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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 971106 -2 Temporary Board Crime Control and Prevention District 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. 971106 -3 Temporary Board Crime Control and Prevention District Since no one else had questions or indicated a desire to speak, Chairman Alfaro closed the public hearing. /- ' w / !� C. '�f""'''' Pete C. Alfaro, Chairman