AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
May 24, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING 4:30 P.M.
MEMBERS
Victor M. Gordo, Mayor
Tyron Hampton, District 1
Justin Jones, District 3
Steve Madison, District 6
STAFF
David Reyes, Assistant City Manager
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Tamer Sabha, Recording Secretary
MISSION STATEMENT
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with our history, culture and unique character.
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SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MAY 24, 2023
Public Meeting: 4:30 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
Teleconference Location:
Residence
52300 Ross Avenue
La Quinta, CA 92553
PUBLIC MEETING – 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT – LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THIS SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA AND WILL BE HEARD AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS
CONSIDERED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
1. BUDGET WORKSHOP – FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET*:
A. POLICE DEPARTMENT
B. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
INFORMATION ITEM
ADJOURN
NEW BUSINESS
1. BUDGET WORKSHOP – FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET*:
A. POLICE DEPARTMENT
B. PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT (REVISED)
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Department
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Public Safety Committee
May 24, 2023
Police Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Versaterm CAD/RMS
> Went Live in June 2022
> Most significant upgrade to the Computer Aided
dispatch and Records Management system in
over 30 years.
> Has enhanced department data processing and
reported outcomes
• National Incident Based Reporting System
> New data collection system. No longer reporting
on the Uniform Crime Reporting System (UCR).
Police Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments (cont’d)
• Police Activities League/Explorers Move
> Both programs had outgrown their previous
locations and Jefferson Elementary school has
provided plenty of space for both programs to
flourish.
• ShotSpotter
> Second year having the gunshot detection system.
> There is a 32% decrease in confirmed shootings
from the previous year.
Police Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments (cont’d)
• Automated License Plate Reader
Installation
> A grant from the Urban Area Security Initiative
gave money to procure and install Automatic
License Plate Readers around the Rose Bowl.
Police Department
Appropriations by Category
Category
FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended*
%
Change
Personnel 73,763,117 73,939,167 76,591,162 83,334,386 88,361,471 6.0% Services & Supplies 6,701,841 5,087,599 7,377,651 6,832,723 7,588,768 11.1% Internal Service Charges 7,030,395 6,522,633 7,032,177 7,786,636 8,501,637 9.2% Capital Outlay 303,244 476,209 271,616 - 953,042 100.0% Debt Service - - 697 - - - Grand Total 87,798,598 86,025,608 91,273,304 97,953,745 105,404,918 7.6% FTE 377.25 376.25* (1.00)
*The Department's total FTEs will be amended to 378.25, resulting in an increase of 1.0 FTE and the associated FY 2024 Recommended Operating Budget will increase by $200,000.
Police Department
Appropriations by Fund
Fund
FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended
%
Change
101 - General Fund 80,808,619 83,155,586 84,097,268 89,472,332 95,100,348 6.3% 104 - L. A. Impact Fund 17,914 19,621 15,005 74,999 74,999 0.0% 105 - General Fund Projects Fund 2,712,298 479,072 2,612,511 3,382,000 4,200,000 24.2% 106 - New Years Day Genl Fund Events 1,636,395 - 1,716,135 1,584,018 1,586,875 0.2% 108 - Foothill Air Support Team Fund 330,730 302,616 279,198 403,815 416,988 3.3% 201 - Supplemental Law Enforcement Fund 184,542 288,855 413,784 380,857 408,836 7.3% 202 - Public Safety Augmentation Fund 1,952,244 1,469,132 1,556,936 2,241,196 2,602,594 16.1% 207 - Asset Forfeiture Fund 154,055 232,154 430,864 414,529 801,237 93.3% 230 - Homeland Security Grant Fund 1,800 78,572 151,603 - 213,042 100.0% Grand Total 87,798,598 86,025,608 91,273,304 97,953,745 105,404,918 7.6% Police Department
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Adopted Budget
• Personnel increase $5.0m (6%)
> Created a Digital Evidence Team in the Records
Section.
> Added 2.0 FTE Records Technicians and 1.0 FTE
Records Supervisor
> Eliminated long term vacancies
> 1.0 FTE Community Services Officer
> 1.0 FTE Records Cadets (.50 FTE each)
> Increase to overall personnel due to negotiated
salary increases – all MOUs re-negotiated.
Police Department
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Adopted Budget
• Services and Supplies $756k (11.1%)
> Conferences and meetings expenses increased
> Helicopter and other insurance costs increased
• Capital Outlay $953k (100%)
> Purchasing additional Motorcycles
> Purchasing additional Enforcement/Patrol Vehicles
> Replacing aging helicopter equipment
• Internal Service Charges $715k (9.2%)
> Increase is a result of re-instatement of
preventative maintenance rates
> Rise in information technology rates
Police Department
FY 2024 Priorities
• Personnel
> Changing recruitment outreach efforts to
target different audiences
• Technology
> Additional hardware and software tools to
help solve crimes and to provide better
service.
• Increase Enforcement/Patrol Fleet
• Grant and Procurement Unit
> New Unit will actively pursue grants to increase
revenue stream to the department
Police Department
FY 2024 Priorities (cont’d)
• Community Engagement
> Requiring patrol officers to walk a block and
engage with community once per shift
> Immersion in Service Clubs by department
personnel
▪ Lions and Rotary
• Chief of Police Unscripted
> Meet quarterly to discuss community issues
• Training and Retention
• Safety in Parks
> Creation of a Street Crimes Unit
PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Department
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Public Safety Committee
May 24, 2023
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2023 Accomplishments
Community Services
• Started Free Homeless
Prevention & Legal Clinic
• Received State designation
to operate passport services
• 2,950 community services
customers in-person,
telephone & online
• Hosted Art Night activities w/
entertainment & kids art
2 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2023 Accomplishments
Parks
• Maintained 951.87 acres
> Parks, libraries, joint-user parks,
landscape median sites & other
landscaped properties
• Promoted conservation &
sustainability
> Replaced non-functional turf w/
mulch @ Allendale, Jefferson, &
Eaton Blanch parks
> Replaced gas-powered leaf
blowers w/ battery-operated units
• Renovated turf at Villa Parke,
Washington & Victory parks
3 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2023 Accomplishments
Youth & Teen Development
• 192 young people (14-24
years old) interned with ROSE
Program & employed
through Youth Ambassador
Program
Facilities
• Issued 1,300 facility
reservation permits
4 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2023 Accomplishments
Recreation
• Summer aquatics program
served 2,241 participants
• 650 students attended on-site
before & after school care
• 4,136 participants enrolled in
youth sports, fitness &
wellness, adaptive classes, &
recreation and virtual classes
• Over 150 teens participated
in programming at La
Pintoresca Teen Education
Center
5 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2023 Accomplishments
Special Events
• Hosted 4th Annual Adaptive
Sports Festival
• Celebrated reopening of the
Villa Parke Fitness & Boxing
Center
• Hosted wide variety cultural,
community events
> Latino Heritage Parade & Festival
> Black History Parade & Festival
> Older Americans Month
> Mayor’s Annual Tree Lighting
> National Coming Out Day
6 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Appropriations by Category
7 Category
FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended % Change
Personnel 7,325,137 12,112,888 12,416,634 14,123,498 16,175,916 14.5% Services & Supplies 1,711,088 7,751,109 5,010,889 5,803,952 6,170,117 6.3% Internal Srvc Chrg 2,095,509 3,075,898 3,456,267 3,709,734 4,043,074 9.0% Capital Outlay 41,946 0 19,985 31,900 0 -100.0%
Operate Transfer Out 80,363 82,768 82,768 0 0 0.0%
Grand Total 11,254,043 23,022,664 20,986,542 23,669,084 26,389,108 11.5% FTEs 155.23 168.23 13.00
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Appropriations by Division
8 Division
FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended % Change
Administration 2,728,682 5,483,170 2,236,808 2,325,500 2,606,937 12.1% Community Services 1,591,279 1,550,677 1,497,474 1,588,371 1,610,213 1.4% Facilities 0 3,180,980 2,944,480 3,783,249 4,097,248 8.3% Parks 0 9,274,892 9,812,224 10,529,852 11,225,150 6.6% Recreation 6,934,081 3,532,945 4,495,557 5,442,112 6,849,560 25.9% Grand Total 11,254,043 23,022,664 20,986,542 23,669,084 26,389,108 11.5%
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Budget
• Year-Round Aquatics
Program @ Robinson Park
Pool
> 5.84 new full-time FTEs &
7.06 part-time FTEs plus
program materials,
services & utilities
> Starting September 2023
Tue – Sat: 10am – 7pm
> $553,000 net increase
(prorated 10 months)
9 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Budget (continued)
• Current Aquatics Program
> 8-week summer program
> 2 City-owned pools
Robinson & Villa Parke
> 2 School sites
Pasadena & Blair
• Year-Round Aquatics
Program at Robinson
Pilot program
10 Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2024 Priorities
11 • Affordable recreation
programing to residents
from tiny tots through older
adults
• Innovative programs for
older adults that meet the
needs of Pasadena’s
diverse senior population
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2024 Priorities
12 • Operation of year-round
aquatics program at
Robinson Park Recreation
Center pool
• Enhanced adaptive
recreation opportunities
including arts and special
events for individuals with
disabilities
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
FY 2024 Priorities
13 • Collaborate with
Police
Department’s park
safety specialists
for a presence at
parks, recreation &
community centers
• Continue trail
repair damaged
by the winter storm
in the Arroyo Seco
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Youth Programs Participation
14 FY 2022 FY 2023
(May 2023) % Dec/Inc
Youth Programs
Youth Sports 2,375 3,503 32%
ASAP 614 658 7%
Summer Day Camps 437 435 0%
Tiny Tots 30 52 42%
Youth Totals 3,456 4,648 26%
Teen Center
Year-Round Program 120 82 -46%
Teen Totals 120 82 -46%
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Older Adult Program Classes
15 • March 13, 2020 – all
programming ceased
due to COVID-19
• Villa Parke Community
Center renovation
closed Aug 2021 – Sep
2022
• Older Adult Classes
resumed
> JRCC (June 2022)
> Villa Parke (Sept 2022)
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Older Adult Program Classes
(cont’d)
16 Jackie Robinson
Community Center
Villa Parke Community
Center
Session # of
Classes
# of
Participants
# of
Classes
# of
Participants
Fall 2022 12 37 0 0
Winter 2023 13 278 14 222
Spring 2023 12 275 13 205
Summer 2023* 14 320 16 307
Totals 51 910 43 734
* Registration is ongoing
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
17 Any Questions?