HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014/08/12-Minutes-Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
AUGUST 12, 2014
Present:
Betsy Price, President
W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Vice President
Director Salvador Espino
Director Gyna Bivens
Director Jungus Jordan
Director Dennis Shingleton
Director Kelly Allen Gray
Director Ann Zadeh
Absent:
Director Danny Scarth
City Staff:
Jeff Halstead, Police Chief
Charlene Sanders, Assistant City Attorney
Mary J. Kayser, Secretary to the Board
Charles Daniels, Assistant City Manager
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 4:58 p.m., on Tuesday,
August 12, 2014, in the Pre-Council Chamber of the Fort Worth Municipal Building, 1000
Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
II.Administer Oath of Office to Ann Zadeh
III.Approval of June 5,2014 Minutes
Motion was made by Director Espino and seconded by Director Jordan to approve the
minutes of the June 5, 2014, Regular meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District
Board of Directors. The motion carried 6-0 (Director Scarth absent; Directors Zimmerman and
Zadeh abstained).
IV.Upcoming and Recent Events
A.CCPD Five-Year Planning Workshop
Will be held on October 15, 2014
Citizens Police Academy Class 447 starts August 19, 2014
Citizens Bike Support Group will hold their"Shoot for the Blue" at Beaumont Ranch on October
2-3, 2014
Police Recruit Class #136 will graduate on October 31, 2014.
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CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUGUST 12,2014
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V.Organizational Updates and Employee Recognition
A.Crime Prevention Unit
The Fort Worth Police Department was awarded the Outstanding Crime Prevention
Agency for a Large Agency in Texas.
VI.Written Reports
A.3rd Quarter Program Report FY 2014
B.FY2015 Community Based Program Proposal Funding Recommendations
VII.Discussion Items
A.Potential FY2015 Funding for the following:
1. Crime Prevention Unit and Radio Towers
Funding of $432,548 for 6 positions (5 Human Service Specialists and 1 Senior
Human Resources) for the Crime Prevention Unit and funding of the 2013 payment
related to Radio Communications.
2. Comin' Up Gang Intervention Program
Crime Control and Prevention Budget will have no change in the budget for the
Comin' Up Gang Intervention Program ($1,129,000.00 for 6 sites) Como and
Riverside locations will be removed from CCPD and replaced with North FW and
Poly sites. This will change the program description.
In the General Fund Budget the program will fund $429,312 (1 site and program
administrative overhead)
No action was required on these items.
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CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUGUST 12, 2014
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VIII.Action Items
A.FY2015 Community Based Program Proposal Funding Recommendations
1. Staff Report—Aya Ealy
Ms. Ealy provided a report on the FY 2015 Community Based Program funding
recommendations. There were 12 applications received for a total of $609,778.28 in requests.
The scoring committee is recommending funding five (5) programs as follows:
- Girls Inc. of Tarrant County $ 32,464.00
- Recovery Resource Council $ 56,133.70
- Camp Fire First Texas $ 27,006.58
- SafeHaven of Tarrant County $ 44,521.00
- Presbyterian Night Shelter $ 39,874.72
- TOTAL $200,000.00
2. Public Hearing
Mayor Price opened the public hearing.
Camille Drinan was concerned about salaries and incidentals being included in the proposals.
Aya Ealy responded that ninety percent (90%) of the costs in the proposals were direct costs for
the program
3. Action
Motion was made by Director Espino and second by Director Bivens to close the
public hearing and approve the FY 2015 Community Based Program Funding Recommendations
in the amount of$200,000.00 as follows:
- Girls Inc. of Tarrant County $ 32,464.00
- Recovery Resource Council $ 56,133.70
- Camp Fire First Texas $ 27,006.58
- SafeHaven of Tarrant County $ 44,521.00
- Presbyterian Night Shelter $ 39,874.72
- TOTAL $200,000.00
Motion passed 8-0. Director Scarth absent.
B.Consideration and Approval of FY2014 Budget Adjustment to the Special Events
Overtime Detail and Heliport Program
1. Staff Report - Shallah Graham
Ms. Graham provided a report on the Special Events program and details about an
overage in the Special Events Overtime in the amount of$319,611.00 due to several additional
events. Staff is proposing that $319,611.00 by transferred from the Heliport Program to Special
Events.
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CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUGUST 12,2014
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2. Public Hearing
Mayor Price opened the public hearing and there was no one wishing to be heard.
3. Action
Motion was made by Director Shingleton and second by Director Bivens to close the
public hearing and approve a FY 2014 budget adjustment to decrease the Heliport Program by
$319,611 and increase the Special Events Program by $319,611. Motion passed 8-0. Director
Scarth absent.
IX.Citizen Comments
Camille Drinan - Standard time for CCPD meetings.
Lance Griggs—Keeping the Crime Prevention Specialists.
X.Future Agenda Items
Jungus Jordan—Permanent staffing for the Police Academy.
Sal Espino—Traffic safety resources.
XI.Adjourn
With no further presentations or discussions, President Price adjourned the meeting of the Fort
Worth Crime Control and Prevention Board of Directors at 5:45 p.m., on Tuesday, August 12,
2014.
These minutes approved by the Fort Worth Crime Control and Prevention District Board of
Directors on the 6` day of November, 2014.
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Minutes Prepared by an Attest:
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