Public Safety Committee

Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee
Health

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023
12:30 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. EDT

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300 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (Directions)

Grand Rapids City Hall, 9th Floor

The Public Safety Committee’s job is “to consider and make recommendations on all matters concerning public safety, except those matters that historically have fallen within the jurisdiction of the Fiscal Committee, unless invited to do so by the Fiscal Committee, or directed to do so by the Committee of the Whole.”

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Grand Rapids - MI Documenters Team

Note-taking by Zachary Avery

GRPD and wildlife nuisance updates given at Tuesday's Public Safety Committee meeting.

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Live reporting by Mark Balletto

GRPD and wildlife nuisance updates given at Tuesday's Public Safety Committee meeting.

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Today's Public Safety Items agenda includes: 1) "Presentations and updates by the Police Department regarding monthly crime statistics, the Traffic Unit, and use of UAS" (Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
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2) "An Update Regarding Safety and Nuisance Concerns Caused by Wildlife in the City of Grand Rapids"
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@GRDocumenters Meeting begins promptly with GR police chief Eric Winstrom presenting crime statistics.
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Traffic unit officer currently describing unit operations, methods, and statistics.
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Officer describing traffic safety enforcement methods including radar, motorcycle LIDARs, semi-marked vehicles, etc. to address #1 citizen complaint of speeding.
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Now describing UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) drone program overview including software photo interpolation of crash reconstruction scenes.
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Discussion with chief Winstrom and committee members concerning equitable placement of speed radar trailers throughout city in attempts to lower speeding cars.
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Grand Rapids Public Services Managing Director James Hurt now updating concerns about wildlife nuisances, particularly deer population, resident concerns about landscaping destruction, and deer-vehicle crashes.
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Kentwood mayor Stephen Kepley now sharing experiences of his city's deer herd issues similar to Grand Rapids.
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Updates anticipated at January meeting after input from regional area partners including GIS mapping of deer populations.
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Meeting adjourned at 1:24pm EDT. Follow @GRDocumenters #GRDocumenters for more coverage of Grand Rapids city meetings.
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Grand Rapids Public Safety Committee

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This committee makes recommendations to the City on most things related to public safety. There are some public safety issues that the Fiscal Committee controls, though. In some cases, the Fiscal Committee will ask for advice on public safety issues they control.

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