COPCAB 2017-02-09 Agenda Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

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Title or Addressee Date Page 2 • Staffing, • Tiemann graduated academy • Two officers resigned this week, getting out of law enforcement due to the current political climate • This brings us to 4 vacancies. Are testing and interviewing. Speed Reduction in Neighborhoods of Tukwila, SPRINT — now to supplement the 1 Sgt. and 2 officer Traffic Unit, with two patrol officers, one on each day shift who are designated to do traffic enforcement when there is adequate patrol staffing. • Have been using speeding signs Speed trailers • PW will install speed bumps along S '160tH Also traffic Circles • Starting in February there will be a Bulldog Academy, a Citizen's Academy for High School students • Public Safety Bond passed, so PD is going full steam ahead for new facilities. D/C Linton is the point person for that process. • There will be a site selection committee. The locations for the Fire Stations are all based on response tinges, the PD station is based on issues such as accessibility • Body worn cameras - Finished the pilot for body cameras from Taser. They have the best product out there. Going with Taser will allow integrated in -car and body cameras. We still need to work out public disclosure issues with the body cameras. • Cascade Behavioral Reducing some calls for service, but we are still working with the facility to reduce service. • How many officers does a City need? Now the western states have 1.3 officers /1,000 population. Because Tukwila has such a small residential population, it appears that Tukwila is far above that number. The COPS office has many very complicated formulas for looking at things like number of streets in the City. Chief did a study based on calls for service for us and neighboring cities, and the number came out to about 90 officers needed. Currently we have 79 officers in the budget. Our crime rates have declined as well and we increased non - commissioned staff to free up officer time. Right now we are doing pretty well, even though there are always projects for additional officers. • Good of the Order • Jun — Mail theft near him. Part of Group Health has already moved and the rest move in a few months. • John — Sees a need for Senior self - awareness and safety. • Jan — Thanks to the Chief for taking her kids on a tour. It was a huge thrill for them.