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cc17_034 1 STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: February 28, 2017 TO: City Council FROM: Claudia Laughter, City Clerk SUBJECT: APPROVE THE RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE REGARDING “THE 911 FIRST RESPONDER REFERRAL PROGRAM: MORE THAN A BAND-AID® FOR SENIORS” REQUEST Consider approving a response to a letter dated January 18, 2017 following up on the implementation of “Recommendation R3: Marin County Policy Chiefs and Sheriff should have their patrol officers/deputies attend the 911 First Responder Referral Program training” and authorize the Mayor to send a response. DISCUSSION The City Council reviewed at their July 26, 2016 meeting the formal response to the Marin County Grand Jury Report on Recommendation R3. The response from then Acting Chief of Police Matt McCaffrey was that the training would be completed “in the next three months and once every two years after that”. Current Police Chief Adam McGill has issued the following statement: “The Novato Police Department completed the training and will continue to do the training annually to mandate all new hires and those who were unable to attend training when it was presented to complete it as soon as practical.” RECOMMENDATION Authorize the Mayor to send a response letter. ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft Response Letter to Grand Jury Foreperson Jay Hamilton-Roth 2. January 18, 2017 Grand Jury Response Letter requesting status update 922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA 94945 415/ 899-8900 FAX 415/ 899-8213 www.novato.org 1
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STAFF REPORT
MEETING
DATE: February 28, 2017
TO: City Council
FROM: Claudia Laughter, City Clerk
SUBJECT: APPROVE THE RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT
IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE REGARDING “THE 911 FIRST
RESPONDER REFERRAL PROGRAM: MORE THAN A BAND-AID®
FOR SENIORS”
REQUEST
Consider approving a response to a letter dated January 18, 2017 following up on the
implementation of “Recommendation R3: Marin County Policy Chiefs and Sheriff should have
their patrol officers/deputies attend the 911 First Responder Referral Program training” and
authorize the Mayor to send a response.
DISCUSSION
The City Council reviewed at their July 26, 2016 meeting the formal response to the Marin County
Grand Jury Report on Recommendation R3. The response from then Acting Chief of Police Matt
McCaffrey was that the training would be completed “in the next three months and once every two
years after that”. Current Police Chief Adam McGill has issued the following statement:
“The Novato Police Department completed the training and will continue to do the training
annually to mandate all new hires and those who were unable to attend training when it was
presented to complete it as soon as practical.”
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Mayor to send a response letter.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Draft Response Letter to Grand Jury Foreperson Jay Hamilton-Roth
2. January 18, 2017 Grand Jury Response Letter requesting status update
922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA 94945
415/ 899-8900 FAX 415/ 899-8213
www.novato.org
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February 29, 2017 Jay Hamilton-Roth Foreperson Marin County Civil Grand Jury 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 275 San Rafael, CA 94903 RE: Grand Jury Report Entitled “The 911 First Responder Referral Program: More Than a Band-Aid For Seniors” dated July 27, 2016 Dear Mr. Hamilton-Roth, The City of Novato received your letter dated January 18, 2017 requesting the current status of implementation of the following recommendation: Recommendation R3: Marin County Police Chiefs and Sheriff should have their patrol officers/deputies attend the 911 First Responder Referral Program training. The following response is from our Police Chief Adam McGill: The Novato Police Department completed the training and will continue to do the training annually to mandate all new hires and those who were unable to attend training when it was presented to complete it as soon as practical. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Sincerely, Denise Athas Mayor Cc: The Honorable Judge Kelly V. Simmons Marin County Superior Court P.O. Box 4988 San Rafael, CA 94913-4988
922 Machin Avenue Novato, CA 94945 415/899-8900 FAX 415/899-8213 www.novato.org Mayor Denise Athas Mayor Pro Tem Josh Fryday Councilmembers Pam Drew Pat Eklund Eric Lucan City Manager Regan M. Candelario
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MARIN CO NTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
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(415)
January 18,2017
Pat Ekiund, MayorCity of Novato922 Machin Ave.Novato CA 94941
Re: Grand Jury Report Entitled “The 911 First Responder Referral Program: More Than aBand-Aid® for Seniors”
Dear Mayor Ekiund:
The Grand Jury received your July 27, 2016 response to the above-titled report at which time we wereinformed of the intent to implement during the fall of 2016 the following recommendation:
Recommendation R3: Mann County Police Chiefs and Sheriff should have their patrolofficers/deputies attend the 911 First Responder Referral Program training.
Please let me know by February 1,2017 the current status of implementation of these recommendations.
Sincerely,
J t4-gJay Hamilton-Roth, ForepersonMann County Civil Grand Jury
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