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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Crime Control And Prevention District - 07/20/2016 Minutes Crime Control and Prevention District Wednesday July 20,2016 Corpus Christi City Hall, 1201 Leopard,6t"Floor Members Present: Randall Hicks Jesse Olivares Raymond Lara Brad Tindall Scott Leeton Joan Veith Judy Loverde This meeting was called to order by Mr.Leeton at 2:35 pm. A motion was made by Joan Veith and second by Randall Hicks to approve the minutes from June 15,2016. Motion passed 7/0. Report from the Chief of Police Chief Mike Markle expressed his gratitude for the community support.The department is looking into more body armor replacements and providing more ambush trainings for their forces. During the summer,we need to help the youth stay out of trouble and focus on underage drinking and driving.The Crime Control district has always supplied the Police Department with equipment and supplies,and the Department will be sure to bring any such needs to the board. Commander John Houston provided an update on equipment inventory. There are 106 officers in the Uniform Division that carry a patrol rifle supplied by crime control. 35 officers carry their own weapon which brings the total to 141 weapons in the patrol division There are 32 guns that are ready to go out next week along with a 40-hour training class that all the officers have to attend. On August 15In,23 patrol rifles will come in which will total 196 long guns in the patrol division out of 290 officers. CCPD is trying to stay ahead of the curve. The Police department is looking into ballistic plates.Most vest care good at protecting handguns but not rifles.They are wanting to provide tactile vests which can be stored in the trunk of the cars.Pepper ball guns have come in and training will start in the next two weeks. Starting the third week in August officers will come off the field to begin tactile rifle shooting.PD needs to spend a more time training with the officers to make them prepared. Code Enforcement and Animal Control We do not have sworn CCPD officers working in code enforcement or animal control.The units are managed by the Police Department. Crime Report Captain Jason Brady distributed a district map and statistics.Violent crimes are up,primarily aggravated assaults with murder,rape,and robbery down. Robberies are slightly up in business but down in individuals.The center of the city is where we are experiencing most of the property crimes. There was no City Auditors report. Financial Report • $4,444,708.06 or 59.12%of the budget revenue has been received • $4,763,993.49 or 53.63%of the budget expenditures have been expended Juvenile Assessment Report Case management numbers decrease during the summer.There are currently 36 cases. West Oso has a program that has been in place for students who have truancy issues and who are now being registered into their case management program. Case management is working on an agreement with Del Mar,to provide GED services to court ordered youth.The active case load will increase to about 90 cases. Graffiti Education Detective Chris Alejandro stated the number in graffiti cases remain the same.There is a total of 361 work orders and he is hoping the numbers will decrease by next month.The 2 vandals who were responsible for a lot of the graffiti and now in jail. Crime Prevention Advisory Report Betsy Pimentel and Jenifer presented quotes from the La Palmera mall,billboards and radio station.At the 75' graduation there were a few slides highlighting the District. La Palmera mall has an estimated 650,000 shoppers per month.La Palmera offers different packaged deals as displayed on attached paperwork.The digital billboards estimate$3,000 per month for advertisement and$4,500 per month for political advertisement with unlimited art work.The KIII billboard runs weekly at 600$a week. Radio spots estimate$7.50 a spot for 30 seconds any time of the day. The advertisement cannot state"election"or"voting",but it can be informative. We can try and get sponsors as well as have crime control district pay for some advertisement. There is also a possibility of making a video with the PD equipment which will be cost-effective and can be posted on social media. This video will contain an informative message along with a statement of thank you for what crime control has done. FY17 Budget Calendar The budget is due to go to council on August 16'with second reading Aug.23' There are budget amendments to be made due to increases in insurance rates.Insurance rates have increased significantly due to new federal regulations and the Affordable Care Act. Things to be addressed at next meeting • Provide a short list on the equipment needed for the officers and look at the budget • Action regarding PSA's and billboards,radio ads,etc. Raymond Lara moved and Joan Veith second to adjourn the meeting.The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 3:52 PM.