2017-12-18 Public Safety Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Public Safety Committee PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes December 18, 2017 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair; Joe Duffie, De'Sean Quinn Staff: David Cline, Jay Wittwer, Bruce Linton, Rachel Bianchi, Joseph Todd, Jack Pace, Laurel Humphrey (by phone) Guests: Dee Riley & Bill Dobyns, Lydig Construction; Justine Kim & Ethan Bernau, Shiels Obletz Johnsen; Jerry Thornton, Siting Advisory Committee; Steve Goldblatt, PSP Program Management Quality Assurance consultant; Erika Loynd, DLR Group; Zak Idan, Councilmember-elect CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. ANNOUNCEMENT II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Agreement: Fire department Staffing and Overtime Management System Staff is seeking Council approval of an agreement with Kronos Inc. for a Workforce Telestaff system for the Fire Department in the amount of $23,000 for 2017, $37,045 for 2018, and $15,480 thereafter for three years of cloud hosting. The current system of timekeeping in the Fire Department is both manual and time consuming, and automating this will create numerous efficiencies. The Kronos product was selected from 6 vendors as the best solution. Committee members asked questions about training, use by other cities, and integration with current systems. They expressed support for alleviating employee hours currently devoted to the manual system. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JANUARY 2, 2018 REGULAR MEETING. B. Purchase: City Identification Badge Printer Staff is seeking Committee approval of a printer and supporting hardware for City employee badges in the amount of approximately $6,000. Washington State and King County Emergency Management have introduced a badge template they would like all government agencies to use and are offering the software free of charge. Standardization across jurisdictions would be helpful in the event of a large-scale emergency. The new printer will also put a clear coating on the badge which will address the problem with the current badges where photos are becoming unidentifiable due to ink smearing. Because this is an unbudgeted capital purchase between $5,000 and $39,000, staff requires Committee approval to move forward. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. There was Committee consensus to move the discussion with Lydig Construction as the next order of business.