Item 4MCITY OF
SOUTH LAKE
MEMORANDUM
January 19, 2011
TO: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
FROM: Robert Finn, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Consider continuing Ordinance 928, 1 St Reading, continuing an
Ordinance Article VII "Curfew Hours for Minors" in Chapter 15,
"Public Safety" of the Southlake Code of Ordinances
Action Requested: Consider continuing Ordinance 928 in Chapter 15, Article
VII of the Southlake Code of Ordinances.
Background
Information: City Council passed Ordinance 928 on March 4, 2008
with an effective date of March 7, 2008. A provision in
Section 370.002 of the Local Government Code requires
that after a city adopts a juvenile curfew ordinance, the
city must review and readopt the ordinance every three
years. If the ordinance is not renewed it will expire on
March 6, 2011.
The Ordinance was enacted to help with the issue of
unattended minors congregating in Town Squares late at
night. Issues ranging from disturbances, criminal
mischief, and fights were reasons for the Ordinance.
There is also a significant risk of unattended youths
becoming the victims of criminal acts.
Since enacting the Ordinance statistics comparing 2007
and 2010 show significant improvement in the areas the
Ordinance was designed to impact:
• Assaults down 14.5%
• Criminal Mischief down 38.3%
• Neighborhood Disturbances down 57.1 %
• Fights in Progress down 32%
• DUI Minor down 75%
There was an increase of 28.8% in disorderly conduct
which we expected because of the partnership with InLand
Southwest to have police officers patrol Town Square in
the evenings, replacing the security guards. The main
focus of these patrols was to target the disorderly conduct
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Shana Yelverton
Ordinance 928
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Financial
Considerations
Financial Impact:
Citizen Input/
Board Review:
Legal Review
Alternatives:
Supporting
Documents:
Staff
Recommendation:
occurring and improve the quality of the Town Square
environment for all visitors.
None
None
This enactment of this Ordinance was supported by
SPARK, SPIN, and a Teen Court survey.
The City Attorney has reviewed the Ordinance.
Alternatives may include the following:
• Renewing Ordinance 928 without changes
• Modify Ordinance 928
• Abolish Ordinance 928
Supporting documents include the following items:
• Ordinance 928
Staff recommendation to City Council is to continue
Ordinance 928 without changes which would continue
the curfew Sunday — Thursday 11 p.m. — 6:00 a.m. and
Friday and Saturday from 12:00 midnight — 6:00 a.m. for
persons under the age of 17.
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