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City Of Tukwila Police Department An Accredited Agency COPCAB Minutes August 14, 2014 6:30pm- 8:OOpm Jim Haggerton, Mayor Michael Villa, Chief of Police Present: Commander Mitchell, Chris Partman, Kim Karns, Jun Castillo, Art Rosengren, Jerry Thornton, Lynn Churchill, Laurie Clark • Minutes from 6/12/14 and 7/10/14 meetings approved. • Chiefs Update from Commander Mitchell • Staffing — o Currently up to 74 officers hired with the hiring of Bryan Kane, starting on Sept. 15. In addition there are 5 officers in the background process. There are also 2 officers off work, due to an injury and maternity leave. o Currently 4 lateral officers are in FTO training /equivalency academy. David Pollett (GA), Joshua Hinson (FL) Charles Saguil (AZ) and Aaron Madriaga (HI). o One officer in the Academy, Christopher Backus, graduates from the Academy on August 29. o There are 66 Officers on full duty o 18 non - commissioned personnel, up to full staff • A second K9 team is out in the field, Officer Boehmer and Doc. They have been presented to the City Council. • Touch a Truck was on July 26`h, a very popular event with a lot of people. There was even a helicopter this year. • July 28th there was a big protest at the Museum of Flight protesting against Boeing and blocked E Marginal Way. The CDU was called out, when they started arriving folks got up and left, partly due to the fact that they were lying on hot pavement for hours. • In July there was Cultural Diversity Training, all department employees attended. • August training is firearms. • Tukwila PD has been doing emphasis at the Light Rail Station in partnership with Sound Transit and Metro PDs. • Video about the Strategic Plan from City Council presentation o Jerry noted that in the goals about facilities, he was on the committee and that PD and Courts were the highest priority. • Comment from Art, lives near TIB and 150`h, he has noticed just recently that some people have started using TIB as a speedway, even though most drivers are going the speed limit or less. Also there is an issue of U -turns both at intersections and mid - block. Commander Mitchell will pass this information on to the Traffic Unit and Patrol. • A note was made of the removal of the Stop sign at Hwy 518 and Klickitat with great happiness. 6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 -3688