UPDATE -PUBLIC SAFETY STAFFING EMERGENCY
Jason Ta, Chief of PoliceDecember 16th, 2025
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ADJUSTMENTS FOR LOWER STAFFINGService Model Reduction (“Phase #1”)•Prioritize responses to certain calls for service (CFS) -CompletedRotation of Officers to Patrol Shifts (“Phase #2“)•Non-patrol officers filling vacant patrol slots -CompletedTemporarily Eliminate (“Collapse”) Traffic Division (“Phase #3”)•Collapsed Traffic Division -Completed Modify Patrol Shifts to 12-hours or Another Staffing Model (“Phase #4“)•Due to recent staffing trends, Phase #4 does not appear to be needed 3 –By July 2025, expect to…•Assign an Officer back to reconstituted Traffic Unit–Effective September 20thassigned a 2ndtraffic officer (1-Lt, 1-Sgt, 2 Ofc)•Assign an Officer back to federal task force–TBD -Pending additional staffing numbers•Assign four Officers to a dedicated Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit –Effective September 20th(1-Sgt, 1-Cpl, 2-Ofc)•Increase number of Police Assistants (community service officers) over time to supplement officers–Effective October 28, 2024, a Police Assistant was assigned to the Traffic Unit to address abandoned vehicles full time. (1-Sr. PA, 6-PA) Staffing Level Has Begun to Increase Modestly
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6 CURRENT STAFFING NUMBERSTotal Sworn Staffing8180Modified Duty Officers22Off on Worker’s Comp.11Sworn Working Full Duty7877 Anticipated Officers Resigning10Officers Starting /Final Offers02 Officers Working Patrol4639Supervisors Working Patrol (Sgts)55Officers in FTO22 09-09-2025Current
–Sheriff’s Office contract services •SB 1379 approved by Gov. Newsom Sept of 2024•Implementation of either (9-23-25 B.O.S. decision)–Solano SO contract services (as proposed or reduced)•Set to begin 2ndweek of Jan 2026 –Continued assistance from the CHP•CHP sideshow deterrence detail and/or increased enforcement–Expansion of the Security Guard program•Launched 11/24/25. HR working with labor group to explore increase in hours –Expansion of technology to help reduce crime and aid with investigations Options Being Explored to Supplement Officers
VPD Average Response Times November/December 2024 -38 Officers assigned to Patrol November/December 2025-39 Officers assigned to Patrol
DEC 2023-NOV 2024ART in minutes# of incidentsPriority 114.14 116Priority 2325.31 1671Priority 3497.29 2416 DEC 2024-NOV 2025ART in minutes# of incidentsPriority 19.45 33% improvement from last year110Priority 2184.0143% improvement from last year1711Priority 3320.2835% improvement from last year2377
Revitalize VPD Community Volunteer Program •To increase community engagement, expand department capacity for non-enforcement duties, and strengthen trust•Cost-effective alternative to additional sworn police staffing •A phased launch can begin in March 2026 IHART Monthly Report –September 2025 Summary•135 calls for service; 86 (64%) successfully resolved•Services included de-escalation, counseling, linkage to care, housing & resource support•Placed families into emergency housing; linked clients to mental health services•Expanded presence in schools; supported senior community members•Outreach: 76+ unhoused individuals received supplies & support•Strengthened partnerships with Vallejo Together, House of Acts, Navigation Center•Youth Engagement, Prevention & Diversion Program launching soon•Future focus: real-time crisis response, multilingual access, centralized resource hub•Monthly reports publicly available on PD website –Request Council's consideration and finding to continue the declared State of Local Emergency due to ongoing public safety staffing challenges Continuation of Local Emergency –Public Safety Staffing
CONTACT(S)
Jason Ta, Chief of Police
UPDATE: Flock RAVEN Gunshot DetectionCapt. Jerome BautistaVallejo Police DepartmentDecember 16, 2025 BackgroundOn October 14, 2025, VPD presented information on the pending Flock Raven contract to City Council.VPD currently has earmarked funds through a grant to pay for 18 months of the Flock Raven service.This grant is set to expire at the end of 2025, however, VPD will be requesting a 6-month no cost extension. The Flock Raven 1 year beta testing started on September 6, 2024 and ended on September 6, 2025. Although the beta testing is complete, Flock has not charged VPD for post beta service, pending approval of the contract.
Follow up requested by City Council-Create an audit plan with the Surveillance Advisory Board -Add safeguards to current Raven policy (Policy 434 Gunshot Audio Detection)-Change/ remove language from MSA (Master Service Agreement) with Flock, specifically sections 4.3 and 5.3 On November 20, 2025, members of VPD attended the Surveillance Advisory Board meeting and discussed the follow up requests by City Council. During this meeting, VPD and SAB reviewed the current Raven Policy 434 and made edits, which were approved by the SAB.Edits were also made to the Flock MSA, which were also approved by the SAB.VPD and the SAB are currently working together on an overall audit plan of the Flock system to be implemented at a future date. The SAB is considering seeking City Council approval for a broader audit plan beyond the Flock system.VPD currently has audit features within our existing policy.
CONTACT(S)
Jerome BautistaPolice Captain of Operations
Nalungo Conley, Assistant City Manager
[email protected]
Alicia M. Jones, Housing Director
[email protected]
Office of the City Manager
Proposed Pilot Program
to Respond to
Disruptions in Federal
Benefits/Housing
Update
A Way Forward…Clarity in the Chaos
• The impacts of the federal shutdown continues to
significantly affect food pantries, community-based food distributions programs, and small independent grocers in the City of Vallejo
• City Council asked that staff create a pilot program that would allow the city to be responsive to the needs of the community with minimal delay to lesson the impacts to
our vulnerable community members
What this means
• With such a quick turnaround, the data that staff was able to review and analyze was limited to a small sect of
community-based distribution programs
• What the data shows is that the number of individuals and households that utilized these food pantries
increased exponentially. It’s not just people who receive SNAP benefits, but those whose limited incomes are no
longer covering basic food supplies or they are not lasting as long as they used to
• This situation continues to be critical even after the shutdown has ended
What this means, cont’d
• What the data showed from one program, Food is Free, is an increase in food distribution demand directly
attributable to the shutdown that happened from
October 1- November 12, 2025. They’ve reported that
they’ve seen an increase of over 1200 households at the Solano County Fairgrounds site month over month
starting in October.
• That means they’ve potentially served more than 3600
households through the month of December at a cost of
almost $100k.
• Staff is proposing to implement a program with
similarities to one that assisted small businesses during Covid:
– A maximum allocation of $25k/ organization
– Business must fall under food pantry category which
means a public or private non-profit organization that
distributes food to low-income and unemployed
households
– Funds will be disbursed on a reimbursement basis only – Organizations will be selected by a random number
generator or at City Council’s direction
– Funds will be distributed until:
• Resources are exhausted, duration expires, council
ends project
What we’ve done
Additional Considerations
• As part of establishing this pilot program Council may wish to provide direction on whether the program should allow retroactive reimbursement for increased costs
incurred during the most recent federal shutdown
– Option 1: allow retroactive reimbursement
– Option 2: do not allow retroactive reimbursement
– Option 3: allow limited retroactivity
Staff requests council direction of which option should be adopted in addition to other program components
– Program reimbursement cap, proposed $25k
– Random selection or council list of qualified orgs
– Retroactive reimbursements?
Update on potential impacts to Vallejo Housing
Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program
The City of Vallejo Housing and Community Development
Department (HCDD) has drafted a contingency plan for HUD voucher program funding. Currently the cost to provide housing assistance payments (HAP) on behalf of participants is $2.3M per month. in housing assistance payment (HAP).
Number of active participants is 1540
At this time there is no communication that the program will not be funded, and current funding lasts through CY 2025
The contingency plan leans on potential Measure P funding to backfill all or a portion of the HAP funding for the HCV program, in the event of a government shutdown or reduced funding for the program
In the event of a future government shutdown for consideration should Council choose to fund portions of the landlord rent payments:
• Full monthly backfill for transition:
– Allocate $2.3M to support one transition month of landlord payments
• Partial subsidy of program costs:
– Provide 50% of the monthly program cost (approximately $1.15M) in the event HUD ceases funding
• Graduated reduction in subsidies
– Implement a phased decrease in landlord payments over 2-3 months. This would help lessen the abruptness of program termination.
Housing staff is willing to research and bring to City
Council in early January 2026.
At this time, the status of whether HUD will reimburse
localities for housing assistance payments on behalf of HCV participants during a federal government
shutdown remains uncertain.
Any rental assistance program would be subject to
HUD compliance requirements.
QUESTIONS?
CONTACT(S)
Nalungo Conley, Assistant City
Manager
[email protected]
Alicia Jones, Housing Director
[email protected]
Unhoused Strategic Plan
Nalungo Conley, Assistant City Manager Natalie Peterson, Assistant to the City Manager December 16, 2025 Tonight’s Item•Overview of RFP Process •Overview of Unhoused Strategic Plan Consultant Scope of Work •Notice of Intent to Amend the FY 2025-2026 Budget–Funding Options
Unhoused Strategic Plan Process •RFP released December 6, 2024 •RFP conducted to provide the following services: –review current operations of the City;–Review available resources (including Solano County’s strategic plan) to identify gaps and duplication in services across organizations –Recommend a specific strategy to address homelessness in Vallejo•RFP reviewed by: City Staff, individuals with Lived Experience, peer jurisdiction staff working in unhoused field RDA Consulting Scope of Work •Task 1: Comprehensive Review of Current Unhoused Strategy and Programs •Task 2: Recommended Solutions •Task 3: Creation of Final Strategy Report •Task 4: Presentation to Community, Staff and Council •Project Management & Communication Task 1: Comprehensive Review of Current Unhoused Strategy and Programs •Operational Launch•Kickoff Meeting •Document Review•Finalize Project and Outreach & Engagement Workplan •Key Informant Interviews (KIIs)•Secondary Data Review & Analysis •Service Needs and Gaps Survey•Intercept Interviews for Lived Experience SME (note: project budget provides for up to 50 interviews along with community engagement incentives for interviewees.) Task 2: Recommended Solutions•Promising Practices and Policy Assessment •Primary Data Analysis and Triangulation•SWOT Analysis Workshop•Data Party –Goals and Solutions Meeting •Draft Solutions Task 3: Creation of Final Strategy Report •Draft Strategy Report•Final Strategy Report Task 4: Presentation to Community, Staff, and Council •Presentation Development •Prestation to Staff & Council•Community Town Hall Project Management & Communication •Client Meetings and Communication•Internal Meetings and Project Management Funding Options •MonstantoFunds •Measure P•General Fund balance
CONTACT(S)
Nalungo Conley, Assistant City Manager [email protected] Peterson, Assistant to the City Manager [email protected] Broadway Village –Opioid Funding Amendment
Gillian Haen, Assistant City Manager Natalie Peterson, Assistant to the City Manager December 15, 2025 Broadway Project Background•Location: 2441 Broadway•47 Permanent Supportive Housing Units •Roughly 99% complete•Partners:–Developer: Firm Foundation–Operator: Shelter Inc. •Firm Foundation –current property owners (through construction)•City to take ownership at end of construction for anticipated future sale/transfer to affordable housing nonprofit organization
Lease-up & Timeline •Lease & operator agreement has been fully executed•Shelter has building occupancy•HAP contract began 12/1/2025 •Goal lease-up date: 12/31/2025 •40 tenants moved in by 12/24/25•Remainder to move in thereafter•Respecting privacy of the tenants during move in and transition•Ribbon cutting-post tenant move-in •Other Updates:•Water Line Break (managers unit)-repair in process expected to finish by 1/15/26
CONTACT(S)
Gillian Haen, Assistant City Manager [email protected] Peterson, Assistant to the City Manager [email protected]