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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Crime Control and Prevention District - 07/06/2022Minutes Crime Control and Prevention District July 6, 2022 Corpus Christi City Hall, 6th floor, Executive Conference Room Members Present Members Absent Curtis Clark Marshal Tong Melissa Espinoza Rene Saenz David Gonzales Andrew Leeton Joseph Kramer Sandy Fernandez Frank Arriaga I. Call to Order Curtis Clark called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. II. Public Comment No public comment was made III. Approval of minutes from May 18, 2022, and June 15, 2022, meeting Joseph Kramer moved to approve the minutes from May 18th and June 15th, Frank Arriaga second the motion. The motion passed 7/0. IV. Committee Reports a. Report from Chief of Police The current Police academy in session has 26 cadets. By next summer we expect to grow the overall department by 25. Curtis Clark would like to know what type of consideration goes into selecting the cadets for the academy. Chief Markle explained there are about 800 applications received of which half are disqualified due to different reasons based on their applications and others disqualified during physical testing. Due to current events policing is also not a popular job, however our officers do a good job in keeping a stable reputation throughout the city. Clark had concerns with the most recent shooting in Chicago during their fourth of July celebration. Chief expressed the culture and community in Corpus Christi is quite different and closer than those of other big cities. Clark was also curious about the marches and rallies such as the one on fourth of July in observance of the Roe v. Wade reversal. Chief stated the department is aware of marches and rallies which are also researched and given intel via social media. b. Crime Report – Asst Chief Green reported Violent Crimes • 22 Murders with 1 justifiable homicide. 20 have been cleared, and 2 have open investigations. • Corpus Christi clearance at 90-95% while other cities and states have a 58% clearance • Aggravated assault down 50% • Aggravated robbery down 18% Non- Violent Crimes • Robberies down 9% • Theft down almost 4% • DWI arrests up 10% with 457 arrests compared to 417 from this time last year. The department considers this a positive increase keeping drunk drivers off the road before causing tragedies. David Gonzalez had concerns with the District Attorney’s office not having enough prosecutors to bring offenders to justice. Although Assistant Chief Green could not speak for the DA’s office, he would like to say due to COVID- 19 the jails are currently overpopulated meaning non-violent offenders are more likely to be released while more violent suspects such as murders are still in custody. c. City Auditor Report No Report made d. Finance Director Report Heather Hurlbert presented the financial report for the eight months with numbers on track with the budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. V. Presentation of FY 2022-2023 Proposed Budget Eddie Houlihan from the Office of Management and Budget reported the fuel budget increased $20,000 from the previous meeting while the revenue/investment budget stayed at $84,846. The proposed FY23 budget includes funding for 15 additional officers to begin the academy in October and 3 additional vehicles. Total funded 78 officers and related equipment. VI. Action Item: Adoption of FY 2022- 2023 Budget Frank Arriaga moved to approve the budget, Joseph Kramer second the motion. The Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Budget was adopted unanimously 7/0. Pat Eldridge advised the budget will go to city council for approval on July 26th at 11:30 a.m., all board members are welcome. VII. Identify items to be placed on Next Agenda- September 21, 2022 No items identified. VIII. Adjournment Curtis Clark adjourned the meeting at 2:46 p.m.