Public Safety Committee (Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.)

Public Safety Committee Agenda City of Superior, Wisconsin 6:00 pm Thursday, November 17th, 2022 Government Center, Room 204 Public Safety Committee Members: Councilor Ledin, Councilor Elm, Councilor Johnson, Councilor Bender, alternate Access the meeting online by entering the following information: Meeting ID meet.google.com/mxe-cpvg-imf Phone Numbers (US)+1 631-319-8342 PIN: 120 542 294# Approval of minutes: August 18, 2022 New Business 1. Police Department and Fire Department updates 2. Leash Ordinance  Calls relating to domestic animals (Tina Anrig) 3. Remove Permit Parking  North 30th St – Ogden Avenue to John Ave  North 31st St – Ogden Ave to John Ave  Ogden Ave – East side only between N 29th ST to N 31st ST  Ogden Ave – Between N 31st St and N 32nd St 4. Add No Parking Even Side (Ogden Ave between N 29th St to North 31st St) (Tina Anrig) 5. Add Excluded from Calendar Parking (Wyoming Ave to Missouri Ave) (Tina Anrig) Correction - Add Excluded from Calendar Parking (N 19th St- Wyoming Ave to Missouri Ave) (NH) 6. Add No Parking Wyoming to Missouri Ave (Tina Anrig) Correction - Add No Parking Even Side (N 19th St - Wyoming Ave to Missouri Ave)(NH)  Currently Pennsylvania to Missouri The City of Superior complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the public meeting process, please contact the City Clerk=s Office at (715)395-7200 by 4:30 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled meeting. We will attempt to accommodate any request depending on the amount of notice we receive. ‘Notice is hereby given that a majority of the members of the common council may be present at the meeting, and although this may constitute a quorum of the common council, the council will not take any action at this meeting.’ This meeting may be called into closed session under WI State Statute Sections 19.85 (1) (c) which cite as follows: ‘Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data for any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility’. In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was: Posted: Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, Superior Public Library Daily Telegram, Duluth News Tribune ‐ notified via email c: Mayor Jim Paine City Councilors Chief Nick Alexander City Clerk’s Office Chief Scott Gordon Human Resources  Proceedings of the Public Safety Committee August 18, 2022 6:00 p.m. Government Center, Room 204 Members Present: Councilor Elm, Councilor Ledin, Councilor Johnson Others Present: Chief Alexander, Capt. Winterscheidt, Asst. Chief Kiel Todd Janigo, Joe Maki, Lt. Trone, Greg Kessler Some participants joined the meeting via Google Meet. Approval of minutes: July 21, 2022 Motion by Councilor Elm, seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried to approve the Public Safety meeting minutes from July 21, 2022. New Business Agenda items were taken out of order to accommodate members of the public that were present. 4. Deer Hunting Permits-Greg Kessler from the Wisconsin DNR gave an overview of the permits issued by the City of Superior for reducing the number of deer in the City. Public Works Director Todd Janigo explained the permit process. Joe Maki spoke to the group about the history of the archery hunt in the City, when the group was established, the reasons for the hunt and the successes. Lt. Trone stated that auto/deer crashes were down in recent years. Councilor Elm asked if we had a “normal” amount of auto/deer crashes in the City, no answer was given. Councilor Johnson asked about having members of the Police Department could shoot deer. It was explained that officers did at one time shoot deer inside the airport fencing, but now, archery equipment is used in “hot-spots” or small pockets of deer within residential areas. Joe Maki has chosen the archers after they show competency with archery equipment. There was a discussion about the “hot-spots” and whether or not there was enough transparency on how the spots were determined. Councilor Ledin suggested the DNR and Joe Maki come back to this committee in June or July of 2023 to report again. Moved by Councilor Elm, 2nd by Councilor Johnson to approve the permits. No further discussion, motion carried. 1. Continuation of Police Department’s annual report‐Chief Alexander stated that he had finished his presentation on the annual report. There was a short discussion on hiring problems the Police Department is experiencing. Lt. Trone talked about nationwide problems related to hiring in law enforcement. Chief Alexander stated the Police Department is currently conducting background investigations on a couple people and a new hiring process has commenced. Chief Alexander stated he is confident the department will be able to fill spots in time. There was a discussion about the City of Superior and its attractiveness for candidates. Councilor Elm stated he felt that a smaller community should be more attractive that a larger city, due to a lower crime rate. Chief Alexander gave an example a community in Wisconsin that has had difficulty hiring recently due to their inability to draw candidates because of their close proximity to a larger city that can pay more. Chief Alexander stated that we continue to pull people from UWS, which is a bright spot for us. Councilor Elm asked about our auxiliary and have their numbers dropped. Chief Alexander stated that we have seen the number of volunteers drop significantly in recent years. Councilor Elm asked Chief Alexander about the dive team and has it been successful. Chief Alexander stated that the dive team has been successful and is used on a regular basis. He stated there have been three drownings in our area and our dive team has been called out to assist other agencies. Councilor Elm asked about our Police Department Chaplains and how that group has been working. Chief Alexander explained that we are looking for a few more members from the clergy to join the group as chaplains. Received and filed 2. Presentation of DORS program by Police Department-Capt. Winterscheidt gave a presentation on the DORS program, which is the Desk Officer Reporting System. The system is designed to improve officer response to calls for service. It allows citizens a more convenient way to report certain types of incidents. Some of these incidents would be shoplifting, animal complaints, crime tips or crimes that have no suspects. Capt. Winterscheidt explained how the reports are assigned to officers and what the reporting party can expect. Councilor Johnson asked what is the most commonly reported crime. Capt. Winterscheidt said that shoplifting was likely the crime that gets reported the most using DORS. Capt. Winterscheidt explained that the program is easy to use by the officers. Councilor Elm asked how long it takes for citizens to hear back from officers. Capt. Winterscheidt stated that citizens can expect to have an officer respond to them with 7-8 hours of making the report. Councilor Elm asked about a mobile application; Capt. Winterscheidt stated there is no mobile application. Councilor Elm asked how business or citizens were made aware of DORS. Capt. Winterscheidt stated the Police Department did a Facebook push and a press release. As the Department moves forward with DORS, more outreach may need to be done. Councilor Elm asked that the Police Department report back in six months on the effectiveness of DORS. He also asked that we include stats in our annual report. No action 3. Engine braking in residential neighborhoods-Chief Alexander stated he reached out to a number of police chiefs in other cities comparable to Superior. He said the City of Superior has done more than most he received responses from. The Police Department has been proactive in enforcement of engine braking by commercial vehicles. Chief Alexander said no other departments are doing anything creative to address engine braking. Chief Alexander stated that he learned the loudest engine or Jake braking stems from altering the exhaust on commercial vehicles. No action 5. Traffic Complaint review‐Chief Alexander told the committee there were no traffic related complaints submitted through DORS. Business by Councilors‐Councilor Johnson stated he received a call from a citizen about unleashed dogs on the Millennium Trail. The citizen told Councilor Johnson there have been more dogs off leash recently. Councilor Johnson asked that the Police Department to make a Facebook post regarding City leash laws. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted John Kiel Assistant Chief of Police These are the parts of the animal ordinances that pertain to a “leash law.” 22‐1 Definitions Under restraint means an animal controlled: (1) By a fence, leash and/or its owner's command within the confines of the owner's property; or (2) By a leash while outside the owner's property and under the control and direction of the owner or a responsible member of the immediate family, so as to be effectively restrained; or (3) Within a vehicle that is sufficiently enclosed so as to prevent the animal from exiting the vehicle. Sec. 22‐3. ‐ Owners to exercise proper control of their animals; penalty. Owners shall exercise proper care and control of their animals to prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. A public nuisance is created by any owner who allows: (1) Excessive, continuous or untimely barking, howling, crying or yelping, or the making of loud, continuous and disruptive noises; (2) Molesting or threatening persons, chasing vehicles, or attacking other domestic animals; (3) Running at large on public or private property; (4) Defecating on public property or private property not exclusively owned or occupied by the owner of the animal, and allowing feces to remain and collect on the property owned or occupied by the owner of the animal; or (5) Any dog to be tied to a leash which, at its full length, reaches within three feet of a public sidewalk. Any animal which has become a public nuisance may be impounded by a law enforcement officer or humane officer Sec 112-81 Section 2 Business Residential Areas Remove Permit Parking From North 30th St (Ogden to John Ave) North 31st St (Ogden to John Ave) Ogden Ave (N 29th to N 31St St.) Ogden Ave (N 31st to N 32Nd St) Purpose of removing this permit parking is that this has not been enforced for a long time. Most residences on Ogden have off street parking. The Police Department has not had anyone come in for a permit for this area in years. The necessity for permit parking does not seem to exist in the area anymore. An additional change for this area that should be added is to List “No Parking Even side of the Street” on Ogden Ave from 29th to 31st St. This area is already exempt from calendar parking but no side of the street was ever designated as we have done with most other areas of the city that calendar parking is exempt. Most vehicles park on the odd side of the street closest to the dealership. The even side has the residences and many driveways. N. 19th St (Pennsylvania to Missouri): Excluding from calendar parking Pennsylvania to Missouri Ave. Previously Wyoming to Missouri was listed exempt from Calendar parking. We would also like to see added “No Parking even for Wyoming to Missouri Ave as that already exists on Pennsylvania to Missouri. This has to do with the Change of the location of Cooper School and the parking area that exists on N. 19th St.