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Director General D. Frazer introduced the presenters,
including Mr. J. Cook, Griffin GRC Architect, adding a high level overview of
the South Campus Master Plan would be provided. (A copy of the
presentation will be kept on file with the Board’s Executive Director)
A public info session is being planned for the end of
the year. Staff will advise the Executive Director
of the date once it has been scheduled so that Board members and City
Councillors are able to publicize the event in their respective wards.
The OPS will be coming back to the Board in March of
2018 with respect to the request for proposals for Phase 1.
Following the presentation, various points
of clarification were made:
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The closest OC Transpo station to the new South Campus is Strandherd.
During the design phase of the project, plans will include OC Transpo routes,
public vehicle, and bicycle parking.
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All OPS buildings will be affected with the opening of the South
Campus; occupants will be moved from overcrowded buildings to the new one.
This is part of the original Facilities Strategic Plan where growth and
overcrowding problems were first identified.
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Chief Bordeleau reported on the
following items: Great Work by OPS Members, Quick Thinking/Tourniquet Saves
Gunshot Victim’s Life, Two Plead Guilty to Manslaughter, Guilty Plea in
Homicide, Supervised Injections Sites, 9 Run Run Exceeds Previous Years and
OPS Gala. A copy of the Chief’s verbal report is available online.
With respect to the pop-up
supervised injection site located in Raphael Brunet Park, the OPS continues monitoring for criminal
activity and drug trafficking. As the park is City-owned, the City must deem
the activity taking place as breaching its by-laws. When that happens, the
OPS will provide support to remove individuals from the site using the Trespass
to Property Act. This request has not yet been made. The OPS continues
to work with City By-Law, the General Manager, City Emergency Protective
Services and the City Manager.
Statistical data is not currently available
to indicate whether or not there has been an increase in crime in the pop-up
injection area, however, there have been a number of complaints from area
residents about the increased presence of drug users and drug traffickers.
A question was raised with regards
to missing persons and whether any changes have been made to policies. It was
clarified that major incident protocols have been changed to broaden the
definition and criteria used when events require major deployment of
resources. OPS teams are reaching out more often to City Councillors to
notify them of major events that may draw significant attention to their
area. On average the OPS handles 2600 missing calls per year, almost seven
per day. Approximately 1/3 of the calls involve senior citizens. A missing
persons template has been designed which includes a search urgency chart to
identify what needs to be done. The OPS uses “fan
outs” to send out notifications to partners, media, and social media to get
the community involved; very similar to the US program Silver Alert. In
addition to the Emergency Services Unit, the OPS also works with different
agencies that are trained to help with search efforts.
In terms of using drones
to assist in missing person searches, the OPS currently has access to a drone
in partnership with the OPP. In 2018 the Service will be exploring the
possibility of purchasing one for the Service, possibly partnering with Safer
Roads Ottawa. The type of drone the OPS would require to support operations
such as missing persons and mapping crime and fatal collision scenes would
cost approximately $50,000 - $70,000. With respect to privacy concerns, the
Federal Government has implemented new laws and regulations for drone use;
policing will adhere to these regulations. The OPP have a very robust
regulatory framework on how they use their drones, which the OPS follows.
Should the service purchase a drone it would come with some policies,
training, and guidelines.
That the Ottawa Police Services
Board receive this report for information.
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(A copy of the presentation will be kept on file with
the Board’s Executive Director.)
Mr. McMullen explained that the maximum tip payout has
risen over the years however the reward is not the compelling factor. The
majority of tipsters (65 – 70%) never come forward to collect their reward.
Some individuals are afraid to come forward to law enforcement, which is
understandable, however the majority of individuals come forward for the
right reasons. Anonymity is key.
That the Ottawa Police Services Board receive this
presentation for information.
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