VALLEJO EARLY
LEARNING CENTER
1 Data, data, data
National, state and local landscapes
Stakeholders
2 THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE
VALLEJO EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Why is there a need for this project?
The primary barrier to expanding the availability of early child care and learning in Solano County is lack of appropriate facilities for these programs. Family Child Care Homes face significant challenges to move from a home-based facility to a larger Center-Based Child Care facility which affects the ability of the child care systems in Solano to expand.
Only one of 4 of children with working parents in Solano County has a licensed child care or Transitional Kindergarten slot
Only 42% of 3 and 4 year olds attend preschool in Solano County. 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
4 Overview: Renovation of a former elementary school to an Early Learning Center offering a variety of options for child care & early learning experiences Outcomes: Early Learning Center will provide child care and early learning services to up to 300 children
Population Served: Young Children and Families
Total Project Budget: $4,000,000
Timeline: Begin renovations in Summer 2022 and complete in Fall 2023 Lead Agency: First 5 Solano Children and Families Commission In partnership with the Vallejo City Unified School District, Child Start and the Solano County Office of Education.
KEY DETAILS
5 Area Demographics:
• 94590 and 94591 zip codes in Vallejo have nearly 6,000 children ages 0-5 • 91% of kids qualified for free/reduced lunch in the last year Beverly Hills Elementary was in operation (2019-20)
Facility assets:
• 18 permanent classrooms & 4 portable classrooms
• 4 shared bathrooms
• 1 multipurpose room with adjacent kitchen
• 3 play structures; large blacktop and grass areas
• Easy drop-off/pick up zone
Partners:
• Vallejo City Unified School District
• Solano County Office of Education
• Child Start, Inc.
• Private early care and education providers
PLANS FOR THE RENOVATIONS
6 Convert the K-5 site to an Early
Learning Center
Refresh the exterior and interior of
the school
Refresh the interior of all classrooms,
including new furniture
Replace K-12 playgrounds with
age-appropriate play areas
Resurface blacktop
Add bathroom to classrooms
FUNDING REQUEST
First 5 Solano is requesting $500,000 from the City of Vallejo to support the renovation of the Vallejo Early Learning Center. These funds would primarily support the upgrade of the outdoor areas of the school facility. The total project budget for renovation of the Beverly Hills Elementary School site is $4,000,000 Other committed funders include:
County of Solano ARPA: $1.87 million
Child Start (Head Start Provider for Solano County): $230,000 Solano County Office of Education: $30,000
7 QUESTIONS?
8 Proposed City Ordinance
Prohibiting Possession of Catalytic Converters
Introduction of 7.72 of the City of Vallejo Municipal Code Jason Potts, Captain
[email protected]
April 26, 2022
What are Catalytic Converters
• Critical emissions component on vehicles
• Reduces harmful airborne pollutants
• Converts 90% of harmful emissions into less
harmful gasses
• Improves efficiency of car & exhaust system
• Catalyst: reduction and oxidation
•Platinum, palladium, and/or rhodium
Catalytic Converter Theft Statistics
Statistical number of catalytic converter thefts:
• Vallejo ‐ 487 catalytic converter (reported) thefts for 2021 • 200 Reported during the same time period in 2020
• 38 Reported during the same time period in 2019
Reasons for Increase in Thefts
Precious metals contained in
catalytic converters including
Platinum, Palladium and
Rhodium (LIMITED world‐wide
supply).
Stolen catalytic converters are
soldfor high‐dollar amounts
Thefts are easy to accomplish using
a reciprocating saw
Limited legal consequences –
difficult for law enforcement to
enforce
Challenges to Law Enforcement
• Unpredictable crime patterns
• Thefts occur quickly
• Difficult to observe and hear by officers or
citizen witnesses
• No serial numbers or identifying markers
on catalytic converters
• Limited legal remedies
Victim Impact
• Average replacement cost of
catalytic converters ranges
$1,200 to $3,500
• Victims suffer the consequence of
vehicle repairs, insurance claims, filing
police reports, and increased feelings
of being “unsafe” in the community
Reciprocating saw blade
Prevention Efforts
• Public outreach, awareness,
education
• Social media, videos, flyers
• Proactive directed
enforcement
• Investigations
• https://vallejopd.net/public_infor
mation/crime_prevention_tips/cri
me_prevention_through_environ
mental_design
Most Common Vehicles Victimized
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA):
Vehicles that sit higher off the ground — are common targets as they allow thieves easier access to converters.
Trucks, SUVs and Vans, Buses and Delivery vehicles are also at risk.
Hybrids — and Toyota Priuses in particular as their converters tend to be less worn than those of traditional automobiles AAA also reported that Toyota Priuses carry more “hefty amounts” of precious metals than many other models.
Benefits of the Proposed City Ordinance
•Problem‐solving expectation & response
to an emerging problem
•Deterrence of catalytic converter thefts
•Sanctions for possessing stolen catalytic
converters
Recommended Action
• Adding Section 7.72 of the City of Vallejo Municipal Code establishing regulations prohibiting the unlawful possession of catalytic converters in the City of Vallejo
• Sec. – Unlawful Possession of a Catalytic Converter
• It shall be unlawful to possess any catalytic converter that is not attached to a vehicle unless the possessor has valid documentation or other proof to verify they are in lawful possession of the catalytic converter.
Vallejo Police Department
Proposed City Ordinance
Catalytic Converter Thefts
Presented by
Jason Potts, Captain
[email protected]
707 651‐4105
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Progress Update:
OIR Group
Recommendations
CHIEF OF POLICE SHAWNY WILLIAMS
MAY 2022
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Agenda
2 • History & Why We’re Here
• Cal DOJ Collaborative Reform
Process
• Progress Update
• Conclusion
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
3 History & Why We’re
Here
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
VPD’s current
focus on
improvements
goes back to at
least 2019 when:
The external 3rd party audit by
the OIR Group began.
Community input was central to
my own hiring.
VPD began working with
California Department of Justice.
4 2020 2021201 9 2022
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Progress
continued in
2020:
OIR Group published its report:
Independent Assessment Of
Operations, Internal Review
Systems, And Agency Culture
• Included 45 recommendations
VPD began a 3-year collaborative
agreement with the California
DOJ Agreement (Cal DOJ)
• Cal DOJ serves as an
independent reviewer of VPD’s
implementation of the OIR
Group’s recommendations.
5 2020 2021201 9 2022
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Today we look
back on 2021 and
the status of the
OIR Group
recommendations.
6 2020 2021201 9 2022
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
7 Cal DoJ Collaborative
Reform Process
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Measuring Progress and Success
8 • VPD collaborated with Cal DOJ on the
foundational work of clearly defining
compliance measures.
• Each of the 45 OIR Recommendations
has two to nine compliance measures.
• This provides a clear understanding of
the steps needed to achieve success.
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Collaborative Effort with Cal DoJ
9 Draft and agree upon compliance measures Solicit and receive community feedback Reach a consensus and implement policy
(Or if consensus cannot be reached
proceed to the impasse process
established under California labor law)
Draft new updated policy
Solicit and receive feedback from CalDOJ
Revise policy
Solicit and receive feedback from VPD
Meet and confer with labor unions and
police associations
Review feedback and incorporate into
proposed policy
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
10 Progress Update
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Staffing & Infrastructure
11 Recommendation 1: The Department should persevere with the City in its efforts to develop the proposed new headquarters facility and look for ways to enhance community access and engagement.
Recommendation 2: In considering requests for staffing, the City should pay particular attention to requests designed to add civilians to assist with making police services more accessible such as the lobby and more timely calls for service.
Recommendation 3: The City should ensure that VPD has sufficient resources to properly maintain and audit its retained stores of evidence and property.
Progress Highlights:
• POST Evidence and Property Study conducted in August of 2020 • Increased civilian staffing
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Increased Civilian Staffing
Public Information Officer
12 Crime AnalystAdded 18
Civilian
Staffing
since 2020
Executive Secretary
Forensic Analyst
Police Clerks
Records Manager
Police Assistants
Administrative Analyst II
Administrative Analyst I
1 1
1 1
1 1
2 1
9 VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Recruiting & Hiring
13 Recommendation 4: The Department should explore ways to expose officers to a range of possible work experiences by changing to a rotational system for designated special assignments.
Recommendation 5: The Department should commit to strengthening the range and responsiveness of its workforce by continuing to focus on racial, gender, and ethnic diversity in its recruiting efforts.
Recommendation 6: The Department should find ways to provide promotional opportunities and mentoring for female officers and officers of color.
Progress Highlights:
• New recruitment process that actively promotes diversity and inclusion. • Early adoption of the nationwide 30X30 initiative focusing on women in policing (30% by 2030).
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Innovative Policing Models
14 Recommendation 7: As additional resources become available, VPD should develop and deploy crime prevention strategies involving problem solving and community engagement.
Recommendation 8: As additional resources become available, VPD should consider assigning officers to neighborhoods and beats and empower them to devise crime prevention strategies to keep their assigned neighborhoods safe.
Progress Highlights:
• In 2020, launch of Operation PEACE
(Predictive Enforcement and Community
Engagement) and Community Task Force.
• Grant awarded in 2021 to fund Project
HOPE (Harm-Focused Outreach
Prevention and Education).
• Mobile Mental Health Unit
• New VPD Service Area Model
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
New VPD Service Area Model
15 SOUTH
Lieutenant Bautista
[email protected]
WEST
Lieutenant Ramrakha
[email protected]
NORTH
Lieutenant Darden
[email protected]
EAST
Lieutenant Knight
[email protected]
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Body-Worn Cameras
16 Progress Highlights:
• Enhanced Body-Worn Camera Policy refreshed in early 2020. • Draft Random Review Policy submitted to DOJ.
Recommendation 9: The Department should use the adoption of a new, stricter activation requirement as the foundation for a new approach to its body-worn camera technology.
Recommendation 10: The Department should implement a graduated program of accountability to ensure that officers are complying with the expectations of the new policy.
Recommendation 11: The Department's management should consider body-worn camera recordings as, among other things, a forum for identifying performance and training issues and addressing them constructively and progressively - and not through automatic formal discipline for minor issues.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
OIS and Critical Incident Review
17 Progress Highlights:
• New Officer Involved Fatal Incident Protocol (launched in 2020 in partnership with the Solano County District Attorney’s Office).
• Establishment of newly-formed Solano County Major Crimes Task Force.
Recommendation 12: The Department should ensure that officers involved in a shooting are interviewed – either criminally or administratively – prior to the end of the shift in which the shooting occurred.
Recommendation 13: The Department should obtain a pure statement in an interview setting from officers involved in a shooting prior to their initial viewing of any recorded evidence from the incident and work to change any County-wide protocols that conflict with best practices.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Admin Review Process
18 Recommendation 14: The Department should change its protocol for reviewing critical incidents by empowering Professional Standards Division, working in conjunction with the Critical Incident Review Board, to conduct a holistic review and evaluation of all critical incidents to encompass the performance of involved personnel (including non- force users) as well as issues of policy, training, tactics, supervision, equipment, and/or incident aftermath.
Recommendation 15: The Department should guide the CIRB's analysis by requiring specific findings in each of the following categories: pre-event planning and decision-making, tactics, and post-event response (including timely transition to rescue mode).
Recommendation 16: The Department should provide the CIRB with greater flexibility to tailor its outcome recommendations across a range of possible categories, rather than limiting it to a blanket finding about the incident.
Recommendation 17: The Department should consider ways to conduct its critical incident review in time- appropriate phases, beginning with an initial debrief and issue-spotting and continuing to a more thorough examination of administrative issues including officer performance.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Admin Review Process
19 Recommendation 18: The Department should set specific goals in writing for the timely completion of different phases of the critical incident review process, to make sure that the appropriate responses and remediations are occurring in as meaningful and productive a way as possible.
Recommendation 19: The Department should develop a separate administrative investigative package, including separate administrative interviews of involved personnel.
Recommendation 20: The CIRB should play a direct role in the identification and resolution of individual policy violations or other performance issues associated with a critical incident.
Recommendation 21: VPD and the City should clarify the role of legal counsel in the CIRB process, so that input on questions of law and liability does not come at the expense of rigorous analysis and necessary remedial measures.
(Continued)
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Other Uses of Force
20 Recommendation 22: The Department should develop a protocol for standardizing a specific and documented supervisorial evaluation of every use of force.
Recommendation 23: The Department should ensure that the assistance of the Force Options team with officer report-writing does not become a tool for retroactive justification of questionable force deployments or a basis for truncating appropriate scrutiny.
Progress Highlight:
Use of Force Policy updated in March 2020. Use of Force Analysis Dashboard updated annually.
Recommendation 24: The Department's analysis of each use of force should include affirmative managerial determinations as to whether the force was in policy, and whether training, tactical, or other considerations were identified.
Recommendation 25: Each use of force should be reviewed and evaluated to determine whether de-escalation techniques were considered or implemented prior to the application of force, and/or why they were not.
Recommendation 26: The Department should incorporate its current policies for supervisory review, including detailed evidence gathering by supervisors where applicable, into this process.
Recommendation 27: The Department should create formal mechanisms for documenting and tracking any action items that emerge from this process to ensure appropriate follow-through.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Policy Changes on De-Escalation & Restraint
Mandatory Body Worn Camera Activation
21 Creation of a De-Escalation and Sanctity of Life Policy Ban on Chokehold/Neck Restraint Policy
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Complaints / Allegations
of Misconduct
22 Recommendation 28: The Department should build on its intermittently successful efforts to make complaint notification letters as detailed and useful to recipients as possible.
Recommendation 29: The Department should compile and periodically publicly produce aggregate data about the number of civilian complaints received, the number of internal investigations conducted, and the number and type of uses of force to offer greater insight into the nature and effectiveness of its accountability measures.
Recommendation 30: The Department should develop written internal deadlines to complete an investigation and review process and require supervisory approval for deviation from those deadlines.
Recommendation 31: The Department should evaluate its individual misconduct investigations to ensure that all relevant issues are identified and pursued to a reasonable extent, including a written standard requiring formal interviews with witness officers.
Recommendation 32: The Department should evaluate its levels of discipline for sustained policy violations to ensure that the proper amount of remediation is occurring.
Progress Highlight: Launch of VPD Accountability and Transparency webpage in February 2021.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Other Review Protocols
23 Recommendation 33: The Department should continue to use the civil claims process as a vehicle for assessment of its own performance and should refrain from allowing liability concerns impede the rigor and thoroughness of this process.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
OIS Community
Outreach / Transparency
24 Recommendation 34: The Department should develop a "family liaison" protocol in which, after a shooting or other critical incident, a designated individual will focus on providing family members with information and updates about medical status and subsequent procedural matters.
Recommendation 35: The Chief should plan to offer to meet with family members in the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting as a way of acknowledging loss and sending a broader message of empathy and accountability to the community.
Progress Highlight:
• New Officer Involved Fatal In cident Protocol (launched in 2020 in partnership with the Solano County District Attorney’s Office). • Establishment of newly-formed So lano County Major Crimes Task Force.
Recommendation 36: The Department should review its information-sharing protocols after officer-involved shootings to ensure that its approach is giving proper weight to accuracy, consistency, and objectivity.
Recommendation 37: The Department should schedule community meetings within days of an officer-involved shooting as part of its standard response.
Recommendation 38: The Department should strive to exceed the newly established requirements for transparency regarding officer- involved shootings, by releasing video evidence as soon as it is practicable and by offering detailed explanations to the public about the scope, nature, and outcomes of its internal reviews.
Recommendation 39: The Department and other City officials should consider new and less contentious ways of dealing with its critics, particularly in the context of pending litigation, and should work to ensure that its litigation posture does not interfere with the rigor and objectivity of its administrative reviews.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Transparency & Community
Engagement
25 Recommendation 40: The Department should enhance the clarity and accessibility of its website in terms of required information and should consider ways to further utilize the site as a vehicle for informing and engaging the public.
Recommendation 41: VPD should engage community members at the interview stage of its promotional process.
Progress Highlight:
• New VPD website launched in 2020.
• Process established in June 2020 to include community leaders in the selection of VPD officers. • Currently exploring new processes/platforms for regular community surveys.
Recommendation 42: VPD should devise additional ways to solicit and encourage feedback from all its communities regarding the performance of the Department.
Recommendation 43: VPD should devise a feedback loop for its criminal justice partners (including the District Attorney, Sheriff, Judges, Public Defenders, Juvenile Justice Administrators, Probation Officers, and Social Workers) regarding the performance of its officers and Department as a whole.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Independent Oversight
26 Recommendation 44: VPD should develop a way to obtain feedback and input from its community when contemplating major policy changes or public safety strategies.
Recommendation 45: VPD should work with City leadership to create a model of independent oversight specifically tailored to meet the needs of Vallejo.
Progress Highlights:
• Currently working with Common Ground and the City
Council to explore a Citizen Advisory Group or a hybrid Independent Auditor/Citizen Advisory Group.
Legend:
Proposed Policy
Under Review
Draft Policy
Dept. & Public Input
Meet & Confer
City Implementation
DoJ Compliance
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Seeing the Outcomes
27 Decrease in Claims40%
Decrease in Complains60%
Decrease in Violent Crimes9%
Decrease in Shootings9%
Decrease in Use of Force33%
POSITIVE INCREASES
Increase in communication and
transparency with the community
POSITIVE DECREASES
Increase in Grant Funding:
• $900K in mobile mental health response
• $1M for Community Violence Intervention funding
for Early Childhood Education, Youth Employment,
and Trauma Informed Care Services
• $286K for Mental Health Capacity Building
Increase in collaboration with
community partnerships
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Conclusion/Next Steps
28 • Continuing work in collaboration
with Cal DOJ to reach
compliance/success
• Community engagement &
feedback
• Progress updates to City Council
biannually moving forward
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
29 We remain
committed to
continuously
improving in
order to best
serve the
Vallejo
community.
VALLEJO POLICE DEPARTMENT
30 Questions?