City Council will meet in closed and open sessions Tuesday, June 20. Leading the agenda is Chief of Police Larry Gonzalez with a presentation on the state of the police department and its $147 million budget.
The update focuses mainly on staffing diversity levels and 2022 crime statistics. RPD currently has 349 sworn officers, an increase of one since an update in February, and 82 vacancies.
Race/Ethnicity
Total
%
City Profile
White
202
57.8%
25.3%
Hispanic / Latino
114
32.7%
55.9%
Black / African American
16
4.6%
6.6%
Asian
15
4.3%
8.5%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islands
1
0.3%
0.5%
Native American
0
0
0.1%
Other
1
0.3%
3.1%
Coming Next Week
At the Tuesday, June 27 meeting, Council will review a proposed five-year plan for fee increases to water rates, electricity rates, and trash rates which the RPU Board approved on Monday, June 12.
A year-end financial review, approving drones for anti-illegal fireworks policing, and a one-year pilot project to reduce cut-through traffic on Redwood Drive are on the City Council's agenda.
CSDR Football to be recognized by the Mayor; City Council will consider streamlining the permitting process for pre-approved ADUs and the final reallocations of $7.2 million in ARPA funding.
Reaccreditation by the Center for Public Safety Excellence highlights the department's handling of 43,000+ incidents, placing it among the top five fire agencies in California.
