PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR TRANSPARENCY, COMMENTS IN THIS REPORT ARE NOT EDITED AND MAY CONTAIN OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE. Resp. ID Comments Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 1 No Yes Yes Yes Unsure Yes Panhandling has gotten out of control throughout the city. This acutely affects quality of life for city residents and also presents a horrible image to people who live outside the city who we depend on to patronize our businesses. This should be top priority for City Hall. In order to discourage this behavior, the punishment should be drug/alcohol rehabilitation and/or mental health 3 counseling. Yes Yes Yes No Yes Let the police accountability board operate with it's full authority, including 5 disciplinary powers, like the residents voted for them to do. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No Actively try to reduce poverty in Rochester in conduction with better 6 policing reform Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Reallocation of funds in the city budget, specifically I saw that new departments were being built in areas. It is far more important to put those resources into areas that would benefit from it. Police’s role in our communities is too broad and should be narrowed down. Furthermore The police agencies within Monroe County should all reexamine the hiring standards for police officers (Bachelor’s degree at minimum). Modern policing develops a culture of rewarding silence. There needs to be a negotiation with the police unions to not only prevent officers from being rehired, but also come up with a form of licensure for officers so that if they violate the terms of their duty then they have their license revoked. Much 7 like registered nurses. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I support a significant (30%+) cut to RPD budget, with those cuts going to support other crisis intervention programs and wellness programs that get to the root of violent and criminal behavior in our city. If municipal buildings or community policing fit within that reduced framework, I support them. Justice and Peace come when we break the cycles that cause injustice and violence. Punishment & enforcement can't do that. Services that support 8 our communities and the people who live in them can. Yes Unsure Unsure Unsure Unsure 9 Mayor Warren needs to resign! Yes Yes Yes Yes Unsure Enforce laws, rules and policies for all, civilians & officers. Hire a police chief and empower him or her to do their job and if they don't, then fire them. Mayor has to support the RPD in the public eye or their difficult job in a 11 world of anti-authority is more dangerous than it already is. No No Yes Yes Yes You have to let the police officers do their job. This current situation is not working. Pan handling is out of control. You have to put a stop to it. There is a total disregard for vehicle and traffic laws in certain city neighborhoods. People speed, ignore traffic control devices, and drive unlicensed dirt bikes, ATVs, and go karts on city roads with zero consequence. Open air drug activity is more blatant than ever. It's disgusting to watch every day. You need to enforce the noise ordinance. People are blasting car and home stereos to levels that are totally unacceptable. You need to enforce quality of life laws in all neighborhoods. People are doing whatever they want and Rochester is a zoo full of miscreants. Just look at what happened in the plaza on Ridge Road. The reckless behavior is going unchecked and residents and businesses are fed up. Stop fooling yourselves and realize that laws have to be enforced or nobody will want to come into any city neighborhood and spend money in stores or restaurants. Riots and protests have put Rochester in a disgraceful light. Stop acting like it's ok and start condemning it. Do something about it before it's too late. What you're doing is not working and 14 is putting respectable city residents and employees in real danger. Yes No Yes No No Going back to review all body cam footage etc. for the past 3 years is such a waste of effort. MOVE forward not backwards. If you are going to look into the past about anything it should be the mayor herself as well as the things 15 the new interim chief is hiding in her closet of skeletons! No Yes Unsure No Yes Defunding the police and investing in other social programs for our community. I may live in Henrietta now but my goal is to become a resident 16 of the city of Rochester, I visit the city often. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No 20 catch the bad guys Yes No Yes No No Before you try to arrest or tailgate someone black, why don't you try to find some information on the person instead of starting with the fact that they're black? Because I have seen it happen so many times where I, myself, was 21 targeted because I'm black. Yes Yes Yes No Yes More officers so more presence in the neighborhoods to give officers more 22 time to have face to face contact with citizens No No Yes No Yes Hire more officers, raise the age limit for individuals interested in becoming a police officer, hold separate process for individuals that mayjust wasn't to be an officer that works in a building or office work, desk work, not on the street. Build back better the communications, and gain the trust of the 24 people of Rochester in all neighborhoods. No Yes Yes Yes Yes I disagree with paying outside contractor to redesign our police dept. We can work on our community without them. It is important that all of the community is invited into the process of healing; and taking our city to a better place. I also think you must take the time to work with FTPR & BLM organizers. They have proven they have the skill to organize the people of 25 Rochester and collaborate with all parties concerned. Yes No Yes Unsure Yes Support and back up your police officers. Without them, the city will fall 27 apart and be worse than what it already is Yes No Yes No Yes You could actually get a competent mayor, one that isn't a criminal, and a liar. Also, maybe you could elect an interim police chief that actually knows 28 what policing has been like within the last 10 years. No No No No No Hire more officers. Street level crime units that enforce quality of life and 29 vice related activity. Yes No Yes No Yes 30 Support police No No Yes No Yes 31 Please let the police do their jobs and leave the politics out of it. No Unsure Yes No Yes Keep criminals in jail. Do not let individuals with weapons charges out so that they can continue to commit weapons crimes (or be the next homicide 33 victim.) No Unsure Yes No Yes 34 Abolish the police! Yes Yes No Yes No Let the police do their jobs, trust the training and process. Why would we take advice from people who have no police knowledge? We are really going to let the "citizens" drive the police force for public safety? Never going to 35 work No No Yes No Unsure 36 Fuck you cop haters. This city is a shit hole because of you. No No Yes No No 37 Mayor should resign. No No No No No I realize that #5 is a not-so-subtle way of asking if we support increasing 41 police funding. We don’t. Defund or we’ll be back on the streets. Yes Yes Yes Unsure No 42 Let the police officers do their jobs. Yes No No No Unsure 44 Do more to arrest people who are breaking the law on dirt bikes. No Yes Yes Yes Yes 46 Please let the police do their jobs. No No Yes No Yes Police need to be able to use force to subdue criminals. The current riots disguised as protests need to be quelled so people can live in peace. Residents should be able to move freely in the city without being molested 47 by people blocking roadways. Let the cops do their job. No No Yes No Yes 48 Keep politics out of policing No No Yes No Yes 49 Support the Blue. No No No No No Yes, let the police do their jobs and stop interfering. People who have never been police officers have no business telling them how to do their jobs. 50 That’s like someone who’s not in the medical field giving medical advice. Unsure No Yes No Unsure 51 Get cops out of schools, demilitarize police. Yes Yes Unsure Yes No I honor, appreciate and respect our police. They are in a very difficult spot having to deal with so much. I would like to see efforts dedicated to our crime rate. Learning about regular shootings and stabbings in our city is demoralizing for our great city. Our leaders need to step away from their typical circles and reach out to each neighborhood as we each love our city. It takes a village is very pertinent. Be open minded. Willing to change. And build our city back up. People fear coming here and I know this as a business owner here and feedback from customers. Be willing to look at every avenue, listen to officers, listen to experts, business stakeholders, neighborhoods. There is not a magic wand solution but patience, listening, educating, 54 accurate info and willing to grow and adjust.