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CALL TO ORDER: 5:19 PM
ROLL CALL:
Present: Norma Cazares, Takisha Corbett, Gerry Sablan, Henrietta Harb, Martin Barros
and Anthony Millican
Not Present: Ternot MacRenato, Marla Kingkade, Ray Aragon, Gustavo Bidart, Patty
Chavez, Jose de la Garza and Peter Mabrey
City staff present: Kennedy, Thunberg, Collum, Alegre, Walker Trujillo, and Miller
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments.
1. Approval of minutes of November 2017 minutes. No quorum – tabled.
2. Chief’s Report:
a. 2017 Crime Stats (tabled)
b. Pedestrian Safety Campaign (flyers distributed – discussed after chief’s
information.)
The Chief introduced Captain Phil Collum (Operations) and Captain Thunberg
(Investigations) who will exchange positions in June. During the Chief’s first 16
months, the department had 32 promotions.
Spoke briefly on Measure A, a tax measure to hire additional public safety
personnel. City Council has determined the city is in the middle of a “staffing
crisis”. Monies raised will go into the general fund, but for the purpose of hiring
public safety personnel. Police and fire will begin an educational campaign.
Spoke briefly on Measure P Oversight Committee, if Measure A passes, another
Oversight Committee will be formed to monitor City expenditures. Members
were encouraged to share their thoughts with Council.
Members were thanked for attending Coffee with a Cop and other public
forums to share with the community on their experiences. Command will be
attending a faith based Iftar dinner, another venue to meet the community.
Invitations to the Awards Ceremony (5/10/18) and Evening with Heroes
(6/30/18) will be sent to members.
MINUTES
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT 3rd floor training room
315 FOURTH AVENUE April 30, 2018
CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 5:00 PM
Roxana Kennedy
Chief of Police
MEMBERS:
Ray Aragon
Martin Barros
Gustavo Bidart
Norma Cazares
Patty Chavez
Takisha Corbett
Jose de la Garza
Henrietta Harb
Marla Kingkade
Peter Mabrey
Ternot MacRenato
Anthony Millican
Gerry Sablan
STAFF:
Captain Vern Sallee
Captain Fritz Reber
Captain Phil Collum
ASM Jonathan Alegre
DCA Carol Trujillo
SAS Cathy Miller
Kimberly Hunt and a professional auctioneer will highlight the Evening with Heroes event. The once a
year fundraiser will have a silent auction and the attendees will be treated to different demonstrations
such as SWAT, Mobile Field Force and K9.
Shared flyers regarding one elementary and one high school holding two school safety forums which
will discuss school safety and security with parents, students and staff of the Sweetwater Union High
School District.
Captain Thunberg discussed the safety flyers “Stay Alert and Be Seen” and “Pedestrian Safety Tips”.
Pedestrian fatalities have increased, and the police department is actively trying to increase pedestrian
awareness through education and campaigns. The campaigns will include education, warnings and
citations based on the severity of the situation.
Supervising Public Safety Analyst Joseph Walker was introduced. SPSA Walker is working on a
dashboard in which the community may access police stats and data. Information will be found on an
easy assessible website. Crimes will be broken down in different categories and will show the year and
if crime is going up or down in a specific location. Each district will be able to access. Samples of
crimes were given, and CAC member Corbett asked what “aggravated” assault was. Aggravated would
be if a weapon was used. CAC member Sablan asked if certain areas will show higher crime and if
police will be able to address the issue. This tool will help the department address the needs in all
sectors.
Captain Collum highlighted the bylaws and immigration guidelines. Thanked subcommittee CAC
members Cazares, Corbett, Ternot and de la Garza for their thoughts and suggestions. The
subcommittee made over 20 recommendations. It will be 100% compliant with SB54. Any questions,
please reach out to Captain Collum. Regarding the bylaws, the hopes are to adopt them at the next
meeting. This should bring a formal structure, organization and to operate more effectively.
CAC member Cazares encouraged members to take every opportunity to get involved with the Chula
Vista community and any functions the police hold, such as the June fundraiser, Shop with a Cop, and
the holiday meal give away. She encouraged either donating to the Chula Vista Police Foundation or
reaching out to local businesses to participate. She also thought the CAC members should sponsor a
table. The fundraiser will be June 30, 2018, starting at 4 pm and will be at the Easton Archery Center.
In Closing:
Captain Collum thanked members for their help with Measure A. District 2 (Councilmember Aguilar)
will host a forum on 05/02/18 at 7 pm at the Norman Park Center; District 1 (Councilmember McCann)
will host a forum on 05/07/19 at 6 pm at the Montevalle Rec Center and District 3 (Councilmember
Padilla) will host a forum on 05/12/18 at 10 am at the Veteran’s Center.
ASM Alegre mentioned the upcoming budget process which will be on 05/09/18 at the council
chambers starting at 5:30 and again at the Otay Ranch Library on 05/10/18 at 6:30 pm.
Chief Kennedy thanked the members attending and those interested stayed for a Virtra training.