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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/2010 04B Minutes 11-17-2010 Council Public Safety Committee Council Public Safety Committee CED Conference Room City Hall November 17, 2010 MINUTES Council Committee Members Present. Maureen Adkison, and Kathy Coffey Staff present: Dick Zais, Dave Willson, Greg Copeland, Mike Merryman, Joe Caruso, Cynthia Martinez, Terri Croft. Coffey called the meeting to order at 3 05 GFI Update Merryman presented an updated organization chart effective as of the November 13 retreat. The assessment workgroup was identified during the retreat, and a vision statement was drafted and adopted The mission statement is still in the draft process Another retreat is tentatively scheduled for February 2011 It was noted that the student representatives did an excellent job during the retreat Zais reported that Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that he is requesting anti -gang legislations What he is introducing is sweeping legislation that will encompass the three elements of prevention, intervention and suppression This model is a composite of many of the previous legislative attempts Coffey recognized the contribution City of Yakima Prosecuting Attorney Cynthia Martinez had made to the draft legislation Zais has been advised the County Commission will be sending a letter to the governor's office to request a meeting and recommended the GFI committee also send a letter or follow up to express the urgent need for this legislation Merryman stated that there was significance to the AG's selection of Yakima as the location for the announcement for this legislation, not only in that it is "ground zero" for the gang issue, but also as an example of the courage of a community to take action II Memorial Hospital Parking Request Copeland advised the committee that Memorial Hospital was requesting authority to issue parking tickets for handicapped parking violations on their property The Police Department has a history of issuing limited commissions to individuals for this purpose, and there is statutory authority to do so Training and issuance of a limited police commission would be required The Police Department has no opposition to this request. This request can be given to the full Council for their information, however, the Department has the administrative right to approve the request The committee agreed that the Department should proceed • 111 Other Business The Police Department monthly report was presented and reviewed Copeland advised that some of the statistics may change as the case entry and associated reporting are not final, however, the individual division reports are accurate Jail expenses are still running under budget The new nuisance property ordinance was discussed Caruso advised one particular house had been a problem for two years for Code Enforcement, it has now been boarded up and the tenants evicted The ordinance is working well and as intended Adkison asked what happens after the houses are boarded up Caruso advised nothing really happens with them, as there is no requirement in the code or ordinances as to how long it can sit vacant Willson announced that Chief Hines' last working day will be November 19 Coffey commented that there has been a great deal of graffiti out west Merryman reported that one prolific juvenile tagger had been arrested in the past few days by a School Resource Officer, and a case had been built that identified multiple victim locations The Committee asked that Archie Matthews from ONDS be notified for clean up and abatement of the graffiti locations Th- meeting was adjourned at 3 37 p m Kathy Coffey` P'' P • ublic Safety Com ittee Minutes prepared by Terri Croft •