2. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH REDDY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE 2023 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 6001-23SS – Adoption of a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Reddy Engineering Services, Inc. to provide construction management, inspection and materials testing services for the 2023 Slurry Seal Project, Capital Improvement Program Project No. 6001-23SS, in an amount not to exceed $211,990. (Staff contact: Steven Didier and Emily Hasegawa, Public Works)

[2. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH REDDY ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE 2023 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 6001-23SS – Adoption of a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an agreement with Reddy Engineering Services, Inc. to provide construction management, inspection and materials testing services for the 2023 Slurry Seal Project, Capital Improvement Program Project No. 6001-23SS, in an amount not to exceed $211,990. (Staff contact: Steven Didier and Emily Hasegawa, Public Works)]

I KNOW IT TALKS ABOUT SLURRY SEAL AND PART OF THE SLURRY SEAL TALKS ABOUT EL FUERTE.

SO, I'M GOING TO PARLAY THAT INTO REPRESENTING A LOT OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH US CHANGING TWO LANES INTO ONE

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LANE ON EL FUERTE. I HAVE I AGREE WITH THEM AND THEIR CONCERNS.

I'VE BEEN A PRETTY VOCAL ADVOCATE AGAINST CHANGING TWO LANE ROADS INTO ONE LANE ROAD.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS ALREADY A DONE DEAL OR IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO CHOOSE TO LEAVE IT AS TWO LANE, COULD THAT BE DONE? GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS EMILY HASEGAWA AND I'M WITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION.

I'M THE ENGINEERING MANAGER. I AM IN CHARGE OF CONSTRUCTION ONLY.

SO THE DESIGN PART WOULD BE TOM FRANK. SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE HIM UP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TOM FRANK.

I'M THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER.

SO REGARDING THE STRIPING OR THE RESTRIPING ON EL FUERTE STREET.

JUST FIRST OFF, THE BACKGROUND. THE CITY COUNCIL DID REVIEW THE ITEM LAST MAY, WHEN WE BROUGHT THE ITEM BEFORE YOU FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PLANS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE THE PROJECT. BUT GETTING TO YOUR QUESTION AND TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMMENTS ON PARTICULAR SECTIONS OF EL FUERTE, RESTRIPING AND THE ELIMINATION OF A VEHICLE LANE.

SO FIRST OFF, I'LL TOUCH UPON THE QUICK BENEFITS OF THE OF THE LANE REDUCTIONS AND THEN GO INTO DIRECTLY ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. THE REASONS WHY WE DO THIS IS WE ALWAYS LOOK WHEN WE'RE RESURFACING PROJECTS FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS.

ONE IS WE LOOK FOR COST SAVINGS TECHNIQUES ON HOW WE CAN REDUCE OUR LONG TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS.

AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE STRIPING TO PROVIDE THE BEST BALANCE FOR ADDRESSING ALL OF OUR OTHER ITEMS. THE FIRST THING WE LOOK AT IS HOW WE PROVIDE THE BEST LEVEL OF SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE VEHICLE DRIVERS.

AND SO JUST SPEAKING TO THE VEHICLE DRIVERS, IN THIS CASE, A COUPLE OF THE BENEFITS OF DOING LANE REDUCTIONS IS IT PUSHES THE VEHICLE TRAVEL LANES TO THE CENTER OF THE ROAD SO IT IMPROVES THE LINE OF SIGHT FOR VEHICLES ENTERING OFF OF SIDE STREETS.

IT ALSO HELPS MANAGE SPEEDS. AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MINIMIZE OUR LONG TERM MAINTENANCE COSTS.

WITH THE COMMENTS WHICH WE RECEIVED ON THE ON THE TEMPORARY STRIPING WHICH WE PUT DOWN, WE ARE CONSIDERING REVISING THE STRIPING SPECIFICALLY FROM POINSETTIA LANE UP THROUGH BRESSI RANCH WAY THAT'S ASSOCIATED ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOL SEGMENT WITH PACIFIC RIDGE. SO THAT THAT IS UNDER REVIEW. AND WE WOULD LIKELY LOOK.

THAT'S RIGHT. NOW THERE WAS A LANE VEHICLE LANE REDUCTION IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION.

WE'RE LOOKING TO LIKELY REVERSE THAT AND TO KEEP IT TWO LANES GOING IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU AS COUNCIL COULD MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT US TO NOT DO THE LANE ELIMINATIONS AT THIS TIME. AND WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT WITH THE CONSULT OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AGENDIZED.

YEAH, YEAH. BUT WE COULD ASK FOR IT TO BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.

AND SO IN AN EFFORT TO REPRESENT THE FOLKS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THE CHANGING TWO LANES INTO ONE LANE I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU COME BACK WITH A PLAN TO SHOW THAT IT'D BE TWO LANES INSTEAD OF ONE LANE.

BUT I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND, BUT MAY I JUST.

YES, PLEASE. AMEND. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET MAYBE A REPORT BACK ON THE OPTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOU. SO, WE CAN SEE BOTH OPTIONS BASED ON THE ONE WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH AND THE POSSIBLE POTENTIAL CHANGE. SO IF YOU'RE OPEN TO THAT. AND THEN I JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR PULLING THIS.

AND I TOO, AM GLAD THAT YOU DID, BECAUSE I HAVE RECEIVED MANY PHONE CALLS EMAILS AROUND THIS.

I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE RECEIVED THOSE AS WELL SINCE I'VE BEEN SENDING THEM OVER TO YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT CHANGE, ESPECIALLY NEAR PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOLS, SINCE I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS WERE STEMMING FROM THERE.

AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE OTHER ASPECTS.

THANKS. OTHER COMMENTS, MISS BURKHOLDER. HI. MR.

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FRANK, IS THERE ANY FUNDING THAT WOULD WE WOULD LOSE IF WE POSTPONE THIS BY SO THE GRANT FUNDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? ON THIS PROJECT, THERE'S NO ASSOCIATED GRANT FUNDS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

THAT'S BEING PULLED BY MISS BURKHOLDER. AND MISS BURKHOLDER, YOU GO AHEAD AND BEGIN.

OKAY. SO THIS. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

COUNCIL MEMBER. SO ITEM NUMBER TWO ITSELF, THOUGH, STILL NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH.

AND I'M NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COUNCIL DID DIRECT.

I'M NOT SURE THAT COUNCIL DIRECTION ACTUALLY AFFECTS THIS ITEM SINCE THIS IS FOR A, YOU KNOW, AN INSPECTOR CONTRACT I THINK. I PLANNED ON DOING THE CONSENT CALENDAR ALL AS ONE.

THIS WAS JUST AN ADDED MINUTE MOTION ON IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE TO DO IT THAT WAY? THANK YOU.

SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MISS BURKHOLDER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

[4. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR PHASE 1 OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4015 – 1) Adoption of a City Council resolution approving the plans, specifications and contract documents and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for Phase 1 of the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project; and 2) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution approving the plans, specifications and contract documents and authorizing the Secretary to the Board of Directors to advertise for bids for Phase 1 of the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project. (Staff contact: Brandon Miles and Sean Diaz, Public Works)]

THE CITY COUNCIL, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC CALMING IN THE BARRIO FOR MANY YEARS, AND I'M REALLY PLEASED WE'RE MOVING THIS FORWARD.

WHILE THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO MASTER PLAN HAS LONG INCLUDED THE BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES PROJECT, THERE'S BEEN SOME IMPACT IN THE AREA, NOT ONLY DURING CONSTRUCTION BUT ONCE TRAFFIC CIRCLES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

SO I WANTED TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS IMPACT SO THE PUBLIC CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT TO EXPECT.

THESE ARE BASED BASICALLY ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK I'VE RECEIVED AND QUESTIONS THAT I RECEIVED RELATIVE TO THIS PROJECT.

SO THEY'RE NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER. I'M SORRY.

HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS WILL BE WILL WE BE LOSING? THIS WOULD BE WITH ALL OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS TOM FRANK. I'M TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER AND COUNCIL MEMBER.

TO ANSWER THAT FIRST QUESTION, THE TOTAL FOR THE FIVE TRAFFIC CIRCLES WOULD BE A LOSS OF 46 PARKING SPOTS.

AND THEN AT. DOES THAT HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 11 OR SO PER TRAFFIC CIRCLE OR THERE'S ACTUALLY A TABLE IN YOUR STAFF REPORT THAT LISTS THE SPECIFIC LOSS FOR EACH OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

OKAY. YEAH. DID YOU WANT TO PULL THAT UP OR. SURE.

OH, THAT'D BE GREAT. DO YOU HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION? AND I'LL JUST GO TO THAT SLIDE THAT. THAT'D BE GREAT.

YEAH. AND CAN I GO AHEAD AND ASK THE NEXT QUESTION WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT? SURE. THERE'S A NINE UNIT COMPLEX THAT'S PLANNED FOR THIS AREA, AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THE PROJECT INCLUDES PARKING FOR THEIR TENANTS OR IF RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE PARKING ON THE STREET.

SO IN REGARDS TO THE DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CIRCLE LOCATIONS IF THE ONE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE ONE AT CHESTNUT, I THINK IN PINE. IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION THEY WILL NEED TO, THERE IS NO STATE STANDARD FOR REQUIRING THE CITY TO HAVE A DEVELOPER PROVIDE OFF SITE PARKING SPOTS.

SO IN THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S TWO PARKING SPOTS PER UNIT.

SO A TOTAL OF SIX FOR THAT AREA. AND SO THE REMAINDER OF THE PARKING FOR THE DWELLING UNITS WOULD BE ON STREET PARKING. SO CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME. YEAH.

AND SO TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? SORRY. YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NINE UNIT COMPLEX THAT'S PLANNED FOR OVER THERE.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT PARKING IS INCLUDED IN THAT COMPLEX, IF THERE IS ANY OR IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO PARK ON THE STREET WHERE THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SO, YEAH. SO FOR THE NINE UNIT PARKING SPOT, THERE'S SIX GARAGE PARKING SPACES.

NINE UNITS, SIX GARAGE. SO WE'RE THINKING PROBABLY TWO PEOPLE PER UNIT SIZE.

18. SO WE'RE AT A MAJOR DEFICIT THERE. SO THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE AND THAT'S I DON'T KNOW WHAT STATE.

WHAT BILL THAT'S FALLING UNDER. BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUILD THE PARKING SO WE CAN'T MAKE THEM BUILD A PARKING.

SO THAT'S CERTAINLY A DEFICIT. ONE OF THE SAME AREA AT MADISON AND PINE IS NEXT TO PINE PARK, WHERE THAT GARDEN IS. THAT USED TO BE A PARKING LOT, RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. AND SO THAT WAS I DON'T DO YOU REMEMBER THE HISTORY OF THAT WHEN IT CONVERTED? I DON'T, BUT I COULD CALL UP OUR DIRECTOR, MR. LANCASTER. ABSOLUTELY. I'M ONLY ASKING ALL THESE BECAUSE THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT I GET IS NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO THE VILLAGE BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING.

AND THIS IS RESIDENTIAL. SO THOSE PEOPLE THAT OWN THOSE HOUSES THERE PARK ON THE STREET A LOT OF TIMES.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. KYLE LANCASTER, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

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THE LOT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WAS NEVER FORMAL PARKING.

IT WAS A DIRT LOT. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE ROUGHLY FIVE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THREE OF THEM WERE ALREADY DEMOLISHED. SO VACANT DIRT AREAS. TWO ADDITIONAL HOMES WERE ULTIMATELY PURCHASED BY THE CITY.

THE HOMES WERE DEMOED AND THEN THE ALLEYWAY THAT ALSO WENT THROUGH THE LOT.

SO ESSENTIALLY FROM WALNUT TO CHESTNUT BETWEEN MADISON AND HARDING, THERE WAS AN ALLEYWAY THAT CONTINUED THAT WAS VACATED AS WELL.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY, NEXT TO THE BALL FIELD, WAS ALSO DIRT THAT WAS PERIODICALLY USED FOR PARKING DURING SPORTING EVENTS.

BUT AGAIN, IT WAS NEVER FORMALIZED. PARKING. THERE WAS NO PAVING, STRIPING, ETC..

OKAY. AND JUST PUTTING THAT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD FOR THAT, THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

AND THEN GENERALLY, WHAT CAN THE CITY DO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO REPLACE THE PARKING THAT WILL BE REMOVED BY THESE TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

SO AS FAR AS REPLACING PARKING SPACES ON THE STREET, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE VILLAGE AREA IS WE'VE UNDERTAKEN A TASK TO EVALUATE OUR CURRENT NO PARKING RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING RED CURB AREAS AND IN THE VILLAGE AREA WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AT IDENTIFYING UP TO 28 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THAT SAME EFFORT IN THE BARRIO AREA.

GREAT. YEAH. IT LOOKS I MEAN, EVEN WHEN WE DRIVE AROUND, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE RED STRIPED THINGS THAT MAYBE EVEN HOMEOWNERS MIGHT HAVE PUT THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT SOMEONE PARKING IN THERE IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE. BUT YEAH.

RIGHT. ONE THING TO MENTION, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKING RESTRICTIONS, IS WE DID HAVE THE NEW DAYLIGHTING LAW, WHICH THEN REQUIRES NO PARKING WITHIN 20FT, TYPICALLY OF AN INTERSECTION, UNLESS IF IT HAS CURB EXTENSIONS AND THEN IT'S REDUCED TO 15FT.

SO THAT ALSO WILL HAVE IMPACTS ON PARKING RESTRICTIONS CITYWIDE.

GREAT. AND MY LAST THING IS DO YOU KNOW HOW WE HAVE THOSE BULB OUT THINGS AROUND THE CIRCLES.

DID YOU COORDINATE WITH LIKE, POLICE AND FIRE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS PASSABLE? I KNOW ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES AT LEAST USUALLY HAS THAT CONCERN.

YES WE DID. WE COORDINATE OR COLLABORATE WITH OUR INTERNAL PARTNERS, BOTH POLICE AND FIRE AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS.

AND WE ACTUALLY FOR OUR CHANGED CURB ALIGNMENTS, WE ARE NOW MARKING THOSE IN THE FIELD.

AND THAT DOES TWO THINGS. ONE IS IT ENABLES OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PARTNERS TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND PHYSICALLY DRIVE THE PROPOSED NEW ALIGNMENTS TO MAKE FOR THEM TO EXPERIENCE THAT AND IN THEIR LARGEST VEHICLES.

AND SO THEY HAVE DONE THAT. THEY DO NOT OPPOSE THIS PROJECT.

AND AND SO YEAH, WE WE DO, YOU? WE DO REVIEW IT WITH OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PARTNERS.

AND THEN ALSO THAT MARK OUT IN THE FIELD ALSO ENABLES THE COMMUNITY TO SEE WHAT THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING.

AND IT ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES THAT WE MAY NEED TO FURTHER ADDRESS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THANK YOU. I SAID THAT WAS MY LAST QUESTION, BUT I HAVE ONE MORE.

SO THE THE NINE UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPED THAT WAS DONE AFTER THIS WAS PLANNED.

ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE THAT WILL IMPACT, LIKE LOSING MORE SPACES THAT YOU KNOW OF? WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CALL UP OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, JEFF MURPHY, IF HE'S AVAILABLE.

THE GANG'S ALL HERE. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD, JEFF MURPHY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. SO I DON'T HAVE AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR ARE IN PROCESS AROUND THESE.

TRAFFIC CIRCLES. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, KIND OF ONE THING.

THERE'S THREE TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND TOM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN IMAGE THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF ALL OF THEM. THERE ARE THREE TRAFFIC CIRCLES THAT ARE THERE.

THE ONES ON OAK AVENUE AND JEFFERSON, PINE AND HARDING AND MADISON AND PINE.

THOSE THREE TRAFFIC CIRCLES ARE LOCATED WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF THE OF THE TRANSIT STATION.

THE CARLSBAD STATION UNDER AB 2097, CITIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM IMPOSING MINIMUM PARKING STANDARDS WHEN THEY'RE LOCATED WITHIN HALF A MILE, SO ANY DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THAT AREA IS SUBJECT TO THAT 2097 STANDARD.

AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANY IDENTIFIED PROJECTS THAT THAT THAT FALL WITHIN THAT.

BUT JUST SO THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC IS MINDFUL IS THAT THAT LIMITATION IS THERE FOR THOSE PARTICULAR TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

ON MADISON AND CHESTNUT, JUST TO KIND OF CLARIFY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIRECTOR FRANK HAD MENTIONED.

SO, WE DO HAVE TWO PROJECTS ACTUALLY. ONE IS ON THE CORNER OF MADISON AND CHESTNUT.

THE OTHER ONE IS ON THE CORNER OF MADISON AND PALM.

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THEY'RE IDENTICAL PROJECTS. BASICALLY. THEY BOTH ARE PROPOSING THREE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND THEY'RE ALL PROPOSING AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND A JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON EACH OF THOSE HOMES. SO SINCE IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THAT HALF MILE RADIUS, WE ARE ABLE TO IMPOSE SOME PARKING STANDARDS FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. IN THIS CASE, WE REQUIRE TWO PARKING SPOTS, GARAGED FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

HOWEVER, UNDER STATE LAW, WE'RE PRECLUDED FROM REQUIRING PARKING STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NINE UNITS AND ONLY SIX PARKING STALLS ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED.

SO, I CAN SAY THAT THAT'S THE CASE ON THOSE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE CLOSE TO THAT MADISON AND CHESTNUT CIRCLE.

OKAY. WELL, THAT MAKES ME THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE.

WHEN WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PARKING, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING RESIDENTIAL PARKING DECALS OR SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE THAT THAT LIVE THERE AND PARK ON THE STREET. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION IN THE PAST, BUT HELP ME REMEMBER WHAT THE WHAT THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS ON THAT.

SURE. WELL, WE'VE HEARD THOSE COMMENTS. AND ONE THING TO CONSIDER IF IT'S IN THE COASTAL ZONE, THEN THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO COASTAL COMMISSION REVIEW OR CITY REVIEW REGARDING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

AND SO TYPICALLY THE COASTAL COMMISSION DOES.

AND IF IT IS EVEN WITHIN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION, IT'S APPEALABLE BY THIS BY THE STATE COASTAL COMMISSION.

AND TYPICALLY THEY FROWN UPON THE TAKING OF PARKING OR PERMITTED PARKING PROGRAMS. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S AN ENFORCEMENT ASPECT OF THAT, TOO, THAT IT'S PRETTY ONEROUS FOR OUR PD TO OR CODE TO ENFORCE.

SO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO FILL IN THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.

IT SOUNDS LIKE MISS BURKHOLDER AND I GOT APPROACHED BY THE SAME PEOPLE.

I WILL TELL YOU, I'M NOT A FAN OF ROUNDABOUTS OR TRAFFIC CIRCLES, BUT I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, AND THEY ALL LOVE THE IDEA. THEY LOVE THE IDEA THAT IT'S GOING TO SLOW THE RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC DOWN IN THEIR AREA.

BUT I HEARD THE SAME CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC. I'M SORRY ABOUT PARKING.

I WALKED THE AREA WITH ONE OF THE RESIDENTS, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE CALL THAT POCKET PARK.

THAT'S ALMOST ALL CEMENT. IT'S GOT THE WATER FEATURE IN IT.

IT'S RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF MADISON AND CHESTNUT.

IT'S AN EXTENSION OF PINE AVENUE PARK. IT WAS PHASE TO BE TECHNICALLY, AND INCLUDED THE ORNAMENTAL GARDEN AND PLAZA AREA THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY GARDEN ADJACENT TO THE FIELDS.

OKAY, SO I WALKED IT WITH ONE OF THE RESIDENTS AND IT WAS ABOUT NOON ON A SATURDAY AND PINE PARK HAD BALL GAMES GOING, SO A LOT OF THE EXCESS PARKING WAS PARKING UP AND DOWN MADISON.

BUT I SAW ONLY THREE PEOPLE IN THAT PARK. ALL THREE OF THEM WERE HOMELESS.

AND SO, I MADE THAT COMMENT WITH TO THE PERSON WHO LIVES OVER THERE, WHO I WAS WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH.

AND HE SAID, VERY RARELY DO YOU SEE RESIDENTS USING THAT PARK FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

ONE IS THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE THEIR CHILDREN WHERE THE HOMELESS ARE CAMPING OUT ON THE BENCHES AND HAVE ALL THEIR STUFF STORED THERE.

BUT MAINLY THEY SAID, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PARK? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PARK A BLOCK OR TWO AWAY TO COME TO A LITTLE POCKET PARK LIKE THAT.

AND THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL WATER FEATURE IN THE MIDDLE THAT HE EXPLAINED TO ME.

THAT AND I AND I COULD SEE THE, THE TEMPTATION IS THERE'S A LITTLE WATERFALL THAT'S RIGHT AT THE EDGE.

AND HE SAID, A LOT OF PEOPLE BATHE AND WASH THEIR CLOTHES IN THAT.

SO I WENT BY THERE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY IN THE PARK.

I THINK IT'S UNDERUTILIZED, AND I THINK IT'S UNDERUTILIZED FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS.

BUT ONE OF THOSE REASONS IS PARKING. SO I THOUGHT ABOUT SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS, AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT MAYBE YOU LOOK AT IT, BRING IT BACK ALONG MADISON THERE'S A WALL THAT SEPARATES THE SIDEWALK FROM THE PARK, BUT THAT WALL IS INSET INTO THE PARK AWAY FROM THE ROADWAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'D BE PLENTY OF PARKING TO DO, ANGLE PARKING OR DIAGONAL PARKING ALONG MADISON ALONG THAT WALL FOR QUITE A DISTANCE, AND ADD QUITE A FEW PARKING PLACES, AND IT MAY BE DOABLE TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING ON CHESTNUT GOING EAST FROM MADISON.

I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A LAYMAN'S POINT OF VIEW AND WAS GOING TO HOPE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT AND MAYBE BRING IT BACK AT A FUTURE DATE WITH SOME POSSIBLE IDEAS, OR TO TELL ME, NO, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO.

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SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND.

MAYOR AND EXCUSE ME MAYOR. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM.

OKAY. LET'S CALL THE SPEAKER NOW. JOHN MATZIE.

RIGHT THERE. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD THAT MR. FRANK IS HERE BECAUSE HE'S VERY.

WELL, WHAT I'M GOING TO BRING UP. I HAVE A PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF PINE AND MADISON, AND WHEN WE MOVED IN, THERE WAS A WHAT I WOULD CALL A DRIVEWAY APPROACH THAT WAS THERE.

AND RECENTLY WE EXTENDED IT TO BE A FULL DRIVEWAY.

FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 MONTHS, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ENGINEERS TO CHANGE THE WAY THAT THE CIRCLE IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TAKE MY DRIVEWAY OUT.

AND SO THE BURDEN OF PROOF WAS ON ME TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN THAT THAT WAS ACTUALLY A DRIVEWAY FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THAT IT WAS TRULY A DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE ENGINEER SAID, IT'S NOT A DRIVEWAY.

AND SO WE CAN JUST RIP IT OUT AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT OUR CIRCLE IN.

AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON ME, WHICH I THINK IS WRONG.

BUT ANYWAY, I HAVE THE PROOF NOW. RESOLUTION NUMBER 1221.

THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON FEBRUARY 15TH, 1966.

DID AN ASSESSMENT TO PUT ALL DRIVEWAY APPROACHES AND CURBS.

I EVEN HAVE A MAP FROM THE CITY THAT SHOWS WHERE MY DRIVEWAY WAS PUT OR MY DRIVEWAY APPROACH.

SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE DISMISSAL OF THE ROUNDABOUT.

WHAT I AM ASKING FOR IS SOME HELP TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO MAKE SURE I CAN STILL KEEP MY DRIVEWAY, AND WE CAN STILL HAVE A NICE ROUNDABOUT THERE.

AND I'VE ASKED THE ENGINEERS A NUMBER OF TIMES, PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE.

I'M WILLING TO WORK BOTH WAYS. I MEAN, IF THERE'S ANOTHER OPTION, I'M WILLING TO LOOK AT IT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT STANDS, IF WHEN YOU APPROVE THIS, I'VE LOST MY DRIVEWAY AND IT BRINGS UP PARKING ISSUES AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING THERE AS THE AS THE JUST STATED, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE TEN PARKING SPOTS ON THAT ROUNDABOUT.

SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOME HELP HERE AND I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, SIR. TOM FRANK, WOULD YOU BE THE PROPER PERSON FOR HIM TO TALK TO? OKAY. TOM FRANK IS THE FURTHEST I'VE BEEN EXCHANGING EMAILS WITH HIM.

OH, OKAY. WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS, WILL YOU TALK WITH HIM OUT IN THE HALLWAY? SURE. I SENT HIM AN EMAIL TODAY AS WELL WITH THIS INFORMATION.

NOW YOU CAN TALK FACE TO FACE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY.

COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. MS. ACOSTA, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO EMAILED ABOUT IT AND TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR THE CONVERSATION.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WAS PUT INTO THESE DECISIONS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK AND ALSO BEING WILLING TO BE FLEXIBLE AND OPEN MINDED WHEN WE ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, MAYBE TWO, THREE, FIVE YEARS DOWN THE LINE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY AS A COUNCIL, EVEN A DIFFERENT COUNCIL WITH DIFFERENT MAKEUP, MAY HAVE DECIDED TO GO FORWARD ON.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH US AS WE TRY TO SORT OUT THESE ISSUES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THESE.

I WANT TO BE SURE MY MOTION WAS CLEAR. I'M ASKING PUBLIC WORKS TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL PARKING OPPORTUNITIES ALONG MADISON AND EAST FROM MADISON ON CHESTNUT.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NEXT IS THE ENTIRE.

JUST TWO AND FOUR. YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE THE OTHERS.

WE HAD WE DIDN'T DO THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR YET.

WE DID. YEAH WE DID. OH. ALL RIGHT. PART OF SENILITY I GUESS.

OKAY. MOTION FOR ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND FOUR. YES.

SO MOVED. SECOND. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AMENDING TITLE EIGHT OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF

[7. ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS RELATED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES – Introduction of an ordinance amending Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 8.36, Section 8.36.020 to address quality of life concerns related to people living in vehicles. (Staff contact: Mandy Mills, Community Services, Christie Calderwood, Police and Jennifer True, City Attorney)]

LIFE CONCERNS RELATED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES.

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THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR MANDY MILLS, POLICE CHIEF CHRISTY CALDERWOOD AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JENNIFER TRUE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MANDY MILLS, THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DIRECTOR.

AND AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS IS A PRESENTATION IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

PRESENTING WITH ME THIS EVENING IS POLICE CHIEF CHRISTY CALDERWOOD AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY JENNIFER TRUE.

THE ITEM IS THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS RELATED TO PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES.

THE GOAL OF THE PRESENTED ORDINANCE IS TO HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH TO HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SECURE HOUSING, WHILE CONTINUING TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY.

IN 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A PRIORITY GOAL OF REDUCING THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS POPULATION IN CARLSBAD.

THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.

IN AUGUST OF 2024, CITY STAFF BROUGHT AN OVERVIEW OF A RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT COULD IMPACT THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. STAFF ALSO PRESENTED SEVERAL POTENTIAL CHANGES IN ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SERVICE OPTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER IF IT WANTED TO ADD OR CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK THROUGH THE HOUSING COMMISSION PROCESS AND THEN RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS CHANGED THE PRIORITY GOAL IN THIS IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO REFLECT A TWO PRONG APPROACH.

SO THE QUOTE FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS ON THE SCREEN HERE.

IT'S REALLY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS REDUCES THE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.

THE HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN, ADOPTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2023, INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS THAT THE CITY PLANS TO CARRY OUT OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. THESE FALL UNDER THREE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS.

SHELTER AND HOUSING. OUTREACH AND ACCESS TO SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN A GROWING CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

BECAUSE OF THIS TREND AND ACTION, ITEM IN THE HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN WAS INCLUDED AS AN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN VEHICLES. THE OUTREACH THAT WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE AUGUST CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS NOVEMBER HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING.

THERE WAS A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING OVERNIGHT PARKING ON GARFIELD STREET, AND THERE WAS A TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION IN EARLY JANUARY TO ADDRESS AGAIN OVERNIGHT PARKING. THE AT THE NOVEMBER HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING.

WE DID HAVE ONLY ONE SPEAKER WHO SUBMITTED A SPEAKER SLIP, AND THEN EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS PROVIDED COMMENTS AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN DECEMBER. THERE WERE OVER 30 ATTENDEES. AND THEN AT THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION, THERE WERE EIGHT PUBLIC SPEAKERS. AND THEN THE COMMISSIONERS EACH HAD COMMENTS AND ALSO VOTED ON A MOTION.

SO WHAT DID WE HEAR THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH? SO AS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS IS COMPLEX, THERE WERE A VARIETY OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED.

IN GENERAL, MOST PEOPLE EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH LONG TERM SOLUTIONS TO SECURE HOUSING, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PATH IS NOT A ONE SIZE APPROACH AND THE APPROACHES WILL VARY.

THERE WAS ALSO A DESIRE TO REDUCE IMPACTS OF HOMELESSNESS ON THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO UPHOLD PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN DISCUSSING RESTRICTIONS ON OVERNIGHT PARKING IN PARTICULAR LOCATIONS.

THE PREDOMINANT SENTIMENT WAS THAT THAT DID NOT OFFER A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, AND COULD ONLY CAUSE DISPLACEMENT TO OTHER AREAS.

THE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION ACTUALLY DID TAKE A VOTE, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXPLORE A MORE

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HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CITYWIDE OVERNIGHT PARKING, AND LOOKED FOR POTENTIAL FOR DESIGNATED OVERNIGHT PARKING AREA.

AS PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES HAS BEEN INCREASING, AN INCREASING TREND IN THE 2024 POINT IN TIME COUNT.

HALF OF THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION THAT WAS COUNTED WERE LIVING IN VEHICLES.

ACROSS THE REGION BETWEEN THE 23 AND THE 24 YEAR, BETWEEN THE TWO YEAR OVER YEAR POINT IN TIME COUNTS, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE REGION BY 44% OF PEOPLE LIVING IN VEHICLES.

AND AS MENTIONED, THE NUMBER IN CARLSBAD SPECIFICALLY INCREASED FROM 29 TO 56.

NEARLY, YOU KNOW, NEARLY DOUBLE WITHIN THAT YEAR'S PERIOD.

AND THERE WERE WE DON'T HAVE OUR COUNT BACK YET FOR 2025.

BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED THAT EVENING AND COULD PROBABLY ATTEST TO THE THIS GROWING TREND.

SO TWO OF THE THREE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS IN THE ACTION PLAN, AS MENTIONED, ARE SHELTER AND HOUSING AND OUTREACH TO AND ACCESS TO SERVICES.

IN THESE FOCUS AREAS THE CITY OF CARLSBAD HAS BEEN ABLE TO SECURE THREE MULTIYEAR GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HOUSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE IN ENCAMPMENTS.

SO THIS IS CALLED THE ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND, EFR AND SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE THESE THREE DIFFERENT GRANTS.

THE FIRST ONE WAS $2.3 MILLION GRANT OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, AND THAT'S IN THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO AREA IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS THAT IT WAS IN, IN EFFORT, WE HAD 15 HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE MOVED TO TEMPORARY HOUSING OR SHELTER, AND THEN 13 HOUSEHOLDS MOVED TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

AND THEN OUR NEXT GRANT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

SO COMBINED IN THE WHOLE AREA, IT WILL BE $11.4 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS, AND THAT FOCUSES ON THE STATE ROUTE 78 ALONG THE BUENA VISTA CREEK. THE MOST RECENT GRANT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED WAS A NEW TWO POINT MILLION DOLLAR ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUNDING GRANT FOR HOMELESS OUTREACH TO ASSIST PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES IN THE DOWNTOWN AND BEACH AREAS TO HELP THEM MOVE INTO STABLE HOUSING. AND THAT WAS JUST APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 28TH, SO THAT PROGRAM HAS NOT YET BEGUN.

A KEY FEATURE OF THAT PROGRAM WILL BE TARGETED HOURS OF OUTREACH IN EARLY MORNING AND LATE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

SO WHICH WE CAN BETTER CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE PARKED AND PRESENT IN THEIR VEHICLES.

THE WE ESTIMATE OVER THE PERIOD TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE TRANSITION 112 PEOPLE FROM SLEEPING IN THEIR VEHICLES INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE POLICE CHIEF TO GO OVER THE THIRD AREA OF FOCUS, PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU, MISS MILLS, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

SO IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR HOT TEAM TAKES A BALANCED APPROACH WITH ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS SOCIAL SERVICES.

THIS INCLUDES JOINT OUTREACH WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND SEPARATE TIME FOR CASE MANAGEMENT.

PROACTIVE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO EDUCATE AND ENFORCE RESTRICTIONS SUCH AS AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING, TRESPASSING AND DRINKING IN PUBLIC. THERE IS A BALANCE OF BUILDING RAPPORT WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

HOMELESSNESS WHILE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND ADDRESSING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.

IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO END UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO AVAILABLE SERVICES AND RESOURCES WHEN APPROPRIATE.

OFFICERS MAY ELECT TO USE WARNINGS TO INTERRUPT UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR AND MAKE REFERRALS TO THOSE SOCIAL WORKERS.

HOWEVER, WHEN SERVICES ARE REFUSED, WARNINGS ARE IGNORED OR THE VIOLATION IS EGREGIOUS.

CITATIONS AND ARRESTS REMAIN AN AVAILABLE TOOL FOR OFFICERS.

CURRENTLY, THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE 8.36.030 STATES UNLAWFUL CAMPING, STATES THAT CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IS PROHIBITED IN OPEN SPACES AT ANY TIME AND IN OTHER PUBLIC PLACES IF THE PERSON HAS ACCESS TO ADEQUATE TEMPORARY SHELTER, WHETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR IT OR BECAUSE IT IS REALISTICALLY AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR FREE AND REFUSES SUCH SHELTER.

THIS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED IN 2021 BY COUNCIL AT THE TIME, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE MARTIN V BOISE DECISION.

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AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES FEEL THAT THE ADDED TOOL FOR OUR OFFICERS, WHICH THIS AMENDMENT WOULD CREATE, WOULD BE HELPFUL IN TAKING A FURTHER BALANCED APPROACH.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND OVER THE PRESENTATION TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, JENNIFER TRUE, TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED, THE CITY CURRENTLY TAKES A BALANCED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

THIS INCLUDES OFFERING SERVICES, ISSUING PROGRESSIVE WARNINGS, AND USING CITATIONS ONLY AS A LAST RESORT.

HOWEVER, AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RECENT POINT IN TIME COUNT, CARLSBAD HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES.

OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, AS THE CHIEF POINTED OUT, DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS.

BASED ON DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES, AS WELL AS FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSIONS AND THE COMMUNITY.

CITY STAFF RECOMMEND A CITY WIDE APPROACH TO PROHIBIT UNLAWFUL CAMPING IN VEHICLES USING A CLEARANCE WITH SUPPORT MODEL.

THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE HELPING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO SECURE HOUSING, WHILE ALSO REDUCING THEIR BROADER IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS, BUT RATHER ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENCOURAGING COMPLIANCE FROM THOSE WHO DECLINE ASSISTANCE. TO ACHIEVE THIS, STAFF RECOMMEND AMENDING THE PUBLIC CAMPING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 8.36 TO UPDATE THE DEFINITION OF A CAMP FACILITY TO INCLUDE VEHICLES. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE EXISTING CAMPING ORDINANCE ALREADY IN BEING ENFORCED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE APPLIED MORE EFFECTIVELY. AS A REMINDER, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD PROHIBIT CAMPING ON CITY OWNED, LEASED OR PUBLIC ENTITY OPERATED PROPERTY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING PARKS AND BEACHES, ALLEYWAYS AND PARKING LOTS, PUBLIC PASSAGEWAYS AND RIGHT OF WAYS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKWAYS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OPEN SPACES, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

IMPORTANTLY, ENFORCEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAIRED WITH OUTREACH, SHELTER, ACCESS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ENSURE A COMPASSIONATE RESPONSE.

NOW, AS YOU MAY RECALL, STAFF PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED THIS ISSUE IN AUGUST OF 2024, OUTLINING A RANGE OF ENFORCEMENT AND SERVICE OPTIONS BEYOND TONIGHT'S PROPOSED ORDINANCE, WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER IF IT WANTED TO ADD OR CHANGE ANYTHING TO THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.

THE STATUS OF THOSE OPTIONS AND THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN EXHIBIT THREE OF THE STAFF REPORT.

NOW, IF CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CHAPTER 8.36, THE ORDINANCE WILL REQUIRE A SECOND READING FOR ADOPTION. THE ORDINANCE WILL THEN TAKE PLACE TAKE EFFECT 30 DAYS AFTER ADOPTION.

FURTHER STAFF PROPOSES PROVIDING UPDATES ON THE SERVICE, DELIVERY AND ENFORCEMENT AS PART OF ITS SEMIANNUAL HOMELESSNESS REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS APPROACH.

THANK YOU. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. VANESSA FORSYTHE, FOLLOWED BY LAURIE ROBIN.

HI, THIS IS VANESSA FORSYTHE, AND I RESIDE IN CARLSBAD.

I'M HOPING I CAN GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT COFFEE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I RECOGNIZE THAT THE HOUSING COMMISSION STAFF HAS DONE AMAZING WORK IN TERMS OF BRINGING GRANTS REGARDING UNSHELTERED PEOPLE AND FINDING HOMES FOR PEOPLE AND RESOURCES.

MY CONCERN IS IN TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNSHELTERED, THAT A LOT OF THEM DO RESIDE IN THEIR VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND A HOME. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE AND THAT WE NOT MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR PEOPLE TO RESIDE IN THEIR CARS.

SOMETIMES IT'S FAMILIES. I KNOW AS A SCHOOL NURSE, I HAD STUDENTS.

THAT'S WHERE THEY LIVED. AND SO I THINK IT VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY AND I BELIEVE OCEANSIDE DID THIS ALREADY PROVIDE, AT THE VERY LEAST, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PARK OVERNIGHT AND THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, NOT TAKE THIS PLACE OF, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATE RESIDENCE AWAY FROM PEOPLE.

AND I UNDERSTAND PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT I THINK THERE'S SOME LAWS THAT ALREADY ADDRESS THAT IN TERMS OF IF THERE IS HARM

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TO OTHER INDIVIDUALS. AND LASTLY, I WAS JUST LOOKING OVER THE LIST IN TERMS OF PERSONAL BELONGINGS THAT THE ORDINANCE ADDRESSES.

A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ALSO HAVE DOGS AND OR PETS.

AND YOU KNOW THAT CONCERN THAT THEY NOT LOSE THEIR ANIMALS.

SO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

GOOD EVENING. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM SEVEN TO LIMIT SLEEPING IN CARS OVERNIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE WILL PROVIDE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE SOLUTION FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN.

INSTEAD OF JUST GOING STREET BY STREET LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

I WILL SAY I WAS AT THE TWO MEETINGS THAT MANDY MENTIONED AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE CITIZENS WAS THAT WE DO NOT WANT A SAFE PARKING LOT IN THE TOWN OF CARLSBAD.

THAT WAS OVERWHELMINGLY. INSTEAD, THE GRANT THAT CARLSBAD RECEIVED SHOULD ASSURE THAT THESE PEOPLE CAN BE PROVIDED WITH THE SHELTER AND THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR TAKING THIS STEP TOWARD KEEPING THE STREETS CLEAN AND SAFE, AND PROVIDING A FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR CARLSBAD CITIZENS AND VISITORS.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS BHAT-PATEL? YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, SO I'LL START OFF WITH THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS AROUND THE.

WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, IT'S AROUND THE DATA THAT'S COLLECTED.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES, AND I WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTION AROUND IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT AND IF YOU IF YOU KNOW HOW THEY HOW IT'S BEEN QUANTIFIED. IF SOMEBODY IS LIVING IN A CAR AND IT'S CONSIDERED THEM ACTUALLY LIVING IN THE CAR, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME FOLKS MIGHT BE PASSING BY.

I KNOW WE DID ENCOUNTER SOME FOLKS THAT WERE DOING THAT, BUT IF YOU COULD DEFINE THAT AND IF IT'S VARIED AT ALL FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR AS TO HOW THAT WAS QUANTIFIED. SURE. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.

SO THE WHEN THE NUMERATOR ENTERS THE DATA FOR THE POINT IN TIME COUNT YOU YOU DO TRY TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE VEHICLE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS ONE VEHICLE WE ENCOUNTERED THIS YEAR THAT HAD A HOUSEHOLD OF FIVE.

AND THEN THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE ONE.

SO AS MUCH AS WE CAN PUT ACCURATE INFORMATION INTO THE APP WHEN WE'RE COUNTING, IT DOES GRAB THAT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FOLKS WHO DON'T NECESSARILY CONSIDER THEMSELVES HOMELESS, THEY ARE PASSING THROUGH, THEY'RE TRAVELING DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY ON A CAMPSITE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE DO TRY TO KIND OF CLEAN THAT DATA UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY THE DATA FROM THE POINT IN TIME COUNT TAKES A LITTLE BIT WHILE TO GET IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET CLEANED UP AND TO GET FINALIZED, BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE BEING KIND OF SCREENED OUT.

SO WHEN SOMEBODY THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T JUST GO AROUND COUNTING, THAT'S WHY YOU ACTUALLY DO THE INTERVIEW.

BECAUSE YOU DO NEED TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IF THEY DON'T HAVE RESOURCES, AND THEY ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE LITERALLY HOMELESS AS OPPOSED TO STOPPING THROUGH ON THEIR WAY TO MEXICO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU.

IT DID. I THINK I'VE BEEN ASKED THAT QUESTION A FEW TIMES, WHICH IS WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ASKED IT.

SO IN CASE SOMEONE'S WATCHING THIS, THEY HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT.

AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION WAS AROUND, I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MISS TRUE, YOU HAD MENTIONED SOME DIFFERENT SPACES WHERE THIS WOULD BE APPLICABLE.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK AND, YOU KNOW, LAYMAN'S TERMS, WILL THIS ALSO INCLUDE STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS? I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAWYER'S ANSWER, AND IT DEPENDS.

SO, IF THERE'S PRIVATE STREETS WITHIN AN HOA IT WOULD FALL UNDER THE PRIVATE PROHIBITION WHICH IS ALSO COVERED BY THE ORDINANCE.

BUT YES, FOR PUBLIC STREETS, YES IT WOULD. OKAY.

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THANK YOU. YEAH. BECAUSE I KNOW FOLKS ARE SAYING, OKAY, IF WE'RE DOING ONE, ONE PLACE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S PUSHING IT INTO OTHER LOCATIONS, THAT WAS WHERE THAT QUESTION CAME FROM.

AND THEN I KNOW THERE WAS A POINT BROUGHT UP, AND I DO KNOW THAT YOU ALL ADDRESSED THIS, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT WE'RE PUTTING FORWARD IS NOT NECESSARILY A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IT'S MORE OF A CITATION.

IF WE GOT TO THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, FOLKS NOT NECESSARILY TAKING THE HELP AFTER THEY'VE DENIED IT A FEW TIMES.

IS THAT ACCURATE? YES, THAT IS CORRECT. SO SIMILAR TO THE APPROACH THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH THE HOMELESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.

THE HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM, THAT IS WE WANT TO TAKE A SIMILAR APPROACH WITH BEING COMPASSIONATE AND OFFERING RESOURCES.

THIS IS AN ADDED TOOL FOR MY OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THIS MUNI CODE SPECIFIC TO PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WANT THE OFFER OF RESOURCES AND THE WHOLE POINT OF THE HOLISTIC APPROACH, MAKING IT CITY WIDE IS SO THAT WE ARE NOT MOVING THEM AROUND THE CITY.

BUT THE I BELIEVE THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND THEIR YEARS OF EXISTENCE HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.

I'M OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT BIASED, BUT IN TERMS OF OFFERING THOSE RESOURCES AND REALLY DEVELOPING RAPPORT AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE TO TRY TO GET THEM OFF THE STREETS.

WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ADD CITATIONS TO PEOPLE'S LIVES AND MAKE THEM MORE COMPLICATED.

IF THEY DO WANT HELP. FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT WANT HELP.

WE DO NEED THIS ADDED TOOL FOR ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU.

THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

TO FOLLOW UP ON THE LAST QUESTION TO THE POLICE CHIEF.

COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE HOT TEAMS TRAINING, SPECIALIZED TRAINING.

AND HOW THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT CLEARANCE WITH SUPPORT APPROACH, WHICH I LOVE THAT TERM AND HOW IT'S DESCRIBED TO END UNLAWFUL BEHAVIOR AND CONNECT PEOPLE TO AVAILABLE SERVICES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING SHELTERS AND HOUSING.

ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR HOT TEAM IS COMPRISED OF SIX OFFICERS AND ONE SERGEANT.

THEY HAVE WEEKLY MEETINGS, MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH MISS MILLS, HOUSING HOMELESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AS WELL AS MEETINGS WITH ALL THE RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES.

IN TERMS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN DE-ESCALATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THE HOT TEAM IN PARTICULAR IS REALLY HONED IN ON DEVELOPING THAT RAPPORT AND GAINING THE CONFIDENCE AND TRUST OF SOME PEOPLE THAT REALLY IT'S A VULNERABLE POPULATION THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH AND THIS ORDINANCE IS ALSO TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THAT VULNERABLE SITUATION.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING OUT WITH SOME OF THE HOT TEAM MEMBERS ON THE POINT IN TIME COUNT AND KIND OF BEING PART OF THEIR GROUP DOING THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO I HAVE SEEN THAT IN ACTION. MY OTHER QUESTION WAS JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON ONE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPTIONS FOR ANIMALS.

WHEN WE ENCOUNTER FOLKS WHO ARE UNSHELTERED, WHO HAVE ANIMALS, WHAT DO WE DO IN CARLSBAD IN THAT SITUATION, MISS MILLS? SURE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS.

ONE, WE DO TRY TO IDENTIFY IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO UTILIZE, SAY, A MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM.

WE DO TRY TO IDENTIFY MOTELS THAT WILL ACCEPT A DOG, AND WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT BEFORE.

AND ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY TO TEMPORARILY BOARD ANIMALS WHEN SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO LIKE, SEEK HOUSING AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BARRIER AND THEY'RE TRYING TO BRIDGE A SITUATION SO WE CAN TEMPORARILY BOARD ANIMALS AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY IF NECESSARY.

GREAT. THANK YOU. IS THAT LIKE A 30 DAY BOARDING THAT THE CITY WOULD HELP THEM WITH? YES. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. SHIN.

ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, JUST A FEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

CAN YOU KIND OF TALK ME THROUGH THIS? SO ALL OF A SUDDEN IS, DOES HOT DO THIS AS AN ACTIVE RESPONSE OR ARE THEY DOING THIS AS, LIKE A CALL IN COMES IN AND THEN THEY HAVE TO RESPOND OR BOTH.

IT WOULD BE BOTH. OKAY. AND THEN SO YOU SHOW UP, THEY WANT SERVICES, WE NAVIGATE THEM OUT.

IF THEY DON'T WANT ANY SERVICES THEN WHAT ARE WE, WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THOSE STEPS WE START TAKING INTO.

SO USUALLY IF SOMEBODY DOES NOT WANT SERVICES, WE'RE STILL STARTING AT A LOW LEVEL OF WARNINGS BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE TIME TO BUILD THAT RAPPORT AND TRUST TO HOPEFULLY GET THEM TO THAT POINT WHERE THEY DO SAY YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, GO TO REHAB OR GET BRIDGE TO SHELTER.

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IF THE PERSON BECOMES A, LET'S SAY, A HABITUAL PERSON THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY DEALING WITH AND IS NOT ACCEPTING SERVICES, THEN THAT WOULD BE THE POINT WHERE WE WOULD TRANSITION TO THAT PROGRESSIVE CITATION APPROACH.

CITATION, TOW, LIKE, ARE WE GOING DOWN THOSE PATHS POTENTIALLY.

EVERY SITUATION HAS ITS OWN CIRCUMSTANCES. SO, I COULDN'T PUT A BLANKET ON IT.

BUT YES. OKAY. AND THEN SO OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ELDERLY FAMILY, I'VE NOTICED THE UPTICK IN REGARDS TO THAT POPULATION.

DO WE DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT, SPECIAL FOR THESE GROUPS? I WILL SAY FOR THE FAMILIES I KNOW MISS MILLS ADDRESSED, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN FAMILIES LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES.

THE HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM WE'VE SPECIFICALLY BEEN INCREASING THE USAGE SPECIFIC TO FAMILIES THAT ARE EITHER HOMELESS ON THE STREETS OR HOMELESS LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A $2.9 MILLION GRANT THAT'S GOING TO HELP KIND OF SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY MEANT FOR LIKE THE DISTRICT ONE AREAS.

CORRECT? I DO HAVE A MAP, IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

IT IS THE THERE'S A THE LARGER ORANGE SHAPE. SO YOU'LL SEE THE, THE HASH MARK KIND OF IS THE FIRST GRANT AREA AND THAT IS THAT THE GRANT THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE AND THEN THE LARGER ORANGE AREA IS THE NEW GRANT.

SO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE VILLAGE AND BEACH AREA, VILLAGE, BARRIO AND BEACH AREA.

SO FOR THIS POLICY PUSHING THROUGH TO HAVE A CITYWIDE BAN, WHAT IS THERE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SERVICE OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA.

SO THEN IF THEY COME INTO DISTRICT TWO AND WE SEE A POCKET IN A PARKING LOT.

NO, I THINK TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE.

SO REALLY IT DEPENDS ON THE NEEDS OF THE PERSON.

SO AS YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KIND OF HAS A COMPLEX SERVICE PLAN LIKE SPECIFIC TO THEM.

BUT OUR PROGRAMS ARE REALLY AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY THAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING.

IS JUST HAVING A GRANT FOCUSED OR DEDICATED TO THESE AREAS REALLY FREES UP OUR NORMAL RESOURCES AND OUR NORMAL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE FOR FOLKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE AREA. SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT, THESE ARE TARGETED RESOURCES, BUT ALL OF OUR EXISTING RESOURCES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

IT'S LIKE NON HOT PATROL OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO GO IN THE OTHER DISTRICTS AND BE ABLE TO DO THIS SIMILAR TYPE OF INTERVENTION.

ABSOLUTELY. WELL, OUR HOT TEAM SPECIALIZES AND THIS IS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS.

ALL PATROL OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO OFFER RESOURCES TO ANYBODY THEY ENCOUNTER.

GOT IT. AND WHEN WE'RE KIND OF SURVEYING THESE INDIVIDUALS, DO WE EVER FIND OUT, LIKE ROOT CAUSES OF WHAT GOT THEM THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE? IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IF WE'RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO HELP THEM AT THIS PHASE, BUT THE ROOT CAUSE AND SOLVING THAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT QUOTIENT.

THE ROOT CAUSES ARE REALLY A PART OF THE PLAN TO ADDRESS EXITING HOMELESSNESS.

SO AND REMAINING STABLY HOUSED. SO THAT'S ALSO A CRITICAL PART IS KNOWING WHAT MIGHT POTENTIAL BARRIERS BE ONCE THEY ARE HOUSED.

SO EVERYBODY OF COURSE IS DIFFERENT WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING AND SEEING NOW WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IS THAT THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN HOUSING PRICES IS JUST PRICING A LOT OF FOLKS OUT OF HOUSING.

SO WE ARE SEEING MORE FAMILIES AND SENIORS KIND OF TAKING THIS LAST STEP BEFORE THEY WOULD RESULT IN ACTUALLY BEING LITERALLY HOMELESS ON THE STREET. SO A LOT OF SAY, FAMILIES OR ELDERLY, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY APPROPRIATE SHELTER THAT THEY WOULD GO TO.

AND SO, WELL, WOMEN, FAMILIES, SENIORS, FOLKS WHO ARE DISABLED, THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT OF SHELTER OPTIONS.

AND SO A LOT OF FOLKS WILL TAKE THAT LAST KIND OF EFFORT OF LIKE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLE.

RIGHT? IT'S KIND OF LIKE THAT STEP BEFORE, LIKE BEING ON THE STREET.

AND SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE ACTUALLY TAKE ANY LIFE SAVINGS THAT THEY HAVE, EITHER PURCHASE A VEHICLE OR, SAY, A VAN OR AN RV OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND AS OPPOSED TO BECOMING HOMELESS.

SO SOMETIMES THAT'S WHAT WE FIND. GOTCHA. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. I RECEIVED A COUPLE OF CALLS CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS GOING TO INCLUDE SAFE PARKING.

WOULD YOU JUST REITERATE THAT THIS IS NOT INCLUDING A PARKING LOT FOR SAFE PARKING?

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THEN YOU START OFF WITH COMMENTS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M SO PLEASED ABOUT IS THAT THIS REALLY, FOR ME, STARTED WHEN SOME RESIDENTS OF CARLSBAD BY THE SEA ASKED FOR THE GARFIELD STREET SIGN TO BE PLACED ON CARLSBAD BY THE SEA.

BEING IN A RETIREMENT HOME, A VULNERABLE POPULATION.

THEY WERE HAVING SOME TROUBLE ON GARFIELD. SO I'M SO PLEASED THAT NOT ONLY DID THE PUBLIC PROVIDE A LOT OF FEEDBACK, BUT WE ALSO GOT THE COMMISSIONERS TO EXPAND THE HORIZON TO ACTUALLY HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT CITYWIDE SO THAT THIS DOESN'T BECOME A GAME OF WHACK A MOLE AND THAT WE'RE MOVING PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY.

SO THAT'S A REALLY POSITIVE THING. AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONERS AND RELATIVE TO THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, I HAD THE PARKING LOT DOWN THERE AND THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT, ALL 16 OF THE VEHICLES THAT WE COUNTED WERE PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM, AND NONE OF THEM HAD TIES TO CARLSBAD, SADLY. SO I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN ASKING FOR AN APPROACH LIKE THIS, THE COMPASSIONATE CARE APPROACH WHERE WE CAN MEET THEM, WHERE THEY ARE AND PARTNER WITH THEM AND HELP THEM TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL.

IT'S NOT PROVIDING ONE NIGHT OF SLEEPING IN A CAR IN A SAFE PARKING LOT.

IT'S GETTING THEM OUT OF THE CAR, INTO A HOME, INTO SOME SHELTER.

SO FOR ME, THIS IS THE, A WONDERFUL APPROACH.

AND I'M JUST SO PLEASED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF MY COLLEAGUES AGREE TO THIS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX THAT WILL NOT ONLY PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALSO HELP SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT REALLY NEED IT, INCLUDING THE 16 THAT THAT I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING AND COUNTING.

AND THEY'RE JUST REGULAR PEOPLE JUST LIKE US.

AND THEY JUST NEED, THEY NEED THEY NEED SOME HELP. SO THANK YOU ALL.

APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS. MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AGAIN.

AND TO THE SPEAKERS AND OF COURSE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT REACHED OUT TO US, I THINK YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN TO BE A CITY THAT HAS LED IN TERMS OF THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

AND THAT'S ALL THANKS TO OUR STAFF AND THE WAY THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD SOLUTIONS.

I THINK THIS IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND BALANCED APPROACH TO ENSURING THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO GET FOLKS CONNECTED, BUT ALSO ENSURING THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO APPROACH THIS. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO MOVE THIS STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION, BUT JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.

I WOULD SECOND. MS. ACOSTA. GREAT, THANK YOU.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES THANKING THE STAFF, THANKING THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE WEIGHED IN ON THIS.

I ESPECIALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH RESEARCH, REALLY LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS.

AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT STAFF IS NOT RECOMMENDING LOOKING AT BUT WE LOOKED AT IT, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT HOW THAT MIGHT FIT INTO CARLSBAD AND WE SOUGHT GRANT FUNDING.

WE HAVE SOME REALLY EXCELLENT PARTNERS AND ASSISTANCE TO HELP, AND I'M REALLY PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS.

SO THANK YOU. MR. SHIN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU GUYS DO? PLEASE THANK ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THESE TOUCH POINTS THAT YOU HAVE.

THAT PROBABLY 99.9% OF THE COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT TO ENGAGE IN.

THEY LIKE TO CALL 911 AND HAVE US RESPOND AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO KIND OF END THIS HOMELESSNESS.

AND IN THE PAST, PRIOR TO HOT AND PRIOR TO HAVING HOUSING DEPARTMENT WOULD TYPICALLY ENDED UP HAPPENING IS JUST KIND OF NUDGING FOLKS INTO BORDERS OF CITIES. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE 78 PROJECT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE ON.

AND SO WE'RE FINDING SOLUTIONS. AND THAT'S NOT INEXPENSIVE.

IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS OF HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEGATED DOWN TO A POINT WHERE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE A PART OF SOCIETY ANYMORE, AND TO BRING THEM BACK UP. SO THE LEVEL OF COMPASSION THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO HAVE, PATIENCE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO HAVE, NOT JUST WITH THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESS, BUT THOSE THAT ARE ALSO JUST IN THE PUBLIC.

IS IS COURAGEOUS, BRAVE. YOU'RE GOING TO YOUR RETIREMENT IS WORTH IT.

IT'S IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT. SO JUST LET ALL YOUR OFFICERS KNOW.

LET YOUR FIREFIGHTERS KNOW AND LET EVERYONE KNOW IN YOUR STAFF. MANDY, JUST THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT THAT YOU PUT IN. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT THE SIX HOT OFFICERS AND THE SERGEANT, THEY ASKED TO DO THAT JOB, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? THEY WEREN'T ASSIGNED. THEY WANTED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

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IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. AND THEY GO THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS WHERE THEY PUT IN FOR IT, HAVE TO INTERVIEW FOR IT AND GET SELECTED. SO I THINK THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND I AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP.

AND IT'S A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND EVEN A GREATER SERGEANT.

I HAD TO SAY THAT BECAUSE SHE'S IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION. YEAH, WE DID, WE ALREADY DID. WE ALREADY.

I'M GOING TO NEED A SECRETARY. PLEASE VOTE. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I HAVE A REQUEST FOR A TEN MINUTE BREAK, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE AT 630.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE MEETING. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. CITY MANAGER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE.

[8. POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATE – Receive a report on the Police Department’s anticipated demands for service, challenges and potential staffing needs over the next five years. (Staff contact: Christie Calderwood and Reid Shipley, Police)]

WE ARE APPROACHING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE OUR POLICE CHIEF BECAME POLICE CHIEF HERE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

AND I ASKED CHIEF CALDERWOOD IF SHE COULD BRING A UPDATE FORWARD TO SHARE WITH COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, SOME OF HER OBSERVATIONS, AND TO ALSO TO PAINT A PICTURE FOR THE COUNCIL AS TO WHAT POLICING AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS LOOK LIKE HEADING INTO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO POLICE CHIEF CHRISTY CALDERWOOD AND ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF REID SHIPLEY.

THANK YOU, SIR, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BLACKBURN AND RESPECTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I SIT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. FIRST WITH GREAT APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE WE, AS THE CURRENT LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, SEE A NEED TO PIVOT AND ADAPT.

AS YOU KNOW, I TOOK ON THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO AND HAVE THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING THE 187 EMPLOYEES AND COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE UP THE CARLSBAD PD. DURING MY YEARS AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF, THIS DEEP DIVE BEGAN, AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE MULTIPLE INTERNAL CHANGES TO TIGHTEN THE BELT, IF YOU WILL, AND DO MORE WITH LESS TO ENSURE WE ARE WORKING AT MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY WITHOUT REQUESTING ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

IN FACT, YOU WILL HEAR LATER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE MAKING AN EFFORT TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF WORKLOAD BUT ALSO FISCALLY LEAN.

WE MADE CHANGES THAT ARE NO LONGER SUSTAINABLE.

SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, MY COMMAND STAFF TEAM HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO ANALYZE OUR DEEP DIVE INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S OVERALL OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO CREATE THE STAFF REPORT AND PRESENTATION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

IT IS NO SECRET THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS SEEN SOME RAPID CHANGES, BOTH AT MANY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THEREFORE FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE IMPACTED OUR SERVICE LEVEL, OUR RESPONSE TIMES, AND OUR NEED TO CONSISTENTLY ADAPT.

MANY OF THE CHANGES HAVE LED TO UNFUNDED MANDATES AND UNFORTUNATELY, ARE LEADING TO A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR DEPARTMENT AND ULTIMATELY, OUR RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHILE THIS REPORT IS MEANT TO BRING COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY UP TO DATE ON SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES, WE DO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT NOT NAIVE TO THE FACT THAT CARLSBAD IS A GREAT CITY TO WORK IN.

IT DOES NOT GO LOST ON ME OR THE ALMOST 200 MEN AND MEN AND WOMEN THAT MAKE UP OUR DEPARTMENT, THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUPPORTIVE, A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND UNBELIEVABLY SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL.

GREAT TRAINING AND THE BEST EQUIPMENT, AMONG COUNTLESS OTHER POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE UP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE TRULY NEVER TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. THROUGH THIS DEEP DIVE, MULTIPLE THEMES CONSISTENTLY EMERGED.

ONE BEING THAT WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL, WELL TRAINED STAFF THAT TRULY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, AND BECAUSE OF THE GREAT COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT AFFORDED TO US, WE HAVE TOP NOTCH EQUIPMENT.

A HEAVY FOCUS ON TRAINING AND MAINTAIN AN EXPECTATION OF HIRING ONLY THE BEST OF THE BEST.

THE UNDERLYING THEME THAT ALSO CAME OUT WAS THAT WHILE WE HIRE AMAZING PEOPLE AND INVEST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THEM, IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE CHALLENGING TO RETAIN THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE THE STRAIN AND PROGRESSIVELY HIGHER DEMAND THAT IS PLACED UPON THEM AT A CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. I WANT TO MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR.

THIS IS NOT TO BE A PRESENTATION PROTESTING WHAT WE ALL SIGNED UP FOR, WHICH IS A PROFESSION WITH GREAT REWARDS AS WELL AS SOMETIMES IMMENSE SACRIFICE.

BUT INSTEAD IT'S A PRESENTATION INTENDED TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE AT A HIGH LEVEL.

AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, WE FEEL PRIVILEGED TO WEAR THE BADGE.

WITH THAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY? AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE, MY PROMISE IS TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH YOU AND TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE COMPOUNDING CHALLENGES WE ARE FACING ARE IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY.

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TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE COVERING A LOT OF INFORMATION, AND THAT WAS WITH THE INTENTION OF GIVING YOU, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN, IF YOU WILL, INTO THE STATE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE WE AS THE LEADERSHIP TEAM BELIEVE WE NEED TO GO IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS SPECIFIC TO STAFFING.

WE WILL COVER THE INCREASING POPULATION AND HOUSING UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

CRIME TRENDS AND THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE CALLS FOR SERVICE RESPONSE TIMES, FACTORS IMPACTING OUR WORKLOAD, STAFFING CHALLENGES, THE IMPACTS, STAFFING REQUESTS THAT MAY COME FORWARD IN FUTURE BUDGET CYCLES THAT WE FEEL WILL HELP IN SOLVING MANY OF THESE CHALLENGES, AND FINALLY, THE JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THOSE POTENTIAL STAFFING REQUESTS.

THE PROPOSED ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO JUST RECEIVE AN INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND PROPOSE NEXT STEPS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS.

WHILE 115,000 PEOPLE RESIDE IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, WE KNOW FROM OUR OWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM WHO DOES AN AMAZING, AMAZING JOB OF COLLECTING REAL TIME DATA THAT 63,000 PEOPLE WORK IN THE CITY BUT LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 11,000 VISITORS DAILY WITH MORE THAN 5000 OVERNIGHT VISITORS.

WE KNOW THESE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND THE POPULATION WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB, REACHING ITS PEAK AT 2035. ON AVERAGE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY SERVING APPROXIMATELY 197,000 PEOPLE WITHIN OUR CITY EACH AND EVERY DAY. AS OF FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024, THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD 1.14 SWORN OFFICERS FOR EVERY 1000 RESIDENTS, THE FORCE THE FOURTH LOWEST IN THE REGION IN COMPARISON TO OTHER CITIES ALONG WITH POPULATION GROWTH.

THE CITY WAS MANDATED BY STATE LAW TO ACCOMMODATE AND PLAN FOR A TOTAL OF 3873 NEW HOUSING UNITS BY 2029.

MOST OF THIS ANTICIPATED HOUSING WILL BE MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS SUCH AS APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS, INCLUDING HIGH DENSITY HOUSING. MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS TRADITIONALLY GENERATE MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAN NEIGHBORHOODS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

THE CITY'S EVOLVING BUSINESS LANDSCAPE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE DEMANDS ON THE DEPARTMENT.

CARLSBAD'S ECONOMY HAS EVOLVED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WITH INCREASE IN TOURISM AND MORE PEOPLE PATRONIZING ITS RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS.

THIS IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE, AS SERVICE BASED BUSINESSES OFTEN ATTRACT MORE PATRONS, DEMANDS FOR POLICE SERVICES ALSO INCREASE. THE CRIME TRENDS TO INCLUDE THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC, THE SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT GROUP BURGLARIES, ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT, THE TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO GROOM OUR YOUTH AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR ELDERLY, AND THE PROLIFERATION OF GHOST GUNS, TO NAME A FEW, IS EVER GROWING.

CARLSBAD'S OVERALL CRIME RATE DECREASED IN MID-YEAR 2024 BY 4%, WHICH ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE COUNTY'S OVERALL 4% DECREASE IN CRIME. THE CITY HAD A 5% DECREASE IN BOTH PROPERTY CRIMES AS WELL AS CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY, BUT A 5% INCREASE IN CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS. HOWEVER, THESE CRIME RATES DO NOT REFLECT CITY PRIORITIES RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND CALLS FOR SERVICE RESPONSE TIMES. AS YOU KNOW, A MASSIVE DRAW TO THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

OUR ONGOING DAILY COMMUNITY RELATIONS THAT TAKE A VAST AMOUNT OF TIME DO NOT GET CAPTURED OR SIMPLIFIED INTO A NUMBER THAT COMES OUT IN AN ANNUAL CRIME REPORT. IN TERMS OF CRIME STATISTICS, MANY CRIMES THAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED FELONIES ARE NOW BOOK AND RELEASE MISDEMEANORS.

I POINT OUT THESE CRIME STAT DATA POINTS FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT WHILE WE CAN STATISTICALLY SAY THAT CRIME IS DOWN, WE KNOW ANECDOTALLY THAT OUR WORKLOAD HAS GONE UP AND OUR OVERALL TIME SPENT ON CALLS HAS ALSO INCREASED.

AS YOU KNOW, CARLSBAD POLICE OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN THREE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN A SEVEN MONTH PERIOD IN 2023 AND 2024.

TWO OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVED SUBJECTS WHO WERE CARRYING GHOST GUNS.

THE THIRD INCIDENT INVOLVED AN OFFICER BEING VIOLENTLY ATTACKED FROM BEHIND, EXEMPLIFYING THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT POLICING IN THE SAME LANDSCAPE THAT WE WERE FIVE, TEN OR EVEN 20 YEARS AGO. YOU CAN SEE IN THIS CHART THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BOTH DISPATCH CALLS FOR SERVICE AS WELL AS OFFICER INITIATED CALLS HAVE FLUCTUATED. DURING THIS FIVE YEAR PERIOD, ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WE EXPERIENCED A PANDEMIC LARGE SCALE PROTESTS RELATED TO GEORGE FLOYD, A TRAFFIC STATE OF EMERGENCY, HOMELESSNESS INCREASING, AND MANY OTHER CHANGES.

THESE NATIONAL AND EVEN GLOBAL EVENTS CAN CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN CITIZENS CALLING 911 AS WELL AS OFFICER INITIATED ACTIVITY.

WHILE THE NUMBER OF 911 CALLS SLIGHTLY DECLINED IN 2024, THE CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT HAVE REMAINED GENERALLY STEADY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WITH OVER 100,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND THE DEPARTMENT SAW A 5.3% INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SERVICE FROM 2022 TO

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2024. AS I STATED, MANY ASPECTS OF A POLICE OFFICER'S JOB IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WHICH DON'T NECESSARILY WARRANT A CRIME REPORT OR RESULT IN AN ARREST, BUT CAN TAKE UP JUST AS MUCH OF AN OFFICER'S TIME AND ATTENTION.

AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE E-BIKE COURSES TAUGHT BY OUR MOTOR OFFICERS.

THIS TAKES AN OFFICER OUT OF THE FIELD AND REDUCES CALLS FOR SERVICE AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT, BUT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EDUCATION TO OUR YOUTH, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE DAWN OF E-BIKES.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE THE TEN HOA MEETINGS HELD WITHIN THE LAST YEAR BY DETECTIVES.

THESE DON'T CREATE CALLS FOR SERVICE, BUT ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY IMPACT THE NUMBERS REPRESENTED ON THIS SLIDE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MONITORS RESPONSE TIMES FOR WHAT ARE CONSIDERED PRIORITY PRIORITY ONE THROUGH FOUR CALLS, IN ORDER TO USE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, ENSURING THE FASTEST POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO SERVICE CALLS WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY OR THOROUGHNESS. RESPONSE TIMES DIRECTLY IMPACT THE SERVICE LEVEL OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY.

PRIORITY ONE CALLS INVOLVE SERIOUS CRIMES IN PROGRESS OR THREATS TO LIFE AND ARE DISPATCHED IMMEDIATELY.

THE CURRENT NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PRIORITY ONE SIX CALLS IS SIX MINUTES.

THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2023 TO 2027 STATES THAT THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVELS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY. RESPOND TO APPROXIMATELY 100,000 POLICE CALLS FOR SERVICE ANNUALLY, WITH A RESPONSE TIME FOR PRIORITY ONE CALLS THAT IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF SIX MINUTES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A RESPONSE TIME LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PRIORITY ONE CALLS IN 2023 AND 2024. THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES THAT FACTOR INTO RESPONSE TIME, BUT ONE CONSISTENT FACTOR IS STAFFING.

MORE OFFICERS AND EXPERIENCED OFFICERS CAN RESPOND TO CALLS MORE SWIFTLY.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS MANY NEW OFFICERS, CALLS WILL TAKE LONGER BECAUSE OF THE TIME IT TAKES FOR NEWER OFFICERS TO WORK THROUGH A CALL SAFELY AND DOCUMENT IT EFFECTIVELY. IT IS NO SECRET THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY RETIREMENTS ACROSS THE NATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, LEADING TO MANY DEPARTMENTS TO BE IN A PLACE OF IMMENSE TRAINING, WHICH TAKES TIME.

TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE. WE LOST, THROUGH ATTRITION OR OTHERWISE, 63 OFFICERS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THIS IS ABOUT 50% OF OUR SWORN STAFF THAT IS BRAND NEW.

LEARNING THE JOB OF A POLICE OFFICER, WHICH HAS BECOME MORE COMPLICATED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

WELL, WE HAVE 15 OF OUR 16 DISPATCH POSITIONS STAFFED.

SIX OF OUR SIX OF OUR 16 DISPATCHERS HAVE BEEN HIRED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR, AND 13 OF THOSE 15 HAVE BEEN HIRED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE.

WE ARE NOT ALONE IN HAVING A QUOTE UNQUOTE YOUNGER DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS A NATIONWIDE SHIFT THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2020.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT MEASURES TO TRY TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES AT ALL LEVELS.

THIS INCLUDED A CONCERTED EFFORT TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON PRIORITY ONE AND THREE CALLS IN 2023.

AND WHILE WE DID SEE PRIORITY THREE RESPONSE TIMES DECLINE, THIS WAS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

THIS PARTICULAR DATA IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME AS THE CHIEF.

NOT ONLY DOES EVERY SECOND COUNT IN AN EMERGENCY, BUT WE ALSO STRIVE TO HAVE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

AND OFTENTIMES THOSE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ARE ON THE PRIORITY THREE AND FOUR CALLS AND LEAVE THE MOST LASTING IMPRESSION.

WHILE THEY ARE NOT LIFE THREATENING, RESPONSE TIMES IN THESE CATEGORIES ABSOLUTELY AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.

THIS LEADS ME TO WORKLOAD IMPACTS. I'M GOING TO GO INTO EACH OF THESE IN DETAIL, AS THEY ARE IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO EXPLAIN HOW WE GOT TO OUR CURRENT STATE.

THE FOLLOWING ARE CAUSES TO WHY WE HAVE SEEN THE OVERALL WORKLOAD INCREASE, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND THEREFORE IMPACT HOW LONG AN OFFICER SPENDS ON EACH CALL, AS WELL AS THE INCREASED FOLLOW UP INVOLVED.

THE FIRST IS LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY BILL THAT HAS IMPACTED THE INCREASE IN TIME THAT AN OFFICER SPENDS ON A CALL, BECAUSE THE STAFF REPORT LISTED ABOUT TEN. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE RACIAL AND IDENTITY PROFILING ACT, OR WHAT YOU MAY KNOW AS RIPA. ALL CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO COLLECT AND REPORT DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EVERY PERSON DETAINED AND OR SEARCHED BY POLICE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THAT UPON ADOPTION OF ASSEMBLY BILL 392, THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE LEAD IN RECOGNIZING A NEED FOR A UNIFIED APPROACH ACROSS THE COUNTY ON A POLICY THAT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ALL AGENCIES IN THE REGION RESPOND TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS WITH CONSISTENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, AND INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE FOR DE-ESCALATING POTENTIALLY VIOLENT SITUATIONS.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE DE-ESCALATION AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT TAKES TIME AND RESOURCES.

THIS SHIFT IN PHILOSOPHY ADDED A HIGHER EMPHASIS ON THE EVALUATION AND PREPARATION OFFICERS DO BEFORE ENGAGING WITH THE SUBJECT IN CRISIS OR ANY POTENTIALLY VIOLENT SITUATION, WHICH ADDS ADDITIONAL TIME TO CALLS FOR SERVICE AND OFTEN REQUIRES MORE OFFICERS AND EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF A PEACEFUL OUTCOME. NEXT IS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS, THE USE OF BODY WORN CAMERAS, LICENSE PLATE READERS, THEFT TRACKERS, AND IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS SUCH AS RING CAMERAS, CCTV, FIND MY IPHONE, APPLE AIRTAGS, ETC. HAVE IMPROVED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ABILITY TO RESPOND AND RESOLVE OTHERWISE CHALLENGING CRIMINAL CASES. BUT WHILE THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, IT COMES WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FOLLOW UP THAT DID NOT EXIST IN YEARS PAST.

THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED AN INCREASE IN THE SUPERVISION OF THESE PROGRAMS. TRAINING, TRANSPARENCY, AUDITING AND DOCUMENTATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND DEPARTMENT POLICIES.

PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP IMPACTS. JUST AS CARLSBAD HAS SEEN CHALLENGES IN AN EVER CHANGING LANDSCAPE, OUR PARTNERS ARE IN THE SAME BOAT. A FEW EXAMPLES OF THOSE CHANGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTING CARLSBAD PD'S RESPONSE TIMES, SERVICE LEVEL AND OVERALL OPERATIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING.

FIRST, THE COUNTY'S VISTA DETENTION FACILITY IS TEMPORARILY NO LONGER ACCEPTING FEMALE ARRESTEES AS OF SEPTEMBER OF 2024.

THEY ARE ALSO SUFFERING FROM STAFFING ISSUES.

OFFICERS NOW HAVE TO TRANSPORT FEMALE PRISONERS TO THE LAS COLINAS DETENTION FACILITY IN SANTEE.

THE AVERAGE DRIVE TIME IS 400% GREATER WHEN AN OFFICER TRANSPORT A FEMALE ARRESTEE.

THEY MAY BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR A MINIMUM OF 2 TO 3 HOURS OR MORE, LEAVING THEIR AREA OF THE CITY UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ANOTHER OFFICER WHO MUST COVER TWO AREAS. SECOND IS TRI CITY HAS SHUT DOWN ITS FULL SERVICE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT AND IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED TO EVALUATE AND TREAT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NEED INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION.

IF EXODUS RECOVERY NORTH COASTAL CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT IS OVERLOADED.

OFFICERS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT MENTAL HEALTH DETAINEES TO THE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN SAN DIEGO OR ANOTHER AUTHORIZED FACILITY.

AND THIRD IS THAT DUE TO AN INCREASE IN VIOLENT PATIENTS, THE SCRIPPS HOSPITAL GROUP IS NOW REQUIRING ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HAVE A TWO OFFICER RESPONSE WHEN DELIVERING OR STANDING BY WITH AN ARRESTEE OR PATIENT.

TAKING MORE OFFICERS OUT OF THE FIELD WHEN AN ARRESTEE IS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

DEPARTMENTAL OBLIGATIONS SEVERAL. THIS IS ONE OF THE IMPACTS, AND SEVERAL CHANGES TO LEGISLATION HAVE CAUSED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PERSONNEL. WHILE WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE A VERY HIGH STANDARD OF TRAINING THAT MUST BE PASSED AND TAKE TRAINING SERIOUSLY IN ORDER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, VALOR AND ALIGNMENT WITH NOT ONLY OUR MISSION STATEMENT BUT THE LAW.

THIS DOES TAKE TIME AND DEDICATION TO DO RIGHT.

THESE CHANGES ALSO ADD TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT ONLY TRAINING AND MENTORING THEIR NEW SUBORDINATES, BUT COMPLETING CONSISTENT ASSESSMENTS ON EVERY CRITICAL INCIDENT, EVERY REPORT TURNED IN, AND ALMOST EVERY INTERACTION FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES.

I MENTIONED IN MY OPENING THE CHALLENGES WITH INCREASING POPULATION, TOURISM AND HOUSING IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY REQUESTS AND EVENTS.

WE DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE EVERY REQUEST THAT COMES INTO OUR DEPARTMENT, WHETHER IT'S A KID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, HOA MEETING, SPECIAL EVENTS, SCHOOL PRESENTATION, THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS ASPECT OF OUR JOB IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE CRIME FIGHTING.

ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS ARE MANDATED TO WORK OVERTIME TO STAFF APPROXIMATELY 40 SPECIAL EVENTS EACH YEAR, WHICH INCLUDE THE MARATHON, STREET FAIRS, TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARK, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CARLSBAD MARATHON REQUIRES 42 PERSONNEL TO STAFF THE EVENT.

EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE, WHETHER THEY ARE AN OFFICER, COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER, DISPATCHER, RANGER, RECORD SPECIALIST, YOU NAME IT. WHEN THEY ARE HIRED, THEY ARE ADVISED THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED TO OUR RESIDENTS IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR DEPARTMENT'S CULTURE. BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT IS A PRIVILEGE, AND WE CONSISTENTLY WORK OFF THE MOTTO THAT NO CALL IS TOO SMALL, WHICH HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR CULTURE FOR DECADES.

THIS PHILOSOPHY, WHILE PUSHED BY MY TEAM AND ACCEPTED BY EVERY EMPLOYEE HIRED, IS REACHING A POINT OF BEING UNSUSTAINABLE AS WE CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER THIS CHALLENGE AND WANT TO MAINTAIN OUR HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN THE EFFECT IT HAS ON OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEREFORE THE COMMUNITY.

I'M NOW GOING TO HAND OVER THE PRESENTATION TO ASSISTANT CHIEF SHIPLEY TO DISCUSS WHAT IS GOING AND GOING ON INTO OUR CURRENT STAFFING CHALLENGES.

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YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

DEPARTMENT STAFFING IMPACTS ARE EFFECTIVE SERVICE LEVELS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

I'LL BE DISCUSSING SOME OF THE STAFFING CHALLENGES FACED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ONE METRIC THAT THE DEPARTMENT USED TO EVALUATE STAFFING CAPACITY IS DEPLOYABLE NUMBERS.

DEPLOYABLE NUMBERS INDICATE THE PERSONNEL AVAILABLE.

WHEN YOU SUBTRACT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALLOCATED STAFF FROM THAT, YOU SUBTRACT THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES OR THE NUMBER OF UNAVAILABLE PERSONNEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE THE DEPARTMENT'S CAPACITY TO CONDUCT DEPARTMENT BUSINESS.

WE'LL ALSO REVIEW ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS THAT WE UNDERTOOK TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE AS EFFECTIVE AND AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE WITH THE RESOURCES WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED, AND DISCUSS POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO SERVICE LEVELS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALLOCATED 132 FULL TIME SWORN POLICE OFFICERS, FILLING A VARIETY OF FUNCTIONS.

OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT HAS MAINTAINED A 78% DEPLOYABLE STAFFING LEVEL.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT AT ANY GIVEN TIME OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, 22% OF OUR SWORN STAFFING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT.

THESE REASONS ARE NOT DUE TO SHORT TERM ISSUES SUCH AS VACATION OR MAINTENANCE TRAINING, BUT RATHER DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS SUCH AS INJURIES OR OTHER CONCERNS THAT PRECLUDE THEM FROM NORMAL DUTY. SO, AS THIS GRAPH SHOWS, OUT OF THE 132 AUTHORIZED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, ONLY 102.5 WERE AVAILABLE FOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.

THIS IS A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO OUR AVERAGE STAFFING FOR LAST YEAR OVER 2024 SHOWED AN IMPROVEMENT IN OVERALL DEPLOYABLE STAFFING, WITH 81% OF THE DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THAT STILL AVERAGED ABOUT 25 ALLOCATED POSITIONS THAT WERE VACANT OR NOT AVAILABLE FOR DUTY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION THAT EACH PATROL SHIFT IS ABOUT 15 OFFICERS, AND EVEN WHILE THE IMPACT IS SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE ORGANIZATION, IT EQUALS MORE THAN AN ENTIRE SHIFT THAT'S UNAVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE YEAR. THIS CHART ALSO SHOWS SOME OF THE REASONS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR DUTY DURING 2024. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A 3% VACANCY RATE.

WE HAVE SEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN VACANCIES AND HAVE SEVERAL VIABLE CANDIDATES IN THE PROCESS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF NEW CONTRACTS, WE'VE NOTICED A BETTER RECRUITING AND HIRING CAPACITY AND HOPE THIS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. LEAVES REFERS TO SEVERAL REASONS FOR AN OFFICER TO BE OUT, BUT TYPICALLY REFERS TO INJURIES.

THESE INJURIES AREN'T SHORT TERM ISSUES, BUT LAST FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, AND MANY PEOPLE, MANY OFFICERS ON INJURY LEAVE WILL BE OUT FOR AN EXCESS OF A YEAR.

NEW HIRES YOU NOTICE ON THERE. NEW HIRES APPLIES TO ACADEMY AND FIELD TRAINING.

NEW HIRE OFFICERS REQUIRE EXTENSIVE TRAINING THAT INCLUDES SIX MONTHS IN THE ACADEMY AND THEN A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS IN A FIELD TRAINING CAR BEFORE THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR FIELD OPERATIONS. WE TRY TO OFFSET THIS WITH LATERAL RECRUITMENT, WHICH TYPICALLY REQUIRES A LESS ONBOARDING TIME, BUT WE FOUND THAT DUE TO ATTRITION, WE'VE HAD TO MAINTAIN RECRUITMENT FOR BOTH LATERAL AND ENTRY LEVEL PERSONNEL.

OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE NOTICED SOME SERVICE AREAS THAT REQUIRED SOME IMPROVEMENT IN OUR EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE MOST FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY POSSIBLE, WHILE ADDRESSING THOSE IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES, THE DEPARTMENT ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS.

WITH THE REOPENING OF OUR REMODELED, NEWLY REMODELED POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE NEEDED STAFFING AT THE FRONT DESK TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND TO TAKE INVESTIGATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO COME INTO THE LOBBY TO REPORT CRIMES.

THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER CAME FROM PATROL OPERATIONS.

OTHER LOBBY REQUIREMENTS ARE FILLED BY EITHER OUR SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL, WHO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB COVERING THEIR PERSONNEL ON OVERTIME, LIGHT DUTY PERSONNEL, OR BY HAVING PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO COME AND WORK THE FRONT DESK WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS AVAILABLE.

WITH OUR HIGH TRAINING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED EARLIER, AS WELL AS INCREASED LEGISLATIVE OBLIGATIONS, INCREASED PACE OF HIRING, AND MORE STRINGENT COMPLIANCE AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS, THE CREATION OF A TRAINING SERGEANT BECAME A CRITICAL NEED.

WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY REALLOCATING ONE OF OUR TWO HOMELESS OUTREACH SERGEANTS AND TRANSFERRING THE NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS FROM THAT SERGEANT TO THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS LIEUTENANT THAT OVERSEES THE HOT TEAM.

THIS WAS DONE IN A WAY THAT WE WERE STILL ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE NEED FOR A TRAINING SERGEANT WITHOUT DEGRADING THE HOT MISSION AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.

THE PD WANTED TO DO MORE WITH LESS BY ELIMINATING FOUR OF OUR 9 60 ANNUITANT PART TIME OFFICERS.

THESE ARE FORMER CARLSBAD POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE RETIRED BUT RETURNED TO ASSIST WITH CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS.

THE ELIMINATION OF THESE FOUR VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS HAD A COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF 100 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND THE RESULTING CASELOAD WAS TRANSFERRED TO EXISTING FULL TIME DETECTIVES.

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ONE OF THE SERVICE AREAS RELATED TO THAT, ONE OF THE SERVICE AREAS NEEDING AUGMENTATION, WAS OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE THE CASELOAD OF PROPERTY CRIMES AND INVESTIGATIONS.

THESE ARE CASES ASSOCIATED WITH THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, STOLEN VEHICLES, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATIONS LIKE THE ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME GROUPS AND THE SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT GROUPS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NATIONWIDE RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY SERIES.

THAT WAS OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN TO OUR CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.

TO AUGMENT STAFFING AND PROPERTY INVESTIGATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT REASSIGNED OUR JUVENILE CRIMES DETECTIVE TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY CRIMES DETECTIVE. THE JUVENILE CRIMES CASES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR TO THE OTHER DETECTIVES, AS APPROPRIATE. WE ALSO REASSIGNED ONE OF OUR THREE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS IN TRAFFIC TO INVESTIGATIONS TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL CSO AND INVESTIGATIONS.

TRAFFIC WAS STILL ABLE TO MAINTAIN TWO OF THEIR CSOS TO FULFILL THE COUNCIL'S TIMED VILLAGE PARKING OBJECTIVES, AND THE TRAFFIC CSOS DUTIES WERE REASSIGNED TO OTHER TRAFFIC PERSONNEL.

FINALLY, TO ENSURE THAT PATROL STAFFING MAINTAIN SAFE LEVELS, SOME OF OUR SPECIALIZED UNITS HAVE BEEN LEFT UNFILLED.

THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY REACH SUFFICIENT LEVELS.

CURRENTLY, THE CRIME SUPPRESSION TEAM IS UNFILLED, AND WE'VE HELD ONE MOTOR POSITION UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO RELEASE THAT SELECTED MOTOR OFFICER FROM PATROL TO FILL THE MOTOR SLOT. EVEN WITH OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL LONG TERM IMPACTS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CHIEF'S PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.

WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN RESPONSE TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHILE WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST WITH THE RESOURCES PROVIDED, INCREASED POPULATION, TRAFFIC DENSITY, AND OTHER CAUSES WILL LIKELY PRESENT CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING THESE RESPONSE TIMES.

FEWER AVAILABLE OFFICERS MEETING THE SAME OR INCREASED EXPECTATIONS HAS AN OVERALL SERVICE LEVEL IMPACT.

FOR EXAMPLE, OUR DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PRIORITIZE WHAT INVESTIGATIONS THEY'RE ABLE TO FOCUS ON IN SOME CASES MAY TAKE LONGER TO RESOLVE.

CARLSBAD HAS LONG ENJOYED A DEPARTMENT THAT WAS KNOWN FOR PROACTIVITY AND ADDRESSING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES IN A DIRECT AND FOCUSED MANNER.

WHEN PATROL STAFFING HAS FEWER DEPLOYABLE OFFICERS, THE SAME WORKLOAD MUST BE MANAGED BY FEWER PERSONNEL.

THIS RESULTS IN A FOCUS ON REACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT, RATHER THAN MAINTAINING THE PROACTIVE FOOTING THAT IS REQUIRED FOR SO MANY OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT TO CARLSBAD RESIDENTS.

WITH COUNCIL'S ONGOING SUPPORT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MAINTAINED A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE AND RESPONSIVENESS TO THE CONCERNS OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD.

THIS IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO THE QUALITY OF PERSONNEL WHO SHOW UP TO THE QUALITY OF OUR PERSONNEL, WHO SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND GIVE THEIR ALL TO THIS COMMUNITY.

COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED THE ABILITY TO RECRUIT THESE FANTASTIC INDIVIDUALS.

HOWEVER, WHEN SHIFTS ARE REQUIRED TO HIRE OVERTIME DAILY, THAT HARD WORK GETS DONE AND IS BORNE BY THE SAME EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WHO SUFFER IN INDIVIDUAL AND PERSONAL COST OVER THE LONG TERM.

THIS CAN MAKE IT CHALLENGING TO RETAIN OUR BEST PERSONNEL WHO CONTRIBUTE DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY, TO THE SERVICE THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS COME TO EXPECT.

AND WITH SOME OF OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS, I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO THE CHIEF.

THANK YOU. AS I STATED, MY TEAM AND I HAVE DUG DEEP INTO THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND WHILE THE NEXT SLIDE IS WHAT WE THINK WE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE PROPOSING IN OUR BUDGET REQUESTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS, THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT SET IN STONE, AND WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES.

WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL FUTURE BUDGET REQUESTS, ALIGNING WITH COUNCIL GOALS AND DIRECTIVES.

DURING OUR DEEP DIVE, WE IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 19 POSITIONS, BOTH SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF.

THAT MAY BE FUTURE BUDGET REQUESTS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, AS OF FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024, THE CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD 1.14 SWORN OFFICERS FOR EVERY 1000 RESIDENTS, THE FOURTH LOWEST IN THE REGION. HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE WERE TO OBTAIN THE SWORN POSITIONS REQUESTED OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, ASSUMING ALL OTHER AGENCIES STAY THE SAME AND OUR POPULATION INCREASES TO THE EXPECTED 119,000, IT WOULD BUMP US UP TO 1.19 OFFICERS PER 1000.

THIS WOULD HAVE US AT THE FIFTH LOWEST IN THE REGION IN TERMS OF ALLOCATION OF SWORN OFFICERS, BEHIND SIX OTHER AGENCIES, DUE TO THE REGION AVERAGE BEING 1.32 OFFICERS PER 1000 RESIDENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY BUDGET IS A CRUCIAL CONSIDERATION WHEN EVALUATING FACTORS RELATED TO INCREASING STAFFING.

ACCORDING TO DATA FROM SANDAG, IN FISCAL YEAR 2324, CARLSBAD HAD THE LOWEST GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ALLOCATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT EACH YEAR AT 21%. AS OF FISCAL YEAR 2425, CARLSBAD IS AT 25%, IN THE REGIONAL AVERAGE IS 29%.

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IF WE WERE TO HYPOTHETICALLY GET ALL 19 POSITION REQUESTS OVER FIVE YEARS, BOTH SWORN AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF, IT WOULD INCREASE OUR GENERAL FUND ALLOCATION TO 27%, WHICH IS STILL 2% BELOW THE CURRENT COUNTY AVERAGE.

THIS SLIDE SPECIFICALLY COVERS STAFFING REQUESTS THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

I WILL GO OVER EACH POSITION IN THE JUSTIFICATION IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.

THE ADDITION OF POLICE PATROL OFFICERS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT RESPONSE TIMES.

ADEQUATE STAFFING LEVELS ENSURE OFFICERS CAN RESPOND EFFICIENTLY, POTENTIALLY SAVING LIVES DURING EMERGENCIES, BUT ALSO ADDRESSING QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. THIS WILL ALSO IMPROVE OVERALL WELLNESS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THE TRAFFIC SPECIAL EVENTS SERGEANT.

THIS POSITION WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE TRAFFIC DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALSO OVERSEES OUR SPECIAL EVENTS CITYWIDE.

THE TRAFFIC DIVISION IS COMPRISED CURRENTLY OF ONE LIEUTENANT, ONE SERGEANT, EIGHT MOTOR OFFICERS, TWO ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS AND TWO PARKING ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS.

THE TRAFFIC SERGEANT SUPERVISORS 12 EMPLOYEES MAKING THE SPAN OF CONTROL ONE SUPERVISOR TO 12 SUBORDINATES, WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RECOMMENDED RATIO OF 1 TO 5.

THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF LARGE GATHERINGS WITHIN OUR CITY TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF PLANNING AND STAFFING.

THE TRAFFIC DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BUT TO INCLUDE THIS LIST, WHICH IS TRAFFIC AND PARKING.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT CITYWIDE, MAJOR INJURY ACCIDENT CALL OUTS.

OFFICE OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT. COORDINATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

DUI CHECKPOINTS. ALL TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS. SCHOOL ENFORCEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL TO INCLUDE THE 28 SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY.

MANAGEMENT OF OUR CURRENT CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM.

HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATIONS. BICYCLE EDUCATION, AS WELL AS OVER 40 ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS.

IN INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DETECTIVE ALSO CALLED ICAC.

CURRENTLY, ICAC CASES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE CHILD ABUSE DETECTIVE WHOSE CASELOAD IS INTENSIVE AND COMPLEX.

THE CURRENT DETECTIVE IS AT A CASELOAD CAPACITY WITH 74 ICAC CASES AND 14 FAMILY SERVICE CASES CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO HER, ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POLICE CHIEFS.

A MANAGEABLE, SORRY, A MANAGEABLE CASELOAD IS 10 TO 15 CASES PER MONTH DUE TO SPECTRUM CABLE OFFICES BEING LOCATED IN CARLSBAD. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES THAT SHOW AN IP ADDRESS IN THE CITY.

IT MAY TAKE HOURS OF WORK TO DETERMINE IF THE CASES IS EVEN ACTUALLY ARE LOCATED IN CARLSBAD.

AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THERE ARE 80 TO 100 REPORTS GENERATED AND ASSIGNED TO CARLSBAD.

THESE CASES INVOLVE HIGHLY SENSITIVE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL.

IDENTIFYING SUSPECTS AND IP ADDRESSES TAKES AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF INVESTIGATIVE WORK INVOLVING MULTIPLE SEARCH WARRANTS, PRESERVATION REQUESTS, ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS, AND INVESTIGATING CYBER TIPS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

A SINGLE CASE INVOLVING THESE TYPES OF CRIMES CAN REQUIRE HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO INVESTIGATE, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE WARRANTS. IF A SUSPECT IS IDENTIFIED AND PROSECUTED BY THE DA'S OFFICE, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER, WHICH HAS A REGISTRATION AND SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS.

THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATING AND SOLVING THESE CASES ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS POSITION WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED DURING AN ICMA STAFFING STUDY IN THE DEPARTMENT IN 2019.

A DIGITAL FORENSIC SPECIALIST, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR A DIGITAL FORENSIC SUPPORT.

THIS POSITION WILL ASSIST WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH A COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS CONCERNING DIGITAL EVIDENCE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPUTERS, MOBILE DEVICES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE NEED FOR A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN DIGITAL EVIDENCE IS IMPERATIVE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION, AND TO KEEP UP WITH THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT. ALMOST EVERY CRIME THIS DAY AND AGE HAS AN ASPECT OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE, AND THIS POSITION DIRECTLY TIES INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED ICAC DETECTIVE.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LONG FOCUSED ON SHORT TERM NEEDS IN THE AREA OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE EVIDENCE, AND HAS RELIED HEAVILY ON OUTSIDE RESOURCES LIKE THE REGIONAL COMPUTER FORENSIC LABORATORY THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR PROCESSING, BUT THAT LABORATORY HAS RECENTLY STOPPED PROCESSING DIGITAL EVIDENCE RELATED TO CELL PHONES.

IN ADDITION, RESOURCE SHARING WITH THE COUNTY CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DELAYS, WITH SOME CASES TAKING YEARS TO OBTAIN PROCESSED DIGITAL EVIDENCE.

BECAUSE OF THIS, MOST AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTY HAVE THIS POSITION IN-HOUSE.

WE DO BELIEVE THESE FISCAL REQUESTS WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT RESPONSE TIMES, THOROUGHNESS AND INVESTIGATIONS,

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AS WELL AS MANAGING EMPLOYEE BURNOUT, WHICH RELATE TO OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION CHALLENGES.

ALL OF THESE IMPACTS DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR RELATIONSHIP AND ABILITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

BRINGING IT HOME HERE, I PROMISE. AS WE COME TO THE CLOSE OF OUR PRESENTATION, I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO MENTION, AS WE HAVE HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY IMPRESSED UPON YOU TONIGHT.

WE FEEL EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES IN THIS CITY, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT SHOWN TO ALL OF US BY CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE GREAT APPRECIATION FOR OUR INTERNAL PARTNERS AND KNOW THAT WITHOUT THEM, WE CANNOT BE SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS. WHILE WE ARE A PUBLIC FACING ENTITY OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, WE CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR JOBS WITHOUT ALL OF THOSE DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE BEHIND US, SUPPORTING US AND HELPING US MAKE IT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERY DAY.

OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IF WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL STAFFING SO THAT WE MAY MAINTAIN AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF SERVICE, WE DO ANTICIPATE AN INCREASED WORKLOAD ON THOSE ENTITIES THAT SUPPORT US.

TO NAME A FEW. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, JUST IN 2024, ALONE ASSISTED US WITH RECRUITING AND HIRING 33 EMPLOYEES IN ONE YEAR. THIS IS A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING WITH THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET HIRED IN PUBLIC SAFETY IN TERMS OF THE BACKGROUND PROCESS.

NEXT IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE CHANGES TO LEGISLATION, WHICH HAVE BEEN EXTREME IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, SPECIFIC TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE TRAINING THAT WE GO THROUGH, THAT WE NEED TO VET, THE POLICY CHANGES THAT WE MAKE.

AS I MENTIONED, AS WELL AS THE HIRING AND UNFORTUNATELY FIRING THAT TAKES PLACE IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EXTREMELY TAXING ON OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS HUMAN RESOURCES. OUR IT DEPARTMENT, EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS ACCESS TO WEB TERMINALS, SOFTWARE, LAPTOPS, CAMERAS, ETC. IT HAS A TOUCH POINT WITH.

AND LASTLY FLEET. WE CAN'T DO OUR JOBS AND RESPOND EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY WITHOUT FLEET KEEPING OUR VEHICLES TAKEN CARE OF.

WHILE I KNOW THIS IS A POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION, THESE CITY PARTNERS HELP US, SUPPORT US AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR OVERALL SUCCESS.

IN CLOSING, WE ARE FULLY AWARE THAT WE ARE JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD'S GOVERNMENT.

MY ENTIRE COMMAND STAFF TEAM IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS CHANGES IN POLICING OUR RESPONSE TIMES, AS WELL AS COUNCIL DIRECTIVES AND PRIORITIES, AND WILL WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE TEAM FOR FUTURE BUDGET REQUESTS.

WHILE THERE IS NO REQUESTED ACTION FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT, I THANK YOU FOR THIS IMMENSE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS REPORT WITH YOU AS WELL AS YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

I'M GOING TO START TONIGHT. I TEASE KEVIN EVERY TIME HE TELLS A FIRE DEPARTMENT STORY.

SO I'M GOING TO BE A HYPOCRITE TONIGHT. AND I'M GOING TO TELL A QUICK POLICE DEPARTMENT STORY.

MANY YEARS AGO, I WAS A YOUNG PATROL SERGEANT, AND THE THEN CHIEF VAILS SENT ME TO SAN DIEGO TO LOOK AT A THING CALLED PRELIMINARY ALCOHOL SCREENING DEVICE. IT WAS BRAND NEW ON THE MARKET.

SO I WENT DOWN THERE AND I LOOKED AT THEM, AND I WAS CONVINCED THAT THEY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO I CAME BACK AND I TOLD CHIEF VAILS, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THESE.

I THINK WE SHOULD START WITH FIVE. SHOULD WE ASK FOR TEN? SO WE'LL GET FIVE. AND HE ALMOST BIT MY HEAD OFF.

HE SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE A RELATIONSHIP LIKE THAT WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR COUNCIL.

THEY TRUST THAT WE ONLY ASK FOR THE THINGS THAT WE NEED.

WE DON'T FUDGE AND THEY ALWAYS RESPECT WHAT WE ASK FOR BECAUSE WE DON'T FUDGE.

I LEARNED A VERY IMPORTANT LESSON THAT DAY, SO I HAVE EVER SINCE THEN TRUSTED EVERY SINGLE WORD THAT COMES OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE POLICE CHIEF.

AND WHEN THEY SAY THEY NEED SOMETHING, THAT MEANS THEY REALLY DO NEED IT.

SO TONIGHT YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THE THINGS YOU NEEDED, INCLUDING THAT WE'RE SHORT CRIME SUPPRESSION UNIT, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MOST ACTIVE UNIT IN THE WHOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE BEHIND 80 OR SOMETHING CASES IN CHILD ABUSE.

THAT'S HORRIBLE TO THINK THAT AND THAT A LOT OF THE TIMES WE'RE HAVING TO WAIT ON OUTSIDE TECHNICIANS FOR OUR EVIDENCE, WHICH MEANS THE CRIMINALS CONTINUE TO VICTIMIZE OUR RESIDENTS WHILE WE'RE WAITING.

I KNOW TONIGHT YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING, BUT I WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER.

THEY'VE MADE A GREAT CASE FOR WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED.

WHY AREN'T WE VOTING TONIGHT AND DISCUSSING AMONGST THE COUNCIL ABOUT GIVING THEM THE PERSONNEL NOW? BECAUSE IF WE SAID YOU GET THESE PERSONNEL NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE MONTHS BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY ARE SEEN ON THE STREETS.

THANK YOU. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING THIS COUNCIL FROM PROVIDING SOME GUIDANCE HERE TO COME BACK AGAIN AT A FUTURE MEETING PRIOR TO BUDGET.

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I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO SHARE A FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE MOVING FORWARD OF THE NEEDS THAT THEY'RE PROJECTING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND THAT THE POLICE CHIEF SHARING WITH FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHAT THEIR REQUESTS ARE FOR YEAR ONE OUT OF THOSE FIVE YEARS.

THERE IS NOTHING, AGAIN, STOPPING THE COUNCIL FROM ASKING THE CITY MANAGER TO COME BACK WITH THOSE POSITIONS SOONER THAN THAT.

WE JUST WANTED TO FACTOR IT INTO THE UPCOMING BUDGET SO WE CAN DEAL WITH THE COST AT THAT POINT.

WELL, IF A RESIDENT CALLED ME AND SAID IT TOOK AN EXTRA MINUTE TO GET TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE SOMEBODY WAS BREAKING A WINDOW AND ENTERING MY HOUSE, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SAY, YEAH, BUT WE WERE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR TO GIVE YOU THE COPS THAT YOU NEED TO GET THERE FASTER.

I JUST, I, I THINK THAT CITIES WERE PUT TOGETHER FOR JUST A COUPLE OF REASONS.

ONE IS SAFETY. POLICE AND FIRE AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

EVERYTHING ELSE HAS JUST BEEN ADDED TO IT. SO I THINK THAT IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL.

ONCE WE'RE MADE AWARE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDS THESE EXTRA PEOPLE, I THINK WE SHOULD ACT ON IT NOW.

AND ACTING ON IT NOW IS GOING TO BE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE THEY EVEN FILL THOSE POSITIONS? I JUST I KNOW THAT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF GRANDSTANDING, BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ON THAT.

IS IT A MOTION? I'M GOING TO. I'LL WAIT. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION, BUT I'LL GO THROUGH THE LIST.

SINCE I KIND OF MESSED THINGS UP BY GOING DIRECTLY TO COMMENTS FROM QUESTIONS, GO AHEAD AND ASK QUESTIONS.

GIVE COMMENTS IF YOU WANT. AT THE SAME TIME, MISS BHAT-PATEL.

OKAY, GREAT. I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE ON THAT ONE AND DO BOTH.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. FIRST OFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALMOST ONE YEAR.

I ALWAYS RAVE ABOUT HOW AWESOME OUR POLICE CHIEF IS.

AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT AN ASSISTANT CHIEF. OF COURSE, AN ASSISTANT CHIEF.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS TAKES TRUE LEADERSHIP.

RIGHT? TO BE ABLE TO COME AND TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT YOUR TEAM NEEDS.

I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE REALLY HEARD SOMEONE IN MY TIME AT LEAST COME AND TELL US PRIOR TO BUDGETING THAT THERE IS A NEED.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY, SPEAKING OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, HOW COOL IS IT THAT WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, AN OBVIOUSLY ON YOUR OWN MERIT, BUT JUST LIKE, HOW COOL IS IT THAT YOU CAME AND BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN CHIEF? THAT'S AWESOME. SO WITH WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID I DID HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND THEN I CAN SHARE MY HOPEFULLY BRIEF COMMENTS. BUT I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THE VISTA DETENTION FACILITY, AND THAT WAS ON SLIDE 12.

AND I KNOW YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING WOMEN AT THIS TIME, AND THAT NOW THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE BEING BOOKED HAVE TO BE BOOKED DOWN IN SANTEE. AND THEN THERE WERE A FEW OTHER INSTANCES OF THINGS THAT YOU MENTIONED WITH REGARDS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ELSE. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE.

AND IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S OKAY. HOW OFTEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND WHAT THAT IMPACT LOOKS LIKE.

SURE. SO THOSE FEW EXAMPLES THAT I BROUGHT UP WITH THE VISTA DETENTION FACILITY, THE SCRIPPS GROUP, THOSE ARE RELATIVELY NEW, SO WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE FULL IMPACT.

BUT FROM SEPTEMBER OF 2024 UNTIL PRESENT, WE HAVE HAD TO TRANSPORT ALL FEMALE TEN 16 SECONDS OR ARRESTEES, IF YOU WILL DOWN TO SANTEE. SO IT TAKES A I MEAN, IF YOU'RE IN TRAFFIC, IT'S AN HOUR TO GET THERE, MULTIPLE HOURS TO BOOK THE PERSON AND THEN GET BACK TO THE CITY.

SO THAT IS AN AREA OF THE CITY, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS LEFT VACANT WHERE AN OFFICER NOW HAS TO COVER THEIR OWN GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND THEIR AND THEIR PARTNER'S AREA. IN TERMS OF THE SCRIPPS HEALTH GROUP, THAT IS ALSO RELATIVELY NEW, THAT CAME DOWN AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. THAT WAS DUE TO THEM EXPERIENCING A SPIKE IN VIOLENT PATIENTS.

AND SO FOR THE SAFETY OF THE NURSES AND DOCTORS, THEY HAVE ASKED ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BRINGING IN PATIENTS TO HAVE TWO OFFICERS FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. SO WHILE WE'RE SEEING THE INITIAL EFFECTS OF IT, WHERE IT'S OBVIOUSLY IMPACTING OUR RESPONSE TIMES, OUR OVERALL SERVICE LEVEL, IT'S IT COULD GO ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND IT'S IMPACTING EVERYBODY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. THANK THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT POINT.

AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED HOW MANY MANDATORY EVENTS THERE ARE, WHICH I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE ALL WALK AROUND TOWN OR AT SOME OF THOSE EVENTS, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE I KNOW I FEEL VERY SAFE KNOWING THAT OUR TEAM IS OUT THERE DOING THEIR JOB.

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I KNOW AT THE CARLSBAD MARATHON, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT TAKES 42.

I WAS OUT THERE WITH MY HUSBAND, DID NOT REALIZE IT TAKES 42 FOLKS TO COVER THAT ENTIRE.

AND I JUST THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE JUST FOR THAT EVENT, AND THEN ALSO DOING THE NORMAL DAY TO DAY OF, YOU KNOW, THE 197,000 FOLKS THAT YOU WERE SAYING THAT THEY'RE SERVICING.

SO IT'S I JUST WANTED TO UNDERLINE THAT ONE. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY WAS AROUND THE TRAINING PIECE, I THINK YOU MENTIONED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT WHEN WE'RE BRINGING IN SOMEBODY THAT'S NEW, THEY'RE DOING ALMOST A FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF SOME FORM OF TRAINING.

SO SIX MONTHS OF I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT TERM YOU USED, SIX MONTHS OF ONE TRAINING AND THEN SIX MONTHS OF ANOTHER.

YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT. FOR NEW HIRES. THAT WOULD BE PEOPLE WITHOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE WHO COME IN AS SWORN OFFICERS.

SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE TO SELECT SOMEBODY TODAY AND START THEM IN THE ACADEMY TOMORROW, THEY WOULD HAVE SIX MONTHS IN OUR ACADEMY. UPON THE CONCLUSION OF ACADEMY, THEY'RE NOT READY TO GO AND JUST GO DO SOLO PATROL WORK.

WE HAVE A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS LONG AFTER THE ACADEMY, WHERE THEY'RE RIDING WITH ONE OTHER OFFICER AND THEY'RE LEARNING THE TRUE NUTS AND BOLTS OF POLICE, OF POLICE WORK, THE APPLICATION OF EVERYTHING THEY LEARNED IN THE ACADEMY.

AND THAT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE LONGER IF THERE'S JUST OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL AREAS THAT WE NEED. BUT APPROXIMATELY IF WE WERE TO HIRE SOMEBODY TODAY, PUT THEM IN THE ACADEMY TOMORROW, IT WOULD BE A YEAR FROM NOW BEFORE THEY'RE PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A SOLO POLICE OFFICER.

AND WHILE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT, I WAS THINKING JUST ANOTHER QUESTION.

A FOLLOW UP TO THAT. IS THAT AN INDUSTRY STANDARD OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S CARLSBAD SPECIFIC? THE LENGTH OF THE ACADEMY IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD.

SO WE PRIMARILY SEND OUR RECRUITS TO THE REGIONAL SAN DIEGO REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.

THAT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES.

THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, THE POST MANDATED REQUIREMENT IS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER THAN THAT.

WE EXTENDED IT YEARS AGO, AND THE REASON WE DID IS BECAUSE WE HAD WE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO BE NOT JUST UNDERSTAND, BUT TO PERFORM AT A HIGH LEVEL.

AND SO RATHER THAN CONTINUALLY EXTENDING PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MET THE HIGH STANDARDS OF CARLSBAD POLICE OFFICER, WE DECIDED TO MAKE THE TRAINING LONG ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENED.

AND SO THAT WAS THAT WAS WHERE THAT OCCURRED.

SO IT'S SHORT. IT'S ROUGHLY FOUR ISH MONTHS. AS FAR AS A BARE MINIMUM THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

BUT IT'S OUR EXPECTATION. AND OUR POST APPROVED TRAINING, POST APPROVED FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THAT'S AWESOME. FIRST OF ALL, JUST BECAUSE I THINK I MEAN IT IS CUSTOMER SERVICE.

BUT YOU'RE ALSO, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE AND YOU'RE SAVING LIVES AND YOU'RE DOING ALL THESE OTHER THINGS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S THAT EXTRA CARE TAKEN TO DO THAT.

AND AGAIN, REALLY EXCITING TO HEAR THAT WE ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE 960 OFFICERS WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR ABOUT. DO WE, IT SOUNDS LIKE FOR OUR THEY WERE THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THAT.

BUT DO WE STILL HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE 960 OFFICERS AT THIS MOMENT? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN LET'S SEE.

I THINK I'M SORRY, I'M JUST LOOKING THROUGH MY NOTES HERE IN TERMS OF YEAH, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

JUST IN TERMS OF A COUPLE OF OTHER COMMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THE DETECTIVE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION, I THINK IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT. I THINK ESPECIALLY IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH YOU KNOW, JUST SOCIAL MEDIA AND SO MUCH ELSE. IT'S VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE TIME THAT I GREW UP.

AND SO I DO THINK THAT IT'S IT'S KNOWING THAT THERE ARE 74 OPEN CASES AND THAT THERE ARE DAILY ADDITIONAL ONES BEING ADDED, OR MAYBE NOT DAILY, BUT. YOU KNOW, OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

THE OTHER ONE, THE DIGITAL FORENSIC SPECIALIST, I THINK.

THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT ONE TOO. JUST GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT'S PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS OR SOMETHING ELSE, I THINK HAVING THAT WILL BE SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TO STAY AHEAD OF, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU FOR JUST BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS GOING TO BE ONE MOTION, I'M HAPPY TO HELP SUPPORT THAT.

THANKS. MISS ACOSTA. THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I LOVE THE KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SANDAG INFORMATION THAT'S INCLUDED IN OUR STAFF REPORTS, KIND OF ABOUT THE GROWTH AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE IN THE FUTURE IN THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS WHAT'S HAPPENING JUST COUNTYWIDE,

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REGIONALLY, IN ADDITION TO CARLSBAD. THANK YOU ALSO FOR ACKNOWLEDGING HOW MUCH WE SUPPORT AND INVEST IN IN THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND IN OUR STAFF IN GENERAL. WE WANT US ALL TO WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP A SAFE COMMUNITY.

SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US, NOT JUST ON THE COUNCIL, BUT JUST THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

I LOVE THE NO CALL TOO SMALL AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHILOSOPHY THAT WE HAVE FOR JUST EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ACTIONS MADE TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND TO CONSOLIDATE AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE USING GOOD TECHNOLOGY TO KIND OF REDUCE STAFF TIME, THERE IS STILL A NEED.

AND I THINK THAT WITH THE TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING ALL OVER, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A NEED.

THE VISTA DETENTION EXAMPLE IS IS ONE OF MANY.

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT, THAT THE REGION IS STRUGGLING.

AND WE HAVE TO SHORE UP WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IN CARLSBAD.

I AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE COST OF THESE BUDGET ASKS.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE IN GENERAL. OF COURSE WE NEED TO FILL THESE POSITIONS, BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING? AND JUST TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE IN GENERAL OF WHAT I HEARD IN TERMS OF A PRELIMINARY MOTION THAT THE MAYOR MADE.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE IT NOW.

I CAN GIVE YOU SOME GENERAL NUMBERS. GREAT. THANK YOU.

COULD I SAY I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THIS BE BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE THE DECISION TONIGHT.

SO I COULD ALWAYS ASK FOR ALL OF THOSE EXPENSES TO BE INCORPORATED.

THAT WAY THEY'RE PREPARED. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD AS A QUICK ANSWER FOR NOW? THAT SOUNDS GREAT. AND THEN WE CAN BRING DETAILED DOWN TO THE PENNY DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR YOU.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT. I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT BEFORE MAKING ANY FINAL DECISIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS BURKHOLDER.

OKAY. OKAY. OH, SORRY. MR. SHANNON. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR YOUR REPORT. JUST QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

SO SOME OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE EVENTS THAT THE PD HAS TO DO.

DO WE DOCUMENT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT EACH OFFICER IS USING SO WE CAN QUANTIFY THEIR LABOR? IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO QUANTIFY. OUR CAD COMPUTER DOCUMENTS ALL ACTIVITY.

SO IT'S JUST MINING THAT DATA, WHICH TAKES MORE TIME.

BUT YES, WE CAN WE CAN MINE THAT DATA WHEN SOMEBODY IS DOING SOMETHING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY ARE WORK THEIR NORMAL SHIFT TODAY, BUT THEN THEY'RE WORKING OVERTIME TO CONDUCT AN HOA MEETING, THEY WOULD PUT THEMSELVES IN CAD THROUGH DISPATCH OR ON THEIR COMPUTER STATING WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE THEY'RE CONDUCTING THE MEETING AND HOW LONG THEY'RE THERE.

SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO MINE THE DATA. YES.

GOTCHA. AND THEN SO LET'S TALK IN THE MEANS OF DE-ESCALATION, BECAUSE THAT'S THE NEW POLICY THAT'S REALLY CAUSED A LOT OF THIS, RIGHT? SO CAN YOU GUYS BALLPARK HOW MUCH LONGER TYPICAL CALLS TAKE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO MENTAL HEALTH.

SO YOU PULL ME OVER. I'M ALREADY GETTING ALL UPSET, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO AUTOMATICALLY KIND OF CALM ME DOWN, BUT, LIKE WHAT TIME FRAME ARE WE LOOKING AT NOW COMPARED TO HOW IT WAS BEFORE? I THINK THERE'S IT'S A MINDSET SHIFT THAT WE'VE SOUGHT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO, OUR OFFICERS ARE INCORPORATING THESE TYPE OF THOUGHT PROCESSES.

AND SO SOMETIMES THAT CAN MEAN, HEY, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE AND WAIT FOR MY, MY PARTNER OFFICER TO GET THERE.

THAT WOULD EXTEND IT JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE FAMOUSLY HAVE AN 18 HOUR STANDOFF THAT WE ADDRESSED WITH, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, AND WE RECEIVED A RECOGNITION THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS A SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYMENT OF THOSE DE-ESCALATION EFFORTS.

IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE CAPTURED IS THAT IT ALSO REQUIRES MORE PERSONNEL. SO SOMETIMES YOU'LL HAVE ONE OFFICER RESPOND AND IT STARTS TO KIND OF KIND OF GET BIGGER.

SO YOU'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL THERE, NOT NECESSARILY THERE FOR THE WHOLE TIME, BUT IT DOES TAKE THEM OUT OF SERVICE FROM OTHER THINGS FOR THAT TIME FRAME. SO IN ADDITION, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A WE'VE STRUGGLED TO FIND A GOOD MECHANISM OF THIS.

LIKE WE WANTED TO CAPTURE, HOW DO WE SHOW THAT WE USE DE-ESCALATION.

AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IS THAT YOU'RE USING IT DAILY.

WHEN YOU CONTACT A MOTORIST THAT'S UPSET ABOUT GETTING STOPPED AND YOU EMPLOY TACTICS TO INTERACT WITH THEM TO CONVERSE, TO FIND COMMON GROUND AND TO TALK THEM DOWN AND NOT MAKING IT AN ADVERSARIAL INTERACTION.

THAT'S EMPLOYMENT OF DE-ESCALATION. AND THAT MAY EXTEND YOUR TRAFFIC. STOP A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION TO IT. SO WE'VE SEEN WE'VE SEEN AN APPLICATION OF OUR OFFICERS DOING THIS AS A NATURAL FUNCTION.

BUT THAT NATURAL FUNCTION HAS IS VERY, VERY CHALLENGING TO QUANTIFY BECAUSE OF BOTH THE FACT THAT IT EMPLOYS HOW THEY DO THEIR BUSINESS AND

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ALSO THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WHO ARE JOINING INTO CALLS, WHEREAS WE USED TO HANDLE IT WITH TWO OFFICERS, NOW WE'RE GOING TO USE 5 OR 6 POTENTIALLY. AND IF I MAY ADD, COUNCIL MEMBER IN OUR STAFF REPORT, WE DISCUSSED NOT SPECIFIC TO DE-ESCALATION, BUT A LOT OF THE IMPACTS THAT HAVE ADDED TO OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE.

SO, BETWEEN 2022 AND 2024, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAW AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF 2.48 MINUTES PER CALL, RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 4495 ADDITIONAL HOURS.

AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INCREASE PER MINUTE PER CALL, ADD ALL THE HOURS WE'RE AT 4000. BUT THAT'S WITH THE DE-ESCALATION INCREASE AND SOME OF THE OTHER IMPACTS ALL COMBINED.

GOTCHA. AND THEN DOES THAT INCREASE THEN DOCUMENTING ALL THESE INCIDENCES AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU HAVE TO LIKE TIMESTAMP EVERYTHING THAT'S TAKING PLACE AND HOW IT DEVOLVES. WE'VE SEEN A LARGE INCREASE IN LEGISLATION MANDATING OUR DOCUMENTATION OF EVERYTHING.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BILL. WE HAVE A NEW BILL IN TERMS OF MENTAL HEALTH HOLDS AND DOCUMENTING SPECIFIC DATA FOR THEM THROUGH OUR RECORDS DEPARTMENT THAT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT. SO DOCUMENTATION IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY JUST TO BE LEGISLATIVELY AND FOLLOWING THE LAW IN THAT REGARDS, BUT LIABILITY WISE. WE PUT A HUGE EMPHASIS ON OUR SUPERVISORS AND OUR MANAGERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SUPERVISING THEIR SUBORDINATES AND ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION AS A PART OF THAT. SO SHIFT PATROL OFFICERS SHIFTS ARE DONE, THEN THEY HAVE TO DOCUMENT, AND SOMETIMES WE BLEED OVER INTO OVERTIME. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE MESS WE GET OURSELVES INTO BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN ARE WE ABLE TO PULL UP THE AGENDA PACKET AND GET TO PAGE FOUR BY CHANCE, OR IS THAT A? ON THE STAFF REPORT. ON THE STAFF REPORT, YEAH.

WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORTS ON HERE? OH, LET ME SEE IF I CAN ACCESS THE Q DRIVE.

YEAH. THANK YOU. AND WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, MAYBE I'LL ASK A COUPLE OF OTHER ONES.

SO WE'RE JUST CONFIRMING THAT ICAC HAS 74 CURRENT CASES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT ONLY 15 SHOULD BE HANDLED AT A TIME.

SO WE'RE LIKE FIVE X ON HANDLING THESE CASES.

SHORT ANSWER. YES. THAT'S THE CASE. OKAY. JEEZ.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT INJURY. WELL, HERE WE GO, WE GOT THE STAFF REPORT. I REALLY WANT THE PUBLIC AND ALL OF US TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS REPORT THAT I SAW.

SO ON IN THE SANDAG REPORT, IT SHOWS RIGHT THERE OUR SWORN OFFICERS TO THE POPULATION RATIO HERE.

WE SHOULD BE AT 2.4. CORRECT. NATIONWIDE. THAT'S THE GOLD STANDARD.

THE NATIONWIDE STANDARD IS 2.4. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE HERE THE REGION WIDE IS 1.32.

AND THEN WE ARE FAR BELOW THAT. SO WE'RE NOT EVEN WE'RE NOT EVEN HALF OF WHAT THE GOLD STANDARD SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND I STATED IN ONE OF THE SLIDES, IF WE WERE TO HYPOTHETICALLY RECEIVE THE REQUEST OF 19 PERSONNEL, I BELIEVE IT WOULD PUT US AT 1.19. SO IT WOULD PUT US ABOVE LA MESA IN THIS CHART, BUT STILL BEHIND OCEANSIDE, EL CAJON, NATIONAL CITY, SAN DIEGO AND CORONADO.

THAT'S ASSUMING THAT THOSE CITIES REMAIN THE SAME.

SO WE'D STILL BE WOEFULLY SHORT. OKAY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

SO WE'RE TALKING INJURIES RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A BIG CHUNK OF WHY WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE.

AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, LIKE HOW MUCH DOES YOUR GEAR WEIGH? MY BELT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 25 POUNDS.

AND YOU HAVE TO DO IN FULL SPRINT MODE WHEN YOU'RE IN PATROL AND CHASING BAD GUYS AND WHATNOT.

RIGHT. SO IT'S FINE, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE IN YOUR 20S AND 30S, BUT LIKE, SO WE'RE GETTING INJURIES.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE A NEW [PEPRA] WHERE OFFICERS ARE HOPING TO RETIRE BY 57.5.

RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE LIKE ALMOST NO MATTER WHAT JUST BECAUSE IT HURTS GETTING OLDER.

SO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO KNOW. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING AND FOR HOW MANY HATS YOU HAVE TO WEAR AND JUST BE COMPRESSED WITH YOUR TIME. AND THEN JUST FOR YOU, CHIEF, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO, TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS, AND YOU INSPIRE THEM.

THIS IS THE MONTH FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SHOUT THAT OUT TO YOU AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING IT SO THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT YOU AND GO, OKAY, I HAVE A SHOT AT THAT POSITION TOO. THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S ALL, MISS BURKHOLDER.

THANK YOU. I DON'T OFTEN HAVE COUGHING FITS, BUT WHEN I DO, I DO IT IN THE MOST DISRUPTIVE WAY AND DISRESPECTFUL.

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VERY SORRY, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF FIRE CHIEF, FOR HELPING ME AND TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE MINTS THEY WERE SHOVING IN ME.

THAT WAS WILD. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY REAL QUESTIONS.

I JUST ONE WANTED TO LOOK AT ONE LITTLE ITEM IN THE STAFF REPORT WHERE EL CAJON ALLOCATED 47%.

THAT'S ON PAGE FIVE, ACTUALLY. YEAH. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS RELATIVE TO THEM AMPING UP AFTER THE RIOTS THAT THEY HAD.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC INFORMATION, BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY. BECAUSE IT WAS WILDLY DIFFERENT THAN EVERYWHERE ELSE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. I APPRECIATE THIS REPORT.

I KIND OF FEEL BAD NOW THAT WE ACTUALLY ADJUSTED THE MUNICIPAL CODE TONIGHT FOR MORE WORK FOR YOU.

I HEARD MORE LANES EQUALS FASTER TRAVEL, AND I LIKE TO DRIVE FAST, SO MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP.

WE COULD TALK TO TOM AND SEE IF WE COULD PUT SOME MORE LANES ON, NOT NARROW THE LANES.

BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, YOU GUYS REALLY DID AN AMAZING JOB ON THIS REPORT.

AND I THINK YOUR FIRST YEAR AS CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF HAS REALLY BEEN STELLAR.

I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO HAVE CONTACT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND I MEAN, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AMAZING, AND ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS AND CONSTITUENTS ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THAT I TALK TO ON A REGULAR BASIS ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THESE POSITIONS, AND ONE REQUEST MAYBE IS WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE SPECIFIC SPECIALTY TYPE POSITIONS AND THINKING OF WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE, MORE SWORN OFFICERS OR THESE SPECIALTY TYPE POSITIONS AND MAYBE MAKING THAT COMPARISON IN YOUR REPORTING.

YES. AND I CAN BRING FORWARD, WHEN WE BRING IT BACK, SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT I DID NOT GO INTO DEPTH IN.

ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL HELP NOT JUST OUR PATROL STAFFING, BUT OVERALL OUR DEPARTMENT IS A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING TEAM.

AND JUST I'LL TAKE THE VILLAGE, FOR EXAMPLE. WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS THROUGH THE BUSINESSES, THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, THE CHAMBER AND WHAT IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THOSE IS OFFICERS ON OVERTIME AFTER THEY'VE WORKED THEIR NORMAL SHIFT.

IT'S, HEY, CAN YOU PLEASE GO MEET WITH CHRISTINE DAVIS AND TRY TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROBLEM, AND SO TO HAVE A DESIGNATED TEAM THAT THAT IS ALL THEY DO IS WORK WITH SPECIALTY GROUPS, BUSINESSES CITYWIDE.

AND SAME WITH THE HOA REQUESTS. WHEN WE GET REQUESTS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WITH THE SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT GROUPS.

WE WERE DOING A LOT OF HOA MEETINGS DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE CITY.

THOSE WERE ALL AT NIGHTTIME AFTER SOMEBODY WORKED A TEN HOUR SHIFT AND WAS DOING THAT ON THE BACK END.

SO IN ADDITION TO ADDING PATROL OFFICERS AND SOME OF THESE SPECIALTY UNITS THAT WE SEE A DIRE NEED FOR, WE FEEL THAT A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING TEAM WOULD KIND OF TAKE ON THAT EXTRA HEAVY LOAD OF REDUCING THE OVERTIME AND TAKING ON SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS BY THE COMMUNITY. I'M SURE AFTER US, CHRISTINE WOULD PROBABLY BE YOUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADER FOR THAT RELIEF.

SO THANK YOU. AND THAT IS IN MY DISTRICT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. MAYOR, DID YOU HAVE A MOTION? I DO, I'D LOVE TO SAY MY MOTION IS TO GIVE YOU ALL 19 OFFICERS NOW, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO. I, MY MOTION IS GOING TO BE THAT I ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ASAP, WITH AN ACTION TO SUPPORT THE SIX POSITIONS THAT THE CHIEF IS CURRENTLY ASKING FOR, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR THE 2020 2526 BUDGET REQUEST. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

I GOT A UNANIMOUS DECISION. THANK YOU AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

[9. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUEST: DISCUSSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 100 – Consider a request from Mayor Blackburn to discuss and expand upon the reporting requirements contained in City Council Policy No. 100 – City Council conference, training and professional development travel policy. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Manager)]

THIS WAS ON THE CALENDAR AS MY REQUEST. I'VE GOTTEN REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC ASKING FOR BETTER TRANSPARENCY AND MORE COMPLETE DETAILS TO INCLUDE TOPICS AND VOTES WHEN WE GO OUT OF TOWN.

EXCUSE ME. OKAY. PRIYA WAS REQUESTING THAT I SAY THAT THIS IS REGARDING POLICY NUMBER 100. THAT WE HAVE A POLICY THAT SAYS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE MORE DETAILS, SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS OR NOT COMPLAINTS, BUT CONCERNS I'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC IS WHEN WE GO OUT OF TOWN AND WE VOTE ON SOMETHING OR WE MAKE DECISIONS, WE'RE NOT GIVING ANY EXPLANATIONS OR AT LEAST A DETAILED EXPLANATION, AND THAT IT'S CAUSING THEM TO GO AND DO THE RESEARCH BEHIND THE SCENES.

AND I AGREE WITH THEM. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THE RESEARCH. WE SHOULD JUST BE TRANSPARENT, TELL THEM WHAT WE DID ON OUR TRIP AND WHAT KIND OF TOPICS THERE WERE AND HOW

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WE VOTED ON DIFFERENT THINGS. SO THAT WAS MY REQUEST.

FOR ITEM NUMBER NINE. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? OH, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMENTS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

DID YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC LIKE ASK OR SOMETHING THAT THAT YOU WANTED TO PUT IN HERE THAT WHEN WE COME BACK THAT IT BE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT WE DID WHEN WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. WHAT KIND OF ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED? WHAT KIND OF VOTES WE TOOK, HOW WE VOTED ON THOSE.

AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW. AND YOU WANT THAT REPORTED OUT AT A COUNCIL MEETING? SO YES, COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THE RETURN OF COMING BACK FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRAVEL.

AND THIS WOULD BE A POLICY CHANGE TO OUR POLICY.

SO THAT REQUIRES FOUR VOTES. YES. OKAY. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

SURE. OKAY. MISS BHAT-PATEL. SURE. THANK YOU.