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City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor Police Department - Bruce C. Linton, Chief COPCAB Minutes October 8, 2020 6:30pm — 8:OOpm Virtual Meeting Via Microsoft Teams 253-292-9750 Conference ID: 170945815## Members present: Tosh Sharp, Jan Bolerjack, John Lindsey, Jun Castillo Staff present: Interim Chief Eric Dreyer, Phi Huynh Guest: None • Minutes for September 10, 2020 meeting were approved • Chief's update: o Staffing: Short 16 bodies due to light duty, admin leave, vacancies, background, eight frozen positions (these frozen positions won't be filled due to budget cut). One records specialist applicant is in background. The second evidence technician person will start three weeks from this day. Three officers are on light duty and two are on admin leave. o Justice Center: The PD and Court are all moved in. There are still punch list items that need to be completed. Holding cells are work in progress. The Justice Center is a new tool for the community. • Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act (LETCSA): o Interim Chief Dreyer discussed to the group o I-940 passed last year - provides accountability and credibility for law enforcement (attached VIIT policy and WAC provides detailed information on the I940. o Each agency can supply two community members to be on the Valley Independent Investigation Team (VIIT). The Valley agencies has 12 members currently. o Former Chief Linton, Interim Chief Dreyer and Councilmember DeSean Quinn interviewed nine community members. They opted to select four members. The members are required to challenge the process and will be included in discussions during the process of conducting investigation. o These volunteer positions are not paid positions o Term limit: every 3 years, members get assessed to remain in the team • Good of the order o Need school district representative — requested Chief to ask the Mayor for school members o Confirm that all members still want to be part COPCAB. o Question was asked on how COPCAB can help the Chief and PD. Chief will give more in depth answer at next meeting. o Chief would like members to engage and ask questions, to actively ask the community what the PD can do then bring the questions to the him. He wanted to make sure the PD provides Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website: TukwilaWA.gov