OPENING
ROLL CALL:
Staff:
NEW BUSINESS
Councilmember Madison
arrived at 4:52 p.m.
CITY OF PASADENA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER - S249
MAY 24, 2023
SPECIAL MEETING
Teleconference Location:
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Business Center
69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr.
Waikoloa, HI 96738
The Chair called the special meeting of the Public Safety Committee to order at 4:39 p.m.
Mayor Victor M. Gordo (Chair)
CouncilmemberTyron Hampton
Councilmember Justin Jones
Councilmember Steve Madison (Connected to the meeting at 4:52 p.m.)
Miguel Marquez, City Manager
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager
Javan Rad, Chief Assistant City Attorney
Lola Osborne, Acting Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Matthew Hawkesworth, Director of Finance
Eugene Harris, Police Chief
Arthur Chute, Police Deputy Chief
Kimberly Siemen, Management Analyst V with Police Department Enrique Arroyo, Management Analyst V with Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department
Darrell Walker, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Superintendent
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary
BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET - PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
DEPARTMENT
Lola Osborne, Acting Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS), displayed a Powerpoint presentation on the department's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Recommended Operating Budget, including providing information on FY 2023
accomplishments, appropriations by category and division, FY 2024 priorities, and responded to questions.
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r The following individuals provided comments/suggestions related to the item:
Norma Aceituno, Pasadena resident
Flavio Andrade, Pasadena resident
Mayor Gordo advocated for staff to reschedule the current senior programs at Villa Parke to morning time slots; and asked the City Manager to provide an implementation memo on the return of the senior programs to the morning schedule. In addition, he asked staff to work with Human Resources staff to ensure that an internal promotion policy is in place to hire within the City's MASH program and part time employees.
Councilmember Hampton advocated for an increase in the budget for daytime senior programs at all City recreation centers; and spoke in support of policy changes providing upward mobility within the City to MASH and part-time employees.
Brenda Harvey-Williams, Assistant City Manager, provided information on PRCS's historical hiring practices that included hiring from within the department, and responded to questions.
EnriqueArroyo, Management Analyst V with PRCS, provided budget information on the Honorable John J. Kennedy pool maintenance schedule, and Darrell Walker, Recreation and Community Services Superintendent, provided information on the City's pools operation schedules and community use of the pools, with both responding to questions.
The Committee requested that staff provide information on the costs associated with operating the John J. Kennedy pool at the Robinson Park Recreation Center on Sundays during the summer and spring breaks.
Councilmember Hampton asked staff to consider raising wages for youth employment, such as lifeguards and camp recreation leader positions to compete with private sector business salaries.
Councilmember Jones asked staff to provide information on the City's recreation room reservations, to determine the number of reservations made by organizations not associated with the City.
Matthew Hawkesworth, Director of Finance, provided information on the funding related to the City's year around public pool use, and responded to questions.
Councilmember Madison and Mayor Gordo spoke in support of providing free swimming lessons and recreational swimming to the community, including children and students.
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Mayor Gordo asked staff to request additional funding from the City Council to maximize participation and increase capacity after reflecting on the sold out La Pintoresca camp. He recommended that staff partner with nonprofits organizations by offering programs at recreation centers and loaning or assisting in purchasing equipment with a commitment from the organization to offer services for a set number of days/hours.
Councilmember Hampton asked staff to update the Parks and Recreation GIS system to include residents from the "Florecita Farms" area so they may benefit from the Pasadena resident rates.
On order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
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BUDGET WORKSHOP - FY 2024 RECOMMENDED OPERATING
BUDGET - POLICE DEPARTMENT
Eugene hlarris, Police Chief, displayed a Powerpoint presentation on the department's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget, including providing information on FY 2023 accomplishments, appropriations by category and funds, and responded to questions.
The following individuals provided comments/suggestions related to the item:
Flavio Andrade, Pasadena resident
Yadi, Pasadena resident
Arthur Chute, Police Deputy Chief, shared information on the strategic placement of automatic license plate readers within the City; and Kimberly Siemen, Management Analyst V with the Pasadena Police Department (PPD), provided information on grant funding received by PPD, and responded to questions.
Councilmember Hampton recommended placing automatic license plate readers near the Aroyo Seco entrance by the Rose Bowl. In addition, he asked staff to provide racial demographics of sworn individuals who engage with the community in order to make informed decisions when hiring new officers. In addition, he requested that staff agendize the Pasadena Police Activities League (PAL) program at a future Public Safety Meeting for review and discussion; and to provide information on possible upgrades to the City's helicopters to reduce the amount of noise pollution. 03 5/24/2023
ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
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^ri&e Kenebrew
Recording Secretary
Mayor Gordo spoke on the importance of retaining Pasadena trained officers with experience in the community and asked staff to prioritize improving PPD's personnel retention. He also spoke in support of staff returning to the Committee with an update on the City's PAL program.
Councilmember Jones requested information on the number of PPD sworn officers who reside in Pasadena, Altadena, or surrounding areas.
Mayor Gordo requested information on the coordination and communication between PPD and the City's various departments, particularly Parks, Recreation and Community Services, and Transportation departments; and asked staff to provide a report on the feasibility to increase the ranks of Park Safety Specialists, and the impact to PPD's budget for additional Park Safety Specialists to be assigned to parks throughout the City.
On order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
On the^&<der of the Chair, the special meeting of the Public Safety Committee was adjourned a^?:11 p.m.
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