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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE June3, 2019 East Conference Room Present: Councilmembers Bullock&Litten Also present: CouncilmembersAnderson& OLeary,Chief Malley, Law Director Butler Call to Order: 6:32p.m. AGENDA: Lakewood Police Department 2018 Annual Report Councilman Bullock opened the meeting with questions pertaining to parking meter revenues and whether they have remained flat.Chief Malley clarified that parking meter revenues result from drivers putting quarters into a designated metered spotand indicated that the department has seen a 75% increase in revenue without adding meters, going back to 2007. Thisreality indicates the vibrancy of areas. Councilman Bullock spoke aboutthe number of overdoses and the crisis intervention team making a positive impact. He asked if there was anything to glean from the felony statistics. Chief Malley indicated thatthe crime of murder is infrequentand normally happens within a home, making it difficult to prevent. He added that burglary and auto theft have gone down, stating that thedesign of many cars requiring key fabstoday makes it more difficult to steal and/or hotwire a car. Councilman Bullock referred to pg 39 of Chief Malleys report and asked about the term pending.Chief Malley stated that the term refers to cases that have not been closed because it led to no arrest. He added that every report of a crime that comes in gets a detective assigned to it, regardlessof whether it is a misdemeanor or felony. Councilman Bullock noted that in a past meeting Judge Carroll pointed out that traffic citations are down and Bullock suggested that could be used as asafety tool. Chief Malley responded that the city has experienced 80 less car crashes from 2 years ago and tickets have also reduced as well. Bullock askedhow traffic assignment works with speeding in targeted areas. Malley indicated that each shift will have cars assigned to certain areas. He also mentioned how traffic calming efforts, such as the one on Woodward Ave., have been effective atreducing speed on streets. He added that he would be concerned if accidents were trending upward while ticket revenue was going down, but that is not the case. Councilman Anderson stated that it appears overall speed is decreasing in the city, as officer deployment has remained steady and there are less citations. Bullock followed up and asked if the allocations of time and policing tools assigned to traffic duty have remained consistent over the years and Chief Malley confirmed that. Bullock then asked about the amount of pedestrian traffic incidents that occur and Malley indicated that there are not many.