BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Jeff Rodrigues
Sacramento Sheriffs Dept.
711 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 505-2373
jrodrigues@leepac.org

Vice-President
Denise Costello
Elk Grove Police Department
8380 Laguna Palms Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
(916) 478-8117
dcostello@leepac.org

Secretary
Nora McDowell
West Sacramento Police Dept.
550 Jefferson Blvd.
West Sacramento, CA 95605
(916) 372-2461, Ext. 279
nmcdowell@leepac.org

Member-At-Large
Phil Jordan
Vallejo Police Dept., Ret.
1500 W. El Camino Ave. #626
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 764-9171
pjordan@leepac.org

Annual membership dues for the fiscal year July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 are waived.

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Charter members of the association include the Sacramento and El Dorado County Sheriff's Departments, and the Roseville, West Sacramento, Sacramento, Placerville and Vallejo Police Departments.

Membership in LEEPAC has grown to include law enforcement officers in Central and Southern California, as well as local planning departments and private industry.

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LEEPAC is a proud founding sponsor of the US Design Out Crime Association

LEEPAC Message Forum Now Available!

We are proud to announce the addition of a message forum to the LEEPAC website. To enter, please visit here. All LEEPAC members are able to join and post messages. You must set up your account, then be validated by an administrator for access. Check back often, and post your CPTED questions here!

Draft Model Lighting Ordinance

The International Dark Sky Association has published a draft version of their Model Lighting Ordinance for public review and comment. Your LEEPAC Board, in addition to the Board of US-DOCA are reviewing this draft and will provide further information as this draft is made their final copy. If you should have any input on this document, please email LEEPAC President Jeff Rodrigues with your feedback.

LEEPAC Member Benefit

CRC Press, the publisher of professional reference and textbooks for law enforcement and criminal justice, is extending an offer to all LEEPAC members for 15% off when ordering via website, fax, phone, mail, or email. Please use promotional code 228GA when ordering. Visit http://www.crcpress.com for a listing of titles. Of interest to LEEPAC members is 21st Century Security and CPTED by Randall Atlas.

What is LEEPAC?

The Law Enforcement Environmental Planning Association of California is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to the improvement of the safety and quality of life through the use of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in local building, planning, and zoning processes in California communities.

In contrast to fire departments, law enforcement agencies rarely have had an opportunity to review plans for new development and recommend design changes to make the projects less vulnerable to crime.

LEEPAC evolved from a 1989 meeting of crime prevention officers who gathered to examine this problem and share ideas about a solution. First addressed was the proliferation of convenience stores and mini-marts and their inherent risks. LEEPAC developed a set of standards for these businesses covering such issues as minimum lighting, positioning of check-out stands, security of alcohol, and posting on the property against open alcohol containers. Many member agencies are now using these standards as conditions for approval for new convenience stores and mini-marts within their jurisdictions. LEEPAC has since developed a standards manual to address all types of land use. This collection of concepts and alternatives directly addresses many urban security problems. Developers, design professionals, and the public now have the ability to reduce criminal opportunity at the initial planning stages of a development.

Why Join LEEPAC?

As a crime prevention decision maker ask yourself this:

  • Are you getting the most from your city and police planning processes?
  • Are you participating fully in city and county procedures to help reduce the likelihood of negative-impact land uses?
  • Are you working to condition land uses so that they do not reduce the quality of community life in your city, or negatively impact police services?
  • Are you aware that you can take existing land uses that are causing a negative impact on the community back before the Planning Commission to amend operational conditions to lessen these impacts?
  • re you aware that you can accomplish all of this at no cost to your department by having the applicant/developer pay as they go through the planning process?

Through involvement in LEEPAC and the process, you can:

  • Enhance the quality of life in your city, and make police staff hours available for proactive police work.
  • Work with the public to prevent problems, as opposed to correcting problems retroactively.
  • Get more positive “bang for the limited bucks” received by police and city services as annual funding.
  • Encourage your Crime Prevention Bureau to participate through involvement in LEEPAC, by sharing problems, information and experiences with the membership, and in formalized training programs. LEEPAC active membership also includes private consultants that can assist you with the process or specific problem areas.

If you want to learn more about LEEPAC, or would like to attend a future meeting or training seminar, please contact:

Jeff Rodrigues
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
711 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 874-2736
jrodrigues@leepac.org