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o Question: Can they work on speeding in school zones? Answer: That is already happening at all schools. SROs are on the main corner by Foster. Other officers visit other schools around arrival and dismissal times. o Question: Dress code for SROs? This is usually operationally driven, dressing for what is needed on any given day. Sometimes they will also be filling in for a shift, so may be in uniform. Usually they dress down with a duty belt — more casual uniform, not full gear. Are parents worried about the image of uniformed police? DARE is usually taught in full uniform. They deal with fears of students and demystify what they wear. o Question: Might parents be less comfortable with uniformed police because they don't see them as frequently as the kids do? o Question: Why are people feeling threatened now when this was not an issue for the last 20 years? Thought that possibly the narrative is current, but may not be prevalent. Is there a vocal 2% that is vocalizing a narrative? • Good of the order o Guy in the river two weeks ago — The police are assuming the worst in terms of outcome. The boats were out quickly and tried to track him. They think that they have an ID, and that he is not a Tukwila resident. Officers are having a hard time dealing with this, as they responded quickly and made every effort to rescue him. o Graffiti — There was a meeting last Monday with Parks and Rec and Public Works. There is a task force that is prioritizing graffiti, trash, and dumping. Some ideas that have been shared include community education and staff education. City policy is that graffiti removal within 48 hours is the target. Hate graffiti has recently occurred, and was removed in less than 24 hours. The city's hands are tied when the graffiti is done on private property. Owners need to be asked, and it often takes time to do that and for them to respond. Need to find creative ways to educate the public. o Smell of pot — Can anything be done if it is bothering neighbors? It is legal now, so no recourse. There may be some recourse in multi -family housing under a code of conduct, though. o General question — Criteria for when to call 911— If you are asking about whether or not to call 911, the answer is YES! o Can we get Tukwila statistics by ethnicity to compare to demographic data? Do we buck the trends? Maybe we can paint a different picture in Tukwila? Answer: Haven't looked at the statistics that way. Would need some way to get that data. Because of the swell in daytime population, the data isn't pure Tukwila, and can't be compared to residents. Tosh Sharp asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was moved and seconded, and the meeting adjourned at 8:17 pm.