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AGENDA
MEETING OF AUGUST 9, 2023
Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue
Regular Meeting 3:30 PM
REGULAR MEETING - 3:30 PM
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. REPORTS
a. Staff Report from City Attorney regarding Potential Amendment to Charter
- Council Salary.
Staff recommends that Council provide feedback and direction.
b. Gun Violence Reduction Strategy Update
Staff recommends Council receive and file the report.
4. ADJOURNMENT
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BAKERSFIEI.D ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
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MEETING DATE: 8/9/2023 Reports 3. a.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney
DAT E: 7/26/2023
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SUBJECT: Staff Report from City Attorney regarding Potential Amendment to
Charter- Council Salary.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that Council provide feedback and direction.
BACKGROUND:
The City attorney will go over a PowerPoint and look to City Council for feedback and direction.
ATTACHMENTS:
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• June 28, 2023 City Council 3:30 pm Meeting
— Mass Adams Provided a City Charter Review Presentation
• General interest and referral to the;;City Attorney to return with
historical oontext, additional information, and options for
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1873: Officially incorporated
0 1876 Dis-incorporated (taxes not supporting services)
• 1,898: Ike-incorporated (22 years=citizen council)
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• What is a Charter ?
- A written document which operates as the constitution for a city.
Basically represents,the supreme law of the city subject only to
conflicting provisions in state or federal constitutions and matters of
statewide concern. Allows cities to makes an enforce all ordinances
(Iavys);relating to rnunlcipal affairs.
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• Amend the Charter the same way it was adopted:
General Election (cost $$$)
✓'Can be proposed by City Council and then submitted to voters 1
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• Section 18 (original] of City Charter states:
"The salaries of the councilmen first elected under this charter shall
be Fifty Dollars per month. Thereafter the Council may, by ordinance
submitted to a referendum at any municipal election, change the
salary of members of the Council." (Emphasis added)
Alloys a Counc�lmember salary amendment to etther the AMC or the
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• City Clerk:
-- Since 1920, total of 173 different Charter amendments proposed 1
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— Since 1947, 6 ballot measures proposed to voters specifically
related to Council pay
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1947: "Shall the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield providing that Councilmen shall serve without
compensation be adopted?" FAILED I
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1964: "An ordinance of the City of Bakersfield fixing the salary of
Councilmen at$200 per month." FAILED
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• Ordinance No. 1079 adapted by voters at 1956 special r
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• Currently codified as Chapter 2,68 of Bakersfield Municipal
Code tifiled "Cour p�lrnernb rs' Salarjes"
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• BMC section 2.68.010. Monthly salary.
"The salary of councilmembers shall be one hundred dollars
per month."
• BMC 2.68.020. Daily salary for board' of equalization and
budget meetings--Number of days limited. .
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• Section 18 (now) of City Charter states:
"The salaries of the councilmen first elected under this charter shall
be Fifty Dollars per month. Thereafter the Council may, by ordinance
submitted to a referendum at any municipal election, change the
salary of members oflthe Council."*
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1974: "Shall Section 18 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield be
amended to provide that salaries of Councilmen shall be equal to r
salaries of Councilmen ingeneral law cities of comparable
population range?" FAILED
19?6: "shall Seotion 2.12,010 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code be
a�nend�d fp provide that the salary of Councilmen shall be 00 per
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1990: "Shall Section 2.68.010 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code be
amended to increase, for the first time since 1956, the salary of r
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• New law : SB 329 (June 2023)
• Basically provides for general law cities (or charter cities
silent on the topic) to enact ordinances increasing city
council pay based upon population
In cNt� sou r 250,000 population; max $3200 per rlonth,'QP,
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• Option 1: Amend BMC Section 2.68.010
— Ordinance amendment submitted to voters
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• Option 2: Amend/Repeal Section 18 Language AND BMC
Section 2.68.010 (do not see how it is passible to amend
Charter and not the ordinance)
— Charter and Ordinance amendment(Measure)
— Must be at General election
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San Diego $11,372
San Jose $11,858
San Francisco $13,362
Fresno $6,667
Sacramento i $8,566 % r r
Lang Beach $3,419
Oakland $8,632
Anaheim $1,500 �
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September 15 -172 Suggested Last Day to File Petitions Regarding Measure
October 16 -141 Suggested Last Day for Council to Adopt Resolutions
October 17 -140 Suggested Last Day to Post Notice of Deadline for Filing
Arguments and Impartial Analyses
October 17 Publish Notice of Election-Measure(s)Only
See County Calendar Last Day to file Arguments&Impartial Analyses
The suggested last day to file arguments S lmoartial
analyses is recommended to he 7-14 days after Council
calls the election(see Countys deadline)
October 30 to November 13 -127 -113 Publish Notice of Election-For Candidates
November 13 to December 8 -113 -88 Filing Period for Nomination Papers and Candidate's
Statements
December 8 -88 Last Day to Call Election for Ballot Measures
Last Day to Withdraw Initiative Petition
Last Day for County to Receive Resolutions Requesting
Consolidation&Services
See County Calendar Last Day to File Rebuttal Arguments/10 Days After
Arguments
December 13 -83 Last Day to Withdraw Measure(s)from Ballot
March 5 0 Election Day
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06/07/16 Primary Mayor 159,273 64,506 40.50% 1
11/08/16 ` General 2,5,6 175,923 118,733 67.49%
11/06/18 General 1,3,4, 7 N, 0 172,596 55,531 32.17%
03/03/20 Primary Mayor 190,227 27,523 14.47%
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BAKERSFIELD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
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MEETING DATE: 8/9/2023 Reports 3. b.
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager
DAT E: 8/3/2023
WARD:
SUBJECT: Gun Violence Reduction Strategy Update
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council receive and file the report.
BACKGROUND:
Staff will provide a presentation to the City Council providing an update on the Gun Violence
Reduction Strategy and review analysis and best practice recommendations for allocating
budgeted funds for violence prevention programs.
ATTACHMENTS:
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ASSESSMENT REPORT OVERVIEW
Addressing a Serious Challenge
. Understanding Bakersfield Violence Problem Developing the
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Assessing the Work to Date
the Data Shows
lessons Learned and the..Work Ahead
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ADDRESSING & UNDERSTANDING A SERIOUS
CHALLENGE & DEVELOPING A STRATEGY
Bakersfield is a large & rapidly growing city, with an
exceptionally high need for effective violence& prevention
strategies
The State of California's CalVIP Grant resented opportunity to
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Developing the Strategy
Investing in Intervention-CBO's &Partners
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WORK TO DATE A SHOWS
Shared Approach- Established weekly city-police-community
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engaged 179 patients and/or families. The City's homicide rate
dropped notably in 2022, reversing an upward trend.As of June
reductions continued, with an additional 33%reduction in
hpm�cides.
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WHAT WE'VE LEARNED & LOOKING AHEAD
Four Key Lessons Learned
'Too large of issue for one entity—Must continue partnerships to address violence in our city,
utilizing an evidence-informed approach
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CONTINUING THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO
ADDRESS VIOLENCE
10 On July 1,2022 The City was awarded a multi-year$3,11.4,625 CaIVIP Cohort 4 grant
to design and implement a prevention initiative aimed to address the following five social
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INVE,STII G 11kXq OUR. YOUTH
0 Youth violence continues to be a growing concern that is a serious threat to the safety of our
community.As the most recent Problem Analysis completed for the City of Bakersfield showed,the
number of youths involved in guar violence in rising,while the age is decreasing.Investing in positive
youth development and positive youth-adult relationships is essential,
Local Statistics:
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INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH CONT.
Participation levels in sport activities are lower among children from a racial and ethnic
minority group and children whose parents had lower education levels and family income
(National Center of Health Statistics,2020).
/ The Center of Disease and Prevention recommends connecting youths to after school
activities as a strategy to prevent youth violence.
Youth crime and violence peaks during the hours of 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. (National Center
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INVESTING IN OUR. YOUTH CONT.
Research included a comprehensive examination of various cities across the Nation
to gather understanding on strategies aimed at preventing youth violence.
Strategies included the establishment of the following common programs:
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LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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in the Central Valley that has an exceptionally combines concepts from several evidence-
high need for effective violence intervention informed strategies: the group violence reduction
and prevention strategies. This is supported by strategy (also known as focused deterrence) is the
crime and violence data and health, social and primary framework, with elements of police-
economic indicators. Gun violence in particular community trust building (through procedural
is a serious, long-term problem in Bakersfield, justice) and community violence intervention
with rates double of those of the state and (CVI). Focused deterrence is supported by a
national overall. In many neighborhoods, a significant body of research evidence; while
homicide or non-fatal injury shooting takes community violence intervention and procedural
place almost every day and has a significant justice are also supported by growing research
negative impact on community health and evidence (Abt 2017, Braga 2018, Bugs 202 ). This
wellbeing. Based on homicide records from combined strategy seeks to reduce violence
01 -2019, as well as the problem analysis citywide while providing support and
undertaken as part of this project, high risk opportunities for community members at highest
groups (gangs, crews, high risk networks, etc.) risk of violence. Together, the city and community
appear to play a major role in community partners also work to strengthen police-
violence. community relations with residents and
neighborhoods who are directly impacted by
The risk of violence; poor health, educational violence.
and economic indicators; and strengthening
community-police relations have been real
concerns in Bakersfield for many years. While Violent Crime
Bakersfield has a higher poverty rate than many city Poverty Rate Rate(per 1,000
California cities, it has a somewhat lower overall residents)
violent crime rate but a particular problem with
gun and gang violence. The State of California's Bakersfield 1��°i,>
CaIVIP Brant program presented a much-
needed opportunity to take on this difficult
challenge in a more comprehensive and Los Angeles ` 116,95/v 7.4 'ia
evidence-informed way. This opportunity
allowed Bakersfield city and community leaders Oakland 1 ,6b/6
to analyze the dynamics of violence in
Bakersfield and the needs of young people at
highest risk of involvement in violence, so they Stockton 1�6,8% 1 . 9�ie
could more effectively intervene and break the
cycle of violence.
AM,T.and Winship,C. (2017)What Works in„,Deducing Community Violence:A Meta®Review and Field aludy for the Northern Tflangle.United States Agency
for International Development.
Braga,A.,Weisburd,D.„&Turchan,B.(2018).Focused deterrence strategies and crime control:An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the
empirical evidence.Criminology&Public Policy,17(1),205-250.
Buggs,S.(2022).Community-based violence interruption and public safety.Arnold Ventures.
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With CALVIP funding in place, the City engaged in an in-depth problem analysis of
violence with support from the California Partnership for Safe Communities. Problem
analyses of this type help identify the actual violence dynamics in a given community,°
the motives behind violent incidents and cycles of retaliation; and how risk is hyper
concentrated in a few places and with a very small number of people,
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This problem analysis examined all homicides (104) and non-fatal shootings (99)
in the City of Bakersfield from July 2020 through June 2022, 380 community
members were directly involved in these incidents as victims or identified
suspects® These statistics represent the continued negative impact of violence on
community health and well being in many Bakersfield neighborhoods.
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and shootings in Bakersfield are primarily Latino (47%) and Black ( 7%) men
(84%). Black men are five times more likely to be victims and suspects of
homicides or shootings relative to their representation in the Bakersfield population
overall (7%).
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With the CaIVIP grant and the problem analysis in hand, the City and community
partners began building an evidence-informed strategy to interrupt violent cycles of
conflict and retaliation. In partnership with the community, the city took a series
of steps to develop the infrastructure needed to implement their violence
reduction strategy.
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Investing in Intervention:
The majority of the City's CaIVIP funding is passed through to three intervention-
focused CCs who also work with a fourth CB® partner. This challenging outreach
and intervention work is performed by community leaders who have relevant lived
experiences around street violence® With support from the City, these partners
work to engage and support community members at highest risk of violence in the
city in the near-term®
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Evolution of BPD's Approach:
Under Chief Greg Terry's leadership, BPD made significant changes to how it
works to address violence. This includes the launch of the weekly shooting
review meetings; reorganizing internal units focused on violence; evolving
BPD's approach to strategic investigations and more intentionally leveraging
community violence intervention partners to help address violence dynamics
and prevent retaliation shootings.
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The City has also invested in data and management systems — both internally
and with CBO partners — to capture key information needed to support the
GVRS shared focus, ensure effective follow-through on intervention efforts with
highest risk people, and measure impact on city violence trends.
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The following is a brief description of the impact of the Bakersfield GVRS
partnership's work in 2022:
A Shared Approach: The city-police-community partnership that drives this
strategy met weekly in 2022 to diagnose violence, identify near-term
intervention priorities and take action.
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Hospital Response: As part of the GVS partnership, one CCU partner
regularly responds to Kern Medical Center to engage shooting victims and
provide intensive support to them in the hospital and upon release as part
of the larger partnership® This hospital-based violence response program
was launched in June of 2021. By the end of 2022, the lead CBO had
engaged 179 patients and/or families and provided support related
shooting victimization.
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Bakersfield's average homicide rate from 2013-2020 was 7.6 per 100,000 residents. However,
homicides increased sharply in 2020 and 2021. Despite these sharp increases, after
launching GVIRS in January of 2022, the City's homicide rate dropped notably in 2022,
reversing this upward trend. In 2023, these reductions have continued, with an
additional 33% reduction in homicides through June of 2023.
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to several peer comparison cities. Of these five cities, Bakersfield experienced the
most significant drop in homicides from 2021-2022.
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