1999 11 23 CCPD MinutesMINUTES
BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION BOARD
November 23,1999
The Baytown Crime Control and Prevention Board met on November 23,
1999,at 6:10 p.m.,in the Don M.Hullum Conference Room of the Baytown City
Hall with the following in attendance:
David Byford Board Member
Coleman Godwin Board Member
Scott Sheley Board Member
Pete C.Alfaro President
Eileen P.Hall Secretary
Absent:Victor Almendarez Board Member
Calvin Mundinger Board Member
E.Frank Hinds,Jr.Board Member
The meeting was opened with a quorum present,and the following
business was conducted:
ConsiderApproval of the Minutes for the Meeting held on June 10,1999.
Council Member Sheley moved to approve the minutes.Council Member
Godwin seconded the motion.The vote follows:
Ayes:
Nays:
Abstained:
Council Members Godwin and Sheley
Mayor Alfaro
None
Council Member Byford
Receive the Quarterly Report of Baytown Crime Control and Prevention
District
Chief Shaffer presented the quarterly reportof the Baytown Crime Control
and Prevention District to Council for the third quarter of 1999.The report
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covered seven major categories reported by all law enforcement agencies:
murder,sexual assault,robbery,aggravated assault,burglary,theft,and auto
theft.The latest numbers are for 1998;they were reported last week.The
figures are slightly above 1975 and below 1976.One of the issues of concern,is
with this drop how do we keep it going down.
Each year these numbers are compared to other cities across theState of
Texas.The numbers are converted to a crime index,which is crime per 100,000
so they can be compared to cities smaller and larger.Every city above 50,000 is
ranked.In 1990,Baytown ranked 26th;in 1998 we moved up to 11th.The goal is
to move up as far as possible.In 1995,a group of Associated Texans Against
Crime did an analysis of crime and measured how far cities moved up.Baytown
received an award for third best in the state.In 1998,we are still third.
Baytown's goals have dealt with crime reduction and traffic safety.We are
working on nuisance abatement,addressing root causes.The CCPD is only one
factor,perhaps the biggest single one,but Baytown has numerous programs in
place that all interrelate.There are programs in the school district,Communities
in Schools,the Housing Authority Project,the COPS Program which has evolved
into the Safe Team,the DOT Program,the Traffic Program,Quality
Enhancement Training,Zero Tolerance Projects,Pro-Active PD Programs,and
all our community policing programs.As of this date,Baytown is running two
percent down.The CCPD is a big part of this.
Council Member Sheley moved to accept the report.Council Member
Byford seconded the motion.The vote follows:
Ayes:Council Members Byford,
Godwin,and Sheley
Mayor Alfaro
Nays:None
A copy of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Third Quarter
1999 Report is attached as Exhibit "A."
Adjourn
As there was no further business to be transacted,the meeting was
adjourned.
Eileen P.Hall,Secretary