§ 19-491. Citizen activity.  


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  • Each plan shall provide for specific actions to be undertaken by residents organized within the neighborhood safety district to further the purposes of this article. Such activities may be undertaken with City support, if appropriate, and may include, but need not be limited to, the following:

    (1)

    Agreement by neighborhood groups, businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations that agree to clear debris, remove graffiti, paint walls, repair playground equipment, and plant trees and gardens at a specific street corner or park;

    (2)

    Agreement by residents to spend a set portion of a Saturday or weekend working to improve the physical appearance of their yards, homes, and adjacent areas;

    (3)

    Establishment of organized citizen patrols which will observe illicit activity and report observations to the police;

    (4)

    Repeated marches and vigils at the locations of open-air drug markets during periods of peak illegal drug activity;

    (5)

    Community events such as block barbecues staged at the locations of open-air drug markets;

    (6)

    Attending and monitoring trials, hearings and other court proceedings resulting from arrests made in the neighborhood safety district, and reporting of the results of such proceedings to the City's coordinator; and

    (7)

    Such other activities to further the purposes of this article as the participating residents and the coordinator may agree are appropriate.

    (Code 2004, § 66-544; Ord. No. 2004-143-143, § 1(20-244), 5-24-2004)

(Code 2004, § 66-544; Ord. No. 2004-143-143, § 1(20-244), 5-24-2004)