HomeMy Public PortalAbout04) 7A2 Special Minutes March 25, 2015CITY COUNCIL
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
ITEM 7.A-2.
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES (SHERIFF 'S MONTHLY SUMMARY)
March 25, 2015
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chavez called the Special Meeting to order at 7 :00a.m .
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Councilmember -Chavez, Figh , Man , Sternqu ist (Arrived
7 :03AM)
Councilmember-Yu
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Cook , Deputy City Clerk Bonus , Community
Development Director Forbes , Publ ic Safety Officer Ariizumi
and Senior Community Preservation Officer Tran
Captain Jacob , Sergeant Miranda , Deputy Adam s , Deputy
Zuniga , and Deputy Lam
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS -None
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
5. NEW BUSINESS -None
6. COMMUNICATIONS
C ity Manager Cook requested staff to provide brief introductions to the City
Council.
A . QUALITY OF LIFE
Sergeant M iranda provide d a brief overview of the quality of life .
B . OPERATIONS
Sergeant M iranda provided an update regarding arrests and operations in
the City .
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Councilmember Sternquist asked if the Sheriffs have maintained
communications with neighboring cit ies regarding arrests made in their local
jurisdictions .
Sergeant Mi randa stated that the Sheriffs have maintained communications
with the ne ig hboring communities .
Sergeant Miranda provided an update regarding transient operation in the
City .
Mayor Chavez requested how many contacts were made with the transients
in the City .
Sergeant Miranda stated , less than 10 contacts were made with the
transients .
C . TRAFFIC ISSUES
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of traffic operations conducted at
school zones .
Captain Jacob provided an overview of the meeting with Supervisor
Antonovich .
City Manager Cook p rov ided feedback regarding the meeting with
Supervisor Antonovich .
D . CRIME AND TRAFFIC TRENDS
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of the crime trends in the City .
Mayor Chavez requested information regarding the City ordinance for back-
in parking.
Community Development Director Forbes stated that the Parking
Enforcement Officers are ticketing for the violations made on City
properties .
Mayor Chavez requested information regarding how traffic violations are
handled by the Sheriffs department.
Captain Jacobs provided an overview regarding the traffic in the City .
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Mayor Chavez requested an update regarding signage i nstalled around the
school zones .
E. PUBLIC OUTREACH I EVENTS
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of the public outreach and events
attended in the City .
F. NOTABLE ARRESTS
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of notable arrests made in the City .
G . CRIME AND TRAFFIC STATISTICS
City Manager Cook asked Sergeant Miranda to explain to the new
Councilmembers how to read the table of statistics for crime and traffic
trends in the City .
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of how to inte rpret the crime and
traffic statistics provided .
Councilmember Man requested information regarding crime trends
fluctuation throug hout the year, specifically during the ho lidays.
Sergeant Miranda stated that the crime tends to spike during the holidays.
Councilmember Sternquist stated how thankful she was to see Sheriffs
actively patrolling the City streets and stated that seeing their vehicles
around the City is a great reminder to be a safe driver .
H. UPCOMING EVENTS FOR APRIL 2015
Sergeant Miranda provided an overview of upcoming events and operations
that will be conducted in the City .
Councilmember Fish requested an update regarding the stop signs posted at
Longden Avenue and Encinita Avenue and shared the happy responses she
received regarding the stop signs .
Councilmember Sternquist requested additional window decals be provided to
the residents attending the Neighborhood Watch meeting .
Councilmem ber Man requested information regarding the Sheriffs response
times in relation to surrounding communities .
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Mayor Chavez requested the Sheriffs to rem ind skateboarde rs that no
skateboa rds are allowed in City parks . He also requested pictures to be added to
the presentations during the Sheriffs meetings .
7. ADJOURNMENT
The Special Meeting was adjourned at 8 :00a.m .
Tom Chavez, Mayor
ATTEST :
Marilyn Bonus , Deputy City Clerk