Tucson schedules public feedback sessions on draft Safe City Action Plan

The City of Tucson will hold four public feedback sessions from Aug. 10 through Aug. 13 on its draft Safe City Action Plan, giving residents a chance to weigh in on proposed community-safety policy and transit safety and security initiatives.

The city describes the plan as a draft focused on community safety and quality of life. It has not listed a date for formal adoption, and the information provided does not identify the full text of every proposed policy.

Four sessions scheduled

The first ward-based meeting is scheduled for Aug. 10 for residents of Wards 1 and 5. It will be held at El Pueblo Senior Center, 101 W. Irvington Road, Building 9.

A citywide virtual feedback session is scheduled for Aug. 11. The city’s schedule identifies it as a citywide opportunity for public input on the draft plan.

Residents of Wards 3 and 6 are scheduled to meet Aug. 12 at Randolph Recreation Center, 200 S. Alvernon Way.

The final listed meeting is set for Aug. 13 for Wards 2 and 4 at the Ward 2 Office, 7829 E. Broadway Boulevard.

What the city plans to discuss

City leadership updates are planned as part of the sessions, along with information about transit safety and security initiatives. The meetings are also intended to gather feedback on the Safe City Action Plan before the city advances the draft.

The schedule groups Tucson’s six wards into three in-person meetings while also providing the separate virtual citywide session. Residents can use the meetings to offer comments directly to the city during the public-feedback stage of the plan.

The Safe City Action Plan process is separate from the city’s already assigned public-health vending-machine program. The city has not described the feedback meetings as binding votes, and no adoption timetable is listed with the session information.

What comes next

The known next steps are the four sessions scheduled on consecutive days, Aug. 10 through Aug. 13. Residents seeking to participate can attend the meeting assigned to their ward or the citywide virtual session on Aug. 11. The City of Tucson has requested public feedback on the draft plan, but the available information does not say when officials will make a final decision.