| Disruptive
Behavior |
| A: Noise, disorderly conduct and
walk by disruptions (Ages 16-24) |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Written Communications |
- New Citizen Welcome Packet and Publications
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- Workshops for Off Campus Living
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- Annual Registration and Information Packet to Landlords
Neighborhood
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| Organizing |
- Organize in high impact areas to address resident issues
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- Neighborhood Associations (like Buell St. Association)
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- Neighbor Walks (like NAP)
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| Establish Best Practices |
- Model Lease to guide landlords & tenants on behavior and code
regulations
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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- Target UVM-BPD Joint Patrols in student areas between 10-2 AM
during high impact months
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- Landlord Notification of reoccurring problems
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| Strengthen Judicial Process |
- UVM Judicial Process for students who have been cited for a
violation
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| Support Alternative Process |
- Conflict Resolution Meetings
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- Neighborhood / Group Facilitation for community members or houses
with more than one renter
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| Miscellaneous |
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| RESTORATION |
Support Restorative Justice Approaches |
- Restorative Justice Panels
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| B: Transient/Homeless Population
(Any age) |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Written Communications |
- Publications in shelters and redemption centers
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| INTERVENTION |
Provide Counseling and Supportive Services |
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- Physical and Environmental changes
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| RESTORATION |
Provide Counseling and Supportive Services |
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- UVM Drug Treatment Center
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- Howard Community Services
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| Trash/Litter |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Written Communications |
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- February letter to landlords
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- Workshops for off campus living
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| Neighborhood Organizing |
- Neighborhood Planning Assemblies and Neighborhood Assoc
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| INTERVENTION |
Provide Alternative Clean Ups, including: |
- Mayor's Community Based Action Teams for community clean-ups
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- Burlington Neighborhood Project
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- Weekly Corrections Crew with Code Enforcement
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| Strengthen Enforcement |
- Issue Code Enforcement tickets
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| RESTORATION |
Alternative Clean Ups |
- Court Diversion clean-ups
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- Branch Out Burlington-UVM Hort. Fm. Nursery
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- BNP grants for street enhancements
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- AmeriCorps VISTA spring clean-ups
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| Property
Conditions |
| A: Parking/Lack of Parking |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Written Communications |
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- Workshops for Off Campus Living
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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- Changing Zoning Regs. (e.g., don't allow waivers)
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- Pink, Parking awareness cards
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| RESTORATION |
Miscellaneous |
- Remediation Project (UVM Geology)
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- City Parking with parking ban
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- UVM's Neighborhood Impacts group
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| B: Loss of Green Space |
| PREVENTION |
Education |
- Green House Gases- 10% Challenge
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- Code Enforcement Education with landlords
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- Neighborhood Planning Assemblies, Burlington Neighborhood Project,
Neighborhood Associations
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthening Enforcement |
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| RESTORATION |
Miscellaneous |
- Remediation Project (UVM Geology)
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- Reseeding green space & installing fences
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| C: Housing Condition |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Communication |
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- February Letter to landlords
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| Outreach and Best practices |
- Leadership Dev. Trainings (landlords, tenants rights, etc.)
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
- Code Enforcement orders and inspections
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- City pursuing nuisance abatement
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| RESTORATION |
Miscellaneous |
- CEDO programs for housing improvement and Affordable Housing Task
Force Recommendations
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- UVM's 400 new student beds
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- UVM's Neighborhood Impacts group
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| D: Fire Safety |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Communication |
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- Fire Marshal's Education programs
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- February letter to landlords
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| Best Practices |
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- CEDO Smoke Detector Hardwire program
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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| RESTORATION |
Miscellaneous |
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| E: Overcrowding |
| PREVENTION |
- Zoning/Development Regs. (including Family Ord., building codes)
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| INTERVENTION |
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General Safety |
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A: Suspicious behavior, vandalism, drug dealing,
inadequate lighting, graffiti, etc |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Communication |
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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- SARA (problem solving model used by Code and the Police Dept. )
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| RESTORATION |
- First Response Program for graffiti removal
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- Burlington Neighborhood Grant Program
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B: Speeding Vehicles |
| PREVENTION |
Organizing |
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| Best Practices |
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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| Miscellaneous |
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- Good Neighbor Pass for UVM off Campus shuttle
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| RESTORATION |
Miscellaneous |
- Community Development Block Grants
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C. Dog/Pet Owner Behavior |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Communication |
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- City Clerk Info when licensing
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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| Miscellaneous |
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- Boxes present in parks with bags
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Alcohol/Drug Use |
| PREVENTION |
Education |
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| Best Practices |
- UVM A Matter of Degree Program Initiatives (reduce college drinking
habits)
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| INTERVENTION |
Strengthen Enforcement |
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| Counseling and Support Services |
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- Howard Community Alcohol Assessment
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| Miscellaneous |
- Parental Notification by UVM for alcohol and drug violations
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| RESTORATION |
Counseling and Support services |
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- Restorative Justice Panels
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Neighbor-to-Neighbor
Relationships |
| PREVENTION |
Education and Written Information |
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- UVM Community Coalition to engage students with residents
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- New Directions Grant to build community within predominately student
neighborhoods
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| Community Organizing |
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| INTERVENTION |
Alternative Process |
- Conflict Resolution meetings
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| Counseling and Support Services |
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| RESTORATION |
Alternative Clean-ups |
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- Block Parties, Clean-Ups, Vista service days, NNS
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