Cuenca Puts Security, Police Numbers And UVC Yanuncay On The Shared Agenda

Cuenca's acting mayor and Azuay's legislators are trying to put the city's public-safety work on one shared track.

Marisol Penaloza, Cuenca's acting mayor, met with the six Azuay assembly members and Diego Matovelle, an Azuay alternate national assembly member. The stated purpose was to create a roadmap between the municipality and provincial legislative representation for priority issues.

What They Agreed To Watch

Security led the agenda. The most concrete item is follow-up on the Unidad de Vigilancia Comunitaria (UVC) de Yanuncay, described as one of the important works for strengthening security.

Penaloza also said the city will push for more police and review how cameras from the Consejo de Seguridad Ciudadana connect with ECU 911.

The city also plans to review the Plan Cantonal de Seguridad and update strategies for the canton.

Two Local Ordinance Ideas

Two ordinance ideas are now in the mix:

• regulation of two people riding on a motorcycle
• controls tied to rental contracts

The stated goal is prevention and better tools for the authorities working on security.

Why Residents Should Care

This is not a finished security plan yet. It is a coordination step. But the useful part is knowing what will probably move next: UVC Yanuncay, police staffing pressure, camera integration, and local rules around motorcycles and rentals.

For expats, those are the pieces most likely to show up later as neighborhood controls, public-safety debates, or new municipal requirements.