Authorizing The Special Committee on Kensington to conduct hearings regarding the year-end report on the Kensington Community Revival Plan (KCR) and its effects on the community.

Authorizing The Special Committee on Kensington to conduct hearings regarding the year-end report on the Kensington Community Revival Plan (KCR) and its effects on the community. WHEREAS, On Thursday, April 11th 2024, marking Mayor Cherelle Parker’s 100th day in office, Mayor Parker visited Russell Conwell Middle School where she laid out a new five-phase initiative called the Kensington Community Revival (KCR) Plan; and WHEREAS, The Kensington Community Revival Plan is a key component of Mayor Parker’s Executive Order No. 1-24, aimed at developing strategies to address the open-air drug market in Kensington and improve quality-of-life issues, including homelessness, prostitution, and addiction; and WHEREAS, According to Mayor Parker’s 100-day report, the Kensington Community Revival Plan outlines seven key goals: (1) identify, establish, and resource a cross-functional implementation team for Kensington; (2) establish and maintain a network of community partnerships; (3) secure, stabilize, and maintain the Kensington Avenue corridor and surrounding corners; (4) eliminate open-air drug use and narcotics sales; (5) remove the presence of drug users; (6) reduce shooting incidents; and (7) improve environmental and economic conditions; and WHEREAS, The Kensington Community Revival Plan seeks to achieve its goals through the implementation of five phases, beginning with Warning and Opportunity, where City officials will issue warnings to individuals living on the streets and dire…