* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ] [00:00:07] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH, 2024, 4:30 PM HERE AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN CITY HALL. AND, UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMENTS THAT ANYONE SIGN UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS? NOPE. OKAY. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON [a. Conduct the first public hearing regarding the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget.] TO ITEM TWO A, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET. AND I'M GOING TO READ, UH, THESE INSTRUCTIONS. SO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD. EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAIL THE DISTRICT SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING. EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THESE HEARINGS. THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER UP TO THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. AND WITH THE AID OF STAFF, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SO THE TIME IS FOUR THIRTY FOUR. I NOW CALL TO ORDER THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO REQUEST THAT STAFF SUMMARIZE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING. I DON'T KNOW IF OUR FINANCE STAFF HAS ANYTHING TO PREPARED. NOPE. OKAY. OKAY. UM, WE DO HAVE, UH, ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UH, MR. BECK WANT COME UP, UH, BOARD MEMBERS 47. 27 BLACKSTONE STREET, BAYTOWN, UH, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS YOU AS A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN ACCUSED OF A CRIME. I'VE NEVER GOTTEN ANYTHING MORE THAN A SPEEDING TICKET, WHICH I PROBABLY DESERVE. UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED. UH, I PAY ALL MY TAXES. I'M A GOOD CITIZEN. I'M REGISTERED TO VOTE. I HELP MY NEIGHBORS OUT, AND I'M HERE TO OBJECT TO THE USE AND CONTINUATION OF THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEMS. UH, I'M ALSO PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT. MY COUSIN IS A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. MY, THE FATHER OF MY GODSON IS A CURRENT SHERIFF'S DEPUTY. UH, I DO, UH, HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THE PROFESSION. I'M ALSO A GUY THAT, IN 1989, I ROSE MY RIGHT HAND AND I WORE THIS COUNTRY'S UNIFORM, AND I SWORE OATH TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THIS CONSTITUTION. AND THAT'S ALSO WHY I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THIS FLOCK SYSTEM. UH, HOPEFULLY YOU WERE FORWARDED MY COMPLAINT THAT I SUBMITTED TO DPS. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THAT, UH, FLOCK IS APPARENTLY REQUIRED TO HAVE A LICENSE, AN INVESTIGATOR'S LICENSE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT LICENSE. BASICALLY, IT JUST SAYS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GATHER AND COMPILE DATA FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO USE IN THE INVESTIGATIONS OF A CRIME, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A LICENSE. UH, THE, UH, DPS REGULATES THAT, AND THEY, THE LAW DOES SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A LICENSE. UM, YET OUR CAMERAS ARE STILL RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE CITY KNOWS THAT THAT'S AN ISSUE. UH, THERE'S OTHER LEGAL ISSUES WITH THIS TOO. RIGHT NOW, COURTS ARE THROWING OUT EVIDENCE AND LETTING CRIMINALS GO BECAUSE OF ILLEGAL FOURTH AMENDMENT SEARCHES ON FLOCK DATA. VIRGINIA JUST RECENTLY DID THAT. THERE'S SEVERAL CASES THAT ARE PENDING IN OTHER COURTS. UM, I ALSO SIGNED UP ON THE SECOND HEARING. UH, IF YOU WOULD EXTEND MY TIME, I COULD ROLL, ROLL IT ON TO THIS ONE, OR IF I HAVE TO BREAK IT UP INTO TWO, I CAN, UM, I THINK IT'S OKAY WITH THE BOARD. WE'LL JUST EXTEND THE TIME, GIVE YOU THE EXTRA THREE MINUTES. I DON'T NEED THE FULL AMOUNT. OKAY. SO, BUT I FIGURED IT'D JUST BE EASIER. I CAN JUST ROLL BOTH OF INTO ONE. SURE. OH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, JUST READ A COUPLE THINGS. YOU KNOW, THE PREMISE IS THAT THESE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE ON PUBLIC STREETS, AND WE HAVE NO RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THESE CAMERAS ARE ACTUALLY EASY TO SEE IF YOU KNOW WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, THEY'RE VERY OBVIOUS. THEY'RE NOT HIDDEN. UH, I DID A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FOR THE LOCATION OF THESE CAMERAS. UH, THAT WAS DENIED TO ME BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT [00:05:01] ESSENTIALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS MORE OF A RIGHT TO PRIVACY ON PUBLIC STREETS THAN I DO. UH, I THINK THAT IF THERE REALLY IS A DETERRENT, I THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT. IF YOU GO TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAVE THESE THINGS, THEY HAVE A BIG SIGN ON IT THAT SAYS, WARNING, YOU'RE BEING RECORDED. INSTEAD, THE BAYTOWN, UH, CITY HAS CHOSEN TO HIDE THOSE FROM THE PUBLIC. I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER WITH THAT. UH, I'M SURE THAT THE CHIEF WOULD TELL YOU THAT IF HE WANTED TO TRACK SOMEBODY'S MOVEMENT ON THEIR CELL PHONE, HE WOULD NEED TO GET A WARRANT FOR THAT. IF HE WANTED TO ATTACH A GPS MONITOR ON A VEHICLE, HE WOULD NEED TO GET A WARRANT FOR THAT AS WELL. THAT'S A SETTLED SUPREME COURT, UH, DECISION IN THIS VIRGINIA CASE. UH, THE JUDGE BROUGHT UP A FEW THINGS. COURTS HAVE ALREADY DETERMINED THE GOVERNMENT'S ACQUI ACQUISITION OF A DEFENDANT'S HISTORICAL CELL CELL SITE LOCATION. INFORMATION FROM WIRELESS CARRIERS IS A SEARCH UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT. THE COURT FOUND THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAINTAINS A LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND THE RECORD OF HIS OR HER PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS AS CAPTURED THROUGH CELL PHONE INFORMATION. A PERSON DOES NOT SURRENDER ALL FOURTH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS BY VENTURING INTO THE PUBLIC SPHERE. TO THE CONTRARY, WHAT ONE SEEKS TO PRESERVE AS PRIVATE, EVEN IN AN AREA ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, MAY BE CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED. INDIVIDUALS HAVE A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY AND THE WHOLE OF THEIR PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND THE, UH, SOME OF THESE ARTICLES OVER TO MR. RICE AND HE CAN FORWARD THEM OVER TO YOU SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF. VE HARRISON FILED A BILL ON THIS LAST SESSION. UH, HE STATED THAT HE'LL DO IT AGAIN. I'M ALSO HERE BECAUSE OF THE OTHER ISSUES WHERE WE'VE SEEN WHERE, UH, THERE'S CASES EVEN IN TEXAS WHERE A PLATE WAS READ WRONG AND OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS NOT BAYTOWN, AND, UH, IT IDENTIFIED A CAR IS STOLEN AND IT WASN'T. AND A FAMILY IS HAULED OUTTA THEIR CAR AT GUNPOINT. SO I'M ALSO HERE SO THAT YOU GUYS, LATER ON, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, CAN'T SAY WE WEREN'T TOLD ABOUT IT. YOU'RE BEING TOLD ABOUT IT. THESE ARE THE PROBLEMS. AND I REALIZE THIS IS ANOTHER CASE OF WHERE IT'S KINDA LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN AHEAD OF THE LAWS. WE, AS THE PEOPLE PUT GUARDRAILS AROUND THINGS THAT CAN BE ABUSED LIKE THIS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PUT THE BRAKES ON EVERYTHING UNTIL 'CAUSE. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO FEDERAL OR STATE OVERSIGHT ONTO THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS. NONE WHATSOEVER. THERE'S NO REGULATION. IT'S AN ENTIRELY UNREGULATED BUSINESS. AND WE KNOW THAT FLOCK HAS MADE FALSE CLAIMS OUT THERE ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. THEY'VE CLAIMED THAT A CITY'S CRIME RATE WENT DOWN. IT ACTUALLY WENT UP. THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT TESTED BY THIRD PARTIES LIKE ALL THEIR COMPETITORS DO. AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND PULL THIS FROM THE BUDGET AND WE CAN FIND SOMETHING BETTER TO DO WITH THAT MONEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. UM, THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 25 PROPOSED BUDGET, AND THE TIME IS 4 41. UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO [b. Conduct the second public hearing regarding the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget.] B, WHICH IS CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET. IT'S NOW FOUR FORTY ONE. AND NOW CALL TO ORDER THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL IN PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET. IS THERE ANYTHING STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ADD AT THIS TIME? OKAY. AND MR. BECK, UM, GAVE HIS, WE DID HIS TIME ON THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, SO THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK. I NOW CLOSE THIS, UH, SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE TIME IS 4 41. ALRIGHT, SO WE WILL MOVE ON [c. Discuss the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget.] TO ITEM TWO C, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25, PROPOSED BUDGET. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE BOARD ABOUT THIS BUDGET? ANYTHING? I HAVE NOTHING. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CHIEF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD ABOUT THIS BUDGET? NO, SIR. YOU GOOD? OKAY. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON, UH, FROM ITEM TWO C AND MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE A, WHICH [a. Consider the election of officers for President and Vice President and the appointment of Secretary.] IS TO CONSIDER THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN THE APPOINTMENT OF A SECRETARY. SO CURRENTLY THE OFFICERS ARE, MYSELF IS THE PRESIDENT. JAMES COOKER IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT AND CITY CLERK, ANGELA JACKSON IS OUR SECRETARY. UM, WE CAN TAKE THIS ITEM AS A SLATE TO KEEP OFFICERS THE SAME OR WE CAN NOMINATE, UH, NEW OFFICERS. UH, THE TERM [00:10:01] FOR THIS WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND END ON AUGUST 31ST, 2025. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. I'LL MOVE, WE MAINTAIN STATUS QUO. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? NO. ALRIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THAT ITEM PASSES, UH, REPORTS OF ITEM [a. Receive the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2024.] FOUR A WILL RECEIVE THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2024. GOOD EVENING. BOARD MEMBERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FINANCIAL REPORT WITH, UM, HALF OF A YEAR, UM, GONE. REVENUE GENERATED FROM ONE EIGHTH OF A OF A PENNY. SALES TAX IS AT $791,720. THAT'S 31% OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SALES TAX IS DOWN ACCORDING TO THE STATE. UM, THAT'S IN THE BUSINESS SPENDING AND CONSUMER RETAIL SPENDING. AND THERE'S A HEALTH, WE HAVE A HEALTHY, UM, INTEREST RATE GENERATING $70,000, UM, YEAR TO DATE. AND EXPENDITURES ARE 4.4% OF THE BUDGET. THAT'S, UM, A NEGATIVE 1.09 OVER, THEY'RE 1.9 OVER PROPOSED BUDGET AND SALES TAX, AS YOU SEE, IS A LITTLE LOWER. I WENT AHEAD AND LOOKED AT APRIL AND MAY AND APRIL IS SLIGHTLY LOWER, BUT, UM, MAY IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. HMM, IT'S ABOUT 2 65 FROM LAST YEAR. ABOUT 215,000 FOR THE MONTH OF, OF MAY. SO THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER. OKAY. AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL CONSIDER THAT REPORT RECEIVED AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR [b. Receive the Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District Street Crime Unit, Traffic Management Team, and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) statistical reports. ] B, WHICH IS TO RECEIVE THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT STREET CRIME UNIT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT STATISTICAL REPORTS. THANK YOU. JOHN STRINGER, CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES FUNDS BUDGETED FOR CERTAIN USES FROM CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. UH, THE INFORMATION THAT'S CONTAINED IN THIS PARTICULAR REPORT REFLECTS THE FUND USAGE. SINCE THE PREVIOUS UPDATE, WHICH INCLUDED THE FISCAL YEAR 23 REPORT, WE BROUGHT IT UP TO, UH, UH, THE, THE CURRENT TIME PERIOD IN, IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. SO THIS WILL REFLECT APRIL AND MAY. UH, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT REFLECTS AND UPDATES THE INFORMATION TO DATE. UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT USES CCPD FUNDS TO ENHANCE SERVICES IN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION. PATROL STREET CRIMES UNITS, UH, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, UH, ARE ALL ENHANCED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF THE CAPITAL ITEMS, WHICH ARE FULLY EQUIPPED PATROL VEHICLES THAT ARE PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO ENSURE UNIFORMED OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATROL 24 HOURS A DAY, YEAR ROUND TO ENGAGE IN CRIME CONTROL DUTIES AND PROJECTS SUCH AS FOCUSED CRIMINAL PATROLS. OTHER ENHANCED DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY THESE FUNDS DURING THE APRIL MAY TIMEFRAME. THESE PROGRAMS, UH, AND I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS REPORT, AND I DON'T MEAN TO INSULT YOUR INTELLIGENCE, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE I GO OVER IT. UM, CONDUCTED 523 TRAFFIC STOPS 450 WERE FROM THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TEAM AND 73 FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS. UH, THOSE TYPICALLY TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. WE'RE TALK, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, 18 WHEELERS, THAT SORT OF THING, AND THE INSPECTIONS THAT THEY'RE DOING ON 'EM. UM, UH, UH, THEY ISSUED, UH, 563 CITATIONS, 543 FROM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND 20 COMMERCIAL, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE VIOLATIONS. UH, THEY ISSUED 227 WARNINGS. 94 OF THOSE WERE FROM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 133 FROM THE CMV. AND THEY ALSO CONDUCTED 19 DWI ARRESTS THE STREET CRIMES UNIT DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD CONDUCTED 377 TRAFFIC STOPS, UH, ISSUED 205 CITATIONS CONDUCTED 86. TOTAL ARREST OF THOSE ARRESTS, 33 WERE FELONY CHARGES, 23 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES AND 135 WERE CLASS, UH, C ARRESTS OR CLASS C MISDEMEANORS. THE FLOCK LPR CAMERA UPDATE FROM APRIL TO DATE. UH, 62 CAMERAS REMAIN IN SERVICE WITH THE ADDITIONAL 10 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. UH, WHICH DATA HAS ONLY HELD FOR 30 DAYS AND PURGED FROM THE SYSTEM UNLESS IT'S TRANSFERRED TO THE EVIDENCE RETENTION SOFTWARE. AS PART OF A LEGAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, UH, THERE WERE OVER 7 MILLION, UH, PLATE READS, 7,226,000 533, 532 IN THE CITY. UH, 500,874 WERE UNIQUE PLATE READS. UH, ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE ON OUR TRANSPARENCY WEBSITE AS WELL FOR THE PORT, THE TRANSPARENCY PORTAL ON A PD WEBSITE, UH, 1069 HOT LIST HITS, WHICH INCLUDED 41 MISSING PERSONS OR MISSING [00:15:01] CHILDREN ALERTS 324 STOLEN VEHICLES OR STOLEN LICENSE PLATE ALERTS, 88 PROTECTIVE ORDER OR INTEREST ALERTS, 230 SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIVE ALERTS SUCH AS VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FELONY OFFENSES. LPR TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN USED IN ONGOING MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATION LOCATING A SUSPECT VEHICLE IN A RECENT SHOOTING, WHICH LED TO INVESTIGATIVE LEAVES THAT IDENTIFIED THE ACTOR, THE IDENTIFICATION LOCATION OF A SUSPECT VEHICLE IN AN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY AND SHOOTING CASE. UH, SEVERAL STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERIES AND A PASADENA PD CASE OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY INVOLVING A FIREARM. AND BPD OFFICERS LOCATED THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR. OTHER EQUIPMENT SINCE, UH, THE LAST PRESENTATION, THE ONLY UPDATE ON OTHER EQUIPMENT IS THAT 180 DEGREE FIREARMS TRAINING SYSTEM FOR USE OF FORCE AND DEESCALATION TRAINING, UH, HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. INSTRUCTORS ARE TRAINED ON ITS USE AND IT WILL BE USED FOR THIS TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UH, 22 MARKED UNITS HAVE BEEN ORDERED, UH, WAITING FOR DELIVERY ON THOSE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE E HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. I BELIEVE WE NOW HAVE 11 OF THEM IN. IS THAT CORRECT? AS OF TODAY, WE HAD MORE ARRIVALS. SO WE HAVE 11 OF THOSE NOW. PART OF THAT IS IT'S HARD TO GET, GET VEHICLES STILL, AND THEN THE OUTFITTERS, WHEN THEY GO TO THE OUTFIT OR THE OUTFITTERS, UH, THEY SIT. HOWEVER, WE'VE LEARNED THAT OUR UPFITTER HAS DEDICATED 10 PERSONNEL TO, TO, TO OUR ORDERS. SO WE'RE HOPING TO SEE THOSE TURNED OUT IN A MORE TIMELY MANNER. NOW, THE BOMB SQUAD DURING, UH, THE APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME RECEIVED 14 ACTIVATIONS. UH, SWAT FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD RESPONDED FOR THREE ACTIVATIONS DURING THE APRIL AND MAY TIMEFRAME. THE HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION OR HOSTAGE CRISIS TEAM, UH, RESPONDED FOR FIVE DEPLOYMENTS. THESE EVENTS RANGED FROM ACTIVATION FOR FUGITIVE ARREST, UH, TO SUPPORT SWAT OPERATIONS, AND A SUICIDAL SUBJECT TO IS CONVINCED TO ACCEPT HELP, UH, OBTAINING PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. UH, YOU HAVE A GRAPH IN, IN, IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, AND THE GRAPH SHOWS THAT, UH, THE EFFECT OF PROACTIVE MEASURES ON CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, STOLEN VEHICLES AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, UH, COMPARING THE, THE CALENDAR YEAR, 2023, JANUARY THROUGH MAY IS WHAT WE DID FOR YOU. AND THE SAME TIME PERIOD DURING CALENDAR YEAR 24, UH, AS WELL AS MONTHLY PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE, UH, FOR APRIL THROUGH MAY OF 2024 FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD LAST YEAR. UH, THE DATA'S AN OVERALL SNAPSHOT OF CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY, AND THE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO TREND IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT, UH, BURGLARIES OF HABITATIONS AND BUILDINGS ARE DOWN 49%. UH, SHELL CASINGS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO VINS, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED BALLISTIC, UH, UH, SYSTEMS NETWORK, UM, ARE DOWN 38%. UH, VEHICLE CRASHES ARE DOWN 31%. AND, UH, VIOLENT CRIME OVERALL, SAME TIME PERIOD, UH, DOWN 18%. AND, UH, CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE, ARE DOWN 8%. FIREARMS THAT ARE COLLECTED, UH, ARE DOWN 8% AS WELL. SO WE'RE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. UH, TAKE YOU BACK TO THE SHELL CASINGS THAT ARE SUBMITTED. UH, WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS, UH, THIS INDICATES THAT WE'RE RESPONDING TO FEWER SHOTS FIRED CALLS BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE GO TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL, EVEN IF THERE'S NO VICTIM OR WE CAN'T FIND WHERE, UH, A BUILDING OR, UH, SAY A STOP SIGN HAS BEEN SHOT. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL SHOOT AT TRAFFIC SIGNS. UH, WHEN WE LOCATE THOSE, UH, WE LOCATE THOSE SHELL CASINGS. OFFICERS ARE SUPPOSED TO PICK THOSE UP AND SUBMIT 'EM. AND THAT MAY LET US KNOW THAT THAT SAME FIREARM HAS BEEN USED IN A CRIME SOMEWHERE ELSE. I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, CHIEF? MM-HMM . THE BOMB SQUAD? YES, SIR. IS 14 A NORMAL NUMBER OR IS THIS STILL KIDS CALLING IN AND TRYING TO GET OUT A TEST? ? NO. SO, UH, WE DON'T RESPOND TO, UH, JUST BOMB THREATS. UH, THERE HAS TO BE A LEGITIMATE REASON AND IT'S A REGIONAL BOMB SQUAD. UM, AND, UH, SO IT, IT CONSISTS OF PASADENA, BAYTOWN, AND LAPORTE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. SO WE RESPOND TO A REGION, UM, AND JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A RESPONSE DOESN'T MEAN THAT A DEVICE WAS LOCATED. SOMETIMES THEY'RE, THEY'RE RESPONDING TO SUSPICIOUS DEVICES, UNKNOWN DEVICES, AND THE ACTIVATIONS AND THE RESPONSES, UM, ARE NOT ALWAYS A FULL ACTIVATION. A LOT OF TIMES JUST A OFFICER WHO'S IN THEIR, THEIR VEHICLE WITH THE EQUIPMENT WILL GO OUT, ASSESS THE SITUATION AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A FULL RESPONSE IS NECESSARY. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSIDER THAT RECEIVED AS WELL. AND WE WILL [a. The next Baytown Crime Control and Prevention District meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 4:30 P.M., in the Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77520. ] MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, A MANAGER'S REPORT. UH, YES, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR NEXT MEETING [00:20:01] IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY THE NINTH AT FOUR 30. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ANYONE NEEDS TO MAKE HERE TODAY? ALL RIGHT, MOTION TO ADJOURN. THAT IT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 4 53. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.