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City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor Police Department - Mike Villa, Chief November 10, 2016 6:30pm- 8:OOpm Members Present: Jerry Thornton, Jan Bolerjack, Kim Karns, John Lindsay, Zak Idan Staff Present: Deputy Chief Rick Mitchell, Chris Partman Guest: none • Minutes for 10/13/16 meeting approved • Chief's update Facilities Bond is passing so far with just over the required 60% of the vote • Deputy Chief Linton has overseen the bond issue for the Police Department and has been visiting other departments with new facilities for input. Officer staffing level is at 77, we are down by 2 officers plus 4 authorized pipeline employees. • Currently • One officer on limited duty • One in the Academy • One officer on FTO • Non - officer staffing is at 18 people, 100% • Tukwila Police Department now has Facebook and Twitter Accounts • Twitter will be for breaking news /events • Facebook will be for longer term - information • City of Tukwila staff, including police, fire and zoning has a meeting with the Cascade Behavioral Hospital on Military Road about the heavy use of police and fire services and potential zoning /land use issues. • November training was low -light firearms • Bicycle Team continues to work on hot spots and issues needing proactive enforcement • This includes the light rail station and parking issues in the surrounding neighborhoods. • Tukwila Police has a new K9 team coming. Officer Sturgill and his partner, Apollo are training in narcotics detection in order to assist the Tukwila Anti - Crime Team and also detect narcotics in package distribution hubs such as the US Post Office and UPS. • Last week Chief Villa attended the IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) conference in San Diego. Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206 -433 -1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov