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City Council · September 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM · Council Chambers

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City is renting rooftops for surveillance cameras.

The city pays to keep video cameras and related equipment on a Mount Washington condominium roof. Council voted to support a new five-year, $105,600 deal, though it still needs final adoption. A council member said it was the first she'd heard of the cameras. A city official said the cameras there monitor traffic and can't zoom in on license plates or faces.

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Police surveillance tech under review

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Nonprofit to support teams of police, social workers.

Co-response teams pair social workers with police on mental health calls, but only weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They also cover just three of the city's six police zones. Now, the Department of Public Safety wants council to approve a $483,000 nonprofit donation for Downtown coverage. The public safety director said it would mainly pay for police overtime.

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Crisis response without police

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Driver’s ed pilot program could help city residents get jobs.

Employers often require a driver's license, even for jobs that don't involve driving. Now, a council member has proposed reviving a workforce program dormant for six years. She said its unused $300,000 could fund a pilot helping people in workforce programs get or reinstate licenses. The plan would also create a driver's ed program, which could include commercial license courses.

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Youth jobs and job training