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Resident urges commissioners to install Safe Haven Baby Box, citing petition and available funds
Summary
A resident told the commission a petition with more than 200 signatures supports installing a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 1, noted $11,551 already pledged toward installation, and urged the commissioners to add the item to an agenda for action.
Angie Malik urged the commission to revisit a previously discussed Safe Haven Baby Box for Ottawa Fire Station 1, saying the initiative has local support and some funding already available. Malik said the organization Safe Haven Baby Boxes has over 450 locations nationally and that Ottawa currently has $11,551 earmarked toward installation; she reported a petition with more than 200 local signatures and asked the commission to add the item to a future agenda.
Malik requested the city negotiate any outstanding contract terms with the program founders and asked that officials prioritize placing the item on an upcoming meeting agenda so the community can secure the installation.
