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Home My Public Portal About07-11-2005 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CITY OF LYNWOOD REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MONDAY, JULY 11, 2005 6:15 PM I CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Dale Jones, Chairperson Zelda Hutcherson, Vice-Chairperson Sal Alatorre � Frank Calderon ��; �� ; �? Lorna Hawkins m '"\�� aa� �F9i�:�'t I Dion Cornelious CITY(��Y�IWOOQ Gerardo Rayas ; ;��,r�,��•.•�>-•F r; �-� :C:. ."! � . �R�fJ � JUL 0 6 2005 I II �� I � :^....i ir �., � I � INVOCATION c�8��;..,: ;uf ;; ��.5�Fi. I ��-�L.�� I . � PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE � ��"� � 2�'� 1 s�� , � IV i APPROVAL OF. MINUTES June 13, 2005 May 9, 2005 i i V j PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ' � VI ; STUDIES AND REPORTS i VII COMMISSIONER ORALS i VII � � ADJOURNMENT Next meeting: August 8, 2005 � I i I I CITY OF LYNWOOD REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2005 The regular meeting of the Public Safety Commission for the City of Lynwood, California was held on Monday, June 13, 2005 at 6:15 p.m. at 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act. Due to lack of quorum the meeting was cancelled. � ; � , I I I i I � i I I I i ' ' I CITY OF LYNWOOD REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MONDAY, MAY 9, 2005 The regular meeting of the Public Safety Commission for the City of Lynwood, California was held on Monday, May 9, 2005 at 6:15 p.m. at 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood, California. The agenda was duly posted as prescribed by the Brown Act. CALL TO ORDER The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson were absent therefore, Steve Stewart, Staff Liaison designated Commissioner Alatorre as Acting Chairperson. Acting Chairperson Alatorre called the meeting to order at 6:22 p.m. Steve Stewart, Staff Liaison, took roll call. Commissioner Hawkins, Vice-Chairperson I Hutcherson and Chairperson Jones were absent. � INVOCATION Led by Commissioner Calderon. ; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE I � Led by Commissioner Cornelious. i GUEST I Lt. Vincent Ramirez � � APPROVAL OF MINUTES ; � I It was moved by Commissioner Cornelious and seconded by Commissioner ' Calderon to approve the minutes of the April 11, 2005 and March 14, 2005 with i the noted correction. All in favor Motion carried. The following correction was noted under Public Orals: Ms. Calderon (resident of Lynwood) the address of Lugo i should be 3940 Lugo. i PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None � � I � ` I STUDIES AND REPORTS Mr. Stewart welcomed and introduced Lt. Vincent Ramirez to the commission and gave a brief orientation of what the commission entitles. Lt. Ramirez thanked the commission for the invitation and introduced himself to the commission. He stated that he has a highly background and experience with gangs and is also the supervisor of the additional four deputies that the City purchased. Two have been assigned to the prostitution problem and the other two have been assigned to the elimination of the gangs within the City. He then indicated that he would be meeting with the Compton prosecutors (judge and district attorney) in reference to the prostitution issues and misdemeanors problems, which are affecting the City. One of his recommendations is that the prostitutes serve their full sentence. Although the jails are overcrowded, he is recommending that the prostitutes serve their full sentence, which will help eliminate the prostitution problem. Lt. Ramirez also suggested that there is a spray called "skunk" that can be � sprayed on the street, which would help eliminate the prostitution and the gangs. The odor of the spray is non-resistible people will not stand the smell and will not be hanging out on the streets. The smell can be washed away with water and he i welcomes any suggestions or comments that could help in solving the problems. � Acting Chairperson Alatorre welcomed Lt. Ramirez to the meeting and asked the �i commissioners if they had any questions for the Lt. Ramirez. i Commissioner Calderon stated that the City Council had been approached in ; reference to having the motels increased their rental fees. Lt. Ramirez responded � that recommendation is already being researched. i i Commissioner Cornelious stated that he has noticed a reduction in the gang ' activity and noticed that vehicles that looked gang related are being stop, for i example the Montecarlo. i Commissioner Rayas indicated that he is a volunteer for the Sheriff's Department � and noted that he is more than happy to assist with any sweeps that might be j conducted within the City. , � Lt. Ramirez indicated that there would be using the speeding trailer as a warning � to drivers so that drivers stay within the speeding limits and obey the law and will � also checked with the person who is handling the volunteers as to what they can and can't assist with. He then thanked the commission for their support with the purchased of the additional four deputies. Once again, Lt. Ramirez indicated that , he welcomes any suggestions and concerns and provided everyone with this i business card. � I ( I Acting Chairperson Alatorre thanked Lt. Ramirez for attending the meeting. COMMISSIONER ORALS Commissioner Rayas stated that two months ago he reported problems with a light pole on Alma and Mallison that was finally taken care. Once again, Commissioner Calderon is concern about the contractor who are working on the reconstruction of Josephine between Bullis and Muriel whose flashing iights are not working. Commissioner Cornelious indicated that the flashing lights on Martin Luther King Jr. and Atlantic Blvd. across from the post office were intended to slow down the drivers, but unfortunately, drivers are not sopping for pedestrians. Acting Chairperson Alatorre extended an invitation to the commission to the next Blockwatch meeting scheduled for the 4' Tuesday of the month in Bateman Hall at 6:OOpm. The topic of discussion for the June meeting will consist of public safety. He also stated that in the middle school security guards confiscated dangerous items from the students, such as, scissors and replicas of weapons. ADJOURNMENT ft was moved Commissioner Calderon and seconded by Commissioner Rayas to adjourn to the next regular meeting scheduled for June 13, 2005 at 6:15 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. � ; I � � � � � I j I i ; , i