PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA

Monday, June 12, 2017 9:00 a.m.

CVAG Offices

73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 119 Palm Desert, CA 92260

(760) 346-1127

THIS MEETING IS HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE. ACTION MAY RESULT ON ANY ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA.

1. CALL TO ORDER - Chair Betty Sanchez, Councilmember, City of Coachella 2. ROLL CALL

A. Member Roster P3

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS

This is the time and place for any person wishing to address the Public Safety Committee on items not on the agenda to do so.

5. COMMITTEE MEMBER/ DIRECTOR COMMENTS

6. EX-OFFICIO UPDATES 7. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

A. Election of Public Safety Committee Chair and Vice Chair for FY 17/18—Tom Kirk

B. Presentation from Riverside University Health System—Behavioral Health: Roderick Verbeck, Psy.D., MFT, Mental Health Administrator

Update on Crisis Stabilization Unit; CREST (Community Response Evaluation and Support Team) and REACH (Regional Emergency Assessment at Community Hospitals) Recommendation: Discussion

C. Presentation on AB 1559 (E. Garcia)—Lydia Barret, Director, P4

Customer Success Shot Spotter Recommendation: Discussion

8. INFORMATION

1) Committee Attendance Report P5

2) Public Safety Committee Goals FY 17/18 P6

3) 2017 CVAG General Assembly P7

9. ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upcoming Meetings at CVAG, 73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, Conference Room 119:

Public Safety Committee – Monday, September 11, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

Other Upcoming Meetings at Miramonte Resort & Spa, 45000 Indian Wells Lane, Indian Wells:

Executive Committee – Monday, June 16, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.

General Assembly – Monday, June 26, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

11. ADJOURN

Item 2A

Coachella Valley Association of Governments FY 2016 -2017 (revised 5/2/2017)

Public Safety Committee Members Roster

City of Blythe Vacant

City of Cathedral City Councilmember Mark Carnevale

City of Coachella Councilmember Betty Sanchez—CHAIR

City of Desert Hot Springs Councilmember Russell Betts—VICE-CHAIR

City of Indian Wells Councilmember Ted Mertens

City of Indio Councilmember Glenn Miller

City of La Quinta Councilmember John Pena

City of Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Sabby Jonathan

City of Palm Springs Mayor Robert Moon

City of Rancho Mirage Councilmember Iris Smotrich

County of Riverside Sheriff Stanley Sniff, Jr.

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Vacant

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Vacant

Ex-Officio Members (non-voting)

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Margaret Muhr, Emergency Services Manager

Cathedral City Police George Crum, Chief of Police

Cathedral City Fire Paul Wilson, Fire Chief

Desert Hot Springs Police Dale Mondary, Chief of Police

Thermal Sheriff Station Roy Grace, Captain

Indio Police Mike Washburn, Chief of Police

Palm Desert Sheriff Station David Teets, Captain

Palm Springs Police Bryan Reyes, Chief of Police

Palm Springs Fire J. Kevin Nalder, Fire Chief

Riverside County Fire Department Daniel Talbot, Deputy Fire Chief

California Highway Patrol Cpt. Laura Quattlebaum, Commander

U.S. Border Patrol Scott Garrett, Patrol Agent in Charge

District Attorney’s Office Michael Hestrin, District Attorney

County Probation Department Mark Hake, Chief Probation Officer

CVAG Support Staff

Tom Kirk, Executive Director Cheryll Dahlin, Management Analyst  

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, 56th Assembly District

BACKGROUD

The nation’s current policing environment is prompting

law enforcement agencies across the country to change

the tactics and strategies they use to respond to

pressing and chronic public safety issues. Concurrently,

many law enforcement agencies are confronting

increases in crime and violence within their

jurisdictions, and are doing so with limited resources. To

successfully confront these challenges, jurisdictions

require data-driven, evidence-based, effective, and

efficient problem-solving approaches.

Even agencies that are able to share and collect

information effectively often face challenges

understanding how to leverage that data for tactical

and strategic operations. Crime analysis is a critical tool

that can help law enforcement interpret and take action

on information from a variety of sources to be more

responsive to spikes in certain types of crime or crime

within a geographical area. The capacity for an agency

to adequately analyze data is critical to take full

advantage of investments in records management

systems, data integration, and analytical software tools.

The goal of this bill is to identify, support, and test these

promising tactics, practices, and strategies while

exploring new, unique solutions to public safety

problems. The grant program created under AB 1559

documents empirically tested best practices and lessons

learned, and widely disseminates them to the policing

community to encourage the adoption of innovative

and effective policing strategies statewide.

ISSUE

To truly make a positive impact in reducing and

preventing gun violence in cities, local law enforcement

must improve their response ability and be in the

communities when and where it’ s needed the most, for

instance in the event of gunfire and danger. The value

of law enforcement serving residents in those critical

circumstances with both legitimacy and responsibility to

protect and serve cannot be understated.

Unfortunately, communities which experience the most

violent gun crime have become inured to the hardship

and intimidated by those committing the crime.

BILL SUMMARY

AB 1559 would support local implementation and

evaluation of unique approaches to chronic and

emerging crime problems, or barriers to a police

agencies’ ability to address such problems. Those

receiving funds under AB 1559 are those innovative

applications from local law enforcement agencies (or

other governmental agencies serving as fiscal agents)

that propose to:

• Test, establish and/or expand innovative new

ideas and evidence-based programming in

police agencies to increase their ability to

effectively and sustainably prevent and respond

to crime.

• Establish sustainable research partnerships that

are integrated into the strategic and tactical

operations of police agencies.

• Foster effective and consistent collaborations

within police agencies, with external agencies,

and with the communities in which they serve

to increase public safety.

• Use technology, intelligence, and data in

innovative ways that enable police agencies to

focus resources on the people and places

associated with concentrations of criminal

behavior and crime.

• Advance the state of policing practice and

science for the benefit of the entire field

through dissemination of promising practices

and evaluation findings.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Carlos Gonzalez, Policy Director

State Capitol, Room 4140

Carlos.Gonzalez@asm.ca.gov

(916) 319-2056

AB 1559 – Community Engagement & Gun Violence Prevention Act. Updated: 2/24/17

absent

CALENDAR YEAR 2017 Cancelled DARK DARK DARK DARK DARK DARK

CVAG JURISDICTIONS JAN 9 FEB 13 MAR APR MAY 8 JUNE 12 JULY AUG SEPT 11 OCT NOV 13 DEC

Cathedral City X 1 out of 2

Coachella X X 1 out of 2

Desert Hot Springs X 0 out of 2

Indian Wells X X 1 out of 2

Indio X X 1 out of 2

La Quinta X X 1 out of 2

Palm Desert X X 1 out of 2

Palm Springs X X 1 out of 2

Rancho Mirage X X 1 out of 2

Riverside County X X 1 out of 2

ATTENDANCE TOTAL 9 9

EX-OFFICIO AGENCIES

Agua Caliente 0 out of 2

Cathedral City Police 0 out of 2

Cathedral City Fire 0 out of 2

Desert Hot Springs Police X X 2 out of 2

Indio Police X X 2 out of 2

Thermal Sheriff Station X 1 out of 2

Palm Desert Sherriff Station X X 2 out of 2

Palm Springs Police X 1 out of 2

Palm Springs Fire X X 2 out of 2

Riverside County Fire X X 2 out of 2

California Highway Patrol X X 2 out of 2

U.S. Border Patrol 0 out of 2

District Attorney's Office X 1 out of 2

County Probation Department X X 2 out of 2

ATTENDANCE TOTAL 8 9

ATTENDED

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBER & EX-OFFICIO ATTENDANCE ROSTER

Coachella Valley Association of Governments

X = in attendance

ITEM 8.1

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CVAG Public Safety Committee Goals 2017/18 1) Serve as a conduit of information related to regional public safety needs; including but not limited to monitoring the effects of:

AB 109: Public Safety Realignment Proposition 47: Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes AB 266: Recreational Use of Marijuana AB 953 (2016): Racial Profiling/Identity

2) Support regional reform and re-entry programs for parolees in order to reduce recidivism; including but not limited to:

Riverside County Probation Department: Day Reporting Center in Indio o Housing Resources

3) Support best practices in local policing.

Handling of “Low Priority” Calls o Property Crimes o Business Alarms

51/50 Behavioral Health Evaluation Traffic Enforcement

4) The Public Safety Committee will continue to discuss current public safety issues and review state and federal legislation that affect the Coachella Valley region. 5) Support, monitor, and facilitate regional homelessness approach with a focus on the public safety impacts.  

Thank you to the following sponsors:

Menu Selections: Please indicate selection with RSVP

Option 1: Pan Seared Chicken Breast w/Lemon Buerre Blanc sauce, buttermilk mashed potatoes and roasted seasonal vegetables

Option 2: Flank Steak

w/Chimichurri Demi-Glace, buttermilk mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables

Option 3: Gnocchi with Sautéed Asparagus w/parmesan cream sauce, tomato relish, fresh grated parmesan cheese

Meals include green salad, fresh baked bread and chocolate mousse

Deadline to Register: 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 19

Contact: Joanna Stueckle 760-346-1127

jstueckle@cvag.org

Cost of Event: $50.00 per person