Michael Kearns for Mayor

NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT

QUALITY OF LIFE CENTERS

Establish a central place in each district to accommodate some municipal resources, community police and neighborhood advocacy services

Smart Code Inspection and Enforcement will provide uniformity among commercial, residential and mixed-use properties in neighborhoods

Community Police presence will help reduce nuisance and criminal activities

Provisions of some city resources like housing inspectors will bring city government closer to neighborhood residents

Collaboration with Police Commissioner, Neighborhood Planning Alliances, Block Clubs, Economic Development Organizations and Citizen Services will build a network between agencies and neighborhood residents

CRIME

POLICE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DEPLOYMENT

Collaborate with Police Commissioner to develop a strategic plan that will increase law enforcement visibility in all neighborhoods and business districts

Restore police details to public housing units

Implement anticrime camera sites in critical and high nuisance crime sites

Improve safety, reduce nuisance crimes and drug activity by restoring community police to neighborhoods

ACCOUNTABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY

RETURN RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY GOVERNMENT AND AGENCIES TO CITIZENS

Promote an open dialogue between Mayor's office, citizens and community based organizations which provide services to residents

Establish office hours for city residents and community organization advocates to speak with the mayor personally about issues

Re-open the Mayor's office to the taxpayers and business community

Implement transparency of grant applications processes from inception to completion

Align assessments, taxes and fees with true economic costs and conditions

Establish streamlined licensing and permit processes