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My. Norman A. Cook cQg.195~14
Municipal Manager CQ. 1511-2-1
Re: Crime Prevention Committee April 2, 1992

past 10 years was well ahead of its time and has
been an important element in the community. While
we may be looking at future focuses and initiatives
and expansion, the fact that we have 10 years of
history to build from, is actually the main reason
we can look ahead with relative ease. :

t haven't done an inventory of the community committees
that we are involved in at the moment, however,

a few of the high profile committees are: Family
Abuse Task Force, School District #43 Community
Liaison and so on, obviously form a part of our
Community Policing profile. I would visualize that
these initiatives would plug into the Community
Policing Committee on a reporting relationship basis
rather than as members of the executive committee.

I would further visualize that the annual report

of the Community Policing Committee would encompass
the initiatives and efforts of all of our community
based activities. I don't see any particular need
for the committee to be involved in the day to day
activities of the other groups, but a fairly intimate
knowledge of the activities certainly would lead

to an awareness, an appreciation, and possibly eventual
involvement if need be. I would also hope that
committee members would he active in contacting
outside groups such as the ratepayers agsociations

on a regular basis to ensure a two-way communication
system. I would think that problem solving and
social planning in such things 4s shopping malls,
public housing complexes, etc., will evolve through
the efforts of the citizens with the encouragement

of the Community Policing Committee.

lL personally believe that the Block Watch program

is a major component of Community Policing, and

for that matter other community activities as outlined
in the HEROS presentation at a recent emergency

preparedness meeting.

As a result of the Council/Dept. Heads meetings .
with ratepayer groups, We became aware of many community
concerns and as a result will be implementing a

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