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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2004-04-26 Item 3A - MOU - Memorandum of Understanding for Puget Sound Law Enforcement Information Exchange COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS ................. Initials ............... ITEM No. Meeting Date - Prepared by Mayor's review Couflcil review 4/26/04 K. Haines ..q~,~,. ~7/ CAS Number: 04-056 [ Original Agenda Date: April 26, 2004 Agenda Item Title: Memorandum of Understanding forming the Puget Sound Law Enfomement Information Exchange (LinX) Original Sponsor: Council Admin. X (Police) Timeline: Seeking approval prior to the May 6, 2004 start-up for LinX Sponsor's Summary: Request the Council's authorization for the Mayor to sign the Memorandum of Understanding forming the Puget Sound Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LinX). Thirteen law enforcement agencies in King, Snohomish, and Kitsap Counties have come together to share automated crime information to deter and prevent crime and possible acts of terrorism in our region. Recommendations: Sponsor: Approval the Memorandum of Understanding Committee: Finance and Safety (Recommended approval with a full review in one year) Administration: Same as sponsor. Cost Impact (if None, other than staff time known): Fund Source (if known) Funding from the Navy 04-26-04 COW meeting; Meeting Date Attachments 04-26-04 Memorandum to Mayor's Office dated March 30; 2004 Memorandum of Understanding Minutes - Finance & Safety Committee - April 5, 2004 - (Page 2 of 3) City of Tukwila : Steven M. Mullet, Mayor Police Department Keith E. Haines, Chief of Police An Accredited Agency MEMORANDUM TO: The Mayor's Office and The Finance and S afe~/.~ttee FROM: Chief Keith Haines DATE: March 30, 2004 SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding forming the Puget Sound Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LinX) I am writing to request that you review and approve the attached Memorandum of Understanding that creates the Puget Sound Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LinX). Our Finance and Safety Committee first reviewed this Memorandum of Understanding several weeks ago. Some changes were suggested at that meeting. I took those suggestions to the next LinX Board of Governors Meeting and found that the following agencies have already signed the MOU as written: City of Everett, City of Poulsbo, City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Port of Seattle, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and the Washington State Patrol. These agencies do not want to accept additional changes and go through the approval process again. I believe that our region needs LinX and that the MOU as it is written is a good starting point. BACKGROUND Since September 2001 your police department has been working to spearhead the development of automated information sharing among law enforcement in our region. We developed the RAIN system (Regional Automated Information Network) with Microsoft as a partner. RAIN now connects Tukwila P.D. to Bellevue P.D. and the King County Sheriff's Office. Working with the N.C.I.S. (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) we now are forming a larger network {Puget Sound LinX) that will connect RAIN in King County to Snohomish County and Kitsap County. I currently serve as the Co-Chair of'this initiative along with Special Agent In Charge Scott Jacobs of N.C.I.S. 6200 Southcenter Blvd., Tttkwila, WA 98188 * Phone: 206.433-1808 · Admin. Fax: 206-244-6181; Invest. Fax: 206-431.3688 OBJECTIVE AND ACTIVITIES The partner agencies forming the Puget Sound LInX have come together to share criminal justice and investigative information to deter criminal and terrorist related activities in our region. This system will provide immediate access to information that will have a major impact on public and officer safety. We will be sharing automated crime records currently held by each agency. The system will also include analysis software that will allow us to identify crime trends across jurisdictions and will be an important tool to identify and solve crime series. MEMBERSHIP The parties recognize that the success of this project requires close cooperation on the part of all parties. To this end, the LInX project will be operated under a shared management concept in which the parties will be involved in formulating operating policies and procedures. Initial mernber agencies of the Puget Sound LInXinclude: A. Naval Criminal Investigative Service B. Bainbridge Island Police Department :'. ,, C. Bremerton Police Department · >' D. Everett Police Department E. Kitsap County Sheriff's Department F; Port Orchard Police Department . G, Port of Seattle Police Department : H. Poulsbo Police Department I. Seattle Police Department J. Snohomish County Sheriff's Department K. Tukwila Police Department L. Washington State Patrol M. Washington Jail Booking and Records System (JBRS) - Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) I plan to be present when this item is scheduled.for a Finance and Safety Committee Meeting and address your questions. cc: File MEMORANDU~OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE .. I%/FD PARTICIPATING FEDERAL, STATE, COIINTY ~ 14DNICIPAL AGENCIES -' FOR AI~ INFORF~%TION SHARING INITIATIVE KNOWN AS TEE PUGET SOIIRD LAW ENFORCE~fENT INFORF, ATION EXCF, A_NGE (LInX) A. P~IRPOSE. 1; This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is entered into by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal, State, and local law ........... enforcement agencies participating in an information sharing initiative for operation of a regional warehouse of databases, known as the Puget Sound Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX). The purpose of this MOU is to set forth the policy and procedures for the use of the LInX by the participating parties, including the ownership and control of the information within the system, which may be contributed by each party for uss by the LInX and the participating agencies. 2. The driving impetus for this initiative and MOU is to further the wars against crime and terrorism in the wake of the September .11~ terrorist attacks against the United States. This includes: identifying and locating criminals, terrorists and their supporters; identifying, assessing, and responding to crime and terrorist risks and threats; and otherwise preventing, detecting, and prosecuting criminal and terrorist activities. To achieve these ends, it is essential that all Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies cooperate in efforts to share pertinent information. The LInX will integrate relevant records of the parties within a single warehouse ~" of databases, effectively providing each participating agency with a single -.' source for regional law enforcement information. 3. The LInX will be available for use by participating law enforcement agencies in furtherance of authorized law emforcement activities as well as the prevention and detection of terrorist risks and threats. Utilizing the LInX capabilities will significantly advance public safety and se%urity, and will enhance the protection of this Nation's critical Naval and military resources in the Puget Sound area of the State of Washington. E. PA~TIES. 1. The parties to this MOU are: the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; Bainbridge Police Department; Bremerton Police Department; Everett Police Department; Kitsap County Sheriff's Office; Port of Seattle Police Department; Port Orchard Police Dppartment; Poulsbo Police Department; Seattle Police Department; Snohomish County Sheriff's Office; Tukwila Police Department; Washington Jail and Booking Records System, Washington Association,of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs; and the Washington State Patrol. 2. The above parties agree that the Puget Sound Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and the Joint Analytical Center will be permitted access to the Puget Sound LInX upon their proper written request. 3. The Washington Jail and Booking Records System, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, will be a contributing agency only with no querying capability. Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 - 4. The parties agree that maximum participation by all eligible law enforcement agencies will strengthen the purposes of this MOU. Accordingly, the parties anticipate and desire that other eligible agencies will join this MOU in the future. An eligible agency must apply for and be approved by the Governance Board to become a joining agency. The Governance Board shall establish criteria for eligibility to join such as but not limited to security compliance, data accountability, technical capability, and operational history. A joining agency once approved by the Governance Board shall also be considered a party and shall have the same rights, privileges, obligations, and responsibilities as the original parties. C. POINTS OF CONTACT. Each party shall designate an individual as the party's ...... point of contact (POC) for representing that party in regard to the MOU. A party may change its POC at any time upon providing written notification thereof to the POCs of all other parties. POCs are listed in Appendix B. D. AuThORITY. 1. Authority for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to enter into this MOU includes Department of Defense (DOD) Instruction 5505.3 dated July 11, 1986 and SECNAVINST 5520.3B dated January 4, 1993. 2. Authority for Washington State, county, and local agencies to enter into this M0U includes Revised Code of Washington Chapter 39.34. E. ~IISSION/OBJECTIVES. This initiative seeks to consolidate existing information of regional law enforcement agencies in a systematic and ongoing manner to maximize the benefits of information gathering and analysis to prevent and respond to terrorist and criminal threats; to support preventive, investigative and enforcement activities; and to enhance public safety and · · force protection for the Nation's critical infrastructure in the Puget Sound area. The specific objectives of the LInX are 1. Consolidate specific categories of law enforcement, criminal justice and investigative data from participating agencies in near real ~time within one data warehouse that will be accessible by all participating agencies. 2. Dramatically reduce the time spent by participating agency personnel in search and retrieval of relevant data by providing query and analytical tools. 3. Provide the means for the participating agencies to develop analytical products to support law enforcement, force protection, and counterterrorism operational and investigative activities. 4. Provide an enhanced means for ~he participating agencies to produce strategic ,analytical products to assist administrative decision-making processes for area law enforcement executives. F. CONCEPT. 1. The BIRD( is a cooperative'partnership of Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement agencies, in which each agency is participating under its own individual legal status, jurisdiction, and authorities, and all LInX operations will be based upon the legal status, jurisdiction, and authorities Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 of the individual participants. The LInX is:not intended to, and shall not, be deemed to have independent ~egal status. 2. The LInX will become a central, electronic repository of derivative Federal, State, county, and local law enforcement and investigative data, with each party providing for use copies of information from its own records which may be pertinent to LInX's mission. Once the database warehouse is populated and properly structured, the system will function with querying and analytical tools in support of law enforcement activities, criminal investigations, force protection, and counter terrorism, and for the development of reports by the participating agencies for the use of their executive decision makers. 3. LInX functionality may be enhanced via acquisition and use of commercially available references, public source information, and software applications such as commercial directories, census data, mapping applications, and analytical applications. 4. The LInX database warehouse collection will be resident on a server located at Seattle Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1110 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington, and the warehouse will contain "Sensitive But Unclassified" (SBU) information from the records systems of the MOU parties. All parties with the exception of B.3 to this MOU contributing data to the LInX will have equal access to the LInX functionality via secure Internet connections for read, analytical and lead purposes only. ~. OWNERSHIP, ENTRY, AND MAINTENANCE OF IN-FOP.~XATION. 1. Each party retains sole ownership of, exclusive control over content and sole responsibility for the information it contributes, and may at will at any time update or correct any of its information in LIruX, or delete it from the LIrLX entirely. All system entries will be clearly marked to identify the contributing party. 2. Just as each party retains sole ownership and control of the information it contributes, so does a party retain sole ownership and control of the copies of that information replicated in the LIrnX. 3. The contributing party has the sole responsibility and accountability for ensuring that no information is entered' into LInX that was obtained in violation of any Federal, State, or local law applicable to the contributor. 4. The contributing party has the sole responsibility and accountability for ensuring compliance, with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to';the party's entry and sharing of information into the LInX. 5. T~e contributing party has the 'sole responsibility and accountability for making reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy upon entry, and continuing accuracy thereafter, of information contributed. 6. Because information housed by LInX will be limited to duplicates of information obtained and separately managed by the entering party within its own record system(s), and for which the contributing party is solely responsible and accountable, information submitted by the participating parties shall not be altered or changed in any way, except by the Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 contributing party. The contributing part~ should not make any changes to the data in the LInX warehoq~e that is not mirrored within the contributing party's source records. 7. The LInX will thus only be populated with mirrored information derived from each contributing party's ,,own records," and is not in any manner intended to be an official repository of original records, or to be used as a substitute for one, nor is the information in the system to be accorded any independent record system status. Rather, this electronic system is merely a means to provide timely access for the law enforcement parties to information that replicates existing files/records systems. 8. To the extent that any newly discovered links, matches, relationships, interpretations, etc., located in "mining" of LInX information may be relevant and appropriate for preservation as independent records, it will be the responsibility of the accessing party to incorporate such information as records of the accessing party in the party's own official records system(s)in accordance with that party's records management processes (subject to obtaining any contributing party's consent as provided below). A party that desires to incorporate in its own separate records information contributed by another party, including any analytical products based on another party's information, must first obtain the entering party's express permission. 9. Commercially available references, public source information, and software applications, such as commercial directories, census data, mapping applications, and analytical applications are considered to be nonrecord material and will be maintained in accordance with applicable contracts and/or licensing agreements. To the extent that any such information is relevant and appropriate for preservation as independent records, it will be the responsibility of the accessing party to incorporate such information as records of the accessing party in the party's own official records system(s) in a¢cordande with that party's records management processes and any applicable contract or licensing agreement. 10. Each agency has agreed to submit law enforcement, criminal justice and investigative types of records, reports, and information into the LInX warehouse. 11. There is no obligation and there should be no assumption that a particular party's records housed in the Lin]( database warehouse represent a complete mirror image of that party's records system for any subject or person. H. ACCESS TO ~ USE OF INFORHATION 1. Each party will contribute information to the LInX and agrees to permit the', access, dissemination, and/or use of. such information by every other party under the provisions of this M0U .(and any other applicable agreements that may be established for the LI~). The contributing party has the sole responsibility and accguntability for ensuring that it is not constrained from permitting this. by any laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to the submitting party. 2. Agencies that do not provide data for inclusion in the LInX are not eligible to be parties without express, written approval of the LInX Governance Board. Only duly constituted law enforcement agencies of a Puget Sound LIaX MOU 3/29/2004 Federal, military, state, county, or local jnrlsdlctlon may become a party of the LInX. 3. All parties Will have access via a secure Internet connection to all the information in the LInX, as provided in this M0U and any other applicable agreements that may established for the LInX; and each agency is responsible for providing its own internet connectivity. 4. An accessing party has the sole responsibility and accountability for ensuring that an access comports with any laws, regulations, policies, and procedures applicable to the accessing party. 5. A party may only access the LInX when it has a legitimate, official need to know the information for an authorized law enforcement, counter terrorism, public safety, and/or national security purpose, aftsr receiving training appropriate to this MOU. 6. An accessing party may use information for official matters only. 7. Information in the system, including any analytical products, may not be used for any unauthorized or non-official purpose and shall not be disseminated outside of an accessing party without first .obtaining express permission 'of each party that contributed the information in question. 8. Notwithstanding the requirement in the previous provision that information may not be disseminated without first obtaining express permission of each party that contributed the information in question, in accordance with and to the extent permitted by applicable law, required court process, or guidelines issued jointly by the Attorney General of the United States and the Director of Central Intelligence, immediate dissemination of information can be made if a determination is made by the recipient of the information: (a) that the matter involves an actual or potential threat of terrorism, immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person, or imminent harm to the national security; and (b) requires dissemination without delay to any appropriate federal, state, local, or foreign, government official for the purpose of preventing or responding to such a threat. The owner of the information shall be immediately notified of any and all disseminations made under this exception. 9. Any requests for reports or .data in Lin]( records from anyone other than a party to this MOU will be directed.to the contributing party. 10. A~ncies other than the exception noted in paragraph B.2 above who are not part of this M0U will not have direct Jccess to LInX. Requests by such agencies for copies of information contained in LInX must be referred to the individual LInX party that owns the information. 11. The information in the LInX shall not be used to establish or verify the eligibility of, or continuing compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements by applicants for, recipients or beneficiaries of, participants in, or providers of services with respect to, cash or in-kind assistance or payments under the Federal or Commonwealth benefit programs, or to recoup Puget Sound LImX MOU 3/29/2004 payments or delinquent debts under such ~ederal or Commonwealth benefit programs. 12~ The LInX will include an audit capability that will log all user actions, including queries executed, responses, alerts set, and notifications received. A party may arrange with Seattle Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to receive copies of the audit log showing access to that party's data. I. SECURITY. 1. Each party will be responsible for designating those employees who have access to the LInXi This system has been developed with the capability to record each use of the system, including the identity of the individual accessing the system, and the time of the access to the system, and the information queried. The system was developed with security in mind. It should be remembered by each participating member that access to the information within the system should be on a strictly official, need-to-know basis, and that all information is law enforcement sensitive. 2. Each party agrees to use the same degree of care in protectin~ information accessed under this MOU as it exercises with respect~ to its own sensitive information. Each party agrees to restrict access to such information to only those of it's (and it goPernmental superior's) officers, employees, detailees, agents, representatives, task force members, contractors/subcontractors, consultants, or advisors with a ~official "need to know" such information. 3. Each party is responsible for training those employees authorized to access the LInX system regardin~ the use and dissemination of information obtained from the system. Specifically, emDloyees should be given a clear understanding of the need to verify the reliability of the information with the contrlbutin~ party before usin~ the information for purposes such as obtaining warrants. Parties should also fully brief accessing employees about the proscriptions for using third party information as described in Section H, paragraphs 4-11, above. J. ~ROPERTY. 1. The equipment purchased by the NCIS to support this effort will remain the property of the NCIS. After expiration of any warranties, the NCIS, FBI, and the Puget Sound LInX Regional Governance Board will determine the responsibility for the maintenance of the server. 2. Ownership of all property purchased by parties other than the NCIS will remain the property of the purchasing party. Each party accessing the LInX from the party's facility shall provide its own computer stations for its deslgn~ed employees to have use and access to the LInX. The accessing party is responsible for configuring its computers to conform to the access requirements. Maintenance of the equipment purchased by the accessing party shall be the responsibility of tha~ party. K. COSTS. 1. Unless otherwise provided herein or in a supplementary writing, each party shall bear its own costs in relation to this MOU. Even where a party has agreed (or later does agree) to assume a particular financial Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 responsibility, the party's express written 'approval must be obtained before the incurring by another .party of each expense associated with the responsibility~ All obligations of and expenditures by the parties will be · subject to their respective budgetary and fiscal processes and subject to availability of funds pursuant to all laws, regulations, and policies applicable thereto. The parties acknowledge that there is no intimation, promise, or guarantee that funds will be available in future years. L. LIABILITY. 1. The LInX is not a separate legal entity capable of maintaining an employer-employee relationship and, as such, all personnel assigned by a · .. ...... :party to perform LInX related functions shall not be considered employees of the LInX or of any other party for any purpose. The assigning party thus remains solely responsible for supervision, work schedules, performance appraisals, compensation, overtime, vacations, retirement, expenses, disability, and all other employment-related benefits incident to assignment of its personnel to LInX functions. 2. Unless specifically addressed by the terms of this MOU (or other written agreement), the parties acknowledge responsibility for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of their respective officers and employees, but only to the extent they would be liable under the laws of the jurisdiction(s) to which they are subject. M. GOVERNANCE. 1. The parties recognize that the success of this project requires ; '"' close cooperation on the part of all parties. To this end, the LInX will be ['' operated under a shared management concept in which the parties will be involved in formulating operating policies and procedures. The Puget Sound LInX Regional Governance Board will consist of the head (or authorized designee) of each participating law enforcement agency. The parties agree to comply with all future policies and procedures developed by this Governance Board. 2. Bach member of the Governance Board shall have an equal vote and voice 6n all board decisions. Unless otherwise provided, Roberts Revised Rules of Order shall govern all procedural matters relating to the business of the Governance Board. 3. A chairperson shall be elected by its members, together with such other officers as a majority of the Board may determine. The chairperson, or any board member, may call sessions as necessary. For a meeting to occur a minimum Of 51% of the membership must Be present and a simple majority of those present shall be required for passage of any policy matters. A tie vote does not pass the matter. In emergency situations, the presiding officer may',conduct a telephone or email poll of Board members to resolve any issues. The Board of Governors may also establish 'any needed committees such as technical, user, and legal. 4. Disagreements among the parties arising under or relating to this MOU shall be resolved only via consultation at the lowest practicable level by and between the affected parties and their sponsoring agencies (6r as otherwise may be provided under any separate governance procedures) and will not be referred to any court, or to any other person or entity for .... settlement. All unresolved matters will go before the Governance Board. Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 5. The Governance Board may establish additional procedures and rules for the governance of LInX and in furtherance thereof may enter into one or more separate formal or infQrmal agreements, provided that any such agreement does not conflict with the spirit, intent, or provisions of this MOU, and is sufficiently memorialized to meet the business purposes of LInX governance (including adequately informing current and future parties). Such governance agreement(s) may, for instance address: organizational structure and control; executive management and administration; delegation of authority; operating policies, procedures, rules, and practices; meetings, quorums, and voting procedures; audits; and sanctions (including involuntary termination of a party's participation in this MOU). N. NO RIGHTS IN NON-PARTIES. 1. This MOU is an agreement among the parties and is not intended, and should not be construed, to create or confer on any other person or entity any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or otherwise against the NCIS, the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, the United States, a party, or any State, county, locality, or other sponsor under whose auspices a party is participating in the LInX or the officers, directors, employees, detailees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, advisors, successors, assigns or other agencies thereof. O. EFFECTIVE DATE/DURATION/MODIFICATION/TERMINATION. 1. AS among the original parties, this M0U shall become effective when the duly authOrized representatives of each party have all signed it. For parties who subsequently join, this MOU shall become effective when completed .. ' and signed by the joining party's duly authorized representative and countersigned by the representatives of all the other parties applicable at the time of the joining. 2. This MOU shall continue in force indefinitely for so long as it continues to advance the participants' mission purposes, contingent upon approval and availability of necessary funding. 3. This MOU may be modified upon the mutual written consent of the duly authorized representatives of all parties. However, the parties may, without the need of formal MOU modification, cooperatively address and resolve administrative, technical, and operational details relating to this MOU, provided that any such resolution: does not conflict with the spirit, intent, or provisions of this MOU; could not reasonably be viewed as particularly sensitive, controversial, or objectionable by one or more parties; and is sufficiently memorialized to meet the business purposes of Lin]{ governance (including ~dequately informing current and future parties). 4. This MOU may be terminated at any time by the mutual written agreement of the duly authorized representatives of all parties. A party's duly authorized representative may also terminate the party's participation in the MOU upon written notice to'all 'other parties of not less than thirty 30 days. A party's participation may also be terminated involuntarily as may be provided in applicable governance agreement. 5. Upon termination of this MOU, all property being used under its purview will be returned to the respective supplying party. Similarly, if an Puget Sound LInX MOU 3/29/2004 individual party's participation in this MO6 is terminated, the party will return any property to supplying parties, and the remaining parties will return any property supplied by the withdrawing party. 6. All information contributed to the LInX by a terminating party will be deleted from LInX. 7. As to information in the LInX during a party's participation under this MOU, the rights, obligations, responsibilities, limitations, an~ other understandings with respect to the disclosure and use of such information shall survive any termination. This applies both as to a terminating party's information, and to the other parties' disclosure and use of a terminating ~_~party's information. ~. ~PENDICES A. Form for new agencies to join MOU (and copies of executed forms for each new agency which has so joined) B. Points of Contact C. Governance Provisions (may be added later at the discretion of the Board) iN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this MOU by the signatures of the duly authorized representative of each participating agency on an individual page attached hereto and incorporated herein as part of this MOU. Puget Sound LImX MOU 3/29/2004 Puget Sound L~nX Memorandum of Understanding Signatory Page . :.. For the Tukwila Police Department: Signature: Date: ....... 'Name: Title: Signature: Date: Name: Title: Puget Sound LImX MOU' : 3/29/2004 Finance and Safety 4~5~04 against allowing Segale to fund the positions, as the contracted persons would spend most of their time outside of City Hall working with Segale in meetings. The Mayor wants to avoid an appearance of fairness issue which could be made if Segale funded the positions. One issue Steve L raised is that because of all the pre-annexation items Segale wants before he Will annex, the City could spend a lot of money working through all the items. The City may want to arrange beforehand that if at the end of the pre- annexation process Segale decides not to annex, he will reimburse the City for staff funding spent to the point where the annexation request ends. There won't be any permit fees issued until about 2006. If the project is successful, development would then continue for ten years. Joan said she was uneasy about the funds coming from the ending fund balance. She thought it was confusing to read about the Cascade surface water budget going to the contract employee, MikeRonda, and she wanted to be clear 'r~ about where all the funding was com~ g from. Staff was interested in moving ahead quickly with this proposal, but they agreed not to push for its approval that evening, but to reschedule it for next week's COW and Special Meeting. Recommend mayor's proposal to 415 meetinq, 41t2 COW and Special Meetin.q. 4. Crime Update for TIB Keith said criminal activity has been picking up on TIB in recent months. Prostitutes are more in evidence there, and there has been loitering that might indicate drug activity. The cameras are broken, which seems to encourage illegal activity. Police are responding with bike patrols and plain clothes Police officers. They have already arrested some prostitutes. Committee members asked about the Highway 99 walking group, and were told they have largely lost interest as crime had dropped off. Litter is a real problem around TIB/S. 144th. A store is selling marijuana pipes and has pornographic magazines in clear view of any kids who walk into the store. As neither of these things is clearly illegal, police walk a fine line trying to convince the store owner it is not in the city's interest to have these things. Joan asked how much crime is the result of the cameras being down. Kelth sa'd he didn't know, but he's anxious to get the new cameras. As the old ones are so hard to fix, they were just going to wait. The new cameras have to wait for City Light to pull their wires and the new lights to go up, so it could be some time before they're installed. Jim M and Keith will work on fixing the old cameras until then. Information; reschedule in one month~ 5. Memo of Under=tai~dinq (MOU) Law Enforcement Info Exchan~le (LinX) The last time this issue was discussed at Committee, Dennis had. suggested several improvemen{s to the MOU. However, when Keith took those recommendations to the next LinX meeting he found several cities and agencies I'{ad already approved the agreement, so 't wasn t possible to include the changes. The Committee agreed to recommend passage of the MOU, with the caveat that the City will review how it's working in one year, and they can dec de then whether to keep it or to withdraw from the regional group particlpat ng 'n it. Joan asked how the City could get its comments in at an eadier stage of the process. Keith said in the future he will bring items in their draft state before they are finalized. Recommend MOU to COW and Re.qular Meetin.qs.