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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - March 9, 2021 SSLODI CITY COUNCIL SHIRTSLEEVE SESSION CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021 An Informal Informational Meeting ("Shirtsleeve" Session) of the Lodi City Council was held Tuesday, March 9, 2021, commencing at 7:10 a.m. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, all Council Members participated in the meeting via teleconference and the meeting was available for viewing by the public via livestream at https://www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/ and https://zoom.us/j/93455719476?pwd=NDdhc1E4OEZyYWV3d2pDY1U5SjVZZz09; the opportunity for public comment was available through councilcomments@lodi.gov and https://zoom.us/j/93455719476?pwd=NDdhc1E4OEZyYWV3d2pDY1U5SjVZZz09. Present: Council Member Hothi, Council Member Khan, Council Member Kuehne, Mayor Pro Tempore Chandler, and Mayor Nakanishi Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Schwabauer, City Attorney Magdich, and City Clerk Cusmir Lodi Police Department Lieutenant Eric VerSteeg provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Traffic Unit. Specific topics of discussion included collision data, enforcement, correlation of tickets to reduced collision rates, grant management, collision reconstruction, and educational events. Lodi Police Department Sergeant Ryan Holz provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Field Evidence Technicians, cadets, and Community Liaison Officer program. Specific topics of discussion included contributions of the cadets, hours donated by the cadets, list of previous cadets now employed by the Lodi Police Department, Field Evidence Technician (FET) overview, review of 2019-2020 FET accomplishments, Community Liaison Officer (CLO) background, and review of CLO accomplishments. Sergeant Holz responded to questions asked by Mayor Nakanishi about how complaints regarding garbage clean up are received and routed through the Community Liaison Officer. Sergeant Holz explained how calls are prioritized and responded to based on the type of call. Council Member Kuehne asked about the Turner Road exit clean up. Sergeant Holz stated that Cal Trans had not been prioritizing the area for clean up since the onset of the pandemic, however they recently re-started clean up efforts in the area. Council Member Khan asked about monitoring alleys for trash. Sergeant Holz stated that they try to monitor the City and if the trash is on private property the Community Liaison Officer (CLO) will work with the property owner on clean up. If the property is City-owned, the CLO works with other departments on clean up. Sergeant Holz explained the problems are on going in the area A.Roll Call by City Clerk B. Topic(s) B-1 Receive Overview Presentation on Lodi Police Department’s Traffic Unit (PD) B-2 Receive Overview Presentation on Lodi Police Department’s Field Evidence Technicians, Cadets, and Community Liaison Officer Program (PD) 1 identified by Council Member Khan. Council Member Kuehne asked if the Lodi Police Department works with other agencies to address the transient population. Sergeant Holz stated that there are resources available for officers to access county-wide transient population data. Chief Bruscia spoke about the Department of Justice reporting requirements. Chief Bruscia answered questions asked by Mayor Nakanishi regarding addressing mental health issues while responding to police department calls. None. No action was taken by the City Council. The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 a.m. C. Comments by Public on Non-Agenda Items D.Adjournment ATTEST: Jennifer Cusmir City Clerk 2 Lodi PD Traffic Unit Lt. Eric VerSteeg City of Lodi Collision Data 4 Fatal Collisions January 1- December 2020 Enforcement What is LiDAR? •Light Detection and Ranging •Beam spread of 3’ at distance of 1000’ •Able to pick out individual vehicles •Supports officers speed estimation Why Write Tickets? More tickets correlate to reduced collision rates -2014 Journal of Policy Analysis and Management -The effect on collisions with injuries of a reduction in traffic citations issued by police officers (2010) -NYU Wagner School of Public Service -Lancet Journal (2003) Grant Management Collision Reconstruction Educational Events End LODI POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW OF FET’S, CADETS, AND CLO PROGRAM By Sergeant Ryan Holz CADET PROGRAM OVERVIEW HOW CADETS HAVE HELPED AT LPD •Assisted with DUI Checkpoints to tow vehicles •ABC Grant operations •Traffic control (Major incidents, major events like Lodi Health walk, Amgen) •Parking citations •Role players for department or special assignment trainings. •Scenario training •Attended major events promoting LPD or law enforcement (Heroes Run, Stuck in Lodi Car Show, Law Enforcement Memorial) •Used as McGruff the Crime Dog for school or city functions. •Assist with traffic operations (crosswalk enforcement) HOURS DONATED BY CADETS •2018 –Total hours volunteered 1791 •2019 -Total hours volunteered 1955 •2020 –250 hours (January and February only) If you take the cumulative of those hours and multiply it by the hourly wage of an entry officer this saved the city over $153,440 in pay. LIST OF PREVIOUS CADETS EMPLOYED BY LPD •CSO Lopez •Dispatcher Amber Avellar •Lead Dispatcher Nicole Latino •Officer Delgado (Traffic) •Officer Urrea (Patrol/Detective) •Officer Helms (CSO, Patrol) •Officer Weimer (CSO, Patrol) •Officer Ramirez (Patrol) •Officer Silva (Patrol) •Officer Thornburg (Patrol) •Officer Porteous (Patrol, Detective) •Officer Joseph Hughes (Patrol) •Officer Martinez (Patrol) •Corporal Bristow (Patrol, Detective) •Corporal Perez (Patrol, Detective) •Sergeant Ambriz (Corporal, Detective, Patrol) FIELD EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN (FET’S) REVIEW FET’S OVERVIEW •2 Dispatchers and 2 Officers are supervised by Sgt. Ryan Holz. •Have to attend over a 100 hours of specialized training on the proper way to locate, photograph and collect evidence prior to being able to operate on their own. They then receive over 50 hours of continuous training per year. •Work closely with investigators during the case. •Attend autopsy’s for criminal cases. •Collect evidence from search warrants on major crimes. REVIEW OF THE FIELD EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN’S (FET’S) FOR 2019-2020 •Responded to approximately 20+ crime scenes in 2019 alone. This included two homicides, two MAIT call outs, and numerous other crimes (shootings, sexual assaults). •Through November 2020 for this year they have handled 3 homicides, 3 MAIT callouts, and approximately 11 other crimes requiring FET’s. They also assisted with approximately 6 search warrants on cases. •2 FET’s were used to assist DOJ with the Officer Involved Shooting in 2019. This one case alone required approximately 40 hours total from the two FET’s. •Were given the department’s Unit Citation Award. This is the first time in the history of our department this unit has won the award. REVIEW OF COMMUNITY LIAISON POSITION FOR 2020 CLO BACKGROUND •Officer Rock took over in July 2020 for Corporal Schiele •Officer Costamagna took over for Officer Rock January 2021 •Works with 2 part time retired annuitants •Helps schedule the Transient Outreach Team to assist him on days or times he is not working. REVIEW OF CLO’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS •11 individuals placed in sobriety facilities •9 placed into Salvation Army shelter and programs •Cleaned approximately 24 areas that received multiple complaints with the assistance of city resources or Take Back Lodi. This included the metal trestle at Lodi/Beckman and alleys behind Main Street hotels. •Helped 20 individuals be re-united with family or services in other cities •16 people who have been referred to Behavioral Health Services or got assistance from them including placement in housing. •Over 130 truckloads of garbage gathered. •Collected 225 shopping carts in 2020