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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-07 - AGENDAS - SPECIAL MTG (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING WITH SHERIFF LEE BACA Thursday, January 7,1999 8:00 a.m. Century Room, First Floor Santa Clarita City Hall 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION: 1. Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Program 2. Self -Insurance Authority For Effective Risk Management (SAFER) Program 3. Description of and Satisfaction with Ongoing Relationship 4. Safest City Status 5. Other Issues of Mutual Interest PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (10 minutes) CLOSING REMARKS (5 minutes) ADJOURNMENT - To Community Meeting at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chamber. -1- CERTIFICATION I, Sharon L. Dawson. City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on December 30, 1998, between the hours of 8 o'clock a.m. and 5 o'clock p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita Sheriffs Station. 1. A 4 4 „" -� SharoA L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Santa Clarita, California -2- NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SANTA CLARITA A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, WILL BE HELD ON THE 7th DAY OF January, 1999, AT 8:00 a.m. FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOSTING A BREAKFAST MEETING WITH SHERIFF LEE BACA FOR DISCUSSION OF ISSUES LISTED ON THE ATTACHED AGENDA. /*-u4o Ann Darcy, Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS.ANGELES) ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk, do hereby certify that a copy of the Notice of Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, Ca., to be held on the 7th day of January, 1999, at the hour of 8:00 a.m. was delivered and/or notice accepted by telephone not less than twenty four hours before the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the 31st day of December, 1998 to: City Council City Manager City Attorney News Media 4wL,Sharor1L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Dated: December 30, 1998 -3- City of Santa Clat'ita Building & Safety 255-4935 City Clerk 255-4391 City Council 259-2489 City Manager 255-4900 Code Enforcement 286-4076 Field Services 294-2500 Finance 255-4920 Human Resources 284-1418 Parks, Recreation & Community Services 255-4910 Planning Services 255-4330 Police Services (Sheriff's Department) 255-1121 Street Maintenance 294-2520 Transit Services 294-2510 Waste Management 286-4098 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300 Santa Clarita California 91355-2196 January 6, 1999 Phone(805)259-2489 Fax (805)259-8125 Website www.santa-clarita.com TO: Mayor JoAnne Di Councilmembers FROM: George CaravalhGRE: Sheriff Baca Bre-lanuary 7, 8 a.m.-Century Rm. Attached please find the agenda and notes for the Baca Breakfast. We have divided up the agendized topics and provided you with a few bullet points for each. Should you wish to add anything to the agenda, please feel free. Note however, that we have only 1 hour (from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 7) with the Sheriff before the community breakfast begins. cc: Capt. Don Rodriguez PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING WITH SHERIFF LEE BACA Thursday, January 7,1999 5:00 am. —1' Century Room, First Floor Santa Clarita City Hall 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS $�t.►m . $r�ak St w! Goun u'I q clepr- he AS j GRIn. "ro ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION: q4m 1. Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Program 2. Self -Insurance Authority For Effective Risk Management (SAFER) Program 3. Description of and Satisfaction with Ongoing Relationship Ci�/AGI be Ey 114 4. Safest City Status Wi119 lae 5. Other Issues of Mutual Interest PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (10 minutes) CLOSING REMARKS (5 minutes) -t G , ADJOURNMENT - To Community Meeting at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers. 'tb Mayor Will iA duce. Lee $aCcLjb Ukt&tvn;-}y ' f Oci,m'S* , - t'W wif �K fo Acp— i -r S -lo rnww-'s. ` RnlaiMer will corn5i'st T lue54i'al1aASw4?--.. Sessl'orj. _1. REVISED DISCUSSION ISSUES FOR 8 A.M. BACA BREAKFAST Councilmember Frank Ferry: COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING: We would like to see the Sheriffs Department embrace the Community Oriented Policing philosophy, including integrating this type of education/training at the academy level. Studies show that a very large percentage of a deputy's work is more "social work" than actual crime fighting. We would like to see academy education and deputy training mirror this. Santa Clarita has had great success with this program, having implemented it in both Newhall and Canyon Country. In Newhall, we saw a 13% drop in crime in just a few months after implementing the Community Interaction Team. In Canyon Country, we received rave reviews from residents and businesses who asked for more of the CTT program. Currently, we have funding through a grant for this program. We'd like to see this continue and expand Also very popular is our bike patrol. A team of deputies ride the paseos and bike trails in good weather and have not only created a positive presence in the community but have worked to reduce youth crime which occurs in these areas. • Our Sheriff storefronts have also created a good presence. We have one in Newhall and we will soon be opening one in Canyon Country at a new center. Councilmember Laurene Weste: SELF INSURANCE AUTHORITY FOR EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT (SAFER) PROGRAM • As a result of the settlements of two large lawsuits which the County needed to pay, a proposal was made to levy Cities. SAFER was formed to take over the Sheriffs' Department's Risk Management program and protect City funds to assure they would not be raised to pay for the lawsuit. • County agreed to leave liability surcharge at 6% in the near term; our plan is to stay with it • Santa Clarita joined with other cities in submitting a list of suggestions to improve the management of SAFER • Some of these include oversight by city representatives, increased staffing and the purchase of re -insurance • The City representation and increased staffing will probably increase our immediate cost 1/8% Councilmember Jan Heidt: DESCRIPTION OF AND SATISFACTION WITH ONGOING RELATIONSHIP • Relationship between City and Sheriffs' Department got off to a rocky start. We met with the "Brass" and worked through the issues to our satisfaction! This is the kind of relationship we wish to continue to have with the Sheriffs. • City has had a very good, responsive relationship with the Sheriff's department and have found department to be getting better • We've been very pleased with our Captains but we are extremely pleased with Don Rodriguez; especially his open and communicative approach. I was part of the initial group that attended a program with Sheriff Block which spurred the creation of our Anti Gang Task Force. This has been very important to our community. We also have an active Sheriffs' Advisory Committee, Boosters Group and United Mothers who all work well with the department and City. In Santa Clarita, we are very lucky to have an active, involved community. This has been key to our success with programs such as Safe House, Community Oriented Policing, storefront operations, and others. Keep up the great work and welcome! Mayor JoAnne Darcy: SAFEST CITY STATUS • F.B.I. ranked Santa Clarita as the fourth safest City of its size in the nation. We are the only City in Los Angeles County to be ranked in the top five. Our public opinion polls continually tell us that reaching "Safest City status" is a high priority for our residents. We want to be sure that we move up on the ranking and not down! With an ever-increasing population base, both inside and outside our city limits, this is a huge challenge! • We would like to continue the proactive, community -oriented policing approach and work on more and better ways to involve our youth in meaningful programs. Mayor ProTem Jill Klajic: HIGH PRIORITY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION • Domestic violence has continued to rise steadily in Santa Clarita and we are concerned. • We recently sought and received a $120,000 grant which enabled us to be very proactive in our efforts to diminish family violence. We were able to bring on a specially - trained deputy to work with the City, the community and a task force to educate the community and implement programs which target family violence. • We have a very active community group, Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence, as well as a safe house. City Manager George Caravalho: YOUTH ISSUES While crime is generally going down across the nation, youth crime continues to rise steadily. Population figures show a new baby boom in which children who are now six and seven years old will be huge in numbers in just a decade. • Our City has a 30% plus population of youth; higher than the average City. • We have put a very high emphasis on creating programs and facilities for our youth so that they have meaningful activities in which to engage. Some of these include: bringing a Mountasia Fun Center to the City, building three new parks in 10 years, under construction for Central park, building a skate park, building a Sports Complex with indoor basketball and racquetball; replacing all play equipment in every park within the last few years; refurbishing all city pools; heavily supporting the Boys and Girls Club, including funding a new facility on the east side of town; opening a Community Center in Newhall; building 13 miles of off-street bicycle/pedestrian trails; offering afterschool programs and more. We currently contract for SANE services for 4"' through 6`" grade and we're very interested in learning whether or not this has been effective. We still have a major drug abuse program among our youth. Perhaps we would consider implementing a new program for junior and senior high schoolers.