CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Safety Committee Meeting | Thursday, June 24, 2021 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:19 P.M. | Adjourned: 5:54 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Nikolin Vangjeli | Committee Members | | Chairperson Kathleen M Toomey | | Vice Chairperson Sarai Rivera | | Councilor Donna M Colorio |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor Donna M Colorio | | | | | Also: | Deputy Assistant City Manager and Interim Director of Communications Nicole Valentine
Deputy Director of Emergency Management Meghan Gomes
Deputy Director of Emergency Communications Kaitlyn Connole
911 Operations Manager Elizabeth Monahan
Deputy City Clerk Stephen A.J. Pottle, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Virtual Attendee Call-in Information | |
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| | | 1a. | Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 and in order to ensure active, public engagement, the City of Worcester currently allows for both in-person and remote participation at all City Council and Standing Committee meetings. To partake in the meeting, you may join us directly within the Esther Howland (South), follow the below link to join via the WebEx application or dial the direct line as indicated. If you would like to raise your hand when in the meeting as a call-in user you may dial *3. – Phone Number: 415-655-0001, Access Code: 160 878 5988.
https://cow.webex.com/cow/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee2034178199ba11c63638ee41de2ddc0 | Attachments | | | | | | | No speakers were recognized during this portion of the meeting. | |
| 2. | Approval of the Minutes | |
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| | | 2a. | Order - That the City Council Standing Committee on Public Safety hereby approves the minutes of the Public Safety Committee meeting on June 2, 2021. | View Agenda | | | | | | | Chairperson Councilor Toomey read the item and moved for a roll call vote to adopt the item. Order adopted (Rivera absent) | |
| 3. | Communication of the City Manager | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Smart911, a lifesaving service employed by the 9-1-1 Regional Emergency Communications Center.
# 21b CC June 8, 2021 | Attachments | | | | | | | Chairperson Councilor Toomey read the item and recognized the Deputy Assistant City Manager and Interim Director of Communications, as well as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management and Deputy Director of Emergency Communications, who provided information relative to promoting the Smart911 program that is used by the city to create profiles for emergency callers to aid emergency responses, whether the city has access to other communities’ information that also subscribe into the program and the city’s marketing plans associated with Smart911.
Chairperson Councilor Toomey recognized Councilor Colorio, who discussed how many individuals are currently enrolled within the Smart911 program, privacy concerns associated with the program and the number of calls received by the department in a given year with the Deputy Director of Emergency Management, Deputy Assistant City Manager and Interim Director of Communications, 911 Operations Manager and Deputy Director of Emergency Communications.
Chairperson Councilor Toomey brought forth the following Chairman’s Order: Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the number of individuals who have cellphones accessible for emergency situations.
Chairperson Councilor Toomey discussed registering college students with emergency communication applications with the Deputy Director of Emergency Management, 911 Operations Manager and Deputy Director of Emergency Communications.
Chairperson Councilor Toomey brought forth the following Chairman’s Order: Request City Manager provide City Council with a report, in six months, concerning the successes of the Smart911 program, including whether the number of users of the program has increased.
Chairperson Councilor Toomey moved to recommend the item be held. Recommend Hold. | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the number of individuals who have cellphones accessible for emergency situations. | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report, in six months, concerning the successes of the Smart911 program, including whether the number of users of the program has increased. | |
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