BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Pamela L. Harlan
Roseville Police Dept.
1051 Junction Blvd.
Roseville CA 95678
(916) 774-5057
pharlan@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
Phil Jordan
Vallejo Police Dept., Ret.
1500 W. El Camino Ave. #626
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 764-9171
pjordan@leepac.org

Member-At-Large
Jeff Rodrigues
Sacramento Sheriffs Dept.
1000 River Walk Way
Carmichael, CA 95608
(916) 876-7599
jrodrigues@leepac.org

Annual membership dues for the fiscal year July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008 are $40.

Click here for a Membership Form.



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.

What is LEEPAC?

Local building permit and zoning processes can be effective crime prevention tools. Concerned about the impact of unchecked growth in their communities, crime prevention officers in Northern California formed the Law Enforcement Environmental Planning Association of California (LEEPAC). 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:

Pam Harlan
Roseville Police Department
1051 Junction Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 774-5057
pharlan@leepac.org