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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Public Safety Committee 1987-04-20BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ✓Public Safety Committee April 20, 1987 Committee: Chairman Aldrich, Trustees Dickinson and Habecker Attending: Chairman Aldrich, Trustee Habecker Also Attending: Mayor Dannels, Trustee Barker, Town Administrator Hill, Police Chief Racine, Finance Officer Vavra, Lt. Elste, Fire Chief Rumley, Judge Littlejohn, Town Planner Stamey, Technical Planner Joseph, Bridgit Gardner, Charles Duscha, Steve Patrick, Leon Jenkins, Bob and Ken Porter, Rick Russell, Brad Sishc, Clerk O'Connor Absent: Trustee Dickinson ESTES PARK TROLLEY CORPORATION - ROUTE SCHEDULE - DISCUSSION: Manager Gardner appeared before the Committee to review the proposed drop-off/pick-up points located on public property. Selection of the points were based upon easy access and safe stops. The Planning Commission will consider all stops proposed on private property. Chief Racine expressed concern with Stops #20 - Brookside & Timberlane and #23 - the Post Office Parking Lot. Town Administrator Hill reported the Model Traffic Code provides for the Traffic Engineer to designate all traffic stops and crosswalks. The Chief of Police also serves as the Traffic Engineer. The Committee reviewed the following correspondence: Division of Highways April 10, 1987 Town Engineer Widmer April 14, 1987 Town Planner Stamey April 15, 1987 Technical Planner Joseph presented a map indicating the most recent configuration of the Post Office and Dark Horse Parking Lots. Discussion followed concerning liability insurance and signing. The Committee recommends all stops be submitted to Traffic Engineer Racine for review and consideration. The Department requests the finalized route schedule be submitted at least two (2) weeks prior to operation. POLICE DEPARTMENT MONITORING OF ALARMS - DISCUSSION: Discussion continued regarding alarm monitoring. Town Attorney White has advised that the Ordinance could be revised to allow the Police Department to monitor alarms for entities required by law to have alarms. The Committee reviewed a letter submitted by Park National Bank and heard testimony from representatives of the Estes Park Bank, First National Bank, Home Federal Savings and Loan, Park National Bank and the Estes Park Medical Center. The Department's Communication Center is comprised of "module" units; each unit contains six (6) monitors. The estimated expenditure for a module is $2,750. Discussion followed concerning coded -line security, re -programming costs, and delivery time -schedule. The Committee recommends: (1) directing Town Attorney White to prepare an Ordinance allowing the Police Department to monitor alarms for public entities which will include financial and medical institutions, and (2) staff research the purchase of two (2) module units to determine cost, delivery and line security, returning to the Committee for further review. 1987 SUMMER OFFICER ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM - DISCUSSION: Chief Racine presented a plan (attached hereto and made a part of BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Public Safety Committee - April 20, 1987 - Page two the record of these proceedings) for assignment of the "summer officers." The Department proposes hiring nine (9) officers in lieu of 11 and dividing them into two groups: operations and community service. The Committee recommends the plan be approved. PARKING FINES/TIME LIMIT - DISCUSSION: The Committee reviewed a letter dated April 1, 1987 submitted by Judge Littlejohn. In summary, the letter addressed parking regulations and fines and suggested a more streamlined parking fine schedule. The EPURA Circulation Committee submitted a memorandum dated April 20, 1987 suggesting Parking Lot #3 (Post Office) be designated 1/3 short-term parking and 2/3's long-term parking. Following discussion, the Committee recommends: (1) Judge Littlejohn, Chief Racine and Town Attorney White develop an Ordinance requiring a court appearance for those who might receive a certain amount of parking offenses within a certain period of time. Such an Ordinance will be submitted to the Committee for consideration; and (2) the time -limit for Parking Lot #3 be designated 1/3 short-term parking%r(sou4Ar-belt) and 2/3's long-term parking''(narth half) . Y ..6.h "l -,-) (eie,reC /20 776-571/4.7 DESIGNATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING - DISCUSSION: As referred by the Board of Trustees and EPURA December 15, 1986, the Committee reviewed the possibility of designating "RV" parking. A memorandum dated April 20, 1987 submitted by the EPURA Circulation Committee was presented. In summary, the memo suggested signing Parking Lot #1 (Municipal East) for RV parking, and signing Parking Lot #6 (Dark Horse) to indicate RV parking is not allowed. Discussion followed concerning a standard definition and length for an over -sized vehicle, with the Committee recommending the Department determine the actual length to be allowed, authorizing signs to be posted in Parking Lot #1 indicating RV parking. REPORTS: The Committee reviewed the monthly reports for March, 1987. Both police officer vacancies in the Department have been filled. Dave Hurley and Randy Rapola will join the Department April 22, 1987. With regard to an Ordinance regulating uniform address placement between Larimer County and the Town, the Committee recommends Fire Chief Rumley meet with the Larimer County Administrator and advise. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. MAY 1 1987 Vickie O'Connor, Town Clerk a, `724-7,147, IN ORDER TO: ESTES PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMER PLAN 1987 1. Conserve funds 2. Provide a higher level of service to the citizens of and visitors to Estes Park. 3. Provide summer officers with a more meaningful and diverse work experience. The following procedure will be followed in 1987. A. Nine (9) summer officers will be hired for the 1987 summer season. B. These officers will be divided into two groups namely Operations and Community Service and will rotate assignments through the period of employment. OPERATIONS A. Patrol - These officers will be fully uniformed and armed. They will accompany a fully certified officer of this depart- ment on patrol. If at all possible, the certified officer will have received F.T.O. Training and will be expected to fully evaluate the summer officers performance. B. Desk Duty - This officer will man the front desk and perform what has, in other places, been termed a dispatch alternative function. Persons having the need to file a report on a minor incident or in need of a service possible to be rendered in this fashion will be requested to come to the police station where this officer will render the service. Persons demanding a police officer be sent to the scene are to be told that will be done and the approximate E.T.A. of that police officer. COMMUNITY SERVICE These officers will be assigned to the commercial area of Estes Park. They will be clothed in a highly distinctive fashion totally dis-similar to the police uniform. They will direct traffic, issue parking citations render information and aid to tourists and have communications so to have the capability to summon police, fire, or medical aid when needed. The advantages to this approach are many and are partially enumerated below: 1. Two fewer officers will be hired presenting a considerable savings. 2_ Having the summer officers fully supervised when armed and in uniform will, we believe, aleviate the liability exposure of having non -certified personnel in unsupervised situations. 3. Officers riding the "graveyard" shifts would have, most times, immediate back-up available. This for the summer months would contribute greatly to officer safety. 4. The Community Service officer concept will hopefully stress service and safety rather than enforcement and be more palatable to the commercial community. This would also be a valuable experience for the law enforcement entrant. 5. The desk officer providing an alternative to dispatch will both enable police squads to remain on patrol and preclude disruptions suffered by the dispatchers. 6. This plan also includes the flexibility to change or revert to traditional approaches if this should prove necessary. Respectfully submitted, David J. Racine Chief of Police ert "81s't Lieutenant of Police DJR/BE/jh