01/21/2015 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21.2015 1 The Board of Pub] is Safety met in the Public Agenda Session at 8:12 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in the 13`h Floor Boardroom, County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, with Board President Laura Vasquez and Board Members Eddie Miller, John Collins, Luther Taylor, and Daniel Jones present. Also present was Police Chief Ronald Teachman and Board Legal Counsel Tasha Outlaw. Board members discussed the following agenda items: - Amended Resolution Establishing the 2015 Police Department Holiday Schedule Police Chief Ronald Teachman explained the original resolution setting the holiday schedule had an error in the dates of the Thanksgiving holiday and the day after. This amended resolution corrects that error. - Monthly Statistical Analysis — Police Department Chief Teachman stated Part 1 crimes had been showing a4% reduction, but this month larceny is up 3% and larceny alone totals more than all Part 1 crimes combined. Chief Tcachman stated however that due to burglary statistics being down, there is still an overall reduction in the Part 1 crimes. Chief Teachman noted that previously there was a reduction in auto theft, but due to the holidays, the numbers are up again. He explained people are more apt to leave valuables in view in their cars during the holidays, and they often Leave their cars running withthe doors unlocked. Chief Teaehman informed the Board that the Police Department is very pleased with their murder resolution numbers, with fifteen (15) murders out of seventeen (17) being solved this month. He stated community response to shots tired has improved, with a 26% response rate. He noted also evidence collection has increased from less than 7% on average, to now 60% due in part to the Shot Spotter technology. Chief Teachman stated he is particularly pleased with the group violence response with a 160/0 reduction in persons shot versus the prior three (3) years. He noted that since the first cal l -in of May 15, there has been a 37% reduction in gun violence. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Chief Tcachman stated he will have some officers present to address the Board at the regular meeting on a draft policy for a nuisance abate vehicle. He noted they welcome input from the Board. The purpose, he explained, is to provide more police protection in neighborhoods that need it, especially where there is suspected drug trafficking. Chief Teachman stated at the prior Board meeting he presented the Board with a Lethality Process. Since then, he noted, there have been issues raised at training that need to be taken into consideration. He stated he hoped to have the form with eleven (11) questions officers will use at the crime scene to show to the Board. He added they will provide three (3) cell phones for supervisors to use to call support agencies such as the YMCA for protection of victims. Chief Teachman added another issue that has been raised is that often it is difficult to determine who the instigator is at the scene, and who needs the protection. He stated he found a policy that speaks to that, but he needs to get the prosecutors blessing to incorporate the language into the City's policy. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting adjourned at 8:37 a.m. BOAF,p OF PUBLIC SAFETY Laura A. Vasquez, Preside y/ r Eddie Miller, Member %J Collins, Member Luther Daniel