Public Safety Committee

Public Safety Committee Meeting Held at Roswell Convention Center Tuesday June 16, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting convened at 4:30 p.m. with Councilor Jeanine Best presiding, Councilor Savino Sanchez and Councilor Judy Stubbs present; Councilor Angela Moore participating by phone at 4:32 p.m. Staff Present: Mike Mathews, Karen Sanders, Phil Smith, Jason Sweatfield, Teri Best, Parker Patterson, Bill Morris, Bill Bartlett, Jeff Bechtel, Matt Stewart, and Daniel Fuller. AGENDA APPROVAL Councilor Stubbs motioned to approve the agenda. Councilor Best was the second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed, with Councilor Moore being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilor Stubbs motioned to approve minutes from the May 19, 2020 Public Safety Meeting. Councilor Sanchez was second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed, with Councilor Moore being absent. REGULAR ITEMS 3. Resolution 20-XX Condemnations: Mr. Morris presented Resolution 20-XX condemnations to committee. Councilor Stubbs motioned to send Resolution 20-XX condemnations to full council on consent agenda, as presented. Councilor Sanchez was second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed with Councilor Moore participating by phone. 4. Resolution 20-XX Nuisance Properties: Mr. Morris presented two properties as nuisance properties with supporting documentation. Also discussed these being the first properties using this ordinance. Councilor Moore motioned to send Resolution 20-XX Nuisance Properties to full council as a regular item. Councilor Sanchez was second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed with Councilor Moore participating by phone. 5. Amendments to Chapter 16 (Nuisances) of the city code: Mr. Morris presented possible changes to Chapter 16 of the city code from the last meeting and discussed these changes. Committee reviewed each page and discussed further changes to be presented at the July 14th Public Safety Meeting. Further discussion will take place at the July meeting. 6. Review and ranking of Public Safety Departments Capital Projects: The Police, Fire, Emergency Management, Dispatch and Animal Control presented from a list of each departments capital projects and selected the top one and in some cases top two priorities. Councilor Stubbs motioned to approve the priority ranking of projects by each department. Councilor Sanchez was the second. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed with Councilor Moore participating by phone. Mr. Mathews stated that the top priorities for each department will be forwarded to Mr. Fuentes to be included with other city department’s priorities for the full council to consider at a later time. NON-ACTION ITEMS None INFORMATION 7. Each department reported on activities or projects in their department. 8. Next meeting will be July 14, 2020 CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT/REPORTS 9. None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:01 p.m.