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Lee said Ring’s Neighbors app allows users to post videos and alerts without owning a Ring product and that Ring moderates Neighbors posts for relevance to safety and missing-persons reports. He explained posts are anonymized to other users (users appear as “Neighbor 1, 2…”), locations are shown as general circles rather than precise addresses, and Ring removed a previous law-enforcement “request for assistance” feature earlier in the year because of privacy concerns. Lee emphasized that criminal incidents should be reported directly to the police department and not only to public social media platforms because posts on sites such as Nextdoor and Instagram are not monitored by dispatch and may delay response.

Police staff later summarized department statistics and administrative items. Staff said city crime statistics show a slight uptick year-to-date; the department reported about 20,000 calls for service so far in the year (noting annual calls for service commonly run higher), and staff said the department has been actively recruiting and recently hired three new officers. The department also reported eight sworn vacancies, two dispatch vacancies and five cadet vacancies (front-office positions) at the time of the presentation.

Jail contract and courts: Staff said the city’s contract with Alhambra to handle jail bookings was not renewed by Alhambra, prompting the department to seek a new memorandum of understanding with the city of Pasadena. Staff explained that if Pascal arrangements are not finalized there could be a temporary need to use county facilities in Downtown Los Angeles; staff also noted reopening a local jail would require multiple full-time staff and would carry significant costs and liability.

Tow RFP ad hoc committee: The commission discussed a request from department staff to form an ad hoc committee to review bids for the city’s tow-contract RFPs (two contracts to be awarded to tow companies). Commissioners volunteered two members to serve on that committee; commissioners authorized staff to coordinate site visits and review bid materials. The commission recorded a roll-call vote approving the ad hoc committee; staff said the committee’s work is limited in time and scope and will be followed by a staff recommendation to the city council.

Other initiatives: Staff described plans to restart or launch volunteer programs, including a Citizens on Patrol (unarmed, civilian volunteers after academy training) and a Police Explorer program for teenagers; staff said both programs depend on staffing capacity and aimed for launch after the start of the next year. The police liaison also reported a side letter with the officers’ association that adds pay differentials for educational attainment and intermediate/advanced POST certification, effective July 1, to aid retention.

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Lloyd reported department activity for the most recent month included 54 emergency medical calls, 4 fires, 2 hazardous-condition calls, 9 service calls and 64 other calls (including false alarms and miscellaneous responses), a monthly total he gave as 283 calls for service. Lloyd said mutual-aid exchanges with neighboring agencies are roughly balanced: units from South Pasadena respond outside city limits about as often as outside agencies respond into South Pasadena.

“Once we get to 3,000, that’s where you start to look at…utilization,” Lloyd told commissioners, using the figure to explain when staffing and planning for inspections and training begin to be affected by emergency-response demands.

Staffing and recruitment: Lloyd said leadership ranks are filled but the department currently has three engineer vacancies and two firefighter–paramedic vacancies (one vacancy resulting from a pending retirement). He said a recruitment effort is underway and that interviews and hires could happen within roughly 90 days.

Mutual aid and response-time concerns: Lloyd said longer travel distances for mutual-aid units can affect response times on high-acuity incidents such as cardiac arrest and stroke; he said the department will continue to analyze response-time impacts and coordinate maps and routing with neighboring agencies.

Preparedness and community outreach: Lloyd described earthquake-response procedures (dispatch alerts, opening station apparatus doors, windshield surveys, and rapid damage reporting) and said the department will work closely with CERT volunteers during major incidents. He introduced Colin Corson as the new CERT coordinator and encouraged residents to use Ready.gov for emergency notifications. Lloyd also noted local city channels such as South Pasadena Connect and the police department’s Nixle account for geographically targeted alerts.

Other items: Lloyd relayed Southern California Edison’s warning of a regional “heat storm” that has strained the electrical grid and at one point caused outages affecting about 13,000 residents; he urged the community to use the city’s notification tools and participate in preparedness activities planned for September and the statewide Great ShakeOut in October.

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The program combines a weekly bike bus (Tuesdays), a walk-to-school day (Fridays), periodic bike clinics to teach children to ride, and surprise “activity zones” with giveaways and entertainment to encourage repeat participation. Siegel said the bike bus draws about 30 riders on his route and the walk program drew more than 20 participants on its first organized day, Aug. 30. The PTA has added a third walking route and said clinics will be held on the school playground so children can learn in an enclosed space.

Why it matters: Siegel told commissioners that active commuting improves student health and attention, reduces vehicle congestion and air pollution near campus, and teaches children independence and traffic-safety skills. He asked the police and fire departments to increase visible support — for example, officers joining the bike bus on ebikes or parking marked vehicles nearby — because officer presence, he said, has improved driver compliance at crossings.

Details of the program include a bicycle pillar and a walking pillar: the bike bus runs in multiple routes and is led and chaperoned by parents to improve visibility and teach rules of the road; bike clinics will teach children who do not yet know how to ride; and the walk-to-school events use two activity zones (at Oak & Marengo and Oak & Monterey) that include occasional vendors and entertainers. Siegel said vendors and partners who have agreed to participate include Trader Joe’s, a local restaurant (Vicinos), the South Pasadena Jugglers Club and The Hive (arts activities). He said the PTA has scheduled at least two bike clinics and plans more if demand continues.

On infrastructure and logistics: Siegel told the commission the district has purchased additional bike racks that would provide roughly 18 bike spaces once installed by the school district; the PTA is waiting on that installation. He acknowledged after-school access and bike retrieval can be a challenge because school facilities lock after hours. Siegel also said scooters are accommodated depending on the child’s age: some kindergarteners use scooters on walk days and older children on bike days.

Liability and safety controls: Commissioners raised liability and supervision questions. Siegel described a rule set for the program: dedicated parent riders lead and trail the groups, other parents ride alongside, and organizers review rules weekly. He said those measures are intended to reduce risk while allowing children to learn through supervised practice.

Next steps and asks: The PTA described the work as a pilot with data collection planned through the school year; if successful the PTA plans to present findings to the PTA Council for consideration districtwide. Siegel asked for visible officer participation on some mornings and volunteers to staff activity zones. He left contact information for follow-up.

Siegel said the program is intentionally designed to be fun and random — weekly entertainment and small giveaways encourage families to participate frequently and build long-term habits.

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