[00:00:11] >> KAUR: I'LL CALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? >> CHAIR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> CHAIR: AWESOME. THANKS. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S A SHORTER AGENDA THAN NORMAL BECAUSE WE WERE PLANNING TO DO A VISIT, BUT WE'LL DO THAT A DIFFERENT TIME SO EVERYONE CAN ATTEND IN A SAFE WAY. WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 2 -- WE ADOPT HAVE MINUTES? WE DO. ITEM NUMBER 1, APPROVAL OF [Approval of Minutes  ] THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 28TH, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? [Briefing and Possible Action on  ] ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE MEXICO. FOR THOSE HERE THERE IS A COPY PRINTED FOR YOU ALL IF YOU WOULD LIKE NEXT TO THE WATER BOTTLES. WE'LL GO GO AHEAD AND SCROLL THROUGH THIS. CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FROM THE MEMO. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIRE STATS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO YOU. HOPEFULLY BY NOW YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THEM OVER, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT SOME HIGHLIGHTS. IN TERMS OF INCIDENT ACTIVITY FOR FY24 THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 247,000 INCIDENTS. IN FY25 THERE'S BEEN -- THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 253,000, SO AN INCREASE OF ABOUT TWO AND A HALF PERCENT. FY26 YEAR TO DATE IS TRENDING AHEAD OF PRIOR YEARS, SO WITH THIS WE RECOGNIZE THAT DEMAND FOR SERVICE CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS THE COMMUNITY GROWS. AS FAR AS IN EMS DEMAND CONTINUES TO REPRESENT ROUGHLY 78 TO 80% OF ALL INCIDENTS. MEDICAL CALLS REMAIN THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF WORKLOAD. AND THERE'S VARIOUS BREAKDOWNS THAT WE'VE PROVIDED IN THE DOCUMENT BROKEN OUT BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. MOVING ON TO RESPONSE TIME PERFORMANCE, OVERALL PERFORMANCE YEAR OVER YEAR REMAINS STABLE AND IT HAS SLIGHTLILY IMPROVED IN FY26 YEAR TO DATE. AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME IMPROVED FROM 8:28 IN FY25 TO 8:22 SECONDS IN FY26 YEAR TO DATE. WHILE THE 90TH PERCENTILE ALSO IMPROVED FROM 12::49 TO 12:37. IT HELPS US IDENTIFY WHERE GROWTH AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE CREATING PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM. WE ALSO HAVE A BREAKOUT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY, WHICH SHOWS THE ACTIVITY BROKEN DOWN BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND DISTRICTS 1, 2 AND 5 GENERATED THE HIGHEST INCIDENT VOLUMES. THERE ARE CERTAIN STATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER WORKLOADS THAN OTHERS. BUT AGAIN, STATION 32 WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE BUSIEST STATION FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL OTHER HIGH VOLUME COMPANIES. THESE STATS HELP GUIDE THE STAFFING AND APPARATUS PLACEMENT SO WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE VERY CLOSELY. THEN ON FIRE PREVENTION, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 15,000 INSPECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. PREVENTION EFFORTS REMAIN ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REDUCE FIRE LOSS AND IMPROVE LIFE SAFETY AND EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTINUE TO BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR MISSION. WE ALSO HAVE A BREAKOUT OF THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, MIH CONTINUES TO CONNECT WITH RESIDENTS -- THEY CONTINUE CONNECTING RESIDENTS WITH APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. THOUSANDS OF CONTACTS HAVE HELPED REDUCE THE STRAIN ON THE 911 SYSTEM AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. SO OVERALL THE STORY BEHIND ALL THESE NUMBERS IS THAT DEMAND FOR SERVICE CONTINUES TO GROW. OUR PERSONNEL REMAIN COMMITTED TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE, AND IT REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF LONG-TERM PLANNING THROUGH OUR UPCOMING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, STAFFING ANALYSIS, FACILITY PLANNING AND DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES. [00:05:04] SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COMMITTEE IF THERE ARE ANY AREAS WITHIN TODAY'S PRESENTATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE IN GREATER DETAIL? >> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHIEF. I'LL START WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO WOULD YOU LIKE TO START US OFF? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. IN TERMS OF THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE UNIT, I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE TRENDS WE'RE SEEING WITH OVERDOSE. WHAT DOES THAT TREND LOOK LIKE NOW? AND A COUPLE OF TRENDS I HAVE WITH THE INFORMATION ON TABLE 8, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE LIFT ASSIST, HOW MANY OF THOSE TYPICALLY RESULT IN TRANSPORT TO A HOSPITAL? >> WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. >> CASTILLO: AND WITH THE UNAUTHORIZED BURNS, CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND LIKE WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CALLS ARE IN TERMS OF UNAUTHORIZED BURNS? >> THOSE ARE NORMALLY COMPLIANCE ISSUES, WHETHER THAT BE OUTSIDE BURNING OF TRASH OR POSSIBLY BARBECUE PITS THAT ARE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING OR OTHER TYPE OF STRUCTURES, BUT NORMALLY THAT IS WHAT THOSE CALL TYPES ENTAIL. >> CASTILLO: OKAY. I'M CURIOUS TO SEE A HEAT MAP WHERE THOSE UNAUTHORIZED BURNS ARE OCCURRING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS ONE IN STINSON WHICH I CALLED FIRE BECAUSE THERE WAS A HUGE FLAME COMING FROM UNDER A BRIDGE, BUT IT WAS JUST FOLKS HANGING OUTSETTING STUFF ON FIRE. I'M CURIOUS WHAT THE TREND IS AS FAR AS THOSE UNAUTHORIZED FIRE. A HEAT MAP OFFLINE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. BUT GOING BACK TO WHERE THERE'S VALUE, THERE'S VALUE IN ALL OF THIS, BUT WHERE I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE AGAIN IS MORE INTO THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE TEAM AND WHAT TRENDS WE'RE SEEING THERE. AND ALSO IN TERMS OF A HEAT MAP OF WHERE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. >> OKAY. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU TELL ME -- I'M LOOKING AT THE RESPONSE TIMES. I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. I THOUGHT THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAD US AIMING FOR A FOUR-MINUTE RESPONSE TIME. >> NO, THAT IS EIGHT MINUTES. >> SPEARS: EIGHT MINUTES. EVERYTHING I'M SEEING SAYS IT'S FOUR. IS THERE ANY DESIRE TO BRING IT EVEN LOWER THAN THE EIGHT? >> ALWAYS. THAT IS OUR GOAL TO GET THERE FASTER. >> SPEARS: WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THEN TO IMPROVE THEM FROM OUR SIDE. >> WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN STEPS TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE RESPONSE TIMES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY, YOU KNOW, UNIT PLACEMENT AND STRATEGICALLY STRATEGICALLILY TING ASSETS SO THAT LARGE APPARATUS REMAIN IN SERVICE AND READY TO RESPOND TO FIRES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT PROGRAM HAS HELPED QUITE A BIT AS WELL AS MIH HELPS TO REDUCE CALL VOLUME BY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT DON'T NECESSITATE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THOSE CALLS. WE'VE MANAGED TO REDUCE THEM OVER TIME. AS WELL AS THE CLINICAL DISPATCHER PROGRAM AND GIVING US THE RESPONSIBILITY TO BE SMARTER ABOUT THE UNITS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. >> CLINICAL DISPATCHER. IS THAT LIKE THE TELEHEALTH PIECE? >> YES, MA'AM. >> SPEARS: IS THAT WORKING WELL OR IS THAT RESULTING TO IN ANY ESCALATION AFTER? HOW ARE THE NUMBERS OR THE RATIOS SHOWING IN THAT? DID I MISS THAT IN HERE? >> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION? >> >> SPEARS: LIKE THE TELEHEALTH PIECE, DOES IT EVER ESCALATE WHERE WE NEED EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HAD TO DEPLOY ASSETS. >> THERE ARE OCCASIONS THAT WE DO DISPATCH A UNIT, BUT OFTEN TIMES, I WOULD SAY MORE THAN IT NOT, WE END UPTAKING CARE OF THE ISSUE OVER THE PHONE. SO THAT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO THE DEPARTMENT. >> SPEARS: OKAY. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT FACTORS ARE DRIVING THE TABLE 8, THE NONMEDICAL INCIDENTS? I GUESS COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO WAS ASKING ABOUT THAT TOO. THEY'RE INCREASING QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE DRIVING THAT? >> WELL, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK [00:10:03] AT THE NUMBER ONE CALL TYPE, WHICH IS FIRE ALARM, THIS IS OFTEN GENERATED JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE COMMERCIAL OCCUPANCIES, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS THAT WHEN THEY TRIGGER AN ALARM, IT ALERTS OUR DISPATCH CENTER AND WE HAVE TO DISPATCH OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF EMERGENCY. THOSE TYPE OF EMERGENCIES ARE GENERATING A LOT OF THOSE TYPES OF CALLS, PLUS THERE'S INCREASE WHEN THERE'S STORM ACTIVITIES, RAIN EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT CONTRIBUTE ALSO TO THOSE NUMBERS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE LIFT ASSIST THAT IS REALLY AGING POPULATION. THERE'S VARIOUS REASONS THAT WE MAKE THOSE CALLS. AND HISTORICALLY THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP 5, I WOULD SAY, HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT YEAR OVER YEAR. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> SPEARS: IT DOES. AND THEN ON THE STRUCTURE FIRES, WERE ANY OF THOSE -- SORRY. WERE ANY OF THOSE ABANDONED BUILDINGS, DO YOU KNOW? >> YES, MA'AM. WE COULD GET SOME DATA ON THAT IF YOU'D LIKE. >> YES, PLEASE. >> OKAY. >> SPEARS: AS ALWAYS, TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND HOW YOU MAKE IT WORK EVEN WHEN IT'S TRAVELING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY TO SUPPORT YOU IN WHATEVER NEEDS YOU HAVE AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE ASSESSMENTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? >> NO, THANK YOU. >> KAUR: I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ALSO. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO THAT I WAS INTERESTED WITH THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH BREAKDOWN AND I WAS CURIOUS ARE SOME OF THOSE THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE OVERDOSE PREVENTION, INCREASING? BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO RECEIVE SUPPORT. THEY KNOW WE CAN GET SUPPORT FROM NARCAN OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHEN WE GET THAT PRESENTATION IF THAT'S THE ONE WE DO NEXT, MARIA, THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND -- HODGE IF IT'S DATA THAT YOU ALL COLLECT, BUT ALSO HOW ARE FOLKS KNOWING THAT THEY CAN CALL ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS AND GET HELP OR IS IT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO? AND SAME THING WITH [LAUGHTER]. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, WHICH ONES ARE TRENDING UP OR DOWN IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE GOOD NEIGHBOR IS TRENDING DOWN. I KNOW MARIA IS HERE, BUT MY THOUGHT WAS MAYBE WHEN WE STARTED GOOD NEIGHBOR THERE WAS A LOT OF -- THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO TARGET AND NOW IT'S STABILIZING, CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. SO WHEN WE DO THE MIH BREAKDOWN, I'D LIKE TO MAYBE DIVE INTO EACH ONE OF THOSE BUCKETS OF WORK AND A LITTLE BIT MORE DESCRIPTION ON HOW AND WHAT SUPPORTS THEY'RE GETTING WHEN THEY ARE CALLED. AND THEN FOR THE MEDICAL, COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS ASKED THIS, BUT FOR RESPONSE TIMES, WHY IS THE RESPONSE TIME SO DIFFERENT -- I WOULD ASSUME BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY-BASED APP, WOULDN'T THAT MAKE IT FASTER FOR RESPONSE TIMES? >> SO WHICH TABLE ARE YOU REFERRING TO? >> KAUR: FIVE. THAT'S YEAR OVER YEAR. I'M TALKING ABOUT IN PAPER TO THE NONMEDICAL -- COMPARISON TO THE NONMEDICAL. THIS COULD BE A FOLLOW-UP, BUT MEDICAL TO NONMEDICAL, THE NONMEDICAL TIMES ARE FASTER THAN MEDICAL AND DIFFERENCE IN THAT BREAKDOWN IS. >> IT IS BECAUSE MEDICAL, IT INCLUDES THE EMS UNITS RESPONSES, WHEREAS NONMEDICAL ARE THE FIRE APPARATUS AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT IS NOT AN AMBULANCE IS GROUPED UNDER NONMEDICAL, THEREFORE THE RESPONSE TIMES, YOU KNOW, ARE -- WE ALWAYS DISPATCH FIRE AND EMS WHEN THE RESPONSE TIME IS EXPECTED TO BE, YOU KNOW, UNDER A CERTAIN TIME LIMIT. THERE'S A THRESHOLD THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO, SO THAT'S WHY FIRE UNITS ARE OFTEN TIMES DISPATCHED TO GET A UNIT THERE FASTER TO GET -- [00:15:06] TO INITIATE CARE AND ASSESSMENT. >> KAUR: TOTALLY. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE TIME DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. WHY IN FY26 HAS EMS BEEN 40 SECONDS SLOWER THAN NON-EMS? I DOESN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE COMING FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. IT'S JUST A CURIOSITY QUESTION. GO AHEAD. >> NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT COMES DOWN TO UNIT AVAILABILITY. AND THEIR LOCATION IN THE CITY. >> KAUR: WE HAVE MORE FIRE APPARATUS AVAILABLE THAN WE DO HAVE EMS? >> RIGHT. THERE'S 36 FULL-TIME AMBULANCES WHEREAS THERE'S A LOT LARGER NUMBER OF APPARATUS THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> KAUR: OKAY. SO GOING BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS' POINT, IF WE WANTED TO DECREASE MEDICAL, ONE OF THE LIMITING FACTORS IS APPARATUS. >> YES. >> KAUR: I THINK THE FIRE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WE'RE ALSO DOING WILL BE GREAT IN SHOWING US SOME OF THAT WHERE WE COULD POTENTIALLY ADD FUNDING FOR IN THE FUTURE. I ALSO REALLY LIKE THE 90TH PERCENTILE. I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE THAT IN THE PREVIOUS CHARTS I'VE SEEN AND I APPRECIATE SEEING THAT FROM MY STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE SO WE CAN SEE THE UPPER TIER, WHICH I APPRECIATED. OKAY. AND THEN ALSO THE REALLY LAST QUESTION, WHAT ARE POLYSUBSTANCES? >> THAT IS WHEN THERE'S AN DICTION INVOLVING MULTIPLE SUBSTANCES? >> WHY ARE WE AT ZERO? DID IT CHANGE A DEFINITION OR SOMETHING? >> I KNOW THERE WAS A CHANGE IN PROGRAM AND I BELIEVE THAT PROGRAM WAS INTEGRATED INTO ANOTHER PROGRAM NAME. >> KAUR: CATEGORY. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> KAUR: WHAT IS IT INTEGRATED INTO NOW, OVERDOSE PREVENTION? >> OPCR. >> KAUR: OKAY. I WAS CURIOUS. I WAS LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF. >> YES, MA'AM. >> KAUR: OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2 WHICH IS THE POWERPOINT ON OBSCENE THAT WE DID NOT GET TO FROM THE LAST TIME. I THINK CHIEF [INDISCERNIBLE] IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER JESSE SOLOMON. I'LL BE DOING THE BRIEFING ON PRONE AND OBJECTSTEIN MATERIALS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE LEGAL DEFINITION AND CATEGORIES. I'LL GET INTO TRENDS AND STATS. I'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE FACTORS LEADING TO THE INCREASE AND I'LL THEN BRIEF YOU ON OUR INVESTIGATIVE UNITS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOW-UP. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE IMPACT TO VICTIMS, PREVENTION AND AWARENESS STRATEGIES. AS YOU RECALL AT THE APRIL 21ST PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WE REPORTED CRIME STATS FOR 2026. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO AND THE COMMITTEE REQUESTED A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE NIBRS INFORMATION TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INCREASE IN THAT CATEGORY. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER, IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 WE HAD 166 REPORTED I WANTS. IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026 WE HAD 191 REPORTED INCIDENTS. AND I'LL BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LEGAL DEFINITIONS AND SOME OF THE OFFENSES THAT YOU SEE THERE ON THE RIGHT THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PORNOGRAPHY AND OBJECTSTEIN MATERIAL CATEGORY. I'LL TELL YOU THE LEGAL CODE DOES NOT DEFINE PORNOGRAPHY. IT IS PUT UNDER THE CATEGORY OF OBSCENE MATERIALS. THERE IS CASE LAW THAT THE COURT USES AND OBSCENE MATERIALS IS CONTENT THAT IS IN THE COMMUNITY WOULDOPLE- CONSIDER OFFENSIVE. IT IS MATERIAL THAT IS INTENDED TO AROUSE SEXUAL INTEREST OF ANOTHER AND IT IS MATERIAL THAT LACKS LITERARY, ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION. I REALIZE THAT SOUNDS ODD BECAUSE SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS BUT THAT IS THE LEGAL DEFINITION. WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE OFS ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT HAVE LED TO THE INCREASE I WILL TELL YOU THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THOSE FALL UNDER THESE CATEGORIES. SO WHEN WE DID A DEEP LOOK INTO THE INCREASE, THAT 15% INCREASE, WE FOUND THERE WERE THREE OFFENSES THAT ACCOUNTED FOR THE INCREASE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OR PROMOTION OF INTIMATE VISUAL MATERIAL. THAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE REVENGE PORN STATUTE. SO THIS LAW DATES ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2015. THERE WAS A WOMAN IN EAST TEXAS THAT HAD SENT HER BOYFRIEND PICTURES OF HER, INTIMATE PICTURES OF HERSELF. THEY ENDED UP BREAKING UP AND THEN HE POSTED THEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE WAS NO RECOURSE, LEGAL OR OTHERWISE, FOR HER NOT ONLY TO -- NOT ONLY FOR THE STATE TO CHARGE HIM WITH A CRIME, BUT FOR THE INTERNET PROCEDURES OR FOR THE [00:20:03] WEBSITES HOSTING THAT TO EVEN PULL THOSE PICTURES DOWN. THAT WAS A HUGE CASE AND THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THE FIRST CASES. AND IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO, BUT IT WAS BACK IN 2015 THAT REALLY KICK STARTED THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS. THOSE REPRESENTED, OF THE 191 REPORTED INCIDENTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026, THOSE REPRESENT 101 CASES. THE SECOND COUNCIL IS CALLED SEXUAL COERCION. IT'S ALSO COMMONLY TESTIFIED TO AS THE SEXTORTION STATUTE. I TALKED THAT BEING THAT ONE OF THE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THE MACHINE TO THREATEN TO RELEASE THESE IMAGES AND IT'S ALSO A TACTIC IN FAMILY VIOLENCE AND STALLING CASES. WHEN THERE'S A BAD BREAKUP, THE MALE WILL THREATEN TO SEND THESE PICTURES AND VIDEOS TO THE WOMAN'S FAMILY, TO HER BOSSES, AND SO IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE FOR US. THOSE WERE 40 CASES OF THE 191 THAT WE SAW IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS LAST YEAR. AND THE LAST ONE THAT REPRESENTED THE BIGGEST INCREASE FOR US WAS THE POSSESSION OR PROMOTION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. SO WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY INVESTIGATIONS,S WHAT I THINK DID THOSE ARE THE ADULTING DOWNLOADING AND POSTING IMAGES OF CHILDREN FOR SEXUAL GRATIFICATION. WHAT WE SEE IN THESE CASES IS MANY ARE PEERS, CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS THAT ARE SHARING IMAGES, PEER TO PEER SHARING, POSTING IMAGES ONLINE. IT'S NOT ORGANIZED OR TRAFFICKING BEHAVIOR, IT IS SOMETHING UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS VERY COMMON WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. BUT THESE CASES ARE STILL PRETTY COMPLEX BECAUSE WE DO HAVE VICTIMS THAT ARE HAVING THEIR PHOTOS POSTED, BUT WE ALSO HAVE REALLY POOR DECISION-MAKING WITH THE JUVENILES. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT THIS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. LOOKING AT THE MAP HERE, THE HEAT MAP, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RED SQUARES REPRESENT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 AND THE BLUE SQUARES REPRESENT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026. AND AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS NOT CONCENTRATED TO ANY ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION, WHICH IS CITYWIDE ACROSS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. SO THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN TARGET BY GOING OUT TO SPECIFIC DISTRICTS. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT KIND OF WHY IS THERE INCREASED REPORTING, WHAT ARE WE SEEING? LOOK, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS EXPLODED, WITH THAT TECHNOLOGY, THE DATING APPS, THE SMARTPHONES, THE SHARING, IT'S INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ONLINE EXPLOITATION AND IMAGE SHARING. I MEAN, IT'S LITERALLY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. SO WITH THE IMPROVED AWARENESS OF THESE CRIMES, I THINK THAT'S LED TO TIMELY REPORTING AND WE REALLY ENHANCED OUR INVESTIGATIVE CAPABILITIES TO IDENTIFY MORE VICTIMS AND SOMETIMES PREVENT THESE CASES AS WELL. SO AGAIN, I'LL TALK TO YOU HERE SHORTLY ABOUT HOW WE'RE BRINGING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. WE REALLY WANT TO PREVENT THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING AT ALL. WE'VE GOT TWO MAJOR INVESTIGATIVE UNITS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING UP ON THESE CALLS, THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, SVU, AND OUR HUMAN EXPLOITATION UNIT, ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING UP. AGAIN, WE HAVE JUVENILE AND ADULT VICTIMS IN THESE CASES, AND THESE INVESTIGATIONS STILL REQUIRE THAT LEVEL OF SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL, SPECIALIZED TRAINING, DIGITAL FORENSIC EXPERTISE AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE FEDERAL TASK FORCES, AS MANY OF THESE OFFENSES CROSS JURISDICTIONAL AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO TRY TO GET MULTIPLE SUBPOENAS FOR A LOT OF THESE PLATFORMS. IT'S BECOME A LOT EASIER BECAUSE THEY'RE A LOT MORE COOPERATIVE THAN THEY USED TO BE IN 2015, FOR EXAMPLE. I THINK THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY BECAUSE I SAID IT EARLIER ABOUT POOR DECISION-MAKING. THAT'S NOT ALL TO BLAME THE VICTIMS. THESE ARE REAL VICTIMS. WHETHER THEY SHARED IMAGES VOLUNTARILY WITH SOMEONE THAT THEY TRUSTED, THESE ARE JUVENILES OR FORMER ROMANTIC PARTNERS, CLASSMATES. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS SOMETIMES THAT ARE JUST TARGETED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE PLATFORMS. LET'S BE CLEAR THAT THESE CRIMES CAUSE LONG-TERM EMOTIONAL, REPUTATIONAL AND FINANCIAL HARM TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED. AND LIKE WE SAY WITH EVERYTHING IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE. OUR BEST STRATEGY IS PREVENTION AND AWARENESS. THEY'RE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT WE DO TO ENFORCE THESE THINGS ONCE THEY'VE HAPPENED. SO NOT ONLY DO WE FOCUS OUR [00:25:05] APPROACH ON INVESTIGATING THESE OFFENDERS, BUT THEY ALSO INVESTIGATE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS AND PRESENTATIONS AND IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING VICTIMS THROUGH THE VICTIMS ADVOCACY UNIT WANTED. SO OUR TWO PRIMARY PRESENTERS ARE THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNIT AND THE HUMAN EXPLOITATION UNIT THAT WILL GO OUT TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND SOMETIMES PART OF OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN TO KIND OF PUT THIS MESSAGE OUT THERE BECAUSE, AGAIN, THESE -- I THINK WE'RE KIND OF AT THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FAKE AND THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED THINGS WHERE IT'S NOT EVEN YOU, BUT IT'S YOUR LIKENESS. SO THE LAWS WERE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR IN TEXAS TO PREVENT THAT, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE TO EDUCATE OUR FRIENDS AND OUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND BRINGING THEM AWARENESS, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE AWARENESS SO WE CAN PREVENT SOME OF THIS FROM HAPPENING. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHIEF. WOULD ANY OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES LIKE TO START? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHIEF, FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEW CRIMES THAT WE SAW AN INCREASE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, SO I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE TRENDS, AND LAYING OUT THE FACTORS FOR INCREASED REPORTING. I'M CURIOUS IF THERE WAS A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT WAS PRESENTED FOR DEEP FAKE IMAGERY? I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT IS IN THE GOVERNANCE PROCESS, BUT AS YOU POINTED OUT THERE IS STATE POLICY WHERE THERE IS MORE ACCOUNTABILITY IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEING REPORTED FOR TAKING ANY OF THESE ACTIONS. A I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS AND PD RESPONSE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS CALLING TO REPORT A CRIME OF THE CASE, WHATEVER YOU LAID OUT. LET'S GO WITH THE FIRST ONE, UNUNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL. WHAT IS IT FOR THE POLICE OFFICER TO WALK THROUGH IT WITH THE VICTIM AND THE STEPS THROUGH THE PROCESS? >> LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, WHETHER THEY SHOW UP AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS OR POLICE SUBSTATION OR THEY CALL AN OFFICER OUT TO THEIR HOUSE OR PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE INITIAL OFFICER HAS A RESPONSIBILITY FOR GOING OUT, TAKING THE INITIAL REPORT. IF THEY SAY I'VE GOT THE WEBSITE HERE, I'VE GOT IT ON MY PHONE, THEY SHOULD BE CONTACTING THE FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATIVE UNIT, WHICH IS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE SITUATION IS, IS GOING TO BE SVU OR THE HUMAN EXPLOITATION UNIT. AND FROM THERE THE DETECTIVE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AND ASSIGNED RIGHT AWAY TO GO OUT THERE AND COLLECT -- EITHER COLLECT THE INFORMATION ON THE PHONE, TRY TO GET A VOLUNTARY DOWNLOAD, OR LOOK FOR THE PARTICULAR AREA, THE WEBSITE THAT IT'S POSTED ON THERE AND MAKE SURE TO GET A PRESERVATION ORDER SO WE CAN GO BACK AND TRACE IT. VICTIMS ARE THEN ENGAGED WITH THE VICTIMS ADVOCACY UNIT AS WELL AND PROVIDED SOME SUPPORT SERVICES ALONG THE WAY. SO IT IS A VERY THOROUGH PROCESS, IT'S THE SAME PROCESS EVERY TIME. AND AGAIN, IF THERE'S AN EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCE THAT REQUIRES US TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE IMMEDIATE ACTION, WE CAN RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. BUT I WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE BIPARTISAN BILL. I THINK THAT WAS THE "TAKE IT DOWN" ACT. I BELIEVE THAT WENT INTO AFFECT AND I THINK THAT REQUIRES A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TO HAVE SOMETHING REMOVED WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE REPORT FROM THEIR PLATFORM. SO WE'RE AWARE OF THAT LAW' TOO AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ALL -- LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO HAS A MECHANISM TO REPORT THAT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE JUST VICTIMS. >> CASTILLO: AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH SOME OF THESE CHANGING LAWS AND I MENTIONED DURING THE LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING WHAT THE STATE'S IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING TO FOLLOW IS OBSCENE PHOTOS, RIGHT, AND EXPLORING WHAT BILLS WILL BE FILED IN POTENTIALLY MORE ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S VERY VAGUE RIGHT NO. I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF SOME OF THESE CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING BOTH AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE RANK AND FILE OFFICERS IT IS IT AT ROLL CALL WHERE THEY'RE BRIEFED ON WHAT THE STATE CHANGES ARE AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS? AND HOW OFTEN ARE THOSE PRESENTED TO THE OFFICERS? >> SO THE LAWS GO INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST OF EVERY YEAR. ONCE THE NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT WE PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE UPDATES TO OUR RANK AND FILE OFFICERS THROUGH THE POLICE EMAIL SYSTEM AND IT'S ALSO PROVIDED IN SERVICE. SO WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATES CLASS EVERY IN-SERVICE WHERE -- THAT EVERY OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH IN SERVICE AND THEY'RE GIVEN THE UPDATES ON THE LAWS THAT HAVE CHANGED. SOMETIMES IT'S VERY, VERY UNIT SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THE UNIT MIGHT -- SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, FOR EXAMPLE, MIGHT PUT OUT SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING, BUT WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT ARE TRIED AND TRUE FOR US TO KEEP OFFICERS AWARE OF THE [00:30:01] LEGISLATIVE CHANGES EVERY YEAR. >> CASTILLO: LASTLY IN TERMS OF RESOURCES FOR THE VICTIMS, ARE THERE SPECIFIC DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT WE CURRENTLY FUND THAT PD MAY CONNECT A VICTIM TO? AND IS THAT SOMETHING I COULD EVE OFFLINE IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON HAND. >> I DON'T HAVE IT ON HAND, BUT I WILL GET IT FOR YOU. >> CASTILLO: HAVING THAT LIST AVAILABLE WOULD BE GREAT DURING BUDGET AND FOR DELEGATE AGENCIES. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS A HARD TOPIC AND IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. AND I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T GROW UP WITH THIS IN MY LIFE WHEN I WAS YOUNG. IT HAUNTS YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S A SCARY THING AS A PARENT. SO I APPLAUD ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE TAKING HERE IN SAPD, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITHIN OUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS TO HELP WITH THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN? AND THEN ALSO I KNOW Y'ALL ARE REACHING OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT EDUCATION, RIGHT? AND I'M INTERESTED IN HOW WE CAN BE MORE SUPPORTIVE IN OUR ROLES AND ANY OTHER IDEAS TO MAKE THIS MORE OF A CITYWIDE CAMPAIGN EVEN? BECAUSE IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO SO MANY AND IT'S A GATEWAY INTO REALLY BAD THINGS FOR POTENTIAL VICTIMS, INTO TRAFFICKING, ALL KINDS OF THINGS. I'M JUST REALLY INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW WE CAN BE MORE SUPPORTIVE. I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD GRASP ON EVERYTHING. IT'S MOVING SO FAST, YOU MENTIONED THE AI PIECE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THAT. AND I MEAN, YOU CAN TAKE ANYONE'S PICTURE. WHO'S NOT ON SOCIALS, RIGHT? SO REALLY I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE CAN BE MORE SUPPORTIVE, INTEGRATE MORE TOOLKITS OR MAKE THIS A WIDER CAMPAIGN CITYWIDE AND WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT YOU NEED AT THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL IF THERE'S THINGS WE NEED TO BE DOING TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE HERE LOCALLY. >> I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE EDUCATION STARTS AT THE HOME WITH THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS PROMOTING THE CELL PHONE. THERE IS A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE TO KIND OF GUARDRAILS OR BLOCKERS FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT A YOUNGER CHILD, MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE, EVEN HIGH SCHOOL AGE, EARLY ON IN DEVELOPMENT, AND AGAIN, NOT MAKING DECISIONS THAT NOT ONLY WILL AFFECT THEM AT THEIR SCHOOL, BUT THEY GO TO THE NEXT SCHOOL AND IT FOLLOWS THEM THERE TOO. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT. AND I THINK THAT CONTRIBUTES TO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE FOR SOMEBODY GOING THROUGH THAT. SO I THINK THAT JUST HAVING AWARENESS AND JUST LETTING PARENTS KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETIMES WHAT HAPPENS. AND IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL AND JUST TALKING ABOUT IT. AND FOR US AGAIN IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT'S A SENSITIVE IMAGING TOPIC FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THAT OUT. I DO THINK WE DO THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ORGANICALLY AT THAT LEVEL WITH THE SCHOOL. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT AT THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS FAR MORE OFTEN THAN WE EVEN FIND OUT ABOUT. AND AGAIN, WE TRY TO PREVENT. BUT WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK FOR WAYS TO PARTNER UP AND MAYBE THAT'S CREATING GRAPHICS THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH EACH DISTRICT AND JUST BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE AND MAYBE WORKING WITH OTHER PARTNERS THAT MIGHT HAVE THE ABILITY OR JUST A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN CONSUME INFORMATION. THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO GET TO. THE PARENTS, YOU CAN'T WATCH YOUR KIDS 24/7. WE NEED TO GET THE MESSAGE TO THE KIDS. >> SPEARS: ON THAT NOTE TOO IT MAKES ME THINK ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO SEE THINGS AND MAYBE CATCH THINGS TOO, PEDIATRICIANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND HOW WE CAN GET MESSAGING EVEN THROUGH THAT AS WELL. I'M SUPER OPEN TO BEING HELPFUL IN THIS SPACE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING WE NEED TO REALLY BE HITTING THE PARENTS MORE THAN THE KIDS. >> I THINK THAT THAT'S WHERE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS AND OLDER SIBLINGS AND -- IT REALLY IS A CONVERSATION I THINK THAT YOU -- WE CAN GIVE OUR KIDS A PHONE AND THEN NOT PAY ATTENTION TO [00:35:02] WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, BUT THE WORLD IS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS SO YOU CAN USE IT FOR REALLY GREAT THINGS OR FIND THE MOST AWFUL THINGS TO LOOK UP AND GET A BUNCH OF INFORMATION ON. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS FOR ME. I THINK THAT'S HOW I WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH IT. IT BEGINS BY HAVING A CONVERSATION. WHENEVER WE'RE OUTREACHING, WHETHER IT'S AT A COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, IT HELPS TO BRING SOME OF THOSE THINGS UP. AND AGAIN, WE CAN TALK TO SAFFE AS WELL. MAYBE THERE'S SOME LITERATURE, FLYERS, STICKERS, AND OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE. WE'LL PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE COMPREHENSIVE. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU. >> KAUR: COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? MEXICO NO. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: NO, JUST THINK FOR ALL THE WORK AND FOR THE INFORMATION. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND SOMEONE NOW WITH A CHILD, I'M CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT HOW THE WORLD IS EVOLVING. I APPRECIATE HOW STEADFAST YOU ARE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE SERIOUSNESS AND GRAVITY THAT IT DEMANDS. THANK YOU. >> KAUR: THANKS, CHIEF. I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ON THE MAP ON SLIDE 7, I ALWAYS LOVE LOOKING AT THE HEAT MAPS. I KNOW THAT THE COUNCILWOMAN JUST ASKED FOR IT PREVIOUSLY ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM TOO. IT SHOWS US HOW THINGS ARE BEING AFFECTED BY ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. AND I WONDER THE ONLY REAL WAY TO HAVE A REPORT ON THIS IS THROUGH A REPORTING PROCESS. LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO REPORT THAT SOMEONE VIOLATED ONE OF THESE LAWS, RIGHT? SO I WONDER IF THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE CASES ARE OR JUST WHERE THEY'VE BEEN REPORTED? AND SO I WONDER IF THERE'S ANY MORE EDUCATION WORK THAT WE CAN DO JUST AROUND SOME OF THE AREAS -- I KNOW THIS SOUNDS TERRIBLE. AT LEAST IF IT'S GETTING REPORTED AT LEAST PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLACE TO GET HELP. OR IF IT'S A SITUATION THEY NEED TO TAKE IT DOWN, THEY CAN GET THE HELP TO DO THAT. YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTHSIDE IS LESS ON HERE, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S A REPORTING ISSUE AND SEEING THAT IN SOME OTHER TYPES OF CASES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT. >> YEAH. TYPICALLY WHEN AN OFFICER GOES OUT, WHETHER -- THEY CALL IN TO CITY HALL OR WHATEVER, THE CALL MAY BE DISPATCHED TO CITY HALL, BUT WHEN THEY'RE TALKING THE REPORT AND THEY FIND OUT IT HAPPENED AT FREDRICKSBURG AND I-10, WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN IS THEY SHOULD DOCUMENT THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE DID THAT HAPPEN. SO I THINK WITH MOST OF THESE CASES AND KIND OF THE CASES THAT I'VE DESCRIBED, THE OFFENSE IS GOING TO BE WHERE IT'S LISTED BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU FOUND IT, WHETHER YOU WERE LOOKING ON YOUR PHONE AND FOUND PICTURES OF YOURSELF, WHETHER YOUR LAST BOYFRIEND SAID HE'S GOING TO POST THE PICTURES IF YOU DON'T GET BACK WITH HIM. IN THESE CASES I WOULD -- I WOULD SAY THAT THOSE ARE VERY ACCURATE LOCATIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CRIME. >> KAUR: GOT IT. AND THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS I LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO THE AWARENESS PIECE AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE HUMAN EXPLOITATION UNIT WAS PRESENTING TO SCHOOLS. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHICH SCHOOLS THOSE ARE AND WHAT PRESENTATIONS THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE LAST YEAR. I THINK THAT'S WONDERSFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE REACHING OUT TO KIDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN FOLKS I THINK ARE MOST AT RISK. AND THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO ASK WAS THIS IS KIND OF GOING OFF OF WHAT COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO MENTIONED REGARDING THE OFFICER THAT FIRST GETS THERE, WHO TAKES THE REPORT, AND WHAT THEY'RE PROVIDING IN INFORMATION IN TERMS OF LIKE ARE THEY GOING -- LIKE HOW MUCH INFORMATION ARE THEY PROVIDING VERSUS TAKING? LIKE ARE THEY TELLING THEM SOMEONE'S GOING TO REACH OUT TO YOU FROM THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT AND YOU CAN EXPECT A RESOLUTION IN X AMOUNT OF DAYS OR THIS KIND OF FOLLOW-UP? JUST LIKE DO WE VERIFY -- I DON'T KNOW IF VERIFY IS THE RIGHT WORD, BUT DO WE GO AUDIT SOME OF OUR OFFICERS' REPORTS TO SAY LIKE WHAT INFORMATION DID THEY PROVIDE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER, WHEN WE FIND OUT TYPICALLY IS WHEN SOMEBODY DIDN'T DO THAT AND SVU DIDN'T FOLLOW UP, THEN WE'LL GO AND ADDRESS THAT SITUATION. SO ANYBODY THAT GETS A CALL FOR A CASE LIKE THIS IS GOING TO GET A CASE CARD, IS GOING TO HAVE THE NUMBER, THE FOLLOW-UP NUMBER CIRCLED SAYING IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE YOU'RE CONTACTED BY A DETECTIVE, THE NUMBER TO SVU IS 207 AND IT WILL GIVE THE PHONE NUMBER, OR THE EXPLOITATION, WHATEVER OFFENSE IS DESCRIBED, WHATEVER IT IS, THE FOLLOW-UP, THAT IS THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE TRAIN AND THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT WE EXPECT. IF OFFICERS FOR WHATEVER REASON ARE NOT LIVING UP TO THAT STANDARD THEN WE'LL ADDRESS IT. SO SVU WILL FIND O AGAIN, THESE CASES ARE TIME SENSITIVE TO EVERY MINUTE, EVERYDAY THAT'S WASTED BECAUSE IT WASN'T [00:40:04] APPROPRIATELY COMMUNICATED WHERE TO FOLLOW UP THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO SOLVING THE CASE. >> KAUR: DO YOU HAVE AN AVERAGE TIME FOR US FOR THESE TYPE OF CASES? I DON'T KNOW IF CLOSING IS THE RIGHT WORD, BUT TAKEDOWN MAYBE OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE FOR ADDRESSING -- >> I DON'T. I WOULD SAY THAT, AGAIN, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ARE VERY COMPLEX AND SOME OF THESE COULD BE WRAPPED UP IN A DAY AND SOME COULD TAKE MONTHS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SUBPOENAS, THE NUMBER OF PRESERVATION ORDERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO -- GOOGLE IS RELATIVELY EASY, X IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER, FACEBOOK IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER, INSTAGRAM, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE THE SAME COMPANY, THEY TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO RESPOND. SO THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT. I COULDN'T -- AGAIN, SOLVABILITY IS ALSO CONTINGENT. THE HIGHER THE FACTOR, THE KNOWN INDIVIDUAL, THE QUICKER IT IS TO RESOLVE. SO I REALLY COULDN'T GIVE YOU THAT AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE COULD ACCURATELY GIVE THAT INFORMATION THAT WOULD NOT BE -- THAT WOULD NOT BE SO SKEWED BECAUSE IT'S SO VARIED. >> KAUR: OKAY. THEN LAST QUESTION. DO WE DO ANY KIND OF LIKE SATISFACTION SURVEY FOR FOLKS -- FOR ANYONE THAT'S CALLING IN FOR THE -- TO GET SUPPORT? MAYBE NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS, BUT JUST IN GENERAL? >> SO I KNOW WE WERE USING SOME TECHNOLOGY, THE SPIDER TECH TECHNOLOGY, THAT HAS SOME OF THAT FUNCTIONALITY. I THINK THERE ARE BETTER MECHANISMS AND BETTER WAYS FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING WHAT THE COMMUNITY EXPECTS OF US. THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO. TO YOUR POINT, WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND WHEN WE'RE FALLING SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS. THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO. >> KAUR: I THINK SO. WE COULD ALSO EVEN USE IT AS A WAY FOR THE CMO'S OFFICE TO DO OFFICER HIGHLIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN FOLKS ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO EXPLORE WHAT SOME KIND OF POST-INVESTIGATION SURVEY IS FOR CASES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE APPROPRIATE. I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF, FOR THIS PRESENTATION. THE LAST ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MARIA IS GOING TO PRESENT. I KNOW JUDGE DIAZ IS HERE AND OTHER FOLKS FROM THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION THAT ARE HERE THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED. >> JOE NINO FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M SORRY, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I'M HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATIVE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO GIVE YOU SOME VIOLATES OF OUR DO YOU HAVE REPORT. AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE CCDV HERE WITH US. MY CO-CHAIR, JUDGE DIAZ, IS GOING TO CO-PRESENT WITH ME IN THIS PRESENTATION. JUST BRIEFLY AS YOU MAY RECALL WE ESTABLISHED THE CCDV IN 2019. AND THE GOAL WAS TO REALLY LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT IMPACT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDS TO BE ONE OF THE ISSUES IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS, HOWEVER THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. SO ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE CCDV WAS CREATED WAS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS IMPACTING EVERY PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S NOT ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL GROUP THAT CAN ADDRESS IT, BUT IS A COLLABORATION OF THE MANY ENTITIES THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. SO FROM OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE VICTIMS, ALSO MEMBERS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROSECUTION, JUDICIARY, HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO JUST ALONE WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MET TOW HEALTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL COURT AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SO THE FOLKS OF THE CCDV IS WE ARE NOT PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND ADDRESS GAPS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY IN THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TO THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE FAMILIES THAT ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE CCDV IS THE CCDV DO YOU DO YOU WANTED THE MO HEALTH STRATEGIES TO LOOK AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC ISSUE AND TO ADDRESS [00:45:05] IT IN THAT ISSUE WITH THE EFFORTS THAT WE ARE DOING HERE WITH THE CITY ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY AND OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SO THE REPORTS THAT WE DO ANNUALLY HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF THE CCDV AS WELL AS ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE. AND IT PROVIDES TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AFTERWARD TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON AS WE CONTINUE WITH THIS WORK. SO ONE OF THE THREE AREAS THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON AND THAT WE FOCUS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2025 INCLUDED IMPROVING DATA ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION OF THAT DATA, IMPLEMENTING THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN, AND INCORPORATING EDUCATION ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EARLY IN LIFE. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON STRATEGY NUMBER ONE IN TERMS OF DATA ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION, AND THEN JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ WILL DO THE OTHER TWO ITEMS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE SINCE WE PUT TOGETHER THE CCDV, WE IDENTIFIED A NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SINGLE REPOSITORY OR REPORT WHERE WE CAN SHOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE EFFORTS OF ALL THE PARTNERS THAT ARE INVOLVED. SO WE HAVE WORKED IN ALIGNMENT OF DEFINITIONS OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING THE SAME TERMINOLOGY. WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE ANNUAL STATISTIC REPORT THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FROM THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT WE'RE GETTING AT THE CITY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OUR 211 NUMBER THROUGH UNITED WAY AS WELL AS THE CALLS THAT GO DIRECTLY TO OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE NUMBER OF POLICE REPORTS THAT ARE FILED COUNTY-WIDE AS WELL AS THOSE SERVICES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR PREVENTION AND ALSO FOR INTERVENTION WHEN IT COMES TO OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PEACE INITIATIVE AS WELL AS [INDISCERNIBLE] AND HER TEAM WHAT THEY PROVIDE IN TERMS OF SHELTER SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS. AND ALSO TO PERPETRATORS. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THOSE CASES THAT COME THROUGH THE JUDICIARY, MUNICIPAL COURT, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, ALL THAT INFORMATION IS CONSOLIDATED IN ONE REPORT. WE KNOW THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO DATA AND COMBINING ALL THE DATA FROM THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES EVERY YEAR FOR US TO IMPROVE, SO WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT. A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED HEAVILY AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS YEAR IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND FROM OUR COMMUNITY DIRECTLY IN TERMS OF AREAS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AS WELL AS WE HAVE EXPLORED CREATING OR HAVING AN ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CCDV WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES. SO THAT WAY THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING MIRRORS THE NEEDS THAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE EXPERIENCED AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AND DIRECT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE DO THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT AGENCIES. SO WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK AND YOU'LL SEE ON THE REPORT AND THE STATISTICAL REPORT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT I MENTIONED. AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO JUDGE DIAZ FOR THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, MARIA. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. AND I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ IS SOMEWHERE OUT THERE AS WELL ON ZOOM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THE CITY, WORK WITH MARIA OVER THE PAST SIX, SEVEN YEARS IN THESE EFFORTS. SO I'M GOING TO PICK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF. SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT ONE OF THREE STRATEGIES THAT WE FOCUSED ON AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IN WHICH WE'RE FOCUSING ON THESE THREE STRATEGIES. THE SECOND STRATEGY I WILL GO OVER WITH YOU ALL THAT'S COVERED IN OUR PROGRESS REPORT IS THE WORK WE'VE DONE TO IMPLEMENT AN ONGOING, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN. THIS CAMPAIGN IS INTENDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS, STRENGTHEN OUR ENGAGEMENT AND POSITION OURSELVES AS TRUSTED REGIONAL VOICES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS GROUPED IN A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH THAT WE HAVE TAKEN FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE CCDV THAT RECOGNIZES THAT PREVENTION REQUIRES A SHARED [00:50:03] UNDERSTANDING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY OF THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND WHAT THE CCDV DOES. THROUGH THIS COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS AN ONGOING, LIVING CAMPAIGN, SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE INCORPORATE UTILIZING MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND STRATEGIES TO REACH A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THE FIRST I WILL TOUCH UPON IS THE ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SYMPOSIUM. LAST YEAR WE HAD OUR FIRST HYBRID BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE, VERY SUCCESSFUL SYMPOSIUM. THIS IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE CCDV'S WORK AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY COMING TOGETHER TO FUND THIS INITIATIVE EACH YEAR. LAST YEAR ALONE WE HAD OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS FOR IT BEING OUR FIRST YEAR OF HAVING AN IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITY. WE SOLD OUT. I SAY THAT LOOSELY BECAUSE THE TICKETS WERE FREE, BUT WE MET CAPACITY VERY QUICKLY AND HAD TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY. SO THERE IS AN OBVIOUS NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DRIVE FOR THAT EDUCATION. WE HAD PARTICIPANTS ACROSS HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, LEGAL AND COMMUNITY SECTORS. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON STRENGTHENING OUR MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS AND COVERAGE WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES, DYNAMICS AND THE WORK OF THE CCDV, AND THAT'S HELPED US ELEVATE AWARENESS. WE HAVE AN ONGOING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THAT FOCUSES ON STORYTELLING, MAKING SURE OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS ALL OF US. IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BY RACE, GENDER, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OR ANYTHING ELSE. SO WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF STORYTELLING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON PREVENTION, EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND SAFETY PLANNING. WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S LA MESA PODCAST AND HAD AN INTERESTING PODCAST THAT TOUCHED ON THE INTERSECTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS THAT GARNERED OVER 8,000 VIEWS. AND ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS HAS ALSO BEEN A PARTNERSHIP, THANKS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND CLEAR CHANNEL PARTNERING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE BILLBOARDS FOR A BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN THAT'S HELPED US AGAIN INCREASE AWARENESS ON THINGS LIKE RESOURCES, TEEN DATING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, OUR UPCOMING SYMPOSIUM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER. AND THAT ALONE HAS GARNERED OVER 58 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. THIS LAYERED APPROACH ALLOWS THE CCDV TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE ACROSS BOTH TRADITIONAL AND OTHER SPACES AND IS AN ONGOING EFFORT. OTHER STRATEGIES WE'RE WORKING ON IS INCORPORATING EDUCATION ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EARLY IN LIFE. BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO LONG-TERM VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND UNDERSTAND THAT PREVENTION MUST BEGIN EARLY AND CONTINUE ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN. THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND STRENGTHENING PREVENTION EFFORTS. LAST YEAR WE FOCUSED ON DOING SO BY MAPPING EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ACROSS TEXAS, WHICH WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING. WE WERE ABLE TO MAP PROGRAMS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, YOUTH AND TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS, ADULTS AND FAMILIES, OLDER ADULTS, AND COMMUNITY-WIDE PREVENTION. THROUGH THAT MAPPING EXERCISE WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE STRENGTHS THAT WE HAVE IN TEXAS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED ON YOUTH AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AS WELL AS ESTABLISH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, WHICH BECOMES CRITICAL AS WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE VARIOUS BARRIERS TO US GETTING INTO SCHOOLS AND TEACHING YOUTH ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SO WE HAVE TO TRY TO MEET THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND ONE OF THOSE WAYS IS THROUGH ESTABLISHED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. WE DID IDENTIFY SOME OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE MAPPING PROCESS TO EXPAND PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES, TO INCREASE FOCUS ON OLDER POPULATIONS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AND SOCIETAL-LEVEL STRATEGIES, AND TO ALIGN MESSAGING ACROSS AGE GROUPS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE PROVIDED A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE INVESTMENT AND COORDINATION ARE NEEDED. SO MOVING FORWARD, THE CCDV REMAINS COMMITTED TO FOCUSING ON PREVENTION ALONGSIDE INTERVENTION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR ALL IMPACTED BY FAMILY VIOLENCE. THIS INCLUDES, YES, SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE INFLICTED HARM UPON INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE WE KNOW THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BREAK [00:55:03] THESE GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ABUSE IS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT ACROSS THAT SPECTRUM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING OUR MISSION OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TO THE SYSTEMS THAT THEY ENCOUNTER, AND THIS PROGRESS REPORT THAT WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS TODAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR EFFORTS. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND I'M SURE MARIA AND I ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, JUDGE. MARTA, SINCE YOU ARE HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS FOR THE REPORT? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN, AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. OTHER THAN JUST TO SAY THAT I AM IN AWE. IN SPITE OF BEING A PARTICIPANT WITH THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION AND WHAT IT ATTEMPTS TO DO, IT'S A VERY, VERY AMBITIOUS STRATEGY THAT THEY HAVE DEVISED AND I AM HONORED TO BE A PARTICIPANT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS IN THE PAST IS THAT OUR TWO TRENDS THAT ARE DISTURBING, IF WE -- WE SEE THEM ONLY IN ONE DIRECTION, AND THAT IS THE PARTICIPATION OF MEN IN -- AS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED IN A LONG TIME, AND IN THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE SEEING, 12%, IN THE INCREASE OF MEN THAT WE HAVE SEEP IN THE SEEN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WHICH CAN BE A REFLECTION OF A DISTURBING TREND, AS I SAID, OR IT COULD ALSO BE THAT MEN ARE COMING FORTH AND MAYBE FIGHTING THE INTIMIDATION THAT THE SOCIETAL PROCESS HAS IMPOSED ON THEM. THE OTHER ONE IS THE PARTICIPATION OF BABIES IN -- COMING INTO THE SHELTER. WE ARE SEEING ONE WEEK, TWO WEEK-OLD BABIES COMING TO THE SHELTER IN HIGHER NUMBERS, AND MOTHERS HAVING BABIES WHILE AT THE SHELTER AS WELL. SO THAT IS QUITE CONCERNING AND DISTURBING. WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT TREND, AND PERHAPS WE NEED TO ADD IT TO OUR STATISTICAL REPORT. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRACK THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO MAGNIFICENT CO-CHAIRS LEADING THIS EFFORT AND I AM VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. >> KAUR: THANKS. WOULD ANY OF OUR ADDITIONAL CITY STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORK WITH THE COMMISSION LIKE TO ADD ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, MARTA. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. BEFORE I GO OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES, I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT TODAY COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO AND I SIT ON THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE AS WELL. AND THEY DID A SURVEY ON YOUTH IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY THINK THEIR BUDGET PRIORITIES ARE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WAS I THINK THEIR FIFTH PRIORITY THAT THEY HAD LISTED, JUST SEVERAL BEHIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORTING OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION. SO IT WAS A VERY BIG ISSUE THAT THE YOUTH HAD FOUND AS IMPORTANT FOR THEM, WHICH I THINK WAS -- IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US AS WE'RE GOING INTO THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT SHOWS US THAT THERE'S A REAL BIG NEED IN SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH IN THESE CONVERSATIONS. SO I LOVE THAT THAT IS THE THE -- ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF THE COMMISSION AS WELL. I'LL PASS IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES AND THEN I'LL WRAP US UP. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START US? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MARIA AND JUDGE AND MARTA FOR YOUR INITIATIVE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WORK. TO BUILD UPON WHAT THE CHAIR MENTIONED, BASED OFF THE YOUTH COMMISSION'S INPUT AND SURVEYS, WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS WHEN THEY'RE HIGHLIGHTING THINGS THAT THEY MAY BE SEEING IN SCHOOL OR AT THEIR FAMILY TABLE. AND I THINK THAT'S DOCUMENTATION, A BUDGET SURVEY THAT I AM HOPEFUL THAT COUNCIL WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DETERMINING WHAT OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES ARE. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF -- UNFORTUNATELY HOW THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE HIGHEST INTIMATE PARTNER -- HAS THE HIGHEST INTIMATE PARTNER MURDER RATES IN THE STATE. I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF WHAT TRENDS OR DIRECTION HAS CHANGED GIVEN THAT WE CONTINUE TO LEAD IN THAT AREA? I ALSO WANT TO GO BACK TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA UNDER THE CORRECTIONS DIRECTION, IS VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND/OR TRAINING WITHIN PRISONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S VALUE TO YOUR POINT WITH THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING ACROSS TEXAS, IF THERE'S VALUE IN SHARING THAT CURRICULUM WITHIN PRISONS FOR INDIVIDUALS [01:00:05] >> CASTILLO: IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE RECOMMENDED, DONE IN THE PAST? CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP LOOKS LIKE WITH OFFENDERS IN TERMS OF EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION? >> I WORE HEELS TODAY. I'M GOING TO NEED A SECOND. SORRY. SO I'M GOING TO WORK BACKWARDS, AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU'RE JUST MAKING QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD AND DON'T NEED A RESPONSE. IN TERMS OF HELPING OFFENDERS AND WE TRY TO USE THE TRAUMA-INFORMED AND PEOPLE-CENTERED LANGUAGE, PEOPLE WHO CAUSE HARM. JUDGES OFTEN ARE SEEING BOTH SIDES OF THESE SITUATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR BOTH THE SURVIVOR AS WELL AS THE PERSON WHO CAUSES HARM. THERE ARE PARTICULAR COURTS, DIVERSION COURTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON EDUCATING THE OFFENDERS ON THOSE ISSUES AND THE PEACE INITIATIVE AND FATHERHOOD CAMPAIGN ALSO DO EXTENSIVE WORK TRYING TO REALLY REHABILITATE THAT FRAME OF MIND IN TERMS OF ACTING ON VIOLENCE AND TURNING TO A NONVIOLENT APPROACH. >> CASTILLO: I THINK MY QUESTION IS IN THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL OR TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE S THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROPOSED, EXPLORED OR ARE CONSIDERING. >> NOT AS YET BUT I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER. >> CASTILLO: I THINK THERE'S MUCH VALUE IN THAT ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ONE OF THE STATE PRIORITIES, IN WHAT TYPE OF CURRICULUM COULD BE OFFERED. IT TYPICALLY FOCUSES ON MORE OF THE VOCATION, THE TRADES, BUT THERE ARE SOME COURSES SIMILAR TO WHAT Y'ALL MAY BE OFFERING HERE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE BOARD, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED OR WHAT IS THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE AND -- AS WELL AS THE SYLLABUS, IF YOU WILL? >> IT HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED YET. IT'S ONE OF OUR FIVE-YEAR PRIORITIES, WHICH I EXPECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY GET OFF THE GROUND NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. WE WANT TO BRING ON SURVIVORS AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO HAVE CAUSED HARM, AND THERE ARE SOME DYNAMICS THERE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK OUT. WE WANT TO BE ADVISED BY BOTH PARTS OF THAT -- THAT EXPERIENCE, AND WE'RE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH HOW TO DO THAT IN THE WAY THAT'S MOST PSYCHOLOGICALLY SAFE FOR EVERYONE. >> CASTILLO: AND THEN LASTLY, IN TERMS OF LIKE THE COMMUNITY COURTS, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH MUNICIPAL COURT, IF THERE IS, LIKE A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR, FAMILY VIOLENCE CASE, WHAT IS, LIKE, THE NEXT STEP IN TERMS OF CONNECTING THAT INDIVIDUAL TO POTENTIAL CURRICULUM, SO THEY UNDERSTAND, RIGHT, ONE, THEIR IMPACT, THE VIOLATION OF LAW, BUT ALSO HOW DO THEY REDIRECT THEIR UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP INTO A POTENTIAL HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP? >> THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT ANY DEFEN DANT THAT COMES THROUGH MUNICIPAL COURT, THE FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GIVE THEM WHATEVER PROGRAMS THEY NEED. WE WORK WITHIN ALL THE RESOURCES WITHIN THE CCDV AS WELL AS OTHERS -- WE LOOK AT BOTH THE VICTIM AND THE COMPLAINANT AS WELL. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE -- THE BEST PART -- WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS REALLY -- THE COURSES FOR DEFENDANTS SOMETIMES COST A LOT OF MONEY, SO THAT'S -- TRYING TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT ARE FREE AND THEY'RE ABLE TO USE, SO THAT'S KIND OF THE FIRST STEPS WE TRY TO DO. >> CASTILLO: I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M CURIOUS AS WELL IN TERMS OF WHO IS OFFERING THE CURRICULUM, HOW IS IT SUBSIDIZED, ASHED I'M THINKING -- AND I'M THINKING ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, PARENTING PLUS -- I SIT ON THE BOARD, RIGHT, BUT WHAT GINA DOES IS SHE OFFERS CLASSES, JUST FAMILY COURSES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURSES, LIKE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO LIKE HOW MANY PROVIDERS ARE THERE, RIGHT? AND THEN ALSO HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS ARE THEY HAVING OPT IN TO TAKE ON THOSE COURSES? >> YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU THAT LIST. WE DO HAVE A LIST OF PROVIDERS. I COULD GIVE THAT TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING. >> CASTILLO: THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I'D APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS? >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IN OUR -- IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S SO SAD. AND I REALLY APPLAUD YOUR EFFORT TO REALLY EDUCATE PEOPLE AND I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION PIECE. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN MEASURE THE OUTCOMES WHEN WE START REALLY IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE, HOW -- I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO TOUCH PEOPLE, WHAT, SIX, SOME -- I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER -- TIMES BEFORE YOU MAKE AN IMPACT WHERE THEY MIGHT REACH OUT. LIKE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, MAYBE UNDERSTANDING THAT, BUT ALSO WHAT WERE THE [01:05:03] EFFECTIVE WAYS TO COTHAT, DO THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MEASURE. >> THE WORK IS INCREDIBLY COMPLEX. WE KNOW STATISTICALLY SPEAKING THAT MOST SURVIVORS MAKE SEVEN ATTEMPTS BEFORE THEY LEAVE A RELATIONSHIP THEY'RE IN. MANY PEOPLE ENDURE YEARS OF ABUSE WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT, EVEN FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT, BEING ABLE TO ASSESS THAT IS CHALLENGING. ONE THING THAT THE CCDV IS PROUD TO PARTNER IN IS BEXAR COUNTY HAS ACQUIRED FUNDING TO DO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SYSTEM ASSESSMENT, AND THE CCDV MEMBERS ARE ADVISING THAT ASSESSMENT, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BRING RESEARCHERS TOGETHER TO GIVE US A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SYSTEM AND THE PROCESS, AND SOME WAYS WE CAN MEASURE THINGS. RIGHT NOW WE CAN KIND OF ON THE FIRST LEVEL LOOK AT HOW MANY 9-1-1 CALLS THERE ARE, HOW MANY CASES ARE FILED, YOU KNOW. HOW MANY PEOPLE RECEIVE SERVICES FROM DIFFERENT PARTNERS, BUT THERE ARE NUANCES TO THAT, RIGHT? AND AS WE MAKE PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH SEEKING SERVICES, WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE USING SERVICES. SO THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER BY ITSELF. IT'S A PRETTY COMPLEX SITUATION TO MEASURE. >> SPEARS: OKAY. >> JUST TO ADD TO YOUR QUESTION BRIEFLY, AND YOUR POINT, THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IS PARTNERING WITH THE DATA STRATEGY THAT MARIA VILLAGOMEZ IS COLEADING AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON IS PARTNERING WITH UTSA TO DEVELOP SOME FOCUS GROUPS AND HOPEFULLY A SURVEY THAT WILL HELP INFORM OUR COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN, SO THAT WE ARE SURE THAT WE'RE USING MESSAGING THAT'S EFFECTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE EXPLORING, TO YOUR POINT OF HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO THAT. AND I WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY, FOR THE RECORD, CORRECT THAT THANKFULLY WE ARE NOT THE NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES. THE LAST TIME WE WERE NUMBER ONE WAS IN 2018, WHICH LED TO THE IMPETUS OF THE CREATION OF THE CCDV. AND IF YOU LOOK AT POPULATION SIZE COMPARED TO RANKINGS, WE HAVE GENERALLY RANKED AROUND WHERE OUR POPULATION IS AS WELL. THE LAST REPORT THAT CAME OUT FROM TCV HAD US AT NUMBER 2 RANKED ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, PRIOR TO THAT WE'VE BEEN IN THE THIRD AND THE FOURTH POSITION. ERIKA TOUCHED ON SOME OF THE REASONS THAT MIGHT BE. WE ARE INVESTING HEAVILY ON MAKING SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEY CAN REACH OUT TO GET HELP, BUT, OF COURSE, THERE'S NO FINAL NUMBER WHY THOSE NUMBERS FLUCTUATE, BUT I WANTED TO CORRECT THAT TO YOUR POINT. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU. I'M INTERESTED, TOO, IN SEEING -- IT SEEMS LIKE IN THE PREVENTION PIECE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, WHERE CURRICULUM WOULD BE TAILORED TOWARD -- TOWARD THE DIFFERENT GROUPS, RIGHT? SO -- AND IF THERE'S ANY IDEAS TOWARD PILOT PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN HELP IMPLEMENT TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PARCEL THESE OUT SO WE CAN REALLY GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S WORKING WELL AND GET -- BEFORE WE DO A BIG ROLLOUT, WHICH MAY BE MORE COSTLY. CERTAINLY, SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, BOTH ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND THEN JUST IN DISTRICT 9. SO I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF A LOT OF PARTNERS. I KNOW, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SHOUTOUT TO COURTNEY FRIEDMAN AT KSAT, THIS IS A BIG FOCUS FOR HER. SHE WORKS REALLY HARD ON THIS. AND I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORT TO GET A LOT OF BACKING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND SO TO YOUR POINT, MARTA, ABOUT REACHING THE OFFENDERS, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTING THE ABUSE, I THINK THAT'S REALLY KEY. AND YOU'VE REALLY STRUCK A NERVE THERE, AND THAT'S CHALLENGING. SO I DON'T -- CLEARLY Y'ALL KNOW A WHOLE LOT MORE AND HAVE A PLAN, BUT, YEAH, ANY WAY WE CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT AND REALLY INTERESTED IN PARTNERING AND DOING ANY PILOT PROGRAMS OR CONNECTING STAKEHOLDERS TO HELP IMPLEMENT YOUR DIFFERENT INITIATIVES IN A MORE TAILORED APPROACH. AND EVEN FINDING CURRICULUM, YOU KNOW, -- I KNOW Y'ALL ARE LOOKING, BUT HOWEVER WE CAN GO ABOUT DOING THAT, INTERESTED IN HELPING THERE, TOO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND INCIDENTALLY, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED WORD FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE [01:10:01] DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE OUR REQUEST FOR A WAIVER TO PROVIDE BATTERS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM AT THE JAIL, THE FOOD PROGRAM, HAS BEEN APPROVED. SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL NEWS. I HAVEN'T SHARED THAT WITH YOU ALL YET. AND SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING THE INSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND ONCE A CHILD, WHICH IS A PARENTING PROGRAM THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED FOR MEN WHO CHOOSE TO ABUSE WHO MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE PARENTS THEMSELVES, BUT WHO MAY FIND THEMSELVES IN A GUARDIANSHIP OR BOYFRIEND LIVING WITH A MOTHER WHO HAS CHILDREN SITUATION, BUT IT IS VERY EXCITING. WE HAVE ALREADY BEGAN IMPLEMENTING THE BIP AT THE JAIL, AND THE WAIVER CONSISTS AND THERE IS ONE GUIDELINE, GUIDELINE NUMBER 11 OF THE BATTERS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT STIPULATES THAT SESSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN A DOSAGE NO MORE INTENSIVE THAN ONCE A WEEK; HOWEVER, WHILE THESE MEN -- MOSTLY MEN, WE'RE ALSO IMPLEMENTING IT WITH WOMEN, BUT THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN A TENSE SITUATION WHILE BEING DETAINED, MAY LEAVE THE DETENTION CENTER BEFORE THEY COMPLETE THE 24 WEEKS THAT IS OUR BIP OR 52 WEEKS AS THE CASE MAY BE, SO THEY LEAVE BEFORE THEY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. SO WHAT I HAVE REQUESTED IS TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE DOSAGE TO TWO SESSIONS A WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR THEM TO COMPLETE BEFORE THEY LEAVE. AND IF THEY LEAVE THE DETENTION CENTER BEFORE THEY ARE COMPLETED, THEN THEY CAN ATTEND THE BIP AT OUR REGULAR PLACE WHERE WE IMPLEMENT OUR OFFICE ON BROADWAY. AND -- WITHOUT ANY CHARGE WHATSOEVER. SO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS, AS I SAID, AGREED. AND WAIVED. >> SPEARS: I JUST WANTED TO ALSO BRING UP ONE OTHER -- YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT ROMANTIC PARTNER ABUSE AND CHILDREN, BUT THERE'S SENIORS AND FINANCIAL ABUSE, TOO. AND SO HOW WE CAN INTEGRATE THINGS AT OUR SENIOR CENTERS IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND -- BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF MY SENIORS -- I HAVE CONCERNS JUST IN MY OWN INTERACTION, LIKE ARE YOU OKAY, YOU KNOW? AND -- SO HOW WE CAN HELP THERE AND IMPLEMENT THINGS THERE. IT'S OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND NOT TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT FOR THEM, SO JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU, CHAIMPLET. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> KAUR: THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR THE CORRECTION. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IN EXPANDING PREVENTION FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES ARE THERE TYPICAL DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT YOU ALL CONNECT FOLKS TO AND/OR INVITE TO THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I ASK FOR THAT, BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, A COUPLE PUBLIC COMMENTS AGO, WE HAD THE CEO FOR HER GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE ROLE AND THE VALUE OF HER WORK, AND SHE SHARED THAT OFTENTIMES CITY -- LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, PD AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS SEND FOLKS TO HER TO CASE MANAGE AND HELP THE VICTIM, SO I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT AS WE'RE NAVIGATING THE DELEGATE AGENCY CONVERSATION IN BUDGET, THAT WE'RE ALIGNING BASED OFF THE PRIORITIES OF THIS COMMITTEE AND OF COUNCIL, BUT LAST WE KNOW -- ALSO WE KNOW AS A BODY WE SHOULD ENSURE STAYS WITHIN THE DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING. >> FOR YOUR ANESS, AND THIS MIGHT -- AWARENESS AND THIS MIGHT HELP AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, THE DELEGATE AGENCY CONTRACTS, APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THEM MUST ALIGN TO THE PREVENTATIVE FAN WHICH THE CCDV ALIGNS TO AS WELL. WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS AT DELEGATE AGENCIES AND HAVE CONNECTIONS TO REACH OUT AND BRING IN FEEDBACK. >> CASTILLO: I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S MORE IN TERMS OF COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND MAKING THE ARGUMENT DO MY COLLEAGUES IN TERMS OF THE VALUES AND THE ROLES OF THIS AGENCY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> KAUR: COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, DID YOU [01:15:01] HAVE ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: NO. THANK Y'ALL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AGAIN. REALLY SERIOUS AND IMPORTANT TOPIC, AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MORE UPDATES AND MORE CONVERSATION WITH Y'ALL. AND ITS GOOD TO SEE YOU, JUDGE. >> >> KAUR: THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHEN IS THE STATISTICAL REPORT, IS THAT AN ANNUAL REPORT OR WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT? >> VILLAGOMEZ: YES, THAT IS A TYPICAL ANNUAL REPORT. WE TYPICALLY GET IT OUT IN OCTOBER. IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL HAVE THE 2025 STATISTICAL REPORT. . >> KAUR: OKAY. GREAT. AND I LOVED THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT WERE LISTED IN THE -- WHEN I WENT THROUGH THE REPORT OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AROUND THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND THE COMPLEX CASE REVIEW TEAM. AND HOW DOES THAT, LIKE -- THE MEAT OF THAT, I GUESS, GET DISTRIBUTED OR IS THAT MORE FOR LIKE AWARENESS AROUND STRATEGY? >> SO WE HAVE NOT ' EMBARKED FULLY ON THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT YET, BUT I IMAGINE THAT WE WILL BE SHARING AT LEAST SOME COMPONENTS OF THAT MORE PUBLICLY, BUT IT'S INTENDED TO DIRECT OUR WORK. THE COMPLEX CASE REVIEW SO FAR HAS JUST BEEN PILOTED. WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO WITH WHAT WE HAD AND HOW IT WOULD INFORM US, AND SO WE'RE ACTUALLY KIND OF POSITIONING OURSELVES TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER COMPLEX CASE REVIEW, AND THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO LOOK AT HOW AN INDIVIDUAL NAVIGATES THE SYSTEM. >> KAUR: I REMEMBER MARIA BRIEFING ME ABOUT THIS. >> THE DIFFERENT POINTS WHERE THEY INTERSECT, WHAT THE SERVICES LOOK LIKE, WAS THERE A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. AND AT THIS POINT, WE'RE KIND OF USING THAT TO ADVISE OURSELVES, BUT I EXPECT THAT IF WE HAVE USEFUL INFORMATION, THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE THAT TO OTHERS. >> >> VILLAGOMEZ: ERIKA OR MARTA, CAN YOU HIGHLIGHT THE FATALITY REVIEW PROCESS THAT WE WORK TOGETHER IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES. THAT IS -- A LOT OF IT'S SIMILAR TO THE COMPLEX REVIEW, BUT THIS INVOLVES FATALITIES, AND MARTA HAS BEEN LEADING THAT EFFORT WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. >> YES. I'LL BE HAPPY TO, MARIA. IT CONSISTS OF PARTICIPANTS WHO CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION TOWARDS THE DISCUSSION OF THE CASES THAT ARE BEING CONSIDERED. SO THERE HAVE BEEN -- WE JUST -- WE JUST BEGAN THE PROCESS. IT TOOK SOME TIME TO -- TO COMPOSE THE TEAM. AND, IN FACT, I JUST HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY, WHICH WAS AM AMPLY REPRESENTED WITH PERSONNEL FROM SAPD. BUT NOW WE WILL HAVE THE ADDITION OF TWO MORE MEMBERS. SO IT IS BASICALLY A SERIES OF MEETINGS WHERE CASES ARE DISCUSSED. WE BEGIN AT THE POINT OF THE FATALITY AND MOVE BACKWARDS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES. WHAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS KIND OF UNIQUE THIS TIME AROUND IS TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE UNINCORPORATED CITIES, UNIVERSAL CITY, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST INCIDENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFTER BEXAR COUNTY. SO WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THEY PARTICIPATE, SO THEY WILL BE PARTICIPATING. ANOTHER UNIQUE ELEMENT THAT WE HAVE ADDED THIS TIME AROUND IS THE PARTICIPATION OF A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NOT NECESSARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE VERY SESSIONS THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO SCHNO CHANCE OF REVICTIMIZATION, BUT AT THE TIME A DRAFT REPORT IS PREPARED, WE WILL ASK THAT VICTIM TO TAKE A LOOK AND GIVE US OPINION, GIVE US INSIGHT AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED, GIVEN THE EXPERIENCES LIVED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MARTA. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY THE -- BY THE COUNTY -- WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO BE THE AGENCY TO COMPOSE AND PROCESS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM, AND THAT REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE STATE AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT REPORT CAN BE MADE PUBLIC UNTIL THE STATE HAS RESPONDED. >> KAUR: OKAY. WELL, ONCE IT IS MADE PUBLIC, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT SO THAT WE CAN [01:20:04] BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT WE'RE LEARNING FROM IT, AND HOPEFULLY THE NUMBERS ARE DECREASING, AT LEAST, IN THE FATALITY PERSPECTIVE AS AWARENESS INCREASES. AND FOR THE CCRT, I KNOW WHY SOME OF THAT WOULD BE SENSITIVE, BUT ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD REVIEW -- YOU CAN RELATE FROM THE COMPLEX CASE REVIEW TEAM TO US I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL. ONE OF THE PIECES THAT I MENTIONED AROUND AWARENESS WAS THAT WE ARE -- OUR INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS GOING TO DO THE 7MINDSETS CURRICULUM IN SOME OF OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THIS PAST SPRING. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH WE'RE FACING WITH THE SURVEYS THAT PARENTS HAD SOME PUSH BACKS ON, BUT WE'D LIKE TO -- GIVEN THAT THE YOUTH MENTIONED THIS IS ONE OF THEIR PRIORITY, I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE A STRONG PUSH TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THAT AS A PILOT FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY COSTS BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THOSE PROGRAMS IN PLACE AND IT WAS GOING TO BE A PLUG-IN TO THOSE PROGRAMS, SO I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT PROGRAM THIS FALL, SO IF WE CAN FOLLOW BACK UP AND SEE WHAT YOU NEED FROM THIS COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN SO THAT WE CAN SEE IF IT -- HOW EFFECTIVE IT CAN BE. AND THEN ONE OTHER THING THAT MARTA AND I HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS LIKE A PUBLIC PERCEPTION SURVEY. YOU KNOW, I WAS GIVING AN HHOMAGE TO PREVIOUS COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ WITH THE STICKERS, EVERY TIME YOU GO INTO ANY FOOD OR ESTABLISHMENT, YOU SEE THE STICKERS IN THE BATHROOM, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LIKE HOW DO WE ASSESS IMPACT OF THAT AND WHAT WAYS COULD WE ENHANCE THAT PROGRAM AS WELL. AND I DON'T KNOW, MARTA, IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS THAT YOU WANTED TO SHARE ON A SURVEY, LIKE A CITYWIDE SURVEY THAT WE COULD CONDUCT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, BUT -- DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE? >> NOT AT THIS POINT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE STICKERS HAS BEEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY. >> KAUR: YEAH. >> AND I THINK YOU'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT, RIGHT? >> KAUR: DO YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT? >> ON AND ONGOING BASIS, WE MONITOR THE WEB TRAFFIC TO THE PLACE WHERE THE QR CODE GOES. >> KAUR: YEAH. >> WE ALSO CHECK THE NATIONAL HOTLINE AND MONITOR THAT. THERE'S LESS TRAFFIC INTERESTINGLY TO THE NATIONAL HOTLINE WHICH IS A PHONE CALL OR A TEXT MESSAGE VERSUS THE WEB PAGE. SO WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THAT REGULARLY. OF COURSE, THE STICKER ORDINANCE ONLY APPLIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COUNTY AND STATE-OWNED PROPERTIES THAT ALSO ADOPTED THE STICKERS. >> KAUR: THAT'S GREAT. AND THEN THE LAMESA PODCAST, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT EXISTED. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? >> SO LAMESA IS OUR CNE DEPARTMENT THAT CREATED THAT PODCAST, WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT ARE IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE DID ONE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHAT WE'LL DO IS SEND THE COMMITTEE A LINK SO YOU CAN WATCH IT. THE TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO RICK GREBRIDGE WITH METRO HEALTH, HE ACTUALLY WAS THE FACILITATOR FOR THAT PODCAST AND HE DID AN AWESOME JOB. >> KAUR: I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT. THANK YOU, GREG. >> VILLAGOMEZ: RICK. >> KAUR: SORRY. RICK. WE'LL GET TO LISTEN TO THEM. THAT WILL BE GREAT INFORMATION FOR US. AND I ALSO DID NOT KNOW THAT CCDV HAD AN INSTAGRAM. I SAW IT AT THE END OF THE REPORT, SO I FOLLOWED IT. SO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM GO FOLLOW CCDV_SATX, AND THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO MENTION -- AND I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND WE'LL COME BACK AND PRESENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WERE -- THAT WE WERE ASSIGNED TO LATER IN THE FALL ABOUT PROGRESS ON THOSE TWO MEASURES. I KNOW WE HAVE TO ADD COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE TO ONE OF THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES AS WELL, I JUST THOUGHT OF THAT SINCE HE JOINED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. OKAY. ANY LAST COMMENTS? OKAY. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THE TIME IS 4:04 P.M. AND THE COMMITTEE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.