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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSB Police Services Study PowerPoint Police Services Study PresentationApril 9, 2018 Seal Beach Police Department (32 staffed, 1 injured and Reduction = 22% over last 40 years2vacant) 1978 2018 1999 –––45 Sworn Police Officers35 Sworn Police Officers 37 Sworn Police Officers Staffing Timeline: Resources More Terrorist ActsCellular PhonesIdentity TheftInternet CrimesIncrease in fraudulent/forgery schemesIncrease in Mental Illness Increase Relaxed laws on narcotic offensesActive Shooters in Homelessness–Schools and Work–Decrease in Mental Health Differences from 1978-2018: a day from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM the police department was operating at 66% of its budgeted sworn staff. Elimination Reduction Reduction Elimination Elimination of “minimum staffing” of 24/7 open lobby hours to 5 days a week, 8.5 hours a DARE Police of a Captain of a Detective Bureau rankOfficerdefinitionposition In 2004, a Police Services Study (PSS) was conducted while The study recommended the following: Why such a decrease? opposed to being an “enhanced services” agency such differentiated by expansive community policing programs as:– A Storefront PresenceBeach/Bike PatrolsRoutine Enhanced A School Resources Officer and/or DARE Volunteer programWalking BeatsCrime Prevention and Educational (currently fully staffed)ProgramPro grams Cut services and become a “core service” agency, as The purpose of the 2004 PSS: Neighbor) Enhanced Parking enforcement of nonAddressing quality of life issues Building Community Partnerships City Council AttendanceNeighborhood Watch (Replaced now with Neighborlevel of community policing activities-hazardous violations–Chamber of Commerce-4- Purpose Continued: despite an increase in activity level, solely based on residency, not taking into monthsaccount our astronomical rise in beachside tourism during the Summer This meant, the PSS recommended cutting officers to 30 Sworn Positions, 1998 2016 2003 ---Responded Responded Responded Officer Initiated Calls for Service: 13,590Officer Initiated Calls for ServiceOfficer Initiated Calls for Total Calls for Service: 24,247Total Calls for Service: 29,887Total Calls for Service: 28,086to 10,657 to 12,754 to 13,308 Calls for service Calls for service Calls for service (36 Officers)Service: 14,778: 17,133(37 (33 Officers)Officers) SBPD Police Activity Levels: county jails due to prison disturbances, sleeping on the beach, etc.panhandling, public intoxication, urinating in public, noise homeless population and an increase in quality of life issues, i.e. were once covered by state prison healthcare costs now being encumbered by local counties that overcrowdingbudgets Safety Realignment FResult Has contributed elons -who were serving prison sentences were sent down to Seal Beach has experienced a vast increase in our to the large amount of mental and physical October 2011: Assembly Bill 109 (AB 109) –the 2011 Public Enacted Laws Impacting LE: misdemeanors, including: Penalties for Some Crimes SPossession of methamphetaminePossession of cocainePossession of herointealing a firearm Initiative Reduced certain sentences and turned some felonies into citable November 2014 -California Proposition 47: Reduced Enacted Laws Continued: under the influence of an intoxicating substance) Safety and Rehabilitation Act of Rape by intoxication (refers to a circumstance in which the victim was DriveDomestic Assault Human Rape -by shootingof an unconscious trafficking involving a sex act with with a deadly violence involving weaponpersontrauma 2016 minors Now considered non-violent felonies: November of 2016 California Proposition 57 -The Public Enacted Laws Continued: Hostage takingFalse imprisonment of an elder through violenceLewd acts against a child 14 or 15 years oldDischarging a firearm on school groundsArsonFailing to register as a sex offenderHate crime causing physical injurySupplying a firearm to a gang memberAttempting to explode a bomb at a hospital or school Additional “non-violent felonies”: Enacted Laws Continued: marijuana, considering it’s a largely cash only business. daysas marijuana typically stays in the bloodstream for an average of 30 . Marijuana Legalization SDriving Staggering tate’s lack of span and control over the sale and taxation of the under the influence of marijuana is extremely difficult to prove, rise in emergency room visits Initiative related to marijuana use. Nationwide Issues with Similar State Propositions: November of 2016 California Proposition 64 -The California Enacted Laws Continued: Police Services Study.” MeetingGroup, Richard Brady “Request funding from the City Council for authoring of an Independent Three year goal identified for “Enhancing Public Safety”: March 7, 2018 March 28, 2018 March 21, 2018 March 13, 2018 -–––City of Seal Beach Strategic Planning Three responses receivedRequest for Qualifications SentMet with President of Matrix Consulting Progress: OrganizationsRoseville PD Chief of telephonic references with both Beverly Hills PD Chief of Police and Police Analysis of Average Total Project Cost of $14 week timeline or 340 Most significant area of expertise is in Public SafetyCommander California based firm Prior comparable studies rate SBPD’s hierarchy, crime trends, and organizational Gonshakof $130 an hour –44,000contacted/interviewed Two positively received With experience in Orange County Law Enforcement Hourswith both smaller –Billed monthlyand larger sized organizationsstructure Matrix Consulting Group: of the Seal Beach Police Department and the Reasons for that will provide the basis data collection, the project team will prepare an issues list the Study.for subsequent analytical steps Task:Conduct Initial Interviews to Develop an Understanding Based on the results of these interviews and initial st Matrix 1Task and Result: Strengths and Improvement Opportunities.employees in the Department.project, the summarized results will be made available to all with the project steering committee. Upon completion of the Task: Document Employee Attitudes Toward Department The results of an employee survey will be reviewed nd Matrix 2Task and Result: the Seal Beach Police Department committee.be reviewed with staff as well as the project steering schedules of the department. This descriptive document will staffing, organization, workload levels, and deployment Other Administrative and Support Services.–Patrol, Investigations, TaskResult: : Profile the Organization, Staffing, and Operations of A descriptive profile will be created, detailing the rd Matrix 3Task and Result: comparative assessment of issues in the context of best practices in law enforcement. Task: Identify Key Staffing and Operational Issues.The results of this analysis will be documented in a th Matrix 4Task and Result: Needs of the Police Department.delivery will also be examined.Department. Issue areas relating to operations and service identifies staffing needs every functional area of the Police Task: Evaluate the Staffing, Management and Organizational The analysis will result in an interim deliverable that th Matrix 5Task and Result: Study.we will present the final report to the City Council, if desired.been reviewed and any modifications have been completed, Task: Develop a Final Report and Present the Results of the Once the draft report and implementation plan has th Matrix 6Task and Result: Questions?