Policing & community safety · May 26, 2026
Council requested a feasibility and options report on a permanent downtown police district office or multi-service safety and community hub.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026A needs-assessment direction adds a current safety-infrastructure choice while distinguishing a study and its revised scope from approved construction or prevention funding.
How votes are grouped: This proposal is one decision family. Its readings, amendments and contextual votes cannot create additional independent evidence; an unscored proposal contributes no weight.
Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province.
Reject this study direction.
Study alternative sites and operating models or decline this feasibility process.
Council requested a report by Q4 2026. The vote does not establish approval, funding or opening of a facility.
adopted| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2026 | Andre Chabot | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | No | Reject this study direction. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Andrew Yule | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Dan McLean | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | DJ Kelly | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Harrison Clark | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jennifer Wyness | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | No | Reject this study direction. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Jeromy Farkas | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | John Pantazopoulos | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Kim Tyers | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Landon Johnston | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Myke Atkinson | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | No | Reject this study direction. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Nathaniel Schmidt | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Rob Ward | Study a downtown police office or safety hub | Yes | Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Supported the needs assessment after its scope included a multi-service community safety hub.
Schmidt: vote explanations, May 27, 2026 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Preserves qualified support after a scope change, which a bare Yes would conceal.
| Person | Documented role | Body / proposal | Date | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeromy Farkas | Mover | Downtown police station or community safety hub needs assessment | May 26, 2026 · appointment/action record | Moved the feasibility and options report; this was a study authorization, not an approved station opening. Confirmed Council minutes, 2026-05-26, PDF page 357 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Dan McLean | Seconder | Downtown police station or community safety hub needs assessment | May 26, 2026 · appointment/action record | Seconded the needs-assessment motion. Confirmed Council minutes, 2026-05-26, PDF page 357 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |