CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL
August 23, 2022
PRESENTATION: HARBORSIDE PARK HEALTH AND SAFETY
ANGELICA DAVIS,
Principal Management Analyst | Homeless Coordinator
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HARBORSIDE PARK
670 Oxford Street
Property Acquisition: $2.3M
Park Improvements: $1.9M
5.2 Acres
DR. EDUARDO REYES,
CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDANT
JAALIN CHENG,
Business Owner – Billion Creation
MONICA CRESPO,
Community Member– Resident
Harborside Park: NOW
Harborside Park: THEN
SAM ALZUBAIDI,
Park Ranger Program Manager
Park Clean Up Efforts and Ongoing Maintenance
Harborside Park:
Original Design
Harborside Park:
Deterioration
Harborside Park:
Mitigating Efforts
Harborside Park:
Current Status
MARISOL AGUILERA,
SR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
PRIVATE BUSINESSES – CALLS FOR SERVICE
Code Enforcement Calls for Service:
Private Businesses
2020 – 2022
25+ calls for service
for trash, junk, debris,
graffiti,
encampments
Pre 2020
no calls for service
(since 2016)
Code Enforcement:
Impacts to Businesses
PHIL COLLUM, EXECUTIVE CAPT.
Chula Vista Police Department
Calls for Services and Response
CALLS FOR SERVICE CALLS
AT HARBORSIDE PARK
Calls for Service: All City Parks
Harborside Park has consistently had the highest number of CFS compared to all other parks in the City.
CALLS FOR SERVICE CALLS
AT HARBORSIDE PARK
Calls for Service at Parks (2021)
Citizen-initiated
Officer-initiated
CALLS FOR SERVICE CALLS
AT HARBORSIDE PARK
Crimes, Arrests & Citations at Harborside
ParkJan 2019 – Jul 2022
Harborside
Rohr
Heritage
Discovery
Crimes
ArrestsCitations
CALLS FOR SERVICE CALLS
AT HARBORSIDE PARK
Total Time Spent (hrs) at Harborside
Park
328
180 173
81 388
29 32 39
HARBORSIDE ROHR HERITAGE DISCOVERY
Citizen-initiated Officer-initiated
*Source: CVPD CAD system. Figures include documented hours only. Additional hours that were not documented, such as officer foot patrols and other proactive activity, would not be represented here.
Jan 2019 – Jul 2022
05 $71,639
$75,703
$4,358
973 hrs
975 hrs
55 hrs
*Figures are citywide totals that include, but are not exclusive to, Harborside Park. Anecdotal information suggests that more overtime has been expended at Harborside Park than any other park in the City.
Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) Overtime Expense
Fiscal Years 2021-2023
Total HOT Overtime
Expense: $151,700
Hours: 2,013 Overtime Hours
FY21 FY22 FY23
HARRY MUNS, CHIEF
Chula Vista Fire Department
Fire Department:
Calls for Service
38 25
7 48
31 9
49 29
10 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
Calls for service (NFIRS
Data)
Patient contacts (ePCR
data)
Overdose(s) (ePCR data) Cardiac Arrest
2020 2021 2022
0 0 3
MARIA KACHADOORIAN,
City Manager
PermaHedge Fencing
Courtesy Notice
ACTIONS TO DATE
• 2 COMMUNITY MEETINGS
• Installation of VISUAL BARRIER
between school and park
• Increased CVPD PATROL frequency
• Courtesy NOTICE mailed to
surrounding residents and businesses
regarding temporary closure
• Stakeholder TASKFORCEre-established
RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS
• Install TEMPORARY SECURITY FENCING along park perimeter • Implement 90-Day TEMPORARY PARK CLOSURE(08/31)
• Provide 24/7 contracted SECURITY
• Hold CONNECT EVENT on 08/31 at Harborside
to offer services
• ENGAGE COMMUNITYfor long-term solutions and plans
• Continue and increase HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM efforts
• Continue to MONITOR and REASSESS safety conditions
• Reinstate the HARBORSIDE TASKFORCE for added
collaboration
RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS
• Monitor the effectiveness of the temporary fencing to consider alternate fencing solution.
• Consider a site layout change
TEMPORARY FENCING AND SECURING THE SITE
Harborside
Park
Harborside
Elementary
School
Existing CVESD Fence
Temporary 8’ Chain Link Fence
CONNECT EVENT
On-site Services coinciding with Fencing Installation
August 31, 2021
• HOUSING
• CV Housing
• Salvation Army
• ECTLC
• OUTREACH/CASE MANAGEMENT
• CV HOT Team
• SBCS
• McAlister Institute
MEDICAL
• Family Health Centers
OTHER SERVICES
• District Attorney’s Office
• HHSA
• DMV
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
SHAPING THE FUTURE FOR HARBORSIDE
RECOMMENDED ACTION
• Approve Resolution approving 90-day temporary closure • Waive formal bidding requirements
• Authorize City Manger to enter into a contract or
documents necessary