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Minutes
1. Call to order and roll call
Menifee Public Safety Committee
July 10, 2018
3:00 PM Regular Meeting
City Council Chambers
29714 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
Chairman Matt Liesemeyer called the meeting to order at 2:59 p.m.
Present were: Chairman Matt Liesemeyer, Committee Member Greg August, Assistant
City Manager Jeff Wyman, Records Technician Roxana Elliott, Economic Development
Manager Gina Gonzalez, Building Official Colin McNie, Public Works Director Jonathan
Smith, Traffic Engineer Rob Blough, Community Services Director Jonathan Nicks,
Community Services Supervisor Jason Hendrix, Fire District Chief Geoff Pemberton,
Police Lieutenant Scott Forbes, Police Sergeant Kevin Lamb, Animal Friends of the
Valley Officer Mo Middleton.
2. Public Comments
Committee Chair Liesemeyer called for public comments and there was none.
3. Minutes —
The June 12, 2018 minutes were approved unanimously.
4. Community Services Park Rangers Monthly Report
Community Services Supervisor Jason Hendrix provided the monthly report.
Supervisor Hendrix provided an update on the homeless man asking for money by
McDonalds in the Sun City community. The gentleman was provided guidance and is
now in a detox program and off of the streets.
Committee Chair Liesemeyer asked how often Park Rangers are on duty. Supervisor
Hendrix responded 7 days a week unless the Park Ranger is serving his Coast Guard
duties.
Community Services Director Jonathan Nicks reported on the research and information
gathered on Skate Parks and how they were operated by the surrounding cities.
Committee Member August asked what the number of people that attended the City of
Menifee's firework show was. Supervisor Hendrix responded about 1500.
5. Fire Department Monthly Report
Fire District Chief Geoff Pemberton provided the monthly Fire stats detailing the number
of calls per month. Mr. Pemberton reported on the average enroute to on scene time for
each Fire Engine for the month of June.
Committee Member August asked how the hot weather affected the amount of calls and
the Fire Department's response times. Mr. Pemberton responded the damp air was
keeping the number of incidents down.
Committee Chair Liesemeyer asked how our Fire Departments were doing on resources.
Mr. Pemberton responded an increase in the Fire Department's budget had recently
been approved by City Council in order to ensure they had enough resources.
6. Police Department Monthly Report
Police Sergeant Lamb provided the monthly stats and cases of interest. Sergeant Lamb
reported on various traffic safety events and station activities and events for the month of
June.
Sergeant Lamb gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Sherriff's Department new
storefront in Menifee.
Committee Member August asked what the biggest benefit of the storefront has been so
far. Sergeant Lamb responded having the storefront allowed for the nonemergency calls
and lower priority calls to be resolved by at the storefront. As a result there are more
deputies in the field available to answer the high priority calls. Additionally, there has
been a decrease in crime with the presence of deputies in the area.
Committee Chair Liesemeyer asked for an update on the newly hired motor deputy.
Sergeant Lamb responded the new employee will complete a two week course as or
August 1, 2018 at which point the traffic team will be fully staffed.
7. Code Enforcement Monthly Report
Building Official McNie provided the monthly report for June. He briefly spoke on weed
abatements and the importance of preventing fires from spreading through weed
abatement. He mentioned the zero tolerance timeframe for weed abatements on
properties and citations.
8. Animal Control Monthly Report
a. Animal Control Services — Animal Friends of the Valleys (AFV)
AFV Officer Middleton reported on the monthly statistics for the month of June.
9. Public Works/Engineering Monthly Report
Senior Traffic Engineer Rob Blough provided the monthly report.
PowerPoint presentation was provided by Dawn Wilson from Kittelson & Associates on
the "Systemic Safety Analysis Report (SSAR)".
Committee Chair Liesemeyer and Committee Member August asked why specific streets
on the Systemic Safety Analysis were showing redlines for high priority if there were not
a lot of accidents. Dawn Wilson explained the analysis uses data that reflects the
severity of the accidents as well as the number of accidents.
10. City Manager Comments
No comments
11. Committee Members Comments
No comments
12. Adjournment
Committee Member Liesemeyer adjourned the meeting at 4:16PM
Ro)�yofiott, Records Technician