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. I . . ., 4. PUBLIC COMMENT A. Darlene Johnson, 3839 Hamilton Way, described flooding problems on her property. - Mayor Hartnett advised that Mrs. Johnson's attorney was working with City Attorney Schricker, and he was hopeful their discussions would be fruitful. MEMO 10/13/97 5. SUBJECT A. POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING STUDY 1. Police Chief Bolanos presented the background on this long standing issue of appropriate police staffing in Redwood City. He described the 1994 in-house Report to Council and Captain Vermeer showed overheads of Police staffing since 1987 through 1997. In 1987 there were 76 swom officers and presently there are 87 sworn officers. He advised that the City hired seven officers between 1993 and 1994, and another officer in each of the following years. Also, in 1994 the Business Manager position was reclassified to Police Captain, which gives the Department three Captains. Chief Bolanos came to Redwood City in 1995, and shortly thereafter he responded to the needs of his officers, the Council and the community by recommitting police resources to Community Policing in a new configuration and eliminating the policy of "differential response." Chief Bolanos described how police officers and other - personnel were reorganized to cover these new responsibilities, including the creation of the Community Coordinating Activities Team. He said the new Community Policing policy involved the entire Department. "Every police officer has responsibility for going into their assigned areas and identifying problems, (then) working in partnership with their community resolving those problems, and really dealing with the quality of life issues that we had been unable to do with our staffing" up to that time. Chief Bolanos said the Department had done an outstanding job, but staffing remained a concern. Chief Bolanos introduced members of the steering committee that worked with DMG Associates to produce the subject report: Officers Talaat and Sheffield, Councilwoman La Berge, and Captain Warner who was the project manager, Captain Vermeer in charge of the Administrative Services Division, Captain Warner in charge of Patrol, and Captain Switzer in charge of Investigations. 2. Presentation of written report by David M. Griffith and Associates; Chief Bolanos introduced John Heiss, Director of the Western Region Management Analysis Practice, who has 25 years of experience in consulting services to local governments and has analyzed the operations of over 65 law enforcement agencies. - SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 OCTOBER \3, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 563 PAGE 2