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Location: Zoom Attendees: Committee Members: Off. Michael Haman, SLMPD Samantha Smugala, East Loop CID Sgt. Michael Gage, WUPD Grady Vaughan, Security Committee Chair Stephanie Lewis, Delmar Main Street Arline Webb, Neighborhood Resident Other attendees: Cpt. Christi Marks, SLMPD; Marlene Mestres, Neighborhood Resident The meeting began at 5:35 PM. 1. Grady Vaughan noted that the draft meeting minutes from the last meeting were distributed to all attending committee members for comment, and the corrected minutes were uploaded to the website.
It was also noted that the SDCC Office is being cleaned out and not suitable for inperson meetings so future meetings of this committee will be on Zoom until further notice. 2. 2. SLMPD Report Officer Haman attended by zoom but was unable to be heard due to his broadcast location.
He forwarded the below list of Calls for Service for the neighborhood in December post meeting: Destruction of Property 1 Disturbance 16 Domestic Disturbance 5 Attempt Holdup 1 Larceny 1 Larceny from a vehicle 3 Shots Fired 2 Total 29 Total number of calls were somewhat lower for December than previous months.
This is the lowest number of monthly calls in at least the last two years.
The last year’s summary spreadsheet has been updated and will be distributed to committee members and meeting attendees. 3. WUPD Report Sgt. Gage noted that there will be active shooter training sessions for law enforcement personnel starting around January 10th on campus and be completed prior to when students return on January 16th 4. Security Camera Discussions No discussion at this meeting. 5. St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office Report Representative was unable to attend. 6. Bi-State/MetroLink Representative was unable to attend. 7. Neighborhood Stabilization Team Report Representative was unable to attend. 8. Parkview Report Representative was unable to attend. 9. East Loop CID Report Samantha Smugala noted the following: • East Loop CID has engaged unarmed security guards in cars patrolling public parking lots Thursday through Sunday evenings for the next few weeks • The Pageant now has a security guard patrolling its parking lot during events • The Moonrise has acquired a manned lift/tower security device for its parking lot • The January 20th Ice Carnival will include Delmar Closure in U-City portion • A drone event is scheduled for a short period on January 19th which will close Skinker to traffic from Westminster Place to Vernon 10. Other Business a. Loop Trolley concern at 5800 block Delmar No update. b. Speed Humps on Laurel Need update from NIS. c. Stoplight Active/Inactive Schedules A request was made to obtain the schedules for stoplights that go into flashing mode during off hours.
This request was forwarded to the NIS liaison by the committee chair. Need response. 11. Next Meeting of the SDCC Security Committee is scheduled for 5:30 PM Tuesday, February 6, 2024, on Zoom.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 PM.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2024.
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Archival transcription note: Source list components one sixteen five one one three two total twenty nine; arithmetic correct but calls for service are not crime incidents. Duplicated 2.2 numbering retained.
Original source: SD_Times2024_04.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
