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Staff recommends shelving some task force proposals; council seeks clearer referral map
Summary
Staff recommended closing without implementation several Reimagining Public Safety Task Force items (creating a community assistance office and an officer housing subsidy pilot) due to cost and space constraints, while urging adoption of a resolution to support employee access to confidential mental-health services; council pressed staff for clearer documentation of existing referral paths and options for pilots.
Deputy City Manager presented staff recommendations on outstanding items from the Reimagining Public Safety Task Force and suggested moving some items to “close without implementation” while advancing others to resolution.
Staff recommended closing items 2 and 6 — which proposed creating a community assistance office and team — because such an office would likely require at least three full-time positions, additional space, and ongoing funding. The staff memo argued many of the services identified by the task force are…
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