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