BRIEFLY : SIMI COUNCIL ASKED TO EYE HILLSIDE PLAN.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Facing opposition to a proposed amendment to the city's Hillside Performance Standards ordinance, the mayor has asked that the City Council review the plan before it proceeds any further. The plan would allow apartments and condominiums to be built on the hillsides, a proposal that has been opposed over the past few weeks by all four Neighborhood Councils, which serve as advisory groups to the City Council. Mayor Bill Davis said that given the opposition, he'd like the council to weigh in on whether the plan should be sent to the Planning Commission as had been planned, or discarded. ``Why beat a dead horse?'' he said Tuesday. ``Why spend the time and effort if we don't believe it's going to be viable?'' The Planning Commission had been scheduled to hear the proposal at its Aug. 4 meeting, but the council is likely to discuss taking the issue any further in July. - Daily News Police to receive new technology SIMI VALLEY - The Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. will soon have a new device to create photo bulletins of missing children or crime suspects to be shared electronically with other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). within minutes. The City Council approved the purchase of a $7,600 Technology to Recover Abducted abducted Distal angulation of an extremity away from the midline of the body in a transverse plane and away from a sagittal plane passing through the proximal aspect of the foot or part, or away from some other specified reference point Kids (TRAK TRAK Track TRAK Technology to Recover Abducted Kids (system to help law enforcement agencies) ) system that includes specialized software, a scanner, computer and a printer. To be installed this summer, the new system will allow the department to quickly create fliers and photo lineups with high-quality color photographs that can be broadcast to other agencies. City officials said TRAK will be paid for with Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) were federal assistance block grant programs provided by the United States Department of Justice to local governments, which would then use the funds to support public safety or crime prevention efforts. funds and a grant from the Koret Foundation, a San Francisco-based organization that provides funds to create safer communities. - Daily News |
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