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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-24-14MINUTES OF THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE OCOEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MEETING HELD APRIL 24, 2014 CALL TO ORDER Member Ball called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of City Hall, located at 150 N. Lakeshore Drive. Member Ball led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the roll was called and a quorum was declared. PRESENT: Member Ball, Member Yost (late arrival, 7:50 p.m.), Member Santana, Vice -Chair Laney (late arrival, 7:04 p.m.), Member Alcuri, Member Clark, Member Mullan, and Member Titus. Also present were Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander and Recording Clerk Decant. ABSENT: Member Zielinski (excused), and Chairman McKey (excused). Approval of Minutes from the January 23, 2014 Me etinp, Member Santana made a motion to improve the minutes from January 23 2014 seconded by Member Alcuri Motion passed unanimously. Welcome New Board Members Amy Clark, Tammy Mullan and Terry Titus Member Ball welcomed the new members and thanked them for their service. Deputy Chief Silberstein, Meet and Greet Deputy Chief Ted Silberstein introduces himself, welcomes the new members, and continues by saying he has been with the City of Ocoee Police Department since 1985 where he has held many positions. He adds Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander is a supervisor for the Training Department and as such administered an ethics survey, prepared by Cpl. Davidson, to the officers asking them to score different ethical scenarios. Deputy Chief Silberstein shares a sample of this survey with the board members and reads the scenarios to them. These scenarios are some with which officers may be confronted any day. Discussions ensued on this matter. Vice -Chair Laney asks Deputy Chief Silberstein about the Citizens' Safety Academy now taking place and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replied this week is the second week and there are 15 people enrolled. Discussions ensued. Deputy Chief Silberstein states the Police Department and the Fire Department decided to join forces and create this Citizen's Safety Academy and Vice -Chair Laney asked if the individual Citizens' Academy for the Police Department and the Fire Department would still be held to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replied yes; he adds Ofc. Scott was the one who approached the Fire Department and initiated the joint effort. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander continues by saying the Safety Academy takes place during a 10 week time frame and both, the Fire Department and the Police Department, each gets five weeks of topics to discuss, including a visit to the 33` Street Jail. Deputy Chief Silberstein thanks the board members for the invitation and their time and Member Santana asks if Deputy Chief plans to become Chief of Police to which he replies he has had a good career and is planning to retire in October of 2015. Vice -Chair Laney thanked Deputy Chief Silberstein for his time as well. Election of Chairperson for 2014, Election of Vice - Chairperson for 20 14, and election of Treasurer for 2014 CACOPD Meeting April 24, 2014 Vice -Chair Laney asked the board members if they had any questions concerning the role of the Chair Person. Member Ball made a motion to nominate Rob McKey for Chairperson seconded by Member Alcuri Motion passed unanimously. Member Ball made a motion to nominate Victoria Laney for Vice- Chairperson seconded by Member Alcuri Motion passed unanimously. Vice -Chair Laney asks the board members if there are any questions regarding the role of the Treasurer. Member Santana made a motion to nominate himself'for Treasurer, seconded by Member Alcuri. Motion passed unanimously. Update on Gun Safety Class, and S.A.F.E. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander tells the board members the Gun Safety Class is up and running again and the next class will take place in about six weeks from now; it takes place on Saturdays and the instructors rotate. The S.A.F.E class is ongoing but there is no set date for the next one and the date will be posted as soon as it is decided. Vice -Chair Laney makes a suggestion to the female board members to attend the S.A.F.E class and then recommend it to other people. She continues by saying she tries to come to each class to talk about the CACOPD. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander states that a lot of communities are interested in the class and the last time a sorority contacted the Police Department to schedule a class. Vice -Chair Laney encouraged everyone on the board to spread the word about the S.A.F.E class to any group of women in their communities as well as the Gun Safety Class; she continues by saying it is a good idea to attend such class to be able to then recommend it to other people. Update on Neighborhood Restorative Justice Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander tells the board the Neighborhood Restorative Justice is held twice a month on Tuesdays at five o'clock; he continues by saying Rob McKey is a member as well, and extends an invitation to anyone else who would like to volunteer. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander explains this program deals with juvenile first time offenders, usually charged with misdemeanors, and the juveniles have to complete a program that may include community service hours, restitution, and other sanctions, to be completed within a timeframe. The juveniles show up three times, including their initial visit, and two subsequent visits, to make sure they are following the program; they then present the end result; this allows juveniles to keep their record clean. Also, the point of contact for this program at the Police Department is Ofc. Scott, if anyone is interested in volunteering. He continues by saying representatives for the State Attorney's Office are part of the program as are other volunteers. Anti - Bullying Campaign Vice -Chair Laney tells the board about the Orange County Week of the Family event that takes place every November and last November they sponsored a free movie called the Fat Boy Chronicle; this movie promotes anti - bullying. Vice -Chair Laney also says she has a lot of 2 CACOPD Meeting April 24, 2014 written materials, including some from Microsoft regarding cyber- bullying and materials form the Holocaust Resource Center. She also reminds the board members that the CACOPD was created to help the Police Department and the Community, and bullying is a big issue in today's society. Vice -Chair Laney continues by saying she has a DVD of the movie for anyone wishing to preview it before presenting it to an audience. She also states that the West Oaks Mall and the AMC Theaters are very cooperative should the board want to present another film, maybe during the summer, concerning any appropriate topic. Discussions ensued. Update on Neighborhood Safety Summit Vice -Chair Laney explains that per Florida Statutes, all officers elected to serve in a neighborhood association, have to become state certified within 90 days of becoming elected; most of the home owners associations conduct their elections during spring. The idea is to hold a Safety Summit in which not only the officers attend but also anyone interested; it will include topics such as neighborhood watch, water conservation, and code enforcement, to help promote a working relationship between the neighborhoods and the City. She continues by saying that the delay was due to the opening of the new Lakeshore Center but now is only a matter of choosing a date for the Safety Summit and knowing who can volunteer to put it together. Member Alcuri states he will help Vice -Chair Laney with the Safety Summit. Discussions ensued on this topic. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander adds the Police Department can help with the advertising of the event and Vice -Chair Laney adds the event will probably include vendors for security cameras and other topic related products. Update on Safety Spring Fling Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander explains this event already took place; the Traffic Unit and the Community Affairs Unit were there. The Traffic Unit promoted traffic safety and the Community Affairs Unit was giving out freebies such as magnets, safety materials, and fingerprinting children. Also, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the Fire Department were present; it was a successful event. Vice - Chair Laney tells the board members it was a very nice event and encouraged everyone to attend next year's Safety Spring Fling and volunteer their time to be present at the CACOPD tent because this is a very good opportunity to meet the community. Volunteer Program Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander explains how the interns and volunteers at the Police Department help with fingerprinting and other tasks. He continues by saying Officer Patera Scott is in charge of the interns; one of the interns is doing a lot of work for the Evidence and Property Specialist and also for the Safety Academy. One of the volunteers helped at the Law Enforcement Torch Run that took place on Tuesday; the Law Enforcement Torch Run is a three mile run /walk to help the Special Olympics, and on May 16 the Final Leg Torch Run will take place in Celebration, FL to help the same cause. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander also informs the board members of the new lieutenant recently promoted from sergeant, Lieutenant Bill Wagner. This promotion will allow for a new sergeant opening that just got posted, and when the new sergeant gets promoted there will be a corporal position open, and so on. There is currently one opening for officer at the Police Department that has not yet been posted and there is one new officer undergoing training. Also, the Police Department building is undergoing some renovations such as a new coat of paint; the briefing room and the training room are being renovated with smart technology, including a high - definition projector, and renovations will hopefully be done within the next month. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander also states that before the CACOPD meets again 3 CACOPD Meeting April 24, 2014 in July, the Teen Academy will take place at High Point Church, from July 14 to the 18. Discussions ensued. Vice -Chair Laney asks Staff- Liaison Sgt. Nylander about ride -a -longs and the simulator and if this is something the board members can use. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander continues by saying he will schedule the simulator for them and the board members are welcome to participate in the Ride -A -Long Program. Vice Chair Laney adds the new board members have to participate in the Citizens Police Academy as a requirement to serve on the board. Update on Promotional CACOPD Video Vice -Chair Laney explains the idea of the video is to help encourage people to join the CACOPD and to show what we do. (Member Yost arrived at 7:50 p.m.) She continues by saying she can find another videographer to work with the board and asked Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander to work with her in the creation of the video. She also explains there is no budget for this video and asks if anyone on the board knows someone who would be willing to do this as a class project, to please let her know. Discussions ensued. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander adds that a recruitment video to be used at recruitment fairs, job fairs, career fairs, and such is on the wish list for the Police Department. Discussions ensued on how to find a videographer and what to include in the videos. Quarterly Award for Officer Vice -Chair Laney states there are four nominations and she would like to read them out loud. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander welcomes the new board members and expresses his appreciation to all of the board members; he has come to these meetings for three and a half years now and has never seen so many board members serving. He continues by addressing the new board members to explain how this process works and the criteria used for selecting the officer, which not only includes going above and beyond, but also someone who does their job well done and does not get any recognition for it; also, he mentions the fact that the names are whited out because of an issue with a former board member who voted for a person the member knew and did not consider anyone else. Also, the name of the person who made nomination is whited out as well. Member Yost asked how many total seats are there to serve on the board and Vice - Chair Laney replies fifteen; she also asks if the new board members have had a chance to read the Charter and requested a copy be sent to all board members. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies he will take care of that and all three new board members replied they received a copy already. Vice -Chair Laney read into the record the four nominations for Officer of the First Quarter 2014 Award. Member Yost and Member Santana ask about the initials at the bottom of the nominations to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies those belong to the chain of command personnel who reviewed the nominations; he explains all of the nominations are approved. Member Santana further asks why some of the initials have dates and others don't and expresses he would like to see dates on all of the initials. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander asks which nomination and Member Yost replies Nomination # 2. Discussions ensued and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies someone may have forgotten to write the date next to their initials but there should be a total of three initials and as long as the Chief of Police is the last one initialing, that is all that matters. Vice -Chair Laney asks the board members to discuss the nominations and Member Yost agrees because it provides different perspectives and points of view which can be helpful in selecting the Officers for the awards. Vice -Chair Laney states she likes the detective in Nomination #1 and Member Yost agrees. Member Titus likes the detective in Nomination # 2. Member Yost likes the officer in nomination # 3 because this person put their life on the line to save another. Member Santana also likes the officer in Nomination 43 because he shows the importance of the relationship between a handler and a K- 4 CACOPD Meeting April 24, 2014 9. Member Clark likes the Officer in Nomination # 4 because he took on a lot of responsibility. Discussions ensued on all the nominations. Member Yost expresses his wish to be able to select two nominations instead of one but Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies this is not possible and he knows it is hard to choose because all of the nominations are always very good and deserving. Vice -Chair Laney asks Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander to tell the board members what is given to the winner to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies the winner gets a framed certificate with a ribbon for the Officer of The Quarter, another ribbon to wear on the uniform, and a $50 gift card for a restaurant. Member Alcuri makes a motion to select the officer in Nomination # 3 for Officer or the First Quarter 2014 Award seconded by Member Yost Member Mullan asks if the officer in Nomination 93 was the first Ocoee officer on the scene and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies he is not sure but he was one of three officers on the scene. Discussions ensued on this matter. Member Mullan expresses her concern for the other officers from Ocoee Police Department who also responded and were not nominated. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander explains that the other Ocoee officers who responded were tasked with other responsibilities while on scene. Member Alcuri continues by saying he believes there must have been something the supervisor of the nominated officer saw that prompted him or her to nominate him above the rest. Vice -Chair Laney adds the nomination is not for a single incident but for sustained performance during a given quarter; Staff- Liaison Sgt. Nylander agrees. The motion set forth by Member Alcuri to select the officer in Nomination # 3 for Officer of the First Quarter 2014 Award seconded by Member Yost passed unanimously. Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander revealed the name of the nominee for Officer of the First Quarter 2014 as Officer Daniel Schilling and his K -9 Nitro. Vice -Chair Laney recognizes the great work all of the other officers did and will make sure she expresses it at the Commission Meeting for the Award Presentation. Member Ball wants to make sure he understands that nominations can be done by any officer and not only supervisors to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies yes. Activity Report Vice -Chair Laney explains this item on the agenda is for anyone who has participated in a CACOPD related event to tell the board about it. Member Yost asks about the Fat Boy Chronicles movie event and Vice -Chair Laney replies it was a success. Member Yost asks Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander about the new owners of the West Oaks Mall and if it is working out. Staff Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies the West Oaks Mall has new security management that has been very cooperative with the Police Department and Member Yost asks if the Police Department has been able to install security cameras to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies he does not have an update on that matter. Furthermore, Member Yost asked if the Robot has been used recently and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies it was used this morning for the "bring -your son /daughter -to work day" at Public Works. Discussions ensued. Member Santana asks Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander about the new shooting range for the Police Department and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies the officers are still using the one at the Jim Beech Center but it is not open to the public. Member Yost continues by asking about the women's S.A.F.E class and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies he will be sending an email E CACOPD Meeting April 24, 2014 with information on the next class. Discussions ensued. Member Yost informs the Board he may not be able to come to the next meeting in July. Set Next Agenda Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander addresses the board to tell them that in regards to the Windermere Officer incident, the entire squad is in the process of being recognized. Member Ball asks if the call box outside the station is fixed and Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies it is still broken; Member Ball further asks if clarification was made regarding the amount budgeted for the board to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies he knows it was addresses at that time but cannot remember exactly but he knows it is not $6,000.00. Discussions ensued regarding the budget and what it can be used for. Member Ball also asks about the accreditation process to which Staff - Liaison Sgt. Nylander replies it is a process and it is ongoing. A. Update on Security Cameras B. Budget Update C. Update on Gun Safety Class, and S.A.F.E. D. Update on Neighborhood Restorative Justice E. Anti - Bullying Campaign F. Update on Neighborhood Safety Summit G. Update on Community Picnic H. Volunteer Program I. Founders' Day J. Update on Promotional CACOPD video K. Quarterly Award for Officer L. Activity Report M. Set Next Agenda Meeting Adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Madeleine Garza, Recording Clerk - Lt. Rob McKey, Chairman I