RSCCD Update on Implementation Plan of Public Safety Task Force Security Recommendations
Public Safety Task Force I n Se pte mb e r 2013 the Cha nc e llo r c re a te d a Pub lic Sa fe ty • T a sk F o rc e (PST F ) T he purpo se o f the T a sk F o rc e is to ma ke re c o mme nda tio ns a s • to ho w the Distric t a nd c o lle g e s c a n impro ve o n c urre nt pra c tic e s a nd inc re a se the le ve l o f pre pa ra tio n fo r “e xtre me thre a ts to pub lic sa fe ty, suc h a s the intrusio n o f a sho o te r a t o ne o f o ur fa c ilitie s”. Re c o mme nda tio ns we re pre se nte d a t July 21, 2014 Bo a rd o f • T ruste e s me e ting . T he first upda te wa s pre se nte d a t the Oc to b e r 15, 2014 Bo a rd • Sa fe ty & Se c urity Co mmitte e me e ting , the first me e ting o f this c o mmitte e . Upda te s we re pre se nte d a t Ma rc h 26, 2015 Bo a rd Sa fe ty & • Se c urity Co mmitte e me e ting .
Recommendation 1: Structure of Safety & Security Wha t wa s the b e st type o f Offic e r to me e t the ne e ds in the e ve nts o f • a n e xtre me e me rg e nc y? Re c omme ndation: T r ansition fr om c ur r e nt unar me d public safe ty to a • hybr id ar me d non swor n de par tme nt. Sinc e o ur la st Bo a rd Sa fe ty Co mmitte e me e ting the re ha s b e e n the • suc c e ssful hiring o f two L ie ute na nts, two Se rg e a nts (lo c a te d a t SAC a nd SCC) a nd a n inte rim Sg t po sitio n a t CE C. T he Distric t a nd CSE A ha ve ne g o tia te d the jo b de sc riptio n fo r the • “a rme d Offic e r” po sitio n. As o f to da y, the jo b de sc riptio n fo r the a rme d po sitio n ha ve no t b e e n ra tifie d b y CSE A. T he jo b de sc riptio ns a re c urre ntly with CSE A a wa iting a no the r ra tific a tio n vo te a tte mpt. T he c urre nt CSE A c o ntra c t la ng ua g e fo r the Distric t Sa fe ty Offic e r is • sub je c t to a n a nnua l b id pro c e ss (Artic le 15.4). T he ne w a rme d Distric t Sa fe ty Offic e r po sitio ns ne e d to b e e xe mpt fro m the a nnua l b id pro c e ss. Ne g o tia tio ns ne e d to c o ntinue to a c hie ve this.
Recommendation 2: Joint Training and Exercises Re c omme ndation: E stablish c lose wor king r e lationships with • loc al polic e de par tme nts in Santa Ana and Or ange by tr aining toge the r whe ne ve r possible . I n Aug ust 2014, we he ld a jo int a c tive sho o te r tra ining a t Sa nta • Ana Co lle g e (SAC) with Sa nta Ana Po lic e a nd Ora ng e Co unty F ire Ag e nc y (OCF A). We ha ve he ld ta b le to p e xe rc ise s with F a c ulty a t SAC & SCC, • ta lking thro ug h the ir o ptio ns in the e ve nt o f a n a c tive sho o te r. I n July 2015, we he ld a jo int a c tive sho o te r tra ining a t Sa ntia g o • Ca nyo n Co lle g e (SCC) with Ora ng e Po lic e , a nd Ora ng e F ire De pa rtme nt. During F le x we e k we pro vide d tra ining to a sig nific a nt numb e r • o f fa c ulty a nd sta ff a t the c a mpuse s a nd c e nte rs o n e me rg e nc y pro c e dure s. Annua l a c tive sho o te r drills will b e sc he dule d fo r o ur • c a mpuse s.
Recommendation 3: Additional Officers and Supervisory Coverage Re c omme ndation: Re c r uit additional Offic e r s to pr ovide • gr ave yar d c ove r age at SCC; Re c r uit a Dispatc he r for SCC; Cr e ate supe r visor y positions to suppor t L ie ute nants in the ir r ole s and r e c r uit ac c or dingly. We ha ve hire d the supe rviso ry c o ve ra g e (2 L ie ute na nts, 2 • Se rg e a nts) fo r b o th SAC a nd SCC a nd ha ve a n inte rim Se rg e a nt po sitio n a t CE C. Sinc e July 1, 2015 a t SCC the re ha s b e e n 24/ 7 c o ve ra g e . • Alo ng with this we a re in the re c ruitme nt pro c e ss fo r a • dispa tc he r fo r SCC a s we ll a s two pa rt-time Offic e r po sitio ns. T he 24/ 7 c o ve ra g e , dispa tc he r a nd pa rt-time po sitio ns we re • ma de po ssib le b y a n inte rna l re o rg a niza tio n.
Recommendation 4: Environmental Safety and Emergency Services position One o f the ke y a spe c ts in pre pa ring fo r a n e xtre me • e me rg e nc y is tra ining a nd drills T he E nviro nme nta l Sa fe ty a nd E me rg e nc y Se rvic e s po sitio n • wa s re spo nsib le fo r pre pa ring e me rg e nc y pla ns a nd fa c ilita ting tra ining a nd drills fo r the Distric t. Re c omme ndation: Re c r uit a par t- time E nvir onme ntal Safe ty • and E me r ge nc y Se r vic e s position. On a sho rt te rm b a sis, a n e xisting c o nsulta nt, c urre ntly wo rking • with o ur Risk Ma na g e me nt sta ff, will b e g in to re vie w o ur Distric t E me rg e nc y pla ns a nd pro vide I nc ide nt Co mma nd Struc ture (I CS) a nd Na tio na l I nc ide nt Ma na g e me nt (NI Ms) tra ining fo r the Distric t a s o f April 1, 2016. T he re is still a ne e d fo r the pe rma ne nt po sitio n to b e re c ruite d.
Recommendation 5: Community Policing Re c omme ndation: F or malize tr aining in Community Polic ing for Safe ty • and Se c ur ity De par tme nt. All Offic e rs a t a ll lo c a tio ns we re tra ine d in Co mmunity Po lic ing • me tho ds during the 2014 a nnua l tra ining . T his tra ining wa s pro vide d b y Sa nta Ana Po lic e De pa rtme nt (SAPD). T he re will b e furthe r tra ining fo r a ll o ur Offic e rs to re fre sh the se • princ iple s. F o llo wing a Co mmunity Po lic ing mo de l ha s inc re a se d o ur • a ppro a c ha b ility, visib ility a nd inte ra c tio n with stude nts a nd sta ff.
Recommendation 6: Written Policies and Formal Agreements Re c omme ndation: Me mor andum of Unde r standing (MOU) and • Mutual Aid to be de ve lope d with both loc al polic e age nc ie s (SAPD and OPD) for planning, tr aining and r e sponding to a ne e d for loc al law e nfor c e me nt se r vic e s on RSCCD pr ope r tie s. Dra ft MOUs ha ve b e e n de ve lo pe d a nd a re unde r • c o nside ra tio n with b o th po lic e a g e nc ie s. L ie ute na nts o n b o th c a mpuse s ha ve de ve lo pe d ve ry g o o d • wo rking re la tio nships with the ir lo c a l po lic e pa rtne rs. T his invo lve s re g ula r me e ting s a nd disc ussio ns a ro und pro b le m so lving o n o ur c a mpuse s. We a re e ng a g e d with K e e p OC Sa fe , whic h is a fe de ra lly • funde d pro g ra m to ra ise a wa re ne ss o f the ‘ Se e So me thing , Sa y So me thing ’ c a mpa ig n.
Recommendation 7: Interoperability Re c omme ndation: T he Dire c tor (Chie f) of RSCCD Se c urity should • work with loc al Polic e Chie fs to gain ac c e ss to the ir e xisting 800 MHz radios syste ms in the e ve nt of a shooting on c ampus or an e me rge nc y. As we a re no t a swo rn po lic e de pa rtme nt we c a nno t g a in a c c e ss • to the 800 MHz syste ms. Ho we ve r, we a re wo rking o n tra nsitio ning to a n impro ve d dig ita l ra dio syste m. Curre ntly the Distric t is using a n o ld a na lo g ra dio syste m whic h is o ld te c hno lo g y a nd la c ks c o ve ra g e a nd pe ne tra tio n into so me o f the b uilding s o n o ur c a mpuse s a nd c e nte rs. I t a lso ha s spo ra dic c o ve ra g e b e twe e n c a mpuse s. While we do c urre ntly ha ve a c c e ss to the Ora ng e Co unty • E me rg e nc y ra dio syste m, we do no t ha ve a ny inte ro pe ra b ility with o ur ne ig hb o ring sc ho o l distric ts whic h o pe ra te o n dig ita l syste ms. T he ne w syste m will g ive us c le a r c o mmunic a tio n c a pa b ilitie s • a c ro ss o ur Distric t, c a mpuse s a nd inte ro pe ra b ility with Sa nta Ana Unifie d Sc ho o l Po lic e fo r e xa mple . Our c o nsulta nt ha s fina lize d the Re q ue st fo r Pro po sa l (RF P) a nd it • is to b e a dve rtise d fo r ve ndo rs in April 2016.
Recommendation 8: Media and Public Relations Re c omme ndation: E stablish a c lose wor king r e lationship with • the PIO’s of both SAPD and OPD. De ve lop a mar ke ting plan for the administr ator s, fac ulty and stude nts to be awar e of what to do in c ase of an e me r ge nc y suc h as an Ac tive Shoote r . During o ur jo int tra ining the RSCCD Pub lic Affa irs De pa rtme nt • me t with lo c a l po lic e a g e nc ie s. T he re wa s so me disc ussio n o n jo int b rie fing s e tc . Our e ng a g e me nt with K e e p OC Sa fe is lo o king to a c hie ve • g re a te r a wa re ne ss a b o ut de a ling with e me rg e nc y situa tio ns. We ha ve a lso b e e n c a rrying o ut tra ining a nd b rie fing s with • fa c ulty a nd sta ff to e duc a te a nd e q uip the m with skills to de a l with e me rg e nc ie s.
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