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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/2017 B A K E R S F I E L D Committee Members Staff: Steven Teglia Councilmember, Willie Rivera Chair Assistant City Manager Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Councilmember, Chris Parlier SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:00 a.m. City Hall North – Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The meeting was convened at 9:00 a.m. 1. ROLL CALL Committee members: Councilmember, Willie Rivera, Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Councilmember, Chris Parlier City staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager Steve Teglia and Chris Huot, Assistant City Managers Brianna Carrier, Management Assistant Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney Richard Iger, Deputy City Attorney Viridiana Gallardo-King, Associate City Attorney Lyle Martin, Chief of Police Evan Demestihas and Greg Terry, Assistant Chiefs of Police Jeremy Grimes, Police Captain Clayton Madden, Mike Hale, Jason Matson, Police Lieutenants Joe Dougherty and Jason Townsend, Police Lieutenants Bill Toler and James Moore, Police Sergeants Additional Attendees: Members of the Public Members of the Media /s/ Steven Teglia Safe Neighborhoods and Community Relations Committee Agenda Summary Report December 14, 2017 Page 2 __________________________________________________________ 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 3. ADOPTION OF APRIL 20, 2017 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT The Report was unanimously adopted as submitted. 4. REPORTS A. Report regarding Gang/Graffiti Enforcement - Martin Chief of Police Martin provided a verbal update of statistical information regarding gang activity. He stated that year-to-date, gang-related shootings have decreased and gun seizures have increased in comparison to 2016. Many factors including improved investigative techniques and greater community cooperation contributed to the positive trends. Chief Martin also provided a summarization of a year-long investigation of the West Side Crips gang which resulted in multiple arrests and new leads related to open cases. Report regarding Safe Streets Partnership Efforts - Martin Chief Martin reported that the Safe Streets Partnership, between the Bakersfield Police Department Special Enforcement Unit and community organizations, plays an important role and continues to provide outreach and mentoring services to the community. 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. Update Regarding the ShotSpotter Technology – Martin Chief Martin stated that the Police Department was successful in acquiring a grant from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to initiate the implementation of the ShotSpotter Technology Program. A presentation and the agreement will be presented to the full City Council at the Council’s January 10, 2018 meeting. Lieutenant Townsend stated staff visited Newark, New Jersey for a firsthand experience with the ShotSpotter Technology. There are various locations throughout the city which will benefit from the installation of the reporting sensors. The sensors will be located on public and private property; ShotSpotter will coordinate with all parties directly. The processes will begin in January and is expected to be completed by late February of 2018. Training will be provided to personnel of the Bakersfield Police Department and the District Attorney’s office. Chief Martin added that a future agreement with the Bakersfield City School District is being developed as several schools are within the Program area. This will allow for a school staff member to receive the necessary notifications to quickly determine when a school lock-down needs to be put into effect. Assistant City Manager Teglia stated the presentation to the full City Council will include details related to how the program will work and an implementation plan. Committee member Gonzales thanked staff for all their work in implementing the ShotSpotter Technology Program. Safe Neighborhoods and Community Relations Committee Agenda Summary Report December 14, 2017 Page 3 __________________________________________________________ Committee member Parlier acknowledged that the effort to implement the ShotSpotter program involved personnel from several different departments and partnerships. He thanked everyone involved with bringing the program to realization. Committee Chair Rivera agreed with the comments provided by Committee members Gonzales and Parlier. He asked about the sum of the grant receive and what fees it would be paying for. Chief Martin stated the grant award was approximately $500,000. The grant will pay for the installation of the equipment and the first two years of annual subscription costs to run the program. Assistant City Manager Teglia added that the equipment was not being purchased; costs associated with the use of the equipment are part of the annual subscription price. 6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS There were no Committee comments. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:21 a.m.