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Kern County
Michael Rubio, Supervisor - Co-Chair
Ray Watson, Supervisor
Staff: Adel Klein
City of Bakersfield
Irma Carson, Councilmember- Co-Chair
Zack Scrivner, Councilmember
Jacquie Sullivan, Councilmember
Staff: John W. Stinson
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY
STANDING COMMITTEE TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE
August 23, 2007, 9:30 a.m.
Kern County Administrative Center
Board of Supervisor's Chambers
1115 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
1. Public Presentations
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons to address the Committee on any matter not on this agenda
but under the jurisdiction of the Committee. Committee members may respond briefly to statements made or
questions posed. They may ask a question for clarification, make a referral to staff for factual information or
request staff to report back to the Committee at a later meeting. Also, the Committee may act to direct the staff
to place a matter of business on a future agenda. Please state your name and address for the record before
making your presentation. SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
NO ONE HEARD
2. Committee Member Announcements or Reports -TASK FORCE MEMBERS PROVIDED
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS
3. Hear Report on Recent Gang Activity -POLICE CHIEF BILL RECTOR, CAPT. MARTIN AND
OFFICER UNDERHILL PROVIDED INFORMATION RE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES;
CHIEF DEPUTY WAHL, LT. RASCO, AND COMMANDER MOORE PROVIDED INFORMATION RE
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
4. Report on Intervention and Prevention Activities Status -SUPERVISOR MICHAEL RUBIO
PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTY'S BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS TOWARD GANG
INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER ROBERTS, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPARKS, AND
ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER HEIDER PROVIDED INFORMATION ON GANG
ENHANCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS. LILY ALVAREZ, KERN COUNTY MENTAL
HEALTH, PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PROJECTS.
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5. Determination of Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression Progress Benchmarks -DISCUSSED
PROPOSED BENCHMARKS; MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PROVIDED INPUT; PROPOSED
BENCHMARKS INCLUDE:
- Percentage of students entering school ready to learn
- Percentage of high school students completing a structured work experience
- High school dropout rate
- Middle school dropout rate
- Number of children who enter the foster care system
- Number of students who transition from alternative education to vocational educational or general high school
- Percentage of juveniles with a new criminal referral within 12 months of initial criminal offense
- Percentage of paroled adult offenders convicted of a new offense within 5 years of release
- Family cohesion inventory
- Number of gang members in metro Bakersfield and Kern County
- Number of gangs in metro Bakersfield and Kern County
- Number of gang-related crimes and homicides in metro Bakersfield and Kern County
- Reported crimes per 1,000 population in metro Bakersfield and Kern County
-Juvenile arrests per 1,000 population in metro Bakersfield and Kern County
- Percentage of students who carry weapons
6. Establish Agenda for Next Meeting -COUNCILMEMBER SCRIVNER REQUESTED THAT A
STATUS REPORT BE PROVIDED ON A PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED (CITY AND COUNTY)
GANG HOTLINE
7. Establish Next Meeting Date and Time -THE NEXT MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE WILL BE
SCHEDULED IN NOVEMBER; THE CITY WILL HOST
ADJOURNMENT
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
(Government Code Section 54953.2)
Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or participate in a meeting of the Joint City/County
Standing Committee to Combat Gang Violence may request assistance at the County Administrative Office, 1115
Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, or by calling 661/868-3198. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate
individuals with disabilities by making meeting materials available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance
should be made five (5) working days in advance wherever possible.
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