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MINUTES
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 - 2 : 30 P.M.
CITY HALL BASEMENT TRAINING ROOM
Members Present :
Vicky Alexander
Larry Baker
Linda Bridges
W.L. Hermis
Rose Marie Soto
Isaac Valencia
Others Present :
Mariah Boone
Jorge Cruz-Aedo
Pat Eldridge
Mike Harty
Cmdr. Bryan Smith
Mario Tapia
Dan Whitworth
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Linda
Bridges .
The minutes for August 15, 2001, were unanimously approved.
Mr. Harty presented the finance director report . The sales
tax revenues for July amounted to $344, 629.
Cmdr. Smith discussed the meetings with CCISD regarding the
revised Dare Program. He stated the project is proceeding
on schedule.
Cmdr. Smith discussed the Flour Bluff cleanup project
remarking that it was too large an area. The next cleanup
is scheduled in Annaville and will be a smaller area. He
further discussed the boarding up project will enlist the
help of Moody High School students, but they are in need of
a generator and a compressor. It was suggested that the
equipment be rented until we can further assess the need to
purchase the equipment .
Cmdr. Smith distributed a revised list of directed patrol
officers and stated we still do not have enough cell phones
for each officer. Since so much airtime is currently being
donated by Cingular, Cmdr. Smith suggested contacting other
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companies for further donations. He will update this next
month.
Mariah Boone gave an update on the Juvenile Assessment
Center and the Title V Grant. The new Juvenile Court will
be opening in the next two months in the office space
located next door to the center.
Vickie Alexander requested an update on the purchase of
radars. Pat Eldridge stated they will be sent to
Purchasing for bid preparation next week.
Vickie Alexander requested statistics on the Directed
Patrol Program such as number of houses boarded, number of
drug arrests, etc. Cmdr. Smith stated he will review and
prepare a monthly report .
Linda Bridges requested an update on the required
resolution to announce the Crime Control District sales tax
election. It will be placed on the agenda next month for
consideration.
Next month' s meeting will be changed to October 24, 2001.
The impact of the 911 tragedy and the subsequent callup of
military reserves was discussed. Cmdr. Smith said that
only as a last resort will the DPO' s be utilized to fill
vacant positions in patrol .
The meeting was adjourned at 3 : 00 p.m.