1997 11 06 CCPD MinutesMINUTES OF THE TEMPORARY BOARD OF THE CRIME
CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT OF
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
November 6, 1997
The Temporary Board of the Crime Control and Prevention District of Baytown,
Texas, met on November 6, 1997, at 5:00 p.m., in Baytown City Hall Conference Room,
2123 Market Street, with the following attendance:
Victor Almendarez
Manuel Escontrias
E. Frank Hinds, Jr.
Stephen DonCarlos
Scott Sheley
Pete C. Alfaro
Absent: David Byford
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Chairman
Board Member
The meeting was opened with a quorum present, and the following business was
conducted:
Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Two -Year Crime Control Plan and Two -Year
Budget Plan
Chairman Alfaro called to order the public hearing of the Temporary Board of
Directors of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District concerning the proposed
crime control plan and budget plan of the District. He asked everyone desiring to speak
at the hearing to sign the list provided, and he explained that the hearing was for the
purpose of receiving input with regard to the proposed crime control plan and budget
plan of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District.
The Chairman stated that everyone desiring to present information at the hearing
would be given ample opportunity to do so. However, he asked each speaker to be brief
and to the point, noting that this was not an adversarial type proceeding, but an
opportunity for all interested persons to be allowed to speak. All questions were to be
directed to the Chairman, who with the aid of City staff, would attempt to answer such
questions. The Chairman called upon Bobby Rountree, City Manager, to briefly
introduce the proposed crime control plan and budget plan of the Baytown Crime
Control and Prevention District.
A video, developed by the Citizens for the Crime Control and Prevention District
Committee as part of their support of the formation of the Baytown Crime Control and
Prevention District, was shown. After which, the City Manager, stated that a proposed
two -year crime control plan and two -year budget had been developed which included
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goals, strategies and performance indicators, as well as a two -year financial plan and
two -year schedule of positions, equipment and facilities. A key legislative requirement of
a proposed Crime District is the inclusion of a mandatory evaluation of the effectiveness
and efficiency of each crime control and prevention strategy. Each of the strategies will
be monitored and the Board will be kept abreast of their progression through quarterly
and annual reports.
Since the City Council had also scheduled a public hearing on the proposed crime
control plan and budget, Chairman Alfaro recessed the public hearing to convene the
hearing of City Council. When the public hearing reconvened, Mr. Rountree stated that
the budget and crime control plan is based on expected revenues of $2,800,000 per
year. In Year 1, funding is included for ten additional police officers —six patrol positions
and 4 detectives. The six patrol officers will address primarily traffic issues, while one of
the detectives will be assigned to truancy; two, will address juvenile crime and one,
family violence, for a total of $355,369, plus $44,744 for operating costs. For facilities,
$850,100 is included for Municipal Court construction; $850,100 for Police Academy
construction and $217,390 for one -half year payment toward construction of a new jail
facility through an agreement with the city of Baytown. Funding is provided for purchase
of seven vehicles, along with accessories and one -half year payment for a
communications agreement for a total of $334,175. Communications improvements will
also be funded through agreement with the city of Baytown. Total expenditures for Year
1 equal $2,651,878.
In Year 2, funding is included for nine additional jailers, which will bring the total
number of jailers to 16 and continued funding of the ten officers for a total in personnel
costs of $646,824. Operating expenditures and communications airtime will cost
$301,640, while vehicles and equipment, along with a full year payment for
communications will equal $662,230. Facilities for year two includes $250,000 for the
Municipal Court; $150,000 for the Police Academy; $434,780 for a full year payment on
the jail facility; $464,000 for renovations to the police building and $36,000 for police
department furnishings. The total budget for Year 2 is $2,945,474.
Robert H. Walton, 1702 Ivie Lee, inquired whether the proceeds from the
proposed '/2 cent anti -crime sales tax could be transferred to the General Fund. The
legislation, which provides for establishment of the District would prohibit such a
transfer. He inquired what the split in proceeds from the tax would be between the city
and the state. The District would retain all of the proceeds from the '/2 cent anti -crime
sales tax. Mr. Walton felt that more of this type budgetary information should be
available to the public. Mr. Rountree responded that more information would be
published in The Baytown Sun closer to the election date.
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Since no one else had questions or indicated a desire to speak, Chairman Alfaro
closed the public hearing. /- ' w
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Pete C. Alfaro, Chairman