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Staff said the report contains no new items compared with the previous year but emphasized the requirement to provide public notice and commission review. A 10-day public-notice window was cited as the minimum lead time for a hearing, so staff asked commissioners to respond to calendar options by email so a date can be set that ensures adequate public notification and commission review time.
No policy changes or procurement decisions were announced; staff said the meeting will be scheduled in time to allow discussion before the council hearing and that they will provide the report materials in advance so commissioners may formulate questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","South Pasadena Public Safety Commission Regular Meeting 09/23/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Police staff told the commission they will schedule a special meeting for the department’s annual military-equipment report and asked commissioners for available dates; staff said there are no new items from last year’s report.","taxTitle","South Pasadena City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",70853,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975116,"Fire chief says community outreach on hazard maps welcomed; vegetation-management standard planned",102,2706000,2808000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58&start=2706&end=2808","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58/thumbnail_2706000.jpg","/articles/5975116/South-Pasadena-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Fire-chief-says-community-outreach-on-hazard-maps-welcomed-vegetation-management-standard-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975116-d4e46d1b1f5ee263d66dc41373ff1c0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148072&Signature=NwgGNPYh0kDkFlVYD8gDv0dewWJLP5D4D3nZLyM~NAeNwrB-iYGfEA71PH9hHg-TjLN7QosmQ0Y3u9WxjiSx~gECeIoHfzl1iydZ2s67uX5HsHFc4~IglDdxehf0rgjVPHgbRz-NCnPQH3wUQkKGsE6yjzlQfj66-gEz00lwwr1U1ExItaH84DDvJY3PAO-BJSOcn4f9EN7skETifNAbM2-UKBU0dBdkEe8xWDmc-DmEW~ukCZIiLEuz9D3IoU6jrJAg7uR96W~Xf4d5m5EQPVjIpx1mZ3I7LhcRwinfiFcJ-nTDc3nZq6au83g~0JLTH2juhSeaG5xjS-2kPL6vvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fire Chief Lloyd told the commission that presentations on the new fire hazard severity zone maps drew strong turnout and constructive questions from residents, and that staff will bring a vegetation-management standard to help homeowners create defensible space.
Chief Lloyd said residents understood the difference between a hazard map and the risk maps insurers use, noting that hazard maps “look just at the land as it lays” and do not account for property hardening or defensible space. That distinction, staff said, helps focus city outreach on vegetation management and home-hardening measures that can lower actual fire risk.
Outreach meetings included Monterey Hills and Arroyo Vista and, according to Council member Omari Ferguson, attracted roughly 130 attendees at one session. Lloyd said staff also fielded questions about narrow streets and parking and that there was “pretty strong support” for exploring fire-lane designations to reduce the chance that parked cars impede emergency access.
Lloyd said the city will present the maps and outreach materials to the Natural Resources and Environmental Commission as part of continued public engagement, and staff will develop draft vegetation-management standards in the coming months for public review.
This item was informational; no formal action was taken.","Fire staff reported positive reception to wildfire hazard-severity maps and said the city will propose a vegetation-management standard and examine narrow-street fire-lane changes for Monterey Hills.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975120,"Police, city staff propose crossing‑guard studies and parking changes at Arroyo Vista Elementary",248,1556000,1804000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58&start=1556&end=1804","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58/thumbnail_1556000.jpg","/articles/5975120/South-Pasadena-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Police-city-staff-propose-crossingguard-studies-and-parking-changes-at-Arroyo-Vista-Elementary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975120-2a8635e96fbfefeb8f4e19a09257abe8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148072&Signature=PGkFAE~9WMZcidsRwPO~0o7p5zxhuIzeRHZnS6tZrZ-6sCkYQSc7B5QtFjslC9mtSrlywZChgJAptM~Cl-fnCZWasGOoKHNWm0FSYft5iy2s~lsqYzfiVGV-YLjDAwhM4mtwLyaVC~7teAks9x7xhx5Soa1NN3azI03eoR5g8asAoFH0iteiNz5fF29gjyE75Iu9l51bbt~JsKqRplP5LVGImOEn7NeofxBdylnBaKT6Q9W8ZSmOwaQ88Qm-~Qf5T2xOgyFurs8z-hlcB3XNaEgoIZZ2As-lpoWBRIQ-oJbxlGAtBSH0VmK5~aVAuZbDAufetJQdxXd8-gJd3eL7ZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Corporal Mike Sanchez told the Public Safety Commission on Sept. 23 that the department has conducted focused, high-visibility traffic enforcement at Arroyo Vista Elementary after the city began receiving complaints in April about drop‑off and pickup safety.
Sanchez said the department has carried out eight dedicated traffic-enforcement operations at Arroyo Vista year-to-date and noted that the average for the program’s months is about nine operations; July had only three because summer school was ending.
Bassam Albetaway, the city’s transportation program manager, developed proposals intended to increase pedestrian safety around the school after meetings with the principal and parents. Recommended changes include revised traffic flows, “no left turn” restrictions where left turns created near misses and a proposal for limited “no stopping” hours on narrow streets so parked cars do not block travel lanes during school hours.
Sanchez and Albetaway described the study process and next steps: staff will meet with the middle and high schools, then the city will hire an outside contractor to perform pedestrian and vehicle counts and apply standard engineering guidance to recommend where crossing guards, stop signs or other controls are warranted. Sanchez said that if the study does not recommend a crossing guard, the city council retains discretion to place one anyway, as it did previously at Marengo and Huntington.
Commissioners asked about crossing‑guard schedules and costs. Sanchez said crossing guards are typically on duty 45 minutes before school starts and about 30 minutes after dismissal and that extending hours is possible but increases cost; he gave a figure of “approximately $50,000 a year per crossing guard for the current contract.”
Council member Omari Ferguson and commissioners also asked about bicycle safety for high-school students. Sanchez said the department receives an annual grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and that bicycle safety education (often delivered in May) can be scheduled for schools that request presentations.
No formal action was taken. Staff said Bassam will compile the school assessments and the outside study’s results will be presented to city council for any policy or budget decisions.","Corporal Mike Sanchez and the city’s transportation manager outlined proposed traffic-flow changes, enforcement activity and next steps including an outside study to evaluate crossing guards and stop signs at Arroyo Vista Elementary.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5975125,"South Pasadena police report 11% drop in recorded Group A offenses after switch to NIBRS",496,51000,547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58&start=51&end=547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5833971-07f424851f4c4c9341494293af7cdd58/thumbnail_51000.jpg","/articles/5975125/South-Pasadena-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/South-Pasadena-police-report-11-drop-in-recorded-Group-A-offenses-after-switch-to-NIBRS","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5975125-e34e0c4c1a71dd906879388d274326bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148072&Signature=mpdtH3JLc4hy9u13DGhsihqGe3SikfEZ9zx5SYn4S6l1o1jdhySKovUX601WeYZNOHWcaXfJaASx7SYX0Z6EG-4nzzite1GlZJHflqfGQty8UVcfSglmwGzCmkyA5OF9d695QM1PM8IJ0t4VaJYkFki~I7MMkPzawHmOfbDlbbNSfUK6v1bbfSHIhGamqfy22s2XGelD6qHJQUhlldXR-TQPpRqUOUTSyRKxptobIjPuqwtbHbZoHSpns7Rn900v~hL-VmunQuz~jA~bgZ96Uf3qyw0tSDIMLx9B8na0jLiKhh7JjeF7h7t3d1xzsvEuPVSzwGs9UtPx8ehb~w5k6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","South Pasadena Police Chief Brian Slinski told the Public Safety Commission on Sept. 23 that the department’s August statistics, submitted under the federal National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), show an 11% decline in total crimes compared with the same period last year.
The department reported Group A offenses fell from 867 last year to 771 this year and said calls for service year-to-date stood at about 15,833, a roughly 15% decline from the prior year.
Chief Slinski said the department recently moved from the FBI Part I crime reporting format to NIBRS, which “breaks it down into a lot more robust category” and can cause apparent increases in some counted crime categories even when actual occurrences do not rise. “That doesn't mean that crimes are increasing,” he said, and asked the commission and public to “look at the raw numbers.”
Slinski described other changes behind the figures: adult arrests in the two most recent months rose by one arrest, juvenile arrests remain low while a new juvenile diversion program is being rolled out in coordination with the district attorney’s office, and targeted enforcement yielded higher parking and moving-citation counts as students returned to school.
On traffic enforcement, Slinski said the department supplements regular patrol with overtime details and mutual assistance from neighboring agencies to focus on speeding and distracted driving. He cited a recent mutual operation in Azusa as an example of the reciprocal enforcement the city uses.
Commissioners and City Council member Omari Ferguson asked how South Pasadena’s statistics compare with nearby jurisdictions and about dispatch outages. Slinski said South Pasadena typically appears on the lower end of crimes per capita compared with larger neighboring cities, and that dispatch outages are rare because of redundancies and mutual-aid arrangements (for example, San Marino or Alhambra handling calls while systems are down); he said data from such periods are collected and later entered if necessary.
The commission did not take formal action on the report; members asked follow-up questions and were told staff will provide additional neighborhood-level statistics on request.","Police presented August NIBRS statistics showing an 11% year-over-year decline in total reported Group A offenses and described how a change in reporting systems and targeted enforcement affect numbers.","actionData","errors"]

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