2015-04-14 Public Safety Committee MinutesCity of Menifee
Public Safety Committee
April 14, 2015
1. Call to order and roll call
Chairman Denver called the meeting to order at 3 p.m. Present were: Chairman John
Denver, Committee member Greg August, City Manager Robert Johnson, City Clerk
Kathy Bennett, Police Captain Mike Judge, Police Lt. Charles Guillen, Fire Chief Jorge
Rodriguez, AFV Director Willa Bagwell, Building Official Colin McNie, City Engineer
Jonathan Smith, Code Enforcement Tech Avie Barron, and Code Enforcement Officer
Wayne O'Gara.
2. Public Comments
None.
3. Minutes — March 10, 2014
Approved by Committee members.
4. Activity Reports/Status Updates Police Department
Lt. Guillen reported on crime statistics for the month of March. Captain Judge answered
various questions regarding consideration for ultimate levels of staffing, etc. The
committee asked the City Manager to consider the possibility of various equipment that
could be used in the city such as City wide cameras and license recognition systems
when budget might be available in the future.
5. Activity Reports/Status Updates Fire Department
Chief Rodriguez reported on the Fire Department statistics for the month of March.
6. Activity Reports/Status Updates Code Enforcement
Director of Code Enforcement McNie covered the statistics for the Code Enforcement
department for the month of March. He noted there are several properties where the
department is working with the Attorney to determine how to handle properties that are
in violation but have no owner to contact regarding the enforcement and abatement
issues and recovery of costs.
7. Activity Reports/Status Updates Emergency Services
a. SCE programs update
Engineering Director Jonathan Smith reported on the City's work with various
agencies and companies such as SCE for emergency preparation and early
reporting and ability to reach residents with vital information.
8. Activity Reports/Status Updates from Animal Control Providers
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a. County of Riverside Sheltering Services — not present at meeting.
b. Animal Friends of the Valleys Animal Control Services
AFV Director Willa Bagwell reported on the March Animal Control statistics and
answered questions regarding the various aspects of the animal control services.
Committee members asked her to consider reporting on a possible local
spay/neuter program with local vets and to investigate the possibility of a local
microchip program push to get as many dogs micro -chipped as possible. She
agreed to look into those items and report back to the Committee.
9. City Manager Comments
None.
10. Committee Members Comments
None.
11. Adjournment
Chairman Denver adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.
Kathy Bennett, City Clerk