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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-2016 MINUTES OF THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE OCOEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MEETING HELD APRIL 28, 2016 CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Laney called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of City Hall, located at 150 N. Lakeshore Drive. Chairperson Laney led the invocation and Vice-Chairperson Santana led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, the roll was called, and a quorum was not declared. (Quorum declared at 7:20 p.m. under Community Picnic). PRESENT: Vice-Chairperson Santana, Chairperson Laney, and Member Titus. Also present were Staff-Liaison Ofc. Jason Strange, Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi (late arrival) and Recording Clerk Garza. ABSENT: Member Ball (unexcused), Member Clark (excused), Member Watson (unexcused), Member Seebeck (excused and arrived late), Member Hill (excused and arrived late), Member Heard (unexcused), and Member Vines (unexcused). Approval of Minutes from the February 18, 2016 Meeting Discussed after Update on C.A.C.O.P.D. Promotional Video. Budget Update Tabled to the next meeting. Update on Spring Fling Chairperson Laney thanks Vice-Chair Santana, Member Titus, and Member Clark for their participation in the Spring Fling. Vice-Chairperson Santana comments on the great program and Chairperson Laney asks for any suggestions for next year's Spring Fling. Update on Neighborhood Safety Summit Chairperson Laney says she is actively looking for dates to hold the summit and she contacted and attorney that specializes in drones and homeowners' associations, also a speaker on animal control, and have the Police Department answer questions. Chairperson Laney continues by saying the hardest part is to pick a date and a venue to hold the summit; she asks for date suggestions and states she will keep working on this topic. Coffee with a Cop Chairperson Laney says she did not attend and asks Member Titus if he attended to which he replies it took place at Chick-fil-A and many more officers and people attended. CACOPD Meeting April 28,2016 Chairperson Laney asks if there was a specific topic citizens were asking about because on Social Media the most discussed topic is vehicle burglaries and homeless people. Member Titus replies he did not hear anything about that but since he is not an officer, people would not have asked him about that, and continues by saying he was telling people about the C.A.C.O.P.D. Discussions ensued. Member Titus asks if there is a date set for the next one, and Staff-Liaison Ofc. Jason Strange replies he does not have a date for the next one but would like to thank Member Titus for attending. Update on Citizens' Public Safety Academy Chairperson Laney tells the board members she is having a great time at the Citizens' Public Safety Academy and learning a lot; the program has changed dramatically since the last time she attended. They even went to the morgue and also got to experience putting fires out as well as many other activities. She continues by encouraging everyone to attend. Community Picnic Staff-Liaison Ofc. Jason Strange states the Community Picnic will be held on Saturday, May 21st at 11:00 a.m. in Central Park and would like to know if the C.A.C.O.P.D. members would like to have a tent set up for the event to which Chairperson Laney replies the C.A.C.O.P.D. would. Staff-Liaison Ofc. Jason Strange also states that unfortunately there will not be a photo booth this time; however the tent can be set up with the promotional items and volunteers will be needed to staff the tent. Discussions ensued. Member Titus continues by saying he will volunteer to staff the tent and Chairperson Laney also states she can help. Recording Clerk Garza states any volunteers can email Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi to confirm their attendance. Discussions ensued. Staff-Liaison Ofc. Strange also tells the board members the C.A.C.O.P.D. shirts have been ordered but are delayed. Member Titus asks if there will be tickets for the raffle and Chairperson Laney states hopefully this time only one ticket per family is given. Discussions ensued. Member Titus adds that a Spanish speaker will be needed as well. Vice-Chairperson Santana wishes to make a motion to move the approval of the minutes from and the Officer of the First Quarter Award for the next meeting and Chairperson Laney states we do not have a quorum to do that. Recording Clerk Garza states she believes there is a quorum for a ten person board and Chairperson Laney agrees; a quorum is declared. Chairperson Laney states the board will approve the minutes and vote for the officer of the quarter after the update on the promotional video. Update on Promotional C.A.C.O.P.D.video Chairperson Laney tells the board members she contacted Joy Wright about a team from Ocoee working on this and also contacted Ocoee High School. She also states there can be more than one videographer working on this video and asks if there was any video shot during the Community Picnic that can be used to which Staff-Liaison Ofc. Strange replies, not to his knowledge. Chairperson Laney asks if a videographer can take video of the Community Picnic and Staff-Liaison Ofc. Strange replies that is a question for 2 CACOPD Meeting April 28,2016 Sgt. Iannuzzi. Chairperson Laney states she will ask Joy Wright if she can have someone come to video the event. Discussions ensued. Approval of the Minutes from the April 28, 2016 meeting Chairperson Laney makes a motion to approve the minutes from the April 28, 2016 meeting, seconded by Vice-Chairperson Santana. Motion passed unanimously. (Due to a mistake in the Agenda for April 28, 2016, the minutes approved were from the February 18, 2016 Meeting. This will be corrected in the record on the July 28, 2016 Meeting). Staff-Liaison Ofc. Strange tells the board members the Spring Fling event had 900 visitors; Jarret Voorhies, the race car driver, came and spoke to young teens about safe- car driving, hundreds of plants were given away, 111 free heart screenings for children were performed by Saving Young Hearts, and much more. He would also like to thank Member Adrian Hill and Member Seebeck for helping at the Spring Fling Chairperson Laney states Saving Young Hearts is by Martha Lopez-Anderson. Discussions ensued. Chairperson Laney reads a thank you card for the C.A.C.O.P.D.'s participation in the Spring Fling into the record. Officer of the First Quarter Award Chairperson Laney asks the board members to take time to read the nominations and Staff-Liaison Ofc. Strange states Nominations 2 and 3 are for the same officer but nominated by two different people; it should be considered as one nomination. Discussions ensued. Chairperson Laney makes a motion to select the officer in Nomination #1 for Officer of the First Quarter Award, seconded by Member Titus. Vice-Chairperson Santana likes the Officer in Nomination #2 because he or she was able to take the drugs off the streets and keep our kids safe. Member Titus likes the Officer in Nomination #1 and Chairperson Laney likes the Officer in Nomination#1 as well. Discussions ensued. 7:42 PM (Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi arrives). A vote was called to select the Officer in Nomination #1 for Officer of the First Quarter Award. The motion passed 2-1, with Member Titus and Chairperson Laney voting in favor and Vice-Chairperson Santana voting against. Activity Report Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi explains the report she brought shows the calls for which offense reports were written during this quarter; it includes burglaries, robberies, thefts, vehicle recoveries and vehicle thefts, and it's broken down by weeks. Chairperson Laney asks if there has been a spike in vehicle burglaries and homeless people since in Social Media everyone is talking about this to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies 3 CACOPD Meeting April 28,2016 the homeless issue has been addressed and officers are proactive when dealing with this issue; as far as the vehicle burglaries are concerned, yes, there has been an uptick but the officers are using outside-the-box approaches to combat these. The burglaries are occurring mostly at night. Member Titus says he sees the officers at night patrolling his neighborhood. Discussions ensued. Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi explains the information she brought is only to be reviewed at the meeting and not to be taken home. Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi adds the best way to help is to spread the word to not leave vehicles unlocked and not leave valuables inside vehicles. Discussions ensued. Chairperson Laney says she read on Nextdoor the homeless are living in a wooded area behind Kane's Furniture and asks if this area has been checked to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies she personally has not heard of or seen a homeless camp in that area but rather in other areas. Chairperson Laney also adds she has seen panhandlers at the CVS Pharmacy on Silver Star Road and also at Walmart and asks if this is something she can call the Police Department to report; Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies, absolutely. Mostly the officers will let the panhandlers know the City has an ordinance against this type of activity. Discussions ensued. Member Titus asks who won the Officer of the First Quarter Award to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies his name is Officer Bill Richardson; she continues by saying the Officer in Nominations #2 and #3 is Officer Brandon Kerr. 7:58 PM (Member Seebeck and Member Hill arrive at the meeting). Discussions ensued. Vice-Chairperson Santana asks if the Forest Lake Golf Course is within the City limits and Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies the Golf Course is within the City and some of the roadways as well, although it gets a little tricky since not all of the roadways are. Discussions ensued. Vice-Chairperson Santana asks if the City is becoming Pine Hills because there has been a lot of crime in that area to which Staff- Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies she gives a lot of credit to the Ocoee Police Department for keeping our City safe despite some of the crime-ridden neighboring areas, and continues by saying anywhere where there is a main drive such as Silver Star that goes through a City, it same provides a much easier way in and out of the City and criminals take advantage of that to commit crimes and leave quickly. She also adds Police Officers are patrolling the neighborhoods on the east side of Clarke Road, north of State Road 50 where a lot of the burglaries are happening. Vice-Chairperson Santana asks about the Police substation located on West Road close to the High School and if there is also extra patrol taking place there since there always seem to be several patrol cars there; Staff- Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi states officers may be writing reports there instead and she is not aware of any criminal activity in that area. Vice-Chairperson Santana asks what is the City limit on the northwest end to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies the Police Department has jurisdiction up to McCormick Road; anything north of that road is no longer our jurisdiction. Member Seebeck tells the board members he is learning a lot at the Citizens' Public Safety Academy and so far, it has been a great experience. Chairperson Laney asks Ofc. Jason Strange to talk about the D.A.R.E. program and Ofc. Jason Strange explains he teaches the D.A.R.E. program to fifth graders in all the elementary schools in Ocoee and after completing the ten-week program they graduate. D.A.R.E. graduation is coming up on May 4th and May 19th; he continues by saying the D.A.R.E. program is his main job, and Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi adds Ofc. Jason Strange is also the Master Armor at the Police Department. Ofc. Jason Strange states he assists with the training and events with Community Affairs and any arms-related 4 CACOPD Meeting April 28,2016 training. Chairperson Laney tells Member Seebeck and member Hill about the upcoming Community Picnic and the need for volunteers that day, and Member Seebeck asks when will it take place to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies it will take place on May 21St at Bulldog Field and asks for a commitment for setting up and breaking down, from about 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. She continues by saying there will not be a photo booth; however, the Police Department is looking into purchasing one since it was very popular. Discussions ensued. Member Hill says if the C.A.C.O.P.D.joins with the City Commission maybe the City can purchase the photo booth to use at City events and also rent it for events at the Lakeshore Center to offset some of the cost. Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi believes it a great idea. Chairperson Laney also states she will get in contact with Joy Wright to see if a videographer can be present at the Community Picnic. Discussions ensued. Member Hill asks about the Coffee with a Cop event to which Staff Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies it was a great event and well attended; the next one has not been scheduled yet and it will probably take place somewhere in the South Maguire area. Set Next Agenda Chairperson Laney reminds Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi to invite the C.A.C.O.P.D. Members to the Citizens' Public Safety Academy graduation to which Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi replies it will take place on June 9th at the Women's Club in Ocoee. Discussions ensued. Staff-Liaison Sgt. Iannuzzi reminds the board members this is a first-year-on-the-board membership requirement. A. Budget Update B. Update on Community Picnic C. Coffee with a Cop D. Update on the Citizens' Public Safety Academy E. Update on Promotional C.A.C.O.P.D. video F. Officer of the Second Quarter Award G. Activity Report H. Set Next Agenda Meeting Adjourned at 8:21 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Madeleine Garza, Recording Clerk Victoria Laney, Cha' erson 5