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4. Update and Discussion of Homeless Crisis — Commander Ruben Ibarra, Police <br />Department {Strategic Plan Goal No. 5, 3d} <br />Commander Ibana reviews the updates made to the Police Department's website, drawing <br />specific attention to the links and contacts listed as resources. He adds that 8-10% of calls for <br />service each month pertain to homelessness, and specifies the added benefit of increasing the <br />amount of ride alongs with a County mental health representative. With increased continuous <br />funding in the 2017/2018 budget, focus will remain on outreach and enforcement in hotspot <br />areas, and on collaborations with both City departments and County agencies. Commander Ibarra <br />adds that creating a full-time homeless liaison unit, as well as a City-wide task force, would help <br />allow for more consistent outreach and enforcement, as well as clean-ups of homeless camping <br />areas. <br />ACTION: <br />Co -Chair Villegas: requests that staff look into being more consistent with clean ups. He would <br />like more staffing and more trucksavailable, to help ensure clean-ups can happen regularly, <br />instead of just once a week. <br />COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS <br />Co -Chair Villegas thanked the staff and everyone present for their hard work. <br />Chairman Solorio was pleased to see the success of the marketing campaign and its effect on <br />police staffing. <br />Discussion regarding a possible granny flats ordinance <br />Possible management plans of City-wide parking <br />Fireworks discussion—should it be on the ballot? Fire and Police Departments to establish a plan <br />for next year and what we would do differently. <br />LI <br />13A-24 <br />