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UH, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.
SO WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN TOGETHER HERE.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB SO FAR.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE ALL GONNA STUMBLE THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST THING ON
[1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS]
THE AGENDA, ALL THE NEW FACES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ELECT OFFICERS TODAY.UH, AND I ASSUME WE JUST NEED TO TAKE, UH, A NOMINATION.
I'LL NOMINATE DIRECTOR COKER FOR PRESIDENT.
UM, ANY OF THE NOMINATIONS? YEAH.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? PLEASE, PLEASE.
I ALL IN FAVOR, BUT TAKE EACH ONE OF 'EM SEPARATELY SO WE CAN GET A HEAD COUNT UPON.
ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, WE'LL START WITH NICHOLAS
ALL IN FAVOR OF, UH, JIM COKER.
LOOKS LIKE, UH, NICHOLAS IS THE NEW PRESIDENT.
CONGRATULATIONS VOTING FOR YOURSELF.
MA'AM, DID YOU VOTE IT FOR YOURSELF? OKAY, SO WE NEED A MOTION.
UH, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION FOR YOURSELF.
ARE WE READY TO MOVE ON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OKAY.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, NOW FOR VICE PRESIDENT, IT NOMINATIONS NOMINATION, I NEED A NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
I'LL NOMINATE YOU SINCE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S BEEN HERE AND KNOWS ANYTHING OTHER THAN NICHOLAS.
I DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW ANYTHING HERE? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE FOR YOU? VICE PRESIDENT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WE MAKE, UH, JAMES COKER, THE VICE PRESIDENT.
SOMEONE ELSE NEED TO, TO, TO DO YOU EACH.
ALL IN FAVOR OF JAMES COKER BEING THE VICE PRESIDENT.
AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN THE, THE SECRETARY, I NOMINATE ANGELA JACKSON ON THE END OF THE ROOM TO BE THE SECRETARY.
I, I THINK WE CAN JUST MOVE ON FROM THERE.
DON'T YOU THINK?
ALRIGHT, MS. JACKSON, AM I FREE TO MOVE ON? YES, MA'AM.
[2. MINUTES]
ASSUME EVERYBODY'S, UH, READ THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING, AND, UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON THAT? ALL GOOD, THERE.DO WE GO FURTHER THAN THAT? ALL IN FAVOR? ALL IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
A A I'LL ABSTAIN SINCE I WASN'T HEARING AND DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
[a. Receive the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2022.]
THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INVESTMENT REPORTS.THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT.
THE, UH, REPORT IS A LITTLE BIT DATED AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS FOR THE QUARTER END AT 30TH OF JUNE.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY, UH, CONSIDERED THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR THAT HAS JUST COMMENCED.
UH, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU ENDED THE YEAR WITH ABOUT 750,000 IN BALANCES, WHICH IS ABOUT WHERE WE EXPECTED.
THAT WILL ALLOW YOU ABOUT A HALF A MILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET.
NOW, UM, AS A ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE REPORTING TO YOU ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
ONGOING, UH, SALES TAX REMAINS INCREDIBLY BUOYANT.
UH, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN, UH, AMBITIOUS IN TERMS OF THE TARGETS HAVE SET IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
UM, I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS TRACKING CURRENTLY, WE MIGHT SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
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PRESSURE, UH, WHICH IS WHY HAVING THE HALF MILLION CONTINGENCY IS, I WOULD SUGGEST A GOOD THING IF THE SALES TAX CONTINUES TO, UH, TO RISE AS A HAS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.WE COULD WELCOME BACK TO YOU AND SUGGEST OTHER WAYS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO, TO RETURN THAT MONEY, UH, TO THE USE OF THE PEOPLE WHO PAY IT.
UH, BUT WE'LL, UH, DO THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, I SUGGEST TO YOU YOU'RE GOOD COURSE, YOU HAVE GOOD BUDGET, YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT CONTINGENCY, AND WE ARE WELL EQUIPPED.
ANYTHING TO ADD? JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
UH, ARE THESE FUNDS INVESTED SOMEWHERE OR IS IT ALL IN CASH? THEY, SO WE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
IF YOU'VE HEARD OVER THE, THE PAGE ON THE, THE LAST PAGE IS THE WHAT CALL THE INVESTMENT REPORT.
THEY'RE IN THE, THEY'RE IN TAX POOL, WHICH IS A, UH, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT POOL.
SO THEY ATTRACT THE SDR AND THE, UH, THE ATTRACTIVE.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? CHIEF, YOU'RE
[b. Presentation of the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Street Crime Unit, Traffic Management Team, and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) statistical reports. ]
UP.BEFORE I BEGIN, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK BOTH VICTOR AND GINA, WHO, UH, HELPED US WITH NOT ONLY CCPD AND GETTING SOME THINGS MOVED OVER.
I THINK THE, UH, THE CCPD FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THE SWAP BETWEEN PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT.
I THINK IT'LL BENEFIT EVERYBODY, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, BOTH VERY HARD ON WHAT THEY DO.
AND, UH, THEY EVEN HAVE TO ANSWER TOUGH QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK SOMETIMES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEM BEING OPEN TO IT.
AND, UH, AND WE TRY TO REMAIN OPEN TO, TO THEM AND THEIR, UH, THEIR GUIDANCE AS WELL.
APPRECIATE, UM, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT TO ALWAYS BE RECOGNIZED AND
UH, WHAT I WOULD POINT OUT IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE NUMBERS, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, THERE ARE A, UH, A COUPLE OF, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO STREET CRIMES THAT HAVE LOW STATS.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL RECOVERING FROM, FROM SOME INJURIES, AND WERE STILL OUT ON, UH, ON LIGHT DUTY OR OFF WORK ALTOGETHER.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR TOTALS ACROSS THE, UH, ACROSS THE COURT, YOU WILL SEE THAT, UH, STREET CRIMES ITSELF HAS REALLY BEGUN TO, UH, PRODUCE NUMBERS THOSE EQUATE TO RESULTS.
UH, I CREDIT THIS TO, UM, A NEW SERGEANT THAT WE INSTALLED, UH, IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WHO, UM, UH, HAS REALLY INTEGRATED THEM INTO OUR MISSION.
AND HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT MEANS, NOT ONLY TO PUT BAD GUYS IN JAIL, BUT HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT MEANS TO BUILD A RAPPORT AND RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, STREET CRIMES BEING WHAT IT IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD THINK THAT, UH, IT IS STRICTLY A, UH, HARD ENFORCEMENT UNIT OR WHAT SOMETIMES WE CALL IN LAW ENFORCEMENT A JUMP OUT SQUAD, BUT IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CITIZENS.
OUR CITIZENS, UH, ARE REACHING OUT TO THEM AS WELL AND, AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHERE THE BAD GUYS ARE.
UM, IT REALLY IS, ESPECIALLY FOR A UNIT LIKE THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF OUR, OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES, YOU WILL FIND THAT THEY ARE MORE OF A STRICT ENFORCEMENT SQUAD, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SUSTAIN ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR VERY LONG AND STILL MAINTAIN THE, UH, THE SUPPORT OF YOUR CITIZENS.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IS EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY SUPPORT, RELATIONSHIPS, AND PARTNERSHIPS.
AND THAT MEANS EVEN WITH THIS KIND OF GROUP, UH, WE MOVED THEM INTO THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION THAT I CREATED AS A RESULT OF SOME OF OUR, UH, UH, UH, INCREASES IN CRIME, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR AS OUR BOND AS PART OF THAT
AND, UH, IT WAS BASED ON A PREVIOUS STRATEGY THAT I HAD USED.
AND, UM, IT GAVE SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, WHICH IS VICE NARCOTICS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, UM, AND, UH, UH, VEHICLE THEFT.
UH, IT GAVE THEM A UNIFORMED ELEMENT THAT FREES UP OUR PATROL UNITS TO STAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE, TO DO OTHER THINGS.
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BUT LIKE I SAID, IF YOU LOOK, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, ACROSS THIS YEAR SO FAR, THERE HAS BEEN, UH, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE AND THE PRODUCTIVITY, ESPECIALLY AS WE GOT OFFICER KURT SINGER BACK.UM, SO IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL TO US, AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FEED INFORMATION TO ALL THE VICTIMS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THE ACTIVITY GETTING FROM THEM.
AND WHILE I KNOW THAT, UM, THE, UM, THE PERSONNEL HAVE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE GENERAL BUDGET, UH, MOST OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY USE IS STILL BEING, UH, FUNDED BY CCPD, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE CONTINUING TO INCLUDE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY SO THAT YOU SEE WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING AND HOW IT'S BENEFITING OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE SAME THING IS TRUE WITH OUR, UH, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TEAM AND OUR COMMERCIAL, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE RIGHT NOW.
AND I WOULD CAUTION NOT TO EXPECT THE SAME NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE GETTING, UH, RIGHT NOW IN THE FOURTH QUARTER BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCH A, UH, UH, A DEPLETION OF, UH, PERSONNEL WITH SOME PEOPLE BEING OUT SICK.
UH, WE'VE HAD OTHERS WHO ARE ON EXTENDED MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME RETIREMENTS, SOME OF WHICH, UM, WERE RETIREMENTS THAT WERE, UM, NOT DISCOURAGED, UH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A NEW MISSION.
UH, OTHERS, WE'VE HAD OFFICERS THAT HAVE JUST BEEN WITH US FOR, FOR 30 SOMETHING YEARS AND, AND THEY WANTED TO GO ENJOY LIFE.
UM, SO A LOT OF OUR STREET CRIMES UNITS AND OUR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT UNITS HAVE BEEN WORKING EXTRA AND IN SOME CASES HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THOSE DUTIES ALTOGETHER TO SUPPLEMENT OUR PATROL SO THAT OUR CITIZENS DON SUFFER FROM WHAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY HERE FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE.
UH, ANYTHING WE DO, WE ENSURE THAT IT'S, IT'S ABOUT THE MISSION TO SERVE AND PROTECT AND TO DO IT, UH, AS GOOD STEWARDS OF, UH, RESOURCES THAT WE'RE GIVEN.
SO I WOULD GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND PREP YOU FOR, FOR NEXT TIME.
YOU'LL STILL SEE SOME, SOME GOOD ACTIVITY, BUT PROBABLY NOT THE SAME NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.
UH, AS SOON AS WE GET, UH, SOME NEW HIRES IN PLACE, WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THEM BACK TO THEIR, UH, SPECIFIC, UH, SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED DUTIES.
ARE YOU PUTTING THE NEW HIRES IN PATROL BEFORE YOU MOVE TO THESE SPECIAL TEAMS? OH, YES, SIR.
UH, ANY NEW HIRE THAT COMES IN, THEY HAVE TO WORK IN PATROL FOR, UH, FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THEY QUALIFY FOR SPECIALIZED DUTY.
UM, YOU GET YOUR FOUNDATION AS A POLICE OFFICER INVESTIGATOR OR, UM, SPECIALIZED, UH, UNIT FROM PATROL BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, A PATROL OFFICER HAS TO SPECIALIZE IN BEING A GENERALIST BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO TO ANY NUMBER OF CALLS.
UM, THEY'RE THE FIRST RESPONDING UNIT, SO THEY HAVE TO BE VERY GOOD AT, UH, MITIGATING AND HANDLING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU REALLY GET YOUR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO, TO SET A FOUNDATION AND BUILD ON TO BE EITHER A GOOD INVESTIGATOR, A GOOD MEMBER OF OUR SWAT TEAM, NEGOTIATIONS TEAM, UM, OR EVEN OUR, UH, HISPANIC OUTREACH TEAM.
YOU REALLY NEED TO DEVELOP THAT FOUNDATION AND LEARN TO CRAWL AND WALK BEFORE YOU RUN.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM ALL.
MANAGER'S REPORT, I GUESS WOULD BE NEXT.
FOR LACK OF SLEEP, RIGHT? YOU'RE UP.
HEY, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THIS BODY'S SUPPORT FOR, UH, THE PURCHASE OF, UH, SOME FLEET VEHICLES.
UH, THIS THURSDAY WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER RATIFYING PURCHASE OF A NUMBER OF VEHICLES, UH, THAT ARE BEING FUNDED OUT OF CCPD.
ONE IN PARTICULAR IS, UH, $90,000 FOR A TRANSPORT VAN THAT WILL, UH, ALLOWS TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO HARRIS COUNTY, UH, DETAINEES TO HARRIS COUNTY, AND WILL ALLOW, UH, REALLY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE CIVILIAN HELP FOR THAT, THAT ALLOWS US TO AUGMENT OUR, OUR POLICE, UH, CAPABILITIES.
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, UH, THING FOR US.
SO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT ON THAT.
[a. The next Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 4:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ]
MEETING WILL BE ON JANUARY 10TH, AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AT THAT MEETING.MASON WILL BE HERE FOR THAT ONE.
AND, UH, AND UH, I'LL BE SOMEWHERE IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN.
I DON'T KNOW,
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I'M SORRY.