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Salinas Committee for Public Safety 2014. Started November 2012 Group of local community leaders and citizens. Share a common vision Believe in a great future of Salinas

A Communities Safety Compromised by Lack of Revenue

Homicides: 27 homicides, 10 past 4 months of 2013 Gangs: At least 3000 active gang members in

Salinas & 16 active gangs, 1 shooting every 3 days!

Crime: average per month 2013; 90 burglaries -

200 theft - 85 vehicle theft - 1 arson - 2 rape - 350 robbery - 133 assaults

Drugs: 90% of juveniles incarcerated use drugs -

Salinas and Salinas schools have a drug problem

Sex offenders: Salinas has 230 sex offenders living

in Salinas

Insufficient police officers

• Salinas homicide clearance rate is 20%

(national average is 40% to 80%)

School Resource Officers

• All Resource officers eliminated with

budget cuts

• Student safety has been compromised

Police Facility

• 1958 police facility which housed 60 sworn
• fficers at that time is now outdated & in ill

repair

• Current facility is crowded, unsafe, has

sewer pipes leaking in evidence locker room.

Fire Department

• Outdated equipment and fire engines
• Buildings in need of repair and updates
• Non functional emergency generators

Code Enforcement

• Back logged 6298 case
• Receives 20 to 40 calls per month
• 5 active chemical cases due to people

working on cars in garage or storage

• Have only 3 ½ officers
• Building department assists code

enforcement 50%; police 25% & fire 25%

Economics

• Loss of business due to our gang and

violence problem

• SPARC public meetings, citizens rated

Crime, and Violence #1 problem hindering our Economic Growth.

Image Problem

• Salinas Golf and Country Club is

considering removing “Salinas” from their name due to negative connotations

This identifies the problem, however, we have gone beyond just identifying a problem. As a committee we are here to propose a solution.

Status Quo. Business as usual OR One Cent, unfocused General Tax for city OR Results driven one cent Special tax delivering on

public safety solutions.

Wishful thinking ! More police officers promised since 1957! Historically

• More Enforcement = Lower crime.
• Less enforcement = Higher crime.

This solution HAS NOT WORKED

Goes in the General Fund, can be spent any way

current or future council wants to.

Can not be guaranteed to focus on Public Safety.

• If it can not solve the main problem, what good

is it?

Total Tax Revenue Total Tax Revenue

1/4 Cent or 25% of revenue towards Deferred Compensations 1/4 Cent or 25% of revenue toward ending Friday Furlough for City Hall 1/4 Cent or 25% of revenue towards proposed Budget Deficit to CALPERS. 1/4 Cent or 25% of revenue to be divided amongst 23 priorities, already identified by City Council at Revenue Measure Study Session.

IS PUBLIC SAFETY A PRIORITY HERE? This solution WILL NOT WORK

Provides for Fire Station Improvements and new

Equipment for the Fire Department.

Provides enough code enforcement officers for

uniform and consistent enforcement of City Code.

Provides Police Department enough manpower for

crime prevention, intervention and suppression.

Provides for a new Police headquarters.

One Cent Sales Tax Generates approximately 20 Million Dollar annually. Special tax, not general fund. Focused on Public Safety, Police, Fire and Code

Enforcement.

15 year Sunset Clause. Consistent source of funding through city

leadership changes.

1 -- 100 additional police officers 2 -- Funds for police equipment 3 -- School Resource Officers 4 -- Community Service Officers 5 -- $2.4 million to the Fire Department -- facility

upgrades

6 -- $2.5 million to the Fire Department -- equipment

procurement (new ladder trucks, first response medical vehicles)

7 -- New Police Headquarters 8 -- Increase Gang Task Force/Vice investigators 9 -- 20 new Code Enforcement Officers 10 -- Increase Community Policing officers 11 -- City required to keep current funding levels. 12 --Potential for Citizen Oversight Committee of

community leaders

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