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2025 07 22 BPAC Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN July 22, 2025 The Baytown Police Advisory Committee (BPAC) met in a Meeting on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in the Conference Room, Public Safety Building 3200 North Main Street, Baytown, Texas 77520 with the following in attendance: Michael Springer Vice Chairperson Sgt. Steve Jones Committee Member Rex Elliot Committee Member Kirk Russell Committee Member Andrea Rice Committee Member Donald Vanier Committee Member Marga Matthews Committee Member Jose Ortega Committee Member Gabriella Gonzales Assistant Secretary John Stringer Police Chief Vice Chairperson Michael Springer convened the July 22, 2025, Baytown Police Advisory Committee(BPAC)Meeting with a quorum present at 6:05 P.M. All members were present. 1. CITIZEN COMMENTS Vice Chairperson Michael Springer announced no citizens signed up to speak. 2. CITIZEN INPUT a. Receive citizen input concerning the City of Baytown Police Department. Vice Chairperson Michael Springer announced a citizen signed up to speak. Brenda Medina, 8319 White Willow expressed her concerns and recommendations to address the current traffic of Tow road 99 to HWY 146 in her neighborhood and the increasing growth of the traffic. Baytown Police Department representatives provided their options for addressing Ms. Medina's concerns about the traffic near her neighborhood. 3. COMMUNITY INPUT a. Receive and discuss community input obtained by the Baytown Police Advisory Com- mittee Members. Committee Members gave their introductions for new Committee Member Marga Matthews and Committee Member Jose Ortega. Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes July 22,2025 Page 2 of 3 Police Chief John Stringer provided an overview regrading concerns for crime rates and making the City a place where our residents can feel safe and comfortable to talk with the Police Depart- ment Officers over any concerns or suggestions. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS a. Discuss participating in the City of Baytown Back to School Fair. Community Outreach Specialist Stephany Medina provided a summary regarding the back to school fair and what is provided at the community event taking place on August 9, 2025 at the Baytown Community Center from 8:00 A.M., until 12:00 P.M. Committee Members provided their opinions and recommendations to participate in community events and try to increase citizen participation. b. Discuss the Baytown Police Advisory Committee's purpose and goals, and consider setting tasks for future meetings. Committee Members provided suggestions for annual reports provided to the City Council of BPAC progress regarding listed items. • Flyers (informative) • Stickers(support) Assistant City Attorney Vance Hinds clarified the legal purposes of maintaining a committee for the Baytown Police Department. Assistant Secretary Gabriella Gonzales provided time frames and opportunities for committee members to gather the data to generate these reports. 5. APPOINTMENTS a. Consider the election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. Vice Chairperson Michael Springer nominated himself for Chairperson Committee Member Sgt. Steve Jones nominated Kirk Russell for Vice Chairperson. A motion was made by Committee Member Rex Elliot and seconded by Committee Member An- drea Rice to approve the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson nominees. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Vice Chairperson Michael Springer, Committee Member Sgt. Steve Jones, Committee Member Rex Elliot, Committee Member Donald Vallier, Committee Member Kirk Russell, Committee Member Marga Matthews and Committee Member Jose Ortega Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes July 22,2025 Page 3 of 3 Nays: None Approved 6. REPORTS a. Receive a report and discuss the status of police outreach,community policing,officer training and policies and procedures. Police Chief John Stringer provided an overview regarding police outreach, community policing, officer training and policies and procedures. (Exhibit A) 7. NEXT MEETING a. The next Baytown Police Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,Au- gust 26,2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Conference Room of the Public Safety Building located at 3200 North Main Street, Baytown,Texas 77521. Chairperson Michael Springer announced the next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Conference Room, Public Safety Building. 8. ADJOURN With there being no further business to discuss,Vice Chairperson Michael Springer adjourned the July,2025, Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting at 7:32 P.M. 41/4 Angela ekson, Se City of Baytown ;'' A co f '6OF EXHIBIT "A" `,O,. c e BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT July 22, 2025 BAYTOWN JOHN D. STRINGER Chief of Police Recruitment and Retention 1. Staffing levels are consistent at 95%. 2. Two new officers hired this month with two more executive interviews scheduled Collaboration and Outreach 1. New Call Type was introduced to record patrol level community engagements a. We have recorded 36 Community Engagement Contacts by Patrol Units during this reporting period-these are deliberate,quality engagements with citizens and this call type both encourages and recognizes efforts made by front line patrol officers in building relationships with their community. 2. Child Safety Seat Event is being held July 31 from 9AM-12 PM at the Public Safety Building 3. DARE Officers are scheduled to attend the DARE Conference for training 4. Assistant Chief Alford has been requested to assist Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress Management for first responders who are working the flooded areas of the Hill Country. He will be there through next week providing mental health support to all first responders. 5. Collaborated with multiple agencies, including the Harris County DA's Office on July 4, for a special DWI enforcement action to keep our roadways safe. Training Officer Training: • Total Training Hours: 904 • License Achievements: O 2 Intermediate Peace Officer Certificates O 0 Advanced Peace Officer Certificate O 1 Master Peace Officer Certificate Police Academy Training: • Total Training Hours: 1,720 • Total Courses: 8 r • Total Students: 82 This represents decrease in training hours as result of summertime vacations and classes are reduced during this time. We recently had a Lieutenant, who wishes to remain nameless,receive his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice. Assistant Jail Administrator has been awarded her Masters Degree in Criminal Justice. We are proud for both of these team members who have made the extra effort to become more knowledgeable and improve competent professionalism. All sworn personnel are undergoing annual Use of Force/Critical Decision Making and Legal Articulation training in our Firearms Training Simulator(FATS) over the next several weeks. This training is more than shoot/don't shoot. Instructors evaluate de-escalation techniques, knowledge of department policy, constitutional considerations and case law in the application of when/if force of any type is used. Additional Information 1. CCPD program has been written for the new term which will be voted on for renewal in November,we are engaging in education about the CCPD with community organizations 2. Officers responded to the area of Rollingwood Dr regarding a lost toddler. Officer Justin Rodriguez and fellow officers arrived and after a field investigation located the mother, returning the young child to her.