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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1991 0320 CC REG ITEM 08O- '-, Z�' U MOORPARK ITEM �J'Q '.'. 'DORPARK. CALIFORNIA City Meeting PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. Mayo, of U 1991 BERNARDO M. PEREZ ACTION. Mayor Tern SCOTT MONTGOMERY Counci -ember JOHN E. WOZNIAK � Counc i emoer LILLIAN KELLERMAN Cit. iierk MEMORANDUM THE HONORABLE C U IL RICHARD RODRIGU LUTENANT D= = =: MARCH 15, 1991 STEVEN KUENY City Manager CHERYLJ.KANE City Attorney PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P. Director of Community Development JOHN F. KNIPE City Engineer S:— ECT_ COMMUNITY SERVICE OFF ICER "S ANNUAL REPORT E- C K GROUND The Community Services Officer (CSO) position was conceived and almost four and one -half years ago and charged with the Tr'-=ary responsibility of establishing crime prevention programs _ -- she city_ The crime prevention function would address the _ =__- "s Needs and compliment the deliveryof police services- 7-he CSO "s duties were to cover three areas, Crime Prevention, _Dols and Administrative responsibili -ties. The CSO became v-ry much in demand f Schools particularly in the area �_ Through = - -e introduction of the DARE Program and individual - eacher '_- _Uests for a speaker on crime prevention and personal safety t_rics. The growth of the Crime Prevention programs and the 'E_---wing demand on the CSO "s time required staff to evaluate all _n -Doing programs during 1989 to prioritize requests to obtain -_ -_ most effective use of the CSO "s available hours- C_a=f provided the Honorable City Council a staff report during b- -duet preparations in March 1990 informing the Council that the --es and responsibilities of the CSO had expanded to a level a� could no longer be accommodated by the CSO without damaging = - -- =ling pregrains or increasing st�:ffing. -USSION CSO Program went through a transition during 1990. Senior I =_;ty Rick Barber replaced Senior Deputy Lea as the city"s CSO _ = September - L_Tzinuing time demands on staff over the past year required =_=f to prioritize the CSO "s duties and required staff to focus 799 Moorp= - Avenue Moorpark, Califomia 93021 (805) 529 -6864 Page 2 CSO's ANNUAL REPORT strictly on city Crime Prevention- programs and the DARE Program in the schools_ Additional time was to be allocated to establishing on -going communication within the community to identify and address neighborhood concerns, crime prevention needs and provide schools non -DARE related activities. Staff also established :two goals for the CSO in Fiscal Year 1990 -91 that included the expansion of the city's Neighborhood Watch Program and establishment of a Crime Stoppers Program in the city. The CSO's time was dedicated to the following activities over the last year: CITY -WIDE CRIME PREVENTION ACTIVITIES 35 % Neighborhood Watch - This program is the foundation for the city "s crime._prevenl;ion efforts. The city started 1990 with 18 Neighborhood Watch groups in the city_ The CSO was able to start an additional six Neighborhood Watch groups since September_ Police involvement is the key to maintaining active Neighborhood Watch groups. The CSO will be initiating Block Captain meetings every two months to pass out crime problem information discuss problems and identify other concerns or needs of the groups. Red Ribbon Week - a state =wide program encouraging everyone throughout the city to make a personal commitment to abstain from drug usage. The CSO participated or coordinated major. activities at each of the city's schools. Operation Identification - An on- going - yearly program that encourages and assists all citizens to marking their personal property for ease in later identification that might result from a potential theft. Business Watch - This program is designed to give business persons in the city information and methods for dealing with theft, bad che-cks, robbery and alcohol violations. These programs also receive the support of the District Attorney's Office and the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC).. Crime Stoppers - A nation -wide, anti -crime program to compliment the City's Neighborhood Watch Program. Council Previously received a staff report on this proposed program. This program is supported through community contributions and is a program that encouraged a citizen to anonymously report criminal activity or suspect information without fear Page 3 CSO "s ANNUAL REPORT of retaliation and offers the caller a rewarded determined by Board of Directors after evaluating the "fruits" of the tip. Similar to the WE -Tip program in concept, all donations however, are remain in the community. Kid Print - This is a program that is conducted every other year and encourages all parents to have their children fingerprinted as a safety precaution. Alcohol Purchase Enforcement - A program that educates the city's businesses with ABC licenses and local students on the legal requirements /restrictions on the possession and sale of alcohol. This training is followed by a enforcement program later in the year. Truancy Sweep - A program established in cooperation with all city schools that allow police officers to pick -up and return truants to school in the most efficient manner. This program is very important in the reduction of daytime residential burglaries. Bicycle /Personal Safety - A series of programs directed at various grade levels addressing safe bicycle operation, the laws and personal safety tips to prevent sexual abuse, abduction and rape. Train /Railroad Safety - In light of the pedestrian -train fatality the city experienced last year and the impact of the railroad tracks on pedestrian traffic in the downtown, staff will be initiating a train /railroad safety program in the schools in 1991. DARE Fund Raising - The police department established a DARE Trust Fund in 1989 to receive private citizen /business donations that could be used to supplement DARE funding. With the support of General Telephone (GTE), the CSO was instrumental in organizing a DARE Golf Tournament at Wood Ranch in December 1990. Plans are currently progressing to make this an annual event with the 1991 event proposed for Sherwood Country Club in Hidden Valley. Additionally, the CSO again assisted local martial arts promoters in staging "An Evening of Martial Arms'' in Moopark on March 2, 1991. Approximately 2100 were in attendance and DARE received over $1,000.00 in proceeds. The proceeds of all these events are directed back to the Sheriff's Department's contract cities DARE programs. Page 4 CSO's ANNUAL REPORT Other activities have included Moorpark'S Country Days, Alarm Program compliance, Our Town meetings, anti -drug talks, service club presentations, addressing citizen complaints, city administrative requests, evaluating LEAP training needs, and personal safety and rape prevention presentations. SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES 38 % DARE - This program needs little introduction and was originally funded in FY 87 -88 by the City in response to citizen concern surrounding substance abuse education for local youths. Funded almost entirely by the City, the program's success has also been possible through the cooperation and support of the Moorpark Unified School District's staff. In the past, CASA, Flory School's parent group, has shared the equally with the City the cost of the programs' supplies account totaling about $6,500.00 per year. In FY 91/91, the Moorpark Unified School District agreed to contribute up to $15,000.00 to offset the staffing cost of the program. A highlight of the DARE instruction is the Culmunation Ceremony held twice per year wherein all students are acknowledged for their successful completion of the curriculum during an awards ceremony attended by their parents. DARE Club - This is a student activities club at Chaparral School that the CSO helped found along with parents and teacher advisors last year. The purpose of the club is to enforce the tenants of the DARE curriculum by stressing a drug free life style. Social activities are planned and last year included a chartered bus trip to a Dodger game. Upcoming 1991 DARE Club activities include cosponsoring a youth dance with the assistance of the CSO. A casualty of the prioritised CSO's programing has been the reduction in general police officer presentations and participation in the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) that is comprised of schools, probation and the police and meets quarterly to address student attendance /behavioral problems. The DARE Office has also been able to confer extensively with school administrators and teachers on the DARE 0 Page 5 CSO's ANNUAL REPORT curriculum, has participated in the annual Parent Nights and Career Days and interacted one -on -one out of the classroom with individual students. MISCELLANEOUS /ADMINISTRATIVE 16 0% Activities have included court appearances, Academy training, traffic accident assistance, police staff meetings, Range compliance requirements and time off. CONFERENCES /TRAINING 11 The CSO received Sheriff's Mobile Command Post training and participated in an 80 hour DARE Instructor's Academy in Los Angeles and an 80 hour Crime Prevention Officers Course in Sacramento. 1991 training will include attendance in a 40 hour training course.that will allow the CSO to assist city planners with plan reviews. This upcoming training will reinitiate an activity that was lost with the transfer of the prior CSO_ RECOMMENDATION Receive and File. CSORPT90