Objectives, Measures & Progress
OBJECTIVE
STRATEGY
MEASURE
PROGRESS
Plan for the response and recovery of
the City and community in times of
disaster. Work with First Nations to
integrate emergency plans.
Exercise the City’s Emergency Preparedness
(EP) Plan.
Complete individual City department
emergency plans and attach to City's
response plan.
Will conduct an EP exercise in November 2013.
Participated in Tzeachten First Nations emergency
exercise in October. Provided Public Information Officer
training to 3 staff.
Increase the number of on-duty
firefighters in order to provide for safe
and efficient firefighting operations
and reduce response and entry times
at fires.
Increase staffing levels to 4 firefighters on
both Engines 1 and 4.
Two "flex" firefighters hired in November 2012 increased
the "in-service" time of Engine 4 to 82%. This provided a
more reliable and faster response to calls south of the
freeway.
Increase the training capacity for
firefighters.
Staff a fire trainer position and increase the
use of contracted training. Start working on
the fire training site.
On site work has commenced on the fire training site
west of Townsend Park. The CMP calls for a firefighter
trainer in 2014.
Support RCMP initiatives regarding
drugs and drug-related crime.
Health & Safety Team (Fire, Bylaw and RCMP)
work together to close and clean up
residential properties. Bylaw tickets issued.
In 2012 RCMP, Bylaw and Fire Departments involved in
shutting down 8 controlled substance and marijuana
grow operations and the Health & Safety team
conducted 120 health and safety inspections. For 2013
(to-date), involved in shutting down 9 controlled
substance and marijuana grow operations and
conducted 105 health and safety inspections.
Increase the health, life and fire safety
in buildings that have been used for
the purpose of marijuana grow
operations.
Health & Safety Team (Fire, Bylaw and RCMP)
provide enforcement of Regulatory Bylaws,
including remediation, in buildings that may
have or have had either licenced or
unlicenced marijuana grow operations.
Implement enforcement strategies including the
issuance of fines, building permits and notices on title.
Support RCMP youth program
initiatives.
Youth liaison positions funded.
Funding continues. Prioritized youth high usage areas,
performed youth probation checks, ran the annual
RCMP youth academy, and worked with schools on
youth education programs.
Support RCMP activities in the
downtown area.
Fund bike patrols, downtown RCMP station.
Feedback from taxpayers.
More police presence in the Downtown Core. Crime-
free multi-family housing initiatives have helped reduce
crime.
Maintain an adequate number of
police officers, consistent with
provincial averages.
Police to population.
Funded 1 new member and increased funding to part-
time civilian staff support positions, as well as funded a
new Information Officer, increased contributions to the
RCMP Teams, and maintained a population to member
ratio of under 800. Funding another new member and a
full-time civilian support position In 2013.
Support RCMP initiatives regarding
prolific offenders.
Crime trends.
Chilliwack has seen an overall reduction in crime trends.
Improve traffic education.
Fund and Support the Safer City initiative
working in cooperation with RCMP and ICBC.
Public Safety Specialist worked with RCMP and ICBC on
programs and projects to educate motorists, pedestrians
and cyclists to reduce accidents.
Improve the safety of parks and public
places.
Crime Prevention through Environmental
Design (CPTED) principles are applied in park
and public space upgrades.
Chilliwack Crime Prevention Services office has been
conducting uniform police foot patrols. Crime Free Multi-
Housing Program has been providing excellent
intelligence dealing with drug trafficking and prostitution
within the Crime Free Multi-Housing complexes.
Support improved coordination
between social agencies in the
community.
Support establishment of Healthier
Community Strategic Plan Stewardship
Council.
Implementation of the Healthier Community Plan
(addressing homelessness, mental health, addictions and
crime) begins with the establishment of a Stewardship
Council and the identification of a coordinator to
support it. A terms of reference for the Stewardship
Council has been developed, and the inaugural meeting
of the Council has occurred.
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