Rutland is getting its own Downtown On Call Team.
At its Monday (Feb. 26) meeting, council approved funding of $130,000 towards the cost of the one-year pilot program.
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The citysa国际传媒檚 contribution covers approximately 40 per cent of the total $305,000 cost of the program.
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Beaubier added that URBA will be looking for provincial and federal grants as well as welcome support from the business and development community in Kelowna.
URBA has committed $50,000 and is seeking another $125,000.
The pilot project will be similar to the Downtown On Call Team (DOC) operated by the Downtown Kelowna Association (DKA).
sa国际传媒淚n 2023 alone your worship, the DOC Team responded to nearly 5,700 calls for service,sa国际传媒� Community Safety Director Darren Caul told council.
The team also heads off a number of number of calls for the RCMP and bylaw, Caul added.
The URBA pilot project will be tailored to address specific challenges in Uptown Rutland, employing four full-time staff and a supervisor to provide patrols and response 15 hours a day in the summer and 12 hours in the winter.
It will operate in Rutlandsa国际传媒檚 business district to begin with and will be up and running by April.
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