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people believe it centers around the cop on the street. We will be using a survey that we send out <br />to the community, with the timeline using the same process that the City used for the Strategic <br />Plan. The outreach process will begin in approximately one month. Resources available <br />currently are the Jose Vargas Community Affairs office in the City Hall building, the teen/parent <br />academy and junior COP academy. The two academy programs were in jeopardy because of <br />budget cuts. We partnered with Latino Health Access, who by way of the California endowment <br />funded those programs. We are at the end of the Grant but looking at ways to keep those <br />programs and extend them City -wide instead of just in the endowment areas. GRIP program: we <br />no longer have one officer assigned, but our directed teams have moved forward with it. As was <br />mentioned with the previous item on recruitment efforts, we are putting together a pipeline with <br />our Explorers program which builds character. Our Cadet program is the beginning stages for <br />possibly becoming a dispatcher or cop in our city. <br />5. Homeless Effort Overview — Interim Executive Director, Planning & Building, Karen <br />Haluza (Strategic Plan No. 5, 3D) <br />Ms. Haluza introduces Alma Flores who has been spearheading the staff working group at City <br />Hall regarding the City's plans for addressing the homeless issue. Ms. Flores explains that on <br />July 15th, the County Board of Supervisors approved the acquisition of a shelter site at 1217 E. <br />Normandy which is in the vicinity of McFadden/Grand, a 23,000 square foot facility located in <br />an industrial area for a homeless shelter. Moving forward with community outreach regarding <br />this project with a meeting scheduled for July 28th. This is part of a larger regional approach in <br />alignment with the City's Strategic Plan and the County Commission to End Homelessness. <br />6. Marijuana Dispensary Enforcement Plan - Staff (Strategic Plan No. 5, 4E) <br />Interim Executive Director Karen Haluza says there have been some new developments, and the <br />City Council authorized funding for active enforcement as it pertains to medical marijuana <br />dispensaries. A task force comprised of members of Planning & Building, Code Enforcement, <br />the Police Department, and the City Attorney's Office met last week. A decision was made that <br />no matter what happens in November even if voters decide to allow a certain number of <br />dispensaries, enforcement efforts will continue with illegal dispensaries. Chief Rojas explains <br />that one of the missing components in dealing with the dispensaries was that previously the <br />Police Department was not enforcing criminal statutes of the municipal code and prosecution of <br />that enforcement. The Department is now doing enforcement, and Chief Rojas asks <br />Commander Gominsky for an update on these enforcement efforts. Commander Gominsky <br />explains that enforcement efforts were conducted mainly at those dispensaries operating illegally <br />on E. Garry and E. Edinger Avenues. Citations were given for owning, managing, conducting, <br />operating or being an employee, contractor, agent, or volunteer. Two security guards were also <br />cited for working out of compliance with the Business & Professions Code. The Police <br />13C -10 <br />