1 April 21, 2022
MEETING MINUTES OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE
AND MEETING OF THE WHOLE
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2022
Consistent with the California Governor’s Executive Order No. N-29-20, Resolution No.
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 79485, 80237, 80266, 80290, 80323, 80343, 80363, 80400, and 80445, Councilmembers will be teleconferencing from remote locations.
The Committee meeting was teleconferenced from remote locations and convened at 1:30 p.m.
PRESENT: Councilmembers: Raul Peralez, Matt Mahan, Sylvia Arenas, Chappie Jones (1:50 p.m.).
ABSENT: Sergio Jimenez.
STAFF: Assistant City Manager Lee Wilcox; Senior Deputy City Attorney Rosa Tsongtaatarii; Paul Pereira, Mayor's Office; and Deputy City Clerk Grace Turner.
(b) Review of Work Plan
No Changes. No vote required.
(c) Consent Calendar
1. Bi-Monthly Financial Report for January/February 2022. (City Manager – Budget/ Finance) Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas, seconded by Councilmember Matt Mahan and carried unanimously, the Bi-Monthly Financial Report on actual revenues and expenditures as compared to the 2021-2022 Budget for the eight months ending February 2022 was accepted.(3-0-2. Absent: Jimenez, Jones.)
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(d) Reports to Committee
1. Police Department Operations and Performance Bi-Monthly Status Report. (Police) Lieutenant, San Jose Police Department, Steve Donohue and Lieutenant, Gang Investigations Unit, Geeno Gular provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment. Councilmember Raul Peralez requested an additional presentation on the city’s response to sideshows in the next report, including information on how the city’s response has been going, what is working and not working and to engage a conversation on resource trade-offs.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas, seconded by Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and carried unanimously, the verbal bi-monthly status report on Police Department operations and performance in the areas of city-wide crime statistics, crime trends, emerging issues, and other matters of interest, as needed, with a focus on gender-based violence, police redistricting efforts, and violent and gang-related crime data by Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force hotspots and emerging hotspots was accepted. (4-0-1. Absent: Jimenez.)
2. Fire Department Sworn Recruitment/Hiring Activity and Bilingual Services Status Annual Report. (Fire)
Assistant Fire Chief, Fire Department, James A. Williams provided the presentation and responded to questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman and Jill Borders offered public comment.
Councilmember Raul Peralez requested an inclusion of ‘Santa Clara County residents’ in the next round of application data.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas, seconded by Councilmember Matt Mahan and carried unanimously, the annual report on San José Fire Department sworn personnel recruitment and hiring activity for calendar year 2021, including communication/marketing activities and analysis, qualified applicant pool diversity, and sworn demographic data by rank, as well as the status of sworn bilingual services as of December 2021 was accepted. (4-0-1. Absent: Jimenez.)
3. Fire Department Sworn Staffing Strategic Planning. (Fire/ City Manager - Budget) Fire Chief, Fire Department, Robert Sapien Jr. provided the presentation and answered questions.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas, seconded by Councilmember Matt Mahan and carried unanimously, the report on Fire Department sworn staffing strategic planning, including anticipated attrition rates and an analysis of service needs in the context of a growing and increasingly dense population was accepted. (4-0-1. Absent: Jimenez.) 3 April 21, 2022
4. Fleet: Take Home Vehicles Audit Report. (City Auditor) City Auditor, Joe Rois and Deputy Director, Public Works, Walter Lin provided a verbal report and answered questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman offered public comment.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Matt Mahan, seconded by Vice Mayor Chappie Jones and carried unanimously, the report on the Fleet: Take Home Vehicles Audit was accepted with a Cross-reference of the audit report to be heard by the full City Council for approval at its meeting on May 10, 2022. (4-0-1. Absent: Jimenez.)
5. City-wide Grant Monitoring Audit Report. (City Auditor) City Auditor, Joe Rois and Assistant Director, Finance Department, Luz Cofresi-Howe provided a verbal report and answered questions.
Public Comments: Blair Beekman and Jill Borders offered public comments.
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Matt Mahan, seconded by Councilmember Sylvia Arenas and carried unanimously, the report on the City-wide Grant Monitoring Audit was accepted with a Cross-reference of the audit report to be heard by the full City Council for approval at its meeting on May 10, 2022. (4-0-1. Absent: Jimenez.)
OPEN FORUM
1. Blair Beekman expressed interest in the Reimagine Task Force Commission’s series of recommendations to be heard during the May 10, 2022 City Council Meeting and spoke to ideas of peace versus war.
2. Jill Borders expressed appreciation for online meetings, and spoke to the power of digital platforms and the way they encourage civic engagement and increase trust. She hopes to see online or hybrid programs continued indefinitely.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember adjourned the meeting at 3:20 p.m.
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Councilmember Raul Peralez, Chair
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
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