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AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL B SESSION.
THE TIME IS 2:08 P.M. ON THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU
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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. TODAY WE HAVE ONE ITEM BRIEFING ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER ERIK
WALSH TO GET US STARTED. >> WALSH: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. METRO HEALTH WILL BE BRIEFING YOU ON THE COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTYWIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PLAN CAME ABOUT AS A RESULT OF OUR LAUNCHING OF SA FORWARD A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
IN THE PRIORITY AREA -- ONE OF THE PRIORITY AREAS WAS VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND METH ELECTROHEALTH, AND CLAUDE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE PRESENTATION, LED A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO DEVELOP TODAY'S STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU FOR THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY AREA. REPRESENTATIVES FROM METRO HEALTH, THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH AND UTSA PARTICIPATED IN A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM THAT REALLY WAS FOCUSED ON COORDINATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN THAT YOU'LL GET BRIEFED ON TODAY. THE PLAN WAS -- DID GO TO PUBLIC SAFETY EARLIER IN 2023, TWICE. ONCE IN FEBRUARY, AND ONCE IN NOVEMBER. AND TODAY'S BRIEFING WILL SUMMARIZE THAT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND HIGHLIGHT THE STRATEGIES AND PROJECTED OUTCOMES AND THE SCHEDULE THAT METRO HEALTH WILL BE UNFOLDING OVER THE NEXT YEAR. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CLAUDE.
>> JACOB: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TODAY'S BRIEFING REGARDING THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOP. OUR TEAM, AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH AREA PARTNERS. SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN OVER THE PAST YEAR AND DEMONSTRATES THE ALIGNMENT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT'S PHILOSOPHY AND ONGOING PREVENTION EFFORTS ON THE GROUND. SO WITH THAT, AS YOU'VE HEARD, WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TWICE THIS PATION YEAR, SO I'D LIKE TO THANK A MOTION TO THINK ERIKA STEVEN SON WHO LEADS OUR VIOLENT PREVENTION SECTION AS WELL AS MARIA VILLAGOMEZ AND THE POLICE CHIEF.
VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL HAVE HELPED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THIS NATIONAL PROBLEM FOR NEARLY FIVE DECADES.
PEOPLE MUST MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SAFETY.
YOU CAN SEE THE BASIC NEEDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID, WE TALK ABOUT PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS AROUND SELF-ESTEEM AND BELONGING, BUT AT THE TOP OF THIS, ABOUT SELF-FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION, WE'RE
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TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT AS PART OF THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, THAT WE FOCUS ON MONITORING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, JUST KNOW THAT VIOLENCE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0 TO 24. JUST KNOW THAT IN 2021, ALL JURISDICTIONS IN BEXAR COUNTY HAD A COMBINED HOMICIDE RATE OF NINE PER 100,000 WHILE THE STATE RATE WAS 7.9 PER 100,000 AND NATIONAL RATE WAS AT 7.8 PER 100,000. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAD A RATE OF 109 SEXUAL VIOLENCE INCIDENTS AGAINST ADULTS PER 100,000 IN 2022 AS REPORTED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE THE STATE RATE WAS AT 73 PER 100,000.CLEEP IN MIND THERE ARE VARIATIONS IN THE WAY EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CATEGORIZES. HOWEVER SIMILAR CHALLENGES OCCUR WITH ALL OTHER FORMS OF DATA SUCH AS FATALITIES FROM CHRONIC DISEASES AND UNINTENDED INJURIES. ADDITIONAL FACTORS SUCH AS COMMUNITY TRUST AND ACCESS TO RESOURCE CAN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES REPORTED.
THE KEY IS WE MONITOR TRENDS OVERTIME AND EXAMINE THOSE CAUSES.
AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, JUST KNOW WE MADE A FIRM COMMITMENT DURING COVID TO BE VERY CLEAR AROUND THE DENIES THAT HAVE WORSENED DURING THE PANDEMIC. SO THE CITY DID LAUNCH, AGAIN, GOING ON TWO YEARS NOW, SA FORWARD. THE PLAN WAS OFFICIALLY ROLLED OUT IN APRIL OF 2022 AND WE'RE NOW IT'S IN THIRD YEARS. THERE ARE THESE SIX PRIORITY AREAS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN AND KNOW THAT VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS ONE OF THEM. WE DO KEEP AN ACTIVE DASHBOARD ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO REPORT OUR PROJECT YEAR OVER YEAR.
THE YEAR TWO REPORT WILL BE RELEASED IN EARLY APRIL DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATED APRIL 1 THROUGH 7 THIS YEAR. KEEP IN MIND THESE PRIORITIES ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE OR IN ISOLATION. THERE ARE OVERLAPS IN TERMS OF THE COMORBIDS AND FACTORS EXPERIENCED BY AREA RESIDENTS, AND AS A RESULT THE INTERVENTIONS REQUIRE MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACHES WHICH DEPEND ON CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS LIKE OUR COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH AREA NONPROFITS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS REALLY THE EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE FEATURING IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
SO THE NEXT FEW COLLIDE SLIDES ARE JUST TO PUT INTO CONTEXT THE INVESTMENT IN THIS WORK. THE PLAN FEATURES FIVE YEAR OUTCOMES THROUGH 2026. VIOLENT PREVENTION STRALT FBIS INCLUDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A ROBUST COMMUNITY ADVOCATE RESPONSE PROGRAM THAT HELPS IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ENHANCED TRAINING ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATIVE JUST SIS PROGRAMS THAT ARE PILOTED IN FIVE AREA SCHOOLS. KNOW WE'VE MADE A CONCERTED EFFORTS WITH PARTNERS ON THE GROUND. THE SCHOOL-BASED WORK IS LED BY MY BROTHER'S KEEPER IN TRAINING SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND JUSTICE PRACTICES AND FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALONG WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. SO WITH THIS, WE'VE MADE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA. I'M PROUD TO SEE THE EFFORTS HERE. AGAIN, MY FRAME OF REFERENCE SPANS FOUR STATES BETWEEN ILLINOIS, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS AND NOW HERE IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS. JUST KNOW THESE ARE TWO SIDE BY SIDE.
SO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE, THAT IS OUR GLOBAL BUDGET FOR METRO HEALTH FOR FY '24. THE RIGHT SIDE, WE'VE PULLED OUT THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION. SO JUST KNOW THAT OVER THE SPAN OF THESE FEW YEARS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, A COMBINATION OF CITY AND GRANT FUNDS HAVE SUPPORTED WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE A NEW SECTION AT OUR DEPARTMENT, INVESTING ABOUT $32 MILLION THROUGH FY '23.
THIS DEMONSTRATE'S THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION, THIS FISCAL YEAR WE HAVE $11.4 MILLION BROKEN UP IN THESE THREE CATEGORIES. THE LION'S SHARE ANCHORED TO THE GENERAL FUND WITH THE BALANCE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SUPPORT BY GRANTS AND ARPA. SO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY PARTNERS WE MADE A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT TO PREVENT VIOLENCE OVER A LARGER SCALE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THIS DOVETAILS WITH THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
IN 2019, THE CITY LAUNCHED THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PLAN, AGAIN, BEFORE THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC.
SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY WORKED TO PREVENT AND REDUCE VIOLENCE AND CRIME. ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY ARE ALSO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. HOWEVER, OUR COMMUNITY HAS LACKED A COHESIVE STRATEGY FOR THE REGION TO PREVENT AND MANAGE VIOLENCE THAT CROSSES SECTORS AND JURISDICTIONS. JUST KNOW THAT AS A COMPLEMENT TO THIS WORK, WE DO HAVE THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHICH IS COCHAIRED BY OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER,
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MARIA VILLAGOMEZ AS WELL AS A JUDGE FROM BEXAR COUNTY.THIS IS A COMPONENT OF BROADER VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS ON THE GROUND. IN TERMS OF THIS PROJECT, JUST KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A UNIFIED DIRECTION FOR OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS, MORE BROADLY, OUR TEAM AT METRO HEALTH PARTNERED WITH SAPD, UTSA AND ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH TO ESTABLISH THIS COORDINATING TEAM.
THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM WAS ACCEPTED AS PART OF A YEAR-LONG NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH ALONG WITH 13 OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS INCLUDED THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, INDIANAPOLIS, MADISON COUNTY, WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, MISS CONSIN, THE ENTIRE STATE OF OHIO, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, STEWARD FLORIDA. JUST KNOW THAT OUR TEAM LOCALLY PARTICIPATED IN A STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAM AND COORDINATED THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP THIS STRATEGIC PLAN. I'M AN ALUM OF A SIMILAR TRAINING MANY YEARS AGO LED BY THE CDC, AND IT WAS THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. AND MY PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE PLIGHT OF MEN'S HEALTH FROM PLACE TO PLACE, SO IN ILLINOIS, MARYLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. SO, AGAIN, KUDOS TO ERIKA STEVENSON WHO RECOGNIZED THE OPPORTUNITY EARLY IN HER TENURE AT THE DEPARTMENT.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNER AT SAPD, UTSA AND ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH IN HELPING TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MULTIYEAR PROGRAM.
SO WITH THAT, AND YOU HAVE THE DETAILS, THE COMPLEMENT TO THIS PRESENTATION, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE FULL PLAN.
THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN SETS A DIRECTION FOR SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2028.
THIS ROADMAP INCORPORATES A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH AND COMBINES UPSTREAM ANDDOWN STREAM STRATEGIES. JUST KNOW THAT THE FOUR STEPS IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH HAVE TO DO WITH DEFINING THE PROBLEM, IDENTIFYING RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, DEVELOPING AND TESTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND ASSURING WIDESPREAD ADOPTION.
SO JUST KNOW THAT'S IN THE DNA OF OUR APPROACH. BY HARNESSING SHARED PRIORITIES AN EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES THE PLAN CAN GUIDE MULTIPLE AGENCIES AND SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER AND HAVE GREATER IMPACT. IN ADDITION, THIS PLAN EMPHASIZES COLLABORATION AND CAN HELP ATTRACT FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BUILD CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY WHERE FEASIBLE. ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW TO THE MEAT OF THE PLAN ITSELF. NEXT I'LL BRIEFLY REVIEW HOW THE STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED AND HIGHLIGHT KEY MILESTONES ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST YEAR. IF YOU GO TO PAGE 5 OF THE FULL REPORT IT PROVIDE AS ONE-PAGE SNAPSHOT AND TIMELINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLAN, AND I'LL WALK THROUGH THIS OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. SO THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PROCESS INCLUDES A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO OBTAIN INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TOWN HALLS.
TWO TOWN HALLS WERE ANNOUNCED MID FEBRUARY WHICH WERE SPONSORED BY FAITH-COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE EVENTS TOOK PLACE THE FOLLOWING MONTH IN MARCH. IN PARALLEL TRACKS OUR TEAM AT METRO HEALTH ATTENDED MEETINGS HOSTED BY SAPD TO HEAR FEEDBACK ON VIOLENT CRIME AND I BELIEVE THOSE WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 125 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, WE SOLICITED INPUT FROM PERSONNEL IN SOME CITY DEPARTMENTS AND THROUGH PARTNERS IN BEXAR COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF THOSE PARTNERS, GOO TO PAGE 34 OF THE FULL REPORT.
IN TERMS OF THE NEXT STEP, THERE WERE TWO TOWN HALLS THAT WERE SPONSORED BY FAITH PARTNERS WHICH WERE HELD ON MARCH 2ND AND MARCH 5TH OF LAST YEAR. THEY INCLUDED INVOLVING GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 54 AT 10 DIES. THE COORDINATING TEAM, COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT DATA. THIS ACTIVITY TOOK PLACE DURING THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR AS WE REVIEWED A LONGER LIST OF PRIORITIES AND DRILLED DOWN TO A SHORTER LIST OF ACTIONABLE ITEMS. SO HERE'S WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE BUCKETS. SO AS A RESULT OF THE BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS, COMMUNITY INPUT AND DATA POINTED TO FOUR AREAS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN BASED ON THE THEMES THAT SURFACED, THESE HAVE TO DO WITH VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH, GUN VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AGAIN, IF YOU GO TO THE REPORT, YOU'LL SEE IN MORE DETAIL, BUT JUST A QUICK HIGHLIGHT, IN TERMS OF THE AREA AROUND VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH, WE'RE LOOKING AT YOUTH ON YOUTH VIOLENCE, BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING, LOOKING AT EF FORTS FOR PREVENTING VIOLENCE MONK USE, LOOKING AT CREATING SAFE SPACES. KNOW THERE'S A THREAT ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS HAVING TO DO WITH IMPROVING ACCESS FOR SUPPORTS FOR VICK TIMMS AND SURVIVORS INVOLVING ADULTS AND YOUTH. UNDER SEXUAL VIOLENCE LOOKING AT PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS.
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AND LASTLY IN TERMS OF DV, AND THAT'S PART OF THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR PORTFOLIO IN OUR DEPARTMENT, KNOW ABOUT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AMONG YUT. SO IN TERMS OF OUR PROCESS, THE NEXT PHASE ENTAILED THE MOBILIZATION OF AD HOC WORKING GROUPS AND SESSIONS TO VET THE LIST OF EACH OF THE FOUR RECOMMENDED PRIORITY AREAS.WORK GROUPS WERE FORMED FOR EACH PRIORITY AREA IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THEY INCLUDED REPRESENTATION -- COUNTY EMPLOYEES. EACH WORK GROUP DWRAFTED STRATEGIES, TACTICS AND SUCCESS INDICATORS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PRIORITY AREAS.
AGAIN, YOU'LL FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE END OF THE FULL REPORT.
PROCESS, A DRAFT OF THE PLAN WAS CIRCULATED AMONG ALL WORK GROUP PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AND INTERESTS.
THE COMPLETE STRATEGIC PLAN AS YOU HEARD FROM THE CITY MANAGER WAS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THIS PAST NOVEMBER AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH.
SO THE STRATEGIC PLAN FEATURES STRATEGIES ACROSS THE PRIORITY AREAS THAT FIT INTO THREE CATEGORIES AS PART OF OUR FRAMEWORK.
THESE HAVE TO DO WITH COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ASSESSMENT AND DATA SHARING. THEY HAVE TO DO WITH DIRECT SERVICES AND RESOURCES AND HOW WE CAN BECOME BETTER COMMUNICATORS OF THIS WORK. BUT IT ALSO INVOLVES SYSTEMS CHANGE -- IN AUDIO] -- ARE FRAMED. EACH STRATEGY INCLUDED IN THE PLAN IS ROOTED IN BEST PRACTICE AND ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND PROVEN RESEARCH.
AGAIN, DETAILS OF THE LOGIC MODEL THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROCESS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 33 OF THE FULL REPORT. SO IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM INDICATORS, JUST KNOW THAT THE PLAN ITSELF IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE, EXPERIENCE ACROSS EACH OF THE PRIORITY AREAS.
OVER THE LONG-TERM, WE EXPECT TO SEE A REDUCTION IN YOUTH BULLYING AND SUICIDE, SHOOTINGS, FIREARM DEATHS, SEXUAL ASSAULT, INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDE AND CHILD FATALITIES RELATED TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
AS WE COLLECTIVELY REDUCE VIOLENCE, WE EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN THE REPORTED FEELING OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SOCIAL COHESION.
THESE ARE CONSIDERED PROTECTIVE FACTORS WHICH HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS DRIVE OUT VIOLENT CRIME. SOCIAL COHESION ALSO HELPS PREVENT PROPERTY CRIME, WHICH HAS BEEN A GROWING CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS HERE IN THE CITY. WE WILL BENCHMARK OUR PROGRESS AGAINST STATE DATA. AT METRO HEALTH, WE MAINTAIN AN INTERNAL DASHBOARD THAT COULD BE USED TO MONITOR PROGRESS ON A QUARTERLY ZERO OR ANNUAL BASIS, AND WE COULD ALSO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY-FACING DASHBOARD SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE WITH THE SA FORWARD DASHBOARD, WHICH PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT IN PROGRESS MADE EACH YEAR REGARDING THE BROADER PLAN. SO WITH THAT, JUST A SIDE BY SIDE HERE, WHILE I WILL NOT REVIEW THE COMPLETE STRATEGIC PLAN DURING THE BRIEFING, YOU DO HAVE THE FULL REPORT AT YOUR DISPOSAL. YOU WILL FIND EVERY STRATEGY AND TACTIC LISTED IN THE FULL REPORT.
HOWEVER, I'M JUST USING A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW EXAMPLES ON THIS SLIDE TO ILLUSTRATE THALITY LINEMENT OF OUR EFFORTS WITH THE SAPD.
AGAIN, THIS STRATEGIC PLAN GIVES US OPPORTUNITIES TO COORDINATE OUR WORK ACROSS DEPARTMENTS. THE EMPHASIS IS ON PREVENTION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS THAT DOVETAIL WITH EFFORTS ALREADY UNDER WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN CAN SUPPORT SAPD'S VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
BY DESIGN, THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE USED AS SOLUTIONS WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES MAY NOT BE THE ANSWER. AS YOU'VE HEARD FROM SAPD RECENTLY BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT THE PROBLEM ORIENTED PLACE-BASED POLICING PHASE OF THEIR PLAN. HERE YOU SEE STRATEGIES WITH OUR PLAN THAT CAN ADDRESS POTENTIAL COMMUNITY CONCERNS THAT SAPD MAY FIND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO ON THE RIGHT SIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOOD SHOOTINGS OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR YOUTH INVOLVED IN CRIME, ON THE LEFT SIDE IN TERMS OF THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENHANCED COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION AROUND GUN STORAGE OR VIOLENT-FREE CONFLICT RESOLUTION.
WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING AWARENESS, PRIMARY PREVENTION, GETTING THE WORD OUT THERE, ABOUT ALL THE FORMS OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORT, ACTION PLANS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ENHANCING WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL EFFORT THAT'S ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROVIDE THIS ROADMAP THAT ADDRESSES DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO ALIGN THEIR WORK FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. IT INVOLVES A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH, AND UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES TO IMPACT VIOLENCE AT UPSTREAM AT DOWNSTREAM LEVELS. I'M PROUD OF THE TEAM AT METRO HEALTH, AND I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION WITH SAPD
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AS WE'RE IN THE THROWS OF FINALIZING OUR RESPECTIVE ACTION PLANS.THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ADOPTING PORTIONS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS THEIR GUIDE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
METRO HEALTH AND OUR PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE COORDINATING AND WE ARE MONITORING THE COLLABORATION OF EFFORTS WITH PARTNERS.
IT IS PART OF A CORE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO MOBILIZE AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS ON THE GROUND. STAFF IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION LED BY ERICA ARE COLLECTING DATA FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WE'LL ORGANIZE THE INFORMATION TO ASSESS PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTCOMES. WE'RE ALSO SEEKING RESOURCES FOR FORMAL EVALUATION INTERVALS DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD. SO PLANS ARE TO REPORT REGULARLY EACH YEAR AND, AGAIN, WE'VE ALREADY PROVIDED TWO UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND THAT COULD BE A CONDUIT FOR BRIEFING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO AYE LEAVE YOU WITH THESE LAST TWO SLIDES JUST TO PUT THIS INTO CONTEXT AS I WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION.
IN THE CENTER WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVIEW ROOM AT ONE OF THE SAPD SUBSTATIONS.
THIS PAST OCTOBER OUR TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH SAPD COMPLETED A PROJECT MOST RECENTLY TO ESTABLISH A DEDICATED TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVIEW ROOM FOR VICTIMS IN EACH AREA SUBSTATION. THE ROOMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE WELCOMING AND COMFORTABLE FOR CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A CRIME. SO IF I GO CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT, JUST KNOW THAT IN TERMS OF THE WORK OF OUR DV CASE MANAGERS, THIS IS ONE OF OUR CASE MANAGERS WHO PROVIDES LONG-TERM SERVICES TO CLIENTELE. METRO HEALTH HAVE SUPPORTED OVER 12,000 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
IF YOU GO TO THE TOP RIGHT, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE, BUT JUST KNOW THAT'S A CLASSROOM. IT'S A CLASS SESSION FOR THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM, ALSO CALLED PPP.
THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM THAT PROVIDES CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENCE WITH TOOLS TO PARENT ON A POSITIVE MANNER AND PREVENTS CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT. BOTTOM RIGHT, THIS IS THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM AT METRO HEALTH, ALONG WITH SAPD PERSONNEL.
THIS IS THE PHOTO OF THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM AT THE PRU STATION DURING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WHICH IS CELEBRATED NATIONWIDE DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. OUR TEAM WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH SAPD PERSONNEL AT ALL SUBSTATIONS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND LASTLY IN THE BOTTOM LEFT, THIS IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT. THIS IS THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT HOSTED BY OUR STAND UP SA TEAM, THIS IS THE GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT DISRUPTS VIOLENT CONFLICTS AND PROMOTES NEIGHBORHOOD UNITY. SO I'LL END BY SAYING THANKS. REALLY, THE COORDINATING TEAM, WE HAVE IN THE GALLERY, TRACY TATE FROM ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH, I'D LIKE TO THANK DR. KELLY LYNCH FROM UTSA, DEPUTY CHIEF CHRIS BENAVIDES.
AGAIN, THIS TEAM WAS HEAD BY ERIKA HALER STEVENSON IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
FAITH LEADERS WHO STEPPED UP TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, SPECIAL SHOUTOUT, AGAIN, TO STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CITY MANAGER IN PARTICULAR AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR HELPING TO ENSURE THAT WE EXECUTE THIS PROJECT.
THREE QUOTES TO SHARE WITH YOU IN TERMS OF THIS EXPERIENCE, WITHOUT ATTRIBUTION, JUST KNOW THAT FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE FIRST QUOTE, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS SPECIFICALLY ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN SAN ANTONIO.
I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES SINCE THE 1994 GANG PEACE SUMMIT. SECOND QUOTE, I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT CAN CHANGE OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY. THE LAST QUOTE, I'M GLAD OUR GOVERNMENT SEES THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IS WORKING TOGETHER TO FIX IT. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. JACOB, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A GOOD DISCUSSION TODAY ON THIS. I AGREE WITH THE QUOTES, IT'S GOO HERE WORKING UPSTREAM FROM THE VIOLENCE THAT HAS PLAGUED NOT ONLY SAN ANTONIO, BUT CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THE APPROACH THAT BASICALLY EVERYTHING OTHER THAN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN A CITY IS IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM CONNECTED TO OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND THE INVESTMENTS WE MAKE IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE VERY MUCH A PART OF THAT FORMULA, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON NOW PROGRAMMING RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO METRO HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATION, THIS HELPS GIVE US A SENSE OF WHERE THOSE UPSTREAM INVESTMENTS STILL NEED INTERVENTION FROM A HUMAN MENTAL HEALTH STANDPOINT.
AND SO I REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. THEY'RE REALLY NOT
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QUESTIONS. WHAT I WILL BE INTERESTED IN IS HOW WE ARE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE METRICS, WHAT EXPECTATIONS WE'RE SETTING ABOUT SUCCESS AND WHAT THE INTERIM PERIOD WILL LOOK LIKE.SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT NOW, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL BE TUNED INTO IS HOW ARE WE MEASURING THE PROGRESS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT THAT? >> THAT'S UP TO YOU, MAYOR, WHETHER I SAY ANYTHING NOW. PLEASE DO, YEAH.
>> ULTIMATELY WE'RE LOOKING FOR REDUCTIONS. WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW. IT IS VERY CHALLENGING TO COMPARE TO OTHER COMMUNITIES BECAUSE NOT ALL COMMUNITIES REPORT THE SAME WAY.
THIS APPLIES TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, BUT WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE. SO WE USE THAT. WE ARE MONITORING EVERY YEAR WITH DATA THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ARE CALLED PROCESS MEASURES TO SEE IF WE'RE DOING THE THINGS THAT WE SAY WE WOULD DO. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE RESULTS THAT HAPPEN QUICKLY AND THE RESULTS THAT HAPPEN LATER.
MY TEAM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS AND MONITORING IT LONG TERM, AND WE'LL BE REPORTING BACK THROUGH POTENTIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OR ANOTHER COMMITTEE PERIODICALLY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT. AND I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THAT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT INSIELGT.
I DON'T WANT MY COMMENTS TO BE MISCONSTRUED. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY FOR, YOU KNOW ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY, RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES, BUT IF OUR ONLY SOLUTION FOR VIOLENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS THAT WE'RE SENDING A CAR TO RESPOND TO AN INCIDENT, WE'RE FORGETTING THE OTHER PART OF THE EQUATION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS DISCUSSION IS ABOUT. BUT ABSOLUTELY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BOLSTER THE RESOURCES AND RANKS THERE TO BE PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES, BUT WE HAVE A JOB TO DO UPSTREAM AS WELL. SO THIS IS WHAT THIS DISCUSSION IS ABOUT. DR. JACOBS OR ANYBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN RESPOND TO THIS, I'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS OVER THE YEARS, AND SOME RIGHT NOW RELATIVE TO OUR FUTURE READY PLAN WITH THE UP PARTNERSHIP AND BEXAR COUNTY. REALLY ABOUT EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE KIND OF RESILIENCE NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH CONFLICT.
AND SO I KNOW IT'S IN THE PLAN, BUT COULD YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS THE DIRECT WORK WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH OUR SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH REGION 20 OR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS, RELATED TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS CITED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE REGULARLY COLLABORATE WITH UP PARTNERSHIP. WE PRESENTLY WORK WITH THEM ON OUR STAND UP SA PROGRAM, WHICH IS COMMUNITY-BASED GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. WE ALSO ARE GOING TO BE COMING TOGETHER SOON AFTER THIS MEETING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER ON THESE PIECES. THE STAND UP TEAM HAS A POSITION ADDED RECENTLY THAT WILL BE WORKING ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN PARTNERSHIP KIND OF COMPLEMENTING THE NETWORK THEY'VE ALREADY BUILT SO WE CAN EXPAND THAT.
WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS BUILD A CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND THE RESILIENCE AND THE COPING SKILLS EARLY ON TO BEAT THIS UPSTREAM BEFORE THEY HAVE LATE PROBLEMS LATER
IN LIFE. . >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I CAN SEE US GETTING BEHIND AN EFFORT CITY WIDE TO REALLY HAVE A COORDINATED CAMPAIGN ON CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS. NOT JUST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT ADULTS, TOO, FRANKLY. RREALLY WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND SETTING EXPECTATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THEIR INTERVENTION PROGRAM. WE EXPECT METRICS ON EVERY ONE OF THESE CHILDREN THAT ARE BEING TOUCHED BY YOUR PROGRAM, PEER GROUP TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS OR AS THEY GROW OLDER.
I TH THEY WOULD BE A POWERFUL CHANGE THAT WOULD OCCUR OVER TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS UNFOLD AND GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY, ON THE COLLABORATION.
WE'LL GO NOW TO COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I PARTICULARLY WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO COMMEND BOTH METRO HEALTH AND SAPD IN THEIR JOINT SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT THAT WE HAD LAST NOVEMBER WHERE WE DID A WEAPONS EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT BROUGHT OVER 900 WEAPONS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY TO WHERE THEY'LL BE DESTROYED AND THEY'LL NEVER BE USED TO COMMIT A CRIME OR TO INJ INJURE A PERSON THAT. WAS A GREAT EFFORT ON THEIR PART TO PARTNER WITH OUR OFFICE TO DO THAT. AND IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO AGAIN, BECAUSE IT FALLS RIGHT INTO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE VIOLENCE, PART OF THAT IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WEAPONS THAT CAN BE USED FOR VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT'S IN A HOUSEHOLD, OR OUT ON THE STREET OR IN A BUSINESS. OR IN A SCHOOL
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CLASSROOM. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FRIGHTENS ME AS MUCH AS ANYTHING ELSE IS THE THOUGHT OF A YOUNG PERSON FIND AG WEAPON IN THEIR HOME AND THEN TAKING IT TO A SCHOOL. AND WE KNOW THAT HAPPENS WAY TOO MUCH. IT'S HAPPENED IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THANK GOD NO ONE'S BEEN KILLED FROM THAT KIND OF AN EXPERIENCE.BUT THE MORE WE CAN HELP PEOPLE MAKE THEIR HOMES SAFE BY ELIMINATING WEAPONS HEY DO NOT WANT AND THEY DO NOT NEED, THE MORE WE MAKE THE STREETS SAFE AT THE SAME TIME. SO I'M COMMITTED TO DOING ANOTHER WEAPONS EXCHANGE IN THE FUTURE. BUT ALSO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN GENERAL, AS WELL AS THIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGY, IT REALLY IS A COMBINED EFFORT. IT IS SAPD, IT IS THE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IT IS THE COURT SYSTEM. YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE PARTS OF WHAT GOES INTO PROVIDING SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY NEED TO BE WORKING TOGETHER.
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THROUGH THIS PREVENTION PLAN THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE IS -- AND I DON'T HAVE THE REPORT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I KNOW IT'S MENTIONED IN THERE, BUT HOW MUCH FUNDING FOR RESOURCES IS COMMITTED TO THIS EFFORT THROUGH YOUR DEPARTMENT OR IF IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH MONEY FROM OTHER
DEPARTMENTS, TOO? >> JACOB: IT'S BOTH. JUST KNOW THAT WE HAVE -- AND I SHARED A SNAPSHOT OF THE EFFORTS OF OUR SECTION.
THERE'S NOT A FISCAL NOTE TIED TO THIS. IT'S A FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
WE'RE WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH UTSA, SAPD AS WELL AS ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH. SO JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE DOVETAILING THE WORK OF OUR SECTION. THIS TIES INTO ERIKA'S PORTFOLIO, THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE DEPLOYED ACROSS THESE DIFFERENT AREAS.
SO THERE'S NOT AN ASK HERE TODAY BUT JUST KNOW THAT IT DOVETAILS WITH
OUR WORK ALREADY UNDER WAY. >> COURAGE: DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THOSE COSTS MIGHT BE PER YEAR OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. >> JACOB: WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND REPORT BACK.
>> COURAGE: THAT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION IS HAVING THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
I REALLY LIKE THE POINT THAT YOU OFFERED ABOUT OFFERING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. I LIKE THE PPP AS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO HELP EDUCATE PARENTS. AND SOMETHING I LEARNED AS A TEACHER AND THAT WAS THAT THE BEST TEACHERS ARE PARENTS.
AND IT'S THE SAME THING FOR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH THEIR CHILDREN, WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILIES.
IT'S THE PARENTS WHO ARE PREPARED TO EDUCATE AND WORK WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFE.
ARE THERE OTHER KINDS OF ASSISTANCE, PROGRAMS YOU ENVISION, YOU KNOW, TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THAT KIND OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE
COMMUNITY IN GENERAL? >> JACOB: SO FOR NOW, WHAT YOU SEE IS A PLAN FOR FIVE YEARS. AND -- PPP PROGRAM, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, OTHER CLICK OTHER CURRICULA THAT WE CAN BUILD AND INCREASING PARTNERS ON THE GROUND. WE'LL IDENTIFY OTHER RESOURCES BUT JUST KNOW THIS IS A MULTIYEAR PLAN AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE WITH OUR INTENTIONALITY AND AT LEAST ANCHORING TO THE WORK OF THE
DEPARTMENT. >> COURAGE: WELL, I THINK THIS BECOMES A GOOD, IMPORTANT BUILDING BLOCK FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA?
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, CLAUDE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I SEE THIS -- AND THIS IS, I GUESS, FOR ME, THE THIRD UPDATE, RIGHT? BUT ALL OF THEM ARE GOOD.
I SEE THIS PLAN AS RESHAPING THE WAY THAT WE SEE POLICING AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A NEW VIEW OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT'S NOT A GIMMICK, IT'S NOT CHECKING A BOX. AND YOU'RE OUT THERE DOING THE HARD WORK THAT WE'VE NEEDED FOR MANY YEARS.
AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO NECESSARILY GIVE US IMMEDIATE RESULTS.
IT'S A SEED WE'VE PLANTED TODAY THAT I THINK WILLS BEAR FRUIT FOR MANY YEARS, SO I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
I UNDERSTAND IT BRIDGES GAPS, INCREASES COMMUNICATION ACROSS AGENCIES, WHICH IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK WE'VE BEEN LACKING IN THAT AS A COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, IT TOUCHES ON SO MANY THINGS. AS FAR AS WHAT I'VE SEEN, IT'S THE BEST AND MOST FOCUSED USE OF ALL THE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO REDUCE VIOLENCE. SECIALTLY TO MAKE OUR -- ESSENTIALLY TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER. AGAIN, THIS IS NEW.
WHEN THIS PLAN WAS BROUGHT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, I NOTICED MOST OF THE IDEAS THATID WERE PRESENTED CAME FROM DISCUSSIONS THAT I HAD WHEN I FIRST BECAME CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY. A LOT OF THEM BROUGHT UP BY THE BLM MOVEMENT. THEY ALL CHALLENGED US AT THAT TIME TO THINK OF POLICING IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THIS IS IN MANY WAYS BORN FROM COMMUNITY. THOSE CONVERSATIONS NOW SEEM LIKE NOT THAT LONG AGO, BUT THEY WERE NOW YEARS AGO, SPARKED THE PROCESS THAT PRODUCED
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THIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN. WE NEED TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THE IDEAS TO THE TABLE, OF COURSE THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF, ERIK AND MARIA AND CLAUDE FOR, AGAIN, THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO GET US THERE. PART OF THE GOAL WAS TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON SAPD SO THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY.AND I THINK -- I HOPE, THAT OUR POLICE FORCE SEES THAT AS THE SAME, TRYING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE STRESS THAT THEY ENDURE EVERY DAY ON THE JOB, BUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO VIOLENT CRIME PUTS US ON A NEW PATH. IT GATHERS OUR STRENGTH TION AND ACCELERATES PROCESSES ACROSS OUR CITY'S RESOURCES. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO ADDRESSING THE CAUSES AND STRUCTURES THAT LEAD TO VIOLENT CRIME, AND I KNOW YOU'RE DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPREHENSIVE ABOUT IT. YOU MENTIONED MANY OF THEM, I THINK, ON SLIDE 3, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING AGAIN, FOOD INSECURITY. THAT MEANS AS WE PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES THAT HELP US GET US TO THIS POINT. SO I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, ABOUT NONPROFITS THAT ARE -- ARE WE ENGAGING NONPROFITS. I'LL SAY SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S A NONPROFIT OUT OF MY DISTRICT THAT'S SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, THE PEACE INITIATIVE. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF REALLY SOLID WORK IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. ARE WE ENGAGING THOSE
KINDS OF NONPROFITS? >> YES, MA'AM, WE ARE. PATRICIA CASTILLO
PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING GROUPS. >> HAVRDA: OH, GOOD.
>> SHE ALSO HELPED HOST A WAY TO DRAW IN INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED. ULTIMATELY PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH IS ABOUT EVERYBODY HELPING AND NONPROFITS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANY CASES.
THEY'RE THE GATEWAY TO A SERVICE OR TO EVEN RECOGNIZING THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE A NEED. AND SO WE'RE PUTTING SOME EMPHASIS INTO WORKING TOGETHER, RATHER THAN THIS BEING STRICTLY A MUNICIPAL APPROACH.
>> HAVRDA: GOOD. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. NOT JUST THE PEACE INITIATIVE, BUT A LOT OF NONPROFITS. SO ARE WE -- HOW HAVE WE INVOLVED SORT OF EVERY DAY SAN ANTONIANS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS? AND I'LL TELL YOU, TODAY I MET WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO LIVES IN ONE OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS OF OUR CITY WHO -- AND THIS IS -- WE'VE MET MANY TIMES BUT HE TOLD ME AGAIN THE PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY DON'T CALL 9-1-1 BECAUSE THEY SORT OF DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE HEARING --& THEY'RE GETTING A RESPONSE. I CHASTISED HIM, CHIEF.
I CHASTISED HIM, BECAUSE I SAID YOU HAVE TO CALL 9-1-1, WE HAVE TO BUILD THAT DATA, WE HAVE TO SHOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YEUSH COMMUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I -- BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS VERY DEJECTED WHEN HE SAID THAT. THERE'S A REASON THEY'RE NOT CHOOSING TO NOT CALL 9-1-1 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT UP TO IT. THEY JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT. ARE WE INVOLVING PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST KIND OF LIVING IN NEIGHBORHOODS OR NOT NECESSARILY INVOLVED IN
ORGANIZATIONS? >> ABSOLUTELY. TO KIND OF ANSWER TWO PIECES OF YOUR QUESTION THERE, ANYWHERE YOU SEE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LISTED THAT, IS ABOUT HELPING RESIDENTS AND THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COME TOGETHER. AND A LOT OF THAT IS ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE IDEA OF CHANGING THE PERSPECTIVE OR THE FEELING OF DISCOMFORT. ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR MUNICIPAL SERVICES ARE THERE FOR THEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO ACCESS THEM. SO ANY ENGAGEMENT IS INTENDED TO BUILD A TRUST AND MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF THE SPACE WHERE THERE'S FEAR AROUND THAT. WE ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHERE WHEN WE WERE CULTIVATING INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS, THEY HAPPENED TO BE WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAD A ROLE, AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND BRING THEIR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE TW EITHER BEING SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE OR BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT IN SOME WAY, AND WHAT THEY FOUND IN OUR SYSTEM AND HOW IT WORKS. SO WE -- WE MADE A REALLY INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO TRY TO ENGAGE THAT ALONG THE WAY, AND WE WILL THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION AS WELL.
>> HAVRDA: OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION SIMILAR TO THE MAYOR'S ABOUT METRICS. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID IT BEING DIFFICULT TO COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE MEASURING OURSELVES AGAINST OURSELVES, RIGHT? OUR CURRENT METRICS AS OPPOSED TO IN A YEAR, SIX
MONTHS, WHATEVER IT IS. WHAT ARE THE INCREMENTS. >> AS FAR AS TIME.
>> HAVRDA: YEAH. >> TIME INCREMENTS? AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD CONSIDER POPULATION LEVEL DATA, IT'S VERY SLOW TO CHANGE. WE'LL WATCH IT YEAR TO YEAR ANYWAY, BUT WE MAY NOT SEE CHANGE FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS AT A TIME. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE EXAMINING DATA ANNUALLY. NEAR THE END OF THE PACKET ON THE ACTUAL PLAN, YOU WILL SEE THE KIND OF LONGER TERM INDICATORS WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU'LL SEE OUR CURRENT DATA AS WELL AS ANY STATE DATA WE WERE ABLE TO FIND FOR A BENCHMARK. WE STILL KIND OF MONITOR WHAT WE LOOK LIKE COMPARED TO DALLAS, HOUSTON, AUSTIN, OTHER CITIES, BUT, AGAIN, WE CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR HOW THEY CATEGORIZE THEIR
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DATA. WE JUST USE IT TO LOOK FOR A TREND.AND THAT'S THE MAIN PART. WE NEED TO FIND TRENDS, UNDERSTAND WHY A TREND IS HAPPENING, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE -- OUR NUMBERS
ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE
RODRIGUEZ? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'LL START -- WHEN I PROPOSED THE OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION AND RECIDIVISM PREVENTION IN 2021, MY GOAL WAS TO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT UTILIZING A LENS OF CRIME PREVENTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR WORK. I'M GLAD TO SEE OUR CITY IS MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION AND IN PARTICULAR USING A PUBLIC HEALTH FRAMEWORK.
WE WERE NOT ON THIS PATH PRIOR TO 2020 AND 2121, AND I'VE HEARD MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES EVOLVE ON THE SUBJECT. AND THAT'S REALLY DUE TO THE WORK ORGANIZERS WHO HAVE FORCED THIS DIFFICULT CONVERSATION ARE DOING, NOT JUST IN SAN ANTONIO BUT NATIONWIDE.
ALSO WHEN I PROPOSED THE OFFICE OF CRIME PREVENTION, I WEAVED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS DECLARED IN 2020 DECLARING RACE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. THERE'S A LING BETWEEN ECONOMIC SEGREGATION WHICH RESULTS IN OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITY OF COLORS AND THE RESULTING POVERTY AND OPPORTUNITY GAP CREATES CONDITIONS THAT CRIMINOLOGISTS HAVE CONSIDERED RIPE FOR DESPERATION AND CRIME AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT EACH FACET OF OUR CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK TO ADDRESS. AND UNTIL OPPORTUNITY GGAPS AND ECONOMIC GAPS ARE ADDRESSED WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE A LACK OF TRUST IN THE GOVERNMENT AND POLICE AND YOU'LL SEE FOLKS COMMITTING CRIME TO SURVIVE IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND TO COPE WITH THE TRAUMA THEY EXPERIENCE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. I BELIEVE IT'S UPON EACH OF US ON CITY COUNCIL TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC STRATEGIES THAT BRIDGE THE ECONOMIC GAP IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WITH REGARD TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THIS PLAN, I DID HEAR SOME PUSHBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS THAT A FRAMEWORK WAS CREATED PRIOR TO BRINGING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR FEEDBACK. SO IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD HOPE THAT FOLKS -- ON THE FRONT LINES WOULD BE BROUGHT IN EARLIER BEFORE SOLUTIONS ARE PROPOSED. SO PERHAPS THE CONVERSATION WOULD BE DIFFERENT WHEN WE ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO LEAD IN THIS WAY.
WE LEARNED RECENTLY THAT ONE OF THE POSITIONS WE ADVOCATED FOR IN THE 2023 BUDGET, THE CRIME PREVENTION OUTCOMES COORDINATOR WOULD BE COMPILING DATA ACROSS DEPARTMENTS TO ASSIST WITH THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORT, SO MY QUESTION IS WHAT KIND OF DATA WILL BE COLLECTING AND HOW WILL IT BE USED TO SHAPE THE STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD?
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA THAT COME DIRECTLY FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND I'M BUILDING A METHOD FOR US TO DO THAT WHERE WE MONITOR THE WORK PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT ALIGN WITH THE STRATEGIES SO WE CAN SEE WORK IS DONE. THAT'S STEP ONE. SECOND, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE CHANGE, DO THEY EITHER REPORT I FEEL MORE ENGAGED OR I FEEL MORE RESILIENT IN THOSE TYPE OF PERSONAL PERCEPTIONS.
WE'LL ALSO BE DOING A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ON AWARENESS, ACCESS TO SERVICE, ATTITUDES ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE MORE NUMERIC METRICS TO WHAT ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETE IN A YEAR. AND OVER TIME, HOW CRIME RATES CHANGE, ACCESS TO SERVICES CHANGE. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM VERY SMALL MINUTE TO LARGE, AND WE BUILD IT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, ANNUALLY, OVER FIVE
YEARS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY. SO I WAS GOING TO ASK -- I'VE TWO QUESTIONS THAT YOU KIND OF ANSWERED, SO I'M GOING TO, I THINK, REWORK THEM A LITTLE BIT. SO THE FIRST WAS, WILL WE RECONVENE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT SHARE DATA IN PR GRES, AND THEN HOW ARE THE EFFORTS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS BEING VALUED AND WILL WE INCORPORATE DATA FROM THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL.
SO I'M HEARING WE ARE GOING TO BE INCORPORATING DATA INTO THAT.
AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY, WE WILL RECONVENE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SHARE THE DATA IN PROGRESS MONTHLY, QUARTERLY... CAN YOU
RESAY THAT PART. >> ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO SEE WHAT MAKE TION SENSE TO THEM. I'VE BEEN MAKING A STRONG EFFORT NOT TO DICTATE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR FOLKS. THERE'S ALREADY BEEN PEOPLE SAYING, OKAY, WHERE ARE WE ON THIS, I'M READY TO GO, I'M RUNNING OUT OF THE GATE.
SO AT MINIMUM, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ALREADY COLLECTING STUFF MONTHLY, AND THEY MIGHT EXAMINE IT QUARTERLY OR EVERY SIX MONTHS.
WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIMENTATION AT THE BEGINNING FINDING THE SWEET SPOT, AND THEN COME INTO A MORE RIGOROUS
SCHEDULE AS WE GO ON. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: AND SO I GUESS MY LAST QUESTION, IS THIS PLAN IS SPECIFICALLY FOR 2024 TO 2028.
IS THERE AN INTENTION TO DO THIS EVERY FIVE YEARS? I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE... >> I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF
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OTHER PEOPLE PREFER TO ANSWER THAT. WE'RE NOT THAT FAR ALONG YET. THIS IS REALLY A FIRST EFFORT TO BRING THE LARGER COMMUNITY TOGETHER AROUND A MORE SINGULAR SUBJECT.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: UH-HUH. >> AND WHEN I DO STRATEGIC PLANNING, IF IT'S A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, USUALLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE POINT, I START PLANNING
THE NEXT PLAN. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY. >> SO IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE GO, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: I'LL KEEP MY EYES PEALED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. . >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA
GARCIA. GARCIA >> GARCIA: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, DR. JACOB. I'M EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE. I ALSO WANTED TO START OFF JUST BY LETTING YOU KNOW I HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT OF IT AND HOW IT RELATES TO VIOLENCE. SO MOST OF MY COMMENTS TODAY WILL BE FOCUSED ON THAT. THERE'S -- AND LAST WEEK I TOOK A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER CLASS, AND SO I GAINED A CERTIFICATE, YOU HAD TO TAKE A HALF DAY COURSE AND THEN YOU ALSO HAD TO TAKE AN ONLINE VERSION OF THE COURSE AND THEN YOU WERE GIVEN A TEST AT THE END OF IT. THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH SAMHSA, AND SO I SIGNED UP FOR IT BECAUSE I SAW AN E-MAIL COME THROUGH THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY WHERE I WORK. I LATER READ THAT THAT TRAINING IS OPEN TO STUDENTS, FACULTY STAFF, POLICE AND 27 SCHOOLS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE. I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT MORE PEOPLE WEREN'T TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT, RIGHT, BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY A FEW PEOPLE -- THERE WAS PROBABLY 20 PEOPLE THAT WERE IN MY CLASS.
AND SO I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW WE COULD CONNECT AND REALLY PUSH THAT OUT.
I KNOW MY STUDENTS WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THAT.
I HAD A COUPLE OF STUDENTS THAT WERE ON THE CALL.
THEY WANT TO HELP EACH OTHER. AND SO WE NEED TO TRY TO JUST CAPTIVATE THAT ENERGY AND PACKAGE IT AND HAVE THEM GO OUT AND BE OUR FIRST AIDERS, RIGHT? AND SO BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT MENTAL HEALTH EPISODES. I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. I APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL HAD THE FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. I WORKED AT SOUTHWEST ISD, THAT'S A COOL THAT I WENT K THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY'RE DOING GREAT THINGS WITH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. SPECIFICALLY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, THEY HAD A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TEACHER, BUT THEN THE SOUTHWEST ISD POLICE ALSO HAVE A PROMISE PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN TO A FEW GRADUATIONS, STUDENTS ARE SO EXCITED THAT THEY BASICALLY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR THEIR RECORD, RIGHT? AND START OVER.
AND SO THEY USED TO BREAK A PLATE AND THEN THEY CHANGED THAT INTO LIKE SHREDDING OF THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, RIGHT? AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW WE COULD DO THAT. THESE THINGS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THEY'RE IMMEDIATE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2025.
THEY CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2028 LIKE THE PLAN IMPLIES.
THERE'S STUFF THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING NOW. AND SO I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW WE COULD CONTINUE FUNDING, COULD WE CONTINUE TO ADD SUPPORT FOR THAT GRANT AND DO IT ACROSS ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NOT JUST TO THE 27 SCHOOLS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE, LIKE HOW CAN WE DO THIS? THE OTHER THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT SOUTHWEST ISD HAS IS A LIFE SPOT APP. AND SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH LIFE SPOT, THEY'RE THE ONLY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS IT IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND IF WE NEED TO HELP LOCALLY PROTECT OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THE FEDERAL LEVEL ISN'T HELPING US AND THE STATE LEVEL ISN'T HELPING US, I THINK THAT HAVING ACCESS TO THAT SYSTEM FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS CRITICAL. AND SO WITH THE LIFE SPOT APP, IT BASICALLY TRACKS, RIGHT, IT'S ABLE TO TRACK YOU IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, YOU'RE CONNECTING DIRECTLY. SO I DO THINK THAT THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S ALREADY OUT THERE. LET'S JUST GO IN AND INVEST IN THIS AND SEE WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS CAN CAPITALIZE ON IT. AND THEN SPECIFICALLY WITH REGARD TO -- I MENTIONED THIS YESTERDAY AT GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND MY COLLEAGUES HEARD ME, BUT I WAS ABLE TO LISTEN TO A PRESENTATION FROM THE CAST STEM KIDS THERE WERE MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS ON PUBLIC SAFETY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO HEAR A FEW OF THEM TE, BUT I KNOW THAT I HAD COUNCILMAN COURAGE WAS THERE AND ERIK FROM D7 WAS THERE AND WE WERE JUST INCREDIBLY BLOWN AWAY BY SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPPORTUNITIES THAT I THINK YOU COULD ENGAGE IN THE PLAN. YOU HAVE IN THE PLAN THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO STAKEHOLDERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES, OUR KIDS HAVE THOSE LIVED EXPERIENCES. SO THAT'S AN EASY ONE. EASY HANGING FRUIT, HOW CAN WE MOVE THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2028.
I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED THAT ONLY $6.6 MILLION OF THE 26.2 ALLOCATED TO THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT HAVE BEEN SPENT.
AND SO I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO FIND EASY SOLUTIONS, LIKE WHAT CAN WE DO NOW. WE NEED TO DO LIKE ALL HANDS ON DECK, RIGHT? SO I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO IT. WE -- I THINK, HAVE THE ABILITY FROM OUR
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PLATFORMS TO CONNECT WITH A WHOLE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN COME TOGETHER RATHER QUICKLY ON SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.WITH THE PROMISE PROGRAM, AND I WISH THAT THERE WAS A WEBSITE, BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR AT SOME LEVEL WITH IT. BUT THEN ALSO WITH OUR ADULTS, WE KNOW THAT SOCIAL ISOLATION WAS REAL, AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL. I HAVE ONE RESIDENT WHO ASKED ME IF WE COULD GO BACK TO HAVING THE GROUP THERAPY AT SENIOR CENTERS. SHE COMES IN, SHE LOST HER HUSBAND ACTUALLY EIGHT YEARS AGO. SHE STILL COMES IN AND GRIEVES AND SHE LISTENS TO BEATLES SONGS THE WHOLE TIME SHE'S THERE. AND SHE SAYS THAT'S WHAT HER HUSBAND USED TO SERENADE HER WITH. AND SO SHE SAID, Y'ALL USED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAME IN AND DID GROUP COUNSELING AND THEN AFTER COVID IT STOPPED. THAT'S IMPACTING HER. AND SO IT WAS SO SAD TO THINK OF HOW LONELY SHE WAS GOING TO BE DURING THE HOLIDAYS, RIGHT, AND THE SENIORS CENTERS GOING TO BE CLOSED. AND THAT'S KIND OF HER ESCAPE. AND SO THAT, I THINK IF WE HAD THAT ALREADY, HOW DO WE BRING IT BACK? HOW DO WE SOLVE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO NEED THAT IMMEDIATE HELP NOW? THE INVENTORY OF YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE ON PAGE 10, BY DECEMBER 2025, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES TO INVENTORY YOUTH PROBLEMS -- OR PROGRAMS, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD TAKE TWO YEARS TO INVENTORY YOUTH PROGRAMS, RIGHT? SO I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE THAT UP TO 2024.
AND ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY DEDICATED TO THIS.
AND THEN THE CREATION OF ANONYMOUS TIP LINES ON PAGE 13, I LOVE THAT.
THERE ARE SCHOOLS THAT ALREADY HAVE THIS. SO I'LL BRAG ON MY SOUTHWEST ISD, RIGHT? THEY HAVE A SOUTHWESTISD.NET/SPEAKUP.
THEY HAVE A QR CODE POSTED IN EVERY BATHROOM STALL.
THE KID CAN SCAN THAT, REPORT BULLYING, CRISIS, PLANNED FIGHTS, WEAPONS, EVERYTHING. I THINK WE NEED TO REPLICATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. HOW DO WE SCARE THAT WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A YEAR , TWO YEARS, IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING COULD BE DONE WITHIN THREE, SIX MONTHS IF THEIR I.T.
DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY GOOD, AND I TEND TO THINK THEY ARE.
THAT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN HARD COSTS, RIGHT, OF PHYSICAL THINGS.
I DO WANT TO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL MENTIONED TWICE IN THE PLAN TO STOP THE BLEED TRAINING. SOME ADDITIONAL STOP THE BLEED TRAINING, THIS MORNING WITH MY COLLEAGUE WHO CHAIRS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY, AND YOU ALL WERE THERE, I MENTIONED THAT I'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME EXPANSION OF THAT STOP THE BLEED PROGRAM WITH OUR COUNCIL AIDES BUT ALSO WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND SECURING ALSO NARCAN TRAINING, BY THE WAY.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A REALITY. THE ADVOCATING FOR THE SCHOOL-BASED SAFETY INITIATIVES, 100%. LIKE THANK YOU FOR WHOEVER IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT. I APPRECIATE IT.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL GET A COALITION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CHIEFS. I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, SOME OF THE INCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN IN MY DISTRICT, I GET A CALL FROM THE POLICE CHIEF AT THE SOUTHWEST ISD POLICE FIRST.
HE LETS ME KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
WHEN THE TRAGEDY HAPPENED WITH THE LITTLE GIRL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE CALLED ME. THE FIRST THING I ASKED QUILL THERE BE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS WHO JUST FOUND OUT OF THIS TRAGEDY, ET CETERA, SO WONDERFUL PARTNERS SHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE TOMORROW WE'RE HAVING A SAFETY MEETING WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS, OUR PARENTS SHOULD BE OUR MOST TREASURED -- I'LL CALL IT ASSETS, RIGHT? THEY'RE OUR LEADERS FOR TOMORROW. WE SHOULD BE SECURING THEM.
AND SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO WORK FURTHER COLLABORATIONS WITH THOSE CHIEFS, THEY KNOW EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE DISTRICTS.
THOSE POLICE OFFICERS, I SEE THEM ALL THE TIME PATROLLING OUR AREAS, IT'S WONDERFUL. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE TROUBLE SPOTS ARE.
AND SO I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF POLICING WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THAT MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THING ON HERE WAS ON PAGE 16, AND THAT'S IDENTIFYING A SPECIALTY COURT FOCUSED ON JUVENILE OFFENDERS POSSESSING A WEAPON AND SHOWING SIGNS OF AGGRESSION.
WOW, WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THAT, ALSO LIKE LET'S TALK.
THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD STUFF THAT YOU ALL HAVE.
SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS. I KNOW I FOCUSED MOSTLY ON MENTAL HEALTH. BUT I'M TRYING TO SEE HOW WE COULD PREVENT THE NEXT TRAGEDY, LIKE NOW, RIGHT? NOT WAIT TWO YEARS, NOT WAIT FIVE YEARS, AND I REALLY DO THINK THAT THAT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING IS PROBABLY ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
THE TRAINING HELPED ME KNOW HOW TO NOTICE SOME OF THE SIGNS, HUGH TO HELP MANAGE NONCRISIS VERSUS CRISIS, WHO TO SEND THEM TO.
AND THEN ALSO I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF RECOGNIZE WORSENING SIGNS, SO LIKE WITH A COWORKER, HOW IT'S GETTING, YOU KNOW, DEEPER AND DEEPER.
WHERE TO SEND SOMEONE WITHIN THE WORKPLACE, IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
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INSURANCE, ET CETERA. AND THEY TYPICALLY DO THE TRAINING, I HEARD, ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. SO I THINK THAT IT'S CONVENIENT TO GROUPS.SO I JUST HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT WE START THAT OR WE START PUSHING FOR THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SINCE THERE'S ALREADY A GRANT FOR IT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH YOU ALL. I'LL HAVE PROBABLY SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER SECTIONS, BUT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON THAT TODAY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON MY FIRST TERM WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS. AND YOU GUYS MOVING TOWARDS THIS.
I ALWAYS LOVE A SLIDE SHOW THAT STARTS WITH MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT REMINDER OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH. SO I WANT TO MOVE ON TO SLIDE 12 BECAUSE I THINK -- I THINK THAT CAPTURES EVERYTHING THAT WE DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED CITYWIDE AS WE LOOK AT OUR PRIORITIES IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE CHOSEN. AND I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE VIOLENCE AMONG YOUTH, WE HAVE TO GO VERY YOUNG AND WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR PROGRAMS THAT GO TO OUR PRE-K FOUR SA ABOUT RESPECTING EACH OTHER AND WHAT THEY SEE AT HOME. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE KEY.
WE CAME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC AND WE SAW A LOT OF SPIKES IN YOUTH HAVING ACCESS TO GUNS, HAVING, YOU KNOW, TIKTOK CHALLENGES IN THE SCHOOLS AND I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT. BECAUSE I THINK IF WE WANT TO PREVENT IT AND WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEM AGAIN, WE HAVE TO GO YOUNGER. AND I APPRECIATE THE JUDGES AND THE COURTS THAT ARE TRYING TO WORK IN THAT DIRECTION, BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO KNOW OUR EXPECTATIONS. AND IF WE'RE DOING THIS, WE HAVE EXPECTATIONS OF THEM AND WE WANT TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY DO IN THE COURT.
BECAUSE WE CAN DO ALL THIS WORK, AND THEN IF THEY DON'T RESPECT OUR WORK, GIVE THEM PENALTIES OR DON'T HOLD THE YOUTH ACCOUNTABLE, WHERE ARE WE AT? WHAT'S IT FOR? THE OTHER IS THE GUN VIOLENCE. I'M COMMITTED TO WORK WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WITH COPS METRO TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE GUN SAFES INTO CARS SO WE DON'T HAVE GUNS JUST FLOATING AROUND. AND I'M COMMITTED TO PROMOTE COUNCILMAN COURAGE'S BUY BACK PROGRAM WHEN HE DOES THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S KEY, IS GETTING GUNS -- GETTING GUN OWNERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND THEN GETTING THOSE GUNS THAT ARE BEING STOLEN OFF THE -- OFF THE -- OFF OF THE STREET.
ETTHE LAST PRIORITIES WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO FOCUS ON ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN.
THE DOUBLE STANDARD, THE AGGRESSION, THE MICROAGGRESSIONS THAT WOMEN FACE AT ALL LEVELS, AND, AGAIN, GO YOUNGER AND TELL THEM WHY SOME OF THE TERMINOLOGY THEY USE AND SOME OF THEIR PREHELD NOTIONS OF THEIR GRANDFATHERS OR THEIR DADS ISN'T NECESSARILY CORRECT.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT. I THINK IF WE JUST LOOK AT THE NEW STORIES THAT WERE PUT OUT THIS EVENING AND THIS MORNING ABOUT THE 12 ARRESTS MADE, WE HAD YOUNG -- AT THE YOUNGER AGE, BUT WE HAD SOMEONE AGED 56 ENGAGING WHAT I CALL HUMAN TRAFFICKING, BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO GET A MINOR TO ELICIT SEX FROM A MINOR.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND WE NEED TO LABEL IT WHAT IT IS. AND THE OTHER, OF COURSE, IS ANOTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE, WHICH I WAS INFORMED OF. AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK THE CHIEF IF THE GENTLEMAN HAD A RECORD, BECAUSE I KNEW HE DID.
BECAUSE I DID THIS FOR YEARS. AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AT METRO HEALTH, BUT WHEN YOU COLLECT THE DATA, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY AT CITY HALL IS TO LOOK AT LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATION AND OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND ASK THEM, WE ARE MAKING -- WE ARE PUTTING FORTH ALL THESE EFFORTS, HOW ARE WE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE IF THEY -- WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD A MILE LONG, CAN GET OUT AND COMMIT THESE CRIMES WHILE THEY'RE OUT ON BOND.
SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING WE NEED TO DO IN ADDITION TO YOU WORKING FORWARD WITH YOUR PRIORITIES CHOSEN. Y'ALL KNOW I DID THIS FOR
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YEARS. BACK IN THE DAY, AND RICK IS SITTING THERE, TOO, AND HE KNOWS. BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE STARTED IN THIS ALL EARLY, WE COULDN'T IMAGINE THE CITY COMING TOGETHER LIKE THIS COLLABORATIVELY AND WORKING AT THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THE VIOLENCE AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD, BUT I DON'T WANT US TO MISS THIS MOMENTUM, AND I WANT THE ADVOCATES TO HOLD US HERE AT THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE OF WHERE WE NEED TO GO, TO THE STATE, TO THE FEDERAL, EVEN TO THE COUNTY, AND SAY WE NEED YOU TO DO MORE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND IF YOU DON'T HELP US, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE PROGRESS THAT WE CAN.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M COMMITTED TO THOSE PRIORITIES CHOSEN, AND I'M COMMITTED TO SEEING YOU GUYS IN THE PRE-K FOUR SA SOUTH AND SEEING THESE KIDS GET ALONG AND COMMUNICATING TO THEIR FAMILY FOR A BETTER LIFE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR PRESENTING. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.
COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO? >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS PROACTIVE APPROACH TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES, AND VIOLENCE AFFECTS EVERY PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S EASY TO REACT STRONGLY ONCE SOMETHING HAS ALREADY HAPPENED BUT THE REAL CHANGE IS MADE WHEN WE ARE PROACTIVE AND WORK TO ADDRESS THE ROOT OF THESE PROBLEMS, SO THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL Y'ALL'S HELP AND RESEARCH AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THE SLIDES. ON SLIDE NUMBER 4, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ADVOCATE RESPONSE PROGRAM, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN WE'RE -- WHEN WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO TARGET PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR THOSE LIKELY TO COMMIT IT? THE FIRST BULLET POINT, WHERE IT SAYS EVIDENCE-BASED TOOL TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF EXPERIENCING --
VICTIM TION OR THE PERPETRATORS? >> THIS SPECIFICALLY IS
AROUND PEOPLE WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
>> AND IT REFERS TO HAVING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS WELL AS IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED RISK
ASSESSMENT THAT IS UTILIZED BY SAPD. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
GOT IT. AND THEN ALSO ON HERE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE MEAN BY ADVERSE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS?
>> UH-HUH. ADVERSE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS IS SORT OF AN EXPANSION OF THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IDEA.
IF YOU LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS LEAD DEPOSITS IN THE SOIL LIKE AROUND THE CLOSED MILITARY BASES, IF YOU LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS, THAT HAS A CONCENTRATION OF STRAY ANIMALS THAT ARE CAUSING ISSUES, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.
>> GAVITO: OKAY. >> ALL THESE THINGS STACK TOGETHER.
THIS IS WHEN I SPEAK VERY BLUNTLY ABOUT IT. POVERTY.
THEN YOU HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS AN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN PEOPLE EXPERIENCE ADVERSE ACTIVITIES WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG AND IT JUST GOES -- IT GROWS WITH YOU THROUGH YOUR LIFE.
AND IT CHANGES HOW YOU LIVE. IT CHANGES YOUR
EXPERIENCE, IT CHANGES WHO YOU ARE. >> GAVITO: YEP.
>> SO WE HAVE TO NOT JUST FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE, BUT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS STRUCTURED AROUND THEM AND THE RESOURCES AND ASSETS THAT
ARE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. >> GAVITO: THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THAT OUT THERE FOR US. AND THEN ALSO ON THAT LAST BULLET POINT, IT SAID IMPLEMENT RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMS IN A MINIMUM OF FIVE SCHOOLS. ARE -- IS -- CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND ALSO WHAT SCHOOLS ARE WE TARGETING? HIGH SCHOOLS ONLY OR GRADE SCHOOLS?
>> >> WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH UP PARTNERSHIP WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN EDUCATING FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS IN FOUR DISTRICTS AROUND THE CITY. I CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF THE DISTRICTS. JUDSON, HARLANDALE, SAN ANTONIO, AND EAST CENTRAL .
THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE ORGANIZATION CALLED COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS TO TEACH THEIR PERSONNEL. WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL GO THROUGH THE TRAINING AS WELL AND BE ADDED TO THEIR NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK AT SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND HELP IMPLEMENT THOSE PRACTICES AND OUR PERSON WILL FUNCTION AS A CASE MANAGER.
SO THAT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE PRACTICES ON CAMPUS AND THEN WE CAN RECEIVE REFERRALS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT FOR KIDS FROM THOSE CAMPUSES.
>> GAVITO: OKAY. AND THEN I THINK SOME OTHER QUESTIONS.
THEN Y'ALL WOULD BE REPORTING OUT SOME OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE FINDING.
THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
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GOING TO SLIDE 12, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE PRIORITIES, HOW MUCH OF THE PREVENTION EFFORTS WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK OF COMMITTING THESE CRIMES VERSUS PUTTING THEBURDEN ON POTENTIAL VICTIMS? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND WITH SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED. WE DID NOT WANT TO FOCUS STRICTLY ON ALTERING A VICTIM'S BEHAVIOR OR THEIR ENVIRONMENT OR PROCESSES AROUND A VICTIM.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE PERPETRATION OF A CRIME OR REPEATING A CRIME.
AND SO SOME OF THE COURTS' STRATEGIES CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. THE EARLY LIFE STRATEGIES CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.
>> GAVITO: OKAY. AND IT'S HARD. EVEN WITH MY WORK ON THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD, YOU KNOW, YOU DO SO MUCH PREVENTIVE EFFORTS BUT IT'S HARD TO QUANTIFY AND CAPTURE THAT. YOU JUST HAVE TO KIND OF TRUST THE PROCESS.
>> YOU CAN'T PROVE WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN BUT YOU CAN PROVE WHAT YOU DID DO.
>> GAVITO: YEAH. ALSO, TOO -- AND YOU TOUCHED ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT WILL THE COORDINATION LOOK LIKE AND BE WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE TO KIND OF CHANGE THE PRECEDENCE OF LAWS THAT ALLOW -- I WON'T SAY ALLOW BUT SOME OF OUR REPEAT OR HIGH-RISK VIOLENT OFFENDERS JUST KEEP GETTING OUT ON BOND. WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> A NUMBER OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS, PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE RANGE OF STRATEGIES THAT THERE ARE, INCLUDING THINGS ABOUT CERTAIN TYPES OF OFFENDER-FOCUSED COURTS.
ULTIMATELY I CAN'T WORK ON THE POLICY, THE LEGAL POLICY ISSUES, BUT OTHER PEOPLE CAN, INCLUDING PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CALLING FOR THAT CHANGE IN STATE AND LOCAL POLICY AND LAW, FROM THE PEOPLE WHO CAN EXERT THAT INFLUENCE.
>> GAVITO: OKAY. SO REALLY OUR ROLE IS JUST CALLING FOR THE CHANGE.
>> AND SAYING WHAT IT SHOULD BE. WE CAN BE TECHNICAL ADVISERS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T, WHAT HAS HELPED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND THEN EXERCISE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO GO MAKE THEIR VOICE HEARD ON THOSE
ISSUES OR ACTUALLY PUT THE PEN ON THE PAPER. >> GAVITO: GOT IT.
AND THEN WILL THERE BE -- OR WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE ON HOW YOUTH OFFENDERS SHOULD BE
TREATED VERSUS ADULT OFFENDERS? >> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENCE AND THERE'S A LOT OF LITERATURE ON IT THAT DESCRIBES THE IDEA THAT YOUTH OFFENDERS ARE STILL DEVELOPING MENTALLY. YOUR BRAIN IS STILL DEVELOPING UNTIL YOU'RE AROUND 25.
SO ANYBODY WHO HAS KIDS, YOU'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO STILL. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGE HAPPENING. YOUTH BEHAVIOR IS VERY MALLEABLE AND USING THOSE OFFENDER INTERVENTION APPROACHES IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AMONG KIDS.
THERE IS A VERY LOW RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN DOING IT AMONGST SERIOUS ADULT OFFENDERS.
LESS SERIOUS OFFENSES AMONG ADULTS YOU DO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE.
>> GAVITO: SO KIND OF THE INTERVENTION, IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
THAT'S HELPFUL. AND THEN, FINALLY ON SLIDE 16, WILL THERE BE COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES SINCE MANY OF THESE ISSUES PLAY A ROLE IN
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES? >> OF COURSE WE HAVE LOCAL OFFICES OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND BOTH SAPD AND METRO HEALTH WORK WITH THOSE.
I USED TO WORK FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IT'S VERY HARD FOR STATE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROCESS LIKE THIS. NONE OF THEM ACTUALLY SAT ON THE PLANNING GROUP BUT A LOT OF THEM ADVISED US ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THEM AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
HELPING THEM IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES. >> GAVITO: THANKS AGAIN.
THIS IS GREAT AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME TO LIFE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE
GAVITO. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, CLAUDE AND TEAM FOR THE PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS ALL THE CITY STAFF WHO IS WORKING ON PULLING ALL THESE PLANS THAT ARE RUNNING PARALLEL AND OVERLAP TOGETHER, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN. AN AREA THAT I WANTED TO FOCUS A BIT ON IS THE YOUTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE AND YOUTH GUN VIOLENCE.
I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ALL WILL BE DOING AN INVENTORY OF PROGRAMMING THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED. MAYOR JOHNSON OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS INITIATED A PROGRAM
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OPENED UP TO 14 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS. IT'S SIMILAR TO THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM BUT IT RUNS LONGER AND THE AGE WINDOW IS WIDER AND IT'S NOT JUST RESTRICTED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. THAT'S THE APPROACH THEY HAVE TAKEN TO HELP CURB VIOLENCE AMONGST YOUTH. AND I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INITIATE SOMETHING SIMILAR THERE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH, WHETHER YOU'RE IN COLLEGE OR NOT. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE JUDGE OBLEDO HERE AS WELL AND I SEE OPPORTUNITY THERE AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, INVOLVED, AND HELPING SHAPE THE PROCESS BUT I SAW -- JUST HEARING THE PRESENTATION -- AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE STUDENTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN TRUANCY COURT, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE DIFFERENT STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLUG THOSE STUDENTS INTO THE PROCESS TO HEAR AND LEARN WHAT MAY BE MISSING THAT MAY BE WHY YOU'RE NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL. WHEN YOU'RE NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL, THE THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY THEY AREN'T GOING TO SCHOOL AND WHY THEY MAY BE GETTING INTO THE TROUBLE THAT THEY MAY BE GETTING INTO. SO I SEE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.AND I ALSO WANTED TO UNDERSTAND FROM CITY STAFF IF, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THE STATS THAT PD SENT TO US WITH THE INCREASE OF AUTO THEFT AND I HAVE SEEN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES ARE FILING SUIT AGAINST SOME OF THESE AUTO MAKERS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY CARS THAT ARE LEADING TO THE NEED FOR MORE PATROL, MORE TIME OF OFFICERS MANAGING THESE CASES. AND I'M CURIOUS IF OUR NUMBERS WITH KIA OR HYUNDAI ARE HIGH, SIMILAR TO CHICAGO AND SEATTLE THAT ARE NOW FEELING SUIT AND IS THERE OPPORTUNITY THERE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. IS THAT SOMETHING CITY STAFF HAS CONSIDERED?
>> SEGOVIA: YES, COUNCILWOMAN, I CAN ANSWER THAT.
FIRST OF ALL I'LL NOTE THESE ARE NOT GENERAL MOTORS CARS YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. WE DO UNDERSTAND OTHER CITIES HAVE FILED SUI.
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK UNDER STATE LAW
AS WE CAN ON THAT. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING WHAT YOU ALL FIND OUT. BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY THAT IF THAT IS THE CASE HOW CAN THOSE POTENTIAL FUNDS BE USED TO HELP SUPPORT THIS PROGRAMMING, THIS PLAN THAT YOU ALL HAVE PUT FORTH. WHAT COMES TO MIND IN REVIEWING IT IS OAKLAND'S OPERATION CEASEFIRE THAT IS A PROGRAM IN BOSTON. THEY HAVE SEEN A HUGE REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME AND ENSURING THAT FOLKS AREN'T REOFFENDING. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S OUR PRIORITY IS ENSURING THAT FOLKS AREN'T REOFFENDING. IF THEY DO THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY BUT HOW DO WE GET FOLKS TO GO DOWN THE CORRECT PATH.
AND I'M PLEASED THAT ON SLIDE TWO IT STATES VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS GONE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND I SEE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEND IT TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE SO THAT WAY THE WAYS IN WHICH DIRECTION IS BEING PROVIDED IS THROUGH A PUBLIC HEALTH LENS.
BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY AND I WANT TO ENSURE THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH. I BELIEVE WITH THE MEADOW STUDIES RESULTS THAT DID COME TO COMMUNITY HEALTH AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO RESIDENTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND I THINK MULTIPLE EYES WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES WILL GET US THE BETTER PRODUCT AND THE REDUCTION OF NUMBERS THAT WE ALL HOPE TO SEE. AND I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE CLEAR INTERSECTIONS. AND I THINK THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITY WITH THE SPECIALTY COURTS, WHETHER IT'S WITH JUDGE RANGEL OR GONZALES TO PLUG INTO THIS WORK ON HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY. BUT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NUMBERS, WE KNOW THAT ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE IS INVOLVED IN 40% TO 60% OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSE CASES. MORE THAN HALF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ABUSE THEIR ELDER PARENTS, AGE 60 OR OLDER, ARE DEPENDENT ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. YOUTH VIOLENCE, WITNESSING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASE OF GUN CARRYING WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND SUICIDE RISK FOR MALES AND FEMALES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO THEN ARE IMPACTED BY THEIR HEALTH.
THEY GET STDS BECAUSE OF THE CRIME THAT'S COMMITTED AGAINST THEM.
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY BUT WHAT'S EVIDENT, AS MY COLLEAGUE STRESSED, THE WORK STARTS BEFORE THE DISASTER AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MOVE WITH URGENCY, PARTICULARLY AS WE START DISCUSSING FUNDING. I'M REMINDED BY DIANA CASTILLO, A CONSTITUENT WHO CAME TO OUR OFFICE HOURS AND SHARED HOW SHE WAS GRATEFUL FOR A PARKS AND
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REC STAFFER. HIS NAME IS SLIPPING MY MIND BUT HE NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED.SHE SHARED THAT WHILE SHE WAS IN PRISON, HER SON WOULD WRITE TO HER AND WOULD TALK ABOUT THIS PARKS AND REC COACH AND HOW HE WOULD CONVENE COMMUNITY TO SQUASH WHATEVER THE GUN VIOLENCE WAS AND GET FOLKS TO MOVE ON. I THINK THAT'S POWERFUL.
THAT'S REDUCING CRIME IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S OUR PARKS AND REC TEAM. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT IT IS, THAT IT'S A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH.
BUT JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING THESE PIECES FORWARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.
COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR. THIS IS GREAT WORK AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED AND OBVIOUSLY A NOBLE CAUSE, SO LONG AS WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE GETTING THE RESULTS HERE. YOU KNOW, AND REALLY, FRANKLY, IF WE'RE PREVENTING VIOLENCE AROUND THE CITY THEN I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A COST TOO GREAT THERE THAT -- BECAUSE, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN PREVENTING VIOLENCE AROUND OUR CITY.
I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO THIS. I WANT TO START JUST BY TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOLS, IF I CAN. AND SLIDE 4 AND COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO BROUGHT IT UP EARLIER ABOUT THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE THAT TALKS IMPLEMENTING EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR FIFTH TO TWELFTH GRADE ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE. PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, WHAT ARE
WE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF DOING IN THESE SCHOOLS? >> SO I THINK YOU'RE GETTING TO A POINT THAT IS A LITTLE MORE ABSTRACT AND HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO LATCH ON TO.
THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS A ROAD MAP FOR ALL OF US, NOT JUST FOR METRO HEALTH OR SAPD BUT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. AND WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO TAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE EVIDENCE BASED. FOR TRAINING IN SCHOOLS, I CAN'T JUST KNOCK ON A SCHOOL DOOR AND GO IN AND PROVIDE A PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE TO ENGAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BEING INTERESTED IN THAT.
AND THE GOVERNOR ACTUALLY HAS A RULE IN PLACE NOW THAT SAYS HE HAS TO APPROVE ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO CURRICULUM. SO THAT MEANS REALLY LOOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX ABOUT WAYS TO DO THIS. I DON'T HAVE PRECISE ANSWERS ON HOW EVERYTHING WILL BE OPERATIONALIZED BECAUSE EACH ENTITY HAS TO DECIDE THAT FOR THEMSELVES AND EVEN WITHIN METRO HEALTH, WE'RE SITTING TOGETHER AMONG LEADERSHIP MAKING THOSE DETERMINATIONS
NOW. >> WHYTE: SO WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CLASSES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S MORE INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION FOR THE FOLKS THAT NEED IT.
>> AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO BUILD THAT INTO WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY.
ULTIMATELY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND RESPECTING THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, THE THINGS WE START LEARNING WHEN WE'RE TODDLERS, ARE GOOD TO COME BACK TO OUR WHOLE LIVES.
AND THOSE ARE THINGS WE WANT PEOPLE TO THREAD THROUGH THE WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY.
>> WHYTE: RIGHT. OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, I MEAN MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE METRICS TO DETERMINE THAT WHATEVER ACTIONS ARE TAKEN WITHIN THE SCHOOLS ARE WORKING IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. ON PAGE 13 OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'VE GOT. AGAIN, RELATED TO SCHOOLS. IT LOOKS LIKE RECOMMENDED TACTICS IN YEARS THREE TO FIVE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.
INSTITUTING LIVE ELECTRONIC -- THIS IS IN THE GUN VIOLENCE SECTION.
INSTITUTING LIVE ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF SCHOOL CAMPUSES. IMPLEMENTING CONTROLLED ACCESS FOR SCHOOL CAMPUS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE SCHOOL HARDENING
THERE. IS THAT FAIR? >> THOSE WOULD BE CATEGORIZED
AS SCHOOL HARDENING STRATEGIES, YES. >> WHYTE: ONE THING I DIDN'T SEE ON HERE WAS OFFICERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AT OUR SCHOOLS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN
LOOKED AT? >> IT WASN'T EXAMINED SPECIFICALLY AS A POINTED EFFORT IN THIS PROCESS. WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS THE RESULT OF CONSENSUS BUILDING AMONG THE GROUP. WHATEVER I FELT ABOUT THINGS DID NOT MATTER.
MY ONLY JOB WAS TO KEEP PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR CATEGORY AND TELL THEM WHETHER SOMETHING WAS EVIDENCE BASED OR NOT. SO THIS IS WHERE THE GROUP SETTLED IN THE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT. AND I THINK BECAUSE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS IN THE
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WORKS THAT WAS REQUIRING OFFICERS TO BE IN EVERY DISTRICT, FELT LIKE THAT ISSUE WAS PARTIALLY COVERED. I REMINDED FOLKS WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.RIGHT? SO TELL ME WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT MIGHT BE BECAUSE OF AN OPPORTUNITY OR BECAUSE OF POLITICAL WILL OR BECAUSE IT IS
THE FIRST STEP. >> WHYTE: SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED BUT --
>> IT DIDN'T LAND IN THE FINAL GROUP. >> WHYTE: GOT IT.
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INSTITUTING LIVE ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF SCHOOL CAMPUSES,
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> THAT CAN BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY FOR EVERY SCHOOL. SOME SCHOOLS DO USE CAMERAS AND LIVE FEEDS IN THEIR HALLWAYS TO MONITOR ACTIVITY, AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT METRO HEALTH INDIVIDUALLY IS ENDORSING ANYTHING SPECIFIC BUT IT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED METHOD OF MONITORING SCHOOL SECURITY IN HARDENING CAMPUSES.
>> WHYTE: OKAY. I'M CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS MORE SECURE. SO I LIKE THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
MY OTHER QUESTION -- AND I MAY HAVE ASKED THIS ONE WHEN WE GOT THIS PRESENTATION BEFORE -- WAS HOW WE MEASURE THE POSITIVE INDICATORS LIKE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND SOCIAL COHESION. I'M NOT SURE I'M STILL CLEAR ON THAT.
>> IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT IS REALITY THAT CAN BE MEASURED.
THAT REQUIRES LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND YOU HAVE TO USE VALIDATED INSTRUMENTS BY RESEARCHERS TO DO THAT. AND THEN REPEAT YOUR ASSESSMENT
IN ORDER TO MAKE A COMPARISON. >> WHYTE: OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE -- >> IT DOES EXIST BUT IT TAKES
SOME WORK. >> WHYTE: FINALLY, IT WAS ON PAGE 18, EVALUATING PROGRESS TOWARDS CREATING SAFE AND PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN OUR OWN ORGANIZATIONS.
I GUESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY ORGANIZATIONS. >> YES.
AS WELL AS ANYBODY'S ORGANIZATION, TECHNICALLY, BECAUSE THIS IS FOR EVERYONE.
BUT WE CAN INTERPRET IT AS A CITY ORGANIZATION. >> WHYTE: OKAY.
AND SO WAS AN ANALYSIS DONE WHERE YOU GUYS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
NEED? >> THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT SO AN ANALYSIS WAS NOT COMPLETED SAYING THAT ANYTHING WAS NOT A SAFE ORGANIZATION.
BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM TO IMPROVE OUR POLICIES AND OUR PRACTICES.
AND PUBLIC HEALTH IS USUALLY -- WORKS ALONG THE VEIN OF GET YOUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER FIRST.
>> WHYTE: I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. BUT I ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THESE SORTS OF PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG ARE THEY GOING TO GO ON BEFORE WE ACTUALLY DETERMINE IF WE'RE GETTING RESULTS. WHICH REMINDS ME OF MY LAST QUESTION. HOW OFTEN ARE WE GOING TO BE UPDATED AND BRIEFED ON THE
RESULTS THAT THIS IS PRODUCING? >> I THINK THE FREQUENCY OF UPDATING COUNCIL WILL DEPEND ON THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND THE MAYOR BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE MONITORING CONSISTENTLY, JUST AS WE DO WITH THE PROGRAMS WE DELIVER OURSELVES.
>> WHYTE: OKAY. YEAH. I WOULD SAY TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN GET MORE BRIEFINGS RATHER THAN LESS ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL. SO, THANK YOU. >> WALSH: MAYOR, CAN I JUMP IN REAL QUICK? SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP AND ERICA TALKED ABOUT THIS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PREVENTING VIOLENCE. AND A LOT OF TIMES, AND AS ERICA CAUTIONED, THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA YOU LOOK AT. THE LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM AND FROM A PROCESS STANDPOINT ARE WE DOING THE NEEDS WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO OR WE NEED TO DO. IN OTHER WORDS, THE WIDGETS . IT IS DIFFICULT AND HERE'S A CLASSIC PUBLIC HEALTH EXAMPLE. WITH OUR IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM, HOW MUCH DISEAID THE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT PREVENT? IT'S HARD TO MEASURE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
AND SO I HEAR THERE'S MULTIPLE UPDATES REQUIRED. I HAD ASKED FOR A LITTLE BIT OF RUNWAY SPACE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC WORKS HOW MANY POTHOLES DID WE FILL LAST WEEK. OR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, HOW MANY DOGS GOT PICKED UP. IT'S A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN TELL WITH CLAUDE'S BACKGROUND AND ERICA'S BACKGROUND, THIS IS NEW FOR US AND I THINK IT'S EXCITING TO
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SEE THE TIE TO A LOT OF THE THINGS WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT FITS INTO WHAT A LOT OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING. BUT I JUST WANT TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT ERICA SAID EARLIER THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LONG-TERM TRENDS HERE BUT PUBLIC HEALTH CONSTANTLY STRUGGLES WITH WHAT DID THEY PREVENT.AND IN THIS CASE THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE, WHETHER IT'S AT THE SCHOOLS, THE COMMUNITY, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT AT THE RIGHT TEMPO THAT CONTINUES TO SHOW PROGRESS.
AND ADJUST ACCORDINGLY BASED ON Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I THINK THE LAST TIME Y'ALL PRESENTED TO US AT PUBLIC SAFETY I WAS SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT TACTICS UNDERNEATH THE STRATEGIES AND I WANTED TO COMMEND YOU ON THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE BECAUSE ONE OF THE SPECIFIC REQUESTS I HAD MADE WAS TO UPDATE THE LOGIC MODEL.
AND I LOOKED AT THE PRESENTATION TODAY AND THE LOGIC MODEL IS UPDATED AND I THINK IT'S MUCH MORE -- IT'S MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR PROCESS MEASURES TO SHORT TERM AND INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES. I'M FLOORED THAT YOU ALL TOOK THAT AND IMPLEMENTED THAT FEEDBACK. I ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE COMPARISON GROUP AND IT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING TO BE ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE COMPARISON POINTS YOU INCLUDED AND THERE WAS MORE DATA IN THIS REPORT. I LOVE THIS ITERATION EVEN MORE. I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY QUICK QUESTIONS ON INDICATORS.
SO I FOUND ALL OF THE INDICATORS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES EXCEPT FOR TWO. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL WERE THINKING ABOUT AND IT WAS THE FIRST TWO IN TERMS OF IMPROVING LOCAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND ENHANCING POLICY.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF INDICATORS FOR MEASURING THOSE?
>> I'M GOING TO START BY SAYING I'M NOT A MEASUREMENT EXPERT. PERSONALLY I AM WAFFLING A LITTLE BIT BETWEEN ARE WE LOOKING AT A MORE NETWORK ASSESSMENT VERSUS A QUANTITATIVE TYPE OF ASSESSMENT. I REALLY WANT TO LEAN ON
RESEARCHERS TO HELP US DEFINE THAT. >> KAUR: YEAH.
THOSE ARE HARD, RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AS CLEAR AS DECREASING HOMICIDES OR EVEN SOME OF THE RESIDENT PERCEPTION. YOU CAN DO A SURVEY BUT HOW DO YOU DEFINE POLICY, ENHANCED POLICY. WE WOULD LOVE TO STAY ABREAST OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO DECIDE FOR THAT PIECE, SPECIFICALLY. I ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND YOU ON THE LIST OF PARTNERS THAT Y'ALL SHOWED THAT YOU ENGAGED, LIKE SLIDE 34 OF THE PRESENTATION IS AWESOME. I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF REACHING OUT TO A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS. I ASKED THIS THE LAST TIME AND I'M GOING TO REITERATE.
I'M WONDERING HOW COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THIS.
SO THE LAST TIME YOU EXPLAINED TO ME THAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO TAKE THESE TACTICS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE INVOLVED WERE GOING TO GET ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT TACTICS. LIKE WE'RE TAKING ON THESE AND THESE ARE THE ONES WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTING. HOW AM I AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER GOING TO KNOW SORT OF WHO IS DOING WHAT AND HOW WE COULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS? > I'M TRYING NOT TO SAY THE WORD "DASHBOARD" BUT MAYBE SOMETHING SIMILAR. TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING TRANSPARENT THAT WE CAN PRODUCE REGULARLY WHERE YOU CAN SORT OF FOLLOW THE MAP OF WHO IS WORKING ON WHAT. OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW EVERYBODY WHO IS DOING EVERYTHING. BUT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY ENGAGING DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE WHO WE KNOW DO THE WORK OR WHO HAVE COME FORWARD AND SAID THEY WANT TO DO THE WORK.
THAT'S GOING TO BE MY TEAM'S RESPONSIBILITY IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT AND MONITORING WHAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING DONE AND BUILDING THE BIG PARTNERSHIP AMONG EVERYBODY TO INCREASE WILLINGNESS TO SHARE DATA THAT CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
NOT JUST ON WHAT WE DO TOGETHER BUT ON THE RESULTS AND WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR
ORGANIZATIONS. >> KAUR: I LOVE THAT. I WAS THINKING SOMETHING LIKE HA STORY MAP BUT IT'S NOT GIS DATA BUT SOMETHING YOU COULD FOLLOW WOULD BE GREAT .
BACK TO COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA'S POINT, I KNOW 2025 IS THE TARGET LINE BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOING TO TAKE US THAT LONG TO CHECK THOSE YOUTH INVENTORIES.
IF WE CAN SHOW THREE OUT OF FIVE INDICATORS COMPLETE AND CLICK ON THOSE TO SEE WHAT THEY SHOW. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING OUR C AND E DEPARTMENT CAN TAKE ON OR WORK WITH YOU ALL TO FIGURE OUT A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BEST ACCESS THIS.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT I THINK STRATEGIC PLANNING SHOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES FROM LARGE-LEVEL STRATEGIES GOING TO LONG-TERM OUTCOMES THAT WE HOPE TO SEE. GREAT WORK HERE.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
GREAT WORK. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHECK IN.
TIME IS 3:36 P.M. ON JANUARY 24TH, 2024 AND WE ARE ADJOURNE
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