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PSC - Minutes - 09-26-24MINUTES OF THE ROSEMEAD PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING September 26, 2024 The Regular Meeting of the Rosemead Public Safety Commission was called to order by Chair Amy Wu at 7:00 p.m. in the Rosemead City Council Chamber located at 8838 East Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. PRESENT: Chair Amy Wu, Vice -Chair Jeff Foutz, Commissioners Liz Fonseca, Stephanie Garcia, Sarah Kuang, and Tommy Martinez ABSENT: None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: was led by Commissioner Fonseca INVOCATION: was led by Vice -Chair Foutz ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE: The Oath of Office was administered to the reappointment of Commissioners Amy Wu and Liz Fonseca REORGANIZATION: City Clerk Hernandez opened the nominations for Chair. Commissioner Foutz nominated Chair Wu, seconded by Commissioner Fonseca. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Fonseca, Foutz, Garcia, Kuang, Martinez, and Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk Hernandez opened the nominations for Vice -Chair. Commissioner Foutz nominated Commissioner Garcia, seconded by Chair Wu. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Fonseca, Foutz, Garcia, Kuang, Martinez, and Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE Chair Wu opened the Public Comment period. No Public Comments were received. Chair Wu closed the Public Comment period. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR CEQA: These items are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. A. Minutes of August 22, 2024 ACTIONS: Vice -Chair Garcia made a motion to approve the minutes from August 22, 2024, Public Safety Commission Meeting, and was seconded by Commissioner Fonseca. Motion carried by the following vote: AYES: Fonseca, Foutz, Garcia, Kuang, Martinez, and Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None 3. MATTERS FROM STAFF A. LACoFD Fire and EMS Incidents Report (August 2024) This item was Received and Filed by the Commission. B. LASD Crime Statistics (August 2024) A summary of the crime statistics from August 2024 was provided by Police Chief Lt. Tiwari. He also clarified that the crime stats provided at the July 2024 Public Safety Commission meeting were not for the month, they are year to date. He also informed the Commissioners that they are encouraging big chain stores to continue reporting thefts, due to an increase in crimes during the summer. Commissioner Fonseca reviewed the report for the month of August, then asked if there has been an increase in burglaries, along with asking if all burglaries are under one category or are they separated into categories. Lt. Tiwari responded that all burglaries are categorized, and residential burglaries are not as high as commercial burglaries. Patrols and undercover operations will continue to be implemented to catch suspects in the act and deter crime from occurring. Commissioner Fonseca asked if the CSO program has been rolled out. Lt. Tiwari responded that the CSO program has not been rolled out yet and they hope to deploy the program by next month's meeting. Commissioner Kuang asked for clarification on the statistic report. Lt. Tiwari responded that the report represents year to date from the previous year. Commissioner Fonseca informed Lt. Tiwari that the response times were not included in the August report. Lt. Tiwari informed the Commissioner that they will be in all future reports. Commissioner Fonseca mentioned that the current response time averages 3.5 minutes and wanted to know what their response time goal is. Lt. Tiwari responded that 3.5 minutes is within their target response time. Based on Department policy for response times, their target times for emergent calls is 5 minutes, priority calls is 20 minutes, and routine calls is 60 minutes. He advised they are deficient in the routine calls category by 7 minutes. Commissioner Fonseca mentioned there were 177 observations and asked if that impacted the overall response time for routine calls. Lt. Tiwari clarified that the 177 observations are for one week and they do impact response times for routine calls. He advised observations include patrol checks and traffic stops. When deputies conduct observations, this will impact the number of deputies available to respond to calls for service. Commissioner Fonseca asked for further clarification about the data for call response times and the impact of responding to a specific call type versus another. Lt. Tiwari explained in detail how each call type is aired out through their communication channels and responded to. He also mentioned additional variables such as drive time and deputies available can affect overall response times. Chair Wu asks what the process would be if a routine call is received, then shortly after an emergent call is received, what happens to the routine call? Lt. Tiwari responded that the emergent call would be a priority, and the deputy would return to the routine call after the emergent call is handled, and in some situations, they may dispatch a different deputy. Chair Wu asked if a deputy arrives at a routine call, then they receive an emergent call and the deputy has to leave, does the routine call close. Lt. Tiwari advised, depending on the actions of the deputy while responding to the call, the case may close. Chair Wu asked what duties would the CSO's be assigned? Lt. Tiwari responded that a CSO manual and program was created to specify the routine call types they would respond to. Commissioner Martinez asked if there is a successful crime rate statistic that identifies if any arrests were made, in relation to the crime rate statistics. Lt. Tiwari advised for each crime stat reported, a report is generated and given to the detective. The time it takes to solve each crime varies. Commissioner Martinez asked if they could get information on the number of solved cases in Rosemead. Lt. Tiwari informed the Commissioner that he will follow-up on the solve rates for average crimes. Commissioner Foutz asked what the Commission can do to help the Sheriff's department to do their job. Lt. Tiwari informed the Commissioner that initiating the Public Safety committee was the first step and the CSO program will be helpful. Commissioner Foutz asked City Manager Ben Kim if there was anything else the Commissioners could do to help. City Manager Ben Kim replied that there is currently nothing else they can do at this time. He also informed the Commissioner that when meeting with Sheriff Luna, he was informed there is currently a shortage of deputies, and all deputies are mandated to work overtime. Commissioner Martinez asked if big boxed stores have done anything to help with the increase in store thefts. Lt. Tiwari informed the Commissioner that it is difficult because every store has different policies and procedures they must follow. Vice -Chair Garcia mentioned there was a deputy active shooter training, then parents received a threat notification for a high school in the area, and she wanted to know if there was any response from our sheriff's. Lt. Tiwari responded that they all responded, along with other deputies from other cities due to the type of threat received. C. Rosemead SAO Team Weekly Reports (August 2024) This item was Received and Filed by the Commission. D. L.A. CADA Supplemental Services Report (August 2024) City Manager Ben Kim provided a summary of the services being provided by L.A. CADA, along with how much it is costing the city to obtain their services, along with the funding that is being used to pay for their services. Vice -Chair Garcia asked if they could suggest addressing the encampment across the street from the Montebello Mall. City Manager Ben Kim responded that area belongs to Cal Trans and the City has put in request to have that area cleaned. Commissioner Fonseca mentioned she contacted the Board of Supervisors Hilda Solis regarding the encampment located off San Gabriel, they informed her it's the jurisdiction of the Army Corp. Engineer and that area is specifically a nature preserve for a certain type of bird. Encampment removal can only be done during certain times of the year. She also asked if the city could do additional outreach to the Army Corp Engineer to express their concerns regarding this area. Commissioner Martinez also expressed his concerns about the encampments in this area. City Manager Ben Kim informed the Commissioners that they are looking for ideas on what to do. Chair Wu asked Lt. Tiwari for the protocol if a transient does not have an I.D. Lt. Tiwari responded that transient can still be arrested if they do not have an I.D., but it will be difficult to give them a ticket without an I.D., unless their fingerprints are in the system. This item was Received and Filed by the Commission. E. Crime Prevention and Emergency Preparedness Activities Public Safety Supervisor Mandy Wong provided a brief update on Emergency Preparedness and EOC training. 4. MATTERS FROM COMMISSION A. Commissioner Comments Vice -Chair Garcia congratulated the reinstalled Commissioners along with thanking Mandy Wong and the Temple Station. Commissioner Wu thanked her fellow Commissioner for the opportunity to serve again and thanked staff for all they do. 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. The next Public Safety Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, October 24`h, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. APPROVED: ichard Rojas, Assistant City Manager Amy u, Chair