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HomeMy WebLinkAbout25 - Addition of One Full -Time Police Officer Position - CorrespondenceReceived After Agenda Printed June 25, 2019 Item No. 25 Subject FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: -Garber -Chris <Garber Chris@Allergan.com> Sent- =Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:34 PM To: Dept - City Council <C ttyCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Chris Garber, 330 %2 Coral Avenue, Balboa Island Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: L M <nbtrotter@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 1:42 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Larry Mathena Long Term Resident of the Penisula 25-3 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Millet, Richard <richard.millet@aecom.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 3:23 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! The complete lack of compliance with posted (every Street light on the board walk ) Newport Beach regulations is dangerous and depressing. Without enforcement the regulations are worthless . Richard Millet 117- 30 th Street Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Debra Johnson <djohnson555@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 3:06 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Debbie Johnson President, BPPA 25-4 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Jim Ure <JUre@bomelconstruction.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 3:37 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! I am Jim Ure, 10 year Newport Beach resident and I live on 60th Street and Seashore Dr. I walk the Boardwalk 4 or 5 times a week in the afternoon or early evening to enjoy our community and get some exercise. I currently need to dodge the irresponsible bike riders and many motorized vehicles every time I'm on the Boardwalk or the bike lane on Seashore. We need your help to fund law enforcement to be visible and enforce our laws before a visitor to our City or a child or a resident like me gets injured or killed. Thank you, Jim Ure Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Lu Jenkins <Iujenkins2007@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 4:56 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Sent from my iPhone 25-5 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Mary Citrano <marycitrano@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, lune 19, 2019 4:40 PM To: Dept - City Council <CitVCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! We REALLY need this for the safety of all who use the Boardwalk. Thank you, Mary Citrano 5509 Seashore Dr. Newport Beach 92663 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: dick or noel taylor <dickornoel@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 5:23 PM To: Dept - City Council<CitVCouncil@newpor-tbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! You might even consider enforcing the City's Leash law. 25-6 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Dave Bent <DaveSeashore@email.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 6:16 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! I am a 38 year resident of Newport Beach, the last 34 on Seashore Drive in West Newport. Every other block there is a sign on the boardwalk prohibiting Surreys, skateboards, and motorized vehicles. Yet - everytime I ride my bike on the boardwalk, I have to deal with everyone of those PROHIBITED vehicles. Surreys on the weekends full of tourists who don't know what they're doing, with advertising on the back telling other tourists where to rent these vehicles THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE BOARDWALK. Electric bikes are very aggravating as the speed by well in excess of the 8 mph speed limit. Electric scooters, electric skateboards and electric bikes are more and more prevalent. I can't remember the last time I rode and didn't encounter them. Today as I rode past the Newport Pier - I saw a row of Electric Scooters lined up outside Boardwalk Sports with a for rent sign. VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE BOARDWALK SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE RENTED TO TOURISTS BY BUSINESSES ON THE BOARDWALK - BUT THEY ARE. The boardwalk would be MUCH SAFER if the existing laws posted every other block would be properly enforced. We need an additional police officer to make the Peninsula and West Newport a safer place for all of us, touists and rsidents alike. Thank you, Dave Bent Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Linda Fults <lindaefults@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 7:28 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Sent from my iPhone 25-7 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Sandy Greenberg <sandnpt@aol.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:22 AM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Sandy Greenberg sandppt(?aol.com Sent from my iPad 25-8 From: David Campbell <dmcampbe113501 @gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:11 PM To: Dept - City Council; Diane Dixon Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, 1 support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! The boardwalk is out of control. We have many hundreds of visitors daily. Additional police enforcement is needed for the illegal wheeled vehicles on the boardwalk. This is a safety as well as a liability issue for our city. Please consider 2 new police officers for the boardwalk. For their safety, it is best to work in pairs. Thank you. David and Ellen Campbell 3501 Finley Ave., NB 25-9 From: roman darmer <darmerroman@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2019 10:46 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Oppose Proposed Police Hiring I am a Newport Beach resident and strongly oppose the proposal to hire any new police officers. There is no basis to add more overpaid salary and bloated pension expense to the city budget given that there are open positions now and given the downward trend of crimes in the city. I also am highly skeptical of the proposed need. I live in the Port Streets and we never see any evidence of police presence — other than the unnecessary and overpriced police helicopter that periodically buzzes our neighborhood on Sunday nights for no apparent reason. I also think we have very poor response from the existing police department. I recently filed a claim for return of Rx sunglasses stolen from our car after the thief had been caught and stolen items recovered but never received a call back or email from the police in response. That was 2 months ago. This police department apparently doesn't understand who pays for their salaries so why add more officers to do what exactly? Stop wasting taxpayer money on unnecessary salary and pension expense that is not justified by any safety concern or needs. Roman Darmer 1842 Port Stirling Place Newport Beach, CA 92660 From: Pasquale's <pasquale900@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2019 3:18 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Terri Pasquale -----Original Message ---- From: Bobby Lovell <bobbylove112000@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 2:47 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Sent from my iPhone From: Doug Pasquale <dougpasquale@capstone-corp.com> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2019 4:18 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Doug Pasquale Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Kellie Hoyt <kezmo@att.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 7:47 PM To: O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! Will, Thanks for your reply. I guess I should have checked the facts before I signed up for something blindly. Thank you for the information you passed along! Kellie On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 7:42:52 PM PDT, O'Neill, William wrote: Hi Kellie and Rolf, There appears to be confusion caused by the email that you received that prompted your email below. The proposal approved for further consideration at the last meeting was not to add more officers to the peninsula. It was to add a budgeted position in the police department that could be assigned to anywhere by the Police Chief. The police department still does not have full staffing in the budgeted positions that we have already approved and crime decreased in 2018 by over 21 % on the peninsula. Adding a budgeted position would not guaranty that we would actually add a police officer, but would guaranty that we would not have money to budget toward other things, like helping on homeless, increasing code enforcement overtime, or paying down the unfunded pension liability. I'm attaching our staffing, our crime decrease statistics, and the substantial decrease in calls for service/liquor licenses on the peninsula (called Area 1). Always happy to do the right thing, Will Will O'Neill Mayor Pro Tem City of Newport Beach From: Kellie Hoyt Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7:30 PM To: Dept - City Council Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! We need more than one extra. With the amount of people speeding and blowing through crosswalks with no regard to anyone's safety, let alone the law, this could be paid for in a very short time. I NEVER see anyone being pulled over/ticketed for these infractions. Maybe it would be enlightening for a council member to drive down the peninsula to witness the blatant disregard for any laws. Thank you for listening. Kellie Hoyt & Rolf Schwalbe (Peninsula residents for 30+ years) Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Pasquale's <pasquale900@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 11:06 AM To: O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! Hi Will, Thanks very much for clarifying. I appreciate it. Best regards, Terri On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 7:03 AM O'Neill, William <woneillgnewportbeachca. _ ov> wrote: Hi Terri, There appears to be confusion caused by the email that you received that prompted your email below. The proposal approved for further consideration at the last meeting was not to add more officers to the peninsula. It was to add a budgeted position in the police department that could be assigned to anywhere by the Police Chief. The police department still does not have full staffing in the budgeted positions that we have already approved and crime decreased in 2018 by over 21 % on the peninsula. Adding a budgeted position would not guaranty that we would actually add a police officer, but would guaranty that we would not have money to budget toward other things, like helping on homeless, increasing code enforcement overtime, or paying down the unfunded pension liability. In other words, it's not a binary choice - we aren't choosing to allocate more or less to the peninsula. Instead, it's a question of what the right approach is to long-term budgeting, and adding positions is a long-term issue that I'd like to see handled more creatively, efficiently, and effectively. I'm attaching our staffing, our crime decrease statistics, and the substantial decrease in calls for service/liquor licenses on the peninsula (called Area 1). Always happy to do the right thing, Will Will O'Neill Mayor Pro Tem City of Newport Beach From: Pasquale's <pasquale900kgmail.com> Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 3:17 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncilknewportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Terri Pasquale Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: MIKE GROFF <groffmanl@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 4:08 PM To: O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Re: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! Couldn't agree more. I am a recently retired CEO of a major automotive finance company and I get resource allocation and the need for financial discipline. Thanks for the thoughtful response and look forward to hearing what the NBPD has to say. Mike Sent from my iPhone On Jun 18,2019, at 3:49 PM, O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> wrote: Mike - I think that the answer to your question is one that I'd have to punt to our Police Chief because it's a question of resource allocation. I will forward this email to him, though, so that he (or another officer) can do abetter job responding. I try really hard to keep myself humble, and one thing I know for sure is that I do not know police allocation better than he does. But I do know finance. And adding budgeted positions to a department that still hasn't filled all the positions that we have budgeted does take away from our ability to spend money on literally anything else - including OT for our existing officers who could be assigned on busy days to the boardwalk. In other words, it's not a binary choice - we aren't choosing to allocate more or less to the peninsula. It's instead the right approach to budgets and adding positions is a long-term issue that I'd like to see handled more creatively, efficiently, and effectively. Thanks again Mike, Will Will O'Neill Mayor Pro Tem City of Newport Beach On 6/18/19, 3:44 PM, "MIKE GROFF" <groffmanl@aol.com> wrote: Will, thanks for responding and helping to educate me on what is being considered and the NB crime stats. My concern and one raised by many residents here at Mayor Dixons Town Hall two weeks ago was specifically about what is happening on the boardwalk not crime in general. I was amazed how many residents spoke about it and the passion they had. The increase in electrified skateboards, scooters and bikes has been dramatic and the bike shops are now renting them, likely to tourists who are visiting for the day or week who may not have any experience riding them. The speed of these is just too fast for the crowded boardwalk. Someone is going to get hurt if they haven't already. Unless I misunderstand the regulation, "motorized" vehicles are prohibited on the boardwalk but I have never once seen anyone cited. The police response at the meeting was that they just dont have the manpower to deal with that kind of violation. Thrilled to see crime stats improved and really appreciate the work the NBPD does. I guess my question is that if police calls are lower and crime is down then shouldn't the police now have some time to tighten up enforcement of the existing regulations? I am about to go for my daily ride (non -electric) and hope I dont get run over by a speeding electric bike! Thanks for reading and please feel free to educate me further. I love NB. 17 year homeowner. Thanks for serving the community. Mike Groff Sent from my iPad On Jun 18, 2019, at 1:36 PM, O'Neill, William <woneill@newportbeachca.gov> wrote: Hi Mike, The proposal approved for further consideration at the last meeting was not to add more officers to the peninsula. It was to add a budgeted position in the police department that could be assigned to anywhere by the Police Chief. The police department still does not have full staffing in the budgeted positions that we have already approved and crime decreased in 2018 by over 21% on the peninsula. Adding a budgeted position would not guaranty that we would actually add a police officer, but would guaranty that we would not have money to budget toward other things, like helping on homeless, increasing code enforcement overtime, or paying down the unfunded pension liability. I'm attaching our staffing, our crime decrease statistics, and the substantial decrease in calls for service/abc licenses on the peninsula (called Area 1). Happy to do the right thing, Will Will O'Neill Mayor Pro Tem City of Newport Beach On 6/18/19,1:04 PM, "MIKE GROFF" <groffmanl@aol.com> wrote: To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. I am confident they are needed due to the homeless around the pier as well as the issue of motorized skateboards, electric scooters and electric bikes that are already prohibited but there is no enforcement. This is causing a very dangerous environment particularly as we head into the summer season. Please do the right thing! Thank you, Mike Groff 319 Alvarado Place From: Lee Gittleman <leegittleman@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 3:02 PM To: Dixon, Diane Subject: Re: Police One won't be enough. As is, where there are officers out here, they ride bikes in groups of 3 and are ineffective in their coverage. When I asked them why the couldn't separate they said it was for their safety, but I pointed out the motorcycle offices stop cars on their owe. > On Jun 24, 2019, at 2:48 PM, Dixon, Diane <ddixon@newportbeachca.gov> wrote: > Please forward your letter to the entire council. I support an item on tomorrow's city council agenda to add one police officer. > Diane > Diane B Dixon, Mayor > Councilmember > 949.287.9211 >> On Jun 24, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Lee Gittleman <leegittleman@gmail.com> wrote: >> Councilwoman, >> I just got home from a 45 minute exercise walk from 36st to 15th and back and was accosted by over 25 speeding adult skateboarders. As usual, there was not one police officer in site. You need to contact the officers in charge and set up daily enforcement of the area. The best solution is to have two officers standing at the street ends between 26th to 30th and write tickets from 12-5 each day. The revenue generated will far exceed their salaries. Warning will not stop this problem. >> As a 30 year homeowner in Newport, I deserve the quiet enjoyment of my area. >> Please let me know when you speak to the police. >> Regards, >> Lee Gittleman 1 Subject: FW: from Pete Anderson, MD ---Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: peteermd@roadrunner.com <peteermd@roadrunner.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 8:20 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil newportbeachca.gov>; 'Maureen, Cotton-CNBCA' <maureen@mynewportbeach.org>;'Dove, Grace-CNBCA'<doveperch@sbcgloba 1. net>; 'Levine, Fred-CNBCA' <fred. levine@sbcglobal.net> Subject: from Pete Anderson, MD ---Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. I have lived on the Oceanfront for 43 years, and have noticed increasingly dangerous speeds by motorized and electric vehicles. Too often these speeds are far too fast to avoid significant injury to pedestrians if there is a collision. We have laws about speed on the boardwalk. Unfortunately it is my understanding that the peninsula police force is too limited to prioritize enforcing these rules and laws. I ask that you act to safeguard the pedestrians on our boardwalk by increasing the number of police on the peninsula so that the boardwalk rules can be enforced. I will not be able to attend your meeting tomorrow but can be contacted at the below phone numbers or email if you have questions. We in the Central Newport Community feel that this is an important pedestrian safety issue that needs to immediately be addressed. Thanks, Pete Peter Anderson, MD Emergency Medicine 714-396-6935 (cell) 949-675-6377 (home) Peteermd@Roadrunner.com 1610 West Oceanfront Newport Beach, California 92663 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: gron s <gronsims@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 8:38 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Gary Sims Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: deanandann@verizon.net <deanandann@verizon.net> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 10:11 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I do not support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement.for the Peninsula. I do not believe that we need another police officer for the Peninsula. Mary Ann Roberts 313 Anade Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Barbara <balboa305@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, lune 24, 2019 10:20 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Laura Keane <laurakeane@roadrunner.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 9:25 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Thank you for this consideration. Laura Keane 714-926-6284 Sent from my WhonP Subject: FW: TWO Additional Police Officers -----Original Message ----- From: Michael/Elizabeth Kirchner <ekirchner@sbcgloba1.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:36 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: TWO Additional Police Officers To the City Council Members, We are writing to the council to support the addition of 2 police officers. These officers could help not only with the severely impacted boardwalk but a second officer could also help with issues in other West Newport areas. The area we are most familiar with runs from Orange Street to the Santa Ana River Jetty. There has been a large increase in drug use, living in cars and overnight camping. People sitting in cars and using drugs, or even out on the street ends or beach has become a daily problem and very concerning. Not only from marijuana, we even found a syringe in our yard a month ago. We need help with that. There is also a need for more City parking enforcement, not just for pay parking but for other street areas as well. The presence of more police patrols and City parking control officers could hopefully help deter the drug use and living/camping in cars. Also, when the Huntington Beach State Park closes at 10pm, people come to this area and go out on the beach. That could be patrolled as well. Lastly, there is the ongoing issue of limited animal control enforcement for dogs on our beaches. There needs to be more regular, consistent enforcement so the word will spread that people will be cited for breaking the law. Not only during the day on City beaches - when they are not allowed at all from 10-4:30 — there is still a continuing problem with people bringing their dogs to the River Jetty area, with no enforcement by the County there either. We definitely need additional police patrols and presence to help with the drug use. Parking and Animal Control are needed as well. We hope the entire Council will understand the issues we are faced with and will see how important it is to add at least 2 more Police Officers and hopefully more parking/animal control as well. Thank you for your help with this. Michael and Elizabeth Kirchner Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Richard Gregory <rsgregory@att.net> Sent: Tuesday, lune 25, 2019 10:15 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula to deal with the increasingly dangerous crowded conditions there Thanks Richard Gregory 1300 West Bay Avenue. Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: julie coleman <juliecl6@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 11:17 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! As a resident of the Balboa Peninsula of 33 years the rate of crime and people walking between piers has increased dramatically! "Waze" sends a constant stop and go stream of cars on W Bay Avenue from 5-10 pm on summer weekends. The sides of my house have to be locked up like a fortress. Thank you for putting the residents safety as a number one priority! Julie Coleman Subject: FW: Police Enforcement -Item 25, 6/25/19 -----Original Message ----- From: Grace Dove <doveperch@sbcgloba1.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 10:16 AM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Police Enforcement -Item 25, 6/25/19 I support the request for an additional police officer to the FY 2019/20 budget as proposed in Item 25. This officer would become part of the Peninsula Law Enforcement team. The NBPD has done an outstanding job in its control of major crime. However lesser offenses on the Peninsula continue to rise and now require additional attention. This is likely due to changes in State laws, increasing population in the region and the arrival of affordable battery powered motors. These motors are attached to not only bicycles but also scooters, skate boards, children's ride -on cars. Result: Vehicles speeding and running red lights on Peninsula streets Speeding bicycles on the boardwalk Flaunting of laws posted on copious boardwalk signs that state the prohibition of skateboards, surreys, motorized vehicles. Violations of law are so numerous that residents do not report them and they are not counted including small theft "Close calls" among pedestrians, bicyclists, skateboards, etc. are numerous and not reportable Many residents, including those from other neighborhoods in Newport Beach, just avoid the boardwalk and/or have become very agile. It is the unsuspecting visitor or vacation renter bearing the brunt of the problem. Children are learning that signs mean nothing and that it's ok to ignore them. There is a slow but sure erosion of the Peninsula quality of life. Please approve an additional police officer. Thank you, Grace Dove Sent from my Whone Subject: FW: POLICE OFFICER COVERAGE AND ENFORCEMENT- FOR CITY COUNCIL SESSION 6-25-19 AND THE PUBLIC RECORD Mayor and Members of the City Council - I am a longstanding resident of Newport Beach, and also owner and live in an Oceanfront home on the Balboa Penninsula. I am writing this letter to comment on the addition of manpower to the Police force, as has been commendably advocated by our Mayor and representative. The Balboa Penninsula and surrounding Coastal area continues to experience a dearth in Police coverage, and also in enforcement This is not only an important Quality of Life issue for the residents in that community. It is about the Safety and integrity of the waterfront experience for ALL who use and visit Newport Beach. The City has recognized the need to fortify and diversify its revenue streams, so it is not overly dependent on Development fees . Visitor- based Revenue has been recognized as a Key Driver for the City's economic engine. In that regard, the City desires, and can expect, ever-increasing volume of Visitors, most of whom are drawn here for the world- renowned waterfronts including the Ocean and the bay. The City is building up its Visitor -serving Uses ,such as hotels. It has also enabled the increased Over -concentration of bars and motorized vehicle rental concessions, thereby increasing the need for PD presence and enforcement to ensure the safety of all. The nexus of business concentrations is the Balboa Penninsula/W. Newport area. With increased population and increased high impact disturbance uses, it becomes even more important to maintain adequate Police presence and coverage if we wish to maintain a safe and pleasant active environment. There is nothing that will cause an area to erode as a desirable destination more quickly than excess safety hazards and nuisance behavior. If the City does not commit to management of these impacts, it will result in greater risk of safety, nuisance, and degradation of our coastal community. We ask that the City Council adopt the following measures, for the benefit of all: Approve the addition of 1 or 2 Police Officers as recommended, with concentration in the communities where there is high impact(the Penninsula/W Newport) Authorize the use of OT as needed to have sufficient peak and night time coverage to respond to Calls for service ( which the PD claims it is unable to do due to staffing) Adopt a policy of proactive presence, and aggressive enforcement, and direct the Police Department to "send the message"—give us more bang for the buck from our roving PD, day and night Thank you for your consideration. Denys Oberman Resident and Community Stakeholder (note- Please disregard the printed signature and Confidentiality Notice below) Regards, Denys H. Oberman, CEO Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! From: Charles Banks <cab23mhs@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:58 PM To: Dept - City Council<Cit_yCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. As residents on the Boardwalk for almost 50 years, everyone is aware of all the problems of boardwalk traffic that we face. Enforcement of the policies already in place is the problem Please do the right thing! Charles & Betty Banks.. 1510 West Oceanfront Newport Beach Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Marianne Zippi <inbalboabay@aim.com> Sent: Tuesday, lune 25, 2019 1:01 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Wayne and Marianne Zippi Subject: FW: Our Police Department From: Lynn Lorenz <Ivnnierlo@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:47 PM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Our Police Department Honorable council members: Before moving to Newport Beach over 40 years ago, I lived in several different cities: Culver City, EI Segundo, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Fullerton, and briefly in Garden Grove. have never seen a Police Department of the quality of Newport Beach. They are awesome! 1. Every time I go on vacation, I have them do a vacation check, and I know they really "do" them because one time I left later than expected and they questioned me at length about what I was doing hanging around. I had to convince them that it was my house. What a great service they offer. 2. Every time I have had an alarm go off, they have been diligent about checking out my property. An officer even came to my house and suggested what I could do to make it safer. 3. 1 have called several times to Animal control for help with my own pet, and to help save the lives of several birds that my cat had brought home to me. They couldn't have been nicer. I also called them one time to protect a duck which was lost and waddling around in the street. They came right away. This was quite awhile ago. I am quite certain they don't have the resources for such services now. 4. When I caged a raccoon in my back yard in early evening, the A.C. officer even called to ask if it was okay if he picked up the animal first thing in the AM as they are quite ferocious. I totally agreed. I thought it was so great that he had called. 5. They are always very civil in their dealing with residents ....... even friendly. 6. 1 see them all around town and feel so safe and secure in their presence. 7. 1 just can't think of any time in 40 years that I wasn't overly impressed with them. Now, however, it has come to my attention that we definitely need more officers on traffic control. I live in the Heights where the drivers frequently speed. I can't believe all the STOP signs that drivers run. I really fear for our children who walk to school in the Heights. We have a lot of property theft throughout Newport and this must take up much of the time of the officers. They must need help. I would unequivocally say that they deserve ALL the support they can get. Please save money elsewhere. I would say that if the police need to hire more officers, then by all means, hire more!!!! A quality Police Department like we have deserves to be treated with the upmost respect, and that means listening and responding to their needs. Thank you, Lynn Lorenz 434 Redlands Ave Newport Beach, Ca 92663 646 2054 Subject: FW: Increased Police Presence is needed Attachments: IMG 6497.MOV From: Peggy Palmer <pvpalmer@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 1:14 PM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Increased Police Presence is needed Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council Members, Please note that we need additional officers to support and protect our Community. We had a homeless man shooting -up heroin at 8:06 AM next to our home this morning on Kings Road, two officers apprehended the suspect. This is the fourth incident of its kind within close proximately of our home on Kings Road and Horace Ensign Middle School and this does not include the multiple burglaries that have happened in the area. When the Cliff Haven Community Association met with Sergeant Oberon, the officer stated that the surrounding parks John Wayne, Cliff Drive and Kings Road Parks are experiencing more crime. Sergeant Oberon was one of the first officers on the scene on the property in which two adults were recently murdered in Newport Heights. We need to look at the future of our City and assess the data which should include the California mandates on increased housing, ADU units, homelessness and the safety of our children and community. We simply can not afford not to have two additional officers assigned to our Police Department. Thank you for your time and consideration, Peggy V. Palmer DUI Arrests Raquel Santina Ribaudo, 23, Newport Beach — Tuesday, June 18 Vida Cecilia Perez Ramirez, 36, Yorba Linda — Monday, June 17 Yolanda Maria Martinez, 59, Chino — Monday, June 17 Rene Wilfredo Garcia Jr., 38, Riverside — Sunday, June 16 Incident Reports Tuesday, June 18 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public John Richard Crittenden, 52, Newport Beach Kayvan Ceaser Castellanos, 24, Greenwich Summit St. & Seashore Drive I Tear Gas, Controlled Substance, Paraphernalia and Dirk or Dagger 8:54 a.m. Kele Elena Greenfield, 23, Glendale, was arrested for being a felon in possession of tear gas. Bail was set at $500. 8:48 a.m. Robert James Bruzelius, 21, Phoenix, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of unlawful paraphernalia and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. No bail was set. Superior Ave. & Dana Road I Controlled Substance, Narcotics, Paraphernalia and Fictitious Check 2:46 a.m. Dustin Andrew O'Neal, 32, Moreno Valley, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, possession of a narcotic controlled substance, possession of unlawful paraphernalia and for making/passing/publishing a fictitious check. Bail was set at $2,500. Monday, June 17 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Miles Gregory Dickie, 21, Scotts Valley Tyler Alexander Stilwagen, 33, Costa Mesa Orange St. & W. Coast Highway I Appropriate Lost Property 2:45 p.m. Matthew Joseph Balla, 41, Sun City West, was arrested for appropriating lost property. Bail was set at $500. Fourth Ave. & Iris Ave. I Driving while Suspended/Revoked and Unlawful Registration 2:44 p.m. Jose Perez, 38, Fontana, was arrested for driving while suspended or revoked and unlawful registration with the intent to deceive. Bail was set at $500. Avocado Ave. 11500 Block I Open Container 11:24 a.m. Dale Ira Haviland Jr., 53, Irvine, was arrested for drinking in public with an open container. Bail was set at $50. Tustin Ave. & W. Coast Highway I Controlled Substance, Under the Influence, Obstructing/Resisting, Paraphernalia and Warrant 2:23 a.m. Carlos S. Cruz, 38, Anaheim, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, obstructing or resisting a peace officer, possession of unlawful paraphernalia and on a warrant for possession of unlawful paraphernalia. Bail was set at $17,500. Hoag Drive & W. Coast Highway I Paraphernalia 12:57 a.m. John David McDaniel, 50, Newport Beach, was arrested for possession of unlawful paraphernalia. Bail was set at $500. Sunday, June 16 Arrests for Being Drunk in Public Eva Rozsa Plager, 65, Newport Beach James Edward Norkin, 57, Glendora E. Coast Highway 13200 Block I Exhibiting Deadly Weapon 10:59 p.m. Layla Olivia Villanueva, 25, Pasadena, was arrested for exhibiting a deadly weapon other than a firearm. Bail was set at $500. 15th St. & Placentia Ave. I Sharps Waste, Driving without License, Narcotics and Warrants 7:08 p.m. Angelica Collene Miller, 30, Costa Mesa, was arrested for illegally transporting sharps waste, possession of a narcotic controlled substance and warrants for possession of a controlled substance (2), DUI and possession of unlawful paraphernalia (2). Bail was set at $65,500. 7:04 p.m. Mark Douglas Caffey, 46, Newport Beach, was arrested for illegally transporting sharps waste and driving without a license. Bail was set at $500. Irvine Ave. 1 1300 Irvine I Appropriating Lost Property 6:58 p.m. Christopher James Ortiz, 46, Costa Mesa, was arrested for appropriating lost property. Bail was set at $500. W. Coast Highway 14500 Block I Warrant 4:46 p.m. William Richard Lewis, 60, Newport Beach, was arrested on an undisclosed warrant. Bail was set at $2,500. Bayside Drive & Marguerite Ave. I Shoplifting and Probation Violation 2:25 p.m. Yelitza C. Tecalt, 24, Tustin, was arrested for shoplifting an amount less than $950 and for i a felony probation violation. Bail was set at $500. Morning Canyon Road & E. Coast Highway I Open Container, Crossing against a "Don't Walk" and Warrant 11:53 a.m. Jared Nathaniel Brand, 36, La Quinta, was arrested for having an open container while drinking in public, being a pedestrian crossing against a "Don't Walk" and on a warrant for excessive speed. Bail was set at $550. Orange St. & Seashore Drive I Appropriating Lost Property and Controlled Substance 8:32 a.m. Mitchell James Lombardi, 57, Glendora, was arrested for appropriating lost property and possession of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $500. W. Ocean Front 12100 Block I Battery 2:52 a.m. Andrew Charles Ross, 28, Oceanside, was arrested for battery. Bail was set at $500. Orange St. & 16th St. I Controlled Substance and Appropriating Lost Property 2:27 a.m. Charles Dwayne Taylor IV, 42, Garden Grove, was arrested for appropriating lost property. Bail was set at $500. 2:25 a.m. Cathy Annette Stolins, 49, Newport Beach, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $2,500. University Drive & Baypointe Drive I Under the Influence, Paraphernalia and Controlled Substance 1:32 a.m. Claire Horn, 22, Newport Beach, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of unlawful paraphernalia. Bail was set at $10,000. 1:21 a.m. Alex Wilson Moore, 24, Mechanicsville, was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of unlawful paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. Bail was set at $2,500. Received After Agenda Printed June 25, 2019 Item No. 25 Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! Electric bikes, scooters, and skate boards have made sidewalks unwalkable. Uber/Lyft drivers have made roads dangerous. From: craig morissette <craigmorissette@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 4:04 PM To: Dept - City Council<CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov>; ddixon@dianedixonnb.com Cc: hello@mvnewportbeach.org Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! Electric bikes, scooters, and skate boards have made sidewalks unwalkable. Uber/Lyft drivers have made roads dangerous. To All City Council Members, may name is Craig Morissette, and I strongly support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. As a resident and home owner on the peninsula for nearly 30 years, there is no question in my mind that additional officers are needed in the summertime. Why? In short, because of electric skateboards, scooters, and bikes; as well as Uber and Lyft drivers. Electric devices. The crowds have arrived, but this year with far more electric skateboard, scooters and bikes traveling at 15- 20mph, frequently while texting, sometimes while drunk, on not just the boardwalk, but sidewalks, everywhere. The five-foot sidewalk in front of my house one block from the 7-11 Store isn't walkable by pedestrians on a weekend day. Last weekend, a family of 5 on two tandem bikes and one single bike had a close call with an electric scooter. The mom fell into a parked car, and the kid on the second seat was thrown off the bike. Three weeks ago, a family that had rented a 3'wide surrey caused several near misses as bikers and skateboarder tried to get around the surrey without scratching the parked cars. The City Council needs to provide the Police Department with an ordinance a) prohibiting use of electric non - mobility devices on sidewalks, and b) allowing them to seize immediately the toys of reckless operators. The Council needs to provide the police department with the budget to enforce the ordinance. The council needs to direct the planning department to study solutions to separate pedestrians from bikes and electric non - mobility devices. Perhaps the solution is proper signage. The electric devices, as well as bikes, could just as easily use the alley behind my house, for example. The problem is that most visitors don't realize that is a safe option. They don't know the lay of the land. Bike trails with signage may help. Uber and Lyft drivers. The night of June 22, 1 was drive home down the peninsula just after midnight. As I approached Malarky's on Newport Boulevard, I could see several cars in the lane next to me backed up behind a car parked in front of the bar. As I approached the parked car, one of the cars behind the parked car, clearly frustrated, quickly changed lanes in front of my car. We narrowly missed a collision. You may recall, the entire block was posted NO STOPPING about a decade ago because of the traffic and pedestrian hazards caused by taxi drivers stopping to pick up riders in front of the bar. The city solved that problem effectively, but times have now changed. Now the problem is Uber and Lyft drivers scrambling for their riders in front of bars. Cassidy's, just down the boulevard, is just as dangerous as Malarky's. In fact, that same night, after the near collision at Malarky's, an Uber driver in front of Cassidy's was double parked in the boulevard looking for a rider. The odd thing is that there were three meter space available in front of the bar. The driver stopped traffic, double parked next to an empty parking space!! As I passed McFadden that same night, I saw two police units sitting in front of the Fluter Properties real estate building. I stopped and had a spirited exchange with a sergeant and two officers. I express my frustration that they weren't patrolling the bars and handing out tickets to Uber and Lyft drivers. They said that the priority at that time had to be showing a presence in Mc Fadden square as Sharky's and the Stag Bar closed. They anticipated assaults between bar patrons, and that was their priority at that time. They also said that the Uber and Lyft driver problem isn't as easily solved because the drivers are all independent operators, unlike taxis that are permitted. They said that the Uber/Lyft drivers were providing a valuable service to get drunk people home safely. I absolutely understand their points. Nevertheless, I told them I did not accept their wasn't a solution to the problem. I expect more from both the NBPD and the City Council. Times have changed, and the City Council must respond with more summer officers on bikes and vehicles. The Council and city traffic safety professionals need to look hard at solutions. Maybe it is Uber/Lyft ranks near bigger bars. Maybe it's temporary NO STOPPING signs in front of bars. Perhaps it's insisting that Uber and Lyft companies adapt their software to avoid pickups on certain blocks. It wouldn't surprise me if the software capability wasn't already developed and in use. I know that Uber/Lyft pickups from the Newark, NJ train station are all directed to a pickup area. There must be a solution. By the way, thank you to whomever came up with the bright idea of placing cones in front of the Balboa Blvd. entrance to McFadden Square on weekends. Vacationers and Uber/Lyft drivers attempting to enter the parking lot were stacking up Eastbound Balboa Blvd traffic and preventing it from entering the McFadden mix master. Again, brilliant solution! Those of us that chose to live on the peninsula have to deal with many thing. The list is long: summer parking, summer traffic, dogs (and inebriated humans) killing plants our front yard plants, trash thrown into the yard, groups walking back from 7-11 with beer and deciding to have a party on patio furniture, families borrowing the garden hose or showers on either side of the house to wash the sand off the kids, late-night noise of good folks having a fun vacation and forgetting they are in a neighborhood with others that just want to sleep. Some things we accept. That said, I cannot accept dangerous streets and sidewalks. Thank you for listening. Craig Morissette c/(949)293-4621 Q Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: elsa devesa <elsadevesa@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:57 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, Electric bikes going at high speed, lots of kids on skateboards, surrey cycles, electric scooters, they are all a safety hazard. I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Thanks, Elsa Devesa 1721 W. Balboa Blvd Subject: FW: Law Enforcement on Peninsula -----Original Message ----- From: DON B <don4bea@peoplepc.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 5:04 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Law Enforcement on Peninsula TO: Council members, city manager, and police chief I have lived in Balboa at 307 Lindo Ave. since 1938. 1 know a bit about the boardwalk, having walked, run, and biked on it for my lifetime. Does addingjust one enforcement officer mean only one would be on patrol at a time? This wouldn't work due to the nature of the problems and people involved. Add TWO. And please play hardball. For example, the officer(s) would TAKE a skateboard (which could be picked -up the next 1-60 days at police headquarters whereupon fine, ID, and NB ordinance info could be handled). Enforcement of our ordinances makes life better, and safer, for everyone! FROM: Don Beatty Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Jill Decker <jrdecker87@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 5:54 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Jillian Decker Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Michele Obrien <michele@michelegobrien.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 9:34 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! Sent from my iPhone .r Subject: FW: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! -----Original Message ----- From: Allen Milani <kamilani@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, lune 25, 2019 5:39 PM To: Dept - City Council <CityCouncil@newportbeachca.gov> Subject: Please Hire More Peninsula Law Enforcement Officers! To All City Council Members, I support the Budget Amendment to add more police enforcement for the Peninsula. Please do the right thing! K. Allen Milani