May 18 2019
May 20, 2019 – City Council consideration.
The original concept of funding a School Resource Officer (SRO) to accomplish the goals and objectives of the grant was fully supported by the Piedmont Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent. Significant public concern arose during the public process of bringing the matter of an SRO program, which would have been “housed” on the school campuses, to the School Board. The concerns were primarily focused on the SRO being armed on campus, a concern about the criminalization for school disciplinary issues, concern over possible targeting of minority students, and the lack of a Health Educator component aligned with the school districts strategic plan.
On February 24, 2019, the PUSD Board of Education voted 4-1 against the SRO model where the position would be housed on a campus. Board President Amal Smith provided direction to Superintendent Booker to continue discussions with Chief Bowers to determine the feasibility of an alternative model which addressed the concerns raised. Acknowledging the concerns and also understanding the challenges and opportunities which exist, Chief Bowers in collaboration with Superintendent Booker agreed to propose the following modifications:
• Instead of an SRO, the Department would establish a Juvenile Officer position which would be “housed” within the police department rather than on the PUSD campus.
On May 8, 2019, the PUSD Board of Education met to consider acceptance of the grant funds available through the modification. Superintendent Booker presented a 2-year plan which contained specific goals and accompanying actions to accomplish the goals (see Attachment #4). The plan included several actions which would be implemented in partnership and collaboration with the police department and specifically, the Juvenile Officer.
Examples of the specific actions include:
• The establishment of a diversion program for youth caught vaping, using drugs or alcohol on campus
• Analysis and implementation of vaping mitigation efforts such as possibly installing sensors which detect when someone is vaping
• Partner in the delivery of classroom lessons identified to meet the California Health Standards in PUSD
Read the full report for the May 20, 2019 Council meeting by clicking below:
05/20/19 – Consideration of the Acceptance of a State of California Tobacco Grant to Fund a Juvenile Officer in the Police Department for Three Years in Cooperation with the Piedmont Unified School District
For questions, contact Jeremy Bowers, Chief of Police Piedmont Police Department 403 Highland Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611 (510)420-3010 jbowers@piedmont.ca.gov.
READ the entire agenda by clicking below:
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/govern/agendas/2019-05-20.pdf
May 18 2019
The Piedmont City Council is recommended to approve joining a coalition of local governments organized by Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK) in opposition to the proposed FCC Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule, authorize the filing of comments on behalf of the City of Piedmont in FCC rulemaking proceedings, and authorize the City Administrator to execute a retainer agreement in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
READ the staff report for the May 20, 2019 Council meeting by clicking below:
05/20/19 – Authorization to Join a Coalition to Oppose Proposed FCC Over-the-Air Reception Devices Rule and Authorize Comments in Response to Rulemaking
READ the May 20, 2019 agenda by clicking below:
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/html/govern/agendas/2019-05-20.pdf
May 12 2019
On Saturday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m., the Public Works Department will host a walk on Magnolia Avenue to discuss the 47 liquidambar trees which are slated to be removed as a part of the 2018 Pavement Project.
The walk will begin at 10:00 am at the intersection of Hillside and Magnolia Avenues and will move down the length of the street. Neighbors and interested residents are invited to attend and join in conversation with city staff, the City Engineer, and the independent arborist who evaluated the trees.
When approving the 2018 Pavement Project, the City Council directed staff to, “…work with neighbors on Magnolia Avenue who are impacted by street tree removal to consider whether engineering and/or other accommodations can be made to preserve additional trees on this street.” This walk-through is being conducted to provide neighbors with an opportunity to share their feedback, which will be reviewed by staff and the City Engineer.
Below is a plan that identifies the trees reviewed in the arborist report and the trees proposed to be removed.
For further information, contact Director of Public Works Chester Nakahara at 420-3061 or via email at cnakahara@piedmont.ca.gov.
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READ the detailed staff and Arborist report on tree removal for Magnolia Avenue by clicking below:
http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us/publicworks/docs/2019-05-01-magnolia-tree-report.pdf
Beginning on June 22nd, Piedmonters will be required to change their dialing habits, both on landline and mobile phones, when making a phone call. This is the result of the new 341 area code being overlaid on to the 510 area code, which is running out of numbers for assignment.:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/74639556-56a8859f5f9b58b7d0f30c83.jpg "The Goats Are Coming")
