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City Of Tukwila
Police Department
An Accredited Agency
COPCAB AGENDA
September 11, 2014
6:30 pm -8:00 pm
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Michael Villa, Chief of Police
Change of location to City of Tukwila Council Chambers
Tukwila City Hall
6200 Southcenter Boulevard
Presentation about the City of Tukwila Facilities Plan
Approval of 8/14/14 minutes (time permitting)
Chief's Update (time permitting)
Good of the Order (time permitting)
6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 -3688
City Of Tukwila
Police Department
An Accredited Agency
COPCAB Minutes
August 14, 2014
6:30pm- 8:00pm
Present: Commander Mitchell, Chris Partman, Kim Karns, Jun C
Churchill, Laurie Clark
Minutes from 6/12/14 and 7/10/14 meetings
Chief's Update from Commander Mitchell
Staffing —
o Currently up to 74 officers h
addition there are 5 officers i
to an injury and maternity le
• Currently 4 lateral officers a
Joshua Hinson (FL) Charles
• One officer in the Academy,
• There are 6,6 Officers on full
• 18 non - commissioned persoi
A second K9 team is out in the field
Council.
Touch a Truck was on July 26t,h, a v
helicopter this year.
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Michael Villa, Chief of Police
engren, Jerry Thornton, Lynn
1 Kane, starting on Sept. 15. In
There are also 2 officers off work, due
academy. David Pollett (GA),
ga (HI).
from the Academy on August 29.
oehmer and Doc. They have been presented to the City
with a lot of people. There was even a
test at the Museutn'of Flight protesting against Boeing and blocked E
as called out, when they started arriving folks got up and left, partly due to
on hot pavement for hours.
iversity Training, all department employees attended.
is at the Light Rail Station in partnership with Sound Transit and
Video about the Strategic Plan from City Council presentation
o Jerry noted that in the goals about facilities, he was on the committee and that PD and Courts
were the highest priority.
Comment from Art, lives near TIB and 150th, he has noticed just recently that some people have started
using TIB as a speedway, even though most drivers are going the speed limit or less. Also there is an
issue of U -turns both at intersections and mid - block. Commander Mitchell will pass this information
on to the Traffic Unit and Patrol.
A note was made of the removal of the Stop sign at Hwy 518 and Klickitat with great happiness.
6200 Southcenter Blvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 • Phone (206) 433 -1808 • Records Fax (206) 244 -6181 Invest. Fax (206) 431 - 3688,
• COPCAB Bylaws —
• Bylaws approved by all
• Will elect a vice -chair next meeting
• Ordinance changes approved by all
• Good of the Order
• Chris —
• There is a planned Ice Cream Social for City of Tukwila volunteer's scheduled for 5 -7pm
on Thursday Oct. 9, the day of the October COPCAB meeting. The group agreed that the
October meeting should be cancelled to allow the Boardto attend the Ice Cream Social.
• Citizens' Academy will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from September
24th until October 29th. Most of the classes will be held at Foster High School. Flyers
were distributed to the group.
• Lynn — Glad that everyone attends and apologized;for previous absences.
• Jerry — Commented about poor signage from Hwy 99'to TIB. On the off -ramp 55mph sign just
as cars approach TIB where the speed is 45mph,
• Laurie — School District is doing a strategic plan as well. They have 4 goals safety; improve
instruction; preparing for college /future are among the goals.. TSD has a 5 -year plan and staff
has been talking with families about how it is ok to take 5 years if it allows a student to be ready
for future endeavors. A Foster /Showalter goal is the ability to support emergency response. She
mentioned the appreciation of the students for the closure of the motels on TIB. Also
preparation for natural disasters is needed. This year is Foster's 100th graduating class.
Meeting adjourned at 7:3
Next meeting will be on Thursday, 9/11/14 from, 61,30pm- 8:OOpm. Please contact Chris Partman
at Chris.PartmanAtukwilawa.2oy or call 206 - 271 -6069 if you're unable to attend.
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