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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 145-08City of Palo Alto City Manager’s Report TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: POLICE DATE: SUBJECT: FEBRUARY 19, 2008 CMR:145:08 PROGRESS REPORT ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 2006-2011 STRATEGIC PLAN- THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS This is an informational report. No Council action is required at this time. DISCUSSION The Police Department has developed short-term goals and associated action steps for its 2006-11 Strategic Plan. The plan was reviewed by the Human Relations Commission (HRC) and approved by the City Council on July 10, 2006 (CMR:292:06). Staff provided its first progress report, covering the first and second quarter of 2007 to the HRC and the Council on April 9, 2007 (CMR:t83:07). This report summarizes the progress that has been achieved during the last two quarters (July = December 2007) in working toward accomplishing the five short-term goals of the plan. There are 70 action plans associated with the five goals. Since the beginning of the implementation of the Strategic Plan, staff has completed 33 action plans, worked on or partly implemented six action plans, and accomplished 31 ongoing actions. Attachment B more specifically identifies the progress made on each action plan. Staff has developed action plans with longer term goals (3-5 years) and is working with members of the community in presenting them in a more user-friendly format for the public. Staff intends to present these longer term goals and action plans to HRC and Council in Spring 2008. These goals include: Provide public safety Work in partnership on the design and construction of the new public safety building. Fully integrate and update the Department’s crime fighting technology Improve Police Department response capabilities to a large scale disaster or emergency Seek outside funding opportunities for new innovative programs and projects Increase employee retention and improve quality hiring Foster community and police partnerships Complete Animal Services facility renovation CMR:145:08 Page 1 of 2 Staff will continue to provide ongoing status reports to the HRC and Council on the progress the Department makes in accomplishing the goals. RESOURCE IMPACT Police staff has absorbed the costs associated with the strategic plan and associated actions. POLICY IMPLICATIONS This plan is consistent with existing City policies. ATTACHMENTS Attaclm~ent A - Strategic Plan Attachrnent B - Goal and Action Plan Matrix PREPARED BY: DEPARTMENT HEAD: CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: PETE HAZARL~ Police Administrator I~Yf,~E JOHNSON Police Chief SON Assistant City Manager CMR: 145:08 Page 2 of 2 ATTACHMENT A Adopted July 2006 ~6 :diate feedback and good at least once a O6 O6 Managers Managers 26 City CounCil Jim Burch, Former Mayor Judy Kleinberg, Mayor Victor Ojakian Bern Beecham LaDoris Cordell Hillary Freeman yoriko Kishimoto Jack Morton Dena Mossar Human RetatiOnS CommiSsion Eve Agiewich Adam Atito ]effrey Blum Linda Lenoir VaIerie Menager Lakiba Pittman Shauna Wilson City ClerkCity Staff Donna Rogers, Library Director Frank Behest, City Manager paula Simpson, Emily Harrison, Assistant Finance DirectorCarl Yeats, City Manager Gary Baum, City Attorney Steve Emslie, planning Director Sharon Erickson, City Auditor Richard I ames, Community Services Director Glen Loo, IT Director Nick Marinaro, Fire ChiefGlen RobertS, public Works Director Faith ComlnUnity Child/Y outh D ev elopment Business Community John Benvenit° Jean-paul Coapal Marc DickoW Barbara Gross Stephanie Wansek Minority Community Harold Boyd Roy Clay S amina F aheen Loretta Green Linda Mabry ]onathon Staples Neighborhoods ATTACHMENT B Z I==o !11 ,-- ~ , 8~ O> .£E 8. e~ ._ E 00 0 .~_ 0 0 0 (0 0 ~8~0 o "~ o o ~,o~ ~- 00--~0 .~_ .J 0 0 0 0 0 E o,__>, 0 E,-.~£ o CO(f) ¯ 0 0 n ~o~-r- o o 000 o~- "~o °9 ~ IO 00 ~ ~0~-0 E 00 © 00 oo oo 0--- ~ o 00 oo E ¯ 0 PoE 00 t- 00 o ~Eo°oo 00 r" r- oo 00 E