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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/2014 OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER January 10, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Alan Tandy, City Manager AT Subject: General Information Notable Items:  As a reminder, the Thomas Roads Improvement Program (TRIP) will be relocating to City Hall North, 1600 Truxtun Avenue, 3rd Floor, today and continuing through the weekend. TRIP employees’ phones and computer access are expected to be fully operational starting on Monday. The office at 900 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 200, will remain open for members of the public who would like to review the 24th Street Improvement Program’s Final Environmental Impact Report. The documents will continue to be available at this location until the public hearing before the Planning Commission on January 16, 2014. The documents will also be available at the new TRIP office at 1600 Truxtun Avenue.  We would like to welcome the newest recruits to the Bakersfield Police and Fire Departments. Fourteen fire recruits graduated today and start Monday and we had 20 police Recruits graduate on December 20th. Welcome!  The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center reopened this week after extensive renovations to the interior of the facility. City staff replaced the floor and ceiling tiles, painted the facility and refurbished the existing main restrooms. The Center is very popular for afterschool and youth programs, with an average of 2,000 people per month visiting the Center. Special thanks to General Services and Recreation and Parks staff for their great work on this project. Attached are some pictures of the event. TRIP:  State Route 58 and Madison and P Streets: Motorists are advised to anticipate nighttime lane closures for the inside travel lanes on State Route 58 in the vicinity of P Street and Madison Street, Sunday through Thursday, January 12 – 16, 2014. The lane closures are necessary to allow the contractor for the State Route 58 Gap Closure project to work on the bridges crossing over these General Information January 10, 2014 Page 2 streets. These lane closures will affect both eastbound and westbound traffic and will be in effect between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., each night. At least one travel lane will remain open in each direction while work is underway. The contractor will be working on the westbound State Route 58/P Street crossing on Sunday and Monday nights, January 12-13, 2014. This work will require the closure of P Street at State Route 58 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. The contractor will also be working along P Street in the vicinity of the freeway during daytime hours on Tuesday, January 14th. The contractor will perform work on the State Route 58/Madison Street crossing on Tuesday through Thursday nights, January 14-16, 2014. This work will also require the closure of Madison Street at State Route 58 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. Motorists needing to cross the freeway during these street closures can detour around the area by using either the South Chester Avenue or Union Avenue overcrossings.During daytime hours, the contractor will continue work within the freeway median. This work is being performed behind concrete barriers and is not expected to impact traffic; however, motorists should remain alert while traveling through the area and watch for construction personnel and vehicles that may be entering or leaving the freeway from the median. Reports: For your information, the following reports are attached: 1. Streets Division work schedule for the week of January 13rd; and 2. BPD November Special Enforcement Unit/Gang Violence Report Referrals:  Councilmember Maxwell o Alarm Informational Brochure Event Notifications: Rabobank Arena Condors Hockey Saturday, January 11th vs. Las Vegas Tuesday, January 14th vs. Stockton Friday, January 17th vs. San Francisco Sunday, January 19th vs. Ontario Friday, January 31st vs. Utah Tickets: $8 - $30 General Information January 10, 2014 Page 3 AT:rs:al:cb cc: Department Heads Roberta Gafford, City Clerk Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Week of Jan 13_2014_Work Schedule Page 1 of 2 STREETS DIVISION – WORK SCHEDULE Week of Jan. 13, 2014 – Jan. 17, 2014 Resurfacing/Reconstructing streets in the following areas: Reconstructing various streets west of Columbus and south of University Miscellaneous Streets Division projects: Video inspection of City owned Sewer & Storm lines to evaluate condition of pipes Repairing damaged sewer line found during video inspection Miscellaneous concrete repairs throughout the city Concrete work on various streets in the area south of E. California Ave and west of MLK Blvd in preparation for street reconstruction / resurfacing (HUD funded area) Parking lot improvements at Animal Shelter Leaf collection started on 10/15/13 and runs thru 1/31/14 Crack Sealing on Truxtun Ave from Union Ave to Beale overpass Crack Sealing on Mohawk between California and Truxtun Crack Sealing on Niles St between Williams and Union THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Week of Jan 13_2014_Work Schedule Page 2 of 2 STREETS SWEEPING SCHEDULE Monday, Jan. 13, 2013 Between So. “H” St. & Union Avenue – Pacheco Rd. & Hosking Rd. Between Stockdale Hwy. & Truxtun Ave. (ext.) – Coffee Rd & Partridge Ave. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2013 Between 99 Hwy. & So. “H” St. – Ming Ave. & Panama Ln. Cul-De-Sacs on the north side of Magdelena Ave., west of So. “H” St. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 City areas between Brundage Ln. & Ming Ave. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. City areas between Wilson Rd. & Pacheco Rd. – So. “H” St. & Union Ave. Between Casa Loma Dr. & Planz Rd. – Madison Ave. & Cottonwood Dr. Between Planz Rd. & Brook St. – Madison Ave. & Hale St. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 City areas between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Ashe Rd. & Gosford Rd. Between El Portal/Laurelglen Blvd. & Ashe Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Between Ashe Rd. & Stine Rd. – Ming Ave. & So. Halfmoon/Edgemount Dr. Between Coffee Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) – White Ln. & So. Halfmoon/Olympia Dr. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 Between Stockdale Hwy. & Ming Ave. – Allen Rd. & Old River Rd. Between Old River Rd. & Coffee Rd. – Ming Ave. & Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. Between Ridge Oak/Westwold Dr. & White Ln. – Old River Rd., east to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Asperata Dr. – Gosford Rd,, west to the PG&E easement. Between White Ln. & Cederwood Dr. – Stine Rd. & Wilson Rd. (ext.) NOTE: If raining, there will be no street sweeping service and all street cleaning personnel will be assigned to cleaning plugged drains and part circle culverts. This also applies when a large number of street sweeper are in Fleet for repairs. Areas that have been missed during this time will be swept at the end of the month. BAKERSFIELD POLICEBAKERSFIELD POLICEBAKERSFIELD POLICEBAKERSFIELD POLICE MEMORANDUMMEMORANDUMMEMORANDUMMEMORANDUM Date: January 8, 2014 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Greg Williamson, Chief of Police Subject: Special Enforcement Unit/Gang Violence Report I have enclosed the Special Enforcement Unit’s monthly gang statistics report for December, 2013. Please call if you have any questions. GSW/vrf BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 Special Enforcement Unit Monthly Stats for December 2013 Year to Date Special Enforcement Unit Statistics January – December 2013 757 Felony Arrests 1423 FI’s 88 Search Warrants 280 Misdemeanor Arrests 183 Citations 541 Court Prep - Hours 236 Felony Warrant Arrests 4766 Probation and Parole Searches 183 Community Contacts 334 Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests 346 Hrs. Assisting Other Department Sections 203 Project Logs Hours Worked 53 AB109 Arrests – 186.22 666 Supplemental Reports 1086 Hours Assisting Patrol 26 AB109 Arrests - Other 845 General Offense Reports 2087 Hours Assisting Investigations 303 Hours In Training 90 Vehicle Reports 57 67 38 57 2013 Shootings 2012 Shootings 2011 Shootings 2010 Shootings 216 Guns Seized 1056 Patrol Call Response 38 Felony Arrests 37 FI’s 7 Search Warrants 19 Misdemeanor Arrests 9 Citations 32 Court Prep - Hours 11 Felony Warrant Arrests 188 Probation and Parole Searches 4 Community Contacts 3 Misdemeanor Warrant Arrests 7 Hrs. Assisting Other Department Sections 0 Project Logs Hours Worked 0 AB109 Arrests – 186.22 47 Supplemental Reports 70 Hours Assisting Patrol 0 AB109 Arrests - Other 71 General Offense Reports 294 Hours Assisting Investigations 0 Hours In Training 4 Vehicle Reports 4 9 4 5 2013 Shootings 2012 Shootings 2011 Shootings 2010 Shootings 11 Guns Seized 47 Patrol Call Response BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 DECEMBER 2012-2013 COMPARISON 78 59 12 4 49 22 11 7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Felony Arrests MisdemeanorArrests Guns Seized Search Warrants 2012 2013 337 590 205 371 188 37 0 75 150 225 300 375 450 525 600 Assisting Other Departments(Including Investigations)Probation / Parole Searches Field Interviews / StreetChecks 2012 2013 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 2011-2013 YEAR TO DATE COMPARISON 6299 5109 3467 5876 5567 2288 4766 3519 1423 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 Probation / Parole Searches Assisting Other Departments(Including Investigations)Field Interviews / StreetChecks 2011 2012 2013 1529 112 86 1654 126 30 1607 216 88 0100200300400500600700800900100011001200130014001500160017001800 Arrests Guns Seized Search Warrants 2011 2012 2013 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 38 67 57 7 15 12 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 2011 2012 2013 SHOOTINGS HOMICIDES* YEAR TO DATE GANG VIOLENCE INDEX 2011-2013 *Please note that the homicide stats include all gang related homicides, including but not limited to shootings and stabbings. BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 GANG RELATED SHOOTINGS – 2011-2013 (YEAR TO DATE ONLY) 0 1 6 2 2 4 2 3 8 3 3 4 5 4 3 7 6 6 5 4 8 4 6 9 13 7 4 2 3 5 4 2 6 5 2 4 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 JAN.FEB.MAR.APR.MAY JUN.JUL.AUG.SEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC. 2011 2012 2013 BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 GANG RELATED SHOOTINGS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE OF THE PREVIOUS 5 YEARS – PER WEEK 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 2012 2012 Weekly Numbers Previous 5 Years (2007-2011) Average Wi n t e r B r e a k Sp r i n g B r e a k Su m m e r B r e a k Sc h o o l R e s u m e s La b o r D a y Wi n t e r B r e a k 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 2013 2013 Weekly Numbers Previous 5 Years (2008-2012) Average Wi n t e r B r e a k Sp r i n g B r e a k Su m m e r B r e a k Sc h o o l R e s u m e s La b o r D a y Wi n t e r B r e a k BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT MONTHLY REPORT – DECEMBER 2013 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 Nu m b e r o f S h o o t i n g s 2010 - 2013 Shooting Comparison to date - 12 Week Time Frame 2010 Weekly Numbers 2011 Weekly Numbers 2012 Weekly Numbers 2013 Weekly Numbers Week of the Year Wi n t e r B r e a k S:\Gen Info\2014\January\Alarm Brochure Memo 010914.docx January 9, 2014 To: Alan Tandy, City Manager From: Greg Williamson, Chief of Police Subject: City Council Legislation and Litigation Committee Referral – Alarm Brochure In response to a request from the Bakersfield City Council Legislation and Litigation Committee on October 21, 2013, staff from the Police Department and the City Manager’s Office worked together to develop an informational brochure for the Bakersfield False Alarm Reduction Program. The new brochure contains information on the history of the City Alarm Ordinance, requirements of the ordinance, information on how to obtain an alarm permit, false alarm costs and appeal process, and tips on avoiding false alarm activations. The brochure is currently available at the Police Department and City Treasury. A copy of the brochure will be provided with each Alarm Permit application. An electronic copy of the brochure will also be available on the City’s Alarm website page.     Ho w  To  Av o i d  A Fa l s e  Al a r m   En s u r e  th a t   ev e r y o n e  in   yo u r   ho u s e h o l d  or   bu s i n e s s   ha s   be e n   pr o p e r l y   tr a i n e d   on   yo u r   al a r m   sy s t e m .    Ma k e   su r e   yo u r   al a r m   sy s t e m   is   in   go o d   wo r k i n g        or d e r   an d  in s p e c t e d  pe r i o d i c a l l y   by  yo u r  al a r m  co m ‐ pa n y .   If   yo u  ac c i d e n t a l l y  se t  off  yo u r   al a r m ,  le t  yo u r  al a r m   co m p a n y   kn o w   im m e d i a t e l y ;   kn o w   yo u r   pa s s w o r d   an d  be  re a d y  to  pr o v i d e  it .   Ma k e  su r e  al l  al a r m  us e r s  an d  ke y ‐ho l d e r s  ar e  tr a i n e d   to   us e  th e  sy st em  an d   kn o w   th e  co d e s   to   ar m   an d   di s a r m   th e   sy s t e m ,   in c l u d i n g   ho w   to   ca n c e l   a  fa l s e   al a r m .   Do   no t   le a v e   an y t h i n g   th a t   wi l l   mo v e   (p e t s ,   pl a n t s ,   ba l l o o n s ,  dr a p e s ,  bl i n d s ,  et c . )  in  a ro o m  pr o t e c t e d  by   a mo Ɵon  de t e ct o r .    En s u r e  th e r e  ar e  no  dr a Ōs wh i c h   ma y  ca u s e  mo v e m e n t  of  it e m s  in  th o s e  ro o m s .   Se t  en t r y  an d  ex i t   do o r  al a r m s  to  ha v e  at  le a s t  a 45   se c o n d  de l a y  be f o r e  th e y  ac Ɵva t e .   Ha v e   th e   se n s i Ɵvi t y  se ƫng  on  mo Ɵon  de t e c t o r s  an d   gl a s s ‐br e a k   se n s ors   ad j u s t e d   so   th a t   in a d v e r t e n t   so u n d s  or  it e m s  do  no t  ac Ɵva t e  th e m .   Di d  yo u  Kn o w ?   Th e  th r e e  ma i n  re a s o n s  fo r  fa l s e  al a r m s  ar e :                                              ‐  Us e r  er r o r  (f o r  mo r e  th a n  80 %  of  al l  fa l s e  al a r m s )                                ‐  In s t a l l a Ɵon / s e r v i c e  er r o r s   ‐  Eq u i p m e n t  fa i l u r e      Bakersfield False Alarm Reduction Program  False Alarms cost $$$  False Alarms Waste Valuable Law Enforce-ment Resources  False Alarms Can Cause A Delay in Law Enforce-ment Response When it Is Really Needed! Th e C i t y o f B a k e r s f i e l d F a l s e Al a r m R e d u c t i o n p r o g r a m i s administered by Crywolf. Bakersfield False Alarm Reduction Program PO Box 749899 Lo s A n g e l e s , C A 9 0 0 7 4 - 9 8 9 9 ww w . c r y w o l f . u s / b a k e r s f i e l d c a Ar e  yo u  an d  ot h e r s  wh o  us e  th e  sy s t e m    fu l l y  ed u c a t e d  on  it s  pr o p e r  op e r a Ɵon s ?    Do e s  ev e r y o n e  wi t h  a ke y  to  yo u r  ho m e      kn o w  ho w  to  op e r a t e  yo u r  se c u r i t y                            sy s t e m ?    Do  yo u  ta k e  ca r e  to  el i m i n a t e  po s s i b l e    ca u s e s  of  fa l s e  al a r m s ?                                                                                                                                                                Ha v e  yo u  re h e a r s e d  al a r m  ca n c e l l a Ɵon      pr o c e d u r e s  wi t h  al l  wh o  us e yo u r  sy s t e m                                  to  ca n c e l  ac c i d e n t a l  al a r m  ac Ɵva Ɵon s ?                                                                                                                                                                                         Do  yo u  co m m u n i c a t e  wi t h  yo u r  se c u r i t y   co m p a n y  re g u l a r l y ,  ad v i s i n g  of  sc h e d u l e                  ch a n g e s ,  pr o b l e m  ar e a s  or  ma i n t e n a n c e   ne e d s ?                                                                                                                                                        Do  yo u  ha v e  yo u r  se c u r i t y  sy s t e m                          in s t r u c Ɵon  bo o k  an d  al a r m  co m p a n y                                    na m e s  an d  te l e p h o n e  nu m b e r s  re a d i l y   av a i l a b l e  in  or d e r  to  ca l l  an d  ca n c e l                  ac c i d e n t a l  al a r m  ac Ɵva Ɵon s ?                                                     Re v .  12 / 3 0 / 1 3                                                                                                              Ch e c k l i s t                                                                                             Hi s t o r y  of  th e  Al a r m  Or d i n a n c e   Th e   Ci t y   of    Ba k e r s fiel d   ad o p t e d   an   al a r m   or d i n a n c e   in   19 8 3 .    Th e   fo c u s   of   th i s                  or d i n a n c e  is  to   re d u c e   th e   nu m b e r   of  fa l s e   al a r m s   th a t   th e   Ba k e r s fiel d   Po l i c e   De p a r t ‐ me n t    re s p o n d  to .    Be t w e e n  20 0 6  an d  20 1 2   th e  Ba k e r s fiel d  Po l i c e   De p a r t m e n t  re s p o n d ‐ ed   to   ap p r o x i m a t e l y   11 9 , 9 7 3   al a r m   ca l l s .    Ov e r  th i s  Ɵ me  fr a m e   ap p r o x i m a t e l y  97 %   of   th e s e  ca l l s  we r e fa l s e  al a r m s .    A go o d  al a r m   ca l l   is   on e   wh i c h   th e r e   is   ev i d e n c e   of   an   aƩem p t e d  or  cr i m i n a l  ac t .   Wh a t  is  th e  de fini Ɵon  of  a fa l s e  al a r m ?   Ba k e r s fiel d   Mu n i c i p a l   Co d e   5. 0 8 . 0 1 0 ( M )    de fine s   a  fa l s e   al a r m   as   “a n   al a r m   sy s t e m   th a t   em i t s   a  li g h t   or   so u n d   or   tr a n s m i t s   a  si g n a l  or  me s s a g e  re s u l Ɵng  in  a re s p o n s e  by   th e  Po l i c e  De p t .  wh e n  th e  si t u a Ɵon  do e s  no t   re q u i r e  su c h   a re s p o n s e ” .    An   ac Ɵva Ɵon   of   an   al a r m   sy s t e m   ca u s e d   by   a  cr i m i n a l   or   aƩem p t e d   cr im i n a l  ac Ɵvi t y  th a t  re s u l t s   in   a  po l i c e   re s p o n s e   is   no t   co n s i d e r e d   a  fa l s e   al a r m .   Wh y  do e s  Ba k e r s fiel d  ne e d  an  al a r m   or d i n a n c e ?    Ba k e r s fiel d  Ci t y  offici a l s  de t e r m i n e d  an  or d i n a n c e   wa s  ne e d e d  du e  to  an  in c r e a s i n g  nu m b e r  of  fa l s e   al a r m s .   Th e   Ba k e r s fiel d   al a r m   or d i n a n c e   wa s      up d a t e d   an d   ap p r o v e d   by   th e   Ci t y    Co u n c i l   an d   be c a m e  effec Ɵve  Au g u s t  27 ,  20 1 1 .    Wh a t  do e s  th e  or d i n a n c e  re q u i r e  me  to  do ?                                                                                                                Se c Ɵon    5. 0 8 . 0 3 0   of   th e    Ba k e r s fiel d   Mu n i c i p a l   Co d e   re q u i r e s   al l   al a r m   sy s t e m s   to   ob t a i n   a         Ba k e r s fiel d   al a r m  pe r m i t .    Yo u  ar e   al s o  re q u i r e d   to   ma i n t a i n  an d  op e r a t e   yo u r   al a r m  sy s t e m  in  a  ma n n e r   wh i c h   wi l l   re d u c e   or   el i m i n a t e   fa l s e   al a r m s .    Wh y  do  I ne e d  a pe r m i t ?    Wh a t  ha p p e n s  if  I  do  no t  ge t  on e ?   Yo u  ne e d  a pe r m i t  so  th a t  th e  Po l i c e  De p a r t m e n t   is  ab l e  to  im p l e m e n t  th e  pr o v i s i o n s   of    th e  or d i ‐ na n c e .    In  ad d i Ɵon ,  th e  Po l i c e  De p a r t m e n t  ne e d s   to  kn o w  wh e r e  al a r m  sy s t e m s  ar e  be i n g  op e r a t e d   an d  wh o  is  re s p o n s i b l e  fo r  th e i r  us e .      Fa i l u r e  to   ob t a i n  a   pe r m i t  is  a vi o l a Ɵon   of  th e Ba k e r s fiel d   Mu n i ci p a l   Co d e   5. 0 8 . 1 9 0 ,   wi t h   pe n a l Ɵes   up   to   an d  in c l u d i n g  a mi s d e m e a n o r    vi o l a Ɵon .   Ho w  do  I ob t a i n  a Bakersfield alarm permit  an d  ho w  much does it cost?    Ap p l i c a Ɵon s  are available online at:                          hƩps : / / w w w . c r y w o l f . u s / b a k e r s fieldca/ or by  ca l l i n g  87 7 ‐665‐2984 to register over the  ph o n e .   Th e    in i Ɵal  fee for an alarm permit is $31.  The  co s t  to  re n e w  your permit each year is $15.  Is  Th e r e  An  Appeal Process?  Ye s .   Fi r s t ,   contact the Bakersfield False Alarm  Re c o v e r y   Pr o g r a m  at 877‐665‐2984 to explain  yo u r  si t u a Ɵon.  If you are not saƟsfied, you can  as k  to  be  tr a n s f e r r e d  to the BPD alarm coordi‐ na t o r .   If   you are not saƟsfied with these  aƩem p t s   to   resolve the issue, you may file an  ap p e a l  to    th e  City Manager within 15 days of  th e  re ce i p t  of  noƟce of denial.  There is a $100  fe e   fo r   ea c h  invoice appealed which must be  pa i d  to  th e  City Clerk at the Ɵme the appeal is  file d .     Ba k e r s f i e l d P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t A l a r m P e r m i t s