Kenneth T. Welch
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 49:34
- Avg per meeting
- 4:30
- Segments
- 524
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Top issues during term (17)(Public Safety)
287(g) ICE Cooperation Agreement
Flock Safety Camera Contract Review
Speakers cited roughly $730,000 in public spending on the camera program.
Enhanced Street Outreach Services (Project Firefly)
Up to $650,000 annually plus $78,000 start-up, paid by new parking meter revenue rather than the general fund.
Youth gun violence prevention funding
The group requested ~$176,688, a tiny fraction of the ~$1B public safety budget.
School zone speed cameras
Advocates say it's revenue-neutral for taxpayers, but startup costs aren't detailed.
Hurricane Isaias preparations
City is spending on extra pumps, staffing, and sandbag operations through the weekend.
Mental Health Capacity Building (HOME ARP)
$151,832 in federal HOME ARP funds already granted; a ~$250,000 mobile crisis van was separately funded.
Police Department Quarterly Report
Drone program expansion to 12 more drones and additional hives is planned, funded in part by private donors.
Childs Park Nuisance Concerns
Fire Rescue strategic plan and future funding
$500,000 from the General Capital Improvement Fund.
Citywide Surveillance Camera Expansion
Adds $750,000 to the surveillance camera services contract for citywide usage.
South Branch Library fire remediation
About $169,000 in emergency remediation costs.
St. Vincent de Paul neighborhood impacts
St. Vincent de Paul receives substantial CDBG and ESG funding under the approved plan.
Sanitation worker safety
Unknown until committee discussion.
Police death investigation practices questioned
Anti-discrimination resolution
Police K-9 Compound design
$794,589 design contract; $1.4 million reappropriated from the PS Training Facilities Project.
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Welch was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.