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HomeMy WebLinkAbout052418 PSC minutesCouncil Public Saftty Commiftee 2nd Floor Conference Room City Hall Members: Councilmember Guti6rrez Councilmember White (alt) ZVTFF��I U� Staff: Cliff Moore, City Manager Ana Cortez, Assistant City Manager Dominic Rizzi, Police Chief Aaron Markham, Deputy Fire Chief Cynthia Martinez, City Prosecutor Executive Minutes Guti6rrez called the meeting to order. 1. Approval of April 26, 2018 minutes The April 26, 2018 meeting minutes were reviewed. White motioned to accept the minutes as presented and Gutierrez seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. 2. New Business a. Update of gang conference Gutierrez provided an update from the gang conference she attended and had conference materials she would like to share with the full council. The items will be placed on the full council agenda for June 5, 2018 under Council Reports. 3. Old Business a. Domestic violence i. Legislative action Martinez did not have anything new to report, b. Forum wrap up Gutierrez would like to send the final report to the full council on June 5, 2018 under committee reports. There were still some notes and recordings that need to be obtained to finalize the report. Moore and Cortez will work on finalizing the report. F" a. Strategic meeting The issues identified in the strategic meeting that will be the priorities for the Public Safety Committee were discussed. Safe Routes to Schools and Community Policing will be standing items on the Public Safety Committee agenda. A new agenda format was discussed. b. Enforcement of camping ban There was discussion of how to implement the enforcement of the camping ban. Due to the increasing safety and sanitation concerns rising from violations of the camping ban, a task force consisting of city staff and community organizations has been formed to contact groups that are camping illegally. Violators will be contacted and given an opportunity to go to a shelter. Should they refuse to go to a shelter when there is space available, they can be arrested. Provisions have been made for storage of their property. c. Update on Governor's Proviso funding for gang prevention Cortez updated the committee on the formal application that outlined the proposed program structure that had been submitted. There was discussion regarding the structure of committees and how this plan would be different from the Gang Free Initiative. Gutierrez advised she would like to have the topic discussed among the full council. d. Arson update The committee inquired why the recent arsons have been concentrated in one area. Markham advised the Fire Department is tracking the fires, but they are not all consistent. There was discussion regarding a disproportionate number of abandoned buildings in the targeted area. Nothing for the group. 6. Recap of future agenda items Rizzi proposed that the committee chair meet with him as the staff representative for the committee to finalize future agendas. 7. Audience participation No audience participation. The next meeting is scheduled for June 28, 2018 at 3:00 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room. Dulce Gutierrez, Chair