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Home My WebLink About11-Police Department CITY- OF SAN BERNODINO - REQUEST FO COUNCIL ACTION From: Donald J. Burnett Cbief of Police Police Department February 15, 1989 REC"O.. lOtON. eMject: Mt. Vernon Cruising Problem 198HEB 16 AM n 41 ~ Dept: Date: Synopsis of PnNious Councilection: At the City Council meeting of July 18 ~ 1988, the Council allocated $36,000 to fund police department efforts to control the cruising problems on Mt. Vernon Avenue. This funding was to be used to pay for police overtime for personnel assigned to anti-cruising activities. The initial funding periOd was to be for 90 days. At the Council meeting of October 24, 1988, a motion was passed authorizing the pOlice department to carry over the funding balance of $21,630 for an additional 180 days in order to con- tinue addressing the cruising problem on an as needed basis. Recommended moti.on: That the Mt. Vernon Cruising Problem Staff Report be received and filed. ~ , ( Si?'ture '-' Contact person: rap+a;n W~yn~ Uarp Phone: 1114 5li03 Supporting date attached: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Ward: lilt. 3rd .ad litb Source: VAA. Finance: Council Notes: 75.0262 Agenda Item No II - . CITY OF SAN _RNOIDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT 1n July of 1988, in response to complaints from citizens living in the 14th and Garner area, the city Council allocated $36,000 for police overtime in order to fund an anti-cruising effort. In the initial planning stages for this effort, tWQ tactical action plans were created (hereafter referred to TAP '1 and TAP '2). These TAP's are described in the staff report of July 8, 1988. After obtaining funding for these TAP's, department personnel were deployed, both on an overtime and on-duty basis, in order to combat the Mt. Vernon cruising problem. Regular personnel were augmented by paid Reserve personnel. The Reserve personnel were used ~n lieu of regulars in order to conserve funding. A statistical analysis of both expenditures and police activities from July 22, 1988 to January 15, 1989 is attached to this report. These police activities have been successful in that, while additional police personnel are deployed, cruising can be controlled. During the hours of the intensified. police deployment, there has been a dramatic decrease in cruising. The cruisers have been displaced to other cruising areas such as Riverside and Ontario. However, a "hardcore" of cruisers have persisted in cruising the Mt. Vernon area on weekend nights. Initially the less labor intensive TAP #1 was effective in controlling cruising. However, tpe cruisers were able to adapt to the road closures provided in this plan and defeat the department's efforts. This pattern was noticed in December of 1988. As a result of this, during January of 1989 TAP '2 was implemented. This plan, which closes most of Mt. Vernon from 5th to Baseline, was extremely effective in reducing cruising. However, a hardcore of cruisers still remain who will return when we discontinue our efforts. As of Week '26 of the anti-cruising effort, January 13, 1989, all but $4,482 of the original $36,000 had been spent. This $4,482 represents enough money to pay for one (1) weekend of police deployment at the TAP #2 level. The department's intent is to monitor the cruising situation with on-duty personnel for the near term future. However, it is anticipated that, absent road closures and other directed patrol efforts, the cruisers will reappear and generate complaints. One area which will be heavily impacted is the 14th street area east of Mt. Vernon. The remaining funding will be used for one additional weekend of intense police deployment. This effort will exhaust our funding and, absent additional funding, the department will only be able to address the cruising problem as the calls for service level permits. . . . . . 75-0264 ~ >- 00: ..: I :::0 V'l -J ..: u ....en I-eo V'l en ........ I- ..: . I-ll> V'l.... ...... -J>, ":1- ....'" u::s :z:c:: ~~ .... ....0 .... I .~ .... en ..... ..: . I-N N <!:l :Z:>, ........ V'l::S .... .., :::0 5B I- :z:.... o :z: 00: ... > . l- X - ," V'l :z: 00 ....... 1-:::0 ..: V'l I- V'l ........ U ... >1- oo::z: "':::0 V'l0 ~~ ... > V'l 00:00: ... :::0 V'l0 ...: 00: ... XI- ....:z: 1-:::0 00:0 ~~ o ... XV'l ....00: 1-:::0 00:0 ... : E; 00: 5!z Ge ~~ 00: 5~ :::o~ fa: << o o V'l I- V'l ... 00: 00: ..: ~~~~NON_~NO_OO_~~N~_N~OO~~ .... - V'l o :z: is .... X .... ~ III .... 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III ::s III I- eu > .... '" ::s I- U U '" -0 c:: '" III .fl '" I- 0.. .fl III .... c:: ~ eu ...... ..... .~ -0 o .... eu ::s -0 .... '" ::s .... u '" B I- ..... ~ ~ >, l1! III .... ~ a '" eu III CIl ~ iI m: Donald J. Burnett. Chief of 0 ice It: Po lice e: July B. 1988 Subject: Mt. Vernc():ruising Problem REC'D.-ADMIN. OFF. 1989 fES 21 AM 10: 13 .. . ;opsis of Previous Council action: January 8. 1987. approval of Ordinance No. MC-574 adding Sections 10.24.210 and. 10.24.220 to the San Bernardino Municipal Code to permit police officers to regulate the cruising of vehicles in congested areas subject to appropriate notices and signs and to divert vehicles when there is little traffic flow and vehicles are not moving promptly at opportune times. . . :ommen-jed motion: Council support of the Police Department's -Tactical Action Plan No.1" as out:ined in the attached Staff Report. If this effort fails to alleviate the cr~ising problem. then the additional street closures as outlined in "Tacti- c;;i Ac:ior; Plan No.2" wiii be implemented. . .Q~lL -. /'JA"- r~, - Signature ntact person: Caotain Wayne Harp Phone: 384-5603 pporting :lata attached: Yes Ward: INDING REQUIREMENTS: A t ~6~J. ( Lt) See' Budaet Account =Ol-?__?O-<;_~O<_c moun: ~:. . pI''' n; gn our. ~ Finance: luncil Notes: , l j - l o STAFF REPORT o The following report outlines two Tactical Action Plans (TAPs) designed to curtail the cruising problem occurring on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on Mount Vernon Avenue between Mill Street and 14th Street and on 14th Street between Mount Vernon and Massachusetts Avenue. Implementation on the second TAP, would occur if the first TAP becomes ineffective. Both TAPs require constant monitoring and maintenance to eliminate the problem. TACTICAL ACTION PLAN NO. 1 PLAN: Utilization of a total of 11 officers to baracade Mount Vernon and 14th Street to prevent the free flow of cruising vehicles to relieve congestion. 1. Baracade of Mount Vernon at 2nd Street to divert northound traffic east on second and baracade of Mount Vernon at 4th Street to divert southbound traffic west on 4th Street. One officer t~,monitor both locations. ' 2. Baracade 14th Street at Mount Vernon, Turrill and Garner Streets to divert traffic. One officer to monitor all three locat~ons. 3. Three urover"officers in marked units to monitor parking lots, businesses and parks in the area to enforce drinking and loitering violations. 4. ~our motorcycle officers and one montorcycle ser~eant to enforce vehicle code violations. Motorcycle officers will work on an o,er- time basis on Sundays. 5. One field sergeant to direct, impl~~ent and monitor the TAP and to prepare reports of operation. TIME: Friday-Saturday-Sunday from 2100 hours to 0200 hours for motorcycle officers and 2000 hours to 0200 hours for patrol officers. ~ .\{4 il\t,tv pi V" (~l f~~t q{)r 'iY\'" ,I... (, . V k' \ \i (J\ r EQUIPMENT: 5 - Marked police units 5 - Police motorcycles 7 "f/..... "Road Closed" baracades (\1 i'l COS7 .~(\>"Il ' ---=-" -r '(: ,(~ It,! , , \ '. ri,~/"Poslt10n I:}. 1'7 J.' (1) Field Sergeant l1;'riJ (5) Patrol Officers ~ (1) Motor Sergeant (4) Motor Officers Reou1ar Salary Costs Overt ir.1e TOTAL $ 369 1,500 205 667 $2,741 $154 500 $654 Tctal Cost of ~l.::iC9.1 Action Plan :O;c. 1 -",' ..,,,~.-:rJ - $3,395 - ..L . I.. o STAFF REPORT o TACTICAL ACTION PLAN NO. 2 PLAN: Expansion of Tactical Action Plan No. 1 using a total of 15 o~ficers and additional baracades. Addnional baracades will be placed at the following locations to prevent the free flow of cruising vehicles to relieve congestion. 1. Baracade of Mount Vernon at 5th Street to divert northbound traffic and Spruce Street to divert southbound traffic. One officer. 2. Baracade of Mount Vernon at Vine Street to divert northbound traffic and 7th Street to divert southbound traffic. One officer. 3. Baracade of Mount Vernon at 9th Street to divert northbound traffic and 10th Street to divert. southbound traffic. One officer. , , 4. Baracade of Mount Vernon at 11th Street to divert nort~bound traffic and Baseline Street to divert southbound traffic. One officer. A~D[TIONAL EOUIPMENT: 4 - Marked police units 8 - "Road Closed" baracades ADDITIONAL COS7: ~ ( ,,,it,,, {') l:'l (4) Field Officers \~'i .;? -: .;:. ,y.. Total Cost of Tactical ~ \..' J ~. Salary Costs ReQular Overtime $1 .200 Action Plan No. 2 per weekend - $4,595 , '. ourfn= ft'L~ /))ZMhs (?~;{~ ~ -:7/'fF 1th'r.( C (j ft.'l e ~ Ctt/-C C'c-~ 7C C,,-cl/ /S-e 6 C i -n 1- L=tV ~ l-ftuJ./J a-c (':- -.; (( ~ .~? ./ffi l c<- 7'D c ~ Five /()-,v~ le&~ l:~ afjJ 5"'Mr-J/ ANn cr 14- /Sn,~tZ.IC~ 70 cCuSt1'rl3-z/C- S~i!l .8 P/...t1~U::~,,\ ~~rr CK-.lv( Is//v{~ flt..J--fJ1f-Ll~ c @'etr/nre C'eJJC-f+Jt (J<I-KOJ ~~I tfby o?- IttJA-0I2/ ltH~ n5L~) /1i.;lVlIfLJ e 9mot-'I:P ~fi"l<<g- - SCtPltJ.cts /dAfi/r"i- 1M: /({!CY j/~ Q17v. /JC, v I:J ~ r v t='..) /kfl0r;s fit<-~ J 2..&3 M. !lt1- Vf:re;...D~ ( ~Pdc:e . Dt-J Dieu Ir Q~~s /f~..J-rvr+1 ) <q I.ht~ 5/II/qr ~ f}tV c~ 1u,^- I ~ Cdy Qw.q f (fte,Nwj/'i ur = Vr:'1J14.. tfUH S'~U (-k't1/'tF El~ /-;L::YC{F f).{o"'6- fJltl~ rf- [vi (,f T1~ 4 lOA-'&- ;7Jt,'1f!" 'io /LfS5(){iA!- / > $1kck C/f:?f- ! 'i~ 7D IC&q2(j Dxt t. ot[J ~;>;t. I}N.!J f'€)UeJJ /)/l-/IIII.-(--~~'l~ rl/II)~11l7fd ~ (h-,~jt,-{-Cl1dS d-S(hv/(I._{~ . r It 6' (5"t-. c7L/J (/L-t-17vcF \ :.... 5, """'tJ- /) , l/ {:'t1z d.E /-Jr .~j I [) /' ...... ;: r From: Donald J. Burnett Chief of Police Police Department February 15, 1989 o o Subject: Mt. Vernon Cruis ing Problem Dept: Date: Synopsis of Previous Council action: At the City Council meeting of July 18, 1988, the Council allocated $36,000 to fund police department efforts to control the cruising problems on Mt. Vernon Avenue. This funding was to be used to pay for police overtime for personnel assigned to anti-cruising activities. The initial funding period was to be for 90 days. At the Council meeting of October 24, 1988, a motion was passed authorizing the police department to carry over the funding balance of $21,630 for an additional 180 days in order to con- tinue addressing the cruising problem on an as needed basis. Recommended motion: That the Mt. Vernon Cruising Problem Staff Report be received and filed. .' Signature Contact person: r~r~~;n W~yn~ n~rp Phone: 184 5603 Supporting data attached: V~C: Ward: 1st, J~d ~Qd 6th FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: Finance: Council Notes: 75.0::e2 Agenoa Item No Cl <:)1 STAFF REPORT In July of 1988, in response to complaints from citizens living in the 14th and Garner area, the City Council allocated $36,000 for police overtime in order to fund an anti-cruising effort. In the initial planning stages for this effort, two tactical action plans were created (hereafter referred to TAP '1 and TAP '2). These TAP's are described in the staff report of July 8, 1988. After obtaining funding for these TAP's, department personnel were deployed, both on an overtime and on-duty basis, in order to combat the Mt. Vernon cruising problem. Regular personnel were augmented by paid Reserve personnel. The Reserve personnel were used 1n lieu of regulars in order to conserve funding. A statistical analysis of both expenditures and police activities from July 22, 1988 to January 15, 1989 is attached to this report. These police activities have been successful in that, while additional police personnel are deployed, cruising can be controlled. During the hours of the intensified police deployment, there has been a dramatic decrease in cruising. The cruisers have been displaced to other cruising areas such as Riverside and Ontario. However, a "hardcore" of cruisers have persisted in cruising the Mt. Vernon area on weekend nights. Initially the less labor intensive TAP 11 was effective in controlling cruising. However, the cruisers were able to adapt to the road closures provided in this plan a,nd defeat the department's efforts. This pattern was noticed in December of 1988. As a result of this, during January of 1989 TAP 12 was implemented. This plan, which closes most of Mt. Vernon from 5th to Baseline, was extremely effective in reducing cruising. 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