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Folder Title: [The Crime Bill File #1]: Crime Bill and Mayors: [Conference Calls and Meetings with Mayors]
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August 26, 1994 Conference Call in the Oval Office DATE: August 26, 1994 LOCATION: Oval Office TIME: 3:10-3:40 , From: Marcia Hale 'iC^-t^
I. PURPOSE To thank seven Mayors for their support and tire efforts to ensure the passage of the crime bill.
II. BACKGROUND The Mayors participating in this conference call were extremely supportive of the crime bill over the past months. They will speak to you about how much this will mean to their individual cities.
III. PARTICIPANTS The President, Attorney General Janet Reno, Mayor Rudolf Giuliani of New York, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago, Mayor Jerry Abramson of Louisville, Mayor Richard Riordan of Los Angeles, Mayor Ed Rendell of Philadelphia, Mayor Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, and Mayor Norm Rice of Seattle.
IV. PRESS PLAN
POOL
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The President will speak.
The Attorney General will speak. The Mayors will speak in the following order; 1. Mayor Giuliani 2. Mayor Daley 3. Mayor Rice 4. Mayor Riordan 5. Mayor Rendell 6. Mayor Cleaver 7. Mayor Abramson
The President will make closing remarks.
The President and the Attorney General leave the Oval Office.
VI. REMARKS
Talking points are attached. POTUS/RENO
Rudolph Giuliani New York Mayor's phone: 516-324-6342 (Giuliani home) IGA Contact: Jackie 212-788-2965
Richard M. Daley Chicago Mayor phone: 312-744-2327 Roseanne will answer IGA Contact: Laura Steele
Norm Rice Seattle phone: 206-684-8856 Francis Carr will answer IGA Contact: Mark Murray 206-684-8126
Richard Riordan Los Angeles phone: 208-726-1096 (or -1097 if the other is busy) IGA Contact: Steve Sugarman 213-847-3576 Noellia Edward Rendell Philadelphia phone: 215-581-4573 Dave Davis will answer staff: Marge Staton
Emanuel Cleaver Kansas City, MO phone: 816-274-2595 IGA Contact: Kevin Smith
Jerry Abramson Louisville, KY phone: 502-574-3065 IGA Contact: Kathleen Partlow August 26 Conference Call Rudolph Giuliani New York Richard M. Daley Chicago Norm Rice Seattle Richard Riordan Los Angeles Edward Rendell Philadelphia Emanuel Cleaver Kansas City, MO Jerry Abramson Louisville, KY THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release August 26, 1994 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONFERENCE CALL WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO AND MAYORS The Oval Office
3:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello? I'm just listening to your war stories; you sound good. I think they did help — all those calls you mentioned. They made all the difference. The Attorney General and I =ire here on the phone, and we want to begin by just thanking you for everything you have done. I think it's obvious that this was a very tough battle in the House and in the Senate; that the outcome was often in doubt, and you guys hung in there tough, and you made a huge difference, and we are very, very grateful to you. I know that you know well that among the things that this crime bill does is to create 100,000 new police officers -- a 20 percent increase in police on the beat in the United States and communities all over this country. And in just a few minutes, I'm going to sign an appropriations bill here that make available the first round of resources to make the crime bill a reality next year. We've already put some new police officers on the street through the funds we provided last year as a downpayment on the crime bill. The bill I'm about to sign will provide funds to train and hire 15,000 more police within the next 12 months. I know that some of you put police officers on the streets with last year's funds, but you probably all know that we received ten times — ten times -- as many applications for police hiring as we could afford, including many that were well-qualified. That is a real rebuke to those who say that there's no real need for this police funding. In the next two months alone, we're going to give you the resources to hire 2,500 more police officers in c;.'.':ies that were only turned down last year and this year because we didn't have enough money. Let me emphasize, too, that this appropriations bill, consistent with the crime bill, provides significant money to fight violence against women, to lock up criminal aliens, for prisons, and for boot camps and drug courts and the other prevention programs that we believe so strongly in, and also to help enforce the Brady Bill. This is the downpayment. We're looking forward to seeing you all here when we sign the crime bill and celebrate it, but now I think we all know that the responsibility is on those of us who fought so hard for this to make sure the money is well spent, to make sure the implementation works, and to make sure that we make people safer and more secure on our streets. General Reno, would you like to say something? ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO: I really appreciate all your efforts. I've been to most of your cit.ies. You've been there with me, you've shown me what works. You've shown me how much you have needed the resources, both in terms of punishment, policing and prevention that can really make a difference. Your police chiefs have done such an incredible job with limited resources. .And we look forward to working with you, with them to make sure this bill is administered the right way; that it's MORE - 2 - implemented in the way that can make sure we get resources to you as soon as possible and as effectively as possible. I leave from here to go to a meeting on the implementation, and we're going to be prepared to form that real partnership that we've been developing to address your needs the way it should be addressed in each of your communities. Thank ever so much for all that you've done. THE PRESIDENT: Thanks, Mayor. She did. MAYOR GIULIANI: (Laughter.; We lost the Attorney General, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT: Can you hear them now? ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO: Now I can hear them. MAYOR GIULIANI: No, we can't hear the Attorney General. THE PRESIDENT: Can you hear her now? THE MAYORS: No. THE PRESIDENT: Say something. ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO: Hello. (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT: She can hear you. Mayor Giuliani, are you on? MAYOR GIULIANI: I am. THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead. Mayor. MAYOR GIULIANI: Mr. President, I congratulate you and all the mayors who have fought so hard for this bill. The bill really — and the law, now — presents a balanced approach to America's most critical problem. It's going to give us help with policing, it's going to give us help with corrections, with prevention programs that give young people hope for a better future — maybe a future in which we have less crime to have to deal with, which I really believe can be possible. And the ban on assault weapons is, I think, more valuable than people even realize. And particularly, I want to commend you for your leadership in getting the ban on assault weapons passed. You could have sacrificed that a couple weeks ago and gotten this bill through without as much political aggravation for yourself. But you hung in there and fought for it and we really respect you for that. Most important, however, I think, is the way you achieved this victory, because it transcends ideology. You brought Democrats and Republicans together so that we can stand together for something that we believe in. And it really presents a model for all of us on how to accomplish positive results. So, Mr. President, we appreciate your perseverance and your leadership. And I was very honored to participate with the other mayors, all of whom exhibited tremendous leadership when they came to Congress last week and really stood up for what they believed in. I think they all deserve a great deal of praise. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mayor, I have to say, I think the fact that you and Mayor Riordan and some of the other Republican mayors were willing to stand up and be counted on this made it easier for the House and the Senate members of your party who MORE - 3 - wanted to join in this endeavor to stay with it. And I can't thank you enough for that. I think, you know, we have got to find a way to do the public's business on issues that affect all Americans without regard to their party. And there is nothing more profoundly significant than this. I just — I can't say enough to thank you. We tried to take this crime bill beyond the debates of the past, beyond what I like to call the false choices that have been imposed too often on political debates. This bill has got prevention and prisons and punishment and police in it, and I think will help to empower communities to make their streets safer. And as the Attorney General said, that's what, to me, was the compelling attraction of this bill. And as the days and weeks ahead unfold, the American people will learn more and more about what's in this bill, and I think they will like it even better than they do. And you will always, I think, be very proud of what you did. Mayor Daley. MAYOR DALEY: I want to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the political leadership you have provided for the nation, and, of course, the Conference of Mayors and the police chiefs working together with you. The mayors did an excellent job in — grass roots support across the country, but you had the political leadership to stay with us at the beginning. And that really says a lot about you. You have the ears to the community. You know what people want in America. Crime is the number one issue, and I want to congratulate you because through the efforts of your staff and everyone else who accomplished in a bipartisan way what the people want. Congratulations. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mayor Rice. MAYOR RICE: Mr. President, you started your journey out with saying you were going to put people first. I think this crime bill also puts the community first. What we see here in the city of Seattle and gathered around me are representatives from our city council and from Mothers Against Violence in America. We know that prevention and punishment and police and the ban on assault weapons brings about the security that's necessary for our communities. And this bipartisan effort of mayors working with you and with the Congress has proven that there are people who do put communities above politics and rhetoric. And your commitment and your leadership has really laid a foundecion for, I think, a stronger community and a stronger America. And we're just proud to be a part of creating this partnership. This crime bill is comprehensive. And that's what has to be really addressed is the comprehensiveness of law enforcement, and your leadership has done that. Thank you. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mayor Riordan. MAYOR RIORDAN: Mr. President, thank you for keeping public safety at the top of your priority list. I commend you for your tenacity and perseverance in gaining passage of this vital legislation. Public safety is the numbej- one issue of the people of Los Angeles. The crime bill will help make Los Angeles and other cities safer. It directly supports the -nandate upon which I and the other mayors on this call were elected. In Los Angeles, residents have embraced Project Safety Los Angeles — a plan to put 4,000 more officers on the streets over five years. With federal support, we MORE - 4 - will be able to meet the Project Safety Los Angeles goals sooner than planned. Safe streets give people hope and confidence for the future of our city. Mr. President, on behalf of the people of Los Angeles, congratulations on passing the crime bill. You have increased the hope of all Angelenos in the future of their city. Thank you again. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Mayor Cleaver, are you there? MAYOR CLEAVER: Mr. President, I'm here in Kansas City with Police Chief Steve Bishop and on behalf of the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri, we would like to express our appreciation for the fact that you — pardon the pun — scuck to your guns and helped eliminate some of the dangerous instruments of death that are on our streets. More than that, I wanted to thank you for placing crime at the top of your agenda. With the fedaral — GAP IN TAPE — you spoke of earlier, Kansas City was able to hire 26 police. They will start in their academy on the 19th of September of this year. With the crime bill, it is our goal to seek 100 police officers. Many of them will be out on the beat in community policing. The others we will determine later, but we are also going to use a part of dollars that we receive to enhance our 911 calls. Finally, we experienced almost 1,600 cases of domestic violence in Kansas City and in our county last year. And the prosecutor and I are already in dialogue on ways in which we can bring that issue to the front of our attention in terms of the judicial process. We also in Kansas City — at least I think I can speak for the people of Kansas City — we app::3ciate the fact that you understand what we need, you understand -he number one issue facing us. And then, finally, Mr. President, I hope that you will go on vacation — (laughter) — because when you don't, we end up as mayors having to work overtime. (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm going to oblige you later today. Are you still running. Mayor? MAYOR CLEAVER: Yes. THE PRESIDENT: You've gott'sn so thin you're making me look bad. (Laughter.) Stay after it. MAYOR CLEAVER: Alright. THE PRESIDENT: Mayor Rendell, I just want to say before you speak that I think you and Mayor Dal ay and Mayor Giuliani and the other mayors who have been former prosecutors, or who are former prosecutors, were able to make a unique contribution to this debate because we tried to keep always in the public mind and in the minds of the members of Congress that the law enforcement concerns were driving this bill and that even the prevention programs, as the Attorney General said repeatedly, were pushed and inserted into the bill with the insistence of people who had been in law enforcement who knew that they were a critical part of this strategy. So I want to thank you for that especially because of your conviction here was rooted in your experience as is the case of the mayors -- the other mayors who are former prosecutors.
MAYOR RENDELL: Thanks, Mr. President, and we all appreciate that. But I want to join whet Rudy said earlier. I think we want to thank you for not compioSiELsing this bill out of effectiveness. When we were down in War-hington, Rudy and I with you 5 - great deal of concern that we might be forced to compromise so much that there wouldn't be any prevention money and compromise on assault weapons, and even compromise on the number of police we were going to put out on the streets. And I think we got through two harrowing votes. I can't imagine what you were feeling because I was in agony as they were taking the roll call. THE PRESIDENT: Just another day in paradise here. (Laughter.) MAYOR RENDELL: Well, I've never watched C-SPAN so much in my life as I have in the last two and a half weeks. But we got through, I think, everything that was important to us intact. And even in the prevention money, although there's not as much as there was originally, there's still enough to make a real difference. And I think all of us, particularly those of us who were former prosecutors, we all understand that you can't solely jail your way out of the crime problem. We've got to give young people opportunities so they don't turn to drugs, and they don't turn to crime. And this bill is a giant step in that direction and I can't tell you how proud we are of you and the congressmen and senators from both parties that they didn't compromise this bill to death. And of the things you said, Mr. President, about how Americans — the more they find out about this bill, the more they'll love it. Well, as you know, this bill has in it a very tough provision saying that no federal court can cap, put a ceiling on prison population in any local or state court without a finding of cruel and unusual punishment. Here in Philadelphia, we ha/e a federal court that has capped our prison population for over a half a decade now, and a drug dealer is arrested at 8:00 p.m. by the police and they're back out on the street at 1:00 a.m. The day after you sign this bill, we'll be in court removing that prison cap under the authority of this bill and getting control of our justice system again. And the people of Philadelphia hate this cap more than anything else. And when they found out, a week or 10 days ago, that the cap would come off because of this bill, the outpouring of support for what we have done even increased. So thanks for everything, and thanks for hanging in there. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I can tell you, as a former governor, that's one provision I wanted in there in the worst way; because I went through all those lawsuits as an attorney general and governor — I know what it's like. I spant millions and millions of dollars of our taxpayers' money at home building prisons. I didn't begrudge that, but I also thought a lot of those requirements on spacing and population were excessive. And this is a very good piece of legislation on that. I thank you for that. Mayor Abramson, I think you get the prize for making the most telephone calls. You must have cauliflower ear; they tell me you made over 200 calls on this bill. MAYOR ABRAMSON: Well, we all made a lot of calls, Mr. President. And let me just say that it's tough to be a clean-up batter with the guys who just went before me — all articulating heartfelt appreciation for your support, your guidance and most importantly your leadership. But let me say one thing if I may, and that's the focus of thank you for allowing us to be at the table. The fact that you involved the mayors and the police chiefs — and I have my assistant police chief sitting here with me — the fact that you involved the mayors and the police chiefs from the get go — over a year ago we were talking about these issues. Last September and October we were
MORE - 6 - sitting in Chicago with 35 mayors and police chiefs trying to develop a game plan. You met with us. You had the Attorney General, the Vice President, your drug czar, your head of FBI meet with us and review the kinds of things that were truly happening on the streets of our communities. And you listened. And that to me, not only listening, but then developing and arguing and — GAP IN TAPE — for a bill that had both strong security measures for today: more police, more jail cells, things that will give people a feeling of security today; as well as what you heard, especially from the police chiefs of this country, and that was the issue of we need to have funding in the bill for prevention so that, as the chiefs said, especially Rich Daley's chief from Chicago, the head of the large city chiefs, when he said, I'd rather work with a child as an eight-year-old or a nine- year-old than have to fight that child who becomes an 18- or 19- year-old 10 years from now with a gun in the alley of our cities. That prevention money is very helpful and very supportive. So we thank you for allowing us to be a participant in the process, and thank you for your advocacy of a balanced approach to ensure security for today but to also ensure hope for tomorrow for the kids of our communities. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. General, do you want to say anything? I think they can all hear you now. ATTORNEY GENERAL RENO: They just did a wonderful job from the very beginning, and I think the bill is strong because of them. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. THE MAYORS: Thank you, Mr. President. Have a good vacation. THE PRESIDENT: Let's go to work on this thing now and implement it right. THE MAYORS: Alright, we'll do that. THE PRESIDENT: Goodbye. Q Mr. President, Senator Mitchell all but said today that he's not going to be able to get comprehensive health care reform through and that he'll spend the recess looking for ways to make progress on health care. Is that acceptable to you? Is there any point at which you would accept, or which you would take off your veto threat? THE PRESIDENT: Well, he's coming over here to see me today, and I think I better talk to him. I have talked to, oh, four or five other senators in the last day ox" so since the crime bill passed last night. And a number of ther who are strong supporters of health reform think that we ought to giv this break a few days to occur and give Senator Mitchell and Senator Chafee and a couple of others a chance to talk before we make any decision. I certainly don't want to embrace an approach that will do more harm than good and that won't achieve our objectives. But let's see what they're doing; let's see what people are feeling like after they get a night's sleep or two. These folks went through an awful lot here the last couple of weeks, and it may be that the long road they had to walk through — crime -- was in part made longer by people who were working the timetable. But they did it, and they deserve a lot of credit. And one of the things that this crime bill shows — this is a big, sweeping, complex piece of legislation that's really good for America. And it shows that it is possible to do something like this - 7 - in what has been too often a too-partisan environment. So I'm not prepared to make a final judgement on that at this time. Q Mr. President, you said just a moment ago that you didn't want to embrace an approach that would do more harm than good. That sounds like you'd be willing to wait. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think the less I say right now, the better. Let me talk to Senator Mitchell. This debate is now going on in the Congress. It depends on what Congress is capable of producing. And I think we need to wait on that. That's the counsel I've been given by a number of senators \/ho do want health care reform, and want it as quickly as we can get it. They think we ought to let the dust settle a couple of days and give Senator Mitchell a change to do a little talking with some others for a couple of days, and then we'll see where we are. Q Mr. President, do you think you've stemmed the tide of the Cuban refugees? THE PRESIDENT: Well, we're working at it, that's all I can tell you. I'm encouraged that the numbers are down. The weather may or may not have something to do with that. We have made it clear that we're willing to discuss, through the appropriate channels, the whole issue of immigration. And we do have laws on the books which will permit us to do some more on legal immigration than we have done. So we're working at this. And I just want to say what I said yesterday, the Attorney General's doing a great job; the Immigration and Naturalization Service folks are doing a good job. We just need to be calm, steady and firm, and I think we'll work through it just fine. Thank you. END 3:41 P.M. EDT
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&3 THE UNUED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1620 EVE S'l'REET, NOWHWEST VASHINCTON, DC. 20006 TEI.RPHONH(202j 293-7.1.^0 ¥A\ (202) 2V3-2352
AUGUST 17 MEETINGS CONFIRMED CITY AND COUNTY OFFTCULS
Norm Rice, Mayor of Seattle Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago Jerry Abramson, Mayor of Louisville Michael White, Mayor of Cleveland Paul Soglin, Mayor of Madison Richard Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles Kurt Schmoke. Mayor of Baltimore Emanuel Cleaver, Mayor of Kansas City (MO) Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit I Cardell Cooper, Mayor of East Orange Rita Mullins, Mayor of Palatine V Mike Peters, Mayor of Hartford Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York Ed Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia
Butch Montoya, Manager of Safety, Denver —yWilUam BrattoiT:)Commissioner. New York Police Department A ^^^^ Rodriguez, Superiniendant of Police. Chicago Phtf-Ketthr<:hiof of PolicerKnoTVllle '^hii^ Orf^ Charlie Austin, Chief of Police, Columbia (SC) 0 Joseph Croughwell. Chief of Police, Hartford r'f- fn^^"^
Representing thc National League of Cities: JSharpo James, Mayor of Newark Tom AVerth, Mayor ef-fodrester (MI)
Representing the National Association of Counties: Neal Potter, County Executive, Montgomery County (MD) Doug Bovin, Commissioner, Delta County (MI) "^andy Johnson, County Commissioner,-iieniiepin bounty (MN)-" Arthur Blackwell, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners, Wayne County (MI) Mary Boyle, Commissioner, Cuyahoga County (OH) Julia Gouge, Carroll County (MD) Earline Parmon, County Commissioner, Forsyth County (NC) Prince Prcyor, County Commissioner, Madison County (AL) btNl BY: 8-17-34 ; 9:56AM : U. S. CONF.MAYORS- 2024566220:* 3/ 3
THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1620 EVE STREET. NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, DC. 20006 TELKPHONE (202) 293-7.130 fAX (202) 29:^-2352
AUGUST 17 MEETINGS CONFIRMED CITY AND COUNTY OFFICULS
Norm Rice, Mayor of Seattle Richard Daley, Mayor of Chicago Jerry Abramson, Mayor of Louisville Michael White, Mayor of Cleveland Paul Soglin, Mayor of Madison Richard Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles Kurt Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore Emanuel Cleaver, Mayor of Kansas City (MO) Dennis Archer, Mayor of Detroit Cardell Cooper, Mayor of East Orange Rita Mullins, Mayor of Palatine Mike Peters, Mayor of Hartford Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of New York Ed Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia
Butch Montoya, Manager of Safety, Denver —^yjyjUiam BrattoiT^)Commissioner. New York Police Department A ^^^^ Rodriguez, Superiniendant of Police, C ^ ^' PhiHfetthr<:hief of-Policerl'^nnTVllle Charlie Austin. Chief of Police, Columbia (SC) ' ^ * Joseph Croughwell. Chief of Police, Hartford r*/'-
Representing the National League of Cities: •Sharpe James, Mayor of Newark Tom-Werthr Mayor ef-Rocfaester (MI)
Representing the National Association of Countiet: Neal Potter, County Executive, Montgomery County (MD) Doug Bovin, Commissioner. Delta County (MI) "^andy Johnson, County Commissioner, Hemittpin County (MN) Arthur Blackwell, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners, Wayne County (MI) Mary Boyle, Commissioner, Cuyahoga County (OH) Julia Gouge, Carroll County (MD) Earline Parmon, County Commissioner, Forsyth County (NC) Prince Prcyor, County Commissioner, Madison County (AL) ^ Q National Association of Counties
August 17,1994 Meeting of County-City Officials In Support of Criine Bill
Schedule
10 a.m. Meet at NACo Headquarters 440 First Street, NW for Strategy Session
11:45 a.m. Meeting with House Democratic Leadership Room H-324 Capitol
12:30 p.m. Meeting with House Republican Leadership Room 227 Capitol
1:15-2:15 p.m. Press Conference on Capitol Hill Room H-C6
2:15-4 p.m. Individual Meetings on Capitol Hill
440 First Slreet. NW Washington, DC 20001-2080 202/393-6226 Fax 202/333-2630 ® National Association of Counties
August 17, 1994 Meeting in Support of Crime Bill Participating County Officials
Doug Bovin 906-789-5101 NACo First Vice President Commissioner Delta County 1607 Lake Shore Gladstone, MI 49837
Arthur Blackwell 313-224-0920 Chairperson, Board of Commissioners Wayne County 600 Randolph Street, Suite 450 Detroit, MI 48226
Mary Boyle 216-443-7181 Commissioner Cuyahoga County 1219 Ontario Street Cleveland, OH 44113-1603
Neal Potter 301-217-7900 County Executive Montgomery County Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street Rockville, MD 20850
Harriet Fields 803-748-4616 NACo Vice Chair, Youth Employment Chair Board of Commissioners Richland County P. O. Box 192, 2020 Hampton Street Columbia, SC 29202
Julia Gouge 410-848-4500 NACo Chair, School to Work Transition County Commissioner Carroll County 225 N. Center Street Westminister, MD21157
440 First Street. NW Washington. DC 20001-2080 202/393-6226 Fax 202/393-2630 ^ Q National Association of Counties I
Earline Pannon 910-727-2779 NACo Vice Chair, Justice & Public Safety Steering Committee County Commissioner Forsyth County Hall of Justice Winston Salem, NC 27101
Prince Preyer 205-532-3492 NACo Vice Chair, Juvenile Justice County Commissioner Madison County 100 N. Side Square Huntsville,AL 35801-4820
James A. Sago 304-367-5400 NACo Chair, Law Enforcement Subcommittee County Commissioner Marion County Route 2, Box 117 Rivesville, WV 26554
440 First Street. NW Washington. DC 20001-2080 202/393-6226 Fax 202/393-2630 MEMORANDUM To: Mark Miller From: Jessica Yellin Date: August 16, 1994 Re: Police Chiefs Addresses for Crime Letter
The following are the addresses for the law enforcement officials who will be receiving thank you notes for their efforts re: Crime Bill: Butch Montoya, Manager of Safety, Denver 1331 Cherokee Room #3 02 Denver, Colorado 80204
William Bratton, Commissioner, NY Police Department 1 Police Plaza Room #1400 New York, New York 10038
Matt Rodriguez, Superintendant of Police, Chicago 1121 South State Street Room #400 Chicago, Illinois Rubin Ortega, Chief of Police, Salt Lake City 315 East Two Hundred South Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Charlie Austin, Chief of Police Columbia, SC 1409 Lincoln Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Joseph Croughwell, Chief of Police Hartford, CT 50 Jennings Rd. Hartford, CT 06120
5tev6 ^.-^^^o^. CU. President: VICTOR ASHE Mayor of Knoxville August 15, 1994 Vice President: NORMAN RICE Mayor of Seattle Past Presidents: TO: Mayors anda Polich-oiice ChiefL.niets - LConferenc( e Leaders on Crime JERRY ABRAMSON Mavor of Louisville ROBERT M. ISAAC Mayor of Colorado Spnngs FROM: J. Thomas Cochran, Executive Director JOSEPH P RILEY. JR. Mayor of Cfiarieston. SC Trustees: August 17 Emergency Meetings with House Leaders on the Crime HECTOR LUIS ACEVEDO RE: Mayor of San Juan Bill CHARLES BOX Mayor of Rockford DEEDEE CORRADINI Mayor of Salt Lake City PAUL HELMKE Mayor of Eon Wayne We need you in Washington on Wednesday: After consultation with our SHARPE JAMES Mayor of Newark. NJ leadership, we are holding meetings with key House leaders of both parties to JAMES PERRON Mayor of Elkhan ELIZABETH D RHEA reiterate our strong support for passage of the crime bill with its major provisions Mayor of Rock Hill PETE SFERRAZZA intact. These meetings, which will begin at 11:00 a.m., will be followed by a Mayor of Reno DAVID SMITH press conference on Capitol Hill. We also may schedule some meetings with Mayor of Newark, CA GREG SPARROW members believed likely to change their votes. Mayor of DeKalb .M1CH.»£L WITE .Mayor of Cleveland Advisory Board: Because it is expected that the House again will take up the crime bill by RICHARD M DALEY. Chair • Mayor of Chicago Thursday, the timing of our meetings and press conference is critical. Please DENNIS.IRCHER Mayor of Detroit change your schedules for Wednesday and join other Conference leaders for RICHARD ARRINGTON Mayor of Birminghani these events. ROBERT COBLE .Mayor of Columbia. SC BRENT COLES Mayor of Boise Last Friday, on a few hours notice, the Mayors of New York and CARDELL COOPER Mayor of East Orange Philadelphia accompanied President Clinton on an urgent trip to Minneapolis to LOUISE GARDNER Mayor of JcfTcr^on City address the National Association of Police Organizations on the House defeat; SUSAN GOLDING Mayor of San Diego they were joined there by the Mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Also on KAY GRANGER Mayor of Fort Worth Friday, while in Chicago for an arts meeting, 10 mayors and I held an emergency MIKEJOHANNS Mayor of Lincoln press conference, led by Mayor Daley, in which we called for another vote on the JAN lAVERTY JONES .Mayor of Las Vegas bill. Many of you issued statements and held public events over the weekend, FRANK JORDAN .Mayor of San Francisco again calling on the House to reverse itself on the crime bill. JOHN MCCARTHY Mayor of Everen PATRICK McMANUS Mayor of Lynn Mayors and police chiefs worked in partnership to develop our National RITA MULUNS Mayor of Palatine Action Plan to Combat Violent Crime and to build support for it with the JOHN O NORQUIST Mayor of Milwaukee President and the Congress — support which is signified by inclusion of so many MEYERA E OBERNDORF Mayor of Virginia Beach of our recommendations in the crime bill. Mayors and police chiefs once again DONALD PLUSQUELUC Mayor of Akron must come together to reverse last week's vote in the House. We need you here SAUL RAMIREZ, JR Mayor of Laredo on Wednesday! SHARON SAYLES BELTON Mayor of Minneapolis KURT SCHMOKE Mayor of Baltimore Please contact Laura DeKoven Waxman or me for further information and PAUL SOGUN Mayor of Madison to let us know if you will be able to be a part of the Conference delegation. BRUCE TODD Mayor of Austin WELUNGTON WEBB Mayor of Denver Executive Director: J THOMAS COCHRAN THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1620 EYE STREET NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D.C, 20006 TELEPHONE (202) 293 7330 FAX (202) 293-2352 TDD (202) 293-9445 President: March 31, 1994 JERRY ABRAMSON Mayor of Louisville Vice President: VICT OR ASHE TO: The Mayor Mayor of Knoxville Past Presidents: FROM: J. Thomas Cochran, Executive Director ROBERT M ISAAC Mayor of Colorado Springs RE: April 14 White House Meeting with President Clinton JOSEPH P RILEY. JR Mayor of Charleston, SC Trustees: HECTOR LUIS ACEVEDO Mayor of San Juan I am following up on Conference President, Louisville Mayor Jerry RIChL^RD M. DALEY Mayor of Chicago Abramson's March 25 memorandum to you on our current efforts to pass the PAUL HELMKE Mayor of Fort Wayne crime bill. SHARPE JAMES Mayor of Newark, NJ THEODORE MANN Mayor of Newton President Clinton and Conference President Abramson are calling on JAMES PERRON all mayors to lead delegations from their cities to the Wliite House April 14 M;iyor of Elkhan EUZABETH D. RHEA for a meeting to call attention to the need for immediate passage of the crime .Miiyor of RiKk Hill PETE SFERRAZZA bill. It is very important that you come to Washington that day with your .Mayor of Reno GREG SPARROW police chief, a police officer and community, religious and business leaders .Mayor of DeKalb MICHAEL WHITE from your city. This kind of show of support can make a real difference in Mayor of Cleveland Advisory Board: moving the crime bill which the Judiciary Committee has reported out Chair quickly through the House. NORMAN RICE Mayor of Seattle RICH\RD ARRINGTON Mayor of Binningham The meeting at the White House, which will be with the President and the SIDNEY BARTHELEMY Mayor of New Orieans Attorney General, will begin at 11:00 AM. We are currently making CHARLES E BOX Mayor of Rockford arrangements for a session following it at the Capitol with Congressional leaders. ROBERT COBLE Mayor of Columbia, SC After that you are asked to have individual meetings with your city's CARDELL COOPER Mayor of East Orange Representatives. DEEDEE CORRADINI Mayor uf Salt Lake Qty LOUISE GARDNER Mayor of Jefferson City We suggest that you plan to arrive in Washington no later than 9:30 AM KAY GRANGER Mayor of Fon Worth on the the 14th so that you can be at the White House by 10:00 AM. You should MIKE JOHANNS Mayor of Lincoln be able to leave Washington by late afternoon. JAN LAVERTY JONES Mayor of Las Vegas FRANK JORDAN As you know, the crime bill reported out of the Judiciary Committee Mayor of San Francisco EVELYN M LORD contains real help for cities of all sizes. It includes money for additional police Mayor of Beaumont JOHN MCCARTHY officers, for the Local Partnership Act and for a wide range of local anti-crime Mayor of Everett PATRICK MCMANUS efforts. It is appropriate that cities of all sizes be represented at the White House Maytir of Lynn RITA MULUNS and on Capitol Hill on the 14th. Please reach out to your police department and Mayor of PalaUne JOHN O. NORQUIST your community. The presence of uniformed officers and community leaders will Mayor of Milwaukee DONALD PLUSQUELUC show that support for the bill goes way beyond city halls and police headquarters. Mayor of Akron SAUL RAMIREZ, JR. Mayor of Laredo KURT SCHMOKE Please fax the attached form identifying the members of your city's Mayor of Balumore DAVID SMITH delegation to the Conference of Mayors at (202) 223-8541 as soon as possible. Mayor of Newark, CA PAUL SOGUN Please call us if you need any further information. Mayor of .Madi,son BRUCi; Mayr.i .j.>,tin Executive Director: J. THOMAS COCHRAN THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1620 EYE STREET NORTHWE.ST W.VSH] NGTON, D C, 20006 TELEPHONE (202) 293 "330 FAX (202) 293 2352 APRIL 14 WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL City. State The following people will attend the April 14 meeting with President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno: Name Title " Date of Birth Social Security Number_ Name_ Title " Date of Birth Social Security Number_ Name Title ' Date of Birth Social Security Number_ Name Title " Date of Birth Social Security Number_ Complete information must be provided in advance for aU those attending the meeting or they will not be able to enter the White House grounds. Tliis form must be received by the Conference of Mayors no later than 5:00 PM EST, Monday, April 11, 1994. Please fax it to (202) 223-8541. Person Completing this Form: Name Telephone Number_ THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS 1620 EYE STREET. NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D C. 20006 TELEPHONE (202) 293 7330 FAX (202) 293 2352 TDD (202) 293-9445 President; URGENT ACTION REQUEST JERRY ABRAMSON ,Mayor of Ltiuisville Vir- President: March 25, 1994 ;"OR ASHE ."^layor of Knoxville Past Presidents: ROBERT M ISAAC TO: The Mayor .Mayor of Colorado Springs JOSEPH P RILEY.JR lisvHfe/ President'^ Mayor of Charleston. SC FROM: Jerry Abramson, Mayor of LouisvHle', President' Trustees: RE: Crime Bill: Mayoral Action durmg Congr^ioital Recess; HECTOR LUIS ACEVEDO .Mayor of San Juan April 14 Meeting with President RICHARD M DALEY .Mayor of Cfiicago PAUL HELMKE .Mayor of Fort Wayne SHARPE JAMES Mayor of Newirii, NJ House Speaker Tom Foley has promised that the crime bill will be the first THEOIXIRE MANN Mayor of Newron order of business when Congress returns from the Passover/Easter recess April JAMES PERRON Mayor of Elkhan 11. Following up on Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's suggestion at our ELIZABETH D RHEA January meeting with the President, we are working with the White House to Mayor of Rock Hill PETE SFERRAZZA mobilize mayors and police chiefs to build strong support among the American .Mayor of Reno GREG SP.ARROW public for quick passage of the crime bill in the House. The culmination of our Mayor of DeKalb MICHAEL WHTTE efforts will be a national meeting with the President in Washington on April 14. Mayor of Cleveland Advisory Board: Chair We call upon you to: NORMAN RICE .Mayor of Seattle RICHARD ARRINGTON .Mayor of Birmingham 1. Form a broad-based local coalition which includes police officials, SIDNEY BARTHELEMY Mayor of New Orieans teachers, school administrators, community leaders, parents and others to CHARLES E. BOX Mayor of Rockford work for passage of the crime bill. ROBERT COBLE .Mayor of Columbia, SC CARDELL COOPER Mayor ofEast Orange 2. Hold a press conference in your city to announce formation of your local DEEDEE CORRADINI .Mayor of Salt Lake City coalition and its purpose to achieve passage of the crime bill. LOUISE GARDNER Mayor of Jefferson City KAY GRANGER ,Mayor of Fort Wonh 3. Arrange a meeting of members of your city's coalition with your city's MIKEJOHANNS .Mayor of Uncoln Congressional representative(s) while they are home during the recess to. JAN LAVERTV JONES Mayor of Las Vegas discuss the importance of passage of the crime bill to your city. FRANK JORDAN ,M*yor of San Ft^cisco EVELYN M LORD 4. Through the members of the coalition, arrange for your Congressional Mayor of Beaumont JOHN MCCARTHY representatives to hear from as many constituents as possible about the ,Mayor of Everett PATRICK MCMANUS need for quick passage of the crime bill. Phone calls to the district office Mayor of Lynn RTTA MULUNS would be best; cards and letters also will help. Mayor of Paiatme JOHN O NORQUIST ,Mayor of Milwaukee DONAID PLUSQUELUC 5. Plan to come to Washington with your police chief April 14 for a meeting Mayijr of Akron SAUL RAMIREZ, JR. with the President. That meeting is intended to be a strong show of .Mayor of Laredo KURT SCHMOKE support for quick passage of the crime bill. If you wish to bring a Mayor of Baltimore DAVID SMITH community leader as well that person will be most welcome. Details will Mayor of Newark. CA follow regarding logistics for this meeting. PAUL SOGUN Mayor of Madison BRUCE TODD .Mayor of Austin Executive Director: J THOMAS COCHRAN Please contact Conference Executive Director Tom Cochran or Assistant Executive Director Laura DeKoven Waxman at (202) 293-7330 if you need any further information. Conference staff will be in touch with you in the meantime to provide any assistance they can to you as you plan your city's mobilization efforts. Status of Anti-Crime Legislation The Conference of Mayors supports passage of balanced anti-crime legislation that contains a mix of prevention and punishment provisions. HR 4092, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee and is awaiting floor action, is such legislation. Of particular interest to cities is Title X, The Crime Prevention and Community Justice Act. It includes several provisions strongly supported by the Conference of Mayors. That Act would provide approximately $6.5 billion over five years in crime prevention measures, including: * $2 bill ion for the Local Partnership Act which would provide funds on a formula basis to cities for use in education and health-related crime prevention activities; * $1.5 billion for Model Intensive Prevention for 15 high-crime neighborhoods; * $1.4 billion for drug courts and drug treatment for non-incarcerated persons; * $1,275 billion for an Ounce of Prevention Council which would provide a range of prevention assistance to local agencies. This legislation also includes a number of smaller programs, such as midnight sports at $50 million. Community Youth Academies at $50 million and $30 million for Police Applicant Recruitment. Retaining the prevention programs in the House crime bill is extremely important. The prevention programs would provide real help that will begin to address the root causes of crime and violence in our cities, and it is unlikely that the House will be able to pass anti-crime legislation without them. HR 4092 also would make changes in the laws concerning the treatment of victims and includes the Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act and the Juvenile Prosecution Act, which would allow prosecutors the option to prosecute as adults juveniles age 13 years and older who have committed a serious violent, federal offense. It extends the death penalty to additional federal crimes and reforms habeas corpus provisions. Several anti-crime measures, including funding for 50,000 additional local police officers, which were passed by the House last year, also are included in it. The Senate has already passed comprehensive anti-crime legislation. It includes funding for 100,000 additional police officers and some prevention measures, as well as funding for prisons and boot camps. After the House completes action on its bill, a conference committee will be formed to resolved differences in the House and Senate bills and each body will vote on the compromise agreement that emerges. It is hoped that Congress can complete action on the crime bill during April. The United States Conference of Mayors Rec'd Faxed Confirmation Phone Confirmation Mayor, City, Number Attending Mayor, City, Number Attending Norquist, Milwaukee (Wt}, 3 Rendell, Philadelhia (PA}, 3 Finkbeiner, Toledo (OH}, 1 Archer, Detroit (MI}, ? McDonough, Hope (NJ}, 1 Lipphardt, Wheeling (WV}, .5 Wolff~ San Antonio (TX), 2 Menino, Boston (MA), ? Scholz, Quincy (IL}, 3 Webb, Denver (CO}, 2 Baughn, Colombus (IN}, 2 Paterson, Fresno (CA}, ? Nichols, St. Charles (MO}, 2 Abramson, Louisville (KY}, ? Betz, Wilmington (NC}, 2 Vinroot, Charlotte (NC), ? Garner, Hempstead (NY}, 4 Dr. Andrews, Norfolk (VA}, ? Olejko, Lorain (OH}, 1 Helmke, Fort Wayne (IN} Lyon, Oceanside (CA}, 2 Plusquellie, Akron (OH) Chavez, Allbequerque (NM) Houston (TX)-Police Chief and Sabrina Foster w/o Mayor Corbin, Richmond (CA}, 2 Kell, Long Beach (CA}, ? Daley, Chicago (IL}, 1 Totals: 23 25+ Overall Total So Far = 48+ ~CON~ CJ~{3· • • ~~~ I;:f.1.1 • .•• . •••• ~ The United States Conference of Mayors .,_._ . . . . ~ ?~ r'?.~ Crime Bill: lst priority list summary · ~.J. * ~ Mavor&Citv Contact Rep Last Call Call Back Action Representath·e t I Cramer. Bud- AL Bill Dukes, Decatur y 3-30 call us Geren, Pete-TX Kay Granger, Fort Worth y 3-28 sent letter to Frost Hall. Ralph-TX Smith Reynolds, Jr., Tyler N 3-30 call us Harry Reynolds, Sherman N 3-3 I Very much against Crime Bill Laughlin. Greg-TX Ted Reed, Victoria y 3-30 call us Concerned with 30.000 cut-off point Pickett. Owcn-VA Meyera Obemdorf. Virginia Beach y 3-3 I resolution, she will talk with Pickett Skelton. Ike-MO Gregory Grounds, Blue Springs y 3-29 Letter to Skelton Vento. Bruce- MN Norm Coleman, St. Paul y 3-28 Will meet with Vento next week Wilson, Charles- TX Louis Bronaugh, Lufkin y 3-28 Will get as many people as possible to call ~t3~mv'\ ~ • : ••••• 0 The United States Conference of Mayors ~ .... ~ v ?~ ~~ Crime Bill: 2nd priority list summary * "''\JJ·~ ' ~ ReJ!re.entat;ve~.J. ~ Mayor&City Contact Rep Last Call Call Back Action Cla)1on. Eva- NC Nancy Jenkins. Greenville y 3-29 call them doesnt have ti~e to form coaltion Collins, Barbara-Rose-MI Dennis Archer, Detroit y 3-30 call them hasnt decided what else they'll do Fields, Cleo- LA Hazel Beard, Shreveport y 3-3 l letter sent, no other action Hilliard. Earl- AL Richard Arrington, Jr., Birmingham y 3-3 l call us mayor concerned about funding after 3 years Emory Folmar, Montgomery y 3-31 sent letter to Hilliard Jefferson. William- LA Sidney Barthelemy, New Orleans y 3-31 call them Already have coalition Meek. Carrie- FL Steve Clark, Miami y 3-31 call us Already have coalition-they will take action Watt. Mel- NC Richard Vinroot, Charlotte y 4-1 call them Wheat; Alan- MO Emanuel Cleveland II, Kansas City y 4-1 call them :[email protected]\1~~ ·~ . . . ~ i=. ·: •• •• • c ~ • • • 'fj The United States Conference of Mayors ? . '-4.~ Crime Bill: 3rd priority list summary a-¥~./.. * ~~ Repre~ntative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Leach. James- IA Susan Horowitz. Iowa City y N 3-30 Do not have funds to come to DC Boehlert. Sherwood- NY Louis Lapolla. Utica y N 3-30 call us concerned about attention small districts will ge Klugg. Scott- WI Paul Soglin, Madison y N 3-30 very supportive, will contact Klug Moorhead, Carlos- CA Rick Cole, Pasadena y N 3-30 meetings, coalitions but no money for DC Zeliff. Bill- NH Raymond Wieczorek, Manchester y 4-1 call them not willing to take action yet Thomas. Bill- CA Basil Perch, Visalia y 3-31 McDade, Joseph- PA Philip Preziosi, Williamsport y 3-31 acting with PA League of Cities to lobby bill Walsh, James- NY Roy Bernardi. Syracuse y 4-1 call them organizing calling campaign. ~ . . . ~ ~ .... · .: ~ The United States Conference of Mayors i . · .. ~ ?~ ~ Crime Bill: 1st priority list a~../. * Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Bevill, Tom- AL Steven Means, Gadsden N N 3-28 Not a member. not responsive Brewster, Bill- OK Dr. Terry Miller, Stillwater N N 3-28 Favors Tough on crime approach Browder, Glen- AL Chapman, Jim-TX Clement, Bob-TX Philip Bredesen, Nashville N 3-30 call us Have coalition Cooper, Jim-TN Coppersmith, Sam- AZ Harry Mitchell, Tempe 3-31 call us Cramer, Bud- AL Steve Hettinger, Hunstville 3-28 call them no action until 4/5 when mayor gets back Bill Dukes, Decatur y N 3-30 call us Edwards, Chet-TX Robert Sheehy, Jr., Waco 3-29 call us very responsive, probably take part English, Glenn- OK Ronald Norick, Oklahoma City 4-1 call us English resigned Norman Grey, Enid 3-28 call us Frost, Martin-TX Steve Bartlett, Dallas 3-31 call us Kay Granger, Fort Worth see below Richard Greene, Arlington ? 3-30 call us Already Crime Prevention Coalition-ptp Geren, Pete-TX Kay Granger, Fort Worth y 3-28 sent letter to Frost Hall, Ralph-TX Smith Reynolds, Jr., Tyler 3-30 call us Harry Reynolds, Sherman N N 3-31 Very much against Crime Bill Hefner, Bill-NC Hutto, Earl-FL Jerry M,,>garden, Pensacola 3-30 call us Laughlin, Greg-TX Ted Reed, Victoria 3-30 call us Concerned with 30,000 cut-off point Charles Culpepper, Round Rock 3-30 Laughlin is no longer their rep. Lloyd, Marilyn-TN Gene Roberts, Chattanooga maybe 3-31 call us McCurdy, Dave-OK John Marley, Lawton N 3-28 call them Sounds favorable Dr. Willie Nation, Norman 3-28 mayor out, call police chief Pickett, Owen-VA Meyera Obemdorf, Virginia Beach y N 3-31 resolution, she will talk with Pickett Mason Andrews, Norfolk 3-28 call them Sarpalius, Bill-TX Kel Seliger, Amarillo 3-30 call them Michael Lam, Wichita Falls Skelton, Ike-MO Gregory Grounds, Blue Springs y N 3-29 Letter to Skelton Louise Gardner, Jefferson City The United States Conference of Mayors .. Crime Bill: 1st priority list Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Spratt, John-SC Stephen Creech, Sumter 3-29 call them Elizabeth Rhea, Rock Hill 3-29 call them Stenholm, Charles- TX Gary McCaleb, Alpine 3-30 call them Tanner, John- TN Willie Herenton, Memphis Charles Farmer, Jackson 3-29 call them Tauzin, Billy- LA Sidney Barthelemy Cliff Aucoin 3-29 call them Barry Bonvillain, Houma 3-31 call them Taylor, Gene- MS J. Ed Morgan, Hattiesburg 3-31 call them Ken Combs, Gulfport 3-30 call them Valentine, Tim- NC Sylvia Kerckhoff, Durham 3-30 call them Vento, Bruce- MN Norm Coleman, St. Paul y ? 3-28 Will meet with Vento next week Volkmer, Harold- MO Mary Anne McCollum, Columbia 3-30 call them Wilson, Charles- TX Louis Bronaugh, Lufkin y ? 3-28 Will get as many people as possible to call 1 ' Q • • • ~ ~ -: .· .. · ~ The United States Conference of Mayors ~ . · .. ~ ?~ ~ Crime Bill: 2nd priority list a~.J. *' Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Clay. Bill- MO Freeman Bosley, Jr., St. Louis 4-1 call them Clayton, Eva- NC Nancy Jenkins, Greenville y 3-29 call them doesnt have time to form coaltion Collins, Barbara-Rose-Ml Dennis Archer, Detroit y 3-30 call them hasnt decided what else they'll do Collins, Carciiss- IL Richard Daley, Chicago see Mel Reynoldsbelow Lawrence Christmas, Oak Park 3-30 call them Conyers, John- Ml Dennis Archer, Detroit Dellums, Ron- CA Elihu Mason Harris, Oakland Dixon, Julian- CA Richard Riordan, Los Angeles 4-1 call them Fields, Cleo- LA Tom McHugh, Baton Rouge 3-30 call them out of town Hazel Beard, Shreveport y N 3-31 letter sent, no other action flake, Floyd- NY Ford, Harold- TN Willie Herenton, Memphis Hastings, Alcee- FL Jim Naugle, Ft. Lauderdale N 3-30 call them Hilliard, Earl- AL Richard Arrington, Jr., Birmingham y 3-31 call us mayor concerned about funding after 3 years Emory Folmar, Montgomery y N 3-31 sent letter to Hilliard Alvin DuPont, Tuscaloosa Jefferson, William- LA Sidney Barthelemy, New Orleans y 3-31 call them Already have coalition Johnson. E. Bernice-TX Steve Bartlett, Dallas Lewis, John- GA Bill Campbell, Atlanta 3-31 call them McKinney, Cynthia- GA Susan Weiner, Savannah 3-31 call us Charles De Vaney, Augusta 3-31 call them Meek, Carrie- FL Steve Clark, Miami y 3-31 call us Already have coalition-they will take action Mfume, Kweisi- MD Kurt Schmoke, Baltimore 3-31 call them Owens, Major- NY Payne, Don- NJ Sharpe James, Newark 3-31 call us Cardell Cooper, East Orange 3-31 call us J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth 3-31 call us Michael Steele, Irvington 3-31 call them · Bret Schundler, Jersey City 3-31 call us Jerome Petti, Union Township 3-29 call them forwarded letter to Payne Samuel Spina, West Orange 3-29 call them will probably call Payne •·, ' . . . ~ ~'i ...... · ~ The United States Conference of Mayors ? ....~ a~.//../. • sW Crime Bill: 2nd priority list Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action James Bishop, Montclair 3-31 call us Robert Brown, Orange 3-31 call them Rangel, Charlie- NY Rudolph Giuliani, New York City Reynolds, Mel- IL Richard Daley, Chicago 3-30 call us Scott. Bobby- VA Barry Duval, Newport News Stokes, Louis- OH Michael White, Cleveland 3-30 call them Carol Edwards, Cleveland Heights 4-1 call them Towns, Ed- NY Tucker, Walter- CA Omar Bradley, Compton 3-29 call them Washington, Craig- TX Bob Lanier, Houston Waters. Maxine- CA Richard Riordan, Los Angeles Watt, Mel- NC Richard Vinroot, Charlotte y 4-1 call them Carolyn Allen, Greensboro 3-29 call them Syvia Kerckhoff, Durham 3-30 call them Wheat, Alan- MO Emanuel Cleveland II, Kansas City y N 4-1 call them Bill Carpenter, Indepence 3-30 call them Wynn, Albert- MD ~CON~ Q • ~ . : .. . ~ ' i ...... The United States Conference of Mayors ? . ~~ Crime Bill: 3rd priority list D-¥~..[_ * SiO'° Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Hom, Stephen- CA Larry Van Nostram, Lakewood probably 3-30 call us Shays, Christopher- CT Joseph Ganim, Bridgeport 3-30 call them Stanley Esposito, Stamford 3-30 call them Frank Esposito, Norwalk 3-30 call us Johnson, Nancy- CT Linda Blogoslawski, Ni.:w Britain 3-30 call them · Council drafted resolution Ann Petronella, Enfield 3-30 call us Castle, Michael- DE James Sills, Wilmington 3-30 callus Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana- FL Steve Clark, Miami Leach, James- IA Larry Serbousek, Cedar Rapids 3-30 call us Susan Horowitz, Iowa City y N 3-30 Do not have funds to come to DC Pat Gibbs, Davenport 3-30 call them mayor gone till 4/4 Porter, John- IL Arlene Mulder 3-30 call us mayor gone William Durkin, Waukegan 3-31 call them Morella, Constance- MD James Coyle, Rockville 3-30 call them Roukema, Marge- NJ Bateman, Herbert- VA Barry Duval, Newport News Wolf, Frank- VA Young, Bill- FL David Fischer, St. Petersburg 3-31 call us Pre-existing crime coalition George McGough, Largo 3-31 call us Fawell, Harris- IL Torkildsen, Peter- MA Neil Harrington, Salem 3-30 call them Bentley, Helen- MD Ehlers, -MD Upton, Fred- MI Edward Annen, Kalamazoo 3-30 call them Saxton, Jim- NJ Susan Bass Levin, Cherry Hill 3-30 call them Boehlert, Sherwood- NY Louis Lapolla, Utica y N 3-30 call us concerned about attention small districts will ge Quinn, Jack- NY Anthony Masiello, Buffalo 3-30 call us Greenwood, James- PA Machtley, Ronald- RI Robert Metivier, Pawtucket 3-30 call them Francis Lanctot, Woonsocket 3-30 call them KJugg, Scott- WI Paul Soglin, Madison y N 3-30 very supportive, will contact Klug ~m:<¢CON~~ s . . . ~ ~ ·: •• .: 0 The United States Conference of Mayors 'i . · .. ~ ?~ ~$ Crime Bill: 3rd priority list ~..[_ .~ Representative Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Diaz-Balart, Lincoln- FL Steve Clark, Miami Gilchrest, Wayne- MD Ramstad, Jim- MN Neil Peterson 3-30 call them Gallo, Dean- NJ Joseph Vicari, Toms River 3-30 call them Frank Priore, Parsippany 3-30 call them Zimmer, Dick- NJ Fish, Hamilton ,Jr.- NY Molinari, Susan- NY Pryce, Deborah- OH · Greg Lashutka, Columbus 3-3 I call them Moorhead, Carlos- CA Larry Zarian, Gkendale 3-30 call them Rick Cole, Pasadena y N 3-30 meetings, coalitions but no money for DC Lightfoot, Jim- IA Snowe, Olympia- ME David Soucy, Bangor Zeliff, Bill- NH Raymond Wieczorek, Manchester y 4-l call them not willing to take action yet Weldon, Curt- PA Sundquist, Don- TN Willie Herenton, Memphis 3-29 call them Donald Trotter, Memphis 3-30 call them Petri, Thomas-WI Richard Wollank, Oshkosh 3-30 call them John Townsend, Fond du Lac 3-30 call them Roth, Toby:- WI Samuel Halloin, Green Bay 3-3 l call them Richard DeBroux, Appleton 3-3 l call them Thomas, Bill- CA Bob Price, Bakersfield 3-3 l call them Basil Perch, Visalia y 3-31 sent letters to delegates, wont do an}thing else McCandless. Alfred- CA Bonnie Flickinger, Moreno Valley 3-3 l call them Steams, Clifford- FL Henry Speight, Ocala 3-3 l no action-mayor on vacation for 2 weeks Bilirakis, Michael- FL Rita Garvey, Clearwater 4-1 call them Shaw, Clay- FL Jim Naugle, Lauderdale Gilman, Benjamin- NY McDade, Joseph- PA James Conners, Scranton 3-3 l call them Philip Preziosi, Williamsport y 3-3 l acting with PA League of Cities .to lobby bill Lazio, Rick- NY ~{3~CON~~ Q ••.• ~ b ·: .· .: 0 The United States Conference of Mayors ~ .... ,; ?~ ~~ Crime Bill: 3rd priority list ~..J. .• ~ Representati\·e Mayor&City Contact Rep Meet Pres. Last Call Call Back Action Walsh, James- NY Roy Bernardi, Syracuse y 4-1 call them organizing calling campaign. Guy Cosentino, Auburn 4-1 call them Mayors Mtg. - Topics We Expect 1) COPS Program a) Mayors: Applications need to be as simple as possible DOJ: We are highly sensitive to this issue and taking every step we can imagine to accomplish this goal. We are very open to specific suggestions. b) Mayors: How do we reconcile the authority to give preference to jurisdictions providing greater than a 25% match with our authority to waive match requirements and funding limits. DOJ: Waivers will be rare. The fact is, to meet the goal of deploying 100,000 new cops to the street, we must have, on the average, a greater than 25% match from locals. Every waiver we grant will make it harder to reach that goal, so truly extraordinary circumstances will have to exist in order for a waiver to be granted. c) Mayors; Can we "jump start" the program by giving "assurances" that funding will come, thus permitting hiring to begin before grants are made? DOJ: We're open to all ideas on how to expedite this process, but we're nervous about cities spending money before we've ever seen a plan regarding how the money would be spent. This program is about more than just hiring cops, it's also about advancing the community policing approach to the greatest extent possible. d) Mayors; Can the grants being made in a few weeks - the first $200 million of the FY'95 money - be used for the "flexible" or "indirect hiring" purposes set forth in the Crime Bill? Can applications be revised to accommodate this need? DOJ: NO! While we want to be as accommodating and flexible as we can, this request is impossible. First, it appears that the language of the appropriations bill would not permit such a use. Second, there is no time to consider, let alone receive, new or amended applications if those announcements are going to be made in the first week of October as the President and AG have promised. Third, in order to process those awards for announcements in the first week of October, we have been working on the existing applications for about two months and are just about done with the decision-making process. Re-opening that process at this point in time would slow those awards by months. There is an additional $1.1 billion to be awarded this coming year, and only 20% of the hiring money may be used for indirect hiring anyway — indirect hiring grants must come out of the $1.1 billion pool, not the $200 million pool. e) Mayors: What is the timeline for regulations, guidelines, applications due dates and award announcements? DOJ: The first applications will be available in October and will likely be for hiring grants. We expect those applications to due in late 1994. Awards will be in 1995, although the timetable is uncertain. Application/program design for the non-hiring grant money is extremely complicated, especially given the goal of keeping the applications simple. We are anxious to work with and get suggestions on program design to move these programs along as quickly as possible. 2) Other FY'95 Money a) Mayors: What is the timeline for guidelines, regulations, etc. for Violence Against Women and community schools? DOJ: Timelines for violence against women grants have not yet been developed and are part of the overall program development process. We're moving as quickly as we can. The Community Schools program is an HHS program and our understanding is that they have not yet developed timelines for this program. b) Mayors: How will the AG guarantee that local governments get their "fair share" of correctional funds from the states? DOJ: We're open to suggestions on this. 3) Full appropriations for Crime Bill authorizations a) Mayors: It's critical that the Administration work hard for full funding of these appropriations in FY'96 and beyond. DOJ: We believe in full funding and will work for it. It should be recognized that there is a gap between the level of authorizations and the funding in the trust fund which will have to be reconciled. 4) Coordination across the Administration a) Mayors: Since DOJ has most of the Crime Bill implementation responsibilities, how will you coordinate with other parts of the Administration on this. DOJ: We plan to use the Prevention Council chaired by the Vice-President as one mechanism to assure coordination. In addition, John Schmidt is developing contacts with each agency with imple mentation responsibilities to make sure there's a regular flow of information. 5) Will you have a rapid response ability to deal with program problems? a) Mayors: See question above. DOJ: John Schmidt is your point of contact here. Kent Markus and Nancy McFadden on his staff will be positioned to deal with rapid response needs. In addition, a member of the departments communications staff has also been dedicated to the crime bill implementation "beat". 6) Mayoral membership on national commissions a) Mayors: There are two commissions within the bill, one reconstituted and one new. How do we maximize mayoral participation. b) DOJ: We will work with you on that. The reconstituted Commission to Support Law Enforcement has few positions for which mayors are statutorily eligible. There's a little more flexibility in that regard on the new National Commission on Crime Prevention and Control, but there are statutory limitations on that, too. Kent Markus 514-3008