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>> HAVRDA: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO OUR MARCH 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH AT 9:36.
I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
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>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MA'AM. FIRST IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20. ANY ADDITIONS OR EDITS TO CONSIDER?
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.
>> HAVRDA: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THEN THERE ARE SOME CITIZENS SIGNED UP FOR -- MOTION PASSES.
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SORRY. SIGNED UP FOR COMMENT TODAY. YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES AT THE PODIUM AND THE -- IF YOU NEED IT, THE PODIUM RAISES AND LOWERS FOR THE MICROPHONE. WE'LL START WITH ROBERT ABRAMOFF RAM.>> IS THE PODIUM ITSELF OR THE SPEAKER? A CHALLENGE HERE.
ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING. I SPOKE ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AGO ON THIS SAME ISSUE OF SEMI TRAILER PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN SAN ANTONIO. AND SOME OF YOU KNOW ME AS A HOUSING COMMISSIONER.
THE CHIEF KNOWS ME AS A VOLUNTEER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SO DOES COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ AS WELL. I'M HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AS A MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT'S AN ONGOING ONE WITH SEMIS PARKING ON BECKWITH BOULEVARD.
IT'S NOT OVERNIGHT PARKING. THEY ARE USING IT AS A PERSONAL PARKING SPACE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THEY DON'T EVEN MOVE. THEY ARE CREATING LARGE DIVOTS IN THE STREET. FUEL IS SPILLING, OIL IS SPILLING AND ALSO THEY ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE FIRE STATION THAT'S RIGHT THERE TOO.
SO WHEN THE EMTS COME OUT OF THERE OR THE BIG HOOK AND LADDER TRUCKS, THEY'VE GOT TO SWING AROUND THE SEMIS TO GET OVER TO VANCE JACKSON. IT'S A VERY SHORT STREET BETWEEN I-10 SERVICE ROAD AND VANCE JACKSON. AND I'VE GOT A 94-YEAR-OLD RETIRED SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSON NEXT TO ME NAMED HENRY.
HENRY ON OCCASION, HE IS TOUGH AS NAILS, TOUGH AS THEY COME, BUT WHEN HE NEEDS AN EMT TO COME TO THE HOUSE, I WANT THEM TO GET THERE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE DELAYED BECAUSE SOMEBODY PARKS THEIR PERSONAL TRACTOR IN THE STREET THERE LIKE THAT. NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DELAY BEFORE WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME VERY VAGUE RULES AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THAT, BUT I UNDERSTAND BOTH DALLAS AND HOUSTON HAVE BOTH BEEN ABLE TO BYPASS THAT.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT SAN ANTONIO. I'M NOT ASKING JUST FOR
OAKLAND HEIGHTS, I'M ASKING FOR THE HOT. >> HAVRDA: SORRY TO
INTERRUPT, BUT YOUR TIME IS UP. >> I THINK THAT WILL DO IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I LIVE IN THAT AREA.
HE ADDS SOME POINTS, LET ME ADD A COUPLE MORE POINTS. FIRE TRUCKS TURNING IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND THERE'S TOO MANY 18-WHEELER OVERSIZED PARKED.
SECOND IS MY KIDS GOES TO ROLLINS MIDDLE SCHOOL SO WHEN THEY TURN, IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TAKE FOUR, FIVE, SOMETIMES TEN MINUTES BECAUSE THE DRIVERS ARE OVERSIZED AND CANNOT TURN PROPERLY AND SOMETIMES THE KIDS HAVE TO WAIT OVER THERE. THAT'S A BIG-TIME SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS. AND THE THIRD IS SOMETIME THE SCHOOL BUSES PASS BY THERE AND BECAUSE OF THE 18-WHEELER PARKED ON THE ROAD, THEY CANNOT TURN IN. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? I DID DISCUSS WITH COUNCILMAN'S OFFICE THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A BIKE LANE. MAYBE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PARK. THE BIG ISSUE FOR BECKWITH, THERE IS ALSO 10 TO 6 NO
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PARKING, BUT IT IS ALSO ONE MEDIA COMPANY OWNS EIGHT ACRES WHICH IS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, THEY DON'T LET US PUT THE SIGN THERE FOR 10:00 TO 6:00.THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN STOP THEM. I KNOW CHIEF CAN SEND PEOPLE TO GIVE CITATION, BUT WHAT IS THE SOLUTION. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT THE BIKE LANE, A MEDIAN OR MAKE A MIDDLE LINE THERE, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. DAVID OLSON.
>> MOST OF MY TIME, I JUST X OUT OF A PARAGRAPH. MY NAME IS DAVID OLSON, CO-FOUNDER OF [INAUDIBLE] OF A HOUSTON-BASED COMPANY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO ADDRESS IS JUST THAT TRUCK PARKING.
IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY NATIONWIDE.
GROWING UP THE SON OF A TRUCKER, I HAVE FIRST-HAND OVERSIGHT.
I HAVE A DEEP LEVEL OF EMPATHY AND RESPECT FOR WHAT THEY GO THROUGH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS AND WE AIM TO BE A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR OUR NATION'S TRUCKERS.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE SIX LOCATIONS SPANNING DALLAS, MEMBER MEMPHIS AND SOON TO BE SAN ANTONIO. IT'S SET TO OPEN ON JULY 1ST.
WE'LL OFFER MONTHLY OPTIONS, WEEKLY AND DAILY RENTAL OPTIONS ALONG WITH AMEN TREES, TRUCKERS' LOUNGE, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND WE ADVOCATE TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL. SAN ANTONIO STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR TRUCK PARKING AND AS PART OF OUR STRATEGY, RIGY'S IS COMMITTED TO -- HIGHLIGHTING OUR DEDICATION TO SERVING THE TRUCKERS.
WE RECOGNIZE THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THESE FACILITIES AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THE STATISTICS AROUND TRUCK PARKING ARE FAIRLY STAGGERING. A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION AND THE OWNER TODAY, SO DEMAND IS PRETTY STAGGERING. FURTHERMORE, STUDY DONE BY TRUCKER PATH REVEALED 70% OF DRIVERS HAVE ADMITTED TO VIOLATING THEIR HOURS OF SERVICE TO FIND PARKING AND 96% ADMITTED TO PARKING ILLEGALLY.
RIGY'S TRUCK PARKING IS MORE THAN A BRAND, IT'S A BEACON FOR TRUCKERS NAVIGATING THE OPEN ROAD. WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR CLEAN AND SECURE TRUCK AND TRAILER PARKING AND EMBARK ON SOLVING THIS. WITH A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SOLUTIONS, RIGY'S STANDS TO SERVE TRUCKERS IN SAN ANTONIO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR. OLSON. MICHAEL VALDEZ. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRWOMAN CABELLO HAVRDA, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND CITY STAFF WITH US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS MICHAEL VALDEZ. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE OVERNIGHT PARKING ON NON-PUBLIC STREETS. AT THE TOOL YARD AND FOOD BANK.
THE TOOL CARD HAD ABOUT FIVE ATTENDEES AND THE FOOD BANK ABOUT TWO WHICH ONE WAS MYSELF. I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO LIMIT THE OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS BECAUSE BECAUSE A COUNCILMAN FILED A CCR REQUEST FOR MEMBERS OF DISTRICT 4, 6, 1 AND 5 SUPPORTED THE REQUEST. COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO IN DISTRICT 8 SAID IN HIS NEWSLETTER, WE HEAR FROM OUR NEIGHBORS LOUD AND CLEAR. WHEN 18-WHEELERS PARK ON CERTAIN NARROW STREETS THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY OUTREACH. YOU WILL HEAR THAT 400 INFORMED MAILERS WERE SENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE COUNTY REALLY SAVED LETTERS IN THE OUTREACH WHEN TRUCKERS ARE THE ROAD UNABLE TO ATTEND THESE TWO MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT WORKING PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES. CAN WE REALLY SAY AS A CITY WE CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO THE INDUSTRY IF WE DO NOT TELL THE DRIVERS ESPECIALLY ABOUT THIS HEARING AND MEETING AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TODAY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS? I AM THINKING AND REFLECTING ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. WHEN ONE SAYS A ROAD IS NARROW, I THINK A BETTER THING WOULD DO -- TO DO IS USE THE CITY'S RESOURCES.
I THINK IF SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE IF YOU REALLY THINK A ROAD IS NARROW IS TO PLACE NO PARKING SIGNS ON THE STREET OR TO DO A STUDY IN YOUR AREA.
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WHEN TELLING SOMEONE THEY CAN'T PARK ON THE STREET, THE -- WHAT YOU CAN DO IS PARK IN LOTS, BUT WHY SHOULD WE TREAT OUR TRUCKERS DIFFERENTLY? THEY OWN PROPERTY AND PAY THEIR TAXES JUST LIKE YOU, BUT THEY ARE LIMITED WHEN THEY WANT TO PARK ON STREETS IN COMMERCIAL AREAS. DO WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIND TRUCKING STOPS? IF ANYONE -- IS ANYONE REALLY GOING TO NOTICE OVERICED VEHICLES FOR THE PROPOSED 12 TO 6 IN THE MORNING? I HOPE YOU CHOOSE NOT TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE AND REMEMBER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WORKING PERSON IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.THANK YOU. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MR. VALDEZ.
MELODY HERRERA. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MELLY HER REPAIR RAY, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER, HE IS ON THE ROAD IN LAREDO, HE IS A LONG-HAUL. MY BROTHER AS WELL. AND THEY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SAPD THE END OF JANUARY. IT WAS DATED JANUARY 16TH.
AND THIS WAS IN THE MAIL. LUCKILY I AM IN TOWN ABLE TO GET HIS MAIL AND WE SHOWED UP TO THE TWO MEETINGS THAT WERE OFFERED BY THE CITY. JUST LIKE THEY SAID BEFORE, THERE WAS NOBODY REALLY IN ATTENDANCE, LESS THAN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A RUSHED PROCESS.
WHEN HE IS IN TOWN. HE'S FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE FOUND A SPOT JUST LIKE THEY REFERENCED EARLIER, THERE'S ONLY ONE PARKING SPOT FOR, WHAT, 11 TRUCK DRIVERS? SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE ON CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN AND THIS IS WHY THE CCR WAS BROUGHT FORWARD, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A RUSHED PROCESS. WE'RE NOT REALLY GETTING THE INPUT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT. THAT ARE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY.
I THINK IT'S -- IT'S ODD THAT DURING COVID DRIVING DOWN TOWARDS THE ALAMODOME, WE HAD A BIG SIGN THAT SAYS WE LOVE OUR TRUCK DRIVERS, BUT THIS SHOWS OTHERWISE.
THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE EXTREME OF PASS ING THIS ORDINANCES, JUST LIKE THE OTHER GENTLEMAN REFERENCED. WHY NOT PUT SIGNS, A MEDIAN WHERE THERE'S PROBLEM AREAS WHICH I UNDERSTAND CALLING DISTRICT 8.
THEY ARE SAYING IT'S AN ISSUE AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES -- AREAS NEAR APARTMENT COMPLEXES WHERE THERE'S MAIN THOROUGHFARES. I MEAN THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS. MY FATHER WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE BECAUSE HE'S ON THE ROAD THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, 11 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, SAYS OTHER TOWNS, THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS, WHY NOT BOOT THE TRUCK. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.
THANK YOU. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. MELANIE SANDERS.
>> I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT 8. WE HAVE DONE EVERY OTHER OPTION. I SPOKE OUT TO MR. PELÁEZ'S OFFICE AD~NAUSEAM.
WE HAVE THE SIGNS POSTED ALL UP AND DOWN PARKDALE WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE.
IT CUTS FROM WURZBACH TO THE I-10 ACCESS ROAD, USED REPEATEDLY AS A CUT-THROUGH.
IT IS NOT A NARROW STREET. IT IS A VERY AVERAGE STREET. THE PROBLEM IS OUR SCHOOL BUSES AND THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
ONCE WE GOT THE SIGNS THERE, THESE TRUCK DRIVERS, THEY ARE BAD ACTORS, I'M SORRY, THE SIGNS ARE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THEM AND THEY DO NOT HESITATE TO PARK.
ONE OF THE PICTURES THAT IS IN THE PACKET IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MINE.
THEY ARE LOOKING RIGHT AT IT. SO ONE DAY WE ACTUALLY CALLED, SAPD HAS WORKED WITH US, WE HAD ONE OF THE TRUCKS TOWED.
AS THEY WERE TOWING THE TRUCK I HAD A FATHER COME INTO MY PARKING LOT AND HE HAD TEARS JUST ROLLING DOWN HIS FACE AND WAS THANKING ME FOR ACTUALLY GETTING THE POLICE OUT THERE TO GET THEM TOWED BECAUSE HIS SON, GETTING OFF OF THE SCHOOL BUS, ALMOST GOT RAN OVER, LITERALLY, I MEAN WITHIN SECONDS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. THE SCHOOL BUSES PARK DIRECTLY ACROSS -- WE HAVE THE TRUCKS AND THE SCHOOL BUSES STOP DIRECTLY ACROSS. YOU CANNOT SEE.
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I EVEN PUT IN THE PACKET A VIEW OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND I ENCOURAGE THOSE ARE AGAINST THIS TO DRIVE SOME OF THESE STREETS. IT BRINGS MORE.THEY THINK BECAUSE CERTAIN BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED DURING THE WEEKEND THEY CAN PARK THERE AND THEY BLOCK ENTRANCES TO OUR OFFICE, WE CAN'T GET IN.
OUR EMPLOYEES JUST SATURDAY WHEN I WAS THERE GETTING READY FOR A HEARING I LITERALLY ALMOST GOT HIT. THE SIGNS DO NOTHING AND ALL DUE RESPECT, WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN. THERE IS NO OTHER MEASURE THAN PASSING A CITY ORDINANCE TO GET THESE TRUCK DRIVERS TO PARK IN AN AREA THAT IS SAFE FOR THEM AND SAFE FOR THE CITIZENS. SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER IT.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MS. SANDERS. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK TIME TODAY TO COME SPEAK WITH US. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
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ITEM. IS THERE A PRESENTATION? I'M SORRY.COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ, INVITE YOU TO COME UP AND SPEAK. >> PELÁEZ: THANKS.
THIS WAS FILED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, RIGHT, MARIA, AND IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF THE OUTREACH AND THE STUDY. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A PRESENTATION. THESE PICTURES ON THE PRESENTATION THAT ARE ROLLING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, BUT ALSO IN THE PICTURES IN THE POLICE CHIEF'S PRESENTATION ARE IMPORTANT. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SAFETY PROBLEMS, YOU ARE GOING TO SEE STREETS TORN UP. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THESE ARE VERY CLOSE TO APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND TOWN HOMES. EVEN THOUGH STREETS ARE CALLED COMMERCIAL STREETS, IT'S KIND OF A MISNOMER. IT'S WHAT WE CALL THEM BUT IT'S NOT ENTIRELY TRUE.
THEY ARE BEING USED AS PARKING LOTS. THIS IS NOT JUST TEMPORARY PARKING FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS IS PARKING FOR OVERNIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER NIGHT, ANOTHER NIGHT, OFTENTIMES THE TRUCKS DON'T MOVE, THEY JUST LEAVE THEM THERE. WE HAVE SEEN VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH FIRE TRUCKS, AMBULANCES TRYING TO GET IN AND AROUND THESE TRUCKS.
WE'RE SEEING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS UP AND DOWN THE STREETS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING CUSTOMERS IN AND OUT OF THEIR BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THESE TRUCKS BLOCKING THEM AND IT'S NOT A DISTRICT 8 PROBLEM. IT'S A PROBLEM -- IT'S A MAP THE POLICE CHIEF IS GOING TO SO YOU, IT'S A PROBLEM IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE DISTRICTS IN THE CITY. WHEN WE GOT THE SIGNATURES ON THE CCR, WE WENT TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND THEY SAID YES, THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING.
IT USED TO NOT BE A PROBLEM. SAN ANTONIO WAS A SMALLER CITY THAT DIDN'T HAVE THIS MUCH TRUCKERS PARKING IN AND NEAR AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS, TODAY WE DO.
WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT AND SPEAK AND ALSO CHIEF, THANKS FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND LOOKING INTO IT. THANK YOU.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. CHIEF, I INVITE YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. >> CHIEF: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
SO AS WE KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ SUBMITTED A CCR TO PROHIBIT PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY IN MAY OF 2022.
AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY PHOTOS, AS THE COUNCILMEMBER MENTIONED, TAKEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS. AND YOU CAN SEE A PICKUP TRUCK HAVING TO MAKE A WIDE TURN AROUND A PARKED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. AND THAT'S A PICKUP TRUCK, AND I THINK ONE OF THE SPEAKERS HAD MENTIONED ABOUT FIRE TRUCKS AND EMS TRUCKS TRYING TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF TURNS. AND IT IS A HAZARD.
PARKING OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN OR CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS CAN POSE A SAFETY CONCERN AND TO THOSE FOLKS LIVING IN THE AREA IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AN EYESORE. AGAIN THIS PICTURE WE SEE A TRUCK BLOCKING THE VIEW INTO THE BLOCK WHERE THEY ARE PARKED. SO THERE'S THREE LAWS RIGHT NOW THAT REGULATE WHEN OVERSIZED VEHICLES CAN PARK. THERE'S A STATE LAW, IT'S A TRANSPORTATION CODE LISTED IN THE TRANSPORTATION CODE. THERE IS THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND THEN THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR SAN ANTONIO.
THE STATE LAW PROHIBITS -- I'M SORRY, THE STATE LAW IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR AND IT'S ENFORCED BY SAPD. THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE PROHIBITS OVERSIZED VEHICLES FROM PARKING IN A YARD AROUND A PROPERTY, AND THAT IS ENFORCED BY CODE.
CODE COMPLIANCE. AND THE MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITS PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND THAT IS SAPD AND CCDO PARKING ENFORCEMENT.
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SO YOU SEE IN 2022 WE HAD A SPIKE IN OUR CITATIONS AND THAT SPIKE WAS DUE TO INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS OF OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ILLEGALLY PARKED.SO WE LOOKED AT FOUR OTHER MAJOR CITIES AND WHAT THEY DO IN TERMS OF THEIR OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING. SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN ARE IDENTICAL IN THEIR RESTRICTIONS. HOUSTON RESTRICTS PARKING ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL STREETS. FORT WORTH RESTRICTS IN RESIDENTIAL AND LIMITS PARKING IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS.
AND DALLAS RESTRICTS PARKING ON ANY PUBLIC STREET, EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IF YOU ARE LOADING OR UNLOADING OR REPAIRING YOUR VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, WE PROPOSED A RECOMMENDATION SIMILAR TO HOUSTON'S ORDINANCE. THAT RECOMMENDED PARKING RESTRICTIONS OF OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS BETWEEN 2:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M. EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC LOADING.
THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY OUTREACH, WHICH WAS MENTIONED BY A COUPLE OF THE SPEAKERS HERE TODAY, AT MATE PARKING OPTIONS -- ALTERNATE PARKING OPTIONS AND COMMUNICATION PLAN DOLLAR ADOPTION OF A NEW ORDINANCE. SO TRUCKING INDUSTRY OUTREACH. WE DID SEND OUT OVER 400 INFORMATIONAL MAILERS.
WE HAD TWO MEETINGS, NOT VERY WELL ATTENDED. AND THEN THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND IDENTIFIED EIGHT AREAS THAT HAVE PARKING FACILITIES IN AND AROUND SAN ANTONIO. AND THESE RED DOTS ON THE MAP INDICATE THE PLACES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT HAVE PARKING FACILITIES FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
AVERAGE COST PER DAY $15 OR $200 A MONTH. REREVISED OUR RECOMMENDATION AFTER RECEIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. OUR REVISED PROPOSAL RESTRICTS PARKING IN NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN 1,000 FEET FROM RESIDENTIALLY ZONED AREAS BETWEEN 12:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
AGAIN, EXCEPT WHEN ACTIVELY LOADING OR UNLOADING AND WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS. NOW LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT THESE TWO MAPS MEAN HERE.
SO THE YELLOW AREA IS THE CURRENT RESTRICTED AREA UNDER OUR PRESENT ORDINANCES. SO THE RED THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP ON THE RIGHT, THEY ARE ACTUALLY LINES AND THOSE REPRESENT THE 1,000-FOOT BUFFER.
AND YOU CAN'T REALLY ACTUAL BY THE MAP, BUT IT ACTUALLY REDUCES THE PARKING AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE BY 1,000 FEET. SO CURRENTLY PROHIBITED IS 210 SQUARE MILES WITHIN THE CITY. THE SEPTEMBER RECOMMENDATION WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED PARKING ANYWHERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE RECOMMENDATION TODAY PROHIBITS PARKING WITHIN 401 SQUARE MILES.
SO THE 511 SQUARE MILES WAS THE SEPTEMBER RECOMMENDATION.
AND THE -- THIS RECOMMENDATION TODAY REDUCES THAT AREA, SQUARE-MILE AREA THAT WOULD ALLOW PARKING TO 401 MILES BECAUSE OF THAT 1,000-FOOT BUFFER.
SO THE TIME LINE HERE IS IN APRIL -- IN APRIL WE WOULD TAKE THIS RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL IF IT MAKES IT OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY. IN MAY WE WOULD NOTIFY THE TRUCKING COMPANIES AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. IN SEPTEMBER, NO PARKING SIGNS WOULD BE INSTALLED IN SOME LOW-WATER CROSSINGS I'M GOING TO -- LOCATIONS EAT GOING TO SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE. AND THE ORDINANCE WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1 OF THIS YEAR. SO THE RED DOTS REPRESENT THE AREAS WHERE WE RECEIVED MOST COMPLAINTS. AND THOSE AREAS ARE LISTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAP. WE WOULD POST SIGNAGE IN THOSE AREAS IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD PROHIBIT.
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AND THE NEW ORDINANCE READS AS FOLLOWS: IT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 6. PARKING OF CERTAIN VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN STREETS AND PARKING OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON FRONT LAWNS OF RESIDENTIAL ZONES. I'M JUST GOING TO READ THIS HERE FOR YOU.THE PARKING OF AN OVER SIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DEFINED AS A MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT PROPERTY WHICH EXCEEDS 24 FEET IN LENGTH, 8 FE. EXCLUSIVE APPURTENANCES SUCH AS AND TEN IN ANSWER, LUGGAGE RACKS AND MIRRORS IS PROHIBITED WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF ANY AREA ZONED RESIDENTIAL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 12:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.G EXCEPTIONS, AND AGAIN THAT IS VEHICLES ACTIVELY LOADING AND UNLOADING AND THEN DURING THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY REPAIR TO THOSE VEHICLES.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADD A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 19, SECTION 194 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, RESTRICTING OVERSIZED VEHICLES PARKING WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL-ZONED AREA BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 12:00 AND 6:00 A.M. EXCEPT WHEN ACTIVELY LOADING AND UNLOADING AND WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BE FORWARDED TO THE FULL COUNCIL AT SOME MEETING IN APRIL. AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, CHIEF.
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE ROARK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON THIS.
MARIA, THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS PROCESS HAS TAKEN A LOT LONGER THAN USUAL, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET OUTREACH DONE AND PUBLIC PROCESS CAN'T BE RUSHED SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER INPUT NOT JUST FROM THE COMMUNITY BUT FROM THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY. WE ALSO ASKED FOR A LIST OF ALTERNATE PARKING OPTIONS AND A COMMUNICATION PLAN. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I'LL START AT THE BEGINNING WITH THE OUTREACH. I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE -- I GUESS THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED. WE HAD TWO EVENTS? >> CHIEF: WE HAD TWO EVENTS AND MY INTERPRETATION OF THAT, THERE WAS JUST NOT THAT MUCH INTEREST.
WE SENT OUT 400 IN JANUARY, HELD TWO MEETINGS AND I BELIEVE IT WAS FOUR MEME WHO
SHOWED UP. >> HAVRDA: WHAT WAS THE OUT REACH THAT YOU RECEIVED,
THE INPUT THAT YOU RECEIVED? >> CHIEF: WE SENT OUT MAILERS.
>> HAVRDA: WHAT WAS THE INPUT AT THE MEETINGS OR EVEN THE MAILERS?
WHAT DID YOU GET BACK FROM COMMUNITY? >>
>> CHIEF: IT WAS MORE OF A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ORDINANCE PASSED. I THINK ONE PERSON SHOWED UP AT ONE AND TWO OR THREE PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE OTHER ONE. ONE PERSON WAS FROM THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY, I BELIEVE THAT GENTLEMAN SPOKE HERE TODAY.
I WASN'T AT THE MEETING SO I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT WAS CONFUSED.
>> HAVRDA: OKAY. >> JOE WAS AT THE MEETING SO I'M GOING TO ASK HIM TO
HIGHLIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING. ESSENTIALLY THE FEEDBACK FROM THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ATTENDED WAS THE NEED TO MAYBE STRIKE A BALANCE AND TO -- THERE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY.
THEY WANTED TO MINIMIZE THAT IMPACT TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND ALSO SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE PARKING OPTIONS
AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. >> HAVRDA: WHAT WAS THE
ALTERNATIVE, WHAT WERE THE ALTERNATIVE PARKING OPTIONS? >> ONE OF THE TRUCK DRIVERS THAT WAS THERE REFERENCED THE FACT THAT THEY CURRENTLY RENT A SPACE, BUT THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY. I THINK WHAT YOU HEARD EARLIER TODAY WAS SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH RESPECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PARKING SPACES BUT THE FACT THERE'S A MARKET IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THAT.
WHEN THE RESIDENT BROUGHT THAT CONCERN UP, ANOTHER ATTENDEE REFERENCED THE FACT THAT YES, THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE AND I IN FACT UTILIZE ONE OF THOSE
PARKING FACILITIES. >> HAVRDA: WHAT I'LL SAY ABOUT THAT -- THANK YOU.
I THINK OPTIONS, MEDIANS, BIKE LANES. MEDIANS I THINK IS A GOOD IDEA. I'LL TELL YOU NOT JUST TRUCKERS, BUT COMMUNITY DOESN'T NECESSARYRY RESPECT A BIKE LANE, THEY WILL PARK THERE ALL DAY EVERY DAY.
SO I LIKE THE IDEA THAT I WANT MORE BIKE LANES IN THE CITY, BUT UNLESS THEY ARE PROTECTED BIKE LANES, THEY HAVE THE -- WHAT DO THEY CALL THEM, THE BUMPS, THE ARM BILL LOW -- ARMADILLOS OR A MEDIAN. I'M CURIOUS, BUT BASED ON SOME OF THE THINGS THE PUBLIC COMMENT MENTIONED, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ACTUAL TRUCK DRIVERS WE HAVE THAT LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO OR HOW MANY TRUCKS, HOW MANY
VEHICLES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? >> I DON'T.
>> HAVRDA: I INVITE YOU UP, SIR, IF YOU KNOW. >> IF YOU WANT.
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>> HAVRDA: SURE. >> YEAH, SO WITHIN -- I CAN TELL YOU REAL QUICK.
THE DATA WE HAVE WITHIN A 25-MILE RADIUS, CARRIERS, REGISTERED CARRIERS WOULD HAVE ONE TO 19 TRUCKS. ABOUT -- MAKING UP 4,289 TRUCKS AND 3,326 TRAILERS.
IF YOU GO TO CARRIERS THAT HAVE MORE THAN 20 TRUCKS, THINK OF COSTCO, AMAZON,, THAT'S ABOUT 162 AREA WESTER WITHIN A 25-MILE RADIUS OF SAN ANTONIO.
THAT ADDS ANOTHER 4,529 VEHICLES AND 4,290 VERIFIED TRAILERS.
TYPICALLY LARGER CARRIERS HAVE THEIR OWN YARD WHERE THEY ARE PARKING IN.
THOSE THAT ARE ONE TO 19 TRUCKS, THE OWNERS, MAYBE THEY NEED TWO TO THREE SPOTS, BUT THAT'S THE DATA WE FOUND WITHIN A 25-MILE FOOTPRINT.
>> HAVRDA: HOW MANY SPOTS ARE THERE, PARKING SPACES? >> BASED ON THE RESEARCH, PROBABLY EIGHT TO TEN SOLUTIONS RIGHT NOW. OUR LOCATION JUST EAST OF SAN ANTONIO, I HAVE 200 SPOTS BUT WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD DENSITY SO THE SOUTHEAST AND GET A GOOD FOOTPRINT. ANY OF OUR LOTS COULD HAVE
1200, 250. >> HAVRDA: I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO INVENTORY THE PARKING SPACES WE HAVE VERSUS THE 5,000 IN NEED. I'M LOOKING FOR THE GAP.
HOW MANY SPACES DO WE NEED. BUT THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
I THINK YOU MENTIONED SIGNAGE, CHIEF. WHAT WOULD THAT SIGNAGE SAY?
>> CHIEF: I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH THE LANGUAGE.
>> HAVRDA: WHAT'S THE GIST, LIKE NO PARKING BETWEEN 12:00 AND 6:00?
>> CHIEF: EXACTLY WHAT SOME CONDENSED FORM OF WHAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD SAY.
>> HAVRDA: THIS IS ANY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES. >> HAVRDA: WOULD THAT MEAN A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE?
>> CHIEF: IF IT WERE OVERSIZED. >> HAVRDA: AND THEN CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE 4? I THINK YOU SHOWED THE DIFFERENT LAWS, REGULATIONS RELATED TO THIS. THE FIRST ONE WAS A STATE LAW, BUT CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY TICKETS SAPD HAS ISSUED FOR THE VIOLATION OF THAT STATE LAW?
>> CHIEF: WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR SO FAR -- I'M SORRY, 2023 IT WAS 425.
>> HAVRDA: I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD, CHIEF. >> CHIEF: SLIDE 4, RIGHT?
>> HAVRDA: THERE YOU GO. THAT SAPD IS SOLE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
>> CHIEF: I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THAT BREAKDOWN. >> HAVRDA: I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. A LOT OF THIS COULD BE -- I KNOW WE'RE SHORT ON OFFICERS AND NEED TO BUMP THAT UP, BUT IT'S ENFORCEMENT, RIGHT? SIGNS AND BIKE LANES AND MEDIANS -- MEDIANS DON'T NEED THAT ENFORCEMENT, BUT THEY CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
ALSO THE LAST ONE, MUNICIPAL CODE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY TICKETS Y'ALL HAVE ISSUED ON THAT PARTICULAR CODE AND THEN, OF COURSE, CODE
ENFORCEMENT HAS ISSUED ON THE UDC. >> VILLAGÓMEZ: COUNCILWOMAN, ON SLIDE 5, THAT'S THE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 19-194, WHICH IS THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THAT COMBINES BOTH AS CCDO, THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT UNIT AS WELL AS SAPD TRAFFIC, BUT WE'LL GET INTO THE -- FOLLOW UP THE OTHER TWO ITEMS YOU
REQUESTED. >> HAVRDA: THIS IS THE ANSWER, THEN, LAST YEAR 425
VIOLATIONS -- I'M SORRY, CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. >> CHIEF: CORRECTION.
>> VILLAGÓMEZ: 425 IN TOTAL. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.
THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT THE RESULT WAS IN HOUSTON, FORT WORTH AND DALLAS WHEN THEY CHANGED THEIR -- WHEN THEY ADDED THIS. DID IT WORK? YOU KNOW, WERE TRUCKERS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS AND DID IT -- DID IT -- WELL, DID IT WORK, RIGHT? WAS THERE A GOOD RESULT. I'LL TELL YOU, AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION TODAY, CHIEF, BUT MAYBE BY THE TIME IT GETS TO COUNCIL. LISTENING TO COMMENT AND PERSONALLY EXPERIENCING THE SITUATION, I THINK THERE'S A BALANCE -- WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF STRADDLING THAT LINE WITH THEM.
THE MAIN CONCERN I HAVE IS A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT WAS ABOUT SCHOOL CHILDREN, IT'S
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ABOUT -- DISRUPTING OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES. IN SOME OF THE PHOTOS WE RECEIVED TODAY, THE TIME STAMPS ARE 2:00 AND 10:30 A.M., BUT THIS ORDINANCE ISPROPOSING MIDNIGHT TO 6:00. >> CHIEF: CORRECT. >> HAVRDA: I DON'T KNOW THAT IT NECESSARILY SOLVES THE SCHOOL CHILDREN PROBLEM OR THE SMALL BUSINESS
DISRUPTION. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> CHIEF: WELL, IT WOULD IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IF THEY ARE PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THIS ORDINANCE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THERE'S ALREADY RESTRICTIONS
FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR OVERSIZED VEHICLES. >> VILLAGÓMEZ: COUNCILWOMAN, I WILL ADD BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY, THESE ARE TRUCKS THAT ARE PARKED OVERNIGHT FOR DAYS.
SO THE FACT THAT WE WERE PROHIBITING THE OVERNIGHT RESTRICTION, IT WILL DETER THOSE WHO STAY FOR MANY DAYS AT A TIME OR OVERNIGHT AND MAY LEAVE AT 10:00 OR 11:00 IN THE MORNING. THAT'S THE BALANCE WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THE
RESTRICTION OVERNIGHT. >> HAVRDA: I UNDERSTAND. THAT MAKES SENSE.
IF THEY ARE STAYING SEVERAL DAYS, YOU ARE GOING TO CATCH THEM OVERNIGHT.
THE -- SO THE ONES THAT MAYBE -- I MEAN THIS IS MAYBE A LITTLE RHETORICAL, BUT WHAT'S TO SOP THEM FROM PARKING THERE AT 6:05 AND LEAVING, FINDING ANOTHER PLACE RIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT? I THINK THAT STILL IS GOING TO DISRUPT A DAY.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, I'M JUST WONDERING MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT EXPANDING IT DOWN THE ROAD TO ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL DROPOFF IN THE MORNING AND MAYBE EVEN PICKUP.
BUT THANK YOU AGAIN TO YOU CHIEF AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I'LL MOVE ON TO
COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. I DO ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FOR SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT. ONE OF THE AREAS THAT'S REALLY BECOME PROBLEMATIC IN DISTRICT 7 IS ON CAMBRY DRIVE, ADJACENT TO A BUSINESS CENTER.
LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE THERE WAS A PRETTY HORRIFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVING SOME OF OUR -- RESIDENTS THERE BECAUSE THEIR VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE TRUCKS.
WE HEAR ABOUT THIS A LOT IN DISTRICT 7. AS COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ SAID, IT DOESN'T ONLY IMPACT DISTRICT 8, IT IMPACTS THE CITY.
AND ALSO TOO, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE DISTRICT 7 HAS SOME OF THE HIGHEST F-RATED STREETS. THIS IS NOT HELPING OUR CAUSE.
I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. ONE, I WANTED TO ECHO THE CHAIRWOMAN'S QUESTION ABOUT HOW THESE RESTRICTIONS HAVE WORKED OUT IN FORT WORTH, DALLAS AND HOUSTON, SO MAYBE WE CAN SEE THAT IN THE A SESSION. ON SLIDE 9, AND I'M NOT SURE WHO CAN ANSWER THIS, IF IT'S MAYBE THE GENTLEMAN FROM RIGY'S, WHY TRUCKING COMPANIES DON'T HAVE DESIGNATED PLACES FOR THEIR FOLKS TO PARK.
>> GREAT QUESTION. SO A LOT OF THE CARRIERS THAT ARE OWNER-OPERATORS, IT'S THEIR TRUCK, THEIR COMPANY, THEY MIGHT BE LEASE TO DO A LARGER CARRIER SO THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARK IN THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER THEY HAVE A DELIVERY FOR THE NEXT MORNING. WHAT WILL HAPPEN, THEY HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE THOSE GATES ARE CLOSED. THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT AS TO WHY THEY CAN'T FIND PARKING, THEY'VE LIKELY TIMED OUT ON THEIR HOURS OF SERVICE, SO THEY'VE HIT THEIR 11-HOUR TIME LIMIT AND IF THEY ADVANCE THEIR LOAD FURTHER THEY WILL GET AN INSPECTION AND POINTS AGAINST THEIR -- THEY CAN LOSE THEIR CDL
POTENTIALLY BY CONTINUING TO VIOLATE THOSE RULES. >> GAVITO: THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
SLIDE 10, I HAD CONCERN ABOUT THE LIMITED TIME FRAME.
I WASN'T -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WERE THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST MAKING IT AN ALL-DAY RESTRICTION. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU DO SEE THESE TRUCKS AND WE'VE SEEN THEM IN THE DISTRICT WHEN WE'RE BLOCK WALKING AND STUFF, THEY ARE THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. THERE PROBABLY IS SOME GOOD REASON FOR THAT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VET THAT. ON SLIDE 11 -- OH, I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE RIGHT UP NORTH AND WE CAN GET INTO THIS OFF LINE, UP NORTH FROM LEON VALLEY OR ACTUALLY FURTHER WEST THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DISTRICT 7 THAT'S NOT IN YELLOW. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
>> SURE, AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRIED TO DO WITH THIS PROPOSAL TODAY AFTER WE PRESENTED THIS IN SEPTEMBER WAS TO STRIKE A BALANCE
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BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALSO THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY. SO WHAT YOU SEE INSTEAD OF RESTRICTING THE ENTIRE CITY LIKE WE HAD PROPOSED BACK IN SEPTEMBER, WE ARE STILL LEAVING WHAT ARE NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT 1,000 BUFFER WHERE THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PARK. FOR INSTANCE, INDUSTRIAL PARKS, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PARK THERE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO THEM. WE'LL FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT AREA IS IN YOURDISTRICT. >> GAVITO: THAT'S HELPFUL. THANK YOU.
ON SLIDE 14, OUR OFFICE RECEIVES FREQUENT CALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OFTEN.
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HOME DEPOT ON CAMBRY. IS IT POSSIBLE WE CAN
INCLUDE THAT ON ONE OF THESE PARKING LOT LIST LOCATIONS? >> VILLAGÓMEZ: YES, OUR GOAL IS WE WILL BEGIN INSTALLING SWINE AGE ON THOSE AREAS WE HEAR THE MOST
>> GAVITO: THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FOR SPEARHEADING THIS BECAUSE WE
HEAR A LOT ABOUT THIS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> HAVRDA: COUNCILMEMBER
MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
I HEARD THIS NUMBER AND I THINK IT'S FROM LAST YEAR. THERE'S 313,000 TRUCK PARKING SPACES NATIONWIDE MAKING ONE SPOT FOR EVERY 11 DRIVERS NATIONWIDE.
LIVING ON THE EAST SIDE ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN MADE INTO AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S 313,000 TRUCKS DRIVING THROUGH MY DISTRICT ALONE. I DOESN'T BOTHER ME SO MUCH, BUT I DO SEE THE IMPACT THESE TRUCKS HAVE ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND VISIBILITY OF OUR ROADS.
I UNDERSTAND THOSE WHO ARE BOTHERED BY THINGS LIKE THIS.
IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T MAKE A NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK NICE. DISTRICT 2 DOES HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF F STREETS AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST TRUCK TRAFFIC.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH DRIVING NEXT TO AN 18-WHEELER ON A HIGHWAY, BUT OUR STREET INFRASTRUCTURE IS HARDLY BUILT FOR BIKES OR CARS, LET ALONE THOSE 35 TO 85,000-POUND VEHICLES PARKING AND SITTING THERE. I ALSO HAVE RESIDENTS WHO -- YOU ARE FAMILIAR. RESIDENTS WHO SPEND THEIR EVENINGS, SENIORS WHO SPEND THEIR EVENINGS BATCHING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE TRUCKS IGNORING SIGNAGE. DESPITE BEING COMMUNICATIVE WITH SAPD AND DESPITE THERE ALREADY BEING PARKING RESTRICTIONS, I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE.
CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THAT? I'LL REPHRASE THE QUESTION.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS FOR PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, CORRECT?
>> CHIEF: CORRECT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: IF THERE'S ALREADY 18-WHEELERS DOING SO AND THEY DO IT VERY FREQUENTLY, WITH SAPD COMING OUT, WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IN ADDING MORE LOCATIONS? I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS
ENFORCEMENT LOOK LIKE DIFFERENTLY? >> CHIEF: I THINK, COUNCILMEMBER, IT GIVES THE OFFICERS ANOTHER TOOL TO ENFORCE THE RESTRICTIONS IN THE ADDED AREAS, AND IF THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC OR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO CALL AND
WE'LL GO OUT AND PUT A CITATION ON IT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY.
AND I'M SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH LINDA AND RUBEN PEÑA WHO ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I'M WONDERING, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE AVERAGE RATE IS TO RENT A PARKING SPACE AT A PARKING FACILITY AND HOW
DOES THAT COMPARE TO THE FINE? >> $15 A DAY, $200 A MONTH.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: UH-HUH. AND I KIND OF LIKE COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA, I'M GOING TO REPEAT HER QUESTION A LITTLE BIT, BUT DID WE PERFORM AN AUDIT OF SEMI TRAILER AND TRUCK PARKING IN SAN ANTONIO? I DO FIND IT KIND OF UNCHARACTERISTIC -- IT FEELS LIKE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ESTABLISHING AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS THAT WILL IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES WITHOUT SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES. SO I'LL ADD TO THAT THAT OUR ORDINANCE IS GOING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO HOUSTON'S AND SOMETHING THAT MAKES US DIFFERENT THAN HOUSTON IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE TYPES OF ZONING PROCESS OR LAWS THAT WE DO WHERE THEY CAN POP UP ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THEY WANT WHEREVER THEY WANT. THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF RESISTANCE TO DESIGNATED PARKING LOTS AND SOMEHOW THEY WOULD FIND THEIR WAY IN DISTRICTS 2 AND 4.
SO I'M WONDERING -- I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ADD SUPPORT THERE.
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THIS ISN'T A QUESTION FOR YOU, I DON'T THINK, CHIEF. I'M -- CAN YOU HELP ME -- DOYOU SEE THE LINE I'M GOING ON? >> VILLAGÓMEZ: IF I UNDERSTAND YOU, COUNCILMAN, YOU WOULD LIKE I GUESS OPTIONS IN TERMS OF WHERE THE FACILITIES COULD BE BUILT. OR AREAS OF THE CITY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS HERE FROM -- HE MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE CONSIDERING BUILDING FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
I KNOW THAT THE ONE THAT -- THERE'S ONE THAT IS COMING UP THAT IS GOING TO OPEN IN
MAY THAT IS ON FOSTER ROAD. >> 6600 LANCER. CORNER OF LANCER AND FOSTER
SOUTH OF I-10. >> VILLAGÓMEZ: AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THOSE TYPE OF FACILITIES?
>> DEPENDS UPON THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS.
WE'RE WILLING TO -- WHERE THERE'S A NEED, THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
NATIONWIDE AND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE WILLING TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE THOSE LOTS AS REQUIRED. BASED ON THE DATA WE HAVE, THERE'S A HUGE NEED FOR IT SO ALL COMES DOWN TO ZONING AND WHERE WE CAN AND CANNOT DEVELOP THESE TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL OUTDOOR STORAGE FACILITIES.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SO PART OF THIS IS GOING TO BE INCUMBENT ON COUNCILMEMBERS WHO A ONE HAND SAY -- SAY WE DON'T WANT THEM PARKING IN OUR DISTRICT IN DESIGNATED AREAS. THAT'S AN AREA I WOULD LIKE US TO PUSH.
I THINK IT'S VERY EASY AND IT'S IMPORTANT IS WE THINK ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS, THE PEOPLE WE SEE DAY TO DAY, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING IN OUR DISTRICT AND COME COMMUNICATIVE, SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW WHO ARE WORKING WHO I SEE THEM AT THE QUICK TRIP DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE TRYING TO GET A FEW HOURS SLEEP PARKING THERE.
SO WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL AND CAREFUL THAT THE THINGS THAT WE DO ARE IMPACTING -- WHO ARE THEY IMPACTING THE MOST AND WHO ARE THEY IMPACTING THE HARDEST.
I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT THIS. I DO WANT TO SEE FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH THE FULL COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION -- OR I MOVE
TO SEND THIS TO AN APRIL B SESSION. >> HAVRDA: OKAY.
COUNCILWOMAN DR. KAUR, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> KAUR: YEAH.
THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION AROUND THE FOLKS THAT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION AROUND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE. THOSE WERE SENT TO TRUCKING COMPANIES. DO WE KNOW IF THOSE TRUCKING COMPANIES WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH ANY OF THEIR DRIVERS? I FEEL SOMETIMES THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE COMPANY OWNERS AND DRIVERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY THE ONES TAKING THE TRUCKS ON A DAILY BASIS. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE COULD
HAVE DONE IN THAT SITUATION. >> COUNCILMEMBER, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TRUCKING
COMPANIES DID WITH THAT INFORMATION. >> KAUR: OKAY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
I DO SUPPORT TAKING THIS ITEM FORWARD TO FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ FOR HIS WORK ON THIS.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN DR. KAUR. JUST A COUPLE OF LAST THINGS. I THINK THAT THE DISCUSSION WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TODAY.
I THINK WE DISCOVERED, THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY KNOWS THIS, A NEED FOR MORE PARKING AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO EXPLORE SEPARATE AND APART FROM THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER IN ALL OF THIS THAT INDUSTRY IS DRIVING THE NEED OBVIOUSLY AND THAT'S GOOD, WE'RE GROWING AS A CITY WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS GROWING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A STATIC NUMBER WE HAVE TO FILL, WE HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING AT THAT GROWTH AS WELL. WE ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THAT THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY IS -- HAS TO DEAL WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL.
MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS ORDINANCE OR THAT ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE TO LOOK BIKE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS WELL.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TAKE IT TO B SESSION.
ANY SECONDS? OKAY. I'M GOING TO SECOND IT.
I SECOND THE MOTION. SO ALL IN FAVOR OF MOVING IT TO B SESSION SAY AYE.
SESSION. THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYBODY THAT CAME TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC
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COMMENT. INVITE YOU TO COME BACK DURING B SESSION.AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 3.
>> VILLAGÓMEZ: COUNCILMAN, I'LL START SPRUCING THE ITEM IF THAT'S -- INTRODUCING THE ITEM. THIS IS A BRIEFING ON THE OFFICE OF -- INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY IN RESPONSE TO CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FROM COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ FOR THE CREATION OF OFFICE OF CRIME AND REINDIVIDUAL VICTIM.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND, THE COUNCILMAN FILED A CCR BACK IN JANUARY JANUARY 2022 REQUESTING THE CREATION OF AN OFFICE OF CRIME AND RECIDIVISM.
IN DECEMBER OF '22 WENT TO GOVERNANCE AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION HERE WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. ON FEBRUARY OF 2024, THE CITY MANAGER SENT A CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO -- CAN YOU PLEASE FORWARD THE SLIDES? TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REGARDING THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY OFFICE.
THIS PARTICULAR CORRESPONDENCE PROVIDED SUMMARY OF SEVERAL ISSUES WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND ALSO INDICATED THAT WE HAD CREATED A STRUCTURE AROUND THAT THOSE PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES BY CREATING AN OFFICE OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY. THIS PARTICULAR OFFICE IS COMPRISED OF -- WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE -- IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT MEMBERS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND FOUR OF THOSE POSITIONS WERE ADDED IN PRIOR YEARS' BUDGETS. SPECIFICALLY THREE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY INNOVATION TEAM TO DO DATA ANALYSIS, AND ALSO THROUGH A BUDGET AMENDMENT AUTHORED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ A COORDINATOR WAS CREATED. MOST RECENTLY IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THERE WERE FOUR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT WERE ADDED, THREE FOR THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM AND ONE THROUGH A BUDGET AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY A GRANTS COORDINATOR TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING GRANTS TO THE CITY THAT WILL ADDRESS CRIME PREVENTION AND RECIDIVISM. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS THE ACTUAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THIS INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY OFFICE. THE OFFICE IS LED BY MARIA VARGAS AND YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR FROM HER TODAY IN TERMS OF THE WORK SHE PLANS TO DO OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. SHE WILL BE LEADING THAT EFFORT AND THE OFFICE IS WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND IT REPORTS TO ME. IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE HIRING OF THE POSITIONS, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S FIVE POSITIONS THAT ARE IN THE HIRING PROCESS. PRIMARILY THEY ARE DATA ANALYSTS AND WE ANTICIPATE TO HAVE THE SELECTIONS MADE NEXT MONTH IN THE MONTH OF APRIL. THREE POSITIONS WERE FILLED, WHICH IS DIRECTOR, MARIA AS WELL AS TWO ANALYSTS. AND THE OFFICE WILL BE LOCATED IN CITY TOWER.T A SUMMAE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE EVALUATING HOW CITY PROGRAMS POSITIVELY IMPACT CRIME REDUCTION. THEY WILL ALSO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDE AND ADDRESS RECIDIVISM.
THIS OFFICE WILL DO THAT. AS WELL AS GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE INITIATIVES. THERE'S CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THAT THIS OFFICE WILL MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUDING THE CITY'S VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGY PLAN CURRENTLY LED BIOMETER AND THE GOOD NEIGHBOR -- BY METRO HEALTH.
I'M GOING TO ASK MARIA VARGAS ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK SHE HAS STARTED AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE WILL BRING TO COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M GOING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE UPCOMING PRODUCTS AND GOALS WE HAVE FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM MARCH TO AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
THE FIRST CATEGORY OR FOCUS AREA IS PUBLIC SAFETY DATA ANALYSIS AND TRANSPARENCY.
ONE OF THE PRODUCTS WE ARE CURRENTLY CREATING IS A PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARD THAT WILL SHOW OFFENSE REPORTS, ARREST REPORTS AND CALLS FOR SERVICE DATA.
THIS DASHBOARD IS CREATED WITH THE POWER VI SOFTWARE AND IT WILL BE PUBLISHED
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PUBLICLY ON OUR WEBSITE. IN ADDITION TO THIS REPORT, WE WILL CREATE A SPANISH LANGUAGE PDF DOCUMENT THAT SUMMARIZES THE DATA IN THE REPORT AND IT IS INTEND TO BE FULLY AUTOMATED SO IT CAN BE UP TO DATE WITH THE DASHBOARD.THIS WILL BE A PILOT PRODUCT FOR US AND WITH SUCCESS WE INTEND TO CREATE ADDITIONAL SPANISH LANGUAGE REPORTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DATA AND OTHER DEPARTMENTAL DATA.
ADDITIONALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT REFINING THE PROCESS FOR GOOD NEIGHBOR SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF RETRIEVING AND ANALYZING THE DATA THAT HELPS US LOCATE THE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE NEED TO REFINE THE DATA CAPTURE FOR HOW WE'RE DELIVERING SERVICES OR ADDRESSING THESE CANNED PROPERTIES IN GOOD NEIGHBOR. WE ANTICIPATE THE PRESENTATION OF THE SOP AND SOME OF THOSE PROCESS DOCUMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. FOR THE CITY'S VIOLENCE STRATEGIC PLAN, UPON REVIEW OF THE PLAN THERE'S KEY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE TARGETED GRANT SUPPORT TO SUPPORT METRO HEALTH'S EFFORTS. FOR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SAFETY OFFICE WILL BEGIN PARTICIPATING IN THE WORKING GROUP AND EXECUTIVE GROUP, AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE NEXT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN WITH UTSA. THE CURRENT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE EXPIRES IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS IN SAPD, SPECIFICALLY THE TODAY GET IMMERSION PROGRAM. RETRIEVING INTERNAL AFFAIRS DATA TO HELP EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF THE PROGRAM. PROVIDING CONSULTATION ON RMS VENDOR SOLICITATION AND FOR INTERNAL PERFORMANCE METRICS.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE SPRINGS YOU'RE PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE --
PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> HAVRDA: MARIA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU TODAY.
I'M GOING TO KICK IT OVER TO THE AUTHOR OF THE CCR, COUNCILMEMBER
MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT FEELING FROM THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS ITEM, THAT SEPTEMBER MEETING WAS A ROUGH ONE, BUT NECESSARY TO BRING US HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH US TO REALIZE THE VISION. FOR MANY MEMBERS OF STAFF AND COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA REMEMBERS FROM DAY ONE WHEN I WAS IMPORTANT IN, I ADVOCATED FOR AN OFFICE OF CRIME RECIDIVISM AND PREVENTION.
BUT A ROSE FROM ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS STREET. TO ALLOW TEAM TO EVALUATE OUR CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, BUILD ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OFFICE BEING FULLY STAFFED AND TO ALL THE WORK THAT WILL BE DONE, WELCOME TO THE TEAM IN THIS CAPACITY MARIA, AND SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> HAVRDA: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO.
>> GAVITO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. REALLY QUICK, LET ME -- I WANTED TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ FOR HIS CONSTANT PUSH ON THIS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE IT HAPPEN AND IN ACTION.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.
I DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. DO WE FORESEE THIS OFFICE
BEING A LONG-TERM, PERMANENT PART OF THE CITY? >> YES, WE DO.
>> GAVITO: I'M ALSO CURIOUS, WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CRIMES WE TEND TO SEE THE
HIGHEST RECIDIVISM RATES IN GENERAL? >> VILLAGÓMEZ: THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA TODAY. IT'S SOMETHING MARIA WILL BE WORKING ON IN THE NEXT MONTHS TO COME. OUR GOAL, COUNCILWOMAN, IS TO BRING THE WORK PRODUCT OF THIS OFFICE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON TOPICS
OF INTEREST TO THIS COMMITTEE. >> GAVITO: AWESOME.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HUGE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND HOLISTICALLY ADDRESSING PUBLIC SAFETY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE OUTCOMES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, CHAIR.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN DR. KAUR DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR. ALSO EXCITING TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION.
I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE WERE PRESENTED WITH DATA ASKING HOW DO WE DO DEEPER
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ANALYSIS ON WHERE AND WHY CRIME IS OCCURRING AND HOW WE CAN ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES.THIS IS DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, AND THANK YOU, CITY STAFF AND MARIA, FOR PUSHING THIS FORWARD AND REALLY PUTTING THOUGHT AROUND WHAT THE MAKEUP OF THE TEAM IS GOING TO BE.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU ALL CAME TO THE DECISION OF DOING THE TWO DATA ANALYSTS AT THE THREE LEVEL AND ONE AT THE ONE AND ONE DATA SCIENTIST?
>> YES. WE CURRENTLY CAME WITH ONE SENIOR ANALYST, THE DATA ANALYST 3, AND WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL BREADTH TO THAT POSITION, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE POTENTIAL VOLUME OF WORK. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS AND PRODUCE PRODUCTS.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND SO THE KEY IS AUTOMATING AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND THAT TAKES MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL WITH AN ADVANCED SKILL SET. BRINGING IN THE JUNIOR DATA ANALYST, THE DATA ANALYST 1, WILL HELP US HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTH TO MANUALLY DEAL WITH SOME OF THE, QUOTE, DIRTIER DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INTAKE.
DATA HAS TO BE AT A CERTAIN QUALITY FOR US TO AUTOMATE AND ANALYZE IT AND THE JUNIOR ANALYST CAN GIVE US THE ADDITIONAL SKILLS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THAT ON WHILE ALSO STILL BE PRODUCTIVE. A DATA SCIENTIST WOULD BE KEY INTO EFFECTIVELY EVALUATING OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SCIENTIFIC AND OBJECTIVE VIEW. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THINGS WITH AS MUCH OF A RATIONAL, LOGICAL AND DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH AS WE CAN AND THE SCIENTIST WILL HELP AUGMENT OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT.
>> KAUR: AND THE DASHBOARD ON THE SLIDE, ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO DO A SLIDE FROM THE REPORT, WILL THERE BE ANY STORY TELLING OR ANALYSIS SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD
ITSELF OR WILL THAT JUST BE THE STATISTICS? >> DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS.
>> KAUR: OKAY. SO ALL OF THE OTHER LIKE ANALYSIS THAT COMES OUT OF
THAT WOULD JUST BE IN THE REPORT? >> THE WRITTEN REPORT IS INTENDED TO BE IN SPANISH BECAUSE THE POWER VI REPORT HAS LIMITED ABILITIES TO BE DISPLAYED IN SPANISH. HOWEVER, WE FEEL THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THAT INFORMATION TO STILL BE INTERPRETED BY OUR SPANISH SPEAKING AND READING RESIDENTS. IT WILL ALSO SIMPLY BE DESCRIPTIVE.
>> KAUR: AND WHO IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE FOR THE DASHBOARD?
>> IT COULD BE ANY REGULAR CITIZEN WITHIN SAN ANTONIO THAT IS INTERESTED IN THE RATE OF CRIME OFTEN SUPPORTS THE PRODUCTIVITY OF SAPD IN TERMS OF ARREST REPORTS AND CALLS FOR SERVICE. THE DATA SET THAT DRIVES THE REPORT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC TO DOWNLOAD AND SO STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, OTHER NGOS COULD DOWNLOAD THE EXACT SAME DATA SET AND DO MORE ADVANCED STATISTICS OR DATA
SEARCH IF THEY LIKE. >> KAUR: ARE WE GOING TO DO ANY DATA TESTING?
>> WE HAVE BEGUN WITH SOME INTERNAL TESTING AND REFINEMENTS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO WITH EVER EXPANDING AUDIENCES
>> KAUR: YEAH, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY REQUEST, IF YOU GUYS COULD COME UP WITH A LIST OF OR YOU KNOW, JUST A STRATEGY OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO USE YOUR TEST, THE INFORMATION WITH DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES BECAUSE SOMETIMES TECHNICAL DASHBOARDS GET REALLY DIFFICULT TO READ AND IF IT IS TO CREATE MORE TRANSPARENCY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DATA INFORMATION IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE.
IF THERE WAS A WAY TO DO MORE OF THAT USER TESTING ON THE FRONT END WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND ANY MOCKUPS LIKE A TEMPORARY WEBSITE IF YOU COULD SHARE, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE COULD HELP WITH GETTING
FEEDBACK TOO. >> YES, MA'AM. >> KAUR: THANK YOU.
AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION IS AROUND THE GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM.
WOULD THIS OFFICE BE THE ONE THAT'S ACTUALLY MONITORING THAT PROGRAM AS WELL OR IS
THAT GOING TO SIT SOMEWHERE ELSE? >> YES, WE WILL BE
MONITORING THE PROGRAM. >> KAUR: OKAY, GREAT. OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM SHOULD REACH OUT TO ISO FOR UP IDENTITIES ON THAT PROGRAM?
-- UPDATES ON THAT PROGRAM? >> YES, MA'AM. >> KAUR: THANK YOU.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS COME TO FRUITION. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MA'AM. THAT WAS AN ITEM FOR BRIEF ING.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 4. NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS DONE TODAY. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT TODAY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE IT TO MARIA. GO AHEAD.
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>> VILLAGÓMEZ: THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN. I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THE ITEM BY SAYING WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THIS IS OUR SECOND COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON ALL THE EFFORTS BY THE MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT DEAL WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ADDITIONALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THE STATISTICAL REPORT THAT WAS COMPILED BY THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SO JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ IS HERE AS WELL AS MYSELF WILL BE DOING A BRIEF PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CCD AND THIS REPORT THAT WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
ERIKA. >> HELLO. PARDON ME IN ADVANCE.
I HAVE A COUGH AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO MANAGE THAT WHILE WE TALK.
I AM ALSO PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION.
I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHARE THAT ACCURATELY AND ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS WE'LL DIRECT TO THE RIGHT OFFICES. I HAVE INTRODUCED MYSELF BEFORE.
I'M THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADMINISTRATOR FOR METRO HEALTH.
I WILL START BY TALKING ABOUT THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GIVING YOU THAT UPDATE THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED, AND THEN WE WILL SHIFT INTO A PRESENTATION ON THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND I'LL HUSTLE A LITTLE BIT AND WE CAN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU IN FOLLOW-UP AS NEEDED. ULTIMATELY, THERE ARE NINE CITY DEPARTMENTS PLUS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHO TOGETHER. THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IS FOCUSED ON USING THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES OF EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES FOR THE NEEDS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. SO WE HAVE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES THAT WE CANNOT. WE FUND THEM THROUGH CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PACKAGES, GRANTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. WE ALSO WORK HOLISTICALLY TO IMPROVE SERVICES IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SYSTEM AND THE WAY WE OPERATE TOGETHER.
WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AROUND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND WE HAVE SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS WORKING TO SHIFT FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT-DRIVEN APPROACH TO A VICTIM-CENTERED I'LL PROVIDE SOME QUICK UPDATES ON SAPD'S WORK TO DATE.
SOME OF YOU HEARD AN UPDATE SIMILAR TO THIS LAST YEAR, TO OTHERS IT WILL BE NEW INFORMATION. SOME OF THE PUBLIC-FACING WORK OF SAPD RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVOLVES THEIR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS WHICH OUR UNITS PLACE AT EACH SUBSTATION. THE SPECIAL SIMS UNIT, WHICH IS -- VICTIMS UNIT.
A VOLUNTEER CORE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE CRISIS TEAM MEMBERS.
AND HANDLE WITH CARE, WHICH IS A NETWORK THAT ALLOWS SAPD OFFICERS TO ALERT
SCHOOLS WHEN CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY >> SO THEY K-MOBILIZE COUNSELING AVAILABLE ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, SAPD HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT THROUGH CITY MONEY AS WELL AS GRANTS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS AND PROVIDE MORE COVERAGE ON DIFFERENT DAYS AND HOURS OF THE WEEK.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO REQUIRES DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING ON FAMILY VIOLENCE IN THEIR ACADEMY THAN THE STATE REQUIRES -- AUDIO] -- AND DEPARTMENT PROVIDES 24 HOURS, ALONG WITH ONGOING ANNUAL IN-SERVICES. THEY ALSO TEACH WITHIN THEIR OWN RANKS AND EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THE INTERSECTION WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOW TO SUPPORT FAMILIES. AND FINALLY, SAPD HAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE PAST YEAR ONE OF THE FINAL PIECES OF THE BIG TRANSITION TO THIS VICTIM-CENTERED FOCUS, AND THAT'S THE DANGER ASSESSMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED TOOL THAT HELPS ACCURATELY AND RELIABLY IDENTIFY WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT SERIOUS RISK FOR INJURE OR DESK RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
HERE YOU'LL SEE KIND OF THE TREND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS OF THEIR CALLS FOR SERVICE. SO -- ASKS FOR HELP WITH SOMETHING. THAT'S A CALL FOR
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SERVICE. YOU'LL SEE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THOSE NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY STEADY, DESPITE OUR POPULATION INCREASES.THIS IS JUST INFORMATIONAL, YOU CAN'T MAKE AN ASSUMPTION FROM THAT. SO JUST SHARING THAT WITH YOU, IN THAT THESE CALLS INCORPORATE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, AGAINST OLDER FOLKS, AS WELL AS WELFARE CHECKS.
THEN YOU HAVE THE PAST FOUR CALENDAR YEARS OF REPORTS FILED IN THE TABLE ON THE LEFT. AND AS A REMINDER, LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA IS ALWAYS REPORTED ON A CALENDAR YEAR, BECAUSE THAT'S THE NATIONAL STANDARD. SO EVERYTHING ELSE I PRESENT TO YOU FOR THE CITY WILL BE ON FISCAL YEAR IS THE WAY WE LIKE IT.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT YOU HAVE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF REPORTS FILED.
SO THIS IS WHEN THERE IS SOME KIND OF ALLEGATION AND FINDING OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND THAT MARGIN OF INCREASE IS GETTING NARROWER AND NAIFER ROWER, THE RECENT YEARS THAT HAVE GONE BY. THIS IS DESPITE OUR POPULATION INCREASES. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THOUGH, THAT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY AIMING FOR A LOWER NUMBER OF REPORTS BECAUSE THAT CAN CAUSE CONFUSION AS TO WHY THAT HAPPENED. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE COMFORTABLE MAKING REPORTS AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAN CONNECT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR TRENDS AND NOT TRYING TO MAKE A DISTINCTION INTO WHY THAT'S HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT'S TOO COMPLEX TO TEASE OUT JUST FROM LOOKING AT THE NUMBER. AS FAR AS HOMICIDES, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE AN OVERALL DECLINE FROM 2020, WHICH WAS A PEAK FOR SAN ANTONIO IN TERMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE HOMICIDES AND WAS THE TIME FRAME WHEN THE CITY REDESIGNED IT'S APPROACH TO FAMILY VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SO WE HAVE NOT MET THAT PAST PEAK SINCE THAT TIME.
NEXT I'LL SPEAK ABOUT METRO HEALTH. THIS IS MY AREA OF SUPERVISION. YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH A TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL THAT OCCURRED IN 2020 WHERE CRISIS ADVOCATES WERE MOVED FROM SAPD TO METRO HEALTH SO THAT THEY COULD BE SHIFTED INTO A KIND OF PUBLIC HEALTH/SOCIAL SERVICE VIEWPOINT FOR THESE SERVICES.
WE ALSO USED A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND FEDERAL GRANTS TO ADD A CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM TO THIS PROGRAM.
SO NOW WHEN PEOPLE FIRST SEEK ASSISTANCE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THEY WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM A CRISIS ADVOCATE WHO WILL HELP THEM WITH THE EMERGENCY ISSUES. AND IF APPROPRIATE, THEY CAN SHIFT INTO LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT. THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL GET ADDITIONAL HELP CHANGING THEIR SITUATION AND THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND ULTIMATELY REDUCING THEIR RISK FOR FUTURE VIOLENCE. WE ALSO DO WORK ACROSS AGENCIES AND DISCIPLINES WITH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH-RISK TEAM.
WE TRAIN PEOPLE IN THE WORKFORCE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
WE DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT YOU SEE SOMETIMES IN THE BUDGET BOOK EACH YEAR OR DIFFERENT REPORTS THAT YOU RECEIVE. ULTIMATELY, WE PROVIDE THAT KIND OF INITIAL SCREENING FOR TYPICALLY OVER 11,000 PEOPLE A YEAR.
WE PROVIDE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIRECT SERVICES AND PHYSICAL PRODUCTS FOR SAFETY AND SUPPORT TO AROUND 1,000 PEOPLE A YEAR, AND WE'RE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THE ONGOING SUPPORT.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, I THINK PEOPLE MAY NOT READILY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A ROLE IN THIS, BUT, OF COURSE, THEY DO, AS A BODY THAT IS INVOLVED IN PROSECUTION OF CLASS C MISDEMEANORS.
THEY -- THEIR GOAL IS REALLY TO INTERVENE BEFORE MORE SERIOUS OFFENSES OCCUR BY ADDRESSING THESE MISDEMEANORS APPROPRIATELY AND TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSIDERED OFFENDERS, SHIFTING THAT BEHAVIOR. I'M GOING TO KIND OF CRUISE THROUGH SOME OF THIS QUICKLY AND MAKE A NOTE THAT THERE IS AN ERROR ON THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE DETAIL ON IN FOLLOW-UP.
BUT ULTIMATELY, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TRIES TO PUT TOGETHER A STANDARD PACKAGE FOR THEIR -- FOR DEALS INVOLVED IN THE CASE THAT INVOLVES COMMUNITY SERVICE, FINES AND COURT COSTS AND COUNSELING, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THAT HELPS A PERPETRATOR ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR FAMILY DYNAMIC AND MAKE CHANGES TO THAT BEHAVIOR. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVENE EARLY ON.
AND IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE'LL SCOOT A LITTLE BIT, IF I CAN GET THE ARROW TO KEEP GOING. THERE WE GO. MUNICIPAL COURT IS SORT OF THE NEXT PART OF THAT PROCESS. THEY PRESIDE OVER CLASS C MISDEMEANORS INCLUDING SOME OF THESE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.
THEIR GOAL IS REALLY TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE MISDEMEANOR LEVEL, THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY THERE TO
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PREVENT RECIDIVISM. LOOKING TO HELP PUBLIC SAFETY.REMEMBER THAT IN A COURT, A JUDGE IS LOOKING TO SUPPORT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT JUST FOCUSED ON A VICTIM AND THEM RECEIVING SUPPORT, IT'S FOCUSED ON AN OFFENDER AND HELPING THEM CHANGE THEIR PATTERN AND THEIR BEHAVIOR. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, OF COURSE, THEY PROVIDE LOTS OF DIRECT SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY ULTIMATELY ARE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT HELP PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HAVING THE INCOME THAT YOU NEED, THE FOOD YOU NEED, A SAFE HOME ARE ALL IMPORTANT FACTORS IN PROTECTING YOU FROM ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE, BUT ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS, INCLUDING THE BATTTERED WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THIS PRESENTATION AND I WILL INTRODUCE, AS YOU KNOW, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MARIA VILLAGOMEZ AND JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ.
>> VILLAGOMEZ: THANK YOU, ERICA. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU IN MY ROLE AS THE COCHAIR OF THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ALSO WITH ME TODAY IS JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ AND SHE'LL BE COPRESENTING WITH ME AS WELL, AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE PATRICIA CASTILLO WITH THE PEACE INITIATIVE, WHO IS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CCDV. SO JUST A VERY BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THE CCDV.
THIS WAS FORMED IN 2019 BY JUDGE SAKAI, AND THE INTENT WAS TO COHESIVELY REPAIR, SOLIDIFY AND IMPROVE THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OUR RESPONSE AS A COMMUNITY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE. WE HEAVILY RELY ON THE MANY PARTNERS, THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM, OUR FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CCDV OPERATES WITHIN THIS LARGER VIOLENCE ECOSYSTEMS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE A SEAMLESS, ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ENTRY POINTS TO HELP ENSURE WE HAVE A GOOD COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHEN WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE, COMPASSIONATE AND EFFECTIVE. SOMEBODY MAY ENTER THIS ECOSYSTEM BY CALLING 9-1-1 OR THROUGH THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM OR PERHAPS GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM ONE OF OUR MANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
THE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPRISED OF CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS, AS WELL AS PROSECUTORS, JUDGES -- MENTAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND ALSO HIGHER EDUCATION.
AND OUR MEMBERSHIP CONTINUES TO GROW AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR WORK. JUDGE DIAZ AND MYSELF ARE THE CURRENT COCHAIRS OF THE CCDV. JUDGE DIAZ HAS BEEN A COCHAIR SINCE THE INCEPTION. DR. COLLEEN BRIDGER WAS OUR COCHAIR REPRESENTING THE CITY, AND AFTER SHE RETIRED FROM THE CITY IN 2021, I TOOK OVER HER PLACE AS THE COCHAIR SINCE THAT TIME. ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TO YOU TODAY IS A WORK PRODUCT THAT THE CCDV HAS DONE, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT. BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE CCDV, THERE WAS NOTHING COMPREHENSIVELY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE MANY AGENCIES WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BEGINNING WITH CALLS THAT ARE RECEIVED THROUGH OUR 211 SYSTEM, THROUGH UNITED WAY, THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM, REPORTS FILED, AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN -- ONCE THOSE CASES ARE FILED. SO THIS PARTICULAR REPORT IS THE GENESIS DATA FROM THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE STATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN BEXAR COUNTY. IT'S NOT COMPREHENSIVE BY ANY MEANS, BUT IT'S -- AS WE EVERY YEAR THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE ON THIS REPORT, WE CONTINUE TO ADD INFORMATION TO MAKE IT MORE USEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND CONVERT TO PREVIOUS YEARS OF DATA WITH CURRENT TRENDS THAT WE SEE.
WE'RE ORGANIZING THREE AREAS, AND WE PROVIDED A COPY TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND YOU HAVE A COPY BEFORE YOU, BUT THE AREAS ARE COMMUNITY MEMBERS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, THE WORK OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS THE SERVICES THAT SUPPORT OUR -- THE VICTIMS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE STILL HAVE A VERY LARGE COMMUNITY NEED HERE
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IN SAN ANTONIO. THESE ARE A FEW OF THE METRICS THAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE REPORT. ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE DONE BY THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, WHAT THEY REPORT, THE 40% OF ADULTS AND 60% OF KIDS THEY REPORT ISSUES WITH FAMILY FUNCTIONING, AS WELL AS 24% OF ADULTS AND 50% OF KIDS THAT THEY TREAT HAVE WITNESSED FAMILY VIOLENCE.OUR 211 SYSTEM THROUGH UNITED WAY, THEY RECEIVE ROUGHLY ABOUT 1300 CALLS, AND 62% REPORT THAT THERE'S AN YO URGENCY FOR SAFETY AND THE NEED FOR INTERVENTION RESOURCES. AND THEN THE LAST METRIC ON THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF FAMILY VIOLENCE REPORTS THAT WERE FILED BY BOTH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NUMBER HAS INCREASED SINCE 2020. AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT IS THAT IT COMBINES THE DIFFERENT EFFORTS OF ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ABLE TO, AGAIN, PROVIDE A BETTER PICTURE.
SO WITH THAT SH I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JUDGE DIAZ AND SHE'S GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW MORE OF THE STATISTICS IN THE REPORT.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR HAVING US AND ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE YOU THIS INFORMATION TODAY.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PICK UP BY GOING OVER THE DATA THAT WE COMPILED REGARDING OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. PROTECTIVE ORDERS, PETITIONS FILED THROUGH THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS, LIKE THE ONE THAT I PRESIDE OVER AMOUNTED TO A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1600, AND THAT IS INCLUDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS FILED BY THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, WHO FILES THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN OUR COURT.
TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AIDE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
THERE WERE NEARLY 10,000 INITIAL BOOKINGS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE AND 2,521 INDICTMENTS REPORTED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THAT INCLUDES FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS. THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT, WHICH SUPERVISES PEOPLE -- INDIVIDUALS, DEFENDANTS, THAT ARE PLACED ON COURT-ORDERED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION REPORTED THAT IN 2022, ALMOST 1300 PEOPLE WERE PLACED ON SUPERVISION FOR FELONY FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES, AND THE SAME AMOUNT, 1300 FOR MISDEMEANOR FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES.
WE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT DATA RECEIVED FROM OUR CRISIS ADVOCATE SERVICES LOCALLY THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES, STRAC, THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, AND METRO HEALTH AND SAPD COMBINED THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE SEE THAT NEARLY 21,000 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED WITH CRISIS RESPONSE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOME PEOPLE IN THAT 21,000 WHO ACTUALLY CAME BACK MORE THAN ONCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
THE BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR 1,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND PROVIDED CIVIL, LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR OVER 1300 PEOPLE. THAT INCLUDES NOT JUST PROTECTIVE ORDERS, BUT ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE CUSTODY DISPUTES AS WELL OR GOING THROUGH DIVORCES AND NEED THAT ADDITIONAL HELP.
SIMILAR TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AIDE PROVIDED OVER 1300 INTAKE CONSULTATIONS AND CLOSED JUST OVER 1,000 ASSISTANCE CASES. METRO HEALTH AND THE PEACE INITIATIVE DELIVERED THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL MAY KNOW BE REFERRED TO AS PPP. AND THAT WAS DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 2,000 PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT WE KNOW IS PROVEN TO HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, SO IT'S A CRITICAL PROGRAM THAT THE CITY SUPPORTS.
FINALLY, THE PEACE INITIATIVE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES PROVIDED TRAINING TO MORE THAN 15,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, THAT INCLUDES PROFESSIONALS, FAITH-BASED LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND RESOURCES FOR THE SUPPORT AND PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW, THERE'S A LOT AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR FOURTH YEAR PROGRESS REPORT THAT WE'LL DELIVER TO YOU ALL WHAT WE WORKED ON IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF OUR WORK. IT WILL ALSO SUMMARIZE FOR YOU ALL FOR THE FIRST TIME WHAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CCDV, SO YOU WILL GET TO SEE A COMPILATION OF ALL OF OUR WORK SINCE WE REFWERE FORMED IN 2019. WE'LL BE RELEASING THAT IN APRIL AND WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK AND PRESENT TO THE CITY AND MEMBERS AT THAT TIME. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH METRO HEALTH IN
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SUPPORTING THEM TO IMPLEMENT THE VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ERIKA HAS PRESENTED TO YOU ALL ON, SPECIFICALLY THE COMPONENT AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.STRATEGIC PLAN IS ALSO HELPING TO INFORM OUR WORK FOR YEAR FIVE, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR YEAR FOUR REPORT.
FINALLY, MY COCHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN, THANK YOU ALL OF THE MEMBERS, COUNCILMEMBERS, FOR HAVING US AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CCDV.
OF COURSE, I'M AVAILABLE TO HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE AND MARIA AND ERIKA FOR THE PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ERIKA.
WE WERE ON A PANEL -- I MODERATED A PANEL EARLIER THIS MONTH ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND I KNOW THAT YOU DO GOOD WORK, ERIKA, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT A JEWEL WE HAVE IN THE CITY WITH HER. I LEARNED THAT DAY ABOUT HOW PARENTS' TRAUMA CAN IMPACT AND LEAVE ACTUAL PHYSICAL BIOLOGICAL TRACES IN THE CHILD. I DID NOT PRIOR KNOW THAT.
THAT WHOLE ROOM WAS SILENT WHEN WE HEARD THAT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO AS WE SEE HAS JUST IN A SHORT TIME IMPACTED 2100 LIVES. AND THAT IMPACT ONLY EXPANDS WHEN THEY GO OUT INTO THEIR HOMES AND THEY TEACH THAT TO THEIR CHILDREN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DO. THIS IS A GREAT DISCUSSION. I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS DISCUSSION AND THE PRESENTATION IS THAT THERE'S ROOM FOR FLEXIBILITY. THERE'S ROOM -- WE HAVE TO PIVOT, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S STATIC WHERE WE'RE GROWING, AGAIN, AS A CITY AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON AS WE GROW. I AM CURIOUS WITH THE REPORT, THOUGH, CAN WE DO -- IS THERE A WAY TO DO AN ANALYSIS ON THE NUMBERS FROM WHEN WE STARTED, WHEN THE CCDV BEGAN TO TODAY, JUST TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACT IS? I KNOW WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, BUT I'M CURIOUS IF WE CAN SEE THE IMPACT ON THAT. FOR ANOTHER TIME. YEAH.
AND THEN ON SLIDE -- I GUESS I'LL START AT THE FIRST ONE, SLIDE 11 -- WELL, LET'S GO BACKWARDS. NEVER MIND.
WE'RE ALREADY THERE. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, WHEN YOU WENT OVER THE OFFERS,ER ERIKA, THAT STANDARD OFFER IS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION.
IT, OF COURSE, ESCALATES AFTER THAT, RIGHT? A SECOND OR A THIRD
VIOLATION? >> YES, MA'AM. THAT'S A STANDERRARD OFFER WE DO FOR FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS. WE DON'T ALWAYS OFFER
DEFERRED, DEPENDING ON THE FACTS OF THE CASE. >> HAVRDA: SURE.
>> PRIOR OFFENDERS, OF COURSE, GET TOUGHER PUMENTDS FOR THEM ADDED, BUT THESE ARE CLASS C OFFENSES. AND THEY MOVE UP TO THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> HAVRDA: I DON'T WANT ANYBODY LISTENING TO THINK THAT'S A STANDARD OFFER ANY TIME THAT HAPPENS. IT'S THE FIRST OFFENSE, THAT MISDEMEANOR.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. YOU MENTIONED EDUCATION, I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 13, BUT ALSO ON SLIDE 20 WE TALK ABOUT DATA.
SO MANY TIMES THESE CASES FAIL TO EVEN REACH MAYBE INDICTMENT OR AT LEAST GOING BEFORE A JUDGE BECAUSE THE VICTIMS WON'T TESTIFY, THEY -- SO I THINK EDUCATION, OF COURSE, WITH -- FOR THE PERPETRATOR IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO EDUCATION TO VICTIMS, PEOPLE THAT -- I'M SURE YOU DO SOME OF THAT WORK, TOO, PATRICIA, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NONPROFITS, I KNOW, THAT DO THAT, MAYBE JUST WORKING WITH THEM TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU DON'T TESTIFY, SOMETIMES THESE CASES CAN'T GET FULLY PROSECUTED. AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEN SLIDE -- I GUESS IT'S 21, THE DATA ON THE -- SO THIS IS THE DATA ON, I GUESS, CITY -- OR COUNTY-RELATED
SERVICES, AM I CORRECT? >> THIS IS A COMPILATION OF ALL OF THE CCDV
PARTNERS. >> HAVRDA: OH, I SEE. >> SO THE FIRST LINE IS WHAT IS PROVIDED AS RESIDENTIAL SERVICE, SO PEOPLE WHO STAY IN THE SHELTER BY FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
SECOND IS FOR COUNTY SERVICES LINKED THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, STRAC AND METRO HEALTH. THIRD IS FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OUT OF THE DA'S OFFICE, AND FOURTH IS METRO HEALTH AND SAPD COLLABORATING.
>> HAVRDA: I WONDER IF THERE'S A WAY TO CALCULATE THE IMPACT BY OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES? 21,000 IS A LOT, BUT THE IMPACT THAT THE NONPROFITS HAVE, WORKING WITH THE CITY OR NOT, HAS TO BE EXPONENTIAL.
SO I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S A WAY TO AT LEAST DO THAT WITH OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES, THE ONES WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH SO WE CAN LEARN WHAT THE
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TRUE IMPACT IS. >> WE'LL CONSULT TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE
FUTURE. >> HAVRDA: AND I THINK THAT WILL HELP US IDENTIFY GAPS, TOO. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ACS. I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING.
IT'S EXTREMELY EMOTIONALLY BURDENSOME AND EVERYONE FROM METRO HEALTH, NHAD, ALL OF THE ACRONYMS, MUNICIPAL COURTS AROUND THE REST OF OUR COURT SYSTEM, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCE PROVIDERS, THANK Y'ALL FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN A VERY -- I WOULD SAY IT'S A PRETTY COMPLEX WAY.
IT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ISSUES IN SAN ANTONIO. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF COORDINATION TO ADDRESS, AND SO THE WORK Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS IS SO GREATLY NEEDED. JUST LIKE MANY OTHER ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THERE ARE SYSTEMIC AND ROOT CAUSES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND HISTORICALLY, OUR RESPONSE TO ISSUES LIKE THIS HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE SO MANY EXPERTS WORKING ON A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT, AGAIN, THE THEME OF THE DAY IS ADDRESSING CRIME AT ITS ROOTS THAT WILL IMPLEMENT PREVENTION STRATEGIES, SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND SHIFTS FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT DRIVEN APPROACH TO A VICTIM-CENTERED PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH AS SHOWN ON OUR SLIDES. THERE IS, OF COURSE, AN IMPORTANT ROLL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT THE TOOL FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE HERE AND THEIR ROLE IS IN RESPONSE. LOOKING AT SLIDE EIGHT, TOTAL REPORTS ARE DOWN BUT THERE ARE TWO THINGS I SUSPECT ARE HAPPENING AS YOUR WORK CONTINUES. ONE IS AS THE STIGMA OF REPORTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS REMOVED WE SHOULD SEE MORE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS COMING FORWARD AND REPORTING. AS WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, TRAINING AND THE CAUSE AT ITS ROOT THAT THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WILL BE GOING DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS DATA WILL ENTIRELY BE 100% REFLECTIVE OF THE STATE OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT DO WE HAVE A GAUGE CURRENTLY OF HOW MANY FAMILY AND DO M DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GO UNREPORTED?
>> THERE AREN'T GREAT NUMBERS ON THAT. PEOPLE SPECULATE ON DIFFERENT LEVELS. WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU SEE USUALLY HALF, AT
LEAST, ARE UNREPORTED AT THE MINIMUM? >> YES.
AND -- OR EVEN -- EVEN, YOU KNOW -- WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT IT'S ONLY THREE OUT OF 10 CASES GET REPORTED. ONLY THREE OUT OF 10.
SO THOSE SEVEN CASES, WE NEVER HEAR ABOUT. WE NEVER KNOW ABOUT THEM, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE MOST DANGER BECAUSE THE VIOLENCE WILL JUST CONTINUE TO ESCALATE AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT OFTEN END UP IN DEATH, RIGHT? AND SO, YES, I -- YOU KNOW, I SEE ALL THESE NUMBERS AND I'M THINKING, OH, MY GOD. THINK OF ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT ARE LEFT OUT THERE, TOO TERRIFIED, TOO SCARED, YOU KNOW, TO REPORT TO COME FORWARD. AND RECENTLY I DID A TRAINING FOR THE -- ALL THE STAFF OF THE MEXICAN CONSULATE, AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS, OF COURSE, THEY WERE TALKING TO ME ABOUT SB4 AND HOW THAT JUST MAKES THEIR PEOPLE GO COMPLETELY UNDERGROUND. AND THEY BECOME THE PERFECT VICTIMS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REPORT, THEY DON'T WANT TO GET DEPORTED, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE FOUND OUT, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, THEY'RE TOO TERRIFIED BECAUSE THE PARENTS, YOU KNOW, COULD END UP BEING DEPORTED. AND IF THEIR CHILDREN ARE BORN HERE, THEN WHAT, RIGHT? AND SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. AND I RECOMMENDED TO THE CONSULATE THAT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO BEST SERVE THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT THEM TO GO INTO HIDING AND BECOME
THOSE PERFECT VICTIMS. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
AND SO -- WOW, SEVEN OUT OF -- I KNEW THE NUMBER WAS GOING TO BE PRETTY LARGE, BUT 70% IS PRETTY EGREGIOUS. AND THAT MAKES IT TO WHERE WHEN WE SEE THESE SORT OF SLIM CHANGES BETWEEN 2021, TO 2022, TO 2023, IT'S REALLY -- IT COULD BE -- IT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF INCREASING OR DECREASING. IT MIGHT BE INCREASING WE
JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. >> RIGHT.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: AND THAT'S REALLY CONCERNING.
AND SO I'M WONDERING, WHAT DOES THE WORK OF THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION
LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF THAT OTHER 70%? >> IT REALLY CALLS US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF OUR SILOS AND WORK TOGETHER AND BE IN CONTINUOUS CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER AND LISTENING TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THESE ISSUES, BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH THE BEST INTERVENTIONS, THE BEST STRATEGIES TO MAKE IT
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INTO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOMES WHERE PEOPLE ARE HIDDEN AND SUFFERING. AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO REMIND US THAT, YOU KNOW, RECENT STUDIES ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT MINIMUM FOUR GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER HUGE NUMBER WHERE WE JUST CONTINUOUSLY PASS IT ON, PASS IT ON, PASS IT ON. AND SO, YEAH, IN ONE OF THE COMMITTEES THAT I SERVE IS THAT WE NEED TO BE IN THE SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO BE IN COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE THERE'S YOUTH.WE NEED TO REACH YOUTH IN EVERY CAPACITY POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT'S TRUE PREVENTION WORK WHEN WE GET TO YOUNG PEOPLE, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, WAY BEFORE -- EVEN, I THINK, HIGH SCHOOL IS ALREADY TOO LATE, YOU KNOW, FOR -- FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, RIGHT? SO THE SOONER WE CAN GET TO THEM, THE BETTER. AND THE POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM IS PRICELESS IN TERMS OF GETTING TO PARENTS THAT REALLY -- NOWHERE ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO LEARN, YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVE PARENTING STRATEGIES, YOU KNOW, UNLESS THEY TAKE THE CLASSES.
AND SO I ALWAYS TRY TO -- WE'RE DOING PARENTING -- POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM, BUT I ALSO WORK WITH AVANCE, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION CLASSES WITH PARENTS. AND RIGHT THERE IS A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. ANY TIME AVANCE INVITES US TO COME AND WORK WITH THOSE PARENTS, WE'RE THERE, BECAUSE THOSE PARENTS NEED TO KNOW THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THEIR PARENTING CAPACITY.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ENDING ON THAT NOTE. I KNOW THAT THE GENERAL THEME IS VERY DEVASTATING. THE NEXT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE FOR METRO HEALTH. ON SLIDE 10 AT FIRST GLANCE, MY INTERPRETATION OF THIS WOULD BE THAT WE ARE EXPECTING LESS PEOPLE -- I MEAN, IT COULD BE THAT LESS PEOPLE WILL NEED SHORT-TERM SCREENING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMERGENCY LODGING, TRANSPORTATION GOODS. BUT I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT'S TRUE.
SO MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE OUR 2024 RESOURCES ARE LOWER HAVING REDUCED
RESOURCES, IS THAT ACCURATE? >> I AM NOT ON THE LEVEL TO SETTING THE TARGETS. WE ALSO ARE A PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN GROWING AND STILL FIGURING OUT WHAT IS OUR 100% CAPACITY LOOK LIKE.
BUT, NO, WE DO NOT EXPECT A DECREASE IN DEMAND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: OKAY.
I MEAN, I GUESS -- AND I THINK THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOR THE BUDGET IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO MEET THE DEMAND, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S INCREASING VERY HEAVILY IN TERMS OF SERVICES BEING PROVIDED. AND SO FOR 2024 FOR THOSE TARGETS TO BE LOWER THAN EVEN 2022, I THINK IS -- I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING, BUT I DO SEE OUR GOAL AS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT.
OF COURSE, THAT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WON'T RECEIVE THOSE OTHER SERVICES, SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT AND I'D LIKE TO MAYBE -- AND THIS WILL BE AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION, I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW TARGETS ARE ESTABLISHED WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT MAKING SENSE AT FIRST GLANCE TO ME, BUT...
THANK Y'ALL SO, SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCILWOMAN ALDARETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR ALL YOUR WORK. PATRICIA, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER, UNDERSTANDING EACH OF OUR ROLES AND NUANCES TO COME AND ADDRESS THIS COMPLEX ISSUE.
AND IT'S A STICKY ONE, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S LEADERSHIP AND TAKING CHARGE ON THIS FOR OUR CITY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. DO WE KNOW HOW SAN ANTONIO RANKS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES IN TEXAS AND NATIONWIDE WHEN IT COMES
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? >> WE USED TO HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE, AND LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE DID NOT. SO.
>> GAVITO: THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE NATION OR IN TEXAS.
>> IN THE STATE. NATURALLY IS A LITTLE HARDER TO COMPARE.
SAN ANTONIO HAS A PHYSICALLY VERY LARGE JURISDICTION OF LAND AREA FOR ITS POPULATION COMPARED TO OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE CAN COMPARE RATES AND WE LOOK A LOT BETTER THAN SOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT I THINK KIND OF OUR -- OUR CLAIM TO FAME HAS BEEN THAT WE WERE THE TOP IN TEXAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UNTIL LAST YEAR.
AND NOW WE'RE SITTING AT THIRD, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
>> GAVITO: OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. I DID WANT TO ECHO
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COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ'S THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS ON SLIDE 10. I HAD THE SAME ONE, WHY THE TARGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR '24 WERE BELOW THAN THE ACTUAL FOR '23, SO I WAS TOTALLY IN LINE THERE. AND CURIOUS ABOUT WHY THAT IS.I DON'T KNOW IF ONE OF Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT THE ANSWER OR...
>> I DON'T HAVE A DIRECT ANSWER, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE TIMING, THOSE TARGETS ARE SET BEFORE YOU KNOW YOUR ACTUALS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO THAT IS PROBABLY A FACTOR. >> GAVITO: I SEE.
NO, THAT MAKES SENSE. ON SLIDE 11, HOW LONG DOES THE BATTERER'S
INTERVENTION PREVENTION PROGRAM LAST? >> THAT IS SEVERAL
SESSIONS, RANGES FROM 10 SESSIONS TO 24. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
>> DEPENDING ON THE NEED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON, HOW THEY'RE ASSESSED, AND IF IT'S INVOLVED IN A COURT SENTENCING OR PLEA DEAL,
THAT MIGHT BE INDICATED THERE, TOO. >> GAVITO: OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ON SLIDE 13 WITH MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM. DO WE KNOW HOW EFFECTIVE
THESE INTERVENTIONS ARE IN REDUCING RECIDIVISM? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT
INFORMATION. >> GAVITO: YEAH. GO AHEAD.
> >> VILLAGOMEZ: WE'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU,
COUNCILWOMAN. >> GAVITO: I KNOW IT'S HARD TO TRACK AND I'M THINKING BACK ON MY TIME AT THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD IN TRYING TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM, IT'S LARD BECAUSE HOW DO YOU KNOW -- IT'S HARD BECAUSE HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'VE PREVENTED SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I WAS CURIOUS WHAT FACTORS Y'ALL ARE
LOOKING AT. >> AND JUST AS MARIA ANSWERED, WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT WHAT WE DO, THOUGH, TO PREVENT RESYDCISM IS WITHIN THAT FIVE-MONTH DEFERRED DISPOSITION IS MAKE SURE THAT THESE OFFENDERS ARE GOING TO COUNSELING AND GETTING ANY OTHER TREATMENT AND CLASSES THAT THEY NEED. WE'RE MAKING SURE TO TRY TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS.
>> GAVITO: YEAH. AND JUST EVEN IN TALKING ABOUT THIS OUT LOUD, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S -- WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY RELY ON TRENDS OF WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE TO SEE VERSUS WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING AND HOPING THAT THE DELTA IS US MAKING A DIFFERENCE. SO, AGAIN, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH AND US PUSHING FORWARD ON THIS REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR CITY. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN ALDARETE GAVITO. COUNCILWOMAN KAUR, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMPLENTS?
>> KAUR: YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE IN THE STATE, AND SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR THEIR WORK AND FOR THE COLLABORATION. SOMETIMES WE THINK -- SAY THINGS ARE COLLABORATIVE, BUT THEN WE DON'T ACTUALLY DO THE REAL WORK OF COLLABORATING. AND JUDGE DIAZ, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND SPENDING TIME AND SHARING WITH US ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNTY'S DOING. AND THANK YOU TO STIFF CITY STAFF FOR ACTUALLY WORKING WITH ALL THESE NONPROFIT PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION THAT I ACTUALLY WANTED TO DOUBLE DOWN ON COUNCILWOMAN ALDARETE GAVITO POINT ABOUT RECIDIVISM BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT IN THE REPORT AND DIDN'T SEE IT.
THE REASON I WAS ASKING FOR IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO SEE IF THOSE RATES CHANGE BASED ON THE SERVICES THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING.
I KNOW THAT WOULD BE LIKE ANOTHER LEVEL OF DATA, AND MARIA BRIEFED ME A FEW WEEKS AGO, MENTIONING YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE DOING A CASE STUDY AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF HOW SOMEONE EXPERIENCES THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AND CA CASES WHERE THEY WENT THROUGH THAT. IS THERE ANY PLAN ON DOING SOME ANALYSIS ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECEIVED DIFFERENT SERVICES AND THEN WHERE THEY GO AFTER -- LIKE WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR STORY AFTER THE SERVICES THAT THEY RECEIVED SO THAT WE KNOW THESE -- THIS TYPE OF COUNSELING WAS REALLY HELPFUL, ET CETERA? COUNCILWOMAN, WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN TAKE BACK TO THE CCDV AND EXPLORE THAT AND GET BACK TO YOU, ALL OF YOU ON HOW WE D CAN DO IT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO DO IT, BUT WE'LL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THAT DONE.
>> KAUR: OKAY. AWESOME. I LOVE THAT, BECAUSE MAYBE IT WILL BE LIKE ANOTHER LAYER OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE NEED TO PUT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. I JUST HAVE A -- I WAS TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE REPORT AS YOU GUYS WERE -- AUDIO] -- A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. THE 211 TEXAS DATA, DID WE DISAGGREGATE SO IT'S JUST BEXAR COUNTY STATISTICS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT? >> VILLAGOMEZ: THAT IS CORRECT, COUNCILWOMAN.
>> KAUR: OKAY. AND THEN SOME OF THE THINGS -- AND THEN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE KIND OF SURPRISING TO ME ON, LIKE WHAT SERVICES WERE BEING ASKED FOR WERE THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION AMOUNTS AND THEN ALSO THE CRIME VICTIM WITNESS COUNSELING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT ABOUT AS A SERVICE THAT FOLKS WOULD NEED, BUT I CAN IMAGINE, ESPECIALLY IF
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IT'S CHILDREN OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY MAY NEED. WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THOSE TWO COMPONENTS FORCOMPENSATION AND THEN FOR WITNESS COUNSELING? >> VILLAGOMEZ: THOSE SPECIFIC SERVICES -- AND I'M GOING TO ASK -- I DON'T KNOW, PATRICIA OR ERIKA, TO SEE WHAT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES. I DO WANTAT TO MENTION THE CCDV AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE THE CONVENERS OF THE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS, BUT WE DON'T PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES THROUGH THE CCDV, BUT RATHER THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, COUNCILWOMAN. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU.
>> KAUR: YEAH. I'D BE REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE IF WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION AND HOW THEY DO THAT WORK. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING, JUST IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT THE NEED IS THERE OR
WHAT THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY ASKING FOR. >> THERE'S A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWER ON THE COMPENSATION PIECE. THE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT PIECE IS MORE NEBULOUS. CRIME VICTIM'S COMPENSATION IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED STATE PROGRAM.
CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE CERTIFIED TO ASSIST IN PREPARING APPLICATIONS FOR IT, INCLUDING EVERY SINGLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATE AND CASE MANAGER AT METRO HEALTH, PERSONNEL AT SAPD, AS WELL AS SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SO WE HELP PEOPLE APPLY FOR THE FEDERALLY FUNDED BENEFITS. AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DO THAT AS WELL. COUNSELING IS A BIGGER, LOOSER NETWORK OF SERVICES, PARTICULARLY COUNSELING AT LOW-COST OR FREE FOR VICTIMS OF
VIOLENCE OR WITNESSES TO VIOLENCE. >> KAUR: YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. THE OTHER THING THEY I'M INTERESTED IN IS LIKE ONCE -- YOU KNOW HOW MOST ORGANIZATIONS WILL FUND X NUMBER OF SESSIONS, LIKE KIND OF WHAT WAS JUST BEING DISCUSSED, SO IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE ON WHAT FOLKS HAVE TO DO OR HOW THEY COPE POST THOSE FUNDED COUNSELING SESSIONS. AGAIN, I CAN SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS DATA FOREVER. I THINK IT'S REALLY INTERESTING. ONE OTHER CLARIFYING QUESTION, DURING THE PRESENTATION, YOU MENTIONED THAT -- I THINK ERIKA MENTIONED THAT WE CAN'T DO AS MUCH ANALYSIS AROUND SLIDE 8 WITH THE REPORTS FILED IN HOMICIDES. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT YOU WERE SAYING THERE?
>> THAT WAS MY STATEMENT, SO I'LL CLARIFY. IN ORDER TO MAKE AN ASSUMPTION OR I'LL EVEN GO AS FAR AS A HYPOTHESIS ABOUT WHAT REPORTS FILED MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WE CAN'T TAKE IT ON FACE VALUE AS FAR AS POPULATION SIZE AND REPORTS FILED. WE NEED TO DO A MUCH DEEPER DIVE. BECAUSE AS COUNCI COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO REPORT LESS.
AS PEOPLE BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE, THEY REPORT MORE SO NUMBERS INCREASE. IF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU MIGHT SEE AN INCREASE, IF IT DECREASES, YOU MIGHT SEE A DECREASE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY.
SO IT'S INCREDIBLY CONVOLUTED AND WOULD REQUIRE VERY IN DEPTH ANALYSIS, AND I'M NOT SURE THEY'VE SEEN ANY COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO PULL IT OFF IN REGARD TO POLICE REPORTS.
>> KAUR: YEAH. THE ONE ITEM ON THERE, THE INDECENCY WITH A CHILD DOUBLING IN THAT, THAT WAS REALLY SHOCKING.
SO THAT'S WHY I WAS WONDERING, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN AROUND HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND AND CONSIDER THROUGH A SUPPORT, MAYBE MORE PEOPLE ARE JUST FILING THAT REPORT.
AND RELATED TO SO MANY MANDATORY REPORTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IT SHIFTS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AS COMPARED TO ADULTS.
>> KAUR: OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
AGAIN, I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S WORK ON THIS.
IS THERE ANY -- DO WE ANTICIPATE PUTTING ANY FUNDING -- AND I KNOW MANY WILL SAY, WE'RE JUST A COLLABORATIVE, BUT WE ANTICIPATE PUTTING ANY FUNDING AROUND -- ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THE 2025 BUDGET AROUND THIS WORK OR MOVING -- FORWARD? COUNCILWOMAN, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING, I GUESS, FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE THAT WE WOULD BE DISCUSSING WHEN WE DO THE GOAL-SETTING SESSION. I KNOW JUDGE DIAZ HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE WITH THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR THE COUNTY. AND WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO THE COUNTY ON 26TH, THE SAME REPORT. ALSO TO MAKE SURE THE COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.
>> KAUR: OKAY. AWESOME. THANKS, CHAIR.
>> HAVRDA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN DR. KAUR.
JUST A COUPLE REAL QUICK QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO CAN REAL QUICK, HAVE
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WE ENGAGED THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THIS AT ALL? OKAY. I JUST NEEDED THAT NOD. AND ONE -- YES, MA'AM?>> I WOULD JUST ALSO LIKE TO -- THE COUNCILWOMAN WAS ASKING ABOUT
RESOURCES FOR COUNSELING. >> HAVRDA: UH-HUH.
>> ONE OF THE NEWEST THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED FOR OUR COMMUNITY -- NAMI, AND THEY CREATED A NEW WEBSITE CALLED SACRD.ORG, AND THEY WORKED WITH ALL OF US WHO WORK IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO CREATE A SPECIAL TAB OF THAT WEBSITE THAT'S CALLED LOVE SHOULD NOT HURT.
AND IN THAT TAB, YOU WILL FIND ALL OF THESE RESOURCES FOR COUNSELING, AND IT'S SEPARATED BY ZIP CODE. AND THERE'S TONS OF RESOURCES THAT ARE LISTED ON THAT WEBSITE. MOST OF THEM ARE FREE AND AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME CREATING THAT TAB FOR THAT WEBSITE. AND SO THAT IS A NEW RESOURCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY SO THAT THEY KNOW IT'S AT THEIR FINGERTIPS, THE INFORMATION IS AT THEIR FINGERTIPS.
AND IT'S IN SPANISH ALSO, THE WHOLE THING IS DONE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
COMPLETELY. >> HAVRDA: WONDERFUL. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT RESOURCE. I HADN'T HEARD THAT.
WHILE YOU'RE THERE, PATRICIA, DO YOU WORK WITH PRE-K FOUR SA? YOU MENTIONED EARLIER INTERVENTION IS IMPORTANT?
>> YOU KNOW, I HAVE NOT DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH PRE-K FOUR SA.
I PROBABLY SHOULD BE DOING MORE WORK WITH THEM, SO, YOU KNOW --
HA >> HAVRDA: LET'S SEE HOW WE CAN HELP YOU.
>> IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP FACILITATE THAT, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
>> HAVRDA: YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. I KNOW SB4 WAS MENTIONED, IT IS STILL ON HOLD, IT'S NOT IN EFFECT YET UNTIL THE SUPREME COURT MAKES A RULING, SO FOR NOW, IT'S ON PAUSE. AND THEN FINALLY, OUR JEWEL SQUAD, ERIKA, ALSO JUDGE DIAZ, PATRICIA, MARIA VILLAGOMEZ AND ALL OF THE PARTNERS HERE, WE REALLY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING HERE.
IT'S IMPORTANT WORK THAT'S GOING TO LAST THROUGH GENERATIONS.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY THAT WE CANNOT GET TO ACS BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING WAY OVER SO WE'RE GOING TO KICK ACS TO OUR
NEXT MEETING. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WOW. >> HAVRDA: I KNOW.
I'M SORRY. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A SHOT ABOUT PEOPLE BEING
ON TIME, BUT OKAY. NOT SAYING, JUST SAYING. >>
>> HAVRDA: IT'S A LENGTHY DISCUSSION WORTH A LOT OF TIME, SO WE'LL HAVE TO KICK IT TO NEXT MONTH, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK
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