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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/02/16-Minutes-Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) CITY OF FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Present: Betsy Price, President W. B. "Zim"Zimmerman, Vice President Director Salvador Espino Director Danny Scarth Director Dennis Shingleton Director Kathleen Hicks Absent: Director Joel Burns Director Jungus Jordan Director Frank Moss City Staff: Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney Mary J. Kayser, Secretary to the Board Other City Staff in Attendance: Tom Higgins, City Manager Jeff Halstead, Police Chief Rhonda Robertson, Deputy Chief Daniel Garcia, Deputy Chief Abdul D. Pridgen, Deputy Chief Paul Henderson, Police Major Ken Dean, Captain Horatio Porter, Budget Officer Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager, Police Department Sasha Kane, Senior Contract Compliance Specialist, Grants and Contracts Management Division, Police Department Christy Rodriquez, Program Support Division Administrator, Research and Planning Unit of the Police Department Jessica Sangsvang, Assistant City Attorney 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 7:02 p.m., on Thursday, February 16, 2012, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. CITY OF FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Page 2 of 4 Approval of Minutes of the August 30,2011 CCPD Board Meeting (Agenda Item II) Motion was made by Director Singleton and seconded by Director Zimmerman, to approve the minutes of the August 30, 2011, Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors Meeting. The motion carried 6-0 (Burns, Jordan and Moss absent). Announcements (Agenda Item III) President Price announced that Agenda Item V.C. will be removed from the agenda and will be brought back at a future meeting. Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager, Police Department announced that the FY 2013 citizen Budget Input Meeting will be held on March 8, 2012. Written Reports (Agenda Item IV) President Price advised the following written reports had been provided to the directors. She opened the floor for questions and/or comments. A. Heliport Update B. 1st Quarter Program Report FY 2012 C. Fiscal Year 2012 Community Based Program Overview D. Northside Weed and Seed Staff Action Report Director Espino noted that the Weed and Seed program has expired but the program was eligible for grant funding and he asked that the Weed and Seed board be made aware of these funding opportunities. These items were received as a matter of information. There was no formal action taken by the directors on these reports. Consideration and Approval of FY 2012 Budget Adjustment to the Zero Tolerance and that Neighborhood Patrol Officers (Agenda Item V-A) Programs. Shallah Graham and Captain Ken Dean gave an update on the SWAT program and presented a request for a budget adjustment to the Zero Tolerance Program and to the Neighborhood Patrol Officers program. CITY OF FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Page 3 of 4 The changes to the programs would be as follows: • The Zero Tolerance program scope would be changed to include 8 positions dedicated to SWAT. This change would create 2 fully functional SWAT teams and would allow for quicker tactical responses. • Budget adjustment decreasing Zero Tolerance budget by $192,853 and increasing the Neighborhood Patrol Officers budget by$1 92,853. • 2 positions would be moved from the Zero Tolerance program to the Neighborhood Patrol Officers program. President Price opened the item up for questions: Director Shingleton asked about the location of the 2 SWAT teams — they will both be based at the Academy. He also asked about a potential increase to the budget for additional equipment for the new SWAT members. Captain Dean indicted that there would be no increase in the budget for additional equipment for this program change. Director Scarth asked if the SWAT team would be working Zero Tolerance when not on tactical deployment and the answer was yes. Director Hicks asked about the time for the upcoming Budget meeting — 6:30 at the Police and Fire Training Center. Ms. Hicks encouraged citizens to attend. Director Espino asked how this program change would provide increased efficiencies during the summer months. Chief Halstead indicated that the realignment would make it easier to deploy the resources when needed. Motion was made by Director Zimmerman and second by Director Shingleton to approve the change in program scope to the Zero Tolerance program to include 8 positions dedicated to SWAT; approve the FY 2012 budget adjustment to decrease Zero Tolerance by $192,853 and increase Neighborhood Patrol Officers by $192,858 and to move 2 positions for FY 2012 from the Zero Tolerance Program to the Neighborhood Patrol Officers Program. Director Hicks left the room at 7:19pm and returned at 7:21pm. Motion passed 5-0. (Burns, Jordan and Moss absent and Hicks out of the room) Director Espino left the room at 7:20 and returned at 7:22. CITY OF FORT WORTH CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FEBRUARY 16, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Consideration and Approval of FY 2012 (Agenda Item V.B.) budget Adjustment to the Officer Recruitment Program. Shallah Graham presented an update to the Explorer program and presented the request.to change the program scope of the Officer Recruitment Program to include the Explorer Program. President Price opened the item up for discussion. —There was none. Motion was made by Director Shingleton and second by Director Scarth to approve the change the program scope of the Officer Recruitment Program to include the Explorer Program. Motion passed 6-0. Citizen Comments (Agenda Item VI) Wanda Conlin—questions about funding change in the East Division. Norman Bermes—concerns about the future of Code Blue. Future Agenda Items (Agenda Item VII) Director Shingleton requested a report on funding for Code Blue. Adiourn (Agenda Item VIII) With no further presentations or discussions, President Price adjourned the regular meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors at 7:43 p.m., on Tuesday, February 16, 2012. These minutes approved by the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors on the 30th day of April, 2012. jar,APPROV Betsy '1' ' p� . - Minutes Prepared b and Attest: Mary J. Kayser Secretary