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Crime Control and Prevention District
Wednesday July 15,2015
City Hall,61"Floor Conference Room
Members Present
Randall Hicks Judy Loverde
Zelner Houchin Susie Luna Saldana
Raymond Lara Jesse Olivares
Scott Leeton
The meeting was called to order by Ms. Luna Saldana at 2:33 p.m.
A motion was made by Mr. Leeton and second by Mr.Lara to approve the minutes of June 17,2015 as printed;
motion carried 510; Judy Loverde and Jesse Olivares arrived after this vote transpired.
Assistant Chief Gutierrez gave updates on the new recruits. We will hire 25 new cadets for the academy to start
in November of 2015. The Board asked about the process of hiring a new Chief of Police. A nationwide
search will be done once they choose a search firm.
Capt. Bowers explained the violent crimes number resulted from domestic violence which is difficult to manage.
The Police Department is looking for resources to assist these victims at the time of the incident before they
change their minds about filing. The following are some statistics from his report:
• Violent crime statistics show an increase of 12.12%and non-violent crime is decreased by 26.18%year
to date.
• The murder totals show are at 12 same as last year.
Lt. Chris Hooper gave a brief review of the Pawn Shop Detail. He will bring the employees to the next meeting
to introduce them to the Board.He also gave an example of how the software"Leads Online"along with a pawn
shop employee assisted in apprehending a suspect. A total of$70,000 worth of property was recovered for the
month of May,2015.
There was no City Auditor Report.
Alma Casas gave the financial report for the month ending May 2015.
• 50.53%of the total budget for Org.411711 was expended.
• Annual revenue estimate collected is at 1.87%compared to previous year actual.
David Prado with the Juvenile Assessment Center gave an update for the month of June 2015. There were 19
curfew violations(11 males, 8 females)6 occurred during the day and 13 occurred at night.
Ms. Loverde would like to see more of the older students participate in the Life skills training. Mr. Hicks
questioned their database and its integrity for the student's information. The Parks and Recreation Department
has a new Director,Jay Ellington.
Sen. Ofcr. Christopher Alejandro with Graffiti Task Force advised they had 395 work orders last month and 2
arrests were made.
Grace Gonzales represented Carlos Gonzalez,Director of Facilities with the updated status of the security
project. The only modification was reducing the trellis' to one from originally proposed two. The project is on
schedule.
The Legal Advisor Buck Brice responded to questions regarding the use of CCD funds for the 2016 election. He
distributed a handout of his findings.
There were no public comments.
Items to place on the next agenda: None
This meeting was adjourned by Ms. Luna Saldana at 3:34 p.m.