COUNCIL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Hybrid Participation- Zoom Meeting/Conference Room 2A
Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 5:33 p.m. by Mayor Mark Salinas
ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Mayor Salinas
Council Member Bonilla Jr.
Council Member Roche
Staff Present:
Dustin Claussen, Interim City Manager
Regina Youngblood, Assistant City Manager
Bryan Matthews, Chief of Police
Garrett Contreras, Fire Chief
Eric Vollmer, Deputy Fire Chief
Mary Thomas, Assistant to City Manager
Irene Perez, Management Analyst
Lauren Dekas, Management Analyst
Laura Gomez, Sr. Management Analyst
Lesley Hayes, Crime and Intelligence Analyst
Garett Wagner, Police Lieutenant
Daniel Olsen, Police Captain
William Deplitch, Police Captain
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
1. Approval of Minutes
Mayor Salinas introduced the item. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Council Member Roche and seconded by Council Member Bonilla Jr.
2. Police Chief Report & Fire Chief Report
Chief Contreras delivered an oral report and presented a PowerPoint presentation on behalf of the Fire Department, while Chief Matthews provided an oral report and presented a PowerPoint presentation for the Police Department.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee received the presentation and provided feedback to both the Police Department and Fire Department.
3. Update on the County Ambulance Request for Proposals
Chief Contreras provided the oral report on this item.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee received the report and provided feedback to Fire Department.
4. AB481 Annual Report-Military Equipment Use Policy
Chief Matthews provided the report and PowerPoint presentation on this item.
Public Comments
Suzanne Luther with Hayward Concerned Citizens expressed her support for all equipment that the Police Department needs.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee received the report and provided feedback to Police Department.
5. Update on Dispatch Assessment Implementation
Captain Deplitch provided the oral report on this item.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee received the report and provided feedback to Police Department.
6. Peregrine Software
Chief Matthews provided the report and PowerPoint presentation on this item.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee expressed their support for this technology.
7. Bloomberg Update
Mary Thomas provided the report and PowerPoint presentation on this item.
Public Comments
Suzanne Luther with Hayward Concerned Citizens expressed concerns with building a state- of-the-art library into the area that had high crime rates. She suggested the committee to consider adding a library with a new HPD Public Safety Center.
TJ with Hayward Concerned Citizens expressed support for Suzanne’s comment. She added that in regard to use of Measure C funds, there are many more needs for the Public Safety Building than there are with building a new library. She expressed her desire to place priority on the new Public Safety Building.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee received the report and provided feedback on this item.
8. Proposed 2024 Agenda Planning Calendar
Irene Perez provided the report on this item.
July 24, 2024 (optional meeting during Council recess)
Police Training Curriculum and Schedule
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program changes Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle replacement
September 25, 2024
Overview of Public Safety Technology
Emergency Management Plan Review
Hazmat Program Updates
November – Staff will poll for a meeting date that is not in the Thanksgiving holiday week HEART Program Updates
Update on Police Building Design
Unscheduled Items
Update on sideshows
Update on human trafficking
Summary of cross-agency coordinator/trends (CSUEB, Chabot, BART, HARD, HUSD) Update on using CSOs for certain types of enforcement activities
Public Comments
There were none.
Committee Questions/Discussion
The committee reviewed the calendar and provided agenda recommendations to cancel the meetings in July and December.
TASK FORCE MEMBERS/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REFERRALS
There were no Committee Member or staff announcements and referrals.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Salinas adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.