City Safety and Liquor Licensing The City of Adelaide Strategic Plan 2012-16 Outcome 4 Liveable City in Council’s Strategic Plan outlines a key strategy which is to enable – people to use the City safely. It also identifies two safety related key projects and services being: CCTV and lightning network improvements and safety projects such as West End Safety Trial, and Environmental health services and disaster and emergency community response planning. Current policy position The key policy documents which confirm Council’s views in regards to safety are the Safer City Strategy and related Safer City Policy. These are executed through the annual City Safety and Customer Services Program Plan. The Safer City Strategy identifies these strategic priorities: A City of safer places; People feel safer in our City; A healthier City environment; and, A community resilient to emergency events. The Safer City Policy is underpinned by these principles: Place activation; Working together; Harm minimisation; Health-supportive environments; and, Social amenity. In addition Council has endorsed a Liquor Licensing Policy. In part this Policy confirms Council’s desire for a minimum of a three (3) hour break in alcohol trading across the City, supporting a vibrant late night entertainment experience and a welcome start to the day. Managing the public realm for the enjoyment of all while supporting homeless and vulnerable people is addressed in the Unauthorised Camping Guidelines which both impact on different elements of safety. Key strategies and initiatives The following programs are important in fulfilling Council’s Safer City Strategy and Policy. Improving the functionality of the broader CCTV network (use of predictive software to guide operators to respond to alarms to draw the operators attention to vision of emerging crime and proactively respond to it). Safer Paths project which requires shared input from State Government, including Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) for infrastructure and wayfinding. Council commends the State Government for their commitment to
City Safety and Liquor Licensing The City of Adelaide Strategic Plan 2012-16 Outcome 4 – Liveable City in Council’s Strategic Plan outlines a key strategy which is to enable people to use the City safely. It also identifies two safety related key projects and services being: CCTV and lightning network improvements and safety projects such as West End Safety Trial, and Environmental health services and disaster and emergency community response planning. Current policy position The key policy documents which confirm Council’s views in regards to safety are the Safer City Strategy and related Safer City Policy. These are executed through the annual City Safety and Customer Services Program Plan. The Safer City Strategy identifies these strategic priorities: A City of safer places; People feel safer in our City; A healthier City environment; and, A community resilient to emergency events. The Safer City Policy is underpinned by these principles: Place activation; Working together; Harm minimisation; Health-supportive environments; and, Social amenity. In addition Council has endorsed a Liquor Licensing Policy. In part this Policy confirms Council’s desire for a minimum of a three (3) hour break in alcohol trading across the City, supporting a vibrant late night entertainment experience and a welcome start to the day. Managing the public realm for the enjoyment of all while supporting homeless and vulnerable people is addressed in the Unauthorised Camping Guidelines which both impact on different elements of safety. Key strategies and initiatives The following programs are important in fulfilling Council’s Safer City Strategy and Policy. Improving the functionality of the broader CCTV network (use of predictive software to guide operators to respond to alarms to draw the operators attention to vision of emerging crime and proactively respond to it). Safer Paths project which requires shared input from State Government, including Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) for infrastructure and wayfinding. Council commends the State Government for their commitment to