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2008-09-23 City of Southlake Crime Control & Prevention District Meeting 9/23/2008 SOUTHLAKE CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION DISTRICT MEETING Tuesday, September 23, 2008 MINUTES LOCATION: Southlake West DPS Facility 2100 West Southlake Boulevard Southlake, Texas 76092 REGULAR SESSION: Board Members Present: Bob Mundlin, LouAnn Heath, Robert Williams, Richard Sandow and Craig Sturtevant. Staff Members Present: Director of Public Safety Jim Blagg, Finance Director Sharen Jackson, Fire Marshall David Barnes, Fire Services Divisional Assistant Diana Green and Police Services Divisional Assistant Melissa Rodriguez. Contractors and Consultants Present: Robert Garza with RPGA Design Group; Smith Dorman and Bob Reynolds with Lee Lewis Construction. Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. The September 23, 2008 CCPD Meeting was called to order by Bob Mundlin at 7:04 p.m. A. Oath of Office for new and re-appointed members Diana Green administered the Oath of Office to re-appointed Board Members Bob Mundlin and Craig Sturtevant. Agenda Item No. 2. Executive Session: No executive session. Agenda Item No.3 Reconvene: No action Agenda Item No. 4. Public Forum: No Public Forum. Agenda Item No. 5. Administrative Comments: A. CCPD Sales Tax update An update on the sales tax was given by Finance Director, Sharen Jackson. Three point 8 million dollars has been collected to date, which is 8.8% above 2007 collections for the same period. Taxes are above budget by $104,000.00 and it will continue to be monitored. B. Update on progress of DPS Headquarters Construction An update on construction was given by Smith Dorman with Lee Lewis Construction. The update included the following: State & Division Street have been paved with first course of City of Southlake Crime Control & Prevention District Meeting 9/23/2008 asphalt and will be installing top course closer to completion of facility; plumbing and electrical are in the process of being installed; underground rough-in is primarily complete with both plumbing & electrical with the exceptions of some back-fill behind some retaining walls. Also, grade beams for lower levels of building are about 85% in with retaining walls being about 90%. The first slab of concrete on lower lever of building has been poured and it is projected that the Eastern half of the building slabs will be installed within the week. A Board Member asked if whether the project is ahead or behind schedule. Mr. Dorman advised we are right on schedule at this point. Jim Blagg advised that Oncore has agreed to re-locate the Tri-County overhead electrical lines from the East side of property to the West side of Carroll at no cost to City. It was asked when the first walls might go up. Mr. Dorman informed the Board that installation of concrete masonry and framing walls should start the middle of November 2008. Consent Agenda: Agenda Item No. 6. Consent: A. Approve Minutes of the Crime Control and Prevention District Board Meeting held on July 08, 2008. Board elected to table the Minutes of the July 08, 2008 meeting for later review. B. Approve Minutes of the Crime Control and Prevention District Meeting/Public Hearing held on August 12, 2008. A motion was made to approve the August 12, 2008 CCPD Minutes with corrections to attendees. Motion: Heath Second: Sandow Ayes: Heath, Sandow, Williams, Mundlin, Nays: None Abstained: Sturtevant Approved: 4-0 Regular Agenda: Agenda Item No. 7. Discussion: A. Anne Wise will give presentation on Safety Town Anne Wise presented a Power Point Presentation of Safety Town and explained what it would offer the community. Presentation included: concept of Safety Town; design plan; activities & education Safety Town would provide; statistics on catastrophic accidents children experience in growing up & positive affects of teaching children safety at a young age. An explanation of funds that have and will be raised for Safety Town was given. Also, the activities and success at Safety Town located in Frisco and the desired location for Southlake Safety Town were covered in the presentation. Board Members asked what was being asked of them. Anne Wise informed the Board that the SDCA is asking them to consider the use of land to the West side of West DPS as the site for Safety Town and for the CCPD Board to consider contributing financially to the construction of Safety Town. City of Southlake Crime Control & Prevention District Meeting 9/23/2008 Discussions on cost, location, whether or not the school district would support Safety Town and the number/locations of other existing Safety Towns took place. Board decided they would re- visit the request presented on Safety Town. The Board will also entertain the idea of touring the Safety Town located in Frisco, TX. Agenda Item No. 8. Consider: A. Approve recommendation from DPS Art Committee regarding DPS Headquarters Public Artist selection. A motion was made to approve DPS Art Committee's recommendation of Artists Archie Sinclair and Liz Bonum for DPS Headquarters Public Artist Selection. Motion: Williams Second: Heath Ayes: Mundlin, Sturtevant, Sandow, Williams and Heath Nays: None Approved: 5-0 B. Selection of Board Officers for FY2009 It was recommended that the current Officers remain in position with the exception of the secretary: Martin Schelling for President; Bob Mundlin for Vice President; Sharen Jackson for Treasurer and Melissa Rodriguez for Secretary. A motion to select the above Board Officers was made. Motion: Heath Second: Sandow Ayes: Mundlin, Sandow, Heath, Williams and Sturtevant Nays: None Approved: 5-0 An announcement was made that there will be a Board Member reception October 21, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Discussion took place in reference to the next CCPD Board Meeting; it was decided that there will be no CCPD Meeting in October. Agenda Item No. 9. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. o~_ Martm Schelling, President Melissa Rodriguez, Secretary