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HomeMy WebLinkAbout023043 RES - 08/26/1997RESOLUTION APPROVING A TWO-YEAR CRIME CONTROL PLAN AND TWO-YEAR BUDGET PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Temporary Board of Directors of the Proposed Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District proposed a two-year crime control plan and a two-year budget plan in accordance with the Crime Control and Prevention District Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council and the Temporary Board conducted a joint public hearing on said plans on August 26, 1997; and WHEREAS, on August 26, 1997, the Temporary Board, after said hearing, approved a two- year crime control plan and a two-year budget plan in accordance with the Crime Control and Prevention District Act and submitted said plans to the City Counci. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the two-year crime control plan and two- year budget plan for the proposed Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District, as submitted by the Temporary Board of the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein. ATT ST: ity Secretary MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI APPROVED THIS THE , DAY OF A v r a S t , 1997: JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY 7.IRBXXXX.xxx Corpus Christi, Texas /� d&/h day of ((,,,( , 19 07 The above resolution was passed by the following vote: Loyd Neal Jaime Capelo ((q Melody Cooper 4 Alex L. Garcia, Jr. —they Arnold Gonzales Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Edward A. Martin Dr. David McNichols 7JRBXXXX.xxx 2 City of Corpus Christi CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PROPOSED CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT PLAN As finally adopted on alto,- , 1997 Revision 3.1 CORPUS CHRISTI PROPOSED CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Corpus Christi Police Department has a 96/97 budgeted staff of 395 sworn officers and 175 civilians, excluding school crossing guards. On the average over the past 10 years, only 4.2 officers have been added annually or a 1.2% increase each year. In 1996, the Police 9-1-1 Communications Center received 326,383 calls for Police service which continue to grow at an annual rate of 7%. The number of Part One Uniformed Crime Report offenses has risen at an annual rate of 3% over the past 10 years with violent crimes or crimes against persons showing the largest increase. In an effort to respond to these increases, the Corpus Christi Police Department has attempted to make what limited resources we have operate more efficiently through technological improvements/advancements and the concept of civilianization. However, it is very clear that we have significant gaps in our ability to adequately respond to the calls for service of our citizens. It is the intent of the Corpus Christi Police Department to gradually shift towards community policing which is a philosophy of neighborhood problem solving that includes increasing police officer interaction with residents on a routine basis. This shift will require a minimum growth in the department by a minimum of fifty officers over the next five years. These fifty officers will enable Corpus Christi Police Department to lay the foundation for a full Community Policing Program that will solidify crime control efforts in the coming years. The programs detailed in the proposed Crime Control and Prevention District Plan reflect our efforts to deal with the increasing number of calls for emergency service as well as our focus on forming a partnership with the community to address their fear of crime and assist them with taking back their neighborhoods. The City of Corpus Christi is planning to hire a consultant to review and analyze the existing law enforcement workload, staffing, deployment, and support resources in an effort to determine the appropriate sworn and civilian staffing levels for the Police Department. The study will include an analysis of current community policing activities and a proposal to further implement the strategy. The goal of the grant will be to examine the operations of the Police Department to determine ways to improve operational effectiveness in an effort to place more sworn officers into the Community Policing program. The results of the consultant study will be utilized in conjunction with the proposed Crime Control District plan in providing the optimum distribution of sworn officers funded under the Crime Control District. GOALS OF THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT The following goals provide a basis for the implementation of community policing, serve as a catalyst to develop creative solutions to problems that do not focus exclusively on arrests, and work to prevent problems to enhance the quality of life. Page 1 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 a) To fund additional police officers in high crime areas of the City. b) To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. c) To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. d) To reduce citizens' fear of crime, e) To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. As part of the design to measure the overall effectiveness of the Crime Control District, it is important to perform an evaluation survey of citizens upon implementation of the CCD plan and again in years 3 and 5. It is proposed to hire the services of the local university to conduct this survey and a separate line item has been placed in the budget for this expense. The items detailed in the proposed plan are for two years and are divided into the following target areas: L Community Based Policing II. Violent Crime and Gangs III. Enhance Investigative and Enforcement Capabilities IV. Police Technological and Equipment Enhancements L Community Based Policing Initiatives -- a. Development of a Directed Patrol Program and establishment of Citizen Advisory Councils Three officers, related equipment - Year One Five officers, related equipment - Year Two b. Expansion of the Bicycle Patrol - Year Two Five officers, related equipment c. Redeployment of the Walking Motors Program - Year Two Three officers, related equipment d. Implement a Campus Crime Stoppers Program - Year One, Year Two One officer, related equipment e, Street Lighting Project in High Crime Areas - Year One f. School/Police Partnership - Year One, Year Two II. Violent Crime and Gangs Initiatives -- a. Expansion of the Juvenile Enforcement Team - Year One, Year Two Page 2 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Ten officers, related equipment b. Expansion of the Canine Unit - Year One, Year Two One officer, related equipment c. Establish a program or fund an existing program for a 24 hour Juvenile Curfew and Truancy Assessment Center - Year One, Year Two Nine civilians, related equipment, and building necessities d. Addition of a Police Legal Advisor - Year One, Year Two III Enhance Investigative and Enforcement Capabilities Initiatives -- a. Expansion/automation of the Pawn Shop Detail - Year One, Year Two Three civilians, related equipment b. Expansion of the Traffic Safety Section - Year Two Two officers, related equipment c. Overtime DWI Enforcement - Year One, Year Two d. Support Personnel - Year One, Year Two IV Police Technological and Equipment Enhancements Initiatives -- a. Video Imaging System - Year One b. Additional Mobile Data Terminals for Investigative Personnel - Year One c. Replacement of 30 High Mileage Vehicles - Year One d. Additional Prisoner Transport Vehicle - Year One Page 3 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 L COMMUNITY BASED POLICING Incorporating citizen's involvement in reducing and reporting crime is an integral part of the Police Department's community based policing strategy. Citizens desire individualistic policing approaches that are based upon particular neighborhood and workplace norms and values. Collective desires are communicated through several levels of citizen involvement ranging from being the "eyes and ears" of the police, neighborhood advisory councils or direct involvement in policing policy formation. a. Development of a Directed Patrol Program and Establishment of Citizen Advisory Councils The directed patrol program would provide three officers in Year One and five officers in Year Two to patrol areas identified by the Crime Analysis Unit as being likely areas for crime to occur. These officers would be assigned in addition to the regular patrol force who respond to emergency calls for service. Working together, the community and the department will identify problems in problem areas and prioritize the police response. To encourage neighborhood involvement in identifying these problems, Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC) will be formed using boundaries of local middle schools and incorporating the Police Department's existing Neighbors on Watch Program. Middle schools where chosen to provide a more manageable number of councils as well as coming closer to the age group experiencing the most problems. It will also allow for the area police supervisor to address the Local council's problems using existing police resources. Collectively "Block Captains", business leaders, school and police representatives will meet monthly to voice crime problems and identify trends. Each CAC will elect three representatives (1 citizen, 1 business, and 1 school) to meet with the Chief of Police on a quarterly basis as a citywide group. Individually, each council will present their problems and concerns, prioritize listed targets, and develop strategic approaches to solve the problems the police first and second line supervisors do not have resources to effectively deal with. The Chief of Police will then develop tactical police responses to reduce crime and address issues brought by the CAC. The councils and police will work with other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. Year One number of officers: 3 Year Two number of officers: 5 b. Expansion of the Bicycle Patrol program The main function of the unit is to patrol neighborhoods on bicycles, making contact with residents and children in an effort to prevent crime, obtain crime information, control fear of crime, and enforce laws. This unit would compliment the Juvenile Enforcement Team's anti- gang efforts by developing a better relationship with people in the neighborhoods and focusing attention on gang activities. They will also work closely with the Citizen Advisory Councils. Page 4 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Year Two number of officers: 5 c. Redeployment of Walking Motors Program Three officers will be assigned to the walking motors team and be responsible for directed patrol in the downtown, bayfront, and surrounding parks providing a safe environment for citizens as well as tourists visiting our City. Additional patrol duties will include addressing the transient problem in those areas. They will also be responsible for enforcement during major entertainment events such as parades, concerts and conventions. By working closely with downtown businesses and residents, these officers will identify crime problems and prioritize their response in an effort to prevent and control crime. Year Two number of officers: 3 d. Implement a Campus Crime Stoppers Program To facilitate youth involvement in fighting crime and improving the majority of productive students, the Corpus Christi Police Department will initiate a Campus Crime Stoppers Program within our area high schools. In cooperation with area school districts and Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers Inc., one officer will be assigned on a full-time basis to coordinate the program in area high schools to help deter criminal activity within the schools. Year One number of officers: 1 e. Street Lighting Project in High Crime Areas Immediately upon voter approval of the Crime Control District, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Central Power and Light, CAC, and Neighbors on Watch groups will team together to determine the areas of the City with high crime rates that could benefit from either enhanced lighting or additional light fixtures. Police officers will also provide their input as to areas where they have consistently had problems due to poor lighting. Enhanced lighting will consist of changing existing mercury vapor bulbs to high pressure sodium bulbs, increasing the wattage and coverage of the area. Additional lighting will be entire new poles and fixtures. With increased illumination, citizens will be encouraged to report criminal activity as soon as possible. This project will be prepared and planned for implementation beginning August 1, 1998. f. School/Police Partnership Funding will be provided to area school districts to hire off duty peace officers to provide a police presence on campus during school hours. The monies will provide for 10 officers, 5 hours a day for 184 days of the school year. The funding will be dispersed to each school district who will hire the officers and place them in the schools that they consider to have the Page 5 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 highest crime problems The officers duties will include providing campus security, interacting with students and teachers to provide better communications between students, teachers, and officers, and offering an environment for students to look up to officers as role models. II. VIOLENT CRIME AND GANGS Violent crime is difficult to predict and defend against as it is usually not premeditated and happens based on an emotional state. tang activity and violent crime are predictable and therefore preemptive tactics as well as reactive investigations can occur. The current use of the Juvenile Enforcement Team (JET) has dramatically reduced drive by shootings as well as gang -related murders over the last year. Yet the city's level of growth in the last decade of youth gangs has not been matched by law enforcement growth. With additional manpower and associated equipment, the departments capability to reduce and prosecute gang activities in neighborhoods with high criminal activity will be greatly enhanced. a. Expansion of the Juvenile Enforcement Team The J.E.T. unit is a proactive community -policing unit that focuses mainly on juvenile and gang -related criminal activity in the field. J.E.T. officers respond to calls involving juvenile crime, gather intelligence on street gangs, monitor their activities closely, conduct driver's license checks, engage in foot patrols through neighborhoods and public housing complexes, decipher graffiti connected to gangs, and aggressively enforce the drug laws, underage drinking, weapons violations, the curfew ordinance, and other related offenses. They will also work with other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. Expansion of this unit by ten officers will significantly enhance their efforts and would allow for more coverage by deploying a second shift. Overtime will be used to expand the community policing program recently introduced in a problem plagued housing authority project to other projects facing problems. Year One number of officers: 10 b. Expansion of the Canine Unit A major shift in causes of violent gang behavior in our schools and neighborhoods are based on drug profits. Youth gangs now support and arm themselves with profits of drug dealing. The addition of a canine officer and canine would allow the department to enhance its efforts in preventing drug-related offenses and increase drug interdiction. The canine would be trained in narcotics detection and in article searches, assisting the Juvenile Enforcement Team, detectives, and patrol officers with drug seizures and investigations of gang -related offenses. A canine trained in article searches can be used in searching for spent bullet casings and for locating firearms used by gang members in drive-by shootings. Page 6 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Year One number of officers: 1 c. Establish a program or fund an existing program for a 24 hour Juvenile Curfew and Truancy Assessment Center A juvenile curfew and truancy assessment center will be established to comprehensively address the needs of at -risk and delinquent youth. Estimates are based upon a City administered program; however, before implementation, comparative proposals should be accepted from other service providers, and any savings would be reallocated to other priority functions such as community policing and storefront concepts. This assessment center will combine the efforts of law enforcement with professional counselors available on a 24 hour basis to bring needed services to juveniles who commit first time or status offenses including truancy and curfew. Based on an assessment provided by a staff of counselors housed at this facility, services will be provided in a timely and comprehensive manner with the main intended purpose being to help prevent youth from becoming repeat offenders. When the parent or legal guardian picks up their child, they will be encouraged to undergo an assessment process by on -duty counselors to determine their level of risk and to offer any services that they may need. If the family refuses the assessment process, the courts will be encouraged to direct the youth and family to counseling at the facility in lieu of the fine for violation of curfew. Referrals from other agencies will also be accepted. Year One: Program Director: 1 Counselors: 3 Case Managers: 4 Clerk Typist III: 1 d. Legal Advisor A permanent legal advisor is necessary to provide our department with legal updates and the ever-increasing changes in the law. There have been numerous times when we have badly needed legal intervention in situations encountered in the field where the response time proves to be critical. Police department rules, regulations, and policies have to be continuously updated, amended, and changed to make them consistent with changes in the law, and these changes must be provided to officers through in-service training sessions conducted by the Legal Advisor. This position will reduce the exposure to civil liability, protect citizens rights, increase the conviction rate through better training of police officers, and provide for effective law enforcement through officers making informed decisions. Year One Legal Advisor: 1 III. ENHANCE INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES Because of the limited number of officers for investigative functions, the use of civilians to process as much informational data into the computer systems as possible provides the officers with an additional tool (information) to accomplish their investigative tasks. Page 7 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 a. Expansion/Automation of Pawn Shop Detail Hiring additional civilians will allow our department sufficient manpower to begin using the automated pawn shop module within our computer system, providing a more timely method of searching for recovered stolen property and returning to the proper owner. The future plans are to allow for some pawn shops to download tickets into our database from their computer systems. The information regarding the individual who pawned items will provide an additional investigative tool for detectives. Year One number of Data Entry Clerk II: 3 b. Expansion of the Traffic Safety Section Motor vehicle accidents cause a high number of deaths and injuries within our community. These officers will be assigned to traffic enforcement functions to promote a safer traffic environment by strictly enforcing all motor vehicle laws and providing increased visibility in an effort to increase voluntary driver compliance. There are also numerous school zones that should be more effectively patrolled. Year Two number of officers = 2 c. Overtime DWI Enforcement The number of alcohol related accidents continues to climb as well as alcohol related injuries, fatalities, and property damage. The Police Department in previous years has had grant funding available for officers, a supervisor, and a breathalyzer operator to be assigned strictly to DWI enforcement on an overtime basis. As these grant monies have diminished, the DWI patrols have been reduced to holiday periods only and should be operational on a year round basis. In October 1997, it is anticipated that the Police Department will receive grant funding for DWI enforcement, but only for 26 weeks of the year. This project will compliment the grant by providing for overtime for 4 officers, one Lieutenant, and one breathalyzer operator, 4 hours a day, 4 days a week for the other 26 weeks outside the grant. d. Support Personnel Civilian support personnel are the necessary backbone to an efficient operation to process the increased paperwork, radio traffic, and investigations additional officers will produce. With the Mobile Data Terminals due for implementation in August 1998, extensive training will be necessary of both sworn and civilian personnel. Year One concentrates on the hiring of all 10 dispatchers for two reasons: 1) the current staffing level is unable to handle the current workload and 2) a year long training and probationary period is required before they can Page 8 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 operate as a solo dispatcher. Each radio position requires five dispatchers to be operated 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The full complement of crime scene technicians will be hired in Year One also because of the heavy workload on the current staffing level. The technicians respond to crime scenes and take photographs, dust for fingerprints, and recover any evidence for processing. This process allows sworn officers to continue their investigations and not worry about "capturing" the crime scene. The Data Entry Clerks enter the offense reports into the Records Management System and will be hired both in Year One and Two. Offense reports must be entered on a timely basis to allow detectives immediate response to major felony crimes such as homicides, robberies, etc. The quicker the investigation is underway, the better chance it has of being solved. The Computer support staff provide for ease of operations in handling the operation of the Mobile Data Terminals and Automated Vehicle Location Systems scheduled for implementation August, 1998 as well as providing the necessary training of all officers and civilians in how to efficiently operate the new systems. Year One: Dispatcher 10 Crime Scene Technician I 4 Data Entry Clerk II (Central Records) 2 Computer Operator II 1 Mobile Data Terminals/Automated Vehicle Location Systems Technical Support; Computer Operator III 1 Systems Analyst I 1 Year Two: Data Entry Clerk II (Central Records) 2 IV. POLICE TECIINOLOGICAL AND EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENTS Officers must have communication and computer support personnel to manage resources such as criminal histories, historical data on prior complaints at locations, and directed patrol assignments to meet daily objectives of reduction of crime and developing rapport with citizens. Mobile Data Terminals for detectives and a Video Imaging System for identification of suspects critical for prosecution as well as targeting. a. Video Imaging System A digital video camera mug shot system will be networked into the Nueces County Sheriffs department Mug photo system for Police personnel to view and print mug photos. This would provide ready access to investigative personnel and speed up investigations. Faster investigations would take some felons off the street faster and decrease the criminal involvement of those felons. The ability to manage and control mug shots and line-ups translates to a quicker turnaround for requests from detectives. Page 9 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 b. Additional Mobile Data Terminals for Investigative Personnel The Mobile Data Terminals will be implemented in August, 1998. The system provides for laptop computers in patrol vehicles but none in investigative units. The proposal is to provide three "traveling" laptop computers for the Vice/Narcotics Division and three for the Criminal Investigation Division. This will enable officers to run criminal history checks, license plate checks, etc. from their vehicles rather than tieing up radio dispatch time. c. Replacement of high mileage vehicles 1) Police package vehicles - Patrol units (16): The vehicles are needed to assist with the diminishing fleet situation of the Police Department. Currently the 115 vehicles in the patrol fleet have an average of 78,303 miles with only 35 scheduled for purchase in FY 97/98 from City Funds and 23 from a Law Enforcement Block Grant. Potential life expectancy of a police package vehicle is 150,000 miles and a little less than 3 years. 2) Unmarked detective vehicles (10): Police unmarked units are used by investigative personnel to follow up on leads, interview witnesses, etc. No vehicles are scheduled for purchase in FY 97/98 from City funds; however, the Law Enforcement Block Grant will provide for 10 replacements. The average fleet mileage of the current 66 vehicles is 69,000. 3) Identification Vans (4): The civilian Crime Scene Technicians use these vans to transport their crime scene equipment to the scenes of burglaries, robberies, homicides, and other major crime scenes. Each of these vans have well over 100,000 miles and are due for replacement. d. Additional Prisoner Transport Vehicle (1) The Corpus Christi Police Department arrests and transports an estimated 15,000 prisoners to the Nueces County Jail or Juvenile Detention Center each year. An additional PTV in the field will lessen the chances ofa police officer using his unit to transport a prisoner to the jail, thereby removing the officer from the street and from routine patrol duties for up to 2 hours each trip. The amount of time an officer spends in the field will increase by having an additional transport vehicle. Fuel and maintenance costs will be absorbed by the City of Corpus Christi General Fund. Page 10 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Year One Initiatives Page # 1. Directed Patrol Program and Citizen Advisory Councils - 3 officers 20 2. Campus Crime Stoppers Program - 1 officer 29 3. Street Lighting Project 31 4. School/Police Partnerships 33 5. Expand the Juvenile Enforcement Team - 10 officers 36 6. Expand the Canine Unit - 1 officer 39 7. Juvenile Curfew and Truancy Assessment Center 41 8. Police Legal Advisor 44 9. Pawn Shop Detail 47 10. Overtime DWI Enforcement 51 11. Support Personnel (19) 53 12. Video Imaging System 57 13. Mobile Data Terminals 59 14. Replacement of High Mileage Vehicles 61 15. Prisoner Transport Vehicle 63 Page 11 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Year Two Continuation Initiatives from Year One Page # 1. Directed Patrol Program and Citizen Advisory Councils 20 2. Campus Crime Stoppers Program 29 3. School/Police Partnerships 33 4. Expand the Juvenile Enforcement Team 36 5. Expand the Canine Unit 39 6. Juvenile Curfew and Truancy Assessment Center 41 7. Police Legal Advisor 44 8. Pawn Shop Detail 47 9. Overtime DWI Enforcement 51 10. Support Personnel (19) 53 New Initiatives 11, Expand Directed Patrol - 5 officers 20 12. Expand Bicycle Patrol - 5 officers 25 13. Walking Motors - 3 officers 27 14. Expand Traffic Safety Section - 2 officers 49 15. Support Personnel (2) 53 Page 12 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT TWO YEAR BUDGET FIVE YEAR FORECAST Page 13 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Balance Forward CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT TWO YEAR BUDGET FY FY Staff 98-99 99-00 Increase COST COST * $495,853 $1,316,755 Crime Cntrl District's portion of UHP Grant 10 $222.299 $368,421 Crime Cntrl Dist's portion after UHP Grant $0 $0 Uniform Police Officers 1st Series 5 $456,210 $333,904 Total 1st Series 15 $678,509 $702,325 Uniform Police Officers 2nd Series 15 $0 $1,057,472 Uniform Police Officers 3rd Series 10 $0 $0 Uniform Police Officers 4th Series 10 $0 $0 Total 50 $678,509 $1,759,797 Support Staff Dispatcher 10 $265,364 $289,723 Crime Scene Technician 1 4 $112,261 $112,666 Data Entry Clerk II (In Central Records) 2 $44,024 $47,633 New Data Entry Clerk II (In Central Records) 2 $0 $47,633 Computer Operator II 1 $33,087 $33,189 Operational Cost $55,836 $5,685 Total 19 $510,572 $536,531 Other Projects: Pawn Shop Detail 3 $71,461 $71,765 Legal Advisor 1 $58,534 $58,635 MDT/AVL Tech Support Computer Operator III 1 $33,297 $33,399 Systems Analyst 1 $45,350 $45,451 Equipment etc $25,000 $500 Juvenile Curfew & Truancy Assmt Center Program Dir 1 $44,923 $45,024 Case Managers 4 $130,410 $130,816 Counselors 3 $97,807 $98,112 Clerk Typist III 1 $23,661 $23,762 Operational Cost $260,803 $220,199 School /Police Partnership $147,000 $147,000 Citizens Advisory Council $2,000 $1,000 Bi-AnnualCrime Control District Evaluation Survey $6,000 $0 Additional DWI Enforcement (Overtime) $80,000 $80,000 Video Imaging System • supplies & maint $50,600 $2,600 Replacement Crime Scene Van 576,000 $0 Additional Prisoner Transport Vehicle $41,800 $0 Additional Mobile Data Terminals $36,000 $0 Replacement of high mileage vehicles $491,600 $0 Lighting Projects in High Crime Areas $50,000 $0 Total 15 $1,772,246 $958,263 Total of All Expenses per year ** $2,961,327 $3,254,591 Est Revenue from 1/8 cent Sales Tax $3,782,229 $3,978,890 Ending Balance $1,316,755 $2,041,054 Difference between Revenues & Expend $820,902 $724,299 Total Increase in employees 84 * Sales Tax Revenue started in April, 1998 ** The first year is 13 months of expenditures The Academy will graduate June 26, 1998 Page 14 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Balance Forward CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT FIVE YEAR FORECAST FY FY FY FY FY Staff 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 Increase COST COST COST COST COST Total ' S495,853 51,316,755 52,041,054 52,573,023 52,573,022 Crime Cntrl District's portion of UHP Grant 10 5222,299 5368,421 5519,984 50 50 51,110,704 Crime Cntrl Dist's portion after UHP Grant 50 50 50 5650,117 5687,861 $1,337,978 Uniform Police Officers 1st Series 5 5456,210 5333,904 5330,842 5359,896 5380,062 51,860,914 Total 1st Series 15 5678,509 5702,325 5850,826 51,010,013 51,067,923 $4,309,596 Uniform Police Officers 2nd Series 15 50 51,057,472 5869,277 $944,041 51,000,222 53,871,012 Uniform Police Officers 3rd Series 10 50 50 $500,834 5559,605 5601,753 $1,662,192 Uniform Police Officers 4th Series 10 50 50 50 5515,123 $575,475 $1,090,598 Total 50 5678,509 51,759,797 52,220,937 53,028,782 53,245,373 510,933,398 Support Staff Dispatcher 10 5265,364 5289,723 5290,808 5291,926 5293,075 51,430,896 Crime Scene Technician I 4 5112,261 5112,666 $113,141 5113,630 $114,133 $565,831 Data Entry Clerk II (In Central Records) 2 $44,024 547,633 547,871 $48,115 $48,367 5236,010 New Data Entry Clerk II (In Central Records) 2 50 547,633 547,871 548,115 $48,367 5191,986 Computer Operator 11 1 533,087 $33,189 $33,306 533,430 533,556 5166,568 Operational Cost 555,836 55,685 $5,029 57,342 510,076 583,968 Total 19 5510,572 5536,531 5538,024 5542,558 5547,575 52,675,260 Other Projects: Pawn Shop Detail 3 571,461 571,765 572,121 572,488 $72,866 5360,701 Legal Advisor 1 558,534 558,635 558,754 558,876 $59,002 5293,801 MDT/AVL Tech Support Computer Operator III 1 $33,297 533,399 533,517 533,640 $33,765 5167,618 Systems Analyst 1 545,350 $45,451 $45,570 545,692 545,818 5227,881 Equipment etc $25,000 $500 5500 5500 5500 527,000 Juvenile Curfew & Truancy Assmt Center Program Dir 1 $44,923 $45,024 $45,143 545,265 $45,391 $225,746 Case Managers 4 5130,410 5130,816 $131,290 5131,779 5132,284 5656,579 Counselors 3 597,807 598,112 598,468 $98,834 599,212 $492,433 Clerk Typist 111 1 523,661 523,762 523,881 524,004 $24,130 $119,438 Operational Cost 5260,803 5220,199 $224,003 5165,401 $164,863 51,035,269 School/Police Partnership 5147,000 5147,000 5152,000 $152,000 5152,000 $750,000 Citizens Advisory Council 52,000 51,000 51,000 51,000 51,000 56,000 Bi-AnnualCrime Control District Evaluation Survey $6,000 50 56,000 $0 56,000 $18,000 Additional DWI Enforcement(Overtime) 580,000 $80,000 50 50 50 5160,000 Video Imaging System - supplies & maint $50,600 $2,600 52,600 $2,600 52,600 $61,000 Replacement Crime Scene Van 576,000 50 50 50 50 $76,000 Additional Prisoner Transport Vehicle $41,800 50 50 50 50 541,800 Additional Mobile Data Terminals $36,000 50 50 50 $0 536,000 3eplacement of high mileage vehicles $491,600 50 50 50 50 5491,600 fighting Projects in High Crime Areas 550,000 50 $0 50 $0 $50,000 Total 15 51,772,246 5958,263 5894,847 $832,079 5839,431 $5,296,866 'otal of All Expenses per year •• 52,961,327 $3,254,591 53,653,808 S4,403,419 54,632,379 518,905,523 st Revenue from 1/8 cent Sales Tax $3,782,229 53,978,890 $4,185,776 54,403,419 $4,632,379 $21,478,546 nding Balance 51,316,755 52,041,054 $2,573,023 $2,573,022 $2,573,023 $2,573,023 ifference between Revenues & Expend 5820,902 5724,299 5531,969 50 $0 $2,573,023 gal Increase in employees 84 Sales Tax Revenue started in April, 1998 The first year is 13 months of expenditures e Academy will graduate June 26, 1998 Page 15 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE Page 16 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 w E 0 R' J.+ E 6? E Year One - 1998 L Sept Oct Nov Dec Equipment ready Installation/changing of street lights Oct Order Patrol cars tat C6 0 ca V as U iU o -v as oa Order equipment (all but Patrol cars) 0 4 U c E v ca E Implement Juvenile Assessment Center Implement schoollpolice partnership Hire civilians Q Class of 30 released 07/01/98 Hire civilians a , 0 C ti ctt C Apr Patrol cars arrive F. ttl Tax begins Begin development of Citizen Advisory Councils Begin preliminary preparations for Juvenile Assessment Center, evaluation, etc. Begin street lighting project - analyze lighting needs Begin school/police partnership - analysis of distribution of funds, procedural guidelines ca a cil ai w C et Class of 30 begins (20 attrition - (General Fund) 10 {grant}(CCD) Year Two -1999 Dec Nov Oct Order Patrol cars tat C6 0 Aug Class of 15 begins (CCD) Hire civilians T a-, (4-4,„ c, cd UN 0 al o 9 °'.. 0 C ti ctt Apr Patrol cars arrive F. ttl .O ea w ca Class of 25 begins - 20 attrition (General Fund) 5 (CCD) Page 17 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 ti a = a >-- w_ GO Cs) o F, 14 a a 0 .- UZa GO 49 E E U Year Three - 2000 Year Four - 2001 Year Five - 2002 Page 18 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 I. COMMUNITY BASED POLICING Page 19 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3] Development of a Directed Patrol Program Establishment of Citizen Advisory Councils Year One = 3 o Year Two = 5 o Ricers Hirers Background Because of the call for service workload, officers have little or no time to conduct proactive patrol activity in their assigned beats. To prevent crime, active and consistent enforcement and increased police visibility within the community is necessary. Officers should spend an estimated 49% of their day on proactive patrol; currently we are spending 75% responding to calls for service and only 9% on proactive patrol. Proposed Project Activities The directed patrol program would provide three officers in year one and five officers in year two to patrol areas identified by the Crime Analysis Unit as being likely areas for crime to occur. These officers would be assigned in addition to the regular patrol force who respond to emergency calls for service. Working together, the community and the department will identify problems in problem areas and prioritize the police response. To encourage neighborhood involvement in identifying these problems, Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC) will be formed using boundaries of local middle schools and incorporating the Police Department's existing Neighbors on Watch Program. Middle schools where chosen to provide a more manageable number of councils as well as coming closer to the age group experiencing the most problems. This will allow for the area police supervisor to address the local council's problems using existing police resources. Collectively "Block Captains", business leaders, school and police representatives will meet monthly to voice crime problems and identify trends. Each CAC will elect three representatives (1 citizen, 1 business, and 1 school) to meet with the Chief of Police on a quarterly basis as a citywide group. Individually, each council will present their problems and concerns, prioritize listed targets, and develop strategic approaches to solve the problems the police first and second line supervisors do not have resources to effectively deal with. The Chief of Police will then develop tactical police responses to reduce crime and address issues brought by the CAC. The councils and police will work with other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. How this project will prevent/control crime: By placing more officers on the street to focus directly on high crime areas and work directly with citizens, the incidence of crime should decrease and the quality of life in neighborhoods increase. Goals Impacted: a. To fund additional police officers in high crime areas of the City. Page 20 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 b. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To provide enhanced police services to areas of the city with specific criminal activity. 2. To reduce the amount of crime in targeted areas. 3. To increase citizen involvement in crime prevention and Neighbors on Watch through the CAC. 4. To work directly with neighborhood and community leaders in establishing CAC. 5. To increase communications between citizens and the Police Department. Tasks Task Unit Responsible Recruit and train 3 officers for assignment to patrol Acquire vehicles with radio, MDT, and all other equipment Acquire all related equipment Establish Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC) Establish directed patrol team Provide directed patrol teams with information on violent crimes and neighborhood crimes Establish feedback forms and reporting procedure for CAC and directed patrol teams Evaluation Design Measures • Number of Citizen Advisory Councils formed • Number of new Neighbors on Watch groups formed • Number of directed patrol hours • Number of crime analysis advisories issued • Number of response plans devised City Human Resources Police Administration, Training Police/City Purchasing, Maintenance Services Police and City Purchasing Police Administration, Police Community Relations Police Administration, Police Uniform Commander Crime Analysis Unit Police Administration, Community Relations, Uniform Page 21 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 • Number and type of arrests made • Amount of property recovered/drugs confiscated • Number of incidents solved through community policing problem resolution techniques • Number of meetings with community and neighborhood groups • Equipment acquired and dates • Number of violent crime situations responded to • Baseline crime data prior to expansion • Crime data following the expansion • Number of arrests by type • Citations issued by type • Number and type of illegal weapons confiscated • Number of calls for service handled • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 22 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Citizen Advisory Councils Community Policing philosophy is based on providing police services that reduce crime and fear of crime in neighborhood and work environments. The Community Policing process is designed to allow each citizen to have representation in development of service strategy, policing priorities, and assist police in targeting specific problems for law enforcement action. The Police Department will establish Citizen Advisory Councils as part of our commitment to facilitate citizen involvement in Community Policing. Citizen Advisory Councils will be formed using boundaries for our local middle schools. Middle schools where chosen to provide a more manageable number of councils as well as coining closer to the age group experiencing the most problems. This will allow for the area police supervisor to address the local council's problems using existing police resources. Each council will incorporate the Police Department's existing Neighbors On Watch Program; collectively "Block Captains", business leaders, school and police representatives will meet monthly to voice crime problems, identify trends and prioritize targets for police response. Police supervisors will take action on all identified concerns where existing police resources can be immediately redirected to solve problems. NEIGHBORHOOD CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCILS Neighborhood Watch Block Captains, School Representatives and Interested Citizens Page 23 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Collective Councils Each Advisory Council will elect three representatives, (1 -citizen, 1 -business, and 1 -school), to meet with the Chief of Police on a quarterly basis as a citywide group. Individually, each council will present their problems and concerns. Each council will vocalize crime concerns and trends and necessary services that are requested from the Police Department. Collectively, the Police Chief and the Citizen Advisory Councils' representatives will list all problems and targets requiring police action. Together, as a city wide council, the group will prioritize all listed targets and develop strategic approaches to solve the problems the police first and second line supervisors do not have resources to effectively deal with. The Police Chief will then develop tactical police responses to reduce crime and address all non -target issues. The councils and police will work with other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHIEF OF POLICE i MEDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOD MIDDLE SCHOOL Page 24 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Expansion of the Bicycle Patrol program Year Two = 5 officers Background The bike patrol was implemented in 1992 with the deployment of 2 officers into specific areas of the City experiencing a high rate of criminal activity which could effectively be reduced or eliminated using this type of highly visible as well as "quiet" enforcement. Although the number of officers assigned has been higher in previous years, the Corpus Christi Police Department currently has 4 officers assigned to the bike patrol. Proposed Project Activities The main function of the unit is to patrol neighborhoods, making contact with residents and children in an effort to prevent crime, obtain crime information, control fear of crime, and enforce laws. Adding 5 officers to this unit would compliment JET's anti -gang efforts by developing a better relationship with people in the neighborhoods and focusing attention on gang activities. The bicycle unit will work closely with the Citizen Advisory Councils as well as other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. How this project will prevent/control crime: Additional officers riding on bicycles will increase communications between the police and residents living in high crime areas, thereby reducing the incidence of crime through increased involvement in their neighborhood and interaction with officers. Goals Impacted: a. To fund additional police officers in high crime areas of the City. b. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. c. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. d. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To quickly respond to outbreaks of all types of crime in all areas of the city. 2. To provide enhanced police services to areas of the city with specific criminal activity. 3. To reduce the amount of crime in areas responded to. 4. To increase citizen involvement in their neighborhood. 5. To increase communications between citizens and the Police Department. Page 25 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Tasks Task Recruit & train 5 officers for assignment to patrol Unit Responsible City Human Resources, Police Administration, Training Acquire all related equipment Police and City Purchasing Select Bicycle patrol team members Police Administration, Uniform Division Commander Train team members Police Training, Uniform Div. Provide teams with information on violent crimes Crime Analysis Unit Develop feedback forms Uniform Division Evaluation Design Measures • Number of officers assigned to unit • Hours of training received per officer • Equipment acquired and dates • Number of violent crime situations responded to • Baseline crime data prior to expansion of bike patrol by area • Crime data following the expansion of bike patrol by area • Number of arrests by type • Citations issued by type • Number of citizen contacts made by officers on a proactive basis ▪ Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 26 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Redeployment of the Walking Motors Program Year Two = 3 officers Background In the 1980's, the Police Department implemented a "Walking Motors" program in the downtown area in response to increased tourism and increased victimization of visitors and businesses. The program was very effective and well supported by the downtown/uptown business district as the officers provided an on hands law enforcement element not readily available before. The officers would ride for part of their shift and then provide foot patrol for the remainder. Because the Police Department supports economic growth of our city by providing a safe environment in which business and tourism activities can occur, the walking motors will be redeployed. Proposed Project Activities Three officers will be assigned to the walking motors team and be responsible for directed patrol in the downtown, bayfront, and surrounding parks providing a safe environment for citizens as well as tourists visiting our City. Additional patrol duties will include addressing the transient problem in those areas. They will also be responsible for enforcement during major entertainment events such as parades, concerts and conventions. By working closely with downtown businesses and residents, these officers will be able to identify crime problems and prioritize their response in an effort to prevent and control crime. How this project will prevent/control crime: By placing more officers on the street to focus directly on high crime areas and work directly with citizens, the incidence of crime should decrease and the quality of life in neighborhoods increase. Goals Impacted: a. To fund additional police officers in high crime areas of the City. b. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To quickly respond to specific problems and crime in the downtown, bayfront, and surrounding parks 2. To enhance police services in the target area 3. To return a law enforcement presence to the target area 4. To focus on the transient problem in the target area. 5. To increase communications between citizens and the Police Department. Page 27 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Tasks Task Unit Responsible Recruit and train 3 officers for assignment to patrol City Human Resources, Police Administration, Training Acquire mopeds Acquire all related equipment Select officers for team Police/City Purchasing, Maintenance Services Police and City Purchasing Police Administration, Police Uniform Commander Meet with citizens in the target area and develop solutions to Police Administration, stated problems Community Relations Provide team with feedback regarding problems in downtown Police Administration, area Community Relations, Uniform Establish feedback forms and reporting procedures Evaluation Design Measures Uniform Division • Number of incidents solved through community policing problem resolution techniques • Number of meetings with residents, business owners, and citizens • Equipment acquired and dates • Baseline crime data prior to expansion • Crime data following the expansion • Number of arrests by type • Citations issued by type • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 28 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Implement a Campus Crime Stoppers Program Year One = 1 officer Background Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc. was established in 1982. Over 1,500 calls per year are received on the hotline and $10,000 in award monies are distributed each year. There is one officer assigned to this program which has proven extremely effective in the fight against crime. Proposed Project Activities To facilitate youth involvement in fighting crime, the Corpus Christi Police Department in cooperation with area school districts and Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc. will initiate a Campus Crime Stoppers Program within our area high schools. It will be similar to the adult program in that monetary rewards are offered and identification of the caller will not be required. However, the reward will not be based on arrest and conviction, but on information and confiscation of weapons, narcotics, tobacco products and other contraband. The local Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc. will provide funding for all rewards, t -shirts, and other supplies as needed for the project. How this project will prevent/control crime: By providing an avenue for students to report criminal activity anonymously, youth involvement in fighting crime will be facilitated, campus crime will be reduced as well as gang related crime, and a more positive teaching environment will result. Goals Impacted: a. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. b. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. c. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To reduce the number of weapons in schools 2. To reduce vandalism to school property 3. To gather information on possible gang activity 4. To reduce the incidence of theft from lockers 5. To reduce incidents of criminal mischief and auto break-ins to student and faculty vehicles 6. To instill in students their level of responsibility in establishing their campus' reputation to the rest of the community. Page 29 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Tasks Task Unit Responsible Recruit and train 1 officer for assignment to Community City Human Resources, Police Relations Administration, Training Develop program with area school districts Implement program Evaluation Design Measures Police Community Relations, area school districts, Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc. Police Community Relations, area school districts, Corpus Christi Crime Stoppers, Inc. • Number of calls received via Campus crime stoppers hotline • Total dollar amount awarded • Number of cases cleared • Amount of contraband confiscated • Number of violent incidents prevented due to intervention based on information received. • Dollar amount of stolen property recovered • Dollar amount of narcotics recovered • Number of off campus incidents in the surrounding area • Pre and post studies of student fear of crime on campus • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 30 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Street Lighting Project in High Crime Areas Year One Background There are numerous areas of the City that are in need of additional or enhanced street lighting. It is a proven fact that the incidence of criminal activity decreases in areas which are well lit. Gangs and criminals seek areas of darkness to provide cover from intended victims and from law enforcement. Proposed Project Activities Immediately upon voter approval of the Crime Control District, the Corpus Christi Police Department, Central Power and Light, CAC, and Neighbors on Watch groups will team together to determine the areas of the City with high crime rates that could benefit from either enhanced lighting or additional light fixtures. Police officers will also provide their input as to areas where they have consistently had problems due to poor lighting. Enhanced lighting will consist of changing existing mercury vapor bulbs to high pressure sodium bulbs, increasing the wattage and coverage of the area. Additional lighting will be entire new poles and fixtures. With increased illumination, citizens will be encouraged to report criminal activity as soon as possible. This project will be prepared and planned for implementation beginning August I, 1998. How this project will prevent/control crime: Additional street lighting in high crime areas will reduce the incidence of criminal activity and encourage residents to report suspicious activity. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To identify areas in need of additional lighting 2. To identify areas in need of enhanced lighting 3. To decrease the criminal activity in areas with increased lighting 4. To increase the lighting in high crime areas Page 31 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Tasks Task Unit Responsible Determine locations for bulb change out Determine locations for additional lights and poles Develop plan for installation Acquire and install lights Develop feedback forms from area residents Evaluation Design Measures Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC), Police Community Relations, Neighbors on Watch groups Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC), Police Community Relations, Neighbors on Watch groups City Traffic Engineering, Police Department, Central Power and Light Co City Traffic Engineering, Police Department, Central Power and Light Co Police Administration • Number of light bulbs changed from mercury vapor to high pressure sodium • Number of additional light poles installed • Criminal activity in areas with enhanced/additional lighting • Number of calls for service in the areas with increased lighting • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 32 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 School/Police Partnership Year One Background The Corpus Christi Police Department and the area school districts have long been partners in the effort to provide a safe environment for education. Each of the five school districts currently hire sworn officers on an off duty basis to assist with internal and external security in high school and middle schools. Depending on the school district, officers work different schedules of hours and days. Proposed Project Activities The current security initiative provided by the school districts will be enhanced by providing funding for the districts to hire off duty peace officers to provide a police presence on campus during school hours. The monies will provide for 10 officers, 5 hours a day for 184 days of the school year and will be dispersed to each school district to hire officers and place them in the schools that they consider to have the highest crime problems The officers duties will include providing campus security, interacting with students and teachers to provide better communications between students, teachers, and officers, and offering an environment for students to look up to officers as role models. How this project will prevent/control crime: Additional police officers on campus will provide a safe environment for education and improve communications between students and police. Goals Impacted: a. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. b. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. c. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To increase the number of officers assigned to the school districts on an off duty basis 2. To reduce the number of violent crimes occurring within or near school property 3. To reduce the number of property crimes occurring within or near school property 4. To enhance security in and around schools through added police presence. 5. To provide an additional element of community policing within the schools 6. To improve communications between students and officers 7. To provide law enforcement role models for students Page 33 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 II. VIOLENT CRIMES AND GANGS Page 35 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Expansion of the Juvenile Enforcement Team Year One = 10 officers Background The Juvenile Enforcement Team is a proactive community policing unit focusing mainly on juvenile and gang -related criminal activity. Officers respond to calls involving juvenile crime, gather intelligence on street gangs, monitor their activities closely, conduct driver's license checks, engage in foot patrols through neighborhoods and public housing complexes, decipher graffiti connected to gangs, and aggressively enforce the drug laws, underage drinking, weapons violations, the curfew ordinance, and other offenses. The unit has dramatically reduced drive by shootings as well as gang - related murders through proactive policing tactics such as drivers license checkpoints, walk through of high crime areas, and conducting covert surveillance of known gang members. A recent experiment in a problem plagued housing project has proven very effective in improving the quality of life for residents, utilizing community policing techniques. Proposed Project Activities In almost any community you will find that there is a very small percentage of its total population that is responsible for the majority of the crime that is committed there. This small habitual criminal population is usually made up largely of males aged 15 - 24 that come from broken families, have little or no education (school dropouts) and have a history of anti -social behavior and multiple arrests. There is a point at which these habitual offenders become such a threat to the community that they must be held accountable for their actions and must be incarcerated at every opportunity. By identifying and targeting this group of individuals so they are not free to victimize law abiding citizens, we will be able to significantly reduce crime in this city. The quality of life in high crime neighborhoods will be greatly improved as this unit will focus on those criminal offenses which lead to the deterioration of neighborhoods. At present JET is also tasked with suppressing the most active of these habitual criminal offender, and while they have produced some significant results, they have not been able to cover as much ground as they would be capable of with additional personnel. In order to expand the effectiveness of this unit, 10 additional officers would provide for deployment of a second shift per day and the opportunity to strengthen the proactive policing strategies already in place and implement new strategies. With this added manpower and associated equipment, the department's capability to reduce and prosecute gang activities in neighborhoods with high criminal activity will be greatly enhanced. They will work closely with Narcotics, Vice, and the Criminal Investigative Juvenile Crimes Bureau in suppressing gang activity throughout the city as well as other City departments such as Code Enforcement to determine conditions in a neighborhood that make it susceptible to criminal activity. Overtime will be used to expand the community policing program recently introduced in a problem plagued housing authority project to other projects facing problems also. Page 36 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 How this project will prevent/control crime: Expansion of the Juvenile Enforcement Team will enhance law enforcement capability to reduce and prosecute gang activities in neighborhoods with high criminal activity and interact with residents and youth to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. Goals Impacted: a. To fund additional police officers in high crime areas of the City. b. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. c. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. d. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. Objectives: 1. To respond to recurring outbreaks of violent crime anywhere within the city. 2. To vigorously enforce the law within a targeted area. 3. To reduce illegal gang activity throughout the city 4. To confiscate all illegal weapons found during legitimate searches of persons or vehicles. 5. To expand the community policing project in Navarro Place to other Housing Authority projects and high crime areas. 6. To reduce crime by identifying and targeting habitual criminal offenders in this community. Tasks Task Recruit & train 10 officers for assignment to JET Unit Responsible City Human Resources, Police Administration, Training Acquire 5 vehicles with radio, MDT, and all other equipment Police/City Purchasing, Maintenance Services Acquire all related equipment Police and City Purchasing Select JET team members Police Administration, Special Services Division (SSD) Cmdr, JET Captain Train team members Police Training, SSD Provide teams with information on violent crimes Crime Analysis Unit, SSD, Page 37 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Prepare written plans to respond to crime problems Implement response plans Evaluation Design Measures Organized Crime Unit (OCU), Juvenile Crimes Bureau SSD Cmdr, JET supervisors SSD Cmdr, JET supervisors ▪ Number of officers assigned to unit • Hours of training received per officer • Number of vehicles acquired and acquisition dates • Equipment acquired and dates • Number of violent crime situations responded to • Baseline crime data prior to expansion of JET • Crime data following the JET deployment • Number of arrests by type • Citations issued by type ▪ Number and type of illegal weapons confiscated • Amount and type of illegal drugs confiscated • Number of gang -related shootings including drive-by's ▪ Number of residents contacted through the housing authority community policing project • Number of drivers license checkpoints conducted • Number and type of arrests at the drivers license checkpoints • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 38 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Expansion of the Canine Unit Year One = 1 officer Background A major shift in causes of violent gang behavior in our schools and neighborhoods are based on drug profits. Youth gangs now support and arm themselves with profits of drug dealing. This additional drug issue coupled with standard "turf wars" has escalated the need for law enforcement. An additional canine officer and dog will be used to combat this newly created market of crime as well as enhance standard narcotic enforcement. At present there is one narcotic canine unit which stays busy all of the time and is overburdened with work. Proposed Project Activities The addition ofa drug dog package would allow the department to enhance its efforts in preventing drug-related offenses. The canine would be trained in narcotics detection and in article searches, assisting the Juvenile Enforcement Team, detectives, and patrol officers with drug seizures and investigations of gang -related offenses. A canine trained in article searches can be used in searching for spent bullet casings and for locating firearms used by gang members in drive-by shootings. Highway and street drug interdiction and small package interdiction are three other programs that would benefit from the additional staff to act as a replacement for the current canine when he is on vacation, sick leave, SWAT training, etc. In the first two years of our existing canine unit, they seized $2,985,220 worth of narcotics and helped seize $1,018,076 in cash. An additional canine will make a substantial contribution on the same scale. How this project will prevent/control crime: An additional canine will enhance the current efforts in preventing drug related offenses by more frequent narcotics interdiction as well as provide an additional investigative tool to enhance the solving of gang -related crimes. Goals Impacted: a. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. b. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. c. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. d. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To reduce the amount of narcotics on the street Page 39 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 2. To maximize civil seizures of vehicles used to transport narcotics and used in illegal gang activities. 3. To maximize cash seizures and deprive drug dealers and gang members of their illegal capital income. 4. To maximize the ability to recover articles used in drive by shootings and other firearm related incidents. S. To increase investigative capabilities in tracking down weapons or other articles used in the commission of a crime. Tasks Task Recruit and train 1 officer for assignment to Special Services Develop bid specifications for purchase of canine and related equipment, including canine van Acquire canine, all related equipment to house canine at officers home, and canine van Select officer for canine unit Train canine officer and canine in narcotics as well as article search techniques Develop deployment procedures for two officer canine unit Evaluation Design Measures • Amount and type of illegal drugs confiscated • Number of drug searches • Number of article searches • Amount of cash recovered • Number of vehicles seized by virtue of canine search • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Unit Responsible City Human Resources, Police Administration, Training Police/City Purchasing, Special Services (SSD) Cmdr, Admin. Police/City Purchasing Administration, SSD Cmdr SSD Cmdr, Canine Unit officer SSD Cmdr, Canine Unit Page 40 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Establish a program or fund an existing program for a 24 hour Juvenile Curfew and Truancy Assessment Center Year One Background Law enforcement records indicate a high proportion of juvenile arrests are recorded during day -time school hours. Local officials have indicated that a strong link between youth being out of school and on the streets and involvement in gang activities and juvenile crime does exist. There are numerous underlying conditions impacting juveniles who are chronically truant and involved in criminal and gang activities, such as substance abuse, lack of responsible supervision, neglect, abuse, etc, Both the City and County have a daytime and nighttime curfew ordinance which has proven to be an effective law enforcement tool in curtailing juvenile crime. Currently the daytime curfew violators (truants) are now taken to the Truancy Reduction Impact Program (TRIP) center located at the YMCA facility and the nighttime violators are taken to the Corpus Christi Police Department Corona substation. At this point their parent or guardian is contacted and asked to take custody of their child. If not picked up by a parent, the juvenile is taken to the Gulf Coast Council of La Raza runaway shelter. Parental accountability is addressed with this program by interrupting their day to come pick up their children and either return them to school for a conference with the school principal. The parents who pick up their children for violation of the night time curfew are advised by law enforcement officers of their responsibilities to their child and in some cases parents may be cited for violation of the parental responsibility portion of the ordinance. Proposed Project Activities A juvenile curfew and truancy assessment center will be established to comprehensively address the needs of at -risk and delinquent youth. Estimates are based upon a City administered program; however, before implementation, comparative proposals should be accepted from other service providers, and any savings would be reallocated to other priority functions such as community policing and storefront concepts. The assessment center will combine the efforts of law enforcement with professional counselors available on a 24 hour basis to bring needed services to juveniles who commit first time or status offenses including truancy and curfew. Based on an assessment provided by a staff of counselors housed at this facility, services will be provided in a timely and comprehensive manner with the main intended purpose being to help prevent youth from becoming repeat offenders. When the parent or legal guardian picks up their child, they will be encouraged to undergo an assessment process by on -duty counselors to determine their level of risk and to offer any services that they may need. If the family refuses the assessment process, the courts will be encouraged to direct the youth and family to counseling at the facility in lieu of the fine for violation of curfew. Referrals from other agencies will also be accepted. TRIP was formed as a collaborative effort through the coalition Coastal Bend Alliance for Youth (CBAY) in conjunction with area school districts, area law enforcement agencies, Gulf Coast Council Page 41 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 of La Raza, Housing Authority, YMCA, the City of Corpus Christi, and Nueces County. This coalition is very valuable and should be called upon for input into development of requests for proposals for the assessment center. Year One: Program Director: 1 Counselors: 3 Case Managers: 4 Clerk Typist III: 1 How this project will prevent/control crime: To provide an assessment center with professional counseling for youth who commit first time or status offenses including truancy and curfew to help prevent youth from becoming repeat offenders and increasing parental involvement. Goals Impacted: a. To decrease the incidence of criminal offenses associated with young offenders. b. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. Objectives: 1. To provide a central processing point for juvenile curfew violators or truants 2. To provide counseling for juveniles and parents who come into the facility. 3. To provide an alternative to the fine imposed by Municipal Court for curfew violation. 4. To decrease the number of curfew violators 5. To decrease the number of truants. 6. To prevent youthful offenders from advancing to higher criminal offenses 7. To reduce the recurrence of curfew and truancy violations Tasks Task Unit Responsible Evaluate current Truancy Reduction Impact Program & Police Police Administration, CBAY, Department curfew facility - prepare implementation plan TRIP Locate and obtain building for facility Police Administration, City Purchasing Obtain necessary equipment, leases, etc to establish facility Police Administration, City Purchasing Develop processing procedures for new facility City of Corpus Christi, Police Administration, CBAY Page 42 August 22, 1997 Rev, 3.1 Hire and train 9 civilians City Human Resources Police Administration Work with judges to establish alternative to citation fine Police Administration Municipal Court judges Evaluation Design Measures • Number ofjuveniles processed for curfew violation • Number ofjuveniles placed through counseling procedure • Number of parents placed through counseling procedure • Number of juveniles received through referral from other agencies • Number of juvenile curfew citations for prior years • Number of juveniles picked up for truancy for prior years • Number of repeat offenders Page 43 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Police Legal Advisor Year One Background For several years now, the Corpus Christi Police Department has operated without the services of a Police Legal Advisor due to budget cuts. It is imperative that we have one readily available to assist us in legal matters. Our current City Legal staff is overburdened with work and does not have the personnel to adequately take care of this department's needs. Proposed Project Activities A permanent Legal Advisor is necessary to provide our department with legal updates on the ever increasing changes in the law. There have been numerous times when we have badly needed legal intervention in situations encountered in the field where the response time proves to be critical. Police department rules, regulations, and policies have to be continuously updated, amended, and changed to make them consistent with changes in the law, and these changes must be provided to officers through in-service training sessions conducted by the Legal Advisor. This position will reduce the exposure to civil liability, protect citizens rights, increase the conviction rate through better training of police officers, and provide for effective law enforcement through officers making informed decisions. The position would be permanently assigned to and housed in the Police Department working 8 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday, and subject to 24 hour call out. How this project will prevent/control crime: To provide the Police Department with legal advice on a full time basis for the purpose of providing legal intervention in situations encountered in the field where the response time proves to be critical, providing officers with updates and training on legislative changes, and enhance our abilities to curtail gang criminal activity. Goals Impacted: a. To provide preventive measures to break the cycle of gang recruitment and violence. b. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. c. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To provide an expert in the criminal justice legal field to answer questions 2. To pursue nuisance abatement cases 3. To pursue an anti -gang ordinance Page 44 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 4. To provide for timely execution of asset forfeiture cases 5. To provide police management immediate legal responses 6. To provide updated information and training to Police personnel on changes in federal and state laws 7. To keep the Police Department current on legal issues Tasks Task Hire Legal Advisor Purchase necessary furniture, supplies Evaluation Design Measures Unit Responsible City Human Resources, Police Administration, City Legal Police/City Purchasing • Number of legal inquiries posed to Legal Advisor • Number of actions taken under nuisance abatement law • Amount of seizure monies awarded due to assistance from Legal Advisor • Number of management inquiries to Legal Advisor • Hours of training provided to police personnel • Number of police personnel trained • Draft a written plan to pursue an anti -gang ordinance • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 45 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 III. ENHANCE INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIE S Page 46 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Expansion/Automation of Pawn Shop Detail Year One Background There are 26 pawn shops within the City that generate 360,000 pawn tickets annually. One civilian and a part-time senior volunteer work with a manual system and check the tickets against stolen property reports with a continuous three month backlog. Because of the limited number of officers for investigative functions, the use of civilians to process as much informational data into the computer systems as possible provides the officers with an additional tool (information) to accomplish their investigative tasks. Proposed Project Activities Hiring three additional civilians will allow our department sufficient resources to begin using the automated pawn shop module within our computer system, providing a more timely method of searching for stolen property and returning property to the proper owner. The future plans are to allow for pawn shops to download tickets into our database from their computer systems (77% of pawn shops are currently automated). With expansion, the items pawned will be prioritized, entered into the system, and checked against stolen property files. The information regarding the individual who pawned items will provide an additional investigative tool for detectives to use in identifying suspects and recovering property. How this project will prevent/control crime: Expansion of the Pawn Shop Detail through more personnel and automation will provide the Police Department with the capability to quickly review all items pawned at area pawn shops and identify property which has been stolen or possibly used in the commission of a criminal offense. The unit will increase the apprehension and prosecution of individuals dealing in stolen property which translates to fewer criminals on the streets. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To hire civilians instead of using sworn officers to process pawn shop tickets 2. To automate the pawn shop detail through interaction with local pawn dealers and downloading pawn shop tickets. Page 47 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 3. To provide investigators with an additional investigative tool via data entry of pawn ticket information on sellers name, date of birth, address, and items pawned. 4. To provide timely return of stolen property to the proper owners. 5. To increase the number of cases solved and arrests made via information provided from pawn shop tickets. 6. To educate the public on the importance of tracking serial numbers through the existing Operation Identification program. 7. To identify and target repeat offenders through pawn tickets. Tasks Task Hire and train 3 data entry clerk III and assign to Pawn Shop detail Develop specifications and purchase computer equipment Develop prioritization plan for data entry of pawn shop tickets Establish contact with area pawn shops who are computerized and are able/willing to download tickets into PD system Interlink pawn shop data into Records Management System existing pawn shop module Establish procedure for stolen property information to get to detectives for pickup or investigation Evaluation Design Measures Unit Responsible City Human Resources, Criminal Investigation Division Police and City Purchasing, Computer Support CID, Computer Support CID, Computer Support CID, Computer Support CID • Number of pawn shop tickets entered into computer system • Number of "hits" on stolen property items • Number of pawn shops in the City downloading into computer system • Number of' cases solved due to hits on pawn shop tickets • Number of arrests made due to hits on pawn shop tickets • Dollar amount of stolen property recovered • Number of Operation Identification/residential home surveys conducted by Community Relations • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 48 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Expansion of the Traffic Safety Section Year Two = 2 officers Background The observance of traffic laws is a mind set that is learned based on what is being tolerated in a community. This has resulted in a substantial problem in our community because of a lack of resources for enforcement. Presently our community is experiencing generally a 15 mph over the posted speed limit and a two to three car red light problem. Motor vehicle accidents cause a high number of deaths and injuries within our community. Not only is traffic enforcement effective in preventing automobile accidents, but it is one of our better criminal apprehension tools. DEA officials have estimated that 40% of all drug arrests in this country start with a traffic stop. Streets teem with people who are driving with a suspended or revoked license, carrying burglar tools on the way to or from a burglary, carrying unlicensed firearms in connection with an armed robbery. More illegal guns are taken off the streets as a result of traffic stops than by any other tactic. Currently 7 officers are assigned primary traffic enforcement duties on two shifts, but the demand for traffic enforcement continues to climb. Proposed Project Activities The goal of traffic enforcement is to encourage drivers' voluntary compliance to traffic laws and this is accomplished by drivers routinely seeing officers making traffic stops over a period of time. Adding two officers to Traffic Investigations will provide special enforcement assignments to be made to impact voluntary compliance of all traffic laws with additional focus in school zones. How this project will prevent/control crime: Increased traffic enforcement will assist with preventing motor vehicle accidents as well providing an additional criminal apprehension tool as our streets teem with people who are driving with a suspended or revoked license, carrying burglar tools on the way to or from a burglary, carrying unlicensed firearms in connection with an armed robbery. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To increase the number of radars available to traffic personnel Page 49 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 2. To increase public compliance with traffic laws 3. To decrease the number of accidents due to speeding 4. To increase enforcement in school zones 5. To concentrate on red light violations 6. To increase the number of traffic citations written Tasks Task Recruit and train 2 officers for assignment to Patrol/Traffic Investigations Purchase vehicles, radars, and other related equipment Select officers Develop deployment procedures for additional officers Evaluation Design Measures • Number of traffic citations written • Number of vehicle accidents • Number of officers assigned • Number of school zones patrolled • Number of special traffic enforcement plans deployed • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Unit Responsible City Human Resources Police Administration, Training Police and City Purchasing Police Uniform Commander Police Uniform Commander Page 50 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Overtime DWI Enforcement Year One, Year Two Background The number of alcohol related accidents continues to climb as well as alcohol related injuries, fatalities, and property damage. The Police Department in previous years has had grant funding available for officers to be assigned strictly to DWI enforcement on an overtime basis. As this funding has curtailed, the DWI patrols have been reduced to holiday periods only. It is necessary to provide this enforcement on a year round basis. Proposed Project Activities It is anticipated that the Police Department will receive grant funding for officers, supervisors, and breathalyzer operators to be assigned strictly to DWI enforcement on an overtime basis. As this funding has curtailed, the DWI patrols have been reduced to holiday periods only and should be operational on a year round basis. In October 1997, it is anticipated that the Police Department will receive grant funding for DWI enforcement, but only for 26 weeks of the year. This project will compliment the grant by providing for 4 officers, one Lieutenant, and one breathalyzer operator on overtime, 4 hours a day, 4 days a week for the other 26 weeks outside the grant How this project will prevent/control crime: Many lives and property damage will be saved as the result of removing drunk drivers from our streets before they have an accident. Increased traffic stops will result in the discovery of other criminal offenses. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment Objectives: 1. Increase the number of DWI enforcement hours 2. Decrease the occurrence of alcohol related accidents 3. Increase the number of DWI arrests 4. Educate the public on dangers of DWI Page 51 August 22, 1997 Rev. 31 SUPPORT PERSONNEL Year One = 19 civilians Dispatcher 10 Crime Scene Technician I 4 Data Entry Clerk II (Central Records) 2 Computer Operator II 1 Mobile Data Terminals/Automated Vehicle Location Systems Technical Support. Computer Operator III 1 Systems Analyst I 1 Year Two = 2 civilians Data Entry Clerk II (Central Records) 2 Background Civilian support personnel are the necessary backbone to an efficient operation to process the increased paperwork, radio traffic, and investigations additional officers will produce. With the Mobile Data Terminals due for implementation in August 1998, extensive training will be necessary of both sworn and civilian personnel. Proposed Project Activities Year One concentrates on the hiring of ten dispatchers for two reasons: 1) The current workload is beyond staffing level abilities to handle: As calls for service continue to increase 7% each year, these additional dispatchers will allow us to handle the current level of calls for service being received. They will also provide for the future aspects of policing whether reactive, proactive, or community policing. We anticipate with the added programs and officers that calls for service will increase as the community becomes more involved and reports more criminal activity in their neighborhoods. Officers working special details such as the walking motors, JET, bicycle patrol, etc. generate more activity on the radio as they are proactively looking for criminal activity, 2) There is a year long training and probationary period before a dispatcher can operate as a solo dispatcher. The attrition rate for dispatchers is 30% or every 3 out of 10 will be lost to resignation, termination, or inability to perform the job. It is very important to train as many of these individuals as possible in the beginning to provide adequate staffing. The full complement of 4 crime scene technicians will be hired in Year One also because of the heavy workload on the current staffing level. The technicians respond to crime scenes and take photographs, dust for fingerprints, and recover any evidence for processing. This process allows sworn officers to continue their investigations and not worry about "capturing" the crime scene. The Page 53 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Data Entry Clerks enter the offense reports into the Records Management System and will be hired both in Year One and Two. Offense reports must be entered on a timely basis to allow detectives immediate response to major felony crimes such as homicides, robberies, etc. The quicker the investigation is underway, the better chance it has of being solved. The Computer support staff provide for ease of operations in handling the operation of the Mobile Data Terminals and Automated Vehicle Location Systems scheduled for implementation August, 1998 as well as providing the necessary training of all officers and civilians in how to efficiently operate the new systems. How this project will prevent/control crime: In order to perform their jobs properly and efficiently, officers must have prompt and accurate information. Civilians assigned to dispatch, identification, computer support, and records management provide this information from the initial call for emergency service to the offense being tried in court. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To provide the necessary operational support for additional officers 2. To meet the demands placed on data entry due to additional officers 3. To meet the demands placed on dispatch due to additional officers 4. To meet the demands placed on Identification due to additional officers 5. To train officers and civilians in preparation for implementation of Mobile Data Terminals Tasks Task Hire and train civilians Prepare training plans for Mobile Data Terminal operation Evaluation Design Measures Unit Responsible Police Administration, Technical Services, Central Records, Computer Support, City Human Resources Computer Support Page 54 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 • Number of offense reports data entered • Number of calls for service handled by dispatchers • Number of crime scenes processed • Number of training sessions held on MDT • Number of officers trained • Number of civilians trained • Number of hours spent on training civilians • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Page 55 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 IV. POLICE TECHNOLOGICAL AND EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENTS Page 56 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Video Imaging System Year One Background Currently all adult arrests made by the Corpus Christi Police Department are booked at the Nueces County Jail where they are finger printed and photographed (mug shot) with a digital video imaging system. In order to access these photographs, a network station tied into the County system is necessary. Currently there is a substantial waiting period and inconvenience to receive a mug shot from the County due to an extensive paperwork process. If officers want to prepare a line up to have a witness pick out a suspect, they go through extensive photographs to choose some that are similar to the suspect. This is a very tedious process. Proposed Project Activities This would provide ready access to mug photos by investigative personnel allowing for faster investigations. Preparation of line-ups would be more efficient as the officers would query the system for common descriptive factors such as black hair, brown eyes, 5'6 tall, beard, etc. and within minutes the computer will randomly chose those photos with these descriptive factors and prepare the lineup. Courts like the system because we can show how many different faces were available for selection and the time and date photo lineup created. It also removes the human element from the photo selection process. How this project will prevent/control crime: Prompt information including photographs of possible suspects is a necessity to solving criminal offenses quickly before too much time elapses. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To provide better tools for investigators to solve crimes 2. To save money by decreasing the number of man hours needed to access information 3. To produce line ups faster 4. To give investigators more "faces" to choose from in creating line ups. 5. To identify subjects who are wanted and decrease misidentification. 6. Provide additional suspect information to intelligence files Page 57 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 7. Provide a search file to develop suspects with distinctive features 8. Provide photos on dangerous suspects for officer safety Tasks Task Unit Responsible Develop/review specifications for purchase Police and City Purchasing, Administration, Identification Issue invitation to bid Develop bid matrix and select vendors Develop plan for implementation with Nueces County Acquire equipment Train sworn and civilian on the system Evaluation Design Measures • Number of line ups created via VIS ▪ Number of mug shots created via VIS • Number of cases solved via VIS • Number of new photos provided for intelligence files • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey City Purchasing Police and City Purchasing, Administration, Identification Police Administration, Identification Police and City Purchasing Identification Page 58 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Additional Mobile Data Terminals for Investigative Personnel Year One Background The Corpus Christi Police Department's estimated implementation date for Mobile Data Terminals is August, 1998 calling for 200 mobile data terminals to be placed in patrol vehicles. This consists ofa laptop computer, the associated software, and a mobile data radio unit. This permits the patrol officer to directly communicate with the dispatcher via a data transmission rather than by voice. Proposed Project Activities The system will provide for laptop computers in patrol vehicles; however the current project does not provide for laptops in any investigative units. The proposal is to provide three "traveling" laptop computers for the Vice/Narcotics Division and three for the Criminal Investigative Division. This will enable officers to run criminal history checks. license plate checks, etc. from their vehicles rather than tieing up radio dispatch time. How this project will prevent/control crime: In order to prevent and control crime, officers need immediate information on criminal histories of suspects, license plates of suspicious vehicles, witness information, and other information related to criminal activity. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. Provide officers with the ability to access information immediately from their vehicles during investigations. 2. Provide officers with the ability to enter expanded reports from their vehicles during investigations. Page 59 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Tasks Task Unit Responsible Acquire and install MDT's Police/City Purchasing Train sworn officers Evaluation Design Measures • Number of MDT's acquired • Number of computer checks conducted via MDT • Number of reports entered via MDT • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Computer Support Page 60 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Replacement of High Mileage Vehicles Year One Background The Corpus Christi Police Department is chronically short of fully functional police vehicles. Police package vehicles are the marked units in the field responding to emergency calls for service that are used 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and average almost 50,000 miles per year. Patrol vehicles are often in need of replacement after 3 years of service, but they are often kept for 5 years or more. Potential life expectancy of a police package vehicle is 150,000 miles and a little less than 3 years. Currently the 115 vehicles in the patrol fleet have an average of 78,303 miles with only 35 scheduled for purchase in FY 97/98 from City Funds and 23 from a Law Enforcement Block Grant. Police unmarked units are used by investigative personnel to follow up on leads, interview witnesses, etc. While they do not usually accumulate the rapid mileage that patrol cars do, they are kept longer and eventually become a budget liability due to increasing maintenance costs. No unmarked vehicles are scheduled for purchase in FY 97/98 from City funds; however, the Law Enforcement Block Grant will provide for 10 replacements. The average fleet mileage of the current 66 vehicles is 69,000. The crime scene vans are used by civilian Identification personnel responding to crime scenes to process for fingerprints, evidence, etc. They each have over 100,000 miles. Proposed Project Activities The department has developed a replacement plan for patrol vehicles which calls for vehicle replacement on the average of 3.5 per month or 42 per year. Patrol vehicles may be ordered only in the fall as the factory produces these special vehicles only during this quarter, with delivery usually taken in the spring. When the full order is received, they are not all placed into service at one time, but "rationed" throughout the year to provide for the best fleet possible. Type of vehicle 100,000 miles by 08/01/97 Replaced in FY 97/98 or 98/99 Remainder needing to be replaced Proposed Year One Purchases Patrol 74 58 16 16 Unmarked 28 (80,000+) 10 15 10 Crime Scene Vans 4 0 4 4 Total 106 68 35 30 How this project will prevent/control crime: To provide efficient transportation for officers who respond to emergency calls for service and police Page 61 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 personnel who conduct field investigations and process crime scenes. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment. Objectives: 1. To replace vehicles with critically high mileage. 2. To reduce maintenance costs 3. To reduce vehicle down time. 4. To provide police personnel with reliable transportation Tasks Task Unit Responsible Develop/review specifications for patrol and unmarked City Purchasing, Maintenance vehicles Services, Police Administration Issue invitation to bid City Purchasing Develop bid matrix and select vendors City Purchasing, Maintenance Services, Police Administration Transfer/install equipment Evaluation Design Measures • Maintenance costs per vehicle • Yearly mileage per vehicle • Hours of down time awaiting maintenance • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Maintenance Services Page 62 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 Additional Prisoner Transport Vehicle (1) Year One Background The Corpus Christi Police Department arrests and transports an estimated 15,000 prisoners to the Nueces County Jail or Juvenile Detention Center each year. Prisoners are transported either by a police marked vehicle or by a Prisoner Transport Vehicle (PTV) operated by civilian Prisoner Transport Officers. The existing PTV is available in the field during peak arrest hours for 10 hours a day, 6 pm - 4 am, on Mon - Sat. The vehicle currently has over 100,000 miles logged and is schedule for replacement during FY 97/98. Proposed Project Activities An additional PTV in the field will lessen the chances of a police officer having to use his patrol unit to transport a prisoner to the jail, thereby removing the officer from the street and from routine patrol duties for up to 2 hours each trip. The new unit would be similar to the replacement PTV currently scheduled for replacement and would continue to be driven by civilian personnel. Using a higher capacity transport vehicle in place of a patrol car results in more efficient utilization of resources. Fuel and maintenance costs will be absorbed by the City of Corpus Christi General Fund. How this project will prevent/control crime: Officers will not be transporting prisoners to Jail, thereby allowing more time for field patrol and increased police presence on the streets. Goals Impacted: a. To reduce citizens' fear of crime. b. To further the Police Department's ability to fight crime by adding technological enhancements and new equipment Objectives: 1. Lessen the number of officer transports to jail facilities 2. Increase the amount of time an officer spends in the field 3. Make the most efficient use of an officers time 4. Increase the down time ofPTV's 5. Reduce the maintenance costs ofPTV's Page 63 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1 r Tasks Task Develop/review specifications for PTV Unit Responsible City Purchasing, Maintenance Services, Police Administration Issue invitation to bid City Purchasing Develop bid matrix and select vendors City Purchasing, Maintenance Services, Police Administration Transfer/install equipment Evaluation Design Measures • Number of prisoners transported by PTV • Maintenance costs of PTV • Yearly mileage of PTV • Crime Control District biannual evaluation survey Maintenance Services Page 64 August 22, 1997 Rev. 3.1