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[ BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026 4:30 P.M. BAYTOWN CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2026 A AND I CALL TO ORDER THIS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT.WE DO HAVE FOUR OF US, SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
UH, FIRST ITEM IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT NO ONE SIGNED UP.
ITEM TWO A IS TO CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026.
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 OR 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 NATIVE STAFF, I SHALL ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
SO IT IS 4:34 PM AND I NOW CALL TO ORDER THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27, PROPOSED BUDGET.
IS THERE ANYTHING STAFF WOULD LIKE TO SAY? UM, THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE, UH, CHANGE IN THE SUMMARY THAT WAS CAME FROM NOVEMBER TO NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025 FOR THE ELECTION.
THAT IS THE ONLY UPDATE THAT WAS MADE SINCE FILE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET? I JUST HAVE ONE ON THE BLOCK.
UM, I'M SEEING THAT WE'RE UPGRADING FOUR MOBILE CAMERAS TO SOLAR POWER FROM BATTERIES.
UM, ARE WE GOING TO DO MORE WITH THAT OR WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE POWER QUESTION? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S FOR FLOCK CAMERAS.
THAT MAY BE FOR SOME OTHER SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT.
IT SAYS BLOCK SAFETY LINE INCREASED 4,000 TO UPGRADE FOUR MOBILE CAMERAS TO SOLAR POWER FROM BATTERIES.
THAT MAY BE FOR THOSE TRAILERS WHERE THEY WERE.
SO WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE SOME, UH, TRAILER PLATFORMS, UH, THAT HAVE LIKE, THEY'RE USED FOR SECURITY AND PARKS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT HAD A LPR CAMERAS ON IT.
AND THEY WERE BATTERY POWERED.
UH, OR THEY WERE SOLAR POWERED.
AND SO I BELIEVE THEY WERE UPGRADING THE BATTERIES IN THEM.
BUT THAT'S NOT FOR THE TRADITIONAL BLOCK PLATFORM, BUT IT'S THE LPR PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I HAVE IS THE AXON, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, HAD A GINORMOUS INCREASE.
UH, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? SURE.
SO WE HAVE A LONG-TERM MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AXON, UH, TO PROVIDE THIS TECHNOLOGY.
OUR AGREEMENT SUNSETTED, UM, IT WAS I BELIEVE A 10 YEAR CONTRACT.
SO IN THAT INTERIM 10 YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COST INCREASES, UH, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMS HAVE EXPANDED.
SO, UH, WE HAVE TO ADD ADDITIONAL BODY-WORN CAMERAS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE OFFICERS OR AGENCY ADDITIONAL FLEET CAMERAS.
UH, THE PRICE INCREASES ALSO REFLECT, UH, A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WHERE EVERY SO OFTEN THE BODY-WORN CAMERAS, THE, THE FLEET CAMERAS, TASERS, THEY GET REFRESHED.
SO WE GET NEW EQUIPMENT IN AS THEY AGE.
SO THAT'S WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR A LOT OF THE INCREASE THERE.
IT ALSO GIVES US THE ABILITY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR OUR DETECTIVES THAT THEY CAN CHECK OUT WHEN THEY GO OUT INTO THE FIELD, DO FIELD INTERVIEWS, OR THEY'RE SERVING SEARCH WARRANTS AS WELL.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE COSTS GO UP.
ONE THING, JUST SO THE BOARD KNOWS, ONE THING THAT, UM, UH, THE BAYTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IS THAT WE ARE COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING THAT AXON IS MORE OF A GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE AND NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE, THE CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT NEEDS TO, TO LOOK AT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PIECE AS PART OF THE, UM, OPERATIONS, UH, OF JUST STANDARD OPERATIONS AT THIS POINT.
AND WHILE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE EVERY SUPPLEMENTAL PIECE THAT WE NEED IN, IN THE CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT, IT'S NOT PLAUSIBLE.
AND WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO RESERVE THE CRIME CONTROL, CRIME CONTROL DISTRICT TO SPECIALIZE PROGRAMS AND NOT STANDARD OPERATIONS.
AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK
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AT IT.WE THINK OF THE INTENT OF THE LAW, THE CCPD, THAT'S REALLY, I THINK PROBABLY WHAT THEY WERE INTENDING TO DO WITH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES.
TIME, I, IT'S NOT STANDARD STUFF, BUT, BUT AXON DOES FALL WITHIN BECAUSE IT IS AN ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARE.
HAS ANYONE ELSE, BUT, BUT IT'S, BUT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S POINT, IT'S PROBABLY NOT SUSTAINABLE.
BUT I WOULD IMAGINE MOST CITIES ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE GENERAL OPERATING FROM THE GENERAL.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT SHOULD BE INDUSTRIAL.
ANYONE ELSE? WHAT YOU THINK? DID WE TALK ABOUT BAKE SALES FOR THESE REVENUE GENERATING WITH BANK SALES AT ALL? NO DONATIONS? YEAH.
WELL, NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
WELL, THERE BEING NO ONE DESIRING TO SPEAK.
I NOW CLOSE THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27, PROPOSED BUDGET AT 4:39 PM AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO B, WHICH IS CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27, PROPOSED BUDGET.
I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYTOWN CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27, PROPOSED BUDGET.
ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WANTS TO SAY ABOUT THE BUDGET? OKAY, HEARING NONE, I NOW CLOSE THIS SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE BAYONE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2026.
PROPOSED BUDGET IS STILL 4:39 PM OKAY.
TURNING TO OUR AGENDA ITEM THREE A.
I UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT GONNA RECEIVE A REPORT TODAY, SO WE'LL SKIP THAT.
UM, AND THEN ITEM FOUR, A MANAGER'S REPORT, UH, BOARD.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN OUR NEXT MEETING IS JULY 7TH AT 4:30 PM AT CITY HALL.
WE DETERMINED WHEN WE SET THAT AGENDA, UM, FOR US, OUR CALENDARS MAY STILL SHOW JULY 14TH, BUT WE ARE NEEDING TO HAVE THIS A WEEK EARLIER BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR BUDGET RECEIVED BY COUNCIL WITHIN 10 DAYS OF US ADOPTING IT.
AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE MEETING UNTIL, UM, AFTER THAT POINT IF WE HAD OUR 14TH MEETING.
SO THAT BUMPED US A WEEK AHEAD UNTIL THE SEVENTH.
YEAH, CHECK, UH, MODIFY YOUR CALENDARS.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WANTS TO SAY TODAY? I WILL ADJOURN.
ANY OPPOSED? ADJOURNED AT FOUR 40.