2017-03-20 Public Safety Minutes

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Citv Council Public Safetv Committee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2017 - 5:30 p.m. - Foster Conference Room, 6300 Building Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair; Joe Duffie, De'Sean Quinn Staff: David Cline, Rachel Bianchi, Bob Giberson, Brandon Miles, Jay Wittwer, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Ken Johnsen and Justine Kim, Shiels Obletz Johnsen CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. ANNOUNCEMENT II. BUSINESSAGENDA A. Public Safety Plan Local Hiring and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation The Committee discussed information prepared by Shiels Obletz Johnsen regarding the integration of local hiring policies and disadvantaged business enterprise participation into the Public Safety Plan. One option would be to require the building contractors to work under a formal community workforce agreement. Larger agencies that have these in place such as the City of Seattle and Sound Transit can dedicate staff to manage these agreements. Another option would be to make DBE /apprenticeship /workforce experience an important criterion in the selection of contractors. This could entail a partnership between the contractor, City staff, and outreach consultants to effectively pursue defined hiring goals. Committee members discussed the options and expressed agreement toward continuing discussion of these strategies. Councilmember Quinn recommended the use of template agreements and passage of a Council resolution encouraging community workforce agreements. Councilmember Duffie emphasized effective advertising and outreach to attract the desired workforce. Chair McLeod stated that while he agrees with the objective of inclusive hiring he does not want affordability and timeliness of the projects to be compromised. The Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee will discuss this information next week and their input will be shared with the Public Safety Committee for further direction. RETURN TO COMMITTEE. B. Combatting Crime Rate Misperceptions Each year there is public and media interest in a report issued by "Safewise" indicating that Tukwila is one of the most dangerous cities in the country. This is an inaccurate portrayal in that it divides crime statistics by Tukwila's low residential population. In anticipation of this happening again in 2017, the City has engaged with Allison +Partners' Crisis Communications Team to assist in developing a package to be used with local media to disprove the report. The budget for this will not exceed $10,000 and is available from the Mayor's Office departmental funds. DISCUSSION ONLY.