City Council Meeting
October 3, 2023
General Department Overview & Updates
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue (CMFR)
2 • INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND: Brief Department Overview • ANALYSIS & OVERVIEW: Divisions, Sections and Key Areas *GOALS & OBJECTIVES
*ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
• CONCLUSION / CLOSING SUMMARY
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Presentation Overview
3 Costa Mesa City Council,
City Leadership Team &
The Comprehensive City Team
Introduction / Background
• CMFR is an “ALL HAZARD” / “ALL RISK” Public Safety Organization • 97 full-time staff members (85 sworn and 12 civilian personnel) • CMFR’s overall budget in FY 2023-24 is $35.8 million
• Emergency Response Provided Through Six Fire Stations – 24/7/365 *1-Adams; 2-Baker; 3-Park; 4-Placentia; 5-Vanguard; and 6-Sakioka • CMFR’s Professionals Serving the Community Through
Three Integrated and Highly Functioning Divisions:
*Administration
*Operations
*Community Risk Reduction
Fire Administration
Fire Administration
Under the direction of the Fire Chief, the Administration Division is responsible for the oversight of all of CMFR’s Divisions, including the delivery of all services, from the budget to strategic planning to human resources to the delivery of services, working towards the most effective and efficient operations of the department, incorporating innovation and new technologies for the future.
Lora Ross Kristin Stevens
Executive Assistant Senior Management Analyst
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Command Staff
7 8
HONORING THE PAST, LEADING THE PRESENT & EMBRACING THE FUTURE 9 • OUR PEOPLE (Wellness, Active Leadership, Professional Development & Succession Planning; Those who serve and those who we serve)
• OUR INFRASTRUCTURE (Facilities - Fire Station #1, CMFR Regional Fire & Rescue Training Center, Fire Station #2, Fire Station #4 (Living Quarters); New Apparatus, Equipment, ECC, EOC & Technology) • OUR SERVICE
(Highest Quality of Customer Service, Appropriate
Staffing Deployment, Ongoing Quality Assurance & Closing Gaps – Ambulance Transportation Program, ECC, EOC, Cost Recovery Programs, CRR & Cal OES Regional Leader)
• OUR TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS
(Enhanced GIS, Resource &
Response Mapping, CAD & RMS Upgrades, Technology Advances, Firefighter Health & Safety and Expanding Innovation)
10 • All ranks and roles, focusing on
an unwavering “three-deep”
mentality throughout the
department.
• “Iron Sharpens Iron”
• Successful completion of CMFR’s
comprehensive community driven
CMFR Strategic (2022-2027) and
Community Outreach Efforts.
Active Leadership, Professional Development & Succession Planning Operations
12 • 24 hours / 7 week / 365 day a year - Emergency Response • 6 Fire Stations Strategically Positioned throughout the City. • 27 Safety (24-hour shift) Personnel on duty per day.
• Responding to All Hazard Emergencies
• Fire, Search & Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, Environmental Emergencies, Haz Mat, Fire Cause & Origin.
• Life Safety Inspections , Arson Investigation, High Rise Inspections • Drone Program, Fire Cadet Program, Education and Training. • California State Office of Emergency Services State Mission; • Wildland Fires, Mud and Debris Flow, Search and Rescue.
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue - Operations
13 Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Fire Station Locations
13 Current Deployment
Station #1 – Adams Avenue
•1 Paramedic Engine Company (4)
•1 BLS Ambulance (2 Ambulance Operators)
•1 Battalion Chief (1)
•Reserve Command Vehicle & Reserve Engine
Station #2 – Baker Street
•1 Paramedic Engine (4)
•1 Reserve Engine
Station #3 – Park Avenue
•1 1 Paramedic Engine Company (4)
•1 BLS Ambulance (2 Ambulance Operators)
•1 CAL OES Type 1 Fire Engine (*Cross Staffed)
Station #4 – Placentia Avenue
•1 Aerial Ladder Truck (4)
•1 Paramedic Rescue Ambulance (2)
•1 CAL OES Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine (*Cross Staffed) Station #5 – Vanguard Way
•1 Paramedic Engine (4)
•1 BLS Ambulance (2 Ambulance Operators)
•1 CAL OES Type 3 Wildland Fire Engine (*Cross Staffed) •1 Reserve Ambulance
Station #6 – Sakioka Drive
•1 Aerial Ladder Truck (4)
•1 Urban Search & Rescue Apparatus (*Cross-Staffed)
14 Next Generation Technology – Vehicles and Equipment
New Vehicles, Equipment and Technology:
• A new Tiller Fire Truck
• Triple Combination Pumper Fire Engine
• Successful replacement of all six fire/rescue ambulances with two received and the four remaining ambulances currently in the build process. • CMFR recently placed into service the new Zoll X-Series Advanced cardiac monitor/defibrillators & Citywide AED’s.
This new equipment represents the City’s investment in the latest technology available to support our delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) throughout the community.
15 • Annual Metrics in Review
• Call for Service – 14,449 incidents
• Fires - 251
• Hazardous Conditions - 167
• Service Calls - 533
• EMS / Rescue / Vehicle Accidents - 10,746
• Good Intent / Help - 2,191
• Alarms – 553
• Statewide Master Mutual Aid (Cal OES & Local Gov’t.)
• 13 Incidents - 61 Days on Deployment
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue - Operations
16 Supporting the Statewide Mission As a Regional Leader in Mutual Aid Emergency Response
• Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue has firmly established itself as an extraordinary regional partner & leader within California’s Statewide Master Mutual Aid Program with local government through formal assignments of three (3) Cal OES Fire Engines, solidified through valued partnerships over the course of the past few years. • All cross staffed by Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue personnel and reimbursed by the state when deployed as part of California’s Master Mutual Aid Program.
Type 1 (Structural/All Hazard) Type 3 (Wildland & All Hazard Type 6 (Wildand & All Hazard Patrol) 17 Emergency Apparatus
Fire Truck / Tiller – Tractor Drawn Aerial
Heavy Rescue – Urban Search & RescueFire Engine
Ambulance Transport
18 Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue - Operations
Fire Operations – A Few Highlights
• Ambulance Transportation Program
• Established September 1, 2018
• Local Control / Customized Service to the Community / Mission Focused • Annual Cost Recovery of over $4.6 Million / $16.6 Million • Arson Investigation Team & Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) • Planned Parenthood – Fire bombing (Molotov cocktail) of Planned Parenthood Fire Investigation lead to the FBI arresting 3 suspects who are all currently charged by Federal prosecutors with multiple felonies and going through the court process
• Michaels – Adult male started a fire inside Michaels Arts and Crafts causing approximately 1 million dollars in damage to the building and merchandise. Fire Investigation lead to the arrest and successful conviction of the suspect. • Eastside Arsonist – Adult female started multiple fires to residential trashcans along the alley on Broadway St. between Tustin & Irvine Blvd. Fires damaged a couple structures. The Fire Investigation lead to the arrest and successful conviction of the female for felony arson.
19 • Orange County Fire Chiefs, Ops Chiefs, Training, EMS, Fire Marshals & CRR • Orange County Cities Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Authority • Orange County USAR Program Manager
• UAWG/UASI – Urban Area Working Group - Harbor Area Rep. • Santa Ana College Fire Technology Advisory Committee
• CalChiefs – Past President
• CalChiefs Operations Southern Section – President
• CalChiefs Training Officers Southern Section – Executive Board • Cal Cities – Board of Directors, Past President of Fire Chiefs Department & Policy Committees
• Blue Print 2030 – State Fire Training Strategic Plan Development Team • STEAC – State Training Education Advisory Committee
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue - Operations
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Active Leadership and Succession Planning
Emergency Medical
Services
Fire Captain / EMS Manager Justin Horner
21 Emergency Medical Services
22 Zoll Monitor/Defibrillator, AED, Autopulse
ZOLL Capabilities
• Blood Pressure
• Pulse Oximetry
• Carbon Monoxide
• End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide
• ECG Cardiac Monitoring
• 12-Lead ECG
• Transcutaneous Pacing
• Synchronized Cardioversion
• Defibrillation
• Manual CPR Feedback
• Ventilation Feedback
• Automated CPR
• Data Transmission
• Universal Defibrillation Pads
23 CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT
Neurologically Intact Discharges
68 y/o male at work
75 y/o female leaving a restaurant
62 y/o male driving his car
42 y/o male at work
50 y/o female at work
Training title page
Training,
Safety &
Professional
Standards
Fire Captain Chuck Torres
25 A Comprehensive Internal CMFR Training Program
• Training Hours – 2 hours a day, 20 a month, 240 a year • Department Wide Training Hours exceed 20,000 hours
• Enhanced Probationary Academy
• Multi-agency training among our neighboring agencies
• Wildland Refresher training with Anaheim, Orange, and Fullerton Fire Departments
• Upcoming Hazardous Material training with Huntington Beach, Newport, and Laguna Beach Fire Departments
• Hosted Regional Urban Search and Rescue Training
• Hosted Regional Annual Entrapment Symposium
Continuous Identification of Leadership Development
• Implemented basic and advanced training to support our “three-deep” mentality for succession planning
• Numerous members increasing their skill sets, preparing to become State Certified Instructors
Building on our Past and Present,
Achieving Goals Everyday for the Future!
26 • Increase in Professional Development,
Specialized Certifications, Formal Education,
Active Leadership & Succession Planning.
• Implementing a current Training Learning
Management System and implemented a new
program Advanced Problem Solving (APS).
• Implemented a new program platform with increased
innovations in training dissemination, record keeping,
and continuous education delivery
• APS falls in line to help us achieve our Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives, Accreditation, and Class 1
recognition
Continuous evaluation of current members as
Subject Matter Experts to address the list of
priorities of the department.
Training, Safety & Professional Standards
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Training, Safety & Professional Standards
• Training & Succession Planning
• Fire Service Health & Wellness
• Wellness & Fitness
• Peer Support
• Chaplain Program
• Cancer Awareness & Prevention
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue
Regional Training Center
29 Training – New Regional Facility
• New Regional Fire & Rescue Training Facility –
• Costa Mesa’s Fire & Rescue Regional Training Facility, in partnership local and state elected officials, including Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris, the Governor’s Office, and the City team, CMFR secured $2.5 million in direct funding toward the rebuild of the expanded Costa Mesa’s Regional Fire and Rescue Training Facility. The design process is complete and the official groundbreaking is tentatively set for the end of the year, following the release of the RFP for the General Contractor.
30 Regional Fire & Rescue Training Facility
• State allocated $2.5 million through
partnership and advocacy with the
Governor’s Office and Assembly
Member Cottie Petrie-Norris
• City allocated an additional $1.1 mil
• Current Structure:
• > 50 years – building integrity
compromised and unsafe to train
• Project Scope
• Demolition and replacement of existing
structure
• Upgraded training grounds
• Enhanced features of the regional facility
31 • State of the art training facility
(Sourcewell contract: $2.3
million)
• Regional Resource
• Multi-discipline (fire, ventilation,
forcible entry, rappelling, search
& rescue)
• Water Reclamation
• Including a Class B burn room
(propane) to reduce carbon
emissions
• ADA Bathrooms & Shower Areas
• Solar panels
Regional Fire & Rescue Training Facility
Community Risk Reduction
33 The Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
Division develops and enforces local
fire, life safety, property, and
environmental protection standards and
coordinates community preparedness
activities including volunteer, outreach,
education, training and response
programs for a universal strategy of
community risk reduction.
Community Risk Reduction
34 CRR Division acts as CMFR’s liaison to internal
departments and external agencies and committees.
Community Risk Reduction
• City Managers Office: Network for Homeless Solutions and City Safety Committee. • Public Works: Collaboration on Speed Hump, Protected Bike Lanes, I-405 Closures, and Traffic Calming installations. Fire Station facilities maintenance program to maximize existing facility utilization. Design, construction, and project management of new facilities.
• Police Department: 4th of July, Illegal Cannabis Inspection Warrants, Special Event Coordination.
• Parks and Community Services: Special Event Permits, Fairview Park Administrator,Senior Center Outreach and Support.
• Information Technology: Tyler Fire Inspect implementation. • Development Services: TESSA Implementation, Measure X Permits, Development Review Coordination, and Building Construction Inspections.
35 All-Hazard Approach to CRR:
• Annual and Triennial inspections of existing occupancies and buildings based on hazard
• Design and construction of new occupancies and buildings or changes in use based on the Fire Code and Referenced
Standards
• Community outreach and education based on specific needs, urgent concerns, or long-term mitigation efforts
Community Risk Reduction
Annual and Triennial Inspections Based on Hazard
• Annual Apartment, Hotel, Educational, and High-rise
inspections in 100% compliance with SB 1205
(unfunded State mandate): 2,296
• Annual Operational Permit Program: 614
• Triennial Company Inspections (low hazard
occupancies): low hazard business inspections were
on hold to limit COVID-19 exposure.
• Initiated Fire Prevention Mobile inspection
application implementation concurrently with TESSA.
Community Risk Reduction & Fire Prevention
Through Design
Development Plan Review & Entitlement:
• 101 Plan Reviews
Community Risk Reduction & Fire Prevention
through Design
Plan Review or Building and Fire Protection Systems:
• 825 Plan Reviews (Construction Permits)
Community Risk Reduction through
Fire Prevention Inspections
Construction Inspections and Acceptance Tests:
Sprinklers – 190
Alarms – 116
Hoods – 24
Underground – 9
Fire Pumps – 2
Clean Agent Systems – 2
Total – 343
Support professional trades and business owners with
assessments of technical fire code requirements.
Code Enforcement
Code enforcement is utilized by the Fire Department to mitigate violations from both prevention and suppression inspections through the progressive discipline process.
Common fire code enforcement violations are unpermitted spray booths, illegal dispensaries, delinquent fire operational permits, and other fire and life safety related complaints based on the California Fire Code.
The code enforcement position is the starting point of our succession plan for the CRR division. This position exposes new staff to all aspects of the city, its rules and regulations, and most importantly allows the officer to submerge themselves into the California Fire Code and Reference Standards.
Each one of our Fire Protection Specialists began their careers as a Code Enforcement Officer.
Community Education & Outreach
• CMFR Honor Guard
• CERT Program
• Fire Cadet Program
• Citizens Fire Academy
• Fire Corps
• Business Preparedness Academy
• Fire Intern Program
• Ambulance Operator Program
• Community Speakers Bureau
• NMUSD Partnership
Community Education
& Outreach
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
Closing Summary
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Wellness, Active Leadership, Professional Development & Succession Planning.
• CMFR Regional Fire & Rescue Training Center & Fire
Station #2 are in progress, as well as new apparatus and ambulances.
• Ambulance Transportation & CRR Cost Recovery
Programs continue to be refined and grow.
• Regional & Statewide leader in Cal OES Mutual Aid.
• Expanding our Community Outreach Efforts.
• Engaging & Embracing New Technologies & Innovations.
Closing Summary
CHALLENGES:
• Previous lack of timely and appropriate planning and
funding for infrastructure, including facilities,
apparatus and citywide integrated technologies, the
latter of which will be largely remedied approved and
fully funded 5-Year Information Technology Strategic
Plan and the implementation of a new CAD RMS
system in 2025-26.
• Changing social, economic and political
influences/movements/generational ideologies.
• The impacts of unfunded state mandates & legislation. • Increased housing costs that are requiring the
workforce to move much farther distances from work.
Closing Summary
OPPORTUNITIES:
• The foundation and roadmap have been definitively put into place for formal Accreditation & Class 1 Department Recognition to be achieved within the next 3-5 years.
• Our strong local, regional, statewide partnerships.
• Incorporating environmentally mindful and financially sound approaches to citywide services.
• Incorporating more community-based outreach
programs and recruitment approaches to develop and
implement that draws from the schools and communities
in the city.
• Community – those who serve and those who we serve.
Closing Summary
48 THANK YOU! - COSTA MESA FIRE FAMILY STRONG!
POLICE DEPARTMENT
OVERVIEW & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
CHIEF RON LAWRENCE
2 MISSION
The Costa Mesa Police Department is dedicated to
serving the community by upholding the law and
enhancing public safety with honor and respect.
VISION
The vision of the Costa Mesa Police Department is to
strengthen community safety through innovative policing while inspiring a culture of collaboration and well-being. 3 VALUES
Professionalism: To deliver the highest level of customer service through exemplary conduct, behavior, and character.
Integrity: Maintain the public trust through honor and ethics.
Empathy: Exercising emotional intelligence to understand and be sensitive to others’ circumstances.
Courage: The mental and moral strength to do the right thing in the most challenging moments.
3 Divisions
Authorized Positions:
142 Sworn staff
98 Professional staff
31 Part time staff
5 ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Deputy Police Chief Joyce LaPointe
7 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Internal Affairs
Policies and procedures
Ensure highest ethical standards and accountability
Training - Exceeds industry standards
Fair & Impartial Policing/Implicit Bias Training
Leadership Development
Strategic Communication/De-escalation
Arrest and Control
Tactical Emergency First Aid and Trauma Care
8 SUCCESSION PLANNING, RECRUITMENT &
RETENTION
Preparing for future retirements: anticipate 30 officers in the next 5 years 2022 2023 YTD
RETIREMENTS 6 6
PROMOTIONS 13 15
NEW HIRES 24 23
* Includes professional and sworn staff
9 PUBLIC AFFAIRS
• 20,451
9.2%
• 24,000
23%
• 11,591
15.4%
• 336
40%
Social Media Followers
• 44,286
15.2%
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CRIME
PREVENTION EVENTS
EVENTS
The Crime
Prevention Unit
has 47 active
Neighborhood
Watch groups
Chief Lawrence
was
accompanied
by Mayor
Stephens and
respective
Council
Member in
each district to
listen to
community
concerns
Department
members
treated
students to
breakfast at
IHOP and
shopping at
Target for
Christmas
Pink Patch
Program raised
$3000 for City
of Hope. The
Movember
campaign
raised $4000 for
prostate cancer
awareness.
Motorhome
Madness raised
funds for CHOC
LISTENING TOURS SHOP
WITH A COP
FOR A
CAUSE
National Night
Out, Bike
Rodeos, Coffee
with a Cop,
Trunk or Treat,
RX Drug Take
Back, Open
House, Back to
School Events
11 FIELD OPERATIONS DIVISION
Captain Bryan Wadkins
13 SPECIALIZED UNITS AND PROGRAMS
South Coast Plaza Unit
Community Policing Unit & Park Rangers
UAS/Drone Program
Reserve Program
Field Training Program
K-9 Program
Explorer Program
Wellness/Peer Support
• Wellness Grant - $93,376.99
Animal Services Unit
• FY23-24 management of shelter and pet licensing
• Currently 2 animal control officers expanding to 3 and a supervisor 14 FIELD OPERATIONS STATISTICS
FIELD OPERATIONS 2022 2023 YTD
PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE 131,411 76,468
OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY 31,098 20,023
TOTAL INCIDENTS 162,509 94,491
ARRESTS 2022 2023 YTD
FELONY ARRESTS 2,070 1,002
MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS 4,847 3,465
TOTAL ARRESTS 6,917 4,667
15 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Automated License Plate Readers
• Began February 1, 2023
• 31 ALPR at strategic locations
throughout the city
• Transparent policy and locations
posted on department website
• 56 occupied stolen vehicles recovered
• 60 felony arrests made
• $800,000 stolen vehicles recovered
UAS Drone Program
• Expanded the program in 2021
• 40 missions flown in 2022
• 13 pilots – collateral assignment
GPS Bait Tag Program
• Began March 2023
• 13 operations since March
• 9 felony arrests
16 TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU
Reduce traffic injuries and collisions through education and enforcement
2 officers in DUI Enforcement Team
• 5 officers recognized by MADD for DUI enforcement efforts Strategic Enforcement Against Racing and Reckless Driving (STEARRD) taskforce
Education and community outreach
• Bicycle safety presentations & rodeos at schools
• Coordinate bike to school & walk to school events
• Social media outreach & education for e-bike safety
• Neighborhood watch events
2022 2023 YTD
DUI ARRESTS 941 653
TOTAL CRASHES 1578 1074
17 TRAFFIC SPECIAL EVENTS
OC MARATHON | Annually, the Traffic Safety Bureau assists with the OC marathon, OC Half Marathon and 5K to ensure runners and drivers were kept safe during the event.
WALK TO SCHOOL | The Traffic Safety Bureau assisted in Walk to School to ensure students could participate safely. A total of 12 schools participated.
2022 OTS GRANT | $265,000 grant awarded by Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to focus on impaired & distracted driving, bicycle & pedestrian safety, officer training, and DUI/DL checkpoints.
OC FAIR & CHARGERS CAMP | The Traffic Safety Bureau
provided traffic control for the OC Fair, as well as the LA Chargers training camp at Jack Hammett Sports Complex.
18 JAIL OPERATIONS
FY22-23 CMPD Jail Operations reestablished
Hired 8 of 10 full-time custody officers & 1
custody supervisor
5,194 arrestees were booked in CMPD jail during
2022
19 SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION
Captain Jason Chamness
21 SUPPORT SERVICES STATISTICS
COMMUNICATIONS 2022
INCOMING CALLS 153,064
911 CALLS 48,274
TEXT TO 911 230
911 CALLS ANSWERED IN LESS THAN 15 SECONDS 48,116
RECORDS 2022
TOTAL REPORTS 20,050
ONLINE REPORTS 511
PROPERTY & EVIDENCE 2022
PROCESSED 12,297
DESTROYED 9,807
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS 2022
SCENE PROCESSED 783
Industry standard: 911 calls should be answered within 15 seconds, 95% of the time (NENA – National Emergency Number Association)
22 SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
SIU OPERATIONS VICE OPERATIONS ILLEGAL FIREARMS
220
Total Arrests by SIU
142
Undercover Operations
7 Enforcement on Unlicensed
Cannabis Manufactures &
Dispensaries
107
Massage Establishments Permit
Checks
45 Search Warrants
54 Undercover Vice Operations
32 Vice Arrests
528 lbs.
Methamphetamine Seized
507,668
Fentanyl Pills Seized
$159,979
Illicit Cash Seized
7 Firearm Arrests by SIU
29 Seized/Recovered Firearms by SIU
173
Total Firearms Seized/Recovered
Department Wide
NARCOTICS
Calendar Year 2022
23 GANG INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP)
Community outreach
Graffiti prevention
• 30 Investigations
• 53 Arrests
2022
Misdemeanor Arrests 157
Felony Arrests 258
TOTAL ARRESTS 415
Gang Contacts 623
Firearms Seized 20
Search Warrants 36
24 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
3 School Resource Officers (SRO)
• Estancia High School
• Costa Mesa High School
• Back Bay High School
2022
Presentations 66
School Investigations 417
Meetings 888
Students Counseled 928
Enforcement Actions 92
25 ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT GRANT
$3.5 million dollar grant over three years targeting Organized Retail Theft, Vehicle Theft and Vehicle Accessory Theft (catalytic converters) $2.5 million in personnel cost for directed enforcement $804,000 equipment and software
$115,000 training and education
26 SPECIALIZED UNITS AND PROGRAMS
OCIAC/TLO – OC Intelligence Assessment Center/Terrorism Liaison SWAT
Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)
Project 529 bicycle registration program
Fleet
Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) & Emergency Rescue Vehicle (ERV)
27 CHALLENGES/OPPORTUNITIES FACING CMPD
Recruitment & retention of staff
Pursuing innovative technologies to
improve policing
Preparing a future generation of leaders
28 BUILDING OUR FUTURE
KEY FOCUSES:
Ensure responsiveness and trusting relationships with our community
Management & supervisor team building workshops
Maintain police strategic planning
Improve internal communication and transparency
Enhance crime analysis coordination throughout the region Expand recruitment and retention efforts
Leadership development & succession planning for future Transforming Police Culture
Chief Ron Lawrence
Fairview Nature Park
Photo by Sharon Hurd
Did you know………..
“Fairview Park is located on a
mesa top that supports one of
the last coastal vernal pool
complexes in California. The
value of the habitat in the
park cannot be overstated. “
-
USFW (email to City staff Feb. 2, 2019)
Photo by Ron Vanderhoff
Vernal Pool watershed between dunes
Endangered Woolly Marble
“Regular disturbance decreases the overall
biological integrity of the park by favoring
species that are more resilient and
attracted to urban environments (e.g.,
crows, rats, mice, opossums, skunks).
Species that are more sensitive to
disturbance are likely to leave, reducing
species diversity.”
USFW email to City Feb. 1, 2019
Western Burrowing Owl
Fairview Park is the
perfect place for
this migratory bird
to spend its winter.
If you stay on the
trails , and look
carefully, you may
be able to see
them. They are on
both the west and
east side of
Fairview Park.
Historic
Restoration
Day
COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
AVAILABLE
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY , October 14, 2023
FROM 9:00 – 11:00AM
AT FAIRVIEW PARK
Fairview Nature Park
Costa Mesa’s Home to Biodiversity
WWW.Fairviewparkalliance.ortg
[email protected]
Sweat Bee photo by Bettina Eastman