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Attachment I Staff Report

Council Public Safety Committee
May 14, 2026

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DATE: May 14, 2026
TO: Council Public Safety Committee
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Proposed 2026-2027 Agenda Planning Calendar: Review and Comment

RECOMMENDATION
That the Council Public Safety Committee (CPSC) reviews and comments on this report.

SUMMARY
The proposed 2026-2027 agenda planning calendar contains tentative agenda topics for future CPSC meetings for the Committee’s consideration. This item will remain on future CPSC agendas and will be updated periodically to reflect any modifications to the planning calendar, including additions, rescheduled items, cancelled items, and confirmed meeting dates.

BACKGROUND
At the March 24, 2026 City Council meeting, Resolution No. 26-104 was adopted to reduce the Council Public Safety Committee meeting from bi-monthly to quarterly. Staff is currently evaluating potential meeting schedules that avoid conflicts with holidays, standing City meetings, and other operational constraints. Each CPSC meeting will begin with oral reports from the Fire and Police Chiefs. including incident data, summaries of major incidents or trends, and upcoming public safety initiatives or events.

In addition to the Chief Reports, staff suggests the following tentative agenda topics for the Committee’s consideration during the 2026-2027 calendar cycle.

Proposed Agenda Planning Calendar:

Fire Department Assessment
Update on Police Building Design
Fire Department and Airport Collaboration Update
HEART Program Update
MIHU Pause Update
Gang Activity Update
Youth and Family Services Update
Recruitment and Retention Efforts in Public Safety
AB 481 Annual Report – Military Equipment Use Policy
Overview of Fire Technology
Overview of Police Technology
Wellness Programs for Public Safety
Cost Recovery for EMS
Public Safety Overtime Management
Arson Incidents and Response
Debrief of Fire Season and Mutual Aid

NEXT STEPS
Upon direction from the Committee, staff will revise the proposed agenda topics as necessary, finalize future meeting dates, and schedule topics accordingly.

Prepared by: Laura Gomez, Management Analyst
Lauren Dekas, Management Analyst
Recommended by: Bryan Matthews, Police Chief
Ryan Hamre, Fire Chief
Approved by:
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Jennifer Ott, City Manager

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