COW 2019-06-24 Item 4B - Discussion - Enforcement Strategy for July 4 Fireworks

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INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 • Channel 21 — City staff will put materials on Channel 21 for viewers to see regarding the ban and citations. • Tukwila Talk — Staff will coordinate with the editor to convey the ban and upcoming enforcement strategies. • Nextdoor — Staff will leverage blockwatch communities to communicate the ban and enforcement strategy via the NextDoor blog. • Digital Message Board — Staff is reaching out to the advertiser of the digital message board at West Valley Highway and S. 180th Street to push out a message both about the fact that there will not be fireworks at Ft. Dent this year as well as the fireworks ban in the City of Tukwila. • Code Red — The City will push out messages to people in Tukwila that have signed up for non -emergency alerts reminding people that fireworks are illegal in the City of Tukwila and to warn them that citations will be issued this year. Yard Signs in Parks — As the department has done in previous years, Parks and Recreation will develop "Respect the Ban" yard signs and place them in parks throughout the City reminding people about the fireworks ban. • Tukwila School District Coordination — City staff will work with the Tukwila School District to utilize some of their channels such as social media and sign at Foster High School, to push out the message of the ban and planned citations. • The city will work with TIBAC, COPCAB and other committees, to spread the word and possibly assist with distributing information pamphlets to apartment managers for distribution to their rental communities. In addition, staff is working on various ways to spread the word that there will not be fireworks at Fort Dent. Efforts include leveraging social media, outreach to media and installing the variable message board signs on West Valley Highway at Fort Dent Way. FINANCIAL IMPACT Approximately $2,600.00 in overtime and benefits for two police officers and two firefighters on July 3, 2019 to patrol eight hours. Approximately $5,200 for six police officers and two firefighters on July 4, 2019 to patrol eight hours. The total impact is approximately $7,800. RECOMMENDATION Forward to the June 24, 2019 Committee of the Whole for an update to the full Council. ATTACHMENTS Tukwila Municipal Code 8.12 Fireworks Tukwila Municipal Code 8.45.120 Penalties 20 Year summary - Tukwila Police Department Fireworks Calls for Service (CFS) 6/28/18 — 7/5/18 — Fireworks CFS graph 6/28/18 — 7/5/18 — Fireworks CFS (hotspots map) 38