Public Safety Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Minutes Monday, May 18, 2015 5:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Public Safety Committee Public Safety Committee Standing Committee Minutes May 18, 2015 1. Call To Order Chairwoman Finlayson called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Roll Call Present: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles 2. Legislation before Committee O-21-15 Nonstandard Vehicles Definition - For the purpose of amending the definition of Nonstandard Vehicles to include all such vehicles including pedicabs and for-hire Segways. Attachments: O-21-15 Nonstandard Vehicles.docx O-21-15 Staff Report.docx O-21-15 Fiscal Impact.pdf Alderman Paone moved to recommend favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles 3. Business before Committee Approval of Minutes PSC042015 Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting Attachments: April 20, 2015 Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Paone, Alderwoman Finlayson and Alderwoman Pindell Charles 4. General Discussion ID-249-15 APD- Hiring Efforts & Crime in the City of Annapolis Police Chief Pristoop gave an update on crime statistics in the City of Annapolis. Recruitment Officer Parker gave a presentation on the Annapolis Police Department staffing and hiring efforts. This Informational Item was presented ID-260-15 Fire Department - Training Exercises in the City of Annapolis Fire Deputy Chief Remaley gave a brief update on Fire Training Exercises in the City of Annapolis. Firefighter First Class McGill was present and answered question from the committee. This Informational Item was presented City of Annapolis Page 1 Public Safety Committee Standing Committee Minutes May 18, 2015 ID-248-15 Fire/OEM -Improving Communications with Non- English Speaking Persons during Medical Emergencies and Emergency Sheltering. Deputy Fire Chief Simmons gave a presentation on improving communications with non english speaking persons. Office Associate Schultz Firefighter Bud Zapata and Misha Callahan was present and gave a live presentation of (ELSA) Enabling Language Service Anywhere device. This Informational Item was presented 5. Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the meeting was adjourned at 5:49 p.m. Cyndi Gaines City Council Associate City of Annapolis Page 2