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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 1987-04-28 4-27-87 / 4-2B-B7 Grgas moved, second by Wilson, that the fifteen items proposed to the Council be presented to the operator for further consideration and negotiation, and that the staff bring this item to the Council for consideration at the next regular meeting. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Councilmember Risner moved that her previously expressed concerns be included for consideration along with those that I were subject of the previous motion, and asked that a list of all of the points be typed and transmitted to the Council for their information. Mayor Clift seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried Mayor Clift advised that all items on the agenda not acted upon at this meeting would be continued until the next regular meeting. A member of the audience requested that the next meeting be held at the McGaugh School. There was a brief discussion with regard to holding a formal public hearing or continuing the public input session regarding the pier restaurant. ADJOURNMENT Grgas moved, second by Wilson, to adjourn the meeting until April 28th at 10:00 a.m. for a departmental workshop. AYES: NOES: Clift, Grgas, Hunt, Risner, Wilson None Motion carried The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 12:55 a.m. I Approved: c ~rrL t:~ Mayor - Attest: Seal Beach, California April 28, 1987 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular adjourned session at 10:08 a.m. with Mayor Clift calling the meeting to order for a departmental workshop. I ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Clift Councilmembers Hunt, Risner, Wilson Absent: Councilman Grgas 4-2B-87 I Also present: Mr. Nelson, City Manager Mr. Joseph, Assistant City Manager Chief Picascia, Police Department Captain Stearns, Police Department Captain Garrett, Police Department Mr. Osteen, Recreation Director Chief Dorsey, Lifeguard Department Mrs. Yeo, City Clerk Chief Picascia opened the workshop with an overview of the Police Department operation. The Chief reported the Department currently has thirty-nine sworn personnel, the Chief, two captains, two lieutenants, seven sergeants, and twenty-seven officers, there are also eighteen non-sworn positions consisting of one dispatch supervisor, six dispatchers, three records clerks, one animal control supervisor, one animal control officer, four parking control officers, one secretary to the Chief. and one secretary to the support division. In addition, the Chief advised that part-time personnel are a parking control officer, parking lot attendants, crossing guards, Explorers, and reserves. He reviewed an organizational chart of the Department which included the Chief and immediate support staff, Vice, Intelligence, Operation and Support divisions. He explained that the Vice Division conducts background investigations while information gathering falls under the duties of Intelligence, that the Operations Division is under the supervision of Captain Stearns and the Support Division is headed by Captain Garrett. Captain Stearns explained that the Operations Division manages police patrol, traffic enforcement, accident investigation, officer training, shift scheduling, the use of Reserves and Explorers, etc. He noted that the Sergeants assume a dual responsibility as watch commander and supervisor of field personnel. Captain Stearns cited drinking drivers as a major problem related to traffic accidents, pointing out that of 307 accidents in 1986, nineteen percent involved drinking drivers, as well as fifty-one percent of injury accidents, noting however that the majority of those persons have been non-Seal Beach residents traveling through the City. With regard to personnel scheduling, he reported that the officers rotate shifts every four to six months or as need arises, the intent being to cover peak activity periods, as an example, during the summer season peak beach hours and from 10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. He advised that the Department is attempting to increase its Reserve program, however pointed out that a problem in recruiting lies with the requirement that a reserve officer have four to six hundred hours of training, a requirement that has resulted, to a great degree, from liability issues. Captain Garrett added that there are three levels of Reserve status requiring from forty hours of training to that equal to a police officer. Captain Garrett reviewed the responsibilities of the Support Division, the administrative arm of the Department. He explained that the Special Services Bureau is responsible, in part, for the budget, purchasing, building maintenance, property and evidence, fleet management, jail management, and disaster preparedness, while the Detective Bureau is responsible for such things as investigations, juvenile services and crime analysis. Captain Garrett stated that the Records and Communications Bureau handles police records, statistics, communications, and will, in time, provide data processing, and that Community Service Bureau consists of animal control, animal shelter services, and community relations. . I I 4-28-B7 The Captain reported that calls for services during 1986 increased by six percent, arrests of 1,528 were a fourteen percent increase, issuance of 31,628 citations an eleven percent increase, Part One crimes increased ten percent, and that the clearance rate of Part One offenses, resolution of a crime, was nineteen percent as compared with a County clearance rate of twenty-two percent. The Chief added that Seal Beach continues to compete with the City of La Palma for the lowest crime rate countywide. Mayor Clift referred I to volunteer services of the Explorers and the Reserves and inquired if it is possible for the Department to concentrate on increased use of those services, possibly within the administrative function. The Chief explained that there is a difficulty with regard to scheduling, however noted that Reserves are required to serve at least sixteen hours per month, their services especially helpful to the Department during special events, as are the Explorers. Councilmember Risner suggested that the City look into using Explorers in the Station as other Orange County cities are doing. Captain Garrett responded that Cadets, rather than Explorers, are being used for administrative functions by some departments, Cadets usually being college students moving towards a law enforcement career. He noted four Cadet positions, non-sworn, twenty hour per week employees, were proposed in the 1986/87 budget however had been cut. Mrs. Risner requested a copy of the organizational charts presented by the Chief, and Councilmember Wilson asked that the employee name be added to the particular functions. Councilman Hunt suggested that consideration be given to presenting a program that would forecast what police work may entail within ten years, which could be helpful to the City from a planning standpoint. The Recreation Director, Jack Osteen, reported that the I Recreation Department receives input and is given direction by a five member Commission appointed by the City Council, supervises approximately ninety-five part-time and seasonal personnel, and for budgetary purposes the Department is categorized into three functions, administration, parks, and aquatics. Mr. Osteen stated that the aquatic program, which is focused on the MCGaugh School pool, is used mostly by local residents, however occasionally rented for special private classes, the park program featuring after school and summer programs under the supervision of park leaders, with all park and recreation programs administered from City Hall. He reported there are currently three hundred fifty- eight recreation classes offered throughout the year, each self-supporting, with an annual attendance of approximately thirty thousand, as well as children and adult sports programs which draws approximately 25,000 individuals. He stated that special community events, which includes parades, 10K runs, Rough Water Swim, etc., are coordinated and/or co-sponsored by the Department, the services of approximately three hundred fifty volunteers devoted to those activities, and under Senior Services, the nutrition program provides approximately 45,000 meals per year. Mr. Osteen reported community recreation facilities include nine parks, ten upon completion of the AFRC, two community centers, one senior center, ten tennis courts, two school I park sites, and the McGaugh School pool. The City Manager noted that in conjunction with the purchase of parcel B of the Zoeter site, the City will be entering into an agreement for use and maintenance of the McGaugh tennis courts, gym, and pool, and that after completion of an evaluation of the condition of those facilities, with particular regard to any repairs and related costs, it is hoped that an agreement will be finalized by July 1st. Staff also advised that revenues generated from the self-support recreation programs as well as related expenditures will be shown in the upcoming budget document as requested by Council. 4-28-B7 I Lifeguard Chief, Tim Dorsey, presented an overview of beach and lifeguard operations. He stated there are three full- time positions in the Department, the Chief, a lieutenant and a supervisor, approximately twenty-four seasonal personnel, and that the beach facilities include lifeguard headquarters, zero tower, and nine guard towers. Chief Dorsey explained that the beach is broken into three rescue areas, west beach, east beach and Surfside, with an average daily personnel contingent in the summer of approximately eighteen and three in the off season. He stated that the beach operation is a cooperative effort of the Police Department and Public Works Department in conjunction with the Lifeguard Department. He also distributed a summary of beach related statistics covering the past four years. Chief Dorsey described what he referred to as perimeter defense of the beach and the visual overlapping of flanking towers, and detailed typical coverage in cases of emergency, actual rescues versus preventative rescues, and noted that the rescue boat is actively used in the lifeguard operation. Chief Dorsey reported that the water areas in Seal Beach have become impacted with surfers, windsurfers, jet skiers, etc., as well as by the many special beach activities. He noted that zero tower is manned during the summer season and in the off season the public address system, housed in headquarters, is utilized to communicate with water. and beach users, also it is anticipated that there will be a need to keep certain towers open year-round some time in the near future due to the increased beach usage. Mr. Dorsey explained that personnel are on duty from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., the towers manned by approximately 10:00 a.m., also that lifeguard services cease at the hour the parking lots are closed. Councilmember Risner suggested that the staff obtain an opinion from the City Attorney regarding manning of the beach should the parking lots remain open later in the evening. The Chief advised that signs are currently posted as to the hours the beach is open, which was recommended by the City Attorney. Chief Dorsey reported that there is a concentrated effort underway by the Lifesaving Association to prepare a report of beach related statistics which may lead to standardization of water safety techniques. Chief Dorsey presented an informative film showing actual situations of beach and water incidents and the responses to those incidents by Lifeguard personnel, as well as aid from police and paramedic services. I ADJOURNMENT By unanimous consent of the Council members present, the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m. of the Attest: I Approved: