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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-11-2008 PSAC Minutes MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE 183 NORTH MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, JUNE 11,2008 ............................................................................... CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 P.M. Chairman Norkin called the Public Safety Advisory Commission meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Assistant City Attorney Mann. ROLL CALL PRESENT: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE-CHAIR BHUTTA COMMISSIONER DAILEY COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMISSIONER STEWART ABSENT: NONE Also present were: Information/Communications Manager Dennis, Assistant City Attorney Mann, Public Works Manager Payne, Secretary Rosendale, Deputy Chavez, and Clerk of the Board Munson. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. COMMISSION APPROVES CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) 1. Minutes Minutes of regular PSAC meeting of May 14, 2008. Recommendation: Approve. It was motioned by Vice-Chair Bhutta, and seconded by Commissioner Dailey to approve the Consent Calendar. 1 The following vote resulted: AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE-CHAIR BHUTTA COMMISSIONER DAILEY COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE BUSINESS ITEMS 2. COMMISSION RECEIVED AND FILED REPORT RELATED TO THE GOLDEN GUARDIAN FALL EMERGENCY EXERCISE Information/Communications Manager Dennis introduced Public Works Manager Payne who presented an overview of the 2008 Golden Guardian event and how the City and local agencies will be involved. Public Works Manager Payne indicated the City will participate in a statewide earthquake exercise this fall which is schedule for November 13, 14, 15 and 17, 2008. He stated this will be an extensive simulation using a large scale earthquake in Southern California as the scenario. He indicated the City has been preparing for the Golden Guardian Exercise in the following ways; 1) Coor- dination with County OES at related regional workshops; 2) City EOC staff has or will attend EOC training at the California State Training Institute (CSTI) prior to the exercises; 3) an evacuation drill at City Hall is planned in early fall; and 4) a tabletop exercise for regional and City participants will occur prior to the Golden Guardian exercise. Public Works Manager Payne indicated November 13th at 10:00 a.m. will be the day the Golden Guardian Emergency exercise will occur which will be a simulated earthquake. He indicated in December, staff will review the accomplishments of how well the City did during the Golden Guardian exercise, make some recommended changes and set some goals for the coming year. Chairman Norkin inquired what role do Commissioners and Council play in case of an emergency. Public Works Manager Payne responded he saw the Council and Commissioners participating as volunteers. 2 Commissioner Stewart suggested having promotional materials the day of the November 13th Golden Guardian exercise to get people interested in the Citizens Corp. It was motioned by Commissioner Stewart, and seconded by Commissioner Lyons to receive and file report. The following vote resulted: AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE-CHAIR BHUTTA COMMISSIONER DAILEY COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE 3. COMMISSION UPDATED THEIR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2008 Chairman Norkin inquired about the reasoning for deferring the shoreline call box pilot project. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded the program is on- going and not actually deferred. He indicated because of the difficulty of tying the boxes directly into dispatch/emergency center for the Sheriff's Department, it was decided to contract with a private security firm that is trained and recognize to respond properly with these types of calls. Chairman Norkin inquired about the status of the Lakeshore Overlay District and survey. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded the Lakeshore Overlay District last met in April 2008 to discuss distributing the survey. He indicated as a result of many lakeshore property owners who came out to speak during the General Plan update public hearings, a message from the shoreline stakeholders and property owners that there was a feeling of taking property rights and they could not develop residential dwellings. He indicated an action was taken at the Planning Commission level to recommend housing to be built on the shoreline. He indicated this pre-empts PSAC to go out and survey with a much more restrictive view of what would be done. He stated they will be updating the survey so that it does not pre-empt what the General Plan process is doing. Chairman Norkin suggested the dog registry be listed on the City's Web site. 3 Commissioner Dailey inquired how often the City renegotiates the Animal Control contract. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded the Animal Control Agreement was just recently brought to City Council and approved; however, Council did express a need for better coverage over holiday and weekends and continuity of services. Assistant City Attorney responded the Animal Control Agreement is a multi-year agreement. Chairman Norkin inquired when the Advisory Council was going to be selected. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded a June 30th post approval meeting include looking at the updates to the framework composition for the Counsel, looking at the schedule updates and studying those milestone actions so that deadlines can be met. Chairman Norkin expressed his displeasure with the school traffic safety sub- committee and requested Commission's comments on whether or not to continue this goal. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded the school has taken the lead in the process and has set up a subcommittee, which the City is subordinate to, and would be hiring a traffic engineering consultant to specify problems at the various sites and to provide measures. He stated the City would be provided with notices of their agendas so that a PSAC liaison would be able to attend. Commissioner Dailey recommended the School District subcommittee come to a PSAC meeting to make a public presentation to inform the public on their traffic issues and solutions to the issues. Commissioner Stewart inquired if there was any kind of hotline to report individuals who throw trash out of their windows of their automobiles. Deputy Chavez responded it is not codified in the City's ordinance. Assistant City Attorney responded it was a violation of State law with respect to a motor vehicle. Vice-Chair Bhutta stated PSAC has done a great job this year and have accomplished a lot, however, he recommended moving forward with what was established for graffiti. 4 Vice-Chair Bhutta recommended increasing awareness of PSAC to the public by improving communications and involvement among residents and businesses and get people involved. Commissioner Dailey suggested reaching out to students who are doing the majority of the graffiti, and establish a committee to brain storm ideas to encourage students not to get involved with graffiti and involve teachers, school district members. Commissioner Dailey inquired about the graffiti survey. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded 40 surveys were received and the responses are being evaluated to justify grant opportunities. Commissioner Dailey recommended discussing topics that will encourage public participation such as park and code enforcement issues. She also recommended PSAC be informed of the crime statistics in the City. Chairman Norkin suggested having a PSAC town hall meeting that could highlight the CERT Program, Neighborhood Watch Program and bridge that gap of communication to let residents know about PSAC sometime in the fall. It was motioned by Commissioner Dailey, and seconded by Commissioner Lyons to receive and file report. The following vote resulted: AYES: CHAIRMAN NORKIN VICE-CHAIR BHUTTA COMMISSIONER DAILEY COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMISSIONER STEWART NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS No reports given. 5 CITY STAFF COMMENTS Information/Communications Manager Dennis distributed the City Council staff report related to the 2008/09 Operating Budget. He also announced the Capital Budget will be presented at the June 24th Council meeting. PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS Commissioner Dailey stated she was happy to see that the Fireworks show will go on this year. Vice-Chair Bhutta recommended exploring possibilities to increase park security. Vice-Chair Bhutta also suggested planting a tree for Donna Staples who recently passed away and asked for a consensus from the Commission. He indicated Ms. Staples was very active in the community. Commissioner Lyons concurred with Vice-Chair Bhutta. Information/Communications Manager Dennis indicated he would look into that process. Commissioner Stewart asked for an update on the removal of newspaper racks in front of the Post Office. Information/Communications Manager Dennis responded in the last PSAC agenda packet, there was a memorandum from Code Enforcement Office Slater providing an update on the newspaper racks located in front of the Post Office. He indicated recently, violation notices were sent to the owners of the newspaper racks which they have until the 15th to register the newspaper racks or they will be removed. Chairman Norkin indicated he showed up down at the Lake and his personal opinion of the personnel is that these individuals might as well not be there. He stated their Manager who drives around on a little bicycle screaming at people making it a nightmare for people launching their boats. He also stated the person down on the dock was doing a great job and was able to keep things moving. He stated the contractors promised five workers and he only saw three. He suggested the Manager have an attitude check because this does not represent the City of Lake Elsinore. He suggested Mr. Kilroy look into his concerns with the Manager. Commissioner Lyons also indicated he was not impressed at all with the people working down on the launch and agreed with Chairman Norkin's concerns. ADJOURNMENT It was the consensus of the Commission to adjourn to a regular meeting on July 9, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. in the Cultural Center located at 183 North Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California, CA, 92530. 6 Chairman Norkin adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m. MIK OR N, CHAIRMAN PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMISSION L. L_ V VIAN M. MUNSON CLERK OF THE BOARD 7