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Police, animal control and city manager give updates; council raises lighting, landscaping and vaccine concerns
Summary
Chief Smith reported on police, code enforcement and animal control activities and program updates; City Manager Cristian Gonzalez provided COVID-19 data and project updates. Councilors raised neighborhood safety, lighting, roundabout landscaping and vaccine awareness.
Chief of Police Smith presented monthly reports for the Police, Code Enforcement and Animal Control departments, summarizing holiday police activities, crime statistics, significant cases, a personnel update, code enforcement statistics, animal control activity, and the department’s plan to purchase a new animal control truck. The chief also provided an update on plans for a police canine and on the motorcycle unit program.
Council members discussed community safety measures including possibilities for a neighborhood‑watch program and a city‑wide volunteer program to augment code enforcement and public safety efforts.
City Attorney Kinsey briefly thanked Assistant City Attorney Castro for project support. City Manager Cristian Gonzalez provided COVID‑19 statistics and outlined upcoming projects. Councilors asked about installing additional guidance and landscaping at the Bass and Barboza roundabout, whether ballfields at Rojas‑Pierce Park would reopen amid the pandemic, and the need for additional lighting in parts of the city; staff identified the landscaping schedule and confirmed some matters remain contingent on public‑health guidance.
The minutes summarize these informational reports and council questions but provide limited verbatim remarks; no formal actions or votes are recorded for these items in the Jan. 12 minutes.
