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Authorizing the Committee on Public Safety to conduct hearings to explore new methods to increase surveillance cameras throughout the City that satisfy the guidelines of the Philadelphia Police Department Safety Cam Program, such as a tax abatement to offset the cost for camera installation and mandatory camera installation for nuisance businesses, among other initiatives, in order to increase efforts to reduce crime and promote public safety in the City of Philadelphia.

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Status
Adopted
Type
Resolution
Introduced
February 12, 2015
Sponsors
Curtis Jones, Jr.Cindy BassCRCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCTCouncilmember TascoCBCouncilmember BlackwellCGCouncilmember Goode

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WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia currently ranks high amongst major cities in a number of criminal activity statistics; and

WHEREAS, Certain areas in Philadelphia have gained reputations as “hot-beds” for criminal activity, including open air drug markets, public gun violence, burglary, robbery and assaults; and

WHEREAS, Such criminal activity significantly compromises the quality of life, safety and welfare of Philadelphians who live or work in these areas; and

WHEREAS, The use of video surveillance cameras has become one of the nation's most popular and economical ways to fight crime; and

WHEREAS, In Philadelphia, the use of video surveillance cameras contributed to the hasty resolution of crimes such as the abduction of Carlesha Freeland-Gaither and the commission of a hate-crime against two gay men in Center City just last year; and

WHEREAS, An expansion of public safety video surveillance cameras may have also hastened the discovery of Shane Montgomery, who remained a missing person for six weeks had video surveillance cameras been installed in the area of his last known whereabouts; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADEPLHIA, That the Committee on Public Safety is hereby authorized to conduct public hearings to explore new methods to increase surveillance cameras throughout the City that satisfy the guidelines of the Philadelphia Police Department Safety Cam Program, such as a tax abatement to offset the cost for camera installation and mandatory camera installation for nuisance businesses, among other initiatives, in order to increase efforts to reduce crime and promote public safety in the City of Philadelphia.

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  1. Council ActionCommittee on Public Safety

    RECESSED

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    2 procedural actionsCommittee on Public Safety
  2. Council ActionCITY COUNCIL

    ADOPTED

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    UnanimousCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar

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    Pass
    Official action detail

    A motion was made by Councilmember Jones that this matter be Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar. The motion carried unanimously.

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