City of Vallejo/
VCUSD Youth
Delegation to the
NLC City Summit
Conference
Victoria Grace- Barksdale, Cherita Dilley, Nicole Kayum, Julio Vasquez, Ronnie T aylor, Adena Rodriguez, Jessalyn T an, Alicia Raiford, Nazifa Saheem, Denayah Crawford, Alizon Minjarez- Romero November 15, 2023- November 19, 2023
National League of Cities City Summit
Conference
General Sessions:
● Gain broad insights into city
developments and initiatives.
● Notable chefs shared experiences of
feeding large communities,
emphasizing the power of community
action.
● Learned about innovative approaches
benefiting diverse communities.
Workshops:
● Engaging workshops provided
valuable tools for city improvement.
● Interacted with youth from across the
country with similar ideals.
● Recognized the importance of a youth
perspective for long-term city
enhancements.
Youth Social Event:
● Connected with youth mayors from
Wichita and North Carolina, fostering
ongoing discussions.
● Shared and gained ideas for improving
cities on a national level.
●
● Enjoyed conversations with mayors about
innovative concepts while observing the
fun others were having.
City of Vallejo Scavenger Hunt
● Got with one other person
● Challenged each other to see who
came up with what
● Trying to see what we could bring
back to our community
● How would it be helpful in our
community
● The person who where at the table
had to sign our papers
● Winners got prizes
National Center for Civil and Human
Rights
● Transcendent MLK Exhibit
● Lunch Counter Headphone
Experience
● Through the Human Rights exhibit,
students were able to learn more
about the struggle for human rights
around the world today.
Atlanta University Center
● During the morehouse college tour we were able to see the "Black to the future mural" by Fabian. It was a 100 feet long wall that documents the journey of morehouse men from ancient Africa to contemporary America to the future.
● The “Black to the future mural” also showed a painting of each individual that donated the most money to the morehouse college. For example Oprah Winfrey is the top donater with $13 million.
● Being able to speak to people who have went to the Morehouse College that have once lived in Vallejo has made us feel seen and motivated us to go to colleges beyond our state.
CONSIDER REQUEST FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER BREGENZER
RELATING TO THE POSSIBLE
SALE OF HERBERT HOUSE,
WITH OR WITHOUT THE SALE
OF THE UNDERLYING
PROPERTY AND/OR
RELOCATION THEREOF AND
PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF
(STEP 2)
• Michael Nimon, Economic Development Director
Background
– 2-story wood frame 3,000 sq.ft. Victorian house
– Currently located at corner of Kentucky/Florida and
Mare Island Way
– Built around 1900 by George Herbert and originally
located at 400 Virginia St.
– Deeded to the City for cultural purposes and moved to its existing site
– Designated as a city landmark in 1988 – may retain
other designations (additional research needed)
– Prior lease agreement with possibly Artist League of
Vallejo and Native Sons of the Golden West (1988-
2004)
Potential Uses
• Bed and breakfast
• Learning center
• Cultural uses
• Event services
• Other public/semi public uses
Considerations
– Rehabilitation cost
– Potential Cost to move the building
– Parcel issues
– Use restrictions
– Public purpose or Fair Market Value
Options
1. Sell the building alone (building to be moved)
2. Sell the building and lot*
3. Lease the building and lot**
4. Move and lease the building
5. Future public/cultural use
* Subject to the Surplus Land Act
** Potentially subject to Surplus Lands Act based on term Next Steps
• Obtain Council direction
• Staff to conduct research on one or more option
• Evaluate feasibility
• Bring back to council for further direction
UPDATE - PUBLIC SAFETY
STAFFING EMERGENCY
Drew Ramsay, Captain of Police
December 12, 2023
1 STATUS OF PHASES
• Partially Implemented
• Alarm Ordinance – awaiting direction from Council
• “Condition Blue” in process
– If the number of CFS pending reaches a pre-determined number, officers will only respond to priority 1 and high-level priority 2 calls • Highest Calls for Service (CFS)
Phase #1 Service Model Reduction
2 - Alarm activation - Mental distress
- Suspicious persons/vehicles - Trespassing
- Traffic-related offenses
Phase #2 Rotation of Officers to Patrol Shifts
• Completed
Phase #3 Collapsing Traffic & Detective Divisions
• Traffic Division collapsed (July 2023)
• Starting in January (shift change), detectives will
rotate to patrol weekly
• Starting in January, Officer assigned to Kaiser will
return to patrol
Phase #4 Modifying Patrol Shifts to 12-hours or
Another Staffing Model
• VPOA not voluntarily changing to 12-hour shifts
3 • VPOA has an executed MOU, first meeting with the
Sheriff’s Office on December 4th
– Working on staffing models and possibilities
Outside Assistance
4 CURRENT STAFFING NUMBERS
Total Sworn Staffing 76 73
Modified Duty Officers 2 3
Off on Worker’s Comp. 10 10
Sworn Working Full Duty 64 60
Anticipated Officers Resigning 4 2
Officers Starting /Final Offers 0 0
5 Officers Working Patrol 33 33
Supervisors Working Patrol (Sgts) 5 5
11-28-23 Current
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
(Stephanie Sifuentes, HR Director)
Police Officer Applications
6 86989
17 24
77 135220
10 17
1102225
12 0
10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
12/12/202311/28/202311/14/202310/24/202310/10/20239/26/20239/12/20238/29/2023 Recruit Entry Lateral
Current
Lookback Period
Nov. 27th –
Dec. 10th
Police Officer Backgrounds Since 7/13/2023
7 24
7 1 1
18 12
1 2
20 13
2 4
18 16
2 5
14 18
4 5
14 21
4 5
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 In process Non-Select Withdrew Hired
9/26/2023 10/10/2023 10/24/2023 11/14/2023 11/28/2023 12/12/2023 • 5 Officers currently in police academies
– 1 will graduate in February 2024
– 4 will graduate in April 2024
Police Academy
8 Recruitment Efforts
• Oral Panel Interviews Dec. 13th
CONTACT(S)
Jason Ta, Interim Chief of Police
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