HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2013-263 RESOLUTIO\ NO. 2013-263
RESOLUT[ON OF THE CITI' COLT'CIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTII�'G ��96.87� FROA9 THE Ut`'ITED
STATES DEPARTT4ENT OF NSTICE. OFFICE OF JUSTICE
PROGRAMS. BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FOR
II�T'OVATIVE RESPONSES TO REDUCIi�'G REPEAT
DOMEST[C VIOLENCE AI�'D APPROPRIATII`'G $12L�45 TO
THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 POLICE GRANT FUI�'D
�1'HEREAS. the Chula Vista Police Department recentl}� ��as a���arded a ��96,87� Smart
Policin2 Initiative (SPI) grant from the United Stated Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance: to implement a comprehensi��e, 3-}�ear problem-oriented
policine project to reduce repeat domestic ��iolence; and
W'HEREAS. the 20li SPI erant proeram �vas e�vemelv competitive: the Chula \'ista
Police Department ���as 1 of onl}� 3 police aQencies, of 111 police aeencies submittins
applications, to have been aN�arded a arant; and
WHEREAS. after false securitv alarms. domestic violence. includina domestic
disturbances, is the most common call for service t��pe in Chula Vista and etceeds the combined
total of sen�ice calls for robberv. residential burelar�-. ��ehicle thefr, and vehicle burelan�: and
��'HEREAS, in 2012 Chula Vista police officers responded to more than 3,�00 domestic
violence incidents, of�ahich neazl�� one-third were physical assaults; and
V�'HEREAS, man�� domestic violence calis are ��erbal disputes, and children frequend}�
are present during these incidents; and
WHEREAS. 24% of residential domestic ��iolence calls for service in Chula Vista �vere to
repeat addresses in 2012, and this eroup of addresses accounted for nearly one-half(46%) of all
domestic violence calls: and
�i'HEREAS, with the grant, the Police Department ���ill use a problem-sol��ine model to
reduce the frequency and harms of domestic �iolence and conduct a comprehensi��e in-depth
anah�sis of the domestic violence problem. that includes a literature re��ie���; inten�iews with
victims and offenders. sun�e��s of officers. analvsis of in-house data. and an assessment of the
effectiveness of current practices; and
V�'HEREAS, based on anal.�sis findines, project staff �i�ill de��elop an e��idence-based.
multi-disciplinarv, tiered response to domestic ��iolence based on the likelihood of a repeat
incident, with the goal of de-moti��ating offenders and protecting ��ictims; and
WHEREAS. the arant will fund o��ertime for nvo Public Safet�� Anal��sts to ans��er kev
analysis questions in the U.S. Depanment of Justice's Problem-Oriented Policine Guides for
Police series on reducine domestic ��iolence, to identify prolific offenders for focused deterrence
effons, and to maintain a real-time database on repeat locations, offenders, and victims; and
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WHEREAS. the grant will fund o��ertime for two Police Agents to use focused deterrence
techniques aimed at the most prolific domestic �-iolence offenders identified in the analysis phase
of the project; and
WHEREAS, the grant ���ill fund overtime for three Police Community Service Officers to
collect additional crime scene evidence, photographs, and in-depth witness statements, and to
organize offender notifications; and
WHEREAS, because the grant program required a strong partnership �vith a researcher
throughout the course of the project the Police Department �vill partner with Deborah Lamm
Weisel; Ph.D., who teaches criminal justice topics at North Carolina Central University and
North Carolina State University. Dr. Weisel is an intemational expert in problem-oriented
policing and the author of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) problem-oriented policing
guide on repeat victimization. Dr. Weisel also has tield esperience working with the Raleigh
Police Department to test the DOJ's problem-oriented policing guide on domestic violence. Dr.
Weisel �vill conduct the literature review, assist with problem analysis, ensure data ��alidity,
develop a variety of data collection tools, assist with solution development, and conduct a
rigorous project evaluation. Dr. Weisel will travel to Chula Vista four times a year in order to
work closely with the project team; and
WHEREAS; the Police Department also will partner with a Spanish-language translator
and the County of San Diego For additional child protective services worker assistance, as ���ell as
for additional probation officer time; and
WHEREAS; at the end of the 3-year grant, the Police Department �i�ill evaluate the
results of the project and decide ���hether to seek additional funding to continue the program.
NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Counci] of the City of Chula
Vista. that it hereby accepts $�96;875 from the United States Department of Justice; Office of
.Tustice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance for Innovative Responses to Reducing Repeat
Domestic Violence and appropriates $121,545 to the Fiscal Year 2014 Police Grant Fund.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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David Beja no Gle R. Googins �
Chief of Police City �1
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PASSED. APPROVED, and ADOPTED bv the Citv Council of the Cit�� of Chula Vista.
Califomia. this 17th dav of December 2013 bv the followina vote:
AI'ES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan_ Ramirez, Salas and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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Cher�� Cox. � vor
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris. MC. Citv Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORT�'IA )
COUI�'TY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris; City Clerk of Chula Vista; California, do hereby certifi� that the foregoing
Resolution No. 20li-263 was duly passed, approved, and adopted bv the Cin� Council at a
reeulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of December 2013.
Executed this 17th dav of December 2013.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, Cit}� Clerk