Public Safety Oversight Committee Meeting

CITIZENS PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MINUTES May 11, 2017 The Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met at 4 p.m. at 201 W. Gray Street Multi-Purpose Room, on the 11th day of May, 2017, and notice and agenda of the meeting were posted at City Hall located at 201 W. Gray Street 24 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. PRESENT: Chair Eddie Sims, Members David Wilson, Bill Scanlon, Melanie Hayes, Linda Price, and Joan Goth, ABSENT: Members Matthew Leal, Mike McIlvoy, and Lea Greenleaf COMMITTEE LIAISONS: Robert Wasoski, FOP (absent) Lindsay Echols, OU (absent) IAFF (position vacant) STAFF PRESENT: Suzanne Krohmer, Budget Manager Capt. Shawn Hawkins, NPD Major David Teuscher, NPD Chief Travis King, NFD Jacob McGuire, Norman Transcript Roger Gallagher, Citizen Item 2, being INTRODUCTION OF STAFF AND GUESTS Chair Sims called the meeting to order. He welcomed staff and guests to the meeting and asked them to introduce themselves. ******* Item 3, being APPROVAL OF THE CITIZENS PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MINUTES OF APRIL 13, 2017. Member Price made a motion to approve the Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee minutes of the April 13, 2017 meeting, which motion was duly seconded by Member Scanlon; and the question being to approve the Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee minutes of April 13, 2017, a vote was taken with the following result: Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee Minutes May 11, 2017 Page 2 YEAS: Chair Eddie Sims, Members Bill Scanlon, Melanie Hayes, Linda Price, Joan Goth, and David Wilson NAYES: None Chair Eddie Sims declared the motion carried and the Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee minutes of April 13, 2017 are approved. ****** ITEM 4, being: MONTHLY UPDATES Finance Report Suzanne Krohmer gave the presentation. She answered two questions that were posed at the last meeting when she was absent. The first question was about an account that did not show up on the list that was handed out to the Committee. She stated that this was due to the account being a brand new account that was specially coded for the new Fire Department elevated platform. The account was coded this way due to being bond money. The second question was about the whether there was an ongoing maintenance contract with the Use of Force Simulator Company. She stated that there was not an ongoing contract because there was a four year warranty built into the initial purchase price. Krohmer stated that that $320,000 under the revenue section in this month’s report is the share of the SRO program from Norman Public Schools. At the bottom of the page, the debt service payment is the semi-annual bond payment for the $22 million bond. Member Scanlon asked what the $23,108 charge under staff services for computers was. Krohmer stated that was for the software Lexis Nexis that was purchased. Member Scanlon then asked about the Fire Truck payment. Krohmer stated this was the final payment for Pierce. Krohmer passed out the PSST Fund Summary and explained there will be an amendment to the City Manager’s Budget regarding the PSST Fund due to the request for an additional 3 SRO’s for the school system. The Committee would like to stay informed of the status of the contract for the SRO program with NPS. Fire Department Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee Minutes May 11, 2017 Page 3 Chief King made the presentation. He stated that the new Fire Engine has arrived at Station No. 5 and is still being outfitted. It should be in service at the end of this month. This new engine was specially designed for Station No. 5 with a higher chassis and is tougher than most engines. Chair Sims asked if the current engine will go into the reserve fleet. Chief King stated that this was correct. Police Report Captain Hawkins made the presentation. He stated that we are still working on the 55th Academy, which is the Lateral Transfer Academy. There were 826 COP hours this month, with some of the events including Coffee with a Cop, Norman Music Festival, and the Senator Langford town hall meeting. Citizens Police Academy #12 will graduate on May 22nd at Sarkey’s. ****** ITEM 5, being: DISCUSSION REGARDING PHASE II RADIO CONSULTANTS AND RADIO SYSTEM UPDATE Major Teuscher gave the presentation. He stated that we had the kickoff meeting on April 17 th and the site assessment has been completed. There are 6 sites that have to be identified for towers, 4 of which are already determined. We are still in the process of locating the land for the other two locations. We are waiting on the Harris Company to tell us if the potential locations could work. The current system that we are on is being updated and in the middle of July some of our equipment will no longer work after this update. Harris is working on a solution for this problem. A new console will have to come out of project funds and will cost $40-50,000. ****** ITEM 6, being: UPDATE ON EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) PROJECT Major Teuscher gave the presentation. He stated that the needs assessment given by the architect showed that we need 45,000 square feet for the next 10 years, but our budget only allows for 9,600 square feet. Chair Sims asked what level of storm proof the building will be. Major Teuscher stated he can find out. Member Scanlon stated that he is concerned that we are not being able to meet needs for the space. Chair Sims stated that it is concerning that were only getting 1/5 th of what we actually need due to budget constraints. ****** ITEM 7, being Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee Minutes May 11, 2017 Page 4 ESTABLISH AGENDA TOPICS FOR THE NEXT JUNE 8TH MEETING AT THE NORMAN INVESTIGATION CENTER, 1507 W. LINDSEY STREET The June 8th meeting will cover body cameras and be at the Norman Investigation Center. The July meeting will cover the discussion on the annual report and be at Fire Station No. 9. The August meeting will include program and actual status update and progress report on the School Resource Officer Program. ****** Item 8, being MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS Member Scanlon asked if there has been any feedback about the body cameras being out on the streets. Major Teuscher stated that there has been nothing negative except for the fact that some of the batteries are not lasting the entire shift. Member Scanlon stated that it would be good to get a report on any feedback dealing with the body cameras at next month’s meeting. Member Scanlon then asked if there is a plan for the armored rescue vehicle. Major Teuscher stated that he has not heard anything as of yet. Member Price asked if there are any schematics that show what will be incorporated into the EOC building. Major Teuscher stated that there are schematics showing this. They will include the EOC, radio communications, and the IT backup. Chair Sims asked if Major Foster could share this information with the Committee at next month’s meeting. ****** Item 9, being ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 4:32 p.m. ******