Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS)
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · March 18, 2021
Agenda
City of San José City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Agenda
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS)
Committee Members
Raul Peralez, Chair
Sergio Jimenez, Vice Chair
Matt Mahan, Councilmember
Chappie Jones, Councilmember
Sylvia Arenas, Councilmember
Committee Staff
Jennifer Maguire, City Manager's Office
Paul Pereira, Mayor's Office
Rosa Tsongtaatarii, City Attorney's Office
Ruth Krantz, City Clerk's Office
Thursday, March 18, 2021 1:30 PM Virtual Meeting -
https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/92437151920
* COVID-19 NOTICE *
Consistent with the California Governor’s Executive Order No. N-29-20, Resolution No. 79485 from
the City of San José and the Santa Clara County Health Officer’s March 16, 2020 Shelter in Place
Order, the City Council Committee meeting will not be physically open to the public and the
Committee Members will be teleconferencing from remote locations.
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(a) Call to Order and Roll Call
(b) Review of Work Plan
Items recommended to be added, dropped, or deferred are usually
approved under review of the workplan unless the Committee directs
otherwise.
(c) Consent Calendar
(d) Reports to Committee
1. CC 21-033 Sexual Assault Response and Strategy Annual Report. (Police)
Recommendation: Accept an annual report on the Police Department's Sexual Assault
Response and Strategy, including detailed sexual assault crime statistics
and trends, and measurable outcomes that are aligned across law
enforcement agencies and community service providers consistent with
best practices, as well as a work item status update.
Attachments Memorandum
Presentation
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2. CC 21-034 Police Department Duty Manual Updates Report. (Police)
Recommendation: 1. Accept a report on updates to the Police Department's Duty Manual,
including but not limited to Section S4312 Sexual Assault Cases and
Section S4313 Domestic Violence, for the purposes of improving the
Police Department's interaction with survivors of domestic violence,
child abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other vulnerable
populations, including 1) requiring officers to respond to and investigate
all calls for service for domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault,
and human trafficking for potential high lethality and write a police
report if a crime occurred, and 2) ensuring a trauma-informed approach
to an officer's response by providing survivors with access to an
in-person advocate and/or a referral to such advocate by telephone,
pamphlet, or resource card before the officer leaves the scene regardless
if the survivor asks for the referral services.
2. Refer the Police Department Duty Manual Updates Report to the
April 13, 2021, City Council Meeting for full adoption.
Attachments Memorandum
Attachment A
Presentation
3. CC 21-035 Advocate Referrals: Further Improvements to Processes and Data
Sharing Can Help Connect More Survivors to Services. (City Auditor)
Recommendation: 1. Accept the Advocate Referrals: Further Improvements To Processes
And Data Sharing Can Help Connect More Survivors To Services.
2. Refer to the April 6, 2021, City Council Meeting for full adoption.
Attachments Memorandum
Presentation
4. CC 21-036 Suicide Prevention Policy Annual Report. (Human Resources/City
Manager-Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations/City
Manager-Communications)
Recommendation: Accept the annual report on the City's Suicide Prevention Policy,
including an update on the issue of suicide prevention and strategies to
further promote the policy.
Attachments Memorandum
Attachment A
Presentation
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• Open Forum
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within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council.
• Adjournment
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