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Home My WebLink About12/12/2022 SpecialBAKERSFIELD .HE SOUND oFs,.4,aaw Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Kevin Truelson, Assistant to City Manager Committee Members: Councilmember Eric Arias Chair Councilmember, Chris Parlier Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Special Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Monday, December 12, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall North - Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statement 3. ADOPT JUNE 16, 2022 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 4. REPORTS S. DEFERRED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Committee Discussion and Update Regarding Park Ranger Program - R. Anthony B. Committee Discussion and Update Regarding Gang Enforcement, Safe Streets Partnership and CaIVIP Program - Clegg/Rubio/Stratton 7. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 8. ADJOURNMENT BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND oFs,a* Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Kevin Truelson, Assistant to City Manager Committee Members: Councilmember Eric Arias Chair Councilmember, Chris Parlier Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Safe Neighborhoods & Community Relations Committee of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Thursday, June 16, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall North - Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT 1. ROLL CALL Committee Members: Councilmember Eric Arias, Chair Councilmember, Andrae Gonzales Councilmember, Chris Parlier (Absent) City Staff: Christian Clegg, City Manager Kevin Truelson, Assistant to the City Manager Virginia "tinny" Gennaro, City Attorney Ashley Zambrano, Deputy City Attorney Elizabeth Villanueva, Associate City Attorney Additional Attendees: Members of the public 2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS a. Agenda Item Public Statements - None b. Non -Agenda Item Public Statement - None 3. ADOPTION OF JUNE 16, 2022 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Report was adopted as submitted. 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Local Catalytic Converter Theft Ordinance - A. Zambrano/G. Genaro The City Attorney's Office (CAO) provided the committee with background on the ease and quick theft of catalytic converters, which can be highly lucrative. CAO shared the challenges of prosecuting catalytic converter theft as they have limited identifying information. CAO reviewed for the committee local ordinances from the cities of Artesia, Irvine, and Lake Forest as well as current legislation pending at the State level concerning catalytic converter regulations and local law enforcement. Committee unanimously approved motion to bring forward an ordinance for Council consideration at the July 13, 2022 City Council meeting B. Committee Discussion and Recommendation Regarding Local Tobacco Ordinance - J. Rudnick/G. Genaro The City Attorney's Office provided the committee an overview of Kern County's Tobacco Ordinance, the City of Bakersfield Tobacco Ordinance as well as State Tobacco Laws. CAO shared that while both the City and County have tobacco ordinances, the County policy focuses on the requirement of a tobacco permit for retailers. The City's tobacco ordinance is comprehensive and prohibits youth access to tobacco products and tobacco product sales without vendor assistance. Committee unanimously approved motion to bring forward multiple options for Council consideration concerning ways to reduce youth accessibility to tobacco and vaping products 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned. City of Bakerstield Recreation & Parks Park Ranger Program Who Are We? • 16 Park Rangers +1 Supervisor • An average of 13.5 years of job -related experience • Law Enforcement • Parks • Military Veteran • Social Services Ranger Training • PC 832 • CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) • Baton • OC (Pepper Spray) • First Aid CPR • Defensive Tactics / Weaponless Defense PARK RAI UM3 wmej�•VJ�• •-A�/�M® V- A r + p. rdw. � s Public Engagements / Community Events • Beach Park Skate Park Lighting Ribbon Cutting Ceremony • National Night Out • Kern County Veterans Stand Down Field Training • Code Enforcement Ride-alongs • Park Service Coordinator Ride-alongs • Flood Ministries Ride-alongs • JET / MET / ATT Ride -a longs • BPD IMPACT & SEU Ride-alongs _ jIaA a y . 77 Collaboration • Animal Control • CAPK Food Bank • St Vincent De Paul A • California Veterans Assistance Foundation oil • Dream Center • Casa Esperanza • Homeless Services Unit � Collaboration r E • Foster & Homeless Education Program • Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance "�, • Garden Pathways ' • M Street Navigation Center 1 • The Mission of Kern County • Open Door Network • City Serve To u rs a • Brundage Lane Navigation Center • The Mission of Kern County • M Street Navigation Center • Open Door Network Ca1VIP Program Data - continued ❑ l iikmm n ❑ I i%ing NNilh parcels ❑ I i%ink iudclundcnlh ❑ I kink %%iIh rclalM.'. What's Next? Program Enrollments: 47 Active Program Enrollments:12 I loosing :mployment ❑ lucarccralcd ❑ l nl.nnw n ❑ I nmlo%cd ■ CnemploNed ❑ I i%in;, ANilh fricnd ■ uutilablc hmi"in July 1, 2022 - The City was awarded a multi -year CaIVIP Cohort 4 grant to design and implement a prevention initiative aimed to address the following five social determinants of health: Social & eighborhood Community Access to Economic Access](N & Built ext Education Stability HealthcEnvironment CALIFORNIA VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (CALVIP) SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS & COMMUNITY RELATIONS MEETING Presentation Objectives 04 What's Next? V N C�IIIomN Vidsnu Idarvaollon and Prevention Grant Program Program Refresher • July 2020 - the City was awarded a multi -year $1,500,000 CaIVIP Cohort 3 grant. • The City of Bakersfield piloted a program that is data -driven and identifies those who are at very high -risk of being involved in gun violence and through collaborative efforts to directly and respectfully interrupt recurring incidences of gun violence. Program Refresher - continued • Goals/Objectives REDUCE INTERVENE PREVENT ......gun violence in the City of Bakersfield by providing violence intervention services through community -based resources to the population that has been identified as having the highest risk of perpetrating or being victimized by violence. Gun Violence Data Non -Fatal Shootings Year 2020 Year 2021 January 2022 No%ember 2022 1 11 20 40 61) 80 IINI 120 Non fatal Shoolings '► Gang -related Gun Violence Data - continued Homicides (lomicides I lomicides by Firearm - Gang -related I lomicides Year'2020 Year'2021 January 2022 Nm ember 2022 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 iff Gun Violence Data - continued Firearms Seized by Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) :NNI 2i11 - 150 IINI itl Year 2020 l ear 2021 January 2022 November 2022 CaIVIP Program Data Gang/Firearms Arrests - :11w 1cal. 20-10 1ear '2021 January2022 t Nowniber 17 SEU OMOM 2022 17 SEU Officers n =Offtm Total Referrals Received: 234 Active Referrals: 15 Age Group ❑ l nkimin ❑ 12 and under ❑ 13 17 p I ligh ❑ llcdium ■ LoA% 01824 ® 25 :14 E3 35 and over