AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING NOTICE
JUNE 15, 2022
PUBLIC MEETING 4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS
Victor M. Gordo, Mayor
Tyron Hampton, District 1
John J. Kennedy, District 3
Steve Madison, District 6
STAFF
Cynthia J. Kurtz, Interim City Manager
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
MISSION STATEMENT
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GULAR MEETING
AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2022
Public Meeting: 4:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
PUBLIC MEETING – 4:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
1. RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICE
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION COMMUNITY-BASED SEATS*
2. RE
QUEST PREPARATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.84
OF THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE, MAKING IT A CRIME TO
POSSESS CERTAIN UNREGISTERED AND UNSERIALIZED FIREARMS
KNOWN AS “GHOST GUNS” AND GHOST GUN KITS AND ENHANCE THE PENALTY FOR SUCH POSSESSION*
INFORMATION ITEMS
3. 2022 PROACTIVE FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORT*
4. S
AFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS*
ADJOURN
NEW BUSINESS
1. RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
COMMUNITY-BASED SEATS*
2. REQUEST PREPARATION OF AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.84 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE, MAKING IT A CRIME TO POSSESS
CERTAIN UNREGISTERED AND UNSERIALIZED
FIREARMS KNOWN AS “GHOST GUNS” AND GHOST
GUN KITS AND ENHANCE THE PENALTY FOR SUCH
POSSESSION*
RECOMMENDATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
COMMUNITY-BASED SEATS
RESOLUTION NO. 9823
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA
ESTABLISHING (1) A POLICY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS
TO THE COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION,
AND (2) A STIPEND FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS
WHEREAS, Pasadena Municipal Code Section 2.60.030(A) , subdivisions (1) through (5) require the City Council to appoint a total of 11 members on the Community Police Oversight Committee ("Commission "), with each Councilmember and the Mayor nominating one member, for a total of eight members , and with the remaining three members being nominated representing community-based organizations ; each member must be a resident of the City, and at least 50 percent of the filled positions on the Commission shall be women, if feasible; and
WHEREAS , the Pasadena Municipal Code Section 2.60.030(A) (6) requires the City Council to "establish a policy for the appointment of members to the [C]omission ."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pasadena as follows :
Section 1. This resolution sets forth the City Council's policy for appointment of members to the Community Police Oversight Commission ("Commission"), as well as the compensation of members of the Commission.
Section 2. Appointment of Members Nominated by
Councilmembers and the Mayor. For the eight Commission positions nominated by Councilmembers and the Mayor, this resolution does not limit the means for nomination beyond the following: At a regular or special City Council meeting scheduled to consider and select members of the Commission , each Councilmember and the Mayor will present to the full City Council the name of one person they desire to nominate to serve on the Commission . Each Councilmember and the Mayor can determine how they will arrive at their nominee .
Section 3. Appointment of Community-Based Organization
Members. For the three Commission positions where community-based organization members are nominated , the process for appointment shall be as follows , for each vacancy:
A Commission staff, or, in the alternative , the City Manager or designee , shall (1) publicize the opportunity for community-based organizations to recommend applicants for the Commission position ; and (2) ·submit the applicants to the Public Safety Committee for consideration; 8 . The Public Safety Committee shall review the applications , and shall submit its nomination to the City Council;
C. The City Council shall consider the Public Safety Committee 's nomination for appointment , or, in the alternative, may subsequently consider other applications considered by the Public Safety Committee.
Section 4. Appointment of Initial Commission Members to Staggered Terms. For the initial members appointed to the Commission, the City Council will vote to appoint nominees to the Commission for staggered terms of three years (four members), two years (four members), and one year (remaining three members) , with terms of less than one year not being considered a full term, and with terms expiring on June 30 of applicable years, pursuant to Pasadena Municipal Code Section 2.60.030(8) . Unless the City Council can agree otherwise, nominees of four of the five Councilmembers, including the Mayor, whose terms expire in 2024 will be appointed for a three-year initial term, with the fifth nominee being appointed for a two-year initial term. The four appointees to the three-year initial term shall be drawn by lot. The nominees of the three Councilmembers whose terms expire in 2022 will be appointed for a two-year initial term.
For the three initial members appointed to the Commission from community-based organizations, the City Council will vote to appoint the members for one-year initial terms.
Section 5. Stipend. Each member of the Community Police Oversight Commission shall be paid a stipend of $100 per meeting for attendance at Commission meetings, whether regular or special.
Adopted at the special meeting of the City Council on the 25 t~ay of Jan ua r y 2021 by the following vote :
AYES : Counci lmem be rs Ham p t on, Kenned y, Madi son, Masuda , W illiams, Vi ce Mayor Wils on, Mayo r Gord o
NOES : Non e
ABSENT : No n e
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
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Chief Assistant City Attorney
City of Pasadena
Community Police Oversight Commission
Current Roster of Commissioners
Name Nominating Authority Term Expires
Phillip Argento Mayor 6/30/2023
Esprit Loren Jones District 1 6/30/2024
Noemi Emeric-Ford District 2 6/30/2024
Donald Matthews District 3 6/30/2023
Barbara Stacy District 4 6/30/2024
Raul Ibanez District 5 6/30/2023
Paula Verrette District 6 6/30/2024
Lawrence Lurvey District 7 6/30/2023
Alexis Abernethy Community Based Organization 6/30/2022 Florence Annang Community Based Organization 6/30/2022
Juliana Serrano Community Based Organization 6/30/2022
REQUEST PREPARATION OF AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.84 OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE, MAKING IT A CRIME TO POSSESS
CERTAIN UNREGISTERED AND UNSERIALIZED
FIREARMS KNOWN AS “GHOST GUNS” AND GHOST
GUN KITS AND ENHANCE THE PENALTY FOR SUCH
POSSESSION
INFORMATION ITEMS
3. 2022 PROACTIVE FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORT*
4. SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS*
2022 PROACTIVE FIREWORKS MITIGATION EFFORT
Fire, Police and Public Information Office
2022 Proactive Fireworks
Mitigation Effort
Chad Augustin, Fire Chief, PFD
Art Chute, Commander,PPD
Lisa Derderian, Public Information Officer
Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Where Do We Stand?
• In 2021 California continued to experience
unprecedented fire loss due to wildfires.
• Suppression Costs in 2021 surpassed over
$1.176 Billion Dollars
• 2022 continues to present with extreme fire risk
due to extreme drought conditions
2 Fire, Police and Public Information Office
2022 Initiatives
• Reduce Fireworks activity
• Increase public awareness
• Reduce potential for bodily harm
• Reduce overall risk of fire loss to the community
3 Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Efforts to Date
• Early activation of Fireworks Task Force
• Robust messaging campaign
• 4000 Hazardous vegetation inspections
• Volunteers going door to door
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Efforts to Date cont.
• Partnerships with local
media for increased
awareness
• Increased patrols in days
prior to the 4
th of July
• Press conference June
30 th to kickoff efforts
• Engagement of all media
outlets in English and
Spanish languages
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Messaging
• ALL Fireworks are illegal in the City of Pasadena
> 25 A-Frame signs posted around city entrances to
neighborhoods
> City electric signage
> QR Codes to Citizen Service Center
6 Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Community Outreach
• Community Outreach & Media Messages
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Community Outreach
• Community Outreach & Public Info Messages
> Dozens of “Zero Tolerance” posts on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram via City main accounts, plus PD, FD, Rose Bowl Stadium, City Council, PWP, Library and stakeholder accounts > Website - main City & Dept. Homepages
> Online & print ads Pasadena Now &
Pasadena Weekly
8 Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Community Outreach
• Community Outreach & Public Info Messages
> Special placards and banners in Pasadena Transit buses & on public buildings throughout the City
9 Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Community Outreach
• Community Outreach & Public Info Messages
> Special No Fireworks messages on City Police, Fire and Public Works vehicles
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Upcoming Efforts
• Widespread use of volunteers leading up to
July 4th
• Use on on-duty Pasadena FD personnel
patrolling high risk areas
• Press conference June 30th
> Phos-Chek
• Enforcement teams
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Fireworks Number
• Community & Media Outreach
Telephone Number used in all messages to
Report Illegal Fireworks: (626) 744-4241
• QR code:
12 Community Firework Enforcement Teams
• Multiple two-officer teams in marked police
vehicles to responded to Firework Calls
• June 18th – July 3rd, 6:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m.
> 4 officers (June 18th – June 26th)
> 6 officers (July 1st – July 3rd)
> 1 sergeant (June 27th – July 3rd)
• July Fourth PPD Deployment
> 12 officers, 2 supervisor, 5:30 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
• Citywide Focused Patrols
> History of illegal (fireworks) activity
> Visual observations of fireworks activity
> Calls for Service (citizen)
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Administrative Citation
• Pasadena Municipal Code
section 14.30.020 –
Possession, Sale and
Discharge of Fireworks.
• PMC was amended in
2018 to allow for issuance
of administrative citations
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Fire, Police and Public Information Office
Summary
• Summary
> Early outreach with a goal of eliminating illegal
fireworks use
> Reduce risk of injury and fire
> City continues to be a “Zero Tolerance” community for fireworks & enforcement, but emphasis is on education,
public information/awareness and confiscation.
> Ordinance holding property owners and tenants
responsible for illegal activity is a useful tool for
enforcement officers in gaining compliance.
15 SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS
Police Department
SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS
Acting Commander Javier Aguilar
June 15, 2022
Police Department
Background
Penal Code 25110- Criminal Storage of Firearms
• A person commits the crime of criminal storage of a firearm in the first degree:
> The person keeps any firearm within any premises that are under the person’s control
The person reasonably should know that a child
or that a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or deadly weapon is likely to gain access to the firearm without the permission and access to the firearm and thereby causes death or great bodily injury to the child or any other person 2 Police Department
Background
A person commits the crime of Criminal Storage of a
Firearm in the second degree:
• The person keeps any firearm within any premises that are under the person’s control and reasonably should know that a child (without permission) or that a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or deadly weapon is likely to gain access to the firearm, • And thereby causes injury, other than great bodily injury, to themselves or any other person, or carries/brandishes the firearm in a public place
A person commits the crime of Criminal Storage of a
Firearm in the third degree:
• If the person keeps any firearm within any premises that are under the person’s custody or control and negligently stores or leaves a firearm in a location where the person reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access to the firearm
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Background
Penal Code 25110- Penalties
• Criminal storage of a firearm in the first degree
> is punishable by imprisonment 16 months, or two or three years, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine; or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine
• Criminal storage of a firearm in the second/third degree > is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine • Related offenses:
> Child endangerment- Penal code 273a
> Carrying a loaded firearm- Penal Code 25840
> Carrying a concealed weapon- Penal Code 25400
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Background
Penal code 25135 - prohibited person therein
• A person who is 18 years of age or older, and who is the owner, or legal occupant of a residence, who owns a firearm and who knows or has reason to know that another person also residing therein is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm by law shall not keep in that residence any firearm that he or she owns:
> The firearm is maintained within a locked container
> Is disabled by a firearm safety device
> Maintained within a locked gun safe
> Maintained within a locked trunk
> Is locked with a locking device which has rendered the firearm inoperable Penal Code 25140- guns in vehicles
• A person shall, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle > lock the handgun in the vehicle’s trunk,
> lock the handgun in a locked container and place the container out of plain view, > lock the handgun in a locked container that is permanently affixed to the vehicle’s interior and not in plain view, or lock the handgun in a locked toolbox or utility box. 5