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Home My WebLink About08/27/2009 BARE o�-"Rpoa,,Rs�, '4LIFOR�� Kern County City of Bakersfield Michael Rubio,Supervisor-Co-Chair Irma Carson,Councilmember-Co-Chair Mike Maggard,Supervisor Sue Benham,Councilmember Staff: Sergio Reyes/ Adel Klein Jacquie Sullivan,Councilmember Staff: John W.Stinson QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY STANDING COMMITTEE TO COMBAT GANG VIOLENCE August 27, 2009-10:00 a.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers 1115 Truxtun Avenue,Bakersfield, CA 93301 MINUTES ROLL CALL SUPERVISOR RUBIO, SUPERVISOR MAGGARD, COUNCILMEMBER CARSON AND COUNCILMEMBER SULLIVAN PRESENT. 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. BERNARD ANTHONY ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WILL BE A VIOLENT CRIMES AND GANG ACTIVITY CHARETTE SUMMIT ON SEPTEMBER 5,2009 AT 9AM AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING CENTER.THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO HELP IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO LOCAL GANG PROBLEMS AT EVENT. ANDREW J. BARLING,FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF STOCKDALE LEARNING CENTER, REQUESTED THAT SPECIAL EDUCATION BE PART OF INTERVENTION AND SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. 2. Committee Member Announcements or Reports SUPERVISOR RUBIO AND COUNCILMEMBER CARSON MADE INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS. SUPERVISOR MAGGARD DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR MAPS AND DATA OF LOCAL GANG ACTIVITY(TO BE PROVIDED BY THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT)AT THE NEXT MEETING. COUNCILWOMAN SULLIVAN ASKED THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP FILL THE VOIDS LEFT BY BUDGET REDUCTIONS. 3. Gang Prevention Funding and Next Steps (Pat Cheadle/ Human Services) SUPERVISOR RUBIO MADE INITIAL REMARKS REGARDING GANG PREVENTION FUNDING BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR PAT CHEADLE DISCUSSED BUDGET REDUCTIONS TO GANG PREVENTION CONTRACTS. SHE DELIVERED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION REGARDING THE EXPECTED FUNDING REDUCTIONS. MS.CHEADLE NOTED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAD DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE GANG PREVENTION SPENDING BY A MINIMUM OF 15%. PROGRAMS AFFECTED INCLUDE: • EBONY COUNSELING SERVICES • GARDEN PATHWAYS (MENTORING) • GARDEN PATHWAYS (AFTER SCHOOL) • KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS • NEW LIFE RECOVERY&TRAINING PROGRAM • STAY FOCUSED • STOP THE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND MEETING ATTENDEES ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF FUNDING REDUCTIONS. 4. Recent Increase in Gang Related Violence and Homicides—Discussion BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT JOE MULLINS MADE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON GANG ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS.HE STATED THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE ABLE TO TRACK ACTIVITY MORE EFFICIENTLY NOW,WHICH COULD BE A CAUSE OF PERCEIVED INCREASED GANG MEMBERSHIP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. SUPERVISOR MAGGARD REQUESTED THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOW GANG MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITY IS MONITORED.ALSO,COMMITTEE MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE RELATION BETWEEN POPULATION INCREASE AND THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF HOMICIDES FOR THIS YEAR. KERN COUNTY SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOOD MADE AN ORAL PRESENTATION DISCUSSING GANG ENFORCEMENT STATISTICS,INCLUDING A SEEMINGLY LOWER GANG-RELATED HOMICIDE RATE IN THE COUNTY THAN THE CITY. HE ALSO DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE SHERIFF'S ACTIVITIES LEAGUE IN LOCAL GANG PREVENTION/INTERVENTION EFFORTS. 5. Safe Neighborhoods and Community Relations Committee Activities Update (Councilwoman Irma Carson) COUNCILWOMAN IRMA CARSON MADE AN ORAL PRESENTATION ON ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD'S SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE. SHE REPORTED THAT CHIEF BILL RECTOR AND MAYOR HARVEY HALL ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITYWIDE CRIME PREVENTION INFORMATION. SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SPONSORING A BOOTH AT THE KERN COUNTY FAIR AND ASKED THAT COMMUNITY AGENCIES PROVIDE LITERATURE AND MATERIALS TO BE DISTRIBUTEDAT THE EVENT. 6. Q&A/ Discussion SUPERVISOR RUBIO REQUESTED THAT PROBATION CHIEF JOHN ROBERTS PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE AT THE NEXT MEETING REGARDING RISK NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND ADDITIONAL PROBATION FUNDING RECENTLY APPROVED. MANUEL CARRIZALES FROM STAY FOCUSED ANNOUNCED A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT AT EAST BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL FROM 4PM-9PM ON SEPTEMBER 19,2009. LILY ALVAREZ FROM MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSED THE NEED TO FIND THE SEEMING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN REPEAT OFFENDERS AND GANG ACTIVITY. MICHAEL VENDRASCO FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OFFERED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AT NEXT MEETING. 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.