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DCA staff and city officials reinforced the priority of the administration to tailor the program to the community. They added that councilmembers in other cities have spoken highly of DCA's program. The administration is looking for coverage every day at Madison & Lakewood Parks from 2pm to dusk, with the option to tailor hours accordingly. DCA is looking to hire 10 people to fill 4 positions to cover 168 hours a week. Chair Baker asked if Council would be authorizing the city's contract or allocating the funds needed for it. Assistant Director Swallow stated that the city already has contracting authority and that Council would be merely allocating funding. Chair Baker followed up suggesting that the administration take Council's suggestions to heart and let them serve as a constitution for the program. Councilmember Shachner asked how Parks Ambassadors are evaluated on an ongoing basis. Mr. Eckhart stated that the Smart System monitors them every day, using GPS to track how many times an Ambassador walked through the park and how many stops were made. There is a 90- day probationary period with the position. He added that DCA tracks the number of complements and complaints received, noting they rarely receive complaints despite there being several avenues by which to report them. Councilmember Shachner followed up asking when ARPA funding must be allocated by. Chief of Staff Storey indicated that funds must be encumbered by 12/l/2024 and completed by 12/l/2026. He noted the cost of onboarding for the police staffing piece, and that as people left over the next several years, the staffing number will go back to what it is currently. If Resolution 2022-16 were approved, there would be $14 million in ARPA dollars left. Public Comment: Angelina Steiner—2261 Northland Ave. —Ms. Steiner, co-chair of the Anti- Racism Taskforce (ARTF), stated that Mayor George had discussed the program with the ARTF and the group wrote a letter of support for it. She shared initial apprehension when hearing Mr. Eckhart describe the program as another arm of law enforcement, however, was relieved by the shared vision of Council and the Mayor during the meeting's discussion. She emphasized the importance of diversity/inclusion training for the Ambassadors and spoke to the divisiveness and racism that arose from last year's violence at Madison Park. She spoke about the weekly block parties that came after the tragedy and expressed excitement about what was to come of the program. Motion by Councilmember Shachner, seconded by Chair Baker to receive and file the communication. All members in favor. Motion passed. RESOLUTION 2022-16 -A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor and/or Director of Finance or Director of Law to allocate One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000) to for public safety with such funds allocated from the 4