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2025 11 18 BPAC Meeting MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN November 18, 2025 The Baytown Police Advisory Committee (BPAC) met in a Meeting on November 18, 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: Kirk Russell Vice Chairperson Jose Ortega Committee Member Natalie Robinson Committee Member Rex Elliot Committee Member Sgt. Steve Jones Committee Member Michael Springer Chairperson Gabriella Gonzales Assistant Secretary John Stringer Police Chief Chairperson Michael Springer convened the November 18, 2025, Baytown Police Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting with a quorum present at 6:02 P.M. All members were present with the exception of Committee Members Marga Matthews and Andrea Rice. 1. CITIZEN COMMENTS Vice Chairperson Michael Springer announced no citizens signed up to speak. 2. MINUTES a. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting held on July 22, 2025. b. Consider approving the minutes of the Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting held on September 23, 2025. A motion was made by Committee Member Rex Elliot and seconded by Vice Chairperson Kirk Russell to approve the BPAC minutes from the months of July 22, 2025, and September 23, 2025. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Chairperson Michael Springer, Vice Chairperson Kirk Russell, Committee Member Jose Ortega, Committee Member Natalie Robinson, Committee Member Rex Elliot and Committee Member Sgt. Steve Jones Nays: None Other: Committee Member Marga Matthews,and Committee Member Andrea Rice (Absent) Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 18,2025 Page 2 of 3 Approved 3. CITIZEN INPUT a. Receive citizen input concerning police outreach, community policing, officer train- ing, as well as policies and procedures. Chairperson Michael Springer announced no citizens signed up to speak. 4. COMMUNITY INPUT a. Receive and discuss community input obtained by the Baytown Police Advisory Committee Members. Chairperson Michael Springer discussed communication regarding a recent public information re- quest with Baytown Police Department handling a reported incident. Committee Member Rex Elliot expressed his opinions and recommendations for the follow-up of dispatch calls. Police Chief John Stringer informed the Committee of the recent Death Star Bill and how this affects the current policies in place. 5. BUSINESS ITEMS a. Receive feedback from volunteering at the National Night Out event. Committee Members raised concerns about promoting resident's attendance when meetings are subsequently cancelled. City Staff provided further clarification regarding the requirements for holding meetings,now that the committee no longer follows the Open Meetings Act. b. Discuss upcoming events and consider setting any tasks and processes for future meetings. Committee Members expressed interest in holding a gift-wrapping event. 6. REPORTS a. Receive a report and discuss the status of police outreach, community policing, of- ficer 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) Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes November 18,2025 Page 3 of 3 7. NEXT MEETING a. The next Baytown Police Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,Jan- uary 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., in the Conference Room located at the Public Safety Building, 3200 North Main Street,Baytown,Texas 77521. Chairperson Michael Springer announced the next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 6:00 P.M., in the Conference Room located at the Public Safety Building. 8. ADJOURN With there being no further business to discuss, Chairperson Michael Springer adjourned the No- vember 18, 2025, Baytown Police Advisory Committee Meeting at 7:09 P.M. , !c&T± \ 1., Angela J.P son, Secretary a City of Baytown 0: EXHIBIT "A" BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT November 18, 2025 BAYTOWN JOHN D. STRINGER Chief of Police Recruitment and Retention 1. Staffing levels are currently 96% 2. Lateral hires and begin Field Training this month 3. A new Civil Service test is scheduled for January 14th 4. Administration 1. We have begun brainstorming sessions have begun to produce new ideas and directions as we prepare to review our strategic focus overt the next year a. Follow-up: i. Mental wellness: recovery rooms for on-duty personnel planned ii. Mental wellness:support new personnel and families transitioning to LE career and the BPD iii. Leadership Development: new Sergeant Field Training Program/term limits for specialized assignments/job expansion opportunities for advancement prep iv. Community Engagement: New Community Engagement call type for/ Business Walks/Continue UNIDOS and explore expansion Collaboration and Outreach 1. National Night Out was successful and well attended 2. Coffee with a Cop is October 13th was well attended 3. Officers Spoke at Memorial Baptist Church on safety 4. Spanish Community Police Academy conducted tours in LaPorte PD 5. BPD Bike Patrol participated in Emmanuel Church's Bike ride 6. A Child ID event was conducted at Horace Mann JHS 7. DARE Classes conducted at Austin, Banuelos,and Clark Elementary for a total of 441 students Policy • Preparing for Re-Accreditation with the Texas Police Chiefs Association • New Duty to Intervene Policy currently being reviewed for release Training Officer Training: • Total Training Hours: 941 • License Achievements: O 0 Intermediate Peace Officer Certificate O 1 Advanced Peace Officer Certificate O 2 Master Peace Officer Certificate Police Academy Training: • Total Training Hours: 992 • Total Courses: 8 • Total Students: 56 Other: • Violent Crime continues to trend downward there is a 5%decrease year to date and a 4% projected annual decrease since 2022 o In October of 2025 there were 73 violent crimes reported, compared to 93 in the same month last year Violent Crime 125 E a j 75 50 �M1M1�1 4.1' �ryM1� C�M1M1J OM1ry�OM1M1 M1OryM1,9'3 41). 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'Data nixInted annually • Officers responded to 31 mental health calls in September 0 11 of those calls were for prisoners in Baytown Jail and 2 were referred to Harris Mental Health Services o Recurring mental health call are down to 7 in the 3rd quarter of 2025 compared to 37 in the same time period last year, however they rose from 4 in the 2nd quarter of this year to 7 in the 3rd quarter. This is still a significant decrease over the same time last year.We will continue to evaluate for patterns that may assist our services. Mental Health Calls EL M V Y 20 1! 1i I 11113 fl i ii I'_ 1 NI Na2e24 Dec2O224 225 I'd 2025 P4a21: Apr K2: Mal 2025 Sep2025 RbM Totalcalls $Jail I IIanisliellhRdtml • Coplogic,an online offense reporting system that assists citizens file police reports online continues to provide a convenient method of reporting"minor"crimes for citizens,while allowing officers to remain available for proactive patrol, response to calls for service, and community engagement :0: tn.:17:K2 a o jp 0 01,70 00+716 I fizterolOriffikats