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MINUTES OF THE CRIME PREVENTION COMMITTEE Wednesday, February 13th, 2013, 7:00 p.m. El Cerrito City Hall Hillside Conference Room –second floor 10890 San Pablo Avenue Chair Krueger called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. Roll Call Members in Attendance: Catherine Krueger, John Umemoto, Eugene Go, Linda Jolivet, Marty Takimoto and Susan Seastone. City Council/Staff in Attendance: Councilmember Greg Lyman / Sgt. Scott Cliatt / Det. Schillinger present. 1. Selection of Committee Officers for 2013 Member Go (Member Umemoto seconded) nominated Chair Krueger to serve as Committee Chair for the remainder of 2013. There were no other nominations (Unanimous) Member Krueger nominated Member Takimoto (Member Jolivet seconded) to serve as Vice Chair for the remainder of 2013. (Unanimous.) 2. Council / Staff Liaison Reports: Sgt Cliatt gave a report on the new online process for requesting a Home Security Assessment. He also discussed the strategies the Police Department implemented regarding residential burglary prevention. He disseminated the new Burglary Prevention brochure and asked for feedback at a future meeting. He spoke about Operation ID, a program for residents to inventory their property. He talked about the Department’s presentation of the first Citizen’s Academy and Volunteers in Policing program and gave an overview. He presented information on Nixle.com, one of the Department’s information dissemination sources and crimereports.com, an interactive crime mapping service. Councilmember Lyman reported on City Council activities including a recent report from Lt. Keith about the safety of the Ohlone Greenway. He also reported on the Growth Plan in the General Fund. He also suggested the Committee come up with their budget suggestions. 3. Comments from the Public None 4. Discussion of Crime Prevention Committee Activities for 2013: Sgt. Cliatt provided the dates and days of the week for July 4th, National Night Out and Tri-City Safety day. The members discussed past events. 5. Planning for National Night Out 2013: Sgt. Cliatt reported that he had already registered for NNO 2013. He also provided the POST report for 2012. The members discussed National Night Out 2012. 6. Membership: The committee welcomed the new members. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of El Cerrito Crime Prevention Committee 2 of 2 7. Communication Report (Including Neighborhood Watch / Home Security Report.) Sgt. Cliatt reported that the voicemail that was previously monitored by the Crime Prevention Committee is no longer in service. The email address for the Crime Prevention Committee is now [EMAIL REDACTED]. 8. Adjournment Moved and carried (Go/Krueger) to adjourn at 9:29 PM.