HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-11-14 PSC Regular Meeting Minutes
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee was called to order by Chair Alley
on Wednesday, November 14, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., in the Administrative Conference
Room, City Hall, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Gary Bindman, Doug Luhring, Stephen Nelson, Frank
Taylor, Kevin Wahlstrom, and Chair Jeff Alley.
Absent: Committee Member Terry Kramer and Vice Chair Joseph Butts
Liaison(s)
Present: Evan Trubee, City Council Liaison
Staff
Present: Chris Escobedo, Assistant City Manager; Amy Lawrence, Deputy Director
of Economic Development; Lucero Leyva, Project Manager Capital
Projects; Daniel Hurtado, Emergency Services Coordinator; Pedro
Rodriguez, Code Compliance Supervisor; and Michelle Nance, Recording
Secretary.
3. PRESENTATIONS
A. PALM DESERT’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Deputy Director of Economic Development Lawrence provided an update
regarding the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration.
B. FIRE STATION 102 PROJECT UPDATE
Project Manager Leyva provided an update on Fire Station 102 project and
answered member inquiries.
Tuesday
November 14, 2023
3:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting
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4. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
Barbara Wasserkrug, a Palm Desert resident, expressed privacy concerns over the
use of artificial intelligence in the Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), and
urged the City to reconsider support for the ALPR program.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to approve the consent calendar.
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to approve the Public Safety Committee
Regular Meeting minutes of October 11, 2023.
B. PALM DESERT SPECIALIZED UNITS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2023
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to receive and file Palm Desert
Specialized Units report for October 2023.
C. RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT/CAL FIRE QUARTERLY REPORT
AND MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2023
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to receive and file Riverside County Fire
Department/Cal Fire quarterly report and end of monthly reports for October 2023.
D. CODE COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2023
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to receive and file Code Compliance
report for October 2023.
E. EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR MONTHLY REPORTS FOR
OCTOBER 2023
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to receive and file Emergency Services
Coordinator monthly reports for October 2023.
F. COP MONTHLY REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER 2023
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER LUHRING SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER WAHLSTROM, CARRIED 6-0, to receive and file COP monthly reports
for September 2023.
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6. ACTION CALENDAR
None.
7. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS & COMMENTS
A. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee Member Luhring requested an update on the Homelessness Taskforce
and City’s homelessness outreach.
Chair Alley spoke about the Citizens on Patrol (COPS) Holiday Theft Prevention
Program.
B. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
Council Member Trubee commented on recent theft activity on El Paseo; weekend
speed enforcement needs on Monterey leading up to HWY 74 and gave kudos to
the Riverside County Sheriff’s department for the 2023 Rick Espinoza Award s
Event.
C. POLICE/FIRE
Riverside County Sherrif’s Department Lieutenant Porras, SRO Decker and Sgt.
Olson provided an update on the following topics:
Public gatherings regarding Israel and pro-Palestine;
Introduction of Palm Desert Charter Middle School SRO Joseph Decker;
Public Safety Announcement (PSA) video; and
Recent significant incidents.
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Beverlin provided an update on the following topics:
Fire Station 102 preparations;
Fire Prevention Month and Mini Muster; and
Recent significant incidents.
D. CITY STAFF
Assistant City Manager spoke about the 2023 workplan and alerted the Committee
that in December the workplan for 2024 will be discussed.
E. ATTENDANCE REPORT
The attendance report was provided with the agenda materials. The Committee
took no action on this matter.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Public Safety Committee adjourned at 4:21 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Michelle Nance, Deputy Clerk I
Recording Secretary
ATTEST:
Chris Escobedo, Assistant City Manager
Secretary
APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE: 12/12/2023
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