| June 30, 2020 |
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (RPSTF) created in June 2020 by the Richmond City Council to prepare a plan to transition from Richmond's current "community policing" model to a plan conducive to the reduced police force and return to Council with the preferred policing model |
| November 12, 2020 |
Reimagining Public Safety Community Group presents to the Task Force and proposes creating a crisis program for community behavioral health crisis and community conflict. |
| December 2020 |
Reimagining Public Safety Task Force December Meetings: Task Force creates four subcommittees to work on proposal recommendations for consideration by the Richmond City Council: Smart Budget and Resource Allocation; Accountability as Safety; Health and Safety; and Community-Based Solutions. |
| January 21, 2021 |
Task Force hosts a Community Round Table meeting focused on Mental/Behavioral Health |
| February/March 2021 |
Smart Budget & Resource Allocations and the Health & Safety subcommittees prepare community crisis response program proposal. Health & Safety provides main recommendation and Smart Budget & Resource Allocations provides budget proposal. |
| April 14, 2021 |
Health & Safety subcommittee provides an overview on a final recommendation and budget proposal to pilot CCRP. The RPSTF approves a motion the recommendation for the CCRP to be pushed to the Richmond City Council. |
| April 21, 2021 |
Smart Budget and Resource Allocations subcommittee proposes recommendation that reallocates $2,445,600 of the RPD budget to pilot the Community Crisis Response Program: action is approved by the Task Force. |
| June 9, 2021 |
Task Force proposals are updated based on feedback from City staff, City Manager Snideman and Police Chief French. $1M placeholder for development of CCRP was recommended in lieu of the original $2.45M. |
| June 15, 2021 |
Richmond City Council Meeting directs staff to incorporate proposals, including CCRP |
| July 2021 |
$1 million FY 21-22 budget allocation for CCRP |
| August 25, 2021 |
Task Force August Meeting: Task Force approves recommendation for Council to consider additional 3-year extension of Task Force. |
| December 15, 2021 |
Task Force hosts 2nd Community Conversations Roundtable on CCRP and other approved proposals by Council |
| April 7, 2022 |
CCRP Roundtable Discussion - Cohosted by Council members McLaughlin and Jimenez |
| April 15, 2022 - May 20, 2022 |
Formal RFP Period to aid in CCRP feasibility study and implementation |
| May 25, 2022 |
Task Force May Meeting: Updates on CCRP implementation presented by Deputy City Manager LaShonda White |
| May 26, 2022 |
CCRP Roundtable Discussion – Cohosted by Councilmembers McLaughlin and Jimenez |
| July 26, 2022 |
Richmond City Council Meeting - Approval of Urban Strategies Council (USC) contract from RFP bid |
| February 7, 2023 |
City Council received status update from USC |
| July 2023 |
Draft report from USC to City Council regarding CCRP implementation |