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CHS Community Post | Pete Holmes at February 26th EastPAC Meeting

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EastPAC-Logo-1Pete Holmes will be our guest at the February 26th EastPAC Neighborhood Safety Meeting!

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office handles a variety of civil matters, from the legalization of marijuana; SPD’s consent decree; land use including the central waterfront and environmental protection; government affairs and city employment.

Additionally, Criminal Division attorneys prosecute misdemeanor criminal matters including prostitution (with a recent focus on patronizers (“johns’), trespass, shoplifting, domestic violence and dui (driving under the influence).

Also, the City Attorney’s office, Municipal Court and public defenders partner to implement problem solving initiatives such as Seattle Community Court, Veterans’ Court, Domestic Violence and Mental Health Courts.

Current hot topics for the East Precinct are regulation of the marijuana laws, chronic nuisance properties, trespass, and nightclubs. City Attorney Holmes will be present to answer your questions and take action, if possible, to address and resolve your concerns!

EastPAC Neighborhood Safety Meeting
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
6:30 to 8:00 PM
Seattle University, Chardin Hall, room 142
1020 East Jefferson (enter at 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)

CHS Community Post | East Precinct Advisory Council at Seattle University, Chardin Hall

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EastPAC-LogoRecently, we requested citizen input as to top safety concerns in east Precinct neighborhoods. With several precinct –wide responses, we determined the top three concerns are:
1. Drug dealing/everything that goes with it (Loitering, suspicious activity, etc)
2. Gun Violence and shots fired
3. Burglaries and robberies
And, a fourth common concern:
4. Speeding and reckless driving

There are still prevailing concerns and recent activity that can be addressed with the East Precinct command staff at our August Community meeting TONIGHT! Please plan to attend:

EastPAC Community Meeting
Thursday, August 28th, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Seattle University, Chardin Hall, room 142
1020 East Jefferson (enter at 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)

CHS Community Post | EastPAC, THIS Thurs. 7/24, 6:30 PM – Seattle University, Chardin Hall

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EastPAC-LogoAs the EastPAC Board continues to explore best practices to ‘resolve public safety’, we are engaging all East Precinct citizens in identifying how we can best serve our community.
Key to our advocacy and other efforts are collaborative partnerships. Please make every effort to attend our (this Thursday) July EastPAC meeting- and bring your neighbors! There is strength in numbers and we can powerfully impact our life quality and resolve’ public safety issues if we all work together!
We will continue this discussion at this Thursday’s meeting.
* What has been done that has made your neighborhood safer?
* What needs to be done?
* Where are the hot spots?

Please note that I have been diligently working to get our new Chief O’Toole to attend, and haven’t been able to get a firm date yet, but please stay tuned! As always, the Precinct Command Staff will be present to also update you on recent activity in the area, as well as other issues.

EastPAC Community Meeting
Thursday, July 24th, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Seattle University, Chardin Hall, room 142
1020 East Jefferson (enter at 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)

Our mission: The East Precinct Advisory Council (EastPAC) provides a forum to resolve public safety priorities; evaluates, advocates and facilitates strategies that reduce crime and improve the quality of life for the East Precinct Community; and actively partners with law enforcement and other entities to address barriers to these outcomes.

CHS Community Post | What Do You and Your Neighbors Need to Feel and Be Safe?

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EastPAC-Logo
Folks often ask, “What is EastPAC? What does the organization do?”

Our mission: The East Precinct Advisory Council (EastPAC) provides a forum to resolve public safety priorities; evaluates, advocates and facilitates strategies that reduce crime and improve the quality of life for the East Precinct Community; and actively partners with law enforcement and other entities to address barriers to these outcomes.

That said, how do we ‘resolve public safety’? How does the EastPAC Board know what to advocate for? We get that information from citizens, and, as a community, we need to inform and educate our Police Department, identifying what we experience in our neighborhoods and what we are concerned about.

We will be having this discussion at this Thursday’s meeting.
• What has been done that has made your neighborhood safer?
• What needs to be done?
• Where are the hot spots?

This is not information that comes from aggregate 911 data alone. We need your input to help the police to serve you better and ‘resolve’ public safety issues.

The Precinct Command Staff will be present to also update you on recent violence in the area, as well as other issues.

Please plan to attend and bring your neighbors!

EastPAC Community Meeting
Thursday, June 26, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Seattle University, Chardin Hall, room 142
1020 East Jefferson (enter at 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!

CHS Community Post | 911 Captain Reed at 5/22 EastPAC Meeting

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1976894_830033147023233_1574494339_n EastPAC (East Precinct Advisory Council) has invited the 911 Call Center Commander, Captain Dick Reed, to our regularly scheduled Community Meeting THIS THURSDAY, May 22nd, at 6:30 PM.

Several folks have expressed frustration and have questions about when to call 911. Please plan to come and express your concerns to Captain Reed, who can influence inappropriate operator response, answer your questions and possibly improve 911 procedures.

Also present will be the East Precinct Commander, Captain Pierre Davis and the Operations Lieutenant Eric Greening. They will give the regularly scheduled precinct updates and answer your questions and address your concerns.

Please mark your calendars now:

EastPAC Community Meeting
Thursday, May 22nd, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
Seattle University’s Chardin Hall, Room 142
1020 East Jefferson
Enter the campus on 11th and East Jefferson-Park free in front of the building

Our mission: The East Precinct Advisory Council (EastPAC) provides a forum to resolve public safety priorities; evaluates, advocates and facilitates strategies that reduce crime and improve the quality of life for the East Precinct Community; and actively partners with law enforcement and other entities to address barriers to these outcomes

Please join us and plan to attend regularly as we strive to make our communities safer!

East Precinct Advisory Council

CHS Community Post | Kshama Sawant and new East Precinct Capt. Edwards

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Neighbors and Citizens:

We are honored to have Cm. Kshama Sawant as our featured guest at our 6:30 PM January 23rd EastPAC meeting!

Kshama will speak about her vision for the issues most impacting working people, youth and the poor in our communities… From inadequate wages and skyrocketing rent, to cuts to Metro and other social services that disproportionately impact poor and working-class citizens.  She will also talk about the impact these cuts have on public safety and the importance of democratic public accountability addressing policing practices.  There will be plenty of time on the agenda for your questions and input, so don’t miss this important meeting!

Be mindful that the East Precinct boundaries are nearly identical to the newly approved Council District 3, so we need to be prepared for identifying our priorities when this representation becomes policy.

Also, meet our new East Precinct Captain Mike Edwards!  We will begin with introductions and then EastPAC Board member Joanna Cullen will give a brief update on the Metro bus service cuts, followed by Cm. Sawant.

EastPAC Community Meeting

Thursday, January 23rd, 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Seattle University, Chardin Hall, room 142

1020 East Jefferson (enter at 11th and Jefferson, park free in front of building)

Please be on time, as we will have a packed agenda.  I’m looking forward to seeing you all!

Why YOU and Your Neighbors Should Come to Thursday’s EastPAC meeting

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Lots of folks have had experience engaging with the Seattle Police Department. Some experiences are good, some are not. Others fall somewhere in-between.

After several unfortunate incidents with SPD, the US Department of Justice handed down a mandate that SPD and the City should create and sustain a Community Police Commission. Mostly made up of community leaders, the CPC plays a key role in creating and presenting reforms that will then become policy, particularly around use of force and biased policing.

In order to develop these reforms, the CPC needs community input. This is what we’ll focus on in Thursday’s meeting:

East Precinct Advisory Council

Thursday, October 24th, 6:30 to 8:00 PM

Chardin Hall, Seattle University, room 142

1020 East Jefferson (11th and East Jefferson)

Seattle 98122

Free parking in front of building

So this is your chance to say something. This is for real, and is not anyone’s agenda. We need a big turnout for this one. Don’t wait until something bad happens, be proactive in the solution. It’s time for citizens to provide answers rather than waiting for others to answer them for us. We’re asking everyone to step up on this one.

See you on Thursday.

 

Micro-Housing…Capitol Hill and Beyond…EastPAC Thursday, 5/23 Community Meeting

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getimageHow does the development of Micro-housing impact you and your neighborhood?

There has been a lot of concern about this increasingly upward trend of Micro-Housing, also known as “APODments”, small, single occupancy units sometimes with shared kitchens. The Capitol Hill Community Council has been addressing this issue for some time, and the City Council has hosted forums to explore citizen concerns.

The micro-housing movement has been expanding beyond Capitol Hill into the Central District, First Hill and other East Precinct neighborhoods. With a rising demand for affordable housing, these units provide a way for young singles, professionals and retired folks to actually be able to live in Seattle, close to work, restaurants and entertainment venues, and also bring rich diversity to neighborhoods. These small units are not only affordable, but provide updated amenities such as free internet.

It seems like a simple solution. Or is it? What are the concerns of some citizens who reside in the neighborhoods near these developments?  Zoning loopholes, shortage of parking, transitional, short term residents?  What are the benefits to folks living in the units?

We hope to answer some of these and other questions at our Thursday, May 23rd East Precinct Advisory Board (EastPAC) Community Meeting. This is our effort to address a quality of life issues and proactively develop mutually beneficial solutions.

Guests include The Stranger’s Dominic Holden, who recently wrote an informative article on this issue; Miriam Roskin, Manager for Planning and Policy, City of Seattle’s Office of Housing; and a representative from the City’s Department of Planning and Development.

The takeaway is, in our effort to be proactive, we will advocate for East Precinct citizens, likely in collaboration with the other city wide Precinct Advisory Councils, who’s constituencies are likely experiencing similar issues.

I am encouraging you to attend.

East Precinct Advisory Council Community Meeting, Thursday, May 23; 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Seattle University’s Chardin Hall, 1020 East Jefferson

Enter the campus at 11th and East Jefferson, park FREE in the lot

Enter the building and turn right down the hall