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COPCAB Minutes <br />July 8, 2021 <br />6:30pm — 8:OOpm <br />Virtual Meeting Via Microsoft Teams <br />253-292-9750 <br />Conference ID: 526157821# <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />Eric Dreyer, Chief of Police <br />Members present: John Lindsey, Tosh Sharp, Jan Bolerjack, Jun Castillo, Roger Arnold, Katrina Dohn <br />Staff present: Deputy Chief Eric Lund <br />Guest: None <br />• Approval of minutes: June meeting minutes approved <br />• Deputy Chief Update: <br />o Staffing: <br />✓ 77 authorized positions <br />✓ 61 are full duty <br />✓ 7 frozen positions <br />✓ 2 in background process <br />✓ 2 on family leave <br />✓ 2 on light duty <br />✓ 1 graduates from academy 7/9/21 <br />✓ Non-commissioned — 2 in background process, 1 frozen position <br />✓ Victim advocate, Lara Umbinetti, started 7/1/21. <br />• Community Survey: <br />o There is a hang-up with translation. It has been done in 4 languages — Vietnamese, Somali, Nepali and <br />Spanish. <br />o Need Burmese and Arabic <br />o Once those are done, it will be good to go. <br />o Suggestions: Thomas G. Billick, Customer Service Specialist, 1-866-446-1860, x706 - ASTA — USA Translation <br />service <br />o Burmese: Try Ohnmar Dandi, Burmese liaison for the Tukwila School District <br />• Comments/Discussion <br />o What are the duties of the officer helping with homeless folks? <br />✓ Matt Valdez — does more than just homeless, offers resources <br />✓ He is also on Community Police Team (CPT), doing lots of extra patrols at parks, especially Cascade <br />View park <br />✓ He is the "go to" guy if issues come up <br />✓ Sergeant Anderson also works in this area <br />o Increase of park patrols? <br />✓ CPT on foot daily out at Cascade View park — play games, give stickers <br />15005 Tukwila International Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433-1808 • Records Fax (206) 244-6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431-3688 <br />