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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSAC 2-10-2010 Agenda Item No. 1 MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 CALL TO ORDER — 6:00 P.M. Chairman Norkin called the meeting to order at 6:00 p. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commi ner Stewart. ROLL CALL PRESENT: CHAIR NORKIN VICE -C ILEY COMMIS MMING COMMISSI E ILD,;' COMMISSI E T ABSENT: rte' E r Also present were: In ` uni , ions Manager Dennis, Assistant City Attorney °` lice s ' can Fire Captain Juarez, Public Works Direct o ity Engi eum nd Administrative Assistant Paltza. PU �L MMENTS xy, None. COMMISSION A ES CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM (S 1. Minutes of the January 13, 2010 Public Safety Advisory Commission Chairman Norkin asked if there were any corrections to the Minutes. There being no comments, Chairman Norkin called for a motion. MOTION was made by Vice -Chair Dailey and seconded by Commissioner Fairchild approving the Consent Calendar. AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE -CHAIR DAILEY Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 2 of 11 COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS COMMISSIONER FAIRCHILD COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE BUSINESS ITEMS 2. Proposed PSAC Goals & Obiectives for 2010 Information /Communications Manager Dennis stat that the pattern is to present goals in several service areas and identi ' eep into the year we see our activity going. Some of the project uch he Citizens Patrol recommendation are just getting started; the a ree ousing reaching the peak of getting close to a presentation dy you all fo ideration and recommendation; we have safety goal r the ke which a ing and ongoing. Mr. Dennis stated that he do ave a ecific highlig ry bring out other than to ask if the goals as present" both scope and priority. He stated that things can change, for 9 9 pie, if we don't have a rising lake level, then we won't do a " cation letter t surrounding lake property owners, like we did a few years we had i flooding. Chairman Norkin asked if there weany estions, or additions from the Commission. Vice -Chair Dai quire at the lake) was. Information /Comm er nis replied that it was at 1244' mean sea le 5 fe ove . storms began, which is enough to offset a f easo h o poration, so that has reset the lake and all the r tion at the aunc other full season, and that is a good thing. Vice - Dailey inq d if tie budget is still $10,000. k 4 Informatio mutions Manager Dennis replied that we have not made a specific bud g mendation in this discussion. We have not yet started our citywide budget„ 'so there's an opportunity to make adjustments ultimately to feed into that process. He said if they have the meeting on March 18 they could still get the information to the City Council and make recommendations overall or per line item. Vice -Chair Dailey inquired if the acquisition of Constant Contact will be done. Information /Communications Manager Dennis stated it will be done, but has not been done yet, and he will check with IT to see because it will be largely turned over to the Citizen Corps to maintain. Agenda Item 1 'now Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 3 of 11 Chairman Norkin commented that he mentioned at the last meeting was the inclusion of the red -light cameras or at least looking into that as a possible program at several intersections in the City. He wasn't sure if it was something that comes through the PSAC, or Engineering, but he wanted to make sure it's appropriate to have on this document. Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo replied that that was an older item and when Ed Basubas was the Traffic Engineer, he was rking with the Police Department to try and get red -light cameras installed. h id a company did come out and evaluated intersections, and determ' that Railroad Canyon Road and Sum merhill /Grape Street was a candida cation. Mr. Seumalo could not find anymore details but said he would k int nd hopefully give a more successful report at the next meeting.. Chairman Norkin stated that this will be i ded in he PSAC ob ;for 2010 since Mr. Seumalo said that we do a r it hat intersec He also inquired about the PSAC covering the is sing cost or Constant Contact for the Citizen Corps. Vice -Chair Dailey responded th nstant Co d been brought up a couple of meetings ago, and the t i bout $20 year. Commissioner Ste va quired tha t zen "' s purchased the Constant Contact software I AC be ab to access'that software and use it if they had certain cir tance ere they ✓f xh ded to do an e- blast. Vice -Chair Dailey h ''. the could use the Constant Contact for : 1 whatev ante use create newsletters or invitations, i.e., cre a fly m outreach meetings, rather than going door -to -door; a hoever sign to PSAC email notifications would receive it. She at one of t eason or using Constant Contact versus going thru the City's site is for rtain''volunteers to be able to utilize it by setting up a userna d passw when appropriate. MOTION wa i A by Vice Chair Dailey and seconded by Commissioner Stewart to appr the proposed PSAC goals and objectives for 2010, with the addition of look" g into the feasibility of red -light cameras. AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE -CHAIR DAILEY COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS COMMISSIONER FAIRCHILD COMMISSIONER STEWART A0_*1 NOES: NONE Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 4 of 11 3. Proposed Joint Study Session with City Council *moo, Information /Communications Manager Dennis stated that the annual goals and objectives are used to plan and guide the PSAC's activities and priorities, and at least once a year, they like to meet in a joint study session with the City Council to establish and guide the activities for the year. Mr. Dennis stated that the Mayor has given a suggested date of Thursday, March 18 for a joint study session, 5:00 p.m., at the Cultural Center. MOTION was made by Chairman Norkin and secon by Vice -Chair Dailey to set the Joint Study Session with City Council for , March 18 at 5:00 p.m. y AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE -CHAIR DAILEY;.. COMMISSIONER CU S COMMISSIONER FAIRCH P COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE 4. Proposed Community Outreach Me 'n a a n Information/Corn Manage, ennis i icated that one of the thins that staff is re endi scheduli this meeting on Wednesday, April 7 , because we av PS functions in ch, the regular meeting and the joint session. Also, bec of s g break, the faculty and janitorial staff are no at w ON was by an Norkin and seconded by Commissioner u gs to set Ros a Canyon Community Outreach meeting for Wedn y, April 7th :00 m. AYES: CH . MAN NORKIN -CHAIR DAILEY MMISSIONER CUMMINGS COMMISSIONER FAIRCHILD COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE 5. Crime Free Multi- Housing Public Outreach Letter Information /Communications Manager Dennis gave an update stating that the subcommittee met again on Friday, and is recommending that in the regular Agenda Item 1 `"'� Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 5 of 11 PSAC meeting on March 10 meeting, they devote a portion of that to serve as a discussion forum. A letter would be sent to the target audience and this is being finalized in the database to find out how many letters we will need to send out. Chairman Norkin asked if by sending out this letter, they would have an agenda item in March for Crime Free Multi- Housing as a presentation to these people. Information /Communications Manager Dennis said yes, and the subcommittee discussed a couple of format: 1) They would have a P erPoint presentation that would explain what Crime Free Multi- Housing is; aJsing some Crime Free Multi- Housing experts who have participated i e level one training as subject matter experts to help facilitate the dialo t tenants rights, legal questions, security, etc. They would like at least ree s from the training group in Riverside County.` JU Chairman Norkin asked how many letter uld be went out. h Information /Communications Manager Den at the older version of the database had over 100 listings but he is ure yet. The Lake Elsinore Municipal Code defines a mul sing unit as ing with four dwellings or more, so we would have quit ;' r , if we sq, traditional rental complexes, that would narrow the by half` Chairman Norkin as the target bet the mailings out by the end of this month so uld have least twoveeks to prepare to be here. Information /Cl catio Manager D` s stated that the letters are ready to go and the databa ' I d so iat we can print the mailing labels and mail th orro C 'man Norkin` d if i r< be wise to ask for RSVPs or just leave it open r� ral attenda , Inform at ommuni '' " ions Manager Dennis answered that the letter would have cont ' 14:form, n at the bottom of the letter; they could contact Mr. Dennis if the \ y questions and this would give him an idea of their interest based on their f 3: ack. Vice -Chair Dailey indicated that it was a great idea and commented that the letter should start out with the invitation as an opportunity to learn about the proposed crime free multi- housing. Also, in case they are not aware of the benefits to them, it would be a good idea to explain why this would be beneficial to them as a manager or owner of a multi- housing unit in Lake Elsinore. Chairman Norkin inquired if there was already a tri -fold that exists that could be included with the letter. Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 6 of 11 Information /Communications Manager Dennis stated that he contemplated Nuse having an attachment with that information, but did not have a sample to include in the PSAC packet at that time. 6. MOTION was made by Vice -Chair Dailey and seconded by Commissioner Stewart to approve the Crime Free Multi- Housing Public Outreach Letter. AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE -CHAIR DAILEY COMMISSIONER CUMMINGS COMMISSIONER FAIRCHILD ,'p b COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE �. PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE REP Information /Communications Manager Dennis ented that they have the Citizens Patrol subcommittee kick eeting comin n Tuesday, February 16 at 4:30 p.m. Vice -Chair Dailey stated that the Citi n C o ittee was canceled and they are working on t als and o' es fo coming year which is very ,,, important, so the m arch ma ' . a canc d as well. She met with the Recruiting subco ee an ,ey had soe great ideas and she looks forward to r presenting it to PEA ssibl May. Commissi M ': g ild ' Pu s Director /City Engineer Seumalo if the striping., cVi , ha d yet. OP Pu is . s Director / s ` ngin' A Seumalo replied that it has not happened due to the weat elays, and y ar in the process of rescheduling. Commissione child ed when it is being rescheduled. .'y Public Works Direc ity Engineer Seumalo responded that they were supposed to go in but had to sto due to the storms coming; after the storms came, they tried to schedule it, but then another storm came. He said he will attempt to contact them and send the inspector on it. Commissioner Stewart stated that the Crime Free Multi- Housing subcommittee had their meeting and looking forward to getting it ready for PSAC and then moving it to Council for approval. Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 7 of 11 CITY STAFF COMMENTS Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo already reported on the signal light camera at the Railroad Canyon / Grape Street and giving an updated schedule on the striping. He wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. Information /Communications Manager Dennis commented that the Mayor is starting a "Coffee with the Mayor" every second Wednesday of the mo th at Flour Fusion, and encouraged everyone to get the word out to the citizen in for coffee and ask the Mayor about any issues with the city government so, this Thursday is the EWDC's second business luncheon of the year at the Club which is sponsored by the Chamber, so if you would like to a d ple ontact Susan Reid. PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION11ds CQMMENTS Na Commissioner Cummings asked Public Wor " ' Y ? t t0 ity Engineer Seumalo about Lake Street where all the construction ha n done: Has the speed limit been changed to 40 mph, has it go own, or has it s been 40? Public Works Director /City Engineer u ted that s always been 40; the �— traffic engineer recently did a speed st ou d fortunately it will go up. Commissioner Cum the issue i that now ere is a sign there, but before there was not. S e pro b is that p le are doing 70. Will there be a sign going up? It's h d ople drop from 40 mph. Public Wo r /Ci ine to said yes there will be a sign going up. The tra ngin" me o a study on the upper segment of Lake Street so that whole stree be' nt. His 85 percentile was 52 mph so at a mine ou will see sted 0. He said that they will have two signs at each direction, closer to a reet near the curb, and one coming into town on Temescal Commissioner sked Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo if he had success in ask he County about the problem at Lake Street. There is still that potential haza of a head -on collision happening, where they sell the fruit so close to the off -ramp that people have to go around them. There is no place to park but they stop there anyway. Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo stated that he did not have success with the County, but he did have some success with our Code Enforcement team. They spot- checked it and Mr. Seumalo also noticed it last Saturday, and he will have Code Enforcement check it regularly. Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 8 of 11 Commissioner Stewart stated that they moved it down a little bit but he thinks it is still a potential hazard. Commissioner Cummings indicated that there is now another vendor there selling firewood. She commented that it has become a swap meet. Commissioner Stewart wanted to thank Information /Communications Manager Dennis and the entire City staff for the floral arrangement and card that was sent on behalf of the City for his mother's memorial. The contin ous support that he received from Information /Communications Manager D Chairman Norkin, Commissioner Fairchild, and everyone was very heartwa g to his family. Commissioner Fairchild asked Public Works Director ty En r Seumalo about a turnoff when you're coming off the Ortega left nd an n it splits off to Riverside and Grand, the left -hand goes on a gra a and is d d dangerous. Is there any work planned for that danger turnoff ecause you coming traffic? Mr. Fairchild asked if Sergeant o uld ment if the ave been accidents there. Sergeant Rose stated that he was re of what sh s talking about, but he had not seen the statistics. Public Works Director /City Engineer eurr�. t curve is super - elevated where it banks to acco „ ate the spe ` t goe and that corner. There was a small developme ortheast r r oft at intersection and they were supposed to sign : ' that in ection. Al then another development came in on the inside of that cu ith t Isame condi f approval. There is no City project currently on the books t m r ment program to signalize or change that inters curr it's t -of -way, so CalTrans controls that right- of-way. :> r Se tat e t he attended a meeting with CalTrans about the relin ment of S nd h " es that that they will have the relinquishment by is year, so inter tion will be under City control by that time. If he can find funds, the a can put it on the unfunded portion of the capital improveme gram. Commissioner expressed her gratefulness to the graffiti removal team. She stated that sh ally appreciates it when she puts in a phone call and it gets taken care of quick it's very disturbing to her when she sees graffiti. Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo said he will pass it on to Edgar Salas, the graffiti technician. Vice -Chair Dailey thanked everyone for coming and welcomed Administrative Assistant Paltza in her new position as the Clerk and thanked her for taking it on. Ms. Dailey announced that Carl Armbrust, who has been a community leader in Agenda Item 1 `'"' Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 9 of 11 Canyon Lake for a long time and an active member with LEJSWA, passed away last night, and there will be a memorial service on Saturday at the Church of Canyon Lake. Chairman Norkin commented that he received a letter from a member of the public pointing out a potential hazard on Grand and Macy Streets coming out of that tract where Commission Stewart lives. The resident asked that the City take a look at that because coming off of Macy either north or south onto Grand is potentially hazardous. Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo respon_ "that the signal light is warranted on that location. He said that towards Orte is a piece of land that a development is entitled on and they are conditio to signal in; the staff knows about it as well, and it will be on the unfun ital im ment program. Chairman Norkin also commented that the ' rsectio on Franklin n Street is being used ten times more than they a and ' getting to angerous there. It is an uncontrolled intersection so ma i can take look at it for possibly a stop sign or some type of traffic control a there. Chairman Norkin stated that the ing is ge dalized and there is graffiti all over the back of it now, so ement n s to take a look at that or get the property owner to clean it up'­,," h rh Public Works Dire „ gineer S malo s he will convey it to Code Enforcement and "J y don t action in a week, he will send the graffiti tech out to take care Chairman me tha n spoke last night at the Council meeting about it ven str rners, parks, etc. Mr. Norkin didn't know if that is a City ncil item or ' Its SAC, but if it falls under their jurisdiction, then the see it as a enda m in the future, so that they can look at illegal vendors up shop revs they feel like it. Assistant City`` . ney nn stated that he believes there is an ordinance and will present it to the ion. Information /Commiications Manager Dennis stated that he could have a presentation by Code Enforcement because it is a recurring issue. Commissioner Fairchild asked if they can also find out about people having yard sales every day of every weekend. Assistant City Attorney Mann stated that there is a prohibition for that and it is addressed in it. Agenda Item 1 Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 10 of 11 Chairman Norkin also commented that some shopping centers have parking lots that have constant construction going on and are causing problems, like the Chase Bank ,,,� at the bottom of Tuscany Hills; the parking lot is in disrepair and dangerous. He asked if the City inspects or does a complaint need to be filed, or since it's private property, can they do whatever they want. Public Works Director /City Engineer Seumalo commented that is it not in the purview of the Public Works Dept. and believes it might fall under Code Enforcement, so he will talk to Tom Weiner, Director of Community Developme and have his guys take a look at it. Mr. Seumalo added that in that area of C Estates Drive and Summerhill, when a project is being developed, they ha group plans and a City inspector will inspect that street for compliance wit roved plans. Once approved, it is considered private property, and n it t on the property management company, but he believes Code En nt has on it, so he will confirm this with Community Development Dir r iner. Commissioner Cummings commented tha s oke Nad ommunity elopment Director Weiner regarding an issue wh brou t up with Information /Communications Manager Dennis. side High had their Winter Formal at Trevi Entertainment. S' opped off he hter there and felt unsafe because of the very dark parking there wer nning around. She found out from Information /Commu a anager nis that many of the parking lots are lit dimly because of the alo ry. Ms. Cummings asked if Lake Elsinore has co is about th ting ing lots. Public Works Dire City E eer Seum o stated that he didn't know but he said there is a Palo ar erva radius wh'we have to keep our lighting to a minimum, but he kno not ly to our arterial streets. He said that we use hi re s str for the arterials, and believes they are exempt tha tion,. he will look it up and see what that radius actually is. Commis s r Cumming pliett that would be helpful to know. PUBLIC CO TSr None ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Commission to adjourn to a regular meeting on March 10, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. in the Cultural Center located at 183 North Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California, CA, 92530. Chairman Norkin adjourned the meeting at 6:44 p.m. Agenda Item 1 ""'` Public Safety Advisory Commission February 10, 2010 Page 11 of 11 MIKE NORKIN, CHAIRMAN PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: MARLENE S. PALTZA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Fr i N q % ��F� ja a ���• �� 2 ... r C � Agenda Item 1 14"0 N"we 1..r/