Heritage District Clean and Safe Initiative
At a glance
- What: The police chief proposed a multi-department plan for disorder, sanitation and public feeding in the Heritage District.
- Where it stands: Discussed October 8; see the log below.
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Sources
Log
2026-10-08 - City Council Work Session
The police chief described persistent disorderly conduct, trespass, sanitation and public-feeding problems. The plan combines police enforcement with contracted unarmed private security (about $41,000 for 90 days), code-enforcement biohazard cleanup (about $8,500 over three months) and health-inspection guidance for public feedings. He said the city cannot arrest its way out of the problem and asked for direction; council members expressed support for a 90-day pilot with a report back. He also said a legal services request was under way for possible new ordinances, including a limit on sitting or lying on sidewalks.