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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/05/17-Minutes-Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD)CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING May 17, 2012 Present: Betsy Price, President Director Salvador Espino Director Danny Scarth Director Frank Moss Director Jungus Jordan Director Dennis Shingleton Absent: W. B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Vice President Director Kathleen Hicks Director Joel Burns City Staff: Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant Secretary to the Board Captain R.D. Reflogal, Criminal Investigation Division, Police Department Shallah Graham, Senior Administrative Services Manager, Police Department Other City Staff in Attendance: Tom Higgins, City Manager Jeff Halstead, Police Chief Rhonda Robertson, Deputy Chief Sasha Kane, Senior Contract Compliance Specialist, Grants and Contracts Management Division, Police Department Aaron Cummins, CCPD Budget Analyst II, Budget Division, City Manager's Office 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 7:07 p.m., on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in the Pre - Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, with Vice President Zimmerman and Directors Hicks and Burns absent. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 17, 2012 Page 2 of 6 II. Approval of April 30, 2012, Minutes Motion was made by Director Moss and seconded by Director Shingleton, to approve the minutes of the April 30, 2012, Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors Meeting. The motion carried 6 -0, with Vice President Zimmerman and Directors Hicks and Burns absent. III. Announcements May 23, 2012, 11:00 a.m. — Police Memorial Ceremony at Police & Fire Memorial, Trinity Park June 1, 2012, 7:00 a.m. — Code Blue Golf Tournament at Pecan Valley River Course June 2, 2012, 11:00 a.m. — Officer Appreciation Family Day at Police & Fire Training Center June 1, 2012, 4:00 p.m. — Badge Issuing/Media event at the Police & Fire Training Center June 6, 2012, 6:30 p.m. — Gold Sponsor Dinner for the Panther Badge Celebration at the Worthington June 9, 2012, 8:15 a.m. — Panther badge Celebration and Badge pinning Ceremony on the Courthouse steps President Price also advised of the proposed dates for future CCPD meetings: June 9, 2012, August 30, 2012, and November 15, 2012. All meetings will be at 7:00 p.m. and held in the Pre - Council Chamber. IV. Written Reports President Price advised the following written reports had been provided to the directors. She opened the floor for questions and /or comments. A. 2nd Quarter Program Report FY 2012 There were no questions or comments. B. Mobile Data Computer Update There were no questions or comments. V. Staff Reports A. Review of Crimes Against Children (CACU) - Captain R. D. Reflogal Captain R. D. Reflogal provided a PowerPoint presentation on this subject. There was no action taken on this item; it was provided as a matter of information. (Note: 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 17, 2012 Page 3 of 6 VI. Action Items A. Consideration of FY 2013 Budget in the Amount of $53,852,549 1. Staff Report - Shallah Graham Ms. Shallah Graham provided a PowerPoint presentation on the CCPD FY 2013 Proposed Budget. (Note: PowerPoint presentation is on file in the City Secretary's Office.) Director Scarth referred to the slide entitled "2013 Proposed Neighborhood Crime Prevention" and stated that the $388,000.00 was roughly $20,000.00 less than the previous year. He asked if the difference was made up by moving the Code Blue seminar from the Fort Worth Convention Center to River Ranch. Ms. Graham responded affirmatively and added that there were also additional savings in mileage reimbursement. Director Scarth asked if it was anticipated that this year's Code Blue seminar would cost the same as last year and Ms. Graham advised that there was a slight $5,000.00 increase. Director Jordan inquired if anyone had met with members of the Code Blue program on their budget and asked if the budget was sufficient to handle all the uniforms, radios, etc. Ms. Graham stated that it was not and added that a public input meeting was conducted as well as input from Major Flynn's command to develop the budget. She advised that staff's plan tonight was to deliver a balanced budget and then board could move funding from any program they chose to fund Code Blue. Director Jordan asked for a breakdown of the Code Blue budget and if there was a request that originated from the Code Blue folks. Director Shingleton referred to the Patrol Support line item and asked for clarification of the line item as it appeared each position would be funded at $2.6 million, or $185,000.00 per position. Ms. Graham explained that the funding pertained to the total funding for all five of the divisions under this support program, leases, training, supplies, etc., and added that the salaries were funded through the General Fund. Director Scarth suggested that the board wait to hear the bottom line at the next public hearing and look at what the fund balance was and then consider the fund balance versus the request that came through the citizen input on Code Blue. He added and then the board could perhaps take a look at a possible decision package. Ms. Graham continued her presentation by transitioning to the next slide entitled "FY 2013 Proposed Partners with a Shared Mission. She advised that under the After School Program, the Crowley ISD submitted a request to add three more sites to serve an additional 150 students, which was not included for this line item. She added that this was a $70,000.00 increase or $195,000.00. She stated that staff wanted to recommend a balanced budget but that the board could move funding from any program to fund the increase. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 17, 2012 Page 4 of 6 President Price asked if the funding was weighted on how many students lived in Fort Worth and how many lived in Crowley. Ms. Graham stated that she could not answer that question and added that she would research the question and provide a response. Director Jordan disclosed although his wife worked for Crowley ISD, he had been advised he did not have a conflict by participating in the discussion for the general budget, but that he could not vote on actual contracts to the school. Assistant City Attorney Charlene Sanders concurred. Director Moss referred to the funding for the Community Base Program and stated that he had received a lot of input from the community since this budget had remained the same over the past two to three years. He added that he thought it best for those individuals to attend a CCPD meeting and voice their desire for increased funding for this line item. Director Jordan advised that all three of the schools that the Crowley ISD requested additional funding for under the After School Program, were located in Fort Worth. Director Moss referred to the slide entitled "FY 2013 Proposed Recruitment and Training" and asked if the funding allowed recruiting to be done at various colleges and other locations. Ms. Graham responded affirmatively and added that the funding was in the New Officer Recruitment program line item. Director Scarth asked if the $5.3 million budget under the slide pertaining to the proposed equipment, technology and infrastructure, included funding for the Mobile Data Computers (MDC). Ms. Graham stated that the MDC line item on the slide accounted for the replacement of 30 MDCs. She stated that she would provide more information on the MDCs later in her presentation (see slide entitled "Unfunded Needs "). Director Jordan referred to the slide pertaining to the FY 2013 Decision Packages and disclosed that he had a relationship with Cook Children's Hospital, which was part of the CACU Partnership with Alliance for Children line item; however, he had been advised that he could participate in the discussion for this budget but could not vote on contracts with Cook Children's. Assistant City Attorney Sanders concurred. Ms. Graham completed her presentation at which time Director Jordan stated that at the last meeting the board approved the advertising for the proposal for Community Based Programs and that money had not yet been awarded. Ms. Graham stated that the awarding process would not begin until after the board approved budget and the amount to be awarded had been certified. Director Jordan asked for confirmation that the award could not be given for two years to the same entity. Ms. Christi Rodriguez stated that was correct. 2. Public Hearing President Price opened the public hearing for citizen comments. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 17, 2012 Page 5 of 6 Mr. Norman Bermes, 316 Paloverde Lane, provided comments regarding the reduction of $100,000.00 in strategic operations funding from the Police Department. President Price advised Mr. Bermes that someone from staff would meet with him and address his concern. Mr. Wallace Bridges, 915 East Cannon Street, representing Connecting Urban Families, expressed concerns with his application of funds through CCPD and the time limit for applying for funding. He stated that the larger organization did not have to reapply every two years for funding, but the smaller organizations with smaller needs did. Ms. Wanda Conlin, 1755 Martel Avenue, provided comments regarding her desire for an East Fort Worth multi - purpose center on East Lancaster. She stated that the center could serve as a gathering spot for eastside youth and citizens, police station, code compliance office and provide other uses. Mr. Randy. L. Dellis, 1613 Carl Street, asked for clarification if the Code Blue uniforms were to be funded out of CCPD. Director Jordan responded affirmatively. Mr. Dellis also stated that he had heard that the cost for an oil change for each vehicle was $125.00 and asked for clarification. Mr. Bob Hicks, Police Fleet Operations, advised that there was a flat -rated fee for oil changes and it was nothing near $125.00. Ms. Camille Drinan, 5737 Fair Wind Street, completed a speaker card but did not address the board. Mr. Jeremiah Wood, 4313 Montecito Lane Apt 2005, representing Filipino American Association of Fort Worth, stated that he attended the last Code Blue meeting where Chief Halstead stating that he might have to cut police officers for budgetary purposes. He advised that they did not want any police officer reductions. This concluded the citizen presentations. 3. Action Motion was made by Director Moss and second by Director Scarth to continue the public hearing to the June 7, 2012, CCPD meeting. The motion carried 6 -0, with Vice President Zimmerman and Directors Hicks and Burns absent. VII. Citizen Comments Mr. Calvin Clayton, 2824 Lipscomb, representing the South Hemphill Heights Neighborhood Association, asked what the fund balance was in the CCPD budget. Ms. Graham stated that the fund balance was set at 37% of adopted operating budget. She added that with the new budget proposed tonight a proposed fund balance of $29.21M was anticipated by the end of FY 2013 and the CCPD requirement was $19.9M, which was projected excess $9.3M. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY 17, 2012 Page 6 of 6 VIII. Future Agenda Items The President called for future agenda items. Director Scarth asked staff to consider bringing back a recommendation for creating an advisory panel for Code Blue that was comprised of active Code Blue participants across the City who could provide input on the Code Blue budget. He said that would give the board a more distinct opportunity to hear from members of Code Blue regarding their budget. IX. Adjourn With no further presentations or discussions, President Price adjourned the special meeting of the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention Board of Directors meeting at 8:10 p.m., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors on the 7t' day of June, 2012. Minutes Prepared by and Attest: lr-ZL� -aL � i'rl Ronald P. Gonzales l Assistant Secretary