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EVENING EVERYONE.[1. CALL TO ORDER]
EVENING.WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[2. ROLL CALL]
PLEASE.PRESENT VICE CHAIR THOMAS PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS.
COMMISSIONER MAXWELL WILLIAMS, CRE.
ADMINISTRATOR HOWARD PRESENT, CRE.
[3. MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING]
ON THE AGENDA.ITEM THREE, A REVIEW OF THE OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 CRA MEETING MINUTES.
MR. CHAIR PERSON, MADAM VICE CHAIR.
UM, I HAVE READ OCTOBER 21ST, 2025.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT MEETING MINUTES.
UH, I JUST FIND THERE IS A CORRECTION IN THE, UM, BOARD MEMBER IN THE CHAIRPERSON CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.
IT SAYS BOARD MEMBERS EDWARDS AND PHILLIP AND HARRISON ATTENDED THE FRA.
UM, AND IT SAYS THEY WERE CONGRATULATED.
I'M THE ONE THAT GRADUATED FROM THE FRA ACADEMY.
YEAH, AND I COMPLIMENTED ALL THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE GRADUATED, SO THAT'S THE ONLY CORRECTION I SEE.
ANY OTHER CORRECTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES? NO, UH, CORRECTIONS WOULD BE DULY NOTED BY THE MADAM CLERK.
UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
I WANNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS CORRECTED.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I MAKE A MOTION THAT THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING BE APPROVED.
CHAIRPERSON HARRISON FOR VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR MOTION PASSES.
NOW, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENT LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING? CHAIR PERSON, HARRISON, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THAT BEING SAID, THE NEXT ITEM
[5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT]
ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM FIVE, A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT ITEM, A REPORT FROM OUR CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.GOOD EVENING CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER, CRA ATTORNEY, CRA ADMINISTRATOR, CRA, SECRETARY FOR THE RECORD, CELESTE DUNMORE, THE CRA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
I CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR REPORT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS.
THE FIRST IS THE NARRATIVE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE GOALS AND HOW WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING THE GOALS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR PLAN.
AND THE SECOND GIVES AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECTS.
I WILL SUMMARIZE FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, AND OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
AS IT RELATES TO OUR COMMERCIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE BOARD AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, APPROVED FUNDING TOTALING 39,000, A LITTLE OVER 39,000 TO NEW LIFE CHILDCARE AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER.
WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE PERMIT AND THEY HAVE STARTED THE PROJECT.
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS PAINTING THE BUILDING, ADDING NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, MAKING STRUCTURAL CHANGES, AND IMPROVING THE LANDSCAPE.
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF OUR PLAN, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BROWARD COUNTY.
THESE ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH WHAT THEY CALL PRIMO.
IT IS THE PREMIUM MOBILITY PROGRAM AND BROWARD COUNTY INSTITUTED THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.
ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, THERE IS A PLAN TO HAVE A DEDICATED TRANSIT LAND LANE ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD.
AND WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS TO IMPROVE THE SCHEDULING FOR THE BUS SYSTEM.
SO HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A BUS GOING THROUGH ON OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD EVERY 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
AND ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, WITHIN OUR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN ON NORTHWEST 36 TERRACE IN OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, WE HAD A PLAN THAT WOULD IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION IN THAT AREA.
AND SO WE ARE HOPING TO WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH BROWARD COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK FOR THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION.
AS IT RELATES TO THE RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE CLOSED
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OUT ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL FILES THAT WE HAD OPEN.SO ALL TOGETHER WE HAD 14 HOMES THAT ARE NOW IMPROVED AND WE PROVIDED INFORMATION VIA A FOLLOW UP MEMO, BUT I'LL MENTION THAT A LITTLE LATER.
FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SHE IS WORK MS. VKA BUCHANAN.
SHE IS WORKING ON A PORTFOLIO.
THIS INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO NEW BUSINESSES AS WELL AS PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPERS AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
SHE WILL BE HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO PRESENT THE PORTFOLIO SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION WE WILL BE SHARING WITH THEM, AND YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK REGARDING THE PORTFOLIO THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO THEM.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE TOWN CENTER THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THERE WERE FOLLOW UP ITEMS AND THEY WERE MEMORIALIZED IN A MEMO TO YOU.
ONE WAS TO PROVIDE THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT FOR DRS INVESTMENT.
THAT IS THE ENTITY THAT MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO SIX HOMES AROUND NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED FOR JAX WAS $129,300.
WE ALSO SENT A LINK WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTING OUR WONDERFUL LADALE LAKES COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT, OF WHICH THEY ARE HERE TONIGHT TO MAKE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
AND WE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPAL CRA SUNSET DATES.
MR. CHAIR, YOU INQUIRED ABOUT THE CRAS THAT ARE SUNSET AND SO THERE ARE THREE.
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THOSE ARE THE THREE THAT ARE SUNSETTING ALL THE WAY UP TO 2030.
AND NONE OF THEM HAVE PLANS TO EXTEND THEIR CRA.
OF COURSE, WE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AGAIN, SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND AS THEY GET CLOSER TO THE SUNSET DATE, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW, UM, THERE WERE NO PLANS FOR THEM TO EXTEND.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT, WE'RE HERE TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY.
IF NOT, MR. CHAIR, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE PROJECT UPDATE.
OH, WELL, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE OF, UM, BOARD MEMBER, BOARD MEMBER, UH, SWELL IN ATTENDANCE WITH US.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES FOR CELESTE BEFORE SHE CONTINUES THE PRESENTATION? HEARING NONE, MS. CELESTE, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AS RELATES TO THE TRIAL HEAD PARK AND SOMERSET DRIVE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, THE PROJECTS THEMSELVES ARE COMPLETE.
THERE'S NO WORK TO DO ON SITE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST WORKING ON CLOSING OUT THE FILE, WHICH INCLUDES MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE LIEN RELEASES TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PAYMENTS DUE TO SUBCONTRACTORS AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN PAID.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT WE'RE WAITING ON OR ONE THAT THE CONTRACTOR'S WAITING ON.
WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS TO THAT CONTRACTOR.
THAT'S FOR THE TRAILHEAD PARK, FOR A SOMERSET DRIVE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.
THE CONTRACTOR IS WORKING WITH BROWARD COUNTY TO MAKE SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLANT PLAN OR PLANTING PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT, WHICH IS WHAT THEY CALL IT.
AND SO WE EXPECT THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL BE COMPLETE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO REPORT OUT AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT BOTH FILES ARE ARE CLOSED, IF NOT, DEFINITELY FEBRUARY FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE GATEWAY AND WAY FINDING SIGNAGE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU REGARDING THE PRELIMINARY CONCEPTS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED AND AS IT RELATES TO THE NORTHWEST 31ST AVENUE BUFFER WALL.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD MYSELF AS WELL AS OUR TECHNICAL REVIEWER, MR. RON DEPOS, WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE TO WORK ALONG WITH A, UM, FIRM THAT WILL HELP TO PROVIDE THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE PROJECT AREA, THE BOUNDARIES OR THE SURVEY BOUNDARY FOR THE, UH, PROPERTIES THAT ARE IMPACTED.
THERE'S 27 PROPERTY OWNERS ALTOGETHER TO CREATE THE DESIGN OF THE WALL, WHICH OF COURSE YOU WILL PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR THAT.
COORDINATE WITH BROWARD COUNTY, WORK WITH US AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, BIDDING AND AWARD PROCESS.
AND ALSO WHEN THE CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED, THEY WILL ASSIST US BY PERFORMING INSPECTIONS EVERY NOW AND THEN JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IN ADHERENCE TO THE DESIGN ITSELF.
SO THAT SHOULD BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
WE HAVE REQUESTED A PROPOSAL, SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT IN THE MEANTIME.
AND THE LAST THING, MR. CHAIR, IS I MADE CONTACT TO OUR WONDERFUL HOMEOWNERS
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IN CASIA COMMONS AND THEY'RE GOING ON THEIR SECOND CHRISTMAS.UM, DON'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT I CHECKED THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT CERTAIN PAYMENTS WERE MADE AND THEY WERE MADE ON TIME AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY.
SO IT'S, IT'S A SUCCESS THANKS TO, TO YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.
WE HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT WE'RE NOT READY.
I WILL MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT AT SOME POINT.
IT'S RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. DUNBAR DUNBAR? DONE MORE? DONE MORE? GO AHEAD.
UM, MR. CHAIR, I, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.
THE, THE THOUGHT CAME TO ME AND THEN IT JUST SLIPPED ME.
I THINK YOU MENTIONED IT IS A COMMENT.
I THINK, OH, I KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
UM, AS I DRIVE UP COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND I SEE THEY'RE DOING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOB WITH PUTTING UP THEIR BUFFER WALL.
I'M GETTING EXCITED, UM, WHEN OUR BUFFER WALL WILL BE FINALLY PUT IN PLACE AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BOARD, HELPING TO DESIGN WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FINAL.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT AND I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUE IS TOO, FROM YEARS OF SPEAKING ABOUT IT.
THANK, THANK YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT BEING A PART OF THE PROCESS WITH DESIGNING AND, UM, PICKING THE COLOR CODE, THE PALETTE, AND THE AESTHETIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK WITH AN AMPLE AMOUNT OF OPTIONS FOR US TO VISUALLY SEE.
UM, I WANTED TO JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT, UM, WITH THE CITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, DISCUSSING WHO WE BANK, WHO, WHO THE CITY BANKS WITH.
AND FOR YOUR NEXT REPORT, IF YOU COULD JUST HAVE SOMETHING, JUST AN UPDATE ON WHO WE CURRENTLY BANK WITH AND JUST A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY.
AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE RELAYED BY OUR FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, WHO IS SHARON HAYNES.
SHE SHOULD, SHOULD BE UP SHORTLY.
WANNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? MR. CHAIRMAN, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE REPORT.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
THERE IS NO, UH, VOTING ON THE REPORT.
[6. FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT]
ITEM NUMBER SIX, A FINANCIAL DIRECTOR REPORT, CRA RESOLUTION 2 0 2 5 0 1 7.A RESOLUTION OF THE LAUDERDALE LAKES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER'S FILING OF THE AGENCY'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 PERIODS, ONE IN TWO OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTS AS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONFORMING TO THE AGENCY'S ADOPTED FINANCIAL AND INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES AND FISCAL POLICIES.
A COPY IS ATTACHED HERE TO AS EXHIBIT A, WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION REPRESENTATIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MR. CHAIR, MADAM VICE CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO BRING RES CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 1 7 TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOR COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOR COMM.
CHAIRPERSON HARRISON FOR MOTION PASSES.
MS. SHARON HAYNES, THE FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL PREPARE, WILL PRESENT YOU WITH THE REPORT FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WHICH IS PERIOD ONE AND TWO AT THIS TIME.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIR PERSON, VICE CHAIR AND OTHER COMMISSIONERS, CRA, ATTORNEY AND ADMINISTRATOR, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I'M DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES.
I WOULD GO OVER BOARD OCTOBER NOVEMBER'S REPORT SINCE THERE WAS NO MEETING IN NOVEMBER, BEGINNING WITH OCTOBER'S REPORT.
UM, I'LL GO OVER THE SPREADSHEET THAT WAS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED.
SO FOR THE CRA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE ONLY INCOME WAS INVESTMENT INCOME.
THERE WAS NO TAX REVENUE AS THOSE BILLS GO OUT IN NOVEMBER.
AND MORE THAN LIKELY WE WILL NOT START SEEING ANY INCOME COMING IN BEFORE DECEMBER FROM THE TIF BILLING.
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WE HAVE EXPENSES FOR PERSONAL SERVICES, UM, AND OPERATIONS, WHICH BASICALLY COMPRISED OF POLICE SERVICES, UTILITY AND BANK CHARGES.ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES WERE VERY LOW BELOW 8%, WHICH IS A PERCENT OF BUDGET THAT THE CRA WOULD BE AT FOR THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR.
THERE WERE NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
UM, AND AGAIN, THE TIFF REVENUE WOULD NOT COME IN UNTIL DECEMBER.
THE BILLS DID GO OUT IN NOVEMBER, HOWEVER, ON THE CDS MADE, ITS, UM, ITS PAYMENT, BUT IT WILL REFLECTED IN DECEMBER'S STATEMENT FOR THE CRA.
UM, AND IT EXPENDITURE SIDE, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE AMOUNT OF OCTOBER, EXCEPT WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT INCREASE FOR PERSONNEL SERVICES, OPERATING AND UTILITY.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS ON THE NON-OPERATING WHERE THERE WAS $187,148 EXPENDITURE ON RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE.
AGAIN, THERE WERE NO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR PROJECTS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR? I HAVE NO SIR.
BUT YOU DID ASK CONCERNING, UM, THE BANK.
THE CRA BANKS AT BANK OF AMERICA IS ONE ACCOUNT A SAVINGS ACCOUNT ON WHICH INTEREST IS EARNED? DO WE HAVE JUST A SAVINGS ACCOUNT? YES.
SO WE DON'T HAVE NO CHECKINGS ANYWHERE? NO.
MS. UM, HAYNES, I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING TO BRING IT UP AS A ITEM, UM, TO DISCUSS AND REPORT ON, UH, 'CAUSE I KNOW THE CITY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE BANKING WITH INSTITUTIONS AND JUST WANTED OUR REPORT ON, UH, WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP LOOKS LIKE, HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WITH THEM, WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR US, VICE VERSA, ET CETERA.
MR. CHAIR, MADAM VICE CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE CRA RESOLUTION 2025 DASH 0 1 7.
MADAM CLERK, VICE CHAIR THOMAS FOR COMMISSIONER SWELL FOUR.
COMMISSIONER EDWARDS PHILLIPS FOUR CHAIRPERSON.
[7. CHAIRMAN REPORT]
ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM OUR CRA DEPUTIES, UM, UH, CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.
UH, JUST WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU ALL.
UH, I'M EXCITED TO SERVE AS CHAIR.
I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED TO SERVE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
MY MADAM VICE CHAIR, WHO WAS THE FORMER CHAIR.
UH, WE DID GO TO THE FRA CONFERENCE AND WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS FROM THAT.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A LOT OF THESE GREAT IDEAS FROM BEAUTIFICATION TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
ALSO, UH, ANY OTHER FORM OF SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY OUR BSO COMMUNITY POLICING IS A BIG PART OF THAT AS WELL.
UM, ALSO WANTED TO JUST TELL YOU ALL THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S HAVING A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
AND, UH, STAY TUNED FOR MORE OF THE, WHAT THE CRA HAS TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DISTRICT HERE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
SORRY, MS. CELESTE, ARE WE READY, MR. CHAIR? YES.
I WANNA DO IT BEFORE THE REPORT, BUT IF WE CAN HAVE THE PRESENTATION FROM OUR BSO COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE CAPTAIN WARNELL PHILLIPS COME UP.
UM, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS HERE, AS YOU ALL KNOW ME.
UM, JUST WANTED TO, UM, SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE GOOD NEWS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED, UM, WITH OUR COMMUNITY POLICING UNIT.
AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS INITIATIVE, IT WAS A PART OF THE CITY'S LONG TERM PLAN AND MY PLAN AS YOUR DISTRICT CAPTAIN TO IMPLEMENT BETTER COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING IN THE CITY.
WITH, UM, THE HELP OF THE CITY AND THE CRA, WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, DEVELOP THE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING UNIT.
AND THAT UNIT SPECIFICALLY HANDLES AND ADDRESSES
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ALL CALLS FOR SERVICES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.WHEN WE STARTED THIS UNIT, WE HAD FOUR DEPUTIES, AND THOSE DEPUTIES WERE SPLIT UP IN THE TWO SHIFTS, AND THEY WOULD ACTUALLY HANDLE AND RESPOND TO CALLS IN THAT BUSINESS AREA.
WHAT THEY DID FOR US FROM A MANPOWER ISSUE, IT ALLOWED US TO BETTER EXPAND AND UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES IN THOSE AREAS WHERE WE WERE GETTING A LOT OF COSTS.