Safe Community Advisory Commission DissolutionNovember 15, 2013
Mayor Roy Buol
Members of City Council
Dubuque, IA
2013/1 1 /19 11:26:09 2 /2
The City Safe Community Advisory Committee met Wednesday evening, Nov 13, 2013 and is making
the recommendation that the City Council not re- empanel the committee for 2014. As a reminder, the
Safe Community Advisory Committee was originally created for a one year period to oversee the
implementations of the 60 Safe Community Task Force recommendations. At the conclusion of our first
year in 2011, we recommended that the Council re- empanel us for another year. We made a similar
recommendation at the conclusion of 2012. After three years of monitoring, we are satisfied that we
have fulfilled our role.
We reviewed the 6U recommendations the Sate Community I ask k orce brought to the Council in their
final report in 2010, and also reviewed our charge by the Council to monitor implementation of those
recommendations. We feel that this monitoring and oversight is no longer needed for the following
reasons:
The majority of the recommendations have been, or are being, implemented by various departments
within City government. Others, upon further consideration, have been deemed counter- productive or
impractical and have been set aside as such.
This is not to say that all of the issues raised by the Task Force have been "solved ", or that we as a
community are free from issues involving residents' safety and their perceptions of their safety. We
acknowledge there is still work to b'e done, but also acknowledge that as a community we have made
tremendous progress in these areas.
We want to acknowledge and thank City Manager Mike VanMilligen and the Department heads and
staff members who work for the City of Dubuque. Throughout our existence we have had tremendous
cooperation from them as we have dealt with the multitude of issues related to addressing our citizens'
perception of safety. We are grateful for all their assistance. •
We are also grateful for your support as we have dealt with these issues, and as you have dealt with the
recommendations the original Task Force brought to the Council.
We believe our community has made great strides in these areas since the formation of the Task Force in
September of 2009, and feel the groundwork laid these past four years will continue to bring us benefits
well into the future.
Respectfully,
Doug Stillings
Chair, Safe Community Advisory Committee.
Dubuque Bank & Trust
1398 Central Avenue
Dubuque
IA
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52001
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Name: Doug Stallings
Phone: (563) 589 -1976 Fax: (563) 589 -2184
E -mail: dstillings @dubuquebank.com
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ORDINANCE NO 65 -12
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55 -10 WHICH CREATED THE SAFE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY EXTENDING THE SUNSET OF THE COMMITTEE
FROM DECEMBER 31, 2012 TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
Whereas, Ordinance No. 55 -10 created the Safe Community Advisory
Committee which ceases to exist on December 31, 2012; and
Whereas, the City Council deems it in the public interest to extend the existence
of the Committee and the terms of the Committee members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 55 -10, Sec. 2 -9 -6 is amended to read as follows:
2 -9 -6: Terms: The term of office for members of the Safe Community Advisory
Committee ends on December 31, 2013.
Section 2. Ordinance No. 55 -10, Sec. 2 -9 -13 is amended to read as follows:
2 -9 -13: Sunset of Safe Community Advisory Committee: The Safe Community
Advisory Committee will cease to exist on December 31, 2013.
Attest:
Kevi
Section 3. This Ordinance takes effect on publication.
Passed, approved and adopted the 17th day of December, 2012.
Roy D. BrI, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO.55 -11
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 55 -10 WHICH CREATED THE SAFE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY EXTENDING THE SUNSET OF THE COMMITTEE AND
THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS FROM DECEMBER 31, 2011 TO DECEMBER 12,
2012
Whereas; Ordinance No. 55 -10 created the Safe Community Advisory
Committee which ceases to exist on December 31, 2011; and
Whereas, the City Council deems it in the public interest to extend the existence
of the Committee and the terms of the Committee members.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 55 -10, Sec. 2 -9 -6 is amended to read as follows:
2 -9 -6: Terms: The term of office for members of the Safe Community Advisory
Committee begins on January 1, 2011 and ends on December 31, 2012.
Section. 2. Ordinance No. 55 -10, Sec. 2 -9 -13 is amended to read as follows:
2 -9 -13: Sunset of Safe Community Advisory Committee: The Safe Community
Advisory Committee will cease to exist on December 31, 2012.
Section 3. This Ordinance takes effect on publication.
Passed, approved and adopted the 19thday of December , 2011.
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Lynn Sutton, Mayor Pro -Tern
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ORDINANCE NO. 55- 10
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A SAFE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Whereas, the City of Dubuque City Council made creating a crime strategy a high
priority in August 2009;
Whereas, a community forum was held September 2009 to gather input from the
citizens of Dubuque to address crime;
Whereas, the City Manager recommended the creation of the Safe Community Task
Force (SCTF) to analyze the City's crime issues and possible solutions;
Whereas, the SCTF was created consisting of two City Council members, the City
Manager, the Police Chief, and twenty -one citizens, appointed October 2009;
Whereas, the SCTF was tasked with:
• Collecting facts about the scope of the problems
• Identifying already existing efforts working to improve and prevent problems
• Looking at models and initiatives in other communities
• Establishing goals and objectives
• Creating committees and work groups to involved additional community
members
• Making recommendations to the City Council;
Whereas, the SCTF provided a first set of nine recommendations to the City Council in
January 2010 and a second set of twenty -eight recommendations to the City Council in
July 2010;
Whereas, one of the recommendations was continued existence of the Task Force to
monitor the implementation and progress of its recommendations through quarterly
progress reports from City staff and special meetings as necessary, as well as a
recommendation that the City Council consider the creation of a "Safe Community
Commission" and;
Whereas, the SCTF shall continue to meet during the Fall of 2010 to receive and review
updates from City staff and the crime study results and provided by Northern Illinois
University and make further recommendations to the City Council, and turn over the
recommendations to a newly created committee as of January 1, 2011;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City of Dubuque City Council hereby creates a committee and
encourages members of the Safe Community Task Force and subcommittees of the
Task Force to apply.
Section 2. There is hereby created a Safe Community Advisory Committee.
2 -9 -1: Commission Created: There is hereby created the Safe Community Advisory
Committee to have such powers and responsibilities as hereinafter provided.
2 -9 -2: Mission: The mission of the Committee shall be to monitor the implementation
and progress of the Safe Community Task Force recommendations.
2 -9 -3: Internal Organization and Rules: The Committee may adopt rules and regulations
to govern its organizational procedures as may be necessary and which are not in
conflict with City or State Code.
2 -9 -4: Procedures for Operation: All administrative, personnel, accounting, budgetary,
and procurement policies of the City shall govern the Committee in all its operations.
2 -9 -5: Membership: The Safe Community Advisory Committee shall consist of nine (9)
residents of the City of Dubuque, appointed by the City Council.
2 -9 -6: Terms: The term of office for members of the Safe Community Advisory
Committee shall begin January 1, 2011 and end on December 31, 2011.
2 -9 -7: Vacancies: Vacancies caused by death, resignation, or otherwise shall be
promptly filled by the City Council for the unexpired term of office.
2 -9 -8: Officers /Organization: The Committee shall choose annually, from its own
membership, a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson shall appoint a
secretary, who need not be a member of the Committee. The Committee shall fill
vacancies among its officers for the remainder of the unexpired term.
2 -9 -9: Meetings:
1. Regular Meetings. The Safe Community Advisory Committee shall meet
quarterly.
2. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or
at the written request of three (3) members.
3. Open Meetings. All meetings shall be called and held in conformance with
the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
4. Attendance.
a. In the event a member of the Safe Community Advisory Committee,
created by this Chapter, has been absent for two (2) or more consecutive
meetings of the Committee, without being excused by the chairperson, it
shall be grounds for the Committee to recommend to the City Council that
the position be declared vacant and a replacement appointed.
b. Attendance shall be entered upon the minutes of all meetings.
5. Minutes. A copy of the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the
Committee shall be filed with the City Council within ten .(10) working days after
each meeting.
6. Quorum. Five (5) members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of at least five (5) members shall
be necessary for the adoption of any resolution.
2 -9 -10: Compensation: The members of the Safe Community Advisory Committee
created by this Chapter shall serve without compensation, provided that they may
receive reimbursement for necessary travel and other expenses while on official
Committee business and such shall be within the limits established in the City budget.
2 -9 -11: Removal: The City Council may remove any member of any board or committee
which it has established.
2 -9 -12: Powers: The Safe Community Advisory Committee shall have the following
powers, duties, and responsibilities:
1. Monitor the implementation and progress of the Safe Community Task
Force recommendations.
2. Serve as conduit for information to the City Manager.
3. Provide reports to the City Council as needed.
4. Research and tasks as assigned by the City Council.
2 -9 -13: Sunset of Safe Community Advisory Committee: The Safe Community Advisory
Committee shall cease to exist on December 31, 2011.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this 4th day of October, 2010.
Attest:
eanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
aria A. Braig, Mayor ro -Tem
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(October 2013)
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Iowa Named Ninth -Most Peaceful State
The first -ever ranking of peace in the USA finds the nation overall is the most peaceful since 1995.
Maine was ranked as the most peaceful state and Louisiana the least. The rankings are drawn up
by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an international researcher that also issues a yearly
Global Peace Index.
The index, which defines peace as "the absence of violence," looks at a set of five indicators,
including homicide rates, violent crimes, percentage of the population in jail, number of police
officers and availability of small arms (per 100,000 people) to rank the states. The data are drawn
from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, FBI and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On that basis, the institute finds that peace in the USA improved by 8% from 1995 to 2009. It notes
a significant correlation between a state's level of peace and its economic opportunity, education
and health but finds peacefulness is politically neutral -- neither Republican nor Democratic states
have an advantage.
The most peaceful states: 1. Maine; 2. New Hampshire; 3. Vermont; 4. Minnesota; 5. North
Dakota; 6. Utah; 7. Massachusetts; 8. Rhode Island; 9. Iowa; 10. Washington.
From USA Today, April G, 201 l
PART 1 CRIMES: CALENDAR YEARS 2002 -2012
CY12 % CY12 %
Performance 2002 -2012 Over /Under OverlUnder
Measures CY02 CY03 CY04 CY05 CY06 CY07 CYOO CY09 CY10 CY11 CY12 Average Average Peak Year
No. of Crimes
Against Persons
117
109
95
118
121
149
122
118
99
127
107
117
=8.5%
-28.2%
Murder
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
1
100.0%
0.0%
Sexual Assault
65
52
41
48
61
72
54
43
38
43
43
51
- 15.5%
-40.3%
Robbery
13
20
12
14
19
40
31
35
36
33
21
25
-15.6%
-47.5%
Aggravated Assault **
38
36
41
55
41
36
37
38
24
47
41
40
3.8%
-25.5%
No. of Crimes
Against Property
2,175
1,999
2,119
1,996
2,084
2,327
2,284
2,067
2,038
1,913
1,992
2,090
-8.6%
-17.8%
Burglary
454
422
464
437
501
669
523
519
503
455
583
503
13.7%
-12.9%
Burglary to Motor
Vehicle
308
389
389
276
370
366
510
420
399
406
298
376
- 20.7%
-41.6%
Theft
1,264
1,185
1,176
1,239
1,151
1,229
1,185
1,072
1,102
1,020
1,080
1,155
-6.5%
-12.8%
Theft of Motor Vehicle
111
84
90
44
62
63
63
56
34
32
31
61
-49.2%
-65.6%
Total
2,292
2,108
2,214
2,114
2,205
2,476
2,406
2,185
2,137
2,040
2,099
2,207
-4.9%
-15.2%
= Highlight indicates Peak
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Reports (UCR) to comply with the Federal UCR rules. The former reporting method would have shown 53 aggravated assaults. The 29 assault
difference are now classified as simple assaults. Correction of this error was not done for the years prior to 2010, so those numbers are overstated.
2009 -2011 Average Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Part I Crimes: Rates per 10,000 Population
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
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770
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537
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