Annual report on RCMP and Bylaw Enforcement statistics for 2010
The RCMP department believe that automated traffic enforcement is having a positive impact on the driving habits of our community. In general automated speed violations issued are down an average of 13% from the year previous. Over the past four years Councillor Wlodarczak and myself have advocated at every opportunity to increase the number of officers dedicated to traffic. The seven Peace Officers have written a 40% more tickets over last year to directly impact on the safety of pedestrians.
Residents often talk to me about drug investigations creeping along at a snail’s pace. It is frustrating to see suspicious behaviour happen on your street for months – sometimes years on end...Well 2010 was a banner year for drug surveillance teams. Long term undercover operations such as “Operation Kompression” ended with the arrest of 15 traffickers and 56 charges. It is said that Edmonton drug traffickers avoid crossing the Strathcona County line when they can. At the same time, on the negative side property crimes are up by 7%. Domestic abuse also has risen from 332 incidents 2008 to 408 incidents in 2010.
High Voltage Transmission Power Lines
Council unanimously passed a motion to supplement its previous motion and enforce its stand against placing overhead power lines in Strathcona County. The motion of March 2009 stated that high voltage lines should not be placed in our municipality unless put underground because the proposed routes were too close to dense populations, schools and enviornmentaly sensitive areas. Council’s latest motion expands the stand to recommend that power lines be allocated to the identified alternate western route which does not come close to schools and dense population.
Affordable Housing
Council unanimously approved five million dollars to the Pioneer Housing Foundation in grant funds from the Provincial Municipal Sustainability Housing Program and Capital Enhancement Program. Pioneer Housing will be creating a 70 unit community housing building to be built adjacent to the Silver Birch Lodge and Manor site. The sustainable housing project will go a long way to address the affordable market rental housing gap in our community.
Retail Market Analysis
The Department of Economic Development brought forward a report that advises existing businesses of subsector opportunities. This is also a valuable tool in attracting the appropriate and desirable commercial retail projects to our community. The Analysis identifies land supply to allow for projected retail growth.
Councillor Reports
During my report I brought forward a Notice of Motion which: directed administration to research the feasibility of creating a funding program to equal 75% of the revenues accrued from ISDs (Intersection Safety Devices)in Strathcona County – for the purpose of purchasing and installing countdown timers for lights at high priority intersections for the budget year 2012. These intersections would be prioritized on traffic volume and high risk local.
This Notice of Motion was in response to concerns expressed by residents about intersection safety and an equal concern about the significant revenues collected from fines through the Intersection Safety Devices (which not only capture red light violations but capture speed violations during all phases of the traffic lights).
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