2020 Annual Report

City of Chilliwack 28 STRATEGIC GOAL #9 CONTINUED: COMMUNITY SAFETY Safety encompasses a wide range of services, including fire safety, comprehensive emergency management plans and training. It also includes supporting RCMP initiatives and improving traffic safety. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2020 SAFE PUBLIC SPACES Improve the safety of parks and public places ✓ Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles applied in park and public space upgrades. ✓ Mobile security patrols continued: four patrol vehicles worked overnight and one additional patrol during the day. ✓ Night patrols ensured any temporary shelters in parks were removed at the prescribed time. High visibility patrols with RCMP, Bylaw and security conducted throughout the downtown core and various commercial areas. ADDRESS SOCIAL ISSUES Support improved inter-agency coordination and address homelessness ✓ Provided funding, meeting space and in-kind staff support for Chilliwack Healthier Community. ✓ Co-chaired the Interagency Response Team Situation Table. The team is a partnership of 15+ provincial and local non-profit organizations that connects individuals with appropriate services. ✓ Contributed $450,000 towards BC Housing purchase of a 16- unit site for supportive youth housing to be operated by Cyrus Centre. ✓ As per the City’s Homelessness Action Plan, supported: o Chilliwack Youth Health Centre o Housing Hub o Annis House Homeless Supports o Salvation Army Establishing Home o Chilliwack Community Services Community Food Hub o Chilliwack & District Seniors Homeless Prevention o Cyrus Centre o Public bathroom, Central Park