AGENDA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE * * * SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE * * * OCTOBER 19, 2015 MEMBERS John J. Kennedy, District 3 Tyron Hampton, District 1 Gene Masuda, District 4 Steve Madison, District 6 STAFF Steve Mermell, Assistant City Manager Valerie Flores, Recording Secretary MISSION STATEMENT The City of Pasadena is dedicated to delivering exemplary municipal services, responsive to our entire community and consistent with our history, culture and unique character. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices are available from the City Clerk’s Office with a 24-hour advance notice. Please call (626) 744-4124 to request use of a listening device. Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626) 744-4124 at least 24 hours in advance. Habrá servicio de interpretación disponible para éstas juntas llamando al (626) 744-4124 por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipación. Public meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. Items on the agenda may not be called in order listed. Agendas and supporting documents are available on the Internet at publicaffairs/agendas/pubSafety.pdf Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Public Safety Committee after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S-228, Pasadena, during normal business hours. COPIES OF THIS AGENDA ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION SERVICE AT THE CENTRAL AND ALL BRANCH LIBRARIES.
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AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE * * * SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE * * *
OCTOBER 19, 2015
MEMBERS
John J. Kennedy, District 3 Tyron Hampton, District 1 Gene Masuda, District 4 Steve Madison, District 6
STAFF
Steve Mermell, Assistant City Manager Valerie Flores, Recording Secretary
MISSION STATEMENT The City of Pasadena is dedicated to delivering exemplary municipal services,
responsive to our entire community and consistent with our history, culture and unique character.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices are available from the City Clerk’s Office with a 24-hour advance notice.
Please call (626) 744-4124 to request use of a listening device.
Language translation services are available for this meeting by calling (626) 744-4124 at least 24 hours in advance.
Habrá servicio de interpretación disponible para éstas juntas llamando al (626) 744-4124 por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipación.
Public meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. Items on the agenda may not be called in order listed.
Agendas and supporting documents are available on the Internet at
publicaffairs/agendas/pubSafety.pdf
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Public Safety Committee after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 100 N. Garfield
Avenue, Room S-228, Pasadena, during normal business hours.
A. Preliminary Discussion Regarding Process for Development of Policies for the Use of Body Worn Cameras and Opportunity for Public Input* (Powerpoint Presentation)
B. Emergency Preparedness Exercise - November 2015* (Powerpoint Presentation)
C. Drone Policies and Regulations: An Update on the Current
Airspace Rules* (Powerpoint Presentation)
D. Receive and File Annual Reports and Work Plans*: 1. Code Enforcement Commission – Annual Report for
July 2014 through June 2015 and Work Plan for 2015-2016
ITEM 3.A
Preliminary Discussion Regarding Process for Development of Policies for the Use of Body Worn Cameras and Opportunity for Public Input* (Powerpoint Presentation)
Police Department
Pasadena Police Department Preliminary Discussion Regarding Process for Development of Policies for the Use of Body Worn Cameras and Opportunity for Public
Input
Presented by Tracey Ibarra October 19, 2015
Public Safety Committee
Police Department
BWC Summary
• On September 24, 2015, the Pasadena Police Department presented to the Public Safety Committee the project plan for deployment of BWC:
> BWC implementation, including milestones for its acquisition and implementation.
> Three hundred units are to be purchased for Field Operations personnel (Sworn, Park Safety, Community Safety Officers, and Jail Personnel).
> The Pasadena Police Department has concluded field tests and the RFP has been written. RFP being reviewed for public posting.
> Timeline for BWM implementation late 2016.
> As part of policy development, provide an opportunity for public input.
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Police Department
Public Input BWC Policy Considerations
• General Topic Areas for Community Stakeholders’ Input: > Handling, storage, and retention length of video recordings
> When body worn cameras should be activated or de-activated
> Privacy concerns
> Viewing of recorded media files
> Public access to videos (Public Records Act); and,
Emergency Preparedness Exercise - November 2015* (Powerpoint Presentation)
2015 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise (SWMHE) Southern California Regional Exercise for Anthrax Disaster Incidents
(SoCal READI)
Pasadena Public Health Department Emergency Preparedness Exercise
November 2015
Michael Johnson Director
Pasadena Public Health Department
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Exercise Overview
• The 2015 Statewide Medical and Health Exercise (SWMHE) Southern California Regional Exercise for Anthrax Disaster Incidents (SoCal READI) largest statewide exercise in California Department of Public Health (CDPH) history.
• Designed as a series of trainings, exercises and workshops.
• Culminates in a 5-day exercise, November 16-20.
SoCALREADI 2015 3
Monday 11/16/15
Module 1: Biological Agent Detection and
Notification
Module 2: Requesting
Medical Countermeasures
Module 3: Health Officer
Decision Making
Tuesday 11/17/15
Module 4: Public Information and
Risk Communications
Wednesday 11/18/15
Module 7: State to Local
Distribution
Thursday 11/19/15
Module 10: Point-of-
Dispensing
Antibiotic Distribution to
Simulated Public
Friday 11/20/15
Module 11: Demobilization
SoCalREADI 2015 FSE Exercise Modules
Day 4: Exercise Logistics
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Purpose goals/capabilities, location/duration, assumptions/artificialities, evaluation and
security/logistics
Exercise- POD 11/19/2015
• Purpose goals/capabilities: > Capability 8: Dispensing Medical Countermeasures
(i.e. antibiotics) Goal 1: Test client throughput for antibiotic
medical countermeasures Goal 2: Update security plan for POD site selected Goal 3: Evaluate facility set-up/demobilization
• Scenario: > POD will be set-up to test Pasadena’s ability to
dispense antibiotic mass prophylaxis to its residents.
> Actors from CERT will have pre-filled forms.
> Dispensing: Actors will receive empty prescription containers that will be recycled in the POD.
> POD is not open to the general public.
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Exercise- POD 11/19/2015
• POD Agenda: > Arrival/Registration: 8:00 am > Facility Set-Up: 8:15 am > Player Briefing: Just in Time Training: ~ 9:30 am > Start of Exercise: 10:00 am > Demobilization: 12:00 pm > Hot Wash: ~1:00 pm > Adjourn
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Public Safety Committee
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Questions?
ITEM 3.C
Drone Policies and Regulations: An Update on the Current Airspace Rules* (Powerpoint Presentation)
Drone Policies & Regulations: An Update on the Current Airspace Rules
Public Safety Committee Presentation
October 19, 2015
3 Things to Know About Drones
• Drones are an emerging technology that is becoming more accessible.
• There is an increased interest in utilizing drones for
economic use by realtors, commercial inspection companies, and research institutions which are developing drones or products related to drones.
• Drones give cause for legitimate public safety concerns.
There are inherent safety problems if not operated correctly and there are privacy concerns with who operates them and for what purpose.
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Challenges for Law Enforcement
• The FAA claims responsibility for U.S. Airspace from the
Ground Up.
• Hobbyists are advised to operate in accordance with FAA Model Aircraft Guidelines.
• Commercial operators need a certificate of authorization from the FAA, a FAA Exemption & must abide by those conditions & limitations.
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Drones in Pasadena
Amateurs/Hobbyists
• Area H/City Parks
• Personal Photography
• 2014 Glenarm Power Plant*
• 2014 Rose Parade
• 2014 New Years Week (spotted inside the stadium during staging)
• 2014 Eminem Concert
• 2015 Ferrari Concorso event along Colorado Blvd.
• 2015 Eat.See.Hear event in front of City Hall*
Commercial
• 2015 Rose Bowl Air & Style Event*
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* Incident written up and submitted to FAA
Drone Laws in the U.S.- Do they fly?
• City of Los Angeles (Sept. 2015)- Draft ordinance imposes community-based safety requirements on the operation of drones and imposes restrictions consistent with FAA rules for model aircraft.
• City of Pittsburgh, PA (Sept. 2015)- Draft ordinance bans drones at city parks/playgrounds (within, above or in the vicinity).
• City of Santa Clara (Aug. 2015)- Ordinance prevents the flying of drones in certain areas of the city (at all times over Levi’s Stadium, within ½ mile of stadium, over sports facilities while in use, & over large special events) as well as establishes weight and cargo provisions for hobbyists.
• City of Green Bay, WI (Aug. 2015)- Ordinance prohibits drones from operating below 400 ft. within boundaries of a special event unless operators have obtain approval from the event organizer or FAA.
• City of La Canada Flintridge (Aug. 2015)- Ordinance prohibits drones from operating at Memorial Park during special events.
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Drone Laws in CA- Do they fly?
• State of California (Oct. 2015)
• SB 168, Status (vetoed)- Bill would have prohibited drone operators from interfering with wildfires.
• SB 170, Status (vetoed)- Bill would have made it a misdemeanor to fly a drone over a jail or prison.
• SB 271, Status (vetoed)- Bill would have made it an infraction to fly an unmanned aircraft at low altitudes over schools.
In his veto message, Governor Brown said that each of the three vetoed drone bills, “creates a new crime—usually by finding a novel way to characterize and criminalize conduct that is already proscribed. This multiplication and particularization of criminal behavior creates increasing complexity without commensurate benefit.”
• AB 856, Status (approved)- Bill prevents paparazzi from using camera-equipped drones to photograph unsuspecting celebrities in their own backyards.
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Drones 2.0- For Your Consideration
• In 2012, Congress directed the FAA to come up with a safe integration plan for UAS by September 30, 2015. As of today, local FAA does not expect any new drone laws to be released before summer 2016.
• The ordinances adopted by other cities are new; no citations have been issued based upon Staff follow-up with several cities.
• Given the recent incidences of drones and cases submitted to the FAA from Pasadena, should we consider a lobbying approach, educational campaign and/or a common sense approach to developing local drone regulations? 7
Drones- Know Before you Fly
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ITEM 3.D
Receive and File Annual Report and Work Plan*
1. Code Enforcement Commission – Annual Report for July 2014 through June 2015 and Work Plan for 2015-2016
OLD BUSINESS
A. Discussion of Issues Related to Homelessness and Aggressive
Panhandling* (Powerpoint Presentation)
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Homelessness and
Aggressive Panhandling
City Attorney/City Prosecutor
Pasadena Police Department
Housing and Career Services
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Pasadena Laws No camping or lodging allowed in any park, library,
or other municipal building. PMC 3.24.110A8
No obstructing free passage on street, alley, sidewalk or crosswalk. PMC 12.12.080
No overnight Camping or Parking in the Arroyo Seco. PMC 3.32.060E
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Pasadena Laws (cont.) No tents allowed on any public property (Applicable
on New Year’s Day). PMC 3.12.190C
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Applicable State Laws No lodging in any private or public building,
structure, vehicle or place without permission of owner. Penal Code section 647(e).
No aggressive begging or soliciting of alms by accosting another person in a public place. Penal Code section 647(c)
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Santa Monica Laws No camping in parks, beaches, the Pier, streets,
and all city-owned properties. Broad definition of camping as maintaining a camping facility. SMMC 4.08.095.
No sitting or lying in doorways in downtown business district or Main St. at night. SMMC 4.08.097
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Santa Monica Laws (cont.) Aggressive Solicitation on public street or sidewalk
prohibited. SMMC 4.08.740
Prohibition on leaving property unattended for more than 10 minutes on sidewalk or street, and illegal to place property on sidewalk or street if it cannot be removed within 3 minutes. SMMC 3.12.370
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Los Angeles Laws No camping or erecting or maintaining a tent in a
park. LAMC 63.44D4
No aggressive solicitation in a public place. LAMC 41.59(b)(1)
No sitting, lying or sleeping on sidewalk. LAMC 41.18(d)—Subject of a lawsuit and settlement in 2007. Now it is not enforced between 9pm-6am until L.A. builds 1,250 units of permanent supportive housing.
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Los Angeles Laws (cont.) Two new ordinances enacted regarding unattended or abandoned property:
No bulky item in park, and all personal property left in park after closing is subject to removal. LAMC 63.44B26
Bulky items on sidewalks can be removed without notice, and notice requirement on other items now 24 hrs. LAMC 56.11
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Prosecution Efforts Obtain stay away orders from the court, and maintain
and share an updated stay away list with PPD.
Work with PPD, Housing and other departments and agencies to identify problem areas or issues.
Seek solutions that resolve the underlying problem while benefitting the community.
Prevent recidivism by obtaining appropriately tough sentences.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Citywide Homeless Analysis
January 2015 to August 2015
PASADENA POLICE
Homeless Calls for Service Density of Transient Calls for Service
Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2015
3,390 Transient CFS
Rosemead / Foothill Lake Metro
Ralph’s
Memorial Park
Central Park
Fillmore Metro
Vons
Union Station
PASADENA POLICE
Homeless Arrest Analysis
PPD Arrest Statistics Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2015
2,539 Total arrests by PPD
507 Total arrests by PPD of homeless (20% of total)
108 PC 647(f) homeless arrests (21.3% of all homeless arrests)
Top 10 of Homeless Arrest Charges
Primary Charge Count 647(F) 108
11377(A) 38 459 25
459.5 18 602(O) 15
11550(A) 12 11364.1(A 11
422 11 148(A)(1) 10 3000.08C 10
PASADENA POLICE
Monthly Trending – Homeless and Mentally ill Calls for Service (CFS)
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PASADENA POLICE
Municipal Code Proposal
• Examination of current municipal codes or enactment of new municipal codes in an effort to close gaps for behavior that is not currently unlawful and negatively impacts those who live, visit and work in Pasadena.
• Focus on behavior rather than housing status – avoid criminalizing homelessness.
PASADENA POLICE
Challenges
• Programs coordinated by charitable organizations and individuals providing support to service resistant individuals.
• Need for an additional Police Officer and clinician for HOPE Team.
• Coordinating City Departments to work more effectively with one another – streamlining the process.
• Costs of housing individuals arrested for municipal code violations at Los Angeles County Jail (unable to house at PPD). Average cost per year is $22,000.
• Finding ways of creating an incentive for individuals to participate in programs.
Housing Department
Housing and Career Services Dept.
Housing Department
Homeless Count & Trends
• City conducts annual Point-in-Time count in late January • Includes individuals & families living on the street, in
shelters, and in short-term housing for homeless persons
• Steady reduction in numbers since 2011 > 632 homeless persons on January 28, 2015
Housing Department
Homeless Count & Trends
Housing Department
Homeless Count & Trends
• Numbers down, needs & visibility up > 442 of the 632 living on the street > Of the 442 (self-reported): 40% chronically homeless 26% substance abusers 25% mental health disability 15% recently released form jail
> Chronically homeless tend to be most visible, hardest to serve
Housing Department
Solutions & Challenges
• In FY 2015, 178 homeless persons housed using Coordinated Entry System
• Most housed in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) or using special needs housing vouchers
• Tight rental housing market means vouchers are hard to use
• There is a shortage of 351PSH units to meet the current need
