Planning and enforcement Planning and enforcement Code enforcement Building codes Fire codes Design review Vehicle and pedestrian safety and capacity Walk and Roll Plan Animal control Enhanced coordination and training among Department of Community Development, Fire and Police employees Rental Housing Inspection Progra m Intended consequences: Housing units meet life safety standards Residents have more certainty Fire Department reports less crisis situations due to unsafe housing Creating safer communities Life safety fife safety Fire response Aid response Training provided to Residents Inspections Residential hazardous materials disposal Tukwila Emergency Communications Team Emergency management Regional coordination and mutual aid Residential sprinkler enforcement on new construction Tukwila School District Partnership Highlights include: Teen CERT Support "Foster SAFE" team at our High School Joint emergency planning Preparation drills and exercises Rapid responder meetings, training and drills with police and fire Medic One Foundation Grant Residential Focus Creating safer communities Improving the quality of housing Increasing pride and ownership in Tukwila neighborhoods