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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Crime Control And Prevention District - 10/19/2016 Minutes Crime Control and Prevention District Wednesday October 19, 2016 Corpus Christi City Hall, 1201 Leopard, 6"Floor Conference Room Members Present Randall Hicks Jesse Olivares Zelner Houchin Susie Luna Saldana Raymond Lara Joan Veith Scott Leeton Members Absent Judy Loverde Bradly Tindall Call to order Susie Luna Saldana called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Approval of Minutes Randall Hicks asked that under the Crime Prevention Advisory Report, regarding television advertising, he did not specifically state KIII-TV-3 when referencing television advertising. The motion should read `Randall Hicks moved and Judy Loverde seconded the motion to approve expenditures for television advertising for one month. His second motion to authorize and expenditure of$4,000 from the fiscal year 2017 was correct by not being specific. Scott Leeton moved and Joan Veith seconded the motion to approve the minutes as amended. The motion passed 7-0. Report for the Chief of Police Chief Mike Markle reported that the department is getting ready for the annual Holiday Initiative which will kick off on Black Friday and run through Christmas. The Initiative will center around the shopping centers and the freeway. The Chief reported that the department is struggling with the synthetic drug issue. The District Attorneys Office is so overwhelmed that they will no longer take any misdemeanor synthetic cases. However, the department will keep arresting people with probable cause. If the District Attorney's Office does not want to prosecute, it is the Office's call. We have to wait until the November 2016 election when the new District Attorney is elected to see how he wants to proceed. The Chief reported that the Department of Public Safety will process the testing if the City provides a lab technician. The approximate salary cost of the lab technician is $70,000. The position will be a City employee working at the DPS and will be dedicated to doing testing only for Corpus Christi. The Chief stressed that the issue, which is not a passing phase, is very serious as the drug is cheap and easily manufactured. Scott Leeton inquired as to whether the topic of synthetic drugs can be put on the agenda for either January 2017 or February 2017. Pat Eldridge responded affirmatively. Crime Report There was no Crime Report. City Auditor Report. There was no City Auditor report. 1 Financial report Assistant Director of Finance Alma Casas presented the financial statements for the month August 2016. • $6,095,289.57 or 81.08% of the budgeted revenue has been received • Sales Tax as of August 2016 was $6,067,665.05 or 88.1% of the budgeted revenue and 91.21% as compared to last fiscal year. • $6,693,579.09 or 75.35% of the budged expenditures have been expended • $1,535,552.29 is the unencumbered balance of expenditures Org 49002, Juvenile Assessment Center, account 530000, Professional Services, was over-expended by $4,037.92 because of the expenditure for the Wilson Building rent. Org 49008, Crime Prevention, was over-expended by $2,079.65 because of the purchase of minor office equipment. Juvenile Assessment Report Becky Perrin, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation, reported they have exceeded their goal for new initiative intake. In August 2016 they saw 76 cases and in September 2016 they saw 87 cases. New initiatives for September were 302 for a yearly total of 5,777. Case management for September was 39 for a yearly total of 355. Ms. Perrin asked the board to look at their calendars to determine a date and time for the board to schedule a time to observe the JAC. Graffiti Eradication Assistant Chief Mike Alanis reported that the graffiti investigator is Senior Officer Mike Rogers who will be at next month's meeting. Assistant Chief Alanis reported that there are currently five active cases and that there is no information as to the number of eradications. Crime Prevention Advisory Report Betsy Pimentel, Crime Prevention Advisor informed the Board that they could not purchase the billboard because a slogan approved by the Legal Department could not be obtained. She reported that the Police Officers Association and the Police Foundation paid for billboards. She is working on public service announcements to be aired on the radio. The public service announcements will be free of charge. Ms. Pimentel also obtained approval for the Board to visit briefings as was mentioned in past meetings. The Board needs to decide on a day and time and then call her to call at least two days in advance to schedule the visit. Ms. Pimentel stated that the Crime Prevention Advisors were advised they they can not pass out any more flyers so close to the election and no more will be printed. Jesse Olivares stated that his company can print the flyers. Ms. Pimentel then asked the Board if it is their desire for her to continue to have monthly reports once the election has taken place. The consensus of the Board was to continue to have monthly updates. Identify Items to be Placed on Next Agenda Pat Eldridge informed the Board that she will not be in attendance at next month's meeting. She stated that the Board usually meets in November and cancels the December meeting. During the November meeting the election results will be looked at and the results will be canvassed. An update on the parking lot will also be given. The Department was sent a Structual Agreement for signature. Bar Com has 90 days in which to complete the project. Public Comments There were no comments from the public. Adjournment Susie Luna Saldana moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. 2