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o Chief's recommendation: 1. Pull it monthly and send it to COPCAB before meetings. 2. Every 6 months, compile and analyze data. Have Crime Analyst put together analysis. The mayor's assistant can also provide data to COPCAB, unedited for sake of transparency. 3. Monday — Friday — Phi will monitor it daily for anything needing an immediate response. o Publicity — can print business cards with survey link to give to people, possibly a QR link o Translations? Not translated yet. Chief is finishing the survey first. Use Survey Hero translations, but vet with native language speakers. Use Language Line, community liaisons, court interpreters for other languages o The new Emergency Manager is working on a King County grant for dispensing emergency management information to the county • COPCAB Structure, Focus, and Procedures o COPCAB minutes — Should minutes be published somewhere on social media so folks can see them? Can answers to questions be posted? Chief Dreyer would prefer to send answers to the group first, and then post. o Goal of COPCAB — The goal is to represent the community, look at department processes, actions, and words, to bring a community lens and advice the Chief as to what the community wants. We are to challenge the department so they can better meet needs. We can talk to neighbors and convey their needs. o COPCAB roles — Tosh will continue as chair. o Chief Dreyer recommended making the secretary/recorder role a specific designated role. Katrina will take on this role. o Who will facilitate the meetings if Tosh isn't available? Someone needs to step up and volunteer. • School Resource Officer Discussion o Chief Dreyer meets monthly with Tukwila School District Superintendent Flip Herndon. A question was asked about what he is hearing regarding SROs from other schools. Youth Justice group has asked for their removal. Superintendent Herndon hasn't heard anything, but has been asked to put together forums to hear from kids, family and staff. There is a question about if there is a biased narrative being conveyed. o Chief Dreyer reported that in an informal survey with students, no concerns about SROs were expressed, but concerns about things such as teachers giving extra credit to students who go out and protest against the police were expressed. o Youth Voices For Justice won't engage with the police. Are the students in this group from Tukwila? They won't identify themselves. No conversation has happened yet, even on Zoom. They repeat their demands, but will not engage in dialogue. They want the police defunded and that money put into programs for youth. Chief Dreyer offered to work with them on programs, but they refused. They may need mediators to engage and start a conversation. o Chief Dreyer has been trying to talk with faculty and families. o Primary role of SRO is safety in the event of an active shooter. It has been proven for faster response time and active engagement. Initially, SROs were asked to come to schools. The job has morphed into a liaison position to engage together in a safe environment. Now, primary contacts are out in the community during a negative incident. SROs are city -funded by the police department. Tukwila has two positions, which have been frozen during COVID. They are now in patrol. o Deputy Chief Lund shared that this time has been hard on SROs because of how much they care. o There is a question of if the fear of SROs is really true. Wondering how many are truly afraid. The narrative doesn't seem to fit the observation. o SRO is a four-year assignment with the potential of extension. The job is to build relationships with students. During class, the SROs engage with administration around needs. They deal with calls for service at schools.