HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-01-06; Police Downtown Village Storefront (District 1); Williams, MickeyTo the members of the:
CITY COUNCIL
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Jan. 6, 2022
Council Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
From: Mickey Williams, Chief of Police
Via: Geoff Patnoe, Acting City Manager @
Re: Police Downtown Village Storefront (District 1)
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Carlsbad
Memo ID# 2022001
This memorandum provides information related to the Police Department's plans to staff a
storefront in the downtown village area with the Homeless Outreach Team and Community
Service Officers.
Background
Through analysis of crime trends and calls for service in the city, it was determined that the
downtown village area was a hot spot when compared to other areas. As a response, the Police
Department is planning to create a storefront in that area, which will be utilized by the Homeless
Outreach Team (HOT) and supported by Community Service Officers (CSOs).
Discussion
The Director of the Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) has agreed to allow the Police Department
to occupy space within the Carlsbad Visitor's Center located at 400 Carlsbad Village Drive, which
is owned by the city and leased to the CVA, to create a storefront for police employees. The
storefront will be utilized to respond to calls for service, address critical concerns within the
village, provide assistance to the community, and respond to walk-in clients in need of police
services.
By having HOT officers and CSOs working out of the storefront, the Police Department intends to
be more responsive to citizens, visitors, and business owners, and to provide a more visible
presence in the village area. The storefront will be occupied by the HOT team with the assistance
of CSOs on an overtime basis for the remainder of fiscal year 2021-22. The overtime for the CSOs
is anticipated to not exceed $50,000, which will be absorbed within the Police Department's
current budget, using savings from current police personnel vacancies.
Next Steps
Beginning in mid-January the Police Department plans to staff the downtown village storefront
with the HOT team along with CSOs to support HOT.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Cindy Anderson, Senior Management Analyst
Police Department
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