Hemet City Council Meeting August 14, 2012 San Jacinto Valley Public Safety Concerns Work Study

Recognizing the Issues… Q&sns=em

HEMET POLICE DEPARTMENT David M. Brown, Chief of Police

HEMET POLICE DEPARTMENT “Crime in Hemet” PERCEPTION VS. REALITY *Source: FBI-Uniform Crime Reports

HEMET POLICE DEPARTMENT “Crime in Hemet” CRIME RATE VS. THE FEAR OF CRIME What really matters?

HEMET POLICE DEPARTMENT “Crime in Hemet” DESIRE & ABILITY VS RESOURCE REALITY Do we need more cops? What are we doing in the meantime?

Community Development Department Deanna Elliano, Community Development Director

What is Hemet ROCS? Restoring Our Community Strategy Reduce blight, upgrade housing conditions and neighborhoods, improve property maintenance, and enhance the image and quality of life within the City of Hemet and Valley.

Program Components: Formation of staff Technical Advisory Team Executive Advisory Committee (EAC) Government Agency Liaison Group Citizen Advisory Committee  Working group of 17 citizens  Meet once a month, through the end of the year  Provide comments and feedback to proposed ordinances, programs, and community conditions

Status Report: Multi-Departmental & Community Effort 19 Potential Ordinances Identified 10 Ordinances Already Adopted:  Prohibition of medical marijuana dispensaries  Regulation of Shopping carts  Moratorium on smoke shops and hookah lounges  “Florida First” Program  Sex Offender Location Restrictions  Sex offender Residency Restrictions  Group Homes & Boarding Houses  Parolee/Probationer housing (on agenda today)  Drug & Gang Related Crime on residential property  Abatement of Chronic Nuisance Properties

Draft ordinance regarding Smoke Shops and Hookah Lounges has been prepared and is in the Policy review process, having already been received and reviewed by the Hemet ROCS Citizens Advisory Committee.

3 Updates to existing ordinances are under preparation:  Updates to Administrative Citations  Update to Nuisance Abatement Ordinance  Update to Abandoned/Foreclosure Ordinance 6 additional ordinances need research and review of other agencies and case law:  Rental Unit Registration and Inspection Ordinance  Landscape & Property Maintenance  Motel Residency  Prostitution  Alcoholic Beverage Permit Regulations  Update on Business License Ordinance

Hemet ROCS Web page News Flash! Citizen Action Form Updates City Contact Forms Code Enforcement Complaint Forms

Implementation Efforts Moving from Reactive to Proactive Hemet ROCS Multi-Departmental Task Forces Community Awareness & Education Comprehensive Code Enforcement Actions  Mobile Home Park Inspections  Property Maintenance

Implementation Needs: Foundation Building Community Stewardship & Resources Resolve

Myth vs. Fact "Why is the City Council rolling out the 'red carpet' to the parolees and other section 8 housing recipients?".... The City needs to "Stop taking the 'easy money' for all of this low income housing and start providing jobs and reasons to shop local.“ “There are billboards in other cities (typically cited in Los Angeles) telling Section 8 recipients to move to Hemet! And the City of Hemet gets money for taking the Section 8 folks in!” “The City of Hemet allows other Cities to drop off their homeless for our community to care for.” VIRAL RUMORS

Myth vs. Fact Let me tell you the ways…