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Home My Public Portal About03-14-2005 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CITY OF LYNWOOD REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 6:15 PM I CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Dale Jones, Chairperson Zelda Hutcherson, Vice-Chairperson Sal Alatorre Frank Calderon � �;` Lorna Hawkins �� , . Dion Comelious Y° �- � � '•' � �� Gerardo Ra as CITY�?,= LYNN:'OOD Y ri-,-., •., . . �r. II MAR 0 9 2005 INVOCATION Ap�� P�A in 7 � 8 � � ,� � � 6 '��' � 1 �� 1° � 6 �� 05 � s PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE �" � IV �� C��C�� !9 APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 14, 2005 V � PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS VI STUDIES AND REPORTS 1) Animal Control - Lt. Day ' 2) Most common complaints received from residents throughout the year of 2004 , 3) Blockwatch Agenda for the month of ' January 4) 2005 Commissioner Contact Listing VII i COMMISSIONER ORALS VII ADJOURNMENT Next meeting: April 11, 2005 , � I ' CITY OF LYNWOOD REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 The regular meeting of the Public Safety Commission for the City of Lynwood, California was held on Monday, February 14, 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 Chairperson Jones called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. Steve Stewart, Staff Liaison, took roll calL Commissioner Hawkins was excused. Commissioner Rayas ' arrived at 6:40 pm. INVOCATION Led by Chairperson Jones. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Commissioner Comelious. GUEST Lt. Joe Garza, Century Station APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Commissioner Alatorre and seconded by Commissioner Hutcherson to approve the minutes of the January 10, 2005. All in favor. Motion carried. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS � Mrs. Pearline Calderon, expressed her concern about the residents who reside on 3907 Lugo. She would like an update as to when the City will complete the installing of the driveway access on the above address. STUDIES AND REPORTS Mr. Stewart asked the commission for their ideas of topics to be discussed within the next six months. The list of topics was distributed to each member at the • November 2004 meeting. He then indicated that if no ideas were brought to the table, topics for discussion would address the mission statement. Commissioner Cornelious asked to be excused at 6:32 pm. A brief discussion took place on the topics of discussion and Chairpe�son Jones requested that Mr. Stewart make up the topic list for the ne�ct six months and invite agencies to address the topic. Some of the topics that were recommended were: animal control, blockwatch, heaith department, restaurant rating, health care/trauma, and emergency preparedness. - Commissioner Hutcherson requested a copy of the Blockwatch minutes to analyze. Commissioner Alatorre then suggested that the topic to be discussed at a Public Safety Meeting be advertised in the Perspective Newsletter a month ahead to inform the residents of what will be discussed during the meeting. He hopes that by informing the residents of what will be discussed, they will attend the meetings, and bring suggestions and ideas to the commission. He then indicated that the Perspective Newsletter advertise monthly "Safety Tips" such as, how to prevent home invasion. The safety of the community is a concern of the commission therefore he would like to promote public safety in every way possible. COMMISSIONER ORALS Commissioner Alatorre invited the commissioners to attend the Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 15� to support item 12, which is the proposal to obtain four law enforcement officers to serve the community. ' Lt. Garza briefly discussed what the new officers would be in charge of and gave the commission an overview of how the department operates and what is expected when the new o�cers come aboard. Chairperson Jones indicated that a delegate be sent to represent the Commission. Chairperson Jones asked Commissioner Alatorre to attend the Council Meeting to represent the Public Safety Commission and to make a recommendation to Council in support of hiring four Law enforcement officers, Vice-Chairperson Hutcherson seconded. AYES: Alatorre, Calderon, Rayas, Hutcherson, Jones NOES: None Vice-Chairperson Hutcherson would like to see what kind of complaints are received by the City and is requesting a printout of the complaints that pertain to safety issues. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Vice-Chairperson Hutcherson and seconded by Commissioner Rayas to adjourn to the next regular meeting scheduled for March 14, 2005 at 6:15 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. �� c�t o,� �YNWOOD �,, lL ERICR CIIY ��'��: c� City vtAeeting C6aQQenges � I I I' � 11330 BULLIS ROAD • LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90262 Human Resources laio� sos-ozzo DATE: March 14, 2005 TO: Public Safety Commissioners � FROM: Steve Stewart, City Liaison � SUBJECT: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CONTROL GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION Per the Lynwood City Code Book Section 2-24.10b the Public Safety Commission shall have the power and required duty to analyze the City contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Animai Control, its level of service and make policy recommendations to the City Council; the Commission shall oversee the dog licensing, canvassing of ficensing, and registration within the City and fees established by resolution of the City Council. The Commission shall oversee all applicable laws, City codes and regulations including zoning of such regulations relative to animals within the City limits, and direct such recommendations to the City Council. The Commission shall set policy recommendations into rabies vaccination and animal control (spray/neuter) with a yearly prepared report to the City Council. The Commission shall be responsible for inspecting the premises of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control side of said contract with the City on a yearly basis. A prepared written report accounting for each yearly inspection of animal premises shali be forwarded to the City Council. The report shall include all observations of the animal facility including care and control of animals. Any recommendation shall be addressed to the City Council. The Commission shall assist in spay/neuter programs for dogs and cats within the City. >, flt 9our Service A ,I �`3 ` r '`�. �TaPPY New Year! In ffiis issue of the Lynu�ood 'n I'erspective we began tbe i; ��p �� year with a review of 2004. We will now identify the most common complaints a '`� �YW��N >ri we received from residents throughout the year. We've identified (1) graffiti, �` ' �} ��,�j (2) streeUalley cleanup, (3) illegal construction, (4) property maintenance � �.��,z, ; Y�' l �; and (5) 72 hour parking as the most common problems and provided an ,�, 1/ �� estimate of the number of complaints we've received: "�°"�; I ' ! Graffiti - 1,258 ��r, '� �' � � � p 1' � p ! StreetlAlley Cleanup - 854 ; SC � Y(�C J Illegal Construction - 462 � Property Maintenance - 434 ' J 72 Hour Parking - 275 � How Your Requests Are Handled: All requests/complaints are entered into the GovPartner System that logs and electronically sends them to departments designated ro respond to the requesticomplaint For example, complaints we have � listed are resolved in the following manner: � Graffiti requests are fonvarded to the Facilities Maintenance Division °' to be taken care of in approximately three to four working days. � Requests that require the use of a sandblaster, i.e. brick walls and ° concrete, require additional time, up to one week. 0 0 3 StreeUalley cleanup requests are also forwarded to the Facilities � Maintenance Division and a city crew is assigned to cleanup the � location reported. � 0 s 72 Hour Parking complaints are fonvarded to Parking Enforcement � in which an oPficer is sent out to mark (red tag) and chalk the vehicle � to indicate the date and time. If ffie vehicle is still in the location ° after the 72 hour red tag, the vehicle will be cited and impounded � by Parking Enforcement. After the vehicle has been impounded, it d is the registered owner's responsibility to make sure that any citation ' v ...� on the vehicle is paid at City Hall, as well as a$119 administration fee at the SherifPs Station before the vehicle can be released. Illegal Construction and Property Maintenance requests are _' `'' `� fonvarded to Code Enforcement. A case is opened and fo�varded to the officers in charge of the area. The officer forwazds an � appointment letter to meet with the property owner to inspect the � property, and an inspection is done. If no violation is found, the "-� case is closed. And if a violation is found regarding illega] '�' consiruction, the property owner is given approximately 14 days to �`` "'�" reconveR the property to its original state. For property maintenance, an officer will generally give the property owner 7 to 10 days to • cleanup the area depending on the condition of property. As for y,- �^'�-. both situations, if the owner does not comply within the specified ,-�:;: -,,, �� time, the case is sent to the Ciry prosecutor for further action. �� t; : :+r�;- .' Service requests are taken by telephone, in person, and by `��-"` `� correspondence, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. The Service Request system can also be accessed online by ''^�'`�' '� clicking on the "Request 4 Service" link on the City's website, -��, ww�v.lynwood.ca.us. For more information, call (310) 603-0220, � � `�' �� extension 298. ��`�� As in 2004, in 2005 we arn here ro serve you! ,/ o�' y r ; P�a � V �\ Neighborhood Watch Organization Meetine Minutes for • Januarv 25. 200� 1. Call to Order: President Sal Alaton�e called thc meetin� to order nt 6:1 � p.m. �I I. Invocation: Captsin Carol Reiss gave the Invocation. � 111. Pled�e of tUlegiancc: Lezid t,�y Scrgeant-at-Arms Ji��my Bass IY. Appro��al oT ��tinutes-�'ovember 23, 2004 19inutes Ca�xain Guzman motions to approve d�e No��ember minutes with no corrections. C.iptain Munguia seconds t'he motion. November minutes ap�ro��ed with no corrections. �'. New Business: President AIa[on welcomes everyone to the first meeting in 2005 and a Happ�� New Year. Thanks to Mavor Ramon Rodriguez a ne�a� order forjackets �+�ill be placed. For those � Captains xnd acti��e Co-Captains that have not received ajacket please submit yoin� name � and size to Natalia. The Merch�nts Association of Plaza Mexico donated S I�0.00 rowards National �Iight Out. I a. Glectious for "f'reasurer: Election for Block Watcl� Treasiu�er �vill be held tonight. �� Candidates for Treasurer are as fbllo��s: Lionso Guzman j Ana Barraza � Geor�ette McKinney � � The new Blocl: Watch Treasurer is Georgette McKinney � I b. SherifPs Dep:�rtment-Represented bp Lieutenant Garza C�iry Council is evorking hard to enhance lhe sccw�iry in the city. � Sherif�s recently held a DUI Checkpoint and impoundecl 6S cars. � I Still �vorkine on the loitering of prostitution. ' ' I A u took place on Pope and Sanborn this morning. A man was shot at about � � 7:3U a.m. that a� �ars to be a robber��. � I p' i i President Alaton�e announced that Captain Mickey Ylesta has moved from the city due [o � healdiissues. I � i I � Coimcilwoiitan Leticia Vasquez shared 3 minutes with the organization about Cow�cils � �� Special Budget Meeting held earlier tl�is morning. Once the meeting has adjourned she � �vill continue for tlaose that are interested. c � Bloci: Orals � � Cuptain Carol Rei�s stated her�neighborhood �vas very ��ood. Captain Perez has a complain[ about ��raffiti in his area. � Capt�iii� Cal�i�ron stated her street is relatively quiet but is coucerned about thc � � potholes in the street Captain Calderon also shared some information that penains to � _� the ��hole conimunity about our SSI system. � � Zulema Loper has a complaint about graffiti and it concerned about 1<ids causing �roblems in the area. � Captain Guzman has no problems in his area. � � Captain� ��hite expressed his concerns about the crime and ho�v these criminals are � �� ser� ing their time. About 120,000 people were let out of jail only doin�� 10% of their � 4ima Captain� White is all ror the'/z cent tax increase. � � � Capt.iin Cai-rillo put his complaint in writin�. � � Capt<iin Barraza stated her complaint about the parking on $eminole and� Long Beach Blvd. Captain Munguia states his block has been quiet lately. � � Captain Villafana has no comment. � Captain Haiper has not had�any proble�ns and so far the city is doing a wonderfiil jo6. � � Captain Garcia informed tlie captains tl�at if your vehicle has been damaged from a pothole the city is Iiable. Also concemed with the city of Lynwood ha��ing too inany � drug houses. � ` Co-Captaii� Jingle; states the city has been �ood to her area. The streets are good and � ' yuiet Co-Captain .lin�les also agrees ��ith the !/z cent sales tax. � C�ptain Pacheco comments abouP lhe cars nol stopping at the stop signs on her blocl:. � Captain Herron states her complaint aboiit speeders 2nd illegal vendors. �, Captain Reccl �e�arns the captains about the recent car break-ins on her block for tho�e that p.irl: in the street. Captain Ta��lor states her sll'eet is good. , C.ipu�in Carr advises the captains about the rccent robberies in her area and to be �n�'<u�c oFthose thai mav look suspicious. Tre.iswcr ��9cKinnev shares ti idi the or_�anirauion about the success of the S2 C:inil� Cane L.inc P�n�ade. She ihanks thc Latino Chainber of Commercc for thc ii��-ite. Tre.isurcr i�9cl<inne�� also warns the captains that Identity Theft is on the rise. Secretury \4cLeo�l has had a pretiy �ood blod: but still continues to hear fn�e��orl:s and shootin�� at niaht. Sergeant-at-arms e�presses his beliefs in d�e '/z cent sales taa increase. VI. Ad,journment: Captain Garcia motioned to adjourn at 7:47 p.m. to the ne�t regularl�� scheduled meetin� to be held on February 2?. ?00�. Cuptain White seconds the motion. Meeting adjoumed. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONERS 2005 SAL ALATORRE 310-604-8252 H. 3185 OAKWOOD AVENUE 626-278-2109 W. . LYNWOOD, CA 90262 FRANK CALDERON 323-774-2731 4010 JOSEPHINE LYNWOOD, CA 90262 DEON CORNELIUS 310-639-8546 4209 PLATT AVENUE LYNWOOD, CA 90262 LORNA HAWKINS 310-885-5609 3580 LOUISE STREET LYNWOOD, CA 90262 ZELDA HUTCHERSON 310-762-6584 3596 MAGNOLIA.AVENUE Cell: 310-722-5218 LYNWOOD, CA 90262 DALE JONES 310-635-4866 5155 WALNUT AVENUE Cell: 310-635-4866 LYNWOOD, CA 90262 GERARDO RAYAS , 310-608-1725 10914 RUTH STREET LYNWOOD, CA 90262 _ _ _.. _.. .._ ........................ STAFF LIAISON: STEVE STEWART 310-603-0220 EXT. 280 MINUTES CLERK: YOLANDA DELGADILLO " " EXT. 221 � �