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Home My WebLink About2022-03-09 PSC Regular Meeting Agenda Packet CITY OF PALM DESERT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 GERALD FORD POLICE STATION 73-705 GERALD FORD PALM DESERT, CA 92211 3:30 P.M. CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Any person wishing to discuss any item not appearing on the agenda may address the Public Safety Commission at this point by giving his/her name and address for the record. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes unless the Public Safety Commission authorizes additional time. Because the Brown Act does not allow the Public Safety Commission to take action on items not on the Agenda, members will not enter into discussion with speakers but may briefly respond or instead refer the matter to staff for a report and recommendation at a future Public Safety Commission meeting. Reports and documents relating to each of the following items listed on the agenda are available for public inspection at the City Manager’s Office and on the City’s website at www.cityofpalmdesert.org. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES of the Regular Public Safety Commission meeting of February 9, 2022. Rec: Approve as presented. Action: B. RECEIVE AND FILE Palm Desert Specialized Units End of the Month Report for February 2022. Rec: Receive and file. AGENDA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MARCH 9, 2022 2 Action: C. RECEIVE AND FILE Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire End of the Month Reports for February 2022. Rec: Receive and file. Action: D. RECEIVE AND FILE Code Compliance Weekend Reports for February 2022. Rec: Receive and file. Action: V. PRESENTATIONS AND UPDATES A. Citizens on Patrol Program a. Cops Caller February 2022 b. Monthly Report for February 2022 B. Police and Fire Departments C. Staff VI. CONTINUED BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATION on appointing one or two members to the selection committee for the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology presented to the Public Safety Commission in February 2022. Rec: By minute motion, approve a recommendation on appointing one or two members to the selection committee for the ALPR technology presented to the Public Safety Commission in February 2022. Action: VII. COMMISSIONER, COUNCIL-LIAISON, AND STAFF COMMENTS A. Public Safety Commissioners B. Council-Liaison Comments/Updates C. Staff Comments AGENDA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MARCH 9, 2022 3 VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Complete a tour of the Gerald Ford Police Station XI. ADJOURNMENT I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda for the Public Safety Commission was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 4th day of March 2022 Erika Castellano Erika Castellano, Recording Secretary CITY OF PALM DESERT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION PRELIMINARY MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 (VIRTUAL MEETING) 3:30 P.M. CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Luhring called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Doug Luhring Vice Chair Frank Taylor (Arrived at 4:15pm) Commissioner Jeff Alley Commissioner Gary Bindman Commissioner Joseph Butts Commissioner Terry Kramer Absent: Commissioner Wendy Cross Commissioner David Reynar Also Present: Sabby Jonathan, Mayor Pro Tem Todd Hileman, City Manager Andy Firestine, Assistant City Manager Heather Horning, Assistant to the City Manager Pedro Rodriguez, Code Compliance Supervisor Lori Carney, Director of Administrative Services Battalion Chief, Mike Beverlin, Riverside County Fire Department Sgt. Matt Koser, Palm Desert Police Department Lt. Chris Willison, Palm Desert Police Department Deputy Steven Nelson, BDT Team Deputy Varon Potter, BDT Team Renee Muggeridge, COPS Representative Mariana Rios, Management Specialist II Erika Castellano, Recording Secretary PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FEBRUARY 9, 2022 2 III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Chair Luhring, invited comments from attendees on items not on the agenda, to which there were none. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES of the Regular Public Safety Commission meeting of January 12, 2022. B. RECEIVE AND FILE Palm Desert Specialized Units End of the Month Report for January 2022. C. RECEIVE AND FILE Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire End of the Month Reports for January 2022. D. RECEIVE AND FILE Code Compliance Weekend Reports for January 2022. E. RECEIVE AND FILE Emergency Services Coordinator Monthly Report for January 2022. Upon a motion by Commissioner Alley, seconded by Commissioner Butts, and a 5-0-3 vote of the Public Safety Commission, the items on the consent calendar were approved as presented. (AYES: Galley, Bindman, Butts, Kramer, Luhring; NOES: None; ABSENT: Taylor, Cross, Reynar). V. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Continuation of the January 12, 2022 discussion, request to approve a second amendment to the agreement for law enforcement services between the City of Palm Desert and the County of Riverside (Contract No. C38780) Upon a motion by Commissioner Kramer, seconded by Vice-Chair Taylor, and a 6-0-2 vote of the Public Safety Commission, the request for a second amendment to the agreement for law enforcement services between the City of Palm Desert and the County of Riverside was approved. (AYES: Galley, Bindman, Butts, Kramer, Luhring, Taylor; NOES: None; ABSENT: Cross, Reynar). PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FEBRUARY 9, 2022 3 VI. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR RECOMMENTATION ON THE Advertisement of a Request for Proposal for Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Technology at Selected Intersections and the Formation of a Selection Committee. Upon a motion by Commissioner Alley, seconded by Commissioner Kramer, and a 6-0-2 vote of the Public Safety Commission, the recommendation on the advertisement of a Request for Proposal for Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Technology at Selected Intersections and the Formation of a Selection Committee was approved. (AYES: Galley, Bindman, Butts, Kramer, Luhring, Taylor; NOES: None; ABSENT: Cross, Reynar). B. RECEIVE AND FILE the Matrix Consulting Group Fire Facilities Study. Upon a motion by Commissioner Kramer, seconded by Commissioner Butts, and a 6-0-2 vote of the Public Safety Commission, the request to receive and file the Matrix Consulting Group Fire Facilities Study was approved. (AYES: Galley, Bindman, Butts, Kramer, Luhring, Taylor; NOES: None; ABSENT: Cross, Reynar). VII. PRESENTATIONS AND UPDATES A. Citizens on Patrol Program a. Cops Caller January 2022 b. Monthly Reports for January 2022 B. Police and Fire Departments a. Mike Beverlin informed the commission that the Fire Department got the UTV outfitted with the lighting package and siren. b. Mike Beverlin commented the local hospitals are feeling the impact with an abundance of patients which leads to ambulances having longer waiting periods at the Emergency Room drop offs. If a waiting period is longer than 90 minutes at Eisenhower, they will send patients to other hospitals. C. Staff a. School Speed Zone Operations (Andy Firestine) D. Future tour of Palm Desert Sheriff Station a. Commissioners expressed their desire to do an in-person tour of the Palm Desert Sheriff Station in March, 2022 PRELIMINARY MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FEBRUARY 9, 2022 4 VIII. COMMISSIONER, COUNCIL-LIAISON, AND STAFF COMMENTS A. Public Safety Commissioners a. Commissioner Gary Bindman i. Would like the agenda as a PDF file rather than a link. ii. Praised the legal classes Sabby Jonathan took part in. iii. Informed Staff about the money the Department of Treasury has for helping cities with their traffic issues. He would like to know how Palm Desert can receive those funds. Sabby Jonathan informed the Commissioners that Palm Desert has a city-wide transportation study addressing alternatives to transportation safety and Staff is looking into funding and grants. b. Chairman Doug Luhring i. Chair Luhring assigned Commissioner Joseph Butts to be the representative on the Homelessness Taskforce. B. Council-Liaison Comments/Updates a. Mayor Pro Tem Jonathan i. Confirmed the CVAG Homelessness Meeting is February 16, 2022, and the navigation center in Palm Springs will be presented. ii. First Homelessness Taskforce meeting is Monday, February 28, 2022. iii. Next CVAG Public Safety Committee Meeting is May 9, 2022. IX. ADJOURNMENT With commissioner concurrence, the meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m. ________________________________ Erika Castellano, Recording Secretary Bill Weiser Jurisdiction Summary for City of Palm Desert Fire Chief Riverside County Fire Department/ CAL FIRE 2/1/2022 1:40:11 PM to 2/28/2022 1:40:11 PM Incident Response Activity *At least 1 Resource Dispatched #Incident Type Com Fire 1 False Alarm 68 Medical 659 Multi-Fam Dwelling Fire 1 Other Fire 7 Other Misc 1 Public Service Assist 42 Res Fire 5 Rescue 2 Ringing Alarm 5 Standby 5 Traffic Collision 36 Vehicle Fire 2 834Incident Total Average Enroute to On-Scene Time *Units Responding Charlie, Delta, Bravo, Echo, Code 3 7 154 425 1 4.38 72.40 <5 Minutes +5 Minutes +10 Minutes +20 Minutes Average Min % 0 to 5 Min Enroute Time: Unit has been acknowledged as responding. On-Scene Time: Unit has been acknowledged as being On-Scene. Transport *Based on Units with a Transport time Jurisdiction Ambulance Responses DRM 34 EMC 324 Total: 358 Ambulance Mutual Aid Given DRM 19 EMC 88 JFK 4 Total: 111 Ambulance Mutual Aid Received DRM 10 EMC 92 JFK 3 Total: 105 Mutual Aid *Unit responses Jurisdiction Units Responses 498Engine 591Medic 106Patrol 99Truck/Quint 1,294Total: Mutual Aid Given 196Engine 187Medic 40Patrol 4Squad 58Truck/Quint 485Total: Mutual Aid Received 2Breathing Support 35Chief 2EMD 330Engine 170Medic 9PIO 1Safety 59Squad Page 1 of 33/1/2022 1:40:17PM 1Training 4Truck/Quint 3Water Tender 616Total: Page 2 of 33/1/2022 1:40:17PM Truck Report T33 recorded 99 responses in City of Palm Desert from 2/1/2022 1:40:11 PM to 2/28/2022 1:40:11 PMT86 recorded 4 responses in City of Palm Desert from 2/1/2022 1:40:11 PM to 2/28/2022 1:40:11 PMSignificant Incidents On , Riverside County Fire resources were dispatched to a reported hiker down at an undetermined location on the bump-n-grind hiking trail in the hills on the West side of Palm Desert. The CAL-FIRE Riverside Unit Emergency Command Center was able to pinpoint a location of the reporting parties cellular telephone and relay the location to the emergency responders. With specialized equipment from the Palm Desert Fire Station (Truck Company 33 Staffing and the side-by-side off-road vehicle) a rescue was initiated and patient contact was made approximately 1 mile up the trail. The patient was 70+ years old with a traumatic leg injury. Utilizing the aforementioned equipment, a rapid extraction of the patient was initiated and the patient was removed from the hiking trail and was transported to a local hospital. 22CARRU017281 On , CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire Department units arrived on scene of a 2 vehicle traffic accident at the intersection of Quicksilver Street and Portola Avenue in the city of Palm Desert. One patient was trapped within their vehicle and the jaws of life had to be used to extricate the patient from the vehicle. The trapped patient had moderate injuries and was transported to a local trauma center . The second patient had minor injuries, was treated by on scene Paramedics and declined transport to the hospital. There were no firefighter injuries on scene of this incident. 22CARRU019954 On , CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters were dispatched to reported burn injuries, reported with a person on fire. Upon arrival at scene, firefighters found a 16-year old male suffering moderate burn injuries from a vaping type of device that ignited during use. The patient was treated and transported code 3 to Desert Hospital in a Fire Department Ambulance. 22CARRU021909 On , CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department resources were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 43155 Portola Avenue inside the Portola Palms Mobile Home Park in the City of Palm Desert. The first unit on scene reported heavy smoke showing from Space 44. Due to the high winds the fire spread to multiple other spaces and vegetation. A fourth alarm was requested for extinguishment of multiple fires. EMD and Red Cross have been notified to assist with displacements. RSO assisted with road closures and evacuations. The fire is currently under investigation. Two fire personnel were injured and transported for evaluation and one civilian was treated for smoke inhalation. Resources are still on scene with an approximate commitment time of three hours. The following fire departments assisted with station coverage behind the incident; San Bernardino Co., Corona, Murrieta, Riverside City, and Hemet. 22CARRU028423 On , CALFIRE / Riverside County Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire at the address listed. The first arriving Company Officer reported heavy fire from the roof of a double wide mobile home with exposures to neighboring units. Interior fire crews reported a fire well established in the attic space. A coordinated fire attack contained the flames to the original unit involved with no damage resulting to neighboring structures, however the original structure suffered heavy damage. The were no reported injuries to civilians or fire fighters. 22CARRU028713 Page 3 of 33/1/2022 1:40:17PM City of Palm Desert Fire Services Served by: CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department 2021 ANNUAL REPORTS Medical Aid Medical Transports Structure Fires Vehicle Accidents Total Calls 2020 7638 4333 25 311 9508 2021 7984 4704 25 374 10,068 7638 4333 25 311 9508 7984 4704 25 374 10,068 Incidents & Transports 2020 -2021 2020 2021 4.5% 9% -6% 20% Percentages Medical Aid Increase Medical Transports Increase Structure Fires Decrease Vehicle Accidents Increase                                                                                                                                                                     CITY OF PALM DESERT CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION SHORT- TERM RENTAL ACTIVITY REPORT Pedro Rodriguez Code Compliance Supervisor prodriguez@cityofpalmdesert.org 760-776-6442 CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACTIVITY REPORT This reporting period will reflect proactive patrols and investigations for the month of February. Code Compliance swing shift officer performed 2020 routine proactive patrols including monitoring short-term rental properties and responding to complaints regarding short- term rental violations. He performed and responded to 122 routine and after-hours code compliance complaints. During this reporting period two citation was issued for operating a short-term rental without a valid permit. No citations were issued for operational violations. No citations were issued for code compliance related violations. February-22 Total Inspections Routine Proactive STR inspections 2020 Code Compliance Routine After-hours Complaints 122 TOTAL INSPECTIONS 2142 Citations Issued Operating without a Short-term Rental Permit 2 Unruly Gathering/Noise Disturbance 0 No Onsite Owner 0 Occupancy Violation (minimum number of days) 0 Occupancy Violation (maximum number of guest) 0 Failure to Respond within 30 Minutes 0 Failure to Renew Short-Term Rental Permit 0 Failure to Remove Waste Container/Debris 0 Other Operational Violations 0 Other Citations 0 TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED 2 Short-Term Rental Citations and Fines Citations issued 2 Fines issued $10,000 Fines Collected $38791 FEBRUARY 2022 2142 2020 122 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Total Inspections STR Inspections Code Cases 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Total Citations Issued No STR Permit Operational Violations Other Citations CITATIONS ISSUED