Agenda Item 10AAGENDA ITEM # l0A
JUNE 11, 2012
June 4, 2012
To: City of Atlantic Beach City Clerk — Donna Bartle
From: City of Atlantic Beach Commissioner — Mark Beckenbach
Please place the following motion on the agenda for consideration and include the attached "Minority
Report" as the referenced document.
Background — During the past week I have been contacted by Steve Kallao, who was a member of the Ad
Hoc Police Building Committee. Steve informed me that the four citizen members of the Ad Hoc Police
Building Committee who voted against the single option that is presented in the Recommendations of
the Police Ad Hoc Committee felt compelled to write a "Minority Report" that would convey to the
Commission the reasons they did not vote with the majority and offer reasonable alternatives for the
Commission to consider. (The four dissenting committee members are Steve Kallao, William "Rut"
Whittington, Don Ford and Lou Keith.) Since the ultimate charge of any committee formed by the
Commission is to provide pertinent information that can be used by each Commissioner to aid them in
determining what is best for the Atlantic Beach citizenry, I recommend the following motions for
consideration:
The "Minority Report" concerning the Ad Hoc Police Building Committee be brought to the floor for
discussion at which time a Commissioner can ask questions concerning the "Minority Report" directly to
a willing spokesperson and /or willing committee member of the dissenting and /or assenting members
of the Ad Hoc Police Building Committee.
The Recommendations of the Police Building Ad Hoc Committee be brought to the floor for discussion
at which time a Commissioner can ask questions concerning the Ad Hoc Police Building Committee
Report directly to a willing spokesperson and /or a willing committee member of the dissenting and /or
assenting members of the Ad Hoc Police Building Committee.
Best Regards —
Mark E. Beckenbach
City of Atlantic Beach Commissioner Seat #3
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Ad Hoc Police Building Committee Dissenting Members Minority Report
Purpose of report:
This report to the City of Atlantic Beach (COAB) Commission provides essential information that
intends to augment and clarify the Ad Hoc Police Building Report dated May 16, 2012. Much of
the information in this report was presented to the committee but not included in the Wildwood
final report. Therefore it is our opinion that the majority recommendations cannot be properly
evaluated without the information in this report.
The following areas of concern led us to submit this report to the COAB Commission:
1. Projected excessive cost of $3.8M -$4.2M for new facility after spending $.5M on
architectural drawings and biased spatial analysis. Space equals cost. All the costs were
not detailed in the report to the Commission. Appendix 3 offers a more realistic analysis of
the true costs of this facility to the taxpayers.
The ad hoc committee recommends on page 4 of their report to spend up to $5M (when
financing cost and site prep costs are factored into the total tab). This expenditure
recommendation represents a tone deaf fiscal irresponsibility in hard times for a fiscally
conservative community like Atlantic Beach.
2. Encroachment on Russell Park green spaces and scenic Sherman Creek, requiring the
removal of all trees along the creek bed. Ian from ADG stated from their original research
that the permits for the creek culvert action would not be issued by the St. Johns Water
Management District.
The smaller building proposed will still encroach on Russell Park parking and green space,
and span Sherman Creek. The demands for non - critical items such as a double wide sally
port, an advanced forensic processing lab, and 3 holding cells with an extensive security
fence drives the building expansion into the Russell Park area.
3. This building situation is not an emergency and a decision to do nothing at present is a valid
option. The presentations to the ad hoc committee did not make the case for immediate
action by the Commission. There was never an analysis of the current police operations to
determine best operational practices first, before space needs are considered. Note the
memo in Appendix 6 stating this fact. The patrol personnel are currently well- equipped with
a car, radio and computer for field operations. Their fundamental duties are carried out in
the community, not in the police building. The recommendation of the majority would give
Atlantic Beach police 84 square feet more space per employee than either Jax Beach or
Neptune Beach and increase the existing space by 250% without ever conducting the basic
needs studies.
4. If an independent analysis of the COAB Police Dept. shows need for added space, one
solution may be to renovate and /or expand the existing building using plans from 2005
discovered during the committee briefing process.
Steve Kallao found the original building plans of the existing police building; they confirm the
option to renovate and expand the current facility. Don Ford offers detailed analysis of
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AGENDA ITEM # l0A
JUNE 11, 2012
MEET THE DISSENTERS: The four dissenting members of the AB Ad Hoc Police
Building Committee have extensive construction and law enforcement experience.
Steve Kallao served in the U.S. Navy at Mayport. He is currently the managing partner of 1st
Coast Home Inspection, LLC specializing in residential and commercial building inspections and
broker for Steve Kallao and Company in Atlanta.
Prior to moving to Atlantic Beach he was broker for TNT properties (CNN) and participated in
the acquisition for the Flying D Ranch in Montana as well as heading up construction projects
for Ted Turner. In addition he built and developed Rockridge Place and the Brookhavens in
midtown Atlanta, two multi - million dollar communities. Steve Kallao is a graduate of Georgia
State University with a degree in Urban Land Planning and Real Estate Development.
Louis Keith, a 27 -year resident of Atlantic Beach, obtained a BS degree in law enforcement &
police science after combat service in Vietnam as a US Army Green Beret. As a Deputy US
Marshal for five years in Houston Texas, Deputy Keith dealt with detaining /transporting over
2,500 felons from city /county jails to federal courthouses.
Mr. Keith spent over 25 years in the US Postal Inspection Service, during which he oversaw the
daily operation of a 10- person federal investigative staff and 25 postal police officers. Postal
Inspectors are the criminal investigative and internal audit component of the US Postal Service.
Inspector Keith headed major crime task forces in homicide, armed robbery, mail bombs,
narcotics and child pornography investigations, which required close interaction with hundreds
of small and medium -sized police departments throughout Florida and Georgia, including the
Atlantic Beach Police Department.
Don Ford, a four decade resident of Atlantic Beach, brings a wide range of construction
industry and building official experience to the table. As the founding member of the First Coast
Chapter of the Building Officials Association of Florida, Mr. Ford has twice been named the
Building Official of the Year for the Northeast Florida area. As a state licensed Building code
administrator, plans examiner and building inspector, offers expert witness testimony statewide.
Mr. Ford is the principal of the Don C. Ford Inspection Services Company and currently serves
as the Building Official for the City of Neptune Beach.
William R. "Rut" Whittington, retired as the head of the Louisiana State Police after a career
in that agency and then was appointed as the U. S. Marshal, Western District of La. He retired
from that appointment in 2009 with almost 35 years total law enforcement experience.
Whittington served for a time as a consultant to the U.S. Dept. of Defense concerning homeland
defense and international police liaison. He was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of
Fame in 2008. "Rut" also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, both as enlisted Marine and Officer.
He served in Vietnam with the 9th Marine Regiment and retired from the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve with the rank of Colonel in 1997 with 37 years total service.
Whittington received a B.A. from Louisiana College and a M.Ed. from LSU. He was named a
Louisiana College Distinguished Alumnus in 2011. He completed numerous law enforcement
schools to include the FBI National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute. He also
completed advanced military education and training including the U.S. Army War College.
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AGENDA ITEM # I OA
JUNE 11, 2012
1. Committee charge from January 23, 2012 and Commission
clarification passed on March 12, 2012 (page 6 -7)
2. Police Building Issue Background Facts (page 8)
3. Financial Analysis of Committee's Recommendation (page 9)
4. AB Cell Block Usage Analysis (page 10)
5. Building Code and FEMA 50% Renovation Rules (pages 11 -13)
6. Memos to Chairman Varney for Independent Police Evaluation
and requesting additional information (pages 14-17)
7. Summary of Informal Senior Law Enforcement Survey (page 18)
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AGENDA ITEM # 10A
JUNE 11, 2012
APPENDIX 1: Committee Charge from January 23 and March 12
Committee to Consider Police Building Needs
January 23, 2012
Charge to the Committee:
A consensus has been reached by the Atlantic Beach City Commission that the Atlantic Beach
Police Department (ABPD) faces several challenges that need to be resolved relating to their
current building. Among the critical issues are:
® Operational inefficiencies relating to the present building
® Impacts on the overall effectiveness of our police service
® Safety concerns
® Potential liabilities
However, questions remain about the size and cost of the proposed new building. To aid the
Commission in resolving those questions, a Police Building Ad Hoc Committee (Committee)
is proposed. Its purpose is to become familiar with the building related problems, consider
various alternatives to solve the problems, consider costs related to each alternate and make a
recommendation, in the form of a final report, to the Mayor and Commissioners of the best way
to solve the building related problems balancing both the cost to Atlantic Beach taxpayers as
well as the need to have a top quality police department serving out citizens for many years to
come.
Membership:
Size — 11 members
Appointments — Each City Commissioner, including the Mayor, shall appoint two
members. The Mayor shall also appoint a third member to Chair the Committee.
Committee Members — It is important to have impartial, open- minded individuals who
have the time and interest in attending several committee meetings, reviewing past
work, learning about the needs of the ABPD, and making the best recommendation for
the future of Atlantic Beach. The committee appointments should not be a proxy for
opinions held by any commissioner, but instead should be open- minded citizens who
have not yet formed an opinion as to possible solutions to the Police Department needs.
All members must be Atlantic Beach residents.
Committee Meetings:
Meetings of this Committee will be run by a facilitator to be provided by City who must be
professionally trained and have experience in facilitating group meetings. This should
not be a present or past City employee or elected official.
The Florida Sunshine Law is applicable to this Committee. Members cannot
communicate with each other about the police building outside of the advertised
committee meetings.
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JUNE 11, 2012
Staff Liaison: The staff liaison will be Chief Mike Classey. Other PD staff and other staff
members may be brought in and participate as needed.
Meeting Attendance by Elected Officials. If any elected officials choose to attend
Committee meetings, they should only be observers and not participate in any way.
Timetable and Sunset Provision:
• Meetings — There will be approximately 8 -9 weekly meetings of the Committee which
are expected to last between one and two hours each.
• Sunset Date — This Committee must make its final report and thereby conclude its final
business and automatically dissolve nine (9) weeks after it's first meeting.
• Report — The final report is expected to specifically answer the following questions:
1. What are the critical deficiencies and problems related to the present Police
Building?
2. What facilities are used by other similarly sized police departments in Florida?
3. Should the City of Atlantic Beach invest in either remodeling of the existing Police
Building, expand the existing building, or build an entirely new building?
4. If new facilities are recommended, where is the best place to build them?
5. Should future expansion be considered in plans for new facilities?
6. If new facilities are to be added either through an expansion to the existing building
or in a new building, how large should the new facilities be?
7. Identify and prioritize the key components proposed in either an expansion or new
building, i.e.; dispatch center, records, specialized storage, jail cells, etc.
Clarification passed on the COAB Commission Agenda item 10B
dated March 12, 2012:
The committee has the latitude to examine any options that the majority of the committee
considers viable.
The chair and the facilitator are directed to not discourage discussion on other viable options.
The Committee is assured that the 8 week recommendation to finalize the Committee's work
pertaining to the charge is not a mandate and this Commission is more than willing to extend
the sunset provision of a majority of the committee is in agreement that additional time is
required to satisfactorily complete their charge.
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AGENDA ITEM # I OA
JUNE 11, 2012
APPENDIX 2: Background Facts summary on Police Building Issue
In 2005, Fleet Associates Architects of Jacksonville submitted a plan to add 4,000 square feet to
the existing 6,000 square foot Atlantic Beach Police Department facility, for a total of 10,000
square feet, at a cost of $1.5 million. The Fleet plan kept the entire police facility east of
Sherman's Creek.
In 2006, ADG of Winter Park submitted a plan to build a two -story, 18,000 square foot building
west of Sherman's Creek at an estimated cost of $7.4 million. This plan required loss of
playground area in Russell Park, loss of mature trees lining Sherman's Creek, and a redesign of
the north access /egress into the City parking lot. ADC's plan was rejected by the City
Commission.
In 2012, the Police Building Ad Hoc Committee was appointed by the Commission. The
Committee reviewed and rejected another ADG plan for a 14,000 square foot two -story building
at an estimated cost of $5.9 million. This ADG plan had the same negative consequences as
above.
A Committee member experienced and trained in spatial analysis reviewed the space needs of
the Atlantic Beach Police Department. His analysis was 10,850 square feet as the space
requirement for the police department.
At the final Committee meeting, eight of twelve members voted to build a new 9,000 square foot
building and retain and remodel the existing 6,000 square feet facility, for a total of 15,000
square feet, a 250% increase over their existing space The estimated building cost ranges
from $3.8 million to $5 million, and requires loss of playground area in Russell Park, loss of
mature trees lining Sherman's Creek, redesign of north access /egress into the city parking lot
and recommends culverting of Sherman's Creek.
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department, whose thriving tourist population can surge to over
100,000 on any holiday or weekend, has space which averages 281 feet per employee. The
Neptune Beach Police Department facility averages 217 feet per employee. The mean
average of both of our sister departments is 266 square feet per employee. (Ponte Vedra
Beach has their police function provided by the County Sheriffs Office.)
Spatial analysis of 10,850 square feet for the proposed Atlantic Beach police facility averages
271 square feet per employee. The proposed 9,000 square feet new building combined with the
current building renovation 6,000 square feet totals 15,000 square feet results in 375 square
feet per employee.
Our plans save the Taxpayers $1.5 to $3 million and can be paid in full from already- budgeted
City funds. Our plan prevents the loss of thousands of square feet of playground area in
Russell Par, the loss of mature trees, and eliminates the need to culvert Sherman's Creek and
redesign access /egress into the City parking lot. The ADG representative indicated that the St.
John's Water Management District would deny a permit to put a culvert in Sherman's Creek so
that option was not factored into the final report.
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AGENDA ITEM # l0A
JUNE 11, 2012
APPENDIX 3: Cost
Analysis by Lou Keith
* ADG disclosed that the St Johns Water Management District would not issue a permit to culvert
Sherman's Creek.
* *Interest based on Amount Financed for 20 years @ 4% per the current Bankrate.com mortgage calculator.
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ADG
ABPD BUILDING COST
Estimator
Committee
ADG Update
ICC Estimator
Average
Estimated Cost
3,377,280
3,775,000
3,867,023
4,231,183
3,812,622
Cost to culvert Sherman's Creek*
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Less City Budgeted Amount
- 2,500,000
- 2,500,000
- 2,500,000
- 2,500,000
Amount Financed
877,280
1,275,000
1,367,023
1,731,183
Plus Interest **
398,594
579,300
621,110
786,568
596,393
Amount Financed + Finance Cost
1,275,874
1,854,300
1,988,133
2,517,751
Plus City Budgeted Amount
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
2,500,000
Estimated Cost + Interest
3,775,874
4,354,300
4,488,133
5,017,751
4,409,015
* ADG disclosed that the St Johns Water Management District would not issue a permit to culvert
Sherman's Creek.
* *Interest based on Amount Financed for 20 years @ 4% per the current Bankrate.com mortgage calculator.
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JUNE 11, 2012
APPENDIX 4: Keith's ARRESTS & HOLDING CELL LOGS ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY
Analysis of the 2011 ABPD Arrest and Holding Cell Logs reflect that in 2011, ABPD made 880
physical arrests and issued 114 misdemeanor Notice to Appear citations. Of the physical
arrests, 214 were felonies and 666 were misdemeanors.
80% (701) of the 880 arrestees were immediately transported to county jail. Of the 179
detained at ABPD, 130 were held an average of 63 minutes, and 49 were held 2 to 5+ hours.
149 were then transported solo and 30 in pairs to county jail.
The two existing holding cells were used an average of once every 5'h days for detentions
averaging about 90 minutes. On only 19 occasions were two prisoners ever detained in the
holding cells at the same time. One juvenile was held 40 minutes in a police office.
Based on the logs, the existing sally port could have been used an average of once every 2 1/2
days. However, it appears that the sally port is not being utilized as a sally port at all, but has
been used solely for storage for a long period of time, perhaps years.
Neptune Beach PD and the JSO East Arlington Substation have no holding cells or sally ports.
All arrestees go directly to the county jail. Jacksonville Beach has a sally port, but strictly limits
detention in their holding cells to two hours except in rare situations that require approval of the
Chief or a Commander.
Sally ports and holding cells are extremely high -cost construction items. The short -term
detention of 179 adults and the detention of one juvenile a year does not justify adding three
new holding cells or the construction of a larger sally port ABPD arrests have declined 25%
over the past five years.
We recommend that ABPD retain the existing single sally port and two holding cells, which are
in close proximity to the proposed Detective Bureau. Our investigators should have the means
to conduct immediate custodial interviews of arrestees in major felony cases.
However, we strongly recommend ABPD implement as much as possible the above listed
practices of the Jacksonville Beach and Neptune Beach police departments in immediately
transporting arrestees to the county jail. Once a subject is handcuffed and secured in the patrol
car's cage the safest avenue for all involved is for the lone officer to proceed directly to the
county *ail
Every time an arrestee is removed from the patrol car's cage at ABPD, it increases the
probability of injury to our officer and /or escape by the arrestee.
Although presented to the Police Building Ad Hoc Committee, none of this information was
reflected in Wildwood Consulting's report to the Commission.
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Appendix 6: Whittington memos to Chairman Varney on Police Needs
and March 25 request for more information not provided by staff
Date: April 6, 2012
To: Mr. Jack Varney, Chairman of the Police Building Committee
From: W. R. "Rut" Whittington, Committee Member
Subject: Requested Memo on April 5th Meeting Point: A Problem our Committee Has Encountered
The City of Atlantic Beach Commission established our Committee for the task of examining new
construction and renovation options for a modern police department facility eliminating current
inadequacies. As a starting point, our committee required a current and concise official report derived
from a thorough study and analysis which evaluated our police department's operational philosophy,
methodology and vision for both current and future operations, staffing and technological
developments. These conclusions and validations would have provided the conceptual framework our
committee needed in order to examine the issue of what size and type facility would best support our
police operations, present and future. Lacking such information, our committee has grappled with
questions concerning police practices and needs that could have been fundamentally resolved before
our committee began. Our primary member expertise is design and construction, not police operations.
In an attempt to cope with this situation, information has been provided either by planned briefings or
upon request from committee members. This information often consists of anecdotal information or a
broad overview of the current situation that lacks verifiable specifics. As a result, the committee can
only arrive at conclusions about a facility based on assumptions that may or may not be the best
possible when considering a facility usage span over a 30 -40 year horizon. We will be able to develop
general conclusions that are probably valid, but not specific ones.
A police building plan ideally should be developed for the purpose of supporting and facilitating
operations, present and future. The starting point of this process should be an in -depth study and
analysis of past and current police practices, operations and community needs. This process requires
extensive self - analysis. It also requires some degree of independent analysis. Even with the best
intentions, any organization is constrained by its own operational paradigm, culture and historical
practices. Without some external view, opportunities will be over looked.
There is still a way to resolve this dilemma. I propose that our Committee recommend in our conclusions
and final report that the Commission use a task force of subject matter experts, hire an outside
consultant, or ideally use a combination of these two options in order to expeditiously determine the
best options for Atlantic Beach police operations, staffing, and use of technologies, present and future.
The Commission can then couple the results of this analysis with the general conclusions of our
Committee, and arrive at final and specific decisions based on valid and verifiable information.
Our city erred when the current, inadequate building was designed and built during 1987. It was
reportedly deficient from the very beginning. Our city need not repeat a mistake made in the past. With
one additional step beyond our committee capabilities, our Commission can make an informed,
financially prudent, and strategic decision.
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March 25, 2012
To: Mr. Jack Varney, Chairman, Committee to Consider Police Building Needs
From: W. R. "Rut" Whittington, Committee Member
Subject: Holding Cells and Sally Port Priority Determination; Request for More Specific
Information
As part of our Charge from our City Commission we are to report on priorities for space
allocation in either a new or renovated police facility. Two particular space allocations under
consideration, the three holding cells (ADG on -site plan item 8.8, 100 sq.ft. each /300 total sq.ft.)
and a sally -port (ADG on -site plan item 8.12, 600 sq.ft.) escalate the cost of construction or
renovation. In addition, these are two areas that do not readily provide the flexibility or utility to
serve other functions once constructed. Also, these are two areas that are not always included
in the design and construction of police stations. Due to the ever increasing legal requirements
in dealing with suspects in detention coupled with the exposure to potential civil liability, police
operations have tended to minimize the time between the point of arrest and the subsequent
processing into an incarceration facility.
It will be very helpful to our Commission if we provide both a rationale and a priority for these
spaces that are based on logic and analysis of current practices and future considerations, as
well as the data bearing on the historical usage of those spaces in the current building. I
suggest that the committee request the information specified below and also include questions
that may arise from the other members.
WHAT WE KNOW
1. We have been provided with the general information that our police make approximately
1,000 "arrests" each year. That information is provided in the Quarterly Police Services Report
to the Commission
An "arrest" as presented in the numbers we have discussed can be anything on the continuum
from cases where a citation is issued with the person allowed to depart on to situations where
the person is detained and then transported to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detention facility
for incarceration.
2. The booking process for those arrestees requiring incarceration is done at the Jacksonville
Sheriff Office's detention facility rather than at our police station, and these arrestees are
subsequently incarcerated at that JSO facility.
3. If a suspect or arrestee is detained by the Atlantic Beach Police and held temporarily at our
police station, the maximum period they can be held is six hours. This detention time limitation
is imposed by statutes and decisions of the courts. In addition, any detentions at our police
station potentially expose our city to increased civil liability and insurance costs.
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4. Our current police station has two holding cells. They do not provide for adequate
segregation in the event that a juvenile is held at the same time an adult is in a holding cell.
5. Our police station has one sally -port. This is currently not regularly used for the purpose
intended, which is to provide a secure location for unloading and loading a prisoner. The current
use appears to be as a sort of temporary storage area.
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW
1. Of the approximate 1,000 "arrests" reported each year, how many of those actually require
incarceration such that the arrestee is transported to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detention
facility for booking and incarceration?
2. Of the suspects and arrestees in custody of the Atlantic Beach Police, how many have
required detention in the cell blocks in our current police station each year? Of these, how many
were male? Female? Juvenile?
WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW
For our committee to develop recommendations on spatial priorities based on historical and
factual information, we need the following:
1. For the past five years or 2007 -2011, what are the overall number of "arrests" each year.
a. How many of these "arrests" resulted in actual booking and incarceration at the
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detention facility each year?
b. How many suspects or arrestees were detained in the holding cells at our police
station each year?
c. What are the holding cell detainee numbers each year for the categories of detainees:
(1) Males
(2) Females
(3) Juveniles
2. Have there been incidents where citizens interfered with or attempted to interfere with a
police officer who was transferring an arrestee from a police vehicle to either enter or depart
from our police station? If so, was our sally -port utilized on that occasion? When was the
incident and what resulted? (Time period 2007 -2011)
3. Have there been escapes or attempted escapes during the transfer process of arrestees from
our police vehicles on arrival or departure from our police station? If so, was our sally -port
utilized on that occasion? When was the incident and what resulted? (Time period 2007 -2011)
4. Is there any other factual information pertaining to the use of our current holding cells or sally -
port that contribute to an analysis of spatial priorities in either a new or renovated police facility
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or one with a combination of new construction and renovation?
In the event that our police do not currently track or categorize information in the form to readily
answer these questions, it may require some file research and take some time. To allow for that,
it should be satisfactory to receive this information by the 7 th committee meeting on April 5th if
the committee concurs.
In addition and pertinent to this discussion, Mr. Louis Keith requested a copy of the holding cell
logs in a previous meeting. I request that approximately five minutes be provided on an
upcoming agenda for Mr. Keith to discuss his analysis of these cell block logs when he is
prepared to do so.
There will likely be a spirited debate and considerable citizen interest when the issue of our
police building construction, renovation or a combination of the two comes before the City
Commission for deliberation and a decision. Our committee, therefore, can provide a real
service by developing a report that covers "needs" and "wants" as well as priorities therein that
are supported by facts and logic. Holding cells and sally -ports are two areas that most of our
citizens are probably not very familiar with, and are likely to be questioned when our committee
reports to the Commission.
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APPENDIX 7: Informal Survey Results of Senior Law Enforcement Executives on
Police Trends
Several of the needs our police insist upon seemed to be counter to prevailing law enforcement
trends for the past 30 years. These needs focused upon a double wide Sally Port, three holding
cells, and a Forensic Lab in a new police building. All arrested individuals are transported to the
Jacksonville Sheriffs Office Detention facility for booking and incarceration. As committee
members Louis Keith and "Rut" Whittington sought to obtain more justification from the COAB
Police, other committee members who were less concerned about police practices and more so
about a building, voted to cease discussion of the issue.
Whittington sought to validate his and Keith's opinion by taking an informal survey on the three
items by contacting a number of senior level law enforcement officials in a number of states.
Although the respondents did not request it, Whittington assured them that the information
would be non - attribution and not linked with any specific person or agency. These responses
are summarized below. A narrative of the individual responses follows.
1. Sally Ports. (These are spaces to pull a vehicle into and allow ingress /egress of prisoners.)
No one saw a need for more than one Sally Port in a police station that books arrested
individuals elsewhere. Many would not request or utilize one due to civil liabilities and court
mandates.
2. Holding Cells. (These are for temporary holding of arrested for a maximum of six hours).
No one saw a need for more than one holding cell in a situation like Atlantic Beach where the
arrested individuals are transported elsewhere for booking and incarceration. Half of the
respondents said they would not desire any holding cells due to the exposure to civil liability
when holding arrested suspects.
3. Forensic Lab.
No respondent saw the need for a Forensic Lab of any scale in a facility in Atlantic Beach. All of
the more rigorous testing can be done at the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement Regional
Laboratory in Jacksonville. Respondents thought it was too expensive to add a lab to a local
police facility and further, to keep officers qualified to testify as expert witnesses in court
concerning the evidence processed.
While these issues may appear to be mundane to some, Keith and Whittington deemed it
important enough to merit further discussion and investigation. If these items brought up
questions about the police thinking and practices that led to the request, then there may be
other requests that needed further scrutiny. Whittington had previously pointed out that a
thorough study and validation of police practices should have been done and made available to
the building committee. Such a study would have validated the police "needs" and "wants"
presented to the committee. Keith and Whittington deemed this important because each
additional space increases the size and cost of the facility. In addition, these items are not
generally useful for other purposes and a different police administration with a different
operational philosophy would be saddled with unwanted spaces that had no utility for other
purposes.
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