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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/05/16-Minutes-Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING MAY 16, 2013 Present: Betsy Price, President Director Salvador Espino Director Danny Scarth Director Frank Moss Director Jungus Jordan Director Dennis Shingleton Director Kelly Allen Gray Absent: W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Vice President Director Joel Burns City Staff: Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager Jeff Halstead, Police Chief Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant Secretary to the Board Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager, Police Department Ken Shetter, Executive Director, Safety City Commission Jacob Browning, Planner, Police Department Bob Hicks, Public Safety Support Manager, Police Department Marianne Makar, Senior Management Analyst, Police Department Other City Staff in Attendance: Tom Higgins, City Manager Rhonda Robertson, Deputy Chief, Police Department Sasha Kane, Sr. Contract Compliance Specialist, Grants & Contracts Management Division, Police Department Christy Rodriguez, Civilian Program Support Manager, Police Department Captain Linda Stuart, Community Services Division, Police Department I.Call to Order With a quorum of the board members present, President Price called the meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board (CCPD) of Directors to order at 7:05 p.m., on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with Vice President Zimmerman and Director Burns absent. CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 2 of 7 II.Approval of February 21, 2013 Minutes Motion was made by Director Scarth and seconded by Director Shingleton to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2013, Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors Meeting. The motion carried 7-0, with Vice President Zimmerman and Director Burns absent. III.Upcoming and Recent Events Assistant City Manager Charles Daniels, advised the Board of the following upcoming events: - Through May 22nd: Senior Toiletry Drive to collect toiletries for aging citizens - June 5th: Fort Worth Police Awards and Decommission of the Centennial Badge Dinner at the Omni Hotel - June 12th: Fiscal Year 2014 Crime Control and Prevention District Budget Meeting, Pre- Council Chamber IV.Written Reports A.2nd Quarter Program Report FY 2013 There were no questions on this item. B.6th Division Facility Update There were no questions on this item. C.FY 2014 Citizen Input Summary There were no questions on this item. D.FY 2014 Program Overview There were no questions on this item. E.Informal Report— FY 2014 Community Based Program Proposal Update There were no questions on this item. V.Discussion Items CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 3 of 7 A.Safe City Commission Ken Shetter, Executive Director of the Safe City Commission, provided a presentation pertaining to the Safe City Commission. He advised that the Commission had three (3) contracts with the CCPD; the Advocacy Program, Crime Stoppers Call Center, and One Safe Place. He provided a brief explanation of each contract and then concluded his presentation by advising the Board of the other benefits the Commission provided. President Price asked Mr. Shetter how the fundraising was progressing for the Commission and also who served on the board that oversaw operations. Mr. Shetter stated that the model for One Safe Place was that they relied on the private sector for the annual operations and maintenance costs, as the Commission was a public function, but they looked at the private sector and to raise the capital for the purchase and renovations of the building. He advised that the Commission was looking at total $14M capital project and to date they had about $4M in the bank and approximately $1-2M that was committed. He added that the Commission had financing of $7.2M and a not too large of a gap remaining that would permit them to finish the building by the end of the year. He further stated that there was a meeting being held tomorrow to discuss the possibility of bringing new market tax credits to the project which would finance the rest of the project. He continued by stating there was a standing committee who acted in the capacity of the board of directors to oversee One Safe Place. He advised that the members of the steering committee and were turn into the standing committee with a couple of additions. He added that key partners, such as the City of Fort Worth, Safe Haven, Womens' Center, Catholic Charities, Alliance for Children and the business community were invited to appoint representatives of their agencies to serve as members on the committee. He stated from that point, the Safe City Board appointed members to the committee. (Note: This PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) There was no further discussion on this item. B.FY 2014 Citizen Input Summary Jacob Browning, Planner, Police Department, provided a PowerPoint presentation pertaining to the Citizens' Input Meeting and Online Survey that was conducted March 8 through May 3, 2013. Mr. Browning provided a summary of the results received from the 135 participants that pertained to Enhanced Enforcement, Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Partners with a Shared Mission, Recruitment and Training, Equipment, Technology and Infrastructure, Community- Based Programs, CCPD Transfer to General Fund, and CCPD Funding Period Change. Director Shingleton referred to the slide pertaining to the results of CCPD Personnel Transfer to the General Fund and asked how many people the 50 percent affected. Mr. Browning responded that 125 positions were affected. CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 4 of 7 President Price expressed concerns with the small sampling of the results. She stated that the sampling was so small in the City of almost 800,000 people. She added that the general public assume that CCPD provides funds for additional officers and do not assume that the general fund cannot absorb them. Director Espino stated that the small number of respondents was not a representative sample of the City and he expressed concerns with what parts of the City responses were received, whether it was a demographic representative sample of the city, whether there was an outreach in Spanish performed and if any of the Code Blue citizens responded. He pointed out that a more comprehensive survey was needed and that he would be curious in seeing what district most of sample came from. Mr. Browning stated that the survey did ask which Council District the respondent lived in but that information was not included in this report. Director Shingleton stated it would be negligent of the Board to make a decision based on these numbers as statistically it did not make sense. There was no further discussion on this item. (Note: This PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) C.New Front Line Patrol Vehicle Mr. Bob Hicks, Public Safety Support Manager, Police Department, provided a presentation on the New Patrol Vehicle Selection. He provided information on the Vehicles Considered and the Selection Criteria. He advised that the selection committee evaluated three (3) vehicles and selected Ford Interceptor and pointed out that financing for the purchase was approved by the City Council a few weeks ago for the purchase of 80 vehicles with the first delivery expected in August 2013. He further stated that the CCPD funded decal could be added to the rear of the vehicle. Chief Halstead commended Mr. Hicks and his staff on their cost-saving abilities and stated that the identifiable black and white color on the vehicle, coupled with the "Molly" City logo, made the vehicles very distinctive to the public and a very visible platform. There was no further discussion on this item. (Note: This PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 5 of 7 VI.Action Items A.Consideration and Approval of Program Scope Change for the Code Blue Program Marianne Makar, Senior Management Analyst, Police Department, provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding a proposed change of scope to the Code Blue Program. She stated that the change would require the approval by the CCPD Board and by the City Council. She advised that the FY 2013 Code Blue budget currently provided funds for the Citizens on Patrol, Citizen's Police Academy, Clergy and Police Alliance, Ministers Against Crime, and the Community Emergency Response Team. She stated that it was being proposed that be added to the Code Blue Program was an enhancement called Code Blue at the School which was a combination of Citizens on Patrol volunteers and the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) and a partnership to increase protection for elementary schools in Fort Worth. She added that the proposed program focused on the increased awareness of potential violence at FWISD elementary schools. She continued her presentation by advising the Board that Code Blue at the School would consist of unarmed, specially trained volunteers who would patrol outside the buildings on school grounds and area streets. She added there would be two (2) volunteers per shift and that the pilot program would begin this summer at five (5) schools and that by the Fall it was anticipated that the program would expand to 42 schools and by the Fall of 2014 the program would be expanded to all 84 elementary schools in FWISD. She pointed out that there had been conversations with other school districts in Fort Worth about expanding the program to their campuses after the program was in place at all schools in Fort Worth. She concluded her presentation by stating that staff was recommending the Board approve a Change in Program Scope to the Code Blue Program to include the new Code Blue at the School enhancement. Director Jordan commended Chief Halstead and Captain Stuart on this program. He asked if the $500,000.00 budget was an increase or decrease over previous years for the COP program. Ms. Makar responded by stating there was an increase to the FY 2014 budget which included this program. Director Jordan inquired if the radios used by the volunteers were going to be compatible with the new digital radios that the Police Department would be carrying. Captain Linda Stuart, Community Services Division, Police Department stated that the department was transitioning to digital on September 1' 2013, and that there would not be enough radios available to allow the code blue members to carry the digital radio. She pointed out that a special radio channel would be set up for the COPs program that would be monitored by the dispatchers through analog and it would not affect the response time. CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 6 of 7 Director Allen Gray asked for clarification of the shift schedule. Captain Stuart advised that there would be two (2) 2'h hour shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She added that schools had not been selected for the program as there needed to be an aggressive recruitment campaign conducted for volunteers. There being no further discussion, President Price called for a motion. Motion was made by Director Scarth and second by Director Espino to approve a Change in Program Scope for the Code Blue Program to include the new Code Blue at the School enhancement. The motion carried 7-0, with Vice President Zimmerman and Director Burns absent. (Note: This PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) B.Consideration of the FY 2014 Budget in the Amount of$58,250,465.00 Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager, Police Department, provided the presentation on the CCPD FY 2014 Proposed Budget. Ms. Graham began her presentation by advising the Board of the CCPD Goals and a history of the sales tax from 2004 to present. She provided overviews of the slides pertaining to Projected Revenue, Proposed Budget (without the proposed FY 2014 Decision Package), Proposed Enhanced Enforcement, Proposed Neighborhood Crime Prevention, Proposed Partners with a Shared Mission, Proposed Recruitment and Training and Proposed Equipment, Technology and Infrastructure. She continued her presentation by summarizing the information contained in the slides entitled FY 2014 Decision Packages, FY 2014 Proposed Budget Overview, FY 2014 Proposed Expenditure Overview, Balancing the FY 2014 Budget and FY 2014 Projected Fund Balance. She concluded her presentation by stating that after hearing public input today, the Board was scheduled to take action on the proposed FY 2014 budget on June 17, 2013, followed by the City Council conducting a public hearing on the proposed budget in July 2013. A discussion between the Board, Chief Halstead and CCPD staff pertaining to Community- Based Program funding, jail costs, the possibility of a 6`h Patrol Division in Far North Fort Worth, taser replacement and transfer funding for some CCPD officers to the General Fund. Mayor Price opened the public hearing. Ms. Camille Drinan, 5737 Fair Wind Street, requested funding in the amount of $5,000.00 be added in the Citizen Police Academy Alumni (CPAA) budget to provide for CPAA members to attend the annual convention in Arlington. There being no further discussion, President Price called for a motion. - CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 16,2013 Page 7 of 7 Motion was made by Director Shingleton and second by Director Moss to close the public hearing. The motion carried 7-0 with Vice President Zimmerman and Director Burns absent. (Note: This PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) VII.Citizen Comments There were no Citizen Comments. VIII.Future Agenda Items A.Board Requests for Future Agenda Items There were no requests for future agenda items. IX.Adjourn President Price advised that the next Board meeting would be held on June 17, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. With no further presentations or discussions, President Price adjourned the meeting of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention Board of Directors at 8:34 p.m., on Thursday, May 16, 2013. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors on the 17th day of June, 2013. APPROVER. Betsy Price Presi tes Prepared by and Attest: Ronald P. Gonzales Assistant Secretary